Practice Exercise

ROUND I Topically Divided Problems

Trigonometric Functions and Identities (a)
1
(b) x
x
1. The value of the expression
(c) 1 - x (d) None of these
sin 2 y 1 + cos y sin y
1- + - is equal to 9. If sin q + cos q = m and sec q + cosec q = n, then
1 + cos y sin y 1 - cos y
n ( m + 1) ( m - 1) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) sin y (d) cos y
(a) m (b) n (c) 2 m (d) 2 n
2. If q lies in the second quadrant, then the value of x y z
10. If = = , then x + y + z
1 - sin q 1 + sin q cos q cos æq - 2 p ö cos æq + 2 p ö
+ is equal to ç ÷ ç ÷
1 + sin q 1 - sin q è 3 ø è 3 ø
(a) 2 sec q (b) - 2 sec q is equal to
(c) 2 cosec q (d) None of these (a) 1 (b) 0
(c) -1 (d) None of these
3p
3. If < a < p, then cosec 2 a + 2 cot a is equal to
4 11. If x lies in IInd quadrant, then
(a) 1 + cot a (b) 1 - cot a 1 + sin x + 1 - sin x
(c) -1 - cot a (d) -1 + cot a
is equal to
1 + sin x - 1 - sin x
4. If tan A + sin A = m and tan A - sin A = n, then x x
(a) sin (b) tan
( m 2 - n2 ) 2 2 2
is equal to x x
mn (c) sec (d) cosec
2 2
(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 16 (d) 9
12. If tan q , 2 tan q + 2 and 3 tan q + 3 are in GP, then
5. The value of 7 - 5 cot q
the value of is
6 (sin 6 q + cos6 q ) - 9 (sin 4 q + cos4 q ) + 4 is 9 - 4 sec 2 q - 1
(a) - 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 3
12 33
p p (a) (b) -
6. For any q Î æç , ö÷, the expression 5 28
è4 2ø 33 12
(c) (d)
3 (sin q - cos q ) 4 + 6 (sin q + cos q ) 2 + 4 sin 6 q equals 100 13
(JEE Main 2019)
13. If cos x = tan y, cot y = tan z and cot z = tan x, then
(a) 13 - 4 cos 4 q + 2 sin 2 q cos 2 q
sin x is equal to
(b) 13 - 4 cos 2 q + 6 cos 4 q 5+1 5 -1 5+1 5 -1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) 13 - 4 cos 2 q + 6 sin 2 q cos 2 q 4 4 2 2
(d) 13 - 4 cos 6 q 14. If sin A - 6 cos A = 7 cos A, then
1 cos A + 6 sin A is equal to
7. If fk ( x) = (sin k x + cosk x), where x Î R, k ³ 1, then
k (a) 6 sin A (b) - 7 sin A
f4 ( x) - f6 ( x) is equal to (JEE Main 2014) (c) 6 cos A (d) 7 cos A
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 15. If A, B, C and D are the angles of a cyclic
6 3 4 12
quadrilateral, then cos A + cos B + cos C + cos D is
2 sin a 1 - cos a - sin a equal to
8. If = x, then is
1 + cos a + sin a cos a (a) 2 (cos A + cos C ) (b) 2 (cos A + cos B)
equal to (c) 2 (cos A + cos D ) (d) 0
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sin A 3 cos A 5 p 25. The expression

