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CPP
SHEET - 4: INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTION
(Properties tan–1x  tan–1y = … etc. sin–1x  sin–1y = … etc, cos–1x  cos–1y = … etc.)
LEVEL-1
5  1  1
1. (i) Evaluate tan–1 9 + tan–1 (ii) Evaluate tan–1   + tan–1   .
4 2 3

1 
(iii) If two angles of a  are tan1 and tan–1 1/3, then find (where  is third angle of  in
2 15
degree).

2. Prove that:
 1  1  1  1 
tan–1   + tan–1   + tan–1   + tan–1   = .
3 5 7
  8
  4
3 15 84
3 (i) Show that sin–1 + sin–1 =  – sin–1
5 17 85

4 12 33
(ii) Show that cos–1 + cos–1 = cos–1
5 13 65

3 16 1 7
(iii) Prove that 2 cos–1 + cot–1 + cos–1 =
13 63 2 25

 1 
4. (i) Evaluate sin–1   + cot–1 3 .

 5

 1 4 2
(ii) Evaluate tan  cos  tan 1  .
 5 3

 3  2 
(iii) Evaluate tan sin 1    tan 1   .
 5  3 

12 4 63
5. (i) Evaluate:cos–1 + sin–1 – tan–1
13 5 16

4 5 16
(ii) Evaluate sin–1 + sin–1 + sin–1
5 13 65

6. If tan–14 + tan–1 5 = cot–1 then find ‘’

7. Solve the following equations


(i) tan–1 (2x) + tan–1 (3x) =
4
2
(ii) sin–1x + sin–1 2x =
3
(iii) sin x + cos (1  x) = sin1 ( x) .
1 1

8. Solve the equation :

 x 1  x 1   2
(i) tan–1   + tan–1   = (ii) sin–1x + sin–12x =
 x 2 x2 4 3

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 1 x 
9. Find the smallest and the largest values of tan –1  ,0x1.
 1 x 

10.  
2 tan tan 1 ( x )  tan 1 ( x 3 ) where x  R – {–1, 1} is equal to
2x
(A) (B) tan(2 tan–1x)
1 x2

(C) tan cot 1 (  x )  cot 1 ( x )  (D) tan(2 cot–1x)

1 
11. Find the value of tan1  tan 2A + tan 1(cot A) + tan 1(cot3A) for 0 < A < (/4)
2 

LEVEL-2
2
1. If sin–1 x + sin–1 y = , then find cos–1x + cos–1y..
3

 3
2. (i) Find the number of solutions of the equation sin –1 x – cos–1x = cos–1   .

 2 

x x 1 1
(ii) Find the solution of sin 1  sin 1  sin 1
1 x x 1 1 x
3. Find all positive integral solutions of the equation, tan 1 x + cot 1 y = tan1 3.

4 If  and  are the roots of the equation x2 + 5x – 49 = 0 then find the value
of cot(cot–1 + cot–1).

5. Let f (x) = ax + b where a > 0 and f is defined from [–1, 1] onto [0, 2] then the

value of cot cot 1 (1)  cot 1 ( 2)  cot 1 (3) . 
(A) f (–1) (B) f (0) (C) f (1) (D) f (1) – f (0)

6. (i) If cos1x + cos1y + cos1z = , where  1  x, y, z 1 then find the value of x 2 + y2 + z2 + 2 x y z.
(ii) 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
(iii) Let a, b, c be three positive real numbers

a (a  b  c ) b (a  b  c ) c (a  b  c )
= tan– 1 + tan– 1 + tan– 1 then find tan .
bc ca ab
7. 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).

1 1 
8. Find all values of k for which there is a triangle whose angles have measure tan–1   , tan–1   k  , and
 2 2 
 1 
tan–1   2k  .
2 

9. Let x1, x2, x3, x4 be four non zero numbers satisfying the equation

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a b c d 
tan–1 + tan–1 + tan–1 + tan–1 =
x x x x 2
then which of the following relation(s) hold good?
4 4
1
(A)  x i = a + b + c + d (B)  x =0
i 1 i 1 i

4
(C)  xi = abcd
i 1
(D) (x1 + x2 + x3) (x2 + x3 + x4) (x3 + x4 + x1) (x4 + x1 + x2) = abcd

 1 x   1 x2 
10. If  = 2 tan–1   &  = sin–1   for 0 < x < 1, then prove that + =. Find the value of  + 
 1x   1 x2 
 
if x > 1 ?

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ANSWER KEY
ITF – SHEET - 4
LEVEL-1
 
1. (i) 3 (ii) (iii) 9
4 4
 17 17
4 (i) (ii) (iii)
4 6 6


5 (i) 0 (ii)
2

19
6. =–
9

1 1 3
7. (i) x = (ii) (iii) 1
6 2 7

1 1
8. (i) x   (ii) x  
2 2

9. 0,
4
10. A, B, C
11. 4 tan1 (1)

LEVEL-2

1.
3
2. (i) 1 solution (ii) x  0
3. (x, y) = (1, 2) and (2, 7)
4. 10

5 A

6. (i) 1 (iii) 
11
8. k=
4
9. B, C, D
10. –

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