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1.
If (sec A + tan A)(sec B + tan B)(sec C + tan C) = (sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C), prove that each of the side is equal to \(\pm \) 1.
2.
Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the expressions are defined.
\({ (\sin { A } +cosecA) }^{ 2 }+{ (\cos { A } +\sec { A } ) }^{ 2 }=7+\tan ^{ 2 }{ A } +\cot ^{ 2 }{ A } \)
3.
If \(\sqrt { 3 } \sin { \theta } =\cos { \theta } \), find the value of \(\frac { \tan { \theta } (1+\cot { \theta } ) }{ \sin { \theta } +\cos { \theta } } .\)
4.
A statue 1.6m tall stands on the top of a pedestal. From a point on the ground the angle of elevation of the top of the statue is 60° and from the same point the angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 45°. Find the height of the pedestal.
5.
An aeroplane, when flying at a height of 4000m from the ground passes vertically above another aeroplane at an instant when the angles of elevation of the two planes from the same point on the ground are 60°and 45° respectively.Find the vertical distance between the aeroplanes at that instant. (Take √3 = 1.73)
6.
From a point P on the ground, the angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 30° and that of the top of a flag staff fixed on the top of the tower is 60°. If the length of the flag staff is 5 m, find the height of the tower.
7.
If \(\cos { \theta } +\sin { \theta } =\sqrt { 2 } \cos { \theta } \), show that \(\cos { \theta } -\sin { \theta } =\sqrt { 2 } \sin { \theta } \).
8.
In a \(\triangle\) ABC, right angles at B, if tan A=1, verify that 2sin A cos A=1.
9.
Evaluate \(\frac { \tan { { 29 }^{ 0 } } }{ \cot { { 61 }^{ 0 } } } \)
10.
If the altitude of the Sun is 60°, what is the height of a tower which casts a shadow of length 30m?
11.
Find the length of kite string flying at 100 m above the ground with the elevation of 600
12.
If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from two points distant a and b (a > b) from its foot and in the same straight line from it are respectively 30° and 60°, then find the height of the tower.
13.
An observer, 1.7 m tall, is 20.J3 m away from a tower.The angle of elevation from the eye of observer to the top of tower is.30°. Find the height of tower
14.
Prove that : \(-1+\frac { \sin { A } \sin { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-A \right) } }{ \cot { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-A \right) } } =-\sin ^{ 2 }{ A } \)
15.
Find the value of cot 10°. cot 30°. cot 80°
16.
If cos 2A = sin (A - 15), find A.
17.
If tan 2A = cot (A + 60), find the value of A where 2A is an acute angle.
18.
In a triangle ABC, write \(\cos { \left( \frac { B+C }{ 2 } \right) } \) in terms of angle A.
19.
In the given figure, \(\triangle ABC,\) is the right angles at B. \(\triangle BSC\) is right angles at S and BC = 7.5 cm, RS = 5 cm, RB = 6 cm \(\angle BSR=x^0\) and \(\angle SAB=y^0.\) Find

(i) tan x0
(ii) sin y
(ii) cos y0
20.
If \(\tan { \theta } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } ,\) evaluate \(\frac { { cosec }^{ 2 }\theta -\sec ^{ 2 }{ \theta } }{ { cosec }^{ 2 }\theta +\sec ^{ 2 }{ \theta } } .\)
1.
Given (sec A + tan A)(sec B + tan B)(sec C + tan C) = (sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C)
Multiply both the sides by
(sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C)
\(\Rightarrow\) (sec A + tan A)(sec B + tan B)(sec C + tan C) x (sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C)
= (sec A - tan A)2(sec B - tan B)2(sec C - tan C)2
\(\Rightarrow\) (sec2A - tan2A)(sec2B - tan2B)(sec2C - tan2C)
= (sec A - tan A)2(sec B - tan B)2(sec C - tan C)2
\(\Rightarrow\) 1 = [(sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C)]2
\(\Rightarrow\) (sec A - tan A)(sec B - tan B)(sec C - tan C) = \(\pm \) 1.
Simiarly, multiply both sides by
(sec A + tan A)(sec B + tan B)(sec C + tan C),
\(\therefore\) (sec A + tan A)(sec B + tan B)(sec C + tan C) = \(\pm \) 1.
2.
LHS = \({ (\sin { A } +cosecA) }^{ 2 }+{ (\cos { A } +\sec { A } ) }^{ 2 }\)
\(=\sin ^{ 2 }{ A } +{ cosec }^{ 2 }A+2\sin { A } cosecA+\cos ^{ 2 }{ A } +\sec ^{ 2 }{ A } +2\cos { A } \sec { A } \)
\(\left[ \because { (a+b) }^{ 2 }={ a }^{ 2 }+{ b }^{ 2 }+2ab \right] \)
\(=(\sin ^{ 2 }{ A } +\cos ^{ 2 }{ A } )+(1+\cot ^{ 2 }{ A } )+2\sin { A } \frac { 1 }{ \sin { A } } +(1+\tan ^{ 2 }{ A } )+2\cos { A } \frac { 1 }{ \cos { A } } \)\(\left[ \because { cosec }^{ 2 }A=1+\cot ^{ 2 }{ A } ,\sec ^{ 2 }{ A } =1+\tan ^{ 2 }{ A } ,cosecA=\frac { 1 }{ \sin { A } } and\sec { A } =\frac { 1 }{ \cos { A } } \right] \)\(=1+1+\cot ^{ 2 }{ A } +2+1+\tan ^{ 2 }{ A } +2\quad \left[ \because \sin ^{ 2 }{ A } +\cos ^{ 2 }{ A } =1 \right] \)
\(=7+\tan ^{ 2 }{ A } +\cot ^{ 2 }{ A } \)
= RHS
Hence proved.
3.
As, \(\sqrt { 3 } \sin { \theta } =\cos { \theta } \Rightarrow \tan { \theta } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
\(\therefore \frac { \sin { \theta } \tan { \theta } (1+\cot { \theta } ) }{ \sin { \theta } +\cos { \theta } } =\frac { \tan { \theta } \tan { \theta } (1+\cot { \theta } ) }{ \tan { \theta } +1 } \)
\(\frac { 1+\sqrt { 3 } }{ 4 } \)
4.

