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Evaluate without using a trigonometric table: Cos⁡70°sin⁡20° + cos 36° cosec 54° - Mathematics

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Question

Evaluate without using a trigonometric table:

`(Cos⁡70°)/(sin⁡20°)` + cos 36° cosec 54°

Sum
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Solution

Given:

`(Cos⁡70°)/(sin⁡20°)` + cos 36° cosec 54°

Step 1:

cos 70° = sin 20°

`(Cos⁡70°)/(sin⁡20°) = (sin 20°)/(sin⁡20°) = 1` 

Step 2:

cosec 54° = `1/(sin 54°)`

sin 54 = cos 36°

cos 36° · cosec 54° = cos36° · `1/(cos 36°) = 1`

Step 3: 

Expression becomes: 

1 + 1 = 2

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Chapter 19: Trigonometry - EXERCISE 19B [Page 233]

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B Nirmala Shastry Mathematics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 19 Trigonometry
EXERCISE 19B | Q II. 2. | Page 233
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