TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATION

LEVEL-I
1.

If sin(cos) = cos( sin), then sin2 may take value

(A) 3/4
(B) 3/4
(C) 1/4
(D) None of these

2.

General solution to the equation tan2 + cos2 - 1 = 0 will be given by

(A) = n
(B) = 2n +/4
(C) = n +/4
(D) = 2n -/4

3.

If sin = p then the equation whose solution is tan

px2 + 2xp 1 = 0
x2 + 2x p =0

(A)
(B)
4.

*5.

If tan(cot x) = cot(tan x) then sin 2x is equal to

2
(A)
(B)
2n 1
2
(C)
(D)
nn 1
If sin-1x + tan-1x =
(A)

px2 + 2x p =0
None of these

4
2n 1
4
nn 1

, then 2x2 + 1 =
2

5 1
2

(B)

(C) 2
6.

is
2
(B)
(D)

(D) none of these

Solution set of the equation sin2x + cos23x = 1 is given by

, n I
4

(C) n, n I

, n I
2

(A)

(B)

(D) none of these

*7.

The difference between the roots in the first quadrant (0 x /2) of the equation
4 cosx (2 3 sin2x) + (cos2x + 1) = 0 is
(A) /6
(B) /4
(C) /3
(D) /2

8.

The value of tan 2 tan 1

7
17
7
(C) 17
(A)

1
5

is equal to
4
(B) -

7
17

(D) none of these

*9.

The set of values of a for which x2 ax sin-1(sin3) > 0 for all x R is

(B) ,
2 2
(D) none of these

(A) R
(C)
10.

*11.

12.

If sin-1 (sinx) = - x, then x belongs to

(A) (-, )
3
(C) ,

2 2

(D) [, 2]

If cos-1 x+ cos-1 y+ cos-1z = 3 then x2+ y2 + z2 xy yz zx equals to

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
The number of real solutions of the equation tan-1 xx 1 + sin-1 x 2 x 1 =
(A) zero

*13.

(B) [ 0, ]

(B) one

If x 1 , then 2 tan-1x+ sin-1

(C) two
2x
1 x2

(D) infinite

is equal to

(A) 4 tan-1x
(C) 0

(B)
(D) None of these

14.

If sinx + siny + sinz = 3, x, y, z [ 0, 2], then

(A) x2 + y2 + z2 xy yz zx = 0
(B) x3 + y3 + z3 = 3/3
3
3
3
(C) x + y + z = 0
(D) x + y + z = 0

15.

If cos1 + 2 cos2 + 3 cos3 = 6 then tan1+ tan2+ tan3 equals to

(A) 1/2
(B) 6
(C) 0
(D) 3

*16.

The equation esinx + e-sinx = 2sinx will have

(A) no solution
(C) two solution

17.

If 1+ tan =

2 then cos - sin equals to ( (2n+1)/2)

(A) 2 sin
(C)
18.

19.

(B) one solution

(D) none of these

2 cos

Value of cos(2 cos-1(4/5)) equals to

(A) 6/25
(C) 4/25

(B)

2 sin

(D) 2 cos

(B) 7/25
(D) 8/25

If 4 cos-1x + sin-1x = then x equals to

(A) 1/2

(B) 1/ 2

(C) 1

(D)

3 /2

is
2

*20.

*21.

22.

23.

3
is
Number of solution to the equation sin-1x cos-1x = cos-1
2

(A) one
(B) two
(C) four
(D) none of these.
The solutions of the equation (cos2x 4sinx + 6) (1-sinx) = cos2x are
(A) 2n, n I
(B) (4n 1) /2, n I

(C) (4n + 1) , n I
(D) None of these
2
x
If tan 2 = secx cosx, then
2
(A) x = 2n, n I
(B) x = (2n + 1), n I

(C) x = (2n + 1) , n I
(D) None of these
2
The inequality log2x < sin1 (sin5) holds if
(A) x (0, 25-2)
(C) x (22 -5 , )

(B) x (25-2 , )
(D) None of these

24.

