(b)
$\cos{\left\lbrack \cos^{- 1}{\left( - \frac{1}{7} \right) + \sin^{- 1}\left( - \frac{1}{7} \right)} \right\rbrack = \cos\frac{\pi}{2}}$
$\left\lbrack \because\cos^{- 1}{x = + \sin^{- 1}{x = \frac{\pi}{2}}} \right\rbrack$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = 0$