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If a secA + b tanA+ c =0 and                       psecA+qsecA+r=0 prove that                     (br-qc)^2-(pc-ar)^2=(aq-bp)^2 Please answer in a simple way
Asked by guptaabhinav0809 | 10 Feb, 2019, 11:51: PM
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For convenience, let us use the substitutions,  sec A = S   and tan A = T
 
given equations are written as :
 
a×S + b×T  = - c   ...................(1)
p×S + q×T  = - r   ...................(2)
 
by multiplying (1) by p  and by multiplying (2) by a, we rewrite the equations as follows
 
a×p×S + b×p×T = - pc  ...........................(3)
a×p×S + q×a×T = - ar  ..........................(4)
 
subtracting (4) from (3), we get,  ( b×p - q×a ) T = (ar - pc)   or T = tan A = ( pc - ar) / (aq - pb)  ............................(5)
 
Similarly by multiplying (1) by q  and by multiplying (2) by b and eliminating T,  we get, S = sec A = ( br - cq )/(aq - pb).................(6)
 
we have, sec2A - tan2A  = 1  ..............(7)
 
by substituting for secA and tanA from (5) and (6) in eqn.(7), it can be shown that,  (br-qc)2 - (pc-ar)2 = (aq-pb)2
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