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KEY CONCEPTS (COMPOUND ANGLES)


1. BASIC TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTITIES :
(a) sin2 + cos2 = 1 ; 1  sin   1; 1  cos   1    R
(b) 2 2
sec   tan  = 1 ; sec   1    R
(c) cosec2  cot2 = 1 ; cosec   1    R
2. IMPORTANT T RATIOS:
(a) sin n  = 0 ; cos n  = (-1)n ; tan n  = 0 where n  I
(2n  1) (2n  1)
(b) sin = (1)n & cos = 0 where n  I
2 2
 31 5
(c) sin 15° or sin = = cos 75° or cos ;
12 2 2 12
 31 5
cos 15° or cos = = sin 75° or sin ;
12 2 2 12
3 1 3 1
tan 15° = = 2  3 = cot 75° ; tan 75° = = 2  3 = cot 15°
3 1 3 1
 2 2  2 2  3
(d) sin = ; cos = ; tan = 21 ; tan = 21
8 2 8 2 8 8
 51  51
(e) sin or sin 18° = & cos 36° or cos =
10 4 5 4
3. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF ALLIED ANGLES :
If  is any angle, then , 90 ± , 180 ± , 270 ± , 360 ±  etc. are called ALLIED ANGLES.
(a) sin ( ) =  sin  ; cos ( ) = cos 
(b) sin (90°- ) = cos  ; cos (90°  ) = sin 
(c) sin (90°+ ) = cos  ; cos (90°+ ) =  sin 
(d) sin (180° ) = sin  ; cos (180° ) =  cos 
(e) sin (180°+ ) =  sin  ; cos (180°+ ) =  cos 
(f) sin (270° ) =  cos ; cos (270° ) =  sin 
(g) sin (270°+ ) =  cos ; cos (270°+ ) = sin 
4. TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS OF SUM OR DIFFERENCE OF TWO ANGLES :
(a) sin (A ± B) = sinA cosB ± cosA sinB
(b) cos (A ± B) = cosA cosB  sinA sinB
(c) sin²A  sin²B = cos²B  cos²A = sin (A+B) . sin (A B)
(d) cos²A  sin²B = cos²B  sin²A = cos (A+B) . cos (A  B)
cot A cot B  1
(e) tan (A ± B) = tan A  tan B (f) cot (A ± B) =
1  tan A tan B cot B  cot A
5. FACTORISATION OF THE SUM OR DIFFERENCE OF TWO SINES OR COSINES :
C D CD C D CD
(a) sinC + sinD = 2 sin cos (b) sinC  sinD = 2 cos sin
2 2 2 2
C D CD C D CD
(c) cosC + cosD = 2 cos cos (d) cosC  cosD =  2 sin sin
2 2 2 2
6. TRANSFORMATION OF PRODUCTS INTO SUM OR DIFFERENCE OF SINES & COSINES :
(a) 2 sinA cosB = sin(A+B) + sin(AB) (b) 2 cosA sinB = sin(A+B)  sin(AB)
(c) 2 cosA cosB = cos(A+B) + cos(AB) (d) 2 sinA sinB = cos(AB)  cos(A+B)
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7. MULTIPLE ANGLES AND HALF ANGLES :
 
(a) sin 2A = 2 sinA cosA ; sin  = 2 sin cos
2 2
(b) cos2A = cos2A  sin2A = 2cos2A  1 = 1  2 sin2A ;
   
cos  = cos2  sin² = 2cos2  1 = 1  2sin2 .
2 2 2 2
1  cos 2A
2 cos2A = 1 + cos 2A , 2sin2A = 1  cos 2A ; tan2A =
1  cos 2A
 
2 cos2 = 1 + cos  , 2 sin2 = 1  cos .
2 2
2tanA 2tan( 2)
(c) tan 2A = ; tan  =
2
1tan A 1 tan 2 ( 2)

2tanA 1tan 2 A
(d) sin 2A = 2
, cos 2A = (e) sin 3A = 3 sinA  4 sin3A
1 tan A 1 tan 2 A
3tanAtan 3 A
(f) cos 3A = 4 cos3A  3 cosA (g) tan 3A =
13tan 2 A
8. THREE ANGLES:
tan A  tan B tan C tan A tan Btan C
(a) tan (A+B+C) =
1 tan A tan B tan BtanC tanC tan A
NOTE IF : (i) A+B+C =  then tanA + tanB + tanC = tanA tanB tanC

(ii) A+B+C = then tanA tanB + tanB tanC + tanC tanA = 1
2
(b) If A + B + C =  then : (i) sin2A + sin2B + sin2C = 4 sinA sinB sinC
A B C
(ii) sinA + sinB + sinC = 4 cos cos cos
2 2 2
9. MAXIMUM & MINIMUM VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS:
(a) Min. value of a2tan2 + b2cot2 = 2ab where  R
(b) Max. and Min. value of acos + bsin are a 2  b 2 and – a 2  b 2
(c) If f() = acos() + bcos() where a, b,  and  are known quantities then
– a 2  b 2  2ab cos(  ) < f() < a 2  b 2  2ab cos(  )
(d) If A, B, C are the angles of a triangle then maximum value of
sinA + sinB + sinC and sinA sinB sinC occurs when A = B = C = 600
(e) In case a quadratic in sin or cos is given then the maximum or minimum values can be
interpreted by making a perfect square.
10. Sum of sines or cosines of n angles,
n
sin  n1 

sin  + sin (+) + sin ( + 2 ) + ...... + sin   n  1  =  2

sin 2
sin   


2 

n
sin  n1 
cos  + cos (+) + cos ( + 2 ) + ...... + cos   n  1  =   2
sin 2
cos   


2 

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SOLVED EXAMPLES
1. Find the radian measures corresponding to the following degree measures –47°30'.
 
 1  95 
Sol. Note that – 47°30' =   47     
 2  2 
 180° =  radian

  95    95  19
 1° = radian         radian =  radian
180  2  180  2  72
19
 Radian measure of an angle of – 47°30' is 
72

22 5
2. Find the degree measures corresponding to the following radian measures (Use = ) .
7 3
Sol.  radian = 180°
 
 80  5  180 5 
 1 radian =    radian =    = 300°
   3   3 

3. A wheel makes 360 revolutions in one minute. Through how many radians does it turn in one second?
Sol. Number of revolutions made in 60 second = 360 ( 1 minute = 60 seconds)
360
 Number of revolutions made in 1 second = =6
60
When the wheel makes one revolution, it turns through 360° or 2radians.
Number of radians turned by the wheel in one second = 6 × 2= 12.

4. Find the angle in radian through which a pendulum swings if its length is 75 cm and the tip describes an
arc of length
(i) 10 cm (ii) 15 cm (iii) 21 cm
Sol. In this case the radius = 75 cm
If the angle turned is radian, then O
 10cm 2
(i) =  
r 75cm 15
2 r
Angle through which the pendulum swings = radian = radian.
15
 15cm 1
(ii)   
r 75cm 5
1
Angle through which the pendulum swings =  radian = radian.
5
 21cm 7
(iii)   
r 75cm 25
7
 Angle through which the pendulum swings =  radian = radian.
25

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5. Evaluate : cosec (– 1410°)
Sol. cosec (–1410°) = – cosec 1410° ( cosec (–) = – cosec )
= – cosec (360° × 3 + 330°) = – cosec 30° (cosec (360° n + ) = cosec n  1)
= – cosec (360° – 30°) = – (cosec 30°)
= cosec 30° = 2

 11 
6. Evaluate : sin   
 3 
 11  11
Sol. sin    = –sin (sin (–) = – sin )
 3  3
5
= – sin  2  5  = – sin (sin (2+) = sin )
 3  3

  
= – sin  2   =    sin  (sin (2–) = – sin )
 3  3

 3
= sin 
3 2

 5 
7. Prove that cot2 + cosec + 3tan2 = 6
6 6 6
2
 5  2    1 
Sol. L.H.S = cot2
6
+ coses
6
+ 3 tan2  =
6  
3 + cosec     3 
 6  3

= 3 + cosec +1 (cosec (–) = cosec 
6
= 3 + 2 + 1 = 6 = R.H.S

8. Find the value of : (i) sin 75° (ii) tan 15°


1 3 1 1 3 1
Sol. (i) sin 75° = sin (45° + 30°) = sin 45° cos 30° + cos 45° sin30° = .  . 
2 2 2 2 2 2

