CHAPTER

17
Trigonometry

17.1 Trigonometric ldentities (d)and " quadrant (28th June 2nd Shift 2022)
1. 7. The value of

equal to
9
(a) i
16
(b)
16
(c)
32
(d)
32 (a) (b) (c) (d)
(25th July 2nd Shift 2022)
(26th Aug 2d Shift 2021)
2. The value of 2sin(12°) - sin(72°) is
8. The range of the function
(a) 5-vs) (b) s
4 8

(c) s(1-5) v3(1-5)

(d)
(25th June 2nd Shift 2022)
(b) [0,2]
3. 16 sin(20°) sin(40°) sin(80°) is equal to:
(a) v3 (b) 23 (c) (0.vs) (d)-2,21
c) 3 (d) 43 (1 Sept 2nd Shift 2021)
(26th June 2nd Shift 2022) The value of
9.
cot(Tt/24) is
4. The value of cos 1S (a)2+3+2-V6 b) 2-V3-2+16
equal to ()32-3-6 (d)2+3+2+v6
(a) -1
b) ) d)- (25th July 2d Shift 2021)

(27th June 1 Shift 2022) 10. If sine+cos0=then 16(sin(20) + cos(46) +

5. a = sin 36° is a root of which of the following sin(66)) is equal to

equation? (a) -27 (b) 23 (c) -23 (d) 27
(a) 16x 10x- 5 =0 (b) 16x + 20x - 5 99
(27th July 1* Shift 2021)
(c) 16x -20x+5 0 (d) 16x-10x + 5 = 0
11. Letf: R->R be defined as
(27th June 2nd Shift 2022)
-1. Then, the
fx + ) +fx -y) =
2f«)fy), j
6. If cota = 1 and secß =- where a<and
2 20 1
valueof is equal to
T, then the value of tan(a + B) and the k=Sin(k)sin(k + f(k))
quadrant in which a + Blies, respectivelyare (a) sec(21) sin(20) sin(2)
(a)and IVh quadrant (b) cosec-(1) cosec(21) sin(20)

(b) 7 and I quadrant

(c)sec(1)sec(21)cos(20)
(d) cosec(21)cos(20)cos(2)
(c)-7 and Ivh quadrant
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The set of.all possible values of 0 in the
(0, ) for whichthe points (1,2) and (sin 8, cos 0) lie
interval (c) 13 4cos'9 + 2sin0 cos0
on the same side of the line x + y =l is (d) 13 4cos'0 + 6cos'9 (9th Jan 1st Shift 2019)

20. The value of

coscos
2 . CoS 2 Sin210
(2md Sept 2nd Shift 2020)
.The minimum value of 2sinx +2co8x is (a)
512
(b)
b) 256 (c) (d)
1024
(10th Jan 2md Shift 2019)
(a) 2-1+2 (b) 2 (c) (d) 2v
21. Let S(x)= (sin x+os x)for k = 1,2, 3,... Then
(4th Sept 2nd Shift 2020) k
for all xE R, the value of f.x) - f(x) is equal to
14. If L=sin 5
(a)
12
(b) (c) 12
(d)
12
M=cos| then (11th Jan 1* Shift 2019, 2014)
22. 'The maximum value of the expression
(a)
N2 3 cose+5 sin for any real value of f is

()M=+cos (d) M= cos (a) V79 (b) 31 (c)34 (d) 19

2
(5th Sept 2nd Shift 2020) (12th Jan 1* Shift 2019)
23. If sina+ 4cost B+2=4/2 sina cosß: a. Be [0,)
15. The value of
1s
cos
} ia then cos(o + B) - cos(a - B) is equal to

1
(a) -1 b) 0 (c)2 (d) -2
( 6) ) (a) (12th Jan 2d Shift 2019)
(9th Jan 1 Shift 2020) 24. If tanA and tanB are the roots of the quadratic
equation, 3x 10x - 25 = 0, then the value of
5
16. If cos(+B)=, sin(a -ß)= and 0< a, B< 3sin(A + B) - 10 sin(A + B)-cos(A + B) -25 cos
5 13
(A+B) is
then tan(2a) is equal to
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 25 (d) -25
63 33
(a)
52
6 21
16 (c)
16
(d) 52
(Online 2018)
25. Consider the following two statements:
(8th April 1 Shift 2019) Statement p The value of sin120° can be
10° 50° + cos* 50° is
17. The value of cos? 10°- cos cos
derived by taking 6 240° in the equation

