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TRIGONOMETRY
[ BASIC, EQUATIONS, INVERSE, SOLUTION OF Δ ,HT & DISTANCES]

By:- Nishant Gupta

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TRIGONOMETRY

BASICS

Some Formulae

    Sin3A
1. SinASin  A Sin  A  
3  3  4

    Cos3A
2. CosACos  A Cos  A  
3  3  4

   
3. TanATan  A Tan  A   Tan3A
3  3 

   
4. tan+ tan      tan      3 tan 3
 3  3

   
5. Sin 2 A  Sin 2   A   Sin 2   A   3 / 2
 3   3 

6. Sin(A  B)SinA  B  Sin 2 A  Sin 2 B

7. Cos(A  B)CosA  B  Cos 2 A  Sin 2 B

Sin2 n A
8. CosACos2ACos4A...........n terms 
2 n SinA

 2 3 n 1
9. cos cos cos ........cos  n
2n  1 2n  1 2n  1 2n  1 2

10. In a triangle ABC

TanATanBTanC  TanA  TanB  TanC &

A B C A B C
Cot  Cot  Cot  Cot Cot Cot
2 2 2 2 2 2
n 1 n
Sin{  }Sin
11. Sin  + Sin(  + ) + Sin(  + 2) + ……+ Sin(  + n  1 ) = 2 2

Sin
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n 1 n
Cos{  }Sin
12. Cos  + Cos (+ ) +Cos ( + 2) + …+ Cos (  + n  1 ) = 2 2

Sin
2

13. (a) Maximum & Minimum of a cosA + b sinA are a 2  b 2 and  a 2  b 2 resp

(b) The minimum value of a 2 sec 2    2 cos ec 2  is a  b2 where    0,  

 2

(c) The minimum value of a sec + b cosec  is a 2/3

 b2/3 
3/ 2  
. where    0,  .
 2

(d) The minimum value of a sin + b cosec  is 2 ab . where   0,   .

  
(e) The minimum value of a sec  + b cos  is 2 ab . where     , 
 2 2

    3 
(f) The minimum value of a tan + b cot  is 2 ab . where    0,  or  ,  .
 2  2 
Trigonometrical Equations

(a) SinA = 0  A = n
(b) CosA = 0  A = (2n + 1)/2
(c) TanA = 0  A = n
(d) Sin A = SinB  A = n + (-1)nB
(e) Tan A = TanB  A = n + B
(f) Cos A = Cos B  A = 2n  B
(g) Sin2A = Sin2B ; Cos2A = Cos2B ; Tan2A = Tan2B all  A = n  B

Inverse Trigonometry
  
Principal values sin-1x   , 
 2 2
cos-1x  [0, π] sec-1x  [0, π] except π/2
tan-1x  (-π/2, π/2)
  
cosec-1x   ,  except 0 cot-1x  (0, π)
 2 2
If angle is principal one then sin-1sinx = x cos-1cosx = x etc
14. sin-1x + cos-1x =π/2, cosec-1x+sec-1x= π/2 , tan-1x + cot-1x= π/2
 -1 1
1  tan x , x 0
15. sin-1 = cosec-1x, cot-1x = cos-1x = sec-1 1/x etc
x 1
  tan -1
, x 0
 x

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16. sin-1(–x) = – sin-1x cosec-1 (–x)= –cosec-1x sec-1 (–x) = π – sec-1x

tan-1(–x) = –tan-1x cot-1 (–x) = π – cot-1x cos-1(–x) = π – cos-1x

xy xy
17. tan-1x + tan-1y = tan-1 , xy<1 = π + tan-1 , x y > 1, x > 0
1  xy 1  xy
xy
= - π + tan-1 , x y > 1,x < 0
1  xy
= π/2 , xy=1 , x> 0 =-π/2, xy=1 , x< 0
xy xy
18. tan-1x - tan-1y = tan-1 , x y > -1 = π + tan-1 , x y < -1 , x > 0
1  xy 1  xy
xy
= - π + tan-1 , x y < -1 , x < 0
1  xy
= π/2 , x y = -1 , x> 0 =-π/2 , x y = -1 , x < 0

