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Let a,b,c be three non zero real numbers such that the equation
3 acosx+2 bsinx=c, x[π2,π2]
has two distinct real roots α and β with α+β=π3.
Then, the value of ba is
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Solution

Given:3 acosx+2 bsinx=c and
α+β=π3
Substituting x=α and x=β,
3 acosα+2 bsinα=c(1)
3 acosβ+2 bsinβ=c(2)
Subtracting equation (2) from (1),
3 a(cosαcosβ)+2 b(sinαsinβ)=03 a[2sin(α+β2)sin(αβ2)]+2 b[2cos(α+β2)sin(αβ2)]=0using α+β=π3,
3 a[sin(αβ2)]+2 b[3sin(αβ2)]=0
3 a+23 b=0ba=323ba=0.5

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