Solution

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Factor from the numerator and denominator:
For , the tangent ranges over all positive real values. Thus . Using the principal complex logarithm,
The real part ranges over the entire real line, while the imaginary part is fixed: the locus is the horizontal line . Any other fixed logarithm branch gives the parallel line for one integer ; allowing every branch gives the union of those lines.

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