cot-1[tan(2x)] + cot-1[tan(3x)] = x Since tangent and cotangent have period 180°, cot-1[tan(2x±180°k)] + cot-1[tan(3x±180°)] = x replace tan(2x±180°k) by cot[90°-(2x±180°k)] and tan(3x±180°k) by cot[90°-(3x+180°k)] cot-1{cot[90°-(2x±180°)]} + cot-1{cot[90°-(3x±180°)]} = x [90°-(2x±180°k)] + [90°-(3x±180°k)] = x 90° - 2x ∓ 180°k + 90° - 3x ∓ 180°k = x 180° ∓ 360°k - 5x = x 180° ∓ 360°k = 6x 180°(1 ∓ 2k) = 6x 30°(1 ∓ 2k) = x Since k can take on negative integer values, we can just use a + sign. 30°(2k + 1) = x So x can be any odd multiple of 30°. However we must discard this because the original equation contains tan(3x), which would be undefined, for 3x would be odd multiples of 90° and tangents of odd multiples of 90° is undefined. So after all that, we find that there is no solution. Edwin