CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q28 · 3 marks
$\displaystyle \mathrm{P}(x, y), \mathrm{Q}(-2,-3)$ and $\displaystyle \mathrm{R}(2,3)$ are the vertices of a right triangle PQR right angled at P. Find the relationship between $\displaystyle x$ and $\displaystyle y$. Hence, find all possible values of $\displaystyle x$ for which $\displaystyle y=2$.
Marking-scheme solution
In \(\displaystyle \Delta \mathrm{PQR}, \angle \mathrm{P}=90^{\circ}\)
\[\begin{aligned}
& P Q^{2}+P R^{2}=Q R^{2} \\
& \Rightarrow(x+2)^{2}+(y+3)^{2}+(x-2)^{2}+(y-3)^{2}=4^{2}+6^{2} \\
& \Rightarrow x^{2}+4 x+4+y^{2}+6 y+9+x^{2}-4 x+4+y^{2}-6 y+9=52
\end{aligned}
\]
gives, \(\displaystyle x^{2}+y^{2}=13\)
Now for \(\displaystyle y=2, x= \pm 3\)
\[\begin{aligned}
\mathrm{LHS} & =\frac{\cos \mathrm{A}+\sin \mathrm{A}-1}{\cos \mathrm{~A}-\sin \mathrm{A}+1} \\
& =\frac{\cot \mathrm{A}+1-\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}}{\cot \mathrm{~A}-1+\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}} \\
& =\frac{\cot \mathrm{A}-\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}+\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \mathrm{~A}-\cot ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}{\cot \mathrm{~A}-1+\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}} \\
& =\frac{(\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}-\cot \mathrm{A})(-1+\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}+\cot \mathrm{A})}{\cot \mathrm{A}-1+\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}} \\
& =\operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{A}-\cot \mathrm{A}=\mathrm{RHS}
\end{aligned}
\]
OR
\[\begin{aligned}
& \text { LHS }=p^{2}-q^{2} \\
& =(\cot \theta+\cos \theta)^{2}-(\cot \theta-\cos \theta)^{2} \\
& =[(\cot \theta+\cos \theta)+(\cot \theta-\cos \theta)][(\cot \theta+\cos \theta)-(\cot \theta-\cos \theta)] \\
& =2 \cot \theta \times 2 \cos \theta=4 \cot \theta \cos \theta \\
& \text { RHS }=4 \sqrt{p q} \\
& =4 \sqrt{(\cot \theta+\cos \theta)(\cot \theta-\cos \theta)} \\
& =4 \sqrt{\cot ^{2} \theta-\cos ^{2} \theta} \\
& =4 \sqrt{\cos ^{2} \theta\left(\operatorname{cosec}^{2} \theta-1\right)} \\
& =4 \sqrt{\cos ^{2} \theta \times \cot ^{2} \theta} \\
& =4 \cot \theta \cos \theta \\
& \therefore \text { LHS }=\text { RHS }
\end{aligned}
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