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1. sin   0    n ; cos   0     2 n  1 and tan   0    n
2
sin   sin     n   1  ; cos   cos     2n   and
n
2.
tan   tan     n  
3. sin 2   sin 2  ,cos 2   cos 2  , tan 2   tan 2     n  
 
4. sin   1     4n  1 ;sin   1     4n  1
2 2
5. cos   1    2n ; cos   1     2n  1 

SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT

1. The number of solutions of the equation cos 2   3cos   2  0 ,   0, 2  , is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

2. If cos2 = sin , then the general relation between  and  is

  
(a) 2    (b)   n    
2 4 2

  n  ( 1) n 
(c)   2n      (d)  
 2  2

1
3. The number of solutions of the equation sin 2   cos   ,   [0, 2] , is
4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) none of these
4. If 2 sin 2   3 cos , 0    2, then  is equal to
 5  2  5 
(a) , (b) , (c) , (d) ,
6 6 3 3 3 3 2

5. If   x  ,   y   and cosx + cosy = 2, then the value of cos(x  y) is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these

6. The solution of the equation cos 2   sin   1  0 lies in the interval

     3   3 5   5 7 
(a)   ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
 4 4 4 4   4 4   4 4 

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7. If f  x   max  tan x, cot x , then the number of roots of the equation f  x   in  0, 2  is
2 3
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) infinite

2 2
8. The number of solutions of the equation 16 sin x
 16 cos x
 10, 0  x  2 , is
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2
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2 2
9. The solution of 5 sin 2 x  2 cos x
 51 sin 2 x  2 sin x
 126 is equivalent to the solution of
1
(a) tan x = 1 (b) tan 2x =  (c) cos 2x = 0 (d) tan 2x = 1
2

10. The number of solutions of the equation sin5x cos3x = sin6x cos2x on [0, ] is
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3

11. If cos2  2cos  1 = 0 is satisfied for exactly 4 distinct values of   [0, n], then the value of n is
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 1

12. The general value of  satisfying sec tan = 2 is

  2 
(a) n  ( 1) n (b) 2n  (c) n  (d) n 
4 3 3 4

13. The most general solution of the equation sec x  1  ( 2  1) tan x is

 
(a) n  (b) 2n, 2n  (c) 2n (d) none of these
8 4

    1
14. The sum of all the solutions of the equation cos x  cos  x   cos  x   , x  [0, 6] , is
3  3  4
110
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) (d) none of these
3

15. The general solution of the equation 4 sin 4 x  cos 4 x  1, sin x  0 is

 3
(a) x  n, n  I (b) x  n  cos 1  , n  I
 5
 

(c) x  2n  1 , n  I (d) none of these
2
16. The general solution of the equation cos x cos 6 x  1 is
(a) x  (2n  1), n  Z (b) x  2n, n  Z
(c) x  ( 4n  1), n  Z (d) none of these

1
17. If sin x, cos x, tan x are in G.P., then x is equal to
6
 
(a) n  , n I (b) 2n  , n I
3 3
n 
(c) n   1 , n  I (d) none of these
3

18. The number of solutions of the equation cos  x  4 cos  x  1 is    

(a) more than 2 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0
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19. The solution of the equation cos 2  cos x    1 is
3 3 
1
(a) cos 1 (3k  8) (b) cos 1 (3k  8)
3
(c) 2n (d) none of these
20. The general solution of the equation sin100 x  cos 100 x  1 is
 