3 1 2 6 2
Also, we can write sin 75° =  
2 2 2 4

1
1
tan45 – tan 30 3  3 1
(ii) tan 15° = tan (45° – 30°) = =
1  tan 45 tan 30 1 3 1
1  1.
3
2
3 1 3  1  3  1 3 1 2 3 42 3
Also, we can write tan 15° =    2
 = 2 3 .
3 1 3 1  3  1 3 1 2

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 
tan   x  2
4    1  tan x 
9. Prove that  
  1  tan x 
tan   x  
4 

 
tan   x  1  tan x 2
4   1  tan x   1  tan x 
Sol. L.H.S.=   = R.H.S
  1  tan x  1  tan x 
tan   x 
4  1  tan x
10. Prove that : sin2 6x – sin2 4x = sin 2x sin 10x.
L.H.S. = sin2 6x – sin2 4x = sin (6x + 4x) sin (6x – 4x) (sin2A – sin2B = sin (A + B) sin (A –B))
= sin 10 x sin 2x = R.H.S.

sin 5x  sin 3x
11. Prove that : = tan4x
cos 5x  cos 3x

5x  3x 5x  3x
sin 5x  sin 3x 2sin cos
Sol. L.H.S. = = 2 2 (Using "C, D" formulae)
cos 5x  cos 3x 5x  3x 5x  3x
2cos cos
2 2
sin 4x
= = tan 4x = R.H.S.
cos 4x
sin x  sin 3x
12. Prove that : = 2sin x
sin 2 x  cos 2 x
3x  x 3x  x
sin x  sin 3x 2  sin 3x  sin x  2cos 2
sin
2
Sol. L.H.S = = 
sin 2 x  cos 2 x 2  cos 2 x  sin 2 x  cos 2x

(cos2A – sin2A = cos 2A)


= 2 sin x = R.H.S

13. Prove that : cos 4x = 1 – 8 sin2 x cos2x.


Sol. L.H.S = cos 4x = 2 cos2 2x – 1 (cos 2 = 2 cos2– 1)
= 2{2cos2 x – 1}2 – 1 = 2{4 cos4 x – 4 cos2 x + 1} – 1
= 8 cos4 x – 8 cos2 x + 2 – 1 = 8 cos4 x – 8 cos2x + 1
= 8 cos2 x (cos2 x – 1) + 1
= 8 cos2 x (– sin2 x) + 1 (sin2x + cos2x = 1 cos2x – 1 = – sin2x)
= 1 – 8 sin2 x cos2x
= R.H.S
Alternatively, L.H.S = cos 4x = cos {2 (2x)}
= 1 – 2 sin2 2x = 1 – 2 (2 sin x cos x)2
= 1 – 8 sin2 x cos2 x
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14. Prove that (sin 3x + sin x) sin x + (cos 3x – cos x) cos x = 0
Sol. L.H.S = (sin 3x + sin x) sin x + (cos 3x – cos x) cos x
 3x  x 3x  x   3x  x 3x  x 
=  2sin cos  sin x   2sin sin  cos x
 2 2   2 2 
(Using : "C, D" formulae)
= 2 sin 2x cos x sin x – 2 sin 2x sin x cos x
= 0 = R.H.S

 sin 7x  sin 5x    sin 9x  sin 3x 


15. Prove that = tan 6x.
 cos 7x  cos 5x    cos9x  cos3x 
 sin 7x  sin 5x    sin 9x  sin 3x 
Sol. L.H.S. =
 cos 7x  cos 5x    cos9x  cos3x 
7x  5x 7x  5x 9x  3x 9x  3x
2sin cos  2sin cos
2 2 2 2
= 7x  5x 7x  5x 9x  3x 9x  3x (Using "C, D" formulae)
2cos cos  2cos cos
2 2 2 2
2sin 6x cos x  2sin 6x cos3x
=
2cos 6x cos x  2cos 6x cos3x
2sin 6x  cos x  cos3x  sin 6x
= = = tan 6x = R.H.S.
2cos 6x  cos x  cos3x  cos 6x

x 3x
16. Prove that sin 3x + sin 2x – sin x = 4 sin x cos cos
2 2
Sol. L.H.S = sin 3x + sin 2x – sin x = (sin 3x – sin x) + sin 2x
3x  x 3x  x
= 2 cos sin + sin 2x (Using "C, D" formulae)
2 2
= 2 cos 2x sin x + 2 sin x cos x = 2 sin x {cos 2x + cos x)
 2x  x 2x  x 
= 2 sin x 2cos cos  (Using "C, D" formulae once again)
 2 2 
3x x
= 4 sin x cos cos = R.H.S
2 2
17. (i) sin 1 > cos 1 (ii) sin1° > cos1° (iii) sin 1 > cos1° (iv) sin1° > cos1
Which of the above is / are true ?
Sol. sin1° = sin 1°
cos 1° = sin 99°
sin1 sin 57° = sin 57°
cos 1 cos 57° = sin33°
In I quadrant sine is increasing.
sin1° < sin 33° < sin 57° < sin99°
sin 1° < cos 1 < sin 1 < cos 1°

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tan  A  B 
18. If sin 2A = sin 2 B, then the value of is :
tan  A  B 

tan  A  B  sin  A  B  .cos  A  B 


Sol. 
tan  A  B  sin(A  B).cos(A  B)

1
 sin  2A   sin  2B  1
= 2 [sin A. cos B = (sin (A + B) + sin (A –B))]
1 2
2
 sin  2A   sin  2B 
 sin 2B  sin 2B   1
= 
 sin 2B  sin 2B   1

sin12 sin 48


19. The value of is :
1  2sin 54
1
sin12 sin 48
  2sin12.sin 48 
2
Sol. = [–2sin C. sin D = cos (C + D) – cos (C – D)]
1  2sin 54 1  2sin 54
1

2
 cos  60   cos  36 
= [sin= cos (90° –)]
1  2cos36

11 
   cos36 
22  1
= =
1  4
2   cos36 
2 
20. If 13sec – 5tan = 13 then the value of 13tan – 5sec can be
Sol. Given 13sec – 5tan = 13 ; Let 13 tan – 5 sec = x
On squaring and subtracting the equations, we get
(13 sec)2 + (5tan)2 – 130 sec . tan = 132
(13tan)2 + (5sec)2 – 130 sec . tan = x2
132 – 52 = 132 – x2
x = 5

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ELEMENTARY EXERCISES
( SL. LONEY - EX-5 )

Prove the following statements.

Q.1 Cos4A – sin4A + 1 = 2cos2A.

Q.2 (sinA + cosA)(1 – sinA cosA) = sin3A + cos3A

sin A 1  cos A
Q.3   2 cos ecA. Q.4 cos6 A  sin 6 A  1  3sin 2 A cos2 A.
1  cos A sin A

1  sin A cos ecA cos ecA


Q.5  sec A  tan A. Q.6   2sec 2 A.
1  sin A cos ecA  1 cos ecA  1

cos ecA
Q.7  cos A.
cotA  tanA

Q.8 (secA + cosA)(secA – cosA) = tan2A + sin2A.

1 1
Q.9  sin A cos A. Q.10  sec A  tan A
cot A  tan A sec A  tan A

1  tan A cot A  1 1  tan 2 A sin 2 A


Q.11  Q.12  .
1  tan A cot A  1. 1  cot 2 A cos 2 A

sec A  tan A
Q.13  1  2sec A tan A  2 tan 2 A.
sec A  tan A

ta n A cot A
Q.14   sec A cos ecA  1
1  c o t A 1  ta n A

cos A sin A
Q.15   sin A  cos A.
1  tan A 1  cot A

Q.16  sin A  cos A  cot A  tan A   sec A  cos ecA.

Q.17 sec4 A sec2 A  tan 4 A tan 2 A.

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Q.18 cot 4 A  cot 2 A  cos ec4 A  cos ec2 A. Q.19 cos ec 2 A  1  cos A cosecA.

Q.20 sec2 A cos ec2 A  tan 2 A  cot 2 A  2 Q.21 tan2A – sin2A = sin4A sec2A.