19. sin-1x + sin-1y = sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2   0 or (x y > 0 & x2 +y2  1)

 

= π – sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if x & y > 0 & x2 +y2 > 1

 

= - π – sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if x & y < 0 & x2 +y2 >1

 

20. sin-1x- sin-1y =sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if xy  0 or (x y) > 0 & x2 +y2  1

 

= π – sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if x> 0 & y < 0 & x2 +y2> 1

 

= - π – sin-1 x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  if y > 0 &x < 0 & x2 +y2> 1

 

21. cos-1x +cos-1y =cos-1 [ xy  1  x 2 1 y 2 ] if -1  x, y  1 , x + y  0

= 2π - cos -1 [ xy  1  x 2 1 y 2 ] if -1  x, ,y  1 , x + y  0

22. cos-1x _ cos-1y =cos-1 [ xy  1  x 2 1 y 2 ] if -1  x, y  1 , x  y

= - cos-1 [ xy  1  x 2 1 y 2 ] if -1  y  0 , 0  x  1 , x  y

23. 2 sin-1x = sin-1 2x 1  x 2  if -1/√2  x  1/√2

 

= π - sin-1 2x 1  x 2  if 1/ √2  x  1
 

= - π - sin-1 2x 1  x 2  if -1  x  - 1/√2

 
24. 2cos-1x = cos-1[2x2-1] if 0  x  1 = 2π - cos-1[2x2 – 1] if -1  x  0
25. 3sin-1x = sin-1[3x-4x3] , if -1/2  x  1/2

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= π - sin-1 [3x – 4x3] if 1/2 < x  1 = - π - sin-1 [3x – 4x3] if -1  x < - 1/2
26. 3cos-1x = cos-1[4x3–3x] , if 1/2  x  1
= 2 π - cos [4x – 3x] , if - 1/2  x  1/2
-1 3
= 2 π + cos-1[4x3 – 3x] if -1  x  - 1/2
Cosine rule
b2  c2  a 2
(i) Cos A =
2bc

a 2  c2  b2
(ii) Cos B =
2ac
b2  a 2  c2
(iii) Cos C =
2ab
27. Projection Formulae
(iv) a = b cosC + c cosB
(v) b = c cosA + a cosC
(vi) c = a cosB + b cosA
28. Napier’s Analogy
AB ab C
(a) Tan  Cot
2 ab 2
BC bc A
(b) Tan  Cot
2 bc 2
CA ca B
(c) Tan  Cot
2 ca 2
29. Semi Sum Formulae
A (s  b)(s  c)
(a) Sin 
2 bc

A s(s  a )
(b) Cos 
2 bc

A (s  b)(s  c)
(c) Tan 
2 s(s  a )

1 1 1
30. Area of Triangle ABC is abSinC  bcSinA  caSinB
2 2 2
31. Let R, r, r1, r2, r3 be radii of circumcircle, incircle, excircles of  ABC then
a b c
(a) R   
2SinA 2SinB 2SinC
abc 
(b) R  r
4 s
  
(c) r1  r2  ; r3 
sa sb sc

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A B C
(d) r  (s  a ) tan r  (s  b) tan ; r  (s  c) tan
2 2 2
A B C
(e) r1  s tan r2  s tan ; r3  s tan
2 2 2
(f) r1  r2  r3  r  4R
1 1 1 1
(g)   
r1 r2 r3 r

(h) r1 r2  r2 r3  r3 r1  s 2
r
(i) cos A  cos B  cos C  1 
R
s
(j) sin A  sin B  sin C 
R
32. Regular polygon & radii of the inscribed & circumscribing circles of a regular polygon :
Regular Polygon - It is a polygon whose sides are equal and also its angles are equal.
a 
(i) R (radius of the circum circle of a regular polygon of n sides) = cos ec
2 n
a 
(ii) R ( radius of the in circle of a regular polygon of n sides) = cot , where a
2 n
is the length of each side of the polygon.
1 2  n 2 
(iii) Area of a regular polygon of n sides = na cot  R 2 sin = nr 2 tan
4 n 2 n n

