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1. 1990/II/16
sin(180o + θ ) + sin(θ − 90o) =
A. sinθ + cosθ B. sinθ − cosθ C. cosθ − sinθ D. −cosθ − sinθ E. 2sin θ

2. 1990/II/17
If 0o ≤ x < 360o, which of the following equations has only one root?
1
A. sin x = 0 B. sin x = C. sin x = 2 D. cos x = 0 E. cos x = −1
2

3. 1990/II/18

If tan θ = − and θ lies in the second quadrant, then sin θ − 2 cos θ

4
=
3
11 2 2
A. 2 B. –2 C. D. E. −
5 5 5

4. 1990/II/44
If sin θ and cos θ are the roots of the equation x2 + k = 0, then k =
1 1 1 1
A. −1 B. − C. − D. E.
2 4 4 2

5. 1991/II/16
 1 
 cosθ + tan θ  (1 − sin θ ) =
 
A. sin θ B. cos θ C. cos2 θ D. 1 + sin θ E. sin θ tan θ

6. 1991/II/17
sin(θ − 90o )
=
tan(θ + 180o )
cos 2 θ cos 2 θ
cos θ −cos θ
1
A. B. C. D. E.
sin θ sin θ sin θ

7. 1991/II/18
For 0 ≤ θ < 2π, how many roots does the equation tan θ + 2 sin θ = 0 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

8. 1991/II/47
π 3π
cos + cos π + cos + cos 2π + …+cos 10π = ? (Given π = 180 degree)
2 2
A. 0 B. 1 C. −1 D. 10 E. −10

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9. 1992/II/18
The greatest value of 1 − 2 sin θ is
A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D. 0 E. −1

10. 1992/II/20
In which two quadrants will the solution(s) of sin θ cos θ < 0 lie?
A. In quadrants I and II only B. In quadrants I and III only C. In quadrants II and III only
D. In quadrants II and IV only E. In quadrants III and IV only

11. 1992/II/21
If A + B + C = 180° , then 1 + cos Acos( B + C ) =
A. 0 B. sin 2 A C. 1 + cos 2 A D. 1 + sin Acos A E. 1 − sin Acos A

12. 1992/II/23
Which of the following equations has/have solutions?
I. 2 cos 2 θ − sin 2 θ = 1
II. 2 cos 2 θ − sin 2 θ = 2
III. 2 cos 2 θ − sin 2 θ = 3
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and II only E. II and III only

13. 1993/II/19
cos θ 1 − cos 2 θ
× =
1 − sin 2 θ sin θ

sin θ cosθ tan θ

1 1
A. B. C. D. E.
sin θ cos θ

14. 1993/II/20
cos 4 θ − sin 4 θ + 2 sin 2 θ =
A. 0 B. 1 C. (1 − sin θ )
2 2
D. (1 − cos θ )
2 2
E. (cos 2
θ − sin 2 θ )
2

15. 1993/II/22
The largest value of 3 sin 2 θ + 2 cos 2 θ − 1 is
3
A. 1 B. C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
2

16. 1993/II/45
Solve tan 4 θ + 2 tan 2 θ − 3 = 0 for 0° ≤ θ < 360° .
A. 45º, 135º only B. 45º, 225º only C. 45º, 60º, 225º, 240º
D. 45º, 120º, 225º, 300º E. 45º, 135º, 225º, 315º

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17. 1994/II/16
cos θ cos θ
− =
sin θ + 1 sin θ − 1

2 tan θ −2 tan θ
2 2
A. B. C. 0 D. E.
cos θ cos θ
−

18. 1994/II/18
sin (180° + θ )
=
cos(90° − θ )

tan θ −tan θ
1
A. B. C. D. 1 E. −1
tan θ

19. 1994/II/47
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation sin x(cos x + 2) = 0 have？
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

20. 1994/II/48

The largest value of (3 cos 2θ − 1) + 1 is

2

A. 2 B. 5 C. 17 D. 26 E. 50

21. 1995/II/16
cos 2 θ
−1 =
1 + sin θ
sin θ (1 − sin θ ) sin θ (1 − sin θ )
A. − sin θ B. sin θ C. sin θ − 2 D. − E.
1 + sin θ 1 + sin θ

22. 1995/II/17
1
If 0 < x < 2π , solve sin x = correct to 3 significant figures.
3
A. 0.327 or 2.81 B. 0.327 or 3.47 C. 0.340 or 2.80 D. 0.340 or 3.48 E. 0.340 or 5.94

23. 1995/II/18
1
The greatest value of 1− sin x
is
2
1 1
A. B. C. 1 D. 2 E. 4
2 4

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24. 1996/II/19
If 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° , solve 2 sinθ = − 3 .
A. 120° or 240° B. 120° or 300° C. 150° or 330° D. 210° or 330° E. 240° or 300°

25. 1996/II/20

− cos θ
1
cos θ =
tan 2 θ

sinθ cosθ cos2θ

1 1
A. B. C. D. E.
cos θ tan θ

26. 1996/II/22
If 0 ≤ x ≤ π , solve 2 sinx + 3 cosx = 0 correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 0.588 B. 0.983 C. 2.16 D. 2.55 E. no solution

27. 1997/II/40
cos(90
− A)sin(180
− A)
=
tan(360
− A)
A. − sin A cos A B. sin A cos A C. − cos 2 A D. cos 2 A E. sin 2 A

28. 1997/II/43
For 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π , how many roots does the equation tanθ (tanθ − 2) = 0 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

