Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

The value of \(\frac{1}{cosecθ - cotθ}\) - \(\frac{1}{sinθ}\) is:

Options:

tanθ

cotθ

sinθ cosecθ

1

Correct Answer:

cotθ

Explanation:

\(\frac{1}{cosecθ - cotθ}\) - \(\frac{1}{sinθ}\) = \(\frac{sinθ}{1-cosθ}\) - \(\frac{1}{sinθ}\)

= \(\frac{sin^2θ - 1 + cosθ}{sinθ (1-cosθ)}\) = \(\frac{cosθ (1-cos^2θ)}{sinθ (1-cosθ)}\)

because sin2θ = 1-cos2θ

= \(\frac{cosθ}{sinθ}\) (\(\frac{1-cos}{1-cosθ}\)) = cotθ