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Inverse Trigonometric Functions JEE Main PYQs PDF, 2020–2026

Inverse Trigonometric Functions has 94 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 13 per year across all shifts. All 94 are in the free PDF, with an answer key. The most asked topic is Properties and Identities (45 questions), followed by Inverse Trigonometric Equations (28) and Domain and Range (21).

Asked in JEE Main
942020–2026, all shifts
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94all of them, with answers
Asked in 2026
10Latest paper: 2026 Apr S2
Most asked topic
Properties and Identities45 Qs · 48% of the chapter
Difficulty mix
3% easy · 92% medium · 5% hardof the questions in the PDF

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How often it's asked in JEE Main

Inverse Trigonometric Functions had about 0.6 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic in 2024–26: Inverse Trigonometric Equations. About 10 questions in the 2026 papers.

It came up in most 2024–26 shifts in our bank (about 32 shifts). Question types in 2020–2026: about 76 MCQs and about 18 numerical.

How many questions from Inverse Trigonometric Functions in JEE Main, year by year

YearQuestionsPer shiftMCQNumerical
2026100.573
2025130.794
2024100.582
2023140.695
2022231.0203
2021180.7180
202060.451
2020–2026940.67618

Most asked Inverse Trigonometric Functions topics, 2020–2026

TopicQuestions
Properties and Identities45
Inverse Trigonometric Equations28
Domain and Range21

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Inverse Trigonometric Functions questions per year

YearAskedIn PDF
20261010
20251313
20241010
20231414
20222323
20211818
202066

Topic-wise weightage by year

How many Inverse Trigonometric Functions questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.

TopicAskedShare2026202520242023202220212020
Properties and Identities4548%·92414115
Inverse Trigonometric Equations2830%815734·
Domain and Range2122%2333631
All topics94100%1013101423186

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Newest questions (2026)

All 10 JEE Main 2026 Inverse Trigonometric Functions questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.

  1. JEE Main 2026 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    Let α=3sin⁡−1(611)\alpha=3\sin^{{-1}}\left(\frac{6}{11}\right) and β=3cos⁡−1(49)\beta=3\cos^{{-1}}\left(\frac{4}{9}\right), where inverse trigonometric functions take only the principal values.

    Given below are two statements :

    Statement I :   cos⁡(α+β)>0\;\cos (\alpha+\beta)>0.

    Statement II :   cos⁡(α)<0\;\cos (\alpha)<0.

    In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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  2. JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    Let 0<α<1,β=13α0<\alpha<1,\beta=\frac{1}{3\alpha} and tan⁡−1(1−α)+tan⁡−1(1−β)=π4\tan^{{-1}}(1-\alpha)+\tan^{{-1}}(1-\beta)=\frac{\pi}{4}. Then 6(α+β)6(\alpha+\beta) is equal to:

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  3. JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    If sin⁡(tan⁡−1(x2))=cot⁡(sin⁡−11−x2),x∈(0,1)\sin \left(\tan^{{-1}}(x\sqrt{2})\right)=\cot \left(\sin^{{-1}}\sqrt{1-x^{2}}\right),x\in (0,1), then the value of xx is:

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  4. JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    If π4+∑p=111tan⁡−1(2p−11+22p−1)=α\frac{\pi}{4}+\sum_{{p=1}}^{{11}}\tan^{{-1}}\left(\frac{2^{{p-1}}}{1+2^{{2p-1}}}\right)=\alpha, then tan⁡α\tan \alpha is equal to ____\_\_\_\_ .

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  5. JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 1 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    If k=tan⁡(π4+12cos⁡−1(23))+tan⁡(12sin⁡−1(23))k=\tan \left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\frac{1}{2}\cos^{{-1}}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right)+\tan \left(\frac{1}{2}\sin^{{-1}}\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)\right), then

    the number of solutions of the equation sin⁡−1(kx−1)=sin⁡−1x−cos⁡−1x\sin^{{-1}}(kx-1)=\sin^{{-1}}x-\cos^{{-1}}x is ____\_\_\_\_.