(b)1+cos20) 2sin 1 + sin - /1-sin

(a)+cos20°
4
Statement q : The angles A, B, C and D of any
(d) 3 quadrilateral ABCD satisfy the equation
4 Shift 2019)
(9th April 1

sin 10° sin 30°

sin 50° sin
70° is cosA+o+cos(8+ D)=0
6, The value of Then the truth value of p and are
d) 18 q respectively
(c)36 (a) T, T (b) EF (c) ET (d) T,F
(a)2 (b)
16
(9th April
2d Shift 2019)
(Online 2018)
26. Ifan angle A ofa AABC
3(sine-cos6)+
satisfies 5 cosA +3= 0,
t h eexpression roots of the quadratic equation, 9x+27x + 20 then the
19.
orany6e equals (a) sinA, secA
=0 are
(6) secA, cotA
6(sine+ cos0)2
+ 4sin (c) secA, tanA
4cos0 + 6sin0
cos*e (d) tanA, cosA
(a) 13
(b) 13-4cos6
(Online 2018)
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27. If 5(tan?x- cos x) = 2cos 2x + 9, then the value of | 35. 1f0 <x< n and cosx + sinx = 1/2, then tanxis
cos4x is
(a)-7)
(4-7)
2 3 (b)
(a) b) (c) (d) 4 3
3 9 9 5
(4+ 7) (1+ 7)
(2017) (c) (d) (2006)
3 4
28. If A >0, B> 0 and A + B T, then the minimum
value of tanA + tanB is 36. If u = va cos 0 + b sin 9+ Va' sin' 9+bcos
(a) 3-2 (b) 4-2/3 then the difference between the maximum and
2 minimum values of u" is given by
(d) 2-3 (Online 2016)
(a) (a +b (b) 2a +
29. If cosa+ cosß =
and
2
sin a + sinß= 2 and 0 is the (c) 2(a+ ) (d) (a -b (2004)
arithmetic mean of a and B, then sin 20 + cos 20 is 37. Let a, B be such that t < - B < 3Tt. If

equal to sina + sinß = -21/65, and cosa +Cosß = -27/65,

7
then the value of cos is
6 3 3
(Online 2015) (a) (b) 130
tan A cotA
65 )30d) 65
30. The expression can be written (2004)
1-cot A4 1-tan A
as 38. The maximum distance from origin of a point on the
(a) secA cosecA +1 b ) tanA + cotA
(c) secA + cosecA (d)sinAcosA +1 (2013)
curve x =

both a, b >0 is
asintt-
bsiny
y=acost-bcos
(a) a - b
31. IfA = sin?x + cos'x, then for all real x (b) a +b
(c)Na +b (d) va-b (2002)
(a) 1SAS2
sAs Numerical Value Type

(c)SA (d)SAS (2011)

39. If sin (10°) sin(20°) sin(40°) sin(50°) sin(70°) =

a-sin(10°), then 16.+ a is equal to

5 16
32. Let cos(a + B) = and let sin(a -ß) = where (26th June 1* Shift 2022)
40. Let ABCD be a square of side of unit length. Let a
0sa, Bs Then tan2a = circle C centered at A with unit radius is drawn.
Another circle C, which touches C and the lines AD
56 20 and AB are tangent to it, is also drawn. Let a tangent
(6 33 ()
12 ()171 (2010) line from the point C to the circle C meet the side
AB at E. If the length of EB is a+V3B, where a, B
33. Let A and B denote the statements
A: cos a + cos B+ cos y =0
are integers, then o +Bis equal to.
B: sin a + sin B + siny=0
(16th March 1 Shift 2021)
2 sina
Ifcos(B-) + cos(y - a) + cos(a- p) =- then 1-cos25
and2
41. If -
+cos2a7n
(a) A is false and B is true
(b) both A and B are true a.pe then tan(o+2 ) is equal to .
(c) both A and B are false
(8th Jan 2d Shift 2020)
(d) A is true and B is false (2009)
34. Ifp and q are positive real numbers suchthat p? +q? 17.2 Trigonometric Equations
= 1, then the maximum value of(p+q) is 42. The number of solutions of |cos x = sin x, such that
-4T x S 4T is
()
(a2 6) (c)v2 (d) 2 (a) 4 (b) (c)8 (d) 12
(2007) (25th July 1s* Shift 2022)
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43. Let S=(0E[0, 27]: 82sin" 82cos
+ =
16). Then 50. The number of solutions of sin'x + cos'x =
1,
xE 0, 47] is equal to
is equal too (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 7
(a) 0 (b)-2 (c)-4 (220md July 2nd Shift 2021)
(d) 12 51. The sum of all values of
(26th July 1st x in [0, 27t], for which
Shift 2022) sinx + sin2x + sin3x + sin4x
44. Let =
0, is equal to
(a) 12t (b) 11t
(c) 8t (d) 9n
(25th July 1st Shift 2021)
Then 52. If for
xe logiosinx + logiocosx = -1 and
(a) ) s logio(sinx + cosx) =

