The value of $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}+\sqrt{1-x^2}}{\sqrt{1+x^2}-\sqrt{1-x^2}}\right)$, $|x| <…

The value of $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}+\sqrt{1-x^2}}{\sqrt{1+x^2}-\sqrt{1-x^2}}\right)$, $|x| < \frac{1}{2}, x \neq 0$
  1. $\frac{\pi}{4}+\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1} x^2$
  2. $\frac{\pi}{4}+\cos ^{-1} x^2$
  3. $\frac{\pi}{4}-\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1} x^2$
  4. $\frac{\pi}{4}-\cos ^{-1} x^2$

Solution

Let $\mathrm{T}=\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+x^2}+\sqrt{1-x^2}}{\sqrt{1+x^2}-\sqrt{1-x^2}}\right)$ Put $x^2=\cos 2 \theta \Rightarrow \theta=\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1} x^2$ $\begin{aligned} \therefore \quad \mathrm{T} & =\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+\cos 2 \theta}+\sqrt{1-\cos 2 \theta}}{\sqrt{1+\cos 2 \theta}-\sqrt{1-\cos 2 \theta}}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{2} \cos \theta+\sqrt{2} \sin \theta}{\sqrt{2} \cos \theta-\sqrt{2} \sin \theta}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{\cos \theta+\sin \theta}{\cos \theta-\sin \theta}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1+\tan \theta}{1-\tan \theta}\right) \\ & =\tan ^{-1}\left(\tan \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\theta\right)\right) \\ & =\frac{\pi}{4}+\theta \\ & =\frac{\pi}{4}+\frac{1}{2} \cos ^{-1} x^2 \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2023 (09 May Shift 2)

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