IIT JAM MATHEMATICS 2018

IIT JAM 2018 QUESTION

Q1. Which one of the following is TRUE? (c) 2x  4y  3z  0 (d) 3x  7y  2z  0
(a) n is cyclic if and only if n is prime
(b) Every proper subgroup of n is cyclic Q6. In 3 , the cosine of the acute between the
(c) Every proper subgrop of S 4 is cyclic surfaces x2  y2  z 2  9  0 and
(d) If every proper subgroup of a group is cyclic,
then the group is cyclic z  x 2  y 2  3  0 at the point (2,1, 2) is

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b (a) (b)
Q2. Let an  n 1 , where b1  1,b2  1 and 5 21 5 21
bn
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bn 2  bn  bn 1,n  . Then nlim an is (c) (d)
 3 21 3 21
1 5 1 3
Let f : 3   be a scalar field, v :  3   3
(a) (b)
2 2 Q7.
1 3 1 5 be a vector field and let a   3 be a constant
(c) (d)
2 2 vector. If r represent the position vector
xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ , then which one of the following
Q3. If {v1,v 2,v 3 } is a linearly independent set of
is FALSE?
vectors in a vector space over  , then which   
one of the following sets is also linearly inde- (a) curl ( fv )  grad ( f )  v  f curl (v )
pendent?
 2 2 2 
(a) {v1  v2  v 3 ,2v1  v2  3v 3,5v1  4v 2 } (b) div (grad( f ))   2  2  2  f
 x y z 
(b) {v1  v 2,v 2  v 3 ,v 3  v1 }    
(c) curl (a  r )  2|a |r
(c) {v1  v2  v 3,v2  v 3  v1,v 3  v1  v 2,v1  v2  v3 }

(d) {v1  v2,v 2  2v 3,v 3  3v1 }  r  
(d) div   3   0, for r  0
|r | 
Q4. Let a be a positive real number. If f is a
continuous and even function defined on the Q8. In 2 ,the family of trajectories orthogonal to
a f (x ) the family of asteroids x 2/3  y 2/3  a 2/3 is
interval [a,a ], then a 1  e x dx is equal to
given by
a a f (x )
(a)  f (x )dx (b) 20 dx (a) x 4/3  y 4/3  c 4/3 (b) x 4/3  y 4/3  c 4/3
0 1 ex
(c) x 5/3  y 5/3  c 5/3 (d) x 2/3  y 2/3  c 2/3
a a f (x )
(c) 20 f (x )dx (d) 2a 0 dx
1 ex
Q9. Consider the vector space V over  of poly-
Q5. The tangent plane to the surface nomial functions of degree less than or equal
to 3 defined on  . Let T : V  V be defined
z  x  3y 2 2
at (1,1,2) is given by
by (Tf )(x )  f (x )  xf '(x ). Then the rank of T
(a) x  3y  z  0 (b) x  3y  2z  0 is

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(a) 1 (b) 2
(1)n
(c) 3 (d) 4 Q14. Let an  and c n   k 0 an k ak , where
n

1 n
1 1 1 n    {0}. Then which one of the following
Q10. Let Sn  1    ...  for n  . Then is TRUE?
1! 2! n!
which one of the following is TRUE for the
 
 
(a) Both n 0
an and c are convergent
n 1 n
sequence { sn }n1
 
 
(b) n 1
an is convergent but c is not
n 1 n
(a) { s } 
n n 1
converges in 
convergent
(b) { sn }n1 is a Cauchy sequence but does not
 
 
(c) c
n 1 n
is convergent but n 0
an is not
converge in 
convergent

(c) the subsequence {Skn } is convergent in
 
 
n 1 an nor c
(d) Niether n 0 n 1 n
is convergent
 , only when k is even natural number
(d) {Sn }n1 is not a Cauchy sequence Q15. Suppose that f , g :    are differentiable
functions such that f is strictly increasing
 n 1 and g is strictly decreasing. Define
2  (1) , if n is odd
2
p(x )  f (g (x )) and q (x )g ( f (x )), x  . Then,

Q11. Let an   n , n  .
t
 1
 1 n , if n is even for t  0 , sign of 
0
p '(x )(q '(x )  3)dx is
 2
(a) positive (b) negative
Then which one of the following is TRUE? (c) dependent on t (d) dependenton f and g
(a) sup {an |n  }  3 and inf{an |n   }  1
3  3 1
(b) lim inf (an )  limsup(an )  x sin   , x  0
2 Q16. For x  , let f ( x )   x . Then
 0, x 0
(c) sup {an |n  }  2 and inf{an |n   }  1 
which one of the following is FALSE?
(d) liminf (an )  1 and lim sup(an )  3
f (x )
(a) lim 0
Q12. Let a, b, c  . Which of the following values x 0 x

of a , b, c do NOT result in the convergence f (x )

(b) lim 0

x 0 x2
an
of the series  b
n  3 n (log n )c
?
f (x )
e (c) has infinitely many maxima and
x2
(a) a  1, b  , c   minima on the interval (0,1)
(b) a  1, b  1, c   f (x )
(d) is continuous at x  0 but not differ-
(c) a  1, b  0, c  1 x4
(d) a  1, b  0, c  0 entiable at x  0

Q17. Let
1
Q13. Let an  n  , n  . Then the sum of the
n  xy
 2 , (x , y )  (0, 0)
f (x , y )   (x  y 2 )
an 1


series (1)n 1 is  0, (x , y )  (0,0)
n 1
n! 