16. If = and = ,0 < A, B < , then
sin B 2 cos B 2 2 cos 2( A - B) + cos 2 B - 2 cos ( A - B) cos A cos B is
3 5 (a) dependent on B
(a) tan A = (b) tan A =
5 3 (b) dependent on A and B
(c) tan A = 2 (d) tan B = 2 (c) dependent on A
3 2
17. If a cos a + 3a cos a sin a = m and (d) independent of A and B
a sin 3 a + 3a cos2 a sin a = n, then sin A - sin C
26. If = cot B, then A, B and C are in
( m + n) 2 / 3 + ( m - n) 2 / 3 is equal to cos C - cos A
(a) AP (b) GP
(a) 2 a 2 (b) 2 a1/ 3 (c) 2 a 2/ 3 (d) 2 a3
(c) HP (d) None of these
1æ 1ö 1æ 1ö
18. If cos q = ç x + ÷, then ç x 2 + 2 ÷ is equal to 4 5
2è xø 2è x ø 27. If cos (a + b) =
, sin (a - b) = and a , b lies
5 13
(a) sin 2 q (b) cos 2 q p
between 0 and , then tan 2 a is equal to
(c) tan 2 q (d) None of these 4
3p 16 56
é ù
19. The value of 3 sin 4 æç - a ö÷ + sin 4 (3p + a ) ú (a) (b)
êë è 2 ø û
63 33
28
é æp ö ù (c) (d) None of these
- 2 êsin 6 ç + a ÷ + sin 6 (5p - a )ú is equal to 33
ë è2 ø û n n
æ cos A + cos B ö æ sin A + sin B ö
(a) 0 (b) 1 28. The value of ç ÷ +ç ÷
(c) 3 (d) sin 4a + sin 6a è sin A - sin B ø è cos A - cos B ø
20. If tan x + cot x = 2 , then sin 2 n x + cos2 n x is equal to (where, n is an even) is
1 æ A - Bö æ A - Bö
(a) 2n (b) - (a) 2 tan n ç ÷ (b) 2 cotn ç ÷
2 è 2 ø è 2 ø
1 (c) 0 (d) None of these
(c) (d) None of these
2 p 3p 15 12
29. If < a < p, p < b < ; sin a = and tan b = ,
21. If 15 sin 4 a + 10 cos4 a = 6, for some a Î R, then the 2 2 17 5
value of 27 sec 6 a + 8 cosec6a is equal to then the value of sin(b - a ) is
(JEE Main 2021) 171 21 21 171
(a) - (b) - (c) (d)
(a) 350 (b) 500 221 221 221 221
(c) 400 (d) 250
30. If cos x + cos y + cos a = 0 and
x + yö
sin x + sin y + sin a = 0, then cot æç
22. Let n be a positive integer such that
÷ is equal to
p p n è 2 ø
sin + cos = . Then,
2n 2n 2 æ x + yö
(a) sin a (b) cos a (c) cot a (d) sin ç ÷
(a) n = 6 (b) n = 1, 2 , 3, . . . , 8 è 2 ø
(c) n = 5 (d) None of these 31. tan 81° - tan 63° - tan 27° + tan 9° equals
(a) 6 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 4
Trigonometric Ratios of Sum and
p 3 4
Difference of Two and Three Angles 32. If 0 < b < a < , cos (a + b) = and cos (a - b) = ,
4 5 5
23. If m sin q = n sin (q + 2a ), then tan (q + a ) cot a is then sin 2 a is equal to
equal to (a) 0 (b) 1
m-n
(a) (m + n )(m - n ) (b) (c) 2 (d) None of these
m+ n
m+ n 33. If tan a = (1 + 2 - x ) -1, tan b = (1 + 2 x +1) -1, then a + b
(c) (d) 2(m + n )(m - n ) equals
m-n
p p p p
sin ( B + A) + cos ( B - A) (a) (b) (c) (d)
24. The value of is equal to 6 4 3 2
sin ( B - A) + cos ( B + A) A+B B- A
cos B + sin B cos A + sin A 34. If cos A = m cos B and cot = l tan ,
(a) (b) 2 2
cos B - sin B cos A - sin A then l is
cos A - sin A m m+1 m+1
(c) (d) None of these (a) (b) (c) (d) None of these
cos A + sin A m -1 m m -1
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35. If cos (q - a ) = a and cos (q - b) = b, then 46. If x and y are acute angles, such that
sin 2 (a - b) + 2 ab cos (a - b) is equal to 3 3
cos x + cos y = and sin x + sin y = , then
