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Chapter 1
Complex Numbers
4
1. If Z   2 , then the maximum value of |Z| is 6. A complex number z is said to be unimodular if
Z |z| = 1. Suppose z1 and z2 are complex numbers
equal to [AIEEE-2009]
z1  2z2
such that is unimodular and z2 is not
(1) 5 1 (2) 2 2  z1z2
(3) 2  2 (4) unimodular. Then the point z1 lies on a

3 1
[JEE (Main)-2015]
2. The number of complex numbers z such that
(1) Straight line parallel to x-axis
|z – 1| = |z + 1| = |z – i| equals [AIEEE-2010]
(2) Straight line parallel to y-axis
(1) 0 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4)  (3) Circle of radius 2
z2 (4) Circle of radius 2

3. If z  1 and is real, then the point
z 1
represented by the complex number z lies 2  3i sin 
7. A value of  for which is purely
[AIEEE-2012] 1  2i sin 
imaginary, is [JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) On a circle with centre at the origin.
(2) Either on the real axis or on a circle not   3
sin1 
passing through the origin (1)
6
(2)  4 
 
(3) On the imaginary axis
(4) Either on the real axis or on a circle passing  1  
through the origin (3) sin1   (4)
 3 3
4. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and
1 z 
argument , then arg   equals 8.
    3  2i sin 
Let A    – ,   :

is purely imaginary .
 1 z    2  1– 2i sin  
[JEE (Main)-2013]
Then the sum of the elements in A is

(1) – (2)  [JEE (Main)-2019]
2
(3)  (4) – 5
(1) (2) 
5. If z is a complex number such that |z|  2, then 6
1 3 2
the minimum value of z  [JEE (Main)-2014] (3) (4)
2 4 3
5 9. Let z 0 be a root of the quadratic equation,
(1) Is strictly greater than
2 x 2 + x + 1 = 0. If z = 3 + 6i z081 – 3i z093, then
3 5 arg z is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) Is strictly greater than but less than
2 2

5 (1) 0 (2)
(3) Is equal to 3
2
 
(4) Lies in the interval (1, 2) (3) (4)
4 6
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MATHEMATICS ARCHIVE - JEE (Main)
10. Let z 1 and z 2 be any two non-zero complex

3 i
3z 2z 16. If z    i  1 , then [JEE (Main)-2019]
numbers such that 3|z1| = 4|z2|. If z  1  2 2 2
2z2 3z1
(1) 0 (2) (– 1 + 2i)9
then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) – 1 (4) 1
3 5
(1) Im(z) = 0 (2)  z  17. All the points in the set
2 2
  i 
1 17 S :   R  ( i  1)
(3) | z |  (4) Re(z) = 0   i 
2 2
lie on a [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 5
 3 i   3 i (1) Straight line whose slope is 1
11. Let z        . If R(z) and I(z)
 2 2  2 2
(2) Circle whose radius is 2
respectively denote the real and imaginary parts of
z, then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) Circle whose radius is 1
(1) I(z) = 0 (4) Straight line whose slope is –1
(2) R(z) > 0 and I(z) > 0
5  3z
(3) R(z) < 0 and I(z) > 0 18. Let z  C be such that | z | < 1. If   ,
5(1  z )
(4) R(z) = – 3 then [JEE (Main)-2019]
3
(1) 5 Re() > 4 (2) 5 Re() > 1
 1  x  iy
12. Let  2  i   ( i  1), where x and y (3) 4 Im() > 5 (4) 5 Im() < 1
 3  27
are real numbers, then y – x equals
1  i 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2019] 19. If a > 0 and z  , has magnitude , then
ai 5
(1) –85 (2) –91 z is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 85 (4) 91 1 3 3 1
(1)   i (2)   i
13. Let z be a complex number such that |z| + z = 5 5 5 5
3 + i (where i  1 ). Then |z| is equal to
1 3 1 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3)  i (4)   i
5 5 5 5
41 5 20. If z and w are two complex numbers such that
(1) (2) 
4 4 zw  1 and arg(z) – arg(w)  , then :
2
5 34
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 3
1 i
z– (1) zw  (2) zw  i
14. If (  R ) is a purely imaginary number and 2
z
|z| = 2, then a value of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1  i
(3) zw  (4) zw  i
2
(1) 2 (2) 2
21. The equation | z – i |  | z – 1|, i  –1 , represents :
1
(3) (4) 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
2
15. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers satisfying (1) The line through the origin with slope –1
|z1| = 9 and |z2 – 3 – 4i | = 4. Then the minimum 1
value of |z1 – z2| is [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) A circle of radius
2
(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) A circle of radius 1
(3) 1 (4) 2 (4) The line through the origin with slope 1

ARCHIVE - JEE (Main) MATHEMATICS
22. Let z  C with lm(z) = 10 and it satisfies (1) x2 – 101x + 100 = 0

2z – n (2) x2 – 102x + 101 = 0
= 2i – 1 for some natural number n. Then
2z + n (3) x2 + 101x + 100 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019] (4) x2 + 102x + 101 = 0

zi
(1) n = 20 and Re(z) = 10 27. Let z be a complex number such that 1
z  2i
(2) n = 20 and Re(z) = –10 5
and | z |  . Then the value of |z + 3i| is
(3) n = 40 and Re(z) = –10 2
(4) n = 40 and Re(z) = 10 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 z 1  7
23. If Re    1, where z = x + iy, then the point (1) 2 3 (2)
 2z  i  2
(x, y) lies on a [JEE (Main)-2020]
15
(3) 10 (4)
 1 3 4
(1) Circle whose centre is at   ,  
 2 2 28. If z be a complex number satisfying
|Re(z)| + |Im(z)| = 4, then |z| cannot be
2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) Straight line whose slope is 
3
(1) 10 (2) 8
5
(3) Circle whose diameter is 17
2 (3) (4) 7
2
3
(4) Straight line whose slope is 3
2  2 2 
 1  sin 9  i cos 9 
3  i sin  29. The value of   is
24. If ,   [0, 2] , is a real number, then an  1  sin 2 – i cos 2 
4  i cos   9 9 
argument of sin   i cos  is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1
(1)  1  i 3  (2) 1  i 3 
1  3  4 2 2
(1)   tan   (2)   tan1  
4 3
1 1
(3)  3 i (4)   3 i
1  3  4 2 2
(3)  tan   (4) tan1  
4 3 30. The imaginary part of
25. If the equation, x 2 + bx + 45 = 0 (b  R) has
3  2   
1 1
2 2
conjugate complex roots and they satisfy –54 – 3 – 2 –54 can be
z  1  2 10 , then [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) b2 – b = 42 (2) b2 – b = 30 (1) 6 (2) – 6

(3) b2 + b = 12 (4) b2 + b = 72 (3) –2 6 (4) 6
1  i 3 100 31. If z 1 , z 2 are complex numbers such that

26. Let   . If a  (1  )   2k and
2 k 0 Re( z1 )  z1 – 1, Re( z2 )  z2 – 1 , and
100

b  3k , then a and b are the roots of the arg( z1 – z2 ) 
6
, then Im(z1 + z2) is equal to
k 0
quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 1 m n
(1) (2) 1  i  2 1  i  3
2 3 38. If      1,  m, n  N  then the
 1– i   i –1 
2
(3) (4) 2 3 greatest common divisor of the least values of m
3 and n is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
2z  i 39. Let p and q be two positive numbers such that p
32. Let u  , z  x  iy and k > 0. If the curve + q = 2 and p4 + q4 = 272. Then p and q are
z  ki
roots of the equation : [JEE (Main)-2021]
represented by Re(u) + Im(u) = 1 intersects the
y-axis at the point P and Q where PQ = 5, then (1) x2 – 2x + 2 = 0 (2) x2 – 2x + 8 = 0
the value of K is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) x2 – 2x + 136 = 0 (4) x2 – 2x + 16 = 0
(1) 1/2 (2) 3/2 40. If range of real values of , for which the equation
(3) 2 (4) 4 
z + |z – 1| + 2i = 0 z  C and i = –1 has a 
 
33. If a and b are real numbers such that 2 2
solution, is [p, q) then 4 p + q is equal to
–1  i 3
(2 + = a + b, where  
) 4 , then ______.
2
a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]
 –1+ i 3  1+ i 3 
21 21
(1) 33 (2) 9
41. Let i = –1 . If + = k, and
(3) 24 (4) 57
1– i 24 1+ i 24
34. If the four complex numbers z, z , z –2Re  z  n =  k  be the greatest integral part of k . Then
and z – 2Re(z) represent the vertices of a square n+5 n+5
2
of side 4 units in the Argand plane, then |z| is   j + 5 –   j + 5  is equal to _______.
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] j=0 j=0
(1) 4 2 (2) 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

42. Let the lines (2 – i)z = (2 + i) z and (2 + i)z + (i – 2)
(3) 2 2 (4) 4
z – 4i = 0, (here i2 = –1) be normal to a circle C.
30 If the line iz + z + 1+ i = 0 is tangent to this circle C,
 –1  i 3 
35. The value of   is [JEE (Main)-2020] then its radius is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1 i 
3
(1) 3 2 (2)
(1) –215 i (2) –215 2
3 1
(3) 215 i (4) 65 (3) (4)
2 2 2 2
36. The region represented by {z = x + iy  C : |z| –
Re(z)  1} is also given by the inequality 43. If ,   R are such that 1 – 2i (here i2 = –1) is
[JEE (Main)-2020] a root of z2 + z    0 , then     is equal to:

[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 2  1
2
(1) y  x  (2) y  2 x   (1) –3 (2) –7
2  2
(3) 7 (4) 3
(3) y 2  x  1 (4) y 2  2  x  1 44. The sum of 162th
power of the roots of the equation
x3 – 2x2 + 2x –1 = 0 is _________.
37. Let z = x + iy be a non-zero complex number such [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
that z  i z , where i  –1 , then z lies on the 45. Let z be those complex numbers which satisfy
z + 5  4 and z(1+ i) + z (1– i)  –10, i = –1 .
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Line, y = x (2) Imaginary axis If the maximum value of |z + 1|2 is    2 ,
(3) Real axis (4) Line, y = –x then the value of ( + ) is ______.

[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) ||2 – ad > 0 and a  R – {0}

46. Let a complex number z, | z |  1, satisfy (2) ||2 – ad  0
 | z | 11  (3)  = 0, a, d  R+
log    2. Then, the largest value of
1  (| z | 1)2  (4) ||2 – ad  0 and a R
2  
52. Let z 1 , z 2 be the roots of the equation
| z | is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021] z2 + az + 12 = 0 and z1, z2 form an equilateral
(1) 8 (2) 7 triangle with origin. Then, the value of |a| is
(3) 6 (4) 5 ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
47. Let z and w be two complex numbers such that 53. Let a complex number be w  1  3 i. Let another
complex number z be such that |zw| = 1 and
z+i
w = zz – 2z + 2, = 1 and Re(w) has minimum 
z – 3i arg(z)  arg(w)  . Then the area of the triangle
2
value. Then, the minimum value of n  N for which with vertices origin, z and w is equal to :
wn is real, is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
48. The least value of |z| where z is complex number 1
which satisfies the inequality exp (1) (2) 2
2
1
 | z | 3 | z | 1  (3) 4 (4)
loge 2   log 2 5 7  9i ,i  1, 4

 || z | 1|  54. If f(x) and g(x) are two polynomials such that the
polynomial P(x) = f(x3) + x g(x3) is divisible by
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x2 + x + 1, then P(1) is equal to _______.
(1) 2 (2) 8 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 3 (4) 5 55. If  and  are the distinct roots of the equation
1 1
49. The area of the triangle with vertices A(z), B(iz) and x 2  (3) 4x 3 2  0, then the value of
C(z + iz) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
96 ( 12  1)  96 (12  1) is equal to
1 1
(1) | z |2 (2) | z  iz |2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
(1) 28 × 325 (2) 56 × 324
1 (3) 52 × 324 (4) 56 × 325
(3) (4) 1
2 56. If z and  are two complex numbers such that |z| =
50. Let S1,S2 and S3 be three sets defined as
3  1  2 z 
1 and arg(z) – arg()  , then arg   is
S1  {z   :| z  1| 2} 2  1  3 z 
(Here arg(z) denotes the principal argument of
S2  {z   : Re((1  i)z)  1} complex number z) [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 3
S3  {z   : Im(z)  1} (1) (2) 
4 4
Then the set S1  S2  S3 [JEE (Main)-2021]  

(3) (4) 
4 4
(1) Has infinitely many elements
57. Let n denotes the number of solutions of the
(2) Is a singleton equation z 2  3z  0, where z is a complex number..
(3) Has exactly three elements 
1
(4) Has exactly two elements Then the value of  nk is equal to
k 0
51. If the equation a z 2  z   z  d  0 represents a [JEE (Main)-2021]
circle where a, d are real constants, then which of (1) 1 (2) 2

the following condition is correct?
4 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
3 2
58. Let C be the set of all complex numbers. Let

3
 1 
S1 = {z  C| |z – 3 – 2i|2 = 8}, .....   z 21   is ____.
 z 21 
S2 = {z  C| |Re(z)  5} and
[JEE (Main)-2021]
S3 = {z  C| |z – z |  8}.
Then the number of elements in S1  S2 S3 is 63. If  3 i
100
 299 (p  iq), then p and q are roots
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] of the equation [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 0 (2) 1
(1) x 2 –  3 – 1 x – 3  0
(3) 2 (4) Infinite
59. Let  be the set of all complex numbers. Let (2) x 2   3 – 1 x – 3  0
S1  z   : z  2  1 and
(3) x 2 –  3  1 x  3  0
 
S2  z   : z 1  i   z 1  i   4 .
(4) x 2   3  1 x  3  0
2 64. The least positive integers n such that
5
Then, the maximum value of z  for z  S1  S2
2
(2i )n
, i  –1 , is a positive integer, is
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] (1– i )n – 2
________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
52 2 52 2
(1) (2)  z i 
2 4 65. If S   z  C : ,  R  , then
 z  2i 
32 2 32 2 (1) S contains exactly two elements
(3) (4)
4 2 (2) S is a circle in the complex plane
60. If the real part of the complex number (3) S is a straight line in the complex plane
(4) S contains only one element
3  2i cos   
z ,    0,  is zero, then the value [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  3i cos   2
66. A point z moves in the complex plane such that
of sin23 + cos2 is equal to _______.
 z 2 
[JEE (Main)-2021] arg    , then the minimum value of
 z  2 4
 z  1 
61. The equation arg   represents a circle 2
 z  1 4 z  9 2  2i is equal to ______.
with : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) Centre at (0, 0) and radius 2 zi
67. If z is a complex number such that is purely
(2) Centre at (0, 1) and radius z 1
2
imaginary, then the minimum value of |z –(3 + 3i)|
(3) Centre at (0, –1) and radius 2 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) Centre at (0, 1) and radius 2 (1) 6 2 (2) 2 2
1 i 3 (3) 3 2 (4) 2 2  1
62. Let z  , i  1. Then the value of
2
68. If for the complex number z satisfying |z – 2 – 2i|
 1, the maximum value of |3iz + 6| is attained at
3 3 3
 1  1   3 1  a + ib, then a + b is equal to_____.
21   z     z 2     z  3   ......
 z 2
 z   z  [JEE (Main)-2021]

69. If ,   C are the distinct roots, of the equation 70. Let  and  be two roots of the equation
x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 101 +  107 is equal to x2 + 2x + 2 = 0, then 15 +  15 is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) 0 (1) –512 (2) 512
(3) 1 (4) 2 (3) 256 (4) –256

Chapter 2
Quadratic Equations
1. If the roots of the equation bx2 + cx + a = 0 be 7. Let  and  be the roots of equation x2 – 6x – 2 = 0.
imaginary, then for all real values of x, the a10 – 2a8
expression 3b2x2 + 6bcx + 2c2 is [AIEEE-2009] If an = n – n, for n  1, then the value of 2a9
(1) Less than 4ab (2) Greater than –4ab
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2015]
(3) Less than –4ab (4) Greater than 4ab
(1) 6 (2) –6
2. If  and  are the roots of the equation
(3) 3 (4) –3
x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 2009 + 2009 = [AIEEE-2010]
8. The sum of all real values of x satisfying the
(1) –2 (2) –1 2
 4 x  60
equation ( x 2  5 x  5)x  1 is
(3) 1 (4) 2
[JEE (Main)-2016]
3. Let for a  a1  0,
(1) – 4 (2) 6
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, g(x) = a1x2 + b1x + c1 and (3) 5 (4) 3
p(x) = f(x) – g(x).
9. If, for a positive integer n, the quadratic equation,
If p(x) = 0 only for x = –1 and p(–2) = 2, then the
value of p(2) is [AIEEE-2011]
x( x  1)  ( x  1)( x  2)  ...  ( x  n  1)( x  n )  10n
(1) 6 (2) 18 has two consecutive integral solutions, then n is

equal to [JEE (Main)-2017]
(3) 3 (4) 9
(1) 9 (2) 10
4. Sachin and Rahul attempted to solve a quadratic (3) 11 (4) 12
equation. Sachin made a mistake in writing down
the constant term and ended up in roots (4, 3). 10. Let S = {x  R : x  0 and
Rahul made a mistake in writing down coefficient
of x to get roots (3, 2). The correct roots of
2 x –3  x  
x – 6  6  0 }. Then S
[JEE (Main)-2018]
equation are: [AIEEE-2011]
(1) Is an empty set
(1) –6, –1 (2) –4, –3
(2) Contains exactly one element
(3) 6, 1 (4) 4, 3
(3) Contains exactly two elements
5. The real number k for which the equation
(4) Contains exactly four elements
2 x 3  3 x  k  0 has two distinct real roots in [0, 1]
11. If both the roots of the quadratic equation
[JEE (Main)-2013] x2 – mx + 4 = 0 are real and distinct and they lie
(1) Lies between 1 and 2 in the interval [1, 5] then m lies in the interval
(2) Lies between 2 and 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) Lies between –1 and 0 (1) (–5, –4) (2) (3, 4)
(4) Does not exist (3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 6)

12. The number of all possible positive integral values
6. If the equations x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + c = 0,
of  for which the roots of the quadratic equation,
a, b, c R, have a common root, then a : b : c is 6x2 – 11x +  = 0 are rational numbers is
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 2 : 1 (1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 1 : 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1 : 2 (3) 2 (4) 3

13. Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (1) 8 (2) 3

(c – 4) = 0, c  5. Let S be the set of all integral
(3) 6 (4) 7
values of c for which one root of the equation lies
in the interval (0, 2) and its other root lies in the 19. If  and  be the roots of the equation x2 – 2x +
interval (2, 3). Then the number of elements in S n

is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2 = 0, then the least value of n for which    1

(1) 11 (2) 18
is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 12 (4) 10
(1) 4 (2) 5
14. The value of  such that sum of the squares of the
roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + (3 –) x + 2 (3) 3 (4) 2
=  has the least value is [JEE (Main)-2019] 20. The sum of the solutions of the equation
(1) 2 (2) 1 x 2  x  
x  4  2  0,  x  0  is equal to
15 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
8 9
(1) 4 (2) 10
15. If one real root of the quadratic equation 81x2 + kx
(3) 9 (4) 12
+ 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value
of k is [JEE (Main)-2019] 21. If three distinct numbers a, b, c are in G.P. and the
equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f =
(1) –300 (2) 144 0 have a common root, then which one
(3) –81 (4) 100 of the following statements is correct?
16. Let  and  the roots of the quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2019]
x2 sin – x (sin cos + 1) + cos = 0 (1) d, e, f are in A.P.
(0 <  < 45°), and  < . Then d e f

(2) , , are in G.P.
a b c
   1n  d e f
   n
 
 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) , , are in A.P.
n 0 
 n 
a b c
(4) d, e, f are in G.P.
1 1 1 1 22. The number of integral values of m for which the
(1)  (2) 
1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin  equation (1 + m2)x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x + (1 + 8m) = 0
has no real root is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1 1 1 (1) Infinitely many (2) 3
(3)  (4) 
1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin 
(3) 2 (4) 1
17. If  be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic
23. Let p, q  R. If 2  3 is a root of the quadratic
equation in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4)x + 2 = 0, then
equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then
1
the least value of m for which    1, is [JEE (Main)-2019]

[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) q2 – 4p – 16 = 0 (2) p2 – 4q + 12 = 0
(3) p2 – 4q – 12 = 0 (4) q2 + 4p + 14 = 0
(1) 4 – 2 3 (2) 4–3 2
24. If m is chosen in the quadratic equation
(m2 + 1) x2 – 3x + (m2 + 1)2 = 0 such that the sum
(3) 2 – 3 (4) –2  2 of its roots is greatest, then the absolute difference
18. The number of integral values of m for which the of the cubes of its roots is [JEE (Main)-2019]
quadratic expression, (1 + 2m)x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x +
(1) 8 3 (2) 10 5
4(1 + m), xR, is always positive, is
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 4 3 (4) 8 5
25. If  and  are the roots of the equation 31. Let a, b  R , a  0 be such that the equation,
n n ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 has a repeated root , which is
375x2 – 25x – 2 = 0, then lim
n 

r 1
r
 lim
n 

r 1
r
also a root of the equation, x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0. If
 is the other root of this equation, then
2 +  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
21 7 (1) 25 (2) 24
(1) (2)
346 116
(3) 26 (4) 28
29 1
(3) (4) 32. Let  and  be the roots of the equation,
358 12
5x2 + 6x – 2 = 0. If Sn = n +  n, n = 1, 2, 3, ...,
26. If ,  and  are three consecutive terms of a non- then [JEE (Main)-2020]
constant G.P. such that the equations
x 2 + 2x +  = 0 and x 2 + x – 1 = 0 have a (1) 5S6 + 6S5 = 2S4 (2) 6S6 + 5S5 + 2S4 = 0
common root, then ( + ) is equal to
(3) 6S6 + 5S5 = 2S4 (4) 5S6 + 6S5 + 2S4 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019]
33. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that
(1) 0 (2) 
f(–1) + f(2) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0 is 3,
(3)  (4)  then its other root lies in [JEE (Main)-2020]
27. Let  and  be two real roots of the equation
(1) (–1, 0) (2) (–3, –1)
(k  1)tan2 x – 2   tan x  (1– k ), where k( –
(3) (0, 1) (4) (1, 3)
1) and  are real numbers. If tan2( + ) = 50,
then a value of  is [JEE (Main)-2020] 34. If  and  are the roots of the equation
(1) 10 (2) 10 2 1 1
x2 + px + 2 = 0 and and are the roots of
 
(3) 5 (4) 5 2 the equation 2x 2 + 2qx + 1 = 0, then
28. Let  and  be the roots of the equation  1  1  1  1
  –     –            is equal to
x  x  1  0 . If pk         , k  1 , then
k k
2      
which one of the following statements is not true? [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
9 9
(1) p3 = p5 – p4 (1) (9 – q 2 ) (2) (9  p 2 )
4 4
(2) (p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5) = 26
(3) p5 = 11 9 9
(3) (9  q 2 ) (4) (9 – p 2 )
4 4
(4) p5 = p2p3
35. The set of all real values of  for which the
29. Let S be the set of all real roots of the equation,
quadratic equations, ( 2 + 1) x 2 – 4x + 2 = 0
3x(3x – 1) + 2 = | 3x – 1 | + | 3x – 2 |. Then S
always have exactly one root in the interval
[JEE (Main)-2020] (0, 1) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Contains at least four elements (1) (–3, –1) (2) (2, 4]
(2) Is a singleton (3) (0, 2) (4) (1, 3]
(3) Contains exactly two elements 36. Let  0 be in R. If  and  are the roots of the
equation, x 2 – x + 2 = 0 and  and  are the
(4) Is an empty set roots of the equation, 3x2 – 10x + 27 = 0, then
30. The number of real roots of the equation, 
e4x + e3x – 4e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is[JEE (Main)-2020] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

(1) 4 (2) 2 (1) 18 (2) 9
(3) 3 (4) 1 (3) 27 (4) 36

37. The product of the roots of the equation 44. Let  and  be two real numbers such that
2
9 x – 18 x  5  0 , is [JEE (Main)-2020]  +  = 1 and  = –1. Let pn = ()n + ()n,
pn–1 = 11 and pn+1 = 29 for some integer n  1.
25 25 Then, the value of p n2 is ___________.
(1) (2)
9 81
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 5 1
(3) (4) 45. The value of 4  is :
9 27 1
5
38. If  and  are the roots of the equation, 1
4
1
  5
7x2 – 3x – 2 = 0, then the value of + 4  .....
1–  2 1– 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
4 4
27 (1) 2  30 (2) 4  30
1 5 5
(1) (2)
24 32
2 2
(3) 2  30 (4) 5  30
3 27 5 5
(3) (4)
8 16
39. If  and  be two roots of the equation
x 2 – 64x + 256 = 0. Then the value of 1
46. The value of 3  is equal to
1 1 1
 3  8  3  8 4
 5   5  is [JEE (Main)-2020] 1
  3
    1
(1) 2  3 4
(1) 3 (2) 2 3  ....
(3) 4 (4) 1 (2) 3  2 3

40. If  and  are the roots of the equation
2x(2x + 1) = 1, then  is equal to (3) 4  3
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) 1.5  3
(1) 22
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) –2( + 1)
47. The number of real roots of the equation
(3) 2( – 1)
e6x – e4x – 2e3x – 12e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is
(4) 2( + 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
41. The least positive value of ‘a’ for which the
33 (1) 1 (2) 2
2
equation, 2 x  (a  10)x   2a has real roots
2 (3) 6 (4) 4
is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
48. If ,  are roots of the equation
42. The integer ‘k’, for which the inequality
x2 – 2(3k – 1)x + 8k2 – 7 > 0 is valid for every x 2
x 5  2  x  10  0,  >  and P n = n –  n for
in R, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
each positive integer n, then the value of
(1) 2 (2) 3
(3) 4 (4) 0 P P  5 2P P 
 17 20 17 19  is equal to _______.
 P P  5 2 P2 
43. Let  and  be the roots of x 2 – 6x – 2 = 0 . If  18 19 18 
an = n – n for n  1 , then the value of [JEE (Main)-2021]

a10 – 2a8 49. The number of real solutions of the equation,
is : [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 – |x| – 12 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
3a9
(1) 2 (2) 4 (1) 4 (2) 2
(3) 3 (4) 1 (3) 1 (4) 3
50. If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = 2 and abc = 3,  1 3  1 

then the value of a4 + b4 + c4 is equal to ____. (1)  ,   {1} (2)   , 1
 2 1  2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 5
51. Let ,  be two roots of the equation (3) [2, 3) (4)  1, 
1 1  2
x 2  (20) 4 x  (5) 2  0 . Then 8 +  8 is equal to 57. cosec18° is a root of the equation
(1) 160 (2) 10 (1) x2 – 2x + 4 = 0 (2) x2 + 2x – 4 = 0
(3) 50 (4) 100
(3) x2 – 2x – 4 = 0 (4) 4x2 + 2x – 1 = 0
52. Let   max 8 2sin3x 
4 4cos3x  and 58. The number of pairs (a, b) of real numbers, such that
x 
whenever  is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0,
  min 82sin3 x  44cos3 x  . 2 – 2 is also a root of this equation, is :
x 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
If 8x2 + bx + c = 0 is a quadratic equation whose (1) 8 (2) 4
1 1
(3) 6 (4) 2
roots are  5 and  5 , then the value of c – b is
equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021] 59. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that
(1) 43 (2) 42 2
(3) 50 (4) 47 f (k)   for k = 2, 3, 4, 5. Then the value of
k
53. The number of real roots of the equation 52 – 10 f(10) is equal to ______.
e4x – e3x – 4e2x – ex + 1 = 0 is equal to ____.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
54. The sum of all integral values of k(k  0) for which 60. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation,
2 1 2  
the equation   in x has no real x 2 + x sin – 2sin = 0,    0,  , then
x 1 x  2 k  2
12 12
roots, is______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  
–12 is equal to
55. Let   0 be in R. If  and  are the roots of the (   –12 )  ( – )24
equation x2 – x + 2 = 0, and  and  are the
roots of the equation 3x2 – 10x + 27 = 0, then [JEE (Main)-2021]
 212 212
is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2)
 (sin  – 8)6 (sin  – 4)12
56. The set of all values of k > –1, for which the
equation (3x2 + 4x + 3)2 – (k + 1) (3x2 + 4x + 3) 26 212
(3x2 + 4x + 2) + k(3x2 + 4x + 2)2 = 0 has real (3) (4)
(sin   8)12 (sin   8)12
roots, is [JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 3
Binomial Theorem and Principle
of Mathematical Induction
1. The remainder left out when 82n – (62)2n + 1 is 4. If n is a positive integer, then ( 3  1)2n  ( 3  1)2n
divided by 9 is [AIEEE-2009] is [AIEEE-2012]
(1) 2 (2) 7 (1) An odd positive integer
(3) 8 (4) 0 (2) An even positive integer
10 10 (3) A rational number other than positive integer
2. Let S1   j ( j  1)10 C j , S2   j 10C j and
j 1 j 1 (4) An irrational number
10 5. Let A and B be two sets containing 2 elements
S3   j 2 10
Cj and 4 elements respectively. The number of
j 1
subsets of A × B having 3 or more elements is
Statement-1 : S3 = 55 × 29 [JEE (Main)-2013]
Statement-2 : S1 = 90 × 28 and S2 = 10 × 28 (1) 256 (2) 220

[AIEEE-2010] (3) 219 (4) 211
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 6. The term independent of x in expansion of
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
10
Statement-1  x 1 x 1 
 2   is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  3 1 1 
 x  x 1 x  x 
3 2
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for

Statement-1 (1) 4 (2) 120
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) 210 (4) 310
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true 7. If X = {4n – 3n – 1 : n N} and Y = {9(n – 1) : n 

N}, where N is the set of natural numbers, then
3. Statement-1: For each natural number n, (n + 1)7
– n7 – 1 is divisible by 7. X  Y is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
Statement-2: For each natural number n, n7 – n is (1) X (2) Y

divisible by 7. [AIEEE-2011] (3) N (4) Y – X
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. 8. If the coefficients of x3 and x4 in the expansion of
(2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2, is true. (1 + ax + bx2) (1 – 2x)18 in powers of x are both
zero, then (a, b) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true,
statement-2 is a correct explanation for  272   272 
(1)  14,  (2)  16, 
statement-1  3   3 
(4) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for  251   251 
(3)  16,  (4)  14, 
statement-1  3   3 

9. The sum of coefficients of integral powers of x in 3


20 20
Ci 1  k
15. If   20   , then k equals
 
50
the binomial expansion of 1  2 x is i 1 
20
Ci  Ci 1  21
(1) 400 (2) 100
1 50 1 50
(1) (3  1) (2) (3 ) (3) 200 (4) 50
2 2
16. The sum of all two digit positive numbers which
1 50 1 50 when divided by 7 yield 2 or 5 as remainder is
(3) (3  1) (4) (2  1)
2 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
10. If the number of terms in the expansion of (1) 1465 (2) 1356
n (3) 1365 (4) 1256
 2 4 
 1   2  , x  0 , is 28, then the sum of the 17. If the third term in the binomial expansion of
 x x 
coefficients of all the terms in this expansion, is (1  x log2 x )5 equals 2560, then a possible value of
[JEE (Main)-2016] x is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2187 (2) 243 1

(1) 2 2 (2)
4
(3) 729 (4) 64
1
11. The value of (3) 4 2 (4)
8
( 21C1  10C1 )  ( 21C2  10C2 )  ( 21C3  10C3 )  18. Consider the statement : “P(n) : n2 – n + 41” is
prime.” Then which one of the following is true?
( 21C4  10C4 )  ...  ( 21C10  10C10 ) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2017] (1) P(5) is false but P(3) is true
(1) 221 – 210 (2) 220 – 29 (2) P(3) is false but P(5) is true
(3) Both P(3) and P(5) are false
(3) 220 – 210 (4) 221 – 211
(4) Both P(3) and P(5) are true
12. The sum of the co-efficients of all odd degree terms
19. The positive value of for which the co-efficient of
in the expansion of
10
2  
x2 in the expression x  x  2 
x    x  
5 5 is 720, is
x3  1 x 3  1 , (x > 1) is  x 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) 3 (2) 4
(1) –1 (2) 0
(3) 5 (4) 2 2
(3) 1 (4) 2
20. The sum of the real values of x for which the
middle term in the binomial expansion of
2403 k
13. If the fractional part of the number is , 8
15 15  x3 3 
   equals 5670 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]  3 x
(1) 8 (2) 4 (1) 4 (2) 8
(3) 6 (4) 14 (3) 0 (4) 6
21. Let (x + 10)50 + (x – 10)50
3
 1 t6  = a0 + a1x + a2x2 + ... + a50x50, for all
14. The coefficient of t 4 in the expansion of  
 1 t  a2
xR ; then is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
is [JEE (Main)-2019] a0
(1) 15 (2) 14 (1) 12.25 (2) 12.75
(3) 12 (4) 10 (3) 12.00 (4) 12.50

22. A ratio of the 5th term from the beginning to the 5th 28. If the coefficients of x2 and x3 are both zero, in the
term from the end in the binomial expansion of expansion of the expression (1 + ax + bx 2 )
(1 – 3x)15 in powers of x, then the ordered pair
10 (a, b) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
 1 1 
 23   is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (– 54, 315) (2) (28, 861)
1
 
 2(3) 3  (3) (–21, 714) (4) 28, 315
29. The smallest natural number n, such that the
1 1 coefficient of x in the expansion of
(1) 1: 4(16)3 (2) 1: 2(6) 3 n
 2 1  n
 x  3  is C23 , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1  x 
(3) 2(36)3 :1 (4) 4(36) 3 :1 (1) 58 (2) 35
(3) 38 (4) 23
23. The total number of irrational terms in the binomial
30. The coefficient of x 18 in the product (1 + x)
 
60
expansion of 7
1
5
–3
1
10
is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1 – x)10(1 + x + x2)9 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 84 (2) –126
(1) 48 (2) 49 (3) –84 (4) 126
31. If 20C (22) 20C (32) 20C 2 20C
(3) 54 (4) 55 1 + 2 + 3 + ....... + (20 ) 20

= A(2 ), then the ordered pair (A, ) is equal to
24. The sum of the co-efficients of all even degree
[JEE (Main)-2019]
terms in x in the expansion of ( x  x  1)  3 6 (1) (420, 19) (2) (380, 19)
(3) (420, 18) (4) (380, 18)
( x  x 3  1)6 , ( x  1) is equal to : 32. The term independent of x in the expansion of
6
[JEE (Main)-2019]  1 x8   2 3 
 –    2 x – 2  is equal to
(1) 24 (2) 32  60 81   x 
(3) 26 (4) 29 [JEE (Main)-2019]

25. If the fourth term in the binomial expansion (1) –108 (2) –36
6 (3) –72 (4) 36
 1
1 
of   x 12 
is equal to 200, and 33. The number of ordered pairs (r, k) for which 6 35Cr
 1  log10 x 
 x  = (k2 – 3) 36Cr + 1, where k is an integer, is
x > 1, then the value of x is : [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 10 (2) 103 (1) 3 (2) 6
(3) 100 (4) 104 (3) 2 (4) 4
26. If the fourth term in the Binomial expansion of 34. The coefficient of x7 in the expression (1 + x)10 +
6 x(1 + x)9 + x2 (1 + x)8 + … + x10 is
2 log8 x 
x x  (x > 0) is 20 × 87, then a value of [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
x is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 120 (2) 330
(1) 83 (2) 8 (3) 420 (4) 210

