Trigonometric Identities Question 327

Question: $ \cos 15{}^\circ = $

[MP PET 1988; MNR 1978]

Options:

A) $ \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos 30{}^\circ }{2}} $

B) $ \sqrt{\frac{1-\cos 30{}^\circ }{2}} $

C) $ \pm \sqrt{\frac{1+\cos 30{}^\circ }{2}} $

D) $ \pm \sqrt{\frac{1-\cos 30{}^\circ }{2}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

$ \cos 15^{o}=\sqrt{\frac{1+\cos (2\times 15^{o})}{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{1+\cos 30^{o}}{2}} $ $ ( \because \cos 15^{o}>0 ) $ .