Adv Nurture Maths Races

INDEX
RACE NO. TOPIC NAME PAGE NO.

1 # RACE ....................... BASIC MATHS ................................................................................................ 1
2 # RACE ........................ BASIC MATHS ................................................................................................. 3
3 # RACE ........................ RATIONAL INEQUALITY .............................................................................. 5
4 # RACE ........................ MODULUS FUNCTION .................................................................................. 7
5 # RACE ........................ LOGARITHMS ................................................................................................ 9
6 # RACE ........................ LOGARITHMS ................................................................................................ 11
7 # RACE ........................ LOGARITHMS ................................................................................................ 13
8 # RACE ........................ LOGARITHMS ................................................................................................ 15
9 # RACE ........................ MISCELLANEOUS .......................................................................................... 17
10 # RACE ...................... SETS ................................................................................................................. 19
11 # RACE ...................... SEQUENCE & SERIES .................................................................................... 21
15 # RACE ...................... QUADRATIC EQUATION ............................................................................... 30
19 # RACE ...................... TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO ............................................................................. 38
24 # RACE ...................... TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATION ..................................................................... 49
27 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 55
28 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 57
29 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 59
30 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 61
31 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 64
32 # RACE ...................... P & C ................................................................................................................ 66
33 # RACE ...................... BINOMIAL THEORM ..................................................................................... 68
37 # RACE ...................... SOT ................................................................................................................... 75
38 # RACE ...................... SOT ................................................................................................................... 77
39 # RACE ...................... SOT ................................................................................................................... 79
40 # RACE ...................... SOT ................................................................................................................... 81
41 # RACE ...................... DETERMINANTS ............................................................................................ 84
42 # RACE ...................... DETERMINANTS ............................................................................................ 86
43 # RACE ...................... POINTS ............................................................................................................ 88
44 # RACE ...................... POINTS ............................................................................................................ 90
45 # RACE ...................... STRAIGHT LINE ............................................................................................. 92
49 # RACE ...................... CIRCLE ............................................................................................................ 100
50 # RACE ...................... CIRCLE ............................................................................................................ 103
51 # RACE ...................... CIRCLE ............................................................................................................ 105
52 # RACE ...................... CIRCLE ............................................................................................................ 107
53 # RACE ...................... MISCELLENEOUS .......................................................................................... 109
54 # RACE ...................... PARABOLA ..................................................................................................... 112
55 # RACE ...................... PARABOLA ..................................................................................................... 114
56 # RACE ...................... PARABOLA ..................................................................................................... 116
57 # RACE ...................... PARABOLA ..................................................................................................... 118
58 # RACE ...................... ELLIPSE ........................................................................................................... 120
59 # RACE ...................... ELLIPSE ........................................................................................................... 122
60 # RACE ...................... ELLIPSE ........................................................................................................... 124
61 # RACE ...................... HYPERBOLA .................................................................................................. 126
62 # RACE ...................... HYPERBOLA .................................................................................................. 128
63 # RACE ...................... HYPERBOLA .................................................................................................. 130
ANSWER KEY ........................................................................................................................................... 132
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RACE # 01 BASIC MATHS MATH EM ATI CS
LEVEL-I
[SINGLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
1. The ratio of total area of the rectangle to the total shaded area
2 4 4-p p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
p 4-p p 4
2. Which one of the following does not reduce to sinx for every x, wherever defined, is
tan x sin x sin 2 x sec x

(A) (B) (C) (D) All reduce to sinx
sec x sec x - tan 2 x
2
tan x
3. What is the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle of radius 4 cm ?
(A) 12 cm2 (B) 9 3 cm2 (C) 8 3 cm2 (D) 12 3 cm2
2x 2 2x + 7 4 - 6x
4. The equation - + + 1 = 0 has the roots
x -1 3 x -1
(A) 4 and 1 (B) only 1 (C) only 4 (D) Neither 4 nor 1
5. An equilateral triangle and a regular hexagon have the same perimeter, then the ratio of their areas is
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 2 : 5
6. 116 people participated in a knockout tennis tournament. The players are paired up in the first round, the
winners of the first round are paired up in the second round, and so on till the final is played between two
players. If after any round, there is odd number of players, one player is given a bye, i.e. he skips that round
and plays the next round with the winners. The total number of matches played in the tournament is
(A) 115 (B) 53 (C) 232 (D) 116
7. The circumference of a circle circumscribing an equilateral triangle is 24p units. Then the area of the circle
inscribed in the equilateral triangle, is
(A) 12p (B) 24p (C) 36p (D) 48p
1 1 2x + 4xy - 2y
8. If - = 4 , then the value of is equal to
x y y - x + 2xy
1 2 1 2
(A) - (B) - (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
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9. If a Î I & a4 + a2 + 1 is prime. The number of possible values of a is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
10. Suppose that w = 21/2, x = 31/3, y = 61/6 and z = 81/8. From among these number list, the biggest, second biggest
numbers are
(A) w, x (B) x, w (C) y, z (D) x, z
11. Given 3x2 + x = 1, then the value of 6x3 – x2 – 3x is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
12. The sides of a DABC are as shown in the figure. Let P be any internal point of this triangle and
æ 3x1 + 4x 2 + 5x 3 ö
x1,x2 & x3 denote the distance between P and sides of triangle. The value of ç ÷ is
è 6 ø
6 x1 10
x3
x2 P
B 8 C
13. Find all the integral solutions of the equation xy = 2x – y
14. If n + 20 and n – 21 are both perfect square of natural numbers, where n is a natural number, Find n.
15. Is there exist any natural numbers, m & n such that m2 = n2 + 2010.
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RACE # 02 BASIC MATHS MATH EM ATI CS
LEVEL-I
2 x
1. The ratio of (2x – y) to (x + y) is . Then is
3 y
2 3 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) 5
3 4 4
2. If x + y = a and x2 + y2 = b, then the value of (x3 + y3), is
3ab - a 3
(A) ab (B) a2 + b (C) a + b2 (D)
2
1
If x = 3 - 8 , then x +
2
3. is equal to
x2
(A) 6 (B) 34 (C) 102 (D) 110
a b
4. If (a2 + b2)3 = (a3 + b3)2 and ab ¹ 0 then the numerical value of + is equal to
b a
3 2 4
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
2 3 9
2 2
5. Solution set of the equation 32x - 2.3x + x + 6 + 32(x + 6) = 0 is
(A) {–3, 2} (B) {6, –1} (C) {–2, 3} (D) {1, – 6}
6. The expression ( 28 + 10 3) + ( 28 - 10 3 ) simplifies to
(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 2 3 (D) 5
7. Unit digit of 38 + 78 + 58 is
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 0
8. If 4x –(a–1) x + ax – 6x + 1 is divisible by (2x – 1), then 'a' is equal to
4 3 2
(A) 13 (B) –13 (C) 11 (D) –11

9. In the figure the sum of distance AD and BD is
3
D C
4
A B
13
(A) between 10 and 11 (B) 12 (C) between 15 and 16 (D) between 16 and 17
4
10. If x = . Then the value of (1 + x)24 is
( )(
5 +1 4
5 +1 )( 8
5 +1 )
(A) 5 (B) 25 (C) 125 (D) 625

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y
(5(x -1) )5
11. If 510x = 4900, 2 = 25 then the value of is
4- y
14 28
(A) (B) 5 (C) (D) 14
5 5
12. Let p, q be real numbers satisfying p2 – q2 = 4 and 2pq = 3 then (p2 + q2) is equal to
(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 16 (D) 5
l 10 - 14 - 15 + 21
13. If = , then
10 + 14 + 15 + 21 k
(A) k = l/2 (B) l = k/2 (C) l = 2/k (D) None of these
14. Let x = 3 - 5 and y = 3 + 5 . If the value of the expression x – y + 2x y + 2xy – x y + xy can be

2 2 4 4
expressed in the form p + q where p, q Î N, then (p + q) has the value equal

(A) 410 (B) 610 (C) 510 (D) 540
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.15 Has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and five statements (P, Q, R, S and T) given in Column-II.
Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in Column-II.
15. Column-I Column-II
(A) A rectangular box has volume 48, and the sum of the (P) 1
length of the twelve edges (all integers) of the box is 48.
The largest integer that could be the length of an edge of the box, is
(B) The number of zeroes at the end in the product of first (Q) 2
20 prime numbers, is
(C) The number of solutions of 22x – 32y = 55, in which x and y (R) 3
are integers, is (S) 4
( ) + (7 - 5 2 )
1/ 3 1/ 3
(D) The number 7 + 5 2 , is equal to (T) 6

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RACE # 03 RATIONAL INEQUALITY MATH EM ATI CS
Solve the following inequality for x :
x 2 + 2x - 3 (x - 1)(x + 2)2
1. <0 13. <0
x2 +1 -1 - x
x +1
2. x4 – 2x 2 – 63 £ 0 14. <1
(x - 1) 2
x 2 - 7x + 12 x 2 + 6x - 7
3. >0 15. £2
2x 2 + 4x + 5 x2 + 1
x4 + x 2 + 1 x + 7 3x + 1
4. <0 16. + ³0
x 2 - 4x - 5 x -5 2
1 3 14x 9x - 30
5. < 17. - <0
x +2 x -3 x +1 x - 4
x 2 - 5x + 12 x2 + 2
6. >3 18. < -2
x 2 - 4x + 5 x2 -1
(2 - x 2 )(x - 3)3 5 - 4x
7. ³0 19. <4
(x + 1)(x 2 - 3x - 4) 3x 2 - x - 4
(x + 2)(x 2 - 2x + 1) x 4 - 3x 3 + 2x 2
8. ³0 20. >0
4 + 3x - x 2 x 2 - x - 30
2x 1 1 1 1
9. £ 21. + >
x -9 x + 2
2
x - 2 x -1 x
20 10 (x - 2)(x - 4)(x - 7)
10. + +1 > 0 22. >1
(x - 3)(x - 4) x - 4 (x + 2)(x + 4)(x + 7)
9(2x - 2) 1 4 4 1 1
11. (x2 - 2x)(2x - 2) - £0 23. - + - <
x2 - 2x x - 1 x - 2 x - 3 x - 4 30
12. (x + 5)(2x–3)5 (7 – x)3 (3x +8)2 < 0 24. x3 – 3x2 – x + 3 > 0

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x +1 x + 5
25. (x 2 - x - 1)(x 2 - x - 7) < -5 26. ³
x -1 x +1
1 1 2 ( x - 4)(2 x - 5) 27 ( x 2 - 9)10 ( x + 4)93

27. - £ 28. >0
x-2 x x+2 ( x 2 - 25)( x + 3)91 ( x 2 + 10)5
( x 2 - 9)101 ( x 2 + 6)( x 2 - 4)100 (2 x - 5)100 ( x + 3)(2 x + 1)101

29. >0 30. <0
( x 2 - 5 x + 6)13 ( x 2 - 16)16 ( x 2 - 4)151 (3x - 4)197
(2 x + 3)9 ( x - 4) 24 ( x - 6) 56 ( x 2 - 9)31 ( x - 4)30 ( x 2 - 9) 9 ( x 2 - 3 x + 2)17 (3 x 2 + 10)10

31. 0 32. <0
( x + 4)32 ( x 2 - 4) 9 ( x + 6)5 ( x - 8)94 ( x 2 - 5 x + 6) 52 ( x 2 - 25) 60 ( x 2 + 10)11

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RACE # 04 MODULUS FUNCTION MATH EM ATI CS
LEVEL-I
a
1. The value of 'x' satisfying the equation |x + 2| = 2(3 – x) is in the form of where a and b are co-prime
b
numbers, then the values of (a + b) is equal to
(A) 7 (B) 1 (C) 9 (d) 8
2. Number of solutions of equation |x – 3| + 2|x + 1| = 4 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
a- b
3. If solution of the equation (x + 3) |x + 2| + |2x + 3| + 1 = 0 is in the form of , then the values of (a – b)
2
is
(A) –24 (B) –10 (C) 24 (D) 10
4. The number of real solutions of the equation |x – 1| = x + 3, is
2
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

5. The least integral values of x which satisfy the equation |x – 3| +2|x + 1| = 4, is
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) –2
6. The complete and exhaustive range of values of 'x' satisfying the inequality |2x + 1| > x, is
æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö
(A) çè -¥, - ÷ø È çè - , ¥÷ø (B) çè -¥, - ÷ø (C) çè - , ¥÷ø (D) ( -¥, ¥ )
2 3 2 3
7. The number of integral solution of x2 + 2 |x + 3| –10 < 0, is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 4 (D) 2
8. The number of positive integral solution of inequality |2x – 4| < x – 1, is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
9. The number of integers not satisfying the inequality |x| + |x – 3| ³ 5 is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
10. The complete solution set of |2x + 1| – |5x – 2| > 1, is
æ 2ö æ 2 ö é2 2 ù
(A) x Î çè -¥ , ÷ø È çè , ¥ ÷ø (B) x Î ê , ú
7 3 ë7 3û
(C) x Î R (D) x Î f
LEVEL-II
11. The values of 'x' satisfying the equation |x| – 2|x + 1| + 3|x + 2| = 0, lies in
(A) (–5,–2) (B) [–5,–2) (C) [–5,–2] (D) (0, 3)
12. The product of all solutions of the equation |x – 3| + |x + 2| – |x – 4| = 3, is
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) –12 (D) –6

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13. The number of real solutions of the equation x - 1 + 2 x - 2 - x - 1 - 2 x - 2 = 1 , is

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
14. Which of the following does not hold true for the expression E = x 2 - 2x + 1 - x 2 + 2x + 1 ?
(A) E = 2 if x £ -1 (B) E = –2x if –1 < x < 1
(C) E = –2 if x ³ 1 (D) E = –2 for all x
15. The number of real solution of the equation |x2 + x + 3| = x + 3, is
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3
16. The sum of all possible values of x satisfying the equation |x – |4 – x|| = 4 + 2x is
(A)–1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3
17. The number of integral solution of |x + 1| +|x – 3| > 2 |x – 1|, is
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D)2
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
Solve the following for x :

18. |x2 – 1| + |2 – x2 | = 1
19. |x4 – x2 – 12| = |x4 – 9| – |x2 + 3|
20. |x + 2| + |x2 – 5x + 1| < |x2 – 4x + 3|

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RACE # 05 LOGAR ITHMS MATH EM ATI CS
LEVEL-I
1. The value of log0.01 1000 + log0×1 0.0001 is
(A) – 2 (B) – 10 (C) – 5/2 (D) 5/2
p
2. log8 128 – log9 (cot ) is
3
31 19 13 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 12 4 2
3. If log2(log3(log4(x))) = 0, log3(log4(log2(y))) = 0 and log4(log2(log3(z))) = 0 then the sum of x, y and z is
(A) 89 (B) 58 (C) 105 (D) 50
æ 3 ö
4. lnç
è 3ø
( )
÷ - l n 2 + 3 equals (where lnx = logex)
(A) l n 3 + l n 2 - 3 ( ) (
(B) l n 3 - l n 2 - 3 )
(
(C) l n 3 - l n 2 - 3 ) (
(D) l n 3 + l n 2 + 3 )
5. If log 2 ( 4 + log 3 ( x ) ) = 3 , then sum of digits of x is-
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18
[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]
( x)
x
6. If p, q Î N satisfy the equation x x
= then p & q are
(A) relatively prime (B) twin prime

(C) coprime (D) If logqp is defined then logpq is not defined & vice versa
7. If ‘a’ and ‘b’ are two distinct prime numbers lying between 1 and 10, which of the following can be the sum of
‘a’ and ‘b’?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
1
8. Let l satisfies the equation log(1–x)3 – log(1–x)2 = , then
2
(A) l < 1 (B) l > –2
(C) l2 > 1 (D) –3 < l < 4
9. The expression, logp logp p p p where p ³ 2, p Î N, when simplified is

...... p p
14
4244 3
n radical sign
(A) independent of p, but dependent on n (B) independent of n, but dependent on p

(C) dependent on both p & n (D) negative

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[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.10 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and five statements (P, Q, R, S and T) given in Column-
II. Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in Column-
II.
log 2 32
(A) (P) positive integer
log 3 243
2log 6
(B) (Q) negative integer
log12 + log3
-2
æ1ö
(C) log1/ 4 ç ÷ (R) rational but not integer
è 16 ø
log 5 16 - log 5 4
(D) (S) prime
log 5 128
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
11. The value of log3 (log2 ( log 3 81 ))
é æ 1ö ù
12. log3 êlog22 ç ÷ + 6 log2 2 + 5ú
ë è 2 ø û
é 1 æ 1ö æ 1ö ù
13. ê log 1 + 6 log 1 ç ÷ - 2 log 1 ç ÷ ú ¸ log 5
8
ë 2 4 è ø
4 2
è ø
16 4 û
2
14. log2 log2 2 2 2
15. log 2
2 2 + log 2
4
2 2
4 ( 3) 2
2
16. log 3
+ log 4 2 4
3 2
( log )
125 ¸ log25 25 . æ log 1 5 ¸ log 0.2 25 ö
3
17. 5 è 5 ø
75 5 32
18. Prove that log - 2 log + log = log 2
16 9 243
19. Simplify x ln y - ln z y ln z - ln x z ln x - ln y
æ 1 ö æ 3 3 3ö æ 38 ö
log 2 ç + log + log
20. è 4 4 ÷ø 3ç
è 27 ÷ø
4ç
è 128 2 ÷ø
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RACE # 06 LOGARITHMS MATH EM ATI CS
LEVEL- I
1. How many distinct real numbers belong to the following collection
ìï æ 4 + 15 ö üï
( ) ( ) ( ) (
íl n 4 - 15 ; l n 4 + 15 ; - l n 4 - 15 ; - l n 4 + 15 ; l n çç ) (
÷÷ ; l n 31 + 8 15 ý )
ïî è 4 - 15 ø ïþ
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

2. If logx + log5 = logx – log14, then x equal to (where base of the logarithm is 10)
2
(A) 270 (B) 70 (C) either 0 or 70 (D) 70 2

3. log10(log23) + log10(log34) + log10(log45) + ....... + log10(log10231024) simplifies to
(A) a composite (B) a prime number
(C) rational which is not an integer (D) an integer
log a 7
4. The value of 'a' for which = log p 36 holds good, is
log 6 7
(A) 1/p (B) p2 (C) p (D) 2

5. Given that log (2) = 0.3010....., number of digits in the number 20002000 is
(A) 6601 (B) 6602 (C) 6603 (D) 6604
6. Let N be the number of digits in the number 64 then the value of N, is - (use log10 2 = 0.3010)
64
(A) 78 (B) 84 (C) 144 (D) 116

LEVEL-II
7. If a4 · b5 = 1 then the value of loga(a5b4) equals

(A) 9/5 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 8/5
æ 3 aö p
8. If log ab a = 4 and the value of log ab ç ÷ = , where p & q are coprimes, then value of |p – q| is equal to
è bø q
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 11 (D) 17

9. Given log102 = a and log103 = b. if 3 x+2
= 45. The value of x in terms of a and b is
a -1 1- a 1+ a b
(A) (B) (C) (D)
b b b 1- a
10. If logyx + logxy = 7, then the value of (logyx)2 + (logxy)2, is
(A) 43 (B) 45 (C) 47 (D) 49
11. Which one of the following is the smallest ?
3
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
(A) log10 p (B) log10 p 2 (C) ç ÷ (D) ç ÷
ç p ÷ø
è log10 p ø è log10

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12. Number of digits in 416. 525 is (use log102 = 0.3010)
(A) 27 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) 30
13. Which of the following when simplified, reduces to unity ?
2log 2 + log3
(A) log10 5.log10 20 + log10
2
2 (B)
log 48 - log 4
1 æ 64 ö
(C) - log 5 log 3 5
9 (D) log 3 ç ÷
6 2
è 27 ø
14. If log45 = x and log56 = y, then
1 1
(A) log46 = xy (B) log64 = xy (C) log32 = (D) log23 =
2xy - 1 2xy - 1
x p
15. If x = (antilog23)(antilog34), y = antilog62 and = in lowest form (where p,q Î N), then (p + q)is less than
y q
or equal to
(A) 20 (B) 19 (C) 18 (D) 17
[MATRIX TYPE]
Has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in Column-II. Any
given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in Column-II.
(A) Anti logarithm of (0.6) to the base 27 has the value equal to (P) 5
(B) Characteristic of the logarithm of 2008 to the base 2 is (Q) 7
(C) The value of b satisfying the equation (R) 9
loge2 . logb625 = log1016 . loge10 is
(D) Number of naughts after decimal before a significant figure (S) 10
100
æ 5ö
comes in the number ç ÷ , is
è 6ø
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
1 1 1
17. Simplify 1 + log a + log c + 1 + log a + log b + 1 + log b + log c is (in terms of abc)
b b c c a a
æ 1 ö æ log3 12 log 3 4 ö
çè log8 27 - log 0.5 ÷ø . ç -
3 è log36 3 log108 3 ÷ø
18.
19. log 6 3.log3 36 + log 3 8.log 4 81

æ 2
öæ 2
ö
( )
1
ç ( 64 ) log5 8 + 2 log 5 2 ÷ ç 11 log25 11
- ( 64 )
log 8 5
÷÷
ç ÷ çè ø
20. Evaluate è ø
300
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LEVEL-I
1. Consider the equation log10(x + p) = log10(x) + log10(p), where x is a positive real number. This equation has -
(A) no solutions (B) exactly 1 solution
(C) exactly 2 solutions (D) more than 2, but infinitely many solutions
2. The sum of all the solutions to the equation 2 log x – log(2x – 75) = 2 is
(A) 30 (B) 350 (C) 75 (D) 200
3. The number of solution of log(2x) = 2 log (4x – 15) is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) infinite
4. Solution set of the equation log(8 – 10x – 12x2) = 3log (2x – 1) is -
(A) {1} (B) {3, 2} (C) {5} (D) f
5. Let x = 2log3 and y = 3log2 where base of the logarithm is 10, then which one of the following holds good ?
(A) 2x < y (B) 2y < x (C) 3x = 2y (D) y = x
LEVEL-II
6. The product of all values of x which make the following statement true (log3 x)(log5 9) – logx 25 + log3 2 =
log354, is
(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 5 5 (D) 25
7. Suppose that, log10(x – 2) + log10y = 0 and x + y-2 = x+ y

Then the value of (x + y), is
(A) 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 2 + 2 2 (D) 4 + 2 2

8. The real value of x for which the statement log69 – log927 + log8x = log64x – log64 holds true, is
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/8 (D) 1/16
9. The real x and y satisfy simultaneously log8x + log4y2 = 5 and log8y + log4x2 = 7 then the value of xy is equal
to
(A) 29 (B) 212 (C) 218 (D) 224
log 8 (8/ x 2 )
10. The equation = 3 has
(log8 x) 2
(A) no integral solution (B) one natural solution

(C) two real solutions (D) one irrational solution
11. In which of the following case(s) the real number 'm' is greater than the real number 'n' ?
(A) m = (log25)2 and n = log220 (B) m = log102 and n = log10 3 10
æ1ö æ1ö
(C) m = log105.log1020 + (log102)2 and n = 1 (D) m = log1/ 2 ç ÷ and n = log1/ 3 ç ÷
è3ø è2ø
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12. Select the correct statement.
æ1ö
(A) log319 · log1/73 · log4 ç ÷ < 2
è7ø
(B) The equation log1/3(x2 + 8) = – 2 has two real solutions.
æ1ö
(C) Let N = log215 · log1/62 · log3 ç ÷ . The greatest integer which is less than or equal to N is 3.
è6ø
(D) The equation log4x + log4(x + 2) = log4(3x) has no prime solution.
13. For the equation log

3 x
x + log3x x = 0, which of the following do not hold good?
(A) no real solution (B) one prime solution

(C) one integral solution (D) no irrational solution
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
14. If log 2
x + log 2 x + log 4 (x 2 ) + log 8 (x 3 ) + log16 (x 4 ) = 40 then x is equal to
15. If 4log 9 3 + 9 log 2 4 = 10log x 83 , (x Î R), then x is

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1. Let B, C, P and L be positive real numbers such that
log (B · L) + log (B · P) = 2; log (P · L) + log (P · C) = 3; log (C · B) + log (C · L) = 4
The value of the product (BCPL) equals (base of the log is 10)
(A) 102 (B) 103 (C) 104 (D) 109
2. If log3(x) = p and log7(x) = q, which of the following yields log21(x)?
1 1 pq
(A) pq (B) (C) (D)
p+q p + q -1
-1
p + q -1
-1
1023
æ 1ö
3. å log
n =1
2 çè 1 + n ÷ø is equal to -
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12

4. Let u = (log2x)2 – 6log2x + 12 where x is a real number. Then the equation xu = 256 has
(A) no solution for x (B) exactly one solution for x
(C) exactly two distinct solutions for x (D) exactly three distinct solutions for x
3log x
5. If (49) 343
- 2x - 3 = 0 , then x is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 3 (C) –1, 3 (D) 2, 3
[MATRIX TYPE]
Has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and five statements (P, Q, R and S) given in Column-II. Any
(A) When the repeating decimal 0.363636............. is written as a rational (P) 8
fraction in the simplest form, the sum of the numerator and denominator is
(B) If log8a + log8b = (log8a)(log8b) and logab = 3, then the value of 'a' is (Q) 15
(C) Let N = (2 + 1)(22 + 1)(24 + 1) ........ (232 + 1) + 1 then log256N equals (R) 16
(A) If x1 and x2 satisfy the equation x log10 x = 100x (P) irrational

then the value of x1x2 equals
(B) Sum of the squares of the roots of the equation (Q) rational
log2(9 – 2x) = 3 – x is
1
(
(C) If log1/ 8 log1/ 4 ( log1/ 2 x ) = ) 3
then x is (R) prime
(D) Let logba = 3, logbc = –4. If the value of x satisfying the (S) composite
equation a3x = cx – 1 is expressed in the form p/q,
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[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
8. log2 (x – 5x + 6) > 1
2
9. log 1 (x 2 - 1) ³ log 1 (3x)

2 2
10. log2 (2x + 3) > log2 (x – 2)
11. log3 |3 – 4x| > 2
12. log2 |x – 2| > log2 |x + 4|
(lnx)2 – 3lnx + 3
13. Find x for < 1.
lnx – 1
1 1
14. If (21.4)a = (0.00214)b = 100, then the value of - is
a b
15. Number of integers satisfying the inequality log1/2 | x – 3 | > – 1 is

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RACE # 09 MI SCE LLA NEO US MATH EM ATI CS
1. Which of the following conditions imply that the real number x is rational ?
I x1/2 is rational II x2 and x5 are rational III x2 and x4 are rational
(A) I and II only (B) I and III only (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III
2. Let n = 6 + 11 + 6 - 11 - 22 , then
(A) n ³ 1 (B) 0 < n < 1 (C) n = 0 (D) –1 < n < 0
3. Number of real distinct x satisfying the equation |x – 2| + |x – 3| = | x – 1| is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) more than 3
4. The sum of the solutions of the equation 9 – 6 · 3 + 8 = 0 is
x x
(A) log3 2 (B) log3 6 (C) log3 8 (D) log3 4
5. If x = 2 ( )(5 ) , then log

5 2
10 x= ( )
A - B (log10 2) + B . The value of (A + B) equals
(A) 7 (B) 9 (C) 11 (D) 13
a = log12, b = log21, c = log11 and d = log22 then log æç ö÷ can be expressed in this form
1
6.
è 7ø
P(a – b) + Q(c – d) where P and Q are integers then the value of (7P – Q) equals
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 13 (D) 15
2 æ c8 ö
7. Given log2a = p, log4b = p2 and logc2 (8) = . If log 2ç = (ap3 – bp2 – gp + d) where a,b,g,d,ÎN, then
p3 + 1 è ab 2 ÷ø
find the value of (a + b + g + d).
(A) 17 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 96
8. Let log MN = a + b, where a is an integer and b is non negative fraction. If M and a are prime and
a + M = 7 then N Î [a,b), Then the sum of all possible value(s) of |b – 5a| is
(A) 0 (B) 24 (C) 48 (D) 96
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.9 & Q.10 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in
Column-II. Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in
Column-II.
(A) The expression x = log 2 log 9 6 + 6 + 6 + ...¥ simplifies to (P) an integer
(B) The number N = 2(log2 3.log3 4.log4 5...log99 100) simplifies to (Q) a prime
1 1 1
(C) The expression + - simplifies to (R) a natural
log5 3 log 6 3 log10 3
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10. Column-I and column-II contains four entries each. Entry of column-I are to be uniquely matched with only one
entry of column-II.
Column-I Column-II
1 1 1 1
(A) + + + ........+ (P) 3
2 +1 3+ 2 4+ 3 49 + 48
(B) Let A = log 8 · log 4 81 ; B = log 3 · log 3 36 (Q) 6

3 6
Then the value of (A – B) equals
æ1ö
2
(C) Let A = log 2 ç ÷ ; B = log3 (8) ; C = - log 5 log 3 5
9. (R) 7
è4ø 2 2
æA ö
Then the value of ç + C ÷ equals
èB ø
(D) (3
4 - 3 10 + 3 25 )(
3
2 +3 5 ) (S) 8
[COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for question nos. 11 to 13
1 4
Let A denotes the sum of the roots of the equation + = 3.
5 - 4log 4 x 1 + log 4 x
B denotes the value of the product of m and n, if 2m = 3 and 3n = 4.
æ3ö
C denotes the product of the integral roots of the equation log3x ç ÷ + (log 3 x)2 = 1 .
èxø
11. The value of A + B equals
(A) 10 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 4
12. The value of B + C equals
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5
13. The value of A ÷ C + B equals
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 5
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
14. Find all integral solution of the equation, 4 log x 2 ( x ) + 2 log ( x ) = 3log ( x )
4x
2
2x
3
15. (i) Prove that if x = logcb + logb c, y = loga c + logc a, z = logb a + loga b then xyz = x2 + y2 + z2 - 4 .
1 1 1
(ii) y = a (1- loga x ) and z = a (1- loga y ) , prove that x = a (1- loga z )

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RACE # 10 SETS MATH EM ATI CS
1. If A and B are two given sets, then A Ç (A Ç B)C is equal to
(A) A (B) B (C) f (D) A Ç BC
2. Let A = [x : x Î R, x < 1]; B = [x : x Î R, x - 1 ³ 1] and A È B = R - D, then the set D is
(A) [x :1 < x £ 2] (B) [x :1 £ x < 2] (C) [x :1 £ x £ 2] (D) None of these
3. If X = {4 n - 3n - 1: n Î N} and Y = {9(n - 1) : n Î N}, then X È Y is equal to

(A) X (B) Y (C) N (D) None of these
4. Let n(U) = 700,n(A) = 200,n(B) = 300 and n(A Ç B) = 100, then n(A C Ç BC ) =
(A) 400 (B) 600 (C) 300 (D) 200
5. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% family buy newspaper A, 20% buy newspaper B and 10%
families buy newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. If 2% families buy
all the three newspapers, then number of families which buy A only is
(A) 3100 (B) 3300 (C) 2900 (D) 1400
6. If A = {a,b},B = {c,d},C = {d,e}, then {(a,c),(a,d),(a,e),(b,c),(b,d),(b,e)} is equal to
(A) A Ç (B È C) (B) A È (B Ç C) (C) A × (B È C) (D) A × (B Ç C)
7. If P, Q and R are subsets of a set A, then R × (P È Q ) =
c c c
(A) (R × P) Ç (R × Q) (B) (R ´ Q) Ç (R ´ P) (C) (R ´ P) È (R ´ Q) (D) None of these

8. Out of 800 boys in a school, 224 played cricket, 240 played hockey and 336 played basketball. Of the total, 64
played both basketball and hockey; 80 played cricket and basketball and 40 played cricket and hockey; 24
played all the three games. The number of boys who did not play any game is
(A) 128 (B) 216 (C) 240 (D) 160
9. If A = {1, 2, 3} and B = {3, 8}, then (A È B) × (A Ç B) is
(A) {(3, 1), (3, 2), (3, 3), (3, 8)} (B) {(1, 3), (2, 3), (3, 3), (8, 3)}
(C) {(1, 2), (2, 2), (3, 3), (8, 8)} (D) {(8, 3), (8, 2), (8, 1), (8, 8)}
10. If n( A) = 3 and n(B) = 6 and A Í B . Then the number of elements in A Ç B is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) None of these
11. In a certain town 25% families own a phone and 15% own a car, 65% families own neither a phone nor a car.
2000 families own both a car and a phone. Consider the following statements in this regard:
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
Which of the above statements are correct
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 2 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
12. If X = {8n - 7n - 1: n Î N} and Y = {49(n - 1) : n Î N}, then
(A) X Í Y (B) Y Í X (C) X = Y (D) None of these

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13. If Na = {an : n Î N}, then N3 Ç N 4 =

(A) N7 (B) N12 (C) N3 (D) N4
14. If A = [x : x is a multiple of 3] and B = [x : x is a multiple of 5], then A – B is ( A means complement of A)
(A) A Ç B (B) A Ç B (C) A Ç B (D) A Ç B
15. The shaded region in the given figure is
(A) A Ç (B È C) (B) A È (B Ç C) (C) A Ç (B – C) (D) A – (B È C)

16. Let A and B be two sets then (A È B)' È (A' Ç B) is equal to
(A) A' (B) A (C) B (D) B'
17. In a class of 100 students, 55 students have passed in Mathematics and 67 students have passed in Physics.
Then the number of students who have passed in Physics only is (each student is pass in atleast one subject).
(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 40 (D) NOT
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
18. Write the following sets in roster form :

(i) A = { x : x is an integer and –3 £ x < 7}
(ii) B = {x : x is a natural number less than 6}
(iii) C = {x :x is a two digit natural number such that the sum of its digits is 8}
(iv) D = {x : x is a prime number which is divisor of 60}
(v) E = The set of all letters in the word TRIGONOMETRY
(vi) F = The set of all letters in the word BETTER
19. Write the following sets in the set builder form :
(i) {3,6,9,12} (ii) {2,4,8,16,32} (iii) {5 , 25, 125, 625} (iv) {2,4,6,...}
(v) {1,4,9,16.... 100}
20. If X={a,b,c,d} and Y = {f,b,d,g}, find
(i) X – Y (ii) Y – X (iii) X Ç Y

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RACE # 11 SEQUENCE & SERIES MATH EM ATI CS
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - I
1. Show that the sequence log a, log(ab), log(ab2), log (ab3),....... is an A.P. Find its nth term.
2. Which term of the sequence 4, 9, 14, 19,.............. is 124 ?
1 1 3
3. Which term of the sequence 20, 19 , 18 , 17 ,........ is the first negative term ?
4 2 4
4. If m times the mth term of an A.P. is equal to n times its nth term, show that the (m + n)th term of the A.P. is zero.
5. If the pth term of an A.P. is q and the qth term is p, prove that its nth term is (p + q – n).
1 1 1 n -1
6. If a1, a2, a3,....., an be an A.P. of non-zero terms, prove that a a + a a + ..... + a a = a a .
1 2 2 3 n -1 n 1 n
7. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is –3, and their product is 8. Find the numbers.
8. Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of extremes is to the product of means is 7 : 15.
9. Find the sum of the series : 5 + 13 + 21 + .......... + 181.
10. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are divisible by 7.
11. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P., in which 3rd term is 7 and 7th term is two more than thrice of its 3rd term.
S3n - Sn -1
12. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of A.P. and = 31 , then n is equal to
S2n - S2n -1
1 2
13. Find the number of terms in the series 20, 19 , 18 ,.... of which the sum is 300, explain the double answer..
3 3
a b c
14. The sum of the first p, q, r terms of an A.P. are a, b, c respectively. Show that (q - r) + (r - p) + (p - q) = 0 .
p q r
15. The ratio of the sum of n terms of two A.P.'s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27). Find the ratio of their mth terms.
16. If a, b, c are in A.P., prove that the following are also in A.P.
æ1 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 1ö
(i) b + c, c + a, a + b (ii) a ç + ÷ , b ç + ÷ ,c ç + ÷
è b cø è c aø è a bø
1 1 1
17. If a2, b2, c2 are in A.P., then prove that . . is also in A.P..
b + c' c + a' a + b
18. If log102, log10(2x – 1) and log10(2x + 3) are in A.P., then find the value of x.
19. If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of A.P., then find Sn + 3 – 3Sn + 2 + 3Sn + 1 – Sn is equal to
20. The digits of a positive integer, having three digits, are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The number obtained by
reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number. Find the number. R
21. The least value of ‘a’ for which 51+x + 51–x, a/2, 25x + 25–x are three consecutive terms of an AP is
22. If p,q, r in A.P. and are positive, the roots of the quadratic equation px + qx + r = 0 are all real for
2
r p
(A) p - 7 ³ 4 3 (B) r - 7 < 4 3 (C) all p and r (D) No. p and r

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23. Sum of first hundred numbers common to the two A.P.’s 12, 15, 18,… and 17, 21, 25 …, is
(A) 56100 (B) 65100 (C) 61500 (D) none of these
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - II
Sa Sb
1. If Sr denotes the sum of r terms of an AP and = = c then Sc is
a 2 b2
(A) c3 (B) c/ab (C) abc (D) a + b + c
a1 + a 2n a +a a +a a n + a n +1
2. If ar > 0, r Î N and a1, a2, a3 …, a2n are in AP then + 2 2n -1 + 3 2n -2 + .... + is
a1 + a 2 a 2 + a3 a3 + a 4 a n + a n +1
equal to
n(a1 + a 2n ) n -1
(A) n – 1 (B) a1 + a n +1 (C) a1 + a n +1 (D) none of these
a 2n+1 - a1 a -a a -a
3. If a1, a2, a3, …a2n are in AP then + 2n 2 +….+ n +2 n is equal to
+1
a 2n+1 + a1 a 2n + a 2 a n+ 2 + a n
n(n + 1) a 2 - a1 n(n + 1) a 2 - a1
(A) . (B) . (C) (n + 1)(a2 – a1) (D) none of these
2 a n+1 2 an
a1 + a 2 + .... + a p p2 a
4. Let a1, a2, a3, ...... be terms of an A.P. If = , p ¹ q, then 6 equals
a1 + a 2 + ..... + a q q 2
a 21
(A) 41/11 (B) 7/2 (C) 2/7 (D) 11/41

5. Let {an} (n ³ 1) be a sequence such that a1 = 1, and 3an+1 - 3an = 1 for all n ³ 1. Then a2002 is equal to
(A) 666 (B) 667 (C) 668 (D) 669
6. If 4 term of an AP is 64 and its 54 term is – 61, then its common difference is
th th
(A) 5/2 (B) – 5/2 (C) 3/50 (D) – 3/50

7. The 19th term from the end of the series 2 + 6 + 10 + ....+ 86 is
(A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 14 (D) 10
8. If nth term of an AP is 1/3 ( 2n + 1) , then the sum of its 19 terms is
(A) 131 (B) 132 (C) 133 (D) 134
9. If the ratio of the sum of n terms of two AP's is 2n : ( n + 1), then ratio of their 8th terms is
(A) 15 : 8 (B) 8 : 13 (C) n : ( n– 1) (D) 5 : 17
10. The sum of n terms of an AP is 3n + 5n. Then number of term when n term equals 164 is
2 th
(A) 13 (B) 21 (C) 27 (D) 29
1 1
11. If the mth term of an A.P. is and the nth term is then sum to mn terms is
n m
mn + 1 mn –1 mn + 1 mn –1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
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12. If a,b,c be the 1st, 3rd and nth terms respectively of an A.P., then sum to n terms is
c+a c2 - a 2 c + a c2 - a 2 c+a c2 + a 2 c+a c2 + a 2

(A) + (B) – (C) + (D) +
2 b-a 2 b-a 2 b-a 2 b+a
13. If a1, a2, a3,.... are in A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7 +.....+ a16 = 147 then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 is equal to
14. If a1, a2, a3, ........is an A.P. such that a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 225 then a1 + a2 + a3 + ...... + a23 + a24 is equal
to
(A) 909 (B) 75 (C) 750 (D) 900
15. The sum of all even positive integers less then 200 which are not divisible by 6 is
(A) 6534 (B) 6354 (C) 6543 (D) 6454
16. If x, y, z are in AP, a is AM between x and y and b is AM between y and z; then AM between a and b will be
1
(A) (x + y + z) (B) z (C) x (D) y
3
17. If n AM's are inserted between 1 and 31 and ratio of 7th and (n–1)th A.M. is 5 : 9, then n equals
18. Three numbers are in A.P., If their sum is 33 and their product is 792, then the smallest of these numbers is
(A) 14 (B) 11 (C) 8 (D) 4
19. If the angles of a quadrilateral are in A.P. whose common difference is 10º, then the angles of the quadrilateral
are
(A) 65º, 85º, 95º, 105º (B) 75º, 85º, 95º, 105º (C) 65º, 75º, 85º, 95º (D) 65º, 95º, 105º, 115º
20. 20 is divided into four parts which are in A.P., such that the product of the first and fourth is to the product of the
second and third is 2 : 3, then the four parts are
(A) 2, 4, 6, 8 (B) 3, 5, 7, 9 (C) 4, 6, 8, 10 (D) 6, 10, 17, 12
21. Insert three arithmetic means between 3 and 19.