(logo n -

1), n > 0, then the

value of n is equal to
(20
eES
(d)- 4 (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 16
eeS (d) 12
(27th July 2nd Shift 2022) (16h March 1 Shift 2021)
53. The number of
roots of the
equation,
45. Let
S=0e-T.T]-+sintan8+ tan8=-sin 20 (81)sin +(81)o6 * = 30 in the interval [0, Tt] is
equal to
If T cos 20, then T+ n{S) is
GeS
equal to (a) 4 (b) 3 (c)8 (d) 2
(a) 7+3 (b) 9 (16th March 1 Shift 2021)
(c)8+v3 (d) 10 54. The number
of solutions of the
(24th June 1" Shift 2022) equation
46. The number of solutions of the
x+
2tanx= Tt/2 in the interval [0, 27t] is
equation (a) 2 b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3

- (a) 8 (b) 5
cos 2x, x e[-37, 37] is
(c) 6 (d) 7
55. If 15sinta +10cos*a =
(17th March 2md Shift 2021)
6, for some aE R, then the
value of 27sec°a + 8cosec°a is equal to
(24th June 2nd Shift 2022) (a) 350 (b) 250 (c) 400 (d).500
47. The sum of solutions of the equation (18th March 2nd Shift 2021)
coS x 56. All possible values of 0 e [0, 27] for which
1+sin x-lan2l, sin20+ tan20 >0 lie in
11T
(a)
10
(b)-(c)-
30 15
(d)
(26th Aug 1" Shift 2021)
30 )
48. The number of solutions of the equation

32tan+32sec* =81, 0Sxs is

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

(31s" Aug 2nd Shift 2021)
49. Ifn is the number of solutions of the equation
(25th Feb 1s Shift 2021)
1, x e [0, n]
57. If0<x,y<T and cosx + cosy- cos(x +y)=3/2, then
solutions, then the sinx + cosy is equal to
and S is the sum of all these
ordered pair (1, S) is
(b) (3, 137/9) () (b) * () (d) -vs
(a) (2, 87t/9)
(d) (3, 57t/3) (25th Feb 2d Shift 2021)
(c) (2, 21t/3)
(1 Sept 2d Shift 2021)
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58. Ifthe equation
cos9+
sin'0 + A Ohas real solutions
=
| 66. If sum of allthe solutions eguation
for 0, then A lies in the interval
8cosx
to
in [0, Tt} is kT, then k is equal
2
20 b) 3
(a)9
(2d Sept 2d Shifi 2020) 13 8

59. Let and

(c) (d)9 (2018)
a B be two real roots of the equation
(k+ 1)tan?x - N2 A tan x =(1-k), where k{z - 1 ) 6 7 , The number of solutions of sin3x = cos2x, in the

and A are real numbers. If tan( + B) = 50, then a

value of A is interval
(a) 52 (b) 10v2 (c) 10 5 (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1
(7th Jan 1" Shift 2020) (Online 2018)
60. Let S = {0 E[-27, 2r] : 2 cos 0 + 3 sin G O}. Then
68. If 0 x< 27, then the number of real values of x,
the sum of the elements of S is
which satisfy the equation
5TT 13t
(a) 27 (b) TT (d) 6 COSX+Cos2x +Cos3x + CosAx =
0, is
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d)9 (2016)
(9th April 1 Shift 2019)
69. The number of x e [0, 27] for which
61. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality
W2sin'x+18cos x-v2cos* x+18sin'x=l is
Vsin x-2sin x+5 also
s1 satisfy the equation (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
4Sin
(a) sin x = 2 sin y (b) sin x = |siny| (Online 2016)
(c) 2 sinx| =3 sin y (d) 2 sin x = sin y 70. Let P= {0: sin - cose= 2 cos6) and
(10h April " Shift 2019) Q= {0: sine + cos6 =2 sin6} be two sets. Then
62. The number of solutions of the equation (a) PcQ and Q - P* (b) Qz P

