The minimum value of $64 \sec x + 27\, cosec\, x, 0 < x <$ is
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Let $y = 64 \sec x + 27\, cosec\, x$
$= 64 \sec x tan x – 27\, cosec\, x \cot x$
$= 64 \sec^3 x + 64 \sec x \tan^2x + 27 cosec^3x + cosec\, x \cot^2x$
Now = 0 $64 \sec x \tan x = 27\, cosec\, x \cot x$
$\tan^3x = 27/64$
$\tan x = 3/4$
Also then > 0 $( 0 < x < 1/2)$
So y is minimum when $x = tan^{–1} (3/4)$ and its min. value = $64 ( 5/4) + 27 (5/3) = 125$