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GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - I
1. If the pth, q th, rth terms of a G.P. be a, b, c respectively, then prove that a q - r b r - p c p - q = 1 .
2. The fifth term of a G.P. is 81, and the second term is 24; find the series.
16
3. Find the sum of the series : 3, - 4, , ... to 2n terms.
3
4. The sum of the first 6 terms of a G.P. is 9 times the sum of the first 3 terms; find the common ratio.
5. The sum of a G.P. whose common ratio is 3 is 728, and the last term is 486; find the first term.
6. In a G.P. the first term is 7, the last term 448, and the sum 889; find the common ratio.
7. The sum of infinite number of terms of a G.P. is 4 and the sum of their cubes is 192; find the series.
8. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 38, and their product is 1728; find them.
9. The continued product of three nubmers in G.P. is 216, and the sum of the products of them in pairs is 156; find
the numbers.
10. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 70; if the two extremes be multipled each by 4, and the mean by 5, the
products are in A.P., find the numbers.
11. If the pth, qth, rth, sth terms of an A.P. are in G.P., show that p – q, q – r, r – s are in G.P.
12. The sum of first three terms of a G.P. is to the sum of the first six terms as 125 : 152. Find the common ratio of
the G.P.
2 2 2 2
æ 1ö æ 2 1 ö æ 3 1 ö æ n 1 ö
13. Sum the series : (a) ç x + ÷ + ç x + 2 ÷ + ç x + 3 ÷ + ... ç x + n ÷
è xø è x ø è x ø è x ø
(b) 1 + (1 + x) + (1 + x + x ) + (1 + x + x + x ) + ... to n terms.
2 2 3
14. Find the sum of n terms of the following series

(a) ×7 + × 77 + × 777 + ...
(b) 6 + 66 + 666 + ...
g g
15. (a) Find the value of ×12 3 regarding it as geometric series.
g g
(b) Find the value of ×4 23 .
GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - II
1. If p , q and r terms of an A.P. are in G.P., then the common ratio of G.P. is
th th th
q-r r -q q-r q-p

(A) p - q (B) p - q (C) q - p (D) q - r
2. If the roots of cubic equation ax3 + bx2 + cx + d = 0 are in G.P., then
(A) c3a = b3d (B) ca3 = bd3 (C) a3b = c3d (D) ab3 = cd3
p + q.5 x q + r.5 x r + s.5 x

3. If = = then p, q, r, s are in
p - q.5 x q - r.5x r - s.5 x
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

¥ ¥
4. If the sum of the series år

n =0
n
, |r| < 1, is S, then sum of the series år
n =0
2n
is
2S S2 S2
(A) S2 (B) (C) (D)
S -12
2S + 1 2S - 1
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1 1 1 1
5. If S denotes the sum of infinity and Sn the sum of n terms of the series 1+ + + + ...such that S – Sn < ,
2 4 8 1000
then the least value of n is
(A) 11 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 8
d e f
6. If a, b, c are in G.P. then the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common root if , , are in
a b c
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P (D) None of these
7. A certain number is inserted between the number 3 and the unknown number so that the three numbers form an A.P.
If the middle term is diminished by 6 then the number are in G.P. The unknown number can be
(A) 3 (B) 15 (C) 18 (D) 27
8. Let the numbers a1, a2, a3 ..... an constitute a geometric progression.
1 1 1
If S = a1 + a2 + ..... +an, T = a + a + ..... + a and P = a1 a2 a3 ..... an then P2 is equal to
1 2 n
n n n n
æSö æTö æ 2S ö æ 2T ö
(A) ç ÷ (B) ç ÷ (C) ç ÷ (D) ç ÷
èTø èSø èT ø è S ø
9. Let a, b be the roots of x2 – x + p = 0 and g, d be the roots of x2 – 4x + q = 0. If a, b, g, d are in G.P., then the
integral values of p and q respectively, are
(A) – 2, – 32 (B) – 2, 3 (C) – 6, 3 (D) – 6, – 32
10. a, b, c, d are in increasing G.P. If the AM between a and b is 6 and the AM between c and d is 54., then the AM
of a and d is
(A) 15 (B) 48 (C) 44 (D) 42
9 4
11. Insert 3 geometric means between and .
4 9
12. If the arithmetic mean between a and b is twice as great as the geometric mean, show that a : b = 2 + 3 : 2 - 3.
13. If a, b, c, d be in G.P. Prove that
(a) (a 2 + ac + c 2 ) (b 2 + bd + d 2 ) = (ab + bc + cd) 2 .
(b) (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 ) (b 2 + c 2 + d 2 ) = (ab + bc + cd) 2 .
14. If a, b, c, d be in G.P. (a ¹ b ¹ c ¹ d) . Prove thatt
(a) (a - d) 2 = (b - c) 2 + (c - a) 2 + (d - b) 2
(b) a 2 - b 2 , b2 - c2 , c 2 - d 2 are in G.P..
15. (a) If one geometric mean G and two arithmetic means p and q be inserted between any two given numbers,
then show that G 2 = (2p - q) (2q - p) .
(b) If one arithmetic mean A and two geometric means p and q be inserted between any two given numbers,
then show that p3 + q 3 = 2 Apq.
3
16. Find the Õ Gi
i= 1
(Geometric means) inserted between 'a' and 'b' which satisfy the equation
(G1+2)4 + (G2–4)2 + |G3 + 8| = 0. Also find ab =

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RACE #13 SEQUENCE & SERIES MATH EM ATI CS
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - I
1 1
1. Find the fourth term in the following series : 2, 2 , 3 , ...
2 3
1
2. Find the fourth term in the following series : 2, 2 , 3, ...
2
3. If the pth, qth, rth terms of a H.P. be a, b, c respectively, prove that (q - r)bc + (r - p)ca + (p - q)ab = 0 .
4. If the mth term of a H.P. be equal to n, and the nth term be equal to m, prove that the (m + n)th term is equal to
mn
m+n .
5. If a, b, c be in H.P., prove that
1 1 2 b+a b+c æ 1 1 1ö æ 1 1 1ö 4 3
(A) + = (B) + =2 (C) ç + - ÷ ç + - ÷ = - 2
b-a b-c b b-a b-c è a b c ø è b c a ø ac b
1 1 1 1
6. If b - a + b - c = a + c , then prove that a, b, c are in H.P. unless b = a + c..
7. If a, b, c, d are in H.P., then show that ab + bc + cd = 3ad.

8. (A) Solve the equation 6x 3 - 11x 2 + 6x - 1 = 0 if its roots are in harmonic progression.
(B) If the roots of 10x 3 - cx 2 - 54x - 27 = 0 are in harmonic progression, then find c and all the roots.
9. If a, b, c are in G.P. and a – b, c – a and b – c are in H.P. then prove that a + 4b + c is equal to 0.
1 1 1
10. (A) If , , be in H.P. then a, b, c are also in H.P..
a(b + c) b(c + a) c (a + b)
a b c
(B) If b + c, c + a, a + b are in H.P. then prove that , , are in A.P..
b+c c+a a+b
a b c
(C) If a, b, c be in H.P. prove that b + c - a , c + a - b , a + b - c are in H.P..
11. Let a1 , a 2 , ..., a10 be in A.P. and h1 , h 2 , ..., h10 be in H.P. If a1 = h1 = 2 and a10 = h10 = 3 then a 4 h 7 is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 6
1 1 1
12. If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P., then 1 + ln x , 1 + ln y , 1 + ln z are in
(A) A.P. (B) H.P. (C) G.P. (D) None of these
13. If a, b, c, d are in H. P., then ab + bc + cd is equal to
(A) 3ad (B) (a + b) (c + d) (C) 3ac (D) (a + c)(b + d)
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - II
a n + 1 + b n +1
1. The value of n for which is the harmonic mean of a and b, is equal to
a n + bn
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2. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equation (5 + 2)x 2 - (4 + 5)x + 8 + 2 5 = 0 is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
3. If 2(y – a) is the H.M. between y – x and y – z, then x – a, y – a, z – a are in
2
b
4. If a, b, c are in H.P., then a2 (b – c)2 , (c – a)2, c2 (a – b)2 are in
4
(A) H.P. (B) G.P. (C) A.P. (D) All of the above
5. If m is a root of the equation (1 – ab)x – (a + b )x – (1 + ab) = 0 and m harmonic means are inserted between
2 2 2
a and b, then the difference between the last and the first of the means equals
(A) b – a (B) ab( b – a) (C) a(b – a) (D) ab(a – b)
6. If positive number a, b, c are in A.P. and a , b , c are in H.P., then
2 2 2
ac
(C) b =
2
(A) a = b = c (B) 2b = a + c (D) none of these
8
7. If the pth term of an H.P. is qr and the qth term in rp, then the rth term of the H.P. is
(A) pqr (B) 1 (C) pq (D) pqr2
x z
8. + is equal to
If x, y, z are in A.P., a, b, c are in H.P. and ax, by, cz are in G.P., then
z x
a c a c b a b c
(A) - (B) + (C) + (D) -
c a c a a b c b
9. If the first two terms of an H.P. are 2/5 and 12/13 respectively, then the largest term is
(A) 5th term (B) 6th term (C) 10th term (D) none of these.
H1 + a H n + b
10. If H1, H2, ... Hn be n H.M.s between a and b, then H - a + H - b is equal to
1 n
(A) n (B) 2n (C) 3n (D) 4n

11. If three numbers are in HP then the numbers obtained by subtracting half of the middle number from each of
them are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none of these
12. If HM : GM = 4 : 5 for two positive numbers then the ratio of the numbers is
(A) 4 : 1 (B) 3 : 2 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 2 :
13. Insert two harmonic means between 5 and 11.
3
14. If 12 and 9 are the geometric and harmonic means, respectively between two numbers, find them.
5
15. If between any two quantities there be inserted two arithmetic means A1 , A 2 ; two geometric means G1 , G 2 ;
and two harmonic means H1 , H 2 ; show that G1G 2 : H1H 2 = A1 + A 2 : H1 + H 2 .
a -A b-A A
(A) If A be the A.M. and H the H.M. between two numbers a and b, then ´ =
16.
a -H b-H H .
(B) If 9 arithmetic and harmonic means be inserted between 2 and 3, prove that A + 6/H = 5 where A is any
of the A.M.'s and H the corresponding H.M.
100
1
17. Find å Hi . If H1, H2 ... H100 are HMs between 1 and 1/100
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1. If tn denotes the nth term of the series 2 + 3 + 6 + 11 + 18 +... then t50 is
(A) 492 –1 (B) 492 (C) 502 + 1 (D) 492 + 2
2. Let x = 1 + 3a + 6a + 10a + .............. |a| < 1, y = 1 + 4b + 10b 2 + 20b 3 + .............. |b| < 1.
2 3
Then S = 1 + 3 (ab) + 5 (ab)2 + .........in terms of x and y is
1 + (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 ) 1 + (1 + x –1 3 )(1 + y –1 4 )
(A) (B)
{1 – (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )}2 {1 – (1 + x –1 3 )(1 + y –1 4 )}2
1 + (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )
(C) (D) None of these
{1 + (1 – x –1 3 )(1 – y –1 4 )}2
1 1 1 p2 1 1 1
3. If 2 + 2 + 2 + .........upto ¥ = then, 2 + 2 + 2 + ....¥ =
1 2 3 6 1 3 5
p2 p2 p2
(A) (B) (C) (D) p2
6 8 4
1 2 3
4. The sum of infinite terms of the series + + + ...¥ is :
1 + 1 + 1 1 + 2 + 2 1 + 32 + 34
2 4 2 4
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
2 3 4
5. The sum of the series 1.32 + 2. 52 + 3.72+.... upto 20 terms is
3 5 7 9
6. The sum of series + 2 + 2 + 2 + ... to n terms equals
1 1 + 2 1 + 2 + 3 1 + 2 + 32 + 42
2 2 2 2 2
6n 6n n +1
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these
n +1 n +1
2
n2 +1
2 3 4
7. Sum to infinite of the series 1 + + 2 + 3 + .... is
5 5 5
(A) 5/4 (B) 6/5 (C) 25/16 (D) 16/9
1 2 3
8. The sum of the infinite series + 2 + 3 + ... is equal to :
10 10 10
1 10 1 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 81 8 72
2
æ 1ö æ 1ö
9. The sum of the series, 1 + 2 × ç 1 + ÷ + 3 × ç 1 + ÷ + .... ¥ is (where |n| > 1).
è n ø è nø
2
æ 1ö
(A) n2 (B) n(n + 1) (C) n ç 1 + ÷ (D) (n + 1) (n + 2)
è nø
é1 2 3 4 ù
10. Sum of infinite terms of the series ê - 2 + 3 - 4 + ........ú is
ë5 7 5 7 û
211 220 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) None of these.
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11. If the sum to infinity of the series 1 + 4x + 7x2 + 10x3 + ... is then find x.
16
1 19 15
5 7 12
12. The sum of 0.2 + 0.004 + 0.00006 + 0.0000008 + ... to ¥ is
200 2000 1000
891 9801 9801
1 1 1 1
13. The sum of the series log 4 + log 4 + log 4 + .... + log 4 is
2 4 8 2n
n ( n + 1) n ( n + 1) + ( 2n + 1) 1 n ( n + 1)
(A) (B) (C) n ( n + 1) (D)
2 12 4
1 1 1 1
14. The sum to infinity of the series + + + + .......is
2.4 4.6 6.8 8.10
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/8 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/16
2 3
3 1 4 æ 1ö 5 æ 1ö
15. The sum of × + ×ç ÷ + ç ÷ + ... to n terms is equal to
è
1.2 2 2 × 3 2 ø 3×4 è 2ø
1 1 1
(A) 1 - ( n + 1) 2n (B) 1 - (C) 1 + ( n + 1) 2 n (D) none of these
n × 2 n -1
¥
1
16. The value of ån
n= 3
5
- 5n 3 + 4n
is equal to
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
120 96 24 144
n
å
1
17. The value of is
r=1 a + rx + a + (r - 1)x
n a + nx - a n ( a + nx - a )
a - a + nx x x
¥
a+ b
å ( k + 2)
1
18. If the sum = where a, b, c Î N and lie in [1, 15], then a + b + c equals to
k =1 k +k k+2 c
(A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D)11
1 1 1 1
19. The value of + + + + ...¥ equals
1.3.5 3.5.7 5.7.9 9.11.13
1 53 35 35
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 249 429 249
¥
6k
20. The value of å (3
k =1
k
)(
- 2 k 3k +1 - 2 k +1 ) is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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RACE # 15 QUADRATIC EQUATION MATH EM ATI CS
PART-I
1. For what values of a does the equation 9x – 2x + a = 6 – ax posses equal roots ?
2
2. Find the values of a for which the roots of the equation (2a – 5)x2 – 2(a – 1)x + 3 = 0 are equal.
3. For what values of m does the equation x2 – x + m = 0 possess no real roots ?
4. For what values of m does the equation mx2 – (m + 1)x + 2m – 1 = 0 possess no real roots ?
5. Find integral values of k for which the equation (k – 12)x2 + 2(k – 12)x + 2 = 0 possess no real roots ?
6. For what values of 'a' does the equation x 2 + 2a a 2 - 3 x + 4 = 0 possess equal roots ?
1 1
7. Form a quadratic equation whose roots are the numbers and .
10 - 72 10 + 6 2
8. Find the least integral value of k for which the equation x2 – 2(k + 2)x + 12 + k2 = 0 has two different real roots.
9. For what values of a is the sum of the roots of the equation x2 + (2 – a – a2)x – a2 = 0 equal to zero ?
10. For what values of a do the graphs of the functions y = 2ax + 1 and y = (a – 6)x2 – 2 not intersect?
11. For what values of a is the ratio of the roots of the equation x2 + ax + a + 2 = 0 equal to 2 ?
12. For what values of a do the roots x1 and x2 of the equation x2 – (3a + 2)x + a2 = 0 satisfy the relation x1 = 9x2 ?
15
13. Find a such that one of the roots of the equation x 2 - x + a = 0 is the square of the other..
4
14. The roots x1 and x2 of the equation x2 + px + 12 = 0 are such that x2 – x1 = 1. Find p.
15. Find k in the equation 5x2 – kx + 1 = 0 such that the difference between the roots of the equation is unity.
16. For what value of a is the difference between the roots of the equation (a – 2)x2 – (a – 4)x – 2 = 0 equal
to 3 ?
17. Find b in the equation 5x2 + bx – 28 = 0 if the roots x1 and x2 of the equation are related as 5x1 + 2x2 = 1 and b is an
integer.
18. Find p in the equation x2 – 4x + p = 0 if it is know that the sum of the squares of its roots is equal to 16.
19. For what values of a is the difference between the roots of the equation 2x2 – (a + 1)x + (a – 1) = 0 equal to their
product ?
20. Find all the values of a for which the sum of the roots of the equation x2 – 2a(x – 1) – 1 = 0 is equal to the sum
of the squares of its roots.
PART-II
1. Find the coefficients of the equation x + px + q = 0 such that its roots are equal to p and q.
2
2. Given two quadratic equations x2 – x + m = 0 and x2 – x + 3m = 0, m ¹ 0. Find the value of m for which one
of the roots of the second equation is equal to double the root of the first equation.
3. Express x13 + x 32 in terms of the coefficients of the equation x2 + px + q = 0, where x1 and x2 are the roots of the
equation.
4. Assume that x1 and x2 are roots of the equation 3x2 – ax + 2a – 1 = 0. Calculate x13 + x 32 .
5. Without solving the equation 3x2 – 5x – 2 = 0, find the sum of the cubes of its roots.
1 1
6. Calculate 3
+ 3 , where x1 and x2 are roots of the equation 2x2 – 3ax – 2 = 0.
x1 x 2
7. For what values of a does the equation (2 – x)(x + 1) = a posses real and positive roots ?
8. Find all values of p for which the roots of the equation (p – 3)x2 – 2px + 5p = 0 are real and positive.
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9. If the equation x 2 - 15 - m(2x - 8) = 0 has equal roots, find the values of m.

10. For what values of m will the equation x 2 - 2x(1 + 3m) +7(3 + 2m) = 0 have equal roots ?
x 2 - bx m -1
11. For what value of m will the equation = have roots equal in magnitude but opposite in sign ?
ax - c m +1
12. Prove that the roots of the following equations are rational, where a, b, c Î Q :
(1) (a + c - b)x 2 + 2cx + (b + c - a) = 0,
(2) abc 2 x 2 + 3a 2cx + b2cx - 6a 2 - ab + 2b 2 = 0 .
13. If a, b are the roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , find the values of
1 1
(i) + 2
a 2
b
(ii) a 4 b7 + a7b4
14. Find the value of x3 + x 2 - x + 22 when x = 1 + 2i.
15. If a and b are the roots of x 2 + px + q = 0 , form the equation whose roots are (a -b)2 and (a +b)2 .
16. Prove that the roots of (x - a)(x - b) = h 2 are always real.
17. If a, b are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , form the equation whose roots are a2 +b2 and a -2 + b -2 .
18. Form the equation whose roots are the squares of the sum and of the difference of the roots of
2x 2 + 2(m + n)x + m 2 + n 2 = 0 .
19. Solve the following for x :
1
-
(i) 12x 4 - 56 x3 + 89 x 2 - 56x + 12 = 0 (ii) 2 x + 2x 2 =5
x 1- x 1
(iii) + =2 (iv) 22x + 3 - 57 = 65( 2 x - 1) (v) x(2x + 1)(x - 2)(2x - 3) = 63
1- x x 6
20. Given the graph of qudratic equation f(x) = ax2 + bx +c = 0. Which of the following is correct?
(A) a < 0 (B) D < 0 (C) b < 0 (D) c > 0

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STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE
1. Let p, q Î {1, 2, 3, 4}. The number of equation of the form px2 + qx + 1 = 0 having real roots is
(A) 15 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D) 8
2. If b Î R then roots of the equation (2+b) x + (3+b) x + (4+b) = 0 is
+ 2
(A) Real and distinct (B) Real and equal

(C) Imaginary (D) Cannot be predicted
3. Suppose a, b, c > 0, then the number of real roots of the equation ax2 + b|x| + c = 0 is
1
4. If x = 3 + 2 2 , then x +
2
is equal to
x2
(A) 2 2 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 1
1
5. If x = 3 – 8 , then x +
3
is equal to
x3
(A) 6 (B) 198 (C) 6 2 (D) 102
3+ 2 2
6. If = a + b 2 , then a and b (a, b Î Q) are respectively equal to
3- 2
13 9 9 13 13 7 7 7
(A) , (B) , (C) , (D) ,
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 13
7. The number of solution of the equation, log(–2x) = 2 log (x + 1) is
(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) none
8. The solution set of the equation e4x – 5e2x + 4 = 0 over R is
(A) {1, 4} (B) {–4, –1} (C) {–loge2, 0, loge2} (D) {0, loge2}
9. The sum of the solutions of the equation 9 – 6 × 3 + 8 = 0 is
x x
(A) log3 2 (B) log3 6 (C) log3 8 (D) log3 4

10. If sin q and cos q are the roots of the equation ax – bx + c = 0, then
2
(A) a2 – b2 = 2ac (B) a2 + b2 = 2ac (C) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 (D) b2 – a2 = 2ac
11. The roots of the equation x2 – 2 2 x + 1 = 0 are

(A) real and different (B) imaginary and different
(C) real and equal (D) rational and different
12. The roots of the equation (b + c)x –(a + b + c) x + a = 0 (a, b, c Î Q, b + c ¹ a) are
2
(A) irrational and different (B) rational and different

(C) imaginary and different (D) real and equal
13. If the roots of the equation ax2 + x + b = 0 be real and different, then the roots of the equation
x2 – 4 ab x + 1 = 0 will be
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14. If a < c < b then the roots of the equation (a – b)2 x2 + 2(a + b – 2c)x + 1 = 0 are
(A) imaginary (B) real
(C) one real & imaginary (D) equal & imaginary
1 1
15. The number of real solutions of x – =2– is
x -42
x -4
2

16. Sum of roots of the equation (x + 3) – 4 |x + 3| + 3 = 0 is
2
(A) 4 (B) 12 (C) – 12 (D) – 4

17. If a, b are roots of the equation x + px – q = 0 & g, d are roots of x2 + px + r = 0, then the value of
2
(a–g)(a–d) is
(A) p + r (B) p – r (C) q – r (D) q + r
18. If a, b are roots of Ax + Bx + C = 0 and a , b are roots of x + px + q = 0 then p is equal to
2 2 2 2
B 2 - 4AC 2AC - B2
(C) 4AC - B
2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (D) None of these
A A A2
19. If a, b are roots of the equation x2 –5x + 6 = 0 then the equation whose roots are a + 3 and b + 3 is
(A) x2 – 11x + 30 = 0 (B) (x – 3)2 – 5 (x – 3) + 6 = 0
(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
20. If a, b are the root of a quadratic equation x – 3x + 5 = 0 then the equation whose roots are (a2 –3a + 7) and
2
(b2 –3b + 7) is
(A) x2 + 4x + 1 = 0 (B) x2 – 4x + 4 = 0 (C) x2 – 4x –1 = 0 (D) x2 + 2x + 3 = 0
21. The number of values of a for which (a2 – 3a + 2)x2 +(a2 – 5a + 6)x + a2 – 4 = 0 is an identity in x is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3
22. If a, b, be the roots of the equation ax2 – 35x + 2 = 0 then the value of (2a–35)3(2b–35)3 is equal to
(A) 8 (B) 1 (C) 64 (D) None
23. If (2x + 1) – |2x + 1| – 6 < 0, then
2
(A) –1 < x < 2 (B) –2 < x < 1 (C) –2 < x < –1 (D) 1 < x < 2
24. If exactly one root of the quadratic equation f(x) = ax + bx + c = 0 is at infinity then
2
(A) a tends to zero (B) b tends to zero (C) b must not be zero (D) Both (A) and (C)
25. If (3–4sin21)(3–4sin23)(3–4sin232)......(3 – 4sin2(3n – 1)) = sina/sinb, where n Î N and n>1 & a, b are integers in
radian, then the digit at the unit place of (a + b) cannot be-
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Q.1 to Q. 15 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
1. The values of the parameter 'a' for which the quadratic equations (1 - 2a)x 2 - 6ax - 1 = 0 and ax 2 - x + 1 = 0
have at least one root common, are
(A) 0, 1/2 (B) 1/2, 2/9 (C) 2/9 (D) 1/3, 1/2, 2/9
2. If a + b = 3 and a 3 + b3 = 7 , then a and b are the roots of the equation
(A) 3x 2 + 9x + 7 = 0 (B) 9x 2 - 27x + 20 = 0 (C) 2x 2 - 6x + 15 = 0 (D) none of these

3. If a, b are roots of the equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0, then the equation whose roots are 2a + 3b and 3a + 2b is
(A) abx 2 - (a + b) cx + (a + b) 2 = 0 (B) acx 2 - (a + c) bx + (a + c) 2 = 0
(C) acx 2 + (a + c) bx - (a + c) 2 = 0 (D) None of these
4. The equations ax 2 + bx + a = 0 (a, b Î R) and x 3 - 2x 2 + 2x -1 = 0 have 2 roots common. Then a + b must be

equal to
(A) 1 (B) -1 (C) 0 (D) None of these
a b
5. The value of m for which the equation + = 1 has roots equal in magnitude and opposite
x +a +m x +b+m
in signs is
a -b a+b
(A) (B) –1 (C) 0 (D)
a+b a -b
6. If the product of 2 positive numbers is 9, then the possible value of the sum of their reciprocals lies in the
interval
é1 ö é4 ö é2 ö
(A) ê , ¥ ÷ (B) [1, ¥) (C) ê , ¥ ÷ (D) ê , ¥ ÷
ë3 ø ë9 ø ë3 ø
3log x
7. If (49) 343
- 2x - 3 = 0 , then x is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 3 (C) –1, 3 (D) 2, 3
8. The curve of the quadratic expression y = ax + bx + c is shown in the figure and a,b be the roots of the
2
equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then correct option is [D is the discriminant]

(A) a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, D > 0, a + b > 0, ab > 0 y
(B) a > 0, b > 0, c > 0, D < 0, a + b < 0, ab < 0

x
(C) a > 0,b > 0, c > 0, D < 0, a + b < 0, ab > 0 O
(D) a > 0,b < 0, c > 0, D < 0, a + b > 0, ab > 0
9. If graph of ƒ(x) = x2 + bx + c is drawn in adjacent diagram, where b, c Î I, then number of such quadratic
equation ƒ(x) = 0 is y
(A) 1
3
(B) 2 x
O
(C) 3
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10. The value of 'a' for which the equation x7 + ax2 + 3 = 0 and x8 + ax3 + 3 = 0 have a common root, can be
(A) 1 (B) –2 (C) –3 (D) –4
11. If x2 + 3x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, a, b Î Q have a common root, then value of (3a + b) is equal to
(A) 1/3 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
12. The number of integral values of k for which the curve y = x + kx + 4 touches the x axis is
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

13. If a, b are the roots of x2 – px + r = 0 and a + 1, b – 1 are the roots of x2 – qx + r = 0, then r is
p -1 q +1 p2 - 1 q2 + 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 4
14. If the roots of the equation x2 – bx + c = 0 are two consecutive integers, then b2 – 4c equals.
(A) –2 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
15. The sum of all values of p for which the vertex of the parabola y = x + 2px + 13 lie at a distance of 5 from the
2
origin, is
(A) 0 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
Q.16 to Q.17 has four choices (A), (B), (C), (D) out of which ONE OR MORE may be correct
16. If equations ax2 – (a + b)x + b = 0 & bx2 + (b – c)x – c = 0 has exactly one root in common {a, b, c ¹ 0}, then
which of the following can be correct
(A) b2 = ac (B) –a = b ¹ c (C) b = a ¹ c (D) –a ¹ b = c
17. If one of the roots of x2 – bx + c = 0, b c Î Q is 7 - 4 3 then

(A) logbc = 0 (B) b + c = 5 (C) logc b = 0 (D) bc = –4
Paragraph for Question 18 to 20
Consider the quadratic expression y = x2 – px + q where p, q Î R.
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions :
18. If p = 4 and q = 9, then minimum value of the expression is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
19. If p < 0 & q < 0, then the possible graph of y = x – px + q is
2
y y y y
(A) x (B) x (C) x (D) x
20. If p is positive odd integer and roots of equation y = 0 are prime numbers and p + q = 23, then absolute value
of difference of roots is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

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1. Let x 2 - (m - 3) x + m = 0 (m Î R) be a quadratic equation. Find the value of m for which the roots of the
equation are
(a) Positive
(b) Negative
(c) Such that at least one is positive
(d) One root is smaller than 2 and other root is greater than 2
(e) Both the roots are greater than 2(f) Both the roots are smaller than 2
(g) Exactly one root lies in the interval (1, 2)
(h) Both the roots lie in the interval (1, 2)
(i) Such that at least one root lie in the interval (1, 2)
(j) One root is greater than 2 and the other root is smaller than 1
2. If a, b are the roots of x 2 - p(x + 1) - c = 0, c ¹ 1 then show that
a2 + 2a + 1 b2 + 2b + 1
(i) (a + 1) (b + 1) = 1 - c (ii) 2 + =1
a + 2a + c b2 + 2b + c
x 2 + kx + 1
3. Find the value of k for which < 2 " x ÎR
x2 + x + 1
4. If x and y are two real numbers connected by the equation 9x 2 + 2xy + y 2 - 92x - 20 y + 244 = 0 , then find
range of x and y.
x 2 + 14x + 9
5. If x is real, then find the range of the expression .
x 2 + 2x + 3
x 2 + x +1
6. Find the smallest and greatest value of " xÎR.
x2 +1
COMPREHENSION TYPE
Paragraph for Q. No. 7 to 9
Let f (x) º ax 2 + bx + c, a ¹ 0 . Let a and b be roots of f(x) = 0. Then the following hold good.
(a) a + h and b + h are roots of f (x - h) = 0 for all h.

