CHAPTER 02 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

(ANSWERS)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : XII DURATION : 1½ hrs
General Instructions:
(i). All questions are compulsory.
(ii). This question paper contains 20 questions divided into five Sections A, B, C, D and E.
(iii). Section A comprises of 10 MCQs of 1 mark each. Section B comprises of 4 questions of 2 marks
each. Section C comprises of 3 questions of 3 marks each. Section D comprises of 1 question of 5
marks each and Section E comprises of 2 Case Study Based Questions of 4 marks each.
(iv). There is no overall choice.
(v). Use of Calculators is not permitted

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 10 carry 1 mark each.

 1
1. The value of tan 1 ( 3)  cos 1    corresponding to principal branches is
 2
 
(a)  (b) 0 (c)  (d)
12 3
Ans: (c) 

 
2. The value of sin 1  cos  is
 9
 5 5 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 9 9 18
7
Ans: (d)
18

3. The domain of the function defined by sin 1 x  1 is

(a) [1, 2] (b) [–1, 1] (c) [0, 1] (d) none of these
Ans: (a) [1, 2]

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4. The value of tan2 (sec–12) + cot2 (cosec–13) is
(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 15
Ans: (b) 11
tan 2  sec –1 2   cot 2  cos ec –1 3 
 sec2  sec –1 2   1  cos ec 2  cos ec –1 3  1
 22  1  32  1  4  9  2  11
 3 3
5. The value of tan 1  sin 1  tan 1  is
 5 4
7 24 3 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
24 7 2 4
24
Ans: (b)
7

6. If   2sin 1 x  cos 1 x   ,then

   3
(a)   ,  (b)   0,    (c)   ,  (d)   0,   2
2 2 2 2
Ans: (b)   0,   


7. If sin 1 x  sin 1 y  , then the value of cos 1 x  cos 1 y is
2
 2
(a) (b) 0 (c)  (d)
2 3

Ans: (a)
2

8. If 3 tan–1 x + cot–1 x = , then x equals

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 1/2
Ans: (b) 1

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For Q9 and Q10, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a statement of reason (R). Choose
the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.

9. Assertion (A): Range of cot–1 x is (0, π)

Reason (R): Domain of tan–1 x is R.
Ans: (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.


10. Assertion (A): Principal value of tan–1 (-√3) is .
3
     
Reason (R): tan–1: IR→   ,  so for any x ϵ IR, tan–1 (x) represents an angle in  , 
 2 2  2 2
Ans: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

SECTION – B
Questions 11 to 14 carry 2 marks each.

  33 
11. Find the value of sin 1  cos  
  5 
Ans:

12. Find the domain of sin 1 ( x 2  4)

Ans:

  13  
13. Find the value of sin 1  sin  
  7 
  13   1    
Ans: sin 1  sin     sin  sin  2   
  7    7 

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     
 sin 1  sin      
  7  7
 7 
14. Find the value of cos1  cos .
 6 
 7  1   5  5
Ans: cos 1  cos   cos  cos  2    where,  [0,  ]
 6    6  6
 7  1   5   5
 cos 1  cos   cos  cos     cos(2   )  cos  
 6    6  6

SECTION – C
Questions 15 to 17 carry 3 marks each.

 1  1
15. Find the values of tan 1 (1)  cos 1     sin 1   
 2  2
    
Ans: Let tan 1 1  x  tan x  1  tan  x  where x    , 
4 4  2 2

 tan 1 1 
4
 1 1    2
Let cos1     y  cos y     cos  cos      cos  cos(   )   cos  
 2 2 3  3 3
2
 y where y   0,  
3
 1 1       
Let sin 1     z  sin z     sin  sin     z   where z   , 
 2 2 6  6 6  2 2
 1 
 sin 1     
 2 6
 1  1  2 
 tan 1 1  cos 1     sin 1     x  y  z   
 2  2 4 3 6
3  8  2 9 3
  
