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QJEEM22Mac706: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Mac706 Solution

tan⁡(2tan⁡−115+sec⁡−152+2tan⁡−118)\tan \left(2 \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{5}+\sec ^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}+2 \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{8}\right) is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 1
  • B 2
  • C 14\frac{1}{4}
  • D 54\frac{5}{4}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

tan⁡(2tan⁡−115+sec⁡−152+2tan⁡−118)\tan \left( {2{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 5} + {{\sec }^{ - 1}}{{\sqrt 5 } \over 2} + 2{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 8}} \right)

=tan⁡(2tan⁡−1(15+181−15 . 18)+sec⁡−152)= \tan \left( {2{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{1 \over 5} + {1 \over 8}} \over {1 - {1 \over 5}\,.\,{1 \over 8}}}} \right) + {{\sec }^{ - 1}}{{\sqrt 5 } \over 2}} \right)

=tan⁡[2tan⁡−113+tan⁡−112]= \tan \left[ {2{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 3} + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 2}} \right]

=tan⁡[tan⁡−1231−19+tan⁡−112]= \tan \left[ {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{{{2 \over 3}} \over {1 - {1 \over 9}}} + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 2}} \right]

=tan⁡[tan⁡−134+tan⁡−112]= \tan \left[ {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{3 \over 4} + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over 2}} \right]

=tan⁡[tan⁡−134+121−38]=tan⁡[tan⁡−15458]= \tan \left[ {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{{{3 \over 4} + {1 \over 2}} \over {1 - {3 \over 8}}}} \right] = \tan \left[ {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{{{5 \over 4}} \over {{5 \over 8}}}} \right]

=tan⁡[tan⁡−12]=2= \tan [{\tan ^{ - 1}}2] = 2

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