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Standard XII
Mathematics
Basic Trigonometric Identities
In ABC with a...
Question
In
△
A
B
C
with altitude
A
D
,
∠
B
A
C
=
π
4
,
B
D
=
3
2
and
D
C
=
1
, then the length of side
A
B
is
A
3
√
5
2
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√
3
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C
3
√
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D
3
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Solution
The correct option is
A
3
√
5
2
Equating the area of triangle
1
2
√
2
√
h
2
+
9
4
⋅
√
h
2
+
1
=
1
2
×
h
×
5
2
⇒
(
h
2
+
9
4
)
(
h
2
+
1
)
=
25
h
2
2
⇒
(
4
h
2
+
9
)
(
h
2
+
1
)
=
50
h
2
⇒
4
h
4
+
13
h
2
+
9
=
50
h
2
⇒
4
h
4
−
37
h
2
+
9
=
0
⇒
4
h
4
−
36
h
2
−
h
2
+
9
=
0
⇒
4
h
2
(
h
2
−
9
)
−
1
(
h
2
−
9
)
=
0
⇒
h
=
1
2
or
h
=
3
⇒
A
B
=
√
10
4
=
√
10
2
=
3
√
5
2
Alternate:
Let
A
D
=
h
,
∠
B
A
D
=
α
,
∠
C
A
D
=
β
⇒
tan
α
=
3
2
h
and
tan
β
=
1
h
∴
tan
(
α
+
β
)
=
tan
α
+
tan
β
1
−
tan
α
tan
β
⇒
tan
π
4
=
3
2
h
+
1
h
1
−
3
2
h
×
1
h
⇒
2
h
2
−
3
=
3
h
+
2
h
⇒
2
h
2
−
5
h
−
3
=
0
⇒
h
=
−
1
2
(rejected) or
h
=
3
⇒
h
=
3
∴
A
B
=
√
(
3
2
)
2
+
3
2
=
3
√
5
2
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A
B
C
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C
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B
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and the altitude from
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B
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B
C
and
A
D
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=
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×
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o
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Q.
In an isosceles triangle
A
B
C
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A
B
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