JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2008

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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)  \[\pi /6\]                            

    B)  \[\pi /4\]

    C)  \[\pi /3\]                            

    D)  \[\pi /2\]

    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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