Lakshya JEE Main (2025)

MANTHAN
Mathematics Inverse Trigonometric Function
Exercise -1 2π
7. If sin–1x + sin–1y = , then cos–1x + cos–1y =
3
2π π
(a) (b)
DOMAIN AND PRINCIPAL VALUE RANGE OF ITF 3 3
3π π
1. If sin –1 x + sin –1 y + sin –1 z = , then the value of (c) (d) π
2 6
9 1  5 
x100 + y100 + z100 – is equal to: 8. tan  cos −1 
x 101
+y101
+z 101   =
 2  3  
(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) –3 (d) 9
3− 5 3+ 5
(a) (b)
n π 2 2
2. If cot –1   >   , n being a natural number, then
π 6 2 4
maximum value of n is: (c) (d)
3− 5 3+ 5
(a) 1 (b) 5
9. sin [cot–1 (cos (tan–1x­))] is equal to:
(c) 9 (d) None of these
 x2 − 1   x−2 
3. If a ≤ tan–1x + cot–1x + sin–1x ≤ b. Then (a)  2  (b)  2 
 x +2  x +1
π
(a) a = 0, b = π (b) b =
2  x2 + 1 
(c)  2  (d) None of these
π
(c) a = (d) None of these  x +2
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4. If range of the function f(x) = tan–1(3x2 + bx + 3), x ∈ R 10. If θ = cot–1 cos x – tan–1 cos x , then sinθ =
 π
is  0,  , then square of sum of all possible values of x x
2 (a) tan (b) tan2  
  2 2
b will be
1 –1  x 
(a) 0 (b) 18 (c) tan   (d) None of these
2 2
(c) 72 (d) None of these
1 + x2 − 1
11. The value of 2 tan–1 is equal to:
PROPERTIES OF ITF x
5. tan–1 [tan (–6)] is equal to (a) cot–1x (b) sec–1x
(c) tan–1x (d) None of these
(a) 2π – 6 (b) 2π + 6
12. If cot–1 7+ cot–1 8+ cot–1 18 = θ, then cotθ =
(c) – 2π + 6 (d) – 6
(a) 1/3 (b) 3 (c) 1/2 (d) 2
1 1 1
6. sin–1x + sin–1 + cos–1x + cos–1 = 13. The value of cos (2 cos–1x + sin–1x) at x = is:
x x 5
π
(a) π (b) 2 6 2 6
2 (a) (b) –
3π 5 5
(c) (d) None of these
2 3 6
(c) (d) None of these
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 2x 1 − x2 2x π 1 π
14. If 3 sin–1 – 4 cos–1 + 2 tan–1 = 21. If sin–1x + cot–1   = , then x is:
1 + x2 1 + x2 1 − x2 3 2 2
then x = 1
(a) 0 (b)
1 5
(a) 3 (b)
3
2 3
(c) 1 (d) None of these (c) (d)
5 2
 4  2  5 π2
15. The value of tan  cos −1   + tan −1    is 22. If (sin–1x)2 + (cos–1x)2 = , then x equals:
 5  3  8
6 17 −1
(a) (b) (a) (b) 1
17 6 2
(c) 0 (d) None of these
16
(c) (d) None of these 23. The number of positive integral solutions of the equation
7
−1 y 3
tan
x + cos −1 sin −1
= is:
16. sec2(tan–1 2) + cosec2(cot–1 3) = 1+ y 2 10
(a) 5 (b) 13 (a) one (b) two
(c) 15 (d) 6 (c) zero (d) None of these

EQUATION INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC INEQUALITY INVOLVING TRIGONOMETRIC

FUNCTION
FUNCTION
24. If cos–1x > sin–1x, then:
 π 3 π (a) x < 0
17. If sin–1  tan  – sin
–1 – = 0 then x is a root of the
 4 x 6 (b) –1 < x < 0
equation:
1
(c) 0 ≤ x <
(a) x2 – 6x + 10 = 0 (b) x2 –x–6=0 2
(c) x2 + x – 6 = 0 (d) x2 – x – 12 = 0 1
(d) –1 ≤ x <
1 2
18. Solution of equation tan (cos–1x) = sin (cot–1 ) is:
2 25. Solution set of inequation (cos–1x)2 – (sin–1x)2 > 0 is:
7 5  1   1 
(a) x = ± (b) x = (a) 0,  (b)  –1, 
3 3  2  2

(c) x = ±
3 5
(d) None of these (c) ( –1, 2 ) (d) None of these
2
26. Which one of the following is correct?
19. For which value of x,
(a) tan 1 > tan–11 (b) tan 1 < tan–11
sin (cot–1 (x + 1)) = cos (tan–1 x) (c) tan 1 = tan–11 (d) None of these
(a) 1/2 (b) 0 27. Complete solution set of tan2(sin–1x) > 1 is:
1  1   1 
(c) 1 (d) – (a)  –1, –  ∪ ,1
2  2  2 
20. Number of solutions of the equation
 1 1 
π (b)  − ,  ~ {0}
sin–1(x2 + 4x + 3) + cos–1 (x2 + 6x + 8) = is  2 2
2
(c) (–1, 1) ~ {0}
(a) one (b) two (d) None of these
(c) three (d) infinite values of x

