Given that \theta is an acute angle such that \tan \theta = \frac{4}{3}, calculate the num… — JAMB UTME

Given that $\theta$ is an acute angle such that $\tan \theta = \frac{4}{3}$ , calculate the numerical value of the expression $\frac{3\sin \theta + 2\cos \theta}{3\sin \theta - \cos \theta}$ .

Answer: 2

Answer

The exact numerical value of the given expression is 2.

Dividing both the numerator and denominator of

\frac{3\sin \theta + 2\cos \theta}{3\sin \theta - \cos \theta}

\cos \theta

gives

\frac{3\tan \theta + 2}{3\tan \theta - 1}

. Substituting

\tan \theta = \frac{4}{3}

yields

\frac{3(4/3) + 2}{3(4/3) - 1} = \frac{4 + 2}{4 - 1} = \frac{6}{3} = 2

Step-by-Step Solution

Express sine and cosine terms in terms of tangent or find individual ratio values

Divide every term in the numerator and denominator by

\cos \theta

to obtain

\frac{3\tan \theta + 2}{3\tan \theta - 1}

. Alternatively, using a right triangle with opposite side = 4 and adjacent side = 3 gives hypotenuse = 5, so

\sin \theta = \frac{4}{5}

and

\cos \theta = \frac{3}{5}

Converting to

\tan \theta

simplifies the calculation directly without evaluating square roots or hypotenuse.

Substitute the value of

\tan \theta = \frac{4}{3}

into the expression

Numerator:

3\left(\frac{4}{3}\right) + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6

. Denominator:

3\left(\frac{4}{3}\right) - 1 = 4 - 1 = 3

Simplifies numerical fractions in both parts of the fraction.

Divide numerator by denominator

\frac{6}{3} = 2.

Yields the final integer solution.

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