Prove

Question:

Prove $\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+\sin x}+\sqrt{1-\sin x}}{\sqrt{1+\sin x}-\sqrt{1-\sin x}}\right)=\frac{x}{2}, x \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$

Solution:

Consider $\frac{\sqrt{1+\sin x}+\sqrt{1-\sin x}}{\sqrt{1+\sin x}-\sqrt{1-\sin x}}$

$=\frac{(\sqrt{1+\sin x}+\sqrt{1-\sin x})^{2}}{(\sqrt{1+\sin x})^{2}-(\sqrt{1-\sin x})^{2}}$       (by rationalizing)

$=\frac{(1+\sin x)+(1-\sin x)+2 \sqrt{(1+\sin x)(1-\sin x)}}{1+\sin x-1+\sin x}$

$=\frac{2\left(1+\sqrt{1-\sin ^{2} x}\right)}{2 \sin x}=\frac{1+\cos x}{\sin x}=\frac{2 \cos ^{2} \frac{x}{2}}{2 \sin \frac{x}{2} \cos \frac{x}{2}}$

$=\cot \frac{x}{2}$

$\therefore$ L.H.S. $=\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{\sqrt{1+\sin x}+\sqrt{1-\sin x}}{\sqrt{1+\sin x}-\sqrt{1-\sin x}}\right)=\cot ^{-1}\left(\cot \frac{x}{2}\right)=\frac{x}{2}=$ R.H.S.

 

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