Easy way of TRIGONOMETRY - CLASS X

1.If 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝛼 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝛽

Solution: 𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝛼 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽

Adding 1 on both sides , 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝛼 = 1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛽

𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛼 = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛽
1
𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽 ----(1)
2

1
𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 1 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 = 1 − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽 ----(2)
2

1 1
(1)-(2) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽 − (1 − 2 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽)

𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝛽 − 1

𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝛼 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝛼 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝛽

𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
2.Prove that = 1 − 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 +𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

Solution:RHS = 1 − 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 2𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

=1 − 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃

=𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 − 2𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 )2
= 1

(𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 )2
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃−𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 𝜃

𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
=
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 +𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

RHS=LHS

1+𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃
3.Prove that =
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃
Solution: RHS=1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃 1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
=1−𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 x1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃 (1+𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 )
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃
=(1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)

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1+𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃
= 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃

RHS=LHS

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4.Prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 =
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 +𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

1 1 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
= − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 +
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 1
=
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃

=1

5.If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑚, 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚 ≠ 𝑛, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚2 -𝑛2 = 4 𝑚𝑛

𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑚2 − 𝑛2 = (𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)2 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 2

2 2
Using formula 𝑎+𝑏 − 𝑎−𝑏 = 4𝑎𝑏

=4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

4 𝑚𝑛 = 4 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 4 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃

=4𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃

Thus we get 𝑚2 -𝑛2 = 4 𝑚𝑛

1 1 1 1
6.Prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
− 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 +𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃

1 1 2
+ =
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 − 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
Using cross multiplication or l.c.m. we get

1 1 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 2
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 −𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 +𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 = 1
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

7.Prove that (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃)2 +(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃)2 = 7 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃

Solution: 𝐿𝐻𝑆 = (𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 1/𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃)2 +(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 + 1/𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃)2

1 1
= 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 2 𝜃 + 2+𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 + 2

= 5 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = 7 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃 = 𝑅𝐻𝑆

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