Trigonometric Equations

158 Questions
2026 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

The number of elements in the set $\left\{x \in\left[0,180^{\circ}\right]: \tan \left(x+100^{\circ}\right)=\tan \left(x+50^{\circ}\right) \tan x \tan \left(x-50^{\circ}\right)\right\}$ is $\_\_\_\_$ .

2026 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2026 (Online) 23rd January Morning Shift

Number of solutions of $\sqrt{3} \cos 2 \theta+8 \cos \theta+3 \sqrt{3}=0, \theta \in[-3 \pi, 2 \pi]$ is :

A.

5

B.

4

C.

3

D.

0

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 Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 7th April Evening Shift

The number of solutions of the equation

$ \cos 2\theta \cos \frac{\theta}{2} + \cos \frac{5\theta}{2} = 2\cos^3 \frac{5\theta}{2} $ in $ \left[ -\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2} \right] $ is :

A.

5

B.

7

C.

6

D.

9

2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift

The number of solutions of the equation

$(4-\sqrt{3}) \sin x-2 \sqrt{3} \cos ^2 x=-\frac{4}{1+\sqrt{3}}, x \in\left[-2 \pi, \frac{5 \pi}{2}\right]$ is

A.
4
B.
3
C.
6
D.
5
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
$ \text { The number of solutions of the equation } 2 x+3 \tan x=\pi, x \in[-2 \pi, 2 \pi]-\left\{ \pm \frac{\pi}{2}, \pm \frac{3 \pi}{2}\right\} \text { is: } $
A.
4
B.
5
C.
3
D.
6
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Evening Shift
If $\theta \epsilon\left[-\frac{7 \pi}{6}, \frac{4 \pi}{3}\right]$, then the number of solutions of $\sqrt{3} \operatorname{cosec}^2 \theta-2(\sqrt{3}-1) \operatorname{cosec} \theta-4=0$, is equal to :
A.
7
B.
10
C.
6
D.
8
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift

If $\theta \in[-2 \pi, 2 \pi]$, then the number of solutions of $2 \sqrt{2} \cos ^2 \theta+(2-\sqrt{6}) \cos \theta-\sqrt{3}=0$, is equal to:

A.
8
B.
6
C.
10
D.
12
2025 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 22nd January Evening Shift

The sum of all values of $\theta \in[0,2 \pi]$ satisfying $2 \sin ^2 \theta=\cos 2 \theta$ and $2 \cos ^2 \theta=3 \sin \theta$ is

A.
$\pi$
B.
$\frac{5 \pi}{6}$
C.
$\frac{\pi}{2}$
D.
$4 \pi$
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 Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 5th April Evening Shift

The number of solutions of $\sin ^2 x+\left(2+2 x-x^2\right) \sin x-3(x-1)^2=0$, where $-\pi \leq x \leq \pi$, is ________.

2024 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 4th April Evening Shift

Let $S=\left\{\sin ^2 2 \theta:\left(\sin ^4 \theta+\cos ^4 \theta\right) x^2+(\sin 2 \theta) x+\left(\sin ^6 \theta+\cos ^6 \theta\right)=0\right.$ has real roots $\}$. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ be the smallest and largest elements of the set $S$, respectively, then $3\left((\alpha-2)^2+(\beta-1)^2\right)$ equals __________.

2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 9th April Morning Shift

Let $|\cos \theta \cos (60-\theta) \cos (60+\theta)| \leq \frac{1}{8}, \theta \epsilon[0,2 \pi]$. Then, the sum of all $\theta \in[0,2 \pi]$, where $\cos 3 \theta$ attains its maximum value, is :

A.
$6 \pi$
B.
$9 \pi$
C.
$18 \pi$
D.
$15 \pi$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 1st February Evening Shift
The number of solutions of the equation $4 \sin ^2 x-4 \cos ^3 x+9-4 \cos x=0 ; x \in[-2 \pi, 2 \pi]$ is :
A.
0
B.
3
C.
1
D.
2
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 30th January Morning Shift

If $2 \sin ^3 x+\sin 2 x \cos x+4 \sin x-4=0$ has exactly 3 solutions in the interval $\left[0, \frac{\mathrm{n} \pi}{2}\right], \mathrm{n} \in \mathrm{N}$, then the roots of the equation $x^2+\mathrm{n} x+(\mathrm{n}-3)=0$ belong to :

A.
$(0, \infty)$
B.
Z
C.
$\left(-\frac{\sqrt{17}}{2}, \frac{\sqrt{17}}{2}\right)$
D.
$(-\infty, 0)$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Evening Shift

The sum of the solutions $x \in \mathbb{R}$ of the equation $\frac{3 \cos 2 x+\cos ^3 2 x}{\cos ^6 x-\sin ^6 x}=x^3-x^2+6$ is

A.
3
B.
1
C.
0
D.
$-$1
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift

If $\alpha,-\frac{\pi}{2}<\alpha<\frac{\pi}{2}$ is the solution of $4 \cos \theta+5 \sin \theta=1$, then the value of $\tan \alpha$ is

