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Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 395

9. Which of the following is correct (a) 


20
(b) 
1
41 21
(a) tan 1  tan 2 (b) tan 1 = tan 2
21 20
(c) tan 1  tan 2 (d) tan 1 = 1 (c)  (d) 
29 21
10. Which of the following relations is correct [WB JEE 1991] −24
20. If sin x = , then the value of tan x is [UPSEAT 2003]
(a) sin 1  sin 1 (b) sin 1  sin 1  25
 24 −24
(c) sin 1 = sin 1 (d) sin 1 = sin 1o (a) (b)
25 7
180
25
11. tan 1 tan 2 tan 3 tan 4........ tan 89  = (c) (d) None of these
24
[MP PET 1998, 2001; AMU 1999; Pb. CET 1994]
−4
(a) 1 (b) 0 21. If tan  = , then sin =
3
(c)  (d) 1/2 [IIT 1979; Pb. CET 1995; Orissa JEE 2002]
12. If sin  + cosec = 2, the value of sin  + cosec  is
10 10
(a) – 4/5 but not 4/5 (b) – 4/5 or 4/5
[MP PET 2004] (c) 4/5 but not – 4/5 (d) None of these
10
(a) 10 (b) 2 1
22. If sin  = − and tan  = 1, then  lies in which
(c) 2 9 (d) 2 2
13. If sin  + cosec = 2 , then sin 2  + cosec 2 = quadrant
[MP PET 1992; MNR 1990; UPSEAT 2002] (a) First (b) Second
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) Third (d) Fourth
(c) 2 (d) None of these −4
23. If sin  = and  lies in the third quadrant, then
14. If sin + cos = m and sec  + cosec = n , then 5
n(m + 1)(m − 1) =

[MP PET 1986] cos =
2
(a) m (b) n
1 1
(a) (b) −
(c) 2m (d) 2n 5 5
15. If sin + cos = 1 , then sin  cos = 2 2
(c) (d) −
[Karnataka CET 1998] 5 5
(a) 0 (b) 1 1 1
24. If sin( −  ) = and cos( +  ) = , where  and 
(c) 2 (d) 1/2 2 2
24 are positive acute angles, then
16. If sin  = and  lies in the second quadrant, then
25 (a)  = 45 ,  = 15  (b)  = 15 ,  = 45 
sec  + tan  = [MP PET 1997]
(c)  = 60 ,  = 15  (d) None of these
(a) – 3 (b) – 5
1
25. If tan  = − and  lies in the fourth quadrant, then
(c) – 7 (d) – 9 10
11 cos  =
17. If cosec A + cot A = , then tan A = [Roorkee 1995]
2
(a) 1 / 11 (b) − 1 / 11
21 15
(a) (b)
22 16 10 10
(c) (d) −
44 117 11 11
(c) (d)
117 43 26. (m + 2) sin  + (2m − 1) cos = 2m + 1, if
5 sin  − 3 cos
18. If 5 tan  = 4 , then = 3 4
5 sin  + 2 cos (a) tan  = (b) tan  =
4 3
[Karnataka CET 1998]
2m
(c) tan  = (d) None of these
(a) 0 (b) 1 m2 +1
(c) 1/6 (d) 6 27. If A lies in the second quadrant and 3 tan A + 4 = 0,

19. If tan  =
20
, cos will be [MP PET 1994] the value of 2 cot A − 5 cos A + sin A is equal to[Pb. CET 2000]
21
396 Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
−53 −7 (c) 2isin n  (d) 2 cos n 
(a) (b)
10 10
1 1 1 1 
7 23 37. If cos =  x +  , then  x 2 + 2  = [AMU 1998]
(c) (d) 2 x 2 x 
10 10
(a) sin 2 (b) cos 2
sin 3 x
28. If sin x + sin y = 3(cos y − cos x ), then the value of
sin 3 y (c) tan 2 (d) sec 2
log10 tan 1 + log10 tan 2 + log10 tan 3 +.......... .+ log10 tan 89 
is 38. The value of e is
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (a) 0 (b) e
(c) 0 (d) None of these (c) 1/e (d) None of these
29. If sin A, cos A and tan A are in G.P., then 39. cot x − tan x = [MP PET 1986]

