( sin θ + 1 ) ( tan 2 θ − 3 ) = 0
How many values are there for θ ∈ [ 0 , 2 π ] such that the above is true?
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And I suddenly feel proud of myself for solving this correctly.
Can we use limits here? 😅
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No, not at all.
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Haha why? Its 0×infty
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@Prince Loomba – Which is undefined.
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@Sharky Kesa – No it can be calculated (I havent calculated till now) usimg limits
If we use limit, as θ → 2 3 π , the limit of LHS is 2 1 , not 0. In this sense 2 3 π is still not a solution.
We graph the function between 0 a n d 2 π and we get four values only cosponsoring to T a n 2 θ − 3 = 0 , b u t S i n θ + 1 = 0 , m a k e s T a n θ 2 − 3 = ∞ . A n d 0 ∗ ∞ n o t d e f i n e d . .
Last line is wrong =0 wont come
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Thanks corrected.
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It should be +infty
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@Prince Loomba – Thanks again. I missed the square!
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@Niranjan Khanderia – And t a n 2 θ − 3 = 0 not t a n 2 θ − 1 = 0
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@Prince Loomba – Oh God! What have I done!! Thanks a lot. Corrected. Three mistakes in a row!!!
Prince loomba what all have u cleared that ur trying to find mistake in others solution, just post ur solution and then topper forever will make a thousand correction In that Mr arrogant Prince loonba
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Actually correcting others is not arrogant and I would be overjoyed to be corrected. Even I am not 100% correct!
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Relevant wiki: Trigonometric Equations - Problem Solving - Medium
A lot of people are being tricked by this problem, so I will explain what they are doing incorrectly. BTW, this was one of the problems in a 2015 Maths test for Grade 12 in my school, and none of them got it right.
The starting is fairly standard. Either one of the two given brackets must be 0. If tan 2 θ − 3 = 0 , tan θ = ± 3 , so we get solutions θ = 3 π , 3 2 π , 3 4 π , 3 5 π , which are all possible solutions. If we have sin θ + 1 = 0 , we get sin θ = − 1 , so θ = 2 3 π . (Here comes the trick) However, if θ = 2 3 π , tan 2 θ is infinity, and the product of 0 and infinity is undefined, so this cannot be a solution.
Therefore, there are only 4 satisfying solutions.