UNIT TEST –3

JEE MAINS (Engg.) Answer Key

Time: 3 Hrs M.M.: 300

Mathematics : Matrices & Determinants, Inverse Trigonometric

Physics : Electrostatics, Capacitance
Chemistry : Solution, Solid State
Questions Answers Questions Answers Questions Answers
1 b 31 a 61 c
2 d 32 b 62 c
3 b 33 a 63 b
4 a 34 d 64 c
5 c 35 d 65 c
6 c 36 b 66 b
7 b 37 c 67 d
8 d 38 b 68 b
9 d 39 a 69 a
10 a 40 d 70 b
11 c 41 d 71 b
12 a 42 a 72 c
13 b 43 a 73 b
14 a 44 d 74 c
15 a 45 c 75 b
16 b 46 d 76 b
17 c 47 b 77 a
18 b 48 a 78 b
19 d 49 b 79 a
20 b 50 c 80 b
21 4 51 2 81 6
22 3 52 0 82 6
23 1 53 0 83 4
24 2 54 8 84 1
25 1 55 6 85 4
26 0 56 4 86 5
27 3 57 1 87 2
28 1 58 6 88 3
29 9 59 2 89 5
30 4 60 1 90 2

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 HINTS AND SOLUTIONS
Mathematics 2 3
1

1.(b) tan x    x  tan   tan 3
1x 4  tan 1 2
tan 1 y    y  tan  2 3
1 
tan 1 z    z  tan  3x 4
8  9x
  2
     12 x  6
4
and x  y  z  1 (Given) 4
 x
tan(     )  1 3
5.(c) tan 1  tan 1 2  tan 1 3
1
x  y  z  xyz
 1  23
1  xy  yz  zx     tan 1
4 1  (2)(3)
 x  y  z  xyz  1  xy  yz  zx

 1  xyz  1  xy  yz  zx     tan 1 ( 1)
 xyz  xy  yz  zx 4

 xyz  xy  yz  zx  x  y  z  1  0
cot 1 1  cot 1 2  cot 1 3
( x  y  z  1  0)
3
 ( x  1)( y  1)( z  1)  0   tan 1 1  tan 1 2  tan 1 3
4
If x = 1, then y + z = 0
3 
 x 3  y 3  z 3  3  13  y 3  y 3  3  2  
2 2
2.(d) sin 1 2 x    cos 1 3x
  tan 1 1  tan 1 2  tan 1 3  
 sin 1 2 x  cos 1 ( 3 x)  sin 1 sin  1 1 1  
  cot 1  cot 2  cot 3  
 1  4 x 2  3x ( x  0)
 sin 1 (sin 2)
1
 x2  2
13 

1 6.(c) S   cot 1 (n 2  3n  3)
 x n 1
13 
 1 
But for x < 0, /2 < cos 1 3 x   and   tan 1  2 
n 1  1  n  3 n  2 
 / 2  sin 1 2 x  0 
 L.H.S.    (n  1)  (n  2) 
  tan 1  
Hence, equation has no solution. n 1  1  ( n  1)( n  2) 
10 10 
r
3.(b) s   tan 1     (tan 1 ( n  1)  tan 1 (n  2))
r 1 s 1 s n 1
10 10
s   3
 s   tan 1   (As r and s are   
r 1 s 1 r 2 4 4
independent) 7.(b) For infinitely many solutions the two equations
On adding, we get become identical. Hence,
10 10
 r  s  k 1 8 4k
2s    tan 1    tan 1       k 1
r 1 s 1  s  r  k k  3 3k  1
10 10
8.(d) Given system of equations is
  10 100  2x  y  2z  2
 2 s     10 
r 1 s 1 2 2 r 1 2 x  2 y  z  4
 S = 25 x  y  z  4
2 3  1 Since the system has no solutions
4.(a) tan 1  tan 1   tan 1
3x 4 2 2 2 1 2
2 3
 tan 1  tan 1  tan 1 2   1 2 1  0
3x 4
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  2(2  1)  1(  1)  2(3)  0 m
1 2
 4   2    1  6  0
But  (2r  1)  2 (m  1)(2m  1  1)  m
r 0
 1,
 3  9 m m
m
 3  Cr  2 m and 1  m  1
r 0 r 0
2 1 2
Therefore,
Also 4 2 1
m
m2  1 2m m 1
4 1 3 2 m

