INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY-Exercise 8.2

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INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY-Exercise 8.2

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1. Evaluate the following :

Solution:

i. $$\begin{aligned}\sin 60^{0}\times \cos 30^{0}+\sin 30^{0}\times &\cos 60^{\circ }\\ \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\times \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}+\dfrac{1}{2}\times \dfrac{1}{2}&=1\\ \dfrac{3}{4}+\dfrac{1}{4}&=1\\ &=1\end{aligned}$$
ii. $$\begin{aligned}2\times \tan ^{2}45^{\circ }+\cos ^{2}30^{0}-&\sin ^{2}60^{\circ }\\ 2\cdot 1+\left( \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) ^{2}-\left( \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) ^{2}&=2\\ &=2\end{aligned}$$
iii. $$\begin{aligned}\dfrac{\cos 45^{0}}{\sec 30^{\circ }+co\sec 30^{0}}\\\\ \cos 45^{\circ }&=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\\\\ \sec 30^{\circ }&=\dfrac{1}{\cos 30^{\circ }}\\ &=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\\\\ \text{cosec }30^{\circ }&=\dfrac{1}{\sin 30^{\circ }}\\ &=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{1}{2}}\\ &=\dfrac{2}{1}\\ &=2\end{aligned}$$

Now First calculate \((\sec 30^{\circ }+\text{cosec }30^{\circ })\)

$$\begin{aligned}\sec 30^{\circ }&+\text{cosec }30^{\circ }\\ \dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}+2\\ &=\dfrac{2+2\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}\end{aligned}$$

And then calculate \(\left(\dfrac{\cos 45^{\circ }}{\sec 30^{\circ }+\text{cosec }30^{0}}\right)\)

$$\scriptsize\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{\cos 45^{\circ }}{\sec 30^{\circ }+\text{cosec }30^{0}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{1}{\dfrac{\sqrt{2} \left( 2+2 \sqrt{3}\right) }{\sqrt{3}}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2 \sqrt{2}+2 \sqrt{6}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\sqrt{3} \left( 2 \sqrt{2}-2 \sqrt{6}\right) }{\left( 2 \sqrt{2}+2 \sqrt{6}\right) \left( 2 \sqrt{2}-2 \sqrt{6}\right) }\\\\ &=\dfrac{2 \sqrt{3} \left( \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}\right) }{4\times 2-4\times 6}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2 \sqrt{3} \left( \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}\right) }{8-24}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2 \sqrt{3} \left( \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}\right) }{16}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\sqrt{3} \left( \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}\right) }{-8}\\\\ &=\dfrac{+\sqrt{18}-\sqrt{6}}{8}\\\\ &=\dfrac{3 \sqrt{2}-\sqrt{6}}{8}\end{aligned}$$
iv. $$\begin{aligned}\dfrac{\sin 30^{0}+\tan 45^{0}-\cos ec60^{\circ }}{\sec 30^{0}+\cos 60^{0}+\cot 45^{0}}\\\\ \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2}+1-\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}}{\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}+\dfrac{1}{2}+1}\end{aligned}$$

Calculate the Numerator First

$$\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{1}{2}+1-\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \\\\ &=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{3}-4}{2 \sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{3 \sqrt{3}-4}{2 \sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{3 \sqrt{3}-4}{2 \sqrt{3}}\times \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{9-4 \sqrt{3}}{6}\end{aligned}$$

Then calculate Denominator

$$\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}+\dfrac{1}{2}+1 \\\\ &=\dfrac{4+\sqrt{3}+2 \sqrt{3}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{4+3 \sqrt{3}}{2 \sqrt{3}}\times \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{4 \sqrt{3}+3\times 3}{2\times 3}\\\\ &=\dfrac{9+4 \sqrt{3}}{6}\end{aligned}$$

Write Numerator & Denominator together and simplify (Rationalize)

$$\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{\dfrac{9-4 \sqrt{3}}{6}}{\dfrac{9+4 \sqrt{3}}{6}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{9-4 \sqrt{3}}{9+4 \sqrt{3}}\times \dfrac{9-4 \sqrt{3}}{9-4 \sqrt{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\left( 9-4 \sqrt{3}\right) ^{2}}{9^{2}-\left( 4 \sqrt{3}\right) ^{2}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{81+16\times 3-72 \sqrt{3}}{81-48}\\\\ &=\dfrac{81+48-72 \sqrt{3}}{33}\\\\ &=\dfrac{129-72 \sqrt{3}}{33}\\\\ &=\dfrac{43-24 \sqrt{3}}{11}\end{aligned}$$
v. $$\scriptsize\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{5\times \cos ^{2}60^{0}+4\sec ^{2}30^{0}-\tan ^{2}45^{0}}{\sin ^{2}30^{0}+\cos ^{2}30^{\circ }}\\\\ &=\dfrac{5\cdot \left( \dfrac{1}{2}\right) ^{2}+4\cdot \left(\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\right)^{2}+1}{\left( \dfrac{1}{2}\right) ^{2}+\left( \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) ^{2}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{5\cdot \left( \dfrac{1}{4}\right) +4\cdot \left( \dfrac{4}{3}\right) -1}{\dfrac{1}{4}+\dfrac{3}{4}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\dfrac{5}{4}+\dfrac{16}{3}-1}{1}\\\\ &=\dfrac{15+64-12}{12}\\\\ &=\dfrac{67}{12}\end{aligned}$$

