JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Inverse Trigonometric Functions Question Bank Inverse trigonometric functions

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    If \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(1-x)-2{{\sin }^{-1}}x=\pi /2\], then x equals  [Orissa JEE 2005]

    A) \[\left( 0,\,-\frac{1}{2} \right)\]

    B) \[\left( \frac{1}{2},\,0 \right)\]

    C) {0}

    D) (-1, 0)     

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

      \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(1-x)-2{{\sin }^{-1}}x=\frac{\pi }{2}\] Þ \[{{\sin }^{-1}}(1-x)=\left( \frac{\pi }{2}-2{{\sin }^{-1}}x \right)\] Þ  \[1-x=\sin \left( \frac{\pi }{2}-2{{\sin }^{-1}}x \right)\] Þ  \[1-x=\sin \frac{\pi }{2}\cos (2{{\sin }^{-1}}x)-\cos \frac{\pi }{2}\sin (2{{\sin }^{-1}}x)\] Þ \[1-x=\cos {{(2{{\sin }^{-1}}x)}^{2}}\] Þ \[1-x=\cos {{\cos }^{-1}}(1-2x\] Þ \[2{{x}^{2}}-x=0\] \[x=0\], \[x=1/2\]which does not satisfy the equation \ \[x=0\] is only the solution.


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