Best Approach

Compound Angle
(Trigonometry Phase - I)

Exercise I

Exercise II

Exercise III
Exercise IV
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EXERCISE–I
1. Prove that (1 + cot  – cosec )(1 + tan + sec ) = 2.

  
 sec   tan  ; if    
1  sin  2 2 .
2. Prove that 
1  sin    3
 sec   tan  ;if   
 2 2

1  tan 8 
3. Prove that 2 sec2 – sec4 – 2 cosec2 + cosec4 = .
tan 4 
3
4. If cos( – ) + cos( – ) + cos( – ) =  .
2
prove that cos + cos + cos = sin+ sin + sin = 0.
1 1
5. If tan A – tan B = x and cot A – cot B = y. Prove that cot (A – B) =  .
x y

sin(A  B  C)
6. Prove that = tan A + tan B + tan C – tan A tan B tan C
cos A cos Bcos C

sin 5A  sin 3A
7. Prove that = tan A
cos5A  cos 3A

cos 4x  cos3x  cos 2x

8. Prove that = cot 3x
sin 4x  sin 3x  sin 2x

cos8A cos5A  cos12A cos9A

9. Prove that = tan 4A
sin8A cos5A  cos12A sin 9A

sin(A  C)  2sin A  sin(A  C) sin A

10. Prove that 
sin(B  C)  2sin B  sin(B  C) sin B

11. Prove that 1 + cos2x + cos4x + cos6x = 4 cosx cos2x cos3x

 3 5 7 3
12. Prove that cos4 + cos4 + cos4 + cos4 
8 8 8 8 2

 1 
13. Prove that cot  7   2  3  4  6
 2
14. Prove that cos 6A = 32 cos6 A – 48 cos4 A + 18 cos2 A – 1
15. If cos  + cos  + cos  = 0 ; then
prove that cos3 + cos3 + cos3 = 12 cos cos cos

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EXERCISE–II
1. Prove that: cos2 + cos2(+ )  2 cos  · cos  cos(+ ) = sin2
2. Prove that: tan  + 2 tan 2 + 4 tan 4 + 8 cot 8 = cot .
3. Prove that : (a) tan 20° . tan 40° . tan 60° . tan 80° = 3
4  3 5 7 3
(b) tan 9°  tan 27°  tan 63° + tan 81° = 4. (c) sin  sin 4  sin 4  sin 4 
16 16 16 16 2

4. Find the positive integers p, q, r, s satisfying tan
24
=  p q  
r s .
mn
5. If m tan (- 30°) = n tan (+ 120°), show that cos 2 = .
2( m n )
4 5 
6. If cos (+ ) = ; sin (– ) = & ,  lie between 0 & , then find the value of tan 2.
5 13 4
a b
7. If the value of the expression sin 25° · sin 35° · sin 85° can be expressed as
c
where a, b, c  N and are in their lowest form, find the value of (a + b + c).

8. Prove that (4 cos29° – 3)(4 cos227° – 3) = tan 9°.

2  2
9. Prove that 4 cos · cos – 1 = 2 cos .
7 7 7
10. If + = , prove that cos²+ cos² + cos² = 1 + 2 cos  cos cos  .
11. Calculate without using trigonometric tables:
2 cos 40  cos20
(a) 4 cos 20°  3 cot 20° (b)
sin 20
 3 5 7
(c) cos6 + cos6 + cos6 + cos6 (d) tan 10°  tan 50° + tan 70°
16 16 16 16
12. Given that (1 + tan 1°)(1 + tan 2°)......(1 + tan 45°) = 2n, find n.

13. Let A1, A2, ......, An be the vertices of an n-sided regular polygon such that;
1 1 1
  . Find the value of n.
A1 A 2 A1 A 3 A1 A 4

14. In a right angled triangle, acute angles A and B satisfy

tan A + tan B + tan2A + tan2B + tan3A + tan3B = 70
find the angle A and B in radians.

1
15. If the product (sin 1°)(sin 3°)(sin 5°)(sin 7°) ........(sin 89°) = , then find the value of n.
2n

16. (a) If y = 10 cos2x  6 sin x cos x + 2 sin2x, then find the greatest & least value of y.
(b) If y = 1 + 2 sin x + 3 cos2 x , find the maximum & minimum values of y  x  R.
(c) If y = 9 sec2x + 16 cosec2x, find the minimum value of y  x  R.

