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Trigonometric equations
Question

If 2tan2x5secx=1 for exactly 7 distinct values of x0,nπ2,nN then the greatest value of n is

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Solution

We have    2tan2x5secx=1

          2sec2x15secx=12sec2x5secx3=0

           secx32secx+1=0

           secx=3 or secx=-12

cosx=13

Which gives two values of x in each of  0,2π, (2π,4π], (4π,6π] and one value in 6π,6π+π2 .

greatest value of n = 15.

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