Formulas:
tan(alpha+beta) = tan(alpha) + tan(beta)/1-tan(alpha)tan(beta)
tan(alpha-beta) = tan(alpha) - tan(beta)/1+tan(alpha)tan(beta)
REMINDER: You do not plug in for formulas like the ones above, you replace.
Okay, time for some examples!!!!
Suppose tan alpha = 1/3 and tan beta = 1/2
Find tan(alpha+beta)
= (1/3 + 1/2)/(1-(1/3)(1/2))
=( 2/6+3/6)/(1-1/6)
= (5/6)/(5/6)
= 1
Suppose tan alpha = 4/3 and tan beta = -1/2
Find tan(alpha+beta)
= (4/3+(-1/2))/(1-4/3(-1/2)
=(8/6+(-3/6))/(1-(-4/6)
=(5/6)/(10/6)
=1/2
And we're done!!!
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