Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

-- Mathematics - Section B1

Chapter

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Question:

$sin^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}cos(sin^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}+cos^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}sin(cos^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}$ is equal to

Options:

$\frac{\pi}{4}$

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

$\frac{3\pi}{4}$

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Correct Answer:

$\frac{\pi}{2}$

Explanation:

We have, 

$sin^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}cos(sin^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}+cos^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}sin(cos^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}$

$= sin^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}cos\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-cos^{-1}x\right)\end{Bmatrix} +cos^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}sin(cos^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}$

$= sin^{-1}\begin{Bmatrix}sin (cos^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}+cos^{-1} \begin{Bmatrix}sin(cos^{-1}x)\end{Bmatrix}=\frac{\pi}{2}$