(a) e 1  1 (b) e 1 Then which one of the following is TRUE for f

at the point (0,0)?
(c) 1  e 1 (d) 1  e 1

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(a) For   1, f is continuous but not differen- range(ST)=nullspace(P),nullspace(ST)=range(P)

nad rank(T)=rank(S), then which one fo the
tiable
following is TRUE?
1 (a) nullity of T = nullity of S
(b) For   , f is continuous and differentiable
(b) dimension of U  dimension of W
2
(c) If dimesion of V = 3, dimension of U=4,
1 then P is not identically zero
(c) For   , f is continuous and differentiable
4 (d) If dimension of V = 4, dimensio of U = 3
and T is one-one, then P is identically zero
3
(d) For   , f is neither continuous nor
4
differentiable. Q22. Let y(x ) be the solution of the differential
dy
equation  y  f (x ) , for
Q18. Let a , b   and let f :    be a thrice dif- dx
ferentiable function. If z  e u f (v ) , where x  0, y(0)  0, where
u  ax  by and v  ax  by , then which one 2, 0  x  1
f (x )   . Then y (x ) 
of the following is TRUE? 0, x
(a) b 2 z xx  a 2 z yy  4a 2b 2e u f '(v ) (a) 2(1  e  x ) when 0  x  1 and 2(e  1)e  x
(b) b 2 z xx  a 2 z yy  4e u f '(v ) when x  1
(c) bz x  az y  abz (b) 2(1  e  x ) when 0  x  1 and 0 when x  1
(d) bz x  az y  abz (c) 2(1  e  x ) when 0  x  1 and 2(1  e 1 )e  x
when x  1
Q19. Consider the region D in the yz plane
(d) 2(1  e  x ) when 0  x  1 and 2e1 x when 2e1 x
1
bounded by the line y  and the curve
2 Q23. An integrating factor of the differential equation
y  z  1, where y  0. If the region D is
2 2
 1 3 1 2 1
 y  y  x  dx  (x  xy )dy  0 is
2

revolved about the z - axis in  , then the volume

3  3 2  4
of the resulting solid is (a) x 2 (b) 3 log e x
 2 (c) x 3 (d) 2 log e x
(a) (b)
3 3
Q24. A particular integral of the differential equation
 3 x
(c) (d)  3 y " 3y ' 2y  e e is
2
x
(a) e e e  x (b) e e x e 2x

Q20. If F (x , y )  (3x  8y )iˆ  (4y  6xy ) ˆj ” for (c) e e x e 2x (d) e e x e x
 
(x , y )   2 , C F .dr , where C is the boundary Q25. Let G be a group satisfying the property that
of the triagular region bounded by the lines f : G   221 is a homomorphism implies
x  0, y  0 and x  y  1 oriented in the
f (g )  0, g  G . Then a possible group G is
anti-clockwise direction, is
(a)  21 (b)  51
5
(a) (b) 3 (c)  91 (d) 119
2
(c) 4 (d) 5
Q26. Let H be the quotient group  /  . Consider
Q21. Let U ,V and W be finite dimensional real the following statements.
vector spaces, T : U  V , S : V  W and I. Every cyclic subgroup of H is finite
II. Every finite cyclic group is isomorphic to a
P : W  U be linear transformations. If subgroup of H.
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Which one of the following holds?

f 3 (x ) 3
(c) f1 (x )  f 2 (x )  for x 
2 2
Q27. Let I denote the 4  4 idenity matrix. If the (d) f 2 (x )  f1(x )  f 3 (x ) for x  0
roots of the characteristic polynomial of a Q31-Q.40 carry two marks each.
1 5 1
4  4 matrix M are  , then M 8  Q31. Let f :  \ {0}   be define by f (x )  x  .
2 x3
(a) I  M 2 (b) 2I  M 2 On which of the following interval(s) is f one-
(c) 2I  3M 2 (d) 3I  2M 2 one?
(a) (, 1) (b) (0,1)

Q28. Consider the group 2  {(a , b )|a , b   } un- (c) (0,2) (d) (0,  )
der component-wise addition. Then which of
Q32. The solution(s) of the differential equation
the following is a subgroup of 2 ?
dy
(a) {(a ,b )  2 |ab  0}  (sin 2x )y1/3 satisfying y(0)  0 is (are)
dx
(b) {(a ,b )  2 |3a  2b  15}
8
(a) y (x )  0 (b) y(x )   sin3 x
(c) {(a ,b )   |7 divides ab }
2 27

(d) {(a ,b )  2 |2 divides a and 3 divides b} 8 8

(c) y(x )  sin3 x (d) y(x )  cos 3 x
27 27
Q29. Let f :    be a function and let J be a
bounded open interval in  . Define Q33. Suppose f , g , h are permutations of the set
W ( f , J )  sup{ f (x )| x  J }  inf{ f (x )| x  J }. (, , ,  }, where
Which one of the following is FALSE? f interchanges  and  but fixes  and ,
(a) W ( f , J 1 )  W ( f , J 2 ) if J1  J 2 g interchanges  and  but fixes  and ,
(b) If f is a bounded function in J and h interchanges  and , but fixes  and  .
J  J 1  J 2 ...  J n  ... such that the Which of the following permutations intechange(s)
length of the interval J n tends to 0 as  and  but fix(es)  and  ?

