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Mathematics - Part 1 (Brain Bank)

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LONG TERM

CLASS XI

BRAIN BANK

Brilliant
STUDY CENTRE, PALA
Mutholy Campus, Ph: 04822 - 206100, 206800
www.brilliantpala.org., email:[email protected]
MATHEMATICS PART - I BRAIN BANK

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CONTENTS

1. SETS, RE L AT I O N S & F UNC T I O NS ------------------------------------------- 0 5

2. TRIGONOMETRY ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 0

3. LINEAR INEQUATION & INEQUALITIES --------------------------------------- 1 8

4. COMPLEX NUMBERS ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 0

5. QUADR ATIC EQUATIONS ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 7

6. SEQUENCE & SERIES ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 2

7. PERMUTATIONS, COMBINATIONS & BINOMIAL THEOREM --------- 3 9

8. STRAIGHT LINE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 4

9. C I RC L E S ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 0

10. CONIC SECTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55

11 STATISTICS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 62

12. LIMIT OF FUNCTIONS --------------------------------------------------------------------- 67

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BRAIN BANK MATHEMATICS - I

1 SETS, RELATIONS
& FUNCTIONS

1. Which one of the following is the empty set? 7. Which of the following is not an empty set:

o 2
A) x / x is a real number and x  1  0 t l
A) P  2 digit numbers > 99 q
B) Q  lx: 1  x  x, x  zq
B) ox / x is a real number and x  1  0t
2
C) R  lx: 2x  8  8  x  Nq

C) ox / x is a real number and x  36  0t


2
R x N  x NUV
D) S  S x:
T 2 3 W
D) ox / x is a real number and x  x  2t
2
8. In a certain town 25% families own a phone and 15% own a
car, 65% families own neither a car nor a phone. 2000 families
If A  ox: x  5x  6  0t, B  l2, 4q C  l4, 5q
2 own both a car and a phone. Consider the following
2.
statements in this regard:
then A  b B  Cg is:
1) 10% families own both a car and a phone
2) 35% families own either a car or a phone
3) 40,000 families live in the town
A) mb2,4g, b3,4gr B) mb4,2g, b4,3gr Which one of the following statement(s) are correct?
A) 1 and 2 B) 1 and 3
C) mb2,4g, b3,4g, b4,4gr D) mb2,2g, b3,3g, b4,4 g, b5,5gr C) 2 and 3 D) 1, 2 and 3
9. Two finite sets have m and n elements. The total number of
3. If A has m elements and B has n elements the number of subsets of the first set is 56 more than the total number of
functions from A to B is: subsets of the second set. The values of m and n are:
A) mn B) nm C) nm D) 2nm A) 7, 6 B) 6, 3 C) 5, 1 D) 8, 7
4. Which of the following is an example of empty set or null
set or void set
o t m b g r
10. If X  8 m  7 m  1 / m  N , Y  49 n  1 / n  N
then:
A) Set of primernumbers divisible by 2
A) X  Y B) Y  X
B) Set of even prime numbers C) X = Y D) X and Y are disjoin sets
C) {x : x is a natural numbers, x < 5 and x > –5} b
11. n A  B  C  g
D) { y :y is a point common to any two parallel line}
5. Which of the following is an example of equal set
bg bg bg b g b g
A) n A  n B  n C  n A  B  n B  C

A) x = {1, 2}, y = {2, 1, 0}  nbA  Cg  nbA  B  Cg


B) x = {0, 1, –1}, y = {–1. –1, 0} B) nbA g  nbBg  nbCg  nbA  Bg  nb B  Cg
C) x = {x, –2, 1/4, 0} y = {x, 0, 1/4, x, –2}
D) x = {a, b, c}, y = {1, 2, 3}
g  nbA  Cg  nbA  B  Cg
C) nbA g  nb Bg  nbCg  2 nbA  Bg  2 nb B  Cg
6. b g b
Given n A  B  14  x, n B  A  3x and g
b g b
n A  B  x . If n(A) = n(B), then n A  B is: g g  2nbA  Cg  nbA  B  Cg
D) nbA g  nbBg  nbCg  nbA  Bg  nb B  Cg
A) 70 B) 56
C) 42 D) 49  nbA  Cg  nbA  B  Cg

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12. In a city 20% of the population travels by car, 50% travels 19. In a city, three daily news papers A, B, C are published 42%
by bus and 10% travels by both car and bus. Then persons of the people in that city read A, 51% read B and 68% read
travelling by car or bus is: C. 30% read A and B 28% real B and C, 36% real A and C: 8%
A) 80% B) 40% C) 60% D) 70% do not read any of the three news papers. The percentage
of persons who read all the three papers is
13. Which of the following statement is wrong :
A) 25% B) 18% C) 20% D) 32%
A) A - B = A  B / 20. The set of intelligent students in a class is:

b
B) A - B = A - A  B g A) null set
B) an infinite set
C) (A - B)  B  A  B
C) a finite set
D) A - B = A  B / D) not a well defined collection

14. If (a,b) = (2,3), then  a  1, b  2  is equal to


2 2
l
21. If A  1 , 2 , 3 q l q and C = {1, 2}
B  4 ,5, 6

then bA  Bg  bA  Cg is equal to ;
A) (3,5) B) (5,11)
C) (1,2) D) (6,4)

15. If A = m, l,  qr , then the power set of A is: A) mb1, 3g , b1, 5gr
A) m, l,  q, l, q, l,  qr B) mb2 , 1g , b2 , 2g , b2 , 3gr

B) m, l, ,  q, l, q, l,  qr C) mb1 , 2g , b1 , 3g b1,5gr

C) nlq, ml ,  qr, m, l,  qr, s


D) {(1, 1), (1, 2), (2, 1), (2, 2), (3, 1), (3, 2)}
22. A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {5, 6, 7}. Which of the following is a
D) m, l,  q, l, ,  q, r
relation from A to B:
A) {(1, 4), (2, 7)} B) {(1, 5), (2, 4)}
16. Which of the following is a singleton set
C) A D) A X B
A) x :| x | 5, x  N 23. If R is a relation from a finite set A having m elements to a
finite set B having n elements, then the number of relation
B) x :| x | 6, x  z from A to B is

C) x : x  7, x  N A) 2mn B) 2mn–1 C) 2mn D) mn


2

24. If A  B = {(a, 1), (a, 5), (a, 2), (b, 2), (b, 5), (b,1)} Then
D) x : x 2  2x  1  0, x  N B A=
A) {(1, a), (5, a), (2, a), (2, b), (5, b), (1, b)}
17. Let A  x : x is a natural number and multiple of 3
B) {(a, 1), (b, 2), (b, 5)}
B  x : x is a natural number less than 6 C) {(a, 1), (a, 2), (b,1)}
D) {(1, a), (2, b), (1, b)}
Then A  B is:
25. If A = {1, 3, 5, 7}, B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} and let R = {(1, 8), (3, 6),
A) 4 B) 1, 2,3 (5, 2), (1, 4)} be a relation from A to B. Then range of R is
equal to
C) 3 D) 3, 6,9 A) {1, 3, 5, 7} B) {2, 4, 6, 8, 10}
C) {8, 6, 2, 4} D) {2, 4, 6}
19. Let A  1, 2,3 and B   ; Then A  B is:
26. How many relations are there between a set of 5 elements
and a set of 8 elements:
A) ,1,2,3 B) 
A) 40 B) 402
C) 1,2,3 D) ,1, 2 C) 240 D) 85

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27. Let A be the set of first 10 natural numbers and let R be a 37. Let U = { 1, 2, 3, 4........} andA = { 2, 4, 6, 8 .....} . ThenAc =
relation on A defined by A) {1, 3, 5, 7, 9....} B) {0}
(x, y)  N  x  2y  10 then R = -1
C) {1, 2, 3, 4 .....} D) {2, 4, 6, 8.....}
A) {(2, 4), (4, 3), (6, 2), (8, 1)} B) {(4, 2), (3, 4), (2, 6), (1, 8)} 38. A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B is the power set of A and C = A x A. Then
C) {(2, 4), (4, 3), (2, 6), (1, 8)} D) {(4,8), (4,1), (2, 6)} n(B) - n(C) is :
A) 1 B) -1 C) 2 D) 0
R|2x when x  3 39. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 2, 5, 6}, C = {2, 7, 8, 9} and
28. f ( x)  S x when 1  x  3 .
2

|T 3x when x  1 D = {2, 4, 8, 9} then (A  B)  (C  D) =


A) {3, 4, 5, 6, 7} B) {3,4, 5, 7}
Then f(-1) + f(2) + f(4) is:
C) {3, 5, 7, 8} D) {3, 5, 6, 7}
A) 9 B) 14 C) 5 D) 3
40. In a certain town 25% families own a cell phone, 15% families
( x  1)( x  3) own a scooter and 65% families own neither a cell phone
29. f(x) = is a real valued function in the
x2 nor a scooter. If 1500 families own both a cell phone and a
domain: scooter, then the total number of families in the town is :
A) 10000 B) 20000
A) (-; -1]  [3; ) B) (-;-1]  (2, 3]
C) 30000 D) 40000
C) [-1; 2)  [3;) D) (-; 0]  [0;)
Integer Type Questions
30. If A = {x  C ; x2 = 1}, B = {x  C : x4 = 1} then A  B is equal
41. 35 children of a class draw a map. They use blue or green or
to both colours. 26 use blue colour. If 19 use both the colours,
A) {-1, 1}B) {-1, 1, i, -i} C) {-i, i} D) {i} then the number of children who use the green colour is:
42. If A and B are two sets such that A has 12 elements, B has
 A  B
/
31. is equal to
17 elements and A  B has 21 elements, then number of
A) A /  B/ B) A /  B/ elements in A  B are

43. If n(A)  115, n(B)  326, n  A  B   47 , then n  A  B  is


D)  A  B 
/
C) A  B
equal to
32. If A = {f, {f}}. Then the power set of A is : 44. Let X be a universal set for sets A and B. If
A) A B) {f}
n(A) = 200, n(B) = 300 and n  A  B  100 , then n  A /  B/ 
C) {f, {f}, A} D) {  , {f},{{f}}, A} is equal to 300 provided n(X) is equal to

33. The set {x : x  x, x  N} is equal to 45. If n(A) = 3 and n(B) = 6 and A  B then the number of
elements in A  B is equal to:
A) {1} B) {2} C) {3} D) 
46. If the set A has 5 elements and the set B = {1, 2, 3, 4} then
34. A  B  B if the number of elements in A  B is
A) A  B B) B  A 47. If S is a set with 10 elements and A = {(x, y) : x, y  S, x  y} ,
C) A  B   D) A  B  B then the number of elements in A is :

35. (A  B)  B  48. If two sets A and B are having 44 elements in common. Number
of elements common to A  B and B  A is
A) A B) B C) A  B D)  49. Let Z denote the set of all integers and
36. If A = a, b,c,d which of the following is not a subset of A = {(a, b) : a2 + 3b2 = 28, a, b  Z) and
A B = {(a, b) : a > b, a, b  Z}. Then the number of elements
in A  B is :
A) a, b B) b,c,d
50. Sets A and B have 7 and 12 elements respectively, Then the
minimum number of elements in A  B is;
C)  D) 

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ANSWER KEY
1. B 11. A 21. D 31. D 41. 28
2. A 12. C 22. D 32. D 42. 8
3. B 13. D 23. A 33. A 43. 373
4. D 14. B 24. A 34. C 44. 700
5. C 15. C 25. C 35. C 45. 3
6. D 16. A 26. B 36. A 46. 20
7. D 17. C 27. A 37. D 47. 90
8. C 18. C 28. C 38. D 48. 1936
9. B 19. A 29. C 39. C 49. 6
10. A 20. D 30. B 40. C 50. 12

HINTS

1. x2 + 1 = 0 => x2 = -1 => x = + i
So 8 m  7 m  1 is a multiple of 49 V m  N
2. lq l q
B  C  4 , A  2, 3 So X contains all elements which are multiples of 49; Also
Y contains all elements which are multiples of 49.
A  b B  Cg  mb2, 4g, b3, 4gr
X  Y
3. Any point in A can take any of the n values. There are m
such values. 10. F  G  (G - F) = (F  G)  (G  FC)
4. D = [(F  G)  G]  [F  G  FC] = G G = G
5. C
11. Dc Morgan’s law
5. 14  x  x  3x  x  x  7 ;
bg bg b g
use n A  B  n A  n B  A
12.
nb P  Cg  65%  nb P  Cg  35% and
/
7.

nb P  Cg  5% ; 13. D
14. Given a = 2, b = 3; a2 + 1 = 5, b2 + 2 = 11
100
Total number = 2000   40,000 15. C
5
8. 2 m  2 n  56 ; 16. a) | x | 5  x  5  x  N  ;

e j
2 n 2 m n  1  2 3  7  2 n  2 3 ;  Given set is singleton set

and 2 b m  n g  7  1  8  m  n  3 b) | x | 6  x  6, 6  x  z  net singleton set

9. 8m  7m  1  1  7 b g m
 7m  1 c) x 2  7  x   7 since x  N ,

given set is 
 49 d m
C2  m C3 .7      m Cm 7m2 i which is a
d) x 2  2x  1  0   x  1  0  x  1,  1
2
multiple of 49 for all m > 2
For m = 1, 8m - 7m - 1 = 0, For m = 2, 8m - 7m - 1 = 49,
Since 1 N , given set is 

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17. C
18. C
19. Let the number of persons in the city be 100. Then we have 40.
n(A)= 42, n(B) = 51, n(C) = 68. n(A  B) = 30, n (B  C)
= 28, n (A  C) = 36, n(A B  C ) = 100 – 8 = 92  92
= 42 + 51 + 68 – 30 – 28 – 36 + n(A  B  C)
25x 15x 65x
 n(A  B  C) =   1500  x
92 – 161+94=25 100 100 100
20. D 41. bg b g b g
n B  n A  B  n A  B  35  7  28
21. A - B = {1, 2, 3}, A  C  1, 2 l q 42. n  A  B  n  A   n  B  n  A  B
aA  Bf  aA  Cf 21 = 12 + 17 – n (A  B)
= mb1, 1g, b1, 2g, b2, 1g, b2, 2g, b3, 1g, b3, 2gr
 n  A  B  8
22. A X B is a relation from A to B
43. implies
23. A
n  A   n  A  B  n  A  B
24. A
115  47  n  A  B  ;  n  A  B   115  47  68
25. C
26. A X B has 40 elements. So it has 240 sub sets. Any subset is  n  A  B   n  A   n  B  n  A  B  ;
a relation.
 115  326  68  373
27. B
28. f(-1) = -3, f(2) = 4, f(4) = 8 44. We have n  A  B   n  A   n  B   n  A  B 
29. The function is real if
 n  A  B   200  300  100  400
( x  1)( x  3)
 0  x [ 1,2)  [3,  )
x2

Also n(A /  B / )  n  A  B 
/

30. A = {-1, 1}, B = {-i, i, 1, -1}
 n(x)  n  A  B 
 (A - B)  (B - A) =   {-i, i} = {-i, i}
 300 = n(x)  400 or n(x)  700
31. B
45. 3
32. D
46. 20
33. D 47 .Number of elements in A = 10 × 9 = 90
34. A
48. n  A × B   B × A  = n  A  B  ×  B  A 
35. C
= n  A  B  n  B  A 
36. C
37. A = 44  44  1936
38. Power set of A contains 24 elements and A X A contains 42
elements. 49.  A  {(5,1), ( 5, 1), (5, 1), ( 5,1),
(1, 3), ( 1, 3), ( 1, 3), (1, 3),
39. AB  {3, 4, 5, 6}
(4, 2), ( 4, 2), (4, 2), ( 4, 2)}
CD  {7, 4}

 AB   CD    AB   CD  A  B  {( 1, 5), (1, 5), ( 1, 3), (1, 3), (4, 2), (4, 2)}

= {3, 5, 6}  {7} b g bg bg b
50. n A  B  n A  n B  n A  B  7 12  7  12 g
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2 TRIGONOMETRY
1. The incorrect statement is 9. tan 20O + tan 40O + O O
3 tan 20 tan 40 is equal to :
1 1
A) sin    B) sin   3 2
5 3 A) 3 B) C) D) 1
4 3

C) cos   1 D) sec   1 2  13


10. The value of sin .sin 
10 10
2. The max. value of sinx + cosx is :

1 1 1
A) 1 B) 2 C) D) A) B) 
2 2 2 2

3. Sin (1800 +  ) sin (1800 -  ) cosec2  = 1 1


C) D) 
4 4
A) 1 B) -1 C) 0 D) 2
11. If sin x + sin2 x = 1, then cos2 x + cos4 x is equal to :
b g b
4. If cos     0 , then sin 5  6 = g A) 1 B) -1 C) 0 D) 2
A) sin  B) - cos 
b g b g
12. If cot     0 , then sin   2 is equalt o :
C) sin D) cos A) - sin  B) cos 
C) sin  D) cos 
5. Maximum and minimum values of sin 4   cos4  are
13. sin105  cos105 
0 0
A) 2, 0 B) 1, ½
C) -1, 1 D) ½, -½ 1
A) B) 1
1 1 2
6. If tan   and tan   then the value of ( + ) is
2 3
1 1
C) D)
  2 2
A)  B) C) 0 D)
4 6
14. The value of cos 1o . cos 2o . cos 3o ........ cos 179o is
7. If tan x = b/a then a cos 2x + b sin 2x is :
A) 1/2 B) 1 C) 0 D) 2
A) a B) a - b
 2 4
C) a + b D) b 15. The value of cos cos cos is :
7 7 7
8. cos120  cos 840  cos1560  cos1320  A) 1

1 1 B) 1/2
A) B) 1 C) D) -1
2 2 C) 1/3
D) -1/8

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24. The angle between the hands of a clock at quarter past one
tan145o  tan125o
16. If tan 35o = k then  is :
1  tan145o.tan125o
0
1o 75
2k 2k A) 60o B) 52 C) D) 12o
A) B) 2 2
1 k2 1  k2
2
25. The period of the function f(x) = sin x is
1 k2 1 k 2
A)  B) /3 C) /2 D) /4
C) D)
2k 1  k2
26. Sin 75o  Cos 75o
5sin   3cos 
17. If 5 tan   4 then  A) B)
5sin   2 cos  3/2 3/ 2
C) 1 / 2 D) 1/2
1
A) 0 B) 1 C) D) 6
6 27. The value of tan 750 - cot 750 is equal to:

1 1 A) 1  2 3 B) 2  3
18. If sin A  ,sin B  where A and B are positive acute
10 5
C) 2  3 D) 2 3
angles then A + B =
28. If A = 1300 and x = sin A + cos A then:
   A) x > 0 B) x < 0
A)  B) C) D)
2 3 4
C) x = 0 D) x < 0
19. 3 sin 750  cos 750 is equal to : 
29. If tan   sec   3 , 0     , and  
2
A) 2 sin1050 B) 2 sin150
then =
C) 1 D) 2 A) /3 B) 2/3 C) /6 D) 5/8
20. tan 3A - tan 2A - tan A = tan A  sec A  1
30. tan A  sec A  1 =
A) tan 3A tan 2A tan A
B) -tan 3A tan 2A tan A
1 cos A 1  sin A
C) tan A tan 2A - tan 2A tan 3A - tan 3A A) sin A B)
cos A
D) tan A tan 2A + tan 2A tan3A + tan3A tanA
1  cos A 1  sin A
1 C) 1  cos A D) 1  sin A
21. If x  sec   tan  , then x  
x
31. If sec A  tan A  a then sin A=

A) 1 B) 2sec  C) 2 D) 2 tan  1 a2 1 a2
A) B)
1 a2 2a
22. cos 20o cos 40o cos 60o cos 80o =
A) 1/16 B) 1/8 C) 1/4 D) 1/2 2a 1 a2
C) D)
1 a2 1 a2
23. If x  a sec   b tan  and y  a tan   b sec  , then x2 - y2
is equal to : 32. tan1000 + tan1250 + tan1000tan1250 =
A) a2 - b2 B) b2 - a2 1
C) a2 + b2 D) a + b A) 3 B) -1 C) D) 1
3

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33. If sin x - cos x = 2 then x = 39. The minimum value of 2sin 2   3cos 2  is

A) 2n B) n A) 0 B) 3 C) 2 D) 1
3
C) (2n+1) D) 2 n  3
4 40. If sin x  cos x  then sin 6 x  cos 6 x 
4
34. Cos 347o Sin 163o + Sin 167o Sin 73o is equal to:
A) 0 B) 1/2 777 878
A) B)
C) 2/3 D) 1/3 1024 1024

35. The value of tan (-870o) is:


877 878
1 C) D)
1024 1064
A) B) 1 C) -1 D) 3
3
Integer Type Questions
36. Let   be such that  <        If
sin   sin = –21/65 and cos   cos  = –27/65 then
41. If sin   cosec  = 2 then sin 2   cosec2  
 
cos =
2
42. sin 50  sin 70  sin10 
0 0 0

3 6
A) B) 43. If sin   cos   1 , then sin  cos  
130 65
44. If sin x + sin2 x = 1, then the value of
6 3
C) D)
65 130 cos12 x + 3cos10 x + 3cos8 x + cos6 x - 1 is equal to :

37.tan 3x tan 4x tan 7x = 45. If sin 1  sin  2  sin  3  3 ,


A) 0
then cos 1  cos  2  cos  3 
B) 1
46. sin 10o + sin 20o + ........ sin 360o is equal to :
Sin 7 x  Sin 4 x  Sin 3x
C) Cos 7 x  Cos 4 x  Cos 3x
47. tan 5o + tan 15o + tan 25o + ......... + tan 355o is :

D) tan 7 x  tan 4 x  tan 3x 1


48.  2sin 700
2sin100
b
38. If kSin  Sin   2 , then g b
tan   gis
tan  2
1
49. If tan A  and tan B  then cot  A  B  
equal to : 3 7

A)
1
k 1
B)
k 1
k 1
d 6 6
i d
4 4
50. 6 Sin   Cos   9 Sin   Cos   15 i
2k k 1 is equal to ;
C) D)
k 1 2k

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ANSWER KEY

1. D 11. A 21. B
31. D 41. 2
2. C 12. D 22. A
32. D 42. 0
3. B 13. C 23. A
33. D 43. 0
4. A 14. C 24. B
34. B 44. 0
5. B 15. D 25. A
35. A 45. 0
6. B 16. C 26. B
36. A 46. 0
7. A 17. C 27. D
37. D 47. 0
8. C 18. D 28. A
38. B 48. 1
9. A 19. D 29. C
39. C 49. 23
10. D 20. A 30. B
40. C 50. 12

