What is written in the post, is (2tan(23°)) / (1 - tan^2(23°)), or. Use the formula/identity tan(2a) = . In your case, angle "a" is a = 23°. So, according to the formula, = tan(2*23°) = tan(46°). It is what you want to get. ANSWER. (2tan(23°)) / (1 - tan^2(23°)) = tan(46°).
...(answered by Edwin McCravy)