What is the exact value of ?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B.
- Step 1: Use the double angle formula for inverse tangent: .
- Step 2: Let , so . We need .
- Step 3: Apply the subtraction formula: .
Answer
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Why not the others: drops the negative sign from ; forgets the subtraction; makes an arithmetic subtraction mistake.
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