Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.2 - Sum and Difference Formulas - Concept and Vocabulary Check - Page 668: 6

Answer

Identity for $\tan \left( \theta -\phi \right)$ is expressed as $\frac{\tan \theta -\tan \phi }{1+\tan \theta \tan \phi }$.

Work Step by Step

From the difference formula of tangents, the tangent of the difference between two angles, say A and B, is expressed as, $\tan \left( A-B \right)=\frac{\tan A-\tan B}{1+\tan A\tan B}$ Thus, for angles $\theta $ and $\phi $ , $\tan \left( \theta -\phi \right)=\frac{\tan \theta -\tan \phi }{1+\tan \theta \tan \phi }$
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