Trigonometry

1. The value of tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° ...... tan 89° is tan 57° + cot 37°
(1) 1 (2) 2 11. The expression is equal to
tan 33° + cot 53°
(3) undefined (4) 0
(1) tan 33° cot 57° (2) tan 57° cot 37°
3 (3) tan 33° cot 53° (4) tan 53° cot 37°
2. If tan q = and q is acute, then cosec q
4
x
4 5 12. If sin 17° = , then the value of (sec 17° – sin 73°) is
(1) (2) y
5 3
1 y2 x2
(3) 2 (4) (1) (2)
2 x y2 - x2 y y2 - x2
3. sin2q – 3 sin q + 2 = 0 will be true if
x2 y2
(1) 0 £ q < 90 (2) 0 < q < 90 (3) (4)
(3) q = 0° (4) q –– 90° y x2 - x2 x y 2 - x2
4. Evaluate: 3 cos 80° cosec 10° + 2 cos 59° cosec 31° 1
13. If sin q – cos q = the value of sin q + cos q is :
(1) 1 (2) 3 2
(3) 2 (4) 5 (1) – 2 (2) ±2
1 1 7
5. If sin (A – B) = and cos (A + B) = where A > B (3) (4) 2
2 2 2
> 0 and A + B is an acute angle, then the value B is
1 1
p p 14. The value of 2
+ is
(1) (2) (1 + tan q) (1 + cot 2 q)
6 12
1
p p (1) (2) 1
(3) (4) 4
4 2
5 4
6. Maximum value of (2 sin q + 3cos q) is (3) (4)
4 3
(1) 2 (2) 13
2
(3) 15 (4) 1 15. If cos4 q – sin4 q = , then the value of 1 – 2 sin2 q is
3
7. The value of 152 (sin 30° + 2 cos2 45° + 3 sin 30° + cos2
45° + .....+ 17 sin 30° + 18 cos2 45°) is 4
(1) (2) 0
(1) an integer but not a perfect square 3
(2) a rational number but not an integer 2 1
(3) a perfect square of an integer (3) (4)
3 3
(4) irrational
8. Value of (tan 1° tan 2° tan 3° ....... tan 89°) is : 16. If cos q + sin q = 2 cos q, then cos q – sin q is
(1) 1 (2) 89 (1) 2 tan q (2) – 2 cos q
(3) undefined (4) 0
9. If sec (70 + 28°) = cosec (30° – 3q) then the value of q (3) – 2 sin q (4) 2 sin q
is 17. The value of
(1) 8° (2) 5°
é cos 2 A(sin A + cos A) ù é sin 2 A(sin A - cos A) ù
(3) 60° (4) 9° ê ú+ê 2 ú
2
10. The value of (tan 35° tan 45° tan 55°) is êë cos ec A(sin A - cos A) úû êë sec A(sin A + cos A) úû

