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Miscellaneous Exercise 3 · Q92

Q.Which of the following equations have no solutions?

(i) cos⁡2θ=13\cos 2\theta = \dfrac{1}{3}
(ii) cos⁡2θ=−1\cos^2\theta = -1
(iii) 2sin⁡θ=32\sin\theta = 3
(iv) 3sin⁡θ=53\sin\theta = 5
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(i) cos⁡2θ=13\cos2\theta=\dfrac13: since 13∈[−1,1]\frac13\in[-1,1], this has solutions. (ii) cos⁡2θ=−1\cos^2\theta=-1: impossible since cos⁡2θ≥0\cos^2\theta\ge0 always, so this has no solutions. (iii) 2sin⁡θ=3  ⟹  sin⁡θ=32∉[−1,1]2\sin\theta=3\implies\sin\theta=\dfrac32\notin[-1,1], so this has no solutions. (iv) $3\sin\theta=5\implies\sin\theta=\dfrac53\notin[-1, …

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