1 Find the principal value of cos–1 x, for x = √3 /2 Ans π /6 .

𝜋
2 Evaluate tan–1 (𝑠𝑖𝑛 (− )) - π /4 .
2

13𝜋
3 Find the value of cos–1(𝑐𝑜𝑠 6
) π/6

9𝜋
4 Find the value of tan–1 (𝑡𝑎𝑛 8
) π/8

5 Evaluate tan (tan–1(– 4)). – 4.

𝜋
6 Evaluate: tan–1 √3 – sec–1 (–2) . −3

√3
7 Evaluate: sin-1[ cos( sin-1 2 )] π/6 .

8 Prove that tan(cot–1 x) = cot (tan–1 x). State with reason whether the equality is valid for all values of x.

𝑦 √4+𝑦 2
9 Find the value of sec (tan-12 ) Ans secθ = 2
.

8
10 Find value of tan (cos–1 x) and hence evaluate tan-1( cos-1(17) . Ans 15/8

−5
11 Find the value of sin[2 cot-1 ( 12 )] ans -120/169

1 4 3√15 √7
12 Evaluate cos [sin-14 +sec -13] Ans 16
- 16

Long Answer (L.A.)

3 17
13 Prove that 2sin-15 – tan-131 = π/4

14 Prove that cot-17 + cot-18 + cot-118 = cot-13

15 Which is greater, tan 1 or tan–1 1? Ans tan1

2
16 Find the value of sin (2 tan-13) + cos ( tan-1 √3)

1−𝑥 1 1
17 Solve for x tan-1 (1+𝑥) = 2 tan -1 x, x > 0 ans x =
√3

18 Find the values of x which satisfy the equation sin–1 x + sin–1 (1 – x) = cos–1 x. Ans x= 0 or 1/2
𝜋
19 Solve the equation sin–16x + sin–1 6 √3𝑥 =− 2
x=±1/12

𝛼 𝜋 𝛽 𝑠𝑖𝑛∝𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛽
20 Show that 2 tan–1 {𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 . 𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( 4 − 2 )} = tan-1𝑐𝑜𝑠𝛼+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽

Objective type questions Choose the correct answer from the given four options in each of the Examples 21 to 41.
21 Which of the following corresponds to the principal value branch of tan–1?

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(A) (− , )
2 2
(B) [− 2 , 2 ] (C) (− , )
2 2
− {0} (D) (0, π)

Solution (A) is the correct answer.

22 The principal value branch of sec–1 is

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(A) [− , ] -{0} , (B) [0, π ]- { } (C) (0, π) (D) , (− , ) Solution (B)
2 2 2 2 2
23 One branch of cos–1 other than the principal value branch corresponds to

𝜋 3𝜋
(A)[ 2 , 2
] (B) [ π, 2 π] (C) (0, π) (D) [2π, 3π] Solution (D)

43𝜋
24 The value of sin-1(𝑐𝑜𝑠 5
) is

(A)3 π/5 (B)–7π/5 (C) π/10 (D) – π/10 Solution (D)

25 The principal value of the expression cos–1 [cos (– 680°)] is

(A)2 π/9 (B) - 2 π/9 (C) 34 π/9 (D) π/9 Solution (A)

26 The value of cot (sin–1x) is

√1+𝑥 2 𝑥 √1−𝑥 2
(A) (B) (C)1/x (D) Solution (D)
𝑥 √1+𝑥 2 𝑥

27 If tan–1x = π/10 for some x ∈ R, then the value of cot–1x is

(A) π/5 (B)2 π/5 (C)3 π/5 (D) 4 π/5 Solution (B

28 The domain of sin–1 2x is

1
(A) [0, 1] (B) [– 1, 1] (C)[− , 1/2] (D) [–2, 2] (C)
2

−√3
29 The principal value of sin–1 ( 2
) is

(A) - 2 π/3 (B) - π/3 (C) 4 π/3 (D)5 π/3 Solution (B)

30 The greatest and least values of (sin–1x)2 + (cos–1 x)2 are respectively

(A)225 and 48 ππ (B) and 22 π –π (C)22 and 44 π –π (D)

2 and0 4π

Solution (A)

31 Let θ = sin–1 (sin (– 600°), then value of θ is

(A) 3 π (B)2 π (C)2/ 3 π (D)2 3 −π .

