ALLEN JEE-Mathematics 1

NURTURE COURSE
ADDITIONAL EXERCISE
ON
TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATION
[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
1. If tanaq – tanbq = 0, then the value of q for a series in -
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None
2. General solution of tan 5q = cot 2q is- [AIEEE 2002]
np p np p np p np p
(A) q = + , n Î ¢ (B) q = + , n Î ¢ (C) q = + , n Î ¢ (D) q = + ,n΢
7 14 7 5 7 2 7 3
3. The number of values of x in the interval [0, 5p] satisfying the equation : 3 sin2x - 7 sinx +2 = 0 is -
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 10 [JEE 98, 2M]
4. The number of solutions of the pair of equations
2 sin2q – cos2q = 0
2 cos2q – 3 sin q = 0
in the interval [0, 2p] is [JEE 2007, 3]
(A) zero (B) one (C) two (D) four
5. Find the no. of roots of the equation tan x + sec x = 2 cos x in the interval [0,2p]-
[AIEEE 2002, IIT 1993]
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
6. cos(a – b) = 1 and cos(a + b) = 1/e, where a, b Î [– p, p], numbers of pairs of a, b which satisfy
both the equations is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

[JEE 2005 (Screening)]

7. The number of integral values of k for which the equation 7cosx + 5sinx = 2k + 1 has a solution is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
[JEE 2002 (Screening),
3]
8. If 0 < q < 2p, then the intervals of values of q for which 2sin2q – 5sinq + 2 > 0, is
æ p ö æ 5p ö æ p 5p ö æ p ö æ p 5p ö æ 41p ö
(A) ç 0, ÷ È ç , 2p ÷ (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç 0, ÷ È ç , ÷ (D) ç , p÷
è 6ø è 6 ø è8 6 ø è 8ø è6 6 ø è 48 ø
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[JEE 2006, 3]
[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]
9. Using four values of q satisfying the equation 8 cos4q + 15 cos2q – 2 = 0 in the interval (0,4p), an

arithmetic progression is formed, then :

(A) The common difference of A.P. may be p. (B) The common difference of A.P. may be 2p.

(C) Exactly two different A.P. can be formed. (D) Four different A.P. can be formed.

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[MATCHING COLUMN TYPE]
10. If a and b are the roots of the equation, a cos q + b sin q = c then match the entries of
column-I with the entries of column-II.
Column-I Column-II
2b
(A) sin a + sin b (P)
a +c
c-a
(B) sin a . sin b (Q)
c +a

a b 2bc
(C) tan + tan (R)
2 2 a +b2
2

a b c 2 -a 2
(D) tan . tan = (S)
2 2 a 2 +b 2
11. Solve the equations for 'x' given in column-I and match with the entries of column-II.
Column-I Column-II
p
(A) cos 3x . cos3 x + sin 3x . sin3 x = 0 (P) np ± ,n΢
3

p
(B) sin 3a = 4 sin a sin(x + a) sin(x - a) (Q) np + ,n΢
4
where a is a constant ¹ np.

np p
(C) | 2 tan x – 1 | + | 2 cot x – 1 | = 2. (R) + ,n΢
4 8

29 np p
(D) sin10x + cos10x = cos42x. (S) ± ,n΢
16 2 4

[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
x x
12. Find the general solution of the equation, 2 + tan x · cot + cot x · tan = 0
2 2
13. Find the value of q, which satisfy 3 - 2 cosq - 4 sinq - cos 2q + sin 2q = 0.
14. Solve for x, (- p £ x £ p) the equation; 2 (cos x + cos 2 x) + sin 2 x (1 + 2 cos x) = 2 sin x.
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15. Solve the equation : sin 5x = 16 sin5 x.

