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Volume-I (c) 2 k (d) 2 k  2
2. Trigonometry SRM JEEE-2008
(2.a) Trigonometric Ratios and Ans. (b) : Given,
<<<<0
their Identities and sin = sin = sin = sin = k
1 - cosB We know that sin is positive in first and second
1. If tan A = , then :
sinB quadrant and angle in ascending order
(a) tan 2A = tan B So,
(b) tan 2A = tan2B sin = sin
(c) tan 2A = tan2B + 2 tan B sin( – ) = sin
(d) none of the above –=
BCECE-2003 sin = sin
Ans. (a) : Given, sin(2 + ) = sin
1 – cos B 2 +  = 
tan A 
sin B sin = sin
As, we know that,  sin(3 – ) = sin
2 tan A 3 –  = 
tan 2A 
1 – tan 2 A    
So, 4sin  3sin  2sin  sin
 1 – cos B  2 2 2 2
2 
=  sin B   –  2     3 –  
2 = 4sin  3sin    2sin    sin  
 1 – cos B  2  2   2   2 
1–  
 sin B        3 
= 4sin  3sin  –   2sin      sin  – 
 1 – cos B  2 2 2  2  2 
2 
=  sin B     
= 4sin + 3cos – 2sin – cos
 1  cos 2 B – 2 cos B  2 2 2 2
1–  
 sin 2 B   
= 2 sin + 2 cos
 1 – cos B  2 2
2 
 sin B    
2
= = 2  sin  cos 
sin B –1 – cos B  2cos B
2 2
 2 2
sin 2 B
   
2(1 – cos B)sin 2 B = sin 2  cos 2  2sin cos
= 2 2 2 2
sin B(1 – cos 2 B –1 – cos 2 B  2cos B)
= 2 1  sin 
2(1 – cos B)sin B
=
(–2cos2 B  2cos B) = 2 1 k [ sin = k]
2sin B(1 – cos B) 4. The value of sin 10° + sin 20° + sin 30° + ..... +
= sin 360° is
2cos B(1 – cos B)
(a) 1 (b) 0
= tanB
(c) –1 (d) 2
So, tan2A = tanB
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3. If , , ,  are the smallest positive angles in Ans. (b) : Given,
ascending order of magnitude which have their
sin10º + sin20º + sin30º + …..+ sin360º
sines equal to the positive quantity k, then the
= sin10º + sin20º + sin30º + ….+ sin340º + sin350º +
α β γ δ
value of 4sin + 3sin + 2sin + sin is equal sin360º
2 2 2 2
= sin(360º – 350º) + sin(360º –340º)+ sin(360º –330º)
to
(a) 2 1  k (b) 2 1  k + ……+ sin350º + sin360º
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As we know that, = sin30º
sin(360º – ) = – sin 3
= – sin350º – sin340º – sin330º + … + sin340º + =
2
sin350º + sin360º (b) cos930º = cos [(2×360º) + 210º]
=0+0+0+0 = cos (210º)
=0 = cos (180º + 30º)
5. The value of cos1° cos2° cos3° ...... cos179° is = – cos30º
1 3
(a) (b) 0 = –
2 2
(c) 1 (d) none of these (c) tan840º
SRM JEEE-2010 = tan [(2×360º) + 120º]
Ans. (b) : Given, = – tan (120º)
cos1° cos2° cos3° .......cos179° = – tan (90º + 30º)
= cos1° cos2° cos3° cos4°..... cos89° cos90° = – cos30º
.... cos179° =– 3
= cos90° (cos1° cos2° cos3° ....cos89° cos91° (d) cot (– 1110º)
cos179°) = – cot (1110º)
= 0 (cos1° cos2° cos3° ....cos89° cos91° = – cot [(3×360º) + 30º]
.....cos179°) = – cot (30º)
=0
= – 3
6. 2 + 2 + 2cos4θ = So, only (c) and (d) have the same value.
cos  cos 12º – sin 12º sin 147º
(a) 2  cos  (b) 8. + =
2 cos 12º + sin 12º cos 147º
cos  (a) 1 (b) –1
(c) 2cos (d)
2 (c) 0 (d) –2
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COMEDK-2011 Ans. (c) : Given,
Ans. (c) : Given, cos12º – sin12º sin147º

2  2  2cos 4 cos12º  sin12º cos147º
cos12º – sin(90º –78º )
=  tan147º
= 2  2  2(2cos2 2 –1) cos12º  sin(90º –78º )
cos12º – cos 78º
= 2  2  4cos2 2 – 2 =  tan147º
cos12º  cos 78º
= 2  4cos2 2  12º 78º   12º –78º 
–2sin   sin  
= 2  2cos 2  2   2   tan(180º –33º )
=
= 2  2(2cos2  –1)  12º 78º   12º –78º 
2 cos   cos  
 2   2 
= 2  4cos2  – 2 –2sin 45º sin(–33º )
=   – tan 33º 
= 4cos2  2cos 45º cos(–33º )
= 2 cos = tan45º tan33º – tan33º
7. Which of the following have the same value? = tan 33º – tan33º
(a) sin 120o (b) cos 930o =0
(c) tan 840o (d) cot (–1110o) 9. sin 690o sec 240o =
(A) only (c) and (d) (B) only (a) and (b) 1
(C) only (a) and (c) (D) All (a), (b), (c), (d) (a) (b) 1
2
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Ans. (a) : (c) –1 (d)
2
(a) sin120º MHT CET-2020
= sin(90º + 30º)
Ans. (b) : Given,
2
 sin690º × sec 240º C A B C A B
= sin (360º + 330º) × sec (180º + 60º) tan tan  tan tan  tan tan  1
2 2 2 2 2 2
= sin330º × (– sec 60º)
= sin (360º – 30º) × (–2) If A, B, C are angles of a ΔABC , then tan 2A +
12.
= – 2 × (– sin30º) tan 2B + tan 2C =
1 (a) tan 2A tan 2B tan 2C
= –2  –
2 (b) tan A tan B tan C
=1 (c) tan 3A tan 2B tan 2C
π  π  (d) tan 2A tan 3B tan 2C
10. sin  + x  – cos  + x  = MHT CET-2020
3  6 
(a) –sin x (b) –cos x Ans. (a) : Given,
(c) sin x (d) cos x A+B+C=
MHT CET-2020 2A + 2B + 2C = 2
Ans. (c) : Given, 2A +2B = 2 – 2C
    tan (2A + 2B) = tan (2 – 2C)
sin   x   cos   x  tan 2A  tan 2B
3  6   – tan 2C
1 – tan 2A tan 2B
   
= sin cos x  cos sin x – cos cos x  sin sin x tan2A + tan2B = – tan2C (1 – tan2A tan2B)
3 3 6 6 tan2A + tan2B = – tan2C + tan2A tan2B tan2C
3 1 3  tan2A + tan2B + tan2C = tan2A tan2B tan2C
 cos x  sin x  cos x  sin x
2 2 2 2
 sin x 12 4
13. If sin  , cos = andθ,  lie in the third
11. If A + B + C = 180o, then the value of 13 5
A B B C C quadrant, then tan  θ, –   =
tan   tan   + tan   tan   + tan  
2 2 2 2 2 33 56
(a) (b)
A 56 33
tan   is
 
2 56 33
(c) (d)
(a) 2 (b) 1 33 56
(c) –2 (d) –1 MHT CET-2020
MHT CET-2020 Ans. (d) : Given,
Ans. (b) : Given, –12 –4
sin   ,cos  
A + B + C = 180º 13 5
A + B = 180º – C As we know that,
A + B 180º –C
= cos   1– sin 2 
2 2 2
 AB  180º –C   –12 
cos   1 –  
tan    tan    13 
 2   2 
 A B  C
cos   1 –
144
tan     tan  90º – 
 2 2  2 169
A B 25
tan  tan cos  
2 2  cot C 169
A B 2
1 – tan tan cos   
5
2 2 13
A B –5
tan  tan cos     lies in third quadrant
2 2  1
13
A B tan C / 2
1 – tan tan sin 
2 2 tan  
cos 
C A B A B –12 /13
tan  tan  tan   1 – tan tan =
2 2 2 2 2 –5 /13

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 12 4
= = tan A  2 tan 2A 
5 tan 4A
 sin   1– cos 2  4(1 – tan 2 2A)
= tan A  2 tan 2A 
2 2 tan 2A
 –4
= 1–   2 tan 2 2A  2 – 2 tan 2 2A
 5  = tan A 
tan 2A
16 2
= 1– = tan A 
25 tan 2A
9 2(1 – tan 2 A)
= = tan A 
25 2 tan A
=  3/5 1 – tan 2 A
= tan A 
–3
sin     lies in third quadrant  tan A
5 tan 2 A  1 – tan 2 A
sin  =
tan   tan A
cos  1
=
–3/ 5 tan A
tan  
–4 / 5 = cotA
3 15. If a = sin 175o + cos 175o, then
tan  
4 (a) a = 0 (b) a < 0
tan  – tan  (c) a > 0 (d) a = 1
tan ( – ) =
1 – tan  tan  MHT CET-2020
12 3 Ans. (b) : Given,
– a = sin175º + cos175º
= 5 4 = sin(180º – 5º) + cos(180º – 5º)
12 3
1  = sin 5º – cos5º
5 4
If,   (0, /4)
33
Then,
= 20 cos > sin
56
20  cos5º > sin5º
a = sin5º – cos5º
33
= = – ve
56
 a<0
14. tan A + 2 tan 2A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A =
(a) tan A 16. cos(36o – A) cos(36o + A) + cos(54o + A) cos(54o
(b) tan 2A – A) =
(c) cot A (a) cos A (b) sin A
(d) cot 2A (c) sin 2A (d) cos 2A
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Ans. (c) : Given, Ans. (d) : Given,
tanA + 2tan2A + 4tan4A + 8cot8A cos(36º–A)cos(36º+A) + cos(54º–A)cos(54º+A)
8 = cos (36º–A) cos (36º + A) + cos [90º–(36º – A)]
= tanA + 2tan2A + 4tan4A + cos [90º–(36º+ A)]
tan 8A
8(1 – tan 2 4A) = cos (36º–A) cos (36º + A) + sin (36º–A) sin (36º + A)
= tanA + 2tan2A + 4tan4A + = cos [(36º – A) – (36º + A)]
2 tan 4A
= cos [36º – A – 36º–A]
4(1 – tan 2 4A) = cos (–2A) = cos2A
= tanA + 2tan2A + 4tan4A +
tan 4A 17. If A, B, C are the angle of a cyclic quadrilateral
4 tan 2 4A  4 – 4 tan 2 4A taken in order, then cos A + cos B + cos C + cos
= tanA + 2tan2A +
tan 4A D=

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 1 π π
(a) –1 (b) (c) (d)
2 4 4
(c) 0 (d) 1 MHT CET-2020
MHT CET-2020 Ans. (d) : Given,
Ans. (c) : Given, 5 1
tan A  , tan B 
Quadrilateral ABCD is cyclic – 6 11
 A + C = 180º and B + D = 180º As we know that,
A = 180º– C and B = 180º – D tan A  tan B
So, tan(A  B) 
1  tan A tan B
cosA + cosB + cosC + cosD 5 1 55  6  61 
  
