JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Identities Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Trigonometric Function

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    Let n be a fixed positive integer such that \[\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)+\cos \left( \frac{\pi }{2n} \right)=\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2},\] then:

    A) \[n=4\]    

    B) \[n=5\]

    C) \[n=6\]             

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\sin \frac{\pi }{2n}+\cos \frac{\pi }{2n}=\sqrt{2}\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{4}+\frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2}=\sqrt{2}\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{4}+\frac{\pi }{2n} \right)\] So, for \[n>1,\] \[\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2\sqrt{2}}=\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{4}+\frac{\pi }{2n} \right)>\sin \frac{\pi }{4}=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\] Thus, \[n>4\] Since, \[\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{4}+\frac{\pi }{2n} \right)<1\]for all \[n>2,\]we get \[\frac{\sqrt{n}}{2\sqrt{2}}<1\] or \[n<8,\]So that\[4<n<8\]. By actual verification we find that only \[n=6\]satisfies the given relation.


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