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ALPS Mathematics 2202| JEE 2022

Syllabus: Vectors & Three Dimensional Geometry, Probability, Matrices & Determinants
*Mark questions are more than one options correct type

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     
1. Let a , b and c be three non zero and non coplanar vectors and p, q and r be three vectors given by
           
p  a  b  2c ; q  3a  2b  c and r  a  4b  2c . If the volume of the parallelopiped
     
determined by a , b and c is v1 and that of the parallelepiped determined by p, q and r is v2
then v2 : v1 is :
(A) 1:5 (B) 5:1 (C) 15: 1 (D) 1: 15 [  ]

2. For any two events A and B in a sample space, which of the following is not true :
 A  P  A  P  B   1
(A) P   , P  B   0 is always true [  ]
 B P B
(B) If P  A  P  A   P  A  B  , then A and B are disjoint
(C) P  A  B   1  P  A  P  B  , if A and B are independent
(D) P  A  B   1  P  A  P  B  , if A and B are disjoint
3. If a 2  b 2  c 2  ab  bc  ca  0a , b, c  R , then value of the determinant
 a  b  2 2 a2  b2 1
2
1 b  c  2 b  c2
2
equals :
2
c2  a 2 1 c  a  2
(A) 65 (B) a 2  b 2  c 2  31
(C) 
4 a2  b2  c2  (D) 0
4. Out of 3n consecutive positive integers, 3 are chosen at random without replacement. What is the
probability that the sum of these numbers is div. by 3 ?
3n 2  3n  1 3n 2  3n 3n 2  3n  2 3n 2  3n  4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
 3n  1 3n  2   3n  1 3n  2   3n  1 3n  2   3n  1 3n  2 

*5. If P (2, 3, 1) is a point and L  x  y  z  2  0 is a plane then : [  ]

(A) Origin and P lie on the same side of the plane
4
(B) distance of P from the plane is
3
 10 5 1 
(C) foot of perpendicular is  , ,  
 3 3 3
 10 5 1 
(D) image of point P by the plane  , ,  
 3 3 3

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*6. If A1 , A2 , A3 ,......, A1006 be independent events such that P  Ai   1/ 2i  i  1, 2, 3,......, 1006  and
!
probability that none of the events occurs be , then : [ ]
2 
!2
(A)  is of form 4k +2, k  I (B)   2
(C)  is a composite number (D)  is of form 4k, k  I

*7. Consider the system of equations: x sin   2 y cos   az  0, x  2 y  z  0,  x  y  z  0,   R. []

(A) The given system will have infinite solutions for a  2
(B) The number of integer values of a is 3 for the system to have nontrivial solutions
(C) For a = 1 there exists  for which the system will have infinite solutions
(D) For a  3 there exists  for which the system will have unique solution
1 0 0 
*8. If A  1 0 1  , then :
0 1 0 
 1 0 0  1 1 0
(A) 3 2
A  A  A  I (B) 
Det A 2010

 I  0 (C) A 50
  25 1 0  (D) A50
  25 1 0 
 25 0 1   25 0 1 

PARAGRAPH FOR QUESTIONS 9 - 10

 
Let two unit vectors along two lines OA and OB be â and b̂ respectively. Take their point of intersection as
the origin and let P be any point on the bisector of angle between the lines OA and OB. Draw PM parallel to AO
cutting OB at M.
AOP  POM  OPM and hence OM = PM.
 
But OM  tbˆ and MP  taˆ
 
(since OM || bˆ and MP || aˆ and their magnitudes are same)
  
Then OP  rˆ  OM  MP  t (bˆ  aˆ ) ……..(i)
For external bisector OP ' , the angle between OB and OA is the same
as the internal bisector of the angle between the unit vectors along
 
them being bˆ and a and hence the equation of OP ' be
 
 
OP '  r '  t aˆ  bˆ …….. (ii)
 
For any two vectors a and b the equations (i) and (ii) reduce to
 
  a b 
r  t    
|a | |b |
9. If the interior and exterior bisectors of the angle A of a triangle ABC meet the base BC at D and E, then
:
(A) 2 BC  BD  BE (B) BC 2  BD  BE
2 1 1
(C)   (D) None of these
BC BD BE
  
10. Let ABC be a triangle and a , b , c be the position vectors of the point A, B, C respectively. External
bisectors of B and C meet at P with the sides of the triangle as a, b, c, the position vectors of P
becomes :
   
