VBC, KARUR

CHAPTER – 2 CLASS: 12

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

1. The valueof sin-1 sin ( 3π

5 ) is ----
π 2π π −2 π
(a) (b) (c) - (d)
10 5 10 5

2. The value of tan-1 tan tan [ 3π

4 ]
is -----

π π 3π 3π
(a) (b) - (c) (d) -
4 4 5 5
3. The domain of the function f(x) = sin-1 (2x) is------

(a) [0,1] (b) [-1,1] (c) [-2, 2] (d) [ −1 1

,
2 2 ]
4. The principal value of cot ( - √ ❑ ) is -------
-1

π π 2π 5π
(a) - (b) (c) (d)
6 6 3 6

5. The principal value of cos-1 ( −12 ) is----

−2 π 2π 2π π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 5 3
6. Which of the following is the principal value branch of cos-1x?

(a) [ −π π
,
2 2 ] (b) [0,−π ¿ (c) [0, π ¿ (d) (0, π ¿− { π2 }
7. If 3 tan-1x + cot-1x = π , then x equals
1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d)
2
8. The domain of the function cos-1(2x – 1 ) is-------
(a) [0,1] (b) [ -1, 1] (c) ( -1, 1 ) (d) [0, π ¿

9. The value of cos-1 cos ( 3π

2 )
is-------

π π π 3π
(a) (b) (c) - (d)
2 3 2 2

10. Write the principal value of cos-1 √ ❑ + cos-1 (❑) ( )

−1
2
2π π 2π 5π
(a) - (b) (c) (d)
3 6 3 6
11. Write the principal value of tan-1 (1) + cos-1 ( −12 )
11π 11π π 11π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 12 12 3
12. Which of the following is the principal value branch of cosec-1 x?

(a) ( −π2 , π2 ) (b) [ 0, π ¿- { π2 } [ −π2 , π2 ]

(c) (d) [ −π π
,
2 2 ]
- {0}

13. The value of expression 2 sec -1 2 + sin-1 ( 12 )

π 5π 7π
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
6 6 6

14. Write the principal value of tan-1 sin sin

[ ( )] −π
2
π 3π π
(a) - (b) (c) (d) 0
4 4 4

15. The value of cot

π
2 (
−2 cot−1 √ ❑ is )
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) √ ❑

16. Using the principal values, write the value of cos

[ () −1 1
2
+ 2sin−1
1
2 ( )]
π 5π 2π π
(a) (b) (c) (d) -
3 3 3 3
17. Write the value of cot ( tan -1 a + cot-1 a)
π π
(a) (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)
3 2
18. Write the value of sec -1 (-2)
2π 2π π π
(a) (b) - (c) - (d)
3 3 3 3

19. The value of sin

[ π
3
−sin−1
−1
2 ( )]
π
(a) (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 0
2
20. The domain of the function sin -1 x is
(a) [0,1] (b) [-1,1] (c) [0, π ] (d) ( -1, 1 )

21. The value of tan -1 √ ❑ - cot -1 ( - √ ❑ ) is

π 3π π 3π
(a) (b) (c) - (d)
2 5 2 2

22. The value of cos ( sec-1 x + cosec -1 x ) is

 (a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) π

23. The range of sec -1 x is

(a) [0, π ] (b) [0, π ] - { π2 } (c) none of these (d) 0 , [ ] π

2

24. The Domain of cot x + cot -1 x is

(a) (0 π ) (b) R (c) R – {0} (d) N

( )
25. The principal values of sin -1 √ ❑ + cosec -1
❑
−2
√❑
is ( )
2π π π 2π
(a) - (b) (c) - (d)
3 3 3 3

26. The principal value of sin-1 ( −12 ) + cos ( −12 ) is

-1

2π π π π
(a) (b) (c) (d) -
3 3 2 2

27. The principal value of cos -1 cos cos ( 2π

3 )
+ sin -1 sin sin
2π
3 ( )
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) π (d) - π

28. The value of tan-1 √ ❑ - sec-1 (2) is

(a) π (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) -1

29. The principal value of cos -1 ( 12 ) + 2 sin ( 12 ) + 4 tan ( √1❑ ) is

-1 -1

π π 4π 3π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 3 4

30. What is the value of sec2 ( tan-1 2 )

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3

CASE – BASED MCQs

Read the following text and answer the following questons on the basis of the same:
 Two men on either side of a temple of 30 metres high observe its top at the angles of elevation α

and β respectively. ( as shown in the figure above) The distance between the two men is

40 √ ❑ metres and the distance between the first person A and the temple is 30 √ ❑ metres.

