MATHS | 22nd Jan.

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 SECTION – A
1. A circle C of radius 2 lies in the second quadrant and touches both the coordinate axes. Let r be the radius of a
circle that has centre at the point (2, 5) and intersects the circle C at exactly two points. If the set of all possible
values of r is the interval (α, β), then 3β – 2α is equal to:
(1) 14 (2) 12 (3) 15 (4) 10
Sol. (3)

(2, 5)
C2
C1

C1: (x + 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 22

C2: (x – 2)2 + (y – 5)2 = r2
|r1 – r2| < C1 C2 < r1 + r2

|2 – r| < ( 2 + 2)2 + (5 − 2)2  2 + r

|2 – r| < 5 < 2 + r
|r – 2| < 5
–5<r –<5
– 3 < r < 7; r>3
3 < r < 7  r  (3, 7)
 = 3,  = 7
 Now 3 – 2 = 3(7) – 2(3) = 21 – 6 = 15

2. Let the foci of a hyperbola be (1, 14) and (1, –12). If it passes through the point (1, 6), then the length of its
latus-rectum is :
144 288 24 25
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 5 5 6
Sol. (2)
|SP – S’P| = 2a
SS' = 2ae
S(1, 14), S'(1, –12) point P(1, 6)

(1−1)2 + (14 − 6)2 − (1−1)2 + (−12 − 6)2 = 2a

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 (8)2 − (−18)2 = 2a
|8 – 18| = 2a
10 = 2a
a=5

2ae = (1−1)2 + (14 +12)2

2ae = ( 26)2
2ae = 26
ae = 13

length of latus rectum = =

2 2
(
2b2 2a e −1 )
a a

=
(
2 ( ae) − a2
2
) = 2(169 − 25)
a 5
2 144 288
L= =
5 5

+3
= x8 , x  0 , is :
2
3. The product of all solutions of the equation e5(loge x)
6 8
(1) e 5 (2) e (3) e 5 (4) e2
Sol. (3)

e5(loge x) + 3 = x8 ,x  0
2

Let, logex = t  x = et
2
+3
e5t = e8t
 5t2 + 3 = 8t  5t2 – 8t + 3 = 0
(5t – 3)(t – 1) = 0
3
t = 1, t =
5
3
x=e &x= e 5
3 8
Product of solution = ee 5 = e5

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4. Let A = {1, 2, 3, …… , 10} and B =  : m,n  A,m  n and gcd(m,n) =1 . Then n(B) is equal to:
n
(1) 29 (2) 36 (3) 31 (4) 37
Sol. (3)
A = {1, 2, 3, ...., 10}
m
`B = { ; m, nA, m < n, and gcd (m, n) = 1}
n
n=2 m = {1} =1
n=3 m = {1, 2} =2
n=4 m = {1, 3} =2
n=5 m = {1, 2, 3, 4} =4
n=6 m = {1, 5} =2
n=7 m = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} =6
n=8 m = {1, 3, 5, 7} =4
n=9 m = {1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8} =6
n = 10 m = {1, 3, 7, 9} =4
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5. Two balls are selected at random one by one without replacement from a bag containing 4 white and 6 black
balls. If the probability that the first selected ball is black, given that the second selected ball is also black, is
m
, where gcd (m, n) = 1, then m + n is equal to:
n
(1) 14 (2) 4 (3) 13 (4) 11
Sol. (1)
4W + 6B
E1 : First ball black
E2: 2nd ball black  WB + BB
P ( E1  E2 ) BB
P ( E1 / E2 ) = =
P ( E2 ) WB + BB
6 5

= 10 9
6 5 4 6
 + 
10 9 10 9
30 5
= =
30 + 24 5 + 4
5 m
= =
9 n
 m + n = 14

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6. Let a1, a2, a3, … be a G.P. of increasing positive terms. If a1a5 = 28 and a2 + a4 = 29, then a6 is:
(1) 526 (2) 628 (3) 812 (4) 784
Sol. (4)
a1, a2, ...... , a3 be a G.P. r > 1
a1a5 = 28  a × ar4 = 28  ar × ar3 = 28
a2 + a4 = 29  ar + ar3 = 29
then ar = 1 and ar3 = 28
r2 = 28
a6 = ar5 = ar(r2)2
= 1(28)2 = 784

