INVERSE

TRIGONOMETRIC
MATHS WORKSHEET CLASS 12
FUNCTION PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION FACULTY: SMITA DEY

PRACTICE IN WRTING ALL FORMULAES OF THE CHAPTER INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

1 OR 2 MARKS QUESTION
1 x  − 1 / 2, 1 / 2
Prove 3 sin −1 x = sin −1 (3x − 4 x 3 ),
2 −1 −1 3
Solve for x: cos(tan x) = sin(cot ) Ans: x = 3 / 4
4
−1  2 3 
x +1 x
3* Simplify: i) sin  
x 
 1 + (36) 
Ans : 2tan-1(6x)

−1
 −1
ii) sin cot cos(tan 1)  Ans: 2/3
4* Find principle value of
 −1   −1 
i ) sin −1   ii ) cos −1   iii ) sec −1 ( −1) iv) tan −1 ( − 3) v) cot −1 ( − 3)
 2   2 

REDUCE TO SIMPLEST FORM:

THESE TYPE OF QUESTIONS ARE IMPORTANT WRT THE CHAPTER DIFFERENTIATION. IN MANY
QUESTIONS OF DIFFERENTIATION YOU WILL FIND THESE QUESTIONS.
Before you begin these questions, revise few important Trigonometric formulae.
i) 1 - cos2x = 2 sin2(x) v) 1 + sin2x = ( cosx + sinx ) 2
1 + sin 2x = cos x +sin x
ii) 1 - cosx = 2 sin2( x/2) vi) 1 + sinx = ( cosx – sinx ) 2
1 − sin 2 x = cos x −sin x
[always cosx – sinx in school based paper]
iii) 1 + cos2x = 2 cos2x vii) x x
1 + sin x = cos + sin
2 2
iv) 1 + cosx = 2 cos2 ( x/2) viii) x x
1 − sin x = cos − sin , why cosx – sinx will
2 2
be explained using sinx and cosx graph.

 
−1  1 − cos x 
5 Evaluate tan  , 0  x   ans : x/2

 1 + cos x 

 
−1  1 + cos x + 1 − cos x  
6* Evaluate tan  , 0  x  ans: π/4 + x/2
 1 + cos x − 1 − cos x 
  2
7 
Evaluate tan −1 1 + x 2 − x  ans: ½ cot-1x
  1 + sin x + 1 − sin x  x 
8* Prove cot −1  = , 0 x
 1 + sin x − 1 − sin x  2 2
9  1 + x2 − 1
Evaluate tan −1  
, x  0 ans: ½ tan-1x

 x 

10  1− x 
Evaluate sin 2 tan −1 
 ans : 1 − x 2

 1+ x 

11*  1 + x − 1 − x   1
Prove tan −1  −1
 = − cos x, 0  x  1
 1 + x + 1 − x  4 2 (show intervals for satisfying property, tan-1tanx=x)

4 MARKS QUESTION
12 If tan-1x – cot-1x = π/6, x>0, find the value of x and hence find value of sec-1(2/x).

−1 x−3 x+3 
13* If tan + tan −1 = , then find the value of x.
x−4 x+4 4

14. Prove that: 

cos tan −1
sin(cot x) =
−1 x2 +1
x2 + 2
 1 a  1 a  2b
15 Prove that: tan  + cos−1  + tan  − cos−1  =
4 2 b 4 2 b a
−1 −1 5 2
If (tan x) + (cot x) =
2 2
16 , find the value of x. ANS: X = -1, Other value rejected
8
−1 −1 −1 −1
17* Solve tan ( x − 1) + tan x + tan ( x + 1) = tan 3x ANS: x = 0,1 / 2

−1 −1 
18 Solve the equation for x: sin (1 − x) − 2 sin x = x=0, ½ rejected
2
−1 −1 −1
19 Solve the equation for x: sin x + sin (1 − x) = cos x x=0, ½
2 2
x y x xy y
20 If cos
−1
+ cos−1 =  , prove that 2 − 2 cos + 2 = sin 2 
a b a ab b
−1 −1 −
21 Solve for x: sin 6 x + sin 6 3 x = x= -1/12 x = 1/12 rejected
2
 a −b x  a cos x + b 
Prove that 2 tan  tan  = cos−1 
−1
22 
 a + b 2   a + b cos x 

23   ( (
Prove x = cos ec  tan −1 cos cot −1 sec ( sin −1 a )  = 3 − a 2
 )) [ prove by drawing traingles and

use Pythagoras theorem]

24 Prove y = s ec cot

−1
sin ( tan (cosec (cos a ))) =
−1 −1
3−a 2

1−1 3 4− 7
25. Prove tan  sin =
2 4 3