Let α and β be real numbers such that - π 4 < β < 0 < α < π 4 …

Let α and β be real numbers such that -π4<β<0<α<π4. If sinα+β=13 and cosα-β=23, then the greatest integer less than or equal to sinαcosβ+cosβsinα+cosαsinβ+sinβcosα2 is

Solution

sinαcosβ+cosαsinβ+cosβsinα+sinβcosα2

=cosα-βsinβcosβ+cosα-βsinαcosα2

=2cosα-β1sin2β+1sin2α2

=1692sinα+β·cosα-βsin2α·sin2β2

=1694·13·23cos2α-2β-cos2α+2β2

=169892cos2α-β-1-1-2sin2α+β2

=1698989-2+292

=169

i.e. 169=1

Asked in: JEE Advanced 2022 (Paper 2)

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