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Write True' Or False' and Justify Your Answer the Following : the Value of Sin θ+Cos θ is Always Greater than 1

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 Write True' or False' and justify your answer  the following : 

The value of sin θ+cos θ is always greater than 1 .

True or False
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Solution

Consider the table.

θ 30° 45° 60° 90°
`sin θ` `0` `1/2` `1/sqrt2` `sqrt3/2` `1`
`cosθ` `1` `sqrt3/2` `1/sqrt2` `1/2` `0`

Here, 

`sin 90°+cos 90°=1+0=1`  Which is not greater than 1 Therefore, the given statement is false, 

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Chapter 11: Trigonometric Identities - Exercise 11.3 [Page 56]

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R.D. Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 10
Chapter 11 Trigonometric Identities
Exercise 11.3 | Q 24.5 | Page 56

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