Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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Chapter 5 - Section 5.3 - Double-Angle, Power-Reducing, and Half-Angle Formulas - Exercise Set - Page 680: 22

Answer

The exact value of $\frac{2\tan \frac{\pi }{8}}{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{8}}$ is $1$.

Work Step by Step

Recall the given expression. $\tan 2\theta =\frac{2\tan \theta }{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\theta }$ Apply the given expression. $\begin{align} & \frac{2\tan \frac{\pi }{8}}{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{8}}=\tan 2\left( \frac{\pi }{8} \right) \\ & =\tan \left( \frac{\pi }{4} \right) \\ & =1 \end{align}$ Therefore, the exact value of $\frac{2\tan \frac{\pi }{8}}{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{8}}$ is $1$.
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