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In past 3years, 32
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JEE Main Chapterwise were asked from this chapter.
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Topic 1
TRIGONOMETRICFUNCTIONS
Trigonometric Ratios and
Identities, DonmainFunctions
of Trigonometric
& Range
05 16sin(20°) sin(40°) sin(80°) is equal to
[2022, 26 June Shift-II]
(a) y3 (b) 2/3 (c) 3 (d) 443
Level 1 06 cosec 18° is a root of the
equation (2021, 31 Aug Shift-I]
01 If sin x= -3 (a) x+2x-4=0 (b) 4x + 2x-1 =0
5
where T<x< then (c)x-2x+4 =0 (d) x- 2x-4 =0
2
80(tanx- cosx) is equal to 07 The value of cot( T / 24) is
(2024, 8April Shift-I] [2021, 25 July Shift-II]
(a) 108 (b) 109 (a) 2 +3 +2-6
(c) 18 (b) v2 + 3 +2+ v6
(d) 19 (c) V2 -3-2+ N6 (d) 32 -v3-v6
1
02 Let f(x) = be a function defined on R. 08 The value of sin 10° sin 30° sin 50° sin 70° is
7- sin 5x
Then, the range of the function f(x) is equal to 1
[2019, 9April Shift-I]
1
[2024, 6April Shift-I] (a) (b) (c) (d)
1
36 32 16 18
tan A cot A
09 The expression can be written as
1 1 1- cot A I- tan A
(d) (JEE Main 2013)
8 (a) sin A cos A +1 (b) sec Acosec A+1
(c) tan A+ cot A (d) sec A+ cosec A
03
For a. Beo} let 3 sin (a + B) = 2sin (C -B) and a 10 Let cos (a + B) = and sin (a
4
B) =
5
, where
real number kbe such that tan =k tan B. Then, the 13
value of k is equal to (2024, 30 Jan Shift-IIJ] 0sa, B< 4 .Then, tan 20 is equal to [AIEEE 2010]
(a) -2 (b) -5 (d) 5 (a)
25 56 19 20
3 3
(b) (c) (d)
16 33 12
5 3
04 If cot a = l and sec B= where T<a< and 1- tan 15°
11 The value of is [AIEEE 2002]
1+ tan

2
<B<I, then the value of tan ( +B) and the (a) 1 (b) V3 (c) V3/2 (d) 2
quadrant in which 0 +B lies, respectively are 12 If tan 0= ,then sin e is
[2022, 28 June Shift-II] [AIEEE 2002]
3
(a) -and IVth quadrant (b) 7 and Ist quadrant 4 4
7
1
(a)
5
but not (b) -or
(c) 7 and IVth quadrant (d) 7
and Ist quadrant (c) but not
4
(d) None of these
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13 If y= sin + cosec 0,0 0, then 22 If 15 sin a + 10 cos a=6, for some . E R, then the
[AIEEE 2002/
(a) y=0 (b) ys2 valucof 27 sec" O + 8coseca is equal to
(c) y-2 (d) y> 2 (2021, 18 March Shift-II]
Level 2 (a) 350 (b) 500
(c) 400 (d) 250
14 Letcos cos(60 0) cos(60 + 0)sge|0, 2n1.
Then, the sum of all e 0, 2r],where cos 30 attains 23 If for xe|0, 2 log, sin x +log,cosx =-land
its maximum value, is (2024, 9 April Shift-]
(a) 9n (b) 67 log o(sin x+ cosx) =-(log1o
2
n- ), n> 0, then the
(c) 157 (d) 18 value of n is equal to (2021, 16 March Shift-I]

