ALLEN JEE-Mathematics 1

ENTHUSIAST COURSE
ADDITIONAL EXERCISE
ON
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
Straight Objective Type
p
1. The number of real solutions of tan–1 x(x + 1) + sin -1 x2 + x + 1 = is - [JEE 99, 2M]
2
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) infinite
æ x2 x 3 ö æ x 4 x6 ö p
2. If sin -1 ç x - + - .......÷ + cos -1 ç x2 - + - .......÷ = for 0 < | x | < 2 then x equal to -
è 2 4 ø è 2 4 ø 2

[JEE 2001]
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) –1/2 (D) –1
p
3. Domain of f (x) = sin -1 (2x) + is - [JEE 2003 (screening) 3M]
6

æ 1 1 ù é 1 3ö é 1 1 ù é 1 1 ù
(A) çè - 2 , 2 ú (B) ê - 4 , 4 ÷ø (C) ê - 4 , 4 ú (D) ê - 4 , 2 ú
û ë ë û ë û
4. The value of x for which sin {cot–1 (x + 1)} = cos (tan–1x), is - [JEE 2004 (screening)3M]
1 1
(A) - (B) 0 (C) (D) 1
2 2
5. The value of tan2(sec–13) + cot2(cosec–14) is -
(A) 9 (B) 16 (C) 25 (D) 23
æ æ 3 öö
cos ç 2 sin -1 ç ÷ ÷
è è 5 øø
6. is equal to -
æ -1 æ 4 ö ö
sin ç 2 cos ç ÷ ÷
è è 5 øø

7 7 7 7
(A) – (B) (C) (D) –
12 12 24 24
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7. The range of the function, f (x) = cot–1x + sec–1x + cosec–1x, is-

æ p 3p ö æ p 3p ù é 5p 3p ö
(A) ç , ÷ (B) ç , ú È ê , ÷
è2 2 ø è2 4 û ë 4 2 ø

é p ö æ 3p ù æp ö æ 3p ö
(C) ê , p ÷ È ç p, ú (D) ç , p ÷ È ç p, ÷
ë2 ø è 2 û è2 ø è 2 ø
8. The complete set of values of 'x' satisfying the inequality (sec–1x)2 – 7(sec–1x) + 12 > 0 is-
(A) [sec 3, sec 4] (B) (–¥, sec4]
(C) (–¥, sec3] È [1, ¥) (D) (–¥, sec3] È [sec4, ¥)

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9. If å ( cos
i =1
-1
)
x i + cos -1 y i = 20 p , then the value of åå1£ i £ j£10
x i y j is-

(A) 35 (B) 40 (C) 55 (D) 60

–1 –1
10. Let x = tan (tan2) + tan(tan 2), then [x] + sgn(x) is equal to (where [.] denotes G.I.F.)
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
–1 –1 –1
11. If sin x + sin y + sin z = p, then-

( )(
(A) 1 + 1 - x 1 + 1 - y 1 + 1 - z = 1 (B) x
2 2 2
)( ) ( 1 - x2 + y ) ( ) (
1 - y2 + z )
1 - z 2 = 2xyz

(C) x + y + z =
2 2 2
( (1 - x )(1 - y )(1 - z ) )
2 2 2
(D) x + y + z = xyz

12. The number k is such that tan{arc tan(2) + arc tan(20k )} = k. The sum of all possible values of k is

19 21 1
(A) – (B) – (C) 0 (D)
40 40 5
13. Number of solutions of the equation 2cot–12 + cos–1(3/5) = cosec–1x is -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2
–1 –1
14. Let y = cos x + cot x, then y can be equal to -

p p 3p 11p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 2 2 6
15. The domain of the function, cos–1(cot–1(logex)) is -

(A) éë e / 4 , e / 4 ùû (B) éë e cot1 , ecot1 ùû (C) éë ecot1 , e cot1 ùû (D) [ecot1 , ¥)

-p p - -

æ 1 + x 2 ö 3p
16. If a and b satisfy the equation(s) sin -1 ( 3x + 4 ) + cos -1 ç ÷= and
è 2x ø 2

cosec-1 ( x 2 - 4x + 5 ) + cot -1 ç
æ 2| x -2|ö
÷ = p , respectively then the value of (b - a) is equal to-
è 1+ x2 ø
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) –1