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SUMMATION OF SERIES n n
34. If ∑ cos –1 αi =0, then ∑α i =
−1 1 2 4 i=1 i =1
28. tan + tan −1 + tan −1 + .......... ∞ =
3 9 33 (a) n (b) –n
(a) p/4 (b) p/2 (c) p (d) None (c) 0 (d) None of these
29. If a1, a2, a3, ......... an is an A.P. with common difference
35. If x + y + z = xyz then tan–1x + tan–1y + tan–1z is
d > 0, then
π
  d  –1  d  (b)
lim tan  tan –1 
 + tan   + ...... + 2
n →∞
  1 + a a
1 2   1 + a a
2 3 
(c) 1 (d) tan–1 (x y z)
 d 
tan –1    is equal to: x –1 x +1 π
 1 + an –1an   36. If tan–1 + tan–1 = , then x =
x−2 x + 2 4
(n – 1)d 1
(a) (b) 1 1
a1 + an a1 (a) ± (b) –
a – a1 2 2
nd
(c) (d) n
5
1 + a1an an + a1 (c) ± (d) ± 1
2 2
RANGE OF SOME SPECIAL INVERSE
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
∞
 2 3
37. ∑ cot
r =1
–1
 r +  equals to
 4
30. If minimum value of (sin–1x)2 + (cos–1x)2 is
π2 (a) tan–12 (b) cot–1 2
, then the value of k is
k (c) 2tan–1 1 (d) None of these
(a) 4 (b) 6 38. Range of ƒ(x) = sin–1 x + tan–1 x + sec–1 x is:
(c) 8 (d) None of these  π 3π   π 3π 
(a)  ,  (b)  , 
31. The equation (sin–1x)3 + (cos–1x)3 = ap3 has no solution for 4 4  4 4 
1 1  π 3π 
(a) α > (b) α = (c)  ,  (d) None of these
32 32 4 4 
1 1000 1000
(c) α < 1 (d) α <
32 39. If ∑ sin xi = 500 π then value of
−1

i =1
∑x
i =1
i is

GRAPHICAL PROBLEMS AND NUMBER OF (a) 500 (b) 100

SOLUTION (c) 100000 (d) 1000
32. The number of solution of equation 40. If f(x) = sin–1 x + cos–1 x + tan–1 x + cot–1 x + sec–1 x, then
π cot–1(x–1) + (π–1) cot–1x = 2π – 1 is

f(x) lies in the interval
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
33. Which of the following best represents graph of (a) [π, 2p] (b) (π, 2π)
f (x) = cot–1(4 – x2):  3π   3π 
(c)  π,  ∪  , 2π  (d) None of these
 2   2 
p p
 x 2 x3   x4 x6  π
(a) (b) 41. If sin–1  x − + − ...  + cos–1  x 2 − + − ...  =
p/2  2 4   2 4  2
p/2
for 0 <| x |< 2 , then x equals

p p 1
(a) (b) 1
(c) (d) 2
p/2
p/2 1
(c) – (d) – 1
2

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  
 1 x 2  x cos–1 sin  x + π 
42. cos −1  x 2 + 1 – x 2 1 – =cos −1 − cos −1 x 51. Let f (x) = e  3
then
 2 4  2
13π
5π
 8π 
(a) f  8π  = e 18
holds if:
(b) f   = e 18
(a) |x| ≤ 1 (b) x ∈ R  9   9 
π 11π
(c) 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 (d) – 1 ≤ x ≤ 0  7 π  12
(c) f  =e (d) f  − 7 π  =
e 12
43. The sum of solution of equation  4   4 
3π
2 sin–1 x 2 + x + 1 + cos–1 x 2 + x = is –λ then λ x 1 
2 52. If f (x) = cos–1 x + cos–1  + 3 − 3 x 2  , then :
equals 2 2 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
2 π 2 2 π
44. The number of real solutions of the equation 1 + cos 2 x =
2 (a) f   = f   2 cos −1
(b)= −
3 3 3 3 3
sin–1 (sin x), – π ≤ x ≤ π, is
(a) 0 (b) 1 1 π 1 1 π
(c) f   = f   2 cos −1
(d) = +
(c) 2 (d) None of these
3 3 3 3 3
 1 − tan 2 ( x / 2 ) 
 5π  –1 
5π  53. Let f (x) = cos–1  
45. The value of cos–1  cos  + sin  sin  is  1 + tan 2 ( x / 2 ) 
 3   3   

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about
π f (x)?
(a) 0 (b)
2 (a) Domain is I
2π 10π (b) Range is [0, π]
(c) (d)
3 3 (c) f (x) is odd
46. Total number of ordered pairs (x, y) satisfying (d) f (x) is non-derivable in (π, 2π)
1 1 1
|y| = cos x and y = sin(sin–1 x), is equal to
54. Find the sum of the series , tan–1 + tan–1 + tan–1
2 8 18
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
1
+ tan–1 +…∞
47. The trigonometric equation 32
π
sin–1x = 2sin–1 a has a solution for:
(a) 0 (b)
2
1 π
1 (c) (d) None of these
(a) < |a| < (b) All real values of a 4
2 2
1 1 Exercise -2
(c) |a| < (d) |a| ≤
2 2 (Level-2)

