Trigonometric Equations

100 Questions
2026 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Online
Match each entry in List-I to the correct entry in List-II and choose the correct option.
List-I List-II
(P) The number of elements in the set

$\left\{x \in [-\pi,\pi] : \sin^6 x + \cos^4 x = 1 \right\}$
(1) is 1
(Q) The number of elements in the set

$\left\{x \in \left[-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right] : \sin^2 x + \cos^6 x = 1 \right\}$
(2) is 2
(R) The number of elements in the set

$\left\{x \in [-\pi,\pi] : \cos^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) - \sin^2 x = \frac{1}{2} \right\}$
(3) is 3
(S) The number of elements in the set

$\left\{x \in [-2\pi,2\pi] : 6\sin^2\left(\frac{x}{2}\right) - \cos 3x = 3 \right\}$
(4) is 4

(5) is 5
A.

(P) $\to$ (2), (Q) $\to$ (5), (R) $\to$ (3), (S) $\to$ (4)

B.

(P) $\to$ (5), (Q) $\to$ (3), (R) $\to$ (2), (S) $\to$ (4)

C.

(P) $\to$ (5), (Q) $\to$ (4), (R) $\to$ (1), (S) $\to$ (3)

D.

(P) $\to$ (4), (Q) $\to$ (3), (R) $\to$ (2), (S) $\to$ (5)

2026 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Online

Consider the curve $C_1$ given by

$ y=e^{-x} \quad \text { for } x \in[0,10 \pi], $

and the curve $C_2$ given by

$ y=e^{-x}(\sin x+\cos x) \quad \text { for } x \in[0,10 \pi] . $

Let $n$ be the total number of points of intersection of the curves $C_1$ and $C_2$.

Suppose that $\alpha_1, \alpha_2, \ldots, \alpha_n \in[0,10 \pi]$ are the $x$-coordinates of the points of intersection of the curves $C_1$ and $C_2$ such that

$ \alpha_1<\alpha_2<\cdots<\alpha_n . $

The value of $n$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2025 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 2 Online

Let

$ \alpha=\frac{1}{\sin 60^{\circ} \sin 61^{\circ}}+\frac{1}{\sin 62^{\circ} \sin 63^{\circ}}+\cdots+\frac{1}{\sin 118^{\circ} \sin 119^{\circ}} $

Then the value of

$ \left(\frac{\operatorname{cosec} 1^{\circ}}{\alpha}\right)^2 $

is _____________.

2024 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2024 Paper 1 Online

Let $\frac{\pi}{2} < x < \pi$ be such that $\cot x=\frac{-5}{\sqrt{11}}$. Then

$ \left(\sin \frac{11 x}{2}\right)(\sin 6 x-\cos 6 x)+\left(\cos \frac{11 x}{2}\right)(\sin 6 x+\cos 6 x) $

is equal to :

A.
$\frac{\sqrt{11}-1}{2 \sqrt{3}}$
B.
$\frac{\sqrt{11}+1}{2 \sqrt{3}}$
C.
$\frac{\sqrt{11}+1}{3 \sqrt{2}}$
D.
$\frac{\sqrt{11}-1}{3 \sqrt{2}}$
2023 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
$ \text { Then the inradius of the triangle } A B C \text { is } $ :
2022 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 1 Online

Consider the following lists :

List-I List-II
(I) $\left\{x \in\left[-\frac{2 \pi}{3}, \frac{2 \pi}{3}\right]: \cos x+\sin x=1\right\}$ (P) has two elements
(II) $\left\{x \in\left[-\frac{5 \pi}{18}, \frac{5 \pi}{18}\right]: \sqrt{3} \tan 3 x=1\right\}$ (Q) has three elements
(III) $\left\{x \in\left[-\frac{6 \pi}{5}, \frac{6 \pi}{5}\right]: 2 \cos (2 x)=\sqrt{3}\right\}$ (R) has four elements
(IV) $\left\{x \in\left[-\frac{7 \pi}{4}, \frac{7 \pi}{4}\right]: \sin x-\cos x=1\right\}$ (S) has five elements
(T) has six elements

