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Percentile Classes
Trigonometry
TRIGONOMATRICAL IDENTITIES
FORMULA

Pascal Triangle – In (x + a)n when expanded the various coefficients which occur are
n
C0, nC1, nC2,
The Pascal triangle gives the values of these coefficients for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...........

n=0 1
n=1 1 1
n=2 1 2 1
n=3 1 3 3 1
n=4 1 4 6 4 1
n=5 1 5 10 10 5 1

SOME ALGEBRIC FORMULA

* (a +b)2 = a2 + 2ab + b2
* (a – b)2 = a2 – 2ab + b2
* a2 – b2 = (a + b)(a – b) ,
a4 – b4 = (a2 – b2 )( a2 + b2) = (a + b)(a – b)(a2 + b2)
* (a + b)3 = a3 + 3a2b +3ab2 + b3
* (a – b)3 = a3 – 3a2b + 3ab2 – b3
* a3 + b3 = (a + b)3 – 3ab (a + b) = (a + b) (a2– ab + b2)
* a3 – b3 = (a – b)3 +3ab (a – b) = (a – b) (a2+ ab + b2)
* (a  b)4 = a4  4 a3. b 1 + 6 a2b2  4 a1 b3 + b4
* (a  b)5 = a5  5 a4. b 1 +10 a3b2  10a2 b3 +5ab4  b5
* (a +b + c)2 = a2 + b2 + c2 +2 ab + 2 bc +2 ca
1
* a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca = [(a – b)2 +(b – c) 2 +(c – a)2]
2
If a2 + b2 + c2 – ab – bc – ca = 0
1
 [(a – b)2 +(b – c) 2 +(c – a)2] = 0
2
 a=b=c
* a +b3 + c3–3abc= ( a + b + c)( a2 +b2 + c2– ab –bc– ca)
3

If a +b + c = 0  a3 +b3 + c3 = 3abc
If a3 +b3 + c3–3abc = 0 then * a+b+c=0
2 2 2
* a + b + c – ab – bc – ca = 0
* [(a – b)2 +(b – c) 2 +(c – a)2] = 0
* a=b=c
* Method of componendo & Dividendo
p q p−q a −b
If = then = by componendo & Dividendo
q b p+q a +b

* SOME BASIC FORMULLAE

1. sin2A + cos2A = 1
2. 1 + tan2A = sec2A or sec2A – tan2A = 1
1 
or sec A + tan A = , if A  n  + nZ
sec A − tan A 2
3. 1 +cot 2A = cosec Aorcosec A – cot 2A= 1
2 2
1
or cosec A + cot A = , if A  n , n  Z
cos ecA − cot A

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Some Trigo. Results

sin4x + cos4x = 1 – 2sin2x.cos2x
sin6x + cos6x = 1 – 3sin2x.cos2x,
cos4x – sin4x = cos2x,
cos8x – sin8x = cos2x (1 – 2sin2xcos2x)

* DOMAIN RANGE OF TRIGONOMETRICAL FUNCTIONS

Domain Range
sin A R [ –1, 1]
cosA R [ –1, 1]
tan A R – {(2n +1)  /2  n Z} (– , )
cossec A R –{(n  n  Z} (– , –1]  [1 , )
sec A R – {(2n +1)  /2  n Z} (– , –1]  [1, )
cot A R –{n  n  Z} (– , ) = R
Thus ,  sin A   1,  cosA   1,
sec A  1 or sec A  –1 and cosec A  1 or cosec A  –1.
 x if x  0
*Note x = x2 =  x
− x if x  0

