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If cos^(- 1)x-cos^(- 1)(y/2)=alpha then...

If `cos^(- 1)x-cos^(- 1)(y/2)=alpha` then `4x^2-4xycosalpha+y^2=`

A

4

B

`2 sin^(2) alpha`

C

`-4 sin^(2) alpha`

D

`4 sin^(2) alpha`

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We have `cos^(-1) x - cos^(-1).(y)/(2) = alpha`
or `x = cos (cos^(-1).(y)/(2) + alpha)`
`= cos (cos^(-1).(y)/(2)) cos alpha - sin (cos^(-1).(y)/(2)) sin alpha`
`= (y)/(2) cos alpha - sqrt(1 - (y^(2))/(4)) sin alpha`
or `2x = y cos alpha - sin alpha sqrt(4 -y^(2))`
or `2x - y cos alpha = - sin alpha sqrt(4 -y^(2))`
Squaring, we get
`4x^(2) + y^(2) cos^(2) alpha - 4xy cos alpha = 4 sin^(2) alpha - y^(2) sin^(2) alpha`
or `4x^(2) - 4xy cos alpha + y^(2) = 4 sin^(2) alpha`
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