Chapter 8

Trigonometric Functions

1. Let A and B denote the statements : 4. The possible values of  (0, ) such that
sin() + sin(4) + sin(7) = 0 are [AIEEE-2011]
A : cos + cos + cos = 0
B : sin + sin + sin = 0 2   2 3  8 
(1) , , , , ,
9 4 2 3 4 9
3
If cos( – ) + cos( – ) + cos( – ) =  , then
2 2  4   3  8 
(2) , , , , ,
[AIEEE-2009] 9 4 9 2 4 9
(1) A is false and B is true
 5   2 3  8 
(3) , , , , ,
(2) Both A and B are true 4 12 2 3 4 9
(3) Both A and B are false
2   2 3 35
(4) , , , , ,
(4) A is true and B is false 9 4 2 3 4 36
5. In a PQR, if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and
4 5
2. Let cos(  )  and let sin(  )  , where 4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the angle R is equal
5 13 to [AIEEE-2012]

0  ,   . Then tan 2 = [AIEEE-2010]  
4 (1) (2)
6 4
25 56
(1)
16
(2)
33 3 5
(3) (4)
4 6
19 20 6. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB and CD are
(3) (4)
12 7 parallel and BC  CD. If ADB = , BC = p and
CD = q, then AB is equal to [JEE (Main)-2013]
3. For a regular polygon, let r and R be the radii of
the inscribed and the circumscribed circles.
( p 2  q 2 )sin  p 2  q 2 cos 
A false statement among the following is (1) (2)
p cos   q sin  p cos   q sin 
[AIEEE-2010]
p2  q 2 ( p2  q 2 )sin 
r 1 (3) (4)
(1) There is a regular polygon with  p2 cos   q 2 sin  ( p cos   q sin )2
R 2

r 1 tan A cot A
(2) There is a regular polygon with  7. The expression  can be written
R 2 1  cot A 1  tan A
as [JEE (Main)-2013]
r 2 (1) sinA cosA + 1
(3) There is a regular polygon with 
R 3
(2) secA cosecA + 1

r 3 (3) tanA + cotA

(4) There is a regular polygon with 
R 2 (4) secA + cosecA

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1 14. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level

8. Let fk ( x ) (sink x  cosk x ) where x  R and ground. Let C be the mid-point of AB and P be a
k
point on the ground such that AP = 2AB. If
k  1 . Then f4(x) – f6(x) equals[JEE (Main)-2014]
BPC =  then tan  is [JEE (Main)-2017]
1 1 1 2
(1) (2) (1) (2)
4 12 4 9
1 1 4 6
(3) (4) (3) (4)
6 3 9 7
15. If sum of all the solutions of the equation
9. A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20 m
high and its elevation from a point O on the ⎛ ⎛ ⎞ ⎛ ⎞ 1⎞
8 cos x  ⎜ cos ⎜  x ⎟  cos ⎜  x ⎟  ⎟  1 in [0, ]
ground is 45°. It flies off horizontally straight away ⎝ ⎝ 6 ⎠ ⎝ 6 ⎠ 2⎠
from the point O. After one second, the elevation
is k, then k is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2018]
of the bird from O is reduced to 30°. Then the
speed (in m/s) of the bird is [JEE (Main)-2014] 2 13
(1) (2)
(1) 20 2 (2) 20  3 1  3 9
8 20
  40   (3) (4)
(3) 40 2 1 (4) 3 2 9 9
16. PQR is a triangular park with PQ = PR = 200 m.
10. If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from A T.V. tower stands at the mid-point of QR. If the
three collinear points A, B and C, on a line leading angles of elevation of the top of the tower at P, Q
to the foot of the tower, are 30º, 45º and 60º and R are respectively 45º, 30º and 30º, then the
respectively, then the ratio, AB : BC, is height of the tower (in m) is [JEE (Main)-2018]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 100 (2) 50
(1) 3 : 1 (2) 3 : 2
(3) 100 3 (4) 50 2
(3) 1 : 3 (4) 2 : 3
⎛ ⎞
17. For any   ⎜ , ⎟ , the expression 3(sin –
11. If 0  x  2 , then the number of real values of ⎝4 2⎠
x, which satisfy the equation cos) + 6 (sin + cos)2 + 4 sin6equals
4

cos x  cos 2 x  cos 3 x  cos 4 x  0 , is [JEE (Main)-2019]

[JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) 13 – 4 cos2 +6 sin2cos2
(1) 5 (2) 7
(2) 13 – 4 cos2 + 6 cos4
(3) 9 (4) 3 (3) 13 – 4 cos6
12. A man is walking towards a vertical pillar in a (4) 13 – 4 cos4 + 2 sin2cos2
straight path, at a uniform speed. At a certain point
A on the path, he observes that the angle of 
18. If 0  x  , then the number of values of x for
elevation of the top of the pillar is 30°. After 2
walking for 10 minutes from A in the same which sinx – sin2x + sin3x = 0, is
direction, at a point B, he observes that the angle
[JEE (Main)-2019]
of elevation of the top of the pillar is 60°. Then the
time taken (in minutes) by him, from B to reach (1) 2 (2) 3
the pillar, is [JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 1 (4) 4
(1) 10 (2) 20 19. Consider a triangular plot ABC with sides AB = 7 m,
(3) 5 (4) 6 BC = 5 m and CA = 6 m. A vertical lamp-post at the
mid point D of AC subtends an angle 30° at B. The
13. If 5 (tan2x
– cos2x) = 2cos 2x + 9, then the value height (in m) of the lamp-post is
of cos 4x is [JEE (Main)-2017]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 2
(1) (2) (1) 2 21 (2) 7 3
3 9
7 3 2 3
(3)  (4)  (3) 21 (4) 21
9 5 3 2
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⎛ ⎞ 
20. The sum of all values of   ⎜ 0, ⎟ satisfying 26. The maximum value of 3cos   5 sin ⎛⎜   ⎞⎟ for
⎝ 2⎠ ⎝ 6⎠
2 4 3 any real value of  is
sin 2  cos 2  is [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
5  (1) 34 (2) 19
(1) (2)
4 2
79
3 (3) (4) 31
(3) (4)  2
8
21. If 5, 5r, 5r 2 are the lengths of the sides of a 27. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point P
triangle, then r cannot be equal to which is 25 m above a lake be 30° and the angle
of depression of reflection of the cloud in the lake
[JEE (Main)-2019] from P be 60°, then the height of the cloud (in
3 7 meters) from the surface of the lake is
(1) (2)
2 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 5 (1) 45 (2) 50
(3) (4)
4 4 (3) 42 (4) 60
22. With the usual notation, in ABC, if A +
28. If sin4   4cos4   2  4 2 sin  cos ; ,  [0,
B = 120°, a  3  1 and b  3 – 1 , then the
ratio A : B, is [JEE (Main)-2019] ], then cos( + ) – cos ( – ) is equal to

(1) 7 : 1 (2) 3 : 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]

(3) 9 : 7 (4) 5 : 3 (1) 2 (2) – 2
23. The value of
(3) –1 (4) 0
   
cos .cos . ... .cos .sin is 3 5
22 23 210 210 29. If cos(  )  , sin(  )  and
5 13
[JEE (Main)-2019]

0  ,   , then tan(2) is equal to
1 1 4
(1) (2)
512 256
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1
(3) (4)
2 1024 21 63
(1) (2)
16 52
1
24. Let fk ( x )  (sink x  cosk x ) for k = 1, 2, 3, ....
k 33 63
Then for all xR, the value of f4(x) – f6(x) is equal (3) (4)
52 16
to [JEE (Main)-2019]
30. Two vertical poles of heights, 20 m and 80 m
1 1 stand apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in
(1) (2)
12 12 meters) of the point of intersection of the lines
5 1 joining the top of each pole to the foot of the other,
(3) (4) from this horizontal plane is [JEE (Main)-2019]
12 4
(1) 16 (2) 18
bc c a ab
25. Given   for ABC with usual (3) 15 (4) 12
11 12 13
cos A cos B cos C 31. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in A.P.
notation. If   , then the and the greatest angle is double the smallest, then
  
a ratio of lengths of the sides of this triangle is
ordered triplet (, , ) has a value
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (3, 4, 5) (2) (7, 19, 25) (1) 4 : 5 : 6 (2) 3 : 4 : 5

(3) (19, 7, 25) (4) (5, 12, 13) (3) 5 : 9 : 13 (4) 5 : 6 : 7

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32. Let S = {  [–2, 2] ; 2cos2 + 3sin = 0}. Then 38. The angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in
the sum of the elements of S is A.P. and a : b = 1 : 3. If c = 4 cm, then the area
[JEE (Main)-2019] (in sq.cm) of this triangle is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1)  (2) 2
2
(1) (2) 4 3
13 5 3
(3) (4)
6 3
4
33. The value of cos210° – cos10° cos50° + cos250° (3) 2 3 (4)
is [JEE (Main)-2019] 3
39. A 2 m ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the
3 3
(1) (2) (1  cos 20) top of the ladder begins to slide down the wall at
4 2 the rate 25 cm/sec., then the rate (in cm/sec.) at
3 3 which the bottom of the ladder slides away from
(3) (4)  cos 20 the wall on the horizontal ground when the top of
2 4
the ladder is 1 m above the ground is
34. Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of
heights 5 m and 10 m respectively. The line joining [JEE (Main)-2019]
their tops makes an angle of 15° with the ground.
Then the distance (in m) between the poles, is 25
(1) (2) 25 3
3
[JEE (Main)-2019]


