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Revision Question Bank
Introduction to Trigonometry
1.
Evaluate
sec2 900 cot 2
2 sin2 250 sin2 650
2cos2 600 tan2 28 tan2 620 cot 400
tan 500
3 sec2 430 cot 2 470
Solution :
sec2 90 cot cos2 60o tan2 28o tan2 62o cot 40o
+
tan50o
3 sec2 43o cot 2 47o
2 sin2 25o sin2 65o
1
2 tan2 28tan2 90o 28o
cosec cot
cot 40o
2
=
+
+
o
o
2 sin2 25o sin2 90o 43o 3 sec2 43o cot 2 90o 43o tan 90 40
2
2
sec 90o cosec
1
2
o
2
o
2
tan
28
cot
28
cosec cot
cot 40o
4
=
o
2 sin2 cos2 25o 3 sec2 43o tan2 43o cot 40
2
2
sin 90o cos ,tan 90o cot and cot 90o tan
1
1
1
2
=
2 1 3 3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
cosec cot 1,sin cos 1,sec tan 1 and tan
cot
=
2.
1 1
3 1 6 10 5
1
2 6
6
6 3
Show that:
1
1
2sec2 .
1 sin 1 sin
Solution :
LHS. =
1
1
1 sin 1 sin
1 sin 1 sin 1 sin 1 sin
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=
2
1 sin2
=
2
2sec2
2
cos
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a2 b2 a b a b
sin2 cos2 1
LHS. = RHS.
3.
Prove the identity (1 + cosec ) (1 – sin ) = cos cot .
Solution :
To prove, 1 cosec1 sin = cos cot
LHS. = 1 cosec 1 sin
1
= 1
1 sin
sin
=
sin 1 . 1 sin 1 sin
sin
sin
cos2
=
sin
=
1
cosec
sin
sin2 cos2 1
cos
.cos
sin
cos
cot sin
= cot .cos
LHS=RHS
4.
Hence proved
Without using trigonometric tables, evaluate:
cos2 200 cos2 700
× sec2 600 – 2 cot580cot 320 – 4 tan 130 tan 370 tan 450 tan 530 tan 770
sec2 500 cot 2 400
Solution :
cos2 20o cos2 70o
2sec2 60o 2cot58o cot32o 4tan13o tan37o tan45o tan53o tan77o
2
o
2
o
sec 50 cot 40
22 2cot58 cot 90
sec 50 cot 90 50
1 tan 90 37 tan 90 13
cos2 20o cos2 90o 20o
2
o
2
o
o
o
2
o
o
o
o
58o 4tan13o tan37o
o
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cos 20 sin 20
8 2cot58o tan58o
2
o
2
o
sec 50 tan 50
2
o
2
o
4tan13o tan37o cot37o cot13o
cos 90o sin ,ta 90o cot
=
1
8 2 1 4 1 1
1
tan cot 1
=8–2–4=2
5.
Prove the identity:
1 cos A 1 cos A
4 cot A cosec .
1 cos A 1 cos A
Solution :
To prove,
1 cos A 1 cos A
4cot AcosecA
1 cos A 1 cos A
LHS =
1 cos A 1 cos A
1 cos A 1 cos A
1 cos A 1 cos A
=
1 cos A 1 cos A
2
=
2
1 cos A 1 cos A 1 cos A 1 cos A
1 cos A
2
=
22cos A
sin2 A
=
4cos A 1
.
4cot A.cosesA
sin A sinA
a2 b2 a b a b
sin2 A cos2 A 1
cos A
1
,cosecA
= cot A
sin A
sin A
LHS =RHS
6.
Hence proved
Show that: (cosec A –1) (cosec A +1) (sec A –1) (sec A +1) =1.
Solution :
LHS
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1
1
1
=
1
1
1
1
sin A
sin A
cos A
cos A
1
cosecA
,sec
A
sin A
cos A
1 sin A 1 sin A 1 cos A 1 cos A
=
sin A sin A cos A cos A
1 sin A . 1 cos A
=
2
2
sin A
=
2
a2 b2 a b a b
2
cos A
cos2 A
sin2 A
.cos
sin2 A
sin2 A
sin2 A cos2A 1
=1
LHS=RHS
7.
