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 MATHEMATICS-IA
S.NO NAME OF THE CHAPTER WEIGHT AGE MARKS
ALGEBRA
01 FUNCTIONS 11 (7+2+2)
02 MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION 07 (7)
03 MATRICES 22 (7+7+4+2+2)
VECTOR ALGEBRA
04 ADDITION OF VECTORS 08 (4+2+2)
05 PRODUCT OF VECTORS 13 (7+4+2)
TRIGONOMETRY
06 TRIGONOMETRY UPTO TRANSFORMATIONS 15 (7+4+2+2)
07 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS 04 (4)
08 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCRTIONS 04 (04)
09 HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS 02 (2)
10 PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES 11 (7+4)
TOTAL MARKS 97

QUESTION BANK ANALYSIS

LAQ SAQ VSAQ TOTAL
S.NO TOPIC NAME
*** ** * *** ** *
ALGEBRA
01 FUNCTIONS 8 3 - - - - 28 19
02 MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION 13 3 1 - - - - 17
03 MATRICES 13 3 - 14 4 3 30 67
VECTOR ALGEBRA
04 ADDITION OF VECTORS - - - 6 7 - 16 29
05 PRODUCT OF VECTORS 6 5 2 16 10 5 29 73
TRIGONOMETRY
TRIGONOMETRY UPTO
06 TRANSFORMATIONS
14 3 6 12 7 4 37 83

07 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS - - - 11 8 0 - 19
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC
08 FUNCRTIONS
- - - 11 9 2 - 22

09 HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS - - - - - - 15 -
10 PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES 11 8 3 12 6 5 26 71
SUB TOTAL 65 25 12 82 51 19
181 435
TOATL 102 152

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 FUNCTIONS(7M)
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. Let f : A B, g : B C be bijections. Then show that gof : A C is abijection.
1
***2. Let f : A B, g : B C be bijections. Then show that gof f 1og 1

1
***3. Let f : A B be a bijection. Then show that fof I B and f 1of IA

***4. Let f : A B , I A and I B be identity functions on A and B respectively. Then show

that foI A foI A f I B of .

***5. Let f : A B be a bijection. Then show that f is a bijection if and only if there
1
exists a function g : B A such that fog : I B and gof I A and in this case, g f

***6. I) If f : R R, g : R R are defined by f x 4 x 1 and g x x2 2 then find

a 1
i) gof x ii) gof iii) fof x iv) go f 0 f 0
4
1
***7. Let f 1, a , 2, c , 4, d , 3, b and g 2, a , 4, b , 1, c , 3, d , then show that
1
gof f 1og 1 .

***8. If f : Q Q is defined by f x 5 x 4 x Q then show that f is a bijection and

find f 1 .
**9. Let f : A B, g : B C and h : C D . Then show tht ho gof hog of .

x 2, x 1
**10. If the function f is defined by f x 2, 1 x 1 , then find the values of
x 1, 3 x 1

a) f 3 b) f 0 c) f 1.5 d) f 2 f 2 e) f 5

3x 2 x 3
**11. If the function f is defined by f x x2 2, x 2 then find the values of
2 x 1, x 3

f 4 , f 2.5 , f 2 , f 4 , f 0 , f 7

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(2+2=4M)
**12. Find the domain of the following real valued functions
1 1
i) f x ii) f x x2 1
6x x2 5 x 2
3x 2
1 1
iii) f x iv) f x x 2
| x| x log10 1 x
3 x 3 x
v) f x vi) f x 4x x2
x
vii) f x log x 2 4x 3 viii) f x x2 25
1
ix) f x log x x x) f x 2
x 1 x 3
1 1
xi) f x xii) f x a 0
log 2 x x 2
a2
*13. If f 1, 2 , 2, 3 , 3, 1 then find i) 2 f ii) 2 f iii) f 2 iv) f
14. If f 4,5 , 5, 6 , 6, 4 and g 4, 4 , 6,5 , 8,5 then find
i) f g ii) f g iii) 2 f 4g iv) f 4 v) fg
vi) f / g vii) | f | viii) f ix) f 2 x) f 3
*15. If f and g are real valued functions defined by f x 2 x 1 and g x x 2 then
f
find i) 3 f 2g x ii) fg x iii) iv) f g 2 x
g
16. If f : R R, g:R R are defined by f x 3 x 1, g x x 2 1 then find
i) fof x 1 ii) fog 2 iii) gof 2a 3
x2 4 2
17. Find the range of the following real valued functions i) log | 4 x | ii)
x 2
2
18. If f x 2, g x x , h x 2 x for all x R , then find fo goh x .
**19. Find the inverse of the following functions
i) If a, b R, f : R R defined by f x ax b a 0
ii) f : R 0, defined by f x 5x iii) f : 0, R defined by f x log 2 x

**20. If A 0, , , , and f : A B is a surjection defined by f x cos x then

6 4 3 2
find B.
*21. If A 2, 1, 0,1, 2 and f : A B is a surjection defined by f x x2 x 1 then
find B.
x 1
22. If f x x 1 then find i) fofof x ii) fofofof x
x 1
*23. Find the domain and range of the following real valued functions
x 2 x
i) f x ii) f x 9 x2 iii) f x | x | |1 x | iv) f x
1 x2 2 x
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 3x 3 x
24. If the function f : R R defined by f x , then show that
2
f x y f x y 2f x f y
*25. If f : R R, g : R R defined by f x 3 x 2, g x x 2 1 , then find
1
i) gof 2 ii) gof x 1 iii) fog 2
26. Define the following functions and write an example for each
i) One-One (Injection) ii) Onto (Surjection) iii) Even and Odd
iv) Bijection
*27. If f : N N is defined as f x 2 x 3 , is ' f ' onto? Explain with reason.
x 1
*28. f :R R defined by f x , then this function is injection or not? Justify.
3
1 x2
29. i) If f : R R is defined by f x , then show that f tan cos 2
1 x2
1 x
ii) If f : R R is defined by f x log | | then show that
1 x
2x
f 2f x
1 x2
1 1 1 x
30. If f x cos log x , then show that f f f f xy 0
x y 2 y
1
31. If f x , g x x for all x 0, then find gof x
x
1
32. If f : R 0 R is defined by f x x3 , then show that f x f 1/ x 0
x3
x x
33. Prove that the real valued function f x x
1 is an even function on
e 1 2
R 0 .
x2 x 1
34. If A 1, 2,3, 4 and f : A R is a function defined by f x , then find
x 1
the range of ‘f’.
35. If the function f : 1,1 0, 2 , defined by f x ax b is a surjection, then find
a and b.
cos 2 x sin 4 x
36. If f x x R then show that f 2012 1.
sin 2 x cos 4 x
37. If f : R R is defined as f x y f x f y x, y R and f 1 7 , then find
n
f r
r 1