(b) la + h and lb + h are roots of f[(x - h) / l ] = 0 for all h and for all l ¹ 0 .
a +1 b +1
If a and b are the roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , then the equation whose roots are
7.
a - 2 and b - 2 is
(A) a(x + 1) 2 + b(x + 1) (x - 2) + c(x - 2) 2 = 0 (B) a(x - 2) 2 + b(x + 1) (x - 2) + c(x + 1) 2 = 0
(C) a(2x + 3) 2 + b(x + 1) (x + 2) + c(x + 2) 2 = 0 (D) a(2x + 1) 2 + b(2x + 1) (x -1) + c(x -1) 2 = 0

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8. If a and b are roots of the equation 2x 2 + 4x - 5 = 0 , then the equation whose roots are 2a - 3 and 2b - 3 is
(A) x 2 + 10x - 11 = 0 (B) 11x 2 + 10x - 1 = 0 (C) x 2 + 10x + 11 = 0 (D) 11x 2 - 10x + 1 = 0
9. If a and b are roots of ax 2 + bx + c = 0 , then the equation whose roots are a + (c / a) and b + (c / a) is
(A) a 2 x 2 - 2(ac + b) x + c(a + b) = 0 (B) a 2 x 2 - (ca + b)x + c(a + b) = 0
(C) a 2 x 2 + 2(ac + b)x - c(a + b + c) = 0 (D) a 2 x 2 - a( - b + 2c)x + c(a - b + c) = 0

Let a, b and c be real numbers, a ¹ 0 and f (x) º ax 2 + bx + c . If a <b are roots of f(x) = 0, then it is known that
(A) f (x) × a < 0 for all x in the open interval (a, b).
(B) f (x) × a > 0 for all x such that either x < a or x > b.
10. If the equation (a 2 + 1)x 2 - (a + 1)x + (a 2 - a - 2) = 0 has one positive and one negative root, then which one
of the following is possible ?
(A) a £ - 1 (B) -1< a < 2 (C) 2 £ a £ 5 (D) a > 5
11. If mx 2 - (m + 1)x + 3 = 0 has roots belonging to (1, 2), then
(A) 0 < m < 1 (B) 1 £ m £ 2 (C) m < 0 (D) no real value for m exists
12. If x 2 - (m + 1)x + m 2 + m - 8 = 0 has one root in ( -¥,1) and the other root in (1, ¥ ) , then
(A) m < - 2 2 (B) m > 2 2 (C) -2 2 < m < 2 2 (D) no real value for m exists
Let f (x) º ax 2 + bx + c , where a, b and c are real and a ¹ 0 . Then f(x) = 0 has real roots or imaginary roots
according as b2 - 4ac ³ 0 or b2 - 4ac < 0 .
x2 - x
13. If the function y = takes all real values for real values of x, then
1 - mx
(A) m < 0 (B) 0 < m < 1 (C) m > 0 (D) m > 1
x 2 + 2x + c
14. If y = takes all real values, then
x 2 + 4x + 3c
(A) 0 < c < 1 (B) c < -1 (C) c > 1 (D) c > 0
x 2 + ax + 1
15. If 2 < 3 for all real x, then
x + x +1
(A) a < 0 (B) a < -1 (C) -1 < a < 7 (D) a > 7
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RACE # 19 TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO MATH EM ATI CS
1. A wheel rolates making 20 revolution per second. If the radius of the wheel is 35 cm, what linear distance does
a point of its rim traverse in three minutes. (Take p = 22/7)
(A) 7.92 km (B) 8 km (C) 6.92 km (D) none of these
p
2. In a right angled triangle, the difference between two acute angles is in circular mensure. Express the angles
9
in degrees.
(A) 55°, 30° (B) 55°, 35° (C) 60°, 30° (D) None of these
1
3. If tan q = a - , then secq – tanq is
4a
1 1 1
(A) 2a (B) - , 2a (C) , - 2a (D) , 2a
2a 2a 2a
4. Consider a right triangle with legs of length a and b and hypotenuse of length c. If k denotes the area of the
triangle then the value of (a + b) equals
c2 4k
(A) c + 2 k (B) c + 4k
2 (C) (D)
4 k c
5. If sin q and cos q are the roots of the equation ax2 – bx + c = 0, then
(A) a2 – b2 = 2ac (B) a2 + b2 = 2ac (C) a2 + b2 + 2ac = 0 (D) b2 – a2 = 2ac
6. If sinA + cos A = m and sin3A + cos3A = n, then
(A) m3 – 3m + n = 0 (B) n3 – 3n +2m = 0 (C) m3 – 3m + 2n = 0 (D) m3 + 3m + 2n = 0
7. The value of cos10 + cos20 + cos30 + .......+ cos 1790 is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 179
8. Which of the following expresses the circumference of a circle inscribed in a sector OAB with radius R and AB = 2a?
Ra 2pR 2 R
(A) 2p (B) (C) 2p(R – a)2 (D) 2p
R +a 9 R -a
9. If cos x + sec x = – 2, then for a positive integer n, cosnx + secnx is
(A) always 2 (B) always – 2 (C) – 2, if n is odd (D) 2, if n is even
1 - sin A sin A 1
10. If + = , for all permissible values of A, then A can belong to
1 + sin A cos A cos A
(A) First Quadrant (B) Second Quadrant (C) Third Quadrant (D) Fourth Quadrant
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p
11. If 3sec q + 2 sec = 2 cos q , where q Î (0, 2p) , then which of the following can be correct ?
4
(A) cos2q = 0 (B) sin2q = 1 (C) tanq = 1 (D) tanq = –1
12. The value of the expression sin6q + cos6q +3 sin2q cos2q equals
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) log7 7 (D) 1
13. Which of the following statement is/are incorrect ?
(A) sinq = – l/5 (B) cosq = –100 (C) sec q=1/2 (D) tan q = 20
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q. 13 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in
Column-II. Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given
in Column-II.
14. Let log102 = a and log103 = b then
Column-I Column-II
æ 5p ö 4(2a + b)
(A) log10 ç sin 2 ÷ equals (P)
è 3 ø 1 - a + 2b
æ pö 2b 2 + 3a 2
(B) log100 ç 4sin ÷ + 2 log100 ( -27cos p ) (Q)
è 2ø ab
æ pö
(C) log2 ç 9 2 sin ÷ + log3 8 (R) a + 3b
è 4ø
(D) log 45
(12 cos p )2 (S) b – 2a
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
15. A rail road curve is to be laid out on a circle. If the track is to change direction by 280 in a distance of 44 meters.
Find the radius of the curve (in meter). (use p = 22/7)
16. If 15sin4a + 10cos4a = 6, then find the value of 8cosec6 a + 27sec6a.
17. If 8cos3a + 24cosasin2a = m and 8sin3a + 24cos2asina = n, then (m + n)2/3 + (m – n)2/3 is equal to
18. Find the values:
(A) sin 150° (B) cos 135
(C) tan 120° (D) sin((4k+ l) p/2–q)
(E) cos((4k+ l) p/2–q) (F) tan((4k+ l) p/2–q)
19. Find the value of
(A) sin 120° (B) tan 150° (C) cos 300° (D) tan 1140°
(E) sec 1320°
20. Prove that
(a) sec (3p/2 -A) sec (p/2–A) – tan (3p/2 –A) tan (p/2 + A) + 1 = 0
(b) cot A + tan (p + A) + tan (p/2 + A) + tan (2p–A) = 0

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RACE # 20 TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO MATH EM ATI CS
1. For all pairs of angles (A, B), measured in degrees such that sin A + sin B = 2 and cos A + cos B = 2,
both hold simultaneously. The smallest possible value of | A – B | in degrees is
(A) 15 (B) 30 (C) 45 (D) 60
2. Which one of the following trigonometric statement does not hold good ?
æp ö æp ö æp ö
(A) tan ç + x ÷ = cot ç - x ÷ (B) tan ç + x ÷ = 1 + tan x
è4 ø è4 ø è4 ø 1 - tan x
æp ö æp ö
(C) tan ç + x ÷ = sec 2x + tan 2x (D) tan ç + x ÷ = cos2x
è4 ø è4 ø 1 + sin 2x
3. tan(x + y) = a (a ¹ 0) & tan(x – y) = b (b ¹ 0) such that tan(x + y) + tan(x – y) = tan2x then
(A) a2 + b = 0 (B) a + b = 0 (C) ab = 1 (D) a – b = 0
4. Suppose sin q – cos q = 1 then the value of sin q – cos q is (q Î R)
3 3
(A) 1 (B) – 2 (C) – 1 (D) 0
4 5 æ a+b ö æ a -b ö p
5. If 900 < a < 1800 and 0 < b < 900 such that sin a = , cos b = and tan ç ÷ = p, tan ç ÷ = q, then
5 13 è 2 ø è 2 ø q
is equal to
(A) 14 (B) –14 (C) 16 (D) –16
3
6. If cos(a – b) + cos(b – g) + cos(g – a) = - , cosa + cosb + cosg = p & sina + sinb + sing = q, then
2
(A) p = q = 0 (B) p + q = 1 (C) p = q = 1 (D) p – q = 1
7. If sin q + sin f = a and cos q + cos f = b, then
æq-fö 1 æq-fö 1
(A) cos ç ÷ =± (a 2 + b 2 ) (B) cos ç ÷ =± (a 2 - b 2 )
è 2 ø 2 è 2 ø 2
æ q-fö 4 - a2 - b2 a 2 + b2 - 2
(C) tan ç ÷ =± (D) cos(q – f) =
è 2 ø a 2 + b2 2
3 5
8. If cos a = and cos b = , (where a, b, Î 1st quadrant)
5 13
33 56
(A) cos(a + b) = (B) sin(a + b) =
65 65
æ a -b ö 1 63
(C) sin2 ç ÷ = (D) cos(a – b) =
è 2 ø 65 65
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[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.9 & Q. 10 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in
Column-II. Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in
Column-II.
3
(A) Number of real solutions of the equation | x – 1 | + | x – 3 | = is (P) –1
2
(B) If sin x + sin2x = 1 then the value of cos2x + cos4x equals (Q) 0
(C) If log10(x + x) = log10(x – x) then the product of all solutions
2 3
of the equation is (R) 1

(D) If 1 + x + x2 + x3 = 0 where x Î R then the value of
1 + x + x2 + x3 + x4 + ........+ x2018 + x2019 equals (S) 2
(A) If x, y, z be positive real numbers such that log2x(z) = 3, (P) 4
log5y(z) = 6 and logxy(z) = 2/3 then the value of z is in the
form of m n in lowest form then (n – m) is equal to
(B) Let 0 £ a, b, c, d £ p where b and c are not complementary such that (Q) 8
2 cos a + 6 cos b + 7 cos c + 9 cos d = 0
and 2 sin a – 6 sin b + 7 sin c – 9 sin d = 0.
cos(a + d ) m
If = where m and n are relatively prime positive numbers,
cos(b + c) n
then the value of (m + n) is equal to
(C) Suppose A and B are two angles such that A, B Î (0, p) (R) 9
and satisfy sin A + sin B = 1 and cos A + cos B = 0. The value of
12 cos 2A + 4 cos 2B, is equal to
(D) a and b are the positive acute angles and satisfying simultaneously (S) 10
the equation 5 sin 2b = 3 sin 2a and tan b = 3 tan a.
The value of tan a + tan b is
[SUBJECTIVE]
11. If 5 sin x = sin(x + 2y), then prove that 2 tan(x + y) = 3 tan y
p æ p pö B
12. If sin(A + 2B) = cos(2A + B) & B – A = where A,B Î ç - , ÷ , then is
3 è 2 2ø A
æp ö æ 3p ö
13. Prove that tan ç + q ÷ ´ tan ç + q ÷ = -1
è4 ø è 4 ø
k k
14. If tan q = and tan f = , find tan(q + f)
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15. If 2 sina cosbsing = sinbsin(a + g). Then show tana, tanb and tang are in Harmonic Progression
16. If 3tanqtanf = 1, then prove that 2 cos(q + f) = cos(q - f)
p p
17. Show that 2 cos q = - 2 + 2 + 2 cos 4 q where - £q£ +
4 4
æ A + 3B ö æ 3A - B ö
18. Prove that 2 cos ç ÷ cos ç ÷ = cos ( 2A + B) + cos(A - 2B)
è 2 ø è 2 ø
1 1
19. Prove that sin(A + B).sin(A - B) = [2 sin(A + B).sin(A - B)] = (cos 2B - cos 2A)
2 2
20. Prove the following:
sin(x + y) - 2 sin x + sin(x - y)

(A) = tan x
cos(x + y) - 2 cos x + cos(x - y)
sin(a - c) + 2 sin a + sin(a + c) sin a

(B) =
sin(b - c) + 2sin b + sin(b + c) sin b
sin A + sin B A+B A-B

(C) = tan cot
sin A - sin B 2 2
cos A + cos B A+B A-B

(D) = - cot cot
cosA - cos B 2 2
(E) cos(–B + C + A) + cos (–A + B + C) + cos (A + B – C) + cos(A + B + C = 4cosA cosB cosC

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RACE # 21 TRIGONOMETRIC RATIO MATHEMATICS
1. The value of sin 55° – sin 19° + sin 53° – sin 17° is always equal to
(A) cot 1° (B) sin 1° (C) tan 1° (D) cos 1°
p p p
2. The value of 4 cos - 3 sec - 2 tan is equal to
10 10 10
(A) 1 (B) 5 -1 (C) 5 +1 (D) zero
3 æaö
3. If sin a = – and lies in the third quadrant, then the value of cos ç ÷ is
5 è2ø
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) - (C) - (D)
5 10 5 10
1
4. If sinx + cosx = , then which of the following cannot be true ?
2
3 3 7 9
(D) tan 2x =
2
(A) sin2x = - (B) sin 2x = (C) sin x - cos x =
4 4 2 7
6x +10 - x 2
æ 3ö 27
5. Number of integral values of x satisfying the inequality ç ÷ < is
è4ø 64
æ 4 p pö
6. ç cos - sin 4 ÷ equals
è 24 24 ø
1 6- 2 6+ 2 3 +1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 4 2
7. If tana and tanb are two solutions of x2 – px + q = 0, cota and cotb are the roots of x2 – rx + s = 0 then the value of rs
is equal to
p q 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) pq
q2 p2 pq
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.8 & Q. 9 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in Column-
II. Statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given in Column-II.
(A) If the expression sin q + sin (120° + q) + sin (120° – q) remains
2 2 2
(P) 2/3
constant " q Î R, then the value of the constant is
(B) If the sum of the solutions of the equation 2e2x – 5ex + 4 = 0 is ln k (Q) 1
then k equals
tan q 1 cot q
(C) If = , find the value of . (R) 3/2
tan q - tan 3q 3 cot q - cot 3q
(D) If 3 tan(q – 30°) = tan(q + 120°) then the value of cos 2q equals (S) 2
MATHEMATICS ADI/E-43
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(A) If cos2q + 2sinq – 1 = 0, then sinq can be equal to (P) 0
1
(B) If sin(a + b) = 1 and sin(a - b) = (Q) minimum value of
2
1é 2 1 ù
ê (x + 1) + 2
(x + 1) úû
(where a and b are acute), then tan(a + 2b)tan(2a + b)
2ë
is equal to (R) –1
q 1
(C) If tan 2 = , then 3cosq is equal to (S) 1
2 2
1 - cos q 15p
(D) can be equal to (T) sin
æ p qö æ p qö 2
sin ç - ÷ - cos ç - ÷
è 4 2ø è4 2ø
[SUBJECTIVE]
p 5p 9p 13p
10. Find the absolute value of the expression tan + tan + tan + tan .
16 16 16 16
2 sin x + sin 2x + sin 3x

11. Let sinx + cosx = 1 + , then the value of is
5 cos x + cos 2x + cos 3x
æ tan a - tan b ö
12. If (1 + tan1°tan2°) + (1 + tan2° tan3°) + (1 + tan3° tan4°) + ..........+ (1 + tan44° tan45°) is equal to ç ÷
è tan1° ø
|a -b|
(where a,b Î (0,90°)) then sum of digits in is equal to
11
p 5
13. If 0 < x < and cosx + sinx = , find the numerical value of cosx – sinx.
4 4
5
14. If 2|x – 1| + 4 x - = l has two integral solutions, then minimum value of 'l' is
2
15. Number of integral values of x which satisfy the inequality log 1 (1 + 5x - x 2 ) > 0 is
x+
x
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æ pö
1. Maximum value of the expression cosq · sin ç q - ÷ " q Î R, is
6 è ø
1 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
2 4 4
2. If x and y are real numbers such that x2 + y2 = 8, the maximum possible value of x – y, is
2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D) 4
2
3sin 4 q + 3cos 4 q
3. The lease value of the expression is
1 - sin 6 q - cos6 q
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
4. The smallest value of 5 cosq + 12 is
(A) 5 (B) 12 (C) 7 (D) 17
5. The maximum value of 3 cos x + 4 sin x + 5 is
6. The maximum value of 4sin x + 3cos2x is
2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

7. lf y = cos2x + sec2x, then
(A) y £ 2 (B) y £ 1 (C) y ³ 2 (D) 1 < y < 2
æ pö
8. The maximum value of 5cos q + 3cos ç q + ÷ + 3 is
è 3ø
(A) 5 (B) 11 (C) 10 (D) –1
æ pö æ pö æ pö
9. The maximum value of sin ç x + ÷ + cos ç x + ÷ in the interval ç 0, ÷ is is attained att
è 6ø è 6ø è 2ø
p p p p
(A) x = (B) x = (C) x = (D) x =
12 6 3 2
10. The number of values of x for which f(x) = cosx + cos( 2x) attains its maximum values is
SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS
A B C
11. If A + B + C = p, prove that cos A + cos B – cos C = -1 + 4 cos cos sin
2 2 2
12. If A + B + C = p, prove that
(A) sin2A + sin2B + sin2C = 2 + 2 cos A cos B cos C. (B) cos2A + cos2B – cos2C = 1 – 2 sin A sin B cos C.
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A B C æ p-A ö æ p-Bö æ p-Cö

cos + cos + cos = 4 cos ç ÷ cos ç ÷ cos ç ÷
2 2 2 è 4 ø è 4 ø è 4 ø
A B C æ p-A ö æ p-Bö æ p-Cö

sin + sin + sin = 1 + 4sin ç ÷ sin ç ÷ sin ç ÷
2 2 2 è 4 ø è 4 ø è 4 ø
cot A + cot B cot B + cot C cot C + cot A

15. If A + B + C = p. Prove that + + =1
tan A + tan B tan B + tan C tan C + tan A
16. Prove that tan(x – y) + tan (y – z) + tan (z – x) = tan (x – y) tan(y – z) tan(z – x).
cos A cos B cos C

17. lf A + B + C = p. Prove that + + =2
sin Bsin C sin C sin A sin A sin B
sin (B + C – A) + sin (C + A – B) – sin (A + B – C) = 4 cos A cos B sin C
19. In a triangle ABC, tan A + tan B + tan C = 6 and tan A tan B = 2, then find values of tan A, tan B and tan C –
20. If A + B + C = 180°, then the value of (cot B + cot C) (cot C + cotA) (cotA + cot B) will be
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2p 4p 8p 16 p
1. 16 cos cos cos cos
15 15 15 15
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) –2 (D) 1
p p p p p
2. The value of 64 3 sin cos cos cos cos is
48 48 24 12 6
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 12
p 2p 3p 13p 14p 15p p 5p 7p

3. If P = cosec + cosec + cosec + cosec + cosec + cosec & Q = 8sin sin sin , then
8 8 8 8 8 8 18 18 18
value of P + Q is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
9
p
4. Let ƒ(q) = å (sin(2r - 1)q + cos 2rq) and sin 18p = a , then ƒ æçè 18 ö÷ø is equal to
r =1
1+ a a 1 - 2a 1- a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a 1+ a 1+ a a
æ 31p 33p ö sin q + cos q

5. In the interval ç , ÷ , the expression is
è 4 4 ø sin q - cos q
(A) always positive (B) always negative (C) some times positive (D) can't say
60 sin 82° sin 51° sin 47°

6. The exact value of is -
sin16° + sin 78° + sin 86°
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 16 (D) 20
p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p
7. cos cos cos cos cos cos cos =
15 15 15 15 15 15 15
1
(A) (B) e–7log2
128
(C) 2–7 (D) 1551
8. In DABC, tanB + tanC = 5 and tanA tanC = 3, then
(A) DABC is acute angled triangle
(B) DABC is obtuse angled triangle
(C) sum of all possible values of tanA is 10
(D) sum of all possible values of tanA is 9
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[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.9 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and four statements (P, Q, R and S) given in Column-II. Any
1
(A) If the value of (tan 18°)(sin 36°)(cos 54°)(tan 72°)(tan 108°) (P)
2
× (cos 126°)(sin 144°)(tan162°)(cos180°) 3
is k sin2 18°, then 'k' has the value equal to (Q) 4
3 5
(B) If sin3x cos 3x + cos3x sin 3x = , then the value of sin 4x is (R)
8 4
(C) For all permissible values of x, the maximum value of the (S) 5
8
5 sin3 x cos x
f (x) = , is
tan2 x + 1
(A) If 2 2013
–2 2012
–2 2011
+2 2010
= k.2 2010
(P) 3
then k form pythagorean triplet with
1
(B) If N = - 2 sin 70° ; then antilog5N is twin prime with (Q) 4
2 sin10°
p p
1 - sin 2 sin
5 + 10
(C) The value of p sin p + cos p is relatively prime with (R) 5
1 + sin
5 10 10
If x = 108 + 10 - 3 108 - 10 then x3 + 6x is divisible byy

3
(D) (S) 6
(T) 7
[SUBJECTIVE]
cos mq · sin nq
11. If m and n are positive integers satisfying 1 + cos 2q + cos 4q + cos 6q + cos 8q + cos 10q = then find
sin q
the value of (m + n).
æqö æpö
12. Let ƒ( q) = cot ç ÷ ( sec q - 1)(1 + sec 2q ) (sec 4q - 1) and ƒ ç ÷ = a - b (where a & b are coprime numbers),
è2ø è 16 ø
then the value of (5a – b) is
sin 3x - sin 2x
13. Number of integers in the range of is
sin x
p
14. If q ¹ ( 2n + 1) , n Î I where the minimum value of tan2q – secq + 2 is k, then 4k is equal to
2
15. If A,B,C are the angles (in radian) of triangle ABC, such that
cos(A – B)sinC + cos2(A – B). sin2C + cos3(A – B)sin3C = 3,
4
then the value of (A + 2B + 3C) is
p
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RACE # 24 TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATION MATHEMATICS
æ 4 ö 19
If (sin2x – sinx) + ç sec x + sec x ÷ + = 0 , then complete set of solution is (where n Î I)
2
1.
è 3 ø 12
p p p p
(A) 2np - (B) 2np + (C) (2n + 1) p - (D) (2n + 1) p +
6 6 6 6
-5 3p sin 3 q + 2cos 3 q
2. If cosecq = , where < q < 2p , then value of is -
4 2 tan q
3 1 1 3
(A) (B) – (C) (D) -
50 50 50 50
é 7 p 15p ù
Sum of all the solutions of the equation 1 + cosx + cos2x + cos3x = 0 in ê - , is equal to
4 úû
3.
ë 4
(A) 2p (B) 3p (C) 4p (D) p
4. Number of solution(s) of the equation 2 sin3q + 3 cos2q – 3 sinq = 1 in the interval (–p, p) is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
5. Number of degrees in the smallest positive angle x such that 8sinx cos x – 8sin5x cosx = 1, is
5
(A) 5° (B) 7.5° (C) 10° (D) 15°

6. Range of ƒ(x) = 4sin x – 4sinx + 2 is
2
(A) [2,10] (B) [1,10] (C) [1,2] (D) [0,10]

7. Let 0 < q1 < q2 < q3 < ..... denotes the solutions of the equation 2cos2q = sinq + 1. Mark the correct options
3p
(A) q3 =
2
(B) q2 + q7 = 5p
(C) q2 is arithmetic mean of q1 and q3
(D) Total number of principal solutions are 13
æ pö 2 p p æ pö p
8. If sum of all the solution(s) of the equation cos 2 ç x + ÷ + cos = sin 2 + 2 cos ç x + ÷ cos , where
è 6ø 6 3 è 6ø 3
x Î ( -p, p) , is kp and number of solution(s) of the given equation is n, then -
13
(A) 2n - k = (B) 2nk = –3
2
nk
(C) 2k + n = 2 (D) = -3
2
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[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
Find general solution for q from Q.9 to Q.10
9. (i) 2 sin2 q + 3 cos q + 1 = 0
(ii) 4 cos2 q + Ö3 = 2 [Ö3 + 1] cos q
(iii) 4 cos q – 3 sec q = 2 tan q
(iv) 4 cos2 q sin q – 2 sin2 q = 3 sin q
(v) cos(10q + 4) + 4 2 sin(5q + 2) = 4

(vi) 4 sin4 q + cos4 q = 1
(vii) sin2 q = 1/4
(viii) 5 cos2q + 7 sin2 q = 6
(ix) cot q – tan q = 2
(x) tan q + cot q = 2
10. (i) tanq + tan2q + 3 tan2q tanq = Ö3.
(ii) tanq + tan 4q + tan7q = tanq tan4q tan7q.
(iii) cot q + tan q = 2cosec q.
(iv) cotq – tanq = secq
(v) sin 9q = sin q
(vi) tan pq = cot qq
11. What is most general value of q which satisfies both the equations ?
(a) sin q = -1/ 2 and tan q = 1/ 3
(b) cos q = -1/ 2 and tan q = 1
(c) cos q = 1 / 2 and tan q = -1
(d) tan q = 3 and cosecq = -2 / 3
2 1
12. (a) Solve : sin q - cos q = in the interval 0 £ q £ 2p.
4
(b) Solve : 2sin2 q = 3cos q in the interval 0 £ q £ 2p.
(c) sin 5q = cos 2q, in the interval 0 £ q £ 180°
(d) sin 2q = cos 3q, in the interval 0 £ q £ 360°
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5x x
1. Number of solution of the equation sin - sin = 2 in the interval [0,2p] is -
2 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2
2. Let the equation 3sinx + 4coslx = 7 has atleast one solution, then the least positive integral value of l is eual to
3. The equation sin x – 2cos x + a = 0 can be solved if
4 2 2
(A) – 3 £ a £ 3 (B) – 2 £ a £ 2 (C) – 1 £ a £ 1 (D) none of these.

Let a = sinx + sin2x + sin3x, b = cosx + cos2x + cos3x
and ƒ(x) = (cos2x + cos22x + cos23x) – (sin2x + sin22x + sin23x)
On the basis of above information, answer the following questions.
4. The number of values of 'x' in [0, 3p] for which a = b is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 9 (D) 10
5. If a, b are the roots of quadratic equation y – Ay + B = 0, then general solution of x in the equation
2
A2 – 2B = 0 is
p 2p p p
(A) np ± ;n Î I (B) 2np ± ;n ÎI (C) np + ( -1) n ; n Î I (D) 2np ± ; n Î I
4 3 6 3
[MATRIX TYPE]
(A) Number of integral values of 'k' for which the equation (P) 5
7sinx – 2cosx = k has a solution is
2
(B) The number of solutions of the equation (Q) 6
cosecx – cosec3x = 2cos2x in ( 0, 2p ) is
(C) Sum of the real roots of the equation (R) 7

|x – 3|2 – |x – 3| – 6 = 0 is
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
Find general solution for the equation given in Q.7 to Q.10
æ qö
7. 5cos2q + 2 cos2 ç ÷ + 1 = 0
è 2ø
8. (i) cos2q– 2 cosq = 4 sinq – sin 2q

(ii) 3(cos q – sin q) = 1 + cos 2q – sin 2q.
9. (i) 3 sin q - cos q = 2
(ii) 6 sin2q + 2 sin2 2q = 5.
(iii) sin2q (1 + tan q) = 3 sin q (cos q – sin q) + 3
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(iv) 1 + sin 2q = (sin 3q – cos 3q)2.
(v) cos 4q = cos2 3q.
(vi) sin3q cos q – cos3 q sin q = 1/4.
(vii) cos 3q cos3q + sin 3q sin3q = 0
(viii) cos q + cos 2q + cos 3q = 0
(ix) cos 6q + cos 4q + cos 2q + 1 = 0
(x) sin q + sin 3q + sin 5q = 0
1
10. (i) cos q cos2q cos3q =
4
(ii) cos q + cos7q + cos3q + cos5q = 0
(iii) sin q + 3 cos q = 2
(iv) 3 cos q + sin q = 1

11. If sin2 x + cos2 y = 2 sec2z then find x, y & z.
x
12. Prove that cosecx + cosec2x + cosec4x + .... + cosec2nx = cot – cot2nx
2
sin x sin 3x sin 9x 1

13. Prove that + + = (tan27x – tanx)
cos 3x cos 9x cos27x 2
14. Find number of solutions of the equation logcosxsinx + logsinxcosx = 2 in [–5p, 4p].
æ 3x ö
15. Find number of common solutions of the equation 2cos2x – 3cosx + 1 = 0 and tan ç ÷ + 1 = 0 , where –p < x £ 3p.
è 4 ø
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2æ pö 2
1. If 2sin ç x + ÷ + 3 cos2x = a - 4a + 7 for x Î [–2p,2p], then
è 4ø
(A) a = 2 (B) a = 3
5p
(C) Number of values of x is 5 (D) sum of values of x is -
3
2. Number of solutions of the equation cosx = 1 + sin4x in interval [–20p, 40p], is
(A) 31 (B) 32 (C) 62 (D) 63
3. Number of solutions of the equation log cosx ( 1 - cos2 x ) = 1 in the interval x Î ( -2 p, 2p) , is
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 0
4. Number of solutions of the equation cos 2x + 2sin 2x = 17 (cosx + sinx) , 0 < x < 2p is
4 2 8
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 16

[MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER TYPE]
æ pö
5. If sin(x + 20°) = 2sinxcos40° where x Î ç 0, ÷ then which of the following hold good ?
è 2ø
x x
(A) tan4x = 3 (B) cosec4x = 2 (C) sec = 6- 2 (D) cot = (2 + 3)
2 2
6. The value of x satisfying the equation cos(lnx) = 0, is
(A) ep/2 (B) e–(2009)p/2 (C) e1000p (D) e–3p/2
7. If 2siny – cos(x – y) – 2sinx = 5, then
(A) x = y (B) x + y = 2kp, k Î I
p p
(C) x - y = 2kp, k Î I (D) y = 2mp + , x = 2np - , n,m Î I
2 2
[MATRIX TYPE]
Q.8 has four statements (A,B,C and D) given in Column-I and five statements (P, Q, R, S and T) given in
Column-II. Any given statement in Column-I can have correct matching with one or more statement(s) given inColumn-II.
x
(A) Number of solutions of sin x = is (P) 4
10
æ 2ö
(B) Number of ordered pairs (x,y) satisfying |x| + |y| = 2 and sin ç px ÷ = 1 is (Q) 7
è 3 ø
(C) The number of ordered pairs (x, y) satisfying (R) 6

the equation sinx + sin y = sin (x + y) and |x| + |y| =1 is
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[LINKED COMPREHENSION TYPE]
Paragraph for Question 9 and 10
Let ƒ(x) = cosx + sinx – 1 and g(x) = sin2x – 2.
é 7p ù
If ƒ(x) = g(x), then number of solutions in the interval x Î ê -p, , is
2 úû
9.
ë
10. If ƒ(x) = k, x Î [0, p] has atleast one solution, then number of possible integral values of k is
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
11. Find general solution for the given equation :
æp ö æp ö æ pö æ 2p ö
(i) tan ç sin q ÷ = cot ç cos q ÷ (ii) tan q + tan çè q + ÷ø + tan çè q + ÷ø = 3
è2 ø è2 ø 3 3
3 3 3
(iii) sin3 x + sin x cos x + cos3 x = 1. (iv) 1 + sin x + cos x = sin 2x
2
( )
2 2
(v) 2 2 +sin x + 2 2 +cosec x = -4x 2 + 4 px + 16 - p2 (vi) sin2 x tan x + cos2 x cot x – sin2x = 1 + tan x + cot x
12. Solve the system of equations

(a) x + y = p/4, tan x + tan y = 1
(b) x + y = 2p/3, cos x + cos y = 3/2 where x and y are real.
13. Solve the following equations for x and y
2
x + cos2 y
(i) 3sin x + cosy = 1, 25sin = 5 ; 0 < x < 2p, 0 < y < 2p
2 2 (2 cosecx + 3|sec y|)
(ii) 5(cosec x -3sec y)
= 1, 2 = 64 ; 0 < x < 2p, 0 < y < 2p
14. Find the general values of x and y satisfying the equations 5 sin x cos y = 1, 4 tan x = tan y.
æ pö 1
15. If tan (p cos q) = cot (p sin q), prove that cos ç q - ÷ = ±
è 4ø 2 (2)
16. The value of qÎ(0, 2p) for which 2sin2q – 5 sinq + 2 > 0 are
17. Solve the trigonometric inequality
1
(1) sin x ³ (2) sin x > cos x
2
æ p ö
18. Solve: cos 2x > |sin x| x Î ç - , p ÷
è 2 ø
19. Solve: sin q + 3 cos q ³ 1; - p < q < p
p 3p
20. Solve : 2 cos2 q + sin q £ 2 where £ q £
2 2
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RACE # 27 P&C MATHEMATICS
1. Find the value of 8

P7 , 25 P5 , 24
C 4 , 19C14 .
2. If 2n
C3 : n C2 = 44 : 3 , find n.
3. If n C12 = n C8 , find n C17 & 22

Cn .
4. If 18
Cr = 18
Cr + 2 , find r C5
5. If 56
Pr + 6 : 54 Pr + 3 = 30800 : 1 , find r..
6. If 28
C2r : 24 c 2r - 4 = 225 : 11 find r..
7. Prove 4nC2n: 2nCn = [1. 3. 5 ... (4n–1)] : [1. 3. 5 ... (2n–1)]2
8. In how many ways can clean & clouded (overcast) days occur in a week assuming that an entire day is either clean or
clouded.
9. Four visitors A, B, C & D arrive at a town which has 5 hotels. In how many ways can they disperse themselves among
5 hotels, if 4 hotels are used to accommodate them.
10. If the letters of the word “VARUN” are written in all possible ways and then are arranged as in a dictionary, then the
rank of the word VARUN is :
(A) 98 (B) 99 (C) 100 (D) 101
11. 3 different railway passes are allotted to 5 students. The number of ways this can be done is :
(A) 60 (B) 20 (C) 15 (D) 10
12. There are 6 roads between A & B and 4 roads between B & C.
(i) In how many ways can one drive from A to C by way of B ?
(ii) In how many ways can one drive from A to C and back to A, passing through B on both trips ?
(iii) In how many ways can one drive the circular trip described in (ii) without using the same road more than once.
13. (i) How many car number plates can be made if each plate contains 2 different letters of English alphabet, followed
by 3 different digits.
(ii) Solve the problem, if the first digit cannot be 0.
14. (i) Find the number of four letter word that can be formed from the letters of the word HISTORY. (each letter to be
used atmost once)
(ii) How many of them contain only consonants ?
(iii) How many of them begin & end in a consonant ?
(iv) How many of them begin with a vowel ?
(v) How many contain the letters Y ?
(vi) How many begin with T & end in a vowel ?
(vii) How many begin with T & also contain S ?
(viii) How many contain both vowels ?
15. (a) In how many ways can four passengers be accommodated in three railway carriages, if each carriage can accommodate
any number of passengers.
(b) In how many ways four persons can be accommodated in 3 different chairs if each person can occupy only one
chair.
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16. Find the number of 7 lettered palindromes which can be formed using the letters from the English alphabets.
17. Number of ways in which 7 different colours in a rainbow can be arranged if green is always in the middle.
18. A letter lock consists of three rings each marked with 10 different letters. Find the number of ways in which it is
possible to make an unsuccessful attempts to open the lock.
19. How many 10 digit numbers can be made with odd digits so that no two consecutive digits are same.
20. In a certain strange language, words are written with letters from the following six-letter alphabet : A, G, K, N, R, U.
Each word consists of six letters and none of the letters repeat. Each combination of these six letters is a word in this
language. The word "KANGUR" remains in the dictionary at,
(A) 248th (B) 247th (C) 246th (D) 253rd
21. Find the number of ways in which letters of the word VALEDICTORY be arranged so that the vowels may never be
separated.
22. A new flag is to be designed with six vertical strips using some or all of the colours yellow, green, blue and red. Then,
the number of ways this can be done such that no two adjacent strips have the same colour is -
(A) 12 × 81 (B) 16 × 192 (C) 20 × 125 (D) 24 × 216
23. If as many more words as possible be formed out of the letters of the word "DOGMATIC" then the number of words
in which the relative order of vowels and consonants remain unchanged is ______.
24. Let Pn denotes the number of ways in which three people can be selected out of ' n ' people sitting in a row , if no two
of them are consecutive. If , Pn + 1 - Pn = 15 then the value of 'n' is :
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
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1. How many natural numbers are their from 1 to 1000 which have none of their digits repeated.
2. If repetitions are not permitted
(i) How many 3 digit numbers can be formed from the six digits 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9 ?
(ii) How many of these are less than 400 ?
(iii)How many are even ?
(iv) How many are odd ?
(v) How many are multiples of 5 ?
3. How many two digit numbers are there in which the tens digit and the units digit are different and odd ?
4. Every telephone number consists of 7 digits. How many telephone numbers are there which do not include any other
digits but 2 , 3 , 5 & 7 ?
5. How many odd numbers of five distinct digits can be formed with the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ?
6. Number of natural numbers between 100 and 1000 such that at least one of their digits is 7, is
7. How many four digit numbers are there which are divisible by 2 ?
8. Number of 4 digit numbers of the form N = abcd which satisfy following three conditions :
(i) 4000 £ N < 6000
(ii) N is multiple of 5
(iii) 3 £ b < c £ 6 is equal to
9. The number of 10-digit numbers such that the product of any two consecutive digits in the number is a prime number,
is
10. How many of the 900 three digit numbers have at least one even digit ?
(A) 775 (B) 875 (C) 450 (D) 750
11. The number of natual numbers from 1000 to 9999 (both inclusive) that do not have all 4 different digits is.
(A) 4048 (B) 4464 (C) 4518 (D) 4536
OR
What can you say about the number of even numbers under the same constraints?
12. The number of different seven digit numbers that can be written using only three digits 1, 2 & 3 under the condition
that the digit 2 occurs exactly twice in each number is
(A) 672 (B) 640 (C) 512 (D) none
13. All possible three digits even numbers which can be formed with the condition that if 5 is one of the digit, then 7 is
the next digit is :
(A) 5 (B) 325 (C) 345 (D) 365
14. Number of 5 digit numbers which are divisible by 5 and each number containing the digit 5, digits being all different
is equal to k(4!), the value of k is
(A) 84 (B) 168 (C) 188 (D) 208
15. The number of six digit numbers that can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 so that digits do not repeat and
the terminal digits are even is :
(A) 144 (B) 72 (C) 288 (D) 720
16. A 5 digit number divisible by 3 is to be formed using the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 without repetition. The total
number of ways this can be done is :
(A) 3125 (B) 600 (C) 240 (D) 216
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17. Number of 9 digits numbers divisible by nine using the digits from 0 to 9 if each digit is used atmost once is
K · 8 ! , then K has the value equal to ______.
18. Number of natural numbers less than 1000 and divisible by 5 can be formed with the ten digits, each digit not occuring
more than once in each number is ______ .
19. Number of 3 digit numbers in which the digit at hundredth's place is greater than the other two digit is
(A) 285 (B) 281 (C) 240 (D) 204
20. Number of permutations of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 taken all at a time, such that the digit 1 appearing some where
to the left of 2 ; 3 appearing to the left of 4 and 5 somewhere to the left of 6, is (e.g. 815723946 would be one such
permutation)
(A) 9 · 7! (B) 8! (C) 5! · 4! (D) 8! · 4!
21. Number of odd integers between 1000 and 8000 which have none of their digits repeated, is
(A) 1014 (B) 810 (C) 690 (D) 1736
22. There are 720 permutations of the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Suppose these permutations are arranged from smallest to
largest numerical values, beginning from 1 2 3 4 5 6 and ending with 6 5 4 3 2 1.
(a) What number falls on the 124th position?
(b) What is the position of the number 321546?
23. How many numbers between 400 and 1000 (both exclusive) can be made with the digits 2,3,4,5,6,0 if
(a) repetition of digits not allowed.
(b) repetition of digits is allowed.
24. The number of three digit numbers having only two consecutive digits identical is -
(A) 153 (B) 162 (C) 180 (D) 161
25. Find the number of 10 digit numbers using the digits 0, 1, 2, ....... 9 without repetition. How many of these are
divisible by 4.
26. Number of four digit numbers with all digits different and containing the digit 7 is -
(A) 2016 (B) 1828 (C) 1848 (D) 1884
27. All the five digits number in which each successive digit exceeds its predecessor are arranged in the increasing order
of their magnitude. The 97th number in the list does not contain the digit
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 8
28. Six persons A, B, C, D, E and F are to be seated at a circular table. The number of ways this can be done if A must have
either B or C on his right and B must have either C or D on his right is :
(A) 36 (B) 12 (C) 24 (D) 18
29. A round table conference is to be held between 20 delegates of 2 countires. In how many ways can they be seated if
two particular delegates are
(a) always to sit together
(b) or never to sit together?
30. There are 20 persons including two brothers. In how many ways can they be arranged on a round table if:
(a) There is exactly one person between the two brothers
(b) The two brothers are always separated.
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1. The 120 permutations of MAHES are arranged in dictionary order, as if each were an ordinary five-letter word. The
last letter of the 86th word in the list is
(A) A (B) H (C) S (D) E
2. A student has to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination . The number of ways in which he can answer if he
must answer atleast 3 of the first five questions is -
(A) 276 (B) 267 (C) 80 (D) 1200
3. If m denotes the number of 5 digit numbers if each successive digits are in their descending order of magnitude and n
is the corresponding figure, when the digits are in their ascending order of magnitude then (m – n) has the value
(A) 10C4 (B) 9C5 (C) 10C3 (D) 9C3
4. Number of different natural numbers which are smaller than two hundred million & using only the digits 1 or 2 is :
(A) (3) . 28 - 2 (B) (3) . 28 - 1 (C) 2(29 - 1) (D) None
5. The number of n digit numbers which consists of the digits 1 & 2 only if each digit is to be used atleast once, is equal
to 510 then n is equal to
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10
6. Number of six digit numbers which have 3 digits even & 3 digits odd, if each digit is to be used atmost once is
7. There are counters available in x different colours. The counters are all alike except for the colour. The total number
of arrangements consisting of y counters, assuming sufficient number of counters of each colour, if no arrangement
consists of all counters of the same colour is :
(A) xy - x (B) xy - y (C) yx - x (D) yx - y
8. A committee of 5 is to be chosen from a group of 9 people. Number of ways in which it can be formed if two particular
persons either serve together or not at all and two other particular persons refuse to serve with each other, is
(A) 41 (B) 36 (C) 47 (D) 76
9. A question paper on mathematics consists of twelve questions divided into three parts A, B and C, each containing
four questions. In how many ways can an examinee answer five questions, selecting atleast one from each part.
(A) 624 (B) 208 (C) 1248 (D) 2304
10. There are m points on a straight line AB & n points on the line AC none of them being the point A. Triangles are
formed with these points as vertices, when
(i) A is excluded (ii) A is included. The ratio of number of triangles in the two cases is:
m+ n-2 m+ n-2 m + n -2 m ( n - 1)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
m+ n m + n -1 m+n+ 2 ( m + 1) ( n + 1)
11. In a certain algebraical exercise book there are 4 examples on arithmetical progressions, 5 examples on
permutation-combination and 6 examples on binomial theorem. Number of ways a teacher can select for his pupils
atleast one but not more than 2 examples from each of these sets, is ______.
12. A rack has 5 different pairs of shoes. The number of ways in which 4 shoes can be chosen from it , so that there will
be no complete pair is :
(A) 1920 (B) 200 (C) 110 (D) 80
13. Number of ways in which 8 people can be arranged in a line if A and B must be next each other and C must be
somewhere behind D, is equal to
(A) 10080 (B) 5040 (C) 5050 (D) 10100
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14. A women has 11 close friends. Find the number of ways in which she can invite 5 of them to dinner, if two particular
of them are not on speaking terms & will not attend together.
15. There are 10 seats in a double decker bus, 6 in the lower deck and 4 on the upper deck. Ten passengers board the bus,
of them 3 refuse to go to the upper deck and 2 insist on going up. The number of ways in which the passengers can
be accommodated is _____. (Assume all seats to be duly numbered)
16. An old man while dialing a 7 digit telephone number remembers that the first four digits consists of one 1's, one 2's
and two 3's. He also remembers that the fifth digit is either a 4 or 5 while has no memorising of the sixth digit, he
remembers that the seventh digit is 9 minus the sixth digit. Maximum number of distinct trials he has to try to make
sure that he dials the correct telephone number, is
17. In how many different ways a grandfather along with two of his grandsons and four grand daughters can be seated in
a line for a photograph so that he is always in the middle and the two grandsons are never adjacent to each other.
18. A forecast is to be made of the results of five cricket matches, each of which can be win, a draw or a loss for Indian
team. Find
(i) the number of different possible forecasts
(ii) the number of forecasts containing 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 errors respectively
19. Consider the word W = MISSISSIPPI
(a) If N denotes the number of different selections of 5 letters from the word W = MISSISSIPPI then N belongs
to the set
(A) {15, 16, 17, 18, 19} (B) {20, 21, 22, 23, 24}
(C) {25, 26, 27, 28, 29} (D) {30, 31, 32, 33, 34}
(b) Number of ways in which the letters of the word W can be arranged if atleast one vowel is separated from
rest of the vowels
8! · 161 8! · 161 8! · 161 8! 165

