MATHEMATICS

To be discussed w.e.f. 1st January 2007, 35 problems in each turn.

 Question bank on Compound angles, Trigonometric eqn and ineqn,
Solutions of Triangle, Sequence & Progression
There are 132 questions in this question bank.
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.1 If x + y = 3 – cos4 and x – y = 4 sin2 then
(A) x4 + y4 = 9 (B) x  y 16
(C) x3 + y3 = 2(x2 + y2) (D) x  y 2
A B 3
Q.2 If in a triangle ABC, b cos2 + a cos2 = c then a, b, c are :
2 2 2
(A) in A.P. (B) in G.P. (C) in H.P. (D) None

n sin A cos A
Q.3 If tanB = then tan(A + B) equals
1  n cos 2 A
sin A (n  1) cos A sin A sin A
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(1  n ) cos A sin A (n  1) cos A (n  1) cos A

F
G I = 0 then, which of the following holds good?
H2 (a  x)J

Q.4 Given a2 + 2a + cosec2 K
x x
(A) a = 1 ; I (B) a = –1 ; I
2 2
(C) a  R ; x  (D) a , x are finite but not possible to find

Q.5 If A is the area and 2s the sum of the 3 sides of a triangle, then :

s2 s2 s2
(A) A  (B) A = (C) A > D None
3 3 2 3

2 3 6 9 18 27 
Q.6 The exact value of cos cos ec  cos cos ec  cos cos ec is equal to
28 28 28 28 28 28
(A) – 1/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 0
C C
Q.7 In any triangle ABC, (a + b)2 sin2 + (a  b)2 cos2 =
2 2
(A) c (a + b) (B) b (c + a) (C) a (b + c) (D) c2

Q.8
tan  x   . cos  32  x  sin  72  x when simplified reduces to :

2
3

cos  x  2  . tan  32  x

(A) sin x cos x (B)  sin2 x (C)  sin x cos x (D) sin2x

Q.9 If in a ABC, sin3A + sin3B + sin3C = 3 sinA · sinB · sinC then

(A) ABC may be a scalene triangle (B) ABC is a right triangle
(C) ABC is an obtuse angled triangle (D) ABC is an equilateral triangle

Q.10 In a triangle ABC, CH and CM are the lengths of the altitude and median to the base AB. If a = 10,
b = 26, c = 32 then length (HM)
 (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) none
sin 2  sin   cos 
Q.11 The value of  for all permissible vlaues of 
sin   cos  tan 2   1
(A) is less than – 1 (B) is greater than 1
(C) lies between – 1 and 1 including both (D) lies between – 2 and 2

Q.12 sin 3 = 4 sin  sin 2 sin 4 in 0  has :

(A) 2 real solutions (B) 4 real solutions
(C) 6 real solutions (D) 8 real solutions.
C 1
Q.13 In a triangle ABC, CD is the bisector of the angle C. If cos has the value and l (CD) = 6, then
2 3
 1 1
   has the value equal to
 a b

1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
9 12 6
Q.14 The set of angles btween 0 & 2 satisfying the equation 4 cos2  2 2 cos  1 = 0 is
R
S  5 19  23 U
T12 , 12 , 12 , 12 V
 7 17 23 
(B)  ,
(A)
W ,
12 12
, 
12 12 
R5 13 , 19 U
(C) S ,
R  7  19  23 U
T12 12 12 V W (D) S
T12 , 12 , 12 , 12 V
W
tan A
Q.15 If the median of a triangle ABC through A is perpendicular to AB then has the value equal to
tan B
1 1
(A) (B) 2 (C)  2 (D) 
2 2
Q.16 If cos ( + ) = 0 then sin ( + 2) =
(A) sin  (B)  sin  (C) cos  (D)  cos 

