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Trigonometry

1. The document introduces various trigonometric concepts and formulas through a series of word problems and multiple choice questions. It covers right-angled triangles, trigonometric ratios, trigonometric identities, and graphing trigonometric functions. 2. The problems involve calculating unknown side lengths, angles, and trigonometric function values in right triangles and on the unit circle based on given information. 3. The document tests understanding of core trigonometric concepts like SOHCAHTOA, trigonometric identities, angle measure conversion between degrees and radians, and graphing trigonometric functions.
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Trigonometry

1. The document introduces various trigonometric concepts and formulas through a series of word problems and multiple choice questions. It covers right-angled triangles, trigonometric ratios, trigonometric identities, and graphing trigonometric functions. 2. The problems involve calculating unknown side lengths, angles, and trigonometric function values in right triangles and on the unit circle based on given information. 3. The document tests understanding of core trigonometric concepts like SOHCAHTOA, trigonometric identities, angle measure conversion between degrees and radians, and graphing trigonometric functions.
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Introduction to Trigonometry

1. ABC is right angled at A. If AC = 8 cm and 8. ABC is an isosceles triangle with the unequal
AB = 6 cm, what is the value of cosec B? side measuring 12 cm. If both the equal sides
5 3 measure 19 cm, what is the measure of BAC ?
(a) (b)
4 4 (a) 36.8 (b) 68
4 4 (c) 38 (d) 60
(c) (d)
3 5
9. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB = 8 cm, AD
= 4 cm and CD = 3 cm.
2. ABC is right angled at A .lf BC  2 and AB
= AC =1, what is the measure of B ?
(a) 60 (b) 45
(c) 30 (d) 90

3. What is the value of  tor which tan   cot  ?


(a) 60 (b) 45
(c) 90 (d) 0

1 What is the length of BC to the nearest whole


4. Given sin    4 , what is the value number?
sin 
(a) 20 (b) 16 (a) 5 cm (b) 41cm
(c) 14 (d) 4 (c) 8 cm (d) 7 cm

1 10. The figure shows an isosceles triangle ABC. Find


5. Given sin   , what is the value of
2
the length of the perpendicular from A to BC.
sin 2 
sin   cos ?
25 31
(a) (b)
31 25
24 31
(c) (d)
25 24

6. Find the value of


cos30 cos45  sin30 sin45 .
(a) 5.45 cm (b) 4.55 cm
6 1 (c) 5.6 cm (d) 4.54 cm
(a)
2
6 2 11. If sec  2p and tan  
2
find the value
(b)
4 p
6 2  1 
(c) 2  p2  2  .
8  p 
2( 3  1) 1 1
(d) (a) (b)
4 2 2
1 1
7. What is the value of (c) (d)
tan 7 tan 23 tan 60 tan 67 tan 83 ? 4 8
1
(a) (b) 3 12. What is the value of  if 3 tan 2  3  0 ?
3
(a) 45 (b) 90
(c) 1 (d) 
(c) 30 (d) 60
13. Given sin   cos  3 , what is the value of 19. Graphs of y  sin x and y  cos x , where
tan   cot  ? 
0 x intersect at a point. Find abscissa.
1 2 2
(a) (b)
2 3  
(a) (b)
3 6 4
(c) (d) 1 
2 (c) (d) 0
3
tan 26o  tan19o
14. If  cos60o , what is the
x(1  tan 26o tan19o ) 20. Find the value of sin 15 .
value of x ?
3 1 3 1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (a) (b)
2 2
(c) 2 (d) 3
3 1 3 1
(c) (d)
2 2 2 2
2 3 4 x 1 
15. If sin 2  . . ....   1, 0  x  100 , find
1 2 3 x2 21. What is the value of sin0  cos30  tan45 
the value of x . cosec 60  cot90 ?
(a) 91 (b) 80
7 3 6 67 3
(c) 49 (d) 46 (a) (b)
6 6
16. What is the angle between the hour and minute (c) 0 (d) 2
hands of a clock at 02 :15 hours?
1
(a) 15 (b) 7
1o 22. If sin    , what are the respective possible
2 2
values of 9 between 0 and 2 ?
1o
(c) 22 (d) 30 (a) 210 and 300 (b) 240 and 330
2 (c) 240 and 300 (d) 210 and 330
17. C is the centre of a circle of radius 3 units, and
23. In terms of radians. what is the equivalent of 45
 is the angle as shown in the given figure. If
?
x2  1 (a) 25 (b) 0.25
sin   cos 2   ,find the value of x.
x2 180o  45o
(c) (d)
45o 

