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Mathematics Question on Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Solve tan11x1+x=12 tan1x,(x>0)tan^{-1}\frac {1-x}{1+x} = \frac {1}{2}\ tan^{-1}x,(x>0)

Answer

tan-11x1+x\frac {1-x}{1+x} = 12\frac12 tan-1x
tan-11 - tan-1x = 12\frac 12 tan-1x
\implies$$\frac {\pi}{4} = 32\frac 32 tan-1x
    \impliestan-1x = π6\frac {\pi}{6}
    \impliesx = tan-1π6\frac {\pi}{6}
So, x = 13\frac {1}{\sqrt 3}