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 CBSE Class–12 Mathematics
NCERT Exemplar
Chapter - 2
Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Solved Examples Short

Answer Questions

1. Find the principal value of cos–1x, for .

Sol.If , then .

Since we are considering principal branch, . Also, since , being in the

first quadrant, hence

2. Evaluate

Sol.

3. Find the value of

Sol.

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4. Find the value of

Sol.

5. Evaluate

Sol.Since

6. Evaluate:

Sol.

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7. Evaluate:

Sol.

8. Prove that . State with reason whether the equality is

valid for all values of x.

Sol.Let

Or,

So

The equality is valid for all values of x since tan–1x and cot–1x are true for x R.

9. Find the value of

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Sol.Let

. So, which gives .

Therefore, .

10. Find value of tan (cos–1x) and hence evaluate

Sol.Let then where

Therefore,

Hence,

11. Find the value of

Sol.Let

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 Then .

Now

12. Evaluate

Sol.

Long Answer Questions

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13. Prove that

Sol.Let

then

where

Thus

Therefore,

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14. Prove that

Sol.We have

15. Which is greater, tan 1 or tan–1 1?

Sol.From Fig. we note that tan x is an increasing function in the interval , since

This gives

tan 1>1

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16. Find the value of

Sol. Let

and

so that

and

Therefore,

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17. Solve for x

Sol.From given equation, we have

18. Find the values of x which satisfy the equation

Sol.From the given equation, we have

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 +

19. Solve the equation

Sol.From the given equation, we have

. Squaring, we get

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Note that is the only root of the equation as does not satisfy it.

20. Show that

Sol.L.H.S. =

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 Objective Questions

Choose the correct answer from the given four options in each of 21 to 41.

21. Which of the following corresponds to the principal value branch of tan–1?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer.

22. The principal value branch of sec-1is

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(A)

(B)

(C) (0, π)

(D)

Sol.(B) is the correct answer.

23. One branch of cos–1 other than the principal value branch corresponds to

(A)

(B)

(C) (0, π)

(D) [2π, 3π]

Sol.(D) is the correct answer.

24. The value of

(A)

(B)

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(C)

(D)

Sol.(D) is the correct answer.

25. The principal value of the expression

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer. Cos-1(cos (680°)) = cos-1[cos (720° – 40°)]

26. The value of is

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(D) is the correct answer. Let then

27. If for some then the value of is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(B) is the correct answer. We know . Therefore

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28. The domain of is

(A) [0, 1]

(B) [– 1, 1]

(C)

(d)

Sol.(C) is the correct answer. Let so that .

Now , i.e., which gives .

29. The principal value of is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(B) is the correct answer.

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30. The greatest and least values of are respectively

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer. We have

Thus, the least value is and the Greatest value is , i.e.

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31. Let , then value of is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer.

32. The domain of the function is

(A) [0, 1]

(B) (0, 1)

(C) [–1, 1]

(D)

Sol.(C) is the correct answer.

i.e. – 1 ≤– x2 ≤1 (since – 1 ≤sin y ≤1)

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33. The domain of is

(A) [3, 5]

(B) [0, π]

(C)

(D)

Sol.(D) is the correct answer.

i.e.

34. The domain of the function defined by is

(A) [–1, 1]

(B) [–1, π + 1]

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer. The domain of cos is R and the domain of sin–1 is [–1, 1].

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Therefore, the domain of i.e.

35. The value of sin is

(A) .48

(B) .96

(C) 1.2

(D) sin 1.2

Sol.(B) is the correct answer. Let sin-1 (.6) = θ, i.e., sin θ= .6.

Now sin (2θ) = 2 sinθ cosθ= 2 (.6) (.8) = .96.

36. If then value of is

(A)

(B) π

(C) 0

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer. Given that

Therefore,

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37. The value of is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) is the correct answer.

38. The value of the expression is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C)

(D)

Sol.(D) is the correct answer.

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39 The equation has

(A) no Solution

(B) unique Solution

(C) infinite number of Solutions

(D) two Solutions

Sol.(B) is the correct answer. We have

Adding them, we get

40. If , then

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(B) is the correct answer. We have

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41. The value of tan is

(A) 5

(B) 11

(C) 13

(D) 15

Sol.(B) is the correct answer.

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 Exercise

Short Answer Questions

1. Find the value of

Sol.We know that,

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Note Remember that,

Since,

2. Evaluate

Sol.We have,

3. Prove that

Sol.We have to prove,

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4. Find the value of

Sol.We have,

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5. Find the value of

Sol.We have,

Note Remember that,

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Since,

6. Show that

Sol.

= RHS (Hence Proved)

7. Find the real Solution of the equation

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Sol.We have,

Let

On putting the value of in Eq. (i), we get

We know that,

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For real solution, we have x= 0, -1.

8. Find the value of

Sol.We have,

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9. If then show that , where n is any integer.

