.

Domain and range of trigonometric ratios

Trigonomctric ratios Domain Range
sin 0 R -I sin 0s
R -1 S cos 0sI
cos 0
R
an O

cosee 0 R - 1T, n e z] cosec 0 -I or cosec 0 2 1

sec 0-I orsec 0 21

scc
-ne R
cot 0 R- n7, n e z]

1.C. sin 0 s 1, cos 0 1, cosec 2 1, scc 021

IV. Sign of trigonometric ratios (Quadrant rule)

Quadrant IV A

sin and cosec

cos and sec T C

tan and cot

y'

V. Trigonometric ratios of some standard angles

90 120 135 150 180 360

0 15° 300 45 600 75
ST 2 37
T T 2T
0 12 6 12 3 4 6
3+1
Sin 0
- 2-/2 2 2
0 0
2/2 2

+1 - 0
- 1
cos 0
2/2 2 22
tan 0 -1
-

-I5
'

Note: sin (multiple o f t ) = 0,

tan (multiple of n) = 0, cos (odd multiple of ,)= 0,

I (even muliple of t)
=
1.
(odd multiple of r) cos
=-

cos

(2/7) 1.
(2n-1),=0, cos (2-1)a=-1
=
cos
i.e., sin nm =
0, tan un =

0, cos
IL.Complementary and supplementary rule
IfO is any angle then the angle -
is its complement angle and the anglen- 0 is its supplement angle.
2
ngonometric ratio of any angle = Co-trigonometric ratio of its complement
1.C. cos = sin (90 - 0), tan cot (90 - 0)
sin = cos (90 - 0),
sin 60°= cos 30°, cos 15° sin 75°, tan 60° cot 30°
sin of any angle =
sine of its supplement
of its supplement
any angle
=
-cos
cos
of
tan of any angle = -

tan of its supplement

Sin 30°= sin 150°, cos 60° =- cos 120°, cos 150° = - cos 300.

0angles differ by an integral multiple of 360°, then two angles are said to be coterminal angles.
Sin (n 360 +0) + sin 0, cos (n360° +0) = cos 0,
= tan (n 360° + 0) =+ tan 0
VIIl. Trigonometric ratios of compound angles
(a) sin (A+ B) =sin A cos B+ cos A sin B (b) sin (A-B) =
sinA cos B- cos Asin R
B) cos A cos
=
B+sin A sin 8
(C) cos (A +B) = cos A cos B-sin A sin B (d) cos (A -

tan A tan B
tan A + tan B (0 tan (4 -B) |+ tan A tanB
(e) tan
(4 B) =

- tan A tan B
(g) sin (4 + B) sin (4-B) = sin? A - sin? B = cosB-cos*A
(h) cos (A + B) cos ( 4 - B) = cos? A - sin? B = cos* B - sin A

A. Trigonometric ratios of multiple angles and associated identities

2 tan A
(a) sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A =
1+ tan A
1- tansA
(b) cos 2A =
cos A -

sin? A =
2 cos A -

I =1-2 sin*
A1+ tan2A
2 tan A
(c) tan 24=- 1 (d) 2 sin2 0 = 1 - cos 20, 2 cos 0l
tan A +cos 29.
() sin 34 =3 sin A - 4 sin' A; 4 sin? A = 3 sin A - sin 34

cos 34=4 cos A -3 cos A; 4 cos' A =3 cos A + cos 34.

3 tan A- tan A
tan 3A 1-3 tan A

X Trigonometric ratios of half angles

2 tan
(a) sin 02 sin 2
cos :
tan
tan2
(b) cos - cos-sin? 2 cos 1
=1-sin?
1+tan

(c) 1+cos -2 cos 1 -cos = 2 sin?

2
- cos
1+ cos 0
tan" 2
(d) I+cos = lan 1-cos o 2 1+
- sin- ): sin 6 tan
1 sin 6
Sin 0 sin cos tan ):
1+cos =tan - cos CO
cos 6
1+sin 0 1 sin tan4
Trigonometric ratiesof some more standard angles
18 22 36 540 720

5-1 10-2/5
sin 6
4
5+1 y10+2/5
2 4

cOs
10+25
4
2 4 10-2/5 5-1
4 4
4
 Translo
sformation formulae

and difference.into product

Sum

C+sin D =2 sin cos (b)sin C-sin D=2cos sin 2

2

(C+D
()
C
cos cosD=2cos cos (d) cos C- cos D=- 2 sin2
(B) Productiinto sum or erence

sinA cos
B= sin (A + B) + sin (A -B) (6) 2 cos Asin B sin (A + B)- sin (A- B)
2sin
(a)2 A =

cos B
=
cos (4 + B) + cos (4 -B) (d) 2 sin A sin B= cos (A - B) cos (A + B)
)2cos A
-

92

atA, B, C are the angles of a plane triangle then A +B +C= 180

(C
(a) IfA+ B+C= 180°, then
() sin 24+ sin 2B + sin 2C=4 sin A sin B sin C
(i) cos 24 +cos 2B + cos 2C = -1-4 cos A cos B cos C
(ii) tan A + tan B + tan C= tan A tan B tan C.

