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Q.1. cos 1 ° +cos 2 °+cos 3 ° +..... cos 180 °is equal (3) 6
to (4) 8
(1) 1
(2) 0 Q.7. If P=1/2sin2 θ + 1/3 cos 2 θ , then
(3) 2 (1) 1/3 ≤ P ≤ ½
(2) P ≥ ½
(4) -1
(3) 2≤ P≤ 3
(4) -
√13 ≤ P≤ √13
π
Q.2. In a ∆ ABC ,if ∠A= , then cos 2B + cos 2C 6 6
2
equals Q.8. The number of values of x in [0,2 π ]
(1) -2 satisfying the equation 3cos 2x - 10cos x+7 = 0 is
(2) -1 (1) 1
(3) 1 (2) 2
(4) 0 (3) 3
(4) 4
Q.3. If 0 < β < α < π /4 , cos (α + β ) = 3/5 and cos
(α −β ) = 4/5, then sin 2 α is equal to Q.9. The angles of triangle are in the ratio 1:2:3,
then the sides of triangles are in the ratio
(1) 0
(1) 1:√ 3:2
(2) 1 (2) 2: √ 3:1
(3) 2 (3) √ 3:2:1
(4) None of these (4) 3:2:1

Q.4. The number of solution set of x in the Q.10. In ∆ ABC , 2ac sin A-B+C/2 is equal to
interval [0,5 π ] satisfying the equation 3 sin2 x-7sin (1) a 2+ b2−c 2
x+2=0 is (2) c 2 +a2 −b2
(1) 0 (3) b 2−a2−c 2
(2) 5 (4) c 2−a2−b 2

Q.11. If the angles of a triangle are in

(3) 6
(4) 10
the ratio 4:1:1, then the ratio of the
Q.5. If the equation sin2 θ−cos θ=¼, then the longest side to the perimeter is
value of θ lying in the interval 0≤ θ ≤2 π is (1) √ 3:(2+√ 3)
π 5π (2) 1:6
(1)
3 3 (3) 1:(2+√ 3)
π 2π (4) 2:3
(2)
3 3
4 π 5π
(3) Q.12. In ΔABC, cos A/a = cos B/b = cos
3 3
C/c. If a = 1/√ 6, then the area of the
3π π
(4) triangle (in sq unit) is
5 5
(1) 1/24
Q.6. Total number of solutions of sin 4 x+cos 4x = (2) √ 3/24
sin x × cos x in [0,2 π ] is equal to (3) 1/8
(1) 2 (4) 1/√ 3
(2) 4
Q.13. The value of cos⁻¹(1/2) + (4) π/4 – 1
2sin⁻¹(1/2) is
(1) π/4 a
Q.19. If cot(cos⁻¹ x) = sec(tan⁻¹
(2) π/3 √ b −a 2
2

(3) π/6 ), then x is equal to

(4) 2π/3 b
(1)
√2 b 2−a2
Q.14. If sin⁻¹ x + sin⁻¹ y = π/2, then a
cos⁻¹ x + cos⁻¹ y is equal to (2)
√2 b 2−a2
(1) π/2
(3) √
2 b 2−a2
(2) π/4
a
(3) π
(4) √
2 b 2−a2
(4) 3π/4
b
Q.15. If tan⁻¹(a/x) + tan⁻¹(b/x) = π/2,
then x is equal to Q.20. cot⁻¹(2·1²) + cot⁻¹(2·2²) +
cot⁻¹(2·3²) + … up to ∞ is equal to
(1) √ab
(1) π/4
(2) √ 2 ab
(2) π/3
(3) 2ab
(3) π/2
(4) ab
(4) π/5

