JEE Main 2024 Mathematics question

MathematicsTrigonometric EquationsJEE Main 2024

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Let |cos θ cos(60° − θ) cos(60° + θ)| ≤ 1/8, θ ∈ [0, 2π]. Then the sum of all θ ∈ [0, 2π], where cos 3θ attains its maximum value, is

Answer: (C)

Solution

cos θ cos(60° − θ)cos(60° + θ) = (1/4)cos 3θ, so the condition is |cos 3θ| ≤ 1/2. So cos 3θ has maximum value 1/2, attained

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Question ID VK-016543