EDUCATION SPRINT

CLASS- XII Total Marks : 122

INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

SECTION A

* Choose The Right Answer From The Given Options.[1 Marks Each] [44]

1. sin[
π

3
+ sin
−1
(
1

2
)] is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 1
(C) 1
(D) 1

2 3 4

If f (x) , then f ( is
3π
2. = | cos x|
4
)

(A) 1 (B) -1 (C)

−1
(D) 1

√2 √2

The value of is
−1 13π
3. sin (cos
5
)

(B) − 10 (D)
π π
(A) − 3π
(C) 3π
10
5 5

–
4. The principal value of cot−1 (−√3) is
(A) − π6 (B) π6 (C)
2π
(D)
5π

3 6

is valid for what values of

3+λ
5. tan
−1
3 + tan
−1
λ = tan
−1
(
1−3λ
) λ ?

(A) (B) λ
1 1 1
λ ∈ (− , ) >
3 3 3

(C) λ <
1
(D) All real values of λ
3

6. The principal value of tan

−1
(tan
3π
) is
5
2π −2π 3π −3π
(A) 5
(B) 5
(C) 5
(D) 5

is equal to
π −1 1
7. sin[
3
− sin (−
2
)]

(A)
1
(B)
1
(C) -1 (D) 1
2 3

8. sin(tan
−1
x) , where |x| < 1 , is equal to
(A) (D)
x x
(B) (C)
1 1

√1−x2 √1−x 2
√1+x 2 √1+x2

9. Simplest form of
√1+cos x+√1−cos x
tan
−1
( ) π , < x< 3π
2
is
√1+cos x−√1−cos x
π x x x
(A) 4
−
2
(B)
3π
−
x
(C) − 2 (D) π − 2
2 2

10. If tan
−1
x = y , then
(A) -1 < y<1 (B)
−π
≤ y ≤
π

2 2

<y<
−π −π
(C) π
(D) y ∈ { ,
π
}
2 2 2 2

Find the principal value of −1 1

11. sin ( ) .
√2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

π π π π

4 6 3 2

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12. Find the principal value of cos
−1
(
2
)

(B) (D)
π π
(A) 2π
3
(C)
5π
4
3 6

–
13. Evaluate : cosec
−1
(2/√3)

(A) (B) (C)

π π π
(D)
5π
4 3 6 3

Evaluate :
2
14. cos(2 cos
−1
(
5
))

13 17 −13 −17
(A) 25
(B) 25
(C) (D)
25 25

Evaluate:
π 1
15. cos(
3
− cos
−1
2
)

(A) 0 (B) 1

2
(C) 1 (D) None of these

Find the value of

−1 1
16. tan
−1
(2 cos(2 sin
2
)) .
π π π π
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 6

The principal solution of is

7π
17. cos
−1
(cos(
6
))

(C)
5π π 11π
(A) 7π

6
(B) 6 6
(D) 6

Evaluate :
π −1 1
18. sin[
3
+ sin (
2
)]
–
(A) √3/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 0 (D) 1

19. Find the principal value of: tan

−1
(−1) .
π π π π
(A) − 4 (B) 4 (C) 3
(D) 6

Find the principal values of:

−1 −1
20. sin (
2
)

(A) π

3
(B) − π3 (C) π

6
(D) − π6

Find the principal values of:

−2
21. sec
−1
( )
√3

(A) π
(B) π
(C)
5π
(D)
2π
6 3 6 3

22. Find the principal values of: cos

−1
(
1

2
)

(A) − π3 (B) π

3
(C) π

2
(D)
2π

23. Find the principal values of: cot

−1
(1)
π
(A) 3
π
(B) 4 (C)
π
(D) 0
2

24. Find the principal values of: cosec

−1
(2)

(A) π6 2π
(B) 3 (C)
5π
(D) 0
6

25. Find the principal values of: sec

−1
(2)

(A) 6 (B) 3
π π
(C) 2π

3
(D) 5π

–
Find the principal values of:
−1
26. tan (√3)

(A) 6 (B) 3
π π
(C) 2π

3
(D) 5π

–
27. Find the principal values of: cot
−1
(−√3)

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 (A)
5π
(B) π
(C) π
(D) π

6 3 2 4

is equal to
−1 −1
28. cos
−1
( ) + 2 sin
−1
( )
2 2
π
(A) 3
(B)
2π
(C)
3π
(D)
5π

3 4 8

is equal to
1 −1 1 1
29. cos
−1
(
2
) + 2 sin (
2
) + 4 tan
−1
( )
√3

(A) π

6
(B) π

3
(C) 4π
(D) 3π

3 4

√3
30. cos
−1
( ) =
2

(A) (B) (C) (D)

