TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS

AND IDENTITIES
ASSINGEMENT # 2
1. Statement-1 : In ABC, tanA = tanB = p and tanC = 2 then number of possible values of 'p' is 1.
and
Statement-2 :
If tanA + tanB + tanC = tanA. tanB.tanC, then A,B,C are angles of triangle ABC.
(A) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True ; Statement-2 is NOT a correct explanation for Statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(D) Statement-1 is False, Statement-2 is True.

60sin 82 sin 51 sin 47

2. The exact value of is -
sin16  sin 78  sin 86
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 20
2
3. If cosA cosB + sinAsinBsinC = 2–sin C
(where A,B,C are the angles of a triangle), then nature of triangle is-
(A) right angled but not isosceles
(B) isosceles right angled
(C) equilateral
(D) isosceles but not right angled
4. If x = cosAcosB + sinAsinBcosC
y = cosAsinB – sinAcosBcosC
z = sinAsinC
then value of x2 + y2 + z2 is -

5
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D)
2

8
 
 sin   2r  1 36 
5. If r 1
 2n tan140 , (where n  N ) then 'n'is -
6
 
 cos  2 . 36 
k 0
k

(A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6

6. cot 5° – tan5° – 2 tan10° – 4 tan 20° – 8 cot40° is equal to :-
(A) 0 (B) 4 tan 40° (C) 8 tan 40° (D) 8 cot 40°

 
n 1
7. If ƒ n  x    2 cos  2s x   1 ,n  1 . Then which of the following is/are true-
s0

 2   6   2   4 
(A) ƒ5    1 (B) ƒ5   1 (C) ƒ5   1 (D) ƒ5   1
 33   255   31   127 

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AND DENTITIES
ASSINGEMENT # 2
8. If inside a big circle, exactly n(n > 3) small circles, each of radius
r, can be drawn in such a way that each small circle touches the big circle
and also touches both its adjacent small circles (as shown in the figure),
then the radius of big circle is-

  2 
(A) r cosec (B) r  1  cosec 
n  n 

    
(C) r  1  cosec  (D) r  1  cosec 
 2n   n

cos4  sin 4  sin4  cos4 

9. If   1 , then value of 2
 2
 sin 4   sin 4  is -
2
cos  sin 2
sin  cos 

(A) 1 – 2sin2 sin2 (B) 1 + 2sin4 (C) sin2 + sin2 + 2 (D) sin2 + sin2

tan 8 3tan 4 9 tan 7 27 tan 216

10. If     x tan108  y tan 8 . Then (x + y) is equal
1  3tan 8 1  3tan 24 1  3tan 72 1  3tan 2 216
2 2 2

to
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
Multiple Correct Answer Type
11. The value of cot20° cot40° + cot40 cot80° – cot20°cot80° is greater than
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

1  sin 6 1  sin B
12. If  tan A  ; where A & B  (0,90°) then -
cos 6 1  sin B

(A) A = 8B (B) 8A = B (C) A – 7B = 6° (D) A + B = 54°

1 2 1 1 1
13. Value of the expression sin 2 52 cos 7  cos 2 52 sin 2 7 is -
2 2 2 2
(A) a rational number (B) an irrational number
(C) greater than one (D) less than one
14. Consider the following statements. Then which of the following is/are correct -

 
(A) If A,B,C are in A.P. & B  then tanA. tanB. tanC = 1 (where A,B,C  (2n + 1) , n  I)
4 2
(B) sin55° + sin5° = sin65°
(C) If cos + sec = 2 then sin = 0
(D) The minimum value of the expression (3sinx – 4cosx – 10) (3sinx + 4cosx – 10) is 49.
15. Let sin10 + cos10 = 1, then which of the following may be correct -
(A) sin3 + cos4 = –1 (B) sin3 + cos5 = –2
(C) sin3 + cos4 = 1 (D) sin3 + cos5 = 0

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ASSINGEMENT # 2
 sin 2 x  sin x  1 
16. Number of solutions of the equation log 32  2
2
  cos ec x in [0,4] is
 sin x  sin x  1 

(A) a composite number (B) a prime number

(C) an even number (D) an odd number

2 cos1 cos 2 sin 86

17. Let E  , then -
98 82 262
cos cos cos
3 3 3

(A) E > 2 (B) E < 2 (C) E = cosec1° (D) E = sec1°

18. Let A = sin1° + cos3°, B = sin2° + cos2° and C = sin3° + cos1°, then -

A C
(A) A < B (B) B > C (C) A < C (D)   2 cos1
B B

 
  0,  I1  sin   tan   , I 2  sin   sin   , I3  tan   tan   
cot  cot  cot 
19. Let and and
 6

I 4  tan   sin   ,
cot 
then which is/are always true-

(A) I1 > I2 (B) I4 > I3 (C) I3 > I1 (D) I3 > I2

20. Let a = (sin) , b = (sin)cos
sin

c = (cos)sin, d = (cos)cos, then

   
(A) b < c for   0,  (B) b > c for    , 
 4 4 2

   
(C) a < d for   0,  (D) ab > cd for   , 
 4 4 2

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. D
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. C
11. A,B,C 12. A,C,D 13. B,D 14. A,B,C,D 15. A,C
16. A,C 17. A,C 18. A,C,D 19. A,C,D
20. A,B,C,D

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