JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Equations Question Bank Relation between sides and angles, Solutions of triangles

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    If \[\Delta ={{a}^{2}}-{{(b-c)}^{2}}\], where \[\Delta \]is the area of triangle \[ABC\], then tan A is equal to  [Pb. CET 1990; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]

    A) \[\frac{15}{16}\]

    B) \[\frac{8}{15}\]

    C) \[\frac{8}{17}\]

    D) \[\frac{1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\Delta =2bc-({{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}})\] \[\Delta =2bc(1-\cos A)=2bc.2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{A}{2}\]              .....(i) \[\Delta =\frac{1}{2}bc\sin A=\frac{1}{2}(bc)2\sin \frac{A}{2}\cos \frac{A}{2}\] \[\Delta =bc\sin \frac{A}{2}\cos \frac{A}{2}\]         .....(ii) \ \[\tan \frac{A}{2}=\frac{1}{4}=t\], {by (i) and (ii)}     \[\tan A=\frac{2t}{1-{{t}^{2}}}=\frac{8}{15}\].


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