Prove cos(sin⁻¹(3/5) + cot⁻¹(3/2)) = 6/(5√13)

Problem

Prove: \( \cos\left(\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right) + \cot^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\right) = \frac{6}{5\sqrt{13}} \)

Solution

Let:

\[ A = \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right), \quad B = \cot^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{2}\right) \]

Step 1: Find sin A and cos A

\[ \sin A = \frac{3}{5} = \frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} \]

  • Perpendicular = 3
  • Hypotenuse = 5

Base:

\[ \sqrt{5^2 – 3^2} = \sqrt{25 – 9} = 4 \]

\[ \cos A = \frac{\text{Base}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} = \frac{4}{5} \]

Step 2: Find sin B and cos B

\[ \cot B = \frac{3}{2} = \frac{\text{Base}}{\text{Perpendicular}} \]

  • Base = 3
  • Perpendicular = 2

Hypotenuse:

\[ \sqrt{3^2 + 2^2} = \sqrt{13} \]

\[ \sin B = \frac{\text{Perpendicular}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{13}}, \quad \cos B = \frac{\text{Base}}{\text{Hypotenuse}} = \frac{3}{\sqrt{13}} \]

Step 3: Use cos(A + B) formula

\[ \cos(A + B) = \cos A \cos B – \sin A \sin B \]

\[ = \frac{4}{5} \cdot \frac{3}{\sqrt{13}} – \frac{3}{5} \cdot \frac{2}{\sqrt{13}} \]

\[ = \frac{12}{5\sqrt{13}} – \frac{6}{5\sqrt{13}} = \frac{6}{5\sqrt{13}} \]

Final Result

\[ \boxed{\frac{6}{5\sqrt{13}}} \]

Explanation

We converted inverse trigonometric expressions into triangle ratios and applied the cos(A+B) identity.

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