24it is from SL loney sir..a classic book...I dont think question can be wrong any way..
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66Q1) It is enough to note that the given equation will be satisfied by the four normals to an ellipse
\dfrac{x^2}{a^2}+\dfrac{y^2}{b^2}=1
drawn from the point (h,\,k). Probably you know that in that case, the sum of the eccentric angels of the feet of the normals (which would be the four values of \theta here) is an odd multiple of \pi.
24oops.........made a blunder....found this question in Loney trigno...and never thought from that conics angle....
thanx sir...
plzz help in the rest too
62hmm.. i missed that out.. :(
but then this expression will make no sense!
I guess the person who made this question overlooked this or may be changed cot-1(a/x) to tan-1(x/a)
2462I would be very careful in saying that there is a mistake in one of these classics. but here I would probably stick my neck out to say that this is a mistake.. (unless you have typed the question wrong!)
24hmmm...
u may be right then..becoz I trust u more than LOney[1]
I havent typed the ques....its copy paste from book
62Eureka.. that is putting too much pressure on someone who is not worth it at all [1]
Some ppl would call it blasphemous :D (even I would!)
24nops....u r my hero sir....
there is no doubt abt that....
anyways if u get something abt that ques then plz reply...till then I too will be trying