Question
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Which of the following is equivalent to sinnsecntanncosecn ?
A. 1
B. sinn
C. cosn
D. cotn
E. cosecn
Solution
To solve these types of questions you need to know the basic trigonometric ratios and their conversions from one ratio to the other. Then try and convert the given trigonometric equations into the trigonometric equations sin and cos . Then, simplify the equation to get one of the trigonometric ratios given in the options.
Formula used: The following formulae can be used to solve such types of questions:
1. sinn=cosecn1
2. cosn=secn1
3. tann=cosnsinn
4. cotn=sinncosn
5. secn=cosn1
6. cosecn=sinn1
7. tann=cotn1
Complete step-by-step solution:
Given, the equation sinnsecntanncosecn ,
Now, by using the below-given formulae, replace tann, cosecn and secn in the given equation to change the whole equation in terms of sinn and cosn
tann=cosnsinn
cosecn=sinn1
secn=cosn1
After replacing the above ratios in the given question, we get,
=sinn×cosn1cosnsinn×sinn1
Simplify the above equation by canceling the like terms from the denominator and the numerator, to get,
=cosnsinncosn1
Writing the above equation more simply, we get,
=cosn1÷cosnsinn
Simplifying the equation by multiplying cosn1 by the reciprocal of cosnsinn ,
=cosn1×sinncosn
Canceling out the like terms from the numerator and the denominator, we get,
=sinn1
Now, from the above-mentioned formula, cosecn=sinn1 , therefore, we get the answer as,
=cosecn
Therefore, after looking at all the answers given in the options, we can conclude that option (E) cosecn is the correct option.
Note: There are six basic trigonometric ratios which are as follows:
sine,cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant and cotangent. These are abbreviated as: sin, cos, tan, cosec, sec and cot, respectively. These are called ratios since they can be expressed in terms of the sides of a right-angled triangle for a particular angle θ.