(a) 2n  , n  I (b) n  , n  I
2 2

(c) 2n  , n  I (d) none of these
2

21. If tan  tan 2  1 , then  equals

  
(a) n   (b) n   (c) 2n   (d) none of these
6 6 6

22. The general solution of the equation tan 3x = tan 5x is

n
(a) x  , nZ (b) x  n, n  Z
2
(c) x  (2n  1), n  Z (d) none of these

23. If (1  tan ) (1  tan )  2 , then  +  =

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 75°

tan 3 x  tan 2 x
24. The set of values of x for which  1 is
1  tan 3 x. tan 2 x

(a)  (b)  
4
     
(c) n  , n  1, 2, 3, ...... (d) 2n  , n  1, 2, 3, ......
 4   4 

25. The equation cosx + sinx = 2 has

(a) only one solution (b) two solutions
(c) no solution (d) infinite solutions

26. The general solution of the equation sin x  cos x  2 is

3
(a) n (b) 2n  (c) 2n (d) 2n  1
4
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27. The solution set of the equation 3 cos x  sin x  2 is

   
(a)  x : x  n   (b)  x : x  2n  
 6  6

 
(c)  x : x  2n   (d) none of these
 6

28. The equation 3cosx  4sinx = k has a solution only when

(a) k = 1 (b) k = 1 (c) k  [5, 5] (d) k  [1, 1]

29. If y  cos   sin  has a real solution, then

(a)  2  y  2 (b) y 2 (c) y 2 (d) none of these

3 1
30. The number of solutions of the equation sinx + cosx = in (0, 2) is
2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

31. The number of values of x  [0, 4] satisfying | 3 cos x  sin x |  2 is

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 4 (d) 8

  n
32. Let n be a fixed positive integer such that sin  cos  . Then
2n 2n 2
(a) n  4 (b) n  5 (c) n  6 (d) none of these

33. The equation k sin x  cos 2 x  2k  7 possesses a solution if

(a) k > 6 (b) 2  k  6 (c) k > 2 (d) none of these

34.  
The number of real solutions of the equation sin e x  5 x  5  x is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) infinite

x
35. The number of solutions of the equation sin 2 . sin x  1  0 is
2
(a) infinite (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

36. The solution of the inequation sin 2    2  4  5 , where ,   R , is

 
(a)   1,   n  , n  I (b)   1,   n  , n  I
2 4
 
(c)   2,   n  , n  I (d)   2,   4n  1 , n  I
2 2
37. The number of solutions of the equation cos x  1  sin x , x  [0, 3 ] , is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) none of these
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38. The number of solutions of the equation cos x  sin x, x  [0, 4] , is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) none of these

39. If cos x  1  sin 2 x , 0  x   , then the value of x is


(a)  (b) (c) tan 1 2 (d) none of these
2

40. The smallest positive root of the equation tan x  x  0 lies in the interval
     3   3 
(a)  0,  (b)  ,   (c)  ,  (d)  , 2 
 2 2   2   2 

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41. The number of roots of the equation x  2 tan x  in the interval [0, 2] is
2
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) infinite

42. If 4sin2x  8 sinx + 3  0, 0  x,  , then the solution set for x is

   5   5    5 
(a) 0,  (b) 0, 6  (c)  , 2 (d)  , 
 6    6  6 6 

43. If |cot x| < 1 and 0  x  , then the solution set of x is

  3      3 
(a)  ,  (b)  0,    ,  
4 4   4  4 
 
(c)  0,  (d) none of these
 4

x
44. The number of solutions of the equation  sin x is
100
(a) 0 (b) 33 (c) 63 (d) none of these

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CHOICE CORRECT

  
 0 ,   
2
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1. A solution of the equation (1  tan )(1  tan ) sec 2   2 tan , , is given by
 2 2 
  
(a)  = 0 (b)  = (c)  (d)  
3 3 6
 
2. The co-ordinates of the point of intersection of the curves y  cos x, y  sin 3 x ,   x  , are
2 2
      3 3     
(a)  , cos  (b)  , cos  (c)  , cos  (d)  , cos  
8 8 4 4  8 8  4  4  

3. If the equation sin x (sin x  cos x )  n , n  Z, has at least one solution, then n may be equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2
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4. If | cot x | cot x  , x  [0, 3] , then x is equal to
sin x
 2 4 8
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 3 3 3

