Trigonometry

1. Prove that :
cot 2  (sec   1) 1  sin 
(i) sec4 A (1 – sin4 A) – 2 tan2 A = 1 (ii) = sec2  .
1  sin  1  sec 

2. Simplify the expression sin4 x  4cos2 x – cos4 x  4sin2 x

3. Let a, b, c, d be numbers in the interval [0, ] such that sin a + 7 sin b = 4(sin c + 2sin d),
cos a + 7 cos b = 4(cos c + 2cos d). Prove that 2 cos (a – d ) = 7 cos (b – c ).

4. Prove that (4cos2 9º – 3) (4cos2 27º – 3) = tan 9º

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5. If cos (+ ) = ; sin ( ) = &   lie between 0 & , then find the value of tan 2 .
5 13 4
2ac
6. If  &  are two distinct roots of the equation a tan + b sec = c, then prove that tan (+ ) = .
a  c2
2

p
7. If tan  = where  = 6   being an acute angle, prove that;
q
1
(p cosec 2  q sec 2 ) = p2  q2 .
2
8. If sin () = a & sin () = b (0 <, ,</2) then find the value of
cos2 ()  4 ab cos()

9. Show that:
(i) cot 7
1
2
or tan 82
1
2
= 
3 2  
2  1 or 2  3  4  6

1
(ii) tan 142 =2+ 2  3  6.
2
tan   tan  sin2   sin2 
10. If tan  = , prove that sin 2 = .
1  tan  . tan  1 sin2  .sin2 
a2  ac  b2
11. If  &  satisfy the equation a cos 2 + b sin 2 = c then prove that: cos² + cos²  = .
a2  b2
12. Show that: 4 sin 27° = (5  5)1/ 2  (3  5)1/ 2
13. If xy + yz + xz = 1, then prove that
x y z 4xyz
+ + = .
1 x 2
1 y 2
1 z 2
(1  x )(1  y 2 )(1  z2 )
2

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14. Let a =
7
(a) Show that sin2 3a – sin2 a = sin 2a sin 3a
(b) Show that cosec a = cosec 2a + cosec 4a
(c) Evaluate cos a – cos 2a + cos 3a
(d) Prove that cos a is a root of the equation 8x3 – 4x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
(e) Evaluate tan a tan 2a tan 3a
(f) Evaluate tan2 a + tan2 2a + tan2 3a
(g) Evaluate tan2 a tan2 2a + tan2 2a tan2 3a + tan2 3a tan2 a
(h) Evaluate cot2 a + cot2 2a + cot2 3a

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15. In a ABC, prove that sin + sin + sin = 1 + 4 sin   sin   sin  
2 2 2  4   4   4 
16. Evaluate
2
cos a cos 2a cos 3a..........cos 999a, where a =
1999
17. Prove that the average of the numbers
2 sin 2º, 4 sin 4º, 6 sin 6º, .........180 sin 180º is cot 1º
2
18. Solve tan2 = tan .

19. Find the general values of x and y satisfying the equations
5 sin x cos y = 1, 4 tan x = tan y
x x
sin3  cos3
20. Solve 2 2 = cos x .
2  sin x 3

21. Solve the system of equations :

2 3  
x+y= , sin x + sin y = and x, y  0, 2 
3 2  
22. Solve the following system of simultaneous equations for x and y:
4sinx + 31/cos y = 11
5.16sinx – 2.31/cos y = 2

23. Solve cos + sin = cos 2 + sin 2.

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24. Solve 8 sin x = +
cos x sin x

25. Solve the equation sin3x cos 3x + cos3x sin 3x + 0.375 = 0.

3
26. Solve the equation sin x – cos x = cos2x.
2
3
27. Solve the equation sin4x + cos4x – 2 sin2x + sin22x = 0
4

28. Solve for x, the equation 13  18 tan x = 6 tan x  3, where  2  < x < 2  .

29. Solve the equation 3 – 2cos  – 4 sin  – cos 2 + sin 2 = 0

30. Solve the equation sin2 4x + cos2x = 2 sin 4x . cos4x

31. Prove that : cos 5A = 16 cos5 A – 20 cos3 A + 5 cos A

1  1 1  k 1 
32. If cos  = a   and cos 3 =  a  k  then number of natural numbers 'k' less than 50 is
2  a  2  a 
(given a  R)

   
2
33. Consider the equation for 0  2 ; sin2  3 cos 2   5 = cos   2   . If greatest value of
6 
k
 is (k, p are coprime), then find the value of (k + p).
p
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2. cos2 x – sin2x = cos 2x 5. 8. 1  2a2  2b2
33

1
14. (c) (e) 7 (f) 21 (g) 35 (h) 5
2

1 n n2 2
16. 18. ± 1 , n 
2999 4 16

    
20. x = (4 n + 1) , n     21. x= ,y= or x = , y = .
2 2 6 6 2

  2n 
22. x = n + (– 1)n , y = 2n ± 23. 2 n , n or  + , n
6 3 3 6

 n  n 
24. x = n + , n  , x = – , n  25. x= + (–1)n+1 . ; n 
6 2 12 4 24

26. x = (2n + 1) : n , x = 2n +


3
, n  27. x = n ±
1
2

cos–1 2  5 , n 
2
28.   2    , ,  + , where tan  = 29.  = (4n + 1) /2,  = 2n , n  
3


30. x = (2 n + 1) , nI 32. 25 33. 31
2

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