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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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If cos1(23x)+cos1(34x)=π2{\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {3x}}} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right) = {\pi \over 2} (x > 343 \over 4), then x is equal to :

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Given, cos1(23x)+cos1(34x)=π2{\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {3x}}} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right) = {\pi \over 2} cos1(23x)=π2cos1(34x) \Rightarrow {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {3x}}} \right) = {\pi \over 2} - {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right) cos(cos1(23x))=cos[π2cos1(34x)] \Rightarrow \cos \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {3x}}} \right)} \right) = \cos \left[ {{\pi \over 2} - {{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right)} \right] 23x=sin{cos1(34x)} \Rightarrow {2 \over {3x}} = \sin \left\{ {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right)} \right\} 23x=sin{sin116x294x} \Rightarrow {2 \over {3x}} = \sin \left\{ {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}{{\sqrt {16{x^2} - 9} } \over {4x}}} \right\} 23x=16x294x \Rightarrow {2 \over {3x}} = {{16{x^2} - 9} \over {4x}} 64=9(16x29) \Rightarrow 64 = 9\left( {16{x^2} - 9} \right) 16x29=649 \Rightarrow 16{x^2} - 9 = {{64} \over 9} 16x2=649+9 \Rightarrow 16{x^2} = {{64} \over 9} + 9 16x2=1459 \Rightarrow 16{x^2} = - {{145} \over 9} x=±1454×3 \Rightarrow x = \pm {{\sqrt {145} } \over {4 \times 3}} x=±14512 \Rightarrow x = \pm {{\sqrt {145} } \over {12}} as given that x>34x > {3 \over 4} \therefore x \ne 14512 - {{\sqrt {145} } \over {12}} \therefore x =14512 = {{\sqrt {145} } \over {12}}

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