π π π π

2 3 4 6

31. The domain of −1

sin x + cos
−1
x + tan
−1
x is
(A) [0, 1] (B) [−1, 1] (C) [0, 1) (D) (−∞, ∞)
32. The number of triplets (x, y, z) satisfies the equation
sin
−1
x + sin
−1
y + sin
−1
z =
3π

2
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) infinite

33. If 6 sin−1 (x2 − 6x + 8.5) = π , then x is equal to

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 8

34. The value of tan

−1
(1) + tan
−1
(0) + tan
−1
(−1) is equal to
(A) π (D) None of these
π
(B) 5π
(C) 2
4

35. If θ = tan−1 a, ϕ = tan

−1
b and ab = −1 , then |θ − ϕ| is equal to
(A) 0 (D) None of these
π π
(B) 4
(C) 2

36. The domain of the function cos

−1
(2x − 1) is
(A) [0, 1] (B) [−1, 1] (C) (−1, 1) (D) [0, π]
−−−−−
37. The domain of the function defined by f (x) = sin
−1
√x − 1 is
(A) [1, 2] (B) [−1, 1] (C) [0, 1] (D) None of these

38. The value of sin(2 tan

−1
(0.75)) is equal to
(A) 0.75 (B) 1.5 (C) 0.96 (D) sin 1.5

39. If cos
−1
α + cos
−1
β + cos
−1
γ = 3π , then α(β + γ) + β(γ + α) + γ(α + β)

equals
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 6 (D) 12

40. The solution set of the equation tan

−1
x − cot
−1
x = cos
−1
(2 − x) is
(A) [0, 1] (B) [−1, 1] (C) [1, 3] (D) None of these
–
41. cos
−1
[cos(2 cot
−1
(√3))] =

(B) (C) (D)

2π π π π
(A) 3 2 4 3

42. If tan−1 (cot θ) = 2θ , then θ is equal to

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) (D) None of these
π π π

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 The principal solution of is
9π
43. cos
−1
(cos(
4
))
π
(A) 7π
(B)
−π
(C) 9π
(D) 4
4 4 4

The principal solution of is

7π
44. tan
−1
(tan(
6
))

(A)
7π
(B) π

6
(C)
−π
(D)
−5π

6 6 6

* a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). [12]

Choose the correct option.

45. Assertion (A): Domain of y = cos

−1
(x) is [−1, 1] .
Reason (R) : The range of the principal value branch of y = cos
−1
(x) is
π
[0, π] − {
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, but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
–
46. Assertion (A): The principal value of cot
−1
(√3) is π

6
.
Reason (R) : Domain of cot
−1
x is R − {−1, 1} .
(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.

47. Assertion (A) : The range of the function f (x) = 2 sin

−1
x+
3π

2
, where
, is
π 5π
x ∈ [−1, 1] [
2
,
2
] .
Reason (R) : The range of the principal value branch of sin
−1
(x) is [0, π]

(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.

48. Assertion (A) : All trigonometric functions have their inverses over their
respective domains.
Reason (R) : The inverse of tan
−1
x exists for some x ∈ R .

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 (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

49. Assertion (A): The domain of the function sec

−1
2x is
1 1
(−∞, − ] ∪[ , ∞) . Reason (R) : sec
−1
(−2) = −
π

4
2 2

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .

(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A .
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.

50. Assertion (A) : All trigonometric functions have their inverses over their
respective domains.
Reason (R) : The inverse of tan
−1
x exists for some x ∈ R .
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : Principal value of is

−1 2π π
51. sin (sin(
3
))
3
.
Reason (R) : Principal value branch of function is
−1 π π
sin [−
2
,
2
] .
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

Assertion (A) : Range of is

−1 π 3π
52. f (x) = sin x + tan
−1
x + sec
−1
x {
4
,
4
} .
Reason (R) : f (x) = sin
−1
x + tan
−1
x + sec
−1
x is defined for all x ∈ [−1, 1] .
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.
53. Assertion (A) : Number of roots of the equation cot
−1
x + cos
−1
2x + π = 0 is
zero.
Reason (R) : Range of cot
−1
x and cos
−1
x is (0, π) and [0, π] , respectively.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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 (C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

54. Assertion (A) : Range of f (x) = cot

−1
(2x − x )
2
is (0, π) .
Reason (R) : cot
−1
x is defined for all x ∈ R .
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

55. Assertion (A) : The domain for

2

is
−1 1+x
f (x) = sin (
2x
) {0, 1} .

Reason (R) : is defined only if

−1
sin x x ∈ [−1, 1] .
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

56. Assertion (A) : The domain of the function

sec
−1
2x is (−∞, −
1

2
]∪[
1

2
, ∞) .
Reason (R): sec
−1
(−2) = −
π

4
.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

* Answer The Following Questions In One Sentence.[1 Marks Each] [34]

√3
57. Find the principal value of cos
−1
(
2
)

58. Find the principal value of cosec–1 (2)

–
59. Find the principal value of tan
−1
(−√3) .