Example 1:
2sec2 – sec4 – 2cosec2 + cosec4 = 15/4 if tan  is equal to
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/2 2 (d) 1/4
Solution:
LHS = 2(1 + tan2 – 1 – cot2) – [(1 + tan2)2–(1 + cot22)]
= cot4 – tan4 = 15/4
 tan4 = 1/4  tan  =  1/ 2
So the correct option is (a).
Example 2:
2 sin  cos 
If = x, then =
1 + cos  + sin  1 + sin 
(a) 1/x (b) x (c) 1 + x (d) 1 – x
Solution:
cos 
= 1 – 1 + sin  − cos 
1 + sin  1 + sin 
1 − cos  + sin  1 − cos  + sin  1 + cos  + sin 
Now, = .
1 + sin  1 + sin  1 + cos  + sin 
(1 + sin ) 2 − cos 2  (1 + sin ) 2 − (1 + sin )(1 − sin )
= =
(1 + sin )1 + sin  + cos ) (1 + sin )1 + sin  + cos )
2 sin 
= =x
1 + cos  + sin 
So the correct option is (b).
Example 3:
sin x cos x tan x
If = = = k, then bc + 1 + ak is equal to
a b c ck 1 + bk
(a) k  a + 1  (b)   a + 1  (c) 12 (d) a
 a k a k k
Solution:
2
= cos x.2tan x + 1
+
sin x
= sin2x + cos x(1 + cos x) + sin x
k tan x 1 + cos x k sin x(1 + cos x)

= a
+
1
= a 1
+ =   a + 1 
k sin x k ak k a
So the correct option is (b).
Example 4:
If sin  + cosec  = 2, then sinn  + cosecn  =
(a) 2n (b) 2–n (c) 2 (d) 2n

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Solution:
1
sin  + cosec  = 2  sin  + =2
sin 
 sin2 – 2sin  + 1 = 0  (sin  – 1)2 = 0
 sin  = 1  cosec  = 1
so that sinn + cosecn  = (1)n + (1)n = 2
So the correct option is (c).
Example 5:
tan 3  cot 3 
If sin 2 = k, then the value of + =
1 + tan 2  1 + cot 2 
1− k 2 2− k2
(a) (b) (c) k2 + 1 (d) 2 – k2
k 2
Solution:
tan 3  cot 3 
We have, +
1 + tan 2  1 + cot 2 
sin 3 . cos 2  cos3  sin 3  cos3  4
 + cos 4 
= + 2
.sin  = + = sin
cos3  sin 3  cos  sin  sin  cos 
k2
1− 2
2 = 2−k
2 2 2 2 2
(sin  + cos ) − 2 sin  cos   k
=
sin  cos 
= ,  sin  cos  = 2  .
k k  
2
So the correct option is (b).
Example 6:
sin A
If = 3 and cos A
=
5
,0 < A, B < /2, then tan A + tan B =
sin B 2 cos B 2
(a) 3 / 5 (b) 5 / 3
(c) 1 (d) ( 3 + 5) / 5
Solution:
From the given relation we have
tan A tan B
 = = k (say), (clearly k > 0)
3 5
Also 2sin A = 3 sin B
2 tan A 3 tan B 2 3k 3  5k
 =  =
1 + tan 2 A 1 + tan 2 B 1 + 3k 2 1 + 5k 2
 4(1 + 5k ) = 5(1 + 3k )
2 2
1 1
 k2 =  k=
5 5
3 3+ 5
So that tan A = , tan B = 1  tan A + tan B= .
5 5
So the correct option is (d).
Example 7:
(x2 + y 2 ) p
If x = a cos3 sin2, y = a sin3 cos2  and (p, q,  N) is independent of  then
( xy) q
(a) 4p = 5q (b) 4q = 5p (c) p + q = 9 (d) pq = 20
Solution:
(x2 + y 2 ) p [a sin 2  cos 2 ]2 p a 2 p (sin  cos ) 4 p
= =
( xy) q [a 2 sin 5  cos5 ]q a 2q (sin  cos ) 5q
Which is independent of  if 4p = 5q.
So the correct option is (a).
Example 8:
If sin , cos , tan  are in GP. then cos9 + cos6 + 3cos5 – 1 is equal to
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these
Solution:
cos2 = sin  tan 