48. If sin–1(sin x) = π – x then x belongs to 1. If a, b, c be positive real numbers and the value of
(a) R (b) [0, p] a (a + b + c) b (a + b + c)
θ = tan–1 + tan–1 +
 π 3π  bc ca
(c)  ,  (d) [π, 2p]
2 2  c (a + b + c)
tan–1 then tan θ is equal to:
49. The function f(x) is defined on the interval [0, 1]. Then no. ab
of integers in the domain of f(sin x) if x ∈ (0, 2π) (a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 a+b+c
(c) (d) None of these
50. The number of ordered pair(s) (x, y) of real numbers abc
 2x 
satisfying the equation 1 + x2 + 2x sin (cos–1 y) = 0 is 2. The number of solution of the equations 2sin −1  
–πx3 = 0 is equal to  1 + x2 
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
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 3. If 0 < x < 1, then 1 x 2 [{x cos (cot–1 x) + sin (cot–1 x)}2 – 1]1/2 5  12  π
is equal to: 12. If x > 0 and sin–1   + sin–1  x  = then x =
x 2
x
(a) (b) x (a) 7 (b) 13
1 + x2
(c) 17 (d) 34
(c) x 1 + x 2 (d) 1 + x2
13. If a = sin (cot–1 x) and b = cot (sin–1 x) where x > 0 then
4. The set of values of ‘a’ for which x2 + ax + tan–1 (x2 – 4x + 5) 1
− x2 =
?
+ cot–1(x2 – 4x + 5) = 0 has at least one solution is x2
(a) ( −∞ , − 2π  ∪  2π , ∞ ) b2 a2
(a) (b)
a2 b2
(b) ( −∞, − 2π ∪ ) ( 2π, ∞ ) (a 2 + 1)
(c) R (c) (d) None of these
(b 2 − 1)
(d) None of these
14. Set of values of x satisfying cos–1 x > sin–1 x
5. If 1< x < 2 , then number of solutions of the equation
tan–1(x – 1) + tan–1 x + tan–1(x + 1) = tan–1 3x, is/are  1  1
(a)  0,  (b)  0, 
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3  2  2
6. If α, β, γ are the roots of the equation x3 + mx2 + 3x + m = 0, 1  1 
(c)  , 1 (d)  , 1
then the general value of tan–1 α + tan–1 β + tan–1 γ is: 2  2 
π
(a) ( 2n + 1)
2
,n∈I
15. The maximum value of sec–1 
(
 7 − 5 x2 + 3 
 is )
(b) np, n ∈ I
nπ  (
 2 x2 + 2 
 )
(c) ,n∈I
2 5π 5π
(a) (b)
(d) Dependent upon the value of p, n ∈ I 6 12
7. If [cot–1 x] + [cos–1 x] = 0, where x is a non negative real 7π 2π
number and [ . ] denotes greatest integer function, then set (c) (d)
12 3
of values of x is –  1 
16. The true set of values of ‘K’ for which sin–1 
(a) (cos1, 1] (b) (cot1, 1] 2 
 1 + sin x 
(c) (cos1, cot1) (d) None of these Kπ
= may have a solution is:
n
 2 r −1
 6
8. ∑ tan −1
 2 r − 1  is equal to
r =1 1+ 2  1 1 1 1 
(a)  ,  (b) [1, 3] (c)  ,  (d) [2, 4]
π 4 2 6 2
(a) tan–1(2n) (b) tan–1(2n) –
4
π 17. Range of the function f (x) = cot–1 {–x} + sin–1 {x} +
(c) tan–1(2n+1) (d) tan–1(2n+1) – cos–1 {x}, where {.} denotes fractional part function:
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9. If cos–1 p + cos–1 q + cos–1 r = π. Then value of p2 + q2 + r2 3π  3π
(a)  ,π (b)  , π 
+ 2pqr + 4 is equal to- 4
 4   
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) 5 (d) 3  3π  3π 
(c)  ,π (d)  ,π
 (1 − sin x) + (1 + sin x)   4  
 4 
10. The value of cot–1   is
 (1 − sin x) − (1 + sin x)  18. The range of f(x) = sec–1 (log3 cot x + logcot x 3) is

(a) π – x (b) 2π – x π π   π 2π   π
(a)  ,  ∪  ,  (b)  0, 
(c) x / 2 (d) π – x / 2 3 2   2 3   2
11. tan–1 x> cot–1 x then find x:
(a) [–1, 1] (b) (– ∞, ∞)  2π 
(c)  , π (d) None of these
(c) (1, ∞) (d) (– ∞, 1]  3 

