Question
Find the principal values of: $\cot ^{-1}(1)$

Answer

(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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