Inverse Trigonometric Functions JEE Main 2024 - 2019 PYQs

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Q1. Let the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values. The number of real solutions of the equation
(0) 2 sin
−1
x + 3 cos
−1
x =
2π

5
, is _______ 09 Apr 2024 (E)

Q2. The integral ∫ 3/4

cos (2 cot
−1
√
1−x
)dx is equal to 09 Apr 2024 (E)
1/4 1+x

(1) 1/2 (2) −1/2

(3) −1/4 (4) 1/4
(47)
Q3. For n ∈ N , if cot −1
3 + cot
−1
4 + cot
−1
5 + cot
−1
n =
π
, then n is equal to_____ 06 Apr 2024 (M)
4

Q4. Given that the inverse trigonometric function assumes principal values only. Let x, y be any two real numbers in
(1) [−1, 1] such that cos −1
x − sin
−1
y = α,
−π

2
≤ α ≤ π .
Then, the minimum value of x 2
+ y
2
+ 2xy sin α is 04 Apr 2024 (E)
(1) 0 (2) -1
(3) 1

2
(4) − 1

Q5. If a = sin −1
(sin(5)) and b = cos −1
(cos(5)) , then a 2
+ b
2
is equal to 31 Jan 2024 (E)
(2)(1) 4π
2
+ 25 (2) 8π 2
− 40π + 50

(3) 4π 2
− 20π + 50 (4) 25

Q6. For α, β, γ ≠ 0 . If sin −1

α + sin
−1
β + sin
−1
γ = π and (α + β + γ)(α − γ + β) = 3αβ, then γ equal to
(1) 31 Jan 2024 (M)
(1) √3

2
(2) 1

√2

(3) √ 3−1
(4) √3
2√ 2

Q7. Let x = m

n
(m, n are co-prime natural numbers) be a solution of the equation cos(2 sin −1
x) =
1

9
and let
(4) α, β(α > β) be the roots of the equation mx 2
− nx − m + n = 0 . Then the point (α, β) lies on the line
29 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) 3x + 2y = 2 (2) 5x − 8y = −9
(3) 3x − 2y = −2 (4) 5x + 8y = 9

Q8. Considering only the principal values of inverse trigonometric functions, the number of positive real values of x
π
(2)satisfying tan
−1
(x) + tan
−1
(2x) =
4
is : 27 Jan 2024 (E)
(1) More than 2 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 0
(2)
Q9. For x ∈ (−1, 1] , the number of solutions of the equation sin −1
x = 2 tan
−1
x is equal to 13 Apr 2023 (E)

Q10. If S = {x ∈ R : sin
−1
(
x+1
) − sin
−1
(
x
) =
π
} then
(4) √ 2
x +2x+2
√ 2
x +1
4

∑
x∈S
(sin((x
2
+ x + 5)
π

2
) − cos((x
2
+ x + 5)π)) is equal to _____. 13 Apr 2023 (M)
wrong ans given
Q11. Let S be the set of all solutions of the equation cos −1
(2x) − 2 cos
−1 2
(√ 1 − x ) = π, x ∈ [−
1

2
,
1

2
. Then
]

(2) ∑
x∈S
2 sin
−1
(x
2
− 1) is equal to 01 Feb 2023 (M)
(1) 0 (2) −2π

(3) π − sin −1
(
√3

4
) (4) π − 2 sin −1
(
√3

4
)

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Q12. Let S
2

= {x ∈ R : 0 < x < 1 and 2 tan

−1
(
1−x

1+x
) = cos
−1
(
1−x

1+x
2
)} . If n(S) denotes the number of elements
(3) in S then : 01 Feb 2023 (E)
(1) n(S) = 2 and only one element in S is less then 1

(2) n(S) = 1 and the element in S is more than 1

(3) n(S) = 1 and the element in S is less then 1

(4) n(S) = 0

Q13. If sin −1 α

17
+ cos
−1 4

5
− tan
−1 77

36
= 0, 0 < α < 13 , then sin −1
(sin α) + cos
−1
(cos α) is equal to
31 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) π (2) 16
(3) 0 (4) 16 − 5π

