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Factorising Help

I posted this in the other thread but to no avail, can someone please help me factorise:

2tanx + tanx(1-tan^2x)=0

To show that tan^2x=3 and tanx=0

I managed to prove tan^2x=3 but tanx=0, I cannot do at all.
Reply 1
Original post by Dinasaurus
I posted this in the other thread but to no avail, can someone please help me factorise:

2tanx + tanx(1-tan^2x)=0

To show that tan^2x=3 and tanx=0

I managed to prove tan^2x=3 but tanx=0, I cannot do at all.


2tanx + tanx - tan^3x = 0
3tanx - tan^3x = 0
tanx(3-tan^2x) = 0

So tanx = 0 and 3 - tan^2x=0

So your answers are tan^2x=3 and tanx=0
Reply 2
Original post by PLM98
2tanx + tanx - tan^3x = 0
3tanx - tan^3x = 0
tanx(3-tan^2x) = 0

So tanx = 0 and 3 - tan^2x=0

So your answers are tan^2x=3 and tanx=0

Thank you
Reply 3
Original post by PLM98
2tanx + tanx - tan^3x = 0
3tanx - tan^3x = 0
tanx(3-tan^2x) = 0

So tanx = 0 and 3 - tan^2x=0

So your answers are tan^2x=3 and tanx=0


It's or! Jeez, if you're going to give full solutions you might as well do it properly.
Original post by Zacken
It's or! Jeez, if you're going to give full solutions you might as well do it properly.


Rekt
Reply 5
Original post by Zacken
It's or! Jeez, if you're going to give full solutions you might as well do it properly.


Yeah sorry my mistake, but calm down you don't have to be rude.

Sorry for that Dinasaurus!

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