TRIGONOMETRY

1. Thevalue of 36 (4 cos2 9◦ − 1) (4 cos2 27◦ − 1) 13. Let f : R → R be defined as f (x + y) + f (x −

(4 cos2 81◦ − 1) (4 cos2 243◦ − 1) is y) = 2f (x)f (y), f 21 = −1. Then, the value of


P20 1
(a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 36 k=1 sin(k) sin(k+f (k)) is equal to
π
2. 96 cos 33 cos 2π cos 4π cos 8π cos 16π is equal to (a) sec2 (21) sin(20) sin(2)
33 33 33 33
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 4 (b) cosec2 (1) cosec(21) sin(20)
(c) sec2 (1) sec(21) cos(20)
π
sin 3π sin 5π sin 7π sin 9π






3. 2 sin 22 22 22 22 22
is (d) cosec2 (21) cos(20) cos(2)
equal to equal to
3
(a) 16 1
(b) 16 (c) 32 1 9
(d) 32 14. The set of all possible values of θ in the interval
(0, π) for which the points (1, 2) and (sin θ, cos θ)
4. The value of 2 sin(12) − sin(72) is lie on the
same side of the line x + y
= 1 is
√ √ √
5(1− 3) 1− 5 (a) π4 , 3π
4

(b) 0, π2

(a) (b) 3π
√ 4√
3(1− 5)
√8 √
3(1− 5)
(c) 0, 4 (d) 0, π4
(c) 2
(d) 4
15. The minimum √ value of 2sin x + 2cos 1x is
◦ ◦ ◦ −1+ √
5. 16 sin
√ (20 ) sin (40 √) sin (80 ) is equal to : √ (a) 2−1+ 2 (b) 2 2
√
(a) 3 (b) 2 3 (c) 3 (d) 4 3 1− 1
√
(c) 2 2 (d) 21− 2
6. The value of cos 2π 4π 6π




+cos +cos is equal
16. If L =
sin2 16π
− sin2 π8 and M = cos2 16 π




7 7 7 −
to : 2 π
sin 8 , then
(a) -1 (b) − 12 (c) − 13 (d) − 41
(a) L = − 2√1 2 + 21 cos π8
7. α = sin 36◦ is a root of which of the following (b) L = 4√1 2 − 14 cos π8
equation? (c) M = 4√1 2 + 14 cos π8
(a) 16x4 − 10x2 − 5 = 0 (d) M = 2√1 2 + 12 cos π8
(b) 16x4 + 20x2 − 5 = 9
(c) 16x4 − 20x2 + 5 = 0 17. The value of cos3 π8 · cos 3π + sin3 π8 · sin 3π





8 8
(d) 16x4 − 10x2 + 5 = 0 is
(a) 14 (b) 2√1 2
8. If cot α = 1 and sec β = − 53 , where π < α < 3π 2
and π2 < β < π, then the value of tan(α + β) and (c) 12 (d) √12
the quadrant in which α + β lies, respectively are:
18. If cos(α + β) = 53 , sin(α − β) = 5
and 0 < α, β <
(a) − 17 and IV th quadrant π
13
then tan(2α) is equal to
(b) 7 and I th quadrant 4
(a) 63 (b) 21 (c) 63 (d) 33
(c) -7 and IVth quadrant 52 16 16 52

(d) 71 and Ist quadrant 19. The value of cos2 10◦ − cos 10◦ cos 50◦ + cos2 50◦
is
9. The range of the function f (x) = log√5 (3 + (a) 43 + cos 20◦ (b) 32 (1 + cos 20◦ )
cos( 3π
4
+ x) + cos( π4 + x) + cos( π4 − x) − (c) 34 (d) 32
cos(h3π
4
− x˚ )) is
1
√ i 20. The value of sin 10◦ sin 30◦ sin 50◦ sin 70◦ is
(a) √5 , 5 (b) [0, 2] 1 1 1 1
√ (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 18
(c) (0, 5) (d) [−2, 2]
21. For any θ ∈ π4 , π2 , the expression 3(sin θ −


