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Functions (XII)
Question

If the period of cossinnxtanxn,nN,is6π,thenn=

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Solution

The period of cossinnx is πn and the period of tanxn is πn.

Thus,6π=LCMπn,πnor6π=πnλ1orn=λ16,and6π=λ2πnorn=6λ2,λ1,λ2I+

From n=6λ2,n=6,3,2,1.

Clearly, for n = 6, we get the period of f(x) to be 6π

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