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This document contains 28 math problems involving trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. The problems test knowledge of trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, their domains and ranges, and the evaluation of inverse trigonometric functions. The document provides the problems, possible multiple choice answers, and in some cases indicates the source of the problem such as the name of an exam.
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Errorless Mathematics Solutions

This document contains 28 math problems involving trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. The problems test knowledge of trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, their domains and ranges, and the evaluation of inverse trigonometric functions. The document provides the problems, possible multiple choice answers, and in some cases indicates the source of the problem such as the name of an exam.
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9.

cos(tan −1 x) = [MP PET 1988; MNR π


(c) (d) None of these
1981] 6
1 19. The value of sin cot −1 tan cos−1 x is equal to
(a) 1+ x2 (b)
[Bihar CEE 1974]
1+ x2
π
(c) 1 + x 2 (d) None of these (a) x (b)
2
10. tan sec −1 1 + x 2  = (c) 1 (d) None of these
 
1 x
(a) (b) x 20. sin −1 is equal to
x x+a
1 x x x
(c) (d) (a) cos −1 (b) cosec −1
1+ x 2
1+ x2 a a
11. sec −1 [sec(−30 o )] = [MP PET 1992] x
(c) tan −1 (d) None of these
(a) − 60 o
(b) − 30 o a

(c) 30 o (d) 150 o  1 


21. If sin sin −1 + cos −1 x  = 1 ,then x is equal to
 cos x   5 
12. tan −1  =
 1 + sin x  [MNR 1994; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]

π x π x (a) 1 (b) 0
(a) − (b) + 4 1
4 2 4 2 (c) (d)
5 5
x π
(c) (d) −x
2 4 22. If sin −1 x = θ + β and sin −1 y = θ − β , then 1 + xy =
1 (a) sin 2 θ + sin 2 β (b) sin 2 θ + cos 2 β
13. tan −1 =
x2 −1 (c) cos 2 θ + cos 2 β (d) cos 2 θ + sin 2 β
π π 1 2
(a) + cosec −1 x (b) + sec −1 x 23. If sin −1 + sin −1 = sin −1 x, then x is equal to
2 2 3 3
(c) cosec −1 x (d) sec −1 x [Roorkee 1995]
 1 5 −4 2
14. The principal value of sin −1  −  is (a) 0 (b)
 2 9
π π 5 +4 2 π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 9 2
π π 24. tan(cos −1 x) is equal to [IIT 1993]
(c) − (d) −
3 6
1− x2 x
15. sec 2 (tan −1 2) + cosec 2 (cot −1 3) = [EAMCET 2001] (a) (b)
x 1+ x2
(a) 5 (b) 13
(c) 15 (d) 6 1+ x2
(c) (d) 1− x2
x
16. sin−1  x 1 − x − x 1 − x 2  =
  25. The domain of sin −1 x is [Roorkee 1993]
(a) (−π , π ) (b) [–1, 1]
(a) sin−1 x + sin−1 x (b) sin−1 x − sin−1 x
(c) (0, 2π ) (d) (−∞, ∞)
(c) sin−1 x − sin−1 x (d) None of these
1− x 1  3 
17. If tan −1 = tan −1 x , then x = 26. The principal value of sin −1  − is [Roorkee
1+ x 2  2 

(a) 1 (b) 3 1992]

1 −2π −π
(c) (d) None of these (a) (b)
3 3 3
4π 5π
 7π  (c) (d)
18. cos−1  cos = 3 3
 6 
  7 
7π 5π 27. cot cos−1   = [Karnataka CET 1994]
(a) (b)   25 
6 6
25 25 (c) (−π , π ) (d) (0, π )
(a) (b)
24 7 38. If θ = sin [sin(−600 )] , then one of the possible
−1 o

