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Trigonometry
TRIGONOMATRICAL IDENTITIES
FORMULA
Pascal Triangle – In (x + a)n when expanded the various coefficients which occur are
n
C0, nC1, nC2,
The Pascal triangle gives the values of these coefficients for n = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ...........
n=0 1
n=1 1 1
n=2 1 2 1
n=3 1 3 3 1
n=4 1 4 6 4 1
n=5 1 5 10 10 5 1
If a +b + c = 0 a3 +b3 + c3 = 3abc
If a3 +b3 + c3–3abc = 0 then * a+b+c=0
2 2 2
* a + b + c – ab – bc – ca = 0
* [(a – b)2 +(b – c) 2 +(c – a)2] = 0
* a=b=c
* Method of componendo & Dividendo
p q p−q a −b
If = then = by componendo & Dividendo
q b p+q a +b
Example 1:
2sec2 – sec4 – 2cosec2 + cosec4 = 15/4 if tan is equal to
(a) 1/ 2 (b) 1/2 (c) 1/2 2 (d) 1/4
Solution:
LHS = 2(1 + tan2 – 1 – cot2) – [(1 + tan2)2–(1 + cot22)]
= cot4 – tan4 = 15/4
tan4 = 1/4 tan = 1/ 2
So the correct option is (a).
Example 2:
2 sin cos
If = x, then =
1 + cos + sin 1 + sin
(a) 1/x (b) x (c) 1 + x (d) 1 – x
Solution:
cos
= 1 – 1 + sin − cos
1 + sin 1 + sin
1 − cos + sin 1 − cos + sin 1 + cos + sin
Now, = .
1 + sin 1 + sin 1 + cos + sin
(1 + sin ) 2 − cos 2 (1 + sin ) 2 − (1 + sin )(1 − sin )
= =
(1 + sin )1 + sin + cos ) (1 + sin )1 + sin + cos )
2 sin
= =x
1 + cos + sin
So the correct option is (b).
Example 3:
sin x cos x tan x
If = = = k, then bc + 1 + ak is equal to
a b c ck 1 + bk
(a) k a + 1 (b) a + 1 (c) 12 (d) a
a k a k k
Solution:
2
= cos x.2tan x + 1
+
sin x
= sin2x + cos x(1 + cos x) + sin x
k tan x 1 + cos x k sin x(1 + cos x)
= a
+
1
= a 1
+ = a + 1
k sin x k ak k a
So the correct option is (b).
Example 4:
If sin + cosec = 2, then sinn + cosecn =
(a) 2n (b) 2–n (c) 2 (d) 2n
Solution:
1
sin + cosec = 2 sin + =2
sin
sin2 – 2sin + 1 = 0 (sin – 1)2 = 0
sin = 1 cosec = 1
so that sinn + cosecn = (1)n + (1)n = 2
So the correct option is (c).
Example 5:
tan 3 cot 3
If sin 2 = k, then the value of + =
1 + tan 2 1 + cot 2
1− k 2 2− k2
(a) (b) (c) k2 + 1 (d) 2 – k2
k 2
Solution:
tan 3 cot 3
We have, +
1 + tan 2 1 + cot 2
sin 3 . cos 2 cos3 sin 3 cos3 4
+ cos 4
= + 2
.sin = + = sin
cos3 sin 3 cos sin sin cos
k2
1− 2
2 = 2−k
2 2 2 2 2
(sin + cos ) − 2 sin cos k
=
sin cos
= , sin cos = 2 .
k k
2
So the correct option is (b).
Example 6:
sin A
If = 3 and cos A
=
5
,0 < A, B < /2, then tan A + tan B =
sin B 2 cos B 2
(a) 3 / 5 (b) 5 / 3
(c) 1 (d) ( 3 + 5) / 5
Solution:
From the given relation we have
tan A tan B
= = k (say), (clearly k > 0)
3 5
Also 2sin A = 3 sin B
2 tan A 3 tan B 2 3k 3 5k
= =
1 + tan 2 A 1 + tan 2 B 1 + 3k 2 1 + 5k 2
4(1 + 5k ) = 5(1 + 3k )
2 2
1 1
k2 = k=
5 5
3 3+ 5
So that tan A = , tan B = 1 tan A + tan B= .
5 5
So the correct option is (d).