7. The area of the region, inside the circle (x – 2 3 )2 + y2 = 12 and outside the parabola y2 = 2 3 x is:
(1) 6 – 8 (2) 3 + 8 (3) 6 – 16 (4) 3 – 8
Sol. (3)

2 3,0

(x − 2 3)2 + 2 3x = 12

x2 − 4 3x + 12 + 2 3x = 12

x2 − 2 3x = 0

x = 0, x = 2 3

1
4
(
A = 2  (2 3)2 − 0
2
) 3 
2 3 x dx


 
( x3/2 )
2 3

= 2 3 − 2 3  = 2 3 − (2 3)1/2 2 (2 3)3/2 
3/ 2   3 
 0 

 2
= 2 3 − (2 3)2   = 2(3− 8)
 3
A = 6−16

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  1 1
8. Let x = x (y) be the solution of the differential equation y2dx +  x –  dy = 0. If x(1) = 1, then x   is :
 y 2
1 3
(1) +e (2) 3 + e (3) +e (4) 3 – e
2 2
Sol. (4)

 1
y2dx +  x −  dy = 0 , x(1) = 1
 y

y3dx + (xy – 1)dy = 0

dx x 1
+ = |
dy y2 y3 LDE

 2 dy −
1 1
1
IF = e y = e y  xe−1/y =  e−1/y  3 dy
y

−1 1
Put = t , 2 dy = dt
y y

= − et tdt

−1
xe y = −et ( t −1) + c
−1 −1
−  −1 
1

xe y = −et ( t −1) + c  xe y = −e y  −1 + c

y 

1+ y
1
x= + ce y
y

Given : x = 1, y = 1

−1
c=
e
1
 1  1 + 2  −1  12
 x  = +
1  e 
e
 2
2
e2
= 3−  3−e
e
1
Then x   = 3 − e
 2

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9. Let f(x) be a real differentiable function such that f(0) = 1 and f(x + y) = f(x)f ' (y) + f '(x)F(y) for all x, y  R.
100
Then log f (n) is equal to:
n =1
e

(1) 2525 (2) 2384 (3) 5220 (4) 2406

Sol. (1)
f(x + y) = f(x)f'(y) + f'(x)f(y);
Put x = 0, y = 0
f(0) = f'(0) + f'(0)
1
f'(0) =
2
Put y = 0, f(x) = f(x)f'(0) + f'(x)f(0);
f (x)
f(x) = + f '( x )
2
y dy x
=  lny = + c
2 dx 2
x
y = ke 2

f(0) = 1, k=1
x
n
y = e 2  lnf ( x ) =
2

1 100

5050

2 n=1
(1+ 2... +100) =
2

= 2525

10. The number of non-empty equivalence relations on the set {1, 2, 3} is:
(1) 5 (2) 7 (3) 4 (4) 6
Sol. (1)
A = {1, 2, 3}
R1: {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3)}
R2: {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1)}
R3: {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 3), (3, 1)}
R4: {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (2, 3), (3, 2)}
R5: {(1, 1), (2, 2), (3, 3), (1, 2), (2, 1), (1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 1), (3, 2)}
Ans = 5

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11. Let f : R → R be a twice differentiable function such that f (x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all x, y  R. If f ' (0) = 4a and
f satisfies f '' (x) – 3af ' (x) – f(x) = 0, a > 0, then the area of the region
R = {(x, y) | 0  y  f(ax), 0  x  2} is:
(1) e2 – 1 (2) e4 + 1 (3) e4 – 1 (4) e2 + 1
Sol. (1)
f(x + y) = f(x)f(y)
f'(x + y) = f'(x)f(y)
x = 0, y = x
f'(x) = f'(0)f(x)
f '( x )
 f ( x ) =  4a.  lnf(x) = 4ax + c
f(0) = 1  f(x) = e4ax
f'(x) = 4ae4ax
f"(x) = – 16a2e4ax
Then f'' (x) – 3af'(x) – f(x) = 16a2 – 3a  4a – 1 = 0
16a2 – 3a  4a – 1 = 0
1
4a2 – 1 = 0  a =
2

f(ax) = ex
0 2

0
2
area = ex dx  ex 0 = e2 −1

12. From all the English alphabets, five letters are chosen and are arranged in alphabetical order. The total number
of ways, in which the middle letter is ‘M’, is:
(1) 6084 (2) 14950 (3) 4356 (4) 5148
Sol. (4)

