Q.
A right triangle has perimeter of length 7 and hypotenuse of length 3 .If θ is the larger non-right angle in the triangle, then the value of cos θ equals
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a
6−24
b
4+23
c
4+26
d
4-26
answer is D.
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perimeter=7=3sinθ+3cosθ+3sinθ+cosθ=43---iSince (sinθ+cosθ)2+(sinθ−cosθ)2=2, we have(sinθ−cosθ)2=2−432⇒ sinθ−cosθ=23---iiFrom (i) and (ii), cosθ=4−26
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