ALGEBRA-I
Class Exercise
1. The complete solution set for |x – 1| + |x – 3| + | 4 – 3x| < 4 is
(A) (0, 3) (B) (1, 3) (C) (0, 4) (D) None of the above
2. The function f(x) = |2x – 3| + |25 – x| + |36 – 5x|, where x is a real number, attains a minimum at
(A) 0 (B) 3/2 (C) 36/5 (D) 25
3. [x] is defined as the greatest integer less than x and {x} is defined as the least integer greater than x, for all
real values of x. Consider the following four statements.
[x] + [x] = –1
{x} + [–x] = 0
{[x]} + [{–x}] = 1
[2x] + {3x} 5x
How many of the above statements are always true for all real values of x?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of the above
4. At how many points does the graph y = |||x – 5| – 14| – 6| touch the x-axis?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
DIRECTIONS for questions 5 and 6: Consider four figures A, B, C and D that are defined in the co-ordinate plane.
Each figure represents the graph of a certain function, as defined below:
A: | x | – | y | = a
B: | x | + | y | = a
C: | x | = c
D: | y | = d
5. If a = 2 and c = 5, find the area of the region enclosed by A and C.
(A) 0 (B) 4.5 (C) 9 (D) 18
6. If the area enclosed by A and D is 0, which of the following is a possible value of (a, d)?
(A) (–2, 1) (B) (–2, 3) (C) (2, 1) (D) (2, 3)
7. If E = |x| + |x – 1| + |x – 2| + |x – 3| + |x – 4|, for how many integral values of x is E less than 54?
(A) 5 (B) 13 (C) 20 (D) 21
DIRECTIONS for questions 8 and 9: For an integer x, a function f(x) is defined as the sum of (n + 1) terms, as given
below, where n is a positive integer greater than 4.
f(x) = | x | + | x + 10 | + | x + 20 | + ........ + | x + 10(n – 1) | + | x + 10n|
8. If n = 6, what is the minimum value of f(x)?
(A) 19 (B) 120 (C) 130 (D) 160
9. For a given odd value of n, for how many values of x is the minimum value of f(x) realized?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 9 (D) 11
10. Find the maximum value of Y= 5–|x + 1|–|x–3|.
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 4 (D) 5
11. If x satisfies the equation |x + l| +3|x – 2| + 5 | x – 4| = 20, find the sum of all the values of x.
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 6
12. If x satisfies the equation |x2 – 4x + 7| = |x2 + 2x – 3| then
(A) x > 1 (B) x < –3 (C) –3 < x < 1 (D) –3 x 1
13. For what real number c does the equation has | x2 + 12x + 34| = c; exactly three solutions?
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 9
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14. What is the sum of all the values of x satisfying the equation?
2
(x 2 12x 21)x x 20
1
(A) –1 (B) 1 (C) 11 (D) 12
15. The equation 2x3 – 15x2 – 36x + 200 has how many real roots?
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
16. The inequality 3n2 – 18n + 24 > 0 gets satisfied for which of the following values of n?
(A) n < 2 or n > 4 (B) 2 < n < 4 (C) n > 2 (D) n > 4
17. For the given equation, find the number of solution and value of x.
log(2x + 3) (6x2 + 23x + 21) + log(3x + 7) (4x2 + 12x + 9) = 4
–1 3
(A) One and (B) No solution and (C) Two and 6 (D) Data Inconsistent
4 8
18. If f(x) = min of (3x + 5, 10 – 2x), what is the maximum possible value of f(x)?
(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 8
19. The number of positive integers “n”, satisfying n3 – 16n – 4n2 + 64 0 is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 4
20. What is the local maximum and minimum value for the equation 4x3 – 30x2 – 72x + 20?
(A) 58, –628 (B) –378, 58 (C) 378, 58 (D) 628, –58
21. At how many distinct points do the two given curves intersect above the X-axis?
y = 2x4 + x3 + x
y = x4 + x3 + 5x2 + x – 4
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
22. If |x2 – 7x +12| > x2 – 7x +12, then, which of the following statements are true?
(A) x cannot take any value greater than 4.
(B) x can take any real value.
(C) x can take any value between 3 and 4.
(D) Two of the above statements are true
23. A single formula that gives f(x) for all x > 0, where
f(x) = 2 + x when 0 x<2
is
f(x) = 3x – 2 when x 2
(A) f(x) = |x – 2| + 2x
(B) f(x) = |2x – 1| + x
(C) f(x) = |3x – 1| – 3
(D) f(x) = |3x – 2| + 1
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24. Which of the following is true for the function f(x) = x2 – 2 | x | – 1, defined for x ?
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(A) The maximum value of f(x) is –7/4.
(B) The maximum value of f(x) is –1.
(C) The minimum value of f(x) is –1.
(D) The minimum value of f(x) is –3.
25. How many integral solutions exist for |||x–5|–20|–40| < 30?
(A) 4 (B) 143 (C) 137 (D) 6
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