CHAPTER # 11
TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS AND
THEIR GRAPHS
TOPICS:
1) GRAPH OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
➢ Domain and Range, Asymptotes
2) TRANSFORMATION OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
➢ Translation, Reflection, Dilation
3) GRAPHING TRANSFORMED TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
➢ Amplitude, Period, Phase shift, Vertical shift, Frequency
MCQs:
x x
1) The period of sin + cos is
2 4
A) B) 4
4
C) 2 D) 8
2) Period of cotangent function is
A) B) 2
C) 3 D) 0
3) Period of 3cos (2 x − 1) is
4
A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
x+5
4) The period of f ( x) = sin + cos (3x + 5) is
2
A) 2 B) 4
2
C) D)
3
5) The period of the graph of the functions y = 2 sin 3 x is
A) B)
3
2
C) D)
3 6
6) A function f ( x) is said to be the periodic function if, for all x in the domain of f , here
exists a smallest positive number p such that f ( x + p) =
A) f ( p) B) f ( x)
C) 0 D) p
7) Domain of sin 3x + sin x is
A) −1,1 B) − (−1,1)
C) (−1,1) D)
8) Range of 3 tan 3x is
A) [−3,3] B) [−2, 2]
C) Set of all real number D) None of these
9) Domain of tangent function is
A) R − x | x = k , k Z B) R − x | x = (2k + 1) ,k Z
2
C) R D) None
10) The range of the function 2sin 7x is
A) [−1,1] B) [−7,7]
C) [−2, 2] D) [−14,14]
11) Domain of 2 cot 3x is
n
A) R − x | x = n , n Z B) R − x | x = ,nZ
3
C) R − x | x = 2n , n Z D) None
12) Range of cos x − sin x is
4 4
A) −1,1 B) −4, 4
C) −2, 2 D) −3, 3
1
13) Range of y = cos 2 x − is
2
−1 1
A) −1,1 B) ,
2 2
1
C) 0,1 D) 0,
2
4x
14) State domain and period of the function: tan
3
3 and Period = 3
A) Domain = − x | x = (2n + 1) , n
8 2
3 and Period = 3
B) Domain = − x | x = (2n − 1) , n
8 4
3 3
C) Domain = − x | x = (2n + 1) , n
and Period =
4 4
3 3
D) Domain = − x | x = (2n − 1) , n
and Period =
4 4
15) Find the range of the following functions: cosec x +
3
5 4
A) − y | −1 y 1, y B) − y | −1 y 1, y
C) − y | −1 y 1, y D) − y | −1 y 1, y
x
16) How many times graph of y = tan crosses the x-axis in the interval −2 , 2
2
A) 1 B) 2
C) 3 D) Infinite
17) The graph of a function from − to cutes x-axis at −900 and 900 and y-axis at 1 pertains
to:
A) sin x B) cot x
C) tan x D) cos x
18) Amplitude of −17sin14x is
A) 14 B) -14
C) 17 D) -17
19) Which graph is of cosecant function?
A) B)
C) D)
20) The function f ( x) = 3 cos x + sin x has amplitude of
A) 3 B) 3 + 1
C) 2 D) 2 3
21) If sin [Link] x = 1 then value of x is
A) 0 B)
2
C) 1 D) − n , n
22) sec csc sin cos = 1 , if
A) B) n , n
C) n , n D) (2n + 1) ,n
2 2
23) Which of the following is incorrect?
A) sin 2 = 1 − cos2 ;
B) 1 + tan 2 = sec 2 ; but (2n + 1) ;n
2
C) 1 + cot 2 = cosec 2 ; but (2n + 1) ;n
2
1
D) sec = ; but (2n + 1) ; n
cos 2
24) If sec + cosec = sec cosec then state the domain
2 2 2 2
n n
A) , n B) , n
2 3
n
C) , n D) n , n
6
25) If an angle is less than 450 , then which trigonometric function has the least value for it:
A) Sine B) Cosine
C) Tangent D) Cotangent
− 3
26) The value from to for cos x is
4 4
A) Always decreases B) Always increases
C) Decrease and then increase D) Increase and then decrease
27) For any integer n, sin (2n + ) is
A) cos B) tan
C) sec D) sin
28) The dashes lines are vertical _______ in the graphs of tan x,cot x,sec x,cos ecx .
A) Major axis B) Minor axis
C) Asymptotes D) Secant
29) All the six trigonometric functions repeat their values after each increase or decrease of
A) in B) 2 in
C) in D) 3 in
2
30) The graph of the sine function is symmetrical about
A) The x-axis B) The y-axis
C) The origin D) Both A and B
31) cosecx attains all of the following values except?
A) 1.08 B) -2.8
C) 0.99 D) 1
32) Domain of y = r sec( x + 4) is
A) − x | x = (2n + 1) , n B) − x | x = (2n + 1) , n
2 4
(2n + 1) − 8
C) − x | x = (2n + 1) , n D) x | x , n
2
1
33) Range of y = − sec (4 x + 9) is
2
1 1
A) y −1 or y 1 B) y − or y
2 2
1 1
C) y −1 or y D) y − or y 1
2 2
34) Range of y = 3sin x + 4cos x is
A) −1 y 1 B) −3 y 3
C) −4 y 4 D) −5 y 5
35) Phase shift of y = 4sin (−3x + 3) is
A) 1 B) -1
C) 0 D) All
1
36) Domain of y = is
px
cosec
q
nq
A) − x | x = , n B) − x | x = n , n
p 2
(2n + 1) − 8 p
C) − x | x = n pq, n D) x | x , n
q
37) Amplitude of y = 3tan x is
A) 3 B) 0
C) D) None
38) Principal sine function has period
A) 2 B)
C) 6 D) Not periodic
r s
39) Amplitude of y = + is
x x
cosec sec
2 2
A) r 2 + s 2 B) r
C) s D) 1
40) Range of y = sin 2 x is
1 1
A) 0 y 1 B) − y
2 2
1 1
C) y or y − D) None
2 2
x
41) Domain of y = sec + tan 3x is
2
A) x | x (2n + 1) , n B) − x | x (2n + 1) , n
6 2
C) D) None
42) Period of y = cos2 px − sin 2 px is
2
A) B)
p p
p
C) D) p
43) The period of y = 3cos 2 2 x is
A) B)
8 4
C) D)
2
44) The frequency of cos3x is
3 2
A) B)
2 3
1
C) 6 D)
6
45) The value of cos 200 − sin 200 is
A) Positive B) Negative
C) 0 D) 1
ANSWER KEY:
1 D 16 C 31 C
2 A 17 D 32 D
3 C 18 C 33 B
4 B 19 D 34 D
5 B 20 C 35 A
6 B 21 D 36 A
7 D 22 C 37 D
8 C 23 C 38 D
9 B 24 A 39 A
10 C 25 A 40 A
11 B 26 D 41 D
12 A 27 D 42 B
13 B 28 C 43 C
14 B 29 B 44 A
15 C 30 C 45 A
