KEY CONCEPTS (INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY FUNCTION)

GENERAL DEFINITION(S):
1. sin1 x , cos1 x , tan1 x etc. denote angles or real numbers whose sine is x , whose cosine is x
and whose tangent is x, provided that the answers given are numerically smallest available . These
are also written as arc sinx , arc cosx etc .
If there are two angles one positive & the other negative having same numerical value, then
positive angle should be taken .
2. PRINCIPAL VALUES AND DOMAINS OF INVERSE CIRCULAR FUNCTIONS :
 
(i) y = sin1 x where 1  x  1 ;  y and sin y = x .
2 2
(ii) y = cos1 x where 1  x  1 ; 0  y   and cos y = x .
 
(iii) y = tan1 x where x  R ;  x and tan y = x .
2 2
 
(iv) y = cosec1 x where x   1 or x  1 ;  y , y  0 and cosec y = x .
2 2

(v) y = sec1 x where x  1 or x  1 ; 0  y   ; y  and sec y = x .
2
(vi) y = cot1 x where x  R , 0 < y <  and cot y = x .
NOTE THAT : (a) 1st quadrant is common to all the inverse functions .
(b) 3rd quadrant is not used in inverse functions .

(c) 4th quadrant is used in the CLOCKWISE DIRECTION i.e.  y0 .
2
3. PROPERTIES OF INVERSE CIRCULAR FUNCTIONS :
P1 (i) sin (sin1 x) = x , 1  x  1 (ii) cos (cos1 x) = x , 1  x  1
(iii) tan (tan1 x) = x , x  R (iv) sin1 (sin x) = x ,    x  
2 2
 
(v) cos1 (cos x) = x ; 0  x   (vi) tan1 (tan x) = x ;  x
2 2
1
P2 (i) cosec1 x = sin1 ; x  1 , x  1
x
1
(ii) sec1 x = cos1 ; x  1 , x  1
x
1
(iii) cot1 x = tan1 ; x>0
x
1
=  + tan1 ; x<0
x

P3 (i) sin1 (x) =  sin1 x , 1  x  1

(ii) tan1 (x) =  tan1 x , x  R
(iii) cos1 (x) =   cos1 x , 1  x  1
(iv) cot1 (x) =   cot1 x , x  R
 
P4 (i) sin1 x + cos1 x = 1  x  1 (ii) tan1 x + cot1 x = xR
2 2

(iii) cosec1 x + sec1 x = x  1
2

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P5 tan1 x + tan1 y = tan1 where x > 0 , y > 0 & xy < 1
1  xy

xy
=  + tan1 where x > 0 , y > 0 & xy > 1
1  xy

xy
tan1 x  tan1y = tan1 where x > 0 , y > 0
1  xy

sin1 x + sin1 y = sin1 x 1  y  y 1  x 

2 2
P6 (i) where x  0 , y  0 & (x2 + y2)  1


Note that : x2 + y2  1  0  sin1 x + sin1 y 
2

sin1 x + sin1 y =   sin1 x 1  y  y 1  x 

2 2
(ii) where x  0 , y  0 & x2 + y2 > 1


Note that : x2 + y2 >1  < sin1 x + sin1 y < 
2
(iii) 
sin–1x – sin–1y = sin 1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  where x > 0 , y > 0

(iv) 
cos1 x + cos1 y = cos1 x y  1 x 2 1 y 2  where x  0 , y  0

 x  y  z  xyz 
P7 If tan1 x + tan1 y + tan1 z = tan1  1  x y  y z  z x  if, x > 0, y > 0, z > 0 & xy + yz + zx < 1
 
Note : (i) If tan1 x + tan1 y + tan1 z =  then x + y + z = xyz

(ii) If tan1 x + tan1 y + tan1 z = then xy + yz + zx = 1
2
2x 1  x2 2x
P8 2 tan1 x = sin1 2
= cos1 = tan1
1 x 1  x2 1  x2
Note very carefully that :
 2 tan 1 x if x 1
2x  1  x2  2 tan 1 x
if x  0
sin1 2 =
1
  2 tan x if x1 cos1 =  1
1 x 1  x2  2 tan x if x  0
 
