Maths unboxed

Paper pattern
MAXIMUM MARKS : 120 UGA and 80 UGB

UGA : UGA paper comprises of 30 QUESTIONS and each question

will be awarded +4 and if unattempted then +1. Each wrong answer will be
credited as 0 marks

UGB : UGB paper comprises of total 10 QUESTIONS and each question will be
awarded +10 and if unattempted then 0. Each wrong answer will be credited
as 0. There will be STEP MARKING on each question

CUTTOFF : Cut-off for UGA is 75 and UGB is 30

Have paitence and Hustle hard

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 UGA
Q1 Let f and g be continuous functions from [0, ∞) to itself.
Z 3x
h(x) = f (t) dt, x>0
2x

and
Z h(x)
F(x) = g(t) dt, x>0
0

If F’ is the derivative of F, then x > 0

(a) F′ (x) = g(h(x)).

(b) F′ (x) = g(h(x))[ f (3x) − f (2x)].

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(c) F′ (x) = g(h(x)) x3 f (3x) − x2 f (2x) .

(d) F′ (x) = g(h(x)) 3x f (3x) ln(3) − 2x f (2x) ln(2) .

 

Q2 Suppose f : Z → Z is a non-decreasing function. Consider the following

two cases:

Case 1: f (0) = 2, f (10) = 8

Case 2: f (0) = −2, f (10) = 12

In which of the above cases is it necessarily true that there exists an n with
f (n) = n?

(a) In both cases.

(b) In neither case.

(c) In Case 1, but not necessarily in Case 2.

(d) In Case 2, but not necessarily in Case 1.

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 Q3 The number of ways one can express 22 33 55 77 as a product of two
numbers a and b, where gcd(a, b) = 1, and 1 < a < b, is:

(A) 5.

(B) 6.

(C) 7.

(D) 8.

Q4 Let f : R → R be a continuous function such that

1
f (x + 1) = f (x) for all x ∈ R,
2

Rn
and let an = 0
f (x) dx for all integers n ≥ 1. Then:

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(a) limn→∞ an exists and equals 0
f (x) dx.

(b) limn→∞ an does not exist.

R1
(c) limn→∞ an exists if and only if | 0
f (x) dx| < 1.

R1
(d) limn→∞ an exists and equals 2 0
f (x) dx.

Q5 Let

f (x) = e−|x| , x∈R

and

Z 1
x
 
g(θ) = f dx, θ , 0.
−1 θ

Then,

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 g(θ)
lim
θ→0 θ

(a) equals 0;

(b) equals +∞;

(c) equals 2;

(d) does not exist.

Q6 Suppose f (x) is a twice differentiable function on [a, b] such that

f (a) = 0 = f (b)

and

d2 f (x) d f (x)
x2 + 4x + 2 f (x) > 0 for all x ∈ (a, b).
dx2 dx

Then,

(a) f is negative for all x ∈ (a, b).

(b) f is positive for all x ∈ (a, b).

(c) f (x) = 0 for exactly one x ∈ (a, b).

(d) f (x) = 0 for at least two x ∈ (a, b).

Q7 A particle is allowed to move in the XY-plane by choosing any one of

the two jumps:

1. move two units to the right and one unit up, i.e., (a, b) → (a + 2, b + 1), or

2. move two units up and one unit to the right, i.e., (a, b) → (a + 1, b + 2).

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 Let P = (30, 63) and Q = (100, 100). If the particle starts at the origin, then

(A) P is reachable but not Q.

(B) Q is reachable but not P.

(C) Both P and Q are reachable.

(D) Neither P nor Q is reachable.

Q8 For every real number x , −1, let f (x) = x

x+1 . Write f1 (x) = f (x) and for
n ≥ 2, fn (x) = f ( fn−1 (x)). Then,

f1 (−2) · f2 (−2) · . . . · fn (−2)

must equal

2n
(A) 1·3·5·...·(2n−1)

(B) 1

1
(C) 2n

2n
(D) n

Q9 Chords AB and CD of a circle intersect at a right angle at the point P.