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ASSIGNMENT
TRIGONOMETRY

BASIC 8. Number of solutions of [ sinx ] = cosx ,

1. Which of the following is true x  [ 0 , 100 π ] is

(a) tan 2 > tan 2 (b) sin 2 > sin 2 (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 0
(c) cos 2 > cos 2 (d) N/T
2. Which of the following is true
(a) sin 1 <sin 2 < sin 3
9. If cosx = cosy & sinx = - siny then sin
(b) sin 3 < sin 2 < sin 1
2006x+ sin2006y is
(c) sin 2 <sin 1 < sin 3
(a) 0 (b) 2006
(d) sin 3 < sin 1 < sin 2
(c) information insufficient
3. Number of solutions of sin8x = 1+ tan4x
(d) N/T
(a) 0 (b) l
(c) 4 (d) N/T 10. If x = 2  2  2  2 cos  then x is
4. Smallest +ve x satisfying (a) 2 cos 100 (b) 2 cos 200
log cos x sin x  log sin x cos x  2
(c) 2 cos 400 (d) 2 cos 800
(a) π/2 (b) π /3 11. If 4n =  , then the value of tan  tan 2 tan
(c) π /4 (d) π /6 3 tan 4 …… tan (2n – 2)  tan(2n – 1) is
5. If tan-1 ( sin2 x ) > 1 then x  equal to
(a) ( 1/√2 , 1) (b) ( 0, 1/√2 ) (a) 0 (b) 1
(c) ( -1 , -1/√2 ) U ( 1/√2 , 1) (d) N/T (c) –1 (d) N/T
6. Number of solutions of | √3 cos x – sinx |  2 12. If sec  and cosec  are the roots of x2 - px + q
In [ 0 , 4π ] = 0, then
(a) 5 (b) 4 (a) p2 = q(q – 2) (b) p2 = q(q + 2)
(c) ∞ (d) N/T (c) p2 + q2 = 2q (d) N/T
7. General solution of sin40 x– cos40 x = 1 is  3 5 7 9
13. cos  cos  cos  cos  cos
(a) nπ + π /3 (b) nπ + π /2 11 11 11 11 15
(c) 2nπ + π /3 (d) 2nπ + π /2 (a) 0 (b) – 1/2

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(c) 1/3 (d) N/T (c) 1 - cot  (d) - 1 + cot .
cos 7  7 cos 5  21cos 3  35 cos  sec 2   tan 
14. is equal to 22. If y = , then
cos 6  6 cos 4  15 cos 2  10 sec 2   tan 
(a) 2 cos  (b) cos 
1 1 
1 (a)  y 3 (b) y   ,3
(c) cos  (d) N/T 3 3 
2
1
   3  5  7  (c) –3 < y <– (d) N/T
15. 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos  is 3
 8  8  8  8
23. If an angle  is divided into two parts A and B
1  such that A – B = x and tan A : tan B = k : 1,
(a) (b) cos
2 8 then sin x is
k 1 k
1 1 2 (a) sin  (b) sin 
(c) (d) k 1 k 1
8 2 2
k 1
 3 5 7 (c) sin  (d) N/T
16. sin2  sin 2  sin 2  sin 2 is k 1
8 8 8 8 24. The equation a sin x + b cos x = c, where | c | >
(a) 2 (b) 0
a 2  b 2 has
(c) 1 (d) N/T
(a) a unique solution
(b) Infinite number of solutions.
17. If sin A + sin B = 0= cos A + cos B , then
cos 2A + cos 2B is equal to (c) No solution

(a) -2sin ( A + B) (b) 2sin ( A + B) (d) None of these.

(c) -2cos ( A + B) (d) 2cos ( A + B).    