(A) (B) (C) (D) ·
4! · 4! · 2! 4 · 4! · 2! 4! · 2! 4! · 2! 4!
(c) If the number of arrangements of the letters of the word W if all the S's and P's are separated is
æ 10! ö
(K) çç ÷÷ , then K equals -
è 4!· 4! ø
6 4 3
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
5 3 2
20. A 3 digit palindrome is a 3 digit number (not starting with zero) which reads the same backwards as forwards. For
example 171. The sum of all even 3 digit palindromes, is
(A) 22380 (B) 25700 (C) 22000 (D) 22400
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1. Out of seven consonants and four vowels, the number of words of six letters, formed by taking four consonants and
two vowels is (Assume that each ordered group of letter is a word):
(A) 210 (B) 462 (C) 151200 (D) 332640
2. Consider the five points comprising of the vertices of a square and the intersection point of its diagonals. How many
triangles can be formed using these points?
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
3. The number of ways in which 5 different books can be distributed among 10 people if each person can get at most one
book is :
(A) 252 (B) 105 (C) 510 (D) 10C
5.5!
4. 5 Indian & 5 American couples meet at a party & shake hands . If no wife shakes hands with her own husband & no
Indian wife shakes hands with a male, then the number of hand shakes that takes place in the party is -
(A) 95 (B) 110 (C) 135 (D) 150
s
5. The 9 horizontal and 9 vertical lines on an 8 × 8 chessboard form 'r' rectangles and 's' squares. Find the ratio in its
r
lowest terms.
6. Find the number of ways in which two squares can be selected from an 8 by 8 chess board of size 1 × 1 so that they are
not in the same row and in the same column.
7. The kindergarten teacher has 25 kids in her class. She takes 5 of them at a time, to zoological garden as often as she
can, without taking the same 5 kids more than once. Then the number of visits, the teacher makes to the garden
exceeds that of a kid by :
(A) 25C5 - 24C5 (B) 24C5 (C) 24C4 (D) None of these
8. Seven different coins are to be divided amongst three persons. If no two of the persons receive the same number of
coins but each receives atleast one coin & none is left over, then the number of ways in which the division may be
made is
9. The number of ways in which 8 distinguishable apples can be distributed among 3 boys such that every boy should
get atleast 1 apple & atmost 4 apples is K · 7P3 where K has the value equal to
(A) 14 (B) 66 (C) 44 (D) 22
10. There are six periods in each working day of a school. Number of ways in which 5 subjects can be arranged if each
subject is allotted at least one period and no period remains vacant is
(A) 210 (B) 1800 (C) 360 (D) 3600
11. There are 10 red balls of different shades & 9 green balls of identical shades. Then the number of arranging them in a
row so that no two green balls are together is
(A) (10 !) . 11P9 (B) (10 !) . 11C9 (C) 10 ! (D) 10 ! 9 !
12. A shelf contains 20 different books of which 4 are in single volume and the others form sets of 8, 5 and 3 volumes
respectively. Number of ways in which the books may be arranged on the shelf, if the volumes of each set are
together and in their due order is
20!
(A) (B) 7! (C) 8! (D) 7 . 8!
8! 5! 3!
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13. Number of rectangles in the grid shown which are not squares is
(A) 160 (B) 162 (C) 170 (D) 185

14. A gentleman invites a party of m + n (m ¹ n) friends to a dinner & places m at one table T1 and n at another table T2
, the table being round . If not all people shall have the same neighbour in any two arrangement, then the number of
ways in which he can arrange the guests, is
(m + n) ! 1 (m + n) ! ( m + n) !
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) None of these
4 mn 2 mn mn
15. In a unique hockey series between India & Pakistan, they decide to play on till a team wins 5 matches. The number of
ways in which the series can be won by India, if no match ends in a draw is :
16. Sameer has to make a telephone call to his friend Harish, Unfortunately he does not remember the 7 digit phone
number. But he remembers that the first three digits are 635 or 674, the number is odd and there is exactly one 9 in the
number. The maximum number of trials that Sameer has to make to be successful is
(A) 10,000 (B) 3402 (C) 3200 (D) 5000
17. A team of 8 students goes on an excursion, in two cars, of which one can seat 5 and the other only 4. If internal
arrangement inside the car does not matter then the number of ways in which they can travel, is
(A) 91 (B) 182 (C) 126 (D) 3920
18. Six people are going to sit in a row on a bench. A and B are adjacent, C does not want to sit adjacent to D. E and F can
sit anywhere. Number of ways in which these six people can be seated, is
(A) 200 (B) 144 (C) 120 (D) 56
19. Three vertices of a convex n sided polygon are selected. If the number of triangles that can be constructed such that
none of the sides of the triangle is also the side of the polygon is 30, then the polygon is a
(A) Heptagon (B) Octagon (C) Nonagon (D) Decagon
20. Given 11 points, of which 5 lie on one circle, other than these 5, no 4 lie on one circle. Then the maximum number of
circles that can be drawn so that each contains atleast three of the given points is :
21. Number of 5 digit numbers divisible by 25 that can be formed using only the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 0 taken five at a
time is
(A) 2 (B) 32 (C) 42 (D) 52
22. There are 12 guests at a dinner party. Supposing that the master and mistress of the house have fixed seats opposite
one another, and that there are two specified guests who must always, be placed next to one another the number of
ways in which the company can be placed, is:
(A) 20 . 10! (B) 22 . 10! (C) 44 . 10! (D) None of these
23. Let Pn denotes the number of ways of selecting 3 people out of 'n' sitting in a row, if no two of them are consecutive
and Qn is the corresponding figure when they are in a circle. If Pn - Qn = 6, then 'n' is equal to :
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 12
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24. Six married couple are sitting in a room. Find the number of ways in which 4 people can be selected so that
(A) they do not form a couple (B) they form exactly one couple
(C) they form at least one couple (D) they form atmost one couple
(A) Number of increasing permutations of m symbols are there from the n set (P) nm
numbers {a1, a2, ¼, an} where the order among the numbers is given by
a1 < a2 < a3 < ¼ an–1 < an is
(B) There are m men and n monkeys. Number of ways in which every monkey Q) mCn
has a master, if a man can have any number of monkeys
(C) Number of ways in which n red balls and (m – 1) green balls can be arranged (R) nCm
in a line, so that no two red balls are together, is
(balls of the same colour are alike)
(D) Number of ways in which 'm' different toys can be distributed in 'n' children (S) mn
if every child may receive any number of toys, is
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RACE # 31 P & C MATH EM ATI CS
1. 7 men and 7 women are to sit round a table so that there is a man on either side of a woman. The number of
seating arrangments is
(A) (7!)2 (B) (6!)2 (C) 6!7! (D) 7!
2. Number of 7 digit numbers the sum of whose digits is 61 is :
3. The number of ways of choosing a committee of 2 women & 3 men from 5 women & 6 men, if Mr. A refuses to
serve on the committee if Mr. B is a member & Mr. B can only serve, if Miss C is the member of the committee,
is
4. There are 2 identical white balls, 3 identical red balls and 4 green balls of different shades. The number of ways
in which they can be arranged in a row so that atleast one ball is separated from the balls of the same colour, is
(A) 6 (7 ! - 4 !) (B) 7 (6 ! - 4 !) (C) 8 ! - 5 ! (D) None of these
5. Product of all the even divisors of N = 1000, is
(A) 32 · 102 (B) 64 · 214 (C) 64 · 1018 (D) 128 · 106
6. Number of ways in which four different toys and five indistinguishable marbles can be distributed between
Amar, Akbar and Anthony, if each child receives atleast one toy and one marble, is
(A) 42 (B) 100 (C) 150 (D) 216
7. There are 100 different books in a shelf. Number of ways in which 3 books can be selected so that no two of
which are neighbours is
(A) 100
C3 – 98 (B) 97
C3 (C) 96
C3 (D) 98
C3
8. A lift with 7 people stops at 10 floors. People varying from zero to seven go out at each floor. The number of
ways in which the lift can get emptied, assuming each way only differs by the number of people leaving at
each floor, is :
(A) 16
C6 (B) 17
C7 (C) 16
C7 (D) None of these
9. You are given an unlimited supply of each of the digits 1, 2, 3 or 4. Using only these four digits, you construct
n digit numbers. Such n digit numbers will be called L E G I T I M A T E if it contains the digit 1 either an even
number times or not at all. Number of n digit legitimate numbers are
(A) 2n + 1 (B) 2n + 1 + 2 (C) 2n + 2 + 4 (D) 2n – 1(2n + 1)
10. Two classrooms A and B having capacity of 25 and (n–25) seats respectively.An denotes the number of possible
seating arrangements of room 'A', when 'n' students are to be seated in these rooms, starting from room 'A'
which is to be filled up full to its capacity. If An – An–1 = 25! (49C25) then 'n' equals -
(A) 50 (B) 48 (C) 49 (D) 51
11. Number of positive integral solutions satisfying the equation (x1 + x2 + x3) (y1 + y2) = 77, is
(A) 150 (B) 270 (C) 420 (D) 1024
12. Distinct 3 digit numbers are formed using only the digits 1, 2, 3 and 4 with each digit used at most once in each
number thus formed. The sum of all possible numbers so formed is
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13. There are counters available in 3 different colours (atleast four of each colour). Counters are all alike except for
the colour. If 'm' denotes the number of arrangements of four counters if no arrangement consists of counters of
same colour and ' n' denotes the corresponding figure when every arrangement consists of counters of each
colour, then
(A) m = 2n (B) 6m = 13n (C) 3m = 5n (D) 5m = 3n
14. There are 12 books on Algebra and Calculus in our library , the books of the same subject being different. If the
number of selections each of which consists of 3 books on each topic is greatest then the number of books of
Algebra and Calculus in the library are respectively
(A) 3 and 9 (B) 4 and 8 (C) 5 and 7 (D) 6 and 6
15. Three digit numbers in which the middle one is a perfect square are formed using the digits 1 to 9. Their sum is
(b) Out of 10 persons (6 males, 4 females) a committee of 5 is to be formed such that
p = number of such committees which include at least one lady.
q = number of such committees which include at least two men.
then find the ratio p : q
16. Given 5 different green dyes, four different blue dyes and three different red dyes, how many combinations of
dyes can be chosed taking at least one green and one blue dye?
17. There are 3 books on Maths, 4 on Physics and 5 on English. How many different collections can be made such
that each collection consists of
(i) One book of each subject
(ii) At least one book of each subject
(iii)At least one book of English.
18. In how many ways can a pack of 52 cards be
(a) divided equally among four players in order
(b) divided into 4 groups of 13 cards each
(c) divided in to 4 sets, three of them having 17 cards each and the fourth just 1 card.
19. How many different signals can be given by using any number of flags from six flags of different colours?
20. Three men have 4 coats, 5 waist coats and 6 caps. In how many ways can they wear them?

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RACE # 32 P&C MATH EM ATI CS
Choose the correct alternatives (More than one are correct):
1. The combinatorial coefficient C(n, r) is equal to
(A) number of possible subsets of r members from a set of n distinct members.
(B) number of possible binary messages of length n with exactly r 1's.
(C) number of non decreasing 2-D paths from the lattice point (0, 0) to (r, n).
(D) number of ways of selecting r things out of n different things when a particular thing is always included
plus the number of ways of selecting 'r' things out of n, when a particular thing is always excluded.
2. The Number of ways in which five different books to be distributed among 3 persons so that each person gets
at least one book, is equal to the number of ways in which
(A) 5 persons are allotted 3 different residential flats so that and each person is alloted at most one flat and no
two persons are alloted the same flat.
(B) number of parallelograms (some of which may be overlapping) formed by one set of 6 parallel lines and
other set of 5 parallel lines that goes in other direction.
(C) 5 different toys are to be distributed among 3 children, so that each child gets at least one toy.
(D) 3 mathematics professors are assigned five different lectures to be delivered , so that each professor gets at
least one lecture.
3. The maximum number of permutations of 2n letters in which there are only a's & b's, taken all at a time is given by
2 6 10 4n - 6 4n - 2
(A) 2nCn (B) . . ...... .
1 2 3 n-1 n
n +1 n + 2 n + 3 n + 4 2n - 1 2n 2 n . [1 . 3 . 5 ...... (2 n - 3) (2 n - 1)]
(C) . . . ...... . (D)
1 2 3 4 n-1 n n!
4. Number of ways in which 3 numbers in A.P. can be selected from 1, 2, 3, ...... n is :
n ( n - 2)
2
æ n - 1ö
(A) ç ÷ if n is even (B) if n is odd
è 2 ø 4
( n -1)2 n ( n - 2)
(C) if n is odd (D) if n is even
4 4
5. The combinatorial coefficient n – 1Cp denotes
(A) the number of ways in which n things of which p are alike and rest different can be arranged in a circle.
(B) the number of ways in which p different things can be selected out of n different thing if a particular thing
is always excluded.
(C) number of ways in which n alike balls can be distributed in p different boxes so that no box remains empty
and each box can hold any number of balls.
(D) the number of ways in which (n – 2) white balls and p black balls can be arranged in a line if black balls are
separated, balls are all alike except for the colour.
6. Number of ways in which the letters of the word 'B U L B U L' can be arranged in a line in a definite order is
also equal to the
(A) number of ways in which 2 alike Apples and 4 alike Mangoes can be distributed in 3 children so that each
child receives any number of fruits.
(B) Number of ways in which 6 different books can be tied up into 3 bundles, if each bundle is to have equal
number of books.
(C) coefficient of x2y2z2 in the expansion of (x + y + z)6.
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Paragraph for Question Nos. 7 to 9

16 players P1, P 2, P3,.......P16 take part in a tennis tournament. Lower suffix player is better than any higher
suffix player. These players are to be divided into 4 groups each comprising of 4 players and the best from each
group is selected for semifinals.
7. Number of ways in which 16 players can be divided into four equal groups, is
8 8 8 8
35 35 35 35
(A) 27 Õ
r =1
(2r - 1) (B) 24 Õ
r =1
(2r - 1) (C) 52 Õ
r =1
(2r - 1) (D) 6 Õ (2r - 1)
r =1
8. Number of ways in which they can be divided into 4 equal groups if the players P1, P2, P3 and P4 are in different
groups, is :
(11)! (11)! (11)! (11)!
(A) (B) (C) (D)
36 72 108 216
9. Number of ways in which these 16 players can be divided into four equal groups, such that when the best
12!
player is selected from each group, P6 is one among them, is (k) . The value of k is :
(4!)3
(A) 36 (B) 24 (C) 18 (D) 20
MATCH THE COLUMN:
(A) Four different movies are running in a town. Ten students go to watch these four movies. (P)11
The number of ways in which every movie is watchedby atleast one student, is
(Assume each way differs only by number of students watching a movie)
(B) Consider 8 vertices of a regular octagon and its centre. If T denotes the (Q) 36
number of triangles and S denotes the number of straight lines that can
be formed with these 9 points then the value of (T – S) equals
(C) In an examination, 5 children were found to have their mobiles in their (R) 52
pocket. The Invigilator fired them and took their mobiles in his possession.
Towards the end of the test, Invigilator randomly returned their mobiles. The
number of ways in which at most two children did not get their own mobiles is (S) 60
(D) The product of the digits of 3214 is 24. The number of 4 digit natural
numbers such that the product of their digits is 12, is
(E) The number of ways in which a mixed double tennis game can be arranged from (T) 84
amongst 5 married couple if no husband & wife plays in the same game, is
SUBJECTIVE
11. A commitee of 10 members is to be formed with members chosen from the faculties of Arts, Economics,
Education, Engineering, Medicine and Science. Number of possible ways in which the faculties representation
be distributed on this committee, is ________. (Assume every department contains more than 10 members).
12. On the normal chess board as shown, I1 & I2 are two insects which starts moving
towards each other. Each insect moving with the same constant speed . Insect
I1 can move only to the right or upward along the lines while the insect I2 can
move only to the left or downward along the lines of the chess board. Find the
total number of ways the two insects can meet at same point during their trip.
13. 10 identical ball are distributed in 5 different boxes kept in a row and labled A, B, C, D and E. Find the number
of ways in which the ball can be distributed in the boxes if no two adjacent boxes remain empty.

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RACE # 33 BINOMIAL THEORM MATH EM ATI CS
12
æ 2 1ö
1. The 10 term in the expansion of ç 2 x + ÷
th
is
è xø
(A) 1760 / x3 (B) – 1760 / x3 (C) 1760 / x2 (D) None of these

9
æ 2 1 ö
2. In the expansion ç x - ÷ , the term without x is equal to
è 3x ø
(A) 28/81 (B) – 28/243 (C) 28/243 (D) None of these

6
æ 1 ö
3. In the expansion of ç 2 x + ÷ , the term independent of x is
è 3x ø
(A) 160/9 (B) 80/9 (C) 160/27 (D) 80/3

n
æ 1ö 5
4. If the 4th term in the expansion of ç ax + ÷ is then the values of a and n respectively are
è xø 2
1 1
(A) 2, 6 (B) ,6 (C) ,5 (D) None of these
2 2
10
5. The term independent from x in the expansion of æç x - 32 ö÷ is
è x ø
(A) 3240 (B) – 3240 (C) 405 (D) – 405

9
æ3 1 ö
6. The terms independent of x is ç x 2 - ÷ is
è2 3x ø
(A) T5 (B) T6 (C) T7 (D) None of these
6
æ 3 ö
ç 5 ÷
7. In the expansion of ç x + 3 ÷ coefficient of x3 is
è x ø
(A) 0 (B) 120 (C) 420 (D) 540
5
æ kö
8. If in the expansion of ç x 2 + ÷ , the coefficient of x is 270, then k is equal to
è xø

n
é xù
9. If the coefficients of x & x in the expansion of ê 2 + ú are equal, then the value of n is
7 8
ë 3û
(A) 15 (B) 45 (C) 55 (D) 56
n
æ 1ö
10. If the constant term of the binomial expansion ç 2x - ÷ is – 160, then n is equal to
è xø
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
11. (2n + 1) (2n + 3) (2n + 5)....(4n–1) is equal to
(4n)! (4n)!n! (4n)!n! (4n)!n!

(A) (B) (C) (D)
n
2 .(2n)!(2n)! n
2 .(2n)!(2n)! (2n)!(2n)! 2 n (2n)!

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n
é 1/13 a ù n
C3
12. If the second term of the expansion ê a + ú is 14a5/2 then the value of n is
ë a -1 û C2
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 12 (D) 6

10
æ 2 a ö
13. The positive value of 'a' so that the coefficient of x5 is equal to that of x15 in the expansion of ç x + 3 ÷ is
è x ø
1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 2 3
2 3 3
n
æ q p7 ö
ç
In the expansion of ç p + ÷
q 3 ÷ø , there is a term similar to pq, then that term is equal to
10
14.
è
(A) 210 pq (B) 252 pq (C) 120 pq (D) 45 pq

15
æ 4 1 ö
15. In the expansion of ç x + 3 ÷ , if x4 occurs in rth term, then r is equal to
è x ø
(A) 7 (B) 8 (C) 9 (D) 10

12
æ 2 1ö
16. If r term in the expansion of ç 2 x - ÷
th
is without x, then r is equal to
è xø
(A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 10

7
æ x3 2 ö
17. The 4 term from the end in the expansion of çç 2 - 2 ÷÷
th
is
è x ø
(A) 70x (B) 70x2 (C) – 35x6 (D) None of these

18. If the coefficients of (2r + 4)th, (r – 2)th terms in the expansion of (1 + x)18 are equal, then r is
[MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE]

n
æ 5 4ö
19. For a positive integer n, if the expansion of ç 2 + x ÷ has a term independent of x, then n can be
èx ø
(A) 18 (B) 21 (C) 27 (D) 99

11
æ 3 - log x3 ö
20. In the expansion of çç x + 3.2 2
÷÷
è ø
(A) There appears a term with the power x2 (B) There does not appear a term with the power x2
(C) There appears a term with the power x–3 (D) The ratio of the co-efficient of x3 to that of x–3 is 1/3

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1. Set of value of r for which, 18Cr–2 + 2. 18Cr–1 + 18Cr > 20C13 contains
(A) 4 element (B) 5 elements (C) 7 elements (D) 10 elements
2. The number of values of 'r' satisfying the equation,
39
C3r -1 - C r2 =
39 39
Cr 2 -1 - 39 C3r is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

10
æ x +1 x -1 ö
3. In the expansion of ç 2 / 3 - 1/ 2 ÷ , the term which does not contain x is
è x - x +1 x - x ø
1/ 3
(A) 10
C0 (B) 10
C7 (C) 10
C4 (D) none
4 If the second, third and fourth terms in the expansion of (a + b) are 135, 30 and 10/3 respectively, then
n
(A) a = 3 (B) b = 1/3 (C) n = 5 (D) all are correct

9
æ3 1 ö
The coefficient of the term independent of x in the expansion of (1 + x + 2x3) ç x - ÷ , is
2
5.
è2 3x ø
1 19 17 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 54 54 4
6. The number of irrational terms in the expansion of (51/6 + 21/8)100 is
(A) 96 (B) 97 (C) 98 (D) 99
7. The sum of the rational terms of (21/ 5 + 3 )20 is
n
é 1ù
8. The sum of the binomial coefficients of ê 2x + ú is equal to 256. The constant term in the expansion is
ë xû
(A) 1120 (B) 2110 (C) 1210 (D) none
n
æ -x 5x
ö
9. In the expansion of ç 3 4 + 3 4 ÷ the sum of the binomial coefficients is 64 and the term with the greatest
è ø
binomial coefficient exceeds the third term by (n–1), then the value of x must be
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 0 (D) –1
( )
100
10. Number of rational terms in the expansion of 2+43 is
(A) 25 (B) 26 (C) 27 (D) 28

18
æ 1 ö
11. The term independent of 'x' in the expansion of ç 9x - ÷ , x > 0, is a times the corresponding binomial co-
è 3 xø
efficient. Then 'a' is
1 1
(A) 3 (B) (C) - (D) 1
3 3

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12. The coefficient of x5 in the expansion of (1 + x2)5 (1 + x)4 is
13. The middle term in the expansion of (x2 –2x)10 is
(A) 10
C4 x17.24 (B) –10 C5 25 x15 (C) –10 C4 24.x17 (D) None of these
14. The middle term in the expansion of (1–3x + 3x2 – x3)6 is
(A) 18
C10 x10 (B) 18
C9 (–x)9 (C) 18C9 x9 (D) None of these
9
æ a2 ö
ç
The middle terms of the expansion ç 2 a - ÷ is/ are
15. 4 ÷
è ø
63 13 63 14 63 14 63 13 63 13 63 14
(A) a ,– a (B) a ,– a (C) – a , a (D) None of these
4 32 4 32 4 32
16. If 683 + 883 is divided by 49, then the remainder is

(A) 35 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) 0
17. The remainder, when (15 + 23 ) is divided by 19, is
23 23
(A) 4 (B) 15 (C) 0 (D) 18

18. Last three digits of the number N = 7 100
–3 100
are
(A) 100 (B) 300 (C) 500 (D) 000
19. If (1 + x – 3x ) 2 2145
= a0 + a1x + a2x +....... then a0 – a1 + a2 – a3 +...... ends with
2
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 7 (D) 9
æ 1 öæ 1 ö æ 1 ö
20. The coefficient of x49 in the expansion of (x – 1) ç x - ÷ç x - 2 ÷ .... ç x - 2 49 ÷ is equal to
è 2 øè 2 ø è ø
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
(A) -2 ç 1 - 50 ÷ (B) 2 ç 1 - 49 ÷
è 2 ø è 2 ø
æ 1 ö æ 1 ö
(C) 2 çè 1 - 50 ÷ø (D) -2 ç 1 - 49 ÷
2 è 2 ø

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20
æ3 1 ö
1. In the expansion of çç 4 + 4 ÷÷
è 6ø
(A) the number of rational terms = 4 (B) the number of irrational terms = 19
(C) the middle term is irrational (D) the number of irrational terms = 17
30
æ 1 ö
In the expansion of çç x ÷÷ , a term containing the power x13
2/ 3
2. –
è xø
(A) does not exist (B) exists and the coefficient is divisible by 29
(C) exists and the coefficient is divisible by 63 (D) exists and the coefficient is divisible by 65
3. Coefficient of xpyqzr in the expansion of (x + 2y + 3z)7 where p,q,r are three distinct terms of a G.P. in order,
can be
(A) 105 × 81 (B) 105 × 324 (C) 105 × 12 (D) 105 × 4
4. Let (1 + x2)2 (1 + x)n = A0 + A1x + A2x2 + ...... If A0,A1,A2 are in A.P. then the value of n is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 7
( )
5
5. If it is known that the third term of the binomial expansion x + x log10 x is 106 then x is equal to
(A) 10 (B) 10–5/2 (C) 100 (D) 5
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
n
C1 n C 2 n
C n
C
6. Find the sum of n
C0 +
+ 2 + ..... + n -n1-1 + n n
3 3 3 3
7. If (1 + x + 2x2)20 = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + .... + a40x40 , then find the value of a0 + a2 + a4 + ....a38.
2n +1
8. Find the sum of C0 +2n +1 C1 +2n +1 C2 + .... +2n +1 Cn
9. Find the sum of 52
C0 +52 C1 +52 C2 + ...... + 52 C25
10. Find the sum of the series n
C3 + 2. n +1C3 + 3.n +2 C3 + ..... + n. 2n -1C3
11. Find the sum of the series 3 . nC1 + 7 . nC2 + 11 . nC3 + .... + (4n – 1) nCn
12. Prove that C1 + 2. 2

C2 + 3. 2C3 + ........ + n . 2Cn = n(n+1)2n–2
13. If (1 + px + x2)n = 1 + a1 x + a2x2+ .....+a2n x2n, prove that 1 + 3a1 + 5a2 + 7a3 + ......+(4n + 1)a2n = (2n+1)(2+p)n.
(2n - 1)!
14. Prove that C12 + 2 . C 22 + 3 . C23 + ...... + n . C 2n =
((n - 1)!)2
n -2
(2n)!
15. Prove that
r=0
å( n
C r .n C r + 2 ) =
(n - 2)!(n + 2)!
16. Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (1 + x2 – x3)9.
8
17. Find the coefficient of a3 b6 c7 in the expansion of (bc + ca + ab)8
18. Find the coefficients of x7 in the expansion of (1 + 3x– 2x3)10.
19. Find the coefficient of (i) a3b3c in the expansion of (2a + b + 3c)7 (ii) x6 in the expansion of (1 + 2x – x2)5.
20. Prove that the coefficient of xr in (1 – x)–n is n+r–1

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1. Number of dissimilar terms in the expansion of (x1 + x2 + …+ xn)3 is
n 3 + 3n 2 n 2 (n + 1) 2 n ( n + 1)(n + 2)
(A) n3 (B) (C) (D)
4 4 6
2. Given (1 – 2x + 5x2 – 10x3) (1+ x)n = 1 + a1x + a2x2 + ….. and that a12 = 2a2 then the value of n is
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 3
3. If (1 + x + x2)50 = a0 + a1x + a2x2+….+ a100x100, then value of 50C0 a0 – 50C1 a1 + 50C2 a2 – … + 50C50 a50 is equal to
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) 50
C25 a25 (D) – 50
C25 a25
4. The sum of the coefficients of all the integral powers of x in the expansion of (1 + 2 x )40 is
(A) 3 + 1 40
(B) 3 – 1
40
(C)
(3 40
-1 ) (D)
(3 40
+1 )
2 2
5. The number of prime factors of the coefficient of x8 in the expansion of (1 – 2x + 3x2 – 4x3 + 5x4 – 6x5 + 7x6)6 is
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
6. If (1 + x) (1+ x + x2)(1 + x + x2 + x3).......... (1 + x + x2 + x3 +...+ xn) = a0 + a1x + a2x2+….+ amxm then åa

r= 0
r =
(A) 1 (B) n (C) (n + 1)! (D) n!

7. 10
C1 (x – 1)2 – 10C2 (x – 2)2 + 10C3 (x – 3)2 + ……. –10C10 (x – 10)2 is equal to
(A) (x2 – 5) (x – 1) (B) x2 – 1 (C) x2 + 1 (D) x2
n n
å
Cr 3
8. If ( -1) r r +3 = , then a – n =
r =0 Cr a +3
20
r
9. å is equal to
r= 1 ( r!(20 - r)!)2
( ) ( )
40 2 40 2
10. C 20 C 20 40
C 20
(A) 10 40
C20 (B) (C) 20! 2 (D)
( 40!) ( ) 40!
5
10.
æ 1ö
The term independent of x in the expansion of ç x 2 + x + 1 + ÷ is equal to
è xø
(A) 98 (B) 99 (C) 100 (D) 101

11. Number of divisors of 1024 × (225) × (25) which are of the form 3k + 1 (where k is a whole number) is equal to
2 7
(A) 45 (B) 60 (C) 50 (D) 72

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[MULTIPLE ANSWER TYPE]
7
æ log 3 9|x -2| |x - 2|
-9 ] ö
12. Values of x for which the sixth term of the expansion of E = ç 3 + 7 (1/ 5) log 7 [( 4 ).3 ÷ is 567 are
e
è ø

13. N = 144 + 192 then
255 255
(A) N is divisible by 7 (B) N is divisible by 35 (C) N is divisible by 49 (D) N is divisible by 28

14. Which of the following will not be true?
(A) The last two digits of 3100 will be 73 (B) The last two digits of 350 will be 51
(C) The last two digits of 350 will be 49 (D) The last three digits of 350 will be 249.
15. Which of following will be true for expansion of (x + y + z)10 ?
10!
(A) The expansion will contain 66 terms (B) The coefficient of x3y2z5 will be 3! 2! 5!
å
10 !
(C) There cannot be term of x3y2z4 (D) = 310
a + b + g =10
a ! b ! g !
16. Let R = (8 + 3 7 )20 and [R] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to R. Then
1
(A) [R] is even (B) [R] is odd (C) R – [R] = 1 – (8 + 3 7 ) 20 (D) R + R[R] = R2 + 1

Consider (i) (1 + 2x + 2x ) = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + …..a2nx2n and
2 n
(ii) (1 + x + x2)n = b0 + b1x + b2x2 + ……..+ b2nx2n

Then answer the following:
17. The value of a0 a2n – a1a2n–1 + ……+a2na0 will be if n = 11.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) None of these
18. The value of a0 a2n – a1a2n–1 + ……+a2na0 will be if n = 10.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 210. 10C5 (D) 210. 10C2
19. The value of b0b1 – b1b2 + b2b3 – b3b4 + …..+ b2n–1 bn will be if n = 11
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 2 (D) 0
[MATRIX MATCH TYPE]
20. Match the following
Column- I Column- II
(A) Number of distinct terms in the expansion of (x + y–z) 16
(P) 212
(B) The value of 1.1! + 2.2! + 3.3! +.....+ n.n! is (Q) 97
(C) The number of irrational terms in (8 5 + 6 2 )100 (R) (n + 1)!–1
12
æ x 2y ö
(D) The sum of numerical coefficients in the expansion of ç1 + + ÷ (S) 153
è 3 3 ø

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RACE # 37 SOT MATH EM ATI CS
[SINGLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE]
cos A cos B cos C

1. If the sides a,b,c are the roots of the equation x3 – 18x2 + 104x – 192 = 0, then the value of + +
a b c
is equal to -
3 29 29 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
64 48 96 128
2. In a DABC, if tanA + 3 tanC = 0, then angle B lies in -
æ pù æp pö æ p 5p ö é 5p ö
(A) ç 0, ú (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç , ÷ (D) ê , p ÷
è 6 û è6 2ø è2 6 ø ë6 ø
3. In DABC, if a2cos2A = 2b2 + 2c2 – a2, then A belongs to
æ pö æp pö æp pö æp ö
(A) ç 0, ÷ (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç , ÷ (D) ç , p÷
è 6ø è6 4ø è4 2ø è2 ø
2 a+b
4. In DABC, if cos A + sin A – = 0, then is equal to
cos B + sin B c
1
(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) (D) 2 2
2
5. If sides of DABC are connected with relation 4a2 + 9b2 + 16c2 = 6ab + 12bc + 8ac, then cosA is equal to
1 6 11
(A) 0 (B) - (C) (D) -
2 7 24
6. Two sides of a triangle are given by the roots of the equation x2 – 2 3x + 2 = 0 and the angle between the sides
p
is . Then perimeter of the triangle is
3
(A) 6+ 3 (B) 2 3 + 6 (C) 2 3 + 10 (D) none of these
sin A sin B sin C

7. If in DABC, = = , then the value of cosA + cosB + cosC is equal to
3 3 2
13 12 14 9
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 13 9 13
a 2 sin(B - C) b 2 sin(C - A) c 2 sin(A - B)

8. In any triangle ABC, + + =
sin B + sin C sin C + sin A sin A + sin B
(A) a + b + c (B) a + b – c (C) a – b + c (D) 0

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[MULTIPLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE]
9. In DABC, which of the following is/are possible (where notations have usual meaning)
bc
(A) sinA : sinB : sinC = 1 : 2 : 3 (B) D =
4
(C) (a + b + c)(a + b – c) = 3ab (D) b2 – c2 = aR
10. In a triangle if the length of two longer sides are 8 and 7 and its angles are in A.P., then smaller side can be
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
11. Given a = 13, b = 14, and c = 15, then find the sines of the angles.
B-C A
12. Prove that: a cos = ( b + c ) sin
2 2
13. Prove that: b2 sin 2C + c2 sin 2B = 2bc sin A
14. Prove that: a (b cos C – c cos B) = b2 – c2
sin ( B - C) b 2 - c 2
15. Prove that: =
sin ( B + C) a2
a+b A+B A-B

16. Prove that: = tan cot
a-b 2 2
17. Prove that: a2 + b2 + c2 = 2 (bc cos A + ca cos B + ab cos C)
18. If in any triangle the angles be to one another as 1 : 2 : 3 prove that the corresponding sides are as 1 : 3 :2
1 + cos ( A - B) cosC a 2 + b 2
19. In any triangle ABC, prove that : =
1 + cos ( A - C) cos B a 2 + c 2
20. In any triangle ABC, prove that: a sin(B – C) + b sin(C – A) + c sin(A – B) = 0
cos2A cos2B 1 1
21. In any triangle ABC, prove that : - = 2- 2.
a2 b2 a b
22. In any triangle ABC, prove that: a (sinB – sin C) + b (sin C – sin A) + c (sinA – sin B) = 0
sin A sin ( A - B)
23. If in a DABC, = , prove that a2, b2, c2 are in A.P..
sin C sin ( B - C)
sin A - sin B a + b - 2 ab
24. In any triangle ABC, prove that : = .
sin A + sin B a -b
25. In any triangle ABC, prove that : b cos B + c cos C = a cos (B – C)

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(a + b) cos C + (a + c) cos B + (b + c) cos A

