Inverse Trigonometric Functions

1. For any y ∈ R,let cot−1 (y) ∈ (0, −1 π π

 π) and
 tan (y)
 2 ∈ − 2
, 2
.Then the sum of all
6y
solutions of the equation tan−1 9−y 2 + cot−1 9−y6y
= 2π
3
for 0 < |y| < 3, is equal
√ √ √ √
to (a) 2 3 − 3 (b) 3 − 2 3 (c) 4 3 − 6 (d) 6 − 4 3 Jee Advanced 2023
 4 2 
2. Let x ∗ y = x2 + y 3 and (x ∗ 1) ∗ 1 = x ∗ (1 ∗ 1).Then a value of 2 sin−1 xx4 +x+x −2
2 +2 is
π π π π
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 6 Jee Main 2022
−1 3
−1 3
3. The set of all 1values

of k1 for
which
 1(tan  x)  + (cot x ) = kπ 3 , x ∈ R,in the
7 13 13 1 9


interval: (a) 32 , 8 (b) 24 , 16 (c) 48 , 16 (d) 32 , 8 Jee Main 2022
−1 −1
  p
4. If 0 < x < √12 and sinα x = cosβ x ,then a value of sin α+β 2πα
is (a) 4 (1 − x2 )(1 −
p p p
2x2 ) (b) 4x (1 − x2 )(1 − 2x2 ) (c) 2x (1 − x2 )(1 − 4x2 ) (d) 4 (1 − x2 )(1 − 4x2 )
. Jee Main 2022

5. sin−1 sin 2π + cos−1 cos 7π + tan−1 tan 3π is equal to : (a) 11π (b) 17π (c) 31π




3 6 4 12 12 12
(d) − 3π
4
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 √ 
6. tan 2 tan−1 15 + sec−1 +52 2 tan−1 81 is equal to : (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 14 (d) 54 .
. Jee Main 2022

7. For k ∈ R,letthe solution of the equation cos(sin−1 (x cot(tan−1 (cos(sin−1 ))))) =

k, 0 < |x| < √12 be α and β,where the inverse trigonometric functions take only
principal values.If the solutions of the equation x2 − bx − 5 = 0 are α12 + β12 and αβ
then kb2 is equal to ——— Jee Main 2022
−1 1 −1 4

2
P x =3 sin(2 tan α) and y = sin 2 tan 3 .If S = {α ∈ R : y = 1 − x},then
8. Let
16α is equal to ——– Jee Main 2022
α∈S
 
−1 cos( 15π
4 )
9. The value of tan sin( π4 )
is equal to : (a) − π4 (b) − π8 (c) − 5π
12
(d) − 4π
9

. Jee Main 2022

10. If the inverse trigonometric functions take

principal values,then
cos−1 103
cos tan−1 43 + 25 sin tan−1 43 is equal to : (a) 0 (b) π4 (c) π3 (d)



π
6
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   √ √


11. 50 tan 3 tan−1 21 + 2 cos−1 √15 + 4 2 tan 12 tan−1 2 2 is equal to ————

— Jee Main 2022

12. Consideringq only the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions,the value
√ √
3 −1 2 1 −1 2 2π −1 2
of 2 cos 2+π 2 + 4
sin 2+π 2 + tan π
is ——- Jee Advanced 2022

13. cos−1 (cos(−5)) + sin−1 (sin(6)) − tan−1 (tan(12)) is equal to:(The inverse function
trigonometric functions take principal values) (a) 3π − 11 (b) 3π + 1 (c) 4π − 11 (d)
4π − 9 Jee Main 2021
 −1 x
√
14. The real function f (x) = cosec is defined for all x belonging to: (a) all integers
x−[x]
except 0, −1, 1 (b) all non-integers except in the interval [−1, 1] (c) all reals except
the interval [−1, 1] (d) all real except integers. Jee Main 2021

15. cosec 2 cot−1 (5) + cos−1 45 is equal to : (a) 65 56

(c) 65 75


33
(b) 33 56
(d) 56 Jee Main 2021

16. If (sin−1 x)2 − (cos
−1 x)2 = a,
0 < x < 1,
a ̸= 0,then the value of 2x2 − 1 is (a)
cos 2a (b) cos 4a (c) sin 2a (d) sin 4a


π π π π
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 √  √ √
17. A possible value of tan 41 sin−1 863 is : (a) √17 (b) 2 2 − 1 (c) 2√1 2 (d) 7 −
1 Jee Main 2021

