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Download Solution PDFThe expression (tan θ + cot θ) (sec θ + tan θ) (1 – sin θ), 0° < θ < 90°, is equal to:
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Given:
(tan θ + cot θ) (sec θ + tan θ) (1 – sin θ), 0° < θ < 90°
Concept Used:
Here, The exact value of θ is not given so we can put any value of theta within 0° to 90° but take that value on which none of the two options will be the same.
So, We will take θ = 30°, We will not take 45° because at 45° (1) and (2) options will be the same
Calculation:
At θ = 30° the given equation will be
(tan 30° + cot 30°) (sec 30° + tan 30°) (1 – sin 30°)
⇒ \((\frac{1}{\sqrt3} + \frac{\sqrt3}{1}) (\frac{2}{\sqrt3} + \frac{1}{\sqrt3} ) ( 1 - \frac{1}{2} )\)
⇒ \((\frac{4}{\sqrt3}) (\frac{3}{\sqrt3} ) ( \frac{1}{2} )\)
⇒ 2
Now, On putting θ = 30° in options we get
cosec 30° = 2
∴ The correct answer is cosecθ.
Alternate Method
Given:
(tan θ + cot θ) (sec θ + tan θ) (1 – sin θ), 0° < θ < 90°
Formula Used:
sin2θ + cos2θ = 1
1 - sin2θ = cos2θ
1/sinθ = cosecθ
Calculation:
⇒ \((\frac{sinθ}{cosθ} + \frac{cosθ}{sinθ}) (\frac{1}{cosθ} + \frac{sinθ}{cosθ} ) ( 1 - sinθ)\)
⇒ \((\frac{sin^2θ + cos^2θ}{sinθ.cosθ} ) (\frac{1 + sinθ}{cosθ}) ( 1 - sinθ)\)
⇒ \((\frac{1}{sinθ.cosθ} ) (\frac{1 - sin^2θ}{cosθ})\)
⇒ \((\frac{1}{sinθ} ) (\frac{cos^2θ }{cos^2θ})\)
⇒ cosec θ
∴ The correct answer is cosec θ.
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