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The value of \(\tan \frac{\pi}{5}+2 \tan \frac{2 \pi}{5}+4 \cot \frac{4 \pi}{5}\) is

  1. A \(\cot \frac{\pi}{5}\)
  2. B \(\cot \frac{2 \pi}{5}\)
  3. C \(\cot \frac{4 \pi}{5}\)
  4. D \(\cot \frac{3 \pi}{5}\)
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(A) \(\cot \frac{\pi}{5}\)

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\(\tan \frac{\pi}{5}+2 \tan \frac{2 \pi}{5}+4 \cot \frac{4 \pi}{5}\) \(=\frac{\sin \frac{\pi}{5}}{\cos \frac{\pi}{5}}+2 \frac{\sin \frac{2 \pi}{5}}{\cos \frac{2 \pi}{5}}+4 \frac{\cos \frac{4 \pi}{5}}{\sin \frac{4 \pi}{5}}\)…