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MULTIPLE AND SUBMULTIPLE ANGLES

OBJECTIVES

1 1
1. − =
tan 3 A − tan A cot 3 A − cot A

(a) tan A (b) tan 2 A

(c) cot A (d) cot 2 A

2. 2 + 2 + 2 cos 4θ =

(a) cos θ (b) sin θ

(c) 2 cos θ (d) 2 sin θ

cot 2 15 ° − 1
3. =
cot 2 15 ° + 1

1 3
(a) (b)
2 2

3 3
(c) (d) 3
4

π 
4. 1 − 2 sin 2  + θ  =
 4 

(a) cos 2θ (b) − cos 2θ

(c) sin 2θ (d) − sin 2θ

5. If a tan θ = b , then a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ =

(a) a (b) b
(c) −a (d) −b

6. (sec 2 A + 1) sec 2 A =

(a) sec A (b) 2 sec A

(c) sec 2 A (d) 2 sec 2 A

A 3 1 + cos A
7. If tan = , then =
2 2 1 − cos A

(a) −5 (b) 5

(c) 9/4 (d) 4 /9

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b a+b a−b
8. If tan x = , then + =
a a−b a+b

2 sin x 2 cos x 2 cos x 2 sin x

(a) (b) (c) (d)
sin 2 x cos 2 x sin 2 x cos 2 x

cos( A + C)
9. If cos 2 B = , then tan A, tan B, tan C are in
cos( A − C)

(a) A.P. (b) G.P.

(c) H.P. (d) None of these
sin 2 A cos A
10. . =
1 + cos 2 A 1 + cos A

A
(a) tan (b) cot A
2 2

A A
(c) sec (d) cosec
2 2

α
11. If cos(θ − α ), cos θ and cos(θ + α ) are in H.P., then cos θ sec is equal to
2

(a) ± 2 (b) ± 3

(c) ±1/ 2 (d) None of these

12. If θ and φ are angles in the 1st quadrant such that tan θ = 1 / 7 and sin φ = 1 / 10 .Then
(a) θ + 2φ = 90 ° (b) θ + 2φ = 60 °
(c) θ + 2φ = 30 ° (d) θ + 2φ = 45 °
4 A
13. If 90 ° < A < 180 ° and sin A = , then tan is equal to
5 2

(a) 1/2 (b) 3/5

(c) 3/2 (d) 2

A
14. For A = 133 °, 2 cos is equal to
2

(a) − 1 + sin A − 1 − sin A (b) − 1 + sin A + 1 − sin A

(c) 1 + sin A − 1 − sin A (d) 1 + sin A + 1 − sin A

15. Which of the following number(s) is/are rational

(a) sin 15 ° (b) cos 15 °
(c) sin 15 ° cos 15 ° (d) sin 15 ° cos 75 °

θ x −1
16. If θ is an acute angle and sin = , then tan θ is equal to
2 2x

(a) x2 −1 (b) x 2 −1

(c) x2 +1 (d) x2 +1

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17. cos 4 + cos 4 + cos 4 + cos 4 =
8 8 8 8

1 1
(a) (b) (c) 3 (d) 3
2 4 2 4

1 − sin A
18. =
1 + sin A

π 
(a) sec A + tan A (b) tan  − A 
4 

π A  π A 
(c) tan  +  (d) tan  − 
4 2 4 2

19. If α is a root of 25 cos 2 θ + 5 cos θ − 12 = 0 , π /2 <α <π , then sin 2α is equal to

(a) 24 / 25 (b) −24 / 25

(c) 13 / 18 (d) −13 / 18

20. cos 2(θ + φ ) − 4 cos(θ + φ ) sin θ sin φ + 2 sin 2 φ =

(a) cos 2θ (b) cos 3θ

(c) sin 2θ (d) sin 3θ

α − β  α + B  α β
21. Given that cos   = 2 cos  , then tan tan is equal to
 2   2  2 2

