Question
Prove that:
$\frac{9\pi}{8}-\frac{9}{4}\sin^{-1}\frac{1}{3}=\frac{9}{4}\sin^{-1}\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$

Answer

$\text{L.H.S.}=\frac{9\pi}{8}-\frac{9}{4}\sin^{-1}\frac{1}{3}$

$=\frac{9}{4}\bigg(\frac{\pi}{2}-\sin^{-1}\frac{1}{3}\bigg)$

$=\frac{9}{4}\bigg(\cos^{-1}\frac{1}{3}\bigg) \dots\dots(1)$ $\bigg[\sin^{-1}x+\cos^{-1}x=\frac{\pi}{2}\bigg]$

$\text{Now, let}\cos^{-1}\frac{1}{3}=x.\text{Then},\cos x=\frac{1}{3}$

$\Rightarrow\sin x=\sqrt{1-\bigg(\frac{1}{3}\bigg)^2}=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}.$

$\therefore x=\sin^{-1}\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}\Rightarrow\cos^{-1}\frac{1}{3}=\sin^{-1}\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}$

$\therefore\text{L.H.S.}=\frac{9}{4}\sin^{-1}\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}=\text{R.H.S.}$

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