Introduction to Trigonometry

2016

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

Question 1.
Find the value of sec² 42° – cosec² 48°.
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Question 2.
If (1 + cos A) (1 – cos A) =3/4, find the value of sec A.
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Question 3.
If cosec θ + cot θ = x, find the value of cosec θ – cot θ
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Short Answer Type Question I [2 Marks]

Question 4.
Write the values of sec 0°, sec 30°, sec 45°, sec 60° and sec 90°. What happens to sec x

when x increases from 0° to 90° ?

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 Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 5.
Given tan A = 5/12 , find the other trigonometric ratios of the angle A.
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Question 6.
Prove that 1/sec A – tan A-1/cosA=1/ cos A -1/sec A + tan A
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Question 7.
If sin θ = 12/13, 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of: sin² θ- cos² θ /2 sin θ. cos θ x 1/tan² θ
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 Long Answer Type Questions [4 Marks]

Question 8.
If sin (A + B) = 1 and tan (A – B) = 1/√3, find the value of:

1. tan A + cot B
2. sec A – cosec B

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Question 9.
If sec A = x + 1/4x, prove that sec A + tan A = 2x or 1/2x
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Question 11.

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Question 12.
If sec θ – tan θ = x, show that: sec θ=1/2(x+1/x) and tan θ=1/2(1/x-x)
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2015

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

Question 13.
Evaluate: sin θ.sec(9O – θ)
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Question 14.
Find the value of (cosec² θ – l).tan²θ
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Short Answer Type Question I [2 Marks]

Question 15.
Prove the following identity:sin³ θ+cos³ θ/sin θ+cos θ= 1 – sin θ.cos θ
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 Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 16.
If 7sin²A + 3cos²A = 4, show that tan A =1/√3
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Question 17.
For any acute angle θ, prove that

1. sin²θ + cos²θ = 1
2. 1 + cot²θ = cosec²θ

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Long Answer Type Questions[4 Marks]

Question 18.

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2014

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

Question 20.
If sinθ = x and sec θ = y then find the value of cot θ.
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Question 21.
If cosec θ = 5/3, then what is the value of cos θ + tanθ
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Question 22.
Find the value of tan(65° – θ) – cot(25° + θ)
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Question 23.
Find the value of sin 38° – cos 52°.

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Question 24.
Find the value of cos θ + sec θ, when it is given that cos θ =1/2
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Question 25.
Evaluate: 3 cot² 60° + sec² 45°.
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Short Answer Type Questions I [2 Marks]

Question 26.
Solve the equation for θ: cos²θ/cot²θ – cos² θ=3
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Question 27.
Express cos A in terms of cot A.
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Question 28.
If A, B, and C are the interior angles of a ΔABC, show that tan(A+B/2)=cot C/2
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 Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 29.
If sin A = cos A, find the value of 2tan²A + sin²A + 1.
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Question 30.
If tan θ + cot θ= 2, find the value of √tan²θ + cot²θ.
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Question 31.
If tan(A – B) = 1/√3 and tan (A + B) = √3, find A and B.
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Question 32.
If ac = r cos θ. sin Φ; y = r sinθ. sinΦ; z = r cos Φ. Prove that x² + y² + z²= r².
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Question 33.

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Long Answer Type Questions [4 Marks]

Question 35.
Given that cos(A – B) = cos A.cos B + sinA.sinB, find the value of cos 15° in two ways.

1. Taking A = 60°, B = 45° and

2. Taking A = 45°, B = 30°

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Question 36.
If cosec A + cot A = m, show that m²-1/ m² + 1= cos A.
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Question 37.
Prove that: (sec θ + tan θ)² = cosec θ +1/cosec θ -1
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Question 38.
If cosec θ + cot θ = q, show that cosec θ – cot θ = 1/q and hence find the values of sin θ and
sec θ
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Question 40.
ΔRPQ is a right angled at Q. If PQ = 5 cm and RQ = 10 cm, find:

1. sin²P
2. cos²R and tan R
3. sin P x cos P
4. sin²P – cos²P

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2013

Short Answer Type Question I [2 Marks]

Question 41.
If cos θ + sin θ =√2 cos θ, show that cos θ – sin θ = √2 sin θ.
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Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 42.
If sin A = cos A, find the value of 2tan² A + sin² A – 1
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Question 43.
Show that cosec² θ – tan²(90° – θ) = sin² θ + sin² (90° – θ).
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Question 44.
ABC is a triangle right angled at C and AC = √3 BC. Prove that ∠ABC=60°
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Question 45.

