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  1. Number of solutions of a trig-root equation ●●○○○ 20 ptsFind the number of real solutions xx of the equation sin⁡(πx4)+cos⁡(π2−x4)=2\sin\left(\frac{\pi\sqrt x}{4}\right)+\cos\left(\frac{\pi\sqrt{2-x}}{4}\right)=\sqrt 2.
  2. Solutions of a trigonometric equation ●●○○○ 20 ptsFind the number of solutions to 1sin⁡2θ−1cos⁡2θ−1tan⁡2θ−1cot⁡2θ−1sec⁡2θ−1csc⁡2θ=−3\frac{1}{\sin^2 \theta} - \frac{1}{\cos^2 \theta} - \frac{1}{\tan^2 \theta} - \frac{1}{\cot^2 \theta} - \frac{1}{\sec^2 \theta} - \frac{1}{\csc^2 \theta} = -3 in the interval 0≤θ≤2π0 \le \theta \le 2\pi.
  3. Real roots of an exponential-cosine equation ●●○○○ 20 ptsFind the number of real roots of the equation ecos⁡x−e−cos⁡x−4=0e^{\cos x} - e^{-\cos x} - 4 = 0.
  4. Real solutions of x/100 = sin x ●●●○○ 50 ptsFind the number of real solutions of the equation x100=sin⁡x\frac{x}{100} = \sin x.
  5. Removable sine factors keeping natural roots ●●●○○ 50 ptsThe left-hand side of the equation sin⁡πxsin⁡2πxsin⁡3πx⋯sin⁡2015πx=0\sin \frac{\pi}{x} \sin \frac{2\pi}{x} \sin \frac{3\pi}{x} \cdots \sin \frac{2015\pi}{x}=0 is a product of factors sin⁡nπx\sin \frac{n\pi}{x} for n=1,2,…,2015n=1,2,\ldots,2015. What is the maximum number of these factors that can be crossed out so that the number of natural-number roots of the equation does not change?
  6. Unique solution with a parameter ●●●○○ 50 ptsFind all values of the parameter aa for which the equation ax2+sin⁡2x=a2−aa x^{2}+\sin ^{2} x=a^{2}-a has a unique solution. Give the value of aa.
  7. Intersections of a log and a sine graph ●●●●○ 100 ptsHow many real numbers xx satisfy the equation 15log⁡2x=sin⁡(5πx)\frac{1}{5}\log_2 x = \sin (5\pi x)?
  8. Roots in [0,1] after sine substitution ●●●●○ 100 ptsUsing a suitable substitution, determine the number of roots of the equation 8x(1−2x2)(8x4−8x2+1)=18x(1-2x^2)(8x^4-8x^2+1)=1 that lie in the interval [0,1][0,1].
  9. Real roots of a sine-power equation ●●●●○ 100 ptsFind the number of real roots of the equation sin⁡(2013πx)=x2013\sin(2013\pi x)=x^{2013}.

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