1 (sec2A – cosec2A)
(1) (2) 2 (1) 1 (2) 3
2
(3) 0 (4) 1 (3) 2 (4) 4
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18. The value of 3 (sin x – cos x) + 6 (sin x + cos x) + 4 27. Two posts are x metres apart and the height of one is
(sin6 x + cos6 x) is double that of the other. If from the mid-point of the line
(1) 14 (2) 11 joining their feet, an observer finds the angular elevations
(3) 12 (4) 13 of their tops to be complementary, then the height (in
metres) of the shorter post is
4 1
19. The value of 2
+ + 3sin 2 a is x x
1 + tan a 1 + cot 2 a (1) (2)
(1) 4 (2) –1 2 2 4
(3) 2 (4) 3 x
(3) x 2 (4)
1 3 2 2
20. The numerical value of 2
+ 2
+ 2sin q 28. An aeroplane when flying at a height of 5000 m from the
1 + cot q 1 + tan q ground passes vertically above another aeroplane at an
will be
instant, when the angles of elevation of the two aeroplanes
(1) 2 (2) 5
from the same point on the ground are 60° and 45°
(3) 6 (4) 3
respectively. The vertical distance between the aeroplanes
21. A vertical stick 12 cm long casts a shadow 8 cm long on at that instant is
the ground. At the same time, a tower casts a shadow 40
m long on the ground. The height of the tower is (1) 5000 ( 3 - 1) m (2) 5000 (3 - 3) m
(1) 72 m (2) 60 m æ 1 ö
(3) 65 m (4) 70 m (3) 5000 ç1 - ÷ m (4) 4500 m
è 3ø
22. The length of the shadow of a vertical tower on level ground 29. The angles of elevation of the top of a building and the
increases by 10 meters when the altitude of the sun change top of the chimney on the roof of the building from a point
from 45° to 30°. Then the height of the tower is on the ground are x and 45° respectively. The height of
building is h metre. Then the height of the chimney in
(1) 5 3 metre (2) 10 ( 3 +1) metre
metre, is :
(3) 5( 3 +1) metre (4) 10 3 metre (1) h cot x + h (2) h cot x – h
23. The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance 100 m (3) h tan x – h (4) h tan x + h
from its foot is 30°. Height of the tower is : 30. The angles of elevation of the top of a building from the
op and bottom of a tree are x and y respectively. If the
100
(1) m (2) 50 3 m height of the tree is h metre, then, in metre, the height of
3 the building is
200
(3) m (4) 100 3 m h cot x h cot y
3 (1) (2)
24. The angles of elevation of the top of a tower fro the points cot x + cot y cot x + cot y
P and Q at distance fo ‘a’ and ‘b’ respectively from the base
of the tower and in the same straight line with it are h cot x h cot y
(3) (4)
complementary. The height of the tower is cot x - cot y cot x - cot y

(1) ab a
(2) æ 3p ö
31. çè ÷ø radians is equal to
b 5
(3) ab (4) a2b2 (1) 100° (2) 120°
25. From the top of a hill 200 m high, the angle of depression (3) 108° (4) 180°
of the top and the bottom of a tower are observed to be
30° and 60°. The height of the tower is (in m): æ 22 ö
32. The degree measure of 1 radian is ç taking p = ÷
è 7 ø
400 3 2
(1) (2) 166 (1) 57° 61’ 22” (approx.) (2) 57° 16’ 22” (approx.)
3 3 (3) 57° 22’ 16” (approx.) (4) 57°22’16” (approx.)
1 33. The circular measure of an angle of an isosceles triangle
(3) 133 (4) 200 3
3
26. From a tower 125 metres high, the angles of depression 5p
is . Circular measure of one of the other angles must
of two objects, which are in horizontal line through the 9
base of the tower. are 45° and 30° and they are on the same be
side of the tower. The distance (in metres) between the
5p 5p
objects is (1) (2)
18 9
(1) 125 3 (2) 125( 3 – 1 )
2p 4p
(3) 125/( 3 – 1) (4) 125( 3 + 1) (3) (4)
9 9

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pc 35. The angle of elevation of a tower from a distance 50 m

34. In a triangle ABC, Ð ABC = 75° and Ð ACB = . The from its foot is 30°. The hight of the tower is
4
circular measure of Ð BAC is
50
5p p (1) 50 3 m (2) m
(1) radian (2) radian 3
12 3
p p 75
(3) radian (4) radian (3) 75 3 m (4) m
6 2 3

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (1) 2. (2) 3. (4) 4. (4) 5. (2) 6. (2)
7. (3) 8. (1) 9. (1) 10. (4) 11. (2) 12. (4)
13. (3) 14. (1) 15. (2) 16. (4) 17. (3) 18. (4)
19. (1) 20. (4) 21. (2) 22. (3) 23. (1) 24. (2)
25. (3) 26. (2) 27. (1) 28. (3) 29. (2) 30. (1)
31. (3) 32. (2) 33. (3) 34. (2) 35. (2)

