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JEE Main 2016 · 3 Apr · Shift 1, Mathematics question 88

If 0≤x<2π0\le x<2\pi, then the number of real values of xx, which satisfy the equation cos⁡x+cos⁡2x+cos⁡3x+cos⁡4x=0\cos x+\cos2x+\cos3x+\cos4x=0, is :

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Official answer: C

cos⁡x+cos⁡4x+cos⁡2x+cos⁡3x=4cos⁡5x2cos⁡xcos⁡x2\cos x+\cos4x+\cos2x+\cos3x=4\cos\frac{5x}2\cos x\cos\frac x2. In [0,2π)[0,2\pi): cos⁡5x2=0\cos\frac{5x}2=0 at x=π5,3π5,π,7π5,9π5x=\frac\pi5,\frac{3\pi}5,\pi,\frac{7\pi}5,\frac{9\pi}5; cos⁡x=0\cos x=0 at π2,3π2\frac\pi2,\frac{3\pi}2; cos⁡x2=0\cos\frac x2=0 at π (already counted). That is 7 values.