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 
(d) If a  3 cos     + 5 cos  + 3  b, find a and b.
 3
(e) If 4 sin x · cos y + 2 sin x + 2 cos y + 1 = 0 where x, y  [0, 2] find the largest possible value
of the sum (x + y).
(f) Let x > 1, y > 1 and (ln x)2 + (ln y)2 = ln x2 + ln y2, then find the maximum value of x ln y .
17. If tan  = p/q where  = 6,  being an acute angle, prove that :
1
(p cosec 2  q sec 2 ) = p 2  q 2 .
2
18. Let A1 , A2 , A3 ............ An are the vertices of a regular n sided polygon inscribed in a circle of radius R.
If (A1 A2)2 + (A1 A3)2 + ......... + (A1 An)2 = 14 R2 , find the number of sides in the polygon.
88 cos k
1
19. Let k = 1°, then prove that  cos nk ·cos(n  1)k =
sin 2 k
n 0

 3 5 7
20. Find the exact value of tan2 + tan2 + tan2 + tan2
16 16 16 16

EXERCISE–III
1. (a) If y = 10 cos2x – 6 sin x cos x + 2 sin2x, then find the greatest & least value of y.
(b) If y = 1 + 2 sin x + 3 cos2 x , find the maximum & minimum values of y   R.
(c) If y = 9 sec2x + 16 cosec2x, find the minimum value of y   R.
 
(d) If a  3 cos    3  + 5 cos  + 3  b, find a and b.
 
(e) If 4 sin x  cos y + 2 sin x + 2 cos y + 1 = 0 where x, y  [0, 2] find the largest possible value of the
sum (x + y).
(f) Let x > 1, y > 1 and (ln x)2 + (ln y)2 = ln x2 + ln y2, then find the maximum value of xln y .
2. If tan  = p/q where  = 6, being an acute angle, prove that:
1
(p cosec 2  – q sec 2 ) = p2  q 2
2
3. Determine the smallest positive value of x (in degrees) for which
tan(x + 100°) = tan(x + 50°) tan x tan (x – 50°).

4.  x  R, find the range of the function, f (x) = cos x (sin x + sin 2 x  sin 2  );   [0, ]
1/2 1/2
5. 
Prove that : 4 sin 27° = 5  5  
 3 5  .

cos 3  cos 3
6. Prove that : = (cos + cos) cos() – (sin + sin) sin()
2 cos(  )  1
5 5
r r
7. Let x1 =  cos 11
and x2 =  cos 11 , then show that
r 1 r 1

1   
x1 · x2 =  cos ec  1 , where  denotes the continued product.
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8. If (1 + sin t)(1 + cos t) = . Find the value of (1 – sin t)(1 – cos t).
4
11. If cosA = tanB, cosB = tanC and cosC = tanA , then prove that sinA = sinB = sinC = 2 sin18°.
 
12. Let R and   
sin 2k  = a. Find the value  cot 2  cot2 sin 2  in terms of 'a'.
3 k k 4 k

k 2 k 0
13. If x and y are real number such that x2 + 2xy – y2 = 6, find the minimum value of (x2 + y2)2.

15. If '' is eliminated from the equations cos  – sin  = b and cos 3 + sin 3 = a, find the eliminant.
16. Show that elliminating x & y from the equations , sin x + sin y = a ;
8ab
cos x + cos y = b & tan x + tan y = c gives 2 2 2 = c.

a b  4a 2 
17. Given that 3 sin x + 4 cos x = 5 where x  0,  2 . Find the value of 2 sin x + cos x + 4 tan x.

3  cos x
18. Show that  x R can not have any value between  2 2 and 2 2 . What inference
sin x
sin x
can you draw about the values of ?
3  cos x
19. Prove that the triangle ABC is equilateral iff , cot A + cot B + cot C = 3 .
A B C
20. If A+B+C = ; prove that tan2 + tan2 + tan2  1.
2 2 2
EXERCISE–IV
xy
1. If cos x + cos y + cos  = 0 and sin x + sin y + sin  = 0, then cot  = [AIEEE : 2002]
 2 
(A) sin  (B) cos  (C) cot  (D) 2 sin 

2. Cos1o cos2o . cos3o ....... cos 179o = [AIEEE : 2002]

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

3. Let   be such that  <  –  < 3. [AIEEE : 2004]

21 27 
If sin + sin = – & cos + cos = – , then the value of cos is :
65 65 2
3 3 6 6
(A)  (B) (C) (D)
310 130 65 65

