I'm trying find an exact value for \(\displaystyle{\cos{{\left({\frac{{{1}}}{{{3}}}}{\arctan{{\left({\frac{{-{10}}}{{{9}\sqrt{{{3}}}}}}\right)}}}\right)}}}\)

Destinee Adams

Destinee Adams

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2022-04-07

I'm trying find an exact value for
cos(13arctan(1093))

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annieljcddj0

annieljcddj0

Beginner2022-04-08Added 15 answers

Recall the inverse tangent identity
tan1x+tan1y=tan1x+y1xy
So in particular,
2tan1x=tan12x1x2
and
3tan1x=tan1x(3x2)13x2
Consequently, we wish to find x such that
x(3x2)13x2=1093
which is equivalent to
0=93x3+30x2273x10
This equation happens to factor, giving the solutions
x=53,133,23
Consequently,
cos(13tan11093)=1237,3237,37

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