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 cos3 = sin2 = 1– cos2  cos3 + cos2 = 1

 cos9 + cos6 + 3 cos5  = 1
[Taking cube of both the sides]
So the correct option (c).
Example 9:
If sin , sin , sin  are in AP and cos , cos , cos  are in GP then
cos 2  + cos 2  − 4 cos  cos 
=
1 − sin  sin 
(a) –2 (b) –1 (c) 0 (d) 2
Solution:
2sin  = sin  + sin  ….(i)
cos  = cos  cos 
2
….(ii)
Squaring (i), 4sin2 = sin2 + sin2 + 2sin  sin 
Using (ii),
4(1 – cos  cos ) = 1– cos2 + cos2 + 2sin sin 
 cos2 + cos2 – 4 cos  cos  = 2(sin  sin  – 1)
cos 2  + cos 2  − 4 cos  cos 
 = –2
1 − sin  sin 
So the correct option is (a).
Example 10:
If sin x + sin2x = 1, then the value of
cos12x + 3 cos10x + 3 cos8x + cos6x – 1 is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) –1 (d) 2
Solution:
From sin x + sin2x = 1, we get sin x = cos2x …..(i)
cos6x(cos6x + 3 cos4x + 3 cos2x + 1) – 1
= cos6x(cos2x + 1)3 – 1 = sin3x(sin x + 1)3 – 1 [from (i)]
= (sin2x + sin x)3 – 1 = 1 – 1 = 0
So the correct option is (a).

Example 11:
cos(540 – ) – sin (6300 – ) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 2cos  (c) 2 sin  (d) sin  – cos 
Solution:
cos(540 – ) = cos (6(/2) – ) = –cos 
sin (6300 – ) = sin (7(/2) – ) = –cos 
So the correct option is (a).

Example 12:
x2 − y2
If cosec  = where x, y are two unequal nonzero real numbers then prove that
x2 + y2
 has no real value
Solution:
Here x  y and they are real. So x2 + y2 > x2 – y2
 cosec < 1 if x > y and
cosec > –1 if x < y
 –1 < cosec < 1
which is not possible because we know that
cosec  1 or  – 1.
So, there is no real value of .

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Q1. If sin A, cos A and tan A are in G.P., then

cos3 A + cos2 A is equal to
(a)1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) none
Q2. If sec  + tan  = p, then tan  is equal to
2p
(a) 2
p −1
p2 − 1
(b)
2p
p2 + 1
(c)
2p
2p
(d) 2
p +1
Q3. If x = sec  – tan , y = cosec + cot, then
y +1
(a) x =
y −1
y −1
(b) x =
y +1
1− x
(c) y =
1+ x
(d) None of these
Q4. If Pn = cosn  + sin n , then 2. P6 – 3. P4 + 1 =
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 0

 
Q6. If sin = p ,  p   1 , then the quadratic equation whose roots are tan and cot is
2 2
(a) px2 + 2x +p = 0
(b) px2 – x +p = 0
(c) px2 – 2x +p = 0
(d) none of these

Q7. sin2 50 +sin2100 +sin2150 + ...+ sin2850 + sin2 900 =

(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) none

Q8. If 4n =  then cot . cot 2. cot3..cot (2n –1)  is equal to
(a) 1
(b) –1
(c) 
(d) none of these

Q9. If A lies in the second quadrant and 3 tan A + 4 = 0,

the value of 2 cot A – 5 cos A + sin A is equal to
−53
(a)
10
−7
(b)
10
7
(c)
10
23
(d)
10

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Q10.If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that 12tanA –5= 0 and 5 cosB + 3 = 0
then the quadratic equation whose roots are cos C , tan D is
(a) 39x2 –16 x – 48 = 0
(b) 39x2 +88 x + 48 = 0
(c) 39x2 –88 x +48 = 0
(d) none of these

1 + sin 2 A + 1 − sin 2 A
Q11.If  tan A  < 1, and  A  is acute then is equal to
1 + sin 2 A − 1 − sin 2 A
(a) tan A
(b) – tan A
(c) cot A
(d) – cot A