Q.17 With usual notations, in a triangle ABC, a cos(B – C) + b cos(C – A) + c cos(A – B) is equal to
abc abc 4abc abc
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R2 4R 2 R2 2R 2
sin 3   cos 3  cos 
Q.18   2 tan  cot  =  1 if :
sin   cos  1  cot 2 

     3   3 
(A)   0 ,  (B)   ,  (C)    ,  (D)   , 2 
 2 2   2  2 

Q.19 With usual notations in a triangle ABC, ( I I1 ) · ( I I2 ) · ( I I3 ) has the value equal to
(A) R2r (B) 2R2r (C) 4R2r (D) 16R2r

Q.20 In a triangle ABC, angle B < angle C and the values of B & C satisfy the equation
2 tan x - k (1 + tan2 x) = 0 where (0 < k < 1) . Then the measure of angle A is :
 (A) /3 (B) 2/3 (C) /2 (D) 3/4
2 cos   1  
Q.21 If cos  = then tan cot has the value equal to, where(0 <  <  and 0 <  < )
2  cos  2 2
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 3

Q.22 In a  ABC, if the median, bisector and altitude drawn from the vertex A divide the angle at the vertex
into four equal parts then the angles of the  ABC are :
2       3   3 
(A) , , (B) , , (C) , , (D) , ,
3 4 12 2 3 6 2 8 8 2 10 5
 C C A B
Q.23 If A + B + C =  & sin  A   = k sin , then tan tan =
 2 2 2 2

k1 k1 k k1

(A) (B) (C) (D)
k1 k1 k1 k
4 4
Q.24 The equation, sin2  3 =1 3 has :
sin   1 sin   1
(A) no root (B) one root (C) two roots (D) infinite roots
 1 1  1 1  1 1 3
Q.25 With usual notation in a  ABC          = KR where K has the value
 r1 r2   r2 r3   r3 r1  a 2 b 2 c2
equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 128

5 1  sin x  1  sin x
Q.26 If  x  3 , then the value of the expression is
2 1  sin x  1  sin x
x x x x
(A) –cot (B) cot (C) tan (D) –tan
2 2 2 2

 2  4
Q.27 If x sin  = y sin     = z sin     then :
 3  3 
(A) x + y + z = 0 (B) xy + yz + zx = 0 (C) xyz + x + y + z = 1 (D) none

a cos A  b cos B  c cos C

Q.28 In a  ABC, the value of is equal to :
abc

r R R 2r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R 2r r R

 2 4 8 16 
Q.29 The value of cos cos cos cos cos is :
10 10 10 10 10

1 1 cos   / 10 10  2 5
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
32 16 16 64
  r1  r2   r2  r3   r3  r1 
Q.30 With usual notation in a  ABC, if R = k where k has the value equal to:
r1 r2  r2 r3  r3 r1
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/4 (D) 4

Q.31 If a cos3  + 3a cos  sin2  = m and a sin3  + 3a cos2  sin  = n . Then

(m + n)2/3 + (m  n)2/3 is equal to :
(A) 2 a2 (B) 2 a1/3 (C) 2 a2/3 (D) 2 a3
abc
Q.32 In a triangle ABC , AD is the altitude from A . Given b > c , angle C = 23° & AD =
b  c2
2

then angle B = [JEE ’94, 2]

(A) 157° (B) 113° (C) 147° (D) none

Q.33 The value of cot x + cot (60º + x) + cot (120º + x) is equal to :

3  9 tan 2 x
(A) cot 3x (B) tan 3x (C) 3 tan 3x (D)
3 tan x  tan 3 x

Q.34 In a  ABC, cos 3A + cos 3B + cos 3C = 1 then :

(A)  ABC is right angled
(B)  ABC is acute angled
(C)  ABC is obtuse angled
(D) nothing definite can be said about the nature of the .

