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Trigonometric Ratio and Identites question
2019 · 8 Apr · Shift 1 · Q40
JEE MainMathematicsTrigonometric Ratio and IdentitesMCQ+4 / −1
If cos(α+β) = 3/5 ,sin ( α-β) = 5/13 and 0 < α,β<4π, then tan(2 α) is equal to :
A
21/16
B
63/52
C
33/52
D
63/16
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Correct answer: D
Use the given angle ranges
Since 0<α,β<4π, we have:
0<α+β<2π, so cos(α+β)>0
−4π<α−β<4π, and given sin(α−β)=135>0, hence α−β∈(0,4π), so cos(α−β)>0
Thus we can determine both sine and cosine of these angles positively.
Find sin(α+β) and cos(α−β)
Given
cos(α+β)=53
so
sin(α+β)=1−(53)2=54
(because α+β∈(0,π/2)).
Also given
sin(α−β)=135
so
cos(α−β)=1−(135)2=1312
(because α−β∈(0,π/4)).
Use 2α=(α+β)+(α−β)
Let
X=α+β,Y=α−β
Then
2α=X+Y
Hence,
tan(2α)=tan(X+Y)=1−tanXtanYtanX+tanY
First compute:
tanX=cosXsinX=3/54/5=34tanY=cosYsinY=12/135/13=125