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TRIGONOMETRIC IDENTIES : SHEET - 4
(Maximum & minimum of Trigonometric expressions)
LEVEL - 1

1. Find maximum and minimum values of following f(x) = 10cos2x – 6sinx cosx + 2sin2x .

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2. Find maximum and minimum values of following f(x) = cos x + 3 2 sin  x   + 6 .
 4
3. The minimum value of the function f (x) = (3sin x – 4 cos x – 10)(3 sin x + 4 cos x – 10), is
4. If x, y  R and satisfy the equation xy(x2 – y2) = x2 + y2 where x  0 then find the minimum possible value
of x2 + y2 .

5. Find the maximum value of ( 7 cos + 24 sin) × ( 7 sin – 24 cos) for every   R .

1  cos 2x  8 sin 2 x
6. Let f (x) = , x  (0, /2). Find the minimum value of f (x).
sin 2x
7. If L denotes the least value of the expression y = 9 sec2x + 16 cosec2x and M denotes the maximum value
of the expression y = sin2x + 8 cos x – 7, find the value of (L + M).
8. Find the minimum value of 8cos2x + 18sec2x  x  R wherever it is defined .
9. Find maximum and minimum values of following f(x) = 1 + 2sinx + 3cos2 x

10. If sin 1 – sin 2 = a and cos 1 + cos 2 = b, then find minimum and maximum values of (a2 + b2) .
LEVEL - 2

1
1
1. Show that 2sinx + 2cosx  2 2 for all real x.

sin x cos x tan x cot x

2. Find the minimum value of the function f (x) = + + +
1  cos 2 x 1  sin 2 x sec 2 x  1 cosec2 x  1
as x varies over all numbers in the largest possible domain of f (x) .
x2
3. For every x  R , if the value of the expression y = + x cos x + cos 2x is never less than k, find k .
8

A B
 cot2 2 . cot 2 2
4. In  ABC, find the minimum value of .
A
 cot 2 2

5. Find the minimum vertical distance between the graphs of y = 2 + sin x and y = cos x .
9 x 2 sin 2 x  4
6. Find the minimum value of the expression for x  (0, ) .
x sin x
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7. Find the maximum value of f (x) if f (x + ) = 12 sin 3 x + 5 cos  3x   + 3 .
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8. If x, y, z be all positive acute angles then find the least value of

tanx (cot y + cot z) + tany (cot z + cot x) + tanz (cot x + cot y)

9. Let a, b, c, d be real numbers such that a + b + c + d = 10, then the minimum value of
a2 cot 9° + b2 cot 27° + c2 cot 63° + d2 cot 81° is n (n  N). Find n.
10. Which of the following functions have the maximum value as unity ?
sin 2x  cos 2x
(A) sin2 x  cos2 x (B)
2

sin 2x  cos 2x 6  1 1 
(C)  (D)  sin x  cos x
2 5  2 3 

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ANSWER - SHEET - 4
LEVEL - 1
1. maximum = 11, minimum = 1
2. maximum = 11, minimum = 1
3. 49
4. 4
625
5.
2
6. 4
7. 50
8. 26

9. 1 + 2sinx + 3cos2x = – 3sin 2x + 2sinx + 4

2
 2 2 sin x   1 13
= – 3  sin x   + 4 = – 3  sin x   +
 3   3 3

2 2
 1 16 16  1
Now 0   sin x    –  – 3  sin x    0
 3 9 3  3

2
 1 13 13
– 1  – 3  sin x   + 
 3 3 3

10. sin 1 – sin 2 = a, cos 1 + cos 2 = b

 a2 + b2 = 2 + 2 cos (1 + 2)  0  a2 + b2  4
LEVEL - 2

1. Clearly, 2sin x and 2cos x are positive, so their A.M.  G.M.

2 sin x  2cos x

2
 2 sin x.2cos x = 2 sin x  cos x

But sin x + cos x  – 2  x  R

 2sin x + cos x  22  2 sin x  cos x  2  2/ 2

 2 1/ 2

2 sin x  2cos x
  2 sin x  cos x  2 1/ 2
2

 2sin x + 2cos x  2. 2 1/ 2

1
1
 2 2  x R .
2. –2
3. –1
4. 1
5. 2– 2
6. 12
7. 10
8. 6
9. 125
10. A, B, C, D

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