(b)b  ( c)c aa  (b)b  (c)cˆ
(A) (B)
(b  c) (a  b  c )
  
ˆ
 aˆ  b  cˆ  aa  bb  cc
(C)   (abc) (D)
 3  (a  b  c )

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11. A and B are two points in space with position vector a and b respectively. Find the value of  such
that the system of equation | 3r  2a  b |  | a  b | and [r  a  (1   )b ]  ( a  b )  0 does not have
any solution.

p 
12. Probability of holding the equation sin 1 x  sin 1 y  sin 1  x 1  y 2  y 1  x 2  is then q/p is
  q
equal to :

3 x 2   x  2 2 5x 2 2x 
   
2
13. Let A   1  , B   a b c  , and C   5 x 2 2x  x  2 be three given matrices, where a, b, c and
 6x   
 2x 2 2 
  
 x  2 5x

x  R . Given that tr  AB   tr  C  x  R , where tr  A  denotes trace of A. If f  x   ax 2  bx  c , then the
value of f 1 is _______.

14. A  3,  1,  1 and B  3, 1, 0  are the points in the planes x  y  z  1 and 2 x  y  z  5 respectively. C

is a variable point lying in both the planes such that the perimeter of ABC is minimum. Find the point
C.
15. A is a set containing n elements. A subset P of A is chosen at random, and the setA is reconstructed by
replacing the elements of P. Another subset Q of A is now chosen at random. Find the probability if
[ ]
List 1 List 2
n
C1 .3n 1
(A) P  Q contains exactly r elements (p)
4n

3n
(B) P  Q contains atleast 1 elements (q)
4n
n
Cr 3r
(C) P  Q contains exactly 1 element (r)
4n

4n  1
(D) P  Q contains no element (s)
4n

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Solutions to ALPS Mathematics 2202| JEE 2022

Day – 2
     2  2  2  2            
1.(A)     
a  b  b  c  c  a = a  b  b  c  c  a  2 a  b  b  c  b  c   c  a   a  b . c  a    
2 2 2
= sin  + sin  + sin  + 2(coscos + coscos + coscos) – 2(cos + cos + cos)
2
 2  (lm)  2  2 l =   l  1
 
  3n  3  !  1   3 !

   n  1 ! 3 3!  n3  3 ! 6 2
2.(D) Pn   lim Pn  lim  
  3n  ! 1  n  n   3n  3n  1 3n  2  27 9
  
  n! 3 3 ! 
 

1  ap 2 1  bp 2 1  cp 2 1 2a a 2 1 p p2
1
3.(D) 1  aq 2 1  bq 2 1  cq 2  1 2b b 2  1 q q 2  2  21.2 2  81 2  8   4  16
2
1  ar 2 1  br 2 1  cr 2 1 2c c2 1 r r2

m 3  2  2 1 4
4.(B)   ; m + n = 31
n 3  3  3  3 27
   1    1  
5.(ABC)  p  3iˆ  4 ˆj , q  5iˆ, r  ( p  q )  2iˆ  ˆj and s  ( p  q )  iˆ  2 ˆj
4 2
6.(AC) We can chose one complete pair out of n pairs in n C1 ways. Now, we have to avoid a complete pair.
While choosing  2r  2  shoes out of remaining  n  1 pair of shoes. We first choose  r  1 pairs out
n 1
of  n  1 pairs. This can be done in Cr 1 ways. From each of these  r  1 pairs chose  r  1 single
(unmatching) shoes from each pair. This can be done in 2 r1 ways.
n  n 1Cr 1  2 r 1 n ! 2 r 1
Thus probability = 2n

C2 r  r  1! n  r ! 2 nC2r
a b
7.(ACD) A    abcd 0
c d
 2a b  c  2
A  AT   T
 ; | A  A | 4 ad  b  c   0  b  c  2 ad
 b  c 2 d 
 b  c  2 ad  2 bc  A.M  G.M 
 ad  bc  ad  bc  0 (as a  b  c  d  0 )
 det A > 0
 0 b  c 2 2
| A  AT |  T T 2
  0   b  c   0 ; | AA |  | A || A |  | A |   det A   0
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8.(ABC)  | u | | v | | w |  1
   
 u v  w  a
     3 7 
 a.u  a.v  a.w  a.a    a.w  4
2 4
 3    
 a .w   (u  v )  (a  w)2
4
 
 u 2  v2  2u.v  a 2  w2  2a.w
 3    3
 1  1  2u.v  4  1   a.w  
2  4
 3
 u.v 
4
   
And (v  w ) 2  ( a  u ) 2
 
 v2  w2  2v.w  a 2  u 2  2a.u
    3
 1  1  2 v .w  4  1  3  a.u  
 2

 v.w  0
   
Also, (w  u )2  (a  v )2
 
 w2  u 2  2w.u  a 2  v2  2a.v
 7   7
 1  1  2 w.u  4  1   a.v  
2  4
 7 1  1
 2 w.u  3     w.u  
2 2 4

