Introduction to Trigonometry - Class IX

Covers trigonometric ratios, identities, and applications involving angles and sides of triangles

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Value of $ \displaystyle \sin 45^{\circ} \cos 45 \left ( \tan 45^{\circ}+\cot 45^{\circ} \right )^{2}   $  is 

  1. $1$
  2. $2$
  3. $3$
  4. $4$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two angles are called adjacent if

  1. they lie in the same plane and have a common vertex
  2. they have a ray in common
  3. the intersection of their interiors is empty
  4. all the above
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD, $\displaystyle \angle ABC=60^{\circ}$ and if O be the centre of the circle then the measure of $\displaystyle \angle OAC$ is

  1. $\displaystyle 20^{\circ}$
  2. $\displaystyle 30^{\circ}$
  3. $\displaystyle 40^{\circ}$
  4. $\displaystyle 50^{\circ}$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Triangle measurement is called as _______.

  1. pythagoras
  2. trigonometry
  3. calculus
  4. area of square
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the early 9th century AD, _________ produced accurate sine and cosine tables, and the first table of tangents.

  1. Habash al-Hasib al-Marwazi
  2. Muhammad ibn Jabir al-Harrani al-Battani
  3. Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
  4. Abu al-Wafa al-Buzjani
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the founder of trigonometry?

  1. Euclid
  2. Issac Newton
  3. William Rowan Hamilton
  4. Hipparchus
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The history of trigonometry goes back to the earliest recorded mathematics in Egypt and _____.

  1. German
  2. Indian
  3. Babylon
  4. Japanese
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Trigonometry is used mainly due to the purpose of time keeping and _____.

  1. space
  2. stars
  3. astronomy
  4. planets
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The first recorded use of trigonometry came from the Hellenistic mathematician ________________.

  1. William Rowan Hamilton
  2. Hipparchus
  3. Newton
  4. Bartholomaeus Pitiscus
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships involving lengths and ______ of triangles.

  1. radian
  2. degree
  3. angle
  4. vector
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term trigonometry was first invented by the German mathematician ______.

  1. William Rowan Hamilton
  2. Euclid
  3. Newton
  4. Bartholomaeus Pitiscus
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

______ mathematicians created the trigonometry system based on the sine function instead of the chords.

  1. Greek
  2. Indian
  3. German
  4. Egyptian
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who published the trigonometry in 1595?

  1. William Rowan Hamilton
  2. Hipparchus
  3. Bartholomaeus Pitiscus
  4. Newton
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In $\Delta ABC$ if $a=8,b=9,c=10$, then the value of $\dfrac{{\tan C}}{{\sin B}}$ is

  1. $\dfrac{{32}}{9}$
  2. $\dfrac{{24}}{7}$
  3. $\dfrac{{21}}{4}$
  4. $\dfrac{{18}}{5}$
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\sin \theta + \cos \theta = 1$, then what is the value of $\sin \theta \cos \theta$?

  1. $2$
  2. $0$
  3. $1$
  4. $\dfrac {1}{2}$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $t _1=(\tan x)^{\cot x}, t _2=(\cot x)^{\cot x}, t _3=(\tan x)^{\tan x}, t _4=(\cot x)^{\tan x}, 0 < x < \dfrac{\pi}{4}$, then:

  1. $t _1 < t _2 < t _3 < t _4$
  2. $t _2 > t _4 > t _3 > t _1$
  3. $t _1 > t _4 > t _3 > t _2$
  4. $t _1 > t _2 > t _3 > t _4$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The angle of elevation and angle of depression both are measured with

  1. the vertical only
  2. the horizontal only
  3. both horizontal and vertical
  4. NONE OF THE ABOVE
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

For a
positive integer n,
let
${f _n}\left( \theta  \right) = \left( {\tan \frac{\theta }{2}} \right)\left( {1 + \sec \theta } \right)\left( {1 + \sec 2\theta } \right)\left( {1 + \sec {2^2}\theta } \right)...\left( {1 + \sec {2^n}\theta } \right),then$

  1. ${f _2}\left( {\frac{\pi }{{16}}} \right) = 1$
  2. ${f _3}\left( {\frac{\pi }{{32}}} \right) = 1$
  3. ${f _4}\left( {\frac{\pi }{{64}}} \right) = 1$
  4. ${f _5}\left( {\frac{\pi }{{128}}} \right) = 1$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$8\sin { \theta  } \cos { \theta  } .\cos { 2\theta  } \cos { 4\theta  } =\sin { x } \Longrightarrow x=$?

  1. <span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mi">x<span class="mo">=-<span class="mn">8<span class="mi">θ<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">x=8θ
  2. $x=8\theta$
  3. <span class="MathJax_Preview"><span class="MathJax"><span class="math"><span class="mrow"><span class="mi">x<span class="mo">=4<span class="mi">θ<span class="MJX_Assistive_MathML">x=8θ
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $11 \sin^2 x + 7\cos^2x = 8$ then $x =$______

  1. $nx \pm \dfrac{\pi}{6},\forall n \in Z$
  2. $nx \pm \dfrac{\pi}{4},\forall n \in Z$
  3. $nx \pm \dfrac{\pi}{3},\forall n \in Z$
  4. $nx \pm \dfrac{\pi}{2},\forall n \in Z$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\alpha, \beta$ are solution of equation a $cos \theta + b sin\theta = c$ then

