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2tan 57°cot 33°2\dfrac{\text{tan 57°}}{\text{cot 33°}} - cot 70°tan 20°\dfrac{\text{cot 70°}}{\text{tan 20°}} - 2cos 45°{\sqrt2} \text{cos 45°}

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2tan 57°cot 33°cot 70°tan 20°2cos45°=2tan (90° - 33°)cot 33°cot (90° - 20°)tan 20°2cos45°=2cot 33°cot 33°tan 20°tan 20°212=2cot33°cot33°tan20°tan20°212=211=02\dfrac{\text{tan 57°}}{\text{cot 33°}} - \dfrac{\text{cot 70°}}{\text{tan 20°}} - {\sqrt2} \text{cos45°}\\[1em] = 2\dfrac{\text{tan (90° - 33°)}}{\text{cot 33°}} - \dfrac{\text{cot (90° - 20°)}}{\text{tan 20°}} - {\sqrt2} \text{cos45°}\\[1em] = 2\dfrac{\text{cot 33°}}{\text{cot 33°}} - \dfrac{\text{tan 20°}}{\text{tan 20°}} - {\sqrt2} \dfrac{1}{\sqrt2}\\[1em] = 2\dfrac{\cancel{cot 33°}}{\cancel{cot 33°}} - \dfrac{\cancel{tan 20°}}{\cancel{tan 20°}} - \cancel{\sqrt2} \dfrac{1}{\cancel{\sqrt2}}\\[1em] = 2 - 1 - 1\\[1em] = 0

Hence, 2tan 57°cot 33°cot 70°tan 20°2cos45°=02\dfrac{\text{tan 57°}}{\text{cot 33°}} - \dfrac{\text{cot 70°}}{\text{tan 20°}} - {\sqrt2} \text{cos45°} = 0.

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