WS-1 on Inverse Trigonometry
Class-XII
Dated:06-04-2024
1. Write the range of one branch of tan-1x, other than the Principal Branch.
2. Prove that :
π
i) tan 1 ( x) tan 1 x (ii) cos 1 ( x) π cos 1 x iii) sec 1 x cosec 1 x
2
π -1
3. Write the value of sin sin -1
6 2
4. Find the principal value of tan-1(3) – sec-1(-2).
3 3 6
5. Prove the following cos sin 1 cot 1
5 2 5 13
1 x 1 x 1 π
6. Solve for x : tan tan 1 , x 1.
x2 x2 4
1 1 1 1
7. If tan 1 tan 1 tan 1 . . . tan 1 tan 1 θ , then find θ.
1 1.2 1 2.3 1 3.4 1 n.(n 1)
1 1
8. Find the value of tan -1 1 + cos-1 + sin -1
2 2
9. If sin -1 x + sin -1 y + sin -1 z = π , prove that x 1 x 2 y 1 y 2 z 1 z 2 2 xyz
x 1 y x 2 2 xy y2
10. If cos 1
cos , show that 2 cos 2 sin 2
a b a ab b
11. If sin-1x + sin-1y + sin-1z = π , prove that x4 + y4 + z4 + 4x2y2z2 = 2( x2y2 + y2z2 + z2x2 ).
1 1 x2 1 x2
12. If y tan , prove that x2 = sin2y.
1 x 1 x
2 2
yz zx xy
13. If tan 1 tan 1 tan 1 , prove that x2 + y2 + z2 = r2.
xr yr zr 2
1 1 1
14. If cos x cos y cos z π, prove that x y z 2 xyz = 1
2 2 2
ab x b a cos x
15. Prove that 2tan -1 tan cos-1
a b 2 a b cos x
16. Prove that sin cot 1 tan cos 1 x x
a1 x y a a a a a a 1 3
17. If x y = 0, prove that tan 1 tan 1 2 1 tan 1 3 2 ... tan 1 n n 1 tan 1
a1 x y a1a2 1 a2 a3 1 an 1an 1 an 4
18. If θ = cot -1 cos2α tan -1 cos2α, show that sinθ = tan 2α
a b
19. In ΔABC, right angled at C, prove that tan -1 tan -1
bc ac 4
1 xy 1 yz 1 zx
20. Prove that cot 1 cot 1 cot 1 0
x y yz zx
sin αsinβ 1 cosα cosβ
21. Prove that sin 1 cos
1 cosαcosβ 1 cos cosβ
22. If tan -1 x + tan -1 y + tan -1 z = π, prove that x y z xyz
π
-1 -1 -1
23. If tan x + tan y + tan z = , prove that xy yz zx 1
2
π
24. i) If sin -1 x + sin -1 y + sin -1 z = , prove that x 2 y 2 z 2 2 xyz = 1
2
ii) If cos -1 x + cos-1 y = θ, prove that x 2 + y 2 - 2xy cosθ = sin 2θ
x y c2
iii) If sin -1 + sin -1 = sin -1 , prove that b2 x 2 2 xy a 2b 2 c 4 a 2 y 2 c 4
a b ab
25. Reduce in the simplest forms:
cosx + sinx
i) tan -1
cosx - sinx
1 x2 1
ii) tan
1
x
1 sin x 1 sin x
cot -1
1 sin x 1 sin x
iii)
