10th Class Mathematics Introduction to Trigonometry Question Bank Introduction to Trigonometry

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    If \[\sec \theta +\tan \theta =x,\] then \[\sec \theta =\_\_\_\_\_.\]

    A) \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{x}\]             

    B) \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{2x}\]           

    C)         \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{2x}\]

    D)         \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}-1}{x}\]  

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have, \[\sec \theta +\tan \theta =x\] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[\left( \frac{1}{\cos \theta }+\frac{\sin \theta }{\cos \theta } \right)=x\] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[1+\sin \theta =x\cos \theta \]          ?(i) Now, squaring on both sides \[{{(1+\sin \theta )}^{2}}={{(x\,\cos \theta )}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]            \[1+{{\sin }^{2}}\theta +2\sin \theta ={{x}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\theta \] \[\Rightarrow \] \[1+1-{{\cos }^{2}}\theta +2\sin \theta ={{x}^{2}}{{\cos }^{2}}\theta \]                         \[[\therefore \,\,\,{{\sin }^{2}}\theta +{{\cos }^{2}}\theta =1]\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[2(1+\sin \theta )=co{{s}^{2}}\theta ({{x}^{2}}+1)\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\frac{1}{{{\cos }^{2}}\theta }=\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{2(1+\sin \theta )}\,\,\Rightarrow \frac{1}{{{\cos }^{2}}\theta }=\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{2(x\cos \theta )}\]                                                 [using (i)] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[\sec \theta =\frac{{{x}^{2}}+1}{2x}\]  [\[\therefore \]  \[\frac{1}{\cos \theta }=\sec \theta \]]


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