Q.22 (1 + cotA – cosec A)(1 + tanA + secA) = 2

1 1 1 1
Q.23   
cos ecA  cot A sin A sin A cos ecA  cotA

cot A cos A cot A  cosA cot A  tan B


Q.24  . Q.25  cot A tan B.
cot A  cos A cot A cos A cot B  tan A

 1 1    1  cos  sin  
Q.26     cos  sin  
 sec   cos   cos ec   sin    2  cos   sin  

Q.27 sin 8 A  cos8 A   sin 2 A  cos 2 A 1  2sin 2 A cos 2 A 

cos A cos ecA  sin A sec A tan A  sec A  1 1  sin A


Q.28  cos ecA  sec A. Q.29  .
cos A  sin A tan A  sec A  1 cos A

Q.30  tan   cos ec 2   cot   sec  2  2 tan  cot   cos ec  sec   .

Q.31 2sec2   sec   2 cosec2   cosec   cot    tan  

Q.32  sin   cos ec 2   cos   sec  2  tan 2   cot 2   7.

Q.33  cos ecA  cot A  coversA  sec A  tan A  versA   cos ecA  secA  2  versA coversA  .

Q.34 1  cot A  tan A  sin A  cos A   sec A  cos ecA .


cos ec 2 A sec2 A

Q.35 2 versin A  cos 2 A  1  versin 2 A

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Q.1 Express all the other trigonometrical ratios in terms of the cosine.

Q.2 Express all the ratios in terms of the tangent.

Q.3 Express all the ratios in terms of the cosecant.

Q.4 Express all the ratios in terms of the secant.

1
Q.5 The sine of a certain angle is ; find the numerical values of the other trigonometrical ratios of this angle.
4

12 11
Q.6 If sin   , find tan  and versin Q.7 If sin A = , find tan A, cos A, and sec A.
13 61

4 9
Q.8 If cos = , find sin  and cot  Q.9 If cos A = , find tan A and cosec A.
5 41

3
Q.10 If tan  = , find the sine, cosine, versine and cosecant of .
4

1 cos ec2  sec2 


Q.11 If tan  , find the value of .
7 cos ec 2  sec2 

15
Q.12 If cot   , find cos  and cosec .
8

3
Q.13 If sec A = , find tan A and cosec A. Q.14 If 2 sin – cos , find sin 
2

Q.15 If 8 sin  = 4 cos , find sin  Q.16 If tan   sec   1.5 , find sin  .

Q.17 If cot   cos ec   5 ,find cos  .

Q.18 If 3sec4      sec2  , find the value of tan  .

Q.19 If tan 2   sec   5 , find cos  . Q.20 If tan   cot    , find sin  .

2 2x  x  1
Q.21 If sec   2  2 tan  , find tan . Q.22 If tan   , find sin  and cos .
2x  1

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Q.1 If A = 30o, verify that

(1) cos2A = cos2A – sin2A = 2cos2A – 1, (2) sin2A = 2 sinA cosA,

(3) cos3A = 4 cos3A – 3cos A, (4) sin3A = 3sinA – 4 sin2A,

2 tan A
and (5) tan 2A 
1  tan 2 A

Q.2 If A = 45o, verify that

(1) sin 2A  2sin A cos A, (2) cos 2A  1  2 sin 2 A,

2 tan A
(3) tan 2A 
1  tan 2 A

Verify that :-

3
Q.3 sin 2 30o  sin 2 45o  sin 2 60o  .
2

1
Q.4 tan 2 30o  tan 2 45o  tan 2 60o  4 .
3

Q.5 sin 30o cos 60o  cos 30o sin 60o  1.

3 1
Q.6 cos 45o cos 60o  sin 45o sin 60o  
2 2

4 2 o 3 1
Q.7 cot 30  3sin 2 60o  2 cos ec 2 60o  tan 2 30o  3
3 4 3

1
Q.8 cos ec 2 45o  sec 2 30o  sin 3 90o  cos 60o  1
3

1
Q.9 4 cot 2 45o  sec 2 60o  sin 3 30o 
8

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Q.1 In a triangle one angle contains as many grades as another contains degrees, and the third contains as
many centesimal seconds as there are sexagesimal seconds in the sum of the other two ; find the number
of radians in each angle.

Q.2 Find the number of degrees, minutes, and seconds in the angle at the centre of a circle, whose radius is
5 feet, which is subtended by an arc of length 6 feet.

Q.3 To turn radians into seconds, prove that we must multiply by 206265 nearly, and to turn seconds into
radians the multiplier must be .0000048.

x 2  y2
Q.4 If sin  equal 2 , find the values of cos  and cot  .
x  y2

m 2  2mn m 2  2mn
Q.5 If sin   , prove that tan   .
m 2  2mn  2n 2 2mn  2n 2

Q.6 If cos   sin   2 sin , prove that cos   sin   2 cos 

Q.7 Prove that cos ec6  cot 6   3cos ec 2 cot 2   1.

Q.8 Express 2sec2 A  sec4 A  2cos ec2A  cos ec4 A in terms of tan A.

Q.9 Solve the equation 3 cosec2 = 2sec. ;  (0, 90°)

Q.10 A man on a cliff observes a boat at an angle of depression of 30o, which is making for the shore
immediately beneath him. Three minutes later the angle of depression of the boat is 60o. How soon will
it reach the shore ?

1
Q.11 Prove that the equation sin   x  is impossible if x be real. x  0
x

4xy
Q.12 Show that the equation sec 2   is only possible when x = y  0
 x  y 2

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Prove that
1. sin 420º cos 390º + cos (– 300º) sin (– 330º) = 1
2. cos 570º sin 510º – sin 330º cos 390º = 0 and
3. tan 225º cot 405º + tan 765º cot 675º = 0
What are the values of cos A – sin A and tan A + cos A when A has the values

 2 5 7 11
4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
3 3 4 4 3

What values between 0º and 360º may A have when

1 1
9. sin A  10. cos A   11. tan A = – 1
2 2

2
12. cot A   3 13. sec A   14. cosec A = – 2
3

Express in terms of the ratios of a positive angle, which is less than 45º, the quantities

15. sin (– 65º) 16. cos (– 84º) 17. tan 137º 18. sin 168º

19. cos 287º 20. tan (– 246º) 21. sin 843º 22. cos (– 928º)

23. tan 1145º 24. cos 1410º 25. cot (–1054º) 26. sec 1327º and

27. cosec (– 756º)

What sign has sin A + cos A for the following values of A ?

28. 140º 29. 278º 30. – 356º 31. – 1125º

What sign has sin A – cos A for the following values of A ?

32. 215º 33. 825º 34. – 634º 35. – 457º

36. Find the sines and cosines of all angles in the first four quadrants whose tangents are equal to cos 135º.

Prove that

37. sin (270º + A) = – cos A, and tan (270º + A) = – cot A

38. cos (270º – A) = – sin A, and cot (270º – A) = tan A

39. cos A + sin (270º + A) – sin(270° – A) + cos(180º + A) = 0

40. sec(270° – A) sec(90° – A) – tan (270° – A) tan (90° + A) + 1 = 0

41. cot A + tan(180° + A) + tan(90° + A) + tan(360° – A) = 0

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3 9
1. If sin   and cos   , find the value of sin(  ) and cos(  ) . Verify by a graph and
5 41

accurate measurement.

45 33
2. If sin   and sin   , find the values of sin(  ) and sin(  ) .
53 65

15 12
3. If sin   and cos   , find the values of sin(  ) , cos(  ) and tan(  ) . Verify by
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a graph and accurate measuremnt.

