Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Aptitude Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

The value of $\frac{cos^289°+cos^21°}{cos30°sin90°-sin30°cos90°}$ is :

Options:

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

$2\sqrt{3}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

$\frac{1}{1-\sqrt{3}}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$

Explanation:

Using  ,

cos θ = sin ( 90º - θ )

Now,

$\frac{cos^289°+cos^21°}{cos30°sin90°-sin30°cos90°}$

= $\frac{cos^289°+sin^289°}{√3/2 × 1 - 1/2 × 0}$

using ,

sin²θ + cos²θ = 1

= $\frac{1}{√3/2}$

= $\frac{2}{√3}$