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Mathematics · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 3 · Set 1 · Q26
If $\displaystyle \sin \theta+\cos \theta=\sqrt{3}$, then prove that \[\tan \theta+\cot \theta=1 \]Prove that : \[(\sin A+\sec A)^{2}+(\cos A+\operatorname{cosec} A)^{2}=(1+\sec A \operatorname{cosec} A)^{2} \]
If $\displaystyle \sin \theta+\cos \theta=\sqrt{3}$, then prove that \[\tan \theta+\cot \theta=1 \]
Prove that : \[(\sin A+\sec A)^{2}+(\cos A+\operatorname{cosec} A)^{2}=(1+\sec A \operatorname{cosec} A)^{2} \]
Marking-scheme solution
\[\begin{aligned}
& (\sin \theta+\cos \theta)^{2}=(\sqrt{3})^{2} \\
& \Rightarrow \sin ^{2} \theta+\cos ^{2} \theta+2 \sin \theta \cos \theta=3 \\
& \Rightarrow \sin \theta \cos \theta=1 \quad--(\mathrm{i}) \\
& \text { LHS }=\tan \theta+\cot \theta=\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}+\frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta}=\frac{\sin ^{2} \theta+\cos ^{2} \theta}{\cos \theta \sin \theta}=\frac{1}{\cos \theta \sin \theta} \\
& \quad=1 \quad[\text { using (i)] } \\
& \quad=\text { RHS }
\end{aligned}
\]
\[\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{LHS} & =\left(\sin \mathrm{A}+\frac{1}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}\right)^{2}+\left(\cos \mathrm{A}+\frac{1}{\sin \mathrm{~A}}\right)^{2} \\
& =\sin ^{2} \mathrm{~A}+\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}+\frac{2 \sin \mathrm{~A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}+\cos ^{2} \mathrm{~A}+\frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}+\frac{2 \cos \mathrm{~A}}{\sin \mathrm{~A}} \\
& =1+\left(\frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}+\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}\right)+2\left(\frac{\sin \mathrm{~A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}+\frac{\cos \mathrm{A}}{\sin \mathrm{~A}}\right) \\
& =1+\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \mathrm{~A} \sin ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}+\frac{2}{\cos \mathrm{~A} \sin \mathrm{~A}} \\
& =1+\sec ^{2} \mathrm{~A} \operatorname{cosec}^{2} \mathrm{~A}+2 \sec \mathrm{~A} \operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{~A} \\
& =(1+\sec \mathrm{A} \operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{~A})^{2}=\mathrm{RHS}
\end{aligned}
\]
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