Q12.The set of all possible values of  in [ –,] such

1 − sin 
that is equal to sec  – tan  is
1 + sin 
 
(a) 0, 
 2
    
(b) 0,    , 
 2  2 
(c)[–, 0]
  
(d)  − , 
 2 2

3 1 − cos  1 + cos 
Q13.If <  < , then + =
2 1 + cos  1 − cos 
2
(a)
sin 
2
(b) –
sin 
1
(c)
sin 
1
(d) –
sin 

3
Q14. If <  < , then cos ec 2  + 2 cot  is equal to
4
(a) 1+ cot 
(b) 1– cot 
(c) –1– cot 
(d) –1+ cot 

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3
Q15.Given that    , then the expression
2
1 1
( 4 sin 4  + sin 2 2 ) + 4cos2(  – ) is equal to
4 2
(a) 2
(b) 2 + 4sin 
(c) 2– 4 sin 
(d) None

Q16. The equation (a + b)2 = 4ab sin2 is possible only when

(a) 2a = b
(b) a = b
(c) a = 2b
(d) none

a
Q17.If sin  = x +  x  R – { 0 } then
x
1
(a) a 
4
1
(b) a 
2
1
(c) a 
4
1
(d) a 
2

Q18.The equation sin6 x + cos6 x = a2 has real solution if

(a) a  ( –1, 1)
 1
(b) a   − 1, − 
 2
 1 1
(c) a   − , 
 2 2
1 
(d) a   , 1
2 

Q19.The number of real solutions of the equation

sin (ex) = 2x+ 2–x is

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

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Q20.The set of values of  R such that

tan2 + sec  =  holds for some  is
(a) (–, 1]
(b) (–, –1]
(c) 
(d) [–1, +)

2x 2x
Q21.For all real x, 4 sin + 4 cos 
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) none

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* SUM, AND DIFFERENCE FORMULA

1. sin ( A + B ) = sin A cosB + cos A sin B
2. sin ( A – B ) = sin A cosB – cos A sin B
3. cos ( A + B ) = cos A cosB – sin A sin B
4. cos ( A – B ) = cos A cosB + sin A sin
tan A + tan B   
5. tan( A + B) =
1 − tan A tan B 
where, A  n + , B  n +
2 2

tan A − tan B  and A  B  m + 
6. tan( A − B) =
1 + tan A tan B  2

cot A cot B − 1 where A  n , B  n

7. cot( A + B) =
cot A + cot B 

cot A cot B + 1 
cot( A − B) = and A  B  n
cot B − cot A 
8. sin (A + B) sin(A – B) = sin A– sin B = cos B– cos2A
2 2 2

9. cos (A + B) cos(A – B) = cos2A– sin2B = cos2B– sin2A

T– RATIOS OF THE SUM OF THREE OR MORE ANGLES

1. sin (A +B + C )
= sinA cos B cos C + cosA sin B cos C + cos A cos B sinC – sinA sin B sin C
or sin (A +B + C ) = cosA cos B cos C (tanA + tan B + tan C– tan A tan B tan C )

2. cos (A +B + C )
= cosA cos B cos C – sinA sin B cos C – sin A cos B sinC – cosA sin B sin C
cos (A +B + C ) = cosA cos B cos C (1 – tan A tan B – tan B tan C – tan C tan A)

tan A + tan B + tan C − tan A tan B tan C S1 − S3

3. tan ( A +B + C ) = =
1 − tan A tan B − tan B tan C − tan C tan A 1 − S 2
* SUM AND DIFFERENCE INTO PRODUTCTS
 C + D  C − D
1. sin C + sin D = 2 sin   cos 
 2   2 