(a) a 2 + b2 (b) a 2 - b2 (c) b2 - a 2 (d) - a 2 - b2 2 4
sin ( x + y) equals
36. If sin q = 3 sin (q + 2 a ), then the value of 2 3 3 4
tan (q + a ) + 2 tan a is (a) (b) (c) (d)
5 4 5 5
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) - 1 (d) 0 p sin (a + b + g )
p 47. If a , b, g Î æç0, ö÷, then the value of
37. If a + b = and b + g = a , then the value of tan a is è 2ø sin a + sin b + sin g
2
is
(a) tan b + tan g (b) 2 (tan b + tan g )
(a) < 1 (b) > 1
(c) tan b + 2 tan g (d) 2 tan b + tan g
(c) 1 (d) None of these
38. The value of cos 12° + cos 84° + cos 156° + cos 132° is
1 1 1 48. If angle q be divided into two parts such that the
(a) (b) 1 (c) - (d)
2 2 8 tangent of one part is k times the tangent of the
p 3p other and f is their difference, then sin q is equal to
39. The value of æç1 + cos ö÷ æç1 + cos ö÷ k+1 k -1
è 8ø è 8 ø (a) sin f (b) sin f
k -1 k+1
æ 5p ö æ 7p ö 2 k -1
ç1 + cos ÷ ç1 + cos ÷ is equal to (c) sin f (d) None of these
è 8 øè 8 ø 2k+1
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 49. If A + B + C = p and cos A = cos B cos C, then
2 4 8 16
tan B tan C is equal to
40. If cos a + cos b = 0 = sin a + sin b, then 1 1
(a) (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) -
cos 2a + cos 2 b is equal to 2 2
(a) 2 cos (a + b ) (b) -2 cos (a + b )
50. The value of sin 12° sin 48° sin 54° is equal to
(c) 3 cos (a + b ) (d) None of these 1 1 1 1
3 (a) (b) (c) (d)
41. If 0 < x, y < p and cos x + cos y - cos( x + y) = then 16 32 8 4
2
51. The value of 1 + cos 56° + cos 58° - cos 66° is equal to
sin x + cos y is equal to (JEE Main 2021)
(a) 2 cos 28° cos 29° cos 33° (b) 4 cos 28° cos 29° sin 33°
1 1+ 3 3 1- 3 (c) 4 cos 28° cos 29° cos 33° (d) 2 cos 28° cos 29° sin 33°
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2 2p p 2p p
52. tan - tan - 3 tan tan is equal to
Trigonometric Ratios of Multiple and 5 15 5 15
1
(a) - 3 (b) (c) 1 (d) 3
Submultiple Angles 3
42. The value of sin 20° sin 40° sin 60° sin 80° is equal to 53. The sum S = sin q + sin 2 q + K + sin nq equals
3 5 3 5 1 nq q
(a) - (b) (c) (d) - (a) sin (n + 1) q sin /sin
16 16 16 16 2 2 2
1 nq q
p 2p 4p 8p (b) cos (n + 1) q sin /sin
43. The value of cos cos cos cos is equal to 2 2 2
5 5 5 5 1 nq q
(c) sin (n + 1) q cos /sin
1 1 1 2 2 2
(a) (b) 0 (c) - (d) -
16 8 16 1 nq q
(d) cos (n + 1) q cos /sin
2p 4p 6p 2 2 2
44. cos + cos + cos n
7 7 7 54. If sin 3 x sin 3x = å cm cos mx, where c0 , c1, c2 , . . . , cn
(a) is equal to zero m=0
(b) lies between 0 and 3 are constants and cn ¹ 0, then the value of n is
(c) is a negative number
(a) 15 (b) 6 (c) 1 (d) 0
(d) lies between 3 and 6
2p ö 4p ö
q +aö æ q - a ö is 55. If x cos q = y cos æçq + æ
÷ = z cos çq + ÷, then the
45. If cos q = cos a cos b, then tan æç ÷ tan ç ÷ è 3 ø è 3 ø
è 2 ø è 2 ø 1 1 1
equal to value of + + is equal to
a b q b x y z
(a) tan 2 (b) tan 2 (c) tan 2 (d) cot2
2 2 2 2 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 0 (d) 3 cos q
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3p 66. If ( a - b) sin (q + f) = ( a + b) sin (q - f) and

