Trigonometric Identities Question 324

Question: $ \tan ( \frac{\pi }{4}+\theta )-\tan ( \frac{\pi }{4}-\theta )= $

Options:

A) $ 2\tan 2\theta $

B) $ 2\cot 2\theta $

C) $ \tan 2\theta $

D) $ \cot 2\theta $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \tan ( \frac{\pi }{4}+\theta )-\tan ( \frac{\pi }{4}-\theta )=\frac{1+\tan \theta }{1-\tan \theta }-\frac{1-\tan \theta }{1+\tan \theta } $ $ =\frac{4\tan \theta }{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\theta }=2( \frac{2\tan \theta }{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\theta } )=2\tan 2\theta $ .