CBSE Class 12 Math 2011 Solved Paper

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Question : 12 of 29
 
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Prove the following :
cot−1[1+sinx+1−sinx1+sinx−1−sinx] = x2 , x ∊ (0,π2)
OR
Find the value of tan−1(xy) - tan−1(x−yx+y)
Solution:
cot−1[1+sinx+1−sinx1+sinx−1−sinx]
=
cot−1[sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)+sin2(x2)+sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)−sin2(x2)sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)+sin2(x2)−sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)−sin2(x2)]

[Since, sin2 A + cos2 A = 1]
=
cot−1[sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)+2sin(x2)cos(x2)+sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)−2sin(x2)cos(x2)sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)+2sin(x2)cos(x2)−sin2(x2)+cos2(x2)−2sin(x2)cos(x2)]
[Since, sin2A = 2 sinA cosA]
=
cot−1[(cosx2+sinx2)2+(cosx2−sinx2)2(cosx2+sinx2)2−(cosx2−sinx2)2]

= cot−1(2cosx22sinx2) = cot−1(cotx2)
= x2
Hence proved.
OR
tan−1(xy) - tan−1(x−yx+y)
tan−1(xy) - tan−1(xy−1xy+1)
= tan−1(xy) - tan−1(xy−11+xy)
tan−1(xy) - [tan−1(xy)−tan−1(1)] [Since tan−1 a - tan−1 b = tan−1(a−b1+ab)]
tan−1(xy) - tan−1(xy) + tan−1(1)
= tan−1(1) = π4
Thus tan−1(xy) - tan−1(x−yx+y) = π4
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