3  cot 76 cot 16

Q.35 The value of is :
cot 76  cot 16
(A) cot 44º (B) tan 44º (C) tan 2º (D) cot 46º

Q.36 If the incircle of the  ABC touches its sides respectively at L, M and N and if x, y, z be the circumradii
of the triangles MIN, NIL and LIM where I is the incentre then the product xyz is equal to :
1 1
(A) R r2 (B) r R2 (C) R r2 (D) r R2
2 2

Q.37 The number of solutions of tan (5 cos ) = cot (5  sin ) for  in (0, 2) is :
(A) 28 (B) 14 (C) 4 (D) 2
A
Q.38 If A = 3400 then 2 sin is identical to
2
(A) 1  sin A  1  sin A (B)  1  sin A  1  sin A
(C) 1  sin A  1  sin A (D)  1  sin A  1  sin A
Q.39 AD, BE and CF are the perpendiculars from the angular points of a  ABC upon the opposite sides.
The perimeters of the  DEF and  ABC are in the ratio :
2r r r r
(A) (B) (C) (D)
R 2R R 3R
where r is the in radius and R is the circum radius of the  ABC
  
Q.40 The value of cosec – 3 sec 18 is a
18
(A) surd (B) rational which is not integral
(C) negative natural number (D) natural number
B C
Q.41 In a  ABC if b + c = 3a then cot · cot has the value equal to :
2 2
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1

Q.42 The set of values of ‘a’ for which the equation, cos 2x + a sin x = 2a  7 possess a solution is :
(A) (, 2) (B) [2, 6] (C) (6, ) (D) ()

Q.43 In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2 2 times the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex.
Then the other acute angles of the triangle are
   3    3
(A) & (B) & (C) & (D) &
3 6 8 8 4 4 5 10

Q.44 Let f, g, h be the lengths of the perpendiculars from the circumcentre of the  ABC on the sides a, b and
a b c abc
c respectively . If   = then the value of  is :
f g h fgh
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2
A B
 cot 2 2 . cot 2 2
Q.45 In  ABC, the minimum value of is
A
 cot 2 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) non existent

Q.46 If the orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle ABC be at equal distances from the side BC and lie on
the same side of BC then tanB tanC has the value equal to :
1 1
(A) 3 (B) (C) – 3 (D) –
3 3

Q.47 The general solution of sin x + sin 5x = sin 2x + sin 4x is :

(A) 2n (B) n (C) n/3 (D) 2 n/3
where n  I

Q.48 The product of the distances of the incentre from the angular points of a  ABC is :
a b c R a bc s
(A) 4 R2 r (B) 4 Rr2 (C) (D)
s R
3 1 3
Number of roots of the equation cos x  sin x   1  0 which lie in the interval
2
Q.49
2 4
[] is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
 sec 8  1
Q.50 sec 4  1 is equal to
(A) tan 2 cot 8 (B) tan 8 tan 2 (C) cot 8 cot 2 (D) tan 8 cot 2

Q.51  
In a ABC if b = a 3  1 and C = 300 then the measure of the angle A is
(A) 150 (B) 450 (C) 750 (D) 1050

Q.52 Number of values of  [ 0 , 2  ] satisfying the equation cotx – cosx = 1 – cotx. cosx
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.53 The exact value of cos273º + cos247º + (cos73º . cos47º) is

(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C)3/4 (D) 1
5p  4p  2 
Q.54 In a ABC, a = a1 = 2 , b = a2 , c = a3 such that ap+1 = 2p
a p  22  p  ap 
3  5p 
where p = 1,2 then
(A) r1 = r2 (B) r3 = 2r1 (C) r2 = 2r1 (D) r2 = 3r1

Q.55 The expression,

 3
tan 2   cos 2     3
   
+ cos     sin () + cos (+) sin     when
cos(2    ) 2 2
simplified reduces to :
(A) zero (B) 1 (C)  1 (D) none
  3   5 
Q.56 The expression [1  sin (3) + cos (3 + )] 1  sin      cos     when simplified
  2   2 
reduces to :
(A) sin 2 (B)  sin 2 (C) 1  sin 2 (D) 1 + sin 2

