Brahmagupta's Contributions to Trigonometry

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Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the sine of an angle is given by:

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

  2. $\sin A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$

  3. $\sin A = \frac{\tan A}{\sec A}$

  4. $\sin A = \frac{\cos A}{\sec A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for sine is derived from the half-angle formula for sine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cosine of an angle is given by:

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

  2. $\cos A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$

  3. $\cos A = \frac{\tan A}{\csc A}$

  4. $\cos A = \frac{\sin A}{\csc A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for cosine is derived from the half-angle formula for cosine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the tangent of an angle is given by:

  1. $\tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$

  2. $\tan A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$

  3. $\tan A = \frac{\sin A}{\sec A}$

  4. $\tan A = \frac{\cos A}{\csc A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for tangent is derived from the definition of tangent.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cotangent of an angle is given by:

  1. $\cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$

  2. $\cot A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$

  3. $\cot A = \frac{\cos A}{\sec A}$

  4. $\cot A = \frac{\sin A}{\csc A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for cotangent is derived from the definition of cotangent.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the secant of an angle is given by:

  1. $\sec A = \frac{1}{\cos A}$

  2. $\sec A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$

  3. $\sec A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$

  4. $\sec A = \frac{\cos A}{\sec A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for secant is derived from the definition of secant.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cosecant of an angle is given by:

  1. $\csc A = \frac{1}{\sin A}$

  2. $\csc A = \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}$

  3. $\csc A = \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}$

  4. $\csc A = \frac{\sin A}{\csc A}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for cosecant is derived from the definition of cosecant.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the sine of the sum of two angles is given by:

  1. $\sin(A + B) = \sin A \cos B + \cos A \sin B$

  2. $\sin(A + B) = \sin A \sin B + \cos A \cos B$

  3. $\sin(A + B) = \tan A \sec B + \cot A \csc B$

  4. $\sin(A + B) = \cos A \sec B + \sin A \csc B$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the sine of the sum of two angles is derived from the angle addition formula for sine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cosine of the sum of two angles is given by:

  1. $\cos(A + B) = \cos A \cos B - \sin A \sin B$

  2. $\cos(A + B) = \cos A \sin B + \sin A \cos B$

  3. $\cos(A + B) = \tan A \sec B - \cot A \csc B$

  4. $\cos(A + B) = \sin A \sec B + \cos A \csc B$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the cosine of the sum of two angles is derived from the angle addition formula for cosine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the tangent of the sum of two angles is given by:

  1. $\tan(A + B) = \frac{\tan A + \tan B}{1 - \tan A \tan B}$

  2. $\tan(A + B) = \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{1 + \tan A \tan B}$

  3. $\tan(A + B) = \frac{\sin A + \sin B}{\cos A + \cos B}$

  4. $\tan(A + B) = \frac{\cos A + \cos B}{\sin A + \sin B}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the tangent of the sum of two angles is derived from the angle addition formula for tangent.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cotangent of the sum of two angles is given by:

  1. $\cot(A + B) = \frac{\cot A \cot B - 1}{\cot A + \cot B}$

  2. $\cot(A + B) = \frac{\cot A \cot B + 1}{\cot A - \cot B}$

  3. $\cot(A + B) = \frac{\sin A - \sin B}{\cos A - \cos B}$

  4. $\cot(A + B) = \frac{\cos A - \cos B}{\sin A - \sin B}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the cotangent of the sum of two angles is derived from the angle addition formula for cotangent.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the sine of the difference of two angles is given by:

  1. $\sin(A - B) = \sin A \cos B - \cos A \sin B$

  2. $\sin(A - B) = \sin A \sin B + \cos A \cos B$

  3. $\sin(A - B) = \tan A \sec B - \cot A \csc B$

  4. $\sin(A - B) = \cos A \sec B + \sin A \csc B$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the sine of the difference of two angles is derived from the angle difference formula for sine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cosine of the difference of two angles is given by:

  1. $\cos(A - B) = \cos A \cos B + \sin A \sin B$

  2. $\cos(A - B) = \cos A \sin B - \sin A \cos B$

  3. $\cos(A - B) = \tan A \sec B + \cot A \csc B$

  4. $\cos(A - B) = \sin A \sec B + \cos A \csc B$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the cosine of the difference of two angles is derived from the angle difference formula for cosine.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the tangent of the difference of two angles is given by:

  1. $\tan(A - B) = \frac{\tan A - \tan B}{1 + \tan A \tan B}$

  2. $\tan(A - B) = \frac{\tan A + \tan B}{1 - \tan A \tan B}$

  3. $\tan(A - B) = \frac{\sin A - \sin B}{\cos A - \cos B}$

  4. $\tan(A - B) = \frac{\cos A - \cos B}{\sin A - \sin B}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the tangent of the difference of two angles is derived from the angle difference formula for tangent.

Brahmagupta's formula for calculating the cotangent of the difference of two angles is given by:

  1. $\cot(A - B) = \frac{\cot A \cot B + 1}{\cot A - \cot B}$

  2. $\cot(A - B) = \frac{\cot A \cot B - 1}{\cot A + \cot B}$

  3. $\cot(A - B) = \frac{\sin A + \sin B}{\cos A + \cos B}$

  4. $\cot(A - B) = \frac{\cos A + \cos B}{\sin A + \sin B}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula for the cotangent of the difference of two angles is derived from the angle difference formula for cotangent.

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