Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Q1. The domain of the function cos−1 √1 − 𝑥 is

( a ) [ -1 , 1] ( b ) ( - ∞, 1 ) (c) [0,1] ( d ) None of these

Q2. The domain of the function sin−1 ( 𝑥 2 − 4 ) is

𝜋 𝜋
(a) [3,5] ( b ) [- 2 , 2 ] ( c ) [ -√5 , - √3 ]∩ [ √3 , √5 ] ( d ) [ -√5 , - √3 ] ∪ [ √3 , √5 ]

Q3. The domain of the function Sin 2x + cos -12x is

( a )[ - ½ , ½ ] ( b ) [ -1 , 1 ] ( c ) [ -1 , 𝜋 + 1] (d)R

Q4The range of the principal value branch of sec −1 𝑥 is

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) ( -2 ,2) ( b ) [- 2 , 2 ] – { 0 } (c) [0 ,𝜋 ]–{ 2
} (d)(0 ,𝜋 )
𝜋
Q5.The value of cos ( 6 + cot-1( - √3 ) ) is

√3
(a) 1 (b) - (c) 0 ( d ) -1
2

34𝜋
Q6 The principal value of sin−1 (cos 5
) is
4𝜋 3𝜋 −3𝜋
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 10
( d ) None of these

Q7 The value of sin(2 sin−1(0.6)) is

( a ) 0.48 ( b ) 0.96 ( c ) 1.2 ( d ) sin 1.2

1
Q8The equation tan−1 𝑥 − cot −1 𝑥 = tan−1 ( 3) has
√

( a ) No solution ( b ) Unique solution (c) Two solutions ( d ) Infinitely many solutions

Q9 If 𝛼 ≤ 2 sin−1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑥 ≤ 𝛽 , then

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
(a) α=-2 ,𝛽 = 2
(b)α=0,β=𝜋 (c) α=-2 ,𝛽 = 2
( d ) α = 0 , β = 2𝜋

𝜋 √3
Q10 The simplified value of sin−1 ( 2 − sin−1 (− 2
)) is

1 1 √3 √3
(a) 2
(b) (c) (d)-
√2 2 2

10𝜋
Q11 The principal value of sin−1 (sin (− 3
)) is
𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 3
(b) -3 (c) 3
(d)− 3

34𝜋
Q12. The principal value of cos −1 (cos 9
) is
34𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 9
(b) 9
(c) 9
(d)- 9

43𝜋
Q13. The principal value of sin−1 (cos 5
) is
2𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 5
(b) - 5
(c) 10
( d ) - 10
 34𝜋
Q14The principal value of tan−1 (cot 5
) is
−3𝜋 3𝜋 𝜋 −𝜋
(a) 10
(b) 10
(c) 5
(d) 5
𝜋
Q15. sin−1(cos 𝑥) = 2
– x is valid for
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋
( a ) -𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0 ( b ) 0≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 (c)− 2
≤𝑥 ≤ 2
(d)− 4
≤𝑥 ≤ 4
2𝜋
Q16 If sin−1 𝑥 + sin−1 𝑦 = 3
, then cos−1 𝑥 + cos−1 𝑦 is equal to
2𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 𝜋 (b) 3
(c) 3
(d)6

2
Q17.If cos (cos −1 𝑥 + sin−1 5) = 0 , then x is equal to
1 2
(a) 0 (b) 5
(c) 5
(d)1

Q18. The domain of the function sin−1 √𝑥 − 1 is

( a ) [ -1 , 1] ( b ) ( 1, 2 ) (c) [0,1] ( d ) None of these

Q19. The domain of the function cos −1 (−𝑥 2 ) is

( a ) (0 , 1) (b)[0,1] (c) [ -1 , 1 ] (d)∅

Q20. The domain of the function sec −1 2𝑥 + 3 is

( a ) ( - ∞, −2 ] ∪ [ -1 , ∞ ) (b) ( - ∞, −2 ) ∪ ( -1 , ∞ ) ( c ) [ -2 , -1 ] ( d ) (-2 , -1)