1. In DABC, if = 100 , then area of circumcircle of DABC is
sin A + sin B + sin C
(A) 2500p (B) 25000p (C) 1000p (D) 10000p
2. In DABC, if sin2A + sin2B = sin2C, then the triangle is -
(A) equilateral (B) isosceles (C) right angled (D) None of these
æ B-C ö 3
3. In DABC, b = 4, c = 3 & tan ç ÷ = , then area of DABC is
è 2 ø 7
(A) 3 (B) 2 3 (C) 3 3 (D) 4 3
C
4. In DABC with usual notations the value of å (a - b) cot 2 is
A
(A) 0 (B) å tan 2 (C) (a2 + b2 + c2) (D) 1
A B
- tan
tan
5. In any triangle ABC, 2 2 =
A B
tan + tan
2 2
a -b a -b a -b c
(A) (B) (C) (D)
a+b c a +b+c a+b
æ Aö
6. If the area of a triangle ABC is given by D = a2 – (b – c)2, then tan çè ÷ø is equal to
2
1 1
(A) –1 (B) 0 (C) (D)
4 2
cosA cos B cosC

7. If = = and the side a = 2, then area of triangle is
a b c
3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D) 3
2
(a + b + c)(b + c - a )(c + a - b)(a + b - c)

8. The expression is equal to
4b 2 c 2
(A) cos2 A (B) sin2 A (C) cosA cosB cosC (D) None of these

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æ Bö æ Cö
9. If b + c = 3a, then the value of cot çè ÷ø cot çè ÷ø is equal to
2 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 2

10. If in a triangle ABC, cos A cos B + sin A sin B sin C = 1, then the side are proportional to
(A) 1:1: 2 (B) 1: 2 :1 (C) 2 :1:1 (D) None of these
11. Let A, B, C are three angles such that cosA + cosB + cosC = 0 and if
cosA . cosB . cosC = l (cos 3A + cos 3B + cos 3C), then l is equal to
(A) 1/3 (B) 1/6 (C) 1/9 (D)1/12
A B C
12. In any DABC, if cot , cot , cot are in A.P. then a, b, c are in
2 2 2
13. In DABC, a cos (B – C) + b cos (C – A) + c cos (A – B) (where a, b, c are sides of D) equals
abc abc 4abc

(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) (D) None
R 4R R2
b 3 +1
14. In a DABC if ÐA = 60°, = then ÐB – ÐC has value equal to
c 2
(A) 15° (B) 30° (C) 22.5° (D) 45°
A B C
15. In a triangle ABC, bc cos2 + ca cos2 + ab cos2 =
2 2 2
(A) (s – a)2 (B) (s – b)2 (C) (s – c)2 (D) s2
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
s-a s-b s-c æ cos A cos B cos C ö is

In DABC if = = , then the value of (140)s ç + +
16.
2 3 4 ÷
è a b c ø
(where s is semi perimeter of DABC)
17. Let three sides of a triangle are three consecutive integers and largest angle is double of smallest angle, then
length of largest side is equal to
b+c c+a a+b cosA cos B cosC

18. With usual notations, if in a DABC we have = = , then prove that = = .
11 12 13 7 19 25
æ C Aö
19. In any DABC, prove that: 2 ç a sin 2 + c sin 2 ÷ = a + c - b
è 2 2ø
æ A B Cö
In any D ABC , prove that: 4 ç bc cos2 + ca cos2 + ab cos2 ÷ = ( a + b + c )
2
20.
è 2 2 2ø

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[STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]

1. In an equilateral triangle, R : r : r2 is equal to
(A) 1 : 1 : 1 (B) 1 : 2 : 3 (C) 2 : 1 : 3 (D) 3 : 2 : 4
2. If in a DABC, a2 + b2 + c2 = 8R2, where R = circumradius, then the triangle is
(A) equilateral (B) isosceles (C) right angled (D) none of these
3. If in equilateral triangle, in-radius is a rational number, then which of the following is not true ?
(A) circum radius is always rational (B) area is always irrational
(C) ex-radii are always rational (D) perimeter is always rational
4. In a triangle ABC, a : b : c = 4 : 5 : 6. The ratio of the radius of the circumcircle to that of the incircle is -
(A) 15/4 (B) 11/5 (C) 16/7 (D) 16/3
5. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 4 and 5 units then R the circum radius is -
(A) 2.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5
6. If the sides of a triangle are 3 : 7 : 8 then R : r =
(A) 2 : 7 (B) 7 : 2 (C) 3 : 7 (D) 7 : 3
a cos A + b cos B + c cos C

7. In a triangle ABC, is equal to -
a+b+c
r R 2r R
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R r R 2r
8. If r1, r2, r3 in a triangle be in H.P. then the sides are in -

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) None of these
æ1 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 1ö
ç + ÷ ç + ÷ ç + ÷ =
9. çr r ÷ çr ÷ çr ÷
è 1 2ø è 2 r3 ø è 3 r1 ø
64R 3 R3 64R 3 R3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
abc 4abc a 2 b 2c 2 abc
b-c c-a a -b
10. If the sides be a, b, c then r1
+ r + r =
2 3
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 0 (D) 1

11. r2 r3 + r3 r1 + r1 r2 =
(A) s2 (B) D2 (C) D/r3 (D) R2

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Three sides a,b,c of DABC are in increasing A.P. and are the roots of the equation x3 – 12x2 + px + q = 0 where
p,q, Î R and a & c are prime numbers.
12. The value of tanA + sin2B + cos 3C is -
172 171 161 171
(A) (B) (C) (D)
75 100 100 75
13. The ratio of the radius of circumcircle and radius of incircle of DABC is -
5 3
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D) Data insufficient
2 2
14. The number of solutions of the equation a sinx + b cosx = c in [–2p,p] are -
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
In D ABC as shown, XX1 = d1 ; XX2 = d2; XX3 = d3 and X is the centre of the circumscribed circle around the
DABC. a, b and c as usual are the sides BC, CA and AB respectively.
A
X3 X2
d2
d3 X
d1
B C
X1
æa b c ö abc
15. If l ç d + d + d ÷ = d d d , then the value of 'l' is equal to
è 1 2 3 ø 1 2 3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 8

16. If R is the radius of the circumcircle of the DABC and a(d2 + d3) + b(d3 + d1) + c(d1 + d2) = kR(a + b + c) then
the value of 'k' is
(A) 1 (B) 1/2 (C) 1/3 (D) 2
17. Let h a , h b and h c are the altitudes of the DABC from the angular points A, B and C respectively.
If (a2 + b2 + c2) = t (had1 + hbd2 + hcd3) then 't' equals
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
[SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
18. In an equilateral DABC with each side of 3 , with usual conventions, the value of (r1–r) (r2–r) (r3–r) is equal to
1 1 1
In an acute angled DABC, with usual conventions, the arithmetic mean of , ,
19.
r1 r2 r3 is k, then minimum value
6abc k
of is
D
p
20. If r1,r2,r3 are roots of x3 – 6x2 + 11x – 6 = 0 then the area of the triangle is , where p & q are coprimes then
q
(q – p) is equal to

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1 1 1
1. If P1, P2 & P3 are altitudes of DABC from its vertices A, B, C, then value of - - , is -
P1 P2 P3
1 1 1 1
(A) – (B) (C) (D) –
r1 r1 r3 r2
2. If the area of right triangle ABC is 120 and the perimeter is 60 and BC is hypotenuse. If length of altitude
p
corresponding to side BC can be expressed as where p & q are coprime, then (p + q) is equal to
q
(A) 123 (B) 133 (C) 143 (D) 153
3. For an equilateral triangle ABC, if a is the distance of orthocentre from any side of the triangle and b is the
b
distance of incentre from any vertex of the triangle, then is equal to -
a
2 1 3
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D)
3 2 2
4. Let ABC be a triangle such that ÐA = 45º, ÐB = 75º then a + c 2 is equal to -
(A) 0 (B) b (C) 2b (D) –b
2p 9 3
5. In a DABC, A = , b – c = 3 3 cm and ar(DABC) = cm2. Then a is –
3 2
(A) 6 3 cm (B) 9 cm (C) 18 cm (D) None of these
1
6. In a triangle ABC, 2ac sin (A – B + C) =
2
(A) a2 + b2 – c2 (B) c2 + a2 – b2 (C) b2 – c2 – a2 (D) c2 – a2 – b2
[MULTIPLE CORRECT TYPE]
7. In a triangle ABC, a = 7, b = 8, c = 9, BD is the median and BE is the altitude, then -
(A) BE = 3 5 (B) ED = 2 (C) cosA = 2/3 (D) D = 8 5
a 3 + b3 + c3
8. If sides a, b and c of different lengths of triangle ABC satisfy = c2 , then which of the following is/
a+b+c
are always correct ?
(A) The angles of triangle are in A.P.
(B) The sides of triangle are in A.P.
C 1
(C) tan =
4 2+ 3
3 -1
(D) If ÐA = 45° then cotangent of one of the angle between median through vertex C and side AB is
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8
9. If the sides of a triangle are in A.P. with common difference 1 and whose circumradius is , then which of
15
the following can be side(s) of a triangle
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
æ1 1 1ö
10. If in DABC, (with usual notations) sides are rational & 2 log 3 = log((a + b + c)) + log ç + + ÷ , then whichh
èa b cø
of the following is/are irrational ?
(A) area of triangle
(B) inradius of triangle
(C) circum radius of triangle
(D) distance between circumcentre & centroid
p
In a DABC with B =
3
, sides a & c (c > a) are roots of the equation
2
3 -1
( )
x 2 - 3 + 3 x + 2 = 0 and altitude AD
area of DABD 2
divides side BC in such a way that = .
area of DADC 3
11. tan ÐDAC is equal to -
3 2
(A) (B)
2 3
2 3
(C) (D)
3 2
12. Area of triangle ABC is equal to -
3( 3 + 1) 3
(A) (B)
4 2( 3 - 1)
3 3( 3 - 1)
(C) (D)
2( 3 + 1) 2
13. If å 2bc cosA = p + q 3 , p, q Î I, then (p + q) is equal to -
(A) 5 (B) 6
(C) 16 (D) 17
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[MATRIX MATCH TYPE]
14. Let P be an interior point of acute angled DABC. Match the correct entries for the ratio of circumradii of
circumcircles of the triangles, DPBC, DPCA, DPAB depending on the position of the point P with respect to
DABC. (Notations used have standard meaning)
Column-I Column-II
A B C
(A) If P divides the DABC into (P) a sec : bsec : c sec
2 2 2
3 triangles of equal areas
(B) If P is equidistant from all the (Q) a cosec2A : b cosec2B : c cosec2C
sides of DABC
(C) If P is equidistant from all the (R) a cosecA : b cosecB : c cosecC
vertices of DABC
(D) If P divides externally the line (S) 1 : 1 : 1
a b c
joining centroid and circumcentre (T) : :
2 2 2 2 2 2
2b + 2c - a 2a + 2c - b 2a + 2b2 - c2
2
of DABC in the ratio 2 : 3

15 In DABC, with usual conventions a = 13, b = 14, c = 15 and m,n are coprime numbers.
Column-I Column-II
m
(A) If sinA + sinB + sinC = , then (P) |m – 2n| = 9
n
r1 m
(B) If =
r2 n , then (Q) |m – 2n| = 38
5D m
(C) If = , then (R) |m – 2n| = 13
abc n
A B C m
(D) If cot + cot + cot = , then (S) m + n = 15
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RACE # 41 DETERMINANTS MATH EM ATI CS
1 4 20
1. The solution set of the equation 1 -2 5 = 0 is
1 2x 5x 2
(A) {1, 2} (B) {–1, –2} (C) {1, –2} (D) {–1, 2}
x 3 7
2. Given x = –9 is a root of the equation, 2 x 2 = 0 , the other roots are
7 6 x
(A) 2, –7 (B) –7, 2 (C) –2, –7 (D) 2, 7
1 a a 2 - bc
3. 1 b b 2 - ca is equal to-
1 c c 2 - ab
(A) 0 (B) åa 2
(b - c) (C) 2å a 2 (b - c) (D) -2 å ab(a - b)
1 log x y log x z
4. If x, y, z are positive, then log y x 1 log y z is equal to-
log z x log z y 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) –1 (D) none
x +1 x +3 x +7
5. If x + 4 x + 6 x + 10 = ax2 + bx + c, then (a + b + c) is equal to -
x + 8 x + 10 x + 14
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 8
1 x x +1
6. If f(x) = 2x x(x - 1) (x + 1)x , then f(100) is equal to-
3x(x - 1) x(x - 1)(x - 2) (x + 1)x(x - 1)
(A) 0 (B) 100 (C) 1 (D) –100
-2 5 -1
7. In the determinant, D= 4 7 0 , the sum of the minors of elements of third row is
5 -3 1
(A) 34 (B) 23 (C) –23 (D) –34
loga (x / y) loga (y / z) log a (z / x)

8. The value of the determinant log b (y / z) log b (z / x) log b (x / y) is
logc (z / x) log c (x / y) log c (y / z)
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) loga xyz (D) none of these
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-1 2 4 -2 4 2
9. If A= 3 1 0 and B= 6 2 0 , then B is given by
-2 4 2 -2 4 8
(A) B = 4 A (B) B = -4 A (C) B = - A (D) B = 6 A
ì 0, i = j
ï
10. In a third order determinant aij denotes the element in the ith row and the jth column, if a ij = í 1, i > j , then the
ï -1, i < j
î
value of the determinant is

0 x-a x-b
11. If a ¹ b ¹ c, the value of x which satisfies the equation x + a 0 x -c = 0 , is
x +b x+c 0
(A) x = 0 (B) x = a (C) x = b (D) x = c
a+b a + 2b a + 3b
a + 2b a + 3b a + 4b =
12.
a + 4 b a + 5b a + 6b
(A) a 2 + b 2 + c 2 - 3abc (B) 3ab (C) 3a + 5b (D) 0
a1 b1 c1 a1 + pb1 b1 + qc 1 c1 + ra1
13. Suppose D = a 2 b2 c 2 and D¢ = a 2 + pb 2 b 2 + qc 2 c 2 + ra 2 , then
a3 b3 c3 a 3 + pb 3 b3 + qc 3 c 3 + ra 3
(A) D¢ = D (B) D¢ = D(1 - pqr) (C) D¢ = D(1 + p + q + r ) (D) D¢ = D(1 + pqr)
-3
x 1
2
14. Let f(x) = 2 2 1 . The minimum value of f (x) (given x > 1), is
1 0 1
x -1 2
(A) 2 2 (B) 2 3 (C) 2 (D) 4
[INTEGER TYPE / SUBJECTIVE TYPE]
13 + 3 5 5
15. Evaluate 15 + 26 5 10
3 + 65 15 5
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RACE # 42 DETERMINANTS MATH EM ATI CS
a a+b a + 2d b br br 2
1. The value of a + d a + 2d a + 3d + br br 2 br 3 is equal to
a + 2d a + 3d a + 4d br 2 br 3 br 4
(A) 0 (B) –1 (C) 1 (D) None of these
n -1 n -1 n -1
C r -1 Cr C r +1
n -1 n -1 n -1
2. The value of the determinant Cr C r +1 C r+2 is -
n n n
Cr C r +1 C r+2
a 3 -1 b 3 - 1 c 3 -1
a b c
3. If a ¹ b ¹ c such that = 0 then
a2 b2 c2
(A) ab + bc + ca = 0 (B) a + b + c = 0 (C) abc = 1 (D) a + b + c = 1
sin x cos x cos x

p p
4. The number of distinct real roots of cos x sin x cos x = 0 in the interval – £x£ is -
4 4
cos x cos x sin x
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3
xn x n +2 x n+4
æ 1 1 öæ 1 1 öæ 1 1 ö
5. If y
n
yn+2 y n + 4 = çç 2 - 2 ÷÷ çç 2 - 2 ÷÷ ç 2 - 2 ÷ , x, y, z ¹ 0, then n =
èy x øè z y øè x z ø
zn z n+2 zn+4
(A) – 4 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) – 2
cos( a + b) – sin( a + b) cos 2b

6. The determinant sin a cos a sin b is independent of
– cos a sin a cos b
(A) a (B) b (C) a and b (D) neither a nor b
2r x n ( n + 1) n
7. If Sr = 6r 2 – 1 y n 2 ( 2 n + 3) , then value of åS r =1
r is independent of
3
4 r – 2 nr z n ( n + 1)
3
(A) x only (B) y only (C) x, y, z, n (D) n only
log x log y log z
8. The value of the determinant D = log 2 x log 2 y log 2z

, where x, y, z > 0, is
log 3x log 3y log 3z
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( a + b + 2) 2 a 2 + b2 1
9. If a + b + c + ab + bc + ca £ 0 a, b, c Î R, then the determinant
2 2 2 1 ( b + c + 2) 2 b2 + c2 equals
c2 + a 2 1 ( c + a + 2) 2
(A) 65 (B) a2 + b2 + c2 + 31 (C) 4(a2 + b2 + c2) (D) 0
– a2 ab ac
10. If ab – b2 bc = l a2b2c2, where a, b, c ¹ 0, then l is equal to
ac bc – c2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
p æPö æQö
11. In a triangle PQR, ÐR = . If tan ç 2 ÷ and tan ç 2 ÷ are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a ¹ 0), then-
2 è ø è ø
(A) a + b = c (B) b + c = a (C) a + c = b (D) b = c

12. The value of k for which the equation 3x2 + 2x (k2 + 1) + (k2 – 3k + 2) = 0 has roots of opposite sign, lies in the
interval
(A) (¥, 0) (B) (–¥, 1) (C) (1,2) (D) (3/2, 2)
13. The solution of inequality cos2x – 7cosx + 4 < 0 over [–p,p] is
é p pù é p pù é p pù
(A) [ 0, p] (B) ê - , ú (C) ê - , ú (D) ê - , ú
ë 6 6û ë 4 4û ë 3 3û
14. If the expression (cos3q + sin3q) + (2sin2q – 3). (sinq – cosq) is positive, then complete interval of q is
æ 3p pö æ p pö
(A) ç 2np - , 2np + ÷ , n Î I (B) ç 2np - , 2np + ÷ , n Î I
è 4 4ø è 2 6ø
æ p pö æ p 3p ö
(C) ç 2np - , 2np + ÷ , n Î I (D) ç 2np - , 2np + ÷ , n Î I
è 3 3ø è 4 4 ø
SUBJECTIVE
15. The first and last term of an A.P. are a and l respectively. If S be the sum of all the terms of the A.P., show that
l2 - a 2
the common difference is
2S - (l + a )
1 1 1 1 1 1 10k - 1
16. The sum 1+ + + 1+ + + × × × + 1+ + is equal to , where k is equal to
12 22 22 32 9992 10002 1000
n
17. If å (r
r =0
2
+ r + 1) r! = 2000 . (2000!), then find the value of n.
18. If three positive real numbers a, b, c are in A.P such that abc = 4 then minimum value of b is K l / m where k, l,
m are prime numbers, then k + l - m is equal to
2p
19. If A = , then the value of tanA.tan2A + tan2A tan4A + tan4A tanA is
7
p 2 sin2 q
20. If cot(q - a), 3cot q,cot(q + a) are in A.P. and q is not an integral multiple of , then is equal to
2 sin 2 a
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RACE # 43 POINTS MATH EM ATI CS
1. A particle begins at the origin and moves successively in the following
y
manner as shown, 1 unit to the right, 1/2 unit up, 1/4 unit to the right,
1/4
1/8 unit down, 1/16 unit to the right etc.
1/8
1/2
The length of each move is half the length of the previous move and 1/16
1
movement continues in the 'zigzag' manner infinitely. The co-ordinates of the 0 x
point to which the 'zigzag' converges is
(A) (4/3, 2/3) (B) (4/3,2/5) (C) (3/2,2/3) (D) (2,2/5)
2. Coordinates of the vertices of a triangle ABC are (12,8), (–2,6) and (6,0) then the CORRECT statement is
(A) triangle is right but not isosceles (B) triangle is isosceles but not right
(C) triangle is obtuse
(D) the product of the abscissa of the centroid, orthocenter and circumcenter is 160.
3. The medians of a triangle meet at (0,–3) and its two vertices are at (–1,4) and (5,2). Then the third vertex is
(A) (4,15) (B) (–4,–15) (C) (–4,15) (D) (4,–15)
4. If the two vertices of a triangle are (7,2) and (1,6) and its centroid is (4,6) then the coordinate of the third vertex
are (a,b). The value of (a + b), is
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 16
æ 1 2ö æ 11 4 ö
5. If in triangle ABC, A º (1,10), circumcenter º ç - , ÷ and orthocenter º ç , ÷ then the co-ordinates of
è 3 3ø è 3 3ø
mid-point of side opposite to A is
(A) (1,–11/3) (B) (1,5) (C) (1,–3) (D) (1,6)
6. Suppose ABC is a triangle with 3 acute angles A,B and C. The point whose coordinates are (cosB – sinA, sinB
– cosA) can be in the
(A) first and 2nd quadrant (B) second the 3rd quadrant
(C) third and 4th quadrant (D) second quadrant only
7. Consider the points P(2,–4); Q(4,–2) and R(7,1). The points P,Q,R
(A) form an equilateral triangle (B) form a right angled triangle
(C) form an isosceles triangle which is not equilateral
(D) are collinear.
8. AB is the diameter of a semicircle k, C is an arbitrary point on the semicircle (other than A or B) and S is the
centre of the circle inscribed into triangle ABC, then measure of
(A) angle ASB changes as C moves on k
C
k
(B) angle ASB is the same for all positions of C but it cannot be
S
determined without knowing the radius B
A
(C) angle ASB = 135° for all C
(D) angle ASB = 150° for all C
9. Let ABC be a fixed triangle and P be variable point in the plane of triangle ABC. Suppose a,b,c are lengths of
sides BC,CA, AB opposite to angles A,B,C respectively. If a(PA)2 + b(PB)2 + c(PC)2 is minimum, then the point
P with respect to DABC, is
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[SUBJECTIVE]
10. (a) Find the circumcenter and circumradius of the triangle whose vertices are (1,1),(2,–1) and (3,2).
(b) Find the incentre of the triangle whose vertices are (2,3), (–2,–5), (–4,6).
2
(
(c) Find the distances between the points t1 , 2t 1 ) (2
and t 2 , 2t 2 ) if t1 and t2 are the roots of x 2 - 2 3x + 2 = 0 .
11. The line joining the points (1,–2) and (–3,4) is trisected, find the coordinates of the points of the trisection.
12. DABC lies in the plane with A(0,0), B(0,1) and C(1,0). Points M and N are chosen on AB and AC, respectively,
such that MN is parallel to BC and MN divides the area of DABC in half. Find the coordinates of M.
B(0,1)
(0,a)M
A(0,0) N(a,0) C(1,0)

13. Find the harmonic conjugates of the point R(5,1) with respect to the points P(2,10) and Q(6,–2).
14. If O be the origin, and if the coordinates of any two points P1 and P2 be respectively (x1,y1) and (x2,y2), prove
that OP1.OP2 cos P1OP2 = x1x2 + y1y2.
15. (a) Find the locus of a point which is equidistant from the points (3,4) and (5,–2).
(b) If the distances of a point P from the points (2,1) and (1,2) are in the ratio 2 : 1, find the locus of
the point P.
(c) A triangle ABC is formed by three lines x + y +2 = 0, x – 2y + 5 = 0 and 7x + y – 10 = 0. P is a point inside
the triangle ABC such that areas of the triangles PAB, PBC and PCA are equal. If the co-ordinates of the
point P are (a,b) and the area of the triangle ABC is d, then find (a + b + d).
16. A variable line passes through P(2,3) and cuts the co-ordinates axes at A and B. If the parallelogram OACB
(where O is the origin) is completed then find number of ordered pairs (x,y) of integers which lie on the locus
of point C.
17. If a and b are real numbers between 0 and 1 such that the point (a,1), (1,b) and (0,0) form an equilateral triangle,
find a and b.
[MATRIX MATCH]
(A) The points (2,–2), (–2,1) and (5,2) (P) are the vertices of a right angled triangle
(B) The points (1,–2),(–3,0) and (5,6) (Q) are the vertices of a right angle isosceles triangle
(C) The points (3,7),(6,5) and (15,–1) (R) are the vertices of an equilateral triangle
(D) The points (2,2), (–2,–2) and ( -2 3, 2 3 ) (S) do not form a triangle
(A) The points (2,–2), (8,4), (5,7) and (–1,1) (P) square
taken in order constitute the vertices of a
(B) The points (0,–1),(2,1),(0,3) and (–2,1) (Q) rectangle
taken in order are the vertices of a
(C) The points (3,–5), (–5,–4),(7,10),(15,9) (R) trapezium
taken in order are the vertices of a
(D) The points (–3,4), (–1,0), (1,0) and (3,4) (S) parallelogram
taken in order are the vertices of a (T) cyclic quadrilateral
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RACE # 44 POINTS MATH EM ATI CS
1. The area of the triangular region in the first quadrant bounded on the left by the y-axis, bounded above by the
line 7x + 4y = 168 and bounded below by the line 5x + 3y = 121, is
50 52 53 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 7 10 10
2. The area of the quadrilateral ABCD with vertices A(–2,0), B(0,–4),C(4,–2), and D(2,2), is
(A) 12 sq. units (B) 16 sq. units (C) 20 sq. units (D) 32 sq. units
3. The line x= c cuts the triangle with corners (0,0); (1,1) and (9,1) into two region. For the area of the two regions
to be the same c must be equal to
(A) 5/2 (B) 3 (C) 7/2 (D) 3 or 15
4. A triangle has two of its vertices at (0,1) and (2,2) in the cartesian plane. Its third vertex lies on the
x-axis. If the area of the triangle is 2 square units then the sum of the possible abscissae of the third vertex, is
(A) –4 (B) 0 (C) 5 (D) 6
5. A point P(x,y) moves so that the sum of the distance from P to the coordinate axes is equal to the distance from
P to the point A(1,1). The equation of the locus of P in the first quadrant is
(A) (x + 1) (y + 1) = 1 (B) (x + 1) (y + 1) = 2
(C) (x – 1)(y – 1) = 1 (D) (x – 1)(y – 1) = 2
6. Let A(2,–3) and B(–2,1) be vertices of a DABC. If the centroid of DABC moves on the line 2x + 3y =1, then the
locus of the vertex C is-
(A) 2x + 3y = 9 (B) 2x – 3y = 7 (C) 3x + 2y = 5 (D) 3x – 2y = 3
7. A stick of length 10 units rests against the floor and a wall of a room. If the stick begins to slide on the floor then
the locus of its middle point is
(A) x2 + y2 = 2.5 (B) x2 + y2 = 25 (C) x2 + y2 = 100 (D) none
8. Given the points A(0,4) and B(0,–4), the equation of the locus of the point P such that |AP – BP| = 6 is
(A) 9x2 – 7y2 + 63 = 0 (B) 9x2 – 7y2 – 63 = 0
(C) 7x2 – 9y2 + 63 = 0 (D) 7x2 – 9y2 – 63 = 0
9. Each member of the family of parabolas y = ax2 + 2x + 3 has a maximum or a minimum point depending upon
the value of 'a' is. The equation to the locus of the maxima or minima for all possible values of a is
(A) a straight line with slope 1 and y intercept 3 (B) a straight line with slope 2 and y intercept 2
(C) a straight line with slope 1 and x intercept 3 (D) a straight line with slope 2 and y intercept 3
10. If x1,y1 are the roots of x2 + 8x – 20 = 0, x2,y2 are the roots of 4x2 + 32x – 57 = 0 and x3,y3 are the roots of 9x2
+ 72x – 112 = 0, then the points, (x1,y1), (x2,y2) and (x3,y3) -
(A) are collinear (B) form an equilateral triangle
(C) form a right angled isosceles triangle (D) are concyclic
11. A variable straight line passes through a fixed point (a,b) intersecting the co-ordinates axes at A and B. If 'O' is
the origin then the locus of the centroid of the triangle OAB is -
(A) bx + ay – 3xy = 0 (B) bx + ay – 2xy = 0 (C) ax + by – 3xy = 0 (D) None of these
12. Three vertices of a triangle are A(4,3); B(1,–1) and C(7,k). Value(s) of k for which centroid, orthocentre,
incentre and circumcentre of the DABC lie on the same straight line is/are-
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13. A and B are any two points on the positive x and y axis respectively satisfying 2(OA) + 3(OB) = 10. If P is the
middle point of AB then the locus of P is-
(A) 2x + 3y = 5 (B) 2x + 3y = 10 (C) 3x + 2y = 5 (D) 3x + 2y = 10
14. The diagonals of a parallelogram PQRS are along the lines x + 3y = 4 and 6x – 2y = 7. Then PQRS must be a :
(A) rectangle (B) square (C) cyclic quadrilateral (D) rhombus
[SUBJECTIVE]
15. The vertices of a triangle ABC are A(1,2); B(2,3) and C(3,1). Find the cosines of the interior angles of the
triangle and hence or otherwise find the coordinates of
(a) orthocenter of the triangle
(b) circumcentre of the triangle
16. Find the area of the pentagon whose vertices taken in order are (0,4),(3,0),(6,1),(7,5) and (4,9).
17. Consider the triangle with vertices A(–2,4), B(10,–2), C(–2,–8). If G is the centroid of the triangle, find the area
of the triangle BGC.
18. A(0,1) and B(0,–1) are 2 points. If a variable point P moves such that sum of its distance from A and B is 4.
x 2 y2
Then the locus of P is the equation of the form of 2 + 2 = 1 . Find the value of (a2 + b2).
a b
19. The ends of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle are (6,0) and (0,6). Find the locus of the third vertex and
interpret the locii geometrically.
Let ABCD is a square with sides of unit length. Points E and F are taken on sides AB and AD respectively so that
AE = AF. Let P be a point inside the square ABCD.
20. The maximum possible area of quadrilateral CDFE is
1 1 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 4 8 8
21. The value of (PA)2 – (PB)2 + (PC)2 – (PD)2 is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
22. Let a line passing through point A divides the square ABCD into two parts so that area of one portion is double
the other, then the length of portion of line inside the square is
10 13 11 2
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RACE # 45 STRAIGHT LINE MATH EM ATI CS
1. A line passes through (2,2) and cuts a triangle of area 9 square units from the first quadrant. The sum of all
possible values for the slope of such a line, is
(A) –2.5 (B) –2 (C) –1.5 (D) –1
2. The equations of L1 and L2 are y = mx and y = nx, respectively. Suppose L1 makes twice as large of an angle
with the horizontal (measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis) as does L2 and that L1 has 4 times the
slope of L2. If L1 is not horizontal, then the value of the product (mn) equals-
2 2
(A) (B) - (C) 2 (D) –2
2 2
3. The extremities of the base of an isosceles triangle ABC are the points A(2,0) and B(0,1). If the equation of the
side AC is x = 2 then the slope of the side BC is -
3 4 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
4 3 2
4. The graph of the function, y = cosx cos(x + 2) – cos2(x + 1) is -
(A) a straight line passing through (0,– sin21) with slope 2
(B) a straight line passing through (0,0)
(C) a parabola with vertex (1,– sin21)
æp ö
(D) a straight line passing through the point ç , - sin 2 1÷ and parallel to the x-axis.
è2 ø
5. The sides of a triangle ABC lie on the lines 3x + 4y = 0; 4x + 3y = 0 and x = 3. Let (h,k) be the centre of the circle
inscribed in DABC. The value of (h + k) equals-
(A) 0 (B) 1/4 (C) –1/4 (D) 1/2
6. If m and b are real numbers and mb > 0, then the line whose equation is y = mx + b cannot contain the point-
(A) (0,2009) (B) (2009,0) (C) (0,–2009) (D) (20,–100)
7. The co-ordinates of the orthocentre of the triangle bounded by the lines, 4x – 7y + 10 = 0; x + y = 5 and 7x + 4y
= 15 is-
(A) (2,1) (B) (–1,2) (C) (1,2) (D) (1,–2)
8. If the x intercept of the line y = mx + 2 is greater than 1/2 then the gradient of the line lies in the interval-
(A) (–1,0) (B) (–1/4,0) (C) (–¥,–4) (D) (–4,0)
9. Let the co-ordinates of the points A and B be (1,2) and (7,5) respectively. The line AB is rotated through 45° in
anti clockwise direction about the point of trisection of AB which is nearer to B. The equation of the line in new
position is :
(A) 2x – y – 6 = 0 (B) x – y – 1 = 0 (C) 3x – y – 11 = 0 (D) none of these
10. The greatest slope along the graph represented by the equation 4x2 – y2 + 2y – 1 = 0, is-
(A) –3 (B) –2 (C) 2 (D) 3
11. A ray of light passing through the point A(1,2) is reflected at a point B on the x-axis and then passes through
(5,3). Then the equation of AB is :
(A) 5x – 4y = 13 (B) 5x – 4y = –3 (C) 4x + 5y = 14 (D) 5x – 4y = 13

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12. In a triangle ABC, side AB has the equation 2x + 3y = 29 and the side AC has the equation, x + 2y = 16. If the
mid- point of BC is (5,6) then the equation of BC is :
(A) x – y = –1 (B) 5x – 2y = 13 (C) x + y = 11 (D) 3x – 4y = –9
13. Number of lines that can be drawn through the point(4,–5) so that its distance from (–2,3) will be equal to 12 is
equal to
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
14. Two mutually perpendicular straight lines through the origin form an isosceles triangle with the line 2x + y = 5.
Then the area of the triangle is :
(A) 5 (B) 3 (C) 5/2 (D) 1
15. Let the lines (y – 2) = m1(x – 5) and (y + 4) = m2(x – 3) intersect at right angles at P (where m1 and m2 are
parameters). If locus of P is x2 + y2 +gx + fy + 7 = 0, then (f – g) equals -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 8 (D) 10
16. P lies on the line y = x and Q lies on y =2x. The equation for the locus of the mid point of PQ, if |PQ| = 4, is
(A) 25x2 + 36xy + 13y2 = 4 (B) 25x2 – 36xy + 13y2 = 4
(C) 25x2 – 36xy – 13y2 = 4 (D) 25x2 + 36xy – 13y2 = 4
17. The vertex of the right angle of a right angled triangle lies on the straight line 2x – y – 10 = 0 and the two other
vertices, at points (2,–3) and (4,1) then the area of triangle in sq. units is-
33
(A) 10 (B) 3 (C) (D) 11
5
18. The area of triangle ABC is 20 square units. The co-ordinates of vertex A are (–5,0) and B are (3,0). The vertex
C lies on the line, x – y = 2. The co-ordinates of C are -
(A) (5,3) (B) (–3,–5) (C) (–5,–7) (D) (7,5)
[SUBJECTIVE]
19. (a) Find the equation of the straight line passing through (3,4) and the intersecting point of the two lines 5x –
y = 9 and x + 6y = 8.
(b) Find the equation of the straight line which go through the origin and trisect the portion of the straight line
3x + y = 12 which is intercepted between the axes of coordinates.
(c) Find the equations to the straight line which passes through the point(–5,4) and is such that the portion of
it between the axes is divided by the point in the ratio of 1 : 2.
20. Find the equation to the straight line which passes through the point (5,6) and has intercepts on the axes.
(i) Equal in magnitude and both positive.
(ii) Equal in magnitude but opposite in sign.
[MATCH THE COLUMN]
21. Consider the line Ax + By + C = 0.
Match the nature of intercept of the line given in column-I with their corresponding conditions in column-II.
The mapping is one to one only.
Column-I Column-II
(A) x intercept is finite and y intercept is infinite (P) A = 0, B, C ¹ 0
(B) x intercept is infinite and y intercept is finite (Q) C = 0, A, B ¹ 0
(C) both x and y intercepts are zero (R) A,B = 0 and C ¹ 0
(D) both x and y intercepts are infinite (S) B = 0, A,C ¹ 0
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1. Point 'P' lies on the line l {(x,y) |3x + 5y = 15}. If 'P' is also equidistant from the coordinate axes, then P can be
located in which of the four quadrants -
(A) I only (B) II only (C) I or II only (D) IV only
x y
2. The line L1 given by + = 1 passes through the point M(13,32). The line L2 is parallel to L1 and has the
5 b
x y
equation + = 1 . Then the distance between L1 and L2 is -
c 3
17 23 23
(A) 17 (B) (C) (D)
15 17 15
3. The number of possible straight lines, passing through (2,3) and forming a triangle with coordinate axes, whose
area is 12 sq. units is -
(A) one (B) two (C) three (D) four
4. Let A º (3,2) and B º (5,1). ABP is an equilateral triangle constructed on the side of AB remote from the origin
then the orthocentre of triangle ABP is -
æ 1 3 ö æ 1 3 ö æ 1 3 1 ö æ 1 ö 3 1
(A) ç 4 - 2 3, 2 - 3 ÷ (B) ç 4 + 2 3, 2 + 3 ÷ (C) ç 4 - 3, - 3 ÷ (D) ç 4 + 6 3, 2 + 3 3 ÷
è ø è ø è 6 2 2 ø è ø
MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE
5. Two vertices of the DABC are at the points A(–1,–1) and B(4,5) and the third vertex lies on the straight line
y = 5(x – 3). If the area of the D is 19/2 then the possible co-ordinates of the vertex C are -
(A) (5,10) (B) (3,0) (C) (2,–5) (D) (5,4)
x y x y
6. Line + = 1 cuts the co-ordinate axes at A(a,0) and B(0,b) and the line + = -1 at A'(–a',0) and
a b a' b'
B'(0,–b'). If the points A,B,A',B' are concyclic then the orthocentre of the triangle ABA' is -
æ aa ' ö æ bb ' ö
(A) (0,0) (B) (0,b') (C) ç 0, ÷ (D) ç 0, ÷
è b ø è a ø
7. A line passes through the origin and makes an angle of p/4 with the line x – y + 1 = 0. Then :
(A) equation of the line is x = 0
(B) the equation of the line is y = 0
(C) the point of intersection of the line with the given line is (–1,0)
(D) the point of intersection of the line with the given line is (0,1)
8. Consider the equation y – y1 = m(x – x1). If m and x1 are fixed and different lines are drawn for different values
of y1, then :
(A) the lines will pass through a fixed point (B) there will be a set of parallel lines
(C) all the lines intersect the line x = x1 (D) all the lines will be parallel to the line y = x1.
9. If the vertices P,Q,R of a triangle PQR are rational points, which of the following points of the triangle PQR is/
are always rational point(s) ?
(A) centroid (B) incentre (C) circumcentre (D) orthocentre
10. Let B(1,–3) and D(0,4) represent two vertices of rhombus ABCD in (x,y) plane, then coordinates of vertex A if
ÐBAD = 60° can be equal to-
æ 1- 7 3 1- 3 ö æ 1+ 7 3 1+ 3 ö æ 1 - 14 3 1 - 2 3 ö æ 1 + 14 3 1 + 2 3 ö
(A) çç , ÷ (B) çç , ÷ (C) çç , ÷÷ (D) çç , ÷
è 2 2 ÷ø è 2 2 ÷ø è 2 2 ø è 2 2 ÷ø

