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Chapter-19-Inverse Trigonometrie Functions Important Points A function f: A> B has an inverse f7 iff fis bijective. If fis bijective then £7; B > Ais defined by f(x) iff fy) =x. We also have the identities fof =I, and fof ‘Trigonometric functions are many one. By restricting their domain to particular subsets of R ‘we can make them one-one (ie injective) eg. sin: R — [-1,1] is surjective but mot injective. But sn I> a 4 exists. sat'x 49 iffsind =x. © | 4[-11) is injective and surjective. Therefofe sin” ¥f cos: [0,1] > [-1,1] is bijective anid cos: [51,1] :{0,#} is defined by cos"ix = 0 iff cos = x. The various inverse trigonometric functions along with their domains and ranges are given below. Functions | Domains sin? Eu cos? Au eosee? | RCL.) sec? RCL) tan? R cot? 0,7) 1.Properties 3) sin@in x) =x iff [x] <1 sind = 6 iff sash 2 ii) cos(cos *x) = x iff |x| <1 cos"1(cos8) = Sif O 1 7 =n gk cosec'* (cosec8) = 8 iff "<0" 840 v) see(sec 4x) = xiff [x| 21 sec Nsecd) = Oi 0801 slee tan*—if x>0 x Gi) cot? i tan itx-1 tant 2% ifs? <1 I-x Tf0

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