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 19. The complete set of values of x for which 2 tan–1 x + cos–1 pπ
 1 − x2  25. If maximum value of tan–1 x + 2sin–1 x + 3 sec–1 x is
 q
2  is independent of x is
1+ x  where p, q are coprime integers, then p – q equals.
26. tan–1n, tan–1(n + 1) and tan–1(n + 2), n ∈ N, are angles of a
(a) (–∞, 0] (b) [0, ∞) triangle if n _________
(c) (–∞, –1] (d) [1, ∞) 27. Absolute difference of greatest & least value of cos–1x2,
20. Let g(x) = ax + b, where a < 0 and g is defined from   –1 1  
, π
[1, 3] to [0, 2] then the value of cot (cos–1 (|sin x| + |cos x|) +  x∈    is , then k = 
  2 2  k
sin–1 (–|cos x| – |sin x|)) is equal to 28. The number of elements in the range of the function:
(a) g(1) (b) g(2)  2 5  2 4
y = sin–1  x +  + cos–1  x −  where [.] denotes the

(c) g(3) (d) g(1) + g(3)  9  9
greatest integer function is
21. Number of the integers not satisfying in the domain of the 29. Number of integers in solution set of [sin–1 x] > [cos–1 x],
2  1  where [.] denotes greatest integer function
function sin −1  cos −1  2   is
π  4 x − 1  30. The function defined as,
(a) 1 (b) 2  1
e − |ln{ x}| − {x} |ln{ x}| , x ∉ I
(c) 0 (d) More than 2 f ( x) =  ,
 0, x ∈ I
22. Number of integral values of k for which the equation
4 cos–1 (–|x|) = k has exactly two solutions, is then sum of possible values of [cos–1 (f(x))] is ([∙] is G.I.F.,
{∙} is F.P. of x)
(a) 4 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 7 1 3
If α 2 tan −1
31.= + sin −1 and
23. Let m be the number of elements in the domain of f(x) 2 5
where f(x) = sin–1 [sec (3 tan–1 x)] + cos–1 [cosec (3 cot–1
x)], then the value of m is 12 4 16
=β cos −1
+ sin −1 + tan −1 . So cot (a + b) is
13 5 63
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 1 (d) 0 32. The number of solutions of the equation

INTEGER TYPE QUESTIONS |tan–1|x|| = ( x 2 + 1) 2 − 4 x 2 is

24. If the range of m for which the equation cosec–1 x = mx has
 λπ 
exactly two solutions is  0, then λ is equal to
 10 

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 Exercise-3
1. cos cos (12 ) – sin –1 ( sin12 ) = _________
–1 7. The value of the expression
 22  –1  5  –1  5 
(b)  sin –1  sin  + cos  cos  + tan  tan  + sin ( cos 2 )
–1
(a) 0  7   3   7 
(c) 8π − 24 (d) 8π + 24 is
17
2. The number of real solutions of (a) –2 (b) –2
42

tan –1 x ( x + 1) + sin –1 x 2 + x + 1 = is _______ (c)
–
–2 (d) 2
2 21
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) infinite 8. If
 x 
–1 –1 –1 3 sin −1 ( x − 1) + cos−1 ( x − 3) + tan −1  −1
 = cos k + ,
3. If sin x + sin y + sin z= then  2 − x2 
2
then the value of k is
( x )
2
100r
+y 103r (a) 1
r =1 1
= (b) −
 x201 y 201 2
(a) 0 (b) 2 1
(c)
4 2
(c) 4 (d)
3 (d)
1
2
4. The sum to infinite terms of the series
−1 −1 −1 9. The sum of solutions of the equation
cosec 10 + cosec 50 + cosec 170 +
3
......... + cosec
−1
( 2 2
)(
n + 1 n + 2n + 2 is ) 2sin –1 x 2 + x + 1 + cos –1 x 2 + x =
2
, is

(a) 0 (b) – 1
  (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) (b)
4 2
  10. The value of
(c) (d)   
3 6 2– 3 12
sin –1 cot  sin –1 + cos –1 + sec –1 2   is
  4 4 


5. sin –1 cos x − cos –1 sin x = a has at least one equal to
solution if a belongs to (a) 1
(b) 0
 π
(a) 0 (b)  0,  (c) 2
2  (d) 3
 π 3π 
(c)  ,  (d) ( 0, π )
2 2  11. tan–1 [tan (–6)] is equal to
(a) 2 – 6
6. If domain of the function
(b) 2 + 6
− x3
f ( x ) = cos 1 + sin −1 log ( x + 1) is [a,b], (c) – 2 + 6
2 2
then a + 2b is (d) –6
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
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12. Let  3x – 3x   x 
16. If f ( x ) = tan –1  2
+ tan –1   ,0  x  3,
f ( x) = (sin –1 x – cos –1 x ) , g ( x ) = ( tan –1 x – cot –1 x ) 3 3+x 
  3
then
and h ( x ) = ( sec –1 x – cosec –1 x ) then incorrect
(a) the least value of f ( x ) is –

statement is 3

(a) Domain of f ( x ) + g ( x ) is 1  (b) the greatest value of f ( x ) is
4
(b) Domain of g ( x ) + h ( x ) is ( 2,   (c) the least value of f ( x ) is non zero
 1  
(c) Domain of h ( x ) + f ( x ) if  ,1 (d) the greatest value of f ( x ) is
 2  3
(d) Domain of f ( x ) + g ( x ) + h ( x ) is 
17. Which of the following is incorrect statement
(a) Domain of
13. If
f ( n ) = cot –1 ( n + 3) – 2cot –1 ( n + 1) + cot –1 ( n − 1) , n  N ,
( )
f ( x ) = sin –1 cos –1 x + tan –1 x + cot –1 x is
null set

then  f ( n ) is equal to (b) Domain of
n=1
( )
f ( x ) = cos –1 tan –1 x + cot –1 x + sin –1 x is
3
1 – sin ( x )
(a)  tan –1  k  (b) lim
x → – x
 –1, –cos1
k =1

