a^2 9^ +b^2 27^ +c^2 63^ +d^2 81^ Let a, b, c and d be real numbers...
a2cot9∘+b2cot27∘+c2cot63∘+d2cot81∘
Let a,b,c and d be real numbers satisfying a+b+c+d=5. If the minimum value of the expression above is equal to yx, where x and y are co-prime positive integers, find x+y
Correct answer
129
Step-by-step solution
(a2cot9∘+d2tan9∘)+(b2cot27∘+c2tan27∘)...(1)
Given a+b+d=5
Let a+d=k1
\begin{aligned}
\therefore \quad b+c & =k_2 \\
\text { Let } \quad k_1+k_2 & =5 \\
E_1 & =a^2 \cot 9^{\circ}+d^2 \tan 9^{\circ} \\
E_1 & =a^2 \cot 9^{\circ}+\left(k_1-a\right)^2 \tan 9^{\circ} ...(2)\\
E_1 & =a^2\left(\cot 9^{\circ}+\tan 9^{\circ}\right)-a k_1 \tan 9^{\circ}+k_1^2 \tan 9^{\circ}
\end{aligned}
This is quadratic in a whose minimum value is obtained at x=2A−B
i.e.,
a=2(cot9∘+tan9∘)2k1tan9∘=k1sin29∘
Let
\begin{aligned}
E_2 & =b^2 \cot 27^{\circ}+c^2 \tan 27^{\circ} \\
b+c & =k_2 \\
E_2 & =b^2 \cot 27^{\circ}+\left(k^2-b\right)^2 \tan 27^{\circ} ...(3)
\end{aligned}
Make quadratic in bE2min is obtained
b=k2sin227∘
From Eqn. (2)
\begin{aligned}
\therefore \quad E_{1 \min } & =k_1^2 \sin ^4 9^{\circ} \cot 9^{\circ}+\left(k_1 \cos ^2 9\right)^2 \tan 9^{\circ} \\
& =k_1^2 \sin 9^{\circ} \cos 9^{\circ}\left(\sin ^2 9^{\circ}+\cos ^2 9^{\circ}\right) \\
& =k_1^2 \sin 9^{\circ} \cos 9^{\circ}
\end{aligned}
Similarly E2min=k22sin27∘cos27∘∴Emin =E1 min +E2 min k12sin9∘cos9∘+k22sin27∘cos27∘=21[k12sin18∘+(5−k1)2sin54∘]=21[k12(sin18∘+cos36∘)10k1cos36∘+25cos36∘]Emin=4A−D (quadratic in k1 ) =+225[sin18∘+cos36∘cos36∘sin18∘]=4525=455=4125=4xx+y=129