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PARTII Mathematics
SECTION I Single Correct Choice Type
Thissectioncontains8multilplechoicequestions.Eachquestionhasfourchoices(A),(B),(C)
and(D)outofwhichONLYONEiscorrect.
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29. Let f, g and h be realvalued functions defined on the interval [0, 1] by f(x) = ex + ex ,
2
2
2
2
g(x)= ex + ex and h(x)= x2ex + ex .If a, b and c denote,respectively,theabsolutemaximum
of f, g and h on[0,1],then
(A) a = b and c b (B) a = c and a b (C) a b and c b
(D) a= b = c
2

f ' (x)= 2x (ex ex )>0 " x (0,1]

2
g' (x)= ex (2x22x +1)>0 " x [0,1]
2
h' (x)= 2x3 ex >0 " x (0,1].
Hence,allthreefunctionsarestrictlyincreasingfunctions,so a = b = c =2e.

29. (D) Since,

30. Let p and q berealnumberssuchthat p 0, p3 q and p3 q.If a and b arenonzerocomplex

numberssatisfying a + b = p and a3+ b3= q,thenaquadraticequationhaving a / b and b / a
asitsrootsis
(A) (p3 +q) x2 (p3 +2q)x +(p3 +q)=0
(B) (p3 +q)x2 (p3 2q) x +(p3 +q)=0
(C) (p3 q)x2 (5p3 2q) x +(p3 q)=0
(D) (p3 q)x2 (5p3 +2q)x +(p3 q)=0
30. (B) Since

a3 +

b3 =(

p)(p2 3ab)=

(p3 + q)
ab =
3p

a b p2 - 2ab
2 p - 2q
x
x
+
1
=
0
Requiredquadraticequationis
as + =
.
p3 + q
b a
ab

31. Equationoftheplanecontainingthestraightline

x y z
= = andperpendiculartotheplane
2 3 4

x y z
x y z
= = and = = is
3 4 2
4 2 3
(A) x +2y 2z =0 (B) 3x +2y 2z =0 (C) x 2y +z =0
containingthestraightlines

(D) 5x +2y 4z =0

31. (C) Equationofplanemustbe a (x 0)+ b (y 0)+ c (z 0)=0and2a +3b +4c =0.

Also, theplanewhichcontainbothlinesmusthavenormalalongthevector
) (4i+ 2
)= 8i-
.
(3i+ 4
j + 2k
j + 3k
j - 10k
Since,requiredplaneisperpendiculartothisplane
8a b 10c =0.
Usingcrossmultiplication a : b : c =1:2:1
x 2y + z =0.
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32. Iftheangles A, B and C ofatriangleareinanarithmeticprogressionandif a, b and c denotethe

lengthsof thesides oppositeto A,Band C respectively,then thevalue ofthe expression

a
c
sin 2C+ sin2A is
c
a
(A) 1/2
(B)

3/2

(C) 1

(D) 3

32. (D) Since, B = p /3.Expressiongivenis

2a
2c
1
b
sinC.cosC+
sinA.cosA= (acosC+ ccosA)=
c
a
R
R
Usingsinerule, b / R =2sin B = 3.
33. Let w beacomplexcuberootofunitywith w 1.Afairdiceisthrownthreetimes.If r1, r2and r3
r
r
r
arethenumbersobtainedonthedie,thentheprobabilitythat w1 + w 2 + w 3 = 0 is
(A) 1/18
(B) 1/9
(C) 2/9
(D) 1/36
33. (C) Since,wehavetwochoicesforall r1, r2and r3
hence,(2223!)/63=2/9.
34. Let P, Q, R and S bethepointsontheplanewithpositionvectors

- 2i-
j,4i,3i+ 3
j and - 3i+ 2
j respectively.Thequadrilateral PQRS mustbea
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

parallelogram,whichisneitherarhombusnorarectangle
square
rectangle,butnotasquare
rhombus,butnotasquare

j ,hencePQRSis
34. (A) PositionvectorsofmidpointofPRandQSbothcoincidesto i+
2

aparallelogram.
But PQ.PS = ( 6i+
j).(- i+ 3
j) 0 and PR.SQ = (5i+ 4
j).(7i- 2
j) 0
Hence, PQRS isneitherarectanglenorarhombus.
x

