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In triangle $$ABC$$,Β
$$\tan A \colon \tan B \colon \tan C = 1 \colon 2 \colon 3$$.Β
If $$\frac{AC}{AB} = \frac{p\sqrt{q}}{r}$$, where $$q$$ is Square free and $$\gcd(p, r) = 1$$ then the value of $$p + q + r$$ is
Correct Answer: 7
In any triangle,
$$\tan A+\tan B+\tan C=\tan A\tan B\tan C$$
We are given that the ratios of the tangents of the three angles are
$$\tan A:\tan B:\tan C=1:2:3.$$
Using the ratio, we can write them as
$$\tan A=t,\qquad \tan B=2t,\qquad \tan C=3t.$$
Substituting these values in the triangle identity,
$$t+2t+3t=t(2t)(3t)$$
$$6t=6t^3$$
Dividing both sides by $$6t$$,
$$1=t^2$$
Since the angles of a triangle are positive, their tangents are positive in this case. Hence,
$$t=1.$$
Therefore,
$$\tan A=1,\qquad \tan B=2,\qquad \tan C=3.$$
$$\tan B=\dfrac{\text{opposite}}{\text{adjacent}}=2=\dfrac{2}{1},$$
we can consider a right triangle with sides $$2,1,\sqrt{5}$$. Therefore,
$$\sin B=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}}.$$
Similarly,
$$\tan C=3=\dfrac{3}{1},$$
so the hypotenuse is
$$\sqrt{3^2+1^2}=\sqrt{10}.$$
Therefore,
$$\sin C=\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{10}}.$$
By the sine rule,
$$\dfrac{AC}{AB}=\dfrac{\sin B}{\sin C}.$$
Substituting the values of $$\sin B$$ and $$\sin C$$,
$$\dfrac{AC}{AB}=\dfrac{\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}}}{\dfrac{3}{\sqrt{10}}}.$$
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal:
$$\dfrac{AC}{AB}=\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\times\dfrac{\sqrt{10}}{3}.$$
Therefore,
$$\dfrac{AC}{AB}Β =\dfrac{2\sqrt{10}}{3\sqrt{5}}.$$
Since
$$\dfrac{\sqrt{10}}{\sqrt{5}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{10}{5}}=\sqrt{2},$$
we get
$$\dfrac{AC}{AB}=\dfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}.$$
Thus,
$${\dfrac{AC}{AB}=\dfrac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}}.$$
$$p=2,\qquad q=2,\qquad r=3,$$
then
$$p+q+r=2+2+3=7$$
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