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NOTES : TRIGONOMETRY
The trigonometric functions sinx and cosx are periodic of period 2; and in addition they are
bounded so that
sin x 1 1 sin x 1
cos x 1 1 cos x 1
Q 1:
2 cos
4
4
for real value of is
1 sin
(B) 4
(D) 2
x 3
be 1, then the value of a is
If maximum value of asinx + 2cos
(A) 2
(B) 3
Q 2:
(C) 1
sin n = 0 and cos n = (- 1)n (n N)
n 1
sin
2 0
n 1
2
sin 75 cos15
cos 75 sin15
tan 75 cot 15
(D)2
3 1
2 2
3 1
2 2
2
3 1
3 1
cot 75 tan15 2 3
Q 3:
(B) 2 2
(C) 4 2
(D) 2
sin 2 A
cos2 A
Q 4:
1 cos 2A
2
1 cos 2A
2
3
If < 2 < 2 , then
2 2 2 cos 4 equals to
(A) 2cos
(C) 2cos
sin 3A = 3 sinA 4 sin3A
cos 3A = 4 cos3A 3 cosA
(B) 2sin
(D) 2sin
3 tan A tan A
tan 3A
1 3 tan A
3
cos A cos B
sin A sin B
cos A B cos A B
2
cos A B cos A B
2
sin A B sin A B sin 2 A sin 2 B
cos A B cos A B cos2 A sin 2 B
5 1
sin18 cos 72
5 1
cos 36 sin 54
sin 36 cos 54
Q 5:
2
tan
5
15
tan
10 2 5
2
3 tan tan
15 is equal to
5
1
(A) 3
(B)
(C) 1
(D) 3
Properties of a triangle :
The following results with respect to a triangle ABC may be noted.
a
b
c
2R
a) sin A sin B sin C
b) a b cos C c cos B
b c cos A a cos C
c a cos B b cos A
b2 c 2 a 2 2ca cos B
c 2 a 2 b 2 2ab cos C
b2 c2 a 2
cos A
2bc
and hence
and two similar results.
Q 7:
1
1
1
abc
bc sin A ca sin B ab sin C
2R 2 sin A sin Bsin C
2
2
2
4R
e)
8
(B) 15
1
(D) 2
A
s b s c
bc
; cos
s s a
A
A
; tan
2
bc
2
s b s c
s s a
B
C
and
2 .
and similar results for 2
Q 8:
bc
A
sin
2 is equal to
If the bisection of angles A of ABC makes an angle with BC, then a
(A) cos
(B) sin
(C) sin 2
(D) cos 2
Q 9:
3 3
2
3
2
vii)
cos
A
B
C 3 3
cos cos
2
2
2
8
A
B
C
1 R
sin sin 4R
2
2
2
8 2 giving R 2r in an equilateral triangle R = 2r.
and
A
B
C
cot cot cot
2
2
2 is
Q 10: The minimum value of
(A) 3
(B) 2 3
r 4R sin
(C) 3 3
(D) 3
A
B
C
s b tan s c tan
2
2
2
ii)
A
B
C
r 4R sin sin sin
2
2
2
iii)
r s a tan
Q 11: If incircle of ABL touches the sides AB, BC and AC in F, D and E respectively the DFE is
equal to
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A
(A) 2
C
(C) 2
A
(B) 2
C
(D) 2
; r2
; r3
sa
sb
sc
i)
A
B
C
r1 s tan s c cot s b cot
2
2
2
ii)
C
C
A
r2 s tan s b cot s c cot
2
2
2
C
A
B
r3 s tan s b cot s a cot
2
2
2
r1
Q 12: The value of r2r3 + r3r1 + r1r2 is equal to (all notation has their usual meaning)
(A) s
(B) 2s
2
(C) s
(D) 2s2
Q 13: The value of (r1 r)(r2 + r3) is
(A) c2
(B) b2
(C) a2
(D) a
Inverse Function
1
1
b) cos x cos x for x 1
1
cot 1 x tan 1 for 0 x
x
c)
1
cot 1 x tan 1 for x 0
x
f)
x y
for xy 1
1 xy
x y
for xy 1
1 xy
Q 14: The number of roots of the equation x + 2 tan x = 2 in the interval [0, 2] is
(A) 1
(C) 3
Q 15: The value of
(A) 6
(C) 3
(B) 2
(D) infinite
is
(B) 4
(D) 2
5
2
Q 16: 2sin1 x = sin1(2x 1 x ) holds good for all
(A) |x| 1
(B) 1 x 0
1
(C) |x| 2
(D) 0 x -1
1
1 x2
1 x 2
(C) 8/7
x
(C) - cot
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(D) 2/7
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(D) cosec-1x
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