Trigonometric Equation 2.

13

SECTION - A  π
GENERAL SOLUTION 7. If x  0,  , the number of solutions of the
2 
1. The general solution of the equation, equation, sin 7x + sin 4x + sin x = 0 is
2cos2x = 3.2cos2x – 4 is (A) 3 (B) 5
(A) x = 2n, n  (B) x = n, n 
(C) 6 (D) None of these
(C) x = n/4, n  (D) x = n/2, n 

2. The solution set of the equation cos3θ 1

8. = if
2cos2θ - 1 2
4sin  . cos  – 2 cos  – 2 3 sin  + 3 = 0 in the
interval (0, 2) is
π π
(A)  = n + , n  (B)  = 2n , n 
3 3
 3π 7π   π 5π 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  π π
4 4 3 3  (C)  = 2n ± , n  (D)  = n + , n 
6 6
 3π π 5π   π 5π 11π 
(C)  , π, ,  (D)  , , 
4 3 3 6 6 6  9. sin 3 = 4 sin  . sin 2 . sin 4 in 0  has
(A) 2 real solutions (B) 4 real solutions
(C) 6 real solutions (D) 8 real solutions
3. Total number of solutions of sin x . tan 4x = cos x
belonging to (0, ) are
(A) 4 (B) 7 tan3x - tan2x
10. The set of values of x for which =1
(C) 8 (D) 5 1 + tan3xtan2x
is
4. All solutions of the equation, 2 sin  + tan  = 0 are (A) 
obtained by taking all integral values of m and n in (B) (/4)
2π (C) {n + /4 | n = 1, 2, 3.......}
(A) 2n + , n  (D) {2n + /4 | n = 1, 2, 3 .......}
3
2π 11. The number of solutions of
(B) n or 2m  ± where n, m 
3 sin  + 2sin 2 + 3sin 3 + 4sin 4 = 10 in (0, ) is
π (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) n or m  ± where n, m  (C) 4 (D) 0
3
π SECTION - B
(D) n or 2m  ± where n, m  TRIGONOMETRIC GRAPH EQUATION
3

5. The most general solution of tan = – 1 and 12. The number of solutions of
|cos x| = sin x, 0  x  4 is -
1 (A) 8 (B) 4
cos = is
2 (C) 2 (D) None
7π 7π
(A) n + , n  (B) n + (–1)n , n  13. No. of solution in the equation x = 4 sinx when x 
4 4 [0, 2]-
7π (A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 2 n + , n  (D) None of these (C) 3 (D) 4
4

6. If 2 cos2 ( + x) + 3 sin ( + x) vanishes then the 14. Find the number of solution of the equation
values of x lying in the interval from 0 to 2 are 30 |sin x| = x in 0  x  2
(A) y = /6 or 5/6 (B) x = /3 or 5/3 (A) 4 (B) 2
(C) x = /4 or 5/4 (D) x = /2 or 5/2 (C) 8 (D) 6

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.14

15. Total number of solution of the equation 20. The number of all possible triplets (a1, a2, a3) such
that : a1 + a2 cos 2x + a3 sin2x = 0 for all x is
5
3x + 2 tan x = in x  [0, 2] = (A) 0 (B) 1
2
(C) 2 (D) infinite
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
21. The value ‘a’ for which the equation
4cosec2 ((a + x)) + a2 – 4a = 0 has a real solution is :
SECTION - C
(A) a = 1 (B) a = 2
TRIGONOMETRIC INEQUALITIES
(C) a = 3 (D) None of these
1
16. The set of solution satisfying inequality |sin x| < is-
2 22. The arithmetic mean of the roots of the equation
4cos3x – 4cos2x – cos( + x) – 1 = 0 in the interval
   
(A)  n, n  6  (n  I) (B)  2n, 2n  6  [0, 315] is equal to
   
(A) 49 (B) 50
(C) 51 (D) 100
  5 
(C)  n  6 , n  6  (D) None of these 23. The solution of |cos x| = cosx – 2sinx is
 
