8 INTRODUCTIONTO

TRIGONOMETRY
PREVIOUS YEARS' QUESTIONS
2019

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

1. Find A if tan 2A = cot(A- 24°). (Delhi
Sol. tan 2A = cot (A- 24°)
cot(90° -2A) = cot(A- 24°)
On equating both sides
90°-2A = A-24°
90°+ 24° = 3A
114° =3A ’ A =38°
[Delbij
2. Find the value of (sin²33° + sin'57).
Sol. sin?33° + sin257° = sin(90° -57°) + sin 57°
cos?57° + sin? 57°[Using sin(90° 0) = cos
= 1.
 2018
Very Short Answer Type Question [1 Mark]
18. What is the value of (cos 67° - sin 23°)?
[CBSE)
Sol. cos²67°- sin? 23° = cos?67° - sin(90° -67°)
= cos67°- cos67o [:: sin(90° 0) = cos 0)]
= 0

Short Answer Type II Questions [3 Marks]

4sin - cos +1
9. If 4tan = 3, evaluate JCBSE]
4sin + cos -1/'
3 A
Sol. 4 tan = 3 ’ tan =
4
In AABC, ZB= 90°
Let 3k AB
tan =
4k BC 3k
So, AB = 3k, BC = 4k.
By using Pythagoras theorem, AC2 = AB² + BC2
= (3k)² + (4k)? B 4k

AC = /9k+ 16k
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AC= V25k?
AC = 5k
AB 3k 3 BC 4k 4
.. sin 0 = and cos 0
AC 5k 5 5 AC 5k 5
3 4
4sin 0 - cos +1 4x +1
Now, 5 5
4sin + cos9 -1 3 4
4Xt-!
12 4 12 -4+5
-+1
5 5 5
12 4 12+4-5
-+--1
5 5 5
17-4 13
165 11
0. If tan 2A = cot (A-18°), where 2A is an acute angle, find the
value of A.. [CBSE]
tan 2A = cot (A -18°)
cot(90° - 2A) = cot(A-18) [: cot(90°- 0) = tan 9]
90° -2A = A-18°
90° + 18° = A 2A
3A = 108°
108°
A= = 36°
3
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15. If sin (A + 2B) = 2 and cos (A + 4B) = 0, A> B, and A + 4B < 90°, then find A
and B. [CBSE]

sin (A + 2B) = V3
Sol. 2
So, sin(A + 2B) = sin 60°
Hence A+ 2B= 60° ...i)
Also,we have cos(A + 4B) = 0
cos(A + 4B) = cos 90°
A + 4B=90° ...(it)
Subtracting (ii) from (i), we have
-2B =-30°
B= 15°
Put B = 15° in eq. (), we have
A + 2(15) = 60°
A + 30° = 60°
A=30°
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Short Answer Type IQuestion [2 Marks]
19. Write the values of sec 0°, sec 30°, sec 45°, sec 60° and sec 90°. What happens to se
when x increases from 0° to 90°?
30° 45° 60° 90°
(CBSE)
Sol.
Angles (0)
2
Sec 0 1 2 not defined

The value of sec x increases and finally reaches to not defined limit as x increases
0° to 90°.
 X
12 sin 0 cos 0 1
<0 < 90°, find the value of: [CBSE
21) If sin 9= 13
0° 2 sin .cos tan
12
Sol. Given: sin 9 = 2
13
cos = /1-sin'0
12\12 144 169 -144 25

5
- 1
169 169 V 169

cos =
13
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12
sin 9 13 12
tan = =

COs 5 5
13
NOw, put values of sin 0, cos 0 and tan 0 in the given expression
2
144 25
sin'0 - cos?e 1 1 169 169 X 25
We get
2sin 9 cos tan9 2x125 120 144
13^13 169
119 25 595
X
120 144 3456
Lang AnsNer Tvoe @uesiene rA No
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2014
Very short Answer TYpe Questions
[1 Mark]
a 1f sin 0 =x and sec =ythen find the value of cot 0.
[CBSEJ
Sol. Given Sin = and sec ) y cos ) =
Now, COt 0 =
COs 1
sin 0
1
Hence, Cot 0 =