(3) 8–2 (4) 82 35. If  and  be the coefficients of x 4 and x 2
respectively in the expansion of
27. If some three consecutive coefficients in the
   
6 6
binomial expansion of (x + 1)n in powers of x are x  x2  1  x  x 2  1 , then
in the ratio 2 : 15 : 70, then the average of these
three coefficients is [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 625 (2) 964 (1)  –  = 60 (2)  +  = 60
(3) 232 (4) 227 (3)  –  = –132 (4)  +  = –30
16 42. If {p} denotes the fractional part of the number p,

 x 1 
36. In the expansion of    , if l1 is the  3 
200
 cos  x sin   then  , is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
least value of the term independent of x when  8 
  5 1
 and l2 is the least value of the term
8 4 (1) (2)
8 8
 
independent of x when    , then the ratio 7 3
16 8 (3) (4)
l2 : l1 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 8 8
(1) 1 : 16 (2) 16 : 1 43. If the constant term in the binomial expansion of
10
(3) 1 : 8 (4) 8 : 1  k 
 x– 2 is 405, then |k| equals
37. Let  > 0,  > 0 be such that 3 +  2 = 4. If the  x 
maximum value of the term independent of x in the [JEE (Main)-2020]
10
 1  
1 (1) 2 (2) 3
binomial expansion of  x 9   x 6  is 10k,
  (3) 9 (4) 1
 
then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 44. If a, b and c are the greatest values of
19C , 20C and 21C respectively, then
p q r
(1) 84 (2) 176
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 336 (4) 352
a b c a b c
38. If the number of integral terms in the expansion of (1)   (2)  
10 11 42 11 22 42
n
 1 1
 32  58  is exactly 33, then the least value of a b c a b c
  (3)   (4)  
  10 11 21 11 22 21
n is [JEE (Main)-2020] 45. If the sum of the coefficients of all even powers of
(1) 264 (2) 128 x in the product
(3) 256 (4) 248 1  x  x 2


 ...  x 2n 1  x  x 2  x 3  ...  x 2n 
39. If the term independent of x in the expansion of is 61, then n is equal to ________.
9 [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 2 1 
 x   is k, then 18k is equal to 46. The coefficient of x4
in the expansion of
2 3x 
(1 + x + x2)10 is _________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
47. If Cr  25Cr and C0 + 5.C1 + 9.C2 + ... + (101).C25
(1) 9 (2) 11 = 225. k, then k is equal to ________.
(3) 5 (4) 7 [JEE (Main)-2020]
20 n
 1
40. The value of  50– r C6 is equal to 48. For a positive integer n,  1 +  is expanded in
 x
r 0
increasing powers of x. If three consecutive
[JEE (Main)-2020]
coefficients in this expansion are in the ratio,
(1) 51C
7 – 30C
7 (2) 50C
7 – 30C
7
2 : 5 : 12, then n is equal to ____.
(3) 51C + 30C (4) 50C – 30C [JEE (Main)-2020]

7 7 6 6
41. If for some positive integer n, the coefficients of 20 a7

 2x 2 + 3 x + 4 
10
three consecutive terms in the binomial expansion
49. Let =  ar x r . Then a
13
is
r =0
of (1 + x)n + 5 are in the ratio 5 : 10 : 14, then the equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
largest coefficient in this expansion is
50. The natural number m, for which the coefficient of
[JEE (Main)-2020] 22
 m 1 
(1) 252 (2) 462 x in the binomial expansion of  x  2  is
 x 
(3) 792 (4) 330 1540, is _________. [JEE (Main)-2020]

51. The coefficient of x 4 in the expansion of 58. Let m, n  N and gcd (2, n) = 1, If
(1 + x + x2 + x3)6 in powers of x, is ______.
 30   30   30   30 
[JEE (Main)-2020] 30    29    .......  2    1   n  2m ,
 0   1  28   29 
52. The value of
then n + m is equal to ____________.
15 15 15 15
– C1  2  C2 – 3  C3  .... – 15  C15
 n n 
14 14 14 14  Here    C k 
 C1  C3  C5  ....  C11 is  k  
(1) 214 (2) 216 –1 59. If n is the number of irrational terms in the expansion
(3) 213 – 13 (4) 213 – 14 60
 1 1
 34  58 
53. If n  2 is a positive integer, then the sum of the of   , then (n – 1) is divisible by :
 
series
[JEE (Main)-2021]
n1

C2  2 2C2  3 C2  4 C2  .....  n C2  is : (1) 7 (2) 26
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 8 (4) 30
n(2n  1)(3n  1) n(n – 1)(2n  1) 60. Let [x] denote greatest integer less than or equal
(1) (2) to x. If for nN,
6 6
3n
1  x  x 3 
n
(3)
n(n  1)2 (n  2)
(4)
n(n  1)(2n  1)   a j x j, then
6 j 0
12
54. For integers n and r, let  3n   3n1
2  2 
n n
 Cr , if n  r  0    
 
r

 0, otherwise
 a2j  4  a2j1 is equal to :
j 0 j0
The maximum value of k for which the sum
[JEE (Main)-2021]
k k 1 (1) 1 (2) 2n–1
 10   15   12   13 
       exists, is equal
i0  i   k – i  i0  i   k  i – i  (3) n (4) 2
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 61. Let n be a positive integer. Let
55. If the remainder when x is divided by 4 is 3, then
the remainder when (2020 + x)2022 is divided by 8 n  1 k  3 k  7 k  15 k  31 k 
is __________. [JEE (Main)-2021] A  (1)k n
Ck               
k 0  2  4 8  16   32  
56. The total number of two digit numbers ‘n’, such
that 3n + 7n is a multiple of 10, is ________.
1
[JEE (Main)-2021] If 63A = 1  , then n is equal to _______.
230
57. The maximum value of the term independent of ‘t’
[JEE (Main)-2021]
10
 1 1  62. If the fourth term in the expansion of (x  xlog2 x )7 is
 (1  x) 10 
in the expansion of  tx 5   4480, then the value of x where x  N is
 t 
  [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
(1) 2 (2) 1
where x  (0,1) is : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 3 (4) 4
6
(1)
2.10!
2 (2)
2.10!
63. The value of  6

Cr . 6C6r is equal to :
3(5!) 3 3(5!)2 r 0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
10! 10! (1) 924 (2) 1124
(3) (4)
3(5!)2 2(5!)2 (3) 1024 (4) 1324
64. Let the coefficients of third, fourth and fifth terms

1 1 1 1
n    ....   n   n2  n3
 a  a  b a  2b a  3b a  nb
in the expansion of  x  2  , x  0, be in the
 x  then the value of  is [JEE (Main)-2021]
ratio 12 : 8 : 3. Then the term independent of x in
the expansion, is equal to _________. a  b2 ab
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2)
3a3 3a2
65. Let (1 + x + 2x 2) 20 = a 0 + a 1x + a 2x 2 + .... +
a40x40. Then, a1 + a3 + a5 + ....+ a37 is equal to a2  b b2
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
3a3 3a3
(1) 219(220 – 21) (2) 219(220 + 21)
74. The ratio of the coefficient of the middle term in the
(3) 220(220 – 21) (4) 220(220 + 21)
expansion of (1 + x)20 and the sum of the coefficients
66. Let n Cr denote the binomial coefficient of xr in the of two middle terms in expansion of (1 + x)19 is
expansion of (1 + x)n. _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
10
If   22  3k  10Ck  310  .210 , , R, then 75. The term independent of ‘x’ in the expansion of
k 0
 + equal to _______ . [JEE (Main)-2021] 10
 x 1 x –1 
67. The term independent of x in the expansion of  –  , where x  0, 1 is
10  32 1 1 
 x 1 x 1   x – x 3 1 x – x 2 
 2 
1 1  , x  1, is equal to
 x 3  x 3  1 x  x 2  equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
______ . [JEE (Main)-2021] 76. If the greatest value of the term independent of ‘x’
68. The coefficient of x 256 in the expansion of 10
(1 – x)101 (x2 + x + 1)100 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  cos   10!
in the expansion of  x sin   a  is ,
100 100  x  (5!)2
(1) C15 (2) C16
then the value of ‘a’ is equal to
(3) 100 C16 (4) 100 C15 [JEE (Main)-2021]
69. The number of rational terms in the binomial (1) –1 (2) –2
 1 1 120 (3) 2 (4) 1

expansion of 4  5 
 4 6 is _______. 77. The lowest integer which is greater than
 
 
10100
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1 
 1  100  is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
70. For the natural numbers m, n, if (1 – y)m (1 + y)n  10 
= 1 + a1y + a2y2 + ..... + am + n ym + n and a1 = a2
= 10, then the value of (m + n) is equal to (1) 1 (2) 4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 3 (4) 2
(1) 64 (2) 80
(3) 88 (4) 100 78. The sum of all those terms which are rational
71. The number of elements in the set 12

 1 1 
{n  {1, 2,3,........,100 } | (11) n > (10) n + (9) n } is numbers in the expansion of  2 3  2 4  is
 
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
72. If the constant term, in binomial expansion of [JEE (Main)-2021]
10 (1) 43 (2) 27
 r 1 
 2x  2  is 180, then r is equal to _______. (3) 35 (4) 89
 x 
[JEE (Main)-2021] 79. If the co-efficients of x7 and x8 in the expansion of
73. If b is very small as compared to the value of a, so n
 x
b  2   are equal, then the value of n is equal to
that the cube and other higher powers of can be  3
a
neglected in the identity _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]

11
 2 1  20
  20 CK 
80. If the coefficients of x7 in  x   and x–7 in 2
 bx  84. is equal to
11 k 0
 1 
 x  2  , b  0, are equal, then the value of b
 bx  [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 41C (2) 40C
20 19
(1) 1 (2) –2
(3) 40C (4) 40C
(3) –1 (4) 2 21 20
81. A possible value of ‘x’, for which the ninth term in
 36 
10 85. If   k is the term, independent of x, in the

the expansion of 3log3 25 x 1 7
 1
   log3 5
 3 8 
x 1
1  

 44



 12
   x 12 
  binomial expansion of    , then k is equal
in the increasing powers of
 1
   log3 5
3 8 

x 1
1  is
to ______.
 4 x2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to 180, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
86. If the coefficient of a7b8 in the expansion of (a + 2b
(1) –1 (2) 0
+ 4ab)10 is K216, then K is equal to
(3) 1 (4) 2
20C
[JEE (Main)-2021]
82. If r is the co-efficient of xr in the expansion of
87. If the sum of the coefficients in the expansion of
20
(1 + x)20, then the value of  r2 20
Cr is equal to : (x + y)n is 4096, then the greatest coefficient in the
r 0 expansion is_____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 88. If (2021)3762 is divided by 17, then the remainder is
(1) 420 × 219 (2) 420 × 218 _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 380 × 219 (4) 380 × 218
n
83. Let   denote nCk and 89. 3 × 722 + 2 × 1022 – 44 when divided by 18 leaves
k  the remainder ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 n 
n    , if 0  k  n 90. Let n  N and [x] denote the greatest integer less
k    k  than or equal to x. If the sum of (n + 1) terms nC0,
  
 0 , otherwise. 3 nC1, 5 nC2, 7 nC3, .... is equal to 2100101, then
9 8
9  12  8  13   n  1
If Ak    i  12  k  i     i  13  k  i  2  is equal to _________.
i 0     i 0      2 
and A4 – A3 = 190 p, then p is equal to ________.

Chapter 4
Permutations and Combinations

1. From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 7. A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and
4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and 3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of
arranged in a row on a shelf so that the dictionary them are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y
is always in the middle. Then the number of such have no common friends. Then the total number of
arrangements is [AIEEE-2009] ways in which X and Y together can throw a party
(1) At least 500 but less than 750 inviting 3 ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of
(2) At least 750 but less than 1000 each of X and Y are in this party, is
[JEE (Main)-2017]
(3) At least 1000
(4) Less than 500 (1) 468 (2) 469
2. There are two urns. Urn A has 3 distinct red balls (3) 484 (4) 485
and urn B has 9 distinct blue balls. From each urn 8. From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries,
two balls are taken out at random and then 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and
transferred to the other. The number of ways in arranged in a row on a shelf so that the dictionary
which this can be done is [AIEEE-2010] is always in the middle. The number of such
(1) 3 (2) 36 arrangements is [JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) 66 (4) 108 (1) At least 1000
3. Assuming the balls to be identical except for (2) Less than 500
difference in colours, the number of ways in which
one or more balls can be selected from 10 white, (3) At least 500 but less than 750
9 green and 7 black balls is (4) At least 750 but less than 1000
[AIEEE-2012] 9. Consider a class of 5 girls and 7 boys. The number
(1) 629 (2) 630 of different teams consisting of 2 girls and 3 boys
(3) 879 (4) 880 that can be formed from this class, if there are two
specific boys A and B, who refuse to be the
4. Let T n be the number of all possible triangles
formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular members of the same team, is
polygon. If Tn+1 – Tn = 10, then the value of n is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2013] (1) 200 (2) 350
(1) 7 (2) 5 (3) 500 (4) 300
(3) 10 (4) 8
10. The number of natural numbers less than 7,000
5. The number of integers greater than 6,000 that can which can be formed by using the digits 0, 1, 3,
be formed, using the digits 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 7, 9 (repetition of digits allowed) is equal to
without repetition, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 216 (2) 192
(3) 120 (4) 72 (1) 374 (2) 375
6. If all the words (with or without meaning) having five (3) 250 (4) 372
letters, formed using the letters of the word SMALL 25
and arranged as in a dictionary; then the position 11. If  50
Cr · 50– r C25– r   K  50 C25  , then K is equal to
of the word SMALL is r 0

(1) 59th (2) 52nd (1) 225 – 1 (2) (25)2
(3) 58th (4) 46th (3) 225 (4) 224

12. The value of r for which 20C 20C + 20C

r 0 r–1
20C
1 + 19. A committee of 11 members is to be formed from
20C 20C + ... + 20C 20C is maximum, is 8 males and 5 females. If m is the number of
r–2 2 0 r
ways the committee is formed with at least
[JEE (Main)-2019] 6 males and n is the number of ways the
(1) 10 (2) 20 committee is formed with at least 3 females, then
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 15 (4) 11
(1) m = n = 68 (2) m + n = 68
13. Consider three boxes, each containing 10 balls
labelled 1, 2, ...,10. Suppose one ball is randomly (3) m = n = 78 (4) n = m – 8
drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by ni, the 20. Some identical balls are arranged in rows to form
label of the ball drawn from the ith box, (i = 1, 2, 3). an equilateral triangle. The first row consists of one
Then, the number of ways in which the balls can ball, the second row consists of two balls and so
be chosen such that n1 < n2 < n3 is on. If 99 more identical balls are added to the total
[JEE (Main)-2019] number of balls used in forming the equilateral
triangle, then all these balls can be arranged in a
(1) 240 (2) 120 square whose each side contains exactly 2 balls
(3) 164 (4) 82 less than the number of balls each side of the
triangle contains. Then the number of balls used to
14. There are m men and two women participating in form the equilateral triangle is
a chess tournament. Each participant plays two
[JEE (Main)-2019]
games with every other participant. If the number
of games played by the men between themselves (1) 157 (2) 225
exceeds the number of games played between the (3) 262 (4) 190
men and the women by 84, then the value of m is
[JEE (Main)-2019] 21. The number of 6 digit numbers that can be formed
using the digits 0, 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9 which are
(1) 9 (2) 7 divisible by 11 and no digit is repeated, is
(3) 11 (4) 12 [JEE (Main)-2019]
15. If nC
4,
nC
5 and nC
6 are in A.P., then n can be (1) 72 (2) 48
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 60 (4) 36
(1) 12 (2) 9 22. Suppose that 20 pillars of the same height have
been erected along the boundary of a circular
(3) 14 (4) 11 stadium. If the top of each pillar has been
16. The sum of the series 2.20C0 + 5.20C1 + 8.20C2 + connected by beams with the top of all its non-
11.20C3 + ... + 62.20C20 is equal to adjacent pillars, then the total number of beams is
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 210 (2) 180
(1) 223 (2) 225
(3) 170 (4) 190
(3) 224 (4) 226 23. If three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are
17. All possible numbers are formed using the digits 1, chosen at random, then the probability that the
1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4 taken all at a time. The triangle formed with these chosen vertices is
number of such numbers in which the odd digits equilateral is [JEE (Main)-2019]
occupy even places is [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 1
(1) (2)
(1) 180 (2) 175 20 5
(3) 162 (4) 160 3 1
(3) (4)
18. The number of four-digit numbers strictly greater 10 10
than 4321 that can be formed using the digits 24. The number of ways of choosing 10 objects out of
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (repetition of digits is allowed) is : 31 objects of which 10 are identical and the
[JEE (Main)-2019] remaining 21 are distinct, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 360 (2) 306 (1) 220 + 1 (2) 221
(3) 288 (4) 310
(3) 220 – 1 (4) 220
25. A group of students comprises of 5 boys and n 31. Two families with three members each and one
girls. If the number of ways, in which a team of family with four members are to be seated in a row.
In how many ways can they be seated so that the
3 students can randomly be selected from this
same family members are not separated?
group such that there is at least one boy and at
least one girl in each team, is 1750, then n is equal [JEE (Main)-2020]
to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 2! 3! 4! (2) (3!)3·(4!)
(1) 24 (2) 27 (3) (3!)2·(4!) (4) 3! (4!)3
(3) 25 (4) 28 32. The number of 4 letter words (with or without
meaning) that can be formed from the eleven
26. Total number of 6-digit numbers in which only and letters of the word ‘EXAMINATION’ is _________.
all the five digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 appear, is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
33. If the letters of the word ‘MOTHER’ be permuted
and all the words so formed (with or without
1 5 meaning) be listed as in a dictionary, then the
(1) (6!) (2) (6!)
2 2 position of the word ‘MOTHER’ is _______
(3) 56 (4) 6! [JEE (Main)-2020]
27. If the number of five digit numbers with distinct 34. The total number of 3-digit numbers, whose sum of
digits and 2 at the 10th place is 336k, then k is digits is 10, is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 35. A test consists of 6 multiple choice questions,
(1) 8 (2) 6 each having 4 alternative answers of which only
one is correct. The number of ways, in which a
(3) 7 (4) 4 candidate answers all six questions such that
exactly four of the answers are correct,
28. Let n > 2 be an integer. Suppose that there are n
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
Metro stations in a city located along a circular
path. Each pair of stations is connected by a 36. The number of words, with or without meaning, that
straight track only. Further, each pair of nearest can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time from
the letters of the word ‘SYLLABUS’ such that two
stations is connected by blue line, whereas all
letters are distinct and two letters are alike, is
remaining pairs of stations are connected by red
_______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
line. If the number of red lines is 99 times the
number of blue lines, then the value of n is 37. The number of words (with or without meaning) that
can be formed from all the letters of the word
[JEE (Main)-2020] “LETTER” in which vowels never come together
(1) 199 (2) 201 is ________ . [JEE (Main)-2020]
38. A scientific committee is to be formed from 6
(3) 101 (4) 200
Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at least 2
29. The value of (21P0 – 32P1 + 43P2 – ... up to 51th Indians and double the number of foreigners as
term) + (1! – 2! + 3! – ... up to 51th term) is equal Indians. Then the number of ways, the committee
to [JEE (Main)-2020] can be formed, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1 (2) 1 + (52)! (1) 560 (2) 1050
(3) 1 – 51(51)! (4) 1 + (51)! (3) 1625 (4) 575
30. There are 3 sections in a question paper and each 39. Let M be any 3 × 3 matrix with entries from the set
(0, 1, 2). The maximum number of such matrices,
section contains 5 questions. A candidate has to
for which the sum of diagonal elements of MTM is
answer a total of 5 questions, choosing at least seven is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
one question from each section. Then the number
40. The students S1, S2, ....., S10 are to be divided into
of ways, in which the candidate can choose the
3 groups A, B and C such that each group has at
questions, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
least one student and the group C has at most 3
(1) 2250 (2) 3000 students. Then the total number of possibilities of
forming such groups is ________.
(3) 1500 (4) 2255 [JEE (Main)-2021]

41. The total number of positive integral solutions (x, y, z) 49. The sum of all the 4-digit distinct numbers that can
such that xyz = 24 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] be formed with the digits 1, 2, 2 and 3 is :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 36 (2) 30
(1) 122234 (2) 122664
(3) 45 (4) 24 (3) 22264 (4) 26664
42. The total number of numbers, lying between 100 50. The number of times the digit 3 will be written when
and 1000 that can be formed with the digits 1, 2, listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is ______.
3, 4, 5, if the repetition of digits is not allowed and [JEE (Main)-2021]
numbers are divisible by either 3 or 5, is 51. The missing value in the following figure is ______.
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
43. The number of seven digit integers with sum of the
digits equal to 10 and formed by using the digits 2 3
1, 2 and 3 only is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 5
(1) 77 (2) 42 1 ?
(3) 82 (4) 35 4
24
3
6
12 4
44. A natural number has prime factorization given by
8 7
n = 2x3y5z, where y and z are such that y + z =
5
5 and y–1 + z–1 = , y  z . Then the number of 52. There are 15 players in a cricket team, out of which
6
odd divisors of n, including 1, is : 6 are bowlers, 7 are batsmen and 2 are
wicketkeepers. The number of ways, a team of
[JEE (Main)-2021] 11 players be selected from them so as to include
(1) 12 (2) 6x at least 4 bowlers, 5 batsmen and 1 wicketkeeper,
is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 11 (4) 6
53. If the digits are not allowed to repeat in any number
45. The total number of 4-digit numbers whose
formed by using the digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, then the
greatest common divisor with 18 is 3, is _____. number of all numbers greater than 10,000 is equal
[JEE (Main)-2021] to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. Consider a rectangle ABCD having 5, 7, 6, 9 points
in the interior of the line segments AB, CD, BC,  a b 
54. Let M   A    : a, b, c, d,  {3,  2,  1, 0}  .
DA respectively. Let  be the number of triangles   c d 
having these points from different sides as vertices
and  be the number of quadrilaterals having these Define f : M  Z, as f(A) = det(A), for all A  M,
points from different sides as vertices. Then (– ) where Z is set of all integers. Then the number of
is equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021] A  M such that f(A) = 15 is equal to _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1890 (2) 717
55. If nPr = nPr + 1 and nCr = nCr – 1 then the value of
(3) 795 (4) 1173 r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
47. Team ‘A’ consists of 7 boys and n girls and Team (1) 4 (2) 3
‘B’ has 4 boys and 6 girls. If a total of 52 single
matches can be arranged between these two (3) 2 (4) 1
teams when a boy plays against a boy and a girl 56. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Then the number of
plays against a girl, then n is equal to possible functions f : S  S such that f(mn) =
[JEE (Main)-2021] f(m)f(n) for every m, n  S and m  n  S is equal to
(1) 5 (2) 6 _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 2 (4) 4 57. The point P (a, b) undergoes the following three
48. If the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC have transformations successively :
3, 5 and 6 interior points respectively, then the total (a) Reflection about the line y = x.
number of triangles that can be constructed using
these points as vertices, is equal to : (b) Translation through 2 units along the positive
direction of x-axis.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 240 (2) 364 
(c) Rotation through angle about the origin in the
(3) 360 (4) 333 4
anti-clockwise direction.
It the co-ordinates of the final position of the point P 62. Let P1, P2 ...., P15 be 15 points on a circle. The
number of distinct triangles formed by points Pi, Pj,
 1 7  Pk such that i + j + k  15, is
are   ,  , then the value of 2a + b is equal to
 2 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 455 (2) 12
(1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 419 (4) 443

63. All the arrangements, with or without meaning, of
(3) 5 (4) 13
the word FARMER are written excluding any word
58. The number of three-digit even numbers, formed by that has two R appearing together. The
the digits 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 if the repetition of digits arrangements are listed serially in the alphabetic
is not allowed, is______ [JEE (Main)-2021] order as in the English dictionary. Then the serial
59. A number is called a palindrome if it reads the number of the word FARMER in this list is _____.
same backward as well as forward. For example [JEE (Main)-2021]
285582 is a six digit palindrome. The number of 64. Let A and B be two sets containing four and two
six digit palindromes, which are divisible by 55, is elements respectively. Then the number of subsets
________. [JEE (Main)-2021] of the set A × B, each having at least three
60. The number of six letter words (with or without elements is [JEE (Main)-2021]
meaning), formed using all the letters of the word (1) 219 (2) 256
‘VOWELS’, so that all the consonants never come
(3) 275 (4) 510
together, is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
65. Let n be a non-negative integer. Then the number
61. The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither of divisors of the form “4n + 1” of the number
multiple of 7 nor multiple of 3 is ______. (10)10  (11)111  (13)13 is equal to _______.


Chapter 5
Sequences and Series

1. The sum to infinity of the series 5. If 100 times the 100th term of an AP with non-zero
2 6 10 14 common difference equals the 50 times its 50th term,
1     ..... is [AIEEE-2009] then the 150th term of this AP is [AIEEE-2012]
3 3 2 33 3 4
(1) 150 times its 50th term
(1) 3 (2) 4
(2) 150
(3) 6 (4) 2
(3) Zero
2. A person is to count 4500 currency notes. Let an
denote the number of notes he counts in the nth (4) –150
minute. If a1 = a2 = ... = a10 = 150 and a10, a11,
... are in an AP with common difference –2, then 6. The sum of first 20 terms of the sequence
the time taken by him to count all notes is 0.7, 0.77, 0.777, ......, is [JEE (Main)-2013]
[AIEEE-2010]
7 7
(1) 24 minutes (2) 34 minutes (1) (179  1020 ) (2) (99  10 20 )
81 9
(3) 125 minutes (4) 135 minutes
7 7
3. Let an be the nth term of an A.P. (3) (179  10 20 ) (4) (99  10 20 )
81 9
100 100
Let  and  be the roots of equation
If  a2r   and  a2r –1  , 7.
px2 + qx + r = 0, p  0. If p, q, r are in A.P. and
r 1 r 1
then the common difference of the A.P. is 1 1
  4 , then the value of |–| is
[AIEEE-2011]  
  [JEE (Main)-2014]
(1)  –  (2)
200
34 2 13
  (1) (2)
(3)  –  (4) 9 9
100
4. Statement-1: The sum of the series 1 + (1 + 2 + 61 2 17
(3) (4)
4) + (4 + 6 + 9) + (9 + 12 + 16) +…+ (361 + 380 9 9
+ 400) is 8000.
n
8. If (10)9 + 2(11)1 (10)8 + 3(11)2 (10)7+ ... + 10(11)9
Statement-2:  (k 3 3
 (k  1) )  n 3
for any = k(10)9, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
k 1
(1) 100 (2) 110
natural number n.
[AIEEE-2012] 121 441
(3) (4)
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; 10 100
statement-2 is a correct explanation for 9. Three positive numbers form an increasing G.P. If
statement-1. the middle term in this G.P. is doubled, the new
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, numbers are in A.P. Then the common ratio of the
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for G.P. is [JEE (Main)-2014]
statement-1.
(1) 2  3 (2) 2 3
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. (3) 2 3 (4) 3 2

10. If m is the A.M. of two distinct real numbers l and 16. Let a1, a2, a3, ...., a49 be in A.P. such that
n (l, n > 1) and G1, G2 and G3 are three geometric 12
means between l and n, then G  2G  G 4

1
4
2
4
3
 a4k 1  416 and a9  a43  66 .
k 0
equals. [JEE (Main)-2015]
If a12  a22  ....  a17
2
 140m , then m is equal to
(1) 4 l2mn (2) 4 lm2n
[JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) 4 lmn2 (4) 4 l2m2n2 (1) 66 (2) 68
11. The sum of first 9 terms of the series (3) 34 (4) 33
3 3 3 3 3 3
1 1 2 1 2 3 17. Let A be the sum of the first 20 terms and B be
   ........ is
1 1 3 1 3  5 the sum of the first 40 terms of the series
[JEE (Main)-2015] 12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 + .....
(1) 71 (2) 96 If B – 2A = 100, then is equal to
(3) 142 (4) 192 [JEE (Main)-2018]
12. If the 2nd, 5th
and 9th
terms of a non-constant A.P. (1) 232 (2) 248
are in G.P., then the common ratio of this G.P. is
[JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 464 (4) 496
30
4
(1) (2) 1 18. Let a 1 , a 2 ... a 30 be an A.P., S   ai and
3 i 1
15
7 8 T   a 2i 1 . If a = 27 and S – 2T = 75, then
(3) (4) 5
4 5 i 1
a10 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
13. If the sum of the first ten terms of the series
(1) 47 (2) 57
2 2 2 2
 3  2  1 2  4 (3) 52 (4) 42
 1    2    3   4   4   .....,
 5  5  5  5 19. If a, b and c be three distinct real numbers in G.P.
and a + b + c = xb, then x cannot be
16
is m, then m is equal to [JEE (Main)-2016] [JEE (Main)-2019]
5
(1) 2 (2) –3
(1) 101 (2) 100 (3) –2 (4) 4
(3) 99 (4) 102 20. The sum of the following series
14. For any three positive real numbers a, b and c,
9(12  22  32 ) 12(12  22  32  42 )
2 2 2 1 6  
9(25a  b )  25(c  3ac )  15b(3a  c ). 7 9
Then [JEE (Main)-2017] 15(12  22  ...  52 )
  ...
(1) b, c and a are in A.P. 11
(2) a, b and c are in A.P. up to 15 terms, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) a, b and c are in G.P. (1) 7830 (2) 7820
(4) b, c and a are in G.P. (3) 7520 (4) 7510
21. Let a, b and c be the 7th, 11th and 13th terms
15. Let a, b, c R. If f(x) = ax2 + bx + c is such that
respectively of a non-constant A.P. If these are also
a + b + c = 3 and
a
f ( x  y )  f ( x )  f ( y )  xy ,  x, y  R, the three consecutive terms of a G.P., then is
c
10
then  f (n ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] 1

n 1 (1) (2) 4
2
(1) 165 (2) 190
7
(3) 255 (4) 330 (3) (4) 2
13

28. If the sum of the first 15 terms of the series

a3 a9
22. Let a1, a2, ..., a10 be a G.P. If a = 25, then a  3
3
 1  1
3 3
 3
3
    1    2   3   3    is equal
3
1 5
equals [JEE (Main)-2019] 4 2 4 4
to 225 k, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 53
(1) 108 (2) 27
(2) 54 (3) 9 (4) 54
(3) 2(52) 29. The sum of all natural numbers nsuch that 100
< n < 200 and H.C.F. (91, n) > 1 is :
(4) 4(52)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
23. The sum of an infinite geometric series with
positive terms is 3 and the sum of the cubes of its (1) 3303 (2) 3121
27 (3) 3203 (4) 3221
terms is . Then the common ratio of this series
19 20
1
is [JEE (Main)-2019] 30. The sum k 2
k 1
k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 2
(1) (2) 3 11
3 9 (1) 2  17 (2) 1
2 220
2 4 21 11
(3) (4) (3) 2  (4) 2
3 9 220 219
24. If 19th term of a non-zero A.P. is zero, then its (49th 31. Let the sum of the first n terms of a non-constant
term) : (29th term) is [JEE (Main)-2019] n( n  7)
A.P., a1, a2, a3, .... be 50n + A , where A
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 3 2
is a constant. If d is the common difference of this
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 3 : 1 A.P., then the ordered pair (d, a50) is equal to
25. Let S n = 1 + q + q 2 + ... + q n and [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 n (1) (50, 50 + 46A) (2) (A, 50 + 45A)
 q  1  q  1  q  1
Tn  1       ...    (3) (A, 50 + 46A) (4) (50, 50 + 45A)
 2   2   2 
32. The sum of the series 1 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 7
where q is a real number and q  1. + ... upto 11th term is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 S1 + ... + (1) 916 (2) 946
101  S100 =  T100.
If 101C + 101C 101C
1 2
(3) 945 (4) 915
[JEE (Main)-2019]
33. If the sum and product of the first three terms in
(1) 200 (2) 202 an A.P. are 33 and 1155, respectively, then a value
(3) 299 (4) 2100 of its 11th term is [JEE (Main)-2019]
26. The product of three consecutive terms of a G.P. is (1) –36 (2) 25
512. If 4 is added to each of the first and the (3) –25 (4) –35
second of these terms, the three terms now form
34. If a1, a2, a3, ......., an are in A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7
an A.P. Then the sum of the original three terms of + ....... + a16 = 114, then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 is
the given G.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019] equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 36 (2) 32 (1) 98 (2) 38
(3) 24 (4) 28 (3) 64 (4) 76
1  2  3  ...  k 35. The sum
27. Let Sk  . If
k
5 3  13 5  (13  23 ) 7  (13  23  33 )
S12  S22  ...  S10
2
 A, then A is equal to    ....
12 12 12  22 12  22  32
[JEE (Main)-2019] upto 10th term, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 303 (2) 156 (1) 620 (2) 600
(3) 301 (4) 283 (3) 680 (4) 660
42. Five numbers are in A.P., whose sum is 25 and

13  23 13  23  33
36. The sum 1    ... 1
1 2 1 2  3 product is 2520. If one of these five numbers is – ,
2
then the greatest number amongst them is
13  23  33  ...  153 1
 – (1  2  3  ...  15) [JEE (Main)-2020]
1  2  3  ...  15 2
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 21

(1) (2) 7
2
(1) 1860 (2) 620
(3) 27 (4) 16
(3) 660 (4) 1240
43. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ... be a G.P. such that a 1 < 0,
37. Let a, b and c be in G.P. with common ratio r,
9
1 a1 + a2 = 4 and a3 + a4 = 16. If  ai  4, then
where a  0 and 0  r  . If 3a, 7b and 15c are i 1
2
 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
the first three terms of an A.P., then the 4th term
of this A.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) –513 (2) –171
2 511
(1) a (2) a (3) (4) 171
3 3
44. If the sum of the first 40 terms of the series,
7
(3) a (4) 5a 3 + 4 + 8 + 9 + 13 + 14 + 18 + 19 + ... is
3
(102)m, then m is equal to
38. Let a1, a2, a3, ..... be an A.P. with a6 = 2. Then the
[JEE (Main)-2020]
common difference of this A.P., which maximises
the product a1 a4 a5, is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 5 (2) 20
(3) 25 (4) 10
2 8
(1) (2) 45. Let f : R  R be such that for all x R (21 + x + 21 – x),
3 5
f(x) and (3x + 3–x) are in A.P., then the minimum
value of f(x) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 6
(3) (4) (1) 2 (2) 0
2 5
(3) 3 (4) 4
39. Let Sn denote the sum of the first n terms of an
A.P. If S4 = 16 and S6 = –48, then S10 is equal to 1
46. If the 10th term of an A.P. is and its 20th term
20
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) –260 (2) –380 is , then the sum of its first 200 terms is
10
(3) –320 (4) –410 [JEE (Main)-2020]
40. If a1, a2, a3, ..... are in A.P. such that a1 + a 7 1
+ a16 = 40, then the sum of the first 15 terms of (1) 50 (2) 50
4
this A.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) 150 (2) 280 (3) 100 (4) 100
2
(3) 200 (4) 120 47. The product
41. The greatest positive integer k, for which 49k + 1 is 1 1 1 1
a factor of the sum 2 4 . 416 . 8 48 . 16128 .  to  is equal to
49125 + 49124 + ..... + 492 + 49 + 1, is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1
(1) 65 (2) 60 (1) (2) 2 4
22
(3) 32 (4) 63 (3) 2 (4) 1