W ( f , Jn )  0 (a) f  g  h  g  f (b) g  h  f  h  g
n  , then nlim

(c) g  f  h  f  g (d) h  g  f  g  h
(D) If f is continuous at a point a  J , then
for any given  0 there exists an interval Q34. Let P and Q be two non-empty disjoint sub-
I  J such that W ( f , I )  sets of  . Which of the following is (are)
FALSE?
(a) If P and Q are compact, then P  Q is also
1
Q30. For x  , let compact
2
(b) If P and Q are not connected, then P  Q
2x is also not connected
f1 ( x )  , f 2 (x )  log e (1  2x ) and
1  2x
(c) If P  Q and not closed, then Q is closed
f 3 (x )  2x . Then which one of the following
(d) If P  Q and P are ope, then Q is open
is TRUE?
3 Q35. Let *   \ {0} denote the group of non-zero
(a) f 3 (x )  f 2 (x )  f1 (x ) for 0  x 
2 complex numbers multiplication. Suppose
(b) f1 (x )  f 3 (x )  f 2 (x ) for x  0 Yn  { z  | z n  1}, n   . Which of the follow-
ing is (are) subgroup(s) of  * ?

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(b) There is an seqeunce is S which does not

 
100 
(a) n 1
Yn (b) n 1
Y2n converge to 2018
(c) There is an element y  S , y  2018 such
 
 
(c) n 100
Yn (d) n 1
Yn
that y is also an interior point of S
(d) There is a point z  S , such that
Q36. Suppose , ,   . Consider the following sys-
tem of linear equations. z  2018  0.002018
x  y  z  , x  y  z  , x  y  z  . I f
this system has at least solution, then which Q41.-Q.50 Carry one mark each.
of the following statements is (are) TRUE? Q41. The order of the element (1 2 3) (2 4 5) (4 5 6)

(a) If   1 then   1 (b) If   1 then    in the group S 6 is __________

(c) If   1 then   1 (d) If   1 then   1

Q42. Let (x , y, z )  3y 2  3yz for (x , y, z )  3 . Then
the absolute value of the directional derivative
Q37. Let   1m , n  , m  n , P  M n m ( ),
x 1 y  2 z
Q  M m n ( ). Then which of the following is of  in the direction of the line   ,
2 1 2
(are) NOT possible?
at the point (1, 2,1) is __________
(a) rank (PQ )  n
(b) rank (QP )  m
Q43. Let f (x )   n 0 (1)n x (x  1)n

for 0  x  2 .
(c) rank (PQ )  m

m  n  Then the value of f   is ___________
(d) rank (QP )    , the smallest integer 4
 2 
m n
than or equal to Q44. Let f : 2   be given by
2
 x 2y(x  y )
  , (x , y )  (0,0)
Q38. I f F (x, y, z )  (2x  3yz )iˆ  (3xz  2y)ˆj  (3xy  2z )kˆ f (x , y )   x 2  y 2
 0, (x , y )  (0, 0)
for (x , y, z )  3 , then which among the fol- 
lowing is (are) TRUE?   f    f 
  Then     at the point (0,0) is
(a)   F  0 x  y  x  x 
 
(b) 
 F  dr  0 along any simple closed curve C ___________
C

(c) There exists a scalar function  : 3  

   y 1     x 1 
 Q45. L e t f (x, y )  x 3y sin  e  x    xy cos  e  y  
such that   F  xx  yy  zz 2  3 
   

(d)   F  0
for (x , y )  2 , x  0, y  0. Then
Q39. Which of the following subsets of  is (are) f x (1,1)  f y (1,1)  ___________
connected?
(a) { x   | x 2  x  4} Q46. Let f : [0,  )  [0,  ) be continuous on [0,  )
(b) { x   | x 2  x  4} and differentiable on [0,  ) .If f (x )  
x
f (t )dt ,
0
(c) { x   | x  x  4 }
then f (6)  __________
(d) { x   | x  x  4 }
(1  (1)n ) (1  (1)n 1 )
Q40. Let S be a subset of  such that 2018 is an Q47. Let an   . Then the ra-
2n 3n
interior point of S. Which of the following is
dius of convergence of the power series
(are) TRUE?
(a) S contains an interval
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is   , then   ___________


n 1
an x n about x  0 is _________

/3 sin t  cos t

Q55. If   /6 dt , then the value of
sin 2t
Q48. Let A6 be the group of even permutations of
2
6 distinct symbols. Then the number of ele-   
ments of order 6 in A6 is ___________  2sin  1 is
 2 

Q49. Let W1 be the real vector space of all 5  2

matrices such that the sum of the entries in Q56. The value of the integral
1 1 2
each row is zero. Let W2 be the real vector

