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SSC CGL level Question Set 82, Trigonometry 8

Hard trigonometry questions for SSC CGL Set 82

Hard Trigonometry Questions for SSC CGL Set 82 with Answers

Hard trigonometry questions for SSC CGL Set 82: 10 difficult questions to be solved in 12 mins. Verify from answers. Learn to solve quickly from solutions.

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10 hard Trigonometry questions for SSC CGL Set 82 - testing time 12 mins

Problem 1.

If $(1+\tan^2 \theta)=\displaystyle\frac{625}{49}$, then the value of $(\sqrt{\sin \theta +\cos \theta})$, where $\theta$ is acute, is,

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{5}{7}$
  2. $\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{31}}{5}$
  3. $1$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{5}{4}\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{31}{42}}$

Problem 2.

If $2\text{cosec }^2 \theta=x$, then the value of $x$ is,

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\sec \theta -1}+\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\sec \theta+1}$
  2. $\displaystyle\frac{\text{cosec } \theta}{\text{cosec } \theta-1}+\displaystyle\frac{\text{cosec } \theta}{\text{cosec } \theta+1}$
  3. $\displaystyle\frac{\text{cosec } \theta}{\sec \theta-1}+\displaystyle\frac{\text{cosec } \theta}{\sec \theta+1}$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\text{cosec } \theta-1}+\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\text{cosec } \theta+1}$

Problem 3.

If $\cos \left(\displaystyle\frac{\theta}{2}\right)=x$ then the value of $x$ is,

  1. $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1+\cos \theta}{2}}$
  2. $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1-\sin \theta}{2}}$
  3. $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1-\cos \theta}{2}}$
  4. $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1+\sin \theta}{2}}$

Problem 4.

If $x$ and $y$ are positive acute angles such that $\sin (2x+3y)=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$ and $\cos (4x-3y)=\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$, then the value of $\tan (6x-3y)$ is,

  1. $\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}$
  2. $0$
  3. $\sqrt{3}$
  4. $1$

Problem 5.

The value of $\displaystyle\frac{\sec^3 \theta - \tan^3 \theta}{\sec \theta - \tan \theta}-2\tan^2 \theta-\sec \theta\tan \theta$ is,

  1. $0$
  2. $1$
  3. $-1$
  4. $2$

Problem 6.

If $\text{cot } \alpha=\left(\displaystyle\frac{\sin \beta}{1-\cos \beta}\right)$, then the value of $\text{cot } 2\alpha$ is,

  1. $\text{cot } \beta$
  2. $\tan \beta$
  3. $\text{cot } 2\beta$
  4. $\text{cot } \displaystyle\frac{\beta}{2}$

Problem 7.

The simplified value of $\left(\displaystyle\frac{1}{\sec \theta+\tan \theta}\right)^2$ is,

  1. $\sec \theta+\tan \theta$
  2. $\sin \theta\cos \theta$
  3. $\displaystyle\frac{1-\cos \theta}{1+\cos \theta}$
  4. $\displaystyle\frac{1-\sin \theta}{1+\sin \theta}$

Problem 8.

The simplified value of $(\sec \theta-cos \theta)(\sec \theta+\cos \theta)$ is,

  1. $2\tan^2 \theta$
  2. $\sin^2 \theta+\tan^2 \theta$
  3. $\sin^2 \theta\tan^2 \theta$
  4. $2\sin^2 \theta$

Problem 9.

The simplified value of $\displaystyle\frac{\tan \theta}{1-\text{cot }\theta}+\displaystyle\frac{\text{cot } \theta}{1-\tan\theta}-\displaystyle\frac{2}{\sin \theta}$ is,

  1. $-1$
  2. $2$
  3. $0$
  4. $1$

Problem 10.

If $\text{cosec }\theta+\text{cosec}^2 \theta=1$, then the value of, $(\text{cot}^{12} \theta-3\text{cot}^{10} \theta+3\text{cot}^{8} \theta-\text{cot}^{6} \theta)$ is,

  1. $1$
  2. $0$
  3. $-2$
  4. $-1$

The answers to the questions are given below. To know how to solve these questions quickly, refer to the corresponding solution set,

SSC CGL level Solution set 82 Trigonometry 8.


Answers to the hard trigonometry questions for SSC CGL Set 82

Problem 1. Answer: Option b: $\displaystyle\frac{\sqrt{31}}{5}$.

Problem 2. Answer: Option a: $\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\sec \theta -1}+\displaystyle\frac{\sec \theta}{\sec \theta+1}$.

Problem 3. Answer: Option a: $\sqrt{\displaystyle\frac{1+\cos \theta}{2}}$.

Problem 4. Answer: Option c: $\sqrt{3}$.

Problem 5. Answer: Option b: $1$.

Problem 6. Answer: Option a: $\text{cot }\beta$.

Problem 7. Answer: Option d: $\displaystyle\frac{1-\sin \theta}{1+\sin \theta}$.

Problem 8. Answer: Option b: $\sin^2 \theta+\tan^2 \theta$.

Problem 9. Answer: Option d: $1$.

Problem 10. Answer: Option a: $1$.


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