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COMPOUND ANGLES
OBJECTIVES
1. If sin A = sin B and cos A = cos B, then

A−B
(a) sin =0 (b) sin A + B = 0
2 2

A−B
(c) cos =0 (d) cos( A + B) = 0
2

2. cos 2 48 ° − sin 2 12 ° =

5 −1 5 +1
(a) (b)
4 8

3 −1 3 +1
(c) (d)
4 2 2

m 1
3. If tan α = and tan β = , then α+β =
m +1 2m + 1

π
(a) (b) π
3 4

π
(c) (d) None of these
6

4 5 π
4. If cos(α + β ) = , sin(α − β ) = and α, β lie between 0 and , then tan 2α =
5 13 4

16 56
(a) (b)
63 33

28
(c) (d) None of these
33

1 1
5. If tan A = − and tan B = − , then A + B =
2 3

π 3π
(a) (b)
4 4

5π
(c) (d) None of these
4

6. The value of sin 47 o + sin 61 ° − sin 11 ° − sin 25 ° =

(a) sin 36 ° (b) cos 36°

(c) sin 7 ° (d) cos 7 °
π
7. If A+B= , then (1 + tan A )(1 + tan B ) =
4

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) ∞ (d)– 2

1 3
8. − =
sin 10 ° cos 10 °

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)2 (d)4

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π  π 
9. cos 2  + θ  − sin 2  − θ  =
6  6 

1
(a) cos 2θ (b) 0
2

1 1
(c) − cos 2 θ (d)
2 2

m +n
10. If m tan( θ − 30 °) = n tan( θ + 120 °), then =
m −n

(a) 2 cos 2θ (b) cos 2θ

(c) 2 sin 2θ (d) sin 2θ

11. The value of tan 20 o + 2 tan 50 o − tan 70 o is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) tan 50 o (d) None of these

tan 70o − tan 20o

12. The value of =
tan 50o
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0
a+b
13. If b sin α = a sin(α + 2 β ), then =
a−b

tan β cot β
(a) (b)
tan(α + β ) cot(α − β )

− cot β cot β
(c) (d)
cot(α + β ) cot(α + β )

sin A − sin C
14. If = cot B, then A,B,C are in
cos C − cos A

(a) A.P. (b) G.P.

(c) H.P. (d) None of these
15. cos A + cos( 240 ° + A ) + cos( 240 ° − A) =

(a) cos A (b) 0

(c) 3 sin A (d) 3 cos A

16. sin( β + γ − α ) + sin(γ + α − β ) + sin(α + β − γ ) − sin(α + β + γ ) =

(a) 2 sin α sin β sin γ (b) 4 sin α sin β sin γ (c) sin α sin β sin γ (d)None of these

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π 3π 5π 7π
17. The value of sin sin sin sin is
16 16 16 16

1 2
(a) (b)
16 16

1 2
(c) (d)
8 8

18. cos 2 α + cos 2 (α + 120 °) + cos 2 (α − 120 °) is equal to

(a) 3/2 (b) 1
(c) 1/2 (d) 0

19. cos 2 76o + cos 2 16o − cos 76o cos16o =

(a) – 1/4 (b) 1/2
(c) 0 (d) 3/4
sin(B + A) + cos(B − A)
20. =
sin(B − A) + cos( B + A)

cos B + sin B cos A + sin A

(a) (b)
cos B − sin B cos A − sin A

cos A − sin A
(c) (d) None of these
cos A + sin A

2π 4π 8π 16 π
21. cos cos cos cos =
15 15 15 15

(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4

(c) 1/8 (d) 1/16
22. cos α. sin(β − γ ) + cos β . sin(γ − α ) + cos γ . sin(α − β ) =

(a) 0 (b) 1/2

(c) 1 (d) 4 cos α cos β cos γ
23. If sin A + sin 2 A = x and cos A + cos 2 A = y , then (x 2 + y 2 )(x 2 + y 2 − 3) =

(a) 2y (b) y
(c) 3y (d) None of these
12 π 3  3π 
24. If sin θ = , (0 < θ < ) and cos φ = − , π < φ < . Then sin(θ + φ ) will be
13 2 5  2 

−56 −56
(a) (b)
61 65

1
(c) (d) – 56
65

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25. sin12° sin 24 ° sin 48 ° sin 84 ° =

(a) cos 20° cos 40° cos 60 ° cos 80 ° (b) sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80°
3
(c) (d) None of these
15

