INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

LEVEL-1

1. Evaluate: 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (√3) − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 (−2) (− π/3)

𝜋 1
2. Evaluate: 𝑠𝑖𝑛 [ 3 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (− 2)] (1)
2𝜋 7𝜋
3. Find the Principal value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 (𝑠𝑖𝑛 ) + 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (𝑡𝑎𝑛 ) (π/6)
3 6

4. Evaluate: sin(cot-1x) (1/ √1 + 𝑥 2 )

cos 𝑥
5. Express in simplest form: 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 [1−sin 𝑥 ] (π/4 + x/2)

6. Evaluate: 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (√3) − 𝑐𝑜𝑡 −1 (−√3) (‒π/2 )

𝜋
7. Evaluate: 𝑠𝑒𝑐 −1 [𝑠𝑒𝑐 (− 4 )] ( π/4)

8. Express in simplest form: sin-1[3x – 4x3] (3 sin-1x )

9. Find the value of the expression

(i) tan -1 (tan 3π/4) (ii) sin -1
(sin2π/3) ((i) – π/ 4 (ii) π/3)

10. Prove that sec2 (tan -1 2) + cosec 2 (cot -1 3)=15

11. Find the value of the following: tan – 1 [2cos(2sin – 1 –1/2)] (

π/ 4)

−1 1
12. Write the value of cos −1 ( ) + 2 sin−1 2 ( π)
2

−𝜋
13. Write the principal value of tan−1 [ sin ] (– π/ 4)
2
√3
14. Write the value of tan−1 [2 sin( 2 cos −1 )] (π/3 )
2

15. Find the value of sin (2 sin-1 3/5). (24/25)

1 𝑥
16. Find the value of (𝑖) cot −1 √𝑥 2 . (ii) tan−1 √𝑎2 . ( (i)Sec -1 x , (ii) Sin -1 x/a)
−1 −𝑥 2

−1 −1
17. Find the value of tan−1 1 + cos −1 + sin−1 ( 3π/4)
2 2

sin 𝑥 +cos 𝑥
18. Simplify sin−1 (x+ π/4)
√2

19. Write the value of (i) tan (2 tan-1 1/5). (ii) sin (2 tan–1 (.75)) ((i)5/12 (ii)
0.96))

20. What is the domain of the function sin-1 x and sin–1(2x) [-1, 1]. [-1/2,
1/2]
 LEVEL-2

 1  cos x  1  cos x   x 
tan 1     ,0  x 
1. Prove that:  1  cos x  1  cos x  4 2 2

sin 𝑥 cos 𝑥
2. Write in simplest form: 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 (1−cos 𝑥 ) + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 −1 (1−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 ) (π/4 + x)

√1+𝑥 2 √1+𝑥 2
3. Prove (i) Cos [ tan -1 { Sin ( Cot -1 x )}]= √2+ (ii) sin [ cot -1 { cos ( tan -1 x )}]= √2+
𝑥2 𝑥2

4. Prove:

cos 1 x  cos 1 y  cos 1 xy  1  x 2 1  y 2 
5. Write the principal value of cos- 1 [cos(680)°]. ( 400 )

𝜋 1 𝑎 𝜋 1 a 2𝑏
6. Prove that tan ( + cos -1 ) + tan ( − cos cos −1 ) =
4 2 𝑏 4 2 b 𝑎

7. find the range and domain of y=sin -1 (x2) [−1,1], [−π2,π2]

8. Find the domain of definition of f(x) = cos −1 (𝑥 2 − 4 ) [- √5, – √3] ∪ [√3, √5]

9. Find the domain of f(x) = cos −1 2𝑥 + sin−1 𝑥 [- ½, ½]

10. Evaluate (i) cos-1 (cos 3) (ii) cos-1(cos 4) (iii) cos-1 (cos 5) (iv) cos-1(cos 12)
(i)3 (ii) 2𝜋 − 4 (iii)2π-5 (iv) 4π-12
𝑥 𝑦
11. If cos −1 + cos −1 = 𝜃, Prove that 9 𝑥 2 – 12 𝑥 𝑣 cos 𝜃 + 4 𝑣 2 =36 sin 2 θ
2 3

12. Prove that a+b+c=abc if tan−1 𝑎 + tan−1 𝑎 + tan−1 𝑎 = π

12 3 56
13. Prove that (i) 𝑐𝑜𝑠 −1 13 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 5 = 𝑠𝑖𝑛−1 65 (ii) sin-1 (3/5) – sin-1 (8/17) = cos-1 (84/85).

14. Find the value of sin (cos-1 4/5 + tan-12/3). ( 17/5 √13)

15. Prove that cot-1 (√1 + sin 𝑥 + √1 − sin 𝑥 )/(√1 + sin 𝑥 − √1 − sin 𝑥 = x/ 2, 0 < x < π/ 2

𝜋 1
16. Prove that tan-1 [√1 + 𝑥 – √1 − 𝑥] / [√1 + 𝑥 + √1 − 𝑥] = 4 −2 cos −1 𝑥, – 1/√2 ≤ x ≤ 1.

17. If cos −1 𝑥 + cos −1 𝑦 + cos −1 𝑧 =π , prove that 𝑥 2 +𝑦 2 + 𝑧 2 + 2xyz=1

1 3
18. Show that (i) tan(2 sin -1 4)= (4−√7)/3 (ii) sin-18/17 + sin-13/5 = tan-177/36

19. Solve for x, sin-1 (1 – x) – 2 sin-1 x = π/2.

20. Prove that Solve for x, cos (2 sin-1 x) = 1/ 9; x > 0. (2/3)