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

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    If \[(2\cos x-1)(3+2\cos x)=0,\,0\le x\le 2\pi \], then \[x=\]    [MNR 1988; UPSEAT 2000]

    A) \[\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    B) \[\frac{\pi }{3},\frac{5\pi }{3}\]

    C) \[\frac{\pi }{2},\frac{5\pi }{3},{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( -\frac{3}{2} \right)\]

    D) \[\frac{5\pi }{3}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[(2\cos x-1)\,\,(3+2\cos x)=0\] Then \[\cos x=\frac{1}{2}\text{  as}\,\text{ }\cos x\ne \frac{-3}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[x=2n\pi \pm \frac{\pi }{3};\,\,\left\{ \begin{align}   & \text{ for }n=0,\,\,x=\frac{\pi }{3},\,\frac{5\pi }{3} \\  & \text{ for }n=1,\,\,x=\frac{5\pi }{3} \\ \end{align} \right\}\]


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