The value of $\tan ^{-1}(-\sqrt{3})-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+\cos…

The value of $\tan ^{-1}(-\sqrt{3})-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{-1}{2}\right)$ is
  1. $\frac{-\pi}{4}$
  2. $\frac{4 \pi}{3}$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{12}$
  4. $\frac{7 \pi}{12}$

Solution

$\begin{aligned} & \tan ^{-1}(-\sqrt{3})-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+\cos ^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) \\ & =-\tan ^{-1}(\sqrt{3})-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right)+\pi-\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \\ & =-\frac{\pi}{3}-\frac{\pi}{4}+\pi-\frac{\pi}{3}=\frac{\pi}{12}\end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (16 May Shift 2)

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