Chapter: Trigonometric functions

1. 1 radian is approximately equal to

(a) 57°16′ (b) 47°18′30" (c) 53°17′54"4 (d) 43°16′

2. 1O is approximately equal to
(a) 0.001746 radian (b)0.01746 radian (c) 0.0001746 radian (d) 0. 1746 radian
𝜃
3. If 𝜃 lies in the second quadrant in which − 2 lies in
(a) I quadrant (b) II quadrant (c) III quadrant (d) IV quadrant
4. The angle in degree measure between two hands of a clock at 8:30pm is
(a) 55° (b) 66° (c) 75° (d) 80°

5. The angle subtended by an arc of length 20 cm at the centre of circle when radius is 14cm is
(a) 5/7 radians (b) 10/7 radians (c) 5/14 radians (d) 7/10 radians
6. A wheel makes 450 resolutions per hour. The number of radians through which it turns in 1 second is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 4 (b) (c) 6 (d) 3
2
3
7. If 𝑛𝑥 = 5 , then 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑥 is
(a) 4/5 but not -4/5 (b) 4/5 or -4/5 (c) -4/5 but not 4/5 (d) none of these
8. The value of 𝐶𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐(−750°)
2 2
(a) (b) -2 (c) 2 (d) −
√3 √3
15𝜋
9. The value of tan (− )
4
1 1
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c) (d) −
√3 √3

10. The range of 4+5cosx is

(a) [-1,9] (b) (-1,9] (c) (-1,9) (d) [-1,9)
11. The domain of 2sinxcosx
𝜋 𝑛𝜋
(a) 𝑹 − 𝑛𝜋 (b) 𝑹 − (2𝑛 + 1) 2 (c) 𝑹 (d) 𝑹 − 2
5
12. If 𝑥 lies in III quadrant and 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 12, then sinx and cosx respectively are
5 12 5 12 5 12 5 12
(a) 13 , 13 (b) − 13 , 13 (c) 13 , − 13 (d) − 13 , − 13
𝜋 7𝜋 𝜋
13. The value of 2𝑠𝑖𝑛2 6 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 3 is equal to
6

(a) 1 (b) 3/2 (c) -1 (d) 2

3𝜋 3𝜋
14. The value of cos ( 2 + 𝑥) ∙ cos(2𝜋 + 𝑥) [cot ( 2 − 𝑥) + cot(2𝜋 + 𝑥)] is

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

15. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 = 2 then 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 𝜃 + 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝜃 is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 6
16. If 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 𝑥 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥, then
(a) 𝑓(𝑥) < 1 (b) 𝑓(𝑥) = 1 (c) 2 < 𝑓(𝑥) < 1 (d) 𝑓(𝑥) ≥ 2
1 1
17. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 2 and 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜑 = 3, then the value of (𝜃 + 𝜑) is
𝜋 𝜋
(a) 6 (b) 𝜋 (c) 0 (d) 4
18. Which of the following is not correct
1 1
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = − 5 (b) 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 1 (c) 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝜃 = 2 (d) 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 20
19. The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠1°𝑐𝑜𝑠2°𝑐𝑜𝑠3° … … 𝑐𝑜𝑠179° is
1
(a) (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) -1
√2

20. The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛1°𝑡𝑎𝑛2°𝑡𝑎𝑛3° … … 𝑡𝑎𝑛89° is

1
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) (d) 2
2

21. The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛75° − 𝑐𝑜𝑡75° is equal to

(a) 2√3 (b) 2 + √3 (c) 2 − √3 (d) 1
22. Which of the following is correct
𝜋
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛1° > 𝑠𝑖𝑛1 (b) 𝑠𝑖𝑛1° < 𝑠𝑖𝑛1 (c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛1° = 𝑠𝑖𝑛1 (d) 𝑠𝑖𝑛1° = 180 𝑠𝑖𝑛1
23. The value of 𝑡𝑎𝑛5𝐴 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝐴 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 is equal to
(a) 𝑡𝑎𝑛5𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 (b) −𝑡𝑎𝑛5𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴
(c) 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛2𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛5𝐴 − 𝑡𝑎𝑛5𝐴 ∙ 𝑡𝑎𝑛3𝐴 (d) none of these
24. The value of sin(45° + 𝜃) − cos(45° − 𝜃) is
(a) 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 (b) 2𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 (c) 1 (d) 0
𝜋 𝜋
25. The value of cot ( 4 + 𝜃) ∙ cot ( 4 − 𝜃) is

