Write following expression as an algebraic expression contai
Write following expression as an algebraic expression containing U & V cos(tan^-1 U + tan^-1 V)
Solution
cos ( tan^-1 u + tan^-1 v )
let tan^-1 u = a
so , tan a = u
sin a = u / sqrt ( u^2 + 1 )
cos a = 1 / sqrt ( u^2 + 1)
tan^-1 v = b
tan b = v
sin b = v / sqrt ( v^2 + 1 )
cos b = 1 / sqrt (v^2 +1 )
so we get
cos (a + b )
applying cos (a+b) formula
cos (a + b) = cos a cos b - sin a sin b
plugging the values we get
cos (a+b) = 1 / sqrt ( u^2 + 1) * 1 / sqrt (v^2 +1 ) - u / sqrt ( u^2 + 1)* v/ sqrt ( v^2 + 1)
= 1 / sqrt sqrt (u^2 +1 )* sqrt (v^2 +1 )- uv / sqrt (u^2 +1 )* sqrt (v^2 +1 )
cos ( tan^-1 u + tan^-1 v ) = ( 1 - uv) / sqrt (u^2 +1 )* sqrt (v^2 +1 )
