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1. On a horizontal plane there is a vertical tower with a 7. Statue 1.46 m tall, stands on the top of the pedestal .
flag pole on the top of the tower. At a point 9 metres From a point on the ground, the angle of elevation of
away from the foot of the tower the angle of elevation the top of the statue is 600 and from the same point, the
of the top and bottom of the flag pole are 600 and 300 angle of elevation of the top of the pedestal is 450. Find
the height of the pedestal. (use 3 = 1.73 )
respectively. Find the height of the tower and flag pole
mounted on it.
OR 8. A person standing on the bank of a river observes that
From a building 60 metres high the angles of depression the angle of elevation of the top of a tree standing on
of the top and bottom of lamp-post are 300 and 600 the opposite bank is 600. When he moves 40 m away
respectively. Find the distance between lamp-post and from the bank, he finds the angle of elevation to be 300.
building. Also find the difference of height between Find the height of the tree and the width of the river.
building and lamp-post. (use 3 = 1.732)
9. The angle of elevation of a jet fighter from a point A on
2. From the top of a cliff 92 cm high, the angle of the ground is 600. After a fight of 15 seconds, the angle
depression of a buoy is 200. calculate to the nearest of elevation changes to 300. If the jet is flying at a speed
metre, the distance of the buoy from the foot of the of 720 km/hour, find the constant height at which the
cliff.shadow of a vertical tower AB on level ground is
3. The
increased by 10 m, when the altitude of the sun changes jet is flying. (use 3 = 1.732)
from 450 to 300. Find the height of the tower and give 10. The angle of elevation of an aeroplane from a point A on
1 the ground is 600. After a flight of 30 seconds, the angel
of elevation changed to 300. If the plane is flying at a
your answer correct to 10 of a metre.
constant height of 3600 3 m, find the speed in
4. The angle of depression of the top and the bottom of a km/hour of the plane.
building 50 metres high as observed from the top of a 11. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower. A man
tower are 300 and 600 respectively. Find the height of standing at the top of the tower observes a car at an
the tower and also the horizontal distance between the angle of depression of 300, which is approaching the
building and the tower. foot of the tower with a uniform speed. Six seconds
later the angle of depression of the car is found to be
OR 600. Find the time taken by the car to reach the foot of
The angle of elevation of the top of a tower as observed the tower from this point.
from a point on the ground is 'a ' and on moving ‘a’ 12. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 3125 m from
the ground passes vertically below another plane at an
metres towards the tower, the angle of elevation is ' b ' instant when the angels of elevation of the two planes
a tan a tan b from the same point on the ground are 300 and 600
Prove that the height of the tower is tan b - tan a .
respectively. Find the distance between the planes at
that instant
5. A man on the top of a vertical tower observes a car
13. A man is standing on the deck of a ship which is 25m
moving at a uniform speed coming directly towerds it. If
above water level. He observes the angle of elevation of
it takes 12 minutes for the angle of depression to
the top of a lighthouse as 600 and the angle of
change from 300 to 450 how soon after this, will the car
depression of the base of the light house as 450.
reach the tower?
Calculate the height of the lighthouse.
6. A boy standing on a horizontal plane finds a bird flying
14. Without using tables, find the value of 14 sin 300 + 6 cos
at a distance of 100 m from him at an elevation of 300. A
600 = 5 tan 450.
girl standing on the roof of 20 metre high building, finds
the angle of elevation of the same bird to be 450. Both cos ecA cos ecA
+ = 2 + 2 tan 2 A
the boy and the girl are on opposite sides of the bird. 15. Prove that : cos ecA - 1 cos ecA + 1
Find distance of bird from the girl.

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16. Evaluate : 1
tan q =
28. If 7 sin q + 3 cos q = 4 show that
2 2
3.
17. Without using mathematical tables, find the value of x if
cos x = cos 600 cos 300 + sin 600 sin 300. 5
tan A =
18. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate : 29. If 12 , find the value of (sin A + cos A) sec A.
2 tan 530 cot 800
-
cot 37 0 tan100 30. If sec 4A = cosec (A - 200), where 4A is an acute angle,
19. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate : find the value of A.
OR
sin 800
+ sin 590 sec 310 1
cos10 0
tan A =
sin 250 cos 250 In a D ABC, right angled at C, if 3 , find the
0
- value of sin A cos B + cos A sin B.
20. Without using tables, evaluate : sec 65 cos ec 650
7
sin A
= (cos ecA - cot A) 31. If cos A = 25 , find the value of tan A + cot A.
21. Prove the (1 + cos A) 1
22. In the fig AD = 4 cm, BD = 3 cm and CB = 12 cm, find
32. If sin q = 3 , find the value of [2 cot2 q + 2)
cot q
sin 3 q + cos 3 q
+ sin q cosq
33. Simplify : sin q + cosq

