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02 Chapter 01
Matrices

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
FUNCTIONS
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Previous Year Questions

1. Evaluate : OR
 3  −1  3   1 1 
sin −1  sin  + tan (1) (b) Draw the graph of f ( x ) = sin −1 x, x   −
−1
 + cos  cos , .
 4   4   2 2
[CBSE 65-1-1 (2023)] Also, write range of f ( x ) .
Assertion (A) : Maximum value of ( cos −1 x ) is  2 .
2
2. [CBSE 65-3-1 (2023)]
Reason (R) : Range of the principal value branch of 6. Assertion (A) : All trigonometric functions have their
 −   inverses over their respective domains.
cos −1 x is  ,  .
 2 2 Reason (R) : The inverse of tan −1 x exists for some
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct x .
explanation of (A). [CBSE 65-4-1 (2023)]
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct 7. ( )
(a) Find the domain of y = sin −1 x 2 − 4 .
explanation of (A). OR
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  7 
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true. (b) Evaluate : cos −1 cos  − 
[CBSE 65-2-1 (2023)]   3 
 3  [CBSE 65-4-1 (2023)]
(a) Evaluate: sin −1  sin  + cos ( cos  ) + tan (1)
−1 −1
3.
 4    1 
8. sin  + sin −1    is equal to
OR 3  2 
(b) Draw the graph of cos −1 x , where x   −1, 0 . Also, 1
(a) 1 (b)
write its range. 2
[CBSE 65-2-1 (2023)] 1 1
(c) (d)
4. Assertion (A) : Range of sin −1 x + 2cos−1 x  is  0,   . 3 4
[CBSE 65-5-1 (2023)]
Reason (R) : Principal value branch of sin −1 x has range
  
− 2 , 2  .
 
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion
(A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the
Assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.
[CBSE 65-3-1 (2023)]
 1   3
(a) Evaluate : 3sin −1   + cos ( 0 )
−1 −1
5.  + 2cos 
 2  2 
 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

Solutions
Correct graph
Here, the points A, B, C and D are respectively
 3 
1. Required value = + +      1   1 
4 4 4  0,  ,  0, −  ,  ,0, − ,0
 4   4  2   2 
5
=   
4 Range  − , 
2. (c) (A) is true but (R) is false  4 4
 3    6. (d) Assertion (A) is false and reason (R) is true.
3. sin −1  sin  + cos −1 ( cos  ) + tan −1 (1) = +  +
 4  4 4 7. (a) Domain of sin −1 x is −1  x  1
3 − 1  x 2 − 4  1
=
2 Or x 2  3, x 2  5
OR
 x  3 or x  − 3, x  5 or x  − 5

 Domain is  − 5, − 3    3, 5 
OR
  7   −1   7  
(b) cos −1 cos  −   = cos cos  
  3    3 
   
= cos −1 cos  2 +  
  3 
    
Range:  ,   = cos −1 cos  =
2   3 3
4. (d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. 8. (a) 1
3 2 
5. (a) Given expression = + +
4 6 2
19
=
12
OR

(b)