INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION

ASSIGNMENT-I (ITF)
Q.1 Find the following :
 1  1     1    7
(i) tan cos 1  tan 1    (ii) sin   sin 1    (iii) cos1  cos 
 2  3  3  2   6 
 2   3  3 3
(iv) tan1  tan  (v) cos  tan 1  (vi) tan  sin 1  cot 1 
 3   4  5 2
Q.2 Find the following :
   3   1   3     3 
(i) sin   sin 1    (ii) cos cos     (iii) tan1  tan 
 2  2     2  6   4 
 4   3
(iv) cos1  cos  (v) sin cos 1 
 3   5

(vi) tan1 
 3sin 2  1  tan   where   <  < 
 + tan  
 5  3cos 2   4  2 2
Q.3 Prove that :
3 16 1 7
(a) 2 cos1 + cot1 + cos1 = 
13 63 2 25
5  7  36
 (b) cos 1    cos 1     sin 1 =
 13   25  325
2 6 1 
(c) arc cos  arc cos =
3 2 3 6
(d) Solve the inequality: (arc sec x)2 – 6(arc sec x) + 8 > 0
Q.4 Find the domain of definition the following functions.
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively.)
2x 1 x2
(i) f(x) = arc cos (ii) cos (sin x)  sin 1
1 x 2x
 x 3
(iii) f (x) = sin 1    log10 (4  x)
 2 
1  sin x
(iv) f(x) =  cos 1 (1  {x}) , where {x} is the fractional part of x .
log 5 (1  4x )
2

 3  2x 
3  x  cos 1    log 6  2 x  3  sin  log 2 x 
1
(v) f (x) =
 5 
 3 
(vi) f (x) = log10 (1  log7 (x2  5 x + 13)) + cos1  9x 
 2  sin 2 
sin 1  x2 
(vii) f(x) = e
x 

 tan 1   1  n x  [x]
2 

1  2sin x  1 
(viii) f(x) = sin (cos x) + ln (2 cos2 x + 3 cos x + 1) + ecos 
 2 2sin x 
 

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Q.5 Find the domain and range of the following functions .
(Read the symbols [*] and {*} as greatest integers and fractional part functions respectively.)
(i) f (x) = cot1(2x  x²) (ii) f (x) = sec1 (log3 tan x + logtan x 3)
 2 x2  1   
(iii) f(x) = cos1   (iv) f (x) = tan 1  log 4  5x 2  8x  4  
 x 1 
2
 5 
 
8
Q.6 Solve tan 1  x  1  tan 1  x  1  tan 1 .
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Q.7 Prove that:

(a) sin–1 cos (sin1 x) + cos–1 sin (cos–1 x) = , | x | 1
2
(b) 2 tan1 (cosec tan1x  tan cot1x) = tan1x (x  0)
 2mn   2pq   2M N 
(c) tan1  2 2 
+ tan1  2 2 
= tan1  2 2 
where M = mp  nq,
m  n  p  q  M  N 
n q N
N = np + mq, 1 ; 1 and 1
m p M
(d) tan (tan1 x + tan1 y + tan1 z) = cot (cot1 x + cot1 y + cot1 z)
2x
Q.8 If x > 1; find the value of 2 tan 1 x  tan 1 .
1 x2
Q.9 If arc sinx + arc siny + arc sinz =  then prove that : (x, y, z > 0).
x4 + y4 + z4 + 4 x2y2z2 = 2 (x2 y2 + y2 z2 + z2x2)
 ab  1  –1  bc  1  + cot–1  ca  1  .
Q.10 If a > b > c > 0 then find the value of : cot–1   + cot    
 ab   bc   ca 
Q.11 Solve the following equations / system of equations :
 1 1 2
(a) sin1x + sin1 2x = (b) tan1 + tan1 = tan1 2
3 1  2x 1  4x x
1 
(c) tan1(x1) + tan1(x) + tan1(x+1) = tan1(3x) (d) sin1 + cos1x =
5 4
x 1
2
2x 2
(e) cos1 2 + tan1 2 =
x 1 x 1 3
2 
(f) sin1x + sin1y = & cos1x  cos1y =
3 3
1 a 2
1 b 2
(g) 2 tan1x = cos1  cos1 (a > 0, b > 0).
1 a 2
1  b2
1  1  
Q.12 Prove that 4 tan 1    4 tan 1   .
5  239  4
Q.13 Let y = sin–1(sin 8) – tan–1(tan 10) + cos–1(cos 12) – sec–1(sec 9)
+ cot–1(cot 6) – cosec–1(cosec 7). If y simplifies to a + b then find (a – b).
 33   1  46   1  13   1   19   
Q.14 Show that : sin 1  sin   cos  cos   tan   tan   cot  cot   
 7   7   8    8 
13
=
7
 36  4 8
Q.15 Let  = sin–1   ,  = cos–1   and  = tan–1   , find ( +  + ) and hence prove that
 85  5  15 
(i)  cot  =  cot  , (ii)  tan  ·tan  = 1
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Q.16 Prove that : sin cot–1 tan cos–1 x = sin cosec–1 cot tan–1x = x where x  (0, 1]
 xy   yz   xz  
Q.17 If x2 + y2 + z2 = r2, then prove that tan 1    tan 1    tan 1   is equal to .
 zr   xr   yr  2
y 3
Q.18 Find all the positive integral solutions of, tan1x + cos1 = sin1 .
1  y2 10
 
