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ì 1 pü
(iv) tan í 2 tan -1 - ý
î 5 4þ
Illustration 4 : Prove that sec (tan–12) + cosec2(cot–1 3) = 15
2
Do yourself - 2 :
Evaluate the following :
æ æ 8 öö æ1 æ 4 öö
tan ç cos -1 ç ÷ ÷ (ii) sin ç cos -1 ç ÷ ÷ (iii) sin æç p - sin -1 æç -1 ö÷ ö÷ (iv) sin æç cos -1 ö÷
3
(i)
è è 17 ø ø è2 è 5 øø è3 è 2 øø è 5ø
Do yourself - 3 :
Evaluate the following :
æ 13p ö -1 æ æ 7p ö ö -1 æ æ 5p ö ö
(i) cos-1 ç cos ÷ (ii) tan ç tan ç ÷ ÷ (iii) sin ç sin ç ÷ ÷
è 6 ø è è 6 øø è è 6 øø
æ 1ö p
Illustration 8 : Find value of x if cos –1(–x) + tan–1(–x) – 2sin–1(x) + sec -1 ç - ÷ = for |x| < 1.
è xø 4
Do yourself - 4 :
(i) Prove the following :
æ5ö æ 12 ö æ 4ö æ 4ö æ 3ö
(a) cos-1 ç ÷ = tan -1 ç ÷ (b) sin -1 ç - ÷ = tan -1 ç - ÷ = cos -1 ç - ÷ - p
è 13 ø è 5 ø è 5ø è 3ø è 5ø
1
(ii) Find the value of sin(tan –1 a + tan –1 ); a ¹ 0
a
Illustration 9 : Prove that
1 1 2 1 1 1 1 p
(i) tan–1 +tan–1 = tan–1 (ii) tan -1 + tan -1 + tan -1 + tan -1 =
7 13 9 5 7 3 8 4
-1 12 4 63
Illustration 10 : Prove that sin + cot -1 + tan -1 =p
13 3 16
-1 12 3 56
Illustration 11 : Prove that : cos + sin -1 = sin -1
13 5 65
-1 1 1 31
Illustration 12 : Prove that : 2 tan + tan -1 = tan -1
2 7 17
1 æ1- x ö
÷ , x Î [0,1]
-1
Illustration 13 : Prove that tan x = cos -1 ç
2 è1+ x ø
1 1 1 p
Illustration 14 : Prove that : (i) 4 tan -1 - tan -1 + tan -1 =
5 70 99 4
1 5 2 1 p
2 tan -1 + sec -1
(ii) + 2 tan -1 =
5 7 8 4
11 p
Illustration 15 : The equation 2cos–1x + sin–1x = has
6
(A) no solution (B) only one solution (C) two solutions (D) three solutions
-1 x - 1 x +1 p
Illustration 17 : Solve the equation : tan + tan -1 =
x-2 x+2 4
Illustration 18 : Solve the equation : 2 tan–1(2x + 1) =–1cos–1x. 2
Illustration 19 : Find the complete solution set of sin (sin5) > x – 4x.
Illustration 20 : Find the complete solution set of [cot–1x]2 – 6[cot–1x] + 9 £ 0, where [.] denotes the
greatest integer function.
Illustration 22 : Prove that :
æc x-yö -1 æ c 2 - c1 ö -1 æ c 3 - c 2 ö -1 æ c n - c n -1 ö -1 æ 1 ö -1 æ x ö
tan -1 ç 1 ÷ + tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ + ... + tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ = tan ç ÷
c
è 1 y + x ø è 1 + c c
2 1 ø è 1 + c 3c 2 ø è 1 + c c
n n -1 ø è cn ø èyø
æ pö
Illustration 23 : If tan–1 y = 4 tan–1 x, ç | x | < tan ÷ , find y as an algebraic function of x and hence prove
è 8ø
p
that tan is a root of the equation x4 – 6x2 + 1 = 0.
8
Illustration 24 : If A = 2 tan–1 ( 2 2 - 1) and B = 3 sin–1(1/3) + sin–1(3/5), then show A > B.
1 æ 3sin 2q ö
Illustration 25 : If q = tan–1(2 tan2q) - sin -1 ç ÷ then find the sum of all possible values of
2 è 5 + 4 cos 2q ø
tanq.
