Calculus (3rd Edition)

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 1464125260
ISBN 13: 978-1-46412-526-3

Chapter 1 - Precalculus Review - 1.4 Trigonometric Functions - Exercises - Page 31: 54

Answer

$$\tan (2 x) =\frac{2\tan x}{1-\tan^2x}$$

Work Step by Step

We use the know identities to obtain: \begin{align*} \tan (2 x)&=\frac{\sin (2 x)}{\cos (2 x)}\\ &=\frac{2 \sin (x) \cos (x)}{\cos ^{2}(x)-\sin ^{2}(x)}\\ &= \frac{\frac{2 \sin (x) \cos (x)}{\cos^2 x}}{1-\frac{\sin ^{2}(x)}{\cos^2 x}}\\ &=\frac{2\tan x}{1-\tan^2x} \end{align*}
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