tan

1.

2 tan 4
16
8

The value of
cot

is equal to

cot

(a)
these

2.

cot

(b)

The maximum value of

,
9

If

tan

is

(c) 4

5
18

x and

(d) none of

for real values of

(b) 5

tan

4
16

(c)

1 sin 2 cos

(a) 3
these

3.

16

tan

are in AP and

tan

(d) none of

7
18

, y and

are also in AP then

2x y
(a)
these

(b) x > y

tan
4.

If

and tan
2
2

are the roots of the equation

627
725

(b)

If

then
(b) 0

2sin

1 sin cos

If

(a)

cos
then

(c) 1

3
4
, cos and cos
4
5
5

(a) 1
these

6.

8 x 2 26 x 15 0

(d) none of

is equal to

627
725

(a)
these

5.

(c) x = y

then

is equal to

(c) 2

1 sin cos
1 sin

(b)

sin 2

(d) none of

(d) none of

is equal to

(c) 1

(d) 1 +

, cot 2 cot 2
7.

For all real values of

(a)
these

is equal to

tan 2

(b)

cos 20 sin 20 p
8.

If

then

cos 40

p 2 p2

(a)
these
9.

If

cos 5 a cos5 b cos 3

tan

(c)

cot 3

(d) none of

is equal to

p 2 p2

(b)

then c is equal to

p 2 p2

(c)

(d) none of

(a) 5
these

(b) 1

sin

10.

(a) 1

11.

(d) none of

(c) 1/4

(d)

(c) 1

(d) none of

5
7
sin
sin
18
18
18

The numerical value of

is equal to
(b) 1/8

2 tan

(c) 5

3sec 4 cos
10
10
10

The value of

is

(a) 0
these

(b)

Solve the equations:Type 1: Problems based on preliminaries

1.

cos =-

sin =- 1

2.

sin 9 = sin
4.
7 cos2 +3sin 2 =4

5.

3tan( - 15 ) = tan( +15 )

7.
tan x tan 2 x =- 1
10.

8.

1
2
sin 5 = cos 2

3.

tan =- 3
6.

tan 3 x - tan x
=1
1 + tan 3 x tan x

9.

tan +tan 2 +tan tan 2 =1

Type 2: Problems based on factorization

tan +tan 2 +tan 3 =0
11.
cos +cos 2 +cos 4 = 0

cos cos 2 cos3 =

13.

12.

1
4

sin2 -cos =
14.

1
4

3tan -2 3 tan -3 =0
15.
sin 5 cos3 = sin 9 cos 7

Type 3: Equation of form

sin x + 3 cos x = 2
17.

16.

a cos + bsin = c

18.

sec x + tan x = 3

19.

3 sin x + cos x =1

Type 4: Problems based on extreme values of sinx, cosx

sin 4 x = 1 + tan 8 x
cos80 x =1 + sin100 x
20.
21.

sin 2 x + cos2 y = 2sec2 z

22.
24.

23.

sin 6 x + cos 4 x =- 2

sin 6 x =1 + cos 4 3 x

Type 5: Problems based on simultaneous equations

1
1
1
sin =tan
cos =tan =- 1
2
3
2
25.
26.
1
2
tan =
sec =3
3
27.
Trigonometric Inequalities:
1
3
sin >
cos <
2
2
28.
29.

sin 30.

31. Find the number of solutions:

| sin x |=| cos x | in [0, 2]
(i)
3
tan x = 2 x +1 in
- ,

2 2

(iii)
sin x = x 2 + 2 x + 2
(v)
cos x = e x + e- x
(vii)
1.

If

1 cot cosec

(a)

2.

1 cos2
3
1 cos2

If

2n

(a)

, then the general value of

2n

(b)

| cos x |=| x | in [,
- ]
(ii)

(iv)
(vi)

If

2n

(c)

(b)

2n

(c)

(d) None of these

n n

4 3 18

, then the general value of

(c)

(d)

is

2n
6

(b)

cos7 cos sin4

(a)

, then the general value of

(a)
If

sin x = 5 x + 5-

, then the general value of is

2n
6

4.

sin x = x 2 + x +1

is

3(sec2 tan2 ) 5
3.

1
2

(d)

is
(b)

n n

,
(1)n
3 3
18

n n

,
(1)n
4 3
18

(c)

1 tan2 1

2
sec2

If

5.

(a)

(d)

, then the general value of

n
6

If

(b)

2n

(a)
If

7.

2 sin tan 0

3 cos sin

If

(b)

6.

6 5

2n

6 5

(c)

2
3

3 5

(d)

is

(1)n
4 3

4 3

(b)

Total number of solutions of

is
2n

(c)

sin 2 x - sin x - 1 = 0

(d)

[- 2p, 2p]
is

is equal to

(b) 4

Total number of solutions of

(a) 4
these

2n
3

sin x =

(c) 6

(d) 8

x
10
is equal to

(b) 6

(c) 7

3x + 2 tan x =
8.

