INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
EXERCISE - 01 CHECK YOUR GRASP
50 31 1 x2
3. sec sin 1 sin –1
cos cos 15. Hint : y cos
9 9 1x
x2
1
50 –1
31 Now 1 1
= sec sin sin cos cos 1x
9 9
19. (tan–1x)2 – 3tan–1x + 2 0
4 4 (tan–1x – 1) (tan–1x – 2) 0
= sec sin 1 sin cos 1 cos
9 9
we know that tan –1x ,
4 4 2 2
= sec = sec = –1.
9 9 so tan–1x 2 (not possible) or tan–1x 1
x (–, tan1]
5. (sin–1 x + sin–1 y)2 = 2 20. tan (sin –1x) > 1
2
sin–1 x + sin–1 y = ± either tan(sin–1x) > 1 sin–1x > tan–11
1
sin–1 x = sin–1 y = sin–1x > sin–1
2 2
1 1
or sin–1 x = sin–1 y = – x > < x< 1
2 2 2
2 2
x + y = 2. or
2 5 tan(sin–1x) < –1 sin–1x < tan–1(–1)
8. x = + + =
3 4 3 4 1 1
sin–1x < sin–1 –1 < x <
2 2
1 1 5
y = cos sin sin 2 2
2 8 so x (–1, 1) – 2 , 2
1 5 3
= cos – = cos . 1 4
2 8 16 22. cos cos 1 cos 2
2 5
10. tan–1 2 + tan–1 3 = cosec–1 x
+ tan–1(–1) = cosec–1 x 1 4 2
= cos cos
2 5 5
3
– = cosec–1 x = cosec–1 x 3
4 4 cos 3
5 = – cos
5
1
no solution. cosec x 2 2
2 2 & cos sin sin
5 2 5 10
EXERCISE - 02 BRAIN TEASERS
1 1 4
2 sin tan 1 tan
1
1 3 =
2. Let cot 1
4
2 3
2
3
expression = sin + cos = 2 (sin( + /4)) Also cot 2 =
4
1 1 3 1
= 2 sin cot cot (1) 3 3 2
2 4 so sin + cos = 1 sin 2 = 5 10
1 1 1 3
= 2 sin tan 1 cot 1 3
2 2 2 4 1
As cot (0, ), sin 2 will be positive
4
2x 2 1
1+ –k<0 k > 1 +
7. –1
[Link] x = cot –1
2 2
2 x 1 x 2
Let cos–1x = k 1 ,
2
cos 2
2 = cot–1 2(x 2 1) 1 1
2 cos sin 13. Let y = = 2 + 2
(x 2 1) (x 1)
Case I : If cos > 0, x > 0 0 < x < 1 then 2<y 3
2 = cot–1cot2 = 2 (identity) 5 5
Now sin–1siny – –y –
2 2
Case II : cos < 0, which not satisfy the equation
5 2x 2 3 5
1 x2 y
2 x2 1 2
8. sin–1 1 x 2 = cot–1
2 x Now it can be solved
14. < an > is 1, 2, 22, ........ 2n–1
1
Let = sin–1x,
2
, x 0, 0
2 < bn > is 1, 1 , 2 , ..... 1n 1
2 2 2
so sin–1cos + = cot–1cot
2 1
–1
–1
tr = cot (2ar + b r) = tan
1
sin–1sin + = cot–1cot 2.2 r 1 r 1
2 2
2
2 r 1
Case I : If 0 < = tan –1
2 ( r 1 )
2.2 .2 ( r 1 )
1
then 0 2.2 r 1 2 r 1
2 2 = tan –1 = tan –12.2 r–1 – tan –12 r–1
1 2.2 r 1.2 r 1
n
2 2 2 Now lim t r = (tan –12 – tan –11)
n r 1
sin = 1 = x
+ (tan 2.2 – tan–12) + .....+ (tan–12.2n–1 – tan2n–1)
–1
Case II : If 0
2
= tan–1 – tan–11 =
2 4 4
0 < – –<
2 2 2
3
1
then – = +
15. Tr = cot–1 r 2 = tan 1
1
r 1 4 r 1
1 r2
2 2
4
+=+
1 1
0 –1 sin < 0 –1 x < 0 r 2 r 2
2
= tan 1
12. > 0 (, sin–1) lies in 1st quandrant r 1 1 r 1 r 1
k > 0 2 2
Also the extreme point on the graph of y = sin–1x is
1
1 1
1, 2 = tan 1 r – tan r 2
r 1 2 r 1
Now it can be solved.
EXERCISE - 03 MISCELLANEOUS TYPE QUESTIONS
Assersion & Reason : y = 2, x = –1 0 < y 2}
when
2. x (x – 2)(3x – 7) = 2
3x3 – 13x2 + 14x – 2 = 0 5
n = 1 or > 1 cos–1 x = y or more(reject)
13 14 2 2
s1 = r + s + t = ; s2 = , s3 = 3
3 3 3 n = – 1 or < – 1 cos–1x = y or more(reject)
2
s1 s 3
tan–1r+tan–1s+tan–1t = +tan–1 sin 1 x
1 s2 (ii) cos y = 0
3 sin 1 x
= + tan –1[–1]= = (2n + 1) & y 0
4 y 2
Hence statement-I and statement-II both are true.