0 x
y 4e xy dydx is _________(correct up to
space of all 5  2 matrices such that the sum three decimal places).
of the entries in each column is zero. Then
the dimension of the space W1  W2 is _____ Q57. Suppose Q  M 33 ( ) is a matrix of rank 2.
Let T : M 33 ( )  M 33 ( ) be the linear trans-
Q50. The coefficient of x 4 in the power series
formation defined by T (P )  QP . Then the
expansion of e sin x about x  0 is ___________(cor- rank of T is ____________
rect up to three decimal places).
Q58. The area of the parametrized surface
Q51-Q.60 Carry two marks each.
S  {((2  cos u )cos v ,(2  cos u )sin v ,sin u )
Q51. Let ak  (1)k 1 , sn  a1  a2  ...  an and
 
  3 |0  u  , 0  v  } is __________(cor-
n  (s1  s2  ...  sn ) / n , where k , n  . 2 2
Then nlim n is __________(correct up to one rect up to two decimal places).


decimal place).
Q59. If x (t ) is the solution to the differential equa-
Q52. Let f :    such that f " is continuous on dx
tion  x 2t 3  xt , for t  0, satisfying
dt
 and f (0)  1, f '(0)  0 and f "(0)  1. Then
x x (0)  1, then the value of
x ( 2) is
  2 
lim  f    is ___________(correct up to ________(correct up to two decimal places).
x 
  x 
three decimal places). Q60. If y (x )  v (x )sec x is the solution of

Q53. Suppose x , y, z are positive real numbers  

y " (2 tan x )y ' 5y  0,   x  , satisfying
such that x  2y  3z  1. If M is the maxi- 2 2

1   
mum value of xyz 2 , then the value of is y(0)  0 and y '(0)  6, then v   is
M 6 6 
____________ __________(correct up two decimal places).

Q54. If the volume of the solid in 3 bounded by

the surfaces
x  1, x  1, y  1, y  1, z  2, y 2  z 2  2

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Q1. (B) a (1  e x ) f (x ) a
Sol: Every proper subgroup of z n is cyclic  2I  a (1  e x )
dx  a f (x )dx
a 1
Q2. (D)  2 f (x )dx  I   f (x )dx
0 0
Sol.: bn  2  bn  bn 1
bn  2 b Q5. (B)
  n 1 ...(i)
bn 1 bn 1 2x
Sol.: z  x 2  3y 2  z x  &
bn 2 b 2 x  3y 2
2

Let nlt an  lt n 1  l
 b n  b
n 1 n 6y
zy  . At (1,1,2) we have
bn  2 1 2 x  3y 2
2

So, nlt  lt 1
 b n   b 
n 1 n 1
  1 3
 bn  zx  & zy 
2 2
1 The tangent plane to the surface at (1,1,2) is
 l  1  l 2  l 1  0
l given by
(x  1)z x  (y  1)z y  (z  2)(1)  0
1 5 1 5
 l ; As l  1, so l 
2 2 1 3
 (x  1)  (y  1)  (z  2)  0
2 2
Q3. (D)
 x  3y  2z  0 .
Sol.: For the set
S  {v1  v 2 ,v 2  2v 3 ,v 3  3v1 } Q6. (C)
coefficient matrix is Sol.: Normal Vectors to the surfaces
1 1 0  x 2  y 2  z 2  9  0 and z  x 2  y 2  3  0
0 1 2 at the point (2, 1, 2) is
  whose determinant is 7 (i.e., non-
3 0 1  4iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ &  4iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ
zero) so matrix is of rank 3. Hence S is lin- So cosine of acute angle between them will be
early independent.
4(1)  2(2)  4(1)
Q4. (A) (4)  (2)2  (4)2 (4)2  (2)2  (1)2
2

af (x ) a f ( x )
Sol.: I  a 1  e x
dx  
a 1  e x
dx

16

8
6 21 3 21
a f (x )
 dx (as f(x) is even function)
a 1  e  x
Q7. (C)

a
x
e f (x ) Sol.: Let a  a1i  a 2 j  a 3k then
 dx    
a ex 1 curl (a  r )    (a  r )

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i j k lim a 2n  1  inf{an |n   }
n 
 
a  r  a1 a2 a 3
x y z Q12. (C)
1
 (a 2 z  a3y )i  (a1z  a 3 x ) j  (a1y  a 2 x )k Sol.: At a  1, b  ; c  0 series is
2

1
i j k  1/2
n 3 n
which is divergent
    
  (a  r ) 
x y z Q13. (D)
a2 z  a3y (a1z  a 3 x ) a1y  a2 x 1 
a
Sol.: an  n  &  (1)n 1 n 1
  n n 1 n!
 2(a1  a 2  a 3 )  2 a r
1
(n  1) 
Q8. (B) 
(n  1)
=  (1) n 1

n!
Sol.: x 2/3
y 2/3
a 2/3 n 1

2 1/3 2 1/3 dy

 1 1 1 
 x  y 0   (1)n 1     
3 3 dx n 1  (n  1)! n ! (n  1)! 
It’s orthogonal trajectory will be given by dif-
 e 1  1  e 1  e 1  (1  1)  1  e 1 .
ferential equation
 dx  Q14. (B)
x 1/3  y 1/3   0
 dy   
(1)n
Sol.:  an   is convergent by Leibnitz test
dy n 0 n 0 1 n
 x 1/3  y 1/3
dy n n
(1)n k (1)k
 x 1/3dx  y1/3dy  0
cn   a n  k ak 
k 0

k 0 1n k

1k

 x 4/3  y 4/3  c 4/3 n

(1)n
 
k  (1  k )(1  n  k )
Q9. (C)

