INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Total No. of questions in INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONare :

Level # 1 .....................................................................25

Level # 2 ....................................................................19

Level # 3 .................................................................... 33

Level # 4 .................................................................... 12

Total no. of questions ............................................. 89

 LEVEL - 1
Properties of Inverse Trigonometric L
M F 1IJO
 sin G
H2 KP
1
function Q.7 sin
1 1
N6 Q=
Q.1 sin–1x + sin–1 + cos–1x + cos–1 =
x x
1
(A) 0 (B)
 3
(A)  (B)
2
1
(C) (D) 1
3 4
(C) (D) None of these
2
Q.8
F
G
tan 90º  cot 1
1 IJ =
Q.2 cot–1(– 3 ) = H 3 K
 5 (A) 3 (B) 2/3
(A) – (B)
6 6
1
 2 (C) 1/3 (D)
(C) (D) 10
3 3

L
M F 3 IO
H 2 JKP

Fcot 1IJ =
tan G
Q.9 sin
M  sin G 1

P=
Q.3
H aK
1
N2 Q
1
(A) (B) 1 3 3
a (A) (B) –
2 2
(C) a (D) 
1 1
(C) (D) –
Q.4 cos–1(–1) = 2 2

 F
G
sin cos
1 12 IJ =
(A)
2
(B) 0 Q.10
H 13 K
(C)  (D) 2 5 12
(A) (B)
13 13

Q.5 tan–1
F
G 3 I
tan J = (C)
13
(D)
5
H 4K 5 12
2
  Q.11 If sin–1x + sin–1y = , then
(A) – (B) 3
4 4
cos–1x + cos–1y =
3 3
(C) (D) – 2 
4 4 (A) (B)
3 3


L F 17 IJO
cosG
M (C) (D) 
cos–1
N H15 KP
Q.6 6
Qis equal to -
1
17  17  Q.12 If cos–1 = , then tan =
(A) – (B) x
15 15
1
2 13  (A) 2 (B) x2  1
(C) (D) x 1
15 15
(C) 1  x2 (D) x2  1
 3 Formulae for sum & difference of
Q.13 If sin–1x + sin–1y + sin–1z = , then the
2 inverse Trigonometric function
v alue of x 100 + y 100 + z 100 –
ab bc
9 Q.20 tan 1  tan 1 =
is equal to - 1  ab 1  bc
x101  y101  z101
(A) tan–1a – tan–1b  tan–1a – tan–1c
(A) 0 (B) 3
(C) – 3 (D) 9 (C) tan–1b – tan–1c (D) tan–1c – tan–1a

1 2
3 4 Q.21 If sin–1 + sin–1 = sin–1 x, then x is
Q.14 Ifcos–1 – sin–1 = cos–1x ,then x = 3 3
5 5
equal to -
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 1/2 (D) 1/4 5 4 2
(A) 0 (B)
9
Q.15 cos [cos–1 ( 3 /2) + sin–1 (1/ 2 )] is equal
5 4 2 
to - (C) (D)
9 2
(A) ( 3 + 1)/2 2 (B) ( 3 – 1)/2 2

(C) (– 3 + 1)/2 2 (D) (– 3 – 1)/2 2 

Q.22 If tan–1 2x + tan–1 3x = then x =
4
Q.16 The value of sin–1 (sin 10) is - 1
(A) –1 (B)
(A) 10 (B) 10 – 3 6
(C) 3 – 10 (D) None of these
1
(C) –1, (D) None of these
6
1  cos x
Q.17 cos–1 ;  0 < x <  is 1 1 1
2 Q.23 cot [tan–1 + tan–1 + tan–1 ] =
2 5 8
x
(A) x (B) (A) 1 (B) –1
2
(C) 2x (D) None of these (C) 2 (D) – 2

Q.18 sec2(tan–1 2) + cosec2(cot –1 3) = xy  1 yz  1 zx  1

(A) 5 (B) 13 Q.24 cot –1 + cot –1 + cot –1 =
x y yz zx
(C) 15 (D) 6
(A) 0
(B) 1

Q.19 tan
L
M1 F5 IO
cos G JP=
1
(C) cot –1 x + cot –1 y + cot –1 z
M
N2 H3 KP Q (D) None of these

