(Question bank for trigonometry for class 11
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1. If sin A +sin B = x and cos A + cos B = y then show that sin (A+B) = 2 2
x +y
π 4π 14 π 11π
2. The value of expression sin + sin −¿ sin −¿ sin is
15 15 15 15
π π
3. The value of expression sin2 ( + x ) + sin2 ( −x ) = 1
4 4
2 π 23π 25π 27π
4. The value of expression sin + sin + sin + sin =2
8 8 8 8
2 π 2 2π 2 3π 29π
5. The value of expression cos + cos + cos + cos =2
10 5 5 10
6. Prove that tan 20° tan 40° tan 60° tan 80° = 3
tan 5 A+ tan 3 A
7. Prove that = 4cos 2 A . cos 4 A
tan 5 A−tan 3 A
8. Prove that 2cosec 2x + cosec x = sec x. cot (x/2)
x x x 4
9. Find sin , cos and tan if tan x = , x lies in II quadrant.
2 2 2 3
π π 3
10. Prove that cos 2 x + cos 2( x + ) + cos 2( x− ) =
3 3 2
11. Find the value of sin π/10.
sin 40 °−sin 70 °
12. Prove that =√3
cos 80°
3
13. Prove that sin20° sin40° sin60° sin80° =
16
1
14. Prove that cos20° cos40° cos60° cos80° =
16
15. In ∆ ABC prove that
i) cot A cot B + cot B cot + cot C cot A = 1
A B B C C A
ii) tan tan + tan tan + tan tan = 1
2 2 2 2 2 2
A B C
iii) cos A + cos B + cos C =1 + 4 sin sin sin
2 2 2
16. Prove that √ 3cosec20° − sec20° = 4
17. Prove that sin A+sin 3 A+sin 5 A=4 sin A sin 2 A cos A .
18. The numerical value of tan20° tan40° tan80° is equal to…..
19. Angle between hands of a clock when it shows the time 9.45 is
A) 7.5° B) 12.5° C) 17.5° D) 22.5°
20. Prove that tan6° tan42° tan66° tan78°= 1
21. Prove that sin 47° + sin 61° − sin11° − sin25° = cos7°
22. Prove that tan A + 2 tan 2A + 4tan 4A + 8cot 8A = cot A
23. Prove that cosec 48° + cosec 96° + cosec 192° + cosec 384° = 0
24. Prove that tan A + tan (60° + A) + tan (120° + A) = 3tan3A
25. If a + β + ϰ = π then the value of sin2 a + sin2 β-sin2 ϰ is equal to…..
A) 2sin a B) 2sin a cos β sin ϰ C) 2sin a sin β cos ϰ D) 2sin a sin β sin ϰ
1 1 dy
1. If x 2 + y 2 = t + and x 4 + y 4 = t 2+ 2 then the value of x 2y is
t t dx
(a) 1 (b) −1 (c) 0 (d) x
2
3 d y
2. If x 2 + y 2 + 6xy = 10, the value of (3 x + y) 2 is
dx
(a) 10 (b) −10 (c) 20 (d) 80
3. If x √ 1− y 2 + y √ 1−x 2 = 1, then the value of
dy
dx
+
√
1− y 2
1−x
2
is
(a) 0 (b) − x (c) 1 (d) x
1
4. If g is the inverse of a function f and f '(x) = 7 , then the value of g'(x) is equal to
1+ x
1
(a) 1 + x 7 (b) (c) 1 + ¿ (d) 7 x 6
1+ ¿ ¿
1
x+
2
5. If f (x) = sin−1 4 , which of the following is not the derivative of f (x)
4x
1+ 2
x x+1 x+1
2. 4 log 4 4
log 2 4 log 4
(a) 2x (b) 2x (c) 4x (d)
1+4 1+ 4 1+ 4
x
4. 2 log 2
4x
1+2
dy
6. If y = sin (2 sin−1 x), then =
dx
2 2 2 2
2−4 x 2+ 4 x 4 x −1 1−2 x
(a) (b) (c) (d)
√ 1−x 2 √1−x 2 √ 1−x 2 √1−x 2
2
d y dy
7. If y = a cos (log x) and A 2 + B + C = 0, then the values of A, B, C are ...
dx dx
(a) x 2, −x, −y (b) x 2, x, y (c) x 2, x, −y (d) x 2, −x, y
2
d y π
8. If x = a (cos θ + θ sin θ), y = a (sin θ − θ cos θ) then the value of 2 at θ =
dx 4
8 √2 −8 √ 2 aπ −aπ
(a) (b) (c) (d)
aπ aπ 8 √2 8 √2
9. If the line y = 4x − 5 touches the curve y 2 = a x 3+ b at the point (2, 3) find the value of a + b.
(a) 2 (b) −2 (c) 5 (d) -5
2
x −1
10. If f (x) = 2 , for every real x, then the minimum value of f(x) is
x +1
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) −1 (d) 2
11. The normal to the curve x 2 + 2xy − 3 y 2 = 0 at (1, 1)
(a) Meets the curve again in second quadrant. (b) Does not meet the curve again.
(c) Meets the curve again in third quadrant. (d) Meets the curve again in fourth quadrant.
x
12. The equation of the tangent to the curve y = 1 − e 2 at the point of intersection with Y-axis is
(a) x + 2y = 0 (b) 2x + y = 0 (c) x − y = 2 (d) x + y = 2
13. If the tangent at (1, 1) on y2 = x (2 − x)2 meets the curve again at P then P is
9 3
(a) (4, 4) (b) (−1, 2) (c) (3, 6) (d) ,
4 8
14. If f (x) = x 3 − 6 x 2 + 9x + 18, then f (x) is strictly decreasing in
(a) (−∞, 1) (b) [3, ∞) (c) (−∞, 1] U [3, ∞) (d) (1, 3)
15. The equation of tangent to the curve x = 2 sin3 θ, y = 3 cos3 θ at the given point θ = π 4 is
(a) 3x + 2y = 2√ 2 (b) 2x + 3y = 2√ 2 (c) 2x − y = √ 2 (d) x + 2y = √ 2