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Question 1: The value of $(\cosec 30^\circ – \tan 45^\circ) \cot 60^\circ \tan 30^\circ$ is:
a) $\frac{1}{3}$
b) $1$
c) $3$
d) $\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
1) Answer (A)
Solution:
$(\cosec 30^\circ – \tan 45^\circ) \cot 60^\circ \tan 30^\circ$
On put the value,
= $(2 – 1)\frac{1}{\sqrt3} \times \frac{1}{\sqrt3}$
= 1/3
Question 2: If $7 \sin^2 \theta – \cos^2 \theta + 2 \sin \theta = 2, 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$, then the value of $\frac{\sec 2\theta + \cot 2\theta}{\cosec 2\theta + \tan 2\theta}$ is:
a) $\frac{2\sqrt{3} + 1}{3}$
b) 1
c) $\frac{1}{5}(1 + 2\sqrt{3})$
d) $\frac{2}{5}(1 + \sqrt{3})$
2) Answer (C)
Solution:
$7 \sin^2 \theta – \cos^2 \theta + 2 \sin \theta = 2$
$\Rightarrow$ $7 \sin^{2} \theta – \cos^{2} \theta + 2 \sin \theta – 2 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $7 \sin^{2} \theta – (1 – \sin^{2} \theta) + 2 \sin \theta – 2 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $8 \sin^{2} \theta + 2 \sin \theta – 3 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $8 \sin^{2} \theta + 6 \sin \theta – 4\sin \theta- 3 = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $2\sin \theta(4 \sin\theta + 3) -1(4 \sin\theta + 3) = 0$
$\Rightarrow$ $(2\sin \theta – 1)(4 \sin\theta + 3) = 0$
For $ 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$,
$\sin \theta = 1/2$
$\theta = 30\degree$
$\frac{\sec 2 \times 30+ \cot 2\times 30}{\cosec 2\times 30 + \tan 2\times 30}$
$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{\sec 60 + \cot 60}{\cosec 60 + \tan 60}$
$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{2+ \frac{1}{\sqrt3}}{\frac{2}{\sqrt3} + \sqrt3}$
$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{2\sqrt3 + 1}{2+ 3}$
$\Rightarrow$ $\frac{2\sqrt3 + 1}{5}$
Question 3: The expression $3 \sec^2 \theta \tan^2 \theta + \tan^6 \theta – \sec^6 \theta$ is equal to:
a) -2
b) 1
c) 2
d) -1
3) Answer (D)
Solution:
$3 \sec^2 \theta \tan^2 \theta + \tan^6 \theta – \sec^6 \theta$
= $-3 \sec^2 \theta \tan^2 \theta(\tan^2 \theta – \sec^2 \theta) + \tan^6 \theta – \sec^6 \theta$
($\because \tan^2 \theta – \sec^2 \theta = -1$)
= ($\tan^2 \theta – \sec^2 \theta$)^3
($\because(a – b)^3 = a^3 – b^3 – 3ab(a – b)$)
= $(-1)^3$ = -1
Question 4: The value of $\frac{\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta}{2 + \tan^2 \theta + \cot^2 \theta}$ is:
a) $\cosec^6 \theta$
b) $\cos^4 \theta$
c) $\sin^6 \theta$
d) $\sec^4 \theta$
4) Answer (C)
Solution:
$\frac{\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta}{2 + \tan^2 \theta + \cot^2 \theta}$
= $\frac{\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta}{1 + \tan^2 \theta + 1 + \cot^2 \theta}$
= $\frac{\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta}{\sec^2 \theta + \cosec^2 \theta}$
= $\frac{\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta}{\frac{1}{\cos^2 \theta} +\frac{1}{\sin^2 \theta}}$
= $\frac{(\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta)(\sin^2\theta\cos^2 \theta)}{\cos^2 \theta + \sin^2 \theta}$
= $(\tan^2 \theta – \sin^2 \theta)(\sin^2\theta\cos^2 \theta)$
= $ \sin^4 \theta – \sin^4 \theta\cos^2 \theta$
= $ \sin^4 \theta(1 – \cos^2 \theta)$ = $ \sin^4 \theta \sin^2 \theta = \sin^6 \theta$
Question 5: The value of $\frac{1 – 2 \sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta}{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta} – 1$ is:
a) -1
b) 1
c) $-2 \sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta$
d) 0
5) Answer (D)
Solution:
$\frac{1 – 2 \sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta}{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta} – 1$
= $\frac{1 – 2 \sin^2 \theta \cos^2 \theta – \sin^4 \theta – \cos^4 \theta}{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta}$
= $\frac{1 – (sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta)^2 }{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta}$
= $\frac{1 – 1}{\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta}$ = 0
Question 6: What is the value of $\sin 30^\circ + \cos 30^\circ – \tan 45^\circ $?