1  cos A
24. Find the value of
1  cos A
(a) sec A  cot A (b) cosec A  cot A
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 0 (d) 1
(c) 6 (d) 8
25. Find the value of
 5cos   4 3  5sin 
18. If tan   sec  2 , 0    find the value of 
2 3  5sin  4  5cos 
the tan  . (a) - 1 (b) 5
3 5 (c) 1 (d) 0
(a) (b)
4 4
26. If x  3cos A cos B, y  3cos Asin B and z  3 sin A
3 5
(c) (d)
, find the value of x  y  z .
2 2 2
2 2
(a) 3 (b) 6
(c) 12 (d) 9

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1  tan 75o 34. If sec  b tan   p , what is the value of cos ?
27. Find the value of
1  tan 75o p2  1 p2 1
(a) (b)
2 P2 1 ( P 2  1) 2
(a)  (b) 3
3 2p 4 p2
(c) 2 (d)
(c)  3 (d)
1 P 1 ( P 2  1) 2
3 35. What is the numerical value of the expression
sin 9o cos81o
 ?
sinA  cosA sin 48o cos 42o
28. If 8 tan A =15, find the value of
sinA  cosA 1
(a) 1 (b)
7 11 2
(a) (b)
23 23 (c) 0 (d) -1
13 17
(c) (d) 36. Find the value of the expression
23 23
[cos ec(75o   )  sec(15o   ) 
sec2  tan(55o   )  cot(35o   )]
29. If 4sin   3cos ,find .
4(1  tan 2  ) (a) - 1 (b) 0
25 25 3
(a) (b) (c) 1 (d)
16 28 2
1 5
(c) (d) 37. If cos(   )  0 , what is the value of
4 6 sin(   ) ?
30. Find the value of (a) cos  (b) cos 2
cos1ocos2cos3.....cos89cos90o . (c) sin  (d) sin 2
1
(a) 1 (b) 38. If cos9  sin  a and 9  90o , what is the
2
value of tan 5 a?
1
(c) (d) 0 1
2 (a) (b) 3
3
1
x (c) 1 (d)
31. If tan x  , where x and y are whole numbers, 2
y
find sin x . 39. If ABC is right angled at C, find the value of
y x cos( A  B) .
(a) (b)
y 2  x2 x2  y 2 (a) 0 (b) 1
y x 1 3
(c) (d) (c) (d)
x2  y 2 y 2  x2 2 2

40. If sin A  sin2 A  1 , find the value of the


sin 3   cos3  expression (cos2 A  cos4 A) .
32. Find
sin   cos 
1
(a) 1  sin cos (b) 1  sinc cos (a) 1 (b)
2
(c) 1  sin tan (d) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

33. If x  a sec  b tan and y  b sec  a tan , 1 1


41. Given that sin  and cos = , find the
find x  y .
2 2
2 2
(a) 4ab sec  a tan  (b) a  b
2 2 value of (   ) .
(a) 0 (b) 30
(c) b  a
2 2
(d) a  b
2 2
(c) 60 (d) 90

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42. Find the value of the expression 50. If 3 tan   3sin  , find the value of
sin 2 22o  sin 2 68o sin   cos2  .
2
 sin 2 63o  cos63o sin 27o
cos 2 22o  cos 2 68o
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 0