26. If cos A = m cos B, then

A + B m +1 B−A A + B m +1 B−A
(a) cot = tan (b) tan = cot
2 m −1 2 2 m −1 2

A + B m +1 A−B
(c) cot = tan (d) None of these
2 m −1 2

π 9π 3π 5π
27. The expression 2 cos . cos + cos + cos is equal to
13 13 13 13

(a) – 1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None of these
28. sin 36 ° sin 72 ° sin 108 ° sin 144 ° =

(a) 1/4 (b) 1/16

(c) 3/4 (d) 5/16
29. The sum S = sin θ + sin 2 θ + .... + sin n θ , equals
1 1 θ 1 1 θ
(a) sin (n + 1) θ sin n θ / sin (b) cos (n + 1) θ sin n θ / sin
2 2 2 2 2 2

1 1 θ 1 1 θ
(c) sin (n + 1)θ cos n θ / sin (d) cos (n + 1)θ cos n θ / sin
2 2 2 2 2 2

cos 10 o + sin 10 o
30. =
cos 10 o − sin 10 o

(a) tan 55 o (b) cot 55 o

(c) − tan 35 o (d) − cot 35 o

31. If tan α equals the integral solution of the inequality 4 x 2 − 16 x + 15 < 0 and cos β equals to the
slope of the bisector of first quadrant, then sin(α + β ) sin(α − β ) is equal to
3
(a) (b) − 3
5 5

2 4
(c) (d)
5 5

cos 9 ° + sin 9 °
32. =
cos 9 ° − sin 9 °

(a) tan 54° (b) tan 36°

(c) tan 18° (d) None of these

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33. cos2 22 − cos 2 52 =
2 2

3 +1 −( 3 + 1) 3 −1 5 +1
a) b) c) d)
4 2 4 2 4 2 8
cos 72 0
34. =
sin 2 24 0 − sin 2 6 0

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
35. tan 300 + tan150 + tan 300 tan 150 =
2 −1 3 −1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d)
2 +1 3 +1
36. If cos(A+B) = 4/5, sin(A-B) = 5/13 and A+B, A-B are acute, then tan2A =
a) 33/56 b) 56/33 c) 16/63 d) 63/16
cot A + cot B
37. In triangle ABC, ∑ tan A + tan B
=

1) 1 2) 1/2 3) -1 4) 2 If cosx + cosy = 1/2,

38. sinx + siny = 1/3, then the value of cos(x-y) =
59 59 59 59
1) 2) - 3) 4) -
72 72 2 2

39. If tanA - tanB = x, cotB - cotA = y, then cot(A-B) =

x y 1 1 1 1
1) + 2) + 3) − 4) x + y
y x x y x y

40. I : In ∆ ABC, if cot A + cot B + cot C = 3 , then the triangle is equilateral.

cot θ 5π 1
θ) =
II : f(θ and α+β
β = , then f(α
α) f(β
β)=
1 + cot θ 4 2

1) Only I is true 2) Only II is true

3) Both I & II are true 4) Neither I nor II are true

41. tan α + 2 tan 2α + 4 tan 4α + 8 cot 8α =

(a) tan α (b) tan 2α

(c) cot α (d) cot 2α

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42. 3 cosec 20 o − sec 20 o =

2sin 20o
(a) 2 (b)
sin 40o
4sin 20o
(c) 4 (d)
sin 40o
43. If a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ = c has α and β as its solution, then the value of tan α + tan β is
c+a 2b
(a) (b)
2b c+a

c−a b
(c) (d)
2b c+a

a2
44. If a sin 2 x + b cos 2 x = c, b sin 2 y + a cos 2 y = d and a tan x = b tan y, then is equal to
b2

(b − c) (d − b ) (a − d ) (c − a)
(a) (b)
(a − d ) (c − a) (b − c) (d − b )

(d − a) (c − a) (b − c) (b − d )
(c) (d)
(b − c) (d − b ) (a − c) (a − d )

45. If tan ( A + B) = p, tan ( A − B) = q, then the value of tan 2 A in terms of p and q is

p+q p−q
(a) (b)
p−q 1 + pq

p+q 1 + pq
(c) (d)
1 − pq 1− p

π 3π 5π 7π
46. sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 =
4 8 8 8
1 1
(a) (b)
2 4

3 3
(c) (d)
2 4

47. If A + C = B, then tan A tan B tan C =

(a) tan A tan B + tan C (b) tan B − tan C − tan A

(c) tan A + tan C − tan B (d) − (tan A tan B + tan C)

