Q34 / 54 · JEE Advanced 2017 (Paper 2) · Mathematics

Paragraph: Let $O$ be the origin, and $\overrightarrow{O X}, \overrightarrow{O Y}, \overrightarrow{O Z}$ be three unit vectors in the directions of the sides $\overrightarrow{Q R}, \overrightarrow{R P}$, $\overrightarrow{P Q}$, respectively, of a triangle $P Q R$.
Question: If the triangle $P Q R$ varies, then the minimum value of $\cos (P+Q)+\cos (Q+R)+\cos (R+P)$ is

  • Correct answer
    A
    −32
  • B
    32
  • C
    53
  • D
    −53

Solution

cosP+Q+cosQ+R+cosR+P

=cos180−R+cos180−P+cos180−Q

=−cosP+cosQ+cosR

In any ΔPQR, cosP+cosQ+cosR≤32

⇒  −cosP+cosQ+cosR≥−32

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

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