é ìï üïù
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2- 3 -1 12
cos -1
êcot ísin -1 + cos + sec -1
2 ýú is
17. The value of ê ïî
ë
4 4 ïþúû

p p p
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
4 6 2

If x = sin ( 2 tan -1 2 ) , y = sin æç tan -1 ö÷ , then -

1 4
18.
è2 3ø
(A) x = 1 – y (B) x2 = 1 – y (C) x2 = 1 + y (D) y2 = 1 – x

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-1 æ 5 ö -1 æ 12 ö p
19. Number of value of x satisfying the equation sin ç ÷ + sin ç ÷ = is-
èxø è x ø 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2
æ 2ö æ 5ö æ 10 ö
20. The value of expression, tan -1 çç -1
÷÷ + sin çç
-1
÷÷ - cos çç ÷÷ is -
è 2 ø è 5 ø è 10 ø

æ1+ 2 ö æ 2 +1ö
(A) cot -1 ç (B) cot -1 çç ÷÷
ç 1 - 2 ÷÷ è 2 -1 ø
è ø
æ1+ 2 ö æ1- 2 ö
(C) -p + cot -1 çç ÷÷ (D) p - cot -1 çç ÷÷
è1- 2 ø è1+ 2 ø
æ 1 ö -1 æ 1 ö -1 æ 2 ö
21. The number of solutions of the equation tan -1 ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ = tan ç 2 ÷ is -
è 2x + 1 ø è 4x + 1 ø èx ø
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
2
æ cos-1 (3x - 1) ö
22. The range of the function y = ç + 1 ÷ is -
è p ø
(A) [1,4] (B) [0,p] (C) [1,p] (D) [0,p2]
23. Range of ƒ(x) = tan (loge|sinx|) is -
–1

æ p ö æ p pö æ p pö æ p ù
(A) ç - , 0 ÷ (B) ç - , ÷ (C) ç - , ÷ - {0} (D) ç - ,0 ú
è 2 ø è 2 2ø è 2 2ø è 2 û
æ x2 ö
24. There exists a positive real number x satisfying cos(tan–1x) = x. The value of cos–1 ç ÷
ç 2 ÷ is
è ø
p p 2p 4p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 5 5 5
25. If cos (x) + cos (2x) + cos (3x) = p, then 12x + 14x2 is -
–1 –1 –1 3

(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 1 (D) 27

¥
æ 2 ö
26. The sum of å tan
n =1
-1
ç n 2 + n + 4 ÷ is equal to-
è ø
p p p
(A) tan–12 (B) + tan -1 2 (C) - tan -1 2 (D)
2 2 4
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æ pù æ x2 - k ö
27. Let g : R ® ç 0, ú is defined by g(x) = cos–1 ç 2 ÷
. Then the possible values of 'k' for which g is
è 3û è 1+ x ø
surjective function, is -
ì1 ü æ 1ù ì 1ü é 1 ö
(A) í ý (B) ç -1, - ú (C) í- ý (D) ê - ,1 ÷
î2 þ è 2û î 2þ ë 2 ø
–1 4 2
28. The range of the function, f(x) = cot log0.5(x – 2x + 3) is -
æ 3p ù é 3p ö é p 3p ù
(A) (0,p) (B) ç 0, ú (C) ê , p ÷ (D) ê , ú
è 4 û ë4 ø ë2 4 û

