CHAPTER 2
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER
sin–1 x, cos–1 x, ... etc., are angles.
If sin x and , , then = sin–1x etc.
2 2
Function Domain
Range
(Principal Value Branch)
sin–1x [–1, 1] ,
2 2
cos–1x [–1, 1] [0, ]
tan–1x R ,
2 2
cot–1x R (0, )
sec–1x R – (–1, 1) [0, π0,] − π 2
2
π π
cosec –1x R – (1, 1) − 2 , 22,2− {0}0
sin–1 (sin x) = x x ,
2 2
cos–1 (cos x) = x x [0, ] etc.
sin (sin–1x) = x x [–1, 1]
cos (cos–1x) = x x [–1, 1] etc.
=cosec–1 1 1 x
x = cosec −x1 ∀x ∈1,[−
1 1,1]
1
sin x−1
sin
x
tan–1x = cot–1 (1/x) x > 0
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sec–1x = cos–1 (1/x), |x| 1
sin–1(–x) = – sin–1x x [–1, 1]
tan–1(–x) = – tan–1x x R
cosec–1(–x) = – cosec–1x |x| 1
cos–1(x) = – cos–1x × [–1, 1]
cot–1(–x) = – cot–1x x R
sec–1(–x) = – sec–1x |x| 1
π
sin1 − x1 x ++ cos
sin cos 1− 1x x =, x, x ∈ 1[,−11,1]
2 2
tan–1 x cot –1 x x R
2
sec –1 x cosec –1x x 1
2
tan-1 x + tan-1 y = tan-1 (x+y/1-xy) , xyxy˂ <
1 1
tan-1 x - tan-1 y = tan-1 (x-y/1+xy), xyxy˂ >
-1 − 1
2x
2 tan–1 x tan –1 , x 1
1 x2
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)
− 3
The principal value of sin is −1
1)
2
(A) − 2π (B) −π (C) 4π (D) 5π
3 3 3 3
3 12
2) If sin −1 + cos −1 −1
= sin C , then C is
5 13
(A) 65 (B) 24 (C) 16 (D) 56
66 65 65 65
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3) If A = tan − 1 x , then the value of sin 2 A is
(A) 2x (B) x (C) 2x (D) None of these
1 − x2 1 − x2 1 + x2
−1
1 − sin x + 1 + sin x
4) The value of cot is
1 − sin x − 1 + sin x
(A) π − x (B) 2π − x
(C)
x
(D) π−
x
2 2
2a 2b
5) If sin −1 2
+ sin −1 2
= 2 tan −1 x , then x equals
1+ a 1+ b
(A) a −b (B) b (C) b (D) a+b
a + ab 1 + ab 1 − ab 1 − ab
2
The value of tan cos −1 + tan −1 is
4
6)
5 3
(A) 6 (B) 16 (C) 7 (D) None of these
17 7 16
π −1
7) sin − sin −1 is equal to
3 2
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 1 (D) 1
2 3 4
8) ( ) ( )
tan−1 3 − cot−1 − 3 is equal to
(A) π (B) −π (C) 0 (D)
2 3
2
9) tan−1 3 − sec−1 (− 2) is equal to
(A) π (B) −π (C) π (D) 2π
3 3 3
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1
The value of tan 2 cos 2 sin is
−1 −1
10.
2
(A) π (B) π (C) π (D) 2π
2 4 3 3
π
11. The number of real solution of tan
−1
x( x + 1) + sin −1 x 2 + x + 1 = is
2
(A) zero (B) one (C) both (D) infinite
12. The value of x which satisfies the equation
3
tan −1 x = sin −1 is
10
(A) 3 (B) -3 (C) 1 (D) −1
3 3
π
13. sin−1 (1 − x) − 2 sin−1 (x) = then x is equal to
2
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 1
0, 1,
2 2 2
4
14. The value of tan 2 sin −1 is
5
(A) 7 (B) −7 (C) − 24 (D) 24
24 24 7 7
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (3 MARKS)
Question 1
1).Find the principal value of
2).Find the principal value of
3) Find the principal value of
Question2 . Prove the following :
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Question 3 Prove the following :
Question 4
Question 5 Prove that :
Question 6 Prove that
Question 7 Solve for
Question 8 Prove that
Question 9 Prove that :
Question 10 Prove that
Question 11 Prove that :
= if |x| < 1, y > 0 and xy > 1
Question 12 Prove that :
Question 13 Prove that :
Question 14 Prove that
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1 + cos x + 1 − cos x π x π
Question 14 Prove that tan −1 = + , where, 0 < x <
1 + cos x − 1 − cos x 4 2 2
Question 15 Prove that :
sin [cot–1 {cos (tan–1 x)}] =
1
1
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