(d)

then the general value of

n
3

(a) 2

7.

n , n

(d)

1
sin2 2cos 0,
4

(a)

n (1)n

(c)

(d)

, then the general value of is

2,

n
4 3

If

n ,2n

then the most general value of

(a)

2n

are

(b)

n (1)n
4

(c)

3 tan2 3 tan3 tan2 tan3 1

(a)

10.

(c)

(b)

9.

is

2
n ,2n
3

(a)
If

(d) None of these

, then the general values of

2n
3

8.

n
4

(b)

(c)

then the general value of

n
4

is

n
6

2 tan2 sec2 ,
6.

n n

,
(1)n
6 3
18

Total number of solutions of the equation

5p
2

(d) none of

x [ 0, 2p]
in

is equal to

(a) 1

9.

(b) 2

Total number of solutions of

(a) 4

81sin

(c) 3
2

+ 81cos

= 30

(d) 4

x [ 0, 2p]
for

is equal to

(b) 8

(c) 2

(d) 10
1
2

{ sin x,cos x } =
10.

Total number of solutions of the equation max

(a) 3

(b) 5

tan

1.

cot

16

The maximum value of

cot

,
9

tan

5
18

x and

4
16
(d) none of

for real values of

(b) 5

If

(d) 9

(c)

1 sin 2 cos

(a) 3
these

3.

(c) 7

(b)

tan

, are equal to

is equal to

(a)
these

2.

in

2 tan 4
16
8

The value of
cot

x ( - 2p,5p)

is

(c) 4

tan

are in AP and

tan

(d) none of

7
18

, y and

are also in AP then

2x y
(a)
these

(b) x > y

tan
4.

If

and tan
2
2

are the roots of the equation

627
725

(b)

If

If

then

(a)

2sin

1 sin cos
1

cos
then

(c) 1

3
4
, cos and cos
4
5
5

(a) 1
these

6.

8 x 2 26 x 15 0

(d) none of

is equal to

627
725

(a)
these

5.

(c) x = y

(b) 0

then

1 sin cos
1 sin

(b)

sin 2

(d) none of

is equal to

(c) 2

(d) none of

is equal to

(c) 1

(d) 1 +

, cot 2 cot 2
7.

For all real values of

(a)
these

is equal to

tan 2

(b)

cos 20 sin 20 p
8.

If

then

tan

cos 40

p 2 p2

(b) 1/8

The value of
5

(b)

Total number of solutions of

sin 2 x - sin x - 1 = 0

Total number of solutions of

(a) 4
these

is equal to

(c) 7

(d) none of

is equal to

(b) 2

(a) 4

(d) 8

10

Total number of solutions of the equation

Total number of solutions of

(c) 6

(b) 6

(a) 1

81sin

5p
2

x [ 0, 2p]
in

+ 81cos

= 30

x [ 0, 2p]
is equal to
(c) 2

Total number of solutions of the equation max

(b) 5
2

2 tan sec ,
11.

If

then the general value of

(a)
12.

If

n
4

2 sin tan 0

(b)

(d) 4

for

(b) 8

(a) 3

is equal to

(c) 3

{ sin x, cos x} =
15.

(d) none of

is

3x + 2 tan x =

14.

(c) 1

[- 2p, 2p]

(b) 4

sin x =

13.

(d)

is

(a) 2

12.

(c) 1/4

3sec 4 cos
10
10
10

(a) 0
these
11.

(d) none of

is equal to

(a) 1

10.

(c)

5
7
sin
sin
18
18
18

The numerical value of

2 tan

(d) none of

p 2 p2

(b)

sin

cot 3

is equal to

p 2 p2

(a)
these

9.

(c)

1
2

(d) 10

x ( - 2p,5p)
in

(c) 7

(d) 9

is

n
4

, then the general values of

, are equal to

(c)

are

2n

(d)

2n

(a)

n ,2n

(b)

2
n , n
3

13.

3 tan2 3 tan3 tan2 tan3 1

If

(a)

n ,2n

(c)

6 5

(a)

(b)

6 5

2n

(c)

then the most general value of

n (1)n
4

(d)

2,

If

, then the general value of is

(b)

3 cos sin
14.

2
3

(1)n
4 3

3 5

(d)

is
n

(c)

4 3

(d)

n (1)

4 3
n

sin2 2cos

15.

If

n
3

(a)
16.

If

If

2n

(a)

(b)

(c)

is

2n
2

(b)

2n

(c)

2n

(c)

, then the general value of

(b)
cos7 cos sin4
n n

4 3 18

If

1 tan2 1

2
sec2

(d)

None

(c)

, then the general value of

(b)

n n

,
(1)n
3 3
18

, then the general value of

is

(d)

is
n

n n

,
(1)n
6 3
18

20.

2n
6

(a)

(a)

(d)

If

If

, then the general value of is

2n
6

19.

is
2n

3(sec2 tan2 ) 5
18.

2n
3

, then the general value of

n
2

1 cos2
3
1 cos2

then the general value of

(b)

1 cot cosec

(a)
these

17.

1
0,
4

(d)

is
(c)

n n

,
(1)n
4 3
18

(d)

of

(a)
these

(b)

2n

(c)

(d)

None

of