56. If A + B + C = , then cos 2 A + cos 2 B + cos 2 C is
2 q f
a tan - b tan = c, then the value of sin f is equal
equal to 2 2
(a) 1 - 4 cos A cos B cos C (b) 4 sin A sin B sin C to
(c) 1 + 2 cos A cos B cos C (d) 1 - 4 sin A sin B sin C 2 ab 2 bc
(a) (b)
a - b 2 - c2
2
a - b 2 - c2
2
57. If a + b - g = p, then sin 2 a + sin 2 b - sin 2 g is equal
to 2 bc 2 ab
(c) (d)
(a) 2 sin a sin b cos g (b) 2 cos a cos b cos g a 2 - b 2 + c2 a 2 - b 2 + c2
(c) 2 sin a sin b sin g (d) None of these 67. The value of 2 cos x - cos 3x - cos 5 x is equal to
58. If a + b + g = 2 p, then (a) 16 cos3 x sin 2 x (b) 16 sin3 x cos 2 x
a b g a b g (c) 4 cos3 x sin 2 x (d) 4 sin3 x cos 2 x
(a) tan + tan + tan = tan tan tan
2 2 2 2 2 2 p 2p 4p 32 p
68. The value of cos cos cos . . . cos is
a b b g g a 65 65 65 65
(b) tan tan + tan tan + tan tan = 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) - (d) -
a b g a b g 32 64 32 64
(c) tan + tan + tan = - tan tan tan
2 2 2 2 2 2 p 3p 5p 7p
69. sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 + sin 4 is equal to
(d) None of the above 8 8 8 8
cos 12° - sin 12° sin 147° (a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) 2 (d) 1/4
59. The value of + is equal to
cos 12° + sin 12° cos 147° 70. If a cos 2 q + b sin 2 q = c has a and b as its roots,
(a) 1 (b) -1 then tan a + tan b is equal to
2b 2b
(c) 0 (d) None of these (a) - (b)
a+c a+c
sin x 1 cos x 3 p
60. If = , = , where x, y Î æç0, ö÷ , then the (c)
3b
(d) None of these
sin y 2 cos y 2 è 2ø a+c
value of tan ( x + y) is equal to
71. The value of cos2 A (3 - 4 cos2 A) 2 + sin 2
(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 15
A (3 - 4 sin 2 A) 2 is equal to
61. If sin q + cos q = x, then (a) cos 4 A (b) sin 4 A
1 (c) 1 (d) None of these
sin 6 q + cos6 q = [ 4 - 3 ( x 2 - 1) 2 ] for
4
72. If 4na = p, then the value of
(a) all real x (b) x2 £ 2
(c) x2 > 2 (d) None of these tan a × tan 2 a × tan 3 a × tan 4 a ... tan ( 2 n - 2)a
tan ( 2 n - 1) a is
62. The value of tan 20° tan 40° tan 60° tan 80° is equal (a) 0 (b) 1
to (c) -1 (d) None of these
3
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d)
2
Maximum and Minimum Value of
Trigonometric Equation
63. The value ofsin 36° sin 72° sin 108° sin 144° is equal to
1 1 3 5 73. If in a D ABC, ÐC = 90°, then the maximum value
(a) (b) (c) (d) of sin A sin B is
4 16 4 16
1
64. The value of sin 10° sin 30° sin 50° sin 70° is (a) (b) 1
2
(JEE Main 2019)
(c) 2 (d) None of these
1 1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 74. If A = sin 2 q + cos4 q , then for all real values of q
36 32 16 18
3
b a+b a-b (a) 1 £ A £ 2 (b) £ A £1
65. If tan x = , then find the value of + . 4
a a-b a+b 13 3 13
(c) £ A £1 (d) £ A £
2 cos x cos x 16 4 16
(a) (b)
cos 2x cos 2x 75. If y = 1 + 4 sin 2 x cos2 x, then
2 cos 2x (a) 1 £ y £ 2 (b) -1 £ y £ 1
(c) (d) None of these
cos x (c) - 3 £ y £ 3 (d) None of these
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p p
76. The maximum value of cos2 æç - x ö÷ - cos2 æç + x ö÷ is 86. The number of values of x in the interval [0, 5p ]
è3 ø è3 ø satisfying the equation 3 sin 2 x - 7 sin x + 2 = 0 is
3 1 3 3 (a) 0 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 10
(a) - (b) (c) (d)
2 2 2 2
87. The number of solutions of the equation
p p x
77. The maximum value of sin æç x + ö÷ + cos æç x + ö÷ in 1 + sin x sin 2 = 0 in [ - p, p ] is
è 6 ø è 6ø 2
p
the interval æç0, ö÷ is attained at
(a) zero (b) one (c) two (d) three
è 2ø
88. The number of values of x lying in the interval
p p p p
(a) x = (b) x = (c) x = (d) x = ( - p, p) which satisfy the equation
12 6 3 2 (1 + cos x + cos 2 x + cos 3 x + . . . . ¥)
8 = 43 , is
78. The greatest and least value of sin x cos x are
respectively (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
1 1 1 1 p
(a) 1 , - 1 (b) , - (c) , - (d) 2 , - 2 89. If 0 £ x < , then the number of values of x for
2 2 4 4 2
79. The maximum value of which sin x - sin 2 x + sin 3x = 0, is (JEE Main 2019)
x x (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4
4 sin 2 x + 3 cos2 x + sin + cos is
2 2
90. If sum of all the solutions of the equation
(a) 4 + 2 (b) 3 + 2 (c) 9 (d) 4
æ p p 1ö
80. cos 2 q + 2 cos q is always 8 cos x × ç cosæç + x ö÷ × cosæç - x ö÷ - ÷ = 1 in [0, p ] is
è è6 ø è6 ø 2ø
3
(a) greater than - kp, then k is equal to (JEE Main 2018)
2
3 2 13 8 20
(b) less than or equal to (a) (b) (c) (d)
2 3 9 9 9
3
(c) greater than or equal to - and less than or equal to 3 91. The equation esin x - e- sin x - 4 = 0 has
2
(d) None of the above (a) no solution (b) two solutions
(c) three solutions (d) None of these
81. The maximum value of (cos a 1) (cos a 2 ) K (cos a n )
p 92. The number of solutions of the equation
