Help on Trigonometric sums. (Assorted type)

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The discussion centers on solving trigonometric equations involving cosine and sine functions. The first question establishes that for real values of x, the equation cosθ = x + 1/x has no valid θ, as the function f(x) = x + 1/x does not yield real outputs for cosine. The second question derives the expression for sinθ from secθ + tanθ = x, leading to the conclusion that sinθ = (x² - 1)/(x² + 1). Participants confirm these findings through algebraic manipulations and provide clear reasoning for each step.

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I have some questions and doubts in trigonometry. I hope somebody can solve these questions.

Q1) If for real values of x, cos\theta = x +\frac{1}{x}, then

a) \theta is acute angle b) \theta is right angle c) \theta is an obtuse angle d) no value of \theta is possible

I will post the following questions soon.
 
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Q2) If sec\theta + tan\theta = x, then sin\theta is equal to

a) x2+1/2x b) x2+1/x2-1 c) x2-1/x2+1 d) 2x/x2​-1
 
surajkrishna said:
I have some questions and doubts in trigonometry. I hope somebody can solve these questions.

Q1) If for real values of x, cos\theta = x +\frac{1}{x}, then

a) \theta is acute angle b) \theta is right angle c) \theta is an obtuse angle d) no value of \theta is possible

I will post the following questions soon.

The function $\displaystyle f(x)=x+\frac{1}{x}$...

a) for x>0 f(x) is greater than 0 and it has a minimum for x=1, where is f(x)=2...

b) for x<0 f(x) is less than 0 and it has a maximum for x=-1, where is f(x)=-2...

Consequence of a) and b) is that it doesn't exist any real $\theta$ for which is $\displaystyle \cos \theta= x+\frac{1}{x}$...

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 
surajkrishna said:
Q2) If sec\theta + tan\theta = x, then sin\theta is equal to

a) x2+1/2x b) x2+1/x2-1 c) x2-1/x2+1 d) 2x/x2​-1

$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cos \theta}+ \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}=x \implies \frac{1+ \sin \theta}{\sqrt {1 - \sin^{2} \theta}}+ x \implies \sqrt{\frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}}=x \implies \sin \theta = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1}$

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 
chisigma said:
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cos \theta}+ \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}=x \implies \frac{1+ \sin \theta}{\sqrt {1 - \sin^{2} \theta}}+ x \implies \sqrt{\frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}}=x \implies \sin \theta = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1}$

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$

$\displaystyle \frac{1+ \sin \theta}{\sqrt {1 - \sin^{2} \theta}}= x $

After this how do you get this:

$\sqrt{\frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}}=x \implies \sin \theta = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1}$
 
surajkrishna said:
$\displaystyle \frac{1+ \sin \theta}{\sqrt {1 - \sin^{2} \theta}}= x $

After this how do you get this:

$\sqrt{\frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}}=x \implies \sin \theta = \frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1}$
$\displaystyle \frac{1+ \sin \theta}{\sqrt {1 - \sin^{2} \theta}}= x \implies \sqrt{\frac{(1+\sin \theta)^{2}}{(1+\sin \theta)\ (1-\sin \theta)}} = x \implies \sqrt{\frac{1+ \sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}}=x \implies 1 + \sin \theta= x^{2}\ (1-\sin \theta) \implies \sin \theta= \frac{x^{2}-1}{x^{2}+1} $

Kind regards

$\chi$ $\sigma$
 
Thanks for the help.
 

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