1. (1) tan 89° = tan (90° – 1°) = cot 1°

1
tan 88° = tan (90° – 2°) = cot 2° Again, cos (A + B) = = cos 60°
2
\ tan 1°. tan 2°. tan3°... tan 45°...tan87°tan88°.tan89°
Þ A + B = 60°
= (tan 1°.cot 1°) (tan2°. cot 2°) ....... tan45° = 1
\ A + B +A – B = 30° + 60° = 90°
3 Þ 2 A = 90°
2. (2) tan q =
4 Þ A = 45°
\ A – B = 30°
4
\ cot q = Þ B = A – 30° = 45° – 30°
3
Q cosec2 q – cot2 q = 1 15 ´ p p
= 15° = = radian
180 12
Þ cosec q = 1 + cot 2 q
6. (2) Maximum value of a sin q + b cos q = a 2 + b2
2
æ 4ö 16 25 5 \ Maximum value of 2 sin q + 3cos q
= 1 + ç ÷ = 1+ = =
è 3ø 9 9 3
= 22 + 32 = 13
3. (4) sin2q – 3sinq + 2 = 0 7. (3) 152 (sin 30° + 2 cos2 45° + 3 sin 30° + 4 cos2 45°
2
Þ sin q – 2sinq – sinq + 2 = 0 +......+ 17 sin 30° + 18 cos2 45°)
Þ sinq (sinq – 2) –1(sinq –2) = 0
Þ (sinq – 1) (sinq – 2) = 0 æ1 1 1 1 1 1ö
= 152 ç + 2 ´ + 3 ´ + 4 ´ + .... + 17 ´ + 18 ´ ÷
Þ sinq = 1 = sin 90° è2 2 2 2 2 2ø
Þ q = 90° sinq ¹ 2
æ1 3 17 ö
4. (4) 3 cos 80°.cosec 10° + 2 cos 59°.cosec 31° = 152 ç + 1 + + 2 + ..... + + 9÷
è2 2 2 ø
=3cos (90° – 10°).cosec 10°
+2 cos (90° – 31°).cosec 31° 1 1
It is an A.P. whose a = , d = , n = 18
= 3 sin 10°.cosec 10° + 2 sin 31°.cosec 31° 2 2
=3+2=5
é18 æ 1 1ö ù é æ 17 ö ù
[Q cos (90° – q) = sinq ; sinq . cosecq = 1] = 152 ê 2 çè 2 ´ 2 + (18 - 1) 2 ÷ø ú = 152 ê9 çè1 + 2 ÷ø ú
ë û ë û
1
5. (2) sin (A – B) = = sin 30°
2 152 ´ 9 ´ 19
= = 12996 and 12996 = 114
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8. (1) tan 1°. tan 2° . tan 3° ... tan 89°
1
Q tan 89° = tan(90° – 1°) = cot 1° 13. (3) sin q - cos q =
2
tan 88° = tan (90° – 2°) = cot 2°
\ Expression = (tan 1° . cot 1°) (tan 2° . cot 2°) sin q + cos q = x
..... tan 45° = 1 On squaring and adding,
[tan q . cot q = 1 tan (90° – q) = cot q] 1
9. (1) sec (7q + 28°) = cosec (30° – 3q) 2(sin 2 q + cos2 q) = + x2
4
Þ sec (7q + 28°) = sec (90° – (30° – 3q)
Þ 7q + 28° = 90° – 30° + 3q 1 7
Þ x2 = 2 - =
Þ 4q = 90° – 30° – 28° = 32° 4 4

32° 7
Þ q= = 8° Þx=
4 2
10. (4) tan 35°.tan 45°.tan 55°
= tan 35°.1.tan (90° – 35°) 1 1
14. (2) Expression = +
= tan 35°.1.cot 35° = 1.1 = 1 1 + tan q 1 + cot 2 q
2

[tan (90° – q) – cot q, tan q .cot q = 1]

1 1
= +
tan 57° + cot 37° cot 33° + tan 53° 2
sec q cos ec 2q
11. (4) =
tan 33° + cot 53° tan 33° + cot 53°
= cos2 q + sin 2 q = 1
[\ tan(90°) = cot q.cot(90° - q) = tan q]
2
1 15. (3) cos4 q – sin4 q =
+ tan 53° 3
= tan 33°
1 2
tan 33° + Þ (cos2 q + sin2 q)(cos2 q – sin2 q) =
tan 53° 3

