Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMathsInverse Trigonometric Functions1 Mark
MCQ
Find the principal values of: $\cot ^{-1}(1)$
A
$\frac{\pi}{3}$
✓
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
C
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
D
0
✓
Answer
Correct option: B.
$\frac{\pi}{4}$
(b) : Let $\cot ^{-1}(1)=\theta \Rightarrow \cot \theta=1=\cot \frac{\pi}{4}$ $\Rightarrow \theta=\frac{\pi}{4} \in(0, \pi)$ $\therefore$ Principal value of $\cot ^{-1}(1)$ is $\frac{\pi}{4}$.
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