24 value of θ is
(c) (d) None of these
25 [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
π 3π π π
28. If ≤x≤ , then sin −1 (sin x) is equal to (a) (b)
2 2 3 2
(a) x (b) − x 2π −2π
(c) (d)
(c) π + x (d) π − x 3 3
29. If π ≤ x ≤ 2π , then cos −1 (cos x) is equal to 39. The solution set of the equation sin −1 x = 2 tan −1 x
(a) x (b) − x is
(c) 2π + x (d) 2π − x [AMU 2002]
(a) {1, 2} (b) {–1, 2}
30. The value of sin (sin 10) is
−1
(c) {–1,1, 0} (d) {1, 1/2, 0}
(a) 10 (b) 10 − 3π
40. The value of cos(tan −1 (tan 2)) is
(c) 3π − 10 (d) None of these [AMU 2002]
31. The smallest and the largest values of 1 1
1− x  (a) (b) −
tan −1   , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 are 5 5
1+ x  (c) cos 2 (d) − cos 2
π π
(a) 0, π (b) 0, 41. If sin −1 x + sin −1 y + sin −1 z = , then the value of
4 2
π π π π
(c) − , (d) , x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 xyz is equal to [Pb. CET 2002]
4 4 4 2
(a) 0 (b) 1
32. If x takes non-positive permissible value, then
(c) 2 (d) 3
sin −1 x =
π  3 
(a) cos −1 1 − x 2 (b) − cos −1 1 − x 2 42. sin − sin −1  − =
 2  2 
 
(c) cos −1 x2 −1 (d) π − cos −1 1 − x 2
3 3
 
2
(a) (b) −
−1 3   2 2
33. sin tan  = [EAMCET 1983]
  4  1 1
(c) (d) −
3 5 2 2
(a) (b)
5 3 43. sin[cot −1 (cos tan −1 x)] =
9 25 x x
(c) (d) (a) (b)
25 9 2 2
x +2 x +1
5π 
−1 
34. The principal value of sin  sin  is [MP PET 1 x2 +1
 3  (c) (d)
1996] x2 + 2 x2 + 2
5π 5π 44. If sin(cot −1 (x + 1) = cos(tan −1 x) , then x =
(a) (b) −
3 3 [IIT Screening 2004]
π 4π 1 1
(c) − (d) (a) − (b)
3 3 2 2
35. The value of x which satisfies the equation 9
(c) 0 (d)
 3  4
tan −1 x = sin−1   is [Pb. CET 1999]
 10  45. cos−1
4 3
+ tan −1 =
(a) 3 (b) –3 5 5
1 1 27 11
(c) (d) − (a) tan −1 (b) sin −1
3 3 11 27
−1 11
36. sec(cosec −1 x) is equal to [Kurukshetra CEE (c) cos (d) None of these
27
2001]
1 1
(a) cosec (sec −1 x) (b) cot x 46. sin −1 x + sin −1 + cos −1 x + cos −1 =
x x
(c) π (d) None of these
π
37. The range of tan −1 x is [DCE 2002] (a) π (b)
2
 π  π π 3π
(a)  π ,  (b)  − ,  (c) (d) None of these
 2  2 2 2
1 1  1 1
47. 2 tan −1 + tan −1 = 57. cos 2 cos −1 + sin −1  = [IIT 1981]
3 2  5 5
(a) 90 o (b) 60 o
2 6 2 6
(c) 45 o (d) tan −1 2 (a) (b) −
5 5
 1
48. tan  90 o − cot −1  = 1 1
 3 (c) (d) −
5 5
2
(a) 3 (b) a−b b−c
3 58. tan −1 + tan −1 =
1 + ab 1 + bc
1 1
(c) (d) (a) tan −1 a − tan −1 b (b) tan −1 a − tan −1 c
3 10
 4 2 (c) tan −1 b − tan −1 c (d) tan −1 c − tan −1 a
49. tan cos −1 + tan −1  = π
 5 3 59. If tan −1 2 x + tan −1 3 x = , then x =
4
[IIT 1983; EAMCET 1988; MP PET 1990; MNR 1992]
[Roorkee 1978, 80; MNR 1986; Pb. CET 2001;
(a) 6/17 (b) 17/6
Karnataka CET 2002]
(c) 7/16 (d) 16/7
1
50. tan −1 1 + tan −1 2 + tan −1 3 = (a) – 1 (b)
6
π π
(a) (b) 1
2 4 (c) − 1, (d) None of these
6
(c) 0 (d) None of these
π
3 5 60. If cot −1 x + tan −1 3 = , then x =
51. cot −1 + sin −1 = 2
4 13
(a) 1/3 (b) 1/4
63 12
(a) sin −1 (b) sin −1 (c) 3 (d) 4
65 13
3 24
65 5 61. 2 sin −1 + cos −1 =
(c) sin −1 (d) sin −1 5 25
68 12
π 2π
52. If cos −1 x + cos −1 y + cos −1 z = π , then [Roorkee 1994] (a) (b)
2 3
(a) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + xyz = 0 5π
(c) (d) None of these
(b) x + y + z + 2 xyz = 0
2 2 2 3