1 1
(a) (b)
2 3

1 1
(c) (d)
4 8

1
22. If sin θ + cos θ = x , then sin 6 θ + cos 6 θ = [4 − 3(x 2 − 1)2 ] for
4

(a) All real x (b) x2 ≤ 2

(c) x2 ≥ 2 (d) None of these

sin 2 B
23. If 2 tan A = 3 tan B, then is equal to
5 − cos 2 B

(a) tan A − tan B (b) tan( A − B)

(c) tan( A + B) (d) tan( A + 2 B)

θ −φ
24. If sin θ + sin φ = a and cos θ + cos φ = b, then tan is equal to
2

a2 + b 2 4 − a2 − b 2
(a) (b)
4 − a2 − b 2 a2 + b 2

a2 + b 2 4 + a2 + b 2
(c) (d)
4 + a2 + b 2 a2 + b 2

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25. If tan β = cos θ tan α , then tan 2 =
2

sin(α + β ) cos(α − β )
(a) (b) (c) sin(α − β ) (d) cos(α + β )
sin(α − β ) cos(α + β ) sin(α + β ) cos(α − β )

2 sin α {1 − cos α + sin α }

26. If = y, then =
{1 + cos α + sin α } 1 + sin α

1
(a) (b) y
y

(c) 1−y (d) 1 + y

sec 8 A − 1
27. =
sec 4 A − 1

tan 2 A tan 8 A
(a) (b)
tan 8 A tan 2 A

cot 8 A
(c) (d) None of these
cot 2 A

cos A
28. =
1 − sin A

(a) sec A − tan A (b) cosec A + cot A

π A  π A 
(c) tan  −  (d) tan  + 
4 2 4 2

29. Let 0 < x < π . Then sec 2 x − tan 2 x =

4

 π π 
(a) tan  x −  (b) tan  − x 
 4 4 

 π  π
(c) tan  x +  (d) tan 2  x + 
 4  4

1 1
30. If cos θ =  a + , then the value of cos 3θ is
2 a

1  3 1  3 1
(a) a + 3  (b) a + 
8  a  2 a

1 3 1  1 3 1 
(c) a + 3  (d) a + 3 
2 a  3 a 

31. If tan 2 θ = 2 tan 2 φ + 1, then cos 2θ + sin 2 φ equals

(a) –1 (b) 0
(c) 1 (d) None of these

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32. 2+ 3+ 4 + 6 is equal to
1o 1o
(a) cot 7 (b) sin 7
2 2

(c) sin 15 o (d) cos 15 o

 π  3π   5π   7π 
33.  1 + cos   1 + cos   1 + cos   1 + cos =
 8  8  8  8 

1 1
(a) (b)
2 4

1 1
(c) (d)
8 16

tan x
34. The value of whenever defined never lie between
tan 3 x

(a) 1/3 and 3 (b) 1/4 and 4

(c) 1/5 and 5 (d) 5 and 6
π 3π 5π 7π
35. sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 =
4 8 8 8

1 1
(a) (b)
2 4

3 3
(c) (d)
2 4

36. If sin 6θ = 32 cos 5 θ sin θ − 32 cos 3 θ sin θ + 3 x , then x=

(a) cos θ (b) cos 2θ

(c) sin θ (d) sin 2θ

37. If a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ = c has α and β as its solution, then the value of tan α + tan β is
c+a 2b
(a) (b)
2b c+a

c−a b
(c) (d)
2b c+a

38. 3 cosec 20 o − sec 20 o =

2 sin 20 o
(a) 2 (b)
sin 40 o

4 sin 20 o
(c) 4 (d)
sin 40 o

x y z
39. If = = , then x + y + z =
cos θ  2π   2π 
cos θ −  cos θ + 
 3   3 

(a) 1 (b) 0

(c) −1 (d) None of these

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40. If tan ( A + B) = p, tan ( A − B) = q, then the value of tan 2 A in terms of p and q is

