JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Trigonometric Function

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    If \[\sin \theta =\frac{12}{13}\left( 0<\theta <\frac{\pi }{2} \right)\] and \[\cos \phi =-\frac{3}{5},\left( \pi <\phi <\frac{3\pi }{2} \right)\] Then \[\sin (\theta +\phi )\]will be

    A) \[\frac{-56}{61}\]          

    B) \[\frac{-56}{65}\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{65}\]             

    D) \[-56\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have \[\sin \theta =\frac{12}{13}\] \[\cos \theta =\sqrt{1-{{\sin }^{2}}\theta }=\sqrt{1-{{\left( \frac{12}{13} \right)}^{2}}}=\frac{5}{13}\] and  \[\cos \phi =\frac{-3}{5},\,\sin \phi =\sqrt{1-\frac{9}{25}}=\frac{-4}{5},\] \[\left[ \because \,\,\pi <\phi <\frac{3\pi }{2} \right]\] Now, \[\sin (\theta +\phi )=\sin \theta .\cos \,\phi +\cos \theta .\sin \phi \] \[=\left( \frac{12}{13} \right)\left( \frac{-3}{5} \right)+\left( \frac{5}{13} \right)\left( \frac{-4}{5} \right)=\frac{-36}{65}-\frac{20}{65}=\frac{-56}{65}\]


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