Trigonometry MCQ Speed Test Guide
Trigonometry MCQ Speed Test Guide
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• This test contains 30 MCQ's. For each question only one option is correct. Darken the correct circle/ bubble in the
Response Grid provided on each page.
• You have to evaluate your Response Grids yourself with the help of solutions provided at the end of this book.
• Each correct answer will get you 4 marks and 1 mark shall be deduced for each incorrect answer. No mark will be given/
deducted if no bubble is filled. Keep a timer in front of you and stop immediately at the end of 60 min.
• The sheet follows a particular syllabus. Do not attempt the sheet before you have completed your preparation for that
syllabus.
• After completing the sheet check your answers with the solution booklet and complete the Result Grid. Finally spend time
to analyse your performance and revise the areas which emerge out as weak in your evaluation.
1. If y = cos2x + sec2x, then 3. If an angle q is divided into 2 parts A and B such that
A – B = k and A + B = q and tan A : tan B = k : 1, then the
(a) y£2 (b) y £1
value of sin k is :
(c) y³2 (d) 1 < y < 2 k +1 k
(a) sin q (b) sin q
k -1 k +1
sin q + sin 2q
2. Period of is k -1
cos q + cos 2q (c) sin q (d) None of these
k +1
(a) 2 p (b) p
4. If 2 y cos q = x sin q and 2 x sec q - y cosec q = 3, then
2p p
(c) (d) x2 + 4 y 2 =
3 3
(a) 4 (b) – 4
(c) ±4 (d) None of these
RESPONSE GRID 1. 2. 3. 4.
5. The equation sin 4 x + cos4 x = a has a solution for (a) 6 sin A (b) 7 sin A
(a) all of values of a (b) a = –1 (c) 6 cos A (d) 7 cos A
1 1 11. General solution of the equation
(c) a= – (d) £ a £1
2 2 ( 3 –1)sin q + ( 3 + 1) cos q = 2 is
6. If for n ÎN, fn(q) = tan q/2 (1 + sec q) (1+sec 2q) (1 + sec p p p
(a) 2np ± + (b) np + (–1)n
4q) .... (1 + sec 2nq), then correct statement is 4 12 2
(a) f2 (p/16) = 1 (b) f3 (p/32) = 1 p p
(c) 2np ± – (d) None
(c) f4 (p/64) = 1 (d) All of these 4 12
cos6 x + 6cos 4 x + 15cos2 x + 10 12. The least positive non-integral solution of the equation
7. The expression is equal
cos5x + 5cos3x + 10cos x sin p( x 2 + x) = sin px 2 is
to (a) rational
(a) cos 2x (b) 2cos x
(c) cos 2 x (d) 1 + cos x. (b) irrational of the form p
æ pö sin(a + b + g ) p -1
8. If a , b, g Î çè 0, ÷ø , then is (c) irrational of the form , where p is an odd integer
2 sin a + sin b + sin g 4
(a) < 1 (b) > 1
p +1
(c) = 1 (d) None of these (d) irrational of the form , where p is an even integer
9. The value of 4
13. If A and B are positive acute angles satisfying
æ p öæ 3p ö æ 7p ö æ 9p ö
ç 1 + cos 10 ÷ ç1 + cos 10 ÷ ç 1 + cos 10 ÷ ç1 + cos 10 ÷ is 3 cos 2 A + 2 cos 2 B = 4 and
3 sin A 2 cos B
=
è øè øè øè ø ,
sin B cos A
1 1 Then the value of A + 2B is equal to :
(a) (b)
8 16 p p
(a) (b)
1 6 2
(c) (d) None of these
32 p p
(c) (d)
10. If sin A - 6 cos A = 7 cos A, then 3 4
14. The greatest and least value of sin x cos x are
cos A + 6 sin A is equal to 1 1
(a) 1 , – 1 (b) ,-
2 2
1 1
(c) ,- (d) 2, – 2
4 4
RESPONSE 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
GRID 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.
15. If tan (cot x) = cot (tan x), then
cos2 a + cos 2 b + cos 2 g
2 4 20. If q is an angle given by cos q =
(a) sin 2 x = (b) sin x = sin 2 a + sin 2 b + sin 2 g
(2n + 1) p (2n + 1) p
where a, b, g are the equal angles made by a line with the
4 positive directions of the axes, then the measure of q is
(c) sin 2 x = (d) None of these
(2n + 1) p p p
(a) (b)
3 6
1æ x yö
16. sin q = ç + necessarily implies : p p
2è y x ÷ø (c) (d)
2 4
(a) x > y (b) x < y 21. sin 12° sin 24° sin 48° sin 84° =
(c) x = y (a) cos 20° cos 40° cos 60° cos 80°
(d) both x and y are purely imaginary (b) sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80°
n n 3
17. If pn = cos q + sin q , then pn - pn-2 = kpn-4 , where : (c)
15
(a) k = 1 (b) k = - sin 2 q cos 2 q (d) None of these
(c) k = sin 2 q (d) k = cos 2 q 22. If Sn = cos n q + sin n q then the value of 3S4 - 2S6 is given
18. If f (x) = cos (log x) then by
1 ì æ xö ü (a) 4 (b) 0
f (x)f (y) – í f ç ÷ + f ( xy)ý is equal to : (c) 1 (d) 7
2 è yø
î þ
(a) 0 (b) 1 23. The set of all x in (-p, p) satisfying | 4 sin x - 1 | < 5 is
(c) –1 (d) none of these given by
19. Statement-1 : The maximum and minimum values of the æ p 3p ö æ p ö
function (a) ç- , ÷ (b) ç - , p ÷
è 10 10 ø è 10 ø
1
f (x) = does not exist
6 sin x - 8 cos x + 5 æ 3p ö
(c) (-p, p) (d) ç - p, ÷
Statement-2 : The given function is an unbounded function. è 10 ø
(a) Statement - 1 is false, Statement-2 is true
sin x cos x
(b) Statement - 1 is true, Statement-2 is true ; Statement-2 24. Let f (x) = - then range of f(x) is
is a correct explanation for Statement-1 1 + tan 2 x 1 + cot 2 x
(c) Statement - 1 is true, Statement-2 is true ; Statement-2 (a) [–1, 0] (b) [0, 1]
is not a correct explanation for Statement-1
(d) Statement - 1 is true, Statement-2 is false (c) [–1, 1] (d) none of these
Speed Test-62
=
1 ì1
í
4 î4
( )
1ü ì1 1
5 +1 – ýí +
2þ î 2 4
ü 1
5 –1 ý =(
þ 16
) If
a c
= , then by componendo and dividendo, we
b d
and cos 20° cos 40° cos 60° cos 80°
a +b c +d
1 have = .