If the lengths of AP, PB, CP, PD are 2, 6, 3, 4 units respectively, then

the radius of the circle is:

(A) 4
√
65
(B) 2

√
66
(C) 2

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 √
67
(D) 2

Q10 For a real number θ, consider the following simultaneous equations:

cos(θ)x − sin(θ)y = 1
sin(θ)x + cos(θ)y = 2

The number of solutions of these equations in x and y is:

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) Infinite for some values of θ

(D) Finite only when θ = mπ

n for integers m, and n , 0.

Q11 Assume the following inequalities for positive integer k:

1 √ √ 1
√ < k+1− k< √ .
2 k+1 2 k

The integer part of

9999
X 1
√
k=2 k

equals:

(A) 198

(B) 197

(C) 196

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 (D) 195

Q12 Consider a sequence of 10 A’s and 8 B’s placed in a row. By a run,

we mean one or more letters of the same type placed side by side. Here is an
arrangement of 10 A’s and 8 B’s which contains 4 runs of A and 4 runs of B:
AAABBABBBAABAAAABB
In how many ways can 10 A’s and 8 B’s be arranged in a row so that there are
4 runs of A and 4 runs of B?

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(A) 3 3

9
7

(B) 3 3

10
8

(C) 4 4

10
8

(D) 5 4

Q13 Consider a real-valued continuous function f satisfying f (x + 1) = f (x)

for all x ∈ R. Let Z t
g(t) = f (x) dx, t ∈ R.
0
Define
g(t + n)
h(t) = lim ,
n→∞ n
provided the limit exists. Then

(A) h(t) is defined only for t = 0.

(B) h(t) is defined only when t is an integer.

(C) h(t) is defined for all t ∈ R and is independent of t.

(D) None of the above is true.

Q14 Suppose that z is any complex number which is not equal to any of
3, 3ω, 3ω2 where ω is a complex cube root of unity. Then
1 1 1
+ +
z − 3 z − 3ω z − 3ω2

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equals:

3z2 +3z
(A) (z−3)3

3z2 +3ωz
(B) z3 −27

3z2
(C) z3 −3z2 +9z−27

3z2
(D) z3 −27

Q15 For each positive integer n, define a function fn on [0, 1] as follows:

if x = 0



 0  
sin π if 0 < x ≤ 1



  2n 

 n
2π
sin  2n  if 1
<x≤ 2


 n n
fn (x) = 

sin 2n


3π
if 2
n <x≤ 3
n
.

..  






sin nπ if n−1
<x≤1

2n n

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Then, the value of limn→∞ 0
fn (x) dx is:

(A) π

(B) 1

1
(C) π

2
(D) π

Q16 In a win-or-lose game, the winner gets 2 points whereas the loser gets
0. Six players A, B, C, D, E, and F play each other in a preliminary round from
which the top three players move to the final round. After each player has
played four games, A has 6 points, B has 8 points, and C has 4 points. It is also
known that E won against F. In the next set of games, D, E, and F win their
games against A, B, and C, respectively. If A, B, and D move to the final round,
the final scores of E and F are, respectively:

(A) 4 and 2

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 (B) 2 and 4

(C) 2 and 2

(D) 4 and 4

Q17 The area of the region bounded by the straight lines x = 1

2 and x = 2,
and the curves given by the equations y = ln x and y = 2x is:
 √ 
(A) 1
ln 2 4+ 2 − 5
2 ln 2 + 3
2

1
 √  5
(B) ln 2 4− 2 − 2 ln 2

 √ 
(C) 1
ln 2 4− 2 − 5
2 ln 2 + 3
2

(D) None of the above

Q18 Let n ≥ 3 be an integer. Assume that inside a big circle, exactly n small
circles of radius r can be drawn so that each small circle touches the big circle
and also touches both its adjacent small circles. Then, the radius of the big
circle is:

(a) r csc (π/n)

(b) r (1 + csc (2π/n))

