3.

36 Trigonometry

Exercises
(1) sec(a- B) (2) coseca-B)
Single Correct Answer Type (3) cos'( - B) (4) sin'(a-p)
12. The minimum vertical distance between the graphs of
1, If cos(A - B) =3/5 and tan A tanB = 2, thcn y=2+sinx andy= cosx is
() cosA cos B=1/5 (2) sin sin B = - 2/5 (1) 2 (2) 1 (3) V2 (4) 2-v2
(3) cosA cos B=-1/5 (4) sinA sin B= -1/5
.2 T-B tan2 -C
-+
2. IfA =sin 45°+ cos 45° and B = sin 44° + cos 44°, then 13. If tan + tan
4
=1, then A4BCis
4
() A>B (2) A<B (2) isosceles
(1) equilateral
(3) 4= B (4) nonc of these (3) scalene (4) none of these
3. tan l00°+ tan 125° + tan 100° tan 125° is cqual to 14. If(1+tan a)(1+ tan 4) =2, aE (0, /l6), then ais equal
(1) 0 (2) 1/2 (3) -1 (4) 1 to
4. If cot(a + B) = 0, then sin(a+ 2B) can be
(1) (2)
(1) - sin a (2) sinß 20 30
(3) cos a (4) cosß
(3) (4)
1 40 60
5. In triangle ABC, if sin Acos B= and 3 tanA = tan B, then
cott4 is equal to
4 15. If cos 28° + sin 28° = k,then cos 17° is equal to
(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
(1) (2)
sin(0-a) a cos(0-a) C ac + bd
6. Let and then
sin(0-B) cos(0-B) d ad + bc
(4) none of these
(1) cos (a-) (2) sin (a-B)
(3) sin (a+ B) (4) none of these cot
and a + B= , then the value of
A B 16. Let f(0) = 1+ cot
7. If 4, B, C are angles of a triangle, then 2sin cosec
2 2 f(a)f(ß) is
C B
sin sin A cot cosA is
2 2 () ! (2)
(1) independent of A, B, C (2) function ofA, B
(3) function of C (3) 2 (4) none of these
(4) none of these
8. Ifas3 cosx + 5sin(r x/6) Sbfor all x, then (a, b) is 17. Ify = (1+ tan A) (1 - tan B), where A- B= 4
thet

(1) (-V19, V19) (2) (-17, 17) (y+ 1y* is equal to

(3) (- V21, V21) (4) none of these (1) 9 (2) 4 (3) 27 (4) 81
9. IfX then x+y+z is sin x then the
cos
cos -
2
cos +
27 18. If
sin y 2 cOSy where x, ye 0.
3 3
equal to value of tan(x +y) is equal to
(1) VI3 (2) V14 (3) V17 (4) VIs
(1) 1 (2) 0
(4) none of these 19. Ifcotx= cot(r-y)cot(x-z), then cot 2x is equal to (Wh
(3) -1
x#*n14)
10. Let x =sin 1°, then the value ofthe expression
1 () (tany+
2
tan z) (2) (coty+cot :)
cos 0°- cos 1 cos1°.cos 2° cos 2°:cos 30
(3) (sin y +sin z) (4) none of these
+
cos 44°. cos 45°
is equal to
20. In aAMBC, if tan A: tan B: tan C= 3:4:5, then the val
(1) x (2) l/x of sin A . sin B sin C is equal to
(3) V2/x (4) x/V2 2 24/5
(1) (2)
11. IfØiseliminated from the cquations x =a cos(0- ) and 7

y=b cos(0-B), then 2xy cos (a- B) is cqual 2/5 2

ab (3) (4)
to 9 3/5
 Trigonometric Ratios and Transformation Formulas 3.37

1 Which ofthe following is not the value of sin 27° - cos 2709 31. Let f(n) = 2 cos nx tne N, then f(1) f(n + 1)-f(n) is
equal to
() (2) - (1) f(n +3) (2) f(n + 2)
2 2
(3) f(n + 1)f(2) (4) f(n + 2)f(2)
J5-1 (4) none of these 32. If sin , - sin , = a and cos , + cos &, = b, then
(3)
242 (1) a'+ b'24 (2) a' + b²s4
(3) a' + b>3 (4) a' + b?s2
22. If cos , =2 cos ,, then tan tan
2
is equal to
33.
J2-sina-cos a is equal to
(1) (2) 3
(3) 1 (4) -1 sin a - cOS C