15 If the value of
3cos 36°+ 5 sin 18°
is
av5-b (a) 20 (b) 12
where (c) 9 (d) 16
5 cos 36°-3 sin 18°
a, b, c are natural numbers and gcd(a, c) = 1, then 24 All possible values of0e [0, 2r]for which
atb+c is equal to [2024, 8April Shift-II] sin 20 +tan 20>0 lie in (2021, 25 Feb Shift-I]
(a) 40 (b) 50
(c) 54 (d) 52
1
16 If tan A= tan B= and
Vx(*+ x+ 1) +x+1 3T 11
1

tan C= (*-3 +x'+xl)?,0<, B, C< then

7n
A+ B is equal to [2024, 1 Feb Shift-I] 4

(a) -
2
c (b) C 25 If L=sin Sin and
(c) T- C (d) 2 -C
17 The value of 36 (4 cos? 9° 1) (4 cos 27° -1) M
-co sin then (2020, 5 Sep. Shift-I]
(4 cos* 81° - 1(4 cos 243° 1) is (2023, 8 April Shift-IJ 1 1 1 Cos
(a) 27
(a) L=. + cos (b) L=
(b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 54 2V2 2 8 4V2 4 8
18 = sin 36° is a root of which of the following (c) M =
1
+
1
cos - (d) M=
1
equation? T,COS
(2022, 27 June Shift-II] 4N2 4 2V2 8
(a) 16x* -10x 5=0 (b) 16x4 + 20x -5=0
26 The minimum value of 2in x + 2 cos x
(c) 16x* - 20x +5 =0 (d) 16x* -10x +5 =0
[2020, 4 Sep Shift-l)

19 The valuc ofcococoJegual

6T
(a) 2-1+ v2
(b) 2
1
to (2022, 27 June Shift-I) (c) 2 (d) 2
(a) -1 (b) - (d) - 4
20 The value of 2 sin (12°) - sin (72°) is
3
27 The value of coc SIn is

(2022, 25 June Shift-II] [2020, 9 Jan Shift-]

a
V50-V3) (a)
4
(b) (c) (d)
1
2V2
4 8
V30 - 5) V31-5) 28 The equation y= sin x Sin(x + 2) - sin (x+ 1)
(c) (d)
2 4
represents a straight line lying in [2019, 12 April Shift-I)
1 (a) second and third quadrants only
21 If sin + cos0 then 16[in (20) +cos(40) + sin(60)) (b) first, second and fourth quadrants
is equal to [2021, 27 July Shift-] (c) first, third and fourch quadrants
(a) 23 (b) -27 (c)- 23 (d) 27 (d) third and fourch quadrants only
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29 Allthe pairs (x, y) that satisfy the
Vsinx- 2sin x+5
inequality Level 3
+9tan2,
<lalso satisfy the cquation 38 LetS
tan

(2019, 10 April Shift-I]

(a) 2|sin x<=3sin y (b) sin x=sin y 1
(c) sin x = 2 sin y (d) 2sin x= sin y B= tan'then
3 6
B-14) is cqual to
xE S [2023, 10 April Shif-ll]
(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 32
30 If sin 'a+4cos B+2 =42 sin C. cosB: 2T 4n 8T 16T
a, Be0, n} then cos(a + B) -cos(a -p) is equalto 39 96 Cos COs COS COS COS
33
is equal to
33 33 33 33
(2019, [Link] Shifi-II) (2023, 10 April Shift-I|
(a) -1 (b) 2 () -v2 (d) 0 (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
31 If an angle Aof a AABC satisfies 5cos A+ 3 =0, then
the roots of the quadratic equation, is equal
9x+27x +20=0 are JEEMain 2018/ to (2022, 25 July Shift-II]
(a) sin A, sec A (b) sec A, cot A (a) 3/16 (b) 1/16 (c) 1/32 (d) 9/32
(c) sec A, tan A (d) tan A, cos A
41 The range of the function
32 If5(tan x - cos x) = 2 cos 2x + 9, then the value of
cos4x is JEE Main 20177 f(x) =log 5
6)2 ()-Z (d)
3

