Trigonometric Equations Question 23

Question: The roots of the equation $ 1-\cos \theta =\sin \theta .\sin \frac{\theta }{2} $ is

[Orissa JEE 2004]

Options:

A) $ k\pi ,k\in I $

B) $ 2k\pi ,k\in I $

C) $ k\frac{\pi }{2},k\in I $

D) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • We have, $ 1-\cos \theta =\sin \theta ,.,\sin \frac{\theta }{2} $
    Þ $ 2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{\theta }{2}=2\sin \frac{\theta }{2},.,\cos \frac{\theta }{2},.,\sin \frac{\theta }{2} $
    Þ $ 2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{\theta }{2},[ 1-\cos \frac{\theta }{2} ]=0 $ Þ $ \sin \frac{\theta }{2}=0 $ or $ 2{{\sin }^{2}}\frac{\theta }{4}=0 $
    Þ $ \sin \frac{\theta }{2} $ = 0 or $ \sin \frac{\theta }{4}=0 $ Þ $ \frac{\theta }{2}=k\pi $ or $ \frac{\theta }{4}=k\pi $ . Hence, $ \theta =2k\pi $ or $ \theta =4k\pi $ , $ k\in I $ .