Title: Trigonometry
Chapter: Trigonometry
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Worksheet Compiled By: Prashant Jain (PJ Sir)
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Multiple and sub-multiple angles:
(a) sin 2A = 2 sinA cosA Note: sin = 2 sin cos etc.
2 2
(b) cos 2A = cos²A sin²A = 2cos²A 1 = 1 2 sin²A
Note: 2 cos² = 1 + cos , 2 sin² = 1 cos .
2 2
2 tan A 2 tan
(c) tan 2A = Note: tan = 2
1 tan2 A 1 tan 2
2
2 tan A 1 tan2 A
(d) sin 2A = 2
, cos 2A =
1 tan A 1 tan2 A
(e) sin 3A = 3 sinA 4 sin3A
(f) cos 3A = 4 cos3A 3 cosA
3 tan A tan3 A
(g) tan 3A =
1 3 tan2 A
Example # 1: Prove that
sin2A
(i) = tan A (ii) tan A + cot A = 2 cosec 2 A
1 cos 2A
1 cos A cosB cos(A B) A B
(iii) = tan cot
1 cos A cosB cos(A B) 2 2
sin 2A 2 sin A cos A
Solution: (i) L.H.S. = = tan A
1 cos 2A 2cos2 A
1 tan2 A 1 tan2 A 2
(ii) L.H.S. tan A + cot A = =2 = = 2 cosec 2 A
tan A 2 tan A sin2A
A A A
2 sin2 2 sin sin B
1 cos A cosB cos(A B) 2 2 2
(iii) L.H.S. =
1 cos A cosB cos(A B) A A A
2cos2 2cos cos B
2 2 2
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A A A B B
sin sin B 2sin 2 cos 2
A 2 2 = tan A = tan A cot B
= tan
2 A A 2 A B B 2 2
cos 2 cos 2 B 2sin 2 sin 2
Self practice problems
sin 4 sin 2 2 tan
(1) Prove that =
1 cos 4 cos 2 1 tan2
3 5 7 1
(2) Prove that sin sin sin sin =
18 18 18 18 16
(3) Prove that tan 3A tan 2A tan A = tan 3A – tan 2A – tan A
A
(4) Prove that tan 45º = sec A + tan A
2
Important trigonometric ratios of standard angles:
(a) sin n = 0 ; cos n = (1)n ; tan n = 0, where n
3 1 5
(b) sin 15° or sin = = cos 75° or cos ;
12 2 2 12
3 1 5
cos 15° or cos = = sin 75° or sin ;
12 2 2 12
3 1 3 1
tan 15° = = 2 3 = cot 75° ; tan 75° = = 2 3 = cot 15°
3 1 3 1
5 1
(c) sin or sin 18° = = cos 72°
10 4
5 1
cos 36° or cos = = sin 54°
5 4
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Exercise – I
1. Show that :
(i) sin2 750 – sin2 150 = 3 /2 (ii) sin2 450 – sin2 150 = 3 /4
2. Find the value of
(i) 4 sin 18° cos 36° (ii) cos2 72° – sin2 54°
(iii) cos2 48º – sin2 12º
a2 – b 2
3. If and are the solution of a cos + b sin = c, then show that cos( + ) =
a2 b2
A A 1
4. Show that : sin2 – sin2 = sin A
8 2 8 2 2
5. Show that : cos² + cos² (+ ) 2cos cos cos (+ ) = sin².
6. Prove that
sin2 A sin2 B
(i) = tan (A + B)
sin A cos A sinBcosB
4 cos2A
(ii) cot (A + 15º) – tan (A – 15º) =
1 2 sin2A
7. If 0 < < /4, then show that 2 2(1 cos 4) = 2 cos
cos3 A cos3A sin3 A sin3A
8. Prove that + =3
cos A sin A
9. Prove that
2
1 cot 4 9
cos
(i) cot 4 sec = cosec 4. `
1 cot 2 2 2
4
1 1 sec 8A 1 tan8A
(ii) = cot 2 (iii) =
tan3 tan cot 3 cot sec 4A 1 tan 2A
cos A sin A cos A sin A
(iv) – = 2 tan 2A
cos A sin A cos A sin A
sin3
10. Prove that sin = and hence deduce the value of sin 15°.
1 2cos 2
11. Prove that 4(cos3 20° + cos3 40°) = 3(cos 20° + cos 40°)
12. Prove that:
tan3x 2cos 2x 1 2sin x tan x
(i) (ii) =1
tan x 2cos2x 1 sin3x tan3x
13. Prove that:
tan tan (600 + ) tan(600 – ) = tan 3 and hence deduce that tan 200 tan 400 tan 600 tan 800 = 3.
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14. Prove that:
(i) (cosec – sin ) (sec – cos ) (tan + cot ) = 1
2sin tan (1 tan ) 2 sin sec 2 2sin
(ii) =
(1 tan ) 2 (1 tan )
1 sin A
(iii) = ± (sec A – tan A)
1 sin A
cos A cos ecA sin A sec A
(iv) = cosec A – sec A
cos A sin A
1 1 1 1
(v) – = –
sec tan cos cos sec tan
cos3 A sin3 A cos3 A sin3 A
(vi) + =2
cos A sin A cos A sin A
1 tan2 15
15. The value of is
1 tan2 15
3
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) (D) 2
2
16. If A lies in the third quadrant and 3 tan A – 4 = 0, then 5 sin 2A + 3sinA + 4 cosA is equal to
24 24 48
(A) 0 (B) – (C) (D)
5 5 5
17. If cos A = 3/4, then the value of 16cos2 (A/2) – 32 sin (A/2) sin (5A/2) is
(A) – 4 (B) – 3 (C) 3 (D) 4
18. If tan2 = 2 tan2 + 1, then the value of cos 2 + sin2 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) – 1 (D) Independent of
19. If , then the value of 1 sin 1 sin is equal to:
2
(A) 2 cos (B) 2 sin (C) 2 (D) none of these
2 2
1 1
20. The value of + is
cos 290 3 sin 250
2 3 4 3
(A) (B) (C) 3 (D) none
3 3
21. The value of tan 3A – tan 2A – tan A is equal to
(A) tan 3A tan 2A tan A (B) – tan 3A tan 2A tan A
(C) tan A tan 2A – tan 2A tan 3A – tan 3A tan A (D) none of these
cos 20 8 sin70 sin50 sin10
22. is equal to:
sin2 80
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3/4 (D) 0
23. The numerical value of sin 12° . sin48° . sin 54° is equal to
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 16 8
24. If A = tan 6° tan 42° and B = cot 66° cot 78°, then
1
(A) A = 2B (B) A = B (C) A = B (D) 3A = 2B
3
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Answer Key
5 1
2. (i) 1 (ii) – 5 /4 (iii)
8
3 1
10.
2 2
15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (A)
20. (B) 21. (A) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (C)
Solution
5 1
2. (i) 1 (ii) – 5 /4 (iii)
8
3 1
10.
2 2
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