Introduction to Trigonometry – Worksheet
1. If x tan 60° cos 60°= sin60° cot 60° , then x = ____
(a) cos30° (b) tan30° (c) sin30° (d) cot30°
2. If sinθ + cosθ = √2, then tanθ + cot θ = ___
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
In the following questions, a statement of assertion (A) is followed by a
statement of reason (R). Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the
correct explanation of assertion (A).
(C) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
3. Assertion: The value of sin600 cos300 + sin300 cos600 is 1
Reason: sin900 = 1 and cos900 = 0
4. Assertion: If x = 2 sin2θ and y = 2 cos2θ+1 then the value of 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 3.
Reason: For any value of θ, sin2θ+cos2θ=1
5. If a sin 450 = b cosec 300, what is the value of a4/b4?
(a) 63 (b) 43 (c) 23 (d) None of the above
6. Find an acute angle θ when
cosθ − sin θ
=
1−√3
cosθ+sin θ 1+√3
7. In triangle PQR, right angled at Q if PR = 41 units and PQ – QR = 31,
find sec2 R – tan2 R.
8. 3
If 3𝑥 = 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 = 𝑐𝑜𝑡𝜃, find the value of 3(𝑥 2 − 2)
1
𝑥 𝑥
9. In a right triangle ABC, right-angled at B, if tan A = 1, then verify that
2 sin A cos A = 1.
10. If 4 tan θ = 3, evaluate 4 sin θ − cos θ + 1
4 sin θ + cos θ + 1
11. If 3 cot θ = 2, then find the value of tan θ
12. The altitude AD of a triangle ABC, in which ∠A is an obtuse angle has
length 10 cm. If BD = 10 cm and CD = 10√3 cm, determine ∠A.
13.
14. Show that 𝑡𝑎𝑛4 𝜃 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛2 𝜃 = 𝑠𝑒𝑐 4 𝜃 − 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃
15. If tan 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 = 𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 − sin 𝜃 = 𝑛, show that 𝑚2 − 𝑛2 = 4√𝑚𝑛
16. If sin 𝜃 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 = 1 then prove that 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠 4 𝜃 = 1
17. If x = a sin 𝜃 + b cos 𝜃 and y = acos 𝜃 – bsin 𝜃 , prove that x2 + y2 = a2 + b2
Case Study
17. A right triangular sign board ABC is used by the students of class X ,to
display ‘SAVE WATER ’.If AC =1m and AB =√3𝑚 and ∠A = 90°.
Answer the following questions. 1m
[Link] value of cos ( B + C ) is _____
Q2. The value of sin B is ______
[Link] value of ∠ B is _______
𝐴
Q4. The value of sin B + cos C + tan 𝑖𝑠____ √3 m
2
𝑘
Q5. If ( 1 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 )(1 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃 ) 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 = , then find the value of k
2