25. Maximum of 3+ sin x    2 cos  x  , is
A B C  4  4
18. In a triangle cos 2  sin 2  sin 2 
2 2 2 (a) 5 (b) 6
A B C A B C (c) 7 (d) N/T
(a) 2 sin cos cos (b) 2 cos sin sin
2 2 2 2 2 2 26. If A = cos2 + sin4  then for all , A 
A B C (a) [1, 2] (b) [13/16, 1]
(c) 2 sin sin sin (d) N/T
2 2 2 (c) [3/4, 13/16] (d) N/T
19. If tan A is integral solution of 4x2
– 16x + 15 < 27. Equation sin6x + cos6x =  , has a solution if
0 and cos B is slope of bisector of first
quardrant then sin (A + B) sin (A - B) = 1  1 
(a)    ,1 (b)    ,1
2  4 
(a) 4/5 (b) – 4/5
 1
(c) 1/5 (d) N/T (c)   1,1 (d)   0, 
 2
 3 5
20. sin  sin  sin  ..........n terms  28. Minimum f ( x ) =( 3sinx - 4 cos x – 10 )
n n n
(3sinx + 4 cos x – 10 ) is
(a) n/2 (b) 2n/5
(a) 84 (b) 45
(c) 1 (d) N/T
(c) 4 9 (d) N/T
3 1
21. If    then 2 cot   is  
4 sin 2  29. Maxmum of 5 cos  +3 cos     + 3 is
 3
(a) 1 + cot  (b) – (1 + cot  )
(a) 5 (b) 10

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(c) 11 (d) –11   
(d) 2n  ; n  1,2,3.....
30. Maximum of cos2A + cos2B – cos2C  4 
(a) 0 (b) 1 38. Number of point of intersection of 2y = 1 and
(c) 2 (d) N/T y = sinx are where x  [-2, 2]
31. The least value of cos2  - 6 sin  . cos  + 3 (a) 1 (b) 2
sin2  +2 is (c) 3 (d) 4
(a) 4 + 10 (b) 4 - 10 39. No. of solutions of tan  + sec = 2 cos  lying
in [0, 2] is
(c) 0 (d) N/T
(a) 0 (b) 1
32. Maximum value of 4 Sin2 x + 3 cos2 x +
sin x/2 + cos x/2 (c) 2 (d) 3
40. The solution set of the equation tan (  tan x )
(a) 4 + 2 (b) 3 + 2
= cot (  cot x ) is
(c) 5 (d) N/T

(a)   (b) {0}
4
33. Minimum value of (sin θ + cosec θ )2 +
(sec θ + cos θ )2 (c) { } (d)N/T
(a) 7 (b)8
(c)9 (d) N/T 41. Number of values of x in the interval [0, 5  ]
satisfying 3 sin2x – 7 sin x + 2 = 0 is
34. If 7 cos x + 5 sin x = 2K + 1then number of
values of integer K are (a) 0 (b) 5
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 10.
(c) 12 (d) N/T 42. If tan 2  tan  =1, then  is equal to
35. Sum of all roots of cos 6x + sin 4 x = 1 ,  
(a) n  (b) n 
x [-, ] 6 6
(a) 0 (b)  
(c) 2 n  (d) N/T
(c) 3/2 (d) N/T 6
43. General solution of cos x cos 6x = -1
EQUATIONS (a) ( 2n + 1) π/2 (b) nπ
(c) ( 2n+ 1)π (d) nπ/2
tan 2 2A  tan 2 A
36. If  tan KA tan A then K is 44. If tan  + tan 4 + tan 7 = tan  tan 4 tan 7
1  tan 2 2A tan 2 A
then  is
(a) 1 (b)2
(a) n/4 (b) n/7
(c) 3 (d) N/T
(c) n/12 (d) N/T
37. The set of values of x for which
tan 3x  tan 2x
 1 is
1  tan 3x tan 2x 45. Number of distinct values of θ satisfying 0
 θ  π and satisfying the equation sin θ +
(a) 
sin 5θ = sin 3θ is
(b)  / 4 (a) 6 (b) 7
   (c) 8 (d) 9
(c) n  ; n  1,2,3.....
 4 

