Class 10 Mathematics: Trigonometry Question Bank

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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Evaluate: (1 + tan A)2 + (1 - tan A)2

(a) 0 (b) 2sec A (c) 2sec 2 A (d) 2tan 2 A

2. If x = sin A + cos A and y = sin A - cos A, find x2 + y2:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) None

3. sin A 1+cos A
Find the value of + :
1+cos A sin A
(a) 2cosec A (b) 2sin A (c) 1 (d) None

4. Evaluate: sin 2θ + tan 2θ + cos 2θ:

(a) sec 2θ (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2sin θ

5. 15 3cos θ - 2sin θ
If sin θ = , find :
17 3cos θ + 2sin θ
-1 1 1 -1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 19 7 17

6. sin θtan θ
Find the value of :
1-cos θ
(a) 1-sin θ (b) 1+sec θ (c) 1+sin θ (d) 1-sec θ

7. Simplify: [(sin θ + cos θ)2 + (sin θ - cos θ)2]cosec 2θ:

(a) 2sin 2θ (b) 2cosec 2θ (c) 2cot 2θ (d) 2tan 2θ

8. sec A sec A
Evaluate: + :
sec A - 1 sec A + 1
(a) (1+cosec A) (b) (2+sec A) (c) 3sec A (d) 2cosec 2 A

9. If x = 2sin 2θ and y = 2cos 2θ + 1, find x + y:

(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 0

10. 1
If sin θ = , find 2cot 2θ + 2:
3
(a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 12

11. cos 3θ + sin 3θ cos 3θ - sin 3θ

Evaluate: + :
cos θ + sin θ cos θ - sin θ
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
12. Evaluate: (sec θ - tan θ)2:
1+sin θ sin θ 1-sin θ
(a) (b) (c) (d) None
cos θ 1-sin θ 1+sin θ

13. 12 2sin θ - 3cos θ

If sin θ = , find :
13 4sin θ - 9cos θ
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

14. If sin θ + sin 2θ = 1, then cos 2θ + cos 4θ is:

1
(a) 1 (b) (c) 2 (d) 4
2

15. Evaluate: sin 6θ + cos 6θ + 3sin 2θcos 2θ:

(a) sin 2θ (b) cos 2θ (c) 1 (d) 0

16. cos 2 A sin 3 A

Evaluate: + :
1-tan A sin A-cos A
(a) 1+cos A (b) 1+sin A (c) cos A+sin A (d) 1+cos Asin A

17. Evaluate: (cos A + sin A)2 - (cos A - sin A)2:

(a) 2cos A (b) 2sin A (c) 4cos Asin A (d) 2sin Acos A

18. Evaluate: (sin θ + cos θ + 1)2 when sin θcos θ=0:

(a) 2sin θcos θ (b) 2+2(cos θ+sin θ) (c) 2cos θ+sin θ (d) None

19. 7
If tan θ = , find (1+tan 2θ):
25
24 625 49
(a) (b) (c) (d) None
25 576 625

20. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower at a distance of 60m from its foot... is
60°. Height:
(a) 60√{3} (b) 30 (c) 20√{3} (d) 60

21. If a light post 9m high casts a shadow 3√{3}m long...

(a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) 90°

22. Angle of elevation of tower 60m high...

(a) 30√{3} (b) 60√{3} (c) 10√{3} (d) None

23. From top of church spire 96m high...

(a) 336m (b) 250m (c) 237m (d) 195m

24. Yuvaan sitting in an aeroplane...

(a) 1 km (b) 1.5 km (c) 2 km (d) 3 km

25. Shadow of a tower is equal to its height...

(a) 0° (b) 30° (c) 45° (d) 90°
 26. An observer at point E...
(a) α > tan β (b) β < tan γ (c) tan γ > tan α (d) tan α < tan β

27. (1+sin A)(1-sin A) is equal to:

(a) cosec 2 A (b) sin 2 A (c) sec 2 A (d) cos 2 A

28. Let ABC be a right triangle...

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. Statement (A) and (B)...

(a) Only A (b) Only B (c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B

30. Which of the following trigonometric identities?

(a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 and 3 (c) Only 3 and 1 (d) All 1, 2 and 3

31. If Δ ABC, right angled at B...

(a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 and 3 (c) Only 3 and 1 (d) All 1, 2 and 3

32. Assertion: ... Reason: ...

(a) Both correct (b) Both correct, not exp (c) A correct, R incorrect (d) A
incorrect, R correct

33. Assertion: sin A is product of sin and A...

34. Assertion: In a right angled triangle...

Determine the Following

1. 5sin θ + 3cos θ
If 5tan θ = 4, find .
5sin θ + 2cos θ

2. tan θ_1 + tan θ_2

Given tan (θ_1 + θ_2) = . Determine (θ_1 + θ_2) when tan θ_1 =
1 - tan θ_1tan θ_2
1 1
, tan θ_2 = .
2 3

3. The string of a kite is 150 m long and it makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal.
Determine the height.