under the restriction 0 £ a 1, a 2 , . . . , a n £ and
2 p
x + 2 tan x = in the interval [0, 2p ] is
(cot a 1) (cot a 2 ) K (cot a n ) = 1, is 2 (JEE Main 2021)
1 1 1 (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 5
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1
2n/ 2 2n 2n
93. The number of ordered pairs ( x, y) satisfying
Solution of Trigonometric Equations y = 2 sin x and y = 5 x 2 + 2 x + 3 is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) ¥
82. If sin q = 3 cos q , - p < q < 0, then q is equal to
5p 4p 4p 5p 94. The most general solutions of the equation
(a) - (b) - (c) (d) sec x - 1 = ( 2 - 1) tan x are given by
6 6 6 6
p p
83. Total number of solutions of cos x = 1 - sin 2 x in (a) np + (b) 2 np , 2 np +
8 4
[0, 2p ] is equal to (c) 2 np (d) None of these
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) None of these 95. The solution set of (5 + 4 cos q ) ( 2 cos q + 1) = 0 in
the interval [0, 2p] is
84. Total number of solutions of the equation
5p ì p 2p ü ìp ü
3x + 2 tan x = in x Î[0, 2p ], is equal to (a) í , ý (b) í , p ý
2 î3 3 þ î3 þ
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 ì 2p 4p ü ì 2p 5p ü
(c) í , ý (d) í , ý
î 3 3þ î 3 3þ
85. Find the general solution of the equation
( 3 - 1) cos q + ( 3 + 1) sin q = 2 96. If 4 cos q - 3 sec q = 2 tan q , then q is equal to
p 5p p 5p p p
(a) 2np ± - (b) 2np ± + (a) np + (- 1)n (b) np + (- 1)n
4 12 4 12 10 6
3p 3p
(c) 2np ± p - (d) None of these (c) np + (- 1)n (d) np
11 10
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3x x p
97. If the equation cos 3x + cos 2 x = sin + sin , 106. The sum of all values of q Î æç0, ö÷ satisfying
2 2 è 2ø
3
0 £ x £ 2 p, then the number of values of x is sin 2 2q + cos4 2q = is
4 (JEE Main 2019)
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 4 (d) 5 3p 5p p
(a) (b) (c) (d) p
98. The most general values of q satisfying 8 4 2
3p
tan q + tan æç + q ö÷ = 2 is/are 107. If 0 £ x < 2 p, then the number of real values of x,
è 4 ø which satisfy the equation
p p cos x + cos 2 x + cos 3x + cos 4 x = 0, is (JEE Main 2016)
(a) np ± , n ÎI (b) 2 np + , n ÎI
3 3 (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9
p p
(c) 2 np ± , n Î I (d) 2 np + (-1)n , n Î I 108. If tan q + tan 2 q + 3 tan q tan 2 q = 3, then
3 3
(6n + 1)p (6n + 1)p
99. The general value of q satisfying sin 2 q + sin q = 2 is (a) q = , "n Î I (b) q = , "n Î I
18 9
p p
(a) np + (-1)n (b) 2 np + (3n + 1)p
6 4 (c) q = , "n Î I (d) None of these
9
n p p
(c) np + (-1) (d) np + (-1)n
2 3 109. Total number of solutions of
sin 4 x + cos4 x = sin x × cos x in [0, 2p ] is equal to
100. The general solution of sin 2 q sec q + 3 tan q = 0 is
p (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
(a) q = np + (-1)n + 1 , q = np , n Î I
3 1
(b) q = np , n Î I 110. The general value of x for which cos 2 x, and
p 2
(c) q = np + (-1)n + 1 , n ÎI sin 2x are in AP, are given by
3
np p p
(d) q = , n ÎI (a) np , np + (b) np , np +
2 2 4
p 3 np
101. The general solution of sin x - 3 sin 2 x + sin 3x (c) np + , (d) None of these
= cos x - 3 cos 2 x + cos 3x is 4 4
p np p 111. Set of values of x lying in [0, 2p ] satisfying the
(a) np + (b) +
8 2 8 inequality|sin x |> 2 sin 2 x contains
n np p 3
(c) (-1) + (d) 2 np + cos -1 æ p ö æ 7p ö æ 7p ö
2 8 2 (a) ç0, ÷ È ç p , ÷ (b) ç0, ÷
è 6ø è 6 ø è 6 ø
102. The equation 3 sin 2 x + 10 cos x - 6 = 0 is satisfied, if p
æ1ö æ1ö (c) (d) None of these
(a) x = np ± cos -1 ç ÷ (b) x = 2 np ± cos -1 ç ÷ 6
è3ø è3ø
112. The solution of the equation sin10 2 x = 1 + cos10 x is
æ1ö æ1ö p
(c) x = np ± cos -1 ç ÷ (d) x = 2 np ± cos -1 ç ÷ (a) x = (2 n + 1) (b) x = np
è6ø è6ø 2
p
103. The smallest positive root of the equation (c) x = (2 n + 1) (d) None of these
4
tan x - x = 0 is in
113. The equation sin x + sin y + sin z = - 3 for
æ pö æ 3p ö æp ö æ 3p ö
(a) ç0, ÷ (b) ç p , ÷ (c) ç , p ÷ (d) ç , 2p ÷ 0 £ x £ 2 p, 0 £ y £ 2 p, 0 £ z £ 2 p has
è 2ø è 2 ø è2 ø è 2 ø
(a) one solution (b) two sets of solutions
104. The most general value of q satisfying the equation (c) four sets of solutions (d) no solution
(1 + 2 sin q ) 2 + ( 3 tan q - 1) 2 = 0 are given by 114. The number of solutions of the equation
p 7p 1 1
(a) np ± (b) np + (-1)n sin 5 x - cos5 x = - (sin x ¹ cos x) is
6 6 cos x sin x
7p 11p
(c) 2 np + (d) 2 np + (a) 0 (b) 1
6 6 (c) infinite (d) None of these
105. If the equation cos 3x cos3 x + sin 3x sin 3 x = 0, then 115. The number of ordered pairs ( x, y) , where
x is equal to x, y Î [0, 10 ] satisfying
p p
(a) (2 n + 1) (b) (2 n - 1) æ 2 1 ö sec 2 y
4 4 ç sin x - sin x + ÷ × 2 £ 1 is
np è 2ø
(c) (d) None of these
4 (a) 0 (b) 16 (c) infinite (d) 12
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x p 117. The general solution of e-1/ 2

