Trigonometric Equations Question 328

Question: If $ {{\sin }^{2}}\theta =\frac{1}{4}, $ then the most general value of $ \theta $ is

[MNR 1973; MP PET 1984, 90]

Options:

A) $ 2n\pi \pm {{(-1)}^{n}}\frac{\pi }{6} $

B) $ \frac{n\pi }{2}\pm {{(-1)}^{n}}\frac{\pi }{6} $

C) $ n\pi \pm \frac{\pi }{6} $

D) $ 2n\pi \pm \frac{\pi }{6} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • $ {{\sin }^{2}}\theta =\frac{1}{4}= $ $ {{\sin }^{2}}\frac{\pi }{6}\Rightarrow \theta =n\pi \pm \frac{\pi }{6} $ .