Answer the following:

31. ∠CAB = α =

(a) sin -1 ( √2❑ ) (b) sin-1 ( 12 ) (c) sin -1 (2) (d) sin -1 √ ❑ (❑)
32. ∠CAB = α =

(a) cos-1 ( 15 ) (b) cos-1 ( 25 ) (❑)

(c) cos-1 √ ❑ (d) cos-1 ( 45 )

33. ∠BCA = β =

(a) tan-1 ( 12 ) (b) tan-1 ( 2 ) (c) tan-1 ( √1❑ ) (d) tan-1 ( √ ❑ )

34. ∠ABC =

π π π π
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 6 2 3

35. Domain and Range of cos -1 x =

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

,
2 2 ]
ASSERTION AND REASON
 In the following questions, a statement of Assertion (1) is followed by a statement of Reason (2)

Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Both 1 and 2 are true and 2 is the correct explanation of 1

(b) Both 1 and 2 are true but 2 is NOT the correct explanation of 1
(c) 1 is true but 2 is false
(d) 1 is false but 2 is true

(
36. Assertion (1) : sin -1 sin sin
2π
3 ) =
2π
3

Reason (2) : sin -1 ( sinθ ) = θ , if θ ∈ [ −π π

,
2 2 ]
37. Assertion (1) : Range of tan-1 x is ( −π2 , π2 )
Reason (2) : Domain of tan-1 x is R

38. Assertion (1) : Range of cot -1 x is ( 0, π )

Reason (2) : Domain of tan -1 x is R

39. Assertion (1) : Principal value of sin-1 ( √1❑ ) is π4

Reason (2) : Principal value of cot -1 ( −1
√❑ )
is
π
3

40. Assertion (1) : Principal value of cos-1 (1) is π

Reason (2) : Value of cos 0° is 1

41. Assertion (1) : Principal value of cos -1 ( cos 30 ) is 30 - 9 π

Reason (2) : 30 – 9 π ∈ [0, π ]

42. Assertion (1) : Principal value of cos-1 ( 12 ) = π3

Reason (2) : Range of cos -1 x is x∈ [ 0 , π ]

43 . Assertion (1) : For f(x) = sin-1 x, Df = x ∈ [ -1, 1 ]

 Reason (2) : sin -1 : [ -1,1] → [ −π π
,
2 2 ]
2π
44. Assertion (1) : sec -1 (-2) =
3

Reason (2) : sec-1 : A→ B , where A = R – ( -1, 1) and B = ¿

π
45. Assertion (1): If 0¿ x ≤ , then sin-1 ( cos x ) + cos -1 ( sin x) = π – 2x
2

π
Reason (2) : cos-1 x = - sin -1 x for all x ∈ [ -1 , 1 ]
2

46. Assertion(1) : tan -1 x + tan -1 ( 1x ) = π2

π
Reason (2) : tan -1 x + cot -1 x = for all x ∈ R
2

1
47. Assertion (1) : cos -1 x - sin -1 x = 0, then x =
√❑

π
Reason (2) : cos -1 x + sin -1 x =
2

48. Assertion (1) : cos -1 x ≥ sin -1 x , for all x ∈ [ -1,1]

Reason (2) : cos -1 x is decreasing function in [ -1, 1]

49. Assertion (1) : The domain of the function sec-1 x is the set of all real numbers.

Reason (2) : For the function sec-1 x , x can take all real values except in the interval (-1,1)

50. Assertion (1) : The function f (x) = sinx does not possess inverse if x ∈ R

Reason (2) : The function f (x) = sinx is not one – one onto if x ∈ R

ANSWERS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B B D D B C B A A D

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B D B A D C B A B B

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

C C B B A C C B C C

31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

B C D C C D B B C D

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

D B C A A A A D D A