  1. $sin \alpha + sin \beta = \dfrac{a^2-c^2}{b^2-a^2}$
  2. $cos \alpha + cos \beta = \dfrac{2ac}{a^2 + b^2}$
  3. $cos \alpha . cos \beta = \dfrac{c^2-b^2}{a^2 + b^2}$
  4. $\sin \alpha.\sin \beta=\dfrac{a^{2}-c^{2}}{b^{2}-a^{2}}$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\cos x + cosy + \cos \theta = 0$ and $\sin x + \sin y + \sin \theta = 0$, then $\cot\left(\dfrac{x + y}{2}\right)$ 

  1. $\sin \theta$
  2. $\cos \theta$
  3. $\cot \theta$
  4. $\sin\left(\dfrac{x + y}{2}\right)$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $sin:\theta +cos:\theta =p$ and $:tan:\theta +cot:\theta =q$ then $:q\left(p^2-1\right)=$

  1. $\frac{1}{2}$
  2. $2$
  3. $1$
  4. $3$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\tan { \theta  } .\tan { (120-\theta ) } .\tan { (120+\theta ) } =\dfrac { 1 }{ \sqrt { 3 }  }$, then $\theta $

  1. $\dfrac { n\pi }{ 3 } +\dfrac { \pi }{ 18 } ,n\epsilon Z$
  2. $\dfrac { n\pi }{ 3 } +\cfrac { \pi }{ 12 } ,n\epsilon Z$
  3. $\dfrac { n\pi }{ 12 } +\dfrac { \pi }{ 12 } ,n\epsilon Z$
  4. $\dfrac { n\pi }{ 3 } +\dfrac { \pi }{ 6 } ,n\epsilon Z$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a $\triangle ABC$, if $a=26, b=30, \cos C=\dfrac{63}{65}$ then $c=$

  1. $2$
  2. $4$
  3. $6$
  4. $8$
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $f ( x ) = \sin x - \dfrac { x } { 2 }$ is increasing function, then

  1. $0 < x < \dfrac { \pi } { 3 }$
  2. $- \dfrac { \pi } { 3 } < x < 0$
  3. $- \dfrac { \pi } { 3 } < x < \dfrac{\pi}{3}$
  4. None
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a $\Delta$ABC, $\dfrac{s}{r _1}+\dfrac{s}{r _2}+\dfrac{s}{r _3}-\dfrac{s}{r}$ (where all the symbols have the usual meanings ) is equal to?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 4
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In $\Delta ABC$, a, b, c are the lengths of its sides and A, B, C are the angles of triangle ABC. The correct relation is 

  1. $(b-c)sin(\frac{B-C}{2}) =a cos(\frac{A}{2}) $
  2. $(b-c)cos(\frac{A}{2})= a sin(\frac{B-C}{2}) $
  3. $(b+c)sin(\frac{B+C}{2})=a cos(\frac{A}{2}) $
  4. $(b-c)cos(\frac{A}{2}) = 2a sin(\frac{B+C}{2}) $
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the product of $\cos{30}^{0}.\cos{45}^{0}.\cos{60}^{0}$

  1. $0.30$
  2. $0.60$
  3. $0.90$
  4. $0.80$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the 5th century who created the table of chords with increasing 1 degree?

  1. Hipparchus
  2. William Rowan Hamilton
  3. Euclid
  4. Ptolemy
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The points of discontinuity of $\tan{x}$ are

  1. $n\pi ,n\in I$
  2. $2n\pi ,n\in I$
  3. $(2n+1)\cfrac { \pi }{ 2 } ,n\in I$
  4. None of the above
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the meaning of trigonometry in Greek language?

  1. measurement
  2. triangle measure
  3. angle measure
  4. degree measure
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the name of the person who first produce a table for solving a triangle's length and angles.

  1. William Rowan Hamilton
  2. Hipparchus
  3. Euclid
  4. Issac Newton
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the value of $\sqrt {2}\sec 45^{\circ} - \tan 30^{\circ}$?

  1. $\dfrac {(2\sqrt {3} - 1)}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac {(\sqrt {3} - 1)}{\sqrt {3}}$
  3. $\dfrac {(2\sqrt {3} - 1)}{\sqrt {3}}$
  4. $\dfrac {(2\sqrt {3} + 1)}{3}$
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In triangle $XYZ$, $XZ=YZ$. If the measure of angle $Z$ has ${a}^{o}$, how many degrees are there in the measure of angle $X$?

  1. $x^o=\dfrac {180^o-2a}{2}$
  2. ${ x }^{ o }=\cfrac { { 180 }^{ o }-{ a }^{ o } }{ 2 } $
  3. $x^o=\dfrac {180^o-3a}{3}$
  4. none of these
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\tan A = \dfrac {1 - \cos B}{\sin B}$, then the value of $\dfrac {2\tan A}{1 - \tan^{2}A}$ is

  1. $\dfrac {(\tan B)}{2}$
  2. $2\tan B$
  3. $\tan B$
  4. $4\tan B$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The value of sin $15^0$ is

  1. $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2}$
  2. $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}+1}{2\sqrt{2}}$
  3. $\dfrac{-(\sqrt{3}+1)}{2\sqrt{2}}$
  4. $\dfrac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2\sqrt{2}}$