Trigonometric Identities Question 190

Question: If $ \tan \beta =\cos \theta \tan \alpha , $ then $ {{\tan }^{2}}\frac{\theta }{2}= $

Options:

A) $ \frac{\sin (\alpha +\beta )}{\sin (\alpha -\beta )} $

B) $ \frac{\cos (\alpha -\beta )}{\cos (\alpha +\beta )} $

C) $ \frac{\sin (\alpha -\beta )}{\sin (\alpha +\beta )} $

D) $ \frac{\cos (\alpha +\beta )}{\cos (\alpha -\beta )} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ {{\tan }^{2}}\frac{\theta }{2}=\frac{1-\cos \theta }{1+\cos \theta }=\frac{\tan \alpha -\tan \beta }{\tan \alpha +\tan \beta }=\frac{\sin (\alpha -\beta )}{\sin (\alpha +\beta )} $ .