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INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The value of cos-1 + 2 sin-1 is Ans. (b)

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

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2. The value of cos-1 + sin-1 is Ans. (a)
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

3. The principal value of cos-1 (− sin 7𝜋/6) is Ans. (b)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. If cos-1 x > sin-1 x, then Ans. (a)

(a) < 𝑥 ≤ 1 (b) 0 ≤ 𝑥 < (c) – 1 ≤ 𝑥 < (d) x > 0
√ √ √

√
5. The value of sin-1 – sin-1 is Ans. (a)
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

6. The domain of the function cos-1 (2x -1) is Ans. (a)

(a) [0, 1] (b) [-1, 1] (c) (-1, 1) (d) (-1 , 0)

7. The value of sin-1 cos is Ans. (b)

(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these

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8. The value of tan is Ans. (a)
(a) (3 − √5) (b) 3 + √5 (c) 3 + √5 (d) none of these

9. The principle value branch of sec-1 x is Ans. (b)

(a) [− , − {0} (b) [0, 𝜋] − (c) − , (d) none of these

10. Which of the following is incorrect? Ans. (a)

(a) cos-1 (-x) = 𝜋 + cos-1 (x) (b) cot-1 (-x) = 𝜋 − cot-1 (x)
(c) cosec-1 (-x) = − cosec-1 (x) (d) tan -1 (-x) = 𝜋 + tan-1 (x)

11. If cot-1 + tan 𝑥 = , then the value of x is Ans. (a)

(a) (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)

12. The expression for cos (tan-1 x) is equal to: Ans. (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d) √1 − 𝑥

13. The value of tan-1 1 + cos-1 is. Ans. (d)

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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FUNCTIONS

1. Evaluate the following:

(i) cos 𝑡𝑎𝑛 (ii) sin (cot-1 x) (iii) sin − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 − (iv) tan-1[tan(-6)] (v) sin
√
𝑡𝑎𝑛 −√3 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 − (iv) cot 𝑐𝑜𝑠 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 −

2. Write the following in the simplest from:

(i) tan-1 ,0 ≤ 𝑥 < 𝜋 (ii) tan-1 ,𝑥 < 𝑥 <

3. Prove that:
(i) 4(cot-1 3 + cosec-1 √5) = 𝜋 (ii) tan-1x + cot-1(x +1) = tan-1(x2 + x + 1)

4. Simplify:
(i) tan-1 (ii) tan-1 ,𝑥 ∈ − ,

5. Solve for x:
(i) tan-1 + tan-1 = (ii) 2 tan-1(sin x ) = tan-1 (2 sec 𝑥), 𝑥 ≠
(iii) cos(tan-1x) = sin 𝑐𝑜𝑡 (iii) cos-1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 =

6. Solve for x: cos-1 x √3+cos-1 x =

7. If tan-1 = 𝛼, then prove x2 = sin 2𝛼.

√ √
8. Prove that : cot-1 = , 𝑥 ∈ 0.
√ √

9. If cos-1 + cos-1 = 𝜃, prove that: 9x2 – 12xy cosθ + 4y2 = 36 sin2θ

10. Find the domain of the function 𝑓(𝑥) = sin-12x =

11. Show that : sin-1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛

√ √

√
12. Show that : tan 𝑆𝑖𝑛 =

√ √
13. Simplify : tan-1 ,− ≤𝑥≤1
√ √ √

14. Solve the equation : sin-1 6x + sin-1 6 √3 x = - .

15. Prove that : tan + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 + tan − 𝑐𝑜𝑠 =

Answer 1. (i) (ii) (iii) 1 (iv) 2π -6 (v) 1 (vi) √3 2. (i) (ii) − 𝑥 4. (i) + cos-1 x2 (ii) −
5. (i) ± (ii) (iii) (iv) 2 - √3 6. 10. [1, 2] 13. − cos-1 x
√
14. 𝑥 = 15. α = 0 , β =π

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1. Prove that : sin-1 + cos-1 = tan-1 (𝑥 + 𝑥 + 1)

2. Solve that equation tan-1 (x +2) + tan-1 (2 – x) = tan-1

√
3. Show that: sin-1 + 2 tan-1 =
√

4. Show that : sin-1 + cos-1 = cot-1

√

5. Prove that: 2 𝑡𝑎𝑛 1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 =𝜋

6. Prove that: cot( − 2 𝑐𝑜𝑡 3) = 7

7. Show that: sin-1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 (4) = 𝑡𝑎𝑛 .

√
8. Prove that: 2tan-1 + 𝑐𝑜𝑡 (4) = tan-1

9. Solve for x: tan-1(x-1)+tan-1x + tan-1 (x+1)= tan-1 3x Ans. 𝑥 = 0 𝑜𝑟 ±

10. If sin-1 x +sin-1 y + sin-1z = π, prove that: x2 – y2 – z2 + 2yz√1 − 𝑥 =0

11. Prove that : sin (2 tan − sin )= . [ISC 2010]

√𝟑
12. Solve : cos [sin(cos 𝑥)] = Ans. 𝒙 = ± .
𝟐

13. Prove that: 2 tan + cos + +2 tan = . [ISC 2011]

√

14. Solve for x : sin (2 tan 𝑥) = 1 [ISC 2012] Ans. x = 1

15.Prove that: cos + 2 tan = sin [ISC 2012]

16. Prove that : sec2(tan 2) = cosec2 (cot 3) = 15 [ISC 2012]

17. sin (1 − 𝑥) − 2 sin 𝑥= [ISC 2013] Ans. x = 0

18. Prove that : tan + tan = sin . [ISC 2013]

19. If cos-1x + cos-1 y + cos-1z = π, then prove that x2 + y2 + z2 + 2xyz = 1. [ISC 2014]

20. Evaluate: tan 2 tan − cot 3 . [ISC 2014] Ans.

21. Solve the equation for x : sin + sin = , 𝑥 ≠ 0. [ISC 2015] Ans. x = 13

22. Solve : cos [sin cos 𝑥] = . [ISC 2015] Ans.±

23. If sin 𝑥 + tan 𝑥 = , prove that 2x2 + 1 = √5. [ISC 2016]

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24. Solve for x, if tan(cos 𝑥) = . [ISC 2016] Ans. =
√
25. Solve for x : sin 𝑥 + sin (1 − 𝑥) = cos 𝑥 [ISC 2017] Ans. x = 0 or x = 1/2

26. Prove that : cos = tan √𝑥 [ISC 2017]

27. IF tan 𝑎 + tan 𝑏 + tan 𝑐 = 𝜋, prove that a + b + c = abc. [ISC 2018]

28. Solve : 3 tan-1 x + cot-1 x = π. [ISC 2018] Ans. x = 1

29. Solve : sin(2 tan-1 x) = 1 [ISC 2019] Ans. x = 1

30. Solve for x : tan-1 + tan-1 = [ISC 2019] Ans. ±

√

31. If sec-1 y = cosec-1 y, show that + =1 [ISC 2019]

32. Prove that tan2 (sec 2) + cot2 (cosec 3) = 11 [ISC 2020]

33. If cos + cos = 𝜃, then prove that 9x2 – 12xy cos θ + 4y2 = 36 sin2 θ [ISC 2020]

𝟐√𝟔
34. Evaluate : cos (2 cos-1x + sin-1x ) at x = . [ISC 2020] Ans. −
𝟓

35. Solve for x : 5 tan-1 x + 3 cot-1 x = 2π. [ISC 2023] Ans. x = 1

36. If tan-1 + tan-1 = tan-1 , then prove 24x2 – 23x – 12 = 0 [ISC 2023]

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