Trigonometric Identities Question 122

Question: If $ \sin \theta +\cos \theta =1 $ , then $ \sin \theta \cos \theta = $

[Karnataka CET 1998]

Options:

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 1/2

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \sin \theta +\cos \theta =1 $ Squaring on both sides, we get
$ \Rightarrow {{\sin }^{2}}\theta +{{\cos }^{2}}\theta +2\sin \theta \cos \theta =1 $
$ \therefore \sin \theta \cos \theta =0 $ .