Sol.: T : P3 (R )  P3 (R ) is given by Now lim
n 
c n  0, so c
n 1
n is not convergent
(Tf )(x )  f (x )  xf '(x )

 T (a  bx  cx 2  dx 3 )  Q15. (A)
Sol.: p(x )  f (g (x ))  p '(x )  ( f '(g (x ))(g '(x ))
(a  bx  cx 2  dx 3 )  x (b  2cx  3dx 2 )
q (x )  g ( f (x ))  q '(x )  (g '( f (x ))( f '(x ))
 a  cx 2  2dx 3
as f ' is always positive and g ' is always
 R (T )  L ({1, x 2 , x 3 }) so negative, so
Rank of T  3. p '(x )  0 & q '(x )  0 x  R.

Q10. (B) so, p '(x )(q '(x )  3)  0 x .

t
 1 1 1 So, t  0,  p '(x )(q '(x )  3)dx  0.
Sol.: { sn }n 1 ; sn  1 
  ...  0
1! 2! n!
Hence it’s sign is always positive
converges in R to e, so it is Cauchy sequence,
but e  Q so it does not converge in Q. Q16. (D)
Q11. (A)
f (x ) 1
Sol.: a1  3  sup{an |n   } & Sol.: lim  lim x 2 sin  0 (True)
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Q19. (C)
f (x ) 1
lim  lim x sin  0 (True) Sol.:
x 0 x2 x 0 x
f (x ) 1 z 1 3 
Also  x sin in (0,1) has  , 
2 2 
2
x x
infinitely maxima and minima on the inter- y 2  z2  1
val (0,1). (True) y

f (x ) 1 1
lt  lt sin   does not exist (False) 1 3
4 ,
x 0 x x 0 x x   2 2

 
1
y
Q17. (C) 2

1 The required volume after rotation is

Sol.: For   ;
4
3/2
V   (y 2  1/ 4)dz
 xy  3/2
 2 ; (x , y )  (0,0)
f (x , y )   (x  y 2 )1/4 3/2 3 2
 0,  2    z  dz .
 ; (x , y )  (0, 0) 0
2 

r 2 cos  sin  2 3  3
lt f (x , y )  lt 0  (3  1) 
( x ,y )(0,0) r 0 r 1/2 8 2
Also, f x (0,0)  0 ; f y (0,0)  0
Q20. (B)
 f (h , k )  f (0, 0)  0.h  0.k  h  k g (h , k )
2 2 Sol.:

hk Y
 g (h , k ) 
(h  k 2 )3/4
2
(0,1)
x+y=1
x=0
r cos  sin 
2

Now (h ,klim g (h , k )  lim

)(0,0) r 0 r 3/2 R
= lim r 1/2
cos  sin   0. X
r 0 (0,0) (1,0) y=0
So, f (x , y ) is both continuous and differentiable
at (0,0)

Q18. (A) F  (3x  8y )iˆ  (4y  6xy ) ˆj
Sol.: z  e u f (v )  e ax by f (ax  by ) 
r  xiˆ  yjˆ

 z x  ae ax by f (ax  by )  ae ax by f '(ax  by )  dr  dxiˆ  dyjˆ
 
 z xx  a 2e ax by  f (v )  2 f '(v )  f "(v ) F  dr  (3x  8y )dx  (4y  6xy )dy
 
 a 2e u ( f (v )  2 f '(v )  f "(v )) ...(i)
 F  dr   (3x  8y )dx  (4y  6xy )dy
Similarly C C

z yy  b 2e u ( f (v )  2 f '(v )  f "(v )) ...(ii) Here, P  3x  8y & Q  4y  6xy

From (i) & (ii) we get P Q
  8 &  6y
b z xx  a z yy  4a b e f '(v ).
2 2 2 2 u y x
By Green’s Theorem in plane
 
 F  dr   (6y  8)dxdy
C R

1 1 x
  
x 0 y 0
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1 6y 2 1  x 1 3 1 2
 0 8y  2 0
dx M y
3
y  x &
2
1 1
 
0
8(1  x )  3(1  x )2 dx N 
4
(x  xy 2 )

8(1  x )2 1 3(1  x )3 1 M N 1
    1  y2 &  (1  y 2 )
2 0 3 0 y x 4
 4  1  3. M N

y x 3
Q21. (C)   f (x )
N x
Sol.: ST : U  W ; P : W  U
So, Integrating factor is
T :U  V ; S :V  W 3
 x dx
 e 3 ln x  e ln x  x 3 .
3
Rank (ST) = Nullity (P) e
Nullity (ST) = Rank (P)
Rank (T) = Rank (S) Q24. (B)
Now if dim(V) = 3 and dim U = 4 x

They by Rank - nullity theorem Sol.: y " 3y ' 2y  e e

dim (U) = Rank (ST) + Nullity (ST) x
 (D 2  3D  2)y  e e
=Rank (P) + Nullity (P)
= dim (W) = 4  (D  2)(D  1)y  e e
x

