Let . can be written in the form , where and are positive integers, and are coprime and is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is the value of ?
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and represent the inverse of the and function, and not the reciprocal.
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Let α = sin − 1 ( 5 3 ) and β = tan − 1 ( 2 ) . Since sin α = sin ( sin − 1 ( 5 3 ) ) = 5 3 , thus we can form a right triangle with 5 as the hypotenuse and 3 as a side length opposite to angle α . By the Pythagorean theorem, the side length adjacent to angle α is 5 2 − 3 2 = 4 . Therefore cos α = 5 4 .
Similarily for β , we can form a right triangle with 2 as the side length opposite to angle β and 1 as a side length adjacent to angle β . By the Pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse is 1 2 + 2 2 = 5 . Therefore sin β = 5 2 and cos β = 5 1 .
Substituting in the above, we have sin ( sin − 1 ( 5 3 ) + tan − 1 ( 2 ) ) = sin ( α + β ) = sin α cos β + cos α sin β = 5 3 ⋅ 5 1 + 5 4 ⋅ 5 2 = 5 5 1 1 = 2 5 1 1 5
Hence a + b + c = 1 1 + 5 + 2 5 = 4 1 .