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

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    The number of values of x in the interval [0, 5\[\pi \]] satisfying the equation  \[3{{\sin }^{2}}x-7\sin x+2=0\]is [IIT 1998; MP PET 2000; Pb. CET 2003]

    A) 0

    B) 5

    C) 6

    D) 10

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[3{{\sin }^{2}}x-7\sin x+2=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[3{{\sin }^{2}}x-6\sin x-\sin x+2=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[3\sin (\sin x-2)-(\sin x-2)=0\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[(3\sin x-1)\,(\sin x-2)=0\]\[\Rightarrow \] \[\sin x=\frac{1}{3}\text{ or 2}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[\sin x=\frac{1}{3}\], (\[\because \,\,\sin x\ne 2\]) Let \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{1}{3}=\alpha \], \[0<\alpha <\frac{\pi }{2}\] are the solutions in \[[0,\text{ }5\pi ]\]. Then \[\alpha ,\]\[\pi -\alpha ,\,\]\[2\pi +\alpha ,\] \[\,3\pi -\alpha ,\] \[\,4\pi +\alpha \], \[5\pi -\alpha \] are the solutions in \[[0,\,5\pi ]\]. \[\therefore \]  Required number of solutions = 6.


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