Question
Simplify the expression
2tgpa−4ctgp+2ctga
Evaluate
tg(2pa)−ctg(2p−a)
Remove the parentheses
tg×2pa−ctg(2p−a)
Multiply the terms
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Multiply the terms
tg×2pa
Multiply the terms
2tgpa
Multiply the terms
2tgpa
2tgpa−ctg(2p−a)
Expand the expression
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Calculate
−ctg(2p−a)
Apply the distributive property
−ctg×2p−(−ctga)
Multiply the numbers
−2ctgp−(−ctga)
If a negative sign or a subtraction symbol appears outside parentheses, remove the parentheses and change the sign of every term within the parentheses
−2ctgp+ctga
2tgpa−2ctgp+ctga
Reduce fractions to a common denominator
2tgpa−22ctgp×2+2ctga×2
Write all numerators above the common denominator
2tgpa−2ctgp×2+ctga×2
Multiply the terms
2tgpa−4ctgp+ctga×2
Solution
2tgpa−4ctgp+2ctga
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