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46. If the complex numbers sin x + i cos 2x and 54.  ,(acute) satisfy sin  =1/2 cos  =1/3then
cos x – i sin 2x are conjugate to each other,  + :
then x is equal to
     2 
 1 (a)  ,  (b)  , 
(a) n (b)  n   3 2 2 3 
 2
(c) 0 (d) N/T  2 5  5
(c)  ,  (d) ,
 3 6  6
x
47. The number of solutions of 2 cos2   sin 2 x =
2 55. The real roots of equation cos7 x + sin4 x = 1in
1  the interval ( - , ) are :
x2 + 2 , 0  x  is
x 2   
(a) - ,0 (b) - ,0 ,
(a) 0 (b) 1 2 2 2
(c) infinite (d) N/T.   
(c) ,0 (d) 0, ,
48. Number of solution for |cot x| = cot x + cosec 2 4 2
x in [ 0 ,2π ] is
(a) 0 (b) 1 INVERSE
(c) 2 (d) 3  4 
56. cos-1cos   = ?
49. Number of solution for |sinx| = | cos3x | in  3 
[ - 2π , 2π ] is
 
(a) 30 (b) 24 (a) (b)
3 3
(c) 28 (d) 32 4
50. General solution for |sin x| = cos x is (c) (d) N/T
3
 
(a) 2n  (b) n 
3 4 57. tan-11 + tan-12 + tan-13 = ?
 (a) 0 (b)  2
(c) 2n  (d) N/T
4
(c)  (d) N/T
51. General solution for 2cot2 x + 2√3 cotx + 4
cosec x + 8 =0 is 58. sin-1x + sin-1y = 2 3 then cos-1x + cos-1y = ?
(a) 2 n   / 6 (b) n   / 6 (a)  6 (b)  3
(c) n   / 6 (d) 2 n   / 6 (c) 2 3 (d) 
52. If the solutions for  of cos p  + cos q  = 0,
59. Sin-1 (sin 4) is
p > 0, q > 0 are in A.P., then the numerically
smallest common difference of A.P. is (a) 4 (b) π -4
 2 (c) 4 -π (d) N/T
(a) (b)
pq pq  5 2
60. The value of cot  cos ec 1  tan 1  is
 3 3
 1
(c) (d)
2p  q  pq (a) 3/17 (b) 4/17
(c) 5/17 (d) 6/17
53. If tan   sec   3;0    , then is
1 4
(a)  /3 (b) 2 /3 61. If x = sin (2 tan-1 2) and y  sin tan 1  , th
 2 3
(c)  /6 (d) 5 /8.
(a) x > y and y2 = 1 – x(b) x < y

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(c) x > y and y2 = x (d) y2 = 1 + x (a) 3/4 (b) 1/2
62. Solution set of equation sin-1x = 2 tan-1x, is (c) 1/4 (d) N/T
(a) {1, 2} (b) {-1, 2}
(c) {-1, 1, 0} (d) {1, 1/2, 0}
71. tan 1 x(x  1)  sin 1 x 2  x  1   / 2 , No. of
63. If cos-1x + cos-1y + cos-1z = 3  then xy + yz +
Solns.
zx = ?
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) –3 (b) 0
(c) 2 (d) 
(c) 3 (d) –1
 1 b  1 b
64. If sin-1x + sin-1y =  then x100 + y1005 = ? 72. tan   cos 1  + tan   cos 1 
 4 2 a   4 2 a
(a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) –1 (a) 2a/b (b) a/b

 (c) 2b/a (d) b/a

65. If sin-1x + sin-1y + sin-1z = then x2 + y2 + z2 + 20 20
2
2xyz = ? 73. If 
i 1
cos 1x i  0 then x
i 1
i ?
(a) 0 (b) 1
(a) 0 (b) 10
(c) –1 (d) N/T
(c) 20 (d) 5
66. If x2 + y2 + z2 = r2 , then
xy yz xz 1  ab
tan 1  tan 1  tan 1 is equal to 74. If 0< a < b < c then cot -1 ( ) + cot -1 (
zr xr yr ab
1  bc 1  ac
(a)  (b)  /2 )  cot -1 ( )
bc ca
(c) 0 (d) N/T
(a) 0 (b) π
(c) 2π (d) N/T
1  ab
67. tan2 (sec-12) + cot2(cosec-14) = ? 75. If a> b> c> 0 then cot -1 ( )+
ab
(a) 13 (b) 18
1  bc 1  ac
(c) 17 (d) N/T cot -1 ( )  cot -1 ( )
bc ca
68. sin (cot-1(tancos-1x)) = ?
(a) 0 (b) π
(a) x (b) 1 x 2
(c) 2π (d) N/T
(c) 1/x (d) N/T pq
76. If p > q > 0 & pr < -1 < qr then tan-1
69. sin- 1  pq
 x 2 x3   4 6  qr rp
1x      cos 1  x 2  x  x    = + tan-1 + tan-1 is
 2 4   2 4  1  rq 1  pr
   