Q.57 If ‘O’ is the circumcentre of the  ABC and R1, R2 and R3 are the radii of the circumcircles of triangles
a b c
OBC, OCA and OAB respectively then   has the value equal to:
R1 R 2 R 3

a bc R3 4 
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 R3 a bc R2 4R 2

Q.58 The maximum value of ( 7 cos + 24 sin) × ( 7 sin – 24 cos) for every   R .
625 625
(A) 25 (B) 625 (C) (D)
2 4

Q.59 4 sin50 sin550 sin650 has the values equal to

(A)
31
(B)
31
(C)
31
(D)
d i
3 3 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Q.60 If x, y and z are the distances of incentre from the vertices of the triangle ABC respectively then
a bc
x y z is equal to
A A A A
(A)  tan 2 (B)  cot 2 (C)  tan 2 (D)  sin 2

Q.61 The medians of a  ABC are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm respectively . Then the area of the triangle is
(A) 96 sq cm (B) 84 sq cm (C) 72 sq cm (D) 60 sq cm

n x x x  3
Q.62 If x = , satisfies the equation sin  cos = 1  sin x & the inequality   , then:
2 2 2 2 2 4
(A) n = 1, 0, 3, 5 (B) n = 1, 2, 4, 5
(C) n = 0, 2, 4 (D) n = 1, 1, 3, 5
F
G  IJF
G 3 I F
1  cos JG
5 I F
1  cos JG
7 I
1  cos Jis
Q.63 H
The value of 1  cos
9 KH 9 KH 9 KH 9 K
9 10 12 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 16 16

Q.64 The number of all possible triplets (a1 , a2 , a3) such that a1+ a2 cos 2x + a3 sin² x = 0 for all x is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) infinite

Q.65 In a ABC, a semicircle is inscribed, whose diameter lies on the side c. Then the radius of the semicircle
is
2 2 2 c
(A) (B) (C) (D)
ab a bc s 2
Where  is the area of the triangle ABC.

Q.66 For each natural number k , let Ck denotes the circle with radius k centimeters and centre at the origin.
On the circle Ck , a particle moves k centimeters in the counter- clockwise direction. After completing its
motion on Ck , the particle moves to Ck+1 in the radial direction. The motion of the particle continues in
this manner .The particle starts at (1, 0).If the particle crosses the positive direction of the x- axis for the
first time on the circle Cn then n equal to
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9

cos A cos B cos C

Q.67 If in a  ABC,   then the triangle is
a b c
(A) right angled (B) isosceles (C) equilateral (D) obtuse

Q.68 If cos A + cosB + 2cosC = 2 then the sides of the  ABC are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P (C) H.P. (D) none

Q.69 If A and B are complimentary angles, then :

 A  B  A  B
(A) 1  tan   1  tan  = 2 (B)  1  cot   1  cot  = 2
 2  2  2  2
  A  B
(C) 1  sec   1  cos ec  = 2
A B
(D) 1  tan   1  tan  = 2
 2  2  2  2

Q.70 The value of , 3 cosec 20°  sec 20° is :

2 sin 20 4 sin 20
(A) 2 (B) sin 40 (C) 4 (D) sin 40

Q.71 If in a  ABC, cosA·cosB + sinA sinB sin2C = 1 then, the statement which is incorrect, is
(A)  ABC is isosceles but not right angled (B)  ABC is acute angled

(C)  ABC is right angled (D) least angle of the triangle is
4

   2 0.25sincosx2x 4  + 1 = 0, is :
2 
tan x  
Q.72 The set of values of x satisfying the equation, 2 4

(A) an empty set (B) a singleton

(C) a set containing two values (D) an infinite set

Q.73 The product of the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the sides of a triangle and harmonic mean of the
lengths of the altitudes of the triangle is equal to :
(A)  (B) 2  (C) 3  (D) 4 
[ where  is the area of the triangle ABC ]

