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QUESTION PAPER
(SAT)
PHYSICS
101. Unit of momentum is
(1) meter/second (2) Newton ð meter (3) kg-meter/second (4) kg-1 meter second-1
102. Which one of the following physical quantity is constant in simple harmonic motion?
(1) Restoring force (2) Kinetic energy (3) Potential energy (4) Total energy
3✁ 4✁
103. A ray of light passes from glass ✄ µ ✂ to water ✄ µ ✂ ☎ . The value of critical angle will be
ce
✆ 2 ☎✝ ✆ 3✝
✞1 ✟ 1 ✠ ✎ 8✏ ✕ 1✖ 8✗ ✞ 1✟ 5✠
(1) sin ✡ ☛ (2) sin ✍1 ✑ ✒ (3) sin ✘ ✙ (4) sin ✡ ☛s
✑ 9 ✒✔
☞ 2✌ ra ✓ ✚ 9✛ ☞7✌
104. The value of acceleration due to gravity (g) on the earth will be maximum at
(1) surface (2) poles (3) equator (4) center
106. The refraction of light by a prism is shown in the following figure. Then Angle ✜D is
A
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B C
(1) Angle of prism (2) Angle of refraction (3) Angle of emergent (4) Angle of deviation
107. The unit of power of a lens is dioptre. Then one dioptre (1 dioptre) is equal to
(1) 100 cm-1 (2) 1 meter-1 (3) 1 meter (4) 100 cm
108. If F be the focal length of a convex lens, then the nature of image of an object placed at a distance of 2F will be
(1) Real, inverted and same size (2) Virtual, erect and small
(3) Real, erect and same size (4) Virtual, inverted and same size
112. How much time will be taken by a 100 watt bulb to consume one unit of energy
(1) 1 hour (2) 10 hour (3) 100 hour (4) 1000 hour
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116. On heating camphor in a porcelain dish it got mixed in air without melting. This phenomenon is known as
(1) Condensation (2) Sublimation (3) Suspension (4) Evaporation
118.
ra ✄ ☎
The H+ ion concentration of a solution is 2x 10 8 mol L-1. The pH value of the solution is log10 2 ✝ 0.3010✆
(1) 7.699 (2) 7.599 (3) 7.799 (4) 7.899
(1) Normal element (2) Typical element (3) Transitional element (4) None of these
☛ ☞
(3) 2 H 2 O2 2 H 2O (4) HgO 2 Hg ✌ ✍O 2 2
121. Which compound has both covalent as well as co-ordinate bond?
Ex
129. Which one of the following element is essential for synthesis of Thyroxin Hormones?
(1) Zinc (2) Iodine (3) Boron (4) Nitrogen
131. Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system in human beings?
(1) Ovary (2) Uterus (3) Fallopian tube (4) Vas defereus
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133. Causative agent of Kala azar (Black fever) is
(1) Bacteria (2) Virus (3) Protozoan (4) Fungi
135.
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Biotic components of ecosystem are
(1) Producers (2) Consumers (3) Decomposers (4) All of above
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136. Which one of the following substance is changed into amino acid after digestion
(1) Protein (2) Carbohydrate (3) Fat (4) Nucleic acid
(1) Leyding cell (2) Kupffer cell (3) Granulosa cell (4) None of above
140. Which of the following is known as the ‘suicide bag’ of the cell?
(1) Plastid (2) Mitochondria (3) Ribosome (4) Lysosome
SOCIAL STUDIES
141. The Harappan Civilization was discovered in the year
(1) 1910 (2) 1921 (3) 1935 (4) 1942
146. Which sultan of Delhi has also been called ‘A mixture of opposites’?
(1) Balban (2) Alauddin Khilji
(3) Mohammad Tughalaq (4) Ibrahim Lodhi
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150. Which one of the following writing is Not related to Mahatma Gandhi?