4. Prove that

cos(45  A) cos(45  B)  sin(45  A) sin(45  B)  sin(A  B)

5. Prove that

sin(45  A) cos(45  B)  cos(45  A) sin(45  B)  cos(A  B)

sin(A  B) sin(B  C) sin(C  A)


6.   0
cos A cos B cos Bcos C cos C cos A

7. sin105° + cos105° = cos 45°

8. sin75° – sin 15° = cos 105° + cos 15°

9. cos cos ( – ) – sin  sin ( – )cos 

10. cos ( + ) cos  – cos ( + ) cos  = sin  sin (– )

11. sin (n + 1)A sin (n – 1)A + cos (n + 1)A cos (n – 1)A = cos 2A

12. sin (n + 1)A sin (n + 2)A + cos (n + 1)A cos (n + 2)A = cos A

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Prove that

sin 7  sin 5
1.  tan 
cos 7  cos 5

cos 6  cos 4
2.   tan 
sin 6  sin 4

sin A  sin 3A
3.  tan 2A
cos A  cos 3A

sin 7A  sin A
4.  cos 4A sec 5A
sin 8A  sin 2A

cos 2B  cos 2A
5.  cot(A  B) cot(A  B)
cos 2B  cos 2A

sin 2A  sin 2B tan  A  B 


6. 
sin 2A  sin 2B tan  A  B 

sin A  sin 2A A
7.  cot
cos A  cos 2A 2

sin 5A  sin 3A
8.  tan A
cos 3A  cos 5A

cos 2B  cos 2A
9.  tan  A  B 
sin 2B  sin 2A
10. cos(A + B) + sin(A – B) = 2 sin (45° +A) cos (45° + B)

cos 3A  cos A cos 2A  cos 4A sin A


11.  
sin 3A  sin A sin 4A  sin 2A cos 2A cos 3A

sin  4A  2B   sin  4B  2A 
12.  tan  A  B 
cos  4A  2B   cos  4B  2A 

tan 5  tan 3
13.  4 cos 2 cos 4
tan 5  tan 3

cos 3  2 cos 5  cos 7


14.  cos 2  sin 2 tan 3
cos   2 cos 3  cos 5

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sin A  sin 3A  sin 5A  sin 7A


15.  tan 4A
cos A  cos 3A  cos 5A  cos 7A

sin       2sin   sin     


16.  tan 
cos       2 cos   cos     

sin A  2sin 3A  sin 5A sin 3A


17. 
sin 3A  2 sin 5A  sin 7A sin 5A

sin  A  C   2 sin A  sin  A  C  sin A


18. 
sin  B  C   2sin B  sin  B  C  sin B

sin A  sin 5A  sin 9A  sin13A


19.  cot 4A
cos A  cos 5A  cos 9A  cos13A

sin A  sin B AB AB


20.  tan cot
sin A  sin B 2 2

cos A  cos B AB AB


21.  cot cot
cos B  cos A 2 2

sin A  sin B AB


22.  tan
cos A  cos B 2

sin A  sin B AB


23.  cot
cos B  cos A 2

cos  A  B  C   cos   A  B  C   cos  A  B  C   cos  A  B  C 


24. = cot B
sin  A  B  C   sin  A  B  C   sin  A  B  C   sin  A  B  C 
25. cos 3A + cos 5A + cos 7A + cos 15 A = 4 cos 4A cos 5A cos 6A.

26. cos(–A + B+ C) + cos (A – B + C) + cos (A + B – C) + cos (A + B + C) = 4 cos A cos B cos C

27. sin50° – sin 70° + sin 10° = 0

28. sin 10° + sin20° + sin 40° + sin 50° = sin 70° + sin 80°

 3
29. sin  + sin 2 + sin 4 + sin 5 = 4 cos cos sin 3
2 2
Simplify :

  3    3    1    1 
30. cos    n     cos    n    31. sin    n     sin    n   
  2    2    2    2 

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Express as a sum or difference the following :


1. 2 sin 5 sin 7 2. 2 cos 7sin 5
3. 2 cos 11 cos 3 4. 2 sin 54° sin 66°
Prove that :

 7 3 11
5. sin sin  sin sin  sin 2 sin 5
2 2 2 2

  5
6. cos 2 cos  cos 3 cos  sin 5 sin
2 2 2

7. sinA sin(A + 2B) – sin B sin(B + 2A) = sin (A – B) sin (A + B)

8. (sin 3A + sin A)sin A + (cos 3A – cos A)cos A = 0

2sin  A  C  cos C  sin  A  2C  sin A


9. 
2 sin  B  C  cos C  sin  B  2C  sin B

sin A sin 2A  sin 3A sin 6A  sin 4A sin13A


10.  tan 9A
sin A cos 2A  sin 3A cos 6A  sin 4A cos13A

cos 2A cos 3A  cos 2A cos 7A  cos A cos10A


11.  cot 6A cot 5A
sin 4A sin 3A  sin 2A sin 5A  sin 4A sin 7A

12. cos(36° – A) cos (36° + A) + cos (54° + A) cos (54° – A) = cos 2A

13. cos A sin (B – C) + cos B sin (C – A) + cos C sin (A – B) = 0

14. sin(45° + A) sin (45° – A) = 1/2 cos 2A

15. versin (A + B) versin (A – B) = (cos A – cos B)2

16. sin () cos () + sin ()cos () + sin() cos () = 0

 9 3 5
17. 2 cos cos  cos  cos 0
13 13 13 13

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1 1
1. If tan A = and tan B = , find the values of tan (2A + B) and tan (2A – B). Verify by a graph and
2 3
accurate measurement.

3 3
2. If tan A = and tan B = , prove that tan (A – B) = 0.375.
4 3 4 3

n 1
3. If tan A = and tan B = , find tan (A + B).
n 1 2n  1
5 1 
4. If tan  = and tan  = , prove that  +  = , Verify by a graph and accurate measurement.
6 11 4
Prove that

   3 
5. tan     × tan     = – 1.
4   4 

   
6. cot     × cot     = 1.
4  4 

A A
7. 1 + tan A tan = tan A cot – 1 = sec A.
2 2
1 1
8. Construct the acute angles whose tangents are and and verify by measurement that their sum is
3 2
45°.

9. The tangents of two acute angles are respectively 3 and 2; show by a graph that the tangent of their
1
difference is .
7

10. The sine of one acute angle is 0.6 and cosine of another is 0.5. Show graphically, and also by calculation,
that the sine of their difference is 0.39 nearly.

11. Draw the positive angle whose cosine is 0.4 and show both by measurement and calculation, that the
sine and cosine of an angle which exceeds it by 45° are 0.93 and –0.365 nearly.

12. Draw the acute angle whose tangent is 7 and the acute angle whose sine is 0.7; and show, both by
measurement and calculation, that the sine of their difference is approximately 0.61.

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1. Find the value of sin 2 when


3 12 16
(i) cos  = , (ii) sin  = and (iii) tan  =
5 13 63
2. Find the value of cos 2 when
15 4 5
(i) cos  = , (ii) sin  = and (iii) tan  =
17 5 12

b
3. If tan  = , find the value of a cos 2 + b sin2
a

Prove that
sin 2A sin 2A
4.  tan A 5.  cot A
1  cos 2A 1  cos 2A

1  cos 2A
6.  tan 2 A 7. tan A + cot A = 2 cosec 2A
1  cos 2A

8. tan A – cot A = – 2 cot 2A 9. cosec 2A + cot 2A = cot A

1  cos A  cos B  cos(A  B) A B cos A  A


10.  tan cot 11.  tan  45  
1  cos A  cos B  cos(A  B) 2 2 1  sin A  2

sec8A  1 tan 8A 1  tan 2  45  A 


12.  13.  cos ec2A
sec 4A  1 tan 2A 1  tan 2  45  A 


tan
sin   sin  2
 sin 2 A  sin 2 B
14. sin   sin  tan    15.  tan  A  B 
sin A cos A  sin Bcos B
2

    cos A  sin A cos A  sin A


16. tan      tan      2 tan 2 17.   2 tan 2A
4  4  cos A  sin A cos A  sin A

4 cos 2A sin   sin 2


18. cot(A + 15°) – tan(A – 15°) = 19.  tan 
1  2sin 2A 1  cos   cos 2

1  sin   cos  
20.  tan
1  sin   cos  2

sin  n  1 A  sin  n  1 A A
21.  tan
cos  n  1 A  2 cos nA  cos(n  1)A 2

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sin  n  1 A  2sin nA  sin(n  1)A A


22.  cot
  
cos n  1 A  cos n  1 A 2
23. sin(2n + 1) A sinA = sin2(n + 1)A – sin2nA.
sin  A  3B   sin  3A  B 
24.  2 cos(A  B)
sin 2A  sin 2B
Prove that
A 3A
25. sin 3A + sin 2A – sin A = 4 sin A cos cos .
2 2

26. tan 2A = (sec 2A + 1) sec2 A  1

27. cos32 + 3 cos 2 = 4(cos6 – sin6)

28. 1 + cos22 = 2(cos4 + sin4)

29. sec2A(1 + sec 2A) = 2 sec 2A

30. cosec A – 2 cot 2A cos A = 2 sin A


1  A A
31. cot A =  cot  tan 
2  2 2

1
32. sin  sin(60° – ) sin(60° + ) = sin 3
4

1
33. cos  cos (60° – ) cos (60° + ) = cos 3
4
34. cot  + cot(60° + ) – cot(60° – ) = 3 cot 3
1
35. cos 20° cos 40° cos 60° cos80° =
16

3
36. sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin80° =
16
37. cos 4 = 1 – 8 cos2 + 8 cos4

38. sin 4A = 4 sin A cos3 A – 4 cos A sin3 A

39. cos 6 = 32 cos6  – 48 cos4  + 18 cos2  – 1

40. tan 3A tan 2A tan A = tan 3A – tan 2A – tan A

2 cos 2n   1
41. = (2 cos  – 1)(2 cos 2 – 1) (2 cos22  – 1).... (2 cos2n–1  – 1)
2 cos   1

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1 1
1. If sin  = and sin  = , find the value of sin() and sin (2 + 2)
2 3

2. The tangent of an angle is 2.4. Find its cosecant, the cosecant of half the angle, and the cosecant of the
supplement of double the angle.

