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    Unit - 15
    (Trigonometry)
    Important Points
    (1)
    cos( ) cos cos sin sin
    (2)
    cos( ) cos cos sin sin
    (3)
    sin( ) sin cos cos sin
    (4)
    sin( ) sin cos cos sin
    (5)
    2 2
    cos sin , sin cos
    (6)
    6 2
    cos
    12 4
    6 2
    sin
    12 4
    (7)
    2 2
    sin( ) . sin( ) sin sin
    (8)
    2 2
    sin( ) . sin( ) cos cos
    (9)
    2 2
    cos( ) cos( ) cos sin
    (10)
    2 2
    cos( ) cos( ) cos sin
    (11)
    ( ) cos sin , , ,
    f a b R a b R
    Range of
    ( )
    f
    2 2 2 2
    ,a b a b
    2 2
    where a + b 0
    (12)
    tan tan
    tan
    1 tan tan
    (13)
    tan tan
    tan
    1 tan tan
    (14)
    cot .cot 1
    cot
    cot cot
    (15)
    cot cot 1
    cot
    cot cot
    (16)
    tan 2 3
    12
    cot 2 3
    12
    (17)
    2sin cos sin( ) sin( )
    (18)
    2cos sin sin ( ) sin ( )
    ,
    (19)
    2cos cos cos ( ) cos ( )

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    (20)
    2sin sin cos ( ) cos ( )
    (21)
    sin sin 2sin cos
    2 2
    C D C D
    C D
    (22)
    sin sin 2cos sin
    2 2
    C D C D
    C D
    (23)
    cos cos 2cos cos
    2 2
    C D C D
    C D
    (24)
    cos cos 2sin sin
    2 2
    C D C D
    C D
    (25)
    sin 2 2sin cos
    (26)
    2 2 2 2
    cos 2 cos sin 2cos 1 1 2sin
    (27)
    2 2
    1 cos 2 2cos , 1 cos 2 2sin
    (28)
    2
    2 tan 1 tan 2 tan
    sin 2 , cos 2 , tan 2
    2 2 2
    1 tan 1 tan 1 tan
    (29)
    2
    cot 1
    cot 2 , |
    2cot 2
    k
    R k Z
    (30)
    3
    sin 3 3sin 4sin
    (31)
    3
    cos3 4cos 3cos
    (32)
    2
    3 3
    3tan tan cot 3cot
    tan 3 , cot 3
    2
    3cot 1
    1 3tan
    (33)
    1 cos 1 cos 1 cos
    2 2 2
    sin , cos , tan
    2 2 2
    2 2 1 cos
    (34)
    5 10 2 51
    0 0
    sin18 , cos18
    4 16
    (35)
    10 2 5 5 1
    0 0
    sin 36 , cos36
    16 4
    (36)
    0 0 0
    2 2 2 2
    1 1 1
    sin 22 , cos 22 , tan 22 2 1
    2 2 2
    2 2
    ,
    cot
    0
    1
    22
    2
    =
    2
    +1

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    (37)
    sin 0 ,k k z
    (38)
    2
    cos 0 (2 1) ,k k z
    (39)
    tan 0 ,k k z
    (40)
    sin , 1 1,a a
    Set of solution
    ( 1) |
    k
    k k z
    where
    ,
    2 2
    and
    sin sina
    (41)
    cos , 1 1,a a
    Set of solution
    {2 | }k k z
    where
    [0, ]
    and
    cos cosa
    (42) tan
    = a, a
    R Set of solution
    { | }k k z
    where
    /2, / 2
    and
    tan tana
    (43) sin formula
    2
    sin sin sin
    a b c
    R
    A B C
    (44) cos formula,
    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    cos , cos , cos
    2 2 2
    b c a c a b a b c
    A B C
    bc ac ab
    (45) Projection formula,
    cos cos , cos cos , cos cos ,a b C c B b a C c A c a B b A
    (46) (a)
    1 1
    sin ( ) sinx x
    | | 1x
    (d)
    1 1
    cos ( ) cos , | | 1ec x ec x x
    (b)
    1 1
    cos ( ) cosx x
    | | 1x
    (e)
    1 1
    sec ( ) sec , | | 1x x x
    (c)
    1 1
    tan ( ) tanx x
    ,
    x R
    (f)
    1 1
    cot ( ) cot ,x x x R
    (47) (a)
    1
    1 1
    cos sin , | | 1
    ec x x
    x
    (b)
    1
    1 1
    s cot , | | 1ec x x
    x
    (c)
    1
    1 1
    cot tan , 0x x
    x
    =
    1
    1
    tan , 0x
    x
    (48) (a)
    1 1
    sin cos , | | 1
    2
    x x x
    (b)
    1 1
    cos sec , | | 1
    2
    ec x x x
    (c)
    1 1
    tan cot ,
    2
    x x x R

