Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

If tan ∝ = η tan β and sin ∝ = m sin β, then value of cos2 ∝ is?

Options:

\(\frac{m^2}{η^2 - 1}\)

\(\frac{m^2 - 1}{η^2 - 1}\)

\(\frac{η^2}{m^2 + η^2}\)

\(\frac{m^2 - 1}{m^2 + η^2}\)

Correct Answer:

\(\frac{m^2 - 1}{η^2 - 1}\)

Explanation:

tan ∝ = η tan β ⇒ tan β = \(\frac{1}{η}\) tan ∝

⇒ cot β = \(\frac{η}{tan ∝}\)

sin ∝ = m sin β ⇒ sin β = \(\frac{1}{m}\) sin ∝

⇒ cosec β = \(\frac{m}{sin ∝}\)   ( because cosec2 β - cot2 β = 1)

⇒ \(\frac{m^2}{sin^2 ∝}\) - \(\frac{η^2 cos^2 ∝}{sin^2 ∝}\) = 1

⇒ \(\frac{m^2 - η^2 cos^2 ∝}{sin^2 ∝}\) = 1 ⇒ m2 - η2 (cos2 ∝) = sin2 ∝

⇒ m2 - η2 (cos2 ∝ ) = 1 - cos2 ∝

⇒ (m2 - 1) = η2 cos2 ∝ - cos2 ∝

cos2 ∝ = \(\frac{m^2 - 1}{η^2 - 1}\)