The value(s) of y for which the equation 4 sinx+3cosx= y2 6y +14 has a real solution, is
(are)
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 3
(D) None of these.

25.

The most general values of x for which sinx + cosx = min.{ y2 10 y +26, y2 6y +12},
y R, are given by

(A) [2n, (2n+1) ]
(B) [ n + (-1)n , ( n+1) ]
4 4

(C) [2n, ( 4n+1) ]

(D) None of these
2

26.

If cos-1x + cos-1y + cos-1z =3 , then x3 +y3 +z3 is equal to

(A) 3
(B) 3
(C) 0
(D) None of these

*27.

The solution(s) x, of the equation

(A) /6
(C) -/3

28.

If cotx coty = k and x + y =/3, then tanx, tany satisfy the equation
(A) kt2 3 (k 1)t +1= 0
(B) kt2 + 3 ( k 1)t +1 = 0
(C) kt2

3 ( k +1)t +1= 0

3 cosx sinx = (cos10y+ sec10y), is (are)

(B) - /6
(D) /3

(D) kt2 + 3 ( k +1)t +1 = 0

29.

If cos2 x
1 tan2 2 y 3 sin 3 z 4 , then
2
cos x

(A) x may be a multiple of

(B) x can not be an even multiple of
(C) z can be a multiple of
(D) y can be a multiple of /2 .

30.

tan + tan2 + tan tan2 = 1. Then is equal to

(A) /12
(B) 5/12
(C) -3/12
(D) -7/12

31.

If 1 < x < 0 then tan-1x equals

32.

(A) cos 1 1 x 2

x
(B) sin 1

2
1 x

1 x 2
(C) cot 1

(D) cosec-1 x

The set of all x in ( -, ) satisfying |4sinx-1| <

3
3
(A) ,
(B) ,
(C)

10 10
10 10

5 is given by
3

,

10 10

(D) none of these.

33.

The number of roots of the equation x+ 2tanx = /2 in the interval [0, 2] is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) infinite

34.

The general solution of the equation sinx + cosx = 1, for n = 0, 1, 2,...... is

1
(A) x = 2n
(B) x = 2n +
2

(C) x = n + (-1)n
(D) none of these
4 4

35.

The solution set of (2cosx - 1) (3 + 2cosx) = 0 in the interval 0 x 2 is

A
B , 5
3
3 3

1
, , cos 3 / 2
3 3

D none of these.

36.

The number of solutions of the equation tanx + secx = 2cosx lying in the interval [0, 2]
is
(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3

37.

The general solution of the equation tan2 + 23 tan = 1 is given by

= n +
2

D n
12

A =

C = 6n + 1

12

38.

The general solution of sinx - 3sin2x + sin3x = cosx - 3cos2x + cos3x is

A n +
B n +
8
2 8
C - 1n n
D 2n + cos-13 / 2
2 8

*39.

The value of tan[cos-1 4/5 + tan-1 2/3] or tan [sin-1(3/5) + cot-1 3/2] is
(A) 6/17
(B) 7/16
(C) 17/6
(D) none of these.

40.

The principal value of sin-1(sin

(A) -2/3
(C) 4/3

2
) is
3
(B) 2/3
(D) None of these

*41.

If 1 + |sinx| + sin2x + |sin3x| + .... = 4 + 2 3 , then

(A) x =
(B)
6
3
2
5
(C) x =
(D) x =
3
6

42.

The number of ordered pair (x, y), where x and y satisfy x + y = 2/3 and cosx + cosy =
3/2 is
(A)0
(B)1
(C)2
(D) infinity

43.

The number of solutions of cos2 + sin + 1 = 0, is ( [0, 2])

(A) 0
(B)1
(C) 2
(D) infinity

44.

If sin-1x > cos-1x, then

1
(A) x 1,

1
(C) x
,1
2

45.

