JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 10-Jan-2019 Evening)

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    The value of cot \[\left( \sum\limits_{n\,=\,1}^{19}{{{\cot }^{-1}}}\left( 1+\sum\limits_{p\,=\,1}^{n}{2\,p} \right) \right)\]is - [JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 10-Jan-2019 Evening]

    A) \[\frac{22}{23}\]                                               

    B) \[\frac{23}{22}\]

    C) \[\frac{21}{19}\]                       

    D)                  \[\frac{19}{21}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[\sum\limits_{n\,=\,1}^{19}{{{\cot }^{-1}}\,\left( 1+\frac{2n(n+1)}{2} \right)}\] \[=\,\,{{\tan }^{-1}}\,\left( \frac{1}{1+n(n+1)} \right)\] \[=\,\,{{\tan }^{-1}}\,\left( \frac{(n+1)-n}{1+n(n+1)} \right)\] \[=\,\,\,\,\sum\limits_{n=1}^{19}{{{\tan }^{-1}}(n+1)\,-\,ta{{n}^{-1}}(n)}\] \[=ta{{n}^{-1}}(2)\,\,-ta{{n}^{-1}}(1)+ta{{n}^{-1}}(3)-ta{{n}^{-1}}(\,2)\] \[+....+\,\,ta{{n}^{-1}}(20)\,\,-ta{{n}^{-1}}(19)\] \[\cot \left[ \sum\limits_{n=1}^{19}{{{\cot }^{-1}}}\left( 1+\sum\limits_{p=1}^{n}{2p} \right) \right]\,\,=\,\,\cot (ta{{n}^{-1}}20-ta{{n}^{-1}}1)\]\[=\,\,\,\cot \left( {{\tan }^{-1}}\,\left( \frac{20-1}{1+20.1} \right) \right)\] \[=\,\,\,\cot \left( {{\tan }^{-1}}\,\left( \frac{19}{21} \right) \right)\] \[=\,\,\,\cot \left( {{\tan }^{-1}}\,\left( \frac{21}{19} \right) \right)\,\,=\,\,\frac{21}{19}\]


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