11 4 2   2  
3. If cos  = and sin  = , find the values of sin and cos , the angles  and  being
61 5 2 2
positive acute angles.

3 4  
4. If cos  = and cos  = , find the value of cos , the angles  and  being positive acute
5 5 2
angles.

1 
5. Given sec  = 1 , find tan and tan . Verify by a graph.
4 2

A
6. If cos A = 0.28, find the value of tan , and explain the resulting ambiguity..
2

1 1 1 1
7. Find the values of (1) sin 7  , (2) cos 7  (3) tan 22  , and (4) tan11  .
2 2 2 4


8. If sin  + sin  = a and cos  + cos  = b, find the value of tan .
2
Prove that
 
9. (cos  + cos )2 + (sin  – sin )2 = 4 cos2
2
 
10. (cos  + cos )2 + (sin  + sin )2 = 4 cos2
2
 
11. (cos  – cos )2 + (sin  – sin )2 = 4 sin2
2

 
2 tan 1  tan 2
12. sin A  2 13. cos A  2
2 A 2 A
1  tan 1  tan
2 2

   
14. sec     sec      2sec 2
4  4 

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 A 1  sin A
15. tan  45     sec A  tan A
 2 1  sin A

 A  A 1
16. sin 2     sin 2     sin A
8 2  8 2  2

3
17. cos2 + cos2( + 120°) + cos2( – 120°) =
2
 3 5 7 3
18. cos4 + cos4 + cos4 + cos4 =
8 8 8 8 2
 3 5 7 3
19. sin4 + sin4 + sin4 + sin4 =
8 8 8 8 2
20. cos2 cos 2 + sin2() – sin2() = cos (2 + 2)

21. (tan4A + tan2A) (1 – tan23A tan2A) = 2 tan 3A sec2A

      2 
22. 1  tan  sec  1  tan  sec   sin  sec
 2 2  2 2 2
Find the proper signs to be applied to the radicals in the three following formulae.

A A
23. 2 cos   1  sin A  1  sin A , when = 278°
2 2

A A 19
24. 2 sin   1  sin A  1  sin A , when =
2 2 11

A A
25. 2 cos   1  sin A  1  sin A , when = –140°
2 2

26. If A = 340°, prove that


A
2 sin   1  sin A  1  sin A
2
A
and 2 cos   1  sin A  1  sin A
2

A
27. If A = 460°, prove that 2 cos   1  sin A  1  sin A
2

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A
28. If A = 580°, prove that 2 sin   1  sin A  1  sin A
2

A
29. Within what respective limits must lie when
2

A A
(i) 2sin  1  sin A  1  sin A (ii) 2 sin   1  sin A  1  sin A
2 2

A A
(iii) 2 sin  1  sin A  1  sin A and (iv) 2 cos  1  sin A  1  sin A ?
2 2

A A
30. In the formula 2 cos   1  sin A  1  sin A , find within what limits must lie when
2 2
(i) the two positive signs are taken,
(ii) the two negative signs are taken, and
(iii) the first sign is negative and the second positive.

3 
31. Prove that the sine is algebraically less than the cosine for any angle between 2n  and 2n  ,
4 4
where n is any integer.

A A 3 A
32. If sin be determined from the equation, sin A  3sin  4 sin
3 3 3

A A
prove that we should expect to obtain also the values of sin and  sin .
3 3
Give also a geometrical illustration.

A 3 A A
33. If cos be found from the equation, cos A  4 cos  3cos
3 3 3

2  A 2  A
prove that we should expect to obtain also the values of cos and cos
3 3
Give also a geometrical illustration.

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Prove that :

5 1
1. sin 2 72  sin 2 60 
8

5 1
2. cos 2 48  sin 2 12 
8

3. cos12° + cos 60° + cos84° = cos24° + cos 48°. Verify by a graph.

 2 3 4 5
4. sin sin sin sin 
5 5 5 5 16

 13 1
5. sin  sin 
10 10 2

 13 1
6. sin sin 
10 10 4

7. tan6° tan42° tan66° tan78° = 1

 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
8. cos cos cos cos cos cos cos 
15 15 15 15 15 15 15 27

2 4 8 14
9. 16 cos cos cos cos 1
15 15 15 15

10. Two parallel chords of a circle, which are on the same side of the centre, subtend angles of 72° and 144°
respectively at the centre. Prove that the perpendicular distance between the chords is half the radius of
the circle.

11. In any circle prove that the chord which subtends 108° at the centre is equal to the sum of the two chords
which subtend angles of 36° and 60°.

12. Construct the angle whose cosine is equal to its tangent.

13. Solve the equation


sin 5 cos 3 = sin 9 cos 7.

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If A + B + C = 180°, prove that
1. sin2A + sin2B – sin2C = 4cosAcosBsinC
2. cos2A + cos2B + cos2C = –1 – 4cosA cosB cosC
3. cos2A + cos2B – cos2C = 1 – 4sinA sinB cosC

A B C
4. sinA + sinB + sinC = 4 cos cos cos
2 2 2

A B C
5. sinA + sinB – sinC = 4sin sin cos
2 2 2

A B C
6. cosA + cosB + cosC = 1  4sin sin sin
2 2 2
7. sin2A + sin2B – sin2C = 2sinA sinB cosC
8. cos2A + cos2B + cos2C = 1 – 2cosA cosB cosC
9. cos2A + cos2B – cos2C = 1 – 2sinA sinB cosC

A B C A B C
10. sin 2  sin 2  sin 2 = 1  2sin sin sin
2 2 2 2 2 2

A B C A B C
11. sin 2  sin 2  sin 2 = 1  2 cos cos sin
2 2 2 2 2 2

 B B C C A
12. tan tan  tan tan  tan tan  1
2 2 2 2 2 2

 B C A  C
13. cot  cot  cot  cot cot cot
2 2 2 2 2 2
14. cotB cotC + cotC cotA + cotA cotB =1

C CA AB


15. sin(B + 2C) + sin(C + 2A) + sin(A + 2B) = 4sin sin sin
2 2 2

A  C A B C


16. sin  sin  sin  1  4sin sin sin
2 2 2 4 4 4

A  C A B C


17. cos  cos  cos  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2 4 4 4

sin 2A  sin 2B  sin 2C A B C


18.  8sin sin sin
sin A  sin B  sin C 2 2 2
19. sin(B + C – A) + sin(C + A – B) + sin(A + B – C) = 4sinA sinB sinC
If A + B + C = 2S, prove that

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20. sin(S – A) sin(S – B) + sin S sin(S – C) = sinA sinB


21. 4sinS sin(S – A) sin(S – B) sin(S – C) = 1 – cos2A – cos2B – cos2C + 2cosA cosB cosC
A B C
22. sin (S – A) + sin (S – B) + sin (S – C) – sin S = 4 sin sin sin
2 2 2
23. cos2S + cos2(S – A) + cos2(S – B) + cos2(S – C) = 2 + 2cosA cosB cosC
24. If A + B + C = 2S, prove that
cos2A + cos2B + cos2C + 2cosA cosB cosC = 1 + 4 cosS cos(S – A) cos(S – B)cos(S – C)
25. If  +  +  +  = 2, prove that
  
(i) cos  + cos  + cos  + cos  + 4 cos cos cos 0
2 2 2

  