(b) IfA+ B+C= 180°, then

sin (sum of any two) =
sin (third)
cos (sum of any two) =-
cos (third)

1
sin (sum of any two) =cos (third

cos(sum of any two) = sin (third)

Examples: sin (B + C) = sin A, cos (C+A)=- cos B
C
sin (4 +B) =cos cos(B+ sin
CL. Properties of triangle
The sides BC, CA and AB of the triangle ABC are denoted by a, b and c respectively. The angles opposite to
sides are denoted by A, B and C respectively.
1. Basic formulae, connecting the sides and the angles of triangle ABC.
a
( Sine Rule : where R is the radius of the circum circle.
B sin 2R,
=

sin
Sin A Sin B

)Cosine Rule
- + 2 b c cos A, b=c+a-2 ca cos B, a+b' -2ab cos C,
Coscos= + c - a Cos B ta-}
COS C
a +b-c2
2bc 2ac h
2ab
) Projection Rule

a b cos C+c cos B, = c cos B+b cos C, C a cos B +b cos A

) Napier formula:

lan-Cb
2 b+C cot
co cot B A-B
tan 2
cot
tan
22 c+a a+b
 s-b)(s - c)
s-b)(s-c) cos -a)s
he
(e) sn cos tan
he s(s- a)
where 2 s a +h+ c.
Similarresults, for otherlhalf angles.
() The arca A of the triangle ABC is given by

i)A= 2
bc sin 4, A
2
ca sin B, A- ab sin C
abe (ii) A= ys (s - a) (s - b) (s - c).
(ii) A =
4R

XII. Time Saving Results

1. (a) sin 0 + cosec 0 2 sin 0 1 , cos 6 + sec 0 = 2 cos = 1

(b) sin + cosec 6 = -2 sin =-1, cos 6+sec 0 = -2 cos 6= -1

1
2. (a) sec 0 + tan 0 =
(b) cosec 6 + cot 6 =

sec 6- tan 6 cosec 6- cot 6

sin 0, = sin 0, = . = sin 0, = 1
3. (a) sin 0, + sin 6, +... + sin 6, = n
(b) cos 6, + cos 6, +... + cos 6, = n cos , c o s 6, = . . = COS 6, = l

4. (a) The maximum and minimum values of a cos 0 + b sin are respectively a + b2 and-ya' + b3

(b) The maximum and minimum values of a cos 0 + b sin 0+ c are respectively ya+b2+c and

-Ja+b +c.
5. (a) sin2 A - sin?B = sin (A + B) sin (A - B); cos*4 + cos B = 1 + cos (A + B) (cos (4 B))

(b) cos? A sin2 B = cos (A + B) cos (A - B)

6. If A + B+ C= T then
(a) sin (A + B) = sin C, sin (B+ C) = sin A, sin (C+ A) = sin B
(b) cos (A + B) = - cos C, cos (B + C) = - cos A, cos (C + A) = - cos B

(A+B-cos
(c) sin, cos sin
A
sin cos
B
2 2
C
(d) cos 2
B)
sin cosB sin 2 cOs CA B

7. If A + B+ C 180°, then
A B
(a) sin A + sin B + sin C= 4 coscoscos
2

(b) cos A + cos B +cos C= 1+4 sin sinsin

2

(c) tan A + tan B + tan

C =tan A tan B tan C

(d) cot A cot B + cot B cot C+ cot C cot A =

1

(e) sin 24
+ sin 2B + sin
2C =4 sin A sin B sin C
c o s 2A + cos 26 + cos 2C= -1 - 4 cos A cos B cos C
 sin 4
(b) cos 12° + cos 84° + cos 156° + cos 228°= cos 12° Here da =
12°, B =72, n 4
sin
72
2
sin 1440 cos 120 =
sin (180°- 36° (
sin 360 Sin 36

sin (2"A)
11. cos A cos 2A cos 44 cos 8A .. cos 2"-A = 2n. sin A
641

Ex:
2T 4Tt 8Tt 16T 327t
sin
(2 Sin-
65
sin
t65)1
cos COs COS COS
COS CS
AS
65 65 65 2 sin 2.sin 2sin 64
65 65 65
1. When two sides and the angle opposite to one them are given, say b, c and B are given

(a) B is acute and b< c sin B, no triangle is possible.

(b) B is acute and b = c sin B, one triangle is possible and it is right angle.
(c) B is obtuse only one triangle if b> c and no triangle if b < c.

a b C
13. (a) If the triangle is equilateral.
coS A Cos B osthen
(b) If cosA + cos? B + cos C = 1, then the triangle is right angle.
(c) If a sin A = b sin B, then the triangle is isosceles.

(d) Ifa cos A = b cos B, then the triangle is either isosceles or right angled.
(e) In the following cases the triangle will be equilateral

(i) sin A + sin B + sin C= 3 (i) cos A +cos B + cos C=

tan A+ tan B + tan C= 3/3 (iv) cot A + cot B +cot C = V3.

iii)
14. (a) If cos x +cos y a, and sin x+sin y = b, then

2ab
(x +y)= *=b
(i) tan
(*)- ) sin

sin
(x
x
+

-
y)=24 h2
sin y = b then
(i) cos

(b) I f cos x - cos y = a, and

-2ab
tan ) sin (x +y) = b2 (ii) cos (x+ y)=+b
(c) If cos x - cos y = a, and sin x +sin y = b then
-2ab b - a2
tan = (i) sin (x -y) =2+ (i) cos (x -

y)= +4
(d) I f cos x + cos y = 4, and sin x - sin y = b, then

tan
b
Gi) sin (x -v)=+
2ab b
(i) cos (xy)=+b
(e) If a cos 0 -

b sin 6 =
c, then a sin 6+ b cos 0 =

ya+ 62- 2.
15. Minimum value of a tan'0 + b cot0 is b.
, A circular
wire of radiu 7 cm is cut and bent
cos =
of circle of radius 12 0<then
0 - cot 0 =2 . 0 <
an arc a
nto cm. .fcosee
ngle subtendes by the arc at the centre is
again

3
(a) S0°
(b) 210° (c) 100° (d) 60°
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 5 (d) 3
radius of the rcle whose arc of length 1557
The cos x) then the value
3rt 3 (cos y
-

