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QJEEM20Ma5bf7: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM20Ma5bf7 Solution: If and , , then at = is :

If x=2sin⁡θ−sin⁡2θx = 2\sin \theta - \sin 2\theta and y=2cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θy = 2\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta ,
θ∈[0,2π]\theta \in \left[ {0,2\pi } \right] , then d2ydx2{{{d^2}y} \over {d{x^2}}} at θ\theta = π\pi is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 38{3 \over 8}
  • B 32{3 \over 2}
  • C 34{3 \over 4}
  • D - 34{3 \over 4}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

x=2sin⁡θ−sin⁡2θx = 2\sin \theta - \sin 2\theta

⇒\Rightarrow dxdθ{{dx} \over {d\theta }} = 2cos⁡θ−2cos⁡2θ2\cos \theta - 2\cos 2\theta

y=2cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θy = 2\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta

⇒\Rightarrow dydθ{{dy} \over {d\theta }} = –2sin θ\theta + 2sin2 θ\theta

dydx=dydθdxdθ{{dy} \over {dx}} = {{{{dy} \over {d\theta }}} \over {{{dx} \over {d\theta }}}} = sin⁡2θ−sin⁡θcos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ{{\sin 2\theta - \sin \theta } \over {\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta }}

This expression is simplified by recognizing that sin⁡2θ=2sin⁡θcos⁡θ\sin 2 \theta = 2\sin \theta \cos \theta and cos⁡2θ=2cos⁡2θ−1\cos 2 \theta = 2\cos^2 \theta -1 , leading to the expression:

dydx=2sin⁡θ2⋅cos⁡3θ22sin⁡θ2⋅sin⁡3θ2=cot⁡3θ2\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{2 \sin \frac{\theta}{2} \cdot \cos \frac{3 \theta}{2}}{2 \sin \frac{\theta}{2} \cdot \sin \frac{3 \theta}{2}}=\cot \frac{3 \theta}{2}

This is the rate of change of y with respect to x, as a function of θ.

Next, we differentiate this function with respect to θ to find d2ydx2\frac{d^2 y}{dx^2} , yielding :

d2ydx2=ddθ(dydx)dθdx=−32cosec⁡23θ2⋅dθdx\frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}=\frac{d}{d \theta}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right) \frac{d \theta}{d x}=-\frac{3}{2} \operatorname{cosec}^2 \frac{3 \theta}{2} \cdot \frac{d \theta}{d x}

Here, dθdx\frac{d \theta}{d x} is the reciprocal of dxdθ\frac{dx}{d\theta} , so the equation becomes :

d2ydx2=−32cosec⁡23θ22(cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ)\frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}=\frac{-\frac{3}{2} \operatorname{cosec}^2 \frac{3 \theta}{2}}{2\left(\cos \theta-\cos2 \theta\right)}

Finally, we evaluate this expression at θ=π\theta = \pi , yielding :

d2ydx2(π)=−34(−1−1)=38\frac{d^2 y}{dx^2}(\pi)=\frac{-3}{4(-1-1)}=\frac{3}{8}

Therefore, the correct answer is (A) 38\frac{3}{8} .

Alternate Method :

First, let's find the derivatives of x and y with respect to θ :

1) dxdθ=2cos⁡θ−2cos⁡2θ\frac{dx}{d\theta} = 2\cos \theta - 2\cos 2\theta

2) dydθ=−2sin⁡θ+2sin⁡2θ\frac{dy}{d\theta} = -2\sin \theta + 2\sin 2\theta

We know that dydx=dydθdxdθ\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{\frac{dy}{d\theta}}{\frac{dx}{d\theta}}

So, we substitute 1) and 2) into this equation :

We have

dydx=−2sin⁡θ+2sin⁡2θ2cos⁡θ−2cos⁡2θ=sin⁡2θ−sin⁡θcos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ\frac{dy}{dx} = \frac{-2\sin \theta + 2\sin 2\theta}{2\cos \theta - 2\cos 2\theta} = \frac{\sin 2\theta - \sin \theta}{\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta}

For simplification, let's denote the numerator as N=sin⁡2θ−sin⁡θN = \sin 2\theta - \sin \theta and the denominator as D=cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θD = \cos \theta - \cos 2\theta .

We have to compute ddθ(dydx)\frac{d}{d\theta}(\frac{dy}{dx}) which is ddθ(ND)\frac{d}{d\theta}(\frac{N}{D}) .

We can use the quotient rule for differentiation, which states that if we have a function of the form uv\frac{u}{v} , then its derivative is given by vu′−uv′v2\frac{vu' - uv'}{v^2} .

So here, N′=2cos⁡2θ−cos⁡θN' = 2\cos 2\theta - \cos \theta and D′=−sin⁡θ+2sin⁡2θD' = -\sin \theta + 2\sin 2\theta .

Applying the quotient rule :

ddθ(dydx)=DN′−ND′D2\frac{d}{d\theta}(\frac{dy}{dx}) = \frac{D N' - N D'}{D^2}

Substituting the expressions for N′N' , D′D' , NN , and DD we get :

ddθ(dydx)=(cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ)(2cos⁡2θ−cos⁡θ)−(sin⁡2θ−sin⁡θ)(−sin⁡θ+2sin⁡2θ)(cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ)2\frac{d}{d\theta}(\frac{dy}{dx}) = \frac{(\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta)(2\cos 2\theta - \cos \theta) - (\sin 2\theta - \sin \theta)(-\sin \theta + 2\sin 2\theta)}{(\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta)^2}

Now d2ydx2=ddx(dydx)=ddθ(dydx)×dθdx\frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}=\frac{d}{d x}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right)=\frac{d}{d \theta}\left(\frac{d y}{d x}\right) \times \frac{d \theta}{d x}

= (cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ)(2cos⁡2θ−cos⁡θ)−(sin⁡2θ−sin⁡θ)(−sin⁡θ+2sin⁡2θ)(cos⁡θ−cos⁡2θ)2\frac{(\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta)(2\cos 2\theta - \cos \theta) - (\sin 2\theta - \sin \theta)(-\sin \theta + 2\sin 2\theta)}{(\cos \theta - \cos 2\theta)^2} ×1(2cos⁡θ−2cos⁡2θ)\times \frac{1}{(2 \cos \theta-2 \cos 2 \theta)}

∴d2ydx2∣θ=πamp;=(−1−1)(2+1)−(0−0)(−0+0)2(−1−1)3amp;=−2×3−2×8=38\begin{aligned}\left.\therefore \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2}\right|_{\theta=\pi} & =\frac{(-1-1)(2+1)-(0-0)(-0+0)}{2(-1-1)^3} \\\\& =\frac{-2 \times 3}{-2 \times 8}=\frac{3}{8}\end{aligned}

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