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Grade 12Trigonometry

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min value of 2^(sinx-1) + 2^(cosx-1) is...???

  1. root(2)^[root(2)]
  2. root(2)^ [-root(2)]

Profile image of Abhijat  Pandey
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Chetan Mandayam Nayakar
15 Years ago

2^(sinx-1) +2^(cosx-1)=(1/2)(2^sinx +2^cosx)=f(x), using AM≥GM,f(x)≥g(x)=sqrt(2^(sinx+cosx)), sqrt(2^(sinx+cosx))=

sqrt(2(1/√2)(sin((pi/4)+x))), minimum value of g(x) is root(2)^[-root(2)], when sin((pi/4)+x)=-1,therefore minimum value of

f(x) also is equal to root(2)^[-root(2)]