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Trigonometry-1 (5.9.2023)

The document contains 10 problems involving trigonometric functions and equations. Problem 1 asks for the value of angle A given two trigonometric equations. Problem 2 asks for the value of a ratio involving tangent functions. Problem 3 expresses the cosine of a sum of angles as a rational function of sine terms. Problems 4 through 10 each ask for the value of an expression involving trigonometric functions. The solutions provided show the step-by-step working to arrive at the answer for each problem.

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Trigonometry-1 (5.9.2023)

The document contains 10 problems involving trigonometric functions and equations. Problem 1 asks for the value of angle A given two trigonometric equations. Problem 2 asks for the value of a ratio involving tangent functions. Problem 3 expresses the cosine of a sum of angles as a rational function of sine terms. Problems 4 through 10 each ask for the value of an expression involving trigonometric functions. The solutions provided show the step-by-step working to arrive at the answer for each problem.

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TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS AND EQUATIONS

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1. If 0  A  B   , sin A  sin B  3 / 2 and cos A  cos B  , then A is equal to
2
o
1
a*) 15o b) 30oc) 45od) 22
2
2
Sol: Now, (sinA + sinB) + (cosA + cosB) = 2 2

 2  2(sin A sin B  cos A cos B)  2


 cos(B  A)  0  B  A  90o
1
The second equation gives cos A  sin A 
2
 cos(A  45o )  cos 60o  A  15o
1  
2. If sin(  )  1,sin(   )  ,    0,  , then tan(   2) tan(2  ) is equal to
2  2
a*) 1 b) 2 c) –1 d) None of these
Sol: The given equations implies     90o ,     30o
   60o ,   30o
  2  120o and 2    150o
 tan(  2) tan(2  )  tan120 o tan150 o = –cot30o (–tan30o) = 1
3. If sin   x, sin   y,sin(  )  z , then cos(  ) as a rational function is
z 2  x 2  y2 z 2  x 2  y2 z 2  x 2  y2 z 2  x 2  y2
a) b*) c) d)
xy 2xy xy 2xy

Sol: z  sin(  )  x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2

 z 2  x 2  y 2  2x 2 y 2  2xy 1  x 2 1  y 2

 cos(   )  1  x 2 1  y 2  xy

z 2  x 2  y 2  2x 2 y 2
  xy
2xy

z 2  x 2  y2

2xy
4. cos170o.cos150o.cos130o.cos110o is equal to
a) 1/16 b*) 3/16 c) 5/16 d) 7/16
Sol: cos170 .cos150 .cos130 .cos110 = cos10o.cos30o.cos50o.cos70o
o o o o

3 3
 cos 50o (cos 80o  cos 60o )  (cos130o  cos 30o  cos 50o ) = 3/16
4 8
     
5. If a  cos   cos   cos(  ) and b  4 sin sin cos   , then a – b is equal to
2 2  2 
a) 0 b*) 1 c) –1 d) –2
             
Sol: b  2 cos    cos   .cos    cos   cos   [1  cos(  )] = a – 1
  2   2   2 
6. The least value of cosec2x + 25sec2x is
a) 0 b) 26 c) 28 d*) 36
Sol: cosec2x + 25sec2x = 26 + cot2x + 25tan2x  26  10  (cot x  5 tan x) 2  36

   2 
7. cot   cot      cot     is equal to
 3  3 
a)  cot 3 b) cot 3 c) 2cot 3 d*) 3cot 3

1 1  3t 1  3t 3(1  3t 2 ) 3
Sol: Let t  tan  . Then, we have    2
  3cot 3
t t 3 t 3 t(3  t ) tan 3
 3 5 7 9
8. cos  cos  cos  cos  cos is equal to
11 11 11 11 11
a) 0 b) 1 c*) 1/2 d) –1/2

Sol: Multiply Nr and Dr by 2sin , we get
11
1  2  4 2   10 8  
sin  sin  sin ....   sin  sin 
   
 11 11  
2 sin  11  11 11 
11

10
sin
 11  1
 2
2sin
11
2 sin  1  cos   sin 
9. If  x , then is equal to
1  cos   sin  1  sin 
a*) x b) 1/x c) 1–x d) 1+x
2 sin 
Sol: Given, x
1  cos   sin 
2sin (1  sin   cos ) 1  sin   cos 
x  
(1  sin )2  cos2  1  sin 
[Q 1  sin 2   (1  sin )(1  sin )]
10. 3tan610o – 27tan410o + 33tan210o is equal to
a) 0 b*) 1 c) 2 d) 3
3t  t 3 1
Sol: Let t = tan10o, tan 30o = 1/ 3  2

1  3t 3
On squaring, we get 6 4 2
3t – 27t + 33t = 1

 3tan610o – 27tan410o + 33tan210o = 1

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