This problem requires the use of the double angle
identity:
tan 2x = tan (x+x) = (tan x + tan x)/[1 - (tan
x)^2]
We'll replace tan x by the given value
4:
tan 2x = (4+4)/(1 - 16)
tan
2x = 8/(-15)
tan 2x =
-8/15
The requested value of tan2x, if tan x
= 4, is tan 2x = -8/15.
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