Q.16. sin(2sin⁻¹

√2 126
√ 63
65
) is equal to Q.21. If tan⁻¹ 2 and tan⁻¹ 3 are two
angles of a triangle, then the third
angle is
(1)
65 (1) π/2
(2) √
4
65 (2) π/3
65 (3) π/4
(3) √
8
63 (4) π/6
65
(4)
√63 Q.22. If sin⁻¹(3/x) + sin⁻¹(4/x) = π/2,
65 then x is equal to
(1) 3
Q.17. The value of cos(2cos⁻¹ 0.8) is (2) 5
(1) 0.48 (3) 7
(2) 0.96 (4) 11
(3) 0.6
(4) None of these Q.23. If 0 ≤ x ≤ 2 π , 0 ≤ y ≤ 2 π ∧sin x+ sin y=2,
then the value of x + y is
Q.18. The value of tan⁻¹(sin 2 - 1/cos 2) (1)π
is (2)π /2
(1) π/2 - 1 (3)3 π
(2) 1 - π/4 (4) None of these
(3) 2 - π/2
Q.24. The number of solutions of cos x 5π
2
Q.29. If ( tan−1 x ¿¿ 2 + ( cot−1 x ¿¿ 2 = ,
= |1 + sin x|, 0≤ x ≤ 3 π is 8
(1) 2 then x is equal to
(2) 3 (1) 1
(3) 4 (2) -1
(4) 5 (3) √ 3
1
(4)
Q.25. If 12 cot 2 θ−31cosec θ+ 32=0 , then √3
the value of sin θ is
3 Q.30. Find the value of cos−1x + cos−1x
(1) or 1
5
( x/2 + √
3−3 x 2
2 2 )
(2) or 2
3 3 (1) π /6
4 3 (2) π /3
(3) or
5 4
(3) π /4
1
(4) ± (4) π /12
2
Q.31. If sin(cot⁻¹(x+1)) = cos(tan⁻¹x),
Q.26. If in triangle b + c/11 = c + a /12
then find the value of x.
= a + b/13, then cos A: cos B: cos C is
equal to (1) 1/3
(1) 7:12:95 (2) 1/2
(2) 7:19:25 (3) -1/2
(3) 7:91:52 (4) -1/3
(4) 71:92:5
Q.32. If cos⁻¹ x + cos⁻¹ y + cos⁻¹ z = π,
then
Q.27. If sin θ∧¿cos θ are the roots of
(1) x² + y² + z² + 2xyz = 1
equation ax 2−bx+ c=0 , thena , b∧c satisfy
the relation (2) xy + yz + zx = x + y + z – 1
2 (3) (sin⁻¹ x + sin ⁻¹ y + sin⁻¹ z = cos⁻¹ x
(1)a +b 2+2 ac = 0
+ cos⁻¹ y + cos⁻¹ z
(2) a 2-b 2+2 ac = 0
(4) (x + 1/x) + (y + 1/y) + (z + 1/z) ≥ 6
(3) a 2+c 2 +2 ab = 0
(4) a 2-b 2−2 ac = 0 Q.33. If sin⁻¹ x + sin⁻¹ y + sin⁻¹ z =
3π/2, then the value of
Q.28. If cos α + cos β =3/2 and sin α + (x ¹⁰¹ + y ¹⁰¹)(x ²⁰² + y ²⁰² )
sin β = 1/2 and θ is the arithmetic mean ∑ ( x ³⁰³ + y ³⁰³ )(x ⁴⁰⁴ + y ⁴⁰⁴ ) is
of α ∧β , then sin 2θ + cos 2θ is equal to
(1) 0
(1) 3/5
(2) 1
(2) 7/5
(3) 2
(3) 4/5
(4) 3
(4) 8/5
Q.34. If the general solution of the
equation (tan 3x - 1)/(tan 3x + 1) = √ 3is
nπ/p + 7π/2, n,p,q ∈ Z, then p/q is
(1) 12 (1) right angled triangle
(2) 1/12 (2) obtuse angled triangle
(3) 3 (3) equilateral triangle
(4) 36 (4) acute angled triangle

Q.35. sin[cot⁻¹(cos(tan⁻¹x))] is equal to Q.40. In ΔABC, with usual notations, if

√
2
x −1 a, b, c are in AP, then a cos²(C/2) + c
(1) 2 cos²(A/2)
x +2
(1) 3a/2
(2)
√ x−2
x 2 +1
(2) 3c/2
(3) 3b/2
(3)
√ x 2 +1
2
x +2
1
(4) 3abc/2

Q.41. If α and β are roots of the

(4)
√ x −1
2 equation x² + 5|x| - 6 = 0 then the
value of |tan⁻¹ α - tan⁻¹ β| is
(1) π/2
Q.36. With usual notations, in any (2) 0
ΔABC, if a cos B = b cos A, then the (3) π
triangle is (4) π/4
(1) an isosceles triangle
(2) an equilateral triangle Q. 42. The general solution of the
(3) a right angled triangle equation tan² x = 1 is
(4) a scalene triangle (1) nπ + π/4
(2) nπ - π/4
Q.37. In ΔABC, with usual notations b = (3) nπ ± π/4
2c and B = 3C, then sin A = (4) 2nπ ± π/4
(1) √ 3/2
(2) 1 Q.43. In ΔABC, (a - b)² cos²(C/2) + (a +
(3) 1/2 b)² sin²(C/2) =
(4) 1/√ 2 (1) b²
(2) c²
Q.38. The polar coordinates of P are (2, (3) a²
π/6). If Q is the image of P about the X- (4) a² + b² + c²
axis, then the polar coordinates of Q
are Q.44. If 2tan⁻¹(cos x) = tan⁻¹(2cosec x),
(1) (2, 5π/6) then sin x + cos x is equal to
(1) √ 2
2
(2) (2, π/6)
(3) (2, π/3) (b) √ 2
(4) (2, 11π/6) (c) 1/√ 2
(d) 1/2
Q.39. In ΔABC, with the usual notations,
if sin B sin C = bc/a², then the triangle
is