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Solution:
tan(arctan 2) + tan(arctan 3) 5
tan 𝑥 = = = −1
1 − tan(arctan 2)tan(arctan 3) 1 − 6
There are two places where tan 𝑥 = −1:135° , and325° . 45° = arctan 1 < arctan 2 <
arctan3 < 90° . So, 90° < arctan 2 + arctan 3 < 180° . Since tan(arctan 2 + arctan 3) =
−1, then arctan 2 + arctan 3 = 135°
2. in the following diagram, which is not drawn to scale, the shaded area is 32𝜋. The circle
has radius 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐵𝐴 = 6. Find the measure of ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶.
Solution:
3. An octagon in the plane is symmetric about the 𝑥-axis, the 𝑦-axis, and the line whose
equations is 𝑦 = 𝑥. If (1, √3) is a vertex of the octagon, find its area
Solution:
The vertices of the octagon are (±1, ±√3) and (±√3, ±1). The area can be computed by
computing the area of the enclosing square that is 2√3 × 2√3 and subtracting the area of the
four right isosceles triangles or, equivalently, the area of two squares that are √3 − 1 × √3 −
2 2
1. The area is (2√3) − 2(√3 − 1) = 12 − 2(4 − 2√3) = 4 + 4√3
4. In △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶, 𝐴𝐶 = 13, 𝐵𝐶 = 15 and the area of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 84. If 𝐶𝐷 = 7, 𝐶𝐸 = 13 and the
𝑝
area of △ 𝐶𝐷𝐸 can be represented as 𝑞 where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are relatively prime positive integer,
find 𝑞.
Solution:
1 1
The area of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 2 . 𝐴𝐶. 𝐵𝐶. sin 𝐶 = 2 . 13. 15. sin 𝐶 = 84
1 1
The area of △ 𝐶𝐷𝐸 is 2 . 𝐶𝐷. 𝐶𝐸. sin 𝐶 = 2 . 7. 13. sin 𝐶. Let [𝐴𝐵𝐶] be the area of △ 𝐴𝐵𝐶
[𝐶𝐷𝐸] 7.13 7 7 7
and [𝐶𝐷𝐸] be the area of △ 𝐶𝐷𝐸. Then [𝐴𝐵𝐶] = 13.15 = 15. So [𝐶𝐷𝐸] = 15 [𝐴𝐵𝐶] = 15 . 84 =
196
. So, 𝑞 = 5
5
Solution: let 𝐺 be the point on the circle at which 𝐷𝐸 is tangent. Draw a straight line from 𝑂
to 𝐹 (the point where the circle is tangent to 𝐴𝐵) and from 𝑂 to 𝐺. The quadrilateral 𝐺𝑂𝐹𝐷 is
a square, with side length equal to the radius of the circle. Since triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is equilateral,
the radius of the circle, 𝑟 and the triangle’s side length, 𝑠 satisfy the equation
𝑠
𝑟=
2√3
2√3
𝑠= = 3 + √3 inches
√3−1
𝜋
6. 𝛼𝑎𝑛𝑑𝛽 are two angles from the interval [0, 2 ) such that the following two relations hold
3sin2 𝛼 + 2sin2 𝛽 = 1,
{
3 sin(2𝛼) − 2 sin(2𝛽) = 0
Find 𝛼 + 2𝛽
Solution:
From the first equation 3𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 1 − 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽 = cos(2𝛽). From the second equation
3
sin(2𝛽) = 2 sin(2𝛼).
Therefore,
3
cos(𝛼 + 2𝛽) = cos 𝛼 cos(2𝛽) − sin 𝛼 sin(2𝛽) = cos 𝛼 . 3𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 − sin 𝛼 . sin(2𝛼)
2
2 2
= 3 cos 𝛼 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 − 3 cos 𝛼 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 = 0
𝜋 3𝜋
Since 𝛼𝑎𝑛𝑑𝛽 belong the interval [0, 2 ), we have that 𝛼 + 2𝛽 belong to the interval [0, ).
2
𝜋
therefore the fact that cos(𝛼 + 2𝛽) = 0 implies that (𝛼 + 2𝛽) = 2