Q57 / 90 · JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 2) · Mathematics

Let S=-π,π2--π2,-π4,-3π4,π4. Then the number of elements in the set A=θ∈S:tanθ1+5tan2θ=5-tan2θ is _____ .

Correct answer: 5

Solution

Given,

 S=-π,π2--π2,-π4,-3π4,π4 and the set A=θ∈S:tanθ1+5tan2θ=5-tan2θ

Now let tanα=5

So, tanθ1+5tan2θ=5-tan2θ becomes,

⇒tanθ1+tanαtan2θ=tanα-tan2θ

On rearranging we get,

⇒tanθ=tanα-tan2θ1+tanαtan2θ

On using formula tanA-B=tanA-tanB1-tanAtanB we get,

⇒tanθ=tanα-2θ

⇒α-2θ=nπ+θ

⇒  3θ=α-nπ

⇒  θ=α3-nπ3; n∈Z

If θ∈[-π,π/2) then n=0,1,2,3,4 are acceptable solution

So, total 5 solutions are possible.

Hence, the correct answer is 5.

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