BENEF IIT

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Q.1 Given is a partial graph of an even periodic function f whose period

is 8. If [*] denotes greatest integer function then find the value of the expression.
  7 
f (–3) + 2 | f (–1) | +  f   + f (0) + arc cos f (2) + f (–7) + f (20)
  8 

Q.2(a) Find the following

 1  1   7
(i) tan  cos 1  tan 1   (ii) cos1  cos 6 
 2  3  

3  3 3
(iii) cos  tan 1  (iv) tan  sin 1  cot 1 
 4  5 2
(b) Find the following :
   3  1  3
   
(i) sin   sin 1    (ii) cos cos  2   6 
 2  2      

 3  1 63 
(iii) tan1  tan  (iv) sin  arc sin
 4 4 8 
Q.3 Find the domain of definition the following functions.
( Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively.)
1  x2
(i) f(x) = arc cos 2 x (ii) f (x) = cos (sin x)  sin 1
1 x 2x
 x  3
(iii) f (x) = sin 1    log10 ( 4  x ) (iv) f (x) = sin–1(2x + x2)
 2 

1  sin x
(v) f(x) = 2
 cos 1 (1  {x}) , where {x} is the fractional part of x .
log5 (1  4x )

(vi) f (x) = 3  x  cos 1  3  2 x   log6 2 x  3  sin 1 log 2 x

 5 
 3 
(vii) f (x) = log10 (1  log7 (x2  5 x + 13)) + cos1  
9x 
 2  sin 2 

sin 1 x2 x 
(viii) f(x) = e  tan 1   1  n x  [x]
2 

2 sin x  1 1  
(ix) f(x) = sin (cos x) + ln ( 2 cos2 x + 3 cos x + 1) + ecos  

 2 2 sin x 

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Q.4 Identify the pair(s) of functions which are identical. Also plot the graphs in each case.
1  x2 1
(a) y = tan (cos 1 x); y = (b) y = tan (cot 1 x) ; y =
x x
x
(c) y = sin (arc tan x); y = (d) y = cos (arc tan x) ; y = sin (arc cot x)
1  x2
Q.5 Find the domain and range of the following functions .
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively.)

(i) f (x) = cot1(2x  x²) (ii) f (x) = sec1 (log3 tan x + logtan x 3)
 2 x2  1   
(iii) f(x) = cos1   (iv) f (x) = tan 1  log 4 5x 2  8x  4 
x 2
 1   
  5

Q.6 Let l1 be the line 4x + 3y = 3 and l2 be the line y = 8x. L1 is the line formed by reflecting l1 across the line y =
x and L2 is the line formed by reflecting l2 across the x-axis. If  is the acute angle between L1 and L2 such that
tan  = a b , where a and b are coprime then find (a + b).
Q.7 Let y = sin–1(sin 8) – tan–1(tan 10) + cos–1(cos 12) – sec–1(sec 9) + cot–1(cot 6) – cosec–1(cosec 7). If y
simplifies to a + b then find (a – b).
 33    46    13     19    13
Q.8 Show that : sin 1  sin   cos
1
 cos   tan
1
  tan   cot
1
 cot    =
 7   7   8    8  7
 36   4 8
Q.9 Let  = sin–1   ,  = cos–1   and  = tan–1   , find ( +  + ) and hence prove that
 85  5  15 
(i)  cot  =  cot  , (ii)  tan  ·tan  = 1
Q.10 Prove that : sin cot–1 tan cos–1 x = sin cosec–1 cot tan–1x = x where x  (0,1]
Q.11 Prove that:
3  5  7 36
(a) 2 cos1 + cot1 16 + 1 cos1 7 =  (b) cos 1    cos 1     sin 1 =
13 63 2 25  13  25  325
2 6 1 
(c) arc cos  arc cos =
3 2 3 6
Q.12 If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 + 5x – 49 = 0 then find the value of cot(cot–1 + cot–1).

