Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

Let f(x)=cos⁡(tan⁡−1(sin⁡(cot⁡−1x)))f(x) = \cos(\tan^{-1}(\sin(\cot^{-1}x))) . The simplest form of f(x)f(x) can be written as (x2+Ax2+B)1/2\left(\frac{x^2 + A}{x^2 + B}\right)^{1/2} . The value of (A+B)(A + B) is _______. (1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 0

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