2007 iTest Problems/Problem 17

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Problem

If $x$ and $y$ are acute angles such that $x+y=\frac{\pi}{4}$ and $\tan{y}=\frac{1}{6}$, find the value of $\tan{x}$.

$\text{(A) }\frac{37\sqrt{2}-18}{71}\qquad \text{(B) }\frac{35\sqrt{2}-6}{71}\qquad \text{(C) }\frac{35\sqrt{3}+12}{33}\qquad \text{(D) }\frac{37\sqrt{3}+24}{33}\qquad \text{(E) }1\qquad \text{(F) }\frac{5}{7}\qquad \$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

$\text{(G) }\frac{3}{7}\qquad \text{(H) }6\qquad \text{(I) }\frac{1}{6}\qquad \text{(J) }\frac{1}{2}\qquad \text{(K) }\frac{6}{7}\qquad \text{(L) }\frac{4}{7}\qquad \$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

$\text{(M) }\sqrt{3}\qquad \text{(N) }\frac{\sqrt{3}}{3}\qquad \text{(O) }\frac{5}{6}\qquad \text{(P) }\frac{2}{3}\qquad \text{(Q) }\frac{1}{2007}\qquad\$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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