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Standard XII
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Properties Derived from Trigonometric Identities
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Without using trigonometric tables, prove that:
(i) sin
2
12° + sin
2
78° = 1
(ii) sec
2
29° – cot
2
61° = 1
(iii) tan
2
56° – cot
2
34° = 0
(iv) cos
2
57° – sin
2
33° = 0
(v) sec
2
50° – cot
2
40° = 1
(vi) cosec
2
72° – tan
2
18° = 1
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Solution
(i) To prove: sin
2
12° + sin
2
78° = 1
sin
2
12
°
+
sin
2
78
°
=
sin
90
°
-
78
°
2
+
sin
2
78
°
=
cos
2
78
°
+
sin
2
78
°
∵
sin
90
°
-
θ
=
cos
θ
=
1
using
the
identity
:
cos
2
θ
+
sin
2
θ
=
1
Hence
,
sin
2
12
°
+
sin
2
78
°
=
1
.
(ii) To prove: sec
2
29° – cot
2
61° = 1
sec
2
29
°
-
cot
2
61
°
=
sec
2
29
°
-
cot
90
°
-
29
°
2
=
sec
2
29
°
-
tan
2
29
°
∵
cot
90
°
-
θ
=
tan
θ
=
1
using
the
identity
:
sec
2
θ
-
tan
2
θ
=
1
Hence
,
sec
2
29
°
-
cot
2
61
°
=
1
.
(iii) To prove: tan
2
56° – cot
2
34° = 0
tan
2
56
°
-
cot
2
34
°
=
tan
90
°
-
34
°
2
-
cot
2
34
°
=
cot
2
34
°
-
cot
2
34
°
∵
tan
90
°
-
θ
=
cot
θ
=
0
Hence
,
tan
2
56
°
-
cot
2
34
°
=
0
.
(iv) To prove: cos
2
57° – sin
2
33° = 0
cos
2
57
°
-
sin
2
33
°
=
cos
90
°
-
33
°
2
-
sin
2
33
°
=
sin
2
33
°
-
sin
2
33
°
∵
cos
90
°
-
θ
=
sin
θ
=
0
Hence
,
cos
2
57
°
-
sin
2
33
°
=
0
.
(v) To prove: sec
2
50° – cot
2
40° = 1
sec
2
50
°
-
cot
2
40
°
=
sec
2
50
°
-
cot
90
°
-
50
°
2
=
sec
2
50
°
-
tan
2
50
°
∵
cot
90
°
-
θ
=
tan
θ
=
1
using
the
identity
:
sec
2
θ
-
tan
2
θ
=
1
Hence
,
sec
2
50
°
-
cot
2
40
°
=
1
.
(vi) To prove: cosec
2
72° – tan
2
18° = 1
cosec
2
72
°
-
tan
2
18
°
=
cosec
90
°
-
18
°
2
-
tan
2
18
°
=
sec
2
18
°
-
tan
2
18
°
∵
cosec
90
°
-
θ
=
sec
θ
=
1
using
the
identity
:
sec
2
θ
-
tan
2
θ
=
1
Hence
,
cosec
2
72
°
-
tan
2
18
°
=
1
.
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