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AP EAMCET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

\(\tan ^{-1} 2+\cot ^{-1}(-3)+\cot ^{-1} \frac{1}{3}+\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)=\)

  1. A \(-\frac{3 \pi}{2}\)
  2. B \(\frac{\pi}{2}\)
  3. C \(-\frac{\pi}{2}\)
  4. D \(\frac{3 \pi}{2}\)
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(D) \(\frac{3 \pi}{2}\)

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\begin{aligned} & \tan ^{-1} 2+\cot ^{-1}(-3)+\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}(2)-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)+\pi-\cot ^{-1}(3)+\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}(2)-\tan…