38. If 2x + 2y = 2, then find the domain of ‘x’

x 1
39. If f ( x) 2 x 1, g ( x) for all x R then find i) (gof) (x) ii) (fog) (x)
2

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 MATHEMATICAL INDUCTION(7M)
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
2
2 2 2 2 2 2 n n 1 n 2
***1. Show that 1 1 2 1 2 3 ... upto n terms , n N
12
13 13 23 13 23 33 n
***2. Show that ... upto n terms 2n 2 9n 13
1 1 3 1 3 5 24
1 1 1 n
***3. Show that n N, ... upto n terms
1.4 4.7 7.10 3n 1
n n2 6n 11
***4. Show that 2.3+3.4+4.5+…upto n terms n N
3
1 1 1 1 n
***5. Show that ... , n N.
1.3 3.5 5.7 2n 1 2n 1 2n 1
n n 1 n 2 n 3
***6. Show that 1.2.3 2.3.4 3.4.5 ... upto n terms , n N
4
***7. Prove by Mathematical induction, for all n N a a d a 2d ... upto n
n
terms 2a n 1d
2
***8. Prove by Mathematical induction, for all n N
2
a rn 1
a ar ar ... upto n terms ,r 1
r 1
***9. Show that 49n 16n 1 divisible by 64 for all positive integers n.
***10. Show that 4n 3n 1 divisible by 9 for all positive integers n.
***11. Show that 3.52 n 1 2n3n 1 is divisible by 17, n N
***12. Use mathematical induction 2.42 n 1 33n 1 is divisible by 11.
***13. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement,
3 5 7 2n 1 2
1 1 1 ... 1 n 1
1 4 9 n2
n
2 n 2n 1 2n 1
**14. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement, 2k 1
k 1 3
for all n N
**15. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement, 43 83 123 ... upto n terms
2
16n 2 n 1
**16. Use mathematical induction to prove the statement 2 3.2 4.22 ... upto n terms
n.2n , n N .
*17. i) Using mathematical induction, show that x m y m is divisible by x y , if ‘m’ is
an odd natural number and x, y are natural numbers.
ii) If x and y are natural numbers and x y , using mathematical induction, show
that x n y n is divisible by x y, n N.

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 MATRICES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS (7+7M=14M)
 a1 b1 c1 
***1. If A   a2 b2 c2  is non – singular matrix , then show that A is invertible and adjA
A1 
det A
 a3 b3 c3 

bc ca ab a b c

***2. Show that c  a ab bc  2 b c a
ab bc ca c a b
a a 2 1  a3 a a2 1
***3. If b b 2 1  b3  0 and b b 2 1  0 then show that abc=-1
c c2 1  c3 c c2 1

a b c
2
2bc  a 2 c2 b2
 
2
***4. Show that b c a  c2 2ac  b 2 a2  a 3  b3  c 3  3abc
c a b b2 a2 2ab  c 2

1 a2 a3
***5. Show that 1 b 2 b3  (a  b)(b  c)(c  a )(ab  bc  ca )
1 c2 c3
abc 2a 2a
***6. Show that 2b bca 2b  ( a  b  c )3
2c 2c cab
a  b  2c a b
***7. Show that c b  c  2a b  2(a  b  c)3
c a c  a  2b
bc ca ab
***8. Show that a  b b  c c  a  a 3  b3  c 3  3abc
a b c
a 2  2a 2a  1 1
Show that 2a  1 a  2 1  a  1
3
***9.
3 3 1
a b c
***10. Show that a 2
b 2
c 2  abc  a  bb  c c  a 
a3 b3 c3
1 a a 2  bc
***11. Show that 1 b b 2  ca  0
1 c c 2  ab

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***12. Solve the following simultaneous linear equations by using Cramer’s rule , Matrix
inversion and Gauss – Jordan method
(i) 3x  4 y  5 z  18, 2 x  y  8 z  13,5 x  2 y  7 z  20
(ii) x  y  z  9, 2 x  5 y  7 z  52, 2 x  y  z  0
(iii) 2 x  y  3z  9, x  y  z  6, x  y  z  2
***13. Examine whether the following system of equations is consistent or inconsistent. If
consistent find the complete solutions.
i) x  y  z  4, 2 x  5 y  2 z  3, x  7 y  7 z  5
ii) x  y  z  3, 2 x  2 y  z  3, x  y  z  1
ii) x  y  z  6, x  y  z  2, 2 x  y  3z  9
 1 2 1 
**14. If A  0 10 1 then find A3  3 A2  A  3I
 3 1 1 
2 a ab ca
**15. Show that a  b 2b b  c  4(a  b)(b  c)(c  a )
ca cb 2c
**16. By using Gaus – Jordan method, show that the following system has no solution
2 x  4 y  z  0, x  2 y  2 z  5,3x  6 y  7 z  2

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(4M)

 cos sin 
**17. If A   then show that for all positive integers ' n ' ,
  sin cos 
 cos n sin n 
An  
  sin n cos n 
3 4  1  2n 4n 
***18. If A    then for any integer n  1show that An  
1 1  n 1  2n 
 cos 2 cos sin   cos 2 cos sin 
***19. If   , then show that   0
2 cos sin sin 2  cos sin sin 2 
1 2 2
***20. If 3 A   2 1 2  then show that A1  AT
 2 2 1
 1 2 
 2 1 2 
If A   , B   3 0  then verify that  AB   B1 A1
1
***21.   
1 3 4   5 4 
yz x x
***22. Show that y zx y  4 xyz
z z x y

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 x2 2x  3 3x  4
***23. Find value of X, if x  4 2x  9 3 x  16  0
x  8 2 x  27 3 x  64
1 a a2
***24. Show that 1 b b 2  (a  b)(b  c)(c  a)
1 c c2

2 1 2
***25. Show that A  1 0 1  is adjoint and find A1 .
 2 2 1 
1 2 1 
***26. If A  3 2 3  then find A1
1 1 2 
1 0  0 1 
***27. If I    and E    then show that (aI  bE )3  a3 I  3a 2bE
0 1  0 0
 7 2   2 1
***28 If A   1 2  and B   4 2  then find AB1 and BA1
 5 3   1 0 
 3 3 4 
***29. If A   2 3 4  , then show that A1  A3 .
 0 1 1 
bc bc 1
***30. Show that ca c  a 1   a  bb  c c  a 
ab a  b 1
1 4 7   3 4 0 
If A   ,B   then prove that  A  B   AT  BT
T
**31.  
2 5 8  4 2 1
2 4   4 9   20 22 
**32. If A    then prove that A  A1    and AA1   
 5 3  9 6   22 34 
**33. If A and B are invertible then show that AB is also invertible and ( AB)1  B 1 A1
1 2 2
**34. If A   2 1 2  then show that A2  4 A  5I  O .
 2 2 1 
*35. For any nxn matrix. A prove that A can be uniquely expressed as a sum of a
symmetric matrix and a skew symmetric matrix.
*36. Show that the determinant of skew – symmetric matrix of order 3 is always zero.
 1 2 2 
*37. If A   2 1 2  then show that the adjoint of A is 3 A1. Find A-1
 2 2 1 

