Q10 / 83 · NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) 2020 · Mathematics · Trigonometric Equations

The number of solutions of the equation tan⁡x+sec⁡x=2cos⁡x lying in the interval 0,5π is

Correct answer: 6

Solution

tan⁡x+sec⁡x=2cos⁡x
⇒sin⁡x+1=2cos2⁡x=2-2sin2⁡x
⇒2sin2⁡x+sin⁡x-1=0
⇒sin⁡x=12,-1
sin⁡x=-1⇒cos⁡x=0 and hence tan⁡x, sec⁡x is not defined
So, sin⁡x=12 

Hence, in 0,5π there are 6 solutions.

Hence, the correct answer is 6.

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