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JEE Advanced 2008 · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

If 0<x<10<x<1, then 1+x2[{xcos⁡(cot⁡−1x)+sin⁡(cot⁡−1x)}2−1]1/2=\sqrt{1+x^{2}}\left[\left\{x\cos(\cot^{-1}x)+\sin(\cot^{-1}x)\right\}^{2}-1\right]^{1/2}=

Answer: C. x1+x2x\sqrt{1+x^{2}}

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If 0<x<1, then √1+x²[{xcos(cot⁻¹x)+sin(cot⁻¹x)}²-1]^(1/2)= 0<x<10 < x < 1 1+x2[{xcos⁡(cot⁡−1x)+sin⁡(cot⁡−1x)}2−1]1/2\sqrt{1+x^{2}}\left[\left\{x\cos(\cot^{-1}x) + \sin(\cot^{-1}x)\right\}^{2} - 1\right]^{1/2} To find: the simplified value of the expression\text{To find: the simplified value of the expression} 1. put θ=cot⁡−1x1.\ \text{put } \theta = \cot^{-1}x 2. find sin⁡θ, cos⁡θ from a right triangle2.\ \text{find } \sin\theta,\ \cos\theta \text{ from a right triangle} 3. simplify the bracket, then take the root3.\ \text{simplify the bracket, then take the root} θ=cot⁡−1x,cot⁡θ=x,θ∈(π4,π2)\theta = \cot^{-1}x,\quad \cot\theta = x,\quad \theta \in \left(\dfrac{\pi}{4}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right) sin⁡θ=11+x2,cos⁡θ=x1+x2\sin\theta = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}, \qquad \cos\theta = \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} xcos⁡θ=x⋅x1+x2=x21+x2x\cos\theta = x \cdot \dfrac{x}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} = \dfrac{x^{2}}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} xcos⁡θ+sin⁡θ=x21+x2+11+x2=1+x21+x2x\cos\theta + \sin\theta = \dfrac{x^{2}}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} + \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} = \dfrac{1+x^{2}}{\sqrt{1+x^{2}}} xcos⁡θ+sin⁡θ=1+x2x\cos\theta + \sin\theta = \sqrt{1+x^{2}} {xcos⁡θ+sin⁡θ}2−1=(1+x2)−1=x2\left\{x\cos\theta + \sin\theta\right\}^{2} - 1 = (1+x^{2}) - 1 = x^{2} [x2]1/2=∣x∣=x(since 0<x<1)\left[x^{2}\right]^{1/2} = |x| = x \quad (\text{since } 0 < x < 1) 1+x2⋅x=x1+x2\sqrt{1+x^{2}} \cdot x = x\sqrt{1+x^{2}} x=0.75: 1+x2⋅x=1.25×0.75=0.9375x = 0.75:\ \sqrt{1+x^{2}}\cdot x = 1.25 \times 0.75 = 0.9375 Answer: (3) x1+x2\boxed{\text{Answer: (3) } x\sqrt{1+x^{2}}}

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