Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Quantitative Reasoning

Topic

Trigonometry

Question:

The   value of $ \sqrt{\frac{1+cosA}{1-cosA}} $ is : 

Options:

sec A - tan A

cosec A + cot A 

sec A + tan A

cosec A - cot A 

Correct Answer:

cosec A + cot A 

Explanation:

$\sqrt{\frac{1+cosA}{1-cosA}}$

Multiply and divide by ( 1 + cosA )

= $\sqrt{\frac{1+cosA}{1-cosA}}$  × $\sqrt{\frac{1+cosA}{1+cosA}}$

= $\sqrt{\frac{(1+cosA)2}{sin2A}}$

=  \(\frac{( 1 + cosA ) }{sinA}\)

= cosecA + cotA