2 12. If sin x + sin y =

cm
makes an angle of radian at the centre ofsin 3x + sin 3y
(c) 0 (d) 2
(a)1 (b) -1
1s
1 13. If sec 0 + tan 0 1.5 then tan 0=
10 cm (6) 20 cm (c) 11 cm (d) 22 cm
(a) 13 (d) 13
(a) 12 (b) 12 (C) 13
3.
2.15 O' clock, the hour hand and the minute
of a clock form an angle
hand P P Sin 6 - q
cos
6
14. If tan 0 =then
(a) 5o (b) 22 (c) 28° (d) 30
P + 4 cos 69
(a) (b)
, f a co0s 6 + b Sin 6= p and

a sin 0 b cos 6=q then

(b) a2+ b2 = p? + q
(a) a- b p- q =

(d) a b = p - q p
(c) a+ b = p t q
and 15. If tan 0 then a cos 20 + b sin 20 =

20 =
=
sin
8. If sin 20
+

3
(a) b (b) a (c) ab
cos 20cos 20 =then
2
cos*(0 - ¢) =

5 16. If 6 b sin 8 =
c then a sin 6 + b cos 6
5 3 a cos -

()8 (b) 4
(c) 4 (d) 8
(a)a + b2- c2 (b) t b + c2- a2
6. x =
sec 0 -

tan 0, y
=
cosec 6 + cot 6, then
(a) xy +1 = x - y (b) x y + 1 = y-x
(c) e + a2- b3 (d) a +b3+ c2

1. If sin
(c)xy +1= x+ y
sin 20 = x, cos
(d) xy+ l =x

+ cos 20= y then

17. sin a 13 f0a ).
(+y) + y -

3) =

cos B then sin (a + )is

(a) 2x (6) 2y (c)x (d) y
0 sin 6= 56 16 56 16
3.Ifeos 0+sin 6 = 2 cos e then cos

(a) 2 sin (6) 2 sin0 (a)65 b)65 (c)6 (d) 65

cot A cot B
(c)-2 sin (d) -2 sin
18. If A + B 225° then -

0 1+cot A l+ cot B
2 then sin^ 0 cosec
=
+
sin +cosec 6
(a) 1 (c) 4 (d) -1 1
(b) 2
(a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 0
11
0.If cosec A + cot A= then tan A is 19. Ifsin + sin2 0+sin^ 0 = 1 then

cos 4 cos* 0 + 8 cos 0 =

(a)
21 15
(c)17 (d)
117
44
(b) 16 (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d)
22
 29. I P cos" 0 + sin" 0, then 2P, - 3P, + 1 =
cos 9+sin 9° (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
20. (a) 2
cos9 sin 9°
30. If A- B = then (1 + tan A) ( - tan B)=
(a) tan 26° (b) tan 81 (c) tan 54° (d) tan 18
21. If sin 0 + sin? 0 = 1 then (c) 0 (d) 3
(a) 2 (b)
cos 0+3 cos +3 cos" 0 +
cos* 0 =

31. cot 0 sin 20 (0 * 17, n e z), if 0 =

(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 1 (b) 45° and 90°

(a) 45" and 60°
4 (d) 90 only
(c) 45° only
22. If cos (a + B) =
. sin (a -

p)=3 32. If a and ß are acute such that a + ß and a p

and 0 < a, ß < , then tan 2a satisly the cquation tan^0-4 tan 0+1 =0, then
4 (a, B)
56 33 33 48 (a) (30°, 60°) (b) (45, 45°)
(a) 3 (b) 56 c)48 (d) 33 (c) (45°, 30°) (d) (60°, 45°)
33. cos (A -

B) + cos (2A + B) =

23. If tan a = ; and tan

, then tan (a + B) =

(a) 2 cosA cos 34

(a) 1 (b)-1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (3A (A + 2B

3
(b) 2cos 2
cos
2
24. cos (a +B) =
and sin (a -

B) =
and 0< a, ß<then sin 2a
c)2cos2
(d) 2 cos 24 cos (A + B)
16 56 64 34. The least value of 3 sin x - 4 cos x + 7 is
(a) 0 (b) 15 (c) 65 (d)65 (a) 0 (6) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6

3
25. If cos (a + B) =
,5 sin (a -

B) =

13 35. If sin A =
, tan B= ; and A<T and

and 0< a, ß< then cos 2a =

TB<,, then 8 tan A + v5 sec B =

33 19 20
25 (d) 17 (b)
15
(c) -(d) -
(a)16 (b)65 ()12 (b)
26. If ABC are the angles of a triangle then 36. If sin 20 = cos 30 and 0 is an acute angle then

sinA + sin?B + sin'C-2 cos Acos B cosC sin 6

(a)1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

27. If the angle A of a triangle ABC is given by (a) S- (b)

4
A + 3 0, then sin A and tan 4
equation 5
=
cos

are the roots of the equation (d)

(a) 15x -

8x 16 =0

(b) 15r-8 2x + 16 =
0
37. sin 3A cos 34

(c) 15r2 -

8r + 16 =
0 sin A cos A
(a) cos 24A (b) 8 cos 24
(d) 15x +8x - 16 =0
2 sin 30 and 0 < 0 <n then sin 0 =

28. If 3 sin 20 (c)cos24 (d) 2

cos 24
3 2
3
(b) (d)5 38. If cos 2B =
cos (4 + C)
cos (A - C)
then tan A, tan B,

tan C are in
 ( a ) A . P
(b) G.P
(d) none of thesc (d) 2
(c) M.P

a and
B are acute
angles and
(a) 2 (b) 2 (c)2
19. 3 cos 2p - 1 the value of
46. 1f cos =
then tan a =
cos2 a 3 cos 2B
sin )+ sin (9+ 6) + sin (0+ 26)
(d) o
(a) (b) 2 (c) 3
(a) 2tan pB (b)tan
2
- tan 2r =

47. If 0< x 4
then sec 2x

2 cot fB (d) Cot p

(c)
(a) tan r b) tan 4
2 cos o 1
=
, then tan
40. Ifc o s 0 2 cos 2
(c) tan-* (d) t a n - "
(b) tan
(a)31an 2 48. If tan A +
cot A =
4 then tan' A
+
cot" A

