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TRIGONOMETRY
1. The value of cos2A/2 + cos2 B/2+ cos2C/2 is
r r 2r r
a. 1+ b. 2+ c. 2 + d. 2 +
R 2R R R

2. If the perimeter of the ∆ is equal to 6 times the A. mean of sine of its angle. If a = 1 then A =
π π π π
a. b. c. d.
3 6 4 2

 A− B   A+ B 
3. In ∆ABC, cot  . tan  =
 2   2 

a+b a−b a ( a − b) c−a

a. b. c. d.
a−b a+b b( a + b) c+a

1 1 1
4. The value of + + =
ab bc ca

1 1 1 1
a. b. c. d.
2 Rr 2rs 2 R∆ 2Rs
r1
5. The value of ∑ (s − b)(s − c)is
a. 1/r b. r c. 3/r d. 2r
A C 3b
6. If in ∆ABC, c cos2 + a cos2 = then a, b, c are in
2 2 2
a. A. P. b. G. P. c. H . P. d. none
7. In ∆ ABC, if A = 30°, B = 45°, b = 4 then C =
3 +1
a. b. ( 3 +1) c. 6 d. 3–1
2 2
8. In ∆ABC, the value of 4∆ cot A =
a+b+c
a. bc sinA b. 2ab c. d. (b2 + c2 – a2)
2

sin A sin( A − B)
9. In ∆ABC, if = then a2, b2, c2 are
sin C sin( B − C )
a. in A.P. b. in G.P. c. in H.P. d. equal
10. The value of a cotA + b cotB + c cotC equals

1
a. (R+r) b. R + 3r c. 2(R +r) d.
R+r
cosC + cosA cosB
11. In ∆ABC, + =
c+a b
1 1 1 c+a
a. b. c. d.
a b c b
12. In ∆ ABC , if c – a = mb, then

a. cot A − B  = 1 + m cos A b. cot B − C  = 1 + m cos B

 2  m sin A  2  m sin B

C − A  1 + m cos A
c. cot C − A  = 1 + m cos C d. cot  =
 2  m sin C  2  m sin A

13. In ∆ABC,
a 2 sin( B − C ) b 2 (sin( C − A ) c 2 sin( A − B )
+ + =
sin B + sin C sin C + sin A sin A + sin B

a. sinA + sinB +sinC b. 0 c. 4R d. 2R

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14. If r1, r2, r3 are in H.P., then sinA , sinB, sinC are
a. in A.P. b. in G.P. c. in H.P. d. equal
15. If A + B + c = π, cosA = cosB.cosC, then cotB.cotC =
1 1
a. b. 2 c. 1 d.
2 3
R 4
16. If = , in ∆ABC, then cosA+cosB+cosC =
r 3

1 3 7 4
a. b. c. d.
4 4 4 7
A b+c
17. In triangle ABC, if cot = , then the triangle is
2 a
a. right angled b. isoceles c. equilateral d. scalene
18. If ∆ = a – (b-c) where ∆ is area of triangle, then tan A/2 =
2 2

1 1 1 1
a. b. c. d.
2 3 4 5
19. In ∆ABC, if tanA/2 = 5/6 and tanC/2 = 2/5 then a, b, c are
a. in A.P. b. in G.P. c. in H.P. d. equal
a b c
20. In ∆ABC, if = = and a + b + c = 6cm then the area of ∆ is:
cosA cosB cosC

a. 3 cm2 b. 3cm2 c. 9cm2 d. 36cm2

21. If cos-1x + cos-1y = 2π, then the value of sin-1x + sin-1y is
a. 2π b. π c. -π d. π /2

π  − 3 
22. The value of sin − sin −1  

2 2
  
a. 1 b. 1/2 c. –1 d. 0
23. If 2 tan-1 (cosx) = tan-1 (2 cosecx) then x equals

π π π π
a. b. c. d.
3 2 4 6

 3
The equation sin x − cos x = cos  
−1 −1 −1
24.
 2  has
 
a. unique solution b. no solution c. finite solution d. infinite solution
2 -1 2 -1
25. The value of sec (tan 2) + cosec (cot 3) =
a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20
3 1
26. The value of Σ tan-1 =
n
n=1
π π π π
a. b. c. d.
3 6 2 4

