9.

Inverse function Domain Principal Value branch

   
sin–1 [–1, 1]  2 , 2 
cos –1 [–1, 1] [0, ]
   
cosec–1 R – (–1, 1)  2 , 2   {0}

sec –1 R – (–1, 1) 
[0, ]  
2
   
tan–1 R  2 , 2 
cot –1 R (0, )

CONNECTING CONCEPTS
1. (i) sin–1 1/x = cosec–1 x, x  1, x –1 (ii) cos–1 1/x = sec–1 x, x  1, x –1
(iii) tan–1 1/x = cot–1 x, x > 0 (iv) cosec–1 1/x = sin–1 x, x [–1, 1]
(v) sec–1 1/x = cos–1 x, x [–1, 1] (vi) cot–1 1/x = tan–1 x, x > 0
2. (i) sin–1 (–x) = – sin–1 x, x [–1, 1]
(ii) tan–1 (–x) = – tan–1 x, x  R
(iii) cosec–1 (–x) = – cosec–1 x, |x|  1
(iv) cos–1 (–x) =  – cos–1 x, x [–1, 1]
(v) sec–1 (–x) =  – sec–1 x, |x| 
(vi) cot–1 (–x) = – cot–1 x, x  R
3. (i) sin–1 x + cos–1 x = /2, x [–1, 1]
(ii) tan–1 x + cot–1 x = /2, x  R
(iii) cosec–1 x + sec–1x = /2, |x|  1
xy
4. (i) tan–1 x + tan–1 y = tan–1 , xy < 1
1  xy
xy
(ii) tan–1 x – tan–1 y = tan–1 , xy > –1
1  xy
1 1
(iii)  
2 sin–1 x = sin–1 2x 1  x 2 , 
2
x
2
(iv) 2 cos–1 x = cos–1 (2x2 – 1) ,  1  x  1
2
2x 2x 2
–1 1  x , x  0
(v) 2 tan–1 x = tan–1 2
, 1  x  1  sin 1 2 , |x|  1 = cos
1 x 1 x 1  x2