Previous Years' CBSE Board Questions

2.2 Basic Concepts 9. The principal value of cos- i(-1).1s

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1. sin [i+sin-
1
(½)] isequalto 10. Write the value ~f cos-1 (-½ )+ 2sin-1(½}
1 (Foreign 2014) ~
(a) 1 (b) - (c) -1 (d) -1
2 3 4
(2023) 11. Write the principal value of tan- 1 [ sin(-~ )J
2. lff(x) = lcosxl, then t( 3
: ) is
12. Find the value of the following:
(Al2014C)
(a) 1 (b) -1 -1 1
(c) (d)
(Al 2014C)
(2023)
3. Two statements are given, one labelled Assertion (A)
and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct
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answer from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given 13. Write the domain and range (principle value branch)
of the following functions:
below.
f(x) = tan- 1x. (2023)
Assertion (A) : All trigonometric functions have their 7
inverses over their respective domains. 14. Evaluate : cos- 1 [ cos(- 1t )] (2023)
3
Reason (R): The inverse of tan-1x exists for some x e JR.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true 1
15. Simplify sec- (+-}o<x< ~- (2021C)
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of 2x -1 v2
Assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and 91t 9 . 1(1)
16. Provethat · ---sm- 9 .
- =-sm --
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Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A). (2020) ~
(c) Assertion {A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
{d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true. 17. Provethat: sin-1(2xJ1-x 2 )=2cos- 1x, }i:s;x:s;l.
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(2023) (2020) ~
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4. The value of sin- 1 ( cos ~7t) is Mf-lM (4 marks)
{a) _ 31t {b) 1t (c) 31t (d) 7t 18. Solveforx: sin-1(1-x)-2sin-1x=% (2020C)
5 10 5 10
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19. Prove that: 2tan-1.!+tan- 1 .!=tan-1 31 . (2020C) ~
5. The principal value of is 2 7 17
(a) -~ (b) (c)
21t (d) S1t 20. Provethat:
6 6 3 6
2 1+x)
(2020) (2020, 2019C)
21. Prove that :
6. 3
tan- 1 3 + tan- 1 ').. = tan- 1 ( +1. ) is valid for what
values of')..? l- 31. cos -1(12)+sm
. -1(3) =sm
. -1(56) (Al 2019) ~
13 5 65
{a) 1.e(-½,½) b½
22. Provethat: sin- 1~+tan- 12+cos-163 =~
(b)
(2019)
5 12 65 2
(c) ,. < ! (d) All real values of')..
3
3
(2020) 23. If tan- x-cot- 1x=tan- 1
1
(1} x>O,fmdthevalue
7. The principal value of tan- 1( tan 1t) is
5 of x and hencefmd the value of sec-1(-;) (2019) ®
(a) 21t (b) -21t (c) 31t (d) -31t
5 5 5 5 24. Find the value of sin(cos-1i+tan-1 J (2019)
(2020) W 25. Prove that :
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tan- 1 + ~ )=~-!cos-1x;-...!__:s;x :$1
8. The range of the principal value branch of the 4 2
function y = sec- 1x is____ (2020)
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2.2 Basic Concepts 1
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1. In the given question, a statement of assertion (A) is (Term I, 2021-22)

followed by a statement of reason (R). Choose the 4.
correct answer out of the following choices. Simplest form of
Assertion (A): The domain of the function sec-1 2x is
}1t<X< 31t is
+ cosx cosx 2

(a) 1t - -
- x (b) 31t- -
- x (c) x (d) x
1t--
Reason {R): sec-1 (-2)=-: 4 2 2 2 2 2
(Term I, 2021-22) ~
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A. 5. If tan· 1x = y, then
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct -1t 1t
explanation of A.
(a) -1 < y < 1 (b) 2sys2
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true. (2022-23)
(d) ye{-;,%}
2. sin[i-sin-1(-½ )] is equal to (Term I, 2021-22)

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(a) .!
2
(b) .!
3 (c) -l (d)
1
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6. Find the value of sin- 1[sin(1;1t )l (2022-23)

3. sin (tan· 1x), where lxl < 1, is equal to

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(b) 1
7. Express tan-1( cosx
. }-31t
-<x<-1t ·m th e s1mp
· Iest
(a) 1-smx 2 2
form. (2020-21) ~