Statue=CD = 1.6 m
h = height of pedestal=BC
A is point on earth
In \(\triangle\)ABD, \(\cot { { 60 }^{ 0 } } =\frac { AB }{ BD } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { AB }{ h+1.6 } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad AB=\frac { h+1.6 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \quad ...(i)\)
\(\triangle\)ABC, \(\frac { AB }{ BC } =\cot { { 45 }^{ 0 } } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { AB }{ h+1.6 } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { AB }{ h+1.6 } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad AB=h\)
From (i) and (ii), we get
\(\Rightarrow \quad h=\frac { h+1.6 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \)
Height of pedestal = h =2.2m.
5.
(i) \({x\over y}=tan\ 45^0=1\)
⇒ x=y
\((ii)\ \ \ {4000\over y}=tan60^0=\sqrt3\)
\(⇒ y={4000\sqrt3\over 3}\)
= 2306.67m
Vertical distance between two = 4000- Y
= 1693.33m
6.
Flag staff AB = 5 m
Let h of the height of tower BC
P is a point on the ground, PC = x
In \(\Delta PBC\), tan 30°=\(\frac{h}{x}\)
\(\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } =\frac { h }{ x } \)
x=\(\sqrt{3}\)h...(i)
In \(\Delta PAC\), tan60°=\(\frac{AC}{PC}\)
\(\sqrt { 3 } =\frac { 5+h }{ x } \) ...(ii)
\(\sqrt { 3 } =\frac { 5+h }{ \sqrt { 3 } h } \)
3h-h = 5
2h = 5
\(h=\frac { 5 }{ 2 } =2.5m\)
7.
\(\cos { \theta } +\sin { \theta } =\sqrt { 2 } \cos { \theta } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \sin { \theta } =\cos { \theta } \left( \sqrt { 2 } -1 \right) \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \sin { \theta } =\frac { \cos { \theta } \left( \sqrt { 2 } -1 \right) \left( \sqrt { 2 } +1 \right) }{ \left( \sqrt { 2 } +1 \right) } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \sin { \theta } =\frac { \cos { \theta } \left( 2-1 \right) }{ \sqrt { 2 } +1 } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \left( \sqrt { 2 } +1 \right) \sin { \theta } =\cos { \theta } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \sqrt { 2 } \sin { \theta } +\sin { \theta } =\cos { \theta } \)
\(\Rightarrow \quad \cos { \theta } -\sin { \theta } =\sqrt { 2 } \sin { \theta } \)
8.
Given, a \(\triangle\) ABC, in which B=900
In a \(\triangle\) ABC, \(tanA=\frac { Perpendicular }{ base } \)
\(=\frac { BC }{ AB } =1\)
BC=AB
Let AB=BC=k, where k is a positive number.
Now, \(AC=\sqrt { { AB }^{ 2 }+{ BC }^{ 2 } } \) [by unsing Pythagoras theorem]
\(=\sqrt { { (k) }^{ 2 }+{ (k) }^{ 2 } } =k\sqrt { 2 } \)
\(\therefore \quad sinA=\frac { Perpendicular }{ Hypotenuse } =\frac { BC }{ AC } =\frac { k }{ \sqrt { 2 } k } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \)
\(cosA=\frac { Base }{ Hypotenuse } =\frac { AB }{ AC } =\frac { k }{ \sqrt { 2 } k } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \)
Now, LHS=2sin A cos A=\(2\left( \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \right) \left( \frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 2 } } \right) =1=RHS\)
Hence proved.
9.
\(\frac { \tan { { 29 }^{ 0 } } }{ \cot { { 61 }^{ 0 } } } =\frac { \tan { { (90 }^{ 0 }-{ 61 }^{ 0 }) } }{ \cot { { 61 }^{ 0 } } } =\frac { \cot { { 61 }^{ 0 } } }{ \cot { { 61 }^{ 0 } } } =1\) \([\because \tan { { (90 }^{ 0 }-\theta ) } =\cot { \theta } ]\)
10.
Let AB the tower whose height is h m.=30 m.

