Direct Composition of $$\tan$$ and $$\tan^{-1}$$

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Direct Composition of $$\tan$$ and $$\tan^{-1}$$

## Formula

$$\tan(\tan^{-1}x)=x,\quad x\in\mathbb R$$

## Usage

- Used to eliminate a direct tangent function applied to its inverse.

Question 1

Let $$S$$ denote the finite sum of the series defined by:

$$S = \sum_{n=1}^{7} \tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{n^2 + 3n + 3}\right)$$

If the value of $$19\tan(S)$$ is an integer, find this value.

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