82

Inverse Trigonometric
Functions
SOLUTIONS

ASSIGNMENT

1. Answer (3)
1/ 2
λ=1 + x 2  { x cos(cot −1 x ) + sin(cot −1 x )} 2 − 1 = ?
Let cot–1x = θ
⇒ cotθ = x
x 1
∴ cos θ
= = & sin θ
2
1+ x 1+ x2

1 + x2
1
θ
x
1/ 2
∴ λ= 1 + x  { x cos θ + sin θ} − 1
2 2

1/ 2
 x 2 1 
2

= 1 + x 
2
+  − 1
 1 + x 2 1+ x2  

= 1 + x 2 [1 + x 2 − 1]1/ 2
x 1+ x2
2. Answer (1)
 3  2 2
=x1 cos−1   + cos−1  
 5  3 
 4  1 
= tan−1   + tan−1 
 3  2 2 
 4 1 
+
 3 2 2 
= tan−1  
 1− 4 × 1 
 3 2 2

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 8 2 + 3
= tan−1   >1
 6 2 − 4
 π π
⇒ x1 ∈  , 
 4 2

5
3
φ
 3  2 2
4 =x2 sin−1   + sin−1 
 5 
 3 
 3
sin−1   = θ
 5
3
sin θ =
5

3
2 2
φ
1 3
⇒ tan θ =
4
 2 2
sin−1  = φ
 3 

2 2
⇒ sin φ =
3
⇒ tan φ =2 2
3
⇒ tan θ tan φ= ×2 2 >1
4
π 
⇒ x2 ∈ , π
2 
⇒ x2 > x1
3. Answer (3)
Let x2 = cos2θ
 1 + cos 2θ + 1 − cos 2θ 
⇒ tan−1  
 1 + cos 2θ − 1 − cos 2θ 

 cos θ + sin θ   1 1 π π
= tan−1  2
 x ≤ 2 ⇒ cos 2θ ≤ 2 4 ≤ 2θ ≤ 2 
 cos θ − sin θ 

 1 + tan θ 
= tan−1 
 1 − tan θ 
 π   π π 3π π π
= tan−1  tan  + θ   ≤ θ ≤ ∴ ≤θ+ ≤ 
 4   8 4 8 4 2
π
= +θ
4
π 1
= + cos−1 x 2
4 2

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4. Answer (1)
(i) sin–1x + |x| = 1 ⇒ sin–1x = 1 – |x|
To find the number of solution we draw the graph of y = sin–1x and y = 1 – |x|

Only one point of intersection is there. Hence n1 = 1

(ii) cos–1x = 1 – |x|

x =1
n2 = 1

(iii)

(iv) y = cot–1x, y = 1 – |x|

(v) y = cosec–1x, y = 1 – |x|

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(vi) y = sec–1x, y = 1 – |x|

y
y= π

π
y=
2
y= 0

x = –1 x= 1
n6 = 1

n1 + n2 + n3 + n4 + n5 + n6 = 6
5. Answer (2)

π π
Since, – ≤ sin –1 x i ≤
2 2

Therefore, sin –1 x1 + sin –1 x 2 + ... + sin –1 x 24 ≤ 12π

π
Equality holds, when sin –1 x1 = sin –1 x 2 = .... = sin –1 x 24 =
2

⇒ x1 = x2 = … = x24 = 1

∴ x1 + 2 x 2 + 3 x 3 + ... + 24 x 24

= 1 + 2 + 3 …. + 24

24
= (24 + 1)
2

= 300

6. Answer (2)

Let tan –1 x = A, tan –1 y = B, tan –1 z = C

Then A + B + C = π

1 1 1 x+y +z
+ + =
xy yz zx xyz

tan A + tan B + tan C

=
tan A tan B tan C

=1 ( A + B + C = π ⇒ tan A + tan B + tan C = tan A tan B tan C )

7. Answer (2)

4 5 16
sin –1 + sin –1 + sin –1
5 13 65

 2 2 
4  5  5 4  16
= sin –1 1–   + 1 –    + sin –1
 5 13
  13 5
   65
 

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 48 15   16 
= sin –1 +  + sin –1 
 65 65   65 

 63   16 
= sin –1  + sin –1 
 65   65 

 16   16   sin –1 x = cos –1 1 – x 2 
= cos –1  + sin –1   
 65   65   

π
=
2

8. Answer (1)

tan(α – β)

tan α – tan β
=
1 + tan α tan β

 3 x   2x – λ 
 – 
 2λ – x   λ 3 
   
=
 3 x   2x – λ 
1+   
 2λ – x   λ 3 
  

3λx – (2 x – λ ) (2λ – x )
=
(2λ – x ) λ 3 + 3 x (2 x – λ )