Show that:
2 cosec2A
sin A cos A
.
cosec2A 2cot A sin A cos A
Solution :
1
2 cosec A
sin2 A
LHS =
1
2cos A
cosec2A 2cot A
2
sin A sin A
2
2
1
cos A
cosecA
and
cot
A
sin A
sin A
2sin2 A 1
sin2 A
=
1 2sin Acos A
sin2 A
2sin2 A 1
sin2 A
=
Sin2A
1 2sin Acos A
2sin2 A 1
=
sin2 A cos2 A 2sin Acos A
sin2 A cos2 A 1
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2sin A sin A cos A
2
=
=
=
2
2
sin A cos A
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1 sin2 cos2
2sin2 A sin2 A cos2 A
sin A cos A
2
sin2 A cos2 A
sin A cos A
2
=
sin A cos A sin A cos A
2
sin A cos A
=
sin A cos A
sin A cos A
a2 b2 a b a b
LHS=RHS
8.
If 3 cot A = 4 , then check whether
1 tan2 A
cos2 A sin2 A or not.
2
1 tan A
Solution :
Let us consider a right angled ABC in which B 90o . For A ,
Base = AB and perpendicular = BC. Also, hypotenuse = AC
3cot A 4
cot A
4
3
But cot A =
……..(i)
Base
AB
perpendicular BC
From(i) and (ii) we get
AB 4 4k
BC 3 3k
AB = 4k and BC = 3k
Using Pythagoras theorem
AC2 = AB2 + BC2
AC2 = (4k)2 + (3k)2
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AC = 16k 2 9k 2
= 25k 2
5k
Now, sin A=
BC 3k 3
AC 5k 5
cos A =
2
5k
AB 4k 4
AC 5k 5
Also, tan A =
BC 3k 3
AB 4k 4
Now, to check the given equation,
2
3
1 1 9
2
1 tan A
4
16
LHS
2
2
1 tan A
3 1 9
1
16
4
16 9 7
7
= 16 16
16 9 25 25
16
16
RHS = cos2 A sin2 A
2
2
4 3 16 9 16 9 7
=
25
25
5 5 25 25
From Eqs. (i) and (ii),
LHS=RHS
1 tan2 A
cos2 A sin2 A
2
1 tan A
9.
Prove the identity (cot A – tan A) cos A = cosec A – 2 sin A.
Solution :
To prove (cot A – tan A) cos A = cosec A – 2sin A
LHS = (cot A – tan A) cos A
cos A sin A
=
cos A
sin
A
cos
A
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cos
2
=
=
A sin A
2
sin Acos A
.cos A
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cos2 A sin2 A
sin A
cos2 A
sin A
=
sin A
1 sin2 A
=
sin A
sin A
=
1
sin A sin A cos2 1 sin2
sin A
= cosec A – 2 sin A
LHS = RHS
Hence proved
1
1
10. Show that cos
can be written in the form k tan and find the
1 sin 1 sin
value of k.
Solution :
1
1
cos
1 sin 1 sin
1 sin 1 sin
= cos
1 sin 1 sin
2sin
= cos
2
1 sin
= cos .
a2 b2 a b a b
2sin
sin
2
2
cos
cos
= 2tan
k 2
sin
tan
cos
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Chapter Test {Trigonometry}
M: Marks: 40
M: Time: 40 Min.
1. Without using trigonometrical tables, evaluate
cos580 sin 220
cos 380
sin320 cos 680 tan180 tan350 tan600 tan720 tan550
[4]
Solution:
cos 580 sin 220
sin 320 cos 680
cos 380
tan 180 tan350 tan 600 tan 720 tan550
=
cos 900 320 sin 900 680
sin 320
cos 680
cos 380 cosec 900 380
tan180 tan350 3 tan 900 380 tan 900 350
cos 380 sec 380
sin 320 cos 680
=
–
sin 320 cos 680 tan 180 tan 350 3 cot 180 cot350
cos 900 sin , sin 900 cos ,
cosec 900 sec
0
and tan 90 cot
= 11
[
tan 18 cot18
0
0
1
tan 350 cot 350
3
cos . sec 1 ]
= 11
=
1
1.1. 3
2 3 1
3
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sin cos
1
sin cos
1
3
, then prove that
.
