CHAPTER # 9

FUNDAMENTALS OF TRIGONOMETRY
TOPICS:
1) INTRODUCTION TO TIGONOMETRY
➢ Definition
2) ANGLE
➢ Definition, Clockwise & Anticlockwise angle, Acute, Right, Obtuse, Straight, Reflex
angle
3) SYSTEM OF ANGLE MEASUREMENTS
➢ Sexagesimal, Centesimal & Circular system
4) SEXAGESIMAL SYSTEM
➢ Degree, minutes & second, Conversion, Examples
5) CIRCULAR SYSTEM
➢ Radian
6) CONVERSION BETWEEN DEGREE & RADIAN
➢ Examples
7) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARC LENTH, RADIUS & ANGLE
8) TIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS USING RIGHT TRIANGLE
➢ Definition, Special Right angle triangles
9) TIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS USING UNIT CIRCLE
➢ Definition of Unit Circle, Trigonometric functions in Unit Circle
10) SIGNS OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
11) TRIGONOMETRIC VALUES OF SPECIAL ANGLES
➢ Angle in Standard Position, Quadrantal, Coterminal, Reference, General Angle
12) OTHER TOPICS
➢ Area and Perimeter of Circle and its Sector

MCQs:
1) If cos  0 and sin   0 then terminal side lies in which quadrant.
A) First B) Second
C) Third D) Fourth
2) sec(−216 ) cosec(15 )
0 0

A) > 0 B) < 0
C) < 1 D) = 1
3) In which quadrant, sin  is positive?
A) Quadrant in which (−3, −4) lies B) Quadrant in which (3, −4) lies
C) Quadrant in which (−3, 4) lies D) III Quadrant
4) If the diameter of a wheel is 28 cm, how far it would travel in 5 revolutions?
A) 140 B) 28
C) 280 D) None of these
5) A car is running on a circular path of radius equal to double the arc of the circle travelled
by the car. The angle subtended by the car on the center of the path is
A) 1 radian B) 0.5 radian
C) 0.25 radian D) 0.75 radian
6) Measure of the central angle of an arc of a circle whose length is equal to the radius of the
circle is
A) 1 degree B) 1 radian
C) 1 right angle D) 1 reflex angle
7) The radian measure of the angle at center of a circle, of radius 8 cm which cuts off an arc
216 cm long is
A) 15 radians B) 16.92 radians
C) 27 radians D) 29.71 radians
0
8) An arc PQ subtends an angle of 60 at the center of a circle of radius 1 cm. The length PQ
is
A) 60 cm B) 30 cm
 
C) cm D) cm
6 3
9) A wheel makes 240 revolutions per minute. How many radians per second does it turn?
A) 8 B) 
C) 2 D) 4

10) The arc length of unit circle with central angle radian is approximately:
6
A) 0.52 B) 1.52
C) 2.52 D) 3.52
11) _____ is the ratio between the length of an arc and its radius.
A) Degree B) Radian
C) Grade D) None of these
12) 60 =
A) 1 B) 60
C) 3600 D) 600
th
13) The 3600 part of the degree is called
A) Degree B) Minute
C) Second D) None of these
14) Through how many degrees does the minute hand of a clock turn in 37 minutes?
A) 2220 B) 1960
C) 2430 D) 2340
15) The angle between the minute hand and the hour hand at 5: 30 is
A) 50 B) 100
C) 150 D) 200
16) Through how many radians does the second hand of a clock turn in 2 minutes?
 
A) B)
3 2
2
C) D) 4
3
−13
17) The terminal side of lies along
2
A) OX B) OY
C) OX  D) OY 
18) The terminal side of −1710 lies along
0

A) OX B) OY
C) OX  D) OY 
0
19) The sign of tan(2140 ) is
A) Positive B) Negative
C) may be any D) None of these
20) Sign of the cos(−885 ) is
0

A) Negative B) Positive
C) 0 D) Both A and B
  
21) sin  409  =
 2
A) 0 B) 1
C) -1 D) 
 
22) cos  −150  =
 2
A) 0 B) 1
C) -1 D) 
 19 
23) cot  =
 3 
A) 3 B) − 3
1 1
C) D) −
3 3
cot 300 + cot 600
24) The expression is
cot 300 − cot 600
A) 0 B) 1
C) 3 − 1 D) 2
sin 300 + sin 600 + sin 900
25) =
cos 300 + cos 600 + cos 900
A) tan 300 B) tan 450
C) tan 600 D) sin 00
  
26) sin 2 : sin 2 : sin 2 =
6 4 3
A) 1: 2 : 4 B) 1: 2 : 3
C) 3: 2 :1 D) 1: 3: 2
   
27) The value of sin cos − cos sin is
4 6 3 6
1 1
A) B) −
2 2
6 +1 6 −1
C) D)
4 4
 