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COMPOUND ANGLES

HINTS AND SOLUTIONS

1. (a) sin A = sin B and cos A = cos B

sin A cos A
= ⇒ sin A cos B − cos A sin B = 0
sin B cos B

⇒ sin ( A − B) = 0

 A−B
sin   = 0.
 2 

2. (b) cos 2 A − sin 2 B = cos ( A + B) . cos ( A − B)

∴ cos 2 48 o − sin 2 12 o = cos 60 o . cos 36 o

1  5 + 1  5 +1
= = .
2  4  8

m 1
3. (b) tan α = and tan β =
m +1 2m + 1

tan α + tan β
tan (α + β ) =
1 − tan α tan β

m 1
+
m + 1 2 m +1 = 2m 2 + m + m + 1
=
1−
m 1 2m 2 + m + 2 m + 1 − m
(m + 1) (2m + 1)

2m 2 + 2m + 1 π
= = 1 ⇒ tan (α + β ) = tan
2m + 2m + 1
2
4

π
Hence, α+β = .
4

4 5
4. (b) cos (α + β ) = , sin (α − β ) =
5 13

3 12
⇒ sin (α + β ) = and cos (α − β ) =
5 13

3 5
⇒ 2α = sin −1 + sin −1
5 13

3 25 5 9 
= sin −1  1− + 1− 
 5 169 13 25 

 56  56
⇒ 2α = sin −1   ⇒ sin 2α =
 65  65

sin 2α 56 / 65 56
tan 2α = = = .
cos 2α 33 / 65 33

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1 1
5. (b) tan A = − and tan B = −
2 3

1 1
− −
tan A + tan B
tan ( A + B) = = 2 3 = −1
1 − tan A tan B 1 − 1 . 1
2 3

3π
⇒ tan ( A + B) = tan .
4

6. (d) sin 47 o + sin 61 o − (sin 11 o + sin 25 o )

= 2 sin 54 o cos 7 o − 2 sin 18 o cos 7 o

= 2 cos 7 o (sin 54 o − sin 18 o )

= 2 cos 7 o . 2 cos 36 o . sin 18 o

5 +1 5 −1
= 4 . cos 7 o . . = cos 7 o . .
4 4

π π
7. (b) A+B= ⇒ tan ( A + B) = tan
4 4

tan A + tan B
⇒ =1
1 − tan A tan B

⇒ tan A + tan B + tan A tan B = 1

⇒ (1 + tan A) (1 + tan B) = 2 .

1 3
8. (d) −
sin 10 ° cos 10 °

1 3 
2  cos 10 o − sin 10 o 
2 2 
=  
2  cos 10 o − 3 sin 10 o 
= sin 10 cos 10 o 
o
2  o
sin 10 cos 10 o 


4 sin (30 o − 10 o ) 4 sin 20 o

= o
= =4 .
sin 20 sin 20 o

9. (a) cos 2  π  π 
+ θ  − sin 2  − θ 
6  6 

π π  π π 
= cos  + θ + − θ  cos  + θ − + θ 
6 6  6 6 

2π 1
= cos cos 2θ = cos 2θ .
6 2

m tan (120 o + θ )
10. (a) =
n tan (θ − 30 o )

m + n tan (θ + 120 o ) + tan (θ − 30 o )

⇒ =
m − n tan (θ + 120 o ) − tan (θ − 30 o )

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(By componendo and dividendo)

11. (b) tan 20

o
+ 2 tan 50o − tan 70o
sin 20 o sin 70 o
= o
− + 2 tan 50 o
cos 20 cos 70 o

Simplify
12. (b) same as above
a sin α
13. (c) b sin α = a sin (α + 2 β ) ⇒ =
b sin (α + 2 β )

a + b sin α + sin (α + 2 β ) 2 sin (α + β ) cos β

⇒ = =
a − b sin α − sin (α + 2 β ) − 2 cos (α + β ) sin β

A+C A−C
2 cos sin
sin A − sin C
14. (a) = cot B ⇒ 2
A+C
2 = cot B
A−C
cos C − cos A
2 sin sin
2 2

(A + C) A+C
⇒ cot = cot B ⇒ B=
2 2

Thus A, B, C are in A.P.

15. (b) cos A + cos (240 o + A ) + cos (240 o − A)

= cos A + 2 cos 240 o cos A

  1 
= cos A{1 + 2 cos(180 o + 60 o )} = cos A 1 + 2  − 
  2 

=0.

