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8. Introduction to Trigonometry
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If $\sin A =\frac{3}{4},$ calculate $\cos A$ and $\tan A$.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
Let $\triangle ABC$ be a right-angled triangle, right-angled at point $B$.
Given that,
$\sin A=\frac{3}{4}$
$\frac{B C}{A C}=\frac{3}{4}$
Let $BC$ be $3 k$. Therefore, $AC$ will be $4 k,$ where $k$ is a positive integer.
Applying Pythagoras theorem in $\triangle ABC$, we obtain
$AC ^{2}= AB ^{2}+ BC ^{2}$
$(4 k)^{2}= AB ^{2}+(3 k)^{2}$
$16 k^{2}-9 k^{2}=A B^{2}$
$7 k^{2}=A B^{2}$
$A B=\sqrt{7} k$
$\cos A=\frac{\text { Side adjacent to } \angle A}{\text { Hypotenuse }}$
$=\frac{A B}{A C}=\frac{\sqrt{7 }k}{4 k}=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{4}$
$\tan A=\frac{\text { Side opposite to } \angle A}{\text { Side adjacent to } \angle A}$
$=\frac{B C}{A B}=\frac{3 k}{\sqrt{7} k}=\frac{3}{\sqrt{7}}$
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