18. The sum of the possible values of x for tan−1 (x + 1) + cot−1 x−11
= tan−1 31
8



is :
32 33 31 30
(a) − 4 (b) − 4 (c) − 4 (d) − 4 Jee Main 2021
50
tan−1 1 101 51 50
P
19. If 2r2
= p,then the value of tanp is : (a) 100 (b) 102
(c) 50
(d) 51
.
r=1
. Jee Main 2021

20. The value of tan 2 tan−1 3

+ sin−1 5 151
(b) −291 (c) 220




5 13
is equal to : (a) 63 76 21
(d)
−181
69
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21. All x satisfying the inequality (cot−1 x)2 − 7(cot−1 x) + 10 > 0,lies in the inter-
val: (a) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 4, cot 2) (b) (cot 2, ∞) (c) (−∞, cot 5) ∪ (cot 2, ∞) (d)
(cot 5, cot 4) Jee Main 2019

22. If x = sin−1 (sin 10) and y = cos−1 (cos 10),then y − x is equal to : (a) π (b) 7π (c) 0
(d) 10 Jee Main 2019

23. If cos−1 x − cos−1 y2 = α,where −1 ≤ x ≤ 1, −2 ≤ y ≤ 2, x ≤ y2 ,then for all

x, y, 4x2 − 4xy cos α + y 2 is equal to : (a) 4 sin2 α − 2x2 y 2 (b) 4 cos2 α + 2x2 y 2 (c)
4 sin2 α (d) 2 sin2 α Jee Main 2019
√ √ √
−1 2 −1 3 π 3 145 145 146



24. If cos
√ 3x
+ cos 4x
= 2
, x > 4
then x is equal to (a) 12
(b) 10
(c) 12
145
(d) 11 Jee Main 2019

25. Considering only the principal values of inverse functions,the set

A = x ≥ 0 : tan−1 (2x) + tan−1 (3x) = π4 (a) contains two elements (b) contains


more than two elements. (c) is a singleton. (d) is an empty set. Jee Main 2019
 19  n

−1
is : (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 23
P P
26. The value of cot cot 1+ 2p 19 21 23 22
n=1 p=1
. Jee Main 2019
−1 3 −1 1 π



27. If α = cos  5 , β = tan
3 ,where  α− β is equal to : (a)
 0 < α, β < 2 ,then
−1 9 −1 9 −1 9 −1 √9
sin √
5 10
(b) tan 14
(c) cos √
5 10
(d) tan 5 10
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n  o
−1 1−x −1 1−x2


28. Let S = x ∈ R : 0 < x < 1 and 2 tan 1+x
= cos 1+x2
.If n(S) denotes the
number of elements in S then : (a) n(S) = 2 and only one element in S is less than
1
2
. (b) n(S) = 1 and the elements in S is more than 21 (c) n(S) = 1 and the elements
in S is less than 12 (d) n(S) = 0 Jee Main 2023
29. Let (a, b) ⊂ (0, 2π) be the largest interval for which sin−1 (sin θ) + cos−1 (sin θ) >
0, θ ∈ (0, 2π) holds.If αx2 + βx + sin−1 (x2 − 6x + 10) + cos−1 (x2 − 6x + 10) = 0 and
π π
α − β = b − a,then α is equal to (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) π8 (d) 12
π
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 √  q √ 
30. tan−1 1+ √3 + sec−1
3+ 3
8+4√3
6+3 3
is equal to (a) π4 (b) π2 (c) π3 (d) π6 Jee Main 2023
√
31. Let S be the set of all solutions of the equation cos−1 (2x) − 2 cos−1 1 − x2 =


√ 
−1 2 −1 3
 1 1 P 2π
π, x ∈ − 2 , 2 .Then 2 sin (x − 1) is equal to (a) 0 (b) − 3 (c) π − sin 4
 √ x∈S
−1 3
(d) π − 2 sin 4
Jee Main 2023

32. For x ∈ (−1, 1] the number of solutions of the equation sin−1 x = 2 tan−1 x is equal
to —— Jee Main 2023
 2

33. If the sum of all solutions of tan−1 1−x
2x
+ cot−1 1−x = π3 , −1 < x < 1, x ̸= 0, is


2 2x
α− √4 ,then α is equal to —– Jee Main 2023
3

34. Considering the principal values

 of the inverse trigonometric functions,the domain
−1 x2 −4x+2
is : (a) −∞, 4 (b) − 4 , ∞ (c) − 31 , ∞
1
  1


of the function f (x) = cos x2 +3
(d) −∞, 13

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35. Considering the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions,the sum of
all the solutions of the equation cos−1 x − 2 sin−1 x = cos−1 (2x) is equal to : (a) 0
(b) 1 (c) 21 (d) − 12 Jee Main 2022
−1 −1 −1
36. If sin a x = cos b x = tanc y ; 0 < x < 1; 0 < y < 1,then the values of cos a+b
πc


is (a)
2 1−y 2 1−y 2 1−y 2
1 − y (b) 1+y2 (c) 2y (d) y√y Jee Main 2021

37. If cot−1 (α) = cot−1 2 + cot−1 8 + cot−1 18 + cot−1 32 + . . . upto 100 terms,then α is
: (a) 1.02 (b) 1.33 (c) 1.01 (d) 1.00 Jee Main 2021

