Minimum value of $5 \tan ^2 \alpha+\frac{9}{\tan ^2 \alpha}+4 \sec ^2 \alpha$ is

Minimum value of $5 \tan ^2 \alpha+\frac{9}{\tan ^2 \alpha}+4 \sec ^2 \alpha$ is
  1. $24$
  2. $22$
  3. $32$
  4. $28$

Solution

$5 \tan ^2 \alpha+\frac{9}{\tan ^2 \alpha}+4 \sec ^2 \alpha$ $=5 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha+4\left(1+\tan ^2 \alpha\right)$ $\left[\because \sec ^2 x=1+\tan ^2 x\right]$ $=9 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha+4$ Since, we know that $A M \geq G M$ $\frac{9 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha}{2} \geq \sqrt{9 \tan ^2 \alpha \cdot 9 \cot ^2 \alpha}$ $9 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha \geq 9 \cdot 2 \cdot \tan \alpha \cdot \cot \alpha$ $9 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha \geq 18$ $\therefore \quad 9 \tan ^2 \alpha+9 \cot ^2 \alpha+4 \geq 18+4=22$ $\therefore$ Hence, minimum values $=22$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2021 (23 Aug Shift 2)

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