3λx – (5λx – 2 x 2 – 2λ2 )

=
(
3 2λ2 + 2 x 2 – 2λx )
2 x 2 + 2λ2 – 2λx 1
= =
( 2 2
3 2 x + 2λ – 2λx ) 3

π
∴ A–B =
6

9. Answer (1)

Since, cos –1 x ∈ [0, π]

Therefore cos –1 x = cos –1 x

 sin –1 x , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1
sin –1 x = 
– sin –1 x , – 1≤ x < 0

If –1 ≤ x < 0 , then

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π
– sin –1 x ≤ cos –1 x ⇒ 0 ≤ sin –1 x + cos –1 x ⇒ 0 ≤
2

which is always true.

Hence x ∈ [–1, 0 ) …(1)

If 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, then

π
sin –1 x ≤ cos –1 x ⇒ sin –1 x ≤ – sin –1 x
2

π
⇒ sin –1 x ≤
4

1
⇒ x≤
2

1
⇒ 0≤ x ≤ …(2)
2

1
Combining (1) & (2) – 1 ≤ x ≤ .
2

10. Answer (2)

{ (
tan sin –1 cos sin –1 x )}
π
(
= tan  – cos –1 cos sin –1 x 
2
)
 

π 
= tan  – sin –1 x 
2 

= cot (sin–1x)

{ ( π
)}  π 
Similarly, tan cos –1 sin cos –1 x = tan − sin −1 (sin cos −1 ) = tan − cos −1 x 
2 2
   

= tan (sin–1 x)

{ } {
tan sin –1 cos sin –1 x . tan cos –1 sin cos –1 x = 1 . }
11. Answer (4)

sec −1( x − 10) is defined, if

x − 10 ≤ −1 and x − 10 ≥ 1

⇒ x ≤ 9 and x ≥ 11

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cos −1(10 − x ) is defined, if −1 ≤ 10 − x ≤ 1

⇒ 9 ≤ x ≤ 11

Hence, f (x ) is defined, when x = 9 or 11.

f (9) = sec −1( −1) + cos −1(1) = π + 0 = π

f (11) = sec −1(1) + cos −1( −1) = 0 + π = π

∴ Range of f (x ) is {π}.

12. Answer (2)

1 2 n −1 (2 − 1).2 n −1 2 n − 2 n −1
= = =
2 n + 21−n 1 + 2 n.2 n −1 1 + 2 n.2 n −1 1 + 2 n.2 n −1

∞
−1 1 
∴ ∑ tan
n =1
 n 1− n
2 +2 


∑ {tan }
∞
−1
= (2 n ) − tan −1(2 n −1 )
n =1

∑ {tan (2 }
n
1
= lim n
) − tan −1(2 n −1 )
n →∞
n =1

{
= lim tan −1(2 n ) − tan −1(1)
n →∞
}
π π π
= − =
2 4 4

13. Answer (3)

π 1 
tan + cos –1 x 
4 2 

π  π 1 
= cot  –  + cos –1 x 
2  4 2 

π 1 
= cot  – cos –1 x 
4 2 

π 1
Let – cos –1 x = θ
4 2

1
Then L.H.S. = cot θ + tan θ = + tan θ
tan θ

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 1 + tan 2 θ 
= 2 = 2
 2 tan θ  sin 2θ
 

2
=
π 
sin – cos –1 x 
 2 

2
=
(
cos c os –1 x )
2
=
x

14. Answer (4)

 2a 1– b2 
sin –1 

 – cos –1   = tan –1  2 x 
1+ a2   1+ b2  1– x2 
 

⇒ 2 tan –1 a – 2 tan –1 b = 2 tan –1 x

a–b
⇒ x=
1 + ab

15. Answer (1)

Consider the series

1 1 1
tan−1 + tan−1 + tan−1 + .....100 term
1+ x + x2 3 + 3x + x 2 (7 + 5 x + x 2 )

 ( x + 1) − x  −1  ( x + 2) − ( x + 1)  −1  ( x + 3) − ( x + 2)  −1  ( x + 100) − ( x + 99) 
tan−1 
=  + tan  1 + ( x + 2)( x + 1)  + tan  1 + ( x + 3)( x + 2)  ....... + tan  1 + ( x + 99)( x + 100) 
 1 + ( x + 1) ⋅ x       

= [tan–1 (x + 1) – tan–1x] + [tan–1 (x + 2) – tan–1 (x + 1)] + [tan–1(x + 3) – tan–1(x + 2)] +……..+ tan–1(x + 100) –
tan–1(x + 99)

= tan–1(x + 100) – tan–1x

 100 
= tan−1  2 
 1 + x + 100 x 

16. Answer (2)

 n − n −1
Here, Tn = sin−1  
 n(n + 1) 

 1  1  1 1
= sin−1   1− − . 1− 
 n  1+ n  1+ n n 

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1 1
= sin−1 − sin−1
n 1+ n

Putting n = 1, 3, 3, ……… and addition.

