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If ∑_ k=1 ^n (k)/(3^k) = (3)/(4) - 23 4 · 3^ 10 for some integer n...

If ∑k=1nk3k=34−234⋅310\sum_{k=1}^n \dfrac{k}{3^k} = \dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{23}{4 \cdot 3^{10}} for some integer nn, then the number of solutions of the equation 3cos⁡2x−10cos⁡x+7=03\cos 2x - 10\cos x + 7 = 0 in the interval [0,nπ][0, n\pi] is :

Options

  1. A1515
  2. B1717
  3. C1616
  4. D1010

Correct answer

C. 1616

Step-by-step solution

Let Sn=∑k=1nk3k=13+232+333+⋯+n3nS_n = \sum_{k=1}^n \dfrac{k}{3^k} = \dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{2}{3^2} + \dfrac{3}{3^3} + \dots + \dfrac{n}{3^n}.

Multiplying by 13\dfrac{1}{3}, we get:
13Sn=132+233+⋯+n−13n+n3n+1\dfrac{1}{3}S_n = \dfrac{1}{3^2} + \dfrac{2}{3^3} + \dots + \dfrac{n-1}{3^n} + \dfrac{n}{3^{n+1}}

Subtracting the two equations:
23Sn=13+132+133+⋯+13n−n3n+1\dfrac{2}{3}S_n = \dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{1}{3^2} + \dfrac{1}{3^3} + \dots + \dfrac{1}{3^n} - \dfrac{n}{3^{n+1}}

23Sn=13(1−13n)1−13−n3n+1\dfrac{2}{3}S_n = \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{3}\left(1 - \dfrac{1}{3^n}\right)}{1 - \dfrac{1}{3}} - \dfrac{n}{3^{n+1}}

23Sn=12(1−13n)−n3n+1\dfrac{2}{3}S_n = \dfrac{1}{2}\left(1 - \dfrac{1}{3^n}\right) - \dfrac{n}{3^{n+1}}

Sn=34(1−13n)−n2⋅3n=34−34⋅3n−2n4⋅3n=34−2n+34⋅3nS_n = \dfrac{3}{4}\left(1 - \dfrac{1}{3^n}\right) - \dfrac{n}{2 \cdot 3^n} = \dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{3}{4 \cdot 3^n} - \dfrac{2n}{4 \cdot 3^n} = \dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{2n+3}{4 \cdot 3^n}

Given Sn=34−234⋅310S_n = \dfrac{3}{4} - \dfrac{23}{4 \cdot 3^{10}}, comparing the terms gives n=10n = 10.

Now, consider the trigonometric equation:
3cos⁡2x−10cos⁡x+7=03\cos 2x - 10\cos x + 7 = 0

Using cos⁡2x=2cos⁡2x−1\cos 2x = 2\cos^2 x - 1:
3(2cos⁡2x−1)−10cos⁡x+7=03(2\cos^2 x - 1) - 10\cos x + 7 = 0

6cos⁡2x−10cos⁡x+4=06\cos^2 x - 10\cos x + 4 = 0

3cos⁡2x−5cos⁡x+2=03\cos^2 x - 5\cos x + 2 = 0

(3cos⁡x−2)(cos⁡x−1)=0(3\cos x - 2)(\cos x - 1) = 0

  ⟹  cos⁡x=1\implies \cos x = 1 or cos⁡x=23\cos x = \dfrac{2}{3}

We need to find the number of solutions in the interval [0,10π][0, 10\pi].

For cos⁡x=1\cos x = 1, the solutions are x=0,2π,4π,6π,8π,10πx = 0, 2\pi, 4\pi, 6\pi, 8\pi, 10\pi. There are 66 solutions.

For cos⁡x=23\cos x = \dfrac{2}{3}, there are 22 solutions in each 2π2\pi interval. Since [0,10π][0, 10\pi] contains five such intervals, there are 5×2=105 \times 2 = 10 solutions.

Total number of solutions = 6+10=166 + 10 = 16.

Answer: 1616
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