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Exercise 4.4 · Q2

Q.Find the value of

(i) tan⁡−1(3)−sec⁡−1(−2)\tan^{-1}\left(\sqrt3\right) - \sec^{-1}(-2)
(ii) sin⁡−1(−1)+cos⁡−1(12)+cot⁡−1(2)\sin^{-1}(-1) + \cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac12\right) + \cot^{-1}(2)
(iii) cot⁡−1(1)+sin⁡−1(−32)−sec⁡−1(−2)\cot^{-1}(1) + \sin^{-1}\left(-\dfrac{\sqrt3}2\right) - \sec^{-1}\left(-\sqrt2\right).
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Each part is a sum/difference of standard inverse-trig values; part (ii) has one genuinely non-standard term, cot⁡−1(2)\cot^{-1}(2), which we simply carry through unevaluated.

Step 1. (i) Evaluate the two terms. tan⁡−1(3)=π3\tan^{-1}\left(\sqrt3\right)=\dfrac{\pi}3. For sec⁡−1(−2)\sec^{-1}(-2): sec⁡y=−2⇒cos⁡y=−12\sec y=-2\Rightarrow\cos y=-\dfrac12, y∈[0,π]∖{π/2}⇒y=2π3y\in[0,\pi]\setminus\{\pi/2\}\Rightarrow y=\dfrac{2\pi}3.

Step 2. (i) Combine. π3−2π3=−π3\dfrac{\pi}3-\dfrac{2\pi}3=-\dfrac{\pi}3.

Step 3. (ii) Evaluate the standard terms. sin⁡−1(−1)=−π2\sin^{-1}(-1)=-\dfrac{\pi}2, cos⁡−1(12)=π3\cos^{-1}\left(\dfrac12\right)=\dfrac{\pi}3; the term cot⁡−1(2)\cot^{-1}(2) is not a standard angle, so it is left as cot⁡−1(2)\cot^{-1}(2).

Step 4. (ii) Combine. −π2+π3+cot⁡−1(2)=−3π6+2π6+cot⁡−1(2)=cot⁡−1(2)−π6-\dfrac{\pi}2+\dfrac{\pi}3+\cot^{-1}(2)=-\dfrac{3\pi}6+\dfrac{2\pi}6+\cot^{-1}(2)=\cot^{-1}(2)-\dfrac{\pi}6. …

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