MATHEMATICS

Target JEE 2014

VERY ELEMENTARY EXERCISE XI (P & J)
[Practice problems on Sine, Cosine and Tangent Laws]
b 3
Q.1 Angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in A.P. If  , then A is equal to
c 2
  5 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 4 12 2

Q.2 If K is a point on the side BC of an equilateral triangle ABC and if BAK = 15°, then the ratio of
AK
lengths is
AB

(A)

3 2 3 3  (B)

2 3 3  (C)

2 3 3  (D)

3 2 3 3 
2 2 2 2

Q.3 In a triangle ABC, A = 60° and b : c =  

3  1 : 2 then (B – C) has the value equal to
(A) 15° (B) 30° (C) 22.5° (D) 45°

Q.4 In an acute triangle ABC, ABC = 45°, AB = 3 and AC = 6 . The angle BAC, is
(A) 60° (B) 65° (C) 75° (D) 15° or 75°

b 2  3  2 1
Q.5 In a triangle ABC, if A = 30° and  , then C, is equal to
c 2  3  2 1
1 1
(A) 75° (B) 15° (C) 52 (D) 97
2 2

4
Q.6 In a triangle ABC, if a = 6, b = 3 and cos(A – B) = , the area of the triangle is
5
15
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D)
2

1
Q.7 ABC is a triangle such that sin (2A + B) = sin (C – A) = – sin (B + 2C) = . If A, B, C are in A.P.,
2
find A, B, C.

c
Q.8 In ABC, if a = 2b and A = 3B, then the value of is equal to
b
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3

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Q.9 If the sides of a triangle are sin , cos , 1  sin  cos  , 0 <  < 2 , the largest angle is
(A) 60° (B) 90° (C) 120° (D) 150°

Q.10 If the angles A, B and C of a triangle are in an arithmetic progression and if a, b and c denote the lengths of the
a c 
sides opposite to A, B and C respectively, then the value of the expression E =  sin 2C  sin 2A  , is
c a 
1 3
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 3
2 2

Q.11 In ABC, a, b, c are the lengths of its sides and A, B, C are the angles of triangle ABC. The correct
relation is
 BC A A BC
(A) ( b  c) sin    a cos  (B) ( b  c) cos   a sin  
 2  2 2  2 
BC A A  BC
(C) ( b  c) sin    a cos  (D) ( b  c) cos   2a sin  
 2  2 2  2 

Q.12 Let a  b  c be the lengths of the sides of a triangle T. If a2 + b2 < c2 then which one of the following
must be true?
(A) All 3 angles of T are acute. (B) Some angle of T is obtuse.
(C) One angle of T is a right angle. (D) No such triangle can exist.

Q.13 If in a triangle sin A : sin C = sin (A  B) : sin (B  C) then a2 : b2 : c2

(A) are in A.P. (B) are in G.P.
(C) are in H.P. (D) none of these

A bc
Q.14 In triangle ABC, if cot = , then triangle ABC must be
2 a
[Note: All symbols used have usual meaning in ABC.]
(A) isosceles (B) equilateral (C) right angled (D) isoceles right angled

2 sin B  sin C  sin A b

Q.15 In triangle ABC, if = then the value of is equal to
cos B  cos C  1  cos A c
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.16 Consider a triangle ABC and let a, b and c denote the lengths of the sides opposite to vertices A, B and
C respectively. If a = 1, b = 3 and C = 60°, then sin2B is equal to
27 3 81 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
28 28 28 3

Q.17 The ratio of the sides of a triangle ABC is 1 : 3 : 2. The ratio A : B : C is

(A) 3 : 5 : 2 (B) 1 : 3 :2 (C) 3 : 2 : 1 (D) 1 : 2 : 3

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Q.18 If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 1 : 1, then the ratio of the longest side to the perimeter is
2 2 3 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3

Q.19 In a triangle tan A : tan B : tan C = 1 : 2 : 3, then a2 : b2 : c2 equals

(A) 5 : 8 : 9 (B) 5 : 8 : 12 (C) 3 : 5 : 8 (D) 5 : 8 : 10

Q.20 With 11, 13, 290  143 3 as sides

2
(A) no triangle exists (B) triangle exists with an angle
3
3 5
(C) triangle exists with an angle (D) triangle exists with an angle
4 6

tan C
Q.21 In ABC if a = 8, b = 9, c = 10, then the value of is
sin B
32 24 21 18
(A) (B) (C) (C)
9 7 4 5

Q.22 Triangle ABC is right angled at A. The points P and Q are on the hypotenuse BC such that BP = PQ = QC.
If AP = 3 and AQ = 4 then the length BC is equal to
(A) 27 (B) 36 (C) 45 (D) 54

Q.23 In the equilateral ABC, AB = 12. One vertex of a square is at the midpoint of the side BC, and the two
adjacent vertices are on the other two sides of the triangle. The length of a side of the square may be
expressed as p 2  q 6 where p and q are integers. The ordered pair (p, q) is
(A) (6, –2) (B) (9, – 3) (C) (8, – 4) (D) (5, – 1)

4 24
Q.24 Given an acute triangle ABC such that sin C = , tan A = and AB = 50. The area of the triangle
5 7
ABC
(A) 600 (B) 1200 (C) 1800 (D) 2400

Q.25 In a regular pentagon ABCDE, the line perpendicular to AB at A meet DE at Q. The ratio DQ : QE is
1 5 1 5 5 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1  5
2 2 2

Q.26 In a triangle ABC, if a, b, c are in A.P. Then a possible value of B, is

(A) 45° (B) 75° (C) 90° (D) 120°

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Q.27 Let ABC be a triangle such that ACB = and let a, b and c denote the lengths of the sides opposite
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to A, B and C respectively. The value(s) of x for which a = x2 + x + 1, b = x2 – 1 and c = 2x + 1 is/are
(A)  2  3
  (B) 1 3 (C) 2  3 (D) 4 3
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Q.28 If cos A + cos B + 2 cos C = 2, then the sides of triangle ABC are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

Q.29 In a triangle ABC, if cos A cos B + sin A sin B sin C = 1, then a : b : c is equal to
(A) 1 : 1 : 2 (B) 2: 3: 5 (C) 1 : 2 :1 (D) 3 : 4 : 5

bc ca a b cos A cos B cos C

Q.30 In a triangle ABC, if   , then   where l, m, n are least positive
11 12 13 l m n
integer. Find the value of (l + m + n).
 cos A  p
Q.31 In a triangle ABC, if the sides a, b, c are roots of x3 – 11x2 + 38x – 40 = 0. If    = ,
a  q
then find the least value of (p + q).

Q.32 In ABC, angle A is 120°, BC + CA = 20 and AB + BC = 21, then find the length of the side BC.

VERY ELEMENTARY EXERCISE

[Practice problems on Sine, Cosine and Tangent Laws]

Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 B Q.4 C Q.5 C Q.6 B

Q.7 A= 45°, B = 60°, C = 75° Q.8 D Q.9 C Q.10 D Q.11 B

Q.12 B Q.13 A Q.14 C Q.15 C Q.16 A Q.17 D Q.18 D

Q.19 A Q.20 D Q.21 A Q.22 C Q.23 B Q.24 B Q.25 A

Q.26 A Q.27 B Q.28 A Q.29 A Q.30 51 Q.31 25 Q.32 13

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