= [cos(60° – 20°) cos 20° cos(60° + 20°)] a -b c -d
2 Applying componendo and dividendo, we get
1 é1 ù 1 1 1 1
= ê cos 3 ( 20° )ú = cos 60° = ´ = . sin ( x + y) + sin ( x - y ) (a + b) + (a - b)
=
2 ë4 û 8 2 8 16
sin ( x + y) - sin ( x - y ) (a + b) - (a - b)
22. (c) Let Sn = cos n q + sin n q ; S4 = cos 4 q + sin 4 q
2sin x cos y 2a
Þ =
S6 = cos6 q + sin 6 q = (cos2 q)3 + (sin 2 q)3 2cos x sin y 2b
= (cos2 q + sin 2 q)(cos 4 q + sin 4 q – cos 2 q ´ sin 2 q) [using sin (A + B) and sin (A – B)]
[
26. (b) Q a cos x + b sin x = c we have, cos q = cos a Þ q = 2np ± a
æ 1 – tan 2 ( x / 2) ö \ For general value of q , cos 2q = 0
æ 2 tan ( x / 2) ö p
Þ aç ÷ + bç =c Þ cos 2q = cos p
è 1 + tan 2 ( x / 2) ø è 1 + tan 2 ( x / 2) ÷ø 2
Þ 2q = 2 m p ±
p 2
Þ q = mp ± or 2 cos q + 1 = 0 ;
2 æ xö æ xö 4
Þ (a + c ) tan çè ÷ø – 2b tan çè ÷ø + (c – a ) = 0
2 2 -1 2p
Þ cos q = Þ cos q = cos
æ aö æ bö 2b 2 3
\ tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ = 2p
è 2ø è 2 ø (a + c) So, q = 2mp ±
3
æ aö æ bö c - a
and tan ç ÷ tan ç ÷ = æ pö æ pö
è 2ø è 2ø a + c 29. (b) Let, y = sin ç x + ÷ + cos ç x + ÷
è ø6 è ø 6
æ aö æ bö
tan ç ÷ + tan ç ÷ é 1 æ pö 1 æ pö ù
æ a + bö è 2ø è 2ø = 2 ê sin ç x + ÷ + cos ç x + ÷ ú
Now, tan ç =
è 2 ÷ø æ aö æ bö ë 2 è 6ø 2 è 6øû
1 – tan ç ÷ tan ç ÷
è 2ø è 2ø
é p æ pö p æ pö ù
2b = 2 êsin sin ç x + ÷ + cos cos ç x + ÷ ú
a +c = b=
ë 4 è 6ø 4 è 6øû
= Independent of c
æ c – aö a
1– ç
è a + c ø÷ é æ p pö ù é æ p öù
= 2 êcos ç x + – ÷ ú = 2 êcos ç x – ÷ ú
Also, ë è 6 4 ø û ë è 12 øû
– (a 2 – b 2 ) £ a cos x + b sin x £ (a 2 + b2 ) p
Þ x– =0 [Q y to be max.]
12
\ – (a + b ) £ c £ (a + b )
2 2 2 2
p
27. (b) tan2 q sec2q ( cot2q – cos2q) Þ x=
12
= sec2 q (tan2q cot2q – tan2q cos2q) 30. (b) If a is the smallest positive angle for which sin a = x,
æ sin q 2 ö then b = p – a, g = 2p + a and d = 3p – a
2
= sec q çç 1 - cos 2 q ÷ = sec 2 q (1 - sin 2 q) a b g d
2 ÷ So, 4 sin + 3 sin + 2 sin + sin
è cos q ø 2 2 2 2
= sec2 q. cos2q =1
28. (a) Given cos q + cos 2q + cos 3q = 0 a a a a
= 4sin + 3cos - 2sin - cos
Þ (cos 3q + cos q) + cos 2q = 0 2 2 2 2
Þ 2 cos 2q. cos q + cos 2q = 0 a a
= 2 sin + 2 cos = 2 1 + sin a = 2 1 + x
Þ cos 2q.(2 cos q + 1) = 0 2 2