Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

Solve the following.

$\frac{\sin 40^{\circ}}{\cos 50^{\circ}}+\frac{{cosec}~50^{\circ}}{\sec 40^{\circ}}-4 \cos 50^{\circ} {cosec}~40^{\circ}$

Options:

2

-2

-1

1

Correct Answer:

-2

Explanation:

\(\frac{sin40º}{cos50º}\) + \(\frac{cosec50º}{sec40º}\) - 4 cos50º . cosec40º

{ using , sinA = cosB  Iff A + B = 90 º 

&  secA = cosecB  Iff A + B = 90º  }

= \(\frac{sin40º}{sin40º}\) + \(\frac{cosec50º}{cosec50º}\) - 4 cos50º . sec50º

= 1 + 1 - 4

= -2