JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Equations Question Bank Solution of trigonometrical equations

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    If \[\sec x\cos 5x+1=0\], where \[0<x<2\pi \], then x = [Roorkee 1978; IIT 1963]

    A) \[\frac{\pi }{5},\frac{\pi }{5}\]

    B) \[\frac{\pi }{5}\]

    C) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\sec x\cos 5x=-1\Rightarrow \cos 5x=-\cos x\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[5x=2n\pi \pm (\pi -x)\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[x=\frac{(2n+1)\pi }{6}\text{ or }\frac{(2n-1)\pi }{4}\] Hence\[x=\frac{\pi }{4},\,\frac{\pi }{2},\,\frac{3\pi }{4},\,\frac{5\pi }{6},\,\frac{5\pi }{4},\,\frac{7\pi }{6},\,\frac{7\pi }{4},\,\frac{9\pi }{6},\,\frac{11\pi }{6}\].


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