Q21 The range of the principal value branch of cosec −1 𝑥 is

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) [ -2 ,2 ] ( b ) [- 2 , 2 ] – { 0 } (c) [0 ,𝜋 ] (d)(0 ,𝜋 )
1
Q21 The principal value of cos-1( − 2 ) is
𝜋 2𝜋 𝜋 2𝜋
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c) - 3
(d)- 3

4𝜋
Q22 The principal value of sin−1 (sin 5
) is
4𝜋 𝜋 4𝜋 𝜋
(a)) 5
(b) 5
(c) - 5
(d)- 5
𝜋
Q23. The value of cos−1 (sin 𝑥) = 2 − 𝑥 is valid for
𝜋 𝜋
( a ) -𝜋 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0 ( b ) 0≤ 𝑥 ≤ 𝜋 (c) − 2
≤𝑥 ≤ 2
( d ) none of these
𝜋 1
Q24 The value of cos ( 3 − sin−1 (− 2)) is

1 1 √3
(a) (b) − (c) (d)0
2 2 2

Q25. If 𝛼 ≤ sin−1 𝑥 + cot −1 𝑥 + tan−1 𝑥 ≤ 𝛽 , then

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) α=0,𝛽 = 2
(b)α=2 ,β=𝜋 (c) α=-2 ,𝛽 = 2
( d ) α = 0 , β =𝜋
 2 𝜋
Q26.The value of tan (cos −1 (− 7)) − 2 is
2 2 1 4
( a )3 (b) (c) (d)
√5 3 √5 √5

7
Q27. The value of cot (cos −1 (25)) is
25 24 7 25
(a) 24
(b) 25
(c) 24
(d) 7

1 2
Q28. The value of tan ( cos −1 ) is
2 √5

( a ) 2 + √5 ( b ) √5 -2 ( c ) 5 + √2 ( d ) 2 - √5

Q29 The value of tan2 (sec −1 2) +cot 2(csc −1 3) is

(a) 5 ( b ) 11 ( c ) 13 ( d ) 15
3
Q30 The value of x which satisfies the equation tan−1 𝑥 = sin−1 ( ) is
√10
1 1
(a) - 3
(b)3 (c) −3 (d)3

Q31 If 4 sin−1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑥 = 𝜋 , then value of x is

2 1 1
(a) 3
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d)2
11𝜋
Q32 The equation 2 cos −1 𝑥 + sin -1x = has
6

( a ) No solution ( b ) Unique solution (c) Two solutions ( d ) more than two solutions
3𝜋
Q33 The principal value of tan−1 (tan 5
) is
2𝜋 2𝜋 3𝜋 −3𝜋
(a) (b) - (c) (d)
5 5 5 5

2
Q34 If cos (sin−1 + cos −1 𝑥) = 0 , then x is equal to
√5
1 2 2
(a) (b)- (c) (d)1
√5 √5 √5
CASE STUDY 1

Based on the above information , answer the following questions

(i) Domain of sin−1 𝑥 is

( a ) [0,1] ( b ) [0,-1] ( c ) [-1,1] (d)R

( ii) The principal value branch of the function y= sin-1x is

𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a)) (- , ) (b) ) [ - , ] (c) [ 0, ] (d)) [ - 0 ,𝜋 ]
2 2 2 2 2

(iii)The range of the function y= sin-1x other than principal value branch is
3𝜋 5𝜋
(a) [𝜋 ,2𝜋] ( b ) [ - 𝜋 ,0 ] ( c ) [ 2𝜋 ,3 𝜋 ] (d)[ 2
, 2
]

( iv) The domain of the function sin-1( 1 – x ) is

(a) [0,2] (b) [2,∞) ( c ) ( - ∞ , 1) ( d ) none of these

1
( v) The principal value of sin−1 (− ) is
√2

𝜋 𝜋 3𝜋 5𝜋
(a) 4
( b ) -4 (c) 4
(d) 4
CASE STUDY 2

Two men on either side of a temple 30 m high observes its top at an angle of elevation α and β
respectively . The distance between the two men is 40√3 m and the distance between the first
person A and temple is 30√3𝑚