12 12 4
 1 x  1 x   1
16. Prove that tan 1  1
 1  x  1  x   4  2 cos x
 
Ans: Let x = cosy  y  cos 1 x
 y y
 1  cos y  1  cos y   2 cos  2sin 
LHS  tan 1   tan 1  2 2
 1  cos y  1  cos y  y y
   2cos  2sin 
 2 2
 2 y y
1  cos y  2 cos and 1  cos y  2sin 2 
 2 2
 y y  y
 cos  sin   1  tan 
 tan 1  2 2  tan 1 2  tan 1 tan    y     1 cos 1 x
y y   y  
 cos  sin   1  tan  4 2 4 2
 2 2  2
   1  tan x 
 tan   x   
 4  1  tan x 

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  cos x   
17. Express tan 1   ,   x  in the simplest form.
 1  sin x  2 2
 cos x   
Ans: Given tan 1  ,   x 
 1  sin x  2 2
 x x  x x
 2 x 2 x  cos  sin   cos  sin  
 cos  sin   
2 2  2 2
 tan 1  2 2
  tan 1   2
x x x x   x x 
 cos 2  sin 2  2 cos sin   cos  sin 
 2 2 2 2  
  2 2 
 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x x x
1  cos x  cos  sin ,sin  cos  1 and sin x  2sin cos 
 2 2 2 2 2 2
 x x  x
 cos  sin   1  tan 
 tan 1  2 2  tan 1 2  tan 1 tan    x     x
x x  x  
 4 2 4 2
 cos  sin   1  tan 
 2 2  2

SECTION – D
Questions 18 carry 5 marks.

 1  sin x  1  sin x  x  
18. Prove that cot 1    , x   0, 4 
 1  sin x  1  sin x  2  
 
Ans:
 1  sin x  1  sin x  x  
Given cot 1    , x   0, 
 1  sin x  1  sin x  2  4
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
LHS  cot 1  
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
 1  sin x  1  sin x 1  sin x  1  sin x 
 cot 1   
 1  sin x  1  sin x 1  sin x  1  sin x 
(by rationalizing the denominator)
2
 
1 
 cot 
 1  sin x  1  sin x   cot


2
1 1  sin x  1  sin x  2 1  sin x


2 2 
 
  
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
    1  sin x  1  sin x 
 2  2cos x  1  2(1  cos x)  1  1  cos x 
 cot 1    cot    cot  
 sin x   2sin x   sin x 
 2 x 
 2 cos 2   x x x
1
 cot   1  cos x  2cos 2 and sin x  2sin cos 
x x  2 2 2
 2sin cos 
 2 2
 x
 cos 
 cot 1  2  cot 1  cot x   x  RHS
x 


2 2
 sin 
 2

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 SECTION – E (Case Study Based Questions)
Questions 19 to 20 carry 4 marks each.
19. Two men on either side of a temple of 30 metres high from the level of eye observe its top at the
angles of elevation α and β respectively. (as shown in the below figure). The distance between
the two men is 40√3 metres and the distance between the first person A and the temple is 30√3
metres.

Based on the above information answer the following:

(i) Find the measure of ∠CAB in terms of sin–1 and cos–1.
(ii) Find the measure of ∠ABC.
Ans:

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20. The Government of India is planning to fix a hoarding board at the face of a building on the road
of a busy market for awareness on COVID-19 protocol. Ram, Robert and Rahim are the three
engineers who are working on this project. “A” is considered to be a person viewing the
hoarding board 20 metres away from the building, standing at the edge of a pathway nearby.
Ram, Robert and Rahim suggested to the firm to place the hoarding board at three different
locations namely C, D and E. “C” is at the height of 10 metres from the ground level. For the
viewer A, the angle of elevation of “D” is double the angle of elevation of “C” The angle of
elevation of “E” is triple the angle of elevation of “C” for the same viewer. Look at the figure
given and based on the above information answer the following:

Based on the above information, answer the following questions:

(i) Find the measure of ∠DAB
(ii) Find the measure of ∠EAB
Ans:

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