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QJEEM25Ma12fa: JEE Main 2025 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM25Ma12fa Solution: If , then is equal to

If π2≤x≤3π4\frac{\pi}{2} \leq x \leq \frac{3 \pi}{4} , then cos⁡−1(1213cos⁡x+513sin⁡x)\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{12}{13} \cos x+\frac{5}{13} \sin x\right) is equal to

Multiple Choice Options

  • A x+tan⁡−1512x+\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}
  • B x−tan⁡−143x-\tan ^{-1} \frac{4}{3}
  • C x+tan⁡−145x+\tan ^{-1} \frac{4}{5}
  • D x−tan⁡−1512x-\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

amp;π2≤x≤3π4amp;cos⁡−1(1213cos⁡x+512sin⁡x)amp;cos⁡−1(cos⁡xcos⁡α+sin⁡xsin⁡α)amp;cos⁡−1(cos⁡(x−α))amp;⇒x−α because x−α∈(−π2,π2)amp;⇒x−tan⁡−1512\begin{aligned}& \frac{\pi}{2} \leq x \leq \frac{3 \pi}{4} \\& \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{12}{13} \cos x+\frac{5}{12} \sin x\right) \\& \cos ^{-1}(\cos x \cos \alpha+\sin x \sin \alpha) \\& \cos ^{-1}(\cos (x-\alpha)) \\& \Rightarrow x-\alpha \text { because } x-\alpha \in\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \\& \Rightarrow x-\tan ^{-1} \frac{5}{12}\end{aligned}

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