The value of $\cos ^{-1}\left(\tan \left(\frac{7 \pi}{4}\right)\right)$ is

The value of $\cos ^{-1}\left(\tan \left(\frac{7 \pi}{4}\right)\right)$ is
  1. $\frac{\pi}{4}$
  2. $\frac{\pi}{2}$
  3. $\pi$
  4. $\frac{2 \pi}{3}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \cos ^{-1}\left(\tan \frac{7 \pi}{4}\right)=\cos ^{-1} \tan \left(2 \pi-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)=\cos -1\left(-\tan \frac{\pi}{4}\right) \\ & =\cos ^{-1}(-1) \\ & =\pi\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2022 (07 Aug Shift 2)

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