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 2  3 8
***38. If A    B   7 2  and 2 X  A  B then find X.
3 4   
1 2 3  3 2 1
*39. If A   and B   find 3B-2A
 3 2 1 1 2 3
 x  3 2 y  8  5 2 
40. If   ,find X,Y,Z and a
z  2 6   2 a  4 


 1
 1 2  
2
 
*41. Define trace of a matrix and find the trace of A, if A   0 1 2 
 1 
 2 1 
 2 
**42. Define symmetric matrix and skew-symmetric matrix
 1 2 3 
*43. If A   2 5 6  is a symmetric matrix, find x
 3 x 7 
0 2 1
*44. If A   2 0 2  is a skew – symmetric matrix, find the value of x
 1 x 0 
1 0 0 
**45. If A   2 3 4  and det A = 45, then find x
 5 6 x 
1 2
46. Find the inverse of the matrix  
3 5
47. Define symmetric matrix. Give one example of order 3x3
 12 22 32 
*48. Find the determinant of  22 32 42 
 
 32 42 52 
2
1
*49. If is a complex (non – real) cube root of unity, then show that 2
1 0
2
1

 2 1
 2 3 1 
*50. If A   5 0 and B   ,then find 2 A  BT and 3BT  A.
   4 0 2
 1 4
 1 4 7  3 0
4
If A   and B   then show that  A  B   AT  BT
T
*51.
 2 5 8 4 
2 1
 cos sin 
*52. If A    then show that AA1  A1 A  I
  sin cos 

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 cos  sin 
*53. Find the adjoint and the inverse of the matrix 
 sin cos 

**54. If 2 4
and A2  0 find the value of k.
A 
1 k 

i 0
*55. If A    ,find A
2

 0 i 
i 0
56. If A    , then show that A2 = - I (i2 = -1)
 0 i 
57. Slove the following system of homogeneous equations
x – y + z = 0, x + 2y – z = 0, 2x + y + 3z = 0
58. Define triangular matrix
*59. Find the rank of each of the following matrices
1 1 1  1 4 1 1 2 1  1 2 0 1
i) 1 1 1 ii)  2 3 0  iii)  1 0 2  iv)  3 4 1 2 
1 1 1  0 1 2   0 1 1  2 3 2 5 
1 2 3
1 0 4 
v)   vi)  2 3 4 
 2 1 3   0 1 2 
 a  ib c  id 
60. If A    , a 2  b 2  c 2  d 2  1 then find the inverse of A.
  c  id a  ib 
1
*61. Construct a 3 X 2 matrix whose elements are defined by aij  i3j
2
*62. For any square matrix A, show that AA1 is symmetric.
63. Write the definitions of singular and non- singular matrices and give examples.
64. A certain book shop has 10 dozen chemistry books, 8 dozen physics book, 10
dozen Economics books. Their selling prices are Rs.80, Rs.60 and Rs.40 each
respectively using matrix algebra, find the total value of the books in the shop.
 3 2 1  3 1 0 
65. If A   2 2 0  , B   2 1 3  and X=A+B then find X.
 
1 3 1   4 1 2 
 1 2 
66. If A    then find AA1
0 1
2 0 1  1 1 0 
67. If A    , B  0  then find (ABT)T.
 1 1 5  1 2 

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 ADDITION OF VECTORS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. Let A B C D E F be a regular hexagon with centre ' O '. Show that
AB  AC  AD  AE  AF  3 AD  6 AO.
***2. In ABC , if ' O ' is the circumcentre and H is the orthocenter , then show that
i ) OA  OB  OC  OH ii ) HA  HB  HC  2 HO
***3. If the points whose position vector are 3i  2 j  k , 2i  3 j  4k , i  j  2k and
146
4i  5 j  k are coplanar , then show that 
17
***4. a,b,c are non-coplanar vectors prove that the following four points are coplanar
i )  a  4b  3c ,3a  2b  5c , 3a  8b  5c , 3a  2b  c
ii ) 6a  2b  c , 2a  b  3c ,  a  2b  4c , 12a  b  3c
iii ) 5a  6b  7c, 7 a  8b  9c,3a  20b  5c
***5. If i, j , k are unit vectors along the positive directions of the coordinate axes, then
show that the four points 4i  5 j  k ,  j  k ,3i  9 j  4k and 4i  4 j  4k are
coplanar.
***6. In the two dimensional plane, prove by using vector method, the equation of the
x y
 1
line whose intercepts on the axes are ' a ' and ' b ' is
a b
**7. Show that the line joining the pair of points 6a  4b  4c, 4c and the line joining the
pair of points  a  2b  3c, a  2b  5c intersect at the point 4c when a,b,c are non –
coplanar vectors
**8. If a , b , c are non coplanar find the point of intersection of the line passing through
the points 2a  3b  c ,3a  4b  2c with the line joining the points
a  2b  3c , a  6b  6c
**9. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through point 4i  3 j  k ,3i  7 j  10k
and 2i  5 j  7k and show that the point i  2 j  3k lies in the plane
**10. Find the vector equation of the line parallel to the vector 2i  j  2k and passing
through the point A whose position vector is 3i  j  k . If P is a point on this line
such that AP = 15 then find the position vector of P.
**11. Let a, b be non – collinear vectors. If   x  4 y  a   2 x  y  1 b and
  y  2 x  2 a   2 x  3 y  1 b are such that 3  2 then find x and y .
**12. If a  b  c  d , b  c  d  a and a, b, c are non-coplanar vectors, then show that
abcd  0
**13. If a,b,c are non-coplanar then test for the collineararity of the following points
whose position vectors are given by
i ) a  2b  3c, 2a  3b  4c, 7b  10c ii ) 3a  4b  3c, 4a  5b  6c, 4a  7b  6c
iii ) 2a  5b  4c, a  4b  3c, 4a  7b  6c
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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
**14. i) Find the unit vector in the direction of vector a  2i  3 j  k .
ii) Let a  2 i  4 j  5k , b  i  j  k and c  j  2k . Find the unit vector in the
opposite direction of a  b  c
15. Show that the points whose position vectors are -2a+3b+5c,a+2b+3c,7a-c are
collinear when a,b,c are non-coplanar vectors.
*16. If the position vectors of the point A,B and C are 2 i  j  k ,  4 i  2 j  2k and
6 i  3 j  13k respectively and AB AC , then find the value of
**17. If the vectors 3i  4 j  k and i  8 j  6k are collinear vectors, then find and
**18. If a  2i  5 j  k and b  4i  m j  nk are collinear vectors then find the values of m
and n
**19. If OA  i  j  k , AB  3i  2 j  k , BC  i  2 j  2k and CD  2i  j  3k , then find
the vector OD
*20. OABC is a parallelogram. If OA  a and OC  c , then find the vector equation of
the side BC.
*21. Find the equation of the plane which passes through the point
2i  4 j  2k , 2i  3 j  5k and parallel to the vector 3i  2 j  k
*22. Find the vector equation of the line joining the points 2 i  j  3k and 4 i  3 j  k
**23. Find the vector equation of the line passing through the point 2i  3 j  k and
parallel to the vector 4i  2 j  3k .
24. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points. i  2 j  5k , 5 j  k
and 3i  5 j
*25. If a, b, c are the position vectors of the vertices A,B and C respectively of ABC
then find the vector equations of the medians through the vertex A.
26. Is the triangle formed by the vectors 3i  5 j  2k , 2i  3 j  5k and 5i  2 j  3k
equilateral?
27. Find the vector equation of the plane passing through the points  0, 0, 0 ,  0,5, 0 ,
and  2, 0,1 .
28. ABCD is a pentagon, If the sum of the vectors AB, AE , BC , DC , ED and AC is
AC then find the value of
29. If , and are the angles made by the vector 3i  6 j  2k with the positive
directions of the coordinate axes then find cos , cos and cos .