Q.19 Let f (x) = cot–1 (x2 + 4x + 2 – ) be a function defined R   0,  then find the
 2
complete set of real values of  for which f (x) is onto.

ANSWER KEY
ASSIGNMENT-I

1 5  4 17 1  2
Q 1. (i) , (ii) 1, (iii) , (iv)  , (v) , (vi) Q 2. (i) , (ii) 1, (iii)  , (iv) ,
3 6 3 5 6 2 4 3
4
(v) , (vi) 
5

Q.3 (d) (–, sec 2)  [1, )

Q 4. (i) 1/3  x  1 (ii) {1, 1} (iii) 1 < x < 4

(iv) x (1/2 , 1/2), x  0 (v) (3/2 , 2]

(vi) {7/3, 25/9} (vii) (2, 2)  {1, 0, 1} (viii) {xx = 2n  + , n  I}
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Q5. (i) D : x R R : [/4 , )

     2 
(ii) D: x   n, n     x x  n   n  I ; R :  ,   2
 2  4 3 3   
    
(iii) D: xR R : 0 ,  (iv) D : x  R R :  , 
 2  2 4

Q 6. x = 1/4, 8 Q 8.   Q.10 

1 3 1 1 3
Q.11 (a) x = (b) x = 3 (c) x = 0 , , (d) x =
2 7 2 2 10
1 ab
(e) x = 2  3 or 3 (f) x = ,y=1 (g) x =
2 1 ab

1  17
Q.13 53 Q 18. x = 1 ; y = 2 & x = 2 ; y = 7 Q.19
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 ASSIGNMENT-II
cos x  cos y  x y
Q.1 Prove that: (a) cos1 = 2 tan1  tan . tan 
1  cos x cos y  2 2
 ab x  b  a cos x 
(b) 2 tan1  . tan  = cos1  
 ab 2  a  b cos x 
      sin  cos 
Q.2 Prove that 2 tan 1  tan tan      tan 1 .
 2  4 2  cos   sin 
Q.3 If u = cot1 cos 2  tan1 cos 2 then prove that sin u = tan2 .
1  x   1  x2 
Q.4 If = 2 arc tan   &  = arc sin  2 
for 0 < x < 1, then prove that + =,
1  x  1  x 
what the value of  +  will be if x > 1.
 1
Q.5 If x   1,   then express the function f (x) = sin–1 (3x – 4x3) + cos–1 (4x3 – 3x) in the
 2
form of a cos–1 x + b, where a and b are rational numbers.
Q.6 Find the sum of the series :
1 2 1 n  n 1
(a) sin1 + sin1 + ..... + sin1 + ...... 
2 6 n (n  1)
1 2 2n 1
(b) tan1 + tan1 + ..... + tan1 + ..... 
3 9 1  22n 1
(c) cot17 + cot113 + cot121 + cot131 + ...... to n terms.
1 1 1 1
(d) tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2
x  x 1 x  3x  3 x  5x  7 x  7 x  13
to n terms.
1 1 1 1
(e) tan1 + tan1 + tan1 + tan1 + ..... 
2 8 18 32
Q.7 Solve the following :
(a) cot1x + cot1 (n²  x + 1) = cot1 (n  1)
x x
(b) sec1  sec1 = sec1b  sec1a a  1; b  1, a  b.
a b
x  1 2x  1 23
(c) tan1 + tan1 = tan1
x 1 2x  1 36
3 1   3 1 
Q.8 Express cosec2  tan 1  + sec2  tan 1  as an integral polynomial in  & .
2 2  2 2 
Q.9 Find the integral values of K for which the system of equations ;
 K 2
 arc cos x  (arcsin y) 
2

