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Extra Practice Module

Chapter: - Inverse Trigonometric Function

Exercise-1

1. Find the domain of each of the following functions:

sin1 x  3x  1 
(i) f(x) = (ii) f(x) = 1  2x + 3 sin–1  
x  2 
1 1
(iii) f(x) = 2sin x +
x2

2. Find the range of each of the following functions:

 3x 2  1 
(i) f(x) = n (sin–1x) (ii) f(x) = sin–1  
 5x 2  1 
 

3. Find the simplified value of the following expressions:

  1   1  1 
(i) sin   sin1     (ii) tan cos 1  tan1   
3  2   2  3 
   3  
(iii) sin–1 cos sin1 
 2  
    

n n
4. (i) If  cos
i 1
1
i = 0, then find the value of  i·
i 1
i

2n 2n
(ii) If  sin1 x i  n , then show that x i  2n
i 1 i 1

  
5. Let f:   ,   B defined by f (x) = 2 cos2x + 3 sin2x + 1. Find B such that f –1 exists. Also
 3 6
find f –1 (x).

6. The domain of definition of f(x) = sin1 (x  1  2) is:

(A) [ 2, 0]  [2, 4] (B) (2, 0)  (2, 4) (C) [ 2, 0]  [1, 3] (D) ( 2, 0)  (1, 3)

7. The function f(x) = cot1 (x  3) x + cos1 x 2  3x  1 is defined on the set S, where S is

equal to:
(A) {0, 3} (B) (0, 3) (C) {0,  3} (D) [ 3, 0]

8. Domain of f(x) = cos–1 x + cot–1 x + cosec–1 x is

(A) [– 1, 1] (B) R (C) (– ]  [1, ) (D) {– 1, 1}

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9. Range of f(x) = sin–1 x + tan–1 x + sec–1 x is
  3    3    3    3 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
4 4  4 4  4 4  4 4 

10. cosec–1 (cos x) is real if

(A) x  [– 1, 1] (B) x  R

(C) x is an odd multiple of (D) x is a multiple of 
2


11. Domain of definition of the function f (x) = sin1 (2 x)  for real valued ' x ' is:
6
 1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1
(A)   ,  (B)   ,  (C)   ,  (D)   , 
 4 2  2 2  2 9  4 4

   3 
12. The solution of the equation sin1  tan   sin1   = 0 is
 4  x  6
 
(A) x = 2 (B) x =  4 (C) x = 4 (D) x = 3

3
13. Number of solutions of the equation cot–1 4  x 2  cos 1(x 2  5)  is:
2
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
Answer Key Exercise-1
 1 1
1. (i) [–1, 1] – {0} (ii)   ,  (iii)   
 3 2
2. (i) (– , n /2] (ii) (0, /2]
1 
3. (i) 1 (ii) (iii)
3 6

 n  1 1  1  x  2   
4. (i) n   5. B = [0, 4]; f –1 (x) =  sin   
 2  2   2  6
6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (C)
10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (A)
Exercise-2

1. Evaluate the following inverse trigonometric expressions:

 7  –1  2  –1  5   7 
(i) sin–1  sin  (ii) tan  tan  (iii) cos  cos  (iv) sec–1  sec 
 6   3   4   4 

2. Find the value of the following inverse trigonometric expressions:

(i) sin–1 (sin 4) (ii) cos–1 (cos 10)
(iii) tan–1 (tan (– 6)) (iv) cot–1 (cot (– 10))
 1  9 9  
(v) cos–1   cos  sin 
 2 10 10  

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3. Find the value of following expressions:
(i) cot (tan–1 a + cot–1 a) (ii) sin (sin–1x + cos–1x) , | x |  1

4. If x2, then cos–1 (cosx) is equal to

(A) x (B)  – x (C) 2 + x (D) 2 – x

2
5. If sin–1 x + sin–1 y = , then cos–1x + cos–1y is equal to
3
2  
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
3 3 6

6. If x  0 and  = sin1x + cos1x  tan1x, then

 3    
(A)    (B) 0    (C) 0   < (D)    
2 4 4 2 4 2

Answer Key Exercise-2

  3 
1. (i) – (ii) – (iii) (iv)
6 3 4 4
17 
2. (i) –4  (ii) 4 – 10 (iii) 2 – 6 (iv) 4 – 10 (v)
20
3. (i) 0 (ii) 1 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (D)

Exercise-3

1. Evaluate the following expressions:

 3  1
(i) sin  cos 1  (ii) tan  cos 1 
 5  3
 41   65 
(iii) cosec  sec 1  (iv) tan  cos ec 1

 5   63 
 1  4 2
(v) sin   cos 1  (vi) cos  sin1  cos1 
6 4  5 3
       1
(vii) sec  tan tan1      (viii) cos tan– 1 sin cot–1  
   3   2