1 tln(1+ t)
dt is
35. Thevalueof Lim 3 4
x 0x t + 4
0

(A) 0
35. (B) Since

(B) 1/12

(D) 1/64

0
formexist,UsingL'HospitalruleandNewtonLeibnitzrule,
0

requiredlimit= Lim

xln(1+ x)

x 0 3x2(x4 + 4)

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36. Thenumberof3 3matricesAwhoseentriesare either0or1andfor whichthesystem

x 1
A y = 0 hasexactlytwodistinctsolutions,is

z 0
(A) 0
(B) 29 1
(C) 168

(D) 2

36. (A) Wehavethreeplanesandwehavetomakesurethattheyintersectinexactlytwopointsand

thatisimpossible,becausesystemofequationsmayhavenosolutionoruniquesolutionor
infinitelymanysolutions.

SECTIONII

Multiple Correct Choice Type

Thissectioncontains5multiplechoicequestions.Eachquestionhasfourchoices(A),(B),(C)
and(D)outofwhichONEORMOREmaybecorrect.
37. Let ABC beatrianglesuchthat ACB = p /6andlet a, b and c denotethelengthsofthesides
oppositetoA,BandCrespectively.Thevalue(s)ofxforwhicha=x2 +x+1,b=x2 1and
c =2x +1is(are)
(A) (2+ 3)
(B) 1+ 3
(C) 2+ 3
(D) 43
37. (B) Since,b = x2 1
\

cosA =

x >1

a>c

(x2 - 1)2 + (2x+ 1)2 - (x2 + x+ 1)2

= -1/2
2(x2 - 1)(2x+ 1)
A =2p /3
\ B = C = p /6
b=c
x =1 3ofwhichonly x =1+ 3isacceptable.

x2 2x 2=0

38. Let A and B betwodistinctpointsontheparabola y2=4x.Iftheaxisoftheparabolatouchesa

circleofradius r having AB asitsdiameter,thentheslopeofthelinejoining A and B canbe
(A) 1/ r
(B) 1/ r
(C) 2/ r
(D) 2/ r
38. (CD) Let A(t1)and B(t2),then ycoordinateofcentreofthecirclewith AB asdiameteris

2
= 2/r.
(t1 + t2)
Bysymmetry,slopeof A' and B' =2/ r where A' B' areimageof A and B inaxis.
(t1+ t2)= r andslopeoflinejoining AB =

1 4

39. Thevalue(s)of

x (1- x)4
2

dxis(are)

0 1+ x

(A)

22
-p
7

(B) 2/105

1 4

39. (A)

x (1- x)4

2
0 1+ x

(C) 0

(D)

71 3p
15 2

1 8

dx =

x - 4x7 + 6x6 - 4x5 + x4

1+ x2

dx

4
= x6- 4x5+ 5x4- 4x2+ 4dx
2

1
+
x

=(1/7)(4/6)+1(4/3)+44tan11=
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40. Letz1 andz2 betwodistinctcomplexnumbersandlet z =(1 t) z1 +tz2 forsomerealnumber

t with0< t <1.IfArg(w)denotestheprincipalargumentofanonzerocomplexnumber w,then
(A) | z z1| + | z z2| = | z1 z2|
(B) Arg(z z1) =Arg(z z2)
(C)

z- z1

z- z1

z2 - z1 z2 - z1

= 0

(D) Arg(z z1) =Arg(z2 z1)

40. (ACD)
Usingsectionformula, z1, z2andzarecollinear.
Since, t (0,1)hence, z liesbetween z1and z2suchthat z divideslinejoining z1and z2into
ratio t : (1 t)ratiointernally.
Hence, | z z1| + | z z2| = | z1 z2|.
Anglesubtendedat z1by z and z2iszero

z - z1
mustbepurelyreal.
z2 - z1

Since,pointsarecollinearthenargumentmustbesameiftakeninasequence.
x

41. Let f bearealvaluedfunctiondefinedontheinterval(0, )by f(x)= lnx+

1+ sintdt.Then

whichofthefollowingstatement(s)is(are)true?
(A) f '' (x)existsforall x (0, )
(B) f ' (x)existsforall x (0, )and f ' iscontinuouson(0, ),butnotdifferentiableon(0, )
(C) thereexists a >1suchthat| f ' (x) | < | f(x) | forall x (a, )
(D) thereexists b >0suchthat | f (x) | + | f ' (x) | b forall x (a, )
41. (ABC)

f( x)=

1
+ 1+ sinx whichisdefinedandpositiveforall x.
x

Itiscontinuousatall x butnotdifferentiablewhensin x =1
For x > a, f ' (x)<(1/ a)+ 2
While f(x)ismonotonicallyincreasing (C)iscorrect.
As x , f (x) :unbounded.
(D)isincorrect.