48. Let an be the nth term of a G.P. of positive terms. 54. If the sum of the series
100 100 200
If  a2n  1  200 and  a2n  100, then  an 3
20  19
1 4
 19  18  ... upto n th term is 488
n 1 n 1 n 1 5 5 5
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] and the nth term is negative, then
(1) 300 (2) 150 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 175 (4) 225
2
49. If |x| < 1, |y| < 1 and x  y, then the sum (1) n = 41 (2) nth term is –4
to infinity of the following series (x + y) + 5
(x2 + xy + y2) + (x3 + x2y + xy2 + y3) + ..... is (3) n = 60 (4) nth term is –4
[JEE (Main)-2020] 55. Let  and  be the roots of x2 – 3x + p = 0 and 
x  y  xy x  y  xy and  be the roots of x2 – 6x + q = 0. If , , , 
(1) (2) form a geometric progression. Then ratio
(1  x )(1  y ) (1  x )(1  y ) (2q + p) : (2q – p) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
x  y  xy x  y  xy (1) 3 : 1 (2) 5 : 3
(3) (4)
(1  x )(1  y ) (1  x )(1  y ) (3) 9 : 7 (4) 33 : 31
50. The sum of the first three terms of a G.P. is S and 56. If 1 + (1 – 22·1) + (1 – 42·3) + (1 – 62·5) + .....+
their product is 27. Then all such S lie in (1 – 202·19) =  – 220, then an ordered pair
[JEE (Main)-2020] (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (10, 103)
(1)  – , – 9  3,  
(2) (10, 97)
(2)  –3,   (3) (11, 97)
(4) (11, 103)
(3)  – , – 3  9,  
57. Let a1, a2, ....an be a given A.P. whose common
(4)  – , 9 difference is an integer and Sn = a1 + a2 + ....+ an.
If a1 = 1, an = 300 and 15  n  50, then the
51. If the sum of first 11 terms of an A.P., a1, a2, a3, ordered pair (Sn – 4, an – 4) is equal to
... is 0 (a1  0), then the sum of the A.P., a1, a3,
a5, ..., a23 is ka1, where k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2490, 249) (2) (2480, 249)
121 72 (3) (2490, 248) (4) (2480, 248)

(1) – (2) –
58. If 32 sin2–1,
14 and 34–2 sin2
are the first three
10 5
terms of an A.P. for some , then the sixth term
72 121 of this A.P is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (4)
5 10 (1) 65 (2) 78
52. Let S be the sum of the first 9 terms of the (3) 81 (4) 66
series : {x + ka} + {x2 + (k + 2)a} + {x3 + (k +
4 ) a } 59. If 210  29  31  28  32  ....  2  39  310  S – 211 ,
+ {x4 + (k + 6)a} + ... where a  0 and x  1.
then S is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
x10  x + 45a( x  1)
If S  , then k is equal to (1) 2  311 (2) 311 – 212
x –1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 311
(3)  210 (4) 311
(1) –3 (2) 1 2
(3) –5 (4) 3 60. If the sum of the second, third and fourth terms of
53. If the first term of an A.P. is 3 and the sum of its a positive term G.P. is 3 and the sum of its sixth,
first 25 terms is equal to the sum of its next 15 seventh and eighth terms is 243, then the sum of
terms, then the common difference of this A.P. is the first 50 terms of this G.P. is
(1)
1
6
(2)
1 (1)
13

2 50
3 –1  (2)
13

1 50
3 –1 
4
(3)
1
(4)
1
5
(3)
1 49
26

3 –1  (4)
26

1 50
3 –1 
7
61. If the sum of the first 20 terms of the series 70. The minimum value of  for which the equation
log x  log x  log x  ... is 460, then x 4 1
(71/ 2 ) (71/3 ) (71/ 4 )
   has at least one solution in
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] sin x 1  sin x
(1) 72 (2) e2  
 0, 2  is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 71/2 (4) 746/21  
62. Let a, b, c, d and p be any non zero distinct real 71. Let a, b, c be in arithmetic progression. Let the
numbers such that (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 )p 2 – 2 centroid of the triangle with vertices
(ab + bc + cd)p + (b2 + c2 + d2) = 0. Then
 10 7 
(a, c), (2, b) and (a, b) be  ,  . If ,  are the
[JEE (Main)-2020]  3 3
(1) a, c, p are in G.P. roots of the equation ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, then the
value of 2 +  2 –  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) a, b, c, d are in A.P.
(3) a, c, p are in A.P. 69 71
(1) (2) –
(4) a, b, c, d are in G.P. 256 256
63. The common difference of the A.P. b1, b2, …, bm

69 71
is 2 more than the common difference of A.P. a1, (3) – (4)
256 256
a 2 , …, a n . If a 40 = –159, a 100 = –399 and
b100 = a70, then b1 is equal to 72. The sum of first four terms of a geometric
[JEE (Main)-2020] 65
progression (G.P) is and the sum of their
(1) –127 (2) –81 12
(3) 127 (4) 81 65
respective reciprocals is . If the product of first
18
20 three terms of the G.P. is 1, and the third term is
64. The sum  (1  2  3  ...  k ) is ___________. , then 2 is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
k 1
 

[JEE (Main)-2020] 73. If 0  ,  
2
,x   cos 2n , y   sin2n  and
n 0 n 0
7 
n(n  1)(2n  1)
65. The sum, 
4
is equal to z  cos2n   sin2n  then : [JEE (Main)-2021]
n 1 n0
(1) xyz = 4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) xy – z = (x + y) z
66. The number of terms common to the two A.P.’s 3,
7, 11, ..., 407 and 2, 9, 16, ..., 709 is ________. (3) xy + yz + zx = z
[JEE (Main)-2020] (4) xy + z = (x + y)z
74. Let A1, A2, A3,..... be squares such that for each
1 1 1 
log2.5   
3 32 33
  to   n  1, the length of the side of An equals the
67. The value of (0.16)   is equal to length of diagonal of An + 1. If the length of A1 is 12
_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] cm, then the smallest value of n for which area of
68. If m arithmetic means (A.Ms) and three geometric An is less than one, is___________.
means (G.Ms) are inserted between 3 and 243 [JEE (Main)-2021]
such that 4th A.M. is equal to 2nd G.M., then m is
x x
equal to _________ . [JEE (Main)-2020] a 1 a
75. The minimum value of f(x)  a  a , where
69. Let A = {nN : n is a 3-digit number} a, x  R and a > 0, is equal to :
B = {9k + 2 : kN} [JEE (Main)-2021]
and C = {9k + l : kN} for some l (0 < l < 9) (1) a + 1 (2) 2 a
If the sum of all the elements of the set A  (B  C)
is 274 × 400, then l is equal to _______. 1
(3) a  (4) 2a
[JEE (Main)-2021] a

76. In an increasing geometric series, the sum of the 1 1 1

25 82. Let , a and b be in G.P. and , , 6 be in A.P.,
.,
16 a b
second and the sixth term is and the product
2 where a, b > 0. Then 72(a+b) is equal to_______.
of the third and fifth term is 25. Then, the sum of [JEE (Main)-2021]
th
4 th , 6 th and 8 term is equal to : 1 1 1 1
83.    .....  is equal to
2 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 –1 5 –1 7 –1 (201)2 – 1
(1) 26 (2) 35 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 30 (4) 32
101 99
77. The sum of infinite series (1) (2)
404 400
2 7 12 17 22
1     +......is equal to : 25 101
3 32 33 34 35 (3) (4)
101 408
[JEE (Main)-2021]
84. If , , are natural numbers such that 100– 199
13 9 = (100)(100)+(99)(101)+(98)(102)+.......+(1)(199),
(1) (2) then the slope of the line passing through (, ) and
4 4
origin is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
11 15 (1) 550 (2) 530
(3) (4)
4 4 (3) 540 (4) 510
 2
n  6n  10 85. Let S1 be the sum of first 2n terms of an arithmetic
78. The sum of the series  is equal progression. Let S2 be the sum of first 4n terms of
n  1 (2n  1)!
the same arithmetic progression. If (S2 – S1) is
to : JEE (Main)-2021]
1000, then the sum of the first 6n terms of the
arithmetic progression is equal to :
41 19 –1
(1) e e  10 [JEE (Main)-2021]
8 8
(1) 7000 (2) 5000
41 19 –1 (3) 3000 (4) 1000
(2) e– e  10
8 8
10
41 19 –1 86. If  r! r 3  6r 2  2r  5   (11!),
(3) – e e  10 r 1
8 8
then the value of  is equal to _______.
41 19 –1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) e e  10
8 8 1 20 Ak
79. If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the 87. For k  N, let     1   2  .......    20      k ,
k 0
p th and q th terms of the sequence –16,
2
8, –4, 2, .... satisfy the equation 4x2 – 9x + 5 =  A  A15 
0, then p + q is equal to _______. where  > 0. Then the value of 100  14 
 A13 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
is equal to_____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
80. Consider an arithmetic series and a geometric series
having four initial terms from the set {11, 8, 21, 16, 
26, 32, 4}. If the last terms of these series are the 88. Let an n  1 be a sequence such that a1 = 1, a2 = 1
maximum possible four digit numbers, then the and an + 2 = 2an + 1 + an for all n 1. Then the value of
number of common terms in these two series is
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 
a
47  23nn is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
81. Let Sn  x   loga 12 x  loga 13 x  loga 16 x  loga 111 x  n 1
89. Let S n denote the sum of first n-terms of an
arithmetic progression. If S10 = 530, S5 = 140, then
log 1 x  log 1 x  ....... up to n-terms, where
a 18 a 27 S20 – S6 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
a > 1. If S24(x) = 1093 and S12(2x)= 265, then value (1) 1842 (2) 1852
of a is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 1862 (4) 1872
90. Let S n be the sum of the first n terms of an 97. If 1P1 + 2  2P2 + 3  3P3 + ... + 15  15P15 = qPr – s,
arithmetic progression. If S3n = 3S2n, then the value
S4n 0  s  1, then q + sC
r–s is equal to _______.
of S is [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
2n
(1) 4 (2) 2  9 
x
(3) 6 (4) 8 98. lim   
x 2  n 1 n  n  1 x 2  2  2n  1 x  4  is equal to :
 
91. If the value of
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1 1 
log   ......upto  
 2 6 10  (0.25)  3 32 33  7 1
 1   2  3  ......upto  
 3 3 3  (1) (2)
36 5
is l, then l2 is equal to _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021] 5 9
92. If [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to (3) (4)
24 44
100 
( 1)n n 
x, then  2 
 is equal to 99. The sum of all 3-digit numbers less than or equal
n8  to 500, that are formed without using the digit “1”
[JEE (Main)-2021] and they all are multiple of 11, is ______.
(1) 2 (2) –2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 0 (4) 4 100. Let a 1 , a 2 , ...., a 10 be an AP with common
difference –3 and b1, b2, ..., b10 be a GP with
 7
93. If log 3 2, log 3(2 x – 5), log3  2x –  are in an common ratio 2. Let ck = ak + bk, k = 1, 2, ..., 10.
 2
arithmetic progression, then the value of x is equal 10
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] If c2 = 12 and c3 = 13, then  ck is equal to
k 1
  7 
94. If tan   , x, tan   are in arithmetic progression ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
9  18 
  5 
and tan   , y , tan   are also in arithmetic sin A sin  A  C 
9  18  101. Let  , where A, B, C are angles
progression, then |x – 2y| is equal to sin B sin C  B 
[JEE (Main)-2021] of a triangle ABC. If the lengths of the sides
(1) 0 (2) 1 opposite these angles are a, b, c respectively, then
(3) 3 (4) 4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
95. The sum of the series (1) a2, b2, c2 are in A.P. (2) b2 – a2 = a2 + c2
(3) b2, c2, a2 are in A.P. (4) c2, a2, b2 are in A.P.
1 2 22 2100
   ...  100 when x = 2 is
x  1 x2  1 x4  1 x2 1 3 2 5 3 7 4
102. If 0 < x < 1, then x  x  x  ..., is equal
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2 3 4
2101 2100 to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1  101 (2) 1– 2100
42 –1 4 –1
 1 x 
(1) x    loge 1  x 
2100 2101  1 x 
(3) 1  (4) 1– 101
2101 42 –1
4 –1
 1 x 
  loge 1  x 
96. If the sum of an infinite GP a, ar, ar2, ar3, ... is 15 (2) x 
and the sum of the squares of its each term is 150,  1 x 
then the sum of ar2, ar4, ar6, ... is :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 x
(3)  loge 1  x 
5 9 1 x
(1) (2)
2 2
1 x
(3)
25
(4)
1 (4)  loge 1  x 
2 2 1 x

1 2 2 3 3 4 a1  a2    a10
103. If 0 < x < 1 and y  x  x  x  ....., then 107. Let a 1, a 2, a 3, … be an A.P. If
2 3 4 a1  a2    ap
1
the value of e1 + y at x  is 100 a11
2  , p  10, then is equal to
2
p a10
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 2
(1) 2e (2) e 19 100
2 (1) (2)
21 121
1
(3) 2e2 (4) e 21 121
2 (3) (4)
19 100
104. Three numbers are in an increasing geometric
progression with common ratio r. If the middle 7 9 13 19
number is doubled, then the new numbers are in 108. If S      ..., then 160 S is equal
5 52 53 54
an arithmetic progression with common difference to ________. JEE (Main)-2021]
d. If the fourth term of GP is 3r2, then r2 – d is
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 109. Let Sn  1 (n – 1)  2  (n – 2)  3  (n – 3)  ...
(1) 7 – 7 3 (2) 7  3  (n – 1)  1, n  4.

(3) 7 – 3 (4) 7  3 3  2Sn 1 
The sum  – 
(n – 2)!  is equal to
105. The sum of 10 terms of the series n4  n !
[JEE (Main)-2021]
3 5 7
   .... is e –1 e
12  22 22  3 2 32  4 2 (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 3
143 99 e e–2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
144 100 6 6
110. Let a 1 , a 2 , ...., a 21 be an AP such that
120 20
(3) (4) 1 1 4
121 a a  1
 . If the sum of this AP is 189,
9
n 1 n n
106. The mean of 10 numbers then a6a16 is equal to : JEE (Main)-2021]
7 × 8, 10 × 10, 13 × 12, 16 × 14, ... is _____. (1) 36 (2) 57
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 72 (4) 48

Chapter 6
Matrices
1. The number of 3 × 3 non-singular matrices, with 4. Statement-1 : Determinant of a skew-symmetric

four entries as 1 and all other entries as 0, is matrix of order 3 is zero.
[AIEEE-2010] Statement-2 : For any matrix A, det(AT) = det(A)
and det(–A) = –det(A).
(1) Less than 4 (2) 5
Where det(B) denotes the determinant of matrix B.
(3) 6 (4) At least 7
Then [AIEEE-2011]
2. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with non-zero entries and (1) Statement-1 is false and statement-2 is true
let A2 = I, where I is 2 × 2 identity matrix. Define
(2) Statement-1 is true and statement-2 is false
Tr(A) = sum of diagonal elements of A and
(3) Both statements are true
|A| = determinant of matrix A.
(4) Both statements are false
Statement-1 : Tr(A) = 0.
5. If   1 is the complex cube root of unity and
Statement-2 : |A| = 1. [AIEEE-2010]  0 
matrix H =  70
 , then H is equal to
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  0 
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for [AIEEE-2011]
Statement-1 (1) H2 (2) H
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (3) 0 (4) – H
Statement-1 1 0 0 
 
6. Let A   2 1 0  if u 1 and u 2 are column
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 3 2 1 
 
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
 1 0
   
3. Consider the following relation R on the set of real matrices such that Au1   0  and Au2   1  ,
square matrices of order 3. 0 0
   
R = {(A, B)|A = P–1 BP for some invertible matrix P}. then u1 + u2 is equal to [AIEEE-2012]
Statement-1 : R is an equivalence relation.
 1  1
Statement-2 : For any two invertible 3 × 3 (1)  1   
 
(2)  1
matrices M and N, (MN)–1 = N–1M–1.  1 0
   
[AIEEE-2011]
1  1
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false    
(3)  1 (4) 1
(2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true  1 0
   
7. If A is an 3 × 3 non-singular matrix such that
statement-2 is a correct explanation for
statement-1 AA  AA and B  A1A , then BB equals
[JEE (Main)-2014]
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) B–1 (2) (B 1)
statement-1 (3) I + B (4) I

 0 2q r 
1 2 2   
12. Let A   p q T
r  . If AA = I3, then |p| is
8. If A =  2 1 2  is a matrix satisfying the
 p q 
a 2 b   r 
equation AAT = 9I, where I is 3 × 3 identity matrix, [JEE (Main)-2019]

then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2015] 1 1
(1) (2)
(1) (2, –1) (2) (–2, 1) 3 6
(3) (2, 1) (4) (–2, –1) 1 1

(3) (4)
5 2
cos  – sin 
9. If A =  sin  cos   , then the matrix
  13. Let A and B be two invertible matrices of order 3 × 3.
If det(ABAT) = 8 and det(AB–1) = 8, then det(BA–1BT)
 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
A–50 when  = , is equal to
12 (1) 1 (2) 16
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1
(3) (4)
16 4
1  3  1 3
2 2   2 2 
   1 0 0
(1)  3  (2) 1
14. Let P  3 1 0  and Q = [q ij ] be two 3 × 3
 1  – 3
 2 2   2 2 
9 3 1
q21  q31
 3 1   3 1 matrices such that Q – P5 = l3. Then is
   –  q32
 2 2   2 2 
(3)  1 3  (4)  1 3  equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
 – 2 2   2 2  (1) 10 (2) 135
(3) 9 (4) 15
e t t
e cos t t 
e sin t
   cos   sin  
A  e t t t
e cos t  e sin t t t
e sin t  e cos t  , 15. Let A    , (  R ) such that
10. If  t   sin  cos  
e 2e t sin t 2e  t cos t 
 0 1
A32    . Then a value of  is
then A is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1 0 
(1) Invertible only if t =  [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) Invertible for all tR.
 
(1) (2)
 32 64
(3) Invertible only if t 
2

(4) Not invertible for any tR. (3) 0 (4)
16
16. Let the numbers 2, b, c be in an A.P. and
2 b 1
 
11. Let A  b b  1 b  where b > 0. Then
2
1 1 1
 
 1 b 2  A  2 b c  . If det(A)  [2, 16], then c lies in
 4 b2 c 2 
[JEE (Main)-2019] 
the interval [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) – 3 (2) 3
(1) [2, 3) (2) (2 + 23/4, 4)
(3) 2 3 (4) –2 3 (3) [3, 2 + 23/4] (4) [4, 6]
 1 1  1 2   1 3   1 n  1  1 78  2 2  1 0
17. If     ...    , 22. If A  and I    , then 10A is
–1
   1  0 1   9 4   0 1
0 1 0 1 0 1 0
1 n  (1) 6I – A (2) 4I – A
then the inverse of   is [JEE (Main)-2019]
0 1  (3) A – 4I (4) A – 6I
1 1 2
 1 0  1 13 
(1)   0 23. If the matrices A  1 3 4  , B = adj A and
1 
(2)
13 1  1 1 3 
| adj B |
 1 12   1 0 C = 3A, then
(3)  | C | is equal to
1  12 1
(4)
0  
[JEE (Main)-2020]
18. The total number of matrices (1) 16 (2) 2
(3) 72 (4) 8
 0 2y 1
  24. Let A be a 2 × 2 real matrix with entries from
A   2x y 1 , (x, y  R, x  y) for
{0, 1} and |A|  0. Consider the following two
 2x y 1  statements [JEE (Main)-2020]

(P) If A  I2, then |A| = –1
which ATA = 3I3 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(Q) If |A| = 1, then tr(A) = 2,
(1) 6 (2) 3
where I2 denotes 2 × 2 identity matrix and tr(A)
(3) 4 (4) 2 denotes the sum of the diagonal entries of A. Then
19. If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew- [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (P) is true and (Q) is false
2 3 
symmetric matrix such that A  B    , then (2) Both (P) and (Q) are false
5 –1
(3) Both (P) and (Q) are true
AB is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) (P) is false and (Q) is true
 4 –2   4 –2  25. Let A = {X = (x, y, z)T : PX = 0 and x2 + y2 + z2 = 1},
(1)   (2)  –1 –4 
 1 –4   
 1 2 1
 –4 –2  –4 2  where P   2 3 4  , then the set A
(3)  (4)  1 4

 –1 4     1 9 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Is an empty set.
 5 2 1 
20. If B   0 2 1  is the inverse of a 3 × 3 (2) Contains more than two elements.

 3 –1 (3) Contains exactly two elements.
(4) Is a singleton.
matrix A, then the sum of all value of  for which 26. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix such that
det (A) + 1 = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) –1 (2) 2  2 –1 1 
adj A  –1 0 2  and B = adj(adj A).
(3) 0 (4) 1
 1 –2 –1 
21. Let  be a root of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 and
If A   and (B –1 )T  , then the ordered pair,,
1 1 1
1     ,  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
the matrix A  1   2  , then the matrix
3 2 
1  4   1
(1) (3, 81) (2)  9, 9 
A31 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]  
(1) A2 (2) A  1  1
(3) I3 (4) A3
(3)  3,  (4)  9, 81 
 81   

34. Let A be a symmetric matrix of order 2 with integer

 cos  i sin     a b 
27. If A    ,    and A5   , entries. If the sum of the diagonal elements of A2 is
i sin  cos   24  c d  1, then the possible number of such matrices is :
where i  1, then which one of the following is [JEE (Main)-2021]
not true? [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 6 (2) 1
(3) 4 (4) 12
2 2 1
(1) a  b  (2) a2 – c2 = 1
2
1 0 0 
(3) a2 – d2 = 0 (4) 0  a2 + b2  1 35. If the matrix A  0 2 0  satisfies the
3 0 1
  cos  sin  
28. Let   and A  4
  sin  cos   . If B = A + A ,
5  
 1 0 0
then det (B) [JEE (Main)-2020]
equation A 20  A19  A  0 4 0 for some
 
(1) Lies in (2, 3) (2) Is zero. 0 0 1
(3) Is one (4) Lies in (1, 2)
real numbers  and , then  –  is equal to
29. The number of all 3  3 matrices A, with enteries ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
from the set {–1, 0, 1} such that the sum of the
diagonal elements of AAT is 3, is ____________. 36. The total number of 3 × 3 matrices A having entries
from the set {0, 1, 2, 3} such that the sum of all
[JEE (Main)-2020]
the diagonal entries of AA T is 9, is equal to
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 x 1
30. Let A , x  R and A 4 = [a ij ]. If
 1 0 a  b 
37. Let A   1  and B   1  be two 2 × 1 matrices
a11 = 109, then a22 is equal to _________.
 a2  b 2 
[JEE (Main)-2020] with real entries such that A = XB, where
31. Let A and B be 3 × 3 real matrices such that A is
1 1 1
 , and k  R. If a1  a2   b1  b2 
X 2 2
symmetric matrix and B is skew-symmetric matrix. 
2 2 2
Then the system of linear equations (A2B2 – B2A2) 3 1 k  3
X = O, where X is a 3 × 1 column matrix of and (k 2  1) b22  2b1b2 , then the value of k is

unknown variables and O is a 3 × 1 null matrix,
has : [JEE (Main)-2021] _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) exactly two solutions a b     0 

(2) infinitely many solutions 38. Let A =   and B =      such that AB
c d     0 
(3) no solution = B and a + d = 2021, then the value of ad – bc
(4) a unique solution is equal to ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1   T  1 2 0  2 1 5 
32. If for the matrix, A =   , AA = I2, then the    
   39. Let A  2B   6 3 3  and 2A – B  2 1 6  .
 5 3 1 0 1 2 
value of  4  4 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
If Tr(A) denotes the sum of all diagonal elements of
(1) 1 (2) 2 the matrix A, then Tr(A) – Tr(B) has value equal to:
(3) 4 (4) 3 (1) 1 (2) 3
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 0 (4) 2
33. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with det(A) = 4. Let Ri
[JEE (Main)-2021]
denote the ith row of A. If a matrix B is obtained
40. Define a relation R over a class of n × n real
by performing the operation R2  2R2 + 5R3 on
matrices A and B as “ARB iff there exists a non-
2A, then det(B) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
singular matrix P such that PAP –1 = B”. Then
(1) 64 (2) 128 which of the following is true?
(3) 80 (4) 16 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) R is reflexive, symmetric but not transitive

 1 0
(2) R is an equivalence relation 47. If P   1  , then P50 is
 2 1
(3) R is symmetric, transitive but not reflexive
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) R is reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
 1 25   1 0
2 3  (1)   (2)  
41. Let A    , a  R be written as P + Q where 0 1  50 1
a 0 
P is a symmetric matrix and Q is skew symmetric  1 0  1 50 
(3)   (4)  
matrix. If det(Q) = 9, then the modulus of the sum 25 1 0 1 
of all possible values of determinant of P is equal to
1 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] 48. Let A =  . If A–1 = I + A, ,   R, I is
(1) 24 (2) 18  1 4 
2  2 identity matrix, then 4( – ) is
(3) 45 (4) 36
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 1 –1 0  8
  (1) (2) 5
42. Let A   0 1 –1 and B = 7A20 – 20A7 + 2I, 3
0 0 1  (3) 4 (4) 2
 
49. Let A and B be two 3 × 3 real matrices such that
where I is an identity matrix of order 3 × 3. If
(A2 – B2) is invertible matrix. If A5 = B5 and A3B2 =
B = [bij], then b13 is equal to _______. A2B3, then the value of the determinant of the matrix
[JEE (Main)-2021] A3 + B3 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
43. Let A = {aij} be a 3 × 3 matrix, where (1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 4 (4) 0
( 1) j – i if i  j , 1 1 1

aij  2 if i  j , 50. If A  0 1 1 and M = A + A2 + A3 + ...+ A20,
 203117
i j 0 0 1
( 1) if i  j ,
then the sum of all the elements of the matrix M is
then det(3 Adj(2A–1)) is equal to _____. equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 51. Two fair dice are thrown. The numbers on them are
taken as  and , and a system of linear equations
44. Let A = [aij] be a real matrix of order 3 × 3, such
x+y+z=5
that ai1 + ai2 + ai3 = 1, for i = 1, 2, 3. Then, the
sum of all the entries of the matrix A3 is equal to x + 2y + 3z = 
[JEE (Main)-2021] x + 3y + z = 1
(1) 1 (2) 3 is constructed. If p is the probability that the
system has a unique solution and q is the
(3) 2 (4) 9 probability that the system has no solution, then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
0 1 0  1 1 5 5
45. Let A   1 0 0  . Then the number of 3 × 3 (1) p  and q  (2) p  and q 
  6 36 6 36
0 0 1
1 5 5 1
matrices B with entries from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} (3) p  and q  (4) p  and q 
6 36 6 36
and satisfying AB = BA is _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021] 0 2 
52. If the matrix A   3
 satisfies A(A + 3I) =
 K 1
 n
 0 i   a b  a b  2I, then the value of K is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. Let S  n  N |       a, b, c, d    ,
  1 0  c d  c d 
1
(1) (2) –1
where i  –1. Then the number of 2-digit 2
numbers in the set S is _______.
1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 1 (4) 
2

53. The number of elements is the set

 2 3 
55. If A   2
 , then adj (3A + 12A) is equal to
 a b 3 3
  4 1 
A    : a, b, d  {1, 0, 1} and (I  A)  I  A , [JEE (Main)-2021]
  0 d 
where I is 2 × 2 identity matrix, is _______.

 51 63   51 84 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1)   (2) 63 72 
84 72   
 5a  b 
54. If A   T
 and A.adj A = A A , then 5a + b
 3 2 
 72 63   72 84 
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3)   (4)  63 51 
 84 51   
(3) 13 (4) –1

Chapter 7
Determinants
1. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix 5. Let P and Q be 3 × 3 matrices with P  Q. If
P3 = Q 3 and P 2Q = Q 2P, then determinant of
Statement-1 : adj (adj A) = A (P2 + Q2) is equal to [AIEEE-2012]
Statement-2 : |adj A| = |A| [AIEEE-2009] (1) 1 (2) 0
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (3) –1 (4) –2
6. The number of values of k, for which the system
Statement-1 of equations
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true kx + (k + 3)y = 3k – 1
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; has no solution, is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) Infinite (2) 1
Statement-1
(3) 2 (4) 3
2. Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c)  0. If
1  3
a a 1 a 1 a 1 b 1 c 1 
b b  1 b  1  a  1 b 1 c  1  0, 7. If P   1 3 3  is the adjoint of a 3  3 matrix
c c 1 c 1 (1)n 2 a (1)n 1b (1)n c  2 4 4 
A and |A| = 4, then  is equal to
then the value of n is [AIEEE-2009] [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) Any even integer (2) Any odd integer (1) 4 (2) 11
(3) Any integer (4) Zero (3) 5 (4) 0
3. Consider the system of linear equations: 8. If ,   0, and f(n) = n +  n and
x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 3
3 1  f (1) 1  f (2)
2x1 + 3x2 + x3 = 3
1  f (1) 1  f (2) 1  f (3)
= K(1 – )2 (1 – )2 (
3x1 + 5x2 + 2x3 = 1 1  f (2) 1  f (3) 1  f (4)
The system has [AIEEE-2010] – )2, then K is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
(1) Infinite number of solutions (1) 1 (2) –1
(2) Exactly 3 solutions
1
(3) A unique solutions (3)  (4)

(4) No solution 9. The set of all values of  for which the system of
4. If the trivial solution is the only solution of the linear equations
system of equations 2x1 – 2x2 + x3 = x1
x  ky  z  0 2x1 – 3x2 + 2x3 = x2
kx  3 y  kz  0 –x1 + 2x2 = x3
has a non-trivial solution [JEE (Main)-2015]
3x  y  z  0
(1) Is an empty set
then the set of all values of k is [AIEEE-2011]
(2) Is a singleton
(1) R – {–3} (2) {2, –3}
(3) Contains two elements
(3) R – {2, –3} (4) R – {2}
(4) Contains more than two elements

10. The system of linear equations 15. The system of linear equations
x + y – z = 0 x+y+z=2
x – y – z = 0 2x + 3y + 2z = 5
x + y – z = 0 2x + 3y + (a2 – 1)z = a + 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
has a non-trivial solution for [JEE (Main)-2016] (1) has infinitely many solutions for a = 4
(1) Exactly one value of 
(2) is inconsistent when a  3
(2) Exactly two values of 
(3) Exactly three values of  (3) has a unique solution for a  3
(4) Infinitely many values of 
(4) is inconsistent when a = 4
11. Let  be a complex number such that 2 + 1 = z
16. If the system of linear equations
where z  3 . If
x – 4y + 7z = g
1 1 1 3y – 5z = h
2 2
1   1   3k , then k is equal to – 2x + 5y – 9z = k
2 7
1   is consistent, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2017]
(1) g + h + k = 0 (2) g + 2h + k = 0
(1) z (2) –1
(3) g + h + 2k = 0 (4) 2g + h + k = 0
(3) 1 (4) –z
12. If S is the set of distinct values of b for which the 17. Let d  R, and
following system of linear equations
 2 4d (sin )  2 
xy z 1  
A1 (sin )  2 d ,
x  ay  z  1  5 (2 sin )  d (  sin )  2  2d 
ax  by  z  0
  [0, 2]. If the minimum value of det(A) is 8,
has no solution, then S is [JEE (Main)-2017] then a value of d is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) An infinite set
(1) –5 (2) 2( 2  1)
(2) A finite set containing two or more elements
(3) A singleton (3) –7 (4) 2( 2  2)
(4) An empty set 18. If the system of equations
x  4 2x 2x x+y+z=5
13. If 2 x x4 2 x  ( A  Bx )( x  A)2 , then the x + 2y + 3z = 9
2x 2x x 4 x + 3y + z = 
ordered pair (A, B) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2018] has infinitely many solutions, then  –  equals
(1) (–4, –5) (2) (–4, 3) [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (–4, 5) (4) (4, 5) (1) 18 (2) 21
14. If the system of linear equations (3) 8 (4) 5
x + ky + 3z = 0 19. The number of values of   (0, ) for which the
3x + ky – 2z = 0 system of linear equations
2x + 4y – 3z = 0 x + 3y + 7z = 0
– x + 4y + 7z = 0
xz
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z), then is equal (sin3)x + (cos2)y + 2z = 0
y2
to [JEE (Main)-2018] has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) –10 (2) 10 (1) Four (2) One
(3) –30 (4) 30 (3) Three (4) Two
20. If the system of linear equations 25. The greatest value of c  R for which the system
of linear equations
2x + 2y + 3z = a
x – cy – cz = 0
3x – y + 5z = b
cx – y + cz = 0
x – 3y + 2z = c
cx + cy – z = 0
where a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, has more
than one solution, then [JEE (Main)-2019] has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) b – c + a = 0 (1) –1 (2) 0
(2) b + c – a = 0 1
(3) 2 (4)
(3) a + b + c = 0 2
(4) b – c – a = 0 26. If the system of linear equations
x – 2y + kz = 1
abc 2a 2a
2x + y + z = 2
21. If 2b bc a 2b = (a + b + c) (x
3x – y – kz = 3
2c 2c c a b has a solution (x, y, z), z  0, then (x, y) lies on
+ a + b + c)2, x  0 and a + b + c  0, then x the straight line whose equation is
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2(a + b + c) (2) –(a + b + c) (1) 3x – 4y – 4 = 0 (2) 3x – 4y – 1 = 0
(3) abc (4) –2(a + b + c) (3) 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 (4) 4x – 3y – 4 = 0
22. An ordered pair (, ) for which the system of 27. Let  and  be the roots of the equation
linear equations x 2 + x + 1 = 0. Then for y  0 in R,
(1 + ) x + y + z = 2 y 1  
x + (1 + )y + z = 3  y  1 is equal to
x + y + 2z = 2  1 y 
has a unique solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) y(y2 – 1) (2) y3 – 1
(1) (1, –3) (2) (2, 4) (3) y(y2 – 3) (4) y3
(3) (–3, 1) (4) (–4, 2) 28. If the system of equations 2x + 3y – z = 0,
x + ky – 2z = 0 and 2x – y + z = 0 has a
 1 sin  1 
 x y z
23. If A   – sin  1 sin   ; then for all non-trivial solution (x, y, z), then    k is
y z x
 –1 – sin  1  equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
 3 5  1
 ,  , det (A) lies in the interval (1) (2) –4
 4 4  2
[JEE (Main)-2019] 3 1
(3) (4) 
 5  3 4 4
(1)  1,  (2)  0, 
 2  2 x sin  cos 
5  3  29. If 1   sin  x 1 and
(3)  , 4  (4)  , 3
2  2  cos  1 x
24. The set of all values of  for which the system of x sin 2 cos 2
linear equations
 2   sin 2 x 1 , x  0; then
x – 2y – 2z = x
cos 2 1 x
x + 2y + z = y
–x – y =  z [JEE (Main)-2019]  
for all    0,  [JEE (Main)-2019]
(has a non-trivial solution)  2
(1) Contains exactly two elements (1) 1 + 2 = – 2x3
(2) Contains more than two elements (2) 1 – 2 = – 2x3
(3) Is a singleton (3) 1 + 2 = – 2(x3 + x – 1)
(4) Is an empty set (4) 1 – 2 = x(cos2 – cos4)

