Manipal Engineering Manipal Engineering Solved Paper-2008

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    The value of\[\sin \left[ 2{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right]\]is

    A) \[\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}\]                                     

    B) \[\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{3}\]

    C) \[\frac{4\sqrt{5}}{9}\]                   

    D) \[\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{9}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    We have,             \[\sin \left[ 2{{\cos }^{-1}}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right]\]                 \[=\sin \left[ {{\cos }^{-1}}\left( 2\cdot {{\left( \frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right)}^{2}}-1 \right) \right]\]                 \[[\because \,\,2{{\cos }^{-1}}x={{\cos }^{-1}}(2{{x}^{2}}-1)]\]                 \[=\sin \left[ {{\cos }^{-1}}\left( \frac{1}{9} \right) \right]\]                 \[=\sin \left[ {{\sin }^{-1}}\sqrt{1-{{\left( \frac{1}{9} \right)}^{2}}} \right]\]                 \[[\because \,\,{{\cos }^{-1}}x={{\sin }^{-1}}(\sqrt{1-{{x}^{2}}})]\]                 \[=\sin \left[ {{\sin }^{-1}}\sqrt{\frac{80}{81}} \right]\]                 \[=\frac{\sqrt{80}}{9}\]                 \[=\frac{4\sqrt{5}}{9}\]


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