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Q.

If triangle ABC is right-angled at C, then the value of sec (A+B) is


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a

-1

b

1

c

not defined

d

0 

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Given that, triangle ABC is right-angled at C i.e., ∠C = 90°.
Let us assume below is the given triangle ABC.
Question ImageWe know that, according to the Angle sum property of the triangle, the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180°.
So,
A+B+C= 180 ° A+B+ 90 ° = 180 ° A+B= 180 ° 90 ° A+B= 90 ° ............(1)  
Apply cosine on both sides of the equation (1). We get,
cos(A+B)=cos 90 ° cos(A+B)=0(2) cos 90 ° =0  
We know that the reciprocal of cos is sec. So, sec(A+B)= 1 cos(A+B) (3) secA= 1 cosA  
By substituting the value of eq 2 in eq 3. We get,
sec(A+B)= 1 0 sec(A+B)=[ not defined ]   Hence, sec (A + B) is not defined.
So, the correct option is (3).
 
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