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æ 13 ö is the circumcentre of DPQR whose sides PQ and PR are represented by the straight lines 4x – 3y = 0
Let M ç 2, ÷
è 8ø
and 4x + y = 16 respectively.
11. The orthocentre of DPQR is -
æ7 4ö æ4 7ö æ 3ö æ3 ö
(A) ç , ÷ (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç 3, ÷ (D) ç ,3 ÷
è3 3ø è3 3ø è 4ø è4 ø
12. If A,B and C are the midpoint of the sides PQ,QR and PR of DPQR respectively, then the area of DABC equals-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
13. If PB be the median of the DPQR, then the equation of the straight line passing through N(–2,3) and perpendicular
to PB is
(A) 4x + y + 5 = 0 (B) x – 4y + 14 = 0 (C) 4x – y + 11 = 0 (D) x + 4y – 10 = 0
Paragraph for Question Nos. 14 to 16 y

In the diagram, a line is drawn through the points A(0,16) and B(8,0). Point P is chosen
A(0,16)
in the first quadrant on the line through A and B. Points C and D are chosen on the x
and y axis respectively, so that PDOC is a rectangle.
14. Perpendicular distance of the line AB from the point (2, 2) is -
D P
(A) 4 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 50
15. Sum of the coordinates of the point P if PDOC is a square is - B(8,0)
O C x
32 16
(A) (B) (C) 16 (D) 11
3 3
16. Number of possible ordered pair(s) of all positions of the point P on AB so that the area of the rectangle PDOC
is 30 sq. units, is-
(A) three (B) two (C) one (D) zero
[MATRIX MATCH]
(Equation of Straight Line)
(A) Which cuts-off an intercept 4 on the x-axis and passes (P) 2x + y + 1 = 0
through the point (2,–3).
(B) Which cuts-off equal intercepts on the co-ordinate axes and (Q) x+y=7
passes through (2,5)
(C) Which makes an angle of 135° with the axis of x and (R) 3x – 2y = 12
which cuts the axis of y at a distance -8 from the origin and
(D) Through the point (4,1) and making with the axes in the (S) x + 4y = 8
first quadrant a triangle whose area is 8.
(T) x+y+8=0
18. Set of family of lines are described in column-I and their mathematical equation are given in
column-II. Match the entry of column-I with suitable entry of column-II. (m and a are parameters).
Column-I Column-II
(A) Having gradient 3 (P) mx – y + 3 – 2m = 0
(B) Having y intercept three times the x-intercept (Q) mx – y + 3m = 0
(C) Having x intercept (–3) (R) 3x + y = 3a
(D) Concurrent at (2,3) (S) 3x – y + a = 0

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1. A triangle ABC is formed by the lines 2x – 3y – 6 = 0; 3x – y + 3 = 0 and 3x + 4y – 12 = 0. If the points P(a,0)
and Q(0,b) always lie on or inside the DABC, then :
(A) a Î [–1,2] and b Î [–2,3] (B) a Î [–1,3] and b Î [–2,4]
(C) a Î [–2,4] and b Î [–3,4] (D) a Î [–1,3] and b Î [–2,3]
2. The co-ordinates of a point P on the line 2x – y + 5 = 0 such that |PA – PB| is maximum where A is
(4,–2) and B is (2,–4) will be :
(A) (11,27) (B) (–11,–17) (C) (–11,17) (D) (0,5)
3. Area of the quadrilateral formed by the lines |x| + |y| = 2 is :
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) none
4. m,n are integer with 0 < n < m. A is the point (m,n) on the cartesian plane. B is the reflection of A in the line
y = x. C is the reflection of B in the y-axis, D is the reflection of C in the x-axis and E is the reflection of D in
the y-axis. The area of the pentagon ABCDE is -
(A) 2m(m + n) (B) m(m + 3n) (C) m(2m + 3n) (D) 2m(m + 3n)
4
5. A is a point on either of two lines y + 3 | x |= 2 at a distance of units from their point of intersection. The
3
co-ordinates of the foot of perpendicular from A on the bisector of the angle between them are -
æ 2 ö æ 2 ö
(A) ç - ,2÷ (B) (0,0) (C) ç , 2÷ (D) (0,4)
è 3 ø è 3 ø
6. The area of the parallelogram formed by the lines 3x + 4y = 7a; 3x + 4y = 7b; 4x + 3y = 7c and 4x + 3y = 7d is-
(a - b)(c - d) | (a - b)(c - d) |
(A) (B) |(a – b) (c – d)| (C) (D) 7|(a – b) (c – d)|
7 49
lx + (sin a )y + cos a = 0 ù
ú
7. If the lines x + (cos a)y + sin a = 0 ú pass through the same point where a Î R then l lies in the interval -
x - (sin a)y + cos a = 0 úû
(A) [–1,1] (B) éë - 2, 2 ùû (C) [–2,2] (D) (–¥,¥)
8. Family of lines represented by the equation (cosq + sinq)x + (cosq – sinq)y – 3(3 cosq + sinq) = 0 passes
through a fixed point M for all real values of q. The reflection of M in the line x – y = 0, is-
(A) (6,3) (B) (3,6) (C) (–6,3) (D) (3,–6)
9. Given the family of lines, a(2x + y + 4) + b(x – 2y – 3) = 0. Among the lines of the family, the number of lines
situated at a distance of 10 from the point M(2,–3) is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) ¥
10. Consider a parallelogram whose sides are represented by the lines 2x + 3y = 0; 2x + 3y – 5 = 0; 3x – 4y = 0 and
3x – 4y = 3. The equation of the diagonal not passing through the origin, is-
(A) 21x – 11y + 15 = 0 (B) 9x – 11y + 15 = 0
(C) 21x – 29y – 15 = 0 (D) 21x – 11y – 15 = 0
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An equilateral triangle ABC has its centroid at the origin and the base BC lies along the line x + y = 1.
11. Area of the equilateral DABC is -
3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2 4
12. Gradient of the other two lines are -
1
(A) 3, 2 (B) 3, (C) 2 + 1, 2 - 1 (D) 2 + 3, 2 - 3
3
Paragraph for Question Nos. 13 to 15
Consider two points A º (1,2) and B º (3,–1). Let M be a point on the straight line L º x + y = 0.
13. If M be a point on the line L = 0 such that AM + BM is minimum, then the reflection of M in the line
x = y is
(A) (1,–1) (B) (–1,1) (C) (2,–2) (D) (–2,2)
14. If M be a point on the line L = 0 such that |AM – BM| is maximum, then the distance of M from
N º (1,1) is-
(A) 5 2 (B) 7 (C) 3 5 (D) 10

15. If M be a point on the line L = 0 such that |AM – BM| is minimum, then the area of DAMB equals-
13 13 13 13
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 6 8
[SUBJECTIVE]
16. The equation of a line through the mid point of the sides AB and AD of rhombus ABCD, whose one diagonal
is 3x – 4y + 5 = 0 and one vertex is A(3,1) is ax + by + c = 0. Find the absolute value of
(a + b+ c) where a,b,c are integers expressed in lowest form.
17. Consider 3 lines L1: 5x – y + 4 = 0, L2: 3x – y + 5 = 0, L3: x + y + 8 = 0. If these lines enclose a triangle ABC and
sum of the squares of the tangent of the interior angles can be expressed in the form p/q where p and q are
relatively prime numbers, compute the value of (p + q).
18. A ray of light is sent along the line x – 2y – 3 = 0. Upon reaching the line 3x – 2y – 5 = 0, the ray is reflected
from it. Find the equation of the line containing the reflected ray.
19. In a triangle ABC if the equation of the medians AD and BE are 2x + 3y – 6 = 0 and 3x – 2y – 10 = 0
respectively and AD = 6, BE = 11, then find the area of the triangle ABC.
20. The parallelogram is bounded by the lines y = ax + c; y = ax + d; y = bx + c and y = bx + d and has the area equal
to 18. The parallelogram bounded by the lines y = ax + c; y = ax – d; y = bx + c and y = bx – d has area 72.
Given that a,b,c and d are positive integers, find the smallest possible value of
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1. A variable line L = 0 is drawn through O(0,0) to meet the lines L1 : x + 2y – 3 = 0 and L2: x+2y+4= 0 at points
1 1 1
M and N respectively. A point P is taken on L = 0 such that 2
= 2
+ . Locus of P is-
OP OM ON 2
144 144 144 144
(B) (x + 2y) = (C) 4x + y = (D) (x - 2y) =
2 2 2 2
(A) x2 + 4y2 =
25 25 25 25
2. The area of the triangular region in the first quadrant bounded on the left by the y-axis, bounded above by the
line 7x + 4y = 168 and bounded below by the line 5x + 3y = 121, is-
50 52 53
(A) (B) (C) (D) 17
3 3 3
3. Let A(5,12), B(–13 cos q, 13 sinq) and C(13 sinq – 13 cosq) are angular points of DABC where q Î R. The
locus of orthocentre of DABC is -
(A) x – y + 7 = 0 (B) x – y – 7 = 0 (C) x + y – 7 = 0 (D) x + y + 7 = 0
4. Let PQR be a right angled isosceles triangle, right angled at P(2,1). If the equation of the line QR is
2x + y = 3, then the equation representing the pair of lines PQ and PR is -
(A) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 20x + 10y + 25 = 0 (B) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy – 20x – 10y + 25 = 0
(C) 3x2 – 3y2 + 8xy + 10x + 15y + 20 = 0 (D) 3x2 – 3y2 – 8xy – 10x – 15y – 20 = 0
5. If the straight lines joining the origin and the points of intersection of the curve
5x2 + 12xy – 6y2 + 4x – 2y + 3 = 0 and x + ky – 1 = 0 are equally inclined to the co-ordinate axes then the value
of k is
(A) 1 (B) –1 (C) 2 (D) does not exist
6. If the line y = mx bisects the angle between the lines ax2 + 2h xy + by2 = 0 then m is a root of the quadratic
equation
(A) hx2 + (a – b)x – h = 0 (B) x2 + h(a – b)x – 1 = 0
(C) (a – b)x2 + hx – (a – b) = 0 (D) (a – b)x2 – hx – (a – b) = 0
7. If the equation ax2 – 6xy + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0 represents a pair of lines whose slopes are m and m2, then sum
of all possible values of a is
(A) 17 (B) –19 (C) 19 (D) –17
8. Suppose that a ray of light leaves the point (3,4), reflects off the y-axis towards y
(3,4)
the x-axis, reflects off the x-axis, and finally arrives at the point (8,2).
(8,2)
The value of x, is- (0,y)
1 1 2 1 x
(A) x = 4 (B) x = 4 (C) x = 4 (D) x = 5
(x,0)
2 3 3 3
9. Through a point A on the x-axis a straight line is drawn parallel to y-axis so as to meet the pair of straight lines
ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 in B and C. If AB = BC then
(A) h2 = 4ab (B) 8h2 = 9ab (C) 9h2 = 8ab (D) 4h2 = ab
10. Let S = {(x,y)| x2 + 2xy + y2 – 3x – 3y + 2 = 0}, then S -
(A) consists of two coincident lines. (B) consists of two non-coincident parallel lines
(C) consists of two intersecting lines. (D) is a parabola.
11. P(x,y) moves such that the area of the triangle formed by P,Q(a,2a) and R(–a,–2a) is equal to the area of the
triangle formed by P,S(a,2a) and T(2a,3a). The locus of 'P' is a straight line given by -
(A) 3x – y = a (B) 5x – 3y + a = 0 (C) 5x – 5y + a = 0 (D) 2y = ax
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[MULTIPLE CHOICE]
12. If a2 + 9b2 – 4c2 = 6ab then the family of lines ax + by + c = 0 are concurrent at :
(A) (1/2, 3/2) (B) (–1/2, –3/2) (C) (–1/2, 3/2) (D) (1/2, –3/2)
13. The x-coordinates of the vertices of a square of unit area are the roots of the equation x2 – 3|x| + 2 = 0 and the
y-coordinates of the vertices are the roots of the equation y2 – 3y + 2 = 0 then the possible vertices of the square
is/are-
(A) (1,1), (2,1), (2,2), (1,2) (B) (–1,1), (–2,1), (–2,2), (–1,2)
(C) (2,1), (1,–1),(1,2),(2,2) (D) (–2,1), (–1,–1),(–1,2), (–2,2)
14. The lines L1 and L2 denoted by 3x2 + 10xy + 8y2 + 14x + 22y + 15 = 0 intersect at the point P and have gradients
m1 and m2 respectively. The acute angles between them is q. Which of the following relations hold good ?
(A) m1 + m2 = 5/4 (B) m1m2 = 3/8
æ 2 ö
(C) acute angle between L1 and L2 is sin -1 ç ÷ (D) sum of the abscissa and ordinate of the point P is –1
è5 5 ø
[SUBJECTIVE]
15. The equation 9x + 9x y – 45x = 4y + 4xy2 – 20y2 represents 3 straight lines, two of which pass through the
3 2 2 3
origin. Find the area of the triangle formed by these lines (in sq. units).
16. Find the value of K for which the equation 2x2 – xy + Ky2 + 8x + 7y – 10 = 0 may represent a pair of lines. For
this value of K show that this equation can be transformed into a homogeneous equation of second degree by
translating the origin to a properly chosen point. Also find the acute angle between the line pair represented by
the given general equation.
17. If the straight line joining the origin to the points of intersection of 3x2 – xy + 3y2 + 2x – 3y + 4 = 0 and 2x + 3y = k
are at right angles, then find the value of 5k – 6k2.
18. Find the sum of the abscissas of all the points on the line x + y = 4 that lie at a unit distance from the line
4x + 3y – 10 = 0.
[MATRIX TYPE]
(A) The four lines 3x – 4y + 11 = 0; 3x – 4y – 9 = 0; (P) a quadrilateral which is neither
4x + 3y + 3 = 0 and 4x + 3y – 17 = 0 enclose a a parallelogram nor a trapezium
figure which is nor a kite.
(B) The lines 2x + y = 1, x + 2y = 1, 2x + y = 3 and (Q) a parallelogram which is neither
x + 2y = 3 form a figure which is a rectangle nor a rhombus
(C) If 'O' is the origin, P is the intersection of the lines (R) a rhombus which is not a square
2x2 – 7xy + 3y2 + 5x + 10y – 25 = 0, A and B are
the points in which these lines are cut by the line
x + 2y – 5 = 0, then the points O,A,P,B (in some (S) a square
order) are the vertices of
20. Consider the 3 linear equations ax + by + c = 0, bx + cy + a = 0, cx + ay + b = 0 where a,b,c Î R.
Column-I Column-II
(A) If a + b + c = 0 and a + b + c ¹ ab + bc + ca then
2 2 2
(P) entire xy plane
(B) If a + b + c = 0 and a + b + c = ab + bc + ca then
2 2 2
(Q) the lines are concurrent
(C) If a + b + c ¹ 0 and a + b + c ¹ ab + bc + ca then
2 2 2
(R) lines are coincident
(D) If a + b + c ¹ 0 and a + b + c = ab + bc + ca then
2 2 2
(S) lines are neither coincident
nor concurrent
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RACE # 49 CIRCLE MATH EM ATI CS
1. Centres of the three circles x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y – 14 = 0, x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 5 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 10x – 16y + 7 = 0
(A) are the vertices of a right triangle (B) the vertices of an isosceles triangle which is not regular
(C) vertices of a regular triangle (D) are collinear
2. y – 1 = m1(x – 3) and y – 3 = m2(x – 1) are two family of straight lines, at right angled to each other. The locus
of their point of intersection is
(A) x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 10 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y + 6 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 4x – 4y – 6 = 0
3. Suppose that the equation of the circle having (–3, 5) and (5, –1) as end points of a diameter is
(x – a)2 + (y – b)2 = r2. Then a + b + r, (r > 0) is
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
4. A circle of radius 5 has its centre on the negative x-axis and passes through the point (2, 3). The intercept made
by the circle on the y-axis is
(A) 10 (B) 2 21 (C) 2 11 (D) imaginary y-intercept

5. The circle described on the line joining the point (0, 1), (a, b) as diameter cuts the x-axis in points whose
abscissae are roots of the equation :
(A) x2 + ax + b = 0 (B) x2 – ax + b = 0 (C) x2 + ax – b = 0 (D) x2 – ax – b = 0
6. A straight line l1 with equation x – 2y + 10 = 0 meets the circle with equation x2 + y2 = 100 at B is the first
quadrant. A line through B, perpendicular to l1 cuts the y-axis at P(0, t). The value of 't' is
(A) 12 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
7. The area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 – 2x = 0 is
3 3 3 3 3 3
4 2 8
8. A rhombus is inscribed in the region common to the two circles x2 + y2 – 4x – 12 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 4x – 12 = 0
with two if its vertices on the line joining the centres of the circles. The area of the rhombus is
(A) 8 3 sq. units (B) 4 3 sq. units (C) 16 3 sq. units (D) None of these
p
9. The equation of a line inclined at an angle to the axis X, such that the two circles
4
x2 + y2 = 4, x2 + y2 – 10x – 14y + 65 = 0 intercept equal lengths on it, is
(A) 2x – 2y – 3 = 0 (B) 2x – 2y + 3 = 0 (C) x – y + 6 = 0 (D) x – y – 6 = 0
10. (6, 0), (0, 6) and (7, 7) are the vertices of a triangle. The circle inscribed in the triangle has the equation
(A) x2 + y2 – 9x + 9y + 36 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 9x – 9y + 36 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 + 9x – 9y + 36 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 9x – 9y – 36 = 0
æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1ö
11. If ç a, ÷ , ç b, ÷ , ç c, ÷ and ç d, ÷ are four distinct points on a circle of radius 4 units then, abcd is equal
è aø è bø è cø è dø
to
(A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) 16

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12. Number of value(s) of A for which the system of equations x2 = y2 and (x – A)2 + y2 = 1 has exactly 3 solutions,
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
13. The equation of the image of the circle x2 + y2 + 16x – 24y + 183 = 0 by the line mirror 4x + 7y + 13 = 0 is
(A) x2 + y2 + 32x – 4y + 235 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 + 32x + 4y – 235 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 + 32x – 4y – 235 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 + 32x + 4y + 235 = 0
1
14. The x-coordinate of the centre of the circle in the first quadrant (see figure) tangent to the lines y = x, y = 4
2
and the x-axis is y
8 5
(B) 4 +
y=4
(A) 4 + 2 5
5 x/2
y=
6 5 x
(C) 2 + (D) 8 + 2 5 O
5
15. A square and an equilateral triangle have the same perimeter. Let A be the area of the circle circumscribed
A
about the square and B be the area of the circle circumscribed about the triangle then the ratio is
B
9 3 27 3 6
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 4 32 8
x - x1 y - y1
16. = = r , represents :
cos q sin q
(A) equation of a straight line, if q is constant and r is variable
(B) equation of a circle, if r is constant and q is a variable
(C) a straight line passing through a fixed point and having a known slope
(D) a circle with a known centre and a given radius.
17. If the equation of circle touching the y-axis at (0,3) and making an intercept of 8 unit on x-axis is
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0, then (g + ƒ + c) can be-
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 11 (D) 14
18. Which of the following lines have the intercepts of equal lengths on the circle, x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y = 0 ?
(A) 3x – y = 0 (B) x + 3y = 0
(C) x + 3y + 10 = 0 (D) 3x – y – 10 = 0
19. In the xy plane, the segment with end points (3, 8) and (–5, 2) is the diameter of the circle. The point (k, 10) lies
on the circle for
(A) no value of k (B) exactly one integral k
(C) exactly one non integral k (D) two real values of k
x 2 + y2
20. If = 4 , then all possible values of (x – y) is given by
x+y
(A) [ -2 2, 2 2] (B) {–4, 4} (C) [–4, 4] (D) [–2, 2]

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21. The points A(a, 0), B(0, b), C(c, 0) and D(0, d) are such that ac = bd and a, b, c, d are all non-zero. Then the
points
(A) form a parallelogram (B) do not lie on a circle
(C) form a trapezium (D) are concyclic
22. If the points (l, –l) lies inside the circle x2 + y2 – 4x + 2y – 8 = 0, then find the range of l.
23. The circle x2 + y2 – 6x – 10y + c = 0 does not touch or intersect the coordinate axes and the point (1, 4) is inside
the circle. Find the set of the values of c.
24. Find the equation of the circle which passes through the points (1, –2) and (4, –3) and which has its centre on
the straight line 3x + 4y = 0.
25. If (4, 1) is an extremity of a diameter of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 6y – 15 = 0, find the co-ordinates of the other
extremity of the diameter.
26. Find the radius of the circle (x cosa + y sina – a)2 + (x sina – y cosa – b)2 = k2 and if a varies, find the locus
of its centre.
27. Let A(–4, 0) and B(4, 0). Number of points C = (x, y) on the circle x2 + y2 = 16 such that the area of the triangle
whose vertices are A, B and C is a positive integer, is
28. Find the equation to the circle which goes through the origin and cuts off intercepts equal to h and k from the
positive parts of the axes.
29. Find the equation to the circle which touches the axis of x and passes through the two points (1, –2) and (3, –4)
30. (a) Find the shortest distance from the point M(–7, 2) to the circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 14y – 151 = 0.
(b) Find the co-ordinate of the point on the circle x2 + y2 – 12x – 4y + 30 = 0, which is farthest from the origin.

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RACE # 50 C IR CL E MATH EM ATI CS
1. Sum of the abscissa and ordinate of the centre of the circle touching the line 3x + y + 2 = 0 at the point (–1,1)
and passing through the point (3,5) is-
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
2. Consider 3 non collinear points A, B, C with coordinates (0, 6), (5, 5) and (–1, 1) respectively. Equation of a
line tangent to the circle circumscribing the triangle ABC and passing through the origin is
(A) 2x – 3y = 0 (B) 3x + 2y = 0 (C) 3x – 2y = 0 (D) 2x + 3y = 0
3. In the xy-plane, the length of the shortest path from (0, 0) to (12, 16) that does not go inside the circle
(x – 6)2 + (y – 8)2 = 25 is
5p
(A) 10 3 (B) 10 5 (C) 10 3 + (D) 10 + 5p
3
4. The line 2x – y + 1 = 0 is tangent to the circle at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circles lies on
x – 2y = 4. The radius of the circle is
(A) 3 5 (B) 5 3 (C) 2 5 (D) 5 2

5. If the curve y = 1 + 4 - x 2 and the line y = (x – 2)k + 4 has two distinct points of intersection then the range
of k, is
é5 ö é5 3ù æ 5 ö
(A) [1, 3] (B) ê , ¥ ÷ (C) ê , ú (D) ç , ¥÷
ë12 ø ë12 4 û è 12 ø
6. The angle between the two tangents from the origin to the circle (x – 7)2 + (y + 1)2 = 25 equals
(A) p/6 (B) p/3 (C) p/2 (D) p/4
7. The lengths of the tangents from any point of the circle 15x2 + 15y2 – 48x + 64y = 0 to the two circles
5x2 + 5y2 – 24x + 32y + 75 = 0, 5x2 + 5y2 – 48x + 64y + 300 = 0 are in the ratio :
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 3 (C) 3 : 4 (D) 1 : 4
8. Tangents are drawn to a unit circle with centre at the origin from each point on the line 2x + y = 4. Then the
equation to the locus of the middle point of the chord of contact is -
(A) 2(x2 + y2) = x + y (B) 2(x2 + y2) = x + 2y (C) 4(x2 + y2) = 2x + y (D) none
9. If tangent at (1, 2) to the circle c1 : x2 + y2 = 5 intersects the circle c2 : x2 + y2 = 9 at A and B and tangents at A
and B to the second circle meet at point C, then the co-ordinates of C are :
(A) (4, 5) (B) (9/15, 18/5) (C) (4, –5) (D) (9/5, 18/5)
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10. A circle passes through the points (–1, 1), (0, 6) and (5, 5). The point(s) on this circle, the tangent(s) at which
is/are parallel to the straight line joining the origin to its centre is/are :
(A) (1, –5) (B) (5, 1) (C) (–5, –1) (D) (–1, 5)
11. Tangents PA and PB are drawn to the circle S º x + y – 2y – 3 = 0 from the point P(3,4). Which of the
2 2
following alternative(s) is/are correct ?

(A) The power of point P(3,4) with respect to circle S = 0 is 14.
p
(B) The angle between tangents from P(3,4) to the circle S = 0 is
3
(C) The equation of circumcircle of DPAB is x2 + y2 – 3x – 5y + 4 = 0
(D) The area of quadrilateral PACB is 3 7 square units where C is the centre of circle S = 0.

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12. Find the equation of the tangent to the circle
(a) x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y = 12, which are parallel to the straight line 4x + 3y + 5 = 0.
(b) x2 + y2 – 22x – 4y + 25 = 0, which are perpendicular to the straight line 5x + 12y + 9 = 0
(c) x2 + y2 = 25, which are inclined at 30° to the axis of x.
13. If the length of the tangent form a point (f, g) to the circle x2 + y2 = 4 be four times the length of the tangent from
it to the circle x2 + y2 = 4x, find the value of 64f – 15(g2 + f 2).
14. Tangents OP and OQ are drawn from the origin O to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0. Find the equation of
the circumcircle of the triangle OPQ.
15. Find the equations of the tangents to the circle x2 + y2 – 6x – 4y + 5 = 0, which make an angle of 45° with the
axis of x.
16. From any point on the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0 tangent are drawn to the circle
x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + csin2a + (g2 + ƒ2)cos2a = 0. Find the angle between them.
17. Show that the line 3x – 4y – c = 0 will meet the circle having centre at (2, 4) and the radius 5 in real and distinct
points if –35 < c < 15.
18. A foot of the normal from the point (4, 3) to a circle is (2, 1) and a diameter of the circle has the equation
2x – y – 2 = 0. Then the equation of the circle is
(A) x2 + y2 – 4y + 2 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 4y + 1 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x – 1 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 2x + 1 = 0
æ 3 3 ö
19. To which of the following circles, the line y – x + 3 = 0 is normal at the point ç 3 + , ÷ ?
è 2 2ø
2 2 2 2
æ 3 ö æ 3 ö æ 3 ö æ 3 ö
(A) ç x - 3 - ÷ +çy- ÷ =9 (B) ç x - ÷ +çy- ÷ =9
è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø è 2ø
(C) x2 + (y – 3)2 = 9 (D) (x – 3)2 + y2 = 9
20. The smallest distance between the circle (x – 5)2 + (y + 3)2 = 1 and the line 5x + 12y – 4 = 0, is
(A) 1/13 (B) 2/13 (C) 3/15 (D) 4/15
21. If x = 3 is the chord of the contact of the circle x2 + y2 = 81, then the equation of the corresponding pair of
tangents, is
(A) x2 – 8y2 + 54x + 729 = 0 (B) x2 – 8y2 – 54x + 729 = 0
(C) x2 – 8y2 – 54x – 729 = 0 (D) x2 – 8y2 = 729
22. Tangents are drawn from (4, 4) to the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y – 7 = 0 to meet the circle at A and B. The length
of the chord AB is
(A) 2 3 (B) 3 2 (C) 2 6 (D) 6 2

23. The distance between the chords of contact of tangents to the circle x2 + y2 + 2gx + 2ƒy + c = 0 from the origin
and the point (g, ƒ) is
g2 + ƒ2 - c g2 + ƒ 2 - c g2 + ƒ2 + c
(A) g +ƒ
2 2
(B) (C)
2 g 2 + ƒ2
(D)
2 2 g2 + ƒ2

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RACE # 51 CIRCLE MATH EM ATI CS
1. From (3, 4) chords are drawn to the circle x2 + y2 – 4x = 0. The locus of the mid points of the chords is :
(A) x2 + y2 – 5x – 4y + 6 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 + 5x – 4y + 6 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 5x + 4y + 6 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 – 5x – 4y – 6 = 0
2. The equation of the locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle 4x2 + 4y2 – 12x + 4y + 1 = 0 that subtend
2p
an angle of at its centre is -
3
(A) 16(x2 + y2) – 48x + 16y + 31 = 0 (B) 16(x2 + y2) – 48x – 16y + 31 = 0
(C) 16(x2 + y2) + 48x + 16y + 31 = 0 (D) 16(x2 + y2) + 48x – 16y + 31 = 0
3. Number of integral values of 'k' for which the chord of the circle x2 + y2 = 125 passing through P(8, k) gets
bisected at P(8, k) and has integral slope is
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 2
4. The locus of the mid points of the chords of the circle x2 + y2 – ax – by = 0 which subtend a right angle at (a/2, b/2) is
(A) ax + by = 0 (B) ax + by = a2 + b2
a 2 + b2 a 2 + b2
(C) x2 + y2 – ax – by + =0 (D) x2 + y2 – ax – by – =0
8 8
5. The feet of the perpendicular from the origin on a variable chord of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y = 0 is N. If the
variable chord makes an angle of 90° at the origin, then the locus of N has the equation -
(A) x2 + y2 – x – y = 0 (B) x2 + y2 + x + y = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y = 0 (D) x2 + y2 + 2x – 2y = 0
6. From the point A(0, 3) on the circle x2 + 4x + (y – 3)2 = 0 a chord AB is drawn and extended to a point M such
that AM = 2AB. The equation of the locus of M is :
(A) x2 + 8x + y2 = 0 (B) x2 + 8x + (y – 3)2 = 0
(C) (x – 3)2 + 8x + y2 = 0 (D) x2 + 8x + 8y2 = 0
7. The tangents drawn from the origin to the circle x2 + y2 – 2rx – 2hy + h2 = 0 are perpendicular if
(A) h = r (B) h = – r (C) r2 + h2 = 1 (D) r2 = h2
8. If the two circles (x – 1)2 + (y – 3)2 = r2 and x2 + y2 – 8x + 2y + 8 = 0 intersect in two distinct points then:
(A) 2 < r < 8 (B) r < 2 (C) r = 2 (D) r > 2
9. If the circles x + y + 2ax + cy + a = 0 and x + y – 3ax + dy – 1 = 0 intersect in two distinct points P and Q then
2 2 2 2
the line 5x + by – a = 0 passes through P and Q for -

(A) exactly one value of a (B) no value of a
(C) infinitely many value of a (D) exactly two values of a
10. Suppose that two circles C1 and C2 in plane no points in common. Then -
(A) there is no line tangent to both C1 and C2.
(B) there are exactly four lines tangent to both C1 and C2.
(C) there are no lines tangent to both C1 and C2 or there are exactly two lines tangent to both C1 and C2.
(D) there are no lines tangent to both C1 and C2 or there are exactly four lines tangent to both C1 and C2.

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11. The circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 1 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 4x + 4y – 1 = 0
(A) touch internally
(B) touch externally
(C) have 3x + 4y – 1 = 0 as the common tangent at the point of contact.
(D) have 3x + 4y + 1 = 0 as the common tangent at the point of contact.
12. The circles x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y + 9 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 6x + 6y + 9 = 0 are such that -
(A) they do not intersect
(B) they touch each other
(C) their exterior common tangents are parallel
(D) their interior common tangents are perpendicular
13 The radius of the circle whose two normals are represented by the equation x2 – 5xy – 5x + 25y = 0 and which
touches externally the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y – 4 = 0 will be -
(A) 21 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 14
14. A family of linear functions is given by ƒ(x) = 1 + c(x + 3) where c Î R. If a member of this family meets a unit
circle centred at origin in two coincident points then 'c' can be equal to
(A) –3/4 (B) 0 (C) 3/4 (D) 1
SUBJETIVE
15 . Show that the point (1, 2) lies inside the circle x2 + y2 – 11x – 2y – 24 = 0 and find the equation of the chord of
which it is the middle point.