So, Rank (T)  3  Rank (ST)  3 Particular integral is

 Nullity (ST)  1  Rank(P)  1
So P is not identically zero. 1 x
y ee
(D  2)(D  1)
Q22. (A) x
 e 2x  e (2x  x )  e x .e e dx
dy
Sol.:  y  0  (D  1)y  0  y  ce  x
dx x
 e 2x  e x .e e dx
 1 
(D  1)y  2  y    .2e  2
0x
x
 D  1  e 2 x e e

1 Q25. (A)
(D  1)y  0  y  00
(D  1)
Sol.: Since number of group homomorphism
x
 y(x )  ce  2 ; 0  x 1
f :  n   m is gcd( n,m)
= c1e  x ; x 1 Here, since there is only one homomor-
y(0)  0  c  2  0  c  1 phism from
For continuity of y(x ) we have G   221 ( Given)

ce 1  2  c1e 1  
2 c
2 1 Hence, 1  gcd   G  , 221
e e
 c1  2e  2  2(e  1) hence G   21 among given options

 y(x )  2(1  e  x ) ; 0  x  1
= 2(e  1)e  x ; x  1

Q23. (C)
Sol.: For Differential equation
 1 3 1 2 1
 y  y  x  dx 
 3 2  4
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Q26. (C)
dy
Sol.:  (sin 2x )y1/3 & y (0)  0
Q dx
Sol.: H  implies
Z
 y (x )  0 is one of the solution
I. Every cyclic subgroup of H is finite &
II. Every finite cyclic group is isomorphic to a dy
Now,  sin 2x dx
subgroup of H. y1/3

Q27. (C) dy
 y 1/3
  sin 2x dx
1 5 1 5
Sol.: x    x2 
2 2 y 2/3
  sin2 x  c
 2/3
2x 2  1   5  (2x 2  1)2  5
 y(0)  0  c  0
4x 4  4x 2  4  0
 x4  x2  1 ...(i) 2
 y 2/3  sin2 x
3
 x 8  (x 2  1)2  x 4  2x 2  1
8
 x 2  1  2x 2  1  y sin3 x .
27
 3x 2  2
Q28. (D) 8
So, y(x )   sin3 x .
Sol.: {(a , b )  z 2 |2 divides a and 3 divides b} 27

 {(2m, 3n )|m, n  z } 8
So, y(x )   sin3 x .
is an abelian group w.r.t. ‘ + ’ 27

Q29. (B) Q33. (A,D)

Sol.: A, C, D are true but B is false because if Sol.: f  g  h  g  f ( ,  ,  ,  )
f (x )  1 ; x  R \ Q
= f  g  h  g ( ,  ,  ,  )
= -1 ; x  Q
 f  g  h ( ,  ,  ,  )
 1 1 = f  g ( ,  ,  ,  )
Then if J n    ,  then
 n n
 f ( ,  ,  ,  )  ( ,  ,  ,  )
limW ( f , J n )  2
n  So, it interchanges  &  but fixed  and  .
Which is not equal to zero (0)
also h  g  f  g  h ( ,  ,  ,  )
Q30. None are correct. = h  g  f  g ( ,  ,  ,  )  h  g  f ( ,  ,  ,  )
 h  g (  ,  ,  ,  )  h ( ,  ,  ,  )
Q31. (B)
 ( ,  ,  ,  )
1 3
Sol.: f (x )  x   f '(x )  1  4
x3 x so it also interchanges  &  but fixes  and  .

x4  3 Q34. (B,C,D)
 f '(x ) 
x4 Sol.: Union of two compact sets is again a compact
In (0,1) f '(x )  0, so f (x ) is strictly decreasing, set.
If P is set of rational and Q is set of irrationals,
so f is one-one in (0,1) then both are not connected but P  Q  R
But in other intervals f '(x ) is both positive is connected.
as well as negative, so in those intervals it P  Q & P are closed need not emply that Q
is not one-one. is closed as
P  [0,1] ; Q  (0,1) & P  Q  [0,1]
Q32. (A, B, C)
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open as P  (0,2),Q  [1,1.5] and P  Q  (0, 2) . Sol.: x 2  x  4  x (x  1)  4

Q35. (B,C,D) 1  1  16
As x  x  4  0  x 
2

2 2 100
2
  Yn but their product
i i
Sol.: e
93
&e 97

n 1 1  17

2
4 100
  Yn
i
e 93.97
1  17
n 1 So either x  or
2
So, it is not a subgroup of c * but rest all three
are subgroups of c * . 1  17
x
2
Q36. (A, B)
Sol.: The system is 1  17  1  17
2 2
1 1 1    1 1 1  
1  1     ~ 0   1 0   
 So, { x  R | x 2  x  4} is not connected.
   