2. sin C – sin D = 2 cos C + D  sin  C − D 

 2   2 
 C + D  C − D
3. cos C+ cos D = 2 cos   cos 
 2   2 
 C + D  C − D
4. cos C –cos D = – 2 sin   sin 
 2   2 
sin( A + B) 
5. tan A + tan B = 
cos A cos B  , where A, B  n +
 2
sin( A − B) 
6. tan A − tan B = , n Z
cos A cos B 
sin( A + B) 
7. cot A + cot B =
sin A sin B  , where A, B  n , n  Z

sin( B − A) 
8. cot A − cot B =
sin A sin B 
 
9. cos A  sin A = 2 sin  A = 2 cos  A
4  4 
A A
10. 1  sin A = cos  sin
2 2
* PRODUCT INTO SUM OR DIFFERENCE
1. 2 sinA cos B = sin (A +B) + sin ( A– B)
2. 2 cosA sin B = sin (A +B) – sin ( A– B)
3. 2 cosA cos B = cos (A +B) + cos ( A– B)
4. 2 sin A sin B = cos (A – B) – cos ( A+ B)
1
5. sin  sin (600– ) sin ( 600 + ) = sin 3
4
1
6. cos  cos (600– ) cos ( 600 + ) = cos 3
4
7. tan  tan (600– ) tan ( 600 + ) = tan 3

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Example 1:
12
. Given that sin  = , 0 <  < , then
13
{5sin ( + ) –12 cos ( + )} cosec  is equal to:
(a) 13 if tan  > 0 (b) 13 if tan  < 0
(c) 119 + 120 cos  if tan  < 0 (d) 119 + 120 cot  if tan  < 0
Solution:
12 5
sin  =  cos  =  according as tan > or < 0
13 13
 5 sin ( + ) – 12cos ( + )
= 5[sin  cos  + cos  sin ] – 12[cos  cos  – sin  sin ]
= (5cos  + 12 sin )sin  + (5 sin  – 12cos )cos
 25 144   60 60 
=  +  sin +  −  cos  = 13sin
 13 13   13 13 
if tan  > 0, then
 25 144   60 60 
5sin( + ) – 12cos( + ) = − +  sin +  +  cos 
 13 13   13 13 
119 120
= sin + cos 
13 13
Hence,
5 sin ( + ) – 12cos( + )cosec  = 13 if tan  > 0
So the correct option (a).

Example 2:
tan1550 − tan1150
If tan 250 = x, then =
1 + tan1550 tan1150
1− x2 1+ x2 1+ x2 1− x2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2x 2x 1− x2 1+ x2
Solution:
tan1550 − tan1150 tan(1800 − 250 ) − tan(900 + 250 )
=
1 + tan1550 tan1150 1 + tan(1800 − 250 ) tan(900 + 250 )
− tan 250 + cot 250 1 1  1− x2
= = − x +  =
1 + tan 250 cot 250 2 x 2x
So the correct option is (a).

Example 3:
The value of the determinant
sin 2 130 sin 2 77 0 tan 1350
sin 2 77 0 sin1350 sin 2 130 is equal to
0 2 0 2 0
tan 135 sin 13 sin 77

(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

Solution:
The given determinant is equal to
sin 2 130 cos 2 130 1 0 cos 2 130 1
2 0 2 0
cos 13 −1 sin 13 = 0 −1 2
sin 130 =0
2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0
−1 sin 13 cos 13 0 sin 13 cos 13

(Applying C1 → C1 + C2 + C3)
So the correct option is (b).

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Example 4:
tan 2030 + tan 220 + tan 2030 tan 220 =
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
Solution:
tan 2030 + tan 220
tan (2030 + 220) =
1 − tan 2030 tan 220
tan 2030 + tan 220
 1 = tan (1800 + 45 ) = 0
1 − tan 2030 tan 220
 tan 2030 + tan 220 + tan 203 tan 22 =1 0 0

So the correct option is (c).

Example 5:
If sin (y + z – x), sin (z + x – y) and sin (x + y – z) are in AP (with x, y, z  /2),
then tan x, tan y and tan z are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Solution:
sin (z + x – y) – sin (y + z – x)= sin (x + y – z) – sin (z + x – y)
 2cos z sin (x – y) = 2cos x sin (y – z)
sin x cos y − cos x sin y sin y cos z − cos y sin z
 =
cos x cos y cos y cos z
 tan x – tan y = tan y – tan z,
tan x, tan y and tan z are in AP.
So the correct option is (a).

