Principal Value of sin⁻¹(−√3/2) − 2sec⁻¹(2tan π/6)

Evaluate: sin-1(−√3/2) − 2sec-1(2tan π/6)

Solution:

Step 1: Evaluate sin⁻¹(−√3/2)

\[ \sin^{-1}\left(-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\right) = -\frac{\pi}{3} \]

(Since range of sin-1(x) is \([- \pi/2, \pi/2]\))

Step 2: Evaluate 2tan(π/6)

\[ \tan \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{3}} \Rightarrow 2\tan \frac{\pi}{6} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{3}} \]

Step 3: Evaluate sec⁻¹(2/√3)

\[ \sec^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}}\right) = \frac{\pi}{6} \]

(Because sec θ = 2/√3 ⇒ cos θ = √3/2)

Step 4: Substitute

\[ -\frac{\pi}{3} – 2 \times \frac{\pi}{6} \]

\[ = -\frac{\pi}{3} – \frac{\pi}{3} = -\frac{2\pi}{3} \]

Final Answer:

Value = \[ -\frac{2\pi}{3} \]

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