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Standard XII
Mathematics
Properties with Negative X
Find the mini...
Question
Find the minimum value of the function
f
(
x
)
=
π
2
16
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
−
cot
−
1
x
.
A
−
π
2
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B
0.0
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C
π
2
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D
−
π
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Solution
The correct option is
A
−
π
2
f
(
x
)
=
π
2
16
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
−
(
π
−
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
)
=
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
+
π
2
16
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
−
π
=
(
√
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
−
π
4
√
cot
−
1
(
−
x
)
)
2
+
π
2
−
π
≥
−
π
2
∴
f
min
=
−
π
2