Comprehension # 1 : n = 0 sin –1 x = y
2
cos 1 x
1. (i) sin y = 1 { y –1 y 1}
2 2 2
When y = 1, x = 1
cos 1 x y = –1, x = –1
= 2n + &y0
y 2 n = –1 sin –1 x = – y
2
When y = 1, x = –1
cos–1 x = (4n + 1) y
2 y = –1, x = 1
Other values of n & y are out of range.
when n = 0 cos–1 x = y 1. (0, 1) & (– 1, 2)
2
2. (1, 1), (1, –1), (–1, 1), (–1, –1)
3. one one onto
when y = 1, x = 0 {0 y<
2
EXERCISE - 04 [A] CONCEPTUAL SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE
2 (b) y = sec –1 (log 3 tan x + log tan x3) 1 x
13. = 2tan–1
tan x > 0 & tan x 1 1 x
Put x = tan
3
so D =(2n, 2n + )((2n + 1), 2n + ) 0<< { 0 < x < 1}
2 2 4
5 1 tan
– {x | x = 2n + or 2n + }, n I = 2 tan–1 = 2tan–1 tan
4 4 1 tan 4
x 1
4. f(x) = cos –1 x + cos –1 3 3x 2 = + 2
2 2 2
2 2 1 2 1 x2
(a) f = cos–1 + cos–1 – cos–1 = = sin–1
3 3 2 3 3
1 x2
1 1 1 1 1 Put x = tan
(b) f =cos –1 –cos –1 +cos –1 =2cos –1 –
3 3 2 3 3 3 = sin–1 (cos 2) = – cos–1 cos (2)
10. Let tan x = a & tan y = b 2
a2 b2 0 < < { 0 < x < 1}
sin 2 x + sin 2 y < 1 4
2 + < 1
1a 1 b2
2 2
Solving, we get a b < 1 |a b| < 1 0 < 2 <
2
sin–1 (ab) ,
2 2 =
2
– 2 + =
Similarly value of + can be found out for x > 1
14. (d) sin–1 x – sin–1 (3x – 2) = sin –1 1 x2 2x
(f) 2tan –1 x
1 x 2
x 1 (3x 2)2 – 1 x 2 (3x – 2)
2a 2b
= 1 x2 = tan –1 – tan –1
1 a2 1 b 2
x 2(–9x 2 +12x – 3) = (1– x 2)(9x 2 – 6x +1)
2 tan –1 x = 2 tan –1 a – 2 tan –1 b
6x 3 – 11x 2 + 6x – 1 = 0
ab ab
1 1 tan –1 x = tan –1 x =
x = 1, , (reject) 1 ab 1 ab
2 3
(x 1) x (x 2) (x 1)
(e) cos (sin–1 x + sin–1 (1 – x)) = cos cos –1 x 15. (c) tan –1 + tan –1 +...
1 x(x 1) 1 (x 2)(x 1)
1 x2 1 (1 x)2 – x(1 – x) = x (x n) (x n 1)
...+ tan –1
2
(2x – x ) (2x – 1) = 0 (0 x 1) 1 (x n)(x n 1)
= tan –1 (x + 1) –tan –1 x + tan –1 (x + 2)
1
x = 0, , 2 –tan –1 (x+1) +.....+ tan –1 (x+n)–tan –1 (x+(n–1))
2 = tan –1 (x + n) – tan –1 x
but x = 2 is not possible
EXERCISE - 04 [B] BRAIN STORMING SUBJECTIVE EXERCISE
1. (a) x 2 – 5x + 13 > 0 x R ( 2 sin x – 1)2 0
1 – log 7 (x 2 – 5x + 13) > 0
1
x 2 – 5x + 13 < 7 & ( 2 sin x + 1) 2 0 sinx =
2
2 < x < 3
x = 2n + , sin x 0 & x R
3 6
Also –1 1
2 sin 92 x
x = 2n +
6
–2 – sin 92 x 3 2 + sin 92 x r r 1
3. Hint : T r = sin –1
9 r(r 1)
sin 92 x –5 & 1 sin x r(r+1)
2 r – r–1
9 r r 1
1 = sin x let sin =
2 r(r 1) 1+ r (r–1)
4n 1
x R & x = , n I
9 r r 1
21 25 T r = tan –1
1 r r 1
Df = ,
9 9
T r = tan –1 ( r ) – tan
n –1( r 1 )
(b) sin(cos x)
Now proceed.
