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Trigonometry UNIT 2

1. Answer (3)

sin–1x  cos–1x

 sin–1x + cos–1x  2cos–1x

1 
 cos x 
4

 1 
 x   1, 
 2

2. Answer (2)

 1  7  
cos     cos1   cos   
 6 2   6 3

5 
 cos   cos
6 6

3. Answer (4)

 2  6  1
cos1   cos1 
 3   2 3 
   

 1   3 2
 tan1  1
  tan  
 2  1 6 

 1  3  2 
  
 1  6  
1  2  
 tan  
 1 3  2 
 2(1  6 ) 

 1 6  6  2 
 tan1 
 2  2 3  3  2 
 

 3  1  1  
 tan1    tan  
3 3   3 6

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4. Answer (1)

sin–1(sin12) + cos–1(cos12)

= sin–1(sin(12 – 4)) + cos–1(cos(4 – 12))

= 12 – 4 + 4 – 12

=0

5. Answer (3)

 – 1  2 .2  –1
2 tan–12 – =   tan  1 – 4  – tan 1
4  

–1  4 
=   tan   – tan –1 1
–3

–1  4  –1
=  – tan    tan 1
3

 –1  4  –1 
=  –  tan  3   tan 1
   

 4  
   1   1 1 1 x  y

3 using tan x  tan y    tan , x  0, y  0
=  – tan   
– 1
  4   1  xy xy 1 
 1–  
  3 

 7 
 
 – tan – 1 3 
= 1

 – 
 3 

= (tan–1(7))

 
tan 2 tan –1 2 –  = tan(tan–17) = tan tan–17 = 7
 4

6. Answer (1)


tan   = 2 –1
8


 tan –1 2 – 1 =  
8

 1   1 1 
 tan –1    because 2  1  .41 and  .5   2  1
2 8  2 2 

 1  1
Also sin –1    sin –1  
2 3

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 1 
 3 sin –1   
3 2

 3
sin –1    sin –1  3 
 2  5
 

3 
 sin –1   
5 3

 1  3  5 5 9
 3 sin –1    sin –1    B < , But A = .
3
  5 6 6 8

A>B
7. Answer (4)
cos(tan–1(1 + x))

 –1 
= cos – cot x 
2 


 tan–1 (1 + x) = – cot –1 x  tan–1(1 + x) = tan–1x
2
 x = x + 1, hence no solution
8. Answer (3)

tan –1 x x  1 = cos –1 x 2  x  1


 tan –1 x 2  x  sin –1 x 2  x  1 =
2
For domain of functions
x2 + x  0 ...(i)

and x2  x  1  1 ...(ii)

 x2 + x + 1  1
x2 + x  0 ...(iii)
By (i) and (iii)
x2 + x = 0
 x = 0, x = – 1
9. Answer (4)

 3 5 7 
 x – x  x – x  ... 
 2 4 8 
 


 x2 x3 x 4 
=  x – 2  4 – 8 ... 
 

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 
 x  x
   =
 2
 x   x
1– – 
 1 –  – 
  2
  2 
 

x x
 =
x2 x
1 1
2 2

x2 x
 =
2 2

 x = 0, 1
Difference = 1 – 0 = 1
10. Answer (2)

x  5
cos –1   = – sec –1  
5 2 3

x 5 3 4


cos –1   = cosec –1   = sin –1   = cos –1  
5 3 5 5
x=4
11. Answer (1)

y
cos –1 x – cos –1 =
2

 xy y 2 
 cos –1   1 – x2 1– =
 2 4 
 

xy y2
  1 – x2 1– = cos
2 4

2
 xy

2

– cos   
= 1 – x 2  
 4 – y2 


   4 
 4x2 – 4xy cos  + y2 = 4sin2
12. Answer (2)

 
cos –1 cos  – sin –1 cos   x  

 2 cos –1 cos   x   
2

x 
cos –1 cos  = 
2 4

 x 
 cos  = cos  
2 4
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x  x 


cos  = cos  2 . cos  4  – sin  2  . sin  4 
       

x x
2 cos  = cos  2  – sin  2 
   

2 cos = 1 – sinx
 sinx = 1 – 2cos
13. Answer (3)
sin–1(sinx) = x

  
 x  – ,  ...(i)
 2 2

cos–1(cosx) = x
 x  [0, ] ...(ii)
tan–1(tanx) =x

  
 x  – ,  ...(iii)
 2 2

by (i), (ii), (iii)

 
x  0, 
 2

14. Answer (3)

– sin –1 2 x 1  x 2  = 2sin–1x + 


 

 
 –  2 sin –1 x   
2 2

3 
–  2 sin –1 x  –
2 2

3   
–  sin –1 x  –  –  sin –1 x  –
4 4 2 4

1
 – 1  x –
2

15. Answer (3)

cos–1y = sin–1x = cos –1 1 – x 2

If x > 0, y > 0

y= 1 – x2

 x2 + y2 = 1, the locus is quarter circle.