π 2π 3π 5π





10. The value of 2 sin 8
sin 8
sin 8
sin 8 cos θ)4 + 6(sin θ + cos θ)2 + 4 sin6 θ equals
sin 6π sin 7π



8 8
is (a) 13 − 4 cos2 θ + 6 sin2 θ cos2 θ
1
(a) 4 2
√ (b) 18 (c) 8√1 2 (d) 14 (b) 13 − 4 cos6 θ
(c) 13 − 4 cos4 θ + 2 sin2 θ cos2 θ
11. The√value√of cot(π/24)
√ is (d) 13 − 4 cos2 θ + 6 cos4 θ
(a) √2 + √3 + 2 − √6
(b) √2 − √3 − 2√ + 6 22. The value of cos 2π2 · cos 2π3 · . . . · cos 2π10 · sin 2π10 is
1 1
(c) 3√ 2 −√ 3 − 6√ (a) 512 (b) 256 (c) 12 1
(d) 1024
(d) 2 + 3 + 2 + 6
23. Let fk (x) = k1 sink x + cosk x for k = 1, 2, 3,...

12. If sin θ + cos θ = 12 , then 16(sin(2θ) + cos(4θ)+ Then for all x ∈ R, the value of f4 (x) − f6 (x) is
sin(6θ)) is equal to equal to
(a) -27 (b) 23 (c) -23 (d) 27 5
(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) −112
(d) 12 1
24. The maximum
value of the expression 3 cos θ + 34. let cos(α + β) = 54 and let sin(α − β) = 5
13
, where
π
5 sin√ θ − 6 for any real value of θ is 0 ≤ α, β ≤ π4 . Then tan 2α =
√ √ √ 25
(a) 279 (b) 31 (c) 34 (d) 19 (a) 16 (b) 56
33
(c) 19
12
(d) 20
17
√ 35. Let A and B denote the statements
25. If sin4 α + 4 cos4 β + 2 = 4 2 sin α cos β; α, β ∈
[0, π], then cos(α + β) − cos(α A : cos α + cos β + cos γ = 0
√ − β) is equal
√ to B : sin α + sin β + sin γ = 0
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 2
If cos(β − γ) + cos(γ − α) + cos(α − β) = − 32 ,
26. If tan A and tan B are the roots of the quadratic then
equation, 3x2 − 10x − 25 = 0, then the value of (a) A is false and B is true
3 sin2 (A+B)−10 sin(A+B)·cos(A+B)−25 cos2 (b) both A and B are true
(A + B) is (c) both A and B are false
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 25 (d) -25 (d) A is true and B is false

27. Consider the following two statements : State-

ment p : The value of sin 120◦ can be derived 36. If p and q are positive real numbers such that
by taking θ = 240◦ in the equation 2 sin 2θ = p2 + q 2 = 1, then the maximum value of (p + q)
√ √ is
1 + sin θ − 1 − sin θ Statement q : The angles √
A, B, C and D of any quadrilateral ABCD satisfy (a) 21 (b) √12 (c) 2 (d) 2
the equation cos 2 (A + C) + cos 12 (B + D) =
1



37. If 0 < x < π and cos x + sin x = 1/2, then tan x
0 Then the truth value of p and q are respectively
is √ √
(a) T, T (b) F, F (c) F, T (d) T, F (1− 7) (4− 7)
(a) 4 √ (b) 3 √
28. If an angle A of △ABC satisfies 5 cos A + 3 = 0, (c) − (4+3 7)
(d) (1+ 7)
4
then the roots of the quadratic equation, 9x2 +
27x + 20 = 0 are √ √
(a) sin A, sec A 38. If u = a2 cos2 θ + b2 sin2 θ+ a2 sin2 θ + b2 cos2 θ
(b) sec A, cot A then the difference between the maximum and
(c) sec A, tan A minimum values of u2 is given √ by
2
(d) tan A, cos A (a) (a + b) (b) 2 a2 + b2
2 2
(c) 2 (a + b ) (d) (a − b)2
29. If 5 (tan2 x − cos2 x) = 2 cos 2x+9, then the value
of cos 4x is
(a) 13 (b) 92 (c) − 79 (d) − 53 39. Let α, β be such that π < α − β < 3π. If
sin α+sin β−−21/65, and cos α+cos β = −27/65.
30. If A > 0, B > 0 and A + B = π, then the mini- then the value of cos α−β
2
is
6 3
mum (a) 65 (b) 130
√
√ value
√ of tan A + tan B is 2
(a) 3 − 2 (b) √3 3
(c) − √130 (d) −6
√ √ 65
(c) 4 − 2 3 (d) 2 − 3

