Chapter-13

INVERSE TRIGNOMETRY

PRACTICE SHEET
1. What is the value of x that satisfies the equation cos1 x = 2 1
sin1 x? (a) x   (b) x =1
2
(a) 1/2 (b) 1
1 3
(c) 1 (d) –1/2 (c) x  (d) x 
2 2
 2  10. If sin1 x + sin1 y = /2 and cos1 x  cos1 y = 0, then
2. What is the value of sin 1  sin ?
 3  values x and y are respectively
(a) –/3 (b) 2/3 (a) 1 ,  1 (b) 1 , 1
(c) –2/3 (d) /3 2 2 2 2
1 1
3. What are the values of (x, y) satisfying the simultaneous (c) , (d) 1 , 1
2  2 2 2 2
equations sin1 x + sin1 y 
3
and cos1 xcos1 y 
3 11.  
The formula sin1 2 x 1  x 2  = 2 sin1 x is true for all
=? values of x lying in the interval
1 (a) [1, 1] (b) [0, 1]
(a) (0, 1) (b) ( ,1)
2 (c) [1, 0] (d) 1/ 2,1/ 2 
1 3  2a   1  b2  1  2x 
(c) (1, ) (d) ( ,1) 12. If sin 1  2 
 cos 1    tan   , then
2 2  1 a   1  b2   1 x2 
4. What is sin [cot1{cos1 (tan1x)] where x>0, equal to? what is the value of x?
(x 2  1) (x 2  2) (a) a / b (b) ab
(a) (b)
(x 2  2) (x 2  1) (c) b / a (d) a  b
1  ab
(c) (x  1) (d) (x  2)
2 2
13. If sin1 x + cot 1 (1/2) =  /2 , then what is the value for x?
(x  2)
2
(x 2  1) (a) 0 (b) 1/ 5
1 1
5. If sin1 x = tan1 y, what is the value of  ? (c) 2 / 5 (d) 3/2
x2 y2 14. What is the principle value of cosec1 ( 2 ) ?
(a) 1 (b) 1 (a) /4 (b) /2
(c) 0 (d) 2 (c) –/4 (d) 0
 1  12 
6. If cos 1     , then what is the value of cosec1 15. If sin 1
5
 sin 1  , then what is the value x?
 5 x x 2
( 5) ? (a) 1 (b) 7
(c) 13 (d) 17
 
(a)     (b)   1
Statement [Link] 1  x  0 , then cos (sin x)   1  x
2
2 2 16.

(c)

(d)   Statement [Link] 1  x  0 , then sin (cos1 x)  1  x 2
2 Which one of the following Is correct in respect of the
m  mn  above statements?
7. What is the value of tan 1    tan 1  ? (a) Both statements I and II are independently correct and
n  mn 
Statement II is the correct explanation of Statements I
(a)  (b) /2 (b) Both Statements I and II are independently correct but
(c) /4 (d) /3 Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
8. What is tan (cos1 x) equal to? (c) Statement I is correct but Statement II is false
1 x2 x (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is correct I.
If sin 1 5  sin 1 12   , then what is the value of x ?
(a) (b)
x 1 x2 17.
x x 2
1 x2
(c) (d) 1  x2 (a) 1 (b) 7
x (c) 13 (d) 17


9. If sin1 xcos1 x  , then what is the value of x?
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1. a 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. a 6. b 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. d
11. d 12. d 13. b 14. c 15. c 16. d 17. c

Solutions
Sol. 1. (a) Let, sin1 x = tan1 y =  As given
Given that cos1 x = 2 sin  1 x  x = sin  and y = tan  Sin1 x  cos1 x =  .......(1)
/2 – sin–1 x = 2sin–1 x 1 1 6
 =cot2 
/2 = 3 sin–1 x x 2 sin2  And we know that
sin–1 x = /6 1 1
=cot2  d Sin1 x  cos1 x =  …....(2)
So, x= sin /6 = 1/2
and 
y 2 sin 2  2
Sol. 2. (d) On adding Eqs. (1) and (2) we get
sin–1 
1

