Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

If tan A + sec A = K, then what is the value of sin A ?

Options:

$\frac{2k}{k^2+1}$

$\frac{K^2-1}{2K}$

$\frac{K^2+1}{K^2-1}$

$\frac{K^2-1}{K^2+1}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{K^2-1}{K^2+1}$

Explanation:

tan A + sec A = K      ----(1)

sec A - tan A = \(\frac{1}{K}\)    ----(2)

Adding to 1 & 2

2 secA = K + \(\frac{1}{K}\) = \(\frac{ K2 + 1}{K}\) 

secA = \(\frac{ K2 + 1}{2K}\)

Subtracting 1 & 2

2 tanA = K - \(\frac{1}{K}\)  = \(\frac{ K2 - 1}{K}\)

tanA = \(\frac{ K2 - 1}{2K}\)

\(\frac{tanA}{secA}\) = \(\frac{ K2 - 1}{2K}\)  × \(\frac{ 2K}{K2 + 1}\)

sinA = \(\frac{ K2 - 1}{K2 + 1}\)