HINTS

1. sec   1
2. max. value of a cos   b sin   a 2  b 2
1
3. E   sin  sin 
sin 2 

4. b g
cos     0      2 n  1 bg 2 , n I
sin b5  6g  sin b6  6   g  sin G
F 6b2n  1g  I  sin b6n  3  g  sin b3  g  sin 
H 2 JK
sin 2 2
E= sin   cos   1  2sin  cos (Theory)  1 
4 4 2 2
5.
2
1 1 2
But 0  sin 2 2  1  0   sin 2 2  1  1   sin 2  0   sin 2  0
2

2 2
1 1 1
1   1  sin 2 2  1 adding1   E  1
2 2 2
1 1


6.
b
tan     2 g 3 1
1 1
 tan
4
1 x
2 3

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LM b2 OP  2 b L b O
FG 1  tan x IJ  b FG 2 tan x IJ
2
a 1
N a2 Q MN a PQ  a
7.
E a
H 1  tan x K H 1  tan x K
2 2

1
b2
a2

8. E  cos120  cos840  cos 240  cos 480   cos120  cos 480    cos840  cos 240 

 sin180  cos 360 


 5 1  5 1 
4 4
tan 20 0  tan 40 0
9. tan 60 O  e
3  tan 20 0  40 0  j 3
1  tan 20 0 .tan 400
 3;

 tan 20 0  tan 400  3 tan 20 0 tan 40 0  3

10. sin

 sin180 
 5 1  , sin 13  sin    3    sin 3
10 4 10  10  10

  sin 54 0   sin  90 0  360    cos 360  


 5 1 
4
11. sin x = 1 - sin2 x= cos2 x; sin2 x= cos4 x; cos2 x + cos4 x = cos2 x + sin2 x = 1

b g
cot     0     

b g
; sin   2  sin       sin

b    cos  g FG IJ
13.
2 2 H K
13. E  sin1050  cos  900  150   sin1050  sin150  sin 450
14. One of the factors is cos900 = 0
 1
15. Put  cos A.cos 2A cos 4A  3 sin  23 A  .See standard results
7 2 sin A

 
 8 
1 sin     sin 
E sin     7
  7
  7   
8sin 8sin 8sin
7 7
7

1
tan 1800  350   tan  900  350  K
K 
E 
16. 1  tan 1800  350  tan  900  350  1   K  1 
 
 K

4 5 tan   3
17. tan   ; E (Dividing Nr and Dr by cos  )
5 5 tan   2

18. sin  A  B   sin A cos B  CosA sin B

1 2 3 1 5 5 1 
        sin
10 5 10 5 50 5 2 2 4

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 3 1 
19. a 2  b 2  4  2  E  2  sin 750  cos 750 
 2 2 

 E  2  sin 750.cos 300  cos 750 sin 300   2sin  750  30 0 

tan A  tan 2A
20. tan 3 A = tan (A + 2A) = cross multiply
1  tan A tan 2A
1
21. x  sec   tan    sec   tan 
x

cos3A 1
22. cos A.cos  600  A  .cos  600  A   put A = 200  cos 20 .cos40 .cos 80  2
0 0 0
4 4
1 1
E  cos 600.cos 200.cos 400.cos 800  2  8
23.

b
x 2  y 2  a s ec   b ta n  g  b a tan   b sec  g  a  sec
2 2 2 2
  tan 2    b 2  sec 2   tan 2    a 2  b 2

360
24. Angle traced by the hr hand in 12hrs = 3600  Angle traced in 1hr   300
12
1 750
Angle traced in 1 hrs  Angle traced by mt hand in 60mts = 3600
4 2
Angle traced in 1mt = 60 Angle traced in 15mts = 900

750
Required angle  900 
2
1  cos 2x 1 1
25. f x    cos 2x
2 2 2
2
Period of cos 2x 
2
  Period of f  x   

26. E  sin 750  cos  900  150   sin 750  sin150  2 sin 450 cos 300
27. cot A  tan A  2cot 2A (see std result)
E    cot 750  tan 750   2 cot1500  2 cot 1800  300   2 cot 300

28. x  sin1300  cos1300  sin  900  400   cos1300  cos 400  cos1300

 2 cos850 cos 450 which is +ve


sin  1
29.   3 ; sin   1  3 cos   3 cos   sin   1 . Dividing by a 2  b2  2
cos  cos 

3 1 1   1
cos   sin     cos .cos  sin  sin 
2 2 2 6 6 2

       
cos     cos ;    2n       n  0  
 6 3 6 3 3 6 6

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 tan A  sec A    sec2 A  tan 2 A  


 tan A  sec A    sec A  tan A  sec A  tan A 
30. E
tan A  sec A  1  tan A  sec A  1
 sec A  tan A 1  sec A  tan A  1 sin A 1  sin A
  sec A  tan A   
1  sec A  tan A  cos A cos A cos A

1
31. sec A  tan A  a  sec A  tan A 
a

a 2  1 cos A  2a , 2 tan A  1  a  1  a
2
1 a2 1
2sec A  a    sec A 
a a 2a
;
 a 2  1 a a

tan A 
1  a  , sin A  tan A  cos A  1  a  
2 2
2a
2a 2a  a 2  1
tan 1000  tan 1250
32. tan (1000 + 1250) =
1  tan 1000 tan 1250
LHS = tan2250=tan(1800+ 450)= tan450=1
tan1000  tan1250
1 cross multiply
1  tan1000 tan1250

33. Divide by a 2  b 2 ie, 2


1 1       
 sin x  cos x  1    cos xcos  sin xsin   1   cos  x    1  cos  x    1
2 2  4 4  4  4

 
x   2n  1   x  2n    .
4 4
34. cos 347 0  cos  3600  130   cos130 , sin1630  sin 1800  17 0   sin17 0

sin167 0  sin 1800  130   sin130 ;sin 730  sin  900  17 0   cos17 0

E  cos130.sin170  sin130.cos170  sin 170  130   sin 300  1


2

35.
0 0

tan  8700    tan  8700    tan  2  3600  1500    tan150   tan 180  30  tan 30  1
0 0
 3

    3    21       27
36.       3    ; 2 sin cos   , 2cos .cos  
2 2 2 2 2 65 2  2  65

   441  729
Squaring and adding 4 cos
2

2 65  65

   1170 90 18   9
4cos2     cos2 
2 65  65 5  65 65 2 130

      3
lies in 2nd or 3rd quadrant  cos is -ve  cos 
2 2 2 130
37. tan 7x = tan (3x + 4x)
38. K sin         sin       

 K sin      cos   cos      sin    sin      cos   cos      sin 

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sin      cos   K  1  cos      sin   K  1

tan      K 1
Divide by cos      cos   tan      K  1  tan   K  1  
tan  K 1

39. Let x  2sin 2   3cos 2   x  2sin 2  2cos 2   cos 2 


 x  2  sin 2   cos 2    cos 2   x  2  cos 2 
 x will be min imum when cos   0 ie min.value at x will 2

3 7
40. sin x  cos x  square sin x cos x  ; std result
32 E  1  3sin x cos x
2 2
4

 sinθ +cosecθ 
2
41.  sin    cosec 2   2

42. E  sin 500  sin10 0  sin 700  2sin 300.cos 200  sin  900  20 0 
43. Square 1  2sin  cos   1

a  b
3
44.  a 3  3a 2 b  3ab 2  b3

sin x  1  sin 2 x  cos2 x  cos12 x  sin 6 x,cos10 x  sin 5 x


cos8 x  sin 4 x, cos 6 x  sin 3 x  E  sin 6 x  3sin 5 x  3sin 4 x  sin 3 x  1

  sin 2 x  sin x   1  1  1  0
3

45. Max. value of sin   1 . Since RHS = 3, each term on the LHS is 1 ie sin 1  sin 2  sin 3  1

 1  2  3    E  0  0  0  0
2
46. sin 3500  sin  3600  100    sin100 , sin 3400  sin  3600  20 0    sin 200

E   sin10  sin 3500    sin 200  sin 3400   ......  sin1800  sin 3600   0
47. 5,15,25,.......355 are in A.P, 355 = 5+(n -1) 10; n = 36
tan3550 = - tan(3600 - 50) = -tan50, tan 3450=tan(3600 - 150)=-tan150
E= ( tan 50 + tan 3550) + ( tan 150+tan3550) + (tan150+tan3450) +......18 brackts = 0
1
1 4 cos 800  cos 600 
48. E
1  4sin 700  sin100
 2 
2sin100 2sin100
 1
1  2  co s 8 0 0  
2  1  2 co s 8 0  1 co s  9 0  1 0  sin 1 0
0 0 0 0
     1
2 sin 1 0 0 2 sin 1 0 0 sin 1 0 0 sin 1 0 0

1 2

1
49. tan  A  B   3 7   E  23
1 2 23
1 
3 7
50. sin 6   cos 6   1  3sin 2  cos 2 ,sin 4   cos 4   1  2sin 2  cos 
(standard result); E  6 1  3sin  cos    9 1  2sin  cos    15  12
2 2 2 2

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MATHEMATICS PART - I BRAIN BANK

3 LINEAR INEQUATIONS,
INEQUALITIES

1. Solution set of the equation 2


x 1
 2 x  2 x  1  1 is 6. The solution of the system of linear inequalities
3x  9  0,7x  2  0and1  x  9 is:
A) [2, ) B)  0, 
A)  , 8 B)  , 3
C)  0,    2 D) None  2
C)  ,  D)  , 8
7
x 5x  2 7x  3
2. The solution set of   is : 7. The solution of the system of linear inequations
2 3 5
2x  9  5  3x,5x  7  3x  11 is:
2 2  4   4 
A) x   B) x  A)   ,9 B)   ,9
7 7 5  5

2 3  4 
C) x   D) x   C)   ,  D)  ,9
7 7 5
8. The solution of the system of linear inequalities
3. The solution set of 5  4x  8 is:
x3 2x  5
 2, and  3 is:
 3   13 ,   x2 x7
A)  ,  B)  
 4  4  A)  16, 7 B)  16, 7

 3 13   3   13  C)  16, 7  D)  16, 7 
C)  ,  D)  ,    ,
4 4  4   4  9. The solution of the system of linear inequalities

3x
2x  3  4and x  4  7 is:
4. The solution set of the inequality 12  4   2 is:
5 7   7 
A)  2 , 3 B)  2 , 3

 2 1  2 1
A)  26 , 3  B)  26 , 3   7   7 
 3 3  3 3 C)  , 3 D)  , 3
2  2 
 2
C)  26 , 3
 3 3
1
 D)  26
2

3
, 3
1

3
 10. The solution of
13
25
 1
 x  4    x  6  is:
 3
5. The solution of the system of linear inequalities A) x < 120 B) x > 120
2x + 6  0 and 4x – 7 > 0 is: C) x  120 D) x  120
11. The solution of
 7  7
A)  3,  B)  3,  5x 3x 39 2x  1 x  11 3x  1
4  4   ,   is
4 8 8 12 3 4
 7  7 A) x > 3 B) x < 40/41
C)  3,  D)  3,  C) x > 40/11 D) x  40
4  4

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12. Which among the following is an linear inequation? 16. The set of values of x for which the inequality
|x + 1| + |x - 1| < 4 always hold true is
1
B) a  2
2
A) x 2  1  2x A) [-2, 2] B) (-2, 2)
a2
C) ( , 2)  (2,  ) D) ( , 1)  (1,  )
C) y 2  y  1  0 D) x  2y  3  0 17. If a + b + c = 1, then ab + bc + ca lies in the interval
2 2 2

13. Solution set of x  y  2, x>0, y>0 is : A) [1, 2] B) (1, 2)


A) set of all points lying in the interior and boundary of the  1  1 
triangle formed by the lines x = 0, y = 0, x + y = 2. C)  0,  D)  ,1
2  2 
B) set of all points lying in the interior of the triangle formed Integer Type Questions
by the lines x = 0, y = 0 and x + y = 2.
18. The longest side of a triangle is twice the shortest side and
C) The unbounded region of the xy plane, determined by the third side is 3 cm longer than the shortest side. If the
the positive axes and the line x + y = 2. perimeter of the triangle is at least 39 cm, then the minimum
D) The set of all points in the interior of the rectangle bounded length of the longest side is:
by x = 0, x = 2, y = 0 and y = 2. 19. The marks obtained by a student in two tests where 70 and
14. A solution is to be kept between 680F and 770F. The range in 75, then the minimum marks he should get in the third test to
temperature in degree celsius (C), conversion formula is have an average of at least 60 marks is:
9 20. The least integer satisfying the inequality
given by F  C  32, is
5
49.4 –
 27  x   47.4   27  9x  is
A) [20, 25] B) (20, 25) C) (20, 29) D) [20, 28]
15. If a, b, c are positive real numbers, then the least value of
10 10

1 1 1
(a + b + c)     is
a b c
A) 3 B) 6 C) 9 D) 12
ANSWER KEY

1. C 6. D 11. C 16. B
2. B 7. A 12. D 17. D
3. D 8. B 13. B 18. 18
4. D 9. C 14. B 19. 35
5. B 10. D 15. C 20. 3
HINTS
b c a c a b
x 1 15. E  1     1    1
1. 2  2x  2x  1  1 Change points are -1 and 0 a a b b c c

If x< -1, 2-x-1 -2x = 1-2x +1  2 x  4  x  2  a b  a c  c b


 3            3 6
 b a  c a  b c
If 1  x  0, 2x 1  2x  1  2 x  1
 2x = 4  x = 2 which is not valid 17.  a  b  c 2  0  1  2  ab  bc  ca   0
If x  0, 2 x 1  2 x  2 x  1  1  2x 1  2x 1 which is an 1
  ab  bc  ca  a  b 2   b  c 2   c  a  2  0
identify 2
0  x    a 2  b 2  c 2   ab  bc  ca   0  1  ab  bc  ca
Hence solution set is [0, )  2 18. Let shortest side be x cm then x  2x   x  3  39  x  9
70  75  x
19.  60
3

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4 COMPLEX NUMBERS
1. 25 x 9 = 8. If s  i  2i 2  3i3  .....upto 200 terms then ‘s’ equals
A) + 15 B) 15 C) -15 D) 15 i A) 200 i B) 100 (1+i)
C) 100 (1-i) D) 200 (1 – i)
9  7
2. Conjugate of the complex number is: 9. The value of
1  1
         
A) 2 + 5 i B) 2 - 5i  cos  sin   cos 2  sin 2   cos 3  sin 3  .......
 2 2  2 2  2 2 
C) 5 + 2i D) 5 - 2i
A) -1 B) 1 C) 0 D) 2
3. The square root of -5 + 12 i is:
A) + (3 + 2i) B) + (3 - 2i) 10. If 2  i 3 is a root of the quadratic equation x2 + ax + b = 0,
C) + (4 + 3i) D) + (2 + 3i)
a, b  R then the values of a and b:
5 3 i A) 4, 7 B) -4, -7
4. Modulus of the complex number is:
42 3 i C) -4, 7 D) 4, -7
A) 1/2 B) 1 C) 0 D) 1/8 11. Common roots of the equations z3 + 2 z2 + 2z + 1 = 0, and

5. The modulus amplitude form of 3  i is: z1985  z100  1  0 are:

FG   i sin  IJ A)  ,  2 B) 1,  ,  2
H 6
A) 2 cos
6 K
C) 1,  ,  2 D) ,   2
F  I
B) 2 GH cos  i sin JK
6 6 1 1
12. If x   2 i sin  then x n  =
F  I
C) 2 GH cos  i sin JK
x xn
3 3 A) 2 cos n  B) 2 sin n
C) 2 i sin n D) 2n cos n
F   i sin  IJ
D) 2 G cos 13. If  is a complex cube root of unity, then the value of
H 3 3 K
a  b  c 2 a  b  c 2
 
6. If the cube roots of unity are 1, ,  2 then the roots of the c  a   b 2 b  c  a 2

equation x 3  3x 2  3x  63  0 are: A) 1 B) 0 C) 2 D) -1

A) 3,1  3,1  3 2 B) 4,1  4,1  4 2 b


14. x  i y g 1/ 3
 a  ib, then
x y
 
a b
C) 3,1  4,1  4 2 D) 3,1  4,1  4 2 A) 4 (a2 - b2) B) -4 (a2 + b2)
7. If x = a + b, y = a + b2, z = a 2 + b, C) -2 (a2 + b2) D) 2 (a2 - b2)
then x3 + y3 + z3 =
15. The modulus of 2i  2i
A) a3 + b3 B) 2 (a3 + b3)
C) 3 (a3 + b3) D) 0 A) 2 B) 2 C) 0 D) 2 2

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25. For any complex number z, the maximum value of


b
16. 1   g 7
 a  b , then (a, b) =
|z| - |z - 1| is :
A) (0, 1) B) (1, 0)
A) 0 B) 1/2 C) 1 D) 3/2
C) (1, 1) D) (-1, -1)

 
50
F 1  cosb / 8g  i sin b / 8g I 8
26. If 8 i  349  a  ib  , then a2 + b2 is
17. G
H 1  cosb / 8g  i sin b / 8g JK =
A) 3 B) 8 C) 9 D) 8
A) 1 + i B) 1 - i C) 1 D) -1
27. If z = x + iy satisfies arg (z + 2) = arg (z + i) then:
LM sin   i cos  OP 8
A) x + 2y + 1 = 0 B) x + 2y + 2 = 0

18. M
MN sin 8  i cos 8 PPQ
8 8  C) x - 2y + 1 = 0 D) x - 2y - 2 = 0

28. The centre of the circle

A) 1 B) -1 C) i D) -i
b g b
zz  2  3i z  2  3i z  9  0 is: g
19. If a = cos  + i sin , A) (2, -3) B) (2, 3)
C) (2, -3) D) (-2, 3)
a
b  cos   i sin , c  cos   i sin  and   1, 29. Locus of z such that |z - z1| + |z - z2| = 6, |z1- z2| 6 is:
b
A) circle B) parabola
then  cos    = b g C) ellipse D) hyperbola
A) 3/2 B) -3/2 C) 1 D) 0 30. If 2  1  i 3 and 2  1  i 3 , then
FG 1  2i IJ lies in: 5 4  54  7 11 is equal to
20. The complex number H 1 i K
A) -1 B) -2 C) 0 D) 2
A) I quadrant B) II quadrant
C) III quadrant D) IV quadrant 31. If e  cos   i sin  , then for the ABC,eiA .eiB .eiC is
i

21. The locus of the point z satisfying the condition A) –i B) i C) 1 D) –1


 z  1 a  ib
arg    4 is 32. If x  iy  then (x2 + y2)2 =
z  1 c  id
A) straight line passing through the origin
B) parabola a 2  b2 a 2  b2
A) 2 B) 2
C) circle c  d2 c  d2
D) ellipse
22. If z1, z2, z3 are three complex numbers such that there exists a 2  b2 a 2  b2
C) D)
a z such that |z1 - z| = |z2 - z| = |z3 - z| then z1, z2, z3 are: c2  d 2 c2  d2
A) vertices of an equilateral triangle
B) vertices of an isosceles triangle 33. If z is a complex number such that Re  z   1m  z  , then
C) points on a circle A) Re (z2) = 0 B) Im(z2) = 0
D) collinear points C) Re (z2) = Im(z2) D) Re (z2) = - Im(z2)
23. Square root of ‘i’ is:
zi
 1 , then the locus of z is
A) + i B) 
1
2
b1  ig 34. If
zi

C) 
1
2
b1  ig D) 1
A) x = 0
B) y = 0
24. If  is an imaginary cube root of unity and k is an integer C) x = 1
then 3k-1 + 3k + 3k+1 is:
A) 1 B) -1 C)  D) 0 D) y = 1

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2  6 3i 6i 3i1
35. The Euler form of is
5i 3 40. If 4 3i 1  x  iy , then
20 3 i

i i 2 i
A) 2e 6 B) e 3 C) e 3 D) 2e 3
A) x = 3, y =1 B) x = 1, y =3

3
100
C) x = 0, y = 3 D) x = 0, y = 0
3
36. If 3  x  iy     i  x, y  R ,
50

2 2 
Integer Type Questions
the ordered pair (x,y) is given by
41. If  is an imaginary cube root of 1, then
 1 3  1 3 (1 + - )5 + (1 -  +  )5 =
A)  ,  B)  , 
 2 2  2 2 
42. If e 3i j
50
b g
 2 48 x  iy , then x2 + y2 =
 1  3  3 1 
C)   ,  D)  ,  i 592  i 590  i 588  i 586  i 584
 2 2   2 2  43. 1
i 582  i 580  i 578  i 576  i 574
6 6
 1 i 3   1 i 3  44. If z  1  i 3 then z6 equals
37. The value of      is
 1 i 3   1 i 3  45. If x2 + x + 1 = 0 then the value of
A) -2 B) 0 C) 2 D) 1
FG x  1 IJ  FG x
2
2

1 IJ  FG x
2
3

1 IJ 2
FG
    x 27 
1 IJ 2

z H xK H x2 K H x K
3 H x 27 K
38. If w  and w  1 , then z lies on
z i 46. If x + iy = (1 + i) (1 + 2i) (1 + 3i), then x2 + y2 =
3
47. If x = 3 + 2 i, then x4 - 10 x2 + 169 =
A) a parabola B) a straight line
z 1
C) a circle D) an ellipse 48. If
z 1
is purely imaginary number z   1 , then |z| is: b g
39. If i z 4  1  0 , then z can take value
49. If z  4  3 , then the maximum of z  1 is
1 i  
A) B) cos  i sin
2 8 8 1 i 3 
n

50. Least value of n for which   is an integer is


1  1 i 3 
C) D) i
4i

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ANSWER KEY
1. C 11. A 21. C 31. D 41. 32
2. C 12. C 22. C 32. B 42. 16
3. D 13. D 23. B 33. A 43. 0
4. B 14. C 24. D 34. B 44. 64
5. A 15. A 25. C 35. D 45. 54
6. C 16. C 26. C 36. A 46. 100
7. C 17. D 27. B 37. C 47. 0
8. C 18. A 28. A 38. B 48. 1
9. A 19. C 29. C 39. B 49. 6
10. C 20. B 30. D 40. D 50. 13

HINTS

1. 25 x 9 = 5 i x 3 i = -15

3i  7

a fa f
3i  7 1  i
 2  5i ; conjugate = 2 + 5i
2.
1 i a fa f
1 i 1 i
3. Square the given choices and try to find the answer

1 i 3 1 3
4. simplifying we get z   ;  z   1
2 2 4 4


5. b g
3  i  r cos   i sin   r  2,  
6

6.  x  13   4 3 ; x  1  4  4, 42

7. x  y  z  0  x 3  y 3  z3  3  yz  3  a 3  b3 

8. S  i  2i 2  .......  199i190  200i 200

iS  i 2  2i3  ......  198i199  199i 200  200i 201

S 1  i   i  i 2  .....  i 200  200i 201

200i 1  i 
S
2

   
        2  3 .....  
9.  cos  i sin   cos 2  sin 2  .......  ei  2 2 2  ; e  cos   i sin   1
 2 2  2 2 

10.
2
b g b
Here   2  i 3;   2  i 3;     4   2 2  3  7;  eqn is x 2  4 x  7  0;  a , b  4, 7 g
11. z + 2z + 2z + 1 = 0 => (z + 1) + 2z (z + 1) = 0 => (z + 1) (z + z + 1) + 2z (z + 1) = 0
3 2 3 2

=> (z + 1) (z2 + z + 1) = 0 => z = -1, , 2; but z = -1 does not satisfy. z1985 + z100 + 1 = 0
Common roots are  and 2

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12. x  cos   i sin .


