$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{9}\right)$ is equal to

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{9}\right)$ is equal to
  1. $\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)$
  2. $\frac{1}{2} \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)$
  3. $\frac{1}{2} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)$
  4. $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$

Solution

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{4}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{9}\right)=\tan ^{-1}\left\{\frac{\frac{1}{4}+\frac{2}{9}}{1-\frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{9}}\right\}$
$=\tan ^{-1}\left\{\frac{9+8}{36-2}\right\}=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)$

Asked in: MHT CET Full Test 13

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