INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Took for LT (24.07.24)

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81. If 2sin −1 x − cos−1 x = , then x is equal to [2011]
2

1 1 − 3
[a] [b] − [c]
2 2 2

3 1
[d] [e]
2 2

81. 2sin −1 x − cos −1 x =
2

 2sin −1 x + 2 cos −1 x − 2 cos −1 x − cos −1 x =
2

 2(sin −1 x + cos −1 x) − 3cos −1 x =
2
 
 2. − 3cos −1 x =
2 2

 −1 −1 
 sin x + cos x = 
 2
 
 − = 3cos −1 x  = 3cos −1 x
2 2

 cos −1 x =
6

 3
 x = cos  x=
6 2
84. The value of tan −1 (2) + tan −1 (3) is equal to [2011]
3  
[a] [b] [c]
4 4 3

[d] tan −1 (6) [e] tan −1 (5)

84. tan −1 (2) + tan −1 (3)

 2+3  −1  5 
= tan −1   = tan  
 1 − 2 .3   1− 6 

 −1 −1 −1  x + y  
 tan x + tan y = tan  
  1 − xy  

1
  5 
= tan −1   = tan −1 (−1)
 −5 

      3
= tan −1  tan  +   =
  2 4  4

 3  1 
21. The value of tan −1   + tan −1   is equal to [2012]
 2   3

 5   2   1 
[c] tan −1  
1
[a] tan −1   [b] tan −1   [d] tan −1  
 3  3 2 3 3

 5 
[e] tan −1  
2 3

 3 −1  1 
21. [a] tan −1   + tan  
 2   3

 3 1   3+2
 +   
= tan −1 
2 3  = tan −1  2 3  = tan −1  5 
   
3 1 1 − 1   3
1 −    2 
 2 3  

  2 
22. The value of cos  sin −1    is equal to [2012]
 3  

3 5 5 5
[a] [b] [c] [d]
5 3 3 3

5
[e]
3
  2 
22. [e] cos  sin −1   
 3 

 2 
2
  4    5  5
= cos  cos −1 1 −    = cos  cos −1  1 −   = cos  cos −1    =
  3     
9   
     3  3

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23. If tan −1 2 x + tan −1 3x = , then the value of x is equal to [2012]
2
1 1 1 1
[a] [b] [c] [d]
6 6 3 2
1
[e]
3

2
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23. [a] Given, tan −1 2 x + tan −1 3x =
2

 2 x + 3x   5x  1
 tan −1  =  = tan =
 1 − 2 x  3x  2 1 − 6x 2
2 0

 1 − 6 x2 = 0  6 x2 = 1

1 1
 x=  x=
6 6

 1 
 x=− 
 6 
 does not satisfy the given equation 
 

25. One of the principal solutions of 3 sec x = − 2 is equal to [2012]

2  5 
[a] [b] [c] [d]
3 6 6 3

[e]
4

25. [c] Given 3 sec x =− 2

2 3 
 sec x = −  cos x = − = − cos
3 2 6
 5
 x=−  x=
6 6

 1 − x2   1− y2  
43. If cos −1  2 
+ cos −1  2 
= , where xy  1 , then [2013]
 1 + x  1 + y  2

[a] x − y − xy = 1 [b] x − y + xy = 1
[c] x + y − xy = 1 [d] x + y + xy = 1
[e] y − x − xy = 1
 1 − x2   1 − y2  
43. Given, cos−1  2 
+ cos −1  2 
=
 1 + x  1 + y  2

 2 tan −1 x + 2 tan −1 y =
2

 x+ y  
 tan −1  =
 1 − xy  4

3
 x+ y 
 = tan = 1
1 − xy 4

 x + y = 1 − xy  x + y + xy = 1

 1  
45. tan 3 tan −1   , −  is equal to [2013]
 5 4

13 11 7
[a] − [b] − [c] −
46 46 46
4 9
[d] − [e] −
23 46

 1  
45. tan 3tan −1   − 
 5 4

 1 1 
= tan 2 tan −1   + tan −1   − tan −1 (1) 
 5 5 

  1  1 
  2   − 1 
 5 + tan −1 5 
= tan  tan −1    
 1 − 1  1
 1 + 

  25   5 

  2 25   4 5 
= tan tan −1    + tan −1  −   
  5 24   5 6 

 5  2 
= tan tan −1   − tan −1   
  12   3 

 5 2
 −1 12 − 3 
= tan  tan
5 
 1+ 
 18 

  −3 18  9
= tan tan −1     = −
  12 23   46

1 1 1 2 4
46. If sin16  = , then the value of + + + is [2013]
5 cos  1 + sin  1 + sin  1 + sin 8 
2 2 4