1
=cosec2  – cot2  = 1 2sin–1 x= /6 + /2 = 2/3
2
 2    2     x y2 
sin–1 x =  x = sin =
 √3
 sin   sin 1 sin      sin 1 sin   3 3 2
 3    3   3 3 Sol. 6. (b) Sol. 10. (d)
 2    Let, cos1  1     cos   1 Given, sin1 x+ sin1 y = /2
sin ce, sin  sin      
 5 5 and cos1 x  cos1 y = 0
 3  3 
sec = 5  sec–1(5)=     
Sol. 3. (b)    sin 1 x     sin 1 y   0
/2 – cosec–1 (5) =  2  2 
Given that
(sec–1x+cosec–1 x =/2 )  sin1 y  sin1 x = 0
On solving equation. (i) and (ii), we get
cosec (5)=/2 – 
–1
 sin1 y = sin1 x
2
sin–1 x + sin–1 y = Sol. 7. (c) From equations (i) and (ii), we get
3 
The given expression is: 2 sin–1 x =
and cos–1 x – cos–1 y = /3 m mn
2
tan–1    tan1 
/2 – sin–1 x – /2 + sin–1 y = /3 n mn sin–1 x =

4
[since cos–1 x + sin–1 x = /2] 1
 n  x =
 – sin–1 x + sin–1 y = /3 1  √2
m
On solving equation (i) and (ii), we get = tan–1    tan1 m  From equation (ii)
n  n  1
2sin–1 y =  and 2 sin–1 x = /3 1  y
 m  2
sin–1 y = /2 and sin–1 x = /6
m n
= tan–1    tan11  tan1 
Sol. 11. (d)
Hence, y = sin /2 and sin–1 x = /6 sin1 {2x (1x2)} = 2 sin1 x is true
n n
x=1/2 and y = 1  1 1 
m m     x   
= tan–1    cot 1     
Sol. 4. (a) , 
 2 2
Let  = tan1 x  tan  = x n n 4 2 4 4
Sol. 12. (d)
Then cos   1 1
 Given,
1  tan 2  1 x2 Sol. 8. (a)
   1  b2 
Let cos x = 
1
sin–1 
2
  cos1   tan1 2 x 
  2  2  
 1   1  a   1  b   1  x2 
cos(tan–1x)=  

 1  x2 
 2 tan–1 a–2 tan–1 b = 2 tan–1 x
tan–1 a–tan–1 b = tan–1 x
 

so, cot–1 {cos (tan–1 x)} = cot–1 
1  ab
 x=
 2  1  ab
 1 x  1 1+ x2
Sol. 13. (b)
 
let cot–1  1 
  1 
 1 x
2
  Let sin–1 x+cot–1  2   2
 
1 x
cot =  
cos = x = sin = 1  x2 As we know cot–1 x = sin–1  
2 1
1 x 
 1 x 2 
and sin = 1  x2  
tan = and  = cos–1 1 
2 2
1 1 x x 1 x
sin–1 x + cot–1  2   2
  This can be represented by a triangle with  
1  cot  2 2
x 11 x2  2
hypotenuous = 1 and sides x and 1  x 2  
2  
x 1 1 x2  1  
sin [cot {cos (tan )}]=
–1 –1
 tan(cos x)  1
sin x + sin
–1 –1
 
x2  2 x  1 1  2
Sol. 5. (a) Sol. 9. (d)  
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  2   Sol. 15. (c) sin(cos 1x)  sin(sin 1 1  x 2 )  1  x 2
sin–1 x + sin–1   …(1) II.
 5 2 when x   1,1
  12 
 sin 1
5
sin–1 
Now, sin–1 x = cos–1 √1 + 𝑥 2 x x 2 Hence, Statement I is false and Statement II is
 2    2 correct.
sin–1    cos 1 1  4  cos 1  1  5 1 x  144 
 5 5  5 sin–1 x  cos 
    x 2 Sol. 17. (c)
from equation (1), we have 5 12 

 sin 1 x  cos 1 1  x 2

 sin 1  sin 1 
 1   x x 2
Sin–1 x + cos–1    
 5 2 5 x 2  144 
  But we know sin–1 y + cos–1 y=/2  sin 1  cos 1 

Since, sin–1 x + cos–1 x = x x 2
2 5 x 2  144 [sin–1 A=cos–1 √1 − 𝐴2 ]
x=
1  
√5 x x 
Sol. 14. (c) sin 1 A  cos 1 A 
5 = 2
x  144
2
Let the principal value of cosec 1
( 2)  
25 = x – 144  x = 169 5 x 2  144
 
2 2
1
 – √2 = cosec  – √2 = x = 13 x x
sin 
Sol. 16. (d)  x = 13
1 
sin = – 
2 4 I.
cos (sin -1 x)=cos(cos-1 1 - x 2 ),

Principal value of cosec 1  2      1  x 2 when x   1,1

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 NDA PYQ
1. If sin  sin 1 1  cos 1 x   1, then what is the value of x? 10. What is tan 1  1   tan 1  1  equal to?
     