Q.25 cot [tan–1(1/7) + tan–1(1/13)] is equal to -

3 5 3 5
(A) ± (B) (A) 2/9 (B) 9/2
2 2
(C) 7/9 (D) 9/7
2 2
(C) (D) ±
3 5 3 5
 LEVEL - 2

Q.1 The value of sin–1 cos

F
G 33  IJis - Q.8 The principal value of
H 5 K F 2 I Fsin 2 IJ is -
3 7  
G
cos–1 cos
H 3K J + sin G
H 3K–1

(A) (B) (C) (D)–

5 5 10 10 (A)  (B) /2
(C) /3 (D) 4/3
Q.2 If  = cot –1 cos x – tan–1 cos x , then sin =
1 Q.9 If 3 cos–1(x2 – 7x + 25/2) = , then x =
(A) tan x (B) tan2 (x/2)
2 (A) Only 3 (B) Only 4
(C) 3 or 4 (D) None of these
1
(C) tan–1(x/2) (D) None of these
2
Q.10 If tan (x + y) = 33 and x = tan–1 3, then y will
Q.3 If a, b, c be positive real numbers and the value be -
(A) 0.3 (B) tan–1(1.3)
a(a  b  c) b(a  b  c)
of  = tan–1 + tan–1
F
1
G I
H JK
bc ca
(C) tan–1(0.3) (D) tan–1 18
c( a  b  c )
+ tan–1 then tan is equal to -
ab
(A) 0 (B) 1  1 1   1 
Q.11 tan   cos x  + tan   cos 1x  , (x  0)
abc 4 2  4 2 
(C) (D) None of these
abc is equal to -
(A) x (B) 2x
Q.4 The value of (C) 2/x (D) None of these
tan–1(1) + cos–1(–1/2) + sin–1(–1/2) is equal
y
to - Q.12 If cos–1x – cos–1 = . Then
2
(A) /4 (B) 5/12
4x2 – 4xy cos  + y2 is equal to-
(C) 3/4 (D) 13/12
(A) 2 sin 2 (B) 4
(C) 4 sin2  (D) – 4 sin2 
Q.5 If x2 + y2 + z2 = r2, then

tan–1
F
Gxy I
J FyzI
–1
FxzI
+ tan G J + tan G J = –1 Q.13 The value of
Hzr K Hxr K Hyr K
 1  1  142 
(A)  (B) /2 3tan–1   + 2tan–1   + sin–1   is-
2 5  65 5 
(C) 0 (D) None of these
 
Q.6 If cot–1 7 + cot–1 8 + cot–1 18 = , then (A) (B)
4 2
cot  =
(A) 1/3 (B) 3 (C)  (D) None of these
(C) 1/2 (D) 2  1  1 1 
Q.14 The value of sin2  cos 1  + cos2  sin 
 2  3
Q.7 If xy + yz + zx = 1, then, is-
tan–1x + tan–1y + tan–1z = 17 59
(A)  (B) /2 (A) (B)
36 36
(C) 1 (D) None of these 36
(C) (D) None of these
59
Q.15 Solution of equation Q.17 If a  tan–1x + cot–1x + sin–1x  b. Then-

tan (cos–1x) = sin(cot –11/2) is- 

(A) a = 0, b =  (B) b =
2
7 5 
(A) x = ± (B) x = ± (C) a = (D) None of these
3 3 4

3
3 5 Q.18 If sin–1 + sin–1 + sin–1 = . Then
(C) x = ± (D) None of these 2
2
 +  +  is -
(A) 1 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) –3
Q.16 cos[tan–1{sin (cot–1x)}] is equal to-
Q.19 If cos–1x > sin–1x, then -
2 2
x 2 x 2
(A) 2 (B) (A) x < 0 (B) –1 < x < 0
x 3 x2  1
1 1
x2  1 (C) 0  x < (D) –1  x <
2 2
(C) (D) None of these
x2  2
 LEVEL - 3
5 2 5
Q.1 If (tan–1x)2 + (cot–1x)2 = , then x equals- Q.8 The value of cot–13 + sec–1 is -
8 2
(A) –1 (B) 1
 
(C) 0 (D) None of these (A) (B)
4 3

n
 2r  1  
tan 1 (C) (D) None of these
Q.2 
r 1 

 1  2 2r  1  is equal to -

2

 2
Q.9 – is the principal value of -
(A) tan–1(2n) (B) tan–1(2n) – 5
4

  7   7 
(C) tan–1(2n+1) (D) tan–1(2n+1) – (A) cos 1  cos  (B) sin 1  sin 
4  5   5 

