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Trigonometric Equations JEE Main PYQs PDF, 2020–2026

Trigonometric Equations has 48 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2026, about 6.9 per year across all shifts. All 48 are in the free PDF, with an answer key. The most asked topic is General Solutions (28 questions), followed by Equations Reducible to Quadratic (20).

Asked in JEE Main
482020–2026, all shifts
In this free PDF
48all of them, with answers
Asked in 2026
6Latest paper: 2026 Apr S1
Most asked topic
General Solutions28 Qs · 58% of the chapter
Difficulty mix
4% easy · 86% medium · 10% hardof the questions in the PDF

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How often it's asked in JEE Main

Trigonometric Equations had about 0.3 questions per shift in recent JEE Main papers (2024–26). Most asked topic in 2024–26: Equations Reducible to Quadratic. About 6 questions in the 2026 papers. (It was dropped from the syllabus text in 2024 but is still asked; see what changed.)

It came up in about 17 of the 2024–26 shifts in our bank. Question types in 2020–2026: about 32 MCQs and about 16 numerical.

How many questions from Trigonometric Equations in JEE Main, year by year

YearQuestionsPer shiftMCQNumerical
202660.342
202560.360
202450.341
202340.222
2022130.658
2021120.593
202020.120
2020–2026480.33216

Most asked Trigonometric Equations topics, 2020–2026

TopicQuestions
General Solutions28
Equations Reducible to Quadratic20

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Trigonometric Equations questions per year

YearAskedIn PDF
202666
202566
202455
202344
20221313
20211212
202022

Topic-wise weightage by year

How many Trigonometric Equations questions each topic had in every JEE Main year (all shifts), counting every question asked, including ones not in the PDF. Darker cells mean more questions.

TopicAskedShare2026202520242023202220212020
General Solutions2858%·3231181
Equations Reducible to Quadratic2042%6331241
All topics48100%665413122

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Newest questions (2026)

All 6 JEE Main 2026 Trigonometric Equations questions in the free PDF, latest shift first.

  1. JEE Main 2026 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    Let S={θ∈(−2π,2π):cos⁡θ+1=3sin⁡θ}S=\{\theta\in (-2\pi,2\pi):\cos \theta+1=\sqrt{3}\sin \theta\}.

    Then ∑θ∈Sθ\sum_{{\theta\in {\mathrm{S}}}}\theta is equal to :

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  2. JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 1 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    The sum of all the integral values of pp such that the equation 3sin⁡2x+12cos⁡x−3=p,x∈R3\sin^{2}x+12\cos x-3=p,x\in {\mathbb{R}}, has at least one solution, is:

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  3. JEE Main 2026 · 5 Apr · Shift 2 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    If S={θ∈[−π,π]:cos⁡θcos⁡5θ2=cos⁡7θcos⁡7θ2}S=\left\{\theta\in [-\pi,\pi]:\cos \theta\cos \frac{5\theta}{2}=\cos 7\theta\cos \frac{7\theta}{2}\right\}, then n(S)n(S) is equal to ____\_\_\_\_ .

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  4. JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    Let S={x∈[−π,π]:sin⁡x(sin⁡x+cos⁡x)=a, a∈Z}S=\{x\in [-\pi,\pi]:\sin x(\sin x+\cos x)=a,\ a\in {\mathbb{Z}}\}. Then n(S)n(S) is equal to:

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  5. JEE Main 2026 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    The number of elements in the set {x∈[0,180∘]:tan⁡(x+100∘)=tan⁡(x+50∘)tan⁡xtan⁡(x−50∘)}\{x\in [0,{180}^{{\circ}}]:\tan (x+{100}^{{\circ}})=\tan (x+{50}^{{\circ}})\tan x\tan (x-{50}^{{\circ}})\} is ____\_\_\_\_ .

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  6. JEE Main 2026 · 23 Jan · Shift 1 · Equations Reducible to Quadratic

    Number of solutions of 3cos⁡2θ+8cos⁡θ+33=0,θ∈[−3π,2π]\sqrt{3}\cos 2\theta+8\cos \theta+3\sqrt{3}=0,\theta\in [-3\pi,2\pi] is :

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JEE Main 2025 · 7 Apr · Shift 2 · General Solutions

The number of solutions of the equation

cos⁡2θcos⁡θ2+cos⁡5θ2=2cos⁡35θ2\cos 2\theta \cos \frac{\theta}{2} + \cos \frac{5\theta}{2} = 2\cos^3 \frac{5\theta}{2} in [−π2,π2]\left[ -\frac{\pi}{2}, \frac{\pi}{2} \right] is :

  1. (A)

    5

  2. (B)

    7

  3. (C)

    6

  4. (D)

    9

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Answer: (B)

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How many questions come from Trigonometric Equations in JEE Main?

48 questions from 2020 to 2026, about 6.9 per year. In 2026 it had 6.

Which Trigonometric Equations topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: General Solutions (58%) and Equations Reducible to Quadratic (42%) of all Trigonometric Equations questions.

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