9.(A)

10.(B) Let Ei denote the event that out of the first k balls drawn, i balls are white. Let A denote the event that
the (k +1)th ball drawn is white
a
Ci .b Ck i
Now P  Ei  
a b
Ck
a i
P  A / Ei   0  i  k 
a b k
k a k
k
Ci .b Ck i a  i  a  i  a Cai .b Ck i
We known that P  A   P  Ei  P  A / Ei    .
a  b  k  

i 0  Ck   a  b  k 
a b a b
i 0 i 0 Ck
k
1 a
  a. a 1Ci .b Ck i   a b 1Ck
a b
Ck  a  b  k   a  b! a  b  k
i 0  
k !  a  b  k !
a.k !  a  b  k  !  a  b  1 ! a
  
 a  b ! a  b  k  k ! a  b  k  1 ! a  b

 1 tan x 
11.(1) A
  tan x 1 
Hence, det . A  sec2 x
 det AT  sec2 x
det . AT   1
Now 
f  x   det . AT A1  det . AT    
det . A1  det . AT   det . A 1

det .  A 
Hence, f  x   1

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12. The equation of a plane through the line of intersection of the plane 3y + 4z = 0 and x = 0 is 3y + 4z +
x = 0.
This plane makes an angle 6o0 with the plane 3y + 4z = 0
32  42 32  42
 cos 600 =  cos2 600 =
32  42 32  42   2 32  42   2
1 25
   = 5 3
4 25   2
hence required plane is 3y + 4z  5 3 x = 0.

112 1
13.(2) PE  
64 18
C2

14.(0) For idempotent matrix, A2  A

 A1 A2  A1 A ( A is nonsingular)
or AI
Thus, nonsingular idempotent matrix is always a unit matrix.
 l 2  3  1  l  2
m 2  8  1  m  3
n 2  15  1  n  4
And pqr0 Hence, the required sum is 0

15. [A-r] [B-s] [C-p, r] [D-p, q, r, s]

(A) Since A is idempotent, A2  A3  A4    A . Now,
 A  I n  I  nC1 A  nC2 A2    nCn An  I  nC1 A  nC2 A    n Cn A
 I  n C1 A  n C2 A    n Cn A  I   n
  
C1  n C2    n Cn A  I  2n  1 A
n
 2  1  127  n7

(B) We have,
 I  A  I  A  A2    A7 

 I  A  A2    A7   A  A2  A3  A4   A8  I  A8  I (if A8  O )

(C) 
Here matrix A is skew-symmetric and since | A | | AT |  1n | A | , so | A | 1   1n  0 . As n is 
odd, hence | A | 0 , Hence, A is singular

(D) If A is symmetric, A1 is also symmetric for matrix of any order.

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Solutions to ALPS Mathematics 2203, 2204 & 2205 | JEE 2022

Day – 3
1.(D) Equations of all planes are
1 : x  my  0
2 : my  nz  0
3 : x  nz  0
4 : x  my  nz  p
Solving 1 , 2 , 3 we get O (0, 0, 0)
p p p
Solving 1 , 2 , 4 we get A ( ,  , )
 m n
p p p p p p
Similarly we get B ( , ,  ) and C (  , , )
 m n  m n
1
Now volume of tetrahedron   volume of parallelepiped formed by OA, OB, OC
6
1 1 1
p3 4 p3
Volume of parallelepiped  1 1 1 
mn mn
1 1 1
2 p3
 Volume of tetrahedron  
3 mn
2.(C) Let P  A  x
Now; f  x  3 x  4 1 x ; 0  x  1
3 4 3 1 x  4 x
f  x    0
2 x 2 1 x 2 x  x2
 9 1  x   16 x
9
x
25
Now; f 0  4
f 1  3
 9  3 4
f    3.  4.  5
25
  5 5
Max. value is 5.