(c) 80 (d) 194

(a) 110) (b) 191
1an (d) 3 tan
2 A cos° A
=

2 49. The value of 4 sin A cos'A -

4 cos

sin 2A (d) sin 44

+ cos 30 (a) cos 21 (b) sin 34 (c)
3 cos

41. sin 30 S0. Maximum value of 6 sin cos x + 4 cos 2r is

3 sin 0- x

(c) 5 (d) 10
(a) I cot
+ 0 (b) cot 0 (a) 6 (b) 4
(c) cot' 08 (d) 2 cot 0 51. sin 0 +
coss 0 + 3 sin 0 cos?0 =

(c) 2 (d) 3
1 I f sin 2.r= nsin 2y then the value of (a) 0 (b)
tan (r+ V) 52. If 1+ sin r + sin2 x +... to =
4+ 2 V3,
tan (r- ) 0<< then * =
L 3T 27T
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) (d)or
(a)-1 (b)+ 1 (c)
(d)-1
4

53. If for real values of x. cos 0 = *+ then

43. 1f tan x= then + 4-b (a) 0 is an acute angle

b
- b Va + b
(b) 0 is a right angle
2 Sin x 2 cos x (c) 0 is an obtuse angle
(a) (b)
Sin 2x Vcos 2r (d) no value of 0 is possible
2 cos x 2 Sin x 54. If sin 0, + sin 0, + sin 0, = 3 then
(c)
sin 2x
44. If sin (T cos 0) =
(d)cos 2x
cos ( t sin 0) then the value of
cos 0, + cos 0, + cos 0, =

(a) 0 (b) (c) 2 (d)

cos + T 2 sin 0
55.
cos 30

(a) tan 30 lan 0 (b) tan - tan 30

(a) (b) (c) 22 () 25
(c) 2 tan 0. tan 30 (d) (tan 30 - tan 0)
. I f tan (a cos 0) = cot (7 sin 0), 0 < G< hen
56. If see x= P and cosee r= then

sin + (a) P+ = PO
(c)P-O = P°O
 57. If tan 0+ sec 0 = 3 , 0 < 0 < n then 0 (a) 2 cosn-1 (b) 2 cos
2"
2T
(a) (b) (c) (d) (c) 2 cos,n (d) 2 cos
6 3 6 3 2
58. cos? 73° + cos 470 +cos 73° cos 47
log tan 1° +logtan 2°+..+ log tan
8 69,

(a)1 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 2 (a) 3 (b) 4

(C)4 (d) 4

tan
i an 1° + logjo tan 2"+ ...
+ login 89 is 70. cos 40° + cos 80° +cos 160° + Cos 240
S9. The value of

(a) 0 (b) e (c) e

(d) (a) 0 (b)
(c)2 (d)
2
. + cos* 90 5T
60. cos* 5° + cos? 10° cos 15° 11. co 8
4 7
+ cos + cos" +cos4 T
8 8
()9 (d) 9
(a) 72 (b) 8 3

61. The value of cot 5° cot 10° ... cot 85° is (a)2 (b) 1
(C)2 (d) 2
72
(d) 0 72. sin + sin+ sin + sin? 47
(a)1 6) (C 2 18 18 9

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 0

1°
62. cot 7 12° sin 48° sin 54° =

2 73.sin
(a)2- 3+J + 6 (b) 2+ - 4 +6 (a) 4 () 2 ()
(c)2+3+ a+ 6 (d) + +4 6 -

74. sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80° =

63. If x tan 45° cos 60° = sin 60° cot 60°, thenxs 5 3

(a)16 16 (16 (d)

( a ) 3

1 16
(a) 1 (b) 2 c) 3 () 75. The value of c o s c o s 2TT cos 4T
sin 70 + cos 40 7
64.
cos 70°+ sin 40 3

(a) (b) 3 ) (d) 8

(b) (c)16 ()16
76. cos 12° + cos 840 + cos 156° + cos 228
65. sin 47° + sin 61° sin11° - sin 25°=
1
-

(a) sin 36° (b) cos 36° (c) sin 7° (d) cos 70 (a) (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 8

66. 3 cot 20° - 4 cos 20° 3T 57T T cOS 9T

c o s * cos + cos+Cos
1
(a) (b) -1 (c) 0 (d) 2 (d) 1
(a) 0
(b)2 2
67. For A = 133°, 2 cos
78. cos 20° cos 40° cos 60° sin 80° =

(a) +sin A + 1 - sin A 1

(a) (b) 64 16 (a) 32
(b)I+ sin A yi -
-

sin A 8
321
47T 167
(c) -+sin A + - sin A 27
coS Cos 65
79. cos 65 cos coS65
(d) -i+sin A -

1 -sin A
0 < 180° then
(a) 8 (b) 64 (C) 32 ()16
68. If 0° <

80. sin 10° sin 30 sin 50° sin 70°

2+2 .+2 (1+cos0)
(b) 32 C)4 (d2
Here there are I number af
(a)16
 2T point A in the

value of sin+sin 7
+sin T is 08, A tower subtends an angle a at a
ol the
of depression
plane of its basc. The angle above
10ot of the tower at a point
'b' meters just
(a)co
(b) Cot tower is
14 A and B. Then the height of the
(a) b cot a tan B (b) b tan a cot ß
(c) ta 14 (d)tan 14 (c) b tan a tan B (d) b cot a cot B
high and
and 15 metres
ngle ABC, tan A + tan B + tan
C= 6 and
O. TWo posts are 25 metres
the line joining their tops makes an angle of 45
t a n B 2, then
=

