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INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTION
WORKBOOK
PATTERN-2

By Mathematics Wizard
Manoj Chauhan Sir (IIT Delhi)
No. 1 Faculty of Unacademy,
Exp. More than 12 Years
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Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ MCSIR Inverse Trigonometric Function
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS Graphs of all 6 ITF
f : R  R ; f = sin x is many one into. (I) Y = sin–1 x
To make it bijective cut its domain & co-
domain
f : [–/2, /2]  [–1, 1] Highlights :
–1
f = sin x is bijective. Now invertible. (i) sin x is aperiodic
(ii) sin–1 x is bounded
All trigonometric functions are periodic and (iii) sin–1x is odd function
hence not invertible. To make them invertible (iv) sin–1x is increasing
we cut their domain. (v) Max. value is 1 and Min. value is –1
sin–1x, cos–1x, tan–1x etc. denote angles or real
dy 1
numbers whose sine is x, whose cosine is x –1 
(vi) y = sin x ; dx
and whose 1 x2
tangent is x. (II) y = cos–1 x
Principal Value Range and Domain of ITF
ITF Domain Range Highlights :
sin–1x [–1, 1] –1
(i) cos x is aperiodic
   (ii) cos –1 x is bounded
 2 , 2  (iii) cos–1 x is neither odd nor even
  (iv) cos –1 x is always decreasing
cos–1x [–1, 1] [0, ] (v) Max value is  & min value is 0
   dy 1
tan–1x R   , 
(vi) dx 
 2 2 1 x2
–1
cosec x (–,–1][1,] (III) y = tan–1 x
  
  2 , 2   0 Highlights
  –1
(i) tan x is aperiodic
  (ii) tan–1 x is bounded
sec–1x (–,–1][1,] [0, ] –   (iii) tan–1 x is odd function
2 (vi) tan–1 x is always increasing
cot–1x R (0, ) (vi) No maxima & no minima
cos–1x All ITF + ve
cos–1x sec–1x dy 1
(vii) 
sin–1x tan–1x dx 1  x 2
cosec–1x (IV) y = cot–1 x

Note : Highlights
(i) Ist quadrant common to all ITF. –1
(i) cot x is aperiodic
(ii) 3rd quadrant is not used in ITF. (ii) cot –1 x is bounded
(iii) 4th quadrant is not used in the clockwise (iii) Neither odd nor even
direction. (iv) Decreasing
Note : (v) No maxima & no minima
(i) All ITF are bounded
(ii) ITF will be reflection of function about line dy 1
(vi) 
y = x. dx 1  x 2
(V) y = sec–1 x

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Highlights Question.
(i) sec –1 x is aperiodic
(ii) sec –1 x is bounded  1   1 
Value of sin–1    + cos–1   –
(iii) Neither odd nor even  2  2
(iv) Increasing
 1 
(v) Maxima   & Minima  0
 
tan–1  3 + cot–1  


3
dy 1
(vi) dx  Question.
| x | x2  1 Value of sin (tan–1 (2))
(VI) y = cosec–1 x
Question.
Value of cos(tan–1(3))
Highlights
–1
(i) cosec x is aperiodic Question.
(ii) cosec –1 x is bounded
(iii) Odd  1  3
Value of sin  2 sin  
(iv) Decreasing   5
(v) Maxima   & Minima  
dy 1 Question.
(vi) dx   Value of cos (2 tan–1 (2))
| x | x2 1
Note : Question.
Value of cos (2 tan–1 (3))
(1) tan–1 (x) and cot–1 (x) are continuous and
monotonic on R that their range is R.
Question.
(2) If f (x) is continuous and has a range R
it is monotonic.  3 3
Value of sin  arcsin  arccos 
e.g. y = x3 –3x  5 5

Question.
Question.  1  1 
Domain & range of y = sin–1 (ex) Value of sin  tan cos cot 1   
  3 
Question.
Domain & range of cos–1 [x] Question.
Show that :
Question.
x2  1
Domain & range of cos–1 {x}, sin–1{x}. 
cos tan 1
 sin  cot x    
1

x2  2
;