    2 tan x
1
 if x  1

 2tan 1 x if x 1
2x  1
tan1 2 =    2tan x if x  1
 
1 x
  2tan x1
if x 1

REMEMBER THAT :
3
(i) sin1 x + sin1 y + sin1 z =  x = y = z = 1
2
(ii) cos1 x + cos1 y + cos1 z = 3  x = y = z = 1
(iii) tan1 1+ tan1 2 + tan1 3 =  and tan1 1 + tan1 12 + tan1 13 = 2

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 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
SOME USEFUL GRAPHS

  
1. y = sin 1 x , x  1 , y    2 , 2  2. y = cos 1 x , x  1 , y  [0 , ]
 

  
3. y = tan 1 x , x  R , y    2 , 2  4. y = cot 1 x , x  R , y  (0 , )

        
5. y = sec 1 x , x  1 , y  0 , 2    2 ,   6. y = cosec 1 x , x  1 , y   , 0   0 , 
   2   2

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   
7. (a) y = sin 1 (sin x) , x  R , y   ,  , 7.(b) y = sin (sin 1 x) ,
 2 2
Periodic with period 2  = x
x  [ 1 , 1] , y  [ 1 , 1] , y is aperiodic

8. (a) y = cos 1(cos x), x  R, y[0, ], periodic with period 2  8. (b) y = cos (cos 1 x) ,
= x = x
x  [ 1 , 1] , y  [ 1 , 1], y is aperiodic

9. (a) y = tan (tan 1 x) , x  R , y  R , y is aperiodic 9. (b) y = tan 1 (tan x) ,

=x = x
     
x  R  (2 n  1) 2 n  I  , y    2 , 2  ,
 
periodic with period 

10. (a) y = cot 1 (cot x) , 10. (b) y = cot (cot 1 x) ,

= x = x
x  R  {n } , y  (0 , ) , periodic with  x  R , y  R , y is aperiodic

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11. (a) y = cosec 1 (cosec x), 11. (b) y = cosec (cosec 1 x) ,
= x = x
    
x  R  { n , n  I }, y   2 , 0  0 , 
 2 x  1, y 1, y is aperiodic

y is periodic with period 2 

12. (a) y = sec 1 (sec x) , 12. (b) y = sec (sec 1 x) ,

= x = x
y is periodic with period 2 ; x  1 ; y  1], y is aperiodic

y  0 ,    
    
x  R – (2 n  1) n  I ,

 2   2   2

EXERCISE–I
Q.1 Find the following
 1  1   1   1   7
(i) tan  cos 1  tan 1   (ii) sin  3  sin  2   (iii) cos1  cos 6 
 2  3    

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

 3  3 sin 2   tan    
(v) sin  cos 1  (vi) tan1   + tan1   where  <  <
 5  5  3 cos 2   4  2 2

Q.3 Prove that:

3 1  5  7 36
(a) 2 cos1 + cot1 16 + 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
(d) Solve the inequality: (arc sec x)2 – 6(arc sec x) + 8 > 0

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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 )

(v) f (x) = 3  x  cos 1  3  2 x   log6 2 x  3  sin 1 log2 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
2 
 x  [x] 
2 sin x  1 1  
(viii) f(x) = sin (cos x) + ln ( 2 cos2 x + 3 cos x + 1) + ecos  

 2 2 sin x 

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 
 x2  1 
 
(iv) f (x) = tan 1  log 4 5x 2  8x  4 


  5

Q.6 Find the solution set of the equation, 3 cos1 x = sin1  1  x 2 (4 x 2  1)  .

