MCQ
If $\frac{3 \pi}{4}<\alpha<\pi$, then $\sqrt{2 \cot \alpha+\frac{1}{\sin ^2 \alpha}}$ is equal to
  • A
    $-1+\cot \alpha$
  • B
    $-1-\cot \alpha$
  • C
    $1-\cot \alpha$
  • D
    $1+\cot \alpha$

Answer

(b) - 1 - cot
Explanation: We have:
$\begin{array}{l}\sqrt{2 \cot \alpha+\frac{1}{\sin ^2 \alpha}} \\ =\sqrt{\frac{2 \cos \alpha}{\sin \alpha}+\frac{1}{\sin ^2 \alpha}} \\ =\sqrt{\frac{2 \sin \alpha \cos \alpha+1}{\sin ^2 \alpha}} \\ =\sqrt{\frac{2 \sin \alpha \cos \alpha+\sin ^2 \alpha+\cos ^2 \alpha}{\sin ^2 \alpha}} \\ =\sqrt{\frac{(\sin \alpha+\cos \alpha)^2}{\sin ^2 \alpha}} \\ =\sqrt{(1+\cot \alpha)^2} \\ =|1+\cot \alpha| \\ =-(1+\cot \alpha)\left[\text { When } \frac{3 \pi}{4}<\alpha<\pi, \cot \alpha<-1 \Rightarrow \cot \alpha+1<0\right] \\ =-1-\cot \alpha\end{array}$

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