Question. x  (0,1)
Domain & range of cot–1 (sgn x) Question.
If cos–1x + cos–1y = 0, find value of x + y
Question.
Domain & range of tan–1 (log2 (x2 – 2x + 2)) Question.
If cos–1 x + cos–1 y + cos–1 z = 3 , find value
of x + y + z

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Question. (II) f(x) = tan–1 (tan x)
If sin–1x + sin–1y + sin–1z = 3/2, find value of x
+y+z
Question.
Question.  13 
True/ False tan 1  tan 
 3 
y = sgn (cot–1x) & y = sin2x + cos2x are
identical functions.
 25 
tan 1  tan 
Question.  4 
If f : R  [0, /2)
f(x) = tan–1 (x2 + 2x + ), function is onto then Question.
find .
 19 
Question. tan 1  tan 
 4 
   
If f : R   , ,  27  
 4 2 tan 1  tan 
 4 
f(x) = tan–1 (x2 + 2x + ) f(x) is onto. Find 
 17 
tan 1  tan 
 3 
Question.
2 2 2 32
 sin x    sin y    sin z 
1 1 1

4
. Find the value of the following :
Distinct values of x + y – z = ? Question.
tan–1 (tan 1)
Question. tan–1 (tan 2)

log10 1  log 7  x 2  5x  13  tan–1 (tan 3)

  Question.
 7 
 sin 1   tan–1 (tan 4) tan–1 (tan 5) tan–1 (tan 6)
 6  sin  9x  
  
  2  Question.
tan–1 (tan 7)
Question.
tan–1 (tan 8)
Draw graph of y = sin (tan–1x).
F(x) = cot–1 (cot x)
Properties of Inverse
Property - 1 Question.
f(x) = sin (sin–1x)
f(x) = cos (cos–1x)  11 
cot–1 cot  
f(x) = tan (tan–1x)  3 
f(x) = cot (cot–1x)
f(x) = cosec (cosec–1x)  17  
cot–1 cot  
f(x) = sec (sec–1x)  3 
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Question. Question.

 13   7 
cot 1 cot  cos 1  cos 
  3 
 7 
 37 
1  25  cos 1  cos 
cot cot    4 
 4 
 13 
Question. cos 1  cos 
 4 
 19  Find the value of the following :
cot 1 cot  
 4  Question.
cos–1 (cos 1)
 37   cos–1 (cos 2)
cot 1 cot  
 4  cos–1 (cos 3)
Find the value of the following :
Question. Question.
–1
cot cot (1) cos–1 (cos 4)
cot–1 cot (2) cos–1 (cos 5)
cos–1 (cos 6)
cot–1 cot (3)
Question.
Question.
cot–1 cot (4)
cos–1 (cos 7)
cot–1 cot (5) cos–1 (cos 8)
cot–1 cot (6)
f(x) = sin–1 (sin x)
Question. Question.
cot–1 cot (7)  13 
–1
cot cot (8) sin 1  sin 
 3 
f(x) = cos–1 (cosx)
 25 
Find the value of the following : sin 1  sin 
 4 
Question.

 11  Question.
cos 1  cos 
 3 
 19 
sin 1  sin 
 25   4 
cos 1  cos 
 4 
 37 
sin 1  sin 
 4 

 17 
sin 1  sin 
 3 

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Question. (IV) sec–1 (–x) =  – sec–1 x
sin–1 (sin 1) (V) tan–1(–x) = –tan–1(–x)
(VI) cot–1 (–x) =  – cot–1 x
sin–1 (sin 2)
sin–1 (sin 3) Property - 4

(I) sin–1 x + cos–1 x =
Question. 2
sin–1 (sin 4) 
–1 (II) sec–1x + cosec–1x =
sin (sin 5) 2
sin–1 (sin 6) 
(III) tan–1x + cot–1x =
2
Question.
Question.
sin–1 (sin 7)
sin–1 (sin 8) 1
tan–1   + tan–1 (2) + tan–1
2
 3 = ?
f(x) = sec–1 (sec x)
Question.
f(x) = cosec–1 (cosec x)

sin–1 x + cos–1 (x2 – 2x + 2) =
INEQUALITIES 2
Question.
log2 tan–1 x > 1 Question.

