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JEE Advanced 2026 · Trigonometric Functions

Match the number of elements in List-I with the values in List-II. List-I: (P) The number of elements in the set {x\{x in [−π,π]:sin⁡6x+cos⁡4x=1}.(Q)[-\pi, \pi]: \sin^{6} x + \cos^{4} x = 1\}. (Q) The number of elements in the set {x\{x in [−π/2,π/2]:sin⁡2x+cos⁡6x=1}.(R)[-\pi/2, \pi/2]: \sin^{2} x + \cos^{6} x = 1\}. (R) The number of elements in the set {x\{x in [−π,π]:cos⁡2(x/2)−sin⁡2x=12}.(S)[-\pi, \pi]: \cos^{2}(x/2) - \sin^{2} x = \frac{1}{2}\}. (S) The number of elements in the set {x\{x in [−2pi,2pi]:6sin⁡2(x/2)−cos⁡3x=3}.[-2pi, 2pi]: 6 \sin^{2}(x/2) - \cos 3x = 3\}. List-II: (1) is 1 (2) is 2 (3) is 3 (4) is 4 (5) is 5. Options:(1)(P)→(2),(Q)→(5),(R)→(3),(S)→(4);(2)(P)→(5),(Q)→(3),(R)→(2),(S)→(4);(3)(P)→(5),(Q)→(4),(R)→(1),(S)→(3);(4)(P)→(4),(Q)→(3),(R)→(2),(S)→(5).: (1) (P)\to (2), (Q)\to (5), (R)\to (3), (S)\to (4); (2) (P)\to (5), (Q)\to (3), (R)\to (2), (S)\to (4); (3) (P)\to (5), (Q)\to (4), (R)\to (1), (S)\to (3); (4) (P)\to (4), (Q)\to (3), (R)\to (2), (S)\to (5).

Answer: B. (P)→(5),(Q)→(3),(R)→(2),(S)→(4)(P) \to (5), (Q) \to (3), (R) \to (2), (S) \to (4)