16. (b) L.H.S. = 2 sin γ cos (β − α ) + 2 sin (−γ ) cos (α + β )

= 2 sin γ [cos (β − α ) − cos (α + β )]

= 2 sin γ . 2 sin α sin β = 4 sin α sin β sin γ .

π 3π 5π 7π
17. (b) sin . sin . sin . sin
16 16 16 16

1  π 3π 5π 7π 
=  2 sin 16 sin 16 . 2 sin 16 sin 16 
4  

1  π π  π 3π 
=  cos − cos  cos − cos 
4  8 4  8 4 

1  π 1  π 1 
=  cos −  cos +



4  8 2  8 2 

1  2 π 1  1  π 
=  cos −  =  2 cos 2 − 1
4  8 2   8  8 

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1  π 1 1 2
= cos 4  = 8 × = .
8   2 16

18. (a) cos 2 α + cos 2 (α + 120o ) + cos 2 (α − 120o )

{
= cos 2 α + cos (α + 120 o ) + cos (α − 120 o ) }2
− 2 cos (α + 120 o ) cos (α − 120 o )

{
= cos 2 α + 2 cos α cos 120 o } 2
{
− 2 cos 2 α − sin 2 120 o }
= cos 2 α + cos 2 α − 2 cos 2 α + 2 sin 2 120 o

3 3
= 2 sin 2 120 o = 2 × = .
4 2

19. (d) cos

2
76o + cos 2 16o − cos 76o cos16o
=
1
2
[
1 + cos 152 o + 1 + cos 32 o − cos 92 o − cos 60 o ]
1  1 o
=  2 − 2 + cos 152 + cos 32 − cos 92 
o o
2  

1 3 o
=  2 + 2 cos 92 cos 60 − cos 92 
o o
2  

1 3  3
= + cos 92 o − cos 92 o  = .
2  2  4

sin (B + A) + cos (B − A)
20. (b)
sin (B − A) + cos (B + A)

sin (B + A) + sin (90 o − B − A)

=
sin (B − A) + sin (90 o − A + B)

2 sin ( A + 45 o ) cos (45 o − B)

=
2 sin (45 o − A) cos (45 o − B)

sin ( A + 45 o ) cos A + sin A

= = .
sin (45 o − A) cos A − sin A

21. (d) cos 2π cos 4π cos 8π cos 16π

15 15 15 15

2π 32 π 2π
sin 2 4 sin sin
15 15 1 15 1
=
2π
=
2π
=
2π
= .
4
2 sin 16 sin 16 sin 16
15 15 15

22. (a) cos α sin( β − γ ) + cos α sin(γ − α ) + cos γ sin(α − β )

1 1 1
Put α = β = γ = 60 o ⇒ (0 ) + (0 ) + (0) = 0 .
2 2 2

23. (a) Squaring and adding, we get

x 2 + y 2 = 1 + 1 + 2 cos (2 A − A )

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x2 + y2 − 2
∴ = cos A …..(i)
2

Also cos A + 2 cos 2 A − 1 = y

Or (cos A + 1) (2 cos A − 1) = y

Put for cos A from (i) and get the answer.

2
12  12  5
24. (b) sin θ = cos θ = 1 − sin 2 θ = 1 −   =
13  13  13

−3 9 −4  3π 
and cos φ = , sin φ = 1 − = , ∵ π < φ < 2 
5 25 5  

sin(θ + φ ) = sin θ . cos φ + cos θ . sin φ

 12   −3   5   −4  −36 20 −56
=   +  = − = .
 13   5   13   5  65 65 65

25. (a) sin 12o sin 24o sin 48o sin 84o
1
= (2 sin 12o sin 48o ) (2 sin 24o sin 84o )
4
1
= (cos 36o − cos 60o ) (cos 60o − cos 108o )
2
1 1 1 
=  cos 36o −   + sin 18o 
4 2 2 

=
1 1
4 4 {
( 5 + 1) −
1 1 1
+ ( 5 − 1) =
2 2 4
1
16 }{ }
And cos 20o cos 40o cos 60 cos 80o
1
= [cos (60o − 20o ) cos 20o cos (60o + 20o )]
2
1 1  1 1 1 1
= cos 3 (20 o ) = cos 60 o = × = .
2  4  8 2 8 16

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m cos A
26. (a) cos A = m cos B ⇒ =
1 cos B

 A+B B−A
2 cos   cos  
m + 1 cos A + cos B  2   2 
⇒ = =
m − 1 cos A − cos B  A+B B−A
2 sin  sin 
 2   2 