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  6. JEE Main 2026 · 28 Jan · Shift 2 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    Considering the principal values of inverse trigonometric functions, the value of the expression

    tan⁡(2sin⁡−1(213)−2cos⁡−1(310))\tan \left(2\sin^{{-1}}\left(\frac{2}{\sqrt{13}}\right)-2\cos^{{-1}}\left(\frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}\right)\right)

    is equal to :

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  7. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Domain and Range

    If the domain of the function f(x)=sin⁡−1(1x2−2x−2)f(x)=\sin^{{-1}}\left(\frac{1}{x^{2}-2x-2}\right), is (−∞,α]∪[β,γ]∪[δ,∞)(-\infty,\alpha]\cup [\beta,\gamma]\cup [\delta,\infty), then α+β+γ+δ\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta is equal to

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  8. JEE Main 2026 · 22 Jan · Shift 1 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    The number of solutions of tan⁡−14x+tan⁡−16x=π6\tan^{{-1}}4x+\tan^{{-1}}6x=\frac{\pi}{6}, where −126<x<126-\frac{1}{2\sqrt{6}}<x<\frac{1}{2\sqrt{6}}, is equal to :

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  9. JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan · Shift 1 · Domain and Range

    If the domain of the function f(x)=cos⁡−1(2x−511−3x)+sin⁡−1(2x2−3x+1)f(x)=\cos^{{-1}}\left(\frac{2x-5}{11-3x}\right)+\sin^{{-1}}\left(2x^{2}-3x+1\right) is the interval [α,β][\alpha,\beta], then α+2β\alpha+2\beta is equal to :

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  10. JEE Main 2026 · 21 Jan · Shift 2 · Inverse Trigonometric Equations

    Let the maximum value of (sin⁡−1x)2+(cos⁡−1x)2\left(\sin^{{-1}}x\right)^{2}+\left(\cos^{{-1}}x\right)^{2} for x∈[−32,12]x\in \left[-\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2},\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\right] be mnπ2\frac{{\mathrm{m}}}{{\mathrm{n}}}\pi^{2}, where gcd⁡(m,n)=1\gcd ({\mathrm{m}},{\mathrm{n}})=1. Then m+n{\mathrm{m}}+{\mathrm{n}} is equal to ____\_\_\_\_。
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JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Properties and Identities

The value of cot⁡−1(1+tan⁡2(2)−1tan⁡(2))−cot⁡−1(1+tan⁡2(12)+1tan⁡(12))\cot^{-1} \left( \frac{\sqrt{1 + \tan^2(2)} - 1}{\tan(2)} \right) - \cot^{-1} \left( \frac{\sqrt{1 + \tan^2\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)} + 1}{\tan\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)} \right) is equal to

  1. (A)

    π−32\pi - \frac{3}{2}

  2. (B)

    π+52\pi + \frac{5}{2}

  3. (C)

    π−54\pi - \frac{5}{4}

  4. (D)

    π+32\pi + \frac{3}{2}

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JEE Main 2025 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Domain and Range

Let the domain of the function f(x)=cos⁡−1(4x+53x−7)f(x)=\cos ^{-1}\left(\frac{4 x+5}{3 x-7}\right) be [α,β][\alpha, \beta] and the domain of g(x)=log⁡2(2−6log⁡27(2x+5))g(x)=\log _2\left(2-6 \log _{27}(2 x+5)\right) be (γ,δ)(\gamma, \delta).

Then ∣7(α+β)+4(γ+δ)∣|7(\alpha+\beta)+4(\gamma+\delta)| is equal to ______________.

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94 questions from 2020 to 2026, about 13 per year. In 2026 it had 10.

Which Inverse Trigonometric Functions topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Properties and Identities (48%), Inverse Trigonometric Equations (30%) and Domain and Range (22%) of all Inverse Trigonometric Functions questions.

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