 2 then x = ? (a) 0 (b) π
(a) 1/2 (b) –1 (c) cant say (d) - π
(c) –1/2 (d) 1 77. If 0 < x < 1 &1 + sin-1
x + (sin-1 x )2 + (sin-1 x )3
+ --------∞ = 2 then sin-1x is
x y
70. If  cos 1   / 6 then
cos-1 (a) π/6 (b) π/3
2 3
(c) π /12 (d) π / 4
 x2 xy y 2 
cos 1    is
 4 2 3 9 
 
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78. Solution of the equation 
85. If 0 < x < , then the largest angle of a
 2x   1 x 2  2
3 sin 1    4 cos 1  
 triangle whose sides are 1, sin x, cos x is
 1 x 
2
 1 x
2

(a) π/2 (b) π/3
 2x  
2 tan 1    for x is (c) π/2 - x (d) x
1 x 2  3
86. In a triangle ABC, angle A is greater than
(a) x =  3 (b) x = 1/  3 angle B. If the measures of angles A and B
(c) x = 1 (d) x = 0. satisfy the equation 3 sin x – 4 sin3 x – k = 0, 0
 < k < 1, then the measure of angle C is
79.  cot r
r 1
1 2
3/ 4  is (a) π/3 (b)π/2
2 5
(a) tan -1 2 (b) cos -1 2 (c) (d)
3 6
(c) 2 tan-1 1 (d) N/T
87. In a triangle ABC with sides a, b, c, r1 > r2 > r3
80. Range of sin-1 x + tan-1 x + cos-1 x is (which are the ex-radii ), then
(a) [ 0 , π ] (b) [ π /4 , 3π/4 ] (a) a > b > c (b) a < b < c
(c) [ - π /4 , 3π/4 ] (d) [-π /4 , π/2 ] (c) a> b and b< c (d) a< b and b > c.
88. In  ABC (sin 2 A  sin A  1) / sin A is greater
SOLUTION OF Δ ( NOT IN SYLLABUS) than
(a) 3 (b) 9
81. In a triangle ABC, if a,b,c are in A.P., then (c) 27 (d) N/T
A B C
tan , tan , tan , are in 
2 2 2 89. If a = 2b & |A-B| = then c = ?
3
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(a)  /4 (b)  /3
(c) H.P. (d) N/T
(c)  /6 (d) N/T
90. In  ABC sin A + sin B + sin C = ?
(a) S/R (b)R/S
82. Two straight roads intersect an angle of 60.
(c) r/R (d) N/T
A bus on one road is 2 km away from the
intersection and a car on the other is 3 km B C
91. If 3a = b + c then tan tan is
away from the intersection ; then the direct 2 2
distance between the two vehicles is
(a) tan( A/2) (b)1
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 2 (d) N/T
(c) 4 km (d) 7 km 92. If c cos2
A C 3b
 a cos 2  then a,b,c are in
2 2 2

83. In a Δ ABC, C = , then 2 ( r + R ) = (a) AP (b) GP
2
(c) HP (d) N/T
(a) a + b (b) b + c
sin A sin(A  B)
(c) c + a (d) a + b + c. 93. If  then
sin C sin(B  C)
84. The sides of a triangle are 3x + 4 y, 4x +3y
and 5x + 5y where x,y > 0, then the triangle is (a) a, b, c – AP (b) a2, b2, c2 –AP
(a) obtuse angled (b) right angled (c) a, b, c –HP (d) N/T
(c) equilateral (d) none of these. 94. a cot A + b cot B + c cot C = ?