 ab  1   bc  1   ca  1 
Q.13 If a > b > c > 0 then find the value of : cot–1   + cot–1   + cot–1  .
 ab   b c   ca 
Q.14 Find the simplest value of
x 1  1 
(a) f (x) = arc cos x + arc cos   3  3x 2  , x   , 1
2 2  2 

 1  x 2 1 
(b) f (x) = tan–1   , x  R – {0}
 x 
 

 3 sin 2    tan  
Q.15 Prove that: tan1   + tan1   = (where   <  <  )
 5  3 cos 2   4  2 2

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Q.16 If arc sinx + arc siny + arc sinz =  then prove that (x, y, z > 0)
x 1  x 2  y 1  y 2  z 1  z 2  2 xyz
Q.17 Prove that the identities.

(a) sin–1 cos (sin1 x) + cos–1 sin (cos–1 x) = , | x |  1
2
(b) 2 tan1 (cosec tan1x  tan cot1x) = tan1x (x  0)
 2mn   2pq   2MN 
(c) tan1  2 2
 + tan1  2 2
 = tan1  2  where M = mp  nq, N = np + mq,
m  n  p  q   M  N2 

n q N
1 ; 1 and 1
m p M
(d) tan (tan1 x + tan1 y + tan1 z) = cot (cot1 x + cot1 y + cot1 z)
1 1  1 
Q.18 Find all values of k for which there is a triangle whose angles have measure tan–1   , tan–1   k  , and tan–1   2k  .
 2 2  2 
Q.19(a) Solve the inequality: (arc sec x)2 – 6(arc sec x) + 8 > 0
  
(b) If sin2x + sin2y < 1 for all x, y  R then prove that sin–1 (tanx . tany)   ,  .
 2 2
 
Q.20 Let f (x) = cot–1 (x2 + 4x + 2 – ) be a function defined R   0,  then find the complete set of real values
 2
of  for which f (x) is onto.
 
 1  a   1 a 2b
Q.21 Prove that: (a) tan   cos 1  + tan   cos 1  =
4 2 b 4 2 b a

cos x  cos y  x y  ab x  b  a cos x 

(b) cos1 = 2 tan1  tan . tan  (c) 2 tan1  a  b . tan 2  = cos1  
1  cos x cos y 2 2    a  b cos x 

 1  x 2  1  x2 
Q.22 If y = tan1   prove that x² = sin 2y..
 1  x 2  1  x2 
 

Q.23 If u = cot1 cos2  tan1 cos2 then prove that sin u = tan2 .
 1  x  1  x2 
Q.24 If  = 2 arc tan   &  = arc sin  2
 for 0 < x < 1 , then prove that  + =, what the value of
 1  x 1  x 
 +  will be if x > 1.
 1
Q.25 If x  1,  then express the function f (x) = sin–1 (3x – 4x3) + cos–1 (4x3 – 3x) in the form of
 2
a cos–1 x + b , where a and b are rational numbers.
Q.26 Find the sum of the series:
(a) cot17 + cot113 + cot121 + cot131 + ...... to n terms.
1 2 2 n 1
(b) tan1 + tan1 + ..... + tan1 1  22 n  1 + ..... 
3 9
1 1 1 1
(c) tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2
+ tan1 2 to n terms.
x  x 1 x  3x  3 x  5x  7 x  7 x  13

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 1 2 1 n  n1
(d) sin1 + sin1 + ..... + sin1 + ...... 
2 6 n (n  1)

n  1  (k  1)k (k  1)(k  2) 
(e) Lim
n 
 cos 1 k ( k  1)


k 2  
Q.27 Solve the following equations / system of equations:
 1 1 2
(a) sin1x + sin1 2x = (b) tan1 + tan1 = tan1
3 1  2x 1  4x x2

