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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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Let α=tan(5π16sin(2cos1(15)))\alpha = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} \right)} \right)} \right) and β=cos(sin1(45)+sec1(53))\beta = \cos \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over 5}} \right) + {{\sec }^{ - 1}}\left( {{5 \over 3}} \right)} \right) where the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values. Then, the equation whose roots are α\alpha and β\beta is :

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Given, α=tan(5π16sin(2cos1(15)))\alpha = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} \right)} \right)} \right) We know, 2cos1x=cos1(2x21)2{\cos ^{ - 1}}x = {\cos ^{ - 1}}(2{x^2} - 1) \therefore 2cos1(15)=cos1(2×151)=cos1(35)2{\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} \right) = {\cos ^1}\left( {2 \times {1 \over 5} - 1} \right) = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( { - {3 \over 5}} \right) \therefore α=tan(5π16sin(cos1(35))\alpha = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( { - {3 \over 5}} \right)} \right.} \right) =tan(5π16sin(πcos1(35)) = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {\pi - {{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( { {3 \over 5}} \right)} \right.} \right) =tan(5π16sin(cos1(35)) = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)} \right.} \right) =tan(5π16sin(sin1(45)) = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over 5}} \right)} \right.} \right) =tan(5π16×45) = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}} \times {4 \over 5}} \right) =tan(π4) = \tan \left( {{\pi \over 4}} \right) =1 = 1 \therefore α=1\alpha = 1 Also given, β=cos(sin1(45)+sec1(53))\beta = \cos \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over 5}} \right) + {{\sec }^{ - 1}}\left( {{5 \over 3}} \right)} \right) =cos(cos1(35)+cos1(35)) = \cos \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right) + {{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)} \right) =cos(2cos1(35)) = \cos \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)} \right) =cos(cos1(2(35)21)) = \cos \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {2\left. {{{\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)}^2} - 1} \right)} \right.} \right) =cos(cos1(18251) = \cos \left( {{{\cos }^{-1}}\left( {{{18} \over {25}} - 1} \right.} \right) =18251 = {{18} \over {25}} - 1 =182525 = {{18 - 25} \over {25}} =725 = - {7 \over {25}} \therefore β=725\beta = - {7 \over {25}} \therefore The quadratic equation with roots α\alpha and β\beta is x2(α+β)x+αβ=0{x^2} - (\alpha + \beta )x + \alpha \beta = 0 x2(1725)x+1×(725)=0 \Rightarrow {x^2} - \left( {1 - {7 \over {25}}} \right)x + 1 \times \left( { - {7 \over {25}}} \right) = 0 25x218x7=0 \Rightarrow 25{x^2} - 18x - 7 = 0

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