23. Let a and. Bbe such that z<a-B<3a. If sin +sin ß

27
() se 2 8
(2)
21 and
cos + cos B = - then the value of
65 65 (4) cot
(3) tan
cos is
2 34. Ifx, and x, are two distinct roots of the equation
3 3 acosx +b sinx= c, then tan is equal to
(1) (2) 2
V130 V130
b C a
6 6 (1) (2) (3) (4)
(3) (4) a C
65 65
35. If sin( y+ z -x), sin(z+x-y), sin(x +y -z) are in A.P.,
24. If a = , then the value of (tan a tan 2a+ tan 2a tan 4a then tanx, tan y, tanz are in
14' (1) A.P. (2) G.P.
+ tan 4a tan a) is
(3) H.P. (4) none of these
(1) 1 (2) 1/2 (3) 2 (4) 1/3
sin 30 + sin 50 + sin 70 + sin 90 36. If
tan ( + B- ) tan y (B) then sin 2a +sin2ß
25. is equal to tan (a - B+ Y) tan ß
cos 30+ cos 50 + cos 70+ cos 90
(1) tan 30 (2) cot30 (3) tan60 (4) cot60 + sin2y=
(1) 0 (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) 1/2
sin x-sin z
26. Ifx, v, z are in A.P, then is equal to 37. If sin , sin e, cos , cos , + 1= 0, then the value of
cOS Z - cCOS X

(3) siny (4) cosy tan(0,/2)cot(9,/2) is equal to

(1) tan y (2) coty (1) -1 (2) 1 (4) -2
(3) 2
COS X cos(x +) cos(x + 20) cos(x+30) then
27. If d
38. The value of expression
a b C
2(sin 1°+ sin 2°+ sin 3° 4... + sin 89°)
atc equals
b+d
isequal to 2(cos1°+ cos 2° +..+ cos 44°) +1
C b (1) V2 (2) 1/N2 (3) 1/2 (4) 0
(1) (3) (4)
d (2) 39. If A, B, C are the angles of a triangle such that
C
20. If cos a + cos B= 0 = sina+ sin B, then cos2a+ cos2ß is cot=3tan
2
then sin A, sin B, sin Care in
equal to
(2) -2 cos(a + B) (1) A.P. (2) G.P.
(1) -2 sin(a + B)
(4) 2cos(a+ B) (3) H.P. (4) none of these
(3) 2 sin(a+ B)
40. If2 sec 20=tan g+ cot , then one of the values of 0+ o is
29. Value of 3+cot 80° cot 20° is equal to (1) z/2 (2) r/4
cot 80°+ cot 20°
(2) tan 50° (3) n/3 (4) none of these
() cot20°
(3) cot S0° (4) cot V200 41. The roots ofthe equation 4r-2V5x+ |=0 are
(1) sin 36, sin 18° (2) sin 18°, cos 36°
OU lT tan a is equal to the integral solution of the inequality (3) sin 36, cos 18° (4) cos 18°, cos 36°
4x* - 16x + 15 < 0 and cos B is equal to the slope of the
OISector of the first quadrant, then sin(a+ B) sin(a- B) is 42. IfA and Bare acute positive angles satisfying the equations
equal to 3 sin'A+ 2 sinB = l and 3 sin 2A -2 sin 2B = 0, then
3 2 A + 2B is equal to
(1) (2) (4)
(1) r (2) (3) (4)
2 4 6
3.38 Trigonometry
43. If cos 25° + sin 25° =p, then cos 50° 1s
1- cos 2r+ sin 2x
1+ cotx+ cot,
54. Let P(r) =
(1) 2-p (2) - 2-p? 1+ cos 2x+ sin 2x
1+ tan x+ tan,
+

then the minimum value of P(x) equals

(3) p2-p' (4) p2-p (1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 16
44. The value of cot 77 +2 cot + cot
157
is
3- tan2 7t
16 16 7
(1) 4
55. If
l - tan2 t
=k cos
7
then the value of kis
(2) 2 (3) -2 (4) -4
7
45. If a, B. y. S are the smallest positive angles in ascending
order of magnitude which have their sines equal to the
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
360° 540°
positivequantity k. then the value of 4 sin +3sin + 56. cosec + cosec
2 7
2sinnX is equal to 180° 90°
2 2 (1) cosec
7
(2) cosec
7
(1) 2VI -k (2) 2V1+k
180° 90°
(3)
VI+k (3) sec (4) sec
(4) none of these 7
2
57. If 0, and , are two values lying in [0, 2x] for w
46.
sin4-sinB
sin Acos 4- sin Bcos B is equal to tan = 2. then tan equal to
2 2
(1) tan(4 B) (2) tan(4 + B) (1) 0 (2) -1 (3) 2 (4) 1
(3) cot(A B) (4) cot(A + B) 58. If tan =Vn,where ne N,>2, then sec 20 is always
(1) a rational number (2) an irrational number
47. Ifcos (a-B)=3 sin(a+ p), then
1-3 sin 2a 1-3sin 28 (3) a positive integer (4) a negative integer
59. If sin 20= cos 30 and is an acute angle, then sin eq
(1) 1
(2) (3) (4)
4
(1) 4 (2)
48. The value of cos² 10° cos 10° cos 50° + cos50° is equal
to