[a] 2 [b] 4 [c] 6

[d] 8 [e] 10
1
46. Given, sin16  =
5

4
 1 1 2 4
Now, + + +
cos  1 + sin  1 + sin  1 + sin8 
2 2 4

 1 1  2 4
= +  + +
1 − sin  1 + sin   1 + sin  1 + sin 
2 2 4 8

 2 2  4
= +  +
1 − sin  1 + sin   1 + sin 
4 4 8

 2  4
= 2. +
 1 − sin   1 + sin 
8 8

 2  8
=4 = = 10 [ from Eq .(i)]
1 − sin   1 −  1 
16

 
5
−1  
48. If tan −1 (− x) + cos−1   = , then the value of x is [2013]
 2 2
−1 1
[a] 3 [b] [c]
3 3

[d] − 3 [e] 1

Given, tan −1 (− x) + cos−1  −  =
1
48.
 2 2

  
 − tan −1 ( x) +   −  =
 3 2
 2  
 − tan −1 x = − =−  tan −1 x =
2 3 6 6
 1
 x = tan =
6 3

49. If ab  −1 , bc  −1 and ca  −1 , then the value of

 ab + 1  −1  bc + 1  −1  ca + 1 
cot −1   + cot   + cot   is [2013]
 a −b   b−c   c−a 
[a] – 1 [b] cot −1 (a + b + c) [c] cot −1 (abc)
[d] 0 [e] tan −1 (a + b + c)

49. Given, ab  −1, bc  − 1 and ca  − 1 , then

5
  ab + 1  −1  bc + 1  −1  ca + 1 
cot −1   + cot   + cot  
 a −b   b−c   c−a 

= (cot −1 b − cot −1 a) + (cot −1 c − cot −1 b) + (cot −1 a − cot −1 c) = 0

2 2 −1  1 
96. The value of sin −1   + sin   is equal to [2014]
 3  3

[a]  / 6 [b]  / 4 [c]  / 2 [d] 2 / 3

[e] 0
2 2 −1  1 
96. [c] sin −1   + sin  
 3  3

 2
 2 2  
2
 2 2
−1 1 1
= sin 1−  + 1 −  
 3 3 3  3  
 

2 2 1 1 8
= sin −1  1− + 1 − 
 3 9 3 9

2 2 2 2 1 1
= sin −1  . + . 
 3 3 3 3

8 1  
= sin −1  +  = sin −1 (1) =
9 9  2

 1 − a2   1 − b2 
97. If ab  1 and cos −1  2 
+ cos −1  2 
= 2 tan −1 x , then x is equal to [2014]
 1 + a   1 + b 
a a a−b a+b
[a] [b] [c] [d]
1 + ab 1 − ab 1 + ab 1 + ab
a+b
[e]
1 − ab

97. [e] Given,

 1 − a2  −1  1 − b 
2
cos −1   + cos  2 
= 2 tan −1 x
1 + a  1 + b 
2

 2 tan −1 (a) + 2 tan −1 (b) = 2 tan −1 x

  a + b 
 2  tan −1  −1
  = 2 tan x
  1 − ab  

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 a+b
 tan −1  −1
 = tan x
 1 − ab 
a+b
 =x
1 − ab

  7 
100. cos−1 cos    is equal to [2014]
  5 
3 2 −7 7
[a] [b] [c] [d]
5 5 5 5
−2
[e]
5

