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Mathematics · 2026 · 3 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q28
(A) If x=h+a cos θ, y=k+b sin θ, then prove that: ((x-h)/a)^2+((y-k)/b)^2=1
(A)
If $\displaystyle x=h+a \cos \theta, y=k+b \sin \theta$, then prove that : \[\left(\frac{x-h}{a}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{y-k}{b}\right)^{2}=1 \]
OR
(B)
Prove that: $\displaystyle \frac{\tan \mathrm{A}}{1+\sec \mathrm{A}}-\frac{\tan \mathrm{A}}{1-\sec \mathrm{A}}=2 \operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{~A}$
Marking-scheme solution
\[\begin{aligned}
& x=h+a \cos \theta \Rightarrow \frac{x-h}{a}=\cos \theta \\
& y=k+b \cos \theta \Rightarrow \frac{y-k}{b}=\sin \theta \\
& \therefore \text { LHS }=\left(\frac{x-h}{a}\right)^{2}+\left(\frac{y-k}{b}\right)^{2}=\cos ^{2} \theta+\sin ^{2} \theta=1=\mathrm{RHS}
\end{aligned}
\]
\[\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{LHS}=\frac{\tan \mathrm{A}}{1+\sec \mathrm{A}}-\frac{\tan \mathrm{A}}{1-\sec \mathrm{A}}=\frac{\dfrac{\sin \mathrm{A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}}{1+\dfrac{1}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}}-\frac{\dfrac{\sin \mathrm{A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}}{1-\dfrac{1}{\cos \mathrm{~A}}} \\
& =\frac{\sin \mathrm{A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}+1}-\frac{\sin \mathrm{A}}{\cos \mathrm{~A}-1} \\
& =\sin \mathrm{A}\left(\frac{-2}{-\sin ^{2} \mathrm{~A}}\right) \\
& =\frac{2}{\sin \mathrm{~A}}=2 \operatorname{cosec} \mathrm{~A}=\mathrm{RHS}
\end{aligned}
\]
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