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if m tan(A-30)=n tan(A+120) then m+n/m-n=

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Dear student,
It is given that mtan(A-30)=ntan(A+120)
mn=tan(A+120)tan(A-30)
converting it into sin and cos ,we get
mn=sin(A+120)cos(A-30)cos(A+120)sin(A-30)
(as we know if ab=cd then from componendo and dividendo a+ba-b=c+dc-d )
so by applying componendo and dividendo,we get
m+nm-n=sin(A+120)cos(A-30)+cos(A+120)sin(A-30)sin(A+120)cos(A-30)-cos(A+120)sin(A-30)
by using formulas sin(A+B)=sinAcosB+cosAsinB and ​sin(A-B)=sinAcosB-cosAsinB we get
m+nm-n=sin(A+120+A-30)sin(A+120-A+30)
m+nm-n=sin(90+2A)sin(150) (as sin(90+θ)=cosθ)
m+nm-n=cos(2A)12
m+nm-n=2cos(2A)
hope you understand
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