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MHT CET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

\(\tan \left(\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right)=\)

  1. A \(\frac{17}{6}\)
  2. B \(\frac{17}{3}\)
  3. C \(\frac{18}{5}\)
  4. D \(\frac{7}{15}\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(\frac{17}{6}\)

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\(\tan \left[\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right] \)
\( =\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right]=\) \(\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)+\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)}{1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)+\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)}\right)\right] \)
\( =\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{17}{6}\right)\right]=\frac{17}{6}\)