SSC CGL Trigonometry Previous Year Questions PDF

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Question 1: A vertical tower stands on a horizontal plane and is surmounted by a vertical flag staff of height h. At a point on the plane, the angle of elevation of the bottom of the flag staff is $\alpha$ and that of the top of the flag staff is $\beta$. Then the height of the tower is

a) $h \tan \alpha$

b) $\frac{h \tan \alpha}{\tan \beta – \tan \alpha}$

c) $\frac{h \tan \alpha}{\tan \alpha – \tan \beta}$

d) None of these

Question 2: If $2y \cos \theta = x \sin \theta  and  2x \sec \theta – y \cosec \theta = 3$, then the value of $x^2 + 4y^2$ is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

Question 3: If $(a^2 – b^2)\sin \theta + 2ab \cos \theta = a^2 + b^2$, then $\tan \theta =$

a) $\frac{2ab}{a^2 – b^2}$

b) $\frac{a^2 – b^2}{2ab}$

c) $\frac{ab}{a^2 – b^2}$

d) $\frac{a^2 – b^2}{ab}$

Question 4: For $ 0^\circ < \theta < 90^\circ$, $tan\theta + cot\theta$ = 2 is equal to:

a) $30^\circ$

b) $60^\circ$

c) $45^\circ$

d) $0^\circ$

Question 5: If $\theta = 9^\circ$, then what is the value of
$\cot \theta \cot 2\theta \cot 3\theta \cot 4\theta \cot 5\theta \cot 6\theta \cot 7\theta \cot 8\theta \cot 9\theta$ ?

a) $\sqrt3$

b) $\sqrt3 – 1$

c) 1

d) $\frac{1}{\sqrt3}$

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Question 6: $\theta$ being an acute angle, it is given that $\sec^2 \theta + 4 \tan^2 \theta = 6$. What is the value of $\theta$ ?

a) $60^\circ$

b) $45^\circ$

c) $0^\circ$

d) $30^\circ$

Question 7: What is the simplified value of $\frac{\sin^3 21^\circ + \cos^3 19^\circ}{\sin 21^\circ + \cos 19^\circ} + \sin^2 69^\circ + \cos^2 71^\circ + \frac{1}{\sec 69^\circ \cosec 71^\circ}$ is:

a) 2

b) 1

c) 4

d) 3

Question 8: If $\sin \theta + \cosec \theta = 2$, then what is the value of $\sin^{153} \theta + \cosec^{253} \theta$ ?

a) $\frac{1}{153 \times 253}$

b) $\frac{253}{153}$

c) 2

d) $\frac{153}{253}$

Question 9: If $\cos x = \frac{-\sqrt3}{2}  and  \pi < x < \frac{3\pi}{2}$, then the value of $4 \cot^2 x – 3 \cosec^2 x$ is:

a) 8

b) 0

c) 2

d) 1

Question 10: If $7(\cosec^2 55^\circ – \tan^2 35^\circ) + 2 \sin 90^\circ – \tan^2 52^\circ y \tan^2 38^\circ = \frac{y}{2}$, then the value of $y$ is:

a) 2

b) 3

c) 6

d) 1

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Answers & Solutions:

1) Answer (B)

2) Answer (D)

$let \theta  = 45\degree$

$2y \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = x\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} $ = 2y= x

$ 2x \sqrt{2} – y \sqrt{2} = 3$

2x – y = $\frac{3}{\sqrt{2}}$ {substituting y= $\frac{x}{2}$}

x= $ \sqrt{2}$

y= $\frac{1}{ \sqrt{2}}$

value of $x^2 + 4y^2$ = $\sqrt{2}^2 + 4\frac{1}{ \sqrt{2}^2}$ = 2+2 = 4

 

3) Answer (B)

$(a^2 – b^2)\sin \theta + 2ab \cos \theta = a^2 + b^2$

divide it by $ a^2 + b^2$

we get

$\frac{(a^2 – b^2)\sin \theta}{a^2 + b^2} + \frac{2ab \cos \theta}{a^2 + b^2} = 1$ ($\because \sin^2 \theta + \cos^2 \theta = 1$)

here $\sin \theta = \frac{(a^2 – b^2)}{a^2 + b^2} $

$\cos \theta = \frac{2ab}{a^2 + b^2} $

$\tan \theta = \frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}$= $ \frac{(a^2 – b^2)}{2ab}$

4) Answer (C)

If $tan\theta + cot\theta$ = 2

Then $\tan\theta+\frac{1}{\tan\theta\ }=2$

If the sum of a number and its reciprocal is equal to then the number is equal to 1

So, $\tan\theta\ =1=45^{^{\circ\ }}$

5) Answer (C)

Give, $\theta = 9^\circ$

$\cot \theta \cot 2\theta \cot 3\theta \cot 4\theta \cot 5\theta \cot 6\theta \cot 7\theta \cot 8\theta \cot 9\theta$

$\cot 9^\circ \cot 18^\circ \cot 27^\circ \cot 36^\circ \cot 45^\circ \cot54^\circ \cot63^\circ \cot 72^\circ \cot 81^\circ$

$\cot 9^\circ \cot 81^\circ\cot 18^\circ\cot 72^\circ\cot 27^\circ\cot63^\circ\cot 36^\circ \cot54^\circ\cot 45^\circ$

$\cot(90^\circ – 81^\circ)\cot81^\circ\cot(90^\circ – 72^\circ)\cot72^\circ\cot(90^\circ – 63^\circ)\cot63^\circ\cot(90^\circ – 54^\circ)\cot54^\circ\cot45^\circ$

$\tan81^\circ\cot81^\circ\tan72^\circ\cot72^\circ\tan63^\circ\cot63^\circ\tan54^\circ\cot54^\circ\cot45^\circ=1$.

As $\tan\theta\times\cot\theta=1 and \cot45^\circ=1$

So we get our answer as 1

 

6) Answer (B)

$\sec^2 \theta + 4 \tan^2 \theta = 6$

$(1+tan^2 \theta) + 4 \tan^2 \theta = 6$

$5 \tan^2 \theta = 5$

$\tan^2 \theta=1$

$\tan \theta=1$

$\tan\theta=45^\circ$

$\theta=45^\circ$

7) Answer (A)

8) Answer (C)

$\sin \theta + \cosec \theta = 2$

$\sin \theta +\frac{1}{\sin \theta} = 2$

Let $\sin \theta = x$

$x+\frac{1}{x} = 2$

If sum of a number and its reciprocal is 2 then number will be 1

So, $\sin \theta = 1$

$\sin^{153} \theta + \cosec^{253} \theta$ = $1^{153}+1^{253}=2$

9) Answer (B)

As Given in Question :

$\cos x =  \frac {-\sqrt3}{2}$

$\Rightarrow \cos x = -\cos 30^{\circ}$

$\Rightarrow \cos x = -\cos 30^{\circ} = \cos (180 + 30)^{\circ}$     [ $\because -\cos \theta = \cos (180 + \theta ) ]$

$\therefore \cos x = \cos 210^{\circ}$

$\Rightarrow x=210^{\circ}$

Now  $4 \cot^2 x – 3 \cosec^2 x$

$\Rightarrow 4 \cot^2 210^{\circ} – 3 \cosec^2 210^{\circ}$

$\Rightarrow 4 (\sqrt3)^2 – 3 (-2)^2 $  $ [ \because \cot (180 + \theta) = \cot \theta , \cosec (180+\theta) = -\cosec \theta] $

$\Rightarrow 4\times3 – 3\times4$

$\Rightarrow 12 – 12 = 0$

10) Answer (C)

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