33 If A>0. B>0and A+ B=/6, then the minimum

9 + cos
(- (2021, 1Sep Shift-II]
value of tan A+ tan B is (JEE Main 2016] () (0, V5) (d) [-2, 2]
(a) 3-2 (b) 4 243
() 2/3 (d) 2-3 2T 3T 5T
42 The value of 2sia|sin insin
34 If f (*) =7L(sin x+ cosx), where xe R, k , is [2021, 26 Aug Shift-I]
chen1f, (*) - fo (x)
1
is equal to
1
JEE Main 2014]
1 1 1
(a) (b) (d) (a) (b) (d)
4 12
6 3 4N2 4 8y2
35 If A=sinx+ cosx, then for all real x [AIEEE 2011]
43 Let f:R’ Rbe defined as
(6) s4s3
(a) 1sA<2
4 16 fr+ y)+ fu- )=2fw) fo» ;]=-. 20 1
13
(c)sAsi (a) sAS1 Then, the value ofS is equal to
4 16 k=1Sin(k) sin[k + f(A)]
[2021,27July Shift-I
36 Let and Bbe such that Tt <a-B<[Link]
21 27 (a) cosec' (21) cos(20) cos(2)
sin +sin B= and cos + cosB= - then the
(b) sec(1) sec (21)cos(20)
65 65
(a-B (c) cosec(1) cosec (21) sin (20)
value of cosi [AIEEE 2004)
(d) sec (21) sin (20) sin (2)
3 3 44 If0<*, y< T and cos xt cos y - cos (x t y) =3/2,
(a) (b) [2021, 25 Feb Shift-l)
V130 V130 then sin xt cos y is equal to
6 6 I+V3
(c) (d) (d)
65 65 2 2
3
37 Ifsin (a +B) = land sin (a -B) =, then 45 If cos(a +B) =sin(a
5
- B) = 13 and 0< .,B< 4
tan (a +2B) tan (2 .+B) is equal to [AIEEE 2002/ then tan(2a) is equal to (2019, 8April Shif-l]
(a) 1 (b) -1 63 63 21 33
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) zero (d) None of these 52 16 16 52
 Trigonometric Functions 21

