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If $ \sin \theta=\frac{3}{4} $, prove that $ \sqrt{\frac{\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta}{\sec ^{2} \theta-1}}=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} $
Given:
\( \sin \theta=\frac{3}{4} \)
To do:
We have to prove that \( \sqrt{\frac{\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta}{\sec ^{2} \theta-1}}=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3} \).
Solution:
Let, in a triangle $ABC$ right-angled at $B$, $\ sin\ \theta = sin\ A = \frac{3}{4}$.
We know that,
In a right-angled triangle $ABC$ with right angle at $B$,
By Pythagoras theorem,
$AC^2=AB^2+BC^2$
By trigonometric ratios definitions,
$sin\ \theta=\frac{Opposite}{Hypotenuse}=\frac{BC}{AC}$
$cosec\ \theta=\frac{Hypotenuse}{Opposite}=\frac{AC}{BC}$
$sec\ \theta=\frac{Hypotenuse}{Adjacent}=\frac{AC}{AB}$
$cot\ \theta=\frac{Adjacent}{Opposite}=\frac{AB}{BC}$
Here,
$AC^2=AB^2+BC^2$
$\Rightarrow (4)^2=AB^2+(3)^2$
$\Rightarrow AB^2=16-9$
$\Rightarrow AB=\sqrt{7}$
Therefore,
$cosec\ \theta=\frac{AC}{BC}=\frac{4}{3}$
$sec\ \theta=\frac{AC}{AB}=\frac{4}{\sqrt7}$
$cot\ \theta=\frac{AB}{BC}=\frac{\sqrt7}{3}$
Now,
Let us consider LHS,
$\sqrt{\frac{\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta}{\sec ^{2} \theta-1}}=\sqrt{\frac{\left(\frac{4}{3}\right)^{2} -\left(\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3}\right)^{2}}{\left(\frac{4}{\sqrt{7}}\right)^{2} -1}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{16}{9} -\frac{7}{9}}{\frac{16}{7} -1}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{16-7}{9}}{\frac{16-7}{7}}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{9}{9}}{\frac{9}{7}}}$
$=\sqrt{1\times \frac{7}{9}}$
$=\sqrt{\frac{7}{9}}$
$=\frac{\sqrt{7}}{3}$
$=$ RHS
Hence proved.