IOQM

Practice Test-1
Time : 3 Hrs. M.M. : 100
General Instruction:
1. All the answers are single digit or double digit.
2. Question 01 to 10 carries 2 marks each, Question 11 to 22 Carries 5 marks each and
Question 23 & 24 carries 10 marks each.
3. No negative marking.

ALGEBRA & NUMBER THEORY

1. (10)
Let x2 – 10x – 29 = t
1 1 2
 + − =0
t t − 16 t − 40
1 1 2
 + =
t t − 16 t − 40
t − 16 + t 2
 =
t(t– 16) t – 40
2t + 16 2
 =
t(t– 16) t − 40
 2t2 – 16t – 80t + 640 = 2t2 – 32t
 640 = 64t
 t = 10
 x2 – 10x – 29 = 10
 x2 – 10x – 39 = 0
Sum =  +  = 10.

2. (40)
i + j = odd

1 m
i j
=  i = even OR i = odd
i, j 0 2 .3 n
i + j= odd j = odd j = even

 1 1 1   1 1   1 1 
=  0 1 + 0 3 + 0 5 ...... +  2 1 + 2 3 + ..... +  4 1 + 4 3 + ...... .......
 2 .3 2 .3 2 .3   2 .3 2 .3   2 .3 2 .3 
 1 1 1  1 1 1 
=  0 + 2 + 4 + .....  1 + 3 + 5 + ......
2 2 2   3 3 3 
 1 
 1  3 
=
 1 1
 1 −   1 − 
4 9
4 3 1
=  =
3 8 2
If i = odd, j = even
 1 1 1   1 1 1 
 Sum =  1 0 + 1 + 1 4 + ..... +  3 0 + 3 2 + 3 4 + ....... + .......
 2 .3 2 .32 2 .3   2 .3 2 .3 2 .3 
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 1 1 1  1 1 1 
=  1 + 3 + 5 + ......  0 + 2 + 4 + ......
2 2 2 3 3 3 

 1 
  1 
= 2 
1  1
1−  1− 
 4 9
2 9 3
=  =
3 84 4
1 3 2+3 5 m
 Total = + = = =
2 4 4 4 n
 m = 5; n = 4  4m + 5n = 20 + 20 = 40.

3. (18)
1 2 7 1
bc + = ca + = ab + =
a b c a+b+c
a b c
 a+b+c= = =
abc + 1 abc + 2 abc + 7
 a = (a + b + c) (abc + 1) = a bc + ab2c + abc2 + a + b + c
2

 b = (a + b + c) (abc + 2) = a2bc + ab2c + abc2 + 2a + 2b + 2c

 c = (a + b + c) (abc + 7) = a2bc + ab2c + abc2 + 7a + 7b + 7c
a + b + c = 3abc(a + b + c) + 10(a + b + c)
 – 9(a + b + c) = 3abc(a + b + c)
 abc = – 3
1 7
bc + = ab +
a c
abc + 1 abc + 7
 =
a c
 abc2 + c = a2bc + 7a
 abc(c – a) = 7a – c
7a − c 7a − c
 –3 =  3=  –2a = c .....(1)
c−a a−c
abc + 1 abc + 2
=
a b
 ab2c + b = a2bc + 2a
 abc(b – a) = 2a – b
2a − b
 =
a−b
 3a – 3b = 2a – b
 2b = a .....(2)
Similarly, 4b = –c
abc + 1 1
=
a a+b+c
 a
a   ( −2a ) + 1
 2 1
 =
a a
a + − 2a
2
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 1 − a 3 −2
 =
a a
 3 = a3  a = 3
3
−a + 3 3 + 3 n
 a+b+c= = =
2 2 n
 m=3
n=2
 m2n = a × 2 = 18