cos A + cos A is equal to


3 2
(a) cot 2 x (b) 2 cot x 2

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 2 cot 2 x (d) cot 2 2 x


(c) 4 (d) None of these 1 + sin A − cos A
40. =
1 + sin A + cos A
30. If  lies in the second quadrant, then the value of
A A
 1 − sin    1 + sin   (a) sin (b) cos
 +   2 2
 1 + sin    1 − sin   A A
(c) tan (d) cot
(a) 2 sec  (b) −2 sec  2 2
(c) 2cosec (d) None of these 2 sin  tan  (1 − tan  ) + 2 sin  sec 2 
41. = [Roorkee 1975]
sin  cos (1 + tan  )2
31. + = [Karnataka CET 1998]
1 − cot  1 − tan  sin  2 sin 
(a) (b)
(a) 0 (b) 1 1 + tan  1 + tan 
2 sin 
(c) cos − sin (d) cos + sin (c) (d) None of these
(1 + tan  )2
32. If tan  + sec  = e , then cos  equals
x
[AMU 2002]
42. The value of the expression
−x
(e + e
x
) 2
(a) (b) sin 2 y 1 + cos y sin y
2 (e x + e − x ) 1− + − is equal to
1 + cos y sin y 1 − cos y
(e x − e − x ) (e x − e − x )
(c) (d) (a) 0 (b) 1
2 (e x + e − x )
(c) sin y (d) cos y
33. If cos − sin  = 2 sin  , then cos + sin is equal to
43. If 2y cos  = x sin  and 2 x sec  − y cosec  = 3, then
[WB JEE 1988]
x 2 + 4y 2 = [WB JEE 1988]
(a) 2 cos (b) 2 sin 
(a) 4 (b) – 4
(c) 2 cos (d) − 2 cos
(c) ± 4 (d) None of these
34. If sec  + tan  = p, then tan  is equal to [MP PET 1994]
44. If tan A + cot A = 4 , then tan A + cot 4 A is equal to
4

2p p2 −1
(a) (b) [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]
p2 −1 2p
(a) 110 (b) 191
p2 + 1 2p
(c) (d) (c) 80 (d) 194
2p p2 + 1
1 45. If x = sec  − tan , y = cosec + cot  , then
35. If x = sec  + tan  , then x + = [MP PET 1986]
x y +1 y −1
(a) x = (b) x =
(a) 1 (b) 2 sec  y −1 y +1
(c) 2 (d) 2 tan  1− x
(c) y = (d) None of these
1+ x
1 1
36. If x + = 2 cos  , then x n + n = x sin  y sin  x
x x 46. If tan  = and tan  = , then =
1 − x cos  1 − y cos y
[Karnataka CET 2004]
[MP PET 1991]
(a) 2 n cos  (b) 2 n cos n
Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 397
sin  sin  55. If sin x + sin 2 x = 1 , then the value of
(a) (b)
sin  sin  cos 12
x + 3 cos10 x + 3 cos8 x + cos6 x − 2 is equal to
sin  sin 
(c) (d) [Pb. CET 2002]
1 − cos  1 − cos 
(a) 0 (b) 1
2 sin  cos 
47. If p = , and q = , then
1 + cos  + sin  1 + sin  (c) – 1 (d) 2
[MP PET 2001] 56. If cos x + cos 2 x = 1, then the value of sin 2 x + sin 4 x is
q (a) 1 (b) – 1
(a) pq = 1 (b) =1
p
(c) 0 (d) 2
(c) q − p = 1 (d) q + p = 1
57. If sin x + sin x = 1, then cos x + 2 cos 6 x + cos 4 x =
2 8
48. If tan  + sin  = m and tan  − sin  = n, then [IIT 1970]
(a) 0 (b) – 1
(a) m 2 − n 2 = 4 mn (b) m 2 + n 2 = 4 mn
(c) 2 (d) 1
(c) m 2 − n 2 = m 2 + n 2 (d) m 2 − n 2 = 4 mn
58. If x sin 3  + y cos 3  = sin  cos  and x sin  − y cos  = 0,
a sin  cos
49. If tan  = , then + = [WB JEE 1986] then x 2 + y 2 = [WB JEE 1984]
b cos  sin 8 
8

(a + b )  a
2
b 
2 4
(a + b )  a b  2 2 4 (a) – 1 (b) ±1
(a)   + 8  (b)   8 − 8
2  b8 a 
a +b
2
a +b b
2 2 a  (c) 1 (d) None of these
(a − b )  a
2
b 
2 4
(a − b )  a b  2 2 4 59. If (1 + sin A)(1 + sin B)(1 + sin C)
(c)   + 8  (d)   8 − 8
2  b8 a 
a +b
2
a −b b
2 2 a  = (1 − sin A)(1 − sin B)(1 − sin C ), then each side is equal to
50. If a cos + b sin  = m and a sin  − b cos = n, then (a)  sin A sin B sin C (b)  cos A cos B cos C
a +b =
2 2
(c)  sin A cos B cos C (d)  cos A sin B sin C
(a) m + n (b) m − n2 2
60. If (sec  + tan  )(sec  + tan  )(sec  + tan  )
(c) m + n 2 2
(d) None of these = tan  tan  tan  , then (sec  − tan  )(sec  − tan  )
51. If x = a cos 3  , y = b sin 3  , then (sec  − tan  ) = [Kurukshetra CEE 1998]

