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Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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65 Best JEE Main and Advanced Level Problems (IIT-JEE). Prepared by IITians.

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

1. The value of sin (cot1 x) is :
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(a) 1 x2 (b) x (c) (d) None of these
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(c) (1 + x2)3/2 (d) (1 + x2)1/2

8. If sin1 x os1 x
, for some x ( 1, 1), then the value of cos
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2. The value of cot 1
sin1 is : 5
4 13 is :

(a) sin
1

1
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(b) sin
1

1
12
13
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(a) 3/10
(c) 7/10

(b) 5/10
(d) 9/10

If 2 sin1 x sin1 2x 1 x2 , then x is equal to :
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(c) sin (d) sin
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x 1 x 1 (a) [1, 1] (b) ,1
3. If tan1 tan1 , then x is equal to : 2
x 2 x 2 4
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1 1 1 1
(c) , (d) None of these
(a) (b) 2 2
2 2
10. The greatest and the least values of (sin1 x)3 + (cos1 x)3 are
5 1 respectively :
(c) (d)
2 2
3 3
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If 2 tan (cos x) = tan (2 cosec x), then the value of x is (a) , (b) ,
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(a) 3/4 (b) /4
(c) /3 (d) None of these 3 73
(c) , (d) None of these
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5. The value of sin sin1 is : 11. The solution set of the equation sin1 x = 2 tan1 x is :
2 2 (a) {1, 2} (b) {1, 2}
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(a)
2
3
(b)
2
3
(c) {1, 1, 0}
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(d) 1, ,0
2

1 1 12. If k < sin1 x + cos1 x + tan1 x < K then :

(c) (d)
2 2
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(a) k = 0, K = (b) k 0, K
6. 2 1 2 1
sec (tan 2) + cosec (cot 3) is equal to 2
(a) 5 (b) 13

(c) 15 (d) 6 (c) k , K (d) None of these
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1 1 13. The value of tan1 (1) + tan1 (2) + tan1 (3) is equal to :
7. If tan(cos1 x) = sin cot , then x is equal to :
2 (a) (b) 5/4
(c) /2 (d) None of these
5 5
(a) (b)
3 3
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2
1 1 2a 1 1 b 1 2x
14. The value of cos (2 cos1 x + sin1 x) at x is 24. If sin 2
cos 2
tan 2 ,
5 1 a 1b 1 x
(a) 1 (b) 3 then value of x is
(a) a (b) b
2 6
(c) 0 (d)
5 ab ab
(c) (d)
15. Which one of the following is correct ? 1 ab 1 ab
(a) tan 1 > tan1 1 (b) tan 1 < tan1 1 1 2x 1 1x
2
1 2x
1
(c) tan 1 = tan 1 (d) None of the above 25. If 3sin 2
4cos 2
2tan 2
, then
1 x 1 x 1 x 3
4 1 1
1 1 4 1 1 value of x is
16. If sin sin and cos cos , then
5 3 5 3 (a) 3 (b) 1 / 3
(a) < (b) = (c) 1 (d) None of these
(c) > (d) None of these 26. If = sin1 x + cos1 x tan1 x, x > 0, then the smallest interval
1 1 1
17. If cos x + cos y + cos z = , then in which lies, is given by
(a) x2 + y2 = z2 (b) x2 + y2 + z2 = 0
3
(c) x2 + y2 + z2 = 1 2xyz (d) None of the above (a) (b) 0
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1 1 a
18. tan sin cos
2 is equal to
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2 1 a2 2 1 a 4 4 2

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27. If x + y + z2 = r2, then
2 2
2
2a 1a
(a) (b) 1 xy 1 yz 1 xz

(c)
1 a

2a
2

2
2
1 a

(d) None of these .c tan tan tan is equal to

(a)
(c) 0
zr xr
(b) /2
yr

(d) None of these

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19. sin x sin cos x cos is equal to
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x x n
(a) (b) /2 1 2m
28. tan 4 2 is equal to
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(c) 3/2 (d) None of these m1 m m 2

1 1 n2 n n2 n
20. The value of tan
r0
2 is equal to
1r r
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1
(b) tan 2
1

n n 2 n n 2
(a) /2 (b) 3/4
2
(c) /4 (d) None of these 1 n
n 2
(c) tan 2
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(d) None of these

3 n n
21. If sin1 x + sin1 y + sin1 z , then the value of
2
1 c1 x y 1 c2 c1 1 c3 c2 1 1
29. tan tan tan ... tan
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100 100 100 c1 y x 1 c2c1 1 c3c2 cn

x y z 101

101 is 101
y z x is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1
1 y
(c) 2 (d) 3 (a) tan (b) tan1 yx
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22. If x1, x2, x3, x4 are the roots of the equation x4 x3 sin2 + x2
cos2 x cos sin = 0, then 1 x
(c) tan (d) tan1 (x y)
tan1x1 + tan1x2 + tan1x3 + tan1x4 is equal to y

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(a) (b) 30. If x , , then the value of
2 2 2
(c) (d) 1 tanx 1 3sin2x
tan tan is
1 x 1 x y
4 5 3cos2x
23. tan tan is equal to (where x > y > 0) (a) x/2 (b) 2x
y xy
(c) 3x (d) x
(a) /4 (b) /4
(c) 3/4 (d) None of these 1 1 11
31. The equation 2cos x sin x hass
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(a) no solution (b) only one solution
2 2
(c) two solutions (d) three solutions x 2 x 2
(a) 2 (b) 2
32. If sin1 a + sin1 b + sin1 c = , then the value of x 3 x 1

a 1a b 1b
2
2
c 1 c will be
2

(c)
2
x 1
(d) None of these
2
(a) 2abc (b) abc x 2
41. The value of x for which cos1 (cos 4) > 3x2 4x is
1 1
(c) abc (d) abc
2 3 2 6 8 2 6 8
33. If cos1 x + cos1 y + cos1 z = 3, then xy + yz + zx is equal to (a) 0, 3 (b) 3
, 0