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 PRODUCT OF VECTORS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. i) Find the shortest distance between the skew lines r  (6i  2 j  2k )  t (i  2 j  2k )
and r  (4i  k )  s(3i  2 j  2k ) where s, t are scalars
ii) If A  (1, 2, 1), B  (4, 0, 3), C  (1, 2, 1) and D  (2, 4, 5), find the distance
between AB and CD.
***2. Let a, b, c be three vectors. Then show that
     
i ) a  b  c  a.c b  b.c a      
ii ) a  b  c  a.c b  a.b c
***3. Find the equation of the plane passing to the points A  (2,3, 1), B  (4,5, 2) and
C  (3, 6,5).
***4. A line makes angles 1 , 2, 3 and 4 with the diagonals of a cube. Show that
4
cos 2 1  cos 2 2  cos 2 3  cos 2 4 
3
***5. Show that in any triangle the altitudes are concurrent.
***6. Find the vector equation of the plane passing throught the intersection of the planes
   
r. i  j  k  6 and r. 2i  3 j  4k  5 and the point 1,1,1

**7. If a  i  2 j  3k , b  2 i  j  k , c  i  j  2k then find | (a x b )x c | and | a x( bx c ) |

**8. If a  i  2 j  k , b  2 i  j  k , find a x (b x c ) and | (a x b ) x c )
**9. If a  2i  j  3k , b  i  2 j  k , c  i  j  4k and d  i  j  k , then compute
|  a  b   c  d  |
**10. a,b,c are non – zero vectors and a is perpendicular to both b and c. If
2
a  2, b  3, c  4 and (b, c)  , then find  a b c 
3
**11. If b c d   c a d   a b d   a b c  , then show that the points with position vectors
a,b,c and d are coplanar.
*12.    
For any four vectors a, b, c and d , prove that a  b  c  d  acd  b  bcd  a and

a  b  c  d   abd  c  abd  d
*13. Show that the volume of a tertrahedron with a , b and c as coterminous edges is
1
| [a b c ] |
6

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

***14. Prove that the smaller angle between any two diagonals of a cube is given by
1
cos 
3
***15. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane passing through the points
(1, 2,3), (2, 1,1) and (1, 2, 4) .
***16. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are A(1, 2,3), B(2,3,1) and C (3,1, 2) .

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***17. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the points
P(1, 1, 2), Q(2, 0, 1) and R(0, 2,1)
***18.  
If a  2i  3 j  4k , b  i  j  k and c  i  j  k ,then compute a  b  c and verify
that it is perpendicular to a.
***19. Find the volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are (1, 2,1), (3, 2,5), (2, 1, 0) and
(1, 0,1).
***20. Find the volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges are represented by
the vectors 2i  3 j  k , i  j  2k and 2i  j  k .
***21. Determine , for which the volume of the parallelepiped whose coterminous edges
i  j ,3i  j and 3 j  k is 16 cubic units.
***22. Find the volume of the tetrahedron having the edges i  j  k , i  j and i  2 j  k
***23. If a  i  2 j  3k , b  2i  j  k and c  i  3 j  2k , verify that a  b  c    a  b  c
***24. a  3i  j  2k , b  i  3 j  2k , c  4i  5 j  2k and d  i  3 j  5k , then compute the
      
following i ) a  b  c  d and ii ) a  b c  a  d .b 
***25. Find . In order that the four points A(3,2,1), B (4, ,5) , C(4,2,-2) and D (6,5,-1)
be coplanar
***26.  
If a  2i  j  k , b  i  2 j  4k , c  i  j  k then find a  b . b  c 
***27. Show that angle in a semi circle is a right angle
***28. If a  b  c  0, a  3, b  5 and c  7, then find the angle between a and b.
***29. Let a  4i  5 j  k , b  i  4 j  5k and c  3i  j  k . Find the vector which is
perpendicular to both a and b whose magnitude is twenty one times the magnitude
of c.
      
2 2 2 2 2
**30. Show that for any two vectors a and b , a  b  a.a b.b  a.b  a b  a.b
**31. Show that the points 5, 1,1 ,  7, 4, 7 , 1, 6,10 and  1, 3, 4 are the vertices of a
rhombus by vectors.
**32.  
Let a and b be vectors, satisfying a  b  5 and a, b  450 . Find the area of the
triangle having a  2b and 3a  2b as two of its sides
**33. Find the vector having magnitude 6 units and perpendicular to both 2i  k and
3j ik
For any three vectors a,b,c prove that b  c c  a a  b    a b c 
2
**34.

**35. Let a, b and c be unit vectors such that b is not parallel to c and a  b  c  b.   1
2
Find the angles made by a with each of b and c.

