Trigonometric Equations (Basic) Faculty Code: MASG

1. Solution of 7 sin2 x  3 cos2 x  4 is

   
A) n   B) n   C) n   D) n  
2 4 3 6

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2. The most general value of  satisfying both the equations sin   , tan  
2 3
is
 7 5
A) 2n   B) 2n   C) 2n   D) none
6 6 6

3. If x is an acute angle and sin  x  28    cos  3x  78   , then x 

A) 248 or 112 B) 35 or 8 C) 46 or 7 D) 265 or 119

4. If sin10 x  cos10 x  1 , then x 

  n
A) n  B) 2n   C)  2n  1 D)
2 2 2

5. If r sin   3, r  4sin   2  
3  1 , 0    2 , then  
   2   5 2    5
A) , , , B) , , , C) , , , D) none of these
4 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 2 3 5 3

6. The solution set of  5  4cos   2cos   1  0 in the interval 0, 2 is

  2     2 4    2 5  
A)  ,  B)  ,  C)  ,  D)  , 
3 3  3  3 3  3 3 

 1 
7. cos 2x   
2  1  cos x 

1
 ,cos x   x 
2 2
     
A) 2n   : n  Z  B) 2n   : n  Z 
 3   6 
     
C) 2n   : n  Z  D) 2n   : n  Z 
 2   4 

8. If 3 tan4   10 tan2   3  0 then  

  
A) 2n   : n  Z or 2n  : n  Z B) n   : n  Z or n   : n  Z
2 6 3
  
C) n   : n  Z or n   : n  Z D) 2n   : n  Z or 2n  : n  Z
3 2 4

9. If tan   tan 2  3 tan  tan 2  3 then  

n  n 
A)  : nZ B)  : nZ
3 9 3 12
n  
C) n    1 :nZ D) n   : n  Z
6 4
tan 3x  tan2x
10. The set of values of x, for which  1 is
1  tan3x tan2x
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   
A)  B)   C) n   : n  Z  D)
4  4 
  
2n   : n  Z 
 4 

11. If 3 cos   sin   2 , then  

n    
A) n    1  B) 2n   
4 6 4 6
 
C) n   D) 2n  
6 6

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12. If cos  cos 2 cos 3 
for 0     then  
4
 5   3  5
A) , , B) , , , ,
7 7 2 4 4 6 6
 3 5 7 2 2n  
C) , , , , D) : n  Z or n   : n  Z
8 8 8 8 3 3 4

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13. If sin   sin  60    sin  60     then  
4
 n n 
A) n  or  3n  1 :nZ B)   1 : nZ
9 3 6
2n   n 
C)  : nZ D)  :nZ
3 9 3 18

14. If sin 3  4sin  sin  x    sin  x    , then x 

   
A) n   B) 2n   C) n   D) 2n  
3 3 6 6

 
15. If tan   cos x   cot   sin x  then cos  x   
 4
1 1 1
A)  B)  C)  D) 2
2 2 2 2

 64 in  ,   is
2
16. The value of x which satisfies 81 cos x  cos x ...

   2    
A)  ,  B)  ,  C)  ,  D)  , 
2 3 3 3 2 6 6 3

17. If the equation  cos p  1 x 2  cos px  sin p  0 in the variable x has real roots
then p can take any value in the interval
   
A)  0, 2  B)  ,0  C)  ,  D)  0,  
 2 2

18. If ,  are solutions of a cos x  b sin x  c then sin   sin  

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2ac 2ac c2  a 2 b
A) B) C) D)
c2  a 2 a 2  b2 b2  a 2 a

  
19. The number of values of  in the interval   ,  satisfying the equation
 2 2

 3
sec2 
 tan4   2 tan2  is
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

20. The number of solution (s) of the equation

sin3 x cos x  sin2 x cos 2 x  sin x cos 3 x  1 in the interval 0,2 is/are
A) zero B) one C) two D) three

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21. The solution set of the inequality cos2   is
2
   
A)  :  8n  1     8n  3  ,n  I  B)
 4 4 
   
 :  8n  3      8n  1 , n  I 
 4 4 
   
C)  :  4n  1     4n  3  ,n  I  D)
 4 4 
   
 :  4n  1     4n  3  , n  I 
 4 4 

22. The smallest positive number p for which the equation cos (p sin x) = sin (p
cos x) has a solution in [0, 2] is
   
A) B) C) D)
4 3 4 2 2 2

 5
23. The smallest positive x, y satisfying x  y  ,cot x  cot y  2 is , the
4 
numerical integer  is
A) 15 B) 14 C) 12 D) 13

24. The set of parameter a  0 such that a2 sin2x – 2 sin x – (2a + 1) = 0 has exactly
 
one root in 0,  is
 2
A) [2, ) B) [1, ) C) [3, ) D) none of these

sin3   cos 3  cos 

25.   2 tan  cot   1 if
sin   cos  1  cot 2 
     3   3 
A)    0,  B)    ,   C)    ,  D)    ,2 
 2 2   2   2 

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26. If sin ,cos ,tan  are in G.P, then  is equal to  n  z 
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  n  
A) 2n  B) 2n  C) n   1 D) n 
3 6 3 3
27. Let   0,4 satisfy the equation  sin   2 sin   3  sin   4   6 . If sum of all
the values of  is of the form k , then the value of ‘k’ is
A) 6 B) 5 C) 4 D) 2

28. The solution of 4sin2 x  tan2 x  cos ec 2 x  cot 2 x  6  0 is

   
A) n  B) n  C) n  D) n 
4 6 3 12

 
29. If , , ,  satisfy the equation tan  x    3 tan 3x, then tan  tan  tan  tan 
 4
is equal to
1 1 1
A) B)  C) 1 D) 
2 2 3

30. The set of values of K such that cos 2  cos   k  0 has a solution is
 9
A) 0,  B) 0,  C)  2,0  D)  , 2
 8

1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B 6.C 7.D

8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. C 13.B 14.A

15. C 16. B 17. D 18. C 19. B 20.A 21.C

22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. A 27.B 28.A

29. D 30. A