Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Question:

The number of positive solutions satisfying the equation $ tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2x+1}\right) + tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4x+1}\right) = tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{x^2}\right)$, is 

Options:

1

2

8

9

Correct Answer:

1

Explanation:

We have, 

$ tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2x+1}\right) + tan^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4x+1}\right) = tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{x^2}\right)$

$⇒ tan^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}\frac{\frac{1}{2x+1}+\frac{1}{4x+1}}{1-\frac{1}{(2x+1)(4x+1)}}\end{Bmatrix}=tan^{-1}(\frac{2}{x^2})$

$⇒ tan^{-1}\left(\frac{3x+1}{4x^2+3x}\right) = tan^{-1}(\frac{2}{x^2})$

$⇒ \frac{3x+1}{4x^2+3x}=\frac{2}{x^2}$

$⇒3x^2 - 7x - 6 = 0 ⇒ x = -\frac{2}{3},3$

3 is the only positive solution.