34. If sec q (1 + sin q ) (1 - sin q ) = k , then find the value

2

23. Without using the trigonometric tables, evaluate the of k.

following :
11sin 700 4 cos 530 cos ec 370 15 (2 + 2 sin q )(1 - sin q )
- cot q =
7 cos 200 7 tan150 tan 350 tan 550 tan 750 35. If 8 , then evaluate (1 + cos q )(2 - 2 cos q )
24. Without using the trigonometric tables, evaluate the OR
following : Find the value of tan 600 geometrically.
15
sin 180
+ 3 [tan100 tan 300 tan 400 tan 500 36. If sec A = 7 and A + B = 900. find the value of cosec B.
cos 72 0 tan 800 ]
25. If sin q = cos q , find the value of q .
37. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate :
7 cos 700 3 cos 550 cos ec350
+
26. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the 2 sin 200 2 2 tan 50 tan 250 tan 450 tan 850 tan 650
following : 38. Evaluate :
(sin 25 + sin 65 ) + 3(tan 5 tan15 tan
2 0 2 0 0 0
sec 54 - cot 2 360
2 0
+ 2 sin 2 380 sec 2 520 - sin 2 450
300 tan 750 tan 850 ) . cos ec 57 - tan 33
2 0 2 0

27. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the

following:
(cos 2 250 + cos 2 650 ) + cos ec q sec (900 - q)
- cot q tan (900 - q) .

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39. Prove that following 46. Evaluate without using trigonometric tables :
: (tan A - tan B) + (1 + tan A tan B) = sec Asec B . sin 2 q + sin 2 (900 - q) 3 cot 2 300 sin 2 540 sec 2 360
2 2 2 2
+
3(sec2 610 - cot 2 290 ) 2(cos ec 2 650 - tan 2 250 ) .
OR 47. Without using trigonometric tables evaluate the
Evaluate : following
sin 150 cos 750 + cos 150 sin 750 :
sec 2 100 - cot 2 800 +
cos q sin(900 - q) + sin q cos(900 - q) cos 2 200 + cos 2 700
+ 2 cos ec 2 580 - 2 cot 580 tan 320 - 4 ta
sec 50 - cot 40
2 0 2 0

secq + tanq - 1 cosq OR

=
40. Prove that: tanq - secq + 1 1 - sin q . secq - 1 secq + 1
+ = 2 cos ecq
OR
Prove that : secq + 1 secq - 1
Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the
following :
48. Without using trigonometric tables evaluate the
cot(900 - q). sin q(900 - q) cot 400
+ - (cos 2 200 + cos 2 700 ) following :
sin q tan 450 (i)
41. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the sec 390 2
following : 0
+ tan17 0 - tan 380 tan 600 tan 520 tan 730 - 3
cos ec51 3
sec 2 q - cot 2 (900 - q)
+ (sin 40 + sin 50 )
2 0 2 0

cos ec 2 670 - tan 2 230 . (ii)

