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If $\sum_{r=1}^{50} \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{2 r^2}=p$ then $\tan p$ is
MathematicsInverse Trigonometric FunctionsMHT CETMHT CET 2023 (14 May Shift 2)
Options:
  • A $\frac {100}{101}$
  • B $\frac {51}{50}$
  • C $\frac {50}{51}$
  • D $\frac {101}{102}$
Solution:
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The correct answer is: $\frac {50}{51}$
$\begin{aligned} & \sum_{\mathrm{r}=1}^{50} \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{2 \mathrm{r}^2}=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \sum_{\mathrm{r}=1}^{50} \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{4 \mathrm{r}^2}\right)=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \sum_{\mathrm{r}=1}^{50} \tan ^{-1}\left[\frac{(2 \mathrm{r}+1)-(2 \mathrm{r}-1)}{1+(2 \mathrm{r}+1)(2 \mathrm{r}-1)}\right]=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \sum_{\mathrm{r}=1}^{50}\left[\tan ^{-1}(2 \mathrm{r}+1)-\tan ^{-1}(2 \mathrm{r}-1)\right]=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \tan ^{-1}(101)-\tan ^{-1}(1)=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{101-1}{1+101}\right)=\mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{100}{102}=\tan \mathrm{p} \\ & \Rightarrow \tan \mathrm{p}=\frac{50}{51}\end{aligned}$

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