4. (10)
2015
n+2 n+2

n =1
=  n! + (n + 1)! + (n + 2)! =  n!1 + ( n + 1) + ( n + 1)( n + 2) 
n+2 n+2 1  (n + 1)
=  n!n + 2 + ( n + 1)( n + 2)  =  n!n + 2(n + 1 + 1) =  n!(n + 2)  (n + 1)
n +1 (n + 2) − 1
 (n + 2)! =   (n + 1)! − (n + 2)!
1 1
= =
(n + 2)!
3 1 1
 = −
1! + 2! + 3! 2! 3!
4 1 1
= −
2!+ 3!+ 4! 3! 4!
2017 1 1
 = −
2015! + 2016! + 2017! 2016! 2017!
2015
n+2
  n!+ (n + 1) + (n + 2)! =
1 1 1 1 1 1
 = − + − + 1 + ....... + −
n =1
2! 3! 3! 4! 2016! 2017!
1 1 1 1
− = −
2! 2017! 2! n!
 n = 2017  Sum of digits = 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 = 10

5. (20)
 ++=0
  +  = −
 +  +  = –75
  + ( + ) = –75
  – ( + )2 = –75
 –( + )2 = –75 – 
By checking perfect squares below 75, fromobs, we can find that  = 10,  = –5.
  = –10 + 5 = – 5
 || + || + || = 20

6. (98)
8x3 – 3x2 – 3x – 1 = 0
8x3 = 3x2 + 3x + 1
Adding x3 both the sides
9x3 = x3 + 3x2 + 3x + 1 = (x + 1)3

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  x+1= 3
9x
2 1
1 9 3 + 1 + 93
 x=
(9 − 1)(9 )
1
= 1 2 1
93 −1 3 3 + 1+ 92
3
81 + 3 9 + 1
 x=
9 −1
 a = 81
b=9
c = 8.

7. (02)
xx + y = y12
yy + x = x3
y+ x
 x= y 3

 ( )
y+ x x + y
y 3 = y12

(x + y) 2
 = 12
3
 (x + y)2 = 36
 x + y = ±6
However if x + y = –6
Which is not possible
 x6 = y12
 x = y2
 y2 + y = 6
 y2 + y – 6 = 0
 y2 + 3y – 2y – 6 = 0
 y(y + 3) – 2(y + 3) = 0
 (y – 2) (y + 3) = 0
 
y=2 y=–3
x = 4 x = 9, 2 pairs

8. (34)

9. (32)
x5 – 40x4 + px3 + Qx2 + Rx + S = 0
Let the roots of the equation be a, ar, ar2, ar3, ar4
a(r 5 − 1)
 Sum of roots = = 40
r −1
1 1  1  1 − r5  1( 5 )
 − 1   r −1
a  r5  a  r5 
Sum of reciprocals = = = a = 10
1 1− r (r − 1)
−1
r r

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 40 a(r 5 − 1) (r − 1)
 =  = a2 = 4
10 (r − 1) 1 5
(r − 1)
a
 a = ±2
2(r 5 − 1)
 r = 1, r4 – 20 = –19  = 40
(r − 1)
 r=1  r-5 = 1 = 20r – 20

10. (13)
a679b is divisible by 72
a + b + 22 is divisible by 9
Minimum value of a + b + 22 = 27, a + b + 22 = 36
(a + b)min = 5  a + b = 14
a=3 a=8
b=2 b = 6 ( Possible values of a, b = 9, 5 ; 8, 6 ; 7, 7)
( a679b must be even) ( 98 is not divisible by 4)
36792 86796
divisible by 8 not divisible by 8
 a = 3, b = 2
a2 + b2 = 9 + 4 = 13.

11. (31)
y = x2 + 15x + 32
x = y2 + 49y + 593
x + y = x2 + y2 + 15x + 49y + ???
= (x2 + 14x + 49) + (y2 + 48y + x + y)
= (x + 7)2 + (y + 24)2 + x + y
 (x + 7)2 + (y + 24)2 = 0
 x = –7, y = – 2y
 |x + y| = |–31| = 31

12. (01)
D1 = 0 
Either   of both sets
D2 = 0

Number of value of k
Both roots are common
2 k +1 y
 = =
1 k k +1
 2k = k + 1
 k = 1.

