Find the values of :
(i) 7 sin 30° cos 60°
(ii) 3 sin2 45° + 2 cos2 60°
(iii) cos2 45° + sin2 60° + sin2 30°
(iv) cos 90° + cos2 45° sin 30° tan 45°.
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(i) 7 sin 30° cos 60°
$$\begin{aligned}= 7 \times \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \\[1em] = \frac{7}{4}.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, 7 sin 30° cos 60° = $\frac{7}{4}$.
(ii) 3 sin2 45° + 2 cos2 60°
$$\begin{aligned}= 3 \times \Big(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\Big)^2 + 2 \times \Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)^2 \\[1em] = 3 \times \frac{1}{2} + 2 \times \frac{1}{4} \\[1em] = \frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2} \\[1em] = \frac{4}{2} \\[1em] = 2.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, 3 sin2 45° + 2 cos2 60° = 2.
(iii) cos2 45° + sin2 60° + sin2 30°
$$\begin{aligned}= \Big(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\Big)^2 + \Big(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\Big)^2 + \Big(\frac{1}{2}\Big)^2 \\[1em] = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{4} + \frac{1}{4} \\[1em] = \frac{2 + 3 + 1}{4} \\[1em] = \frac{6}{4} \\[1em] = \frac{3}{2}.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, cos2 45° + sin2 60° + sin2 30° = $\frac{3}{2}$.
(iv) cos 90° + cos2 45° sin 30° tan 45°
$$\begin{aligned}= 0 + \Big(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\Big)^2 \times \frac{1}{2} \times 1 \\[1em] = 0 + \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{1}{2} \\[1em] = \frac{1}{4}.\end{aligned}$$
Hence, cos 90° + cos2 45° sin 30° tan 45° = $\frac{1}{4}$.





