Q67 / 160 · TS EAMCET 2024 (11 May Shift 1) · Mathematics

$\operatorname{sech}^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)-\tanh ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)=$

  • A
    $\log_e 6$
  • B
    $\log_e 5$
  • Correct answer
    C
    $\log _e\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)$
  • D
    $\log _e\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)$

Solution

To find : $\operatorname{sech}^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)+\tanh ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)$ We know, $\operatorname{sech}^{-1}(x)=\cosh ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ Now, $\cosh ^{-1} x=\log \left(x+\sqrt{x^2-1}\right)$ $\begin{aligned} & \cosh ^{-1} \frac{5}{3}=\log \left(\frac{5}{3}+\sqrt{\frac{25}{9}-1}\right)=\log \left(\frac{5}{3}+\frac{4}{9}\right)=\log 3 \\ & \therefore \operatorname{sech}^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)=\cosh { }^{-1}\left(\frac{5}{3}\right)=\log 3 \end{aligned}$
Also, $\tan \mathrm{h}^{-1}(x)=\frac{1}{2} \log \left(\frac{1-x}{1+x}\right)$ $\tan \mathrm{h}^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)=\frac{1}{2} \log \left(\frac{1-\frac{3}{5}}{1+\frac{3}{5}}\right)$ $=\frac{1}{2} \log \frac{2}{8}=\frac{1}{2} \log \frac{1}{4}=\log \frac{1}{2}$ Hence, $\operatorname{sech}^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)+\tan h^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)=\log 3+\log \frac{1}{2}=\log \frac{3}{2} .$

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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