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æ 1 + x2 ö
29. Consider the function f (x) = sin–1 ç ÷
è 2x ø
Statement-1: Range of the function f (x) has exactly two elements.
Statement-2: If domain of a function has 2 elements then there will be 2 elements in its range.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
30. Statement-1 : cot–1(x) – tan–1(x) > 0 for all x < 1.
Statement-2 : Graph of cot–1(x) is always above the graph of tan–1(x) for all x < 1.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Multiple Correct Answer Type
31. Let f : R ® R defined by f(x) = cos–1(–{–x}) where {x} is fractional part function. Then which of the
following is/are correct ?
(A) f is many one but not even function (B) Range of f contains two prime numbers
(C) f is aperiodic (D) Graph of f does not lie below x-axis
32. Which of the following functions represent identical graphs in x-y plane " x Î (2,3) ?
-1 -1
(A) y = cos 3 - x (B) y = sin x - 2
æ 3-x ö
-1
(C) y = cot çç ÷÷
1 -1
2
(
(D) y = sin 2 (3 - x)(x - 2) )
è x-2 ø
33. Which of the following are identical functions ?
(A) f(x) = sgn(|x| + 1) (B) g(x) = sin2(lnx) + cos2(lnx)
2
(C) h(x) =
p
(
sin -1 {x} + cos-1 {x} ) (D) k(x) = sec 2 éë{x}ùû - tan 2 {[ x ]}
(where [x] denotes greatest integer less than or equal x, {x} denotes fractional part of x and sgn x
denotes signum function of x respectively.)
34. The values of ‘x’ satisfying the equation sin–1(x2 – 5x + 7) = 2tan–11 is (are)
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

( )
p
35. Let a and b (a > b) be the roots of the equation sin -1 cos ( tan -1 ( cosec ( cot -1 x ) ) ) = then -
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-1 1 1 1 1
(A) sin + cos -1 = p (B) sin
-1
+ cos -1 = 0
a b a b
-1 1 1 1 1
(C) sin + sin -1 = 0 (D) cos
-1
+ cos -1 = p
a b a b
36. The values of a for which ax + sec -1 2x 2 - x 4 + cosec -1 2x 2 - x 4 = 0 , is-
p p 2 2
(A) (B) - (C) (D) -
2 2 p p

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37. If x2 + 2x + n > 10 + sin–1(sin9) + tan–1(tan 9) for all real x, then the possible value of n can be-
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
æ1ö
38. Let function f(x) be defined as f(x) =| sin -1 x | + cos -1 ç ÷ . Then which of the following is/are TRUE?
èxø
(A) f(x) is injective in its domain
(B) f(x) is many-one in its domain
(C) Range of f is a singleton set
(D) sgn(f(x)) =1 where sgn x denotes signum function of x.
Comprehension Type :
Paragraph for Question 39 to 41
ƒ(x) is an even function defined for all x Î R satisfying ƒ(2 + x) = ƒ(2 – x) and
ì3 - 2x 0 £ x < 1
ƒ(x) = í .
î 3 - 2x 1 £ x £ 2
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
39. The number of solutions of |ƒ(x)| =1 in [–6,14), is-
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 16
40. Which of the following pair of functions are not identical ?
(A) ƒ(x) & ƒ(x – 4) (B) ƒ(–x) & –ƒ(x – 8) (C) ƒ(x) & ƒ(8 + x) (D) ƒ(–x) & ƒ(4 + x)
2 –1 2 –1
41. The value of sec (tan (ƒ(8) + ƒ(9))) + cosec (cot ƒ(–27)) is-
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16
Paragraph for Question 42 and 43
Consider the function ƒ(x) = 4(cos -1 1 - x 2 ) + 3sin -1 x .
42. The range of ƒ(x) is -

é pù é 7p ù é pù é pù
(A) ê 0, ú (B) ê 0, ú (C) ê 0, ú (D) ê 0, ú
ë 4û ë 2 û ë 2û ë 2û
43. Which of the following is false about ƒ(|x|) ?
(A) even function (B) bounded function
(C) many one function (D) identity function
Paragraph for question nos. 44 to 46
-1 æ 1 - x ö
2
æ 2x ö æ 2x ö
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Consider the functions f(x) = sin -1 ç 2 ÷

, g(x) = cos ç 2 ÷
and h(x) = tan -1 ç 2 ÷
.
è1+ x ø è1+ x ø è1- x ø
p
44. If x Î (–1,1), then the solution of the equation f(x) + g(x) + h(x) = , is equal to-
2
1 1
(A) 2 - 1 (B) 2 - 3 (C) (D)
3 2
45. Let M is greatest value of ƒ(x) and m is the least value of g(x) then 2(M + m) is equal to
p
(A) –p (B) 0 (C) (D) p
2

