Solve the equation

tan^-1(under rootx^2+x)+sin^-1(under rootx^2+x+1)=pi/2

Where tan^-1 inverse of tan

3 answers

two angles add up to 90 degrees
so they are angles in the same right triangle
the tangent of one of them = opposite /adjacent = a/b
the sin of the other = b/c = b/sqrt(a^2+b^2)
a/b = sqrt (x^2 + x)
b/sqrt(a^2+b^2) = sqrt(x^2 + x + 1)

a^2 = b^2 (x^2+x)= b^2 x^2 + b^2 x

b^2 = (a^2+b^2)(x^2+x+1)

b^2 = b^2 x^2 + b^2 x +b^2)(x^2 + x + 1)
1 = (x^2 + x + 1)(x^2+x+1)
looks like
x^2 + x + 1 = 1
x^2 + x = 0
x(x+1) = 0
x = 0 or x = -1
Thank you
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