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$\frac{1}{\cos 290^{\circ}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3} \sin 250^{\circ}}=$
MathematicsTrigonometric Ratios & IdentitiesAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2023 (15 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{4}$
  • B $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
  • C $\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}$
  • D $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
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The correct answer is: $\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}$
$\begin{aligned} & \text {Since } \frac{1}{\cos 290^{\circ}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3} \sin 250^{\circ}} \\ & =\frac{1}{\cos \left(270+20^{\circ}\right)}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3} \sin \left(270-20^{\circ}\right)}\end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} & =\frac{1}{\sin 20^{\circ}}-\frac{1}{\sqrt{3} \sin 20^{\circ}}=\frac{2\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \cos 20^{\circ}-\frac{1}{2} \sin 20^{\circ}\right)}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \sin 40^{\circ}} \\ & =\frac{2 \sin \left(60^{\circ}-20^{\circ}\right)}{\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \sin 40^{\circ}}=\frac{4}{\sqrt{3}}\end{aligned}$

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