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sin(180o + ) + sin( 90o) = A. sin + cos B.

1. 1990/II/16

sin cos

C.

cos sin

D.

cos sin

E.

2sin

2. 1990/II/17 If 0o x < 360o, which of the following equations has only one root? A. sin x = 0 B. sin x =
1 2 C. sin x = 2 D. cos x = 0 E. cos x = 1

3. 1990/II/18
If tan = A. 2 4 and lies in the second quadrant, then sin 2 cos 3 B. 2 C. 11 5 D. 2 5 E. 2 5 =

4. 1990/II/44 1

If sin and cos are the roots of the equation x2 + k = 0, then k = B. 1 2 C. 1 4 D. 1 4 E. 1 2

A.

5. 1991/II/16

1 cos + tan (1 sin ) = A. sin B. cos

C.

cos2

D.

1 + sin

E.

sin tan

6. 1991/II/17 sin( 90o ) = tan( + 180o )

A. cos B.

cos

C.

cos 2 sin

D.

cos 2 sin

E.

1 sin

7. 1991/II/18 For 0 < 2, how many roots does the equation tan + 2 sin = 0 have? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5 8. 1991/II/47
cos A.
3 + cos + cos + cos 2 + +cos 10 2 2

= ? (Given = 180 degree) 10 E.

B.

C.

D.

10

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9. 1992/II/18 The greatest value of 1 2 sin is

A. 5 B. 3 C. 1 D. 0 E.

10. 1992/II/20 In which two quadrants will the solution(s) of sin cos < 0 lie? A. In quadrants I and II only B. In quadrants I and III only D. In quadrants II and IV only E. In quadrants III and IV only 11. 1992/II/21 If A + B + C = 180 , then 1 + cos A cos( B + C ) =
A. 0 B.

C.

In quadrants II and III only

sin 2 A

C.

1 + cos 2 A

D.

1 + sin A cos A

E.

1 sin A cos A

12. 1992/II/23 Which of the following equations has/have solutions?

I. II. 2 cos 2 sin 2 = 1 2 cos 2 sin 2 = 2

III. 2 cos 2 sin 2 = 3 A. I only B. II only

C.

III only

D.

I and II only

E.

II and III only

13. 1993/II/19
cos 1 cos 2 = sin 1 sin 2 A. sin B. cos C. tan D. 1 sin E. 1 cos

14. 1993/II/20 cos 4 sin 4 + 2 sin 2 =

A. 0 B. 1 C.

(1 sin )
2

D.

(1 cos )
2

E.

(cos

sin 2

The largest value of 3 sin 2 + 2 cos 2 1 is 3 C. 2 A. 1 B. 2

15. 1993/II/22

D.

E.

Solve tan 4 + 2 tan 2 3 = 0 for 0 < 360 . A. 45, 135 only B. 45, 225 only D. 45, 120, 225, 300 E. 45, 135, 225, 315

16. 1993/II/45

C.

45, 60, 225, 240

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17. 1994/II/16

cos cos = sin + 1 sin 1

A.

2 cos

B.

2 cos

C.

D.

2 tan

E.

2 tan

18. 1994/II/18 sin (180 + ) = cos(90 )

A. tan B.

tan

C.

1 tan

D.

E. 1

19. 1994/II/47 For 0 x 360 , how many roots does the equation sin x(cos x + 2) = 0 have
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4

20. 1994/II/48
The largest value of (3 cos 2 1) + 1 is
2

A.

B.

C.

17

D.

26

E.

50

21. 1995/II/16
cos 2 1 = 1 + sin A.
sin

B.

sin

C.

sin 2

D.

sin (1 sin ) 1 + sin

E.

sin (1 sin ) 1 + sin

22. 1995/II/17
If 0 < x < 2 , solve sin x = A. 0.327 or 2.81 B. 1 correct to 3 significant figures. 3 C. 0.340 or 2.80 D. 0.340 or 3.48 E. 0.340 or 5.94

0.327 or 3.47

23. 1995/II/18
The greatest value of A. 1 2 B. 1 4 1 2
1 sin x

is C. 1 D. 2 E. 4

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24. 1996/II/19

If 0 360 , solve 2 sin = 3 . A. 120 or 240 B. 120 or 300

C.

150 or 330

D.

210 or 330

E.

240 or 300

25. 1996/II/20
1 cos cos = tan 2 A. sin B. cos C. cos2 D. 1 cos E. 1 tan

26. 1996/II/22 If 0 x , solve 2 sinx + 3 cosx = 0 correct to 3 significant figures.

A. 0.588 B. 0.983 C. 2.16 D. 2.55 E. no solution

27. 1997/II/40

cos(90 A)sin(180 A) = tan(360 A)

A.
sin A cos A

B.

sin A cos A

C.

cos 2 A

D.

cos 2 A

E.

sin 2 A

28. 1997/II/43 For 0 2 , how many roots does the equation tan (tan 2) = 0 have?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5

29. 1998/II/44

1 + sin cos + = cos 1 + sin 1 B. 2(1 + sin ) C. 2 cos D. 2 cos (1 + sin ) E.