 12 C2  13 C2 = 6 1113 6 = 5148

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 n
(2n –1)(2n +1)(2n + 3)(2n + 5) n 1
13. If T =
r =1
r
64
, then lim
n →
 T  is equal to:
r =1 r

1 2
(1) 0 (2) (3) 1 (4)
3 3
Sol. (4)

Tn = Sn – Sn–1
1
 Tn =
8
( 2n −1)( 2n + 1)( 2n + 3)
1 8
 =
Tn (2n −1)(2n + 1)(2n + 3)
n n
lim  = lim8
1 1
r =1 (2n − 1)(2n + 1)(2n + 3)
n → →
r =1 Tr
n

8  

1 1
= lim  − 
n → 4
 (2n −1)(2n +1) (2n +1)(2n + 3) 

 1 1   1 1  
= lim2  −  +  −  +
n→
 1.3 3.5   3.5 5.7  
2
=
3

x –1 y – 2 z – 3 x – 2 y – 4 z–5
14. Let L1 : = = and L2: = = be two lines. Then which of the following points
2 3 4 3 4 5
lies on the line of the shortest distance between L1 and L2 ?
8 1  5   14 22   1
(1)  , –1,  (2)  – , –7,1 (3)  , –3,  (4)  2,3, 
3 3  3  3 3  3
Sol. (3)

ˆı ˆ kˆ
VL = VL1  VL2 = 2 3 4 = −1,2, −1
3 4 5

A on L1: (2 + 1, 3 + 2, 4 + 3)
B on L2: (3+ 2, 4 + 4, 5 + 5)

VAB || VL
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 2 − 3 −1 3 − 4 − 2 4 − 5 − 2
= =
−1 2 −1
2 – 2 – 1 = 0, 11 – 14 – 6 = 0
14 – 14 = 7
11 – 14 = 6
3 = 1
1
=
3
 5 13 
Now A:  ,3, 
3 3 
 13
x− y − 3 z−
L: 3= = 3 =k
−1 2 −1
5 13 
P:  − k,3 + 2k, − k 
3 3 
k=–3
5 13 
=  + 3,3 − 6, + 3
3 3 
 14 22 
=  , −3, 
3 3

15. Let the parabola y = x2 + px – 3, meet the coordinate axes at the points P, Q and R. If the circle C with centre at
(–1, –1) passes through the points P, Q and R, then the area of PQR is:
(1) 5 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 4
Sol. (2)
y = x2 + px – 3
Let P(, 0), Q(, 0), R(0, –3)
Circle with centre (–1, –1) is (x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = r2
Passes through (0, –3)
12 + (–2)2 = r2
r2 = 5
(x + 1)2 + (y + 1)2 = 5
Put y = 0
(x + 1)2 = 5 – 1
(x + 1)2 = 4
x + 1= + 2
x = 1 or x = – 3
 P(1, 0) and Q(–3, 0)
1 0 1
1
Area of PQR = −3 0 1 = 6
2
0 −3 1

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16. Let the triangle PQR be the image of the triangle with vertices (1, 3), (3, 1) and (2, 4) in the line x + 2y = 2. If
the centroid of PQR is the point (, ), then 15 ( – ) is equal to:
(1) 21 (2) 22 (3) 24 (4) 19
Sol. (2)
Let ‘G’ be the centroid of  formed by (1, 3) (3, 1)
and (2, 4)
 8
G   2, 
 3
Image of G w.r.t x + 2y – 2 = 0
8  2 + 16 − 2 
−2  −  
= 3 = −2  3 
1 2 1+ 4
−2  16 
=
5  3 
−32 −2 −32  2 8 −24
 = + 2 = , = + =
15 15 15 3 15
15( – ) = – 2 + 24 = 22
 
