Let θ be the angle between the vectors PQ and PS.
cosθ=∣PQ∣∣PS∣PQ⋅PS
cosθ=12+1212+(−1)2(j^+k^)⋅(i^−j^)
cosθ=2×2−1=−21
θ=120∘
The side PS is rotated by an acute angle α in the plane of the parallelogram to become perpendicular to PQ. The new angle between the sides is 90∘.
α=120∘−90∘=30∘
The given expression is sin2(25α)−sin2(2α).
Using the trigonometric identity sin2A−sin2B=sin(A+B)sin(A−B):
sin2(25α)−sin2(2α)=sin(25α+2α)sin(25α−2α)
=sin(3α)sin(2α)
Substituting α=30∘:
=sin(90∘)sin(60∘)
=1×23=23
Answer: 23