3 (3) 5+1 (4) -5-1

(1) (2) (3) 4
3 4 (4) 3
60. If cos.x = tan y, coSy = tanz, cosz = tanx, then the vall:
49. If tan' = 2 tan'ó+ 1, then cos 20+sino
equals sinx is
(1) -1 (2) 0 (1) 2 cos 18° (2) cos 18°
(3) 1 (4) none of these (3) sin 18° (4) 2 sin 18°
50. If tan A tan B = 61. The value of cot 70°+4cos 70° is
then (5 -3 cos 2A) (5 3 cos 2B) =
2
(1) 2 (2) 8 (3) 12 (4) 16
(1) (2) V3 (3) 2V3 (4)

51. Ifsin x + cosec x + tan y + cot

y y-4where xand ye o 62. If sinx + cosx =
equal to 2 where xe then tan:
then tan is a root of the equation
2
(1) o + 20+1 =0 (1)
3-V7
(2) c +2a-1 =0 3
(2) 3
(3) 2 - 20-1 =0 (4) - a-1= 0
4-V7 (4) none of these
(3)
4
52. If2sin 2a =|tan ß+ cot B\, a, B e |then the value
of a + B is 34
63, Ie tan = k(k # 1) then which of the following I
3r tan A
3I true?
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 2 4
sin 34 2k
(1) (2)
53. The value of sin' 10° + sin' 50° sin 70° is equal to cos 34 sin 4 k-1
3 3 3 cot 3.A 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (3) (4) none of these
2 4 cot .4
 Trigonometric Ratios and Transformation Formulas 3.39

377 a
the value of the expression
64. Ifxe I ,
2 ,then 4cos +V4sin' *+sin' 2x 76. If 6=3a and sin =
ya'+b?
is always equal to a cosec a-bsec ais

(1) 1 (2) 2
(3) -2 (4) none of these (1) (2) 2ya' +b?
Ja'+b?
2cos y-1 (3) a +b (4) none of these
65. lf cos=
2-cos y
. where x, ve (0, n), then tan co 77. The value of tan 6 tan 42° tan 66° tan 78° is
iscqual to
(2) V3 (1) 1 (2) 1/2 (3) 1/4 (4) 1/8
()V2
1 1 78. In triangle ABC, if angle Cis 90° and the area of triangle
(3) (4) is 30 sq. units, then the minimum possible value of the
hypotenuse c is equal to
66. cot 16° cot 44° + cot 44° cot 76° - cot 76° cot 16° = (1) 30V2 (3) 120V2
(2) 60V2 (4) 2V30
() 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4 79. If V2 cosA = cosB + cos B. and v2 sin A = sin B- sin B
67. If tanx =bla, then a+b)/ (a-b) +y(a-b) /(a +b) is then sin (A- B) =
1 1
(3) +3 (4)
equal to where
exela).a»b»o) (1) ±1 (2)

80. In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2V2 times the

4

(1) 2 sinx /Vsin 2x (2) 2 cos x / Vcos 2x perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex. Then the
(3) 2cosr /Vsin 2x (4) 2 sinx Ncos 2x other acute angles of the triangle are
68. Given that (1 + VI +x) tan y= 1 +\1-x. Then sin4y is and
37r
equal to (1) and
6
(2) 8
3
(1) 4x (2) 2r
3
(3) x (4) none of these (3) and (4) and
4 4 5 10

69. If cos 2 B
cos(A+ C) then tan A, tan B, tan C are in 81. A circular ring of radius 3 cm hangs horizontally from a
cos(A-C) point 4 cm vertically above the centre by 4 strings attached
(1) A.P. (2) G.P. at equal intervals to its circumference. If the angle between
(3) H.P. (4) none of these two consecutive strings be 0, then cos is equal to
4 4
70. If cos(x- y), cos(z +1) =0, then the value of expression (1) (2)
cos(x+ y) cos(z -t) 25
tanx tany tanz tan t is equal to 16
(1) 1 (2) -1 (3) 2 (4) -2 (3) 25
(4) none of these

