Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

if θ + Ø = 90°, then \(\frac{sec Ø (1- sin Ø) ( sin Ø + cos Ø) (sec Ø + tan Ø)}{sin Ø (1+ tan Ø) + cos Ø (1 + cot Ø)}\)   is equal to?

Options:

sin θ cos θ

cosec (90° - θ) sec (90° - θ)

2sin θ

2cos θ

Correct Answer:

cosec (90° - θ) sec (90° - θ)

Explanation:

\(\frac{(sec Ø - tan Ø) (sin Ø + cos Ø) (sec Ø + tan Ø)}{sin Ø (1 + \frac{sin Ø}{cos Ø}) + cos Ø ( 1 + \frac{cos Ø}{sin Ø})}\)

= \(\frac{(sin Ø + cos Ø)(sec^2 Ø - tan^2 Ø) }{(sin Ø + cos Ø) (\frac{sin Ø}{cos Ø}+ \frac{cos Ø}{sin Ø})}\)

= \(\frac{1}{\frac{sin^2 Ø + cos^2 Ø}{sinØ . cosØ}}\)

= sin Ø cos Ø

= cosec (90° - θ) sec ( 90° - θ)