31. If cos α + cos β = 32 and sin α + sin β = 12 40. The maximum distance from origin
of a point on
at
and 0 is the arithmetic mean of α and β, then the curve x = a sin t − b sin b
, y = a cos t −
at


sin 20 + cos 20 is equal to b cos b .
(a) 35 (b) 54 (c) 75 (d) 85 both a, b > 0 is
a−b
(a) √ (b) a + √
b
tan A cot A 1 2
32. The expression 1−cot A
+ 1−tan A
can be written as (c) a + b (d) a2 − b2
(a) sec A cosec A + 1
(b) sec A + cosec A
(c) tan A + cot A
(d) sin A cos A + 1

33. If A = sin2 x + cos4 x, then for all real x

(a) 1 ≤ A ≤ 2
(b) 34 ≤ A ≤ 13
16
(c) 34 ≤ A ≤ 1
(d) 13
16
≤A≤1
 Numerical value type (41-44) 51. The number of solutions of | cos x| = sin x, such
that −4π ≤ x ≤ 4π is
41. The value of tan 9◦ − tan 27◦ − tan 63◦ + tan 81◦ (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
is . n o
2 2
52. Let S = θ ∈ [0, 2π] : 82 sin θ + 82 cos θ = 16 .
42. If sin (10◦ ) sin (20◦ ) sin (40◦ ) sin (50◦ ) sin (70◦ ) =
2

Then n(S) + θ∈S sec π4 + 2θ cosec π4 + 2θ

P



α − 161
sin (10◦ ), then 16 + a−1 is equal to .
is equal to
43. Let ABCD be a square of side of unit length. (a) 0 (b) -2 (c) -4 (d) 12
Let a circle C1 centered at A with unit radius is
drawn. Another circle C2 which touches C1 and
the lines AD and AB are tangent to it, is also 53. Let n
S = θ ∈ 0, π2 : 9m=1 sec θ + (m − 1) π6 sec θ +

P

drawn. Let a tangent line from the point C to π
= 2π

the cirde C2 meet √ the side AB at E. If the length (a) P
S = 12 (b) S P 3
of EB is α + 3β, where α, β are integers, then (c) θ∈S θ = π2 (d) θ∈S θ = 3π 4
α + β is squal to
√
54. Let S =P θ ∈ [−π, π] − ± π2 : sin θ tan θ + tan θ =
q  
2 sin α 1 1−cos 2β
44. If √1+cos 2α
= 7
and 2
= √110 ,α.β ∈
If T = √ θ∈S cos 2θ, then T + n(S)√is equal to
0, π2 , then tan(α + 2β) is equal to


(a) 7 + 3 (b) 9 (c) 8 + 3 (d) 10
n o
2 2
45. Let S = x ∈ − π2 , π2 : 91−tan x + 9tan x = 10

and β = x∈t2 tan2 x3 , then 16 (β − 14)2 is equal 55. The number of solutions of the equation
P

π π 1



to cos x + 3 cos 3 − x = 4
cos2 2x, x ∈
(a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 64 (d) 32 [−3π, 3π] is
(a) 8 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7

46. 
The number of elements in the set S =
θ ∈ [0, 2π] : 3 cos4 θ − 5 cos2 θ − 2 sin6 θ + 2 = 0 56. If n is the number
of solutions
of
the equation
is 2 cos x 4 sin π4 + x sin π4 − x − 1 = 1, x ∈
(a) 10 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 12 [0, π] and S is the sum of all these solutions, then
the ordered pair (n, S) is
(a) (2, 8π/9) (b) (3, 13π/9)
47. Let f (θ) = 3 sin4 3π − θ h + sin4 (3π + θ) − o



2n
(c) (2, 2π/3) (d) (3, 5π/3)
√
2 1 − sin2 2θ and S = θ ∈ 0, π : f ′ (θ) = − 23 .


