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

Question

Find the principal value of:

\[ \tan^{-1}(1) + \cos^{-1}\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right) \]

Solution

Using standard values:

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

And,

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

(since principal range of \( \cos^{-1}x \) is \( [0, \pi] \))

Therefore,

\[ \frac{\pi}{4} + \frac{2\pi}{3} \]

Taking LCM:

\[ = \frac{3\pi + 8\pi}{12} = \frac{11\pi}{12} \]

Final Answer:

\[ \boxed{\frac{11\pi}{12}} \]

Key Concept

Use standard inverse trigonometric values and simplify carefully.

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