INVERSE TRIGONOMETRY

  1  
1. Evaluate: tan 2 tan 1     .
  5 4
2. Solve for x :
8
tan-1(x + 1) + tan-1 (x – 1) = tan–1
31
3. Prove the following:
 xy  1  1  yz  1  1  zx  1 
cot 1    cot    cot    0 (0 < xy, yx, zx < 1)
 x  y   y  z   zx 
4. Find the value of x, if

sin [cot–1(x + 1)] = cos (tan–1 x)

5. Prove the following

3 17 
2sin 1  tan 1 
5 31 4

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6. If tan–1 x + tan-1 y + tan-1 z = , x, y, z, > 0, then find the value of xy + yz + zx.
2
7. If sin [cot–1(x + 1)] = cos (tan–1 x),then find x.
5 2
8. If (tan–1 x)2 + (cot–1 x)2 = , then find x
8
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9. Solve : tan 1 2x  tan 1 3x 
4
63 5 3
10. Prove that : tan−1 16 = sin−1 13 + cos −1 5
11. If 2 tan–1 (cos 𝜃) = tan–1 (2 cosec θ), (θ ≠ 0), then find the value of θ.

12. Find the value of 𝜃 if

1 1 1
tan−1 1+1.2 + tan−1 1+2.3 + ……….. + tan−1 1+𝑛.(𝑛+1) = tan−1 𝜃
13. Prove the following :

  1  x2  1  1  x 
2 
sin  tan 1    1,0  x  1.
 2x    
2
cos
    1  x 

 x 5 1  x  5  
14. If tan 1    tan    , then find the value of x.
 x 6  x6 4
1 1 31
15. Prove that 2tan−1 2 + tan−1 7 = sin−1 25
√2
 1 x  1
16. Solve for x : tan 1  1
  tan x, x  0
 1  x  2
17. Solve the following for x .:
sin−1 (1 − 𝑥) - 2sin−1 𝑥 = 𝜋/2
 3  17  
18. Show that : 2sin 1    tan 1   
5  31  4
 19. Prove that :
 ab x  a cos x  b 
2 tan 1  tan   cos 1  
 ab 2  a  bcos x 
20. Solve the following for x :
 x2 1  x  2  
tan 1    tan    ,| x | 1.
 x 3  x 3 4
 1  3 
21. Evaluate : sin  2cos     .
  5 
1  1  cos x  1  cos x   x 3
22. Prove that : tan 
 1  cos x  1  cos x    , where   x  .
  4 2 2
23. Solve for x : tan-1(x - 1) + tan-1 x + tan-1 (x + 1) = tan-1 3x.
 6x  8x3   4x  1
24. Prove that tan 1   tan 1   tan 1 2x;|2x|
 1  12x2  2
.
   1  4x  3
25. Solve the equation for x : sin–1 x + sin–1 (1 – x) = cos–1 x

x y x2 xy y2
26. If cos1  cos1  , prove that 2  2 cos   2  sin 2 
a b a ab b

27. Prove that

1 1 1 1 
tan 1  tan 1  tan 1  tan 1 
5 7 3 8 4

28. Solve for x:

2 tan-1 (cos x) = tan-1 (2 cosec x)

1  sin x  1  sin x x 
29. Prove that : cos1  ,0  x 
1  sin x  1  sin x 2 2

x 2 x 2 
30. Solve for x: tan 1    tan 1  
 x 1   x 1  4

 2  x  1 1 x
31. Solve for x : tan 1    tan ,x  0.
 2x  2 2

 3  17  
32. Prove that 2sin 1    tan 1   
5  31  4
 2 
33. What is the principal value of tan 1  tan
3 
?
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34. Does the following trigonometric equation have any solutions ? If Yes, obtain
The solution(s):
 x 1   x 1 
tan 1    tan 1     tan 1 7 .
 x 1   x 
1  x  1
35. Find the real solutions of the equation tan 1    tan 1 x , ( x  0).
1  x  2
 1 a  1 a  2b
36. Prove that tan   cos1   tan   cos1  
4 2 b 4 2 b a
  1 x  1x   1 1
37. Prove that : tan 1  1
   cos x ,   x 1
 1 x  1x 4 2 2
 
1  1 2x 1 1  y 
2
38. Find the value of cot  cos  sin  , x  1, y  0 and xy < 1.
2 1  x2 1  y2 
x 3 x 3 
39. If tan 1  tan 1  , then find the value of x.
x 4 x 4 4
40. If 4sin1 x  cos1 x  , then find the value of x.

1 x 3  3x 2  
41. Prove that if  x  1 then cos1 x  cos1    .
2  2 2  3

Answer key

1. 17/7
2. 1/4
3.
4. -1/2
5.
6. 1
7. -1/2
8. -1
9. 1/6
10.
𝝅
11. 𝟒
𝒏
12. 𝒏+𝟐
13.
14. ±𝟕/√𝟐
𝟑𝟏
15. 𝐬𝐢𝐧−𝟏 𝟐𝟓√𝟐
16. 1/√3
17. 0
18. Type equation here.
19.
7
20. √2
21. -24/25
22.
23. 0, 1/2, -1/2
24.
25. 0, 1/2
26.
27.
28. 𝜋/4
29.
7
30. ±√
2

31. 2/√3
32.
33. –𝜋/3
34. No
35. 1/√3
36.
37.
𝑥+𝑦
38. 1−𝑥𝑦
17
39. ±√ 2
40. ½
41.