How do you evaluate [sin 70 degrees/cos(-430 degrees)] + tan(-70 degrees)?

1 Answer
Jan 10, 2016

Explanation is given below

Explanation:

Before we try and evaluate let us go over these identities.

#cos(360n+theta) = cos(theta)#
#cos(-theta) = cos(theta)#
#sin(theta)/cos(theta) = tan(theta)#
#sin(-theta) = -sin(theta)#
#tan(-theta) = -tan(theta)#

Now let us come to our problem

#sin(70^o)/cos(-430^o) + tan(-70^o)#

#=sin(70^o)/cos(430^o)-tan(70^o)# #quad color(red) "since"quad tan(-theta)=tan(theta) and cos(-theta)=cos(theta)#

#=sin(70^o)/cos(360^o +70^o)-tan(70^o)##quad color(red) "since"quad 430=360+70#

#=sin(70^o)/cos(70^o) - tan(70^o) ##quad color(red) "since"quad cos(360+theta)=cos(theta)#

#=tan(70^o)-tan(70^o)# #quad color(red) "since"quad sin(theta)/cos(theta) = tan(theta)#

#=0# Answer