1 + tan 53°.tan 53° tan 53° 2

= ´ Þ cos2 q – sin2 q =
tan33°.tan 53° + 1 tan33° 3

= tan 53°.cot 33° 2

Þ 1 – sin2 q – sin2 q =
= tan 37°.tan 57° 3

x 2
12. (1) sin 17° = Þ 1 – 2 sin2 q =
y 3

16. (4) cos q + sin q = 2 cos q

cos 17° = 1 - sin 2 17°
On squaring both sides,

x2 y2 - x2 cos 2 q + sin 2 q + 2cos q.sin q = cos 2 q

= 1- 2 =
y y2 Þ cos 2 q - sin 2 q = 2sin q.cos q
Þ (cos q + sin q)(cos q - sin q) = 2sin q.cos q
y 2 - x2
= Þ 2 cos q(cos q - sin q) = sin q.cos q
y
\ sec 73° = sin (90° – 17°) = cos 17° 2sin q.cos q
Þ cos q - sin q = = 2 sin q
\ sec 17° – sin 73° 2 cos q
17. (3) Expression
y y 2 - x2
= -
y é cos2 A(sin A + cos A) sin 2 A(sin A - cos A) ù
y 2 - x2 =ê + 2 ú
2
ëê cos ec A(sin A - cos a) sec A(sin A + cos A) ûú
y 2 - y 2 + x2 x2
= - æ 1 1 ö
y y 2 - x2 y y2 - x2 çè - 2 ÷
cos A sin A ø
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AB = Tower = h metre
é cos2 A.sin 2 A(sin A - cos A)
ê + ÐBDA = 30°
êë (sin A + cos A)
ÐACB = 45°
sin A.cos A(sin A - cos A) ù
2 2 æ sin A - cos A ö
2 2 CD = 10 metre
ú ç ÷ From D ABC,
(sin A + cos A) úû è sin 2 A.cos2 A ø
AB h
æ sin A + cos A sin A - cos A ö tan 45° = Þ1= Þ h = x
=ç + 2 2
è sin A - cos A sin A + cos A ÷ø (sin A - cos A) BC x
From D ABD,
= 2(sin 2 A - cos2 A) = 2 AB 1 h
tan 30° = Þ1= =
4
18. (4) 3(sin x - cos x ) + 6(sin x + cos x) + 4(sin x + cos x)
2 6 6 BD 3 x + 10

= 3(sin 2 x + cos2 x - 2sin x cos x) 2 Þ 3h = h + 10 [Q h = x]

+ 6(sin 2 x + cos 2 x + 2 sin x cos x ) Þ 3h - h = 10
2 2 3 2 2 2 2
+4[( sn x + cos x) - 3sin x cos x(sin x cos x)] Þ h( 3h - 1) = 10
2 2
= 3(1 - 2sin x cos x) + 6(1 + 2sin x cos x)
10 10 3 +1
Þ h= = ´
+4(1 - 3sin 2 x cos2 x) 3 -1 3 -1 3 +1
= 3 + 6 + 4 = 13
10( 3 + 1)
4 1 = = 5( 3 + 1) metre
+ + 3sin 2 a 2
19. (1)
1 + tan 2 a 1 + cot 2 a
23. (1) A
4 1 2
= + + 3sin a
sec2 a cosec 2a

= 4cos 2 a + sin 2 a + 3sin 2 a

= 4(cos 2 a + sin 2 a ) = 4 30°

B C
100 metre
1 3
20. (4) + + 2sin 2 q
1 + cot 2 q 1 + tan 2 q AB = Tower = h metre
ÐACB = 30°
1 3 2
= + + 2sin q BC = 100 metre
cosec2q sec 2 q
AB
2 2 2 \ tan 30° =
= sin q + 3cos q + 2sin q BC
= 3(sin 2 q + cos2 q) = 3 1 h
Þ =
Height of tower Length of shadow of tower 3 100
21. (2) =
Length of stick Length of shadow of stick 100
Þ h= metre
h 40 40 ´ 12 3
Þ = Þ h= = 60 metre
12 8 8 24. (1)