Q14. Let (a, b) ⊂ (0, 2π) be the largest interval for which sin −1
(sin θ) − cos
−1
(sin θ) > 0, θ ∈ (0, 2π) , holds . If
(4) αx
2
+ βx + sin
−1
(x
2
− 6x + 10) + cos
−1
(x
2
− 6x + 10) = 0 and α − β = b − a, then α is equal to;
31 Jan 2023 (E)
(1) π

8
(2) π

48

(3) π

16
(4) π

12

Q15. Let y = f (x) represent a parabola with focus (− 1

2
, 0) and directrix y = − . Then 1

S = {x ∈ R : tan
−1
(√ f (x) + sin
−1
(√ f (x) + 1)) =
π

2
} : 31 Jan 2023 (M)
(1) contains exactly two elements (2) contains exactly one element
(3) is an infinite set (4) is an empty set
gic
Q16. Let a 1 = 1, a 2 , a 3 , a 4 , … . . be consecutive natural numbers. Then tan −1
(
1

1+a 1 a 2
) + tan
−1
(
1

1+a 2 a 3
)

(3)
+ … . . + tan
−1
(
1

1+a 2021 a 2022

) is equal to 30 Jan 2023 (E)
(1) π

4
− cot
−1
(2022) (2) cot −1
(2022) −
π

(3) tan −1
(2022) −
π

4
(4) π

4
− tan
−1
(2022)

Q17. If the sum of all the solutions of

(2) tan
−1
(
2x

1−x
2
) + cot
−1
(
1−x

2x
2

) =
π

3
, −1 < x < 1, x ≠ 0, is α − 4

√3
, then α is equal to _____ .
25 Jan 2023 (M)

Q18. −1 1+√ 3 −1 8+4√ 3

24 Jan 2023 (M)
tan ( ) + sec √ =
3+√ 3 6+3√ 3

π π
(1) 4
(2) 2
π π
(3) 3
(4) 6

Q19. Considering the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the sum of all the solutions of the
equation cos −1
(x) − 2 sin
−1
(x) = cos
−1
(2x) is equal to 28 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 1

2
(4) − 1

Q20. For k ∈ R, let the solutions of the equation cos(sin −1

(x cot(tan
−1
(cos(sin
−1
x))))) = k, 0 < |x| <
√2
1
be α
and β, where the inverse trigonometric functions take only principal values. If the solutions of the equation

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x
2
− bx − 5 = 0 are 1

α
2
+
β
1
2
and α

β
, then k
b
2
is equal to ______. 27 Jul 2022 (M)

Q21. tan(2 tan −1 1

5
+ sec
−1 √5

2
+ 2 tan
−1 1

8
) is equal to: 26 Jul 2022 (M)
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 1

4
(4) 5

Q22. If 0 < x < 1

and sin
−1

α
x
=
cos
−1

β
x
, then a value of sin( α+β
2πα
) is 26 Jul 2022 (E)
√2

(1) 4√(1 − x 2
)(1 − 2x )
2
(2) 4x√(1 − x 2
)(1 − 2x )
2

(3) 2x√(1 − x 2
)(1 − 4x )
2
(4) 4√(1 − x 2
)(1 − 4x )
2

Q23. Let x = sin(2 tan −1

α) and y = sin( 1

2
tan
−1 4

3
) . If S = {α ∈ R : y
2
= 1 − x} , then ∑ α∈S
16α
3
is equal to
_______. 25 Jul 2022 (E)