Maximum and Minimum Value

46 For any e , the expression Trigonometric Functions
54 The minimum and maximum values of
3(sin - cos) +6(sin +cos0) +4sin " cquals
(2019, 9 Jan Shifi-I) ah sin 9+b1-a'cos+c (la<< 1, b>0)
(a) 13 4 cos + 2sin cos 0 respectively, are
(b) 13 4 cos +6 cos 9 (a) c-b, c+b (b) ch,c- b
(c) 13 4 cos +6sin cos (c) b-c,b+c (d) b+c, b-c
(d) 13 4 cos 9 5T
47 If tan A and tan B are the roots of the quadratic s5 Iff) =3cos x+ 5sin x+2,
then maximum value of f(x) is
equation, 3x-10x- 25 =0, then the value of (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 7
3sin(A + B) 10 sin(A + B) cos (A+ B)
- 25 cos(A+ B) is [JEE Main 2018]
*Topic 2 TrigonometricEquations
(a) 10 (b) -10 (c) 25 (d) - 25
3 1
*(This topic is not included in latest JEE Main syllabus.)
48 If cos + cos ß= and sin +sin B=and is the
2 2 Level 1
arithmetic mean ofa and B, then sin 2 + cos 20 is 01 The number of solutions of theequation
equal to [JEE Main 2015) 4sinx-4cos x+9 - 4cosx =0xe|-2T, 2T| is
8
(a): 5
(b)
5 5
(d)
5 (a) 1 (b)3 (c) 2
[2024, 1 Feb Shift-I]
(d) 0
Numerical Value Type Questions 02 The number of solutions of the equation
49 The value of 32 tan'x +323c"x =81,0%xs,s
[2021, 31 Aug Shift-I]
tan 9°- tan 27°-tan 63° +tan 81° is (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) 2
[2023, 6April Shift-II|
03 The possible values of e (0, ) such chat
50 Ifsin(10°)sin (20°) sin (40°) sin (50°) sin(70°) sin () + sin (40) + sin (70) = 0are [AIEEE 2011]
-sin(10), then 16+a is equal to 2T T 4T n 3T 8T TI 5T TT 2T 3 8T
16 (a) (b)
[2021, 26 June Shift-I) 94 9 2 4 9 4 12 2 3
51 If
J2 sin O. 1 |1-cos2ß 1
(c 2T T T 2T 3 35T (d) 2T T I 2T 3n 8T
and , a, Be
1+ cos20. 7 V 2 V10 9'42' 3 4 36 94'2 3 4
04 The number of values ofx in the interval [0, 3n]
, then tan(a +2ß) is equal to.
(2020, 8 Jan Shift-II] satistying the equation 2sin x +5sin x -3 =0 is
[AIEEE 2006]
(a) 6 (b) I (c) 2 (d) 4
Practice MCOs on 05 If f:R’ S, defined by f) =sin x-3cos x+ 1, is
|Frequently asked Concepts onto, then the interval of S is [AIEEE 2004)
Value Using Trigonometric Functions (a) (0, 3) (b) -1, 1] (c) [0, 1] (d) (-1, 3]
52 Ifsinxt cosx=a and sin xt cos x=b, then Level 2
pa' t qa + rb=0and p,q and rare independent of x,
then value of p' +q' +r' is 06 Suppose 9e|o,|isasolution of 4cos-3sin 9=1
(a) 16 (b) 12 Then, cos isequal to [2024, 5 April Shift-I]
(c) 14 (d) 18
(a)
6-N6
53 Ifsinx+ sin y=3(cos y- cos x),then (3/6- 2)
(b)
(3/6+ 2)
sin 3x +sin 3y is equal to 4 6+Vo
(a) sin 3x (b) cos3x (c) (d)
(c) tan 3x (d) 0 (3V6 - 2) (3/6 + 2)
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07 The number of solutions of the cquation 16 The maximum valuc of 3 cos9 +5sin
Ssin x 2e =2, is (2024, 31 Jan Shift-II] for any rcal valuc of0 is
(b) more than 2 [2019, 12 Jun Shif-I|
(a) 1
(c) 2 (d) 0
(b) \34 (c) V31 (d) V19
08 Ifa, - <a < is the solution of 2
2 2
4 cos + 5sin =l, then the value of tan 0 is
[2024, 29 Jan Shif-1)
17 Thesum of allvalues of@e0,satisfying
(b)Vi0 10 3
10- V10 sin 20+ cos 20 is
12 (2019, 10 Jan Shift-I|

(c) V0-10 (d) 0-V0 3T 5 (d)

(a) (b) (c)
12 (6 4

09 The number of elements in the set 18 If sum of all the solutions of theequation

8 cos x in [0, ] is
S=fxeR:2cos 6
k, then k is cqual to (JEE Main 2018]
(2022, 29 July Shift-II] 20
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 0 (d) infinite (a) (b) 13 (c) (d)
3 9
10 Thenumber of solutions of lcosx = sin x, such that
- 4T<x<4n is (2022, 25 July Shif-l]
19 The number of solutions of sin 3x= cos2x, in the
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
11 The number of solutions of the equation intervalis JEE Main 2018]
1 (d) 1
co xJco-*-co'2, xel-3r, 3n]is [2022, 24 June Shift-II]
(a) 2 (b) 4
20 Ifa is a root of 25 cos
(c) 3
+5cos - 12 =0.
TU
<a< T,
(a) 8 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 2

