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Class XII-A
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➔ Inverse Functions
(df-1/dx)x=f(a)=1/(df/dx)x=a
sin -1(x)
Eg:-
𝜋 √3 √3 𝜋
sin( 3 ) = 2 implies that sin-1( 2 ) = 3 .
We can get the curve of sin-1x by reflecting the curve y=sin x
about the line y=x.
𝜋 𝜋
This is obtained by reflecting y=sin(x), x=[− 2 , 2 ] about the line
y=x to get x=sin(y), y=[-1,1].
cos-1(x)
tan-1 (x)
Let y=sin-1x
∴ 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑦 = 𝑥
𝑑
∴ (sin 𝑦) = 1
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦
∴ cos 𝑦 =1
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 1
∴ 𝑑𝑥 = cos 𝑦
1
=
√1−𝑥 2
√1 − 𝑥 2 1
In a similar way,
𝑑 −1
1
(cos 𝑥 ) = −
𝑑𝑥 √1 − 𝑥 2
Let 𝑦 = sec −1 𝑥 x
∴ sec 𝑦 = 𝑥 √𝑥 2 − 1
𝑑𝑦
∴ sec 𝑦 tan 𝑦 =1
𝑑𝑥
𝑑𝑦 1
∴ 𝑑𝑥 = sec 𝑦 tan 𝑦 1 y
1
=± [Refer to triangle]
𝑥√𝑥 2 −1
There is a ± sign because the triangle may be on either
side of the y-axis, so x can be either positive or negative.
𝑑 1
(sec −1 𝑥 ) =
𝑑𝑥 |𝑥 |√𝑥 2 − 1
In a similar way,
𝑑 1
(𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 𝑥 ) = −
𝑑𝑥 |𝑥 |√𝑥 2 − 1
𝑑 1
(tan−1 𝑥 ) =
𝑑𝑥 1+𝑢2
𝑑 1
(𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 𝑥 ) = −
𝑑𝑥 1+𝑢2
sin(sin-1x)=cos(cos-1x)=x, |x|≤1
tan(tan-1x)=cot(cot-1x)=x, x∈R
sec(sec-1x)=cosec(cosec-1x)=x, |x|≥1
𝜋 𝜋
sin(sin-1x)=x, x∈[ − 2 , 2 ] cos (cos −1 𝑥) = 𝑥
x∈ [0, 𝜋]
𝜋 𝜋
tan-1(tan)x=x, x∈ (− 2 , 2 ) cot(cot-1x)=x, x∈ (0, 𝜋)
𝜋 𝜋
sec-1(sec x) = x, x∈ [0, 2 ) ∪ ( 2 , 𝜋] cosec-1(cosec x)=x,
𝜋 𝜋
x∈ [− 2 , 0) ∪ (0, 2 ]
In their respective domains,
sin-1(-x)= - sin-1x
cos-1(-x)= 𝜋 - cos-1x
tan-1(-x) = - tan-1x
cot-1(-x)= 𝜋 - cot-1x
cosec-1(-x)= - cosec-1x
sec-1(-x)= 𝜋 - sec-1x
1
cosec-1x = sin-1(𝑥)
1
sec-1x = cos-1(𝑥)
1
cot-1(x) = tan-1(𝑥), x>0
1
cot-1(x) = 𝜋 + tan-1(𝑥), x<0
𝜋
sin-1x + cos-1x = 2
𝜋
tan-1 + cot-1x =
2
𝜋
sec-1x + cosec-1x = 2
𝑥+𝑦
tan-1x + tan-1y = tan-11−𝑥𝑦 xy<1
𝑥+𝑦
tan-1x + tan-1y = 𝜋 + tan-11−𝑥𝑦 , x>0, y>0, xy>1
𝑥−𝑦
tan-1x - tan-1y = tan-11+𝑥𝑦 , xy> -1
−1
2𝑥 −1
sin ( ) = 2 tan 𝑥 , |𝑥| ≤ 1
1 + 𝑥2
−1
1 − 𝑥2
cos ( 2
) = 2 tan−1 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 0
1+𝑥
2𝑥
tan−1 ( 2
) = 2 tan−1 𝑥 , |𝑥 | < 1
1−𝑥
𝑥
sin−1 ( )=tan−1 𝑥
√1+𝑥 2
1
cos −1 ( )=tan−1 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 0
√1+𝑥 2
𝑥
sin−1 ( )=tan−1 𝑥
√1+𝑥 2
1
cos −1 ( )=tan−1 𝑥 , 𝑥 > 0
√1+𝑥 2
𝑥
tan−1 ( ) = sin−1 𝑥 , |𝑥 | < 1
√1 − 𝑥 2
−1
√1 − 𝑥 2
tan ( ) = cos −1 𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥 ≤ 1
𝑥
sin−1 𝑥 = cos −1 √1 − 𝑥 2 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
cos −1 𝑥 = sin−1 √1 − 𝑥 2 , 0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1
cos(sin−1 𝑥 ) = sin(cos −1 𝑥 ) = √1 − 𝑥 2 , |𝑥 | ≤ 1