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QJEEM22Mafaa3: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM22Mafaa3 Solution: The domain of the function is :

The domain of the function cos⁡−1(2sin⁡−1(14x2−1)π){\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right)} \over \pi }} \right) is :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A R−{−12,12}R - \left\{ { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right\}
  • B (−∞,−1]∪[1,∞)∪{0}( - \infty , - 1] \cup [1,\infty ) \cup \{ 0\}
  • C (−∞,−12)∪(12,∞)∪{0}\left( { - \infty ,{{ - 1} \over 2}} \right) \cup \left( {{1 \over 2},\infty } \right) \cup \{ 0\}
  • D (−∞,−12]∪[12,∞)∪{0}\left( { - \infty ,{{ - 1} \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right] \cup \left[ {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},\infty } \right) \cup \{ 0\}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

−1≤2sin⁡−1(14x2−1)π≤1- 1 \le {{2{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right)} \over \pi } \le 1

⇒−π2≤sin⁡−1(14x2−1)≤π2\Rightarrow - {\pi \over 2} \le {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right) \le {\pi \over 2}

⇒−1≤14x2−1≤1\Rightarrow - 1 \le {1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 1

∴\therefore 14x2−1+1≥0{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} + 1 \ge 0

⇒1+4x2−14x2−1≥0\Rightarrow {{1 + 4{x^2} - 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0

⇒4x24x2−1≥0\Rightarrow {{4{x^2}} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0

⇒\Rightarrow 4x2(2x+1)(2x−1)≥0{{4{x^2}} \over {\left( {2x + 1} \right)\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \ge 0 ...... (1)

∴\therefore x∈(−α,−12)∪{0}∪(12,α)x \in \left( { - \alpha , - {1 \over 2}} \right) \cup \{ 0\} \cup \left( {{1 \over 2},\alpha } \right) .....(2)

And 14x2−1−1≤0{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} - 1 \le 0

⇒1−4x2+14x2−1≤0\Rightarrow {{1 - 4{x^2} + 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 0

⇒2−4x24x2−1≤0\Rightarrow {{2 - 4{x^2}} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 0

⇒2x2−14x2−1≥0\Rightarrow {{2{x^2} - 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0

⇒\Rightarrow (2x+1)(2x−1)(2x+1)(2x−1)≥0{{\left( {\sqrt 2 x + 1} \right)\left( {\sqrt 2 x - 1} \right)} \over {\left( {2x + 1} \right)\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \ge 0 ...... (3)

x∈(−α,−12)∪(−12,12)∪(12,α)x \in \left( { - \alpha , - {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right) \cup \left( { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right) \cup \left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},\alpha } \right) .....(4)

From (3) and (4), we get

∴\therefore x∈[−α,−12)∪[12,α)∪{0}x \in \left[ { - \alpha , - {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right) \cup \left[ {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},\alpha } \right) \cup \{ 0\}

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