= cos (180º – C) + cos (180º – D) + cosC + cosD
 6 11  66   66 
= – cosC – cosD + cosC + cosD
1 
5 1
1
5  61 
 
=0 6 11 66  66 
o o o 0
18. If sin  = sin15 + sin 45 , where 0 < < 180 , tan (A + B) = 1
then  = A + B = tan–1 (1)

o o
(a) 45 (b) 60
A+B=
(c) 75o (d) 150o 4
MHT CET-2020 21. sec 2 – tan 2=
Ans. (c) : Given,

sin = sin15º + sin45º (a) cot     (b) cot 2
4 
 15º  45º   15º – 45º 

(d) tan    
sin = 2sin   cos  
 2   2  (c) tan 2
4 
sin = 2sin30º cos15º
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1
sin   2  cos15º Ans. (d) : Given,
2
sec 2 – tan 2
sin = cos15º
1 sin 2
sin = cos(90º – 75º) = –
sin = sin 75º cos 2 cos 2
 = 75 º 1 – sin 2
=
cos 2
19. cos   π 
3π
+ x  – sin  – x  = cos 2   sin 2  – 2sin  cos 
 4  4  =
cos 2  – sin 2 
(a) 2 cos x (b) 2 sin x
(cos  – sin )2
(c)  2 cos x (d)  2 sin x =
(cos  – sin )(cos   sin )
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cos  – sin 
Ans. (c) : Given, =
cos   sin 
 3   
cos   x   sin   x  cos  – sin 
 4  4  cos 
=
cos   sin 
 3 3      cos 
  cos cos x  sin sin x    sin cos x  cos sin x 
 4 4   4 4  1 – tan 
=
1 1 1 1 1  tan 
 cos x  sin x  cos x  sin x

2 2 2 2 tan – tan 
4
  2 cos x =

5 1 tan  tan 
20. If tan A = , tan B = , then A + B = 4
6 11  
π π = tan  –  
(a) (b)  4 
3 3

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 13 1
22. If sec =
12
,  lies in 4th quadadrant, then  2cos x cos7 x  2cos5x cos13x 

2
tan cosec sin cos= 1  cos(x  7x)  cos(x – 7x) 
5 =  
(a)
25
(b) 2 – cos(5x  13x)  cos(5x –13x) 
169 13
1
(c)
5
(d)
144 =  cos8x  cos(6x) – cos18x – cos(–8x)
13 169 2
1
MHT CET-2020 =  cos8x  cos 6x – cos18x – cos8x 
Ans. (b) : Given, 2
1
sec  
13 =  cos6x – cos18x 
12 2
1
cos  
12 = (–2)sin12x sin(–6x)
13 2
= sin12x sin6x
 sin = 1– cos2  = (2 sin6x cos6x) sin 6x
2 = 2sin26x cos6x
 12 
= 1–  
 13  24.
π
The value of sin2   =
8
 144 
= 1–   5 1 2 1
 169  (a) (b)
2 2 2 2
25
=
169 2 1 5 1
(c) (d)
5 2 2 2 2
=  MHT CET-2020
13
5 Ans. (c) : Given,
sin   – [  lies in 4thquadrant]
13 
sin 2  
13 8
cosec  –
5 
1 – cos 2  
sin  8
tan   =
cos  2
(–5 /13) 1 – cos  / 4
= =
 12  2
 
 13  1–
1
5 2
= – =
12 2
 tan × cosec × sin × cos =
2 –1
 –5   –13   –5   12  2 2
=     
 12   5   13   13  sinA + sin7A + sin13A
25. =
5 cosA + cos7A + cos13A
=– (a) cot 6A (b) cot 7A
13
(c) tan 7A (d) tan 6A
23. cosx. cos7x– cos5x cos13x =
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(a) 2cos2 6x.cos12x
(b) 2sin6x.sin12x Ans. (c) : Given,
(c) 2sin6x.cos12x sin A  sin 7A  sin13A
(d) 2sin26x.cos6x cos A  cos7A  cos13A
MHT CET-2020
=
 sin A  sin13A   sin 7A
Ans. (d) :Given,  cos A  cos13A   cos 7A
cos x cos7 x  cos5x cos13x
2sin 7Acos6A  sin 7A
=
2cos7A  cos6A  cos7A
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 sin 7A(2cos6A  1) – 10)]
= = (tan 10tan 20….tan 440(cot 440cot 430….cot 10
cos7A(2cos6A  1)
= tan7A = 1
 7π 
26. If cos x + cos y = – cos  and sinx + siny = –sin 29. The value of cos–1  cos    is
  6 
 , then cot 
x+y 
 =  7
 2  (a) (b)
(a) cot  (b) –cot  3 6
(c) tan  (d) –tan  5 
(c) (d)
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Ans. (a) : Given, MHT CET-2020
cos x + cos y = – cos  and sin x + sin y = – sin  Ans. (c) : Given,
cos x + cos y = –cos    7  
cos –1  cos   
xy x–y   6 
2cos   cos    – cos  …..(i)
 2   2    5  
= cos –1  cos  2 –  
sin x + sin y = – sin    6 
xy x–y 
2sin   cos    – sin  ……(ii)  5  
 2   2  = cos –1  cos   
  6 
On dividing equation (i) & (ii), we get –
5
xy x–y =
2cos   cos   6
 2   2   – cos 
31. cosec 2 – cot 2 =
xy  x – y  – sin 
2sin   cos   (a) sin 2 (b) cos 
 2   2 
(c) tan 2 (d) tan 
xy
cot    cot  MHT CET-2020
 2  Ans. (d) : Given,
sin(A + B) cos(C + D) cosec 2 – cot 2
27. = , then tan A cot B =
sin(A – B) cos(C – D) 1 cos 2
= –
(a) – cot C Cot D (b) – tan C tan D sin 2  sin 2
(c) cot C cot D (d) tan C tan D 1 – cos 2
=
MHT CET-2020 sin 2
Ans. (a) : Given, 1 – (1 – 2sin 2 )
=
sin(A  B) cos(C  D) sin 2

sin(A – B) cos(C – D) 1 –1  2sin 2 
=
By using componendo and dividendo rule– 2sin  cos 
= tan 
sin(A  B)  sin(A – B) cos(C  D)  cos(C – D) If A and B are supplementary angles, then sin2
 32.
sin(A  B) – sin(A – B) cos(C  D) – cos(C – D) A B
+ sin2 =
2sin Acos B 2cosCcos D 2 2

2cos Asin B –2sin Csin D (a)
1
(b)
1
tan A cot B = – cot C cot D 2 3
28. tan 1o  tan 2o tan 3o …………… tan 89o = (c) 1 (d) 0
MHT CET-2020
(a) 1 (b) 3
Ans. (c) : If A and B are supplementary angles then,
(c) 2 (d) 2
A + B = 180
MHT CET-2020
A = 180 – B
Ans. (a) : Given, A B
tan 10 tan 20 tan 30 tan 890  90 –
2 2
= [tan 10tan 20tan 30….tan 440]
As we know that,
(tan 450) [tan (900 – 440). tan (900 – 430)…tan (900

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 A A We know that side opposite to smallest angle is the
sin 2    cos 2    1 smallest side and side opposite to the largest angle is the
 
2 2
largest side–
A B c a
sin 2    cos 2 (90 – )  1 
2 2 sin 75º sin 45º
A  B c a  3  1
sin 2    sin 2    1   sin 75º  
 
2 2 3 1 1  2 2 
1 – sinθ + cosθ 2 2 2
33. =
1 – sinθ – cosθ
c(2 2)
   2a
(a)  tan (b) tan 3 1
2 2
a 2
  
(c) cot (d)  cot c 3 1
2 2
MHT CET-2020 a 2 3 –1
 
Ans. (d) : Given, c 3 1 3 –1
1 – sin   cos 
1 – sin  – cos 
a 2

 3 –1
As we know that, c 2
sin = 2sin/2 cos/2 a 3 –1

  c 1
cos   2cos2 –1  1– 2sin 2
2 2 a
 3 –1:1
   c
1 – 2sin cos  2 cos –1
= 2 2 2 35. In ABC, with usual notations, if
    a – b 2 = c2 – ab, then tanC =
1 – 2sin cos –1  2sin 2
2 2 2 (a) 1 (b) Not defined
  
–2sin cos  2cos2 (c)
1
(d) 3
= 2 2 2
  3
2 
–2sin cos  2sin MHT CET-2019
2 2 2
Ans. (d) : Given,
  
–2 cos  sin – cos  (a – b)2 = c2 – ab
2 2 2
= a2 + b2 – 2ab = c2 – ab
   a2 + b2 – 2ab + ab = c2
–2sin  cos – sin 
2 2 2 a2 + b2 – c2 = ab
 a 2  b2 – c2 1
= – cot   cosC
2 2ab 2
π π
and then  sin C  1– cos C
2
34. If two angels of ΔABC are and
4 3 2
the ratio of the smallest and greatest side is 1
= 1–  
(a) 3 : 2 (b)  3  1 :  3  1 2

(c)  3  1 :1 (d)  3   :1 = 1–
1
MHT CET-2020 4
Ans. (d) : Given, 3
=
  4
Two angle of triangle are and Let the third
4 3 3
angle is . =
2
 
    
4 3
45º + 60º +  = 180º
 = 75º
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 3 a
R
sin C  2 
 tan C   2  3 2 
cos C 1  bc 
2 abc
R
36. In ΔABC, with usual notations; if 4
cosA = sinB – cosC, then cosA.cosC = abc

1 4R
(a) (b) 0
4 39. In ABC; with usual notations, if
1 3 sinB
(c) (d) cosA = , then the triangle is
2 4 sinC
MHT CET-2019 (a) Right angled triangle
(b) Equilateral triangle
Ans. (b) : Given,
(c) Acute angled triangle
cos A = sin B – cos C
(d) Obtuse angled triangle
cos A + cos C = sin B
MHT CET-2019
AC A–C
2cos   .cos    sin B Ans. (a) : Given,
 2   2  sin B
 –B A–C cos A  …..(i)
2cos   .cos    sin B [A + B + C = ] sin C
 2   2  By sine rule,
 B A–C B B a b c
2sin   .cos    2sin cos   k
2  2  2 2 sin A sin B sin C
A–C  B a b c
  sin A ,  sin B ,  sin C
cos    cos   k k k
 2  2
By cosine rule,
A–C B
 b2  c2 – a 2
2 2 cos A 
A–C=B 2bc
A=B+C by equation (i)–
and A + B + C = 180 b
b 2
 c 2
– a 2
A + A = 180 k
2bc c
2A = 180
A = 90 k
cos A = 0 b2  c2 – a 2 b

so, cos A. cos C = 0 2bc c
2 2 2 2
37. If R is the circumradius of ABC, then A b + c – a = 2b
2 2 2
(ABC) = c –a =b
abc abc c2 = a 2 + b 2
(a)
3R
(b)
4R So, ABC is right angled triangle.
abc abc 41. If A, B, C are the angles of ABC then
(c) (d) cotA.cotB + cotB.cotC + cotC.cotA =
2R R
(a) 0 (b) 1
MHT CET-2019
(c) 2 (d) 1
Ans. (b) : In  ABC, MHT CET-2018
1
Area of   bcsin A Ans. (b) : Given,
2 tan A  tan B  tan C  tan A tan Btan C
2
sin A  …..(i) 1 1 1
bc    1
tan B tan C tan A tan C tan A tan B
a
R ….(ii) cot Bcot C  cot Acot C  cot Acot B  1
2sin A
Putting value of equation (i) in (ii), we get– 48. The value of sin2 51o  sin2 39o is
(a) 0 (b) sin 12o