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**36.      
A  1, a, a 2 , B  1, b, b 2 and C  1, c, c 2 are non-coplanar vectors and

a a 2 1  a3
b b 2 1  b3  0 , then show that a b c + 1 =0
c c2 1  c3

**37. a, b and c are non – zero and non – collinear vectors and  0,  is the angle

between b and c . If a  b  c   1
3
b c a, then find sin

**38. If a  2i  j  3k , b  i  2 j  k , c  i  j  4k and d  i  j  k then compute

 a  b   c  d 
**39. For any two vectors a and b then show that 1  a  2

1 b
2
 2
 1  ab  a  b  a  b .
2

*40. Show the points 2i  j  k , i  3 j  5k and 3i  4 j  4k are the vertices of a right

angled triangle. Also find the other angles.

  
a.c a.d
*41. Show that for any four vectors a, b, c and d a  b . c  d  and in
b.c b.d

   
2 2 2 2
particular a  b  a b  a.b
*42. Show that in any triangle, the perpendicular bisectors of the sides are concurrent.
*43. If a, b,c are unit vectors such that a is perpendicular to the plane of b,c and the
angle between b and c is , then find a  b  c
3
*44. If a  1, 1, 6 , b 1, 3, 4 and c   2, 5,3 , then compute the following
i) a.b  c ii) a  b  c iii)  a  b  c

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

**45. If a  i  2 j  3k and b  3i  j  2k , then show that a  b and a  b are
perpendicular to each other
46. If the vectors i  3 j  5k and 2 i  j  k are perpendicular to each other, find
2p
*47. If 4i  j  pk is parallel to the vector i  2 j  3k , find p
3
**48. Find the angle between the vectors i  2 j  3k and 3i  j  2k .
49. Find the Cartesian equation of the plane through the point A  2, 1, 4 and parallel
to the plane 4 x  12 y  3z  7  0
50. Find the angle between the planes r. (2i  j  2k )  3 r . 3i  6 j  k   4
**51. Find the area of the parallelogram having 2i  3 j and 3i  k as adjacent sides
52. Let a  i  j  k and b  2i  3 j  k find
i) The projection vector of b and a and its magnitude
ii) The vector components of b in the direction of a and perpendicular to a

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53. a  i  j  k and b  2 i  3 j  k then find the projection vector of b on a
54. If a  2i  2 j  3k , b  3i  j  2k , then find the angle between 2a  n and a  2b
55. If a  2, b  3 and c  4 and each of a,b,c is perpendicular to the sum of the other
two vectors , then find the magnitude of a+b+c
*56. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by the vectors
a  4i  3 j  k , b  2i  6 j  3k
*57. If a  2i  j  k and b  i  3 j  5k , then find a  b .
58. If a  2i  3 j  5k , b  i  4 j  2k then find a  b
59. Let a  2i  j  k and b  3i  4 j  k . If is the angle between a and b, then find
sin
2 2 2 2
60. For any vector a ,show that a  i  a  j  a  k  2 a

  6 , then find p  q
2
61. If p  2, q  3 and p, q 

62. Compute a  b  c   b   c  a   c   a  b
63. Find the area of the parallelogram having a  2 j  k and b  i  k as adjacent sides
64. Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are 3i  j  2k and i  3 j  4k
65. If the vectors a  2i  j  k , b  i  2 j  3k and c  3i  pj  5k are coplanar, then find P
66.      
Show that i  a  i  j  a  j  k  a  k  2a for any vector a .
67. Prove that for any three vectors a,b,c,[b+c c+a a+b]=2[a b c]
68. Compute i  j j  k k  i 
69. Let b  2i  j  k , c  i  3k . If a is a unit vector then find the maximum value of [a b c]
1
70. If e1  e2  sin where e1 and e2 are unit vectors including an angle ,show that
2
1
 .
2
71. Find the distance of a points (2, 5, – 3) from the plane r (6 i  3 j  2k )  4
72. If a  2 i  3 j  k and b  ai  4 j  2k then find (a  b )x (a - b)
73. Find the equation of the plane passing through the point (3,-2,1) and perpendicular
to the vector (4,7, –4).

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 TRIGONOMETRY UPTO TRANSFORMATIONS
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
A B C A B C
***1. In triangle ABC , prove that cos  cos  cos  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2 4 4 4
***2. If A,B,C are angles of a triangle ,then prove that
A B C A B C
sin 2  sin 2  sin 2  1  2 cos cos sin
2 2 2 2 2 2
A B C A B C
***3. If A  B  C  , then prove that cos 2  cos 2  cos 2  2 cos cos sin
2 2 2 2 2 2
***4. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle, then prove that
A B C
cos A  cos B  cos C  1  4 cos cos sin
2 2 2
***5. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle , then prove that
A B C A B C
sin  sin  sin  1  4sin .sin .sin
2 2 2 4 4 4
A B C  A B C
***6. If A  B  C  1800 ,then prove that cos 2  cos 2  cos 2  2 1  sin sin sin 
2 2 2  2 2 2
***7. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle , then prove that
A B C
cos A  cos B  cos C  1  4sin sin sin
2 2 2
A B C A B C
***8. In triangle ABC , prove that cos  cos  cos  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2 4 4 4
***9. If A+B+C+S , then prove that x  R
***10. If A  B  C  2S , then prove that
SA SB C
cos( S  A)  cos( S  B)  cos C  1  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2
***11. If A  B  C  2S , then prove that
A B C
cos( S  A)  cos( S  B)  cos( S  C )  cos S  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2

***12. Suppose    is not an odd multiple of , m is a non zero real number such that
2
sin(  ) 1  m    
m  1 and  . Then prove that tan     m.tan   
cos(  ) 1  m 4  4 
3
***13. If A  B  C  , prove that Cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2C  1  4sin A sin B sin C
2
***14. If none of A,B, A+B is an integral multiple of , then prove that
1  cos A  cos B  cos  A  B  A B
 tan cot
1  cos A  cos B  cos  A  B  2 2
A B C A B C
**15. In triangle ABC, prove that sin  sin  sin  1  4 cos cos sin
2 2 2 4 4 4
**16. If If A,B,C are angle in a triangle, then prove that
sin 2 A  sin 2B  sin 2C  4cos A sin B cos C

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**17. If A+B+C=1800 then prove that cos2A + cos2B + cos2C = – 4 cosAcosBcosC –1
*18. If A  B  C  900 then show that
(i) sin 2 A  sin 2 B  sin 2 C  1  2sin A sin B sin C
(ii) sin 2 A  sin 2B  sin 2C  4cos A cos B cos C
*19. If A  B  C  00 then prove that cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2 C  1  2 cos A cos B cos C
*20. If A,B,C are angles in a triangle,then prove that
A B C
sin A  sin B  sin C  4 cos cos cos
2 2 2
*21. If A  B  C  270 , then prove that cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2 C  2 cos A cos B sin C
0

