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Published on: August 14, 2026
Let 
, be a fixed point in the xy-plane. The image of A in y-axis be B and the image of B in x-axis be C. If D(3 cos 
, a sin 
) is a point in the fourth quadrant such that the maximum area of 
ACD is 12 square units, then a is equal to----------.
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
8
(8)
Area of ACD
Max value of function is 
2a=16
a=8
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