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 (c) cos 12o (d) 1 1
(c) (d) 1  2
Karnataka CET-2020 2 1
Ans. (d) : Given, Karnataka CET-2016
sin2 51º + sin2 39º Ans. (c) : Given,
= sin251º + sin2(90 – 51º) 
= sin2 51º + cos2 51º  sin(90º – ) = cos tan  
8
= 1
 180º 
49. The value of cos2 45o  sin2 15o is = tan  
 8 
3 1 3
(a) (b)  45º 
2 2 4 = tan  
 2 
3 1 3  45º 
(c) (d) sin 
2 
2 2
=  2 
Karnataka CET-2017  45º 
cos  
Ans. (b) : Given,  2 
cos2 45º – sin215º  45º   45º 
2sin   cos  
 2   2 
2
 1   1 – cos(2  15º ) 
   cos2 = 1– 2sin 
2 =
=   –  45º 
 2  2  2cos 2  
 2 
1  1 – cos30º 
= –  sin 45º
2  2  =
1  cos 45º
1 –1  cos30º
= 1
2
= 2  1
3 3 1 2 1
=  1
2 2 4 2
50. 3 cosec 20o  sec 20o  52. The value of the sin1o  sin2o  ......  sin359o is
(a) 2 (b) 4 equal to
(c) 3 (d) 1 (a) 0 (b) 1
Karnataka CET-2019 (c) –1 (d) 180
Ans. (b) : Given, Karnataka CET-2016
3 cosec20º –sec20º Ans. (a) : Given,
 3  sin1º + sin2º + ……. + sin359º
1
= 2  cosec20º – sec 20º  = sin1º + sin2º + …… + sin179º + sin180º + sin181º
 2 2  + sin182º + …….sin359º
= 2 (sin60º cosec 20º – cos60º sec20º) = sin1º + sin2º + ….. + sin179º + sin180º +
 sin 60º cos60º  sin(180 + 1)º + sin(180+2)º + …sin(180 + 179)º
= 2 – 
 sin 20º cos 20º  = sin1º + sin2º + …..+ sin179º + sin180º – sin1º –
 sin 60º cos 20º – cos60º sin 20º  sin2º ……. Sin179º
= 2  2  = sin 180º
 2sin 20º cos 20º 
=0
 sin(60º –20º ) 
= 4   sin 2  2sin  cos  53. The value of tan 1o  + tan  89o  is...................
 2sin 20º cos 20º 
 sin 40º  (a)
2
(b)
1
sin  2  sin  2o 
= 4  o
 sin 40º 
=4 1 2
(c) (d)
 sin 1o  sin 1o 
51. The value of tan is equal to
8
Karnataka CET-2015
1
(a) (b) 2 1 Ans. (a) : Given,
2

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 tan(1º) + tan(89º) 1 1
= tan(1º) + tan(90º – 1)  tan (90º – ) = cot
= sin110º  sin 30º  – sin 70º
8 8
1 1
= sin(180º –70º )  sin 30º  – sin 70º
= tan(1º) + cot(1º)
sin1º cos1º 8 8
= 
cos1º sin1º 1 1 1
= sin 70º  sin 30º – sin 70º
sin 2 1º  cos 2 1º 8 8 8
=
cos1º sin1º 1 1
= 
2 1 2 8 2
=  1
2cos1º sin1º sin 2º =
log  sin 1o  ×log  sin 2o  ×log  sin3o  ......................
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54.
log(sin 179o) sin70o + cos40o
56. =
(a) is positive cos70o + sin40o
1
(b) is negative (a) 1 (b)
(c) lies between 1 and 180 13
(c) 3 (d)
(d) is zero 2
Karnataka CET-2013 Karnataka CET-2012
Ans. (d) : Given, Ans. (c) : Given,
log(sin1º) × log(sin2º) × log (sin3º) ….× log(179º) sin 70º  cos 40º
=log(sin1º)×log(sin2º)×log(sin3º)……× log(sin90º)× cos70º  sin 40º
sin 70º  cos(90º –50º )
…..log(179º) =  sin(90º –)  cos 
= log(sin1º) × log(sin2º) ……× log(1) cos(90º –20º )  sin 40º
× .. …log(179º) sin 70º  sin 50º
=
= log(sin1º) × log(sin2º) …… × 0 × ….. log (179º) sin 20º  sin 40º
=0  70º 50º   70º –50º 
2sin   cos  
55. The value of sin10º.sin30º sin 50º.sin70º is
=  2   2 
1 3  20º 40º   40º –20º 
(a) (b) 2sin   cos  
8 16  2   2 
3 1 2sin 60º cos10º
(c) (d) =
16 16 2sin 30º cos10º
Karnataka CET-2011 3/2
=
Ans. (d) : Given, 1/ 2
sin10º. sin30º. sin50º. sin70º = 3
1
=  sin10º.sin 50º.sin 70º  57. cot 12o cot 102o + cot 102o cot 66o + cot 66o
2 cot12o =
1 (a) 1 (b) –2
= (2sin10º.sin 50º ).sin 70º
4 (c) 2 (d) –1
1
= cos(50º –10º ) – cos(50º 10º ) sin 70º Karnataka CET-2010
4
Ans. (a) : Given,
1
= cos(40º ) – cos(60º ) sin 70º cot 12o cot 102o + cot 102o cot 66o + cot 66o cot12o
4
= cot12º cot(90º + 12º) + cot 66º cot(90º+12º) + cot 66º cot12º
1 1 = cot12º × –tan12º + cot 66º(–tan12º + cot12º)
= cos(40º ) –  sin 70º
4 2 1  1 
1 1 =  – tan12º  cot 66º  – tan12º 
= (cos 40ºsin 70º ) – sin 70º tan12º  tan12º 
4 8
 1 – tan 2 12º 
1 1 = – 1 + cot66º  
= (2cos 40ºsin 70º ) – sin 70º  tan12º 
8 8
1 1 2(1 – tan 2 12º )
= sin(40º 70º ) – sin(40º –70º )  – sin 70º = –1 + cot 66º ×
8 8 2 tan12º

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 1 A x
= – 1 + cot66º × tan 
tan 24º 2 y
= – 1 + cot66º × cot24º × 2 As we know that,
= – 1 + cot66º × cot(90º – 66º) × 2 2 tan(A / 2)
tan A 
= –1 + cot 66º × tan66º × 2 A
1 – tan 2  
=–1+2 2
=1
x
58. sinθ + cosθ tanθ + cotθ = 2 
 y
(a) 1 (b) sin .cos  2
x
(c) secθ.cosecθ (d) sec   cosecθ 1–  
Karnataka CET-2010 y
Ans. (d) : Given, 2  (x / y)
=
(sin + cos) (tan + cot) y2 – x 2
 sin  cos   y2
= (sin + cos)   
 cos  sin   =
2xy
 sin 2   cos 2   x – y2
2

= (sin  + cos)  
 sin  cos   61. sin2 17.5o + sin2 72.5o is equal to
sin   cos  (a) cos2 90o (b) tan2 45o
= (c) cos2 30º (d) sin2 45o
sin  cos 
sin  cos  Karnataka CET-2007
= 
sin .cos  sin  cos  Ans. (b) : Given,
= sec + cosec sin217.5º + sin272.5º
= sin2 17.5º + sin2 (90º – 17.5º)
1 + cosA x
59. If = , then the value of tan A = = sin2 17.5º + cos2 17.5º
1 – cosA y
=1
2xy 2xy = tan2 45º
(a) (b)
x 2  y2 y2  x 2 1 1
2 2 The value of tan 67 º + cot 67 º is
62.
x +y 2xy 2 2
(c) 2 (d) 2
x  y2 x  y2 (a) 2 2 (b) 2– 2
Karnataka CET-2008 (c) 2 (d) 3 2
Ans. (b) : Given, Karnataka CET-2008
1  cos A x Ans. (a) : Given,
 1º 1º
1 – cos A y tan 67  cot 67
2 2
A
1  2cos 2 –1 1º 1º
2 x Let, y = tan 67  cot 67
 2 2
A y
1 –1  2sin 2 1º 135º
2 and   67 or
2 2
2 A 2 = 135º
2cos
2 x y = tan + cot ………(i)
A y
2sin 2 we know that,
2
2 tan 
A tan 2 
cos 1 – tan 2 
2 x 2 tan 
A y tan(135º) =
sin 1 – tan 2 
2
2 tan 
A x tan(90º + 45º) =
cot  1 – tan 2 
2 y

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 2 tan  1  (sec  – tan ) 
– cot 45º = = (sec   tan ) 
1 – tan 2  sec   1 
2 tan  1
–1 = = (2sec )
1 – tan 2  sec 
– 1 + tan  = 2tan
2
=2
tan2 – 2tan – 1 = 0 sin85o – sin35o
64. The value of =
–(–2)  (–2)2 – 4  (1)(–1) cos65o
tan =
2 1 (a) 2 (b) –1
2 44 (c) 1 (d) 0
=
2 Karnataka CET-2006
2 8 Ans. (c) : Given,
=
2 sin85º – sin 35º
22 2 cos65º
tan =  85º 35º   85º –35º 
2 2cos   .sin  
tan = 1  2 =  2   2 
cos65º
Considering the positive value of equation.
2cos 60º.sin 25º
tan = 1  2 =
cos 65º
Similarly,
1
1 2   sin(90º –65º )
cot   = 2
1 2 cos 65º
1 (1 – 2) cos 65º
cot    = ∴ sin(90º – ) = cos