42. Prove that: (1 + tan A) + (1 - tan A) = 2 sec A .

2 2 2
3 cos 550 4(cos 700. cos ec 200 )
-
sin q tanq 7 sin 350 7(tan 50. tan 250. tan 450. tan 650. tan 85)
= 1 + secq
43. Prove that: 1 - cosq . (iii)
sin q + cosq sin q - cosq 2 sec 2 q cot 540
+ = tan 7 0. tan 230. tan 600. tan 67 0. tan 830 + + sin 200.se
44. Prove that: sin q - cosq sin q + cosq tan q - 1 .
2
0
sin A - 1 1 - cos A tan 36
=
OR 49. Prove that : sin A + 1 1 + cos A
Evaluate without using trigonometric tables :
sec 2 (900 - q) - cot 2 q 2 cos 2 600 tan 2 280 tan 2 620 cot A - cos A cos ecA - 1
+ =
2(sin 2 250 + sin 2 650 ) 3(sec 2 430 - cot 2 470 ) 50. Prove that : cot A + cos A cos ecA + 1
. OR
45. Prove that : Prove that : (1 + cot A - cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A) = 2
1 1 1 1 51. Prove that :
- = - (sin q + cos ecq ) 2 + (cosq + secq ) 2 = 7 + tan 2 q + cot 2 q
cos ecq - cot q sin q sin q cos ecq + cot q
OR
OR Prove that sin q (1 + tan q ) + cos q (1 + cot q ) =
sec q + cosec q
Evaluate without using trigonometric tables :
cos ec (90 - q) - tan q 2 tan 30 sec 52 sin 38
2 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 0
+
4(cos 2 480 + cos 2 420 ) cos ec 2 700 - tan 2 200
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52. Prove that : 63. Two points A and B are on opposite sides of a tower.
(1 + cot A + tan A)(sin A - cos A) = sin A tan A - cot A cos tA The top of the tower makes an angle of 300 and 450 at A
. and B respectively. If the height of the tower is 40
OR metres, find the distance AB.
Without using trigonometric tables evaluate the 64. Two men on either side of a tower 60 metres high
é cos 580 ù é cos 380 cos ec520 ù observe the angle of elevation of the top of the tower to
2ê ú - 3 ê 0ú
be 450 and 600 respectively. Find the distance between
sin 320 û 0 0
following : ë ë tan15 tan 60 tan 75 û . the two men.
53. Find the value of sin 300 geometrically. 65. Two boats approach a light house in the middle of the
OR sea from opposite directions. The angles of elevation of
Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate : the top of the light house from two boats are a and
cos 580 sin 22 cos 380 cos ec520 b . If the distance between the two boats is x metres,
+ -
sin 320 cos 680 tan180 tan 350 tan 600 tan 720 tan 550 prove that the height of the light house
54. Evaluate : x
h=
2 2 5 is 0 cot a0 + cot b
cos ec 2 580 - cot 580 tan 320 - tan130 tan 37 0 tan 450 tan 53 tan 77
3 3 3
(i) Find h if a = 600 , b = 450 and x = 250 m
.
h if a =on60a horizontal
, b = 300 and
0
56. The ladder resting against a vertical wall is inclined at an 66. A
(ii)boy
Findstanding plane
x =finds
400 ambird flying a
angle of 300 to the ground. The foot of the ladder is 7.5 distance of 100 m from him at an elevation of 300. A girl
m from the wall. Find the length of the ladder. standing on the roof of 20 metres high building, finds
57. A circus artist is climbing a 20 m long rope, which is the angle of elevation of the same bird to be 450. Both
tightly stretched and tied from the top of vertical pole the boy and the girl are on opposite sides of the bird.
to the ground. Find the height of the pole if the angle Find the distance of the bird from the girl.
made by the rope with the ground level is 300. 67. Two pillars of equal height stand on either side of a
58. The length of a string between a kite and a point on the roadway which is 180 metres wide. The angle of
roof of a building 10 m high is 180 m. If the string makes elevation of the top of the pillars are 600 and 300 at a
4 point on the roadway between the pillars. Find the
tanq = height of the pillars and the position of the point.
an angle q with the level ground such that 3,
68. Two lamp posts are 60 metres apart, and the height of
how high is the kite from the ground?
the one is double that of the other. From the middle of
59. The angle of depression of a ship as seen from the top
the line joining their feet, an observer finds the angular
of 120 m high light house is 600. How far is the ship from
elevation of their top to be complementary. Find the
the light house?
height of each lamp.
60. A boy 1.7 m tall, is 25 m away from a tower and
69. Two lamp posts are of equal height. A boy measured-the
observes the angle of elevation of the top of the tower
elevation of the top of each lamp-post from the
to be 600. Find the height of the tower.
mid-point of the line-segment joining the feet of
61. A man 1.8 m tall stands at a distance of 3.6 m from a
lamp-post as 300. After walking 15 m towards one of
lamp post and casts a shadow of 5.4 m on the ground.
them, he measured the elevation of its top at the point
Find the height of the lamp post.
where he stands as 600. Determine the height of each
62. A straight highway leads to the foot of a tower of height lamp-post and the distance between them.
50 m. from the top of the tower, the angles of
70. When the sun’s altitude increases from 300 to 600, the
depression of two cars standing on the highway are 300
length of the shadow of a tower decreases by 100
and 600. What is the distance between the two cars and
metres. Find the height of the tower.
how far is each car from the tower ?

