The domain of the function $${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right)} \over \pi }} \right)$$ is :
Solution
<p>$$ - 1 \le {{2{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right)} \over \pi } \le 1$$</p>
<p>$$ \Rightarrow - {\pi \over 2} \le {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right) \le {\pi \over 2}$$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow - 1 \le {1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 1$</p>
<p>$\therefore$ ${1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} + 1 \ge 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {{1 + 4{x^2} - 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {{4{x^2}} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0$ </p>
<p>$\Rightarrow$ ${{4{x^2}} \over {\left( {2x + 1} \right)\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \ge 0$ ...... (1)</p>
<p>$\therefore$ $$x \in \left( { - \alpha , - {1 \over 2}} \right) \cup \{ 0\} \cup \left( {{1 \over 2},\alpha } \right)$$ .....(2)</p>
<p>And ${1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}} - 1 \le 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {{1 - 4{x^2} + 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {{2 - 4{x^2}} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \le 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow {{2{x^2} - 1} \over {4{x^2} - 1}} \ge 0$</p>
<p>$\Rightarrow$ $${{\left( {\sqrt 2 x + 1} \right)\left( {\sqrt 2 x - 1} \right)} \over {\left( {2x + 1} \right)\left( {2x - 1} \right)}} \ge 0$$ ...... (3)</p>
<p>$$x \in \left( { - \alpha , - {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right) \cup \left( { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right) \cup \left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},\alpha } \right)$$ .....(4)</p>
<p>From (3) and (4), we get</p>
<p>$\therefore$ $$x \in \left[ { - \alpha , - {1 \over {\sqrt 2 }}} \right) \cup \left[ {{1 \over {\sqrt 2 }},\alpha } \right) \cup \{ 0\} $$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Inverse Trigonometric Functions · Topic: Domain and Range
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