CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2007

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    If\[\cos \frac{x}{2}.\cos \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}}...\cos \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}=\frac{\sin x}{{{2}^{n}}\sin \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}},\]then \[\frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{x}{2}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}\tan \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}}+......+\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\tan \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}\]is

    A)  \[\cot x-\cot \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}\]

    B)  \[\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)-\cot x\]

    C)  \[\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\tan \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)-\tan x\]

    D)  \[\frac{1}{2}\cot x-\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)\]

    E)  \[\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)-\cot x\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\because \]\[\cos \frac{x}{2}.\cos \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}}.....\cos \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}=\frac{\sin x}{{{2}^{n}}\sin \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}}\] We have, \[\frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{x}{2}=\frac{1}{2}\cot \frac{x}{2}-\cot x\] and\[\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}\tan \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}}=\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}} \right)-\frac{1}{2}\cot \left( \frac{x}{2} \right)\] Similarly, \[\frac{1}{{{2}^{3}}}\tan \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{3}}} \right)=\frac{1}{{{2}^{3}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{3}}} \right)-\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}\cot ....\left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}} \right)\] \[\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\tan \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)=\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)-\frac{1}{{{2}^{n-1}}}\cot ....\left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n-1}}} \right)\] On adding all the above results, we get \[\frac{1}{2}\tan \frac{x}{2}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}\tan \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{2}}} \right)+....+\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\tan \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)\]                 \[=\frac{1}{{{2}^{n}}}\cot \left( \frac{x}{{{2}^{n}}} \right)-\cot x\]


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