JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Fundamental trigonometrical ratios and functions, Trigonometrical ratio of allied angles

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    If \[\tan \theta =\frac{a}{b},\]then \[\frac{\sin \theta }{{{\cos }^{8}}\theta }+\frac{\cos \theta }{{{\sin }^{8}}\theta }=\] [WB JEE 1986]

    A) \[\pm \frac{{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\left( \frac{a}{{{b}^{8}}}+\frac{b}{{{a}^{8}}} \right)\]

    B) \[\pm \frac{{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\left( \frac{a}{{{b}^{8}}}-\frac{b}{{{a}^{8}}} \right)\]

    C) \[\pm \frac{{{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\left( \frac{a}{{{b}^{8}}}+\frac{b}{{{a}^{8}}} \right)\]

    D) \[\pm \frac{{{({{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}-{{b}^{2}}}}\left( \frac{a}{{{b}^{8}}}-\frac{b}{{{a}^{8}}} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Given that \[\tan \theta =\frac{a}{b}\] and \[\cos \,2\theta =\frac{1-{{\tan }^{2}}\theta }{1+{{\tan }^{2}}\theta }=\frac{{{b}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}+{{a}^{2}}}\] \[\sin \theta =\pm \frac{a}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}},\,\,\cos \,\theta =\pm \frac{b}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\] Now, \[\frac{\sin \,\theta }{\cos {{\,}^{8}}\theta }+\frac{\cos \,\theta }{{{\sin }^{8}}\theta }=\frac{\left( \frac{a}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right)}{{{\left( \frac{b}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right)}^{8}}}+\frac{\left( \frac{b}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right)}{{{\left( \frac{a}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}} \right)}^{8}}}\] \[=\frac{a\,{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{{{b}^{8}}\,{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{1/2}}}+\frac{b\,{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{{{a}^{8}}\,{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{1/2}}}\] \[=\pm \frac{{{({{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}})}^{4}}}{\sqrt{{{a}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}}}}\,\left( \frac{a}{{{b}^{8}}}+\frac{b}{{{a}^{8}}} \right)\].


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