(1) My Experiments with truth (2) Harijan
(3) Das Capital (4) Hind Swaraj
152. Who among the following was not known as Moderate in the Indian National Movement?
(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (2) Dadabhai Naoroji
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158. The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) was set up in
(1) 1956 (2) 1957 (3) 1959 (4) 1961
159. What is the name of Mid Latitude grass land in South America?
(1) Prairie (2) Pampas (3) Veld (4) Steppes
165. In which year India devalued its currency for the first time
(1) 1949 (2) 1966 (3) 1991 (4) None of them
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(1) Texas (2) Canada (3) Washington (4) Geneva
171. The President’s Rule in a state means that the state is ruled by
(1) The President (2) The Chief Minister
(3) The Governor of The State (4) The Prime Minister State
173. The Constitution of India primarily did not include in its preamble
(1) Sovereign (2) Socialist (3) Democratic (4) Republic
175. Who presided over the first meeting of the Indian Constituent Assembly?
(1) Sachchidanand Sinha (2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (4) H.V. Kamath
177. Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?
(1) Speaker of The Lok Sabha (2) Chief Justice of India
(3) Chief of Army (4) Prime Minister
178. The first female speaker of Lok Sabha is
(1) Vijay Laxmi Pandit (2) Sucheta Kriplani
(3) Tarkeshwari Sinha (4) Meira Kumar
MATHEMATICS
181. Which of the following statement is true?
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
ð1 2 ð1 3 ð1 2 ð1 3 ð1 2 ð1 3 ✟ 1 ✠2 ✟ 1 ✠3
(1) ✂ ✄ ✁ ✂ ✄ (2) ✂ ✄ ✝ ✂ ✄ (3) ✂ ✄ ✞ ✂ ✄ (4) ✡ ☛ and ✡ ☛
☎ 2✆ ☎ 3✆ ☎ 2✆ ☎ 3✆ ☎ 2✆ ☎ 3✆ ☞ 2✌ ☞ 3✌
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182. The mean of 15 observations written in some order is 50. If the mean of first eight observations and last eight
observations are 48 and 53 respectively then the eighth observation is
(1) 35 (2) 80 (3) 72 (4) 58
183. The point on the y –axis, which is equidistant from points A(6, 5) and B(-4, 3) is
(1) (9, 0)
ra (2) (0, 9) (3) (0, 4) (4) (0, 3)
k k
185. The value of k for which the system of linear equation x ✙ 2 y ✚ 5 and 3 x ✛ ky ✜ 15 has no solution, is
3 2
(1) 6 (2) - 6 (3) (4)
2 3
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✧ 1 1★
187. If points (a, 0), (0, b) and (1, 1) are collinear, then the value of ✪ ✩ ✫ is
✬ a b✭
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0 (4) - 1
188. If the centroid of the triangle formed by points (a, b), (b, c) and (c, a) is at the origin, then a 3 ✮ b 3 ✮ c 3 is equal to
(1) abc (2) 0 (3) a ✯ b ✯ c (4) 3abc
189. The distance between the points ✰ cos θ ,sin θ ✱ and ✲ sin θ , ✴ cos θ ✳ is
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4) 1
190. If 35% of income of A is equal to 25% of income of B then the ratio of incomes of A and B is
(1) 4:3 (2) 5:7 (3) 7:5 (4) 4:3
191. If the ratio of volumes of two cubes is 27.64 then the ratio of their surface area is
(1) 3:4 (2) 4:3 (3) 9:16 (4) 16:9
193. The equation of the base of an equilateral triangle is x ð y 2 ✁ 0 . If one its vertex is (2, - 1) then area of triangle
is
1 3 2 3 3
(1) sq. unit (2) sq. unit (3) sq. unit (4) sq. unit
2 3 12 3 4
194. The lengths of chords AB and AC of a circle are 6 cm and 8 cm respectively. If ✂ BAC ✄ 90☎ then the radius of
the circle is
(1) 2.5 cm (2) 3 cm (3) 4 cm (4) 5 cm
x
195. If cos 43✆ ✝ , then the value of tan 47✟ is
x ✞ y2
2
y y x x
(1) (2) (3) (4)
x x ✠y
2 2 y x ✠ y2
2
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196. If the quadratic equations 2 x 2 ☞ 4 x ☞ ✡ a ☞ 5☛ ✌ 0 have equal roots and ✍ a ✏ 4 ✎ x 2 ✏ ax ✑ 3b ✒ 0 have equal roots
and ✍ a ✏ 4 ✎ x 2 ✏ ax ✑ 3b ✒ 0 have distinct real roots then which of the following is true:
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3 3 3 3
(1) a ✓ ✔3, b ✕ (2) a ✖ 3, b ✗ (3) a ✓ ✔ 3, b ✘ (4) a ✖ 3, b ✙
4 4 4 4
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198. The digit at the unit place in ✛ 3157 ✜ is
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 7 (4) 9
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199. A metallic cuboid of dimension 9cm ✢ 11cm ✢ 12cm is melted and recasted into spherical balls of diameter 0.3 cm.
