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Standard XII
Mathematics
Basic Trigonometric Identities
If x=atanθ+...
Question
If
x
=
a
(
tan
θ
+
sec
θ
)
2
,
y
=
b
(
tan
θ
−
sec
θ
)
2
then prove that
x
2
y
2
=
a
2
b
2
.
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Solution
→
x
=
a
(
tan
θ
+
sec
θ
)
2
and
y
=
b
(
tan
θ
−
sec
θ
)
2
→
x
2
y
2
=
a
2
b
2
[
tan
2
θ
−
sec
2
θ
]
4
=
a
2
b
2
Thus
x
2
y
2
=
a
2
b
2
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