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.

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