Without using the graph, find the number of roots of
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Since at x = 2 π , x sin x = 2 π > 2 3 and in the interval ( 0 , π ) , x sin x is always positive, with a value 0 at x = π , the equation x sin x = 2 3 has two solutions
Solution to this problem :
Let the position coordinates of A , E , F , M be ( 0 , 0 , 0 ) , ( 4 , 2 , 0 ) , ( 2 , 0 , 0 ) , ( p , q , r ) respectively.
Then ∣ A M ∣ 2 = ∣ A D ∣ 2 = 1 6 ⟹ p 2 + q 2 + r 2 = 4 2 q + 8
∣ E M ∣ 2 = ∣ E D ∣ 2 = 2 ⟹ p 2 + q 2 + r 2 = 8 p + 2 2 q − 1 6 .
M E ⊥ M F ⟹ p 2 + q 2 + r 2 = 6 p + 2 q − 8 .
Solving these we get p = 3 1 0 , q = 3 2 2 , r = 3 2 .
Unit vector along the normal to the A E M plane is n ^ = ∣ A M × A E ∣ A M × A E
= 4 2 1 ( 2 3 2 i ^ + 3 8 j ^ + 2 2 k ^ )
If the required angle be α , then
cos α = n ^ . k ^ = 4 2 2 2 = 2 1 ⟹ α = 6 0 ° .