a
2/3
b
2/3
b
2/3
a
2/3
(a) cot  cot  cot  (b) tan  tan  tan 
(a)   +   =1 (b)   +   =1
x y x y (c) cot  + cot  + cot  (d) tan  + tan  + tan 
2/3 2/3 2/3 2/3
x y x y 61. If sin  1 + sin  2 + sin  3 = 3, then cos 1 + cos 2 + cos 3 =
(c)   +  =1 (d)   +  =1
a b b a [EAMCET 1994]
52. If cot  + tan  = m and sec  − cos  = n, then which of the (a) 3 (b) 2
following is correct (c) 1 (d) 0
(a) m (mn 2 )1 / 3 − n(nm 2 )1 / 3 = 1 x + y +1
2 2
62. If sin 2  = , then x must be [UPSEAT 2004]
(b) m (m n) 2 1/3
− n(mn ) 2 1/3
=1 2x
(c) n(mn 2 )1 / 3 − m (nm 2 )1 / 3 = 1 (a) – 3 (b) – 2

(d) n(m 2n)1 / 3 − m (mn 2 )1 / 3 = 1 (c) 1 (d) None of these

53. sin 6  + cos 6  + 3 sin 2  cos 2  = 63. If tan  − cot = a and sin  + cos = b, then
[MP PET 1995, 2002; DCE 2005] (b 2 − 1)2 (a 2 + 4 ) is equal to [WB JEE 1979]

(a) 0 (b) –1 (a) 2 (b) – 4


(c) 1 (d) None of these (c) ± 4 (d) 4

54. The value of 2(sin  + cos  ) − 3(sin  + cos  ) + 1 is


6 6 4 4
64. If tan  tan  + tan  tan  + tan 2  tan 2 
2 2 2 2

[MP PET 1997; UPSEAT 2002] + 2 tan 2  tan 2  tan 2  = 1, then the value of
(a) 2 (b) 0 sin 2  + sin 2  + sin 2  is
(c) 4 (d) 6 (a) 0 (b) – 1
(c) 1 (d) None of these
398 Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
65. cos1. cos 2. cos 3.........cos179  = (a) 1/2 (b) – 1/2
[Karnataka CET 1999; DCE 2005] (c) 1/4 (d) 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 tan 2 60 cosec 30 
75. If x sin 45  cos 2 60  = , then x =
1 sec 45  cot 2 30 
(c) 2 (d)
2 (a) 2 (b) 4
cot 54  tan 20  (c) 8 CET 1999] (d) 16
66. The value of + is [Karnataka
tan 36  cot 70 
76. If A = 130  and x = sin A + cos A, then [CET 1989]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(a) x  0 (b) x  0
(c) 1 (d) 0 (c) x = 0 (d) x  0
67. The value of sin 10  + sin 20  + sin 30  + ... + sin 360  is 77. cos A + sin( 270  + A) − sin( 270  − A) + cos(180  + A) =
[Pb. CET 2003] [MP PET 1990]
(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) – 1 (b) 0
(c) – 1 (d) None of these (c) 1 (d) None of these

68. cos 1 + cos 2  + cos 3 + ..... + cos 180  = 3 1 − cos  1 + cos 


78. If     , then + =
[Karnataka CET 2003] 2 1 + cos  1 − cos 
2 2
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) (b) −
sin  sin 
(c) – 1 (d) 2 1 1
(c) (d) −
69. If  = 2230 ' , then (1 + cos  )(1 + cos 3 ) sin  sin 
(1 + cos 5 )(1 + cos 7 ) equals    
79. [AMU
tan 1999]
 +   − tan  −   =
4  4 
(a) 1/8 (b) 1/4
(a) 2 tan 2 (b) 2 cot 2
1+ 2 2 −1
(c) (d) (c) tan 2 (d) cot 2
2 2 2 +1
80. sin( +  ) sin( −  ) cosec  = 2
[EAMCET 1980]
70. The value of 6(sin 6  + cos 6  ) − 9(sin 4  + cos 4  ) + 4 is
(a) 1 (b) –1
[MP PET 2001]
(c) sin  (d) − sin 
(a) –3 (b) 0
81. cot(45  +  ) cot(45  −  ) = [MNR 1973]
(c) 1 (d) 3
(a) – 1 (b) 0
71. sin 15  + cos 105  = [MP PET 1992] (c) 1 (d) 
(a) 0 (b) 2 sin 15  82. tan A + cot(180  + A) + cot(90  + A) + cot(360  − A)
(c) cos 15  + sin 15  (d) sin 15  − cos 15  [MP PET 1992]