The number of balls will be
(1) 84000 (2) 10500 (3) 78000 (4) 86000
200. The length of tangent drawn from a point Q to a circle is 24 cm and distance from Q from the centre of circle is 25
cm. The radius of circle is
(1) 7 cm (2) 12 cm (3) 15 cm (4) 24.5 cm
NATIONAL TALENT SEARCH EXAMINATION (STAGE - I) – 2019-2020(UP)
SOLUTIONS
(SAT)
PHYSICS
101. (3)
Sol. p ð mv
units are kg ms-1.
102. (4)
Sol. Total mechanical energy is conserved.
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103. (3)
4
Sol. sin C ✁ ✁ ✁ 89
nw
ng
3
3
2
104. (2)
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Sol. g ✂ GM
R 2
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105. (3)
Sol. Gobar gas is derived from bio mass.
106. (4)
Sol. D is the angle of deviation between incident ray and emergent ray.
Ex
107. (2)
108. (1)
Sol. When the object is at 2F, image formed is real, inverted and of same size.
109. (1)
111. (4)
Sol. AC supply in India is at 220 V and 50 Hz.
112. (2)
Sol. 1 unit = 1 kW ✝ 1 hour
here power = 100 W = 0.1 kW
E ✞ P ✟ t ✠ 1 ✞ 0.1 ✟ t ✠ t ✞ 10 hr
113. (4)
Sol. Solar energy is not a conventional source of energy.
.
CHEMISTRY
114. (4)
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Sol. As we move down the group electronegativity decreases thus electropositivity increases.
F < Cl < Br <I
✡ ☛
Most electronegative ra Electropositive
115. (4)
Sol. Na is an alkali metal and is highly reactive thus it decomposes water in cold.
116. (2)
Sol. Sublimation is the change of a substance from solid to directly in gaseous state without undergoing the liquid
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state.
117. (3)
✚ ✖✗ ✛
Sol. ✌✍ ☞ ✑ ✌✍ ☞ ✒ ✎☞ ✌✏☞ ✓ ✜✜ ✖✙
✕
✤ ✖✙
✢ ✘✣✘
✢
✜ ✔ ✔ ✢
Ex
✥ ✦✔
Mustard gas
✪ ✧ ✫ ★✪✬✩ ✭ ✮ Mustard gas
118. (1)
Sol. pH = ✯ log(H+)
pH = ✯ log(2 × 10✰8)
= 8 ✯ log 2
= 8 ✯ 0.5010
pH = 7.699
119. (3)
Sol. Transition elements exhibit variable valency.
120. (3)
Sol. Addition reactions are those in which the reactants combine to form a single product. Thus, ✲ ✳ ✱ ✵ ✴✱ ✶ ✲✳ ✱ ✴ is
an addition reaction.
