BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2005

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    The principal value of \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\left( -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)\]is:

    A) \[\frac{4\pi }{3}\]                

    B)         \[\frac{5\pi }{3}\]               

    C)  \[-\frac{2\pi }{3}\]              

    D)         \[-\frac{\pi }{3}\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Key Idea: The principal value of \[{{\sin }^{-1}}x\]is\[-\frac{\pi }{2}\]to \[\frac{\pi }{2}.\] We have \[{{\sin }^{-1}}\left( -\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right)=\theta \] \[\Rightarrow \]    \[\sin \theta =-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\] \[=-\sin \frac{\pi }{3}\] \[=\sin \left( -\frac{\pi }{3} \right)\] \[\therefore \]  Principal value is \[\left( -\frac{\pi }{3} \right).\]


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