= 2(6  1)  1( 12  4)  2( 4  8)

r 0
r  m 1 2 m 1 =0
2 2 2 2
sin (m ) sin ( m) sin (m  1)
= 10  8  8  10  0
Thus system has no solution for   3 bc  a 2 ac  b 2 ab  c 2
 cos  sin   15.(a) ac  b 2 ab  c 2 bc  a 2
9.(d) A 
 sin   cos  ab  c 2 bc  a 2 ac  b2
AAT  I (i) a b c
Now, C  ABAT = Determinant formed by cofactors of b c a
 AT C  BAT (ii)
T T T n 1
c a b
Now A C A  A CC A (from (ii))
2
 BAT CC n 2 A  B 2 AT C n  2 A  ... a b c
 1 0  b c a 0
 B n1 AT CA  B n1 BAT A  B n   
 n 1  c a b
10.(a) Q  6 1 2 1
1 k 3 16.(b)  2 1 2  0
2
Now, adj Q  Q  36  P 1 3 3 1 3 3
2 4 4 Hence for at least one solution if 1   2  3  0
1 k 3 a 2 1
 1 3 3  36  1  b 1 2  0
1 1 1 c 3 3
 k (1  3)  3(1  3)  36  abc 0
 2k  42 From  2  0 and 3  0, we get the same
 k  21 condition.
11.(c) Adj (4 A)  4 2 Adj (A) = 16 Adj (A) 17.(c) System has non-initial solution
 |Adj| = 163 |Adj A| = 163 . 52 2 2 1
12.(a) Here |A| = 1  2 3   2  0
 Adj (Adj A) = |A|32 . A = A 1 2 
(Where trace of a matrix is the sum of the

elements in the principal diagonal)
4 4
13.(b) a  cos  i sin  2 (  2)(3   2  4)  2( 2  2)  1(4  3   )  0
3 3
 (  2)(  1)(  4)  4(  1)  (  1)  0
1 1 1
2  (  1)( 2  2  8  5)  0
 1    3(  2 ) purely imaginary
 (  1)( 2  2  3)  0
1  2
 (  1)( 2  3)  0
14.(a) Using the sum property, we get
m m m x2 y2 z2
m 18.(b) Let 2  X , 2  Y , 2  Z
 (2r  1)
r0

r 0
Cr 1
r 0
a b c
m Then the given system of equation is
 r  m2  1 2m m 1 X  Y  Z 1
r 0
sin 2 (m 2 ) sin 2 ( m) m  1 X Y  Z 1
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 Coefficient determinant is 2 2  10 12 20
1 1 1 3 4 5 9 20
A  1 1 1
1 1 1  There are 3 possible values for s.
 1( 1  1)  1(1  1)  1(1) 23.(1)   ei 2 /3
 4  0 z 1  2
2
   
   z  2 1 0
i i   1 
19.(d) We have, A   2   2 1 z
    i   1
  i i  z  2
1   2 0   z z  2 1 0
 A2   2  
 0 12   2
1 z
  2   4 0  (Operating C1  C1  C2  C3 and using
=  2 4
 0    
1    2  0)
2
    0 
= 2
 0     z  ( z  2 )( z  )  1  ( z    1)  2 (1  z  2 ) 
 f (x) = x2 + 2 [given] =0
 f (A) = A2 + 2I
 z3  0
  2   0   2 0
= 2    z = 0 is only solution.
 0      0 2 24.(2)
1 0 x x2 1  x2
=   2    2   
0 1  2 x 4 x2 1  8 x3  10
1 0  3 x 9 x 2 1  27 x 3
=  3  2   
0 1
1 0 1 1 1  x3