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RACE # 52 C IR CL E MATH EM ATI CS
1. As shown in the figure, three circles which have the same radius r, have centres at (0,0) ; (1,1) and (2,1). If they
have a common tangent line, as shown then, their radius 'r' is -
y
5 -1 5 C1 r
(A) (B) t r
C2
2 10
r
1 3 -1 O
C 1 2
(C) (D)
2 2
2. Two circles of radii 4 cms and 1 cm touch each externally and q is the angle contained by their direct
common tangents. Then sinq =
(A) 24/25 (B) 12/25 (C) 3/4 (D) none
3. The number of common tangents of the circle (x + 2) + (y – 2) = 49 and (x – 2)2 + (y + 1)2 = 4 is :
2 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

4. If a circle passes through P(0,1), Q(0,9) and touches the x-axis, then which of the following statement(s) is/are
TRUE ?
(A) Centres of circles are (±3, ±5) (B) Equation of one of their direct common tangent is y = 10
(C) Radii of both the circle is 5. (D) length of common chord of circles is 8.
5. Triangle ABC is right angled at A. The circle with centre A and radius AB cuts BC and AC internally at D and E
respectively. If BD = 20 and DC = 16 then the length AC equals
(A) 6 21 (B) 6 26 (C) 30 (D) 32

6. In a right triangle ABC, right angled at A, on the leg AC as diameter, a semicircle is described. The chord joining
A with the point of intersection D of the hypotenuse and the semicircle, then the length AC equal to
AB.AD AB.AD AB.AD
(A) (B) (C) AB.AD (D)
AB 2 + AD 2 AB + AD AB 2 - AD 2
7. Let ABC be a triangle with ÐA = 45°. Let P be a point on the side BC with PB = 3 and PC = 5. If 'O' is the
circumcentre of the triangle ABC then the length OP is equal to -
(A) 15 (B) 17 (C) 18 (D) 19

8. The value of 'c' for which the set, {(x, y) | x + y + 2x £ 1} Ç {(x,y) | x – y + c ³ 0} contains only one point in
2 2
common is :
(A) (–¥, –1] È [3, ¥) (B) {–1, 3} (C) {–3} (D) {–1}
9. Locus of all point P(x, y) satisfying x3 + y3 + 3xy = 1 consists of union of
(A) a line and an isolated point (B) a line pair and an isolated point
(C) a line and a circle (D) a circle and a isolated point.
10. Chord AB of the circle x + y = 100 passes through the point (7, 1) and subtends an angle of 60° at the
2 2
circumference of the circle. If m1 and m2 are the slopes of two such chords then the value of m1m2, is
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 7/12 (D) –3
11. Coordinates of the centre of the circle which bisects the circumferences of the circles
x2 + y2 = 1; x2 + y2 + 2x – 3 = 0 and x2 + y2 + 2y – 3 = 0 is
(A) (–1, –1) (B) (3, 3) (C) (2, 2) (D) (–2, –2)
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12. Circle C1 has radius 2 and circle C2 has radius 3, and the distance between the centers of C1 and C2 is 7. If two
lines, one tangent to both circles and the other passing through the center of both circles, intersect at point P
which lies between the centers of C1 and C2, then the distance between P and the center of C1 is-
9 7 8 14
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 3 3 5
13. The locus of the point from which two given unequal circle subtend equal angle is :
(A) a straight line (B) a circle (C) a parabola (D) none
14. Locus of the intersection of the two straight lines passing through (1,0) and (–1,0) respectively and including
an angle of 45° can be a circle with -
(A) centre (1,0) and radius 2 (B) centre (1,0) and radius 2.
(C) centre (0,1) and radius 2. (D) centre (0, –1) and radius 2.
[SUBJECTIVE]
15. Find the radical centre of the following set of circles
x2 + y2 – 3x – 6y + 14 = 0; x2 + y2 – x – 4y + 8 = 0; x2 + y2 + 2x – 6y + 9 = 0
16. Find the equation to the circle orthogonal to the two circles
x2 + y2 – 4x – 6y + 11 = 0; x2 + y2 – 10x – 4y + 21 = 0 and has 2x + 3y = 7 as diameter.
17. Find the equation to the circle, cutting orthogonally each of the following circles :
x2 + y2 – 2x + 3y – 7 = 0; x2 + y2 + 5x – 5y + 9 = 0; x2 + y2 + 7x – 9y + 29 = 0.
18. Given that x2 + y2 = 14x + 6y + 6, find the largest possible value of the expression E = 3x + 4y.
y
19. If M and m are the maximum and minimum values of for pair of real number (x,y) which satisfy the
x
equation (x – 3)2 + (y – 3)2 = 6, then find the value of (M + m).
Paragraph for question Nos. 20 to 23
Consider the circle S : x2 + y2 – 4x – 1 = 0 and the line L : y = 3x – 1. If the line L cuts the circle at A and B then
20. Length of the chord AB equal
(A) 2 5 (B) 5 (C) 5 2 (D) 10

21. The angle subtended by the chord AB in the minor arc of S is
3p 5p 2p p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 6 3 4
22. Acute angle between the line L and the circle S is
p p p p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 6
23. If the equation of the circle on AB as diameter is of the form x2 + y2 + ax + by + c = 0 then the magnitude of the
r
vector V = aiˆ + bjˆ + ckˆ has the value equal to
(A) 8 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 10

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RACE # 53 MISCELLENEOUS MATH EM ATI CS
1. If the equation x 2 + 5 + 4 cos ( ax + b ) = 2x has at least one solution where a, b Î [ 2,5] then the value of ( a + b )
equal to.
(A) p (B) 2p (C) 3p (D) 5p
2. The product of common differences of all possible A.P. which are made from values of ‘x’ satisfying
æ1 ö æ1 ö
cos2 ç lx ÷ + cos2 ç mx ÷ = 1
è2 ø è2 ø
4p2 4p 2p2
(A) 2 (B) (C) 2 (D) none of these
l - m2 l+m l - m2
3. The arithmetic mean of 2 sin 2 ° , 4 sin 4 °, 6 sin 6 °, ..., 1 80 sin 1 80 ° is equal to

(A) cosec 1° (B) sec 1° (C) cot 1° (D) none of these
2p
4. If q = , then cos q cos 2q cos 3q ... cos1004q is equal to
2009
1 1 1
(A) 0 (B) 2008 (C) 1004 (D) - 1004
2 2 2
2p 4p 8p 2p 4p 8p
5. If x = sin + sin + sin and y = cos + cos + cos , then x 2 + y 2 is
7 7 7 7 7 7
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
6. The number of isosceles DABC (s) possible such that tanA + tanB + tanC = 100, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
7. Equation 3 - 2 ( x + 3 ) - 1 = x + 3 + a has exactly two real root then value of a
(A) a = 1 (B) a = 2 (C) a = – 2 (D) a = – 1
8. x 2 - a -1 x + 1 = x has exactly three real roots then one value of a

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
9. If the system of equations x + y + z = 3, x3 + y3 + z3 = 15 and x4 + y4 + z4 = 35 real solution x, y, z for which
x2 + y2 + z2 < 10 then x5 + y5 + z5 =
(A) 81 (B) 82 (C) 83 (D) 84
10. Let x1, x 2 ,x 3 be the roots of the equation x 3 - x 2 + bx + g = 0 , which are in A.P, then b x + gy = 1 passes
through the fixed point
æ 9 27 ö æ9 7ö æ 5 27 ö æ9 5ö
(A) ç 2 , 2 ÷ (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç 2 , 2 ÷ (D) ç 2 , 2 ÷
è ø è2 2ø è ø è ø
11. Let g(x) = 1 + x + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5. What is the remainder where ( )

g x12 is divided by g(x)
(A) 6 (B) 5 – x (C) 4 – x + x2 (D) 3 – x + x2 – x3

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12. Complete set of values of ‘a’ for which 4x - a.2x - a + 2 £ 0 has atleast one solution in (1, 2) is
æ 18 ö æ 18 ö
(A) ç 5 , ¥ ÷ (B) (0, 2) (C) ç 2, 5 ÷ (D) (2, ¥)
è ø è ø
1 1
13. If tn denotes the nth term of an A.P and tp = q and tq = p then which of the following is necessarily a root of the
equation (p + 2q – 3r)x2 + (q + 2r – 3p)x + (r + 2p – 3q) = 0

(A) tp (B) tq (C) tpq (D) tp + q
1 é 1 1 1 ù
14. The sequence {a n } is defined by x k + 1 = x 2k + x k and x1 = . Then ê x +1 + x +1 + ... + x + 1 ú (where [.]
2 ë 1 2 100 û
denotes the greatest integer function) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1
1 1 1
15. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 , ....., a 4 0 0 1 are in A.P. such that a a + a a + ..... + a a = 10 and a 2 + a 4000 = 50 then a - a
1 4001
1 2 2 3 4000 4001
is equal to
p + q.5 x q + r.5 x r + s.5 x

16. If p - q.5 x = q - r.5 x = r - s.5 x then p, q, r, s are in
é 1 1 1 ù
17. If Sn = ê + + ..... + ú. value of 8S¥ .
ë1.2.3 2.3.4 n(n + 1)(n + 2) û
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8

a + 3c 4b 8c
18. For a,b,c Î R+ the minimum value of + - is
a + 2b + c a + b + 2c a + b + 3c
(A) 12 + 17 2 (B) -12 + 17 2 (C) -17 + 12 2 (D) 17 - 12 2
1.2 2.2 2 3.2 3

19. If Sn = + + + ... + up to n terms, then sum of infinite terms is
3! 4! 5!
4 3 p
(A) p
(B) e
(C) 3
(D) 1
20. If a, b, c be three unequal positive quantities in A.P., then

(A) a 100 + c 100 > 2 b 100 (B) a 3 + c 3 > 2 b 3 (C) a 5 + c 5 > 2 b 5 (D) All of the above
21. If AD, BE and CF are the altitudes of a triangle ABC whose vertex A is the point (–4, 5). The coordinates of the
points E and F are (4, 1) and (– 1, – 4) respectively, then equation of BC is
(A) 3x – 4y – 28 = 0 (B) 4x + 3y – 28 = 0 (C) 3x – 4y + 28 = 0 (D) x + 2y + 7 = 0
22. If the equation 2 x 2 + 2 hxy + 6y 2 - 4 x + 5y - 6 = 0 represents a pair of straight lines then the length of inter-
cept on the x-axis cut by the lines is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 0

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23. The lines 2 x + 3 y = 6 , 2 x + 3 y = 8 cut the x -axis at A and B. A line ‘l’ is drawn through the point ( 2, 2 ) meets
the x -axis at C in such a way that the abscissa of A,B and C are in geometric progression. The equation of the line
l is
(A) 3 x - 5 y = 16 (B) 3 x + 5 y = 16 (C) 5 x + 3 y = 16 (D) 5 x - 3 y = 16
24. ( )
A circle is inscribed in a D formed by (0, 0) (2, 0) and 1, 3 . It’s area is
p 3 p p 2 p
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 3
25. If the line y = x 3 cuts the curve x3 + y3 + 3xy + 5x2 + 3y2 + 4x + 5y - 1 = 0 at the points
A,B and C then OA.OB.OC is (where O is origin)
(A)
12 3 - 4
(B)
3 3 + 12
(C)
(
4 3 13 - 1) (D)
4 3-3
13 13 13 13

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RACE # 54 PARABOLA MATH EM ATI CS
SUBJECTIVE
1. What conic does ax + by = 1 represent ?

2. If the conic x2 – 4xy + ly2 + 2x + 4y + 10 = 0 represents a parabola, find the value of l.
1
3. If the focus and the directrix of a conic be (1, 2) and x + 3y + 10 = 0 respectively and the eccentricity be ,
2
then find its equation.
4. Find the vertex, focus, the latus rectum and the axis of the parabolas
(i) y2 = x + 2y + 2 (ii) y2 = 3x + 4y + 2 (iii) x2 = y + 4x + 2 (iv) x2 + x + y = 0
5. If the focal distance of a point on a parabola y2 = 12x is 6, find the coordinates of that point.
6. Find the equation of a parabola, whose focus (–6, –6) and the vertex is (–2, –2).
7. If the vertex of a parabola be (–3, 0) and the directrix is x + 5 = 0, find its equation.
8. Find the equation of the parabola whose axis is parallel to y-axis and which passes through the points (0, 2),
(–1, 0) and (1, 6).
9. A point P on a parabola y2 = 4x, the foot of the perpendicular from it upon the directrix, and the focus are the
vertices of an equilateral triangle, find the area of the equilateral triangle.
10. If a point (l, 2) is an exterior point of both the parabolas y2 = (x + 1) and y2 = –x + 1, find the range of l.
SINGLE ANSWER TYPE QUESTION
11. If on a given base, a triangle be described such that the sum of the tangents of the base angles is a constant, then
the locus the vertex is
(A) a circle (B) a parabola (C) an ellipse (D) a hyperbola
12. The locus of the point of trisection of all the double ordinates of the parabola y2 = lx is a parabola whose latus
rectum is
l 2l 4l l
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 9 9 36
13. A variable circle is drawn to touch the line 3x – 4y = 10 and also the circle x2 + y2 = 4 externally then the locus
of its centre is -
(A) straight line (B) circle
(C) pair of real, distinct straight lines (D) parabola
14. Which one of the following equations represented parametrically, represents equation to a parabolic profile?
t
(A) x = 3 cos t ; y = 4 sin t (B) x2 - 2 = - 2 cos t ; y = 4 cos2
2
t t
(C) x = tan t ; y = sec t (D) x = 1 - sin t ; y = sin + cos
2 2
15. The length of the intercept on y - axis cut off by the parabola, y2 - 5y = 3x - 6 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5
16. Length of the latus rectum of the parabola 25[(x – 2)2 + (y – 3)2] = (3x – 4y + 7)2 is
(A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 1/5 (D) 2/5
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17. If (2,–8) is one end of a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 32x, then the other end of the focal chord, is
(A) (32,32) (B) (32,–32) (C) (–2,8) (D) (2,8)
18. The locus of the mid point of the focal radii of a variable point moving on the parabola, y2 = 8x is a parabola
whose
(A) Latus rectum is half the latus rectum of the original parabola
(B) Vertex is (1,0)
(C) Directrix is y-axis
(D) Focus has the co-ordinates (2,0)
19. A variable circle is described to pass through the point (1,0) and tangent to the curve y = x. The locus of the
centre of the circle is a parabola whose
(A) length of the latus rectum is 2 2 (B) axis of symmetry has the equation x + y = 1
(C) vertex has the co-ordinates (3/4, 1/4) (D) directrix is x – y = 0
20. Identify the conic whose equations are given in column-I
Column-I Column-II
(Equation of a conic) (Nature of conic)
(A) xy + a2 = a(x + y) (P) Ellipse
(B) 2x – 72xy + 23y – 4x – 28y – 48 = 0
2 2
(Q) Hyperbola
(C) 6x – 5xy – 6y + 14x + 5y + 4 = 0
2 2
(R) Parabola
(D) 14x2 – 4xy + 11y2 – 44x – 58y + 71 = 0 (S) line pair
(E) 4x2 – 4xy + y2 – 12x + 6y + 9 = 0

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SUBJECTIVE
1. If 2x + 3y + 5 = 0 is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 8x,then the coordinates of the point of contact are
2. If 3x + 4y + l = 0 is a tangent to the parabola y2 = 12x, then the value of l is
3. The equation of tangent to the parabola y2 = 2x + 5y – 8 at x = 1.
4. Find the equation of the tangent to the parabola y2 = 8x having slope 2 and also find its point of contact.
5. Two tangents are drawn from a point (–1, 2) to a parabola y2 = 4x. Find the angle between the tangents.
6. Find the equation of the common tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4ay.
7. Find the equation of the common tangent to the parabola y2 = 16x and the circle x2 + y2 = 8.
8. Find the equation of the common tangents to the parabolas y = x2 and y = –(x – 2)2.
9. From an external point P, pair of tangent lines are drawn to the parabola, y2 = 4x. If q1 & q2 are the inclinations
of these tangents with the axis of x such that, q1 + q2 = p/4, then the locus of P is :
(A) x - y + 1 = 0 (B) x + y - 1 = 0 (C) x - y - 1 = 0 (D) x + y + 1 = 0
10. PN is an ordinate of the parabola y2 = 4ax(P on y2 = 4ax and N on x-axis). A straight line is drawn parallel to the
axis to bisect NP and meets the curve in Q. NQ meets the tangent at the vertex in a point T such that AT = kNP,
then the value of k is (where A is the vertex)
(A) 3/2 (B) 2/3 (C) 1 (D) none
11. The length of a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax at a distance b from the vertex is c, then
(A) 2a2 = bc (B) a3 = b2c (C) ac = b2 (D) b2c = 4a3
12. The straight line y = m(x – a) will meet the parabola y2 = 4ax in two distinct real points if
(A) m Î R (B) m Î [–1, 1]
(C) m Î (– ¥, 1] È [1, ¥) (D) m Î R – {0}
13. The equation of the circle drawn with the focus of the parabola (x - 1)2 - 8 y = 0 as its centre and touching the
parabola at its vertex is :
(A) x2 + y2 - 4 y = 0 (B) x2 + y2 - 4 y + 1 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 - 2 x - 4 y = 0 (D) x2 + y2 - 2 x - 4 y + 1 = 0
14. Locus of trisection point of any arbitrary double ordinate of the parabola x2 = 4by, is -
(A) 9x2 = by (B) 3x2 = 2by (C) 9x2 = 4by (D) 9x2 = 2by
15. y-intercept of the common tangent to the parabola y2 = 32x and x2 = 108y is
(A) – 18 (B) – 12 (C) – 9 (D) – 6
16. The points of contact Q and R of tangent from the point P (2, 3) on the parabola y2 = 4x are
(A) (9, 6) and (1, 2) (B) (1, 2) and (4, 4) (C) (4, 4) and (9, 6) (D) (9, 6) and (1/4, 1)
17. If the lines (y – b) = m1(x + a) and (y – b) = m2(x + a) are the tangents to the parabola y2 = 4ax, then
(A) m1 + m2 = 0 (B) m1m2 = 1 (C) m1m2 = – 1 (D) m1 + m2 = 1
18. Suppose that three points on the parabola y2 = x have the property that their normal lines intersect at a common
point (a,b). The sum of their y-coordinates is -
2b - 1 a
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D) a + b
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19. Consider a circle with its centre lying on the focus of the parabola, y2 = 2 px such that it touches the directrix of
the parabola. Then a point of intersection of the circle & the parabola is
æp ö æp ö æ p ö æ p ö
(A) ç , p÷ (B) ç , - p÷ (C) ç - , p÷ (D) ç - , - p÷
è2 ø è2 ø è 2 ø è 2 ø
20. The focus of the parabola is (1,1) and the tangent at the vertex has the equation x + y = 1. Then :
(A) equation of the parabola is (x – y)2 = 2(x + y – 1)
(B) equation of the parabola is (x – y)2 = 4(x + y –1)
æ1 1ö
(C) the co-ordinates of the vertex are ç , ÷
è2 2ø
(D) length of the latus rectum is 2 2

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SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point (1, 2).
2. Find the equation of the normal to the parabola y2 = 8x which has slope as m = 2.
3. If x + y = k is a normal to the parabola y2 = 12x, then the value of k is.
4. If the normal at P( 18, 12) to the parabola y2 = 8x cuts it again at Q, prove that 9PQ = 80 10.
5. Find the locus of the point of intersection of two normals to the parabola y2 = 4ax, which are at right angles to
one another.
6. If lx + my + n = 0 is a normal to the parabola y2 = 4ax, prove that al3 + 2alm2 + m2n = 0.
7. Find the equation of the chord of contact to the tangents from the point (2, 3) to the parabola y2 = 4x.
8. Find the chord of contact of the tangents to the parabola y2 = 12x drawn through the point (–1, 2).
9. Find the equation of the chord of the parabola which is bisected at (2, 3).
10. Equation of the other normal to the parabola y2 = 4x which passes through the intersection of those at (4,–4)
and (9a, –6a) is -
(A) 5x – y + 115 = 0 (B) 5x + y – 135 = 0 (C) 5x – y – 115 = 0 (D) 5x + y + 115 = 0
11. Through the focus of the parabola y2 = 2px(p > 0) a line is drawn which intersects the curve at A(x1 ,y1) and
y1y 2
B(x2,y2). The ratio
x1x 2 equals
(A) 2 (B) –1 (C) –4 (D) some function of p

12. The normal chord of a parabola y2 = 4ax at the point whose ordinate is equal to the abscissa, then angle
subtended by normal chord at the focus is :
p p
(A) (B) tan -1 2 (C) tan–1 2 (D)
4 2
13. Tangents are drawn from the points on the line x – y + 3 = 0 to parabola y2 = 8x. Then the variable chords of
contact pass through a fixed point whose coordinates are :
(A) (3,2) (B) (2,4) (C) (3,4) (D) (4,1)
14. If two normals to a parabola y2 = 4ax intersect at right angles then the chord joining their feet pass through a
fixed point whose co-ordinates are :
(A) (–2a,0) (B) (a,0) (C) (2a,0) (D) none
15. The equation of a straight line passing through the point (3,–6) and cutting the curve y = x orthogonally is-
(A) 4x – y – 18 =0 (B) x + y – 9 = 0 (C) 4x – y – 6 = 0 (D) none

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( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
2 2 2
16. Consider two curves C1 : y - 3 = 4 x- 2 and C2 : x + y = 6 + 2 2 x + 2 3y - 6 1 + 2 , then-
(A) C1 and C2 touch each other only at one point.

(B) C1 and C2 touch each other exactly at two points.
(C) C1 and C2 intersect (but do not touch) at exactly two points.
(D) C1 and C2 neither intersect nor touch each other.
17. Normals are drawn at points A, B, and C on the parabola y2 = 4x which intersect at P(h, k). The locus of the
point P if the slope of the line joining the feet of two of them is 2, is
æ 1ö
(A) x + y = 1 (B) x – y = 3 (C) y2 = 2(x – 1) (D) y2 = 2ç x - ÷
è 2ø
18. Which one of the following lines cannot be the normals to x2 = 4y ?
(A) x – y + 3 = 0 (B) x + y – 3 = 0 (C) x – 2y + 12 = 0 (D) x + 2y + 12 = 0
19. The straight line y + x = 1 touches the parabola

(A) x2 + 4y = 0 (B) x2 – x + y = 0 (C) 4x2 – 3x + y = 0 (D) x2 – 2x + 2y = 0
20. PQ is a double ordinate of the parabola y2 = 4ax. If the normal at P intersect the line passing through Q and
parallel to axis of x at G, then locus of G is a parabola with -
(A) length of latus rectum equal to 4a (B) vertex at (4a,0)
(C) directrix as the line x – 3a = 0 (D) focus at (5a,0)

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SINGLE ANSWER CORRECT TYPE
1. ABCD and EFGC are squares and the curve y = k x passes through the origin D and the points B and F. The
FG
ratio is
BC
y
E F
B
A
x
D C G
5 +1 3 +1 5 +1 3 +1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
2. C is the centre of the circle with centre (0,1) and radius unity. P is parabola y = ax2. The set of values of 'a' for
which they meet at a point other than the origin, is
æ 1ö æ1 1ö æ1 ö
(A) a > 0 (B) a Î ç 0, ÷ (C) ç , ÷ (D) ç , ¥ ÷
è 2ø è4 2ø è2 ø
3. PQ is a normal chord of the parabola y2 = 4ax at P, A being the vertex of the parabola. Through P a line is drawn
parallel to AQ meeting the x-axis in R. Then the length of AR is
(A) equal to the length of the latus rectum.
(B) equal to the focal distance of the point P.
(C) equal to twice the focal distance of the point P.
(D) equal to the distance of the point P from the directrix.
4. Tangents are drawn from the point (- 1, 2) on the parabola y2 = 4 x. The length , these tangents will intercept on
the line x = 2 is :
(A) 6 (B) 6 2 (C) 2 6 (D) none of these
5. Length of the intercept on the normal at the point P(at2,2at) of the parabola y2 = 4ax made by the circle
described on the focal distance of the point P as diameter is :
a
(A) a 2 + t 2 (B) 1+ t2 (C) 2a 1 + t 2 (D) a 1 + t 2
2
6. Consider the graphs of y = Ax2 and y2 + 3 = x2 + 4y, where A is a positive constant and x,y Î R. Number of
points in which the two graphs intersect, is
(A) exactly 4
(B) exactly 2
(C) at least 2 but the number of points varies for different positive values of A.
(D) zero for atleast one positive A.
7. If the locus of the middle points of the chords of the parabola y 2 = 2x which touches the circle
x2 + y2 – 2x – 4 = 0 is given by (y2 + 1 – x)2 = l(1 + y2), then the value of l is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

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8. A parabola y = ax2 + bx + c crosses the x-axis at (a, 0) (b, 0) both to the right of the origin. A circle also passess
through these two points. The length of a tangent from the origin to the circle is
bc b c
(A) (B) ac2 (C) (D)
a a a
9. TP and TQ are tangents to parabola y2 = 4x and normals at P and Q intersect at a point R on the curve.
The locus of the centre of the circle circumscribing DTPQ is a parabola whose
æ7 ö
(A) vertex is (1, 0) (B) foot of directrix is ç , 0 ÷
è8 ø
1 æ9 ö
(C) length of latus-rectum is (D) focus is ç , 0 ÷
4 è8 ø
10. A circle 'S' is described on the focal chord of the parabola y2 = 4x as diameter. If the focal chord is inclined at
an angle of 45° with axis of x, then which of the following is/are true ?
(A) Radius of the circle is 4. (B) Centre of the circle is (3,2)
(C) The line x + 1 = 0 touches the circle (D) The circle x2 + y2 + 2x – 6y + 3 = 0 is orthogonal to 'S'.
Tangents are drawn to the parabola y2 = 4x from the point P(6, 5) to touch the parabola at Q and R. C1 is a
circle which touches the parabola at Q and C 2 is a circle which touches the parabola at R. Both the circles C1
and C2 pass through the focus of the parabola.
11. Area of the DPQR equals
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 1/4
12. Radius of the circle C2 is
(A) 5 5 (B) 5 10 (C) 10 2 (D) 210

Paragraph for question nos. 13 & 14
Consider the parabola y2 = 8x
13. Area of the figure formed by the tangents and normals drawn at the extremities of its latus rectum is
(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 32 (D) 64
14. Distance between the tangent to the parabola and a parallel normal inclined at 30° with the x-axis, is
16 16 3 2 16
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 9 3 3
SUBJECTIVE
15. Let L1 : x + y = 0 and L2 : x – y = 0 are tangent to a parabola whose focus is S(1, 2).
m
If the length of latus-rectum of the parabola can be expressed as (where m and n are coprime) then find
the value of (m + n). n
16. The normal to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point P,Q & R are concurrent at the point(15,12). Find the co-ordinates
of the centroid of the triangle PQR.
17. A ray of light moving parallel to the x-axis gets reflected from a parabolic mirror whose equation is
(y – 4)2 = 8(x + 1). After reflection, the ray passes through the point (a, b), find the value of a + b + 10.

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RACE # 58 ELLIPSE MATH EM ATI CS
SUBJECTIVE
1. If the conic 16(x 2 + (y - 1)2 ) = (x + 3y - 5)2 represents a non-degenerate conic,then find the nature of conic and
its eccentricity.
2. Find the centre, vertices, co-vertices, lengths of major and minor axes, eccentricity, lengths of latus rectum,
equation of directrices and the end points of a latus recta respectively.
(i) 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 (ii) 16x2 + 25y2 – 32x – 100y + 284 = 0
3. Find the sum of the focal distances of any point on the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400.
4. Find the equation of the ellipse whose axes are co-ordinate axes and foci are (± 2,0) and the eccentricity is 1/2.
5. If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is equal to the length of its latus rectum, then find its eccentricity
x2 y2
6. Find the eccentricity of the ellipse + = 1 whose latus rectum is half of its major axis.
a 2 b2
x2 y2
7. Find the eccentric angle of a point on the ellipse + =1 whose distance from the centre of the ellipse is 5.
6 2
8. If PSQ is a focal chord of an ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 such that SP = 8, find the length of SQ.
9. Point 'O' is the centre of the ellipse with major axis AB & minor axis CD. Point F is one focus of the ellipse. If
OF = 6 & the diameter of the inscribed circle of triangle OCF is 2, then find the product (AB) (CD).
10. If (l, –l) be an interior point of an ellipse 4x2 + 5y2 = 1such that the length of the interval, where l lies, is m,
where m Î Q+, find the value of (3m – 2)2013 + 2013.
x2 y2
11. Let 'E' be the ellipse + = 1 & 'C' be the circle x2 + y2 = 9. Let P & Q be the points (1 , 2) and (2, 1)
9 4
respectively. Then :
(A) Q lies inside C but outside E (B) Q lies outside both C & E
(C) P lies inside both C & E (D) P lies inside C but outside E.
y2
12. The eccentricity of the ellipse (x – 3)2 + (y – 4)2 = is
9
3 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 3 2 3
13. The equation, 2x2 + 3y2 – 8x – 18y + 35 = K represents
(A) no locus if K > 0 (B) an ellipse if K < 0 (C) a point if K = 0 (D) a hyperbola if K > 0
(x - h) 2 (y - k) 2
14. If the ellipse + = 1 has major axis on the line y = 2, minor axis on the line x =–1, major axis
M N
has length 10 and minor axis has length 4. The number h, k, M, N (in this order only) are -
(A) –1,2,5,2 (B) –1,2,10,4 (C) 1,–2,25,4 (D) –1,2,25,4

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15. Latus rectum of ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 – 8x –36y + 4 = 0 is-
5
(A) 8/3 (B) 4/3 (C) (D) 16/3
3
16. The eccentricity of the ellipse having its axis along the coordinate axes and meeting the x-axis at (2, 0) and y-
axis at (0, 4) is -
3 3 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 2
17. The equation of the ellipse centred at (1, 2) having the point (6, 2) as one of its focus and passing through the
point (4, 6) is -
(x - 1)2 3(y - 2)2 (x - 1)2 (y - 2)2 (x - 1)2 7(y - 2)2 (x - 1)2 (y - 2)2
(A) + = 1 (B) + = 1 (C) + = 1 (D) + =1
36 64 18 32 72 128 45 20
18. Let S(5, 12) and S'(–12,5) are the foci of an ellipse passing through the origin. The eccentricity of ellipse
equals
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 2 3
x2 y2
19. Consider the ellipse + = 1 where a Î (0,p/2).
tan 2 a sec 2 a
Which of the following quantities would vary as a varies ?
(A) degree of flatness (B) ordinate of the vertex
(C) coordinates of the foci (D) length of the latus rectum
MATCH THE COLUMN

1
(A) The eccentricity of the ellipse which meets the straight line 2x – 3y = 6 on the (P)
2
X-axis and the straight line 4x + 5y = 20 on the Y-axis and whose principal
axes lie along the coordinate axes, is
1
(B) A bar of length 20 units moves with its ends on two fixed straight lines at right (Q)
2
angles. A point P marked on the bar at a distance of 8 units from one end describes
a conic whose eccentricity is
x2 y2 5
(C) If one extremity of the minor axis of the ellipse + = 1 and the foci form an (R)
a 2 b2 3
equilateral triangle, then its eccentricity, is
x2 y2 7
(D) There are exactly two points on the ellipse + = 1 whose distance from the (S)
a 2 b2 4
a 2 + 2b 2
centre of the ellipse are greatest and equal to . Eccentricity of this
2
ellipse is equal to
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SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the equations of the tangents drawn from the point (2, 3) to the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144.
2. If the line x – y = 5 touches the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144, find the points of contact.
3. For what value of l does the line y = x + l touches the ellipse 9x2 + 16y2 = 144 ?
x2 y2
4. Find the equations of the tangents to the ellipse + = 1 having slope 2.
3 4
5. Find the equations of the pair of tangents to the ellipse 2x2 + 3y2 = 1 from the point (1, 1).
6. If the tangents are drawn from a point (1, 2) to the ellipse 3x2 + 2y2 = 5, find the angle between the tangents.

7. The y-axis is the directrix of the ellipse with eccentricity e = 1/2 and the corresponding focus is at (3, 0),
equation to its auxiliary circle is
(A) x2 + y2 – 8x + 12 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 8x – 12 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 – 8x + 9 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 = 4
x2 y2 x2 y2
8. Equation of the common tangent to the ellipses, 2 + = 1 and 2 + = 1 is -
a + b2 b2 a a 2 + b2
(A) ay = bx + a 4 - a 2b 2 + b 4 (B) by = ax - a 4 + a 2 b2 + b 4
(C) ay = bx - a 4 + a 2 b2 + b 4 (D) by = ax + a 4 - a 2b 2 + b 4
x2 y2
9. x - 2y + 4 = 0 is a common tangent to y2 = 4x & + 2 = 1. Then the value of b and the other common
4 b
tangent are given by :
(A) b = 3 ; x + 2y + 4 = 0 (B) b = 3 ; x + 2y + 4 = 0
(C) b = 3 ; x + 2y - 4 = 0 (D) b = 3 ; x - 2y - 4 = 0
x2 y2
10. Consider the particle travelling clockwise on the elliptical path + = 1. The particle leaves the orbit at the
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point (–8, 3) and travels in a straight line tangent to the ellipse. At what point will the particle cross the y-axis?
æ 25 ö æ 23 ö æ 26 ö
(A) ç 0, (B) ç 0, (D) ç 0,
3 ÷ø 3 ÷ø 3 ÷ø
(C) (0, 9)
è è è
x2 y2
11. The line xcosa + ysina = p will be a tangent to the conic + = 1, if-
a2 b2
(A) p2 = a2 sin2a + b2 cos2a (B) p2 = a2 + b2
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12. (a) Which of the following is an equation of the ellipse with centre (–2, 1), major axis running from (–2, 6) to
(–2,–4) and focus at (–2,5) ?
(x - 2)2 (y + 1) 2 (x + 2)2 (y - 1) 2
(A) + =1 (B) + =1
25 16 25 9
(x - 2)2 (y + 1) 2 (x + 2) 2 (y - 1)2
(C) + =1 (D) + =1
9 25 9 25
(b) Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct for the ellipse of 8(a) ?
(A) auxiliary circle is (x + 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = 25 (B) director circle is (x + 2)2 + (y – 1)2 = 34
18 4
(C) Latus rectum = (D) eccentricity =
5 5

13. If a number of ellipse be described having the same major axis 2a but a variable minor axis then the tangents at
the ends of their latus rectum pass through fixed points which can be -
(A) (0,a) (B) (0,0) (C) (0,–a) (D) (a,a)
x2 y2
14. If a tangent having slope of –4/3 to the ellipse + = 1 intersects the major and minor axes in points A and
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B respectively, then the area of the DOAB is equal to-
(A) 12 sq. units (B) 48 sq. units (C) 64 sq. units (D) 24 sq. units
x2 y2
15. Extremities of the latus rectum of the ellipses + = 1 (a > b) having a given major axis 2a lies on-
a 2 b2
(A) x2 = a(a – y) (B) x2 = a(a + y) (C) y2 = a(a + x) (D) y2 = a(a – x)
x2 y2
Consider the ellipse + = 1 and the parabola y2 = 2x. They intersect at P and Q in the first and fourth
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quadrants respectively. Tangents to the ellipse at P and Q intersect the x-axis at R and tangents to the parabola
at P and Q intersect the x-axis at S.
16. The ratio of the areas of the triangles PQS and PQR, is
(A) 1 : 3 (B) 1 : 2 (C) 2 : 3 (D) 3 : 4
17. The area of quadrilateral PRQS, is
3 15 15 3 5 3 5 15
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
18. The equation of circle touching the parabola at upper end of its latus rectum and passing through its vertex, is
9
(A) 2x2 + 2y2 – x – 2y = 0 (B) 2x2 + 2y2 +4x – y=0
2
(C) 2x2 + 2y2 + x – 3y = 0 (D) 2x2 + 2y2 – 7x + y = 0

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SUBJECTIVE
æ 4ö
1. Find the equation of the normal to the ellipse 4x2 + 9y2 = 20 at ç 1, ÷ .
è 3ø
2. Find the equation of the normal to the ellipse 5x2 + 3y2 = 137 at the point whose ordinate is 2.
x2 y2
3. Find the equation of the normal to the ellipse + = 1 at the negative end of the latus rectum.
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4. If the normal at the point P(q) to the ellipse 5x2 + 14y2 = 70 intersects it again at the point Q(2q), prove that
3 cos q + 2 = 0
5. A ray is emanating from the point (–3, 0) is incident on the ellipse 16x2 + 25y2 = 400 at the point P with ordinate
4. Find the equation of the reflected ray after first reflection.
x2 y2
6. The normal at a variable point P on an ellipse + = 1 of eccentricity e meets the axes of the ellipse in Q and
a 2 b2
R then the locus of the mid-point of QR is a conic with an eccentricity e ¢ such that :
(A) e ¢ is independent of e (B) e ¢ = 1
(C) e ¢ = e (D) e ¢ = 1/e
7. The area of the rectangle formed by the perpendiculars from the centre of the standard ellipse to the tangent and
normal at its point whose eccentric angle is p/4, is :
(a 2
)
- b 2 ab (a 2
- b2 ) (a - b )
2 2
a 2 + b2
(A)
a 2 + b2
(B)
(a 2
+ b2 ab) (C)
ab ( a + b )
2 2
(D)
(a 2
)
- b 2 ab
1
8. The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at the origin is . If one of its directices is x= –4, then the equation
2
æ 3ö
of the normal to it at ç 1, ÷ is :-
è 2ø
(A) x + 2y = 4 (B) 2y – x = 2 (C) 4x – 2y = 1 (D) 4x + 2y = 7
x2 y2
9. Locus of the mid-point of chords of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 that are parallel to the line y = 2x + c, is -
a b
(A) 2b2y – a2x = 0 (B) 2a2y – b2x = 0 (C) 2b2y + a2x = 0 (D) 2a2y + b2x = 0
x2 y2
10. The locus of the middle point of chords of an ellipse + = 1 passing through P(0, 5) is another ellipse E.
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The coordinates of the foci of the ellipse E, is
æ 3ö æ -3ö æ 11 ö æ -1 ö
(A) ç 0, ÷ and ç 0, ÷ (B) (0, – 4) and (0, 1) (C) (0, 4) and (0, 1) (D) ç 0, 2 ÷ and ç 0, 2 ÷
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x 2 y2
11. A tangent to the ellipse + = 1 with centre C meets its director circle at P and Q. Then the product of the
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slopes of CP and CQ, is -
9 -4 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) –
4 9 9 4
12. If a & b are the eccentric angles of the extremities of a focal chord of an standard ellipse,
then the eccentricity of the ellipse is :
cos a + cos b sin a - sin b cos a - cos b sin a + sin b

(A) (B) (C) (D)
cos(a + b) sin (a - b) cos(a - b) sin (a + b)
1
13. If P is any point on ellipse with foci S1 & S2 and eccentricity is such that
2
a g b
Ð PS1S2 = a , Ð PS2S1 = b, ÐS1PS2 = g , then cot , cot , cot are in
2 2 2
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) NOT A.P., G.P. & H.P.
Let the two foci of an ellipse be (– 1, 0) and (3, 4) and the foot of perpendicular from the focus (3, 4) upon a
tangent to the ellipse be (4, 6).
14. The foot of perpendicular from the focus (–1, 0) upon the same tangent to the ellipse is
æ 12 34 ö æ 7 11 ö æ 17 ö
(A) ç , ÷ (B) ç , ÷ (C) ç 2, ÷ (D) (– 1, 2)
è5 5 ø è3 3 ø è 4ø
15. The equation of auxiliary circle of the ellipse is
(A) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 5 = 0 (B) x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y – 20 = 0
(C) x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 20 = 0 (D) x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 5 = 0
16. The length of semi-minor axis of the ellipse is
(A) 1 (B) 2 2 (C) 17 (D) 19
17. The equations of directrices of the ellipse are
21 17
(A) x – y + 2 = 0, x – y – 5 = 0 (B) x + y – = 0, x + y + =0
2 2
3 5 31 19
(C) x – y + = 0, x – y – =0 (D) x + y – = 0, x + y + =0
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RACE # 61 HYPERBOLA MATH EM ATI CS
SUBJECTIVE
1. Find the centre, the vertices, the co-vertices, the length of transverse axis, the conjugate axis and the latus
rectum, the eccentricity and the equation of directrices of each of the following hyperbolas.
x2 y2
(i) - =1 (ii) 9x2 – 16y2 – 36x + 96y – 252 = 0
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2. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose centre is (1, 0), one focus is (6, 0) and the length of transverse axis
is 6.
3. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose centre is (3, 2), one focus is (5, 2) and one vertex is (4, 2).
4. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose centre is (–3, 2), one vertex is (-3, 4) and eccentricity is 5/2.
5. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose one focus is (2, 1), the directrix is x + 2y = 1 and the eccentricity
is 2.
6. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose distance between foci is 16 and the eccentricity is 2
7. Find the equation of the hyperbola, whose foci are (6, 4) and (–6, 4) and the eccentricity is 2.
8. Find the eccentricity of the hyperbola whose latus rectum is half of its transverse axis.
x 2 y2
9. If the latus rectum subtends right angle at the centre of the hyperbola - = 1, find its eccentricity..
a 2 b2

10. The area of the quadrilateral with its vertices at the foci of the conics
9x2 – 16y2 – 18x + 32y – 23 = 0 and
25x2 + 9y2 – 50x – 18y + 33 = 0, is
(A) 5/6 (B) 8/9 (C) 5/3 (D) 16/9
x 2 y2
11. Eccentricity of the hyperbola conjugate to the hyperbola - = 1 is
4 12
2 4
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D)
3 3
12. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines 3x - y - 4 3 t = 0 & 3 tx + ty - 4 3 = 0 (where t is a
parameter) is a hyperbola whose eccentricity is
2 4
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) (D)
3 3
13. If the eccentricity of the hyperbola x 2 - y 2 sec 2 a = 5 is 3 times the eccentricity of the ellipse
x sec a + y = 25, then a value of a is
2 2 2
(A) p/6 (B) p/4 (C) p/3 (D) p/2

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x 2 y2 x 2 y2 1
14. The foci of the ellipse + 2 = 1 and the hyperbola - = coincide. Then the value of b2 is
16 b 144 81 25
(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 4
15. The focal length of the hyperbola x – 3y – 4x – 6y – 11 = 0, is
2 2
(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 10
x2 y2
16. The equation + = 1 (p ¹ 4, 29) represents
29 - p 4 - p
(A) an ellipse if p is any constant greater than 4
(B) a hyperbola if p is any constant between 4 and 29.
(C) a rectangular hyperbola if p is any constant greater than 29.
(D) no real curve is p is less than 29.
x2 y2
17. If - = 1 represents family of hyperbolas where 'a' varies then -
cos2 a sin 2 a
(A) distance between the foci is constant
(B) distance between the two directrices is constant
(C) distance between the vertices is constant
(D) distances between focus and the corresponding directrix is constant
x 2 y2
18. The foci of a hyperbola coincide with the foci of the ellipse + = 1 . Then the equation of the hyperbola
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with eccentricity 2 is
x 2 y2 x 2 y2
(A) - =1 (B) - =1 (C) 3x2 – y2 + 12 = 0 (D) 9x2 – 25y2 – 225 = 0
12 4 4 12
19. Which of the following equations in parametric form can represent a hyperbolic profile, where 't' is a parameter.
a æ 1ö b æ 1ö tx y x ty
(A) x = çt + ÷ & y = çt - ÷ (B) - +t=0& + -1=0
2 è tø 2 è tø a b a b
t
(C) x = et + e-t & y = et - e-t (D) x2 - 6 = 2 cos t & y2 + 2 = 4 cos2
2
20. Let p and q be non-zero real numbers. Then the equation (px2 + qy2 + r)(4x2 + 4y2 – 8x – 4) = 0 represents
(A) two straight lines and a circle, when r = 0 and p, q are of the opposite sign.
(B) two circles, when p = q and r is of sign opposite to that of p.
(C) a hyperbola and a circle, when p and q are of opposite sign and r ¹ 0.
(D) a circle and an ellipse, when p and q are unequal but of same sign and r is of sign opposite to that of p.

