Year: 2001
Paper: 3
Question Number: 4
Course: LFM Pure
Section: Trigonometry 2
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In this question, the function $\sin^{-1}$ is defined to have domain $ -1\le x \le 1$
and range \linebreak $ - \frac{1}{2}\pi \le x \le \frac{1}{2}\pi$ and the function $\tan^{-1}$ is defined to have the real numbers as its
domain and range $ - \frac{1}{2}\pi < x < \frac{1}{2}\pi$.
\begin{questionparts}
\item
Let
$$
\g(x) = \displaystyle {2x \over 1 + x^2}\;, \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -\infty <x<\infty\;.
$$
Sketch the graph of $\g(x)$ and state the range of $\g$.
\item
Let
\[
\displaystyle \f \l x \r = \sin^{-1} \l {2x \over 1 + x^2} \r \;,\
\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ -\infty < x < \infty\;.
\]
Show that
$
\f(x ) =
2 \tan^{-1} x$ for $ -1 \le x \le 1\,$ and $\f(x) =
\pi - 2 \tan^{-1} x $ for $x\ge1\,$.
Sketch the graph of $\f(x)$.
\end{questionparts}