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# Find the principal and general solution of the following equation $\tan x=\sqrt 3$

$\begin{array}{1 1}(A)\;\large\frac{\pi}{3},\frac{4\pi}{3},\normalsize x=n\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{3}\\(B)\;\large\frac{7\pi}{3},\frac{2\pi}{3},\normalsize x=n\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{2}\\(C)\;\large\frac{\pi}{5},\frac{4\pi}{5},\normalsize x=n\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{5}\\(D)\;\large\frac{\pi}{7},\frac{4\pi}{7},\normalsize x=n\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{7}\end{array}$

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• $\tan \large\frac{\pi}{3}$$=\sqrt 3 • \tan x=\tan y when y is the principal value of x • x=n\pi+y We know that \tan \large\frac{\pi}{3}$$=\sqrt 3$
$\tan (\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{3})=$$\tan \large\frac{\pi}{3}$$=\sqrt 3$
$\Rightarrow \tan \large\frac{4\pi}{3}$
$\therefore \tan \large\frac{\pi}{3}=$$\tan \large\frac{4\pi}{3}$$=\sqrt 3$
$\therefore$ Principal solutions are $\large\frac{\pi}{3},\frac{4\pi}{3}$
If $\tan x=\tan \large\frac{\pi}{3}$
$\therefore$ General solution: $x=n\pi+\large\frac{\pi}{3}$where $n \in z$
Hence (A) is the correct answer.