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Geometry Level 1

If sin A = cos A \sin A = \cos A , which of the following is equal to tan A \tan A ?

sec A \sec A 0 0 Impossible to determine cot A \cot A

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6 solutions

Aareyan Manzoor
Feb 13, 2016

sin ( A ) = cos ( A ) sin ( A ) cos ( A ) = 1 tan ( A ) = 1 tan 2 ( A ) = 1 tan ( A ) = 1 tan ( A ) tan ( A ) = cot ( A ) \sin(A)=\cos(A)\to\dfrac{\sin(A)}{\cos(A)}=1\\ \tan(A)=1\to \tan^2(A)=1\to \tan(A)=\dfrac{1}{\tan(A)}\\ \boxed{\tan(A)=\cot(A)}

Jack Rawlin
Feb 14, 2016

sin A = cos A \sin A = \cos A

sin A cos A = 1 \frac{\sin A}{\cos A} = 1

tan A = 1 \tan A = 1

1 tan A = 1 \frac{1}{\tan A} = 1

cot A = 1 \cot A = 1

tan A = cot A \tan A = \cot A

If sin A = cos A then tan A = cot A \large \boxed{\text{If } \sin A = \cos A \text{ then } \tan A = \cot A}

Dilwar Ali Alvee
Feb 10, 2016

Solution: sinA = cosA => o r t h o g r a p h i c h y p o t e n u s e \frac{orthographic}{hypotenuse} = l a n d h y p o t e n u s e \frac{land}{hypotenuse} =>orthographic = land [each side divided by 1 h y p o t e n u s e \frac{1}{hypotenuse} ] [remember that,hypotenuse could never be 0]

   So, tanA = 1    [because orthographic = land, proved in previous(first) equation.]   
 And,cotA = 1   

   So,tanA = cotA 

      Ans: cotA .
Ajay Kumar Pvbs
Feb 17, 2016

if sin(A) = cos(A) definitely it will be a multiple of 45 or 225 so in that case definitely tan(A) = cot(A)

Mateus Gomes
Feb 13, 2016

sin ( A ) = cos ( A ) t a n ( A ) = 1 , A = π 4 + k π \sin(A)=\cos(A)\rightarrow tan(A)=1, A=\frac{\pi}{4}+k\pi tan ( A ) = 1 tan ( A ) = cot ( A ) \tan(A)=\frac{1}{\tan(A)}=\cot(A)

Kay Xspre
Feb 11, 2016

You will get that t a n ( a ) = 1 tan(a) = 1 , and so as 1 t a n ( a ) = c o t ( a ) = 1 \frac{1}{tan(a)} = cot(a) = 1 . Note that a = π 4 , 3 π 4 a = \frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{3\pi}{4}

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