1
x
1
b
 cos   i sin ;  x n  n  cos n   i sin n   cos n i sin n  2i sin n
x
g b g
a  b  c 2

a  b  c 2
 2

ea  b  cj  
2
2
   1
13. c  a  b 2 b  c  a 2 ec  a  b j 2

x y
14. x + iy = (a + ib)3 = a3 + i 3a2b - 3ab2 - ib3; x = a3 - 3ab2 ; y = 3a2b - b3;   a2 - 3 b2 - 3 a2 + b2 = -2 (a2 + b2)
a b

15. | 2 i  2 i |  2i  i 2i  b g
2i 1  i  2 i 1  i  2 x1x 2  2

16. b1  g 7
 a  b ;   2 e j 7
 a  b;   2  a  b; 1    a  b  a , b  11
, b g b g
17. given expression =
FG cos   i sin  IJ 8
 
LM 2 cos b / 16g  i 2 sin b / 16g.cos b / 16g OP
2 8


H 16 16 K 
cos
2
 i sin
2  0  i  1
MN 2 cos b / 16g  i 2 sin b / 16g.cos b / 16g PQ
2
FG cos   i sin  IJ 8 
cos  i sin
 0i
H 16 16 K 2 2

LMsin   i cos  OP 8
LM i Lcos   i sin  O OP 8

M N
M 8 8 QP P cos   i sin  1  0
18. MMsin 8  i cos 8 PP MM i LMcos   i sin  OP PP  
cos   i sin  1  0
1
N 8 8Q N N 8 8QQ
19.
a
b
b g a
b g b g b
 cos     i sin    ;   1  cos     i sin     cos     i sin     i sin     1
b
g b g b g b g
b g
b g b g
 cos     cos     cos     1

1  2i b1  2igb1  ig 1  i  2i  2 1  3i

20. 1 i b1  igb1  ig  2  2 , lies in II quadrant
z 1  x  1  iy   x  1  y 

21. let z = x + iy;
z 1  x  1  iy   x  1  iy  ;


x 2
 y 2  1  i2y  Z 1   1  2y   2y
amp     tan  2  ;  1
 x  1
2
 Z 1  4  x  y 1  4 x  y2  1
2
y 2 2

22. Let z1, z2, z3, z be represented by the points A, B, C and P. ; Given |z1 - z| = |z2 - z| = |z3 - z| => PA = PB=PC
 A, B, C are points on the circle with centre P and radius PA = PB = PC
23. squaring choice B we get i

 3K
LM 1  1  OP  e j 3 K
2  1   0
24.
N Q
25. |z| - |z - 1| < |z - (z - 1)| = 1

26. Let 8  i  r  cos   i sin   ,

where r 8  i  3  3  cos   i sin  

 
50
8  i  3ei  8  10  350 ei50   349.3  cos 50  i sin 50 

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 a  3cos 50, b  3sin 50  a 2  b 2  9 cos 2 50  9 sin 2 50  9


FG z  2 IJ  0;  z  2
27. arg (z + 2) - arg (z + i) = 0 => arg H ziK zi
is purely real =>

bx  2g  iy x  iby  1g
x  b y  1g
2 2 is purely real.  x + 2y + 2 = 0

2
28. Centre of the circle z  az  az  b  0 is -a.  centre = (2, -3)

29. Sum of the focal distances of an ellipse is constant

1 1
  2 &     5 4  54  7 11  58  54  7. .
2   5  5  7  2
30. Here 2

31. ei A  B C  ei  cos   i sin   1  i  0   1

a 2  b2 a 2  b2
32. x 2  y2 
c2  d 2
  x 2
 y  c2  d 2
2 2

33. Let z = x + i y
given Re (z) = Im(z)  x = y

 z 2  2x 2i  Re  z 2   0
34. A straight line which is equidistant from i and -i in complex plane, ie, X-axis.

2  6 3i 1 i 3     i
35.  2    2  cos 3  i sin 3   2e 3
5i 3  2 

100 100
3 i 3 1 i 3
 
100
36.     i 3   
2 2  2 2 

100
1 i 3
3  x  iy   3  
50 50
  350  x  iy   350   
100

2 2 

1 i 3 3
 x  iy  w    x  1 , y 
2 2 2 2
6 6 6
 1  i 3   1  i 3   2     6 1
37.           2   w 6  6  2
 1  i 3   1  i 3       w

1  i 3 1  i 3
; Where  w 2 and w
2 2

z0
38. w 1  1  locus of z is a straight line.
z i
3
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   
39. z 4  i  z 4  cos  i sin ; taking 4th root,  z  cos  i sin
2 2 8 8
40. Apply R 1  R1  R 2

6i  4 0 0
 4 3i 1  x  iy  6i  4 3i 2  3  x  iy
  
 x  iy  0  x  0, y  0 
20 3 i

41. e1     j  e1     j  e2 j  b2g


2 5 2 5 2 5 5
 (2) 5    2  32

F 3i I 50
LM F 1  i 3 I OP 50
1  i 3
42. e 3i j 50
 2 50 GH 2 JK  250 i
MN GH 2 JK PQ d i
 250 x  1  2
50
 250   250 .
2
 2 49 1  i 3

Take modulus on both sides.

i 584 i 8  i 6  i 4  i 2  1 1
43. 1  1  0
i 574 8 6
i  i  i  i 1 4 2 1

1  i 3 
6
44. 1  i 3  2 2 ;  64

1 1 1 1
45. Here x = w,   2  x   1; x 2  2  1, x 4  4  1..........18 terms
x x x x

1 1
x3  3
 2, x 6   2 ------- 9 terms;  value of the expr = 18 + 9 (2)2 = 54
x x6
46. x2 + y2 = (12 + 12) (12 + 22) (12 + 32) = 100
47. (x - 3)2 = (2 i)2 => x2 - 6x + 9 = -4 => x2 + 13 = 6x => (x2 + 13)2 = 36 x2 => x4 - 10 x2 + 169 = 0

z 1 z1 z 1 z 1 1 z F2z I FG
2 IJ
48.
z 1
GH JK H 2
is purely imaginary => ; z  1   z  1  z  1  1  z   2   2 z  2 z  1  z  1  z  1
K
49. z  4  3 represents a circular disc with centre (-4,0) and radius 3. As -1 is an endpoint of a diameter of the circle, maximum

possible value of z  1 is 6.
n n
 1  i 3   1  i 3 
 1  i 3      w is an integer  n  3
n
50.
   2 

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5 QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1. If are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, then equation with 10. If and are the roots of x2 + x + 1 = 0, then equation with
roots 1/ is: roots 19,  19 is:
A) ax2 + bx + c = 0 B) ax2 - bx + c = 0 A) x2 - x - 1 = 0 B) x2 - x + 1 = 0
2
C) x + bx + c = 0 D) a + bx + cx2 = 0 C) x2 + x + 1 = 0 D) 2x2 + 3x + 1 = 0
2. If  ,  are the roots of the equation 2x – 5x + 16 = 0, then the
2
11. If are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0 and  + k, + k are the
1 1
 2  3
 2  3 b 2  4ac
value of     is: roots of Ax2 + Bx + C = 0 then
   B2  4AC
A) 1/3 B) 1/4 C) 1/5 D) 5/4
2
a2 A2 A
3. If x + px + q = 0 is the quadratic equation whose roots are A) B) C) D) a/A
a-2 and b-2 where a and b are the roots of x2-3x+1 = 0, then A2 a2 a
A) p = 1, q = 5 B) p = 1, q = -5 12. A quadratic equation with real coefficients one of whose
C) p = -1, q = 1 D) p = 1, q = –1 root being 1  2 is:
4. If a and b are the roots of the equation x 2  ax  b  0 , A) x2 + 2x + 1 = 0 B) x2 - 2x - 1 = 0
a  0,b  0 then the values of a and b are respectively C) x2 + 2x - 1 = 0 D) x2 + 2x + 4 = 0
A) 2 and –2 B) 2 and –1 13. If the ratio of the roots of x2 + bx + c = 0 and
C) 1 and –2 D) 1 and 2 x2 + qx + r = 0 is the same then:
5. The quadratic equation 8cos2 - 6cos + 1 = 0 has: A) r2b = qc2 B) rb2 = cq2
A) One root C) r2c = qb2 D) rc2 = bq2
B) Infinite roots
14. If 1 + i is a root of the equation x3 - i x + 1 - i = 0 then one
C) No root real root is:
D) Exactly two roots
A) 1 B) -1 C) 0 D) 2
 
6. The roots of the equation 22x  10 2 x  16  0 are : 15. If are the roots of 7x4 + 4x3 - 6x2 + 7x - 9 = 0, then
the value of =
A) 2,8 B) 1,3 C) 1,8 D) 2,3
7. The difference between the roots of the equation A) 1 B) 4/7 C) 6/7 D) -1
8x2 - 32x + k = 0 is 5, then k =: x2
16. If one root of the equation + px + 12 = 0 is 4, while the
equation x2 + px + q = 0 has equal roots, then the value of q
A) 10 B) -12 C) -14 D) -18
is:
8. If the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 are two
A) 4/49 B) 4 C) 2/49 D) 49/4
consecutive integers, then b2–4c is
17. If cos is a root of 25x2 + 5x - 12 = 0, -1 < x < 0 then the
A) –1 B) 0 C) 1 D) 2 value of sin 2 is:
9. In the quadratic ax2 + bx + c = 0, if both roots are negative
A) 12/25 B) -12/25
then:
A) a and b are positive and c is negative C) -24/25 D) 20/25
B) a, b, c are positive 18. If 1+ax + x2 is positive for all real values of x then ‘a’ lies in:
C) a, b, c are negative A) (0, 2) B) (-2, 2)
D) a, b, c are of the same sign C) [0, 1] D) [2, 4]
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19. If  and  are the roots of the equation 31. For what values of K, the roots of the equation

2x2 - 3x + 5 = 0, then  4   4 = x 2  2 1  3k  x  7  3  2k   0 are equal:

A) 61/4 B) -4/61 C) 39/4 D) -39/4 10 10 10 10


A) 1, B) 2, C) 3, D) 4,
20. If one root of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is 3-4i 9 9 9 9
then 31a + b + c =
32. The smallest value of x2 - 3x + 3 in the interval 3, 3 / 2 is:
A) 0 B) 2a C) 2b D) 2c
21. The minimum value of the expression x2 + 2bx + c is: A) 3/4 B) 5 C) -15 D) -20
A) cb2 B) c2b C) c+b2 D) c-b2 33. If the roots of 3x2 + 2kx + (k + 2) = 0 be the reciprocals of the
22. The numerical difference of the roots of x2-7x-9= 0 is: roots of 2ax2 + (k + a)x + 3 = 0, then (a, k) =
A) (2,2) B) (2,1) C) (1,2) D) (-1,2)
A) 2 B) 16 C) 2 85 D) 85
34. In the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, if
23. In a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, if ‘a’ and ‘c’ are of
a + b + c = 0 then the roots are:
opposite signs and ‘b’ is real, then the roots of the equation
are: A) -1, c/a B) -1, -c/a C) 1, -c/a D) 1, c
A) Real and distinct 35. In the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, if a + c = b, then the
B) Real and equal roots are:
C) Imaginary A) -1, -c/a B) 1, c/a C) 1, -c/a D) -1, c/a
D) Rational and unequal 36. If x2 - 7x + 12 > 0 then:
24. If  are the roots of the equation x2-p(x+1)-c = 0 then A) x < 5 B) 3 < x < 4
(1+) (1+) =
C) 2 < x < 3 D) x < 3 or x > 4
A) 1 - c B) 1 + c C) c - 1 D) c
25. The value of a for which the roots   of the equation x2  x  1
37. If x is real then the value of :
x2 - 6x + a = 0 satisfy the relation 3 + 2 = 20 is: x2  x  1
A) -14 B) -12 C) -16 D) 16 A) Lies in [0, 3] B) <3
2
26. The roots of ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and bx  2 acx  b  0 are C) Lies in [1/3, 3] D) Lies in [1, 1/3]
simultaneously real, then: 38. If 2 + i is a root of the equation x3-5x2+9x-5 = 0, then the other
A) a = b = c = 0 B) ac = b2 roots are,
C) 4b = ac
2
D) a2 = b2 A) 1 and 2-i B) -1 and 3+i
27. If   are the roots of the equation x2 + 4x + c = 0 C) 0 and 1 D) -1 and i-2
  39. The least integer k which makes the roots of the equation
(c < 0) then  is less than:
  x2+5x+k = 0 imaginary is

A) 2 B) -2 C) 4 D) -1 A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

28. If a Z and the equation (x-a)(x-10) + 1 = 0 has integral 40. If sec  and cosec  are the roots of the equation
roots, then the values of ‘a’ are: x 2  px  q  0 , then
A) 10, 8 B) 12, 10 C) 12, 8 D) 8, 7
29. The condition that x3 - px2 + qx - r = 0 may have two of its A) p 2  p  2q B) q 2  p  2q
roots equal to each other but of opposite signs is:
C) p 2  q  q  2  D) q 2  p  p  2 
A) r = pq B) r = 2p3 + pq
C) r = p2q D) rp = q Integer Type Questions
30. If p and p 2 are the roots of x 2 + bx + c = 0 then 41. One root of the equation
b3 + c2 + c = (a - b) x2 + (b - c) x + (c - a) = 0 is:
A) bc 42. Number of solutions of the equation |x|2-3|x| + 2 = 0:
B) 2bc 43. If the roots of the equation x 2  bx  c  0 are two
C) 3bc consecutive integers, then b2–4c is
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44. If are the roots of x4 + x + 1 = 0 then


(1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) (1 + ) =  
49. If  are the roots of the equations x2 + x + 1 = 0 and ,
 
45. The number of real roots of the equation
are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0, then p equals:
(x-1)2 + (x-2)2 + (x-3)2 = 0 is:
50. If the equations x 2  b 2  1  2bx and x 2  a 2  1  2ax have
46. The maximum value of 5 + 4x - 4x2 is : one and only one root common, then | a – b | =
47. The least value of |a| for which sin and cosec are the roots
of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0 is:
48. If the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation
x2 + px - 3 = 0 is 10, then the value of p =

ANSWER KEY

1. D 11. A 21. D 31. B 41. 1

2. D 12. B 22. D 32. A 42. 4

3. D 13. B 23. A 33. A 43. 7

4. C 14. B 24. A 34. D 44. 5

5. B 15. D 25. C 35. A 45. 0

6. B 16. D 26. B 36. D 46. 6

7. D 17. C 27. B 37. C 47. 2

8. C 18. B 28. C 38. A 48. 0

9. D 19. D 29. A 39. D 49. 1

10. C 20. D 30. C 40. C 50. 2

HINTS
1. Put x = 1/x or interchange coefficient of x2 and constant 5. 8cos2 - 6cos +1 = 0
term
6  36  32 1 1
2. Given expression is cos =  or ;
16 2 4
 3 
1
3
 3 
1
3
 5
5 It has infinite solutions.
       2

      
1
3 8
1
3 4 6. put 2x  y; y2  10y  16  0

3. a + b = 3, ab = 1;  y  8 y  2  0
a - 2 + b - 2 = 3-4 = -1 y = 8, 2 ie, 2x  23  x  3and 2 x  21  x  1
(a-2) (b-2) = ab - 2 (a+b)+4 = 1-2 x 3+4 = -1
32 k
 p = 1, q = -1 7.   
8
 4;       
8
b  g 2
 4  5

4. a  b  a  (1) k
 16  4 x  25  k   18
ab  b  (2) 8

from 8. Let  and  are the roots then


eqn (ii) a = 1, b = –2     6,   c
Given     1

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19. 4 + 4 = (2+2)2 - 2()2 =


       4  1  b 2  4c  1
2

10. x2 + x + 1 = 0 x = w or w2 FG  11IJ 2


2
25 79

H 4K 4 16
19
w19 = w,   w
2
d i 19
 w 38  w 2 ;
20. Other root is 3 - 4i.  Equation is x2 - 6x + 25 = 0;
 Both the equations are same.  a = 1, b = -6, c = 25.
11. ax2 + bx + c = 0  31 a + b + c = 31 - 6 + 25 = 50 = 2c
b 2  4ac 4ac  b 2
b
   g  b   g
2 2
 4     b g 2

a2
....(1) 21. Minimum value = if a  0
4a
Ax + Bx + C = 0
2
4 x1xc  4 b 2
2   c  b2
 (  k )  (  k ) 4

=   k  k
2
 4(  k )(  k ) 22.   b  g 2
 4  b 7 g 2
 4 x  9  85

B2 B2  4AC 23. Q & C are of opposite signs b is real


b
  g 2
 2

4C
;  b g 2
 2
.....(2)
A A A  b 2  ac  0  roots are real and distinct

From (1) and (2)


b 2  4ac
2

a2
2
24. x2 - px -p-c =0,     p,    p  c b g
B  4AC A
25.     6,   a,3  2  20
12. Here roots are 1+Ö2 and 1-Ö2,
sum = 2. product = 12 - (2)2 = 1-2 = -1;   = 8,  = -2,  = -16
Equation is x2 - 2x - 1 = 0 26. ax 2  2bx  c  0  1 4b 2  4ac  0  1
13. Let the roots be in the ratio m:n
then for x2 + bx + c = 0. mnb2 = c(m+n)2 .........(1) and for x2 + bx 2  2 acx  b  0   2 4ac  4b 2  0   2
qx + r = 0, 1  b 2  ac;  2  ac  b 2 ;  b 2  ac
mnq2 = r(m+n)2...............(2),
 
b2 c
  b2r  q2c 27.     4,   c,  
(1) (2)   
q2 r
14. By substitution method x = -1 is a real solution
15. Standard equation is
2  2

b
    2

g

2
b g 2
2
  
x4 - ()x3 + ()x2 - ()x +  =0;
16
 Coef . of x 7   2  2
    1 c
Coef . of x 4 7
28. Let a, x be integers (x - a) (x - 10) + 1 = 0
16. Put x = 4 in x2 + px + 12 = 0 we get p = -7 => (x - a) (x - 10) = -1 => x - a = 1
x2 + px + q = 0, Since it has equal roots and x - 10 = -1 or
49 x - a = -1 and x - 10 = 1 => x = 9 and a = 8 or x = 11 and a
49 - 4q = 0  q = 12.
4
 a  8 or 12
4 3
17. 25x2 + 5x - 12 = 0  x  or ; 29. Let a, b, g be the roots such that a = -b,
5 5
then      = p => r = p
4 4
But -1 < x < 0 ;  x  cos  since ‘r’ is a root r3 - p r2 + qr - r = 0 =>
5 5
p3 - p3 + pq - r = 0 => r = pq
3 30. p + p2 = –b
 sin   1  cos2   
5 p.p2 = p3 = c
18. Since 1+ax+x2 > 0; B2 - 4AC < 0 ie, a2 -4x < 0 (p + p2)3 = (–b)3 = –b3
a2 < 4; |a| < 2; -2 < a <2 p3 + p6 + 3p4 + 3p5 = –b3
p3 + p6 + 3p3 (p + p2) = –b3

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b3 + c2 + c = 3bc 41. Here sum of the coefficients = 0 x = 1 is a root


42. |x|2 - 3|x| + 2 = 0 (|x| - 1) (|x| - 2) = 0 |x| = 1,
31. 4 1  3k   28 3  2k   0
2

|x| = 2 x = +1, x = + 2


10 43. px2 + qx + 1 = 0; q2 – 4p  0 ; q2  4p
9k2 – 8k – 20 = 0  k  2,
9
If p = 1, q = 2, 3, 4
4ac  b 2 4 x 1 x 3  9 3 p = 2, q = 3, 4
32. Minimum value =   p = 3, q = 4
4a 4 4
p = 4, q = 4  7 equations are possible
33. Here a x + b x + c = 0 and c x + b x + a = 0 are equal
2 2

 2 k = k + a => a - k = 0 ---- (1) and b gb


44. We have x   x   x   x   gb gb g
k + 2 = 2a ----- (2); solving k = 2, a = 2 = x + x + 1, put x = i and -i, we get
4

34. sum of the coefficients = 0 ,


 one root is 1 and the other root is c/a
bi  gbi  gbi   gbi  g = i + i + 1 = 2 + i .....(1);
4

35. ac  b a bc 0 bi  gbi  gbi  g  2  i .....(2)


(1) x (2)
 one root is  1 and other is  c / a
36. x2 - 7 x + 12 > 0 => (x - 3) (x - 4) > 0 e je je je
 1   2    2 1   2 1   2  2 2  12  5 j
=> x < 3 or x > 4 45. Sum of three squares = 0 Þ each one = 0 for some x which is
not possible
x2  x  1
37. Let y   4ac  b 2
x2  x  1 46. If a < 0, maximum value =
4a
x2 (y - 1) + x (y + 1) + (y - 1) = 0
Sincex isreal (y + 1)2 - 4 (y - 1) (y - 1) > 0 4 x  4 x5  4 2 80  6
  6
(y + 1)2 - [2 (y - 1)]2 > 0; (3y - 1) (3 - y) > 0 4x  4 16
=> y  [1/3, 3] 47. sin   cos   a
38. Sum of coefficient = 0 1 is a root
sec 2   1 1
1 => |a| =  a  sin   2
39. b2-4ac < 0  25-4k <0  k >6 sin  sin 
4
40. Here, sec  +cosec  =p and 48.  2   2  10     b g 2
 2 = 10
sec  cosec  = q
 p 2  6  10  p 2  4  p  2
sin   cos  1
  P and sin  cos      2  2
sin  cos  q 49. a + b = -1, ab = 1;      p  
 p ;

p
  sin   cos     
2
2
b   g 2
 2
 p

q
1 2
p2  = - p;  -1 = -p => p = 1
 sin   cos   2sin  cos   2
2 2 1
q 50. Let  be the common root then

