(48) Given f(x) = 3sin-1x - 2cos-1x
\(\therefore\) f(-x) = 3sin-1(-x) - 2cos-1(-x)
= -3sin-1x - 2(π - cos-1x)
(\(\because\) sin-1x + -sin-1x and cos-1(x) = π - cos-1x)
= -(3sin-1x - 2 cos-1x) - 2π
= -f(x) - 2π
\(\because\) f(-x) \(\neq\) f(x) and f(-x) \(\neq\) - f(x)
\(\therefore\) f(x) is neither even nor off function.
(49) Correct option is (B) \(\frac{\pi^3}{32}\)
Let f(x) = (sin-1x)3 + (cos-1x)3
= (sin-1x + cos-1x)((sin-1x)2 + (cos-1x)2 - sin-1x cos-1x)
(\(\because\) a3 + b3 = (a + b) (a2 + b2 - ab))
= \(\frac{\pi}2((sin^{-1}x+cos^{-1}x)^2-3sin^{-1}xcos^{-1}x)\)
(\(\because sin^{-1}x+cos^{-1}x=\frac{\pi}2\) and a2 + b2 = (a + b)2 - 2ab)
= \(\frac{\pi}2((\frac{\pi}2)^2-3sin^{-1}xcos^{-1}x)\) (\(\because sin^{-1}x+cos^{-1}x = \frac{\pi}2\))
= \(\frac{\pi}2(\frac{\pi^2}4-3sin^{-1}x(\frac{\pi}2-sin^{-1}x))\)
= \(\frac{\pi}2(\frac{\pi^2}4-\frac{3\pi}4sin^{-1}x+3(sin^{-1}x)^2)\)
= \(\frac{\pi}8(\pi^2-6\pi sin^{-1}x + 12(sin^{-1}x)^2)\)
= \(\frac{12\pi}8((sin^{-1}x)^2-\frac{\pi}2sin^{-1}x+\frac{\pi^2}{12})\)
= \(\frac{3\pi}2((sin^{-1}x-\frac{\pi}4)^2+\frac{\pi^2}{12}-\frac{\pi^2}{16})\)
= \(\frac{3\pi}2((sin^{-1}x-\frac{\pi}4)^2+\frac{\pi^2}{48})\)
\(\therefore\) (sin-1x)3 + (cos-1x)3 = \(\frac{3\pi}2((sin^{-1}x-\frac{\pi}4)^2+\frac{\pi^2}{48})\)
\(\therefore\) Minimum value of (sin-1x)3 + (cos-1x)3 occurs when
sin-1x = \(\frac{\pi}4\) and minimum value is \(\frac{3\pi}2\times\frac{\pi^2}{48}\) = \(\frac{\pi^3}{32}\)