Clearly sum is

T1 + T2 + T3 + T4 + ……….

1 1 1
sin−1 1 − sin−1
= + sin−1 − sin−1 + ....
2 2 3

π
= sin–11 =
2
17. Answer (1)
The given equation is
x4 – x3sin2β + x2.cos2β – xcosβ – sinβ = 0

Here we have, ∑x 1 sin 2β

= ∑x x 1 2 − cos 2β
=

∑x x =
x
1 2 3 cos β

x1x2x3x4 = –sinβ
tanα1 = x1, tanα2 = x2, tanα3 = x3, tanα4 = x4
then

∑x −∑x x x
i 1 2 3
tan(α1 + α 2 + α 3 + α 4 ) =
1 − ∑ x1.x2 + ∑ x1.x2 .x3 .x4

sin 2β − cos β π 
= = cot =
β tan  − β 
1 − cos 2β − sin β  2 
π
⇒ α1 + α 2 + α3 + α 4= −β
2

π
⇒ tan−1 x1 + tan−1 x2 + tan−1 x3 + tan−1 x4= −β
2

18. Answer (2)

 2  π
We have, cot −1  n − 10n + 21.6  >
 π 6 

n 2 − 10n + 21.6 π

⇒ < cot  
π 6

⇒ n 2 − 10n + 21.6 < π 3

(n – 5)2 < π 3 + 3.4

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⇒ − π 3 + 3.4 < n − 5 < π 3 + 3.4

⇒ 5 − π 3 + 3.4 < n < 3 π + 3.4

Since, 3.π =5.5 nearly

∴ 3 π + 3.4 ~ 8.9  2.9

∴ 2.4 < n < 7.9

⇒ n ∈ {3, 4, 5, 6, 7}

Clearly, least value of n is 3

19. Answer (3)

p > q > 0 ⇒ pq > 0

 p−q 
∴ tan−1  = −1 −1
 tan p − tan q …(i)
 1 + pq 

Since, qr > –1, then

q−r
tan−1 = tan−1 q − tan−1 r …(ii)
1 + qr

and pr < –1, then

r −p
tan−1  −1 −1
 = π + tan r − tan p …(iii)
 1 + rp 

Adding (i), (ii) and (iii) we get

 p−q  −1  q − r  −1  r − p 
tan−1   + tan  +  + tan  +  = π
 1 + pq   1 qr   1 rp 

20. Answer (4)

 1   1– 2 x 
Let f(x) = sin–1  2  + cos–1  
 x –1   3 
  ↓
↓
g ( x ) ( say ) h ( x ) (say)

1
∴ Dg : 0 < 2
≤1
x –1

⇒ x2 – 1 ≥ 1

⇒ x2 – 1 ≥ 1, x2 – 1 ≤ –1

⇒ x2 ≥ 2, x2 ≤ 0

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⇒ x ≥ 0, |x| ≥

⇒ x ∈ (–∞, – 2 ] ∪ [ 2 , ∞) ∀ {0} ...(1)

1– 2 x
Dh: –1 ≤ ≤1
3

⇒ –3 ≤ 1 – 2 |x| ≤ 3
⇒ –4 ≤ – 2 |x| ≤ 2
⇒ –1 ≤ |x| ≤ 2
⇒ |x| ≤ 2
⇒ –2 ≤ x ≤ 2 ...(2)
From (1) & (2) we have

x ∈  –2, – 2  ∪  2,2 ∪ {0}

   

21. Answer (3)

We have 0 < x < 1,

Let cot–1x = θ

1 + x2
1
θ
x

⇒ cotθ = x

1
=
⇒ sin θ = sin(cot −1 x )
1 + x2

x
cos θ
and= = cos(cot −1 x )
1 + x2

Now 1 + x 2 [{ x cos(cot −1 x ) + sin(cot −1 x )} 2 − 1]1/2

1/2
 2 
 x 1 
= 1 + x 2  x · +  − 1
  1 + x2 1 + x2  
 

1/2
 2 
1 + x2 
= 1 + x 
2
 − 1
 1 + x 2 
 
 

