JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Inverse Trigonometric Functions Question Bank Inverse trigonometric functions

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    The solution of \[{{\sin }^{-1}}x-{{\sin }^{-1}}2x=\pm \frac{\pi }{3}\] is  [Karnataka CET 2005]

    A) \[\pm \frac{1}{3}\]

    B) \[\pm \frac{1}{4}\]

    C) \[\pm \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\]

    D) \[\pm \frac{1}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[{{\sin }^{-1}}2x={{\sin }^{-1}}x-{{\sin }^{-1}}\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\] \[{{\sin }^{-1}}2x={{\sin }^{-1}}\left( x\sqrt{\left( 1-\frac{3}{4} \right)}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}} \right)\] \[2x=\left( \frac{x}{2}-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}} \right)\] \[\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}}=\frac{x}{2}-2x=\frac{-3x}{2}\]  \[\frac{3(1-{{x}^{2}})}{4}=\frac{9{{x}^{2}}}{4}\] \[\Rightarrow 3-3{{x}^{2}}=9{{x}^{2}}\]Þ \[{{x}^{2}}=\frac{1}{4}\Rightarrow x=\pm \frac{1}{2}\].


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