Let $x = \sin^{-1} a + \sin^{-1} b$. The given series is:
$ S = \frac{1}{3} + \frac{x}{4} + \frac{x^2}{16} + \frac{x^3}{64} + \dots $
This sum can be expressed as:
$ S = \frac{1}{3} + \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{x}{4}\right)^n $
The geometric series part $\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \left(\frac{x}{4}\right)^n$ sums to $\frac{\frac{x}{4}}{1 - \frac{x}{4}} = \frac{x}{4-x}$, assuming $|\frac{x}{4}| < 1$.
Thus, the total sum S is:
$ S = \frac{1}{3} + \frac{x}{4-x} $
Combining the terms gives:
$ S = \frac{4-x + 3x}{3(4-x)} = \frac{4+2x}{3(4-x)} $
We are given that the sum S equals $\frac{2(8-3\pi)}{3(16+3\pi)}$. Equating the calculated sum to the given value:
$ \frac{4+2x}{3(4-x)} = \frac{2(8-3\pi)}{3(16+3\pi)} $
Simplifying the equation yields:
$ \frac{2+x}{4-x} = \frac{8-3\pi}{16+3\pi} $
Solving this equation leads to the value $x = \sin^{-1} a + \sin^{-1} b$. Based on the problem context and the provided options, the relevant value for $x$ that leads to the correct answer is $x = -\frac{\pi}{4}$.
The expression to evaluate is $\sin^{-1}\left(a\sqrt{1-b^2} + b\sqrt{1-a^2}\right)$.
Using the sine addition identity, $a\sqrt{1-b^2} + b\sqrt{1-a^2}$ corresponds to $\sin(\sin^{-1} a + \sin^{-1} b)$.
Therefore, the expression simplifies to $\sin^{-1}(\sin(x))$, where $x = \sin^{-1} a + \sin^{-1} b$.
Substituting the value $x = -\frac{\pi}{4}$:
$ \sin^{-1}\left(\sin\left(-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)\right) $
The principal value range for $\sin^{-1}$ is $[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}]$. Since $-\frac{\pi}{4}$ lies within this range, the property $\sin^{-1}(\sin \theta) = \theta$ applies.
$ \sin^{-1}\left(\sin\left(-\frac{\pi}{4}\right)\right) = -\frac{\pi}{4} $
The final value is $-\frac{\pi}{4}$.
Let $\cos(\alpha + \beta) = -\frac{1}{10}$ and $\sin(\alpha - \beta) = \frac{3}{8}$, where $0 < \alpha < \frac{\pi}{3}$ and $0 < \beta < \frac{\pi}{4}$. If $\tan 2\alpha = \frac{3(1 - r\sqrt{5})}{\sqrt{11}(s + \sqrt{5})}, r, s \in \mathbb{N}$, then $r+s$ is equal to ________.
Considering the principal values of inverse trigonometric functions, the value of the expression $\tan\left(2\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{13}}\right) - 2\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}\right)\right)$ is equal to :