72. The value cos 105  + sin 105  is [MNR 1975] (a) 0 (b) 2 tan A

1 (c) 2 cot A (d) 2(tan A − cot A)


(a) (b) 1
2    
83. tan  sin +   cos −   = [EAMCET 1981]
1 2  2 
(c) 2 (d)
2 (a) 1 (b) 0
    (c)
1
(d) None of these
73. The value of cos y cos − x  − cos − y  cos x
 2   2  2
    84. If angle  be divided into two parts such that the
+ sin y cos − x  + cos x sin − y  is zero, if
 2   2  tangent of one part is k times the tangent of the other
(a) x = 0 (b) y = 0 and  is their difference, then sin  =
 k +1 k −1
(c) x = y (d) x = n  − + y, (n  I) (a) sin  (b) sin 
4 k −1 k +1
2k − 1
   3  (c) sin  (d) None of these
74. sin   sin  = [MNR 1984] 2k + 1
 10   10 
Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 399
2 4 1 1
85. If x = y cos = z cos , then xy + yz + zx = 1. If sin A = and sin B = , where A and B are
3 3 10 5
[EAMCET 1994] positive acute angles, then A + B =
(a) – 1 (b) 0
(a)  (b)  / 2
(c) 1 (d) 2
(c)  / 3 (d)  / 4
3
86. Given that    , then the expression 2. If tan A = 2 tan B + cot B, then 2 tan( A − B) =
2
   (a) tan B (b) 2 tan B
(4 sin 4  + sin 2 2 ) + 4 cos 2  −  is equal to
4 2 (c) cot B (d) 2 cot B
(a) 2 (b) 2 + 4 sin  3. If sin A + sin B = C, cos A + cos B = D, then the value of
(c) 2 − 4 sin  (d) None of these sin( A + B) = [MP PET 1986]
 3 5 7 CD
87. sin + sin
2
+ sin 2
2
+ sin 2 = (a) CD (b)
8 8 8 8 C + D2
2

(a) 1 (b) – 1 C 2 + D2 2 CD
(c) (d)
(c) 0 (d) 2 2 CD C 2 + D2
88. (sec A + tan A − 1)(sec A − tan A + 1) − 2 tan A = 4. If sin A = sin B and cos A = cos B, then [EAMCET 1994]
[Roorkee 1972] A−B A+B
(a) sin =0 (b) sin =0
(a) sec A (b) 2 sec A 2 2
A−B
(c) 0 (d) 1 (c) cos =0 (d) cos(A + B) = 0
2
89. The value of tan( −945 ) is [MP PET 1997]
5. sin 50  − sin 70  + sin 10  = [MNR 1979]
(a) – 1 (b) – 2
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) – 3 (d) – 4
(c) 1/2 (d) 2
1 1
90. If tan A = , tan B = , then cos 2 A = [CET 1989]
6. cos 48  − sin 12  =
2 2
[MNR 1977]
2 3
(a) sin B (b) sin 2 B 5 −1 5 +1
(a) (b)
(c) sin 3 B (d) None of these 4 8
5 3 −1 3 +1
91. The value of cos A − sin A when A = , is[MP PET 1990] (c) (d)
4 4 2 2

(a) (b)
1 
2 7. If y = (1 + tan A)(1 − tan B) where A−B = , then
2 4
(c) 0 (d) 1 (y + 1)y +1 is equal to [J & K 2005]

92. The value of cos(270  +  ) cos(90  −  ) − sin(270  −  ) cos  (a) 9 (b) 4


is [Karnataka CET 2005] (c) 27 (d) 81
(a) 0 (b) –1 8. sin 75  = [MNR 1979]
(c) 1/2 (d) 1 2− 3 3 +1
(a) (b)
1 2
93. If cos( −  ) = 1 and cos( +  ) = , −   ,    , then 2 2
e
3 −1 3 −1
total number of ordered pair of ( ,  ) is (c) (d)
−2 2 2 2
[IIT Screening 2005]
m 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 9. If tan  = and tan  = , then  +  =
m +1 2m + 1
(c) 2 (d) 4 [IIT 1978; EAMCET 1992; Roorkee 1998; JMI EEE 2001]
 
Trigonometrical ratios of sum and difference of (a) (b)
3 4
two and three angles

(c) (d) None of these
6
400 Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
10. tan 20  + tan 40  + 3 tan 20  tan 40  = (c) cot( A − B) (d) cot( A + B)
1 4 5
(a) (b) 3 20. If cos( +  ) = , sin( −  ) = and  ,  lie between 0
3 5 13