a) $\frac{\sqrt{3} – 1}{2}$
b) $\frac{\sqrt{2} + 1}{\sqrt{2}}$
c) $\frac{\sqrt{3} + 1}{2}$
d) $\frac{1 – \sqrt{3}}{2}$
6) Answer (A)
Solution:
$\sin 30^\circ + \cos 30^\circ – \tan 45^\circ $
= $1/2 + \frac{\sqrt3}{2} – 1$
= $\frac{1 + \sqrt3 – 2}{2}$
= $\frac{\sqrt3 – 1}{2}$
Question 7: In the given figure, $\cos\theta$ is equal to:
a) $\frac{5}{13}$
b) $\frac{12}{13}$
c) $\frac{5}{12}$
d) $\frac{12}{5}$
7) Answer (A)
Solution:
In $\triangle$PQR,
QR$^2$ + PR$^2$ = PQ$^2$
$\Rightarrow$ 12$^2$ + PR$^2$ = 13$^2$
$\Rightarrow$ 144 + PR$^2$ = 169
$\Rightarrow$ PR$^2$ = 25
$\Rightarrow$ PR = 5 units
$\therefore\ $ $\cos\theta=\frac{\text{adjacent side}}{\text{hypotenuse}}=\frac{\text{PR}}{\text{PQ}}=\frac{5}{13}$
Hence, the correct answer is Option A
Question 8: Solve the following.
$\frac{\sin 40^\circ}{\cos 50^\circ} + \frac{\cosec 50^\circ}{\sec 40^\circ} – 4 \cos 50^\circ \cosec 40^\circ$
a) 2
b) -2
c) -1
d) 1
8) Answer (B)
Solution:
$\frac{\sin 40^\circ}{\cos 50^\circ} + \frac{\cosec 50^\circ}{\sec 40^\circ} – 4 \cos 50^\circ \cosec 40^\circ$
=$\frac{\sin 40^\circ}{\cos(90^\circ – 40^\circ)} + \frac{\cosec(90^\circ – 40^\circ)}{\sec 40^\circ} – 4 \cos(90^\circ – 40^\circ) \cosec 40^\circ$
=$\frac{\sin 40^\circ}{\sin 40^\circ} + \frac{\sec 40^\circ}{\sec 40^\circ} – 4 \sin40^\circ \cosec 40^\circ$
= 1 + 1 – 4 = -2
Question 9: If $x \cos A – y \sin A = 1$ and $x \sin A + y \cos A = 4$, then the value of $17x^{2} + 17y^{2}$ is:
a) 0
b) 7
c) 49
d) 289
9) Answer (D)
Solution:
$x \cos A – y \sin A=1$
Take the square of both sides,
$(x \cos A – y \sin A)^2=1$
$(x \cos A)^2 – 2xy \sin A \cos A + (y \sin A)^2 = 1$ —(1)
($\because (a + b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2ab$)
$x \sin A + y \cos A = 4$
Take the square of both sides,
$(x \sin A + y \cos A)^2=16$
$(x \sin A)^2 + 2xy \sin A \cos A + (y \cos A)^2 =16$ —(2)
Addition of eq(1) and eq(2),
$(x \cos A)^2 + (x \sin A)^2 + (y \sin A)^2 + (y \cos A)^2 = 17$
$x^2 + y^2 = 17$
$17x^{2}+17y^{2} = 17 \times 17$
$17x^{2}+17y^{2} = 289$
Question 10: If $(2 \sin A + \cosec A) = 2 \sqrt{2}$, $0^\circ < A < 90^\circ$ then the value of $2(\sin^{4}A + \cos^{4}A)$ is:
a) 2
b) 1
c) 4
d) 0
10) Answer (B)
Solution:
$(2 \sin A + \cosec A) = 2 \sqrt{2}$
To find the value A, we satisfy the above equation so put the value of A = 45$\degree$
$(2 \sin 45 \degree + \cosec 45 \degree) = 2 \sqrt{2}$
$(2 \times \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} + \sqrt{2}) = 2 \sqrt{2}$
$ 2\sqrt{2} = 2\sqrt{2}$
$2(\sin^{4}A + \cos^{4}A)$
= $2(\sin^{4}45 \degree + \cos^{4}45\degree)$
= $2((\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}})^{4} + (\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}})^{4})$
= $2(\frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{4}) = 2(\frac{1}{2}) = 1$
