CHAPTER 2 – INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
PRINCIPAL VALUES
• sin■¹x : Range = [−π/2, π/2]
• cos■¹x : Range = [0, π]
• tan■¹x : Range = (−π/2, π/2)
• sec■¹x : Range = [0, π] − {π/2}
• cosec■¹x : Range = [−π/2, π/2] − {0}
BASIC IDENTITIES
• sin(sin■¹x) = x
• cos(cos■¹x) = x
• tan(tan■¹x) = x
• sin■¹(sin x) = x (if x ∈ [−π/2, π/2])
• cos■¹(cos x) = x (if x ∈ [0, π])
• tan■¹(tan x) = x (if x ∈ (−π/2, π/2]))
RECIPROCAL RELATIONS
• sin■¹x + cos■¹x = π/2
• tan■¹x + cot■¹x = π/2
• sec■¹x = cos■¹(1/x)
• cosec■¹x = sin■¹(1/x)
ODD–EVEN PROPERTIES
• sin■¹(−x) = −sin■¹x
• tan■¹(−x) = −tan■¹x
• cos■¹(−x) = π − cos■¹x
TAN INVERSE IDENTITIES
• tan■¹a + tan■¹b = tan■¹((a + b)/(1 − ab))
• tan■¹a − tan■¹b = tan■¹((a − b)/(1 + ab))
Special values:
• tan■¹1 = π/4
• tan■¹√3 = π/3
• tan■¹(−1) = −π/4
CONVERSION IDENTITIES
• sin■¹x = tan■¹(x / √(1 − x²))
• cos■¹x = tan■¹(√(1 − x²) / x)
• sec■¹x = cos■¹(1/x)
• cosec■¹x = sin■¹(1/x)
SPECIAL VALUES
x = 0 → sin■¹0 = 0, cos■¹0 = π/2, tan■¹0 = 0
x = 1/2 → sin■¹(1/2) = π/6
x = √3/2 → sin■¹(√3/2) = π/3
x = 1 → sin■¹1 = π/2
x = −1 → sin■¹(−1) = −π/2
MISCELLANEOUS FORMULAS
• 2 tan■¹x = tan■¹(2x/(1 − x²))
• 2 sin■¹x = cos■¹(1 − 2x²)
• sin■¹x + sin■¹y = sin■¹(x√(1−y²) + y√(1−x²))