Set 3
Set 3
Set 3
Department of Mathematics
MATH1020 General Mathematics
Extra Problem Set 3
Remark: In the following, sin−1 x represents the inverse function of sin x, not 1/ sin x.
cos−1 , tan−1 , · · · , are similar.
1. Find the exact value, if any, of each composite function. If there is no value, say it
is “not defined”. Do not use a calculator.
−1 1
(a) sin sin ;
42
(b) tan (tan−1 2) ;
−1 12
(c) cos cos ;
10
(d) tan (tan−1 π) .
2. Find the inverse function f −1 of each function f. State the domain and the range
of f and f −1 .
4. Let f (x) = sin x, g(x) = cos x and h(x) = tan x. Find the exact value of each
composite function.
−1 12
(a) g f ;
15
−1 4π
(b) g f − ;
3
2
7π
(c) g −1 f ;
4
−1 1
(d) h g − .
4
sin (α + β)
(d) = 1 + cot α tan β;
sin α cos β
sin (α + β) tan α + tan β
(e) = ;
sin (α − β) tan α − tan β
csc θ csc θ
(f) sec (α + β) = ;
cot α cot β − 1
(g) sin (α + kπ) = (−1)k sin θ, k any integer.
16. Find the real zeros of each trigonometric function on the interval 0 ≤ x < 2π.