3.Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
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$\frac{{\tan A + \sec A - 1}}{{\tan A - \sec A + 1}} = $

A

$\frac{{1 - \sin A}}{{\cos A}}$

B

$\frac{{1 - \cos A}}{{\sin A}}$

C

$\frac{{1 + \sin A}}{{\cos A}}$

D

$\frac{{1 + \cos A}}{{\sin A}}$

Solution

(c) $\frac{{\tan A + \sec A – 1}}{{\tan A – \sec A + 1}}$

$ = \frac{{\sin A – \cos A + 1}}{{\sin A – 1 + \cos A}} $

$= \frac{{\sin A + (1 – \cos A)}}{{\sin A – (1 – \cos A)}}$

$ = \frac{{2\sin \frac{A}{2}\cos \frac{A}{2} + 2{{\sin }^2}\frac{A}{2}}}{{2\sin \frac{A}{2}\cos \frac{A}{2} – 2{{\sin }^2}\frac{A}{2}}}$

$ = \frac{{\cos \frac{A}{2} + \sin \frac{A}{2}}}{{\cos \frac{A}{2} – \sin \frac{A}{2}}} $

$= \frac{{{{\left( {\cos \frac{A}{2} + \sin \frac{A}{2}} \right)}^2}}}{{{{\cos }^2}\frac{A}{2} – {{\sin }^2}\frac{A}{2}}}$

$ = \frac{{1 + \sin A}}{{\cos A}}$.

Standard 11
Mathematics

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