JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Mock Test - Trigonometric Functions

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    If\[\cos \alpha +\cos \beta =0=sin\alpha +sin\beta ,\]then \[\cos 2\alpha +\cos 2\beta \]is equal to

    A) \[-2\sin (\alpha +\beta )\]

    B) \[-2\cos (\alpha +\beta )\]

    C) \[2\sin (\alpha +\beta )\] 

    D) \[2\cos (\alpha +\beta )\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] \[{{(cos\alpha +cos\beta )}^{2}}-{{(sin\alpha +sin\beta )}^{2}}=0\] Or \[(co{{s}^{2}}\alpha +co{{s}^{2}}\beta +2\cos \alpha \cos \beta )\] \[-(si{{n}^{2}}\alpha +si{{n}^{2}}\beta +2\sin \alpha \sin \beta )=0\] Or \[\cos 2\alpha +\cos 2\beta =-2(cos\alpha \cos \beta -\sin \alpha \sin \beta )\] \[=-2\cos (\alpha +\beta )\]


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