(c) tan1(x1) + tan1(x) + tan1(x+1) = tan1(3x) (d) 3 cos1 x = sin1  1  x 2 (4 x 2  1) 

 
x1 2x  1 23
(e) tan1 x  1 + tan1 2 x  1 = tan1 (f) sin1x + sin1y = 2  & cos1x  cos1y = 
36 3 3
1  a2 1  b2
(g) 2 tan1x = cos1 1  a 2 cos1 1  b 2 (a>0, b>0).
x2  1 2x
(h) cos1 + tan1 = 2
x2  1 x2  1 3

3  1 1   3  1 1  
Q.28 Express cosec  tan
2 + sec2  tan as an integral polynomial in  & .
2 2 
2 2  
Q.29 Find the integral values of K for which the system of equations;
 2 K 2
 arc cos x  (arc sin y ) 
 4 possesses solutions & find those solutions.
4
(arc sin y)2 . (arc cos x)  
 16
1 1
y 1
3
Q.30 Find all the positive integral solutions of, tan x + cos = sin .
1  y2 10

Q.31 If X = cosec . tan1 . cos . cot1 . sec . sin1 a & Y = sec cot1 sin tan1 cosec cos1 a ;

where 0  a  1 . Find the relation between X & Y . Express them in terms of ‘a’.

Q.32 Column-I Column-II

 2 
(A) f (x) = sin–1   (P) f (x) is many one
 | sin x  1 |  | sin x  1 | 
(B) f (x) = cos–1( | x – 1 | – | x – 2 | ) (Q) Domain of f (x) is R
  
(C) f (x) = sin–1  1 1

 (R) Range contain only
 | sin x  (  2 ) |  | sin x  (  2 ) |  irrational number
(D) f (x) = cos(cos–1 | x |) + sin–1(sin x) – cosec–1(cosec x) + cosec–1|x| (S) f (x) is even.
1 7
Q.33 Prove that the equation ,(sin1x)3 + (cos1x)3 = 3 has no roots for < and >
32 8

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Q.34 Solve the following inequalities :
(a) arc cot2 x  5 arc cot x + 6 > 0 (b) arc sin x > arc cos x (c) tan2 (arc sin x) > 1

Q.35 Solve the following system of inequations

4 arc tan2x – 8arc tanx + 3 < 0 & 4 arc cotx – arc cot2 x – 3 > 0

Q.36 If the total area between the curves f (x) = cos–1(sin x) and g (x) = sin–1(cos x) on the interval [– 7, 7] is A, find

the value of 49A. (Take  = 22/7)

10 10
m
Q.37 If the sum   tan 1 n   k , find the value of k.
n 1 m1
Q.38 Show that the roots r, s, and t of the cubic x(x – 2)(3x – 7) = 2, are real and positive. Also compute the value
of tan–1(r) + tan–1(s) + tan–1(t).
  2x 2  4  
Q.39 Solve for x : sin–1  sin


 1  x 2   <  – 3.
  

Q.40 Find the set of values of 'a' for which the equation 2 cos–1x = a + a2(cos–1x)–1 posses a solution.

Q.41 The number of real solutions of tan1 x (x  1) + sin1 x 2  x  1 = is :
2
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) infinite
Q.42 Using the principal values, express the following as a single angle :
 1 1 142
3 tan1   + 2 tan1   + sin1 .
 2  5 65 5
a x bx
Q.43 Solve, sin1 + sin1 = sin1x, where a2 + b2 = c2, c  0.
c c
Q.44 Solve the equation:

cos1 6x  cos1 3 3x 2 
2
 x2 x3  4 6 
Q.45 If sin–1  x    ........ + cos–1  x 2  x  x  ........ = for 0 < | x | < 2 then x equals to
 2 4   2 4  2

(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) – 1/2 (D) – 1

x2  1
Q.46 Prove that cos tan–1 sin cot –1 x =
x2  2


Q.47 Domain of f (x) = sin 1 ( 2x )  is
6
 1 1  1 3  1 1  1 1
(A)   ,  (B)  ,  (C)   ,  (D)   , 
 2 2  4 4  4 4  4 2