(c) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + xyz = 1  1 1
62. cos tan −1 + tan −1  =
 3 2
(d) x 2 + y 2 + z 2 + 2 xyz = 1
[MP PET 1991; MNR 1990]
53. If tan −1 x − tan −1 y = tan −1 A, then A = [MP PET 1988]
1 3
(a) x − y (b) x + y (a) (b)
2 2
x−y x+y
(c) (d) 1 π
1 + xy 1 − xy (c) (d)
2 4
π
54. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = , then 63. tan −1 −1
x + cot (x + 1) =
2
[Karnataka CET 1996] (a) tan −1 (x 2 + 1) (b) tan −1 (x 2 + x)
(a) x + y + z − xyz = 0 (b) x + y + z + xyz = 0 (c) tan −1 (x + 1) (d) tan −1 (x 2 + x + 1)
(c) xy + yz + zx + 1 = 0 (d) xy + yz + zx − 1 = 0 xy + 1 yz + 1 zx + 1
64. cot −1 + cot −1 + cot −1 =
x −1 x +1 π x−y y−z z− x
55. If tan −1
+ tan −1 = , then x =
x+2 x+2 4 (a) 0 (b) 1
1 1 (c) cot −1
x + cot −1
y + cot −1
z (d) None of these
(a) (b) −
2 2 a+ x a− x π
65. If tan −1 + tan −1 = ,then x 2 =
5 1 a a 6
(c) ± (d) ±
2 2 (a) 2 3a (b) 3a
56. cos −1
1 − x + sin −1
1− x = (c) 2 3a 2
(d) None of these
π 3 4
(a) π (b) 66. If cos −1 − sin −1 = cos −1 x, then x = [AMU 1978]
2 5 5
(c) 1 (d) 0 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) –1 (d) 2 1 1 1
76. 4 tan −1 − tan −1 + tan −1 = [Roorkee 1981]
67. cot −1 3 + cosec −1 5 = 5 70 99
π π π π
(a) (b) (a) (b)
3 4 2 3
π
π π (c) (d) None of these
(c) (d) 4
6 2