1 1      0 0   1     but { x  R | x 2  x  4} is connected
For the system to give solution, if   1  0
1  17 1  17
then     0 It is
2 2
i.e., If   1 then    .
{x  R| x  x  4 }  x  2
Also, if   1  0 then     0
   1 then   1 &   1, then     1. 2
So it is connected
Q37. (A,D) & {x  R | x  x  4 }  x  2
Sol.: Rank(P)  m & Rank (Q)  m so it is also connected.
So, Rank (PQ)  m & also Rank (QP)  m.
Hence Rank (PQ) cannot be n as n >m and Q40. (A,B,C)
also Rank(QP) cannot be Sol.: 2018 is interior point of S    0 s.t.
m  n  n  m  (2018 ,2018 )  S
 2  as  2 
    
will be greater than m. and hence 2018  is also an interior point
2
of S. Also there is a sequence in S which does
Q38. (A,B,C)
 not converge to 2018.
Sol.: F  (2x  3yz )iˆ  (3xz  2y ) ˆj  (3xy  2z )kˆ
Q41. (4)
iˆ ˆj kˆ Sol.: (1 2 3) (2 4 5) (4 5 6)
    = (1 5 2 3) (4 6)
 F  =0 So, order of (1 2 3) (2 4 5) (4 5 6)
x y z
= L.C.M. of 4 & 2 = 4
2x  3yz 3 xz  2y 3 xxy  2z
   Q42. (7)
  F .dr  
C
 (  F ).ds  0
S
Sol.:  ( x , y , z )  3y 2  3yz
(By Stoke’s theorem).  grad ( )    (6y  3z ) j  3yk

  F  6  xx  yy  zz ; where direction of given line is 2i  j  2k . So di-

 (x , y , z )  x 2  y 2  z 2 rectional derivative of  (x , y, z ) in the direc-

tion of given line is
Q39. (B,C,D)

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  aˆ  (6y  3z ) j  3yk  
2i  j  2k  h 2k (h  k )
lt
(2)2  (1)2  (2)2 k 0 h 2  k 2

 lt h 0
6y  3z  6y k 0 k
  4y  z
3
 f xy (0, 0)  f yx (0,0)  1.
 directional derivative at (1, 2,1)  7
 Absolute value of directional derivative = 7 Q45. (3)
Sol.: f (x , y ) is homogeneous function in x & y of
Q43. (1)

degree 2, so by Euler’s theorem.
Sol.: f (x )   (1)
n 0
n
x (x  1)n f x (x , y )  f y (x , y )  2 f (x , y )

 f x (1,1)  f y (1,1)  2 f (1,1)

 x 1  (x  1)  (x  1)2  ...
 1 3
x x  2 1    2    3.
   1.  2  2
1  (x  1) x
Q46. (9)
 
 f    1. x
4 Sol.: f (x )  0
f (t )dt

Q44. (1)  f '(x )  f (x ) & f (0)  0

Sol.:
df (x )
  dx
 x 2y(x  y ) f (x )
 , (x , y )  (0,0)
f (x , y )   x 2  y 2
 0, (x , y )  (0, 0)  2 f (x )  x  c  2 f (x )  x

2 2
f (h , 0)  f (0,0) x 6
 f (x )     f (6)     9
 f x (0, 0)  hlt0 0 2 2
h

Q47. (2)
f (0, k )  f (0,0)
 f y (0,0)  lt 0 1/n
k 0 k  (1  (1)n 
Sol.: limit points of  n  are
f y (h ,0)  f y (0, 0)  2 
f xy (0,0)  lt
h 0 h 1
0& . so limit superior will be 1/2
f (h , k )  f (h ,0) 2
lt
 lt
k 0 k 1/n
 (1  (1)n 1 )  1
h 0 h limit points of   are 0 & so
 3n  3
 h 2k (h  k ) 
lt  2  /k limit suprerior will be 1/ 3.
k 0
 h  k2  =1
 lt Radius of convergence of power series
h 0 h
(1  (1)n ) n 1
f x (0, k )  f x (0, 0)  2n x is 1/ 2  2
 f yx (0,0)  lt
k 0 k Radius of convergence of power series
f (h , k )  f (0, k ) (1  (1)n 1 ) n 1
 lt
lt
k 0 h  3n x is 1/ 3  3
k 0 k
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a n x n will be min (2,3)  2

So, nlim n 
1
 0.5
 2
Q48. (0)
Sol.: There will be no element of order 6 Q52. (0.368)
x
Q49. (4)   2 
  1 case 

Sol.: lim f 
x  
Sol.: W1  W2 will be vector space of all 5  2 matri-   x 
ces whose each row and each column sums
to 0. lim   2 
 e x  x  f    1
So dimension of W1  W2 is 
  x 
(5  1)(2  1)  (4)(1)  4.
 2
f    1 0
Q50. (0.125) lim
 e x   x  
case 
Sol.: coefficient of x 4 in the power series expan- 1/ x   0 

sion of e sin x  f (x ) about x = 0 is

  2  1
iv f '     2
f (0) lim   x   2 0 
 e x  ;  case 
4! 2 0 
Now f (x )  e sin x x

 f '(x )  cos xe sin x lim  2

 e x  f "   e f "(0)  e 1
 x 
 f "(x )  e sin x (cos2 x  sin x )  

 f "'(x )  e sin x (cos3 x  3 cos x sin x  cos x ) 1

  0.367879  0.368
e
cos 4 x  3 cos 2 x sin x  cos2 x 
  Q53. (1152)
 3 cos 2 x sin x  sin x 
 f iv (x )  e sin x Sol.: By Lagrangian multiplier method
 3 sin 2
x  3 cos 2
x 
 