Do yourself - 5 :
Prove the following :
æ3ö æ8 ö æ 36 ö -1 æ 3 ö -1 æ 3 ö -1 æ 8 ö p
(i) sin -1 ç ÷ + sin -1 ç ÷ = cos-1 ç ÷ (ii) tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ - tan ç ÷ =
è 5ø è 17 ø è 85 ø è4ø è5ø è 19 ø 4
-1 æ 2 ö -1 æ 7 ö -1 æ 1 ö
(iii) tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ = tan ç ÷
è 11 ø è 24 ø è2ø
Do yourself - 6 :
Prove the following results :
Do yourself - 7 :
Solve the following equation for x :
é æ1ö ù x p
(i) sin êsin -1 ç ÷ + cos-1 x ú = 1 (ii) cos-1 x + sin -1 =
ë è5ø û 2 6
Do yourself - 8 :
(i) Solve the inequality tan –1 x > cot –1 x.
(ii) Complete solution set of inequation (cos –1 x) 2 – (sin –1 x) 2 > 0, is
é 1 ö é 1 ö
(A) ê 0, ÷ (B) ê -1, ÷ (C) ( -1, 2) (D) none of these
ë 2ø ë 2ø
Do yourself - 9 :
¥
æ 2 ö
(i) Evaluate : å tan
r =1
-1
ç 1 + (2r + 1)(2r - 1) ÷
è ø
ANSWERS FOR DO YOURSELF
1: (i) C (ii) 1526
15 1 4
2 : (i) (ii) (iii) 1 (iv)
8 10 5
p p p
3 : (i) (ii) (iii)
6 6 6
ì1, if a > 0
4 : (ii) í
î-1, if a < 0
1
7 : (i) (ii) 1 (iii) 3
5
8: (i) (1, ¥) (ii) B
9: (i) p/4
EXERCISE S
( 2- )
4 a-b
1. –p 2. (a) x= ; (b ) x= ; 3. 56 4. x = 1; y = 2 & x = 2; y = 7
3 1 + ab
æ 2 ù æ 2 ö æ 2ö
6. (a) (cot2, ¥) È (–¥, cot3) ( b ) çç , 1ú (c) çç , 1÷÷ È çç -1, - ÷
è 2 û è 2 ø è 2 ÷ø
æ 1 ù 3p
7. ç tan , cot1ú 8. k = 25 9. 10. x Î ( -1, 1)
è 2 û 4
11. a Î [ -2 p, p] - {0}
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EXERCISE (O-1)
Straight Objective Type
æ æ x öö
1. The domain of the function sin -1 ç log 2 ç ÷ ÷ is-
è è 3 øø
é1 ù é1 ù é3 ù é1 ù
(A) ê ,3ú (B) ê ,3ú (C) ê , 6 ú (D) ê , 2ú
ë2 û ë2 û ë2 û ë2 û
2. Domain of the function ƒ(x) = logecos–1 { x} is, where {.} represents fractional part function -
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
4. tan -1 ç 1 - x 2 - 2 ÷ + sin -1 ç x 2 + 2 - 1 ÷ (where x ¹ 0) is equal to
è x ø è x ø
p p 3p
(A) (B) (C) (D) p
2 4 4
5. If 2 £ a < 3, then the value of cos -1 cos[a] + cosec-1 cosec[a] + cot -1 cot[a] , (where [.] denotes greatest
integer less than equal to x) is equal to
(A) 2 – p (B) 2 + p (C) p (D) 6
-1 æ 12 ö p -1 æ 16 ö
6. If x > 0 cos ç ÷ = - cos ç ÷ then x is -
èxø 2 è xø
æ a 2 a3 ö p
7. Number of integral ordered pairs (a,b) for which sin–1(1 + b + b2 +.... ¥) + cos-1 ç a - + - .....¥ ÷ = is-
è 3 9 ø 2
é 1 ù é 1 1 ù
(A) x Î [–1, 0] (B) x Î [0, 1] (C) x Î ê 0, (D) x Î ê - ,
ë 2 úû ë 2 2 úû
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n
2r + 1
9. lim å tan -1 is equal to -
n ®¥
r =1 r + 2r 3 + r 2 + 1
4
p 3p p p
(A) (B) (C) (D) –
4 4 2 8
æ æ 1 öö æ -1 æ 1 ö ö p
10. If sin ç 2 cos -1 ç ÷ ÷ + cos ç 2 tan çè 3 ÷ø ÷ = q , where p & q are relatively prime then digit at units
è è 5 øø è ø
æ1ö
(A) cot -1 (x) = tan -1 ç ÷ " x Î R - {0}
èxø
ex
(D) If ƒ : R ® R such that ƒ(x) = then ƒ(x) is a periodic function .