(c) r (1 + csc (π/2n))

(d) r (1 + csc (π/n))

Q19 A lantern is placed on the ground 100 feet away from a wall. A man
six feet tall is walking at a speed of 10 feet per second from the lantern to the
nearest point on the wall. When he is midway between the lantern and the
wall, the rate of change in the length of his shadow is

(a) 3.6 ft/s

(b) 2.4 ft/s

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 (c) 3 ft/s

(d) 12 ft/s

Q20 A subset W of the set of real numbers is called a ring if it contains 1 and
if for all a, b ∈ W, the numbers a − b and ab are also in W. Let

m
 
S= m, n integers
2n

and ( )
n
T= p, q integers, q odd .
pq
Then:

(a) neither S nor T is a ring.

(b) S is a ring, T is not a ring.

(c) T is a ring, S is not a ring.

(d) both S and T are rings.

Q21 There are 128 numbers 1, 2, . . . , 128 arranged in a circular pattern in

clockwise order. We start deleting numbers from this set in a clockwise fashion
as follows. First, delete the number 2, then skip the next available number
(which is 3) and delete 4. Continue in this manner, that is, after deleting
a number, skip the next available number clockwise and delete the number
available after that until only one number remains. What is the last number
left?

(a) 1

(b) 63

(c) 127

(d) None of the above

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 Q22 If the word PERMUTE is permuted in all possible ways and the dif-
ferent resulting words are written down in alphabetical order (also known as
dictionary order), irrespective of whether the word has meaning or not, then
the 720th word would be:

(a) EEMPRTU

(b) EUTRPME

(c) UTRPMEE

(d) MEETPUR

Q23 Satyabrat thinks he may be allergic to Bengal gram and takes a test that
is known to give the following result:
• For people who really do have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 90% of the
time.

• For people who do not have the allergy, the test says "Yes" 15% of the
time.
If 2% of the population has the allergy and Satyabrat’s test says "Yes," then
the chance that Satyabrat does really have the allergy is:

(a) 19 ;

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(b) 55 ;

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(c) 11 ;

(d) cannot be determined from the given data.

Q24 Let S = {1, 2, . . . , n}. ForPany non-empty subset A of S, let l(A) denote the
largest number in A. If f (n) = A⊆S l(A), that is, f (n) is the sum of the numbers
l(A) while A ranges over all nonempty subsets of S, then f (n) is:

2n(n+1)
(a) 2 ;

2n(n+1)−1
(b) 2 ;

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 2n(n−1)
(c) 2 ;

2n(n−1)+1
(d) 2

Q25 The number of real roots of the polynomial

p(x) = (x2020 + 2020x2 + 2020)(x3 − 2020)(x2 − 2020)
is

(a) 2;

(b) 3;

(c) 2023;

(d) 202.

Q26 If
1
et
Z
b= dt
0 (t + 1)
, then
a
e−t
Z
dt
a−1 (t − a − 1)
is

(A) bea ;

(B) be−a ;

(C) −be−a ;

(D) −bea .

Q27 Let n be a positive integer. Define

f (x) = min{|x − 1|, |x − 2|, . . . , |x − n|}.
Then Z n+1
f (x) dx
0

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n+4
(A) 4 ;

n+3
(B) 4 ;

n+2
(C) 2 ;

(D) n + 2.

Q28 Consider three boxes, each containing 10 balls labeled 1, 2, . . . , 10.

Suppose one ball is drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by ni , the label of
the ball drawn from the i-th box, i = 1, 2, 3. Then the number of ways in which
the balls can be chosen such that n1 < n2 < n3 is

(A) 120 (B) 130 (C) 150 (D) 160.