Example 6:
If x = cos  + cos  – cos ( + ) and
y = 4sin  sin  cos   +   , then (x – y) is equal to
2 2  2 
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 10
Solution:
x = 2cos  +  cos  −  – 2cos2  +  + 1
2 2 2
= 2cos  +  cos  −  − cos  +   + 1
2  2 2 

= 2cos  +   2 sin  sin   + 1 = y + 1

2  2 2
 x–y=1
So the correct option is (a).

Example 7:
The expression cos 6 x + 6 cos 4 x + 15 cos 2 x + 10 is equal to
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
(a) cos 2x (b) 2cos x
(c) cos2x (d) 1 + cos x
Solution:
(cos 6 x + cos 4 x) + 5(cos 4 x + cos 2 x) + 10(cos 2 x + 1)
=
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
2 cos 5 x cos x + 5.2 cos 3x cos x + 10.2 cos 2 x
=
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
2 cos x(cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x)
= = 2cos x
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
So the correct option is (b).

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Example 8:
The value of cos 2 +cos 4 +cos 6 +cos 7 is
7 7 7 7
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 1/2 (d) –3/2
Solution:
cos 2 +cos 4 +cos 6 +cos 7
7 7 7 7
  2  4  6 
2 sin cos + 2 sin cos + 2 sin cos  – 1
1
=
  7 7 7 7 7 7
2 sin
7
 3  5 3 7 5 
sin − sin + sin − sin + sin − sin  – 1
= 1
  7 7 7 7 7 7
2 sin
7
1  
=  − sin  – 1 =–1 – 1 =– 3
. So the correct option is (d).
 7 2 2
2 sin
7
Example 9:
If a tan ( – /6) = b tan ( + 2/3), then the value of cos2 is –
(a) 2(a – b)/(a + b) (b) 2(b – a)/(a + b)
(c)(a – b)/{2(a + b)} (d)(a + b)/{2(a – b)}
Solution:
tan( + 120 0 ) a
=
tan( − 30 ) 0 b
applying componendo and dividendo method,
tan( + 120 0 ) + tan( − 30 0 ) a+b
or, =
tan( + 120 ) − tan( − 30 )
0 0 a−b
sin( + 120 0 ) sin( − 30 0 )
+
or, sin[( + 120 0 ) + ( − 30 0 )]
cos( + 120 0 ) cos( − 30 0 ) a+b 0 0
a+b
or, = =
sin(  + 120 ) 0
sin( − 30 ) 0 a−b sin[( + 120 ) − ( − 30 )] a−b
−
cos( + 120 ) 0
cos( − 30 0 )
sin(90 0 + ) a+b 1 a +b
or, = or, cos2 =   Ans: (d)
tan 150 0 a−b 2 a −b

Example 10:
If un = sin n secn , vn = cos n secn,
vn − vn −1 un
n  1,   p n, p  I, then +1 = 0 for
u n −1 n vn
(a) all values of n (b) finite numbers of values of n
(c) infinite number of values of n (d) no values of n
Solution:
un
We have = tan n
vn
vn − vn −1 cos n secn  − cos(n − 1) secn −1 
=
u n −1 sin( n − 1) secn −1 
cos n sec  − cos(n − 1) cos n − cos(n − 1) cos 
=
sin( n − 1) cos  sin( n − 1)
cos(n − 1) cos  − sin( n − 1) sin  − cos(n − 1) cos 
=
cos  sin( n − 1)
= –tan 
v −v u tan n
So that n n −1 + 1 n = – tan  +  0
u n −1 n vn n
for any value of n unless  is an integral multiple of .

So the correct option is (d).

