10th Class Mathematics Introduction to Trigonometry Question Bank MCQs - Introduction to Trigonometry

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    If \[x=a\,\sec \theta \,\cos \phi ,\]\[y=b\sec \theta \sin \phi \]and \[z=c\tan \theta ,\]then \[\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)=\]

    A) \[\left( 1+\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)\]

    B) \[\left( 1-\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)\]

    C) \[\left( \frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}-1 \right)\]

    D) \[\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] We have, \[\sec \theta \cos \phi =\frac{x}{a}\]...(1)
    \[\sec \theta \sin \phi =\frac{y}{b}\]…(2)
    and  \[\tan \theta =\frac{z}{c}\]  ...(3)
    Squaring and adding eqs. (1) and (2), we get 
    \[\frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}}={{\sec }^{2}}\theta {{\cos }^{2}}\phi +{{\sec }^{2}}\theta {{\sin }^{2}}\phi \]
    \[={{\sec }^{2}}\theta ({{\cos }^{2}}\phi +{{\sin }^{2}}\phi )={{\sec }^{2}}\theta \]  \[[{{\cos }^{2}}A+{{\sin }^{2}}A=1]\]
    \[=(1+{{\tan }^{2}}\theta )=\left( 1+\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)\] [From eq.(3)]
    \[\therefore \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( \frac{{{x}^{2}}}{{{a}^{2}}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{{{b}^{2}}} \right)=\left( 1+\frac{{{z}^{2}}}{{{c}^{2}}} \right)\]


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