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AP EAMCET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

For how many distinct values of x, the equation sin2cos-1cot2tan-1x=0 holds?

  1. A 8
  2. B 2
  3. C 6
  4. D 4
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(C) 6

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Given, sin2cos-1cot2tan-1x=0 Let tan-1x=y⇒x=tany Then, sin2cos-1cot2y=0 ⇒sin2cos-11-tan2y2tany=0 ⇒sin2cos-11-x22x=0 ⇒sincos-121-x22x2-1=0 ⇒sinsin-11-21-x22x2-12=0 ⇒1-21-x22x2-12=0 ⇒1-21-x22x2-12=0 ⇒21-x22x2-12=1…