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16. Answer (2)

3
sin–1x + sin–1y + sin–1z =
2
x=y=z=1
 cos–1x = 0 = cos–1y = cos–1z
 [cos–1x] + [cos–1y] + [cos–1z] = 0
17. Answer (4)
sin–1sin tan cos–1 sin cos–1x

= sin–1sin tan cos–1sin sin–1 1 – x 2

= sin–1sin tan cos –1 1 – x 2

x
= sin–1sin tan tan–1
1 – x2

x
= sin–1sin
1 – x2

x
=
1 – x2
18. Answer (1)

 2 
–1 1 – x 
2tan–1x = – cos  2 
1 x 

 2tan–1x  (–, 0]


 –  tan –1 x  0
2
 x  (– , 0]
19. Answer (2)


sin–1x + cos–1x =
2
–1x1 ...(i)


tan–1x + cot–1x =
2
–<x< ...(ii)


sec–1x + cosec–1x =
2
–1x1 ...(iii)
By (i), (ii), (iii)
x = 1, x = – 1, only two values.

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20. Answer (3)
y = (tan–1x)2 + (cot–1x)2
2

= tan  –1
x 
2  
  – tan –1 x 
2 

= (tan–1x)2 +
2
4

 tan –1 x 
2
– tan–1x

2
= 2(tan–1x)2 –  tan–1x +
4



y = 2  tan –1 x 2


2
tan –1 x 
 2  2   2

16 16  4



y = 2  tan –1 x 2


2
tan –1 x 
 2   2  2
16 

8

4

2
2  
y=  2  tan –1 x – 
8  4

2
ymin = at x = 1
8
2
2  3 
ymax  2 
8  4 

2 2  2 9 2 10  2 5 2
=  2.9 =  = 
8 16 8 8 8 4

2 5 2
 m= ,M=
8 4

5 2
M 4
= = 10
m 2
8

21. Answer (4)


Only two values are contained by this expression because at the common domain of functions used is
{–1, 1} because
(i) The domain of sin–1x and cos–1x is –1  x  1
(ii) The domain of tan–1x and cot–1x is (– , )
(iii) The domain of sec–1x is – 1  x  1
Hence common domain is {– 1, 1}

22. Answer (2)


If [sin–1x] = 1
 1  sin–1x < 2

 1  sin–1 x 
2
 sin1  x  1

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23. Answer (4)


y
/2 –1
y = sin (sin x)
1 y = | sin x |
x
A /2 B

y = |sinx| = sin–1sinx
As by graph only two solutions are there x = 0 and x = 

24. Answer (1)

 2n  
cot –1 
   3

  2n 
  cot –1  
3   

 2n
cot   cot 
3 

2n 1
 – 
 3

 –  < 2n <
3


–<n<
2 3
 Hence no natural value of n.

25. Answer (3)

 2y 
tan –1  = 2 tan–1y
1– y 

 2a 
sin –1  –1
2  = 2tan a
1 a 

 1 – b2 
sin –1  –1
 1  b 2  = 2tan b
 
 2tan–1y = 2tan–1a + 2 tan–1b

ab 
 tan–1y = tan–1  1 – ab 
 

ab
 y = 1 – ab

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26. Answer (3)
(sin–1x)2 – 3 (sin–1x) + 2 = 0
 (sin–1x – 1) (sin–1x – 2) = 0
 sin–1x = 2 (Not possible)
 sin–1x = 1
 x = sin1

27. Answer (2)


tan–1 1 + tan–1 2 + tan–1 3
= tan–1 1 +  + tan–1(–1) = 

28. Answer (4)

 1 5
tan  2 tan1  
 5  12

  1 
17 x 2  17 x tan   2 tan1     10  0
4  5 

5
1
2
 17 x  17 x. 12  10  0
5
1
12

 17x2 – 7x – 10 = 0
 (x – 1) (17x + 10) = 0
 x = 1 is a root of the given equation.
29. Answer (1)
f(x) = 0
 sin{cot–1(x + 1)} = cos(tan–1x)

1 1  1 
 sin sin  cos cos1
 
1   x  1
2 2
1 x

1
 1 + x2 = 2 + x2 + 2x x= 
2

30. Answer (2)


We have,
x = cos2(tan–1 (sin (cot–1 3))) then

1  32 10
x=   11x – 10 = 0
2  32 11
1331 x3 – 3630 x2 + 3300 x + 7369 is equal
= (11x – 10)3 + 8369 = 8369 , as 11x – 10 = 0

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