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TrigonometrySuperchallengeSum, Difference, and Multiple-Angle Formulas

Sum, Difference, and Multiple-Angle Formulas · Superchallenge problem

The sum tan⁡1∘tan⁡2∘+tan⁡2∘tan⁡3∘+tan⁡3∘tan⁡4∘+⋯+tan⁡88∘tan⁡89∘\tan 1^\circ\tan 2^\circ + \tan 2^\circ\tan 3^\circ + \tan 3^\circ\tan 4^\circ + \cdots + \tan 88^\circ\tan 89^\circ (with 8888 terms) equals cot⁡21∘−N\cot^2 1^\circ - N for an integer NN. Find NN.