30. If the system of linear equations 34. A value of  (0, /3), for which
x+y+z=5
1 + cos2  sin2  4 cos 6
x + 2y + 2z = 6 2 2
cos  1  sin  4 cos 6  0, is
x + 3y + z = , (,   R), has infinitely many 2 2
cos  sin  1  4 cos 6
solutions, then the value of  +  is
(1) 10 (2) 12  7
(1) (2)
(3) 7 (4) 9 18 36
31. The sum of the real roots of the equation 7 
(3) (4)
x 6 1 24 9
2 3 x x  3  0, is equal to 35. If the system of linear equations
3 2x x 2 2x + 2ay + az = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019] 2x + 3by + bz = 0
(1) 6 (2) 0 2x + 4cy + cz = 0,
(3) –4 (4) 1 where a, b, c R are non-zero and distinct;
32. Let  be a real number for which the system of has a non-zero solution, then
linear equations
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x+y+z=6
1 1 1
4x + y – z = – 2 (1) , , are in A.P..
a b c
3x + 2y – 4z = – 5
(2) a, b, c are in A.P.
has infinitely many solutions. Then  is a root of the
quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) a + b + c = 0
(1) 2 + 3 – 4 = 0 (2) 2 –  – 6 = 0 (4) a, b, c are in G.P.
(3) 2 +  – 6 = 0 (4) 2 – 3 – 4 = 0 36. For which of the following ordered pairs (,), the
system of linear equations
33. If [x] denotes the greatest integer  x, then the
x + 2y + 3z = 1
system of linear equations [sin]x + [– cos]y = 0
3x + 4y + 5z = 
[cot]x + y = 0 [JEE (Main)-2019]
4x + 4y + 4z = 
  2  is inconsistent? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Has a unique solution if    ,  and have
2 3 
(1) (4, 3)
 7  (2) (4, 6)
infinitely many solutions if    , .
 6  (3) (3, 4)
(4) (1, 0)
  2   7 
(2) Has a unique solution if    ,    ,  . 37. The system of linear equations
2 3   6 
x  2y  2z  5
  2 
(3) Have infinitely many solutions if    ,  2x  3 y  5z  8
2 3 
 7  4 x  y  6z  10 has [JEE (Main)-2020]

and has a unique solution if    ,  .
 6  (1) Infinitely many solutions when   2
(4) Have infinitely many solutions if (2) No solution when   8
  2   7   (3) A unique solution when   8
 ,    ,  .
2 3   6 
(4) No solution when   2
38. If for some  and  in R, the intersection of the 42. If the system of equations
following three planes x+y+z=2
x + 4y – 2z = 1 2x + 4y – z = 6
x + 7y – 5z =  3x + 2y + z = 
x + 5y + z = 5 has infinitely many solutions, then
is a line in R3, then  +  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 2– = 5
(1) –10 (2) 0 (2) – 2= –5
(3) 2 (4) 10 (3) + 2= 14
39. The following system of linear equations (4) 2 + = 14

43. Suppose the vectors x1, x2 and x3 are the solutions
7x + 6y – 2z = 0
of the system of linear equations,
3x + 4y + 2z = 0 Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal
to b1, b2 and b3 respectively. If
x – 2y – 6z = 0, has [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 0  0  1  0 
(1) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying
x = 2z x1  1 , x2  2  , x3  0  , b1  0  , b2  2  and
       
1 1  1  0  0 
(2) No solution
0 
(3) Only the trivial solution
b3  0  , then the determinant of A is equal to
(4) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying 2 
y = 2z
[JEE (Main)-2020]
40. Let S be the set of all R for which the system
1
of linear equations (1) 4 (2)
2
2x – y + 2z = 2
3
x – 2y + z = –4 (3) 2 (4)
2
x + y + z = 4 44. Let R. The system of linear equations
has no solution. Then the set S 2x1 – 4x2 + x3 = 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] x1 – 6x2 + x3 = 2
(1) Is a singleton. x1 – 10x2 + 4x3 = 3
(2) Contains more than two elements. is inconsistent for [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) exactly two values of 
(3) Is an empty set.
(2) exactly one positive value of 
(4) Contains exactly two elements.
(3) every value of 
x–2 2x – 3 3x – 4 (4) exactly one negative value of 

41. If   2 x – 3 3 x – 4 4x – 5  45. If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y,
3 x – 5 5 x – 8 10 x – 17 z are non-zero distinct real numbers, then
x ay xa
Ax3 + Bx2 + Cx + D, then B + C is equal to y by y  b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] z cy zc
(1) 9 (2) –1 (1) y(b – a) (2) y(a – b)

(3) 1 (4) –3 (3) y(a – c) (4) 0

46. If the system of linear equations 51. The sum of distinct values of  for which the
x + y + 3z = 0 system of equations
x + 3y + k2z = 0 ( – 1)x + (3 + 1)y + 2z = 0
3x + y + 3z = 0
( – 1)x + (4 – 2)y + ( + 3)z = 0
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z) for some k  R ,
2x + (3 + 1)y + 3( – 1)z = 0,
y
then x    is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] has non-zero solutions, is ________ .
z
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 9 (2) 3
52. The system of linear equations
(3) –9 (4) –3
3x – 2y – kz = 10
47. The values of  and  for which the system of linear
equations 2x – 4y – 2z = 6
x + 2y – z = 5m
x+y+z=2
is inconsistent if :
x + 2y + 3z = 5
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x + 3y + z =  4
(1) k  3, m  (2) k  3, m  R
has infinitely many solutions are, respectively 5
4 4
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) k  3, m  (4) k  3, m 
5 5
(1) 5 and 7 (2) 6 and 8
 3  1 2 
(3) 4 and 9 (4) 5 and 8  
53. Let P   2 0   , where R. Suppose
48. If the system of linear equations, 3 5 0 
x+y+z=6
Q = [qij] is a matrix satisfying PQ = kI3 for some
x + 2y + 3z = 10
k k2
non-zero kR. If q23   and | Q | , then 2
3x + 2y + z =  8 2
has more than two solutions, then  – 2 is equal + k2 is equal to _____________.
to ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]
54. For the system of linear equations :
49. Let S be the set of all integer solutions, (x, y, z), of
x – 2y = 1, x – y + kz = –2, ky + 4z = 6, k R,
the system of equations
consider the following statements :
x – 2y + 5z = 0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
–2x + 4y + z = 0 (A) The system has unique solution if
–7x + 14y + 9z = 0 k  2, k   2.
such that 15  x 2 + y 2 + z2  150. Then, the (B) The system has unique solution if k = – 2.
number of elements in the set S is equal (C) The system has unique solution if k = 2
to ______ [JEE (Main)-2020]
(D) The system has no solution if k = 2.
50. If the system of equations (E) The system has infinite number of solutions if
x – 2y + 3z = 9 k  – 2.
Which of the following statements are correct?
2x + y + z = b
(1) (A) and (E) only (2) (A) and (D) only
x – 7y + az = 24, has infinitely many solutions,
(3) (B) and (E) only (4) (C) and (D) only
then a – b is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
  i –i
   60. Let A    , i  –1 . Then, the system of
 0 – tan   
 –i i 
 2 
55. If A   and (I2, + A) (I2 – A)–1 x  8 
   linear equations A 8      has
 tan   0   y   64 
 2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
a –b  (1) Exactly two solutions
=  2 2
 , then 13(a + b ) is equal to ________. (2) No solution
b a 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) A unique solution
56. If the system of equations (4) Infinitely many solutions
kx + y + 2z = 1
 30 20 56 
3x – y – 2z = 2
61. Let P   90 140 112  and
–2x – 2y – 4z = 3 120 60 14 
has infinitely many solutions, then k is equal to
___________. 2 7 2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]  
A   1  1  where   1  i 3 , and I
57. The following system of linear equations  0    1 3 3
[JEE (Main)-2021]  
2x + 3y + 2z = 9 be the identity matrix of order 3. If the determinant
3x + 2y + 2z = 9 of the matrix (P–1AP–I3)2 is 2 , then the value 
x – y + 4z = 8 is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) has a solution (,  , ) satisfying
2 + 3 = 12 62. The maximum value of
(2) has a unique solution
(3) does not have any solution sin2 x 1  cox 2 x cos 2x
(4) has infinitely many solutions f(x)  1  sin2 x cos2 x cos 2x ,x  R is :
(a  1) (a  2) a  2 1 sin2 x cos2 x sin 2x
58. The value of (a  2) (a  3) a  3 1 is :
(a  3) (a  4) a  4 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3
(1) (2) 5
(1) 0 (2) (a  2)(a  3)(a  4) 4
(3) –2 (4) (a  1)(a  2)(a  3) (3) 7 (4) 5

26th Feb (M) 63. The system of equations kx + y + z = 1, x + ky
59. Consider the following system of equations : + z = k and x + y + zk = k2 has no solution equal
[JEE (Main)-2021] to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + 2y – 3z = a (1) 0 (2) 1
2x + 6y – 11z = b (3) –1 (4) –2
x – 2y + 7z = c,
0 sin    2 1 
where a, b and c are real constants. Then the 64. If A    and det  A  2 I   0, then
system of equations :  sin  0   
(1) has infinite number of solutions when possible value of  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
5a = 2b + c
 
(2) has no solution for all a, b and c (1) (2)
3 6
(3) has a unique solution when 5a = 2b + c
 
(4) has a unique solution for all a, b and c (3) (4)
2 4

following is true?
2 3 
65. If A    , then the value of det(A ) +
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
0 1 (1)  = –6, R (2)  = 3, R

det A10   Adj  2A  
10
 is equal to_____. (3)  = 6, R (4)  = 2, R
71. Let I be an identity matrix of order 2×2 and
[JEE (Main)-2021]
66. If x, y, z are in arithmetic progression with common  2 –1
difference d, x  3d, and the determinant of the matrix P  . Then the value of n  N for which
5 –3 
3 4 2 x Pn = 5I – 8P is equal to _______.
 
4 5 2 y  is zero, then the value of k2 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
5 k z
 72. Let a, b, c, d be in arithmetic progression with
[JEE (Main)-2021] common difference . If
(1) 12 (2) 36
xa–c x b x a
(3) 72 (4) 6
x –1 xc
x  b  2, then value of  2 is
 x 18  x–bd xd xc
67. If 1, log 10 (4 x – 2) and log 10  4 
5 
are in

arithmetic progression for a real number x, then the equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1
2  x   x  1 x2 73. The value of k  R, for which the following system
 2
value of the determinant 1 0 x is of linear equations
x 1 0 3x – y + 4z = 3,
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + 2y – 3z = –2,
68. The solutions of the equation
6x + 5y + kz = –3,
1  sin2 x sin2 x sin2 x
has infinitely many solutions, is
cos2 x 1  cos2 x cos2 x  0,(0  x  ), are :
4 sin2x 4 sin2x 1  4 sin 2x (1) –3 (2) –5
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 5 (4) 3

[JEE (Main)-2021]
 5  
(1) , (2) ,
6 6 12 6 74. The values of  and  such that the system of
equations x + y + z = 6, 3x + 5y + 5z = 26, x + 2y
5 7 7  11 + z =  has no solution, are
(3) , (4) ,
12 12 12 12 [JEE (Main)-2021]
69. Let , ,  be real roots of the equation, + x3
+ ax2 (1)   2,  = 10 (2)  = 3,   10
bx + c = 0, (a, b, c R and a, b  0). If the system
of equations (in u, v, w) given by u + v + w = 0; (3)  = 3,  = 5 (4)  = 2,   10
u + v + w = 0; u + v + w = 0 has non-trivial
75. The values of a and b, for which the system of
a2 equations
solution, then the value of is :
b
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2x + 3y + 6z = 8
(1) 5 (2) 1 x + 2y + az = 5
(3) 3 (4) 0
3x + 5y + 9z = b
70. Let the system of linear equations
has no solution, are
4x + y + 2z = 0
2x – y + z = 0 (1) a  3, b  13 (2) a = 3, b = 13
x + 2y + 3z = 0, , R. (3) a  3, b = 3 (4) a = 3, b  13
has a non-trivial solution. Then which of the [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. The number of distinct real roots of

 1 0 0
sin x cos x cos x
81. Let A   0 1 1  . Then A2025 – A2020 is equal to
cos x sin x cos x  0 in the interval
 1 0 0
cos x cos x sin x  
  [JEE (Main)-2021]
 x is [JEE (Main)-2021]
4 4 (1) A6 –A (2) A5
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) A5 – A (4) A6
(3) 4 (4) 3 82. Let A be a 3 × 3 real matrix. If det(2 Adj(2 Adj(Adj
77. For real numbers  and  consider the following (2A)))) = 241, then the value of det (A2) equals
system of linear equations : ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + y – z = 2, x + 2y + z = 1, 2x – y + z = . 83. If the system of linear equations
If the system has infinite solutions, then  +  is 2x + y – z = 3
equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
x–y–z=
78. Let
3x + 3y + z = 3
sin2 x –2  cos2 x cos 2 x
has infinitely many solution, then  +  –  is equal
f ( x )  2  sin2 x cos2 x cos2 x , x  [0, ]. to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
sin2 x cos2 x 1  cos 2 x 84. Let [] be the greatest integer less than or equal
to . The set of all values of  for which the
Then the maximum value of f(x) is equal to ______.
system of linear equations x + y + z = 4, 3x + 2y
[JEE (Main)-2021]
+ 5z = 3, 9x + 4y + (28 + [])z = [] has a
 1 2  solution is [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
5 5 1 0  (1) (–, – 9)  [–8, ) (2) [–9, –8)
79. If A   ,B   , i  –1 and Q =
 –2 1  i 1 
  (3) R (4) (–, – 9)  (–9, )
 5 5
ATBA, then the inverse of the matrix AQ2021 AT is  [ x  1] [ x  2] [ x  3] 
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  
85. Let A   [ x ] [ x  3] [ x  3]  , where [t] denotes
 1 0  1 0  [x] [ x  2] [ x  4] 
(1)  (2)  
  the greatest integer less than or equal to t. If
 2021 i 1   –2021 i 1 
det(A) = 192, then the set of values of x is the interval
 1  [JEE (Main)-2021]
 –2021
 1 –2021 i  5 (1) [60, 61) (2) [65, 66)
(3)   (4)  
0 1   1  (3) [62, 63) (4) [68, 69)
 2021 
 5  86. If the following system of linear equations
 
80. Let    0,  . If the system of linear equations. 2x + y + z = 5
 2
(1 + cos2) x + sin2 y + 4 sin3 z = 0 x–y+z=3
cos2 x + (1 + sin2) y + 4 sin3 z = 0 x + y + az = b
cos2 x+ sin2 y + (1 + 4 sin3) z = 0 has no solution, then :
has a non-trivial solution, then the value of  is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
7  1 7 1 7
(1) (2) (1) a   , b  (2) a   , b 
18 18 3 3 3 3
4 5 1 7 1 7
(3) (4)
9 18 (3) a  ,b  (4) a  ,b 
3 3 3 3

inconsistent and S2 be the set of all aR for which

2r  2r  the system has infinitely many solutions. If n(S1)
87. If ar  cos  i sin , r  1, 2, 3...., i  1,
9 9 and n(S2) denote the number of elements in S1
and S2 respectively, then [JEE (Main)-2021]
a1 a2 a3 (1) n(S1) = 2, n(S2) = 0 (2) n(S1) = 1, n(S2) = 0
then the determinant a4 a5 a6 is equal to : (3) n(S1) = 2, n(S2) = 2 (4) n(S1) = 0, n(S2) = 2
a7 a8 a9 90. Let a1, a2, a3 ... , a10 in G.P with ai > 0 for i = 1,
2, ... , 10 and S be the set of pairs (r, k), r, kN
[JEE (Main)-2021] (the set of natural numbers for which
(1) a1a9 – a3a7
loge a1r a2k loge a2r a3k loge a3r a4k
(2) a2a6 – a4a8 r k
loge a a
4
r k
loge a a
5 6 loge a6r a7k  0
r k r k
(3) a9 loge a a
7 8 loge a a
8 9 loge a9r a10
k
(4) a5 [JEE (Main)-2021]

88. If  +  +  = 2, then the system of equations (1) 2 (2) 10
x + (cos)y + (cos)z = 0 (3) 4 (4) Infinitely many
(cos)x + y + (cos)z = 0 91. Let A = [a ij ] and B = [b ij ] be two 3 × 3 real
(cos)x + (cos)y + z = 0 matrices such that bij = (3)(i + j – 2)aji, where i, j =
1, 2, 3. If the determinant of B is 81, then the
has : determinant of A is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) a unique solution (1) 1/9 (2) 1/81
(2) no solution (3) 3 (4) 1/3
(3) infinitely many solutions 92. Let a – 2b + c = 1.
(4) exactly two solutions
[JEE (Main)-2021] x  a x  2 x 1
89. Consider the system of linear equations If f ( x )  x  b x  3 x  2 , then
–x + y + 2z = 0 x c x4 x 3
[JEE (Main)-2021]
3x – ay + 5z = 1
(1) f(50) = 1 (2) f(–50) = 501
2x – 2y – az = 7
(3) f(–50) = –1 (4) f(50) = –501
Let S1 be the set of all aR for which system is

Chapter 8
Trigonometric Functions
1. Let A and B denote the statements : 4. The possible values of  (0, ) such that
sin() + sin(4) + sin(7) = 0 are [AIEEE-2011]
A : cos + cos + cos = 0
B : sin + sin + sin = 0 2   2 3 8
(1) , , , , ,
9 4 2 3 4 9
3
If cos( – ) + cos( – ) + cos( – ) =  , then
2 2  4  3 8
(2) , , , , ,
[AIEEE-2009] 9 4 9 2 4 9
(1) A is false and B is true  5  2 3 8
(3) , , , , ,
(2) Both A and B are true 4 12 2 3 4 9
(3) Both A and B are false 2   2 3 35 

(4) , , , , ,
(4) A is true and B is false 9 4 2 3 4 36
5. In a PQR, if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and
4 5 4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the angle R is equal
2. Let cos(   )  and let sin(   )  , where
5 13 to [AIEEE-2012]
  
0  ,   . Then tan 2 = [AIEEE-2010]
4 (1) (2)
6 4
25 56 3 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 33 4 6
19 20 6. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB and CD are

(3) (4) parallel and BC  CD. If ADB = , BC = p and
12 7
CD = q, then AB is equal to
3. For a regular polygon, let r and R be the radii of the [JEE (Main)-2013]
inscribed and the circumscribed circles.
A false statement among the following is ( p2  q 2 )sin  p 2  q 2 cos 
(1) (2)
p cos   q sin  p cos   q sin 
[AIEEE-2010]
r 1 p2  q 2 ( p 2  q 2 )sin 
(1) There is a regular polygon with  (3) (4)
R 2 p 2 cos   q 2 sin  ( p cos   q sin )2
r 1 tan A cot A
(2) There is a regular polygon with  7. The expression  can be written
R 2 1  cot A 1  tan A
as [JEE (Main)-2013]
r 2 (1) sinA cosA + 1
(3) There is a regular polygon with 
R 3
(2) secA cosecA + 1
r 3 (3) tanA + cotA

(4) There is a regular polygon with 
R 2 (4) secA + cosecA

1 14. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level

8. Let fk ( x )  (sink x  cosk x ) where x  R and ground. Let C be the mid-point of AB and P be a
k
point on the ground such that AP = 2AB. If
k  1 . Then f4(x) – f6(x) equals [JEE (Main)-2014]
BPC =  then tan  is [JEE (Main)-2017]
1 1 1 2
(1) (2) (1) (2)
4 12 4 9
1 1 4 6
(3) (4) (3) (4)
6 3 9 7
15. If sum of all the solutions of the equation
9. A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20 m
high and its elevation from a point O on the ground      1
8 cos x   cos   x   cos   x     1 in [0, ]
is 45°. It flies off horizontally straight away from   6   6  2
the point O. After one second, the elevation of the is k, then k is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2018]
bird from O is reduced to 30°. Then the speed (in
m/s) of the bird is [JEE (Main)-2014] 2 13
(1) (2)
3 9
(1) 20 2 (2) 20  3 1  8 20
(3) (4)
(3) 40  2 1  (4) 40  3 2  9 9
16. PQR is a triangular park with PQ = PR = 200 m.
10. If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from A T.V. tower stands at the mid-point of QR. If the
three collinear points A, B and C, on a line leading angles of elevation of the top of the tower at P, Q
to the foot of the tower, are 30º, 45º and 60º and R are respectively 45º, 30º and 30º, then the
respectively, then the ratio, AB : BC, is height of the tower (in m) is [JEE (Main)-2018]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 100 (2) 50
(1) 3 : 1 (2) 3 : 2
(3) 100 3 (4) 50 2
(3) 1 : 3 (4) 2 : 3
 
17. For any    ,  , the expression 3(sin –
11. If 0  x  2 , then the number of real values of x, 4 2
which satisfy the equation cos) + 6 (sin + cos)2 + 4 sin6equals
4
cos x  cos 2 x  cos3 x  cos 4 x  0 , is [JEE (Main)-2019]

[JEE (Main)-2016] (1) 13 – 4 cos2 +6 sin2cos2
(1) 5 (2) 7 (2) 13 – 4 cos2 + 6 cos4
(3) 9 (4) 3 (3) 13 – 4 cos6
12. A man is walking towards a vertical pillar in a (4) 13 – 4 cos4 + 2 sin2cos2
straight path, at a uniform speed. At a certain
point A on the path, he observes that the angle of 
18. If 0  x  , then the number of values of x for
elevation of the top of the pillar is 30°. After 2
walking for 10 minutes from A in the same which sinx – sin2x + sin3x = 0, is
direction, at a point B, he observes that the angle
[JEE (Main)-2019]
of elevation of the top of the pillar is 60°. Then the
time taken (in minutes) by him, from B to reach the (1) 2 (2) 3
pillar, is [JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 1 (4) 4
(1) 10 (2) 20 19. Consider a triangular plot ABC with sides AB = 7 m,
BC = 5 m and CA = 6 m. A vertical lamp-post at the
(3) 5 (4) 6
midpoint D of AC subtends an angle 30° at B. The
13. If 5 (tan2x
– cos2x) = 2cos 2x + 9, then the value height (in m) of the lamp-post is
of cos 4x is [JEE (Main)-2017]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 2
(1) (2) (1) 2 21 (2) 7 3
3 9
7 3 2 3
(3) 21 (4) 21
(3)  (4)  3 2
9 5
  
20. The sum of all values of    0,  satisfying 26. The maximum value of 3cos   5 sin     for
 2  6 
3 any real value of  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
sin2 2  cos4 2  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
(1) 34 (2) 19
5 
(1) (2)
4 2
79
(3) (4) 31
3 2
(3) (4) 
8
27. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point P
21. If 5, 5r, 5r 2 are the lengths of the sides of a which is 25 m above a lake be 30° and the angle
triangle, then r cannot be equal to of depression of reflection of the cloud in the lake
[JEE (Main)-2019] from P be 60°, then the height of the cloud (in
meters) from the surface of the lake is
3 7
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 4
(1) 45 (2) 50
3 5
(3) (4) (3) 42 (4) 60
4 4
22. W ith the usual notation, in ABC, if A +
28. If sin4   4cos4   2  4 2 sin  cos ; ,  [0,
B = 120°, a  3  1 and b  3 – 1 , then the ], then cos( + ) – cos ( – ) is equal to
ratio A : B, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 7 : 1 (2) 3 : 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 9 : 7 (4) 5 : 3 (1) 2 (2) – 2

23. The value of
(3) –1 (4) 0
   
cos .cos . ... .cos .sin is 3 5
22 23 210 210 29. If cos(   )  , sin(   )  and
5 13
[JEE (Main)-2019]

0  ,   , then tan(2) is equal to
1 1 4
(1) (2)
512 256
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1
(3) (4) 21 63
2 1024 (1) (2)
16 52
1
24. Let fk ( x )  (sink x  cosk x ) for k = 1, 2, 3, ....
k 33 63
(3) (4)
Then for all xR, the value of f4(x) – f6(x) is equal 52 16
to [JEE (Main)-2019] 30. Two vertical poles of heights, 20 m and 80 m stand
apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters)
1 1
(1) (2) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the
12 12 top of each pole to the foot of the other, from this
5 1 horizontal plane is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
12 4 (1) 16 (2) 18
bc c a ab (3) 15 (4) 12
25. Given   for ABC with usual
11 12 13
31. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in A.P.
cos A cos B cos C
notation. If   , then the and the greatest angle is double the smallest, then
   a ratio of lengths of the sides of this triangle is
ordered triplet (, , ) has a value
(1) (3, 4, 5) (2) (7, 19, 25) (1) 4 : 5 : 6 (2) 3 : 4 : 5

(3) (19, 7, 25) (4) (5, 12, 13) (3) 5 : 9 : 13 (4) 5 : 6 : 7

32. Let S = {  [–2, 2] ; 2cos2 + 3sin = 0}. Then 38. The angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in
the sum of the elements of S is
A.P. and a : b = 1 : 3. If c = 4 cm, then the
[JEE (Main)-2019]
area (in sq.cm) of this triangle is :
(1)  (2) 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]
13 5
(3) (4) 2
6 3 (1) (2)
3 4 3
33. The value of cos210° – cos10° cos50° + iscos250°
[JEE (Main)-2019]
4
3 3 (3) 2 3 (4)
(1) (2) (1  cos 20) 3
4 2
39. A 2 m ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top
3 3 of the ladder begins to slide down the wall at the
(3) (4)  cos 20
2 4 rate 25 cm/s, then the rate (in cm/sec.) at which
34. Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall
heights 5 m and 10 m respectively. The line joining on the horizontal ground when the top of the ladder
their tops makes an angle of 15° with the ground. is 1 m above the ground is
Then the distance (in m) between the poles, is
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
25
(1) 5 2  3  (2) 10  3 1 (1)
3
(2) 25 3
(3) 5  3 1  (4)
5
2

2 3  (3)
25
(4) 25
3
35. The value of sin10° sin30° sin50° sin70° is
40. The number of solutions of the equation
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 5 5  
1 1 1 + sin4x = cos23x, x   – ,  is
(1) (2)  2 2
18 32
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
16 36 (1) 3 (2) 5
36. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality (3) 4 (4) 7
sin2 x  2 sin x  5 1 41. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower
2 ·  1 also satisfy the equation
sin2 y standing on a horizontal plane is observed to be
4
45° from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point
[JEE (Main)-2019]
30 m vertically above the point A. If the angle of
(1) sin x = |sin y| (2) sin x = 2 sin y elevation of the top of the tower from B be 30°,
(3) 2 sin x = sin y (4) 2|sin x| = 3 sin y then the distance (in m) of the foot of the tower
from the point A is [JEE (Main)-2019]
37. ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC =
100 metres. A vertical tower is situated at the mid-
(1) 15 (3 + 3) (2) 15 (1+ 3 )
point of BC. If the angles of elevation of the top of
the tower at A and B are cot 1(3 2) and
(3) 15 (3 – 3) (4) 15 (5 – 3)
1
cosec (2 2) respectively, then the height of the
42. Let S be the set of all   R such that the
tower (in metres) is : [JEE (Main)-2019] equation, cos2x + sinx = 2 – 7 has a solution.
(1) 20 (2) Then S is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
10 5
(1) [1, 4] (2) R
100
(3) 25 (4) (3) [2, 6] (4) [3, 7]
3 3
43. The value of 48. The angle of elevation of the summit of a mountain
from a point on the ground is 45°. After climbing up
  3    3 
cos3   .cos    sin3   .sin   is one km towards the summit at an inclination of 30°
8
  8
  8
   8  from the ground, the angle of elevation of the
[JEE (Main)-2020] summit is found to be 60°. Then the height (in km)
of the summit from the ground is
1 1
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 2 2
1 1
1 1 (1) (2)
(3) (4) 3 1 3 1
2 2
44. If the equation cos4 + sin4 +  = 0 has real 3 1 3 1
solutions for , then  lies in the interval (3) (4)
3 1 3 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 1  3 5 2 sin  1 1  cos 2 1
49. If  and  ,
(1)  –1, – (2) – 2 , –
 2   4  1  cos 2 7 2 10
 
 1 1  5  ,    0,  , then tan( + 2) is equal to
(3)  – , – (4)  – 4 , – 1  2
 2 4   
_________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
45. Two vertical poles AB = 15 m and CD = 10 m are
standing apart on a horizontal ground with points 50. The number of distinct solutions of the equation,
A and C on the ground. If P is the point of log 1 | sin x |  2  log 1 | cos x | in the interval
intersection of BC and AD, then the height of P (in 2 2
m) above the line AC is
[0, 2], is ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
51. The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a
(1) 6 (2) 20/3 point on the horizontal plane passing through the
(3) 10/3 (4) 5 foot of the hill is found to be 45°. After walking a
distance of 80 meters towards the top, up a slope
    inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal plane,
46. If L  sin2   – sin2   and
 16  8 the angle of elevation of the top of the hill becomes
75°. Then the height of the hill (in meters) is
    _____. [JEE (Main)-2020]
M  cos2   – sin2   , then
 16  8
[JEE (Main)-2020] 52. If e
cos2 x cos4 x cos6 x ...  loge 2
satisfies the
1 1  equation t 2 – 9t + 8 = 0, then the value of
(1) L  –  cos
2sin x 
2 2 2 8
 0  x  2  is :
sin x  3 cos x  
11 
(2) M   cos [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2 2 8
3
1 1  (1) (2) 3
(3) M   cos 2
4 2 4 8
1
1
1  (3) 2 3 (4)
(4) L  – cos 2
4 2 4 8
53. Two vertical poles are 150 m apart and the height
47. The angle of elevation of a cloud C from a point P, of one is three times that of the other. If from the
200 m above a still lake is 30°. If the angle of middle point of the line joining their feet, an
depression of the image of C in the lake from the observer finds the angles of elevation of their tops
point P is 60°, then PC (in m) is equal to to be complementary, then the height of the shorter
[JEE (Main)-2020] pole (in meters) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 400 (2) 400 3 (1) 25 3 (2) 30
(3) 100 (4) 200 3 (3) 25 (4) 20 3

54. The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point A

on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 20 seconds
59. If 
3 cos2 x    
3 – 1 cos x + 1, the number of
at the speed of 432 km/hour, the angle of elevation  

changes to 30°. If the jet plane is flying at a solutions of the given equation when x  0,  is
 2
constant height, then its height is :
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
60. Let A(1, 4) and B(1, –5) be two points. Let P be
(1) 3600 3 m (2) 2400 3 m a point on the circle (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1 such
that (PA)2 + (PB)2 have maximum value, then the
(3) 1800 3 m (4) 1200 3 m points, P, A and B lie on :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
55. All possible values of   [0, 2 ] for which (1) an ellipse (2) a parabola
sin2   tan2   0 lie in : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) a straight line (4) a hyperbola
61. The number of roots of the equation,
    3 
(1)  0,    ,  (81)sin
2
x
 (81)cos
2
x
 30 in the interval [0, ] is
 2  2 
     3   7   (1) 4 (2) 2
(2)  0,    ,    , 
 2 2 4   6 
(3) 8 (4) 3
     3   3 11  62. Let ABCD be a square of side of unit length. Let
(3)  0,    ,    ,  a circle C1 centered at A with unit radius is drawn.
 4 2 4   2 6  Another circle C2 which touches C1 and the lines
AD and AB are tangent to it, is also drawn. Let a
     3   5    3 7   tangent line from the point C to the circle C2 meet
(4)  0,    ,    ,   , 
 4 2 4   4   2 4  the side AB at E. If the length of EB is   3 ,
56. A man is observing, from the top of a tower, a boat where ,  are integers, then  +  is equal to
speeding towards the tower from a certain point A, ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
with uniform speed. At the point, angle of 63. In ABC, the lengths of sides AC and AB are 12 cm
depression of the boat with the man’s eye is 30° and 5 cm, respectively. If the area of ABC is 30 cm2
(Ignore man’s height). After sailing for 20 seconds, and R and r are respectively the radii of circumcircle
towards the base of the tower (which is at the level and incircle of ABC, then the value of 2R + r (in
of water), the boat has reached a point B, where cm) is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
the angle of depression is 45°. Then the time taken
(in seconds) by the boat from B to reach the base 64. The number of solutions of the equation x + 2 tanx
of the tower is : [JEE (Main)-2021] 
= in the interval [0, 2] is :
(1) 10 3 (2) 10 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 10  3 1 (4) 10  
3 1 (1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 3 (4) 5
57. If 0 < x, y <  and cos x + cos y – cos (x + y) =
65. Two tangents are drawn from a point P to the
3 circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 4 = 0, such that the
, then sin x + cos y is equal to :
2
[JEE (Main)-2021]  12 
angle between these tangents is tan–1   ,
 5 
1 3 3
(1) (2) –1  12 
2 2 where tan   0,   . If the centre of the circle
 5 
1 1 3 is denoted by C and these tangents touch the
(3) (4) circle at points A and B, then the ratio of the area
2 2
of PAB and CAB is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
58. The number of integral values of ‘k’ for which the
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 3 : 1
equation 3sinx + 4cosx = k+1 has a solution, k 
R is __________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 11 : 4 (4) 9 : 4
66. The number of solutions of the equation 72. Consider a triangle having vertices A(–2, 3), B(1, 9)
and C(3, 8). If a line L passing through the circum-
1
cot x  cot x  in the interval [0, 2] is center of triangle ABC, bisects line BC, and
sin x
 
______. [JEE (Main)-2021] intersects y-axis at point  0,  , then the value of
 2
67. Let the centroid of an equilateral triangle ABC be real number  is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
at the origin. Let one of the sides of the
73. The number of solutions of sin7x + cos 7x = 1,
equilateral triangle be along the straight line
x  [0, 4] is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + y = 3. If R and r be the radius of circumcircle
(1) 5 (2) 7
and incircle respectively of ABC, then (R + r) is
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 11 (4) 9
74. There are 5 students in class 10, 6 students in
(1) 3 2 (2) 2 2 class 11 and 8 students in class 12. If the number
of ways, in which 10 students can be selected
9 from them so as to include at least 2 students
(3) (4) 7 2 from each class and at most 5 students from the
2
total 11 students of class 10 and 11 is 100 k, then
68. A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park k is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
ABC. Let the angle of elevation of the top of the

