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If tan θ + cot θ = 4, what is the value of tan² θ + cot² θ?

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Correct answer: 14

Direct answer: 14, so option A is correct. Let x = tan θ and y = cot θ. Since cot θ is the reciprocal of tan θ wherever both are defined, xy = tan θ · cot θ = 1. Use the identity (x + y)² = x² + y² + 2xy. Substituting the given sum, 4² = tan² θ + cot² θ + 2(1). Thus 16 = tan² θ + cot² θ + 2, and the required value is 16 − 2 = 14. Option A wins because it follows directly from the identity. Option B is 16, but it forgets the cross-term 2xy. Option C, 12, does not result from the calculation and has no supporting identity here. Option D, 10, is also an unsupported subtraction. Memory cue: when tan and cot occur together, immediately check tan θ · cot θ = 1, then expand the square carefully.

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Trigonometric-FunctionsAlgebraic-IdentitiesTangent-CotangentTrigonometric Functions And Their PropertiesTrigonometric FunctionsMathematicsClass 12 Mcq

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