1 2 1 – 2  =1
cos 65º

1– 2
=  2 –1 66. 2 + 2 + 2 + 2cos8θ =
1– 2
Patting value of tan and cot in equation (i), we get. (a) 2sin  (b) 2cos( / 2)
y= 2  1  2 –1 (c) sin 2 (d) 2cos 
COMEDK-2011
y= 2 2
Ans. (d) : Given,
63. If sec = m and tan = n, then
1 1  2  2  2  2cos8
 m + n  + =
m   m + n   = 2  2  2  2(2cos2 4 –1)
(a) 2 (b) 2m
(c) 2n (d) mn = 2  2  4cos2 4
Karnataka CET-2006
= 2  2  2cos 4
Ans. (a) : Given,
sec = m, tan = n = 2  2  2(2cos2  –1)
So,
= 2  2  4cos2 2 – 2
1 1 
= (m  n) 
m (m  n)  = 2  4cos2 2
1  1 
(sec   tan )  = 2  2cos 2
sec   (sec   tan ) 
=
= 2  2  2cos 2  –1
1  1 (sec  – tan ) 
(sec   tan )  
sec   (sec   tan ) (sec  – tan ) 
=
= 2  4cos2  – 2
1  (sec  – tan )  = 4cos2 
(sec   tan ) 
sec   (sec2  – tan 2 ) 
=
= 2cos
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 tanA cotA 1
68. The expression + can be (c) (d) 2 sinx
1 - cotA 1 – tanA sin x
written as COMEDK-2015
(a) sec A cosec A + 1 (b) tan A + cot A Ans. (d) : Given,
(c) sec A + cosec A (d) sin A cos A + 1 sin x – sin 3x
COMEDK-2013 sin 2 x – cos 2 x
Ans. (a) : Given,
 x  3x   x – 3x 
tan A cot A 2cos   sin  
 =  2   2 
1 – cot A 1 – tan A – cos 2x
sin A cos A 2cos 2x.sin(–x)
=
= cos A  sin A – cos 2x
cos A sin A –2cos 2x sin x
1– 1– =  2sin x
sin A cos A – cos 2x
sin 2 A cos 2 A
=  tan330° sec420° sin300°
cos A(sin A – cos A) sin A(cos A – sin A) 71. The value of is equal
tan135° sin210° sec315°
sin 3 A – cos3 A to
=
(sin A – cos A) cos A sin A 1
(a) (b) 2
(sin A – cos A)(sin A  sin A cos A  cos A)
2 2
2
=
(sin A – cos A)sin A cos A 1
(c) (d) 3
1  sin A cos A 3
= COMEDK-2014
sin A cos A
= 1 + secA cosec A Ans. (b) : Given,
cos(α + β) tan 330 sec 420 sin 300
69. If cotα cotβ = 2, then is equal to tan155 sin 210 sec315
cos  α - β 
tan(360 – 30) sec(360  60) sin(360 – 60)
2 =
(a) 3 (b) tan(180 – 45) sin(180  30) sec(360 – 45)
3
1 (– tan 30 )  sec60  (– sin 60 )
(c) (d) tan  tan  =
(– tan 45 )  (– sin 30 )  sec 45
3
COMEDK-2012  1  – 3
Ans. (c) : Given, –   2   2 
 3  
cot cot = 2 =
 
–1
cos(  ) (–1)     2
Then,  2 
cos( – )
–1 2  – 3  2
cos  cos  – sin  sin  =
= –1 3  2
cos  cos   sin  sin 
2
Dividing numerator and denominator by sin sin =
2
cot  cot  –1
=
cot  cot   1 = 2
2 –1 72. If tan(x + y)=33 and x=tan–1 3, then y is
= [ cot cot = 2] 3 33
2 1 (a) (b)
1 10 10
= 1  3
3 (c) tan–1  3  (d) tan –1  
sinx – sin3x  10 
70. is equal to COMEDK-2015
sin 2 x – cos 2 x
Ans. (d) : Given,
2
(a) –2 sin x (b) tan (x + y) = 33
sin x

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 tan x  tan y mn m
 33 (a) sin  (b) sin 
1 – tan x tan y m–n mn
3  tan y m–n n
 33  x  tan –1 3  tan x  3 (c) sin  (d) sin 
1 – 3tan y mn mn
COMEDK-2020
3 + tan y = 33 – 99 tan y
100 tan y = 30 Ans. (c) : Given,
30 A + B =  and A – B = 
tan y   –
100 So, A  , B
3 2 2
tan y  m tan A
10 Now, 
n tan B
 3
y  tan –1   
 10  tan  
m
  2 
73. The value of cos (35° + A) cos (35° – B) + sin
n –
(35° + A) sin (35° – B) is equal to tan  
(a) sin (A+B) (b) sin(A–B)  2 
(c) cos (A+B) (d) cos (A–B)  –
2sin   cos  
COMEDK-2017 m
  2   2 
Ans. (c) : Given, n  –
2cos   sin  
cos(35 + A) cos(35 – B) + sin(35 + A) sin(35 – B)  2   2 
= cos[(35 + A – (35 – B)] m sin   sin 

= cos [(35 + A – 35 + B)] n sin  – sin 
= cos(A + B) m sin  – m sin  = n sin  + n sin 
π  π  m sin  – n sin  = m sin  + n sin 
74. The value of cos  – x  cos  – y  – sin  (m – n) = sin  (m + n)
4  4 
π  π  m–n
sin  – x  sin  – y  is equal to sin     sin 
4  4  mn
(a) sin (x + y) (b) sin (x – y) 76. The acute angle between the minute and hour
(c) cos(x + y) (d) cos (x – y) hands when the time is 3 hours and 10 minutes
COMEDK-2017 is
Ans. (a) : 7 
(a) (b)
As we know that, 36 6
cos(A + B) = cos A cos B – sin A sin B  5
(c) (d)
    36 36
Let, A   – x  , B   – y
4  4  COMEDK-2019
         Ans. (a) : Angle traced by the hour hand in 12 hrs=360°
cos  – x  – y   cos  – x  cos  – y  – sin  – x  sin  – y 
4 4  4  4  4  4  Angle traced by it in 3 hrs 10 mins i.e.,
      19 19 360
cos  – (x  y)   cos  – x  cos  – y  hrs    95
2  4  4  6 6 12
    360
– sin  – x  sin  – y  Angle traced by it in 10 mins= 10  60
 4   4  60
    7
sin(x  y)  cos  – x  cos  – y  Requiredangle  95  60  35 
4  4  36
    1° 1°
– sin  – x  sin  – y  79. Evaluate 2 cos22 2 . cos67 2 .
4  4 
(a) 2 (b) 2
75. If an angle  is divided into two parts A and B 1
(c) (d) 0
such that A – B =  , and tanA : tanB = m : n, 2
then sin  = COMEDK-2019

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Ans. (c) : Given, 4
 
sin  
1 1 5
2cos 22 . cos 67 3
2 2 cos  
 1 1 

 1 1 
 5
= cos  22  67   cos  22 – 67  Then,
 2 2   2 2 
     
= cos 90 + cos(–45) tan     tan   
 4 2  4 2
= cos 90 + cos 45
   
1 sin    sin   
= 0  4 2   4 2
2 =
     
1 cos    cos   
=  4 2  4 2
2
       
80. If sin θ + sin = aandcosθ + cos = b , then sin    cos  –   sin  –  cos   
=  4 2  4 2  4 2  4 2
θ–      
cos   = cos    cos  – 
 2   4 2  4 2
a b –2 a b     
2 2 2 2
(a) (b) 2sin    – 
4 2
=  4 2 4 2
a b
2 2
a b –2
2 2     
(c) (d) 2cos    cos  – 
2 2  4 2   4 2
COMEDK-2020 
2sin  
Ans. (b) : Given, = 2
…..(i)        
sin + sin = a cos    –   cos   –  
cos + cos = b ……(ii)  4 2 4 2   4 2 4 2
squaring then adding the equation (i) & (ii), we get – 2  3
sin2 + sin2 + 2sin sin + cos2 + cos2
=
  cos   
cos  cos   5
+ 2cos cos = a2 + b2 2
1 + 1 + 2 (sin sin + cos cos) = a2 + b2 2 10
= 
0  3/ 5 3
2 + 2 cos ( – ) = a2 + b2 1 + sinA - cosA
2(1 + cos( – ) = a2 + b2 82. =
1 + sinA + cosA
– a b
2 2
1  2cos 2   –1  (a) sin
A
(b) cos
A
 2  2 2 2
  –   a 2
 b 2
A A
cos 2   (c) tan (d) cot
 2  4 2 2
BITSAT-2019
– a b
2 2
cos    Ans. (c) : Given,
 2  2
1  sin A  cos A
4
81. If θ = sin –1   , then 1  sin A  cos A
5
A A  A
π θ π θ 1  2sin cos  1  2sin 2 
tan  +  + tan  –  is equal to 2 2  2
 4 2  4 2 
A A A
(a) 5/3 (b) 6/5 1  2sin cos  2 cos 2  1
2 2 2
(c) 10/3 (d) 3/5
A A A
COMEDK-2020 2sin cos  2sin 2
= 2 2 2
Ans. (c) : Given, A A 2 A
4 2sin cos  2cos
  sin –1   2 2 2
5

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 A A A (1  sin ) 2 – cos 2 
2sin  cos  sin  =
2 2 2 (1  sin )(1  sin   cos )
=
A A A 1  sin 2   2sin  – (1 – sin 2 )
2 cos  sin  cos  = ]
2 2 2 (1  sin )(1  sin   cos )
A 2sin 2   2sin 
= tan =
2 (1  sin )(1  sin   cos  )
83. If A = cos2 + sin4, then for all real values of 2sin (1  sin )
= ]
 (1  sin )(1  sin   cos )
3 2sin 
(a) 1  A  2 (b)  A 1 =
4 1  sin   cos 
13 3 13
(c)  A 1 (d) A =y [ Form equation (i)]
10 4 16
BITSAT-2007 85. The value of 2(cos150 – sin150 ) is equal to
Ans. (b) : Given, (a) 3 (b) 2
A = cos2 + sin4 (c) 1 (d) 2
A = cos2 + (1 – cos2)2 BITSAT-2008
A = cos2 + 1 +cos4 – 2cos2 Ans. (c) : Given,
A = 1 – cos2 + cos4 2  cos15º –sin15º 
1–A = cos2 – cos4
 1 1 
1 – A = cos2 [1 – cos2] = 2 2 cos15º – sin15º 
 2 2 
1 – A = cos2  sin2
= 2(cos45º cos15º – sin45º sin15º )
1
1– A = (2sin cos)2 = 2 cos (45º + 15º)
4 = 2 cos60º
4(1 – A) = (sin2)2 1
As we know that range of sin is –1 to 1 = 2
2
So, 0  sin22  1 =1
0  4(1–A)  1
1 86. The value of tanA + tan(600 + A) – tan(600 – A)
01–A is
4
3 (a) tan 3A (b) 2 tan 3A
 A 1 (c) 3 tan 3A (d) None of these
4
BITSAT-2008
2sin
84. If y= , then value of Ans. (c) : Given,
1 + cos + sin
tan A + tan (60° + A) – tan (60°– A)
1 – cos + sin
1 + sin
is tan 60  tan A tan 60  tan A
= tan A  
y 1  tan 60 tan A 1  tan 60 tan A
(a) (b) y
3 3  tan A 3  tan A
= tan A  
(c) 2y (d)
3
y 1  3 tan A 1  3 tan A
2
BITSAT-2009
tan A 1  3 tan 2 A    
3  tan A 1  3 tan A 
Ans. (b) : Given,
=
 3  tan A 1 
 3 tan A 
y=
2sin 
1  cos   sin 
…(i) 1  3 tan A 1  3 tan A 

Now, =
1 – cos   sin  tan A  3tan 3 A  3  3tan A  tan A  3 tan 2 A  3
1  sin  3tan A  tan A  3 tan 2 A
1 – cos   sin  1  sin   cos  1  3tan 2 A
= 
1  sin  1  sin   cos 

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 9 tan A  3tan 3 A 92. If A and B are positive acute angles satisfying
= 3sinA 2cosB
1  3tan 2 A 3cos2 A + 2cos2B = 4 and = ,
sinB cosA
3  3 tan A  tan 3 A  Then the value of A + 2B is equal to :
=
1  3 tan 2 A  
(a) (b)
= 3 tan 3A 6 2
 
cos sin (c) (d)
87. + is equal to 3 4
1 – tan 1 – cot
BITSAT-2016
(a) sin  cos  (b) sin  cos 
Ans. (b) : Given,
(c) tan   cot  (d) tan   cot 
3cos2A + 2cos2B = 4
BITSAT-2011
2cos2B = 4 – 3cos2A
Ans. (b) : Given, 2 cos2B – 1 = 4 – 3cos2A – 1
cos  sin  cos2B = 3 – 3cos2A

