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Evaluate , \(\rm \frac{\cos 7x\ +\ \cos 6x\ +\ \cos5x }{\sin 7x\ +\ \sin 6x\ +\ \sin 5x}\) .
1. tan 6x
2. tan 2x
3.  cot 4x
4. cot 6x

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Correct Answer - Option 4 : cot 6x

Concept: 

  • sin A + sin B = \(\rm 2sin\left ( \frac{A+B}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{A-B}{2} \right )\)  
  • cos A + cos B = \(\rm 2cos\left ( \frac{A+B}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{A-B}{2} \right )\)  

Calculation: 

We have ,  \(\rm \frac{\cos 7x\ +\ \cos 6x\ +\ \cos5x }{\sin 7x\ +\ \sin 6x\ +\ \sin 5x}\) 

We know that, 

sin A + sin B = \(\rm 2sin\left ( \frac{A+B}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{A-B}{2} \right )\)   

cos A + cos B = \(\rm 2cos\left ( \frac{A+B}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{A-B}{2} \right )\)   

using the above formula , we get

\(\rm \frac{(\cos 7x\ +\ \cos 5x\ ) +\ \cos6x }{(\sin 7x\ +\ \sin 5x\ )+\ \sin 6x}\) 

\(\rm \frac{ 2cos\left ( \frac{7x+5x}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{7x-5x}{2} \right )+\cos 6x}{2sin\left ( \frac{7x+5x}{2} \right )\cos \left ( \frac{7x-5x}{2} \right )+\sin 6x}\) 

\(\rm \frac{2 \cos 6x\ \cos x +\cos 6x }{2 \sin 6x\ \cos x +\sin6x}\) 

\(\rm \frac{\cos6x\ (2 \ cosx + 1)}{\sin6x\ (2 \ cosx + 1)}\) 

= cot 6x .

The correct option is 4

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