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If sec A + tan A = 5. Find cosecA + cot A.

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If sec A + tan A = 5. Find cosecA + cot A.

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4 Apr 2012 13:05:19 IST

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kshitijaditya sharma

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4 Apr 2012 14:10:09 IST

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1.5secA + tanA = 5then secA - tanA = .2hence 2tanA = 4.8tanA = 2.4secA = 2.6therefore cosecA +cotA = 1.5

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4 Apr 2012 15:08:26 IST

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can u explain me more accurately.please

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4 Apr 2012 15:33:25 IST

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answer is 1.5

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4 Apr 2012 15:37:07 IST

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uu have tanA+secA=5 this cn b wriiten as secA=5-tanA

squaring both sides and replace sec²A=1+tan²A

u get tanA=12/5

u havwe tanA=12/5

u can construc6t atriangle with perpendicular =12 and base=5

u can find cosecA and cotA from this triangle

and u get the answer is 1.5

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4 Apr 2012 15:44:28 IST

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If sec A + tan A = 5. Find cosecA + cot A.

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4 Apr 2012 16:10:44 IST

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sec²A - tan²A = 1 => (secA - tanA)(secA + tanA) = 1

secA - tanA = 1/(secA + tanA) = 1/5

Given secA + tanA = 5

Adding above two we get secA = 13/5

This produces a right angled triangle with base : b=5, perpendicular : p=12, hypotenuse : h=13

cosecA + cotA = h/p + b/p = 13/12 + 5/12 = 18/12 = 3/2

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