Q.74 If in a triangle sin A : sin C = sin (A  B) : sin (B  C) then a2 : b2 : c2

(A) are in A.P. (B) are in G.P.
(C) are in H.P. (D) none of these
[ Y G ‘99 Tier - I ]
5
Q.75 The number of solution of the equation,  cos(r x) = 0 lying in (0, p) is :
r 1
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) more than 5

a
Q.76 If  = 3  and sin  = . The value of the expression , a cosec  b sec  is
a 2  b2

1
(A) 2 2
(B) 2 a 2  b 2 (C) a + b (D) none
a b

10 10 10 10
Q.78 The value of cot 7 + tan 67 – cot 67 – tan7 is :
2 2 2 2
(A) a rational number (B) irrational number (C) 2(3 + 2 3 ) (D) 2 (3 – 3 )

2 cos A cos B 2 cos C a b

Q.79 If in a triangle ABC     then the value of the angle A is :
a b c b c ca

   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 4 3 2
Q.80 The value of the expression (sinx + cosecx)2 + (cosx + secx)2 – ( tanx + cotx)2 wherever defined is
equal to
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9

Q.81 If A = 5800 then which one of the following is true

A
(A) 2 sin    1  sin A  1  sin A
A
(B) 2 sin     1  sin A  1  sin A
2 2
A A
(C) 2 sin     1  sin A  1  sin A (D) 2 sin    1  sin A  1  sin A
2 2

Q.82 With usual notations in a triangle ABC, if r1 = 2r2 = 2r3 then

(A) 4a = 3b (B) 3a = 2b (C) 4b = 3a (D) 2a = 3b
x2  x 1 
Q.83 If tan  = and tan  = 2 (x  0, 1), where 0 < ,  < , then tan
x  x 1 2
2 x  2x  1 2
( + ) has the value equal to :
3
(A) 1 (B) – 1 (C) 2 (D)
4

 r1
Q.84 If r1, r2, r3 be the radii of excircles of the triangle ABC, then is equal to :
 r1r2
A A B A A
(A)  cot 2 (B)  cot 2 cot 2 (C)  tan 2 (D)  tan 2

Q.85 Minimum value of 8cos2x + 18sec2x  x  R wherever it is defined, is :

(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 18

 a2 b2 c 2  A B C
Q.86 In a ABC   
 sin A sin B sin C  . sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 simplifies to
 
 
(A) 2 (B)  (C) (D)
2 4
where  is the area of the triangle

Q.87 If  is eliminated from the equations x = a cos( – ) and y = b cos ( – ) then

x2 y2
2xy
2
 2

cos(  ) is equal to
a b ab
(A) cos2 (  – ) (B) sin2 ( – ) (C) sec2 (  – ) (D) cosec2 ( – )

Q.88 The general solution of the trigonometric equation

tan x + tan 2x + tan 3x = tan x · tan 2x · tan 3x is
 n
(A) x = n (B) n ± (C) x = 2n (D) x =
3 3
where n  I
Q.89 If logab + logbc + logca vanishes where a, b and c are positive reals different than unity then the value
of (logab)3 + (logbc)3 + (logca)3 is
(A) an odd prime (B) an even prime
(C) an odd composite (D) an irrational number

Q.90 If the arcs of the same length in two circles S1 and S2 subtend angles 75° and 120° respectively at the
S
centre. The ratio 1 is equal to
S2
1 81 64 25
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 16 25 64

Q.91 Number of principal solution of the equation

tan 3x – tan 2x – tan x = 0, is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) more than 7

tan 2 20  sin 2 20

Q.92 The expression simplifies to
tan 2 20 ·sin 2 20
(A) a rational which is not integral (B) a surd
(C) a natural which is prime (D) a natural which is not composite

Q.93 The value of x that satisfies the relation

x = 1 – x + x2 – x3 + x4 – x5 + ......... 
(A) 2 cos36° (B) 2 cos144° (C) 2 sin18° (D) none

Select the correct alternatives : (More than one are correct)


Q.94 If sin  = sin  then sin =
3
      
(A) sin (B) sin    (C) sin    (D)  sin   
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Q.95 Choose the INCORRECT statement(s).