Q.48 If sin cot 1 ( x  1)  cos(tan 1 x ) , then x =

1 1 9
(A) – (B) (C) 0 (D)
2 2 4

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Q.49 Let (x, y) be such that

sin–1(ax) + cos–1(y) + cos–1(bxy) =
2
Match the statements in Column I with statements in Column II and indicate your answer by darkening the
appropriate bubbles in the 4 × 4 matrix given in the ORS.
Column I Column II
(A) If a = 1 and b = 0, then (x, y) (P) lies on the circle x2 + y2 = 1
(B) If a = 1 and b = 1, then (x, y) (Q) lies on (x2 – 1)(y2 – 1) = 0
(C) If a = 1 and b = 2, then (x, y) (R) lies on y = x
(D) If a = 2 and b = 2, then (x, y) (S) lies on (4x2 – 1)(y2 – 1) = 0

Q.50 If 0 < x < 1, then 1 x 2 [{x cos (cot–1 x) + sin (cot–1 x)}2 – 1]1/2 =
x
(A) (B) x (C) x 1 x 2 (D) 1 x 2
1  x2

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 ANSWER KEY
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTIONS
1 5 4 17 1  2
Q.1 5 Q.2 (a) (i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) ; (b) (i) , (ii) 1, (iii)  , (iv)
3 6 5 6 2 4 4
Q.3 (i) 1/3  x  1 (ii) {1, 1} (iii) 1 < x < 4 (iv) [– (1 + 2 ), ( 2 , – 1)]
(v) x (1/2 , 1/2), x  0 (vi) (3/2 , 2]

(vii) {7/3, 25/9} (viii) (2, 2)  {1, 0, 1} (ix) {xx = 2n  + , n  I}
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Q.4 (a), (b), (c) and (d) all are identical.
Q.5 (i) D : x R R : [/4 , )
     2 
(ii) D: x   n, n   x x  n   n  I; R :  ,    
 2  4 3 3  2

    
(iii) D: xR R : 0 ,  (iv) D: xR R :  , 
 2  2 4
Q.6 57 Q.7 53 Q.9 /2 Q.12 10
 1 11
Q.13  Q.14 (a) ; (b) tan–1x Q.18 k=
3 2 4
1 17
Q.19 (a) (–, sec 2)  [1, ) Q.20
2
9 9
Q.24  Q.25 6 cos–1x –
, so a = 6, b = –
2 2
2n  5   
Q.26 (a) arc cot   , (b) 4 , (c) arc tan (x + n)  arc tan x, (d) 2 , (e) 6
 n 

1 3 1 1  3  4 1 ab
Q.27 (a) x = ; (b) x = 3; (c) x = 0, ,  ; (d)  , 1 ; (e) x = ; (f) x = , y = 1; (g) x =
2 7 2 2  2  3 2 1  ab

(h) x = 2  3 or 3
Q 28. (2 + 2) (+ )
2 2
Q 29. K = 2 ; cos ,1 & cos , 1 Q.30 x=1;y=2 & x=2 ; y=7
4 4
Q.31 X = Y= 3  a 2 Q.32 (A) P, Q, R, S; (B) P, Q; (C) P, R, S; (D) P, R, S
F 2 , 1OP (c)  2 , 1    1 ,  2 
Q.34 (a) (cot 2 , )  ( , cot 3) (b) GH 2 Q  2   2 
 1 
Q.35  tan , cot 1 Q.36 3388
 2 
3
Q37. k = 25 Q.38 Q.39 x  (–1, 1)
4

Q.40 a  [– 2, ] – {0} Q.41 C Q.42  Q.43 x { 1, 0, 1} Q.44 x = 1/3

Q.45 B Q.47 D Q.48 A Q.49 (A) P; (B) Q; (C) P; (D) S Q.50 C

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