- Ainfinitely many solutions
- Bthree solutions
- Cone solution
- Dno solution
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Correct answer: D
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Given equation
We need to solve, for ,
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Simplify the left-hand side
Use the identities:
Then
= \sin x + 4\sin x\cos x - (3\sin x - 4\sin^3 x).$$ Simplifying, $$= \sin x + 4\sin x\cos x - 3\sin x + 4\sin^3 x$$ $$= -2\sin x + 4\sin x\cos x + 4\sin^3 x.$$ Factor $2\sin x$: $$= 2\sin x\,(-1 + 2\cos x + 2\sin^2 x).$$ Since $\sin^2 x = 1 - \cos^2 x$, $$-1 + 2\cos x + 2\sin^2 x = -1 + 2\cos x + 2(1-\cos^2 x)$$ $$= 1 + 2\cos x - 2\cos^2 x.$$ So the equation becomes $$2\sin x(1+2\cos x-2\cos^2 x)=3.$$ -
Use the condition
For ,
Let
Then
So the left-hand side is
We need to check whether this can equal .
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A sharper simplification using sum-to-product
Observe:
Hence
= ( \sin x - \sin 3x) + 2\sin 2x$$ $$= -2\sin x\cos 2x + 2\sin 2x.$$ Using $\sin 2x=2\sin x\cos x$ and $\cos 2x = 2\cos^2 x-1$, this is consistent, but an even better form is obtained by using product-to-sum directly: From $$\sin 3x = \sin(2x+x)=\sin 2x\cos x + \cos 2x\sin x,$$ the expression is manageable, but the cleanest route is to estimate its maximum. -
Find the maximum possible value of the left-hand side
Let
Using the identity derived earlier,
Put , so
Now test whether can reach .
Since , we estimate the factor
This is a downward-opening quadratic. Its maximum occurs at
Then
Therefore,
So the left side is at most .
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Check when equality can hold
For to happen, we must have equality in both bounds simultaneously:
- ,
- maximum at .
These cannot happen at the same time.
Hence the value is never attained for any .
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Conclusion
Therefore, the equation has no solution in .
So the correct option is:
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