CLASS 11 : TRIGONOMETRY

Q1. The angles of a triangle are in AP and the greatest is 5 times the least. Express the angles

in radians and degrees.

Q2. A train is travelling at the rate of 20 kmph on a circular curve of half a km radius. Through what
angle has it turned in 10 seconds ?

Q3. If a minute-hand is 54˚ ahead of hour-hand in a watch when the time is between 7 and 8
o’clock, find the time shown by the watch.

Q4. If sin ( A + B + C ) = cos ( C + A – B ) = tan ( A + B – C ) = 1, find A, Band C, if all are

positive acute angles.

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Q5. If sinθ = , find the value of sec θ + tan θ if (i) 0 < θ <  /2 (ii)  /2 < θ < 
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(iii)  < θ < 3  /2.

Q6. If sin A = 3/5, tan B = 1/2,  /2 < A <  < B < 3  /2, find :
5cos ecB  6 cotA
(i) 8 tan A - sec B (ii) (iii) sin ( A + B ) (iv) cos ( B – A)
15 sec A  4 cotB
(v) tan ( A – B ) (vi) sec 2B (vii) cosec 3A (viii) tan A/2

Q7. Evaluate the following :

(i) sin 1770˚ - tan 1215˚+ cos ( -960˚) + sec 855˚
(ii) sin 600˚ tan (-690˚) + sec 840˚ cot (-945˚)
sin( ). tan (90   ). sin(180   ). sec(270   )
(iii)
sin(360   ).cos(270   ).cos ec(180   ).cot(360   )
(iv) cos θ + sin (270˚ + θ) – sin (270˚ - θ) + cos (180˚ + θ)

Q8. Find x given that:

(i) cosec (270˚ - θ) + x cos (180˚ + θ) tan ( 180˚ - θ) = sin ( 270˚ + θ)
(ii) x cot (90˚ + θ) + tan ( 90˚ +θ) sinθ + cosec (90˚ + θ) = 0

Q9. Show that

sin2 60 + sin2120 +sin2180 +sin2240 +sin2300 +sin2 360 +sin2420 +---------+sin2840 +sin2900 = 8

Q10. Prove that in any ∆ ABC :

(i) sin (A + B) = sin C (ii) cos(B + C)/2 = sin A/2

(iii) tan (A + B – C) = cot C (iv) tan (A – B – C) = - cot C
Q11. Prove:
(i) If cos A = 1/7, cos B = 13/14, A and B < 900, then A –B = 600
(ii) If A + B = 450, ( cot A - 1) (cot B- 1) = 2
cos15 - sin 15 1
(iii) =
cos15 + sin 15 3
(iv) tan 750 – tan 300 – tan 750 tan 300 = 1
(v) 2 tan 700 = tan 800 - tan 100
(vi) tan 13A – tan 9A – tan4A = tan 13A. tan 9A. tan4A

sin( A  B) sin( B  C ) sin(C  A)

(vii) + + =0
sin A sin B sin B sin C sin C sin A

tan( 45  A)  tan( 45  A)

(viii) = cosec 2A
tan( 45  A)  tan( 45  A)

tan( A + B) sin 2 A  sin 2 B

(ix) =
cot( A  B) co s 2 A  sin 2 B

(x) tan A + tan ( 600 + A ) + tan ( 1200 + A) = tan 3A

(xi) tan 750 + cot 750 = 4

(xii) tan 200 . tan 400. tan 600. tan 800 = 3

Q12. Prove :

(i) sin2 A + sin2 (A – B) – 2 sin A. cos B .sin (A – B) = sin2 B

(ii) cos22A – cos26A = sin 4A. sin8A
sin( A  B) m 1
(iii)If tanA = m tanB, then =
sin( A  B) m 1
(iv) sin A + sin (2  / 3 + A) + sin (4  / 3 + A) = 0
(v) 4 sinA. sin (A +  /3) . sin (A + 2  /3) = sin 3A
sin 3 A  sin 5 A  sin 7 A  sin 9 A
(vi) = tan 6A
cos A  cos3 A  cos7 A  cos9 A
(cos A  cos3 A) ( sin 8A + sin 2A )
(vii) =1
(sin5 A  sin A) ( cos 4A  cos 6A)
sin 3 A cos 4 A  sin A cos 2A
(viii) = tan 2A
sin 4 A sin A + cos 6A cos A
(ix) cos (A +B +C) + cos (B+C– A) + cos (C+A– B) + cos (A+B – C) = 4cos A cos B cos C
(x) cos2A + cos2 B – 2 cos A cosB cos( A + B) = sin2 ( A + B)
(xi) tanA + 2 tan 2A + 4 tan 4A + 8 cot 8A = cot A
(xii) tan A + tan (600 + A) + tan (1200 + A) = 3 tan 3A
(xiii) cos2 A + cos2 ( A + 1200) + cos2 ( A – 1200) = 3/2
(xiv) sin 200. sin 400. sin 600. sin 800 = 3/16
(xv) 2 sin A cos3A – 2 sin3 A cos A = ½ sin 4A
 3 5 7 3
(xvi) sin4 + sin4 + sin4 + sin4 =
8 8 8 8 2
cos A  A
(xvii) = tan(  )
1  sin A 4 2
1  sin 2 A 
(xviii) = tan (
2
+ A)
1  sin 2 A 4
sin A  sin 2 A
(xix) = tan A
1  cos A  cos 2 A
1 1
(xx) – = cot 4A
tan 3 A  tan A cot 3 A  cot A

Q13. Prove tan A, tanB, tan C are in AP if sin (B + C - A ), sin (C + A – B) and sin(A + B – C)
are in AP.

sin 2 B
Q14. If 2 tan A = 3 tanB, prove tan ( A- B) =
5  cos 2 B

1 1 1
Q15. If 2 cosA = x  , prove 2 cos 3A = x  3 and 2 cos 2A = x  2
3 2

x x x

ANSWERS:
1)  /9,  /3, 5  /9
2) 6
3) 7 : 48
4) A = 22˚ 30’ , B = 67˚ 30’ , C = 45˚
5) (i) 2.5 (ii) -2.5 (iii) not possible
6) (i) -7/2 (ii) (5 √5 – 8 )/12 (iii) -2/5 √5 (iv) 1/ √5
(v) -2 (vi) 5/3 (vii) 117/125 (viii) 3 or 1/3
7) (i) -√2 (ii) 3/2 (iii) 1 (iv) 0
8) (i) tan θ (ii) sinθ