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CLASS-X TRIGONOMETRY

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5 sin   cos 
1. If tan   , then the value of is:
12 sin   cos 

17 17 17 17
a)  b) c) d) 
7 7 13 13

 2tan300 
2.  1  tan2 300  is equal to:
 

a) sin 600 b) cos 600 c) tan600 d) sin 300

4sin A  3cos A
3. If 2 tan A = 3, then the value of is
4sin A  3 cos A

7 1
a) b) c) 3 d) Does not exist
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5 2 0 2 0 2 0
4.  8 sec 60  tan 60  cos 45  is equal to
 

5 1 1
a) b) c) 0 d)
3 2 4

cos2  1
5.  , in simplified form, is:
sin  sin2 
2

a) tan2  b) sec2  c) 1 d) 1
6. If  is an acute angle of a right angled triangle, then which of the follow-
ing equation is not true?
a) sin  cot   cos  b) cos  tan   sin
c) cos ec 2  cot 2   1 d) tan 2  sec2   1

7.  cos 4
A  sin4 A  on simplification, gives

a) 2sin2 A  1 b) 2sin2 A  1 c) 2cos 2 A  1 d) 2cos 2 A  1

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x
8. If tan   y , then cos  is equal to

x y x y
a) 2 2 b) 2 2 c) 2 2 d)
x y x y x y x  y2
2

9. sec 2
  1 cos ec 2  1 is equal to:
a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2

10. The distance between the points a cos   b sin ,0  and

 0,a sin  b cos   , is

a) a 2  b 2 b) a 2  b 2 c) a 2  b2 d) a 2  b2

11. The value of  for which cos 100     sin300 , is

a) 500 b) 400 c) 800 d) 200

x y
12. If  2sin A ,  2 cos A , then the value of x 2  y 2 is:
3 3
a) 36 b) 9 c) 6 d) 18
13. If 4sec   5  0 , then the value of cot  is:
a) 3/4 b) 4/5 c) 5/3 d) 4/3

14. If x  a cos  and y  b sin  , then the value of b 2 x 2  a 2y 2 is:

a) a 2b 2 b) ab c) a 4b 4 d) a 2  b 2
15. If 5 tan   12  0 , then the value of sin  is:
a) 5/12 b) 12/13 c) 5/13 d) 12/5

3 1
16. If cos   and sin   , then tan     is:
2 2

1
a) 3 b) c) 1 d) not defined
3

3 3
17. If sin   , cos   , then tan  .tan  is:
2 2

1
a) 3 b) c) 1 d) 0
3

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18. If sin   cos  ,  00    90 0  , then the value of  sec  .sin   is:

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

   
19. If cos      0 , then the value of cos   is equal to:
 2 

1
a) b) 1/2 c) 0 d) 2
2
20. If sec   tan   m , then the value of sec   tan  is:

1 1
a) 1  b) m 2  1 c) d) m
m m

2
21. If sin A  , then the value of cot A is:
3

5 3 5 2
a) b) c) d)
2 2 4 3

22. For   300 , the value of  2sin  cos   is:

3 3
a) 1 b) c) d) 3/2
2 4

1  
23. If sin   1 , then the value of sin   is:
2 2

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

2 1 0 0
24. The value of  for which 2sin   ; 0    90 .
2
a) 300 b) 600 c) 450 d) 900
SHORT ANSWERS - 1M

1. Find the value of  sin2 330  sin2 570 

2. Find A if tan 2A  cot  A  240 

3. Evaluate: sin2 600  2tan 450  cos 2 300

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4. If sin A  , calculate sec A.
4

5. If sin x  cos y  1; x  300 and y is an acute angle, find the value of y.

6. Find the value of  cos 480  sin 420  .

tan360
7. Evaluate:
cot540

8. If cos ec 2 1  cos  1  cos    k , then find the value of k.

cos 800
9. 0
 cos 590 so sec 310  _______________
sin10

 2 1 
10. The value of  sin     ____________
 1  tan2  

11. The value of 1  tan2   1  sin  1  sin    ____________

2
 sin 350   cos 430 
12. The value of  0 
 0 
 2cos 600  ____________
 cos 55   sin 47 

13. The value of  tan10 tan20.....tan890  is equal to _____________

14. If sin A  sin2 A  1 , then find the value of the expression  cos 2 A  cos 4 A  .

3cot 400 1  cos 350 

15. The value of    ____________
tan500 2  sin550 

7 1  sin  1  sin  

16. If cot   , then the value of 1  cos  1  cos 
8   

 1 1 
17. What is the value of  2
 2 ?
 1  cot  1  tan  
18. If tan A = 1, then 2 sin A cos A = ______________

1  tan2 A
19. Simplest form of is _____________
1  cot 2 A

20. Simplest form of 1  cos 2 A 1  cot 2 A  is _____________

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21. Evaluate : 2sec 300  tan600

22. Write the value of sin2 300  cos2 600 .

ASSERTION AND REASON

1 0 2 2
1. Assertion (A): If sin A 
3
 0  A  900  , then value of cos A is
3
.

Reason (R): For every angle  , sin2   cos 2   1 .

