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CBSE - Mathematics - Introduction to Trigonometry

Introduction to Trigonometry

NCERT Exercise Exercise 8.1

 If cot θ =7/8, evaluate : 

(i)(1+sin θ )(1-sin θ)/(1+cos θ)(1-cos θ)

(ii) cot2θ

Let ΔABC in which ∠B = 90º and ∠C = θ

cot θ = BC/AB = 7/8

Let BC = 7k and AB = 8k, where k is a positive real number.
By Pythagoras theorem in ΔABC we get.
AC2 = AB2 + BC
AC2 = (8k)2 + (7k)2
AC2 = 64k2 + 49k2
AC2 = 113k2
AC = √113 k

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