Trigonometric Ratios and Identities

Q 1. Which of the following is a rational number:

(a) sin 15 (b) ei/3 + e-i/3 (c) tan 75 (d) sin 15 cos 75

Q 2. Each interior angle of a regular hexagon is:

(a) /3 (b) /6 (c) /2 (d) 2/3

Q 3. log (cot 1) (cot 2) ….(cot 89) is equal to:

(a)  (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) none of these.

Q 4. cos 1 cos 2 cos 3 …. cos 179 is equal to:

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 1/2 (d) none of these

Q 5. 3 cosec 20 - sec 20 is equal to

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) none of these

Q 6. cot A – 2 cot 2A is equal to:

(a) – cot2A (b) – cos 2A (c) (cot A)-1 (d) cot-1A

Q 7. If A = sin2  + cos4 , then for all values of :

3 1 
(a) ≤ A ≤ 1 (b) A   ,1 (c) 0 ≤ A ≤ 2 (d) none of these.
4 4 

4 3
Q 8. If sin  = and cos  =  , then:
5 5
(a) tan  > 0 (b) cot  < 0 (c) sec  > 0 (d) cos 2 > 0

 
Q 9. The value of (sin x – cos x) where  0  x   is:
 4
    
(a) negative (b) positive (c) negative in  0,  (d) negative  , 
 8 8 4

Q 10. Which of the following is correct:

(a) cos 1 > cos 1 (b) cos 1 = cos 1 (c) cos 1 < cos 1 (d) sin 1 > sin 1

Q 11. 3 sin x + 4 cos x – 1 lies in the interval:

(a) [-5, 5] (b) [-4, 6] (c) [-6, 4] (d) none of these

 
Q 12. sin x + cos  x   + 2  2 lies in the interval :
 4
(a) [0, 2] (b) [-4, 6] (c) [0, 2 2  2 ] (d) none of these.
Q 13. Which of the following is correct:
(a) sin  >  ( < 0) (b) sin  >  ( > 0) (c)  < tan  ( > 0) (d)  > tan  ( > 0)

 2 4 32
Q 14. The value of cos cos cos …. cos is
65 65 65 65
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c)  (d) 
32 64 32 64

   3  5  7 
Q 15. 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos  is equal to:
 8  8  8  8 
1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
8 4 16

Q 16. cos 20 cos 40 cos 80 is equal to:

1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 16 4 8

Q 17. tan 10 tan 50 tan 70 is equal to:

(a) 3 (b) ½ (c) 3 (d) 1/3

3
2 r
Q 18.  cos
r 1 7
is equal to:

1 1
(a) – 1 (b)  (c) (d) none of these
2 2

Q 19. If tan x + cot x = 2, then sin2n x + cos2n x is equal to:

1 1
(a) 2n (b)  (c) (d) none of these.
2 2

Q 20. If sin x + cosec x = 2, then sinn x + cosecn x is equal to :

(a) 1/2n (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

 3  7 9 11 13
Q 21. The value of sin sin sin sin sin sin sin is equal to
14 14 14 14 14 14 14
1 1 1 1
(a)  (b) (c) (d)
8 8 32 64

1 1
Q 22. If tan ( + ) = and tan ( - ) = ,then the value tan (2) is equal to:
2 4
(a) 2/9 (b) 9/2 (c) 7/6 (d) 6/7

Q 23. If sin A + cos B = a and sin B + cos A = b, then sin (A + B) is equal to:
 a 2  b2 a 2  b2  2 a 2  b2  2
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these
2 2 2


Q 24. If A + B = , then (tan A + 1) (tan B + 1) is equal to:
4
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) none of these.

A B
Q 25. If A + B + C = , then  tan tan is equal to:
2 2
(a) 0 (b) – 1 (c) ½ (d) 1

Q 26. sin2(7.5) is equal to:

4 2  6 4 2  6 4 2  6 4 2  6
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 8 4

Q 27. If | 3 sin x + 4 cos x | + 2 lies in the interval:

(a) [0, 5] (b) [2, 7] (c) [2, 4] (d) none of these

   3   5   13 
Q 28. sin 2    sin 2    sin 2    sin 2   is equal to:
8  8   8   8 
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) none of these.