The correct option is:

A.
(I) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{P})$; (II) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{S})$; (III) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{P})$; (IV) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{S})$
B.
(I) $\rightarrow$ (P); (II) $\rightarrow$ (P); (III) $\rightarrow$ (T); (IV) $\rightarrow$ (R)
C.
(I) $\rightarrow$ (Q); (II) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{P})$; (III) $\rightarrow$ (T); (IV) $\rightarrow$ (S)
D.
(I) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{Q})$; (II) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{S}) ;$ (III) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{P})$; (IV) $\rightarrow(\mathrm{R})$
2022 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
Let $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be real numbers such that $-\frac{\pi}{4}<\beta<0<\alpha<\frac{\pi}{4}$.

If $\sin (\alpha+\beta)=\frac{1}{3}$ and $\cos (\alpha-\beta)=\frac{2}{3}$, then the greatest integer less than or equal to

$ \left(\frac{\sin \alpha}{\cos \beta}+\frac{\cos \beta}{\sin \alpha}+\frac{\cos \alpha}{\sin \beta}+\frac{\sin \beta}{\cos \alpha}\right)^{2} $ is
2022 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2022 Paper 2 Online
Let $P Q R S$ be a quadrilateral in a plane, where

$Q R=1, \angle P Q R=\angle Q R S=70^{\circ}, \angle P Q S=15^{\circ}$ and $\angle P R S=40^{\circ}$.

If $\angle R P S=\theta^{\circ}, P Q=\alpha$ and $P S=\beta$, then the interval(s) that contain(s) the value of

$4 \alpha \beta \sin \theta^{\circ}$ is/are
A.
$(0, \sqrt{2})$
B.
$(1,2)$
C.
$(\sqrt{2}, 3)$
D.
$(2 \sqrt{2}, 3 \sqrt{2})$
2019 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
Let f(x) = sin($\pi $ cos x) and g(x) = cos(2$\pi $ sin x) be two functions defined for x > 0. Define the following sets whose elements are written in the increasing order:

X = {x : f(x) = 0}, Y = {x : f'(x) = 0}

Z = {x : g(x) = 0}, W = {x : g'(x) = 0}

List - I contains the sets X, Y, Z and W. List - II contains some information regarding these sets.

JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Trigonometric Functions & Equations Question 20 English

Which of the following is the only CORRECT combination?
A.
(IV), (P), (R), (S)
B.
(III), (P), (Q), (U)
C.
(III), (R), (U)
D.
(IV), (Q), (T)
2019 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
Let f(x) = sin($\pi $ cos x) and g(x) = cos(2$\pi $ sin x) be two functions defined for x > 0. Define the following sets whose elements are written in the increasing order :

X = {x : f(x) = 0}, Y = {x : f'(x) = 0}

Z = {x : g(x) = 0}, W = {x : g'(x) = 0}

List - I contains the sets X, Y, Z and W. List - II contains some information regarding these sets.

JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline Mathematics - Trigonometric Functions & Equations Question 19 English
Which of the following combinations is correct?
A.
(II), (Q), (T)
B.
(II), (R), (S)
C.
(I), (P), (R)
D.
(I), (Q), (U)
2019 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 2 Offline
For non-negative integers n, let

$f(n) = {{\sum\limits_{k = 0}^n {\sin \left( {{{k + 1} \over {n + 2}}\pi } \right)} \sin \left( {{{k + 2} \over {n + 2}}\pi } \right)} \over {\sum\limits_{k = 0}^n {{{\sin }^2}\left( {{{k + 1} \over {n + 2}}\pi } \right)} }}$

Assuming cos$-1$ x takes values in [0, $\pi $], which of the following options is/are correct?
A.
If $\alpha $ = tan(cos$-$1 f(6)), then $\alpha $2 + 2$\alpha $ $-$1 = 0
B.
$f(4) = {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2}$
C.
sin(7 cos$-$1 f(5)) = 0
D.
$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \,f(n) = {1 \over 2}$
2018 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 2 Offline
Let f : R $ \to $ R be a differentiable function with f(0) = 1 and satisfying the equation f(x + y) = f(x) f'(y) + f'(x) f(y) for all x, y$ \in $ R.