(B) x 0,
2

1
(D) x
,0
2

The set of all values of x in the interval [0, ] for which 2sin2x - 3sinx + 1 0 contains
(A)[0, /6]
(B)[0, /3]
(C)[2/3, ]
(D) [0, /6] {/2} [5/6, ]

sinx / 2 cosx / 2 i tan x

is real If x belong to the set
1 2i sinx / 2
(A) {n : nI}
(B) {2n : nI}
(C) {n+/4 : nI}
(D) {2n+/4 : nI}

*46.

If the expression

47.

sinx, sin2x, sin3x are in A.P. if (for n I)

n
(A) x =
2
(C) x = 2n

*48.

(B) x = n
(D) x =

n
3

sinx cosx cos 2x = k has a solution, if k belong to the interval

(A)[0, 1]
(B)[-1,0]
(C) [-/2, /2]
(D) [-1/4, ]

LEVEL-II
1.

The values of x in [0, 2] which satisfy the equation 21+ |sinx| + | sin2x| + |sin3x| + .. . = 2 are
(A) 0
(B)
(C) 2
(D) 3/2

2.

The values of in the interval (-/2, /2) satisfying the equation

tan2 is
(A) /4
(B) -/4
(C)
(D) none of these

*3.

*4.

= tan4 + 2

sin 1 1
equals
tan 1
cos 1
(A)

(B)

(C)

1
2

(D)

2
1

2 4

The value of x that satisfies the equation tan2x = tan-1(tan3) is

(A) /3
(B) - /3
(C)

5.

3 sec

tan 1 3

(D) none of these

If sin-1x + sin-1y =
(A) 0
(C) 2

, cos-1x cos-1y = , then the number of ordered pairs (x, y) is

3
3
(B) 1
(D) none of these

6.

The number of real solutions of cos-1x + cos-1 2x = - is

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) infinitely many

7.

sinx + cos x = y2 y +a has no value of x for any y if a belongs to

(A) ( 0,
3)
(B) (- 3 , 0 )
(C) ( - , -

3)

(D) ( 3 , )

8.

The values of k, for which the system of equations cosx cos2y = (k2 4)2 +1 and
sinx sin2y = k +2 holds, is (are) given by
(A) k = 2
(B) k = - 2
(C) k = 2
(D) none of these

9.

The value of tan[sin-1(cos(sin-1x))] tan[ cos-1 (sin(cos-1x) )], (x ( 0, 1)) is equal to

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 1
(D) none of these.

10.

*11.
is

The value of tan-1 tan 2 A + tan-1(cotA) + tan-1(cot3A), for 0 < A < /4, is
2

(A) tan-1 2
(B) tan-1(cotA)
-1
(C) 4 tan (1)
(D) 2 tan-1(2)

The value of a for which the equation 4cosec2( (a + x)) + a2 4a = 0 has a real solution,
(A) a = 1
(C) a = 10

*12.

a
a
1
1
cos cos1 + cos cos 1 is equal to
b
b
4 2
4 2
(A)

14.

ab
b

If

1 sin A =sin

16.

A
A
A
cos , then
could lie in quadrant
2
2
2 4
(B) second
(D) fourth

If sinx + cosx =

1
, x [ 0, ], then
y
(B) y =0
(C) y = 1

(D) x= 3/4.

The minimum value of 2sinx + 2cosx is

(A) 1

*18.

(B) -1 x 0
(D) 0 x 1

General solution to the equation tan2 + cos2 -1 =0 will be given by

(A) = n
(B) = 2n +/4
(C) = n +/4
(D) = 2n -/4

(A) x =/4

17.

b
ab

(D) None of these

If 2 sin-1x = cos-1(1 2x2), then

(A) -1 x 1
(C) x = 1/2

(A) first
(C) third
15.

(B)

ab
b

(C)
13.

(B) a = 2
(D) None of these

(B) 2

1
2

The number of solutions of the equation

2
1
1
tan-1
+ tan-1
= tan-1 2 is
2x 1
4x 1
x
(A) 1
(C)3

(C) 2-1/ 2

(B)2
(D) 4

(D) 2

1
2

*19.