π
(A) x = n, n  (B) x = n+ , n 
4
17. The set of solution satisfying inequality π π
2cos2+ sin 2, where /2  (C) x=n+ (–1)n , n (D) (2n+1)+ , n 
4 4
 

C
DNone of these

 The set of solution satisfying inequality

sin 3cosθ  1, -π < θ  π

    
  3 ,     6 ,  
   

 
C  , DNone of these
 6  

SECTION - D
MIXED PROBLEMS

1
19. A triangle ABC is such that sin(2A + B) = .
2
If A, B, C are in A.P. then the angle A, B, C are
respectively
5π π π π π 5π
(A) , , (B) , ,
12 4 3 4 3 12

π π 5π π 5π π
(C) , , (D) , ,
3 4 12 3 12 4

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.15

GENERAL SOLUTION/ 8. If 2 tan2x – 5 sec x – 1 = 0 has 7 different roots in

TRIGONOMETRIC GRAPH EQUATION
 nπ 
0, 2  , n N, then greatest value of n is
1. The general solution of the equation
π 2π  (A) 8 (B) 10
 
tan x + tan  x +  + tan  x +  = 3 is (C) 13 (D) 15
 3  3 

nπ π nπ π 7π
(A) + , n  (B) + , n  9. If 20 sin2 + 21 cos  – 24 = 0 & <  < 2 then
4 12 3 6 4
nπ π θ
(C) + , n  (D) None of these the values of cot is
3 12 2
15
2. The number of values of x in [0, 5] satisfying
(A) 3 (B)
3
the equation 3cos 2x – 10cos x + 7 = 0 are-
(A) 5 (B) 6 15
(C) 8 (D) 10 (C) – (D) – 3
3
3. Number of solutions of the equation
tan x + sec x = 2 cos x in (– , 2), is
10. The values of x between 0 and 2 which satisfy the
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 equation sinx . 8 co s 2 x = 1 are in A.P. The
common difference of the A.P. is
4. The number of solution of the equation π π
(A) (B)
|sin x| = |cos 3x| in [–2, 2] is 8 4
(A) 32 (B) 28 3π 3π
(C) 24 (D) 30 (C) (D)
8 4

5. Number of real solutions to the equation sin

(6x) = x, is
(A) 13 (B) 11
(C) 9 (D) 7

TRIGONOMETRIC INEQUALITIES/
MIXED PROBLEMS

6. The set of values of x for which

sin x . cos3x > cos x . sin3x in [0, 2], is

 
(A) (0, ) (B)  0 , 
 4

 
(C)  ,  (D) none of these
4 

7. The number of integral values of a for which the

equation cos 2x+a sin x = 2a – 7 possesses a solution
is
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.16

GENERAL SOLUTION MIXED PROBLEMS

1. sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x = 0 if 4. sin x, sin 2 x, sin 3x are in A.P. if
(A) sin x = 1/2 (B) sin 2x = 0 (A) x = n/2, n  (B) x = n, n 
(C) sin 3x = (C) x = 2n, n  (D) x = (2n+1), n 
3 /2 (D) cos x = – 1/2

5. sin x – cos2 x – 1 assumes the least value for the

2. The equation set of values of x given by
x x (A) x = n + (–1)n + 1 (/6), n 
2 sin . cos2x + sin2x = 2 sin . sin2x + cos2x (B) x = n + (–1)n (/6), n 
2 2
has a root for which (C) x = n + (–1)n (/3), n 
(A) sin 2x = 1 (B) sin 2x = –1 (D) x = n – (–1)n (/6), n 

