KVPY-SA_2017 (MATHEMATICS)

5. (D)
O

A8 A4

x 2
x
A9 9 A3

A1 2 A2

In  A1OA2
23
A1OA2 = = 40
9
x2 + x2 – 22
 cos 40° = {using cosine rule}
2.x.x
 2x2 (cos 40°–1) = –4
2 2
 x2 = =
1– cos40 2.sin  20
1
x= ……(1)
sin20
In  A1OA5
8
Now, A1 OA5 =
9
8 x2 + x2 –(A1 A5 )2
 cos = {using cosine rule}
9 2x2
 A1A52 = 2x2 (1 – cos 160°)
 A1A5 = 2 x sin80° ……. (ii)

Similarly, In  A2OA4
A2A4 = 2 x sin40°
 A1A5 – A2A4 = 2 x (sin 80° – sin40°)
1 C+D C–D
=2  2.sin20 cos60 (sin C – sin D = 2 cos sin )
sin20 2 2
=2

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