1 – tan  1 – cot  cos 2B = 3 (1 – cos2A)
cos  sin  cos2B = 3sin2A …..(i)
= 
sin  cos  and, 2cosB sinB = 3 sinA cosA
1– 1–
cos  sin  sin 2B = 3sinA cosA …..(ii)
cos 2  sin 2  As we know that,
= 
cos  – sin  sin  – cos  cos(A + 2B) = cosA cos 2B – sinA sin2B …(iii)
cos 2  sin 2  Putting value of equation (i) & (ii), in (iii), we get–
= – cos(A + 2B) = cosA (3sin2A) – sinA (3sinA cosA)
cos  – sin  cos  – sin 
cos(A+ 2B) = sinA (3sinA cosA) – sinA (3sinA cosA)
cos 2  – sin 2 
= cos (A + 2B) = 0
cos  – sin 

(cos  – sin )(cos   sin ) A + 2B =
= 2
(cos  – sin )
93. If m sin  = n sin ( + 2) then tan( + ) is
= cos + sin
mn mn
89. The period of tan 3 is (a) tan  (b) tan 
mn mn
(a)  (b) 3 / 4 mn mn
(c)  / 2 (d) None of these (c) cot  (d) cot 
mn mn
BITSAT-2015 BITSAT-2018
Ans. (d) : tan is of period  so that tan 3 is of period Ans. (a) : Given,
/3. msin = n sin ( + 2)
    m sin(  2)
91. cos 2  +   – sin 2  –   = 
6  6  n sin 
1 Using componendo and dividendo rule–
(a) cos 2 (b) 0 m  n sin(  2)  sin 
2 
1 1 m – n sin(  2) – sin 
(c)  cos 2 (d)
2 2 m  n 2sin(  ) cos 

BITSAT-2014 m – n 2cos(  )sin 
Ans. (a) : Given, mn
= tan( + )cot
    m–n
cos 2      sin 2    
6  6  mn
tan( + ) = tan
      m–n
 cos        cos       
 6 6   6 6   1 
94. The value of sin 1   + cot  3  is
1
2 1  5
 cos cos 2  cos 2
6 2  
(a) (b)
6 4

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   
(c) (d) =
3 2 4
VITEEE-2016 π 1 a π 1 a
Ans. (b) : Given, 97. tan  + cos 1  + tan   cos 1  is equal
4 2 b 4 2 b
 1  to
sin –1    cot (3)
–1

 5 2a 2b
(a) (b)
 1  b a
Let,   sin –1   a b
 5 (c) (d)
b a
1
sin   UPSEE-2012
5
–1
Ans. (b) : Given,
 + cot (3) ….(i)
 1 a  1 a
As we know, tan  + cos-1  + tan  - cos-1 
4 2 b 4 2 b
cos   1– sin 2  Let,
2
 1  1 a
cos   1 –  cos –1  
 2 b
 5
a
5 –1 cos –1  2
cos   b
5 a
cos 2 
4 b
cos  
5    
= tan     tan  – 
2 4  4 
cos  
5  
tan  tan  tan – tan 
sin  4  4
So, tan   =
 
cos  tan – tan  tan  tan 
4 4
1/ 5
tan   1  tan  1 – tan 
2/ 5 = 
1 – tan  1  tan 
1
tan   (1  tan )2  (1 – tan ) 2
2 =
(1  tan )(1  tan )
1
  tan –1  
2 1  tan 2   2 tan   1  tan 2  – 2 tan 
=
Substituting the value of  in equation (i), we get– 1– tan 2 
1 2(1  tan 2 )
= tan –1    cot –1  3 =
2 1 – tan 2 
1 1  sin 2  
= tan –1    tan –1   2 1  
cos 2  
 
2  3 = 
sin 2 
 1 1  1–
   cos 2 
= tan  2 3 
–1
 cos 2   sin 2  
1 –  1  1   2 
  2  
 3   cos 2 
=  2 
cos  – sin 2 
3  2 
= tan –1  cos 2 
 6 –1 
2
5 =  cos 2 = a/b
= tan –1   cos 2
5 b
= tan –1 1 = 2
a

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 sin  x + y  a + b tan x 7
99. If = , then is equal to 3  n 
sin  x – y  a – b tan y 12
n 7
(a)
b
(b)
a   
a b 3 36
(c) ab (d) None of these 101. cos4  – sin4  is equal to :
UPSEE -2008 
(a) 1 + 2 sin2  
Ans. (b) : Given, 2
sin(x  y) a  b (b) 2 cos  – 1
2

sin(x – y) a – b 
(c) 1 – 2 sin2  
Using componendo and dividendo rule:– 2
sin(x  y)  sin(x – y)  a  b  a – b (d) 1 + 2 cos  2

sin(x  y) – sin(x – y) a  b – a  b UPSEE-2005

2sin x cos y 2a Ans. (b) Given,
 cos4 – sin4
2cos x sin y 2b
= (cos2 – sin2) (cos2 + sin2)  sin2 + cos2 = 1
sin x cos y a
 = (cos 2) (1)
cos x sin y b
= 2 cos2 – 1  cos 2 = 2 cos2 – 1
a
tan x cot y = 1 
b 105. The value of 4tan 1    
tan x a  5 4

 1   1 
tan y b (a) tan 1   (b) tan 1  
tan3θ – 1  139   239 
100. If = 3 , then the general value of  (c) tan 1  239  (d) tan 1 139 
tan3θ + 1
is: JCECE-2017
n  7 Ans. (b) : Given,
(a) – (b) n 
3 12 12 1 
n   4 tan –1   –
(c)  (d) n  5 4
3 36 12
 1 
UPSEE-2006  2 
Ans. (c) : Given, = 2 tan –1  5  – tan –1 (1)
  1 2 
tan 3 –1 3 1–   
  5 
tan 3  1 1
Using componendo and dividendo rule :–
tan 3 –1  (tan 3  1) 3 1  –1  2x  
 2 tan x  tan  1 – x 2  
–1

tan 3 –1 – (tan 3  1) 3 –1   

2 tan 3 3 1  2 
  
–2 3 –1 = 2 tan –1  5  – tan –1 (1)
 24 
3 1  25 
tan3 =
1– 3 5
= 2 tan –1   – tan –1 (1)
   12 
tan  tan
3 4 
tan  
  5 
1 – tan tan  2 
3 4 = tan –1  12  – tan –1 (1)
  5 2
  1–   
tan   tan   
3 4   12  
 7 
tan   tan  
 12 

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  5   5 
  tan –1    C  
= tan  6  – tan –1 (1)
–1  –5 
–1
 119  tan (–1) + C = 
 144  3
C 
 120  4
= tan –1  –1
 – tan (1)
 119  3
C–
 120  4
 119 –1  
–1
= tan   C
 1  120  1  4
 119  110. If sin  + cos  = 2 cos(90° – ), then find the
 1  value of cot
 
= tan –1  119  (a) 2 (b) 2–1
 239  (c) 2+1 (d) 0
 119 
JCECE-2012
 1 
= tan –1   Ans. (b) : Given that,
 239 
sin + cos = 2 cos(90º –)
 x  5 
106. If si n    cosec1    'then the value
1
sin + cos = 2 sin 
 5  4 2
cos = 2 sin  – sin 
of x
(a) 3 (b) 2 cos    
2 –1 sin 
(c) 1 (d) 0 cos 
JCECE-2017  2 –1
sin 
Ans. (a) : Given that,
cot   2 –1
x 5 
sin –1    cosec –1    111. If tan (x + y) = 33 and x= tan–1 3, then y will be
5 4 2 (a) 0.3 (b) tan–1(1.3)
5  x 1
cosec –1    – sin –1   (c) tan–1(0.3) (d) tan–1  
4 2 5  18 
5 x JCECE-2011
cosec –1    cos –1  
4 5 Ans. (c) : Given that,
3 x tan(x + y) = 33 and x = tan–1 3
cos –1    cos –1  
5 5 tan x  tan y
 33
3 x 1 – tan x tan y

3  tan y
5 5  33  tan x  3
x=3 1– 3tan y
108. If two angles of a triangle are tan–1(2) and tan–1 3 + tan y = 33 – 99 tan y
(3), then the third angle is 100 tan y = 30
 π 30
(a) (b) tan y 
4 6 100
π π tan y = 0.3
(c) (d)
3 2 y = tan–1(0.3)
JCECE-2016 112. If cos A = tan B, cos B = tan C, cos C = tan A
Ans. (a) : Let, two angle of triangle is A = tan–1(2) and then sin A is equal to
–1 (a) sin 18° (b) 2 sin 18°
B = tan (3) sum of angle of triangle is
A+B+C= (c) 2 cos 18° (d) 2 cos 36°
tan–1(2) + tan–2 (3) + C =  JCECE-2011
 23  Ans. (b) : CosA = tanB
tan –1  C  sin B
1– 23  cos A 
cos B

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 cosA. cosB = sinB 3– 5
On squaring both side – sin2A  1, sin2A =
2
cos2A cos2B = sin2B
(1–sin2A) (1– sin2B) = sin2B 3– 5
sin A 
Let, 2
sinA = x, sinB = y, sinC = Z 6–2 5
(1–x2) (1–y2) = (y)2 sinA =
4
y2
(1–x2) = ( 5)  (1) 2 – 2  5 1
1 – y2 sinA =
4
y2
x2 = 1 –
 
2
1 – y2 5 –1
sin A 
1 – 2y 2 (2) 2
x2 = ….(i)
1 – y2
5 –1
cosB = tanC sin A 
2
Similarly,
5 –1
1 – 2z 2 sin A  2
y2  ….(ii) 4
1 – z2
A = 2sin18º
cos C = tan A
Similarly, π  4π   5π 
113. The value of cos   cos   cos   is equal
1 – 2x 2 7  7   7 
z2  …..(iii) to
1 – x2
Putting value of equation (iii) in equation (ii), we get 1 1
(a) (b)
2 4
1 – 2z 2
y2  1 1
1 – z2 (c)  (d)
8 8
 1 – 2x 2  JCECE-2010
1 – 2 2 
y2   1– x  Ans. (c) : Given that,
 1 – 2x 2    4   5 
1–  2  cos   cos   cos  
 1– x   
7  7  7 
3x 2 –1   4   2 
y2  ….(iv) = cos   cos   cos   – 
x2 7  7   7 
Putting value of equation (iv) in equation (i)   4   2 
1 – 2y 2 = cos   cos   cos  
x2   
7  7  7 
1 – y2  
1   4   2 
 3x 2 –1 
=
  2sin cos  cos   cos  
1 – 2 2  2sin  7 7  7   7 
x2   x  7
 3x 2 –1  1   2   2    4 
1–   =  2sin   cos    cos  
2
      7 
 x  22 sin  7 7
7
2 – 5x 2
x2  1  4 4 
1 – 2x 2 =  2sin .cos 

x – 2x4 = 2 – 5x2 23 sin  7 7 
2

2x4 – 6x2 + 2 = 0 7
x4 – 3x2 + 1 = 0 1  8 

= sin 
3 9 – 4 8sin  7 
x2  7
2
3 5
x2 
2

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   3
sin     =
=  7 2

   π  3π   5π 
8sin   117.  1 + cos   1 + cos   1 + cos 
7  8  8   8 
   
– sin  1 + cos  is equal to
= 7  8 

8sin
7
1 
1 (a) (b) cos
= – 2 8
8
π 3π 5π 7π 1 1 2
114. cos4 + cos4 + cos4 + cos4 is equal to (c) (d)
8 8 8 8 8 2 2
3 2 UPSEE-2010
(a) (b)  BCECE-2010
2 3
JCECE-2007
(c) –1 (d) 1
Ans. (c) : Given that,
JCECE-2009
   3  5  7 
Ans. (a) : Given that, 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 
 3 5 7  8  8  8  8 
cos4  cos4  cos4  cos4
8 8 8 8
4  4 3 4 3    = 1  cos   3    3     
1  cos  1  cos   –  1  cos   –  
= cos  cos  cos   –   cos 4   –   8  8   8    8 
8 8  8   8
 3  3   
4 4

