BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    The difference between the greatest and least values of the function\[f(x)=\cos x+\frac{1}{2}\cos 2x-\frac{1}{3}\cos 3x\]is

    A)  \[\frac{2}{3}\]                                  

    B)  \[\frac{8}{7}\]                  

    C)  \[\frac{3}{8}\]                  

    D)         \[\frac{9}{4}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[f(x)=\cos x+\frac{1}{2}\cos 2x-\frac{1}{3}\cos 3x\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[f(x)=\sin x+\sin 2x-\sin 3x\] Put         \[f(x)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[2\sin \frac{3x}{2}\cos \frac{x}{2}=2\sin \frac{3x}{2}\cos \frac{3x}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\sin \frac{3x}{2}=0,\cos \frac{3x}{2}=\cos \frac{x}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[x=\frac{2n\pi }{3},\frac{3x}{2}=2n\pi \pm \frac{x}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[x=0,\frac{2\pi }{3},x=0,\] At           \[x=0,\] \[f(x)=1+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}=\frac{7}{6}\]                 At           \[x=\frac{2\pi }{3}\]                                 \[f(x)=-\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{3}\]                                 \[=-\frac{13}{12}\]                 \[\therefore \]Difference \[=\frac{7}{6}+\frac{13}{12}\]                                                 \[=\frac{27}{12}\]                                                 \[=\frac{9}{4}\]


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