 75. The value of cot is
pole from each corner of the park be . If the 24
3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
radius of the circumcircle of ABC is 2, then the
height of the pole is equal to : (1) 3 2  3  6 (2) 2  3 2 6
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 2  3 2 6 (4) 2  3 2 6
2 3 1 76. If a rectangle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of
(1) (2)
3 3 side length 2 2 as shown in the figure, then the
square of the largest area of such a rectangle is
(3) 2 3 (4) 3 _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
69. If 15sin4 + 10cos4 = 6, for some   R, then
the value of 27sec6 + 8cosec6 is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 350 (2) 250
(3) 400 (4) 500
3
70. If in a triangle ABC, AB = 5 units, B  cos1  
5 1
and radius of circumcircle of ABC is 5 units, then 77. If sin  + cos  = , then 16(sin(2) + cos(4) +
2
the area (in sq. units) of ABC is : sin(6)) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 23 (2) –23
(1) 10  6 2 (2) 6  8 3 (3) 27 (4) –27
(3) 8  2 2 (4) 4  2 3 78. The sum of solutions of the equation
71. Let in a right angled triangle, the smallest angle be cos x      
 tan2 x , x    ,    ,  is :
. If a triangle formed by taking the reciprocal of its 1  sin x  2 2  4 4
sides is also a right angled triangle, then sin is [JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 7
5 1 2 1 (1) (2) 
(1) (2) 10 30
4 2
11 
5 1 5 1 (3)  (4) 
(3) (4) 30 15
2 4

79. A 10 inches long pencil AB with mid point C and a 83. Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of the
small eraser P are placed on the horizontal top of a equation sin4 + cos4 – sin cos = 0 in [0, 4].
table such that PC  5 inches and PCB = tan–1 (2). 8S
Then is equal to _______.
The acute angle through which the pencil must be 
rotated about C so that the perpendicular distance [JEE (Main)-2021]
between eraser and pencil becomes exactly 1 inch is
84. A vertical pole fixed to the horizontal ground is
[JEE (Main)-2021] divided in the ratio 3 : 7 by a mark on it with lower
P part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts
subtend equal angles at a point on the ground
n 18 m away from the base of the pole, then the
5i
height of the pole (in meters) is :

A 5 in C 5 in B [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 8 10 (2) 12 10
 1 3
(1) tan1   (2) tan1   (3) 12 15 (4) 6 10
2 4 2
85. The number of solutions of the equation 32 tan x
4 
(3) tan1 1 (4) tan1  
2
32sec x
 81, 0  x  is [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 4
80. The value of (1) 3 (2) 1
(3) 2 (4) 0
  2   3   5   6   7 
2 sin   sin   sin   sin   sin   sin  
8
  8
  8
  8
  8
   8  86. If n is the number of solutions of the equation
     
2cos x  4 sin   x  sin  – x  – 1  1, x  [0, ]
1 1   4   4  
(1) (2)
8 2 4 2 and S is the sum of all these solutions, then the
ordered pair (n, S) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1
(3) (4)
8 4  5   13 
(1)  3, (2)  3,
81. Let A(a, 0), B(b, 2b + 1) and C(0, b), b  0, |b|  3   9 
 1, be points such that the area of triangle ABC
 2   8 
(3)  2, (4)  2,
9 
is 1 sq. unit, then the sum of all possible values
 3  
of a is [JEE (Main)-2021]
87. Let the points of intersections of the lines x – y +
2b 2 1 = 0, x – 2y + 3 = 0 and 2x – 5y + 11 = 0 are
–2b
(1) (2) the mid points of the sides of a triangle ABC.
b 1 b 1
Then the area of the triangle ABC is _____.
2b 2 –2b [JEE (Main)-2021]

(3) (4) 88. Let f :    be defined as
b 1 b 1
82. Two poles, AB of length a metres and CD of length  1

f ( x  y )  f ( x – y )  2f ( x ) f ( y ), f    –1 . Then,
a + b (b  a) metres are erected at the same 2
20
horizontal level with bases at B and D. If BD = x 1
1
the value of  sin(k)sin(k  f (k)) is equal to
and tan ACB  k 1
, then [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) x2 – 2ax + a(a + b) = 0 (1) cosec2(21) cos(20) cos(2)
(2) x2 + 2(a + 2b)x – b(a + b) = 0 (2) sec2(21) sin(20) sin(2)
(3) x2 + 2(a + 2b)x + a(a + b) = 0 (3) cosec2(1) cosec(21) sin(20)
(4) x2 – 2ax + b(a + b) = 0 (4) sec2(1) sec(21) cos(20)
  top most point of the balloon from the level of the

89. If x   (1)n tan2n  and y   cos2n  , observer’s eye is [JEE (Main)-2021]
n 0 n 0
(1) 8  2  2 3  2  (2) 8  6 – 2  2 

for 0    , then [JEE (Main)-2021]
4
(3) 8  2  2  3  (4) 8  6  2  2 
(1) x(1 – y) = 1 (2) y(1 + x) = 1
91. The sum of all values of x in [0, 2], for which
(3) y(1 – x) = 1 (4) x(1 + y) = 1
sinx + sin2x + sin3x + sin4x = 0, is equal to :
90. A spherical gas balloon of radius 16 meter
[JEE (Main)-2021]
subtends an angle 60° at the eye of the observer
A while the angle of elevation of its center from the (1) 11  (2) 9 
eye of A is 75°. Then the height (in meter) of the (3) 8  (4) 12 


Chapter 9
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
1. If x, y, z are in A.P. and tan–1x, tan–1y and tan–1z

are also in A.P., then [JEE (Main)-2013] 146 145
(1) (2)
12 12
(1) x = y = z (2) 2x = 3y = 6z
(3) 6x = 3y = 2z (4) 6x = 4y = 3z 145 145
(3) (4)
10 11
dy
2. If y  sec(tan1 x ), then at x = 1 is equal to 6. If x = sin –1(sin10) and y = cos –1(cos10), then
dx y – x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) 7 (2) 10
1 1 (3) 0 (4) 
(1) (2)
2 2
 19  n 
(3) 1 (4) 2 7. The value of cot   cot –1  1   2 p   is
 n 1  p 1  
  
 2x 
3. Let tan1 y  tan1 x  tan1  2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
 1 x 
1 19 23
where | x |  . Then a value of y is (1) (2)
3 21 22
[JEE (Main)-2015]
22 21
(3) (4)
3x  x3 3x  x3 23 19
(1) (2)
1  3x 2 1 3x 2 8. All x satisfying the inequality (cot–1x)2 – 7 (cot–1x)
+ 10 > 0, lie in the interval [JEE (Main)-2019]
3x  x3 3x  x3
(3) 2 (4) (1) (cot 2, )
1  3x 1 3x2
(2) (cot 5, cot 4)
  (3) (–, cot 5)  (cot 4, cot 2)
4. Consider f  x   tan1  1  sin x  
 , x  0,  .
 1  sin x   2 (4) (–, cot 5)  (cot 2, )

A normal to y = f(x) at x  also passes 3  1
6 9. If  = cos–1   ,  = tan–1   , where 0 < ,
5 3
through the point [JEE (Main)-2016]

< , then  –  is equal to
 2     2
(1)  0,  (2)  ,0 
 3   6 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
    9 
(3)  , 0  (4) (0, 0) 1  9  cos1 
 4  (1) tan   (2) 
 14   5 10 
–1  2  –1  3   3
5. If cos    cos     x   , then x is 1  9   9 
 3x   4x  2  4 (3) sin   (4) tan1  
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]  10 
5  5 10 

y 15. If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series

10. If cos–1x – cos–1 =, where –1  x  1, –2  y
2
 1  1  1  1
y tan1   + tan–1   + tan–1   + tan–1   +...,
 2, x  , then for all x, y, 4x2 – 4xy cos + y2  3 7 13   21
2 then tan(S) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 sin2 (2) 4 sin2– 2x2y2 6 5
(1) – (2)
5 11
(3) 4 cos2 + 2x2y2 (4) 4 sin2
10 5
–1  12  –1  3  (3) (4)
11. The value of sin   – sin   is equal to 11 6
13
  5
[JEE (Main)-2019]  1 x 2  1
16. The derivative of tan1   with respect to
  56   63   x 
– sin–1    – sin–1    
(1) (2)
2  65   65 
 2x 1  x 2  1
 tan1   at x  is
–1  33   9   1  2x 2  2
(3)  – cos   (4) – cos –1    
 65  2  65 
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 
12. If f(x) = (secx + tanx),   x  , and
tan –1
2 2 2 3 2 3
f(0) = 0, then f(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)
3 5
 1 1
(1) (2) 3 3
4 4 (3) (4)
10 12
2  1
(3) (4) 6
3 4 
4 4 17. If y   k cos–1  5 cos kx – 5 sin kx , then
k =1
13. The domain of the function
dy
x | 5  at x = 0 is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
1  |
f  x   sin  2  is
dx
 x 1 
 n  1  
 , a]  [a,   . Then a is equal to 18. lim tan   tan –1   is equal to
n r 1  1 r  r2  
[JEE (Main)-2020] ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  17 17 1 1 63 
(1) (2) 1 19. A possible value of tan  sin  is :
2 2  4 8 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
17  1 17
(3) (4) (1) 2 2  1 (2)
2 2 7 1
 4 5 16  1 1
14. 2   sin1  sin1  sin1  is equal to (3) (4)
 5 13 65  7 2 2
 4 
[JEE (Main)-2020] 20. cosec  2 cot 1  5   cos 1    is equal to :
  5 
 7 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
2 4
65 65
(1) (2)
3 5 56 33
(3) (4)
2 4 75 56
(3) (4)
56 33

26. The number of solutions of the equation

 1  2
sin 1 x cos 1 x tan 1 y sin1  x2    cos1  x2    x 2 , for x  [  1,1]
21. If   ; 0 < x < 1, then the  3  3
a b c and [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or
 c  equal to x, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
value of cos   is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
ab (1) Infinite (2) 2
(3) 4 (4) 0
1 y2
(1) 1 – y2 (2)
y y cos ec –1x
27. The real valued function f  x   , where [x]
x  x
1  y2 1 y2 denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x,
(3) (4) is defined for all x belonging to :
1  y2 2y
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 (1) all non-integers except the interval [–1, 1]
22. If 0 < a, b < 1, and tan–1a + tan–1 b = , then the
4 (2) all integers except 0, –1, 1
value of (3) all reals except integers
 a 2  b 2   a3  b 3   a4  b4  (4) all reals except the interval [–1, 1]

(a + b) –   + 
 
 – 
 
 +
 28. The number of real roots of the equation
 2   3   4  
... is : [JEE (Main)-2021] tan1 x(x  1)  sin1 x 2  x  1  is :
4
e [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) e2 – 1 (2) loge   (1) 2 (2) 1
2
(3) 4 (4) 0
(3) e (4) loge2
23. Given that the inverse trigonometric function take  3  5 
29. The value of tan  2 tan1    sin1    is equal to
principal values only. Then, the number of real  5
   13  
values of x which satisfy [JEE (Main)-2021]
 3x   4x 
sin1    sin1  1
  sin x is equal to : (1)
220
(2)
151
5
   5  21 63
[JEE (Main)-2021] 181 291
(3) (4)
(1) 3 (2) 1 69 76
(3) 0 (4) 2 1  1  x 
30. The domain of the function cosec   is :
24. If cot–1()
= + cot–12 + cot–18 cot–118 + cot–132  x 
+... upto 100 terms, then  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1   1 
(1)   ,0   1,   (2)   ,    0
(1) 1.01 (2) 1.02  2   2 
(3) 1.03 (4) 1.00  1  1 
(3)  1,     0,   (4)   ,    0
25. The sum of
possible values of x for  2   2 
 1  8
 sin1 x   cos1 x 
1
tan (x  1)  cot 
–1
  tan1   is 2 2
 x  1  31  31. If  a; 0 < x < 1, a  0,
[JEE (Main)-2021] then the value of 2x2 – 1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
30 31  2a   4a 
(1)  (2)  (1) cos   (2) sin  
4 4      
32 33  4a   2a 
(3)  (4)  (3) cos   (4) sin  
4 4      
(1) 3 + 1 (2) 3 – 11
1  1  sin x  1  sin x   
32. If y ( x )  cot   , x   ,   , (3) 4 – 11 (4) 4 – 9
 1  sin x  1  sin x  2 
k  6r 
dy 5 36. Let Sk   tan1  . Then lim Sk is
22r 1
3 2r 1  k 
then at x  is [JEE (Main)-2021] r 1  
dx 6 equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 3
(1)  (2) 0 (1) tan–1(3) (2) tan1  
2
2
1
(3) –1 (4) 3 
2 (3) cot 1   (4)
33. Let M and m respectively be the maximum and 2 2
minimum values of the function f(x) = tan–1(sinx +
50
1
 
cosx) in 0,  . Then the value of tan(M – m) is 37. If  tan–1  p, then the value of tan p is
 2 r 1 2r 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 2  3 (2) 2  3
50
(3) 3  2 2 (4) 3  2 2 (1) 100 (2)
51
34. The domain of the function
101 51
 3x 2  x – 1 (3) (4)
 x  1 102 50
f ( x )  sin–1    cos –1   is
 ( x – 1)2   x  1
  38. Considering only the principal values of inverse
[JEE (Main)-2021] functions, the set [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1
(1) 0, 
 4
 1
(2) 0, 
 2 
A  x  0: tan–1(2 x )  tan –1(3 x ) 

4 
 1 1  1 1
(3)  ,   0 (4) [–2, 0]   ,  (1) Is a singleton
4 2 4 2
(2) Contains two elements
35. cos –1(cos(–5))  sin–1(sin(6)) – tan –1(tan(12))
(3) Contains more than two elements
is equal to (The inverse trigonometric functions take (4) Is an empty set
the principal values) [JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 10
Straight Lines
1. The lines p(p2 + 1)x – y + q = 0 and (p2 + 1)2x + 5. If A(2, –3) and B(–2, 1) are two vertices of a
(p2 + 1)y + 2q = 0 are perpendicular to a common triangle and third vertex moves on the line 2x + 3y
line for [AIEEE-2009] = 9, then the locus of the centroid of the triangle
(1) Exactly one value of p is: [AIEEE-2011]
(2) Exactly two values of p (1) 2x + 3y = 3 (2) 2x – 3y = 1

(3) x – y = 1 (4) 2x + 3y = 1
(3) More than two values of p
6. If the line 2x + y = k passes through the point
(4) No value of p
which divides the line segment joining the points
2. Three distinct points A, B and C are given in the (1, 1) and (2, 4) in the ratio 3 : 2, then k equals
2 - dimensional coordinate plane such that the [AIEEE-2012]
ratio of the distance of any one of them from the
(1) 5 (2) 6
point (1, 0) to the distance from the point (–1, 0)
(3) 11/5 (4) 29/5
1
is equal to . Then the circumcentre of the 7. A line is drawn through the point (1, 2) to meet the
3
triangle ABC is at the point [AIEEE-2009] coordinate axes at P and Q such that it form a
triangle OPQ where O is the origin. If the area of
the triangle OPQ is least, then the slope of the line
5  5 
(1)  , 0 (2)  , 0 PQ is [AIEEE-2012]
4 2
(1) –4 (2) –2
5  (3) –1/2 (4) –1/4
(3)  , 0 (4) (0, 0)
3
8. A ray of light along x  3 y  3 gets reflected
x y upon reaching x-axis, the equation of the reflected
3. The line L given by   1 passes through the ray is [JEE (Main)-2013]
5 b
point (13, 32). The line K is parallel to L and has
(1) y  x  3 (2) 3y  x  3
x y
the equation   1. Then the distance between
c 3 (3) y  3 x  3 (4) 3y  x  1
L and K is [AIEEE-2010]
9. The x-coordinate of the incentre of the triangle that
23 has the coordinates of mid points of its sides as
(1) (2) 17 (0, 1), (1, 1) and (1, 0) is [JEE (Main)-2013]
15
(1) 2  2 (2) 2 2
17 23
(3) (4)
15 17 (3) 1  2 (4) 1 2
4. The lines x + y = |a| and ax – y = 1 intersect each 10. Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices
other in the first quadrant. Then the set of all P(2, 2), Q(6, –1) and R (7, 3). The equation of the
possible values of a is the interval [AIEEE-2011] line passing through (1, –1) and parallel to PS is
[JEE (Main)-2014]
(1) (–1, ) (2) (–1, 1]
(1) 4x + 7y + 3 = 0 (2) 2x – 9y – 11 = 0
(3) (0, ) (4) [1, )
(3) 4x – 7y – 11 = 0 (4) 2x + 9y + 7 = 0

11. Let a, b, c and d be non-zero numbers. If the point 17. Consider the set of all lines px + qy + r = 0 such
of intersection of the lines 4ax + 2ay + c = 0 and that 3p + 2q + 4r = 0. Which one of the following
5bx + 2by + d = 0 lies in the fourth quadrant and statements is true? [JEE (Main)-2019]
is equidistant from the two axes then
(1) The lines are all parallel
[JEE (Main)-2014]
(2) The lines are not concurrent
(1) 3bc – 2ad = 0 (2) 3bc + 2ad = 0
(3) 2bc – 3ad = 0 (4) 2bc + 3ad = 0  3 1
(3) The lines are concurrent at the point  , 
12. The number of points, having both co-ordinates as 4 2
integers, that lie in the interior of the triangle with (4) Each line passes through the origin
vertices (0, 0), (0, 41) and (41, 0), is
[JEE (Main)-2015] 18. Let S be the set of all triangles in the xy-plane,
each having one vertex at the origin and the other
(1) 901 (2) 861 two vertices lie on coordinate axes with integral
(3) 820 (4) 780 coordinates. If each triangle in S has area 50 sq.
units, then the number of elements in the set S is:
13. Locus of the image of the point (2, 3) in the line
(2x – 3y + 4) + k(x – 2y + 3) = 0, k  R, is a [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2015] (1) 9 (2) 32
(1) Straight line parallel to x-axis (3) 36 (4) 18
(2) Straight line parallel to y-axis 19. Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be
3x – 2y + 6 = 0 and 4x + 5y – 20 = 0. If the
(3) Circle of radius 2
orthocentre of this triangle is at (1, 1), then the
(4) Circle of radius equation of its third side is [JEE (Main)-2019]
3
(1) 26x – 122y – 1675 = 0
14. Two sides of a rhombus are along the lines,
(2) 122y – 26x – 1675 = 0
x – y + 1 = 0 and 7x – y – 5 = 0. If its diagonals
intersect at (–1, –2), then which one of the (3) 122y + 26x + 1675 = 0
following is a vertex of this rhombus? (4) 26x + 61y + 1675 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2016]
20. If the line 3x + 4y – 24 = 0 intersects the x-axis
1 8 at the point A and the y-axis at the point B, then
(1) (–3, –8) (2)  3 , 3  the incentre of the triangle OAB, where O is the
 
origin is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 10 7  (1) (4, 3) (2) (3, 4)
(3)   ,   (4) (–3, –9)
 3 3 (3) (4, 4) (4) (2, 2)
15. Let k be an integer such that the triangle with 21. A point P moves on the line 2x – 3y + 4 = 0.
vertices (k, –3k), (5, k) and (–k, 2) has area If Q(1, 4) and R(3, –2) are fixed points, then the
28 sq. units. Then the orthocentre of this triangle locus of the centroid of PQR is a line
is at the point [JEE (Main)-2017] [JEE (Main)-2019]
 3  3 3
(1)  1,  (2)  1,   (1) Parallel to y-axis (2) With slope
4 4 2
2
 1  1 (3) With slope (4) Parallel to x-axis
(3)  2,  (4)  2,   3
 2 2
22. Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 2) and (4, 3). If its
16. A straight line through a fixed point (2, 3) intersects orthocentre is at the origin, then its third vertex lies
the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q. If in which quadrant? [JEE (Main)-2019]
O is the origin and the rectangle OPRQ is (1) Fourth
completed, then the locus of R is
[JEE (Main)-2018] (2) Third
(1) 3x + 2y = 6 (2) 2x + 3y = xy (3) First
(3) 3x + 2y = xy (4) 3x + 2y = 6xy (4) Second

23. The straight line x + 2y = 1 meets the coordinate 28. Suppose that the points (h, k), (1, 2) and (–3, 4)
axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A, B lie on the line L1. If a line L2 passing through the
and the origin. Then the sum of perpendicular points (h, k) and (4, 3) is perpendicular to L1, then
distances from A and B on the tangent to the
k
circle at the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019] equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
h
5 5 1
(1) (2) (1) 3 (2) 
4 2 7
(3) 4 5 (4) 2 5 1
(3) 0 (4)
3
24. In a triangle, the sum of lengths of two sides is x
and the product of the lengths of the same two 29. Slope of a line passing through P(2, 3) and
sides is y. If x2 – c2 = y, where c is the length of intersecting the line, x + y = 7 at a distance of
the third side of the triangle, then the circumradius 4 units from P, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
of the triangle is [JEE (Main)-2019]
7 1 1 7
c 3 (1) (2)
(1) (2) y 7 1 1 7
3 2
5 1 1 5
c y (3) (4)
(3) (4) 5 1 1 5
3 3
30. A rectangle is inscribed in a circle with a diameter
25. If in a parallelogram ABDC, the coordinates of A, lying along the line 3y = x + 7. If the two adjacent
B and C are respectively (1, 2), (3, 4) and (2, 5), vertices of the rectangle are (–8, 5) and (6, 5), then
then the equation of the diagonal AD is the area of the rectangle (in sq. units) is
(1) 5x + 3y – 11 = 0 (1) 56 (2) 84
(2) 3x + 5y – 13 = 0 (3) 72 (4) 98
(3) 3x – 5y + 7 = 0 31. If the two lines x + (a – 1)y = 1 and 2x + a2y = 1
(a  R – {0, 1}) are perpendicular, then the
(4) 5x – 3y + 1 = 0
distance of their point of intersection from the origin
26. If the straight line, 2x – 3y + 17 = 0 is is [JEE (Main)-2019]
perpendicular to the line passing through the points
(7, 17) and (15, ), then  equals 2 2
(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 5 5
35 2 2
(1) – (2) –5 (3) (4)
3 5 5
35 32. Lines are drawn parallel to the line 4x – 3y + 2 = 0,

(3) 5 (4)
3 3
at a distance from the origin. Then which
27. A point on the straight line, 3x + 5y = 15 which 5
is equidistant from the coordinate axes will lie only one of the following points lies on any of these
in [JEE (Main)-2019] lines? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4th quadrant  1 1  1 1

(1)  ,   (2)  4, 3 
(2) 1st quadrant 4 3  
(3) 1st, 2nd and 4th quadrants
 1 2  1 2
(4) 1st and 2nd quadrants (3)   ,  (4)  4,  3 
 4 3  
33. The equation y = sinx sin(x + 2) – sin2(x + 1) 39. Let two points be A(1, –1) and B(0, 2). If a point
represents a straight line lying in P(x, y) be such that the area of PAB = 5 sq. units
and it lies on the line, 3x + y – 4 = 0, then a
[JEE (Main)-2019]
value of  is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Third and fourth quadrants only
(1) 3 (2) 4
(2) First, third and fourth quadrants
(3) 1 (4) –3
(3) First, second and fourth quadrants
40. Let C be the centroid of the triangle with vertices
(4) Second and third quadrants only (3, –1), (1, 3) and (2, 4). Let P be the point of
34. A plane which bisects the angle between the two intersection of the lines x + 3y – 1 = 0 and
given planes 2x – y + 2z – 4 = 0 and x + 2y + 2z 3x – y + 1 = 0. Then the line passing through the
– 2 = 0, passes through the point points C and P also passes through the point
(1) (1, –4, 1) (2) (2, –4, 1) (1) (–9, – 6) (2) (–9, – 7)
(3) (1, 4, –1) (4) (2, 4, 1) (3) (9, 7) (4) (7, 6)
35. A triangle has a vertex at (1, 2) and the mid points 41. The set of all possible values of  in the interval (0,
of the two sides through it are (–1, 1) and (2, 3). ) for which the points (1, 2) and (sin, cos) lie
Then the centroid of this triangle is on the same side of the line x + y = 1 is
1  1 5     3 
(1)  , 2  (2)  ,  (1)  0,  (2)  4, 4 
3  3 3  2  
1   7
(3)  , 1 (4)  1,     3 
3   3 (3)  0,  (4)  0, 4 
 4  
36. A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the
origin makes positive intercepts on the coordinate 42. If a ABC has vertices A(–1, 7), B(–7, 1) and
axes and the perpendicular from the origin to this C(5, –5), then its orthocentre has coordinates
line makes an angle of 60° with the line x + y = 0. [JEE (Main)-2020]
Then an equation of the line L is
[JEE (Main)-2019]  3 3
(1) (–3, 3) (2)  5, 5 
 
(1)   
3 +1 x + 
3 +1 y =8 2
3 3
(2)  3 – 1 x +  3 + 1 y = 8 2 (3) (3, –3) (4)  5,  5 
 
(3) 3x + y = 8 43. A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two
vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1). If BAC = 90°, and
(4) x + 3 y = 8
ar(ABC)  5 5 sq. units, then the abscissa of
37. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines, the vertex C is [JEE (Main)-2020]
x + y = 3 and x – y + 3 = 0. If its diagonals
intersect at (2, 4) then one of its vertex is (1) 1  5 (2) 1 2 5
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2 5 – 1 (4) 2 5
(1) (2, 1) (2) (3, 5)
(3) (2, 6) (4) (3, 6) 44. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment
joining the points P(1, 4) and Q(k, 3) has
38. The locus of the mid-points of the perpendiculars y-intercept equal to –4, then a value of k is
drawn from points on the line, x = 2y to the line
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x = y is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 5x – 7y = 0 (2) 2x – 3y = 0 (1) 14 (2) 15
(3) 3x – 2y = 0 (4) 7x – 5y = 0 (3) –4 (4) –2

45. A ray of light coming from the point 2, 2 3   is

50. The image of the point (3, 5) in the line x – y + 1
= 0, lies on : [JEE (Main)-2021]
incident at an angle 30° on the line x = 1 at the
(1) (x – 4)2 + (y + 2)2 = 16
point A. The ray gets reflected on the line x = 1
and meets x-axis at the point B. Then, the line AB (2) (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8
passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 12
 1  (4) (x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4
(1)  3, –
 3
 (2)  3, – 3  51. The intersection of three lines x – y = 0,
x + 2y = 3 and 2x + y = 6 is a :
 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3)  4, – 3  (4)  4,–


2  (1) None of the above (2) Isosceles triangle
(3) Right angled triangle (4) Equilateral triangle
46. Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y
intercepts as 3 and 1 respectively. Then the image 52. Let A(–1, 1), B(3, 4) and C(2, 0) be given three points.
of the point (–1, –4) in this line is A line y = mx, m > 0, intersects lines AC and BC
at point P and Q respectively. Let A1 and A2 be the
[JEE (Main)-2020] areas of ABC and PQC respectively, such that A1
= 3A2, then the value of m is equal to :
 29 8   29 11 
(1)  ,  (2)  5 , 5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 5 5  
(1) 2 (2) 3
 8 29   11 28 
(3)  ,  (4) 5, 5  4
5 5    (3) (4) 1
15
3  53. In a triangle PQR, the co-ordinates of the points P

47. Let A(1, 0), B(6, 2) and C  ,6  be the vertices of and Q are (–2, 4) and (4, –2) respectively. If the
2  equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is
a triangle ABC. If P is a point inside the triangle 2x – y + 2 = 0, then the centre of the circumcircle
ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC of the PQR is [JEE (Main)-2021]
have equal areas, then the length of the line (1) (–2, –2) (2) (0, 2)
 7 1 (3) (1, 4) (4) (–1, 0)
segment PQ, where Q is the point   ,   ,
 6 3 (2n  1)
is_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54. Let tan, tan and tan; , ,   , nN
2
be the slopes of three line segments OA, OB
1 and OC, respectively, where O is origin. If
48. If the line, 2x – y + 3 = 0 is at a distance and
5 circumcentre of ABC coincides with origin and its
orthocentre lies on y-axis, then the value of
2
from the lines 4x – 2y +  = 0 and  cos 3  cos3  cos3  
2
5
  is equal to ________.
6x – 3y +  = 0, respectively, then the sum of all  cos  cos  cos  
possible values of  and  is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
55. The equation of one of the straight lines which
[JEE (Main)-2020]
passes through the point (1, 3) and makes an angle
49. A man is walking on a straight line. The arithmetic
tan–1  2  with the straight line, y  1  3 2x is :
mean of the reciprocals of the intercepts of this line on
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
the coordinate axes is . Three stones A, B and C
4 (1) 4 2x  5y   5  4 2   0
are placed at the points (1, 1), (2, 2) and (4, 4)
respectively. Then which of these stones is/are on (2) 4 2x  5y  4 2  0
the path of the man? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 4 2x  5y  15  4 2   0
(1) C only (2) B only
(3) All the three (4) A only (4) 5 2x  4y  15  4 2   0
56. The number of integral values of m so that the (1) 3x2 + 2y – 6 = 0 (2) 2x2 + 3y – 9 = 0
abscissa of point of intersection of lines 3x + 4y = 9
(3) 3x2 – 2y – 6 = 0 (4) 2x2 – 3y + 9 = 0
and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is :
[JEE (Main)-2021] 61. Two circles each of radius 5 units touch each other
at the point (1, 2). If the equation of their common
(1) 0 (2) 3
tangent is 4x + 3y = 10, and C 1 (,  )
(3) 1 (4) 2 and C 2(, ), C 1  C 2 are their centres, then
57. Let the equation of the pair of lines, y = px and |( + ) ( + )| is equal to _______.
y = qx, can be written as (y – px)(y – qx) = 0. [JEE (Main)-2021]
Then the equation of the pair of the angle bisectors
62. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from
of the lines x2 – 4xy – 5y2 = 0 is
the origin on the lines, xcosec – ysec = kcot2
[JEE (Main)-2021] and xsin + ycos = ksin2 respectively, then k2
(1) x2 – 3xy + y2 = 0 (2) x2 + 3xy – y2 = 0 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) x2 – 3xy – y2 = 0 (4) x2 + 4xy – y2 = 0 (1) 2p2 + q2 (2) p2 + 4q2
58. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines (3) 4p2 + q2 (4) p2 + 2q2
4x + 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0. If the equation of one 63. Let A be the set of all points (, ) such that the
of the diagonals of the parallelogram is area of triangle formed by the points (5, 6), (3, 2)
11x + 7y = 9, then other diagonal passes through and (, ) is 12 square units. Then the least
the point [JEE (Main)-2021] possible length of a line segment joining the origin
(1) (2, 2) (2) (2, 1) to a point in A, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, 2) 8 16

(1) (2)
59. Let ABC be a triangle with A(–3, 1) and ACB = , 5 5

0 . If the equation of the median through B 4 12
2 (3) (4)
5 5
is 2x + y – 3 = 0 and the equation of angle bisector
of C is 7x – 4y – 1 = 0, then tan is equal to 64. A man starts walking from the point P(–3, 4),
[JEE (Main)-2021] touches the x-axis at R, and then turns to reach
at the point Q(0, 2). The man is walking at a
3 constant speed. If the man reaches the point Q in
(1) 2 (2)
4 the minimum time, then 50(PR)2 + (RQ)2 is equal
to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
4 1
(3) (4) 65. If a straight line passing through the point P(–3, 4)
3 2
is such that its intercepted portion between the
60. Let A be a fixed point (0, 6) and B be a moving coordinate axes is bisected at P, then its equation
point (2t, 0). Let M be the mid-point of AB and the is [JEE (Main)-2021]
perpendicular bisector of AB meets the y-axis at C.
The locus of the mid-point P of MC is (1) 3x – 4y + 25 = 0 (2) 4x – 3y + 24 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) x – y + 7 = 0 (4) 4x + 3y = 0
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Chapter 11
Circle
1. If P and Q are the points of intersection of the 7. Let C be the circle with centre at (1, 1) and radius
circles x 2 + y 2 + 3x + 7y + 2p – 5 = 0 and = 1. If T is the circle centred at (0, y), passing
x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y – p2 = 0, then there is a circle
passing through P, Q and (1, 1) for through origin and touching the circle C externally,
then the radius of T is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
[AIEEE-2009]
(1) All except one value of p 1 1
(1) (2)
(2) All except two values of p 2 4
(3) Exactly one value of p
(4) All values of p 3 3
(3) (4)
2. The circle x2 + y2 = 4x + 8y + 5 intersects the line 2 2
3x – 4y = m at two distinct points if
8. The number of common tangents to the circles
[AIEEE-2010] x 2 + y 2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 and
(1) –85 < m < –35 (2) –35 < m < 15 x2 + y2 + 6x + 18y + 26 = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
(3) 15 < m < 65 (4) 35 < m < 85
(1) 1 (2) 2
3. The equation of the circle passing through the
points (1, 0) and (0, 1) and having the smallest (3) 3 (4) 4
radius is
9. The centres of those circles which touch the circle,
[AIEEE-2011] x2 + y 2 – 8x – 8y – 4 = 0, externally and also
(1) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y – 7 = 0 touch the x-axis, lie on [JEE (Main)-2016]
(2) x2 + y2 + x + y – 2 = 0 (1) An ellipse which is not a circle
(3) x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0
(2) A hyperbola
(4) x2 + y2 – x – y = 0
(3) A parabola
4. The length of the diameter of the circle which
touches the x-axis at the point (1, 0) and passes (4) A circle
through the point (2, 3) is
[AIEEE-2012] 10. If one of the diameters of the circle, given by the
equation, x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 12 = 0, is a chord
(1) 3/5 (2) 6/5 of a circle S, whose centre is at (–3, 2), then the
(3) 5/3 (4) 10/3 radius of S is [JEE (Main)-2016]
5. The circle passing through (1, – 2) and touching
the axis of x at (3, 0) also passes through the (1) 5 3
point
(2) 5
[JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) (–5, 2) (2) (2, –5) (3) 10
(3) (5, –2) (4) (–2, 5) (4) 5 2
6. The equation of the circle passing through the foci
11. The radius of a circle, having minimum area, which
x2 y 2
of the ellipse   1 , and having centre at touches the curve y = 4 – x2 and the lines, y = |x|
16 9 is [JEE (Main)-2017]
(0, 3) is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) x2 + y2 – 6y – 7 = 0 (1) 2  2  1 (2) 4  2  1
(2) x2 + y2 – 6y + 7 = 0
(3) x2 + y2 – 6y – 5 = 0 (3) 4  2  1 (4) 2  2  1
(4) x2 + y2 – 6y + 5 = 0

12. Let the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle be 18. Two circles with equal radii are intersecting at the
A(–3, 5) and B(3, 3) respectively. If C is the points (0, 1) and (0, –1). The tangent at the point
circumcentre of this triangle, then the radius of the (0, 1) to one of the circles passes through the
circle having line segment AC as diameter, is centre of the other circle. Then the distance
[JEE (Main)-2018] between the centres of these circles is
(1) 10 (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]

