SOME BEST QUESTIONS ON

TRIGONOMETRY- by Raghav
madan
1. Prove each of the following identities :
tan A+ sec A−1 1+ sin A
I. tan A−sec A +1 = cos A
sec θ+ tanθ−1 cos θ
II. tan θ−sec θ+1 = 1−sin θ
1+ sec θ−tan θ 1−sin θ
III. 1+sec θ+ tanθ = cos θ
sin θ−cos θ +1 1
IV. sin θ+cos θ−1 = secθ−tan θ
cos A−sin A +1
V. cos A+sin A−1 =cosec A +cot A
VI. ( sin θ+csc θ )2 + ( cos θ+ sec θ )2=7+ tan 2 θ+cot 2 θ
1 1 1 1
VII. − = −
cscθ +cot θ sinθ sin θ csc θ−cot θ
tanθ cot θ
VIII. + =1+ sec θ cscθ
1−cot θ 1−tan θ
( 1+ cot A +tan A ) ( sin A−cos A )
IX. 3 3
=sin2 A cos2 A ∆
sec A−csc A
( sin A−sin B ) ( cos A−cos B )
X. + =0
( cos A+cos B ) ( sin A +sin B )
2 2 sin2 A−sin 2 B
XI. tan A−tan B=
cos2 A cos2 B
XII.( tan A−tan B )2 + ( 1+tan A tan B )2=sec2 A sec 2 B
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2. If sec A= 7 , and A+ B=90 °, find the value of csc B.
3 1
3. If 3 x=csc θ, and x =cot θ , find the value of 3 x − 2 .
2

x ( )
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4. If 6 x=sec θ , and x =tan θ, find the value of 9 x − 2 .
2

x ( )
5. In ∆OPQ, right angled at P, OP= 7cm and OQ-PQ = 1cm. Determine the values
of sin Q and cos Q .
6. Find the value of other trigonometric ratios, given that
 2 mn
I. tan❑= 2 2
m −n
m2−n2
II. sin θ=
m2 +n 2
2m
III. cos θ= 2
m +1
4
m
√
IV. csc θ= 1+ (n )
7. If A, B and C are the interior angles of a ∆ABC, Show that:
B+C A
( )
a. cos 2 =sin 2
C+ A B
b. tan ( 2 )=cot 2
B+C A B+C A
c. cos ( 2 ) sin 2 +sin ( 2 ) cos 2 =1
8. In an acute angled triangle ABC, if tan ( A+ B−C ) =1 and, sec ( B+C− A ) =2, find the
value of A, B and C.
1 1
9. In an acute angled triangle ABC, if tan ( A+ B−C ) = 2 and, sec ( B+C− A ) = , find
√2
the value of A, B and C.
10.In a ∆ABC, right angled at C and A=B, Is cos A=cos B ? Is tan A=tan B? What
would be the trigonometric ratios for A and B? Will they be equal.
11.If A and P are acute angles such that tan A=tan P , then show that A = P.
12.If A and P are acute angles such that cos A=cos P , then show that A =
P.
13.If B and Q are acute angles such that sin B=sin Q , then show that B =
Q
14.In a right ∆ABC, right angled at C, if tan A=1, then verify that 2 sin A cos A=1
tan A tan B+ tan A cot B sin 2 B
15.If A+B = 90° , prove that
√ sin A sec B
1−cos 2 A
− 2 =tan A
cos A
16.Using the formula sin A=
° 1
√ 2
,find the value of sin 30° , when it is being

given that cos 60 = 2

1 1
17.If A and B are the acute angles such that tan A= 2 , tan B= 3 and
tan A +tan B
tan ( A+ B ) = , find (A+B).
1−tan A tan B
18.Given that , 2 sin A cos A + ( cos A+ sin A )2−( 2 cos A +sin A )2= p sin2 A +q . Find the value
of p and q.
19.If sin θ+cos θ=√ 2 sin ( 90° −θ ), show that cot θ=√ 2+1.
20.If cos θ+ sinθ=√ 2 sin❑, show that sin θ−cos θ= √2 cos θ .
21.If cos θ+ sinθ=√ 2 cos θ, show that cos θ−sin θ= √ 2 sin θ.
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22.If ( tanθ+ sinθ )=m, ( tanθ−sin θ )=n, then show that ( m2−n2 ) =16 mn.
23.If ( tanθ+ sinθ )=m, ( tanθ−sin θ )=n, then show that m2−n 2=4 √mn .
24.If x=r sin α cos β, y=r sin α sin β and z=r cos α , prove that r 2=x 2 + y 2 + z 2.
asinθ−b cos θ
a
25.If tanθ= b , show that asinθ+ ¿ b cos θ= a 2−b2 ¿
a2+ b2
a2 b2
26.If x=a sin θ and y=b tan θ, prove that ( −
x2 y2)=1

27.If 2 sin2 θ−cos 2 θ=2, then find the value of .