Solution (A)

33 The domain of y = cos–1 (x2 – 4) is

A) [3, 5] (B) [0, π] (C) (D) 5 Solution (D)

34 The domain of the function defined by f (x) = sin–1x + cosx is

(A) [–1, 1] (B) [–1, π + 1] (C) ( – ∞,∞) (D) φ Solution (A)

35 The value of sin (2 sin–1 (.6)) is

(A) .48 (B) .96 (C) 1.2 (D) sin 1.2 Solution (B)
𝜋
36 If sin–1 x + sin–1 y = 2 , then value of cos–1 x + cos–1 y is
(A)2 π (B) π (C) 0 (D)2 3 π Solution (A

37 The value of tan –1 –131 cos tan 54 ⎛⎞ + ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ is

(A)19 8 (B)8 19 (C)19 12 (D)3/ 4 Solution (A)

38 The value of the expression sin [cot–1 (cos (tan–1 1))] is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C)1 3 (D)2 3 Solution (D)

39 The equation tan–1x – cot–1 x = tan–1 1 3 ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ has

(A) no solution (B) unique solution (C) infinite number of solutions (D) two solutions

Solution (B)

40 If 2 α≤ sin–1x + cos–1x ≤β, then

(A) , 22 −π π α= β= (B) 0,α= β=π (C)3, 22 −π π α= β= (D) 0, 2 α= β= π

Solution (B)

41 The value of tan2 (sec–12) + cot2 (cosec–13) is

(A) 5 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15 Solution (B)

Short Answer (S.A.)

1. Find the value of –1 –1 5π 13π tan tan cos cos 66 ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ + ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ .

2. Evaluate –1 –3 cos cos 26 .

3. Prove that –1 cot –2cot 3 7 4 .

4. Find the value of –1 –1 –1 1 1 – tan – cot tan sin 233 .

5. Find the value of tan–1 2πtan 3 ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ .

6. Show that 2tan–1 (–3) = – 2 + –1 –4 tan 3 ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ .

7. Find the real solutions of the equation () –1 –1 2 π tan 1 sin 1 2 x x x x + + + + =.

8. Find the value of the expression sin () –1 –1 1 2tan cos tan 2 2 3 ⎛⎞ + ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ .

9. If 2 tan–1 (cos θ) = tan–1 (2 cosec θ), then show that θ = π/ 4, where n is any integer.

10. Show that –1 –111 cos 2tan sin 4tan 73 ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ = ⎜ ⎟ ⎜ ⎟ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ .

11. Solve the following equation () –1 –1 3 cos tan sin cot 4 x ⎛⎞= ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ .

Long Answer (L.A.)

12. Prove that

22 –1 –1 2 22 1 1– 1 tan cos 421 – 1– xx x xx

13. Find the simplified form of –1 34 cos cos sin 55 x x , where x ∈ –3 , 44 .

14. Prove that –1 –1 –1 8 3 77 sin sin sin 17 5 85 .

15. Show that –1 –1 –1 5 3 63 sin cos tan 13 5 16 .

16. Prove that –1 –1 1 121 tan tan sin 49 5 − += .

17. Find the value of –1 –111 4tan –tan 5 239 .

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS 37

18. Show that –11 3 4– 7 tan sin 2 4 3 and justify why the other value 47 3 + is ignored?

19. If a1, a2, a3,...,an is an arithmetic progression with common difference d, then evaluate the following
expression.

–1 –1 –1 –1 1 2 2 3 3 4 –1 tan tan tan tan ... tan 1 1 1 1 nn d d d d a a a a a a a a ⎡⎤ ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞⎛⎞ + + + + ⎢⎥ ⎜ ⎟ ⎜

⎟ ⎜ ⎟⎜⎟ + + + + ⎝⎠⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎝ ⎠ ⎣⎦ .

Objective Type Questions Choose the correct answers from the given four options in each of the Exercises from 20 to
37 (M.C.Q.).

20. Which of the following is the principal value branch of cos–1x?

(A)–ππ , 22 ⎡⎤ ⎢⎥ ⎣⎦ (B) (0, π) (C) [0, π] (D) (0, π) – π /2

21. Which of the following is the principal value branch of cosec–1x?

(A)–ππ , 22 ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ (B) [0, π] – π 2 ⎧⎫ ⎨⎬ ⎩⎭ (C)–ππ , 22 ⎡⎤ ⎢⎥ ⎣⎦ (D)–ππ , 22 ⎡⎤ ⎢⎥ ⎣⎦ – {0}

22. If 3tan–1 x + cot–1 x = π, then x equals

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D)1/ 2 .

