Worksheet: Inverse Trigonometric Functions (Unique Questions)
Section A: Equation Solving
1. Solve for x:
tan⁻¹(x + 1) + tan⁻¹(x - 1) = tan⁻¹(8/31)
2. Solve for x:
cos(tan⁻¹x) = sin(cot⁻¹3)
3. Solve for x:
tan⁻¹(3x) + tan⁻¹(2x) = π/4
4. Solve for x:
cos⁻¹((x - 1)/(x² + 1)) + tan⁻¹(2x/(x² - 1)) = 2π/3
Section B: Principal Value Evaluations
5. Find the principal value of:
tan⁻¹(1) + cos⁻¹(-2)
6. Evaluate:
tan⁻¹(tan(97°))
7. Evaluate:
sin⁻¹(sin(3π/5))
8. Evaluate:
cos⁻¹(cos(15π/2))
Section C: Conceptual Proofs
9. Prove:
cot⁻¹((2xy + 1)/(x - y)) + cot⁻¹((2yz + 1)/(y - z)) + cot⁻¹((2zx + 1)/(z - x)) = 0
(Given 0 < xy, yz, zx < 1)
10. Prove:
tan⁻¹(1) + tan⁻¹(2) + tan⁻¹(3) = π
11. Prove:
tan⁻¹(4) + tan⁻¹(2) = cos⁻¹(3/5)
12. Prove:
cos⁻¹(12/13) + sin⁻¹(5/13) = sin⁻¹(56/65)
13. Prove:
tan⁻¹(1) + tan⁻¹(1) + tan⁻¹(1) = tan⁻¹(3)
Section D: Composite Expressions
14. If y = cot⁻¹(√cos x) - tan⁻¹(√cos x), prove that:
sin y = tan²(x/2)
15. Prove:
cos[tan⁻¹(sin(cot⁻¹x))] = √(2 + x²)