KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-9

  • question_answer
    Which of the following number (s) is are rational?

    A) \[\sin \,15{}^\circ \]                  

    B) \[\cos 15{}^\circ \]

    C) \[sin\,15{}^\circ \,\cos 15{}^\circ \]

    D) \[sin\,15{}^\circ \,\cos 75{}^\circ \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    we know that sin \[15{}^\circ =\frac{\sqrt{3-1}}{2\sqrt{2}}\](irrational)\[\cos \,15{}^\circ =\frac{\sqrt{3+1}}{2\sqrt{2}}\](irrational)\[\begin{align}   & \sin \,15{}^\circ \,\cos 15{}^\circ =\frac{1}{2}(2\sin 15{}^\circ cos15{}^\circ ) \\  & =\frac{1}{2}\sin 30{}^\circ =\frac{1}{4}(rational) \\ \end{align}\]
    \[\begin{align}   & \sin 15{}^\circ \cos 75{}^\circ =\sin {}^\circ 15{}^\circ \cos (90-15{}^\circ ) \\  &  \\ \end{align}\]\[=\sin 15{}^\circ \sin \,15{}^\circ ={{\sin }^{2}}15{}^\circ \]
    \[=\frac{1}{2}(1+\cos 30{}^\circ )\]
    \[=\frac{1}{2}\left( 1-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)\]Irrational


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