22. (3) A A

h
90° – q
45° 30° q
D Q
B x metre C 10 P B

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AB = Tower = h units
200
\ ÐAQB = q Þ AE = metre
3
\ ÐAPB = 90° – q
PB = a; BQ = b 200 400 1
Þ CD = 200 - = = 133 metre
From D AQB, 3 3 3
AB 26. (2) A
tan q =
BQ 30°
45°
h
Þ tanq = ...(i)
b
From DAPB
45° 30°
h
tan (90° – q) = B C D
PB
AB = Tower = 125 metre
h
Þ cot q = ...(ii) BC = x metre, BD = y metre
a
From DABC,
By multiplying both the equations,
AB
h h tan 45° =
tan q. cot q = ´ BC
b a
Þ h2 = ab 125
Þ 1=
BC
Þ h= ab
Þ x =125 metre
From D ABD,
25. (3) A F
AB
30° tan 30° =
E D BD
1 125
Þ =
3 y
60°
B C
Þ y =125 3 metre
AB = Hill = 200 metre \ CD = y – x = 125 3 – 125
ÐADB = 30°
= 125( 3 - 1) metre
ÐACB = 60°
27. (1) CD = h metre, AB = 2h metre
DE = BC = x metre
From D ACB, A
AB C
tan 60° =
BC
2h
200 h
Þ 3= 90° – q
x
B O D
200
Þ x= x metre
3
From DACB, x
OB = CD = metre
AE 2
tan 30° = From DOCD,
DE
h 2h ....... (i)
1 AE tan q = =
Þ = x x
3 200
2
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From DOAB,
29. (2) D
AB
tan (90° - q) =
BO

2h 4h A
Þ cot q = = . ....... (ii)
x x
2 45° x
Multiplying both equations, B C
2h 4 h AB = Building = h metre
tan q cot q = ´
x x AD = Chimney = y metre
From DBCD,
Þ x 2 = 8h 2
BD h+ y
x tan 45° = Þ1=
Þ h= metre BC BC
r 3 Þ BC = h + y ....... (i)
From DABC,
28. (3) A
AB
tan x =
BC
Þ BC = h + cot x ....... (ii)
D From equations (i) and (ii),
h + y = h cot x
Þ y = (h cot x – h) metre

B C 30. (1) A

ÐACB = 60° x
E D
ÐDCB = 45°
AB = 5000 metre
AD = x metre
\ From DABC, y
B C
AB
tan 60° =
BC CD = tree = h metre
5000 AB = building = a metre
Þ 3= BC = ED = b metre
BC
\ From DAED,
5000
Þ BC = metre AE a -b
3 tan x = Þ tan x =
ED b
From DDBC, Þ b = (a – b) cot x ....... (i)
DB 5000 From DABC,
tan 45° = Þ DB = BC =
BC 3 AB a
tan y = Þ tan y =
\ AD = AB – BD BC b
5000 Þ b = a + cot y ....... (ii)
= 5000 - From equations (i) and (ii),
3
Þ (a – h) cot x = a cot y
æ 1 ö Þ a cot x = h cot x = a cot y)
= 5000 ç1 - ÷
è 3ø h cot x
Þ a=
cot x - cot y
æ 3 - 1ö
= 5000 ç ÷ metre
è 3 ø

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31. (3) Q p radian = 180°
p 5p
\ ÐBAC = p - -
3p 180 3p 4 12
\ radian = ´ = 180°
5 p 5
12p - 3p - 5p 4p p
32. (2) p radian = 180° = = = radian
12 12 3
180 180 ´ 7 °
\ 1 radian = = 35. (2) A
p 22
630 3
= = 57 °
11 11

3 180°
= 57° ´ 60 = 57 30°
11 11 C
B
= 57°16'´ 60' = 57°16'22"
33. (3) Sum of remainig two angles AB = Tower = h metre
BC = 50 metre
5p 4p ÐACB = 10°
= p- =
9 9
AB
\ tan 30° =
1 4p 2p BC
\ Each angle = ´ =
2 9 9
1 AB
34. (2) ÐABC = 75° Þ =
Q 180° = p radian 3 50

p 5p 50
\ 75° = ´ 75 = radian Þ AB = metre
180 12 3

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