60. Find the principal value of cos

−1
(−
1

2
) .
61. Find the principal value of tan-1 (-1).
62. Find the principal value of sec-1( 2
) .
√3

–
63. Find the principal value of cot
−1
(√3) .

64. Find the principal value of cos

−1
(−
1
)
√2

–
65. Find the principal value of cosec-1(−√2) .
66. If sin-1 x = y, then

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67. tan
−1
√3 − sec
−1
(−2) is equal to
68. Find the value of the expression sin
−1
sin(
2π

3
) .

69. Find the value of the expression tan

−1
(tan
3π

4
) .

70. Find the value of the expression tan(sin

−1 3

5
+ cot
−1 3

2
) .

71. cos
−1
(cos
7π

6
) is equal

72. sin(
π
− sin
−1
(−
1
)) is equal to
3 2
– –
73. tan
−1
√3 − cot
−1
(−√3) is equal to
74. Find the value of cos
−1
[cos(
13π

6
)]

75. Find the value of tan

−1
(tan
7π

6
)

76. Prove that: 2sin

−1 3

5
= tan
−1 24

77. Prove that sin

−1 8

17
+ sin
−1 3

5
= tan
−1 77

36
.

Prove that
4 12 33
78. cos
−1
(
5
) + cos
−1
(
13
) = cos
−1
(
65
).

Prove that −1 12 −1 3 −1 56
79. cos (
13
) + sin (
5
) = sin (
65
).

80. Prove that: tan

−1 63

16
= sin
−1 5

13
+ cos
−1 3

−
−
Prove that: −1 1 −1 1−x
81. tan √x =
2
cos (
1+x
), x ∈ (0, 1).

√1+sin x+√1−sin x
Prove that: −1 x π
82. cot ( ) =
2
, x ∈ (0, 4
)
√1+sin x−√1−sin x

√1+x−√1−x
83. Prove that: tan
−1
[ ]=
π

4
−
1

2
cos
−1
x, −
1
≤ x ≤ 1 . [Hint: Put x =
√1+x+√1−x √2

cos 2θ]
84. Solve the equation: 2tan-1 (cos x) = tan-1 (2 cosec x)

Solve the equation:

1−x 1
85. tan
−1
(
1+x
) =
2
tan
−1
x, (x > 0)

86. Sin (tan–1 x), | x | < 1 is equal to

87. sin
−1
(1 − x) − 2 sin
−1
x =
π

2
then x is equal to

88. Find the principal value of sin

−1
(
1
) .
√2

Find the principal value of −1 −1

89. cot ( )
√3

90. Find the value of sin

−1
(sin
3π

5
)

SECTION B

* Given Section consists of questions of 2 marks each. [26]

1. Find the value of tan–1(1) + cos–1 (− 12 ) + sin−1 (− 12 )

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2. Find the value of cos
−1 1

2
+ 2 sin
−1 1

2
.

3. Prove that: 3sin

−1
x = sin
−1
(3x − 4x ) , x ∈ [−
3 1

2
,
1

2
]

4. Prove that: 3cos

−1
x = cos
−1
(4x
3
− 3x) , x ∈ [
1

2
, 1]

√1+x2 −1
5. Write the function in the simplest form: tan
−1
x
,x ≠ 0 .
−−−−−
Write the function in the simplest form:
1−cos x
6. tan
−1
√
1+cos x
, 0 < x < π

Write the function in the simplest form:

cos x−sin x π 3π
7. tan
−1
(
cos x+sin x
), −
4
< x <
4

8. Write the function in the simplest form: tan

−1 x
, |x| < a
√a2 −x2

9. Find the value of tan

−1
[2 cos(2sin
−1
(
1

2
))] .
10. Show that
−1
−−−−− −1 1 1
2
sin (2x√1 − x ) = 2 sin x, − ≤ x ≤
√2 √2

11. Show that

−1
−−−−− −1 1
2
sin (2x√1 − x ) = 2 cos x, ≤ x ≤ 1
√2

Express in the simplest form.

−1 cos x 3π π
12. tan (
1−sin x
), −
2
< x <
2

13. Write cot-1 ( 1

),x > 1 in the simplest form.
√x2 −1

SECTION C

* Given Section consists of questions of 3 marks each. [6]

1. Write the function in the simplest form:

2 3
−1 3a x−x a a
tan ( ) , a > 0, (− < x < )
3 2
a −3ax √3 √3

2
−1 1−y
Find the value of , |x| < 1, y > 0 and xy < 1
1 −1 2x
2. tan
2
[sin
1+x
2
+ cos
1+y
2
]

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