Triple Angle Formulas/Tangent/Proof 1
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Theorem
- $\tan 3 \theta = \dfrac {3 \tan \theta - \tan^3 \theta} {1 - 3 \tan^2 \theta}$
Proof
\(\ds \tan 3 \theta\) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {\sin 3 \theta} {\cos 3 \theta}\) | Tangent is Sine divided by Cosine | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \sin \theta - 4 \sin^3 \theta} {4 \cos^3 \theta - 3 \cos \theta}\) | Triple Angle Formula for Sine and Triple Angle Formula for Cosine | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \sin \theta - 4 \sin^3 \theta} {4 \cos^3 \theta - 3 \cos \theta}\frac {\cos^3 \theta} {\cos^3 \theta}\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {\frac {3 \tan \theta} {\cos^2 \theta} - 4 \tan^3 \theta} {4 - \frac {3 \cos \theta} {\cos^3 \theta} }\) | Tangent is Sine divided by Cosine | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \tan \theta \sec^2 \theta - 4 \tan^3 \theta} {4 - 3 \sec^2 \theta}\) | Secant is Reciprocal of Cosine | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \tan \theta \paren {1 + \tan^2 \theta} - 4 \tan^3 \theta} {4 - 3 \paren {1 + \tan^2 \theta} }\) | Difference of Squares of Secant and Tangent | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \tan \theta + 3 \tan^3 \theta - 4 \tan^3 \theta} {4 - 3 - 3 \tan^2 \theta}\) | multiplying out | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \frac {3 \tan \theta - \tan^3 \theta} {1 - 3 \tan^2 \theta}\) | gathering terms |
$\blacksquare$