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General solution of tan or cos of one multiple equal to tan, cot or cos of another

This type of question, asked 7 times: 3 May 2023 S1, 11 May 2024 S2, 20 Apr 2025 S1, 11 Apr 2026 S2, 16 Apr 2026 S2, 12 May 2026 S1, 14 May 2026 S2. All 7 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    3 May 2023 S1

    142
    If θ\theta and α\alpha are not odd multiples of π2\frac{\pi}{2}, then tan⁡θ=tan⁡α\tan\theta=\tan\alpha implies principal solution is

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  2. Question 2

    11 May 2024 S2

    108
    If the general solution of the equation tan⁡3x−1tan⁡3x+1=3\frac{\tan 3x - 1}{\tan 3x + 1} = \sqrt{3} is nπp+7πq, n,p,q∈Z\frac{n\pi}{p} + \frac{7\pi}{q},\ n,p,q \in \mathbb{Z}, then pqpq is

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  3. Question 3

    20 Apr 2025 S1

    145
    If tan⁡3θ=cot⁡θ\tan3\theta= \cot\theta, then θ=\theta=

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  4. Question 4

    11 Apr 2026 S2

    55
    The general solution of cos⁡4θ=cos⁡3θ\cos 4\theta = \cos 3\theta is θ=\theta =.....

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  5. Question 5

    16 Apr 2026 S2

    54
    The general solution of the equation cot⁡θ⋅cot⁡2θ=1\cot\theta \cdot \cot 2\theta = 1 is...

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  6. Question 6

    12 May 2026 S1

    53
    If tan⁡θ+tan⁡2θ+tan⁡3θ=tan⁡θtan⁡2θtan⁡3θ\tan\theta + \tan 2\theta + \tan 3\theta = \tan\theta\tan 2\theta\tan 3\theta, then the most general value of θ\theta for which all terms in the equation are defined is ...

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  7. Question 7

    14 May 2026 S2

    53
    The number of solutions of cos⁡2x=cos⁡x\cos 2x = \cos x in the interval [0,2π][0, 2\pi] is

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