KVPY-SA_2017 (MATHEMATICS)

PART-II

16. Let S be the circle in xy-plane which touches the x-axis at point A, the y-axis at point B and
the unit circle x2 + y2 = 1 at point C externally. If O denotes the origin, then the angle OCA
equals
5 
(A) (B)
8 2
3 3
(C) (D)
4 5

17. In an isosceles trapezium, the length of one of the parallel sides, and the lengths of the non-
parallel sides are all equal to 30. In order to maximize the area of the trapezium, the
smallest angle should be
 
(A) (B)
6 4
 
(C) (D)
3 2

18. Let A1, A2, A3 be regions in the xy-plane defined by

A1 = {(x, y) : x2 + 2y2  1},
A2 = {(x, y) : |x|3 + 2 2 |y|3 1},
A3 = {(x, y) : max (|x|, 2 |y|)  1. Then
(A)A1  A2  A3 (B)A3  A1  A2
(C) A2  A3  A1 (D) A3  A2  A1

19. Let ABCD be a square and E be a point outside ABCD such that E, A, C are collinear in that
order. Suppose EB = ED = 130 and the areas of triangle EAB and square ABCD are equal.
Then the area of square ABCD is
(A)8 (B)10
(C) 120 (D) 125

20. Consider the set A = {1, 2, 3, ..., 30}. The number of ways in which one can choose three
distinct numbers from A so that the product of the chosen numbers is divisible by 9 is
(A) 1590 (B) 1505
(C) 1110 (D) 1025

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