Q24. 50 tan(3 tan −1

(
1

2
) + 2 cos
−1
(
1
))+4√ 2 tan(
1

2
tan
−1
(2√ 2)) is equal to ______. 29 Jun 2022 (M)
√5

Q25. The value of lim 6 tan{∑

n

r=1
tan
−1
( 2
1
)} is equal to 28 Jun 2022 (E)
r +3r+3
n→∞

(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 6

Q26. sin −1
(sin
2π

3
) + cos
−1
(cos
7π

6
) + tan
−1
(tan
3π

4
) is equal to 27 Jun 2022 (M)
(1) 11π

12
(2) 17π

12

(3) 31π

12
(4) − 3π

Q27. The value of cot(∑ 50

n=1
tan
−1
(
1
2
)) is 27 Jun 2022 (E)
1+n+n

(1) 25

26
(2) 50

51

(3) 26

25
(4) 52

51

Q28. If the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values, then

cos
−1
(
10
3
cos (tan
−1
(
4

3
) +
2

5
sin (tan
−1
(
4

3
)) is equal to 26 Jun 2022 (E)
(1) 0 (2) π

(3) π

3
(4) π

Q29. The value of tan 25 Jun 2022 (E)

15π
cos( )−1
−1
[
sin(
4
π
)
] is equal to
4

(1) − π

4
(2) − π

(3) − 5π

12
(4) − 4π

Q30. Let x × y = x 2
+ y
3
and (x × 1) × 1 = x × (1 × 1) . Then a value of 2 sin −1
(
4

4
2
x +x −2
2
) is 24 Jun 2022 (E)
x +x +2

(1) π

4
(2) π

(3) π

6
(4) π

Q31. The set of all values of k for which (tan 24 Jun 2022 (M)
3 3
−1
x) + (cot
−1
x) = kπ , x ∈ R
3
, is the interval
(1) [ 1

32
,
7

8
) (2) ( 1

24
,
13

16
)

(3) [ 1

48
,
13

16
] (4) [ 1

32
,
9

8
)

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Q32. cos −1
(cos(−5)) + sin
−1
(sin(6)) − tan
−1
(tan(12)) is equal to :
(The inverse trigonometric functions take the principal values) 01 Sep 2021 (E)
(1) 3π + 1 (2) 3π − 11
(3) 4π − 11 (4) 4π − 9

Q33. If (sin 27 Aug 2021 (M)

2 2
−1
x) − (cos
−1
x) = a; 0 < x < 1, a ≠ 0, then the value of 2x 2
− 1 is
(1) cos( 2a

π
) (2) sin( 2a

π
)

(3) cos( 4a

π
) (4) sin( 4a

π
)

Q34. If ∑ 50

r=1
tan
−1

2r
1
2
= p, then the value of tan p is : 26 Aug 2021 (E)
(1) 100 (2) 51

50

(3) 50

51
(4) 101

102

Q35. The value of tan(2 tan −1

(
3

5
) + sin
−1
(
5

13
)) is equal to: 20 Jul 2021 (E)
(1) −181

69
(2) 220

21

(3) −291

76
(4) 151

63

Q36. The number of real roots of the equation tan −1

√ x(x + 1) + sin
−1
√x 2 + x + 1 =
π

4
is: 20 Jul 2021 (M)
(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 4 (4) 0

Q37. The sum of possible values of x for tan −1

(x + 1) + cot
−1
(
x−1
1
) = tan
−1
(
8

31
) is: 17 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) − 32

4
(2) − 31

(3) − 30

4
(4) − 33

Q38. The number of solutions of the equation sin −1

[x
2
+
1

3
] + cos
−1
[x
2
−
2

3
] = x
2
for x ∈ [−1, 1], and [x]
denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x, is : 17 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 2 (2) 0
(3) 4 (4) Infinite

Q39. If cot −1
(α) = cot
−1
2 + cot
−1
8 + cot
−1
18 + cot
−1
32 + … . upto 100 terms, then α is: 17 Mar 2021 (M)
(1) 1. 01 (2) 1. 00
(3) 1. 02 (4) 1. 03

Q40. Given that the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values only. Then, the number of real values of x
which satisfy sin −1
(
3x

5
) + sin
−1
(
4x

5
) = sin
−1
x is equal to:
16 Mar 2021 (E)
(1) 2 (2) 1
(3) 3 (4) 0

Q41. Let S k = ∑
k

r=1
tan
−1
( 2r+1
6
r

2r+1
), then lim S k is equal to : 16 Mar 2021 (M)
2 +3
k→∞

(1) tan −1
(
3

2
) (2) π

(3) cot −1
(
3

2
) (4) tan −1
(3)

