Q. The value of $\sin\left\lbrack 2\cos^{- 1}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right\rbrack$ is

A) $\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3}$
B) $\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{3}$
C) $\frac{4\sqrt{5}}{9}$
D) $\frac{2\sqrt{5}}{9}$
Explanation

(c)
$\sin{\left\lbrack 2\cos^{- 1}\frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right\rbrack = \sin\left\lbrack \cos^{- 1}\left\{ 2.\left( \frac{\sqrt{5}}{3} \right)^{2} - 1 \right\} \right\rbrack}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \lbrack\because 2\cos^{- 1}{x = \cos^{- 1}{(2x^{2} - 1)}}\rbrack$
$= \sin\left\lbrack \cos^{- 1}\left( \frac{1}{9} \right) \right\rbrack$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \sin\left\lbrack \sin^{- 1}\sqrt{1 - \left( \frac{1}{9} \right)^{2}} \right\rbrack$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \lbrack\because\cos^{- 1}{x = \sin^{- 1}{(\sqrt{1 - x^{2}})}}\rbrack$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ = \frac{4\sqrt{5}}{9}$

Dr. Abubacker
Reviewed by Dr. Abubacker

Physics Educator & NEET/JEE Specialist

Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.