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Trigonometry
Important Formulae
Assume that:
𝜋
0 < 𝜃 < 2 or 0° < 𝜃 < 90°
𝑜𝑝𝑝 ℎ𝑦𝑝
sin𝜃 = ℎ𝑦𝑝 cosec𝜃 = 𝑜𝑝𝑝
𝑎𝑑𝑗 ℎ𝑦𝑝
cos𝜃 = ℎ𝑦𝑝 sec𝜃 = 𝑎𝑑𝑗
𝑜𝑝𝑝 𝑎𝑑𝑗
cos𝜃= cot𝜃 =
𝑎𝑑𝑗 𝑜𝑝𝑝
3. Reciprocal Identities
1 1
sin𝜃 = cosec𝜃 =
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃
1 1
cos𝜃 = sec𝜃 =
𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
1 1
tan𝜃 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃 cot𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
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4. Pythagorean Identities
sin2𝜃 + cos2𝜃 = 1
tan2𝜃 + 1 = sec2𝜃
1 + cot2𝜃 = cosec2𝜃
= 2 cos2𝜃 - 1
= 1 – 2 sin2𝜃
2𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃
tan (2𝜃) = 1−𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃
1−cos(2𝜃)
sin𝜃 = ± √ 2
1+cos(2𝜃)
cos𝜃 = ± √ 2
1−cos(2𝜃)
tan𝜃 = ± √
1+cos(2𝜃)
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Part 1 - Basic
1. Sin225° + sin265° =?
√3 2
a) 2
b) 1 c) 0 d)
√3
2
2. Cos4𝜃– sin4𝜃= 5 , 1 – 2sin2𝜃 = ?
2 2
a)5 b) 1 c) 0 d)
√3
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3. If sin (60° - 𝜃) = cos (ψ - 30°), then the value of tan (ψ - 𝜃 ) is ( assume that 𝜃 and ψ are both
5. If tan 𝜃+ cot𝜃= 2, then the value of tann𝜃+ cotn𝜃= ? (0°<𝜃< 90° , n is an integer) is
a) 2 b) 2n c) 2n d) 2n+1
5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−3 cos 𝜃
7. If 5tan 𝜃 = 4, then the value of (5𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+3 cos 𝜃) is_
1 1
10. The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃−cot 𝜃 – sin 𝜃 is
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12. If x = cosec 𝜃 – sin 𝜃 and y = sec 𝜃 – cos𝜃 then the value of x2y2 (x2 + y2 +3) is_
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
13. If sin 𝜃 + sin2𝜃 = 1, then the value of cos12𝜃 + 3 cos10𝜃 + 3cos8𝜃 + cos6𝜃 – 1 is _
a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) 2
14. The value of 152 (siin30° + 2cos245° + 3sin30° + 4cos245° + …. + 17 sin30° + 18cos2 45° ) is
a) An integer but not a perfect square b) A rational number but not an integer
a) 1 2) -1 c) undefined d) 0
16. The value of cos 1° cos 2° cos 3° …. Cos 177° cos 178° cos 179° is
1 1
a) 0 b) 2 c) 1 d)
√2
a) - √13 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5
a) 1 b) 19 c) 25 d) 7
19. Find the minimum value of sin2𝜃 + cos2𝜃 + tan2𝜃+ tan2𝜃 + cot2𝜃+ cosec2𝜃)
a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7
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25𝜃
20. If 𝜃is a positive acute angle and tan 2𝜃. tan 3𝜃= 1, then find the value of (2cos 2
= 1)