3.(C)  2  64  3  64    4
2a  3l 3l  5m 5m  4a
2l  3b 3b  5n 5n  4l   2  3  5    3  5  4     30  60    90  4   360
2m  3n 3n  5c 5c  4m

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4.(C) If the procedure to drawing balls has to come to an end at the rth draw, all but one black ball must be
3
C2  m Cr 3
drawn in the first (r 1) draw. Therefore, the probability of the required event is  m3
Cr 1
5.(AD) 
The vector equation of the line through P and parallel to A is

r  (5iˆ  7 ˆj  2kˆ)  t (3iˆ  j  kˆ)  (5  3t )iˆ  (7  t ) ˆj  (2  t )kˆ ……(i)

The vector equation of the line through Q and parallel to B is

r  ( 3iˆ  3 ˆj  6 kˆ )  t '( 3iˆ  2 ˆj  4 kˆ )  (3  3t ')iˆ  (3  2t ') ˆj  (6  4t ') kˆ ……(ii)
Let the third vector 2iˆ  7 ˆj  5kˆ intersects line (i) and (ii) in L and M. So,

m(2iˆ  7 ˆj  5kˆ)  LM  PV of M  PV of L
 (3  3t ' 5  3t )iˆ  (3  2t ' 7  t ) ˆj  (6  4t ' 2  t ) kˆ
Thus, 8  3t  3t '  2 m,  4  2t ' t  7 m, 8  4t ' t  5m
Adding second and third equation, we get
4  6t '  2 m
Multiplying the second equation with 3 and adding to first equation
We have, 20  3t '  23m
Solving these we get
m  1, t  1, t '  1
Thus, the PV of L is 2iˆ  8 ˆj  3kˆ and the PV of M is j  2kˆ .
6.(ACD)
2 3
P  x   3C2  0.4   0.6   3C3  0.4   0.352
3 4 5
P  y   5C3  0.4   0.6   5C4  0.4   0.6   5C5  0.4   0.31744
7.(BC)
3 ABA1  A  2 A1 BA
 3 ABA1  A  2 A  2 A1 BA  2 A    
3 A BA1  I  2 A1B  I A 
1 1 1 1
 3 A  B  IA  A  2A  B  AI  A  3 A  B  A A  2A  B  A A
Let B A X
 3 AXA1  2 A1 XA  3n | A || X || A1 | 2n | A1 || X || A |  3n | X | 2 n | X |  as | A | 0 
 | X | 0 or | A  B | 0
Let M  ABA1  A1BA  AM  A2 BA1  BA  BA  A2 BA1  AM
Now 
3 ABA1  A  2 A1 BA  2A1 A2 BA1  AM  2 ABA1  2M 
 ABA1  A  2M   
A BA1  I  2M
1
A A  B A  2 M
Taking determinants both sides we get
| 2 M || A || A  B || A I | 0  | ABA1  AB 1 A | 0

8.(ABC)
     
Let OA  a , OB  b , OC  c , then
         
a.a  (b  c ).(b  c )  b .b  (c  a ).(c  a )
      
 2b .c  2c .a  (a  b ).c  0 or BA . OC  0
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9.(B) 10.(C)
For S n , a11 , a12 , a13 ,............. a1 n 1 we have two options ‘1’ or ‘ 1 ’, but for a1n we have only one way


depending upon the product a11.a12 .a13 . ... . a1 n 1 
 For R1 we have 2 n1 ways
Similarly for R2 , R3 , R4 ,..... Rn 1 we have 2 n1 ways. For Rn we have only one way.
n 1 n 1 2
Hence total number of ways 2 n 1    2
2
For S3 , we have 2 31  16 elements
x 7 y 6 z 2
11.(9) Equations of L1 are    r1
3 2 4
so that any point on it is [7 – 3r1, 6 + 2r1, 2 + 4r1]. Let this point be C. Equations of line L2 are
x 5 y 3 z 4
   r2
2 1 3
so that any point on it is [5 + 2r2, 3 + r2, 4 + 3r2]. Let this point be D. Now, C and D lie on line L3 with
d.r. (2, –2, –1).
2  3r1  2r2 3  2r1  r2 2  4r1  3r2
Hence  
2 2 1
or r1 + 3r2 = 5 and 6r1 – 5r2 = 7  r1 = 2, r2 = 1.
Hence the points C and D are (1, 10, 10) and (7, 4, 7)
 CD  36  36  9  81  9 .
12.(8) No. of steps taken :
F B L R
0 0 5 4
1 1 4 3
2 2 3 2
3 3 2 1
4 4 1 0
4 9
C5  C4  C5  C1  C4  C3  C2  C2  C3  C2  C3 C3 3C2 1C1  9 C4 5 C4 1C1 
4 9 8 7 3 9 7 5 2 9 6
Probability   
9
4
4  15876 3969 p
  7  q
49 4 4
Then p = 3969, q = 7
p  q 3969  7 3976
 
