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isi-entrance 2015 Q9 4 marks Monotonicity, symmetry, or parity analysis of a trigonometric function
In the interval $( 0,2 \pi )$, the function $\sin \left( \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 3 } } \right)$
(a) never changes sign
(b) changes sign only once
(c) changes sign more than once, but finitely many times
(d) changes sign infinitely many times.
isi-entrance 2015 Q9 4 marks Monotonicity, symmetry, or parity analysis of a trigonometric function
In the interval $( 0,2 \pi )$, the function $\sin \left( \frac { 1 } { x ^ { 3 } } \right)$
(a) never changes sign
(b) changes sign only once
(c) changes sign more than once, but finitely many times
(d) changes sign infinitely many times.
isi-entrance 2016 Q45 4 marks Inverse trigonometric equation
The number of solutions of the equation $\sin^{-1} x = 2 \tan^{-1} x$ is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
isi-entrance 2016 Q45 4 marks Inverse trigonometric equation
The number of solutions of the equation $\sin ^ { - 1 } x = 2 \tan ^ { - 1 } x$ is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 5
isi-entrance 2018 Q1 Locus or solution set characterization of a trigonometric relation
Find all pairs $( x , y )$ with $x , y$ real, satisfying the equations: $$\sin \left( \frac { x + y } { 2 } \right) = 0 , \quad | x | + | y | = 1$$
isi-entrance 2018 Q19 Locus or solution set characterization of a trigonometric relation
For a real number $\alpha$, let $S _ { \alpha }$ denote the set of those real numbers $\beta$ that satisfy $\alpha \sin ( \beta ) = \beta \sin ( \alpha )$. Then which of the following statements is true?
(A) For any $\alpha , S _ { \alpha }$ is an infinite set.
(B) $S _ { \alpha }$ is a finite set if and only if $\alpha$ is not an integer multiple of $\pi$.
(C) There are infinitely many numbers $\alpha$ for which $S _ { \alpha }$ is the set of all real numbers.
(D) $S _ { \alpha }$ is always finite.
isi-entrance 2018 Q22 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
The number of solutions of the equation $\sin ( 7 x ) + \sin ( 3 x ) = 0$ with $0 \leq x \leq 2 \pi$ is
(A) 9
(B) 12
(C) 15
(D) 18.
isi-entrance 2019 Q11 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
In the range $0 \leq x \leq 2 \pi$, the equation $\cos ( \sin ( x ) ) = \frac { 1 } { 2 }$ has
(A) 0 solutions.
(B) 2 solutions.
(C) 4 solutions.
(D) infinitely many solutions.
isi-entrance 2019 Q25 Locus or solution set characterization of a trigonometric relation
The locus of points ( $x , y$ ) in the plane satisfying $\sin ^ { 2 } ( x ) + \sin ^ { 2 } ( y ) = 1$ consists of
(A) A circle that is centered at the origin.
(B) infinitely many circles that are all centered at the origin.
(C) infinitely many lines with slope $\pm 1$.
(D) finitely many lines with slope $\pm 1$.
isi-entrance 2023 Q3 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
Let $S$ be the set of those real numbers $x$ for which the identity $$\sum _ { n = 2 } ^ { \infty } \cos ^ { n } x = ( 1 + \cos x ) \cot ^ { 2 } x$$ is valid, and the quantities on both sides are finite. Then
(A) $S$ is the empty set.
(B) $S = \{ x \in \mathbb { R } : x \neq n \pi$ for all $n \in \mathbb { Z } \}$.
(C) $S = \{ x \in \mathbb { R } : x \neq 2 n \pi$ for all $n \in \mathbb { Z } \}$.
