If $cos^ 2 θ − sin^2 θ = tan^2 ϕ$ then which of the following is true?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
cos²θ - sin²θ = tan²Φ
\(\frac{cos²θ - sin²θ}{1}\) = \(\frac{sin²Φ}{cos²Φ}\)
\(\frac{cos²θ - sin²θ}{cos²θ +sin²θ}\) = \(\frac{sin²Φ}{cos²Φ}\)
Using componendo and dividendo,
\(\frac{cos²θ }{-sin²θ}\) = \(\frac{sin²Φ + cos²Φ}{sin²Φ - cos²Φ}\)
\(\frac{sin²θ }{cos²θ}\) = \(\frac{cos²Φ - sin²Φ}{sin²Φ + cos²Φ}\)
tan²θ = cos²Φ - sin²Φ