Grade 11TrigonometryIf tan thita + sec thita=4,then find sin thita. (0 Arnab Mandal 14 Years agoGrade 11
Ashwin Muralidharan IIT MadrasApproved Tutor Answer14 Years agoHi Arnab. tanx + secx = 4 We also know that sec^2 x - tan^2 x = 1 or (secx-tanx)(secx+tanx) = 1 or secx-tanx = 1/4 So secx = 17/8 and tanx = 15/8 So sinx = tanx/secx = 15/17. Hope that helps. Best Regards, Ashwin (IIT Madras).