Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

If a triangle ABC is right-angled at A, then what is the value of $sin\frac{B+C}{2}cos\frac{B+C}{2}$ ?

Options:

$\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$

$\sqrt{2}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Explanation:

Triangle  is right angled at A . So, sum of other 2 angles are 90º.

So, \(\frac{B+C}{2}\) = \(\frac{90º}{2}\) = 45º

Now, sin \(\frac{B+C}{2}\) . cos \(\frac{B+C}{2}\)

= \(\frac{1 }{√2}\). \(\frac{1 }{√2}\)

= \(\frac{1 }{2}\)