A the values
tan
and tan C are
of tan A, with the horizontal. Then the distance
between

tan B
these posts in
(a)1,2, 3 (b) 2, 1, 3 10
both (a) and (b) (d) none of these (a) 5 mts (b) mts
(c)
+C= n, then cos B+ cos C (d) 10/2 mts
fA+B =
(c) 10 mts
B-C 14 mt
(a) 2 cos Cos 6) 2 sin c o s - C 90. The tops of two poles of height 20 mt and
2 2 2 2 are connected wire. If the wire makes an
by a
of
C B B angle 30° with the horizontal then the length
c) 2
coscos (d) 2 cos
cOs the wire is
2
(a) 12 mts (b) 10 mts
4If A+B+ CF 180 then the value of
(c) 8 mts (d) none of these
A
cot+cot+
2
cot 2 91. The angle of elevation of the sun, if the length

B C of the shadow of a tower is 3 times the height

() cot cotcot of the tower is
(a) 30° (b) 60 (c) 45 (d) 150°
A C
(b)4 c o t c o t .COt
2 2 92. If two towers of heights h, and h, subtend angles
60° and 30° respectively at the mid poind of the
A
(e)2cotcotcot linejoining their feet then h,: h.
2 2
(a) 1:2 (b) 1:3 (c) 2:1 (d) 3:1
d)8cot cotcot 2 93. The angle of depression of the top of a tower at
a point 70 mts from the base is 45. Then the
6, Ifin a triangle ABC, tan A + tan B+ tan C = 6, height of the tower is
then cot A cot B cot C = (a) 70 mts (b) 70/2 mts
(a) 6 70
(b) 1 (c) 6 (d) () mts (d) 35 mts
4. The A+ B+ C 180° then
94. The horizontal distance between two towers is
sin 24 + sin 2B + sin 2C = 60 mts. The angular elevation of the
top of the
(a) 4sin A sin B sin C taller tower as seen from the top of the shorter
6)4cos A cos B cos C one is 30°. If the height of the taller
tower is 150
mts, the height of the shorter one is
()2 sin 4 sin B sin C
(a) 116 ms nearly (b) 200 mts nearly
d) 8 sin A sin B sin C
(c) 216 mts nearly
1.1f any sin A
iangle ABC + sin' B -

sin? C =
(d) none of these
a) 2 sin Asin B sin C 95. In the triangle ABC, if b =
6, c
=2/3, À =
30"
then a
0) 2 cos A cos B cos C
c) 2 cos A sin B sin C (a) 23 (b) 6
4) 2sin Asin B cos C (c) (d) none of these
96. In the triangle ABC, A = 30°, C = 105" and (c) 2 tan" (d) 2 tan'
40
b 3,2 then a =F 108. If the sides of a triangle are x +x+1,
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 32 (d) 2 2x+I then the largest anglc is

97. In the triangle ABC, À = 75", B = 45°, c = v3, (a) 120° (b) 60° (c) 42 (d) 30°
then b =F 109. If the sides a, b, c of the triangle ABC, are
A B
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 2 A.P, then cos A cot, cos B cot,cos C cot
2 2
98. In the triangle ABC, A = 120", b = 2, C = 30° are in
then a (a) AP b) GP
(c) HP (d) none of these
(a) 23 (b) 2 (d 110. If the sides of a triangle a, b, c be in A.P, thon

99. In the triangle ABC, a = 3, b =2/3, c= V3 then

a cos+ecos
2 2
3a 3b 3c a +b +
(a) 30° (b) 45 (c) 60° (d) 75
()2 (b) 2 (c) (d) 2
100. If b = V3, c =1, A = 30° then B 111. In a triangle ABC, if cot A, cot B, cot C are i
(a) 30 (b) 120° (c) 45° (d) 38° A.P, then a', b, c are in

(a) AP (b) GP
101. If A =
60°, b =
2, c =
4, then a =

(c) HP (d) none of these

(a) 22 (b) 2/3 (c) 3 (d) V6
112. If the angles A, B, C of a triangle are in A.P
102. If a= 3 1, b =
2, c= 2 then B =
and sides a, b, c are in G.P, then a*, b, c are in
(a) 45 (b) 60° (c) 90 (d) 150 (a) AP (6) HP
103. In a triangle ABC, A = 30°, B = 60° then (c) GP (d) none of these
a: b: c is
113. In a triangle ABC, A =; then cos B+cos? C
(b) 1: 3 :2 2
(a) 2 3 : 1
() 1 (d) 0
(c) 2: 3:1 (d) 1: 3: 2 (a)-2 (b) -1
114. If a = 4, b = 3, A = 60° then c is the root of the
If the angles of triangle are in the ratio
104. a
equation
:2:3, the corresponding sides are in the ratio
(a) c-3c -7 0 (b) c+3c + 7 0
(a) 2:3 :1 (b) I: V3 2
(c) - 3 c + 7 =
0 (d) c2+3c -7 =0
(d) : 3 2
(c) 2: 3 1 115. In a triangle ABC, a + b = 3c then

105. In the triangle ABC, the angles are in A.P and

B
the angle A is cotcot
b:c 3:/2. Then 2 2
(b) 90° (c) 120 (d) 150 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 75
116. If a cos A = b cos B, then the triangle ABC is
106. In a triangle ABC, A =45°, B 75", then
(a) isosceles only
u+ C 2
(d) 4b
(b) right angled only
(t) 2 (b) 3h (c)b
(c) cquilateral
107. If in a triangle ABC, a =5, b =4, A =+B, (d) right angled or isosceles

117. In a triangle ABC, a = 2.x, b = 2y and C = 120

then the value of Cis
then the area of the triangle is
() lan (b)
9 (b) y3 (c) 3xy (d) 2
 Cx cot
* cot then x 2T
f tan (c) 3 (d) 6
(b) - b
(a)3 (b)6
a +b tan 155°- tan 115
127. If tan 25° x, then tan 155°. tan 115
(d) none of these
(Cb+C
9.f
angles
in
fvo

of 60°
circles

and 75
of same
at the centre then
length subtends
the ratio
(a) +(b) +x
2x 1-
radi is tan =
2 and
their 48. I1 x+ytz= T, tan x y
of
(a) 4 : 5 (b) 5:4 then z
tan x + tan y + tan z
=
6,
(c) not derivable (d) none of these
ce minimum value of 3 tan'6 + 12 cot 0 is nn + tan 2
(a) nn+ (6)
(b) 15 (d) 12 (c) 24
(0) 6 (c) nn + tan 3 (d) n
II.Ma
Maximum value. of sinx + cosx is 129. If 1+ cos a + cos' a + .
2 - 2 , then
3
a (0< a < n) is
(a)
() (4)
value of sin 0 is (a) ()
11.The minimum cos