Example 7:
(x2 + y 2 ) p
If x = a cos3 sin2, y = a sin3 cos2 and (p, q, N) is independent of then
( xy) q
(a) 4p = 5q (b) 4q = 5p (c) p + q = 9 (d) pq = 20
Solution:
(x2 + y 2 ) p [a sin 2 cos 2 ]2 p a 2 p (sin cos ) 4 p
= =
( xy) q [a 2 sin 5 cos5 ]q a 2q (sin cos ) 5q
Which is independent of if 4p = 5q.
So the correct option is (a).
Example 8:
If sin , cos , tan are in GP. then cos9 + cos6 + 3cos5 – 1 is equal to
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) none of these
Solution:
cos2 = sin tan
Example 11:
cos(540 – ) – sin (6300 – ) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 2cos (c) 2 sin (d) sin – cos
Solution:
cos(540 – ) = cos (6(/2) – ) = –cos
sin (6300 – ) = sin (7(/2) – ) = –cos
So the correct option is (a).
Example 12:
x2 − y2
If cosec = where x, y are two unequal nonzero real numbers then prove that
x2 + y2
has no real value
Solution:
Here x y and they are real. So x2 + y2 > x2 – y2
cosec < 1 if x > y and
cosec > –1 if x < y
–1 < cosec < 1
which is not possible because we know that
cosec 1 or – 1.
So, there is no real value of .
Q6. If sin = p , p 1 , then the quadratic equation whose roots are tan and cot is
2 2
(a) px2 + 2x +p = 0
(b) px2 – x +p = 0
(c) px2 – 2x +p = 0
(d) none of these
Q8. If 4n = then cot . cot 2. cot3..cot (2n –1) is equal to
(a) 1
(b) –1
(c)
(d) none of these
Q10.If ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral such that 12tanA –5= 0 and 5 cosB + 3 = 0
then the quadratic equation whose roots are cos C , tan D is
(a) 39x2 –16 x – 48 = 0
(b) 39x2 +88 x + 48 = 0
(c) 39x2 –88 x +48 = 0
(d) none of these
1 + sin 2 A + 1 − sin 2 A
Q11.If tan A < 1, and A is acute then is equal to
1 + sin 2 A − 1 − sin 2 A
(a) tan A
(b) – tan A
(c) cot A
(d) – cot A
3 1 − cos 1 + cos
Q13.If < < , then + =
2 1 + cos 1 − cos
2
(a)
sin
2
(b) –
sin
1
(c)
sin
1
(d) –
sin
3
Q14. If < < , then cos ec 2 + 2 cot is equal to
4
(a) 1+ cot
(b) 1– cot
(c) –1– cot
(d) –1+ cot
3
Q15.Given that , then the expression
2
1 1
( 4 sin 4 + sin 2 2 ) + 4cos2( – ) is equal to
4 2
(a) 2
(b) 2 + 4sin
(c) 2– 4 sin
(d) None
a
Q17.If sin = x + x R – { 0 } then
x
1
(a) a
4
1
(b) a
2
1
(c) a
4
1
(d) a
2
2x 2x
Q21.For all real x, 4 sin + 4 cos
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) none
2. cos (A +B + C )
= cosA cos B cos C – sinA sin B cos C – sin A cos B sinC – cosA sin B sin C
cos (A +B + C ) = cosA cos B cos C (1 – tan A tan B – tan B tan C – tan C tan A)
Example 1:
12
. Given that sin = , 0 < < , then
13
{5sin ( + ) –12 cos ( + )} cosec is equal to:
(a) 13 if tan > 0 (b) 13 if tan < 0
(c) 119 + 120 cos if tan < 0 (d) 119 + 120 cot if tan < 0
Solution:
12 5
sin = cos = according as tan > or < 0
13 13
5 sin ( + ) – 12cos ( + )
= 5[sin cos + cos sin ] – 12[cos cos – sin sin ]
= (5cos + 12 sin )sin + (5 sin – 12cos )cos
25 144 60 60
= + sin + − cos = 13sin
13 13 13 13
if tan > 0, then
25 144 60 60
5sin( + ) – 12cos( + ) = − + sin + + cos
13 13 13 13
119 120
= sin + cos
13 13
Hence,
5 sin ( + ) – 12cos( + )cosec = 13 if tan > 0
So the correct option (a).
