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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Chapter 8 – Introduction to Trigonometry
1. Express the trigonometric ratios 
and 
in terms of 
By using identity 
For 
By using identity 
= 
For 
2. Write the other trigonometric ratios of A in terms of 
By using identity, 
= 
For 
For
By using identity
For 
= 
For 
3. Evaluate:
(i) 
(ii) 
= 
= 
= 
(ii)
= 
= 
= 
= 1
4. Choose the correct option. Justify your choice:
(i) 
=
(A) 1
(B) 9
(C) 8
(D) 0
(ii) 
=
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) none of these
(iii) 
=
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
(iv) 
=
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) none of these
= 
= 
[Since sec2θ−tan2θ=1sec2θ−tan2θ=1]
(ii) (C)
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 2
(iii)(D)
= 
= 
= 
[Since (a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2(a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2]
= 
= 
(iv)(D) = 
= 
= 
= 
= 
5. Prove the following identities, where the angles involved are acute angles for which the expressions are defined:
(i) 
(ii) 
(iii) 
(iv) 
(v) 
, using the identity
(vi) 
(vii) 
(viii) 
(ix) 
(x) 
= 
[Since (a−b)2=a2+b2−2ab(a−b)2=a2+b2−2ab]
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S.
(ii) L.H.S. 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S
(iii) L.H.S. 
= 
= sinθcosθsinθ−cosθsinθ+cosθsinθcosθ−sinθcosθsinθcosθsinθ−cosθsinθ+cosθsinθcosθ−sinθcosθ
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 1sinθcosθ+sinθcosθsinθcosθ1sinθcosθ+sinθcosθsinθcosθ
= 
= 
= 
(iv) L.H.S. 
= cosA+1cosA1cosAcosA+1cosA1cosA
= 
= 
= 
= 
[Since (a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2(a+b)(a−b)=a2−b2]
= 
= R.H.S.
(v) L.H.S. 
Dividing all terms by
= 
= 
= 
[Since cosec2θ−cot2θ=1cosec2θ−cot2θ=1]
= 
= (cotA+cosecA)+(cotA+cosecA)(cotA−cosecA)(1+cotA−cosecA)(cotA+cosecA)+(cotA+cosecA)(cotA−cosecA)(1+cotA−cosecA)
= 
= 
= R.H.S.
(vi) L.H.S. 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S.
(vii) L.H.S. 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S
(viii) L.H.S.
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S.
(ix) L.H.S. 
= 
= 
= 
= 
= 
Dividing all the terms by ,
= 
= 
= 
= R.H.S.
(x) L.H.S. 
=
= 
= = R.H.S.
Now, Middle side = 
= 
= 
= (1−tanA−(1−tanA)tanA)2(1−tanA−(1−tanA)tanA)2 = 
= = R.H.S.