2. Find the value of sin–1 (cos(sin–1x)) + cos–1 (sin (cos–1x))

3. If tan–1x + cot–1 1 + 2tan–1z = , then prove that x + y + 2z = xz2 + yz2 + 2xyz

y

4. Prove each of the following relations:

1 x 1
(i) tan–1 x = –  + cot–1 = sin–1 = – cos–1 when x < 0.
x 1  x2 1  x2

1 1  x2 x
(ii) cos–1x = sec–1 =  – sin–1 1  x 2 = + tan–1 = cot –1 when – 1<x< 0
x x 1  x2

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5. Express in terms of
(i) tan–1 2x in terms of tan–1 x for x > 1
1 x2
(ii) sin–1 (2x 1  x2 ) in terms of sin–1 x for 1  x > 1
2
(iii) cos–1 (2x2 – 1) in terms of cos–1x for – 1  x < 0

6. Solve for x
1 
(i) cos (2 sin–1x) = (ii) cot–1 x + tan–1 3 =
3 2
 x 1 –1  x  1  =  2
(iii) tan–1   + tan   (iv) sin–1x + sin–12x =
 x  2  x 2 4 3

7. Prove that
3  8  77 3 5 33
(i) sin–1   + sin–1   = sin–1 (ii) tan–1 + sin–1 = cos–1
5  17  85 4 13 65
 1  
(iii) sin–1  –1
 + cot 3 = 4 (iv) tan–1 1 + tan–1 2 + tan–1 3 = 
 5
8. Find the sum of each of the following series:
1 1 1 1
(i) tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2
x  x  1 x  3x  3 x  5x  7 x  7 x  13
........ upto n terms.
1 1 1 2 1 2n1
(ii) tan + tan + ..... + tan + .....................upto infinite terms
3 9 1  22n  1


 3 3
9. The numerical value of cot  2 sin1  cos 1  is
 5 5
4 3 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 4 3

10. STATEMENT-1: tan2 (sec–1 2) + cot2 (cosec– 1 3) = 11.

STATEMENT-2: tan2  + sec2  = 1 = cot2 + cosec2 
(A) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation
for STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(D) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(E) Both STATEMENTS are false

1 
11. If  is a real root of the equation x3 + 3x – tan2 = 0, then cot–1  + cot–1 – can be equal to
 2
 3
(A) 0 (B) (C)  (D)
2 2


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  1
12. If x < 0, then value of tan–1(x) + tan–1   is equal to
x
 
(A) (B) – (C) 0 (D) –
2 2


 1 
13. If sin–1x + cot–1   = , then x is equal to
2 2
1 2 3
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
5 5 2

 1 
14. The numerical value of tan  2 tan 1   is
 5 4
7 7 17 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) –
17 17 7 3

a b 
15. STATEMENT-1: If a > 0, b > 0, tan– 1   + tan– 1   = .  x = ab .
x x 2
m nm 
STATEMENT-2: If m, n  N, n  m, then tan– 1   + tan– 1   = .
n nm 4
(A) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is correct explanation for
STATEMENT-1
(B) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is true and STATEMENT-2 is not correct explanation
for STATEMENT-1
(C) STATEMENT-1 is true, STATEMENT-2 is false
(D) STATEMENT-1 is false, STATEMENT-2 is true
(E) Both STATEMENTS are false

y
16. If cos–1x – cos–1 = , then 4x2 – 4xy cos  + y2 is equal to
2
(A) 2 sin 2 (B) 4 (C) 4sin2  (D) – 4 sin2 

Answer Key Exercise-3
4 41 63
1. (i) (ii) 2 2 (iii) (iv)
5 4 16
1 3 5 64 5 5
(v) (vi) (vii) 2 (viii)
8 15 3

2. 5. (i) 2tan–1x –  (ii)  – 2sin–1x (iii) 2 – 2cos–1x
2
1 1 1
6. (i) ± (ii) x = 3 (iii) ± (iv) x =
3 2 2

8. (i) tan–1 (x + n)  tan–1 x (ii)
4
9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (B)
14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (C)

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Exercise-4
1. Solve the following inequalities:
(i) cos 1 x > cos 1 x2 (ii) sin–1 x > – 1
(iii) cos–1 x < 2 (iv) cot–1 x < – 3

2. Solve the inequality tan–1 x > cot–1 x.

n 
3. If cot1 > , n  N, then the maximum value of ‘ n ‘ is:
 6

1 1  3 sin 2  
4. If sin   = , then tan  is equal to
2  5  4 cos 2  4

5. The number of real solutions of equation 1  cos 2x = 2 sin–1 (sin x), 10  x  10,
is/are

6. The number of solution(s) of the equation, sin 1x + cos1 (1  x) = sin1 ( x), is/are
Answer Key Exercise-4
1. (i) [ 1, 0) (ii) – sin 1 < x  1 (iii) cos2 < x  1 (iv) no solution
2. x>1 3. 5 4. 3 5. 20 6. 1

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