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33. If \( \tan x=\frac{\sin \alpha-\cos \alpha}{\sin \alpha+\cos \alpha} \), then show that \( \sin \alpha+\cos \alpha=\sqrt{2} \cos x \).[NCERT EXEMPLAR]

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\(tan \,x = \frac{sin\alpha - cos\alpha}{sin\alpha + cos\alpha}\)

\(= - \left(\frac{1- tan\,\alpha}{1+ tan\alpha}\right)\)

\(= - tan(\frac\pi4 - \alpha)\)

\(= tan(\alpha - \frac\pi4)\)

\(\therefore x = \alpha - \frac\pi4\)

\(\therefore cos \,x= cos\left(\alpha - \frac\pi4\right) = cos\left(\frac\pi4- \alpha\right)\)

\(= cos\frac\pi4 cos\,\alpha + sin \frac\pi4 sin \,\alpha\)

\(= \frac1{\sqrt2} (cos\, \alpha + sin\,\alpha)\)

⇒ \(\sqrt2 \, cos\,x = cos\,\alpha + sin\,\alpha\)

Hence Proved.



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