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

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    Common roots of the equations \[2{{\sin }^{2}}x+{{\sin }^{2}}2x=2\] and  \[\sin 2x+\cos 2x=\tan x,\] are

    A) \[x=(2n-1)\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    B) \[x=(2n+1)\frac{\pi }{4}\]

    C) \[x=(2n+1)\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[2{{\sin }^{2}}x+{{\sin }^{2}}2x=2\]          ......(i) and \[\sin 2x+\cos 2x=\tan x\] .....(ii) Solving (i), \[{{\sin }^{2}}2x=2{{\cos }^{2}}x\] Þ\[2{{\cos }^{2}}x\cos 2x=0\]Þ\[x=(2n+1)\frac{\pi }{2}\text{ or }x=(2n+1)\frac{\pi }{4}\] \[\therefore \]  Common roots are \[(2n\pm 1)\frac{\pi }{4}\] Solving (ii), \[\frac{2\tan x+1-{{\tan }^{2}}x}{1+{{\tan }^{2}}x}=\tan x\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{\tan }^{3}}x+{{\tan }^{2}}x-\tan x-1=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[({{\tan }^{2}}x-1)\,(\tan x+1)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[x=m\pi \pm \frac{\pi }{4}\] Trick:  For\[n=0\], option  gives \[\theta =-\frac{\pi }{2}\] which satisfies the equation (i) but does not satisfy the (ii). Now option  gives \[\theta =\frac{\pi }{4}\] which satisfies both the equations.


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