cos x
P
If 4β = θ∈S θ, then f (β) is equal to 57. The sum of solutions of the equation 1+sin x
=
11 3 9 5
(a) 8 (b) 2 (c) 8 (d) 4 π π π π


| tan 2x|, x ∈ − 2 , 2 − 4 , − 4 is
π
(a) 10 (b) − 7π
30
π
(c) − 15 (d) − 11π30

48. The set of all values of λ for which the equation

2
cos2 2x − 2 sin4 x − 2 cos2 x = λ has a real solution 58. The number of solutions of the equation 32tan x +
2
x, is 32sec x = 81, 0 ≤ x ≤ π4 is
(b) −2, − 32 
 
(a) [−2, −1] (a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3
(c) −1, − 12 (d) − 23 , −1

59. The number of solutions of sin7 x + cos7 x = 1,

49. If tan 15◦ + tan175◦ +
tan 1105◦ + tan 195◦ = 2a, then x ∈ [0, 4π] is equal to
the value of a + a1 is (a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 11 (d) 7
√ √
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 4 − 2 3 (d) 5 − 23 3
60. The sum of all values of x in [0, 2π], for which
50. If the solution of the equation sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x + sin 4x = 0, is equal to
log∞=x cot x + 4 logsin (a) 12π (b) 11π (c) 8π (d) 9π
 x tan
√ 
x = 1,
x ∈ 0, π2 , is sin−1 α+2 β , where α, β are inte-

61. If for x ∈ 0, π2 , log10 sin x + log10 cos x = −1

gers, then α + β is equal to
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3 and log10 (sin x + cos x) = 12 (log10 n − 1) , n > 0,
then the value of n is equal to
 (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 12 71. The number of solutionsof the equation
1 + sin4 x = cos2 3x, x ∈ − 5π 5π

2
, 2
is
2
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 7
62. The number of roots of the equation, (81)sin x +
2
(81)cos x = 30 in the interval [0, π] is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 2 72. Let S be the set of all α ∈ R such that the equa-
tion. cos 2x + cosin x = 2a − 7 has a solution.
Then S is equal to
63. The number of solutions of the equation x + (a) [2, 6] (b) [1, 4)
2 tan x = π/2 in the interval of the equation (c) [3, 7] (d) R
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3

73. If 0 ≤ x < π/2, then the number of values of x

4 4
64. If 15 sin α + 10 cos α = (1) March 2h tht
Shift for which sin x − sin 2x + sin 3x = 0 is
2021) value of 27 sec6 tψ + 8 cosec6 rε is eque (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
u ∈ R, then the
(a) 350 (b) 250 (c) 400 (d) 500
0, π2


74. The sum of all values of θ ∈ satisfying
sin2 2θ + cos4 2θ = 34 is
65. All possible values of θ ∈ [0, 2π] for which (a) π (b) 3π
8
sin 20 + tan (c) 5π (d) π

2θ > 0
lie in 7π
4 2
(a) 0, π2
∪ π2 , 3π
4

∪ π, 6

(b) 0, 4
∪ 2 , 4
∪ 3π
π π 3π
2
, 11π
6
π 3π 75. If sum of all the solutions of the
equation
(c) 0, 2
∪ π, 2

8 cos x · cos 6 + x · cos π6 − x − 12 = 1
π



(d) 0, π4 ∪ π2 , 3π ∪ π, 5π ∪ 3π , 7π



4 4 2 4
in [0, π] is kπ, then k is equal to
(a) 20
9
(b) 23 (c) 13
9
(d) 98
66. If 0 < x, y < π and cos x+cos y−cos(x+y) = 3/2,
then sin x + cos y is equal √to
76. The number of solutions of sin 3x = cos 2x, in
(a) √1
2
(b) 1+2 √3
π


the interval 2 , π is
(c) 23 (d) 1−2 3 (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1

67. If the equation cos4 θ + sin4 θ + λ = 0 has real 77. If 0 ≤ x < 2π, then the number of real values of
solutions for
0 , then λ. lies in the
 3interval x, which satisfy the equation
5
(b)  − 2 , − 45

