MCQ
Which of the following number(s) is/are rational
  • A
    $\sin 15^\circ $
  • B
    $cos 15^\circ$
  • $\sin 15^\circ \cos 15^\circ $
  • D
    $\sin 15^\circ \cos 75^\circ $

Answer

Correct option: C.
$\sin 15^\circ \cos 15^\circ $
c
(c) $\sin {15^o} = \sin ({45^o} - {30^o}) = \frac{{\sqrt 3 - 1}}{{2\sqrt 2 }} = $ irrational 

$\cos {15^o} = \cos ({45^o} - {30^o}) = \frac{{\sqrt 3 + 1}}{{2\sqrt 2 }}=$ irrational 

$\therefore \,\,\,\sin {15^o}\cos {15^o} = \frac{1}{2}(2\sin {15^o}\cos {15^o})$

$ = \frac{1}{2}\sin {30^o} = \frac{1}{2}.\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{4} =$ rational  

$\therefore \, \sin {15^o}\cos {75^o} = \sin {15^o}\sin {15^o} = {\sin ^2}{15^o}$ 

$ = {\left( {\frac{{\sqrt 3 - 1}}{{2\sqrt 2 }}} \right)^2} = \frac{{4 - 2\sqrt 3 }}{8}=$ irrational

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