Trigonometric Identities Question 299

Question: $ \frac{\sin 2A}{1+\cos 2A}.\frac{\cos A}{1+\cos A}= $

Options:

A) $ \tan \frac{A}{2} $

B) $ \cot \frac{A}{2} $

C) $ \sec \frac{A}{2} $

D) $ cosec\frac{A}{2} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ ( \frac{\sin 2A}{1+\cos 2A} ),( \frac{\cos A}{1+\cos A} ) $ $ =\frac{2\sin A\cos A}{2{{\cos }^{2}}A}\frac{\cos A}{1+\cos A}=\frac{\sin A}{1+\cos A}=\tan \frac{A}{2} $ .