(D) $S = \{ x \in \mathbb { R } : x \neq ( 2 n + 1 ) \pi$ for all $n \in \mathbb { Z } \}$.
jee-advanced 2014 Q46 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
For $x \in (0, \pi)$, the equation $\sin x + 2\sin 2x - \sin 3x = 3$ has
(A) infinitely many solutions
(B) three solutions
(C) one solution
(D) no solution
jee-advanced 2015 Q41 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
The number of distinct solutions of the equation $$\frac { 5 } { 4 } \cos ^ { 2 } 2 x + \cos ^ { 4 } x + \sin ^ { 4 } x + \cos ^ { 6 } x + \sin ^ { 6 } x = 2$$ in the interval $[ 0,2 \pi ]$ is
jee-advanced 2016 Q37 Evaluate trigonometric expression given a constraint
Let $-\frac{\pi}{6} < \theta < -\frac{\pi}{12}$. Suppose $\alpha_1$ and $\beta_1$ are the roots of the equation $x^2 - 2x\sec\theta + 1 = 0$ and $\alpha_2$ and $\beta_2$ are the roots of the equation $x^2 + 2x\tan\theta - 1 = 0$. If $\alpha_1 > \beta_1$ and $\alpha_2 > \beta_2$, then $\alpha_1 + \beta_2$ equals
(A) $2(\sec\theta - \tan\theta)$
(B) $2\sec\theta$
(C) $-2\tan\theta$
(D) $0$
jee-advanced 2022 Q15 3 marks Matching trigonometric equations to solution set sizes
Consider the following lists:
List-I (I) $\left\{ x \in \left[ - \frac { 2 \pi } { 3 } , \frac { 2 \pi } { 3 } \right] : \cos x + \sin x = 1 \right\}$ (II) $\left\{ x \in \left[ - \frac { 5 \pi } { 18 } , \frac { 5 \pi } { 18 } \right] : \sqrt { 3 } \tan 3 x = 1 \right\}$ (III) $\left\{ x \in \left[ - \frac { 6 \pi } { 5 } , \frac { 6 \pi } { 5 } \right] : 2 \cos ( 2 x ) = \sqrt { 3 } \right\}$ (IV) $\left\{ x \in \left[ - \frac { 7 \pi } { 4 } , \frac { 7 \pi } { 4 } \right] : \sin x - \cos x = 1 \right\}$
List-II (P) has two elements (Q) has three elements (R) has four elements (S) has five elements (T) has six elements
The correct option is:
(A) $( \mathrm { I } ) \rightarrow ( \mathrm { P } ) ; ( \mathrm { II } ) \rightarrow ( \mathrm { S } ) ; ( \mathrm { III } ) \rightarrow ( \mathrm { P } ) ; ( \mathrm { IV } ) \rightarrow ( \mathrm { S } )$
(B) (I) → (P); (II) → (P); (III) → (T); (IV) → (R)
(C) (I) → (Q); (II) → (P); (III) → (T); (IV) → (S)
(D) (I) → (Q); (II) → (S); (III) → (P); (IV) → (R)
jee-advanced 2023 Q3 3 marks Inverse trigonometric equation
For any $y \in \mathbb { R }$, let $\cot ^ { - 1 } ( y ) \in ( 0 , \pi )$ and $\tan ^ { - 1 } ( y ) \in \left( - \frac { \pi } { 2 } , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right)$. Then the sum of all the solutions of the equation $\tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 6 y } { 9 - y ^ { 2 } } \right) + \cot ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 9 - y ^ { 2 } } { 6 y } \right) = \frac { 2 \pi } { 3 }$ for $0 < | y | < 3$, is equal to
(A) $2 \sqrt { 3 } - 3$
(B) $3 - 2 \sqrt { 3 }$
(C) $4 \sqrt { 3 } - 6$
(D) $6 - 4 \sqrt { 3 }$
jee-advanced 2023 Q8 4 marks Inverse trigonometric equation
Let $\tan ^ { - 1 } ( x ) \in \left( - \frac { \pi } { 2 } , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right)$, for $x \in \mathbb { R }$. Then the number of real solutions of the equation $\sqrt { 1 + \cos ( 2 x ) } = \sqrt { 2 } \tan ^ { - 1 } ( \tan x )$ in the set $\left( - \frac { 3 \pi } { 2 } , - \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right) \cup \left( - \frac { \pi } { 2 } , \frac { \pi } { 2 } \right) \cup \left( \frac { \pi } { 2 } , \frac { 3 \pi } { 2 } \right)$ is equal to
jee-advanced 2024 Q10 4 marks Count zeros or intersection points involving trigonometric curves
Let the function $f : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$ be defined by
$$f ( x ) = \frac { \sin x } { e ^ { \pi x } } \frac { \left( x ^ { 2023 } + 2024 x + 2025 \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } - x + 3 \right) } + \frac { 2 } { e ^ { \pi x } } \frac { \left( x ^ { 2023 } + 2024 x + 2025 \right) } { \left( x ^ { 2 } - x + 3 \right) }$$
Then the number of solutions of $f ( x ) = 0$ in $\mathbb { R }$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .
