If $\tan \alpha$ and $\tan \beta$ are the roots of the equation $x^2+p x+q$ $=0$, then the value of $\sin…

If $\tan \alpha$ and $\tan \beta$ are the roots of the equation $x^2+p x+q$ $=0$, then the value of $\sin ^2(\alpha+\beta)+p \cos (\alpha+\beta) \sin (\alpha$ $+\beta)+q \cos ^2(\alpha+\beta)$ is
  1. $p+q$
  2. p
  3. q
  4. $\frac{p}{p+q}$

Solution

Given that, $\tan \alpha$ and $\tan \beta$ are the roots of the equation $x^2+p x+q=0$ $ \therefore \quad \tan \alpha+\tan \beta=-p \text { and } \tan \alpha \cdot \tan \beta=q $ Now, $\quad \tan (\alpha+\beta)=\frac{\tan \alpha+\tan \beta}{1-\tan \alpha \tan \beta}$ $ \begin{aligned} & =\frac{-p}{1-q}=\frac{p}{q-1} \\ & \sec (\alpha+\beta)=\sqrt{1+\tan ^2(\alpha+\beta)} \\ & \sec (\alpha+\beta)=\sqrt{1+\frac{p^2}{(q-1)^2}} \\ & \therefore \quad \cos (\alpha+\beta)=\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+\frac{p^2}{(q-1)^2}}} \\ & \sin ^2(\alpha+\beta)+p \cos (\alpha+\beta) \sin (\alpha+\beta) \\ & =\cos ^2(\alpha+\beta)\left[\tan ^2(\alpha+\beta)+p \tan (\alpha+\beta)+q\right] \\ & =\frac{1}{1+\frac{p^2}{(q-1)^2}}\left[\frac{p^2}{(q-1)^2+\frac{p^2}{q-1}+q}\right] \\ & =\frac{(q-1)^2}{(q-1)^2+p^2}\left[\frac{p^2+p^2(q-1)+q(q-1)^2}{(q-1)^2}\right] \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2017 (26 Apr Shift 1)

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