Opposite & Adjacent Sides in a Right Angled Triangle
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Question
in the right triangle ABC , right angle at B , the ratio of AB to AC is 1 : √2 find the values of 2tanA1+tan2A
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Solution
AB : AC = 1 : √2⇒ABAC=1√2 ∴ AB = x and AC = √2x, for some x. By Pythagoras theorem, we have AC2=AB2+BC2 ⇒(√2x)2=x2+BC2 ⇒BC2=2x2−x2=x2 ⇒BC=x ∴tanA=BCAB=xx=1 we have, 2tanA1+tan2A=2×11+1=22, = 1