Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Solve equationtan^2x-8tanx+12=0

We have to solve the equation: (tan x)^2 - 8 tan x + 12 =
0


let tan x = y


(tan x)^2 - 8
tan x + 12 = 0


=> y^2 - 8y + 12 =
0


=> y^2 - 6y - 2y + 12 =
0


=> y(y -6) - 2( y - 6) =
0


=> ( y - 2)(y - 6) =
0


So  y = 2 and y = 6


As y =
tan x


tan x = 2 and tan x =
6


=> x = arc tan 2 + n*pi and x = arc tan 6 +
n*pi


Therefore the solution
is


x = arc tan 2 + n*pi
and


x = arc tan 6 +
n*pi

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