121. (4)
Sol. SO2 has both covalent as well as co-ordinate bonds.
122. (4)
Sol. Tetra amine copper (II) sulphate is a complex salt.
✠✄☎ ð ✆✝ ✁ ✡ ✞✟ ✂
☛ ✂☞
123. (3)
Sol. Calamine is Zinc carbonate ZnCO3 thus an one of zinc.
124. (2)
Sol. Acid used in lead batteries is H2SO4 sulphuric acid.
125. (2)
Sol. Sulphide ores are concentrated by forth floatation process. This is used because pine oil selectively wets the
sulphide ore and hence brings it to the froth.
126. (3)
Sol. Al2O3 is an amphoteric oxide.
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BIOLOGY
127. (2)
Sol. Hypothalamus (It is also called thermostat of the body)
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128. (4)
Sol. CO2 (Any one of the gases that cause the greenhouse effect, especially CO2)
129. (2)
Sol. Iodine (Iodine is required for synthesis of throxine)
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130. (1)
Sol. Species (Species is the smallest and basic unit of classification)
131. (4)
Sol. Vas deferens (Vas deferens is a part of the male reproductive system in human beings)
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132. (4)
Sol. Lysosome (Lysosmes are membrane – bound vesicles that contain digestive enzymes)
133. (3)
Sol. Protozoan (Kala azar is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of
infected female sandflies.
134. (4)
Sol. Watermelon (Flowers having either male or female reproductive organ. e.g. Watermelon, papaya etc.)
135. (4)
Sol. All of the above (Biotic components, can be described as any living component that affects another organism of
the ecosystem)
136. (1)
Sol. Protein (Amino acids are the monomers that make up proteins).
137. (2)
Sol. Fungi (Penicillin is a group of antibiotics, derived originally from common moulds.
138. (1)
Sol. Leydig cell (Leydig cells produce testosterone in the presence of Luteinizing hormone).
139. (4)
Sol. Humans have a pair of sex chromosomes which are referred to as X and Y.
140. (4)
Sol. Lysosomes are also known as suicidal bags of the cell.
SOCIAL STUDIES
141. (2)
Sol. 1921
142. (1)
Sol. Rigveda
143. (3)
Sol. Chandragupta Maurya
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144. (1)
Sol. Nand
145. (2)
Sol. Farid
146. (3)
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Sol. Mohammad Tughalaq
147. (1)
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Sol. Babar
148. (4)
Sol. Nadir Shah
149. (2)
Sol. Lord Wellesley
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150. (3)
Sol. Das Capital
151. (1)
Sol. Lala Hardayal
152. (1)
Sol. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
153. (2)
Sol. Folding Mountain
154. (3)
Sol. Sundar Ban
155. (2)
Sol. 75
156. (2)
Sol. Africa
157. (2)
Sol. Fish Production
158. (1)
Sol. 1956
159. (2)
Sol. Pampas
160. (3)
Sol. India
161. (3)
Sol. Himachal Pradesh
162. (4)
Sol. 27 September
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163. (2)
Sol. 19.98 crores
164. (1)
Sol. Bretton Woods Committee.