–1  1   ( x + )
2 ( )
(c) Domain of f ( x ) = sin –1 cos –1 x is cos1,1

(sin x ) is  – sin1,1
(c) lim cot   (d) lim
x→0–  x x→ 4 ( cos x + 1) (d) Domain of f ( x ) = cos –1 –1

14. tan –1 x, tan –1 y, tan –1 z are in A.P. and x, y, z are also in 18. If the equation

A.P. ( y  0,1, –1) then incorrect statement is ( ) 

sin –1 x2 + x + 1 + cos –1 ( x + 1) =
2
has exactly
(a) x, y, z are in G.P. two solutions, then λ can have the integral value
(b) x, y, z are in H.P. (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) x = y = z (c) 1 (d) 2

(d) ( x + y )2 + ( y + z )2 + ( z + x )2 = 0 2x
19. If 2 tan –1 x + sin –1 is independent of x, then
1 + x2
15. Let f ( x ) = cot –1 ( sgn ( x ) ) + sin –1 ( x −  x ) which of (a) x>1
(b) x < –1
the following is correct?
(c) 0<x<1
(a) Domain of f ( x ) is  –1, 2 ) (d) –1 < x < 0
(b) f ( x ) is an even function x  –1,1
20. The solution set for [cot–1x]2 – 6[cot–1x] + 9  0, is
(c) f ( x ) is not bounded
([.] is G.I.F.)
 (a) (– , cot3]
(d) Number of solution of the equation f ( x ) = is
2 (b) [cot3, cot2]
zero (c) [cot3, )
(d) [cot1.2, cot1]

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Integer Type Questions 27. If x 2 + ax + b = 0 has two distinct negative integral
21. Find the number of ordered pairs (a, b) where roots and
(a, b)R and satisfying
  2 –1 
2
 tan –1 x 
 1   1   log1/2  cot x + 1  + a log1/2 1 – =a–b
a 2 – 3a + 3 +  b – 2b – 1 + b + 3  
2
   
 2 + a2  =  2 + b2  = 1.
(
sgn cot –1 a ) sgn (1 + b ) has no real solution. Then find the minimum value
of a.

22. If 0 < x < 1, the number of solutions of the equation

28. For x, y, z, t,  R, if
tan –1 x – 1 + tan –1 x + tan –1 x + 1 = tan –1 3 x is
( ) ( ) sin –1 x + cos –1 y + sec –1 z  t 2 – 2 t + 3, then
find the value of
23. Let
  2 
n  ( 2n + 1)  sec  tan –1 x + tan –1 y + tan –1 z + tan –1  t  
Sn =  sin   
  
–1
. 
n=1 
 n ( n + 1) n ( n + 2 ) + ( n + 1)( n – 1) 
Find the value of 100 cos (S99). 29. The number of solutions of the equation
 x  –1    3 belonging to the
24. If the solution set of the inequality tan –1   + tan  3  =
2
1– x  x  4
   –1 
tan –1 x + sin –1 x  is  ,1 , then find the interval (0, 1), is
2   

value of (  +  ). 30. Number of common points for the curves

 1 
y = sin –1 ( 2 x ) + tan –1  +2
  2 x  
25. Find the number of solutions of equation  

( )  ( 2 x + 5) + 1
–1
sin –1 4sin 2  + sin  + cos –1 ( –1 + 6sin  ) = , in and y = cos is (where [.] denotes
2
greatest integer function)
0,5 .

26. Let S be set of domain of the function

 1
f ( x) = − tan –1 – x 2 + 5 x – 6. If  =  +
2 
where S and  is an integer then find the value of
(2).

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 Exercise -4  
6. tan  2 tan −1 1 + sec−1 5 + 2 tan −1 1  is equal to:
 5 2 8
Properties of ITF
[26 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
 π π
1. For any y ∈ , let cot–1 (y) ∈ (0, p) and tan −1 ( y ) ∈  − , 
 2 2 1 5
Then the sum of all the solutions of the equation (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 4
 6y   9 − y 2  2π
tan −1  2
+ cot −1  = for 0 < |y| < 3, is
9− y   6 y  3 7. For k ∈ R, let the solutions of the equation
equal to: [JEE Adv, 2023] 1
cos(sin −1 ( x cot(tan −1 (cos(sin −1 x))))) = k , 0 <| x |<
2
(a) 2 3 − 3 (b) 3 − 2 3
(c) 4 3 − 6 (d) 6 − 4 3
be a and b, where the inverse trigonometric functions
take only principal values. If the solutions of the equation
2. Let x * y = x2 + y3 and (x * 1) * 1 = x * (1 * 1). Then a value
1 1 α b
 x4 + x2 − 2  x2 – bx – 5 = 0 are + and then 2 is equal
of 2sin −1  α 2 β2 β k
4 2  is:
 x + x +2
to __________. [27 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
 [24 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
π π
(a) (b) 1 4
4 3 8. Let x = sin(2tan–1a) and y = sin  tan −1  .
π π 2 3
(c) (d)
2 6
∑ 16α is equal
If S = {a ∈ R : y2 = 1 – x}, then α∈
3