 2    b 2  1 and    a   1
2

 q 1    p2
2

 q
q   q  2  p2

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1.
6 SEQUENCES & SERIES
The first term of an A. P. of consecutive integers is 9. If the sum of p terms of an A.P. is equal to sum of q terms
p2 + 1. The sum of 2p + 1 terms of this series can be expressed then sum of p+q terms is:
as: A) -(p+q) B) ½(p+q)
A)  p  1 2
B)  2p  1 p  1 2
C) -½(p+q) D) 0
10. For the A.P. a1, a2, a3...... a40; a1 + a5 + a15 + a26 + a36 + a40 = 105.
C) p3 + (p + 1)3 D)  p  1 3 The sum of the A.P is
2. The sum of all integers between 84 and 719 which are A) 700 B) 1400
divisible by 5 is
C) 630 D) 1600
A) 5080 B) 50800 C) 5800 D) 58000
11. The number of numbers between 100 and 1000 which are
3. The sum of the first 35 terms of an A.P if its second term is divisible by 7 is:
2 and the seventh term is 22 is:
A) 142 B) 128
A) 2080 B) 3210
C) 127 D) 136
C) 4210 D) 2310
12. If a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 are six arithmetic means between 3 and
21
31, then a6 – a5 and a1 + a6 are respectively.
4. If a i  693, where a1, a2 .... a21 are in AP, then the value
i 1 A) 4 and 36 B) 4 and 34
10 C) 6 and 36 D) 5 and 34
of  a 2r 1 is
r0 a1  a 2  .....  a p p2
13. Let a1,a2, a3, .... be terms of an A.P. if a  a  .....a 
A) 361 B) 363 C) 365 D) 398 1 2 q q2 ,
5. The arithmetic mean between two numbers is A, and S is the
sum of n aritmetic means between these numbers, then: a6
p  q then
A) S = nA B) A = nS
a 21 equals
C) A = S D) A2 = S 11 41
6. The sum of all two digit numbers which when divided by 4, A) B)
41 11
yield unity as remainder is:
A) 1012 B) 1201 7 2
C) D)
C) 1212 D) 1210 2 7
7. If the ratio between the sum of n terms of two A.P.’s is 14. The mth term of an A.P is n and its nth term is m. Its pth term
3n + 8:7n + 15, then the ratio between their 12th terms is: is

A) 16:7 B) 7:16 A) m + n + p B) m + n – p
C) m – n + p D) m – n – p
C) 74:169 D) 169 : 74
15. If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, then the ratio of 29th term to
8. If the roots of the equation x3 - 12x2 + 39x - 28 = 0 are A.P.,
19th term is
then their common difference will be:
A) 1 : 2 B) 1 : 3
A) + 1 B) + 2 C) + 3 D) + 4
C) 2 : 1 D) 3 : 1

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1 1 e
16. Which term of the series   1........... is 256: 28. If a,b,c,d,e are in G.P. then equals
4 2 c
A) 12 B) 11
C) 10 D) 9 d b c d
17. The first term of a G.P is 1. The sum of third and fifth terms A) B) C) D)
c a b b
is 90. The common ratio of the G.P is:
1 1
A) 3 B) 6 C) 4 D) 9 29. The product  32 32 6
 32 36 ..........

39 A) 16 B) 32 C) 64 D) 0
18. The sum of the first three terms of a G. P. is and their
10 1 3 7 15
product is 1. Then the common ratio is: 30. Sum to n term of the series     ..... is,
2 4 8 16
1 1 5 5 2
A) B) C) D) or n n 1
2 3 2 2 5 A) B)
19. The fourth, seventh and tenth terms of a G.P. are p, q and r 2n 2n 1
respectively, then: 1 1
A) p2 = q2 + r2 B) p2 = qr C) n  1  D) n  1 
2
2n 2n
C) q = pr D) r2 = p2 + q2
20. The sum of first two terms of an infinite G.P. is 1 and every 1 1 1 2
term is twice the sum of the successive terms. Its first term 31. If 2
 2  2  .... upto   , then value of
1 2 3 6
is:
A) 1/3 B) 2/3 C) 3/4 D) 1/4 1 1 1
   ...... upto  is,
21. In a set of 4 numbers, the first 3 terms are in G. P. and the last 12 32 52
three terms are in A. P. with common difference 6. If the first
A)  2 / 4 B) 2 / 6 C) 2 / 8 D)  2 /12
number is the same as the fourth, then the common ratio of
the G. P. is: 32. The first term of a G.P. exceeds the second term by 2. If the
1 1 sum to infinity of the series is 50, then the third term of the
A) 2 B) C) D) 4
2 2 series is
22. The sum to infinity of the G.P 5 4 , 516 , 5 64 ....... 32 34 36 33
A) B) C) D)
A) 1 B) -1 C) 2 D) -2 5 5 5 5
23. If the (m+n)th and (m-n)th term of a G.P. are p and q respec- 33. If 12 + 22 + 32 + ...........+ n2 = 1015, then the value of n is equal
tively, then the mth term is: to:
A) pq B) 1/pq C) (pq)2 D) (pq) A) 13 B) 14 C) 15 D) 12
24. The sum of infinite terms of the geometric progression 34. The sum of an infinite number of terms of a G.P. is 20 and the
sum of their squares is 100, then the first term of the G.P. is:
2 1 1 1
, , ,........... is: A) 5 B) 8/5
2 1 2  2 2
C) 3/5 D) 8
  35. If A1, A2 be two A.M’s and G1 and G2 be G.M’s between a
2
A) 2 1 B) 5 2
A1  A 2
C) 0 D) 2  2  1
2 and b, then G G is equal:
1 2
25. First and second terms of a G.P. are x-4 and xt respectively. ab 2ab
If the 8th term of the series is x52, then t A) B)
2ab ab
A) 3 B) ½ ab
C) 4 D) 5 ab
C) D)
26. The sum of infinite number of terms of a G.P is 23 and the sum ab (ab)
of their squares is 69., then the common ratio is
36. If b = a + a2 + a3 + ............... , |a| < 1, then a =
10 13 10 12
A) B) C) D)
13 10 27 19 1 b b
A) B)
27. The product of first n odd terms of a G.P. whose middle term b 1 b
b 1
being m is: C) D)
A) mn B) nm C) mn D) m2n 2b  1 b 1

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F a a I Integer Type Questions


H
37. If x  a  
r r2
.........  ,
K 41.The next term of the sequence 9,16,27,42....... is:
42. The n th terms of the two series 3 + 10 + 17 + ---- and
F b  b ........... I and
H r r
y  b
K
2
63 + 65 + 67 + --- are equal, then the value of ‘n’ is:
3  5  7      n terms
F c c I xy =
z  G c   .... J then 43. If 5 + 8 +11+ - - - + 10 terms  7 , then the value of ‘n’ is:
H r r 2 K z 4

44. After inserting n AMs between 2 and 38, the sum of the
ab bc ab
A) abc B) C) D) resulting progression is 200. The value of n is:
2c ab c
45. The fourth term of an A.P. is 4, then the sum of the first 7
terms is:
38. If x = 1 + a + a2 + .............. and y = 1 + b + b2 + ...........
46. If 13  23  33  ..............  n 3  2025, then
where a and b are proper fractions, then 1+ab + a2b2 + ....
equals: 1 + 2 + 3 + ...+ n =
xy xy 47. The sum of few terms of a ratio series is 728. If common
A) B) ratio is 3 and last term is 486, then the first term of the series
y  x 1 xy
is:
x2  y2 1 48. nth term of the G. P. 3, 3 3,9...........2187 then n =
C) D)
xy y  x 1
39. If a,b,c are in A.P., b-a, c-b and a are in G.P., then a:b:c is: 49. The value of 12  22  32  42  .....  112 is equal to
A) 1:2:3 B) 1:3:5 C) 2:3:4 D) 1:2:4 50. The first term of a G.P. is 1. The sum of third and fifth terms
2 8 26 80 is 90. The common ratio of the G.P is
40. The sum to n terms of the series     ..... is
3 9 27 81
equal to
n n
1 12
A) 1    B) 2   
3 23
n
1 1 1
C) n  n   D) n   1  n 
3 2 3 

ANSWER KEY

1. C 11. B 21. C 31. C 41. 61


2. B 12. B 22. B 32. A 42. 13
3. D 13. A 23. D 33. B 43. 35
4. B 14. B 24. D 34. D 44. 8
5. A 15. C 25. C 35. C 45. 28
6. D 16. B 26. A 36. B
46. 45
7. B 17. A 27. C 37. D
47. 2
8. C 18. D 28. D 38. A
48. 13
9. D 19. C 29. C 39. A
49. 66
10. A 20. C 30. D 40. D
50. 3

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2p  1 
1. a  p2  1, n  2p  1,d  1 ; S 
2 
 
2 p2  1   2p  1  11  2p 3  3p 2  3p  1  p3   p  13

n t t
2. t1 = 85, tn = 715; Sn =  t1  t n  , n  n 1  1
2 d

3. T2 = a + d = 2 T7 = a + 6d = 22; ie, 5d = 20, d = 4, a = -2; S 35 


35
2
b g b g
2 2  35  1 4  2310

21
4.  a1, a2, ....a21, are in AP  a1  a 2  ...  a 21  2  a1  a 21  ;  a1 + a21 = 66
10

a
r 0
2r 1  a1  a 3  a 5  a 7  a 9  ...  a 21   a  a    a  a    a  a   a
1 21 3 19 9 13 11

 a  a 21 
330   1  = 330 + 33 = 363
 2 

xy
5. Let x and y be two numbers, then A  , let A1, A2 --- An be n AM’s between x and y then
2

S = A1 + A2 + --------- An => S 
n
2
b
A1  A n 
n
2
g b g
x  y  S  nA

6. numbersare 13, 17, 21 --- 97. Let there be n such numbers. Then 97 = 13 + (n -1) 4 => n = 22
Hence required sum = (22/2) (13 + 97) = 1210
3 x 23  8 7
7. replacing n by (2 x 12 - 1) i.e. 23 we have required ratio = 7 x 23  15  16

8. Let a - d, a, a + d be the roots of the equation x3 - 12 x2 + 39 x - 28 = 0 then


(a - d) + a + (a + d) = 12 and (a - d) a (a + d) = 28
=> 3a = 12 and a (a2 - d2) = 28 => a = 4 and a (a2 - d2) = 28 => 16 - d2 = 7 => d = + 3
9. Sp = Sq => (p/2) [2a + (p -1) d] = (q/2) [2a + (q - 1) d] => 2ap + (p2 - p) d = 2aq + (q2 - q) d
=> 2a (p -q) + [p2 - q2 - (p - q)]d = 0; dividing by p - q, we get 2a + (p + q - 1) d = 0
pq pq
S p q 
2
b
2a  p  q  1 d 
2
g x0  0

10. a1 + a5 + a15 + a26 + a36 + a40 = 105

  a1  a 40    a 5  a 36    a15  a 26  105

  a1  a 40    a1  a 40    a1  a 40  105  3  a1  a 40   105
t n  t1 F
994  105 I
11. t1 = 105; d = 7; t n  994; n 
d
1 
H 7 K
 1  127  1  128

b  a 31  3
12. 3, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6, 31  A. P.; d   4
n 1 7

p p 1
 2a   p  1 d  p 2 a d
p
2  2 
13. a = 2
q 1 ; Now, put p = 11 and q = 41
 2a   q  1 d  q a d q
2 2

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14. Let the A.P be a, a + d, a + 2d .....Tm  a   m  1 d  n and Tn  a   n  1 d  m

So, we get d =–1 and a = m + n –1;  Tp  a   p  1 d = m + n –1+ (p–1) (–1) = m + n – p


a 29 a  28d a  8d  20d 2
15.   
a19 a  18d a  8d  10d 1
16. The given series is a G.P with a = 1/4 and r = -2; Tn = 256
FG 1 IJ b2g n 1
 256  2 b g n 1
 1024  n  11
H 4K
17. a = 1, ar2 + ar4 = 90  r2 + r4 = 90, r2 = 9, -10, r =  3
a a
18. Let the terms be ,a,ar ; Product = .a.ar = a3 = 1  a  1
r r
a 5 2
Sum =  a  ar  10r 2  29r  10  0  r  or
r 2 5

19. p = a R3, q = a R6, r = a R9, where R is the c.r. of G.P.;  pr  a 2 R12  q 2


20. Let ‘a’ be the first term. ‘r’ be the common ratio. Then a + ar = 1
a rn
a rn-1 = 2 [a rn + a rn+1 + ---] => a rn-1 = 2 => rn-1 - rn = 2 rn
1 r
21. Let a, a – 12, a – 6, a be the terms a, a – 12, a – 6 are in G. P.  a  8; r  1 2

a
22. S 
1 r
23. Tm + n = arm + n - 1 ; Tm-n = arm-n-1; ie p = arm+n-1 --- (1), q = a rm-n-1 ---- (2); (1) x (2) => pq = a2 r2m-2 = (Tm)2,  Tm  pq

2 2
24. r ;
2
2 1
a 2 1
 
2
S    2 2 1
1 r  2  2
1  
 2 

25. t8 = x52 => a r7 = x52 => x-4.r7 = x52 => r = x56/7=x8; t2 = xt => a r = xt => x-4 . x8 = xt => x4 = xt => t = 4
a2
26.
a
1 r
 23,
1 r2
 69 a 2  69 1  r 2 e j b23g b1  r g
2 2
e j
 69 1  r 2 ,

b g b g
23 1  r  3 1  r  r 
10
13
m m n m
27. If n = 2k + 1, then the GP be , ,     , m, mr, -- m rk-1, mrk
r k r k 1 r k  2 r
 Product = m.m.m .... to n factors = mn

e ar 4 2 d ar 3 2
28.  2  r and also  r
c ar b ar
1
1

 
1 1 1
6 6
29.  321   ....
  32   32
6
6 36 5  25 5
 26  64

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1
30. we have t r 1  for r 3  1
2r
n n
 1 1 / 2 1  1 / 2n  1
Thus  r  1  r   n 
t  = n 1 n
r 1 r 1  2  11 / 2 2
1 1 1
31. We have, 2
 2  2  ..... up to 
1 3 5
1 1 1 1 1 1
       ..... up to 
12 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2

   1     2 / 8
2 2
1  1 1
 2 1  22  32  ..... = 6 4  6 
2    

a
s   50 4
32. a2  a   10 ; a = 10  r =
1   5
 a 
33. 12 + 22 + 32 ---- + n2 = 1015 => n (n + 1) (2n + 1) = 6 x 1015 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7 x 29 = 14 x 15 x (2 x 14 + 1) ;  n = 14
a2 2
a
bg bg bag
34. Given 1  r  20    1 ; 1  r 2  100    2 ;  1  r 2
bg b g b g 11  rr  41  r  53 ; from (1) , a = 8
 400   3 ; from 2 and 3 ;

ab
35. A1 + A2 =
2
2  a  b; G 1G 2  e ab j 2
 ab

a b
36. b => b - ab = a => b = a (1 + b),  a 
1 a 1 b
2 2
37. a ar b br c c 2 r 2 ;  xy  abr / cr  ab
x  ,y  ,z  2
1 r 1 1 1 r 1 r 1 2 r2 1 r2 1 c
1 1 1 2
r r r
1 1 1 1 x 1 y 1
38. We have x  ,y  a  1  , b  1   a  ,b
1 a 1 b x y x y
1 xy
1 + ab + a2 b2 + ---- = 
1  ab x  y  1
39. we have, 2b = a + c (given), (c - b)2 = (b - a) a (given)
=> (b - a)2 = (b - a) a [ 2b = a + c => 2b = b + c]
=> b = 2a => c = 3a [using 2b = a + c]; => a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3

2 8 26 80  1  1  1 
40.     ......n terms =  1     1     1    .....n terms
3 9 27 81  3   9   27 

 1   1  
n


     
1
1 1 1  n   3   3   1 1 
= n     .....n terms  =
1 = n  1  n 
 3 9 27  1 2 3 
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41. T2-T1 = 7, T3 - T2 = 11, T4 - T3 = 15, T5 - T4 = 19. ; Difference are in AP with common diff. = 4
 T5 T4  19  42  19  61
42. The nth term of 3 + 10 + 17 + ----- is Tn = (n - 1) 7 = 7n - 4
The nth term of 63 + 65 + 67 + ---- is Tn/ = 63 + (n - 1) 2 = 2n + 61
Tn = Tn/ => 7n - 4 = 2n + 61 => 7n - 2n = 65 => 5n = 65 => n = 13

3  5  7      n terms

n / 2 6  n 1 2
7
b g b g
43. 5 + 8 +11+ - - - +10 terms = 7,
10 / 2 10  10  1 3 b g b g

b
n n2 g  7;  n 2
 2 n  35  37 => n 2  2 n  35  37  0
5  37
b gb g
=> n  37 3  35  0  n  37 & n  35 ;  n  35
44. The resulting progression will have n + 2 terms with 2 as the first term and 38 as the last term.
n2
The sum of the progression =
2
2  38  20 n  2 b g b g
Now sum = 200 => 20 (n + 2) = 200 => n = 8
7
45. T4 = 4 => a + 3d = 4; S7 = 2a  6d  7 a  3d  7 x4  28
2

 n  n  1 
2
n  n  1
46.    2025 ;  45; 1  2  ......  n  45
 2  2

n 486 x 3
47. tn = 486 => a (3)n-1 = 486 ;  3  ;
a

d
a 3n  1 i  728  ad3 1i  1456  F 486 x 3 1I  1456  a  2
n
Sn  728 
3 1 H a K
 3  3  3  3   3
n 1 n 1 n 1 12 n 1
48. 2187  3  729   36  ;  n  13

49. 12
 2 2    32  4 2    5 2  6 2    7 2  82    9 2  10 2   112  11  2  3  4  ........  10   121
=
10  11
 121  55  121  66
2
50. a =1, ar2 + ar4 = 90  r 2  r 4  90  r 2  9,  10  r   3

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7
PERMUTATION,
COMBINATION &
BINOMIAL THEOREM
1. The number of permutations by taking all letters and 10. There are 10 persons in a party and if each of them
keeping the vowels of the word COMBINE in the odd places shakehands with each other then how many shakehands
is: happen in the party:
A) 96 B) 144 C) 512 D) 576 A) 50 B) 45
2. There are two urns Urn A has 3 distict red balls and urn B C) 40 D) 52
11. If 16. nP 13. (n+1)P
has 9 distinct blue balls. From each urn two balls are taken 3= 3 then value of n is:
out at random and then transferred to the other. The number A) 10 B) 15
of ways in which this can be done, is:
C) 20 D) 5
A) 3 B) 36 C) 66 D) 108
12. A polygon has 44 diagonals then the number of sides is:
3. The number of ways in which a committee can be formed of
5 members from 6 men and 4 women if the committee has at A) 10 B) 22
least one woman, is: C) 11 D) 12
A) 186 B) 246 C) 252 D) 244 13. From 4 officers and 8 jawans in how many ways can 6 be
4. The value of 13C
2 + 13C
3 + 13C
4 + .....+13C13 is choosen to include exactly one officer:
A) 213 -1 B) 213 - 13 A) 56 B) 112
C) 213 - 14 D) 213 + 13 C) 120 D) 224
5. The number of ways in which the letters of the word 14. The number of three digit numbers that can be formed with
ASSISTANT can be arranged among themselves is: digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 if repetition of a digit is not allowed is:
A) 15120 B) 15210 A) 50 B) 75
C) 51210 D) 25120 C) 100 D) 120
6. If nPr = 720 and nCr = 120 then ‘r’ equals: 15. If the letters of the word WOMAN be permuted and the
words so formed be arranged as in a dictionary then the
A) 6 B) 6 ! rank of the word WOMAN is:
C) 3 D) 3 ! A) 107 B) 117
7. How many numbers can be formed with the digits 1, 2, 3, C) 120 D) 127
4, 3, 2, 1 so that the odd digits always occupy the odd
places: 16. The number of 4 digit even number that can be formed
using the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5 and 6 without repetition?
A) 18 B) 36
A) 120 B) 240
C) 72 D) 24
C) 360 D) 420
8. The number of diagonals of a parallelogram of 16 sides is:
17. The number of signals that can be sent by 6 flags of different
A) 120 B) 110 colours taking one or more at a time is
C) 16 D)104 A) 1926
9. If nC = nC then value of 32C is: B) 1956
18 12 n
A) 992 B) 292 C) 1936

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18. The number of ways in which a team of eleven players can 29. If n and r are positive integers such that 1  r  n then
be selected from 22 players including 2 and excluding 4 of n
C r  2. nC r 1  n Cr 2 
them is:
A) 18C11 B) 22C11 A) n 1
Cr B) n 1
C r 1
C) 16C9 D) 16C4
n 2
19. The number of ways in which 5 red and 4 white balls drawn C) Cr D) n C r
from a bag containing 10 red and 8 white balls is 30. The number of ways of arranging letters of the word
A) 10C5 x 8C4 B) 10C4 x 8C2 HAVANA so that V and N do not appear together is
C) 10C4 x 8C2 D) 10C5 x 8 C3 A) 60 B) 80
20. In how many ways can the letters of the word PENCIL be C) 100 D) 120
arranged so that N is always next to E:
31. Eight different letters of an alphabet are given. Words of
A) 120 B) 110 four letters from these are formed. The number of such
C) 130 D) 125 words with at least one letter repeated is
21. How many different permutations are possible from the
A) 8C 4  8 P4 B) 84  8C 4
letters of the word CALCULUS:
A) 504 B) 508
C) 84 8 P4 D) 84  8C 4
C) 510 D) 5040
22. The number of different permutations of the word 32. Out of 6 boys and 4 girls, a gorup of 7 is to be formed. In
BANANA is how many ways can this be done, if the group is to have a
majority of boys?
A) 50 B) 60
C) 30 D) 35 A) 120 B) 80 C) 90 D) 100

2n
C3 
20 n 2
33. The term independent of x in the expansion of x 
FG 1 IJ 9

23. If
3
. C2 , the value of n is: H 3x K is

A) n = 2 B) n = 3 equal to:
C) n = 5 D) n = 4 A) 58/213 B) 28/243
24. n n
If pr = 5040. Cr, then ‘r’ is equal to: C) 243/28 D) 213/58
A) 6 B) 7
C) 8 D) 9 2
34. The coefficient of x in x 
FG k IJ 5

25. In how many ways the letters of the word MODESTY be H x K is 270, then the value of k

arranged so that D and E always together : is:


A) 1240 B) 1440 A) 5 B) 27 C) 3 D) -3
C) 1320 D) 1510 35. The greatest coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x)10 is:
26. The number of ways in which 4 men and 4 women sit around
a table so that no two men are adjacent is 10 !
A) 124 B) 134
A)
b5 !g 2

C) 142 D) 144 10 !
27. A rally is to be addressed by 8 speakers. The number of
ways in which a specified speaker A speaks before another
B)
b3 !g 2

specified speaker B is: 10 !