Question. If sin–1 a + cos–1 b = & sec–1 a + cosec–1 b
2
(cot–1 x)2 – 5cot–1 x + 6 > 0

= , find a + b
Question. 2
1 (a) 2 (b) –2
Domain of f(x) = (c) 0 (d) None
n cot 1 x
Question.
Property - 2
52
1 1 (tan–1 x)2 + (cot–1 x)2 =
(I) cosec–1 x = sin–1 & sin–1 x = cosec–1 8
x x
Question.
1 1
(II) sec–1 x = cos–1 & cos–1 x = sec–1 7
x x 5tan–1x + 3 cot–1x =
4
1 1
(III) cot–1 x = tan–1 ; x > 0 =  + tan–1 ; x < 0
x x Question.
Property - 3 3
4sin–1 x + cos–1 x =
4
(I) sin–1 (–x) = –sin–1 x
(II) cosec–1(–x) = –cosec–1(–x)
(III) cos–1 (–x) =  – cos–1 x

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Question.
xy
n  Q. x > 0 & y > 0 tan–1 x – tan–1 y = tan–1
cot–1    . Find maximum value of 1  xy
 6 Q. tan–1 + tan–1 2 + tan–1 3 = ?
nN
1 1
Q. tan–1 1+ tan–1 + tan–1 = ?
Question. 2 3
Maximum & Minimum values of Q. Show that :
(sin–1 x)3 + (cos–1 x)3
tan 1 1  tan 1 2  tan 1 3
2
Question. cot 1  cot 1 2  cot 1 3
Find the range of f(x) = sin–1 x + cos–1 x + Q. If tan–1 4 + tan–1 5 = cot–1 () then find 
tan–1 x.
7
Q.  = tan –1 5 – tan –1 3 + tan –1 and
Question. 9
f(x) = sec–1 x + cosec–1 x + cot–1 x. 2 24 1
 = tan–1 + cot–1 + tan–1 , then
Question. 11 7 3
f(x) = sin–1 x + tan–1 x + sec–1 x. (A)  =  (B)  > 
(C)  <  (D)  + 
Question.  1  
Number of solutions of the equation : Q. Find x satisfying sin–1   + cos–1 (x) =
 5 4

tan 1 x 2  x  sin 1 x 2  x  1 
2  3   11 
Q. sin–1   +cos–1 
 73 
 + cot–1
 146 
 3
Question.
 and  are the roots of the equation equals :
x2 + 7x – 8 = 0. (A)  (B) /2
Find the value of (C) 5/12 (D) /3

1 7 3
1 Q. Which is greater cos–1 + cos–1 or
tan 1   tan 1   tan 1    tan 1   25 5
 
cot–1 (–1) ?
Question. 3
f(x) = tan(cot–1 x) and g(x) = cot(tan–1 x) are Q. Find A : 2 cos–1 = tan–1 A
13
identical. True or False ?
1 7
Q. Find B cos 1  tan 1 B
Question. 2 25
Solve for x :
x2 1 2x 2 Property 6 (a)
cot 1  tan 1 2  . sin–1 x + sin–1 y =
2x x 1 3

sin 1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2
  if x  0; y  0 and x 2  y 2  1
Property - 5 

 1 x  y 1 1   
  sin 1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if x  0; y  0 and x 2  y 2  1
 tan 1  xy , x  0, y  0 and xy  1  0 tan x  tan y  2
1 1 
tan x  tan y  
   tan 1 x  y , x  0, y  0 and xy  1    tan 1 x  tan 1 y  
 1  xy 2

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Simplification of Inverse Functions by
3 12
Q. Find whether sin –1  sin 1 is acute/ Elementary Subsititution
5 13 f(x) = sin–1
obtuse.
Property 6 (b)  2 tan 1 x 1  x  1
 1
2x    2 tan x if x  1
sin–1 x – sin–1 y = sin–1 
1 x 2  1
   2 tan x x  1
x 1 y 2

 y 1  x2 , x > 0 ; y > 0
1
cos–1 x ± cos–1 y = cos–1
1  x 2  2 tan x x0
f(x)= cos –1 
 xy  
1  x 2 1  y 2 , x > 0; y > 0, x < y..
1
1  x 2  2 tan x
f(x) = tan–1
x0

