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Source: 2000 National High School Mathematics League, Exam One, Problem 2

March 10, 2020
trigonometry

Problem Statement

If sinα>0,cosα<0,sinα3>cosα3\sin\alpha>0,\cos\alpha<0,\sin\frac{\alpha}{3}>\cos\frac{\alpha}{3}, then the range value of α3\frac{\alpha}{3} is (A)(2kπ+π6,2kπ+π3),kZ\text{(A)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{6},2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\right),k\in\mathbb{Z} (B)(2kπ3+π6,2kπ3+π3),kZ\text{(B)}\left(\frac{2k\pi}{3}+\frac{\pi}{6},\frac{2k\pi}{3}+\frac{\pi}{3}\right),k\in\mathbb{Z} (C)(2kπ+5π6,2kπ+π),kZ\text{(C)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6},2k\pi+\pi\right),k\in\mathbb{Z} (D)(2kπ+π4,2kπ+π3)(2kπ+5π6,2kπ+π),kZ\text{(D)}\left(2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{4},2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{3}\right)\cup\left(2k\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6},2k\pi+\pi\right),k\in\mathbb{Z}