C) 2 ! 5 !
A) 8!  7! B) 7C2

1 10 !
C) 8! D) 2 x 7C2 D) 5 ! 3 !
2
28. The number of five digit telephone numbers having atleast 36. The sum of the binomial coefficients in the expansion of
one of their digits repeated is: (1 + x)n is:
A) 90,000 B) 1,00,000 A) 2n B) 3n
C) 69,760 D) 30,240
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37. The sum of the coefficients of the polynomial


(1 + x - 3x2)3149 is: Integer Type Questions
A) 10 B) -10 n 2 57
41. If C8 : n  2 P4  , then n is equal to
C) 1 D) -1 16
42. A committee of 5 is to be selected from among 6 boys and
Fx  2 I 3 9
5 girls. The no. of ways in which the committee consists of
term from the end in the expansion of G
38. The 5th
H 2 x JK 3 at least 1 boy and 1 girl is:
43. Everybody in a room shakes hand with everybody else.
is:
The total number of shakehands is 120. The total number of
A) -200/x3 persons in the room is:
B) -100/x3 44. In how many ways can a boy invite one or more of 5 friends
C) 105/x5 is:
D) -252/x3 45. If 189
C35 189 C x 190 C x , then x is equal to

39. The middle term in the expansion of


LM x
1OP 6

is:
46. The coefficient of second, third and fourth terms in the
expansion of (1 + x)n are in AP then value of n is:
N xQ
FG x  2 IJ 10
A) 20
C) 30
B) -20
D) 25
47. If the rth term in the expansion of
H3 x K 2 contains x4

then r is equal to:


40. The number of terms in the expansion of
FG 2  x IJ n

e1  3 j  e1  3 2 xj
9 9
2x after simplification is: 48. If the coefficient of x7 and x8 in
H 3K are equal then n =

A) 9 B) 10 49. The number of words each of 3 vowels and 2 consonants


that can be formed from the letters of the word INVOLUTE:
C) 5 D) 4
50. How many ways are there to arrange the letters in the word
‘GARDEN’ with the vowels in alphabetical order?

ANSWER KEY

1. D 11. B 21. D 31. C 41. 19


2. D 12. C 22. B 32. D 42. 455
3. B 13. D 23. B 33. B 43. 16
4. C 14. C 24. B 34. C 44. 31
5. A 15. B 25. B 35. A 45. 36
6. C 16. B 26. D 36. A 46. 7
7. A 17. B 27. C 37. D 47. 3
8. D 18. C 28. C 38. D 48. 55
9. C 19. A 29. C 39. B 49. 2880
10. B 20. A 30. B 40. C 50. 360

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HINTS
1. The vowels in the word ‘COMBINE’ are O, I, E which 15. Alphabetic order in AMNOW.
4
can be arranged at 4 places in P3 ways and other No of words begin with A = 4! = 24
words can be arranged in 4! ways M = 4! = 24
Hence, total number of ways = 4 P3 × 4! = 576 N = 4! = 24
2. The number of ways in which to balls from urn A and O = 4! = 24
two ball from urn B can be selected = WA = 3! = 6
3
C2  C2  108
9
WM = 3! = 6
3. Required number of way = WN = 3! = 6
4
C1 6 C 4  4 C2 6 C3  4 C3 6 C 2  4 C 4 6 C1  246 WOA = 2! = 6
4. 13
C0 + C1 + C2+ C3 +...... C13 = 2
13 13 13 13 13
1
13
C2 + 13C3 + ........ + 13C13 = WOMAN = 1! =
Total  117
213 - 1 - 13= 213 - 14  Rank = 117
9! 16. Even digit ending with o
5. Reqd ways = 2! 3! 2 ! = 15120

n 6 × 5 × 4 1 =120
Pr 720
6. r! = n
  6;r=3
Cr 120 Even digit ending with 2,4 or 6

7. In a seven digit number, there are 4 odd places and 3 even


places. 5 × 5 × 4 ×3 =300

The 4 odd digits 1, 3, 3, 1 can be arranged in 4 odd places


Total = 120 + 300 = 420
4!
in  6 ways. 17. No. of ways = 6P1 + 6P2 + 6P3 + 6P4 + 6P5 + 6P6 = 1956
2! 2!
18. Reqd . ways = [22 - (4+2)]C(11-2) = 16C9
The 3 even digits 2, 4, 2 can be arranged in 3 even places
19. Reqd . ways = 10C5 x 8C4
3!
 3 ways. 20. Reqd . ways = 5! x 1 = 120
2!
 Required number of ways = 6 x 3 = 18 8!
21. Reqd . ways =  5040
2! 2 ! 2 !
n( n  3) 16  13
8. No.of diagonals =   104
2 2 6!
22. Reqd ways =  60
9. n = 18 + 12 = 30; Cn = C30 = C2 = 496
32 32 32
3! 2 !
10. No.of shake hands = 10C2 = 45
11. 16 n (n-1) (n-2) = 13 (n+1) n (n-1) 23. 2 n(2 n  1)(2 n  2) 20 n( n  1)
 .
12
. .3 3 12
.
16 n - 32 = 13n + 13; n = 15
 n  0, n  1, n  3
n( n  3) But n  3  n  3
12.  44  n 2  3n  88  0 ; .n = 11
2
24. n
Pr  r !. n C r  r !  5040  r  7
13. Reqd.ways = 4C1 x 8C5 = 224
25. Reqd. ways = 2! x 6! = 1440
14. XXX
26. Reqd . ways = 6 x 24 = 144
554 27. Total no. of ways = 8!; In exactly half of the arrangements
Reqd.ways = 5 x 5 x 4 = 100 A speaks before B

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28. Number of all five digits sequences =105 38. 5th term from end = 6th term from beginning.
When no digit is repeated, their number
F x I FG 2 IJ
3 4 5
252
= 10 x 9 x 8 x 7 x 6 = 30, 240  9 C5 GH 2 JK H x K 3

x3
Req. number = 105 - 30, 240
= 69760 39. No of terms = 7; Middle term = 4th
n n 1 9 1
29. C r  2. n C r 1  n C r  2 40. No . of terms =  5
2 2
 d n
i d
C r  n C r 1  n
C r 1  n C r  2 i 57
n2
C8 :n  2 P4   n  19
 n1Cr n1 Cr 1 = n+2Cr 41. Given that,
16
30. Given word is HAVANA(3A, 1H, 1N, 1V) 42. Reqd.ways
Total number of ways arranging the given word = 6C1 x 5C4 + 6C2 x 5C3 + 6C3 x 5C2 + 6C4 x 5C1
6! = 30 + 150 + 200 + 75 = 455
=  120
3! 43. nC = 120
2  n = 16
Total number of words in which N, V together 44. Reqd ways = 5C1 + 5C2 + 5C3 + 5C4 + 5C5
= 25-1 = 31
5!
=  2!  40 45.  n C r  n C r 1  n 1 C r
3!
 Required number of ways = 120-40=80  189 C36 189 C35 190 C36
31. Total number of words formed by 4 letters from given
eight different letters with repetition = 84 But 189
C35 189 C x 190 C x
and number of words with no repetition = 8 P4 Hence, value of x is 36
46. nC , nC , nC are in AP.
1 2 3
 Required number of words = 8  P4
4 8
2. nC2 = nC1 + nC3  n2 - 9n + 14 = 0
32. The boys are in majority, if the groups are 4B 3G, 5B 2G, 6B (n-7) (n-2) = 0; Take n = 7, n  2
1G
47. 13 - 3r = 4; r =3
Total number of combinations
 6 C 4 4 C3  6 C5 4 C 2  6 C6 4 C1 FG 1IJ 7
 n C8 2 n 8
FG 1IJ 8
 n  55
48. n
C7 2n-7
H 3K H 3K
= 15  4  6  6  1 4  100
49. INVOLUTE has 4 vowels and 4 consonants. 3 vowels
FG 1IJ r can be selected out of 4 in 4C3 = 4 ways. 2 consonants
33. Tr+1 = 9Cr (x2)9-r
H 3x K can be selected out of 4 in
43
4C2 =  6 ways.
28 1 2
2(9-r) -r = 0  r = 6; Reqd term = The selection of 3 vowels and 2 consonants can be made
243
in 4 x 6 = 24 ways.
34. 10 - 2r - r =1; r = 3 (one selection of 3 vowels and 2 consonants can be ar-
270 ranged in 5! = 120 ways)
Coeff.of x = 5C3 k3 = 270; k3 = 33
10 Required number of words = 24 x 120 = 2880
50. Total number of ways in which all letters can be arranged
10! in 6! ways
35. Greatest Coefficient = nCn/2 = 10C5 =
(5!) 2 There are two vowels in the word GARDEN
36. Total number of ways in which these two vowels can be
2n
arranged = 2!
37. Put x = 1;Reqd . sum = (1+1-3 x 12)3149
= (-1)3149 = -1 6!
 Total number of required ways=  360
2!
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8 STRAIGHT LINES
1. The distance between the points (a cos , a sin ) and (a 9. A line has slope m and y intercept 4. The distance between
cos , a sin ) is: the origin and the line is equal to

FG    IJ FG    IJ 4 4
A) 2a cos H 2 K B) 2a sin H 2 K A)
1 m 2 B)
m2  1

C) sin b  g D) cos b  g 4 4m
C) D)
2. (0, -1) (6, 7) (-2, 3) & (8, 3) are : m 1
2
1  m2
A) Collinear points 10. The distance of the point (-2, -1) from the line
B) Vertices of a rectangle 4x + 3y - 5 = 0 is:
C) Vertices of a rhombus A) 16/5 B) 16/5 C) 5/16 D) 16/3
D) Vertices of a square 11. The values of k so that the st. lines
3. The incentre of the triangle with vertices A (20, 7), 8kx + (2-3k)y + 1 = 0 and kx + 8y + 7 = 0 are perpendicular
B (-36, 7) and C (0, -8) is: is:
A) 1, 2 B) 5, 6
A) (1, 0) B) (0, 1)
C) -3, 2 D) 4, -3
C) (-1, 0) D) (3, 0) 12. The name of the point where the bisectors of the angles
4. If A(1, -1), B (-2, 1) and C (3, 5) are vertices of a triangle. intersect is
Then the equation of the median through B is: A) centroid B) orthocentre
A) x + 4y + 6 = 0 B) x - 4y + 6 = 0 C) circum centre D) incentre
13. If the lines 5x + py + 3 = 0 and 10x - 14y - 9 = 0 are parallel
C) 2x - 4y + 6 = 0 D) 5x + 2y = 7
then p =
5. The image of the point (4, -13) in the line 5x + y + 6 = 0 is: A) 7 B) 8
A) (-1, -14) B) (3, 4) C) -7 D) 6
C) (1, 2) D) (-4, 13) 14. Points (1,2) and (-1,2) are
6. The triangle formed by the points P(2a, 4a), Q(2a, 6a), A) On same side of the line 4x + y - 1=0
R(2a + 3a, 5a) are: B) On opposite side of the line 3x + 4y - 1=0
A) Isosceles B) Right angled C) Collinear with (0,0)
D) Collinear with (1,1)
C) Equilateral D) Scalene
15. The angle between the straight lines
7. The point on y axis which is equidistant from the points
(2, 5) and (3, 4): x y x y
  1 and   1 is:
A) (2, 0) B) (0, 2) a b b a
A) 300 B) 600
C) (0, 3) D) (0, 4) C) 900
D) 450
8. The line segment joining the points (1, 2) and (-2, 1) di- x y
vided by the line 3x + 4y = 7 in the ratio: 16. The length of perpendicular on the line   1 from the
3 4
A) 9:4 B) 4:9 origin is:
C) 5:4 D) 9:5 A) 12/5 B) 125
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17. The equation of line through the point (2, 3) which makes 27. The value of y so that the line joining (4, 1) and (y, 3) is
an angle 450 with the line 3x - y + 5 = 0: perpendicular to the line joining (1, 6) and (-1,-2)
A) 2x - y = 7 B) 2x + y = 7 A) 4 B) -4 C) 7 D) 6
C) x + y = 7 D) x - y = 7 28. The equation of the line passing through (1, 2) and perpen-
18. The distance of the point (1, 2) from the line x + y + 5 = 0 dicular to x + y + 1 = 0 is:
measured along the line parallel to 3x - y = 7 is equal to A) x - y - 1 = 0 B) x - y + 1 = 0
A) 4 10 B) 40 C) x-y+ 2 = 0 D) x - y - 2 = 0
x y
C) 40 D) 10 2 29. The distance between the lines   1 and
a b
19. The centroid of the triangle formed by the lines
bx + ay = 1 is equal to:
4x + y = 16, y - x = 1 and x - 6y = 4 is:
A) (1, 2) B) (5/3, 1) ab ab
C) (2/3, 4) D) (4/3, -1) A) B)
a 2  b2 a 2  b2
20. The line x + y = 4 divides the line joining the points (-1, 1)
and (5, 7) in the ratio : a  b 1 ab  1
A) 2 : 3 B) 1 : 2 C) 1 : 1 D) 4 : 3 C) 2 2 D)
a b a 2  b2
21. The normal from of the equation of the line
30. If the vertices of a triangle have rational co-ordinates, then
x + 3y + 4 = 0 is: the triangle can not be :
A) x cos 240 - y sin 240 = 2 A) Right angled B) Isosceles
B) xcos 600 + ysin 600 = 2 C) Right angled isosceles D) Equilateral
C) x cos 2400 + y sin 2400 = 2 31. The equation of the line passing through (-1, -2) and with
D) xcos 600 - y sin 600 = 1 4
22. Area of the triangle formed by the lines y = 2x, y = 3x and slope is:
7
y = 5 is equal to A) 4x - 7y + 10 = 0 B) 4x - 7y - 10 = 0
25 25 5 17 C) x - 7y - 10 = 0 D) 4x - y + 10 = 0
A) B) C) D)
6 12 6 12 32. Which of the following line does not pass through the
origin:
23. The ratio in which the join of the points (4, 8) and (3, -5)
divided by the axis of x is: A) x = my B) y = px
A) 8 : 5 B) 5 : 8 C) 3 : 4 D) 4 : 3 C) x + y = 0 D) x = 2y + 3
24. A st. line is such that the portion of it intercepted between 33. If (h, k) lies on the line joining (3, -2) and (-5, 3) then
the co-ordination axes is bisected at (x1, y1). Its equation is: 5h + 8k =
A) 1 B) -1
x y x y C) 2 D) -2
A) x  y  2 B) x  y  1
1 1 1 1 34. The point on x axis which is equidistant from (-6, 4) and
(2, -14) is:
x y x y A) (37, 0) B) (37/4, 0)
C) x  y   1 D) x  y  2
1 1 1 1 C) (-4, 0) D) (5, 4)
25. The lines ax + 2y + 1 = 0, bx + 3y + 1 = 0 and 35. The ratio in which the line 3x - 2y + 4 = 0 divides the
cx + 4y + 1 = 0 are concurrent then a, b, c are in: segment joining (1, -2) & (-3, 8) is:
A) AP B) GP A) 21 : 11 B) 10 : 21
C) HP D) AGP C) 21 : 20 D) 11 : 21
26. The orthocentre of the triangle formed by (8, 0) and (4, 6) 36. The orthocentre of the triangle formed by the lines
with the origin is : x - y + 1 = 0, x - 2y + 4 = 0 & 9x - 3y + 1 = 0 :
A) (-1, 4)
e
A) 4, 8 3 j B) (3, -4) B) (4, 1)
C) (-4, -1)
C) (4, 3) D) (3, 4)
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37. The equation of internal bisector of the angle Integer Type Questions
between the co-ordinate axis is: 41. The area of the quadrilateral with vertices (2, -1), (4, 3),
A) y = 2x (-1, 2) and (-3, -2) is:
B) y = x 42. The value of x so that the points (x, -1) (2, 1) and (4, 5) lie
C) y = 3x on a line is:
D) y = -2x 43. The value of k so that the point (7, k) lie on the line passing
38. The area of the triangle formed by the co-ordinate axes and through (3, 6) and (-5, 2) :
the line ax + by = 2 ab is: 44. The points (1, 3) and (-2, 1) are two opposite vertices of a
A) ab rectangle. The other two vertices lie on
B) 2ab y = 2x +  , then  =
C) 3ab 45. Midpoints of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC are
D) ab (3, 4) and (7, 1) respectively then the length of side BC is:
39. The sides of a triangle are 3x + 4y = 0, 4x - 3y = 0 and 46. The lines ax + 3y + 19 = 0, and 9x + 6y - 17 = 0 cut the co-
5x + 5y = 1 then the triangle is ordinate axes in concyclic points then a =
A) right angled 47. If A(0, 0), B(12,0), C(12, 2), D (6,7) and E (0, 5) are vertices
B) obtuse angled of a pentagon ABCDE, then its area in square units is
48. The value of k so that the distance of (2, 3) from the line
C) equilateral
8x + 15y + k = 0 is 5 units is:
D) none of these 49. If the lines 3x + y + 2 = 0, 2x - y + 3 = 0 and x + ay - 3 = 0
40. If the sum of the distances of a point from two perpendicu- are concurrent then the value of a is:
lar lines in a plane is 1, then its locus is:
x y
A) square 50. The st. line   1 passes through (8, -9) and
a b
B) a circle
(12, -15), then the values of a and b are:
C) a parabola
D) ellipse

ANSWER KEY

1. B 11. A 21. A 31. B 41. 18


2. B 12. D 22. A 32. D 42. 1
3. C 13. C 23. A 33. B 43. 8
4. B 14. B 24. A 34. B 44. 4
5. A 15. C 25. A 35. D 45. 10
6. C 16. A 26. A 36. A 46. 2
7. B 17. B 27. B 37. B 47. 63
8. B 18. C 28. B 38. B 48. 24
9. C 19. B 29. D 39. A 49. 3
10. A 20. C 30. D 40. A 50. 5

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HINTS

2 m1  m 2 m  2 m2
1.  ba cos  a cosg  ba sin   a sin g
2 2
8. x ,y 1
m1  m 2 m1  m 2 ,

b g
 a 2  2 cos     2a sin
FG    IJ This point lies on 3x + 4y = 7
H 2 K 4
2. Here the points should be taken in order 9. y = mx + 4, Distance =
m2  1

4 x  2  3 x 1 5 16
10. Distance = 
2
4 3 2 5

11. products of slopes = -1


12. incentre
5 5
13. m1  m 2    p  7
p 7

To check whether a rectangle take the slopes of adjacent 14. 3 1  4  2  7  4  0


sides & 3  1  4  2  7  2  0 .
3. AB = 56, BC = 39, CA = 25  Points lie on opposite side of the line.
b a
Incentre  G
F 39 x 20  25 x  36  56 x0 , 15. m1 = -b/a; m2 = a/b; m1 m2 =
a
x  1;
b
H 39  25  56
Angle = 900

39 x 7  25 x 7  56 x 8 I
16. Line is 4x - 3y - 12 = 0; Length of r from origin

39  25  56
JK = (-1, 0) c

12
= 25 ; Length = 12/5
a2  b2
DG
F 1  3 , 1  5IJ = (2, 2); 17. Slope of given line = 3;
4. H2 2 K Let m be the slope of reqd. line
m3
 tan 450  1  m   2 ;
1  3m
Eqn of median through B is
Required line is y - 3 = -2(x - 2); 2x + y = 7
x 1 y  2
x2 y 1 x  2 y 1 18.   r  x  r cos   1, y  r sin   2
 ;   x  4y  6  0 cos  sin 

2 2 2 1 4 1
3 3 1
5. If (h, k) is the image, 3x - y = 7, m =  tan , sin   , cos  
1 10 10
h  4 k  13
then  1 3r
5 1 x  r  1, y  2.
h = -1, k = -14 10 10
substitute in x + y + 5 = 0. r  40
6. PQ  (2a ) 2  2a; QR  ( 3a ) 2   a b g 2
 2a ;
19. Solving the given eqns. vertices are (4, 0), (3, 4),
PR  ( 3a) 2  a 2  2a ; PQ = QR = PR (-2, -1);
triangle is equilateral. FG 4  3  2 , 0  4  1IJ  FG 5 , 1IJ
7. Let A(2, 5), B (3, 4). Let P(0, y) be the reqd. point.; Centroid = H 3 3 K H3 K
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21. x  3y   4 ; h k 1
3 2 1  0
x 3 1 3 33.
 y   2;  x  y2 5 3 1
2 2 2 2
-5h -3k + 9 - 5k - 10 = 0;
1  3
cos   ; sin      2400 ; 5h + 8k + 1 = 0; 5h + 8k = -1
2 2 34. Let the point be (x, 0)
 x cos 240 0  y sin 240 0  2
( x  6) 2  (0  4) 2  ( x  2) 2  (0  14) 2
22. Solving A (0, 0), B(5/2, 5), C (5/3, 5). (given lines)
23. Let x axis divides the line joining the points at P in the ratio 37
 16 x  148  x 
m1 : m2 4

