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

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    In a \[\Delta ABC\] \[a,\ c,A\]are given and \[{{b}_{1}},\ {{b}_{2}}\]are two values of the third side b such that \[{{b}_{2}}=2{{b}_{1}}\]. Then \[\sin A=\]

    A) \[\sqrt{\frac{9{{a}^{2}}-{{c}^{2}}}{8{{a}^{2}}}}\]

    B) \[\sqrt{\frac{9{{a}^{2}}-{{c}^{2}}}{8{{c}^{2}}}}\]

    C) \[\sqrt{\frac{9{{a}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}}{8{{a}^{2}}}}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    We have \[\cos A=\frac{{{b}^{2}}+{{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}}{2bc}\] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[{{b}^{2}}-2bc\cos A+({{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}})=0\] It is given that \[{{b}_{1}}\] and \[{{b}_{2}}\] are roots of this equation. Therefore \[{{b}_{1}}+{{b}_{2}}\] = \[2c\cos A\] and \[{{b}_{1}}{{b}_{2}}={{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[3{{b}_{1}}=2c\cos A\], \[2b_{1}^{2}={{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}\], \[(\because \,\,{{b}_{2}}=2{{b}_{1}}\] given) \[\Rightarrow \]  \[2\,{{\left( \frac{2c}{3}\cos A \right)}^{2}}={{c}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}\Rightarrow 8{{c}^{2}}(1-{{\sin }^{2}}A)=9{{c}^{2}}-9{{a}^{2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\sin A=\sqrt{\frac{9{{a}^{2}}-{{c}^{2}}}{8{{c}^{2}}}}\].


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