(ii) sin  – sin  + sin  – sin  + 4 cos sin cos 0
2 2 2
(iii) tan  + tan  + tan  + tan  = tan  tan  tan  tan  (cot  + cot  + cot  + cot )
26. If the sum of four angles be 180°, prove that the sum of the products of their cosines taken two and two
together is equal to the sum of the products of their sines taken similarly.
27. Prove that sin 2 + sin 2 + sin 2 = 2(sin  + sin  + sin ) (1 + cos  + cos  + cos )
if  +  +  = 0
28. Verify that
sin3a sin(b – c) + sin3b sin(c – a) + sin3c sin(a – b) + sin(a + b + c) sin (b – c) sin(c – a)sin(a –b)=0
If A, B,C and D be any angles, prove that :
29. sinA sinB sin(A – B) + sinB sinC sin(B – C) + sinC sinA sin(C – A) + sin(A – B) sin(B –C)
sin(C –A) = 0
30. sin(A –B) cos(A + B) + sin(B – C) cos(B +C) + sin(C –D) cos(C + D) + sin(D –A)cos(D +A)=0
31. sin(A + B –2C) cosB – sin(A + C – 2B) cosC = sin(B –C) {cos(B +C – A) + cos(C +A –B)
+ cos(A + B – C)}
32. sin(A + B + C + D) + sin(A + B – C – D) + sin(A + B – C + D) + sin(A + B + C – D)
= 4sin(A + B) cosC cosD
33. If any theorem be true for values of A, B and C such that A + B + C = 180°
prove that the theorem is still true if we substitute for A, B and C respectively the quantities
A B C
(1) 90° – , 90° – and 90° – or (2) 180° – 2A, 180° – 2B and 180° – 2C
2 2 2
Hence deduce Q.16 from Q.6 and Q.17 from Q.5
If x + y + z = xyz, prove that

3x  x 3 3y  y3 3z  z3
3x  x 3 3y  y3 3z  z3
34.    . .
1  3x 2 1  3y 2 1  3z 2 1  3x 2 1  3y 2 1  3z 2
35. x(1 – y2) (1 – z2) + y(1 – z2) (1 – x2) + z(1 – x2)(1 – y2) = 4xyz

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EXERCISE–I
1. Prove that (1 + cot  – cosec )(1 + tan + sec ) = 2.

  
 sec   tan  ; if    
1  sin  2 2 .
2. Prove that 
1  sin    3
 sec   tan  ;if   
 2 2

1  tan 8 
3. Prove that 2 sec2 – sec4 – 2 cosec2 + cosec4 = .
tan 4 
3
4. If cos( – ) + cos( – ) + cos( – ) =  .
2
prove that cos + cos + cos = sin+ sin + sin = 0.
1 1
5. If tan A – tan B = x and cot A – cot B = y. Prove that cot (A – B) =  .
x y

sin(A  B  C)
6. Prove that = tan A + tan B + tan C – tan A tan B tan C
cos A cos Bcos C

sin 5A  sin 3A
7. Prove that = tan A
cos5A  cos 3A

cos 4x  cos3x  cos 2x


8. Prove that = cot 3x
sin 4x  sin 3x  sin 2x

cos8A cos 5A  cos12A cos9A


9. Prove that = tan 4A
sin 8A cos5A  cos12A sin 9A

sin(A  C)  2sin A  sin(A  C) sin A


10. Prove that 
sin(B  C)  2sin B  sin(B  C) sin B

11. Prove that 1 + cos2x + cos4x + cos6x = 4 cosx cos2x cos3x

 3 5 7 3
12. Prove that cos4 + cos4 + cos4 + cos4 
8 8 8 8 2

 1 
13. Prove that cot  7   2  3  4  6
 2
14. Prove that cos 6A = 32 cos6 A – 48 cos4 A + 18 cos2 A – 1
15. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 ; then
prove that cos3 + cos3 + cos3 = 12 cos cos cos

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EXERCISE–II
1. Prove that: cos2 + cos2(+ )  2 cos  · cos  cos(+ ) = sin2
2. Prove that: tan  + 2 tan 2 + 4 tan 4 + 8 cot 8 = cot .
3. Prove that : (a) tan 20° . tan 40° . tan 60° . tan 80° = 3
4  3 5 7 3
(b) tan 9°  tan 27°  tan 63° + tan 81° = 4. (c) sin  sin 4  sin 4  sin 4 
16 16 16 16 2

4. Find the positive integers p, q, r, s satisfying tan
24
=  p q  r s .
m n
5. If m tan (- 30°) = n tan (+ 120°), show that cos 2 = .
2( m  n )
4 5 
6. If cos (+ ) = ; sin (– ) = & ,  lie between 0 & , then find the value of tan 2.
5 13 4
a b
7. If the value of the expression sin 25° · sin 35° · sin 85° can be expressed as
c
where a, b, c  N and are in their lowest form, find the value of (a + b + c).

8. Prove that (4 cos29° – 3)(4 cos227° – 3) = tan 9°.


2  2
9. Prove that 4 cos · cos – 1 = 2 cos .
7 7 7
10. If + = , prove that cos²+ cos² + cos² = 1 + 2 cos  cos cos  .
11. Calculate without using trigonometric tables:
2 cos 40  cos20
(a) 4 cos 20°  3 cot 20° (b)
sin 20
 3 5 7
(c) cos6 + cos6 + cos6 + cos6 (d) tan 10°  tan 50° + tan 70°
16 16 16 16
12. Given that (1 + tan 1°)(1 + tan 2°)......(1 + tan 45°) = 2n, find n.

13. Let A1, A2, ......, An be the vertices of an n-sided regular polygon such that;
1 1 1
  . Find the value of n.
A1 A 2 A1 A 3 A1 A 4

14. In a right angled triangle, acute angles A and B satisfy


tan A + tan B + tan2A + tan2B + tan3A + tan3B = 70
find the angle A and B in radians.

1
15. , then find the value of n.
If the product (sin 1°)(sin 3°)(sin 5°)(sin 7°) ........(sin 89°) =
2n
16. If tan  = p/q where  = 6,  being an acute angle, prove that :
1
(p cosec 2  q sec 2 ) = p 2 q 2 .
2

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17. Let A1 , A2 , A3 ............ An are the vertices of a regular n sided polygon inscribed in a circle of radius R.
If (A1 A2)2 + (A1 A3)2 + ......... + (A1 An)2 = 14 R2 , find the number of sides in the polygon.
88 cos k
1
18. Let k = 1°, then prove that  cos nk ·cos(n  1)k =
sin 2 k
n 0
 3 5 7
19. Find the exact value of tan2 + tan2 + tan2 + tan2
16 16 16 16

EXERCISE–III
1. (a) If y = 10 cos2x – 6 sin x cos x + 2 sin2x, then find the greatest & least value of y.
(b) If y = 1 + 2 sin x + 3 cos2 x , find the maximum & minimum values of y   R.
(c) If y = 9 sec2x + 16 cosec2x, find the minimum value of y   R.
 
(d) If a  3 cos    3  + 5 cos  + 3  b, find a and b.
 
(e) If 4 sin x  cos y + 2 sin x + 2 cos y + 1 = 0 where x, y  [0, 2] find the largest possible value of the
sum (x + y).
(f) Let x > 1, y > 1 and (ln x)2 + (ln y)2 = ln x2 + ln y2, then find the maximum value of xln y .
2. If tan  = p/q where  = 6, being an acute angle, prove that:
1
(p cosec 2  – q sec 2 ) = p2  q2
2
3. Determine the smallest positive value of x (in degrees) for which
tan(x + 100°) = tan(x + 50°) tan x tan (x – 50°).

4.  x  R, find the range of the function, f (x) = cos x (sin x + sin 2 x  sin 2  );   [0, ]
1/2 1/2
5. Prove that : 4 sin 27° = 5  5   
 3 5  .

cos 3  cos 3
6. Prove that : = (cos + cos) cos() – (sin + sin) sin()
2 cos(  )  1
5 5
r r
7. Let x1 =  cos 11
and x2 =  cos 11 , then show that
r 1 r 1

1   
x1 · x2 =  cos ec  1 , where  denotes the continued product.
64  22 
5
8. If (1 + sin t)(1 + cos t) = . Find the value of (1 – sin t)(1 – cos t).
4
9. If cosA = tanB, cosB = tanC and cosC = tanA , then prove that sinA = sinB = sinC = 2 sin18°.
 
10. Let R and  sin 2  = a. Find the value  cot 2  cot2 sin 2  in terms of 'a'.
k 3 k k 4 k

k 2 k 0
11. If x and y are real number such that x + 2xy – y2 = 6, find the minimum value of (x2 + y2)2.
2

12. If '' is eliminated from the equations cos  – sin  = b and cos 3 + sin 3 = a, find the eliminant.

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13. Show that elliminating x & y from the equations , sin x + sin y = a ;
8ab
cos x + cos y = b & tan x + tan y = c gives 2 2 2 = c.

a b 4a 2 
14. Given that 3 sin x + 4 cos x = 5 where x  0,  2 . Find the value of 2 sin x + cos x + 4 tan x.

