JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Inverse Trigonometric Functions Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Inverse Trigonometric Functions

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    If \[{{a}_{1}},{{a}_{2}},{{a}_{3}},....{{a}_{n}}\] is an \[A.P.\] with common difference d; \[(d>0)\] then \[\tan \left[ {{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}} \right)+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{2}}{{a}_{3}}} \right)+...+ta{{n}^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{n-1}}{{a}_{n}}} \right) \right]\]is equal to

    A) \[\frac{(n-1)d}{{{a}_{1}}+{{a}_{n}}}\]

    B) \[\frac{(n-1)d}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{n}}}\]

    C) \[\frac{nd}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{n}}}\]

    D) \[\frac{{{a}_{n}}-{{a}_{1}}}{{{a}_{n}}+{{a}_{1}}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] We have,
    \[{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}} \right)+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{2}}{{a}_{3}}} \right)+...\]
    \[+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{n-1}}{{a}_{n}}} \right)\]
    \[={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{a}_{2}}-{{a}_{1}}}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}} \right)+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{a}_{3}}-{{a}_{2}}}{1+{{a}_{2}}{{a}_{3}}} \right)+...\]
    \[+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{a}_{n}}-{{a}_{n-1}}}{1+{{a}_{n-1}}{{a}_{n}}} \right)\]
    \[=\left( {{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{2}}-{{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{1}} \right)+\left( {{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{3}}-{{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{2}} \right)+...\]                      \[+\left( {{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{n}}-{{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{n-1}} \right)\]
    \[={{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{n}}-{{\tan }^{-1}}{{a}_{1}}={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{{{a}_{n}}-{{a}_{1}}}{1+{{a}_{n}}{{a}_{1}}} \right)\]
    \[={{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{(n-1)d}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{n}}} \right)\] \[\therefore \tan \left[ {{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{2}}} \right)+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{2}}{{a}_{3}}} \right)+... \right.\]
    \[\left. ...+{{\tan }^{-1}}\left( \frac{d}{1+{{a}_{n-1}}{{a}_{n}}} \right) \right]=\frac{(n-1d)}{1+{{a}_{1}}{{a}_{n}}}\]
     


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