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Practice MCQ Questions for class 11 Maths Chapter-Wise

1. The value of cos²x + cos² y – 2cosx × cosy × cos (x + y) is

(a) sin (x + y)
(b) sin² (x + y)
(c) sin³ (x + y)
(d) sin⁴ (x + y)

2. If a×cos x + b × cos x = c, then the value of (a × sin x – b²cos x)² is

(a) a² + b² + c²
(b) a² – b² – c²
(c) a² – b² + c²
(d) a² + b² – c²

3. The value of cos 5π is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) None of these

4. In a triangle ABC, cosec A (sin B cos C + cos B sin C) equals

(a) none of these
(b) c/a
(c) 1
(d) a/c

5. The value of cos 180° is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) infinite  

6. The perimeter of a triangle ABC is 6 times the arithmetic mean of the sines of its angles. If the side b is 2, then the angle B is

(a) 30°
(b) 90°
(c) 60°
(d) 120°

7. If 3 × tan(x – 15) = tan(x + 15), then the value of x is

(a) 30
(b) 45
(c) 60
(d) 90

8. If the sides of a triangle are 13, 7, 8 the greatest angle of the triangle is

(a) π/3
(b) π/2
(c) 2π/3
(d) 3π/2

9. The value of tan 20 × tan 40 × tan 80 is

(a) tan 30
(b) tan 60
(c) 2 tan 30
(d) 2 tan 60

10.  The value of cos 20 + 2sin² 55 – \(\sqrt2\;sin65\)

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) -1
(d) None of these

11. If the radius of the circumcircle of an isosceles triangle PQR is equal to PQ ( = PR), then the angle P is

(a) 2π/3
(b) π/3
(c) π/2
(d) π/6

12. The value of 4 × sinx × sin(x + π/3) × sin(x + 2π/3) is

(a) sin x
(b) sin 2x
(c) sin 3x
(d) sin 4x

13. The value of (sin 7x + sin 5x) /(cos 7x + cos 5x) + (sin 9x + sin 3x) / (cos 9x + cos 3x) is

(a) tan 6x
(b) 2 tan 6x
(c) 3 tan 6x
(d) 4 tan 6x

14. What is the value of cot (– 870°)?     

(a) \(\sqrt3\)
(b) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt3}\)
(c) \(-\sqrt3\)
(d) \(-\frac{1}{\sqrt3}\)

15. The value of cos2 48° - sin2 12° is

(a) \(\frac{\sqrt{5}+1}{8}\)
(b) \(\frac{\sqrt 5-1}{8}\)
(c) \(\frac{\sqrt{5+1}}{5}\)
(d) \(\frac{\sqrt{5}+\frac{1}{2}}{\sqrt2}\)

16. The value of tan 20° + 2 tan 50° – tan 70° is :

(a) 1
(b) 0
(c) tan 50°
(d) none of these

17. The value of tan 20° + 2 tan 50° – tan 70° is :

(a) \(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)
(b) 0
(c) 1
(d) -1

18.  If A = sin2 x + cos4x, then for all real x :

(a) 13/16≤ A ≤ 1
(b) 1 ≤ A ≤ 2
(c) 3/4≤ A ≤  13/16
(d) 3/4≤ A ≤ 1

19. The value of cos12° + cos84° + cos156° + cos 132° is

(a) 1/2
(b) 1
(c) -1/2 
(d) 1/8

20. The value of cos 420° is

(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 1/2
(d) \(\frac{\sqrt3}{2}\)

Answer:

1.  Answer: (b) sin² (x + y)

Explanation: cos²x + cos²y – 2co x × cosy × cos(x + y)

{since cos(x + y) = cosx x cos y – sin x × sin y }

= cos²x + cos²y – 2cosx × cosy × (cosx × cosy – sinx × siny)

= cos²x + cos²y – 2cos²x × cos²y + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= cos²x + cos²y – cos²x × cos²y – cos²x × cos²y + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= (cos²x – cos² x × cos² y) + (cos²y – cos²x × cos²y) + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= cos²x(1- cos²y) + cos2 y(1 – cos²x) + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= sin²y × cos²x + sin²x × cos²y + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny (since sin²x + cos²x = 1 )

= sin²x × cos²y + sin²y × cos²x + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= (sinx × cosy)² + (siny × cosx)² + 2cosx × cosy × sinx × siny

= (sinx × cosy + siny × cosx)²

= {sin (x + y)}²

= sin² (x + y)