5
34. If cosec =
3' then what is the value of cos + tan . [CBSEJ
5
Sol. COsec =
3
Inright angled AABC, ZB = 90°
So, AC? = AB² + BC2 3k| 5k
[By Pythagoras theorem]
(5k)? =
(3k) + BC?
BC' = 25k- 9k2 B

BC² = 16k ’ BC= 4k

4 3
So, COs = and tan 0 =
5 4
4 3 16 +15 31
Now, cos + tan =
54
+
20 20
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44. If tan(A - B) = and tan (A + B) = /3,find A and B.
/3
1
Sol. : tan(A B) = A-B= 30° ...i)
/3
and tan(A + B) = /3 A+ B= 60° ...(ü)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get
A- B=30°
A + B= 60°
2A =90° ’A = 45°
Putting A = 45° in ), we get
45° B=30°
B=15o
Hence, A =45° and B = 15°.
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53. ARPOis a right angled at Q. If PQ = 5 cm
R
and RQ = 10 cm, find:
() sinp (ü)) cos*R and tan R
(iii) sin P X cos P (iv) sin²P- cos²P 10 cm

Sol. In right angled ARPQ. ZQ =90

So, J
PR² = 10 + 5 5 cm
PR² = 125 |By Pythagoras theo
R
PR = 5/5 cm
(i) 10 4
sinP = 5/5o
5/5 10cm
10 4
(iü) cosR = and tan R=
5
5/5 5 10 2 5 cm
(ii) 10 5 2
sin P X cos P =
5/5 5/5 5

4 1 3
(i)
-
sinP -cos'P = ( 5 5 5

2013

Short Answer Type IQuestion [2 Marks)

54. If cos + sin0 = 2 cos 0, show that cos 0 - sin = 2 sin 0. |CB
Sol. Here, cos + sin 0 = 2 cos 0
sin 0 = /2 cos - cos 0
sin 8 = (/2 -1)cos 0
(V2+1)sin = (V2-1)(/2 +1)cos
2sin 0 + sin =cos
2sin =cos - sin Hence pro
 s7. ABCis a triangle right angled at Cand AC = /3
BC. Prove that ZABC = 60.
[CBSEJ
Sol. Here, in AABC, ZC= 90° andAC = 3BC [given] A

AC
BC 3 ...)
AC
Also, tan B =
BC
tan B e /3 [Using ()] B
B= 60°
1+ cOS A
58. Show that = COSec a + cot a. [CBSE]
V1- COS a
1+ cos a /1+cOS |1+ cos a 1+ cosSa
Sol. LHS =
V1-COS CL /1- cos aj V1+ cos a V1- cosa
1+ cos 1+ cosa 1 COS O
= COSec a + Cot a = RHS
Sin a sin a Sin a
/sina
and tan (A + B)= /3,find AandB.
1 [CBSE]
59, If tan(A B) = 3
 71. Evaluate:
tan 60 + 4sin45 + 3sec²30°+ 5 cos²90° [CBSE
cosec 30° + sec 60°-cot 30°
tan 60° +4 sin45° +3 sec30°+5
Sol. cos90°
cosec 30°+ sec60° - cot?30°
1 |2 2 12
(V5)°+x+3x
4 +5x0
3+2+4
=9
2+2-(/3)2 1

Short Answer Type II Questions [3 Marks]

72. In the figure below, AABC is right angled at B, A
BC =7 cm and AC-AB = 1cm. Find the value
of cos A + sin A. [CBSE]
Sol. Let AC =x cm, AB
=ym,
X-y=1 ...)
Now, in right angled AABC, ZB = 90°
So, AC? = AB² + BC [By Pythagoras theorem] B
x2=y? + BC2
x-y²= (7)2
(r-y)(x + y) = 49
1x (r + y)=49 [Using (i)J
X +y= 49 ...(iü)
Solving (i)and (iü), we get
x= 25 and y = 24
Now, cos A + sin AB BC 24 7 31
A=
AC AC 25 25 25
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17. Determine the value of xsuch that 2 cosee 30° +x sin 60° 3
tan' 30°= 10. (CBSE|
3 4
Sol. 2cosce 30° + sin² 60° lan230 = 10
4
2
3
2x (2)° +x X x = 10
4
8+xx3 1 = 10
4 4
3x
= 10 8 +
4 4
3r 9
4 4
9 4
X= -X ’ I = 3.
4 3