Q2. Choose the correct option and justify your choice :

Solution:

i. $$\begin{aligned} &\dfrac{2\times \tan 30^{\circ }}{1+\tan ^{2}30^{0}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2\cdot \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}{1+\left( \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) ^{2}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}}}{1+\dfrac{1}{3}}\\\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}\times \left( 1+\dfrac{1}{3}\right) }\\\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}\times \left( \dfrac{3+1}{3}\right) }\\\\ &=\dfrac{2\times 3}{\sqrt{3}\times \left( 4\right) }\\\\ &=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\\\\ \dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}&=\sin 60^{\circ }\end{aligned}$$

(A) sin 60° is correct


ii. $$\begin{aligned}&\dfrac{1-\tan ^{2}45^{0}}{1+\tan ^{2}45^{\circ }}\\ &=\dfrac{1-1}{1+1}\\ &=\dfrac{0}{2}\\ &=0\end{aligned}$$

(D) 0 is correct Answer


iii. $$\begin{aligned}\sin 2A=2\times \sin A\\ A=0\\ \sin 0=\sin 0\end{aligned}$$

(A) = 0° is correct Answer


iv. $$\begin{aligned} &\dfrac{2\times \tan 30^{\circ }}{1-\tan ^{2}30^{\circ }}\\ &=\dfrac{2\cdot \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}}{1-\left( \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\right) ^{2}}\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}\times \left( 1-\dfrac{1}{3}\right) }\\ &=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{3}\times \left( \dfrac{3-1}{3}\right) }\\ &=\dfrac{2\times 3}{\sqrt{3}\times 2}\\ &=\sqrt{3}\\ \sqrt{3}&=\tan 60^{\circ }\end{aligned}$$

(C) tan 60° is correct Answer


Q.3

Solution:

$$\begin{align}\tan \left( A+B\right) =\sqrt{3}\\ \Rightarrow A+B=60^{\circ }\tag{1}\\ \lim \left( A-B\right) =\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}\\ \Rightarrow A-B=30^{\circ }\tag{2}\end{align}$$

Adding equation 1- and equation 2

$$\begin{aligned}A+B+\left( A-B\right) &=60^{0}+30^{\circ }\\ A+B+A-B&=90^{\circ }\\ 2A&=90^{\circ }\\ A&=\dfrac{90^{\circ }}{2}\\ A&=45^{\circ }\\ A+B&=60^{\circ }\\ 45^{\circ }+B&=60^{\circ }\\ B&=60^{\circ }-45^{0}\\ B&=15^{\circ }\end{aligned}$$

A = 45°, B = 15°


Q4. State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer.
(i) sin (A + B) = sin A + sin B.
(ii) The value of \(\sin \theta\) increases as \(\theta\) increases.
(iii) The value of \(\cos \theta\) increases as \(\theta\) increases. (iv) \(\sin \theta = \cos \theta\) for all values of . (v) cot A is not defined for A = 0°.

Solution:

(i) \( \sin (A + B) = \sin A + \sin B. \)

Answer: False

Justification: Using the identity \( \sin(A+B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B \), which is generally not equal to \( \sin A + \sin B \); for example, for \(A = 60^\circ\) and \(B = 30^\circ\), \( \sin(90^\circ) = 1 \) but \( \sin 60^\circ + \sin 30^\circ \neq 1 \).


(ii) The value of \( \sin \theta \) increases as \( \theta \) increases.

Answer: True

Justification: For \( 0^\circ \le \theta \le 90^\circ \), the values \( \sin 0^\circ = 0, \sin 30^\circ = 0.5, \sin 45^\circ \approx 0.707, \sin 60^\circ \approx 0.866, \sin 90^\circ = 1 \) show that \( \sin \theta \) increases as \( \theta \) increases in this interval.


(iii) The value of \( \cos \theta \) increases as \( \theta \) increases.

Answer: False

Justification: On \( 0^\circ \le \theta \le 90^\circ \), \( \cos 0^\circ = 1, \cos 30^\circ \approx 0.866, \cos 45^\circ \approx 0.707, \cos 60^\circ = 0.5, \cos 90^\circ = 0 \), so \( \cos \theta \) actually decreases as \( \theta \) increases.