165. (2)
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Sol. 1966
166. (1)
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Sol. Sikkim
167. (3)’
Sol. Washington
168. (1)
Sol. Recardo
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169. (1)
Sol. Panama Canal
170. (4)
Sol. Deforestation
171. (3)
Sol. The Governor of the State
172. (3)
Sol. 2005
173. (2)
Sol. Socialist
174. (3)
Sol. Jammu and Kashmir
175. (1)
Sol. Sachchidanand Sinha
176. (1)
Sol. President
177. (1)
Sol. Speaker of Lok Sabha
178. (4)
Sol. Meira Kumar
179. (3)
Sol. Rajasthan
180. (2)
Sol. Dr. Zakir Hussain
MATHEMATICS
181. (3)
ce
1 1
ð1 2 ð1 3
Sol. ✂ ✄ ✁✂ ✄
☎ 2✆ ☎ 3✆
3 2
✝ 1 ✞6 ✝ 1 ✞6
✟ ✠ and ✟ ✠
✡2☛ ✡3☛
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1 1
☞ 1 ✌6 ☞ 1 ✌6
✎ ✏ ✍✎ ✏
✑ 8✒ ✑ 9✒
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182. (4)
x1 ✓ ....... ✓ x8 x8 ✕ ....... ✕ x15 x1 ✗ x15
Sol. Given ✔ 48 , ✖ 53 , ✘ 50
8 8 15
x1 ✙ .....x15 ✙ x8
✚ 101
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8
x1 ✛ .....x15 x8
✛ ✜ 101
8 8
50 ✢ 15 x8
✣ ✤ 101
8 8
x8 ✥ 808 ✦ 750
✧ 58
183. (2)
Sol. P ★ 0, a ✩
PA ✪ PB
2 2
✫ PA ✬ PB
2 2 2 2
✭ 0 ✯ 6 ✮ ✰ ✭ a ✯ 5✮ ✱ ✭ 0 ✰ 4✮ ✰ ✭ a ✯ 3✮
36 ✲ a 2 ✲ 25 ✳ 10a ✴ 16 ✲ a 2 ✲ 9 ✳ 6a
36 ✵ 4a
að9
Point P 0,9 ✁
184. (4)
Sol. sec θ ✂ tan θ ✄ k
secθ ✝ tan θ
✞ ☎ sec θ ✟ tan θ ✆ ✠ k
secθ ✟ tan θ
sec 2 θ ✡ tan 2 θ
☛ ☞k
secθ ✌ tan θ
1
✍k
secθ ✎ tan θ
1
✏ ✑ sec θ ✒ tan θ
k
185. (Bonus)
a1 b1 c1
Sol. ✓ ✔
a2 b2 c2
ce
1 2 5
✕ ✖
3 k 15
k ✗ 6, k ✘ 6
186.
Sol.
(1)
a✙ a✙ 3✚ 0
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2 a ✵ ✛3
✜3
a✢
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2
1✣ 1✣ b ✤ 0
b ✥ ✦2
3
ab ✧ ★ ✩ ★2 ✧ 3
2
187. (1)
Ex
Sol. ✪✫ 0
a ✬ b ✮ 1✭ ✯ 0 ✬1 ✮ 0 ✭ ✯ 1✬ 0 ✮ b ✭ ✰ 0
ab ✱ a ✲ 0 ✱ b ✳ 0
ab ✴ a ✵ b
1 1
1✶ ✷
b a
188. (4)
a✸b✸ c
Sol. ✹0
3
✺ a✻b✻c ✼0
a 3 ❁ b3 ❁ c3 ❂ 3abc ❃ ✽ a ❁ b ❁ c ✾ ✿ a 2 2
❁b ❁ c 2 ❂ ab ❂ bc ❂ ca ❀
❄ a3 ❅ b3 ❅ c3 ❆ 3abc
189. (2)
Sol. A ★ cos θ ,sin θ ✩ , B ★ sin θ , ð cosθ ✩