3
3
a
b
a
b
ab
a b
4
8
4
8
[4]
Solution:
sin8 cos8
1
3
To prove
3
3
a
b
a b
sin4 cos4
1
Given,
a
b
ab
4
4
sin cos
2
a b
1
b
a
sin4 cos4
2
2
a b
sin cos
b
a
ab 4
ab 4
sin
cos
a
b
2
[
sin2 cos2 1 ]
= sin4 cos 4 sin 4 cos 2
b
a
sin4 cos4 cos4
a
b
= sin4 cos4 2sin 2 cos 2
b
a
sin4 cos4 2 sin2 cos2 0
a
b
Þ sin4
2
2
b
a
b
a
sin2
cos2 – 2
sin2
cos2 0
a
a
a
a
2
b
a
sin2
cos2 0
b
a
b
a
sin2
cos2 0
a
b
sin
cos2
2
[
a2 b2 2ab a b ]
2
[taking square root]
a
b a
b b
a
sin2 cos2
k say
a
b
sin2 ak and cos2 bk
..(i)
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sin cos ak bk
k
ab
ab
From Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get
sin2 cos2 sin2 cos2
a
b
ab
sin2 cos2
1
a
b
ab
Taking first and third terms,
sin2
1
a
sin2
a
ab
ab
Taking second and third terms,
cos2
1
b
ab
b
cos2
ab
2
2
2
sin8 cos8 sin
Now,
3
a3
b
a3
4
a ab
ab ab
= 3 3
a
b
a
b
=
4
4
a b a b
=
ab
a b
4
..(ii)
.(iii)
..(iv)
cos
4
2
4
b3
4
[
from Eqs (iii) and (iv)]
1
a b
3
3. If 7 sin2 3cos2 4 and is an acute angle, then prove that: sec cosec 2
2
. [4]
3
Solution:
Given, 7sin2 3cos2 4
4sin2 3sin2 3 cos2 4
4sin2 3 sin2 cos2 4
4sin2 3 4
[
sin2 cos2 1 ]
4sin2 4 3
4sin2 1
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4
1
sin
2
[taking positive square root as is acute angle]
sin2
cosec 2
sin
1
cosec
cos 1 sin2
and
1
= 1
2
= 1
=
2
1
4
4 1
4
3
3
4
2
sec
2
3
sec cosec
sec
1
cos
2
2
3
Hence proved.
4. Find the acute angles of A and B, if sin (A + 2B) =
3
and cos (A + 4B) = 00, where A > B.
2
[4]
Solution:
Given that, sin (A + 2B) =
3
2
sin(A + 2B) = sin600
...(i)
A+ 2B = 60°
and
cos(A + 4B) = 00
cos (A + 4B) = cos 90°
...(ii)
A+4B = 90°
On subtracting Eq. (i) from Eq. (ii), we get
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A 4B 90
0
A 2B 600
2B 300
B = 15°
On putting B = 15° in Eq. (i) we get
A + 2(15°) = 60°
A =60° – 30° = 30°
5. If (cot + tan ) = m and (sec – cos ) = n, then prove that: mn
2/3
mn
2/3
1.
[4]
Solution:
To prove, (m n)2/3 – (mn )2/3 =1
Given, (cot + tan ) = m and (sec – cos ) = n
Now, m2n= (cot tan )2 (sec cos )
2
cos sin 1
=
cos
sin cos cos
2
cos 1 cos2
=
sin cos cos
1
sin2
=
.
[ cos2 sin2 1]
2
2
sin cos cos
1
sec3
m2n
3
cos
..(i)
and mn2 cot tan sec cos
2
2
cos sin 1
=
cos
sin cos cos
2
cos2 sin2 1 cos2
=
sin cos cos
sin2
1
=
sin cos
cos2
2
[
sin2 cos2 1 ]
sin4
sin3
=
mn2 tan3
3
3
sin cos cos
From Eq. (i), sec3 = m2n
sec = (m2n)1/3
…(ii)
[taking cube root both sides] ..(iii)
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From Eq. (ii),
=
[taking cube root both sides] ...(iv)
sec = (m2n )1/3
On squaring Eqs. (iii) and (iv) and then subtracting, we get
sec+ – tan2 = (m2n)2/3 – (mn2)2/3
[ sec2 – tan2 = 1]
1 = (m2n)2/3 –(mn2)2/3
Hence proved.
tan
cot
1 cot tan .