1 1 6. If sin(x – y) = cos (x + y) = 1/2 then the values

(C) cos x = (D) cos 2x = –
2 2 of x & y lying between 0 and  are given by
(A) x = /4, y = 3/4 (B) x = /4, y = /12
3. sin2 x + 2 sin x cos x – 3 cos2x = 0 if (C) x = /4, y = 5/12 (D) x = 11/12, y = 3/4
(A) tan x = 3 (B) tan x = –1
(C) x = n + /4, n  (D) x = n + tan–1 (–3), n 

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.17

SUBJECTIVE

Subjective Type 15. Find the general solution of the equation,

1. What are the most general values of  which satisfy
x x
the equations, 2 + tan x . cot + cot x . tan =0
2 2
1
(a) sin  =
2 16. Find the principal solution of the trigonometric
equation
(b) tan (x – 1) = 3
1
(c) tan = –1 cot3x + sin 2 x - + 3co sx + sin x - 2
4
2
(d) cosec  = 3x 2
3 = sin -
2 2
(e) 2cot2 = cosec2

2. Solve : sin 9 = sin  17. Solve the equation : 2 sin x = 3 x2 + 2 x + 3.

3. Solve : cot  + tan  = 2 cosec  18. Solve the inequality sin 2x> 2 sin2x+(2– 2 ) cos2x.

4. Solve : sin2 = cos 3

19. Find the general solution of the equation,

5. Solve : cot  = tan 8
tan2(x + y) + cot2(x + y) = 1 – 2x – x2.
6. Find all the angles between 0º and 90º which satisfy
20. Solve the equation for x,
the equation sec2 . cosec2 + 2 cosec2 = 8
1 1 1
+ log 5 (sinx) + log15 cosx
52 + 52 = 15 2
7. Solve : sin  + sin 3 + sin 5 = 0
21. Determine the smallest positive value of x which
8. Solve : cos2x + cos2 2x + cos2 3x = 1.
satisfy the equation, 1  sin 2 x  2 cos 3 x  0 .

9. Solve : sin2n – sin2(n – 1) = sin2, where n is

constant and n  0, 1 22. Given that A, B are positive acute angle, solve : 3
10. Solve : tan  + tan 2 + 3 tan  tan 2 = 3 2 2 3 -1
sin 2 A = sin 2B & 3 sin A + sin B = .
2
11. Find all value of , between 0 & , which satisfy 23. Find the set of values of 'a' for which the equation,
the equation; cos  . cos 2  . cos 3  = 1/4 sin4 x + cos4 x + sin 2x + a = 0 possesses solutions.
Also find the general solution for these values of
'a'.
12. Solve for x, the equation 13 - 18tanx =6 tan x–3,
where –2 < x < 2. 24. Match the following for number of solutions in [0, 2]
Column - I Column - II
13. Find all the solutions of, (A) sin2  – tan2  = 1 (P) 2
4 cos² x sin x  2 sin² x = 3 sin x. (B) sin  + cos  = 1 (Q) 0
(C) tan  + sec  = 2cos (R) 3
14. Solve the equation for 2
(D) 3sin  – 4 sin + 1 = 0 (S) 1
2
0 2; (sin 2 + 3 cos 2) – 5

π 
= cos  6 - 2θ 
 

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.18

1. The possible vslues of  (0, ) such that sin ()

+ sin (4) + sin (7) = 0 are [AIEEE 2011] 2. If 0  x < 2, then the number of real values of x,
which satisfy the equation
2π π 4π π 3π 8π cosx + cos2x + cos3x + cos4x = 0, is :
(A) , , ; , , [MAIN 2016]
9 4 9 2 4 9
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 9 (D) 3
π 5π π 2π 3π 8π
(B) , , , , ,
4 12 2 3 4 9