 7  −1   3  
100. [a] cos−1  cos  = cos cos  2 − 
 5    5  

 3  3
= cos−1  cos  =
 5  5

101. The value of sec2 ( tan −1 3) + cos ec2 ( cot −1 2 ) is equal to [2014]

[a] 5 [b] 13 [c] 15 [d] 23

[e] 25
101. [c] sec2 ( tan −1 3) + cos ec2 (cot −1 2)

   2 
−1 1 + 3 −1 1 + 2
2
= sec  sec
2
 + cos ec  cos ec
2

 1   1 
   

= [sec(sec−1 10)]2 + [cos ec(cos ec−1 5)]2

= ( 10)2 + ( 5)2
= 10 + 5 =15

1 1
67. 2 tan −1   + tan −1   is equal to [2015]
 3 4
 16   17  
[a] tan −1   [b] tan −1   [c] [d] 0
 13   23  4

 11 
[e] tan −1  
 12 
1 1
67. [a] 2 tan −1   + tan −1  
 3  4

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  1
2  
1
= tan −1 
3
+ tan −1  
4
2
1
1− 
3

 2 
   
= tan −1   3   + tan −1 1
  1  4
 1 −  
 9 

2 9 −1 1
= tan −1    + tan
3 8 4
3 1
= tan −1 + tan −1
4 4

 3 1 
−1
 4+ 4 
= tan 
3 1
1 −  
 4 4
1  16 
= tan −1 = tan −1  
1−
3  13 
16
2
68. If cos −1 x + cos −1 y = , then the value of sin −1 x + sin −1 y is [2015]
7
4 3 2 6
[a] [b] [c] [d]
7 7 7 7
5
[e]
7
2
68. [e] cos −1 x + cos −1 y =
7
  2
 − sin −1 x + − sin −1 y =
2 2 7
  2
 sin −1 x + sin −1 y = + −
2 2 7
5
 sin −1 x + sin −1 y =
7
69. If cos −1 x  sin −1 x , then x lies in the interval [2015]

1   1 
[a]  ,1 [b] ( 0,1 [c]  −1,  [d] −1, 1
2   2

8
 [e] 0, 1

69. [c] We know that, cos −1 x and sin −1 x exist for x   −1, 1

Now, cos −1 x  sin −1 x


 cos −1 x  − cos −1 x
2

 2 cos −1 x 
2

 cos −1 x 
4

 1 
 x  −1, 
 2
2
82. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y = , then cot −1 x + cot −1 y is equal to [2016]
3

 1  3
[a] [b] [c] [d]
2 2 3 2
[e] 
2
82. [c] We have, tan −1 x + tan −1 y =
3
  2
 − cot −1 x + − cot −1 y =
2 2 3
2 
 cot −1 x + cot −1 y =  − =
3 3
  3 
44. The value of cos  tan −1    is [2017]

4  
4 3 3 2
[a] [b] [c] [d]
5 5 4 5
[e] 0
44. Ans. [a] We have,
 3
cos  tan −1 
 4

 1 
= cos  cos −1 
 1 + (3/ 4)2 


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   1 
 tan −1 x = cos −1  
  1 + x2 
 
4
= cos cos −1
5
4
= [ cos cos −1 x = x]
5
45. The value of 10 tan (cot −1 3 + cot −1 7) is equal to [2020]
[a] 3 [b] 5 [c] 7
[d] 9 [e] 10
45. [b] 10 tan(cos −1 3 + cot −1 7)

 1 1 
= 10 tan  tan −1 + tan −1 
 3 7 

  1 1 
 −1  3 + 7    7+3   10 
=10 tan  tan    = 10   = 10   = 5
  1 − 1 1   21 − 1   20 
  3 7 

The value of cos  cos−1 + 2sin −1  is equal to

1 1
48. [2020]

5 5 
4 −4 3
[a] [b] [c]
5 5 5
−1 1
[d] [e]
5 5

[d] cos  cos−1 + 2sin −1 

1 1
48.
 5 5 

 1  1 1 
= cos  cos −1 + sin −1  2  1 − 

 5  5 25  

 1  2 24  
= cos  cos −1 + sin −1   
 5
  5 25  

 1  4 6 
= cos  cos −1 + sin −1   
 5 25
  

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  1  23  
= cos  cos −1 + cos −1   
 5  25  