T1. If tanß= 2 sina sin ycosec(a + ), then cot a, cot , cot y 82. The distance between the two parallel lines is 1unit. A
are in point '4' is chosen to lie between the lines at a distance '
(1) A.P. (2) G.P. from one of them. Triangle ABC is equilateral with B on
(3) H.P. (4) none of these one line and C on the other parallel line. The length of the
side of the equilateral triangle is
72. The value of tan 9° - tan 270 - tan 63° + tan 81° is
d' -d+1
(1) 2 (2) 3
(4) none of these
(1) Na+d+1
3 (2) 3
(3) 4
n (3) 24d' -d+1 (4) Va?-d+l
73. cos'x sin 2x = Sa, sin(rx) re R,then
(1) n=5, a, = 1/2
x=0
(2) n=5, a, = 1/4 83. If sin-'a+sin'b + sin'e = , then avl-a' +byl-b
(3) n= 5, a, =.1/8 (4) n= 5, a, = 1/4 tel-e is equal to
(1) a+btc (2) a'b'e
74. tan33 tan+27tan is equal to (3) 2abe (4) 4abc
84. If A+B+ C= 3r/2, then cos 24 + cos 2B + cos 2C is equal
(1) 0 (2) V3 (3) 3 (4) 9
to

75. Given that a, b, c are the sides of a AABC which is right (1) 1 4 cosA cos Bcos C
(2) 4 sinAsin B sin C
angledIat C, then the minimum value of + is
(3) | +2 cosd cos Bcos C
(1) 0 (2) 4 (3) 6 (4) 8 (4) 14 sinA sin Bsin C
 sin a, the (4)
2
sinx+,sinx+
(4) Bsin
b? value then
+ (n+1)² (n+1)'
2/a' (a-b)²
(4) maximum sin %,
6=sin 20
sin
1
4n sec 2
sin
0 4a,
4b,
= cosB sin 4c.
(2) (2) (4) offr) (3) sin to
1(3)
(2) (4) = sin Sin
the x and= equal 3a = = equation
cos ) 35
R,then range angles
(-
2 n=127-l
cos sin 3c
of tanyis tan +zsin sin 2c 2c
+
then value cos 0(2) 2a z+ +zthe c C sin cos
ne acute sin cos 2b, 25
of) 12 sin 2b 2c of
b²) -
(3) tan (n+1)? (n+1)²
y, maximum andtanB are b, b, cos
+ b)?(a+ to
equal
is
0Sxs
3
yarea tysin sin roots
nn, sin
cos sin
2(a² Iftanx=n 2n y/sin value sin
20 sin
20 +y c+y a, 2a, 2a,
2
B, -1
(1) a
sin b the
then # a,
3 a c sin cos sin cos
(1) (1) (3) If (3) The
(1)
a, sintan The (1)
sin
(3) Ifx Sin b,
95.
96. is
97.
If
99.
x X a, (1) (2) (3) (4)
98. 100.
equal tanB=2, minimum minimum
always
-1/8
(4) respectively cos²
C C C
(2) (4)
8cotcotcot
8coscoscoS
ß sin sin
a tan equal
is
to A the Va'-a b
tan 2 is B B B
is these tan
these these + and
B=2a= sinCcos sin cor4,
(2) B
ABC C=6and 7/3 then maximum
A A A (2)
isosceles
of are, of sin²
tan sin sin A 2 2 2/3, (2)
x=2y(4)
2r
=y d, 2a| of
tan + to -1/4
equal
is (3) sin
+
C C (4)
tan equal
is
to A
then
none
C
none then = none +a
3 sin'B 2 2 sin
then (2) (4) (4)
tantan 3, 0)
cos(x-
(2) - (4) B+B, (2) (4) 3 2 (2) (4) the
B B 1,
sin-4 sin sin cosC= tan = between
3-cos
2B tan +y) to
sin
2B 4+ A+ +b sin
C C cos' 3 2C (1) C 2
8sinsinsin
, 4,
tanA+ equal by
ß ABC, cos cos 1/8
(2) sin sin C
sin sin tan
tan tan cos(x )
B tan + +6 given
tan (3)
cotcot, cos?B (3) of +
bcos(x difference
ABC,
=
B)
a=3
a=2 triangle
sin
B
B cos 10S r=0
(1)
tan
cot
B 2 B 2
+
2B B+ B 2 (1) angled
BrightABC,values
equilateral 3/2 -
cosy
is
| 1)Va cose
of sin sin (1)
x+y=0 cos is
3.40 -
Trigonometry
tan(a tan
tan any
A 4value
sin sin 1/4
(1)
triangleA A
+ 4+ 2 A
8(3)2
tan +
cos²4
3 1/2,
triangle1,2, + (3)
x=y sinx+ 2|b| (3)
21di Ja' of
u
24 the of
2 2 2 Sin 4, cosx value
1 thevalues
(1) (3) In (1) (3) The In sin then(1) (3) Ifa Ifu=then
If to 90.
If In If
85. 86. 87. 88. 92. 94.
89. 91. 93.