(c) P=Q (d) PaQ (Online 2016)

1+ sintx = cos23x, xe
i 71. If m and M are the minimum and the maximumn
(a) 3 (b):5 (c) 4 (d) 7
values of 4+ sin' 2x-2 cos* x, x ER, then M - m
(12h April 1" Shift 2019)
is equal to
63. Let S be the set of all
aeR such that the equation,
cos2x+ 0sinx = 20 -7 has a solution. Then S is 9

equal to
(a) 4 (6) (c) (d)
(a) 12,6 (b) [1,4] (c) [3,71 (d)R (Online 2016)
(12th April 2nd Shift 2019)| 72. The number of value of x in the interval [0, 37|
64. If 0 x < t/2, then the number of values of x for satisfying the equation 2sin?x + 5sin x - 3 =0 is
which sinx - sin2x + sin3x = 0 is (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 2 (2006)
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 73. The number of solutions of tan x + sec x = 2cos Xin
(9h Jan 2d Shift 2019) 0, 2) is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1 (2002)
65. The sum of all values of
8el. stistying Numerical Value Type
sin 20+cos 20=is
4 74. If the of solutions of the system of
sum
equations
3T 2sin9 cos29 = 0 and 2cos0 + 3sin6 = 0 in the
(a) Tt (b) (c) d)
8 4 2 interval [0, 27] is kr, then k is equal to
(10th Jan 1s Shift 2019)
,

(26th July 2d Shift 2022)

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5 S--.i - 4 Then the 87. If and sinx = COS

, then a value of
numberof elements in the set A {0E S: =

2T0
tan 0 (1 + V5 tan (20)) =
V5 tan (20)) is_
-

(28th July 2nd Shift 2022) sin8i

Let S {0 e (0, 2t): 7 cos>0-3 sin?0 2 cos? 20 (a) 4-x1-2x) (b) 4x1-x*M1-2x)
21. Then. the sum
of roots of all the equations (c) 2xy1x1-4x) (d) 4/a-xX1-4x)
-2 (tan-0 + cot"9)x + 6 sin0=0, 0 e S, is
(29h July 1 Shifi 2022) (26th July 2d Shift 2022)
88. Considering only the principal values of the inverse
in the interval
Thenumberofvalues of x trigonometric functions, the domain of the function
4cos?x holds, is
21 fx)=cos - 4 x + 2 )
for which 14cosec?x- 2sin x
= -

(25th June 1" Shifi 2022)

"S. The number of elements in the set S {0E|-47, 47r]:

=

3cos 20 + 6cos20 -

10 cos*0 + 5 0} is
(29th June 1* Shift 2022) (d)
79 The number of solutions of the equation
(28th July 1* Shift 2022)
20-cos + v2 =0 in R is equal to .

89. Considering the principal values of the inverse

(29th June 1st Shift 2022) trigonometric functions, the sum of all the solutions
of the equation cos (x) - 2sin (x) = cos (2x) is
the equation sinx cosx
S0. The number of solutions of
=

equal to
in the interval (0, 10) is
(29th June 2nd Shift 2022) (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d)
2
(28th July 1s Shift 2022)
S1. Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of the
equation sin^6 + cos*0 - sinecos6 =0 in [0, 47] 90. The domain of the functionf(x) = sin -3x2
thenis equal to. x+2x+7
is:
(27th Aug 2nd Shift 2021) (a)1,6) [-12] () 1-) () (
82. The number of solutions of the equation (29th July 2n4 Shift 2022)
cotx|= cotx+ intheinterval [0,27t]is of k for which
91. The set of all values
(tan'x)+ (cot' x)* =kt, x e R, the interval
Sin x is
(18th March 1 Shift 2021)
83. The number of integral values of k for
which the 24 16
solution, k e R
equation 3sinx + 4cosx k + 1 has a =

is (26th Feb 1s* Shift 2021)

84. If V3(cos x)= (V3 -1)cosx +1, the number of (24 June 1st Shift 2022)
x{l1)
+y' and (x»l)»1
=

solutions ofthe given equation when

xelo. 92. Let x*y
= x*

Then a value of 2sin

is
(26th Feb 14 Shift 2021) x+x2+2

solutions of the equation, (d)

