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PERIODICITY AND EXTREME VALUES

OBJECTIVES

πx πx πx
1. Period of f(x) = sin( ) + 2cos( ) – tan( ) is
2 3 4

a) 4 b) 6 c) 12 d) 24

3 − 5x
2. Period of cot ( ) is
7

7π 5π 7π 14 π
a) – b) c) d)
5 7 5 5

3. Period of sec(x + 2x + 4x) is

a) 2π b) 14π c) 2π/7 d) π/7

4. Period of tan(x + 8x + 27x + ….. + n3x) is

8π 4π
a) b)
n (n + 1)
2 2
n (n + 1) 2
2

2π 4π
c) d)
n (n + 1)
2 2 n(n + 1)

π π
5. Period of sin( − x ) sin( + x ) is
3 3

a) π/2 b) π c) 3π/2 d) 2π

x x
+ tan
cot
6. Period of 4 4 is
x
1 + tan − tan x
2

a) π/2 b) π c) 4π d) 2π

7. Period of 3sin5x + cos3x is

a) π b) 2π c) π/2 d) 3π/2

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π is
8. The function whose period is 5π

a) Cosec (2x) b) sec (5x)

c) tan(5x/2) d) cot(x/5)

9. The minimum and maximum values of cos θ + 2 2 sin θ is

a) –3, 3 b) 3, –3 c) [–3, 3] d) [0, 3]

10. The maximum value of 3cos θ + 4sin θ is

a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 5

11. The range of f(x) = –3cos 3 + x + x 2 is

a) [–1, 1] b) [–2, 2] c) [–3, 3] d) [–4, 4]

12. The greatest (or) least value of 2sin2θ + 4cosec2θ is

a) 2 2 b) 4 2 c) 2 d) 4

13. Period of sin4x + cos4x is

a) π/2 b) π c) 3π/2 d) 2π

14. Period of cos(x + 4x + 9x + ….. + n2x) is

12 π 6π
a) b)
n(n + 1)(2n + 1) n(n + 1)(2n + 1)

3π π
c) d)
n(n + 1)(2n + 1) 12n(n + 1)(2n + 1)

π
15. The minimum value of 5 cos x + 4cos( + x ) + 8 is
3

a) 1 b) ½ c) – 1 d) 15

π
16. The range of cos x + 4 2 sin( x − ) + 6 is
4

a) [1, 11] b) [–1, 11] c) [2, 10] d) [10, 11]

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17. Maximum value of 1 + 8sin2 x2 cos2 x2 is

a) 3 b) –1 c) –8 d) 9

Sin 2 A + Sin A + 1
18. ≥ K then K =
Sin A

a) 2 b) 1 c) 4 d) 3

sin nx
19. The period of π, where n ∈ z+ then n =
is 4π
cos (x/n)

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

20. Period of cos x cos(120o – x) cos(120o + x)

a) 2π/3 b) π/3 c) π d) 2π

21. Period of |sin x| . |cos x| is

a) π/2 b) π c) 4π d) 2π

22. Period of |cot x| + |cos x| + |tan x| + |sin x| is

a) π b) π/2 c) 2π d) π/4

sin x cos x
1 1
23. Period of   +  is
3 3

a) π b) π/2 c) π/4 d) 2π

24. Period of 3x – [3x] is (where [.] denotes greatest integer function ≤ x)

a) ½ b) 1 c) 2 d) 1/3

25. Period of sin(x – [x]) is

a) π b) 2π c) 1 d) π/2

26. Period of sin(sin x) + sin(cos x) is

a) π b) 2π c) π/2 d) π/4

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27. Let f(x) = cos p x. where p = [a] (integral part). If the period of f(x) is π then a ∈

a) [4, 5] b) [4, 5) c) (4, 5] d) (4, 5)

nx nx
28. The period of sin – cos is
n! (n + 1)!

a) Not defined b) 2(n!)

c) n! d) 2((n + 1)!)