2 10
(1) 1 (2) 2
5 3 5
(3) 3 (4)
2 2 (3) 2 2 (4) 2
13. If the tangent at (1, 7) to the curve x2 = y – 6 19. A square is inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 – 6x +
touches the circle x2 + y2 + 16x + 12y + c = 0 8y – 103 = 0 with its sides parallel to the
then the value of c is [JEE (Main)-2018] coordinate axes. Then the distance of the vertex of
this square which is nearest to the origin is
(1) 195 (2) 185
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 85 (4) 95
14. Three circles of radii a, b, c (a < b < c) touch (1) 6 (2) 41
each other externally. If they have x-axis as a
common tangent, then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 13 (4) 137
(1) a, b, c are in A.P. 20. A circle cuts a chord of length 4a on the x-axis and
passes through a point on the y-axis, distant 2b
1 1 1 from the origin. Then the locus of the centre of this
(2)  
a b c circle, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) A hyperbola
(3) a, b , c are in A.P..
(2) A parabola
1 1 1 (3) An ellipse
(4)  
b a c (4) A straight line
15. If the circles x 2 + y 2 – 16x – 20y + 164 = r2 and 21. If a variable line, 3x + 4y –  = 0 is such that the
(x – 4)2 + (y – 7)2 = 36 intersect at two distinct two circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 and x2 + y2
points, then [JEE (Main)-2019] – 18x – 2y + 78 = 0 are on its opposite sides, then
the set of all values of  is the interval
(1) 1 < r < 11
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) r > 11
(1) (2, 17) (2) (12, 21)
(3) r = 11
(3) (13, 23) (4) (23, 31)
(4) 0 < r < 1
22. If a circle of radius R passes through the origin O
16. If a circle C passing through the point (4, 0) and intersects the coordinate axes at A and B,
touches the circle x 2 + y 2 + 4x – 6y = 12 then the locus of the foot of perpendicular from O
externally at the point (1, –1), then the radius of C on AB is [JEE (Main)-2019]
is
(1) (x 2 + y 2)2 = 4Rx 2y 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) (x 2 + y 2)2 = 4R 2x 2y 2
(1) 5 (2) 2 5 (3) (x 2 + y 2)3 = 4R 2x 2y 2
(3) 57 (4) 4 (4) (x 2 + y 2)(x + y) = R 2xy
17. If the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle, 23. The sum of the squares of the lengths of the
chords intercepted on the circle, x2 + y2 = 16, by
x2 + y2 + 10x + 12y + c = 0 is 27 3 sq. units the lines, x + y = n, nN, where N is the set of
[JEE (Main)-2019] all natural numbers, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 13 (2) 25 (1) 105 (2) 160
(3) – 25 (4) 20 (3) 320 (4) 210

24. The tangent and the normal lines at the point 30. A circle touching the x-axis at (3, 0) and making
 
3, 1 to the circle x 2 + y 2 = 4 and the x-axis
an intercept of length 8 on the y-axis passes
form a triangle. The area of this triangle (1) (2, 3) (2) (1, 5)
(in square units) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (3, 5) (4) (3, 10)
2 4 31. Let the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle,
(1) (2) x2 + y2 – 8x – 4y + 16 = 0 touch it at the points
3 3
A and B. The (AB)2 is equal to
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (4)
3 3 64 52
(1) (2)
25. If a tangent to the circle + x2 y2
= 1 intersects the 5 5
coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then 56 32
the locus of the mid-point of PQ is (3) (4)
5 5
[JEE (Main)-2019] 32. If a line, y = mx + c is a tangent to the circle,
(1) x2 + y2 – 16x2y2 = 0 (x – 3)2 + y2 = 1 and it is perpendicular to a line
L 1 , where L 1 is the tangent to the circle,
(2) x2 + y2 – 2x2y2 = 0
 1 1 
(3) x2 + y2 – 4x2y2 = 0 x2 + y2 = 1 at the point  ,  ; then
 2 2
(4) x2 + y2 – 2xy = 0 [JEE (Main)-2020]
26. The common tangent to the circles x2 + y2 = 4 and (1) c2 + 6c + 7 = 0 (2) c2 – 7c + 6 = 0
x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y – 24 = 0 also passes through (3) c2 + 7c + 6 = 0 (4) c2 – 6c + 7 = 0
the point [JEE (Main)-2019]
33. A circle touches the y-axis at the point (0, 4) and
(1) (–6, 4) (2) (–4, 6) passes through the point (2, 0). Which of the
(3) (4, –2) (4) (6, –2) following lines is not a tangent to this circle?
[JEE (Main)-2020]
27. The line x = y touches a circle at the point
(1, 1). If the circle also passes through the point (1) 3x – 4y – 24 = 0 (2) 4x – 3y + 17 = 0
(1, –3), then its radius is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 4x + 3y – 8 = 0 (4) 3x + 4y – 6 = 0
34. The circle passing through the intersection of the
(1) 3 2 (2) 2
circles, x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4y = 0,
having its centre on the line, 2x – 3y + 12 = 0,
(3) 2 2 (4) 3
also passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
28. If the circles x 2 + y 2 + 5Kx + 2y + K = 0 and (1) (–3, 6) (2) (–1, 3)
2(x2 + y2) + 2Kx + 3y – 1 = 0, (K  R), intersect (3) (–3, 1) (4) (1, –3)
at the points P and Q, then the line 4x + 5y – K
= 0 passes through P and Q, for 35. If the length of the chord of the circle,
x2 + y2 = r2 (r > 0) along the line, y – 2x = 3 is r,
[JEE (Main)-2019] then r2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Exactly one value of K
9 24
(2) Infinitely many values of K (1) (2)
5 5
(3) Exactly two values of K
12
(4) No value of K (3) (4) 12
5
29. The locus of the centres of the circles, which touch 36. The number of integral values of k for which the
the circle, x2 + y2 = 1 externally, also touch the y- line, 3x + 4y = k intersects the circle,
axis and lie in the first quadrant, is x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 4 = 0 at two distinct points
[JEE (Main)-2019] is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
37. The diameter of the circle, whose centre lies on the
(1) y  1  2 x , x  0 (2) x  1  4y , y  0
line x + y = 2 in the first quadrant and which
touches both the lines x = 3 and y = 2, is _____.
(3) x  1  2y , y   (4) y  1  4x , x  
[JEE (Main)-2020]
38. Let PQ be a diameter of the circle x2 + y2 = 9. If 43. Let the normals at all the points on a given curve
 and  are the lengths of the perpendiculars from pass through a fixed point (a, b). If the curve
P and Q on the straight line, x + y = 2 passes through (3, –3) and (4,  2 2 ), and
respectively, then the maximum value of  is given that a  2 2 b  3 , then (a2 + b2 + ab) is
______. equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 44. Let the lengths of intercepts on x-axis and y-axis
made by the circle x2 + y2 + ax + 2ay + c = 0,
39. Let C1 and C2 be the centres of the circles x2 + y2
– 2x – 2y – 2 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y + 14 = 0 (a < 0) be 2 2 and 2 5, respectively. Then the
respectively. If P and Q are the points of shortest distance from origin to a tangent to this
intersection of these circles, then the area (in sq. circle which is perpendicular to the line x + 2y =
units) of the quadrilateral PC1QC2 is 0, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 11 (2) 7
(1) 4 (2) 9 (3) 6 (4) 10

(3) 6 (4) 8 45. Choose the incorrect statement about the two
40. Let a point P be such that its distance from the circles whose equations are given below :
point (5, 0) is thrice the distance of P from the [JEE (Main)-2021]
point (–5, 0). If the locus of the point P is a circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0 and
of radius r, then [4r²] is equal to _________ (where
x2 + y2 – 16x – 10y + 80 = 0
[·] represents g.i.f).
(1) Distance between two centres is the average
[JEE (Main)-2021] of radii of both the circles
41. If the area of the triangle formed by the positive x- (2) Circles have two intersection points
axis, the normal and the tangent to the circle (x –
(3) Both circles pass through the centre of the
2) 2 + (y – 3) 2 = 25 at the point
each other
(5, 7) is A, then 24A is equal to _________.
(4) Both circles centres lie inside region of one
[JEE (Main)-2021]
another
42. In the circle given below, let OA = 1 unit, 46. The minimum distance between any two points P1
OB = 13 unit and PQ  OB . Then, the area of and P2 while considering point P1 on one circle and
the triangle PQB (in square units) is : point P2 on the other circle for the given circles
equations [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0
x2 + y2 – 24x – 10y + 160 = 0 is _________.
y 47. Let the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at the point
P R(3,4) meet x-axis and y-axis at points P and Q,
respectively. If r is the radius of the circle passing
through the origin O and having centre at the incentre
O A B x of the triangle OPQ, then r2 is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
Q
529 585
(1) (2)
64 66
(1) 24 2 (2) 24 3
625 125
(3) 26 3 (4) 26 2 (3) (4)
72 72

52. Let the circle S : 36x2 + 36y2 – 108x + 120y + c =

48. For the four circles M, N, O and P, following four
0 be such that it neither intersects nor touches the
equations are given : co-ordinate axes. If the point of intersection of the
lines, x – 2y = 4 and 2x – y = 5 lies inside the circle
Circle M : x2 + y2 = 1 S, then : [JEE (Main)-2021]
Circle N : x2 + y2 – 2x = 0
25 13
(1) c (2) 81 < c < 156
Circle O : x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 9 3
Circle P : x2 + y2 – 2y = 0 (3) 100 < c < 156 (4) 100 < c < 165
If the centre of circle M is joined with centre of the 53. Let
circle N, further centre of circle N is joined with A = {(x, y)  R × R | 2x2 + 2y2 – 2x – 2y = 1},
centre of the circle O, centre of circle O is joined B = {(x, y)  R × R | 4x2 + 4y2 – 16y + 7 = 0}
with the centre of circle P and lastly, centre of circle and
P is joined with centre of circle M, then these lines
C = {(x, y)  R × R | x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y + 5  r2}.
form the sides of a : [JEE (Main)-2021]
Then the minimum value of |r| such that A  B 
(1) Rectangle (2) Parallelogram
C is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) Square (4) Rhombus
49. Choose the correct statement about two circles 2  10 32 5
(1) (2)
whose equations are given below: 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
3  10
x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0 (3) 1  5 (4)
2
x2 + y2 – 22x – 10y + 137 = 0 54. Let P and Q be two distinct points on a circle
(1) circles have only one meeting point which has center at C(2, 3) and which passes
through origin O. If OC is perpendicular to both the
(2) circles have two meeting points
ling segments CP and CQ, then the set {P, Q} is
(3) circles have no meeting point equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
 2  2 
(4) circles have same centre
50. Let S1 : x2 + y2 = 9 and S2 : (x – 2)2 + y2 = 1.
(1) 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5
Then the locus of center of a variable circle S (2) {(4, 0), (0, 6)}
which touches S1 internally and S2 externally (3) {(–1, 5), (5, 1)}
always passes through the points:
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(4)  2  2 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5 
55. Two tangents are drawn from the point P(–1, 1) to
1 5 the circle x 2 + y 2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0. If these
(1)  2 ,  2 
 
(2)  0,  3  tangents touch the circle at points A and B, and if
D is a point on the circle such that length of the
segments AB and AD are equal, then the area of the
triangle ABD is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
 3
(3)  2,  
 2
(4) 1,  2 (1) 2 (2) (3 2  2)
51. Let r1 and r2 be the radii of the largest and smallest (3) 4 (4) 3( 2 – 1)
circles, respectively, which pass through the point
56. Consider a circle C which touches the y-axis at (0, 6)
(–4, 1) and having their centres on the
circumference of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 4 = and cuts off an intercept 6 5 on the x-axis. Then
the radius of the circle C is equal to
r
0. If 1  a  b 2, then a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
r2
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 53 (2) 9
(1) 3 (2) 7
(3) 11 (4) 5 (3) 8 (4) 82
57. The locus of a point, which moves such that the 60. If the variable line 3x + 4y =  lies between the two
sum of squares of its distances from the points circles (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1 and (x – 9)2 + (y – 1)2
(0, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1) is 18 units, is a circle
= 4, without intercepting a chord on either circle,
of diameter d. Then d2 is equal to
then the sum of all the integral values of  is_____.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
58. A circle C touches the line x = 2y at the point [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2, 1) and intersects the circle C1 : x2 + y2 + 2y 61. Let B be the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y
– 5 = 0 at two points P and Q such that PQ is a + 1 = 0. Let the tangents at two points P and Q
diameter of C1. Then the diameter of C is on the circle intersect at the point A(3, 1). Then
(1) 285 (2) 15  area APQ 
8  is equal to _______.
 area BPQ 
(3) 4 15 (4) 7 5
59. Let the equation x2 + y2+ px + (1 – p)y + 5 = 0 62. If one of the diameters of the circle
represent circles of varying radius r  (0, 5]. Then x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 is a chord of another
the number of elements in the set S = {q : q = p2 circle ‘C’, whose center is at (2, 1), then its radius
and q is an integer} is ______.
is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 12
Conic Sections
(Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola)
1. The ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 is inscribed in a rectangle 5. An ellipse is drawn by taking a diameter of the
aligned with the coordinate axes, which in turn is circle (x – 1)2 + y2 = 1 as its semi-minor axis and
inscribed in another ellipse that passes through the a diameter of the circle x2 + (y – 2)2 = 4 as its
point (4, 0). Then the equation of the ellipse is semi-major axis. If the centre of the ellipse is at the
[AIEEE-2009] original and its axes are the coordinate axes, then
the equation of the ellipse is [AIEEE-2012]
(1) x2 + 12y2 = 16 (2) 4x2 + 48y2 = 48
(1) x2 + 4y2 = 8 (2) 4x2 + y2 = 8
(3) 4x2 + 64y2 = 48 (4) x2 + 16y2 = 16
(3) x2 + 4y2 = 16 (4) 4x2 + y2 = 4
2. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the
parabola y 2 = 4x are at right angles, then the locus 6. Given : A circle, 2x2 + 2y2 = 5 and a parabola,
of p is [AIEEE-2010] y2  4 5 x
(1) x = 1 (2) 2x + 1 = 0 Statement-I : An equation of a common tangent to
(3) x = –1 (4) 2x – 1 = 0 these curves is y  x  5 .
3. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are
5
(–2, 0) and (2, 0) and eccentricity is 2 is given by: Statement-II : If the line, y  mx  (m  0) is
m
[AIEEE-2011] their common tangent, then m satisfies m4 – 3m2
+ 2 = 0. [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) – x2 + 3y2 = 3 (2) – 3x 2  y 2  3
(1) Statement-I is true; statement-II is true;
statement-II is a correct explanation for
(3) x 2 – 3y 2  3 (4) 3x 2 – y 2  3 statement-I
4. Statement 1 : An equation of a common tangent (2) Statement-I is true; statement-II is true;
statement-II is not a correct explanation for
to the hyperbola y 2  16 3 x and the ellipse statement-I
2x2 + y2 = 4 is y  2x  2 3 . [AIEEE-2012] (3) Statement-I is true; statement-II is false
(4) Statement-I is false; statement-II, is true
4 3 7. The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from
Statement 2 : If the line y  mx  , (m  0)
m the centre of the ellipse x 2 + 3y 2 = 6 on any
tangent to it is [JEE (Main)-2014]
is a common tangent to the parabola y 2  16 3 x
(1) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
and the ellipse 2x 2 + y 2 = 4, then m satisfies
m4 + 2m2 = 24. (2) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
(1) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, (3) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
Statement 2 is a correct explanation for (4) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
Statement 1
8. The slope of the line touching both the parabolas
(2) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, y2 = 4x and x2 = –32y is [JEE (Main)-2014]
Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for
1 2
Statement 1 (1) (2)
8 3
(3) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
1 3
(3) (4)
(4) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true 2 2

9. The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed

14. A hyperbola passes through the point P ( 2, 3)
by the tangents at the end points of the latera
and has foci at (±2, 0). Then the tangent to this
x2 y 2 hyperbola at P also passes through the point
recta to the ellipse   1 , is
9 5
[JEE (Main)-2017]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) (2 2, 3 3)
27
(1) (2) 18
4
(2) ( 3, 2)
27
(3) (4) 27 (3) (  2,  3)
2
10. Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the
parabola, x2 = 8y. If the point P divides the line (4) (3 2, 2 3)
segment OQ internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the
locus of P is 15. Two sets A and B are as under :
[JEE (Main)-2015] A = {(a, b) R × R : |a – 5| < 1 and |b – 5| < 1}
2
B = {(a, b) R × R : 4(a – 6)2 + 9(b – 5)2  36},
(1) x  y (2) y2  x then [JEE (Main)-2018]
x 2  2y (1) B A
(3) y 2  2x (4)
(2) A B
11. Let P be the point on the parabola, y2 = 8x which
is at a minimum distance from the centre C of the (3) A B =  (an empty set)
circle, x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1. Then the equation of the
(4) Neither A B nor B A
circle, passing through C and having its centre at
P is 16. Tangent and normal are drawn at P(16, 16) on the
[JEE (Main)-2016] parabola y2 = 16x, which intersect the axis of the
parabola at A and B, respectively. If C is the centre
(1) x2 + y2 – x + 4y – 12 = 0 of the circle through the points P, A and B and
CPB = , then a value of tan  is
2 2 x
(2) x  y   2y  24  0 [JEE (Main)-2018]
4
(3) x2 + y2 – 4x + 9y + 18 = 0 1
(1) (2) 2
(4) x 2 + y2 – 4x + 8y + 12 = 0 2
12. The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose length of 4

the latus rectum is equal to 8 and the length of its (3) 3 (4)
3
conjugate axis is equal to half of the distance
between its foci, is 17. Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola 4x2 – y2 = 36
[JEE (Main)-2016] at the points P and Q. If these tangents intersect
at the point T(0, 3) then the area (in sq. units) of
4 2 PTQ is [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) (2)
3 3 (1) 45 5 (2) 54 3
4
(3) 3 (4) (3) 60 3 (4) 36 5
3
13. The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at 
18. Let 0    . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola
1 2
the origin is . If one of its directrices is x = – 4,
2 x2 y2
  1 is greater than 2, then the
 3 cos2  sin2 
then the equation of the normal to it at  1,  is
 2 length of its latus rectum lies in the interval
(1) 4x – 2y = 1 (2) 4x + 2y = 7 (1) (2, 3] (2) (3/2, 2]
(3) x + 2y = 4 (4) 2y – x = 2 (3) (1, 3/2] (4) (3, )

19. Axis of a parabola lies along x-axis. If its vertex and

focus are at distances 2 and 4 respectively from  y2 x2 
25. Let S   x, y   R 2 : –  1 , where
the origin, on the positive x-axis then which of the  1  r 1– r 
following points does not lie on it? r  ±1. Then S represents
(1) (4, –4) (2)  5, 2 6  (1) An ellipse whose eccentricity is
1
(3)  6, 4 2  (4) (8, 6) r 1
, when r > 1.
20. Let A(4, –4) and B(9, 6) be points on the parabola, (2) An ellipse whose eccentricity is
y 2 = 4x. Let C be chosen on the arc AOB of the
parabola, where O is the origin, such that the area 2
, when r > 1.
of ACB is maximum. Then, the area (in sq. units) r 1
of ACB, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) A hyperbola whose eccentricity is
3
(1) 32 (2) 31 2
4 , when 0 < r < 1.
r 1
1 1
(3) 31 (4) 30 (4) A hyperbola whose eccentricity is
4 2
21. A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes 2
, when 0 < r < 1.
through the point (4, 2) and has transverse axis of 1– r
length 4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of
the hyperbola is [JEE (Main)-2019] 26. Equation of a common tangent to the parabola
y2 = 4x and the hyperbola xy = 2 is
3
(1) (2) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
2
(1) 4x + 2y + 1 = 0
2
(3) (4) 2 (2) x + 2y + 4 = 0
3
(3) x – 2y + 4 = 0
22. If the parabolas y2 = 4b(x – c) and y2 = 8ax have
a common normal, then which one of the following (4) x + y + 1 = 0
is a valid choice for the ordered triad (a, b, c)? 27. If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2 at
[JEE (Main)-2019] all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices
then the mid points of the tangents intercepted
1  between the coordinate axes lie on the curve
1 
(1)  ,2,0  (2)  2 ,2,3  [JEE (Main)-2019]
2   
1 1 x2 y 2
(3) (1, 1, 0) (4) (1, 1, 3) (1) 2
 1 (2)  1
4x 2y 2 2 4
23. The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola
4x2 – 5y2 = 20 parallel to the line x – y = 2 is x2 y 2 1 1
(3)  1 (4)  1
[JEE (Main)-2019] 4 2 2x 2 4y 2
(1) x – y + 7 = 0 (2) x – y + 1 = 0 28. If the area of the triangle whose one vertex is at
the vertex of the parabola, y2 + 4(x – a2) = 0 and
(3) x – y – 3 = 0 (4) x – y + 9 = 0 the other two vertices are the points of intersection
24. The length of the chord of the parabola x2 = 4y of the parabola and y-axis, is 250 sq. units, then
a value of ‘a’ is [JEE (Main)-2019]
having equation x – 2y  4 2  0 is
(1) 5 5
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) (10)2/3
(1) 3 2 (2) 6 3
(3) 5(21/3)
(3) 2 11 (4) 8 2 (4) 5
29. If a hyperbola has length of its conjugate axis 34. Let S and S be the foci of an ellipse and B be any
equal to 5 and the distance between its foci is 13, one of the extremities of its minor axis. If SBS
is a right angled triangle with right angle at B and
then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is
area (SBS) = 8 sq. units, then the length of a
[JEE (Main)-2019] latus rectum of the ellipse is [JEE (Main)-2019]
13 (1) 4 2 (2) 4
(1) 2 (2)
8 (3) 2 2 (4) 2
35. If the tangents on the ellipse 4x2 + y2 = 8 at the
13 13 points (1, 2) and (a, b) are perpendicular to each
(3) (4)
6 12 other, then a2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
30. Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse with 64 2

(1) (2)
its major axis along x-axis and centre at the origin, 17 17
be 8. If the distance between the foci of this ellipse
4 128
is equal to the length of its minor axis, then which (3) (4)
one of the following points lies on it? 17 17
36. Let O(0, 0) and A(0, 1) be two fixed points. Then
[JEE (Main)-2019] the locus of a point P such that the perimeter of
(1) 4 3, 2 3  (2) 4 3, 2 2  AOP is 4, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 8 x 2  9y 2  9 y  18
(3) 4 2, 2 2  (4) 4 2, 2 3  (2) 9 x 2  8y 2  8 y  16
31. Let P(4, –4) and Q(9, 6) be two points on the (3) 9 x 2  8y 2  8 y  16
parabola, y2 = 4x and let X be any point on the arc
POQ of this parabola, where O is the vertex of this (4) 8 x 2  9y 2  9 y  18
parabola, such that the area of PXQ is maximum.
37. In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the
Then this maximum area (in sq. units) is difference of the lengths of major axis and minor
[JEE (Main)-2019]  
axis is 10 and one of the foci is at 0, 5 3 , then
75 125 the length of its latus rectum is

(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 4
(1) 5 (2) 6
625 125 (3) 8 (4) 10
(3) (4)
4 2 38. The tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point
32. The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle where it intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 5 in the first
quadrant, passes through the point
having its base on the x-axis and its other two
vertices on the parabola, y = 12 – x2 such that the [JEE (Main)-2019]
rectangle lies inside the parabola, is
3 7  1 4
(1)  ,  (2)  , 
[JEE (Main)-2019] 4 4  3 3
(1) 32 (2) 36
1 3  1 1
(3)  ,  (4)  , 
(3) 20 2 (4) 18 3 4 4  4 2
39. If the eccentricity of the standard hyperbola
33. If the vertices of a hyperbola be at (–2, 0) and
passing through the point (4, 6) is 2, then the
(2, 0) and one of its foci be at (–3, 0), then which equation of the tangent to the hyperbola at (4, 6)
one of the following points does not lie on this is [JEE (Main)-2019]
hyperbola? [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 2x – 3y + 10 = 0
(1)  4, 15  (2)  6, 5 2  (2) x – 2y + 8 = 0
(3) 3x – 2y = 0
(3) 2 6, 5  (4)  –6, 2 10 
(4) 2x – y – 2 = 0

40. If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, 46. If 5x + 9 = 0 is the directrix of the hyperbola
y2 = 16x is at (1, 4), then the length of this focal 16x2 – 9y2 = 144, then its corresponding focus is
chord is [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 24 (2) 20
5   5 
(3) 22 (4) 25 (1)  , 0  (2)   3 , 0
3   
41. If the line y  mx  7 3 is normal to the (3) (–5, 0) (4) (5, 0)
2 2
x y 47. If the line ax + y = c, touches both the curves
hyperbola   1 , then a value of m is
24 18 x2 + y2 = 1 and y2 = 4 2x , then c is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2 3
(1) (2) 1
5 5 1
(1) (2)
2 2
15 5
(3) (4)
2 2 (3) 2 (4) 2
42. The area (in sq. units) of the smaller of the two 48. The tangent and normal to the ellipse
circles that touch the parabola, y 2 = 4x at the 3x2 + 5y2 = 32 at the point P(2, 2) meet the x-axis
point (1, 2) and the x-axis is
at Q and R, respectively. Then the area (in sq.
[JEE (Main)-2019]
units) of the triangle PQR is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4 3  2  (2) 
8 2  2  16 14
(1) (2)
3 3

(3) 8 3  2 2  (4) 
4 2  2 
34 68
43. If the tangent to the parabola y2 = x at a point (, (3) (4)
15 15
), ( > 0) is also a tangent to the ellipse,
x2 + 2y2 = 1, then  is equal to 49. If the normal to the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 at a
point P on it is parallel to the line, 2x + y = 4 and
[JEE (Main)-2019]
the tangent to the ellipse at P passes through
(1) 2 –1 (2) 2 1 Q(4, 4) then PQ is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2 2  1 (4) 2 2 –1 61 5 5
(1) (2)
2 2
44. If a directrix of a hyperbola centred at the origin
and passing through the point  4,  2 3  is
(3)
157
(4)
221
2 2
5 x  4 5 and its eccentricity is e, then :
50. Let P be the point of intersection of the common
[JEE (Main)-2019]
tangents to the parabola y 2 = 12x and the
(1) 4e4 + 8e2 – 35 = 0 hyperbola 8x2 – y2 = 8. If S and S denote the foci
(2) 4e4 – 24e2 + 35 = 0 of the hyperbola where S lies on the positive x-axis
then P divides SS in a ratio
(3) 4e4 – 12e2 – 27 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) 4e4 – 24e2 + 27 = 0
(1) 13 : 11 (2) 14 : 13
45. If the line x – 2y = 12 is tangent to the ellipse
(3) 5 : 4 (4) 2 : 1
x2 y2  9 
  1 at the point  3,  , then the length 51. An ellipse, with foci at (0, 2) and (0, –2) and minor
a2 b2  2  axis of length 4, passes through which of the
of the latus rectum of the ellipse is following points? [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 5 (2) 8 3
(1)  2, 2  (2)  2, 2 2 
(3) 12 2 (4) 9
(3) 1, 2 2  (4)  2, 2 
52. The equation of a common tangent to the curves,

y2 = 16x and xy = –4, is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2 2
(1) (2)
3 3
(1) x + y + 4 = 0
(2) 2x – y + 2 = 0 2 2 2
(3) (4)
(3) x – 2y + 16 = 0 3 3
(4) x – y + 4 = 0 58. The length of the perpendicular from the origin, on
the normal to the curve, x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0 at the
53. If y = mx + 4 is a tangent to both the parabolas,
point (2, 2) is
y2 = 4x and x2 = 2by, then b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) –64 (2) 128 (1) 2 2 (2) 2
(3) –32 (4) –128 (3) 4 2 (4) 2
54. If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is
6 and the distance between its directrices is 12, 59. If a hyperbola passes through the point
then the length of its latus rectum is P(10, 16) and it has vertices at ( 6, 0), then the
equation of the normal to it at P is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
3 (1) x + 2y = 42 (2) 2x + 5y = 100
(1) (2) 3
2
(3) x + 3y = 58 (4) 3x + 4y = 94
(3) 3 2 (4) 2 3 60. If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of the ellipse,
x2 y 2 x2 y 2
55. If 3 x  4y  12 2 is a tangent to the ellipse   1 and the hyperbola,  1
18 4 9 4
x2 y2 respectively and (e1, e2) is a point on the ellipse,
2
  1 for some a  R, then the distance
a 9 15x2 + 3y2 = k, then k is equal to
between the foci of the ellipse is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 14 (2) 15
(1) 2 5 (2) 2 7
(3) 17 (4) 16
(3) 4 (4) 2 2 61. The length of the minor axis (along y-axis) of an
56. The locus of a point which divides the line segment 4
joining the point (0, –1) and a point on the ellipse in the standard form is . If this ellipse
3
parabola, x 2 = 4y, internally in the ratio
1 : 2, is touches the line, x + 6y = 8; then its eccentricity
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 9x2 – 12y = 8 1 11 1 5
(1) (2)
(2) 4x2 – 3y = 2 3 3 2 3
(3) x2 – 3y = 2
5 1 11
(4) 9x2 – 3y = 2 (3) (4)
6 2 3
57. Let the line y = mx and the ellipse 2x2 + y2 = 1
intersect at a point P in the first quadrant. If the 62. If one end of a focal chord AB of the parabola
normal to this ellipse at P meets the 1 
y2 = 8x is at A  , 2  , then the equation of the
 1  2 
co-ordinate axes at   , 0  and (0,  ),
 3 2  tangent to it at B is [JEE (Main)-2020]
then  is equal to (1) x – 2y + 8 = 0 (2) x + 2y + 8 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) 2x – y – 24 = 0 (4) 2x + y – 24 = 0

63. A line parallel to the straight line 2x – y = 0 is 68. Let e1 and e2 be the eccentricities of the ellipse,
2 2
x y x2 y 2 x2 y 2
tangent to the hyperbola   1 at the point  2  1  b  5  and the hyperbola,  1
4 2 25 b 16 b2
(x1, y1). Then x12  5 y12 is equal to respectively satisfying e1e2 = 1. If  and  are the
distances between the foci of the ellipse and the foci
[JEE (Main)-2020] of the hyperbola respectively, then the ordered pair
(1) 8 (2) 6 (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 10 (4) 5
 24 
(1) (8, 10) (2)  , 10 
   5 
64. For some    0,  , if the eccentricity of the
 2
 20 
hyperbola, x 2 – y 2sec 2 = 10 is 5 times the (3)  , 12  (4) (8, 12)
 3 
eccentricity of the ellipse, x2sec2 + y2 = 5, then
the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse, is 69. Let P(3, 3) be a point on the hyperbola,
[JEE (Main)-2020] x2 y2
–  1 . If the normal to it at P intersects the
2 5 a2 b2
(1) 2 6 (2) x-axis at (9, 0) and e is its eccentricity, then the
3 ordered pair (a2, e2) is equal to
4 5 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (4) 30
3
9 
65. The area (in sq. units) of an equilateral triangle (1) (9, 3) (2)  2, 3
inscribed in the parabola y2 = 8x, with one of its  
vertices on the vertex of this parabola, is
3  9 
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3)  , 2  (4)  2 , 2
2   
(1) 64 3 (2) 256 3
x2 y2
70. Let  1 a  b  be a given ellipse, length of

(3) 128 3 (4) 192 3 a 2
b2
66. Let P be a point on the parabola, y2 = 12x and N whose latus rectum is 10. If its eccentricity is the
be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P on 5
the axis of the parabola. A line is now drawn maximum value of the function, (t )   t  t 2,
through the mid-point M of PN, parallel to its axis 12
which meets the parabola at Q. If the y-intercept then a2 + b2 is equal to
4 [JEE (Main)-2020]
of the line NQ is , then [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 (1) 135 (2) 116
1 (3) 126 (4) 145
(1) MQ  (2) PN = 3
4 71. Let x = 4 be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre
1 1
(3) PN = 4 (4) MQ  is at the origin and its eccentricity is . If P(1, ),
3 2
 > 0 is a point on this ellipse, then the equation
67. A hyperbola having the transverse axis of length of the normal to it at P is [JEE (Main)-2020]
2 has the same foci as that of the ellipse of (1) 7x – 4y = 1 (2) 4x – 2y = 1
3x2 + 4y2 = 12, then this hyperbola does not pass
through which of the following points? (3) 4x – 3y = 2 (4) 8x – 2y = 5
[JEE (Main)-2020] 72. If the common tangent to the parabolas,
y 2 = 4x and x 2 = 4y also touches the circle,
x2 + y2 = c2, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
 3   3 1 
(1)   2 ,1 (2)  , 
1 1
   2 2 (1) (2)
2 4
 1   1 
(3)  ,0  (4)  1,   1 1
 2   2 (3) (4)
2 2 2
73. If the point P on the curve, 4x 2 + 5y 2 = 20 is 80. If the curves, x2 – 6x + y2 + 8 = 0 and x2 – 8y +

farthest from the point Q(0, –4), then PQ2 is equal y2 + 16 – k = 0, (k > 0) touch each other at a
to [JEE (Main)-2020] point, then the largest value of k is ________.
(1) 29 (2) 48 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 21 (4) 36 81. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment
joining the focus of the parabola y2 = 4ax to a
74. If the line y = mx + c is a common tangent to the moving point of the parabola, is another parabola
x2 y 2 whose directrix is [JEE (Main)-2021]
hyperbola   1 and the circle
100 64 a
x2 + y2 = 36, then which one of the following is (1) x = a (2) x 
2
true ? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 5m = 4 (2) 8m + 5 = 0 a
(3) x = 0 (4) x  –
2
(3) c2 = 369 (4) 4c2 = 369
82. If P is a point on the parabola y = x2 + 4 which
75. Let L 1 be a tangent to the parabola y 2 = 4
is closest to the straight line y = 4x – 1, then the
(x + 1) and L 2 be a tangent to the parabola
co-ordinates of P are : [JEE (Main)-2021]
y2 = 8(x + 2) such that L1 and L2 intersect at right
angles. Then L1 and L2 meet on the straight line (1) (–2, 8) (2) (1, 5)
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (3, 13) (4) (2, 8)
(1) 2x + 1 = 0 (2) x + 3 = 0 x2 y2 x2 y2
83. If the curves,   1 and  1
(3) x + 2y = 0 (4) x + 2 = 0 a b c d
intersect each other at an angle of 90º, then which
76. Which of the following points lies on the locus of of the following relations is TRUE?
the foot of perpendicular drawn upon any tangent
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x2 y 2
to the ellipse,   1 from any of its foci? (1) a – c = b + d (2) a + b = c + d
4 2
[JEE (Main)-2020] cd
(3) a – b = c – d (4) ab 
ab
(1) (1, 2) (2)  2, 3
84. A tangent is drawn to the parabola y2 = 6x which
is perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 1. Which of
(3)  1, 3 (4)  1, 2 the following points does NOT lie on it ?
77. If the normal at an end of a latus rectum of an [JEE (Main)-2021]
ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor
(1) (0, 3) (2) (–6, 0)
axis, then the eccentricity e of the ellipse satisfies
(3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 4)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
85. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines
(1) e2 + 2e – 1 = 0
(2) e2 + e – 1 = 0  3  kx  ky – 4 3  0 and 3 x – y – 4  3 k  0
is a conic, whose eccentricity is ____________.
(3) e4 + 2e2 – 1 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) e4 + e2 – 1 = 0 86. A hyperbola passes through the foci of the ellipse
78. Let the normal at a point P on the curve x2 y2
y 2 – 3x 2 + y + 10 = 0 intersect the y-axis at   1 and its transverse and conjugate
25 16
 3 axes coincide with major and minor axes of the
 0, 2  . If m is the slope of the tangent at P to the ellipse, respectively. If the product of their
 
eccentricities is one, then the equation of the
curve, then |m| is equal to ___________. hyperbola is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x2 y2
79. Let a line y = mx (m > 0) intersect the parabola, (1)  1 (2) x2  y2  9
y2 = x at a point P, other than the origin. Let the 9 16
tangent to it at P meet the x-axis at the point Q.
If area (OPQ) = 4 sq. units, then m is equal x2 y2 x2 y 2
(3)  1 (4)  1
to_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 9 4 9 25

