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MHT CET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

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

  1. A \(0\)
  2. B \(2\)
  3. C \(1\)
  4. D \(3\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(0\)

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Detailed explanation

\(2 \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{3}=\tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{3}+\tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{3}=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{3}}{1-\frac{1}{3} \times \frac{1}{3}}\right)\)
\(=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3} \times \frac{9}{8}\right)=\tan ^{-1} \frac{3}{4}\)
Now \(2 \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{3}\right)-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)-\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\) \(=0\)