43. If sin   cos  0 , find the value of


(sin 4   cos4  )
3
(a) 1 (b) 2 1
4 (a) (b)
1 1 3 3
(c) (d)
2 4 1 1
(c) (d)
2 3
44. Find the value of sin(45o   )  cos(45o   ) .
(a) 2cos (b) 0 13
51. If cos ec  , find the value of
(c) 2sin  (d) 1 12
2sin   3cos 
45. What is the value of
4sin   9cos 
sin 2 5  sin 210  sin 2 80  sin 2 85 ?
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
1
46. If sin B  , find the value of 3cosB  4cos3B .
2
1
(a) (b) 1
2
(c) 2 (d) 0 (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) 2
47. If tan x  sin 45cos 45  sin30 , find the value
of x . 52. Find the value sin 2 30cos2 45  4tan 2 30
(a) 30o (b) 60 1 1
 sin 2 90o  2cos 2 90o 
(c) 45 (d) 90 2 24
(a) 1 (b) 2
3 (c) 2 (d) 3
48. If sin(A  B)  1 and cos(A-B)  , find A
2
and B. 2
(a) 45,45 53. Find the value of (cos 4 30o  sin 4 45o )
3
(b) 90,45 1
(c) 45, 30 3(sin 2 60o  sec2 45o )  cot 2 30o
4
(d) 60, 30
15 3
(a) (b)
4 4
4sin   2cos
49. If 4tan   1 , find the value of 65 17
4sin   3cos  (c) 2 (d) 4
4 24
1 1
(a) (b)
2 6 54. If cos3x  cos 30 sin 60  sin 30 cos 60
(c)
2
(d)
1 , find the value of x.
3 3 (a) 60 (b) 45
(c) 20 (d) 30

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55. In ABC , if B  90,AB  5 cm and AC =10
cm, find A and C 57. If 2(cos  sec )  5 , what is the value of
cos2   sec2  ?
25 5
(a) (b)
2 4
17 4
(c) (d)
4 17

58. How is cot  expressed in terms of sin  ?


(a) 90, 45 (b) 60, 30
(c) 45, 0 (d) 90, 60 1 1  sin 2 
(a) (b)
1  sin 2  sin 
sin   cos 3 1 1 sin 
56. lf  find the acute angle  . (c) (d)
sin   cos 3 1 sin  1  sin 2 
(a) 90 (b) 45
(c) 30 (d) 60

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Answer - Keys

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. D

7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C

13. D 14. C 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. A

19. B 20. D 21. A 22. D 23. D 24. C

25. D 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D

31. B 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. C 36. B

37. B 38. C 39. A 40. A 41. D 42. B

43. C 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. D

49. B 50. B 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. C

55. B 56. D 57. D 58. B

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Solutions
1. (a) In ABC ,by BD 6
sin       18.41o
Pythagoras' theorem, AB 19
AC  82  62  10 cm  BAC  2(BAD)  2 18.41o
 36.82  36.8

9. (b)

Hypotenuse 5
 cos ec  
sideoppositeto 4

BC  CE 2  EB2
AC 1
2. (b) sin B    16  25  41cm
BC 2

10. (a) The perpendicular from A to BC bisects


BC at D.
 The length of
AD  AB 2  BD2  62 (2.5)2
1
From the tables, sin 45  .  29.75  5.45
2
Therefore sin45  sinB
11. (a) Not available
 B  45

12. (c) Not available


3. (b) Not available

13. (d) Not available


4. (c) Not available

14. (c) Not available


5. (b) Not available

15. (d) Not available


6. (d) Not available

16. (c) The minute hand moves 6 in one


7. (b) Not available
minute.
 It will move 30 in 5 minutes (from 2 to 3).
8. (a) In ABC , AB = AC = 19 cm and BD =
Also the hour hand moves 30 in one hour.
DC = 6 cm.
 30 15 
o