 3 5 7
Q 29. The value of cos  cos  cos  cos is:
9 9 9 9
1 1
(a)  (b) (c) 0 (d) none of these
2 2

336  A
Q 30. If sin A = , where 450 < A < 540, then sin   is equal to:
625 4
3 4
(a) 3/5 (b) 4/5 (c)  (d) 
5 5

  sin(     )
Q 31. If , ,    0,  , then the value of is:
 2 sin   sin   sin 
(a) < 1 (b) > 1 (c) 1 (d) none of these

2 sin  1  cos   sin 

Q 32. If = x, then is equal to:
1  cos   sin  cos 
(a) 1/x (b) x (c) 1 – x (d) none of these.

Q 33. If sec  + tan  = 1, then one root of the equation (a – 2b + c) x2 + (b – 2c + a) x + (c – 2a

+ b) = 0 is:
 (a) sec  (b) tan  (c) sin  (d) cos 

Q 34. The minimum value of cos (cos x) is:

(a) 0 (b) – cos 1 (c) cos 1 (d) – 1.

1
Q 35. 2 cos  = x + , then cos 3 is equal to:
x
1 1 1  1
(a)  x 3  3  (b) 3x + (c) 2 x 3  3  (d) none of these.
2 x  3x  x 

 sin 2 y 1  cos y sin y 

Q 36. The value of the expression sec y1     is equal to:
 1  cos y sin y 1  cos y 
(a) sin y (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) (0) y

Q 37. In a right angle triangle ABC B = 90, tan A tan C is equal to:
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) none of these.

Q 38. If 3 cos x + 2 cos 3x = cosy ,

3 sin x + 2 sin 3x = sin y,
then the value of cos 2x is:
(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) none of these

cos A cos B 1 
Q 39. If    , < A, B < , then value of 2 sin A + 4 sin B equal to:
3 4 5 2
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) – 4 (d) 0

Q 40. The value of cos2 48 - sin212 is:

5 1 5 1 5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these.
8 8 4

sin A 3 cos A 5
Q 41. Given  and  , 0 < A, B < /2, then:
sin B 2 cos B 2
3 5
(a) tan A = (b) (c) tan A = 2 (d) tan B = 2
5 3

2 sin  tan  (1  tan  )  2 sin  sec 2 

Q 42. The value of is:
(1  tan  ) 2
2 cos  2 sin 
(a) (b) 2 tan  (c) 2 sin  (d)
1  tan  1  tan 

 x y
Q 43. If sin x + sin y = a and cos x + cos y = b, then tan   is equal to:
 2 
 ab a b
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of these.
ab b a

Q 44. If sec  - tan  = k, then sin  is equal to:

k 2 1 k 1 k 1 k 2 1
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 2
k 1 k 1 k 1 k 1

Q 45. If 2 cos 2I + 4 sin 2I = 5 (I = 1, 2), then:

8 8
(a) tan 1 + tan 2 = (b) tan 1 tan 2 =
7 7
8 3
(c) tan 1 + tan 2 = - (d) tan 1 tan 2 = -
7 7

 
Q 46. If x =  cos
n 0
2n
 sin 2 n  , and  cos
n 0
2n
 sin 2 n  , then:
(a) xyz = xy + z (b) xyz + yz + x (c) xyz = zx + y (d) xyz = x + y + z

tan(   )
Q 47. If 3 sin  = sin (2 + ), then is equal to:
tan 
(a) ½ (b) 1/3 (c) 2 (d) 3

tan 55  tan 215

Q 48. If tan 35 = a, then is equal to:
1  tan(145 ) tan(125 )
1 a2 2a 1 a2
(a) (b) (c) (d) None of these.
2a 1 a2 2a

Q 49. If a = sin 170 + cos 170, then:

(a) a > 0 (b) a < 0 (c) a = 0 (d) a = 1

Q 50. sin2A + sin2(A – B) + 2 sin A cos B sin(B – A) is equal to:

(a) sin2A (b) sin2B (c) cos2A (d) cos2B

Q 51. If tan  = n tan , then maximum value of tan2 ( - ) is:

(n  1) 2 (n  1) 2 n2 1 n2 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4n 4n 4n 4n

cos 4 x sin 4 x cos 4 y sin 4 x

Q 52. If  = 1, then  is equal to:
cos 2 y sin 2 y cos 2 x sin 2 y
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d)none of these

1
Q 53. If tan 2A = - 3, tan 2B = , then tan (A + B) equals:
3
 1 1
(a) (b) - (c) – 1 (d) none of these
2 2

Q 54. Let 0 < x < /4. Then (sec 2x – tan 2x) equals:
       
(a) tan  x   (b)   x  (c) tan  x   (d) tan 2  x  
 4 4   4  4

Q 55. The number tan (7.5) is not:

