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06:55
Hi @LeakyNun :-) .
> If $p>q>0$ and $pr<-1<qr$ then find the value of $\arctan \dfrac{p-q}{1+pq}+ \arctan\dfrac{q-r}{1+qr}+\arctan\dfrac{r-p}{1+rp}$

Attempt:

Formula used:

$$\arctan p - \arctan q = \arctan\frac{p-q}{1+pq} $$ if $pq>-1$

$\implies \arctan p - \arctan q + \arctan q - \arctan r + \arctan\dfrac{r-p}{1+rp}$

Now, as $p>0$ and $pr<-1$ $\implies r<0$

Formula to be used now:

$$\arctan x - \arctan y = \pi + \arctan \dfrac{x- y}{1+xy}$$ if $x>0 , y< 0 ,xy<-1$


$\implies \arctan p - \arctan r - \arctan \dfrac{p-r}{1+rp} $ $(as \arctan(-x)= -\arctan(x))$
07:18
well you can just plug in angles to check
 
1 hour later…
08:19
@LeakyNun Is $\arccos (\dfrac{(\sqrt 6 +1 )}{2\sqrt3})= \arctan(\dfrac{\sqrt3 - \sqrt 2}{1+\sqrt 6} )$?
you can also check that yourself
That doesn't come out to be true when I make the triangle and check.
But its given in my book.
I mean, plug them in a calculator, and see if they give you the same value
@LeakyNun yeah, they are equal. Can you tell me how?
I made a triangle with base $\sqrt 6+ 1$ and hypotenuse $2\sqrt 3$
Then the height comes out to be $5+2\sqrt 3$ using Pythagoras theorem.
But it should come out to be $\sqrt 3 - \sqrt 2$
@LeakyNun r u there
no idea

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