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If $\frac{\sin (x+y)}{\sin (x-y)}=\frac{a+b}{a-b}$, then show that $\frac{\tan x}{\tan y}=\frac{a}{b}$ [Hint: Use componendo and Dividendo]

Solution:

As per the question,

$\frac{\sin (x+y)}{\sin (x-y)}=\frac{a+b}{a-b}$

$\text { Since, } \sin (A+B)=\sin A \cos B+\cos A \sin B$

$\therefore \frac{\sin (x+y)}{\sin (x-y)}=\frac{a+b}{a-b}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{\sin x \cos y+\cos x \sin y}{\sin x \cos y-\cos x \sin y}=\frac{a+b}{a-b}$

Using the componendo-dividendo rule,

We have,

$\Rightarrow \frac{(\sin x \cos y+\cos x \sin y)+(\sin x \cos y-\cos x \sin y)}{(\sin x \cos y+\cos x \sin y)-(\sin x \cos y-\cos x \sin y)}=\frac{(a+b)+(a-b)}{(a+b)-(a-b)}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{2 \sin x \cos y}{2 \cos x \sin y}=\frac{2 a}{2 b}$

$\Rightarrow\left(\frac{\sin x}{\cos x}\right)\left(\frac{\cos y}{\sin y}\right)=\frac{a}{b}$

$\text { As, } \tan A=(\sin A) / \cos (A)$

$\Rightarrow \tan x\left(\frac{1}{\tan y}\right)=\frac{a}{b}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{\tan x}{\tan y}=\frac{a}{b}$