= cos  cos 4
4
  – cos    – cos     3  3  
8 8  8   8 = 1  cos 1  cos 1 – cos 1 – cos 
 8  8  8  8
 3 3 
= cos4  cos4  cos4  cos 4    3 
8 8 8 8 = 1 – cos 2 1 – cos 2 
 8  8 
 4 3 
= 2  cos  cos 4     3 
 8 8  =  sin 2  sin 2 
 8  8 
     
= 2 cos 4  cos 4  –     3 
2

 8  2 8  =  sin sin 
 8 8 
  
= 2 cos 4  sin 4  1  3 
2
 8 8 =  2sin .sin 
4 8 8 
  
2
 
= 2  cos2  sin 2  – 2cos2 sin 2  1   2   4  
2

 8 8 8 8  = cos   – cos   

4   8   8 
 2 1    
2
2
= 2 1 –  2sin cos   1    
2 8   = cos   – cos   
 8 4 4  2 
 1   
2
1 1 
2

= 2 1 –   sin   = – 0
 2  4   4  2 
1 1
 1  1 2  = 
= 2 1 –     4 2
 2  2   1
=
 1 8
= 2 1 – 
 4 118. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° .... tan 89° is
3 equal to
= 2
4 (a) –1 (b) 2

23
 π  
(c) (d) 1 = –
2 3 3
JCECE-2007 =0
Ans. (d) : Given,  1 1
122. cos  2cos 1 + sin 1  is equal to:
tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° ..... tan 89°  5 5
= tan1º tan2º ……..tan44º tan45º tan(90º – 44º).
2 6 2 6
tan(90º – 43º). ….. tan(90º – 1º) (a) (b)
5 5
= tan1º tan2º ……..tan44º × 1 × cot44º.cot43º
……..cot1º 1 1
(c) (d)
= tan1º × cot1º × tan2º × cot2º × …. × tan44º × 5 5
cot44º JCECE-2003
= 1 × 1 × …..× 1 Ans. (b) : Given that,
=1  1 1
cos  2cos –1  sin –1 
119. If A + B + C = 270°, then cos 2A + cos 2B + cos  5 5
2C + 4 sin A sin B sin C is equal to:  1 1 1
= cos cos –1  cos–1  sin –1 
(a) 0 (b) 1  5 5 5
(c) 2 (d) 3
 1    
JCECE-2004 = cos   cos –1  
 cos      – sin 
2 5  2  
Ans. (b) : Given,
 1
A + B + C = 270º = – sin cos –1 
A + B = 270º – C  5
Cos2A + cos2B + cos2C
= 2cos (A + B) cos (A – B) + cos2C  1 
2

= 2 cos (270º – C) cos (A – B) + 1 – 2sin2C = – sin sin –1 1 –     cos –1   sin –1 1 – 2 

  5    
= – 2sinC cos (A – B) + 1 – 2sin2C …..(i)  
2
1
4 sinA sinB sinC = – 1–  
5
= 2 2sinA sinB sinC
= 2 cos(A–B) cos(A+B) sinC  A + B = 270º – C =–
24
 25
= 2  cos (A – B) – cos (270º – C)  sinC 24
= 2 cos (A – B) + sinC sinC =–
5
= 2 cos (A – B) sinC + 2sin2C ….. (ii)
2 6
On adding equation (i) and (ii) we get, =–
= – 2 sinC cos (A – B) + 1 – 2sin C 2 5
+ 2 cos(A – B)sinC + 2sin C2 123. If sin + cosec = 2, then the value of sin10 +
=1 cosec10, is
(a) 2 (b) 24
1  5π  1  5π  8
121. The value of cos  cos  + sin  cos  is: (c) 2 (d) 210
 3   3  BCECE-2017
(a) 10 /3 (b) 0 Ans. (a) : Given,
(c) /2 (d) 5/3 sin + cosec = 2
JCECE-2004 1
sin   2
Ans. (b) : Given that, sin 
 5   5  sin 2   1
cos –1  cos   sin –1  cos  2
 3   3  sin 
        sin2 + 1 –2sin = 0
= cos –1 cos  2 –    sin –1 sin  2 –  
  3    3  (sin – 1)2 = 0
sin = 1
   
= cos –1 cos   sin –1  – sin  So,
 3  3
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 sin10  + cosec10 (a) A (b) B
1 (c) both A and B (d) neither A nor B
= sin10 +  sin   1
sin10  BCECE-2009
1 Ans (b): Given that,
= (1)10 + 10
(1) cos2 (A – B) + cos2 B – 2cos (A – B) cos A cos B
=1+1 = cos (A – B) cos(A – B) –2cosA cosB + cos2B
=2 = cos(A – B) cosA cosB + sinA sinB – 2cosA
1 1 cosB + cos2B
125. The value of expression + = cos(A –B) sinA sinB – cosA cosB + cos2B
cos290° 3 sin 250°
= cos(A – B) – cos(A + B)  + cos2B
is equal to
= – cos(A – B) cos (A + B) + cos2B
3 4
(a) (b)  cos 2A  cos 2B 
4 3 = –   cos2 B
 2 
2 3  2cos 2 A –1  2cos 2 B –1
(c) (d)
= –   cos B
2
3 2
 2 
BCECE-2009
 2(cos2 A  cos 2 B –1) 
= –   cos B
2
Ans (b): Given that,
1 1  2 
 = – cos2A – cos2B + 1 + cos2B
cos 290º 3 sin 250º
= 1 – cos2A
1 1
=  = sin2A
cos(360º –70º ) 3 sin(180º 70º ) So, the given expression is independent of B.
1 1 127. If p = cos 55o, q = cos 65o and r = cos 175o, then
= –
cos70º 3 sin 70º 1 1 r
the value of + + is :
3 sin 70º – cos 70º p q pq
= (a) 0 (b) –1
3 sin 70º cos 70º
(c) 1 (d) none of these
 3 1  BCECE-2006
2  sin 70º – cos 70º 
2 2
=   Ans. (a) : Given that,
3 p = cos 55o, q = cos 65o , r = cos 175o
 2sin 70º cos 70º So,
2
1 1 r
2(cos 30º sin 70º – sin 30º cos 70º )  
= p q pq
3
 sin140º qpr
2 =
2sin(70º –30º ) pq
= cos65º  cos55º  cos175º
3 =
 sin140º cos55º cos65º
2
 65º 55º   65º –55º 
=
2sin 40º 2 cos    cos    cos(180º –5º )
3  2   2 
 sin140º =
2 cos 55º cos 65º
4 sin(180º –140º ) 2cos60º  cos5º – cos5º
=  =
3 sin(140º ) cos55º cos65º
1
4 sin140º 2   cos5º – cos5º
=  2
3 sin140º =
cos55º cos 65º
4 cos5º – cos5º
= =
3 cos55º cos 65º
126. The expression cos2 (A – B) + cos2 B – 2cos (A – 0
= 0
B) cos A cos B is independent of cos55º cos65º

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128. Given A = sin2 + cos4, then for all real value 1
of  : = cos(–36º ) – cos60º sin 54º
2
(a) 1  A  2 (b)
3
 A 1 1 
= cos36º –  sin 54º
4 2 2
13 3 13
(c)  A 1 (d) A 1  
16 4 16 = cos 36º sin 54º – sin 54º
2 2 
BCECE-2004
1
Ans. (b) : Given that, =  2cos36ºsin 54º – sin 54º
A = sin2 + cos4 4
1
= 1 – cos2 + cos4 = sin(36º 54º ) – sin(36º –54º ) – sin 54º
= 1 – cos2 (1 – cos2) 4
1
= 1 – cos2. Sin2 = sin 90º  sin18º – sin 54º 
4
= 1 –  4sin 2 .cos 2  
1
4 1 5 –1 5  1
= 1  – 
1 4 4 4 
= 1 –  sin 2 
2

4 1 5 –1 – 5 –1 
As we know, = 1  
4 4 
= 0  sin   1
= 0  (sin2)2  1 1  1
= 1–
1 1 4  2 
= 0  (sin 2) 2 
4 4 1
=
3 1 8
=  1 – (sin 2)  1 2

4 4 (2.b) Trigonometrical Function


=  A 1 (Domain and Range of
4
129. tan 10o + tan35o + tan10o tan 35o is equal to Trigonometric Functions)
1 132. Which of the following function has period 2?
(a) 0 (b) (a) cos (2x) (b) cos (x)
2
      
(c) –1 (d) 1 (c) cos   x  (d) cos   x 
BCECE-2004  2    3  
Ans. (d) : Given, MHT CET-2019
tan10º + tan35º + tan10º tan35º Ans. (b) :
We know that, The period of cos  is 2 
tan45º = 1 2
tan(35º + 10º) = 1  The period of cos n is .
n
tan 35º  tan10º 2
1  The function cos ( x) has period 2
1 – tan 35º tan10º 
tan35º + tan10º = 1 – tan35º tan10º
135. In a triangle ABC, a bcosC – ccos B =
tan 10º + tan35º + tan10º tan35º = 1
(a) 0 (b) a2
130. sin 12o sin 48o sin 54o is equal to : 2 2
(a) 1/16 (b) 1/32 (c) b – c (d) b2
(c) 1/8 (d) 1/4 Karnataka CET-2014
BCECE-2003 Ans. (c) : Given,
Ans. (c) : Given, a bcos C – c cosB 
sin 12o sin 48o sin 54o According to cosine rule:–
1 a 2  c2 – b 2 a 2  b2 – c2
=  2sin12º sin 48º  sin 54º cos B  ,cosC  ]
2 2ac 2ab
1
= cos(12º – 48º ) – cos 12º  48º  sin 54º  a b –c
2 2 2
a  c – b2 
2 2
= a  b. – c. 
2  2ab 2ac 

