Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ (MC SIR) CLASS-XI

MATHS BY MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR

CLASS - XI
(Test Paper)

1. The solution set of the equation log10(3x2 + 12x + 19) – log10(3x + 4) = 1 is :

(A) a null set
(B) a singleton
(C) a set consisting of exactly two elements
(D) a set consisting of more than two elements
Ans. (C)
Sol. log10(3x2 + 12x + 19) – log10(3x + 4) = 1
3x 2  12x  19
 10
3x  4
3x2 + 12x + 19 = 30x + 40
 x2 – 6x – 7 = 0  (x – 7) (x + 1) = 0  x = 7 or x = –1

 2 3
2. Find the value of sin  sin  sin
7 7 7
7 3
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D) 0
8 7
Ans. (A)
 2 3
Sol. let x  sin  sin  sin
7 7 7
 2 3
x 2  sin 2  sin 2  sin 2
7 7 7
1 2  4   6 
x 2  1  cos 1  cos  1  cos 
8 7  7  7 

1 2  4   
x 2  1  cos 1  cos  1  cos  ...(i)
8 7  7  7

 6   
 cos  cos       cos 
 7  7 7
 2 4 3
Let cos  a, cos  b, cos  c   cos
7 7 7 7
from (i)
1
x 2  (1  a)(1  b)(1  c)
8
1
 1  (a  b  c)  (ab  ac  bc)  abc ....(2)
8
1
ab  ac  bc  2ab  2ac  2bc
2
1  2  4 2 4 
  2 cos cos  2 cos  cos  2 cos  cos 
2 7 7 7 7 7 7 

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1 3  5 3 6 2 
  cos  cos  cos  cos  cos  cos 
2 7 7 7 7 7 7 

  2 3 
  cos  cos  cos 
 7 7 7
  ab  ac  bc  ( a  b  c)
 (a  b  c)  ( ab  ac  bc)  0 ....(3)
 2 4
Now abc  cos  cos  cos
7 7 7
sin(8 / 7) sin(    / 7) 1
  
8sin  / 7 8sin  / 7 8
1
 abc  ......(4)
8
Now put values from (3) & (4) into (2)
1 1
x 2  1  0  
8 8
1 7
 x2  
8 8
7
 x
8

 2 3 7
 sin  sin  sin 
7 7 7 8

3. If x = satisfies the equation log6(2x+3) – log6(3x – 2) = x, then find the value of 3

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Ans. (D)
 8  2x 
Sol. log 6  x x
3 2
8  2x
x
 6x  8  2 x  6 x (3x  2) or 8  3x (3x  2)
3 2
 32x  2  3x  8  0
put 3x  t
t 2  2t  8  0  (t  4)(t  2)  0  t = 4 or t = –2 (rejected)
 3x  4
x = log34 = 
 3  3log3 4  4 Ans.

4. If a = log125 and b = log253, then log52 is equal to:-

1  2ab 1  2ab 2a
(A) 1 – 2ab (B) (C) (D)
2a 2b 1  2ab
Ans. (B)

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Sol. 1
 log 5 12 and b  log 25 3  2b  log 5 3
a
1 
Now,   2b   log 5 12  log 5 3  log 5 4  2 log 5 2
a 
11  1  2ab
   2b    log 5 2
2a  2a
log 16 log 4 x  log x 5
5. The number of values of x satisfying the equation 2 5 2
5x  x log5 45  x 5  0 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Ans. (A)
log5 16log 4 x  log 1 5
Sol. 2 2x
 5x  x log5 45  x 5  0
22 log5 4log4 x  x log2 5  5x  x log5 4  x 5  x 5  0
22log5 x 2x log2 5  5x  x 2 log5 2  x 5  x 5  0
log5 x 2 2
2   5x  5x  2log5 x    x5  x5  0

2 2
5 x  2 log 5 x
   1  x 5  2 log 5 x    1  0
   
2
5 x
 x 5  2log5 x
   1  0
 

log5 x 2
5x  x 5  0 2  1  0
This possible only when x will be –ve No solution
while according to question x  2
 number of values of x = zero
Important Note: x > 0 hence obviously the equation has no solution  (A)]

6. If all possible solutions to the equation log4(3 – x) + log0.25(3 + x) = log4(1 – x) + log0.25(2x + 1) are
found, there will be
(A) 2 positive solutions (B) no prime solution
(C) 1 positive and 1 negative solution (D) two integral solutions
Ans. (B)
 3 x   1 x  3  x 1 x
Sol. log 4    log 4   
 3 x   2x  1  3  x 2x  1
(3 – x) (2x + 1) = (1 – x) (3 + x)
5x – 2x2 + 3 = 3 – 2x – x2
x2 – 7x = 0 x = 0 or x = 7.
 1 
Reject x = 7; as domain = x   ,1 .
 2 
 Only solution is x = 0 Ans.

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7. Let  R and k
 sin(2 )  a then find the value of  cot 3 (2k )  cot(2k ) sin 4 (2k )
k 2 k 0

1 1 3
(A) (a) (B) 2(a) (C) (a) (D) (a)
4 3 2
Ans. (A)
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Sol. cot 3

  cot  sin 4 

 cos3  cos   4
 3   sin 
 sin  sin  
 cos3   sin   cos   sin 3 

 sin  cos  cos 2   sin 2  
1 1
 sin 2  cos 2  sin 4
2 4
Hence,

 cot 3 (2k )  cot(2k ) sin 4 (2k )
k 0


1
  sin 4(2k )
k 0 4

1 
  sin(2k  2 )
4 k 0
1

4
 
sin 22   sin 23   sin 24   ......

