Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Question:

If $tan^{-1}\frac{1-x}{1+x}=\frac{1}{2}tan^{-1}x$, then the value of x is

Options:

$\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

$\sqrt{3}$

2

Correct Answer:

$\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$

Explanation:

We have

$tan^{-1}\frac{1-x}{1+x}=\frac{1}{2}tan^{-1}x$

$⇒ tan^{-1}1-tan^{-1}x =\frac{1}{2}tan^{-1}x $

$⇒ \frac{\pi}{4}=\frac{3}{2}tan^{-1}x ⇒ tan^{-1}x =\frac{\pi}{6}⇒x = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$