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Question 46.
If tan(A – B) = 1/√3 and tan (A + B) = √3, find A and B
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Refer to sol of Question no. 19.

Long Answer Type Questions [4 Marks]

Question 47.

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Question 48.
If sec θ + tan θ = p, then find the value of cosecθ
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Question 49.
Evaluate: 4/Cot² 30°+1/sin² 60°-cos² 45°
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Question 50.
Evaluate: 4(sin430° + cos460°) – 3(cos²45°-sin²90°)
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Question 51.
Prove that 1/cosecA+cotA-1/sinA=1/sinA-1/cosecA-cotA
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 2012

Short Answer Type Questions I [2 Marks]

Question 52.
If √3 sin θ – cos θ = 0 and 0° < θ < 90°, find the value of θ.
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Question 53.
If sin A = √3/2, find the value of 2 cot² A -1.
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Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 54.

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Long Answer Type Questions [4 Marks]

Question 55.

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Question 56.
In an acute angled triangle ABC, if sin (A + B – C) = 1/2 and cos (B + C – A) = 1/√2 find ∠A,
∠B and ∠C
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2011

Short Answer Type Questions I [2 Marks]

Question 57.
Prove that: cosA/1+sinA+1+sinA/cosA=2 secA
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Question 58.
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Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 59.
In the figure below, ΔABC is right angled at B, BC = 7 cm and AC – AB = 1 cm. Find the
value of cos A + sin A
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Question 60.
If cosθ-sinθ=√2 sinθ,prove that cosθ+sinθ=√2 cosθ
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Question 61.
If cosec (A-B) = 2, cot (A + B) = —0° < (A + B) <90°, A > B, then find A and B
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Long Answer Type Questions [4 Marks]

Question 62.
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Question 63.

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Question 64.
Determine the value of x such that 2 cosec² 30° + x sin² 60° -3/4 tan² 30° = 10.
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2010

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

Question 65.
If 3x= cosec θ and 3/x= cot θ, find the value of 3(x²-1/x²)
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Question 66.
If 2r = sec A and 2/x = tan A, find the value of 2(x²-1/x²)
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Question 67.
If cosecθ = 2x and cot θ= 2/x, find the value of 2(x²-1/x²)
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Question 68.
If 5x = secθ and 5/x = tanθ, find the value of 5(x²-1/x²)
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Question 69.
If 7x = cosecθ and 7/x = cot θ, find the value of (x²-1/x²)
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Question 70.
If 6x = sec θ and 6/x = tanθ, find the value of 9(x²-1/x²)
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Question 71.
If 8r = cosec A and 8/x = cot A, find the value of 4(x²-1/x²)
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Question 72.
If 4x = sec θ and 4/x = tan θ, find the value of 8(x²-1/x²)
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Short Answer Type Questions I [2 Marks]

Question 73.
Find the value of cosec 30° geometrically.
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Question 74.
Find the value of sec 60° geometrically
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Question 75.
Find the value of sec 45° geometrically
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Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 76.
Prove that: (cosec θ – sin θ). (sec θ – cos θ) =1/tan θ+cot θ
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Question 77.
Prove that: (1 + cot A – cosec A) (1 + tan A + sec A) = 2.
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Question 78.
Prove that: sin θ (1 + tan θ) + cos θ (1 + cot θ) = sec θ + cosec θ.
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2009

Very Short Answer Type Questions [1 Mark]

Question 79.
If sin θ = 1/3, then find the value of (2 cot² θ + 2).
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Question 80.
If sec2 θ(1 + sin θ) (1 – sin θ) = k, then find the value of k.
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Question 81.
If sec A = 15/7 and A + B = 90°, find the value of cosec B
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Short Answer Type Question I [2 Marks]

Question 82.

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 Short Answer Type Questions II [3 Marks]

Question 83.

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Question 84.

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