 4
possesses solutions & find those solutions.
  4

(arcsin y) . (arc cos x)  16

2

n  1  (k  1)k(k  1)(k  2)  120

Q.10 If the value of Lim  cos 1   is equal to , find the value of
n   k(k  1)  k
k 2  
k.
Q.11 If X = cosec . tan1 . cos . cot1 . sec . sin1 a & Y = sec cot1 sin tan1 cosec cos1 a ;
where 0  a  1. Find the relation between X & Y. Express them in terms of ‘a’.

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Q.12 Find all values of k for which there is a triangle whose angles have measure
1 1  1 
tan–1   , tan–1   k  , and tan–1   2k  .
2 2  2 
1 7
Q.13 Prove that the equation, (sin1x)3 + (cos1x)3 = 3 has no roots for < and >
32 8
Q.14 Solve the following inequalities :
(a) arc cot2 x  5 arc cot x + 6 > 0 (b) arc sin x > arc cos x (c) tan2 (arc sin x) > 1
Q.15 Solve the following system of inequations
4 arc tan2x – 8arc tanx + 3 < 0 & 4 arc cotx – arc cot2 x – 3 > 0
 cos 1 x   sin 1 x 
Q.16 Consider the two equations in x ; (i) sin   = 1 (ii) cos   =0
 y   y 
The sets X1, X2  [1, 1] ; Y1, Y2  I  {0} are such that

X1 : the solution set of equation (i) X2 : the solution set of equation (ii)
Y1 : the set of all integral values of y for which equation (i) possess a solution
Y2 : the set of all integral values of y for which equation (ii) possess a solution
Let : C1 be the correspondence : X1  Y1 such that x C1 y for x  X1 , y  Y1 &
(x , y) satisfy (i).
C2 be the correspondence : X2  Y2 such that x C2 y for x  X2, y  Y2 and (x , y)
satisfy (ii). State with reasons if C1 & C2 are functions? If yes, state whether they are
bijjective or into?
cos1  sin  x      4  2 cos x 
Q.17 Given the functions f(x) = e 3
, g(x) = cosec1   & the function
 3 
h(x) = f(x) defined only for those values of x, which are common to the domains of the
functions f(x) & g(x). Calculate the range of the function h(x).
1 1  x are identical functions,
2
2x
Q.18 (a) If the functions f(x) = sin1 & g(x) = cos
1  x2 1  x2
then compute their domain & range.
(b) If the functions f(x) = sin1(3x  4x3) & g(x) = 3 sin1 x are equal functions, then
compute the maximum range of x.
Q.19 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).
  2x 2  4  
Q.20 Solve for x : sin–1  sin  2   <  – 3.
  1 x  

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 ANSWER KEY
ASSIGNMENT-II
9 9
Q 4.  Q5. 6 cos2x – , so a = 6, b = –
2 2

  2n  5 
Q 6. (a) (b) (c) arc cot   (d) arc tan (x + n)  arc tan x (e)
2 4  n  4

4
Q 7. (a) x = n²  n + 1 or x = n (b) x = ab (c) x = Q 8. (2 + 2) (+ )
3

2 2
Q 9. K = 2 ; cos , 1 & cos , 1 Q 10. 720 Q.11 X = Y = 3  a2
4 4

11  2   2   2
Q 12. k= Q 14. (a) (cot 2 , )  (, cot 3) (b)  , 1 (c)  , 1    1 ,   
4  2  2   2
     
 1 
Q15.  tan , cot1
 2 

Q16. C1 is a bijective function, C2 is many to many correspondence, hence it is not a function

Q17. [e/6 , e] Q 18.(a) D : [0, 1] , R : [0, /2] (b) (c) D : [ 1, 1] , R : [0, 2]

3
Q.19 Q.20 x  (–1, 1)
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