28) If n is an odd number then cos ( 2n + 1)  =
 2
A) 0 B) 1
C) -1 D) None

29) If  = , then which of the following has greatest value?
4
A) sin  B) cos
C) tan  D) sec
1
30) 2sin 450 + csc 450 = 3 x , then x =
2
A) 1 B) 2
1
C) D) 2
2
31) Express cos3200 as a function of an angle between 00 and 450
A) cos 400 B) sin 400
C) − cos 400 D) − sin 400
32) cos700 =
1 1 1
A) lies between and 0 B) lies between and
2 2 2
1 3 1
C) lies between 1 and D) lies between and
2 2 2
33) tan1350 + cot 3150 =
A) 1 B) 2
C) -1 D) -2
34) An angle  is called a straight angle if  =
A) 2700 B) 900
C) 3600 D) 1800
35) Quadrantal angle is
A) 1200 B) 1500
C) 1800 D) 2100
36) The coterminal angle of −3150 is
A) 4050 B) 3150
C) −45 0
D) All
37) Which of the following pairs form co-terminal angles:
A) 300 , − 3600 B) −300 , 3600
C) 7500 , 25500 D) 2700 , 900
38) If tan  = a then sin  =
1 a
A) B)
a 1 + a2
a a
C) D)
1− a 2
1 + a2
15
39) If cot  = , then find the value of cos  where  is not in the first quadrant.
8
15 15
A) B) −
17 17
17 17
C) D) −
15 15
1
40) If sin  = , and 900    1800 , then cos  =
2
1 1
A) B) −
2 2
3 3
C) D) −
2 2
3 10
41) If sin  = , then sec =
10
A) 10 B) 10
3 10
C) 5 D)
10
 15
42) If cot  = , and  is in the first quadrant, then csc cos =
8
−15 15
A) B)
8 8
8 −8
C) D)
15 15
1 cosec  − sec 
2 2
43) If tan  = then =
7 cosec2 + sec2 
4 5
A) B)
3 7
3 1
C) D)
4 2
4 3sin  + 2 cos 
44) If tan  = , then the value of is
3 3sin  − 2 cos 
A) 2 B) 4
C) 3 D) 5
13
45) The trigonometric ratios of are same as that of
3
11 
A) B)
3 3

C) D) 
6
7
46) =
12
A) 950 B) 1050
C) 1150 D) 1250
47) The angles of a triangle are ( x + 5)0 ,(2 x − 3)0 and (3x + 4)0 . The value of x is.
A) 30 B) 31
C) 28 D) 29
48) If the radius of a circle is 5 m, then the perimeter of the circle is
3 19
A) m B) m
7 2
13
C) m D) 10 m
11
49) 10 = ______ radian
A) 0.1745 B) 0.01745
C) 0.001745 D) 0.0001745
50) sin 200 + cos 200 is
0 0

A) Positive B) Negative
C) Zero D) Zero or Positive
sin  tan 
51) =
sec  cot 
tan 
A) cosec B)
cosec 2
C) sin3  cos D) sin 2  cos2 
52) A wire of length L can be shaped into a circle or a square. The ratio of the area of square
to that of circle is
 L
A) B)
4 4
2
C) D) None
L2
53) The ratio between the area of the sector to the length of arc of a circle is
A) 2r :1 B) 2 : r
C) 1: 2r D) r : 2

54) When  = radians and r = 6 m then the area of sector =
3
3 2 19 2
A) m B) m
7 2
13 2
C) m D) 6 m2
11
55) Circumference of circle is 16 cm , then the area of sector with angle 1.5 radian is:
A) 6 cm 2 B) 16 cm2
C) 32 cm 2 D) 48 cm 2
56) AOB is a sector of a circle whose center is at origin and radius is 5. If the perimeter of the
sector is 14 cm, then the value of the angle AOB (in radian) is:
A) 0.6 rad B) 0.8 rad
C) 0.5 rad D) 1.0 rad
57) The pendulum on a clock swing through an angle of 250 and the tip sweeps out an arc of
12 inches. How long is the pendulum?
A) 43.2 inches B) 27.5 inches
C) 86.4 inches D) 13.8 inches
0
58) A planet subtends an angle of 1.8 as observed from the earth. Its distance from the earth
is 542300 km, length of the diameter of the planet is
A) 12340π km B) 27650π km
C) 5721π km D) 5423π km
59) Direction of Qibla can be determined by:
A) Plane trigonometry B) Spherical trigonometry
C) Both A and B D) Equator of Earth
60) If the first angle of a triangle is 3 times the second and second is 20 less than the third.
Find the second angle?
A) 450 B) 250
0
C) 53 D) 320
61) The terminal side of −10350 lies in _____ quadrant
A) First B) Second
C) Third D) Fourth
8
62) The reference angle of is
3
 
A) B)
3 4
2 4
C) D)
3 3
 3 1  3
63) If sin  = , tan  = where     and     then the value of
5 2 2 2
8 tan  5 sec  =
7 −5
A) B)
2 2
−7
C) 15 D)
2
tan x 
64) y = as x moves closer and closer to then y =
1 + tan x 2
A) 0 B) 1
C)  D) None
65) How far does a boy on a bicycle travel in 10 revolutions if the diameter of the wheel of
his bicycle is 56 cm?
A) 560 cm B) 550 cm
C) 540 cm D) 530 cm
66) If a point on a rim of 21cm diameter flywheel travels 5040 meters in a minute, through
how many radians does the wheel turn in a second?
A) 700 radians B) 800 radians
C) 900 radians D) None
67) A belt 24.75 meters long passes around a 1.5 cm diameter pulley. As the belt makes two
complete revolutions in a minute, how many radians does the wheel turn in one second?
A) 100 radians B) 110 radians
C) 120 radians D) None
ANSWER KEY:

1 B 16 D 31 A 46 B 61 A

2 B 17 D 32 A 47 D 62 A

3 C 18 B 33 D 48 D 63 C

4 A 19 B 34 D 49 B 64 B
5 B 20 A 35 C 50 B 65 A

6 B 21 B 36 A 51 B 66 B

7 C 22 C 37 C 52 A 67 B

8 D 23 C 38 D 53 D
9 A 24 D 39 B 54 D

10 A 25 C 40 D 55 D
11 B 26 B 41 B 56 B

12 C 27 D 42 B 57 B

13 C 28 A 43 C 58 D

14 A 29 D 44 C 59 B

15 C 30 C 45 B 60 D