Then, the value of loge(f(4)) is ...........
2018 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 Offline
In a $\Delta $PQR = 30$^\circ $ and the sides PQ and QR have lengths 10$\sqrt 3 $ and 10, respectively. Then, which of the following statement(s) is(are) TRUE?
A.
$\angle QPR = 45^\circ $
B.
The area of the $\Delta PQR$ is $25\sqrt 3 $ and $\angle QRP = 120^\circ $
C.
The radius of the incircle of the $\Delta PQR$ is $10\sqrt 3 $ $-$ 15
D.
The area of the circumcircle of the $\Delta PQR$ is 100$\pi $
2017 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
If the triangle PQR varies, then the minimum value of cos(P + Q) + cos(Q + R) + cos(R + P) is
A.
$ - {3 \over 2}$
B.
${3 \over 2}$
C.
${5 \over 3}$
D.
$ - {5 \over 3}$
2017 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 2 Offline
Let $\alpha $ and $\beta $ be non zero real numbers such that $2(\cos \beta - \cos \alpha ) + \cos \alpha \cos \beta = 1$. Then which of the following is/are true?
A.
$\sqrt 3 \tan \left( {{\alpha \over 2}} \right) - \tan \left( {{\beta \over 2}} \right) = 2$
B.
$\tan \left( {{\alpha \over 2}} \right) - \sqrt 3 \tan \left( {{\beta \over 2}} \right) = 0$
C.
$\tan \left( {{\alpha \over 2}} \right) + \sqrt 3 \tan \left( {{\beta \over 2}} \right) = 0$
D.
$\sqrt 3 \tan \left( {{\alpha \over 2}} \right) + \tan \left( {{\beta \over 2}} \right) = 2$
2016 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 2 Offline
The value of

$\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{13} {{1 \over {\sin \left( {{\pi \over 4} + {{\left( {k - 1} \right)\pi } \over 6}} \right)\sin \left( {{\pi \over 4} + {{k\pi } \over 6}} \right)}}} $ is equal to
A.
$3 - \sqrt 3 $
B.
$2\left( {3 - \sqrt 3 } \right)$
C.
$2\left( {\sqrt 3 - 1} \right)\,\,\,$
D.
$2\left( {2 - \sqrt 3 } \right)$
2016 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2016 Paper 1 Offline
Let $S = \left\{ {x \in \left( { - \pi ,\pi } \right):x \ne 0, \pm {\pi \over 2}} \right\}.$ The sum of all distinct solutions of the equation $\sqrt 3 \,\sec x + \cos ec\,x + 2\left( {\tan x - \cot x} \right) = 0$ in the set S is equal to
A.
$ - {{7\pi } \over 9}$
B.
$ - {{2\pi } \over 9}$
C.
0
D.
${{5\pi } \over 9}$
2015 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2015 Paper 1 Offline
The number of distinct solutions of the equation

