Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

If sin (A + B) = cos (A + B), what is the value of tan A?

Options:

$\frac{1-tanB}{1+tanB}$

$\frac{1+tanB}{1-tanB}$

$\frac{1+secB}{1-secB}$

$\frac{1-cosecB}{1+cosecB}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1-tanB}{1+tanB}$

Explanation:

According to question ,

sin (A + B) = cos (A + B)

by using formula

sin A cos B + cos A sin B = cos A cos B - sin A sin B

on rearranging ,

sin A cos B + sin A sin B = cos A cos B - cos A sin B

sin A(cos B + sin B) = cos A (cos B - sin B)

on rearranging , 

\(\frac{sinA}{cosA}\)  =  \(\frac{cos B - sin B}{cos B + sin B}\) 

taking out common cosB from left hand side

tanA = \(\frac{1 - sin B / cosB}{1  + sin B/ cosB}\)


tan A = \(\frac{1 - tanB}{1+ tan B}\)