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Q.

A tower PQ stands at a point P with in the triangular park ABC such that the sides a, b, c of the triangle subtend equal angles at P, the foot of the tower and the tower subtends angles α, β, γ at A, B, C respectively, then a2(cotβcotγ)+b2(cotγcotα)+c2(cotαcotβ)  is equal to 

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a

-1

b

0

c

1

d

a+b+c

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Let h be the height of the tower at P, then 

PA=hcotα,PB=hcotβ,PC=hcotγ

From triangle PBC 

cos120=h2cot2γ+h2cot2βa22h2cotβcotγ  a2=h2cot2β+cot2γ+cotβcotγ  a2(cotβcotγ)=h2cot3βcot3γ

Similarly for b2(cotγcotα) and 
c2(cotαcotβ)

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