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Grade 11Trigonometry

if a^2+b^2 +2abcostheta = 1
x^2 + y^2 =2xycostheta = 1
and ax +by +costheta(ay +bx ) =0
then prove that a^2 + b^2 =cosec^2 theta

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7 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer7 Years ago
kindly repost the ques with a proper pic as it is not clear what you have written in the second line
x^2 + y^2 =2xycostheta = 1, are you sure it is y^2 =2xycostheta and not y^2+2xycostheta? 
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