   
1 1 1 1
(A sin 82 . cos 37 and sin 127 . sin 97 have the same value.
2 2 2 2

3 3
(B) If tan A = & tan B = then tan (A  B) must be irrational.
4 3 4 3
(C) The sign of the product sin 2 . sin 3 . sin 5 is positive.
(D) There exists a value of  between 0 & 2  which satisfies the equation ;
sin4  – sin2  – 1 = 0.
Q.96 Which of the following functions have the maximum value unity ?
sin 2x  cos 2x
(A) sin2 x  cos2 x (B)
2

sin 2x  cos 2x 6  1 sin x  1 cos x

(C)  (D)  
2 5  2 3 
Q.97 If the sides of a right angled triangle are { cos2cos2 + 2cos( + )} and
{sin2sin2 + 2sin( + )}, then the length of the hypotenuse is :
(A) 2[1+cos()] (B) 2[1  cos()]
 
(C) 4 cos2 (D) 4sin2
2 2

Q.98 An extreme value of 1 + 4 sin  + 3 cos  is :

(A)  3 (B)  4 (C) 5 (D) 6

5 99
Q.99 The sines of two angles of a triangle are equal to & . The cosine of the third angle is :
13 101
(A) 245/1313 (B) 255/1313 (C) 735/1313 (D) 765/1313

4 3 sin (  )  cos2  cos (  )

Q.100 It is known that sin  = & 0 <  <  then the value of 6
is:
5 sin 

5
(A) independent of  for all  in (0, /2) (B) for tan  > 0
3

3 (7  24 cot  )
(C) for tan  < 0 (D) none
15

Q.101 If x = sec  tan  & y = cosec + cot  then :

y1 1 x y1
(A) x = (B) y = (C) x = (D) xy + x  y + 1 = 0
y1 1 x y1

Q.102 If 2 cos + sin = 1, then the value of 4 cos + 3sin is equal to

7
(A) 3 (B) –5 (C) (D) –4
5
1 t
Q.103 If sin t + cos t = then tan is equal to :
5 2
1 1
(A) 1 (*B) – (C) 2 (D) 
3 6

SEQUENCE & PROGRESSION

Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)

Q.104 If a, b, c be in A.P., b, c, d in G.P. & c, d, e in H.P., then a, c, e will be in :

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

Q.105 If a, b, c are in H.P., then a, a  c, a  b are in :

(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

Q.106 If three positive numbers a , b, c are in H.P. then e n ( a  c )  n ( a  2 b  c ) simplifies to

(A) (a – c)2 (B) zero (C) ( a – c) (D) 1
  1
Q.107 The sum  2
r 1
is equal to :
r2
(A) 1 (B) 3/4 (C) 4/3 (D) none

Q.108 In a potato race , 8 potatoes are placed 6 metres apart on a straight line, the first being 6 metres from the
basket which is also placed in the same line. A contestant starts from the basket and puts one potato at
a time into the basket. Find the total distance he must run in order to finish the race.
(A) 420 (B) 210 (C) 432 (D) none

Q.109 If the roots of the cubic x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0 are in G.P. then

(A) q3 = p3r (B) p3 = q3r (C) pq = r (D) pr = q

Q.110 Along a road lies an odd number of stones placed at intervals of 10 m. These stones have to be assembled
around the middle stone. A person can carry only one stone at a time. A man carried out the job starting
with the stone in the middle, carrying stones in succession, thereby covering a distance of 4.8 km. Then
the number of stones is
(A) 15 (B) 29 (C) 31 (D) 35