4 4
17. 
Let for f(x) = 7tan8x + 7 tan6x – 3tan4x – 3tan2x, I1 = f (x)dx and I2 =
0
 xf (x)dx . Then 7I
0
1 + 12I2 is equal to:

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4) 

Sol. (1)
f (x) = 7tan6 x  sec2 x − 3tan2 x  sec2 x

( )
= 7tan4 x − 3 tan2 x  sec2 x

I1 =  (7tan4 x − 3) tan2 x sec2 x dx
0
4

Put tanx = t  sec2 x dx = dt

0 (7t4 − 3)t2dt
1
=

(
= t 7 − t3 )1
0
=0


I2 = 0
4 xf (x)dx

 
= x tan7 x − tan3 x  4 −
0  ( tan7 x − tan3 x )dx
0
4

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 
=0−  0
4 tan3x
( tan 2
)
x −1  sec2 xdx

Put tanx = t  sec2 x dx = dt

0 ( )
1
= − t3 t 2 −1 dt

1
 t6 t 4  1 1 
= − −  = − − 
 6 4 0 6 4

 2 − 3 1
= −   I2 =
 12  12
 7I1 + 12I2 = 1

18. Using the principal values of the inverse trigonometric functions, the sum of the maximum and the minimum
values of 16((sec–1x)2 + (cosec–1 x)2) is:
(1) 242 (2) 222 (3) 182 (4) 312

Sol. (2)



( 2 
) 
y = 16  sec−1 x + cosec−1 x − 2sec−1 x  − sec−1 x 
2 
sec–1x = t
 2   
= 16  − 2t  − t 
 4  2 

 2 
= 16  − t + 2t 2 
 4 

  2 
= 32 t 2 − t + 
 2 8 

  2 2  
= 32  t −  +  , t [0, ] −  
 4  16  2

ymin = 2

 92 2 
ymax = 32  +  = 202
 16 16 

sum = 22 + 202 = 222

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19. A coin is tossed three times. Let X denote the number of times a tail follows a head. If  and  denote the mean
and variance of X, then the value of 64( + 2) is:
(1) 48 (2) 32 (3) 64 (4) 51
Sol. (1)
x = 0 {TTT, HHH, THH, TTH}
x = 1 {HTT, THT, HHT, HTH}
1
P ( X = 0) =
2
1
P ( x = 1) =
2

pi xi = 2
1
=

pi xi − ( x)2  0 + 2 12 − 4 = 4

1 1 1
2 =

1 1
then64( + 2 ) = 64 +  = 64  = 48
3
 2 4 4

– 
20. Let z1, z2 and z3 be three complex numbers on the circle |z| = 1 with arg(z1) = , arg (z2) = 0 and arg (z3) =
4 4
. If |z1 z 2 + z2 z3 + z3 z1 |2 =  +  2 , ,   Z, then the value of 2 + 2 is :
(1) 41 (2) 29 (3) 31 (4) 24
Sol. (2)

z1 = e−i/4 z2 = 1 z3 = ei/4
2
z1z2 + z2 z3 + z3 z1 = e−i/4 1 + 1 e−i/4 + ei/4  ei/4
2

2
= 2e−i/4 + i

2
 1 1 
= 2 − i  + i =| 2 − 2i + i 2
 2 2 

( )
= 2 + ( 2 −1)2 = 2 + 3 − 2 2

=5−2 2
 = 5,  = −2

2 +2 = 29

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 SECTION – B

→ → →
21. Let c be the projection vector of b =  î + 4kˆ ,  > 0, on the vector a = î + 2 ĵ + 2 k̂ . If | a + c | = 7, then

→ →
the area of the parallelogram formed by the vectors b and c is __________ .