FG 3m  4m 5m1  8m2 IJ  po int 


FG 37 , 0IJ
P 
H m m
1

1 2
2
,
m1  m 2 K
; Since P is on x axis H4 K
m1 x  3  m2 x1 m x 8  m2 x  2
5m1  8m2 35. x ;y 1 ;
  0; m1  m 2 m1  m 2
m1  m 2

m1 8 3
LM 3m  m OP  2LM 8m  2m OP  4  0
1 2 1 2
   Ratio  8:5
m2 5 N m m Q N m m Q
1 2 1 2

x y   21m1  11m 2  0; m1 : m 2  11 : 21
24. Let A(a,0) and B(0, b); Eqn. is   1;
a b 36. Solving the given eqns. A(1/3, 4/3), B (2, 3),
C (2/3, 7/3); Eqn. of line through A r to BC
a0 b0
 x1  a  2 x 1 ;  y1  b 2 y1
2 2 4 1 FG IJ
y   2 x  ; 2x + y - 2 = 0 ..................(1)
a 2 1
3 3 H K
25. b 3 1  0  a(3  4)  b(2  4 )  c(2  3)  0 Eqn of line through B r to AC ;
c 4 1
y  3 
1
3
b g
x  2 ; x  3y  11  0 ............(2)
  a  2 b  c  0; 2 b  a  c;
2x + y = 2; x + 3y = 11; solving x = -1, y = 4;
 a, b, c are in A. P.
Orthocentre = (-1, 4)
26. Find any two altitudes and solve.
37. Let y = mx + c be the eqn.;
2 It passes through (0, 0) c = 0; m = tan450 = 1;
27. Slope of line joining (4, 1) & (y, 3), m1 
y4 y = x
Slope of line joining (1, 6) and (-1, -2), m2 = 4, x y
38. Given line   1;
2 b 2a
2
m1 x m2 = -1  x 4  1  y   4 This line meet x axis at A; y axis at B;
y4 OA = 2b, OB = 2a
28. y-2 = 1(x-1); x - y = -1; x - y + 1 = 0 Area of OAB = ½ x base x height = ½ x 2b x 2a
29. lines are bx + ay = ab; and bx + ay = 1; = 2ab
39. 3x + 4y = 0, 4x - 3y = 0
|ab  1|
 dis tan ce  -3 4
a 2  b2 m1 = , m 2  ; m1 m 2  1
4 3
30. Equilateral
40. |x| + |y| = 1  It is a square.
31. point slope form  y  y1  m  x  x1 
2 4 1 3 2
32. x = 2y +3 41. Area  ½ =
1 3 2 2 1

½ [(6 + 4) + (8 + 3) + (2 + 6) + (3 + 4)] = 36/2 = 18

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42. Area = 0;

x 1 1 45. BC  2 4 2  ( 3) 2  2 x 5  10
1 1
 2 1 1  0  4  4x  0  x  1
2 2
4 5 1 46. 9a = 3 × 6, a = 2 (  a1a2 = b1b2)
43. Eqn. of line through (3, 6) & ( - 5, 2) is 0 0
12 0
26 47.
y6 ( x  3) 1 12 2 1 1
 0  24  84  30   0  0  12  0   .126  63
5  3 26 7 2 2
x - 2y + 9 = 0; (7, k) lies on this line 0 5

7 - 2k + 9 = 0; k = 8
3x2  15x3  k 61  k
1  5;  5  k  24
1,3 &  2,1 is  , 2 
44. midpoint of 48. Distance =
64  225 17
 2  49. Find the point of intersection and substitute in the third
1 50. Given line passes through (8, -9) & (12, -15)
 2  2    8b - 9a = ab; 12b - 15a = ab;
2
solving a = 2, b = 3
3

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9 CIRCLES
1. Which of the equations represents a circle 10. The equation of the tangent to the circle
A) 4x + 3y - 5 = 0 x2 + y2 - 2x - 10y + 1 = 0 at (-3, 2) is :
B) 4x2 + 9y2 = 25 A) 4x - 3y + 6 = 0 B) 4x + 3y + 6 = 0
C) 3x + 4y - 6 = 0 D) 2x + y - 6 = 0
C) x2 + y2 + 4x + 3y + 8 = 0
11. The length of the tangent drawn from (4, -3) to the circle
D) 5x2 + 5y2 + 4x - 8y = 16 x2 + y2 - 2x - 10y + 1 = 0 is :
2. The eqn. of circle passing through the origin and whose A) 53 B) 103 C) 43 D) 63
centre lies on x axis and having radius 5 is : 12. The equation x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 will represent a real
A) x2 + y2 - 10 x = 0 B) x2 + y2 + 15x = 0 circle if :
C) x2 + y2 - 5x = 0 D) x2 + y2 + 2y = 0 A) g2 + f 2 - c < 0
3. The radius of the circle passing through the point (6, 2) and B) g2 + f 2 - c > 0
two of whose diameters are x+y = 6 & x + 2y = 4 is C) g2 + f 2 - c2 > 0
A) 25 B) 52 C) 102 D) 35 D) g2 - f 2 - c < 0
4. A circle passes through the origin and makes intercepts 4 13. One extremity of a diameter of circle
and 5 units on x and y axes respectively. Its eqn. is : x2 + y2 - 2x + 6y - 15 = 0 is (4, 1). The eqn. of the tangent
at other extremity is :
A) x2 + y2 + 5x + 14y = 0 B) x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y = 0
A) 3x + 4y + 34 = 0 B) 3x - 4y + 43 = 0
C) x2 + y2 + 4x - 5y = 0 D) x2 + y2-4x - 5y = 0
C) 4x + 3y + 43 = 0 D) 5x + 2y + 23 = 0
5. The centre of the circle passing through the points (a, 0),
14. If the points (3, 4), (-3, -4), (0, 5) and (c, 0) are concyclic
(0, b) and (0, 0) is :
then the value of c is :
A) (2a, 2b) B) (a/2, b/2) A) 25 B) + 5 C) 50 D) -20
C) (a/3, b,3) D) (3a, 3b) 15. The circum radius of the triangle whose vertices are (-1, 2),
6. The equation of the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at (4, 7) and (3, -1) is :
(5, 12) is :
3250 3250
A) 12x + 5y = 20 B) 12x - 5y = 20 A) B)
14 14
C) 5x + 12y = 25 D) 5x - 12y = 25
7. The condition that the line lx + my = n is a tangent to the 2350
C) 14 3250 D)
circle x2 + y2 = a2 is : 7
A) n2 = a2(l 2 + m2) B) n2 = a2(l2 - m2) 16. The area (in square of units) of the circle centred at
2 2 2
C) a = n (l + m ) 2 D) a2 = n2(l2 - m2) (1, 2) and passing through (4, 6) is :
8. The value of k so that the line 2x + y + k = 0 touch the circle A) 5 B) 50
x2 + y2 + 4x - 6y - 12 = 0 is : C) 25 D) 81
A) 5 + 1 B) 55 + 1 17. The area of a circle in which a chord of length 2 makes an
C) 55 - 1 D) 53 + 1 angle /2 at the centre is :
9. The circle described on the line joining (0, 1), (a, b) as A) 2 B)  C) 4 D) 9
diameter cuts the x axis in points whose abscissa are roots 18. The equation of the circum circle of the triangle formed by
of the equation : the lines y + 3x = 6, y - 3x = 6 & y = 0 is :
A) x2 - ax + b = 0 B) x2 + ax + b = 0 A) x2 + y2 - 4y = 12 B) x2 + y2 + 4y = 12
C) x2 + ax - b = 0 D) x2 + bx + a = 0
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19. A circle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of side a. The 28. Centre of the circle passing through (0, 0), (1, 0) and touching
area of any square inscribed in this circle is : the circle x2 + y2 = 9 is :
A) a2/6 B) a2/3 C) a2 D) a2/9
FG 1 , 3 IJ FG 1 , 3IJ
20. If (x, 3) and (3, 5) are the extremities of a diameter of a circle
with centre at (2, y) then x and y are :
A) H 2 2K B) H2 2 K
A) x = 4, y = 1 B) x = 1, y = 4 F 1 1I
C) GH , JK
F1 I
D) GH ,2 JK
½
C) x = 3, y = 2 D) x = 8, y = 4 2 2 2
21. If the equation ax + by2 + 2hxy + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 represents
2
29. If the straight line y = mx is outside the circle
a circle, then the condition is :
x2 + y2 - 20 y + 90 = 0 , then
A) a = b, c = 0 B) g = f, h = 0 A) m > 3 B) m < 3
C) a = b, h = 0 D) g = f, c = 0
C) m > 3 D) m < 3
22. The parametric equations of the circle
x2 + y2 - 6x - 10y - 2 = 0 are : 30. A diameter of the circle x2 + y2 - 6x + 2y - 8 = 0 passing
through the origin lies on the line :
A) x = 3 + 6cos, y = 5 + 6 sin
A) x - 3y = 0 B) x + 3y = 0
B) x = 5 + 6cos : y = 3 + 6sin
C) 2x + 3y = 0 D) 2x + 5y = 0
C) x = 4 + 2cos, y = 3 + 5sin
31. Consider the following straight lines
D) x = 4 + 2cos, y = 3 + 5sin
1) y = 2x + 5 2) y = -2x + 5
23. The equation of the circle passing through (2, 0), (-1, 1)
and whose centre lies on the y-axis is : 3) y = 5x - 2 4) y = 5x + 2
Which of the above straight lines are tangent to the circle
A) x2 + y2 - 2y - 4 = 0
x2 + y2 = 5 ?
B) x2 + y2 + 2y + 4 = 0
A) 1 and 3 B) 2 and 4
C) x2 + y2 + 2y - 4 = 0
C) 3 and 4 D) 1 and 2
D) x2 + y2 - 5y + 2 = 0
32. ABCD is a square with side whose length is a. If AB and AD
24. The equation of tangents to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 which are be taken as axes, then the eqn. of circle circumscribing the
perpendicular to x - y - 1 = 0 : square is :
A) x + y + 52 = 0 B) x + y + 62 = 0 A) x2 - y2 = a(x - y) B) x2 + y2 = a(x2 - y2)
C) x + y - 5 = 0 D) x - y 32 = 0 C) x2 + y2 = a(x + y) D) x2 - y2 = x + y
25. The length of tangent from (2, -4) to the circle 4x2 + 4y2 = 3 33. The equation of a chord of the circle x2 + y2 = 16 which is
is : bisected at the point (2, -3) is :
77 67 A) x + y = 13 B) 2x - 3y = 13
A) B)
2 2 C) 2x + 3y = 20 D) x - y = 21
77 34. Equation of a circle is x2 + y2 = a2. Then the equation of its
C) 57 D) director circle is :
2
26. The equation of the circle passing through the points (0, 0), A) x2 + y2 = 2 a2 B) x2 + y2 = 2a2
(-3, 0) and (0, 8) is : C) x2 + y2 = 3a2 D) x2 - y2 = a2
A) x2 + y2 + 3x - 8y = 0 35. A diameter of the circle x 2  y 2  12x  4 y  6  0 lies on:
B) x2 + y2 + 5x - 3y = 0 A) x + y = 0 B) x + 3y = 0
C) x2 + y2 - 8x + 3y = 0
C) x = y D) 3x + 2y = 0
D) x2 + y2 + 4x - 2 = 0
36. If (2,4) is an interior point of the circle
27. The circle passing through (-2, 3), (4, 5) and centre on
x axis is : x 2  y 2  6x  10y    0 and the circle does not cut the
A) 3x2 + 3y2 - 14x - 67 = 0 coordinate axis, then 
B) x2 + y2 - 20x + 67 = 0
A) (25, 34) B) ( 9, 32)
C) 3x2 + 3y2 - 15x + 27 = 0
C) ( 25, 32) D) (9, 25)
D) x2 + y2 - 10x + 27 = 0

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37. A circle touches the line x - y =0 at (1,1) and passes through Integer Type Questions
the point (-1,7), its radius is 41. The circle x2 + y2 - 17x + 2fy + c = 0 passes through (3, 1),
(14, -1), (11, 5) then c =
5 5 42. The circle x2 + y2 + 4x - 3y - 5 = 0 cuts an intercept on the
A) 5 B) C) 5 2 D) 2
2 x axis of length :
38. The angle between the tangents drawn from (-1,3) of the 43. The radius of the circle
x2 + y2 + 2x cos  + 2y sin - 15 = 0 is :
circle x 2  y 2  5 is
44. The power of the tangent (3, 4) with respect to the circle
    x2 + y2 - 4x + 6y - 1 = 0 is:
A) B) C) D)
6 4 3 2 45. If the points ( 2,0), (3,2), (5,4) and  , 0  are cocyclic, then
39. The centres of the circles =
x2 + y2 = 1, x2 + y2 + 6x – 2y = 1 and 46. Two circles of radii 15 and 20 intersect orthogonally . The
x2 + y2 – 12x + 4y = 1 lie on length of the common chord is
47. The number of points with integer co - ordinates that are
A) a circle B) st. line
interior to the circle x 2  y2  16 is
C) x2 = 9y D) x2 = 3y
48. If (-3, 2) lies on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 which
40. The locus of the point (l, m) so that lx + my = 1 touches the
is concentric with the circle
circle x2 + y2 = a2 is
x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y + 7 = 0 then c 2=
1
A) x2 + y2 – ax = 0 B) x2 + y2 = 49. The length of the chord of the circle
a2
(x–3)2 + (y – 5)2 = 80 cut off by the line 3x – 4y – 9 = 0 is
C) y2 = 4ax D) x2 + y2 – ax – ay + a2 = 0
50. The circle x2 + y2 - 17x + 2fy + c = 0 passes through (3, 1),
(14, -1), (11, 5) then c =

ANSWER KEY

1. C 11. C 21. C 31. D 41. 10


2. A 12. B 22. A 32. C 42. 6
3. A 13. A 23. C 33. B 43. 4
4. D 14. B 24. A 34. B 44. 36
5. B 15. B 25. A 35. B 45. 2
6. C 16. C 26. A 36. C 46. 24
7. A 17. B 27. A 37. B 47. 45
8. B 18. A 28. D 38. D 48. 121
9. A 19. A 29. D 39. B 49. 16
10. B 20. B 30. B 40. B 50. 41

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HINTS
2. Centre = (5, 0) ; r = 5; 15. x2 + y2 + 2gx +2fy + c = 0 ---- (1);
Eqn. is (x - 5)2 + (y - 0)2 = 52; x2 + y2 - 10 x = 0 (1) passes through (-1, 2) (4, 7), (3, -1)
3. x + y = 6; x + 2y = 4; y = -2,  x = 8, -2g + 4f + c = -5, 8g + 14 f + c
 centre (8, -2) = -65, 6g - 2f + c = -10;
r = distance between (6, 2) & (8, -2) => g = -41/14, f = -43/14, c = 10/7

= 2 2  ( 4 ) 2  4  16  20  2 5 Circum radius = g 2  f 2  c

4. P = (4, 0), Q = (0, 5); = b41 / 14g  b43 / 14g  b10 / 7g 


2 2 3250
14

Eqn. is (x - 4) (x - 0) + (y - 0) (y - 5) = 0
16. r b4  1g  b6  2g
2 2
 9  16  5 ; Area  r 2  25
=> x2 + y2 - 4x - 5y = 0
17. PQ = 2; => PC = 1; Area = r2 =  x 1 x 1 = 
5. Eqn. of circle through (a, 0), (0, b), (0, 0) is
18. y + 3 x = 6; y - 3 x = 6 =>2y = 12 ;
x2 + y2 - ax - by = 0 , g = -a/2, f = -b/2;
 y = 6; 6 + 3 x = 6 => x = 0 ;  A = (0, 6);
 centre = (a/2, b/2)
y + 3 x = 6; y = 0 => x = 23; B = (23, 0);
6. x x 5 + y x 12 = 52; 5x + 12 y - 25 = 0
C = (-23, 0), AB = BC = CA = 48 ,
l  0  m0  n
7. b g
 a radius 
n
l 2  m2
2 2
e
 a  n  a l  m 2 2
j ABC is equilateral.
l 2  m2
 centroid coincides with circumcentre. circum centre
8. Centre = (-2, 3), radius = 4  9  12  5 ; G = (0, 2); radius GA = 4;
2x  2  3  k
 Eqn is (x - 0)2 + (y - 2)2 = 42; x2 + y2 - 4y = 12
 5  1  k  5 5; k  5 5  1
4 1 a a2
19. r   area of the square  2r 2 
9. Circle is (x - 0) (x - a) + (y - 1) (y - b) = 0; 2 3 6
x2 + y2 - ax - y (b + 1) + b = 0 x3 35
20.  2  x  1;  y  y  4
This meet x axis , y= 0; 2 2

 circle is x2 - ax + b = 0 21. a = b, h = 0
10. f = -5, g = -1, c = 1, (x1, y1) = (-3, 2); 22. x2-6x +9+ y2-10 y + 25 = 9 + 25 + 2;
(x - 3)2 + (y - 5)2 = 62;
Eqn. of the tangent is
 parametric eqn. are x = 3 + 6 cos ;
x (-3)+y(2) + (-1) (x - 3) - 5 (y + 2) + 1 = 0;
y = 5 + 6 sin 
4x + 3y + 6 = 0
 x2 + y2 + 2 g x + 2fy + c = 0 ----- (1);
11. g = -1, f = -5, c = 1; Length =
(1) passes through (2, 0), (-1, 1); 8 g + c = -4;
16  9  8  30  1  48  4 3 centre lies on y axis
12. g2 + f2- c > 0 -2g + 2f + c = -2; g = 0=> c = -4; f = 1;
4  1 circle is x2 + y2 + 2y - 4 = 0
13. c = (1, -3),  1,  3;   2,   7
2 2 24. Any line r to x - y - 1 = 0, x + y + k = 0;
Eqn. of tangent at (-2, -7) is 0 0 k
1 1
 5  k  5 2 ;
x (-2) + y (-7) - (x - 2) + 3 (y - 7) - 15 = 0;
 reqd. tangents are x + y + 52 = 0
3x + 4y + 34 = 0
25. x2 + y2 - (3/4) = 0;
14. x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 ---- (1);
(1) passes through (3, 4), (-3, 4) (0, 5), length  2 2  4b g  b3 / 4g  21
2
77

 6g + 8 f + c = -25, -6g-8f + c = -25 26. x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2fy + c = 0 ----- (1); (1) passes through (0, 0),
10 f + c = -25, => g = 0, f = 0, c = -25; (-3, 0), (0, 8) => c = 0, g = 3/2; f = -4
circles is x2 + y2= 25, this passes through (c, 0) eqn. is  x2 + y2 + 3x - 8y = 0
=> c2 = 25 => c = + 5

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27. x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2 fy + c = 0 ---- (1); 39. Centre of three circles are 0 (0, 0) A (–3, 1) B(6, –2)
centre on x - axis => f = 0 OA = 9  1  10
(1) passes through (4, 5), (-2, 3);
 8g + 10 f + c = -41; -4g + 6f + c = -13;
Eqn. is 3 x2 + 3y2 - 14 x - 67 = 0 Since AO + OB = 10  2 10 = 3 10  AB
28. circle passing through (0, 0), (1, 0) is A, O, B lie on a st. line

FG 1 IJ
x2 + y2 - x + 2fy = 0 ; c1  2 ,  f , r1  4  f 2 ;
1
40. d  r  x  y 
2 2 1
H K a2

b g
c 2  0, 0 , r2  3; c1c 2  r2  r1 or r2  r1
41.
bg bg
3 0 1 0  c
 10 
c
 10 ; c  10
3  b1g 10
2 2

AB = 81  9  3 10 OB = 36  4  40  2 10
1
4
 f 2  3
1
4
f2 ;  f  2 ,  2 ; c1 
FG 1 ,  2 IJ
H2 K
42. Intercept on the x axis = 2 g 2  c  2 2 2  5  6 b g
43. 2g = 2 cos q, \ g = cos q, 2 f = 2 sin q; f = sin q;
29. r  10 r from 0 ,10 upon mx  y  0 b g centre = (-cos q, -sin q);
10 10
is
1  m2 1  m2
 10
r  cos2   sin 2   15  16  4

30. Centre = (3, -1), reqd. diameter is the line segment joining 44. Power of the tangent
1  0 PT2 = x12 + y12 + 2gx1 + 2fy1 + c = 36.
(0, 0) & (3, -1); y  0 
3 0
b g
x  0 ; x  3y  0
45. Substitute the given points and solve in the general eq.of
31. r = 5 , centre is ( 0 , 0 ) For (1) & (2) , length of  from a circle
Use  c1c 2   r12  r22
2
( 0 , 0 ) = radius 46.
32. B = (a, 0), D = (0, a), <DAB = 900;
BD is the diameter; eqn. is (x - a) (x - 0) + (y - 0) (y - a) = 0; 47. 1st quadrant  1,1 , 1, 2  , 1,3 ,  2,1 ,  2, 2  ,  2,3 ,  3,1
on  ve x  axis  1,0  ,  2, 0  ,  3, 0  ,  4,0 
x2 + y2 - ax - ay = 0; x2 + y2 = a (x + y)
origine   0,0 
33. xx1 + yy1 = x12 + y12; x (2) + y (-3) = 22 + (-3)2;
 Total  7  4  4  4  1 x 2  y 2  4x  3y  8  0
2x - 3y = 13
 45
34. x2 + y2 = 2a2
35. Centre (6, -2) lie on x + 3y = 0 48. x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y + c = 0 ---- (1) ; in (1) put x = -3,
36. (2,4) is interior point y = 2;  9 + 4 - 18 + 16 + c = 0; c = -11
49. Length of the perpendicular from the centre (3, 5) upon
 K  32 ....(1)
9  20  9 20
solving y  0, x 2  y 2  6x  10y  k  0, weget 3x – 4y – 9 = 0 is   4p
9  16 5
x 2  6x  k  0  D  0  K  9....(2)
again, x  0, x 2  y 2  6x  10y  k  0, y 2  10y  k  0 Radius of the circle = 80  r
 D  0  K  25 .....(3): 25  K  32
 length of the chord = 2 r 2  p 2 ;
37. circle is  x  1   y  1
2 2
   x  y  0  2 80  16  2 64 = 2  8  16
passing through  1, 7    2   62    8  0
2

 5
50. x2 + y2 - 17 x + 2fy + c = 0 --- (1);
(1) passes through (3, 1) => 2f + c = 41;
 (1) passes through (14, -1) => -2f + c = 41
38.
2 solving 2c = 82, c = 41