497 497 497

13.(8) Putting x  0,  a0  1
4
 1  ax  bx   1  ax  bx 1  ax  bx 1  ax  bx 1  ax  bx 
2 2 2 2 2

Clearly a0  1, a1  coefficient of x  a  a  a  a  4 a
a2  coefficient of x 2  4b  6a 2


Now    a03  a13  a23  3a0 a1a2 
 a0  a1  a2  0  a0  a1  a2  a0  a1  a2
1 5
1  4a  6 a 2  4b  a  ,b 
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14.(7) For a particular game, Let Ai (Bi ) denote the number of heads obtained by A(B) is i when he tosses two
(three) coins. A will win a particular game under one of the following mutually exclusive ways:
(i) A1 and B0 occur
(ii) A2 and B0 occur
(iii) A2 and B1 occur. Therefore P(A wins a particular game)
2 1 1 1 1 3 3
 P  A1  B0   P  A2  B0   P  A2  B1        
4 8 4 8 4 8 16
Now A and B tie a particular game when
(i) A0 & B0 occur (ii) A1 and B1 occurs (iii) A2 and B2 occur
Thus, P(A and B tie a particular game)
1 1 2 3 1 3 5
 P  A0  B0   P  A1  B1   P  A2  B2        
4 8 4 8 4 8 16
Thus, P(A wins the game)
2
3 5 3  5 3 3 / 16 3 p
        ........   
16 16 16  16  16  5  11 q
1  
 16 
pq
Now; 7
2

15. [A-q] [B-p] [C-s] [D-t]

(A) | A | 2 | 2 A1 | 23 / | A | 4
(B) | adj  adj  2 A   | | 2 A |4  212 | A |4  212 / 212  1

(C)  A  B 2  A 2  B 2
 AB  BA  0  | AB | |  BA |  | BA |  | AB |  | AB | 0  | B | 0
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1 2a  3 2b  4c
1.(A) Given that = , m= ||  2(a + 3b) + 4 2 c = 6m
2 6.m
Since a, b, c are rational, so c = 0, therefore vector lies in the xy plane.

6! 6!
2 
2.(D) p 2! 2! 2!  5
7! 7
2! 2!
3.(A) Here aij  a ji  0  AT   A
And bij  b ji  0  BT  B
And A, B are 3  3 matrices,
Hence | A | 0, | A4 B 3 | 0

 A4 B3 is singular matrix
x 1 y z  2
4.(A) The line is    r . There is no point of intersection of line and the plane hence line is
2 1 1
parallel to the plane so direction cosines of the projected line remain same.
5.(BC)      
We have DA  a , AB  b and CB  k a Given, X & Y are the mid points of DB and AC
   
 OB  OD  OA  OC
Then OX  , OY 
2 2
     
   OA  OC  OB  OD DA  BC a  k a
 XY  OY  OX   
2 2 2
  1  k  
XY     | a | 4 (given)
 2 
1 k 
  17  4 (taking +ve sign)
 2 
8 9
 1 k   k
17 17
 1 k 
and  a4 (taking –ve sign)
 2 
25
 (k  1)17  8  k
17
6.(BC)
The total no. of ways of predicting the result is 310. The number of ways in which exactly ‘r’ results are
10
correct is Cr  210 r (note that the remaining 10  r results are to be predicted incorrectly).
10
 10 Cr 210r 12585
r 5
Thus probability  10

3 310
7.(AB)
By partial fractions, we have
f a f b f c 
g  x   
 x  a  a  b  c  a   b  a  x  b  b  c   c  a  c  b  x  c 

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1 a f a /  x  a | 1 a a2
1  f  a  c  b  f  b  a  c  f  c  b  a  
     1 b f  b  /  x  b   1 b b2
 a  b  b  c  c  a    x  a   x  b  x  c   1 c f c /  x  c 1 c c2
2
1 a f  a  log | x  a | 1 a a2 1 a  f  a  x  a  1 a a2
dg  x  2
 g  x  dx  1 b f  b  log | x  b |  1 b b 2  k and 1 b  f  b  x  b   1 b b2
dx
1 c f  c  log | x  c | 1 c c2 1 c  f  c  x  c 
2
1 c c2
2
1 a f  a  x  a  a2 a 1
2 2
1 b f  b  x  b  b b 1
2 2
1 c f  c  x  c  c c 1

