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Trigonometric equations
Question

The number of real solutions of the equation xsinx=0  is 

Moderate
Solution

Let f(x)=xsinx. then 

f(x)=1 cosx0 for all  xR{2nπ:nZ;

f(x)   is strictly increasing on nR{2nπ:nZ}

 f(x)>f(0)  for all  x>0,x2nπ,nN

and 

f(x)<f(0)  for all  x<0,x2nπ,nN

Thus x>sinx for all  x>0, x2nπ,nN

and x<sinx  and for all  x<0, x2nπ,nN 

Thus, xsinx0  for all  xR{2nπ:nZ}

Hower xsinx=0 for  x=0  only 

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