= 2i 
3 
0 1   x3 2 4 1  8 x 3  10
1 0  1 0 1 0  3 9 1  27 x 3
20.(b) A2   
1 1  1 1   2 1  1 1 1 1 1 1
1 0  1 0  1 0  3
 x 2 4 1  x 2 4 8  10 6
A3   
2 1  1 1  3 1  3 9 1 3 9 27
…………………………..
………………………….. 1 0 0 1 0 0
3 6
1 0  x 2 2 1  x 2 2 6  10
An   
n 1 3 6 2 3 6 24
n 0 n  1 0   6 x6  x3  5  0
=  
n n  0 n  1  (6 x 3  5)( x 3  1)  0
= nA   n  1 l  x 3  56 OR x 3  1
21.(4) (i) Find the determinant of matrix. Thus, there are two real distinct values of x.
(ii) Solve the in equation 1  i 3
 p q 25.(1) Z 
22.(3) Given A   , A is symmetric, p   . 2
r s 
( ) r 2 s 
p p P   2s 
 A   r 
p s 
|A| = ps – p2 = 20 2 () r 2 s  () r 2 s 
 P   2s  
P(s p) = 20.   r   2 s r 

S No P t (s  p) s ps – p2
1 1  20 21 20
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  () 2 r  (2 s )2 2 s ( )r  r 2 s  Required determinant is formed when each
  2s r r 2s  elements of first matrix is replace by
 ()    4 s  2 r  corresponding co-factors
   4s 2r 2s r
 (  ( ) ) r Hence D =D2
  2s r r  (We known D = Da-1, where n is order of matrix)
 (  () ) 4 s  2 r  30.(4) pT   p
But, it is given that
0 x 2   0 4 2 
p 2  1 4
  0 8     x 0 y 
 4 s  2 r  1 and 2 s (r  ()r )  0
 2  y 0   2 8 0 
 r  ( ) r  0  x  4, y  8
 r  1 and s  1  x  y  4  8  4.
So, there is only one such pair. PHYSICS
26.(0) Taking x common from R2 and x(x  1) common
31.(a) BY quantisation of charge,
from R3 we get q = ne
1 x x 1 q 1C
or n    6  1018 electrons
f ( x )  x 3 ( x  1) 2 x  1 x  1 e  1.6  10 19 
3 x  2 x 1 32.(b) Here,
Applying C3  C3  C2 , we get Number of electrons removed = number of atoms
in 1g
1 x 1
4 1020
2
f ( x )  x ( x  1) 2 x  1 2  0 Or n   4  1017
103
3 x2 3  Charge, q = ne = 4×1017×1.6×10-19 C
Thus, f (500)  0 = 6.4 × 10-2C
1
27.(3) cos(2sin 1 (cot(tan 1 (sec(6 cosec 1 x )))))  1 33.(a) The value of K 
4 0

 sin 1 (cot(tan 1 (sec(6 1 x))))   Where  0 is permittivity of free space
2 = 8.854 × 10-12 C2 N-1m-2
1 1
 cot(tan (sec(6 cosec x )))  1 = 8.854 × 10-12 C2N-1m-2
 34.(d) From diagram, force on q1 (=) at A,
 tan 1 (sec(6 cosec 1 x ))   C(q3 = – q)
4 F3 1 F3 2
 sec(6 cosec 1 x))  1 F3

 6cosec 1 x  3, 2, 

  
 cos ec 1x   ,  , 
2 3 6
2
 x  1, ,2 F1
F1 3 F 23
F2
3 F1 2 F2 1
  A(q1 = q) B(q2= q)

1
 
28. (1) cos cot 1 sin  tan  x x   
3
F1  F12  F13  Frˆ1
q2
Here F  and r̂ , is the unit vector along
 1  4 0l 2
 
 cot 1 sin  tan 1 x   cos 1 


3 BC
 1  Force on q2 ( = q) at B,
  
 
 cot 1 sin  tan 1 x   cot 1 


2 F2  F21  F23  Frˆ2

1 (here r̂2 , is the unit vector along AC)

 sin  tan 1 x   Force on q3 (= – q) at C
2   
 tan 1 x 
 F3  F31  F32   F12  F22  2 F1F2 cos60 nˆ
4 = 3Fnˆ
 x=1 Here n̂ = unit vector along the direction bisecting
29.(9) BCA
D=3   
Or F1  F2  F3  0

