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JEE Advanced 2016 · Trigonometric Functions

Let S={x∈(−π,π):x≠0,±π/2}S = \{x \in (-\pi, \pi) : x \ne 0, \pm \pi/2\}. The sum of all distinct solutions of the equation 3sec⁡x+cosec⁡x+2(tan⁡x−cot⁡x)=0\sqrt{3} \sec x + \operatorname{cosec} x + 2(\tan x - \cot x) = 0 in the set SS is equal to

Answer: C. 00

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Let S = {x ∈ (-π, π) : x ≠ 0, ±π/2}. The sum of all distinct solutions of the equation √3 sec x + cosec x + 2(tan x - cot x) = 0 in the set S is equal to

S={x∈(−π,π):x≠0, ±π2}S = \{x \in (-\pi, \pi) : x \neq 0,\ \pm\frac{\pi}{2}\}

3 sec⁡x+cosec⁡x+2(tan⁡x−cot⁡x)=0\sqrt{3}\,\sec x + \operatorname{cosec} x + 2(\tan x - \cot x) = 0

To find: ∑(all distinct solutions of the equation that lie in S)\text{To find: } \sum (\text{all distinct solutions of the equation that lie in } S)

sec⁡x=1cos⁡x,cosec⁡x=1sin⁡x\sec x = \frac{1}{\cos x}, \quad \operatorname{cosec} x = \frac{1}{\sin x}

tan⁡x=sin⁡xcos⁡x,cot⁡x=cos⁡xsin⁡x\tan x = \frac{\sin x}{\cos x}, \quad \cot x = \frac{\cos x}{\sin x}

3 sec⁡x+cosec⁡x+2(tan⁡x−cot⁡x)=0\sqrt{3}\,\sec x + \operatorname{cosec} x + 2(\tan x - \cot x) = 0

× sin⁡xcos⁡x(≠0 on S)\times\, \sin x \cos x \quad (\neq 0 \text{ on } S)

3sin⁡x+cos⁡x+2(sin⁡2x−cos⁡2x)=0\sqrt{3}\sin x + \cos x + 2(\sin^2 x - \cos^2 x) = 0

sin⁡2x−cos⁡2x=−cos⁡2x\sin^2 x - \cos^2 x = -\cos 2x

3sin⁡x+cos⁡x−2cos⁡2x=0\sqrt{3}\sin x + \cos x - 2\cos 2x = 0

2cos⁡2x=3sin⁡x+cos⁡x2\cos 2x = \sqrt{3}\sin x + \cos x

3sin⁡x+cos⁡x=2sin⁡ ⁣(x+π6)\sqrt{3}\sin x + \cos x = 2\sin\!\left(x + \frac{\pi}{6}\right)

2cos⁡2x=2sin⁡ ⁣(x+π6)2\cos 2x = 2\sin\!\left(x + \frac{\pi}{6}\right)

cos⁡2x=sin⁡ ⁣(x+π6)\cos 2x = \sin\!\left(x + \frac{\pi}{6}\right)

sin⁡ ⁣(x+π6)=cos⁡ ⁣(π2−x−π6)\sin\!\left(x+\frac{\pi}{6}\right) = \cos\!\left(\frac{\pi}{2} - x - \frac{\pi}{6}\right)

=cos⁡ ⁣(π3−x)=cos⁡ ⁣(x−π3)= \cos\!\left(\frac{\pi}{3} - x\right) = \cos\!\left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right)

cos⁡2x=cos⁡ ⁣(x−π3)\cos 2x = \cos\!\left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right)

cos⁡A=cos⁡B⇒A=2nπ±B\cos A = \cos B \Rightarrow A = 2n\pi \pm B

2x=2nπ±(x−π3)2x = 2n\pi \pm \left(x - \frac{\pi}{3}\right)

2x=2nπ+x−π32x = 2n\pi + x - \frac{\pi}{3}

x=2nπ−π3x = 2n\pi - \frac{\pi}{3}

2x=2nπ−x+π32x = 2n\pi - x + \frac{\pi}{3}

3x=2nπ+π33x = 2n\pi + \frac{\pi}{3}

x=2nπ3+π9x = \frac{2n\pi}{3} + \frac{\pi}{9}

n=0: x=−π3∈(−π,π) ✓n=0:\ x = -\frac{\pi}{3} \in (-\pi, \pi)\ \checkmark

n=±1,±2,…: ∣x∣>π (reject)n=\pm 1,\pm 2,\ldots:\ |x|>\pi \ \text{(reject)}

n=0: x=π9n=0:\ x = \frac{\pi}{9}

n=1: x=2π3+π9=7π9n=1:\ x = \frac{2\pi}{3} + \frac{\pi}{9} = \frac{7\pi}{9}

n=−1: x=−5π9n=-1:\ x = -\frac{5\pi}{9}

n=2: x=13π9>π (reject)n=2:\ x = \frac{13\pi}{9} > \pi \ \text{(reject)}

x∈{−π3, π9, 7π9, −5π9}x \in \left\{ -\frac{\pi}{3},\ \frac{\pi}{9},\ \frac{7\pi}{9},\ -\frac{5\pi}{9} \right\}

None equals 0 or ±π2 ✓\text{None equals } 0 \text{ or } \pm\frac{\pi}{2}\ \checkmark

Sum=−π3+π9+7π9−5π9\text{Sum} = -\frac{\pi}{3} + \frac{\pi}{9} + \frac{7\pi}{9} - \frac{5\pi}{9}

=−3π+π+7π−5π9= \frac{-3\pi + \pi + 7\pi - 5\pi}{9}

=09=0= \frac{0}{9} = 0

Sum=0⇒option (3)\boxed{\text{Sum} = 0} \quad \Rightarrow \text{option (3)}

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