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Greatest or least value of an expression in sin^-1 x and cos^-1 x

This type of question, asked 5 times: 11 Apr 2026 S1, 13 Apr 2026 S2, 18 Apr 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S1, 19 May 2026 S2. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    11 Apr 2026 S1

    65
    The minimum value of (sin⁡−1x)2+(cos⁡−1x)2(\sin^{-1}x)^2 + (\cos^{-1}x)^2 is...........

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  2. Question 2

    13 Apr 2026 S2

    67
    Let f(x)=(sin⁡−1x)2+(cos⁡−1x)2f(x) = (\sin^{-1}x)^2 + (\cos^{-1}x)^2 be a real-valued function defined on its domain. Then the sum of the greatest and the least values of f(x)f(x) is

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  3. Question 3

    18 Apr 2026 S1

    70
    If 0≤x≤10 \le x \le 1 and (sin⁡−1x)3+(cos⁡−1x)3=aπ3(\sin^{-1}x)^3 + (\cos^{-1}x)^3 = a\pi^3 then

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  4. Question 4

    19 May 2026 S1

    67
    If α≤2sin⁡−1x+cos⁡−1x≤β\alpha \le 2\sin^{-1}x + \cos^{-1}x \le \beta, then the values of α\alpha and β\beta are

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  5. Question 5

    19 May 2026 S2

    65
    If aa and bb are respectively the minimum and maximum values of the expression f(x)=(sin⁡−1x+2cos⁡−1x)f(x) = (\sin^{-1}x + 2\cos^{-1}x), then a+ba + b is equal to...

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