Q.111 If log (5. 2 x 1) 2 ; log ( 21 x 1) 4 and 1 are in Harmonical Progression then
(A) x is a positive real (B) x is a negative real
(C) x is rational which is not integral (D) x is an integer

Q.112 If a, b, c are in G.P., then the equations, ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 & dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common root, if
d e f
, , are in :
a b c
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none

Q.113 If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to sum of the squares of their
a b c
reciprocals, then , , are in :
c a b
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none

Q.114 If for an A.P. a1 , a2 , a3 ,.... , an ,....

a1 + a3 + a5 = – 12 and a1 a2 a3 = 8
then the value of a2 + a4 + a6 equals
(A) – 12 (B) – 16 (C) – 18 (D) – 21
[ Apex : Q.62 of Test - 1 Scr. 2004 ]

Q.115 Given four positive number in A.P. If 5 , 6 , 9 and 15 are added respectively to these numbers , we get
a G.P. , then which of the following holds?
(A) the common ratio of G.P. is 3/2
(B) common ratio of G.P. is 2/3
(C) common difference of the A.P. is 3/2
(D) common difference of the A.P. is 2/3
Q.116 Consider an A.P. with first term 'a' and the common difference d. Let Sk denote the sum of the first K
Skx
terms. Let S is independent of x, then
x
(A) a = d/2 (B) a = d (C) a = 2d (D) none

Q.117 Concentric circles of radii 1, 2, 3......100 cms are drawn. The interior of the smallest circle is coloured
red and the angular regions are coloured alternately green and red, so that no two adjacent regions are
of the same colour. The total area of the green regions in sq. cm is equal to
(A) 1000 (B) 5050 (C) 4950 (D) 5151

Q.118 Consider the A.P. a1 , a2 ,..... , an ,....

the G.P. b1 , b2 ,....., bn ,.....
9
such that a1 = b1 = 1 ; a9 = b9 and  a r  369 then
r 1

(A) b6 = 27 (B) b7 = 27 (C) b8 = 81 (D) b9 = 18

[ Apex : Q.68 of Test - 1 Scr. 2004 ]

Q.119 For an increasing A.P. a1, a2, ...... an if a1 + a3 + a5 = – 12 : a1a3a5 = 80 then which of the following does
not hold?
(A) a1 = – 10 (B) a2 = – 1 (C) a3 = – 4 (D) a5 = 2

2 2 2
Q.120 Consider a decreasing G.P. : g1, g2, g3, ...... gn ....... such that g1 + g2 + g3 = 13 and g1  g 2  g 3 =91
then which of the following does not hold?
(A) The greatest term of the G.P. is 9. (B) 3g4 = g3
(C) g1 = 1 (D) g2 = 3

Q.121 If p , q, r in H.P. and p & r be different having same sign then the roots of the equation px2 + qx + r = 0
are
(A) real & equal (B) real & distinct (C) irrational (D) imaginary

Q.122 The point A(x1, y1) ; B(x2, y2) and C(x3, y3) lie on the parabola y = 3x2. If x1, x2, x3 are in A.P. and y1,
y2, y3 are in G.P. then the common ratio of the G.P. is
(A) 3 + 2 2 (B) 3 + 2 (C) 3 – 2 (D) 3 – 2 2

Q.123 If a, b, c are in A.P., then a2 (b + c) + b2 (c + a) + c2 (a + b) is equal to :

(a  b  c ) 3 2 3 1
(A) (B) (a + b + c)3 (C) (a + b + c)3 (D) (a + b + c)3
8 9 10 9
1 1 2 1  2  3  ......  n
Q.124 If Sn = 3
 3 3 +...... + 3 3 3 , n = 1, 2, 3,...... Then Sn is not greater than:
1 1 2 1  2  3  ......  n 3
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4

