IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR BOARD EXAMINATION

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)

EXERCISE – 1
1. Find the principal value of 2. Find the principal value of

1
( )
sin−1 −
2 . cos−1
√3
(2) .
3. Find the principal value of 5. Find the principal value of
−1
cosec ( 2 ) .
4. Find the principal value of
cos−1 ( 12 )
−1 6. Find the principal value of
tan (−√3 ) .
tan−1 (−1 ) .
7. Find the principal value of 9. Find the principal value of

sec−1
( √23 ) .
( √12 )
cos−1 −
.
8. Find the principal value of 10. Find the principal value of

cot−1 ( √3 ) . cosec −1 ( −√2 ) .

11. Find the value of the 12. Find the value of

( 12 )+ sin (− 12 )
tan −1 (1 )+ cos−1 − −1

t.
cos−1 ( 12 )+2 sin ( 12 )
−1

.
EXERCISE – 2

1 1
1. Prove that
[ ]
3 sin−1 x=sin−1 ( 3 x −4 x 3 ) , x ∈ − ,
2 2 .
 1
2. Prove that
3 cos−1 x=cos−1 ( 4 x 3 −3 x ) , x ∈
[ ]
2
,1
.
2 7 1
tan−1 +tan−1 +tan −1
3. Prove that 11 24 2 .
1 1 31
2 tan −1 +tan−1 =tan−1
4. Prove that 2 7 17 .
 tan −1
√ 1+x 2−1 , x≠0
5. Write the function in the simplest form : x .
1
tan−1 ,|x|>1
6. Write the function in the simplest form : √ x 2−1 .

7. Write the function in the simplest form :

tan−1 (√ 1−cos x
1+cos x )
, x <π
.
8. Write the function in the simplest form :
tan −1 (cos x −sin x
cos x +sin x )
,x<π
.
x
tan−1 ,|x|<a
9. Write the function in the simplest form : √ a2−x 2 .

3 a2 x−x 3 a
10. Write the function in the simplest form :
tan −1
( 3
a −3 ax )
2
, a>0 −a
; √3
≤x≤
√3 .
 1
11. Find the value of
[ (
tan −1 2 cos 2 sin−1
2 )] .
−1 −1
12. Find the value of cot ( tan a+cot a ) .
2
1 −1 2 x −1 1− y

13. Find the value of

tan sin
2 [ 1+x 2
+cos
1+ y 2 ] |x|<1 , y >0 and xy<1 .
 1
14. If
(
sin sin−1 +cos−1 x =1
5 )
, then find the value of x .
x−1 x +1 π
tan −1 +tan−1 =
15. If x−2 x +2 4 , then find the value of x .
2π
16. Find the value of
(
sin−1 sin
3 ) .
 3π
17. Find the value of
(
tan −1 tan
4 ) .
3 3
18. Find the value of
(
tan sin−1 + cot−1
5 2 ) .

PREVIOUS YEARS BOARD QUESTIONS

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)
 π 1
1. Evaluate
sin
[ 3 ( )]
−sin−1 −
2 .
2π 2π
2. Using principal value, evaluate :
(
cos−1 cos
3) (
+sin−1 sin
3 ) .

3. Show that sin−1 ( sin2 x √1− x2 )=2 sin−1 x .

4. Solve for x :
tan−1 ( 1−x )
1+x 2
1
= tan −1
x , x >0
.
−1
5. Find the principal value of tan (−1 ) .

6. Find the principal value of

cos−1 ( √23 ) .
 3π
7. Using principal value, evaluate the following :
(
sin−1 sin
5 ) .

8. Write the principal value of

cos−1 cos( 76π ) .
3π
9. Write the principal value of
tan −1 ( 4) .
tan

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)

1.
( 13 )+ tan ( 15 )+tan ( 17 )+tan ( 18 )= π4
tan −1 −1 −1 −1

.
12 4 63
sin ( )+cos ( )+tan ( )=π
−1 −1 −1

2. 13 5 16 .
1 1 4
2 tan ( )+tan ( ) =tan ( )
−1 −1 −1

3. 5 8 7 .
4.
tan ( π4 + 12 cos ab )+ tan ( π4 − 12 cos ab )=( 2ab )
−1 −1

.
Solve for x , each of the following (5 – 6):

5.
tan −1 ( x−1
x+1 ) +tan (
−1x +1 π
x+ 2 ) 4
=
.
8
6.
tan−1 ( x +1 ) +tan−1 ( x−1 )=tan−1 ( )
31 .
Solve for x , each of the following (7 – 10):

7.
2 tan −1 ( 12 )+tan ( 71 )=tan (3117 )
−1 −1

8.
tan−1 ( 12 )+tan ( 15 )+tan ( 18 )= π4 .
−1 −1

1 1 1 1 π
9.
tan −1 ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 7 ) ( 8 )= 4
+−1
tan −1
+tan −1
+tan
.
10. cot−1 ( 7 )+cot−1 ( 8 ) +cot−1 ( 18 )+cot−1 ( 3 )

Solve each of the following for x ( 11−12 ) :

1+x π
11.
tan −1 ( 1−x )= 4 + tan x , 0< x <1
−1

12.
tan −1 ( 1−x )
1+x 2
1 −1
− tan x=0
, x>0
Prove each of the following (13 – 15):

13.
sin−1 ( 45 )+ sin ( 135 )+sin (1665 )= π2
−1 −1

1+sin x+ √1−sin x x
14.
cot −1 [ √√ =
1+sin x−√ 1−sin x 2 , ]
x∈ 0,
π
4 ( ) .

15.
tan−1 ( 14 )+ tan ( 29 )= 12 cos ( 35 )
−1 −1
Solve each of the following for x (16 – 17):

16. 2 tan −1 ( cos x )=tan −1 ( 2 cosec x ) .

x 2−1 2x 2π
17.
cos −1
( )
2
x +1
+ tan−1 2
( )
x −1
=
3 .

ANSWERS
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (1 MARK)
 1 −π π
1. 1 2. π 4. √3 5. 4 6. 6

2π
7. 5
5π π
−
6 9. 4
8.
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (4 MARKS)

1 1 1
±
5. 6 6. √2 7. 4 12. For all x

17.
tan (12π ) or ( 2− √3 ) .