 

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   2MN 
(c) tan1   + tan1  2  = tan1  2  where M = mp  nq, N = np + mq,
2 2
m  n  2
p  q   M  N2 

n q N
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)

x 1   1
Q.8 Find the simplest value of, arc cos x + arc cos   3  3x2  , x   , 1
 2 2  2 

2 2
x y x 2.xy y
Q.9 If cos1 + cos1 =  then prove that 2  cos   2  sin 2  .
a b a ab b

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Q.10 If arc sinx + arc siny + arc sinz =  then prove that : (x, y, z > 0)
(a) x 1  x 2  y 1  y 2  z 1  z 2  2 xyz
(b) x4 + y4 + z4 + 4 x2y2z2 = 2 (x2 y2 + y2 z2 + z2x2)

 ab  1   bc  1   ca  1 
Q.11 If a > b > c > 0 then find the value of : cot–1   + cot–1   + cot–1  .
 ab   bc   ca 

Q.12 Solve the following equations / system of equations:

 1 1 2
(a) sin1x + sin1 2x = (b) tan1 + tan1 = tan1
3 1  2x 1  4x x2
1 
(c) tan1(x1) + tan1(x) + tan1(x+1) = tan1(3x) (d) sin1 + cos1x =
5 4

x2  1 2x 2
(e) cos1 + tan1 2 = (f) sin1x + sin1y = 2  & cos1x  cos1y = 
x2  1 x 1 3 3 3
1  a2 1  b2
(g) 2 tan1x = cos1 1  a 2  cos1 1  b 2 (a > 0, b > 0).

Q.13 Let l1 be the line 4x + 3y = 3 and l2 be the line y = 8x. L1 is the line formed by reflecting l1 across the
line y = x and L2 is the line formed by reflecting l2 across the x-axis. If  is the acute angle between
a
L1 and L2 such that tan  = , where a and b are coprime then find (a + b).
b

Q.14 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    46    13     19    13
Q.15 Show that : sin 1  sin   cos
1
 cos   tan
1
  tan   cot
1
 cot    =
 7   7   8    8  7

 36  4 8
Q.16 Let  = sin–1   ,  = cos–1   and  = tan–1   , find ( +  + ) and hence prove that
 85  5  15 
(i)  cot  =  cot  , (ii)  tan  · tan  = 1
Q.17 Prove that : sin cot–1 tan cos–1 x = sin cosec–1 cot tan–1x = x where x  (0,1]

  
Q.18 If sin2x + sin2y < 1 for all x, y  R then prove that sin–1 (tanx . tany)   ,  .
 2 2

y 3
Q.19 Find all the positive integral solutions of, tan1x + cos1 = sin1 .
1  y2 10

 
Q.20 Let f (x) = cot–1 (x2 + 4x + 2 – ) be a function defined R   0,  then find the complete set of real
 2
values of  for which f (x) is onto.

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 EXERCISE–II
 1 a  1 a 2b
Q.1 Prove that: (a) tan   cos 1  + tan   cos 1  =
4 2 b 4 2 b a

cos x  cos y  x y  ab x  b  a cos x 

(b) cos1 = 2 tan1  tan . tan  (c) 2 tan1  a  b . tan 2  = cos1  
1  cos x cos y 2 2    a  b cos x 

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

Q.3 If u = cot1 cos2  tan1 cos2 then prove that sin u = tan2 .

 1  x  1  x2 
Q.4 If  = 2 arc tan   &  = arc sin   for 0 < x < 1 , then prove that + =, what the
 1  x  1  x2 
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 form of
 2
–1
a cos 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 2 n 1
(b) tan1 + tan1 + ..... + tan1 1  2 2 n  1 + ..... 
3 9
(c) cot17 + cot113 + cot121 + cot131 + ...... to n terms.
1 1 1 1
(d) tan1 + tan1 2 + tan1 2 + tan1 2 to n terms.
x2  x  1 x  3x  3 x  5x  7 x  7 x  13
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 2 x  1 = tan1
x1 36

3  1 1    3  1 1  
sec2  tan as an integral polynomial in  & .
 