 5  2  3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) /2 (b) /3
(c) 4/5 (d) 1/5 (c) /4 (d) /6
[NDA (I) 2011] [NDA (II) 2013]
2. Consider the following statements 11. If x and y are positive and xy > 1, then what is tan-1 x +
I. cos ec 1   2    
tan-1y to?
 
 3 3 (a) tan 1  x  y  (b)   tan 1  x  y 
   
 2    1  xy   1  xy 
II. sec 1
  6 (c)   tan 1  x  y  (d) tan 1  x  y 
 3    
Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct?  1  xy   1  xy 
(a) Only I (b) Only II [NDA (I) 2014]
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II 12. Consider the following statements
[NDA (I) 2011] I. tan 1 1  tan 1 (0.5)   / 2
3. What is the principle value of sec 1  2  II. Sin−1 (1/3) + Cos −1 (1/3)  
 
 3 2
(a) /2 (b) /3 Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) /4 (d) /6
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
[NDA (II) 2011]
[NDA (I) 2014]
4. If tan 1 2 and tan 1 3 are two angles of a triangle, then
13. What is sin 1 sin  3  equal to?
what is the third angle?  
(a) tan 1 2 (b) tan 1 4  5 
(c)  / 4 (d)  / 3 (a) 3 (b) 2
[NDA (II) 2011] 5 5
 4 12  (c)  (d) None
5. What is the value of cos cos 1  cos 1 
 5 13  5
[NDA (I) 2014]
(a) 63/65 (b) 33/65
(c) 22/65 (d) 11/65 14. What is sin 1 4  sin 1 3 equal to?
[NDA (I) 2012] 5 5
6. If tan 1 2 and tan 1 3 are two angles of a triangle, then  
(a) (b)
what is the third angle? 2 3
(a) tan 1 2 (b) tan 1 4  
(c) (d)
(c)  / 4 (d)  / 3 4 6
[NDA (I) 2012] [NDA (II) 2014]
7. What is the value of sec 2 tan 1  5  ? 15. The equation tan-1 (1 + x) + tan-1 (1  x)   is satisfied by
 
 11  2
(a) 121/96 (b) 217/921 (a) x = 1 (b) x = 1
(c) 146/121 (d) 267/121 (c) x = 0 (d) x = 1/2
[NDA (I) 2012] [NDA (I) 2015]
8. If sin–1 1 = sin–1 4/5 + sin–1x, then what is x equal to?
(a) 3/5 (b) 4/5 Directions (for next three) Consider
(c) 1 (d) 0 1 1  1 
x  4 tan 1   , y  tan  
[NDA (I)-2012] 5  70 
1  2a  1  2b   2 tan 1 x then x is equal  1 
9. sin  2 
 sin  2  z  tan 1   ,
 1 a   1 b   99 
to? 16. What is x equal to?
(a) a  b (b) a  b  60   120 
(a) tan 1   (b) tan 1  
1  ab 1  ab  119   119 
(c) 2ab (d) a  b  90   170 
ab 1  ab (c) tan 1   (d) tan 1  
 169   169 
[NDA (I) 2013]
[NDA (I) 2015]
17. What is x  y equal to?

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  828   8287  [NDA (II) 2017]
(a) tan 1   (b) tan 1   26. The principle value of sin-1x lies in the interval
 845   8450 
     
 8281   8287  (a)   ,  (b)   , 
(c) tan 1   (d) tan 1    2 2  2 2
 8450   8471 
 
[NDA (I) 2015] (c )  0,  (d )  0,  
18. What is the value of x − y + z equal to?  2
π  [NDA (II) 2017]
What is the principle value of sin 1 sin  2 
(a) (b)
2 3 27.
 