( esin x + ecos x ) = 2 is
116. The equation 2 cos2 sin 2 x = x 2 + x -2 , x < has
2 9 (4m + 1)p
(a) x = mp (b) x =
(a) no real solution 4
(b) one real solution (4m + 1)p
(c) x = (d) None of these
(c) more than one real solutions 2
(d) None of the above

ROUND II Mixed Bag

Only One Correct Option 8. The value of cos2 10° - cos 10° cos 50° + cos2 50° is
(JEE Main 2019)
1. If tan a , tan b and tan g are the roots of the 3 3
equation x 3 - px 2 - r = 0, then the value of (a) (1 + cos 20° ) (b) + cos 20°
2 4
(1 + tan 2 a ) (1 + tan 2 b) (1 + tan 2 g ) is equal to (c) 3 / 2 (d) 3 / 4
(a) ( p - r ) 2 (b) 1 + ( p - r ) 2
(c) 1 - ( p - r ) 2 (d) None of these 9. If the equation cos4 q + sin 4 q + l = 0 has real
solutions for q, then l lies in the interval
2. If a , b, g and d are four solutions of the equation (JEE Main 2020)
p
tan æçq + ö÷ = 3 tan 3 q , then tan a tan b tan g tan d æ 5 ö
(a) ç - , - 1÷
é 1ù
(b) ê - 1, - ú
è 4ø è 4 ø ë 2û
equals æ 1 1ù é 3 5ù
(c) ç - , - ú (d) ê - , - ú
1 è 2 4û ë 2 4û
(a) 3 (b) 1/3 (c) - (d) None of these
3
10. If tan a / 2 and tan b/ 2 are the roots of the equation
3. The least value of cosec2 x + 25 sec 2 x is 8 x 2 - 26 x + 15 = 0, then cos (a + b) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 26 (c) 28 (d) 36 627 627
(a) - (b)
4. If x sin a + y sin 2 a + z sin 3 a = sin 4 a 725 725
x sin b + y sin 2 b + z sin 3 b = sin 4 b (c) - 1 (d) None of these
n
x sin c + y sin 2 c + z sin 3 c = sin 4 c 11. Let n be an odd integer. If sin nq = å br sin r q for
Then, the roots of the equation all real q, then r=0

