Sign in
Please select an account to continue using cracku.in
↓ →
Prep with like-minded aspirants; Get access to free daily tests and study material.
If $$2\sin^3 x + \sin 2x \cos x + 4\sin x - 4 = 0$$ has exactly $$3$$ solutions in the interval $$\left[0, \frac{n\pi}{2}\right]$$, $$n \in \mathbb{N}$$, then the roots of the equation $$x^2 + nx + (n - 3) = 0$$ belong to :
Let $$\alpha = \arcsin\!\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)$$. Numerically $$\alpha \approx 0.7297\text{ rad }(41.81^{\circ})$$.
Step 1 : Reduce the given trigonometric equation
Given $$2\sin^{3}x+\sin 2x \cos x+4\sin x-4=0$$.
Use $$\sin 2x = 2\sin x \cos x$$ and $$\sin^{2}x = 1-\cos^{2}x$$:
$$2\sin^{3}x = 2\sin x(1-\cos^{2}x)=2\sin x-2\sin x\cos^{2}x$$
$$\sin 2x \cos x = 2\sin x\cos^{2}x$$
Adding these inside the equation, the $$\pm2\sin x\cos^{2}x$$ terms cancel:
$$\bigl(2\sin x-2\sin x\cos^{2}x\bigr)+2\sin x\cos^{2}x+4\sin x-4=0$$
$$6\sin x-4=0 \;\;\Longrightarrow\;\; \sin x=\dfrac{2}{3}$$
Step 2 : Count the number of solutions of $$\sin x=\dfrac{2}{3}$$ in $$[0,\;n\dfrac{\pi}{2}]$$
General solutions of $$\sin x=\dfrac{2}{3}$$ are
$$x = \alpha + 2k\pi \quad\text{and}\quad x = \pi-\alpha+2k\pi,\;k\in\mathbb{Z}$$
List them in ascending order (all in radians):
$$x_1 = \alpha$$
$$x_2 = \pi-\alpha$$
$$x_3 = 2\pi+\alpha$$
$$x_4 = 3\pi-\alpha$$
(and so on, two roots in every length-$$2\pi$$ interval).
The interval upper end is $$L=n\dfrac{\pi}{2}$$. To have exactly three solutions we need
$$2\pi+\alpha \;\le\;L\;\lt\;3\pi-\alpha\;-(1)$$
Compute the numerical bounds:
$$2\pi+\alpha \approx 6.2832+0.7297 = 7.0129$$
$$3\pi-\alpha \approx 9.4248-0.7297 = 8.6951$$
The factor $$\dfrac{\pi}{2}\approx1.5708$$. Divide the inequalities in $$(1)$$ by $$\dfrac{\pi}{2}$$:
$$\dfrac{7.0129}{1.5708}\;\le\;n\;\lt\;\dfrac{8.6951}{1.5708}$$
$$4.463\;\le\;n\;\lt\;5.533$$
With $$n\in\mathbb{N}$$, the only possible value is
$$n = 5$$
Step 3 : Analyse the quadratic with this $$n$$
Put $$n=5$$ in $$x^{2}+nx+(n-3)=0$$:
$$x^{2}+5x+2=0\;-(2)$$
Discriminant $$\Delta = 5^{2}-4\cdot1\cdot2 = 25-8 = 17$$
Roots of $$(2)$$ are
$$x=\dfrac{-5\pm\sqrt{17}}{2}$$
Numerically:
$$x_{1} = \dfrac{-5+\sqrt{17}}{2}\approx\dfrac{-5+4.123}{2}\approx-0.438$$
$$x_{2} = \dfrac{-5-\sqrt{17}}{2}\approx\dfrac{-5-4.123}{2}\approx-4.562$$
Both roots are negative, so they lie in the interval $$(-\infty,0)$$.
Answer
The roots of $$x^{2}+nx+(n-3)=0$$ belong to $$(-\infty,0)$$, that is Option B.
Create a FREE account and get:
Predict your JEE Main percentile, rank & performance in seconds
Educational materials for JEE preparation
Ask our AI anything
AI can make mistakes. Please verify important information.
AI can make mistakes. Please verify important information.