CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2003

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    If\[\alpha ,\beta \]and\[\gamma \]are angles such that\[\tan \alpha +\tan \beta +\tan \gamma =\tan \alpha .\tan \beta .\tan \gamma \]and\[x=\cos \alpha +i\sin \alpha ,y=\cos \beta +i\sin \beta \]and\[z=\cos \gamma +i\sin \gamma ,\]then\[xyz\]is equal to:

    A)  1, but not\[-1\]   

    B)        \[-1\], but not 1

    C)         \[1\]or\[-1\]                     

    D)         0

    E)  \[i\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\because \]\[\tan (\alpha +\beta +\gamma )\] \[=\frac{\tan \alpha +\tan \beta +\tan \gamma -\tan \alpha \tan \beta \tan \gamma }{1-\tan \alpha \tan \beta -\tan \beta \tan \gamma -\tan \alpha \tan \gamma }\] \[=\frac{\tan \alpha \tan \beta \tan \gamma -\tan \alpha \tan \beta \tan \gamma }{1-\tan \alpha \tan \beta -\tan \beta \tan \gamma -\tan \alpha \tan \gamma }\] \[(\because \tan \alpha +\tan \beta +\tan \gamma =\tan \alpha \tan \beta \tan \gamma )\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\tan (\alpha +\beta +\gamma )=0=\tan 0{}^\circ \] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\alpha +\beta +\gamma =0{}^\circ \,or\,\pi \] Now, \[xyz\] \[=(\cos \alpha +i\sin \alpha )(\cos \beta +i\sin \beta )\]                                                 \[(\cos \gamma +i\sin \gamma )\] \[=\cos (\alpha +\beta +\gamma )+i\sin (\alpha +\beta +\gamma )\]                 \[=\cos (0{}^\circ )+isin0{}^\circ =1\] Or           \[\cos \pi +i\sin \pi =-1\] \[\therefore \]  \[xyz=1\text{ }or\text{ }-1\]


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