MCQ
If $y = {\sin ^2}\alpha + {\cos ^2}(\alpha + \beta ) + 2\sin \alpha \sin \beta \cos (\alpha + \beta )$, then ${{{d^3}y} \over {d{\alpha ^3}}}$ is, (keeping $\beta $ as constant)
  • A
    ${{{{\sin }^3}(\alpha + \beta )} \over {\cos \alpha }}$
  • B
    $\cos (\alpha + 3\beta )$
  • $0$
  • D
    None of these

Answer

Correct option: C.
$0$
c
(c) $y = {\sin ^2}\alpha + {\cos ^2}(\alpha + \beta ) + 2\sin \alpha \sin \beta \cos (\alpha + \beta )$

$ = {\sin ^2}\alpha + \cos (\alpha + \beta )\{ \cos (\alpha + \beta ) + 2\sin \alpha \sin \beta \} $

$ = {\sin ^2}\alpha + \cos (\alpha + \beta )\cos (\alpha - \beta )$

$ = {\sin ^2}\alpha + \frac{1}{2}(\cos 2\alpha + \cos 2\beta )$

$ = {\sin ^2}\alpha + {\cos ^2}\alpha - \frac{1}{2} + \frac{{\cos 2\beta }}{2}$

==> $y = $ constant ==> $\frac{{{d^3}y}}{{d{\alpha ^3}}} = 0$

Trick: Let $\beta = 180^\circ $ { since $\beta $ is constant}

$\therefore y = {\sin ^2}\alpha + {\cos ^2}\alpha = 1 \Rightarrow \frac{{{d^3}y}}{{d{\alpha ^3}}} = 0$.

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