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    (49) If
    0 0x y
    ,
    (a)
    1 1 1
    tan tan tan
    1
    x y
    x y
    xy
    1xy
    (b)
    1 1 1
    tan tan tan
    1
    x y
    x y
    xy
    ..
    1xy
    (c)
    2
    1 1
    tan tanx y
    ...
    1
    xy
    (d)
    1 1 1
    tan tan tan
    1
    x y
    x y
    xy
    (50) (a)
    1 1 2 1
    sin cos 1 n
    2
    1
    x
    x x ta
    x
    , where
    0 1x
    (b)
    2
    1
    1 1 2 1
    cos sin 1 n
    x
    x
    x x ta
    , where
    0 1x
    (c)
    1
    1 1 1
    tan cos sin
    2 2
    1 1
    x
    x
    x x
    , where
    0x
    (51)
    ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
    sin , sin
    2 2
    s b s c s c s a
    A B
    bc ac
    ( ) ( ) ( )
    sin , cos
    2 2
    s a s b s s a
    C
    A
    ab bc
    ( ) ( )
    cos , cos
    2 2
    s s b s s c
    C
    B
    ac ab
    ( ) ( )
    tan
    2
    ( )
    s b s c
    A
    s s a
    (52)
    1
    sin ,
    2 4
    abc
    bc A
    R
    ( ) ( ) ( )
    s s a s b s c
    2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
    (b + c - a ) a b c a c b
    =
    4cot A 4 cot C 4cot B

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    (53)
    ( ) tan
    2
    A
    r r s a
    s
    r = (s - b) tan
    B
    2
    = (s - c) tan
    C
    2
    4 sin sin sin
    2 2 2
    C
    A B
    r R

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    QUESTION BANK
    (1) If
    15
    2 4 2 4
    2sec sec 2cos cos
    4
    ec ec
    , then tan
    2
    = _____
    (a)
    1
    2
    (b)
    1
    2
    (c)
    2
    1
    2
    (d)
    4
    1
    (2) If the roots of the quadratic equation
    2
    0x Ax B
    are tan30
    0
    and tan15
    0
    then the value of A-B = ______
    (a) 1 (b) -1 (c) 2 (d) 3
    (3) If
    6
    7
    A
    and
    tan cot( )x A A
    then
    (a)
    0x
    (b)
    0x
    (c)
    0x
    (d)
    0x
    (4)
    0 ,
    2
    A B
    If
    1
    7
    tan , tan
    8
    15
    A B
    then the value of A + B =
    (a)
    3
    (b)
    4
    (c)
    6
    (d)
    2
    (5)
    2
    x y
    , then range of
    cos .cosx y
    is
    (a)
    1, 1
    (b)
    0, 1
    (c)
    1 1
    ,
    2 2
    (d)
    1 1
    ,
    2 2
    (6) If
    ABC, sinA + cosB = 0 then range of angle A is
    (a)
    0,
    4
    (b)
    0,
    6
    (c)
    0,
    3
    (d)
    ,
    6 4
    (7)
    4
    2 2 2 2cos
    3
    = ___________
    (a)
    1
    2
    (b) 1 (c)
    1
    2
    (d)
    3
    (8)
    0
    1
    52 _____
    2
    Cot
    (a)
    6 3 2 2
    (b)
    2 2 6 3
    (c)
    6 2 3 2
    (d)
    6 2 3 2