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(a) r + R (b) r – R 103. If the radius of circumcircle of an isosceles
(c) 2(r + R) (d) N/T triangle PQR is equal to PQ ( = PR ), then the
angle P is
95. a cos A + b cos B + c cos C is
(a) π/6 (b) π/3
(a) 8∆2 / abc (b) 4∆2 / abc
(c) π/2 (d) 2π/3.
(c) 3∆2 / abc (d) N/T.
104. In a triangle ABC with sides a, b, c, r1 > r2 > r3
96. If ∆ABC is a right triangle, the value of (which are the ex-radii ), then
 A-BC (a) a > b > c (b) a < b < c
 2ac sin  can be equal to
 2  (c) a> b and b< c (d) a< b and b > c.
(a) 4r2 (b) 8R2 105. r1 =2 r2 = 3 r3 then
1 1 1 (a) a/b = 4/5 (b) a/b = 5/4
(c) (d) 
2R r R (c) a+ b = 2c (d) 2a = b+c
cos( A  C) r r2
97. If cos 2B  then tan A,tan B,tan C 106. If  then
cos( A  C) r1 r3
are in
(a) A  90 (b) B  90
(a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(c) C  90 (d) N/T
(c) H.P. (d) N/T
98. If altitudes of a triangle are in AP then sides 107. In any  harmonic mean of ex-radii is
are in (a) 3r (b) 2R
(a) AP (b) HP (c) R + r (d) N/T
(c) GP (d) AGP 108. r1r2 + r2r3 + r3r1
99. If p1, p2, p3 are the altitudes of a triangle ABC (a) S2 (b) 2S2
from the vertices A, B, C and  the area of the (c) 3S2 (d) N/T
triangle, then p 12 p 22  p 32 is equal to
B C
109. If b + c = 3a, then the value of cot cot is
abc a b c
2 2 2 2 2
(a) (b)
 42 (a) 1 (b) 2

a 2  b2  c2 (c) 3 (d) 2.
(c) (d) N/T
2
100. If cos A + cos B + 2 cos c = 2 then sides are in
(a) AP (b) GP 110. In a triangle ABC (Sin A + Sin B + Sin C) (Sin A
(c) HP (d) N/T + Sin B - Sin C) = 3 Sin A SinB then angle C
101. In a  ABC, a = 1 & perimeter is six times the (a) /6 (b) /4
AM of sines of angles then A = ? (c) /3 (d) N/T
(a)  / 3 (b)  /6 111. The sum of the radii of inscribed and
(c)  /4 (d)  /2 circumscribed circles for an n sided regular
polygon of side a, is :
102. In  ABC two larger sides are 10 & 9. If angles
are in A.P then 3rd side is a    
(a) cot   (b) a cot  
4  2n  n
(a) 3 3 (b) 5  6
(c) 5 (d) N/T a      
(c) cot   (d) a cot  
2  2n   2n 