 7 
1 1 1 (C) sec 1  sec  (D) None of these
Q.3 If tan–1 = tan–1 + tan–1 2 ,  5 
a 1 x a  x 1
then x is - Q.10 If  = sin–1(sin(–600°)), then one of the
a possible value of  is -
(A) (B) a3
2   2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
(C) a2 – a + 1 (D) a2 + a – 1 3 2 3 3

Q.4 tan–1n + cot–1(n+1) is equal to -

(A) cot–1 (n2 + n + 1) (B) cot–1(n2 – n + 1)   3 
Q.11 sin 2 cos 1   is equal to -
(C) tan–1(n2 + n + 1) (D) None of these   5 

6 24 4 24
  17  (A) (B) (C) (D) 
Q.5 The value of sin cot 1  cot  is - 25 25 5 25
  3 
 1  1
Q.12 The value of sin 2  cos 1   cos 2  sin 1 
3 3  2  3
(A)  (B) is -
2 2
17 59
1 (A) (B)
(C) (D) None of these 36 36
2
36
Q.6 sec (cosec–1x) is equal to - (C) (D) None of these
59
(A) cosec (sec–1x) (B) cot x
(C)  (D) None of these 
Q.13 If sin–1x – cos–1x = , then x is -
6
20 20
1
Q.7 If  sin 1 x i  10  then x i is equal to - (A)
2
(B)
3
i 1 i1 2
(A) 20 (B) 10 1
(C)  (D) None of these
(C) 0 (D) None of these 2
  7  Q.20 The principal value of
Q.14 The principal value of cos 1   sin  is -
 6   1  
5 7 sin–1    + tan–1(1) + cos–1cos    is -
 2   2
(A) (B)
3 6
 5 5
(C) (D) None of these (A) (B) 
3 12 12

Q.15 The number of positive integral solutions of  7

(C) (D)
the equation 12 12
y 3
tan 1 x  cos 1  sin 1 is -
1 y 2 10 Q.21 If sin–1x + tan–1x = y (–1 < x < 1), then
which is not possible -
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Zero (D) None of these 3
(A) y = (B) y = 0
2
Q.16 The value of
 

 2 3  (C) y = (D) y = –

1  2 2
sin cot  sin 1  
   4 
   
Q.22 The number of positive integral solutions of
 12    7 
 cos 1    sec 1 2  is - cos 1  4 x 2  8x    is -
 4    2 3
  
(A) 0 (B) /4 (A) One (B) Two
(C) /6 (D) /2
(C) Three (D) None of these
   2   Statement type Questions
Q.17 The value of tan   cos 1      / 2   is -
   7   Each of the questions given below consist
of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
2 2 following Key to choose the appropriate
(A) (B)
3 5 3 answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II
1 4 are true, and Statement - II is the cor-
(C) (D)
5 5 rect explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II
Q.18 If cos–1(a) + cos–1(b) + cos–1(c) = 3 and are true but Statement - II is not the cor-
f (1) = 2, f (x + y) = f (x) f (y) for all x, y; then rect explanation of Statement – I.
(a  b  c ) (C) If Statement- I is true but Statement - II
a 2 f (1)  b 2 f ( 2 )  c 2 f ( 3 ) 
a 2 f (1)
 b 2 f ( 2)  c 2 f ( 3 ) is false.
is equal to - (D) If Statement- I is false but Statement- II
(A) 0 (B) 1 is true.
Q.23 Statement I : The equation
(C) 2 (D) 3

sec–1x + cot–1x < has no solution.
2
 5  
Q.19 tan–1 tan   is equal to -
Statement II : sec x is not defined at .
 7  2
2 5 Q.24 Statement I : The equation sin–1x = cos–1x has
(A) (B) one and only one solution.
7 7
Statement II : The equation tan–1x = 1 has
2  only one solution.
(C)  (D)
7 7
 1
Q.25 Statement I : sin –1 sinx  sin sin –1 x, if Q.30 If x + = 2, the principal value of sin–1x is -
x
 
-1  x  1 (A) (B)
4 2
Statement II : sin and sin–1 are different func-
tions 3
(C)  (D)
2
Q.26 Statement I : Equation 2 sin–1 x + 3sin–1 y
5 Passage
= and y = px – 5 hold simultaneously when
2 The inverse of a function f : A  B exists iff f is
p is equal to 6.
one-one onto i.e. a bijection and is given by
  
Statement II : The range of sin–1x is  ,  f(x) = y  f –1(y) = x
 2 2
Q.31 The trigonometric equation
Q.27 Statement I : The maximum v alue or sin–1x = 2sin–1 a has a solution for -
sin–1x + cosec–1x + cos–1x + sec–1x + tan–1x is
3 1 1
. (A) < |a| < (B) All real values of a
2 2 2

