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JEE Advanced 2015 · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

If α=3sin⁡−1(611)\alpha = 3\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{6}{11}\right) and β=3cos⁡−1(49)\beta = 3\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{4}{9}\right), where the inverse trigonometric functions take only the principal values, then the correct option(s) is (are)

Answers: B. sin⁡β<0\sin\beta < 0 · C. cos⁡(α+β)>0\cos(\alpha + \beta) > 0 · D. cos⁡α<0\cos\alpha < 0

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If α = 3sin⁻¹(6/11) and β = 3cos⁻¹(4/9), where the inverse trigonometric functions take only the principal values, then the correct option(s) is (are) α=3sin⁡−1 ⁣(611),β=3cos⁡−1 ⁣(49)\alpha = 3\sin^{-1}\!\left(\frac{6}{11}\right), \quad \beta = 3\cos^{-1}\!\left(\frac{4}{9}\right) inverse functions take principal values\text{inverse functions take principal values} Check: cos⁡β, sin⁡β, cos⁡(α+β), cos⁡α\text{Check: } \cos\beta,\ \sin\beta,\ \cos(\alpha+\beta),\ \cos\alpha A=sin⁡−1 ⁣611∈(0,π2)A = \sin^{-1}\!\frac{6}{11} \in \left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) B=cos⁡−1 ⁣49∈(0,π2)B = \cos^{-1}\!\frac{4}{9} \in \left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) A∈(π6,π4)⇒α=3A∈(π2,3π4)A \in \left(\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{\pi}{4}\right) \Rightarrow \alpha = 3A \in \left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3\pi}{4}\right) cos⁡α<0 ⇒ (4) is true\cos\alpha < 0 \ \Rightarrow \ (4) \text{ is true} B∈(π3,π2)⇒β=3B∈(π,3π2)B \in \left(\frac{\pi}{3}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \Rightarrow \beta = 3B \in \left(\pi, \frac{3\pi}{2}\right) cos⁡β<0,sin⁡β<0\cos\beta < 0, \quad \sin\beta < 0

⇒ (1) false, (2) true\Rightarrow \ (1) \text{ false}, \ (2) \text{ true}

cos⁡A=1−36121=8511\cos A = \sqrt{1-\frac{36}{121}} = \frac{\sqrt{85}}{11} cos⁡α=4cos⁡3A−3cos⁡A=−23851331<0\cos\alpha = 4\cos^3 A - 3\cos A = -\frac{23\sqrt{85}}{1331} < 0 sin⁡α=3sin⁡A−4sin⁡3A=13141331>0\sin\alpha = 3\sin A - 4\sin^3 A = \frac{1314}{1331} > 0 cos⁡β=4cos⁡3B−3cos⁡B=−716729<0\cos\beta = 4\cos^3 B - 3\cos B = -\frac{716}{729} < 0 sin⁡β=3sin⁡B−4sin⁡3B=−1765729<0\sin\beta = 3\sin B - 4\sin^3 B = -\frac{17\sqrt{65}}{729} < 0 cos⁡(α+β)=cos⁡αcos⁡β−sin⁡αsin⁡β\cos(\alpha+\beta) = \cos\alpha\cos\beta - \sin\alpha\sin\beta cos⁡αcos⁡β>0,−sin⁡αsin⁡β>0⇒cos⁡(α+β)>0\cos\alpha\cos\beta > 0, \quad -\sin\alpha\sin\beta > 0 \Rightarrow \cos(\alpha+\beta) > 0 Correct options: (2),(3),(4)\text{Correct options: } (2), (3), (4)

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