Let F (x , y, z )  xyz 2  (x  2y  3z  1)
 f (0)  1  1  3  3
iv

 Fx  yz 2    0  yz 2   ...(i)

Fy  xz 2  2  0  xz 2  2 ...(ii)
f iv (0) 3 1
     0.125
4! 24 8 Fz  2xyz  3  0  2xyz  3 ...(iii)
F  x  2y  3z  1  0  x  2y  3z  1 ...(iv)
Q51. (0.5)
y 1
Sol.: ak  (1)k 1  Sn  a1  a2  ...  an (i) & (ii)    x  2y
x 2
 Sn  1  1  1  1  ...
z 2 4y
 Sn  1 is n is odd (ii) & (iii)  2y  3  z  3
= 0 if n is even
putting in (4), we get
(S  S 2  ...  Sn )
 n  1 1
n 2y  2y  4y  1  8y  1  y 
8
n 1
  , if n is even 1 1
2 2  x ;z 
4 6
n
So, maximum value of xyz 2  M is
n 1 1 1
   , if n is odd 2
2n 2 2n  1  1  1 1
M      
 4  8 6 (32)(36)

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1 2x
  dt  dx
1152 1  x4
1 2x 2 (x 2  1)  (x 2  1)
  1152  I  dx   dx
M 1  x4 1  x4

Q54. (6) 1 1
1
2
1 2
Sol.: Volume,  x dx  x
1  2 1 dx
1 1 2 x  2
2
x  2
V    
1 1 2 y 2
dzdydx x x
1 1
  2  2  y 2 dydx 
d x  
1 1
1 1 d (x  )
  x   x
1 y 2 y  1  1 
2   1 
2
 2 2y   2  y 2  sin1  dx x    2 x    2
1
 2 2 2 0  x  x
1 1  
 2 2     dx  1 1
2 4  x  x  x  2
1
1 1 1 x
 tan   ln
3   1 2  2  2 2 1
 2     dx x  2
 2 4  1   x

3   1  tan t  cos t 
 4    6    I  tan1 
 
2 4 2  2 
Now V      6  
1  tan t  cos t  2 
   6.  ln  
2 2  tan t  cos t  2 
Q55. (3)
 /3
Sol.:  1
 tan t  cos t  
 tan    
 /3 sin t  cos t   2  
method 1 :  
sin 2t
 /6
dt ,   
 1 ln  tan t  cos t  2  
put y = sint -cost  dy = (sint + cost) dt  2  tan t  
cos t  2   /6
 
so, sin 2t  1  x 2
3 1
   2 tan1
1
 
( 3 1)/2
 dy  2sin1 ( 3  1) / 2
 (1 3 )/2
1  y2
2 3

2   3 1
3 1      sin1 
 sin( / 2)    2sin  1  3 2  2 
2  2   

 3 1
 sin 
 /3 sin t  cos t 2 2
method 2 :  dt
 /6
sin 2t 
 2sin 1  3
1  /3 2

2
 /6
tan t  cos t dt
2
  
 /3   2sin  1  3
 2 tan t dt  2 
 /6

Now, take, I   tan t dt Q56. (0.239)

Sol.:
Let x 2  tan t  2xdt  sec2 tdt

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((2  cos u )sin u )

Y
 
   2  cos u
y=1 u v
So, total area =
y=x  /2  /2
 
0 0
(2cos u )dudv

 /2
 2  / 2  1 dv
0
X
 29 22 319
x=0 = (  1)   
2 7 14 49
x=1
 6.51 (approx).
1 1 2
Let I   y 4e xy dydx Q59. (-2.72)
0 x

By changing order of Integration dx

Sol.:  x 2t 3  xt
1 y 2 dt
I    y 0 x 0
y 4e xy dxdy 
dx
  tx  t 3 x 2
dt
 
4 xy 2
1 y e y 1 3
 
y 0 y2 0
dy  
0
y 2 e y  1 dy
dx
 x 2  tx 1  t 3
3 dt
ey y3 1
  dx dy
3 3 0 1
Let x  y  x
2

dx dt
1 1 1
 (e  1)   (e  2) dy
3 3 3    ty  t 3
dt
1 0.71828
 (2.71828  2)  dy
3 3   ty  t 3
dt
 0.2394267  0.239 2 2
 yet /2
  t 3et /2dt  c
Q57. (6)
Sol.: Rank(Q) = 2 2  t2  2
 ye t /2
   2   2  e t /2  c
Now T(P) = QP  2 
So, { P  M 33 (R ) s.t. T (P )  QP  0}
1 2
 N (T )   (t 2  2)  ce t /2
x
 Nullity (T) = 9-3 ; Rank (Q) = 9-3(2) = 9-6 = 3
 x (0)  1  1  2  c  c  1
 Rank(T) = 9-3 = 6
By Rank Nullity Theorem. 1 2
  (t 2  2)  e t /2
x

Q58. (6.51) 1
 e 1  x  2   e
Sol.:  (u ,v )  (2  cos u )cos viˆ  (2  cos u )sin vjˆ  sin ukˆ  x  2
   2.71828  2.72
 
u v

i j k
  sin u cos v  sin u sin v cos u
(2  cos u )sin v (2  cos u )cos v 0

 (2  cos u )cos u cos vi  (2  cos u )sin v cos u

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