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    (9) The number of solutions of
    cos cos 2 cos3 0, [0, 2 ]x x x x is
    (a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7
    (10) If K [sin18
    0
    + cos36
    0
    ) = 5 then K = __________
    (a)
    2 5
    (b)
    5
    2
    (c) 4 (d) 5
    (11) If
    sin cos tanx x x
    K
    a b c
    then
    ______
    1
    1
    ak
    bc
    ck bk
    (a)
    1
    k a
    a
    (b)
    1 1
    k
    a
    a
    (c)
    1
    2
    k
    (d)
    a
    k
    (12) If
    2 0
    cos 1 2 32 , , x sim
    are the value of x between 0
    0
    and 360
    0
    with
    then
    = _____
    (a)
    0
    180
    (b)
    0
    200
    (c)
    4
    0
    10
    (d)
    5
    0
    4
    (13) The minimum value of
    2 2
    125 tan 5cot
    is
    (a) 5 (b) 25 (c) 125 (d) 50
    (14) If
    4 2
    cos sin ,A R
    then A lies in the interval
    (a) [1, 2] (b)
    3
    , 1
    4
    (c)
    13
    , 1
    16
    (d)
    3 13
    ,
    4 16
    (15) If
    2 2
    sin cos 1
    2 2
    cos sin 1 __________
    10 12 2
    x x
    A x x then A
    (a) 0 (b)
    2
    10sin x
    (c)
    2 2
    12cos 10sinx x
    (d)
    2
    12cos x
    (16) If
    cos 1
    , , 0
    2
    3 4 5
    cosA B
    A B
    then 3sinA + 6sinB = __________
    (a) 0 (b) 3 (c) -4 (d) -6

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    (17) If tan (A + B) + 2 tanB = 0, angle B is acute and A is obtuse : then
    (a)
    1
    tan
    2
    B
    (b)
    1
    tan
    2
    B
    (c)
    1
    tan
    2
    B
    (d)
    1
    0 tan
    2
    B
    (18)
    ______
    3 6
    4
    2 2
    sin sin
    then A
    (a)
    3
    4
    (b)
    5
    4
    (c)
    5
    2
    (d)
    4
    5
    (19) If
    4 4
    cos sin
    24 24
    x
    then
    x
    ___________
    (a)
    2
    5 1
    2
    (b)
    5 1
    4
    (c)
    2
    3 1
    2
    (d)
    2
    4
    2
    (20) The roots of equation
    3
    6 8 3x x
    is ___________
    (a) sin10
    0
    (b) sin30
    0
    (c) sin20
    0
    (d) cos10
    0
    (21) If
    sin sin m
    and
    cos cos n
    then
    cos( )
    =
    (a)
    2 2
    2
    2
    m n
    (b)
    2 2
    2
    2
    m n
    (c)
    2 2
    2
    m n
    (d)
    2 2
    2
    m n
    (22)
    0 0 0 0
    cos12 cos84 cos156 cos132 _____
    (a)
    1
    8
    (b)
    1
    2
    (c) 1 (d)
    1
    2
    (23) If A =
    1 sin 1
    sin 1 sin
    1 sin 1
    then A lies in interval ________
    (a) [2, 4] (b) [3, 4] (c) [1, 4] (d) [0, 4]
    (24) If
    0 0
    sin(120 ) sin(120 )
    and
    0 ,
    then all values of
    ,
    are given by
    (a)
    3
    (b)
    (c)
    3
    or
    (d)
    0
    (25) If
    cos sec 2
    then
    2012 2012
    cos sec
    _______
    (a) 2
    2012
    (b) 2
    2013
    (c) 2 (d) 0