(1) 5 2  3  (2) 10  
3 1 (3)
25
3
(4) 25

  5
 
40. The number of solutions of the equation
(3) 5 3 1 (4) 2 3
2 ⎡ 5 5 ⎤
1 + sin4x = cos23x, x  ⎢ – , ⎥ is
35. The value of sin10° sin30° sin50° sin70° is ⎣ 2 2⎦
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1 (1) 3 (2) 5
(1) (2)
18 32 (3) 4 (4) 7
1 1 41. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower
(3) (4)
16 36 standing on a horizontal plane is observed to be
36. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality 45° from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point
30 m vertically above the point A. If the angle of
sin2 x  2 sin x  5 1
2 ·  1 also satisfy the equation elevation of the top of the tower from B be 30°,
sin2 y
4 then the distance (in m) of the foot of the tower
from the point A is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) sin x = |sin y| (2) sin x = 2 sin y (1) 15 (3 + 3)
(3) 2 sin x = sin y (4) 2|sin x| = 3 sin y
(2) 15 (1+ 3)
37. ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC =
100 metres. A vertical tower is situated at the mid-
point of BC. If the angles of elevation of the top of (3) 15 (3 – 3)
the tower at A and B are cot 1(3 2) and
(4) 15 (5 – 3)
1
cosec (2 2) respectively, then the height of the
42. Let S be the set of all   R such that the
tower (in metres) is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
equation, cos2x + sinx = 2 – 7 has a solution.
(1) 20 (2) 10 5 Then S is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]

100 (1) [1, 4] (2) R

(3) 25 (4)
3 3 (3) [2, 6] (4) [3, 7]

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43. The value of 47. The angle of elevation of a cloud C from a point
P, 200 m above a still lake is 30°. If the angle of
⎛⎞ ⎛ 3 ⎞ ⎛⎞ ⎛ 3 ⎞
cos3 ⎜ ⎟ .cos ⎜ ⎟  sin3 ⎜ ⎟ .sin ⎜ ⎟ is depression of the image of C in the lake from the
8
⎝ ⎠ 8
⎝ ⎠ 8
⎝ ⎠ ⎝ 8 ⎠ point P is 60°, then PC (in m) is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1 (1) 400
(1) (2)
4 2 2
(2) 400 3
1 1
(3) (4) (3) 100
2 2
44. If the equation cos4 + sin4 +  = 0 has real (4) 200 3
solutions for , then  lies in the interval 48. The angle of elevation of the summit of a
[JEE (Main)-2020] mountain from a point on the ground is 45°. After
climbing up one km towards the summit at an
⎡ 1⎤ ⎡ 3 5⎤ inclination of 30° from the ground, the angle of
(1) ⎢ –1, – ⎢– 2 , –
2 ⎥⎦ 4 ⎥⎦
(2) elevation of the summit is found to be 60°. Then
⎣ ⎣
the height (in km) of the summit from the ground
⎛ 1 1⎤ ⎛ 5 ⎞ is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) ⎜ – , – (4) ⎜ – , – 1⎟
⎝ 2 4 ⎦⎥ ⎝ 4 ⎠ 1 1
(1) (2)
45. Two vertical poles AB = 15 m and CD = 10 m are 3 1 3 1
standing apart on a horizontal ground with points
A and C on the ground. If P is the point of 3 1 3 1
intersection of BC and AD, then the height of P (in (3) (4)
3 1 3 1
m) above the line AC is
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2 sin  1 1  cos 2 1
49. If  and  ,
(1) 6 (2) 20/3 1  cos 2 7 2 10
(3) 10/3 (4) 5
⎛ ⎞
,   ⎜ 0, ⎟ , then tan( + 2) is equal to
⎛  ⎞ ⎛⎞ ⎝ 2⎠
46. If L  sin2 ⎜ ⎟ – sin2 ⎜ ⎟ and
⎝ 16 ⎠ ⎝8⎠ _________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
50. The number of distinct solutions of the equation,
⎛  ⎞ ⎛⎞
M  cos2 ⎜ ⎟ – sin2 ⎜ ⎟ , then
16
⎝ ⎠ ⎝8⎠ log 1 | sin x |  2  log 1 | cos x | in the interval
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[0, 2], is ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1 
(1) L  –  cos
2 2 2 8 51. The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a
point on the horizontal plane passing through the
11 
(2) M   cos foot of the hill is found to be 45°. After walking a
2 2 2 8
distance of 80 meters towards the top, up a slope
1 1  inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal plane,
(3) M   cos
4 2 4 8 the angle of elevation of the top of the hill
1 1  becomes 75°. Then the height of the hill (in
(4) L  – cos
4 2 4 8 meters) is _____. [JEE (Main)-2020]

  

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