Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

Find the value of $\frac{8 \sin 30^{\circ} \sin ^2 60^{\circ}-4 \sin 90^{\circ}-\sec ^2 45^{\circ}}{\tan ^2 45^{\circ}-\cot ^2 30^{\circ}}$

Options:

$\frac{5}{2}$

$-\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{3}{4}$

$\frac{3}{2}$

Correct Answer:

$\frac{3}{2}$

Explanation:

$\frac{8 \sin 30^{\circ} \sin ^2 60^{\circ}-4 \sin 90^{\circ}-\sec ^2 45^{\circ}}{\tan ^2 45^{\circ}-\cot ^2 30^{\circ}}$

= \(\frac{ 8 × 1/2 × 3/4 - 4 - 2 }{ 1 - 3}\)

= \(\frac{3 - 4 - 2 }{ -2 }\)

= \(\frac{3 }{ 2 }\)