38. Given that the inverse trigonometric functions take
principal
values−1only.Then,the
−1 3x −1 4x
number of real values of x which satisfy sin 5
+ sin 5
= sin x is equal to
: (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1 Jee Main 2021

39. The number of solution of the equation sin−1 x2 + 31 + cos−1 x2 − 32 = x2 for

   

x ∈ [−1, 1] is (a) 0 (b) infinite (c) 2 (d) 4 Jee Main 2021

√
40. The number of real roots of the equation tan−1 x(x + 1) + sin−1 x2 + x + 1 = π4
p

is : (a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2 Jee Main 2021

k
6r
tan−1 .Then lim Sk is equal to : (a) cot−1 3
(b) tan−1 3
P



41. Let Sk = 22r+1 +32r+1 2 2
r=1 k→∞
−1 π
(c) tan (3) (d) 2
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42. Let a1= 1, a2, a3 , . . . be

 consecutive
 natural
 numbers.Then

−1 −1 −1
tan 1
1+a1 a2
+tan 1
a2 a3
+· · ·+tan 1
a2021 a2022
is equal to (a) π4 −cot−1 (2022)
(b) cot−1 (2022) − π
4
(c) tan−1 (2022) − π
4
(d) π
4
− tan−1 (2022) Jee Main 2023

43. If sin−1 17
α
+ cos−1 54 − tan−1 77
36
= 0, 0 < α < 13,then sin−1 (sin α) + cos−1 (cos α) is
equal to (a) π (b) 16 (c) 0 (d) 16 − 5π Jee Main 2023
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44. If S = x ∈ R : sin−1 √xx+12 +x+2 − sin −1 √ x
x2 +1
= π
4
then
sin (x2 + x + 5) π2 − cos ((x2 + x + 5)π) is equal to —–
P


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x∈S
 50

−1 1 26 25
P

45. The value of cot tan 1+n+n2
is : (a) 25
(b) 26
(c) 50 (d) 52Jee Main 2022
n=1
 n

−1 1
P

46. The value of lim 6 tan tan r2 +3r+3
is equal to (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
n→∞ r=1
6 Jee Main 2022
 2 2
47. If 0 < a, b < 1,and tan−1 a + tan−1 b = π4 ,then the value of (a + b) − a +b 2
+
 3 3  4 4
a +b
− a +b + . . . is (a) loge 2 (b) e (c) e2 − 1 (d) loge 2e Jee Main 2021


3 4
 n

−1 1
P

48. lim tan tan 1+r+r2
is equal to ————— Jee Main 2021
n→∞ r=1

49. For any positive integer n,let Sn : (0, ∞) → R be defined by

n  2

−1 1+k(k+1)x
,where for any x ∈ R, cot−1 x ∈ (0, π) and tan−1 (x) ∈
P
Sn (x) = cot x
k=1
− π2 , π2 .Then which of the following


 is(are) true ?
2
(a) S10 (x) = π2 − tan−1 1+11x
10x
,for all x > 0.
(b) lim cot(Sn (x)) = x,for all x > 0.
n→∞
(c) The equation S3 (x) = π4 has no root in (0, ∞) .
(d) tan(Sn (x)) ≤ 12 for all n ≥ 1 and x > 0 Jee Advanced 2021

50. If S is the
sum of the first 10 term of the series tan−1 3 + tan−1 17 + tan−1 13 1 1




+
−1 1 6 5 10 5
tan 21
+ . . . then tan(S) is equal to (a) − 5 (b) 11 (c) 11 (d) 6 Jee Main 2020
6
dy
k cos−1
3
cos kx − 45 sin kx ,then
P
51. If y = 5 dx
at x = 0 is —— Jee Main 2020
k=1
 10  
−1 1 7π kπ 7π (k+1)π
in the interval − π4 , 3π
P
 
52. The value of sec 4
sec 12
+ 12
sec 12
+ 2 4
k=0
equals ——- Jee Advanced 2019