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ASSIGNMENT No. 3
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

𝑎−𝑥 1 𝑥
Q1. Show that 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (√ 2𝑎 ) = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑎 .

Q2. Write the principle value :

(i) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (2)

√3
(ii) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (− )
2

(iii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (−√3)

3𝜋
(iv) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (tan )
4

Q3. Write the value in

(i) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (√2) + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (√2)

2𝜋 2𝜋
(ii) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 ) + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑐𝑜𝑠 )
3 3

1
(iii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (√3) + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 ( )
√3

Q4. What is the domain of the function 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 𝑥?

Q5. Write one branch of 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 other than the principle branch.

Q6. Evaluate in

3
(i) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 {cos (𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 2)}

𝜋
(ii) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 {cosec (− 4 )}

𝜋 1
(iii) cos {3 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (2)}

(iv) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 2)

5𝜋
(v) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (cos )
3

𝑥−3 𝑥+3
(vi) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (𝑥+3) + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑥−3)

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(vii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 {cos 𝜋}

Q7. Prove that in

2𝑥
(i) 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (1+𝑥2 )

1
(ii) 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑥 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (2𝑥 2 −1)

√1−𝑥 2
(iii) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 ( 𝑥
)

1+𝑥
(iv) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑥 = 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 √ 2

𝑦
Q8. Find the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 (𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 2) in terms of 𝑦 alone.

Q9. Prove that

1 1 4
(i) 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 5 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 8 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 7

1 1 1 1 𝜋
(ii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 5 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 3 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 7 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 8 = 4

4 12 33
(iii) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 5 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 13 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 65

4 3 27
(iv) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 5 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 5 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 11

4 1 𝜋
(v) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 5 + 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 3 = 2

3𝑎2 𝑥−𝑥 3 𝑥
(vi) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 [𝑎 (𝑎2 −3𝑥 2 )] = 3 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑞)

(vii) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 3) + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 (𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 4) = 27

𝑥+√1−𝑥 2 𝜋
(viii) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 ( ) = 4 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥, −1 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 1.
√2

Q10. Write in the simplest form

3 4
(i) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (5 cos 𝑥 + 5 sin 𝑥)

8𝑥
(ii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (1+20𝑥 2 )

1+cos 5𝑥
(iii) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 √1−cos 5𝑥

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(iv) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑥 2 √1 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑥√1 − 𝑥 4 )

Q11. Solve for x

𝑥 𝜋
(i) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 2 = 6

1
(ii) 𝑡𝑎𝑛(𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑥) = sin (𝑐𝑜𝑡−1 2)

2 3 𝜋
(iii) 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 (𝑥) + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 (𝑥) = 4

𝑥−1 𝑥+1 𝜋
(iv) 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑥−2) + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑥+2) = 4

2𝜋
(v) 2 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 𝑥 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑥 = 3

3𝑥 4𝑥
(vi) 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥
5 5

Q12. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑎 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑏 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 𝑐 = 𝜋, prove that 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 + 𝑐 2 + 2𝑎𝑏𝑐 = 1.

𝜋
Q13. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑎 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑏 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 𝑐 = , prove that 𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 = 1.
2

𝛼 𝛽 cos 𝛼+cos 𝛽
Q14. Show that 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 {𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 } = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 (1+cos 𝛼 cos 𝛽).

Q15. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑦 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 𝑧 = 𝜋, then prove that

𝑥√1 − 𝑥 2 + 𝑦√1 − 𝑦 2 + 𝑧√1 − 𝑧 2 = 2𝑥𝑦𝑧.

2𝑎 1−𝑏 2 2𝑥 𝑎−𝑏
Q16. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 1−𝑎2 − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 1+𝑏2 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 1−𝑥 2 , prove that 𝑥 = 1+𝑎𝑏.

5
Q17. Find the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛 {2 𝑐𝑜𝑡−1 (− 12) }.

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