85. The number of distinct () (c) 6
in the interval (a)
log/2 |sinx|=2-log1/2 lcosx
4
(24th June 2nd Shift 2022)
[0, 277), is.
(9th Jan 1 Shift 2020)
co (15T -
is equal to
Functions 93. The value of tan
7.3 Inverse Trigonometric
to
sin
sec+2tanis equal 41T
6.
tanl2tan+ 2 5
(a) -(6) - () 12
5T (d)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) (d) (25th June 2nd Shift
2022)

(26th July 1st Shift 2022)

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trigonometric functions take principal
99. 1f tan =p. then the value of tan p is
r-1 2r2
cos
is cqual to 51 50
(d)
101

(a) (b) (c)

(a) 100
(b)50 (c)
102

3
(d) (26h Aug 2"d Shift 2021)
(26th June 2nd Shift 2022) 100. The domain of the function cosec
95.
sinsincoco]*
equal to:
tanta) *

(a) 11T b) (c) 3I7

(d)
12 12 (d)
(27th June 1s Shift 2022) (26th Aug 2d Shift 2021)
50
96. The value of cot2tan 101.If (sinx-(cosx=a;0<x< 1,a#0,then the
value of 2x - 1 is
n=l
25
(a) 25
b) (c)
50
S1 (d)
52
51
(a)cos (b) sin
(27th June 2nd Shift 2022) (d) sin da
2sin (27th Aug 1* Shift 2021)
97. The domain of the function cos- 102. Let M and m
respectively be the maximum and
is minimum values of the function flx) = tan (sinx +

(a) R- (b)(-,-1]U[1,«)U{0}
cosx) in |0, Then the value of tan(M - m) is
equal to

(a) 2-V3 (b) 3-2/2

(c) 3+2/22 (d) 2+3
(d) (27th Aug 2nd Shift 2021)
103.The domain of the function
(29th June 1* Shift 2022)
98. A 10 inches long pencil AB with mid point C and a So)=sin Cr-1)2
cos is
small eraser P are placed on the horizontal top of a
table such that PC= V5 inches andZPCB = tan '(2).
The acute angle through which the pencil must be
rotated about C so that the perpendicular distance
between eraser and pencil becomes exactly 1 inch is
U{0}
(d)-20
(31s Aug 2d Shift 2021)
104.cos(cos(-5)) + sin-' (sin(6)) - tan-(tan(12)) is
5in equal to (The inverse trigonometric functions takes
the principal values))
(a) 37t+ 1 (b) 3Tt 11
A 5 in C 5 in
(c) 47 11 (d) 47-9
(1" Sept 2nd Shift 2021)
(a) tan 105.The number of real roots of the
equation
tanx(x+1) +sin Vx+x+1=is
(c) tan (d) tan'(1) (a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d)
(d) 1
1
(26th Aug 2nd Shift 2021)
(20th July 1* Shift 2021)
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106.
The value
of tan 2tan is equal 113.The real valued function f(x) =- where
to
x-x
5
220 -181 -291 x denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to

(a) (b) 21
(c) 69
(d) 76 x, is defined for all x belonging to
63
(a) all integers except 0, -1, 1
(20th July 2nd Shift 2021)
(b) all reals except the interval -1, 1
cos -x+1 (c) all reals except integers
107.Ifthe domain of the function f(a) =

(d) all non-integers except the interval [-1, 1]

(18th March 1st Shift 2021)
2

is the interval (0, B], then o + Bis equal to 114.A possible value of tansin
3
(a) 1 (6) (c) 2 (d)
7-1 (d)
2
(a)
22
b) 2/2 -1 (c)
(22nd July 2nd Shift 2021)
(24th Feb 2d Shift 2021)
6
108.Let Sy2tan2r+l+32r+1
r=l
115. cosec| 2cot (5)+ cos
75
lim St is equal to 56 65
Then
k-oo (a)
33
(b) 56 C)33 (d)36
(25th Feb 2nd Shift 2021)
(a) cot b)
- coS =an_;0< x < 1, then the
116If Sn
(d) tan (3) b
(tan (16th March 1st Shift 2021)
109. Given that the inverse trigonometric
functions take
value of cos a
the number ofreal values (d)
principal values only. Then, (a) b) 1+y () 1- 2y
ofxwhich satisfy sin +sin sin xis (26th Feb 1s* Shift 2021)
equal to
(d) 3
(a) 2 (b)1 (c) 0
117.If0 < a, b<1, and tan a + tanb =
then the value
(16th March 2nd Shift 2021)