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SECTION III ( Paragraph Type)

ThisSectioncontains2paragraphs.Baseduponthefirstparagraph2multipleChoicequestions
andbaseduponthesecondparagraph3multiplechoicequestionshavetobeanswered.Each
ofthesequestionshasfourchoices(A),(B),(C)and(D)outofwhichONLYONEiscorrect.

ParagraphforQ.NO42toQ.NO.43
Thecircle x2+ y2 8x = 0andhyperbola

x2 y2
+
= 1intersectatthepoints A and B.
9
4

42. Equationofacommontangentwithpositiveslopetothecircleaswellastothehyperbolais
(A)2x 5 y 20 = 0
(B)2x 5y + 4 = 0 (C)3x 4y + 8 = 0 (D)4x 3y + 4 = 0
42. (B) Equationoftangenttohyperbola, y = mx + (a2m2 b2 y = mx + (9m2 4)
Equationofcircle
x2 +y2 8x = 0
(x4)2 + y2 = 42
centre(4,0)radius=4
2
2
\ {m.40+ (9m 4)}/{(1+m )} = 4 8m (9m2 4) =209m2
m =(2 / 5)(Checkingwithoption)
\ Equationofcommontangent y = 2/ 5x + {(9 . (4/ 5)) 4} \ 2x 5 y+ 4 = 0
43. Equationofthecirclewith AB asitsdiameteris
(A) x2 +y2 12x +24=0
(B) x2 +y2 + 12x +24=0
2
2
(C) x +y + 24x 12=0
(D) x2 +y2 24x 12=0
43. (A) Circle(x 4)2+ y2= 16, hyperbola y2= (x2 9)(4 / 9)
solvingweget x =6, 6 / 13
when x = 6 \ y2 = 12
when x = ( 6/13) y2= venotacceptable
\ A and B are(6, + 23)&(6, 23)
\ Equation.ofcirclewithdiameter AB
(x x1 )(x x2) + (y y1)(y y2) = 0
\ x2 +y2 12x + 24= 0

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ParagraphforQ.NO44toQ.NO.46
Let p beanoddprimenumberand Tpbethefollowingsetof22matrices :

a b
Tp = A=
:a,b,c (0,1,2,....p- 1

c a

44. Thenumberof A inTpsuchthat A iseithersymmetricorskewsymmetricorboth,anddet(A)

divisibleby p is
(A) (p 1)2
(B) 2(p1)
(C)(p1)2+1
(D)2p 1
45. Thenumberof A in Tpsuchthattraceof A isnotdivisibleby p butdet(A)isdivisibleby p is
[ Note: Thetraceofamatrixisthesumofitsdiagonalentries.]
(A)(p 1) (p2 p + 1)
(B) p3 (p 1)2
(C)(p 1)2
(D)(p 1)(p2 2)
46. ThenumberofA in Tpsuchthatdet(A) isnotdivisibleby p is
(A) 2p2
(B) p3 5p
(C)p3 3p

(D)p3 p2

44. (D) b = c and a2 b2 isdivisibleby p

\ a + b isamultipleof p or a = b
a = b has p solutionswhile a + b = p has(p 1)solution
\ Total=2p 1
2
45. (C) aisnonzero.Let a mod p = K.
For b >0 b mod p,2b mod p,3b mod p takedistinctvaluesin{0,1,2,, p 1}
\ Thereexistsonlyone c forwhich bc mod p = K.
\ Foreverynonzero a & b,thereexistsanunique c.
\ No.ofpossibilities=(p 1)2.
46. (D) For a =0,det(A)isdivisibleby p iffatleastone of b & c iszeroi.e.
2p 1possibilities.
\ (p 1)2 +(2p 1)= p2 caseswhendet(A)isdivisibleby p.
\ det(A)isnotdivisibleby p in(p3 p2)cases.

