Trigonometry - Symmetry of Trigonometric Functions

Trigonometry - Symmetry of Trigonometric Functions

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It is given that \(\cos \frac{9\pi}{8} = -\frac{m}{n}\). Express each of the following in terms of \(m\) and \(n\).

  1. \(\cos \frac{9\pi}{8} + \cos \frac{5\pi}{4} + \cos \frac{11\pi}{8}\)
  2. \(\sin \frac{9\pi}{8} + \sin \frac{5\pi}{4} + \sin \frac{11\pi}{8}\)
  3. \(\cot\left(-\frac{\pi}{8}\right) + \cot\left(-\frac{\pi}{4}\right) + \cot\left(-\frac{3\pi}{8}\right)\)
  4. \(\text{cosec}\hspace{0.5em} \frac{17\pi}{8} + \text{cosec}\hspace{0.5em} \frac{9\pi}{4} + \text{cosec}\hspace{0.5em} \frac{19\pi}{8}\)

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Answer:(i) \(-\frac{\sqrt2}{2}-\frac{m+\sqrt{n^2-m^2}}n\) (ii) \(-\frac{\sqrt2}{2}-\frac{m+\sqrt{n^2-m^2}}n\) (iii) \(-\frac{n^2}{m\sqrt{n^2-m^2}}-1\) (iv) \(\frac{n(m+\sqrt{n^2-m^2})}{m\sqrt{n^2-m^2}}+\sqrt2\)

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