29. 1998/II/44
1 + sin θ cos θ
+ =
cos θ 1 + sin θ
1 + sin θ + cos θ
2(1 + sin θ )
2 2
A. 1 B. C. D. E.
cos θ cos θ (1 + sin θ ) cos θ (1 + sin θ )

30. 1998/II/47
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation 3 sin2 x + 2 sin x − 1 = 0 have?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

31. 1999/II/46
cos(90
− A) cos(− A)
=
sin(360
− A)
cos 2 A cos 2 A
A. − cos A B. cos A C. sin A D. − E.
sin A sin A

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32. 1999/II/47
If 0 ≤ θ ≤ 2π , solve (cosθ − 3)(3 sinθ − 2) = 0 correct to 3 significant figures.
A. 0.730 or 1.23 B. 0.730 or 2.41 C. 0.730 or 3.87
D. 0.730 or 6.21 E. 0.730 or 2.41

33. 2000/II/51

If cos θ = and 0° < θ ≤ 90° , then tan(θ − 270
) =

1
k
k 1 1
A. − B. − C. D. − k 2 −1 E. k 2 −1
1− k 2 k 2 −1 k 2 −1

34. 2001/II/17
If 0° < x < y < 90° , which of the following must be true?
I. sin x < sin y
II. cos x < cos y
III. sin x < cos y
A. I only B. II only C. I and II only D. I and III only E. II and III only

35. 2001/II/42
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation cos 3 x = cos x have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

36. 2001/II/43
sin 3 θ + sin θ cos 2 θ
If tan(90° − θ ) = 2 , then =
cos θ

−2
1 1 1
A. 2 B. C. D. − E.
2 2 2

37. 2002/II/21
For 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90°, the maximum value of
2
is
3 + sin 2 θ
2 1 2
A. B. C. D. 1
5 2 3

38. 2002/II/22
If 45° < θ < 90° , which of the following must be true ?
I. tan θ > sin θ
II. tan θ > cosθ
III. cos θ > sin θ
A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

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39. 2002/II/46
If sin θ = and θ lies in the first quadrant, then sin(90° − θ ) + sin(180° + θ ) =
3
5
1 −1 7 −7
A. B. C. D.
5 5 5 5

40. 2002/II/47
[1 + cos(π + θ )][1 − cos(π − θ )] =
A. sin 2 θ B. (1 − cos θ ) 2 C. (1 + cos θ ) 2 D. (1 − cos θ )(1 − sin θ )

41. 2002/II/48
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation tan x = 2 sin x have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

42. 2003/II/22
If θ is an acute angle and sin θ = cos θ , then cos θ =
1 2 3
A. B. C. D. 1
2 2 2

43. 2003/II/45
For 0° ≤ θ ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation 2 cos 2 θ − 5 sin θ − 4 = 0 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

44. 2003/II/46
tan(180° − θ )
=
cos(90° − θ )
1 −1 sin θ − sin θ
A. B. C. D.
cos θ cos θ cos 2 θ cos 2 θ

45. 2003/II/47
1 degree =
π 180 1
A. radian B. radians C. radian D. 180π radians
180 π 180π

46. 2004/II/20

For 0° ≤ x ≤ 90° , the least value of

4
is
2 − cos x
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 4

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47. 2004/II/46

cos θ −
1
cos θ =
sin θ
− sin 3 θ cos θ − 1
A. − tan θ B. tan θ C. D.
cos θ sin θ cos θ

48. 2004/II/47
If A + B = π , which of the following must be true?
I. sin A = sin B
II. cos A = sin B
III. cos A = cos B
A. I only B. II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

49. 2005/II/20
5 − sin θ
For 0° ≤ θ ≤ 90° , the greatest value of is
4 + sin θ
4 5
A. B. 1 C. D. 2
5 4

50. 2005/II/44
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360°, how many distinct roots does the equation cos x (sin x − 1) = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

51. 2005/II/45
sin(90°−x) + cos(x+180°) =
A. 0 B. −2cosx C. sinx + cosx D. sinx − cosx

52. 2005/II/46
sin2 1° + sin2 3° + sin2 5° + …… + sin2 87° + sin2 89° =
A. 22 B. 22.5 C. 44.5 D. 45

53. 2006/II/21
2 sin(90
− θ ) sin 60
− cos 0
cos θ =

A. sin θ B. 3 sin θ C. 3 cos θ D. ( 3 − 1) cosθ

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54. 2006/II/22
If 0° ≤ θ ≤ 45° , which of the following must be true?
I. tanθ < cosθ II. I. sinθ < tanθ III. I. sinθ < cosθ
A. I only B. III only C. I and II only D. II and III only

55. 2006/II/44
For 0° ≤ x ≤ 360° , how many roots does the equation 3cos 2 x − 4 cos x + 1 = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

56. 2007/II/20
If x and y are acute angles such that x + y = 90° , which of the following must be true?
I. sinx = cosy II. sin(90° – x) = cos(90° – y) III. tanx tany = 1
A. I and II only B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

57. 2007/II/21
cos A sin A
+ =
sin A cos A
1
A. 1 B. 1 + tan 2 A C. sin A cos A D.
sin A cos A

58. 2007/II/22
Solve the equation sin θ = 3 cos θ , where 0
≤ θ ≤ 90
.
A. θ = 0
B. θ = 30
C. θ = 45
D. θ = 60

59. 2008/II/45
For 0
≤ θ < 360
, how many roots does the equation 3sin 2 θ + 2sin θ − 1 = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

60. 2008/II/47
2 + sin θ
For 0
≤ θ ≤ 360
, the least value of is
2 − sin θ
1
A. –1 B. C. 1 D. 3
3

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