π   3 
(c) (d)  
6 4 (a) (b)
[NDA (I) 2015] 4 2
 2
19. The value of tan  2 tan 1 1    is (c) (d)
  3 3
 5 4
[NDA (I) 2018]
(a) –7/17 (b) 5/16
(c) 5/4 (d) 7/17 28. What is tan 1  tan 1 3 
1

[NDA (II) 2015] 4 5

20. Consider the following statements (a) 0 π
(b)
1. sin 1 4  sin 1 3   4
5 5 2 π π
1 1 1
(c) (d)
2. tan 3  tan 1   tan (2  3) 3 2
Which of the above statements (s) is/are correct? [NDA (I) 2018]
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 29. Consider the following values of x:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 or 2 1. 8
[NDA (II) 2015] 2. −4
21. Consider the following statement 3. 1/6
4. −1/4
1. tan 1 x  tan 1  1   
  Which of the above values of x are the solutions of
x equation tan-1(2x) + tan-1(3x) =/4
2. Their exist, x, y [1,1], where x  y such that
(a) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
1 x
1
sin x  cos y  (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 4 only
y [NDA (II) 2018]
Which of the above statements is/are correct? 30. What is the value of sin 1 4  sec1 5  
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 5 4 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2  π
[NDA (I) 2016] (a) (b)
22. Consider the following statements 4 2
(c)  (d) 0
[Link] exists      ,  .  for which tan 1 tan     .
[NDA (I) 2019]
 2 2 
 2p   1  q   tan 1  2 x  then x is
 
2
 2 2 3 1  31. sin 1   cos 1 
1 1 2  2   2 
2.
sin 1    sin 1    sin 1    1 p   1 q   1 x 
 3 5  15 
  equal to
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) p  q (b) p  q
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 1  pq 1  pq
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
[NDA (I) 2016] (c) pq (d) p  q
23. What is the value of cos (2cos-1(0.8)) ? 1  pq 1  pq
(a) 0.81 (b) 0.56 [NDA (I) 2019]
(c) 0.48 (d) 0.28 32. What is tan  1 1 
2 tan  
[NDA (II) 2016]  3
24. Let x, y, z be positive real numbers such that x, y, z are in
GP and tan–1 x, tan–1 y and tan–1z are in AP. Then which (a) 2/3 (b) 3/4
one of the following is correct? (c) 3/8 (d) 1/9
(a) x = y = z (b) xz = 1 [NDA (II) 2019]
(c) x  y and y = z (d) x = y and y  z 
[NDA-2017(1)] 33. The equation sin–1 x–cos–1 x = has
6
 3  1
25. The value of sin 1
 tan 1
 (a) no solution
5 7 (b) unique solution
(a) 0 (b) 45° (c) two solutions
(c) 60° (d) 90°

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 (d) infinite number of solution [NDA-2023 (2)]
[NDA (I) 2021] 41. If sec–1p – cosec–1q = 0, where p > 0, q > 0; then what is
 the value of p–2 + q–2?
34. tan–1 x + cot–1 x = holds, when: (a) 1 (b) 2
2
(a) x R (c) 1/2 (d)
1
(b) x  R – {–1,1} only 2 2
(c) x  R – {0} only [NDA-2023 (2)]
(d) x  R – [–1,1] only  1 3  
[NDA (I) 2021] 42. What is 1 + sin2  cos    equal to?


35. What is the value of the following:   17 
(a) 25/17 (b) 8/17
cot sin 1  cot 1 
3 3
(c) 9/17 (d) 47/17
 5 2
[NDA-2023 (2)]
(a) 6/17 (b) 7/16
(c) 16/7 (d) 17/6 43. What is 15  cot    2 cot 1 3  equal to?
2

[NDA (II) 2021] 4 

36. Let sin–1 x + sin–1 y + sin–1 z =
3 for 0  x, y, z  1. (a) 1 (b) 7
(c) 8 (d) 16
2 [NDA-2024 (1)]
What is the value of x1000 + y1001 + z1002?
(a) 0 (b) 1 44. What is tan 1  a   tan 1  a  b 
   
(c) 3 (d) 6 b ab
[NDA (II) 2021]  
(a)  (b)
37. If tan  1   tan 1  x    where 0 < x < 6, then what
1 4 4
2 3 4    (d) tan 1  2ab 
2 2

(c) tan 1 a b
is x equal to? 2 
 a b 
2 2 2

(a) 1 (b) 2  a b 
(c) 3 (d) 5 [NDA-2024 (1)]
[NDA (I) 2022] 45. If cos1 x = sin1 x, then which one of the following is
38. If 3sin–1 x + cos–1 x = , then what is x equal to ? correct?
1
1 (a) x = 1 (b) x 
(a) 0 (b)
2
2
1 1 1
(c)
√2
(d)
√3
(c) x  1 (d) x 
[NDA (I) 2022] 2 3
39. What is tan–1 cot (cosec–1 2) equal to? [NDA-2024 (1)]
  46. If 4 sin 1 x  cos1 x   , then what is the value of
(a) (b)
8 6 sin1 x  4 cos1 x equal to ?
  (a) π/2 (b) π
(c) (d) (c) 3π/2 (d) 2π
4 3 [NDA-2024 (2)]
1
[NDA 2022 (II)] 47.
  