1 and , then tan 2 = [IIT 1979; EAMCET 2002]
(c) − (d) − 3 4
3
16 56
11.
1
4
 3 cos 23  − sin 23  = (a)
63
(b)
33
28
(a) cos 43  (b) cos 7 (c) (d) None of these
33
(c) cos 53  (d) None of these 8
21. If cos = and  lies in the 1st quadrant, then the
17
12. tan 75  − cot 75  = [MNR 1982; Pb. CET 1990, 2000]
value of cos(30  +  ) + cos(45  −  ) + cos(120  −  ) is
(a) 2 3 (b) 2 + 3
23  3 −1 1  23  3 + 1 1 
(a)  + (b) +
(c) 2 − 3 (d) None of these 
17  2
 2  17  2 2 
1 1
13. If tan A = − and tan B = − , then A + B = 23  3 − 1 1  23  3 +1 1 
2 3 (c) − (d)  −
17  2 2  17  2
 2 
[IIT 1967; MNR 1987; MP PET 1989]
 3    2 
(a) (b) 22. If tan x + tan  + x  + tan  + x  = 3, then
4 4 3   3 
5 (a) tan x = 1 (b) tan 2 x = 1
(c) (d) None of these
4
(c) tan 3 x = 1 (d) None of these
cot A cot B
14. If A + B = 225 , then . = [MNR 1974] 23. The value of sin 47 o + sin 61  − sin 11  − sin 25  =
1 + cot A 1 + cot B
[MP PET 2001; EAMCET 2003]
(a) 1 (b) – 1
(a) sin 36  (b) cos 36 
(c) 0 (d) 1/2
(c) sin 7 (d) cos 7
4 12
15. If sin A = and cos B = − , where A and B lie in first
5 13 24. If sin( +  ) = a and sin( +  ) = b, then
and third quadrant respectively, then cos(A + B) = cos 2 ( −  ) − 4 ab cos( −  ) is equal to

(a)
56
(b) −
56 (a) 1 − a 2 − b 2 (b) 1 − 2 a 2 − 2b 2
65 65
(c) 2 + a 2 + b 2 (d) 2 − a 2 − b 2
16 16
(c) (d) – 25. The expression
65 65
 cos 2 ( A − B) + cos 2 B − 2 cos(A − B) cos A cos B is
16. If A + B = , then (1 + tan A)(1 + tan B) =
4
(a) Dependent on B (b) Dependent on A and B
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) Dependent on A (d) Independent of A and B
(c)  (d) – 2
26. The value of cos 15  − sin 15  is equal to
1 3
17. − = [IIT 1974] [MNR 1975; MP PET 1994, 2002]
sin 10  cos 10 
1 1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (a) (b)
2 2
(c) 2 (d) 4
1
(c) − (d) 0
18. If cos(A + B) =  cos A cos B +  sin A sin B, then ( ,  ) = 2
[MP PET 1992] 27. If tan  , tan  are the roots of the equation
(a) (– 1, – 1) (b) (– 1, 1) x + px + q = 0 ( p  0 ), then
2

(c) (1, – 1) (d) (1, 1) (a) sin 2 ( +  ) + p sin( +  ) cos( +  ) + q cos 2 ( +  ) = q


sin A − sin B
2 2
19. = [MP PET 1993] (b) tan( +  ) =
p
sin A cos A − sin B cos B q −1
(a) tan( A − B) (b) tan( A + B)
Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 401
(c) cos( +  ) = 1 − q 36. If cos(A − B) =
3
and tan A tan B = 2, then [MP PET 1997]
5
(d) sin( +  ) = − p
1 2
28. tan 5 x tan 3 x tan 2 x = [EAMCET 1991] (a) cos A cos B = (b) sin A sin B = −
5 5
sin 5 x − sin 3 x − sin 2 x
(a) tan 5 x − tan 3 x − tan 2 x (b) (c) cos A cos B = −
1
(d) sin A sin B = −
1
cos 5 x − cos 3 x − cos 2 x 5 5
(c) 0 (d) None of these 37. tan 100  + tan 125  + tan 100  tan 125  = [DCE 1999]
29. If tan  equals the integral solution of the inequality (a) 0 (b) 1/2
4 x 2 − 16 x + 15  0 and cos  equals to the slope of the
(c) – 1 (d) 1
bisector of first quadrant, then sin( +  ) sin( −  ) is
 3 15 12
equal to 38. [Kerala
If    , 1993]
(Engg.)  ; sin  = and tan  = , then
2 2 17 5
(a)
3
(b) −
3 the value of sin(  −  ) is [Roorkee 2000]
5 5
(a) – 171/221 (b) – 21/221
2 4
(c) (d)
5 5 (c) 21/221 (d) 171/221

