ENTRANCE PAPER FOR DISCUSSION-11th NCERT/I PU MATHEMATICS -6

TOPIC: TRIGONOMETRY

KCET- PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS

elog10 tan1 log10 tan 2 log10 tan3 ....log10 tan89 is

0 0 0 0
1. The value of
(a)1 (b) 0 (c) 3 (d) 1/e


2. The degree measure of is equal to
32
(a) 50 37’ 20” (b) 50 37’ 30” (c) 40 30’ 30” (d) 50 30’ 20”

5 
3. The value of sin sin is
12 12
(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/4 (d) 0

4. 2  2  2  2cos8 
(a) 2 cos  (b) 2 sin  (c) 2 cos /2 (d) sin 2

5. The value of cos 1200° + tan 1485° is

3 1
(a) 1/2 (b) 3/2 (c)  (d) 
2 2
6. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3°.......... tan 89° is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) -1

1
7. If sin x+sin y= and cos x+cos y=1, then tan (x+y)= ____
2
3 8 4
(a) 8/3 (b)  (c) (d)
4 3 3

1 1
8. The value of expression 0
 is equal to
cos 290 3 sin 2500
3 4 2 3
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 3 3 2

3 3 x
9. If tan x= ,<x< , then the value of cos is
4 2 2
1 3 1 3
(a)  (b) (c) (d) 
10 10 10 10

10. The value of tan (10)+tan (890) is ____

1 2 2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
sin(10 ) sin(20 ) sin(10 ) sin(20 )

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1  tan 2 (450  θ)
11. The value of is
1  tan 2 (450  θ)
(a) cosec 2 (b) sin 2 (c) tan 2  (d) cot 2 

2 4 6
12. The value of cos .cos .cos is
7 7 7
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 
2 4 6 8
1 3
13. The value of  is equal to
sin10 cos100
0

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

n 1
14. If A, B are acute angles, tan A  , tan B  , then A+B=
n 1 2n  1
(a) /2 (b) /3 (c) /4 (d) /5

15. The value of the sin10+sin20+....+ sin 3590 is equal to

(a) 180 (b) -1 (c) 1 (d) 0

16. 3 cosec 200-sec200=

(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

1 3
17. The value of  is equal to
sin10 cos100
0

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

18. The general solution of cot +tan =2 is

n n n
(a) =n+(-1)n /8 (b) = +(-1)n /6 (c) = +(-1)n /4 (d) = +(-1)n /8
2 2 2

19. The value of tan is equal to
8
1 1
(a) 1 2 (b) (c) 2 1 (d)
2 1 2

20. If 2cosx + 2cos3x = cosy and 2sinx + 2sin3x = siny, then the value of cos2x is
7 1 1 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 8 8

21 27
21. Let ,  be such that       3 . If sin  + sin  = and cos  + cos  = , then the
65 65
   
value of cos   is
 2 
3 3 6 6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
130 130 65 65

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22. The number of solutions of the equation sinx cos3x = sin3x cos5x in 0, is
  2 
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6

4
23. If tan = , then sin  is
3
4 4 4 4 4 4
(a) but not (b) or (c) but not  (d) None of these
5 5 5 5 5 5

24. If sin  + cosec  = 2, then sin2 + cosec2 is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) None of these

25. If f (x) = cos2 x + sec2 x, then

(a) f (x) < 1 (b) f (x) = 1 (c) 2 < f (x) < 1 (d) f(x) 2

1 1
26. If tan = and tan  = , then the value of  +  is
2 3
 
(a) (b)  (c) 0 (d)
6 4

27. Which of the following is not correct?

1 1
(a) sin  = - (b) cos  =1 (c) sec = (d) tan =20
5 2

28. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° ... tan 89° is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) Not defined

1  tan 2 150
29. The value of is
1  tan 2 150
3
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) (d) 2
2

30. The value of cos 1° cos 2° cos 3° ... cos 179° is

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

ASSIGNMENT

31. If tan  = 3 and  lies in third quadrant, then the value of sin  is
1 1 3 3
(a) (b) - (c) (d)
10 10 10 10

32. The value of tan 750 - cot750 is equal to

(a) 2 3 (b) 2 3 (c) 2 3 (d) 1

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33. Which of the following is correct?


(a) sin1° > sin 1 (b) sin 1° < sin 1 (c) sin 1° = sin 1 (d) sin 1° = sin 1
180

m 1
34. If tan  = , tan = , then + is equal to
m 1 2m  1
   
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 6 4

35. The minimum value of 3 cosx + 4 sinx + 8 is

(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 3

36. The value of tan 3A – tan 2A – tan A is equal to

(a) tan 3A tan 2A tan A (b) – tan 3A tan 2A tan A
(c) tan A tan 2A – tan 2A tan 3A – tan 3A tan A (d) None of these

37. The value of sin (45° + ) – cos (45° – ) is

(a) 2 cos  (b) 2 sin  (c) 1 (d) 0

   
38. The value of cot     cot     is
4  4 
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) Not defined

39. cos 2 cos 2 + sin2 ( – ) – sin2 ( + ) is equal to

(a) sin 2( + ) (b) cos 2( + ) (c) sin 2( – ) (d) cos 2( – )