(a) − 4 , −1 cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x + cos 4x = 0, is
(c) − 12 , − 14 (d) −1, − 21 (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9

68. Let a and β be two √real roots of the equa- 78. The number of x ∈ [0, 2π | for which
√ √
tion (k + 1) tan2 x − 2 · λ tan x = (1 − k), 2 sin4 x + 18 cos2 x − 2 cos4 x + 18 sin2 x =
where k(̸= −1) and λ. are real numbers. If
1 is
tan2 (α
√ + β) = 50, then
√ a value of λ is (a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8
(a) 5 2 (b) 10 2 (c) 10 (d) 5
√
79. Let P =| θ : sin 0 − cos √ θ = 2 cos θ) and
69. Let S = {0 ∈ [−2π, 2π] : 2 cos2 0 + 3 sin θ = 0}. Q = {0 : sin θ + cos θ = 2 sin θ} be two sets.
Then the sum of the elements of S is Then
(a) 2π (b) π (c) 5π
3
(d) 13π
6 (a) P ⊂ Q and Q − P ̸= ϕ (b) (b) Q ̸⊂ P
(c) P = Q (d) P ̸⊂ Q
70. All
√ the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality
2
2 sin x−2 sin x+5 · 4sin12 y ≤ 1 also satisfy the equa- 80. If m and M are the minimum and the maximum
tion values of 4 + 21 sin2 2x − 2 cos4 x, x ∈ R, then
(a) sin x = 2 sin y (b) sin x = | sin y| M − m is equal to
(c) 2| sin x| = 3 sin y (d) 2 sin x = sin y (a) 49 (b) 15
4
(c) 74 (d) 41
 88. The number of values of x in the interval π4 , 7π


81. The number of value of x in the interval |0, 3π| 4
satisfying the equation 2 sin2 x + 5 sin x − 3 = 0 for which 14 cosec2 x − 2 sin2 x = 21 − 4 cos2 x
is holds, is
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 2

89. The number of elements in the set S = [0 ∈

82. The number of solutions of tan x + sec x = 2 cos x [−4π, 4π] : 3 cos2 2θ + 6 cos 2θ − 10 cos2 0 + 5 = 0 |
in [0.2π) is is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) 1
90. The number
√ of solutions of the equation 2θ −
2
cos θ + 2 = 0 in R is equal to

Numerical value type(83-96)

91. The number of solutions of the equation sin x =
cos2 x in the interval (0, 10) is
83. Let S = {0P∈ [0, 2π) : tan(π
cos θ)+tan(π sin θ) =
0}. Then Bes sin2 θ + π4 is equal to
92. Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of
the equation sin4 0 + cos4 θ − sin θ cos θ = 0 in
84. If m and n respectively are the numbers of pos- [0, 4π], then 8S
π
is equal to
itive and negative values of 0 in the interval
[−π, π] that satisfy the equation cos 2θ cos 2θ =
cos 3θ cos 9θ , then mn is equal to 93. The number of solutions of the equation | cot x| =
2
cot x + sin1 x in the interval [0, 2π] is
85. If the sum of solutions of the system of equations
2 sin2 θ − cos 2θ = 0 and 2 cos2 0 + 3 sin 0 = 0 in
94. The number of integral values of k for which the
the interval [0, 2π) is kπ, then k is equal to
equation 3 sin x + 4 cos x = k + 1 has a solution,
k ∈ R is
86. Let S = −π, π2 − − π2 , − π4 , − 3π , π . Then the


4 4
√ √
√ set A = 1θ ⊂ S :
number of√elements in the 95. If 3 (cos2 x) = ( 3 − 1) cos x + 1, the number
 πof
tan θ(1 + 5 tan(20)) = 5 − tan(20)) is solutions of the given equation when x ∈ 0, 2
is

87. Let S = θθ ∈ (0, 2π) : 7 cos2 θ −3 sin2 θ −2 cos2 2θ

= 2}. Then, the sum of roots of all the equations 96. The number of distinct solutions of the equation.
x2 − 2 (tan2 0 + cot2 0) x + 6 sin2 0 = 0, 0 ∈ S, is log12 | sin x| = 2 − log12 | cos x| in the Interval
[0.2π], is