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If the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _{e}\left(4 x^{2}+11 x+6\right)+\sin ^{-1}(4 x+3)+\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{10 x+6}{3}\right)$ is $(\alpha, \bet...
Let $$S = \left\{ {x \in R:0 If $$\mathrm{n(S)}$$ denotes the number of elements in $$\mathrm{S}$$ then :...
Let $$S$$ be the set of all solutions of the equation $$\cos ^{-1}(2 x)-2 \cos ^{-1}\left(\sqrt{1-x^{2}}\right)=\pi, x \in\left[-\frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}...
Let (a, b) $\subset(0,2 \pi)$ be the largest interval for which $\sin ^{-1}(\sin \theta)-\cos ^{-1}(\sin \theta)>0, \theta \in(0,2 \pi)$, holds. If $...
If $${\sin ^{ - 1}}{\alpha \over {17}} + {\cos ^{ - 1}}{4 \over 5} - {\tan ^{ - 1}}{{77} \over {36}} = 0,0 ...
$${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{1 + \sqrt 3 } \over {3 + \sqrt 3 }}} \right) + {\sec ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sqrt {{{8 + 4\sqrt 3 } \over {6 + 3\sqrt 3 }}} } \righ...
The domain of the function $$f(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2}-3 x+2}{x^{2}+2 x+7}\right)$$ is :
The sum of the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of the function $$f(x)=\tan ^{-1}(\sin x-\cos x)$$ in the interval $$[0, \pi]$$ is :...
Considering only the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the domain of the function $$f(x)=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{x^{2}-4 x+2}{x^{...
Considering the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the sum of all the solutions of the equation $$\cos ^{-1}(x)-2 \sin ^{-1}(x)=...
The domain of the function $$f(x)=\sin ^{-1}\left[2 x^{2}-3\right]+\log _{2}\left(\log _{\frac{1}{2}}\left(x^{2}-5 x+5\right)\right)$$, where [t] is t...
If $$0 ...
$$\tan \left(2 \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{5}+\sec ^{-1} \frac{\sqrt{5}}{2}+2 \tan ^{-1} \frac{1}{8}\right)$$ is equal to :
Let m and M respectively be the minimum and the maximum values of $$f(x) = {\sin ^{ - 1}}2x + \sin 2x + {\cos ^{ - 1}}2x + \cos 2x,\,x \in \left[ {0,{...
Let $$\alpha = \tan \left( {{{5\pi } \over {16}}\sin \left( {2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} \right)} \right)} \right)$$ and $$\beta ...
The domain of the function $${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {4{x^2} - 1}}} \right)} \over \pi }} \right)$$ is :
The value of $$\cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{50} {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {1 + n + {n^2}}}} \right)} } \right)$$ is :
$${\sin ^1}\left( {\sin {{2\pi } \over 3}} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {\cos {{7\pi } \over 6}} \right) + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\tan {{3\pi } \over...
If the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values then $${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {10}}\cos \left( {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over ...
The value of $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\cos \left( {{{15\pi } \over 4}} \right) - 1} \over {\sin \left( {{\pi \over 4}} \right)}}} \right)$$ is equal...
Let $$x * y = {x^2} + {y^3}$$ and $$(x * 1) * 1 = x * (1 * 1)$$. Then a value of $$2{\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{x^4} + {x^2} - 2} \over {{x^4} + {x^2} + ...
The set of all values of k for which $${({\tan ^{ - 1}}x)^3} + {({\cot ^{ - 1}}x)^3} = k{\pi ^3},\,x \in R$$, is the interval :
The domain of the function $$f(x) = {{{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{{x^2} - 5x + 6} \over {{x^2} - 9}}} \right)} \over {{{\log }_e}({x^2} - 3x + 2)}}$$ is...
$${\cos ^{ - 1}}(\cos ( - 5)) + {\sin ^{ - 1}}(\sin (6)) - {\tan ^{ - 1}}(\tan (12))$$ is equal to :(The inverse trigonometric functions take the prin...
