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Please Solve RD Sharma Class 12 Chapter Inverse Trigonometric Function Exercise 3.13 Question 3  Maths Textbook Solution.

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Answer:
  x= \frac{1}{2}
Given:
\cos^{-1}\sqrt{3x}+\cos^{-1}x= \frac{x}{2}
Hint:
We are applying the formula,
\cos^{-1}x+\cos^{-1}y= \cos^{-1}\left [ xy-\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-y^{2}} \right ) \right ]
Solution:
We have
\cos^{-1}\sqrt{3x}+\cos^{-1}x= \frac{x}{2}               
Using formula written on the hint, we get
\Rightarrow \cos^{-1}\left [ \sqrt{3x}\times x-\left ( \sqrt{1-\left ( \sqrt{3x} \right )^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right ) \right ]= \frac{x}{2}
\Rightarrow \cos^{-1}\left [ \sqrt{3x^{2}}-\left ( \sqrt{1-3x ^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right ) \right ]= \frac{x}{2}
\Rightarrow \sqrt{3x^{2}}-\left ( \sqrt{1-3x ^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right )= \cos \frac{x}{2}
\Rightarrow \sqrt{3x^{2}}-\left ( \sqrt{1-3x ^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right )= 0\; \; \; \; \; \; \left [ \because \cos \frac{x}{2}= 0 \right ]
\Rightarrow \sqrt{3x^{2}}-\left ( \sqrt{1-3x ^{2}} \right )\left ( \sqrt{1-x^{2}} \right )        
Squaring on both sides, we get
\Rightarrow 3x^{4}-\left ( 1-3x ^{2} \right )\left ( 1-x^{2} \right )
\Rightarrow 3x^{4}= 1-x ^{2} -3x^{2}+3x^{4}
\Rightarrow 1-4x^{2}= 0
\Rightarrow 4x^{2}= 1
\Rightarrow x^{2}= \frac{1}{4}
\Rightarrow x=\pm \frac{1}{2}\; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; \; [ As -\frac{1}{2} is\: not\: satisf\! ying \: the\: equation]
Hence the result is x= \frac{1}{2}

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