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112. If two towers of hts b1 and b2 subtend 60 and 119. Let a = (tan π/8) tan π/8 , b = (tan π/8) cotπ/8 ,
30 at mid-point of line joining their feet, then c = (cot π/8 ) tan π/ 8 & d = (cot π/8 ) cot π/ 8
b1 : b2 = Then which one of the following statements
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 3 is true about relative sizes of a,b,c,d ?
(c) 2 : 1 (d) 3 : 1 (a) d > c > b> a (b) c > d > b > a,
113. A man from the top of a 100 m high tower (c) d > c > a > b (d) c > a > b > d
sees a car moving towards the tower at an 120. Number of solutions of pair of 2 sin2 θ -
angle of depression of 30. After some time, cos2θ = 0 , 2 cos2 θ – 3sinθ = 0 in [ 0, 2π ] is
the angle of depression becomes 60. The
(a) 1 (b) 0
distance (in metres) travelled by the car
during this time is (c) 2 (d) 4
121. cot -1 (12
+ 3/4 ) + cot -1 ( 22 + 3/4 ) + cot -1 (
200 3
(a) 100 3 (b) 3 + 3/4 ) + ……∞
2
3
(a) π /4 (b) tan-1 2
100 3 (c) tan-1 3 (d) N/T
(c) (d) 200 3
3
122. If sin2 x – 2 sinx – 1=0 has exactly 6 roots in [
114. A person standing on bank of a river observes 0 , n π ] then minimum of n is
that angle of elevation of top of a tree on (a) 2 (b) 4
opposite bank is 60 and when he retires 40
meters away from the tree, elevation is 30. (c) 6 (d) 3
The breadth of the river is : 123. A triangular field has fencing of length x each
(a) 20 m (b) 30 m on two of its sides while third is on river bank
then maximum area is
(c) 40 m (d) 60 m.
(a) x2 (b) x2 /2
115. In  ABC, sides a,b,c are in A.P., a being
smallest, then cosA is (c) x2 √2 (d) x2 / √2
124. If sin A – sin B = a & cos A + cos B = b then
3c  4b 3c  4b
(a) (b) (a) a2 + b 2  4 (b) a2 + b 2  4
2c 2b
(c) a2 + b 2  3 (d) a2 + b 2  2
4c  3b
(c) (d) N/T 125. If 0  a  3, 0  b  3, & x 2 + 4 + 3
2c
cos ( ax + b) = 2x has atleast one solution
116. In triangle ABC, 3sinA + 4cosB = 6 and 4sinB then a + b is
+ 3cosA = 1. Then the measure of the angle C
(a) 0 (b) π / 2
(a) 30° (b) 150°
(c) π (d) N / T
(c) 30° or 150° (d) N/T,
cos 3   cos 3 sin 3   sin 3 126. For ∆ ABC sin 2 A + sin 2 B + sin 2 C -
117. 
cos  sin  2 cos A cos B cos C is
(a) 0 (b) 3 (a) 0 (b) 2
(c) 1 (d) 5 (c) -2 (d) -1
118. If cos x + cos y + cos α =0 & If sinx + siny + 127. Number of points inside or on x2 + y2 =4
satisfying tan4 x + cot 4 x + 1 = 3 sin2 y is
 x y
sin α =0 then cot   is (a) 0 (b) 2
 2 
(c) 4 (d) ∞
(a) sinα (b) cos α
128. There exists a ABC satisfying the conditions
(c) cot α (d) 2 sinα

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  132. If the sides of a triangle ABC are in A.P., and a
(a) b sin A  a, A  , b  a or b sin a  a, A  .
2 2 is the smallest side, then cos A equal to:
 3c  4b 3c  4b
(b) b sin A  a, A  (a) (b)
2 2c 2b
  4c  3b
(c) b sin A  a, A  (d) b sin A  a, A  (c) (d) N/T
2 2 2c
129. From the top of a h meter high cliff, angles of
depression of the top and the bottom of a
133. If twice the square of the diameter of a circle
tower are observed to be 30o and 60o
is equal to half the sum of the squares of the
respectively. The height of the tower is
sides of inscribed triangle ABC, the sin2A +
(a) h/3 (b) 2h/3 sin2B + sin2C is equal to:
2h (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) h 3 (d)
3 (c) 4 (d) 8
130. At a point 15 metres away from the base of a 134. If 3sin2 A+ 2sin2 B
= 1 and 3sin 2A – 2sin 2B =
15 metres high house, the angle of elevation 0, where A and B are acute angles, then
of the to is A + 2B is equal to:
(a) 45  (b) 30   
(a) (b)
3 4
(c) 60  (d) 90 
131. A tree is broken by wind and its upper part

(c) (d) None of these
touches the ground at point 10 metres from 2
the foot of the tree and makes an angle of 45° 135. If in ΔABC the line joining the circumcentre
with the ground. The entire and the incentre is parallel to BC then
(a) 15m (b) 20m (a) r = R sin A (b) R = r sin A


(c) 10 1  2 m  
(d) 101 

3 
2 
m
(c) r = R cos A (d) R = r cos A

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