4  
4. Let cos( + ) = and let sin( – ) = , where 0 ,   . Then tan2 = [AIEEE : 2010]
5 13 4
25 56 19 20
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 33 12 7
5. 2 4
If A = cos  + sin  , then for all value of 
3 13
(A) 1 A  2 (B) A 1 (C)  A  1 (D) None of these
4 16

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6. In a PQR , if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and 4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the angle R is equal to
  3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) [AIEEE : 2012]
6 4 4 6
  
7. For 0 < /2, if x =  cos 2n , y =  sin 2n , z =
n 0
 cos 2n
 sin 2n  , then [IIT : 1993]
n 0 n 0

(A) xyz = xz + y (B) xyz = xy + z (C) xyz = yz + x (D) None of these

8. If K = sin(/18) sin (5/18) sin (7/18), then the numerical value of K is : [IIT : 1993]
(A) 1/8 (B) 1/16 (C) 1/2 (D) None of these

9. If A > 0, B > 0 and A + B =  / 3, then the maximum value of tan A tan B is : [IIT : 1993]
(A) 1 (B) 1/3 (C) 3 (D) 1/ 3

  3    6  6 
10. The expression 3 sin 4      sin 4 (3  )  – 2 sin      sin (5   )  is equal to
  2    2  
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) sin4 + cos6
[IIT : 1995]
11. 4 2 6 6
3(sinx – cosx) + 6(sin x + cos x) + 4(sin x + cos x) = [IIT : 1995]
(A) 11 (B) 12 (C) 13 (D) 14
4xy
12. sec2 = is true, if and only if :
(x  y)2
(A) x + y  0 (B) x = y, x  0 (C) x = y (D) x  0, y  0

13. The number of values of x where the function f(x) = cos x + cos( 2 x) attains its maximum is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) Infinite [IIT 1998]
14. Which of the following number(s) is rational : [IIT 1998]
(A) sin 15o (B) cos 15o (C) sin 15o cos 15o (D) sin 15o cos 75o
n
15. Let n be an odd integer.If sin n = br sinr, for every value of  then :
r 0
[IIT : 1998]

(A) b0 = 1, b1 = 3 (B) b0 = 0, b1 = n (C) b0 = –1, b1 = n (D) b0 = 0, b1 = n2 + 3n + 3

16. The function f(x) = sin4 x + cos4 x increases if [IIT 1998]
  3 3 5 5 3
(A) 0 < x < (B) x (C) x (D) x
8 4 8 8 8 8 4
 P Q
17. In a triangle PQR, R = , If tan   and tan   are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0
2 2 2
(a  0), then : [IIT 1999]
(A) a + b = c (B) b + c = a (C) a + c = b (D) b = c

18. For a positive integer n, let fn() = tan   (1 + sec) (1 + sec 2 ) (1 + sec 4) ..... ( 1 + sec2n ).
2
Then : [IIT 1999]
     
(A) f2   = 2 (B) f3   = 1 (C) f4   = 0 (D) None of these
 16   32   64 

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19. Let f () = sin (sin + sin 3 ). Then f () [IIT 2000]
(A)  0 only when  0 (B)  0 for all real 
(C)  0 for all real  (D)  0 only when  0


20. If  +  = and , then tan  equals : [IIT 2001]
2
(A) 2(tan  + tan ) (B) tan  + tan 
(C) tan  + 2 tan  (D) 2 tan  + tan 
21. The maximum value of

(cos 1).(cos 2)......(cos n) , under the restrictions 0 1 . 2 ..... n  and
2
(cot 1).(cot 2).(cot 3)......(cot n) = 1 is
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
2n/2 2n 2n
1 1
22. If  & are acute angles such that sin  = and cos  = then  +  lies in
2 3
     2   2 5   
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  (C)  ,  (D)  ,  
 3 2 2 3   3 6 6 
1
23. cos+ ) = , cos( – ) = 1 find no. of ordered pair of (, ) – ,  
e
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4 [IIT Scr 2005]

24. If t = (tan)tan, t2 = (tan)cot, t3 = (cot)tan, t4 = (cot)cot and let   0,  , then [IIT 2006]
 4
(A) t4 < t2 < t1 < t3 (B) t4 < t1 < t3 < t2 (C) t4 < t3 < t2 < t1 (D) t2 < t1 < t3 < t4

sin 4 x cos 4 x 1
25. If   , then
2 3 5
2 sin 8 x cos8 x 1
(A) tan2x = (B) + =
3 8 27 125
1 sin 8 x cos8 x 2
(C) tan2x = (D) + =
3 8 27 125
1
26. The maximum value of the expression is [IIT 2010]
sin   3sin  cos   5cos 2 
2