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10 CONIC SECTIONS
1. y2 - 2x - 2y + 5 = 0 is a
x 2 y2
A) circle with centre (1, 1) 8. The focus of the hyperbola   1 is :
64 36
B) Parabola with vertex (1, 2)
A) (+ 10, 0) B) (+ 5, 0)
C) parabola with directrix x = (3/2)
C) (+ 7, 0) D) (+2, 0)
D) parabola with directrix x = –(1/2)
9. The equation of the hyperbola with focus (1, 2), eccentricity
2. The latus rectum of the parabola y2 = 5x + 4y + 1 is
2 and directrix x + 2 = 0 is:
A) 5/4 B) 10 C) 5 D) 5/2
A) 3x2 - y2 + 18x + 4y + 11 = 0
3. If the parabola y2 = 4ax passes through the point (1, -2),
then the tangent at this point is B) x2 - y2 + 8x + 4y - 11 = 0
A) x + y - 1 = 0 C) x2 + y2 - 8x - 4y = 0
B) x - y - 1 = 0 D) 2x2 + y2 - 5x + 2y + 13 = 0
C) x + y + 1 = 0 10. The condition that lx + my + n = 0 touch the hyperbola
D) x - y + 1 = 0
x2 y2
2
 1 :
4. The curve described parametrically by x  t  t  1 , 2
a b2
y  t 2  t  1 represents A) a2l2 = b2 - m2n2 B) n2 = a2l2 - b2m2
A) a pair of st lines C) n2 = a2l2 + b2m2 D) l2 = a2m2 - b2
B) an ellipse 11. The area of the triangle inscribed in the parabola
C) a parabola y2 = 4x with ordinates of vertries 1,2 and 4 is
D) a hyperbola
7 5
x 
y 2 A) B)
5. The line y = 2x + c touch the ellipse   1 . If c is 2 2
16 4
3 3
A) 2 37 B) 2 17 C) 17 D) 31 C) D)
2 4
6. The equation of the ellipse with latus rectum 8 and 12. The equation of tangent to the hyperbola
eccentricity 1/2 is : 16x2 - 9y2 = 144 at (5, 8/3) is :
A) x2 + 3y2 = 64 A) 10x - 3y = 20 B) 10x - 3y = 18
C) 3x - 10y = 30 D) 10x + 3y = 13
B) x2 + 2y2 = 64
C) x2 + 5y2 = 30 x 2 y2
13. The system of one of the tangents to   1 which
D) x2 + 3y2 = 20 3 2
is parallel to y = x is
7. The latus rectum of the hyperbola 9x2 - 16y2 = 144 is A) x - y + 2 = 0 B) x + y - 1 = 0
A) 2/9 B) 9/2 C) 9/2 D) 2/3 C) x + y - 2 = 0 D) x - y + 1 = 0

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14. The equation of the directrix of the parabola


x 2 y2
y  4y  4x  2  0 is
2 22. Let E be the ellipse   1 and c be the circle
9 4
A) x = –1 B) x = 1 x 2  y 2  9 . Let P and Q be the points (1,2) and (2,1)
respectively. Then
3 3
C) x  D) x  A) Q lies inside C but outside E
2 2
15. The centre of the hyperbola B) Q lies outside both C and E

9x2 - 16y2 - 18x - 64y - 199 = 0 is : C) P lies inside both C and E

A) (2, 1) B) (-2, 3) D) P lies inside C but outside E

C) (1, -2) D) (-1, 2) 23. The sum of the focal distances of any point on an ellipse is
equal to :
16. The focus of the parabola y2 - x - 2y + 2 = 0 is :
A) Length of major axis
A) (1, 5/4) B) (1, 4)
B) Length of minor axis
C) (5, 4) D) (5/4, 1)
C) Length of latus rectum
17. The slope of the normal at the point (at2, 2at) of the parabola
y2 = 4ax is : D) Eccentricity

A) t B) -t C) 1/t D) t 24. The line x cos   y sin   p is a tangent to the ellipse


x2 y2
18. The eccentricity of the ellipse if the distance between 2
  1 . Then :
directrices is three times distance between foci : a b2

1 1
A) p2  a 2 cos2   b 2 sin 2 
A) B)
2 3 B) p  a cos   b sin 

3 3 C) p2  a 2 cos2   sin 2 
C) D)
2 5
D) p  a 2 cos2   sin2 
19. The angle between the tangents drawn from the point (1,4) 25. The maximum area of an isosales triangle inscribed in the
to the parabola y2=4x is
x 2 y2
ellipse   1 with the vertex at one end of the major
    a 2 b2
A) B) C) D)
2 3 4 6 axis is
20. Any point on the hyperbola
3 3ab
A) ab B)
 x  1
2
 y  2
2 4
  1 is of the form
16 4
5 3ab
C) D) None of these
A)  4sec , 2 tan   4

x 2 y2
B)  4sec   1, 2 tan   2  26. Tangents are drawn to the ellipse   1 at the ends
9 5
C)  4sec   1, 2 tan   2  of the latus rectum. The area of the quadrilateral so formed
is
D)  4sec   1, 2 tan   2  13
A) 27 B)
21. The two ends of the latus rectum of a parabola are (3, 6) and 2
(-5, 6). Then focus is :
15
A) (6, 1) B) (2, 1) C) D) 45
4
C) (3, 2) D) (-1, 6)
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27. A tangent is drawn at the point 3 3 cos ,sin  for  34. The locus of the centre of the circle
x2 + y2 + 4x cos - 2y Sin  - 10 = 0 is:
 x 2 y2 A) an ellipse B) a circle
0 of an ellipse   1 . The least value of the
2 27 1 C) a hyperbola D) a parabola
sum of the intercepts on the co-ordinate axis by this tangent
35. The equation of the parabola with focus (7, 0) and directrix
is attained at  equale to
x = 0 is :
 2 3 3 A) y2 = 14x + 49
A) B) C) D)
6 3 8 4 B) y2 = 49x - 14

28. If tangents are drawn to th ellipse x 2  2y 2  2 , then the C) y2 = 14x - 49


locus of the mid-points of the intercept made by the tangents D) y2 = 10x - 19
between the co-ordinate axis is 36. The eccentricity of the ellipse 16x2 + 7y2 = 112 is :

1 1 1 1 A) e = 3/4 B) e = 2/3
A) 2x 2  4y 2  1 B) 4x 2  2y 2  1 C) e = 5/6 D) e = 3/2

37. The equation of the common tangent to the curves y 2  8x


x 2 y2 x 2 y2
C)  1 D)  1 and xy = –1 is
2 4 4 2
A) 3y = 9x+2 B) y = 2x+1
29. The condition that y = mx + c to be a tangent to the hyperbola
C) 2y = x+8 D) y = x+2
x2 y2
  1 is : 38. The vertex of the parabola y2 = 4a(x + 5) is :
a2 b2
A) (5, 0) B) (0, -5)
A) c2 = a2m2 + b2 B) c2 = a2m2 - b2
C) (-5, 0) D) (4, 0)
C) a2 = c2m2 + b2 D) c2 = am + b2
30. The coordinates of a point on the parabola y2 = 18x where 39. The eccentricity of the hyperbola x 2  y 2  2004 is
the ordinate is equal to three times abscissa :
A) 3 B) 2
A) (6, 2) B) (5, 2)
C) (2, 6) D) (8, 4) C) 2 2 D) 2
31. The normal drawn at (at12, 2at1) of the parabola y2 = 4ax
meets it again in the point (at22, 2at2) then : x2 y2
40. The length of latus rectum of the ellipse   1 is
36 49
A) t1 = 2t2 B) t12 = 2t2 + t1
72 36
2 A) B)
C) t2t2 = -1 D) t2 = -t1- t 3 5
1
32 72
32. The locus of the point of intersection of the straight lines C) D)
5 7
x y x y 1 Integer Type Questions
   and   ( is a variable) is:
a b a b 
41. Two tangents are drawn from the point (-2, -1) to the parabola
A) a circle B) a parabola y2 = 4x. If  is the angle between these tangents, then
C) an ellipse D) a hyperbola tan  =
33. A line touches the circle x2 + y2 = 2a2 and also the parabola 42. If the line x–1=0 is the directrix of the parabola
y2 = 8ax. Its equation is: y 2  kx  8  0 , then one of the values of K is
A) y   x b g
B) y   x  a 43. The value of c so that the straight line y = 4x + c touches the
x2
C) y  b x  2a g D) y  b x  2a g curve  y2  1 is :
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44. The distance of a focus of the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 from 48. The distance between foci of the ellipse
an end of the minor axis is:
9x2 + 25y2 = 225 :
45. If x + y = k is normal to y2 = 12x, then K is
49. If the parabola y2 = 4ax passes through (2,-6) then length of
46. The sum of the distance of a point (2,-3) from the foci of an latus rectum is :

ellipse 16  x  2   25  y  3  400 is
2 2

x2 y2
50. The latus rectum of the ellipse   1 is :
1 4
x 2 y2
47. If the ellipse   1 and the hyperbola
16 b 2
x 2 4y 2
  1 have the same directrices , then the value
100 225
of b2 is

ANSWER KEY
1. C 11. D 21. D 31. D 41. 3
2. C 12. B 22. D 32. D 42. 4
3. C 13. D 23. A 33. C 43. 9
4. C 14. D 24. A 34. A 44. 4
5. B 15. C 25. B 35. C 45. 9
6. B 16. D 26. A 36. A 46. 6
7. B 17. B 27. A 37. D 47. 12
8. A 18. B 28. A 38. C 48. 8
9. A 19. B 29. B 39. D 49. 18
10. B 20. D 30. C 40. D 50. 1

HINTS
1 2x  2y  x 2  y 2  2xy  4
1. (y  1) 2  2(x  2) ;Directrix is x - 2 =
2 x 2  y 2  2xy  2  x  y   4  0
2. (y  2) 2  5(x  1); 4a  5 represent are parabola h2=ab
3. yy1 = 2a (x + x1)  a  1  b, h  1
4. x  t2  t 1 5. a2 = 16; b2 = 4; m = 2;
c2 = a2m2 + b2  c  2 17
y  t2  t 1
2b2
x  t x 2  y 2  2xy  4 6.  8  b 2  4a ;
x  y  2  t  1 
2
 a
2 4
x  y  2t e j
b 2  a 2 1  e 2 ; 4a  a 2 1 
FG IJ
1
a 8;
H 2K
xy  xy b2 = 4 x 8 = 32
  1
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17. Equation of normal is y = -tx + 2at + at3;


x2 y2
Eqn. is   1; x 2  2 y 2  64 Slope = -t
64 32
2a 2 1
2b 2 2  9 9 18.  3  2ae ; 1  3e  e 
7. a = 16;
2
b = 9;
2
L. R.   e 3
a 4 2
8. a2 = 64; b2 = 36; 1
19. Any tangent to y 2  4x is y  mx 
2
a b 2
64  36 100 25 5 m
e2  2
  ; e ;
a 64 64 16 4 1
Since it passes through (1,4) 4  m 
Foci = (ae, 0) = (10, 0) m

9. SP = ePM; bx  1g  by  2g
2 2
b g
 2 x2 m 2  4m  1  0, m1  m 2  4, m1m 2  1

 m1  m 2 
2
 3x 2  y 2  18x  4 y  11  0 m1  m 2   4m1m 2  2 3

FG l IJ x   n ; c = a m - b ;
y 
m1  m 2 2 3 
10. H mK m 2 2 2 2 tan   
1  m1m 2 1  1
 3,  
3

F  n I F l I2
G J a G J b ; n =a l -b m
2
2
2
20. Parametric equation of an hyperbola

H m K H mK 2 22 2 2
 x  x1 
2
 y  y1 
2

11. The area of a triangle inscribed in a parabola y 2 = 4ax is   1 is x  x1  a sec  &


a2 b2
1
 y1  y2  y2  y3  y3  y1  where y1,y2, y3 are the y  y1  b tan 
8a
ordinates of the vertices. FG 3  5 , 6  6IJ  b1,6g
b g
16 5x  9
FG 8 y IJ  144
21. Focus = midpoint of LR =
H 2 2K
12. H3 K ; 80x - 24y = 144; 10x - 3y = 18
x 2 y2
x2
y 2 22. Ellipse E is S   1  0
 2  1 are 9 4
13. Equation of tangents to the hyperbola 2
a b cos  p
24. y = x  ;
y  mx  a m  b here a = 3, b = 2 & m = 1
22 22 2
sin  sin 
14.  y  2
2
 4  –4x  2  cos  p
m ; c
sin  sin 
 y  2
2
 4  2
p2 a 2 cos2  2
 1 c2  a 2 m 2  b2   b ;
 y  2
2
 4  x   sin 2  sin 2 
 2
p 2  a 2 cos 2   b 2 sin 2 
1 
Vertex  , 2  25. Let A   a cos , b sin   , C   a cos , b sin  
2 
a=1 1
 =Area of ABC  AC  BD  AD  BD
1 3 2
Directrix x   a, x 
2 2 1
=b sin a(a–a cos  )= ab  2 sin   sin 2 

15.
bx  1g  by  2g
2 2
 1 ; Centre = (1, -2)
2

42 32 d 1
 ab  2 cos   2 cos 2  0 
16. (y - 1)2 = (x - 1); 4a = 1; a = 1/4; Vertex = (1, 1) d 2

FG 1  1,0  1IJ  FG 5 ,1IJ


Focus = (a + h, 0 + k) = H4 K H4 K
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29. c2 = a2m2 - b2
30. y2 = 18x -------(1);

cos 2  cos   0 b g
Point  , 3 ; St. lies on (1)
92 = 18 9 ( - 2) = 0   = 0,
 = 2; Take a = 2; Point (2, 6)
2 cos   1  cos 
31. y = -t1x + 2at1 + at13 -------(1);
1 2 3 3ab The point t2 lies on -----(1);
cos   ,1  max  
2 3 4 2at2 = -t1 at22 + 2at1 + at13;
2a(t2 - t1) = at1(t12 - t22);
x 2 y2
26. Ellipse is   1,
9 5 2 2
  t1  t 2 ; t 2   t1 
xx1 yy1
t1 t1
E4 of tangent is  2 1
a2 b
FG x  y IJ FG x  y IJ  1
e = 2/3
One and of latus reaction = (2,5/3)
32. Eliminating l, H a bK H a bK
33. Let y = mx + c touches y2 = 8ax
2x y
Tangent at (2,5/3) is  1
9 3 2a
 c
m

1 9 27 2a
Area of  OP =  3   line is mx  y   0  m2 x  my  2a  0 This
2 2 4 m
touches x2 + y2 = 2a2
 27 
Area of Quaderlateral PQRS=4    27 0  0  2a
 4    2 a  m  1
m 2  m4

27. Tangent at 3 3 cos ,sin  is 
 c  2a line is y   x  2a b g
x.3 3 cos  y sin  34. Centre (-2Cos , Sin )
 1
27 1
 2 2
27 1 Sin 2   Cos2   1   1
I = Sum of interapt= 3 3 cos   sin   3 3 sec   cos  4 1

dI
 3 3 sec  tan   cos  cot   0
35. SP = PM;  b x  7g 2
 y2 
x
1
d

1 
b
 x7 g 2
 y 2  x 2  y 2  14 x  49
tan = , 
3 6 a 2  b2 9 3
36. a2 = 16; b2 = 7; e2  2
 e
x cos  a 16 4
28. R  (v 2 cos ,sin ) Tangent at R  y sin   1
2
2
37. y  mx  ....(1)
This meets X ams at A  
2 sec , 0 and yaxis at B(0, cos ) m
midpoint Q(h,k) of AB is given by xy  1...........(2)

sec  2 1  2
h 2  cos   , sin   x  mx    1
2 2h 2k  m

2 1 1 1 2
1  2 from is 2
 2 1 mx 2  x 1  0
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m 2 x 2  2x  m  0 45. Equation of normal is y = mx - 2am - am3


a = 3, x + y = k  m = -1
b 2  4m, 4  4m 3 , m  1
y = (-1 × x) - (2 × 3 × -1) - 3 × (-1)3
Equation of common lins y=x+2p
46. Since (2,-3) in the centre of the given ellipse. The
e

38. (y - k)2 = 4a(x - h); (y - 0)2 = 4a x  5 ; j required sum = 2al  2 3  6
 Vertex = (-5, 0)
x 2 y2
39. Given curve is a rectangular hyperbola. 47. Consider   1 . Its direction ,
40. a2 = 49; b2 = 36; 16 b 2
2 b 2 2  36 72 a a2 16
L. R.   x x x
a 7 7
e a b
2 2
16  b 2
1
41. y  mx  at (-2, -1)  2m2 - m - 1 = 0 x2 y2
m  1
 
2 2
Consider 10 15 , its directrix,
1 1 2
let m1, m2 be the roots, then m1 + m2 = , m1m 2  ;
2 2
a2 100
m1  m 2 xa x x
e a b 225
tan     2 2
100 
1  m1m 2 4

(m1  m 2 ) 2  4m1m 2 x 26
  3 ie; x= 8. Since directrices are same  81
1  m1m 2 16  b 2

 8
42. y 2  K  x   , V  8k,0  2  16  b2  b 2  12
 k
48. a2 = 25; b3 = 9; e = 4/5; ae = 5 x 4/5 = 4; D i s -
8 k tance = 2ae = 2 x 4 = 8
E4 of directrix x    1
k 4 49.
 6   4A  2  36 
2

32  k 2  4k 36
4A  2  4A   18
2
43. c2 = a2m2 + b2; c 2 = 5 x 16 + 1 = 80 + 1 = 81;
c=9 2b2 2
50. a = 2;
2
b = 1; L. R.
2  1
44. a = 4, b = 3, a 2
7F I
e
17
4
GH
focus 4 4 , 0 JK
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11 STATISTICS
1. The A.M. of the Ist n natural nos is: 8. The variance of first 2n + 1 natural numbers is

A)
n 1
B)
b g
n n 1
A)
n  n  1
B)
n 2 1
2 2 3 4
n n 1 n 2 1 n 2 1
C) D) C) D)
2 2 4 3
2. A.M. of x1, x2 ---- xn is x , then the A.M. of Kx1, Kx2, ----- Kxn 9. The H.M. of a, b and c:
is:
2 3 abc
A) x B) K x A) B)
1 abc

C) x /K D) x + K xi
3. A.M. (x) = x . Then A.M. (x + a) is:
3abc abc
A) x B) a x C) x + a D) x + a C) D)
ab  bc  ac 3abc
4. The median of the I 1000 natural nos is:
b g
st
10.  x i  15  7 based on 10 observation. Then x =
A) 500 B) 500.5
A) 10.5 B) 15 C) 15.7 D) 7.15
C) 500.25 D) 499.5
11. G.M. of 3, 9, 27:
5. The A.M. of the f.d. given below is:
A) 3 B) 9 C) 27 D) 15
x 0 1 2 3 ................. n
12. The S.D. of 3,4,6,7,9 is  . Then the variance of 17,22,32,37,47
f nC0 nC1 n
C2 n
C3 ............. nCn is
A) n B) 2n C) n2 D) n/2
A) 5 B) 52
6. The mean of the cubes of the first ‘n’ natural numbers is:
C) 25 D) 252
A)
b g
n n 1
2
B)
b g
n n 1
13. The S.D of 1,4,5,7,8 is  . Then the S.D. of 404, 416, 420, 428,
4 4
432 is

C)
b g
n2 n  1
D)
b g
n2 n  1
2
A) 4 B) 400 + 4
4 4 C)  D) 400  + 4
7. Mean of xi is x . Then the mean of xi + 6 i2 is: 14. If mean of the n observations x1,x2,x3,.... xn be
x , then the

A) x 
b gb
n n  1 2n  1 g mean of n observations 2x1  3 , 2x 2  3 , 2x 3  3 ,
6 ........, 2xn+3 is

B) x 
bn  1gb2n  1g A) 3x  2 B) 2x  3
6 C) x 3 D) 2x
2n  1 15. The mean of 100 items is 40. If an item 50 is replaced by 40,
C) x  then the new mean is:
6
A) 41.1 B) 39.9
b gb
D) x  n  1 2 n  1 g C) 40 D) 41

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ax  b 26. The mean of the squares of first ‘n’ natural nos is:
16. If x is the mean of x. Then the mean of is:
c
ax  b ax
A)
n2
2
B)
1
8
b g
n n 1
A) B)
c c
C) ax  b D) x C)
1
6
b
n 2n  1 g D)
1
6
b gb
n  1 2n  1 g
17. The weighted A.M. of the first ‘n’ natural nos the weights
being equal to the corresponding no is: 27. The mean of 3, 4, x, 7, 10 is 6. Then the value of x is:
2n  1 A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7
A) 2n + 1 B)
2 28. Mode of the data is 18 and the mean is 24. The median
2n  1 2n  1 A) 18 B) 24 C) 22 D) 21
C) D)
3 6 29. A variable takes values
18. The combined average of 150 items is 60. Average of I set st
7 5 1 1
is 70 and that of 2nd set is 55. Then the no. of elements in x  4, x  , x  , x  3, x  2, x  , x  , x  5
each set: 2 2 2 2
A) 50, 100 B) 125, 25 If ‘x’ is positive then the median is:
C) 140, 10 D) 50, 25
5 1
19. The S.D. of 15, 17, 19, 21, 23: A) x  B) x 
4 2
A) 8 B) 8 C) 64 D) 40
5
20. Sample of size 8 and 12 have mean 100 and 150. The variances C) x-2 D) x 
4
are 49 and 64. The combined variance:
30. The harmonic mean of the numbers 2, 3, 4 is:
A) 658 B) 658 A) 3 B) (24)1/3 C) 36/13 D) 13/36
C) 625 D) 685 31. For a set of items the A.M. is equal to the A.M. of the first
21. Mean of the numbers 1,2,3.....,n with respective weights and last term. Then the items are in:
12 + 1, 22 + 2, 32 + 3, 42 + 4, ..... n2 + n is A) A.P. B) G.P.
30  n 2  1 2n  1
C) H.P. D) A.G. P.
A) B) 32. The mode of 5, 7, 9, 7, 12, 8, 9, 10:
2  2n  1 3 A) 8 B) 7 C) 9 D) 7 and 9
33. The A.M of the series; 1, 3, 9, 27, 81,...........3n is equal to:
3n  1 3n 2  7n  2
C) D)
2  2n  4  3b g  1
n 1
4 3n  1
22. The variance of the first n natural nos:
A)
2n
B)
b g
2 n 1

n( n  1) n2  1 3n  1 3n  1
A) B) C) D)
2 12 n n 1
n2  1 n 1 34. The median of
C) D)
12 2
23. If all observations are equal, the S.D. is: 7 1 5 3
p  , p  , p  , p  , p  4, p  1, p  1 is:
A) 1 B) -1 C) 2 D) 0 2 2 2 2

24. For a set x = 10 and mean deviation from mean is 2. The 1


A) p  B) p
coe. of M.D.: 2
A) 0.1 B) 0.2
3
C) 0.3 D) none C) p  D) p - 1
4
25. A sample of 10 observations has mean 20 and S.D. 2.
35. In a batch of 20 students, 8 students failed in a test. The
Another sample of 40 observations has mean 10 and S.D. 2.
marks of 12 students who passed were 8, 5, 6, 9, 8,7, 7, 9, 6, 5,
The combined variance is:
8, 9. Then the median of all the 20 students is:
A) 20 B) 28 C) 40 D) 56 A) 5 B) 6 C) 5.5 D) 7

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36. The mean deviation about median for the following data is; 40. The S.D of 4999, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005 is:
3, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 12, 12, 18, 21, 21:
2
51 54 A) B) 5002 C) 7 D) 2
A) 54 B) 27 C) D) 5
11 11
Integer type questions
37. S.D of n observations a1, a2, a3,..... an is  then the S.D. of
41. The A.M. of 2, 4, 6-----100:
the observations  a 1 ,  a 2 ,  a 3 ......,  a n is 42. The median of the f.d.
A)  B) 
C) |  |  D) 
38. The median of a set of 15 observations is 30.5. If each of
the largest 6 observations of the set is increased by 5,
then the median of the new set of observations
A) is 2 times the original number 43. Find the mode when median is 12 and mean is 16 of a data
B) is increased by 5 44. The mean value of the mean and median of the odd divisor
of 360 is
C) is decreased by 5
45. The mean marks in statistics of 100 students in a class was
D) remains the same as that of the orginal set 72. The mean marks of boys was 75 , while their number was
39. If the mean of the numbers 27 + x, 31 + x, 89 + x, 70. The mean marks of girls in the class was :
107 + x, 156 + x is 82. Then the mean of 46. For a set of 10 observations sum of deviations taken from 5
is 10 and the sum of squares of deviations from 5 is 50. Then
130  x,126  x,68  x,50  x,1  x is:
the S.D. is:
A) 75 B) 157 47. The variance of the first 25 natural nos:
C) 82 D) 80 48. Mean square deviation from -1 and +1 of a set of items are
7 and 3 respectively. The variance of the set is:
49. The mean of 1, 2, 3, ------ K is 6 K/11. Then K =
ANSWER
50.KEY
n = 10 , x = 12 ; x 2 = 1530, then the C.V. =
1. A 11. B 21. D 31. A 41. 51
2. B 12. D 22. C 32. D 42. 24
3. C 13. A 23. D 33. B 43. 4
4. B 14. B 24. B 34. D 44. 10
5. D 15. B 25. A 35. C 45. 65
6. A 16. A 26. D 36. D 46. 2
7. D 17. C 27. C 37. C 47. 52
8. A 18. A 28. C 38. D 48. 3
9. C 19. B 29. A 39. A 49. 11
10. C 20. A 30. C 40. D 50. 25

HINTS

1. x 
n( n  1) n 1
_
x  F n  1IJ
Median = G
th

2.
2 2
A.M is dependent of change of Scale
4.
H 2K item.