1− x2 1− x2 77. If sin −1 x + sin −1 y = , then cos −1 x + cos −1 y =
68. tan −1 + cos −1 = 3
2x 1+ x2 [EAMCET 1994]
π π 2π π
(a) (b) (a) (b)
4 2 3 3
(c) π (d) 0 π
(c) (d) π
69. If tan −1 (x − 1) + tan −1 x + tan −1 (x + 1) = tan −1 3 x ,then x = 6
1 1 1  2
(a) ± (b) 0, 78. tan −1   + tan −1   = [EAMCET 1994]
2 2 4
  9
1 1
(c) 0, − (d) 0, ± 1 3 1 3
2 2 (a) cos −1   (b) sin −1  
2 5 2 5
70. If cos −1 x + cos −1 y = 2π , then sin −1 x + sin −1 y is equal
to 1 3 1
(c) tan −1   (d) tan −1  
(a) π (b) −π 2 5  2
π x  x−y
(c) (d) None of these 79. tan −1   − tan −1   is [EAMCET 1992]
2
y  x+y
1
71. sin −1 + cot −1 3 is equal to π π
5 (a) (b)
2 3
[MP PET 1993; Karnataka CET 1995]
π π π π 3π
(a) (b) (c) (d) or −
6 4 4 4 4
π π x 5 π
(c) (d) 80. If sin −1 + cosec −1   = , then x =
3 2 5 4 2
72. If cot −1 α + cot −1 β = cot −1 x, then x = [MP PET 1992] [EAMCET 1983; Karnataka CET 2004]
(a) α + β (b) α − β (a) 4 (b) 5
1 + αβ αβ − 1 (c) 1 (d) 3
(c) (d)
α+β α+β
1 1
2a  81. 2 tan −1   + tan −1   = [EAMCET 1983]
−1  −1  2b  3 7
73. If sin  2
 + sin  2
 = 2 tan x, then x =
−1  
1+ a  1+ b 
 49  π
[MNR 1984; UPSEAT 1999; Pb. CET 2004] (a) tan −1   (b)
a−b b  29  2
(a) (b)
1 + ab 1 + ab π
(c) 0 (d)
b a+b 4
(c) (d)
1 − ab 1 − ab
 15  1
1 1 82. cos−1   + 2 tan −1   = [EAMCET 1981]
74. cos −1 + 2 sin −1 is equal to  17  5
2 2
[MP PET 1998; UPSEAT 2004] π  171 
(a) (b) cos −1  
π π 2  221 
(a) (b)
4 6 π
π 2π (c) (d) None of these
(c) (d) 4
3 3
3 1
3 3 8 83. sin−1   + tan −1   = [Karnataka CET 1994]
75. tan −1 + tan −1 − tan −1 = [AMU 1976, 77] 5 7
4 5 19
π π π π
(a) (b) (a) (b)
4 3 4 2
π 4
(c) (d) None of these (c) cos −1   (d) π
6 5
84. A solution of the equation tan −1 (1 + x) + tan −1 (1 − x) (a) tan −1
y
(b) tan −1 yx
π x
= is
2 x
(c) tan −1 (d) tan −1 (x − y)
[Karnataka CET 1993] y
(a) x = 1 (b) x = −1
 1 1
(c) x = 0 (d) x = π 93. sinsin −1 + cos −1  = [EAMCET 1985]
 2 2
85. If x 2 + y 2 + z2 = r 2 , then (a) 0 (b) –1
 xy   yz   zx  (c) 2 (d) 1
tan −1   + tan −1   + tan   =
 zr   xr   yr  4 1
94. sin −1 + 2 tan −1 = [ISM Dhanbad 1971]
5 3
π
(a) π (b) π π
2 (a) (b)
2 3
(c) 0 (d) None of these
π
86. The greatest and the least value of (c) (d) None of these
4
(sin −1 x)3 + (cos−1 x)3 are
95. sin −1 x + cos −1 x is equal to [Pb. CET 1997; DCE
π π π3 π3 2002]
(a) − , (b) − ,
2 2 8 8 π π
3 3
(a) (b)
7π π 4 2
(c) , (d) None of these
8 32 (c) –1 (d) 1
1 1 1
87. If a < , then the number of solution of 96. tan −1 + tan −1 =
32 2 3
(sin −1 x)3 + (cos−1 x)3 = aπ 3 is [MP PET 1997, 2003; UPSEAT 2000;
(a) 0 (b) 1 Karnataka CET 2001; Pb. CET 2004]

(c) 2 (d) Infinite (a) 0 (b) π / 4


(c) π / 2 (d) π
88. If k ≤ sin −1
x + cos −1
x + tan −1
x ≤ K , then
 1   2
π 97. tan −1   + tan −1   = [DCE 1999]
(a) k = 0, K = π (b) k = 0, K = 11
   12 
2
π  33  1
(c) k = ,K = π (d) None of these (a) tan −1   (b) tan −1  
2  132   2
5π 2  132 
89. If (tan −1 x) 2 + (cot −1 x) 2 = , then x equals (c) tan −1   (d) None of these
8  33 
(a) –1 (b) 1 2π
98. If tan −1 x + 2 cot −1 x = , then x =
(c) 0 (d) None of these 3
90. If tan( x + y) = 33 and x = tan −1 3, then y will be [Karnataka CET 1999]