  1 23 1 529  
= cos  cos−1   − 1− 1−  
 5 25 25 625
  

  23  24 96 
= cos  cos −1  − 
  125  25 625 

  23 24 . 2 24  
= cos cos −1  − 
  125 5  25  

  23 2  24 
= cos cos −1  − 
  125 125 

23 − 48 −25 1
= = =−
125 125 5

The value of tan −1   − tan −1   is equal to

7 3
5. [2021]
4  11 
− − 
[a] [b] [c]
3 4 4

[d] [e] 
3

[c] To determine the value of tan −1   − tan −1   use the formula

7 3
5.
4  11 
 x− y 
tan −1 x − tan −1 y = tan −1  
 1 + xy 

 7 3 
7
−1 −1  3  −1
 4 − 11 
 tan   − tan   = tan 
4  11  7 3 
1 +  
 4 11 

 77 − 12   65  
= tan −1   = tan −1   = tan −1 (1) =
 44 + 21  65  4

 3 
7. The value of sin 2  cos−1    is equal to [2021]
 5  
4 16 9
[a] [b] [c]
5 25 25

11
 5 25
[d] [e]
3 9

 3 
7. [b] sin 2  cos−1   
 5  
3 4
As, cos −1 can be written as sin −1
5 5
2
 4   4  16
 sin   =   =
2

 5   5  25

  2 
9. tan  2 tan −1    is equal to [2021]
  5 
8 10 20
[a] [b] [c]
5 21 21
21 4
[d] [e]
25 25

 2 
9. [c] tan  2 tan −1   
 5  

 2x 
Using the formula, 2 tan −1 x = tan −1  2 
1 − x 

  2  4
  2 
   
tan  2 tan −1    = tan  tan −1 
2 5 = 5 = 20
  5     2 2  21 21
 1 −    25
  5 

  7  
46. The value of cos−1  cos    is equal to [2022]
  6 
7   2
[a] [b] [c] [d]
6 6 3 3
5
[e]
6
  7  
46. [e] Given, cos−1  cos   
  6 

We know that cos−1 ( cos ) = 2 −  if     2

7 12 − 7 5
= 2 − = =
6 6 6

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   7 
47. The value of tan  sin −1    is equal to [2022]

25  
18 24 7 3
[a] [b] [c] [d]
25 25 24 4
7
[e]
18
  7 
47. [c] Given, tan  sin −1   
25  
7
 x 
= 25  tan ( sin −1 x ) = 
 7 
2
 1 − x 2 
1− 
 25 
7 7
= 25 = 25 = 7
625 − 49 576 24
25 25

  3  3 
48. cos  sin −1  
 + cos −1
   = [2022]
 200 200
    
[a]  / 3 [b]  / 4 [c]  / 6 [d] 1
[e] 0
  3  3 
48. [e] Given, cos  sin −1  −1
 + cos   

  200   200  

  −1 −1 
= cos =0 sin x + cos x =
2 2 
Inverse trigonometry
  7  
108. The value of cos−1  cos    is [2023]
  4 
 
[a] 0 [b] [c]
2 3
 
[d] [e]
4 6
108. Ans . [b]
 7   8 −  
cos−1 cos  = cos−1 cos  
 4   4 
13
    
= cos−1 cos  2 −  = cos−1 cos =
 4 4 4

109. The value of tan −1   + tan −1   is

1 2
[2023]
2 5

[b] tan −1   [c] tan −1  

1 2
[a] tan −1 ( 5)
5 3

[d] tan −1   [e] tan −1  

8 9
9 8
109. Ans. [e]
 1 2   5+4 
 +   
1 2 9
tan −1 + tan −1 = tan −1  2 5  = tan −1  10  = tan −1
2 5 1 2 10 − 2 8
1 − .   
 2 5  10 

110. The value of tan −1 ( 3 ) − sec −1  2 


 3
 is [2023]

2  
[a] [b] [c]
3 4 3
 
[d] [e]
2 6
110. Ans. [e]
2   2 −  
tan −1 3 −sec −1 = − = =
3 3 6 6 6

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