SECTION IV ( Integer Type)

ThisSectioncontains TENquestions.The answertoeachquestionisa singledigitinteger,
rangingfrom0to9.ThecorrectdigitbelowthequestionnumberintheORSistobebubbled.
47. Let f bearealvalueddifferentiablefunctionon R (thesetofallrealnumbers)suchthat f(1)=1.
Ifthe yinterceptofthetangentatanypoint P (x, y)onthecurve y = f(x)isequaltothecubeofthe
abscissaof P, thenthevalueof f (3)isequalto
47. 9

Tangentat p(x, y) : Y y = f ' (x)(X x)

f '(x) . X Y + y xf '(x) = 0
Accordingtoquestion y xf '(x) = x3
f '(x) ( y / x) = x2
(dy / dx) ( y/ x) = x2
(Q dy / dx = f '(x))
ThisisL.D.E.intermsofy
dx

\ I.F = e- x
=e- ln x =1 / x
Solutionis:
y.(I.F)= x2. (I.F) dx = x2. (1/x)dx+k
(y / x ) = ( x2 / 2)+ k
put x =1then 1 = + k
k = (3 / 2)
2
\ (y / x) = x / 2 + (3 / 2)
F(x) = ( x3/ 2)+(3x / 2)
\ F(3) = (27 / 2) (9 / 2) = (18 / 2) = 9
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p p
suchthatforq
5
2 2

48. Thenumberofvalueof q intheinterval - ,

n = 0, 1, 2andtan q = cot5q aswellassin2q = cos4 q is

48. 3

Q tan q =cot5q
tan5q tan q =1
cos(5 q + q) = 0
6 q = (2n +1)(p /2)

q =(2n +1)(p /12), n I

For n = 0, 1, 2, 1, 2then q =(p /12), (p /4), (5 p / 12), ( p / 12), ( p / 4)
Again,sin2q = cos4q
sin2q sin{(p / 2) 4 q}=0
2cos{2q + ( p / 2)4q)/2.sin(6q (p /2)/2) = 0
\ cos{(p / 4) q}=0
{(p / 4) q}=(2n + 1)(p /2), n I
q = p / 4 (2n+ 1)(p /2)
For n =0,1,2,1,2then q = (p /4), (5p /4), (9 p / 4), (3p / 4), (7p / 4)
andsin(3q (p /4) = 0
3q (p / 4)= np
q = {(np + (p / 4) / 3}, n I
For n = 0, 1, 2, 1, 2then q =(p /12), (5p /12), (39 p / 12), ( 3p / 12), ( 7p / 12)
Hence,commonsolutionis:
q =( p / 4),(5p / 12), (p / 12)
\ n = 3.

49. Themaximumvalueoftheexpression

49. 2.

Since,

1
is
sin q + 3sinq cosq + 5cos2q
2

3
3
sin2q 1+ 2(1+ cos2q)+ sin2q
2
2
Maximumvaluewhendenominatorisminimum.
1+ 4cos2q +

=
3+

3
sin2q + 2cos2q
2

3
9
sin2q + 2cos2q = + 4 = -5/2
2
4
Maximumvalue=1/(3(5/2))=2.

Minimumvalueof
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r i - 2 j
r 2i + j+ 3k
r
r
50. If a and b arevectorsinspacegivenby a =
and b =
,thenthevalue
5
14

r
r r
r r
r
of 2 a + b . a b a - 2b is

) [(

50. 5.

) (

)]

r i 2
j r
3i
j
3k
Givena =
, b =
+
+
5
5
14
14
14
r
r
r r
r r
r
r r r r r
Now, (2a+ b).{(a b) (a- 2b)} = [(2a+ b)(a b)(a- 2b)]
r
r r
r r
r
= - (a b). {(2a+ b) (a- 2b)}
r r
r r
r r
r r r r
= - (a b).{2a a- 4a b+ b a- 2b b}
i

r r r r
r r
= 5 (a b).(a b)= 5|a b|2= 5 1/ 5 - 2/ 5
0
2/ 14 1/ 14 3/ 14

6
3 1
4
= 5 i + j +
+ k

70
70
70

70

=(5/70)(36+9+25)=5.

x2 y2
51. Theline2x+y=1istangenttothehyperbola 2 - 2 = 1 .Ifthislinepassesthroughthepointof
a b
intersectionofthenearestdirectrixandthexaxis,thentheeccentricityofthehyperbolais
51. 2.

Intersectionpointofdirectricswith xaxisis(a / e,0)

Q 2x + y =1passesthrough(a / e,0)
a / e =1/2.
\ m=2
c= (a2m2 b2)
1= (4a2 b2)
2
2
4a b =1
4a2 a2 (e2 1)=1
4e2+1=1
e2=4
e =2.

