MATHEMATICS

11 th
JEE

TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
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TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
DPP-1 (JAM/029)
[General Solution]
1. cot  + tan  = 2cosec , then find 4. Find the general solution of the
principal value of : following equation: 2sin + 1 = 0
 5
(A) and 
3 3 (A) n + (−1)n
6
2
(B) 0 and 
3 (B) n + (−1)n +1
6
 
(C) and 5
3 6 (C) n + (−1)n
 2 6
(D) and
6 3 
(D) n + (−1)n
3
2. If tan2tan = 1 , then the general value
of  is 5. Find the general solution of the
 1
(A)  n +  following equation: cos3 = −
1
 2 3 2
 1 2
(B)  n +   (A) 2n 
 2 3
 1 
(C)  2n   (B) 2n 
 2 3 3
(D) None of these 2n 2
(C) 
3. If cos7 = cos  − sin 4 , then the 3 9
general value of  is 2n 4
n n  (D) 
(A) , + 3 3
4 3 18
6. Write the general solution of the
n n 
(B) , + (−1)n trigonometric equation 4tan2  = 3sec2 
3 3 18
n n   
(C) , + (−1)n (A) n  (B) n 
4 3 18 6 3
n n n  5 2
(D) , + (−1) (C) n  (D) n 
6 3 18 6 3
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7. sin 6 + sin 4 + sin 2 = 0 , then  = 1
9. If cos = − and tan = 3 , then
n  2
(A) or n 
4 3 find the most general value of 
n  satisfying both the equations.
(B) or n 
4 6 
(A) 2n +
n  3
(C) or 2n 
4 6
2
(D) None of these (B) 2n +
3
4
8. General value of  satisfying the (C) 2n +
3
equation tan2 + sec2 = 1 is:
(D) None
(Where m and n are integers)

(A) m,n + 10. If tan + tan2 + tan3 = tantan2tan3,
3
 then the general value of  is:
(B) m,n 
3 n
(A) n (B)
 6
(C) m,n 
6  n
(C) n  (D)
(D) None of these 3 2

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[Inequalities]
1. Set of values of x lying in [0, 2] 4. If 0  x  3, 0  y  3 and cos x sin y
satisfying the inequality | sin x | > 2 sin2 = 1, then the possible number of values
of the ordered pair (x, y) is:
x contains:
(A) 6 (B) 12
    7  (C) 8 (D) 15
(A)  0,    , 
 6  6 
5. The positive integer value of n > 3
 7 
(B)  0,  1
 6  satisfying the equation =
 
sin  
(C) /6 n
(D) None of these 1 1
+ is:
 2   3 
sin   sin  
2. The solution of the inequality  n   n 
log1/2 sin x > log1/2 cos x in (0, 2) is:
6. If 0  x  2, then solve the inequality
 5 
(A) x   ,2  1

 4  y2 – 2y + 2  2
2
2sin x

 
(B) x   0,  7. Assertion (A): The most general
 4 solution of
1
    5 
1− 
(C) x   0,    ,2  2sinx + 2cosx = 2 2
are n +
 4  4  4
(D) None of these Reason (R): As A.M.  G.M.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are
3. The set of values of x for which sin x. true and the Reason is correct
cos3 x > cos x . sin3 x, 0  x  2, is- explanation of the Assertion.
(A) (0, )
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are
  true but Reason is not correct
(B)  0, 
 4 explanation of the Assertion.
(C) If Assertion is true but the Reason
 
(C)  ,   is false.
4  (D) If Assertion is false but Reason is
(D) None of these true
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  −    sin 2 x − 2sin x + 5 − 2sin 2 y 
 
8. The true set of values of x   ,  9. If 2 
1 , then
 2 2
number of ordered pairs (x, y) in [0, 2]:
satisfying 4sin x −1  5 is equal to:
(A) 0 (B) 1
  3  (C) 2 (D) 3
(A)  , 
 10 10 
10. If sin22x + cos23y + tan24z + sin 2x · cos
 − 3  3y + cos 3y · tan 4z + tan 4z · sin 2x  0
(B)  , 
 10 10   
where x, y, z   0,  , then possible
 2
 −  
(C)  ,  value of (x + y + z) is:
 5 5
11 7
 −2   (A) (B)
(D)  ,  12 6
 3 3
5 3
(C) (D)
4 2

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[Number Of Solutions of Trigonometric Equations]

1. The number of solutions in [0, ] of the 5. The number of values of y  [0, 2], when
6 6 the system has solution for permissible
equation sin x + cos x = a is:
1 values of a, are:
(A) none if a < (A) 2
4
(B) three if a = 1 (B) 3
(C) 4
1
(C) two if a = (D) 5
4
5
(D) three if a = 6. If cos 4x = a0 + a1cos2x + a2cos4x is true
4
for all values of x  R, then the value of
2. The equation sin  + 3cos  = 6x – x – 2 5a0 + a1 + a2 is ______.
11, 0    4, x  R hold(s) good for:
(A) one value of x and three values of . 7. Number of solution of the equation
(B) one value of x and two values of . sin4x – cos2x sin x + 2 sin2x + sin x = 0 in
(C) two values of x and two values of . 0  x  3 is _______ .
(D) two pairs of values of (x, ).
8. Number of roots of the equation
Consider the system of equation
(3 + cos x)2 = 4 – 2 sin8 x, x  [0, 5], are:
sin x cos 2y = (a – 1) + 1, cos x sin 2y =
2
(A) 2
a + 1 Using above information answer
question 3 to 5 (B) 3
(C) 4
3. The number of values of a for which the (D) 5
system has a solutions is:
9. Number of solution(s) of the equation
(A) 1 (B) 2 sin x sin3x sin9x
(C) 3 (D) Infinite + + = 0 in i n erval
cos3x cos9x cos 27x
 
4. The number of values of x  [0, 2], when  0, 4  ns:
 
the system has solution for permissible
(A) 6
values of a, is/are: (B) 7
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4
(C) 3 (D) 4 (D) 3
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 n
10. Assertion (A): If  sin xi = n, then
i =1

n
 cot xi is equal to n.
i =1

Reason (R): Number of solutions of the

equation cos x = x is one.
(A) If both Assertion and Reason are true
and the Reason is correct explanation
of the Assertion.
(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true
but Reason is not correct explanation
of the Assertion.
(C) If Assertion is true but the Reason is
false.
(D) If Assertion is false but Reason is true

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