Trigonometry
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
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
3
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
cos1ocos2cos3.....cos89cos90o . (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
4
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
5
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
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Answer - Keys
1. A 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. D
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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
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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) cos1cos2cos3.....cos45....
22. (d) Not available ... (cos 90 2)cos(90 l)cos 90
coslcos2.....cos45...
23. (d) Not available ...sin2sin lsin0 0
9
cos2 85 cos2 80 sin 2 80 sin 2 85
32. (a) Not available 11 2
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
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