Precalculus (10th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Analytic Trigonometry - 7.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 7.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 489: 111

Answer

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Work Step by Step

Step 1. $tan(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{tan(\alpha)-tan(\beta)}{1+tan(\alpha)tan(\beta)}=\frac{x+1-x+1}{1+(x+1)(x-1)}=\frac{2}{x^2}$ Step 2. $cot(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{1}{tan(\alpha-\beta)}=\frac{x^2}{2}$ Step 3. $2cot(\alpha-\beta)=x^2$
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