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| List-I | List-II | | --- | --- | | (P) The number of elements in the set {x ∈ [-π, π]: sin⁶x + cos⁴x = 1} | (1) is 1 | | (Q) The number of elements in the set {x ∈ [-π/2, π/2]: sin²x + cos⁶x = 1} | (2) is 2 | | (R) The number of elements in the set {x ∈ [-π, π]: cos²(x/2) - sin²x = 1/2} | (3) is 3 | | (S) The number of elements in the set {x ∈ [-2π, 2π]: 6sin²(x/2) - cos 3x = 3} | ( (P) sin⁡6x+cos⁡4x=1,x∈[−π,π](P)\ \sin^{6}x+\cos^{4}x=1,\quad x\in[-\pi,\pi] (Q) sin⁡2x+cos⁡6x=1,x∈[−π2,π2](Q)\ \sin^{2}x+\cos^{6}x=1,\quad x\in\left[-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\right] (R) cos⁡2(x2)−sin⁡2x=12,x∈[−π,π](R)\ \cos^{2}\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)-\sin^{2}x=\frac{1}{2},\quad x\in[-\pi,\pi] (S) 6sin⁡2(x2)−cos⁡3x=3,x∈[−2π,2π](S)\ 6\sin^{2}\left(\frac{x}{2}\right)-\cos 3x=3,\quad x\in[-2\pi,2\pi] To find: the number of elements in each of (P),(Q),(R),(S)\text{To find: the number of elements in each of }(P),(Q),(R),(S) then match each with a value from List-II (1 to 5)\text{then match each with a value from List-II }(1\text{ to }5) Step 1: write everything in ONE trig function\text{Step 1: write everything in ONE trig function} Step 2: solve the resulting equation\text{Step 2: solve the resulting equation} Step 3: count roots lying in the given interval\text{Step 3: count roots lying in the given interval} Let u=sin⁡2x⇒cos⁡2x=1−u\text{Let } u=\sin^{2}x \Rightarrow \cos^{2}x=1-u sin⁡6x=u3,cos⁡4x=(1−u)2\sin^{6}x=u^{3},\quad \cos^{4}x=(1-u)^{2} u3+(1−u)2=1u^{3}+(1-u)^{2}=1 u3+1−2u+u2=1u^{3}+1-2u+u^{2}=1 u3+u2−2u=0u^{3}+u^{2}-2u=0 u(u2+u−2)=0u(u^{2}+u-2)=0 u2+u−2=(u−1)(u+2)u^{2}+u-2=(u-1)(u+2) u(u−1)(u+2)=0u(u-1)(u+2)=0 u∈[0,1]⇒u=0 or u=1u\in[0,1]\Rightarrow u=0\ \text{or}\ u=1 u=0: sin⁡x=0⇒x=−π,0,π (3)u=0:\ \sin x=0\Rightarrow x=-\pi,0,\pi\ (3) u=1: cos⁡x=0⇒x=−π2,π2 (2)u=1:\ \cos x=0\Rightarrow x=-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\ (2) (P): 3+2=5(P):\ 3+2=5 Let v=cos⁡2x⇒sin⁡2x=1−v\text{Let } v=\cos^{2}x \Rightarrow \sin^{2}x=1-v sin⁡2x+cos⁡6x=1⇒(1−v)+v3=1\sin^{2}x+\cos^{6}x=1 \Rightarrow (1-v)+v^{3}=1 v3−v=0v^{3}-v=0 v(v2−1)=0v(v^{2}-1)=0 v(v−1)(v+1)=0v(v-1)(v+1)=0 v∈[0,1]⇒v=0 or v=1v\in[0,1]\Rightarrow v=0\ \text{or}\ v=1 v=0: cos⁡x=0⇒x=−π2,π2 (2)v=0:\ \cos x=0\Rightarrow x=-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\ (2) v=1: sin⁡x=0⇒x=0 (1)v=1:\ \sin x=0\Rightarrow x=0\ (1) (Q): 2+1=3(Q):\ 2+1=3 cos⁡2x2=1+cos⁡x2\cos^{2}\frac{x}{2}=\frac{1+\cos x}{2} sin⁡2x=1−cos⁡2x\sin^{2}x=1-\cos^{2}x 1+cos⁡x2−(1−cos⁡2x)=12\frac{1+\cos x}{2}-(1-\cos^{2}x)=\frac{1}{2} 1+cos⁡x−2+2cos⁡2x=11+\cos x-2+2\cos^{2}x=1 2cos⁡2x+cos⁡x−1=12\cos^{2}x+\cos x-1=1 2cos⁡2x+cos⁡x−2=02\cos^{2}x+\cos x-2=0 Let c=cos⁡x:2c2+c−2=0\text{Let } c=\cos x:\quad 2c^{2}+c-2=0 c=−1±174c=\frac{-1\pm\sqrt{17}}{4} c=−1+174≈0.78∈(−1,1)c=\frac{-1+\sqrt{17}}{4}\approx 0.78\in(-1,1) c=−1−174≈−1.28<−1 (discard)c=\frac{-1-\sqrt{17}}{4}\approx -1.28<-1\ \text{(discard)} (R): 2 roots(R):\ 2\ \text{roots} sin⁡2x2=1−cos⁡x2\sin^{2}\frac{x}{2}=\frac{1-\cos x}{2} 6sin⁡2x2=3(1−cos⁡x)6\sin^{2}\frac{x}{2}=3(1-\cos x) 3(1−cos⁡x)−cos⁡3x=33(1-\cos x)-\cos 3x=3 3−3cos⁡x−cos⁡3x=33-3\cos x-\cos 3x=3 −3cos⁡x−cos⁡3x=0-3\cos x-\cos 3x=0 cos⁡3x=−3cos⁡x\cos 3x=-3\cos x cos⁡3x=4cos⁡3x−3cos⁡x\cos 3x=4\cos^{3}x-3\cos x 4cos⁡3x−3cos⁡x=−3cos⁡x4\cos^{3}x-3\cos x=-3\cos x 4cos⁡3x=0⇒cos⁡x=04\cos^{3}x=0\Rightarrow\cos x=0 cos⁡x=0⇒x=π2+nπ\cos x=0\Rightarrow x=\frac{\pi}{2}+n\pi x∈[−2π,2π]: −3π2,−π2,π2,3π2x\in[-2\pi,2\pi]:\ -\frac{3\pi}{2},-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{3\pi}{2} (S): 4(S):\ 4 SetElements(P)5(Q)3(R)2(S)4\begin{array}{|c|c|}\hline \text{Set} & \text{Elements}\\ \hline (P) & 5\\ (Q) & 3\\ (R) & 2\\ (S) & 4\\ \hline \end{array} (P)→5, (Q)→3, (R)→2, (S)→4(P)\to 5,\ (Q)\to 3,\ (R)\to 2,\ (S)\to 4 (P)→5,(Q)→3,(R)→2,(S)→4(P)\to 5,\quad (Q)\to 3,\quad (R)\to 2,\quad (S)\to 4 Option (2)\boxed{\text{Option }(2)}

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