The domain of the function$$f(x) = {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{3{x^2} + x - 1} \over {{{(x - 1)}^2}}}} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{x - 1} \over {x +...
Let M and m respectively be the maximum and minimum values of the function f(x) = tan$$-$$1 (sin x + cos x) in $$\left[ {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$$, ...
If $${({\sin ^{ - 1}}x)^2} - {({\cos ^{ - 1}}x)^2} = a$$; 0 < x < 1, a $$\ne$$ 0, then the value of 2x2 $$-$$ 1 is :
The domain of the function $${{\mathop{\rm cosec}\nolimits} ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{1 + x} \over x}} \right)$$ is :
If $$\sum\limits_{r = 1}^{50} {{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{1 \over {2{r^2}}} = p} $$, then the value of tan p is :
If the domain of the function $$f(x) = {{{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\sqrt {{x^2} - x + 1} } \over {\sqrt {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2x - 1} \over 2}} \right)} }}...
The value of $$\tan \left( {2{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right) + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}\left( {{5 \over {13}}} \right)} \right)$$ is equal to :
The number of real roots of the equation $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\sqrt {x(x + 1)} + {\sin ^{ - 1}}\sqrt {{x^2} + x + 1} = {\pi \over 4}$$ is :
The number of solutions of the equation $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left[ {{x^2} + {1 \over 3}} \right] + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left[ {{x^2} - {2 \over 3}} \right] = {x...
The sum of possible values of x for tan$$-$$1(x + 1) + cot$$-$$1$$\left( {{1 \over {x - 1}}} \right)$$ = tan$$-$$1$$\left( {{8 \over {31}}} \right)$$ ...
If cot$$-$$1($$\alpha$$) = cot$$-$$1 2 + cot$$-$$1 8 + cot$$-$$1 18 + cot$$-$$1 32 + ...... upto 100 terms, then $$\alpha$$ is :...
Given that the inverse trigonometric functions take principal values only. Then, the number of real values of x which satisfy $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {...
If 0 < a, b < 1, and tan$$-$$1a + tan$$-$$1b = $${\pi \over 4}$$, then the value of $$(a + b) - \left( {{{{a^2} + {b^2}} \over 2}} \right) + \l...
If $${{{{\sin }^1}x} \over a} = {{{{\cos }^{ - 1}}x} \over b} = {{{{\tan }^{ - 1}}y} \over c}$$; $$0 < x < 1$$, then the value of $$\cos \left( ...
cosec$$\left[ {2{{\cot }^{ - 1}}(5) + {{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{4 \over 5}} \right)} \right]$$ is equal to :
A possible value of $$\tan \left( {{1 \over 4}{{\sin }^{ - 1}}{{\sqrt {63} } \over 8}} \right)$$ is :
If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right) + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 7}} \right) + {\tan...
2$$\pi $$ - $$\left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}{4 \over 5} + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}{5 \over {13}} + {{\sin }^{ - 1}}{{16} \over {65}}} \right)$$ is equal to :
The domain of the function f(x) = $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{\left| x \right| + 5} \over {{x^2} + 1}}} \right)$$ is (– $$\infty $$, -a]$$ \cup $$[a, $$...
The value of $${\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{12} \over {13}}} \right) - {\sin ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)$$ is equal to :
If $${\cos ^{ - 1}}x - {\cos ^{ - 1}}{y \over 2} = \alpha $$,where –1 $$ \le $$ x $$ \le $$ 1, – 2 $$ \le $$ y $$ \le $$ 2, x $$ \le $$ $${y \over 2}$...
If $$\alpha = {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over 5}} \right)$$, $$\beta = {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)$$ where $$0 < \alpha ,\beta <...
Considering only the principal values of inverse functions, the set A = { x $$ \ge $$ 0: tan$$-$$1(2x) + tan$$-$$1(3x) = $${\pi \over 4}$$}...