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71. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from two 78. The height of a hill is 3300 metres. From a point P on the
points at distances a and b metres from the base and in ground the angle of elevation of the top of the hill is 600.
the same straight line with it are a and b A balloon is moving with constant speed vertically
respectively. Prove that the height of the tow upwards from P. After 5 minutes of its movement, a
person sitting in it observes the angle of elevation of the
(a - b) tan a tnab
h= top of the hill as 300. What is the speed of the balloon ?
tanb - tan a
79. A man in a boat rowing away from a light-house 100 m
72. From the top of a church spire 96 m high, the angels of high, takes 2 minutes to change the angle of elevation of
depression of two cars on a road, at the same level as the top of the light-house from 600 to 450. Find the
the base of the spire and on the same side of it are q speed of the boat.
1 1 80. From a point on the ground 40 m away from the foot of
tan q = tan f =
and f where 4 and 7 Calculate the tower, the angle of elevation of the top of the tower is
distance between tow cars. 300. The angle of elevation to the top of a water tank
73. At a point on the level ground, the angle of the (on the top of the tower) is 450. Find
elevation of a vertical tower is found to be such that its (i) The height of the tower (ii) The
depth of the tank.
5
81. At a point on a level plane, a tower subtends an angle
tangent is 12 . On walking 192 m towards the tower, a and a man h metres high on its top an angle b . Prove
3
h tana
the tangent of the angel is found to be 4 . Find the
height of the tower. that the height of the tower is : tan(a + b ) - tan a
74. AB is a straight road leading to C, the foot of a tower, A 82. A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is
being at a distance of 120 m from C and B being 75 m surmounted by a flagstaff of height 12 metres. At a
nearer. It the angle of elevation of the tower at B be the point on the plane, the angle of elevation of the bottom
double of the angle of elevation of the tower at A, find of the flagstaff is 450 and of the top of the flagstaff is
the height of the tower. 600. Determine the height of the tower:
75. An aeroplane is observed at the same time by two 83. The angles of elevation of the top and the bottom of a
anti-aircraft batteries distant 6000 m apart to be at flagstaff fixed on a wall are 450 and 300 to a man
elevations of 300 and 450 respectively. Assuming that standing on the other end of the road 20 metres wide.
the aeroplane is travelling directly towards the two Find the height of the flagstaff and also the height of the
batteries, find its height and its horizontal distance from wall.
the nearer battery. 84. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 4000 m from
76. AT.V tower stands vertically on a bank of canal. From a the ground passes vertically above another aeroplane at
point on the other bank directly opposite the tower the an instant when the angles of the elevation of the two
angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 600. From a planes from the same point on the ground are 600 and
point 20 m away from this point on the same bank, the 450 respectively. Find the vertical distance between the
angle of elevation of the top of the tower is 300. Find aeroplane at that instant.
the height of the tower and the width of the canal. 85. An aeroplane when 6000 metres high passes vertically
77. A car is travelling on a straight road leading to a tower. above another at an instant when the angles of
From a point at a distance of 500 m from the tower as elevation at the same observing point are 600 and 450
seen by the driver is 300. After driving towards the respectively. How many metres higher is the one than
tower for 10 seconds, the angle of elevation of the top the other ?
of the tower as seen by the driver is found to be 600.
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86. Two aeroplanes are observed to be in a vertical line. The 96. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point h metres
angle of elevation of the upper plane is a and a that of above a lake be b , and the angle of depression of its
the lower is b . If the height of the former be H metres, reflection in the lake be a , prove that the height of the
find the height of the latter plane if a = 600, b = æ tan a + tan b ö
hçç ÷÷
450, H = 3500 m.
cloud is : è tan a - tan b ø
87. The angle of elevation of a Jet fighter from a point A on
the ground is 600. After 10 seconds flight, the angle of 3 5 sin A + 3sec A - 3 tan A
the of elevation changes to 300. If the Jet is flying at a 98. If cos A = 5 . evaluate 4 cot A + 4 cos ecA + 5 cos A
speed of 432 km/hour, find the height at which the jet is q
flying. q= cos ecq + cot q
p2 + q2
88. The angle of elevation of a Jet fighter from a point on 99. Given cos , find cos ecq - cot q
the ground is 600. After 15 seconds flight, the angle of 4 12
elevation changes to 300. If the Jet is flying at height of a= b=
100. If sin 5 and cos 13 find
1500 3 m, find the speed of the Jet. sin a cos b + cos a sin b
89. From the top of tower 60 metres high, the angle of 1
depression of the top and bottom of a pole are secq = x +
101. If 4 x , prove that
observed to be 450 and 600 respectively. Find the height
of the pole and distance of tower from the pole. 1
90. From the top of a building 60 metres high, the angle secq + tanq = 2 x or 2 x .
of depression of the top and bottom of a vertical 1 + cos q 16 1 + cot q
lamp-post are observed to be 300 and 600 respectively. =
102. If 1 - cos q 9 , find 1 - cot q .
Find :
(i) The horizontal distance between the building and secq - tanq 36 cos ecq - secq
=
the lamp-post and 103. If secq + tanq 49 , find cos ecq + secq .
If 2 sin q + cos q = 2, find sin q
(ii) The difference between the height of the building
104.
91. and
Fromthe lamp-post
the top of a cliff 200 metres high, the angles of
1 + cos x 1 + sin x
depression of the top and bottom of a tower are =7+4 3
observed to be 300 and 600. Find the height of the tower 105. If 1 - cos x . find the value of 1 - sin x .
and calculate the distance between them. 106. (i) If sin (A + B) = 1 and cos (A - B) = 1, find A
92. A man on the deck of a ship is 12 m above water level. and B.
He observes that the angle of elevation, of the top of a
(ii) If tan (2A + B) = 3 and cot (3A - B) = 3 , find A
cliff is 450 and the angle of depression of its base is 300.
and B.
Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and the
height of the cliff. 107. Find x if : (i) cos (5x - 400) = sin 300. (ii) cosec (x + 300)
= cot 450.
94. A man on the deck of a ship, 16 m above water level,
108. If A = 600. B = 300, verify each of the following :
observes that the angle of elevation and depression
(i) cos (A - B) cos A cos B + sin A sin B.
respectively of the top and bottom of a cliff are 600 and
cot A cot B - 1
300. Calculate the distance of the cliff from the ship and =
the height of the cliff. (ii) cos (A + B) cot A + cot B
95. The angle of elevation of a cloud from a point 100 m tan A + tan B
above a lake is 300 and the angle of depression of its
109. (i) Assume that tan (A + B) = 1 - tan A tan B ,
reflection in the lake is 600. Find the height of the cloud.
find tan 750 when A = 450, B = 300.
(ii) Assume cos (A - B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B, find
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110. Assume that sin (A + B) = cos A cos B + cos A sin B, if 118. Prove :
1 1 (sec A + tan 2 A) (cos ec 2 A + cot 2 A) = 1 + 2 sec 2 A cos ec 2 A
2

sin A = 10 , sin B = 5 . Then find angle (A + B) .