What is cot 2 sec1 2  tan 2 cos ec 1 3 equal to ?
5 
40. What is 2 cot  cos1 equal to? (a) 11/12 (b) 11/24
2 3 
 (c) 7/24 (d) 1/24
(a) –1 (b) 1 [NDA-2024 (2)]
(c) 3+5 (d) 3–5

ANSWER KEY
1. d 2. c 3. d 4. c 5. b 6. c 7. c 8. a 9. d 10. c
11. b 12. b 13. b 14. a 15. c 16. b 17. c 18. d 19. a 20. a
21. d 22 b 23. d 24. a 25. b 26. b 27. c 28. b 29. a 30. d
31. b 32. b 33. b 34. a 35. a 36. c 37. a 38. c 39. d 40. c
41. a 42. a 43. c 44. b 45. c 46. c 47. b

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 Solutions
Sol. 1. (d)  tan11  a  0 Sol. 11. (b)
 1   x y 
sin sin 1    cos 1 x   1    tan 1  
  5   a  tan11   1  xy 
4
 1  1    Sol. 7. (c) Sol. 12. (b)
 sin sin    cos 1 ( x)   sin
 5  2 2 5 1
 tan 1 1  tan 1 (0.5)
sec tan  
1 1   11  1 1 1  1 
 sin 1
 cos x   tan 11  tan 1   = tan 1  cot  
5 2 5
 1  tan tan   
2 1 2  1/ 2 
 11   1  tan   sec  
2 2
 1 1   = tan  cot 2   / 2
1 1

 sin A  cos A  2    5 
2
 tan 1 A  cot 1 A   / 2, A  R 
 1   tan tan 1   
1   11   Statement 1 is wrong
x 1 1
5 5
2
25 146 sin 1    cos1     / 2
Sol. 2. (c)  1    1  3 3
 11  121 121
 2    sin 1 A  cos 1 A   / 2, A  R 
cos ec 1   3
 3 Sol. 8. (a) Statement 2 is correct
4
 2  
sec 1   sin 11  sin 1   sin 1 x Sol. 13. (b)
 3 6 5 We have,
Both statements are correct  4  3   2 
Sol. 3. (d)  sin 1   sin 1 x sin 1 sin    sin 1 sin    
2 5  5   5 
 2   2 2
sec 1    3  sin 1 sin 
 3 6  cos1   sin 1 x 5 5
Sol. 4. (c) 2 5
Given that tan-12 and tan-13 two angles of a Sol. 14. (a)
3
triangles. x  1 4
 sin 1
3
Let 𝛼 be the third angle of the triangle, then 5 LHS  sin
5 5
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶, Sol. 9. (d) 4 4 
tan 1 1
2   tan 3  a    2a   2b   sin 1  cos 1 
sin 1  2 
 sin1  2 
 2 tan 1 x 5 5 2
 23   1 a   1 b 
  tan1   a    2tan 2 a  2 tan 1 b  2 tan 1 x Sol. 15. (c)
 1  (2)(3)  
 1  2 x  
1
 2 tan x  sin  1  x 2   tan 1 (1  x)  tan 1 (1  x) 
tan1 1  a  0    2
 tan 1
1  a  0  1 1
(tan a  tan b)  tan x 1  1 x 1 x  
tan 1  
  ab   1  (1  x)(1  x)  2
a  tan11   tan 1    tan x
1

4  1  ab   1 1  A  B  
 tan (A  B)  tan  1  AB  
Sol. 5. (b)  1 1 1  x  y    
 4 12   tan x  tan y  tan     
cos cos 1  cos 1    1  xy   tan 1 
2