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Example 11:
Let n be a fixed positive integer such that
sin(/2n) + cos(/2n) = n /2, then
(a) n < 4 (b) n > 8 (c) n = 6 (d) none
Solution:
 
sin + cos = 2 sin   +  
  n
= 2 sin   +  

2n 2n 4 2n  2 4 2n 

So for n > 1, n
= sin   +   > sin =
1
thus n > 4
2 2  4 2n  4 2

Since sin   +   < 1 for all n > 2, we get n

< 1 or n < 8.
 4 2n  2 2
So that 4 < n < 8. Only n = 6 satisfies the given relation.
So the correct option is (c).

Example 12:
If tan  = n tan , then maximum value of tan2( – ) is
(n + 1) 2 (n − 1) 2 (2n + 1) 2 (2n − 1) 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4n 4n 4n 4n
Solution:
tan  = n tan 
tan  − tan  (n − 1) tan  n −1
tan( – ) = = =
1 + tan  tan  1 + n tan  cot  + n tan 
(n − 1) 2
Since, denominator =
cot 2  + n 2 tan 2  + 2n
Denominator = (n tan  – cot ) + 4n 2
1
 Denominator is minimum at tan2 =
n
(n − 1) 2 (n − 1) 2
So, maximum value of tan2( – ) = =
0 + 4n 4n
So, the correct option is (b).

Q22. The value of

   
cos y cos  − x – cos  − y cos x + sin y cos  − x + cos x sin  − y is zero if
2  2  2  2 
(a) x = 0
(b) y = 0
(c)x = y

(d) x = n– + y( n I)
4

Q23. tan 20 + tan 40 + 3 tan 20 tan 40 =

1
(a)
3
(b) 3
1
(c) –
3
(d) – 3

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cot A cot B
Q24. If A + B = 225, then . =
1 + cot A 1 + cot B
(a) 1
(b) – 1
(c) 0
1
(d)
2

4 5 
Q25. If cos ( + ) = , sin ( – ) = and ,  lie between 0 and , then tan 2 =
5 13 4
16
(a)
63
56
(b)
33
28
(c)
33
(d) none

Q26. If tan (A + B) = p, tan (A – B) = q, then the value of tan 2A in terms of p and q is

p+q
(a)
p−q
p−q
(b)
1 + pq
p+q
(c)
1 − pq
1 + pq
(d)
1− p

Q27. If angle  be divided into two parts such that the tangent of one part is k times the
tangent of the other and  is their difference, then sin  =
k +1
(a) sin 
k −1
k −1
(b) sin 
k +1
2k − 1
(c) sin 
2k + 1
(d) none

Q28. If sin  is the geometric mean between sin  and cos , then cos 2 is equal to

(a) 2 sin2  − 
4 

(b) 2 cos2  − 
4 

(c) 2 cos2  + 
4 

(d) 2 sin2  + 
4 

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3
Q29. If cos (A – B) = and tan A tan B = 2, then
5
1
(a) cos A cos B =
5
2
(b) sin A sin B = –
5
1
(c) cos (A + B) = –
5
4
(d) sin A cos B =
5

  P  Q
Q30.In a triangle PQR R = . If tan   and tan   are the roots of the equation
2  2  2
ax2+ bx + c = 0 (a  0), then
(a) a + b = c
(b) b + c = a
(c) a + c = b
(d) b = c

2 4
Q31. If x cos  = y cos   +  = z cos   +  , then the value of + + is equal to
1 1 1
 3   3  x y z
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 3 cos 

Q32.If cos (  – ) = a , cos ( – ) = b , then

sin2 ( –) + 2ab cos ( –  ) =
(a) a2 + b2
(b) a2 – b2
(c) b2 – a2
(d) – a2 – b2

cos12  − sin 12  sin 147 

Q33. + =
cos12 + sin 12
 
cos147 
(a) 1
(b) –1
(c) 0
(d) None

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sin A − sin C
Q34. If = cot B, then A, B, C are in
cos C − cos A
(a) A.P.
(b) G.P.
(c) H.P.
(d) None

