DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL RUBYPARK, KOLKATA

Practice Questions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions & Continuity
Class-XII
A) Multiple Choice Questions:

Q.1) The principal value of sec 1 x is,

       
(a)   ,   0 (b)  0,      (c)  0,   (d)   , 
 2 2 2  2 2
  43  
Q.2) The principal value of sin 1  cos    is
  5 
3 7  
(a) (b)  (c) (d) 
5 5 10 10
Q.3) 
The value of cot sin x is 1

1  x2 x 1 1 x 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
x 1  x2 x x
Q.4) The domain of sin 1  2x  is
 1 1
(a)  0,1 (b)  1,1 (c)   ,  (d)  2, 2
 2 2
Q.5) The domain of cos 1 x 2  4 is  
(a)  3, 5 (c)  0,  
(b)   5,  3     5, 3  (d)   5,  3    3, 5 
   
 1 
Q.6) If sin  sin 1  cos 1 x   1 , then x 
 5 
1 1
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d) none
5 8
Q.7) 
The value of tan sec 2  cot cos ec 1 3 is
2 1 2
  
(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 15
1 2 
Q.8) The value of expression tan  cos 1  is
2 5
52
(a) 2  5 (b) 52 (c) (d) 5  2
2
Q.9) If cos 1 x  sin 1 x , , then
1 1 1
(a)  x1 (b) 0  x  (c) 1  x  (d) x  0
2 2 2
Q.10) Find the range of the function sin x  cos x  tan 1 x is
1 1

       3 
(a)  1,1 (b)   ,  (c)  0,  (d)  , 
 2 2  2 4 4 
  sin x
  cos x; x  0
Q.11) The function f :    defined by f  x    x is continuous at
 k ; x  0
x  0 , then the value of k is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
Q.12) The function f :    defined by f  x    x  ;  . denotes greatest integer function , is
continuous at
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 1.5
1
Q.13) The number of points at which the function f  x   , where
x   x
 . denotes greatest integer function , is discontinuous, is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) None
Q.14) The function f :    , defined by f  x   x  x  1 x   is
(a) Continuous at x  0 and x  1 (c) discontinuous at x  0 as well as at
x1
(b) Continuous at x  1 but not at x  0 (d) continuous at x  0 but not at x  1
4  x2
Q.15) The function f  x   is discontinuous at
4x  x3
(a) Exactly one point (c) exactly at three points
(b) exactly at two points (d) none of these
 2 1
 x sin ; x  0
Q.16) The function f :    defined by f  x    x is continuous at x  0 , then k
 k ; x  0
is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) none of these
 
 mx  1; x  2 
Q.17) If the function f :    , defined by f  x    is continuous at x  ,
sin x  n; x   2
 2
then
n m 
(a) m  1, n  0 (b) m  1 (c) n  (d) m  n 
2 2 2
 1  sin 2 x 
 ; x
 3 cos x 2
2
  
Q.18) If f  x    a; x  is continuous at x  , then a  b 
 2 2
 b  1  sin x  
 ; x
    2 x 
2
2
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
  1  px  1  px
 ; 1  x  0
f  x   x
Q.19) If  2x  1; 0  x  1 is continuous in  1,1 , then p is
 x  2

1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 1
2 2
 1  cos 4 x
 ; x0
 x2
Q.20) If f  x    a; x  0 is continuous at x  0 , then a 

 x
;x  0
 16  x  4
(a) 4 (b) 4 2 (c) 8 (d) 16

B) Assertion-Reason based Questions:

In the following questions (Q.21 and Q.25), a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) is true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) is true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Q.21) Assertion (A): cos ec 1 (cos ec 2 )  2 .

   
Reason (R): cos ec 1 (cos ec x )    x , x   ,  , x  0.
 2 2

Q.22) Assertion (A): If 2(sin 1 x )2  5(sin1 x )  2  0 then x has one solution.

Reason (R): sin 1 (sin x )  x ,if x   .

 1  cos 4 x
 ; x0
Q.23) Assertion (A): If any function f  x    8 x 2 is continuous at x  0 , then k  1 .
 k ; x  0
Reason (R): Any function f :    is continuous at x  a iff lim f  x   f  a 
xa

Q.24) Assertion (A): The function f :    defined by f  x   sin x  cos x is not continuous at
x  .
Reason (R): Any function f :    is continuous at x  a iff lim f  x   f  a  .
xa

C) Very short and Short answer type questions (2 and 3 Marks):


Q.25) Prove that tan 1  3   sec 1
 2   
3
.
   1 
Q.26) Prove that sin   sin 1      1 .
3  2 
 3 
Q.27) Find the value of sin 1  sin .
 5 

Q.28) Prove that tan 1  x   12 cos 1 1 x

1 x
; where x   0,1 .


