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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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Let SS be the set of all solutions of the equation cos1(2x)2cos1(1x2)=π,x[12,12]\cos ^{-1}(2 x)-2 \cos ^{-1}\left(\sqrt{1-x^{2}}\right)=\pi, x \in\left[-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{2}\right]. Then \sum_\limits{x \in S} 2 \sin ^{-1}\left(x^{2}-1\right) is equal to :

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cos1(2x)=π+2cos11x2 Since cos1(2x)[0,π] R.H.S. ππ+2cos11x2=πcos11x2=01x2=1x=0 but at x=0cos1(2x)=cos1(0)=π2\begin{aligned} & \cos ^{-1}(2 \mathrm{x})=\pi+2 \cos ^{-1} \sqrt{1-\mathrm{x}^2} \\\\ & \text { Since } \cos ^{-1}(2 \mathrm{x}) \in[0, \pi] \\\\ & \text { R.H.S. } \geq \pi \\\\ & \pi+2 \cos ^{-1} \sqrt{1-\mathrm{x}^2}=\pi \\\\ & \Rightarrow \cos ^{-1} \sqrt{1-\mathrm{x}^2}=0 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \sqrt{1-\mathrm{x}^2}=1 \\\\ & \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=0 \\\\ & \text { but at } \mathrm{x}=0 \\\\ & \cos ^{-1}(2 \mathrm{x})=\cos ^{-1}(0)=\frac{\pi}{2} \end{aligned} \therefore No solution possible for given equation. xϕ\mathrm{x} \in \phi

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