16. Find the solution set of the equation, log -x 2 -6x (sin 3x + sin x) = log -x 2 -6x (sin 2x).
10 10

æ pö
17. 2 sin ç 3 x + ÷ = 1 + 8 sin 2 x . cos 2 2 x
è 4ø
18. Find the least positive angle measured in degrees satisfying the equation
sin3x + sin32x + sin33x = (sinx + sin2x + sin3x)3

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19. Find the set of values of x satisfying the equality

æ pö æ 3p ö 2 cos 7 x
sin ç x - ÷ – cos ç x + ÷ = 1 and the inequality > 2cos 2 x .
è 4ø è 4 ø cos 3 + sin 3

æ xö æ xö
20. Solve: sin çç ÷÷ + cos çç ÷÷ = 2 sin x .
è 2 ø è 2 ø

21. If the expression (cos3q + sin3q) + (2sin2q – 3). (sinq – cosq) is positive, then find the complete set of
values of q

p
22. Find the set of values of k for which the equation, 3tan3x = (3log2K – 4logK + 2)tanx (x ¹ (2n+1) , nÎI)
6

has a solution. The base of the logarithm is 8.

23. If sinx, sin22x and cos x. sin4x form an increasing geometric sequence, find the numerical value of
cos2x. Also find the common ratio of geometric sequence.
24. Solve the following system of equations for x and y [REE 2001(mains), 3]
(cosec 2 x - 3sec 2 y) (2cosecx + 3 | sec y |)
5 = 1 and 2 = 64.

x cos 3 y + 3x cos y sin 2 y = 14

25. Solve for x & y,
x sin 3 y + 3x cos 2 y sin y = 13

26. Find the value of a for which the three elements set S = {sin a, sin 2a, sin 3a} is equal to the three
element set T = {cos a, cos 2a, cos 3a}.
27. Let S be the set of all those solutions of the equation (1 + k)cos x cos (2x - a) = (1 + k cos 2x) cos(x -
a) which are independent of k & a. Let H be the set of all such solutions which are dependent on k
& a. Find the condition on k & a such that H is a non-empty set, state S. If H is subset of (0, p) in
which k = 0, then find all the permissible values of a.
28. Find all values of 'a' for which every root of the equation, a cos 2x + ½a½ cos 4x + cos 6x = 1
1
is also a root of the equation, sin x cos 2 x = sin 2x cos 3x - sin 5x , and conversely, every root
2
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of the second equation is also a root of the first equation.

29. (
Solve the inequality sin 2x > 2 sin x + 2 - 2 cos x
2 2
)
æ pö
30. If the set of values of x satisfying the inequality tanx. tan3x < –1 in the interval ç 0, ÷ is (a,b), then
è 2ø

æ 36(b - a) ö
the value of ç ÷ is
è p ø
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Additional Questions Answer key
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A
9. A,D 10. (A) R; (B) S; (C) P; (D) Q 11. (A) S; (B) P; (C) Q; (D) R

2p p ±p -p
12. x = 2np ± ,n΢ 13. q = 2 n p or 2 n p + , n Î ¢ 14. , ,± p
3 2 3 2

p 5p p 17 p
15. x = np or x = np ± , n Î ¢ 16. x = - 17. x = 2np + or 2np + ,n΢
6 3 12 12

2
3p æ 4mp p ö
18. 72° 19. x = 2np + ,n΢ 20. x = ç + ÷ where m Î ¥0.
4 è 3 2ø

3p p æ 1ö 5 -1
21. 2np - < q < 2n + , nnÎÎI ¢ 22. K Î ç 0, ÷ È (2,8) È (128, ¥ ) 23. ; 2
4 4 è 8ø 2

p p
24. x = np + (–1)n and y = mp + , where m & n are integers.
6 6

1 np p
25. x = ± 5 5 & y = n p + tan-1 ,n΢ 26. + ,n΢
2 2 8
27. (i) ½k sin a½ £ 1 (ii) S = np , n Î ¢ (iii) a Î (- m p , 2 p - m p) m Î ¢

p p
28. a = 0 or a < - 1 29. np + < x < np + , n Î ¢ 30. 3
8 4

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