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Hipeople

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Hi, can someone show me how to do c). The answer is π/2 but I just don’t see how I can prove it.
 

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Hi, can someone show me how to do c). The answer is π/2 but I just don’t see how I can prove it.
You can draw a triangle. For completeness draw two triangles one in the first quadrant and second quadrant.

Then make use of the period to generalise your result.
 

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Hi you might not need help anymore but:
Let A = arctanx
Therefore tanA = x
Using the identity Cot(90 - x) = tanx (will use pi/2 = 90 for easier visibility)
x = cot(90-A)
arccotx = 90-A
sub arctanx = A
arccotx = 90-arctanx
therefore arctanx+arccotx = 90 (pi/2)
 

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