Question 20 of 472MediumMCQ
Among the statements :
I: If 1cosαcosβcosα1cosγcosβcosγ1=0cosαcosβcosα0cosγcosβcosγ0, then cos2α+cos2β+cos2γ=23, and
II: If x2+xx+1x−22x2+3x−13x3x−3x2+2x+32x−12x−1=px+q, then p2=196q2,
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\begin{gathered} |\begin{array}{|c|}1 \quad \cos \alpha \quad \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha \quad 1 \quad \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta \quad \cos \gamma \quad 1\end{array}|=1(\begin{gathered} 1-{\cos }^{2}\gamma )-\cos \alpha (\cos \alpha -\cos \beta \cos \gamma )+\cos \beta (\cos \alpha \cos \gamma -\cos \beta ) \\ =1-{\cos }^{2}\gamma -{\cos }^{2}\alpha -{\cos }^{2}\beta +2\cos \beta +2+\cos \alpha \cos \beta \cos \gamma \\ |\begin{array}{|c|}0 \quad \cos \alpha \quad \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha \quad 0 \quad \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta \quad \cos \gamma \quad 0\end{array}|=-\cos \alpha (-\cos \beta \cos \gamma )+\cos \beta (\cos \alpha \cos \gamma )=2\cos \alpha \cos \beta -\cos \gamma \\ \Rightarrow {\cos }^{2}\alpha +{\cos }^{2}\beta +{\cos }^{2}\gamma =1 \end{gathered}
\begin{gathered} \quad \because q=|\begin{array}{|c|}0 \quad 1 \quad -2 \\ -1 \quad 0 \quad -3 \\ 3 \quad -1 \quad -1\end{array}|=-10-2=-12 \\ -p+q=|\begin{array}{|c|}0 \quad 0 \quad -3 \\ -2 \quad -3 \quad -6 \\ 2 \quad -3 \quad -3\end{array}|=-36 \\ \Rightarrow p=q+36=24 \\ \Rightarrow {p}^{2}\ne 196{q}^{2} \end{gathered} \end{gathered}
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