Statement II : sin –1 x + cos–1 x = and
2 1
1
 (C) | a | < (D) | a | 
sec–1x + cosec–1x = . 2 2
2
Passage based Questions
 1 1  
Passage Q.32 The value of sin  6  sin   2  is equal to -
  
Every bijection f : A  B there exists a bijection
g : B  A defined by g(y) = x if and only if f(x) 3 1
(A) (B)
= y. The function g : B  A is called the inverse 2 2
of function f : A  B and is denoted by f–1.
3
Q.28 The value of cos [tan–1tan2] is - (C) – (D) 0
2
1 1
(A) (B) – Q.33 If sin–1(sinx) =  – x then x belongs to –
5 5
(C) cos 2 (D) – cos2 (A) R (B) [0, ]

Q.29 If   x  2 then cos–1cosx is equal to -   3 

(A) x (B) – x (C)  ,  (D) [, 2]
2 2 
(C) 2 + x (D) 2 – x
 LEVEL - 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE and IIT-JEE )
SECTION-A
Fx  x  x  .............I
2 3

Q.1 The value of cos–1 (– 1) – sin–1 (1) is- Q.5 If sin–1 G

H 2 4 JK+
Fx  x  x  .............I
4 6

(A)  (B)

(C)
3
(D) –
3 cos –1 G 2
H 2 4 JK = 2
f or
2 2 2
0 < |x| < 2 , then x equals
y
Q.2 If cos–1x – cos–1 = , then 4x2 – 4xy cos  + y2 1
2 (A) (B) 1
is equal to - 2
(A) 2 sin 2 (B) 4 1
(C) 4 sin2  (D) – 4 sin2  (C) – (D) – 1
2
x 5  Q.6 For which value of x, sin (cot–1 (x + 1)) =
Q.3 If sin-1   + cosec-1   = then a value of
5 4 2 cos (tan–1x) (A) 1/2 (B)
x is- (A) 1 (B) 3 0
(C) 4 (D) 5
(C) 1 (D) –1/2
 5 2
Q.4 The value of cot  cos ec 1  tan 1  is
 3 3 Q.7 Let (x, y) be such that sin–1(ax) + cos–1(y)

+ cos–1(bxy) = .
2
3 4 4 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) Match the statement in Column I with state-
17 17 17 17 ments in Column II and indicate your answer
by darkening the appropriate bubbles in the
SECTION-B 4 × 4 matrix given in the ORS.

Q.1 If sin–1x = , x  (–1, 1), then cos–1x = Column I Column II
5
(A) If a = 1 and b = 0, (P) lies on the circle
3 5 3 9 then (x, y) x2 + y2 = 1
(A) (B) (C) – (D)
10 10 10 10 (B) If a = 1 and b = 1, (Q) lies on (x2 – 1)
Q.2 tan(cos–1x) is equal to - then (x, y) (y2 – 1) = 0
(C) If a = 1 and b = 2, (R) lies on y = x
1  x2 x
then (x, y)
(A) (B)
x 1  x2 (D) If a = 2 and b = 2, (S) lies on (4x2 – 1)
1  x2 then (x, y) (y2 – 1) = 0
(C) (D) 1  x2
x

Q.3 If we consider only the principal values of the Q.8 If 0 < x < 1, then 1 x 2 [{x cos (cot –1x) +
inverse trigonometric functions, then the value sin (cot –1x)}2 –1] 1/2 is equal to-
 1 4 
of tan  cos 1  sin 1  is x
 5 2 17  (A) (B) x
1 x2
29 29 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) (C) x 1 x 2 (D) 1 x 2
3 3 29 29

Q.4 The number of real solution of tan–1 x( x  1)


+ sin–1 x2  x  1 = is- (A) Zero
2
(B) One
(C) Two (D) Infinite
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL - 1
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Ans. A B C C A D A C C A B B A B B

Q.No. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Ans. C B C A, D B C B A A B

LEVEL - 2
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. D B A C B B B A C C C C C B B C A C D

LEVEL - 3

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A B C C B A A A B A D B C C B A A C C D
Q.No. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Ans. A D B B B A D D D B D A C

LEVEL - 4
SECTION-A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4
Ans. B C B D

SECTION-B

Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8
Ans. A A D C B D C

7. (A)  (P) ; (B)  (Q) ; (C)  (P) ; (D)  (S)