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46. f(2) + g(2) + h(2) has the value equal to-
-1 æ -4 ö -1 æ -3 ö -1 æ 2 ö -1 æ -3 ö
(A) cot ç ÷ (B) cot ç ÷ (C) p - tan ç ÷ (D) cos ç ÷
è 3 ø è 4 ø è3ø è 4 ø
Paragraph for Question 47 to 48
Consider ƒ(x) = cos–1(2x2– 1).
47. Which of the following best represents the graph of the function ƒ(x)-

p p

(A) (B)
–1 0 1 –1 0 1

p
p

(C) (D)
–1 0 1
–1 0 1
48. Number of solutions of the equation ƒ(x) + 2 cos–1x = 2p is-
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) Infinitely many
Match the column :
49. Column-I Column-II
é 1
x tan -1 , if x¹0
(A) f(x) = ê x (P) even
ê
êë 0, if x=0

é x cot -1 x, if x¹0
(B) g(x) = ê (Q) odd
ë 0 if x=0

é 2 1
ê x tan -1 , if x¹0
(C) h(x) = x (R) neither even nor odd
ê
êë 0, if x=0

é x cot -1 x 2 , if x¹0
(D) k(x) = ê (S) even as well as odd
ë 0, if x=0
50. Column-I Column-II
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(A) Let f : R ® R be defined as f(x) = 3 x + tan -1 x , then f(x) is (P) one-one

(B) Let f : (–¥,¥) ® {–1,0,1} be defined as (Q) into
f(x) = sin3p (sgn (x2 + 3x + 5)) then f(x) is
(where sgn x denotes signum function of x.)

(C) Let f : [–2,2] ® (0,e2] be defined as f(x) = e x2

, then f(x) is (R) odd

(D) Let f : (–1,5) ® [0,3] be defined as f(x) = 5 + 4x - x 2 , (S) non-invertible

then f(x) is (T) aperiodic

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51. Column-I Column-II
(A) If x,y Î R then the minimum value of the expression (P) 3
E = x2 + 6y2 – 2xy + 6x – 16y + 18 is (Q) 4
1 - ab
(B) If a = log245175 and b = log1715875 then the value of is (R) 5
a-b
(C) Number of values of x in [0,p] for which the equation (S) 6
sin–1(sin 6x) = cos–1(cos x) holds good, is (T) 7
(D) The graph of the function f is shown below.
y
(–2,6) (1,6)

o x
–2 1

(–7,–4)
(5,–6)

number of solutions of the equation f(f(x)) = 6, is

52. Column-I Column-II
(A) Let f(x) = –x100. If f(x) is divided by x2 + x, then the remainder (P) 1
is r(x). The value of r(10) is
(B) Let f : [5,10] onto [4,17], the integers in the range of (Q) 5
y = f(f(f(x))) is/are
(C) Let f(x) = 8 cot–1(cotx) + 5sin–1(sin x) + 4tan–1(tanx) – sin(sin–1x) (R) 10
then possible integral values which f(x) can take
(D) Let 'a' denote the roots of equation (S) 15
æ1+ x ö 2
cos(cos -1 x) + sin -1 sin ç -1
÷ = 2sec (sec x)
è 2 ø
then possible values of [|10a|]
where [.] denotes the greatest integer function will be
n
53. Let ƒ(n) = å k ( n C k ) , n Î N. Then
k= 1
Column-I Column-II
æ é ƒ(10) ù ö
(A) sin -1 sin ç ê ú÷ (P) 5 – 2p
è ë 1000 û ø
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æ é ƒ(9) ù ö
(B) cos -1 cos ç ê ú + 3÷ (Q) 5 – p
è ë1000 û ø
æ é ƒ(8) ù ö
(C) tan -1 tan ç ê ú - 4 ÷ (R) 2p – 5
è ë 100 û ø
æ é ƒ(7) ù ö
(D) cot -1 cot ç ê ú + 1÷ (S) 6 – 2p
è ë 100 û ø
(T) 2p – 6
(where [.] denotes greatest integer function)

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Subjective Type Questions
54. Find the domain and range of the following functions.
(Read the symbols [ * ] and { * } as greatest integers and fractional part function respectively)
(a) f(x) = cot -1 (2x - x 2 ) (b) f(x) = sec -1 (log 3 tan x + log tan x 3)

