CBSE

Class–12 Mathematics
NCERT Exemplar
Chapter - 2
Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Short Answer Questions

1. Find the principal value of cos–1x, for .

2. Evaluate

3. Find the value of

4. Find the value of

5. Evaluate .

6. Evaluate: .

7. Evaluate:

8. Prove that . State with reason whether the equality is

valid for all values of x.

9. Find the value of

10. Find value of tan (cos–1x) and hence evaluate

11. Find the value of

12. Evaluate

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13. Prove that

15. Which is greater, tan 1 or tan–1 1?

16. Find the value of

17. Solve for x

18. Find the values of x which satisfy the equation

19. Solve the equation

20. Show that

21. Which of the following corresponds to the principal value branch of tan–1?

(A) (C)

(D)
(B)

22. The principal value branch of sec-1is

(A)
(C) (0, π)

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23. One branch of cos–1 other than the principal value branch corresponds to

(A) (C) (0, π)

(B) (D) [2π, 3π]

24. The value of

(A) (B) (C) (D)

26. The value of is

27. If for some then the value of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

28. The domain of is

(A) [0, 1] (B) [– 1, 1] (C) (d)

29. The principal value of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

30. The greatest and least values of are respectively

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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31. Let , then value of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

32. The domain of the function is

(A) [0, 1] (B) (0, 1) (C) [–1, 1] (D)

33. The domain of is

(A) [3, 5] (B) [0, π]

(C) (D)

34. The domain of the function defined by is

(A) [–1, 1] (B) [–1, π + 1] (C) (D)

35. The value of sin is

(A) .48 (B) .96 (C) 1.2 (D) sin 1.2

36. If then value of is

(A) (B) π (C) 0 (D)

37. The value of is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

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38. The value of the expression is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)

39 The equation has

(A) no Solution (B) unique Solution

(C) infinite number of Solutions (D) two Solutions

40. If , then

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

41. The value of tan is

(A) 5 (B) 11 (C) 13 (D) 15

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