Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

1 + 2cot2 Ø + 2cos Ø cosec2 Ø, 0° < Ø < 90°, is equal to ?

Options:

\(\frac{1 - sin Ø}{1 + sin Ø}\)

\(\frac{1 + cos Ø}{sin Ø}\)

\(\frac{(1 + cos Ø)^2}{sin Ø}\)

\(\frac{1 + sin Ø}{1 - sin Ø}\)

Correct Answer:

\(\frac{(1 + cos Ø)^2}{sin Ø}\)

Explanation:

(1 + cot2 Ø) + cot2 Ø + 2cos Ø cosec2 Ø

⇒ cosec2 Ø + cot2 Ø + 2cot Ø cosec Ø

⇒ (cosec Ø + cot Ø)2 = (\(\frac{1}{sin Ø}\) + \(\frac{cos Ø}{sin Ø}\))

= \(\frac{(1 + cos Ø)^2}{sin^2 Ø}\)