e[x ]
13. Consider the function ƒ(x) = ex and g(x) = sin–1x, then which of the following is/are necessarily true.
(A) Domain of goƒ = Domain of ƒ (B) Range of goƒ Ì Range of g
é p ö
(C) Domain of goƒ is (–¥, 0] (D) Range of goƒ is ê - , 0 ÷
ë 2 ø
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æ 1 ö æ 2 ö
Value of 3tan -1 æç ö÷ + tan -1 æç ö÷ + sin -1 ç
1 1
15. ÷ + cos -1 ç ÷ is greater than
è3ø è2ø è 5ø è 5ø
p 2p 3p 5p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6
EXERCISE (O-2)
Straight Objective Type
1. The range of the function ƒ(x) = sin–1(log2(–x2 + 2x + 3)) is -
é p pù é p ù é pù
(A) ê - , ú (B) ê - , 0 ú (C) ê 0, ú (D) [–1, 1]
ë 2 2û ë 2 û ë 2û
ì æ 2- 3 ö üï
-1 ï 12
The value of sin ícot ç sin + sec -1 2 ÷ ý is-
-1
3. + cos -1
ïî è 4 4 øï
þ
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 0 (D) 10
1 p
4. Number of solution(s) of the equation cos-1 x - sin -1 x - 1 + cos -1 1 - x - sin -1 = is -
x 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
¥
æ r((r + 1)!) ö
5. å tan -1
ç 2 ÷ is equal to -
r =0 è (r + 1) + ((r + 1)!) ø
p p
(A) (B) (C) cot–13 (D) tan–12
2 4
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Multiple Correct Answer Type
6. Let ƒ(x) = cos -1 1 - x 2 - sin -1 x then which of the following statement/s is/are correct -
(A) Domain of ƒ(x) is [–1,1] (B) Domain of ƒ(x) is [0,1]
(C) Range of ƒ(x) is {0} (D) Range of ƒ(x) is éë 0, p ùû
-1 æ 1 ö
7.
-1
If a = 2tan ( 3 - 2 2) + sin ç
è 6- 2ø
÷ , b = cot
-1
( 1
)
3 - 2 + sec -1 (-2) & g = tan -1
8
1
2
+ cos-1
1
3
,
then
(A) a = b (B) a + b = 3g (C) 4(b - g) = a (D) b = g
8. If a is only real root of the equation x3 + (cos1) x2 + (sin1) x + 1 = 0, then æç tan -1 a + tan -1 1 ö÷ cannot
è aø
be equal to-
p p
(A) 0 (B) (C) - (D) p
2 2
ïì x - 4 if | x |£ 3
2
p
9. Let ƒ ( x ) = í and g(x) = 2tan–1(ex) – for all x Î ¡, then which of the
ïî5sgn x - 3 if x >3 2
following is wrong ?
(where sgn(x) denotes signum function of x)
(A) ƒ(x) is an even function (B) goƒ(x) is an even function
(C) g(x) is an odd function (D) ƒoƒ(x) is an odd function
12. If ƒ(x) is a three-one function such that ƒ(a) = ƒ(b) (where a ¹ b), then number of maximum possible
values of b is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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3
14. Number of integral solutions of the equation 2sin -1 x 2 - x + 1 + cos -1 x 2 - x = is
2
æ æ 2e x + 3 ö ö 5
16. Least integral value of x for which inequality sin -1 ç sin ç x ÷ ÷ > p - holds, is
è è e +1 ø ø 2
EXERCISE (S-1) y
3
1. Given is a partial graph of an even periodic function ƒ whose period is 8. 2
1
x
0 1 2 3
If [*] denotes greatest integer function then find the value of the expression. –1
–2
é æ 7 öù
ƒ (–3) + 2|ƒ(–1)| + ê f ç ÷ ú + f(0) + arc cos(f( -2)) + f(-7) + f(20) –3
ë è 8 øû –4
æ 3ö æ 3 3ö
(iii) cos ç tan -1 ÷ (iv) tan ç sin -1 + cot -1 ÷
è 4ø è 5 2ø
ép æ - 3 öù é æ - 3 ö pù
(i) sin ê - sin -1 çç ÷÷ ú (ii) cos ê cos-1 çç ÷÷ + ú
ëê 2 è 2 ø ûú ëê è 2 ø 6 ûú
æ 3p ö æ1 63 ö
(iii) tan -1 ç tan ÷ (iv) sin çç arc sin ÷
è 4 ø è4 8 ÷ø
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3. Find the domain of definition the following functions.
