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Algebra Difficulty 3.3 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

If tanx+tany=25\tan x+\tan y=25 and cotx+coty=30\cot x + \cot y=30, what is tan(x+y)\tan(x+y)?

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Solution

Since cot\cot is the reciprocal function of tan\tan:
cotx+coty=1tanx+1tany=tanx+tanytanxtany=30\cot x + \cot y = \frac{1}{\tan x} + \frac{1}{\tan y} = \frac{\tan x + \tan y}{\tan x \cdot \tan y} = 30
Thus, tanxtany=tanx+tany30=2530=56\tan x \cdot \tan y = \frac{\tan x + \tan y}{30} = \frac{25}{30} = \frac{5}{6}
Using the tangent addition formula:
tan(x+y)=tanx+tany1tanxtany=25156=150\tan(x+y) = \frac{\tan x + \tan y}{1-\tan x \cdot \tan y} = \frac{25}{1-\frac{5}{6}} = \boxed{150}.

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