*20.

a xy
a a1
a a2
a a n 1
1
+tan-1 2
The value of tan-1 1
+ tan-1 3
+ ... +tan-1 n
+ tan-1
is

1 a1a 2
1 a 2 a3
1 anan 1
an
a1y x
(A) 0
(B) 1
x
y
(C) tan-1
(D) tan-1
y
x

If sinx + cosx = 1 + sinx cosx, then

(A) sin x =
4
2

(C) cos x
4
2

21.

If tan-1x + cot-1x + si n-1x

(A) =0 , = /2
(C) = /2, =

(B) sin x
4
2

(D) cos x
4
2

x (0, 1] then
(B) = 0, =
(D) = /2, =

LEVEL-III
1.

2.

If all the solutions x of acosx + acosx = 6 (a > 1) are real, then set of values of a is
(A) [3+2 2 , )

(B) (6, 12)

(C) (1, 3 + 2 2 )

(D) none of these.

The value of sin 1 cot sin 1

2 3
12
cos 1
sec 1 2 is

4
4

(A) 0
(C) /6

(B) /4
(D) /2

3.

The number of integral values of p for which the equation cos (psinx) = sin(p cosx) has a
solution in [0, 2] is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) none of these

4.

If (tan-1x)2 + (cot-1x)2 =

5 2
, then x equals to
8

(A) -1
(C) 0
*5.

*6.

The number of points inside

tan4x + cot4x + 1 = 3sin2y is
(A) one
(C) four

(B) 1
(D) none of these
or

on

the

circle

x2

y2 =

satisfying

(B) two
(D) infinite

If cos sin x cos x 0 , then x is

6
3

(A) n + /4, n I.
(B) n - /2, n I.
(C) n - /4, n I.
(D) none of these

7.

Indicate the relation which is true

(A) tan | tan-1 x | = | x |(B) cot | cot-1 x | = x (C) tan-1 | tan x | = | x |
(D) sin|sin-1x |=|x|

8.

The values of x between 0 and 2 which satisfy the equation sinx 8 cos 2 x =1 are in
A.P. with common difference
(A) /4
(B) /8
(C) 3/8
(C) 5/8

9.

In a triangle ABC, the angle B is greater than angle A. If the values of angles A and B
satisfy the equation 3sinx - 4sin3x - k = 0, 0 < k < 1, then the value of C is

A
(B)
3
2
2
5
C
D
3
6

10.

If A = 2 tan-1(2 2 -1) and B = 3 sin-1(1/3) + sin-1 (3/5), then

(A) A = B
(B) A < B
(C) A > B
(D) none of these

*11.

The equation (cosp - 1)x2 + (cosp)x + sinp = 0, where x is a variable, has real roots.
Then the interval of p may be
(A) (0, 2)
(B) (-, 0)

,
(C)
(D) (0, )
2 2

ANSWERS
LEVEL I
1.
5.
9.
13.
17.
21.
23.
25.
27.
29.
33.
37.
41.
45.
LEVEL II
1.
5.
9.
13.
17.
21.
LEVEL III
1.
5.
9.

A
A
C
B

2.
6.
10.
14.
18.

A,C
A
C
A
B

3.
7.
11.
15.
19.
22.

D
A
A
C
D
A

4.
8.
12.
16.
20.

B
C
C
A
A

C
A
D
B
A,D
C
C
B, C
D

24.
26.
28.
30.
34.
38.
42.
46.

A
A
A
A, B, C, D
C
A
B,C

31.
35.
39.
43.
47.

B
B
C
B
A, C

32.
36.
40.
44.
48.

A
C
D
C
D

A, B, C
B
B
D
D

2.
6.
10.
14.
18.

A, B
A
C
A,B
B

3.
7.
11.
15.
19.

D
D
C

4.
8.
12.
16.
20.

D
B
C
A, C
A, D

A
C
C

2.
6.
10.

3.
7.
11.

D
A, B, D
D

4.
8.

A
A