2
111. Find the value of q in each of the following if : 1 + cot 2 q æ 1 + cot q ö
=ç ÷
1 + tan 2 q çè 1 + tan q ÷ø
(i) 2 cos 3 q = 1 (ii) 2 3 tan q = 6 119. Prove :
1 - tan q 1 2
tan q cot q
= + = sin q cosq
(iii) 1 + tan q 2 + q + q
2 2 2 2
120. Prove : (1 tan ) (1 cot ) .
112. Prove that: (i) sin 600 cos 300 + cos 600 sin 300 = sin 121. Prove :
900 (ii) cos 900 = 4 cos3 300 - 3 cos 300 (1 - cosq + sin q ) (1 + cosq + sin q ) = 2 sin q (1 + sin q )
113. Evaluate the following : 122. Prove :
3 2 0 3 sin A (1 + tan A) + cos A (1 + cot A) = sec A + cos ecA .
cot 30 + 3sin 2 600 - 2 cos ec 2 600 - tan 2 300
(i) 4 4
(ii) 123. Prove : secq (1 + sin q ) (secq - tanq ) = 1
1 + tan 2 300 1 + cot 2 60124.
0
Prove : secq (1 - sin q ) (secq + tanq ) = 1
+ cos ec 2
60 0
- cos 2
45 0
+ sin 2
45 0
+
1 - tan 2 300 1 - cot 2 60125.
0 Prove :
(iii) cos 2 q (1 + tan 2 q ) + sin 2 q (1 + cot 2 q ) = 2
cot q
1 =1
cos 2 300 cos 2 450 + 4 sec 2 600 + cos 2 900 - 2 tan 2 600 126. Prove : cos 3 q cos ecq + sin q cosq
2
127. Prove :
(iv) 4(sin 30 + cos 60 ) - 3(cos 45 - sin 90 )
4 0 4 0 2 0 2 0

(secq + cos ecq ) (sinq + cosq ) = secq cos ecq + 2

114. Find the value of x in each of the following :
128. Prove :
27 cos 2 450
2 x tan 60 + 3x sin 30 =
2 0 2 0
2(1 + sin 2 q )
4 sin 2 600 . (tanq + secq ) 2 + (tanq + secq ) 2 =
(i) cos 2 q
(ii) 129. Prove :
( x + 1)(sin 4 600 + cos 4 300 ) - x(tan 2 600 - tan 2 450 ) + ( x + 2) cos 2
(sin45
0
= 1q ) 2 - (sin q - cosq ) 2
q + cos
. = 2 sin q cosq
(sin q + cosq ) 2 + (sin q - cosq ) 2
(iii)
130. Prove :
( x - 4) sin 2 600 + ( x - 5) tan 2 300 - x sin 450 cos 450 = 0
(1 + sin q + cosq ) 2 = 2 (1 + sin q ) (1 + cosq )
.
131. Prove :
(iv) tan x = sin 45 cos 45 + sin 30 .
0 0 0

sin q - cos 8 q = (sin 2 q - cos 2 q) (1 - 2 sin 2 q cos 2 q)

8

(v) sin 2 x = sin 60 cos 30 - cos 60 sin 30

0 0 0 0

: sec q - tan q = 1 + 3sec q tan q

6 6 2 2

(vi) tan 3x = sin 45 cos 45 + sin 30 .

0 0 0 132. Prove
: sec q - tan q = 2 sec - 1
4 4 2
115. If (sec x - 1) (sec x + 1) = 3 then find the value of x. 133. Prove
116. Prove : 134. Prove :
tan 3 q cot 3 q æ cos 3 q - sin 3 q ö æ cos 3 q sin 3 q ö
+ = secq cos ecq - 2 sin q cosq çç ÷÷ - çç ÷÷ = 2 sin q cos q
1 + tan 2 q 1 + cot 2 q è cos q - sin q ø è cos q + sin q ø
117. Prove :
135. Prove :
(tan q + cot q + sec q) (tan q + cot q - sec q) = cos ec 2q sin A + cos A sin A - cos A 2
. + =
sin A - cos A sin A + cos A sin A - cos 2 A
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1
+
1
= 2 sec 2 q cos ecq - cot q 1
- q + q =
136. Prove : 1 sin 1 sin cos ecq + cot q cos ecq + cot q
152. Prove :
1 1
+ = 2 secq sec q - 1 sec q + 1
137. Prove : secq - tanq secq + tanq + = 2 cos ecq
sec q + 1 sec q - 1
cosq cosq 153. Prove :
+ = 2 secq 154. Prove :
138. Prove : 1 + sin q 1 - sin q
cos ecq - cot q cos ecq + cot q
139. Prove : + = 2 cos ecq
1 1 1 1 cos ecq + cot q cos ecq - cot q
- = - 155. Prove :
cos ecq + cot q sin q sin q cos ecq - cot q
1 + cosq sin q tan A + sec A - 1 1 + sin A 1 + sin A
+ = 2 cos ecq = sec A + tan A =
140. Prove : sin q 1 + cosq tan A - sec A + 1 cos A 1 - sin A
141. Prove : 156. Prove :
sin q + cos q sin q - cos q 2 2 sec q
2 1 + cos A - sin A 1 - sin A 1 - sin A
+ = = = sec A - tan A =
sin q - cos q sin q + cos q sin 2 q - cos 2 q tan 2 q - 1 1 + cos A + sin A cos A 1 + sin A
sin A - sin B cos A - cos B 157. Prove :
+ =0
142. Prove : cos A + cos B sin q + sin B
cos A + 1 - sin A 1 + cos A 1 + cos A
= cos ecA - cot A =
1 + cot q 1 - cot q 2 cos A - 1 + sin A sin A 1 - cos A
+ = 158. What is the angle of elevation of a vertical flagstaff
143. Prove : 1 - cot q 1 + cot q sin q - cos q
2 2

of height 100 3 m from a point 100 m from its foot.