8.(AC)
2 1 1
 1 2 1 0
1 1 2
a 1 1 2 a 1 2 1 a
 x  b 2 1  3a  3b  3c ;  y  1 b 1  3a  3b  3c ;  z  1 2 b  3a  3b  3c
c 1 2 1 c 2 1 1 c
9.(B) 10.(B) 11.(D)
It is given that weather is dry on January ‘1’ then Pn  Pn1  P  1  Pn1 1  P 
 Pn   2 P  1 Pn 1  1  P 
P1  P
P2   2 P  1 p  1  P 
2
P3   2 P  1[ 2 P  1 P  1  P ]  1  P    2 P  1 P   2 P  11  P   1  P 
1 1
Similarly Pn  (2 P  1) n 
2 2
For question number 72
Since the events are independent
 The required probability will be P3 which is the same as the previous question.
12.(8) As perpendicular distances are in A.P.
Let |a − d|, |a|, |a + d| be these distances.
So, the coordinates of point P are ( (a−d),  a,  (a + d))
Now, distances from P of x−axis, y−axis and z−axis are respectively,
2a2 + d2 – 2ad = 5 ……(1)
2a2 + 2d2 = 10 ……(2)
2a2 + d2 + 2ad = 13 ……(3)
Solving (1) and (3), we get
4ad = 8
Substituting in (2)
4
2
 d2  5  d2 = 1 or 4  d  1, a   2
d
So, Points are ( 1,  2, 3). (There will be 8 such points)

13.(1) f ( x)  3 x 2  2ax  b
f ( x) is increasing
 f ( x)  0 x where equally holds for discrete points.
 D  (2a ) 2  4  3  b  0  a 2  3b  0

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This is true for exactly 16 ordered pairs

16 4
 
36 9
14.(1)   ei 2  /3
z 1  2
 z  2 1 0
2
 1 z

1  2
1 z  2 1 0
1 1 z 

or z  z   

2
 z    1    z    1  2 1  z  2    0
or z3  0
or z  0 is only solution

15.(21) Equation of plane passing through (1, 1, 1) and perpendicular to the given line is
x + 2y + 3z = 6.
The minimum distance of the point (1, 1, 1) from the plane x + y + z = 1 measured perpendicular to
x  x1 y  y1 z  z1
  is the perpendicular distance of the point (1, 1, 1) from the line of intersection of
1 2 3
the above two planes.
The equation of line of intersection of these planes is
x4 y5 z 0
  r .....… (1)
1 2 1
2
The minimum distance of (1, 1, 1) from the line (1) is 21 units.
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          
1.(C) | a  b  c  d |2 = | a |2 + 2 a  b = 4 + 2 d .( a  b  c )
         
Let d  a  b  c , then d  a  d  b  d  c = cos
  =  =  = cos
1
also 2 + 2 + 2 = 1  3 cos2 = 1  cos = 
3
    2 3
 | a  b  c  d |2 = 4  =42 3 .
3
p 3 1
2.(C)  
q 10 C3 40
(p + q) = 41 ((2,3,6) , (2,4,8), (2,5,10)
sin A 1 1
3.(B) Let   1 sin B 1
1 1 sin C
Apply C2  C2  C1 and C3  C3  C1
Then expand along C1 , we get
  sin A 1  sin B 1  sin C   1  sin A1  sin B   1  sin A 1  sin C 
Since A, B, C are angles of a triangle, 0  sin A, sin B, sin C  1
 0
2
C15 C4 N
C0  2 C25C3 N C0  2 C2 5C2 N C1 10  N  2 
4.(C) P  1
N 7
 P  1
N 7
C5 C5

5.(BD)
It is clear that plane is parallel to z-axis i.e. perpendicular to xy plane.
6.(ACD)
4
C3  11C5
(i) Probability of getting exactly 3 defectives in the examination of a record players is 15
C8
4 11
1 8 C3  C5
(ii) Probability that 9th one examined is the last defective is  15

C8 7 195
(iii) Probability that 9th examined record players is defective, given that there are 3 defectives in
4
C3  11C5 1
15