(a) 0.3 (b) tan −1 (1.3) (a) 2 (b) 3

 1  3 −1
(c) tan −1 (0.3) (d) tan −1   (c) 3 (d)
 18  3 +1

x −1 2x − 1 23 1 π
91. If tan −1 + tan −1 = tan −1 , then x = 99. If sin −1 x + cot −1   = , then x is
x +1 2x + 1 36  2 2
[ISM Dhanbad 1973] [Roorkee 1999; Karnataka CET 1999]
3 −3 3 3 1
(a) , (b) , (a) 0 (b)
4 8 4 8 5
4 3 2 3
(c) , (d) None of these (c) (d)
3 8 2
5
c1 x − y c − c1
92. tan −1 + tan −1 2 + 100. If sin −1
a + sin −1 b + sin −1 c = π , then the value of
c1y + x 1 + c2 c1
c3 − c2 1 a (1 − a 2 ) + b (1 − b 2 ) + c (1 − c 2 ) will be
−1
tan + ... + tan −1 =
1 + c3 c2 cn [UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 2abc (b) abc
1 1  3  3 
(c) abc (d) abc 109. The value of tan sin −1   + cos −1   is [AMU
2 3 
 5  13 
 5π  −1  5π  2001]
101. The value of cos −1  cos  + sin  sin  is
 3   3  6 6
(a) (b)
[Roorkee 2000] 17 13
π
(a) 0 (b) 13 17
2 (c) (d)
5 6
2π 10π
(c) (d)  1 1
3 3 110. The value of tan  tan −1 − tan −1  is [AMU 2001]
 2 3
102. If 4 sin −1
x + cos −1
x = π , then x is equal to [UPSEAT
(a) 5 / 6 (b) 7 / 6
2001]
(c) 1 / 6 (d) 1 / 7
1
(a) 0 (b) 3π
2 111. If cos −1 p + cos −1 1 − p + cos −1 1 − q = , then the
4
3 1 value of q is [Karnataka CET 2002; Pb. CET
(c) − (d) 2000]
2 2
1
3  12  (a) 1 (b)
103. If sin −1
+ cos −1   = sin −1 C, then C = 2
5  13 
1 1
[Pb. CET 1999] (c) (d)
3 2
65 24
(a) (b)
56 65 112. cot −1 [(cosα )1 / 2 ] − tan −1 [(cosα )1 / 2 ] = x, then sin x =
16 56 [AIEEE 2002]
(c) (d)
65 65 α  α 
(a) tan 2   (b) cot 2  
 1− x 2   2   2  2
104. sintan −1   + cos −1  1 − x  is equal to
 1+ x2  α 
  2x    (c) tan α (d) cot  
[Kurukshetra CEE 2001]  2
(a) 0 (b) 1 1 1 1
113. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = π , then + + =
1 xy yz zx
(c) 2 (d)
2 [MP PET 1991]

