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cosx+cosy-cosx+y=32
2cosx+y2·cosx-y2-2cos2x+y2-1=32
2cosx+y2·cosx-y2-2cos2x+y2+1=32
2cosx+y2·cosx-y2-2cos2x+y2=12
4cosx+y2·cosx-y2-4cos2x+y2=1
⇒4cosx+y2·cosx-y2-4cos2x+y2=1=sin2x-y2+cos2x-y2
⇒4cos2x+y2+cos2x-y2-4cosx+y2·cosx-y2+sin2x-y2=0
⇒2cosx+y2-cosx-y22+sin2x-y2=0
⇒sinx-y2=0 and cosx+y2=12cosx-y2
⇒x=y and cosx=12=cosy
∴ sinx=32
⇒sinx+cosy=1+32
option 4
Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (25 Feb Shift 2)
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