The number of all possible values of $\theta$, where $0 < \theta < \pi$, for which the system of equations…

The number of all possible values of $\theta$, where $0 < \theta < \pi$, for which the system of equations $\begin{array}{l} (y+z) \cos 3 \theta=(x y z) \sin 3 \theta \\ x \sin 3 \theta=\frac{2 \cos 3 \theta}{y}+\frac{2 \sin 3 \theta}{z} \end{array}$ and $(x y z) \sin 3 \theta=(y+2 z) \cos 3 \theta+y \sin 3 \theta$ have a solution $\left(x_0, y_0, z_0\right)$ with $\quad y_0 z_0 \neq 0$, is

Solution

Given equations can be written as $ \begin{gathered} x \sin 3 \theta-\frac{\cos 3 \theta}{y}-\frac{\cos 3 \theta}{z}=0 \\ x \sin 3 \theta-\frac{2 \cos 3 \theta}{y}-\frac{2 \sin 3 \theta}{z}=0 \\ \text { and } x \sin 3 \theta-\frac{2}{y} \cos 3 \theta \\ -\frac{1}{z}(\cos 3 \theta+\sin 3 \theta)=0 \end{gathered} $ Eqs. (ii) and (iii), implies $ \begin{aligned} & 2 \sin 3 \theta=\cos 3 \theta+\sin 3 \theta \\ \Rightarrow & \sin 3 \theta=\cos 3 \theta \\ \therefore & \tan 3 \theta=1 \\ \Rightarrow & 3 \theta=\frac{\pi}{4}, \frac{5 \pi}{4}, \frac{9 \pi}{4} \text { or } \theta=\frac{\pi}{12}, \frac{5 \pi}{12}, \frac{9 \pi}{12} . \end{aligned} $

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