jee-main 2007 Q102 Inverse trigonometric equation
If $\sin ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { x } { 5 } \right) + \operatorname { cosec } ^ { - 1 } \left( \frac { 5 } { 4 } \right) = \frac { \pi } { 2 }$ then a value of $x$ is
(1) 1
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
jee-main 2011 Q70 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
$$\lim_{x\rightarrow 2}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1-\cos\{2(x-2)\}}}{x-2}\right)$$
(1) equals $\sqrt{2}$
(2) equals $-\sqrt{2}$
(3) equals $\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$
(4) does not exist
jee-main 2013 Q67 Trigonometric equation with algebraic or logarithmic coupling
Let $\mathrm { A } = \{ \theta : \sin ( \theta ) = \tan ( \theta ) \}$ and $\mathrm { B } = \{ \theta : \cos ( \theta ) = 1 \}$ be two sets. Then:
(1) $\mathrm { A } = \mathrm { B }$
(2) $A \not\subset B$
(3) $B \not\subset A$
(4) $A \subset B$ and $B - A \neq \phi$
jee-main 2014 Q69 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
The number of values of $\alpha$ in $[ 0,2 \pi ]$ for which $2 \sin ^ { 3 } \alpha - 7 \sin ^ { 2 } \alpha + 7 \sin \alpha = 2$, is:
(1) 3
(2) 1
(3) 6
(4) 4
jee-main 2014 Q76 Inverse trigonometric equation
The principal value of $\tan ^ { - 1 } \left( \cot \frac { 43 \pi } { 4 } \right)$ is
(1) $\frac { \pi } { 4 }$
(2) $- \frac { \pi } { 4 }$
(3) $\frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$
(4) $- \frac { 3 \pi } { 4 }$
jee-main 2016 Q68 Locus or solution set characterization of a trigonometric relation
Let $P = \{ \theta : \sin \theta - \cos \theta = \sqrt { 2 } \cos \theta \}$ and $Q = \{ \theta : \sin \theta + \cos \theta = \sqrt { 2 } \sin \theta \}$, be two sets. Then
(1) $P \subset Q$ and $Q - P \neq \phi$
(2) $Q \not \subset P$
(3) $P = Q$
(4) $P \not \subset Q$
jee-main 2016 Q78 Solve trigonometric equation for solutions in an interval
If $0 \leq x < 2\pi$, then the number of real values of $x$, which satisfy the equation $\cos x + \cos 2x + \cos 3x + \cos 4x = 0$ is: (1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 7 (4) 9
jee-main 2017 Q66 Evaluate trigonometric expression given a constraint
If $5\tan^2 x - \cos^2 x = 2\cos 2x + 9$, then the value of $\cos 4x$ is
(1) $-\dfrac{3}{5}$
(2) $\dfrac{1}{3}$
(3) $\dfrac{2}{9}$
(4) $-\dfrac{7}{9}$