Find value of $k$ if $\sin^{-1} \left[ k \tan \left( 2 \cos^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) \right] = \frac{\pi}{3}$.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → $\frac{1}{2}$ ##
We have,
$\sin^{-1} \left[ k \tan \left( 2 \cos^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} \right) \right] = \frac{\pi}{3}$
$k \left[ \tan \left( 2 \cos^{-1} \left( \cos \frac{\pi}{6} \right) \right) \right] = \sin \frac{\pi}{3}$
$k \tan \left( \frac{\pi}{3} \right) = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
$k \sqrt{3} = \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} ⇒k = \frac{1}{2}$