cos ecq - 1 cos ecq + 1
+ = 2 secq 159. A ladder makes an angle of 600 with the floor and its
144. Prove : cos ec q + 1 cos ec q - 1 lower end is 20 m from the wall. Find the length of the
145. Prove : ladder.
secq + 1 - tanq tanq + secq - 1 160. The shadow of a building is 100 m long when the
+ = 2 secq
secq + 1 + tanq tanq - secq + 1 angle of elevation of the sun is 600. Find the height of
the uilding.
1 - cos q
= cos ecq - cot q 161. A ladder 20 m long is placed against a vertical wall
146. Prove : 1 + cos q of height 10 metres. Find the distance between the foot
1 + sin q cot 2 q of the ladder and the wall and also the inclination of the
= ladder to the horizontal.
Prove : 1 - sin q (cos ecq - 1)
2
147. 162. What is the angle of elevation of the sun when the
sec q - 1 tan q 1
=
148. Prove : sec q + 1 sec q + 1 length of the shadow of the pole is 3 times the
height of the pole ?
sec q - tan q
= sec q - tan q
149. Prove : sec q + tan q 163. A flagstaff 6 metres high throws a shadow 2 3
metres logn on the ground. Find the angle of elevation
1 - sin q
= 1 + 2 tan 2 q - 2 tanq secq of the sun.
150. Prove : 1 + sin q
151. Prove :
cos ecq + cot q
= 1 + 2 cot 2 q + 2 cos ecq cot q
cos ecq - cot q

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A tree 10 (2 + 3 ) metres high is broken by the

3
164.
176. If tan A = 4 and A + B = 900, then what is the
wind at a height 10 3 metres from its root in such a value of cot B?
way that top struck the ground at certain angle and 177. If tan A = cot B, prove that A + B = 900
horizontal distance from the root of the tree to the
2 tan800
point where the top meets the ground is 10 m. Find the
angle of elevation made by the top of the tree with the 178. Evaluate : 3 cot100
ground. 179. The height of a tower is 10 m. Calculate the height
In the adjoining fig, determine : sin a + sin b
of its shadow when sun’s altitude is 450.
166.
180. What is the angle of elevation of the sum when the
length of the shadow of a pole is 3 times of the
height of the pole ?
181. Evaluate :
(A)
sin q cos q sin(900 - q) cos q sin q cos(900 - q) sin 2 27 0
+ +
5 sin q - 3 cos q cos(900 - q) sin(900 - q) cos 2 400
167. If 5 tan q = 4, find the value of sin q + cos q : (B) cos1 cos 2 cos 3 - - - - - - - cos180
0 0 0 0

168. If A = 300. verify sin 2A = 2 sin A cos A : (C)

1 sin(500 + q) - cos(400 - q) + tan10 tan100 tan 700 tan 800 tan 890
tan q = (D)
169. Given that 5 , what is the value of
2 1
cos ec 2 - sec 2 q (cos 4 300 - sin 4 450 ) - 3(sin 2 600 - sec 2 450 ) + cot 2 300
3 4
cos ec 2 + sec 2 q ? (E)
1 cos 2 200 + cos 2 700
+ 2 cos ec 2 580 - 2 cot 580 tan 320 - 4 ta
What is the maximum value of sec q ? sec 50 - cot 40
2 2 0
170.
tan q sec q - cos ecq 1
sin q = cos q = 3 =
q= ,
171. What is the value of q if 2
182. If cot 4 prove that sec q + cos ecq 7.
172. In the given fig ABC is right D at B such that AB = 3 183. If A + B = 900, prove that :
cm and AC = 6 cm. Determine Ð ACB.
tan A tan B + tan A cot B sin 2 B
- = tan A
sin A sec B cos 2 A
184. If A, B, C are the interior angles of a D ABC, show
that :
B+C A
= cos
(i) sin 2 2 (ii) cos
B+C A
2 tan 300 = sin
2 2
173. Evaluate : 1 - tan2 300
185. tan q - sin 2 q = tan 2 q sin 2 q
2

cos q sin q
+ (sin q + cos ecq) + (cos q + sec q)2 = 7 + tan2 q + cot2 q
174. Evaluate : sin(90 - q) cos(900 - q)
0
186.
tan q cot q
175. Evaluate : sin 250 cos 650 + cos 250 sin 650 + = sec q cos ecq + 1
187. 1 - cot q 1 - tan q

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1 - sin q q=
1
= sec q - tan q
188. 1 + sin q 204. If 7 sin2 q + 3 cos2 q = 4, show that tan 3