−1

Q42. If 26 Feb 2021 (M)

−1 −1

then the value of cos( is:

sin x cos x tan y πc
= = ; 0 < x < 1, )
a b c a+b

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(1) 1−y

1+y
2
(2) 1 − y 2

(3) (4)
2 2
1−y 1−y

y√ y 2y

Q43. cosec [2 cot −1

(5) + cos
−1
(
4

5
)] is equal to: 25 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 65

56
(2) 75

56

(3) 65

33
(4) 56

33

Q44. A possible value of tan( 1

4
sin
−1 √ 63

8
) is: 24 Feb 2021 (E)
(1) 2√2 − 1 (2) 1

2√ 2

(3) √7 − 1 (4) 1

√7

Q45. lim tan{∑

n

r=1
tan
−1
(
1
2
)} is equal to_______. 24 Feb 2021 (M)
1+r+r
n→∞

Q46. If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series, tan −1

(
1

3
) + tan
−1
(
1

7
) + tan
−1
(
1

13
) + tan
−1
(
1

21
) + ……

then tan(S) is equal to : 05 Sep 2020 (M)

(1) 5

6
(2) 5

11

(3) − 5

6
(4) 10

11

Q47. 2π − (sin −1 4

5
+ sin
−1 5

13
+ sin
−1 16

65
) is equal to : 03 Sep 2020 (M)
(1) π

2
(2) 5π

(3) 3π

2
(4) 7π

Q48. If y = ∑ 6

k=1
k cos
−1
{
3

5
cos kx −
4

5
sin kx} then dy

dx
at x = 0 is _____. 02 Sep 2020 (E)

Q49. The value of sin −1

(
12

13
) − sin
−1
(
3

5
) is equal to: 12 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) π − cos −1
(
33

65
) (2) π

2
− cos
−1
(
9

65
)

(3) π − sin −1
(
63

65
) (4) π

2
− sin
−1
(
56

65
)

Q50. If cos −1
x − cos
–1 y

2
= α, where −1 ≤ x ≤ 1, − 2 ≤ y ≤ 2, x ≤
y

2
, then for all x, y, 4x
2
− 4xy cos α + y
2

is equal to: 10 Apr 2019 (E)

(1) 4 cos 2
α + 2x y
2 2
(2) 4 sin 2
α − 2x y
2 2

(3) 2 sin α 2
(4) 4 sin α 2

Q51. If α = cos −1
(
3

5
) , β = tan −1
(
1

3
) , where 0 < α, β < π

2
, then α − β is equal to 08 Apr 2019 (M)
(1) tan −1
(
9

14
) (2) cos
−1
(
9
)
5√ 10

(3) sin −1
(
9
) (4) tan −1
(
9
)
5√ 10 5√ 10

Q52. Considering only the principal values of inverse functions, the set
A = {x ≥ 0 : tan
−1
(2x) + tan
−1
(3x) =
π

4
} 12 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) Is an empty set (2) Contains more than two elements
(3) Contains two elements (4) Is a singleton

Q53. All x satisfying the inequality (cot 0 , lie in the interval : 11 Jan 2019 (E)
2
−1 −1
x) − 7 (cot x) + 10 >

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(1) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 4, cot 2) (2) (cot 2, ∞)

(3) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 2, ∞) (4) (cot 5, cot 4)

Q54. The value of cot(∑ 19

n=1
cot
−1
(1 + ∑
n

p=1
2p)) is: 10 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 21

19
(2) 19

21

(3) 23

22
(4) 22

23

Q55. If x = sin −1
(sin 10) and y = cos
−1
(cos 10), then y − x is equal to: 09 Jan 2019 (E)
(1) 10 (2) π
(3) 0 (4) 7π

Q56. If cos −1
(
2

3x
) + cos
−1
(
3

4x
) =
π

2
(x >
3

4
), then x is equal to : 09 Jan 2019 (M)
(1) √ 145

10
(2) √ 145

11

(3) √ 146

12
(4) √ 145

12

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