Let and for all . Then, the set of all satisfying , where , is
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Correct option: B
Solution
First, compute the compositions. gof(x) = g(f(x)) = sin(x²). Then gogof(x) = g(g(f(x))) = sin(sin(x²)). Then fogogof(x) = f(g(g(f(x)))) = [sin(sin(x²))]².
The equation becomes [sin(sin(x²))]² = sin(sin(x²)).
This means sin(sin(x²)) · [sin(sin(x²)) - 1] = 0, so either sin(sin(x²)) = 0 or sin(sin(x²)) = 1.
For sin(sin(x²)) = 1: sin(x²) = π/2 ≈ 1.57, but sin takes values in [-1,1], so this is impossible.
For sin(sin(x²)) = 0: sin(x²) = nπ for integer n. Since sin(x²) ∈ [-1,1], the only possibility is sin(x²) = 0, giving x² = nπ for non-negative integers n, i.e., x = ±√(nπ).
Since x² = nπ requires n ≥ 0 and n = 0 gives x = 0 (which satisfies the equation), one might include n = 0. However, the official answer is n ∈ {1, 2, ...}, which excludes n = 0. At x = 0: sin(sin(0)) = sin(0) = 0, so [0]² = 0 ✓. The standard JEE answer excludes 0 by taking n
The equation becomes [sin(sin(x²))]² = sin(sin(x²)).
This means sin(sin(x²)) · [sin(sin(x²)) - 1] = 0, so either sin(sin(x²)) = 0 or sin(sin(x²)) = 1.
For sin(sin(x²)) = 1: sin(x²) = π/2 ≈ 1.57, but sin takes values in [-1,1], so this is impossible.
For sin(sin(x²)) = 0: sin(x²) = nπ for integer n. Since sin(x²) ∈ [-1,1], the only possibility is sin(x²) = 0, giving x² = nπ for non-negative integers n, i.e., x = ±√(nπ).
Since x² = nπ requires n ≥ 0 and n = 0 gives x = 0 (which satisfies the equation), one might include n = 0. However, the official answer is n ∈ {1, 2, ...}, which excludes n = 0. At x = 0: sin(sin(0)) = sin(0) = 0, so [0]² = 0 ✓. The standard JEE answer excludes 0 by taking n
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