Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Practice Questions
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
1

The total number of real solutions of the equation

$ \theta = \tan^{-1}(2 \tan \theta) - \frac{1}{2} \sin^{-1}\left(\frac{6 \tan \theta}{9 + \tan^2 \theta}\right) $

is

(Here, the inverse trigonometric functions $\sin^{-1} x$ and $\tan^{-1} x$ assume values in $[ -\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}]$ and $( -\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2})$, respectively.)

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2

Considering only the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the value of

$$ \tan \left(\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{3}{5}\right)-2 \cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{5}}\right)\right) $$

is

JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 2 Online
3
For any $y \in \mathbb{R}$, let $\cot ^{-1}(y) \in(0, \pi)$ and $\tan ^{-1}(y) \in\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$. Then the sum of all the solutions of the equation

$\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{6 y}{9-y^2}\right)+\cot ^{-1}\left(\frac{9-y^2}{6 y}\right)=\frac{2 \pi}{3}$ for $0<|y|<3$, is equal to :
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
4
Match List $$I$$ with List $$II$$ and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$ List-$$I$$
(P.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ Let $$y\left( x \right) = \cos \left( {3{{\cos }^{ - 1}}x} \right),x \in \left[ { - 1,1} \right],x \ne \pm {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}.$$ Then $${1 \over {y\left( x \right)}}\left\{ {\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right){{{d^2}y\left( x \right)} \over {d{x^2}}} + x{{dy\left( x \right)} \over {dx}}} \right\}$$ equals
(Q.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ Let $${A_1},{A_2},....,{A_n}\left( {n > 2} \right)$$ be the vertices of a regular polygon of $$n$$ sides with its centre at the origin. Let $${\overrightarrow {{a_k}} }$$ be the position vector of the point $${A_k},k = 1,2,......,n.$$ $$$f\left| {\sum\nolimits_{k = 1}^{n - 1} {\left( {\overrightarrow {{a_k}} \times \overrightarrow {{a_{k + 1}}} } \right)} } \right| = \left| {\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{n - 1} {\left( {\overrightarrow {{a_k}} .\,\overrightarrow {{a_{k + 1}}} } \right)} } \right|,$$$ then the minimum value of $$n$$ is
(R.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ If the normal from the point $$P(h, 1)$$ on the ellipse $${{{x^2}} \over 6} + {{{y^2}} \over 3} = 1$$ is perpendicular to the line $$x+y=8,$$ then the value of $$h$$ is
(S.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ Number of positive solutions satisfying the equation $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {2x + 1}}} \right) + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4x + 1}}} \right) = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {{x^2}}}} \right)$$ is

$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$List-$$II$$
(1.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$1$$
(2.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$2$$
(3.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$8$$
(4.)$$\,\,\,\,$$ $$9$$

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5
Match List $$I$$ with List $$II$$ and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List $$I$$
$$P.$$$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ $${\left( {{1 \over {{y^2}}}{{\left( {{{\cos \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}y} \right) + y\sin \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}y} \right)} \over {\cot \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}y} \right) + \tan \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}y} \right)}}} \right)}^2} + {y^4}} \right)^{1/2}}$$ takes value

$$Q.$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$ If $$\cos x + \cos y + \cos z = 0 = \sin x + \sin y + \sin z$$ then
possible value of $$\cos {{x - y} \over 2}$$ is

$$R.$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ If $$\cos \left( {{\pi \over 4} - x} \right)\cos 2x + \sin x\sin 2\sec x = \cos x\sin 2x\sec x + $$
$$\cos \left( {{\pi \over 4} + x} \right)\cos 2x$$ then possible value of $$\sec x$$ is

$$S.$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ If $$\cot \left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\sqrt {1 - {x^2}} } \right) = \sin \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {x\sqrt 6 } \right)} \right),\,\,x \ne 0,$$
Then possible value of $$x$$ is

List $$II$$
$$1.$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ $${1 \over 2}\sqrt {{5 \over 3}} $$

$$2.$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ $$\sqrt 2 $$

$$3.$$ $$\,\,\,\,\,$$ $${1 \over 2}$$

$$1.$$ $$\,\,\,\,$$ $$1$$

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6
The value of $$\cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{23} {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}} \left( {1 + \sum\limits_{k = 1}^n {2k} } \right)} \right)$$ is
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7
If $$0 < x < 1$$, then

$$\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} {\left[ {{{\left\{ {x\cos \left( {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}x} \right) + \sin \left( {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}x} \right)} \right\}}^2} - 1} \right]^{1/2}} = $$
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8
The value of $$x$$ for which $$sin\left( {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}\left( {1 + x} \right)} \right) = \cos \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\,x} \right)$$ is
IIT-JEE 2004 Screening
9
If $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {x - {{{x^2}} \over 2} + {{{x^3}} \over 4} - ....} \right)$$ $$$ + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{x^2} - {{{x^4}} \over 2} + {{{x^6}} \over 4} - ....} \right) = {\pi \over 2}$$$
for $$0 < \left| x \right| < \sqrt 2 ,$$ then $$x$$ equals
IIT-JEE 2001 Screening
10
The number of real solutions of
$${\tan ^{ - 1}}\,\,\sqrt {x\left( {x + 1} \right)} + {\sin ^{ - 1}}\,\,\sqrt {{x^2} + x + 1} = \pi /2$$ is
IIT-JEE 1999
11
If we consider only the principle values of the inverse trigonometric functions then the value of
$$\tan \left( {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}{1 \over {5\sqrt 2 }} - {{\sin }^{ - 1}}{4 \over {\sqrt {17} }}} \right)$$ is
IIT-JEE 1994
12
The principal value of $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sin {{2\pi } \over 3}} \right)$$ is
IIT-JEE 1986
13
The value of $$\tan \left[ {{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over 5}} \right) + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over 3}} \right)} \right]$$ is
IIT-JEE 1983
Numerical
1

Let $\mathbb{R}$ denote the set of all real numbers. Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $g: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow(0,4)$ be functions defined by

$$ f(x)=\log _e\left(x^2+2 x+4\right), \text { and } g(x)=\frac{4}{1+e^{-2 x}} $$

Define the composite function $f \circ g^{-1}$ by $\left(f \circ g^{-1}\right)(x)=f\left(g^{-1}(x)\right)$, where $g^{-1}$ is the inverse of the function $g$.

