Find ##\tan \theta ## in the form of ##a+b\sqrt {2}##

[chwala]

Homework Statement

see attached.

Relevant Equations

Trigonometry - Add Maths

There is an error on ms ...unless i am missing something.

 

[SammyS]

Homework Statement: see attached.
Relevant Equations: Trigonometry - Add Maths

There is an error on ms ...unless i am missing something.

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Yes. There is an error.

 

[scottdave]

Showing the intermediate step where you group the radicals and simplify the denominator may help reveal the mistake.

 

[chwala]

Showing the intermediate step where you group the radicals and simplify the denominator may help reveal the mistake.

I saw the mistake ... just wanted to counter-check myself... Cheers man!

This is a question from an international curriculum paper and its highly unlikely for mistakes to be on ms ...

 

[scottdave]

I saw the mistake ... just wanted to counter-check myself... Cheers man!

This is a question from an international curriculum paper and its highly unlikely for mistakes to be on ms ...

What does ms stand for?

 

[Mark44]

What does ms stand for?

It's chwala's abbreviation for "mark scheme."