INPS CLASSES MATHEMATICS

Target NIMCET Daily Practice Problems

NIMCET MATHS TIME : 30 Min. DPP. NO.-1
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.19/ph-1 If the expression, 2 cos10° + sin 100° + sin 1000° + sin 10000°
is simplified, then it simplifies to
(A*) cos 10° (B) 3 cos 10° (C) 4 cos 10° (D) 5 cos 10°

1 1
Q.2 If x2 + 2 = 7 then the value of
x 3  3 equals (x > 0)
x x
(A*) 18 (B) 21 (C) 24 (D) 27
2 2
 1  1 1
[Hint: x   – 2 = 7  x   = 9  x+ = 3,  – 3 (why?) x > 0
 x  x x
3
 1 1  1 1
 x   = 27  x3 + 3 +3
 x   = 27  x3 + = 27 – 9 = 18 ]
 x x  x x3

Q.380(i)/aucNumber of positive integers x for which f (x) = x3 – 8x2 + 20x – 13, is a prime number, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C*) 3 (D) 4
2
[Hint: f (x) = (x – 1)(x – 7x + 13)
for f (x) to be prime at least one of the factors must be prime.
Hence x – 1 = 1  x = 2 or
x2 – 7x + 13 = 1  x2 – 7x + 12 = 0  x = 3 or 4
 x = 2, 3, 4  (C) ]

Q.47/ph-1 In the inequality below the value of the angle is expressed in radian measure. Which one of the inequalities
below is true?
(A) sin 1 < sin 2 < sin 3 (B) sin 3 < sin 2 < sin 1
(C) sin 2 < sin 1 < sin 3 (D*) sin 3 < sin 1 < sin 2
[Hint: sin 1 – sin 2
3 1
= – 2 cos · sin < 0
2 2
 sin 1 < sin 2
sin 1 – sin 3
= – 2 cos 2 sin 1 > 0  sin 1 > sin 3 ]

Q.5 A particle is moving along a straight line so that its velocity at time t  0 is v (t) = 3t2. At what time t during
the interval from t = 0 to t = 9 is its velocity the same as the average velocity over the entire interval?
(A) 3 (B) 4.5 (C*) 3(3)1/2 (D) 9
9
[Sol. 3t2
1
=  3t dt =
9 0
2 1 3
9
t  9
0 = 81

t2 = 27  t= 3 3  (C) ]
 (log10 n )  1
Q.68/log If log10sinx + log10cosx = – 1 and log10(sin x + cos x) = then the value of 'n' is
2
(A) 24 (B) 36 (C) 20 (D*) 12
 sin 2 x  sin 2 x 1 1
[Sol. Given log10   =–1  =  sin 2x = ....(1)
 2  2 10 5

n
log10  
 10  n
Also log10(sin x + cos x) =  log10(sin x + cos x)2 = log10  
2  10 
n 1 n 6 n
 1 + sin 2x =  1+ =  =  n = 12  (D) ]
10 5 10 5 10

Q.715/ph-1 The value of x satisfying the equation, x = 2  2  2  x is

(A) 2 cos 10° (B) 2 cos 20° (C*) 2 cos 40° (D) 2 cos 80°
[Sol. Note that x  [–2, 2]
Let x = 2 cos  where   [0, ]
x= 2  2  2  2 cos 

      
2 cos  = 2  2  2 cos = 2  21  cos  = 2  2 sin = 2  2 cos  
2  2 4  2 4

    
= 21  cos   
  2 4 

     9  2
2 cos  = 2 cos    ;  =   =  =
 4 8 4 8 8 4 9
2
Hence x = 2 cos = 2 cos 40°  (C) Ans. ]
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SUBJECTIVE
5b
Q.816/1 If log10(15) = a and log20(50) = b then find the value of log9(40). [Ans. ]
2ab  2a  4b  2
[Sol. Since log20(50) = b, it follows that
 100 
log 
 2  = b  2  log 2 = b  log 2 = 2  b ....(1)
log 20 1  log 2 10
1 b

 10 
Since log10(15) = a, we have log 3 + log 5 = a  log 3 + log   = a
2
 log 3 – log 2 = a – 1  log 3 = log 2 + a – 1. Taking (1) into account, we find that
2b
log 3 = + a – 1. ....(2)
1 b
Taking (1) and (2) into consideration, we obtained
1 2 log 2 5b
log9(40) = = Ans ]
2 log 3 2ab  2a  4b  2
Q.9 Prove the inequality,
1 1
sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x > 0 for 0 < x < 180°
2 3
6 sin x  6 sin x cos x  2(3 sin x  4 sin 3 x )
[Sol. LHS =
6
2 sin x[3  3 cos x  3  4 sin 2 x ]
=
6
sin x[3  3 cos x  3  4 sin 2 x ] sin x[2  3 cos x  4 cos 2 x ]
= =
3 3
sin x[(1  cos x )  (1  cos x ) 2  3 cos 2 x ]
= which is + ve for 0° < x < 180° ]
3

Q.10 Let u = 10x3 – 13x2 + 7x and v = 11x3 – 15x2 – 3.

du dv
Find the integral values of x satisfying the inequality,  .
dx dx
du
[Sol. = 30x2 – 26x + 7
dx
dv
= 33x2 – 30x
dx
du dv
 
dx dx
30x2 – 26x + 7 > 33x2 – 30x
3x2 – 4x – 7 < 0
(x + 1)(3x – 7) < 0

integral solution set is x  {0, 1, 2} ]