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QJEEM24Ma3ff2: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM24Ma3ff2 Solution: Suppose is a solution of . Then is equal to :

Suppose θ∈[0,π4]\theta \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right] is a solution of 4cos⁡θ−3sin⁡θ=14 \cos \theta-3 \sin \theta=1 . Then cos⁡θ\cos \theta is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 6−6(36−2)\frac{6-\sqrt{6}}{(3 \sqrt{6}-2)}
  • B 4(36+2)\frac{4}{(3 \sqrt{6}+2)}
  • C 6+6(36+2)\frac{6+\sqrt{6}}{(3 \sqrt{6}+2)}
  • D 4(36−2)\frac{4}{(3 \sqrt{6}-2)}

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amp;4cos⁡θ−3sin⁡θ=1amp;4cos⁡θ−1=3sin⁡θamp;16cos⁡2θ+1−8cos⁡θ=9(1−cos⁡2θ)amp;⇒25cos⁡2θ−8cos⁡θ−8=0amp;⇒cos⁡θ=8±64+4×25×82.25amp;=8±44+502.25\begin{aligned}& 4 \cos \theta-3 \sin \theta=1 \\& 4 \cos \theta-1=3 \sin \theta \\& 16 \cos ^2 \theta+1-8 \cos \theta=9\left(1-\cos ^2 \theta\right) \\& \Rightarrow 25 \cos ^2 \theta-8 \cos \theta-8=0 \\& \Rightarrow \cos \theta=\frac{8 \pm \sqrt{64+4 \times 25 \times 8}}{2.25} \\& =\frac{8 \pm 4 \sqrt{4+50}}{2.25}\end{aligned}

amp;=4±25425amp; As θ∈[0,π4]amp;⇒cos⁡θ=4+6625=436−2\begin{aligned}& =\frac{4 \pm 2 \sqrt{54}}{25} \\& \text { As } \theta \in\left[0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right] \\& \Rightarrow \cos \theta=\frac{4+6 \sqrt{6}}{25}=\frac{4}{3 \sqrt{6}-2}\end{aligned}

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