12 Ifn is the number of solutions of the equation then sin 2a is equal to (AIEEE 2002]
24 24 13 13
(a) (b) (C) (d)
25 25 18 18

and S is the sum of all these solutions, then the 21 sin9= 4xy is true, if and only if [AIEEE 2002]
ordered pair (2, S) is [2021, I Sep Shift-lI| (*+ )?
(a) (3, 13T/9) (b) (2, 2n /3) (a) x-y #0 (b) x=-y
(c) (2, 8T/9) (d) (3, 5/3) (c) x+y ±0 (d) x*0, y ÷0
13 The number of solutions of sin xt cos x=, 22 The equation asin x + bcos x c where
xe[0,4] is equal to [2021, 22 July Shift-Il]
(a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 9 le|> ya'+ 6' has [AIEEE 2002]
(a) aunique solution (b) infinite number of solutions
14 If the equation cos+sin 0+ =0has real (c) no solution (d) None of these
solutions for , then A lies in the interval
|12020, 2 Sep Shift-III Level 3
23 If2 sin x+ sin 2x cos x+4 sin x-4=0 has exactly
n T
3solutions in the interval 0, :N, then the
2

roots of the equation x+ nx +(n-3) =0 belong to

15The number of solutions of the equation 1+ sin x [2024, 30 Jan Shift-1]
5T 5T
= cos? 3x, xe S /2019, 12 April Shif-l| (b) Z

(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 4 (c) (0, >) (d) (-, 0)

 TrigonometricFunctions 23

24 The sum of the solutions x ¬ R of the cquation 31 Let S =(0e[0, 2T1:8 2sin´9 +g2cos e =16}. Then,
3cos 2x+ cos 2.x
-x +6 is n(S) +
cosx - sin°x [2024, 29 Jan Shift-II]
(a)0 (b) -1 (2022, 26 July Shift-I]
(c) 3 (d) 1 (a) 0 (b) -2 (c) -4 (d) 12
25 The number of elements in the set
S= {0 e[0, 2n]:3 cos-5cos-2 sin"0+2 =0} 32 las=[Link]-sin 0 tan 9+tan
is [2023, 11 April Shift-I|
(a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 = sin 20}. IfT =>cos 20, then T + n(S) is equal to
9e S (2022, 24 June Shift-I]
1 1
26 If tan 15° + +
+ tan 195° = 2a, then (a) 7+3 (b) 9 () 8+3 (d) 10
tan 75o tan 105o
33 The sum of solutions of the equation
the value
=|an 2il, xe
COS X

[2023, 30 Jan Shift-I) 1+ sin x

(a)
53
V3
2
(b) 4- 2\3 (c) 4 (d) 2 (2021, 26 Aug Shift-I]
11t 7n
27 If the solution of the equation (a) - (b) (c) - (d) -
30 10 30 15
log cosx cOt x +4l
log ia tan x=l,re|0.). is 34 Let a= max {82in 3x .44cos3*} and
xER

B=min 82sin 3*.44 coss x. If 8x+ bx tc =0 is

SIn
where a., Bare integers, then . +B is xER

equal to [2023, 30 Jan Shift-I]

a quadratic equation whose roots are and B
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 4 then the value of c-b is equal to (2021, 27 July Shift-II]
(a) 42 (b) 47 (c) 43 (d) 50
28 The set of all values of for which the equation
cos 2x-2 sin x-2 cos x=has a real solution 35 The number of solutions of the equation
X, 0s
[2023, 29 Jan Shift-II]
x+2 tan x = in the interval [0, 2r]is
2 [2021, 17 March Shift-II]
-2-) (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
36 The number of roots of the equation,
(8)sinx + (81) cos * = 30 in the interval [0, T] is equal
29 Let f(9) = sin-+sin (Gr+9) to
(2021, 16 March Shift-I]
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 2
- 2(1- sin 20) and S = f'e) = 37 If[x] denotes thegreatest integer x, then the system
If4B= ) 0, then fB) is equal to 2023, 29 Jan Shift-l) of linear equations [sin ]* + [-cos]y =0,
¬S [cot]x +y=0 [2019, 12April Shift-II)
(a) have infinitely many solutions if
(b)
3 11
(d)
4
(c)
eeand has aunique solution ifoe .
9
30 Let S (b) has a unique solution if e
m=1