p+q p −q p+q 1 + pq
(a) (b) (c) (d)
p −q 1 + pq 1 − pq 1− p

2 sin α 1 − cos α + sin α

41. If = y, then equal to
1 + cos α + sin α 1 + sin α
1) 1/y 2) y 3) 1-y 4) 1+y

−3 −3
 3 + 2 cos A   1 + 2 sin A 
42.   +   =
 1 − 2 sin A 
   3 − 2 cos A 

1) 1 2) 3 3) 0 4) -1
43. The equation whose roots are sin2 180, cos2 360 is
1) 16x2 - 12x - 1=0 2) 16x2 - 12x +1=0 3) 16x2 + 12x+1=0 4) 16x2 + 12x-1=0

x2 +1 x6 +1
= cos A, then =
44. If 2x 2x 3

1) cos3A 2) cos3A 3) cos2A 4) cos2A

45. tan 90 - tan 270 - tan 630 + tan 810 =

1) 4 2) 2 3) -1 4) -2

46. The value of cos 120 cos 240 cos 480 cos840 is

1) 1/16 2) 1/8 3) 1/4 4) ½

47. The value of sin 60sin 420sin 660sin 780 is

1) 1/6 2) 1/8 3) 1 4) 1/16

48. The value of tan 60 tan 420tan 660 tan 780 is

1) 1/16 2) 3/16 3) 1 4) 3

49. 4 cos 90 =

1) 3 + 5 + 5 − 5 2) 3 + 5 − 5 − 5 3) 3 − 5 + 5 − 5 4) 3 + 5 − 5 + 5

50. θ, then (k, θ) =

If tan700 - tan200 - 2 tan 400 = k. tanθ

1) (4, 100) 2) (4, 200) 3) (2, 100) 4) (2, 200)

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π π π
51. Tan 6 − 33 tan 4 + 27 tan 2 =
9 9 9

1) 0 2) 3 3) 3 4) 9

52. (1 + sec 20 )(1 + sec 40 )(1 + sec 80 ) =

o o o

1) 0 2) cot2 100 3) .1 4) tan210

53. (2 cos θ − 1) (2 cos 2θ − 1) (2 cos 4θ − 1) (2 cos 8θ − 1) =

2 cos 8θ + 1 2 cos16θ + 1
1) 0 2) 1 3) 4)
2 cos θ + 1 2 cos θ + 1

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MULTIPLE AND SUBMULTIPLE ANGLES

HINTS AND SOLUTIONS

1 1
1. (d) −
tan 3 A − tan A cot 3 A − cot A

1 tan A tan 3 A 1
= + = = cot 2 A .
tan 3 A − tan A tan 3 A − tan A tan 2 A

2. (c) 2 + 2 + 2 cos 4θ = 2 + 2 . 2 cos 2 2θ

= 2 + 2 cos 2θ = 4 cos 2 θ = 2 cos θ .

cos 2 15 o
−1
cot 15 − 1
2 o 2 o
3. (b) = sin 2 15 o
cot 15 + 1 cos 15
2 o
+1
sin 2 15 o

cos 2 15 o − sin 2 15 o 3
= = cos( 30 o ) = .
cos 15 + sin 15
2 o 2 o
2

4. (d) 1 − 2 sin 2  π  π 
+ θ  = cos  + 2θ  = − sin 2θ .
4   2 

b
5. (a) tan θ = .
a

 1 − tan 2 θ   2 tan θ 
a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ = a  + b
  1 + tan 2 θ 
 1 + tan θ
2


