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Use a half angle identity to find the exact value of tan 5pi/12
a. 2+squared3/2

b. 2-squared3/2
C.2+squared 3
D.2-squared3. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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Observe that

5/12 = 1/4 + 1/6

so that

tan(5π/12) = tan(π/4 + π/6)

Then

tan(5π/12) = sin(π/4 + π/6) / cos(π/4 + π/6)

… = (sin(π/4) cos(π/6) + cos(π/4) sin(π/6)) / (cos(π/4) cos(π/6) - sin(π/4) sin(π/6))

… = (cos(π/6) + sin(π/6)) / (cos(π/6) - sin(π/6))

(since sin(π/4) = cos(π/4) = 1/√2)

… = (√3/2 + 1/2) / (√3/2 - 1/2)

… = (√3 + 1) / (√3 - 1)

… = (√3 + 1) / (√3 - 1) × (√3 + 1) / (√3 + 1)

… = (√3 + 1)² / ((√3)² - 1²)

… = ((√3)² + 2√3 + 1²) / (3 - 1)

… = (3 + 2√3 + 1) / 2

… = (4 + 2√3) / 2

… = 2 + √3 … … … (C)

If you insist on using the half-angle identity, recall that

sin²(x) = (1 - cos(2x))/2

cos²(x) = (1 + cos(2x))/2

==>   tan²(x) = (1 - cos(2x)) / (1 + cos(2x))

Let x = 5π/12. The angle x lies in the first quadrant, so we know tan(x) is positive.

==>   tan(x) = +√[(1 - cos(2x)) / (1 + cos(2x))]

We also know

cos(2x) = cos(5π/6) = -√3/2

which means

tan(x) = tan(5π/12) = √[(1 - (-√3/2)) / (1 + (-√3/2))]

… = √[(1 + √3/2) / (1 - √3/2)]

… = √[(2 + √3) / (2 - √3)]

… = √[(2 + √3) / (2 - √3) × (2 + √3) / (2 + √3)]

… = √[(2 + √3)² / (2² - (√3)²)]

… = √[(2 + √3)² / (4 - 3)]

… = √[(2 + √3)²]

… = 2 + √3

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