Mathematics · Inverse Trigonometric Functions

JEE Main 2025 — 22 January, Morning Shift — Question 5

Using the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions the sum of the maximum and the minimum values

of 16((sec⁡−1x)2+(cosec⁡−1x)2)16\left(\left(\sec ^{-1} x\right)^{2}+\left(\operatorname{cosec}^{-1} x\right)^{2}\right) is :

  1. Option A:

    24π224 \pi^{2}

  2. Option B:

    18π218 \pi^{2}

  3. Option C:

    31π231 \pi^{2}

  4. Option D:

    22π222 \pi^{2}

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

16(sec⁡−1x)2+(cosec⁡−1x)216\left(\sec ^{-1} \mathrm{x}\right)^{2}+\left(\operatorname{cosec}^{-1} \mathrm{x}\right)^{2}

Sec⁡−1x=a∈[0,π]−{π2}\operatorname{Sec}^{-1} \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{a} \in[0, \pi]-\left\{\frac{\pi}{2}\right\}

cosec⁡−1x=π2−a\operatorname{cosec}^{-1} x=\frac{\pi}{2}-a

=16[a2+(π2−a)2]=16[2a2−πa+π24]=16\left[a^{2}+\left(\frac{\pi}{2}-a\right)^{2}\right]=16\left[2 a^{2}-\pi a+\frac{\pi^{2}}{4}\right]

max⁡]a=π=16[2π2−π2+π24]=20π2\max ]_{a=\pi}=16\left[2 \pi^{2}-\pi^{2}+\pi \frac{2}{4}\right]=20 \pi^{2}

min⁡]a=π4=16[2×π216−π24+π24]=2π2\min ]_{\mathrm{a}=\frac{\pi}{4}}=16\left[\frac{2 \times \pi^{2}}{16}-\frac{\pi^{2}}{4}+\frac{\pi^{2}}{4}\right]=2 \pi^{2}

Sum =22π2=22 \pi^{2}

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Topic
Properties related to Inverse Trigonometric Functions