Q.125 If Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of a G.P. , with the first term and the common ratio both positive,
then
(A) Sn , S2n , S3n form a G.P. (B) Sn , S2n , – Sn , S3n , –S2n form a G.P.
(C) S2n – Sn , S3n – S2n , S3n – Sn form a G.P. (D) S2n–Sn , S3n–S2n , S3n–Sn form a G.P.
 1 1 .3 1 .3 .5 1 .3 .5 . 7
Q.126     ................ is equal to
2.4 2.4.6 2.4.6.8 2.4.6.8.10
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
4 3 2

Q.127 Consider an A.P. a1 , a2 , a3 ,......... such that a3 + a5 + a8 = 11 and a4 + a2 = –2, then the value of
a1 + a6 + a7 is
(A) –8 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9

Q.128 A circle of radius r is inscribed in a square. The mid points of sides of the square have been connected by
line segment and a new square resulted. The sides of the resulting square were also connected by
segments so that a new square was obtained and so on, then the radius of the circle inscribed in the nth
square is
 1 n   33n   n    5 3 n 
(A) 2  r (B) 2 r (C) 2  r (D) 2 r
2 2 2 2
       

2k2
Q.129 The sum  3k
equal to
k 1
(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4


2n  2
Q.130 The sum 5  n 2
is equal to
n 1 4
(A) 1372 (B) 440 (C) 320 (D) 388

Q.131 Given am+n = A ; am–n = B as the terms of the G.P. a1 , a2 , a3 ,............. then for A  0 which of the
following holds?
(A) a m  AB (B) a n  2 n A n Bn
m 2  m  n  mn m 2  m  n n 2
A
(C) a m  a1  
mn
(D) a n  a 1  
A  mn
B B

22 32 4 2 52 6 2
Q.132 The sum of the infinite series, 12   2  3  4  5 +........ is :
5 5 5 5 5
1 25 25 125
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 24 54 252
 Answers
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 A Q.6 D Q.7 D
Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 C Q.11 D Q.12 D Q.13 A Q.14 B
Q.15 C Q.16 A Q.17 A Q.18 B Q.19 D Q.20 C Q.21 D
Q.22 C Q.23 A Q.24 D Q.25 C Q.26 D Q.27 B Q.28 A
Q.29 D Q.30 C Q.31 C Q.32 B Q.33 D Q.34 C Q.35 A
Q.36 C Q.37 A Q.38 D Q.39 C Q.40 D Q.41 C Q.42 B
Q.43 B Q.44 A Q.45 A Q.46 A Q.47 C Q.48 B Q.49 B
Q.50 D Q.51 D Q.52 B Q.53 C Q.54 D Q.55 A Q.56 B
Q.57 C Q.58 C Q.59 B Q.60 B Q.61 C Q.62 B Q.63 A
Q.64 D Q.65 A Q.66 B Q.67 C Q.68 A Q.69 A Q.70 C
Q.71 C Q.72 A Q.73 B Q.74 A Q.75 C Q.76 B Q.78 B
Q.79 D Q.80 B Q.81 C Q.82 C Q.83 A Q.84 C Q.85 C
Q.86 B Q.87 B Q.88 D Q.89 A Q.90 C Q.91 C Q.92 D
Q.93 C
Select the correct alternatives : (More than one are correct)
Q.94 ABD Q.95 BCD Q.96 ABCD Q.97 AC Q.98 BD Q.99 BC
Q.100 ABC Q.101 BCD Q.102 AC Q.103 BC

SEQUENCE & PROGRESSION

Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.104 B Q.105 C Q.106 A Q.107 B Q.108 C
Q.109 A Q.110 C Q.111 B Q.112 A Q.113 C
Q.114 D Q.115 A Q.116 A Q.117 B Q.118 B
Q.119 B Q.120 C Q.121 D Q.122 A Q.123 B
Q.124 C Q.125 B Q.126 C Q.127 C Q.128 A
Q.129 B Q.130 c Q.131 A Q.132 C