1 1
a) 0 b) 2 c) 2 d) 1
𝑥
21. If sin 17°= 𝑦 , then (sec 17° - sin 73°) =?
𝑥2 𝑦2 𝑦2 𝑥2
a) b) c) d)
𝑦√𝑥 2 −𝑦2 𝑥√𝑥 2 −𝑦 2 𝑥√𝑦 2 −𝑥 2 𝑦√𝑦 2 −𝑥 2
𝜋𝑥 1 1
22. If sin ( 2 ) = x2 + 𝑥 2 , then what is the value of (x - 𝑥)
a) 1 b) 0 c) -1 d) 2
23. If x, y are positive acute angles, x + y < 90° and sin (2x - 20°) = cos(2y + 20°), then the value of
a) √2 b) 1 / √2 c) 1 d) 0
24. If tan (x+y) tan (x-y)=1, then the value of tan (2x/3) is_
a) 1/√3 b) 2 /√3 c) √3 d) 1
25. If 0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 𝜋/2, 2y cos𝜃 = x sin 𝜃 and 2x sec 𝜃 – y cosec 𝜃= 3, then the value of x2 + 4y2 is_
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
1 1
27. The value of (1+𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃) + (1+𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 𝜃) is
a) ¼ b) 1 c) 2 d) ½
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28. Evaluate : 3 cos 80° cosec 10° + 2 cos 59° cosec 31°
a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 5
a) 2 b) 1 c) √2 d) 0
a) 1 b) 3 c) 2 d) 4
1 1
31. If cosec 39° = x, the value of + sin239° + tan251° - is
𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 510 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 510 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 390
a) √𝑥 2 − 1 b) √1 − 𝑥 2 c) x2 – 1 d) 1 – x2
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4
𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃+𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
33. 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃−𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃
= 2, (0 ≤ 𝜃 ≤ 90°), then the value of sin𝜃 is
2 √3 1
a) b) c) 2 d) 1
√3 2
7
34. If sec2𝜃 + tan2𝜃 = 12, then sec4𝜃 – tan4𝜃 =
7 1 5
a) 12 b) 2 c) 12 d) 1
𝜋
35. If 0 < x <2 and sec x = cosec y, then the value of sin (x+ y) is:
1 1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d)
2 √3
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36. If A,B and C be the angles of a triangle, then of the following the incorrect relation is:
𝐴+𝐵 𝐶 𝐴+𝐵 𝐶
a) sin ( 2
) = cos2 b) sin (2
) = sin 2
𝐴+𝐵 𝐶 𝐴+𝐵 𝐶
c) tan ( 2
)= cot 2 d) cot ( 2
) = tan 2
37. The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:7:11 . Measures of angles are
2∝+𝛽
38. If sin ∝ + cot𝛽= 2 (0° ≤ 𝛽<∝≤ 90°) , then sin ( 3
)
∝ ∝ ∝ 2∝
a) sin 2 b) cos 3 c) sin 3 d) cos 2
2
39. If cos4𝜃– sin4𝜃 = , then the value of 2 cos2𝜃 – 1 is
3
2 1
a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d)
√3
40. If sin∝sec (30° + ∝ ) = 1 (0 <∝< 60°), then the value of sin∝ + cos2∝ is
2+√3
a) 1 b) 2√3
c) 0 d) √2
8𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+5𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
41. If tan𝜃 = 1, then the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛3 𝜃−2𝑐𝑜𝑠3 𝜃+7𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 is
1 4
a) 2 b) 2 2 c) 3 d) 5
42. If 𝜃 be a positive acute angle satisfying cos2𝜃 + cos4 𝜃 = 1, then the value of tan2𝜃 + tan4𝜃 is
3 1
a) 2
b) 1 c) 2 d) 0
4 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
43. If tan 𝜃 = , then the value of is
3 3𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
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44. The simplified value of (sec A – cosA)2 + (cosec A- sinA)2 – (cotA – tanA)2
1
a) 0 b) c) 1 d) 2
2
1
46. The numerical value of cot18° (cot72° cos222° + ) is
tan 72°𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 68°
1
a) 1 b) √2 c) 3 d)
√3
7
47. If sin𝜃 – cos𝜃= 13 and 0 <𝜃< 90° ) the value of sin𝜃 + cos𝜃 is
17 13 1 1
a) b) c) d)
13 17 13 17
1
48. If 2 cos𝜃 - sin𝜃 = , (0°<𝜃< 90° ) the value of 2sin𝜃 + cos𝜃 is
√2
1 3 √2
a) b) √2 c) d)
√2 √2 3
𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃+cos𝜃
49. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−cos𝜃 = 3, then the value of sin4𝜃 – cos4𝜃 is
1 2 3 4
a) b) c) d)
5 5 5 5
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Answers
11 – c 12 - b 13 - a 14 – c 15 – a 16 – a 17 – b 18 – c 19 – d 20 – a
21 - d 22 - b 23 - a 24 – a 25 – d 26 – b 27 – b 28 – d 29 – a 30 – c
31 – c 32 - c 33 - b 34 – a 35 – b 36 – c 37 – b 38 – b 39 – c 40 – a
41 - a 42 - b 43 - c 44 – c 45 – a 46 – a 47 – a 48 – c 49 – c 50 – a
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