If (\cosec x+\cot x=4), what is the value of (\cot x)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (\frac{15}{8})
(\cosec x-\cot x=\frac{1}{4}). Subtracting gives (2\cot x=4-\frac{1}{4}), so (\cot x=\frac{15}{8}).
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(\frac{15}{8})
Why is this the correct answer?
(\cosec x-\cot x=\frac{1}{4}). Subtracting gives (2\cot x=4-\frac{1}{4}), so (\cot x=\frac{15}{8}).
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 12 Mathematics question. Chapter: Trigonometric Functions. Topic: Trigonometric functions and their properties.