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CBSE - Mathematics - Introduction to Trigonometry

Introduction to Trigonometry

NCERT Exercise Excercise 8.2

State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer.
 
(i) sin (A + B) = sin A + sin B.
(ii) The value of sin θ increases as θ increases.
(iii) The value of cos θ increases as θ increases.
(iv) sin θ = cos θ for all values of θ.
(v) cot A is not defined for A = 0°.

(i) False.
Let A = 30° and B = 60°, then
sin (A + B) = sin (30° + 60°) = sin 90° = 1 and,
sin A + sin B = sin 30° + sin 60°

= 1/2 + √3/2 = 1+√3/2


(ii) True.

sin 0° = 0

sin 30° = 1/2

sin 45° = 1/√2

sin 60° = √3/2

sin  90° = 1

Thus the value of sin θ increases as θ increases.

(iii) False.

cos 0° = 1

cos 30° = √3/2

cos 45° = 1/√2

cos 60° = 1/2

cos 90° = 0

Thus the value of cos θ decreases as θ increases.

(iv) sin θ = cos θ for all values of θ.

This is true when θ = 45° 

It is not true for all other values of θ.

Hence, the given statement is false.

(v) True.

cot A = cos A/sin A

cot 0° = cos 0°/sin 0° = 1/0 = undefined.

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