cot-12 + cot8 + cot-18 + cot 32 + of (a +b) +.is

l10.Ifcot(c) =

100 terms, then d is

upto (d) 1.03
(a) 1.01 (b) 1.02
(c) 1.00
(b) - 1 (c) log.2 (d) loge
1s" Shift 2021) (a) e
(17th March
(26th Feb 2nd Shift 2021)
l11. The sum of possible value of x for
domain of the function f(x) =sin is
tan (x+1)+ cot tan 118.The
32 -0o, a]u[a, oo). Then a is equalto
(b) () (d) 4
(a) 4 (a) (b) 1( +Z (d) +1
March 1s" Shift 2021) 2 2 2
(17th
(2nd Sept 1t Shift 2020)
l12. The number of solutions of the equation
4 5
119, 21- sin+sin +sin is equal to
5 13 65)
the greatest integer
tor x[-1, 1] and [x]
e
denotes
b) S (c) (d)
4
to x, is
less than o r equal (d) infinite
(b) 0
(c) 4 (3rd Sept 1 Shift 2020)
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120.If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the
series | 127. All x satisfying the inequality
10> 0, lie in the interval
(cot x) -7(cotlx) +

then tan(S) is equal to (a) (-, cot5) U (cot4, cot2)

(b) (cot5, cot4)
(a) (6) (c) 10 (c) (-0o, cot5) u (cot2, o)
6 (d)
11 (11th Jan 2md Shift 2019)
(d) (cot2, )
(5th Sept 1" Shift 2020) 128. Considering only the principal values of inverse
121.If a =

cos B-tan where 0<a.Be functions, the set

then a - Bis equal to x20: tan (2x)+tan (3x)=
(a) contains two elements
(a) tan (b) sin.ho (b) contains more than two elements
(c) is an empty set
(c)cos 9 d) tan (d) is a singleton (12th Jan 1st Shift 2019)
s10
(8th April 1 Shift 2019) n-+x+/1-
129. The value of tan
122.If cosx - coslZ= o, where -1 x
2
1, I+-1-
-2Sys2,xs then for lx x#0, is equal to
all x, y, 4-4xy cosa +
is equal to
(a) 4 sin'a (b) 2 sin'a (a) cosx* (b) cos
(c) 4sin a - 2 x
(d) 4cosa +2x
(10th April 2nd Shift 2019) (c)-cos (d)+cosx
(Online 2017)
130. A value of x
123. The value of sin is equal to satisfying the equation
sincot(1 +x)] = cos[tanlx], is
6) T-sin 6 3
65 (b 0
(c) -1 (d) (Online 2017)
(d) T-cos-135
65
(12th April 1" Shift 2019) 131. Let tany= tan'x+ tan where
124.If cos then x is xl Then a value of y is
equal to

(a) 145 (b) V145 (c) V145 (d) v146 3:x-x

(a) 1+3x2
12 11 10 12 1+32
(oth Jan 1 Shift 2019) 3x-x 3x+x3
125. Ifx = sin'(sin10) and y = cos (cos10), then y - x is
)-3 )3 (2015)

equal to 132. If f(x)=2tan" x+sin"| x>1, thenf5) is

(a) 7t (b) 0 (c) T (d) 10 equal to
(gth Jan 2nd Shift 2019) (a) /2 (6) TT
19 (c) 4tan (5) (d) tan
126.The value of cotcot|1+2P (156
p=l (Online 2015)
133. If x, y, z are in A.P. and tanlx, tan-ly and tan'z are
22 19
(a) 23 (c) also in A.P, then
22 23 21
()
19
(10th Jan 2d Shift 2019)
(a) 2x = 3y = 6z
(c) 6x = 4y = 3z
(b) 6x = 3y = 2z
(d) x =y =z (2013)
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of cot cosectanis 142. 50tan 3tan

5 4
(6) 17 (d):17 +4v2tantan'(2/2) is equalto.
17 17
(29th June Ist Shift 2022)
(2008)

38.1f sinG+ cosee"(G)=

then the value of x is is equal to
imt
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 3 (2007) (24th Feb 1t Shift 2021)

