Question
if x,y,z are acute and cos x= tan y , cos y = tanz , cos z = tan x, then the value of sin x is ;
Joshi sir comment
by 1st equation sec y = √(1+cos2x) so cos y = 1/ √(1+ cos2x)
by 3rd equation sec z = cot x so tan z = √(cot2x - 1)
on putting these 2 values in 2nd equation we get
1/ √(1+ cos2x) = √(cot2x - 1)
so sin2x = (1+cos2x)(cos2x-sin2x)
or sin2x = (2-sin2x)(1-2sin2x)
or sin2x = 2-4sin2x-sin2x+2sin4x
or 2sin4x-6sin2x+2 = 0
now solve it for sinx
Read 1 Solution.
By symmetry,
x=y=z
Hence, cosx=tanx
Multiply both sides by cosx we get,
cos2x = sinx
1 - sin2x=sinx ...... Solve the quadratic equation.
HEMANT DESAI 10 year ago
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