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  a 2  b 2 – c2 a 2  c2 – b2  
= ab. – ac.  sin 2 x  sin 2
 2ab 2ac  6

a 2  b2 – c2 a 2  c2 – b2 x  n  , where n  I
= – 6
2 2
a 2  b2 – c2 – a 2 – c2  b2 139. The least positive non-integral solution of the
= equation sin (x2 + x) = sinx2 is
2
2b 2 – 2c 2 (a) rational
= (b) irrational of the From p
2
2 2
=b –c p 1
(c) irrational of the From , where p is an
136. In any triangle ABC, the simplified From of 4
cos2A cos2B odd integer
2
– 2
is
a b p 1
1 (d) irrational of the From , where p is an
(a) a 2  b2 (b) 2 4
a  b2
1 1 even integer
(c) 2  2 (d) a 2  b2
a b BITSAT-2020
Karnataka CET-2011 Ans. (c) Given,
Ans. (c) : Given, sin (x2 + x) = sin x2
cos 2A cos 2B  (x2 + x) = n + (–1)n x2
–
a2 b2 x2 + x = n + (–1)n x2
1 – 2sin 2 A 1 – 2sin 2 B If n is even i.e n = 2k
= 2
– 2 x2 + x = 2k + x2
a b
x = 2k  1
1 2sin 2 A 1 2sin 2 B
= 2– – 2 If n is odd i.e. n = k
a a2 b b2
x2 + x = k – x2
1 1 2sin 2 A 2sin 2 B 2x2 + x – k = 0
= 2– 2– 2
 2
a b a b
–1  12 – 4  (2)(–1)
1 1  2
sin A sin B 2
 x 
= 2 – 2 – 2 2
–  2 2
a b  a b2 
–1  1  8k
By sine rule, x=
4
a b
 For least positive non-integral solution–
sin A sin B
–1  1  8k
1 1  sin 2 A sin 2 A  x
= 2 – 2 – 2 2
–  4
a b  a a2 
–1  p
1 1 x
= 2– 2 4
a b
p –1
138. Find the general solution of the equation, 4 sin2 x
x = 1. 4
  Where p is an odd integer.
(a) x  n  , n  I (b) x  n  ,n  I 140. The number of solutions of cos2 = sin in
3 6
 (0, 2) is
(c) x  n  ,n  I (d) Noneof these (a) 1 (b) 2
2
COMEDK-2016 (c) 3 (d) 4
Ans. (b) : Given, BITSAT-2007
2
4 sin x =1 Ans. (c) : Given,
cos2 = sin

2
1 1
sin 2 x      sin 2 1 – 2sin2 = sin
4 2 6
2sin2 + sin – 1= 0
2sin2 + 2sin – sin – 1 = 0

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 2sin (sin + 1) –1 (sin + 1) = 0 1 
f (x)   ,1
(sin + 1) (2sin – 1) = 0 3 
1 1 
sin   –1, So, the range of f(x) is  ,1
2 3 
3  5
 , , in (0, 2) 144. The maximum value of 4 sin2 x – 12 sin x + 7 is
2 3 6 (a) 25
141. Number of solutions of equation sin 9 = sin  (b) 4
in the interval [0, 2] is (c) does not exist
(a) 16 (b) 17 (d) None of these
(c) 18 (d) 15 VITEEE-2012
BITSAT-2018 Ans. (d) : Given,
Ans. (c) : Given, 4sin2x – 12 sinx + 7
sin 9 = sin = 4 (sin2x – 3sinx) + 7
sin 9 – sin = 0  3  9
2

 9     9 –   = 4   sin x –  – 7
2cos   sin  0  2  4 
 2   2  2
 3
2cos (5) sin (4) = 0 = 4  sin x –  – 9  7
So, cos (5) = 0  2
  3
2
5 = (2n  1) = 4  sin x –  – 2
2  2
 As we know that range of sinx is –1 to 1
 = (2n  1)
10 –1  sinx  1
 should be in the interval 0, 2 the value of  is – 3 3 3
 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 –1 –  sin x –  1 –
 , , , , , , , , , 2 2 2
10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 3 1
So, there are 10 solution of  –  sin x –  –
2 2 2
Or sin 4 = 0 2
1  3  25
4 = n   sin x –  
4  2 4
n
 2
4  3
1  4  sin x –   25
 should be lie in the interval 0, 2 the value of  is  2
 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  3
2
 , , , , , , , , – 1 – 2  4  sin x –  – 2  25 – 2
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4  2
So, there are 8 solution of . 2
Total solution of  is = 10 + 8 = 18  3
–3  4  sin x –  – 2  23
1  2
142. The range of the function f  x  = is Hence, the maximum value is 23.
2 - cos3x
(a) (– 2, ) (b) [–2, 3] 146. The period of sin4 x + cos4 x is
1  1  4 2
(c)  ,1 (d)  ,1 (a) (b)
3  2  2 2
VITEEE-2017  
(c) (d)
Ans. (c) : Given, 4 2
1 VITEEE-2009
f (x)  Ans. (d) :
2 – cos3x
–1  – cos3x  1 Let, f  x   sin 4 x  cos4 x
– 1 + 2  2 – cos3x  1 + 2 f  x    sin 2 x    cos2 x 
2 2

1  2 – cos3x  3
 1  cos 2x   1  cos 2x 
2 2
1

1
1 f x     
3 2 – cos3x  2   2 

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  1  cos 2 2x  2cos 2x   1  cos 2 2x  2cos 2x  = 2 36
f x    
 4   4  =2×6
= 12
1  cos 2 2x – 2cos 2x  1  cos 2 2x  2cos 2x
f (x)  So, the minimum value of 9 tan 2 + 4 cot2 is 12.
4
 π
2(1  cos 2 2x) 151. The maximum value of 5cosθ + 3cos  θ +  +3
f (x)   3
4
is
f(x) = 1  cos 2 2x 
1
(a) 5 (b) 11
2 (c) 10 (d) –1
1  1  cos 4x 
f(x) = 1   UPSEE-2008
2 2  Ans. (c) : Given that,
1  3  cos 4x   
f(x) =   5cos   3cos      3
2 2   3
3  cos 4x   
f(x) = = 5 cos + 3 cos  cos – sin  sin   3
4  3 3
2
Period of cos ax =  cos  3 
a = 5 cos + 3  – sin   3
2   2 2 
So, period of cos 4x = 
4 2 3 3 3
= 5cos   cos  – sin   3
2 2
 π
147. If sin ( sin ) = cos ( sin ), then cos  θ ±  =
13
cos  –
3 3
sin   3
 4 2 2
is equal to Maximum value is –
 1  2
 13   3 3 
(a) cos (b) cos 2
4 2 4 =      3
  2   2 
(c) cos (d) None of these
8 169  27
UPSEE-2013 = 3
4
Ans. (b) : Given,
sin ( cos) = cos (sin) = 49  3
sin ( cos) = sin (/2  sin) =7+3
 = 10
 cos     sin  152. The general value of  in the equation
2
1
cos   sin  
1 cos θ = , tan θ = 1 is
2 2
1 1 1 
cos   sin   (a) 2n  , n  I
2 2 2 2 6
  1  7 
cos      cos (b) 2n  , n  I
 4 2 4 4
n 
148. The minimum value of 9 tan2   4cot 2  is (c) n   1 , n  I
(a) 13 (b) 9 3
n 
(c) 6 (d) 12 (d) n   1 , n  I
UPSEE-2010 4
Ans. (d) : Given, UPSEE-2007
9 tan  + 4 cost 
2 2
Ans. (b) : Given,
For minimum value of a tan2 + b tan 2 = 2 ab 1
cos   and tan   –1
Similarly minimum value of, 2
9 tan2 + 4 cot 2 = 2 9  4 cos is positive and tan is negative which implies that
 is in the fourth quadrant.
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 cos  
1 3cos  3 3 sin 
= 5 cos + – 3
2 2 2
 13 3 3
cos   cos   = cos  – sin   3
4 2 2
  Now,
cos  = cos  2 – 
 4
 7  169 27 13 3 3 sin  169 27
cos   cos   =–   cos  –  
 4  4 4 2 2 4 4
tan = – 1 13 3 3 sin 
= – 49  cos  –  49
 2 2
tan   – tan  
4 13 3 3 sin 
= –7  cos  – 7
  2 2
tan   tan  2 – 
 4 13 3 3sin 
= –7  3  cos  –  3  7 3
 7  2 2
tan   tan  
 4  13 3 3 sin 
= –4  cos  –  3  10
sSo, the general value of  can be given by 2 2
7 So, the range is –4, 10
2n  , n  I 157. Range of the function f(x) = sin2 (x4) + cos2 (x4)
4
is
153. If y = cos x + sec2x, then:
2
(a) (–,) (b) {1}
(a) y  2 (c) (–1,1) (d) (0,1)
(b) y  1 JCECE-2014
(c) y  2 Ans. (b) : Given,
(d) 1< y <2 f(x) = sin2(x4) + cos2(x4)
UPSEE-2006 f(x) = sin2(x4) + cos2(x4) = 1  sin2x + cos2x = 1
Ans. (c) : Given, So, the range of function is 1.
y = cos2x + sec2x 159. If 2 – cos2 = 3sin cos, sin  cos, then find
AM  GM the value of cot 
cos 2 x  sec2 x 1
=  (cos2 x)(sec2 x) (a) (b) 0
2 2
cos 2 x  sec2 x (c) –1 (d) 2
=  1 JCECE-2012
2
= cos x + sec x  2
2 2 Ans. (d) : Given,
=y2 2 – cos2 = 3sin cos
Dividing both side of sin2
 
156. If f () = 5 cos  + 3 cos      3, then range 2 cosec2 – cot2 = 3cot 
 3
2 (1 + cot2) – cot2 = 3cot
of f () is
2 + 2cot2 – cot2 = 3cot
(a) [–5, 11] (b) [–3, 9]
cot2 – 3cot + 2 = 0
(c) [–2, 10] (d) [–4, 10]
cot2 – 2cot – cot + 2 = 0
JCECE-2016
cot(cot –2) –1 (cot – 2) = 0
Ans. (d) : Given,
(cot – 2) (cot – 1) = 0
 
f() = 5cos + 3cos      3 cot = 2
 3
or cot = 1
   cos 
= 5 cos + 3 cos  cos – sin  sin   3 1
 3 3 sin 
 cos  3 sin   cos   sin  (not possible because cos 
= 5 cos + 3  – 3
 2 2  sin)

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160. The equation tan4x – 2sec2x + a2 = 0 will have at (c) 0 (d) 3cos
least one solution, if BCECE-2016
(a) |a|  4 (b) |a|  2 Ans. (c): Given,
(c) |a|  3 (d) |a|  2  2   4 
x cos = ycos      z cos    
JCECE-2012  3   3 
Ans. (c) : Given, Let,
tan4x – 2sec2x + a2 = 0  2   4 
tan4x – 2(1+ tan2x) + a2 = 0 x cos = ycos      z cos      p
 3   3 
tan4x – 2 – 2tan2x + a2 = 0
4 2 2 So,
tan x – 2tan x – 2 + a = 0
tan4x – 2tan2x + 1 – 3 + a2 = 0 p
 cos  …..(i)
2 2
(tan x – 1) = 3 – a 2 x
So have at least one solution for this equation the range p  2 
 cos     …..(ii)
is y  3 
3 – a2  0 p  4 
a2  3  cos     …..(iii)
z  3 
a 3 On adding equation (i), (ii), and (iii), we get.
| a | 3 p p p  2   4 
   cos   cos      cos    
161. The period of the function x y z  3   3 
f(x) = 2sin x + 3 cos 2x is  1 1 1  4   2 
(a)  (b) 2 p      cos   cos      cos    
x y z  3   3 