1 (b) 0
(c)- (d)2 sin'13 sin'77 tan 135

value of sin 77 tan 135 sin13

13. The
maximum 130.
tan 135 sin*13" sin 77
cos +3 cos e i (a) -1 (b) 0 (c)1 (d) 2

131. If tan A+ tan B+ tan C tan A tan B tan C,

(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d)-1
1 2 4 . 1f cos x + cos y + c0s a = 0 and
then
(a) A, B, C must be angles of triangle
(x+ (b) The sum of any two of A, B, C is equal to the
sin x+ sin y+sin a = 0, then cot
third
M (c) A +B + C must be an integral multiple of t
(a) sin a (b) cos a
(d) none of these
(c) cot a (d) sin 132. In a right angled triangle, the hypotenuse is
four times as long as the perpendicular drawn
125. If a+ B +y 2m, then from the opposite vertex. One of the actute angles
is
t) Lantan+ tun- tm
tan tn
(a) 450 (6) 30 (c) 15 (d) 60
133. If sin+ cos a then sin'0 cos'0
anlan tantan=
2
tan1antan
B Y
()1-1
(e) tan tan tantan +tantan=1 1
2
(- ()la+
(d)tantantan tan+tantan 0 134. If sin x + sin-x = 1, then cos x + cos'x is
2
(a) 2 (b) -1 (c) 0
26 (d)
Iftan 0+ sec 0 =
5.0<0< n. then 0 is equal
to or least positive value of 0 is
 is greater than B. If
135. In
the
a triangle ABC, angle A
and B satisfy the
m e a s u r e of angles A
equation 3 sin x - 4 sin'x - k = 0, 0<k<1, then
(a) a e
(-
the measure of the angle C is (c) a e-T,0)
T 2t ST
(a) (b) ()2 (d)6 143.If-A<. then
136. cos + cos? sin 2
2A +I
-

5 +sin
4 5 3 1+sin 24 - 1 -sin 24
(a) 5 ( (b) (c) 4 (d) is equal to

(a) tan A1 (b) -tan A (c) cot A (d) -cot A

137. If < a < n then 2 cot a +
sin 0 , then sin is
144. If
=
tan

(a) 1 + cot a (6) -1 - cot a

(c) 1 -cot a (d) -1 +t cot a (6)-5 or 5

(a) -but
5
not
138. If tan a = and sin B= Where 4
V10 (d) none of these
(c)but not -
0< a< B<, then 28 (NCERT(E), JEE(Orissa) 200
145. If sin 0 and cos 6 are the roots of the equatiom
3T ax bx + c = 0, then a, b and c satisfy the
( - 6 ) 4-a (-a ( 2 relation
(a) a?+ b2 + 2ac 0 (b) a -b + 2ac= 0
139. If 5 cos 202 cos 1 0 , -7< 0< n, then
(c) a2+ b2 + 2ab =
0 (d) a? - b2 -

2ac =
0

(NCERT(E)
146. The greatest value of sin x cos x is
(b)T-Ccos
1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 2
(c)cos (d)
(NCERT(
140.cot0 =
sin 20, (0 * nn), if 0
147. The value of sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80°
(a) 45° or 90° (b) 45° or 60
3
c) 90° only (d) 45° only 5
(a)16 b) 16 ()16 (d) 16
1-sin 0
141.
I then
i+sin
V1sin 0
equals to
(NCERT(E)
4TT 8T
(6) 6 + tan 8
(a) sec 6 tan 6 sec 148. The
value of coscos cos 5
cOs
5
tan 6 0 (d) none of these
(c) -

sec

142. If a e |-T, ] such that

(a) 16 (b) ()- (d)16
1-sin
sec
a a - tan a (NCERT
V1+ sin a
149. If sin 6 + cosec 6 = 2, then sin0 + cosec-0
then
(a) (b) 4

(c) 2 (d) none of these

(NCERT(E)
Moasule
=
cos +sec'r then oorrect?
) I58. Which of the following is
(b) Sr) = sin 1
(a) sin 1 > sin 1 sin 1° < (b)
<| (d) St) 2 2
c)
2 <J r ) (c) sin 1° = sin 1 (d) sin T° 80°
sin
(NCERT(E))
(NCERT(E)

f tan
A= and tan o= then the
value of 1
I then a +
0+ p is 159. If tan a- , tan p
m+1'
2m 1
(b) T (c) 0 is equal to
6
(d)
(e) 6 (d)
(a) (b)
(NCERT(E)) (NCERT(E))
which of the following is not correct?
+ 4 sin x + 8 is
160. The minimum value of 3 cos
x

(d) 3
a) sin = (b) cos 0 =1 (a) 5 9 (c) 7
(b)
(NCERT(E))

(d) tan 0 = 20 24 tan A is equal

(c)sec= 161. The value of tan 3A tan

to
(NCERT(E) (a) tan 34 tan 24 tan A
The value of tan I tan 2° tan 3° . . . tan 89° 3A 24 tan A
(b) -tan tan
A
3A tan 3A tan
is tan A tan 24 tan 24 tan
(c)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (d) none of these
(NCERT(E))
(d) not defined is
(45° 0)
of sin (45°+ 0)
-

cos
162. The value
-

1 (d) 0
(NCERT(E), CEE(Delhi) 2003) (a) 2 cos 0 (b) 2 sin 0 (c)
(NCERT(E))
-tan 15°
value of s
154. The
1+tan 15
163. The value of cot

