VJEE- MATHEMATICS 1

TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO’S & IDENTITIES

Time: 1Hr. Marks: 120

Straight Objective Type

This section contains 30 multiple choice questions numbered 1 to 30. Each question has 4 choices
(A), (B), (C) and (D), out of which Only One is correct.

1. If x = rsin . cos , y = rsin  . sin  and z = rcos  then the value of x2 + y2 + z2 is independent of :
(a) ,  (b) r,  (c) r,  (d) r.

2. If 0 <  < 180 then 2  2  2  .......  2(1  cos  ) there being n number of 2`s, is equal to:
  
(a) 2cos (b) 2cos (c) 2cos (d) none of these.
2 n
2 n 1 2 n 1

3. The value of sin 78 - sin 66 - sin 42 + sin 6 is :

1 1
(a) (b)  (c) – 1 (d) none of these.
2 2

4. The value of 3 cosec 20 - sec 20 is equal to :

sin 20  sin 20 
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 2. (d) 4 . .
sin 40  sin 40 
5. If tan  = a, where a is a rational number which is not a perfect square, then which of the
following is a rational number ?
(a) sin 2 (b) tan 2  (c) cos 2 (d) none of these.

cot  5
6. Let f() = and  +  = . Then the value of f() . f() is :
1  cot  4
1 1
(a) 2 (b)  (c) (d) none of these.
2 2


7. If sin  + sin  = a and cos  - cos  = b then tan is equal to :
2
a b
(a)  (b)  (c) a 2  b 2 (d) none of these.
b a
8. If cos 2x + 2 cos x = 1 then sin2x(2 – cos2x) is equal to :
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) - 5 (d) 5.

9. If cos 5 = acos5 + bcos3 + ccos  then c is equal to :

(a) – 5 (b) 1 (c) 5 (d) none of these.
 5 7
10. The numerical value of sin .sin .sin is equal to :
18 18 18
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1 1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) .
8 4 2
11. If , ,  and  be four angles of a cyclic quadrilateral then the value of
cos  + cos  + cos  + cos  is :
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) none of these.

12. The value of cos 12 . cos 24 cos 36 . cos 48 . cos 72 . cos 84 is :
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
64 32 16 128
 3 5 7 9
13. The value of cos  cos  cos  cos  cos is :
11 11 11 11 11
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) none of these.
14. If sec  and cosec  are the roots of x2 – px + q = 0 then :
(a) p2 = q(q – 2) (b) p2 = q(q + 2) (c) p2 + q2 = 2q (d) none of these.

4 3
15. If sin  = and cos  =  , then:
5 5
(a) tan  > 0 (b) cot  < 0 (c) sec  > 0 (d) cos 2  > 0

16. tan 10° tan 50° tan 70° is equal to:

1 1
(a) 3 (b) (c) 3 (d)
2 3
1 1
17. If tan (    ) = and tan(    ) = , then the value tan( 2 ) is equal to:
2 4
2 9 7 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 2 6 7
18. If sin A + cos B = a and sin B + cos A = b, then sin(A + B) is equal to:
a 2  b2 a 2  b2  2 a 2  b2  2
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 2 2
  3   5   13  is equal to:
19. sin 2    sin 2    sin 2    sin 2  
8  8   8   8 
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) none of these
 3 5 7
20. The value of cos  cos  cos  cos is :
9 9 9 9
1 1
(a) – (b) (c) 0 (d) none of these
2 2
3
2r
21.  cos 7
is equal to :
r 1
1 1
(a) –1 (b) – (c) (d) none of these
2 2
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22. log (cot1°)(cot 2°)....(cot 89°) is equal to:

(a)  (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) none of these
23. Which of the following is correct:
(a) cos 1° > cos 1 (b) cos 1° = cos 1 (c) cos 1° < cos 1 (d) sin 1° > sin 1
24.    3   5   7  is equal to:
1  cos  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos 
 8  8  8  8 

1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
8 4 16

25. If A + B = , then (tan A + 1) (tan B + 1) is equal to:
4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these

 tan 2 tan 2 is equal to :

A B
26. If A + B + C =  , then

1
(a) 0 (b) –1 (c) (d) 1
2
27. cot A – 2 cot 2A is equal to:
(a) – cot 2A (b) – cos 2A (c) (cot A)–1 (d) cot–1 A
28. Each interior angle of a regular hexagon is:
   2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 6 2 3
 
29. The value of (sin x – cos x) where  0  x   is:
 4
   
(a) negative (b) positive (c) negative in  0,  (d) negative in  , 
 8 8 4
30. Suppose sin  - cos  =1 then the value of sin 3   cos3  is (   R)
(a) 1 (b) -2 (c) -1 (d) 0
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