*22. If A  B  C  D  3600 , prove that

cos 2 A  cos 2 B  cos 2C  cos 2 D  4 cos( A  B) cos( A  C ) cos( A  D)
*23. If A+B+C=0 prove that sin2A+sin2B+sin2C=–4 sinAsinBsinC

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

***24. If A  B  450 , then prove that i ) 1  tan A1  tan B   2, ii )  cot A  1 cot B  1  2
3
iii) If A  B  , then show that 1  TanA1  TanB   2
4
Tan  sec  1 1  sin
***25. Prove that 
Tan  sec  1 cos
   3  7  9  1
***26. Prove that 1  cos 1  cos 1  cos 
1  cos  
 10   10   10   10  16
sin16 A
***27. If A is not an integral multiple of , prove that cos A.cos 2 A.cos 4 A.cos8 A 
16sin A
2 4 8 16 1
and hence deduce that cos .cos .cos .cos 
15 15 15 15 16
***28. Let ABC be a triangle such that cot A  cot B  cot C  3. then prove that ABC is an
equilateral triangle
***29. Prove that tan 700  tan 200  2 tan 500
1
***30. For A  R, prove that i) sin A.sin(60  A) sin(60  A)  sin 3 A
4
1
ii ) cos A.cos(60  A) cos(60  A)  cos 3 A
4
3 2 3 4 1
iii ) sin 200 sin 400 sin 800  iv) cos cos cos cos 
16 9 9 9 9 16

***31. If 3A is not an odd multiple of , prove that tan A.tan(60  A).tan(60  A)  tan 3 A
2
and hence find the value of tan 60 tan 420 tan 660 tan 780
3 5 7 3
***32. Prove that sin 4  sin 4  sin 4  sin 4 
8 8 8 8 2
  2  3  9 
Show that cos 2    cos 2    cos 2    cos 2    2
 10   5  5  10 

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***33. Prove the following i) cos .cos .cos 
7 7 7 8
2 3 4 5 1
ii ) cos .cos .cos .cos .cos 
11 11 11 11 11 32
2 3 4 5
***34. Prove that sin sin sin sin 
5 5 5 5 16

***35. If A is not an integral multiple of then prove that

2
i) tanA+cotA=2cosec2A and ii) cotA – tan A=2cot2A
***36. If none of the denominators is zero then prove that
 n  A  B
 cos A  cos B   sin A  sin B 
n n
2 cot 
        2  ; n is even
sinA  sin B cos A  cos B  0; n is odd


**37. If sec     sec     2sec and cos  1, then show that cos   2 cos
2
4 2
**38. If cos x  cos y  and cos x  cos y  then prove the value of
5 7
x y x y
14 tan  5cot 0
2 2
3
**39. Prove that cos 2 760  cos 2 160  cos 760 cos160 
4
**40. Prove that 3 cos ec 200  sec 200  4
**41. If A is not integral multiple of , then prove that
2
i) tan A  cot A  2 cos ec 2 A ii) cot A  tan A  2 cot 2 A
**42. If none of 2A and 3A is an odd multiple of , then prove that
2
tan 3 A tan 2 A tan A  tan 3 A  tan 2 A  tan A
24 4
*43. If 0  A  B  ,sin  A  B  , cos  A  B   , find the value of tan 2A
4 25 5
5 1 5 1
*44. Prove that i ) sin180  ii ) cos 360 
4 4
1
Prove that sin 2   45  sin 2   15  sin 2   15 
0 0 0
*45.
2

*46. If cos n  0 and cos  0, then show that

2
sin  n  1  sin  n  1
 tan
cos  n  1  2 cos n  cos  n  1  2

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VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
**47. If cos  sin  2 cos , prove that cos  sin  2 sin
*48. If 3sin  4 cos  5, then find the value of 4sin  3cos
3 5 7 9
*49. Prove that cot .cot .cot .cot .cot 1
20 20 20 20 20
***50. Find the period of the following functions
 4x  9
i) f ( x)  tan 5 x ii) f ( x)  cos  iii) f ( x)  sin x
 5 
x x
iv) f ( x)  cos 4 x v) f ( x)  2sin  3cos vi) f  x  cos 3x  5  7
4 3
 
vii) f  x  tan x  4 x  9 x  ...  n 2 x (n is any positive integer)
1
51. Prove that cos120  cos840  cos1320  cos1560  
2
1
52. Prove that cos1000 cos 400  sin1000 sin 400 
2
*53. Find the value of i) cos 42  cos 78  cos1620
0 0

*54. Find the value of i) sin 340  cos 640  cos 40

*55. Find the maximum and minimum values of the following functions over R
i) f ( x)  7 cos x  24sin x  5 ii) f ( x)  sin 2 x  cos 2 x
   
iii) cos  x    2 2 sin  x    3 iv) f ( x)  13cos x  3 3 sin x  4
 3  3
v) f  x  3sin x  4 cos x
56. Find the value of
0 0
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1
i) sin 82  sin 22
2 0 2
ii) cos 112  sin 52
2 2
iii) sin 52  sin 22
2 2

2 2 2 2 2 2
1 3
57. Prove that  4
sin10 cos100
0

If sec  tan  , find the value of sin  and determine the quadrant in which 
2
58.
3
lies
 1 
59. Show that cos 4   2 cos 2  1    1  sin 
4
 sec 
2

Prove that  tan   cot    sec 2   cos ec 2  sec 2  .cos ec 2

2
60.
2sin  1  cos   sin 
61. If  x, find the value of
1  cos   sin  1  sin 
tan 6100  tan 7000 1  p 2
62. i) If tan 200  p, then prove that 
tan 5600  tan 4700 1  p 2
Tan1600  Tan1100 1   2
ii) If tan 200   , then prove that 
1  Tan1600 Tan1100 2
 
63. i) Draw the graph of y  tan x in between 0, 
 4
ii) Draw the graph of y  cos x in 0,   iii) Draw the graph of y  sin 2 x in  0,  
2

iv) Draw the graph of y = sinx between -  and  taking four values on X-axis.
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64. If  is not an integral multiple of ,prove that
2
tan   2 tan 2  4 tan 4  8cot 8  cot 
65. Prove that 4 cos 660  sin 840   3  15
3 1
66. Prove that cos 200 cos 400  sin 50 sin 250 
4

67. If A,B,C are angles of a triangle and if none of them is equal to ,then prove that
2
tan A  tan B  tan C  tan A tan B tan C
1
*68. If sin    and  does not lie in the third quadrant. Find the value of cos  .
3
*69. Find the cosine function whose period is 7.
2
70. Find a sine function whose period is
3
cos 9  sin 9
0 0
*71. Prove that  cot 360
cos 9  sin 9
0 0

