JEE Main & Advanced Sample Paper JEE Main - Mock Test - 31

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    If \[\alpha \] and \[\beta \] are acute angles such that \[\alpha +\beta =\lambda ,\] where \[\lambda \] is a constant, then maximum possible value of the expression \[\sin \alpha +sin\beta +cos\alpha +cos\beta \] is equal to

    A) \[4\sin \left( \frac{\lambda }{2} \right)\]    

    B)        \[4\cos \left( \frac{\lambda }{2} \right)\]          

    C) \[2\sqrt{2}sin\left( \frac{\lambda }{2}+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\]

    D)        \[2\sqrt{2}sin\left( \lambda +\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[\sin \alpha +\sin \beta +cos\alpha +cos\beta \] \[=2\sin \left( \frac{\alpha +\beta }{2} \right)\cos \left( \frac{\alpha -\beta }{2} \right)+2\cos \left( \frac{\alpha +\beta }{2} \right)\cos \left( \frac{\alpha -\beta }{2} \right)\]\[=4\cos \left( \frac{\alpha -\beta }{2} \right)\,\left[ \sin \frac{\lambda }{2}+\cos \frac{\lambda }{2} \right]\] \[\le 2\left[ \sin \frac{\lambda }{2}+\cos \frac{\lambda }{2} \right]\] \[=2\sqrt{2}\sin \left( \frac{\lambda }{2}+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\]  (when \[\alpha =\beta =\lambda /2\])


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