3. The set of all values of k for which (tan–1 x)3 + (cot–1 x3) S

= kp3, x ∈ R, is the interval: [24 June, 2022 (Shift-I)] to _________. [25 July, 2022 (Shift-II)]

 1 7
(a)  ,    15π  
 32 8 
 cos  4  − 1 
(b)  1 13  9. The value of tan −1    
is equal to:
 ,   π 
 24 16   sin  4  
   
 1 13 
(c)  48 , 16 
 
 [25 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
 1 9
(d)  32 , 8  π π 5π 4π
 
(a) − (b) − (c) − (d) −
4 8 12 9
1 sin −1 x cos −1 x
4. If 0 < x < and = , then a value of 10. If the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values,
2 α β
−1  3  −1  4   2  −1  4   
 2πα  then cos  cos  tan    + sin  tan     is equal
sin   is:  10   3  5   3 
 α+β [26 July, 2022 (Shift-II)] to: [26 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
π
2 2
(a) 4 (1 − x )(1 − 2 x )
2 2
(b) 4 x (1 − x )(1 − 2 x ) (a) 0 (b)
4
π π
2 2 2 2
(c) 2 x (1 − x )(1 − 4 x ) (d) 4 (1 − x )(1 − 4 x ) (c) (d)
3 6

2π 7π 3π
5. sin −1  sin  + cos −1  cos  + tan −1  tan  i s e q u a l  1  1 
11. 50 tan  3 tan −1   + 2 cos −1 
 3   6   4   +
 2  5 
to: [27 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
1 
11π 17 π 4 2 tan  tan −1 (2 2)  is equal to ________.
(a) (b)  2 
12 12
 [29 June, 2022 (Shift-I)]
31π 3π
(c) (d) −
12 4

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 12. Considering only the principal values of the inverse 50
1
trigonometric functions, the value of 19. If ∑ tan
r =1
−1

2r 2
= p , then the value of tanp is:
3 2 1 2 2π 2  [26 Aug, 2021 (Shift-II)]
cos −1 2
+ sin −1 2
+ tan −1
2 2+π 4 2+π π 101
(a) 100 (b)
is ________. [JEE Adv, 2022] 102
51 50
13. cos–1(cos(–5)) + sin–1(sin(6)) – tan–1(tan(12)) is equal to: (c) (d)
50 51
(The inverse trigonometric functions take the principal
values) [1 Sep, 2021 (Shift-II)]   3  5 
20. The value of tan  2 tan −1   + sin −1    is equal to:
(a) 3p –11 (b) 3p + 1   5  13  
(c) 4p –11 (d) 4p – 9  [20 July, 2021 (Shift-II)]
151 −291
cosec −1 x (a) (b)
14. The real function f ( x ) = , where [x] denotes the 63 76
x − [ x] 220 −181
(c) (d)
21 69
greatest integer less than or equal to x, is defined for all x
belonging to: [18 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] 21. All x satisfying the inequality (cot–1 x)2 – 7(cot–1 x) +10 > 0,
(a) All integers except 0,–1, 1 lie in the interval: [11 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(b) All non-integers except the interval [–1, 1] (a) (–∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 4, cot 2)
(c) All reals except the interval [–1, 1] (b) (cot 2, ∞ )
(d) All reals except integers (c) (– ∞ , cot 5) ∪( cot 2, ∞)
  4  (d) (cot 5, cot 4)
15. cosec  2cot −1 ( 5) + cos −1    is equal to:
  5 
 [25 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)] 22. If x = sin–1(sin10) and y = cos–1(cos10), then y – x is equal
to: [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
65 56
(a) (b) (a) π (b) 7 π
33 33
65 75 (c) 0 (d) 10
(c) (d) y
56 56 23. If cos–1 x – cos–1 = α, where – 1≤ x ≤ 1, –2 ≤ y ≤ 2,
16. If (sin–1 x)2 – (cos–1 x)2 = a, 0 < x < 1, a ≠ 0, then the value 2
y
of 2x2 –1 is: [27 Aug, 2021 (Shift-I)] x≤ , then for all x, y, 4x2 – 4xy cos α + y2 is equal to:
2
 2a   4a  [10 April, 2019 (Shift-II)]
(a) cos   (b) cos   (a) 4 sin2 α – 2x2y2 (b) 4 cos2 α + 2x2y2
 π  π
 4a  (c) 4 sin2 α (d) 2 sin2 α
 2a 
(c) sin   (d) sin  
 π π −1  2  −1  3  π 3
24. If cos   + cos   = , x > then x is equal to
1 63   3x   4x  2 4
17. A possible value of tan  sin −1 is:
4 8   [9 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
 [24 Feb, 2021(Shift-II)] 145
145
1 (a) (b)
(a) (b) 2 2 − 1 12 10
7
1 146 145
(c) (d) 7 − 1 (c) (d)
2 2 12 11