= 1 + x 2 [1 + x 2 − 1]1/2 = x 1 + x 2

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22. Answer (2)

23
∑ cot −1 (1 + k (k + 1))
n =1

23
= ∑ tan−1(k + 1) − tan−1(k )
n =1

= tan–1(24) – tan–1(1)

(
Now, cot (tan−1(24) − tan−1(1) )
  24 − 1  
= cot  tan−1  
  1 + 24 ⋅ 1  

  23  
= cot  tan−1  
  25  

25
=
23

23. Answer (3)

As cos–1x is decreasing function for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, shown as

⇒ Statement-2 false.
Let cos–1x = y, then x = cosy {Statement-1 True}

1
Now, ≤ x ≤1
2

1
⇒ cos−1 ≥ cos−1 x ≥ cos−1 1
2

{ cos–1x is decreasing function for –1 ≤ x ≤ 1}

π π
⇒ ≥y ≥0 ⇒ 0≤y ≤
3 3

 x 3 − 3x 2 
∴ cos−1 x + cos−1  + 
 2 2 

 cos y 3   π  π π
= y + cos−1  + sin y  = y + cos−1 cos  − y   = y + − y =
 2 2    3  3 3

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24. Answer (4)

cot −1( − 3) + cosec −1(2) + tan−1( 3) =
?

cot −1( − 3) = α, α ∈(0, π )

⇒ cot α = − 3
5π
⇒ α=
6
 π π
cosec–1(2) = β, β ∈  − ,  − {0}
 2 2
⇒ cosecβ = 2
π
⇒ β=
6
 π π
tan−1( 3 ) = γ , γ ∈ − , 
 2 2

⇒ tan γ = 3
π
⇒ γ =
3
5π π π 4π
∴ α + β +=
γ + + =
6 6 3 3

∴
( ( )
3 cot –1 – 3 + cosec –1 ( 2 ) + tan–1 3 )=4
π
25. Answer (7)
  1 π 
tan  2 tan−1   − 
  5 4

 1
Let tan−1   = θ
 5
1
⇒ tan θ =
5
2
2 tan θ 5 2 25 5
tan 2θ = = = × =
1 − tan2 θ 1 5 24 12
1−
25
5
−1
 π  tan 2θ − 1 12 −7
∴ tan  2θ −  = = =
 4  1 + tan 2θ 5 17
1+
12
   1  π 
∴ Absolute value of 17  tan  2 tan–1   –   = 7
   5  4 
26. Answer (0)
3π
sin−1 x + sin−1 y + sin−1 z =
2
⇒x=y=z=1

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9
∴ x 2013 + y 2013 + z 2013 −
x 2013 + y 2013 + z 2013
9
= 1+ 1+ 1−
1+ 1+ 1
=0
27. Answer (1)
 x2 x4   x4 x6  π
sin−1  x − + − .....∞ + cos−1  x 2 − + − ....∞ =
 2 4   2 4  2
π
sin−1 x + cot −1 y =
2
⇒x=y
x2 x4 x4 x6
x− + − ....∞ = x 2 − + − ....∞
2 4 2 4
x x2
⇒ =
 x  x2 
1−  −  1−  − 
 2  2
2x 2x 2
⇒ =
2 + x 2 + x2
⇒x≠0
⇒ 2 + x2 = 2x + x2
⇒x=1
28. Answer (3)
 1  2  π
tan−1   + cos−1  =
 x  5  4

 2 
cos−1  = θ
 5 

5
1
θ
2 2
⇒ cos θ =
5
1
⇒ tan θ =
2

 1  1 π
tan−1   + tan−1   =
 x  2 4

1 1
 + 2  π
−1  x
⇒ tan =
1 4
1−
2x

2+ x
⇒ =1
2x − 1

⇒x=3

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29. Answer (0)

–π π
Since ≤ sin –1 x ≤ , etc.
2 2
3π
Hence, sin –1 x + sin –1 y + sin –1 z = , only when
2
π
sin –1 x = sin –1 y = sin –1 z =
2
⇒ x=y=z=1
9
Hence, x 100 + y 100 + z100 – 101
x + y 101 + z101
9
= 1+ 1+ 1–
1+ 1+ 1
9
= 3–
3
=0
30. Answer (3)

In [0, π], |y| = sinx, y = cos–1(cosx) = x

In [π, 2π], |y| = sinx, y = cos–1(cosx) = 2π – x

In [–π, 0], |y| = sinx, y = cos–1x(cosx) = –x

In [–2π, –π], |y| = sinx, y = cos–1(sinx) = 2π + x

Plotting the graph

  

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