Q77 / 180 · KCET 2012 · Mathematics

If $\cos \alpha+2 \cos \beta+3 \cos \gamma=0$, $\sin \alpha+2 \sin \beta+3 \sin \gamma=0$ and $\alpha+\beta+\gamma=\pi$, then $\sin 3 \alpha+8 \sin 3 \beta+27 \sin 3 \gamma$ is equal to

  • A
    $-18$
  • Correct answer
    B
    0
  • C
    3
  • D
    9

Solution

Let $a=\cos \alpha+i \sin \alpha$ $\quad b=\cos \beta+i \sin \beta$ and $\mathrm{c}=\cos \gamma+i \sin \gamma$ Then, $a+2 b+3 c=(\cos \alpha+2 \cos \beta+3 \cos \gamma)$ $\quad+i(\sin \alpha+2 \sin \beta+3 \sin \gamma)=0$ $\Rightarrow \quad a^{3}+8 b^{3}+27 c^{3}=18 a b c$ $\left(\because\right.$ if $\left.x+y+z=0 \Rightarrow x^{3}+y^{3}+z^{3}=3 x y z\right)$ $\Rightarrow \quad \cos 3 \alpha+8 \cos 3 \beta+27 \cos 3 \gamma$ and $\quad \sin 3 \alpha+8 \sin 3 \beta+27 \sin 3 \gamma$ $\quad=18 \sin (\alpha+\beta+\gamma)$ $=18 \sin \pi=0$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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