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AP EAMCET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

The sum of the maximum and the minimum values of \(2\left(\cos ^{-1} x\right)^2-\pi \cos ^{-1} x+\frac{\pi^2}{4}\), is

  1. A \(\frac{\pi^2}{8}\)
  2. B \(\frac{11 \pi^2}{8}\)
  3. C \(\frac{3 \pi^2}{2}\)
  4. D \(4 \pi^2\)
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(B) \(\frac{11 \pi^2}{8}\)

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Given, \(2\left(\cos ^{-1} x\right)^2-\pi \cos ^{-1} x+\frac{\pi^2}{4}\) Let \(\cos ^{-1} x=y\)…