 
(d) (sec 2 A + 1) sec 2 A =  1 + tan 2 A + 1  (1 + tan 2 A)
2
6.
 1 − tan A 

2 (1 + tan 2 A)
= = 2 sec 2 A.
1 − tan 2 A

A
2 cos 2 2
A 3 1 + cos A 2 = cot 2 A =  2  = 4
7. (d) tan = . = .
2 2 1 − cos A A 2 3 9
2 sin 2
2

b
8. (b) tan x =
a

a+b a−b 1 + b /a 1 −b /a
+ = +
a−b a+b 1 −b /a 1 + b /a

2 2 2 2 cos x
= = = = .
b 2
1 − tan x 2
sin x 2 cos 2 x
1− 2 1−
a cos 2 x

9. (b) cos 2 B = cos( A + C) = cos A cos C − sin A sin C

cos( A − C) cos A cos C + sin A sin C

1 − tan 2 B 1 − tan A tan C

⇒ =
1 + tan 2 B 1 + tan A tan C

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⇒ 1 + tan 2 B − tan A tan C − tan A tan C tan 2 B

= 1 − tan 2 B + tan A tan C − tan A tan C tan 2 B

⇒ 2 tan 2 B = 2 tan A tan C ⇒ tan 2 B = tan A tan C

 sin 2 A   cos A 
10. (a)   
 1 + cos 2 A   1 + cos A 

2 sin A cos A cos A sin A A

= = = tan .
2
2 cos A 1 + cos A 1 + cos A 2

11. (a) Given cos(θ − α ), cos θ and cos(θ + α ) are in H.P.

1 1 1
⇒ , , Will be in A.P
cos(θ − α ) cos θ cos(θ + α )

2 1 1
Hence, = +
cos θ cos(θ − α ) cos(θ + α )

cos(α + θ ) + cos(θ − α ) 2 cos θ cos α

= ⇒ 2
=
cos 2 θ − sin 2 α cos θ cos 2 θ − sin 2 α

⇒ cos 2 θ − sin2 α = cos 2 θ cos α

⇒ cos 2 θ (1 − cos α ) = sin 2 α

 α α α
⇒ cos 2 θ  2 sin 2  = 4 sin 2 cos 2
 2 2 2

α α
cos 2 θ sec 2 = 2 ⇒ cos θ sec =± 2 .
2 2

1 1
12. (d) Given, tan θ = , sin φ =
7 10

1 7 3
sin θ = , cos θ = , cos φ =
50 50 10

9 8
∴ cos 2φ = 2 cos 2 φ − 1 = 2 . −1 =
10 10

1 3 6
sin 2φ = 2 sin φ cos φ = 2 × . × =
10 10 10

∴ cos(θ + 2φ ) = cos θ cos 2φ − sin θ sin 2φ

7 8 1 6
= × − .
50 10 50 10

13. (d) sin A =

4
⇒ tan A = − 4 , (90 o < A < 180 o )
5 3

A
2 tan
2 A
tan A = , (Let tan =P)
A 2
1 − tan 2
2

4 2P
⇒ − = ⇒ 4 P2 − 6 P − 4 = 0
3 1 − P2

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⇒ P= (impossibl e), hence tan
A
=2.
2 2

14. (c) For A = 133 o ,

A
= 66 . 5 o ⇒ sin
A A
> cos > 0
2 2 2

A A
Hence, 1 + sin A = sin + cos …..(i)
2 2

A A
and 1 − sin A = sin − cos …..(ii)
2 2

A
Subtract (ii) from (i), 2 cos = 1 + sin A − 1 − sin A .
2

3 −1
15. (c) sin 15 o = sin(45 o − 30 o ) = = irrational
2 2

3 +1
cos 15 o = cos( 45 o − 30 o ) = =irrational
2 2

1
∴ sin 15 o cos 15 o = (2 sin 15 o cos 15 o )
2

1 1 1 1
= sin 30 o = . = = rational
2 2 2 4

∴ sin 15 o cos 75 o = sin 15 o sin 15 o = sin2 15 o

2
 3 −1 
=  = 4 −2 3 = irrational
 2 2  8
 

sin θ
16. (b) tan θ =
cos θ

θ θ θ
2 sin cos 2 tan
tan θ = 2 2 = 2
θ θ
1 − 2 sin 2
1 − tan 2
2 2

17. (c) standard problem

π 
1 − cos  − A 
1 − sin A 2 
18. (d) =
1 + sin A π 
1 + cos  − A 
2 

π A 
2 sin 2  − 
=  4 2  = tan  π − A  .
 
