Trigonometry Questions and Answers Part-9

1. \[\left(\sin\alpha+ cosec\alpha\right)^{2}+\left(\cos\alpha+\sec\alpha\right)^{2}-\left(\tan^{2}\alpha+\cot ^{2}\alpha\right)\]
for all values of \[\alpha\] is equal to
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 7

Answer: d
Explanation:
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2. The expression \[3\left[\sin^{4}\left(\frac{3\pi}{2}-\alpha\right)+\sin^{4}\left(3\pi+\alpha\right)\right]-2\left[\sin^{6}\left(\frac{\pi}{2}+\alpha\right)+\sin^{6}\left(5\pi-\alpha\right)\right]\]
is equal to
a) 0
b) -1
c) 1
d) 3

Answer: c
Explanation:
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3. If \[\sin\left(x+3\alpha\right)=3\sin\left(\alpha-x\right)\]      , then
a) \[\tan x = \tan\alpha\]
b) \[\tan x = \tan^{2}\alpha\]
c) \[\tan x = \tan^{3}\alpha\]
d) \[\tan x =3 \tan\alpha\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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4. If \[\frac{\cos \left(\theta-\alpha\right)}{\sin\left(\theta+\alpha\right)}=\frac{m+1}{m-1}\]
then m is equal to
a) \[\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\theta\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\alpha\right)\]
b) \[\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\theta\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\alpha\right)\]
c) \[\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\theta\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\alpha\right)\]
d) \[\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}+\theta\right)\tan\left(\frac{\pi}{4}-\alpha\right)\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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5. The value of tan 130° tan 140° is equal to
a) -1
b) 1
c) \[1/\sqrt{3}\]
d) \[1+\sqrt{3}\]

Answer: b
Explanation:
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6. If cos 1° cos 2° cos 3° ..... cos 179° = x + 1, then x is equal to
a) -1
b) 0
c) 1
d) none of these

Answer: a
Explanation:
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7. If \[-\pi/4\leq x<\pi/4\]    and \[\frac{1+\tan x}{1-\tan x} =1+\sin 2x\]
then tan x is equal to
a) -1
b) \[-1/\sqrt{3}\]
c) 1
d) 2

Answer: a
Explanation:
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8. If \[\tan\alpha =\frac{m}{m-1}\]    and \[\tan\beta =\frac{1}{2m-1}\]    then
a) \[\alpha+\beta =\pi/4\]
b) \[\alpha-\beta =\pi/4\]
c) \[\alpha+\beta =\pi/6\]
d) \[\alpha-\beta =\pi/3\]

Answer: b
Explanation:
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9. If \[ m \tan\left(\theta-30^{\circ}\right)=n \tan\left(\theta+120^{\circ}\right)\]
then \[\frac{m-n}{m+n}\]    is equal to
a) \[2 \cos 2\theta\]
b) \[2 \sin^{2}\theta\]
c) \[1/\left(2 \cos 2\theta\right)\]
d) \[1/\left(2 \sin 2\theta\right)\]

Answer: c
Explanation:
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10. If \[\cos x+\sin x=\sqrt{2} \cos x\]     , then \[\tan ^{2}x+2\tan x\]
is equal to
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Answer: b
Explanation:
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