Principal Value of tan⁻¹(−1) + cos⁻¹(−1/√2)

Evaluate: tan-1(−1) + cos-1(−1/√2)

Solution:

Using principal values:

\[ \tan^{-1}(-1) = -\frac{\pi}{4} \]

(Range of tan-1(x) is \((- \pi/2, \pi/2)\))

\[ \cos^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) = \frac{3\pi}{4} \]

(Range of cos-1(x) is \([0, \pi]\))

Now,

\[ \tan^{-1}(-1) + \cos^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right) = -\frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{3\pi}{4} \]

\[ = \frac{2\pi}{4} = \frac{\pi}{2} \]

Final Answer:

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

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