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miracu · May 31, 2017

Find the maximum value of y=(2-sinø)/2tanø for 0< ø < pi/4

Paradoxica · May 31, 2017

miracu said:
Find the maximum value of y=(2-sinø)/2tanø for 0< ø < pi/4

$$\noindent $ y = \frac{2-\sin{\theta}}{2\tan{\theta}} = \cot{\theta} - \frac{\cos{\theta}}{2}$

Stop here. cot(θ) is unbounded and cos(θ) is bounded as θ → 0, so the maximum value does not exist.

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