${5 \over 4}{\cos ^2}\,2x + {\cos ^4}\,x + {\sin ^4}\,x + {\cos ^6}\,x + {\sin ^6}\,x\, = \,2$

in the interval $\left[ {0,\,2\pi } \right]$ is
2014 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Offline
For $x \in \left( {0,\pi } \right),$ the equation $\sin x + 2\sin 2x - \sin 3x = 3$ has
A.
infinitely many solutions
B.
three solutions
C.
one solution
D.
no solution
2013 JEE Advanced MCQ
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline
The number of points in $\left( { - \infty \,\infty } \right),$ for which ${x^2} - x\sin x - \cos x = 0,$ is
A.
6
B.
4
C.
2
D.
0
2013 JEE Advanced MSQ
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper 1 Offline
Let $f\left( x \right) = x\sin \,\pi x,\,x > 0.$ Then for all natural numbers $n,\,f'\left( x \right)$ vanishes at
A.
A unique point in the interval $\left( {n,\,n + {1 \over 2}} \right)$
B.
A unique point in the interval $\left( {n + {1 \over 2},n + 1} \right)$
C.
A unique point in the interval $\left( {n,\,n + 1} \right)$
D.
Two points in the interval $\left( {n,\,n + 1} \right)$
2012 JEE Advanced MSQ
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Let $\theta ,\,\varphi \, \in \,\left[ {0,2\pi } \right]$ be such that
$2\cos \theta \left( {1 - \sin \,\varphi } \right) = {\sin ^2}\theta \,\,\left( {\tan {\theta \over 2} + \cot {\theta \over 2}} \right)\cos \varphi - 1,\,\tan \left( {2\pi - \theta } \right) > 0$ and $ - 1 < \sin \theta \, < - {{\sqrt 3 } \over 2},$

then $\varphi $ cannot satisfy

A.
$0 < \varphi < {\pi \over 2}$
B.
${\pi \over 2} < \varphi < {{4\pi } \over 3}$
C.
${{4\pi } \over 3} < \varphi < {{3\pi } \over 2}$
D.
${{3\pi } \over 2} < \varphi < 2\pi $
2011 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 1 Offline

Let $P = \{ \theta :\sin \theta - \cos \theta = \sqrt 2 \cos \theta \} $ and $Q = \{ \theta :\sin \theta + \cos \theta = \sqrt 2 \sin \theta \} $ be two sets. Then

A.
$P \subset Q$ and $Q - P \ne \emptyset $
B.
$Q \not\subset P$
C.
$P \not\subset Q$
D.
$P = Q$
2011 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2011 Paper 1 Offline
The positive integer value of $n\, > \,3$ satisfying the equation ${1 \over {\sin \left( {{\pi \over n}} \right)}} = {1 \over {\sin \left( {{{2\pi } \over n}} \right)}} + {1 \over {\sin \left( {{{3\pi } \over n}} \right)}}$ is
2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline
The number of all possible values of $\theta $ where $0 < \theta < \pi ,$ for which the system of equations $$\left( {y + z} \right)\cos {\mkern 1mu} 3\theta = \left( {xyz} \right){\mkern 1mu} \sin 3\theta $$ $$x\sin 3\theta = {{2\cos 3\theta } \over y} + {{2\sin 3\theta } \over z}$$ $$\left( {xyz} \right){\mkern 1mu} \sin 3\theta = \left( {y + 2z} \right){\mkern 1mu} \cos 3\theta + y{\mkern 1mu} sin3\theta $$

have a solution $\left( {{x_0},{y_0},{z_0}} \right)$ with ${y_0}{z_0}{\mkern 1mu} \ne {\mkern 1mu} 0,$ is

2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline
The number of values of $\theta $ in the interval, $\left( { - {\pi \over 2},\,{\pi \over 2}} \right)$ such that$\,\theta \ne {{n\pi } \over 5}$ for $n = 0,\, \pm 1,\, \pm 2$ and $\tan \,\theta = \cot \,5\theta \,$ as well as $\sin \,2\theta = \cos \,4 \theta $ is
2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 1 Offline
The maximum value of the expression ${1 \over {{{\sin }^2}\theta + 3\sin \theta \cos \theta + 5{{\cos }^2}\theta }}$ is
2010 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2010 Paper 2 Offline
Two parallel chords of a circle of radius 2 are at a distance $\sqrt 3 + 1$ apart. If the chords subtend at the center , angles of ${\pi \over k}$ and ${{2\pi } \over k},$ where$k > 0,$ then the value of $\left[ k \right]$ is