y + 2ö æ z - x ö = 0 , a , b , c ¹ np, are (a) b0 = 1, b1 = 3 (b) b0 = 0, b1 = n

t 3 - æç ö÷ t 2 - æç
z
÷t+ç ÷ (c) b0 = - 1, b1 = n (d) b0 = 0, b1 = n 2 - 3n - 3
è2ø è 4 ø è 8 ø
(a) sin a , sin b, sin c (b) cos a , cos b , cos c 1
12. If q is an acute angle and tan q = , then the
(c) sin 2 a , sin 2 b, sin 2 c (d) cos 2 a , cos 2 b, cos 2 c 7
cosec 2 q - sec 2 q
5. If 0° < q < 180° , then value of is
cosec 2 q + sec 2 q
2 + 2 + 2 + K + 2 (1 + cos q ), then being n
(a) 3/4 (b) 1/2 (c) 2 (d) 5/4
number of 2’s, is equal to p p
13. The number of values of q in the interval æç - , ö÷
æ qö æ q ö è 2 2ø
(a) 2 cos ç n ÷ (b) 2 cos ç n - 1 ÷
è2 ø è2 ø 2
q
satisfying the equation ( 3) sec = tan 4 q + 2 tan 2 q
æ q ö
(c) 2 cos ç n + 1 ÷ (d) None of these is
è2 ø
¥ ¥
(a) 1 (b) 2
6. If x = å ( -1) n tan 2 n q and y = å cos2 n q, for (c) 3 (d) None of these
n=0 n=0 p
14. If sin 4 x + cos4 y + 2 = 4 sin x cos y and 0 £ x, y £ ,
p 2
0 < q < , then
4 (JEE Main 2020) then sin x + cos y is equal to
(a) y(1 + x) = 1 (b) y(1 - x) = 1 3
(a) –2 (b) 0 (c) 2 (d)
(c) x(1 + y) = 1 (d) x(1 - y) = 1 2

7. If sin 4 a + 4 cos4 b + 2 = 4 2 sin a cos b; 15. The equation cos4 x - ( l + 2) cos2 x - ( l + 3) = 0

a, b Î[0, p ], then cos(a + b) - cos(a - b) is equal to possesses a solution, if
(JEE Main 2019) (a) l > - 3 (b) l < - 2
(a) - 1 (b) 2 (c) - 2 (d) 0 (c) -3 £ l £ - 2 (d) l is any positive integer
Trigonometric Function and Equations 209

16. The arithmetic mean of the roots of the equation 26. The minimum value of 27 cos 2 x + 81sin x is equal to
4 cos3 x - 4 cos2 x - cos (315 p + x) = 1 in the 2 1
(a) (b)
interval (0, 315) is equal to 3 3 3 3
2
(a) 50p (b) 51p (c) 100p (d) 315p (c) (d) None of these
sin q 9 3
17. If , cos q and tan q are in GP, then the general 1 3
6 27. If sin a = and sin b = , then b - a lies in the
value of q is 5 5
p p interval
(a) 2 np ± , n ÎI (b) 2 np ± , n ÎI
3 6 æ p ö æ 3p ö é p 3p ù
(a) ç0, ÷ È ç , p÷ (b) ê ,
p
(c) 2 np + (-1)n , n Î I
p
(d) n p + , n Î I
è 4ø è 4 ø ë 2 4 úû
3 3 æp pö æ 5p ù
(c) ç , ÷ (d) ç p ,
18. Set a , b Î [ -p, p ] be such that cos ( a - b) = 1 and
è4 2ø è 4 úû
1 tan A cot A
cos ( a + b) = . The number of pairs of a and b 28. The expression + can be written
e 1 - cot A 1 - tan A
satisfying the above system of equations is
as (JEE Main 2013)
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4
(a) sin A cos A + 1 (b) sec A cosec A + 1
19. The number of solutions of the equation (c) tan A + cot A (d) sec A + cosec A
x 3 + x 2 + 4 x + 2 sin x = 0 in 0 £ x £ 2 p is
29. In a DPQR, if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and
(a) zero (b) one (c) two (d) four
4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the ÐR is equal to
20. Let a and b be any two positive values of x for 5p p p 3p
(a) (b) (c) (d)
which 2 cos x,|cos x |and 1 - 3 cos2 x are in GP. The 6 6 4 4
minimum value of|a - b |is 30. If A = sin 2 x + cos4 x, then for all real x
p p 13
(a) (b) (a) £ A £1 (b) 1 £ A £ 2
3 4 16
p 3 13 3
(c) (d) None of these (c) £ A £
2 (d) £ A £1
4 16 4
21. If 5 (tan 2 x - cos2 x) = 2 cos 2 x + 9, then the value of 4 5
31. Let cos (a + b) = and let sin (a - b) = , where
cos 4x is (JEE Main 2017) 5 13
3 1 2 7 p
(a) - (b) (c) (d) - 0 £ a, b £ . Then, tan 2a is equal to
5 3 9 9 4
p p p p 25 56 19 20
22. The value of cos × cos 3 . . . . . . . cos 10 × sin 10 is (a) (b) (c) (d)
16 33 12 7
22 2 2 2
(JEE Main 2019) 32. The number of values of x in [0, 3p ] such that
1 1 1 1 2 sin 2 x + 5 sin x - 3 = 0 is
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1024 2 512 256 (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
23. The equation 2
y = sin x sin( x + 2) - sin ( x + 1) 1
33. If 0 < x < p and cos x + sin x = , then tan x is equal to
represents a straight line lying in (JEE Main 2019) 2
(a) second and third quadrants only - (4 + 7 ) 1+ 7 1- 7 4- 7
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(b) first, second and fourth quadrants 3 4 4 3
p
. If tan æç ö÷ and tan æç ö÷ are the
(c) first, third and fourth quadrants P Q
34. In a D PQR, ÐR =
(d) third and fourth quadrants only 2 è2ø è2ø
24. Let S be the set of all a Î R such that the equation, roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0, a ¹ 0, then
cos 2 x + a sin x = 2a - 7 has a solution. Then, S is (a) b = a + c (b) b = c (c) c = a + b (d) a = b + c
equal to (JEE Main 2019) 35. Let a and b such that p < a - b < 3p.
21 27
(a) R (b) [1, 4] (c) [3, 7] (d) [2, 6] If sin a + sin b = - , cos a + cos b = - , then
65 65
9p 11p 13p æa - b ö
25. sin × sin sin is equal to cos ç ÷ is
14 14 14 è 2 ø
1 1 1 1 3 3 6 6
(a) (b) - (c) (d) - (a) - (b) (c) (d) -
64 64 8 8 130 130 65 65
210 JEE Main Mathematics

