JEE MATHEMATICS MCQ: TRANSFORMATIONS

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Application +4 | -1

\sin \alpha+\sin \beta=a

and

\cos \alpha-\cos \beta=b

, then

\tan \left(\frac{\alpha-\beta}{2}\right)

is equal to

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Correct option: B

-\frac{b}{a}

Option B (

-\frac{b}{a}

) is correct because it is derived from dividing the two given trigonometric equations after applying sum-to-product formulas.

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