[Note :[k] denotes the largest integer less than or equal to k ]

2009 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline

Match the statements/expressions in Column I with the values given in Column II:

Column I Column II
(A) Root(s) of the expression $2{\sin ^2}\theta + {\sin ^2}2\theta = 2$ (P) ${\pi \over 6}$
(B) Points of discontinuity of the function $f(x) = \left[ {{{6x} \over \pi }} \right]\cos \left[ {{{3x} \over \pi }} \right]$, where $[y]$ denotes the largest integer less than or equal to y (Q) ${\pi \over 4}$
(C) Volume of the parallelopiped with its edges represented by the vectors $\widehat i + \widehat j + \widehat i + 2\widehat j$ and $\widehat i + \widehat j + \pi \widehat k$ (R) ${\pi \over 3}$
(D) Angle between vectors $\overrightarrow a $ and $\overrightarrow b $ where $\overrightarrow a $, $\overrightarrow b $ and $\overrightarrow c $ are unit vectors satisfying $\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b + \sqrt 3 \overrightarrow c = \overrightarrow 0 $ (S) ${\pi \over 2}$
(T) $\pi $

A.
(A)$\to$(Q), (S); (B)$\to$(P), (R), (S), (T); (C)$\to$(Q); (D)$\to$(T)
B.
(A)$\to$(R), (S); (B)$\to$(P), (R), (S), (T); (C)$\to$(T); (D)$\to$(P)
C.
(A)$\to$(Q), (S); (B)$\to$(P), (R), (S), (T); (C)$\to$(T); (D)$\to$(R)
D.
(A)$\to$(P), (S); (B)$\to$(Q), (R), (S), (T); (C)$\to$(T); (D)$\to$(R)
2009 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 2 Offline
For $0 < \theta < {\pi \over 2},$ the solution (s) of $$\sum\limits_{m = 1}^6 {\cos ec\,\left( {\theta + {{\left( {m - 1} \right)\pi } \over 4}} \right)\,\cos ec\,\left( {\theta + {{m\pi } \over 4}} \right) = 4\sqrt 2 } $$ is (are)
A.
$\,{\pi \over 4}$
B.
$\,{\pi \over 6 }$
C.
$\,{\pi \over 12}$
D.
$\,{5\pi \over 12}$
2009 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline
If ${{{{\sin }^4}x} \over 2} + {{{{\cos }^4}x} \over 3} = {1 \over 5},$ then
A.
${\tan ^2}x = {2 \over 3}$
B.
${{{{\sin }^8}x} \over 8} + {{{{\cos }^8}x} \over {27}} = {1 \over {125}}$
C.
${\tan ^2}x = {1 \over 3}$
D.
${{{{\sin }^8}x} \over 8} + {{{{\cos }^8}x} \over {27}} = {2 \over {125}}$
2008 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2008 Paper 2 Offline

Match the Statements/Expressions in Column I with the Statements/Expressions in Column II.

Column I Column II
(A) The minimum value of ${{{x^2} + 2x + 4} \over {x + 2}}$ is (P) 0
(B) Let A and B be 3 $\times$ 3 matrices of real numbers, where A is symmetric, B is skew-symmetric and (A + B) (A $-$ B) = (A $-$ B) (A + B). If (AB)$^t$ = ($-1$)$^k$ AB, where (AB)$^t$ is the transpose of the matrix AB, then the possible values of k are (Q) 1
(C) Let $a=\log_3\log_3 2$. An integer k satisfying $1 < {2^{( - k + 3 - a)}} < 2$, must be less than (R) 2
(D) If $\sin \theta = \cos \varphi $, then the possible values of ${1 \over \pi }\left( {\theta + \varphi - {\pi \over 2}} \right)$ are (S) 3