Q.8 Express cosec  tan
2
 +
2 2  2 2

Q.9 Find the integral values of K for which the system of equations ;
 2 K 2
 arc cos x  (arc sin y) 
 4 possesses solutions & find those solutions.
4
(arc sin y)2 . (arc cos x)  
 16

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 n  1  (k  1)k (k  1)(k  2)  120
Q.10 If the value of Lim
n 
 cos 1 k (k  1)
 is equal to
 k
, find the value of k.
k 2  

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’.

1 1 
Q.12 Find all values of k for which there is a triangle whose angles have measure tan–1   , tan–1   k  ,
2 2 
 1 
and tan–1   2k  .
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 & (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 cosx 
Given the functions f(x) = e
3
Q.17 , g(x) = cosec1   & the function h(x) = f(x)
 3 
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).

2
Q.18 (a) If the functions f(x) = sin1
2x
& g(x) = cos1 1  x are identical functions, then compute
1  x2 1  x2
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 


 1  x 2   <  – 3.
  

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
Q.1 The number of real solutions of tan1 x (x  1) + sin1 x 2  x  1 = is :
2
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) infinite [JEE '99, 2 (out of 200)]

Q.2 Using the principal values, express the following as a single angle :
 1  1 142
3 tan1   + 2 tan1   + sin1 . [ REE '99, 6 ]
  2  5 65 5

ax bx
Q.3 Solve, sin1 + sin1 = sin1x, where a2 + b2 = c2, c  0. [REE 2000(Mains), 3 out of 100]
c c

Q.4 Solve the equation:

cos1  6x  cos 3 1
3x 2  
2
[ REE 2001 (Mains), 3 out of 100]

 x2 x3  
 ........ + cos–1  x 2  x  x  ........ = for 0 < | x | <
4 6
Q.5 If sin–1  x   2 then x equals to
 2 4   2 4  2
[JEE 2001(screening)]
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) – 1/2 (D) – 1

x2  1
Q.6 Prove that cos tan–1 sin cot –1 x = [JEE 2002 (mains) 5]
x2  2

1 
Q.7 Domain of f (x) = sin (2x )  is
6
 1 1  1 3  1 1  1 1
(A)   ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 2 2  4 4  4 4  4 2
[JEE 2003 (Screening) 3]

Q.8  
If sin cot 1 ( x  1)  cos(tan 1 x ) , then x =
1 1 9
(A) – (B) (C) 0 (D)
2 2 4
[JEE 2004 (Screening)]

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FUNCTIONS
EXERCISE–I
 5   3      3 5    1
Q 1. (i)  ,   ,    ,  (ii)   4 ,   (2, )(iii) (–  , – 3]
 4 4   4 4  4 4  2

 1   1 1 
(iv) (– , – 1) [0, ) (v) (3  2 < x < 3  ) U (3 < x  4) (vi)  0,  , 
 100   100 10 
1  5  1  5 
(vii) (1 < x < 1/2) U (x > 1) (viii)  , 0   ,  (ix) (3, 1] U {0} U [ 1,3 )
 2   2 

 1    5 
(x) { 4 }  [ 5, ) (xi) (0 , 1/4) U (3/4 , 1) U {x : x  N, x  2} (xii)   ,    , 6 
 6 3  3 
(xiii) [– 3,– 2)  [ 3,4) (xiv) 
(xv) 2K < x < (2K + 1) but x  1 where K is nonnegative integer
 5
(xvi) {x 1000  x < 10000} (xvii) (–2, –1) U (–1, 0) U (1, 2) (xviii) (1, 2)   2, 
 2
(xix) ( , 3)  (3 , 1]  [4 , )

Q 2.
(i) D : x R R : [0 , 2] (ii) D = R ; range [ –1 , 1 ]
(iii) D : {xx R ; x  3 ; x  2} R : {f(x)f(x)R , f(x)  1/5 ; f(x)  1}
(iv) D : R ; R : (–1, 1) (v) D : 1  x  2 R :  3, 6 
(vi)  
D : x  (2n, (2n + 1))  2 n  6 , 2 n  2 , 2 n  56 , n  I and
R : loga 2 ; a  (0, )  {1}  Range is (–, ) – {0}
 1   1 1
(vii) D : [– 4, ) – {5}; R :  0,    , 
 6   6 3