Q35.If sin  + sin  = a and cos –cos  = b then

 −
tan is equal to
2
a
(a) –
b
b
(b) –
a
(c) a 2 + b 2
(d) none

sin( B + A) + cos( B − A)
Q36. =
sin( B − A) + cos( B + A)
cos B + sin B
(a)
cos B − sin B
cos A + sin A
(b)
cos A − sin A
cos A − sin A
(c)
cos A + sin A
(d) None of these

n n
 cos A + cos B   cos A + cos B 
Q37.   +  =
 sin A − sin B   cos A − cos B 
(if n even or odd )
A− B
(a) 2 tan n
2
n A− B
(b) 2 cot
2
(c) 0
(d) none

 A  A
Q38. sin2 ( + ) – sin2( – ) is
8 2 8 2
(a) 2 sin A
A
(b) 2 sin
2
1
(c) sinA
2
(d) 1

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 2   4  
Q39. f (  ) = sin2 + sin2   +  + sin2   +  then f  is equal to
 3   3   15 
2
(a)
3
3
(b)
2
1
(c)
3
(d) none of these

(3 + cot 760 cot 160 )

Q40.The value of is
cot 760 + cot 160
(a) cot 440
(b) tan 440
(c) tan 20
(d) cot 460

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Percentile Classes
OLD is GOLD 17
Trigonometry
Exam IPM (I) IPM (I) 2020 IPM (I) 2021 IPM (I) JIPMAT JIPMAT Total
2019 2022 2021 2022
Number of 03 01 02 03 01 03 13
Questions

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Past Year Questions
Trigonometry
1. The number of pairs (x, y) satisfying the equation
sinx + siny = sin(x + y) and |x| + |y| = 1 is (IPM Indore 2019)

2. Given that cos x + cos y = 1, the range of sin x - sin y is

(IPM Indore 2019)
(a) [-1, 1] (b) [-2, 2] (c) [0, √3] (d) [-√3, √3]

3. If sinθ+cosθ=m, then sin6 θ+cos6 θ equals

(IPM Indore 2019)
(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. The value of
(IPM Indore 2020)
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)

5. The set of all real values of for which the equation 3 + 12

cos x - 3 = p has at least one solution is (IPM
Indore 2021)
(a) [-12,12] (b) [-12,9] (c) [-15,9] (d)

6. If the angles A, B, C of a triangle are in arithmetic progression such

that sin(2A + B) = 1/2 then sin(B + 2C) is equal to (IPM Indore
2021)
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(a) -1/2 (b) ½ (c) -1/ (d) 3/

7. The minimum value of (2Sin2x + 3Cos2x) is

(JIPMAT 2021)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

8. If sin α + sin β = and cos α + cos β = , then the value of

is______ (IPM Indore 2022)

9. (IPM Indore 2022)

[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]

10. Ayesha is standing atop a vertical tower 200m high and observes a
car moving away from the tower on a straight. horizontal road from the
foot of the tower. At 11:00 AM, she observes the angle of depression of
the car to be 45°. At 11:02 AM, she observes the angle of depression of
the car to be 30°. The speed at which the car is moving is approximately
(IPM Indore 2022)
[A]8.45 km per hour
[B]4.39 km per hour
[C]6.3 km per hour
[D]10.6 km per hour

11. Which of the following trigonometric identities are true?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(JIPMAT 2022)
(a) A and B only
(b) A and C only
(c) B and C only
(d) A, B and C

12. Two poles of height 6 m and 11 m stand vertically upright on a plane

ground. If the distance between their foot is 12 m, then distance
between their tops is (JIPMAT 2022)
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(a) 12 m
(b) 14 m
(c) 13 m
(d) 11 m

13. Given below are two statement:

Statement I: If then the value of tan
Statement II: if then the value of
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer form the
question below (JIPMAT 2022)
(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Exercise
Answers
1. 6 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. c 6. a 7. C
8. 100 9. B 10. B 11. B 12. C 13. c

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