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13. (04)
p ( p(x)) – p2(x) = x2 x + 2016
Let p(x) = ax2 + bx + c
 p ( p(x)) = a(ax2 + bx + c)2 + b(ax2 + bx + c) + c
= a(a2x4 + b2x2 + c2 + 2ab x3 + 2bc x + 2ac x2) + bax2 + b2x + bc
= a3x4 + ab2x2 + ac2 + 2a2bx3 + 2abc x + 2a2cx2 + ba x2 + b2x + c
= a3x4 + 2a2bx3 + x2(ab2 + 2a2c + ab) + x(2abc + b2) + ac2 + bc + c
p2(x) = (ax2 + bx + c)2 = a2x4 + 2abx3 + (b2 + 2ac) x2 + 2bcx + c2
p ( p(x)) – p2(x) = x2 + x + 2016
 Co-efficient of x4 = 0
 a3 = a2  a=1
2
Co-efficient of x = 1
 ab2 + 2a2c + ab – b2 – 2ac =1
 b2 + 2c + b – b2 – 2c = 1 (a = 1)
 b=1
 ac2 + bc + c = c2
 c2 + c + c = c 2
 2c = 0  p(x) = x2 + x
 c=0
 p(2) = x2 + xz = 4 + 2 = 6
p(1) = 12 + 1 = 2
 p(2) – p(1) = 6 – 2 = 4.

14. (04)
xx + y = y12 .....(1)
yy + x = x3 .....(2)
x+y
x= y 3

 x+y
 
Then (1)  y 3 
= y12
2
 x + y
 
 3 
= 12

 x + y = ±6
If x + y = 6
(2)  x = y2
Then y2 + = 6
x = 9, 4
(x, y) = (9, – 3) (4, 2)
If x + y = – 6
1
(2)  x = 2 Only possible value
y
y = ±1
But x = 1, y = ±1 does not satisfy x + y = – 6
If y = 1
(2)  x3 = 1  x = 1 (x, 4) = 1, 1
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 If y = 0
(2)  x = 0, But 0º is not defined
If y = – 1
(1)  xx – 1 = 1  x = –1, 1
 (x, y) = (–1, –1), (1, –1)

Invalid in (2)
 Number of values = 4.

15. (80)
1
50x + 10y + (100 – xy) – 100
2
x y
 50x − + 10y − + 50 = 1000
2 2
99x 19y
 + = 950
2 2
 99x + 19y = 1900
 99x = 19(100 – y)
 |9|x, 9|100 – y
11|100 – y
Putting,
 x = 19
y=1
 100 – x – y
100 – 20 = 80

16. (36)
71  007 (mod 100)
72  49 (mod 100)
73  43 (mod 100)
74  01 (mod 100)
75  07 (mod 100)
 74  01 (mod 100)
74 + 1  07 (mod 100)
74 + 2  49 (mod 100)
74 + 3  43 (mod 100)
Now 77 = 74×1+3  43(mod 100)
7 4 1+ 9
7 7 = 77  74 + 3  43(mod 100)
7
77 = 74 + 3  43(mod 100)
 Last two digits = 43 – 43 + 43 – 7 = 36.

17. (00)
2019! + 1
Next number → 2019! + 2 = 2(2017! × 1009 × 2019 + 1)

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 Similarly, every number added to 2019! from 2 to 2018 fill have a common factor with 2091!, thus
making it a composite number.
So, number of ‘p’ such that
2019! + 1 < p < 2019! + 2019 = 0.

18. (15)
The highest power of 10 in n! is 3
 The highest power of 5 in n! is 3
n   n   n 
  + + ..... = 3
 5   25   125 
 Possible cases:
3=3+0+0
2+1+0
n 
If  5  = 2  10  n < 15

n 
If  25  = 1  25  n < 250
So, the 2nd case is not possible
n 
   =3
5
 Smallest natural number = 5 × 3 = 15.

