Engineering
Mathematics
General Solution of Trigonometric Equation
Question

If 0 x < 2π, then the number of real values of x, which satisfy the equation

cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x + cos 4x = 0, is

3

9

5

7

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Solution

cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x + cos 4x = 0

2cos5x2cos3x2+2cos5x2cosx2=0

2cos5x2(2cosxcosx2)=0

cosx2=0  ORcosx=ORcos5x2=0

x2=(2n+1)π2 OR x=(2m+1)π2OR5x2 =(2k+1)π2 x= (2k+1)π5

0x<2π

x=π,π2,3π2,π5,3π5,7π5,9π5

Number of solutions = 7.