 5π  5π  (a) 0 (b) 1
−1 
105. The value of cos −1  cos  + sin  cos  is 1
 3   3  (c) (d) xyz
[UPSEAT 2003] xyz
π 5π 1  2a  1 −1  1 − a
2 
(a) (b) 114. tan  sin −1   + cos   =
2 3 2 1+ a
2
 2
2 
 1+ a 
10π
(c) (d) 0 2a 1 − a2
3 (a) (b)
1 + a2 1 + a2
 3
106. The value of sin −1   − sin −1  1  is [MP PET 2003] 2a
 2   2 (c) (d) None of these
  1 − a2
(a) 45° (b) 90° 115. If A = tan −1 x , then sin 2 A =
(c) 15° (d) 30° [MNR 1988; UPSEAT 2000]
107. If cos −1 x + cos −1 y + cos −1 z = 3π , then xy + yz + zx = 2x 2x
(a) (b)
[Karnataka CET 2003] 2 1− x2
1− x
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) –3 2x
(c) (d) None of these
1+ x2
  −1 −1  − 1 
108. cos cos−1   + sin   = 1
  7   7  116. If cos( 2 sin −1 x) = , then x = [Roorkee 1975]
9
[EAMCET 2003]
(a) −1 / 3 (b) 0 (a) Only 2/3 (b) Only –2/3
(c) 2/3, –2/3 (d) Neither 2/3 nor –2/3
(c) 1 / 3 (d) 4 / 9
117. If 2 tan −1(cos x) = tan −1(2cosec x), then x =
3π π π π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 4 3 4
π 2x 1− x 2
2x π
(c) (d) None of these 126. If 3 sin −1 − 4 cos −1 + 2 tan −1 = then
3 1− x2 1+ x2 1− x2 3
 3 x =
118. tan  2 cos −1  =
 5  1
(a) 3 (b)
7 24 3
(a) (b)
25 25 (c) 1 (d) None of these
24 8
(c) − (d)   1 
7 3 127. The value of sin 2 tan −1    + cos(tan −1 2 2 ) =
  3 
 1 π 
119. tan  2 tan −1   −  = [IIT 1984] [AMU 1999]
 5 4
16 14
17 17 (a) (b)
(a) (b) − 15 15
7 7
12 11
7 7 (c) (d)
(c) (d) − 15 15
17 17
1 4
1+ x π 128. sin cos −1  = [Karnataka CET 2003]
120. If 2 cos −1
= , then x =  2 5
2 2
1 1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) (b) −
10 10
(c) –1/2 (d) 1/2
1 1
1  5  (c) (d) −
121. tan  cos −1   = [Roorkee 1986] 10 10
 2  3 
  129. The value of cos −1 (cos12) − sin −1 (sin14 ) is [J & K 2005]
3− 5 3+ 5 (a) – 2 (b) 8π − 26
(a) (b)
2 2 (c) 4π + 2 (d) None of these
2 2  3 + 5 cos x 
(c) (d) 130. cos−1   is equal to [Kerala (Engg.)
3− 5 3+ 5  5 + 3 cos x 
1 1− x  2005]
122. cos −1  =
2 1+ x  1 x  x
(a) tan −1  tan  (b) 2 tan −1  2 tan 
 2 2   2 
(a) cot −1 x (b) tan −1 x
1  x 1 x
(c) tan −1 x (d) cot −1 x (c) tan −1  2 tan  (d) 2 tan −1  tan 
2  2 2 2
 1
123. sin 4 tan −1  =  x
 3 (e) tan −1  tan 
 2
12 24
(a) (b) y
25 25 131. If cos −1 x − cos −1 = α , then 4 x 2 − 4 xy cosα + y 2 is
2
1
(c) (d) None of these equal to
5 [AIEEE 2005]
124. 3 tan −1 a is equal to [MP PET 1993] (a) 4 sin 2 α (b) − 4 sin 2 α
3a + a 3 3a − a 3 (c) 2 sin 2α (d) 4
(a) tan −1 (b) tan −1
1 + 3a 2 1 + 3a 2 π
132. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y = then
3a + a3 3a − a3 4
(c) tan −1
(d) tan −1
[Karnataka CET 2005]
1 − 3a2 1 − 3a2
1 1 (a) x + y + xy = 1 (b) x + y − xy = 1
125. 4 tan −1 − tan −1 is equal to
5 239 (c) x + y + xy + 1 = 0 (d) x + y − xy + 1 = 0
[MNR 1995]
133. If sin (1 − x) − 2 sin
−1 −1
x = π / 2 , then x equals
π
(a) π (b) [Orissa JEE 2005]
2
 1 1  π
(a)  0, −  (b)  , 0  (c) (d) None of these
 2 2  2
(c) {0} (d) (–1,0)  1
4. If tan(cos −1 x) = sin cot −1  , then x =
134. If ∠A = 90 in the triangle ABC, then
o  2
 c   b 
tan −1   + tan −1  = [Kerala (Engg.) 2005] 5 5
 a + b   a+ c (a) ± (b) ±
3 3
(a) 0 (b) 1
5
(c) π / 4 (d) π / 6 (c) ± (d) None of these
3
(e) π / 8
π
π 5. If sin −1 x = for some x ∈ (−1,1) , then the value of
135. The solution of sin −1 −1
x − sin 2 x = ± is 5
3
cos −1 x is [IIT 1992]
[Karnataka CET 2005]
3π 5π
1 1 (a) (b)
(a) ± (b) ± 10 10
3 4
7π 9π
3 1 (c) (d)
(c) ± (d) ± 10 10
2 2
6. If cos −1 p + cos −1 q + cos −1 r = π then
136. For the equation cos−1 x + cos−1 2 x + π = 0 , the
number of real solution is p 2 + q 2 + r 2 + 2 pqr =
[Orissa JEE 2005] [Karnataka CET 2004]
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) ∞ (c) 2 (d) –1
  1 
137. sin 3 sin−1   = [Kerala (Engg.) 2005] π 1 a π 1 a
7. tan  + cos −1  + tan  − cos −1  =
  5  4 2 b 4 2 b
(a) 71/125 (b) 74/125 [MP PET 1999]
(c) 3/5 (d) 1/2 2a 2b
(a) (b)
(e) – 3/5 b a
a b
(c) (d)
b a
 1 + x2 + 1 − x2 
8. tan −1  =
 1 + x2 − 1 − x2 
 
