Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Analytic Trigonometry - Section 6.5 Sum and Difference Formulas - 6.5 Assess Your Understanding - Page 509: 46

Answer

$-\frac{8\sqrt 2+9\sqrt 3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

1. $h(\alpha-\beta)=tan(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{tan\alpha-tan\beta}{1+tan\alpha tan\beta} $ 2. From the given figures, we have $tan\alpha=\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}, tan\beta=-2\sqrt 2$ 3. Thus $h(\alpha-\beta)=\frac{\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}+2\sqrt 2}{1-\frac{\sqrt 3}{3}(2\sqrt 2)}=\frac{\sqrt 3+6\sqrt 2}{3-2\sqrt 6}=\frac{\sqrt 3+6\sqrt 2}{3-2\sqrt 6}\times\frac{3+2\sqrt 6}{3+2\sqrt 6} =\frac{3\sqrt 3+6\sqrt 2+18\sqrt 2+24\sqrt 3}{-15}=\frac{27\sqrt 3+24\sqrt 2}{-15}=-\frac{8\sqrt 2+9\sqrt 3}{5}$
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