2 2
AB ✂ sin θ ✄ cosθ ✁ ☎ ✄ cos θ ✄ sin θ ✁
✆ sin 2 θ ✝ cos 2 θ ✞ 2sin θ cos θ ✝ cos
2
θ ✝ sin
2
θ ✝ 2sin θ cos θ
✟ 1✠1 ✟ 2
190. (2)
Sol. 35% of A = 25% of B
A 5
✡
B 7
191. (3)
v1 6a13 27
Sol. ☛ ☛
v2 6a23 64
a1 3
☞
a2 4
ce
2
s1 6a12 a12 ✌ a1 ✍ 9
✎ ✎ ✎✏ ✑ ✎
s2 6a22 a22 ✒ a2 ✓ 16
192. (4)
Sol. ✔0 ✕
1
✖ b✖ h
ra
2
1 ✗ 30b ✘ ✗ 25 ✘
✙N ✚ ✛✣b ✜ ✤✛✣h✢ h✤
am
2 ✥ 100 ✦ ✥ 100 ✦
1 70b 125h
✧ ★ ★
2 100 100
1 70 ✩ 125
✪ bh ✩
2 100 ✩ 100
7
Ex
✫ N ✬ ✫0
8
✭ N ✮ ✭0
% change = ✯ 100
✭0
7
✰ 0 ✱ ✰0
✲
8 ✳ 100
✰0
1
✜✴ ✵ 100 ✜ ✴12.5%
8
✶ 12.5% decrease
(-ve sign represents decrease)
193. (3)
Sol. Let ht of eq. be AD ð ✠ ☛✡
A 2, 1
distance AD
✂ 2 ✁ 1✁ 2 ✂ 1
1 ✄1 2
2 2
ht of eq. ☎ ✆ a✆
3 1
2 2 C x ✝ y✞2✟0
☞ a✌ 2
3
Area of eq. ✍✎ 4
3 2
a ✎ 1
2 3
194. (4)
Sol. ✓ ✏BAC ✑ 90✒ A
✔ BC is diameter.
According to Pythagoras theorem in ✕ABC 6
8
AC ✖ AB ✗ BC
2 2 2
O C
✘ BC ✙ 10
ce
10
✚ BO ✛ OC ✛ 5 ✛ radius B
195. (3)
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Sol. ✜ ✢
AB 2 AC 2 BC 2 A
✣ ✤ ✥ ✣
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
✦ ✧ 47°
✪y
am
AB y x2 2
★✩ ✩
tan 47
BC x
AB y 43° C
B x
196. (3)
✭ 4 x ✭ ✫ a ✭ 5✬ ✮ 0
Ex
Sol. 2 x2
For equal roots
D 0✯
✲ ✳ ✰ ✴ ✱✵0
16 4 2 a 5
a ✶✷
3
For distinct real roots
D✸0
✹ a ✻ 4✺ x ✻ ax ✼ 3b ✽ 0
2
a ❀ 4 ✾ a ❁ 4✿✾ ❀ 3b ✿ ❂ 0
2
a ✴ 12b ✰ a ✴ 4✱ ❃ 0
2
9 ✴ 12b ✰ ✲3 ✴ 4✱ ❃ 0
9 ❄ 12b ❅ 0
12b ❆ ❇ 9
3
bð
4
197. (2)
Sol. tan1✁ tan 2✁ tan 3✁...................tan 89✁
tan1✂ cot1✂ tan 2✂ cot 2✂ .................tan 44✂ cot 44✂ tan 45✂
=1
198. (1)
✆ ✄ 7☎ ✆ 74n ✆ 1
2020 2020
Sol. ✄ 3157 ☎
199. (1)
Sol. Vol. of cuboid = n ✝ vol. of sphere balls
3
4
9 ✠ 11 ✠ 12 ✡ n ✠ π ✠ ☛
✞ 0.3 ✟ 12
☞ r
3 ✌ 2 ✍ 11
9 ✎ 11 ✎ 12 ✎ 3 ✎ 8 ✎ 7 ✎ 1000 9
n✏
4 ✎ 22 ✎ 27
✑ 84000
ce
200 (1)
Sol. ✓ ✒OQT is right angled ✔ at T.
OQ 2 ✕ OT 2 ✖ QT 2
O
252 ✗ 242 ✘ r 2
r 2 ✗ 252 ✙ 242
ra 25 r
✜ ✚ 25 ✢ 24✛✚ 25 ✣ 24 ✛
Q 24 T
r 2 ✤ 49
✥r ✦ 7
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Ex
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