Trigonometry

Trigonometry

Secondary 4

Consider \[3\sin x+4\cos x=k,\qquad 0^\circ\le x\le90^\circ.\] Without solving separately for individual values of \(k\), determine the number of distinct solutions for every real value of \(k\).
Your answer must address the boundary values \(k=3,4,5\).

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Answer:\(0\) solutions if \(k<3\) or \(k>5\); \(1\) if \(3\le k<4\) or \(k=5\); \(2\) if \(4\le k<5\).

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