A.

1 + sin + cos cos (1 + sin )

30. 1998/II/47 For 0 x 360 , how many roots does the equation 3 sin2 x + 2 sin x 1 = 0 have? A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4 31. 1999/II/46

cos(90 A) cos( A) = sin(360 A)

A.
cos A

B.

cos A

C.

sin A

D.

cos 2 A sin A

E.

cos 2 A sin A

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32. 1999/II/47 If 0 2 , solve (cos 3)(3 sin 2) = 0 correct to 3 significant figures. A. 0.730 or 1.23 B. 0.730 or 2.41 C. 0.730 or 3.87 D. 0.730 or 6.21 E. 0.730 or 2.41 33. 2000/II/51
If cos =

A.

1 and 0 < 90 , then tan( 270 ) = k k 1 1 B. C. 1 k 2 k 2 1 k 2 1

D.

k 2 1

E.

k 2 1

34. 2001/II/17 If 0 < x < y < 90 , which of the following must be true? I. sin x < sin y II. cos x < cos y
III.
A. sin x < cos y B. I only II only C. I and II only D. I and III only E. II and III only

For 0 x 360 , how many roots does the equation cos 3 x = cos x have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 6

35. 2001/II/42

36. 2001/II/43
If tan(90 ) = 2 , then A. 2 B. 1 2 sin 3 + sin cos 2 = cos 1 1 C. D. 2 2

E.

37. 2002/II/21
For 0 A. 2 5

90, the maximum value of

B. 1 2 C. 2 3

2 is 3 + sin 2 D. 1

38. 2002/II/22 If 45 < < 90 , which of the following must be true ? I. tan > sin
II. III. A. cos > sin I and II only tan > cos

B.

I and III only

C.

II and III only

D.

I, II and III

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39. 2002/II/46 3 If sin = and lies in the first quadrant, then sin(90 ) + sin(180 + ) = 5 1 1 7 7 B. D. A. C. 5 5 5 5 40. 2002/II/47 [1 + cos( + )][1 cos( )] =
A. sin 2 B.

(1 cos ) 2

C.

(1 + cos ) 2

D.

(1 cos )(1 sin )

41. 2002/II/48 For 0 x 360 , how many roots does the equation tan x = 2 sin x have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 42. 2003/II/22
1 2

If is an acute angle and sin = cos , then cos = B.

A.

2 2

C.

3 2

D.

For 0 360 , how many roots does the equation 2 cos 2 5 sin 4 = 0 have? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

43. 2003/II/45

44. 2003/II/46 tan(180 ) = cos(90 ) A.

1 cos B. 1 cos C.

sin cos 2

D.

sin cos 2

45. 2003/II/47 1 degree =

A. radian 180 B. 180 radians C. 1 radian 180 D.
180 radians

46. 2004/II/20
For 0 x 90 , the least value of A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 4 is 2 cos x D. 4

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47. 2004/II/46
cos 1 cos = sin B. tan C.

A. tan

sin 3 cos

D.

cos 1 sin cos

48. 2004/II/47 If A + B = , which of the following must be true?

I. II. III. A. sin A = sin B cos A = sin B cos A = cos B I only B. II only C. I and III only D. II and III only

49. 2005/II/20
For 0 90 , the greatest value of A. 4 5 B. 1 C. 5 4

5 sin is 4 + sin D. 2

50. 2005/II/44 For 0 x 360, how many distinct roots does the equation cos x (sin x 1) = 0 have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

sin(90x) + cos(x+180) = A. 0 B.

51. 2005/II/45

2cosx

C.

sinx + cosx

D.

sinx cosx

52. 2005/II/46 sin2 1 + sin2 3 + sin2 5 + + sin2 87 + sin2 89 =

A. 22 B. 22.5 C. 44.5 D. 45

53. 2006/II/21 2 sin(90 ) sin 60 cos 0 cos =

A. sin B. 3 sin C. 3 cos D.

( 3 1) cos

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If 0 45 , which of the following must be true? I. tan < cos A. I only B.

54. 2006/II/22

II. I. sin < tan III. I. sin < cos III only C. I and II only D. II and III only

For 0 x 360 , how many roots does the equation 3cos 2 x 4 cos x + 1 = 0 have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

55. 2006/II/44

If x and y are acute angles such that x + y = 90 , which of the following must be true? I. sinx = cosy A. I and II only

56. 2007/II/20

II. sin(90 x) = cos(90 y) III. tanx tany = 1 B. I and III only C. II and III only D. I, II and III

57. 2007/II/21
cos A sin A + = sin A cos A A. 1 B. 1 + tan 2 A C. sin A cos A D. 1 sin A cos A

Solve the equation sin = 3 cos , where 0 90 . A.

=0

58. 2007/II/22

B.

= 30

C.

= 45

D.

= 60

For 0 < 360 , how many roots does the equation 3sin 2 + 2sin 1 = 0 have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5

59. 2008/II/45

60. 2008/II/47
For 0 360 , the least value of

2 + sin is 2 sin C. 1 D. 3

A.

B.

1 3

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