2π π π 2π 3π 35π
(C) , , , , ,
9 4 2 3 4 36

2π π π 2π 3π 8π
(D) , , , , ,
9 4 2 3 4 9

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.19

1. The number of solutions of the pair of equations Let P = { : sin  – cos  =

2 2
5. 2 cos } and
2sin  – cos 2 = 0 and 2cos  – 3 sin  = 0
in the interval [0, 2] is [JEE 2007, 3] Q = { : sin  + cos  = 2 sin } be two sets.
(A) zero (B) one Then
(C) two (D) four [JEE 2011]
(A) P  Q and Q – P   (B) Q  P
2. For 0 <  < /2, then solution(s) of (C) P  Q (D) P = Q
6

 cosec ( + (m – 1)/4) cosec( + m/4) = 4 2 6. For x  (0, ), the equation sinx + 2sin 2x – sin 3x = 3 has
m =1 [JEE 2014]
is(are) [JEE 2009] (A) infinitely many solutions (B) three solutions
(A) /4 (B) /6 (C) one solution (D) no solution
(C) /12 (D) 5/12
7 The number of distinct solutions of equation
3. The number of values of  in the interval 5
cos22x + cos4x + sin4x + cos6x + sin6x = 2
 π π 4
nπ
 - 2 , 2  such that θ  for n=0, ±1, ±2 and in the interval [0, 2] is [JEE 2015]
  5
tan = cot 5 as well as sin2 = cos4 is [JEE 2010]
 
8. Let S =  x   ,   : x  0,   , The sum of
4. The number of all possible values of  when (0)  2 
for which the system of equation all distinct solutions of the equation 3 sec
(y + z) cos 3 = (xyz) sin 3 [JEE 2010]
x + cosec x + 2 (tan x – cot x) = 0 in the set
2cos3θ 2sin3θ S is equaL to [JEE 2016]
x sin3 = +
y z 7 2
(A)  (B) 
(xyz) sin 3 = (y + 2z)cos 3 + y sin 3 have a 9 9
solution (x0, y0, z0) with y0,z0  0 is 5
(C) 0 (D)
9

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 Trigonometric Equation 2.20

EXERCISE - I
JEE Main
1 B 2 D 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 A 7 B
8 B 9 D 10 A 11 D 12 B 13 B 14 A
15 C 16 D 17 C 18 B 19 B 20 D 21 B
22 B 23 D

EXERCISE - II
JEE Advance
Single correct Option - type Questions
1 C 2 C 3 B 4 C 5 B 6 B 7 D
8 D 9 D 10 B
Multiple correct Option - type Questions
1 B,D 2 A,B,C,D 3 C,D 4 A,B,C,D 5 A,D 6 B,C,D
EXERCISE - III
Subjective - type Questions
  
1. (a) n + (–1)n , n (b) n + , n (c) n – , n
4 3 4
  
(d) n + (–1)n , n n ± , n (e) n ± , n
3 4 4
m (2m  1) 
2. , m  or , m  3. 2n ± , n 
4 10 3
 1    1 
4.  2n   , n   or 2n – , n  5.  n   , n  6. 45º and 60º
 2  5 2  2 9
n  1   
7. , n  or  n   , n  8. x = (2n + 1) , n  or x (2n + 1) , n  or x = n ± , n 
3  3 4 2 6
m  1   1 
9. m, m  or , m  or  m   , m  10.  n   ,n  11.
n 1  2 n  33
  3  5 2 7  2 
, , , , , 12. , where tan  = 13. n ; n + (–1)n
8 3 8 8 3 8 3 10
 3  7 19 2
or n  + (–1)n    14. = , 15. x = 2n ± , n 
 10  12 12 3
  
16. x = /6 17.  18. n + < x < n + 19. x = –1, y = n ± + 1 20.
8 4 4
 1
x = 2n + , n  only 21. x = /16 22. A = 15º, B = 30º 23. [n
6 2
 3 1
+ (–1)n sin–1 (1 – 2a  3 )] where n  and a   2 , 2 
24. (A)  (Q), (B)  (R), (C)  (P), (D)  (R)

EXERCISE - IV
Previous Year’s Question
JEE Main
1 D 2 B
JEE Advanced
1. C 2. C,D 3. 3 4. 3 5. D 6. D 7. 8
8. C

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