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Question : 59 of 61
Marks: +1, -0
tan x = 43-\frac{4}{3} , x in quadrant II
Solution:  
We have, tanx = 43-\frac{4}{3} , x in quadrant II
since , x in quadrant II ⇒ π2\frac{\pi}{2} < x < π ,
π4\frac{\pi}{4} < x2\frac{x}{2} < π2\frac{\pi}{2}x2\frac{x}{2} lies in 1st quadrant ⇒ sin x2\frac{x}{2} > 0 , cos x2\frac{x}{2} > 0 , tan x2\frac{x}{2} > 0
Also 1 + tan2x\tan^2 x = sec2x\sec^2 xsec2x\sec^2 xsec2x\sec^2 x = 1 +169\frac{16}{9} = 259\frac{25}{9}
⇒ sec x = ± 53\frac{5}{3} ⇒ cos x = - 3/5
Since π2\frac{\pi}{2} < x < π , ∴ cos x is - ve
Now cos x2\frac{x}{2} = ± 1+cosx2\sqrt{\frac{1+\cos x}{2}}
= 1352\sqrt{\frac{1-\frac{3}{5}}{2}}
Since cos x2\frac{x}{2} is + ve
= 25×12\sqrt{\frac{2}{5} \times \frac{1}{2}} = 15\sqrt{\frac{1}{5}} = 15\frac{1}{\sqrt{5}}
sin x2\frac{x}{2} = ± 1cosx2\sqrt{\frac{1-\cos x}{2}} = ± 1+352\sqrt{\frac{1+\frac{3}{5}}{2}} = 85×12\sqrt{\frac{8}{5} \times \frac{1}{2}} = 25\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}
Since sin x2\frac{x}{2} > 0
tan x2\frac{x}{2} = sinx2cosx2\frac{\sin x}{2} \cdot \frac{\cos x}{2} = 25×51\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}} \times \frac{\sqrt{5}}{1} = 2
Hence sin x2\frac{x}{2} = 252\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{2} , cos x2\frac{x}{2} = 52\frac{\sqrt{5}}{2} , tan x2\frac{x}{2} = 2
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