(c) has a unique solution if¬

o+
and have
sec Then, [2022, 27 July Shift-II| 2' 3
7T
infinitely many solutions ifee, |
|12)
(d) have infinitely many solutions if
(c) Se= | 2 (d) Se=5T7
4
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38 If5(tan x-cos x)=2 cos 2x +9, then the value of 47 If the sum of solutions of the system of equations
2 sin0- cos 20 = 0and 2 cos+3sin =0in the
cos 4x is [JEE Main 20177
3 (b) ! ()2 7 interval [O,2] is krt, then k is equal to
(a) -
3 )
(d) - (2022, 26 July Shift-II|

39 If0sx< 27, then the number of real values of x, 48 The number of solutions of the cquation
sin x= cos x in the interval (0,10) is
2
which satisfy the cquation (2022, 29 June Shift-II]
cos x + cos 2.x + cos 3x+ cos 4x =0, is JEE Main 2016/
(a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 49 The number of elements in the set
40 The number ofxe [0, 2r] for which S= {0e[ 4n, 41]:3 cos 20+6 cos 20 -
ly2 sin x+ 18 cosx -2cosx+ 18sin'x| 10 cos+5=0} is..... [2022, 29 June Shift-I]

=l, is
50 The number of solutions of the equation
JEE Main 2016]
29- cos+V2 =0 in R is equal to
(a) 2 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 8 (2022, 29 June Shift-I]
41 If0<x<I and cos x +sinx=1/2,then tan x is
[AIEEE 2006] 51 The number of value of x in the interval for
4
a) (4-N7) (b) (4+7)
which 14 cosecx -2 sinx=21-4cosx holds, is
3 3
(2022, 25 June Shift-I)
(c) +7) (d) (-W7)
4 4
52 Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of the
equation sin +cos* - sin cos =0 in [0,4T.
4

NumericalValue Type Questions Then, 8S/ isequal to (2021,27Aug Shift-II]

42 The number of solutions of
53 The number of solutions of the equation
sin x+ (2+ 2x -x) sin x -3(x- 1) = 0, where 1
TSXST, 0S [2024, 5 April Shift-II] lcot x= cot x+ SIn x in the interval [0, 2T] is
[2021, 18 March Shift-l]
43 Let S= (sin 20:(sin 0+ cos 9)x+(sin 20)x
+(sin ++ cos°0) =0has real roots}. Practice MCOs on
Ifa and Bare the smallest and largest elements of the |Prequently asked Concepts
set S, respectively, then 3(a - 2)+ (B- 1))
Number of Solutions
equals.... [2024, 4 April Shift-II]
54 Number of solutions of the equation
44 Let the set of all aeR such that the equation 4(cos 2x+ cos2x + )+ tan x(tan x -2/3) = 0 in
cos 2x+ a sin x = 2a-7 has a solution be[p, qland (0,2r] is
r= tan 9°- tan 27° - + tan 81, then pqr is (a) 3 (b) 2
cot 63° (c) 1 (d) 4
equal to (2024, 27 Jan Shift-I] 55 The number of solution of the equation
45 Ifm and n respectively are the numbers of positive and 2sinx+ 2cos' x - 3sin2x +2 =0 in [0, 4T], is
negative values of in the interval [- T, T]that satisfy (a) 5 (b)4
90 (c) 2 (d) 3
the equation cos 20 cos 2 Cos 30 cos then mn is
56 The set of value ofa for which the equation
equal to /2023,25 Jan Shift-II| sinx+cos* x+ sin 2x+ =0 possesses a solution, is
46 Let S ={0e[0,2T):tan(T cos ) +tan(Tt sin ) =0}.
Then, Ssin0+]iscqual
eS [2023, 24 Jan Shift-II)