52. IfthedistancebetweentheplaneAx 2y + z =dandtheplanecontainingthelines

x - 1 y- 2 z- 3
x- 2 y- 3 z- 4
=
=
and
=
=
is 6 , then| d | is
2
3
4
3
4
5

52. 6.

i
j k
r r r

n= b1 b2 = 2 3 4 = -i+ 2
j - k
3 4 5

r r

Equationofplanecontainingthelinesis r . n = a .n
i.e. x 2y z =0
\ distancebetween Ax 2y + z d =0and x 2y z =0
= | d | / (1+4+1)= 6

| d | =6.
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53. Foranyrealnumberx,let[x]denotethelargestintegerlessthanorequaltox.Letfbeareal
valuedfunctiondefinedontheinterval[10,10]by

x- [x] if [x] is odd,

f(x)=
1+ [x]- x if[x]iseven
2
Thenthevalueof p

10

f (x)cosp x dx is
10 -10
2

53. 4.

2
Since f(x)isanevenperiodicfunctionwithperiod2.Thengivenintegral= p f (x)cospxdx
0

2
1

= p2 (1- x )cospxdx+ (x- 1)cospxdx

1
0

1
1

= p2 (1- x )cospxdx- xcospxdx

0
0

= p2 (1- 2x)cospxdx = p2 (4/ p2)=4.

0

2p
2p
+ i sin
.Thenthenumberofdistinctcomplex
3
3

54. Let w bethecomplexnumber cos

z+1

w 2

z+ w 2
1

w 2

numbers z satisfying w

z+1
54. 1.

Since w

w 2

z+ w 2
1

(z +1+ w+ w2)

w
1 z+ w 2
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0
1- w
1

1 = 0isequalto
z + w

1 = 0 UsingC1 C1 +C2 +C3

z + w

w 2

w2
1 = 0
z+ w

w2
1- w 2 = 0
z+ w - w 2

{z (w w2) (z + w w2)}(1 w2)(1 w)=0

z2 (w w2)2 (1+ w3 w w2) = 0
z2 (w2 + w4 2ww2)(2+1) = 0
z2 =0
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55. LetSK,k=1,2......100,denotethesumoftheinfinitegeometricserieswhosefirsttermis

2 100
k - 1
1
andthecommonratiois .Thenthevalueof 100 + k2 - 3k + 1S is
k!
k
k
100! k=1

55. 4.

Given,firstterm, a =

Sk =

k - 1
,r = 1/k
k!

( k- 1)/k!
1
= k/k!=
1- (1/k)
(k- 1)!

1002 100 2
1002 100 k2 - 3k+ 1
+
|
(
k
3
k
+
1
)
S
|
=
+
Now,

k
100! k=1
100! k=1 (k- 1)!
=

1002 100 (k2 - 2k+ 1)- k 1002 100 (k- 1)2

k
+
=
+
=4.
100! k=1
(k- 1)!
100! k=1 (k- 1)! (k- 1)!

.
56. Thenumberofallpossiblevalueof q,where0 < q < p, forwhichthesystemofequations
(y + z)cos3q =(xyz)sin3q
x sin3q =

2cos 3q
y

2sin3q
z

(xyz)sin3q =(y + 2z)cos3q +ysin3q

haveasolution(x0, y0, z0)with y0z0 0, is
56. 8.

Since, xyz sin3q y cos3q z cos3q =0

xyz sin3q 2y sin3q 2z cos3q =0
and xyz sin3q y (sin3q +cos3q) 2z cos3q =0
Eliminating xyz , y and z ,weget

sin 3q

- cos3q

- cos3q

sin3q

- 2sin3q

- 2cos3q = 0

sin3q - (sin3q + cos3q) - 2cos3q

cos3q

sin 3q . cos3q 1

2sin3q

2 = 0

1 sin3q + cos3q 2
sin3q =0
q = np /3, n I
q = p /3,2p /3
cos3q =0
q =(2n +1) (p /6), n I
q = p /6, p /2,5p /6
and(4sin3q 2sin3q 2cos3q)+cos3q (22)+(sin3q +cos3q 2sin3q)=0
(2sin3q 2cos3q)+(cos3q sin3q)=0
sin3q cos3q=0
tan3q =1
3q = np +(p /4)
q =(np /3)+(p /12)=3p /4, n I.
q = p /12,5p /12,3p /4.
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