18. The sum of possible values of x for 25. Considering only the principal values of inverse functions,
 π
 x ≥ 0 : tan ( 2 x ) + tan ( 3 x ) =
–1 −1
 1  8 the set A = 
tan −1 ( x + 1) + cot −1  tan −1   is:  4
=
 x −1   31   [12 Jan, 2019 (Shift-I)]
 [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)] (a) Contains two elements
32 33 (b) Contains more than two elements
(a) − (b) −
4 4 (c) Is a singleton
31 30
(c) − (d) − (d) Is an empty set
4 4

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  19 31. Let S be the set of all solutions of the equation
 n 
26. The value of cot  ∑ cot −1 1 + ∑ 2p   is:
=
 n 1=

 p 1 
  cos −1 ( 2 x ) − 2 cos −1 ( 1 − x ) =π, x ∈ − 12 , 12  .
2


21
[10 Jan, 2019 (Shift-II)]
19
( )
Then ∑ x∈S 2sin −1 x 2 − 1 is equal to
(a) (b)  [1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-I)]
19 21
22 23 −2π
(c) (d) (a) 0 (b)
23 22 3
 3  3
3 1 π (c) π − sin −1  (d) π − 2sin −1 
27. If α = cos–1
 ,β= tan–1   , where 0 < α, β < , then  4   4 
5 3 2    
α – β is equal to: [8 April, 2019 (Shift-I)] 32. For x ∈ (–1, 1] the number of solutions of the equation sin–1x
 9  9 = 2 tan–1 x is equal to [13 April, 2023 (Shift-II)]
(a) sin–1   (b) tan–1  
 5 10   14 
33. If the sum of all the solutions of
 9   9 
(c) cos–1   (d) tan–1   2
 5 10   5 10   2x
 −1  1 − x  π
tan −1 
 + cot  2 x  =

 1 − x2
   3
Equations, Inequalities, Involving ITF 4
–1 < x < 1, x ≠ 0, is α − , then a is equal to
3
[25 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)]
  1− x   1 − x2   34. Considering only the principal values of the inverse
28. Let S =  x ∈ R : 0 < x < 1 and 2 tan −1   = cos −1 
 1 + x2   . If
  1+ x     trigonometric functions, the domain of the function
 x2 − 4 x + 2 
n(S) denotes the number of elements in S then: f ( x ) = cos −1  2  is:  [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
[1 Feb, 2023 (Shift-II)]  x +3 
 1  −1 
1 (a)  −∞,  (b)  , ∞ 
(a) n(S) = 2 and only one element in S is less then .  4 4 
2
1  1   1
(b) n(S) = 1 and the element in S is more than . (c)  − , ∞  (d)  −∞, 
2  3   3
1
(c) n(S) = 1 and the element in S is less than .
2 35. Considering the principal values of the inverse
(d) n(S) = 0
trigonometric functions, the sum of all the solutions o
of the equation cos–1(x) – 2sin–1(x) = cos–1(2x) is equal to:
29. Let (a, b) ⊂ (0, 2p) be the largest interval for which
 [28 July, 2022 (Shift-I)]
sin–1 (sinq) – cos–1 (sinq) > 0, q ∈ (0, 2p) holds. If (a) 0 (b) 1
ax2 + bx + sin–1 (x2 – 6x + 10) + cos–1 (x2 – 6x + 10) = 0
(c) 1 (d) − 1
and a – b – b – a, then a is equal to: 2 2
[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] sin −1 x cos −1 x tan −1 y
36. If = = ;0 < x < 1 ; 0 < x < 1, then the
π π a b c
(a) (b)  πc 
48 16 value of cos  [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
 is:
π π  a+b
(c) (d) 1 − y2
8 12 (a) 1 − y 2 (b)
1 + y2
 1+ 3   8+4 3 
30. tan −1  −1
 + sec   is equal to 1 − y2 1− y 2
 6+3 3  (c) (d)
 3+ 3    2y y y

[24 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] −1

37. If cot= (α ) cot −1 2 + cot −1 8 + cot −1 18 + cot −1 32 +……
upto 100 terms, then a is:
π π
(a) (b) [17 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]
4 2
(a) 1.02 (b) 1.33
π π
(c) (d) (c) 1.01 (d) 1.00
3 6

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 38. Given that the inverse trigonometric functions take principal   x +1   x  π 
values only. Then, the number of real values of x which 44. If S =  x ∈  : sin  2
−1
 − sin −1  = 
 3x  −1  4 x    x + 2x + 2   x2 + 1  4 
satisfy sin −1  sin −1 x is equal to:     
 + sin   =
 5   5    2 π 
[16 March, 2021 (Shift-II)]   2
(
then ∑ x∈S  sin  ( x + x + 5 )  − cos ( x + x + 5 ) π  is
2