Q.4 (a) neither surjective nor injective (b) surjective but not injective
(c) neither injective nor surjective
Q.5 f3n(x) = x ; Domain = R  {0 , 1}
Q.6 1 Q.7 (a) 2K  x  2K +  where K I (b) [3/2 , 1]
Q.8 (i) (a) odd, (b) even, (c) neither odd nor even, (d) odd, (e) neither odd nor even, (f) even,
1  5 1  5 3  5 3  5
(g) even, (h) even; (ii) , , ,
2 2 2 2
Q.9 (a) y = log (10  10x) ,   < x < 1
(b) y = x/3 when   < x < 0 & y = x when 0  x < + 
Q.10 f1(x) = (a  xn)1/n
Q.12 (a) f(x) = 1 for x < 1 & x for 1  x  0; (b) f(x) = 1 for x < 1 and x for 1  x  0

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if 0 x 1
 x2
Q.13 g( x )   Q.14 {–1, 1}
 2
 x if x 1
x x log2 x 1 1 x
Q.15 (a) e  e ; (b) ; (c) log Q.16 x = 1
2 log2 x  1 2 1 x
Q.17 (i) period of fog is , period of gof is 2 ; (ii) range of fog is [1 , 1] , range of gof is [tan1, tan1]
Q.18 (a) /2 (b)  (c) /2 (d) 70 
Q.20 ± 1, ± 3, ± 5, ± 15

EXERCISE–II
1
Q 1. f (1) = y
Q.2 (a) – 3/4, (b) 64, (c) 30, (d) 102, (e) 5050
1
Q.3 (a) , (b) 1, (c) [0, 4), (d) – 5
1002

15
Q 4. b can be any real number except Q5. f (x) = 1 – x2, D = x R ; range =(– , 1]
4
Q.6 6016 Q 9. f (x) = 2 x2
x 1 , 0x1
 (1  x) ,  1  x  0 3 x , 1 x  2
Q 11. fog (x) = ; gof (x) = ;
x1 , 0x2 x 1 , 2x3
5x , 3x 4

x , 1  x  0
x , 0x1
fof (x) = 4  x , 3  x  4 ; gog (x) = x , 0x2
4x , 2  x  3

 3  1 1  3  3 1 3  1
Q 12.   ,    ,  Q.13 x = 0 or 5/3
 2 2   2 2 
Q.14 1002.5 Q.15 5049 Q.16 g (x) = 3 + 5 sin(n + 2x – 4), n  I

Q.17 20 Q 18. (0 , 1)  {1, 2, ....., 12}  (12, 13) Q 19. f (x) = sin x + x 
3
EXERCISE–III
Q.1 (hofog)(x) = h(x2) = x2 for x R , Hence h is not an identity function , fog is not invertible
Q.2 (a) A, (b) B
Q.3 (fog) (x) = e3x  2 ; (gof) (x) = 3 ex  2 ;
Domain of (fog)–1 = range of fog = (0, ); Domain of (gof)–1 = range of gof = ( 2, )
Q.4 B Q.5 D
Q.6 {(1, 1), (2, 3), (3, 4), (4, 2)} ; {(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 2), (4, 3)} and {(1, 1), (2, 4), (3, 3), (4, 2)}
Q.7 (a) B, (b) A, (c) D, (d) A, (e) D Q.8 (a) D ; (b) A
Q.9 (a) D , (b) A Q.10 C Q.11 (a) A ; (b) D

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EXERCISE–I
1 5  4 17 1  2 4
Q 1. (i) , (ii) 1, (iii) , (iv)  , (v) , (vi) Q 2. (i) , (ii) 1, (iii)  , (iv) , (v) , (vi) 
3 6 3 5 6 2 4 3 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}
6
Q5. (i) D : x R R : [/4 , )
     2  
(ii) D: x   n, n   x x  n   n  I ; R:  ,    
 2  4 3 3  2