2n – x + 2n K 2
2 2 5. cos –1 x + (sin –1 y) 2 =
Now –2 cos 2 x + 3 cos x + 1 > 0 4
2
3 17 3 17 0 cos –1 x < & 0 (sin–1 y)2
< cos x < 4
4 4 2
0 cos –1 x + (sin –1 y) 2 +
2 sin x 1 4
Also –1 1 (sin x > 0) 2 2
2 2 sin x 0 K +
4 4
(2 sin x + 1 –2 2 sin x ) 0 4
0 K + 1
& 2 sin x + 1 + 2 2 sin x 0
4 3 3
2
Also (sin–1 y) 2 cos –1 x = = + 1
cos x
16 32 2 4
let cos –1 x = t then
3
K 2 4 ƒ min(x) =
t 4 t = 32
16 2
3 3 7 3
K 2
4 ƒ max(x) = + 4 =
t2 – t + = 0 32 2 8
4 16
12. (b) sin(sin (log 1/2x)) + 2|cos(sin –1(x/2 – 1))|= 0
–1
K 2 4 4
For solution D 0 – 0 1
16 4 –1 log1/2 x 1 x 2 .......(i)
2
K 4 2
only integral value of K = 2 x
and – 1 – 1 1
7. (a) (cot –1 x) 2 – 5 cot –1 x + 6 > 0 2
(cot –1 x – 3) (cot –1 x – 2) > 0 x
0 2 0 x 4 .......(ii)
cot –1 x < 2 or cot –1x > 3 2
–1
as cot x is decreasing function 1
cot –1 x < 2 or cot –1 x > 3 From (i) & (ii), x 2
2
x > cot 2 or x < cot 3
9. f(x) = cot –1 (x 2 + 4x + 2 – ) x2
Also log 1/2 x + 2 x = 0
x 2 + 4x + 2 – 0 4
Now f(x) has to be onto
D = 0 x2
2 x = log 2 x... (1)
16 – 4(2 – ) = 0 4
1 17 (2,2) y=log2x
=
2
(2,1) x2
11. f(x)=(sin–1x+cos –1x) 3 –3sin –1x cos –1x(sin–1x + cos –1x) y= 2 x–
4
3
3
= – cos –1 x cos 1 x (2,0)
2 2 2
3
3 From graph it is clear that equation (1) does not have
= + cos –1 x cos 1 x
2 2 2
1
3
2
2 any solution in ,2
3 1 2
= + cos x
2 2 4 16
EXERCISE - 05 [A] JEE-[MAIN] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
2. sin–1 x = 2sin –1 a 2 2 2
x2 y2 2xy y x y
– cos2 + cos2 = 1-x2– +
4 2 4 4
– sin–1x
2 2 y2
x2 + – xy cos2 = sin2
4
4x2 + y2 – 4xycos2 = 4sin2
– 2sin–1a – sin–1 a
2 2 4 4 6. 2y = x + z
1 1 and 2tan –1 y = tan –1 x + tan –1 z
– a
2 2 2y xz
xy
2 y2 1 y2 1 xz
3. cos–1 1 x 1 =
y 2 = zx
2 4
x = y = z
2
xy y2
2 cos = (1 – x2) 1
4
EXERCISE - 05 [B] JEE-[ADVANCED] : PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS
1
1 2
2
2. For ƒ(x) = sin (2x) to be defined and real 1 y2
6
1 1 y2
1 y2
sin –1 2x + /6 0 y
4
8. (P)
y2 1 y2 y
sin–1 2x – .......(1) y 1 y 2
6
But we know that –/2sin–1 2x/2 .......(2)
1
–1
Combining (1) and (2), –/6 sin 2x /2
1 y2 y2 1 y2
y 2
4
sin (–/6) 2x sin (/2) –1/2 2x 1
y2
–1/4 x 1/2
1
1 1
D ƒ = ,
1 y4 y4 2
1
4 2
(Q) A(cosx, sinx), B(cosy, siny) & C(cosz, sinz) lie
2
1
2
on circle x 2 + y 2 = 1
6. 1 x2 x cos cot 1 x sin cot 1 x 1 (0,0) is circumcentre as well as centroid of
ABC
Let x = cot ABC is an equilateral triangle
A
1
2 2
then cosec cot cos sin 1
x
x–
y–
z
1 z–y
= cosec cos ec 2 1 2
B C
= 1 cot 2 cot = x 1 x 2
2
yx
3
23 n
7. cot cot 1 1 2k yx 1
n 1 k 1 cos cos
2 3 2
23 1
2n n 1
= cot cot 1
(R) cos 2x cos x cos x
2
n 1 4 4
23 1 sin 2x 1 tan x
1
= cot tan
n 1 1 n(n 1) 2 sin x cos 2x sin 2x 1 tan x
23
= cot tan
1
n 1 n
sin x 2 cos 2x 2 sin x cos x 0
n 1 1 n(n 1)
sin x 0 or sin x cos x or sin x cos x 2
23 secx = ±1 or sec x 2
= cot tan n 1 tan n
1 1
n 1
(S)
cot sin 1 1 x 2 sin tan 1 x 6
1
= cot tan 24 tan 1
1
x 6x
(x > 0)
2
1
23 1 25 25 1x 1 6x 2
= cot tan cot cot 1 – 6x 2 = 6 + 6x 2
25 23 23
5 5
x
12 2 3