Numerical Value Types Questions 41. The number of solutions of equation

[sin x ] = [1 + sin x ] + [1 - cos x ], 0 £ x £ 2 p, is _____ .
2 sin a 1 1 - cos 2b 1
36. If = and = , 2 sin 2q
1 + cos 2a 7 2 10 42. Given that, f ( nq ) = , and
cos 2q - cos 3nq
p
a , b Î æç0, ö÷, then tan(a + 2b) is equal to .............. . sin lq
è 2ø (JEE Main 2020) f (q ) + f ( 2q ) + f (3q ) + ¼ + f ( nq ) = , then
sin q sin mq
37. The number of distinct solutions of the equation, the value of m - l, is ____ .
log1/ 2|sin x|= 2 - log1/ 2|cos x|in
p
the interval [0, 2 p ], is (JEE Main 2020) 3 - tan 2
43. If 7 = l cos p , then l is ____.
q f p 7
38. If a + b tan = a - b tan , then ( b - sec q ) 1 - tan 2
2 2 7
( b + a cos f) has maximum value l, then l is _____.
44. If log|sin x ||cos x |+ log|cos x ||sin x |= 2, then|tan x |,
39. The number of integral values of a such that is equal to _____ .
sin x cos 3x - a cos 3x sin 3x = 0 does not have any
p 45. For any real value of q ¹ p, the value of the
real root other than ( 2 n + 1) , n Î1 for any real
2 cos2 q - 1
value of x, is _____ . expression y = , y Î R - [ a, b], then
cos2 q + cos q
40. The maximum value of the expression ( b - a) is ______ .
1
is _____ .
sin q + 3 sin q cos q + 5 cos2 q
2

Answers
Round I
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (c)
31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (d) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (b)
41. (b) 42. (c) 43. (d) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (d) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (c)
51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (b) 55. (c) 56. (d) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (c) 60. (d)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (b)
71. (c) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (b) 75. (a) 76. (c) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (c)
81. (a) 82. (b) 83. (a) 84. (c) 85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (a) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (b)
91. (a) 92. (a) 93. (a) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (a) 97. (d) 98. (a) 99. (c) 100. (b)
101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (b) 104. (c) 105. (a) 106. (c) 107. (c) 108. (c) 109. (a) 110. (b)
111. (a) 112. (d) 113. (a) 114. (a) 115. (b) 116. (a) 117. (c)

Round II
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (c) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (d)
31. (b) 32. (c) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (a) 36. (1) 37. (8) 38. (0) 39. (3) 40. (2)
41. (- 2) 42. (1) 43. (4) 44. (1) 45. (2)