π 1 π
 1 − sin x + 1 + sin x  (a) + cos−1 x 2 (b) + cos −1 x 2
1. cot −1
 = [MNR 1986] 4 2 4
 1 − sin x − 1 + sin x  π 1 π 1
(c) + cos −1 x (d) − cos −1 x 2
(a) π − x (b) 2π − x 4 2 4 2
x x  3
(c) (d) π − 9. The equation sin −1 x − cos −1 x = cos −1   has
2 2  2 
 
  2π 
2. The principal value of sin −1 sin  is [IIT 1986] (a) No solution (b) Unique solution
  3  (c) Infinite number of solutions (d)
2π 2π None of these
(a) − (b)
3 3 n
 2m 
10. ∑ tan −1  4 2
 is equal to
4π m=1 m +m + 2
(c) (d) None of these
3
 n2 + n   n2 − n 
(a) tan −1  2 
 (b) tan −1  2 

3. If θ = tan −1
a,φ = tan −1
b and ab = −1, then θ − φ = n +n+ 2 n −n+ 2
π  n2 + n + 2 
(a) 0 (b)
4 (c) tan −1  2

 (d) None of these
 n +n 
11. The number of real solutions of 66 b 67 b 68 b 69 d 70 b
π
tan −1
x(x + 1) + sin −1 2
x + x +1 = is [IIT 1999] 71 b 72 d 73 d 74 d 75 a
2
(a) Zero (b) One 76 c 77 b 78 a,d 79 c 80 d

(c) Two (d) Infinite 81 d 82 d 83 a 84 c 85 b


11π 86 c 87 a 88 a 89 a 90 c
12. The equation 2 cos −1 x + sin −1 x = has [AMU 1999]
6
91 d 92 c 93 d 94 a 95 b
(a) No solution (b) Only one solution
96 b 97 d 98 c 99 b 100 a
(c) Two solutions (d) Three solutions
13. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = π , then x + y + z is equal 101 a 102 b 103 d 104 b 105 a

to 106 d 107 c 108 b 109 d 110 d


[Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
111 d 112 a 113 b 114 c 115 c
(a) xyz (b) 0
116 c 117 b 118 c 119 d 120 b
(c) 1 (d) 2xyz
121 a,d 122 b 123 b 124 d 125 d
 a−b θ
14. 2 tan −1  tan  = [Dhanbad Engg. 1976]
 a + b 2  126 b 127 b 128 a 129 a 130 d

131 a 132 b 133 c 134 c 135 d


 a cosθ + b 
(a) cos −1  
 a + b cosθ  136 c 137 a

 a + b cosθ 
(b) cos −1  
 a cosθ + b 
 a cosθ 
(c) cos −1  
Critical Thinking Questions
 a + b cosθ 
 b cosθ  1 d 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 a
(d) cos −1  
 a cosθ + b  6 b 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 a

15. 2 tan (cos x) = tan (cosec x), then x =


−1 −1 2
11 c 12 a 13 a 14 a 15 d
[UPSEAT 2002]
π
(a) (b) π
2
π π
(c) (d)
6 3
Inverse trigonometric functions

9 b 10 b

11 c 12 a 13 c 14 d 15 c

16 b 17 c 18 b 19 a 20 c

21 d 22 b 23 c 24 a 25 b

26 b 27 d 28 d 29 d 30 c

31 b 32 b 33 c 34 c 35 a

36 a 37 b 38 a 39 c 40 c

41 b 42 c 43 d 44 a 45 a

46 a 47 d 48 c 49 b 50 d

51 a 52 d 53 c 54 d 55 c

56 b 57 b 58 b 59 b 60 c

61 a 62 a 63 d 64 a 65 c

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