2  2  39. If cos x + cos y + cos  = 0 and sin x + sin y + sin  = 0,


30. tan − tan − 3 tan tan is equal to
5 15 5 15 x +y
then cot  = [Karnataka CET 2001]
1  2 
(a) − 3 (b)
3 (a) sin  (b) cos
(c) 1 (d) 3 x+y
(c) cot  (d) sin  
31. The value of cos 12  + cos 84  + cos 156  + cos 132  is  2 
[Kerala (Engg.) 1993] 40. If sin  + sin 2 + sin 3 = sin 

(a)
1
(b) 1 and cos  + cos 2 + cos 3 = cos  , then  is equal to
2
[AMU 2001]
1 1
(c) − (d) (a)  / 2 (b) 
2 8
32. The value of cos 52  + cos 68  + cos172  is (c) 2 (d)  / 6

[MP PET 1997; Pb. CET 1995, 99] cos 10 o + sin 10 o


41. = [MP PET 2002]
(a) 0 (b) 1 cos 10 o − sin 10 o

3 (a) tan 55 o (b) cot 55 o


(c) 2 (d)
2 (c) − tan 35 o (d) − cot 35 o
cos 17  + sin 17 
33. = [MP PET 1998] 42.
1
If cos P = and cos Q =
13
, where P and Q both are
cos 17  − sin 17  7 14
(a) tan 62  (b) tan 56  acute angles. Then the value of P − Q is
(c) tan 54  (d) tan 73  [Karnataka CET 2002]
cos 9  + sin 9  (a) 30 o (b) 60 o
34. = [EAMCET 1992; Kerala (Engg.) 2005]
cos 9  − sin 9 
(c) 45 o (d) 75 o
(a) tan 54  (b) tan 36 
43. sec 50 o + tan 50 o is equal to [
(c) tan 18  (d) None of these
(a) tan 20 + tan 50
o o
(b) 2 tan 20 + tan 50
o o
sin 70  + cos 40 
35. = [CET 1986; MP PET 1999]
cos 70  + sin 40  (c) tan 20 o + 2 tan 50 o (d) 2 tan 20 o + 2 tan 50 o

(a) 1 (b)
1 44. If tan  = (1 + 2 − x )−1 , tan  = (1 + 2 x +1 ) −1 , then  + 
3 equals [AMU 2002]
1 (a)  / 6 (b)  / 4
(c) 3 (d)
2
(c)  / 3 (d)  / 2
402 Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
45. The sum S = sin  + sin 2  + .... + sin n , equals (a) 1 (b) 2
[AMU 2002] (c) 3 (d) 3 /2
1 1  54. cos 20  cos 40  cos 80  =
(a) sin (n + 1)  sin n  / sin [MP PET 1989]
2 2 2
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4
1 1 
(b) cos (n + 1)  sin n  / sin
2 2 2 (c) 1/6 (d) 1/8
1 1  55. sin 36  sin 72  sin 108  sin 144  = [IIT 1965]
(c) sin (n + 1) cos n  / sin
2 2 2
(a) 1/4 (b) 1/16
1 1 
(d) cos (n + 1) cos n  / sin (c) 3/4 (d) 5/16
2 2 2
46. The value of cot 70 o + 4 cos 70 o is [Orissa JEE 2003] 56. If cos A = m cos B, then [MNR 1990]
A + B m +1 B−A
(a)
1
(b) 3 (a) cot = tan
2 m −1 2
3
A + B m +1 B−A
1 (b) tan = cot
(c) 2 3 (d) 2 m −1 2
2
A + B m +1 A−B
 9 3 5 (c) cot = tan
47. The expression 2 cos . cos + cos + cos is 2 m −1 2
13 13 13 13
equal to (d) None
[UPSEAT of these
2004]

(a) – 1 (b) 0 57. If x = cos 10  cos 20  cos 40 , then the value of x is

(c) 1 (d) None of these [Roorkee 1995]


1 1
12  3  3  (a) tan 10  (b) cot 10 
48. If sin  = , (0    ) and cos  = − ,     . 4 8
13 2 5  2 
1 1
Then sin( +  ) will be [Orissa JEE 2004] (c) cosec10  (d) sec 10 
8 8
−56 −56
(a) (b) 58. sin 12  sin 24  sin 48  sin 84  = [EAMCET 1989]
61 65
1 (a) cos 20  cos 40  cos 60  cos 80 
(c) (d) – 56
65 (b) sin 20  sin 40  sin 60  sin 80 
49. If tan A − tan B = x and cot B − cot A = y, then 3
(c)
cot( A − B) = 15
1 1 (d) None of these
(a) +y (b)
x xy 59. tan 3 A − tan 2 A − tan A = [MNR 1982; Pb. CET 1991]
1 1 1 1 (a) tan 3 A tan 2 A tan A
(c) − (d) +
x y x y
(b) − tan 3 A tan 2 A tan A
50. sin 12  sin 48  sin 54  = [IIT 1982; Kerala (Engg.) 2001]
(c) tan A tan 2 A − tan 2 A tan 3 A − tan 3 A tan A
(a) 1/16 (b) 1/32
(d) None of these
(c) 1/8 (d) 1/4
   
