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Q.(a) Draw the graph of cos⁡x\cos x in [0,π][0, \pi] and cos⁡−1x\cos^{-1}x in [−1,1][-1, 1]. OR

(b) Find the equation of the circle passing through the points (1,1)(1, 1), (2,−1)(2, -1) and (3,2)(3, 2).
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Figure — Alternative (a) explicitly asks to draw y=cos x on  0,pi  and y=cos^{-1}x on  -1,1  as reflections in y=x; the
Figure — Alternative (a) explicitly asks to draw y=cos x on 0,pi and y=cos^{-1}x on -1,1 as reflections in y=x; the

(a) describes and plots y=cos⁡xy=\cos x on [0,π][0,\pi] and its inverse y=cos⁡−1xy=\cos^{-1}x on [−1,1][-1,1], noting they are reflections of each other in y=xy=x; (b) fits the general circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0x^2+y^2+2gx+2fy+c=0 through three given points by solving the resulting linear system for g,f,cg,f,c.

(a) Graphs of cos⁡x\cos x on [0,π][0,\pi] and cos⁡−1x\cos^{-1}x on [−1,1][-1,1]

  1. y=cos⁡xy=\cos x, x∈[0,π]x\in[0,\pi]: domain [0,π][0,\pi], range [−1,1][-1,1]. It is continuous and strictly decreasing throughout (since cos⁡′x=−sin⁡x≤0\cos'x=-\sin x\le0 on [0,π][0,\pi]).
  2. Key points: (0,1)(0,1), (π/6,32)(\pi/6,\frac{\sqrt3}2), (π/2,0)(\pi/2,0), (2π/3,−12)(2\pi/3,-\frac12), (π,−1)(\pi,-1). The curve starts at the top-left, falls smoothly, crosses the xx-axis at x=π/2x=\pi/2, and ends at the bottom-right — one full descending arch of the cosine wave.
  3. y=cos⁡−1xy=\cos^{-1}x, x∈[−1,1]x\in[-1,1]: domain [−1,1][-1,1], range [0,π][0,\pi]. Being the inverse of cos⁡x\cos x restricted to [0,π][0,\pi], it is also continuous and strictly decreasing.
  4. Key points (swap coordinates of the points above): (−1,π)(-1,\pi), (−12,2π/3)(-\frac12,2\pi/3), (0,π/2)(0,\pi/2), (32,π/6)(\frac{\sqrt3}2,\pi/6), (1,0)(1,0).
  5. Since cos⁡−1\cos^{-1} is the inverse function of cos⁡∣[0,π]\cos|_{[0,\pi]}, its graph is exactly the mirror image of the cos⁡x\cos x graph in the line y=xy=x; both are drawn on the same axes to show this symmetry.

(b) Circle through (1,1),(2,−1),(3,2)(1,1),(2,-1),(3,2)

  1. Let the circle be x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0x^2+y^2+2gx+2fy+c=0.
  2. At (1,1)(1,1): 1+1+2g+2f+c=0⇒2g+2f+c=−21+1+2g+2f+c=0\Rightarrow 2g+2f+c=-2 … (1) …

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