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Solve the following.
Find the value of: tan⁻¹ (x/y) + tan⁻¹ ((y-x)/(y+x))
Find the value of: $\tan^{-1} \left(\frac{x}{y}\right) + \tan^{-1} \left(\frac{y-x}{y+x}\right)$
Answer
Answer
Official answer key$\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right) + \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{y-x}{y+x}\right) = \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right) + \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1 - \frac{x}{y}}{1 + \frac{x}{y}}\right)$
$= \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right) + \tan^{-1}(1) - \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{y}\right)$
$= \tan^{-1}(1) = \frac{\pi}{4}$
Final answer: $\frac{\pi}{4}$