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CPP
SHEET - 5: INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTION
(Simplification and transformation of inverse function by substitution and
2
1 2x 1  1  x 
their graphs for example sin 1 x2
 ..., cos   ... etc.)
 1 x 
LEVEL-1
1 1 5 

1. Find the value of tan  cos
2 3 

1 63 
2. Find the value sin  arc sin 
4 8 

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

 1
4. 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.

5. Which of the following function is even/odd, one-one/many-one, increasing/decreasing,

(i) y = sin1  2 x 1  x 2  , 1   (ii) y = cos1 (2 x 2  1) ,-1<x<0

x 1
  2
2x  3x  x 3 
(iii) y = sin 1
, x>1 (iv) y = tan –1 
 1  3x 2
,
  1 x 1
1  x2   3 3

6. The set of values of ‘x’ for which the formula 2 sin –1x = sin–1 (2x 1 x 2 ) is true, is

 3 3  1 1 
(A) (– 1, 0) (B) [0, 1] (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 2 2   2 2

1   6x 1 
7. Find the interval of x in which cos  1  9x 2   2  2 tan (3x)
 

1   1
1   3
8. If A = 2 tan1(2 2  1) and B  3 sin  3   sin  5  then
   
(a) A > B (b) A B (c) A = B (d) can’t be decided

9. If u = cot1 cos2  tan1 cos2 then prove that sin u = tan2 .

10. 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 
 
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LEVEL-2
1. 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
1
2. Solve cos (2 sin–1x) = for x.
3

1  x2
3. If 0 < x < 1, then tan–1 is equal to:
1 x

1 1 x 1 x 1 1 x
(A) cos1 x (B) cos1 (C) sin1 (D) tan1
2 2 2 2 1 x

4. cos1x = tan1x then

 5  1  5  1
(A) x 2 =  
 (B) x 2 =  

 2   2 
 5  1  5  1
(C) sin (cos1x) =   (D) tan (cos1x) =  


 2   2 

5. Solve the following equations :

 1 x  1
(i) tan–1   = tan–1x , (x > 0)
 1 x  2

 1  1 1
(ii) 3tan–1   – tan–1   = tan–1  

 2 3  x 3

 1 1  2 x  1  2 
1  1  y  
6. Find the value of tan  sin  2
  cos
 1  y 2  , if x > y > 1.
 2  1 x  2  

 36   4 8
7. Let  = sin–1   ,  = cos–1   and  = tan–1   , find ( +  + ) and hence prove that
 85  5  15 
(i)  cot  =  cot  , (ii)  tan  ·tan  = 1
8. Define y = cos–1 (4x3 – 3x) in terms of cos–1 x and also draw its graph.

9. Define y = sin–1 (3x – 4x3) in terms of sin–1x and also draw its graph.
 3x  x 3 
10. Define y = tan–1   in terms of tan–1 x and also draw its graph.
 1  3x 2 
 

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ANSWER KEY
ITF – SHEET - 5
LEVEL-1
3 5 
1.  
 2 
 

2
2.
4
4. a = 6, b = –9/2
5. (i) one-one, decreasing (ii) one-one,increasing
(iii) one-one, decreasing (iv) odd,one-one, increasing
6. D
1 
7. x   , 
3 
8. B
F 2 , 1OP
10. (a) (cot 2 , )  (, cot 3) (b) GH 2 Q
LEVEL-2
1
2. ±
3
3. A, B, C

4. A, C
1
5 (i) x = (ii) x = 2
3

1  xy
6. xy
7. /2

 1 1
 3 cos x ;
2
 x 1
 1 1
8. y = cos–1 (4x3 – 3x) =  2  3 cos 1 x ;   x 
 2 2
 2  3 cos 1 x ;  1  x   1
 2

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Fig.: Graph of cos–1 (cos x)

 1 1 1
 3 sin x ; 
2
x
2
 1
1
9. y = sin–1 (3x – 4x3) =   3 sin x ;  x 1
 2
    3 sin 1 x ; 1
1 x  
 2

 graph of y = sin–1 (3x – 4x3)

 1 1 1
 3 tan x ;  x
 3 3
 3x  x 3  1
–1    1
10. y = tan  1  3 x 2  =   3 tan x ;   x  
   3
 1 1
    3 tan x ; x
 3

 3x  x 3 
Fig.: Graph of y = tan  –1 
2 
 1  3x 

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