Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2009

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    The period of\[{{\sin }^{4}}x+{{\cos }^{4}}x\]is

    A) \[\frac{{{\pi }^{4}}}{2}\]                               

    B) \[\frac{{{\pi }^{2}}}{2}\]

    C) \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]                              

    D)        \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let\[f(x)={{\sin }^{4}}x+{{\cos }^{4}}x\]                 \[={{({{\sin }^{2}}x+{{\cos }^{2}}x)}^{2}}-2{{\sin }^{2}}x{{\cos }^{2}}x\]                 \[=1-\frac{1}{4}\cdot 2{{(\sin 2x)}^{2}}\]                 \[=1-\frac{1}{4}(1-\cos 4x)\]                 \[=\frac{3}{4}+\frac{\cos 4x}{4}\] \[\therefore \] Period of\[f(x)=\frac{2\pi }{4}=\frac{\pi }{2}\]


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