2 π A  4 2
2 cos  − 
4 2

19. (b) Since α is a root of 25 cos 2 θ + 5 cos θ − 12 = 0

∴ 25 cos 2 α + 5 cos α − 12 = 0
− 5 ± 25 + 1200 −5 ± 35
⇒ cos α = =
50 50

⇒ cos α = −4 / 5 [∵ π / 2 < α < π ⇒ cos α < 0]

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∴ sin 2α = 2 sin α cos α = −24 / 25 .

20. (a) We have, cos 2(θ + φ ) − 4 cos(θ + φ ) sin θ sin φ + 2 sin 2 φ

π
Now, put θ =φ =
4

π  π  π  π   2π 
cos 2  − 4 cos   sin  sin  + 2 sin 2  =0 Put θ =φ =π /4 in option (a),
 
2      
2 4 4  4 

Then, cos 2θ = cos π / 2 = 0 .

21. (b) cos  α − β  = 2 cos  α + β 

 2   2 

α β α β α β α β
⇒ cos cos + sin sin = 2 cos cos − 2 sin sin
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

α β α β α β
⇒ 3 sin sin = cos cos ⇒ tan tan =
1
.
2 2 2 2 2 2 3

22. (b) squaring sin 2θ = x 2 − 1 ≤ 1 ⇒ x 2 ≤ 2

Or − 2≤x≤ 2 [∵ sin 2θ ≤ 1]

Now sin6 θ + cos 6 θ

= (sin 2 θ + cos 2 θ )3 − 3 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ (sin 2 θ + cos 2 θ )

3
= 1 − 3 sin 2 θ cos 2 θ = 1 − sin 2 2θ
4

3 2 1
=1− (x − 1)2 = {4 − 3(x 2 − 1)2 }
4 4

23. (b) 2 tan Α = 3 tan B

⇒ tan A =
3 3
tan B = t , [Let tan B = t ]
2 2

1 − t2
⇒ sin 2 B =
2t
, cos 2 B =
1+t 2
1 + t2

 2t 
 
1+ t 
2
∴ =
2t
=
t
= tan( A − B) .
 1 − t2  4 + 6t2 2 + 3t2
5 −  

1 + t
2


π
24. (b) Put θ = , φ = 0o , then a =1 =b
2

∴ tan θ − φ =1, which is given by (a) and (b)

2

π θ −φ
Again putting θ = =φ , we get tan =0,
4 2

θ 1 − cos θ tan α − tan β sin(α − β )

25. (c) tan 2 = = = .
2 1 + cos θ tan α + tan β sin(α + β )

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26. (b) We have, =y
1 + cos α + sin α

α α
4 sin cos
Then 2 2 =y
α α α
2 cos 2
+ 2 sin cos
2 2 2


α α α
2 sin  sin + cos 
⇒ 2 ×  2 2
=y
α α  α α
cos + sin  sin + cos 
2 2  2 2

1 − cos α + sin α
⇒ =y .
1 + sin α

sec 8 A − 1 1 − cos 8 A cos 4 A

27. (b) = .
sec 4 A − 1 cos 8 A 1 − cos 4 A

2 sin 2 4 A cos 4 A 2 sin 4 A cos 4 A sin 4 A

= =
cos 8 A 2 sin 2 2 A cos 8 A 2 sin 2 2 A

2 sin 2 A cos 2 A tan 8 A

= tan 8 A = .
2 sin 2 2 A tan 2 A

cos A cos A(1 + sin A) (1 + sin A)