All x satisfying the inequality (cot–1 x)2– 7(cot–1 x) + 10 > 0, lie in the interval :
The value of $$\cot \left( {\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{19} {{{\cot }^{ - 1}}} \left( {1 + \sum\limits_{p = 1}^n {2p} } \right)} \right)$$ is :
If  x = sin$$-$$1(sin10) and y = cos$$-$$1(cos10), then y $$-$$ x is equal to :
If $${\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{2 \over {3x}}} \right) + {\cos ^{ - 1}}\left( {{3 \over {4x}}} \right) = {\pi \over 2}$$ (x > $$3 \over 4$$), then x i...
A value of x satisfying the equation sin[cot−1 (1+ x)] = cos [tan−1 x], is :
The value of tan-1 $$\left[ {{{\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} + \sqrt {1 - {x^2}} } \over {\sqrt {1 + {x^2}} - \sqrt {1 - {x^2}} }}} \right],$$ $$\left| x \righ...
Let $${\tan ^{ - 1}}y = {\tan ^{ - 1}}x + {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2x} \over {1 - {x^2}}}} \right),$$ where $$\left| x \right| < {1 \over {\sqrt 3...
If $$x, y, z$$ are in A.P. and $${\tan ^{ - 1}}x,{\tan ^{ - 1}}y$$ and $${\tan ^{ - 1}}z$$ are also in A.P., then :
The value of $$cot\left( {\cos e{c^{ - 1}}{5 \over 3} + {{\tan }^{ - 1}}{2 \over 3}} \right)$$ is :
If sin-1$$\left( {{x \over 5}} \right)$$ + cosec-1$$\left( {{5 \over 4}} \right)$$ = $${\pi \over 2}$$, then the value of x is :...
If $${\cos ^{ - 1}}x - {\cos ^{ - 1}}{y \over 2} = \alpha ,$$ then $$4{x^2} - 4xy\cos \alpha + {y^2}$$ is equal to :
The trigonometric equation $${\sin ^{ - 1}}x = 2{\sin ^{ - 1}}a$$ has a solution for :
$${\cot ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sqrt {\cos \alpha } } \right) - {\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {\sqrt {\cos \alpha } } \right) = x,$$ then sin x is equal to :

Numerical

For $$x \in(-1,1]$$, the number of solutions of the equation $$\sin ^{-1} x=2 \tan ^{-1} x$$ is equal to __________.
If $$S=\left\{x \in \mathbb{R}: \sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x+1}{\sqrt{x^{2}+2 x+2}}\right)-\sin ^{-1}\left(\frac{x}{\sqrt{x^{2}+1}}\right)=\frac{\pi}{4}\ri...
If the domain of the function $$f(x)=\sec ^{-1}\left(\frac{2 x}{5 x+3}\right)$$ is $$[\alpha, \beta) \mathrm{U}(\gamma, \delta]$$, then $$|3 \alpha+10...
If the sum of all the solutions of $${\tan ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{2x} \over {1 - {x^2}}}} \right) + {\cot ^{ - 1}}\left( {{{1 - {x^2}} \over {2x}}} \right)...
For $$k \in \mathbb{R}$$, let the solutions of the equation $$\cos \left(\sin ^{-1}\left(x \cot \left(\tan ^{-1}\left(\cos \left(\sin ^{-1} x\right)\r...
Let $$x = \sin (2{\tan ^{ - 1}}\alpha )$$ and $$y = \sin \left( {{1 \over 2}{{\tan }^{ - 1}}{4 \over 3}} \right)$$. If $$S = \{ a \in R:{y^2} = 1 - x\...
$$50\tan \left( {3{{\tan }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over 2}} \right) + 2{{\cos }^{ - 1}}\left( {{1 \over {\sqrt 5 }}} \right)} \right) + 4\sqrt 2 \tan \left...

MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)

Let $a_{1}=1, a_{2}, a_{3}, a_{4}, \ldots .$. be consecutive natural numbers. Then $\tan ^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{1+a_{1} a_{2}}\right)+\tan ^{-1}\left(\f...
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