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Problem 9
# of sols to trig equation
# of sols to trig equation
Source: LIMIT 2019 CBS1 P9
April 28, 2021
trigonometry
algebra
Problem Statement
The number of solutions of the equation
tan
x
+
sec
x
=
2
cos
x
\tan x+\sec x=2\cos x
tan
x
+
sec
x
=
2
cos
x
, where
0
≤
x
≤
π
0\le x\le\pi
0
≤
x
≤
π
, is
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
A
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
0
<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>~0
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
A
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
0
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
B
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
1
<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>~1
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
B
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
1
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
C
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
2
<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>~2
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
C
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
2
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
D
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
3
<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>~3
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
D
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
3
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