(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) (2, 2)
(c) 3 (d) 3
2 6 8 2 6 8
1 1 1 1 ,
34. tan cos x tan cos x , x 0 is equal to
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4 2 4 2 3 3
(a) x (b) 2x 1 1 1 3
(c) 2/x (d) None of these 42. If sin sin sin , then + + is equal
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35. tan tan is equal to
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(c) 3 (d) 3

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(a) cos (b) sin 1
2 5 2 5
43. If sin xi 10 , x is equal to
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(c)
1
2
1 3
tan
5
1 1
(d) tan
2 .c (a) 20
(c) 0
i1

(b) 10
i1

(d) None of these

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36. cot
1

cos tan
1

cos x , (a) [0, 1]
(c) [1, 3]
(b) [1, 1]
(d) None of these
then sinx is equal to
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2 2 45. cos 2sin is equal to
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(a) tan (b) cot 2 2
2 2
(a) /6 (b) /3
(c) 2/3 (d) /4
(c) tan (d) cot
2
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1 a 1 b
1
37. The trigonometric equation sin x = 2 sin a, has a solution 1 46. If tan tan , then x is equal to
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x x 2
for
(a) ab (b) 2ab
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(a) a (b) all real value of a (c) 2ab (d) ab
2 2
2
1 1 1 2 2 x 1 x 1
1 cos x 1 x 1 cos cos x
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(c) a (d) a 47. holds

2 2 2 4 2

1 1 y for
38. If cos x cos , then 4x2 4xy cos + y2 is equal to
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2
(c) 0 < x < 1 (d) 1 < x < 0
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(a) 4 sin2 (b) 4 sin2

(c) 4 (d) 2 sin 2 1 1
48. If sin x cos x , then x is
3 1 4
1 1
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39. If cos sin cos x , then x is equal to
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(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) None of these
(c) 1 (d) None of these 49. The number of real solutions of
1 1
40. cos[tan {sin(cot x)}] is equal to

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1 1 2
tan x x 1 sin x x 1 is (a) a 1, 1 (b) a ,
2 2 2
(a) zero (b) one
(c) two (d) infinite
(c) a 1,1 (d) a 1 ,1
50. If cos1 x > sin1 x, then 2 2 2
(a) x < 0 (b) 1 < x < 0 60. Total number of ordered pairs (x, y) satisfying |y| = cos x and y =
sin1 (sin x) where |x| < 3, is equal to
1 1
(c) 0 x (d) 1 x (a) 2 (b) 4
2 2
(c) 6 (d) 8

51. cos
1

cos 2cot
1
2 1 is equal too
61.
n

tan
1
2r 1
2r 1 is equal to
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(a) 2 1 (b) /4
(c) 3/4 (d) None of these
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52. The complete solution set of sin1 (sin 5) > x2 4x is 1 n 1
(c) tan1 (2n + 1) (d) tan
(a) x 2 9 2 (b) x 2 9 2
n
1
r r1

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(c) x 9 2 (d) x 9 2
62. sin
r 1

r r 1 is equal to
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53. Range of f(x) = sin1 x + tan1 x + sec1 x is

3
(a) ,
4 4
3
(b) ,
4 4
.c (a) tan
1
n 4 (b) tan
1
n1
4
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3
(c) , (d) None of these
(c) tan
1
n (d) tan
1
n1
4 4 63. The minimum value of (sin1 x)3 + (cos1 x)3 is equal to
54. Range of f(x) = sin1 x + cot1 x + tan1 x is 3 3
(a) [0, ] (b) [/2, ] 5
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55. The value of sin1 [cos (cos1 (cos x) + sin1 (sin x))], where 3 3
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(c) (d)
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x , , is
2 64. The complete solution set of [cot1 x]2 6 [cot1 x] + 9 < 0, where
(a) /2 (b) [.] denotes the greatest integer function, is
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(c) (d) /2 (a) (, cot 3] (b) [cot 3, cot 2)

56. Complete solution set of tan2 (sin1 x) > 1 is (c) [cot 3, ) (d) None of these
65. If [sin1 cos1 sin1 tan1 x] = 1, where [.] denotes the greatest
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1 1 integer function, then x belongs to the interval

(a) 1, , 1
2 2 (a) [tan sin cos 1, tan sin cos sin 1]
(b) [tan sin cos 1, tan sin cos sin 1]
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(b) , ~ 0 (c) [1, 1]

2 2 (d) [sin cos tan 1, sin cos sin tan 1]
(c) (1, 1) ~ {0} (d) None of these
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57. If tan x cot x 1
, then x equals
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(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) None of these

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58. If A = 2tan1 2 2 1 and B 3sin sin , then
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(a) A = B (b) A < B
(c) A > B (d) None of these
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59. The equation sin x = |x a| will at least one solution if
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ANSWER KEY
1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (d) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (a) 20. (a)
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21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (c) 30. (d)
31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (d) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (c)
41. (d) 42. (c) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (b) 49. (c) 50. (d)
51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (a) 55. (d) 56. (a) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (d) 60. (c)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (a) 64. (a) 65. (a)

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