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Geometry Level 3

f ( x ) = sin ( n x ) tan ( x n ) \large f(x)= \dfrac{\sin(nx)}{\tan \left(\frac{x}{n}\right)}

If f ( x ) f(x) above has a fundamental period of 6 π 6\pi , which of the following is a possible value of n n ?

4 3 1 2 None of these choices

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1 solution

Julian Yu
Apr 5, 2019

The fundamental period of f ( x ) = sin ( n x ) tan ( x n ) f(x)=\frac{\sin(nx)}{\tan(\frac{x}{n})} is the least positive integer multiple of both the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) .

Note that the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) is 2 π n \frac{2\pi}{n} and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) is n π n\pi .

When n = 1 n=1 , the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) is 2 π 2\pi and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) is π \pi , so the period of f ( x ) f(x) is 2 π 2\pi .

When n = 2 n=2 , the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) is π \pi and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) is 2 π 2\pi , so the period of f ( x ) f(x) is 2 π 2\pi .

When n = 3 n=3 , the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) is 2 π 3 \frac{2\pi}{3} and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) is 3 π 3\pi , so the period of f ( x ) f(x) is 6 π 6\pi .

When n = 4 n=4 , the period of sin ( n x ) \sin(nx) is π 2 \frac{\pi}{2} and the period of tan ( x n ) \tan(\frac{x}{n}) is 4 π 4\pi , so the period of f ( x ) f(x) is 4 π 4\pi .

Hence the answer is n = 3 \boxed{n=3} .

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