- Given equation
We have
sin−1(17α)+cos−1(54)−tan−1(3677)=0
with 0<α<13.
So,
sin−1(17α)=tan−1(3677)−cos−1(54)
- Evaluate the known inverse trigonometric values
Let
θ=cos−1(54)
Then
cosθ=54,sinθ=53,tanθ=43
So,
θ=tan−1(43)
Hence,
sin−1(17α)=tan−1(3677)−tan−1(43)
Now use
tan−1x−tan−1y=tan−1(1+xyx−y)
provided the angle lies in the principal range.
Thus,
tan−1(3677)−tan−1(43)=tan−1(1+3677⋅433677−43)
Compute numerator:
3677−43=3677−3627=3650=1825
Compute denominator:
1+3677⋅43=1+144231=144375=48125
Therefore,
481251825=1825⋅12548=158
So,
sin−1(17α)=tan−1(158)
- Convert to sine form
Let
ϕ=tan−1(158)
Then in the right triangle,
- opposite =8
- adjacent =15
- hypotenuse =17
Hence,
sinϕ=178
Thus,
ϕ=sin−1(178)
So,
sin−1(17α)=sin−1(178)
Since both sides lie in the principal range [−2π,2π], we get
17α=178
Therefore,
α=8
- Now evaluate sin−1(sinα)+cos−1(cosα)
We need
sin−1(sin8)+cos−1(cos8)
where 8 is in radians.
Since
2π<8<3π
because
2π≈6.283,3π≈9.425
write
8=2π+β,where β=8−2π
Now
0<β<π
and in fact
2π<β<π
(because 8−2π≈1.717>2π).
(i) Evaluate sin−1(sin8)
Using periodicity,
sin8=sin(8−2π)=sinβ
Since β∈[2π,π],
sin−1(sinβ)=π−β
Hence,
sin−1(sin8)=π−(8−2π)=3π−8
(ii) Evaluate cos−1(cos8)
Using periodicity,
cos8=cos(8−2π)=cosβ
Since β∈[0,π], principal value gives
cos−1(cosβ)=β=8−2π
So,
cos−1(cos8)=8−2π
- Add them
sin−1(sin8)+cos−1(cos8)=(3π−8)+(8−2π)=π
- Check options
The value is
π
So the correct option is B.