5. If | 4 sin x  1 | 5 , x  (–, ), then x is equal to

   2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5 10 6 5
cos x  sin x  i tan 2 x
6. The values of x, given that is a real number, are
1  2i sin x
n 
(a) x  , n I (b) x  n, n  I
2 8
(c) x  2m, m  I (d) none of these

7.  
If cos 2 x  cos 4 x cot 3 x 
sin 5 x  sin x
8 sin 3 x
 0 , then x is equal to


(a) n  (b) n
4
n  
(c)  (d) n 
3 6 3
1 1
8. A solution (x, y) of the system x  y  and cos 2 ( x )  sin 2 ( y )  is given by
3 2
7 1 7 5  13 11  1 5
(a)  ,  (b)  ,  (c)  ,  (d)  , 
6 6 6 6  6 6 6 6

6  x
9. If sin x   0 and cos  = 0, then
5  5
 1  1
(a) x  (n  5) (b) x  6(n  1) (c) x  5 n    (d) x  5 n  
 2   2 
10. If cos p  sin q , then the general value(s) of  is/are
( 4n  1) ( 4n  1) (2n  1) (2n  1)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2( p  q ) 2( p  q ) 2( p  q ) 2( p  q )
11. The inequation 4 sin 3 x  5  4 cos 2 x  5 sin x
(a) is equivalent to sin x  1 (b) is equivalent to sin x  1
(c) is true for all x (d) is true only when sin x = 1

12. The values of x lying in the interval  ,   which satisfy the equation 8
1 cos x  cos 2
x  cos 3 x ... to    43 , are
  2 2
(a) (b) – (c) (d) –
3 3 3 3
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13. The solution of the system of equations

x cos 3 y  3 x cos y sin 2 y  14, x sin 3 y  3 x cos 2 y sin y  13 , is
 1 
(a) x  5 5 , y  2n  sin 1  , n  I
 5 
 1 
(b) x  5 5 , y  2n  1  sin 1  , n  I
 5
 1 
(c) x  5 5 , y  2n  sin 1  , n  I
 5
(d) none of these
1
14. The solution of the equation sin 3  cos   sin  cos 3   is
4
 3  
(a) – (b) (c) (d)
8 8 6 3

3 3
15. The solution of the system of equations sin x sin y  , cos x cos y  , is
4 4
   
(a) x1   ( 2n  k ) (b) y 1   (k  2n )
3 2 6 2
   
(c) x 2   ( 2n  k ) (d) y 2   ( k  2n )
6 2 3 2

SUBJECTIVE

Trigonometric Equations

Solve:
1
1. sin 2   cos  
4
2. sin x  sin 2 x  1
2 2

3. sin 4 2 x  cos 4 2 x  sin 2 x cos 2 x

2 2
4. 16sin x  16cos x  10
5. tan   sec   3
6. 3cos 2   2 3 sin  cos   3sin 2   0
3 1
sin 2 x  sin x 
7. cos x 2 2 1
 
8. (sin10) tan x  tan 3 x  sin 2 (2  x)  cos(  x)sin   x
2 
x x
sin 3  cos3
9. 2 2  1 cos x
2  sin x 3
1  sin x  sin x  sin 3 x   
2
4
10. 
1  sin x  sin x  sin x    1  tan 2 x
2 3
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11. cos 7  cos 5  cos 3  cos   0 ,    ,  

12. 1  cos10 x cos 4 x  2 cos 2 7 x  sin 2 7 x , 0°  x  180°.

13. sin 3 x  cos 4 x  4sin 7 x  cos10 x  sin17 x, x  0,  
14. 4cos  3sec = 2tan

Trigonometric Inequalities

1
1. sin x  2. sin x  3 cos x  0 3. tan x   3
2
1
4. log 1 sin x  log 1 cos x, x  0, 2  5. cos 2 x 
2 2
2

1 1 9 3 1
6.  cos 4 x  cos 2 x +  cos 4 x  cos 2 x 
16 2 16 2 2

Problems based on boundary conditions

1. sin 2 x  cos 2 y  2sec 2 z 2. sin 6 x  1  cos 4 3 x 3. sin 4 x  1  tan 8 x

x 1
4. sin 4 x  1  tan 8 y 5. cos 6 2 x  1  sin 4 x 6. 2 cos 2 sin 2 x  x 2  2
2 x
x2  x
 
