Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

Simplify the following: $\left(1 + \cot^2 \theta\right)\left(1 − \cos \theta\right)\left(1 + \cos \theta\right)$

Options:

1

-5

3

-3

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

( 1 + cot²θ ) . ( 1 - cosθ). ( 1 + cos θ )

= ( 1 + cot²θ ) . ( 1 - cos²θ )

{ using , sin²θ + cos²θ = 1 }

= ( 1 + cot²θ ) . (sin²θ )

= ( sin²θ + cos²θ )

= 1