23. The value of sin–1 33cos 5 is

(A)3π 5 (B)–7 5π (C)10 π (D)– 10 π

24. The domain of the function cos–1 (2x – 1) is

(A) [0, 1] (B) [–1, 1] (C) ( –1, 1) (D) [0, π]

25. The domain of the function defined by f (x) = sin–1 –1 x is

(A) [1, 2] (B) [–1, 1] (C) [0, 1] (D) none of these

26. If cos –1 –1 2 sin cos 0 5 x ⎛⎞ += ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ , then x is equal to

(A)1 5 (B)2 5 (C) 0 (D) 1

27. The value of sin (2 tan–1 (.75)) is equal to

(A) .75 (B) 1.5 (C) .96 (D) sin 1.5

28. The value of –1 3 cos cos 2 is equal to

(A)2 π (B)3 2 π (C)5 2 π (D)7 2 π

29. The value of the expression 2 sec–1 2 + sin–1 1/ 2 is

(A)π/ 6 (B)5π/ 6 (C)7π/ 6 (D) 1

30. If tan–1 x + tan–1y = 4π/ 5 , then cot–1 x + cot–1 y equals

(A)π /5 (B)2π/ 5 (C)3 /5 (D) π

31. If sin–1 2 –1 –1 222 2 1– 2 cos tan 1 1 1– aax aax , where a, x ∈ ]0, 1, then the value of x is

(A) 0 (B) 2 a (C) a (D) 2 2 1– a a

32. The value of cot –1 7 cos 25 is

(A)25 24 (B)25 7 (C)24 25 (D)7 24

33. The value of the expression tan –112 cos 2 5 is

(A) 25 (B) 5–2 (C)52 2 (D) 52

1–cosHint:tan 2 1 cos ⎡⎤ θθ = ⎢⎥ +θ ⎣⎦

34. If | x | ≤ 1, then 2 tan–1 x + sin–1 2 2 1 x x is equal to

(A) 4 tan–1 x (B) 0 (C) 2 (D) π

35. If cos–1 α + cos–1 β + cos–1 γ = 3π, then α (β + γ) + β (γ + α) + γ (α + β) equals

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 12

36. The number of real solutions of the equation

–1 1 cos2 2cos (cos )in , 2 xx π ⎡⎤ + = π ⎢⎥ ⎣⎦ is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Infinite

37. If cos–1x > sin–1x, then

(A)1 1 2 x <≤ (B) 1 0 2 x ≤< (C)11 2 x −≤< (D) x > 0

Fill in the blanks in each of the Exercises 38 to 48.

38. The principal value of cos–1

39. The value of sin–1 3sin 5 π ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ is__________.

40. If cos (tan–1 x + cot–1 3) = 0, then value of x is__________.

41. The set of values of sec–1 1 2 ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ is__________.

42. The principal value of tan–1 3 is__________.

43. The value of cos–1 14cos 3 π ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ is__________.

44. The value of cos (sin–1 x + cos–1 x), |x| ≤ 1 is______ .

45. The value of expression tan –1 –1 sin cos 2 x x ⎛⎞ + ⎜⎟ ⎝⎠ ,when x = 3 2 is_________.

46. If y = 2 tan–1 x + sin–1 2 2 1 x x for all x, then____< y <____.

47. The result tan–1x – tan–1y = tan–1 1 x y xy ⎛⎞ − ⎜⎟ + ⎝⎠ is true when value of xy is _____

48. The value of cot–1 (–x) for all x ∈ R in terms of cot–1x is _______.
State True or False for the statement in each of the Exercises 49 to 55.

49. All trigonometric functions have inverse over their respective domains.

50. The value of the expression (cos–1 x)2 is equal to sec2 x.

51. The domain of trigonometric functions can be restricted to any one of their branch (not necessarily principal
value) in order to obtain their inverse functions.

52. The least numerical value, either positive or negative of angle θ is called principal value of the inverse
trigonometric function.

53. The graph of inverse trigonometric function can be obtained from the graph of their corresponding trigonometric
function by interchanging x and y axes.

54. The minimum value of n for which tan–1 , 4 n

N π >∈ N, is valid is 5.

55. The principal value of sin–1 –1 1 cos sin 2 ⎡⎤ ⎛⎞ ⎜⎟ ⎢⎥ ⎝⎠ ⎣⎦