)
equal to ________. [13 April, 2023 (Shift-I)]
(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1

39. The number of solutions of the equation

 50 −1  1 
1
−1  2  2 45. The value of cot  ∑ tan  2   is:
sin  x +  + cos −1  x 2 −  =
x 2 , for x∈[–1,1], and  n =1 1+ n + n 
 3  3
 [27 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
[x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, is:
26 25
(a) (b)
 [17 March, 2021 (Shift-II)] 25 26
(a) 0 (b) Infinite (c) 50 (d) 52
(c) 2 (d) 4

40. The number of real roots of the equation   1 

π 46. The value of lim 6tan ∑ nr =1 tan −1  2   is equal to:
tan −1 x ( x + 1) + sin −1 x 2 + x + 1 = is: n →∞   r + 3r + 3  
4
 [20 July, 2021 (Shift-I)]  [28 June, 2022 (Shift-II)]
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 6
k
 6r 
41. Let S k = ∑ tan −1  2 r +1 2 r +1  Then lim S k is equal to: π
r =1  2 +3 
k →∞ 47. If 0 < a, b < 1, and tan–1 a + tan–1 b = , then the value of
4
 [16 March, 2021 (Shift-I)]  a 2 + b 2   a 3 + b3   a 4 + b4 
3 −1  3 
( a + b ) −   +   −   +… is
(a) cot −1   (b) tan    2   3   4 
 2 2  [26 Feb, 2021 (Shift-II)]
π
(c) tan ( 3)
−1
(d) (a) loge2 (b) e
2
e
(c) e2 – 1 (d) log e  
Summation of Series 2
42. Let a1 = 1, a2,a3,a4, ..... be consecutive natural numbers.
 1   is equal to________.
 1  −1  1  48. lim n →∞ tan ∑ nr =1 tan −1  
Then tan −1   + tan    1+ r + r2 
 1 + a1a2   1 + a2 a3   [24 Feb, 2021 (Shift-I)]
 1 
+….. + tan −1   is equal to
 1 + a2021a2022 
49. For any positive integer n, let S n : (0, ∞) →  be defined
[30 Jan, 2023 (Shift-II)] n
 1 + k (k + 1) x 2 
π π b y S n ( x) = ∑ cot −1   . Where for any
(a) − cot −1 ( 2022 ) (b) cot −1 ( 2022 ) − k =1  x 
4 4  π π
x ∈ , cot x ∈ (0, π) and tan (x) ∈  − ,  . Then which
−1 –1
π π  2 2
(c) tan ( 2022 ) −
−1
(d) − tan −1 ( 2022 )
4 4 of the following statements is (are) TRUE?
 [JEE Adv, 2021]
α
−1 4 77 π  1 + 11x 
2
43. If sin + cos −1 − tan −1 = 0, 0 < α < 13 , then
17 5 36 (a) S10 ( x)= − tan −1   , for all x > 0
2  10 x 
sin–1(sina) + cos–1(cosa)is equal to:
(b) lim cot ( S n ( x) ) = x , for all x > 0
[31 Jan, 2023 (Shift-I)] n →∞
π
(a) p (b) 16 (c) The equation S3 ( x) = has a root in (0, ∞)
4
1
(c) 0 (d) 16 – 5p (d) tan ( S n ( x) ) ≤ , for all n ≥ 1 and x > 0
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 50. If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 3 4  dy
∑ 6k =1 kcos −1  coskx − sinkx  , then
51. If y = at x = 0 is
1 1 1  1  5 5  dx
tan −1   + tan −1   + tan −1   + tan −1   + ...,
 3  7  13   21  ________. [2 Sep, 2020 (Shift-II)]
then tan (S) is equal to: [5 Sep, 2020 (Shift-I)] 1 10
 7 π k π   7 π (k + 1)π  
6 5
52. The value of sec –1  ∑ sec  +  sec  + 
(a) – (b)  4 k = 0  12 2   12 2 
5 11 in the interval  − π , 3π  equals [JEE Adv, 2019]
10 5  
(c) (d)  4 4
11 6

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 Answer Key (Manthan)

Exercise - 1
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (a)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (c)
31. (d) 32. (b) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (d) 40. (c)
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (b)
51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (c)

Exercise - 2
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (c)
21. (a) 22. (c) 23. (a) 24. [5] 25. [3] 26. [1] 27. [6] 28. [1] 29. [1] 30. [1]
31. [0] 32. [4]

Exercise - 3
1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (a) 20. (a)
21. (4) 22. (1) 23. (1) 24. (7) 25. (6) 26. (9) 27. (5) 28. (1) 29. (0) 30. (0)

Exercise - 4
1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. [12] 8. [130] 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. [29] 12. [2.36] 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (c) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (a) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. [2] 33. [2] 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (c)
41. (a) 42. (a, c) 43. (a) 44. [4] 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. [1] 49. (a,b) 50. (d)
51. [91] 52. [0]

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