The number of pairs (x, y) satisfying the equations sinx+siny=sin(x+y) and |x|+∣y∣=1 is
The first equation can be written as 2sin12(x+y)cos12(x−y)=2sin12x+ycos12x+y ∴ Either sin12(x+y)=0 or sin12x=0 or sin12y=0∵x+y=1,x+y=−1,x−y=−1,x−y=1 When x+y=0, we have to reject x+y=1x+y=−1 and solve it with x−y=1 or x−y=−1 which gives 12,−12 or −12,12 as the possible solution. Again solving with x=0 , we get (0,±1) and solving with y=0, we get (±1,0) as the other solution. Thus we have six pairs of solutions for x and y