æ 2x 2 + 1 ö æ ö
(c) f (x) = cos-1 ç 2 ÷ (d) f(x) = tan -1 ç log 4 (5x 2 - 8x + 4) ÷
ç x +1 ÷ è 5 ø
è ø

x2 + 1
55. Prove that cos[tan–1{sin(cot –1x)}] = [JEE 2002 (Mains) 5M]
x2 + 2

56.
¥
F1I
å tan GH 2i JK = t , then find the value of tan(t).
-1
[JEE 2006, 1M. 5 out of 184]
2
i= 1

57. Find the integral values of K for which the system of equations ;

é K p2
ê arccos x + (arcsin y) =
2

ê 4
possesses solutions & find those solutions .
ê p4
êë (arcsin y) 2
. (arccos x) =
16

58. Let x = sin–1(sin8) + cos–1(cos11) + tan–1(tan7), then the least value of the integer which is greater
than x is equal to

-1 3p
59. Number of integral solutions of the equation 2sin x 2 - x + 1 + cos -1 x 2 - x = is
2
60. Let y = sin–1(sin 6) – tan–1(tan 8) + cos–1(cos 6) + sec–1(sec 7) + cot–1(cot 5) – cosec–1(cosec 4) simplifies
to ap + b, then (a + b) is equal to

æ 1 -1 4 2 ö 1
æ1 4ö
61. If a = tan ç tan -1 ÷ & b = sin çç sin ÷ , then the value of a - 4a - 3a + b is
3 2
è3 3ø è2 9 ÷ø

1 1
62. If 2 tan -1 ( cosec tan -1 x - cot tan -1 x ) = 2 tan -1 + tan -1 , then the value of x is
3 7
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¥
æ n2 + n + 4 ö
63. If å 2 arc cot ç ÷ = kp , then find the value of k.
n =0 è 2 ø
64. Solve the following :
x2 -1 2x 2p
cos -1 + tan -1 2 =
x +1
2
x -1 3

1 2 -1 n - n -1
65. Find the sum of the series : sin -1 + sin -1 + ..... + sin -1 + ...¥
2 6 n(n + 1)

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66. If u = cot-1 cos2q - tan-1 cos2q then prove that sin u = tan2 q.

p 1 p 1
67. Prove that : (a) tan éê + cos -1 ùú + tan éê - cos -1 ùú =
a a 2b
ë4 2 bû ë4 2 bû a
cos x + cos y æ x yö x y
(b) cos -1 = 2 tan -1 ç tan .tan ÷ , where tan tan ³ 0
1 + cos x cos y è 2 2ø 2 2
é a-b xù é b + a cos x ù x
(c) 2tan -1 ê .tan ú = cos -1 ê ú , where tan ³ 0
ë a+b 2û ë a + b cos x û 2

Additional Questions Answer key

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. C
9. C 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B, C 15. D 16. C
17. D 18. D 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C
25. C 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. C 30. A 31. A,B,D 32. A,B,C
33. A,C,D 34. A, B 35. A,C,D 36. A,B 37. B,C,D 38. A,D 39. C 40. B
41. B 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. D
49. (A) ® (P); (B) ® (R); (C) ® (Q); (D) ® (Q)
50. (A) ® (P,R,T); (B) ® (Q,R,S); (C) ® (Q,S,T); (D) ® (Q,S,T)
51. (A) ® (Q); (B) ® (R); (C) ® (Q); (D) ® (S)
52. (A) ® (R); (B) ® (Q,R,S); (C) ® (P,Q,R,S); (D) ® (P,R)
53. (A)®(P); (B)®(R); (C)®(S); (D)®(Q)
54. (a) D : x Î R R : [p/4, p)
æ pö ì pü é p 2p ù é p ù
(b) D : x Î ç np, np + ÷ - íx | x = np + ý n Î I; R : ê , ú - ê ú
è 2ø î 4þ ë3 3 û ë 2û
é pö
(c) D : x Î R ; R : ê 0, 2 ÷
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ë ø

(d) æ p pù
D: xÎR R :ç- , ú
è 2 4û

p2 p2
56. 1 57. K = 2; cos , 1 & cos , - 1 58. 4 59. 2 60. 7 61. 1
4 4

p
62. 1 63. 1 64. x = 2 - 3 or 3 65.
2