A.
A - iii; B - ii, iv; C - iii, iv; D - i, iii
B.
A - iii; B - ii; C - iii, iv; D - i, iii
C.
A - ii; B - ii, iv; C - iii, iv; D - i
D.
A - ii; B - ii, iv; C - iii, iv; D - i, iii
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007
The number of solutions of the pair of equations $$\,2{\sin ^2}\theta - \cos 2\theta = 0$$ $$2co{s^2}\theta - 3\sin \theta = 0$$

in the interval $\left[ {0,2\pi } \right]$

A.
zero
B.
one
C.
two
D.
four
2007 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2007 Paper 1 Offline

The number of solutions of the pair of equations

$2{\sin ^2}\theta - \cos 2\theta = 0$

$2{\cos ^2}\theta - 3\sin \theta = 0$

in the interval $[0,2\pi]$ is

A.
zero
B.
one
C.
two
D.
four
2006 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

Let $\theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{4}\right)$ and $t_{1}=(\tan \theta)^{\tan \theta}, t_{2}=(\tan \theta)^{\cot \theta}, t_{3}=(\cot \theta)^{\tan \theta}$ and $t_{4}=(\cot \theta)^{\cot \theta}$, then

A.
$t_{1}>t_{2}>t_{3}>t_{4}$
B.
$t_{4}>t_{3}>t_{1}>t_{2}$
C.
$t_{3}>t_{1}>t_{2}>t_{4}$
D.
$t_{2}>t_{3}>t_{1}>t_{4}$
2006 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2006

If $0<\theta<2 \pi$, then the intervals of values of $\theta$ for which $2 \sin ^2 \theta-5 \sin \theta+2>0$, is

A.

$\left(0, \frac{\pi}{6}\right) \cup\left(\frac{5 \pi}{6}, 2 \pi\right)$

B.

$\left(\frac{\pi}{8}, \frac{5 \pi}{6}\right)$

C.

$\left(0, \frac{\pi}{8}\right) \cup\left(\frac{\pi}{6}, \frac{5 \pi}{6}\right)$

D.

