Using the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the sum of the maximum and the minimum values of 16((sec–1x)2+(cosec–1x)2) is : [2025]
(1)
f(x)=16((sec–1x)2+(cosec–1x)2)
=16[(sec–1x+cosec–1x)2–2sec–1x cosec–1x]
=16[(π2)2–2(π2–cosec–1x)cosec–1x]
=16[π24–π cosec–1x+2(cosec–1x)2]
=32[(cosec–1x)2–π2cosec–1x+π28]
⇒ f(x)=32[(cosec–1x–π4)2+π216]
f(x) is maximum when x = –1
∴ fmax=32×10π216
f(x) is minimum when x=2
∴ fmin=32×π216
∴ Required sum =32×10π216+32×π216=22π2