Sol. (16)

 ba 
c =   aˆ
 |a| 

( + 8)  ˆi 2jˆ 2kˆ 
=  , , 
3  3 3 3 

 9
i,
9
j,
9 
(
  + 8 ˆ 2( + 8) ˆ 2( + 8) ˆ  ˆ ˆ ˆ
a+c =  k  + i,2j,2k )
 + 17 2 + 34 2 + 34
= , ,
9 9 9

Given a + c = 7

 ( +17)2 + (2 + 34)2 + (2 + 34)2 = 7  9

= ( +17)  3 = 7  3

 + 17 = 21
=4

 b = ( 4,0,4)  4 8 8
c = , , 
 3 3 3

ˆi ˆj kˆ
 Area of parallelogram = b  c = 4 0 4
4 8 8
3 3 3

 −32  ˆ  32 16  ˆ  32 
= ˆi   − j −  + k  
 2  3 3 3

= 16

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22. Let A be a square matrix of order 3 such that det (A) = –2 and det(3adj( – 6adj (3A))) = 2m+n 3mn, m > n. Then
4m + 2n is equal to __________ .
Sol. 34
|A| = 2
|3adj(– 6adj(3A))|
= 33 |– 6×adj(3A)|2
= 3366 |adj(c)|2
= 33 × 66×|c|4
= 3366|3A|4
= 3366
= 
= 
m + n = 10
m×n = 21
m = 7, n = 3
 4m + 2n =    + 
=  +  = 

23. Let the function,

–3ax2 – 2, x  1
f(x) = 
 a + bx, x  1
2

be differentiable for all x  R, where a > 1, b  R. If the area of the region enclosed y = f(x) and the line y = –
20 is  +  3 , ,   Z, then the value of  +  is __________ .
Sol. 34

−3ax2 − 2 x  1
f ( x) = 
 a2 + bx x  1

by continuity
– 3a – 2 = a2 + b.
a2 + 3a + 2 = – b
by differentiability

−6ax
Now f ' ( x ) = 
 b

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  – 6a = b

a2 + 3a + 2 = 6a

a2 – 3a + 2 = 0

a = 2 as a > 1


−6x2 − 2; x  1
f ( x) = 
 4 −12x; x  1


 (−6x − 2 + 20)dx +  ( 4 −12x + 20)dx

1 2
Area = 2

− 3 1

= 16 + 12 3 + 6

= 22 + 12 3

 +  = 34
5 11
m
 2r + 2
C2r +1
24. If = , gcd (m, n ) = 1, then m – n is equal to ___________ .
r =0 n

Sol. 2035

5 11

C
2r+1 = 11!
r=0 2r + 2 (2r +1)!(10 − 2r)!(2r + 2)

11!
=
(2r + 2)!(10 − 2r )!
1 2
=  C2r +2
12

1 5 12

1
 C2r+2 = 2 C2 +12 C4 +12 C6 +12 C8 +12 C10 +12 C12 
12 r=0 12

2 −1 = 2047
1  11  1
12  12

m = 2047 n = 12

m – n = 2035

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 x –1 y –1 z + 1 x–2 y z+4
25. Let L1 : = = and L2 : = = ,   R, be two lines, which intersect at the point
3 –1 0 2 0 
B. If P is the foot of perpendicular from the point A(1, 1, –1) on L2, then the value of 26  (PB)2 is ________ .

Sol. 216
x −1 y −1 z + 1
= = =
3 −1 0
Point on line [3 + 1, – + 1, – 1]
x −2 y z+4
= = =
2 0 
Point on line 2+ 2,0, 3 − 4

Coplanar lines
2 0 
3 −1 0 =2(3) + (–2) = 0
1 −1 −3

 6 = 2   = 3
(3+1, –+1, –1)(2µ+2, 0, 3µ–4)
 –  + 1 = 0 …(1)
=1
3 – 4 = – 1 … (2)
3 = 3
=1
 B(4, 0, –1)
A(1, 1, –1)

(2, 0, 3)
(2 + 2, 0, 3 –4)

(2 + 1, – 1, 3 – 3)(2, 0, 3) = 0
4 + 2 + 9 – 9 = 0
7
13 = 7   =
13
 40 −31  2 468
P  ,0,   ( PB) =
 13 13  169

26( PB) = 216

2

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