3  cos x
15. Show that  x R can not have any value between  2 2 and 2 2 . What inference
sin x
sin x
can you draw about the values of ?
3  cos x
16. Prove that the triangle ABC is equilateral iff , cot A + cot B + cot C = 3 .
A B C
17. If A+B+C = ; prove that tan2 + tan2 + tan2  1.
2 2 2
EXERCISE–IV
xy
1. If cos x + cos y + cos  = 0 and sin x + sin y + sin  = 0, then cot  = [AIEEE : 2002]
 2 
(A) sin  (B) cos  (C) cot  (D) 2 sin 

2. Cos1o cos2o . cos3o ....... cos 179o = [AIEEE : 2002]


(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

3. Let   be such that  <  –  < 3. [AIEEE : 2004]


21 27  
If sin + sin = – & cos + cos = – , then the value of cos is :
65 65 2
3 3 6 6
(A)  (B) (C) (D)
130 130 65 65
4  
4. Let cos( + ) = and let sin( – ) = , where 0 ,   . Then tan2 = [AIEEE : 2010]
5 13 4
25 56 19 20
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 33 12 7
5. 2 4
If A = cos  + sin  , then for all value of 
3 13
(A) 1 A  2 (B) A 1 (C)  A  1 (D) None of these
4 16
6. In a PQR , if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and 4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the angle R is equal to
  3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) [AIEEE : 2012]
6 4 4 6
  
2n
7. For 0 < /2, if x =  cos 2n , y =  sin
n 0
, z =  cos 2n
 sin 2n  , then [IIT : 1993]
n 0 n 0

(A) xyz = xz + y (B) xyz = xy + z (C) xyz = yz + x (D) None of these

8. If K = sin(/18) sin (5/18) sin (7/18), then the numerical value of K is : [IIT : 1993]
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/16 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these

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9. If A > 0, B > 0 and A + B =  / 3, then the maximum value of tan A tan B is : [IIT : 1993]
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C) 3 (D) 1/ 3

  3    6  6 
10. The expression 3 sin 4      sin 4 (3  )  – 2 sin      sin (5  )  is equal to
  2    2  
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) sin4 + cos6
[IIT : 1995]
11. 4 2 6 6
3(sinx – cosx) + 6(sin x + cos x) + 4(sin x + cos x) = [IIT : 1995]
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
4xy
12. sec2 = is true, if and only if :
(x  y)2
(A) x + y  0 (B) x = y, x  0 (C) x = y (D) x  0, y  0

13. The number of values of x where the function f(x) = cos x + cos( 2 x) attains its maximum is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Infinite [IIT 1998]
14. Which of the following number(s) is rational : [IIT 1998]
(A) sin 15o (B) cos 15o (C) sin 15o cos 15o (D) sin 15o cos 75o
n
15. Let n be an odd integer.If sin n = br sinr, for every value of  then :
r 0
[IIT : 1998]

(A) b0 = 1, b1 = 3 (B) b0 = 0, b1 = n (C) b0 = –1, b1 = n (D) b0 = 0, b1 = n2 + 3n + 3


16. The function f(x) = sin4 x + cos4 x increases if [IIT 1998]
  3 3 5 5 3
(A) 0 < x < (B) x (C) x (D) x
8 4 8 8 8 8 4
 P Q
17. In a triangle PQR, R = , If tan   and tan   are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
2 2 2
(a  0), then : [IIT 1999]
(A) a + b = c (B) b + c = a (C) a + c = b (D) b = c

18. For a positive integer n, let fn() = tan   (1 + sec) (1 + sec 2 ) (1 + sec 4) ..... ( 1 + sec2n ).
2
Then : [IIT 1999]
     
(A) f2   = 2 (B) f3   = 1 (C) f4   = 0 (D) None of these
 16   32   64 
19. Let f () = sin (sin + sin 3 ). Then f () [IIT 2000]
(A)  0 only when  0 (B)  0 for all real 
(C)  0 for all real  (D)  0 only when  0


20. If  +  = and , then tan  equals : [IIT 2001]
2
(A) 2(tan  + tan ) (B) tan  + tan 
(C) tan  + 2 tan  (D) 2 tan  + tan 

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21. The maximum value of

(cos 1).(cos 2)......(cos n) , under the restrictions 0 1 . 2 ..... n  and
2
(cot 1).(cot 2).(cot 3)......(cot n) = 1 is
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
2 n/2 2n 2n
1 1
22. If  & are acute angles such that sin  = and cos  = then  +  lies in
2 3
     2   2  5   
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  
 3 2 2 3   3 6 6 
1
23. cos+ ) = , cos( – ) = 1 find no. of ordered pair of (, ) – ,  
e
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 [IIT Scr 2005]

24. If t = (tan)tan, t2 = (tan)cot, t3 = (cot)tan, t4 = (cot)cot and let   0,  , then [IIT 2006]
 4
(A) t4 < t2 < t1 < t3 (B) t4 < t1 < t3 < t2 (C) t4 < t3 < t2 < t1 (D) t2 < t1 < t3 < t4

sin 4 x cos 4 x 1
25. If   , then
2 3 5
2 sin 8 x cos 8 x 1
(A) tan2x = (B) + =
3 8 27 125
1 sin 8 x cos 8 x 2
(C) tan2x = (D) + =
3 8 27 125
1
26. The maximum value of the expression is [IIT 2010]
sin   3sin  cos   5cos 2 
2

  
27. Let  [0, 2] be such that 2 cos (1 – sin) = sin2  tan  cot  cos – 1, tan(2 – ) > 0
 2 2
3
and –1 < sin  < – . Then  cannot satisfy [IIT 2012]
2
  4
(A) 0 <  < (B) 
2 2 3
4 3 3
(C)  (D)    2
3 2 2
2    
28. Let f : (–1, 1)  IR be such that f(cos 4) = 2 for   0,    ,  . Then the value(s) of
2  sec   4 4 2
1
f   is(are)
 3

3 3 2 2
(A) 1 – (B) 1 + (C) 1 – (D) 1 +
2 2 3 3

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tan A cot A
29. The expression  can be written as : [JEE Mains 2013]
1  cot A 1  tan A
(A) sec A + cosec A (B) sinA cosA + 1 (C) secA cosecA + 1 (D) tanA + cotA

1
30. Let fk(x) = (sink x + cosk x) where x  R and k 1. Then f4(x) – f6(x) equals [JEE Mains 2014]
k
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 6 3 4
13
1
31. The value of  is equal to [JEE Adv. 2016]
k 1 sin    (k  1)   sin    k 
   
4 6  4 6 

(A) 3  3 (B) 2(3  3) (C) 2( 3  1) (D) 2(2  3)

32. If 5 (tan2 x – cos2 x) = 2 cos 2x + 9, then the value of cos 4x is [JEE Mains 2017]
3 1 2 7
(A)  (B) (C) (D) 
5 3 3 9

33. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level ground. Let C be the mid - point of AB and P be a
point on the ground such that AP = 2AB. IfBPC = b then tan b is equal to : [JEE Mains 2017]
6 1 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 4 9 9

34. Let  and  be non zero real numbers such that 2(cos  – cos ) + cos  cos  = 1. Then which of the
following is/are true ? [JEE Adv. 2017]
   
(A) tan    3 tan    0 (B) tan    3 tan    0
2 2 2 2
   
(C) 3 tan    tan    0 (D) 3 tan    tan    0
2 2 2 2
35. Let a, b, c be three non-zero real numbers such that the equation [JEE Adv. 2018]
  
3 a cos x + 2b sin x = c, x    , 
 2 2
 b
has two distinct real roots  and  with  +  = . Then the value of is.
3 a

 
36. For any   ,  , the expression 3(sin  – cos )4 + 6(sin  + cos )2 + 4 sin6  equals :
4 2
(A) 13 – 4 cos6  (B) 13 – 4 cos4  + 2 sin2  cos2 
(C) 13 – 4 cos2  + 6 cos4  (D) 13 – 4 cos2  + 6 sin2  cos2 

[JEE Main 2019]

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   
37. The value of cos 2
 cos 3
 ....  cos 10
 sin is : [JEE Main 2019]
2 2 2 210
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
256 2 512 1024