    
(iii) D: xR R : 0 ,  (iv) D: xR R :  , 
 2  2 4
 3  
Q 6.  , 1 Q 8. Q.11 
 2  3

1 3 1 1 3
Q.12 (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 57 Q.14 53 Q 19. x = 1 ; y = 2 & x = 2 ; y = 7 Q.20
2
EXERCISE–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  a 2
4 4
F 2 , 1OP  2 , 1   1 ,  2 
Q 12. k =
11
4
Q 14. (a) (cot 2 , )  (, cot 3) (b) GH 2 Q (c)  2    2 
 1 
Q15.  tan , cot 1 Q16. C1 is a bijective function, C2 is many to many correspondence, hence it is not a function
 2 
1 1
Q17. [e/6 , e] Q 18.(a) D : [0, 1] , R : [0, /2] (b)   x  (c) D : [ 1, 1] , R : [0, 2]
2 2
3
Q.19 Q.20 x  (–1, 1)
4
EXERCISE–III
1
Q.1 C Q.2  Q.3 x { 1, 0, 1} Q.4 x = Q.5 B Q.7 D Q.8 A
3
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MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS (CALCULUS)
1
1 Let f(x) = . Let f2(x) denote f [f (x)] and f3(x) denote f [f {f(x)}]. Find f3n(x) where n is a natural
1 x
number. Also state the domain of this composite function.
2. The function f (x) has the property that for each real number x in its domain, 1/x is also in its domain and
1
f (x) + f   = x. Find the largest set of real numbers that can be in the domain of f (x)?
x
3. Solve the following problems from (a) to (c) on functional equation.
(a) The function f (x) defined on the real numbers has the property that f  f ( x ) · 1  f ( x )  = – f (x) for all
x in the domain of f. If the number 3 is in the domain and range of f, compute the value of f (3).

(b) Let 'f' be a function defined from R+  R+ . If [ f (xy)]2 = x  f ( y) 2 for all positive numbers x and y and
f (2) = 6, find the value of f (50).

(c) Let f be a function such that f (3) = 1 and f (3x) = x + f (3x – 3) for all x. Then find the value of f (300).

4(a) A function f is defined for all positive integers and satisfies f(1) = 2005 and f(1)+ f(2)+ ... + f(n) = n2f(n)
for all n > 1. Find the value of f(2004).
(b) Let f (x) = x2 + kx ; k is a real number. The set of values of k for which the equation f (x) = 0 and
f  f ( x )  = 0 have same real solution set.

1
e  | ln{ x }|
 {x}
| ln{ x }|
where ever it exists

5. Prove that the function defined as , f (x) = 
 {x} otherwise , then
f (x) is odd as well as even. ( where {x} denotes the fractional part function )

6. Let f (x) = (x + 1)(x + 2)(x + 3)(x + 4) + 5 where x  [–6, 6]. If the range of the function is
[a, b] where a, b  N then find the value of (a + b).

3 4
7. The set of real values of 'x' satisfying the equality   +   = 5 (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer
x x
 b b
function) belongs to the interval  a ,  where a, b, c  N and is in its lowest form. Find the value of
 c c
a + b + c + abc.

8. Find a formula for a function g (x) satisfying the following conditions

(a) domain of g is (– , )
(b) range of g is [–2, 8]
(c) g has a period  and
(d) g (2) = 3
 1    1  x 
9. In a function 2 f(x) + xf    2f  2 sin    x     = 4 cos2 + x cos
 x    4  2 x
Prove that (i) f(2) + f(1/2) = 1 and (ii) f(2) + f(1) = 0

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1. f3n(x) = x ; Domain = R  {0 , 1}

2. {–1, 1}

3. (a) – 3/4 (b) 30 (c) 5050

1
4. (a) (b) [0, 4)
1002

6. 5049
7. 20
8. g (x) = 3 + 5 sin(n + 2x – 4), n  I

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