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Question
Evaluate without using a trigonometric table:
`(3 sin 23°)/(cos 67°) − (tan 64°)/(cot 26°)`
Sum
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Solution
Given:
`(3 sin 23°)/(cos 67°) − (tan 64°)/(cot 26°)`
Step 1:
cos 67° = sin 23°
`(3 sin 23°)/(cos 67°) = (3 sin 23°)/(sin 23°) = 3`
Step 2: tan 64° = cot 26°
tan 64° = cot 26°
`(tan 64°)/(cot 26°) = (cot 26°)/(cot 26°) = 1`
Step 3:
Expression becomes:
3 − 1 = 2
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