Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

Simplify the following \(\frac{cosx-\sqrt {3}sinx}{2}\)

Options:

cos(\(\frac{π}{3}\)-x)

cos(\(\frac{π}{3}\)+x)

cos(\(\frac{π}{3}\)-x)

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Correct Answer:

cos(\(\frac{π}{3}\)+x)

Explanation:

\(\frac{1}{2}\)cosx-\(\frac{\sqrt {3}}{2}\)sinx              

= cos60° cosx - sin60° sinx         [π = 180°, \(\frac{π}{3}\)=60°]

= cos(\(\frac{π}{3}+x\))        [cos(A + B)=cosA cosB - sinA sinB]