3 
*72. If sin   , where     , evaluate cos 3 and tan 2
5 2
5 
73. If cos    and     then find sin 2 .
13 2
2 tan x
74. For what values of x in the first quadrant is positive?
1  tan 2 x
 
75. If 0    , show that 2  2  2  2 cos 4  2 cos
8 2
sin 2
0
1
76. Prove that tan   and hence deduce the values of tan150 and tan 22 .
1  cos 2 2
77. If cos   t (0  t  1) and  does not lies in the first quadrant find the values of sin 
and tan 
4
78. If sin   and  is not in the first quadrant the find the value of cos
5
3 4
79. Prove that cos 480.cos120 
8
80. Eleminate  , from x  a cos3  , y  b sin 3 
81. Find the value of S in 3300.C os1200  Cos 2100 Sin3000
82. Find the extreme value of Cos 2 x  Cos 2 x
83 Prove that Sin500  Sin700  Sin100  0

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 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
***1. Solve the following and write the general solution
i ) 2 cos 2   3 sin   1  0 ii ) 2(sin x  cos x)  3 iii ) tan   3cot   5sec 
  1
***2. If tan( cos  )  cot( sin  ), then prove that cos      
 4 2 2
***3. If tan p  cot q , and p  q then show that the solutions are in A.P , with common

difference .
pq
***4. If 1 ,  2 are solutions of the equation a cos 2  b sin 2  c, tan 1  tan  2 and a  c  0,
then find the values of i) tan 1  tan  2 , ii ) tan 1.tan  2 iii ) tan 1   2 
***5. If  ,  are solutions of the Equation
a cos   b sin   c a, b, c  R and a 2  b 2  0, Cos  cos  ,sin   sin  , then show
2bc c2  a2
that i) sin   sin   ii) sin  sin  
a  b2
2
a 2  b2
2ac c2  b2
iii) cos   cos   iv) cos  cos  
a  b2
2
c2  b2
***6. Solve i ) sin 2 x  cos 2 x  sin x  cos x ii ) sin x  3 cos x  2
iii) 1  sin 2   3sin  cos 
1
***7. If 0     , solve cos  .cos 2 cos 3 
4

***8. Solve the equation cot 2 x    
3  1 cot x  3  0  0  x  
 2

81 cos x  cos x .....

 43
2
***9. Find all values of X in   ,   satisfying the equation
***10. Solve 4sin x sin 2 x sin 4 x  sin 3 x
***11. Solve the equation 3 sin   cos   2
**12. If x is acute and sin  x  100   cos 3 x  680  find x.
**13. Find the general solution of the equations cos ec  2, cot    3
**14. Solve Tan  sec   3, 0    2 .
3x x
**15. Solve cos 3x  cos 2 x  sin  sin 0  x  2 .
2 2
**16. Solve and write the general solution of the equation 4 cos 2   3  2  
3  1 cos 
2 3
**17. If x  y  and sin x  sin y  then find x and y.
3 2
**18. Solve sin 3  4sin  sin  x    sin  x    where   n , n  z
**19. Given P   q show that the solution of cos p  cos q  0 from two serieseach of
which is in A.P. Also find the common difference of eanch A.Ps

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 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 1 1 
***1. Prove that i) tan 1  tan 1  tan 1 
2 5 8 4
3 3 8 
ii) tan 1  tan 1  tan 1 
4 5 19 4
4 5 16  
***2. Prove that i ) sin 1  sin 1  sin 1 
  
5 13  65  2
4 1 
ii ) sin 1  2 tan 1 
5 3 2
3 8 36
iii ) sin 1  sin 1  cos 1
5 17 85
 3 5  323 
iv) 2sin 1    cos 1  cos 1 
 5 13  325 
 4 2
***3. Find the value of tan cos 1  tan 1 
 5 3
 4  7  117 
Prove that sin 1    sin 1    sin 1 
 125 
***4.
 5  25 
***5. If sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1 z   , then prove that x 1  x 2  y 1  y 2  z 1  z 2  2 xyz
***6. If cos 1 p  cos 1 q  cos 1 r   , then prove that p 2  q 2  r 2  2 pqr  1
***7. i) if Tan 1 x  Tan1 y  Tan1 z   , then prove that x  y  z  xyz

ii ) If Tan 1 x  Tan 1 y  Tan 1 z   , then prove that xy  yz  zx  1

2
p q p 2 2 pq q2
***8. If Cos 1  Cos 1   , then prove that 2  .cos   2  sin 2 
a b a ab b
***9. Solve the following equations for X.
2x 1 1  x
2
2x 
i ) 3sin 1  4 cos  2Tan 1 
1 x 2
1 x 2
1 x 2
3
x 1 x 1 
ii ) Tan 1  tan 1 
x2 x2 4
x 1
 
Prove that cos Tan 1 sin cot 1 x    2
2
***10.
x 2
***11. Show that sec 2 Tan 1 2   cos ec 2 Cot 1 2   10
  1  
**12. Find the value of  2Tan 1    
  5 4 
 1 a  1 a  2b
**13. Prove that tan   Cos 1   tan   Cos 1  
4 2 b 4 2 b a
 3  12   33 
**14. Prove that sin 1    cos 1    cos 1  
 5  13   65 

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**15. Prove that Cot 1 9  Co sec 1 
4 4
 1  1
**16. Prove that cos  2Tan 1   sin  4Tan 1 
 7  3
 2x 1  1  x 
2

**17. Prove that sin cot 1  cos  2
1
 1 x 2
 1 x  
 1   1  2
**18. Solve tan 1    tan 1    tan 1  2 
 2 x  1  4 x  1 x 
4 3  27 
**19. Prove that cos 1  sin 1  tan 1  
5 34  11 
 13   2
**20. Show that cot  sin 1   sin  tan 1 
 17   3
*21. If sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1 z   then prove that

x4  y 4  z 4  4x2 y 2 z 2  2 x2 y 2  y 2 z 2  z 2 x2 
 5 12  
*22. i) Solve are sin    arcsin   x  0 ii) Solve sin 1 x  sin 1 2 x 
 x x 2 3

HYPERBOLIC FUNCTIONS
VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
5
***1. If cosh x  , find the value of (i ) cosh  2 x and (ii ) sinh  2 x
2
3
***2. sinh x  , find cosh 2x and sinh 2x
4
*3. If cosh  sec  then prove that tanh 2 x / 2  tan 2  / 2
4. For x, y  R i) sinh  x  y   sinh x cosh y  cosh x sinh y
ii) cosh  x  y   cosh x cosh y  sinh x sinh y
i )  cosh x  sinh x   cosh  nx   sin  nx  , for any n  R
n
**5. Prove that
ii )  cosh x  sinh x   cosh  nx   sinh  nx  , for any n  R
n

