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Problem 203

AMC 10/12, early questions
Algebra Difficulty 3.8 Find the answer

Given m=(3sinx,2)\overrightarrow{m}=(\sqrt{3}\sin x,2) and n=(2cosx,cos2x)\overrightarrow{n}=(2\cos x,\cos^2 x), let the function f(x)=mnf(x)=\overrightarrow{m}\cdot\overrightarrow{n},
(1) Find the range of the function f(x)f(x);
(2) In ABC\triangle ABC, with angles AA, BB, CC and sides aa, bb, cc satisfying a=2a=2, f(A)=2f(A)=2, sinB=2sinC\sin B=2\sin C, find the length of side cc.

Official solution

Solution:
(1) Since m=(3sinx,2)\overrightarrow{m}=(\sqrt{3}\sin x,2) and n=(2cosx,cos2x)\overrightarrow{n}=(2\cos x,\cos^2 x),
then f(x)=mn=23sinxcosx+2cos2x=3sin2x+cos2x+1=2sin(2x+π6)+1f(x)=\overrightarrow{m}\cdot\overrightarrow{n}=2\sqrt{3}\sin x\cos x+2\cos^2 x=\sqrt{3}\sin 2x+\cos 2x+1=2\sin(2x+\frac{\pi}{6})+1,
Since 1sin(2x+π6)1-1\leqslant\sin(2x+\frac{\pi}{6})\leqslant 1,
then 12sin(2x+π6)+13-1\leqslant 2\sin(2x+\frac{\pi}{6})+1\leqslant 3,
thus, the range of the function f(x)f(x) is [1,3]\boxed{[-1,3]};
(2) Since f(A)=2f(A)=2,
then 2sin(2A+π6)+1=22\sin(2A+\frac{\pi}{6})+1=2,
thus sin(2A+π6)=12\sin(2A+\frac{\pi}{6})=\frac{1}{2}
thus 2A+π6=2kπ+π62A+\frac{\pi}{6}=2k\pi+\frac{\pi}{6}, or 2A+π6=2kπ+5π62A+\frac{\pi}{6}=2k\pi+\frac{5\pi}{6}, kZk\in\mathbb{Z},
thus A=kπA=k\pi (discard this), A=kπ+π3A=k\pi+\frac{\pi}{3}, kZk\in\mathbb{Z},
Since 0<A<π0 < A < \pi,
thus A=π3A=\boxed{\frac{\pi}{3}},
Since sinB=2sinC\sin B=2\sin C, by the Law of Sines, we get b=2cb=2c,
Since a=2a=2, by the Law of Cosines, we get a2=b2+c22bccosAa^2=b^2+c^2-2bc\cos A,
thus 3c2=43c^2=4,
solving this, we get c=233c=\boxed{\frac{2\sqrt{3}}{3}}.

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