Q. If cos–1 x + cos–1y + cos–1z =  then prove    2 tan 1 x x  1

that x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xyz = 1 
2x   2 tan 1 x 1  x  1
1 x 2  1
2 6 1   2 tan x   x 1
Q. Show that cos–1  cos 1 
3 2 3 6
2x
Q. f(x) = sin–1 +2tan–1 x, find cos (f (10))
Property 7 1 x2
tan x + tan x + tan–1z = tan–
–1 –1
 x2 1  2x  2
cos 1   tan 1  
 x  y  z  xyz  Q.  x 2  1   x2 1 3
.
1    
1   xy  yz  zx   Find x.
if xy + yz + zx < 1 ; x, y, z > 0
 x  y  z  xyz 
Q.


3cos1 x  sin 1  1  x 2 4x 2  1  .


=  + tan–1 1  xy  yz  zx 
   Find x.
Q. Prove that
if xy + yz + zx > 1 ; x, y, z > 0
Q. x(x – 2) (3x – 7) = 2 1 x2 1 1
Show that its roots r, s, t are real and tan 1  tan 1 x  x  R  0 .
x 2
positive. Compute the value of tan–1 r +
tan–1 s + tan–1 t
Q. Prove that
Q. Point P(x, y) satisfying the equation sin–1x +  2cos 1 x if x   0,1

 
cos 1 2x 2  1  
 2  2 cos 1 x if x   1, 0 
.
cos–1y + cos–1(2xy) = lies on :
2
(A) the bisector of the first and third
quadrant.
(B) the bisector of the second and fourth
quadrant.
(C) the rectangle formed by the lines x = ± 1
and y = ± 1.
(D) a unit circle with centre at the origin.

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1 1  x2 x 1 x 1
Q. Find range of tan . Q. tan–1 + tan–1 = tan–1 (–7)
1  x2 x 1 x
Q. 2 cot–1 2 + cos–1 (3/5) = cosec–1 x
f (x) = sin–1 (3x – 4x3)
Inequalities
 1 Q. cos x > cos–1 x2
–1

 1
    3sin x  if 1  x  
2 Q. sin–1 x > cos–1x
 Q. sin–1 x > sin–1 (1 – x)
1 1
  3sin 1 x if  x Q. arc tan2x – 3 arc tanx + 2 > 0
 2 2
 Q. [sin–1 x] > [cos–1 x]
   3sin 1 x 1
if  x 1
 2 Summation of series
f(x) = cos–1 (4x3 – 3x) Idea of method of difference :

 1 1 x y
3cos x  2 if 1  x  
2
tan–1 x – tan–1 y = tan–1
1  xy

1 1 Q.
  2  3cos1 x if  x
 2 2
 x x
 3cos1 x 1 tan 1 2
 tan 1  ......
if  x 1 1  1  2  x 1   2  3 x 2
 2
x
3x  x 3  tan 1
f(x) = tan–1 = 1  n  n  1 x 2
1  3x 2
Q. Find Sn and S .
 1 1 1 2 4
 3 tan x if  x tan 1  tan 1

 3 3 2  12  14 2  22  24
 1 1
   3 tan x if x 6
 3 tan 1  ....
 1
2  32  34
1
   3 tan x if x

 3  4n 
Q. S  tan 1  n 4  2n 2  2 
Q. Show that tan–1 x = 2tan–1 [cosec (tan–1x)– n 1
tan(cot–1 x)] 
 1 
Q. S   tan 1  
Equations involving inverse i1  2i 2 
trigonometric functions Q.
4 cosec 1 5  cosec 1 65  cosec 1 325  ......
Q. Find x. 2cot–1 2 – cos–1 = cosec–1 x
5 
 1  1
Q. –1 –1
cos x – sin x = cos x 3 –1
Q. S  cos1  n  1   cos 1  n 
n 1
Q. sin[2cos–1 {cot(2tan–1x)}]= 0

Q. sin–1 x + sin–1 2x =
3

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