(b) (c) 2
(d) 2
(a)-1 (b) 0

(NCERT(E)) ()1 (d) not defined

155.The value of cos 1° cos 2° cos 3°... cos 179 (NCERT(E))

164. cos 20 cos 2 + sin(0 - o) - sin^(0 + p) is equal
to
() (b) 0 )1 (d) -1
(a) sin 2(0+ p) (b) cos 2(0+ )

(NCERT(E), CEE(Delhi) 2005) (c) sin 2(0- g) (d) cos,(20 p)

156. If tan 0 3 and 0 lies in third quadrant then
'

(NCERT(E)
the value of sin 6 is 165. The value of

3 3 cos 12°+ cos 84° + cos 156° + cos 1320 is

()10 (b)10 ()0 (c)- (d)

(NCERT(E)) 2 (b) 1

cot 75° is equal to (NCER (E))

I57.The value of tan 75°
166. I f tan A = tan B =
() 23 (b) 2+ 3 (c) 2- V3(d)1 then tan (2A + B) is

(NCERT(E)) cqual to
1. In a triangle ABC, Å = 30°, b = 8, a = 6, then (a) -1+ 2 +3+4+ S+ 6
b sin x, wherer = (b) 5+1
(a) (b) (d) 1 (c)+2+ + 4+ /5+ 6
(Karnataka CET 1990) (d) 5+
(Karnataka CET 1995)
2. In the triangle ABC, a = 13, b = 14, c = 15 then

8. If a triangle ABC
sin 4sin (A- B) then a,
a',
sin
sin C sin (B C)
2 3 b, care in
(6) (a) H.P (b) G.P

(Karnataka CET 1990) (c) A.P (d) none of these

(Karnataka CET 1996)
1
3. If tan A = t a n B-
2
then cot (A + B) = If a = 5, b = 13, c = 12 in a triangle ABC, then
3

tan
B
(a) 23 (b) 32 (c) 23 d 13
(Karnataka CET 1991) (a) 3 1 (6) V3 + 1 (©) 2 + 1(d) -1
cosA cosB cosC (Karnataka CET 1997)
4. If
b then the triangle
C
ABC
10. From the top of a light house, the angles of
S depression of two stations on opposite sides of it
(a) isosceles b) right angled at a distance a' apart are a and B. The height

(c) cquilateral (d) no conclusion of the light house is

a tan a tan B cot a
(Karnataka CET 1991) (a) (b)
(b)
a
cos B
tan a + tan B cot a + cot ß
5. In a triangle ABC, if a, b,c are in A.P then
a

tan, tan, tan are in (c) cot a+cot B (d) cot a cos p
(a) AP (b) GP (Karnataka CET 1997)
(c) HP (d) none of these 11. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° .... tan 89° =

(Karnataka CET 1993) (a)

6. We are given b, c and B such that B is acute
(b) 1
() (d) 2

and b < c sin B, then (Karnataka CET 1997)

(a) no triangle ABC is possible 12. cos 1° cos 20 cos 3° .... cos 1799=
(b) one triangle is possible
(c) two triangles are possible (a)2 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 4

(d) a right angled triangle is possible (Karnataka CET 1999)

(Karnataka CET 1993) 13. If A+ B + C =T and cos A =
cos B cos C then
the value of cot B cot C =
7. 4 cos 36° cot (b) 2 (c)I (d) 3

(Karnataka CET 1997)

14. The A and B are acute angles such that
 Med
sin A= sin B and 2 cos A =3 cos B, then 4 = circle of
radius
4. 1 A and B are two points of a

AOB
= 6 (in
4 (c) 8 0) with centre at the point O and Is
6 radians) then the
area of the sector A0B

(Karnataka CET 1998) () re (d) r0

In atriangleABC,iif sin A =2 sin C cos B, then (a) 2r (b) nr
(Karnataka CET 2001)
b=c
(a) .=a(b) c) a =

(d) a =b
(Karnataka CET 1998) 23. The value of cos 12
+ cos3+ cosis
,0, cos 6, tan 8 are in
16. If
sin
p r o g r e s s i o n
en cot* 0 - cot 0 =
geometrical 2 2
(Karnataka CET 2002)
6) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2
( 2 have their radii I
and
24. Two intersecting circles
(Karnataka CET 1998) between their centres
V3 meters. The distance
area in sq.
1 .In the triangle ABC, if b =6, c = 2/3, A = 30° is 2 meters. Then the overlapping
then a meters is
(a) Sn+ 63 19m +63
() 23 (b) 6 (6)
(a) 6 6
(c) 6 (d) none of these
(d)
( c ) 6 5

(Karnataka CET 1988) 6

18.sin 5+ sin' 10° + sin' 15° + +sin2 85 (Karnataka CET 2002)
+sin? 909 =
(c) 9 (0)9 25. If for a triangle ABC, |1 c a 0 then the

(Karnataka CET 1999) value of sin A +sin B+ sin? C=

19. The triangle ABC is right angled at C, then 9
tan A +tan B =
() () 4)
a (Karnataka CET 2002)
(a) atb
bc ab ac
26. The acute angle in radians between the minute
(Karnataka CT 1999) and the hour hands of a clock when the time is
4 hour 20 minutes is
20. The value of
cot 54 tan 20
tan 36° cot 70 (a) 0 (6) 18
(a)1 (b)0 (c) 2 (d) 3
(Karnataka CET 1999) (Karnataka CET 2002)
1. If R is the radius of the circum circle of the
triangle ABC, and A is the area of the triangle
27. If 0 x<, < then the largest angle of a triangle
then whose sides are 1, sin x, cos x is

abc abc
(a) R 4A (b) R= (a) (b) (c) (d) x
a +b+c (Karnataka CET 2002)
(c) R a+b+
A
C (d) R =
44 28. cos 1° + cos 2°+ cos 3° ...+ cos 180°=
(Karnataka CET 2000) (a) (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) -1
(Karnataka CET 2003)
 (a) 3 4 : 5 (b)2 : : + 1
tan 70- tan 20°
29. The value of (c)2:6:3+1 (d) 2: 6:3+1
tan 50
(a) 2 (b)1 (c) 0 (d) 3 (Karnataka CET 2006)
(Karnataka CET 2003) and tan e
=
n, then
38. If sec 0 =
m