A.
$\frac{10-\sqrt{10}}{12}$
B.
$\frac{\sqrt{10}-10}{6}$
C.
$\frac{\sqrt{10}-10}{12}$
D.
$\frac{10-\sqrt{10}}{6}$
2024 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Evening Shift

If $2 \tan ^2 \theta-5 \sec \theta=1$ has exactly 7 solutions in the interval $\left[0, \frac{n \pi}{2}\right]$, for the least value of $n \in \mathbf{N}$, then $\sum_\limits{k=1}^n \frac{k}{2^k}$ is equal to:

A.
$\frac{1}{2^{14}}\left(2^{15}-15\right)$
B.
$1-\frac{15}{2^{13}}$
C.
$\frac{1}{2^{15}}\left(2^{14}-14\right)$
D.
$\frac{1}{2^{13}}\left(2^{14}-15\right)$
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 Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 25th January Evening Shift

If m and n respectively are the numbers of positive and negative values of $\theta$ in the interval $[-\pi,\pi]$ that satisfy the equation $\cos 2\theta \cos {\theta \over 2} = \cos 3\theta \cos {{9\theta } \over 2}$, then mn is equal to ____________.

2023 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 24th January Evening Shift

Let $\mathrm{S = \{ \theta \in [0,2\pi ):\tan (\pi \cos \theta ) + \tan (\pi \sin \theta ) = 0\}}$. Then $\sum\limits_{\theta \in S} {{{\sin }^2}\left( {\theta + {\pi \over 4}} \right)} $ is equal to __________.

2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 11th April Morning Shift

The number of elements in the set

$S=\left\{\theta \in[0,2 \pi]: 3 \cos ^{4} \theta-5 \cos ^{2} \theta-2 \sin ^{6} \theta+2=0\right\}$ is :

A.
9
B.
8
C.
12
D.
10
2023 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2023 (Online) 10th April Evening Shift

Let $S=\left\{x \in\left(-\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2}\right): 9^{1-\tan ^{2} x}+9^{\tan ^{2} x}=10\right\}$ and $\beta=\sum_\limits{x \in S} \tan ^{2}\left(\frac{x}{3}\right)$, then $\frac{1}{6}(\beta-14)^{2}$ is equal to :

A.
16
B.
32
C.
8
D.
64
2023 JEE Advanced Numerical
JEE Advanced 2023 Paper 2 Online
$ \text { Then the inradius of the triangle } A B C \text { is } $ :
2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Morning Shift

Let $S=\left\{\theta \in(0,2 \pi): 7 \cos ^{2} \theta-3 \sin ^{2} \theta-2 \cos ^{2} 2 \theta=2\right\}$. Then, the sum of roots of all the equations $x^{2}-2\left(\tan ^{2} \theta+\cot ^{2} \theta\right) x+6 \sin ^{2} \theta=0, \theta \in S$, is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

Let $S=\left[-\pi, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)-\left\{-\frac{\pi}{2},-\frac{\pi}{4},-\frac{3 \pi}{4}, \frac{\pi}{4}\right\}$. Then the number of elements in the set $\mid A=\{\theta \in S: \tan \theta(1+\sqrt{5} \tan (2 \theta))=\sqrt{5}-\tan (2 \theta)\}$ is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Evening Shift

If the sum of solutions of the system of equations $2 \sin ^{2} \theta-\cos 2 \theta=0$ and $2 \cos ^{2} \theta+3 \sin \theta=0$ in the interval $[0,2 \pi]$ is $k \pi$, then $k$ is equal to __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 30th June Morning Shift

Let ${S_1} = \{ x \in [0,12\pi ]:{\sin ^5}x + {\cos ^5}x = 1\} $

and ${S_2} = \{ x \in [0,8\pi ]:{\sin ^7}x + {\cos ^7}x = 1\} $

Then $n({S_1}) - n({S_2})$ is equal to ______________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Evening Shift

The number of solutions of the equation $\sin x = {\cos ^2}x$ in the interval (0, 10) is _________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

The number of elements in the set $S = \{ \theta \in [ - 4\pi ,4\pi ]:3{\cos ^2}2\theta + 6\cos 2\theta - 10{\cos ^2}\theta + 5 = 0\} $ is __________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th June Morning Shift

The number of solutions of the equation

$2\theta - {\cos ^2}\theta + \sqrt 2 = 0$ in R is equal to ___________.

2022 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th June Morning Shift

The number of values of x in the interval $\left( {{\pi \over 4},{{7\pi } \over 4}} \right)$ for which

$14\cos e{c^2}x - 2{\sin ^2}x = 21 - 4{\cos ^2}x$ holds, is ____________.

