Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceMATHSInverse Trigonometric Functions1 Mark
Question
Principal value of $\tan ^{-1}(-1)$ :
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Answer
(C) Suppose $\tan ^{-1}(-1)=x$ $\therefore$ tan x = -1 = -tan $45^{\circ}$ tan x =tan $\left(-45^{\circ}\right)$ $\therefore$ x = $-45^{\circ}$ $\because$The range of principal value branch of $\tan ^{-1} x$ is $\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$. Hence correct option is (C).
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