  
27. Let  [0, 2] be such that 2 cos (1 – sin) = sin2  tan  cot  cos – 1, tan(2 – ) > 0
 2 2
3
and –1 < sin  < – . Then  cannot satisfy [IIT 2012]
2
  4
(A) 0 <  < – (B) 
2 2 3
4 3 3
(C)  (D)    2
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2    
28. Let f : (–1, 1)  IR be such that f(cos 4) = 2 for   0,    ,  . Then the value(s) of
2  sec   4 4 2
1
f   is(are)
3

3 3 2 2
(A) 1 – (B) 1 + (C) 1 – (D) 1 +
2 2 3 3

tan A cot A
29. The expression  can be written as : [JEE Mains 2013]
1  cot A 1  tan A
(A) sec A + cosec A (B) sinA cosA + 1 (C) secA cosecA + 1 (D) tanA + cotA

1
30. Let fk(x) = (sink x + cosk x) where x  R and k 1. Then f4(x) – f6(x) equals [JEE Mains 2014]
k
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 6 3 4
13
1
31. The value of  is equal to [JEE Adv. 2016]
k 1 sin    (k  1)   sin    k 
   
4 6  4 6 

(A) 3  3 (B) 2(3  3) (C) 2( 3  1) (D) 2(2  3)

32. If 5 (tan2 x – cos2 x) = 2 cos 2x + 9, then the value of cos 4x is [JEE Mains 2017]
3 1 2 7
(A)  (B) (C) (D) 
5 3 3 9

33. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level ground. Let C be the mid - point of AB and P be a
point on the ground such that AP = 2AB. IfBPC = b then tan b is equal to : [JEE Mains 2017]
6 1 2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7 4 9 9

34. Let  and  be non zero real numbers such that 2(cos  – cos ) + cos  cos  = 1. Then which of the
following is/are true ? [JEE Adv. 2017]
   
(A) tan    3 tan    0 (B) tan    3 tan    0
2 2 2 2
   
(C) 3 tan    tan    0 (D) 3 tan    tan    0
2 2 2 2
35. Let a, b, c be three non-zero real numbers such that the equation [JEE Adv. 2018]
  
3 a cos x + 2b sin x = c, x    , 
 2 2
 b
has two distinct real roots  and  with  +  = . Then the value of is.
3 a

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 
36. For any   ,  , the expression 3(sin  – cos )4 + 6(sin  + cos )2 + 4 sin6  equals :
4 2
(A) 13 – 4 cos6  (B) 13 – 4 cos4  + 2 sin2  cos2 
(C) 13 – 4 cos2  + 6 cos4  (D) 13 – 4 cos2  + 6 sin2  cos2 

[JEE Main 2019]

   
37. The value of cos  cos  ....  cos  sin is : [JEE Main 2019]
2 3 10
2 2 2 210
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
256 2 512 1024

1
38. Let fk(x) = (sink x + cosk x) for k = 1, 2, 3,..... Then for all x  R, the value of f4(x) – f6(x) is equal to
k
5 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) [JEE Main 2019]
12 12 4 12

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39. The maximum value of 3 cos  + 5 sin     for any real value of  is : [JEE Main 2019]
 6

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(A) 19 (B) (C) 31 (D) 34
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Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ (MC SIR) Compound Angle

ANSWER KEY
COMPOUND ANGLES

EXERCISE–II
56
4. p = 3, q = 2; r = 2; s = 1 6. 7. 24
33
13 23
16. (a) ymax = 11, ymin = 1; (b) ymax = (c) 49; (d) a = – 4 & b = 10; (e) ; (f) e4
3 6

3 5 2 3 5
17. (a) ; (b) , ymin =  1; 11. (a) 1, (b) 3 , (c) , (d) 3
32 16 4
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12. n = 23 13. n=7 23. (1,1, 2); 5 2 14. and
12 12
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15. 18. n=7 20. 28
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EXERCISE –III
13
3. x = 30° 4. – 1  sin 2   y  1  sin 2  8.  10
4
a  1 1 
12. 13. 18 15. a = 3b – 2b3 17. 5 18.   , 
4  2 2 2 2

EXERCISE–IV
1. C 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. B
6. A 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. C 12. B 13. B 14. C 15. B
16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C
21. A 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. AB
26. 2 27. ACD 28. AB 29. C 30. A
31. C 32. D 33. C 34. AB 35. 0.5
36. A 37. C 38. D 39. A

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