 It will move   in 15 minutes, i.e.,


 60 
So, the angle between the two hands is
o
 1
o
1
 30o   7   22 .
 2 2
In ABD ,

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17. (a)   30 (The angle subtended in the arc 25. (d) Not available
is half the angle subtended at the centre.)
x2  1 26. (d) x  3cos A cos B, y  3cos Asin B and
sin   cos 2   (Given)
x2 z  3sin A
x2  1 x2  y 2  z 2  (3cos A cos B)2 
 2  sin 30o  cos 2 30o
x (3cos Asin B)2  (3sin A)2
2
1  3 1 3  9[cos2 A 1  sin 2 A]  9 1  9
     
2  2  2 4
1 5 1 tan 45o  tan 75o
  1   x  2 27. (c)
x2 4 4 1  tan 45o tan 75o
18. (a) Solving the question from the options,  tan(45o  75o )  tan120o   3
we get
15
28. (a) tan A 
8
sin A  cos A tan A  1

3 5 sin A  cos A tan A  1
tan    sec  15  8 7
4 4  
(Pythagoras theorem) 15  8 23
3 5 8
 tan   sec     2 29. (b)
4 4 4
Which satisfies the given equation.


19. (b) When 0    ,
2 4sin   3cos
  1 3 5
sin  cos   tan    sec 
4 4 2 4 4
 5
2
The graphs intersect at .
4 sec 2   
  4
4(1  tan  )
2
  3 2 
20. (d) sin 15  sin(45  30) 4 1    
 4 
 
 sin 45  cos 30  cos 45 sin 30 
25
3 1 3 1 25 25
    16  
2 2 2 2 2 2  9 4(7) 28
4 1  
 16 
21. (a) Not available
30. (d) cos1cos2cos3.....cos45....
22. (d) Not available ... (cos 90  2)cos(90  l)cos 90
coslcos2.....cos45...
23. (d) Not available ...sin2sin lsin0  0

24. (b) Not available


31. (b) Not available

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 cos2 85  cos2 80  sin 2 80  sin 2 85
32. (a) Not available  11  2

33. (b) Not available 46. (d) Not available

34. (c) Not available 47. (c) Not available

35. (c) Not available 48. (d) Not available

36. (b) cosec(75   )  sec(15   ) 49. (b) We have 4 tan   3


tan(55   )  cot(35   ) sin 
4
 sec(15   )  sec(l5   ) 4sin   2cos  cos 
Now, 
4sin   3cos 4 sin   3
cot(35   )  cot  35     0
cos
3 2 1
37. (b) cos(   )  0  
33 6
     90
   90   50. (b) Not available
sin(   )  sin(90o     )
51. (c) Not available
 sin(90o  2 )  cos 2

52. (b) Not available


38. (c) cos9  sin 
53. (d) Not available
cos(9 )  cos(90   )
 9    90o 54. (c) Not available
 10  90o
   9o 55. (b) In ABC, B  90 AB = 5 cm,
 tan5  tan 45  1 AC = 10 cm
Now, in right angled ABC
39. (a) A  B  C  180 AB 5 1
cos A     cos60o
A  B  90 [ Since C  90 ] AC 10 2
 cos(A  B)  cos 90  0  A  60o
 C  180o  (A  B)
40. (a) Not available  180  (60  90)
 180 150  30
41. (d) Not available

sin   cos 3 1
42. (b) Not available 56. (d) 
sin   cos 3 1
43. (c) Not available (sin   cos )  (sin   cos )

(sin   cos )  (sin   cos )
44. (b) Not available ( 3  1)  ( 3  1)

( 3  1)  ( 3  1)
45. (c) sin 2 5  sin 210  sin 2 80  sin 2 85

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[Applying Componendo-Dividendo on both
sides]
2sin  2 3
   tan   3
2cos 2
 tan   tan 60o    60o

57. (c) Given 2(cos  sec )  5


5
 cos  sec 
2
2
5
 cos 2   sec2   2cos sec   
2
25 17
 cos2   sec2    2 
4 4
17
 cos 2   sec2  
4

cos cos 2  1  sin 2 


58. (b) cot    
sin  sin  sin 

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