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If A = 30°, then sin 2 A1 - cos 2 A\dfrac{\text{sin 2 A}}{\text{1 - cos 2 A}} is equal to :

  1. cot A

  2. tan A

  3. sec A

  4. cosec A

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sin 2 A1 - cos 2 A=sin (2 x 30°)1 - cos (2 x 30°)=sin 60°1 - cos 60°=32112=322212=32212=3212=3212=31=cot A\dfrac{\text{sin 2 A}}{\text{1 - cos 2 A}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{sin (2 x 30°)}}{\text{1 - cos (2 x 30°)}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\text{sin 60°}}{\text{1 - cos 60°}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}}{1 - \dfrac{1}{2}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}}{\dfrac{2}{2} - \dfrac{1}{2}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}}{\dfrac{2 - 1}{2}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt3}{2}}{\dfrac{1}{2}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\dfrac{\sqrt3}{\cancel{2}}}{\dfrac{1}{\cancel{2}}}\\[1em] = \dfrac{\sqrt3}{1}\\[1em] = \text {cot A}

Hence, option 1 is the correct option.

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