40. The value of cos 12° + cos 84° + cos 156° + cos 132° is
1 1
(a) 1/2 (b) 1 (c)  (d)
2 8
1 1
41. If tan A= , tan B= , then tan (2A+B) is equal to
2 3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

 13
42. The value of sin sin is
10 10
1 1 1
(a) (b)  (c)  (d) 1
2 2 4

43. The value of sin 50° – sin 70° + sin 10° is equal to
1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d) 2
2

44. If sin  + cos  = 1, then the value of sin 2 is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 1/2 (c) 0 (d) -1

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45. If += , then the value of (1+tan )(1+tan ) is
4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) -2 (d) Not defined

4 
46. If sin = and  lies in third quadrant then the value of cos is
5 2
1 1 1 1
(a) (b)  (c)  (d)
5 10 5 10

47. Number of solutions of the equation tan x + sec x = 2 cos x lying in the interval [0, 2] is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

  2 5
48. The value of sin + sin +sin +sin is given by
18 9 9 18
7 4  3  
(a) sin + sin (b) 1 (c) cos + cos (d) cos + sin
18 9 6 7 9 9

49. If A lies in the second quadrant and 3 tan A + 4 = 0, then the value of 2 cotA – 5 cos A + sin A is equal to
53 23 37 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
10 10 10 10
50. The value of cos2 48° – sin2 12° is
5 1 5 1 5 1 5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 5 2 2

1 1
51. If tan  = , tan = , then cos 2 is equal to
7 3
(a) sin 2 (b) sin 4 (c) sin 3 (d) cos 2

a
52. If tan = , then b cos 2 + a sin 2 is equal to
b
(a) a (b) b (c) a/b (d) None

1
53. If for real values of x, cos =x+ , then
x
(a)  is an acute angle (b)  is right angle
(c)  is an obtuse angle (d) No value of  is possible

54. The value of sin2510 + sin2390 is

(a) sin 120 (b) cos 120 (c) 1 (d) 0

55. If tan A+ cot A=2, then the value of tan4A + cot4 A=

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 1

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56. If the angle of a triangle are in the ratio 1:2:7, then the ratio of the smallest side to the greatest side is
(a) 5  1: 5  1 (b) 10  2 5 : 10  2 5
(c) 10  2 5 : 10  2 5 (d) 5  1: 5  1

sin x  sin 3x
57. is equal to
sin 2 x  cos 2 x
(a) - 2 sin x (b) 2/ sin x (c) 1/ sin x (d) 2 sin x

58. In a ABC, cosec A(sin B cos C + cos B sin C) =

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) None of these

tan 3000 sec4200 sin 3000

59. The value of is equal to
tan1350 sin 2100 sec3150
1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) (d) 3
2 3
60. If sin(120-A)=sin(120-B) & 0 < A, B <  then all values of A, B are given by
 
(a) A+B= (b) A=B or A+B= (c) A=B (d) A+B=0
3 3

tan A cot A
61. The expression  can be written as
1  cot A 1  tan A
(a) sec A cosec A + 1 (b) tan A + cot A (c) sec A + cosec A (d) sin A cos A +1

cos (   )
62. If cot  cot =2, then is equal to
cos (   )
(a) 3 (b) 2/3 (c) 1/3 (d) tan  tan 

63. tan 100tan200tan300tan400tan500tan600tan700tan800=

1
(a) 0 (b) -1 (c) (d) 1
3
64. If tan =m/n, than n cos 2+m sin 2 is equal to
(a) n (b) n2 (c) n/m (d) m2/n2

bc ca ab

65. If   , then cos A=
11 12 13
(a) 5/7 (b) 1/5 (c) 2/5 (d) 1/7

66. 2  2  2  2cos8 =
(a) 2 sin  (b) 2 cos (/2) (c) sin 2 (d) 2 cos 

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67. The general solution of tan x- sin x =1-tanx sin x is

   n   
(a) x=n+ ; x=n+(-1)n    (b) x= - ; x=n+(-1)n  

4  2 4 4  2
   
(c) x=n+ (d) x=n+ ; x=n+(-1)n   
4 6  2
68. sin 100+ sin 200 + sin 300 +...... + sin 3600 =
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2

1 3
69.  =
sin  cos
       
4cos     4sin     4cos     4sin    
(a)
3  (b)
3  (c)
3  (d)
3 
sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin 2
1
70. If sin , cos  and tan  are in G.P., then the general values of  is
6
   
(a) 2n , nZ (b) 2n , nZ (c) 2n , nZ (d) 2n , nZ
2 12 6 3

71. If 0 <  < and tan  + sec =p, then sec =
2
p2  1 p2  1 p2  1 p 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
p2 p 2p 2p

72. sin250+sin2100+sin2150+......+sin2900=
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 9.5

73. If sin q and cos q are the roots of the equation ax2 – bx + c = 0, then a, b and c satisfy the relation.
(a) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 (b) a2 – b2 + 2ac = 0 (c) a2 + c2 + 2ab = 0 (d) a2 – b2 – 2ac = 0

74. The greatest value of sin x cos x is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 1/2

75. The value of sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80° is
3 5 3 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
16 16 16 16

 2 4 8
76. The value of cos cos cos cos is
5 5 5 5
1 1 1
(a) (b) 0 (c) (d)
16 8 16

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