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35.(d) Electric field at a point is continuous if there is no r 3
charge at that point. And the field is discontinuous r
2
if there is charge at that point. So both options (b)  q
and (c) are correct. Now, potential, V 
4 0 r
36.(b)
Since cube has 8 vertices and 8 charges each of
37.(c) Electric field, value q are present there
1 8q 4q
F 2.25 N  V 
E   1500 NC 1 4 0 x 3 3 0 x
q 15 104 C
2
1 q
38.(b) As E  q q
4 0 r 2 50.(c) Here, V1  ,V2 
4 0 r1 4 0 r2
if q '  2q
V1 r2
1 2q  
Then E '  V2 r1
4 0 r 2
51.(2) conceptual
E’ = 2E 52.(1) Potential difference between two points in an
So electric field is doubled. electric field is
39.(a) Here, q = 1C,  0  8.85  10 12 C 2 N 1m 2 W
Number of lines of force = Electric force VA  VB
q0
q 1
=  where, W is work done by moving charge q0 from
 0 8.85 1012
point A to B
= 1.13 × 1011 Here, W = 2 J, q0 = 20 C
40.(d) In a charge-free region, electric field lines can be 2
taken to be continuous curves without any breaks So, VA  VB  0.1 V
41.(d) 20
42.(a) As electric flux,  = E.Δs 53.(0) Potential at A due to charge at O,
 unit of  is N C-1
43.(a) The net charge enclosed by the sphere is zero.
44.(d)
45.(c) The potential energy of an electric dipole in a
uniform electric field is
 
U   p.E
U   pE cos
For U to be maximum
cos   1    
46.(d) Here D = 2r = 4.4 m, or r = 2.2 m 1 (103 ) 1 (103 )
VA   
  60  Cm 2 40 OA 40 2 2

Charge on the sphere, q    4 r 2  2  2

22 2 1 (103 )
= 60  10 6  4    2.2   3.7  10 3 C  
7 4 0 2

47.(b) Electric field, E  Potential at B due to charge at O.
0
1 (103 ) 1 (103 )
48.(a) When the point is on the diameter and away from VB    
the centre of hemisphere which is charged 4 0 OB 4 0 2
uniformly and positively, the component of So, VA – VB = 0
electric field intensity parallel to the diameter 54.(8) As we know, potential difference VA – VO is
cancel out. So the electric field is perpendicular to dV = Edx
VA 2
the diameter. dV    30 x2dx
49.(b) The length of diagonal of the cube of each side x VO 0

is 2
 x3 
3x2  x 3 VA – VO = 30   
 Distance between centre of cube and each 3
vertex,  10  [23  (0)3 ]  10  8  80

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Torque applied on a dipole   pE sin 

Resultant of F41 + F43 = 2 Feach
where,  = angle between axis of dipole and 1 Qq
electric field.  2
40 d 2
For electric field E1  E î
Resultant on Q becomes zero only when q charges
it means field is directed along positive X are of negative nature.
direction, so angle between dipole and field will
1 QQ
remain , therefore torque in this direction  F
40 2
56.(4) As each capacitors cannot withstand more than
300 V, so there should be four capacitors in each
2d  
row become in this condition 1 kV i.e. 1000 V dQ QQ QQ
 2   2 q 
will be divided by 4 (i.e. 250 not more than 300 d2 2d 2 2
V). Q Q
Now, equivalent capacitance of one row  q or  2 2
2 2 q
1
  1 F  0.25 F 60.(1) Ratio energy stored in the capacitor and the work
4 1
[ in series combination, Ceq  c / n ] qV
1
done by the battery  2 
Now, we need equivalent of 2 F, so let we need n qV 2
such rows CHEMISTRY
 n  0.25  2 F 61.(c) For octahedral voids r+/r = 0.414  .0732
[ in parallel combination Ceq  nc ] 8 6
62.(c) Z atoms    4; X atoms = 8.
2 8 2
n 8 63.(b) Since NaCl has f.c.c. structure, KF has also fcc
0.25
 Total number of capacitor = number of rows  structure and Z = 4.
number of capacitors in each row Further in a face centred cubic lattice, the distance
 8  4  32 between the cation and anion is equal to the sum
57.(1) When the two conducting spheres are connected of their radii which is equal to half of the edge
by a conducting wire, charge will flow form one length of the unit cell i.e., r+ + r = a/2.
sphere (having higher potential) to other (having Z M
Now edge length, a 3 
lower potential) till both acquire the same   NA
potential. 4  58
V E r 2   155.318  1024 cm 3
Therefore, E   1  2   2 :1 2.48  6.023  1023
r E 2 r1 1  a  5.375  10 8 cm  5.375  10 10 m
d  537.5  10 12  537.5pm
58.(6) Electric field, E    2ar
dr 537.5
By Gauss’ theorem, Now r+ + ra=  268.7pm
2
q
 
