Question

If tan theta = 1/root 7 show that cosec^2 theta - sec^2 theta/cosec^2 theta+sec^2 theta equals to 3/4

Answer 1

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Answer 2

♣ Qᴜᴇꜱᴛɪᴏɴ :

• If tan θ  = $\sf{\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{7}}}$, Show that $\sf{\dfrac{cosec ^2 \theta - sec ^2\theta}{cosec^2\theta + sec^2\theta }=\dfrac{3}{4}}$

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♣ ᴀɴꜱᴡᴇʀ :

We know :

$\large\boxed{\sf{tan\theta=\dfrac{Height}{Base}}}$

So comparing this formula and value of tan θ from question, we get :

Height = 1

Base = √7

Now we need to Prove the value of :  $\sf{\dfrac{cosec ^2 \theta - sec ^2\theta}{cosec^2\theta + sec^2\theta }=\dfrac{3}{4}}$

Also :

$\large\boxed{\sf{cosec\theta=\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Height}}}$

$\large\boxed{\sf{sec\theta=\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Base}}}$

From this we get :

$\large\boxed{\sf{cosec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Height}\right)^2}}$

$\large\boxed{\sf{sec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Base}\right)^2}}$

But we have Height and Base, we dont have Hypotenuse.

Hypotenuse can be found by using Pythagoras Theorem

Pythagoras Theorem states that :

Hypotenuse² = Side² + Side²

For our question :

Hypotenuse² = Height² + Base²

Hypotenuse² = 1² + √7²

Hypotenuse² = 1 + 7

Hypotenuse² = 8

√Hypotenuse² = √8

Hypotenuse = √8

➢ Let's find value's of cosec²θ and sec²θ

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First cosec²θ :

$\large\boxed{\sf{cosec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Height}\right)^2}}$

$\sf{cosec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{8}}{1}\right)^2}$

$\sf{cosec^2\theta=\dfrac{8}{1}}$

cosec²θ = 8

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Now sec²θ :

$\large\boxed{\sf{sec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{Hypotenuse}{Base}\right)^2}}$

$\sf{sec^2\theta=\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{8}}{\sqrt{7}}\right)^2}$

$\sf{sec^2\theta=\dfrac{8}{7}}$

sec²θ = 8/7

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Now Proving :

$\sf{\dfrac{cosec ^2 \theta - sec ^2\theta}{cosec^2\theta + sec^2\theta }=\dfrac{3}{4}}$

Taking L.H.S :

$\sf{\dfrac{cosec ^2 \theta - sec ^2\theta}{cosec^2\theta + sec^2\theta }}$

$=\sf{\dfrac{8 - sec ^2\theta}{8 + sec^2\theta }}$

$=\sf{\dfrac{8 - \dfrac{8}{7}}{8 + \dfrac{8}{7} }}$

$=\sf{\dfrac{\dfrac{48}{7}}{\dfrac{64}{7} }}$

$\sf{=\dfrac{48\times \:7}{7\times \:64}}$

$\sf{=\dfrac{48}{64}}$

$\bf{=\dfrac{3}{4}}$

= R.H.S

Hence Proved !!!