Q.29) If sin 1  1  x   2sin 1 x  , then find the value of x .
2
  4
Q.30) Prove that 2 tan 1  3     tan 1    .
2  3


1

Q.31) Find the value of the expression sin  2 tan 1   cos tan 1 2 2 .
3

 1  1
Q.32) Show that cos  2 tan 1   sin  4 tan 1  .
 7  3

Q.33) If 2 tan 1  cos    tan 1  2cos ec  , then show   , if θ belongs to first quadrant.
4

Q.34) Find the real solutions of the equation tan 1 x  x  1  sin 1 x 2  x  1  .
2
3 4   3  
Q.35) Find the simplified form of cos 1  cos x  sin x  ; where x    , .
5 5   4 4
 k cos x 
   2 x ; x  2
Q.36) Find the value of k , for which the function f :    defined by f  x   
 3; x  
 2

is continuous at x  .
2
 sin  a  1 x  2sin x
 ; x0
 x
Q.37) If the function f :    defined by f  x    2; x  0 is continuous at

 1  bx  1 ; x  0
 x
x  0 , then find the values of a and b.
  
Q.38) Find the value of a for which the function f :    2n  1 : n      , defined by
 2 
 
 a sin 2  x  1 ; x  0
f  x   is continuous at x  0 .
 tan x  sin x ; x  0
 x3
   x 2  2 x  ; x  0
Q.39) For what values of  , the function f :    defined by f  x    is
 4 x  1; x  0
continuous at x  0.
  x4
 ; x4
Q.40) Check the continuity of the function f :    defined by f  x    2  x  4  at
 0; x  4

x  4.
Q.41) Find the values of a and b such that the function f :    , defined by
 x4
 x  4  a; x  4

f  x    a  b; x  4 is continuous x  4.
 x4
  b; x  4
 x  4
 x
 ; x0
Q.42) Prove that the function f :    defined by f  x    x  2 x
2
is discontinuous at
 k; x  0

x  0 , regardless the choice of k .
1 1
Q.43) Find all points of discontinuity of the function f  t   2 , where t  ; x  1.
t t2 x 1
 2 x  2  16
 ; x2
Q.44) Find the value of k such that the function f :    , defined by f  x    4 x  16
 k; x  2

is continuous at x  2 .
Q.45) Find the value of k such that the function f :    , defined by
 1  cos kx
 x sin x ; x  0
f  x   is continuous at x  0 .
1
 ; x0
 2

D) Case-Based Questions (4 Marks):

Q.46) A math teacher explained to the students about topic “Principal Value of Inverse
Trigonometric Function”. He told that the value of inverse trigonometric functions which lies in
the range of principal branch is called the principal value of that inverse.
 Based on given information, answer the following question.

 1 
(i) Find the principal value of sin 1  1  sin 1  .
 2

 3
(ii) What will be the principal value of sin 1   ?
 2 

Q.47) For any real number x , we know  x  = The greatest integer value less than or equal to x .
  x   x if x   .
Now any function f :    , defined by f  x    x  x   is called the greatest integer
function.
 x  x  ; 0  x  2
Let us define a function g :  0, 3    by g  x    .
 x  1 x; 2  x  3
Based on the above information answer the following questions:
(i) Find lim g  x  .
x 2

(ii) Find lim g  x  .

x 2

(iii) Check whether g is continuous at x  2 or not.

ANSWER KEY
1. B 23. A 1
44. k 
2. D 24. A 2
3. D 2 45. k  1
27.
5 3 
4. C 29. 0 46. (i) , (ii)
4 3
5. D 14
31. 47. (i) 2 , (ii) 2
6. A
15 (iii) continuous
7. B
34. 0,  1
8. B
9. C 4
35. tan 1 x
10. D 3
11. B 36. k  6
12. D 37. a  1, b  4
13. D 1
14. A 38. a 
2
15. C 39. No such  exists.
16. A 40. Discontinuous
17. C 41. a  1, b  1
18. A
43. Discontinuous at
19. A
1
20. C x  , 1, 2
21. C 2
22. C