 5 13  2 
ab  1 1  x  2
x = ,

48
 1
16
 1
144
1  ab 2 
65 25 169   tan
x2 2

48

9

25 = 33/65 Sol. 10. (c)  x2  0
 1  A  B  
65 25 169 1 1
 tan A  tan B  tan  1  AB    x0
   Sol. 16. (b)
Sol. 6. (c)
1 1 1 1
-1 -1
Given that tan 2 and tan 3 two angles of a tan    tan 1  
1
x  4 tan 1    2.2 tan 1  
triangles. 2  3 5 5
Let 𝛼 be the third angle of the triangle, then  1 1   2/5 
In ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶,     2  tan 1  
tan 1  2 3   24 / 25 
tan1 2   tan1 3  a    1 1 . 1   2 tan  5 / 12 
1

 23   2 3
  tan1   a  
 1  (2)(3)  5 6 
 tan 1     tan 1 (1) 
tan 1
 1  a  0  6 5  4

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    5  2y xz
 10 /12  tan  tan 1   tan  …….(ii)
 tan 1  12  4 1 y 2 1  xz
25  
  
 1  5
1  tan  tan 1  .tan
By (i) and (ii)
 144   12  4 2y xz

 10 /12  1  144 /10  1  xz 1  xz
 tan 1    tan   5
1
 119 /144   12 /119  12 7 2y = x + z
  So x, y, z are in AP
 120 
 tan1 
5
1  (1) 17 We conclude that x,y,z are in both Ap and GP
 119  12 It is only possible when x = y = z
Sol. 20. (a)
Sol. 17. (c) Sol. 25. (b)
1. LHS  sin 1 4  sin 1 3 3 1
 120  1  1   sin 1  tan 1
tan 1 ( x  y )  tan 1    tan   5 5
 119   70  5 7
4
1 1 4 
 120 1   sin  cos   RHS  3 1 
   5 5 2 3 1 1
  
tan 1 ( x  y )  tan 1  119 70  Statement 1 is correct  tan 1
 tan  tan  4 7 
1

 1 120
 
1 2. LHS
4 7  1 3 . 1 
 119 70   4 7
 tan 1 3  tan 1 1 = 60° + 45° = 105°
 120 1   3 1 
  
 Statement 2 is incorrect
  
 tan  119 70 
1 Sol. 21. (d)  tan  4 7   tan 1 1 
1

120 1 We know that, 3

 1 .  1 4
 1  
 119 70    4 7
tan 1 x  cot 1 x 
 120  70  119  2 Sol. 26. (b)
1  8281 
 tan 1    tan   1    
 119  70  120   8450  1 1
 tan x  tan    Range of Sin-1x is  , 
Sol. 18. (d)  x 2  2 2
 8281  Statement 1 is incorrect.
1  1  Sol. 27. (c)
x  y  z  tan 1    tan   Let x = y
 8450   99   2   
 Sin 1Sin    Sin 1Sin    
 8281 1 
Given that, sin 1 x  cos 1 y  This is
 3   3
   2
x [1,1] .  Statement 2 is also
 tan 1  8450 99   
8281  1 true for Sin 1Sin   
 1  3 3
 8450  99  incorrect.
Sol. 22. (b) Sol. 28. (b)
 99  8281  8450 
 tan 1     1
 tan 1  tan 1
3
 8450  99  8281  tan 1 (tan  )   ,    4 5
2 2
 828269   Statement 1 is incorrect.  1 3 
 tan 1      
 828269   tan  4 5   tan 1 (1) 
1
1 1
 sin 1    sin 1   1
 1 .  3 4
 tan 1 1   
3 5  4 5
4
1 2
1 1 1 
2
Sol. 29. (a)
 sin 1  1     1   
Sol. 19. (a) 3 5 5  3    2 x  3x  
 tan 1  
⇒  1  ….(i)  1  2 x.3 x  4
tan  2 tan 1   1
 5 4 24 1 8 
 sin 1     5x
  1
1 3 25 5 9 
1  6x2
 2 
1
1 1  5  1 24 1 8  by solving this quadratic equation
2tan  tan  sin 1     
5   1 2  x = 1/6 and -1[-1 rejected]
 1    3 5 5 3 
Sol. 30. (d)
 5   24  8   8( 3  1)  4 4 
 1 1 2x   sin 1  1
  sin   sin 1  cos 1 
 2 tan x  tan 1  x 2' for x  1  15   15  5 5 2
    