19. (00)
We know, any n2 is of the form 3k or 3k + 1.
Let, if possible, there be a number n such that n 2 has sum of digits 2018.
 n2  2018 mod 9
 n2  2 mod 9
 n2 = 9k + 2 = 3q + 2
But this is a contradiction.
 Possible values = 0.

20. (01)
n3 −1
=p
5
 n3 – 1 = 5p
 (n – 1) (n2 + n + 1) = 5p
 5 and p both are prime,
n–1=5
 n=6
n2 + n + 1 = 43 → which a prime number.

21. (21)
Number of times 1 occurs from 1 to 10 = 2
1 to 10 = 2
11 to 20 = 10

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 21 to 30 = 1
31 to 40 = 1
41 to 50 = 1
51 to 60 = 1
61 to 70 = 1
71 to 80 = 1
81 to 90 = 1
91 to 100 = 2
 Total = 21.

22. (00)
Let the numbers be a – d, a, a + d
 (a – d)2 + a2 + (a + d)2 = 1994
 3a2 + 2d2 = 1994
 3a2 = 1994 – 2d2
= 2(997 – d2)
 2 | a2 and 3 | 997 – d2
 2|a
On checking squares from test 997 i.e.,  961, there is no value of ‘d’ such that the corresponding Va of
a2 is a perfect square. So, number of such triplets = 0.

23. (21)
n

 (2n − 2k + 1)(2n − k + 1)
k
Sn =
k =1

 
n

  2n − 2k + 1 − 2n − k + 1
1 1
=
k =1

 1 1  1 1   1 1  1 1   1 
= − + − + − + ......... +  − + 1−
 2n − 1 2n   2n − 3 2n − 1  2n − 5 2n − 1  3 2n + 2   n + 1
 1 1 1   1 1 
Sn = 1 + + + .... +  − + + ....
 3 5 2n − 1  n + 1 n + 2 
n

k
1 1 1 1 1
Tn = = 1+ + + + .... +
k =1
2 3 4 n
 1 1  1 1 1 
Tn – Sn = 1 + + .... +  − 1 + + + 
 2 2n   3 5 2n − 1
1 1 1 1
= + + + .... +
2 4 6 2
 1 1 
= 2  1 + + + .....
 2 3 
1
 Tn – Sn =
2
Tn  2Tn
 Tn = 2Sn

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  1
1 n 2 − n 4 + 
1  4
n2 + n4 + = 2 −
4  2 1 2 1
 n + n +   n − n + 
4 4
4 4
 2 1 
n − n +
4

= 2− 4 
 n −n −
4 4 1 
 4 
 1
= 2 + 4 n2 − n4 + 
 4
 2 
 1
= 2 + 4 n2 −  n2 +  − n2 
  2 

= 2 + 4n2 – 2 4n 4 + 1
= 2 + 4n2 – 2 ( 2n 2 + 1 − 2n )( 2n 2 + 1 + 2n )
= 2n2 + 1 – 2n + 2n2 + 1 + 2n – 2 ( 2n 2 + 2n + 1)( 2n 2 − 2n + 1)
( )
2
= 2n 2 + 1 + 2n − 2n 2 + 1 − 2n
 a1 = 2 +1+ 2 − 2 +1− 2
= 5 −1
a2 = 8 +1+ 4 − 8 +1− 4

= 13 − 5
a119 = 2  1192 + 1 + 2  119 − 2  1192 − 2  119 + 1 = 28561 − 14400
 Va1 + Va2 + Va3 + ...... + Van
= 5 −1
3− 5


28561 − 14400
 
28561 − 1
= 169 – 1 = 168
1
  168 = 21.
8

24. (02)
n − 5
=a
n +1
For a  I,
 n + 1 | 3n – 5 – 2n – 2
3n − 5
= a2
n +1
If a2 = 1, a2 = 4
 n=3 n = –9.
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