28. (d) = =
1 − sin A cos 2 A cos A

2
 A A A A
 cos + sin  cos + sin
=  2 2
= 2 2
 A A  A A A
−
A
 cos + sin   cos − sin  cos sin
 2 2  2 2 2 2

A
1 + tan
= 2 ,
A
1 − tan
2

1 − sin 2 x
29. (b) sec 2 x − tan 2 x =
cos 2 x

(cos x − sin x )2 cos x − sin x 1 − tan x

= = =
(cos x − sin x ) cos x + sin x 1 + tan x
2 2

π
tan − tan x
4 π 
= = tan  − x  .
π   4 
1 + tan   sin x
4

30. (c) ∵ cos 3θ = 4 cos 3 θ − 3 cos θ

3
1  1 1 1
∴ cos 3θ = 4 3
a +  − 3 a + 
2  a  2  a

1   
2
1 1
⇒ cos 3 θ =  a +   a +  − 3 
2 a   a 


1 3 1 
⇒ cos 3θ = a + 3  .
2 a 

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31. (b) Let θ = 45 o , then φ =0

∴ cos( 2 × 45 o ) + sin 2 0 = 0 + 0 = 0 .

cos A 2 cos 2 A 1 + cos 2 A

32. (a) We have cot A = = =
sin A 2 sin A cos A sin 2 A

1o 1 o 1 + cos 15 o
Putting A =7 ⇒ cot 7 = On simplification,
2 2 sin 15 o

1o
We get cot 7 = 6+ 2+ 3+ 4 .
2

33. (c) standard problem

tan x tan x
34. (a) Let y= =
tan 3 x 3 tan x − tan 3 x
1 − 3 tan 2 x

1
− tan 2 x
1 − 3 tan 2 x 3
y= =
3 − tan 2 x 1
1 − . tan 2 x
3

1
Hence, y should never lie between and 3 whenever defined.
3

35. (c)standard problem

1 1 3
= (3) + (3) = .
4 4 2

36. (d) sin 6θ = 2 sin 3θ cos 3θ

= 2 [3 sin θ − 4 sin 3 θ ][4 cos 3 θ − 3 cos θ ]

=24sinθcosθ(sin2θ+cos2θ) –18sinθcosθ – 32sin2θcos2θ

= 32 cos 5 θ sinθ − 32 cos 3 θ sinθ + 3 sin 2θ

On comparing, x = sin 2θ .

37. (b) a cos 2θ + b sin 2θ = c

 1 − tan 2 θ 
⇒ a  + b 2 tan θ = c

 1 + tan θ 1 + tan 2 θ
2


⇒ a − a tan θ + 2b tan θ = c + c tan θ

2 2

⇒ − (a + c) tan 2 θ + 2 b tan θ + (a − c) = 0

2b 2b
∴ tan α + tan β = − = .
− (c + a) c + a

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38. (c) 3 cosec 20 ° − sec 20 ° = −
sin 20 ° cos 20 °

 3 1 
2 cos 20 ° − sin 20 °
3 cos 20 ° − sin 20 °  2 2 
= = 
sin 20 ° cos 20 ° 2
sin 20 ° cos 20 °
2

4 cos( 20 ° + 30 °) 4 cos 50 ° 4 sin 40 °

= = = =4 .
sin 40 ° sin 40 ° sin 40 °

x y z
39. (b) = = =k
cos θ  2π   2π 
cos θ −  cos θ + 
 3   3 

 2π   2π 
⇒ x = k cos θ , y = k cos θ −  , z = k cos θ + 
 3   3 

  2π   2π 
⇒ x + y + z = k cos θ + cos θ −  + cos θ + 
  3   3 

= k [(0 ) = 0 ⇒ x +y+z =0.

tan( A + B) + tan( A − B) p+q

40. (c) 2 A = ( A + B) + ( A − B) ⇒ tan 2 A = = .
1 − tan( A + B) tan( A − B) 1 − pq

41.(b)

42.(c)

43.(b)

44. (b)

45. (a)

46. (a)

47. (d)

48. (c)

49. (a)

50. (a)

51. (c)

52. (c)

53. (d)
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