Example 2:
tan1550 − tan1150
If tan 250 = x, then =
1 + tan1550 tan1150
1− x2 1+ x2 1+ x2 1− x2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2x 2x 1− x2 1+ x2
Solution:
tan1550 − tan1150 tan(1800 − 250 ) − tan(900 + 250 )
=
1 + tan1550 tan1150 1 + tan(1800 − 250 ) tan(900 + 250 )
− tan 250 + cot 250 1 1 1− x2
= = − x + =
1 + tan 250 cot 250 2 x 2x
So the correct option is (a).
Example 3:
The value of the determinant
sin 2 130 sin 2 77 0 tan 1350
sin 2 77 0 sin1350 sin 2 130 is equal to
0 2 0 2 0
tan 135 sin 13 sin 77
(Applying C1 → C1 + C2 + C3)
So the correct option is (b).
Example 4:
tan 2030 + tan 220 + tan 2030 tan 220 =
(a) –1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2
Solution:
tan 2030 + tan 220
tan (2030 + 220) =
1 − tan 2030 tan 220
tan 2030 + tan 220
1 = tan (1800 + 45 ) = 0
1 − tan 2030 tan 220
tan 2030 + tan 220 + tan 203 tan 22 =1 0 0
Example 5:
If sin (y + z – x), sin (z + x – y) and sin (x + y – z) are in AP (with x, y, z /2),
then tan x, tan y and tan z are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) none of these
Solution:
sin (z + x – y) – sin (y + z – x)= sin (x + y – z) – sin (z + x – y)
2cos z sin (x – y) = 2cos x sin (y – z)
sin x cos y − cos x sin y sin y cos z − cos y sin z
=
cos x cos y cos y cos z
tan x – tan y = tan y – tan z,
tan x, tan y and tan z are in AP.
So the correct option is (a).
Example 6:
If x = cos + cos – cos ( + ) and
y = 4sin sin cos + , then (x – y) is equal to
2 2 2
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 2 (d) 10
Solution:
x = 2cos + cos − – 2cos2 + + 1
2 2 2
= 2cos + cos − − cos + + 1
2 2 2
Example 7:
The expression cos 6 x + 6 cos 4 x + 15 cos 2 x + 10 is equal to
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
(a) cos 2x (b) 2cos x
(c) cos2x (d) 1 + cos x
Solution:
(cos 6 x + cos 4 x) + 5(cos 4 x + cos 2 x) + 10(cos 2 x + 1)
=
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
2 cos 5 x cos x + 5.2 cos 3x cos x + 10.2 cos 2 x
=
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
2 cos x(cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x)
= = 2cos x
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3x + 10 cos x
So the correct option is (b).
Example 8:
The value of cos 2 +cos 4 +cos 6 +cos 7 is
7 7 7 7
(a) 1 (b) –1 (c) 1/2 (d) –3/2
Solution:
cos 2 +cos 4 +cos 6 +cos 7
7 7 7 7
2 4 6
2 sin cos + 2 sin cos + 2 sin cos – 1
1
=
7 7 7 7 7 7
2 sin
7
3 5 3 7 5
sin − sin + sin − sin + sin − sin – 1
= 1
7 7 7 7 7 7
2 sin
7
1
= − sin – 1 =–1 – 1 =– 3
. So the correct option is (d).
7 2 2
2 sin
7
Example 9:
If a tan ( – /6) = b tan ( + 2/3), then the value of cos2 is –
(a) 2(a – b)/(a + b) (b) 2(b – a)/(a + b)
(c)(a – b)/{2(a + b)} (d)(a + b)/{2(a – b)}
Solution:
tan( + 120 0 ) a
=
tan( − 30 ) 0 b
applying componendo and dividendo method,
tan( + 120 0 ) + tan( − 30 0 ) a+b
or, =
tan( + 120 ) − tan( − 30 )
0 0 a−b
sin( + 120 0 ) sin( − 30 0 )
+
or, sin[( + 120 0 ) + ( − 30 0 )]
cos( + 120 0 ) cos( − 30 0 ) a+b 0 0
a+b
or, = =
sin( + 120 ) 0
sin( − 30 ) 0 a−b sin[( + 120 ) − ( − 30 )] a−b
−
cos( + 120 ) 0
cos( − 30 0 )
sin(90 0 + ) a+b 1 a +b
or, = or, cos2 = Ans: (d)
tan 150 0 a−b 2 a −b
Example 10:
If un = sin n secn , vn = cos n secn,
vn − vn −1 un
n 1, p n, p I, then +1 = 0 for
u n −1 n vn
(a) all values of n (b) finite numbers of values of n
(c) infinite number of values of n (d) no values of n
Solution:
un
We have = tan n
vn
vn − vn −1 cos n secn − cos(n − 1) secn −1
=
u n −1 sin( n − 1) secn −1
cos n sec − cos(n − 1) cos n − cos(n − 1) cos
=
sin( n − 1) cos sin( n − 1)
cos(n − 1) cos − sin( n − 1) sin − cos(n − 1) cos
=
cos sin( n − 1)
= –tan
v −v u tan n
So that n n −1 + 1 n = – tan + 0
u n −1 n vn n
for any value of n unless is an integral multiple of .
