Precalculus (6th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Trigonometric Identities and Equations - 7.5 Inverse Circular Functions - 7.5 Exercises - Page 709: 90

Answer

$$\frac{{48 + 25\sqrt 3 }}{{39}}$$

Work Step by Step

$$\eqalign{ & \tan \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} - {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( { - \frac{3}{5}} \right)} \right) \cr & = \tan \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)} \right) \cr & {\text{Therefore,}} \cr & \theta = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} \to \cos \theta = \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} = \frac{{{\text{adjacent side}}}}{{{\text{hypotenuse}}}} \cr & {\text{opposite side}} = \sqrt {{2^2} - {{\left( {\sqrt 3 } \right)}^2}} = 1 \cr & and \cr & \beta = {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right) \to \sin \theta = \frac{3}{5} = \frac{{{\text{opposite side}}}}{{{\text{hypotenuse}}}} \cr & {\text{adjacent side}} = \sqrt {{5^2} - {3^2}} = 4 \cr & \cr & \tan \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2} + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {\frac{3}{5}} \right)} \right) = \tan \left( {\theta + \beta } \right) \cr & {\text{Use the Tangent of a Sum}} \cr & = \frac{{\tan \theta + \tan \beta }}{{1 - \tan \theta \tan \beta }} \cr & = \frac{{\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }} + \frac{3}{4}}}{{1 - \left( {\frac{1}{{\sqrt 3 }}} \right)\left( {\frac{3}{4}} \right)}} \cr & {\text{Simplify}} \cr & = \frac{{48 + 25\sqrt 3 }}{{39}} \cr} $$
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