Q29 The value of the integral

5π −1
etan (sinx)
Z
2
dx
π
2
etan−1 (sinx) + etan−1 (cosx)

equals

(A) 1

(B) π

(C) e

(D) none of these

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 Q30 Consider a circle with center O. Two chords AB and CD extended
intersect at a point P outside the circle. If ∠AOC = 43◦ and ∠BPD = 18◦ , then
the value of ∠BOD is:

(A) 36◦
(B) 29◦
(C) 7◦

(D) 25◦

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 UGB
Q1 For any integer n greater than 1, show that
!
2n 2n
2 <
n
< Qn−1
n i
i=0 (1 − n )

Q2 Suppose P and Q are the centers of two disjoint circles C1 and C2

respectively, such that P lies outside C2 and Q lies outside C1. Two tangents are
drawn from the point P to the circle C2, which intersect the circle C1 at points
A and B. Similarly, two tangents are drawn from the point Q to the circle C1,
which intersect the circle C2 at points M and N. Show that AB = MN.

Q3 Suppose S is the set of all positive integers. For a, b ∈ S, define a ∗ b =

lcm(a,b)
For example, 8 ∗ 12 = 6.
gcd(a,b) .

Show that exactly two of the following three properties are satisfied:

(a) If a, b ∈ S, then a ∗ b ∈ S.

(b) (a ∗ b) ∗ c = a ∗ (b ∗ c) for all a, b, c ∈ S.

(c) There exists an element i ∈ S such that a ∗ i = a for all a ∈ S.

Q4 Let X, Y, and Z be the angles of a triangle.

(i) Prove that
X Y X Z Z Y
tan tan + tan tan + tan tan = 1.
2 2 2 2 2 2
(ii) Using (i) or otherwise, prove that
X Y Z 1 √
tan tan tan ≤ = 3.
2 2 2 3

Q5 Write the set of all positive integers in a triangular array as follows:

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 1 3 6 10 15 ...
2 5 9 14 ...
4 8 13 ...
7 12 ...
11 . . .
Find the row number and column number where 20096 occurs. For example,
8 appears in the third row and second column.

Q6 Let N = {1, 2, . . . , n} be a set of elements called voters. Let C = {S : S ⊆ N}

be the set of all subsets of N. Members of C are called coalitions. Let f be a
function from C to {0, 1}. A coalition S ⊆ N is said to be winning if f (S) = 1; it is
said to be a losing coalition if f (S) = 0. A pair (N, f ) as above is called a voting
game if the following conditions hold.

(a) N is a winning coalition.

(b) The empty set ∅ is a losing coalition.

(c) If S is a winning coalition and S ⊆ S′ , then S′ is also winning.

(d) If both S and S′ are winning coalitions, then S ∩ S′ , ∅, i.e., S and S′ have
a common voter.

Show that the maximum number of winning coalitions of a voting game is

2n − 1. Find a voting game for which the number of winning coalitions is 2n − 1.

Q7 Let x = (x1 , . . . , xn ) and y = (y1 , . . . , yn ) where x1 , . . . , xn , y1 , . . . , yn are real

numbers. We write x > y if either x1 > y1 or for some k, with 1 ≤ k ≤ n − 1,
we have x1 = y1 , . . . , xk = yk , but xk+1 > yk+1 . Show that for u = (u1 , . . . , un ),
v = (v1 , . . . , vn ), w = (w1 , . . . , wn ) and z = (z1 , . . . , zn ), if u > v and w > z, then
u + w > v + z.

Q8 Suppose a is a complex number such that a2 + a + 1

a + 1
a2
+ 1 = 0.

If m is a positive integer, find the value of a2m + am + 1

am + 1
a2m
.

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 Q9 Let f (u) be a continuous function, and for any real number u, let [u]
denote the greatest integer less than or equal to u. Show that for any x > 1,
Z x [x] Z
X x
[u]([u] + 1) f (u) du = 2 i f (u) du.
1 i=1 i

Q10 Two intersecting circles are said to be orthogonal to each other if the
tangents to the two circles at any point of intersection are perpendicular to each
other. Show that every circle through the points (2, 0) and (−2, 0) is orthogonal
to the circle x2 + y2 − 5x + 4 = 0.

THANKS AND REGARDS

UNBOXED COMMUNITY "SATYABRAT"

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