Example 11:
Let n be a fixed positive integer such that
sin(/2n) + cos(/2n) = n /2, then
(a) n < 4 (b) n > 8 (c) n = 6 (d) none
Solution:
sin + cos = 2 sin +
n
= 2 sin +
2n 2n 4 2n 2 4 2n
So for n > 1, n
= sin + > sin =
1
thus n > 4
2 2 4 2n 4 2
Example 12:
If tan = n tan , then maximum value of tan2( – ) is
(n + 1) 2 (n − 1) 2 (2n + 1) 2 (2n − 1) 2
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4n 4n 4n 4n
Solution:
tan = n tan
tan − tan (n − 1) tan n −1
tan( – ) = = =
1 + tan tan 1 + n tan cot + n tan
(n − 1) 2
Since, denominator =
cot 2 + n 2 tan 2 + 2n
Denominator = (n tan – cot ) + 4n 2
1
Denominator is minimum at tan2 =
n
(n − 1) 2 (n − 1) 2
So, maximum value of tan2( – ) = =
0 + 4n 4n
So, the correct option is (b).
cot A cot B
Q24. If A + B = 225, then . =
1 + cot A 1 + cot B
(a) 1
(b) – 1
(c) 0
1
(d)
2
4 5
Q25. If cos ( + ) = , sin ( – ) = and , lie between 0 and , then tan 2 =
5 13 4
16
(a)
63
56
(b)
33
28
(c)
33
(d) none
Q27. If angle be divided into two parts such that the tangent of one part is k times the
tangent of the other and is their difference, then sin =
k +1
(a) sin
k −1
k −1
(b) sin
k +1
2k − 1
(c) sin
2k + 1
(d) none
Q28. If sin is the geometric mean between sin and cos , then cos 2 is equal to
(a) 2 sin2 −
4
(b) 2 cos2 −
4
(c) 2 cos2 +
4
(d) 2 sin2 +
4
3
Q29. If cos (A – B) = and tan A tan B = 2, then
5
1
(a) cos A cos B =
5
2
(b) sin A sin B = –
5
1
(c) cos (A + B) = –
5
4
(d) sin A cos B =
5
P Q
Q30.In a triangle PQR R = . If tan and tan are the roots of the equation
2 2 2
ax2+ bx + c = 0 (a 0), then
(a) a + b = c
(b) b + c = a
(c) a + c = b
(d) b = c
2 4
Q31. If x cos = y cos + = z cos + , then the value of + + is equal to
1 1 1
3 3 x y z
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 0
(d) 3 cos
sin A − sin C
Q34. If = cot B, then A, B, C are in
cos C − cos A
(a) A.P.
(b) G.P.
(c) H.P.
(d) None
sin( B + A) + cos( B − A)
Q36. =
sin( B − A) + cos( B + A)
cos B + sin B
(a)
cos B − sin B
cos A + sin A
(b)
cos A − sin A
cos A − sin A
(c)
cos A + sin A
(d) None of these
n n
cos A + cos B cos A + cos B
Q37. + =
sin A − sin B cos A − cos B
(if n even or odd )
A− B
(a) 2 tan n
2
n A− B
(b) 2 cot
2
(c) 0
(d) none
A A
Q38. sin2 ( + ) – sin2( – ) is
8 2 8 2
(a) 2 sin A
A
(b) 2 sin
2
1
(c) sinA
2
(d) 1
2 4
Q39. f ( ) = sin2 + sin2 + + sin2 + then f is equal to
3 3 15
2
(a)
3
3
(b)
2
1
(c)
3
(d) none of these
Exercise
Past Year Papers (IIMs IPMs)
1. The number of pairs (x, y) satisfying the equation
sinx + siny = sin(x + y) and |x| + |y| = 1 is (IPM Indore 2019)
4. The value of
(IPM Indore 2020)
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d)
Exercise
Answers
1. 6 2. d 3. d 4. c 5. c