94. Let C be the locus of the mirror image of a point

87. If the curve x2  2y 2  2 intersects the line on the parabola y2 = 4x with respect to the line y
x  y  1 at two points P and Q, then the angle = x. Then the equation of tangent to C at P(2, 1)
subtended by the line segment PQ at the origin is : is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) x + 2y = 4 (2) 2x + y = 5
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) x – y = 1 (4) x + 3y = 5
  1   1 95. If the points of intersections of the ellipse
(1)  tan1   (2)  tan1  
2 4 2 3 x2 y2
  1 and the circle x2 + y2 = 4b, b > 4 lie
16 b2
  1   1 on the curve y2 = 3x2, then b is equal to :
(3)  tan1   (4)  tan1  
2 3 2 4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
88. The shortest distance between the line (1) 5 (2) 6
x – y = 1 and the curve x2 = 2y is :
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 12 (4) 10
96. The line 2x – y + 1 = 0 is a tangent to the circle
1 1 at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circle lies
(1) (2)
2 2 on x – 2y = 4. Then, the radius of the circle is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(3) 0 (4) (1) 3 5 (2) 5 3
2 2
89. A line is a common tangent to the circle (3) 4 5 (4) 5 4
(x – 3)2 + y2 = 9 and the parabola y2 = 4x. If the
97. Let L be a tangent line to the parabola y2 = 4x –
two points of contact (a, b) and (c, d) are distinct
20 at (6, 2). If L is also a tangent to the ellipse
and lie in the first quadrant, then
2(a + c) is equal to _________. x2 y2
  1, then the value of b is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2 b
90. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment [JEE (Main)-2021]
from the point (3, 2) to a point on the circle, x2 +
y2 = 1 is a circle of radius r, then r is equal to : (1) 11 (2) 16
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 14 (4) 20
1 98. A square ABCD has all its vertices on the curve

(1) (2) 1 x2y2 = 1. The midpoints of its sides also lie on the
3 same curve. Then, the square of area of ABCD is
1 _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(3) (4) 99. Let a tangent be drawn to the ellipse
4 2
x2  
91. Let L be a common tangent line to the curves 4x2
+ 9y2 = 36 and (2x) 2 + (2y) 2 = 31. Then the 27
 
 y 2  1 at 3 3 cos ,sin  where    0,  .
 2
square of the slope of the line L is _________. Then the value of  such that the sum of intercepts
[JEE (Main)-2021] on axes made by this tangent is minimum is
92. If the three normals drawn to the parabola, y2 = 2x equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
pass through the point (a, 0) a  0, then ‘a’ must
be greater than [JEE (Main)-2021]  
(1) (2)
4 8
1 1
(1) – (2)  
2 2 (3) (4)
(3) 1 (4) –1 6 3
93. The locus of the mid-points of the chord of the 100. Consider a hyperbola H : x2 – 2y2 = 4. Let the
circle, x 2 + y 2 = 25 which is tangent to the

tangent at a point P 4, 6  meet the x-axis at Q
x2 y2 and latus rectum at R(x1, y1), x1 > 0. If F is a
hyperbola, –  1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
9 16 focus of H which is nearer to the point P, then the
area of QFR is equal to. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (x2 + y2)2 – 16x2 + 9y2 = 0
(2) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 + 144y2 = 0 (1) 6 1 (2) 4 6
(3) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 – 16y2 =0
7
(4) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 + 16y2 =0 (3) 4 6  1 (4) 2
6
101. Let the tangent to the parabola S : y2 = 2x at the 107. Let a parabola P be such that its vertex and focus
point P(2, 2) meet the x-axis at Q and normal at lie on the positive x-axis at a distance 2 and 4
it meet the parabola S at the point R. Then the units from the origin, respectively. If tangents are
area (in sq. units) of the triangle PQR is equal to drawn from O(0, 0) to the parabola P which meet
[JEE (Main)-2021] P at S and R, then the area (in sq. units) of SOR
25 15 (1) 16 (2) 32
(1) (2)
2 2
(3) 16 2 (4) 8 2
35
(3) (4) 25 108. Let the foot of perpendicular from a point
2
x y z
102. Let y = mx + c, m > 0 be the focal chord of P(1, 2, –1) to the straight line L :   be N.
1 0 –1
y2 = – 64x, which is tangent to (x + 10)2 + y2 = 4.
Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the plane
Then, the value of 4 2(m  c) is equal to _______. x + y + 2z = 0 which meets L at point Q. If  is
the acute angle between the lines PN and PQ,
[JEE (Main)-2021] then cos is equal to_______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
103. Let P be a variable point on the parabola
y = 4x2 + 1. Then, the locus of the mid-point of the 3 1
point P and the foot of the perpendicular drawn (1) (2)
2 2 3
from the point P to the line y = x is :
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 1
(3) (4)
(1) (3x –y)2 + 2(x – 3y) + 2 = 0 3 5
(2) 2(3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 109. If a tangent to the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 meets the
(3) 2(x – 3y)2 + (3x – y) + 2 = 0 tangents at the extremities of its major axis at B
(4) (3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 and C, then the circle with BC as diameter passes
x2 y2
104. Let E1 :
a 2 b2
  1, a  b. Let E 2 be another
(1) (–1, 1) (2)  3, 0 
ellipse such that it touches the end points of major
axis of E1 and the foci of E2 are the end points of (3) (1, 1) (4)  2, 0 
minor axis of E 1 . If E 1 and E 2 have same
eccentricities, then its value is 110. The equation of a circle is Re(z2) + 2(lm(z2)) +
2Re(z) = 0, where z = x + iy. A line which passes
[JEE (Main)-2021] through the centre of the given circle and the vertex
of the parabola, x 2 – 6x – y + 13 = 0, has y-
1  6 1  8 intercept equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
2 2
1  3 1  5 111. A ray of light through (2, 1) is reflected at a point P

(3) (4) on the y-axis and then passes through the point
2 2 (5, 3). If this reflected ray is the directrix of an ellipse
105. Let a line L : 2x + y = k, k > 0 be a tangent to the 1
hyperbola x2 – y2 = 3. If L is also a tangent to the with eccentricity and the distance of the nearer
3
parabola y2 = x, the  is equal to :
8
[JEE (Main)-2021] focus from this directrix is , then the equation
53
(1) –24 (2) 24 of the other directrix can be [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 12 (4) –12 (1) 2x – 7y + 29 = 0 or 2x – 7y – 7 = 0
106. The locus of the centroid of the triangle formed by (2) 11x + 7y + 8 = 0 or 11x + 7y – 15 = 0
any point P on the hyperbola 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + (3) 2x – 7y – 39 = 0 or 2x – 7y – 7 = 0
36y – 164 = 0, and its foci is
(4) 11x – 7y – 8 = 0 or 11x + 7y + 15 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
112. Let E be an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the
(1) 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + 36y – 36 = 0 co-ordinates axes, having its center at (3, –4), one
(2) 9x2 – 16y2 + 36x + 32y – 144 = 0 focus at (4, –4) and one vertex at (5, –4). If
mx – y = 4, m > 0 is a tangent to the ellipse E,
(3) 9x2 – 16y2 + 36x + 32y – 36 = 0 then the value of 5m2 is equal to _______.
(4) 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + 36y – 144 = 0 [JEE (Main)-2021]

113. If a line along a chord of the circle 4x2 + 4y2 + 119. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the
120x + 675 = 0, passes through the point (–30, 0) parabola y2 = 16(x – 3) are at right angles, then
and is tangent to the parabola y2 = 30x, then the the locus of point P is [JEE (Main)-2021]
length of this chord is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) x + 2 = 0 (2) x + 4 = 0
(1) 3 5 (2) 5 3
(3) x + 1 = 0 (4) x + 3 = 0
(3) 7 (4) 5 120. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers such that
x2 y 2 
114. On the ellipse   1, let P be a point in the arg(z1 – z2) = and z1, z2 satisfy the question
8 4 4
second quadrant such that the tangent at P to the |z – 3| = Re(z). Then the imaginary part of z1 + z2
ellipse is perpendicular to the line x + 2y = 0. Let is equal to _______ . [JEE (Main)-2021]
S and S be the foci of the ellipse and e be its 121. The line 12xcos + 5ysin = 60 is tangent to which
eccentricity. If A is the area of the triangle SPS, of the following curves? [JEE (Main)-2021]
then the value of (5 – e2)  A is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 25x2 + 12y2 = 3600
(1) 12 (2) 14 (2) 144x2 + 25y2 = 3600
(3) 6 (4) 24 (3) x2 + y2 = 169
115. The point P –2 6,  3  lies on the hyperbola

(4) x2 + y2 = 60
122. The length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose
x 2
y 2 vertex and focus are on the positive x-axis at a
5
  1 having eccentricity . If the distance R and S (>R) respectively from origin, is
2 2 2
a b
tangent and normal at P to the hyperbola intersect [JEE (Main)-2021]
its conjugate axis at the points Q and R (1) 2(S – R) (2) 4(S – R)
respectively, then QR is equal to
(3) 2(S + R) (4) 4(S + R)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
123. The locus of mid-points of the line segments joining (–
(1) 3 6 (2) 6 x2 y 2
3, –5) and the points on the ellipse   1 is
4 9
(3) 6 3 (4) 4 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
116. The locus of the mid points of the chords of the (1) 36x2 + 16y2 + 90x + 56y + 145 = 0
hyperbola x2 – y2 = 4, which touch the parabola
y2 = 8x, is [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) 9x2 + 4y2 + 18x + 8y + 145 = 0
(1) y2(x – 2) = x3 (2) y3(x – 2) = x2 (3) 36x2 + 16y2 + 72x + 32y + 145 = 0
(4) 36x2 + 16y2 + 108x + 80y + 145 = 0
(3) x3(x – 2) = y2 (4) x2(x – 2) = y3
124. A tangent line L is drawn at the point (2, –4) on the
117. A tangent and a normal are drawn at the point parabola y2 = 8x. If the line L is also tangent to the
P(2, – 4) on the parabola y2 = 8x, which meet the circle x2 + y2 = a, then ‘a’ is equal to ______.
directrix of the parabola at the points A and B
[JEE (Main)-2021]
respectively. If Q(a, b) is a point such that AQBP
is a square, then 2a + b is equal to 125. Let  be the acute angle between the tangents to
[JEE (Main)-2021] x2 y 2
the ellipse   1 and the circle x2 + y2 = 3
(1) –18 (2) –12 9 1
(3) –16 (4) –20 at their point of intersection in the first quadrant.
Then tan is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
118. If the minimum area of the triangle formed by a
2
x2 y2 (1) (2) 2
tangent to the ellipse   1 and the co- 3
2 2
b 4a
ordinate axis is kab, then k is equal to _____. 5 4
(3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2 3 3
1 3 128. Equation of a common tangent to the circle,

126. Consider the parabola with vertex  ,  and the x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and the parabola, y2 = 4x, is
2 4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
directrix y  . Let P be the point where the
2
(1) 3y  x  3 (2) 2 3 y  12 x  1
1
parabola meets the line x   . If the normal to
2 (3) 3y  3 x  1 (4) 2 3 y   x  12
the parabola at P intersects the parabola again at
the point Q, then (PQ)2 is equal to 129. Let the latus ractum of the parabola y2 = 4x be the
[JEE (Main)-2021] common chord to the circles C1 and C2 each of
125 them having radius 2 5 . Then, the distance

15
(1) (2) between the centres of the circles C1 and C2 is
2 16
[JEE (Main)-2021]
75 25
(3) (4) (1) 8 (2) 12
8 2
(3) 8 5 (4) 4 5
2 2
x y 130. The centre of the circle passing through the point
127. Let an ellipse E:   1, a2  b2 , passes
a 2
b 2 (0, 1) and touching the parabola y = x2 at the point
(2, 4) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
 3  1
through  ,1 , and has eccentricity . If a  53 16   6 53 
 2  3 (1)  ,  (2)  5 , 10 
 10 5   
circle, centered at focus F(, 0), > 0, of E and
 16 53   3 16 
2 (3)  ,  (4)  10 , 5 
radius , intersects E at two points P and Q,  5 10   
3
131. If the co-ordinates of two points A and B are
then PQ2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
( 7, 0) and (  7, 0) respectively and P is any
16
(1) 3 (2) point on the conic, 9x 2 + 16y 2 = 144, then
3 PA + PB is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
8 4 (1) 9 (2) 16
(3) (4)
3 3 (3) 6 (4) 8


Chapter 13
Mathematical Reasoning
1. Statement-1 : ~ (p  ~q) is equivalent to p  q. (1) Either I will not become a teacher or I will not
Statement-2 : ~ (p  ~q) is a tautology. open a school
(2) Neither I will become a teacher nor I will open
a school
[AIEEE-2009]
(3) I will not become a teacher or I will open a
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; school
Statement-1 (4) I will become a teacher and I will not open a
school
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 5. Consider :
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true Statement - I : (p q)( p q) is a fallacy.
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement - II : (p  q)  ( q   p) is a
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for tautology. [JEE (Main)-2013]
Statement-1 (1) Statement - I is true; Statement-II is true;
2. Let S be a non-empty subset of R Consider the Statement - II is a correct explanation for
following statement : Statement - I.
P : There is a rational number x  S such that (2) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true;
Statement-II is not a correct explanation for
x > 0. Statement-I.
Which of the following statements is the negation (3) Statement-I is true; Statement - II is false.
of the statement P ?
(4) Statement - I is false; Statement - II is true.
[AIEEE-2010]
6. The statement ~(p ~q) is [JEE (Main)-2014]
(1) There is a rational number x  S such that (1) A tautology
x0
(2) A fallacy
(2) There is no rational number x  S such that
(3) Equivalent to p q
x0
(4) Equivalent to ~ p q
(3) Every rational number x  S satisfies x  0
7. The negation of ~ s  (~ r s) is equivalent to
(4) x  S and x  0  x is not rational [JEE (Main)-2015]
3. The only statement among the followings that is a (1) s  ~ r (2) s  (r  ~ s)
tautology is (3) s  (r  ~ s) (4) s  r
[AIEEE-2011] 8. The Boolean expression  p ~ q   q   ~ p  q 
(1) [ A  ( A  B )]  B is equivalent to : [JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) p  q (2) pq
(2) B  [ A  ( A  B )]
(3) p  q (4)  pq
(3) A  ( A  B ) 9. The following statement (p q) [(~ p q) 
q] is
(4) A  ( A  B ) [JEE (Main)-2017]
4. The negation of the statement (1) Equivalent to ~ p q
(2) Equivalent to p ~ q
"If I become a teacher, then I will open a school", (3) A fallacy
is [AIEEE-2012] (4) A tautology

10. The Boolean expression ~ ( p  q )  (~ p  q ) 16. The Boolean expression ((p  q)  (p   q)) 
is equivalent to ( p  q) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2018] (1) p q (2) ( p) ( q)
(1) ~p (2) p (3) p ( q) (4) p ( q)
(3) q (4) ~q
17. The expression ~(~p  q) is logically equivalent
to [JEE (Main)-2019]
11. If the Boolean expression
(1) p  q (2) p  ~ q
(p  q)   ~ p  q  is equivalent to
(3) ~ p  ~q (4) ~ p  q
p  q, where ,  {, }, then the ordered pair
18. The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born
 ,   is in India, then you are a citizen of India”, is:
(1) (, ) (2) (, )
(1) If you are born in India, then you are not a
(3) (, ) (4) (, ) citizen of India.
12. The logical statement
(2) If you are not born in India, then you are not
[~ (~ p  q)  (p  r)]  (~ q  r) is equivalent a citizen of India.
to
(3) If you are a citizen of India, then you are born
[JEE (Main)-2019]
in India.
(1) (p  r)  ~ q (2) (p  ~ q)  r
(4) If you are not a citizen of India, then you are
(3) (~ p  ~ q)  r (4) ~ p  r not born in India.
13. Consider the following three statements
19. Which one of the following statements is not a
P : 5 is a prime number. tautology? [JEE (Main)-2019]
Q : 7 is a factor of 192.
(1) (p q) (~p)q
R : L.C.M. of 5 and 7 is 35.
(2) (p q)  p
Then the truth value of which one of the following
statements is true? (3) (p q) (p(~q))
JEE (Main)-2019] (4) p (pq)
(1) (~P)(~Q R) 20. For any two statements p and q, the negation of
(2) (~P)(Q R) the expression p  (~ p  q) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) P(~Q R) (1) ~ p  ~ q (2) ~ p  ~ q
(4) (PQ) (~R)
(3) p  q (4) p  q
14. If q is false and p  q  r is true, then which one
of the following statements is a tautology? 21. If p  (q  r ) is false, then truth values of p, q, r
[JEE (Main)-2019] are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) p  r (2) (p  r)  (p r) (1) T, F, F (2) F, F, F
(3) (p  r)  (p r) (4) p r
(3) T, T, F (4) F, T, T
15. Contrapositive of the statement
22. Which one of the following Boolean expressions is
“If two numbers are not equal, then their squares a tautology? [JEE (Main)-2019]
are not equal.” is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then (1) ( p  q )  ( p ~ q ) (2) ( p  q )  (p ~ q )
the numbers are equal
(3) ( p  q )  ( p ~ q ) (4) ( p  q )  (~ p ~ q )
(2) If the squares of two numbers are not equal,
then the numbers are equal 23. The negation of the Boolean expression
(3) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then ~ s  (~ r  s) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2019]
the numbers are not equal
(1) s  r (2) r
(4) If the squares of two numbers are not equal,
then the numbers are not equal (3) ~ s  ~ r (4) s  r

24. If the truth value of the statement p  (q  r) is 32. Which of the following is a tautology?
false (F), then the truth values of the statements p,
q, r are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) F, T, T (2) T, T, F (1) (~ p)(p q)  q
(3) T, F, F (4) T, F, T (2) (~ q)(p q)  q
25. The Boolean expression  (p  ( q)) is equivalent (3) (p  q)(q p)
(4) (q  p)~ (p q)
(1) ( p)  q (2) p  q
(3) p  q (4) q   p 33. The proposition p   ( p   q ) is equivalent to
26. The logical statement (p  q)  (q  ~p) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) ~q (2) p (1) q (2) ( p)  q
(3) q (4) ~p (3) ( p)  ( q ) (4) ( p)  q
27. Which one of the following is a tautology?
34. Let p, q, r be three statements such that the truth
(1) Q  (P  (P  Q)) [JEE (Main)-2020] value of (p  q)  (~q  r) is F. Then the truth
(2) P  (P  Q) values of p, q, r are respectively
(3) P  (P  Q) [JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) (P  (P  Q))  Q (1) T, F, T (2) F, T, F
28. Which of the following statements is a tautology? (3) T, T, T (4) T, T, F
[JEE (Main)-2020]
35. Given the following two statements
(1) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) p  (~ q )  p  q (S1) : (q  p)  (p  ~q) is a tautology :
(3) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q (S2) : ~ q  (~p  q) is a fallacy. Then :
(4) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q (1) only (S1) is correct.
29. Negation of the statement : (2) both (S1) and (S2) are correct.
‘ 5 is an integer or 5 is irrational’ is (3) only (S2) is correct.
[JEE (Main)-2020] (4) both (S1) and (S2) are not correct.
(1) 5 is not an integer and 5 is not irrational 36. Contrapositive of the statement
(2) 5 is an integer and 5 is irrational [JEE (Main)-2020]

‘If a function f is differentiable at a, then it is also
(3) 5 is not an integer or 5 is not irrational
continuous at a’, is
(4) 5 is irrational or 5 is an integer (1) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is
30. If p (p  ~q) is false, then the truth values of p differentiable at a.
and q are respectively [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is
(1) T, T (2) F, F not differentiable at a.
(3) T, F (4) F, T
(3) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is
31. The contrapositive of the statement “If I reach the differentiable at a.
station in time, then I will catch the train” is
(4) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is not
[JEE (Main)-2020]
differentiable at a.
(1) If I will catch the train, then I reach the station
in time 37. The negation of the Boolean expression x  ~y is
(2) If I do not reach the station in time, then I will
catch the train (1) (x  ~ y)  (~ x  y)
(3) If I do not reach the station in time, then I will (2) (x  y)  (~ x  ~ y)
not catch the train
(4) If I will not catch the train, then I do not reach (3) (x  y)  (~ x  ~ y)
the station in time (4) (~ x  y)  (~ x  ~ y)
45. The contrapositive of the statement “If you will

38. The statement  p  (q  p )   p  ( p  q ) is
work, you will earn money” is :
(1) A tautology (1) If you will earn money, you will work
(2) Equivalent to (p  q) (~ p) (2) You will earn money, if you will not work
(3) A contradiction (3) If you will not earn money, you will not work
(4) Equivalent to (p  q)  (~ q) (4) To earn money, you need to work

46. Let F1(A, B, C) = (A  ~B)  [~C  (A  B)]  ~A
39. The negation of the Boolean expression
p  (~p  q) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2020] and F2(A, B) = (A  B)  (B  ~A) be two
logical expressions. Then :
(1) ~p  q (2) p  ~q
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) ~p  ~q (4) ~p  ~q (1) F1 and F2 both are tautologies
40. Consider the statement : ‘‘For an integer n, (2) Both F1 and F2 are not tautologies
if n3 – 1 is even, then n is odd.’’ The contrapositive
statement of this statement is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) F1 is a tautology but F2 is not a tautology
(1) For an integer n, if n is odd, then n3 – 1 is (4) F1 is not a tautology but F2 is a tautology
even [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) For an integer n, if n is even, then n3 – 1 is 47. Which of the following Boolean expression is a
even. tautology?
(3) For an integer n, if n is even, then n3 – 1 is (1) (p  q)  (p  q) (2) (p  q)  (p  q)
odd. (3) (p  q)  (p  q) (4) (p  q)  (p  q)
(4) For an integer n, if n3 – 1 is not even, then n [JEE (Main)-2021]
is not odd. 48. If the Boolean expression (P  q)  (q * (~ p)) is
41. The statement among the following that is a a tautology, then the Boolean expression
tautology is : [JEE (Main)-2021] p * (~ q) is equivalent to :
(1) A  (A  B) (2) B  [A  (A  B)] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) [A  (A  B)]  B (4) A  (A  B) (1) p  q (2) q  p
42. For the statements p and q, consider the following (3) ~q  p (4) p  ~q
compound statements: [JEE (Main)-2021]
49. If the Boolean expression (p q) * (pq) is a
(a)  ~ q  (p  q)  ~ p tautology, then * and are respectively given by :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(b) ((p  q) ~ p)  q
(1)  (2)  
Then which of the following statements is correct?
(3)   (4)  
(1) (a) and (b) both are tautologies.
50. If P and Q are two statements, then which of the
(2) (a) is a tautology but not (b). following compound statement is a tautology?
(3) (b) is a tautology but not (a). [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) (a) and (b) both are not tautologies. (1) (P  Q)   Q  P  Q 
43. The negation of the statement
~ p  (p  q) is : [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) (P  Q)   Q  P
(1) p  ~ q (2) ~ p  q
(3) (P  Q)   Q   P
(3) ~ p  q (4) p ~ q
44. The statement A  (B  A) is equivalent to :

(4) (P  Q)   Q  Q
[JEE (Main)-2021] 51. The Boolean expression (p  ~ q)  (q  ~ p) is
(1) A  (A  B) (2) A  (A  B)
(1) q  p (2) p  q
(3) A  (A  B) (4) A  (A  B) (3) p  ~ q (4) ~ q  p

52. Consider the following three statements (2) There exists M > 0, there exists xS such that
xM
(A) If 3 + 3 = 7 then 4 + 3 = 8.
(3) There exists M > 0, such that x < M for all xS
(B) If 5 + 3 = 8 then earth is flat.
(4) There exists M > 0, such that x  M for all xS
(C) If both (A) and (B) are true then 5 + 6 = 17.
58. If the truth value of the Boolean expression
Then, which of the following statements is correct?
((p  q)  (q  r)  (~ r))  (p  q) is false, then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
the truth values of the statements p, q, r
(1) (A) and (B) are false while (C) is true respectively can be [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) (A) is false, but (B) and (C) are true (1) F F T (2) F T F
(3) (A) and (C) are true while (B) is false (3) T F F (4) T F T
(4) (A) is true while (B) and (C) are false 59. Consider the two statements :
53. Which of the following Boolean expressions is not
a tautology? [JEE (Main)-2021] (S1) : (p  q)  (  q  p) is a tautology.
(1) (~ p  q)  (~ q  p) (S2) : (p  q)  (  p  q) is a fallacy.
(2) (p  q)  (~ q  p) [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (q  P)  (~ q  p) (1) Only (S2) is true
(4) (p  ~ q)  (~ q  p) (2) Only (S1) is true
54. The Boolean expression (3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(p  q)  (q  ~ p) is equivalent to (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) ~ p (2) ~ q 60. The statement  p   p  q    q  r    r is
(3) p (4) q [JEE (Main)-2021]
55. Consider the statement ‘‘The match will be played (1) a fallacy
only if the weather is good and ground is not wet’’. (2) equivalent to q  ~ r
Select the correct negation from the following
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) equivalent to p  ~ r
(1) The match will not be played or weather is (4) a tautology
good and ground is not wet
61. The Boolean expression (p  q)  ((r  q)  p) is
(2) The match will be played and weather is not equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2021]
good or ground is wet
(3) The match will not be played and weather is (1) (p  q)  (r  q) (2) (q  r)  (p  q)
not good and ground is wet (3) (p  r)  (p  q) (4) (p  q)  (r  q)
(4) If the match will not be played, then either 62. Let *,  {, } be such that the Boolean
weather is not good or ground is wet
expression (p * ~q)  (p q) is a tautology. Then:
56. The compound statement (P  Q)  (~P)  Q is [JEE (Main)-2021]
equivalent to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) * = ,  =  (2) * = ,  = 
(1) P  Q (3) * = ,  =  (4) * = ,  = 
(2) ~(P  Q)  P  ~Q 63. Negation of the statement (p  r)  (q  r) is
(3) P  ~Q [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) ~p  q  ~r (2) p  ~q  ~r
(4) ~(P  Q)
(3) ~p  q  r (4) p  q  r
57. Which of the following is the negation of the
statement “for all M > 0, there exists xS such that 64. Which of the following is equivalent to the Boolean
x  M”? [JEE (Main)-2021] expression p  ~q? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) There exists M > 0, there exists xS such that (1) ~(q  p) (2) ~(p  ~q)
x<M
(3) ~(p  q) (4) ~p  ~q
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Chapter 14
Sets
1. If A, B and C are three sets such that A  B = A into advertisements and 40% of those who read B
 C and A  B = A  C, then [AIEEE-2009] but not A also look into advertisements, while 50%
of those who read both A and B look into
(1) A = C (2) B = C advertisements. Then the percentage of the
population who look into advertisements is
(3) A B =  (4) A = B
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The number of different
ordered pairs (Y, Z) that can be formed such that (1) 13.9 (2) 13
Y  X, Z  X and Y  Z is empty, is (3) 12.8 (4) 13.5
[AIEEE-2012] 7. Let A, B and C be sets such that  A  B  C.
(1) 35 (2) 25 Then which of the following statements is not true?
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 53 (4) 52
(1) B C  
3. In a class of 140 students numbered 1 to 140, all
even numbered students opted Mathematics (2) (C  A)  (C  B) = C
course, those whose number is divisible by 3 opted (3) If (A – C)  B, then A  B
Physics course and those whose number is (4) If (A – B)  C, then A  C
divisible by 5 opted Chemistry course. Then the
8. Let A, B, C and D be four non-empty sets. The
number of students who did not opt for any of the
contrapositive statement of “If A  B and B  D,
three courses is [JEE (Main)-2019] then A C” is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 1 (2) 38 (1) If A  C, then A B and B D
(3) 102 (4) 42 (2) If A  C, then A  B and B D
4. Let S = {1, 2, 3, ... , 100}. The number of non- (3) If A  C, then A  B or B  D
empty subsets A of S such that the product of (4) If A C, then B A or D B
elements in A is even is [JEE (Main)-2019]
9. If A   x  R : | x |  2 and B   x  R : | x  2|  3;
(1) 2100 –1
then [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) 250 + 1
(1) A – B = [–1, 2)
(3) 250(250 –1) (2) A  B = R – (2, 5)
(4) 250 –1 (3) B – A = R – (–2, 5)
5. Let Z be the set of integers. (4) A  B = (–2, –1)
2 10. Consider the two sets :
If A = {x Z : 2(x + 2)(x – 5x + 6) = 1
} and
A = {m  R : both the roots of x 2 – (m + 1)
B = {xZ : –3 < 2x –1 < 9}, then the number of x + m + 4 = 0 are real} and B = [–3, 5).
subsets of the set A × B, is [JEE (Main)-2019] Which of the following is not true?
(1) 215 (2) 212 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 218 (4) 210 (1) A  B = {–3}
6. Two newspapers A and B are published in a city. (2) B – A = (–3, 5)

It is known that 25% of the city population reads (3) A  B = R
A and 20% reads B while 8% reads both A and B.
Further, 30% of those who read A but not B look (4) A – B = (–, –3) (5, )

11. A survey shows that 63% of the people in a city read (1) Q and R (2) P and Q
newspaper A whereas 76% read newspaper B. If x%
of the people read both the newspapers, then a (3) P and R (4) None of these
possible value of x can be 17th Mar (M)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 17. The sum of all the elements in the set
(1) 37 (2) 55 {n  {1, 2,.......,100} | H.C.F. of n and 2040 is 1} is
(3) 29 (4) 65 equal to _______.
50 n
22nd Jul (E)
12. Let  X i  Yi  T , where each Xi contains 10 18. Let A = {n  N|  n + 10,000}, B = {3k + 1| k 
n2
i 1 i 1
N} and C = {2k | k  N}, then the sum of all the
elements and each Yi contains 5 elements. If each
elements of the set A  (B – C) is equal to
element of the set T is an element of exactly 20
of sets Xis and exactly 6 of sets Yis, then n is _______.
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 27nd Jul (E)
(1) 50 (2) 15 19. Out of all the patients in a hospital 89% are found
(3) 30 (4) 45 to be suffering from heart ailment and 98% are
suffering from lungs infection. If K% of them are
13. A survey shows that 73% of the persons working
in an office like coffee, whereas 65% like tea. If x suffering from both ailments, then K cannot belong
denotes the percentage of them, who like both to the set:
coffee and tea, then x cannot be (1) {84, 87, 90, 93}
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) {84, 86, 88, 90}
(1) 63 (2) 36
(3) {79, 81, 83, 85}
(3) 38 (4) 54
(4) {80, 83, 86, 89}
14. Set A has m elements and Set B has n elements.
If the total number of subsets of A is 112 more
than the total number of subsets of B, then the  
20. If A   x  R : x – 2  1, B  x  R : x 2 – 3  1 ,
value of mn is _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
15. Let X = {n  N : 1  n  50}. If A = {n  X : n is a C   x  R : x – 4  2 and Z is the set of all
multiple of 2} and B = {n  X : n is a multiple of 7}, integers, then the number of subsets of the set
then the number of elements in the smallest (A  B  C)C  Z is _______.
subset of X containing both A and B is ________.
27th Aug (M)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
21. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9}. Then the number of
16. In a school, there are three types of games to be elements in the set T = {A  S : A   and the
played. Some of the students play two types of sum of all the elements of A is not a multiple of 3}
games, but none play all the three games. Which is _______.
Venn diagrams can justify the above statement?
27th Aug (E)
22. The number of elements in the set {xR : (| x | – 3)
| x + 4 | = 6} is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4 (2) 2
P Q R (3) 1 (4) 3
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Chapter 15
Statistics
1. Statement-1 : The variance of first n even natural 5. Let x1, x2 …, xn be n observations, and let x be
2
n –1 their arithmetic mean and 2 be their variance.
numbers is .
4 Statement-1: Variance of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn is 4 2.
Statement-2 : The sum of first n natural numbers Statement-2: Arithmetic mean of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn
n (n  1) is 4 x . [AIEEE-2012]
is and the sum of squares of first n
2 (1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
n (n  1) (2n  1) statement-2 is a correct explanation for
natural numbers is .
6 statement-1.
[AIEEE-2009]
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true,
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1.
Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true 6. All the students of a class performed poorly in
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for marks of 10 to each of the students. Which of the
Statement-1 following statistical measures will not change even
after the grace marks were given?
2. If the mean deviation of the numbers 1, 1 + d, 1 + [JEE (Main)-2013]
2d, ....., 1 + 100d from their mean is 255, then the
d is equal to [AIEEE-2009] (1) Mean (2) Median
(1) 20.0 (2) 10.1 (3) Mode (4) Variance
7. The variance of first 50 even natural numbers is
(3) 20.2 (4) 10.0
[JEE (Main)-2014]
3. For two data sets, each of size 5, the variances are
given to be 4 and 5 and the corresponding means 437
(1) 437 (2)
are given to be 2 and 4, respectively. The variance 4
of the combined data set is 833
(3) (4) 833
[AIEEE-2010] 4
5 11 8. The mean of the data set comprising of 16
(1) (2) observations is 16. If one of the observation valued
2 2
16 is deleted and three new observations valued 3,
13 4 and 5 are added to the data, then the mean of
(3) 6 (4)
2 the resultant data, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
4. A scientist is weighing each of 30 fishes. Their (1) 16.8 (2) 16.0
mean weight worked out is 30 gm and a standard
deviation of 2 gm. Later, it was found that the (3) 15.8 (4) 14.0
measuring scale was misaligned and always under 9. If the standard deviation of the number 2, 3, a and
reported every fish weight by 2 gm. The correct
11 is 3.5, then which of the following is true?
mean and standard deviation (in gm) of fishes are
respectively [AIEEE-2011] [JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) 28, 2 (2) 28, 4 (1) 3a2 – 32a + 84 = 0 (2) 3a2 – 34a + 91 = 0
(3) 32, 2 (4) 32, 4 (3) 3a2 – 23a + 44 = 0 (4) 3a2 – 26a + 55 = 0