3. A . M is dependent of change of Origin 5. N = 2 n; f i x i  n .2 n 1

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6. x 
n2 n  1b g 2


b g
n n 1
2
70n1  55n 2
n 4n 4 18. 60 = ; Where n2 = 150 - n1
150

7. Mean of xi + 6i 2 =  exi  6i j2 19. S . D is independent of change of origin .


n
_ _

x 
_ b gb
6 n n  1 2n  1 g = x  bn  1gb2n  1g
_ 20.
_
x
n1 x1  n 2 x 2 800  1800
n1  n 2

20
 130
6n _ _
d 1  x1  x  30 d 2  20
n2 1 n1  12  d 12  n 2  2 2  d 2 2
8. variance of first n natural numbers is 
12 n1  n 2
8 49  900  12 64  400
 var iance of first  2n  13 natural numbers is 
20
 2n  1 n  n  1
2
1  658

12 3 var iance  658

3
H. M= 21. Here for each x i  i , weight w i  i 2  i . Hence,
9. 1 1 1
 
a b c n

w x  i i 2
 i
required mean = i i
 i 1
10.  xi  15  7 w i
n

 i 2
 i
_ i 1
n x  15n  7

n 2  n  1 n  n  1 2n  1
n n 2
11. G . M = 1st Term  Last Term i  i 3 2

 i n1 i 1
 4 6
12. S.D of 3,4,6,7,9 (xi) is n
n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1
 i  i
2

6

2
  17, 22,32,37, 47 is nothing but 5xi  2
i 1 i 1

 standard denation of n(n  1)  n(n  1) 2n  1 n  n  1 2n  1


 
2  2 3 
5x i  2 is 5  var iance  25 2
  2 3
n  n  1  2n  1  2n  1 =
 1 1
2 
 3  3
13. x i  1, 4,5,7,8  400  4x i : 404, 416, 420, 428, 432
 S.D is 4 3n 2  7n  2
2  2n  4 
1 n 2 n  3n
14. Required mean =   2x i  3 =   x i  
n i 1 n  i 1  n
22.
_
x
n 1
x 2

b gb
n n  1 2n  1 g
2 6
 1  n   n xi  x 2
FG IJ
_ 2

= 2  n   x i    3 [we have  n  x  = 2 
n
 x
HK
  i 1    i 1 

2x  3 23. deviations from x are zeros


_ 2
15.  x  n x  4000 24. Coe . of M . D =
10
new  x  4000  50  40
25. combined variance

n1  12  d12   n 2  22  d 22 


16. A . M is dependent of change of scale and origin
LM nan  1fa2n  1f OP   2
17. w x i i
 N
6 Q n1  n 2
w i
LM nan  1f OP
N 2 Q

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26. x 2

b gb
n n  1 2n  1 g 39. By the given result
6 27  x  31  x  89  x  107  x  156  x
 82
5
24  x
27. 6= 410  5x
5  82
5
28. Mean - Mode = 3( Mean - Median) 5x=410-410=0
24 - 18 = 3 ( 24 - Mode )
375
29. Put x = any + ve no . arrange the data in ascending order. Mean of 130,126,68,50,1 =  75
5
3abc 3x24 3 x 24 36 S.D is same as the S.D of
30. H.M.= ;=  
ab  bc  ac 6  12  8 26 13
32. Bimodal n2  1 72  1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7  S. D   2
12 12
3b g  1
n 1
1  3  32 ........3n
x 
33.
n 1 31 n 1 b gb g _
2  100
41. x  51
34. The ascending order is, 2
7 5 1
p  4, p  , p  , p  1, p  , p  1, p 
3 F N  mI
4 2 2 2
42. Median = l +
C
H2 K
35. Theascending order is, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x6, x7, x8, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, f
7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9 43. Mode = 3 median -2 mean
36. Median = 12   3 12    2  16   4
S1 = 12 + 12 + 12 + 18 + 21 + 21 = 96
70  75  30  x 2
S2 = 3 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 10 = 30 45. 72 =
100
n1 = 6, n2 = 5
 30 x 2  7200  5250
b96  30g  b6  5g12  54
 ax  5f  10  x  6
_
M.D = 46.
65 11
37. S.D of new data  ax  5f  50   x  400
2 2

  a  =  a 
2

=  i  a
2
n2  1
2
a i
2

2 
i
 2
i
 47.
n n n n
12
 a 2i   a i  
2

= |  |   n

n
 

48.  b x  1g2  7
 
 b x  1g
2
3
38. Remains the same as that of the original set When the 15
observations are arranged indecreasing order, median of
the set is the 8th observation. Median is 30.5 and it must be 49.
bk  1g  6k
the 8th. Therefore, 6 largest observations must be the first 2 11
6 observations and even if each of them is increased by 5,
they will not effect the 8th. Therefore, median remains the 
50. C. V   100  25
same for the new set also. x

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12 LIMIT OF FUNCTIONS
b g 2b5x b6416g 3xg 2 is: x.2 x  x
1/ 6

1. x0
bg
Lt f x , where f x 
1/ 4
8. Lim
x  0 1  cos x
is equal to:

A) log 2 B) ½ log 2
A) 4 B) 2/3 C) 1/4 D) 1/10
C) 2.log 2 D) ½
2
1  cos x
2. Lim is: e ax  e bx
x 0 1  cos x 9. Lim is equal to:
x 0 x
A) 1/2 B) 2 C) 2 D) 1/3 A) a-b B) ab C) a/b D) a+b

e
sin  cos2 x j equals: x. FG b IJ = .....
3. Lt
x0 x2
10. Lima
x
Sin
Ha K x

A) - B)  A) b log a B) a log b
C) /2 D) 1 C) b D) a

F x  3IJ
Lt G
x
11. The value of Lim
Sina  tan a
will be
4.
x H x  2K =
A) 1/2
a 0 Sin 3a
B) 1
A) e B) e-2 C) e-3 D)  C) -1 D) 1/2
3x / 2  3
5. Lt is:
Lim 1 
FG 2 IJ x
x 2 x
3 9 12.
x H x K = ..............
A) 0 B) 1/3
A) e B)  C) e2 D) 1/e
C) 1/6 D) 1/8
Sin 5  Sin 3
sin 1 x  tan 1 x 13. Lim is equal to:
6. Lt =  0 Sin 
x0 x3
A) 15 B) 5/3 C) 3/5 D) 2
A) 0 B) 1 C) 1/2 D) -1
2 x  33 x  55 x
a bx x
14. Lim =
7. Limit is x 3x  2  3 2 x  3
x 0 x
2 3
a A) B)
A) log ab B) log 3 2
b

log a log b 5 2
C) D) C) D)
log b log a 2 5

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log x  1
15. lim = ........ Fa x
 bx  cx I 2/ x
xe xe 22. xlim
0
GH 3 JK is equal to (a, b, c > 0):
A) e B) 1/e C) e2 D) 1/e2
A) 0
x cos x  sin x
16. lim is equal to: B) (abc)2/3
x 0 x 2 sin x
C) abc
A) 1/3 B) 3 C) -1/3 D) 1/2
D)
F sin x  x IJ sinFG 1 IJ :
lim G
abc
17. x0 H x K H xK RS FG   xIJ UV 1/ x

A) Doesnot exist
23. lim tan
x 0 T H 4 KW is:

B) Is equal to zero
A) e B) e2
C) Is equal to 1
1
D) Exists and different from 0 and 1 C) e D)
e

 sin  x  FG IJ is equal to:


 , when  x   0 1
Sin 1
2x
18. If f  x     x 
24. xlim
0 x 1  x2 H K
 0, when  x   0
 A) -2 B) 1
C) -1 D) 2
{where [x] denotes the greatest integer <x} then xlim f ( x)
0
1 1 1  x
2 F I
equals: lim
25. x0 x Cos
1  x2
GH JK
 .............:
A) 1
B) 0 A) 2 B) -2 C) 1 D) -1
C) -1 1
tan 1
2xFG IJ is:
D) doesnot exist 26. lim
x 0 x H
1 x2 K
log(1  ax)  log(1  bx) A) 2 B) 1
19. lim is equal to:
x0 x C) -1 D) -2
A) a-b B) ab
ax 1
C) a/b D) a+b 27. lim is equal to:
x 0 1 x 1
1  n2 A) 2 logea
20. The value of Lt will be:
n 1  2  3....... n
B) ½ logea
A) -2 B) -1 C) 2 D) 1 C) a loge2
x2
a b x2
D) 4 logea
21. Lim equals
x 0 x2
cos x  cos a
b g
A) log a / b
28. xlim
 a cot x  cot a
is equal to:

B) logb b / a g A) ½ Sin3a
B) ½Cosec3a
C) logbabg
C) Cosec3a
D) 1 D) Sin3a

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x 2  3x  2 Sin(2  x)  Sin(2  x)
29. lim is: 37. lim is equal to:
x 2
2x  x  3
x0 x

A) 2 B) ½ C) 0 D) -2/3 A) 2 Cos2

30. If a, b, c and d are positive then B) Cos2


C) 3 Cos2
F 1 IJ
lim G 1 
c  dx

x H a  bx K = D) Cos 2. Sin3

A) ed/b B) ec/a a 2  ax  x 2  a 2  ax  x 2
38. lim is:
cd x0 ax  ax
C) D) e
e ab
A) a
x
31. lim 
x 0 tan 1 2 x B) 2 a

A) 0 B) 1 C) -1 D) 1/2 C) a

ex  ex 1
32. lim is equal to: D)
x 0 Sin x 2 a
A) 1 B) 2 tan   Sin
39. lim is equal to:
C) Does not exist D) -2  0 3

A) ½
x  x 2 ..... x n  n
33. lim is equal to:
x1 x 1 B) 2
C) 1 D) 1/3
n( n  1)
A) 0 B)
2
40. lim
LM1  tan x OP Co sec x

is equal to:
n( n  1)
x0 N 1  Sinx Q
C) D) n(n+1)
2 A) e B) e-1
C) 1 D) e2
6 x  3x  2 x  1
34. lim =: Integer Type Questions
x 0 x2
A) loge3. loge2 B) loge3 2 x  2 3 x  6
C) loge2 D) 2loge3 41. Lim is:
x 2
2  x  21 x
2  Cos  Sin
35. lim :
 / 4 (4  ) 2 e tan x  e x
42. Lim =
x 0 tan x  x
    
2  3 sin   x   cos   x  
 6   6 
36. lim  1
x 0

x 3 3 cos x  sin x  43. lim x x is:
x

1 2 x 3 tan 2 x  2 x 3 tan x
A)  B) 44. Lim 
3 3 x0
b1  Cos 2xg 2

4 4 log e x
C) D) 45. lim is equal to:
3 3 x 1 x  1

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f ( x)  3
46. nlim ( 4 n  5n ) 1/ n is equal to: 48. If f(9) = 9; f/ (9) = 4, then lim is:
 x 9 x 3

1 1 3x  x 3
47. x0 tan
lim
FG IJ is equal to: R| x ; x0
x 1  3x 2 H K 49. If f(x) = S1; x  0 then lim f ( x) is equal to:
|Tx ; 2 x0
x0

47. lim
1
tan 1
FG 3x  x IJ is equal to:
3

x0 x H 1  3x K 2
 1  tan x 
Lt 
50. x  4 1  2 sin x
 equals
 

ANSWER KEY

1. D 11. D 21. A 31. D 41. 8


2. C 12. C 22. B 32. B 42. 1
3. B 13. D 23. B 33. B 43. 1
4. D 14. A 24. D 34. A 44. 0
5. C 15. B 25. A 35. B 45. 1
6. C 16. C 26. A 36. C 46. 5
7. B 17. B 27. A 37. A 47. 3
8. C 18. D 28. D 38. C 48. 4
9. A 19. D 29. B 39. A 49. 0
10. C 20. A 30. A 40. C 50. 2

HINTS

b1 / 64g  1 x 32  FG 1 IJ 3x / 2  3 1 1 1
1. b5 / 32g 64 5 H 10K 5. Lt
x 2
c 3 x/2
hc
 3 3x / 2  3 h ; xLt
2
 
3  3 3 3 6
x/2

1  cos x 2 2 sin 2 x 2 / 2 e j x

2x
2. Lim
x  0 1  cos x
 Lim
x 0 2 sin 2 x / 2 b g 6.
Lt
e1  x j 2 3/ 2
e1  x j 2 2

x 0 6x
LM sinex / 2j OP 2
LM 1 OP
MN ex / 2j PQ 1
MM e1  x j
2 1
b g 3 1
e1  x j PPQ
1
2
2
x /2 = Lt  = 1 2  
 2 x 0 6 2 3/ 2 2 2 6 6 2
= Lim
2 LM sinbx / 2g OP
x 2 2
x /4 N
N b x / 2g Q ( a x  1)  ( b x  1)
7. L.H.S. lim
3. Applying L’Hospitals rule twice x 0 x

LF 3 I
Lt MG1  J
OP
 x / 3 3
 lim
ax 1
 lim
bx 1
 log a  log b  log
a

Lt
LM 1  b3 / xg OP x


x MNH x K PQ 
e 3
 e 5
x 0 x x 0 x b
4. x MN1  b2 / xg PQ LM Lt FG1  2 IJ OP
x/2 2 e2
8. lim
x.2 x  x
 lim
x2
lim
2x  1
;
MN H x K
x PQ x 0 1  Cosx x  0 1  Cosx x 0 x

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= lim 2.
ax / 2f 2
. log 2  2. log 2
= (1  1) x finite quantity  0
x 0 Sin 2 ( x / 2) Sin[ x ] Sin (  1)
18. lim f ( x ) lim   Sin1 ;
xo  x o [ x] 1
ae ax  be bx
9. lim it  lim ab
x0 1 Sin[ x ]
lim f ( x) lim  1 ; does not exist.
x o xo [ x]
b bSiny
10. y =  0 as x    lim it lim b 19. Apply L.H. Rule Ans a+b
ax y 0 y
11. Put x = 1/y ; y  0 as x   1  n2 1 n2
Lt  Lt  2(1  n 2 )
20. n  n n  n( n  1) Lt
F 2I
lim G 1  J
x
 lim(1  2 y) 1/ y
e 2 2
n n ( n  1)

x H xK y 0
1 n
 2 Lt  2(0  1)   2
x.2  x x
x 2 1 2 x n  n
12. lim  lim lim ;
x0 1  Cosx x0 1  Cosx x 0 x Fa x
 bx  cx I 2/x

Let y = lim G JK
= lim 2.
ax / 2f 2
. log 2  2. log 2
22.
H x 0 3
2
x 0 Sin ( x / 2)
13. Apply L.H. Rule ans ‘2’ 2 ax  bx  cx F I
log y = xlim
0 x
log
3 GH JK
2 x1/ 2  3x1/ 3  5x1/ 5
14. lim
x  (3x  2) 1/ 2  (2 x  3)1/ 3 log(a x  b x  c x )  log 3
= 2 lim
x LM2 
5 O
x0 x
3
N x x PQ
1/ 2
 1/ 6 3 /10 1
 lim  2. lim a x log a  b x log b  c x log c
x  LMF 3  2 I  F 2  3 I / x OP
1/ 2 1/ 3 x0 ax  bx  cx

NH x K H x K
x1/ 2 1/ 6

Q 
2
log abc ; y = (abc)2/3
3
2
3

5
FG   xIJ  1  tan x  1  x approximately;
H 4 K 1  tan x 1  x
1/ 6 3 / 10
 lim x x 23. tan
x 
FG 3  2 IJ 1/ 2
3 1
H xK  ( 2  ) 1/ 3 . 1/ 6
x x
F 1  x I  lim (1  x)(1  x)
1/ x
1 1/ x

200 2
 lim
x0H1 xK x 0
= 1/ 2 1/ 3

(3  0)  (2  0) .0 3  lim[(1  x)(1  x  x 2 ...)]1/ x
x 0

15. lim
b1 / xg  1  lim [(1  2 x ...)1/ 2 x ]2  e 2
x e 1 e x 0

F x2 x4 x 3 x5 I F I 1 2xFG IJ 2.tan 1 x
GH
x 1 
2! 4!
......  x  
3! 5! JK GH
.... JK 24. lim
x 0 x
Sin 1 
H K
1  x2
lim
x 0 x
 2.
16. limit = xlim F I
0 x 3 x5
x2 x GH  ..... JK 1 F 1  x I  lim 2.tan
2 1
x
3! 5!
25. lim
x0 x
Cos 1 GH 1  x JK 2
x x0
2

LMFG 1  1 IJ  FG 1  1 IJ x ........OP
x3
NH 2! 3!K H 4! 5!K Q  1
2
1
tan 1
2x FG IJ
2. tan 1 x
= lim
x 0 F x
x G 1  .......J
3 I 2
3
26. lim
x 0 x 1 x H
2
 lim
x0 x K  2.

H 3! K ax 1 ax 1
27. lim  lim e 1 x  1  j
F Sinx  1IJ lim Sin 1
limit = lim GH
x 0 x 1 1 x 0 x
17.
x
x0 K x x0 (loge a)2

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MATHEMATICS PART - I BRAIN BANK

Cosx  Cosa Sinx


lim  lim  Sin3a
iFH IK
28.
xa Cotx  Cota x a 2
Co sec x d2 i x 2
 6.2 x  2 3 d2 x
id
 4 2x  2 2x  2
1
41. lim  lim
x 2
2x  2 x 2 2x  4
29. Put x = then
y
2 1  3y  2 y 2 42. Lim e x ee tan x  x
1 j
x  3x  2
lim  lim =½ x 0 tan x  x
x  2x2  x  3 y 0 2  y  3y 2
e tan x  x  1
c  dx Lim e x . Lim  e 0 x1  1
LMF1  1 I OP
a  bx a  bx x0 x 0 tan x  x
30. L.H.S = lim
x  MNGH a  bx JK PQ  ed / b
43. Let A = xlim

x1/ x

2x
31. L.H.S. = ½ lim ½ 1
x 0 tan 1 2 x 1
 log A = lim .log x  lim x  0;   e  1
0

ex  ex F ex  ex x I FG IJ x x x 1

32. lim
x0 Sinx GH
 lim
x 0 x
.
Sinx ; JK H K 45. Apply L.H. Rule Ans ‘1’

F e  1  e  1I . x x
L F 4I
lim e5 j M1  G J
n 1/ n
OP
n 1/ n

MN H 5 K
x
lim G
x0 H x x JK Sinx
46. n  PQ
= (1+1) 1 = 2 FG IJ
1 4
n

LM FG IJ O n
H K
4I I H K P
5 n 5
x  x 2 ....... x n  n F F
= 5 lim MG 1  G J J
n

MMH H 5 K K PPP
4
33. lim 
x1 x 1 = 5.e0
n 

lim
( x  1)  ( x 2  1) ......( x n  1) N Q
x1 x 1
= 5 (
1
 0 as n   &
4 FG IJ n
 0 as n   )
= 1+2+3+....+n =
n( n  1) n 5 HK
2
lim
1
tan 1
FG
3x  x 3
 lim
IJ
3.tan 1 x
3
34. L.H.S. = lim
x
(3  1)(2  1) x
;
47. x0 x H
1  3x 2 x 0 xK
x0 x2
f / ( x)
x x
(3  1) (2  1) f ( x)  3
lim . lim  log e 3.log e 2 . lim  lim
2 f ( x)
 lim x . f / ( x)
x0 x x 0 x 48. x 9 x 3 x 9 1 x9 f ( x)
Sin(2  x)  Sin(2  x) 2 x
37. lim
x 0 x
9 . f / ( 9)
Sinx = 4
= lim 2Cos2.  2Cos2 f ( 9)
x 0 x
38. Rationalising the numerator and denominator we get the lim f ( x)  lim f ( x)  0  lim f ( x)  0
49. x0  x0 x0
answer as a.
 sec2 x
tan   Sin Sec 2   Cos 50. Lt
39. lim  lim ( L. H. rule) x  4  2 cos x
3
0  0 3 2
 
2
sec 2  2
By L’ Hospitals Rule 4 
2Sec 2  tan   Sin 
2 cos  1
2
 lim ½ 4 2.
2
 0 6
Secx
lim(1  tan x) Co sec x
lim (1  tan x) Cotx e1
x 0
40. Given limit = Co sec x
 x 0  1
lim(1  Sinx) lim(1  Sinx) Co sec x e
x 0 x 0

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