MCQ
$\frac{{\sec 8A - 1}}{{\sec 4A - 1}} = $
  • A
    $\frac{{\tan 2A}}{{\tan 8A}}$
  • $\frac{{\tan 8A}}{{\tan 2A}}$
  • C
    $\frac{{\cot 8A}}{{\cot 2A}}$
  • D
    None of these

Answer

Correct option: B.
$\frac{{\tan 8A}}{{\tan 2A}}$
b
(b) $\frac{{\sec 8A - 1}}{{\sec 4A - 1}}$

$ = \frac{{1 - \cos 8A}}{{\cos 8A}}.\frac{{\cos 4A}}{{1 - \cos 4A}}$

$ = \frac{{2{{\sin }^2}4A}}{{\cos 8A}}\frac{{\cos 4A}}{{2{{\sin }^2}2A}}$

$ = \frac{{2\sin 4A\cos 4A}}{{\cos 8A}}\frac{{\sin 4A}}{{2{{\sin }^2}2A}}$

$ = \tan 8A\frac{{2\sin 2A\cos 2A}}{{2{{\sin }^2}2A}} $

$= \frac{{\tan 8A}}{{\tan 2A}}.$

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