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Question:

If $\cos x+\cos y=\frac{1}{3}$ and $\sin x+\sin y=\frac{1}{4}$, prove that $\tan \left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)=\frac{3}{4}$

 

Solution:

$\cos x+\cos y=\frac{1}{3}$ .............$-i$

$\sin x+\sin y=\frac{1}{4}$ ................-ii

dividing ii by I we get,

$\Rightarrow \frac{\sin x+\sin y}{\cos x+\cos y}=\frac{\frac{1}{4}}{\frac{1}{3}}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{\sin x+\sin y}{\cos x+\cos y}=\frac{3}{4}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{2 \sin \frac{x+y}{2} \cos \frac{x-y}{2}}{2 \cos \frac{x+y}{2} \cos \frac{x-y}{2}}=\frac{3}{4}$

$\Rightarrow \tan \left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)=\frac{3}{4}$

Using the formula,

$\sin A+\sin B=2 \sin \frac{A+B}{2} \cos \frac{A-B}{2}$

$\cos A+\cos B=2 \cos \frac{A+B}{2} \cos \frac{A-B}{2}$

 

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