2. Answer: (d) a² + b² – c²

Explanation: a × cosx + b × sinx)² + (a × sinx – b × cosx)² = a² + b²

⇒ c²+ (a × sinx – b × cosx)² = a² + b²

⇒ (a × sinx – b × cosx)² = a² + b² – c²

3. Answer: (c) -1

Explanation: cos 5π = cos (π + 4π) 

cos ( 5 × 180° )

= cos 900°

= cos ( 10 × 90° + 0° ​​​)

= - cos 0° ​​​​​​

= - 1

4. Answer: (c) 1

Explanation: Given cosec A (sin B cos C + cos B sin C)

= cosecA × sin(B+C)

= cosecA × sin(180 – A)

= cosecA × sin A

= cosecA × 1/cosec A

= 1

5. Answer: (c) -1

Explanation: cos 180 = cos(90° + 90°)

= -sin 90°

= -1 {sin90° = 1}

cos180° = -1

6. Answer: (b) 90°

Explanation: Let the lengths of the sides if ∆ABC be a, b and c

Perimeter of the triangle = 2s = a + b + c = 6(sinA + sinB + sinC)/3

⇒ (sinA + sinB + sinC) = ( a + b + c)/2

⇒ (sinA + sinB + sinC)/( a + b + c) = 1/2

From sin formula,Using

sinA/a = sinB/b = sinC/c = (sinA + sinB + sinC)/(a + b + c) = 1/2

Now, sinB/b = 1/2

Given b = 2

So, sinB/2 = 1/2

⇒ sinB = 1

⇒ B = π/2

7. Answer: (b) 45

Explanation: Given, 3×tan(x – 15) = tan(x + 15)

⇒ tan(x + 15)/tan(x – 15) = 3/1

⇒ {tan(x + 15) + tan(x – 15)}/{tan(x + 15) – tan(x – 15)} = (3 + 1)/(3 – 1)

⇒ {tan(x + 15) + tan(x – 15)}/{tan(x + 15) – tan(x – 15)} = 4/2

⇒ {tan(x + 15) + tan(x – 15)}/{tan(x + 15) – tan(x – 15)} = 2

⇒ sin(x + 15 + x – 15)/sin(x + 15 – x + 15) = 2

⇒ sin 2x/sin 30 = 2

⇒ sin 2x/(1/2) = 2

⇒ 2 × sin 2x = 2

⇒ sin 2x = 1

⇒ sin 2x = sin 90

⇒ 2x = 90

⇒ x = 45

8. Answer: (c) 2π/3

Explanation: Given, the sides of a triangle are 13, 7, 8

Since greatest side has greatest angle,

Now Cos A = (b² + c² – a²)/2bc

⇒ Cos A = (7² + 8⁸ – 13²)/(2×7×8)

⇒ Cos A = (49 + 64 – 169)/(2×7×8)

⇒ Cos A = (113 – 169)/(2×7×8)

⇒ Cos A = -56/(2×56)

⇒ Cos A = -1/2

⇒ Cos A = Cos 2π/3

⇒ A = 2π/3

So, the greatest angle is = 2π/3

9. Answer: (b) tan 60

Explanation: tan20 × tan40 × tan80

= tan40 × tan80 × tan20

= [{sin40 × sin80}/{cos40 × cos80}] × (sin20/cos20)

= [{2 x sin40 × sin80}/{2 × cos40 × cos80}] × (sin20/cos20)

= [{cos40 – cos120}/{cos120 + cos40}] × (sin20/cos20)

= [{cos40 – cos (90 + 30)}/{cos(90 + 30) + cos40}] × (sin 20/cos 20)

= [{cos40 + sin30}/{-sin30 + cos40}] × (sin20/cos 20)

= [{(2 × cos40 + 1)/2}/{(-1 + cos40)/2}] × (sin20/cos20)

= [{2 × cos40 + 1}/{-1 + cos40}] × (sin 20/cos20)

= [{2 × cos40 × sin20 + sin20}/{-cos20 + cos40 × cos20}]

= (sin60 – sin20 + sin20)/(-cos20 + cos60 + cos20)

= sin60/cos60

= tan 60

10. Answer: (b) 1

Explanation: Given, cos 20 + 2sin² 55 – \(\sqrt2\;sin65\)

= cos20 + 1 – cos110 – \(\sqrt 2\;sin 65\) {since cos 2x = 1 – 2sin² x}

= 1 + cos20 – cos 110 – √\(\sqrt \;sin 65\)

= 1 – 2 × sin {(20 + 110)/2 × sin{(20 – 110)/2} – \(\sqrt 2\;sin 65\) {Apply cos C – cos D formula}

= 1 – 2 × sin65 × sin (-45) – \(\sqrt2\;sin 65\)