(c) (d) None of these
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 4   4 
JCECE-2012
1 1 1   3  –– 3 
Ans. (b) :Given, p      2cos   cos  
f(x) = 2 sinx + 3cos 2x x y z  2   2 
   
2sinx is a periodic function of period 2 and 3cos2x is
periodic function of period .  2 
 cos    
So, the LCM, of  and 2 is 2 which is period of given  3 
function.  4   4 
 1 1 1  2  3  – 3   2 
163. The period of the function f(x) = sinx – cosx , is p      2cos   cos    cos    
x y z  2   2   3 
(a) /2 (b)     
3
(c) 2 (d)
2
 1 1 1  2   2   2 
BCECE-2017 p      2cos     cos    cos   
x y z  3   3   3 
Ans. (b) : Given,
f(x) = |sinx| – |cosx|  1 1 1 1  2   2 
p      2  – cos      cos    
So, x y z 2  3   3 
f(x + ) = |sin(x + )| – |cos (x + )|  1 1 1 2  2 
 
= |– sinx| – |– cosx| p      – cos      cos    
x y z  3   3 
= |sinx| – |cosx|
Hence,  1 1 1
p     0
f(x + ) = f(x) x y z
Therefore, f(x) is periodic function of . 1 1 1 0
   0
 2π   4π  x y z p
164. If x cos  = y cos  θ +  = z cos  θ +  then
 3   3  2 4
165. If x  y cos  z cos , then xy  yz  zx is
1 1 1 3 3
the value of + + is equal to
x y z equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) 2
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 BCECE-2015 3cos2x – 10cosx + 7 = 0
Ans. (b): Given, 3(2cos2x – 1) – 10 cosx + 7 = 0
2 4 6 cos2x – 10cosx + 4 = 0
x  ycos  z cos 6cos2x – 6 cosx – 4cosx + 4 = 0
3 3
2 180º 4 180º 6cos x (cosx – 1) – 4 (cosx – 1) = 0
x  ycos  zcos (cosx – 1) (6 cos x – 4) = 0
3 3
2
x = y cos 120º = z cos 240º cosx = 1, cos x 
x = y cos (90 + 30º) = z cos (180º + 60º) 3
x = y (– sin30º) = z (– cos60º) If x is in first quadrant, x = 0º or x = 48º
But cosine of an angle is also positive in 4th quadrant
 –1   1
x = y   z –  x = 180º – 48º or x = 180º – 0º
 2  2 x = 132º or x = 180º
y = – 2x, z = – 2x Hence, between (0, 2) number of solution set is 4
Hence,
0, 48º, 132º, 180º
xy + yz + zx
= (x) (– 2x) + (–2x) (–2x) + (–2x) (x) 169. If sin A  6 cos A  7 cos A, then cos A  6 sin A
= – 2x2 + 4x2 – 2x2 is equal to
= – 4x2 + 4x2 (a) 6 sin A (b)  7 sin A
=0
(c) 6 cos A (d) 7 cos A
2x x
166. The period of f  x   sin  cos is BCECE-2014
3 2 Ans. (b) : Given,
(a) 3 (b) 4
sinA – 6 cos A  7 cos A
(c) 6 (d) 12
On squaring both side –
BCECE-2015
sin A –   
2 2
Ans. (d): Given, 6 cos A 7 cos A
2x x
f(x) = sin  cos sin2A + 6 cos2A – 2 sinA 6 cosA = 7 cos2A
3 2
2x x sin2A + 6 (1– sin2A) = 2sinA 6 cosA+cos2A + 6cos2A
As we know that, sin and cos are periodic
3 2 sin2A + 6 – 6sin2A = cos2A + 6cos2A + 2 sinA 6 cosA
2 2 sin2A – 6cos2A + 6 = cos2A + 6sin2A + 2 sinA 6 cosA
function with period  3 and 4
2 / 3 / 2 sin2A – 6 (1– sin2A) + 6 = cos2A + 6sin2A + 2
LCM of 3 and 4 is 12 sinA 6 cosA
Therefore, period of f(x) is equal to 12. 2 2 2 2
sin A – 6 + 6 sin A + 6 = cos A + 6sin A + 2sinA
 x 6 cos A
167. The period of the function f(x) = sin  sin  is
 5 2
7sin A = (cosA + 6 sin A ) 2

2
(a) 2 (b) cosA + 6 sin A =  7 sin A
5
π
(c) 10 (d) 5 171. If tan x.tan y = α and x + y = , then tan x and
BCECE-2014 6
tan y satisfy the equation
Ans. (c) : Given,
(a) x 2  3 1  a  x  a  0
 x
f (x)  sin  sin 
 5 (b) 3x 2  1  a  x  a 3  0
We know that period of sinx is 2. (c) x 2  3 1  a  x  a  0
So, the period of sin (x/5) = 2 × 5 = 10
Therefore, the period of given function is 10. (d) 3x 2  1  a  x  a 3  0
168. The number of values of x in [0, 2] satisfying BCECE-2013
the equation 3 cos 2x –10 cos x + 7 = is Ans. (b): Given,
(a) 1 (b) 2 tan x. tan y = a ….(i)
(c) 3 (d) 4 
xy
BCECE-2014 6
Ans. (d) : Given,
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   5π   π 5 
tan(x + y) = tan   (c)  , 2  (d)  , 
6  6  6 6 
tan x  tan y 1 BCECE-2010

1 – tan x.tan y 3 Ans. (d): Given,
1 4 sin2x – 8 sinx + 3 = 0
tan x + tan y = (1 – tan x.tan y) 4 sin2x – 6sinx – 2sinx + 3 = 0
3
2 sinx (2sinx – 3) – 1 (2 sinx – 3) = 0
1
tan x + tan y = (1 – a) …..(ii) (2 sinx – 3) (2sinx – 1) = 0
3 3
So, equation with roots tan x, tan y is sin x  (Not exist)
2
x2 – (tan x + tan y )x + tan x. tan y ….(iii)
1
Putting value of equation (i) and (ii), in (iii) we get sin x 
2
1
x2 – (1 – a)x  a 3  0
3
3x 2 – (1– a)x  a 3  0
172. If (1+tan)(1+tan) = 2, then ( + ) is equal to
(a) 30° (b) 45°
(c) 60° (d) 75°
BCECE-2011
Ans. (b): Given,
  5 
(1 + tan) (1 + tan) = 2  x , 
6 6 
1 + tan + tan + tan tan = 2
tan + tan = 1 – (tan tan) 176. The period of the function f(x) = cosec2 3x + cot
tan   tan  4x is
1  
1 – tan  tan  (a) (b)
tan( – ) = 1 3 4
 –  = 45º 
(c) (d) 
173. The period of the function f(x)=(sin 3x) + |cos 6
6x| is: BCECE-2009
(a)  (b) 2/3 Ans.(d): Given,
(c) 2 (d) /2 f (x) = cosec2 (3x) + cot (4x)
BCECE-2011 As we know that period of cosec2 x and cot x is 
Ans. (b): Given,  
f(x) = (sin3x) + |cos6x| Thus the period of cosec2(3x) and cot (4x) is and
3 4
2  
period of sin 3x is  
3 Now, LCM of  ,  is
3 4
2
period of cos6x is LCM of numerators
6 
HCF of denomenators
 2 2 
period of f(x) = LCM of  ,  
 3 6  =
1
LCM of (2 ,2 )
= =
HCF of (2,6)
Thus, the period of f(x) is .
2 178. The value of sin 20o (4 + sec 20o) is :
=
3 (a) 0 (b) 1
174. If 4 sin2x – 8 sinx + 3 = 0, 0  x  2, then the (c) 2 (d) 3
solution set for x is BCECE-2006
 π  5π  Ans. (d) : Given,
(a) 0,  (b) 0, 
 6  6 sin20º (4 + sec20º)

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  1  sin 2000 + cos 2000
= sin 20º  4   = sin (180º + 20º) + cos(180º + 20º)
 cos 20º 
= – cos 20º – sin20º
 4cos 20º 1  cos 20º and sin20º both are positive so above value is
= sin 20º  
 cos 20º  less than zero.
4sin 20º cos 20º  sin 20º = – cos 20º – sin20º < 0
=
cos 20º 181. If sin A = sin B and cos A = cos B, then A is
2  2sin 20º cos 20º   sin 20º equal to :
= (a) 2n + B (b) 2n – B
cos 20º
2sin 40º  sin 20º (c) n + B (d) n + (–1)n B
= BCECE-2004
cos 20º
Ans. (a) : Given,
2sin  60º –20º   sin 20º
= sin A = sin B
cos 20º A A B B
2  sin 60º cos 20º – cos60º sin 20º   sin 20º 2sin cos  2sin cos
= 2 2 2 2
cos 20º A A B B
sin cos  sin cos …..(i)
 3 1  2 2 2 2
2  cos 20º – sin 20º    sin 20º cosA = cosB
 2 2  
=  A B
cos 20º 2cos 2 –1  2cos 2 –1
2 2
3 cos 20º – sin 20º  sin 20º A B
= cos  cos …..(ii)
cos 20º 2 2
3 cos 20º On solving equation (i) and (ii), we get
=
cos 20º A B
sin  sin …..(iii)
= 3 2 2
179. The value of Let,
sin 6000 cos 3300 + cos 1200 sin 1500 is :  A –B A B A B
sin    sin cos – cos sin
(a) 1 (b) –1  2  2 2 2 2
3 1  A –B B B B B
(c) (d) sin    sin cos – cos sin
2 2  2  2 2 2 2
BCECE-2005  A –B
sin  0
Ans. (b): Given,  2 
Sin 600º cos330º + cos120º sin150º A–B
= sin(360º+240º)cos(360º–30º)  n
º º º º
2
+cos(90 +30 )sin(90 +60 )
A – B = 2n
= sin(240º) cos 30º + (– sin30º) cos60º
A = 2n +B
= sin (180º + 60º) cos30º – sin30º cos60º
= – sin60º cos30º – sin30º cos60º 182. If cos ( + ) = m cos ( – ), then tan  is equal
to :
3 3 1 1 (a) [(1 + m)/(1 – m)] tan 
= –  – 
2 2 2 2 (b) [(1 – m)/(1 + m)] tan 
3 1 (c) [(1 – m)/(1 + m)] cot 
= – –
4 4 (d) [(1 + m)/(1 – m)]sec 
4 BCECE-2004
= –
4 Ans. (c) : Given,
=–1 cos ( + ) = m cos ( – )
180. sin 2000 + cos 2000 is : cos(  )
(a) positive (b) negative m
cos( – )
(c) zero (d) zero or positive
By using componendo and dividendo rule–
BCECE-2005
Ans. (b): Given,

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 cos(  )  cos( – ) m  1

cos(  ) – cos( – ) m –1
 – –
2cos   cos   m 1
 2   2 =
      –     –  –  –   m –1
2sin   sin  
 2   2 
2cos  cos  m  1

–2sin  sin  m –1
1 m
cot. cot =
1– m
1– m
tan   cot 
1 m

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