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The value of cos(π4+x)+cos(π4x)\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+x\right)+\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right) will be

a

2sinx\sqrt{2} \sin x

b

2cosx\sqrt{2} \cos x

c

2cosecx\sqrt{2} \operatorname{cosec} x

d

2tanx\sqrt{2} \tan x

Answer : Option B
Explanation :
cos(π4+x)+cos(π4x)\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+x\right)+\cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}-x\right) =2cos(π4+x+π4x2)cos(π4+xπ4+x2)=2 \cos \left(\frac{\frac{\pi}{4}+x+\frac{\pi}{4}-x}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\frac{\pi}{4}+x-\frac{\pi}{4}+x}{2}\right) cosC+cosD=2cos(C+D2)cos(CD2)\because \cos \mathrm{C}+\cos \mathrm{D}=2 \cos \left(\frac{\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{D}}{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{D}}{2}\right) =2cos(π4)cosx=22cosx=2cosx=2 \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{4}\right) \cdot \cos x=\frac{2}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \cos x=\sqrt{2} \cos x

Alternative:

Putting x = 0°

cosπ4+cosπ4\Rightarrow \cos \frac{\pi}{4}+\cos \frac{\pi}{4}

=12+12=2=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}=\sqrt{2}

From option (2)

2cos0\Rightarrow \sqrt{2} \cos 0^{\circ}

±=2×1\pm=\sqrt{2} \times 1

So, option (2) will be the answer.

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