- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2014
- Date
- 9 April
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Trigonometric Ratios & Identities
JEE Main 2014 · 9 April · Online · Mathematics · Trigonometric Ratios & Identities
If cosecθ = p + q p - q (p ≠ q, p ≠ 0), then |cot ((π)/(4) +...
Options
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- C
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Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
\text{cosec} \theta = \dfrac{\text{p} + \text{q}}{\text{p} - \text{q}} ⇒ \dfrac{1}{\text\sin \theta} = \dfrac{\text{p} + \text{q}}{\text{p} - \text{q}}
let \text\tan \left(\dfrac{\theta}{2}\right) = \text{t} \text{then} \dfrac{1 + {\text{t}}^{2}}{\text{2t}} = \dfrac{\text{p} + \text{q}}{\text{p} - \text{q}} \left\{∵ \sin 2\theta = \dfrac{2tan\theta}{1 + \tan^{2}\theta}\right\}⇒ \dfrac{1 + {\text{t}}^{2} + \text{2t}}{1 + {\text{t}}^{2} - \text{2t}} = \dfrac{\text{p} + \text{q} + \text{p} - \text{q}}{\text{p} + \text{q} - \text{p} + \text{q}}⇒ {\left(\dfrac{1 + \text{t}}{1 - \text{t}}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{\text{p}}{\text{q}}⇒ | \dfrac{1 - t}{1 + t} | = \sqrt{\dfrac{q}{p}} = | \cot ( \dfrac{\pi}{4} + \theta ) |