 2 4 8 60. cos 2  −   − sin 2  −  =
51. cos cos cos cos = 4   4
5 5 5 5
(a) sin( +  ) sin( −  ) (b) cos( +  ) cos( −  )
(a) 1/16 (b) 0
(c) sin( −  ) cos( +  ) (d) sin( +  ) cos( −  )
(c) – 1/8 (d) –1/16
cos 12  − sin 12  sin 147  61. tan 9 − tan 27  − tan 63  + tan 81  = [Roorkee 1989]
52. + = [MP PET 1991]
cos 12  + sin 12  cos 147  (a) 1/2 (b) 2
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 4 (d) 8
(c) 0 (d) None of these sin 3 + sin 5 + sin 7 + sin 9
62. = [Roorkee 1973]
53. tan 20  tan 40  tan 60  tan 80  = [IIT 1974] cos 3 + cos 5 + cos 7 + cos 9
Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 403
(a) tan 3 (b) cot 3 (a) cos 2 x (b) 2 cos x
(c) tan 6 (d) cot 6 (c) cos 2 x (d) 1 + cos x
63. sin 163 cos 347 + sin 73 sin 167 =
o o o o
[MP PET 2000] 72. cos . sin(  −  ) + cos  . sin( −  ) + cos  . sin( −  ) =
(a) 0 (b) 1/2 [EAMCET 2003]
(c) 1 (d) None of these (a) 0 (b) 1/2
64. The value of sin 600  cos 330  + cos 120  sin 150  is (c) 1 (d) 4 cos  cos  cos 
[MP PET 1994]
73. sin(  +  −  ) + sin( +  −  )
(a) – 1 (b) 1
+ sin( +  −  ) − sin( +  +  ) =
1 3
(c) (d) (a) 2 sin  sin  sin  (b) 4 sin  sin  sin 
2 2
(c) sin  sin  sin  (d) None of these
65. cos A + cos(240  + A) + cos(240  − A) = [MP PET 1991]
m +n
(a) cos A (b) 0 74. If m tan( − 30 ) = n tan( + 120 ), then = [IIT 1966]
m −n
(c) 3 sin A (d) 3 cos A (a) 2 cos 2 (b) cos 2
2   2 (c) 2 sin 2 (d) sin 2
66. cos  +   − sin  −   = [EAMCET 2001]
6  6 
75. 2 cos x − cos 3 x − cos 5 x = [Roorkee 1974]
1
(a) cos 2 (b) 0
2 (a) 16 cos 3 x sin 2 x (b) 16 sin 3 x cos 2 x
1 1 (c) 4 cos 3 x sin 2 x (d) 4 sin 3 x cos 2 x
(c) − cos 2  (d)
2 2
76. 1 + cos 2 x + cos 4 x + cos 6 x = [Roorkee 1974]
a+b
67. If b sin  = a sin( + 2  ), then = (a) 2 cos x cos 2 x cos 3 x (b) 4 sin x cos 2 x cos 3 x
a−b
tan  cot  (c) 4 cos x cos 2 x cos 3 x (d) None of these
(a) (b)
tan( +  ) cot( −  ) sin A − sin C
77. If = cot B, then A,B,C are in
− cot  cot  cos C − cos A
(c) (d)
cot( +  ) cot( +  ) (a) A.P. (b) G.P.
sin( B + A) + cos(B − A)
68. = [Roorkee 1970; IIT 1966] (c) H.P. (d) None of these
sin( B − A) + cos(B + A)
2 4 8 16 
cos B + sin B cos A + sin A 78. cos cos cos cos = [IIT 1985]
(a) (b) 15 15 15 15
cos B − sin B cos A − sin A
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4
cos A − sin A
(c) (d) None of these
cos A + sin A (c) 1/8 (d) 1/16

sin( x + y) a + b tan x   5
69. If = , then is equal to 79. The value of cos 2 + cos 2 + cos 2 is
sin( x − y) a − b tan y 12 4 12

b a [Karnataka CET 2002]


