Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 531

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

8.255. tg(x+1)ctg(2x+3)=1\operatorname{tg}(x+1) \operatorname{ctg}(2 x+3)=1.

8.255. tan(x+1)cot(2x+3)=1\tan(x+1) \cot(2 x+3)=1.

A number or a short expression. Spacing, $ signs and \frac vs / are all fine.

Official solution

## Solution.

Domain of definition: {cos(x+1)0,sin(2x+3)0.\left\{\begin{array}{l}\cos (x+1) \neq 0, \\ \sin (2 x+3) \neq 0 .\end{array}\right.

From the condition we have

tg(x+1)=tg(2x+3)tg(x+1)tg(2x+3)=0sin(x+2)cos(x+1)cos(2x+3)=0sin(x+2)=0,x+2=πkx=2+πk,kZ \begin{aligned} & \operatorname{tg}(x+1)=\operatorname{tg}(2 x+3) \Leftrightarrow \operatorname{tg}(x+1)-\operatorname{tg}(2 x+3)=0 \Leftrightarrow \\ & \Leftrightarrow \frac{-\sin (x+2)}{\cos (x+1) \cos (2 x+3)}=0 \Rightarrow \sin (x+2)=0, x+2=\pi k \\ & x=-2+\pi k, k \in Z \end{aligned}

Answer: x=2+πk,kZx=-2+\pi k, k \in Z.

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