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Trigonometery

Trigonometery

by Chandni Bhatia -
Number of replies: 2
The equation kcosx-3sinx=k+1 is solvable only if k belongs to the interval [A][4,INFINITY] [B] [-4,4] [C] (-INFINITY,4] [D] NONE OF THESE.
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Re: Trigonometery

by lokesh sardana -

I think option C is correct,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

see, if we solve it like a quad. ,we get the answer k belongs to(-INFINITY,4]   and if solved by trigonometrically we get k belongs to all real,combining these we get k belongs to(-INFINITY,4] .

 

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Re: Trigonometery

by Chandni Bhatia -
Lokesh,your answer is correct.But I think we can solve this only by trigonometry .How have you solved it by quadratic?I have done it like this:I have divided both sides by [k2-9]1/2.This is standard form and can be converted to sin or cos completely and we know that  sin or cos has to lie between -1 and 1.So,-1<=k+1/[k2-9]1/2<=1.