(a) (b)
a b 3 2
(a) (b)
(c) ab (d) None of these 2 3
3+ 3 2
70. If sin A + sin 2 A = x and cos A + cos 2 A = y, then (c) (d)
2 3+ 3
(x 2 + y 2 )(x 2 + y 2 − 3) =
 3 5 7
80. The value of sin sin sin sin is [MP PET 2004]
(a) 2 y (b) y 16 16 16 16
(c) 3 y (d) None of these 1 2
(a) (b)
cos 6 x + 6 cos 4 x + 15 cos 2 x + 10 16 16
71. The expression is equal
cos 5 x + 5 cos 3 x + 10 cos x 1 2
(c) (d)
to 8 8
404 Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities
81. cos 76 o + cos 2 16 o − cos 76 o cos 16 o =
2
[EAMCET 2002] A 3 1 + cos A
4. If tan = , then =
2 2 1 − cos A
(a) – 1/4 (b) 1/2
(a) −5 (b) 5
(c) 0 (d) 3/4
(c) 9 / 4 (d) 4 / 9
 2 4
82. cos cos cos = [MP PET 1998]
3
7 7 7 5. If cos A = , then tan 3 A =
2
1
(a) 0 (b) (a) 0 (b) 1 / 2
2
1 1 (c) 1 (d) 
(c) (d) −
4 8 6. sin 4 can be written as
tan 70 o − tan 20 o
83. The value of =  (1 −2003]
(a) 4 sinCET
[Karnataka 2 sin 2  ) 1 − sin 2 
tan 50 o
(b) 2 sin  cos  sin 2 
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 4 sin  − 6 sin 3 
(c) 3 (d) 0
(d) None of these
84. cos 2  + cos 2 ( + 120 ) + cos 2 ( − 120 ) is equal to
cos(A + C)
[MP PET 1993] 7. If cos 2 B = , then tan A, tan B, tan C are in
cos(A − C)
(a) 3/2 (b) 1 (a) A.P. (b) G.P.
(c) 1/2 (d) 0 (c) H.P. (d) None of these
The value of tan 20 + 2 tan 50 − tan 70 is equal to If a tan  = b , then a cos 2 + b sin 2 =
o o o
85. 8.
[AMU 2005] [EAMCET 1981, 82; MP PET 1996; J & K 2005]

(a) 1 (b) 0 (a) a (b) b

(c) tan 50 o (d) None of these (c) −a (d) −b


sin 2 A cos A
9. . =
Trigonometrical ratios of multiple 1 + cos 2 A 1 + cos A
and sub-multiple angles A A
(a) tan (b) cot
2 2
cot 2 15  − 1
1. = [MP PET 1998] A A
cot 2 15  + 1 (c) sec (d) cosec
2 2
1 3 1 1
(a) (b) 10. − =
2 2 tan 3 A − tan A cot 3 A − cot A

(c)
3 3
(d) 3 (a) tan A (b) tan 2 A
4
(c) cot A (d) cot 2 A
3 4
2. If cos  = and cos  = , where  and  are positive 11. cosec A − 2 cot 2 A cos A =
5 5
 − (a) 2 sin A (b) sec A
acute angles, then cos = [MP PET 1988]
2 (c) 2 cos A cot A (d) None of these
7 7
(a) (b) 12. 2 + 2 + 2 cos 4 =
2 5 2
7 7 (a) cos  (b) sin 
(c) (d)
5 2 5 (c) 2 cos (d) 2 sin 
1  13. If cos 3 =  cos  +  cos 3  , then ( ,  ) =
3. If sec  = 1 , then tan =
4 2
(a) (3, 4 ) (b) (4, 3)
1 3
(a) (b) (c) (−3, 4 ) (d) (3, − 4 )
3 4
1 5 14. (cos  + cos  )2 + (sin  + sin  )2 =
(c) (d)
4 4 − −
(a) 4 cos 2 (b) 4 sin 2
2 2
Trigonometrical Ratios, Functions and Identities 405
+ +
(c) 4 cos 2 (d) 4 sin 2
2 2
b a+b a−b
15. If tan x = , then + =
a a−b a+b
[MP PET 1990, 2002]
2 sin x 2 cos x
(a) (b)
sin 2 x cos 2 x
2 cos x 2 sin x
(c) (d)
sin 2 x cos 2 x
 
16. 1 − 2 sin 2  +   =
4 
(a) cos 2 (b) − cos 2
(c) sin 2 (d) − sin 2
 
sin 3 A − cos − A 
17. 2 =
cos A + cos( + 3 A)
(a) tan A (b) cot A
(c) tan 2 A (d) cot 2 A
1
18. If tan A = , then tan 3 A =
2
9 11
(a) (b)
2 2
7 1
(c) (d) −
2 2
1 + sin x + 1 − sin x
19. = (when x lies in IInd quadrant)
1 + sin x − 1 − sin x
x x
(a) sin (b) tan
2 2
x x
(c) sec (d) cosec
2 2
20. (sec 2 A + 1) sec 2 A =
(a) sec A (b) 2 sec A
(c) sec 2 A (d) 2 sec 2 A

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