PRACTICE QUESTIONS (TRIGONOMETRY)

CLASS: X : MATHEMATICS

1. Simplify: cos4 A – sin4A

2. If ∆ABC is right angled at C, then find the value of cos(A + B).
3. If sin A+ cosA = √2 cosA, then find the value of tan A.
5sin   3cos 
4. If 5 tan θ = 4, then find the value of
5sin   2 cos 
4sin   cos 
5. If 4 tan θ = 3, then find the value of
4sin   cos 
2sin A  3cos A
6. If cosec A = 13/12, then find the value of
4sin A  9cos A
7. In ΔABC, right angled at B, AB = 5 cm and sin C = 1/2. Determine the length of
side AC.
8. In ∆ABC, right-angled at C, if tan A=1, then find the value of 2sin A cos A.
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9. If for some angle θ, cot 2θ = , then find the value of sin3θ, where 3θ ≤ 90⁰.
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10. If tan θ = 1, then find the value of sec θ + cosec θ.
11. If is an acute angle and tan + cot = 2, then find the value of sin3 + cos3 .
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12. In ABC right angled at B, sin A = , then find the value of cos C.
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13. Find the value of (sin 45° + cos 45°).
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14. Given that sin θ = then find cos θ.
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15. If cos A = , then find the value of tan A.
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16. In ΔABC right angled at B, if tanA = √3, then find the value of
cosA cosC – sinAsinC.
17. If 2sin2 β – cos2 β = 2, then find β.
18. If √3 tan θ = 1, then find the value of sin2 θ – cos2 θ.
19. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = 1, verify that 2 sin A cos A = 1.
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20. If sin 2A = tan² 45° where A is an acute angle, then find the value of A.
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21. If sec A = 15/7 and A + B = 90°, find the value of cosec B.
22. Find A and B, if sin (A + 2B) = √3/2 and cos (A + B) = 1/2.
23. If (1 + cos A) (1 – cos A) = 3/4 , find the value of tan A.
24. Evaluate: 3 cos2 60° sec2 30° – 2 sin2 30° tan2 60°.

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 cos   sin  1  3
25. Find an acute angle θ when 
cos   sin  1  3
(1  sin  )(1  sin  )
26. If tan θ =3/4, evaluate
(1  cos  )(1  cos  )
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27. If sin(A – B)= , cos(A + B) = , 00< A + B ≤900 , A > B. Find A and B.
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28. If sin(A + B) = 1 and cos(A – B) = √3/2, 0°< A + B ≤ 90° and A > B, then find the
measures of angles A and B.
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29. If tan (A + B) = 3 and tan (A – B) = ; 0° < A+B ≤ 90°; A > B, find A and B.
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30. If sin (A + B) = 1 and sin (A – B) = , 0 ≤ A + B ≤ 90° & A > B, then find A and B.
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31. Simplify:
32. If θ = 45°, then what is the value of 2 sec2θ + 3 cosec2θ ?
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33. Prove that   2sec2 A
1  sin A 1  sin A
34. Prove the trigonometric identities: (1 + tan² θ) (1 + sinθ) (1 – sinθ) = 1
sin
35. Prove the trigonometric identities:  cos ec  c ot 
1  cos
36. Prove that (sinA + cosecA)2 + (cosA + secA)2 = 7 + tan2A + cot2A
cos A 1  sin A
37. Prove that   2sec A
1  sin A cos A
sin   cos   1
38. Prove that:  sec   tan 
sin   cos   1
39. Prove that (1 + cot θ – cosec θ) (1 + tan θ + sec θ) = 2
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1
40. Prove that 
cot A  cos A cos ecA  1
cos 2  sin 2 
41. Prove that:   1  sin  cos 
1  tan  1  cot 
42. If cos θ + sin θ = √2 cos θ, show that cos θ – sin θ = √2 sin θ.
tan  cot 
43. Prove that   1  sec  cos ec
1  cot  1  tan 
cos   sin   1
44. Prove that  cos ec  cot 
cos   sin   1
 1  tan 2 A   1  tan A 
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   tan A
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45. Prove that 
 1  cot A   1  cot A 
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