28.If sin θ+cos θ=√ 3, then prove that tan❑+ cot❑ =1
29.If sin θ+sin 2 θ=1, prove that cos 2 ❑+cos 4 ❑=1
30.If  is an acute angle and sin θ=cos θ, find the value of 2 tan 2 θ+sin2 θ−1
31.If  is an acute angle and tanθ+ cot θ=2, find the value of tan7 θ+ cot 7 θ
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32.If 1+sin2 θ=3 sin θ cos θ , then prove that tanθ= 2 ∨1
33.If sec θ+ tan θ= p, obtain the value of sec θ , tanθ∧sin θ in terms of p.
p2−1
34.If sec θ+ tan θ= p , prove that sin θ=
p2 +1
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35.If sec θ=x+ 4 x , then prove that sec θ+ tan θ=2 x∨ 2 x .
m 2−1
36.If sec θ+ tan θ=m, show that =sin θ
m 2+ 1
2
2 m −1
37.If tan A=n tan B and sin A=msin B, Prove that cos A= 2 .
n −1
2
38.If sin θ+cos θ= p and sec θ+ csc θ=q , Show that q ( p −1 )=2 p
39.If csc❑−sin❑=l, and sec ❑−cos❑=m, show that l 2 m2 ( l 2+ m2 +3 )=1.
40.If x=a cos θ−b sin θ and y=a sinθ +b cos θ , then prove that a 2+b 2=x 2+ y 2.
41.If x= p sec❑+q tan❑ and y= p tan❑+ q sec ❑, then prove that x 2− y 2= p2−q2.
42.If cos θ−b sin θ=c , prove that a sin θ+b cos θ=± √ a2 +b 2−c 2.
43.If 3 sin θ+5 cos θ=5, prove that 5 sin θ−3 cos θ=± 3.
44.If 2sin θ+3 cos θ=2, prove that 3 sin θ−2 cos θ=± 3.
45.If 2 cos θ−sin θ=x and cos θ−3 sin θ= y , Prove that 2 x2 + y 2−2 xy=5 .
2 2
46.If csc❑−sin❑=m, and sec ❑−cos❑=n, show that ( m2 n ) 3 + ( mn2 ) 3 =1.
2 2
47.If cot❑+ tan❑=m and sec ❑−cos❑=n, Prove that ( m2 n ) 3 + ( mn2 ) 3 =1.
48.If a cos 3 ❑+3 asin 2 ❑cos ❑=m and a sin3 ❑+3 a sin❑ cos2 ❑=n prove that
2 2 2
( m+n ) 3 + ( m−n ) 3 =2 a 3 .
2
49.If tan 2 θ=1−a 2, Prove that sec ❑+ tan 3 ❑ csc ❑=( 2−a2 ) 3
50.If x sin3 ❑+ y cos 3 ❑=sin❑ cos❑ and sin❑= y cos ❑ , prove that x 2+ y 2=1.
cos α cos α
51.If cos β =m and sin β =n, then show that ( m2 +n2 ) cos 2 β=n 2.
52.If a sec ❑+ b tan ❑+c=0 and p sec ❑+q tan❑+ r=0 , prove that
( br −qc )2−( pc −ar )2=( aq−bq )2.
53.If ( sec A+ tan A ) ( sec B+ tan B )( sec C + tanC )=(sec A−tan A)(sec B−tan B)(secC−tan C),
prove that each of the side is equal to ±1.
54.If csc❑−sin❑=a3 , and sec ❑−cos❑=b3, show that a 2 b2 ( a 2+ b2 )=1
55.If sin θ+sin 2 θ+sin 3 θ=1, then prove that cos 6 θ−4 cos 4 θ+ 8 cos2 θ=4.
T 3−T 5 T 5−T 7
56.If T n=sinn ❑+cos n ❑ , Prove that T1
=
T3
.
x2 y 2 z 2
57.If x=a sec α cos β , y =b sec α sin β and z=c tan α , Show that + − =1
a2 b 2 c 2
2
4−3 ( x 2−1 )
58. If sin θ+cos θ=x , Prove that sin6 θ+cos 6 θ=
4