Exams > Cat > Quantitaitve Aptitude
GEOMETRY SET I MCQs
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B
(b) sin π2n + cos π2n = √n2
⇒ √2 (sinπ2n.cosπ4+cosπ2n.sinπ4) = √n2
⇒ √2 sin(π4+π2n) = √n2
Since sin(π4+π2n) ≤ 1
∴ √n2 ≤ √2 ⇒ √2 ≤ 2√2 ⇒ n ≤ 8 .
Again √n2 = √2 sin(π4+π2n) > √2.1√2 = 1
(∵sin(π4+π2n)sinπ4)
∴ n > 4, Hence, 4 < n ≤ 8.
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B
(b) We have k = sinπ18.sin5π18.sin7π18
= cos(π2−π18) cos(π2−5π18) cos(π2−7π18)
= cosπ9 cos2π9 cos4π9 = sin23π923 sinπ9 = sin8π98sinπ9
= sin(π−π9)8sinπ9 = 18
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C
(c) Given α < β < γ < δ and sin α = sin β = sin γ = sin δ = k. Also α, β, γ, δ are smallest positive angles satisfying above two conditions.
∴ We can take β = π - α, γ = 2π + α, δ = 3π - α
Given expression
= 4 sin α2 + 3 sin(π2−α2) + 2 sin(π+α2) + 3 sin(3π2−α2)
= 4 sin α2 + 3 cos α2 - 2 sin α2 - cos α2 = 2 (sinα2+cosα2)
= 2 √(sin12α+cos12α)2 = 2 √1+sinα = 2√1+k.
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A
(a,b) If L=M, then L2 = LM or ML = M2
Both LM = ML = 1 as sec2A - tan2A = 1
∴L2 = M2 = 1.
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D
(d) 1 + 2(1 - cosθ) + 3(1 - cosθ)2 + 4(1 - cosθ)3+........ to ∞
= (1 - x)−1, [Let (1 - cosθ) = x]
∴ Series = (1 - 1 + cosθ)−2 = sec2θ
= (1 + tan2θ) = 1 + 32 = 52
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A
(a) We have sin α sec x1 sec x2 + sin α sec x2 sec x3 +....... + sin α sec xn−1, sec xn)
=sin(x2−x1)cosx1 cosx2 + sin(x3−x2)cosx2 cosx3 + ........ + sin(xn−xn−1)cosxn−1 cosxn
= tan x2 - tan x1 + tan x3 - tan x2 + .......... + tan xn - tan xn−
= tan xn - tan x1 = sin(xn−xn−1)cosxn−1 cosx1 = sin(n−1)αcosxn cosx1 {(∵ xn = x1 + (n - 1)α)}
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D
(d) sin α + sin β = -2165 , cos α + cos β = -2765
Now (sin α + sin β)2 + (cos α + cos β)2 = (−2165)2 + (−2765)2
⇒ 2 + 2 sin α sin β + 2 cos α cos β = 441652 + 729652
⇒ 2 + 2[cos (α - β)] = 1170(65)2 ⇒ 2.2 cos2(α+β2)=1170(65)2
⇒ cos (α−β2) = 3√130130 = 3√130
Therefore cos (α−β2) = −3√130 , { ∵ π2 < α−β2 < 3π2 }