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    (26) If
    cos cos cosx y z
    then
    tan tan
    2 2
    x y x y
    = ___________
    (a)
    2
    tan
    2
    x
    (b)
    2
    tan
    2
    y
    (c)
    2
    tan
    2
    z
    (d)
    2
    cot
    2
    z
    (27) If
    2
    4cot 16cot 15 0
    and
    R
    then
    cot
    lies in the interval
    (a)
    3
    5
    ,
    2
    2
    (b)
    3
    0,
    2
    (c)
    5
    0,
    2
    (d)
    5
    ,
    2
    (28)
    2 4 6 7
    cos cos cos cos
    7 7 7 7
    = _______
    (a) 1 (b) -1 (c)
    1
    2
    (d)
    3
    2
    (29) If
    3 2 3 2
    cos sin , sin cosx a y a
    and
    2 2
    m
    x y
    n
    xy
    (m, n
    N,
    Q 0, 2
    ) is
    independent of
    [0,2
    ] then .....
    (a) 4m=5n (b) 4n=5m (c) m+n=9 (d) mn=20
    (30) If
    , cot cot tanA tanB m B A n
    then
    ( )tan A B
    = ___________
    (a)
    m n
    mn
    (b)
    mn
    m n
    (c)
    m n
    mn
    (d)
    mn
    n m
    (31) If
    1
    sin cos
    8
    x y
    and
    2cot 3cotx y
    then
    sin ( )x y
    =
    (a)
    1
    16
    (b)
    5
    16
    (c)
    1
    8
    (d)
    5
    8
    (32) If
    0
    tan10x
    , then tan70
    0
    = ______
    (a)
    2
    2
    1
    x
    x
    (b)
    2
    1
    2
    x
    x
    (c)
    7x
    (d)
    2x
    (33) If
    2 2
    3sin 3sin cos 7cos A
    , then A lies in the interval
    (a)
    2, 2
    (b)
    15
    5
    2
    2
    (c) [0, 10] (d)
    5 5
    ,
    2 2
    (34) If
    4
    5
    cos( ) , sin ( ) , 0 ,
    13
    5 4
    then
    cot 2
    = __________
    (a)
    12
    19
    (b)
    7
    20
    (c)
    16
    25
    (d)
    33
    56

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    (35) The root of the equation
    2 2
    2sin sin 2 2 0
    2
    is
    and
    then
    = _________
    (a)
    4
    (b)
    2
    (c)
    3
    (d)
    6
    (36) If
    tan
    1
    m
    m
    and
    1
    tan
    2 1m
    then
    +
    = _________
    (a)
    4
    (b)
    4
    (c)
    3
    4
    (d)
    3
    4
    (37)
    4
    1 1
    cos tan cos cot ___________
    15
    ec
    (a)
    3
    (b)
    11
    2
    (c)
    47
    4
    (d)
    47
    2
    (38)
    2 1 2 1
    sec (tan 3) sec (tan 5) ___________co
    (a) 276 (b)
    276
    25
    (c) 36 (d) 6
    (39) If
    1 1 1
    sin sin sin 2
    3
    x y z
    then
    1 1 1
    cos cos cosx y z
    = ______________
    (a)
    3
    (b)
    5
    6
    (c)
    2
    (d)
    3
    2
    (40)
    2
    2
    3 | 5 7sin |x lies in the interval
    (a) [9, 64] (b) [3, 8] (c) [0, 25] (d) [9, 25]
    (41) The value of
    1 1 1
    cos 5 cos 65 cos 325 .........ec ec ec
    is __________
    (a)
    (b)
    4
    3
    (c)
    4
    (d)
    2
    (42) If the side of a triangle are in the ratio 3:7:8 then R:r: is equal to
    (a) 2:7 (b) 7:2 (c) 3:7 (d) 7:3
    (43) If
    cos cos 0x y
    and
    sin sin 0 x y
    then
    cos( )x y
    = __________
    (a) 1 (b)
    1
    2
    (c) -1 (d)
    1
    2

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