JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held on 10-4-2019 Afternoon)

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    If \[{{\cos }^{-1}}x-{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{y}{2}=\alpha ,\] where \[-1\le x\le 1,\]\[-2\le y\le 2,x\le \frac{y}{2},\]then for all x, y, \[4{{x}^{2}}-4xy\cos \alpha +{{y}^{2}}\]is equal to [JEE Main 10-4-2019 Afternoon]

    A) \[4{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha -2{{x}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}\]

    B) \[4{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha +2{{x}^{2}}{{y}^{2}}\]

    C) \[4{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \]

    D) \[2{{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                \[{{\cos }^{-1}}x-{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{y}{2}=\alpha \]           \[cos({{\cos }^{-1}}x-{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{y}{2})=\cos \alpha \]           \[\Rightarrow x\times \frac{y}{2}+\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}}\sqrt{1-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{4}}=\cos \alpha \]           \[\Rightarrow {{\left( \cos \alpha -\frac{xy}{2} \right)}^{2}}=\left( 1-{{x}^{2}} \right)\left( 1-\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{4} \right)\]           \[{{x}^{2}}+\frac{{{y}^{2}}}{4}-xy\cos \alpha =1-{{\cos }^{2}}\alpha ={{\sin }^{2}}\alpha \]      


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