C 7 1
first 8 players examined 4 811 
C3  C5 7
15
C8
7.(AC)
cos       sin      cos 2 cos       sin      cos 2
1
sin  cos  sin   sin  sin  cos  sin  sin 2 
sin  cos 
 cos  sin   cos   cos  cos  sin  cos   cos 2 
[Multiplying R2 and R3 by sin  and cos  , respectively]
0 0 cos 2  sin 2    cos 2 
1
  sin  sin  cos  sin  sin 2 
sin  cos 
 cos  cos  sin  cos   cos2 
[Applying R1  R1  R2  R3 ]
cos 2  sin 2    cos 2  sin  sin  cos  sin 

sin .cos   cos  cos  sin  cos 

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
 cos2    cos 2   sincos cos 
sin 
 1    cos 2 

Therefore, the given determinant is independent of  for all real values of  .

Also,   1 , then it is independent of  and 
8.(AB)
The given system of equations is
x  2y  z 1 …(i)
x  3y  4z  k ….(ii)
x  5 y  10 z  k 2 ….(iii)
Subtracting (1) from (2), we get y  3 z  k  1
Subtracting (2) from (3), we get 2 y  6 z  k 2  k
 2  k  1  k 2  k  k 2  3k  2  0  k  1, k  2
For k  1; y  3 z  0
 x  1  5z
One set of solution 1  5, 3,   where  is a variable parameter.
For k  2; y  3 z  1  y  1  3 z
 x  2  6 z  z  1 from (i)  x  5 z  1
 Another set of solutions  5  1,1  3,   where  is variable parameter

9.(B) 10.(D) 11.(A)

2ax 2 ax 2 ax  b  1
f ' x  b b 1 1
2  ax  b  2ax  2b  1 2ax  b
Applying C1  C1  C3 , C2  C2  C3
  b  1   b  2  2ax  b  1
f ' x   b  1 b  2 1
b b 1 2ax  b
Applying R1  R1  R2 and R3  R3  R2 , we get
0 0 2ax  b
f ' x  b  1 b  2 1   2 ax  b   b  1  b  2 
1 1 2ax  b  1
 f '  x   2ax  b
 f  x   ax 2  bx  c
f 0  2  c2
f 1  1  a b  2 1  a  b  1
1 2 
f '  / 2  0  5a  b  0  f  x  x  x2
4 4
Clearly, discriminant (D) of the equation f  x   0 is less than 0. Hence, f  x   0 has imaginary
7 7 
roots. Also, f  2   1/ 2 . And minimum value of f  x  is . Hence Range of f  x  is  ,  
16 16 
12.(5) The total no. of ways of ticking one or more alternatives out of 4 is = 24 – 1 = 15
Now; the probability that the candidate will get marks on the question if he is allowed three trials is
1 14 1 14 13 1 3 1
        p=5
15 15 14 15 14 13 15 5

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a12  4a1d a1 d
13.(1) 1  a22  4a2 d a2 d , C3  C3  C2 
a32  4a3 d a3 d
Where d is the common difference of A.P.
a12 a1 1 a1 a1 d
d a22 a2 1  4 d a2 a2 d  d  a1  a2   a1  a3  a3  a1   2 d 4
a32 a3 1 a3 a3 d

Similarly, 1  2d 4

14.(5)
Value of y Possible value of x for which No. of ways of choosing x and y
y  0 ,1, 2 ,.....10 x  y  5 & x  0 ,1, 2,......10
0 x  5 or  5  x  5 or 0  x  5 6
1 x  1  5 or  4  x  6 7
2 x 2  5 3  x  7 8
3 x 3  5  2  x  8 9
4 x  4  5  1  x  9 10
5 x  5  5  0  x  10 11
6 x  6  5  1  x  11 10
7 x  7  5  2  x  12 9
8 x  8  5  3  x  13 8
9 x  9  5  4  x  14 7
10 x  10  5  5  x  15 6
91
91
Required probability =
121
15. [A-s] [B-p] [C-s] [D-s]
x 1 1
(A) Coefficient of x in f  x  is coefficient of x in 1 x 2 Therefore, coefficient of x is 2
2
x 1 0
1 3cos  1
2
(B) Let D  sin  1 3cos    3cos   sin     max  10
1 sin  1
0 2 0
(C) f ' x  0  f '  0  0 (D) a0  1 0 6  2 1  2
0 0 1

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