2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 29th July Evening Shift

The number of elements in the set $S=\left\{x \in \mathbb{R}: 2 \cos \left(\frac{x^{2}+x}{6}\right)=4^{x}+4^{-x}\right\}$ is :

A.
1
B.
3
C.
0
D.
infinite
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th July Evening Shift

Let $S=\left\{\theta \in\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right): \sum\limits_{m=1}^{9} \sec \left(\theta+(m-1) \frac{\pi}{6}\right) \sec \left(\theta+\frac{m \pi}{6}\right)=-\frac{8}{\sqrt{3}}\right\}$. Then

A.
$ S=\left\{\frac{\pi}{12}\right\} $
B.
$ S=\left\{\frac{2 \pi}{3}\right\} $
C.
$ \sum\limits_{\theta \in S} \theta=\frac{\pi}{2} $
D.
$ \sum\limits_{\theta \in S} \theta=\frac{3\pi}{4} $
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 26th July Morning Shift

Let $S=\left\{\theta \in[0,2 \pi]: 8^{2 \sin ^{2} \theta}+8^{2 \cos ^{2} \theta}=16\right\} .$ Then $n(s) + \sum\limits_{\theta \in S}^{} {\left( {\sec \left( {{\pi \over 4} + 2\theta } \right)\cos ec\left( {{\pi \over 4} + 2\theta } \right)} \right)} $ is equal to:

A.
0
B.
$-$2
C.
$-$4
D.
12
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift

The number of solutions of $|\cos x|=\sin x$, such that $-4 \pi \leq x \leq 4 \pi$ is :

A.
4
B.
6
C.
8
D.
12
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 27th June Evening Shift

Let for some real numbers $\alpha$ and $\beta$, $a = \alpha - i\beta $. If the system of equations $4ix + (1 + i)y = 0$ and $8\left( {\cos {{2\pi } \over 3} + i\sin {{2\pi } \over 3}} \right)x + \overline a y = 0$ has more than one solution, then ${\alpha \over \beta }$ is equal to

A.
$ - 2\sqrt 3 $
B.
$2 - \sqrt 3 $
C.
$2 + \sqrt 3 $
D.
$ - 2 - \sqrt 3 $
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Evening Shift

The number of solutions of the equation

$\cos \left( {x + {\pi \over 3}} \right)\cos \left( {{\pi \over 3} - x} \right) = {1 \over 4}{\cos ^2}2x$, $x \in [ - 3\pi ,3\pi ]$ is :

A.
8
B.
5
C.
6
D.
7
2022 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2022 (Online) 24th June Morning Shift

Let $S = \left\{ {\theta \in [ - \pi ,\pi ] - \left\{ { \pm \,\,{\pi \over 2}} \right\}:\sin \theta \tan \theta + \tan \theta = \sin 2\theta } \right\}$.

If $T = \sum\limits_{\theta \, \in \,S}^{} {\cos 2\theta } $, then T + n(S) is equal to :

A.
7 + $\sqrt 3 $
B.
9
C.
8 + $\sqrt 3 $
D.
10
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.
$(2 \sqrt{2}, 3 \sqrt{2})$
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 27th August Evening Shift
Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of the equation ${\sin ^4}\theta + {\cos ^4}\theta - \sin \theta \cos \theta = 0$ in [0, 4$\pi$]. Then ${{8S} \over \pi }$ is equal to ____________.
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 18th March Morning Shift
The number of solutions of the equation

$|\cot x| = \cot x + {1 \over {\sin x}}$ in the interval [ 0, 2$\pi$ ] is
2021 JEE Mains Numerical
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th February Morning Shift
If $\sqrt 3 ({\cos ^2}x) = (\sqrt 3 - 1)\cos x + 1$, the number of solutions of the given equation when $x \in \left[ {0,{\pi \over 2}} \right]$ is __________.
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 1st September Evening Shift
If n is the number of solutions of the equation
$2\cos x\left( {4\sin \left( {{\pi \over 4} + x} \right)\sin \left( {{\pi \over 4} - x} \right) - 1} \right) = 1,x \in [0,\pi ]$ and S is the sum of all these solutions, then the ordered pair (n, S) is :
A.
(3, 13$\pi$ / 9)
B.
(2, 2$\pi$ / 3)
C.
(2, 8$\pi$ / 9)
D.
(3, 5$\pi$ / 3)
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 31st August Evening Shift
The number of solutions of the equation ${32^{{{\tan }^2}x}} + {32^{{{\sec }^2}x}} = 81,\,0 \le x \le {\pi \over 4}$ is :
A.
3
B.
1
C.
0
D.
2
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 26th August Morning Shift
The sum of solutions of the equation

${{\cos x} \over {1 + \sin x}} = \left| {\tan 2x} \right|$, $x \in \left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right) - \left\{ {{\pi \over 4}, - {\pi \over 4}} \right\}$ is :
A.
$ - {{11\pi } \over {30}}$
B.
${\pi \over {10}}$
C.
$ - {{7\pi } \over {30}}$
D.
$ - {\pi  \over {15}}$
                                        
2021 JEE Mains MCQ
JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift
The sum of all values of x in [0, 2$\pi$], for which sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x + sin 4x = 0, is equal to :
A.
8$\pi$
B.
11$\pi$
C.
12$\pi$
D.
9$\pi$