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Trigonometry
Trigonometric Ratio and Identites
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If 15sin 4 α\alpha + 10cos 4 α\alpha = 6, for some \alpha$$$$\inR, then the value of 27sec 6 α\alpha + 8cosec 6 α\alpha is equal to :

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 Given, 15sin4α+10cos4α=615sin4α+10cos4α=6(sin2α+cos2α)215sin4α+10cos4α=6(sin4α+cos4α+2sin2αcos2α)9sin4α+4cos4α12sin2αcos2α=0(3sin2α2cos2α)2=03sin2α2cos2α=03sin2α=2cos2αtan2α=2/3cot2α=3/2 Now, 27sec6α+8cosec6α=27(sec2α)3+8(cosec2α)3=27(1+tan2α)3+8(+cot2α)3=27(1+23)3+8(1+32)3=250\begin{aligned} & \text { Given, } 15 \sin ^4 \alpha+10 \cos ^4 \alpha=6 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad 15 \sin ^4 \alpha+10 \cos ^4 \alpha=6\left(\sin ^2 \alpha+\cos ^2 \alpha\right)^2 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad 15 \sin ^4 \alpha+10 \cos ^4 \alpha=6\left(\sin ^4 \alpha+\cos ^4 \alpha+2 \sin ^2 \alpha \cos ^2 \alpha\right) \\\\ & \Rightarrow 9 \sin ^4 \alpha+4 \cos ^4 \alpha-12 \sin ^2 \alpha \cos ^2 \alpha=0 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad\left(3 \sin ^2 \alpha-2 \cos ^2 \alpha\right)^2=0 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad 3 \sin ^2 \alpha-2 \cos ^2 \alpha=0 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad 3 \sin ^2 \alpha=2 \cos ^2 \alpha \\\\ & \Rightarrow \quad \tan ^2 \alpha=2 / 3 \\\\ & \therefore \quad \cot ^2 \alpha=3 / 2 \\\\ & \text { Now, } 27 \sec ^6 \alpha+8 \operatorname{cosec}^6 \alpha=27\left(\sec ^2 \alpha\right)^3+8\left(\operatorname{cosec}^2 \alpha\right)^3 \\\\ & =27\left(1+\tan ^2 \alpha\right)^3+8\left(+\cot ^2 \alpha\right)^3 \\\\ & =27\left(1+\frac{2}{3}\right)^3+8\left(1+\frac{3}{2}\right)^3=250 \end{aligned}

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