INTRODUCTION TO TRIGONOMETRY IMPORTANT CONCEPTS TAKE A LOOK: 1. Trigonometric ratios of an acute angle of a right angled triangle.

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Side opposite to angle

Side adjacent to angle

2. Relationship between different trigonometric ratios

3. Trigonometric Identities. (i) sin2 + cos2 =1 (ii) 1 + tan2 = sec2 (iii) 1 +cot2 = cosec2 4. Trigonometric Ratios of some specific angles. 0o 30o 0 sin 1 cos 3/2 0 tan 1/3 Not cot 3 defined 1 sec 2/3 Not 2 cosec defined 45o 1/2 1/2 1 1 2 2 60o 3/2 1/2 3 1/3 2 2/3 90o 1 0 Not defined 0 Not defined 1

5. Trigonometric ratios of complementary angles. (i) sin (90o - ) = cos (ii) cos (90o - ) = sin (iii) tan (90o - ) = cot (iv) cot (90o - ) = tan (v) sec (90o - ) = cosec (vi) cosec (90o - ) = sec

(Level 1) 1. If and 3-30 are acute angles such that sin=cos(3-30),then find the value of tan. Ans. 2. Find the value of Ans. 23 3. Find the value of (sin+cos)+(cos-sin) Ans. 2 4. If tan= then find the value of cos-sin Ans. 5. If sec+tan=p, then find the value of sec-tan Ans. 6. change sec-sec in terms of tan. Ans. tan+tan 7. If cot=1/3 then find the value of (1-cos)/(1+cos) Ans. 8. If =2 then find the value of . Ans. 2 9. Ifsin=a/b,then find the value ofsec+tan Ans. 10. Ifcos x=cos60 cos30+sin60 sin30,then find the value of x Ans. 30 11. If 0 x 90 and 2sinx=1/2,then find the value of x Ans. 30 12. Find the value of cosec30-sin45-sec60 Ans. -2 13. Simplify (sec+tan)(1-sin) Ans. cos

Level - 2 1. If sec=5/4 then evaluate tan/(1+tan). 2. If A+B =90,then prove that 3. Prove that cosA/(1-sinA)+cosA/(1+sinA) =2secA. 4. Prove that .+ = 2cosecA = tanA Ans:

5. Prove that (sin+cosec) + (cos+sec) =7+tan+cot. 6. Evalute 7. Prove that + = 2secA. Ans:1

8. In a right angle triangle ABC,right angled at B, if tanA=1, then verify that 2sinA cosA = 1. 9. If tan (A-B)=3, and sinA =1, then find A and B. Ans:90& 30 Ans:3

10. If is an acute angle and sin=cos, find the value of 3tan + 2sin 1.
11. If cos + sin = 1 and sin cos = 1,prove that x/a + y/b = 2.

Level - 3

1. Evaluate the following :- sin25 + sin65 + (tan5 tan15 tan30 tan75 tan85). Ans:2 2. If = m, and = n , show that (m+n) cos = n.

3. Prove that tan + cot + 2 = cosec sec. 4. Prove that (tanA tanB) + (1+tanA tanB) = secA secB. 5. If (cos-sin) = 2 sin, then show that cos + sin = 2 cos . 6. Prove that (sin+sec) + (cos + cosec) = (1+sec cosec).

7. Prove that sin/(1-cos) + tan/(1+cos) = seccosec + cot. 8. Prove that (sin cosec) (cos sec) = 9. Ifcot .

, evaluate (2 + 2sin) (1 sin)/(1+cos) (2 - 2sin).

Level - 4 1. Prove that (sec+tan 1)/(tan sec+1) = cos/(1 sin). 2. If x = r sinAcosC, y=rsinAsinC, z=rcosA, Prove that r=x+y+z. 3. Prove that = = 1. .

4. If x= asin, y= btan, prove that 5. Prove that: 6. Evaluate 7. Prove that 8. Prove that 9. Prove that

= sin + cos . . Ans.

= tan. =( ) = tanA. Ans. 1,

10. Ifcot= , evaluate (i)cos + sin (ii)cos - sin.

Self Evaluation 1. If a cos + b sin = c, then prove that asin bcos = 2. If A,B,C are interior angles of triangle ABC, show that cosec( 3. Ifsin + sin + sin = 1, prove that cos 4cos + 8cos = 4. ) - tan = 1.

4. IftanA = ntanB, sinA = msinB, prove that cosA = (m - 1)/(n-1). 5. Evaluate *seccosec(90- ) tan cot(90) + sin55 sin35+ / (tan10tan20tan60tan70tan80). Ans:

6. If sec + tan=p, prove that sin = (p-1)/(p+1).