English

Prove the Following Trigonometric Identities. tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = 1 + tan θ + cot θ

Advertisements
Advertisements

Questions

Prove the following trigonometric identities.

`tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = 1 + tan θ + cot θ`

 Prove the following:

`tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = 1 + tan θ + cot θ`

Theorem
Advertisements

Solution

We need to prove `tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = 1 + tan θ + cot θ`

Now using cot θ = `1/tan θ` in the LHS, we get

`tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = tan θ/(1 - 1/tan θ) + (1/tan θ)/(1 - tan θ)`

`= tan θ/(((tan θ - 1)/tan θ)) + 1/(tan θ(1 - tan θ))`

`= (tan θ)/(tan θ  - 1)(tan θ) + 1/(tan θ(1 - tan θ)`

`= tan^2 θ/(tan θ - 1) - 1/(tan θ(tan θ - 1))`

`= (tan^3 θ - 1)/(tan θ(tan θ - 1))`

Further using the identity `a^3 - b^3 = (a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)`, we get

`(tan^3 θ - 1)/(tan(tan θ - 1)) = ((tan θ - 1)(tan^2 θ + tan θ + 1))/(tan θ (tan θ - 1))`

`= (tan^2 θ + tan θ + 1)/(tan θ)`

`= tan^2 θ/tan θ+ tan θ/tan θ + 1/tan θ`

= tan θ + 1 + cot θ

Hence `tan θ/(1 - cot θ) + cot θ/(1 - tan θ) = 1 + tan θ + cot θ`

shaalaa.com
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 18: Trigonometric identities - Exercise 18A [Page 424]

APPEARS IN

Nootan Mathematics [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 18 Trigonometric identities
Exercise 18A | Q 22. (i) | Page 424

RELATED QUESTIONS

Prove that sin6θ + cos6θ = 1 – 3 sin2θ. cos2θ.


Prove the following trigonometric identities.

`cot theta - tan theta = (2 cos^2 theta - 1)/(sin theta cos theta)`


Prove the following trigonometric identities

`((1 + sin theta)^2 + (1 + sin theta)^2)/(2cos^2 theta) =  (1 + sin^2 theta)/(1 - sin^2 theta)`


Prove the following trigonometric identities.

`[tan θ + 1/cos θ]^2 + [tan θ - 1/cos θ]^2 = 2((1 + sin^2 θ)/(1 - sin^2 θ))`


Prove the following identities:

`cosecA + cotA = 1/(cosecA - cotA)`


`sin theta/((cot theta + cosec  theta)) - sin theta /( (cot theta - cosec  theta)) =2`


Write the value of ` cosec^2 (90°- theta ) - tan^2 theta`

 


Write the value of tan10° tan 20° tan 70° tan 80° .


If x =  a sin θ and y = bcos θ , write the value of`(b^2 x^2 + a^2 y^2)`


If `cosec  theta = 2x and cot theta = 2/x ," find the value of"  2 ( x^2 - 1/ (x^2))`


Write the value of \[\cot^2 \theta - \frac{1}{\sin^2 \theta}\] 


(cosec θ − sin θ) (sec θ − cos θ) (tan θ + cot θ) is equal to


Prove the following identity : 

`sin^2Acos^2B - cos^2Asin^2B = sin^2A - sin^2B`


Prove the following identity : 

`tan^2A - tan^2B = (sin^2A - sin^2B)/(cos^2Acos^2B)`


Prove the following identity : 

`(cotA + cosecA - 1)/(cotA - cosecA + 1) = (cosA + 1)/sinA`


Prove the following identity : 

`(1 + cotA + tanA)(sinA - cosA) = secA/(cosec^2A) - (cosecA)/sec^2A`


Without using trigonometric identity , show that :

`sec70^circ sin20^circ - cos20^circ cosec70^circ = 0`


Prove that `sqrt((1 + sin A)/(1 - sin A))` = sec A + tan A.


Prove that `sqrt(2 + tan^2 θ + cot^2 θ) = tan θ + cot θ`.


Prove that : `1 - (cos^2 θ)/(1 + sin θ) = sin θ`.


Prove that `cos θ/sin(90° - θ) + sin θ/cos (90° - θ) = 2`.


Without using the trigonometric table, prove that
tan 10° tan 15° tan 75° tan 80° = 1


Prove the following identities.

(sin θ + sec θ)2 + (cos θ + cosec θ)2 = 1 + (sec θ + cosec θ)2


Choose the correct alternative:

cot θ . tan θ = ?


Choose the correct alternative:

`(1 + cot^2"A")/(1 + tan^2"A")` = ?


If cos θ = `24/25`, then sin θ = ?


If 1 + sin2α = 3 sinα cosα, then values of cot α are ______.


If 2 cos θ + sin θ = `1(θ ≠ π/2)`, then 7 cos θ + 6 sin θ is equal to ______.


(sec2 θ – 1) (cosec2 θ – 1) is equal to ______.


Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×