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) not defined

26. 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜑 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝜃 − 𝜑) − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 (𝜃 + 𝜑) is equal to
(a) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2(𝜃 + 𝜑) (b) 𝑐𝑜𝑠2(𝜃 + 𝜑) (c) 𝑠𝑖𝑛2(𝜃 − 𝜑) (d) 𝑐𝑜𝑠2(𝜃 − 𝜑)
1
27. If for real x, 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 = 𝑥 + 𝑥, then
(a) 𝜃 is an acute angle (b) 𝜃 is right angle
(c) 𝜃 is an obtuse angle (d) no value of 𝜃 is possible
1 1
28. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 = 2 , 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐵 = 3, then tan(2𝐴 + 𝐵) is equal to
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
𝜋
29. If 𝛼 + 𝛽 = 4 , then (1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛼)(1 + 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝛽) is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) -1 (d) -2
4 𝜃
30. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃 = − 5 and 𝜃 lies in the third quadrant, then the value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 is
1 1 1 1
(a) 5 (b) − (c) − (d)
√10 √5 √10
31. The greatest value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 is
1
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) √2 (d) 2
32. 𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 + 𝑏𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 lies between
(a) 𝑎 and 𝑏 (b) −(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) and (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 )
(c) −√(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) and √(𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) (d) −√𝑎 + 𝑏 and √𝑎 + 𝑏
33. Number of solutions of the equation 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 + 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 = 2𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 lying in the interval [0,2𝜋] is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3
3 3𝜋 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥+𝑐𝑜𝑡𝑥
34. If 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑥 = − 5 and 𝜋 < 𝑥 < , then is equal to
2 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥−𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥
1 1 1 2
(a) 6 (b) − 3 (c) − 6 (d) 3

35. The value of sin(𝜋 + 𝑥) ∙ sin(𝜋 − 𝑥) ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑐 2 𝑥 is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) 2
𝜋 𝜋 5𝜋 𝜋
36. The value of 3𝑠𝑖𝑛 6 ∙ 𝑠𝑒𝑐 3 − 4𝑠𝑖𝑛 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑡 4 is
6

(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

𝛼−𝛽 𝛼+𝛽
37. If sin 𝛼 = 𝑘𝑠𝑖𝑛𝛽, then tan ( ) ∙ cot ( ) is equal to
2 2
𝑘−1 𝑘+1 1+𝑘 1−𝑘
(a) 𝑘+1 (b) 𝑘−1 (c) 1−𝑘 (d) 1+𝑘
1
38. If 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥 = 3, then the value of 𝑠𝑖𝑛3𝑥 is
23 23
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) 27 (d) − 27
39. The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 48° − 𝑠𝑖𝑛2 12° is
√5+1 √5−1 √5+1 √5−1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
8 8 4 4
2𝜋 4𝜋 8𝜋 16𝜋
40. The value of 𝑐𝑜𝑠 15 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 15 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 15 ∙ 𝑐𝑜𝑠 is
15
1 1 1 1
(a) − 16 (b) − 8 (c) 8 (d) 16
𝜋
41. The general solution of the equation tan (2𝑥 + 12) is
𝑛𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝑛𝜋 𝜋
(a) − 24 (b) 𝑛𝜋 + 12 (c) 𝑛𝜋 − 12 (d) + 24
2 2
2
42. The general solution of the equation 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑥 ∙ 𝑠𝑒𝑐𝑥 + √3𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑥 = 0 is
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) (2𝑛 + 1) 2 (b) 𝑛𝑥 (c) 𝑛𝜋 + 6 (d) 𝑛𝜋 − 6
43. If A lies in the second quadrant and 3𝑡𝑎𝑛𝐴 + 4 = 0, then the value of 2𝑐𝑜𝑡𝐴 − 5𝑐𝑜𝑠𝐴 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝐴 is
53 23 37 7
(a) − 10 (b) 10 (c) 10 (d) 10
𝑎
44. If 𝑡𝑎𝑛𝜃 = 𝑏, then 𝑏𝑐𝑜𝑠2𝜃 + 𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑛2𝜃 is equal to
𝑎 𝑏
(a) 𝑎 (b) 𝑏 (c) 𝑏 (d) 𝑎
Answers
1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (b)
8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (c) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (c)
15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (a)
22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (d) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (c)
29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (c)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (a) 40. (d) 41. (a) 42. (b)
43. (b) 44. (b)

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