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MHT CET · Maths · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

The value of \(\tan \left[\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right]\) is

  1. A \(\frac{17}{6}\)
  2. B \(\frac{16}{7}\)
  3. C \(\frac{6}{17}\)
  4. D \(\frac{7}{16}\)
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Correct Answer

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

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Detailed explanation

The value of \(\tan \left[\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right]\) is to be found out. Let \(\quad \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{5}\right)=\theta \Rightarrow \cos \theta=\frac{4}{5} \Rightarrow \sin \theta=\frac{3}{5}\)
\(\therefore \tan \theta=\frac{3}{4} \Rightarrow \theta=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\)
Hence given expression.
\(=\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right]\) \(=\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\frac{3}{4}+\frac{2}{3}}{1-\left(\frac{3}{4}\right)\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)}\right)\right] \)
\( =\tan \left[\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{17}{6}\right)\right]=\frac{17}{6} \)