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Q4:
Given $15 \cot A = 8$, find $\sin A$ and $\sec A$.
Solution :
Given: $15 \cot A = 8$
To find: $\sin A$ and $\sec A$
Visual Representation:
Step 1: Determine the ratio of sides from the given equation.
Given $15 \cot A = 8$. Dividing both sides by $15$, we get:
$\cot A = \frac{8}{15}$
[Since $\cot A = \frac{\text{Adjacent side}}{\text{Opposite side}}$ in a right-angled triangle]
Let the adjacent side $AB = 8k$ and the opposite side $BC = 15k$, where $k$ is a positive constant.
Step 2: Calculate the hypotenuse using the Pythagoras Theorem.
In $\triangle ABC$, right-angled at $B$:
$AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2$ [Pythagoras Theorem: Hypotenuse$^2$ = Base$^2$ + Perpendicular$^2$]
$AC^2 = (8k)^2 + (15k)^2$
$AC^2 = 64k^2 + 225k^2$
$AC^2 = 289k^2$
$AC = \sqrt{289k^2} = 17k$
Step 3: Find $\sin A$.
$\sin A = \frac{\text{Opposite side}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} = \frac{BC}{AC}$
$\sin A = \frac{15k}{17k}$
$\sin A = \frac{15}{17}$
Step 4: Find $\sec A$.
$\sec A = \frac{\text{Hypotenuse}}{\text{Adjacent side}} = \frac{AC}{AB}$
$\sec A = \frac{17k}{8k}$
$\sec A = \frac{17}{8}$
Final Answer: $\sin A = \frac{15}{17}$ and $\sec A = \frac{17}{8}$
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Introduction to Trigonometry EXERCISE 8.1
- Q1(i): In $\triangle ABC$, right-angled at $B$, $AB = 24$ cm, $BC = 7$ cm. Determine : (i) $\sin A, \cos A$
- Q1(ii): In $\triangle ABC$, right-angled at $B$, $AB = 24$ cm, $BC = 7$ cm. Determine : (ii) $\sin C, \cos C$
- Q10: In $\triangle PQR$, right-angled at $Q$, $PR + QR = 25$ cm and $PQ = 5$ cm. Determine the values of $\sin P, \cos P$ and $\tan P$.
- Q11(i): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (i) The value of $\tan A$ is always less than 1.
- Q11(ii): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (ii) $\sec A = \frac{12}{5}$ for some value of angle $A$.
- Q11(iii): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (iii) $\cos A$ is the abbreviation used for the cosecant of angle $A$.
- Q11(iv): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (iv) $\cot A$ is the product of cot and $A$.
- Q11(v): State whether the following are true or false. Justify your answer. (v) $\sin \theta = \frac{4}{3}$ for some angle $\theta$.
- Q2: In Fig. 8.13, find $\tan P – \cot R$.
- Q3: If $\sin A = \frac{3}{4}$, calculate $\cos A$ and $\tan A$.
- Q5: Given $\sec \theta = \frac{13}{12}$, calculate all other trigonometric ratios.
- Q6: If $\angle A$ and $\angle B$ are acute angles such that $\cos A = \cos B$, then show that $\angle A = \angle B$.
- Q7(i): If $\cot \theta = \frac{7}{8}$, evaluate : (i) $\frac{(1 + \sin \theta) (1 - \sin \theta)}{(1 + \cos \theta) (1 - \cos \theta)}$
- Q7(ii): If $\cot \theta = \frac{7}{8}$, evaluate : (ii) $\cot^2 \theta$
- Q8: If $3 \cot A = 4$, check whether $\frac{1 - \tan^2 A}{1 + \tan^2 A} = \cos^2 A – \sin^2 A$ or not.
- Q9(i): In triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if $\tan A = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$, find the value of: (i) $\sin A \cos C + \cos A \sin C$
- Q9(ii): In triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if $\tan A = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$, find the value of: (ii) $\cos A \cos C – \sin A \sin C$
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