Class 10th
Chapter : 8, Introduction to Trigonometry
(Practice Worksheet)
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Multiple Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. If sin θ + sin2 θ = 1, then cos2 θ + cos4 θ is equal to :
1
(a) –1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d)
2
x sin y sin x
2. If tan θ = and tan φ = , then is equal to :
1– x cos 1– y cos y
sin sin sin sin
(a) (b) sin (c) (d) 1– cos
sin 1– cos
1
3. If sin θ = and θ is an acute angle, then (3 cos θ – 4 cos3 θ) is equal to :
2
1 1
(a) 0 (b) (c) (d) –1
2 6
4. The value of 2 (cos4 60° + sin4 30°) – (tan2 60° + cot2 45°) + 3 sec2 30° is :
1 1 1 1
(a) – (b) (c) (d) –
4 4 3 3
Very Short Answer Type Questions (1 mark each)
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5. Find the value of sin2 + .
1 + tan2
1 1
6. Show that cos – can be written in the form k tan θ and find
1– sin 1 + sin
the value of k.
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7. If sin A = , then calculate cos A and tan A.
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p+q q–b
8. If p sin θ + q cos θ = a and p cos θ – q sin θ = b, then + is equal to
q+b p–a
_______.
9. Prove that 4 (sin4 30° + cos4 60°) – 3 (cos2 45° – sin2 90°) = 2.
Short Answer Type (I) Questions (2 marks each)
10. In the following figure, if AD = 8 cm, BD = 6 cm and CB = 15 cm, then find the value
of tan2 θ + cos2 θ.
D
C B
1 + sin – cos 1– cos
11. Prove that : =
1 + sin + cos 1 + cos
1 + cos A 1– cos A
12. Prove that : – = 4 cot A cos ecA
1– cos A 1 + cos A
Short Answer Type (II) Questions (3 marks each)
13. Prove that : sec4 θ (1 – sin4 θ) – 2 tan2 θ = 1
2 – cos ec2 A sin A – cos A
14. Show that : 2
=
cos ec A + 2 cot A sin A + cos A
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15. Find acute angles A and B, if sin (A + 2B) = and cos (A + 4B) = 0, A > B.
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16. Prove the identity : (1 + cot θ – cosec θ) (1 + tan θ + sec θ) = 2.
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Long Answer Type Questions (4 marks each)
1– tan2 A
17. If 3 cot A = 4, then check whether = cos2 A – sin2 A or not ?
1 + tan2 A
cot 2 A sec A – 1 1– sin A
18. Prove that : = sec2 A
1– sin A 1 + sec A
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