A+B B− A
= cot   cot  
 2   2 

 A + B m +1 B−A
Hence, cot  = tan .
 2  m −1 2

π 9π 3π 5π
27. (b) 2 cos . cos + cos + cos
13 13 13 13

π 9π 4π π
= 2 cos .cos + 2 cos cos
13 13 13 13
π  9π 4π 
= 2cos  cos + cos 
13  13 13 
π  π 5π 
= 2 cos 2 cos . cos =0 ,
13  2 26 

28. (d) sin 36 o sin 72 o sin 108 o sin 144 o

= sin 2 36 o sin 2 72 o =
1
4
{
(2 sin 2 36 o ) (2 sin 2 72 o ) }
0n
=
1
4
{
(1 − cos 72 o ) (1 − cos 144 o ) }

=
1
4
{
(1 − sin 18 o ) (1 + cos 36 o ) }
1  5 − 1   5 + 1  20 1 5
=  1 − 1 + = × = .
 4   4  16 4 16

4  

29. (a) S = sin θ + sin 2θ + sin 3θ + ..... + sin n θ

sinθ + sin(θ + β ) + sin(θ + 2 β ) + ....... n term

nβ
sin
= 2 sin θ + θ + (n − 1)β 
β  
sin  2 
2

nθ θ (n + 1)
sin . sin
Put β =θ , then S = 2 2 .
θ
sin
2

cos 10 o + sin 10 o
30. (a) = tan( 45 o + 10 o ) = tan 55 o .
cos 10 o − sin 10 o

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3 5
31. (d) We have 4 x 2 − 16 x + 15 < 0 ⇒ <x<
2 2

∴ Integral solution of 4 x 2 − 16 x + 15 < 0 is x = 2.

Thus tan α = 2 . It is given that cos β = tan 45 o = 1

∴ sin (α + β ) sin (α − β ) = sin 2 α − sin 2 β

1 1 4
= − (1 − cos 2 β ) = −0 = .
1 + cot α
2
1+
1 5
4

32. (a) 1 + tan 9 o

1 − tan 9 o
( )
= tan 45 o + 9 o = tan 54 o .

33. (a)
34. (b)
35. (b)
36. (b)
37. (a)
38. (b)
39. (b)
40. (c)
41. (c) tan α + 2 tan 2α + 4 tan 4α + 8 cot 8α

 sin 4α cos 8α 
= tan α + 2 tan 2α + 4  +2 
 cos 4 α sin 8α 

3 1
42. (c) 3 cosec 20 ° − sec 20 ° = −
sin 20 ° cos 20 °

 3 1 
2 cos 20 ° − sin 20 °
3 cos 20 ° − sin 20 °  2 2 
= = 
sin 20 ° cos 20 ° 2
sin 20 ° cos 20 °
2

4 cos( 20 ° + 30 °) 4 cos 50 ° 4 sin 40 °

= = = =4 .
sin 40 ° sin 40 ° sin 40 °

43. (b) a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ = c

 1 − tan 2 θ  2 tan θ
⇒ a +b
 =c
 1 + tan θ 1 + tan 2 θ
2


⇒ a − a tan 2 θ + 2b tan θ = c + c tan 2 θ

⇒ − (a + c) tan 2 θ + 2b tan θ + (a − c) = 0

2b 2b
∴ tan α + tan β = − = .
− (c + a) c + a

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44. (b) a sin 2 x + b cos 2 x = c ⇒ (b − a) cos 2 x = c − a

⇒ (b − a) = (c − a)(1 + tan 2 x )

b sin 2 y + a cos 2 y = d ⇒ (a − b ) cos 2 y = d − b

⇒ (a − b ) = (d − b )(1 + tan 2 y )

∴ tan 2 x = b − c , tan 2 y = a − d
c−a d −b

tan 2 x (b − c)(d − b)
∴ = …..(i)
tan 2 y (c − a)(a − d )

tan x b
But a tan x = b tan y , i.e., = …..(ii)
tan y a

b 2 (b − c)(d − b)
From (i) and (ii), =
a 2 (c − a)(a − d )

a 2 (c − a)(a − d )
⇒ = .
b 2 (b − c)(d − b )

45. (c) 2 A = ( A + B) + ( A − B )

tan( A + B) + tan( A − B) p+q

⇒ tan 2 A = = .
1 − tan( A + B) tan( A − B) 1 − pq

46. (c) standard problem

47. (b) B = A + C ⇒ tan B = tan( A + C )

tan A + tan C
⇒ tan B =
1 − tan A tan C

⇒ tan A tan B tan C = tan B − tan A − tan C .

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