What is the general solution for tan(θ)+cot(θ)=1 ?

The general solution for tan(θ)+cot(θ)=1 is No Solution for θ\in\mathbb{R}

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tan(θ)+cot(θ)=1

Solution

tan (θ) + cot (θ) = 1

Solution

No Solution for θ \in R

Solution steps

tan (θ) + cot (θ) = 1

Subtract

1

from both sides

tan (θ) + cot (θ) - 1 = 0

Rewrite using trig identities

- 1 + cot (θ) + tan (θ)

Use the basic trigonometric identity:

tan (x) = \frac{1}{cot ( x )}

= - 1 + cot (θ) + \frac{1}{cot ( θ )}

- 1 + cot (θ) + \frac{1}{cot ( θ )} = 0

Solve by substitution

- 1 + cot (θ) + \frac{1}{cot ( θ )} = 0

Let:

cot (θ) = u

- 1 + u + \frac{1}{u} = 0

- 1 + u + \frac{1}{u} = 0 : u = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, u = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

- 1 + u + \frac{1}{u} = 0

Multiply both sides by

u

- 1 + u + \frac{1}{u} = 0

Multiply both sides by

u

- 1 \cdot u + uu + \frac{1}{u} u = 0 \cdot u

Simplify

- 1 \cdot u + uu + \frac{1}{u} u = 0 \cdot u

Simplify

- 1 \cdot u : - u

- 1 \cdot u

Multiply:

1 \cdot u = u

= - u

Simplify

uu : u^{2}

uu

Apply exponent rule:

a^{b} \cdot a^{c} = a^{b + c}

uu = u^{1 + 1}

= u^{1 + 1}

Add the numbers:

1 + 1 = 2

= u^{2}

Simplify

\frac{1}{u} u : 1

\frac{1}{u} u

Multiply fractions:

a \cdot \frac{b}{c} = \frac{a \cdot b}{c}

= \frac{1 \cdot u}{u}

Cancel the common factor:

u

= 1

Simplify

0 \cdot u : 0

0 \cdot u

Apply rule

0 \cdot a = 0

= 0

- u + u^{2} + 1 = 0

- u + u^{2} + 1 = 0

- u + u^{2} + 1 = 0

Solve

- u + u^{2} + 1 = 0 : u = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, u = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

- u + u^{2} + 1 = 0

Write in the standard form

a x^{2} + b x + c = 0

u^{2} - u + 1 = 0

Solve with the quadratic formula

u^{2} - u + 1 = 0

Quadratic Equation Formula:

For

a = 1, b = - 1, c = 1

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 1 ) \pm ( - 1 ) ^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 1}

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 1 ) \pm ( - 1 ) ^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 1}

Simplify

(- 1)^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 : 3 i

(- 1)^{2} - 4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1

(- 1)^{2} = 1

(- 1)^{2}

Apply exponent rule:

(- a)^{n} = a^{n},

n

is even

(- 1)^{2} = 1^{2}

= 1^{2}

Apply rule

1^{a} = 1

= 1

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = 4

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1

Multiply the numbers:

4 \cdot 1 \cdot 1 = 4

= 4

= 1 - 4

Subtract the numbers:

1 - 4 = - 3

= - 3

Apply radical rule:

- a = - 1 a

- 3 = - 1 3

= - 1 3

Apply imaginary number rule:

- 1 = i

= 3 i

u_{1, 2} = \frac{- ( - 1 ) \pm 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

Separate the solutions

u_{1} = \frac{- ( - 1 ) + 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}, u_{2} = \frac{- ( - 1 ) - 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

u = \frac{- ( - 1 ) + 3 i}{2 \cdot 1} : \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}

\frac{- ( - 1 ) + 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= \frac{1 + 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{1 + 3 i}{2}

Rewrite

\frac{1 + 3 i}{2}

in standard complex form:

\frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{2} i

\frac{1 + 3 i}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a \pm b}{c} = \frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c}

\frac{1 + 3 i}{2} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3 i}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3 i}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{2} i

u = \frac{- ( - 1 ) - 3 i}{2 \cdot 1} : \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

\frac{- ( - 1 ) - 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

Apply rule

- (- a) = a

= \frac{1 - 3 i}{2 \cdot 1}

Multiply the numbers:

2 \cdot 1 = 2

= \frac{1 - 3 i}{2}

Rewrite

\frac{1 - 3 i}{2}

in standard complex form:

\frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} i

\frac{1 - 3 i}{2}

Apply the fraction rule:

\frac{a \pm b}{c} = \frac{a}{c} \pm \frac{b}{c}

\frac{1 - 3 i}{2} = \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3 i}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3 i}{2}

= \frac{1}{2} - \frac{3}{2} i

The solutions to the quadratic equation are:

u = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, u = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

u = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, u = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

Substitute back

u = cot (θ)

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}, cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2} :

No Solution

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} + i \frac{3}{2}

No Solution

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2} :

No Solution

cot (θ) = \frac{1}{2} - i \frac{3}{2}

No Solution

Combine all the solutions

No Solution for θ \in R

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