(Read the symbols [ * ] and { * } as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively)
2x
(i) f (x) = arccos
1+ x
1+ x2
(ii) f (x) = cos(sin x) + sin -1
2x
æ x -3ö
(iii) f (x) = sin -1 ç ÷ - log10 ( 4 - x )
è 2 ø
(iv) f(x) = sin–1(2x + x2)
1 - sin x
(v) f (x) = + cos -1 (1 - {x}) , where {x} is the fractional part of x.
log 5 (1 - 4x )
2
æ 3 - 2x ö
f (x) = 3 - x + cos-1 ç ÷ + log 6 ( 2 | x | -3 ) + sin ( log 2 x )
-1
(vi)
è 5 ø
æxö
( )
sin -1 ç ÷
éx ù
(vii) f(x) = e è2ø
+ tan -1 ê - 1ú + ln x - [x]
ë2 û
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
-1 3 16 1 7 2 6 +1 p
7. Prove that :(a) 2cos + cot -1 + cos -1 =p (b) arc cos - arc cos =
13 63 2 25 3 2 3 6
8. If a and b are the roots of the equation x2 + 5x – 49 = 0, then find the value of cot(cot–1a + cot–1b).
9. If a > b > c > 0, then find the value of : cot -1 æç 1 + ab ö÷ + cot -1 æç 1 + bc ö÷ + cot -1 æç 1 + ca ö÷ .
è a-b ø è b-c ø è c-a
E
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æ1ö æ1 ö
10. Find all values of k for which there is a triangle whose angles have measure tan -1 ç ÷ , tan -1 ç + k ÷
è 2ø è2 ø
æ1 ö
and tan -1 ç + 2k ÷ .
è2 ø
æ 1 + x2 - 1 ö
(b) ƒ(x) = tan -1 ç ÷ , x Î ¡ - {0}
ç x ÷
è ø
13. (a) Solve the inequality : (arc secx)2 – 6(arc secx) + 8 > 0
(b) If sin2x + sin2y < 1; x, y Î R then prove that sin–1(tanx . tany) Î (–p/2, p/2).
1 1 1 1
(d) sin -1 + sin -1 + sin -1 + ..... + sin -1 + .......¥ terms.
5 65 325 4n 4 + 1
E
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EXERCISE (S-2)
æ1 + xö æ 1 - x2 ö
1. If a = 2 arc tan ç ÷ & b = arc sin ç ÷ for 0 < x < 1 , then prove that a + b = p, what the
è1 - xø è 1 + x2 ø
value of a + b will be if x > 1.
1- a2 -1 1 - b
2
y 3
4. Find all the positive integral solutions of, tan–1x + cos–1 = sin–1 .
1+y 2
10
1 7
5. Prove that the equation, (sin–1x)3 + (cos–1x)3 = ap3 has no roots for a < and a > .
32 8
10 10
æmö
8. If the sum åå tan
n =1 m =1
-1
ç ÷ = kp , find the value of k.
ènø
9. 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).
æ æ 2x 2 + 4 ö ö
10. Solve for x : sin -1 ç sin ç 2 ÷÷
< p - 3.
è è 1+ x øø
11. Find the set of values of 'a' for which the equation 2cos–1x = a + a2(cos–1x)–1 posses a solution.
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ANSWER KEY
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
EXERCISE (O-1)
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. A
8. A 9. A 10. B,C 11. A,B,C,D 12. B,D 13. B,C
14. B,C,D 15. A,B
EXERCISE (O-2)
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. A,D 7. A,C
8. A,B,D 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. B 13. 1 14. 2
15. 9 16. 1
EXERCISE (S-1)
1. 5
1 5p 4 17 1 p 2
2. (a) (i) , (ii) , (iii) , (iv) ; (b) (i) , (ii) –1, (iii) - , (iv)
3 6 5 6 2 4 4
3. (i) -1/ 3 £ x £ 1 (ii) {1, - 1} (iii) 1 £ x < 4 (iv) [ - (1 + 2), ( 2 - 1)]
(v) x Î (-1/ 2, 1/ 2), x ¹ 0 (vi) (3/2, 2] (vii) (-2, 2) - {-1, 0, 1}
y y
4. (a) (b) O
–1 O 1 x x
y
1 y
1
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O x O x
–1
11 p 1 -1
5. 53 8. 10 9. p 10. k= 11. (a) ; (b) tan x
4 3 2
1 3 1 1 é 3 ù 1
14. (a) x = ; (b) x = 3; (c) x = 0, , - ; (d) ê 2 , 1ú ; (e) x = , y = 1
2 7 2 2 ë û 2
é 2n + 5 ù p p
15. (a) arccot ê ú , (b) , (c) arc tan(x + n) – arc tanx, (d)
ë n û 4 4