Sol.We have,

10. Show that

Sol.We have,

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11. Solve the following equation

Sol.We have,

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Let

And

On squaring both sides, we get

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NCERT Exemplar
Chapter - 2
Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Long Answer Questions

12. Prove that

Sol.We have,

......(i)

And

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=

= RHS Hence proved.

13. Find the simplified form of

where

Sol.

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14. Prove that

Sol.We have,

Let

And

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Let

Alternate Method

To Prove,

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Let

Let

Now,

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15. Show that

Sol.We have,

SOL. Let

And

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Again, let

We know that,

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 Hence proved.

16. Prove that

Sol.We have,

Let

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Again, let

We know that,

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 Hence proved.

17. Find the value of

Sol.We have,

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18. Show that and justify why the other value is

ignored?

Sol.We have,

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Let

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 = RHS

NoteSince,

19. If is an arithmetic progression with common difference d,

then evaluate the following expression.

Sol.We have,

And

Given that,

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 CBSE Class–12 Mathematics
NCERT Exemplar
Chapter - 2
Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Objective Questions

Choose the correct answers from the given four options in each of the Exercises from 20
to 37 (M.C.Q.)

20. Which of the following is the principal value branch of ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Sol.(c) We know that, the principal value branch of is

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21. Which of the following is the principal value branch of ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Sol.(d) We know that, the principal value branch of is

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22. If , then x equals to

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) –1

(D)

Sol.(B) Given that,

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Hence, only x=1 Satisfies the given equation.

NoteHere, putting x=-1 in the given equation, we get

Hence, x=-1 does not satisfy the given equation.

23. The value of is

(a)

(b)

(c)

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(d)

Sol.(d) We have

24. The domain of the function is

(A) [0, 1]

(B) [–1, 1]

(C) (–1, 1)

(D) [0, π]

Sol.(A) we have,

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25. The domain of the function defined by is

(A) [1, 2]

(B) [–1, 1]

(C) [0, 1]

(D) none of these

Sol.(A)

26. If then x is equal to

(a)

(b)

(c) 0

(d) 1

Sol.(b) We have

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27. The value of is equal to

(A) 0.75

(B) 1.5

(C) 0.96

(D) sin 1.5

Sol.(C) We have ,

28. The value of is equal to

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(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) We have,

NoteRemember that,

29. The value of the expression

(A)

(B)

(C)

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(D) 1

Sol.(B) We have,

30. If then equals to

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Sol.(A) We have,

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31. If where then the value

of x is

(A) 0

(B)

(C) a

(D)

Sol.(D) We have,

Let

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32. The value of is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Sol.(d) We have,

Let

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33. The value of the expression is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Sol.(b) We have,

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34. If | x| ≤ 1, then is equal to

(a)

(b) 0

(c)

(d)

Sol.(a) We have,

Let

35. If then

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equals

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 6

(D) 12

Sol.(C) We have

We know that,

If and only if,

36. The number of real Solution of the equation

is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 2

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(D)

Sol.(a) We have,

Which is not true for any real value of x.

Hence, there is no solution possible for the given equation.

37. If , then

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Sol.(c) We have, where

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Also

Alternate Method

We know that,

Fill in the blanks in each of the Exercises 38 to 48.

38. The principal value of is__________.

Sol.

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39. The value of is .......

Sol.

40. If then the value of x is .....

Sol.We have,

41. The set of values of is__________.

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Sol.Since, domain of is

So, there is no set of values exist for .

So, is the answer.

42. The principal value of is__________.

Sol.

43. The value of is__________.

Sol.We have

NoteRemember that,

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Since,

44. The value of is ..........

Sol.

45. The value of is .......

Sol.

46. If then .. .....

Sol.We have,

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47. The result is true when value of xy is _____

Sol.We know that

Where,

48. The value of in terms of is ....

Sol.We know that

State True or False for the statement in each of the Exercises 49 to 55.

49. All trigonometric functions have inverse over their respective domains.

Sol.False

We know that, all trigonometric functions have inverse over their restricted domains.

50. The value of the expression is equal to Sol.False

51. The domain of trigonometric functions can be restricted to any one of their branch
(not necessarily principal value) in order to obtain their inverse functions.

Sol.True

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We know that, the domain of trigonometric functions are restricted in their domain to obtain
their inverse functions.

52. The least numerical value, either positive or negative of angle θ is called principal
value of the inverse trigonometric function.

Sol. True

We know that, the smallest numerical value, either positive or negative of θ is called the
principal value of the function.

53. The graph of inverse trigonometric function can be obtained from the graph of their
corresponding trigonometric function by interchanging x and y-axes.

Sol. True

We know that, the graph of an inverse function can be obtained from the corresponding
graph of original function as a mirror image (i.e. reflection) along the line y=x.

54. The minimum value of n for which is valid is 5.

Sol. False

So, the minimum value of n is 4.

55. The principal value of .

Sol.True

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