E 4 r 2 
0
 q  8 0 ar 3
64.(c) No. of oxygen atoms  8   1
1
8
dq dq dr 1
   No. of oxygen atoms  6   3
dV dr dV 2
 1  No. of titanium atoms  1  1  1

 24 0ar 2     60a
 4r 2 
 Formula of the mineral CaTiO3
Let O.N. of Ti = x
59.(2) Three forces F41, F42 and F43 acting on Q as
2  1 + x + 3(2) = 0
shown.
2 + x 6 = 0
x=4
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65.(c) Molarity  
M B  VA (mL) 18  720
74.(c) AB AB packing is hexagonal close packing in
= 55.5 M which all atoms occupy 74% of the total space.
66.(b) The curve represents the solution with –ve Hence, 26% of the space is empty or voids.
deviation.
75.(b) a  2 2r
67.(d) Lesser the number of particles in solution, lesser
the depression in freezing point, higher the 3
freezing point. 
Volume of the cell a 3  2 2r   16 2r 3

68.(b) Both urea and sugar do not undergo any

1 1
association or dissociation in solution. No. of spheres in fcc  8   6   4
8 2
69.(a) Osmotic pressure,  = CRT
4 16
Volume of 4 spheres  4  r 3  r 3
n 6 7.45 3 3
CH3COOH   0.1, nKCl   0.1
60 74.5
Z M Z  27
76.(b) d  2.70 
Here molar concentrations of both the solution are N A V 6.023  10  (405  10 10 )3
23

same. Since KCl ionizes more than CH3COOH,

the number of particles in KCl solution increases. Z=4
70.(b) Mass of solution  500  1.05  525g Hence, structure of aluminium unit cell is fcc or
face-centred.
Mass of solvent  500  6  519g
77.(a) Factual
6  1000
Molality   0.192m 78.(b) Volume of the unit cell = a3 = (400 pm)3
60  519
 (400  10 10 cm)3  64  10 24 g
5 2.5 2.5  180
71.(b)  or x   90
180 x 5 Density of the unit cell = 10 g/cm3
72.(c) Molarity of resulting solution Mass of unit cell = Volume  density
M1 V1 M 2 V2 25  3 75  0.05  64  10 24  10  640  10 24 g
MTotal    
VTotal VTotal 100 100
Now, 640  1024 g = 1 unit cell
 0.75  0.0375  0.7875M .
1
73.(b) Kf = 1.86 K m  32 g =  32  0.05  1024  5  10 22
640  1024
Tf = i Kf m 79.(a) Higher the value of KH’ lower is the solubility of
gas in the liquid.
0.02046  i  1.86  0.01
80.(b) Factual
2.046
i  1.1
1.86 81. (6)
H 2O
CH 3 COOH   CH 3COO   H  82. (6)

83. (4) Coordination no. of Y( Zn2+) is 4.

Initially 1 
84.(1) 2(r+ + r–) = a
After dissociction 1 –  

i  1  , 1    1.1 or   101
 
2 rNa+ + rCl – = 564pm

 [H+] = C   10 1  101  10 3

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rNa    181  101 pm
2

= 1 pm

85. (4) Let the fraction of metal which exists as M3+ be x.

Then the fraction of metal as M2+ = (0.98 – x)

 3x + 2 (0.98 – x) = 2

x +1.96 = 2

x = 0.04

0.04
 % of M 3  100  4.08%
0.98

86. (5)

87. (2) 5X  X 5

 1  1
i  1  1    1  1    0.2 = 2
 n   5

88. (3) KCl  K + +Cl – , , thus, i = 2

NaCl  Na + + Cl – , thus, i = 2

K 2SO 4  2K + +SO 42– thus, i= 3

89. (5) No. of moles of NaOH

M  V 0.5  250
=   0.125
1000 1000

n
90. (2)   iCRT  i RT
V

π×V 0.5×2
n= = = 0.0164 mol
i×R×T 2.47×0.0821×300
Amount of CaCl2 = n × M = 0.0164 × 111 = 1.820
g

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