27. If cos-1x + cos-1y + cos-1z = 3π, then xy + yz + zx=

a. 0 b. 1 c. –1 d. 3
-1 -1 3
28. The inverse relation 3sin x = sin (3x - 4x ) is defined for:
1 1 -1 1
a. |x| < b. |x| < c. <x< d. –1 < x < 1
3 2 4 4
29. sincot-1 tancos-1x =

1 + x2 2 + x2 2x
a. b. c. d. x
2+ x2 1 + x2 1+x2

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30. The value of 2 tan −1 1 + tan −1 1 =

3 7
a. π/2 b. π/3 c. π/4 d. π

31. The value of tan-1 

1 + cos x 
  is
 sin x 
a. x/2 b. x c. π/2 – x/2 d. π/4 – x/2

32. Isin-1 (cosx) dx =

π
2 2 ( -x)2
π π 2
a.  - x +c -1
b. cos (sinx) + c c.  +x +c d. +c
2  2  -2

cot-1
1 -sinx + 1 + sinx
33. =
 1-sinx - 1+sinx 

π x π x
a -
2 2
b. (π - 2x) c. -
4 2
d. π -
x
4

34. The general solution of tanθ tan2θ = 1 is:

π π π
a. b. (6n + 1) c. (4n +1) d. (2n +1)
3 6 6
35. The general solutions of 2sin2x + sin22x=2 is
a. (2n+1) π /4 b. 2n π ± π /4 c. n π + π /3 d. n π /4
36. The equation 2 cosθ - 3 sinθ = k has real solution in θ then

a. k = -4 b. |k| ≤ 13 c. |k| < 5 d. |k| = 5

π  π 
37. If tan  + θ  + tan  − θ  = 4 then the general values of θ =
 4   4 

π π π π
a. nπ ± b. nπ ± c. nπ ± d. 2nπ +
3 6 4 4
38. The general solution of tanx + tan2x + tan3x = tanx tan2x tan3x is:
π π nπ π
a. nπ + b. nπ + (-1)n c. d. 2nπ +
2 3 6 4
πx 
39. The number of real solutions of sin = x2 - 2 3x + 4 is
2 3
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 0
40. If 2sec2α = tanβ + cotβ, then one of the values of (α + β) is:
π π π π
a. nπ + b. nπ - c. d.
4 4 4 3
41. General values gives
a. unique solution b. no solution c. finite solution d. infinite solution
2 2
42. If 7sin x + 3cos x = 4, then general values of x equals

π π π π
a. nπ ± b. nπ ± c. nπ ± d. nπ ±
4 3 6 2
43. sin2x + tanx = 1+sin2x tanx has general solution

π π π nπ
a. 2 nπ ± b. nπ + ( −1) n c. nπ + d.
4 4 4 3
44. The general solution of sin2x + cosec2x = 2 is:
π π π π
a. nπ + b. nπ + c. 2nπ + d. nπ +
2 2 2 4

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45. cotx is defined for all x in

π π
a. R b. R- {nπ : n∈I} c. R - {(2n +1) : n ∈ I} d. R - (nπ + )
2 2

46. If tanθ + tan(π/2 -θ) = 2, then general values of θ =

π π π π
a. nπ ± b. 2 nπ ± c. nπ + (−1) n d. nπ +
4 4 4 4
47. tan2θ + tanθ + tanθ tan2θ = 1 has general values

π π π π
a. (2n+1) b. 2 nπ ± c. nπ + d. (4n+1)
6 6 4 12
48. The number of solutions of the equation sin(ex) = ex + e-x is:
a. 1 b. 2 c. 0 d. infinite
49. If(tanA+cotA)=4, then the value of tan4A+cot4A =
a. 190 b. 194 c. 188 d. 180
50. The value of tan9 − tan27 −tan63 +tan81 =
o o o o

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

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ANSWERS: (Trigonometry)
1.b 2.b 3.a 4.a 5.c 6.a 7.b 8.d 9.a 10.c 11.b 12.c 13.b 14.a 15.a
16.c 17.a 18.c 19.a 20.a 21.c 22.b 23.c 24.a 25.c 26.c 27.d 28.b 29.d 30.c
31.b 32.d 33.b 34.d 35.a 36.b 37.b 38.b 39.a 40.c 41.d 42.c 43.c 44.a 45.b
46.d 47.d 48.c 49.b 50.d

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