189. 205. Prove : sin q (1 + tan q ) + cos q (1 + cot q ) = sec q +

cosec q .
sin A + cos A sin A - cos A 2 2 206. Using the information given in fig. write the values
+ = =
sin A - cos A sin A + cos A sin A - cos A 1 - 2 cos 2 A
2 2
of all trigonometric ratios of angle C.
190. 3
207. In a right D ABC, if Ð A is acute and tan A = 4 .
(sin q + sec q) 2 + (cos q + cos ecq) 2 = (1 + sec q cos ecq) 2
find the remaining trigonometric ratios of Ð A.
191. (1 + cot q - cos ecq)(1 + tan q + sec q) = 2 1
(sin8 q - cos8 q) = (sin 2 q - cos2 q)(1 - 2 sin2 q cos2 q) 208. In a D ABC, right angled at B, if tan A = 3 , find the
192.
tan q + sec q - 1 1 + sin q value of
=
193. tan q - sec q + 1 cos q (i) sinA cosC + cosA sinC
(ii) cosA cosC - sinA sinC.
194. If x = r sin q cos f, y = r sin q sin f, z = r cos q, then 1 2 tan A
Prove that : x2 + y2 + z2 = r2.
If sinA = 2 , verify that 2 sinA cosA = 1 + tan A
2
209.
195. If cot q + tan q = x and sec q - cos q = y, then
prove that (x2y)2/3 - (xy2)2/3 = 1
p2 -1
If sec q + tan q = p, then show that p + 1 = sin q
2
196.
197. Prove that : tan2 A - tan2 B =
cos 2 B - cos 2 A sin 2 A - sin 2 B
=
cos 2 B cos 2 A sin 2 A sin 2 B
198. Prove that :
210. In D PQR, right angled at Q, PR + QR = 25 cm and
1 1 1 1 1
- = = - PQ = 5 cm. Find the value of sinP, cosP and tanP.
sec x - tan x cos x cos x cos x sec x + tan x
211. If Ð B and Ð Q are are acute angles such that sin
199. Prove : (1 + tan2 A) +
B = sinQ, then prove that Ð B = Ð Q.
æ 1 ö 1
ç1 + ÷= 212. In D ABC, right angled at B, BC = 5 cm, Ð BAC =
è tan A ø sin A - sin A
2 2 4
300, find the length of the sides AB and AC.
200. Evaluate :
213. In D ABC, right angled at C, if AC = 4 cm and AB = 8
cot 540
0
+ cm. Find Ð A and Ð B.
tan 70 tan 230 tan 600 tan 670 tan 830 + tan 36 sin 200
sec 700 - 2.
201. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the
following :
(sin2 650 + sin2 250) + 3 (tan 50 tan 150 tan 300 tan 750
tan 850)
202. If sin 3 q = cos ( q - 60) and 3 q and q - 60 are acute, sin 300 + tan 450 - cos ec600
find the value of q 214. Evaluate : sec 300 + cos 600 - cot 450
203. If sin q = cos q , find the value of q .

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215. Find the value of q in each of the following 228. A captain of an aeroplane flying at an altitude of
1000 metres sights two ships as shown in the figure. If
(i) 2 sin 2 q = 3 (ii) 2 cos 3 q = 1 (iii) the angle of depressions are 600 and 300, find the
3 tan 2 q - 3 = 0 distance between the ships.
216. Without using tables, evaluate :
sin 530 cos 49 0
0 0
(i) cos 37 (ii) sin 41 (iii)
tan 66 0
cot 24 0
217. Without using tables, show that (cos 350 cos 550 -
sin 350 sin 550) = 0.
218. Express (sin 850 + cosec 850) in terms of
trigonometric ratios of angles between 00 and 450.
Required distance between the ships = (x + y) metres =
219. If tan 2A = cot (A - 180), where 2A is an acute angle,
(577.3 + 1732) m = 2309.3 m
find the value of A.
229. Two poles of equal heights are standing opposite to
220. Evaluate :
each other on either side of a road, which is 80 metres
sec 290 wide. From a point between them on the road, the
0
+ 2 cot 8 0 cot170 cot 450 cot 730 cot 820
cos ec61 . angles of elevation of their top are 300 and 600. Find the
221. For a triangle ABC, show that sin position of the point and also the height of the poles.
æ B+C ö æ Aö 230. In the given triangle AB = 3 cm and AC = 5 cm. Find
ç ÷ = cosç ÷ all trigonometric ratios.
è 2 ø è 2 ø , where A, B and C are interior
m
angles of D ABC. q=
231. If tan n , then find sin q .
222. Express sin A, sec A and tan A in terms of cot A.
13
223. Prove sec 2 q + cos ec 2 q = tanq + cot q A=
232. If cosec 5 the prove than tan2A-sin2A =
224. Prove
sin4A sec2 A.
1
(cosecA - sin A)(sec A - cos A) = 233. In D ABC, right angled at B, AC + AB = 9 cm and BC =
tan A + cot A 3 cm. Determine the value of cot C, cosec C, sec C.
225. An observer 1.5 m tall, is 28 5 m away from a tower
234. Given that cos (A - B) = cos A cos B + sin A sin B, find
30 m high. Determine the angle of elevation of the top
the value of cos 150.
of the tower from his eye.
235. A Rhombus of side of 10 cm has two angles of 600
226. A vertical post casts a shadow 21 m long when the
each. Find the length of diagonals and also find its area
altitude of the sun is 300. Find :
236. Evaluate :
(a) the height of the post.
(b) the length of the shadow when the altitude of the sec 2 540 - cot 2 36 0 2
+ 2 sin 2 380 sec 2 520 - sin 2 450 +
sun is 600. cos ec 57 - tan 33
2 0 2 0
3
(c) the altitude of the sun when the length of the
shadow is 7 3 m. 237. Prove that :
227. A 1.6 m tall girl stands at a distance of 3.2 m from cos ec(650 + q) - sec(250 - q) - tan(550 - q) + cot(350 + q)
the lamp-post and casts a shadow of 4.8 m on the 2 cos 2 q - 1
ground. Find the height of the lamp-post by using (i) cot q - tan q =
238. Prove that : sin q cos q
trigonometric ratios (ii) property of similar trianges.
239. Prove that : (coses A - sin A) (sec A - cos A) (tan A +
cot A) = 1.

