1.
Ans: Domain: $[-1, 1]$, Range: $\left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right]$
2.
Ans: Domain: $[-1, 1]$, Range: $[0, \pi]$
3.
Ans: Range: $\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$. It is an open interval, unlike $\sin^{-1}x$ which is closed.
4.
Ans: Range: $[0, \pi] - \left\{\frac{\pi}{2}\right\}$. The angle $\frac{\pi}{2}$ is excluded because $\sec\left(\frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ is not defined.
6.
Ans: False. $\sin^{-1}x$ is the inverse sine function, while $(\sin x)^{-1} = \frac{1}{\sin x} = \text{cosec } x$.
7.
Ans: $\frac{\pi}{6}$ (since $\sin(\frac{\pi}{6}) = \frac{1}{2}$ and $\frac{\pi}{6} \in [-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}]$)
10.
Ans: $-\frac{\pi}{6}$ (Use $\sin^{-1}(-x) = -\sin^{-1}(x)$)
11.
Ans: $\frac{2\pi}{3}$ (Use $\cos^{-1}(-x) = \pi - \cos^{-1}(x) = \pi - \frac{\pi}{3}$)
12.
Ans: $-\frac{\pi}{3}$ (Use $\tan^{-1}(-x) = -\tan^{-1}(x)$)
13.
Ans: $\frac{1}{4}$ (Since $\frac{1}{4} \in [-1, 1]$)
14.
Ans: $\frac{\pi}{6}$ (Since $\frac{\pi}{6} \in [0, \pi]$)
15.
Ans: $\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{x}\right)$ (for $|x| \ge 1$)
16.
Ans: $\sec^{-1}(2) = \cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) = \frac{\pi}{3}$
23.
Ans: $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x + y}{1 - xy}\right)$
24.
Ans: $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{x - y}{1 + xy}\right)$
25.
Ans: $\tan^{-1}\left(\frac{2x}{1 - x^2}\right)$
26.
Ans: $\sin^{-1}\left(\frac{2x}{1 + x^2}\right)$
27.
Ans: $\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{1 - x^2}{1 + x^2}\right)$