136. Thelargest interval lying in for which the 17.4 Solution of Triangles

function, f(x)=4* cos-1+log (cosx) is 144. Let A(a, -2), B(a, 6) and C-2 be vertices of a
defined, is
AABC If 5.is the circumcentre
of AABC, then
) which of the following is not correct
(a) area is 24
about AABC
(b) perimeter is 25
c ( (2007) (c) circumradius is5 (d) inradius is 2
(c) [0, 7] (29th July 2nd Shift 2022)
137. If cosx-cos
=
a, then 4x 4xy cosa +y? is 145. Let a, b and c be the length of sides of a triangle
ABC such that = =. . Ifr and R are
equal to
(b) 2sin2a
(a) 4 of circumcircle of
(d) 4sina (2005) the radius of incircle and radius
(c)-4sinPa then the value of is
sin-lx =
2sina, has a the triangle ABCrespectively,
138. The trigonometric equation equal to
solution foor (d) 1
(a) (b) 2 ()
(a) all real values (25th June 1s Shift 2022)

la (d)<lal<(2003) 146. Let

SinA_ sin(A-C) where A, B, C are angles of a
2 sin B sin(C- B)
of the sides
opposite to
then sin x triangle ABC. If the lengths
cot Lcosa J+tan"l(cosa)
=
J=x, then
139. If these angles are a, b, respectively,
c

(b) cot(a/2) c, a, bPare in A.P.

(a)1 (a) b, c, a arein A.P (6)
(d) cot(a/2) (2002) (d) a, b, c are in A.P
(c) tano (c) b - a =a* + cc
(27th Aug 1s* Shift 2021)
Numerical Value Type
147. If in a triangle ABC, AB = 5 units, LB =cos)
140. Let x = sin(2tan a) and y= sin circumcircle of AABC is 5 units, then
and radius of
of AABC is
is equal the area (in sq. units)
1 x}, then 16
IfS {a E R:
= -

aES (a) 8+2v2 (b) 10+6V2

to
(25th July 2nd Shift 2022) (c) 4+2/3 (d) 6+8/3
equation (20h July 1* Shift 2021)
141. For keR, let the solutions of the
cos(sin'(xcot(tan-"(cos(sin x)))=k,0<[x|< 2 148. Let in a right angled triangle, the smallest angle be
the reciprocal of
0. If a triangle formed by taking
where the inverse trigonometric its sides is also
a right angled triangle, then sine is
be a and ß,
values. If the solutions equal to
functions take only principal
of the equation x2 -

bx -

5 = are -

and (a) 5+ (b) ()

2
(d) 5-
4
4

b (27th July 1" Shift 2022) (20th July 2nd Shift 2021)
then is equal to
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1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b)8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11.
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21. (d) 22. (d) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)
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51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (b) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (c)
(c) 60. (a)
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81.
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92. (b)
83.
93.
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(b)
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94. (c) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (d) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (c) 104. (c) 105. (b) 106. (b) 107. (d) 108. (a) 109. (d) 110. (a)
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121. (b) 122. (a) 123. (a) 124. (a) 125. (c) 126. (d) 127. (d) 128. (d) 129. (b) 130. (d)
131. (c) 132. (b) 133. (d) 134. (b) 135. (d) 136. (b) 137. (d) 138. (b) 139. (a) 140. (130)
141. (12) 142. (29) 143. (1) 144. (b) 145. (a) 146. (a) 147. (d) 148. (c) 149. (a) 150. (a)
151. (b) 152. (c) 153. (c) 154. () 155. (a) 156. (b) 157. (d) 158. (d) 159. (c) 160. (c)
161. (a) 162. (c) 163. (a) 164. (d) 165. (a) 166. (*) 167. (a) 168. (15) 169. (144) 170. (a)
171. (c) 172. (a) 173. (b) 174. (a) 175. (c) 176. (d) 177. (c) 178. (c) 179. (d) 180. (a)
181. (d) 182. (c) 183. (a) 184. (b) 185. (d) 186. (c) 187. (d) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (d)
191. (b) 192. (a) 193. (b) 194. (b) 195. (a) 196. (a) 197. (b) 198. (d) 199. (d) 200. (c)
201. (c) 202. (c) 203. (c) 204. (a) 205. (c) 206. (c) 207. (a) 208. (80)
None of the options is correct.