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TOPIC 2
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

Topic Concepts Degree of References

importance NCERT Text Book XI Ed. 2007
Inverse (i).Principal value branch ** Ex 2.1 QNo- 11, 14
Trigonometric Table
Functions (ii). Properties of Inverse *** Ex 2.2 Q No- 7,13, 15
Trigonometric Functions Misc Ex Q.No. 9,10,11,12

SOME IMPORTANT RESULTS/CONCEPTS

Range Pr incipal value Branch 

* Domain & Range of the Inverse Trigonomet ric Function :

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 1,1   / 2 ,  / 2
Functions Domain
sin 1 :

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 1,1  0, 
i.
cos 1 :
  / 2 ,  / 2 0
y.
R   1,1 
ii.
cos ec 1 :
R   1,1  0,   / 2
iii. da
sec1 :
  / 2 ,  / 2
iv.
to
tan 1 :
0, 
v. R
cot 1 :
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vi. R
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i   
sin 1 sin x   x & sin sin 1 x  x  
ii. cos 1 cos x   x & cos cos 1 x  x
* Properties of Inverse Trigonomet ric Function
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iii . tan tan x   x & tan tan x  x iv. cot cot x   x & cot cot x  x
1.

v. sec sec x   x & sec sec x  x vi. cos ec cos ec x   x & cos ec cos ec x  x
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1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1
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sin 1 x  cos ec 1
& sin 1 x  cos ec 1 ii. cos 1 x  sec 1 & sec 1 x  cos 1
1 1 1 1
2. i.
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x x x x
iii . tan 1 x  cot 1 & cot 1 x  tan 1
1 1

3. i sin  x    sin x iv cos 1  x     cos 1 x

x x
1 1

ii. tan 1  x    tan 1 x v sec1  x     sec 1 x

iii . cos ec 1  x    cos ec 1x vi cot 1  x     cot 1 x
 
4. i sin 1 x  cos 1 x  ii. tan 1 x  cot 1 x 


2 2
iii . cos ec 1x  sec 1 x 
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2x 1  1  1  x 
  sin 1 
2x 
5. 2 tan x  tan 
1
2
 cos   2 2
2

1 x  1 x  1 x 

 xy
6. tan 1 x  tan 1 y  tan 1  if xy  1
 1  xy 
 xy
tan 1 x  tan 1 y    tan 1  if xy  1
 1  xy 
 xy
tan 1 x  tan 1 y  tan 1  if xy  1
 1  xy 

ASSIGNMENTS
(i). Principal value branch Table

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LEVEL I

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Write the principal value of the following :
 3  1
1. cos 1  
 2. sin 1   
   2

 
y.
2
 1 
3. tan 1  3
da 4. cos 1   
 2
to
LEVEL II
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Write the principal value of the following :

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 2π   2π   4π 
1. cos 1  cos   sin 1  sin  [CBSE 2011] 2. sin 1  sin 
 3   3   5 
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 7 
3. cos 1  cos 
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 6 
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(ii). Properties of Inverse Trigonometric Functions

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LEVEL I

 
1 1
1. Evaluate cot[tan a  cot a]
2. Pr ove 3 sin 1 x  sin 1 3x  4x 3

 
3. Find x if sec1 2  cos ec 1x 
π
2
LEVEL II

 
1. Write the following in simplest form : tan 1 1  x  1  , x  0
2
 
 
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2. Prove that sin 1  sin 1  tan 1

8 3 77
17 5 36
3. Prove that tan 1  tan 1  tan 1  tan 1  .
1 1 1 1 π
3 5 7 8 4
1 1  31 
4. Pr ove that 2 tan 1    tan 1    tan 1  
2 7  17 
[CBSE 2011]

8  3  36 
5. Prove that sin 1   sin 1   cos 1 
 17  5  85 
[CBSE 2012]

LEVEL III

 1  sin x  1  sin x  x 
1. Prove that cot 1    , x   0, 

 1  sin x  1  sin x  2  4

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 1 x  1 x   1
2. Prove that tan 1     cos 1 x
 4 2

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    
[CBSE 2011]
1 x 1 x

3. Solve tan1 2x  tan1 3x  π / 4

4. Solve tan 1x  1  tan 1x  1  tan 1

y.
8 da
x 1 x 1 π
31
to
5.Solve tan 1  tan 1 
x2 x2 4
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 cos x   x   
6. Prove that tan 1    , x  , 
 1  sin x  4 2  2 2
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[CBSE 2012]
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Questions for self evaluation

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1. Prove that sin 1  cos 1  tan 1

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5 3 63
13 5 16
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 1 x  1 x   1  1 
2. Prove that tan 1     cos 1 x,
 4 2 x   , 1
 1  x  1  x   2 

3. Prove that sin 1  cos 1  tan 1 

12 4 63
13 5 16
4. Prove that tan1 1  tan1 2  tan1 3  
x xy 
5. Prove that tan 1    tan  
 y xy 4
  1  x 
6. Write in the simplest form cos 2 tan 1  

  1  x 

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x 1 x 1 
7. Solve tan 1  tan 1 
x2 x2 4
8. Solve tan1 2x  tan1 3x   / 4

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