tan ⁡ α + 2 tan ⁡ 2 α + 4 tan ⁡ 4 α + 8 cot ⁡ 8 α =

tanα+2tan2α+4tan4α+8cot8α=
  1. tan16α
  2. 0
  3. cotα
  4. tanα

Solution

Given, tanα+2tan2α+4tan4α+8cot8α

Adding and Subtracting cotα we get,

tanα-cotα+2tan2α+4tan4α+8cot8α+cotα

=-2cot2α+2tan2α+4tan4α+8cot8α+cotα  tanα-cotα=sin2α-cos2αsinαcosα=-2cos2αsin2α=-2cot2α

=-4cot4α+4tan4α+8cot8α+cotα

=-8cot8α+8cot8α+cotα

=cotα

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (19 Aug Shift 2)

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