3
29. The maximum value of is
5 sin x − 12 cos x + 19

a) 1 b) ½ c) 1/3 d) ¼

30. The range of log log 5

31. The minimum value of 2cos x – 3cos2 x + 5 is

a) – 1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

32. The range of cos2 x + sin4 x is

a) [1/2, 1] b) [1, 3/2] c) [3/2, 2] d) [3/4, 1]

1− cos x sin x
33. The minimum value of sin x( + ) is
sin x 1 − cos x

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

34. If 3 sin x + cos x is maximum, then x =

a) π/4 b) π/3 c) 2π/5 d) π/2

35. Range of sin3x + cos3x is

 1   1 1 
a)  , 1 b) [1, 2] c) − 2 , 2 
d) [–1, 1]
 2   

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36. The period of f(x) = cos3x + sin 3 x is

a) Non defined b) 2π/3

c) 2π/ 3 d) 2 3 π

37. The period of f(x) = |sin x/2| + |cos x| is

a) 2π b) 3π c) 4π d) π

38. Period of |sin x| + |cos x| is

a) π/2 b) c) 3π/2 d) 2π

39. The minimum and maximum values of 1 – 8 sin2x cos2x are

a) –¼, ¼ b) –4, 4 c) –1, 1 d) –1/8, 1/8

2π 2π
40. The range of cos2( – x) + cos2( + x) is
3 3

a) [½, 1] b) [1, 3/2] c) [3/2, 2] d) [½, 3/2]

41. The range of sin2x + 4sin x + 5 lies in

a) [2, 10] b) [–2, 10] c) [10, 5] d) [5, 10]

π
42. The value of (sin x + cos x)2 + cos2( + x) lies is
4

a) [0, 1] b) [0, 2] c) [1, 2] d) [0, 3]

43. The value of sec x + 2cot 2x sin x lies in

a) [–1, 1] b) [–2, 2] c) [–3, 3] d) [–4, 4]

44. The extreme values of cos6x + sin6x are

a) ¼, 1 b) 7/8, 9/8 c) 3/8, – 3/8 d) ¼, ¼

 π  2π 
45. Period of tan θ + tan  θ +  + tan  θ +  is
 3  3 

a) π/2 b) π c) 2π d) π/3
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 2π x   2π x 
46. The period of sin   + 3cos   when a = 12, b = 9 is
 a   b 

a) 18 b) 36 c) 108 d) 54

 3 5 7  
47. The period of f(x) = sin  + + + .....∞  x  is
 2 4 8  

a) π/6 b) π/3 c) π/5 d) 2π/5

2 2
48. The minimum value of a cos x
+ a sin x
∀ (a > 0) is

a) 2a b) 2a c) 2 a d) a

49. 2Sin x + 2Cos x ≥ K, then K =

1 1 1
1−
a) 2 b) 22 c) 2 2 d) 2 2

50. In a triangle ABC cos A + cos B + cos C ≤ P then P =

1 1 3 3 3
a) b) c) d)
2 3 2 2

A B C
51. In a triangle ABC tan2 + tan2 + tan2 ≥ K then K =
2 2 2

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

52. If the sides of a triangle inscribed in a given circle subtend angles α, β, γ at the centre then
α + π/2), cos(β
the minimum value of the A.M. of cos(α β + π/2) and cos(γγ + π/2) is

3 1 1 3
a) b) – c) d) –
2 2 2 2

53. The maximum value of cos α1, cos α2 ….. cos αn under the restriction θ ≤ α1, α2, α3, ….. αn
≤ π/2 and cot α1, cot α2, ….. cot αn = 1 is

1 1
a) b) 1 c) 1/2n/2 d) –
2n 2n

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54. A ≤ a 2cos 2θ + b 2sin 2θ + a 2sin 2θ + b 2cos 2θ ≤ B then the values of (A, B) =

a) (a + b, 2(a 2 + b 2 ) ) b) (a, a 2 + b2 )

c) ( a 2 + b 2 , b) d) (a, b)

ANSWERS

1. c 2. c 3. c 4. b 5. b 6. c 7. b 8. d 9. a 10. c

11. c 12. b 13. a 14. a 15. a 16. a 17. a 18. d 19. b 20. a

21. a 22. b 23. d 24. d 25. c 26. b 27. b 28. d 29. b 30. a

31. b 32. d 33. b 34. b 35. d 36. a 37. a 38. a 39. c 40. a

41. a 42. c 43. b 44. a 45. d 46. b 47. d 48. c 49. c 50. d

51. a 52. d 53. c 54. a

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