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Given that sinθ+cosθ=62\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2} where θ\theta is an acute angle, what is the exact value of tanθ+cotθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta?

  1. 4Cevap
  2. B
    2
  3. C
    23\frac{2}{3}
  4. D
    12\frac{1}{2}

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The exact value of tanθ+cotθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta is 4.
By squaring both sides of sinθ+cosθ=62\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}, we obtain sin2θ+cos2θ+2sinθcosθ=64=32\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta + 2\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{6}{4} = \frac{3}{2}. Applying the Pythagorean identity sin2θ+cos2θ=1\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 simplifies this to 1+2sinθcosθ=321 + 2\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{3}{2}, which yields sinθcosθ=14\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{1}{4}. Since tanθ+cotθ=sinθcosθ+cosθsinθ=sin2θ+cos2θsinθcosθ=1sinθcosθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} + \frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} = \frac{\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta}{\sin \theta \cos \theta} = \frac{1}{\sin \theta \cos \theta}, the exact value is 11/4=4\frac{1}{1/4} = 4.

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1
Square both sides of the given equation sinθ+cosθ=62\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}.
(sinθ+cosθ)2=(62)2    sin2θ+2sinθcosθ+cos2θ=64=32(\sin \theta + \cos \theta)^2 = \left(\frac{\sqrt{6}}{2}\right)^2 \implies \sin^2 \theta + 2\sin \theta \cos \theta + \cos^2 \theta = \frac{6}{4} = \frac{3}{2}.
Squaring allows the application of the fundamental Pythagorean identity sin2θ+cos2θ=1\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 to isolate the product sinθcosθ\sin \theta \cos \theta.
2
Substitute sin2θ+cos2θ=1\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 into the equation and solve for sinθcosθ\sin \theta \cos \theta.
1+2sinθcosθ=32    2sinθcosθ=12    sinθcosθ=141 + 2\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{3}{2} \implies 2\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{1}{2} \implies \sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{1}{4}.
Simplifying the algebraic equation isolates the product term.
3
Express tanθ+cotθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta in terms of sinθ\sin \theta and cosθ\cos \theta.
tanθ+cotθ=sinθcosθ+cosθsinθ=sin2θ+cos2θsinθcosθ=1sinθcosθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} + \frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} = \frac{\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta}{\sin \theta \cos \theta} = \frac{1}{\sin \theta \cos \theta}.
Using basic trigonometric identities simplifies the target sum into a reciprocal product.
4
Substitute sinθcosθ=14\sin \theta \cos \theta = \frac{1}{4} into the simplified expression.
tanθ+cotθ=11/4=4\tan \theta + \cot \theta = \frac{1}{1/4} = 4.
Evaluating the reciprocal fraction gives the final numerical answer.

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Pythagorean identity sin2θ+cos2θ=1\sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1 and reciprocal relation tanθ+cotθ=1sinθcosθ\tan \theta + \cot \theta = \frac{1}{\sin \theta \cos \theta}.
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