3 sin 2 x  cos 2 x  2
7. 2 cos 2  2 x  2 x 8. 3 sin x  cos x  4, x   ,  
6

Miscellaneous Questions

n 2
1. If x  and (cos x ) sin x 3 sin x  2  1 , find the general solution of x.
2

2. Find the number of solutions of the equation sin 5 x  cos 2 x, x  0,   .

2 2
3. Solve for x: 3 sin 2 x  2 cos x
 31 sin 2 x  2 sin x
 28.

4. Show that the equation esin x  e  sin x  4 has no real solution.

5. Find the AM of the roots of the equation 4 cos3 x  4 cos 2 x  cos  315  x   1 in the interval (0, 315).

6. Find the general solution of the equation sin  x   cos   x   0. Also, find the sum of all the solutions in
[0, 100].
7. If cos 4 x  a cos 2 x  1  0 has at least one solution, find ‘a’.
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8. The equation x 2  4  3sin  ax  b   2 x  0 has at least one solution. Prove that a  b   4n  1 , n Z.
2
9. (i) If x, y   0, 2  , find the ordered pairs  x, y  satisfying sin x cos y  1.
(ii) Find the total number of pairs  x, y  satisfying sin x  sin y  sin( x  y) & x  y  1 .

10. Find all pairs (x, y) satisfying 1  2 x  x 2  tan 2 ( x  y )  cot 2 ( x  y ) .

11. Find all pairs (x, y) satisfying tan 4 x  tan 4 y  2 cot 2 x cot 2 y  3  sin 2 ( x  y ) .
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ANSWERS

SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c)

6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)

11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (b)

16. (a) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (b)

21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (c)

26. (b) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (b)

31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (d)

36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (c)

41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (a) 44. (c)

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CHOICE CORRECT

1. (b, c) 2. (a, b, c, d) 3. (a, b) 4. (b, d) 5. (a, b, c)

6. (a, b, c) 7. (a, c) 8. (b, c) 9. (c, d) 10. (a, b)

11. (a, c) 12. (a, b, c, d) 13. (a, b) 14. (a, b) 15. (a, b, c, d)

SUBJECTIVE
Trigonometric Equations
  2n  1 
1.   2n  2. x
3 6
  
3. x   4n  1 4. x  n  or x  n 
8 6 3
 n 
5. 2n  6.  
6 2 6
 n
x  n or x  n   1
n
7. 8. x (n  4k  2)
6 4
 
x  n   1
n
9. x  2n  10.
2 6
7 5  3   3
11.  , , , , , , 12. x = 0°, 60°, 120°, 180°
8 8 2 8 4 8 4
k  3
  n   1 or   m   1
n n
13. x , k  0,1, 2, , 7 14.
7 10 10
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Trigonometric Inequalities

  5    
1. x    2n  , 2n   2. x     6 n  1 , 2  3n  1 
 6 6  3 3
  
3. x    n  , n  
 3 2
   
4. x   0, 
 4
5.  4n  1  x   4n  3
4 4
   
6. n   x  n  or n   x  n  , n  I
6 3 3 6

Problems based on boundary conditions

 
1. x   2m  1 ; y  n ; z  p 2. x   2n  1 3. No solution
2 2

4. x   2n  1 , y  m 5. x  n 6. No solution
2
2 
7. x0 8. x ,
3 3

Miscellaneous Questions

1.  2. 6

 
3. x  2m  1 or n  , where m  I, n  I 5. 51
2 4

1
6. x  n  , 5025 7.  ,  2
4

     3   
9. (i)  , 0  ,  , 2  ,  ,  (ii) 6 10.  1,1  n  
2  2   2   4

     
11.  n  , m   or  n  , m  
4 4 4 4