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  • Jul 11, 2010, 02:33 AM
    buthaina
    how to solve this trig equation : tan t + cot t = 0
    Just a quick question.
  • Jul 11, 2010, 04:28 AM
    galactus

    There are no solutions which resolve to 0.

    Rewrite:





    Note the numerator is the famous identity which equals 1. So, we have:



    As you can see, there is no way this can equal 0.

    Please post any subsequent problems in the body of the post and not in the heading.

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