4. Solve: 2cos 2θ + sin θ - 2 = 0.

5. Solve: sin 2θ - 3sin θ + 2 = 0.

6. cos θ cos θ cos 2θ - 3cos θ + 2

Solve: (i) + =4 (ii) =1
1-sin θ 1+sin θ sin 2θ
Prove the Following

1. sin A cos A
- = sin A - cos A
1+cot A 1+tan A

2. (cosec θ - sin θ)(sec θ - cos θ)(tan θ + cot θ) = 1

3. cos θ 1+sin θ
=
1-sin θ cos θ

4. sin 2θ + cos 4θ = cos 2θ + sin 4θ

5. sin 4θ - cos 4θ = sin 2θ - cos 2θ = 2sin 2θ - 1 = 1 - 2cos 2θ

6. tan 2φ + cot 2φ + 2 = sec 2φ cosec 2φ

7. √{2+tan 2θ+cot 2θ} = tan θ + cot θ

8. sec θ - 1 sin θ
= \left( \right)2
sec θ + 1 1+cos θ

9. sin θtan θ
= 1 + sec θ
1-cos θ

10. (1+cot θ - cosec θ)(1+tan θ + sec θ) = 2

11. sec θ - tan θ

= 1 - 2sec θtan θ + 2tan 2θ
sec θ + tan θ

12. (1+tan A)2 + (1-tan A)2 = 2sec 2 A

13. 1 1
+ = 2cosec A cot A
sec A - 1 sec A + 1

14. 1+sin θ 2tan θ

=1+ + 2tan 2θ
1-sin θ cos θ

15. cos 2θ
1- = sin θ
1+sin θ

16. 1-cos θ 1+sin θ

√{ } = cosec θ - cot θ (ii) √{ } = sec θ + tan θ
1+cos θ 1-sin θ

17. (cosec A - sin A)(sec A - cos A)sec 2 A = tan A

18. sin θtan θ

= 1 + sec θ
1-cos θ

19. tan 2θ 1+cos θ

=
(sec θ - 1)2 1-cos θ
20. 1-cos 2θ 1-sin 2θ 1
\left( \right)\left( \right) =
cos θ sin θ tan θ+cot θ

21. cos θ 1-sin θ

Prove identities: (i) = (ii) sec 2θ + cosec 2θ = sec 2θcosec 2θ
1+sin θ cos θ

22. 1-cos θ 1-tan 2θ

Prove identities: (i) = (cot θ - cosec θ)2 (ii) = tan 2θ (iii) sec
1+cos θ cot 2θ-1
A(1+sin A)(sec A-tan A) = 1

23. 1-sin θ
Prove: (i) (sec θ-tan θ)2 = (ii) sin 4θ+cos 4θ=1-2sin 2θcos 2θ
1+sin θ

24. 1 sin θ-2sin 3θ

Prove: (i) = sec θ+tan θ (ii) = tan θ
sec θ-tan θ 2cos 3θ-cos θ

25. cot 2θ sin A+cos A sin A-cos A

Prove: (i) 1+ = cosec θ (ii) + =
1+cosec θ sin A-cos A sin A+cos A
2

sin 2 A-cos 2 A

26. 1 1 1 1
Prove: (i) - = -
cosec A-cot A sin A sin A cosec A+cot A

27. cot A+cosec A-1 1+cos A

Prove: (i) =
cot A-cosec A+1 sin A

28. 1+cos A tan A+sin A

Prove: √{ }=
1-cos A tan Asin A

29. sin A-cos A

Prove: sin A+cos A =
2

30. sin 2θ cos 2θ 1

Prove: + = -2
cos 2θ sin 2θ sin 2θcos 2θ

31. tan A cot A

Prove: + = sin Acos A
(1+tan 2 A)2 (1+cot 2 A)2

32. sin A cos A

Prove: + =1
sec A+tan A-1 cosec A+cot A-1

33. tan 3θ cot 3θ

Prove: + = sec θcosec θ - 2sin θcos θ
1+tan 2θ 1+cot 2θ

34. 1+sin θ-cos θ 1-cos θ

Prove: \left( \right)2 =
1+sin θ+cos θ 1+cos θ
35. cos A sin A
Prove: + = cos A + sin A
1-tan A 1-cot A

36. 1 1 1-sin 2θcos 2θ

Prove: \left[ + \right]sin 2θcos 2θ =
sec 2θ-cos 2θ cosec 2θ-sin 2θ 2+sin 2θcos 2θ

37. tan A cot A

Prove: + = sec Acosec A + 1
1-cot A 1-tan A

38. sin A 1+cos A

Prove: + = 2cosec A
1+cos A sin A

39. Prove: 2(sin 6θ + cos 6θ) - 3(sin 4θ + cos 4θ) + 1 = 0

40. If cos θ + sin θ = √{2}cos θ, show that cos θ - sin θ = √{2}sin θ

41. If x = rsin θcos φ, y = rsin θsin φ, z = rcos θ, prove x2+y2+z2=r2

42. If x = asec θ + btan θ and y = atan θ + bsec θ, prove x2-y2 = a2-b2

43. If tan A + sin A = m and tan A - sin A = n, show m2-n2 = 4√{mn}

44.
2 m2-1
If tan α = ntan β and sin α = msin β, prove cos α =
n2-1

45. p2-1
If sec θ + tan θ = p, then prove sin θ =
p2+1

46. If xsin 3θ + ycos 3θ = sin θcos θ and xsin θ = ycos θ, show x2+y2=1

47. x-h y-k

If x = h + acos θ, y = k + bsin θ, prove \left( \right)2 + \left( \right)2 = 1
a b

48. x y x y x2 y2
If cos θ + sin θ = 1 and sin θ - cos θ = 1, prove + =2
a b a b a2 b2

49. The length of a shadow of a tower standing on a level plane is found to be 2y metres
longer when the sun's altitude is 30° than when it was θ. Prove that the height of the
tower is y(√{3}+1) metre.

50. cos A 1+sin A

Prove that: + = 2sec A
1+sin A cos A

51. Prove that: √{sec 2θ+cosec 2θ} = sec θcosec θ

52. Find: (a) (sin θ+cosec θ)2 (b) (cos θ+sec θ)2 (c) Using above, prove identity...

53. Prove the following identity: (sin 2θ-1)(tan 2θ+1)+1=0