Then the value of the derivative of the composite function $f \circ g^{-1}$ at $x=2$ is ________________.

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2
Let $\tan ^{-1}(x) \in\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$, for $x \in \mathbb{R}$. Then the number of real solutions of the equation $\sqrt{1+\cos (2 x)}=\sqrt{2} \tan ^{-1}(\tan x)$ in the set $\left(-\frac{3 \pi}{2},-\frac{\pi}{2}\right) \cup\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \cup\left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{3 \pi}{2}\right)$ is equal to :
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 1 Online
3
Considering only the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the value of

$$ \frac{3}{2} \cos ^{-1} \sqrt{\frac{2}{2+\pi^{2}}}+\frac{1}{4} \sin ^{-1} \frac{2 \sqrt{2} \pi}{2+\pi^{2}}+\tan ^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\pi} $$

is
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online
4
The value of

$${\sec ^{ - 1}}\left( \matrix{ {1 \over 4}\sum\limits_{k = 0}^{10} {\sec \left( {{{7\pi } \over {12}} + {{k\pi } \over 2}} \right)} \sec \left( {{{7\pi } \over {12}} + {{(k + 1)\pi } \over 2}} \right) \hfill \cr} \right)$$

in the interval $$\left[ { - {\pi \over 4},\,{{3\pi } \over 4}} \right]$$ equals ..........
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5
The number of real solutions of the equation $$\eqalign{ & {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {} {x^{i + 1}} - x\sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {} {{\left( {{x \over 2}} \right)}^i}} \right) \cr & = {\pi \over 2} - {\cos ^1}\left( {\sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {} {{\left( {{{ - x} \over 2}} \right)}^i} - \sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {} {{\left( { - x} \right)}^i}} \right) \cr} $$ lying in the interval $$\left( { - {1 \over 2},{1 \over 2}} \right)$$ is ........... .

(Here, the inverse trigonometric functions sin$$-$$1 x and cos$$-$$1 x assume values in $${\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right]}$$ and $${\left[ {0,\pi } \right]}$$, respectively.)
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Let f : [0, 4$$\pi$$] $$\to$$ [0, $$\pi$$] be defined by f(x) = cos$$-$$1 (cos x). The number of points x $$\in$$ [0, 4$$\pi$$] satisfying the equation $$f(x) = {{10 - x} \over {10}}$$ is
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Subjective
1
Let $$(x, y)$$ be such that $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {ax} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( y \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {bxy} \right) = {\pi \over 2}$$.

Column $$I$$
(A) If $$a=1$$ and $$b=0,$$ then $$(x, y)$$
(B) If $$a=1$$ and $$b=1,$$ then $$(x, y)$$
(C) If $$a=1$$ and $$b=2,$$ then $$(x, y)$$
(D) If $$a=2$$ and $$b=2,$$ then $$(x, y)$$

Column $$II$$
(p) lies on the circle $${x^2} + {y^2} = 1$$
(q) lies on $$\left( {{x^2} - 1} \right)\left( {{y^2} - 1} \right) = 0$$
(r) lies on $$y=x$$
(s) lies on $$\left( {4{x^2} - 1} \right)\left( {{y^2} - 1} \right) = 0$$

IIT-JEE 2007
2
Match the following

Column $$I$$

(A) $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^\infty {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {2{i^2}}}} \right) = t,} $$ then tan $$t=$$

(B) Sides $$a, b, c$$ of a triangle $$ABC$$ are in $$AP$$ and
$$\cos {\theta _1} = {a \over {b + c}},\,\cos {\theta _2} = {b \over {a + c}},\cos {\theta _3} = {c \over {a + b}},$$
then $${\tan ^2}\left( {{{{\theta _1}} \over 2}} \right) + {\tan ^2}\left( {{{{\theta _3}} \over 2}} \right) = $$

(C) A line is perpendicular to $$x + 2y + 2z = 0$$ and
passes through $$(0, 1, 0)$$. The perpendicular distance of this line from the origin is

Column $$II$$

(p) $$1$$

(q) $${{\sqrt 5 } \over 3}$$

(r) $${2 \over 3}$$

IIT-JEE 2006
3
Prove that $$\cos \,ta{n^{ - 1}}\sin \,{\cot ^{ - 1}}x = \sqrt {{{{x^2} + 1} \over {{x^2} + 2}}} $$.
IIT-JEE 2002
4
Find all the solution of $$4$$ $${\cos ^2}x\sin x - 2{\sin ^2}x = 3\sin x$$
IIT-JEE 1983
5
Find the value of : $$\cos \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}x + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}x} \right)$$ at $$x = {1 \over 5}$$, where
$$0 \le {\cos ^{ - 1}}x \le \pi $$ and $$ - \pi /2 \le {\sin ^{ - 1}}x \le \pi /2$$.
IIT-JEE 1981