 5  sin 1 
2 2( 3 1)  0
 tan 1   
 12   15 
2 2
Now, from Eq. (i), Statement 2 is correct.
Sol. 31. (b)
 5  Sol. 23. (d) 2 tan 1 p  2 tan 1 q  2 tan 1 x
tan  tan 1  
 12 4  cos(2cos-1(0.8)) = cos(cos-1[2(16/25) - 1])= 0.28  pq 
2 tan 1  1
  2 tan x
 tanA  tanB 
Sol. 24. (a)  1  pq 
 tan  A  B   1  [Link] 
x, y, z are in GP
 pq  = x
so y2 = xz ………(i)  
tan1 x, tan1 y, tan1 z are in AP  1  pq 

2 tan1 y  tan1 x  tan1 z Sol. 32. (b)

 2y 
tan1   tan1 x  z 
 1  y2   1  xz 
 

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
 1 1 
 1 3  Sol. 40. (c)  1 
tan 2 tan   tan  tan 1 1

15  cot tan 1
2
 4 
 3  1  5   1 3 
2 cot cos1   
 9 2 3    4 

2/3
 3/ 4  5    1 
8/9 Let   cos1  15  cot2  tan 1   
Sol. 33. (b)  3    7 
  .
sin–1 x – cos–1 x = /6 …(1)
we know that  1  cos 

15  cot 2 cot 1 7 
2 cot   2
sin–1 x + cos–1 x = /2 …(2) 2 1  cos  15  49  8
by solving above two equations we get Sol. 44. (b)
x=/3 (unique solutions)   a  a b 
1  cos cos1
5  5 tan 1    tan 1  
Sol. 34.  3  1 b  ab
Sol. 35. (a) 2   2 3
 1  a a b 
5   
cot sin 1 3  cot 1 3   5 
1  cos cos 1 1  b ab 

 5 2 

 3   3  tan
  a  a  b  
 1    
=cot  tan 1 3  tan 1 2  5   b  a  b  
  3  1  a ( a  b)  b( a  b) 
4 3 5
2 3 2  tan 1  
  3 2  3 5  b( a  b)  a ( a  b) 
 1  4  3 
5
1
 cot tan   3  a2  b2  
 1  3 . 2   tan 1  2   tan 1 1 
2 
   
  4 3 
 a b  4
3 5 3 5 3 5
2   2 3 5 Sol. 45. (c)
=cot  1  17  = cot  1  6  6 3 5 3 5 2
 tan  6  cot  17   17 sin 1 x  cos1 x
      Sol. 41. (a) 
Sol. 36. (c) sec–1p – cosec–1q = 0  sin 1 x   sin 1 x
–1 –1
sin x + sin y+ sin z = –1 3 sec–1p = cosec–1q 2
2 we know that secx and cosecx are equal at 45̊ 1 
sin–1 x = sin–1y= sin–1z = /2
1
 2 sin x 
x= y = z = 1 so p  q  2
n1000 + y1001 + z1002 = 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 2 1 
Sol. 37. (a)  sin x 
2 2 1 1 4
p  q   1
1 x  2 2 1
tan–1   + tan–1   = x
2 3 4 Sol. 42. (a)
2
2
1 x   3     Sol. 46. (c)
  
tan  2 3  
–1 1  sin 2  cos1    1  sin  cos1 3  
   17  
 
  17  
  4 sin 1 x  cos1 x   …….(i)
 x  4  
we know that
 1 
 6    8 
2
 
2  ……(ii)
 1  sin  sin 1   1   8  sin 1 x  cos1 x 
3  2x   17   17  2
     eq(i) – eq(ii)
 6 =1  3 + 2x =6 – x
6x 8 25 
1  3 sin 1 x 
6 17 17 2
3x = 3 Sol. 43. (c) 1 
x=1 sin x 
  6
Sol. 38. (c) 15  cot2   2 cot1 3 
4  x
1
3sin–1 x + cos–1 x = 
2 sin–1x + sin–1x + cos–1 x =   1 2
15  cot2   2 tan 1      3
2 sin–1x +  =  4 3 sin 1 x  4 cos 1 x   4  
2 6 3 2
 2 
2sin–1 x =    Sol. 47. (b)
2 15  cot  tan 1  tan
2


1 1 3 
  
cot 2 sec1 2  tan 2 cos ec 1 3 
1  
1
sin–1 x =   by Pythagoras theorem
 9
4   1    1 
 3 cot 2  cot 1     tan 2  tan 1   
x= 1 15  cot 2  tan 1 1  tan 1   3   8 
 4  
2 2 2
 1   1  1 1 11
Sol. 39. (d)         
tan–1 cot (cosec–1 2)  3  8 3 8 24
tan–1 cot (30̊)

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