Question

if tan theta + cot theta = 3 find tan square theta + cot square theta
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

tanθ+cotθ=2

Squaring both sides;

(tanθ+cotθ)

2

=2

2

⇒tan

2

θ+cot

2

θ+2tanθcotθ=4

⇒tan

2

θ+cot

2

θ+2=4

⇒tan

2

θ+cot

2

θ=2