SHORT ANSWERS - 2M (SA-I)

1. If a cos   b sin  m and a sin  b cos   n , then prove that

a  b2  m 2  n 2 .
2

sec A  1 sec A  1
2. Prove that:   2cos ec A
sec A  1 sec A  1

3. If sin   cos   3 , then find the value of sin .cos  .

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4. If sin   and cot   3 , then find the value of cos ec   cos ec  .
2

5. If sin   sin2   1 , then prove that cos 2   cos 4   1 .

1 cos ec 2  sec 2  3
6. If tan   , then show that  .
7 cos ec 2  sec 2  4

7. Evaluate 2sec 2   3cos ec 2  2sin  if   450 .

8. If , then find the value of sin4   cos 4  .

3  1  cos2  
9. If tan   , find the value of  2 
4  1  cos  

 2sec  
10. tan   3 , find the value of  1  tan2  
 

2 2
 sin 470   cos 300  2
11. Evaluate:  0 
 0 
  sin 600  .
 cos 43   cot 30 

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cos 450  sin 600

12. Evaluate:
sec 300  cos ec 300

2 tan 300.sec 600.tan 450

13. Evaluate:
1  sin2 600

sec 2 450  tan2 450

14. Evaluate:
sin2 450

5 tan 600
15. Evaluate: sin2 600  cos 2 600 tan 300 .
 
16. Evaluate: 2sin2 300.sec 600  tan2 600 .

17. If 2sin  A  B   3 and cos  A  B   1 , then find the measures of angles

A and B. 0  A, B ,  A  B   900 .

18. Evaluate: 2 2 cos 450 sin 300  2 3 cos 300

19. If A  600 and B  300 , verify that sin  A  B   sin A cos B  cos A sin B .

5 cos2 600  4sec 2 300  tan2 450

20. Evaluate:
sin2 300  sin2 600

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21. If sin  A  B   , cos  A  B   ; 0  A  B  900 , A  B ; find A and
2 2
B .
SHORT ANSWER - 3M (SA-II)

tan  cot 
1. Prove that:   1  sec  cos ec
1  cot  1  tan 

tan   sec   1 1  sin 

2. Prove that: 
tan   sec   1 cos 

1
3. Prove that  cos ec A  sin A sec A  cos A   .
cot A  tan A

1  sec A sin2 A
4. Prove that  .
sec A 1  cos A

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5. If sin   cos   p and sec   cos ec  q , then prove that q  p 2  1  2 p .

6. Prove that  sin   cos   tan   cot    sec   cosec .

sin A  2sin3 A
7. Prove that  tan A
2cos 3 A  cos A

8. Prove that A 1  sin A  sec A  tan A   1 .

 4sin   cos   1 
9. If 4tan  3 , evaluate  
 4sin   cos   1 

10. If tan2A  cot  A  180  , where 2A is an acute angle, find the value of A.

2
11. Prove that  sin   cos ec     cos   sec    7  tan2   cot 2  .

12. Prove that 1  cot A  cos ec A 1  tan A  sec A   2 .

2
 3sin 430  cos 370 cos ec 530
13. 
 cos 470  tan50 tan250 tan 450 tan650 tan850
 

14. A, B and C are interior angles of a triangle ABC. Show that

B C  A
i) sin    cos
 2  2

B C 
ii) If A  900 , then find the value of  
 2 

1
15. If tan  A  B   1 and tan  A  B   , 00  A  B  900 , A  B , then find
3
the values of A and B.

tan  cot  cos   sin 

16. Prove that:  
1  tan  1  cot  cos   sin 

17. If cos   sin   2 cos  , show that cos   sin   2 sin  .

tan A tan A
18. Prove that:   2cos ec A .
1  sec A 1  sec A

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cot 2 
19. Prove that: 1  1  cos ec   cos ec 

20. If sin   cos   3 , then prove that tan  cot   1 .

21. Prove that: 2  sin6   cos 6    3 sin4   cos 4    1  0 .

22. If sin   cos   p and sec   cos ec  q , show that q  p 2  1  2 p .

sin   cos   1 1
23. Prove that: 
cos   sin   1 sec   tan 

2cos 3   cos 
24. Prove that:  cot 
sin   2sin3 

25. Prove that:  sin4   cos 4   1 cos ec 2  2 .

tan A cot A
26. Prove that:   1  sec A cos ecA .
1  cot A 1  tan A

sin  1  cos 
27. Prove that   2 cos ec .
1  cos  sin 

tan   cot 
28. Prove that  sec 2   cos ec 2 .
sin  .cos 

sin   2sin3 
29. Prove that  tan  .
2cos3   cos 

sin A  cos A sin A  cos A 2

30. Prove that   .
sin A  cos A sin A  cos A 2sin2 A  1

31. Prove that:  cos ec  sin   sec   cos    tan   cot    1 .

1  sec   tan  1  sin 

32. Prove that  .
1  sec   tan  cos 

33. Prove that sin6   cos 6   1  3 sin2  .cos 2  .

cos ec 2  sec2  3 1
34. Prove that  , if tan   .
cos ec 2  sec 2  4 7

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sin   cos   1 1
35. Prove that  .
sin   cos   1 sec   tan 

36. Prove that sec 2   cos ec 2  tan   cot  .

LONG ANSWERS (LA) (4M or 5M)

sin A  2sin3 A
1. Prove that:  tan A .
2cos 3 A  cos A

tan  cot 
2. Prove that:   1  sec  cos ec
1  cot  1  tan 

sin  sin 
3.  2
cot   cos ec cot   cos ec

1
4. If 1  sin2   3sin  cos  , then prove that tan   1 or tan   .
2

1  cot   tan  sin  cos    sin 2

 cos 2 
5. Prove that :
sec 3
  cosec  
3

cos ec 2  900     tan2  2 tan2 300 sec 2 .sin2 530

6. Evaluate: 2 cos 2 370  cos 2 530 
  cos ec 2 630  tan 2 27 0

2 m2 1
7. If tan x  n tan y and sin x  m sin y , that cos x  .
n2 1

8. If x sin3   y cos3   sin cos  and x sin   y cos  , prove that x 2  y 2  1 .

Assertion & Reason
1. Assertion: For 0    900 , cos ec  cot  and cos ec  cot  are recipro-
cal of each other.
Reason: cos ec 2  cot 2   1 .

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