JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Trigonometric Equations Question Bank Solution of trigonometrical equations

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    The general value \[\theta \] is obtained from the equation \[\cos 2\theta =\sin \alpha ,\] is [MP PET 1996]

    A) \[2\theta =\frac{\pi }{2}-\alpha \]

    B) \[\theta =2n\pi \pm \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\alpha  \right)\]

    C) \[\theta =\frac{n\pi +{{(-1)}^{n}}\alpha }{2}\]

    D) \[\theta =n\pi \pm \left( \frac{\pi }{4}-\frac{\alpha }{2} \right)\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\cos 2\theta =\cos \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\alpha  \right)\Rightarrow 2\theta =2n\pi \pm \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-\alpha  \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\theta =n\pi \pm \left( \frac{\pi }{4}-\frac{\alpha }{2} \right)\].


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