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SUBJECTIVE
1. For what value of l, docs the line y = 3x + l touch the hyperbola 9x2 – 5y2 = 45?
2. Find the equations of tangents to the curve 4x2 – 9y2 = 36, which is parallel to 5x – 4y + 7 = 0.
3. Find the equations of tangents to the curve 9x2 – 16y2 = 144, which is perpendicular to the straight line
3x + 4y + 10 = 0.
4. If the line 5x + 12y – 9 = 0 touches the hyperbola x2 – 9y2 = 9, then find its point of contact.
5. Find the number of tangents from the point (1, –2) to the curve 2x2 – 3y2 = 12.
6. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 3x2 – 4y2 = 12 having slope 4.
7. Find the equation of the tangent to the curve 4x2 – 3y2 = 24 at y = 2.
8. Find the angle between the tangents to the curve 9x2 – 16y2 = 144 drawn from the point (4, 3).
x2 y2
9. Find the locus of the point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents to the curve - = 1.
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x 2 y2
10. The magnitude of the gradient of the tangent at an extremity of latus recta of the hyperbola - = 1 is
a 2 b2
equal to (where e is the eccentricity of the hyperbola)
(A) be (B) e (C) ab (D) ae
11. The number of possible tangents which can be drawn to the curve 4x - 9y = 36, which are perpendicular to
2 2
the straight line 5x + 2y -10 = 0 is :

(A) zero (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
p
12. Locus of the point of intersection of the tangents at the points with eccentric angles q and - q on the
2
x2 y2
hyperbola - = 1 is :
a 2 b2
(A) x = a (B) y = b (C) x = ab (D) y = ab
13. Number of common tangent with finite slope to the curves xy = c2 & y2 = 4ax is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
x 2 y2
14. Let F1, F2 are the foci of the hyperbola - = 1 and F3, F4 are the foci of its conjugate hyperbola. If eH and
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eC are their eccentricities respectively then the statement which holds true is
(A) Their equations of the asymptotes are different.
(B) eH > eC
(C) Area of the quadrilateral formed by their foci is 50 sq. units.
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15. The graph of the equation x + y = x3 + y3 is the union of -
(A) a line and an ellipse (B) line and a parabola
(C) line and hyperbola (D) line and a point
16. The tangent to the hyperbola, x2 – 3y2 = 3 at the point ( )

3, 0 when associated with two asymptotes constitutes
(A) isosceles triangle which is not equilateral (B) an equilateral triangle
(C) a triangles whose area is 3 sq. units (D) a right isosceles triangle.
17. If q is eliminated from the equations
a sec q – x tan q = y and b sec q + y tan q = x (a and b are constant)
then the eliminant denotes the equation of
x 2 y2
(A) the director circle of the hyperbola - =1
a 2 b2
x 2 y2
(B) auxiliary circle of the ellipse + =1
a 2 b2
x 2 y2
(C) Director circle of the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1
a b
a 2 + b2
(D) Director circle of the circle x + y =2
.
2
2
(A) The number of real common tangents to the circle 5x2 + 5y2 = 16 (P) 1
and the hyperbola 3x2 – y2 = 48, is
(B) The number of real common normals to parabola y2 = 4x (Q) 2
and the circle (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1, is
x2
(C) If P is any point on ellipse + 4y 2 = 1 whose foci are at A and B,, (R) 3
4
then the maximum value of (PA) (PB) equals
(D) The length of latus-rectum of the parabola defined parametrically be (S) 4
equations x = cos t – sin t and y = sin 2t equals
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SUBJECTIVE
x2 y2
1. Find the equation of the normal to the curve - = 1. at (8,3 3)
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x2 y2
2. A normal is drawn at one end of the latus rectum of the hyperbola - = 1 which meets the axes at points
a 2 b2
A and B respectively. Find the area of the DOAB.
x2 y2
3. Find the equation of the chord of contact of tangents from the point (2, 3) to the hyperbola - = 1.
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x2 y2
4. Find the locus of the mid-points of the portions of the tangents to the hyperbola - = 1 included between
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the axes.
5. From the points on the circle x2 + y2 = a2, tangents are drawn to the hyperbola x2 – y2 = a2. Prove that the locus
of the mid-points of the chord of contact is (x2 – y2)2 = a2(x2 + y2).
6. Find the asymptotes of the curve xy – 3y – 2x = 0.
7. Find the eccentricity of the hyperbola whose asymptotes are 3x + 4y= 10 and 4x – 3y = 5.
8. Find the equation of a hyperbola whose asymptotes are 2x – y = 3 and 3x + y = 7 and which pass through the
point (1, 1).
9. Find the product of the lengths of the perpendiculars from any point on the hyperbola x2 – 2y2 = 2 to its
asymptotes.
x2 y2
10. Find the area of the triangle formed by any tangent to the hyperbola - = 1 and its asymptotes.
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11. If the normal to the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 at the point 't' meets the curve again at 't1' then t3 t1 has the
value equal to
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) none
12. In which of the following cases maximum number of normals can be drawn from a point P lying in the same
plane
(A) circle (B) parabola (C) ellipse (D) hyperbola
13. The normals at three points P,Q,R on a rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 intersect at a point on the curve. The
centre of the hyperbola of the triangle PQR, is its
(A) centroid (B) orthocenter (C) incentre (D) circumcenter
x2 y2
14. P is a point on the hyperbola - = 1, N is the foot of the perpendicular from P on the transverse axis. The
a 2 b2
tangent to the hyperbola at P meets the transverse axis at T. If O is the centre of the hyperbola, then OT.ON is
equal to :
(A) e2 (B) a2 (C) b2 (D) b2/a2

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15. The chord PQ of the rectangular hyperbola xy = a2 meets the axis of x at A ; C is the mid point of PQ & 'O' is
the origin. Then the D ACO is :
(A) equilateral (B) isosceles (C) right angled (D) right isosceles.
16. The tangent to the hyperbola xy = c at the point P intersects the x-axis at T and the y-axis at T¢. The normal
2
to the hyperbola at P intersects the x-axis at N and the y-axis at N¢. The areas of the triangles PNT and PN'T' are
1 1
D and D' respectively, then + is
D D'
(A) equal to 1 (B) depends on t (C) depends on c (D) equal to 2
17. Locus of the middle points of the parallel chords with gradient m of the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 is
(A) y + mx = 0 (B) y - mx = 0 (C) my - x = 0 (D) my + x = 0
18. The locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the centre of the hyperbola xy = c2 on a variable tangent is :
(A) (x2 - y2)2 = 4c2 xy (B) (x2 + y2)2 = 2c2 xy
(C) (x2 + y2) = 4c2 xy (D) (x2 + y2)2 = 4c2 xy
19. The equation to the chord joining two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) on the rectangular hyperbola xy = c2 is :
x y x y
(A) + =1 (B) + =1
x1 + x 2 y1 + y 2 x1 - x 2 y1 - y 2
x y x y
(C) + =1 (D) + =1
y1 + y 2 x1 + x 2 y1 - y 2 x1 - x 2

20. If the circle x2 + y2 = a2 intersects the hyperbola xy = c2 in four points P(x1,y1), Q(x2,y2), R(x3,y3), S(x4,y4), then
(A) x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 0 (B) y1 + y2 + y3 + y4 = 0
(C) x1x2x3x4 = c4 (D) y1y2y3y4 = c4

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ANS WER KEY
RACE # 01
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (4) 13. (0, 0), (–2, 4), (1, 1), (–3, 3) 14. (421) 15. NO
RACE # 02
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (B) 15. A-T, B-P, C-P, D-Q
RACE # 03
1. (–3, 1) 2. [–3, 3] 3. (–¥, 3) È (4, + ¥) 4. (–1, 5)
5. ( -9 / 2, -2 ) È ( 3, +¥ ) 6. (1/2, 3) 7. [ - 2, -1) È ( -1, 2 ] È [3, 4)
8. ( -¥, - 2] È ( -1, 4) 9. ( -¥, - 3) È ( -2, 3) 10. (–¥, –2) È (–1, 3) È (4, +¥)
æ 8 ö æ -8 3 ö
11. (–¥, –1] È (0, 1] È (2, 3] 12. x Î ç -5, - ÷ È ç , ÷ È ( 7, ¥) 13. (–¥, –2) È (–2, –1) È (1, +¥)
è 3ø è 3 2 ø
14. (–¥, 0) È (3, +¥) 15. (–¥, +¥) 16. [1, 3] È (5, +¥)
17. (–1, 1) È (4, 6) 18. (–1, 0) È (0, 1) 19. (-¥, - ) ( )

7 /2 È -1, 7 /2 È( 4/3, +¥)
20. (–¥, –5) È (1, 2) È (6, +¥) 21. (- ) ( )

2, 0 È 1, 2 È ( 2, + ¥ ) 22. (-¥, -7) È(-4, -2)
23. x Î (-¥, -2) È ( -1,1) È (2,3) È (4,6) È (7, ¥) 24. x Î ( -1,1) È (3, ¥)
25. x Î (-2, -1) È (2,3) 26. x Î ( -¥, -1) È (1,3]
æ (3 - 17 ) ù é (3 + 17 ) ö æ5 ö
27. çç -2, ú È (0, 2) È ê , +¥ ÷
÷ 28. (-¥, -5) È (-4, -3) È ç ,3 ÷ È (3, 4) È (5, ¥)
è 2 ûú êë 2 ø è2 ø
æ 1ö æ4 ö
29. (-¥, -3) È (2, ¥) –{±4, 3} 30. (-¥, -3) È ç - 2,- ÷ È ç ,2 ÷
è 2ø è3 ø
é- 3 ö
31. (-¥, -6) È [-3, -2) È ê ,2 ÷ È [3,8) È (8, ¥) 32. [–3,1] È (2,3)
ë 2 ø
RACE # 04
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (C)
é 5 - 21 ù é 5 + 21 ö
x Î[ - 2, -1] È é1, 2 ù x Î(-¥, -2] È[2, ¥) x Î ê -2, úÈê ,¥ ÷
18. ë û 19. 20. 2 úû êë 2 ÷
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RACE # 05
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (ACD) 7. (ACD) 8. (ABCD)
9. (AD) 10. A-PS, B-P, C-Q, D-R 11. 1 12. 2 13. 5/2 14. log27–3
1 9
15. 1.5 16. 17. 19. 1 20. –35/4
8 8
RACE # 06
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (ABC) 14. (AC) 15. (AB) 16. A-R ; B-S ; C-P ; D-Q 17. 1
18. 0 19. 16 20. 2
RACE # 07
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (BC)
11. (AD) 12. (BD) 13. (ABD) 14. 256 15. 10
RACE # 08
1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. A-Q; B-R ; C-P 7. A-Q,S ; B-QS ; C-P ; D-QR
æ 3 + 13 ù æ 3ö ì3ü
x Î (–¥, 1) (4, ¥) x Î ç 1, ú x>2 11. x Î ç -¥, - ÷ È (3, ¥) - í ý
8. 9. ç 2 ûú 10. 2ø
è è î4 þ
12. x Î (–¥, –1) – {–4} 13. x Î (0, e) 14. 2 15. 2
RACE # 09
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (D)
9. A-P ; B-PRS ; C-PR ; D-PQR 10. A-Q, B-S, C-P, D-R 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. 1,4
RACE # 10
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (D) 16. (A) 17. (A)
18. (i) A = {–3,–2, –1,0,1,2,3,4,5,6} (ii) B = {1,2,3,4,5} (iii) C = {17,26,35,44,53,62,71,80}
(iv) D = {2,3,5} (v) E = {T,R,I,G,O,N,M,E,Y} (vi) F = {B,E,T,R}
19. (i) {x : x = 3n, n Î N and 1 < n < 4} (ii) {x : x = 2 , n Î N and 1 < n < 5}
n
(iii) {x : x = 5n, n Î N and 1 < n < 4} (iv) {x : x is an even natural number }

(v) {x : x = n2, n Î N and 1 < n < 10}
20. (i) {a, c} (ii) {f, g} (iii) {b, d}
RACE # 11
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - I
1. log(ab n -1
) 2. 25 th
3. 28 th 7. –4, –1, 2 ; 2, –1, –4 8. 2, 6, 10, 14
9. 2139 10. 70336 11. 740 12. 15 13. 25 or 36 15. (14m – 6) : (8m + 23)
18. x = log25 19. 0 20. 852 21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (C)
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION - II
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (A)
21. 7, 11,15

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RACE # 12
GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - I
9 æ æ 4ö ö
2n
1- 1
2. 16, 24, 36.... 3. 7 çè çè 3 ÷ø ÷ø 4. 2 5. 2 6. 2 7. 6, –3, 1 ,.....
2
8. 8, 12, 18 9. 2, 6, 18 10. 40, 20, 10 12. 3/5
13. (a)
x 2 n - 1 é x 2n + 2 + 1 ù
ê
x 2 - 1 ë x 2n û
ú + 2n (b)
1
(1 - x ) ë
2 (
é n (1 - x ) - x 1 - x n ù
û )
7n 7 æ 1 ö 2 122 419
(a) - ç1 - n ÷ (b) é10 n +1 - 9n - 10 ùû (a) (b)
27 ë
15. 15.
9 81 è 10 ø 990 990
GEOMETRIC PROGRESSION - II
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (D)
3 2
11. , 1, 16. 64,16
2 3
RACE # 13
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - I
1 1 1 3 3
1. 5 2. 3 8. (a) 1, , (b) 9, 3, - , - 11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A)
2 2 3 2 5
HARMONIC PROGRESSION - II
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (B)
1 6
11. (B) 12. (A) 13. 6 ,7 14. 6, 24 17. 5050
9 7
RACE # 14
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B)
RACE # 15
PAR T-I
æ1 ö æ 1ö
1. a = 20 ± 6 5 2. a=4 3. m Î ç , ¥÷ 4. m Î ç -¥, - ÷ È (1, ¥)
è4 ø è 7ø
5. k = 13 6. a = ±2 7. 28x2 – 20x + 1 = 0 8. k=3
3 6
9. a1 = –2, a2 = 1 10. a Î (-6,3) 11. a1= - , a = 6. 12. a = 6, -
2 2 19
125 27
13. a1 = - , a2 = 14. p = ±7 15. k = ±3 5 16. a1 = 3/2, a2 = 3
8 8
17. b = –13 18. p=0 19. a=2 20. a1 = 1/2, a2 = 1
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a(a 2 - 18a + 9)
1. p1 = 0, q1 = 0, p2 = 1, q2 = –2 2. m = –2 3. 3pq - p 3
4.
27
215 æ 27a 3 + 36a ö æ 9ù é 15 ù

5. 6. -ç ÷ø 7. a Îç 2, ú 8. p Î ê 3, ú
27 è 8 è 4û ë 4û
10 a-b b2 - 2ac bc 4 (3ac- b2 )

9. 3, 5 10. 2, – 11. 13. (i) (ii)
9 a+b c2 a7
14. 7 15. x2 – 2(p2 – 2q)x + p2(p2 – 4q) = 0
17. a2c2x2 – (b2 –2ac)(a2 + c2)x + (b2 – 2ac)2 = 0 18. x2 – 4mnx – (m2 – n2)2 = 0
1 3 2 1 9 4 3
19. (i) 2, , , (ii) 4, (iii) , (iv) –3, 3 (v) 3, - 20 (C)
2 2 3 4 13 13 2
RACE # 16
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (D)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20 (B)
21. (C) 22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (B)
RACE # 17
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (D)
11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (ABD) 17. (A,B) 18. (C)
19. (B) 20. (D)
RACE # 18
1. (a) m Î [9, ¥ ) (b) m Î (0, 1] (c) m Î ( -¥, 0) È [9, ¥) (d) m Î (10, ¥ )
(e) m Î [9, 10) (f) m Î ( -¥, 1] (g) m Î (10, ¥) (h) mÎf
(i) m Î (10, ¥) (j) mÎf
1 3
3. 0<k<4 4. x Î[3, 6] and y Î [1, 10] 5. [–5, 4] 6. and 7. (D) 8. (C)
2 2
9. (D) 10. (B) 11. (D) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (C)
RACE # 19
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (CD)
10. (AD) 11. (ABCD) 12. (CD) 13. (BC) 14. (A) S; (B) R; (C) Q; (D) P 15. 90 16. 250
1 æ 1 ö
17. 8 18. (A) (B) ç - ÷ (C) 3 (D) cosq (E)sinq (F) cotq
2 è 2ø
3 1 1
19. (A) (B) - (C) (D) 3 (E) –2
2 3 2

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RACE # 20
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (ACD) 8. (BCD)
9. (A) Q; (B) R; (C) S; (D) Q 10. (A) R; (B) S; (C) Q; (D) P 12. (3) 14. –2k 2
RACE # 21
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (A) R; (B) S; (C) P; (D) Q
7
9. A ® P, S, Q; B ® S, Q; C ® S, Q; D ® R, S, Q, T 10. 4 11. 2 12. 4 13. 14. 6
4
15. 4
RACE # 22
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (B)
19. 2,1,3 20. cosec A cosec B cosec C
RACE # 23
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (ABC) 8. (A,C)
9. A–R, B–P, C–S 10. A-QR; B-PT; C-PQRST; D-QR 11. 11 12. 7 13. 6
14. 4 15. 9
RACE # 24
1. (C) 2. (A) 3 (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (A) (B) (C) 8. (A) (B) (C)
5p p p 3p n p
(iii) q = np - ( -1) or q = np + ( -1)
n
9. (i) 2np ± (ii) q = 2np ± or q = 2np ±
6 3 6 10 10
3p n p 1é n pù 2
(iv) q = np or q = np - ( -1)
n
or q = np + ( -1) (v) ê np + ( -1) ú -
10 10 5ë 4û 5
p
(vi) q = np or np + ( -1) a where find sin a = 2 5
n
(vii) q = np ±
6
p np np n p
(viii) q = np ± (ix) q = + p /8 (x) q = + ( -1)
4 2 2 4
np p np p p
(iv) q = np + ( -1) .
n
10. (i) q = + (ii) q = (iii) q = 2np ±
3 9 12 3 6
np ( 2n + 1) . p
(v) q = ( 2n + 1) p /10 or q = (viii) q =
4 (p + q) 2
7p p 4p
11. (i) q = 2np + (ii) q = (2n + 1)p + p / 4 (iii) 2np - (iv) 2np +
6 4 3
p 5p p 5p p 5p 9p 13p p 5p
12. (a) q = , (b) q = , (c) q = , , , , ,
3 3 3 3 14 14 14 14 6 6
p 5p 9p 13p 17p 3p
(d) q = , , , , ,
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RACE # 25
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. A–P; B–R; C–Q
p -1 æ 3 ö 1 p
7. (i) 2np ± , 2mp ± cos çè - ÷ø 8. (i) q = np + a , where tan a = - (ii) q = np +
3 5 2 4
p p p 3p p
(i) q = np + ( -1) + (ii) q = np ± np + ,mp ±
n
9. (iii)
4 6 4 4 3
np p mp p p
(iv) q = , q = ( 2m + 1) (v) np, ± (vi) ( 4n + 3)
4 4 2 12 8
p p æ 2p ö p p p
(vii) ( 2n +1) (viii) ( 2n +1) , ç 2mp + ÷ (ix) ( 2n +1) , ( 2m + 1) , ( 2p + 1)
4 4 è 3 ø 4 6 2
np p
(x) q = ,mp ±
3 3
p p p p p n p p p p
10. (i) ( 2n + 1) , mp ± (ii) ( 2n + 1) , ( 2m + 1) , ( 2p + 1) (iii) q = np + ( -1) . - (iv) 2np ± +
8 3 8 4 2 4 3 3 6
p
11. x = ( 2n + 1) , y = pp,z = mp 14. 4 15. 2
2
RACE # 26
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (CD) 6. (ABD) 7. (BD) 8. A–Q; B–P; C–R
p np p p
9. (D) 10. (C) 11. (i) q = 2np,2np + (ii) q = + (iii) 2np + or 2np
2 3 12 2
p p np n æ -p ö
(iv) x = 2np + p,2np - (v) (vi) x = + ( -1) ç ÷
2 2 2 è 12 ø
p p
12. (a) x = ,y = 0; x = 0,y = (b) f
4 4
æ p 2p ö æ p 4 p ö æ 5p 2 p ö æ 5p 4 p ö æ 7p p ö æ 7p 5p ö æ 11p p ö æ 11p 5p ö
(i) çè , ÷ø , çè , ÷ø , çè , ÷ø , çè , ÷ø , çè , ÷ø , çè , ÷ø , çè , , ,
6 3 ÷ø çè 6 3 ÷ø
13.
6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6 3
æ p p ö æ p 11p ö æ 5p p ö æ 5p 11p ö æ p 5p ö æ p 7 p ö æ 5p 5p ö æ 5p 7 p ö
(ii) çè , ÷ø , çè , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
6 6 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø çè 6 6 ÷ø
1æ p æ 3ö ö 1æ p æ 3ö ö
14. x= ç np + - (-1) n sin -1 ç ÷ ÷ y = ç 3np + + (-1) n sin -1 ç ÷ ÷
2è 2 è 5ø ø 2è 2 è 5ø ø
æ p ö æ 5p ö p 5p p 5p
16. ç 0, ÷ È ç ,2 p ÷ 17. (1) 2np + £ x £ 2np + n Î z (2) 2np + < x < 2np + nÎz
è 6ø è 6 ø 6 6 4 4
æ p p ö æ 5p ö p p é p 5p ù é 3p ù
18. x Îç - , ÷ È ç ,p÷ 19. - £q£ 20. qÎ ê , ú È ê p, ú
è 6 6ø è 6 ø 6 2 ë2 6 û ë 2 û

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RACE # 27
1. 40320, 6375600, 10626, 11628 2. 6 3. 1140, 231 4. 56 5. 41 6. 7 8. 128
9. 120 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (i) 24 (ii) 576 (iii) 360 13. (i) 468000 (ii) 421200
14. (i) 840 (ii) 120 (iii) 400 (iv) 240 (v) 480 (vi) 40 (vii) 60 (viii) 240 15. (a) 34 (b) 24 16. 26 4
17. 720 18. 999 19. 5.4 9 20. (A) 21. 967680 22. (A) 23. 719 24. (B)
RACE # 28
1. 738 2. (i) 120 (ii) 40 (iii) 40 (iv) 80 (v) 20 3. 20 4. 47 5. 36 6. (C) 7. 4500
8. 24 9. 2048 10. (A) 11. (B) or 2204 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (D)
16. (D) 17 K = 17 18. 154 19. (A) 20. (A) 21. (D) 22. (a) 213564 (b) 267 th
23. (a) 60 (b) 107 24. (B) 25. (20).8! 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (D)
29. (a) 2(18)! (b) 19!–2(18)! 30. (a) 2(18)! (b) 17.18!
RACE # 29
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. 64800 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (A)
10. (A) 11. 3150 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. 378 15. 172800 16. (B) 17. 528
18. (i) 243 (ii) 1,10,40, 80, 80, 32 19. (a) (C) (b) (B) (c) (B) 20. (C)
RACE # 30
17
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. 6. 1568 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (B)
108
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (A) 23. (C) 24. (a) 240 (b) 240 (c)255 (d) 480 25. (A)-R; (B)-S; (C) - Q; (D) - P
RACE # 31
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (A)
11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (a) (A) (b) 1 16. 3720
52! 52! 52!

(i) 60 (ii) 3255 (iii) 3968 (a) 13! 4 (b) 13! 4 4! (c) 17! 3 1!3! 1956
17. 18.
( ) ( ) ( ) 19.
20. 172800
RACE # 32
1. (ABD) 2. (BCD) 3. (ABCD) 4. (CD) 5. (BD), 6. (ACD) 7. (A)
8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (A) ®T; (B)® R; (C)® P; (D) ®Q; (E) ®S 11. 3003
12. 12870 13. 771
RACE # 33
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (ABCD)
20. (BCD)
RACE # 34
1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (C) 18. (D) 19. (B) 20. (A)

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RACE # 35
n
æ4ö
1. (BC) 2. (BCD) 3. (BC) 4. (AB) 5. (AB) 6. ç 3 ÷ 7. 219 (220 – 1) 8. 2 2n
è ø
1 52 52
9. (2 - C26 ) 10. n.2n C4 - 2n C5 + n C5 11. 1 + (2n – 1)2n 16. 378 17. 168
2
18. 62640 19. (i) 3360 (ii) 30
RACE # 36
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (D)
11. (B) 12. (AB) 13. (AD) 14. (CD) 15. (ABCD) 16. (BCD) 17. (A) 18. (C)
19. (D) 20. A ® S; B ® R; C ® Q; D ® P
RACE # 37
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (BCD)
4 56 12
10. (AC) 11. , and
5 65 13
RACE # 38
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (D) 16. 330 17. 6
RACE # 39
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. 1 19. 4 20. 5
RACE # 40
1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (ABC) 8. (ACD) 9. (ABC)
10. (ABC) 11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. A-T, B-P, C - Q, D - R 15. A-Q, B-PS, C-S , D - QT
RACE # 41
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (D) 15. 0
RACE # 42
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (D)
11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (D) 14. (A) 16. 6 17. 1999 18. 1 19. -7 20. 3
RACE # 43
1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (C) 9. (D)
æ5 1ö 5 æ 1 ö æ 5 ö æ 1 ö
10. (a) ç , ÷ , (b) (–1, 2) (c) 8 11. ç- 3, 0÷ , ç- 3, 2÷ 12. ç 0, ÷
è2 2ø 2 è ø è ø è 2ø
13. (8, –8) 15. (a) x – 3y = 1, (b) 3x2 + 3y2 – 4x – 14y + 15 = 0 (c) 15 16. 7
17. a = b =2- 3 18. A-P,Q; B-P; C-S; D-R 19. A-Q,S,T; B-P,Q,S,T; C-S; D-R,T

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NURTURE COURSE
RACE # 44
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (BC) 13. (A) 14. (D)
1 1 4 æ5 7ö æ 13 11 ö 73
15. Cosine of interior angle = , , (a) ç , ÷ , (b) ç , ÷ 16. 17. 24 18. 7
10 10 5 è3 3ø è6 6ø 2
19. x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y = 0 20. (C) 21. (D) 22. (B)
RACE # 45
1. (A) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (BD)
19. (a) 3x – y – 5 = 0, (b) y = 6x, 2y = 3x, (c) 5y – 8x = 60 20. (i) x + y = 11, (ii) y – x = 1
21. A-S ; B-P ; C-Q ; D-R
RACE # 46
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (AB) 6. (BC) 7. (ABCD)8. (BC) 9. (ACD)
10. (AB) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. A-R; B-Q; C-T; D-S
18. A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P
RACE # 47
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (ABCD) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B)
10. (D) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. 1 17. 465
18. 29x – 2y = 31 19. 44 20. 16
RACE # 48
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (B)
11. (AB) 12. (CD) 13. (AB) 14. (BCD) 15. 30 16. k = –1, q = tan -1 (3) 17. 52
18. –4 19. A-S ; B-R ; C-Q 20. A-Q ; B-P ; C-S ; D-R
RA CE-49
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (ABCD) 17. (AC) 18. (ABCD)
19. (B) 20. (B) 21. (D) 22. (-1,4)23. (25,29) 24. (3x + 3y –16x + 12y + 25 = 0)
2 2
25. (–2,–7) 26. r = k, x2 + y2 = a2 + b2 27. (62) 28. (x2+y2-4z-ky = 0) 29. (x2 + y2 – 6x + 4y + 9 = 0)

30. (a) (2) (b) (9,3)a
RACE # 50
1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (BD)
11. (AC)
12. (a) 4x + 3y + 19 = 0 and 4x + 3y – 31 = 0; (b) 12x – 5y + 8 = 0 and 12x – 5y – 252 = 0 , (c) x - 3y + 10 = 0

13. 4 14. x2 + y2 + gx + fy = 0 15. y = x + 3, y = x – 5 16. 2a 18. (C) 19. (D)
20. (B) 21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C)
RACE # 51
1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (ABCD) 8. (A) 9. (B)
10. (D) 11. (BC) 12. (ACD) 13 (B) 14. (AB) 15 . 9x–2y – 5 = 0

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NURTURE COURSE
RACE # 52
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A)
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (CD) 15. (1, 2) 16. x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y + 3 = 0
17. x2 + y2 – 16x – 18y – 4 = 0 18. 73 19. 6 20. (D) 21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (B)
RACE # 53
1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (D) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (C) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (D)
21. (A) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (D) 25. (A)
RACE # 54
1. Parabola 2. l=4 3. 20(x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 5 ) = (x2 + 9y2 + 100 + 6xy + 20x+ 6y)
æ 11 ö
4. (i) vertex (–3,1), focus ç - ,1÷ , AOS : y = 1, LR = 1
è 4 ø
æ 5 ö
(ii) vertex (–2,2), focus ç - 4 , 2 ÷ , AOS : y = 2, LR = 3
è ø
æ 23 ö
(iii) vertex (2,–6), focus ç 2, - ÷ , AOS : x = 2, LR = 1
è 4ø
æ 1 1ö æ 1 ö 1
(iv) vertex ç - , ÷ , focus ç - ,0 ÷ , AOS : x = - , LR = 1
è 2 4ø è 2 ø 2
5. (3,6) and (3, –6) 6. x2 – 2xy + y2 + 32x +32y + 128 = 0 7. y2 = 8 (x + 3)
8. y = x2 + 3x + 2 9. 4 3 10. (–3,3) 11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (B)
15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (ABCD) 19. (BCD) 20. (A-S ; B-Q ; C-S; D-P ; E-S)
RACE # 55
æ1 ö æ 25 ö æ1 ö æ1 ö
1. çè , -2÷ø or çè , -10÷ø 2. 16 3. 2x + y – 4 = 0 and 2x – y + 1 = 0 4. çè , 2 ÷ø or çè , -2÷ø
2 2 2 2
p
5. q= 6. x+y+a=0 7. y=+x+4 8. y = 4x – 4 9. (C) 10. (B)
2
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (AB) 20. (BCD)
RACE # 56
1. x + y = 3 2. y = 2x – 24 3. k=9 5. y2 = a (x–3a) 7. 2x – 3y + 4 = 0
8. y = 3x – 3 9. 4x – 3y + 1 = 0 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (A)
16. (B) 17. (B) 18. (D) 19. (ABC) 20. (ABCD)
RACE # 57
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (A)
æ 26 ö
10. (ABC) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. 11 16. ç 3 ,0 ÷ 17. 15
è ø
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NURTURE COURSE
RACE # 58
1
1. e= ; ellipse
2
7 9 x = ± 16 æ 9ö
2. (i) (0, 0), (+4, 0), (0, +3), 8, 6, , , , ç ± 7, ± ÷
4 2 7 è 4ø
3 32 22 28 æ 26 ö æ -6 ö æ 26 ö æ -6 ö
, x=- , , ç 4, ÷ , ç 4, ÷ , ç -2, ÷ , ç -4,
5 ÷ø
(ii) (1, 2), (6, 2), (–4, 2), (1, 6), (1, –2), 10, 8, ,
5 5 3 3 è 5 ø è 5 ø è 5 ø è
x2 y2 æ 5 - 1ö 1 p 5p 7p 11p
3. 10 Units 4. + = 1 5. çè ÷ 6. 7. , , , 8. SQ = 2
16 12 2 ø 2 6 6 6 6
9. 65 10. 2013 11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (D) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (D) 18. (C)
19. (ABD) 20. (A) S, (B) R, (C) P, (D) Q
RACE # 59
æ 16 -9 ö
1. y = 3, x + y = 5 2. ç , ÷ 3. +5 4. y = 2x ± 4
è 5 5 ø
æ 12 ö
5. 4x2 + 3y2 – 12xy + 4x + 6y – 5 = 0 6. q = tan -1 ç ÷ 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (A)
è 5ø
10. (A) 11. (C) 12. (a) D ; (b) A,B,C,D 13. (AC) 14. (D) 15. (AB) 16. (C) 17. (B)
18. (D)
RACE # 60
4 3
1. 9x – 3y – 5 = 0 2. 6x – 25y + 20 = 0, 6x + 25y = 20 3. y+ = (x + 5) 5. 4x + 3y = 12
3 5
6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (D) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (B)
16. (C) 17. (D)
RACE # 61
1. (i) Centre (0,0) , Vertices, (+3,0) , Co-vertices(0, +2), Transverse axis 6 , conjugate axis 4,
8 13 ±6
latus rectum = , Eccentricity= , directrices are x=
3 3 13
(ii) Centre (2,3) , Vertices (6,3),(–2,3) , Co-vertices (2,6), (2,0), Transverse axis 8 , Conjugate axis 6,
5
Latus rectum = , Eccentricity= 5/4, Directrices are x = 7 and x=-3
4
2.
( x - 1) 2
-
y2
=1 3.
( x - 3) 2
-
( y - 2)
2
=1 4.
( x + 3) 2
-
( y - 2)
2
=
1
9 16 1 3 84 16 25
æ ö
5. 5{(x–2)2 + (y–1)2} = 4 (x+ 2y–1)2 6.
x 2 y2
- = 1 7.
x 2 y2
- = 1 8. e=
3
9. e = ç 5 + 1÷
4 60 9 27 2 è 2 ø
10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (ACD)
20. (ABCD)
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NURTURE COURSE
RACE # 62
æ 4ö
1. l= ± 6 2. 5x - 4y ± 161 = 0 3. : 4x - 3y ± 5 7 = 0 4. çè ± ( -5) , ± ÷ø 5. 2
3
6. y = 4x ± 61 7. 2x + y + 4 = 0, 2x – y – 4 = 0 8. q = tan–1 æç 4 ö÷ 9. x2 + y2 = 7
è 3ø
10. (B) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (BC) 17. (CD)
18. A-S ; B-P ; C-S ; D-P
RACE # 63
1 2 5 9 1
1. 2x + 3y = 25 2. ae 3. 4x – 9y = 18 4. 2
- 2 =1 6. x = 2 and y = 3
2 4x y
2
7. 2 8. 6x2 – xy – y2 – 23x + 4y + 15 = 0 9. 10. 6 sq units 11. (B) 12. (A)
3
13. (A) 14. (B) 15. (B) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (ABCD)

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INDEX

RACE NO. TOPIC NAME PAGE NO.

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

tan x sin x sin 2 x sec x

3. What is the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle of radius 4 cm ?

(A) 12 cm2 (B) 9 3 cm2 (C) 8 3 cm2 (D) 12 3 cm2

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-1

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

13. Find all the integral solutions of the equation xy = 2x – y

E-2/ ADI MATH EM ATI CS

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

(A) 13 (B) –13 (C) 11 (D) –11

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-3

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

14. Let x = 3 - 5 and y = 3 + 5 . If the value of the expression x – y + 2x y + 2xy – x y + xy can be

expressed in the form p + q where p, q Î N, then (p + q) has the value equal

E-4/ ADI MATH EM ATI CS

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

Solve the following inequality for x :

12. (x + 5)(2x–3)5 (7 – x)3 (3x +8)2 < 0 24. x3 – 3x2 – x + 3 > 0

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-5

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

1 1 2 ( x - 4)(2 x - 5) 27 ( x 2 - 9)10 ( x + 4)93

( x 2 - 9)101 ( x 2 + 6)( x 2 - 4)100 (2 x - 5)100 ( x + 3)(2 x + 1)101

(2 x + 3)9 ( x - 4) 24 ( x - 6) 56 ( x 2 - 9)31 ( x - 4)30 ( x 2 - 9) 9 ( x 2 - 3 x + 2)17 (3 x 2 + 10)10

E-6/ ADI MATH EM ATI CS

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

10. The complete solution set of |2x + 1| – |5x – 2| > 1, is

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-7

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

13. The number of real solutions of the equation x - 1 + 2 x - 2 - x - 1 - 2 x - 2 = 1 , is

Solve the following for x :

E-8/ ADI MATH EM ATI CS

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 9 (D) 18

[MULTIPLE CORRECT CHOICE TYPE]

(A) relatively prime (B) twin prime

9. The expression, logp logp p p p where p ³ 2, p Î N, when simplified is

(A) independent of p, but dependent on n (B) independent of n, but dependent on p

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-9

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

14. log2 log2 2 2 2

E-10/ADI MATH EM ATI CS

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

(A) 270 (B) 70 (C) either 0 or 70 (D) 70 2

(A) 1/p (B) p2 (C) p (D) 2

(A) 78 (B) 84 (C) 144 (D) 116

7. If a4 · b5 = 1 then the value of loga(a5b4) equals

(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 11 (D) 17

MATH EM ATI CS ADI/E-11

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

13. Which of the following when simplified, reduces to unity ?

14. If log45 = x and log56 = y, then

19. log 6 3.log3 36 + log 3 8.log 4 81

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023

(A) 5 (B) 5 (C) 5 5 (D) 25

7. Suppose that, log10(x – 2) + log10y = 0 and x + y-2 = x+ y

(A) 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 2 + 2 2 (D) 4 + 2 2

(A) no integral solution (B) one natural solution

(A) m = (log25)2 and n = log220 (B) m = log102 and n = log10 3 10

TARGET : IIT-JEE 2023