If $0 \lt x \lt 1$, then $\sqrt{1+x^2}\left[\left\{x \cos \left(\cot ^{-1} x\right)+\sin \left(\cot ^{-1}…

If $0 \lt x \lt 1$, then $\sqrt{1+x^2}\left[\left\{x \cos \left(\cot ^{-1} x\right)+\sin \left(\cot ^{-1} x\right)\right\}^2-1\right]^{\frac{1}{2}}$ is equal to
  1. $x^2 \sqrt{1+x^2}$
  2. $x$
  3. $x \sqrt{1+x^2}$
  4. $\sqrt{1+x^2}$

Solution

Let $\cot ^{-1} x=\theta$, then $x=\cot \theta$ and $\begin{aligned} & \frac{\pi}{4} \lt \theta \lt \frac{\pi}{2} \quad \ldots[\because 0 \lt x \lt 1 \Rightarrow 0 \lt \cot \theta \lt 1] \\ \therefore \quad & \sqrt{1+x^2}\left[\left\{x \cos \left(\cot ^{-1} x\right)+\sin \left(\cot ^{-1} x\right)\right\}^2-1\right]^{\frac{1}{2}} \\ = & \sqrt{1+x^2}\left[\{\cot \theta \cos \theta+\sin \theta\}^2-1\right]^{\frac{1}{2}} \\ = & \sqrt{1+x^2} \cdot\left\{\left(\frac{\cos ^2 \theta+\sin ^2 \theta}{\sin \theta}\right)^2-1\right]^{\frac{1}{2}} \\ = & \sqrt{1+x^2} \sqrt{\operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta-1} \\ = & \sqrt{1+x^2}|\cot \theta| \\ = & \left(\sqrt{1+x^2}\right)|x| \\ = & x \sqrt{1+x^2} \end{aligned}$ $\ldots[\because 0 \lt x \lt 1]$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (15 May Shift 2)

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