= 1 + 2 × sin65 × sin45 – \(\sqrt 2\;sin 65\)

= 1 + (2 × sin 65)/\(\sqrt2\) – \(\sqrt 2\;sin 65\)

= 1 + \(\sqrt2\) ( sin 65 – √2 sin 65

= 1

11. Answer: (a) 2π/3 

Explanation: In ΔPQR PQ = PR = R₁ and Q = R where R₁ is circumradius

 from sine rule: PQ/sin R = 2R₁

Sin R = 1/2

R = 1/2

R = π/6

 P = π−Q −R  

= π - 2R

= 2π/3

12. Answer: (c) sin 3x

Explanation: 4 × sinx × sin(x + π/3) × sin(x + 2π/3)

= 4 × sinx × {sinx × cos π/3 + cosx × sin π/3} × {sinx × cos 2π/3 + cos x × sin 2π/3}

= 4 × sin x × {(sin x)/2 + ((c) sin 3x cos x)/2} × {-(sin x)/2 + (√3 × cos x)/2}

= 4 × sin x × {-(sin 2x)/4 + (3 × cos 2x)/4}

= sinx × {-sin 2x + 3 × cos 2x}

= sinx × {-sin 2x + 3 × (1 – sin 2x)}

= sinx × {-sin 2x + 3 – 3 × sin 2x}

= sinx × {3 – 4 × sin 2x}

= 3 × sinx – 4 sin 3x

= sin 3x

 So, 4 × sin x × sin(x + π/3) × sin(x + 2π/3) = sin 3x    

13. Answer: (b) 2 tan 6x

Explanation: (sin 7x + sin 5x) /(cos 7x + cos 5x) + (sin 9x + sin 3x) / (cos 9x + cos 3x)

⇒ [{2 × sin(7x+5x)/2 × cos(7x-5x)/2}/{2 × cos(7x+5x)/2 × cos(7x-5x)/2}] + [{2 × sin(9x+3x)/2 × cos(9x 3x)/2}/{2 × cos(9x+3x)/2 × cos(9x-3x)/2}]

⇒ [{2 × sin 6x × cosx}/{2 × cos 6x × cosx}] + [{2 × sin 6x × cosx}/{2 × cos6x × cosx}]

⇒ (sin 6x/cos 6x) + (sin 6x/cos 6x)

⇒ tan 6x + tan 6x

⇒ 2 tan 6x

14. Answer: (a) 

Explanation: cot(−870°)=−cot(2×360°+150°)

=−cot150°

=−cot(180°−30°)

cot30° = \(\sqrt3\)

15. Answer: (a) 

Explanation: cos2 48°– sin2 12° 

= cos (48°+ 12°) cos (48° – 12°)

= cos60° cos36°

= \(\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{\sqrt5+1}{4}\)

\(=\frac{\sqrt5+1}{8}\)

16. Answer: (b) 0

Explanation: 50°= 70° – 20°

Taking “tan” on both sides,

tan 50° = tan(70° – 20°)

= (tan 70° – tan 20°)/(1 + tan 70° tan 20°)

= (tan 70° – tan 20°)/ [1 + tan(90° – 20°) tan 20°]

= (tan 70° – tan 20°)/ (1 + cot 20° tan 20°)

= (tan 70° – tan 20°)/(1 + 1)

2 tan 50° = tan 70° – tan 20°

2 tan 50° + tan 20° – tan 70° 

= 0

17. Answer: (b) 0

Explanation: cos1°, cos2°, cos3° .............cos179°

= cos1°, cos2°, cos3° .............cos90° .....cos179°

= cos1°, cos2°, cos3° .............cos90° .....cos179° = 0 As [cos90°= 0]

18. Answer: (d) 3/4≤ A ≤ 1

Explanation: A = sin2x + cos2x

We have cos4x ≤ cos2x

sin2x = sin2x

Adding sin2x + cos4x ≤ sin2x + cos2x

∴ A ≤ 1.

Again A = t + (1 – t)2 = t2 – t + 1, t ≥ 0, where minimum is 3/4. Thus 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 1 .

19. Answer: (c) -1/2  

Explanation: cos 12°+cos 84°+cos 156°+cos 132°

= (cos 12°+cos 132°)+(cos 84°+cos 156°)

= 2cos 72°cos 60°+2cos 120°cos 36°

=cos 72°—cos 36°

=sin18°—cos 36° 

=−1/2

20. Answer: (c) 1/2  

Explanation: cos(360°+A) = cos(A)

420° = 360°+ 60°

cos (420°) = cos(60°)

 = 1/2

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