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STD: XII MATHEMATIC

2. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
1) If tan 3 + tan-1x = tan-18, then x =
-1

(a) 5 (b) 1/5 (c) 5/14 (d) 14/5

2) If tan-1(cot) = 2, then value of 
π π π
(a) ± (b) ± (c) ± (d) none of these
3 4 6
3) If 4cos-1x + sin-1x = , then the value of x is
3 1 3 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 3
4) If sin-1x – cos-1x= /6, then x =
1 3 1 3
(a) (b) (c) − (d)−
2 2 2 2
1 + 𝑥2 − 1 − 𝑥2
5) If tan−1 = 𝛼, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 2 =
1 + 𝑥2 + 1 − 𝑥2

(a) sin 2 (b) sin  (c) cos 2 (d) cos 

6) If 𝜃 = sin−1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 −600𝑜 , then one of the possible value of  is
π π 2π 2π
(a) (b) (c) (d)−
3 2 3 3
-1 -1 -1
7) Solve : tan x + sin x = tan 2x
1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d)
3
8) The value of the expression𝑠𝑖𝑛 cot −1 cos tan−1 1 is
1 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
3 3
5𝜋 5𝜋
9) Find the value of cos−1 cos + sin−1 cos is
3 3
10𝜋 π 5𝜋
(a) (b) 0 (c) (d)
3 2 3

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10) The principle value of sin−1 tan is
4
𝜋 𝜋 π π
(a) (b) − (c) (d)−
4 4 2 2
11) If sin−1 𝑥 − cos −1
𝑥 = 0 then the value of x is
1 3
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2 2
2𝜋
12) tan-1x + 2cot-1x = , then the value of x is
3
−1 3 − 1
(a) 3 (b) 3 (c) (d)
2 3+ 1

1 3
13) Evaluate : sin−1 − + 2cos −1 − .
2 2
1 1
14) Evaluate :cos −1 − 2sin−1 − .
2 2

15) Evaluate :tan−1 3 − sec −1 −2 .

17
16) Evaluate each of the following: (i) sin sec −1 ,
15
12
(ii) tan cos−1 .
13

17) Evaluate: (i) sin(cot-1x) (ii) cos(tan-1x).

18) Express the following in the simplest form
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋 𝜋
:tan−1 ,− < 𝑥 < .
1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 2 2

19) Write the following functions in the simplest form:

𝑎 − 𝑥 𝑥
(i) tan−1 , −𝑎 < 𝑥 < 𝑎. (ii) cos −1 .
𝑎+ 𝑥 𝑥2 + 𝑎2

2 7 1
20) Prove that :tan−1 + tan−1 = tan−1 .
11 24 2

21) Evaluate: (i) sin(2sin-10.8), (ii) sin(3sin-10.4)

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22) Evaluate: 𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 tan−1 .
5
1 1− 𝑥
23) Prove that: tan−1 𝑥 = cos −1 , 𝑥 ∈ [0, 1].
2 1+ 𝑥
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 𝜋 𝜋
24) Simplify: sin−1 ,− < 𝑥 < .
2 4 4

𝑥2 + 1
25) Prove that: 𝑐𝑜𝑠 tan−1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 cot −1 𝑥 = .
𝑥2 + 2
12 4 63
26) Prove that: sin−1 + cos−1 + tan−1 = 𝜋.
13 5 16
2𝑥 3𝑥 − 𝑥 2 1
27) Prove that: tan−1 𝑥 + tan−1 = tan−1 , 𝑥 <
1− 𝑥2 1− 3𝑥 3 3

1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 + 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 𝜋 𝑥 𝜋
28) Prove that: cot −1 = − , 𝑖𝑓 < 𝑥 < 𝜋.
1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 − 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 2 2 2

1+ 𝑥 − 1 − 𝑥 𝜋 1
29) Prove that: tan−1 = − cos −1 𝑥 , 0 < 𝑥 < 1.
1+ 𝑥 + 1 − 𝑥 4 2

30) If 𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 tan−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠 cot −1 𝑠𝑒𝑐 sin−1 𝑎 and,

𝑦 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 cot −1 𝑠𝑖𝑛 tan−1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 cos−1 𝑎 where a [0, 1].
Find the relationship between x and y in terms of a.
3 12 33 56
31) Prove that: sin−1 + cos−1 = cos −1 = sin−1 .
5 13 65 65
1 5
32) Evaluate: 𝑡𝑎𝑛 cos−1
2 3
𝑥− 1 2𝑥 − 1 23
33) Solve :tan−1 + tan−1 = tan−1 .
𝑥+ 1 2𝑥 + 1 36
𝑥− 2 𝑥 + 2 𝜋
34) Solve :tan−1 + tan−1 = .
𝑥 −4 𝑥 + 4 4
2𝑥 2
−1 −1 1 − 𝑥 2𝑥 𝜋
35) Solve :3 sin 2 − 4 cos + 2 tan−1 = .
1+ 𝑥 1 + 𝑥2 1 − 𝑥2 3

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