(iv) \( \sin \theta = \cos \theta \) for all values of \( \theta \).

Answer: False

Justification: \( \sin \theta = \cos \theta \) only when \( \theta = 45^\circ \) (in the interval \( 0^\circ \) to \( 90^\circ \)), so it is not true for all values of \( \theta \).


(v) \( \cot A \) is not defined for \( A = 0^\circ \).

Answer: True

Justification: \( \cot A = \dfrac{\cos A}{\sin A} \). At \( A = 0^\circ \), \( \sin 0^\circ = 0 \), so \( \cot 0^\circ = \dfrac{1}{0} \), which is not defined. Hence, \( \cot A \) is not defined for \( A = 0^\circ \).


Frequently Asked Questions

Trigonometry is the branch of mathematics that studies the relationship between the sides and angles of a right-angled triangle usin g trigonometric ratios such as sin e, cos in e, and tan gent.

Trigonometric ratios are ratios of the lengths of the sides of a right triangle with respect to one of its acute angles. They include sin , cos , tan , cos ec, sec , and cot .

The six ratios are: sin \(\theta\), cos \(\theta\), tan \(\theta\), cos ec\(\ \theta\), sec \(\theta\), and cot \(\theta\).

sin \(\theta\) = Opposite side ÷ Hypotenuse.

cos \(\theta\) = Adjacent side ÷ Hypotenuse.

tan \(\theta\) = Opposite side ÷ Adjacent side.

tan \(\theta\) = sin \(\theta\) ÷ cos \(\theta\).

cosec\(\ \theta\) = 1 ÷ sin \(\theta\) = Hypotenuse ÷ Opposite side.

sec \(\theta\) = 1 ÷ cos \(\theta\) = Hypotenuse ÷ Adjacent side.

cot \(\theta\) = 1 ÷ tan \(\theta\) = Adjacent side ÷ Opposite side.

Values include: sin 0\(^\circ\)=0, sin 30\(^\circ\)=1/2, sin 45\(^\circ\)=v2/2, sin 60\(^\circ\)=v3/2, sin 90\(^\circ\)=1 (others similarly defined).

They help solve real-life problems involving heights, distan ces, angles of elevation/depression, navigation, physics, engineering, and architecture.

The angle formed between the horizontal line and the line of sight when the observer looks upward at an object.

The angle formed between the horizontal line and the line of sight when the observer looks downward from a higher point.

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1 + tan ²\(\ \theta\) = sec ²\(\ \theta\) and 1 + cot ²\(\ \theta\) = cos ec²\(\ \theta\).

tan \(\theta\) × cot \(\theta\) = 1.

sin \(\theta\) × cosec\(\ \theta\) = 1.

cos \(\theta\) × sec \(\theta\) = 1.

45\(^\circ\), because sin 45\(^\circ\) = cos 45\(^\circ\) = v2/2.

Only acute angles (0\(^\circ\) < \(\theta\) < 90\(^\circ\)) are considered in this chapter.

No, negative angles and circular trigonometric functions are not introduced at this level.

Trigonometric ratios help determine unknown heights, widths, and distan ces by relating them to measured angles.

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sec 90\(^\circ\) = 1/cos 90\(^\circ\) = undefined.

Because tan 0\(^\circ\)=0, so cot 0\(^\circ\) = 1/0, which is undefined.

Two angles whose sum is 90\(^\circ\).

sin (90\(^\circ\)-\(\ \theta\))=cos \(\theta\), cos (90\(^\circ\)-\(\ \theta\))=sin \(\theta\), tan (90\(^\circ\)-\(\ \theta\))=cot \(\theta\), etc.

Ratios depend only on the angle, not on the actual size of the triangle.

No. For a given angle, the trigonometric ratios remain constan t.

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\(\cos \theta = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{(1+tan ² \theta}}\).

\(\tan \theta = \dfrac{\sin \theta}{\sqrt{(1-sin^2\ \theta}}\).

\(\tan \theta= \dfrac{\sqrt{(1-cos^2\ \theta)}}{\cos \theta}\).

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Class 10 NCERT curriculum covers only degree measure for introductory learning.

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A surveying instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles for calculating heights and distan ces.

It is used in designing structures, mechanical components, electrical waves, circuits, and digital systems.

It creates equal opposite and adjacent sides, leading to simple trigonometric values.

Three core identities: sin ²\(\ \theta\) + cos ²\(\ \theta\) = 1; 1 + tan ²\(\ \theta\) = sec ²\(\ \theta\); 1 + cot ²\(\ \theta\) = cosec²\(\ \theta\).

They help students quickly recall stan dard values essential for solving exam problems.

Usin g calculators, ignoring diagrams, and misidentifying opposite/adjacent sides.

Visualizing the triangle reduces mistakes and clarifies angle–side relationships.

Understan d the geometric meaning rather than memorizing formulas blindly.

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