Problem

Use a sum or difference formula to find the exact value of the following.
\[
\frac{\tan \frac{19 \pi}{15}-\tan \frac{14 \pi}{15}}{1+\tan \frac{19 \pi}{15} \tan \frac{14 \pi}{15}}
\]

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Final Answer: The exact value of the given expression is \(\boxed{\sqrt{3}}\).

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Step 1 :The given expression is in the form of the tangent difference formula, which is given by: \[\tan(\alpha - \beta) = \frac{\tan \alpha - \tan \beta}{1 + \tan \alpha \tan \beta}\]

Step 2 :We can rewrite the given expression as \(\tan(\frac{19\pi}{15} - \frac{14\pi}{15})\).

Step 3 :Let's calculate the difference: \(\alpha = \frac{19\pi}{15}\), \(\beta = \frac{14\pi}{15}\), so the difference is \(\alpha - \beta = \frac{\pi}{3}\).

Step 4 :The tangent of \(\frac{\pi}{3}\) is \(\sqrt{3}\).

Step 5 :Final Answer: The exact value of the given expression is \(\boxed{\sqrt{3}}\).

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