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Solve the following equation : (iii) tan 3x + tan x = 2 tan 2x

\[~\left( \mathbf{iii} \right)~tan\text{ }3x\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }2\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\]

Or,

\[tan\text{ }3x\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }2\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\]

\[tan\text{ }3x\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\]

Or,

\[tan\text{ }3x\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }=\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }x\]

By using the formula,

\[tan\text{ }\left( A-B \right)\text{ }=\text{ }\left[ tan\text{ }A\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }B \right]\text{ }/\text{ }\left[ 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }A\text{ }tan\text{ }B \right]\]

so,

\[\left[ \left( tan\text{ }3x\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right)\text{ }\left( 1+tan\text{ }3x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right) \right]\text{ }/\text{ }\left[ 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }3x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right]\]

\[~=\text{ }\left[ \left( tan\text{ }2x-tan\text{ }x \right)\text{ }\left( 1+tan\text{ }x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right) \right]\text{ }/\text{ }\left[ 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }tan\text{ }x \right]\]

Or,

\[tan\text{ }\left( 3x\text{ }\text{ }2x \right)\text{ }\left( 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }3x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right)\]

\[=\text{ }tan\text{ }\left( 2x\text{ }\text{ }x \right)\text{ }\left( 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x \right)\]

 

\[tan\text{ }x\text{ }\left[ 1\text{ }+\text{ }tan\text{ }3x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }\text{ }1\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }tan\text{ }x \right]\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

or,

\[tan\text{ }x\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }\left( tan\text{ }3x\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }x \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

so,

\[tan\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }0\text{ }or\text{ }tan\text{ }2x\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

or

\[\left( tan\text{ }3x\text{ }\text{ }tan\text{ }x \right)\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

\[tan\text{ }x\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

or

\[tan\text{ }2x\text{ }=\text{ }0\]

or

\[tan\text{ }3x\text{ }=\text{ }tan\text{ }x\]

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }n\pi \]

or

\[2x\text{ }=\text{ }m\pi \]

or

\[3x\text{ }=\text{ }k\pi \text{ }+\text{ }x\]

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }n\pi \]

or

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }m\pi /2\]

or

\[2x\text{ }=\text{ }k\pi ,\]

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }n\pi \]

or

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }m\pi /2\]

or

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }k\pi /2\]

∴ the general solution is

\[x\text{ }=\text{ }n\pi \text{ }or\text{ }m\pi /2\text{ }or\text{ }k\pi /2,\]

where, m, n, k ∈ Z.