ASSIGNMENT: CLASS XI, CH: TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS

BASED ON RADIAN MEASURE OF AN ANGLE

1. Find the length of an arc of a circle of radius 5 cm subtending a central angle
measuring 15 . (Ans: 5 )
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2. Find in degrees the angle subtended at the centre of a circle of diameter 50cm by
an arc of length 11 cm. ( Ans: 2512/ )
3. A horse is tied to a post by a rope. If the horse moves along a circular path
always keeping the rope tight and describes 88 meters when it has traced out
72 at the centre, find the length of the rope. ( Ans: 70 meters)
4. A circular wire of radius 7.5cm is cut and bent so as to lie along the
circumference of a hoop whose radius is 125 cm. Find in degrees the angle which
is subtended at the centre of the hoop. (Ans: 2230/ )
5. The moons distance from the earth is 360000kms and its diameter subtends an
angle of 31/ at the eye of the observer. Find the diameter of the moon. (Ans:
3247.62km)
6. If the angular diameter of the moon be 30/ , how far from the eye a coin of
diameter 2.2cm be kept to hide the moon?(Ans: 252cm)
7. Assuming that a person of normal sight can read at such a distance that the
letters subtended an angle of 5/ at his eye, find what is the height of the letters
that he can read at a distance of 12 meters.(Ans: 1.7cm)
8. Find the angle between the minute hand of a clock and the hour hand when the
time is 7:20 AM (Ans: 100 )
9. Find in degrees and radians the angle between the hour hand and minute hand of
a clock at half past three.(Ans: 5 )
12
10. A railway train is travelling on a circular curve of 1500 meters radius at the rate
c

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of 66 km/hr. Through what angle has it turned in 10 seconds? ( Ans: )
90
11. Find the diameter of the sun in km supposing that it subtends an angle of 32/ at
the eye of an observer. Given that the distance of the sun is 91106 km.(Ans:
847407.4 km)
BASED ON ALLIED ANGLES
&
EVALUATION OF VALUES AT VARIOUS ANGLES
12. Find the value of the following:
(i) sin 315 (ii) cos 210 (iii) cos 480 (iv) sin 1125 (v) cos ec390 (vi) cot 570

(vii) cos ec 1200 (viii) cos855 (ix) sin1845 (x) cos1755 (xi) sin 4530

(Ans: 1

, 3

, 1 , 1 , 2, 3 , 2 , 1 , 1 , 1 , 1 )
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
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4 3

17 3 4 3
2sin
cos ec 2 4 cos 2

.
3
6 4
4
6
2
cos ec 90 cot 450 tan 180 sec 180
14. Prove that

2
cos ec 90 tan 180
tan 360 sec

13. Prove that tan

15. Prove that 1 cot sec 1 cot sec 2 cot .

2

2

cos 2 cos ec 2 tan 2

16. Prove that
1
sec 2 cos cot
BASED ON ANGLES SUM FORMULAE

17. If cos

4
5

, sin and , lie between 0 and , prove that

4
5
13

56
.
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18. Prove that tan 70 tan 20 2 tan 50 .
19. If tan n tan , show that n 1 sin 2 n 1 sin 2 .
tan 2

20. If sin sin a and cos cos b , show that

b2 a 2
2ab
(ii) sin 2
2
2
a b2
b a
21. If and are the solutions of the equation a tan b sec c ,then show that
2ac
tan 2 2 .
a c
cos 9 sin 9
22. Prove that
tan 56 .
cos 9 sin 9
5
1

23. If tan A and tan B , prove that A B .

4
6
11
24. Prove the following
sin A B sin B C sin C A
(i)

0
sin A sin B sin B sin C sin C sin A
tan 8 tan 6 tan 2 tan 8 tan 6 tan 2
(ii)
(iii)
tan15 tan 30 tan15 tan 30 1
tan 2 2 tan 2
tan 3 tan
(iv)
1 tan 2 2 tan 2
sin A B x 1
.

25. If tan A x tan B , prove that

sin A B x 1
(i) cos

26. If tan x tan x tan x

3
3

3 tan x tan 3 x

1
3 , then prove that
1 3 tan 2 x

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BASED ON PRODUCT FORMULAE

27. Prove the following:

1
16
1
(ii)
sin10 sin 30 sin 50 sin 70
16
3
(iii)
sin 20 sin 40 sin 60 sin 80
16

(iv)
tan 20 tan 40 tan 80 tan 60 3
3
cos10 cos 30 cos 50 cos 70
(v)
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28. Without calculating the values of cos75Oand cos15O, find the value of
cos 75 cos15 .
5

32
29. Prove that 2sin
cos
.
12
12
2
cos 20 cos 40 cos 60 cos80

(i)

BASED ON SUM FORMULAE

30. Prove the following:

(i)
sin sin 2 3 sin 4 3 0
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)

cos cos cos cos 4 cos

cos

cos

cos 2 A cos 3 A cos 2 A cos 7 A cos A cos10 A

cot 6 A cot 5 A
sin 4 A sin 3 A sin 2 A sin 5 A sin 4 A sin 7 A
sin A C 2sin A sin A C sin A

sin B C 2sin B sin B C sin B

sin A sin 2 A sin 4 A sin 5 A 4 cos

A
3A
cos
sin 3 A
2
2

7
3
11
sin sin
sin sin
sin 2 sin 5
2
2
2
2
tan A B 1
31. If sin 2 A sin 2 B , prove that:

tan A B 1
(vi)

32. If

sin 1 m

, prove that: tan tan m .

cos 1 m
4

BASED ON DOUBLE, TRIPPLE, HALF ANGLE FORMULA

33. Prove the following:

sin 2
cot
(i)
1 cos 2
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(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(viii)

1 sin cos

tan
1 sin cos
2
cos

tan
1 sin
4 2
2 2 2 2 cos8 2 cos
sec8 1 tan 8

sec 4 1 tan 2


5
7 1

1 cos 1 cos 1 cos

1 cos

8
8
8
8 8

cos 5 A 16 cos5 A 20 cos3 A 5cos A

3
cos3 A cos3 120 A cos3 240 A cos 3 A
4

1
1
1
1
1
34. Find the value of cos 22 , sin 22 , tan 22 , sin 7 , cos 7
2
2
2
2
2
(Ans:

2 1
,
2 2

2 1
4 6 2
4 6 2
, 2 1 ,
,
)
2 2
2 2
2 2

BASED ON GENERAL SOLUTION OF TRIGONOMETRICAL

EQUATIONS
35. Solve the following trigonometric equations:
n

sin sin 3 sin 5 0 (Ans:

or m ,where, m, n Z )
(i)
3
3
2s 1 ,where, r , s Z )
2r
sin m sin n 0 (Ans:
or
(ii)
mn
mn

(iii)

2 tan cot 1 (Ans: n

or m ,where m, n Z and

1
)
2
3
n 1
m 1
cot 2
3 0 (Ans: n 1
or, m 1
,
sin
6
2
m, n Z )
n
tan tan 2 tan 3 tan tan 2 tan 3 (Ans:
,nZ )
3
n
tan tan 2 3 tan tan 2 3 (Ans:
,nZ )
3 9
tan

(iv )

(v)
(vi)

(vii)

2sin 2 x sin 2 2 x 2 (Ans: x n

(viii)

cot cos ec 3 (Ans: 2n

it makes sin 0 )
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or x m

,where m, n Z )

, n Z and 2n 1 , n Z as