NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 8: Introduction to Trignometry and Its Applications - Exercise 8.3
Question 1

Question. 1

Prove that \(\dfrac{\sin\theta}{1+\cos\theta}+\dfrac{1+\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}=2\csc\theta\).

Answer:

\(\displaystyle \dfrac{\sin\theta}{1+\cos\theta}+\dfrac{1+\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}=2\csc\theta\).

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Detailed Answer with Explanation:

Step 1: We start with the left-hand side (LHS):

\(\dfrac{\sin\theta}{1+\cos\theta}+\dfrac{1+\cos\theta}{\sin\theta}\)

Step 2: To add these fractions, we take the common denominator, which is \(\sin\theta(1+\cos\theta)\).

Step 3: Write the fractions with this denominator:

\(\dfrac{\sin^2\theta + (1+\cos\theta)^2}{\sin\theta(1+\cos\theta)}\)

Step 4: Expand the numerator:

\(\sin^2\theta + (1+\cos\theta)^2 = \sin^2\theta + (1 + 2\cos\theta + \cos^2\theta)\)

Step 5: Recall the Pythagoras identity: \(\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1\).

So, \(\sin^2\theta + \cos^2\theta = 1\).

Step 6: Replace in the numerator:

\(1 + 1 + 2\cos\theta = 2 + 2\cos\theta\)

Step 7: Factorize:

\(2 + 2\cos\theta = 2(1+\cos\theta)\)

Step 8: Now the fraction becomes:

\(\dfrac{2(1+\cos\theta)}{\sin\theta(1+\cos\theta)}\)

Step 9: Cancel \((1+\cos\theta)\) from numerator and denominator:

\(\dfrac{2}{\sin\theta}\)

Step 10: Recall that \(\csc\theta = \dfrac{1}{\sin\theta}\).

Final Step: Therefore,

\(\dfrac{2}{\sin\theta} = 2\csc\theta\).

Hence proved.

NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 8: Introduction to Trignometry and Its Applications – Exercise 8.3 | Detailed Answers