Cheat Sheet – Inverse Trigonometric Functions

x+y
Domain/Range 32. tan-1x + tan-1y = tan-1( )
1 – xy
Function Domain Range
x > 0, y > 0, xy < 1
sin-1x [–1, 1] [–π/2, π/2] x+y
cos-1x [–1, 1] [0, π] 33. tan-1x + tan-1y = π + tan-1( )
1 – xy
tan-1x (–∞, ∞) (–π/2, π/2) x > 0, y > 0, xy > 1
cot-1x (–∞, ∞) (0, π) 2x
34. 2tan-1x = sin-1 x ϵ [–1, 1]
sec-1x R – (–1,1) [0, π] – {π/2} 1+x2
2x
csc-1x R – (–1,1) [–π/2, π/2] – {0} 35. 2tan-1x = π – sin-1
x ϵ (1, ∞)
1+x2
2x
Identities 36. 2tan-1x = – π – sin -1
x ϵ (–∞, –1)
1+x2
1. sin(sin-1x) = x x ϵ [–1, 1] 1−x2
37. 2tan-1x = cos-1 x ϵ [0, ∞)
2. cos(cos-1x) = x x ϵ [–1, 1] 1+x2
3. tan(tan-1x) = x xϵR 1−x2
38. 2tan-1x = – cos -1
x ϵ (–∞, 0)
4. cot(cot-1x) = x xϵR 1+x2
2x
5. sec(sec-1x) = x x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 39. 2tan-1x = tan-1 x ϵ (–1, 1)
1−x2
6. csc(csc-1x) = x x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 2x
40. 2tan-1x = π + tan -1
x ϵ (1, ∞)
1−x2
7. sin-1(sinx) = x x ϵ [–π/2, π/2] 2x
41. 2tan-1x = – π + tan -1
x ϵ (–∞,– 1)
8. cos-1(cosx) = x x ϵ [0, π] 1−x2
9. tan-1(tanx) = x x ϵ (–π/2, π/2)
10. cot-1(cotx) = x x ϵ (0, π) 42. 2sin-1x = sin-1(2x√1 − x 2 ) x ϵ [–1/√2, 1/√2]
11. sec-1(secx) = x x ϵ [0, π] – {π/2} 43. 2sin-1x = π – sin-1(2x√1 − x 2 ) x ϵ (1/√2, 1]
12. csc-1(cscx) = x x ϵ [–π/2, π/2] – {0} 44. 2sin-1x = – π – sin-1(2x√1 − x 2 ) x ϵ [– 1, –1/√2)

13. sin-1x + cos-1x = π/2 x ϵ [–1, 1] 45. 2cos-1x = cos-1(2x2 – 1) x ϵ [0, 1]

14. tan-1x + cot-1x = π/2 xϵR 46. 2cos-1x = 2π – cos-1(2x2 – 1) x ϵ [–1, 0)
15. sec-1x + csc-1x = π/2 x ϵ R – (–1, 1)
47. 3sin-1x = sin-1(3x – 4x3) x ϵ [–1/2, 1/2]
16. -1
sin (– x) = – sin x-1
x ϵ [–1, 1] 48. 3sin-1x = π – sin-1(3x – 4x3) x ϵ (1/2, 1]
17. cos-1(– x) = π – cos-1x x ϵ [–1, 1] 49. 3sin-1x = – π – sin-1(3x – 4x3) x ϵ [–1, –1/2)
18. tan-1(– x) = – tan-1x xϵR
19. cot-1(– x) = π – cot-1x xϵR 50. 3cos-1x = cos-1(4x3 – 3x) x ϵ [1/2, 1]
20. sec-1(– x) = π – sec-1x x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 51. 3cos-1x = 2π – cos-1(4x3 – 3x) x ϵ [–1/2, 1/2)
21. csc-1(– x) = – csc-1x x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 52. 3cos-1x = 2π + cos-1(4x3 – 3x) x ϵ [–1, –1/2)
3x–x3
-1 -1 53. 3tan-1x = tan-1( ) x ϵ (–1/√3, 1/√3)
22. sin x = csc (1/x) x ϵ [–1, 1] – {0} 1–3x2
23. csc-1x = sin-1(1/x) x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 3x–x3
24. cos-1x = sec-1(1/x) x ϵ [–1, 1] – {0}
54. 3tan-1x = π + tan -1
(1–3x2 ) x ϵ (1/√3, ∞)
25. sec-1x = cos-1(1/x) x ϵ R – (–1, 1) 3x–x3
55. 3tan-1x = – π + tan-1( ) x ϵ (–∞, – 1/√3)
26. tan-1x = cot-1(1/x) x ϵ (0, ∞) 1–3x2
tan-1x = cot-1(1/x) – π x ϵ (–∞, 0)
27. cot-1x = tan-1(1/x) x ϵ (0, ∞) 56. sin-1x + sin-1y = sin-1(x√1 − y 2 + y√1 − x 2 )
cot-1x = tan-1(1/x) + π x ϵ (–∞, 0) x2 + y2 ≤ 1, or xy ≤ 0
57. sin-1x + sin-1y = – sin-1(x√1 − y 2 + y√1 − x 2 ) + π
28. sin-1x = cos-1√1 − x 2 x ϵ [0, 1] x2 + y2 > 1, x, y ϵ (0, 1]
29. sin-1x = – cos-1√1 − x 2 x ϵ [-1, 0) 58. sin-1x + sin-1y = – sin-1(x√1 − y 2 + y√1 − x 2 ) – π
30. cos-1x = sin-1√1 − x 2 x ϵ [0, 1] x2 + y2 > 1, x, y ϵ [–1, 0)
31. cos-1x = π – sin-1√1 − x 2 x ϵ [-1, 0)
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