Let z=−x−6π. Then z∈[6π,4π], and 2z∈[3π,2π]. We have tan(x+32π)=−cot(x+π6)=cotz. Then y=cotz+tanz+cosz=sin2z2+cosz. Since both sin2z2 and cosz are monotonic decreasing in this case, so y reaches the maximum at z=6π, where ymax=sin3π2+cos6π=34+23=6113.
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