CH 1 & 2 Sol
CH 1 & 2 Sol
= (√3)2 + (√8)2 = 3 + 8= 11
6 Find the value of the following expression: 𝐜𝐨𝐬−𝟏 (𝐜𝐨𝐬
𝟏𝟑𝝅
)
𝟔
13𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
cos −1 (cos ) = cos −1 (cos(2π + )) = cos −1 (cos ) =
6 6 6 6
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7 Find the principal value of 𝐜𝐨𝐭 −𝟏 (−√𝟑)
𝜋 5𝜋
𝜋− =
6 6
8 Write the principal values of 𝐬𝐞𝐜 −𝟏 (−𝟐)
𝜋 2𝜋
𝜋− =
3 3
9 Write the principal values of 𝐬𝐞𝐜 −𝟏 (− )
𝟐
√𝟑
𝜋 5𝜋
𝜋− =
6 6
10 𝟒𝝅
Write the principal value of the following:𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏 (𝐬𝐢𝐧 )
𝟓
4𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
sin−1 (sin ) = sin−1 (sin(𝜋 − 5 )) = sin−1 (sin( 5 ))=5
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SHORT TYPE QUESTION ANSWERS
√𝟑
11 Write the value of 𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 [𝟐 𝐬𝐢𝐧 (𝟐 𝐜𝐨𝐬 −𝟏 )]
𝟐
√3 𝜋 𝜋
tan−1 [2 sin (2 cos −1 )] = tan−1 [2 sin (2 × )] = tan−1 [2 sin ( )]
2 6 3
√3 𝜋
= tan−1 [2 × ] = tan−1 [√3] =
2 3
12 Find the domain of 𝒚 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬−𝟏 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒)
As 𝒚 = 𝐜𝐨𝐬−𝟏 (𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒) ⇒ cos 𝑦= 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒
Since – 1 ≤ cos y ≤ 1 i.e. – 1 ≤ 𝒙𝟐 − 𝟒 ≤ 1
⇒ 3 ≤ 𝒙𝟐 ≤ 5⇒ √3 ≤ |𝑥| ≤ √5 ⇒ x ∈ [−√5, −√3 ] ∪ [√3, √5, ]
13 Prove that: sec2(tan–1 2) + cosec2(cot–1 3) = 15.
sec2 (tan–1 2)+cosec2 (cot–1 3)= 1+tan2 (tan–1 2) +1+cot2 (cot–1 3)
√3 𝜋
14 Prove that tan−1 [2𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2 cos −1 )] =
2 3
√ 3 𝜋 √3 𝜋
L.H.S. = tan−1 [2𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2 cos −1 )] =tan−1 [2𝑠𝑖𝑛 (2. )] = tan−1 [2. ] =
2 6 2 3
𝟑
15 −𝟏 𝟑𝒙−𝒙
Express 𝐭𝐚𝐧 ( ) in simplest form.
𝟏−𝟑𝒙𝟐
3𝑥−𝑥 3
Let 𝑥 = tan 𝜃 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑠 𝜃 = tan−1 𝑥 , 𝑆𝑜 tan−1 ( ) =
1−3𝑥 2
3𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃−tan3 𝜃
tan−1 ( ) = tan−1 (tan 3𝜃) = 3𝜃 = 3 tan−1 𝑥
1−3 tan2 𝜃