If 2tan2x−5secx=1 for exactly 7 distinct values of x∈0,nπ2,n∈N then the greatest value of n is
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answer is 15.
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We have 2tan2x−5secx=1 ⇒2sec2x−1−5secx=1⇒2sec2x−5secx−3=0 ⇒secx−32secx+1=0 ⇒secx=3 or secx=-12⇒cosx=13Which 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.