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240. If sin q + cos q = m and sec q + cos ecq = n, then 254. If q is an acute angle and tan q + cot q =2 find the
value of tan q + cot q
9 9
prove that n (m2 - 1) = 2m.
1
sec q = x + , 255. Evaluate :
241. If 4x then prove that
cot 540
1 +
sec q + tan q = 2x or tan 70 tan 230 tan 600 tan 670 tan 830 + tan 36
0
sin 200 sec
2x . 700 – 2.[CBSE - 2007]
242. If q is an acute angle and tan q + cot q =2 find the
value of tan q + cot q
9 9 256. Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate the
following :
243. In the given triangle AB = 3 cm and AC = 5 cm. Find
all trigonometric ratios. (sin2 650 + sin2 250) + 3 (tan 50 tan 150 tan 300 tan 750 tan
850)[CBSE - 2008]
m
q= 257. If sin 3 q = cos ( q - 600) and 3 q and q - 600 are
244. If tan n , then find sin q .
acute, find the value of q [CBSE - 2008]
13
A= 258. If sin q = cos q , find the value of q .[CBSE - 2008]
245. If cosec 5 the prove than tan2A-sing2A = sin4A
sec2 A.
3 sec q - cos ecq 1
q= , =
246. In D ABC, right angled at B. AC + AB = 9 cm. 259. If cot 4 prove that sec q + cos ecq 7 .
Determine the value of cot C, cosec C, sec C.
260. If A + B = 900, prove that :
247. Given that cos (A - B) = cos A cos B + Sin B, find the
tan A tan B + tan A cot B sin2 B
value of cos 150. - = tan A
sin A sec B cos2 A
248. A Rhombus of side of 10 cm has two angles of 600
each. Find the length of diagonals and also find its
area. 261. If A, B, C are the interior angles of a D ABC, show
that :
249. Prove that : B+C A
= cos
cos ec(650 + q) - sec( 250 - q) - tan(550 - q) + cot(350 + q) = 0 (i) sin 2 2
2 cos2 q - 1 B+C A
cot q - tan q = = sin
sin q cos q (ii) cos 2 2
250. Prove that :
262. tan2 q - sin2 q = tan2 q sin2 q
251. Prove that : (coses A – sin A) (sec A – cos A) (tan A
+ cot A) = 1.
263.
252. If sin q + cos q = m and sec q + cos ecq = n, then (sin q + cos ecq) + (cos q + sec q)2 = 7 + tan2 q + cot2 q
[CBSE -
prove that n (m2 - 1) = 2m. 2008]

1 tan q cot q
sec q = x + , + = sec q cos ecq + 1
253. If 4x 264. 1 - cot q 1 - tan q
1
sec q + tan q = 2x or
then prove that 2x . 1 - sin q
= sec q - tan q
265. 1 + sin q

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266.

267. (sin q + sec q)2 + (cos q + cos ecq)2 = (1 + sec q cos ecq)2

268. (1 + cot q - cos ecq)(1 + tan q + sec q) = 2

(sin8 q - cos8 q) = (sin 2 q - cos2 q)(1 - 2 sin2 q cos2 q)

269.

tan q + sec q - 1 1 + sin q

=
270. tan q - sec q + 1 cos q

271. If x = r sin q cos f, y = r sin q sin f, z = r cos q,

then Prove that : x2 + y2 + z2 = r2.

272. If cot q + tan q = x and sec q - cos q = y, then

prove that (x2y)2/3 – (xy2)2/3 = 1

p2 - 1
If sec q + tan q = p, then show that p + 1 =
2
273.
sin q [CBSE - 2004]

274. Prove that :

cos2 B - cos2 A sin2 A - sin2 B
=
tan2 A– tan2B= cos2 B cos2 A sin2 A sin2 B [CBSE - 2005]
275. Prove that :
1 1 1 1 1
- = = -
sec x - tan x cos x cos x cos x sec x + tan x [CBSE - 2005]

276. Prove : (1 + tan2 A) +

æ 1 ö 1
ç1 + ÷=
è tan A ø sin A - sin A [CBSE - 2006]
2 2 4

1
q=
277. If 7 sin2 q + 3 cos2 q = 4, show that tan 3 [CBSE
- 2008]

278. Prove: sin q (1 + tan q )+cos q (1+

cot q )=sec q +cosec q .[CBSE - 2008]

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