1
 (a)
4
,

cos3   cos 3 sin 3   sin 3

8. Find the value of 
cos  sin 
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 2
Ans. (C)
Sol. cos 3  4 cos3   3cos 
cos 3  cos3   (3cos3   3cos )

cos3   cos 3
 3(1  cos 2 )  3sin 2  ..... (1)
cos 
sin 3  3sin   4sin 3 
sin 3  (3sin   3sin 3 )  sin 3 
sin 3   sin 3
 3(1  sin 2 )  3cos 2  .....(2)
sin 
(1) + (2)
3(sin 2   cos 2 )  3

7
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9. Find value of  sin(2r  1)
r 1 14
1 1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
64 16 8
Ans. (B)

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Sol. Given exp is
 3 5 7 9 11 13
sin sin sin sin sin sin sin
14 14 14 14 14 14 14
13   
 sin  sin      sin
14  14  14
11  3  3
sin  sin      sin
4  14  14
9  5  5
sin  sin      sin
14  14  14
 given exp
2
  3 5  7
sin  sin  sin   sin
 14 14 14  14
2
      3    5  
 cos     cos     cos      1
  2 14   2 14   2 14  
2
 3 2 
 cos  cos  cos 
 7 7 7
2
  2 4 
  cos  cos  cos 
 7 7 7 
2 2
  sin 8 / 7    sin(    / 7) 
    
 8sin  / 7   8sin  / 7 
1 1
 2

8 64

  
10. Find the value of 4 cos  3sec  2 tan
10 10 10
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 2
Ans. (A)
 3 2sin  / 10
Sol. 4 cos  
10 cos  /10 cos  / 10
4 cos 2  / 10  3  2sin  / 10

cos  /10

Multiply and divide by cos
10
4 cos3  /10  3cos  /10  2 sin  /10 cos  / 10

cos 2  / 10
cos 3 / 10  sin 2 / 10

cos 2  /10
  3  2
sin     sin
  2 10  10
0
2
cos  / 10
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11. Find the value of sin(–420°) cos(390°) + cos(–660°) sin(330°)
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – 1 (D) 2
Ans. (C)
Sol. sin (–420°) = – sin420°
= – sin(360° + 60°)
= – sin 60° =  3 / 2
cos(390°) = cos(360° + 30°)
= cos30° = 3/2
cos( 660)  cos(660)
= cos(720° – 60°)
= cos60° = 1/2
sin(330°) = sin(360° – 30°)
= –sin30° = –1/2
  3   3   1   1 
 =  2   2    2   2 
     
3 1
    1 Ans.
4 4
12. AB is a vertical tower. The point A is on the ground and C is the middle point of AB. The part CB subtend an
angle  at a point P on the ground. If AP = n AB, then the correct relation is:
(A) n = (n2 + 1) tan (B) n = (2n2 – 1) tan
(C) n2 = (2n2 + 1) tan (D) n = (2n2 + 1) tan
Ans. (D)
AB
Sol. In PAB, tan  
AP
B




P A

AC
In PAC, tan =
AP
 tan   tan(  )
tan   tan 

1  tan  tan 

AB AC

 AP AP
AB AC ....(i)
1 
AP AP
 AP = n (AB) = n(2AC) ( C is the mid point of BA)
From Eq. (1), we get

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1 1

tan   n 2n  n
1 2
1  2 2n  1
2n
 n  (2n 2  1) tan 

13. A ladder 5 m long leans against a vertical wall. The bottom of the ladder is 3 m from the wall. If the bottom of
the ladder is pulled 1 m farther from the wall, how much does the top of the ladder slide down the wall
(A) 1 m (B) 4 m (C) 2 m (D) 3 m
Ans. (A)
Sol. From first case
A

4 5m

B 3m C
From second case,
A

D
5m
3

C’
B 4m
 AB = 4m and BD = 3m
 AD = 4 – 3 = 1m
14. A tower T1 of height 60 m is located exactly opposite to a tower T2 of height 80 m on a straight road. From the
top of T1, if the angle of depression of the foot of T2 is twice the angle of elevation of the top of T2, then the
width (in m) of the road between the feet of the towers T1 and T2 is:-
(A) 20 2 (B) 10 2 (C) 10 3 (D) 20 3
Ans. (D)
Sol.
T2


T1 

60 m 80 m

d
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Let, the width of the road the road is d.
If the angle of the elevation is , then
20
tan   , here 20 is the difference between the heights of T1 and T2.
d
Given that, the angle of depression is twice of the angle of elevation.
60
tan 2 
d
2 tan 
We know, tan 2 
1  tan 2 
60 40 / d
 
d 1  (400 / d 2 )
400 1
 
d2 3
d  20 3

15. When the elevation of the sun changes from 45° to 30°, the shadow of a tower increases by 60 units, then the
height of the tower is
(A) 30 3 units (B) 30 2 units
(C) 30( 3 + 1) units (D) 30( 2 + 1) units
Ans. (C)
Sol.

45° 30°
a
60

h
tan 45  ha
a
h (a  60)
tan 30  h
a  60 3
 3 h  h  60

60 60( 3  1)
h   30( 3  1) units
3 1 2

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