38. Let fk (x)  1 (sin k x  cosk x) for k = 1, 2, 3,... Then for all x  R, the value of f 4 (x)  f 6 (x) is equal to :-
k
5 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) [JEE Main 2019]
12 12 4 12
 
39. The maximum value of 3cos   5sin    6  for any real value of  is :
 
[JEE Main 2019]
79
(A) 19 (B) (C) 31 (D) 34
2

2 sin  1 1  cos 2 1  
40. If  and  ,   0,  , then tan ( + 2) is equal to ________.
1  cos 2 7 2 10  2
[JEE Main 2020]

2   2  


41. If L  sin    sin   and M  cos 2    sin 2   , then: [JEE Main 2020]
 16  8  16  8
1 1  1 1 
(A) M   cos (B) M   cos
2 2 2 8 4 2 4 8
1 1  1 1 
(C) L    cos (D) L   cos
2 2 2 8 4 2 4 8

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ANSWER KEY
ELEMENTARY EXERCISES

( SL. LONEY - EX-6)

15 1 12 8 11 60 61 3 4
5. , ,etc. 6. ; 7. ; ; 8. ;
4 15 5 13 60 61 60 4 3

40 41 3 4 1 5 3 15 17
9. ; 10. ; ; ; 11. 12. ;
9 40 4 5 5 3 4 17 8

1 2 3 3 5 5
13. 5; 5 14. 1 or 15. or 16.
2 5 5 5 13 13

12 1 1 1
17. 18. or 1 19. 20.
13 3 2 2

2x  x  1 2x  1
21. 1  2 22. 2
; 2
2x  2x  1 2x  2x  1

( SL. LONEY - EX-9 )

2250 2500 81 2xy 2xy


1. ,  and  radians 2. 68°45’17.8’’ 4. ;
6289 6289 331 x2  y 2
x 2  y2

1 1
8. 4
 tan 4 A 9.  = 60° 10. In 1 minutes
tan A 2

( SL. LONEY - EX-10 )


1. –0.366.... ; 2.3094..... 5. –1.366.... ; –2.3094 6. 0;2

7. 1.4142..... –2 8. 1.366 ..... ; –2.3094... 9. 45° and 135°

10. 120° and 240° 11. 135° and 315° 12. 150° and 330°

13. 150° and 210° 14. 210° and 330° 15. –cos25°

16. sin 6° 17. –tan 43° 18. sin 12°

19. sin 17° 20. –cot 24° 21. cos 33°

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22. –cos 28° 23. cot 25° 24. cos 30°

25. cot 26° 26. –cosec 23° 27. –cosec 36°

28. negative 29. negative 30. positive

31. zero 32. positive 33. positive

34. positive 35. negative

1  2 1 2
36. and ; and
3 3 3 3

( SL. LONEY - EX-13 )

133 84 1596 3444 220 171 220


1.  , 2. ; 3. ; ;
205 205 3445 3445 221 221 21

( SL. LONEY - EX-14 )

3 
30. 2sin( + n) sin 31. 2sin( + n) cos
2 2

( SL. LONEY - EX-15 )


1. cos2 – cos12 2. sin12 – sin2 3. cos14 = cos8
4. cos12° – cos120°

( SL. LONEY - EX-16 )

9
1. 3, 2. 1
13

( SL. LONEY - EX-17 )

24 120 2016
1. (1)  ;(2)  ;(3)
25 169 4225

161 7 119
2. (1) (1) ; (2) ;(3)
289 25 169

3. a

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( SL. LONEY - EX-18 )

2 2  3 7 3  4 2 13 13 13 169
1. ; 2.  ; or  ;
6 18 12 2 3 120

16 49 7 1 3
3. ; 4. 5.  ;
305 305 5 2 3 4

3
6. 
4

4 2  6 4 2  6
7. ; ; 2  1;   2  1  4  2 2
2 2 2 2

4  a 2  b2
8. 23. + and – 24. – and –
a 2  b2

25. – and –

 3 3 5
29. (1) 2n  and 2n  ; (2) 2n  and 2n  ;
4 4 4 4

   3
(3) 2n  and 2n  ; (4) 2n  and 2n 
4 4 4 4

  3 5
30. (1) 2n  and 2n  ; (2) 2n  and 2n  ;
4 4 4 4

5 7
(3) 2n  and 2n 
4 4

( SL. LONEY - EX-19 )


12. The sine of the angles is equal to 2sin 18°,

n  1
13. or  2n  
8  3 8

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EXERCISE–II
56
4. p = 3, q = 2; r = 2; s = 1 6. 7. 24
33
5
11. (a) 1, (b) 3 , (c) , (d) 3 12. n = 23 13. n=7
4

 5 89
14. and 15.
12 12 2

17. n=7 19. 28

EXERCISE –III
13 23
1. (a) ymax = 11, ymin = 1; (b) ymax = (c) 49; (d) a = – 4 & b = 10; (e) ; (f) e4
3 6
13
3. x = 30° 4. – 1  sin 2   y  1  sin 2  8.  10
4

a  1 1 
10. 11. 18 12. a = 3b – 2b3 14. 5 15.  , 
4  2 2 2 2

EXERCISE–IV

1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. AB
26. 2 27. ACD 28. AB 29. C 30. A
31. C 32. D 33. C 34. AB 35. 0.5
36. A 37. C 38. D 39. A 40. 1

41. A

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QUESTION BANK

[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]


Q.1 The general solution of the equation tan2  +2 3 tan  = 1 is given by :
n   
(A)  = (B)  = (2n + 1) (C)  = (6n + 1) (D)  = n
2 2 12 12

Q.2 Number of principal solution(s) of the equation,


2
4 ·16sin x
 26 sin x , is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

5
Q.3 The number of solution of the equation,  cos(r x) = 0 lying in (0, ) is :
r 1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) more than 5

Q.4 The general solution of the trigonometric equation


tan x + tan 2x + tan 3x = tan x · tan 2x · tan 3x is
 n
(A) x = n (B) n ± (C) x = 2n (D) x =
3 3
where n  I

Q.5 General solution of the equation


sec x = 1 + cos x + cos2x + cos3x + .......... , is
   
(A) n + (B) 2n ± (C) n ± (D) 2n +
3 3 6 6
where n is an integer.

Q.6 Let f (x) = cos2x + cos22x + cos23x. Number of values of x  [0, ] for which f (x) equals the smallest
positive integer is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

cosec 4 x  2 cosec 2 x  1
Q.7 Let f (x) = . The sum of all the solutions of f (x) = 0 in
sin x  cos x
cosec x (cosec x  sin x )   cot x
sin x
[0, 100] is
(A) 2550 (B) 2500 (C) 5000 (D) 5050

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Q.8 Let X be the set of all solutions to the equation cos x · sin  x   = 0. Number of real numbers
 x
contained by X in the interval (0 < x < ), is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

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Q.9 If 2 sin x + 7 cos px = 9 has atleast one solution then p must be
(A) an odd integer (B) an even integer
(C) a rational number (D) an irrational number

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]


Q.10 Given that sin 3 = sin 3, then which of the following angles will be equal to cos ?
     2   2 
(A) cos     (B) cos     (C) cos    (D) cos   
3  3   3   3 

Q.11 Let 2 sin x + 3 cos y = 3 and 3 sin y + 2 cos x = 4 then


(A) x + y = (4n + 1)/2, n  I
(B) x + y = (2n + 1)/2, n  I
(C) x and y can be the two non right angles of a 3-4-5 triangle with x > y.
(D) x and y can be the two non right angles of a 3-4-5 triangle with y > x.

Q.12 The equation cosec x + sec x = 2 2 has

    
(A) no solution in  0,  (B) a solution in  , 
 4 4 2 
  3   3 
(C) no solution in  ,  (D) a solution in  ,  
2 4  4 

Q.13 The equation sin  = tan( – ) + cos  · tan  holds true if


(A)  = n +  (B)  = 2n + 2
(C)  = 2n and  R (D)  = 2n and  R
(n is an integer)

Q.14 If cos 3 = cos 3 then the value of sin  can be given by


   2   2 
(A) ± sin  (B) sin     (C) sin    (D) sin   
3   3   3 

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ANSWER KEY

Q.1 C Q.2 C Q.3 C Q.4 D Q.5 B


Q.6 C Q.7 C Q.8 D Q.9 C
Q.10 ABCD Q.11 AD Q.12 ABCD Q.13 AB
Q.14 ABCD

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