Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

If sin(A + B) = cos(A +B), then find the value of tanA.

Options:

\(\frac{1-tanB}{1+tanB}\)

\(\frac{1+tanB}{1-tanB}\)

1

\(\frac{1+secB}{1-secB}\)

Correct Answer:

\(\frac{1-tanB}{1+tanB}\)

Explanation:

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

so, \(\frac{sin (A+B)}{cos (A + B)}\) = 1

We have tan (A + B) = 1

⇒ \(\frac{tanA+tanB}{1-tanA\;tanB}\) = 1

⇒ tanA + tanB = 1 - tanA.tanB

⇒ tanA + tanA tanB = 1 - tanB

⇒ tanA (1 + tanB) = 1 - tanB

⇒ tanA = \(\frac{1 - tanB}{1 + tanB}\)