Considering the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, $\sin^{-1} \left( \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} x + \frac{1}{2} \sqrt{1-x^2} \right)$, $-\frac{1}{2}<x<\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$, is equal to
The value of $\int_{-1}^{1} \frac{(1 + \sqrt{|x| - x})e^x + (\sqrt{|x| - x})e^{-x}}{e^x + e^{-x}} \, dx$ is equal to
The equation \[ 2 \cos^{-1} x = \sin^{-1} \left( 2 \sqrt{1 - x^2} \right) \] is valid for all values of \(x\) satisfying:
The graph between variation of resistance of a wire as a function of its diameter keeping other parameters like length and temperature constant is
While determining the coefficient of viscosity of the given liquid, a spherical steel ball sinks by a distance \( x = 0.8 \, \text{m} \). The radius of the ball is \( 2.5 \times 10^{-3} \, \text{m} \). The time taken by the ball to sink in three trials are tabulated as shown:
The inverse trigonometric functions are also called arcus functions or anti trigonometric functions. These are the inverse functions of the trigonometric functions with suitably restricted domains. Specifically, they are the inverse functions of the sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant functions, and are used to obtain an angle from any of the angle’s trigonometric ratios. Inverse trigonometric functions are widely used in engineering, navigation, physics, and geometry.
Considering the domain and range of the inverse functions, following formulas are important to be noted:
Also, the following formulas are defined for inverse trigonometric functions.
cosec−1(cosec y) = y if -π/2 ≤ y ≤ π/2, y ≠ 0