Indian Contributions to Trigonometry

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Who is considered the father of Indian trigonometry?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata is widely regarded as the father of Indian trigonometry due to his groundbreaking work in the 5th century CE.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of sine and cosine functions?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Aryabhata introduced the concept of sine and cosine functions, known as 'jya' and 'koti-jya' respectively, in his treatise 'Aryabhatiya'.

What is the name of the trigonometric identity discovered by Brahmagupta?

  1. Brahmagupta's formula

  2. Pythagorean theorem

  3. Euler's formula

  4. De Moivre's theorem


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brahmagupta's formula is a trigonometric identity that relates the sine and cosine of an angle to the sine and cosine of its complement.

Who developed the concept of the tangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II introduced the concept of the tangent function, known as 'sparsha', in his work 'Lilavati'.

Which Indian mathematician developed the series expansion for sine and cosine functions?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama developed the series expansion for sine and cosine functions, which later became known as the Taylor series.

What is the name of the trigonometric table compiled by Madhava of Sangamagrama?

  1. Madhava's table of sines

  2. Brahmagupta's table of sines

  3. Aryabhata's table of sines

  4. Bhaskara II's table of sines


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama compiled a trigonometric table containing the values of sine and cosine functions for various angles.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the secant and cosecant functions?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II introduced the concept of the secant and cosecant functions, known as 'secha' and 'cosecha' respectively, in his work 'Lilavati'.

Who developed the concept of the cotangent function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II introduced the concept of the cotangent function, known as 'cotangent', in his work 'Lilavati'.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the versine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bhaskara II introduced the concept of the versine function, known as 'versed sine', in his work 'Lilavati'.

What is the name of the trigonometric identity discovered by Madhava of Sangamagrama that relates the sine and cosine functions to the tangent function?

  1. Madhava's identity

  2. Brahmagupta's identity

  3. Aryabhata's identity

  4. Bhaskara II's identity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama discovered an identity that relates the sine and cosine functions to the tangent function, which is known as Madhava's identity.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the haversine function?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama introduced the concept of the haversine function, which is defined as half the versine function.

What is the name of the trigonometric identity discovered by Madhava of Sangamagrama that relates the sine and cosine functions to the haversine function?

  1. Madhava's identity

  2. Brahmagupta's identity

  3. Aryabhata's identity

  4. Bhaskara II's identity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama discovered an identity that relates the sine and cosine functions to the haversine function, which is known as Madhava's identity.

Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the exsecant and excosecant functions?

  1. Aryabhata

  2. Brahmagupta

  3. Bhaskara II

  4. Madhava of Sangamagrama


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama introduced the concept of the exsecant and excosecant functions, which are defined as the reciprocals of the secant and cosecant functions respectively.

What is the name of the trigonometric identity discovered by Madhava of Sangamagrama that relates the sine and cosine functions to the exsecant and excosecant functions?

  1. Madhava's identity

  2. Brahmagupta's identity

  3. Aryabhata's identity

  4. Bhaskara II's identity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Madhava of Sangamagrama discovered an identity that relates the sine and cosine functions to the exsecant and excosecant functions, which is known as Madhava's identity.

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