Let sin−1(178)=θ1 and sin−1(53)=θ2
Then sinθ1=178 and sinθ2=53
Finding cosθ1 and cosθ2:
For θ1:
cos2θ1=1−sin2θ1=1−(178)2=1−28964=289225
Therefore, cosθ1=1715
For θ2:
cos2θ2=1−sin2θ2=1−(53)2=1−259=2516
Therefore, cosθ2=54
Finding tanθ1 and tanθ2:
tanθ1=cosθ1sinθ1=1715178=158
tanθ2=cosθ2sinθ2=5453=43
Using the formula for tan(θ1+θ2):
tan(θ1+θ2)=1−tanθ1⋅tanθ2tanθ1+tanθ2
=1−158×43158+43
=1−60246032+6045
=60366077
=3677
Therefore, θ1+θ2=tan−1(3677)
Hence proved:
sin−1(178)+sin−1(53)=tan−1(3677)