Practicing Success
Between any two real roots of the equation $e^x \sin x-1=0$, the equation $e^x \cos x+1=0$ has |
at least one root at most one root exactly one root no root |
at least one root |
Let $f(x)=e^{-x}-\sin x$ and let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be two roots of the equation $e^x \sin x-1=0$ such that $\alpha<\beta$. Then, $e^\alpha \sin \alpha=1$ and $e^\beta \sin \beta=1$ $\Rightarrow e^{-\alpha}-\sin \alpha=0$ and $e^{-\beta}-\sin \beta=0$ ....(i) Clearly, $f(x)$ is continuous on $[\alpha, \beta]$ and differentiable on $(\alpha, \beta)$. Also, $f(\alpha)=f(\beta)=0$ [Using (i)] Therefore, by Rolle's theorem there exists $c \in(\alpha, \beta)$ such that $f^{\prime}(c)=0$ $\Rightarrow -e^{-c}-\cos c=0$ $\Rightarrow e^{-c}+\cos c=0$ $\Rightarrow e^c \cos c+1=0$ $\Rightarrow x=c$ is a root of $e^x \cos x+1=0$, where $c \in(\alpha, \beta)$ |