$\left(\frac{41 \pi}{48}, \pi\right)$

2005 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2005 Screening
$\cos \left( {\alpha - \beta } \right) = 1$ and $\,\cos \left( {\alpha + \beta } \right) = 1/e$ where $\alpha ,\,\beta \in \left[ { - \pi ,\pi } \right].$
Paris of $\alpha ,\,\beta $ which satisfy both the equations is/are
A.
0
B.
1
C.
2
D.
4
2005 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2005
Find the range of values of $\,t$ for which $$2\,\sin \,t = {{1 - 2x + 5{x^2}} \over {3{x^2} - 2x - 1}},\,\,\,\,\,t\, \in \,\left[ { - {\pi \over 2},\,{\pi \over 2}} \right].$$
2004 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2004 Screening
Given both $\theta $ and $\phi $ are acute angles and $\sin \,\theta = {1 \over 2},\,$ $\cos \,\phi = {1 \over 3},$ then the value of $\theta + \phi $ belongs to
A.
$\left( {{\pi \over 3},\left. {{\pi \over 2}} \right]} \right.$
B.
$\left( {{\pi \over 2},{{2\pi } \over 3}} \right)$
C.
$\left( {{{2\pi } \over 3},\left. {{{5\pi } \over 6}} \right]} \right.$
D.
$\left( {{{5\pi } \over 6},\pi } \right]$
2002 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2002 Screening
The number of integral values of $k$ for which the equation $7\cos x + 5\sin x = 2k + 1$ has a solution is
A.
4
B.
8
C.
10
D.
12
2001 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2001 Screening
The maximum value of $\left( {\cos {\alpha _1}} \right).\left( {\cos {\alpha _2}} \right).....\left( {\cos {\alpha _n}} \right),$ under the restrictions
$0 \le {\alpha _1},{\alpha _2},....,{\alpha _n} \le {\pi \over 2}$ vand $\left( {\cot {\alpha _1}} \right).\left( {\cot {\alpha _2}} \right)....\left( {\cot {\alpha _n}} \right) = 1$ is
A.
$1/{2^{n/2}}$
B.
$1/{2^n}$
C.
$1/2n\,$
D.
1
2001 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2001 Screening
If $\alpha + \beta = \pi /2$ and $\beta + \gamma = \alpha ,$ then $\tan \,\alpha \,$ equals
A.
$2\left( {\tan \beta + \tan \gamma } \right)$
B.
$\,\tan \beta + \tan \gamma $
C.
$\tan \beta + 2\tan \gamma $
D.
$2\tan \beta + \tan \gamma $
2001 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2001 Screening
The number of distinct real roots of $\left| {\matrix{ {\sin x} & {\cos x} & {\cos x} \cr {\cos x} & {\sin x} & {\cos x} \cr {\cos x} & {\cos x} & {\sin x} \cr } } \right|\,$
$\, = 0$ in the interval $ - {\pi \over 4} \le x \le {\pi \over 4}$ is
A.
0
B.
2
C.
1
D.
3
2000 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 2000 Screening
Let $f\left( \theta \right) = \sin \theta \left( {\sin \theta + \sin 3\theta } \right)$. Then $f\left( \theta \right)$ is
A.
$ \ge 0\,\,$ only when $\theta \ge 0$
B.
$ \le 0$ for all real $\theta $
C.
$ \ge 0$ for all real $\theta $
D.
$ \le 0$ only when $\theta \le 0$
2000 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 2000
In any triangle $ABC,$ prove that $$\cot {A \over 2} + \cot {B \over 2} + \cot {C \over 2} = \cot {A \over 2}\cot {B \over 2}\cot {C \over 2}.$$
1999 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1999
In a triangle $PQR,\angle R = \pi /2$. If $\,\,\tan \left( {P/2} \right)$ and $\tan \left( {Q/2} \right)$ are the roots of the equation $a{x^2} + bx + c = 0\left( {a \ne 0} \right)$ then.
A.
$a + b = c$
B.
$a + c = b$
C.
$b + c = a$
D.
$b = c$
1999 JEE Advanced MSQ
IIT-JEE 1999
For a positive integer $\,n$, let
${f_n}\left( \theta \right) = \left( {\tan {\theta \over 2}} \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec \theta } \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec 2\theta } \right)\,\left( {1 + \sec 4\theta } \right).....\left( {1 + \sec {2^n}\theta } \right).$ Then
A.
${f_2}\left( {{\pi \over {16}}} \right) = 1$
B.
${f_3}\left( {{\pi \over {32}}} \right) = 1$
C.
${f_4}\left( {{\pi \over {64}}} \right) = 1$
D.
${f_5}\left( {{\pi \over {128}}} \right) = 1$
1998 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
The number of values of $x\,\,$ in the interval $\left[ {0,\,5\pi } \right]$ satisfying the equation $3\,{\sin ^2}x - 7\,\sin \,x + 2 = 0$ is
A.
0
B.
5
C.
6
D.
10
1998 JEE Advanced MCQ
IIT-JEE 1998
Which of the following number(s) is /are rational?
A.
$\sin {\mkern 1mu} {15^ \circ }$
B.
$\cos {\mkern 1mu} {15^ \circ }$
C.
$\sin {\mkern 1mu} {15^ \circ }{\mkern 1mu} \cos {\mkern 1mu} {15^ \circ }$
D.
$\sin {\mkern 1mu} {15^ \circ }{\mkern 1mu} \cos {\mkern 1mu} {75^ \circ }$
1998 JEE Advanced Numerical
IIT-JEE 1998
Prove that $\tan \,\alpha + 2\tan 2\alpha + 4\tan 4\alpha + 8\cot 8\alpha = \cot \alpha $