CET Karnataka Engineering CET - Karnataka Engineering Solved Paper-2006

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    If \[{{\cos }^{-1}}x=\alpha ,\,(0<x<1)\] and \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(2x\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}})+{{\sec }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{2{{x}^{2}}-1} \right)=\frac{2\pi }{3}\], then \[{{\tan }^{-1}}(2x)\] equals :

    A)  \[\frac{\pi }{6}\]                                             

    B)  \[\frac{\pi }{4}\]

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

    D)  \[\frac{\pi }{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Given that \[{{\cos }^{-1}}x=\alpha ,\] \[0<x<1\]     ?.(i) \[\Rightarrow \]               \[x=\cos \alpha \] \[\therefore \]\[{{\sin }^{-1}}(2x\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}})+{{\sec }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{2{{x}^{2}}-1} \right)=\frac{2\pi }{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(2\,\,\cos \alpha \sqrt{1-{{\cos }^{2}}\,\alpha )}\]                                 \[+{{\sec }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{2{{\cos }^{2}}\,\alpha -1} \right)=\frac{2\pi }{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \]  \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(\sin \,2\alpha )+{{\sec }^{-1}}(\sec \,2\alpha )=\frac{2\pi }{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2\alpha +2\alpha =\frac{2\pi }{3}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\alpha =\frac{\pi }{6}\]               From (i) Now,       \[x=\cos \frac{\pi }{6}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[2x=\sqrt{3}\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{\tan }^{-1}}(2x)={{\tan }^{-1}}(\sqrt{3})\]                                 \[=\frac{\pi }{3}\]


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