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Prove that arctan(x) + arctan(y) = n + arctan (x+y1xy) if x > 0, y > 0 and xy > 1. And arctan(x) + arctan(y) = arctan
(x+y1xy)n, if x < 0, y < 0 and xy > 1.

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If x > 0, y > 0 such that xy > 1, then (x+y1xy) is positive and therefore, (x+y1xy) is positive angle between 0and 90..
Similarly, if x < 0, y < 0 such that xy > 1, then x+y1xy is positive and therefore, tan1(x+y1xy) is a negative angle while tan1x+tan1y is a positive angle while tan1x+tan1y is a non-negative angle. Therefore, tan1x+tan1y=n+tan1(x+y1xy), if x > 0, y > 0 and xy > 1 and arctan(x) + arctan(y) = arctan(x+y1xy)n, if x < 0, y < 0 and xy > 1.

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