(a) complex (b) real (c) rational (d) irrational

Q 56. If tan , tan  are the roots of the equations x2 + px + q = 0 (p  0), then:
(a) sin2 ( + ) + p sin ( + ) cos ( + ) + q cos2 ( + ) = q
(b) tan ( + ) =1 – q (c) cos ( + ) = 1 – q (d) sin ( + ) = - p

Q 57. If a < 0, b > 0 then:

(a) a sin 1 – b sin 1 > 0 (b) a sin 1 – b sin 1 < 0
(c) a sin 1 – b sin 1 = 0 (d) none of the above

Q 58. Least ratio of the sides of regular n-sides polygons inside and outside the unit circle is:
(a) 1 (b) ½ (c) ¼ (d) none of these

Q 59. Greatest value of sin 2 + cos2 + 4 is:

9 5 9 5
(a) (b) 4 + 2 (c) (d) none of these
2 2

Q 60. If sin A, cos A and tan A are in G.P., then the value cos 3A + cos2A is equal to:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

Q 61. The minimum value of the expression sin  + sin  + sin , where , ,  are real
numbers satisfying  +  +  =  is:
(a) positive (b) zero (c) negative (d) – 3

Q 62. The graph of the function cos x cos (x + 2) – cos2 (x + 1) is:

(a) a straight line passing through (0, - sin21) with slope 2
(b) a straight line passing through (0, 0)
(c) a parabola with vertex (1, - sin2 1)
 
(d) a straight line passing through the point  , sin 2 1 and parallel to the x-axis
2 

Q 63. Which of the following number(s) is/are rational ?

(a) sin 15 (b) cos 15 (c) sin 15 cos 15 (d) sin 15 cos 75

Q 64. For a positive integer n, let

  
fn()  tan  (1 + sec) (1 + sec2) (1 + sec4) ….(1 + sec 2n ). Then:
 2
        
(a) f2   = 0 (b) f3   = 1 (c) f4   = 2 (d) f5   = 22
 16   32   64   128 

Q 65. Let f() = sin  (sin  + sin 3). Then f() :

(a)  0 only when   0 (b) ≤ 0 for all real 
(c)  0 for all real  (d) ≤ 0 only when  ≤ 0

Q 66. The maximum value of (cos 1) (cos 2) …. (cos n) under the restrictions 0 ≤ 1, 2,
….., n ≤ /2 and (cot 1) (cot 2) …. (cot n) = 1 is:
1 1 1
(a) n / 2 (b) n (c) (d) 1
2 2 2n


Q 67. If  +  = and  +  = , then tan  equals:
2
(a) 2 (tan  + tan ) (b) tan  + tan  (c) tan  + 2 tan  (d) 2 tan  + tan 

Q 68. The number of integral values of k for which the equation 7 cos x + 5 sin x = 2k + 1 has a
solution is:
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12

Q 69. If Un = 2 cos n, then U1Un – Un-1 is equal to:

(a) Un+2 (b) Un+1 (c) U2Un+1 (d) None of these.

Q 70. cot 5 - tan 5 - 2 tan 10 - 4 tan 20 - 8 cot 40 is equal to:
(a) 0 (b) 8 tan 40 (c) 8 tan 80 (d) none of these.

 2 10  3 5
Q 71. The value of expression cos cos cos  sin sin sin is:
7 7 7 14 14 14
1 1
(a) 0 (b)  (c) ¼ (d) 
4 8

Q 72. If  lies in the first quadrant, which of the following is not true:
         
(a)  tan   (b)  sin   (c)  cos 2    sin  (d)  sin  2 sin
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Q 73. If sec  and cosec  are the roots of x2 – px + q = 0, then:

(a) p2 = q(q – 2) (b) p2 = q(q + 2) (c) p2 + q2 = 2q (d) none of these


Q 74. If 7 cos x – 24 sin x =  cos (x + ), 0 <  < , be true for all x  R, then:
2
 21 17
(a)  = 25 (b)  = sin-1 (c)  = - 25 (d)  = cos-1
25 25

Answers
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A
8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. C 13. A 14. B
15. A 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. D 20. D 21 D
22. D 23. C 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. B 28 A
29. B 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. A
36. B 37. A 38. A 39. A 40. A 41. A 42. D
43. B 44. D 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. C 49. B
50. B 51. A 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. C 56. A
57. B 58. B 59. A 60. A 61. C 62. D 63. C
64. B 65. C 66. A 67. C 68. B 69. B 70. A
71. B 72. B 73. B 74. A