INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY

1. In  OPQ, right-angled at P, OP = 7 cm and OQ – PQ = 1 cm, then the values of sinQ.

7 24
(a) 25 (b) 25 (c)1 (d)none of these

24 7 24
2. If sinA=25, then the value of cos A (a) 25 (b) 25 (c)1 (d)none of these

3. In  ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 5 cm and ACB = 30° then the length of the side BC is
(a)5√3 (b) 2√3 (c)10 (d)5
4. In  ABC, right-angled at B, AB = 5 cm and ACB = 30° then the length of the side AC is
1. 5 3 (b) 2√3 (c) 10 cm (d) none of these

2𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 30°
5. The value of 1+𝑡𝑎𝑛230°
(a) sin 60° (b) cos 60° (c) tan 60° (d) sin 30°
1−𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 45°
6. The value 1+𝑡𝑎𝑛245°
(a) tan 90° (b) 1 (c) sin 45° (d) 0

7. sin 2A = 2 sin A is true when A =

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60°
2𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 30°
8. The value of
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 30°
(a) sin 60° (b) cos 60° (c) tan 60° (d) sin 30°

9. 9 sec2 A – 9 tan2 A =
(a) 1 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 0

10. (1 + tanA + secA ) (1 + cotA – cosecA ) =

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) –1
11. (sec A + tan A) (1 – sin A) =
(a)sec A (b) sin A (c) cosec A (d) cos A
1+𝑡𝑎𝑛 2 A°
12. =
1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 A°
2
(a) sec A (b) -1 (c)cot2A (d) tan2A
13. The angle of elevation of the top of a building from a point on the ground, which is 30 m away
from the foot of the building, is 30°. The height of the building is:
(a)10 m (b)30/√3 m (c)√3/10 m (d)30 m

14. If the height of the building and distance from the building foot’s to a point is increased by 20%,
then the angle of elevation on the top of the building:
(a)Increases (b)Decreases (c)Do not change (d)None of the above
15. If a tower 6m high casts a shadow of 2√3 m long on the ground, then the sun’s elevation is:
(a)60° (b)45° (c)30° (d)90°
16. The angle of elevation of the top of a building 30 m high from the foot of another building in
the same plane is 60°, and also the angle of elevation of the top of the second tower from the
foot of the first tower is 30°, then the distance between the two buildings is:
(a)10√3 m (b)15√3 m (c)12√3 m (d)36 m
17. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then the value of cos(A+B) is
(a)0 (b)1 (c)1/2 (d) n.d
18. From a point on the ground, which is 15 m away from the foot of the tower, the angle of
elevation of the top of the tower is found to be 60°. The height of the tower standing straight is:
(a)15√3 (b)10√3 (c)12√3 (d)20√3
19. If cosA=24/25, then the value of sinA is
(a) 7/25 (b)24/25 (c)1 (d) none of these
20. If ∆ABC is right angled at B, then the value of cos(A+C) is
(a)0 (b)1 (c)1/2 (d)n.d
21. If tanA=4/3, then the value of cosA is
(a) 3/5 (b)4/3 (c)1 (d) none of these
22. In ∆ABC is right angled at C, in which AB = 29 units, BC = 21 units and ∠ABC = 𝛼. Determine
the values of cos2 𝛼 + sin2 𝛼 is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) ½ (d) n.d.

23. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = 1, then the value of 2 sin A cos A =
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) ½ (d) n.d.
24. Given 15cotA=8, then sinA=
(a)3/5 (b)4/3 (c)1 (d) none of these
25. In a triangle PQR, right-angled at Q, PQ = 3 cm and PR = 6 cm, then ∠QPR =
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 60°
26. The height or length of an object or the distance between two distant objects can be determined
with the help of:
(a)Trigonometry angles(b)Trigonometry ratios(c)Trigonometry identities(d)None of the above
27. In given figure, the value of CE is

(a) 12 cm (b) 6 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 6√3 cm

28. In given figure, the value of ∠C is

(a) 90° (b) 45° (c) 30° (d) 60°

29. The value of 2 cos2 600 +3sin2 450 + 3sin2 300 + 2 cos2 900 is
(a) 1 (b) 5 (c)5/4 (d) none of these
30. sin 2A = 2 sin AcosA is true when A =
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) any angle
31. sin A = cosA is true when A =
(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) any angle
32. If sinA=1/2 , then the value of 3cosA – 4cos3A is
(a)3/4 (b) 7/25 (c)1/2 (d)24/25
33. If 3cotA = 4, then the value of cos A – sin A is
2 2

(a)3/4 (b)7/25 (c)1/2 (d)24/25

3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴+2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
34. If 3tanA = 4, then the value of 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 is
(a)1 (b)7/25 (c)3 (d)24/25
35. Value of A , for sin 2A = 1, where 00 <A < 900 is:
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 45° (d) 1350
36. Value of sec 26 – cot 64 is:
2 0 2 0

(a)1 (b)-1 (c)0 (d)

37. In a triangle PQR, right-angled at Q, PR + QR = 25 cm and PQ = 5 cm, then the value of sin P is
(a)12/5 (b)12/13 (c)1 (d) none of these
38. In given figure, the length of AP is

39. In given figure, AD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm and CB = 12 cm. The value of tan θ is

40. The value of sin600cos300 – cos600sin300 is

(a)1/4 (b)1/2 (c)0 (d)1
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴
41. Find the value of1+𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴+ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 =
(a) 2 cosec A (b) 2 sec A (c) 2 cosA (d) secA
2
42. √1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝐴 is equal to
(a) cot A (b) cos A (c) cosec A (d) sec A
43. If A + B = 900, cot B = 3/4 , then tanA is equal to
(a)3/4 (b)4/3 (c)1/4 (d) 1/3
1
44. Maximum value of , 0<A<900 is
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝐴
(a)1 (b)-1 (c)2 (d)1/2
45. If cos A =1/2, sinB=1/2, then the value of A+B is equal to
(a) 30° (b) 60° (c) 90° (d) 1200
46. If Sin (A + B) = 1 = cos(A – B) then
(a) A +B = 900 (b) A +B = 00 (c) A + B = 450 (d) A = 2B
47. The value of 2𝑠𝑖𝑛230°−3𝑐𝑜𝑠245°+𝑡𝑎𝑛245+3𝑠𝑖𝑛290° 𝑖𝑠
a) 1 (b) 3 (c)0 (d) none of these
 1 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴−𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
48. If tanA= , what is the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2𝐴+𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝐴
√5
(a)2/3 (b)5/6 (c)1/6 (d)2/5

𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴
49. If secA=5/4,then the value of
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴−𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴
(a)2/7 (b)12/7 (c)12/5 (d)5/6
50. If cosA=0.6, then the value of 5sinA-3tanA is
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) -1

1(a) 2(a) 3(a) 4(c) 5(a) 6(d) 7(a) 8(c) 9(b) 10(c)
11(d) 12(d) 13(b) 14(c) 15(a) 16(a) 17(a) 18(a) 19(a) 20(d)
21(a) 22(b) 23(b) 24(a) 25(d) 26(b) 27(a) 28(d) 29(c) 30(c)
31(a) 32(c) 33(a) 34(b) 35(c) 36(c) 37(a) 38(b) 39(c) 40(b)
41(b) 42(d) 43(a) 44(a) 45(c) 46(c) 47(b) 48(a) 49(b) 50(b)