INVERSE TRIGONOMETERIC FUNCTIONS

FORMULAE
1- sin-1(sin) = , cos-1(cos ) = , etc.
2-(i) sin-1(-x) = - sin-1x
(iv) sin-1x = cosec-11/x

(ii) cos-1(-x) = - cos-1x

(v) cos-1x = sec-11/x

(iii) tan-1(-x) = - tan-1x

(v1) tan-1x = cot-11/x

**3Conversion property
(i) sin-1x = cos-1(1-x2) = tan-1 x/ (1-x2)
(iii) sin-1x+ cos-1x = /2

(iii) tan-1(x) + cot-1x = /2

(ii) cos-1x = sin-1(1-x2) = tan-1(1-x2) / x

(iv) cosec-1x +sec-1x = /2

(iv) cosec-11/x = sec-1 1/(1-x2) = cot-1(1-x2) / x

***4(Learn)

x y

(i) tan-1x+ tan-1y = tan-1 1 xy , xy<1

x y

(ii) tan-1x+ tan-1y = +tan-1 1 xy

x y

(iii) tan-1x+ tan-1y= - +tan-1 1 xy

, xy>1, x>0 , y>0

, xy>1, x<0 , y<0

x y z xyz
xy yz zx
(iv) tan x+ tan y+tan z = tan
x y
-1
-1
-1 1 xy
,
(v) tan x- tan y = tan
xy > -1, x> 0 , y>0
-1

-1

-1

-1 1

x y

(vi) tan-1x- tan-1y = +tan-1 1 xy ,

xy<-1,x>0,y<0

x y

(vii) tan-1x- tan-1y = - + tan-1 1 xy , xy<-1,x<0,y>0

5 Master formula
2x
2x
1 x2
2
2
2
2tan-1x = tan-1 1 x = sin-1 1 x = cos-1 1 x
6 Additional formulae (A)
(i) sin-1x+ sin-1y = sin-1 [x (1-y2) + y(1-x2)] ,
(II) sin-1x+ sin-1y =

- sin-1 [x (1-y2) + y(1-x2)] ,

1 x, y 1, x 2 y 2 1

0<x, y 1, x2+y2 >1

(III) sin-1x+ sin-1y = - - sin-1 [x (1-y2) + y(1-x2)] , -1<x, y<0, x2+y2 >
(B)
1 x, y 1, x 2 y 2 1
(i) sin-1x- sin-1y = sin-1 [x (1-y2) - y(1-x2)] ,
(II) sin-1x- sin-1y =

- sin-1 [x (1-y2) - y(1-x2)] ,

0<x 1 , -1 y 0 , x2+y2 >1

(III) sin-1x- sin-1y = - - sin-1 [x (1-y2) - y(1-x2)] ,

-1 x<0 , 0<y 1 , x2+y2 >1

cos-1[xy(II) cos-1x + cos-1y = cos-1[xy-

1 x, y 1, x y 0

(C)
(i) cos-1x + cos-1y =

1 x2. 1 y2
1 x . 1 y
2

],
],

-1 x, y 1 , x+y 0

1. Express in simplest form

(i) tan-1 (

(ii) tan

cos x
)
1 sin x

-1

A.

1 cos x
1 cos x

A. x/2

(III) sin [ cot-1{cos(tan-1x)}]

(iv) cot 1 [

A.

1 sin x 1 sin x
1 sin x 1 sin x

(v) sin 1 [ x 1 x

x 1 x2 ]

Q2.Prove that
(i) tan(2tan-11/5 /4)= - 7/17
(ii) cot( /4 2cot-13) = 7
(iii) tan-11/2 + tan-1 1/3 = /4
(iv) tan-11+ tan-12 + tan-13 =
(v) sin-14/5 + cos-12/5 = cot-12/11
(vi)tan-11/4+tan-12/9=1/2 cos-13/5
(vii) 2sin-13/5 tan-117/31 = /4
(viii) tan-11/4 + tan-12/9 = cos-1 2/5

4 2

cos 1

x 1

2
x 2 2 x 2 = tan-1(x2+x+1)
(ix) sin-1 1 x
(x) 2 tan-1 1/ 5 + sec-152 / 7 + 2 tan-11/8 = /4

(xi) sin-1 (1/10 ) + sin-1 (3/10) = / 2

1 x2
2 x2

A. x/2
A.sin-1x-sin-1

(xii) cos-1 3/5 + cos-14/5 = / 2

(xiii) tan-1

ab
bc
ca
tan 1
tan 1
1 ab
1 bc
1 ca

(xiv) if tan 1 x tan 1 y tan 1 z ; then prove x+ y + z = xyz

1
1
1 1
(xv) tan 2 tan 1 tan
3
1
1 1
tan 1 1 -1 2 tan 3 ]
(xvi) 2[
tan
=
-1
-1
(xvii) 2tan 1/3 + tan 1/7 = /4
1
(xviii) 2 tan

1
(xix) tan

1
1
32
tan 1 tan 1
5
4
43

1
1
1
1
tan 1 tan 1 tan 1
3
5
7
8 4

1
1
(xx) tan ( 1) cos (

1
2

(xxi) tan 1 x cot 1 ( x 1) tan 1 x 2 x 1

(xxii) sin

1
17

1
(xxiii) If cos

cos 1

9
85

tan 1

1
2

x
y
cos 1 ,prove that: 9x2 - 12xycos + 4y2 = 36sin2
2
3

(xxiv) If cos-1x+cos-1y+cos-1z=, prove that: x 2 y 2 z 2 2 xyz 1

(xxv) sin-1 3/5 + sin-1 5/13 = sin-1 56/65
Solve:
(i) sin

2a
2b
sin 1
2 tan 1 x
2
2
1 a
1 b

1
1

(ii) sin 6 x sin 6 3 x

2
1
1
tan
(
x

1
)

tan
(
x

1
)
tan 1 x tan 1 3 x
(iii)
-1

-1

-1

(iv) tan (2+x) + tan (2-x) = tan 2/3

x 1
1 x 1
tan 1

(v) tan
x2

x2

(vi) cos-1x + sin-1(x/2) = /6

(vii) sin-1 x + sin-1 2x= /3
(viii) tan-12x + tan-13 x= / 4

x=

ab
1 ab

x= -1/2
x=0,-1/2
x=3,-3
x= 1/ 2
x=1
x=21/14
x= -1/6,-1

(ix) cos(sin-1x) = 1/9

(x) tan_!a + cot-1(a+1) = tan-1(a2+a+1)

x= 4

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compiled by UMENDRA VERMA

M.Sc.(Maths)-9415418874