Prove that :
1 cot 1 tan
Solution:
tan
cot
To prove,
1 cot 1 tan
=
tan
1
1
tan
LHS =
=
=
mn2
[4]
1
tan
1 cot tan
1 tan
tan
cot
1 cot 1 tan
tan
1
1
tan
1
tan
1 tan
cot
1
tan
tan
1
tan 1 tan 1 tan
tan
tan2
1
tan3 1
=
tan 1 tan tan 1 tan tan 1
tan 1 tan2 tan 1
=
tan tan 1
[
a3 – b3 = (a – b) (a2 + ab + b2)]
tan2 tan 1 tan2 tan
1
=
tan
tan tan tan
= tan 1 cot 1 cot tan
LHS = RHS
Hence proved.
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7. Prove that :
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1
1
1
.
cosec cot sin sin cosec cot
[4]
Solution:
To prove,
1
1
1
1
cosec cot sin sin cosec cot
1
1
LHS =
cosec cot sin
=
=
cosec cot cosec
1
cosec cot cosec cot
cosec cot cosec
a ba b a
cosec cot
cosec cot
cosec
=
1
= cosec cot cosec
2
2
[
1
cosec
sin
2
b2
cosec2 cot 2 1 ]
= cot
RHS =
1
1
sin cosec cot
= cosec
= cosec
= cosec
cosec cot
1
cosec cot cosec cot
cosec cot
cosec
2
cot 2
cosec cot
1
= cosec cosec cot
[
cosec2 cot 2 1 ]
= cot
LHS = RHS
Hence proved.
1
1
8. If cos and tan
then find, Sin where and are both acute angles. [4]
2
3
Solution:
1
1
0
cos
60
Here, cos cos 60°
2
2
a =60°
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1
3
tan
= tan 30°
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3
tan 300
300
sin sin 600 300
= sin 90° = 1
[
Hence, sin ( ) is 1.
sin 90° = 1]
9. Without using trigonometric tables evaluate the following
cosec2 900 tan2 2tan2 300 sec2 520 sin2 380
4 cos2 480 cos2 420
cosec2700 tan2 200
Solution:
Now,
=
cosec2 900 tan2
4 cos2 480 cos2 420
4[{cos 90 42 } cos
[4]
2tan2 300 sec2 520 sin2 380
cosec2 700 tan2 200
[{cosec 900 }2 tan2 ]
0
2
0
2
2
420 ]
1
0
0 2
2
0
2
. [sec 90 38 } . sin 38
3
{cosec2 900 200 }2 tan2 200
2
.cosec2380. sin 2 38 0
sec tan
3 2 0
=
2
0
2
0
4{sin 42 cos 42 }
sec 20 tan2 200
2
2
cosec 900 sec
0
cos 90 sec
and sec 900 cosec
=
1 2
1
. 2 0 . sin2 380
4 3 sin 38
sec2 tan2 1
2
2
sin cos 1
1
and cosec
sin
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1 2 1
.
4 3 1
3 8 5
=
12 12
=
10. Prove that:
1 cot A tan A sin A cos A = sin 2 A cos 2 A.
sec
3
A cosec3A
Solution:
To prove,
1 cot tan A sin A cos A
sec
3
LHS =
A cosec A
3
[4]
sin2 Acos2 A
1 cot A tan A sin A cos A
sec
3
A cosec3A
cos A sin A
1 sin A cos A sin A cos A
=
1
1
cos3 A sin3 A
sin A
cos A
tan
A
,
cot
A
cos A
sin A
and sec A 1 , cosec A 1
cos A
sin A
cos2 A sin2 A
1
sin A cos A
sin A cos A
=
sin3 A cos3 A
sin3 A cos3 A
1
1 sin A cos A sin A cos A
=
3
sin A cos3 A
sin3 Acos3 A
3
3
sin A cos A 1 sin Acos A sin A cos A
[sin cos 1]
sin3 A cos3 A
sin A cos A
2
2
sin A cos A 1
=
sin A cos A
[
sin
3
×
A cos3 A sin A cos A
sin A cos A sin2 A cos2 A sin Acos A
a3 – b3 = (a – b) (a2 + b2 + ab)]
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=
=
sin A cos A 1 sin
2
2
Acos A
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sin2 A cos2 A sin A cos A
sin A cos A 1 sin2 Acos2 A
1 sin A cos A
= sin2 A cos2 A
LHS = RHS
[
sin2A + cos2 A = 1]
Hence proved.
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