Practicing Success
A variable triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius R. If the rate of change of a side is R times the rate of change of the opposite angle, then that angle, is |
$\pi / 6$ $\pi / 4$ $\pi / 3$ $\pi / 2$ |
$\pi / 3$ |
Let the side be BC = a and A be the opposite angle. Then, $R =\frac{a}{2 \sin A}$ $\Rightarrow a =2 R \sin A$ $\Rightarrow \frac{d a}{d t} =2 R \cos A \frac{d A}{d t}$ $\Rightarrow R \frac{d A}{d t} =2 R \cos A . \frac{d A}{d t}$ [∵ $\frac{d a}{d t}=R \frac{d A}{d t}$ (given)] $\Rightarrow \cos A =\frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow A=\frac{\pi}{3}$ |