30. The circum radius of the triangle sides are 13,

12 and 5 is m + n)+ m +n
L
15 13
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) (a) mn (b) 2 (c) 2m (d) 2
(Karnataka CET 2006)
(Karnataka CET 2005)
31. In a triangle ABC if b = 2, B = 30° then the area 39. From aeroplane lying, vertically above a
an

of the circum circle of the triangle ABC in square horizontal road, the angles of depression of two
consecutive stones on the same side of the
units
observed to be 30° and 60°
(a) t (b) 27 (c) 4T (d) 6t aeroplane are

at which the aeroplane

(Karnataka CET 2004)
respectively. The height
is flying in km is
B 2 4
32. If A+ B+ C 180° then tan-
2 (a) 2 (b) () (d)
(a) 0 (b) 1 () 2 (d) 3 (Karnataka CET 2006)
(Karnataka CET 2004)
40. sin 17.5° sin2 72.5° =

33. If 0 sx s n and 81sn+81cos =30 then x =

(a) tan 45° (b) cos2 90° (c) sin2 45° (d) cos* 30°
(Karnataka CET 2007)
(a) (6) (d)
6
(Karnataka CET 2004) 41. ABC is a triangle with A 30°, BC 10 cms. = =

The area of the circum circle of the triangle is

34. In a triangle ABC, if the sides are a = 3, b = 5,

(a) 5 sq. cms (b) 100t sq.cms

B B
c = 4 then sin+cos= 100T
Sq. cmsS (d) 25 sq. cms

a) b) 1 (Karnataka CET 2007)

(c)2 2
42. If a = 5, b = 13, c = 12 in the triangle ABC, than
(Karnataka CET 2005))

35. If 12 cot?0 3 1 cosec 0 + 32 0 then the value tan is

of sin 0 is
4
(a) - 1 (b) 3 +1 (c) 2 +1 (d) -1
(a)ob) + () or 1(d)or- (COMEDK 2007)
(Karnataka CET 2005) 43. If sin ( + a) = cos (0 + a) then the value of

36. The value of 1- tan a

S
cos (270° +0) cos (90°- 0) - sin (270°- 0) cos 0 I + tan a

is (a) -tan 0 (b) - cos e (c)0 (d) Lan 0

(d) -4
(COMEDK 2007)
(b) 1 (c) 0
(a) 2
(Karnataka CET 2005) 44. If A = tan" 2 k B tan &3 then
then
37. If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio
A B =
3:4: 5 then the sides are in the ratio
(a) 0 (b) 45 (c) 60 (d) 30
(COMEDK 2007)
 a
Is a root of 25 cos* 0
root + 5 cos 0 12 0,
-
=

45. (d) 2
then sin 20 = (a) 12 (b) 6
<a<T, (IIT 1992)
2
24 24 3 then
13 C
b)25 cos 2,
=

(c) 18 (d)R cOSB_ the side a

53. I f S A _ and
)25 18 b C

(AIEEE 2002) the area of triangle is

1-tan 15° (c) (d) 3
is
6 The
value
o 1+tan?15 (a) 1 (b) 2
(IIT 1993)
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 3/2 (d) 2
fy sec-0 + cos*¬, 6 * 0, then
(AIEEE 2002) 54. sin
18 Sin sin 18

(a)y =0 (6) y s 2 ()y2-2 (d) y> 2

) ( (d) 2
(a)16 (IIT 1993)
(AIEEE 2002)
48. The sides of a triangle are 3x + 4y, 4x + 3y and 7T
Sr+5y where x, y > 0, then the triangle is 55. Ifk =
sinsin 8
then the numerical
18
(a) right angled (b) obtuse angled value of k is
(c) equilateral (d) none of these 1

(AIEEE 2002)
(a) (b) 3
() (d)6
(IIT 1993)
49. If tan 8 =-q, then sin 6 is
56. 3(sin x - cos x)' + 6(sin x + cos x)

+4(sinr + cosx)
=
4 4 4 4
(a) but not 5
(b) 5 (c) 13 (d) 14
(a) 11 (b) 12
4 4 (1IT 1995)
C)but not (d) none of these
5 4 xy
57. sec 0 = true if and only if
(AIEEE 2002) is
s0. The number of values of x in the interval 10, 3 (a) x+ y * 0 (b) x = y, x * 0

satisfying the equation 2 sin +5 sin x 3 0

-
=

(c) x = y (d) x * 0, y * 0
(IIT 1996)
4 (b) 1 (c) 1 (d) 2
(a) 58. The number of values of x in the interval [0, 57]
(AIEEE 2006) satisfying the equation 3 sin?x - 7 sin x + 2 0
tan = (a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10
S.
If 0 < x < t and cos x + sin x = then x

(IIT 1998)
59. Which of the following number(s) is/are rational
a) 4-7 (b) (a) sin 15° (b) cos 15
(c) sin 150° cos 15 (d) sin 15° cos 75°
(o) (LIT 1998)
(AIEEE 2006) P
60. In atriangle POR, R =. If tan 2
and tan
2. The maximum value or
are the roots of the equation ar* + bx + c =
0,
a 0 , then
sin-|x (a) a + b = c
(b) h + c = a
(c) a t c = b
in the interval 0 . J is attained at (d) b =e
(IIT 1999, AIEEE 2005)