TRI GNOMETRI C EQUATI ON PRACTI CE TEST

Each Question has only one answer correct. 3 marks awarded for the correct answer and 1 mark penalized
for the wrong answer.
Time: 1hr Max. Marks: 60
Q.1 The difference between the roots in the first quadrant ( 0
2
x
t
s s ) of the equation
( )
( )
2
4cos 2 3sin cos 2 1 0 x x x + + = is
(A)
6
t
(B)
4
t
(C)
3
t
(D)
2
t

Q.2 Solution set of the equation
2 2
sin cos 3 1 x x + = is given by
(A)
{ }
,
4
n
n I
t
e (B)
{ }
,
2
n
n I
t
e (C)
{ } , n n I t e (D) None of these
Q.3 If
2
tan sec cos
2
x
x x
| |
=
|
\ .
then
(A) 2 , x n n I t = e (B)
( ) 2 1 , x n n I t = + e (C) ( ) 2 1 ,
2
x n n I
t
= + e (D) None
Q.4 The value of y for which the equation
2
4sin 3cos 6 14 x x y y + = + has a real
solution, is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) None
Q.5 The set of all values of x in the interval [0, ] t for which
2
2sin 3sin 1 0 x x + >
contains
(A) 0,
6
t
(
(

(B) 0,
3
t
(
(

(C)
2
,
3
t
t
(
(

(D)
5
0, ,
6 2 6
t t t
t
( (

`
( (
)


Q.6 If
1 2 3
cos 2cos 3cos 6 u u u + + = then
1 2 3
tan tan tan u u u + + equals to
(A) 1/2 (B) 6 (C) 0 (D) 3
Q7 The number of solutions to the equation
( )
( )
2 sin
log 1 cos 2
x
x + = in [0, 2 ] t are
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) None


Q.8 The number of real roots of the equation
( )
cos cos 2 2 x x + = is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.9 If x satisfies the equation 2 cot cos x ecx + = , then x lies in which quadrant
(A) I only (B) I or II (C) II or IV (D) II only
Q.10 The number of solutions to the equation
2 2
sin 2 3 4
2 3
x
x x
t | |
= + +
|
\ .
are
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Q.11 If cos 3sin 2 u u + = then the general solution to this equation is
(A)
3
n
t
t + (B) 2
6
n
t
t + (C) 2
3
n
t
t + (D) None of these
Q.12 The number of solutions to the equation
2
3sin 7sin 2 0 x x + = in
| |
0,5t is
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 10
Q.13 If the equation sin k u = has exactly one solution in the range
7
0,
3
t
(
(

then the value
of k may be
(A) 1 only (B) 0 only (C) 1 only (D) Both 1 and -1
Q.14 The number of solutions tocot cos 1 cot cos x x x x = in
| |
0, 2t is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.15 The range of values of a for which the equation
2 2
4sin 4sin 3 0 x x a + + =
possesses a solution is
(A) [ 3,3] (B) [ 1,1] (C) [ 2, 2] (D) None
Q.16 The number of solutions to the equation
2
3 3
4 4
sin 1
sin 1 sin 1
u
u u
=

are
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) infinite (D) None
Q.17 sin cos cos2 x x x k = has a solution, if k belong to the interval
(A) [0, 1] (B) [-1,0] (C) [-1/2, 1/2] (D) [-1/4, ]


Q.18 If
( ) ( ) tan cot cot tan x x = then sin2x is equal to
(A)
( )
2
2 1 n t +
(B)
( )
4
2 1 n t +
(C)
( )
2
1 n n t +
(D)
( )
4
1 n n t +

Q.19 If sin p o = then the equation whose solution is
( )
tan
2
o
is
(A)
2
2 1 0 px px + = (B)
2
2 0 px x p + = (C)
2
2 0 x x p + = (D) None of these
Q.20 The number of solutions to the equation sin
4
x
x = are
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7

















Answer Key
Q.1 (A) Q.2(A) Q.3 (A) Q.4 (A) Q.5 (D) Q.6 (C)
Q.7 (D) Q.8 (A) Q.9 (D) Q.10 (B) Q.11(C) Q.12 (C)
Q.13 (D) Q.14(B) Q.15 (C) Q.16 (D) Q.17 (D) Q.18 (B)
Q.19 (D) Q.20 (B)