Question Details

sin-1⁡x+cos1⁡x equals to

Options

A

π/2

B

π

C

π/3

D

Correct Answer :

π/2

Solution :

The correct option is π/2.

To understand why this is correct, let us look at the relationship between the inverse trigonometric functions. We want to find the value of the expression:

sin - 1 x + cos - 1 x

Let us define a variable, say, θ, as follows:

θ = sin - 1 x

By the definition of the inverse sine function, this is equivalent to:

x = sin θ

Using the trigonometric co-function identity, we know that the sine of an angle is equal to the cosine of its complement:

sin θ = cos π 2 - θ

Substituting this back into our equation for x, we get:

x = cos π 2 - θ

Taking the inverse cosine of both sides gives:

cos - 1 x = π 2 - θ

Now, we substitute the definition of θ back into the equation:

cos - 1 x = π 2 - sin - 1 x

Finally, rearranging the terms by adding sin-1x to both sides of the equation leads to:

sin - 1 x + cos - 1 x = π 2

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