To solve the problem, we need to evaluate the expression:
\[\tan \frac{20\pi}{21} - \tan \frac{2\pi}{7} + \sqrt{3}\tan \frac{2\pi}{7} \tan \frac{20\pi}{21}\]
We can make progress by utilizing the following trigonometric identity:
\[\tan(A + B) = \frac{\tan A + \tan B}{1 - \tan A \tan B}\]
In this case, suppose:
Then compute A + B:
A + B = \frac{20\pi}{21} + \frac{6\pi}{21} = \frac{26\pi}{21}\
We know that:
\[\tan \left(\frac{26\pi}{21}\right)\] can be simplified using the periodicity of tangent function:
\[\tan \left(\frac{26\pi}{21}\right) = \tan \left(\pi + \frac{5\pi}{21}\right) = \tan \left(\frac{5\pi}{21}\right)\]
Since \(\pi + x\) does not change the tangent function's value, we have:
\[\frac{\tan \frac{20\pi}{21} + \tan \frac{2\pi}{7}}{1 - \tan \frac{20\pi}{21} \tan \frac{2\pi}{7}} = \tan \frac{5\pi}{21}\]
Let's equate it to given expression, factoring:
\[\tan \frac{20\pi}{21} - \tan \frac{2\pi}{7} + \sqrt{3}\tan \frac{2\pi}{7} \tan \frac{20\pi}{21} = \frac{\tan \frac{20\pi}{21} + \tan \frac{2\pi}{7}}{1 - \tan \frac{20\pi}{21} \tan \frac{2\pi}{7}}\]
Thus:
The expression simplifies to:
\[\sqrt{3} = \tan \frac{5\pi}{21}.\]
Therefore, the given equation holds true if
The correct option is:
-\sqrt{3}, which simplifies the equation correctly.