$$\eqalign{
& \cot A \cdot \cot B \cdot \cot C > 0 \cr
& \Rightarrow \,\,\cot A > 0,\cot B > 0,\cot C > 0 \cr} $$
because two or more of $$\cot A, \cot B, \cot C$$ cannot be negative at the same time in a triangle
22.
For a regular polygon, let $$r$$ and $$R$$ be the radii of the inscribed and the circumscribed circles. A false statement among the following is
A
There is a regular polygon with $$\frac{r}{R} = \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$$
B
There is a regular polygon with $$\frac{r}{R} = \frac{2}{3}$$
C
There is a regular polygon with $$\frac{r}{R} = \frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}$$
D
There is a regular polygon with $$\frac{r}{R} = \frac{1}{2}$$
Answer :
There is a regular polygon with $$\frac{r}{R} = \frac{2}{3}$$
If $$O$$ is centre of polygon and $$AB$$ is one of the side, then by figure $$\cos \frac{\pi }{n} = \frac{r}{R}$$
$$ \Rightarrow \,\,\frac{r}{R} = \frac{1}{2},\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }},\frac{{\sqrt 3 }}{2}\,\,{\text{for}}$$
$$n = 3, 4, 6$$ respectively.
23.
$$A$$ and $$B$$ are two points in the horizontal plane through $$O,$$ the foot of pillar $$OP$$ of height $$h$$ such that $$\angle \,AOB = \theta .$$ If the elevation of the top of the pillar from $$A$$ and $$B$$ are also equal to $$\theta ,$$ then $$AB$$ is equal to
A
$$h \cot \theta$$
B
$$h\cos \theta \sec \frac{\theta }{2}$$
C
$$h\cot \theta \sin \frac{\theta }{2}$$
D
$$h\cos \theta \,{\text {cosec}} \frac{\theta }{2}$$
25.
The area of a cyclic quadrilateral $$ABCD$$ is $$\frac{{\left( {3\sqrt 3 } \right)}}{4}.$$ The radius of the circle circumscribing it is $$1.$$ If $$AB = 1,BD = \sqrt 3 $$ then $$BC \cdot CD$$ is equal to
26.
Let $$D$$ be the middle point of the side $$BC$$ of a triangle $$ABC.$$ If the triangle $$ADC$$ is equilateral, then $$a^2 : b^2 : c^2$$ is equal to
28.
The top of a hill when observed from the top and bottom of a building of height $$h$$ is at angles of elevation $$p$$ and $$q$$ respectively. What is the height of the hill ?
Let height of hill $$= H$$
& horizontal distance between building & hill $$= d$$
$$\eqalign{
& \tan q = \frac{H}{d} \cr
& \Rightarrow d = \frac{H}{{\tan q}} = H\cot q \cr
& \tan p = \frac{{\left( {H - h} \right)}}{d} \cr
& \Rightarrow d = \left( {H - h} \right)\cot p \cr
& \Rightarrow H\cot q = \left( {H - h} \right)\cot p \cr
& H = \frac{{h\cot p}}{{\cot p - \cot q}} \cr} $$
29.
The sides of a triangle are in A.P. and its area is $$\frac{3}{5} \times $$ (area of an equilateral triangle of the same perimeter). Then the ratio of the sides is