6. For any x  R , prove that cosh 4 x  sinh 4 x  cosh  2 x

      
  x  log cot      , prove sinh x   tan 2
 4 4 
7. If , and that and
 4 
cosh x  sec 2
    
8. If u  log e  tan     and if cos   0 , then prove that cosh u  sec  .
  4 2 
tanh x  tanh y
9. Prove that tanh  x  y  
1  tanh x.tanh y
cosh xx sinh x
10. Prove that   sinh x  cosh x, for x  0
1  tanh x 1  coth x
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 1  1 x
Theorem : for x  1,1 , tanh 1  x  log e 
 1  x 
11.
2
 1 1
***12. Show that tanh 1    log e 3
 2 2
13. 
If sinh x  5, show that x  log e 5  26 
14. If sinh x=3 then show that x  log(3  10)
15. For any x  R then show that Cosh2x = 2 Cosh2x – 1

PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
65 21
***1. If a  13, b  14, c  15, show that R  , r  4, r1  , r2  12 and r3  14
8 2
***2. i ) If r1  2, r2  3, r3  6 and r  1 ,prove that a  3, b  4 and c  5
ii) In ABC , if r  8, r  12, r  24, find a, b, c
1 2 3

r1 r2 r3 1 1
***3. Show that    
bc ca ab r 2R
***4. i) Show that r  r1  r2  r3  4 R cos C ii) Show that r  r3  r1  r2  4 R cos B
***5. In ABC ,prove that r1  r2  r3  r  4 R
***6. If P1 , P2 , P3 are the altitudes drawn from vertices A,B,C to the opposite sides of a
1 1 1 1 (abc) 2
triangle respectively , then show that i )    ii ) p1 p2 p3 
P1 P2 P3 r 8R3
ab  r1r2 bc  r2 r3 ca  r3r1
***7. Show that  
r3 r1 r2
A B C r
***8. Show that cos 2  cos 2  cos 2  2 
2 2 2 2R
***9. If r : R : r1  2 : 5 :12, then prove that the triangle is right angled at A
***10. Prove that a 3 cos  B  C   b3 cos C  A  c 3 cos  A  B   3abc
A B C 
***11. Show that a cos 2  b cos 2  c cos 2  s 
2 2 2 R
4R  r1  r2
Show that i) a  r2  r3 
rr1
**12. ii)   r1r2
r2 r3 r1  r2
a b c
**13. In ABC show that    2 R where R is the circumradius.
sin A sin B sin C
3
**14. If cos A  cos B  cos C  , then showthat the triangle is equilateral.
2
A B C
cot  cot  cot
**15. Prove that 2 2 2 
 a  b  c
2

cot A  cot B  cot C a 2  b 2  c 2

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 r1 r2  r3 
**16. Prove that a
r1r2  r2 r3  r3r1
**17. If a 2  b2  c 2  8R 2 , then prove that the triangle is right angled
**18. In ABC ,show that
i ) b 2  c 2  a 2  2ca cos B ii) c 2  a 2  b 2  2ab cos C iii) a 2  b2  c 2  2bc cos A
**19. The angle of elevation of the top point P of the vertical tower PQ of height h from
point A is 450 and from a point B is 60 , where B is a point at a distance 30 meters
from the point A measured along the line AB which makes an angle 300 with AQ.
Find the height of the tower.
*20. A lamp post is istuated at the middle point M of the side AC of a triangular plot
ABC with BC=7cm , CA=8m and AB=9m . Lamp post subtend an angle 150 at the
point B Find the height of the lamp post.
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*21. The upper th portion of a vertical pole subtends an angle tan 1 at apoint in the
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horizontal plane through its foot and at a distance 40m from the foot. Give that the
vertical pole is at a height less than 100m from the ground, find its height.
*22. AB is vertical pole with B at the ground level and A at the top. A man finds that the
angle of elevation of the point A from a certain point C on the ground is 60 . He
moves away from the pole along the line BC to a point D such that CD=7cm .From
D, the angle of elevation of the point A is 450 .Find the height of the pole.s

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

2 bc A
***23. If i ) a  b  c  sec  , prove that tan   sin
bc 2
2 bc A
ii ) a  b  c  cos  , Prove that sin   cos
bc 2
a 2 bc A
iii ) sin   , prove that cos   cos
bc bc 2
a 2  b2  c2
***24. cot A  cot B  cot C 
4
cos A cos B cos C a 2  b 2  c 2
***25. Show that   
a b c 2abc
1 1 1 1 a 2  b2  c2
***26. Show that    
r 2 r12 r2 2 r32 4
r
***27. Show that cos A  cos B  cos C  1 
R
b 2  c 2 sin  B  C 
***28. In ABC , show that 
a2 sin  B  C 
A B C s2
***29. Prove that cot  cot  cot 
2 2 2 
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***30. In ABC , if   , show that C  60
ac bc abc
a b b a
***31. If C  60 , then show that i )   1 ii ) 2  2 2 0
bc ca c a c b
2

***32. Show that in ABC , a  b cos C  c cos B

 B C bc A
***33. Show that in ABC , tan    cot
 2  bc 2
A A
Show that b  c cos 2  b  c sin 2  a 2
2 2
***34.
2 2
abc
**35. Show that a 2 cot A  b 2 cot B  c 2 cot C 
R
**36. If p1 , p2 , p3 are the altitudes of the vertices A ,B ,C of a triangle respectively, show
1 1 1 cot A  cot B  cot C
that  2 2 
p12
p2 p3 
**37. If a : b : c  7 :8 : 9 , find cos A : cos B : cos C
A B C
**38. If cot , cot , cot are in A.P., then prove that a, b, c are in A.P.
2 2 2
**39. If  r2  r1  r3  r1   2r2 r3 . Show that A  900
a 2  b2 sin C
**40. If  , prove that ABC are is either isosceles or right angled.
a b
2 2
sin  A  B 
*41. Show that b 2 sin 2C  c 2 sin 2 B  2bc sin A
 A B C
*42. Show that  a  b  c   tan  tan   2c cot
 2 2 2
*43. Prove that A B C bc  ca  ab  s 2
ta n  ta n  ta n 
2 2 2 
A B C
*44. If cot : cot : cot  3 : 5 : 7 , show that a : b : c  6 : 5 : 4
2 2 2
A B C
*45. If sin 2 ,sin 2 ,sin 2 are in H.P., then show that a, b, c are in H.P.
2 2 2
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