Maximum Value

Geometry Level 3

The maximum value of sin 2 x + 2 sin x \sin 2x +2 \sin x can be expressed as a b c {\dfrac{ a \sqrt{b}}{c}} , where a a and c c are co-prime positiive integers and b b is a square-free integer. Find the value of 1 a + 1 c + 1 b c {\dfrac{1}{a}+\dfrac{1}{c}+\dfrac{1}{bc}} .


The answer is 1.

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1 solution

Sabhrant Sachan
May 11, 2016

We have f ( x ) = sin 2 x + 2 sin x f(x)=\sin{2x}+2\sin{x} , the function is periodic with period 2 π \pi .

we have to differentiate f ( x ) f(x) and then equate it to 0 to find f m a x ( x ) f_{max}(x) .

f x = 2 cos 2 x + 2 cos x = 0 2 cos 2 x + cos x 1 = 0 cos x = 1 2 , 1 sin x = 3 2 , 0 0 is rejected f M a x = 2 × 3 2 × 1 2 + 2 × 3 2 3 3 2 a = b = 3 , c = 2 Ans 1 3 + 1 2 + 1 6 1 f^{'}x=2\cos{2x}+2\cos{x}=0 \\ \implies 2\cos^2{x}+\cos{x}-1=0 \\ \implies \cos{x}=\dfrac{1}2,-1 \implies \sin{x}=\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2},0 \\ \text{0 is rejected } \\ f_{Max}=2\times\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\times\dfrac{1}{2}+2\times\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \implies \dfrac{3\sqrt{3}}{2} \\ a=b=3,c=2 \\ \text{Ans } \implies \dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{1}{2}+\dfrac{1}{6} \implies\boxed{1}

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