If $\tan ^{-1} x+\tan ^{-1} y+\tan ^{-1} z=\frac{\pi}{2}, \quad x, y, z>0, x y < 1, \quad$ then the value of…

If $\tan ^{-1} x+\tan ^{-1} y+\tan ^{-1} z=\frac{\pi}{2}, \quad x, y, z>0, x y < 1, \quad$ then the value of $x y+y z+z x=$
  1. $x y z$
  2. 0
  3. 1
  4. $-x y z$

Solution

$\tan ^{-1} x+\tan ^{-1} y+\tan ^{-1} z=\frac{\pi}{2}$ $\therefore\left(\tan ^{-1} x+\tan ^{-1} y\right)=\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-\tan ^{-1} z\right)$ $\therefore \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{x+y}{1-x y}\right)=\cot ^{-1} z=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{z}\right)$ $\therefore \frac{x+y}{1-x y}=\frac{1}{z} \Rightarrow x z+y z=1-x y$ $\therefore x y+y z+z x=1$

Asked in: MHT CET 2020 (20 Oct Shift 2)

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