From ΔABC, \({AB\over BC}=tan60^0\)
\({h\over 30}=\sqrt3\)
=30√3 m
Height of tower = 30√3 m.
11.

Let the length of kite string AC = l m.
ㄥACB = 60°, height of kite AB = 100 m.
From ΔABC, \({AB\over BC}={\sqrt3\over 2}\)
\({100\over l}={\sqrt{3}\over 2}\)
\(l={2\times100\over\sqrt3}\)
\(={200\over\sqrt{3}}m\)
\(={200\over \sqrt3}\times{\sqrt3\over \sqrt3}\)
\(={200\sqrt{3}\over 3}m\)
12.
Let the height of tower be h.
From ΔABD \({h\over a}=tan\ 30^0\)

\(h=a\times{1\over \sqrt{3}}={a\over \sqrt3}\)
From ΔACD, \({h\over b}=tan\ 60^0\)
\(h=b\times\sqrt3=b\sqrt3\)
From(i) \(a=\sqrt3h\)
From (ii)\(b={h\over \sqrt3}\)
\(a\times b=\sqrt3h\times{h\over \sqrt3}\)
h2=ab
\(h=\sqrt{ab}\)
13.

Let height of the tower AB = h metre
AE = h-1.7
BC = DE = 20√3 m. given
In ΔADE, tan 30° =\(h-1.7\over 20\sqrt3\)
\(⇒\ {1\over \sqrt3}={h-1.7\over 20\sqrt3}\)
h-1.7 = 20
h = 20+ 1.7
= 21.7 m
14.
\(LHS=-1+\frac { \sin { A } \sin { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-A \right) } }{ \cot { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-A \right) } } \)
\(\left[ \because \quad \sin { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-\theta \right) =\cos { \theta } } \right] \)
\(\left[ \because \quad \cot { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-\theta \right) } =\tan { \theta } \right] \)
\(=-1+\frac { \sin { A } \cos { A } }{ \tan { A } } \)
= - 1 + sin A cos A x cot A
\(\left[ \because \quad \cot { \theta } =\frac { \sin { \theta } }{ \cos { \theta } } \right] \)
\(\left[ \because \quad \sin ^{ 2 }{ \theta } +\cos ^{ 2 }{ \theta } =1 \right] \)
\(=-1+\sin { A } \cos { A } \times \frac { \cos { A } }{ \sin { A } } \)
= - 1 + cos2 A = - (1 - cos2A)
= - sin2A = RHS
15.
cot 10° cot 30° cot 80° = cot(90° - 80°) cot 30° cot 80°
= tan 80° cot 30° \(\frac { 1 }{ \tan { { 80 }^{ ° } } } \)
= cot 30°
\(=\sqrt{3}\)
16.
sin (90° - 2A) = sin (A - 15°)
\(\Rightarrow\) 90° - 2A = A - 15
\(\Rightarrow\) 3A = 105°
\(\therefore\) A = 35°
17.
Given tan 2A = cot (A + 60°)
\(\Rightarrow\) cot(90 - 2A) = cot (A + 60)
\(\Rightarrow\) 90 - 2A = A + 60°
\(\Rightarrow\) 3A = 30°
\(\therefore\) A = 10°
18.
A + B + C = 180°
B + C = 180° - A
\(\therefore \quad \cos { \left( \frac { B+C }{ 2 } \right) } =\cos { \left[ \frac { { 180 }^{ ° }-A }{ 2 } \right] } \)
\(=\cos { \left( { 90 }^{ ° }-\frac { A }{ 2 } \right) } \)
\(=\sin { \frac { A }{ 2 } } \)
19.
Given, \(\angle CBA=90^0,\angle BRS=90^0,\angle BSC=90^0,\) BC = 7.5 cm, RS = 5 cm, BR = 6 cm and AB = 18 cm
Then, AR = AB - RB = 18 - 6 = 12 cm

In \(\triangle ABC,\) by using Pythagoras theorem, we get
AS2 = AR2 + RS2 = (12)2 + (5)2
AS2 = 144 + 25 = 169
\(\Rightarrow\) AS = \(\sqrt 169\)
\(\therefore\) AS = 13 cm [since, side cannot be negative]
\((i)\quad In\quad \triangle BRS,\ tan{ x }^{ 0 }=\frac { P }{ B } =\frac { BR }{ RS } =\frac { 6 }{ 5 } \quad \)
\((ii)\quad In\quad \triangle ARS,\quad sin{ y }^{ 0 }=\frac { P }{ H } =\frac { SR }{ AS } =\frac { 5 }{ 13 } \)
\((iii)\quad In\quad \triangle ARS,\quad cos{ y }^{ 0 }=\frac { AR }{ AS } =\frac { 12 }{ 13 } \)
20.
\(\tan { \theta } =\frac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 } } \Rightarrow \theta ={ 30 }^{ 0 }\)
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