9 9 16. If the sum of the deviations of 50 observations from

10. If  ( xi  5)  9 and  ( xi  5)2  45 , then the 30 is 50, then the mean of these observations is
i 1 i 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
standard deviation of the 9 items x1, x2, ...., x9 is (1) 31 (2) 30
[JEE (Main)-2018] (3) 50 (4) 51
(1) 9 (2) 4 17. The mean and the variance of five observations are
(3) 2 (4) 3 4 and 5.20, respectively. If three of the observations
11. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 are 3, 4 and 4; then the absolute value of the
cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose difference of the other two observations, is
height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in [JEE (Main)-2019]
cm2) of the height of these six students is (1) 5 (2) 7
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 3 (4) 1
(1) 18 (2) 20 18. The mean and variance of seven observations are
(3) 22 (4) 16 8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are
12. A data consists of n observations x1, x2, ..., xn. If 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the product of the remaining
two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
n n
  xi  1
2
  xi  1
2
 9n and  5n, then the (1) 45 (2) 40
i 1 i 1
(3) 48 (4) 49
standard deviation of this data is
[JEE (Main)-2019] 19. A student scores the following marks in five tests
: 45, 54, 41, 57, 43. His score is not known for the
(1) 7 (2) 5 sixth test. If the mean score is 48 in the six tests,
then the standard deviation of the marks in six
(3) 5 (4) 2 tests is [JEE (Main)-2019]
13. The mean of five observations is 5 and their
variance is 9.20. If three of the given five 100 10
(1) (2)
observations are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other 3 3
two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 6 : 7 100 10
(3) (4)
3 3
(3) 10 : 3 (4) 5 : 8
14. If mean and standard deviation of 5 observations 20. If the standard deviation of the numbers –1, 0, 1,
x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then k is 5 , where k > 0, then k is equal to
the variance of 6 observations x 1, x 2 , ..., x 5
and –50 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 586.5 (2) 582.5 (1) 6 (2) 2 6

(3) 509.5 (4) 507.5
15. The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 5
(3) 2 (4) 4
1 3 3
10 items gave an outcome – d each, 10 items
2 21. The mean and the median of the following ten
1 numbers in increasing order
gave outcome each and the remaining 10 items
2 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35
1
gave outcome  d each. If the variance of this y
2 respectively, then is equal to
4 x
outcome data is then |d| equals
3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
7 8
5 (1) (2)
(1) 2 (2) 3 3
2
2 7 9
(3) (4) 2 (3) (4)
3 2 4
22. If for some xR, the frequency distribution of the 28. Let X = {x  N : 1  x 17} and Y {ax + b : x X
marks obtained by 20 students in a test is : and a, b R, a > 0}. If mean and variance of
elements of Y are 17 and 216 respectively then
Marks 2 3 5 7 a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
(1) 7 (2) –27
Frequency (x + 1) 2x – 5
2
x – 3x x
(3) 9 (4) –7
Then the mean of the marks is 29. For the frequency distribution :
[JEE (Main)-2019] Variate (x) : x1 x2 x3 ... x15
(1) 3.2 (2) 3.0 Frequency (f) : f1 f2 f3 ... f15
(3) 2.5 (4) 2.8 where 0 < x1 < x2 < x3 < ... < x15 = 10 and
23. If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 15
observations x1, x2, ... x50 are equal to 16, then  fi > 0, the standard deviation cannot be
i 1
the mean of (x1 – 4)2, (x2 – 4)2, ... (x50 – 4)2 is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 1 (2) 6
(1) 380 (2) 480
(3) 2 (4) 4
(3) 400 (4) 525
30. Let xi (1  i  10) be ten observations of a random
24. If the data x1, x2, ...., x10 is such that the mean of
10
first four of these is 11, the mean of the remaining 10
six is 16 and the sum of squares of all of these is

variable X. If  ( xi  p )  3 and  ( x i  p )2  9
i 1 i 1
2,000; then the standard deviation of this data is
where 0  0 p  R, then the standard deviation of
[JEE (Main)-2019] these observations is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 2 (2) 4 7 9
(1) (2)
(3) 2 (4) 2 10 10
25. The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of 10 3 4
observations are 20 and 2 respectively. Each of (3) (4)
5 5
these 10 observations is multiplied by p and then
reduced by q, where p  0 and q  0. If the new 31. The mean and variance of 8 observations are 10
mean and new s.d. become half of their original and 13.5, respectively. If 6 of these observations are
values, then q is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, then the absolute difference
of the remaining two observations is
(1) –10 (2) –20
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) –5 (4) 10
(1) 9 (2) 3
26. The mean and variance of 20 observations are
found to be 10 and 4, respectively. On rechecking, (3) 7 (4) 5
it was found that an observation 9 was incorrect 32. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and
and the correct observation was 11. Then the 16, respectively. If five observations are 2, 4, 10,
correct variance is [JEE (Main)-2020] 12, 14, then the absolute difference of the
(1) 3.98 (2) 4.02 remaining two observations is
(3) 3.99 (4) 4.01 [JEE (Main)-2020]
27. Let the observations x i(1  i  10) satisfy the (1) 2 (2) 4
10 10 (3) 3 (4) 1
equations,  ( xi  5)  10 and  ( xi  5)2  40. 33. If the mean and the standard deviation of the data
i 1 i 1
If  and  are the mean and the variance of the 3, 5, 7, a, b are 5 and 2 respectively, then a and
observations, x1 – 3, x2 – 3, …, x10 – 3, then the b are the roots of the equation
ordered pair (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (6, 3) (2) (3, 6) (1) x2 – 20x + 18 = 0 (2) 2x2 – 20x + 19 = 0
(3) (3, 3) (4) (6, 6) (3) x2 – 10x + 18 = 0 (4) x2 – 10x + 19 = 0

n n 43. Consider the statistics of two sets of observations

34. If  ( xi – a)  n and  ( xi – a)2  na , (n, a > 1) as follows:
i 1 i 1
Size Mean Variance
then the standard deviation of n observations x1, x2,
...., xn is [JEE (Main)-2020] Observation I 10 2 2
Observation II n 3 1
(1) a – 1 (2) n a –1
If the variance of the combined set of these two
(3) n(a – 1) (4) a –1 17
observations is , then the value of n is equal to
9
35. If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10 ________.
and the variance of the first m even natural
numbers is 16, then m + n is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
44. Consider a set of 3n numbers having variance 4. In
[JEE (Main)-2020]
this set, the mean of first 2n numbers is 6 and the
36. If the mean and variance of eight numbers 3, 7, 9, mean of the remaining n numbers is 3. A new set
12, 13, 20, x and y be 10 and 25 respectively, then is constructed by adding 1 into each of first 2n
x.y is equal to __________. numbers, and subtracting 1 from each of the
[JEE (Main)-2020] remaining n numbers. If the variance of the new set
is k, then 9k is equal to ______.
37. If the variance of the terms in an increasing A.P.,
b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , ..., b 11 is 90, then the common [JEE (Main)-2021]
difference of this A.P. is ________. 45. The mean age of 25 teachers in a school is
[JEE (Main)-2020] 40 years. A teacher retires at the age of 60 years
and a new teacher is appointed in his place. If the
38. If the variance of the following frequency distribution mean age of the teachers in this school now is
Class : 10–20 20–30 30–40 39 years, then the age (in years) of the newly
Frequency : 2 x 2 appointed teacher is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
is 50, then x is equal to ________. 46. Let in a series of 2n observations, half of them are
equal to a and remaining half are equal to –a. Also
[JEE (Main)-2020]
by adding a constant b in each of these
39. Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4, observations, the mean and standard deviation of
8, ..., 2n with frequencies nC0, nC1, nC2, ..., nCn new set become 5 and 20, respectively. Then the
728 value of a2 + b2 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
respectively. If the mean of this data is , then
2n (1) 925 (2) 650
n is equal to _________ . [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 425 (4) 250
40. If the variance of 10 natural numbers
47. Consider the following frequency distribution :
1, 1, 1, ..., 1, k is less than 10, then the maximum
possible value of k is ________. Class : 10  20 20  30 30  40 40  50 50  60
[JEE (Main)-2021] Frequency :  110 54 30 
41. Let X1, X2, ....., X18 be eighteen observations such

18
If the sum of all frequencies is 584 and median is
18
that  (Xi   )  36 and  (Xi  )2  90 , 45, then | – | is equal to _______.
i 1 i 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
where  and  are distinct real numbers. If the
standard deviation of these observations is 1, then 48. The first of the two samples in group has 100
the value of | – | is _________. items with mean 15 and standard deviation 3. If the
[JEE (Main)-2021] whole group has 250 items with mean 15.6 and
42. Consider three observations a, b and c such that standard deviation 13.44, then the standard
b = a + c. If the standard deviation of a + 2, b +
deviation of the second sample is
2, c + 2 is d, then which of the following is true?
(1) b2 = a2 + c2 + 3d2 (2) b2 = 3(a2 + c2) – 9d2 (1) 5 (2) 6
(3) b2 = 3(a2 + c2) + 9d2 (4) b2 = 3(a2 + c2 + d2) (3) 4 (4) 8
49. Let the mean and variance of the frequency 53. The mean of 6 distinct observations is 6.5 and their
distribution variance is 10.25. If 4 out of 6 observations are 2,
4, 5 and 7, then the remaining two observations
x : x1  2 x2  6 x3  8 x 4  9 are : [JEE (Main)-2021]
f: 4 4  
(1) 1, 20 (2) 10, 11
be 6 and 6.8 respectively. If x3 is changed from 8 to (3) 3, 18 (4) 8, 13
7, then the mean for the new data will be :
54. If the mean and variance of six observations 7, 10,
[JEE (Main)-2021]
20
(1) 5 (2) 4 11, 15, a, b are 10 and , respectively, then the
3
value of |a – b| is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
17 16
(3) (4) (1) 7 (2) 1
3 3
(3) 11 (4) 9
50. The mean and standard deviation of 20
55. Consider the following frequency distribution :
observations were calculated as 10 and 2.5
respectively. It was found that by mistake one data Class : 0  6 6  12 12  18 18  24 24  30
value was taken as 25 instead of 35. If  and  Frequency : a b 12 9 5
are the mean and standard deviation respectively

for correct data, then (, ) is 309
If mean  and median = 14, then the value
[JEE (Main)-2021] 22
(1) (11, 25) (2) (11, 26) (a – b)2 is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (10.5, 25) (4) (10.5, 26) 56. If the mean and variance of the following data :
6, 10, 7, 13, a, 12, b, 12
51. Let the mean and variance of four numbers 3, 7, x 37
and y (x > y) be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the are 9 are respectively, then (a – b)2 is equal to
4
mean of four numbers 3 + 2x, 7 + 2y, x + y and x
– y is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 32 (2) 12
52. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and
16 respectively. If two observations are 6 and 8, (3) 24 (4) 16
then the variance of the remaining 5 observations is 57. An online exam is attempted by 50 candidates out
[JEE (Main)-2021] of which 20 are boys. The average marks obtained
by boys is 12 with a variance 2. The variance of
536 134 marks obtained by 30 girls is also 2. The average
(1) (2)
25 5 marks of all 50 candidates is 15. If  is the average
marks of girls and 2 is the variance of marks of
112 92 50 candidates, then  + 2 is equal to _______.
(3) (4)
5 5 [JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 16
Relations
1. Consider the following relations : 5. Let R = {(P, Q) | P and Q are at the same
R = {(x, y) | x, y are real numbers and x = wy for distance from the origin} be a relation, then the
some rational number w}; equivalence class of (1, –1) is the set :
 m p  [JEE (Main)-2021]
S   ,  m, n, p and q are integers such that (1) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 2}
 n q 
n, q  0 and qm = pn}. Then [AIEEE-2010] (2) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 1}
(1) R is an equivalence relation but S is not an (3) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 2}

equivalence relation
(4) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 4}
(2) Neither R nor S is an equivalence relation
6. Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 30} and '  ' be an
(3) S is an equivalence relation but R is not an equivalence relation on A × A, defined by
equivalence relation
(a, b)  (c, d) , if and only if ad = bc. Then the
(4) R and S both are equivalence relations
number of ordered pairs which satisfy this
2. If R = {(x, y) ; x, y  Z, x2 + 3y2  8} is a relation equivalence relation with ordered pair (4, 3) is equal
on the set of integers Z, then the domain of to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
R–1 is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 7 (2) 8
(1) {0, 1}
(3) 5 (4) 6
(2) {–2, –1, 1, 2}
(3) {–1, 0, 1} 7. Let N be the set of natural numbers and a relation
R on N be defined by
(4) {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2}
3. Let R1 and R2 be two relation defined as follows : R  x, y   N  N : x 3  3x 2y  xy 2  3y 3  0.
R1 = {(a, b) R2 : a2 + b2 Q} and
Then the relation R is [JEE (Main)-2021]
R2 = {(a, b) R2 : a2 + b2 Q}, where Q is the
(1) An equivalence relation
set of all rational numbers. Then
(2) Reflexive and symmetric, but not transitive
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive
(1) Neither R1 nor R2 is transitive.
(2) R2 is transitive but R1 is not transitive. (4) Symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive
(3) R1 and R2 are both transitive. 8. Let  be the set of all integers,
(4) R1 is transitive but R2 is not transitive.

 
A  ( x, y )     : ( x  2)2  y 2  4 ,
4. Let f : R  R  be defined as f(x) = 2x – 1 and
1
x  
B  ( x, y )     : x 2  y 2  4 and
g : R – {1}  R be defined as g  x   2.
x 1
Then the composition function f(g(x)) is :
 
C  ( x, y )     : ( x  2)2  ( y 2  2)2  4
[JEE (Main)-2021] If the total number of relations from A  B to

(1) neither one-one nor onto A  C is 2p, then the value of p is
(2) onto but not one-one [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) both one-one and onto (1) 16 (2) 49
(4) one-one but not onto (3) 25 (4) 9

9. Which of the following is not correct for relation R (4) (x, y)  R  |x| – |y|  1 is reflexive but not
on the set of real numbers? symmetric
[JEE (Main)-2021]
10. The mean of 6 distinct observations is 6.5 and their
(1) (x, y)  R  |x – y|  1 is reflexive and
variance is 10.25. If 4 out of 6 observations are 2,
symmetric.
4, 5 and 7, then the remaining two observations
(2) (x, y)  R  0 |x| – |y|  1 is neither transitive are : [JEE (Main)-2021]
nor symmetric
(1) 1, 20 (2) 10, 11
(3) (x, y)  R  0 < |x – y|  1 is symmetric and
transitive (3) 3, 18 (4) 8, 13


Chapter 17
Functions
1. Let f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1, x  – 1. 5. The equation e sin x  e  sin x  4  0 has
Statement-1 : The set {x : f(x) = f –1(x)} = {0, –1}. [AIEEE-2012]
Statement-2 : f is a bijection. (1) No real roots
[AIEEE-2009] (2) Exactly one real root
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (3) Exactly four real roots
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (4) Infinite number of real roots
Statement-1
6. If a  R and the equation
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
–3(x – [x])2 + 2 (x – [x]) + a2 = 0
(where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x) has no
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; integral solution, then all possible values of a lie in
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for the interval [JEE (Main)-2014]
Statement-1
(1) (–2, –1) (2) (–, – 2)  (2, )
2. For real x, let f(x) = x3 + 5x + 1, then
(3) (–1, 0) (0, 1) (4) (1, 2)
[AIEEE-2009]
7. If g is the inverse of a function f and
(1) f is onto R but not one-one
1
(2) f is one-one and onto R f '( x )  , then g(x) is equal to
1  x5
(3) f is neither one-one nor onto R [JEE (Main)-2014]
(4) f is one-one but not onto R
1
3. Let y be an implict function of x defined by (1) (2) 1 + {g(x)}5
1  g ( x )
5
x2x – 2xx cot y – 1 = 0. Then y(1) equals
[AIEEE-2009] (3) 1 + x5 (4) 5x4
(1) 1 (2) log 2
 1
(3) –log 2 (4) –1 8. If f ( x )  2f    3 x, x  0, and
x
4. Let f be a function defined by
S = {x  R : f(x) = f(– x)}; then S
2 [JEE (Main)-2016]
f ( x )  ( x  1)  1,( x  1) .
(1) Contains exactly one element
1
Statement - 1 : The set { x : f ( x )  f ( x )}  {1,2} .
(2) Contains exactly two elements
Statement - 2 : f is a bijection and (3) Contains more than two elements
f 1( x )  1  x  1, x  1 . (4) Is an empty set
[AIEEE-2011]
 1 1
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 9. The function f : R   ,  defined as
 2 2
(2) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true x
f (x)  , is [JEE (Main)-2017]
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 1 x2
Statement-2 is the correct explanation for (1) Injective but not surjective
Statement-1 (2) Surjective but not injective
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
(3) Neither injective nor surjective
Statement-1 (4) Invertible

1
10. For x  R  0,1 , let f1  x   , f2  x   1  x and  1 x   2x 
x 15. If f ( x )  loge   , x  1, then f  is
1  1 x   1 x2 
f3  x   be three given functions. If a function,
1 x equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
J(x) satisfies (f2°J°f1) (x) = f3(x) then J(x) is equal to (1) 2f(x) (2) 2f(x2)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) –2f(x) (4) (f(x))2
1
(1) f1(x) (2) f3  x  16. Let f(x) = ax (a > 0) be written as f(x) = f1(x) + f2(x),
x
where f1(x) is an even function and f2(x) is an odd
(3) f2(x) (4) f3(x) function. Then f1(x + y) + f1(x – y) equals
11. Let A = {x  R : x is not a positive integer}. Define
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2x
a function f : A  R as f ( x )  , then f is (1) 2f1(x)f1(y)
x 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) 2f1(x + y)f1(x – y)
(1) Injective but not surjective (3) 2f1(x + y)f2(x – y)

(2) Neither injective nor surjective (4) 2f1(x)f2(y)
(3) Surjective but not injective 10
(4) Not injective 17. Let  f (a  k )  16(210  1) , where the function f
k 1
12. Let N be the set of natural numbers and two
satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all natural numbers
functions f and g be defined as
x, y and f(1) = 2. Then the natural number a is
f, g : N  N such that
[JEE (Main)-2019]
n  1 (1) 2 (2) 3
 2 if n is odd
f (n )   (3) 16 (4) 4
 n if n is even
 2 18. If the function f : R – {1, –1}  A defined by
and g(n) = n – (–1)n. Then fog is x2

f(x) = , is surjective, then A is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019] 1 x2
(1) One-one but not onto. [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) Onto but not one-one. (1) [0, ) (2) R – {–1}
(3) Neither one-one nor onto. (3) R – (–1, 0) (4) R – [–1, 0)
(4) Both one-one and onto.
19. The domain of the definition of the function
x 1
13. Let f : R  R be defined by f(x) = , x  R. f (x)   log10 ( x 3  x ) is
1 x2 4  x2
Then the range of f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 1 1  1 1
(1) R –  – , (2) – 2 , 2  (1) (–1, 0)(1, 2)(3, )
 2 2   
(2) (–1, 0)(1, 2)(2, )
(3) (–1, 1) – {0} (4) R – [–1, 1]
(3) (1, 2)(2, )
14. Let a function f : (0, )  [0, ) be defined by
1 (4) (–2, –1)(–1, 0)(2, )
f (x )  1 . Then f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
x 20. Let f(x) = x 2 , x  R. For any A  R, define
g(A) = {x  R : f(x)  A}. If S = [0, 4], then which
(1) Injective only one of the following statements is not true ?
(2) Both injective as well as surjective [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) Not injective but it is surjective (1) f(g(S)) = S (2) g(f(S)) = g(S)
(4) Neither injective nor surjective
(3) g(f(S))  S (4) f(g(S))  f(S)

21. The number of real roots of the equation 26. Let ƒ : R  R be a function which satisfies
x x x
5  | 2  1|  2 (2  2) is [JEE (Main)-2019] ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x) + ƒ(y)  x, y  R . If ƒ(1) = 2 and
(1) 4 (2) 2  n 1
(3) 1 (4) 3
g (n )   ƒ(k ), n  N then the value of n, for
k 1
22. For x  R, let [x] denote the greatest integer which g(n) = 20, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
x, then the sum of the series (1) 20 (2) 9
 1  1 1   1 2   1 99  (3) 5 (4) 4
– 3    – 3 – 100   – 3 – 100   ....  – 3 – 100  27. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. Then the
       
equation in x, [x]2 + 2[x + 2] – 7 = 0 has
is: [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) – 135 (2) –153
(1) Exactly two solutions
(3) –133 (4) –131
(2) Infinitely many solutions
23. For x  0, 3  2  , let f ( x )  x , g ( x )  tan x and (3) Exactly four integral solutions
(4) No integral solution
1– x 2

h( x )     is
2 . If (x) = ((hof)og)(x), then

1 x 3 28. If f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) and  f ( x )  2 , x, y  N,
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] x 1
where N is the set of all natural numbers, then the
5  f (4)
(1) tan (2) tan
12 12 value of is [JEE (Main)-2020]
f (2)
11 7 1 4
(3) tan (4) tan
12 12 (1) (2)
9 9
24. If g(x) = x2 + x – 1 and (gof)(x) = 4x2 – 10x + 5,
1 2
5 (3) (4)
then f   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 3 3
4
29. For a suitably chosen real constant a, let a
function, f : R – {–a}  R be defined by
1 3
(1) – (2) ax
2 2 f (x)  . Further suppose that for any real
ax
1 3 number x  –a and f(x)  –a, (fof)(x) = x. Then
(3) (4) –
2 2  1
f    is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
25. The inverse function of  2
8 2 x  8 2 x 1
f (x)  2x 2 x
, x  ( 1, 1), is _______ (1) –3 (2)
8 8 3
[JEE (Main)-2020]. 1
(3)  (4) 3
3
(1) 1 loge  1  x 
4  1 x  30. Let A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then the
 
number of elements in the set C = {f : A  B | 2
1 x 
 log8 e  loge 
1  f(A) and f is not one-one} is ______.
(2) 
4  1 x  [JEE (Main)-2020]
1  1 x  31. Suppose that a function f : R  R satisfies
(3) loge   f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x, y  R and f(1) = 3. If
4  1 x 
n
1
 log8 e  loge 
1 x   f (i )  363 , then n is equal to ________.
(4)  i 1
4  1 x  [JEE (Main)-2020]
32. The number of function f from {1, 2, 3, ...,20} onto 38. Let A = {1, 2, 3, ..., 10} and f : A  A be defined
{1, 2, 3, ..., 20} such that f(k) is a multiple of 3, as
whenever k is a multiple of 4, is
k  1 if k is odd
[JEE (Main)-2019] f(k) = 
 k if k is even
(1) 56 × 15 (2) 65 × (15)! Then the number of possible functions
(3) 5! × 6! (4) (15)! × 6! g : A  A such that gof = f is :
33. The number of solutions of the equation [JEE (Main)-2021]

log4(x – 1) = log2(x – 3) is _________. (1) 55 (2) 105
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 5! (4) 10C5
34. If a + = 1, b + = 2 and x2 – x – 2
39. Let f(x) = sin –1 x and g(x) = . If
 1  2x 2 – x – 6
af(x)  f    bx  , x  0 , then the value of
x x g(2) = xlim
 2 g(x), then the domain of the function
 1 fog is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
f(x)  f  
x
the expression is________.
1  4 
x (1) (– , – 2]   – ,  
x  3 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
35. Let f, g : N  N such that f(n  1)  f(n)  f(1)n  N  3 
(2) (– , – 2]   – ,  
and g be any arbitrary function. Which of the following  2 
statements is NOT true ? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (– , – 1]  [2,  )
(1) If g is onto, then fog is one-one
(4) (– , – 2]  [–1,  )
(2) If f is onto, then f(n)  nn  N
 
(3) f is one-one 40. If for x   0,  , log10 sin x  log10 cos x  –1 and
 2
(4) If fog is one-one, then g is one-one
1
36. Let x denote the total number of one-one log10 (sin x  cos x)  (log10 n – 1), n  0, then the
2
functions from a set A with 3 elements to a set B value of n is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
with 5 elements and y denote the total number of
(1) 9 (2) 16
one-one functions from the set A to the set A ×
B. Then : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 12 (4) 20
41. The inverse of y = 5logx is
(1) 2y  273x (2) 2y  91x
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) y  273x (4) y  91x (1) x = ylog5 (2) x = 5logy
1 1
5 x (3) x  y log5
(4) x  5 log y
37. A function f(x) is given by f(x)  , then
5x  5 42. If the functions are defined as
the sum of the series
f  x   x and g  x   1  x, then what is the
 1   2   3   39  common domain of the following functions :
f  f  f   ....  f   is equal to:
 20   20   20   20  f + g, f – g, f/g, g/f, g – f
[JEE (Main)-2021]
f x
19 29 where (f ± g)(x) = f(x) ± g(x), (f/g)(x)  g x
(1)
2
(2)
2
 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
49 39 (1) 0 < x < 1 (2) 0 < x  1
(3) (4)
2 2
(3) 0  x  1 (4) 0  x  1

43. Let f : R – {3}  R – {1} be defined by 49. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal
x2 to x. Then, the values of xR satisfying the equation
f(x)  . [ex]2 + [ex + 1] – 3 = 0 lie in the interval.
x3
[JEE (Main)-2021]
Let g : R  R be given as g(x) = 2x – 3. Then, (1) [0, 1/e) (2) [1, e)
the sum of all the values of x for which
(3) [0, loge2) (4) [loge2, loge3)
1 –113 50. Let A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Then the number of
f (x)  g (x)  is equal to
2 bijective functions f :    such that f(1) + f(2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] = 3 – f(3) is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3 (2) 5
51. Let g : N  N be defined as
(3) 7 (4) 2
g(3n + 1) = 3n + 2,
44. Let [x] denote the greatest integer x, where x 
R. If the domain of the real valued function g(3n + 2) = 3n + 3,
 x  2 g(3n + 3) = 3n + 1, for all n  0.

f x  is (–,a), [b, c) (4,), a < b <
 x  3 Then which of the following statements is true?
[JEE (Main)-2021]
c, then the value of a + b + c is
(1) gogog = g
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –2 (2) 1 (2) There exists an onto function f : N  N such
that fog = f
(3) 8 (4) –3
45. If sum of the first 21 terms of the series (3) There exists a one-one function f : N  N
such that fog = f
log 1 x  log 1 x  log 1 x  ..., where x > 0 is
9 2 9 3 9 4 (4) There exists a function f : N  N such that
504, then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] gof = f
(1) 81 (2) 243 52. Consider functions f : A  B and g : B  C(A, B,
(3) 9 (4) 7 C  R) such that (gof)–1 exists, then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 5x  3
46. Let f : R  
   R be defined by f ( x )  . (1) f is one-one and g is onto
6 6x  
(2) f is onto and g is one-one
Then the value of  for which (fof)(x) = x, for all
(3) f and g both are one-one
 
x  R    , is [JEE (Main)-2021] (4) f and g both are onto
6 
53. If for x, y  R, x > 0, y = log10x + log10x1/3 + log10x1/9
(1) 5 (2) 8 2  4  6  ...  2 y 4
(3) No such  exists (4) 6 +...upto  terms and 3  6  9  ...  3 y  log x ,
10
47. The number of solutions of the equation log(x + 1) then the ordered pair (x, y) is equal to :
(2x2 + 7x + 5) + log(2x + 5) (x + 1)2 – 4 = 0, x > 0, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
____. [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (106, 9) (2) (106, 6)
48. If the domain of the function (3) (104, 6) (4) (102, 3)
54. If x 2 + 9y 2 – 4x + 3 = 0, x, y  R, then x and y
respectively lie in the intervals
cos1 x 2  x  1
f (x)  is the interval (, ], then [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  2 x  1
sin   (1) [1, 3] and [1, 3]
 2 
 1 1  1 1
 +  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] (2)   ,  and   , 
 3 3  3 3
3
(1) 1 (2)  1 1
2 (3)   ,  and [1, 3]
 3 3
1  1 1
(3)
2
(4) 2 (4) 1, 3 and   , 
 3 3
55. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Then the probability that 57. Let f : N  N be a function such that f(m + n)
a randomly chosen onto function g from S to S = f(m) + f(n) for every m, n  N. If f(6) = 18, then
satisfies g(3) = 2g(1) is [JEE (Main)-2021] f(2)·f(3) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1 (1) 54 (2) 18
(1) (2)
30 10 (3) 6 (4) 36
1 1 58. The range of the function

(3) (4)
15 5   3       3 
f ( x )  log 5  3  cos   x   cos   x   cos   x   cos   x 
  4  4  4   4 
56. The sum of the roots of the equation,
x + 1 – 2log2(3 + 2x) + 2log4(10 – 2–x) = 0, is
(1) [0, 2] (2) [–2, 2]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) log214 (2) log212  1 
(3) log211 (4) log213
(3) 0, 5  (4) 
 5
, 5



Chapter 18
Limits
1. Let f : R  R be a positive increasing function with 1
lim
f (3 x )
 1. Then lim
f (2 x )
 [AIEEE-2010]
6. Let p  lim 1  tan2 x
x 0 
  2x then log p is equal to
x  f ( x ) x  f ( x )
[JEE (Main)-2016]
2
(1) 1 (2) 1
3 (1) 1 (2)
2
3
(3) (4) 3 1
2 (3) (4) 2
4
2. Let f : R  [0, ) be such that lim f  x  exists
x 5 1
 (n  1)(n  2)...3n  n
7. lim   is equal to
f  x 
2
–9 n   n 2n 
and lim  0 . Then xlim
 5 f(x) equals
x5 |x –5| [JEE (Main)-2016]
[AIEEE-2011]
27 9
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) 2 (2)
e e2
(3) 0 (4) 1
18
(3) 3 log3 – 2 (4)
(1  cos 2 x )(3  cos x ) e4
3. lim is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
[JEE (Main)-2013] cot x  cos x
8. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
x
 (   2)3
1 1 2
(1)  (2)
4 2
1 1
(3) 1 (4) 2 (1) (2)
16 8
sin(  cos2 x )
4. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1
x 0 x2 (3) (4)
4 24
(1) – (2) 
9. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
 than or equal to t. Then [JEE (Main)-2018]
(3) (4) 1
2
  1 2  15  
lim x        ......    
lim
1  cos 2x  3  cos x  x 0    x   x   x 
5. is equal to
x 0 x tan 4 x
(1) Is equal to 0
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(2) Is equal to 15
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) Is equal to 120
1
(3) 2 (4)
2 (4) Does not exist (in R)

1 1 y 4  2  – 2sin–1 x
10. lim [JEE (Main)-2019] 16. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
y 0 y4 x 1
1– x
1 2 
(1) Exists and equals
2 2  2 1  (1)

(2)
2
(2) Does not exist
1
(3)  (4)
1 2
4 2
sin2 x
1 17. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) Exists and equals x 0 2  1  cos x
2 2
11. For each x  R, let [x] be the greatest integer less (1) 2 (2) 2 2
x([ x ] | x |) sin[ x ]
than or equal to x. Then lim is (3) 4 (4) 4 2
x 0 |x|
18. Let f : R R be a differentiable function satisfying
1
(1) –sin1 (2) 1  1  f (3  x ) – f (3)  x
f(3) + f(2) = 0. Then lim   is
(3) sin1 (4) 0 x 0  1  f (2 – x ) – f (2) 
12. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
than or equal to t. Then,
(1) e (2) 1
x  (3) e2 (4) e–1
(1 | x |  sin | 1  x |)sin  [1  x ] 
 2 
lim x
x 1 | 1  x | [1  x ] 19. If f(x) = [x] –   , x  R, where [x] denotes the
4
[JEE (Main)-2019] greatest integer function, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals 1
(1) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
(3) Equals –1 (4) Does not exist x 4 x 4
13. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or (2) f is continuous at x = 4
equal to x. Then
(3) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist
x 4 x 4
2 2
tan(  sin x )  (| x | – sin ( x[ x ]))
lim
x 0 x2 (4) Both lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ) exist but are
x 4 x 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] not equal
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals  + 1
x4 1 x3  k 3
(3) Equals  (4) Does not exist 20. If lim  lim 2 , then k is
x 1 x  1 x k x  k 2
x cot (4 x ) [JEE (Main)-2019]

14. lim is equal to
x 0 sin2 x cot 2 (2 x )
4 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
3 2
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 1 (4) 0 8 3
(3) (4)
3 8
cot3 x – tan x
15. lim is [JEE (Main)-2019] x 2  ax  b
 
x  cos  x   21. If lim  5 , then a + b is equal to
4  4 x 1 x 1
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 8 2 (2) 4
(1) 5 (2) –4
(3) 4 2 (4) 8 (3) 1 (4) –7

x + 2sin x 28. Let f : (0, )  (0, ) be a differentiable function

22. lim is such that f(1) = e and
x 0
x 2 + 2sin x + 1 – sin2 x – x + 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] t 2f 2  x   x 2f 2  t 
lim 0
(1) 3 (2) 6 t x tx
(3) 1 (4) 2 If f(x) = 1, then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
23. Let f(x) = 5 – |x – 2| and g(x) = |x + 1|, x  R. If (1) 2e (2) e
f(x) attains maximum value at  and g(x) attains
minimum value at , then 1 1
(3) (4)
2e e
( x – 1)( x 2 – 5 x + 6) 29. If  is the positive root of the equation, p(x) = x2 – x
lim is equal to
x  –  x 2 – 6x + 8
1  cos( p( x ))
– 2 = 0, then lim is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019] x   x4
(1) 1/2 (2) –1/2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) –3/2 (4) 3/2 1 1
(1) (2)
1 2 2
 3x 2  2  x2
24. lim  2  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 3 3
x 0  7 x  2 
  (3) (4)
2 2
1
(1) e (2)  2 4 
e x  e( 1 x  x 1)/ x  1
1 lim  
30. [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (4) e2 x 0 2
1 x  x  14
e2
1 (1) Is equal to 0 (2) Is equal to e
  x (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Does not exist
25. lim  tan   x   is equal to
x 0  4 
 ( x 1)2 
(1) e2 (2) 1  0 t cos(t 2 )dt 
31. lim   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) e (4) 2 x 1 ( x – 1)sin( x – 1)
 
 
26. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. If for some
(1) Does not exist (2) Is equal to 0
1 x  x
  R – {0, 1}, lim  L, then L is 1
x 0   x  x (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Is equal to
2
equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3 x  33  x  12
32. lim is equal to ________.
x 2 x
1 x
1 3 2 3
(1) 2 (2) [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
2 3 n
x  x  x  ...  x – n
(3) 0 (4) 1 33. If lim  820, (n  N ) then
x 1 x –1
1 1 the value of n is equal to _______
(a  2 x ) 3  (3 x )3 [JEE (Main)-2020]
27. lim 1 1
(a  0) is equal to
x a
(3a  x )3  (4 x )3  1  x2 x2 x2 x2 
34. If lim  8 1 cos  cos  cos cos   2k ,
[JEE (Main)-2020] x 0 x 2 4 2 4 
 
1 1 then the value of k is _________.
 2   2 3  2   2 3 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)     (2)  3  9 
 9  3    
4 4 35. If lim
ax – e 4x – 1  
exists and is equal to b, then

(3)  
2 3
(4)
 2 3
9
x 0 ax e 4x – 1  
3   the value of a –2b is _________.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 x 
36. The value of xlim   is equal
 0  8 1– sin x – 8 1  sin x 
38. If lim  
x 2  x  1  ax  b, then the ordered pair
x 
(a, b) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4 (2) –4
 1  1
(3) –1 (4) 0 (1)  1,  (2)  –1, – 
 2  2
37. If ,  are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0, then
 1  1
e

2 x 2  bx  c   1  2  x 2  bx  c  (3)  –1, 
 2
(4)  1, – 
 2
lim
x   x   2
is equal to :
39. lim

sin2  cos 4 x  is equal to :
x 0 x4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) b2 – 4c (2) b2 + 4c (1) 4 (2) 2
(3) 2(b2 + 4c) (4) 2(b2 – 4c) (3) 42 (4) 22


Chapter 19
Continuity and Differentiability
1. Let f(x) = x |x| and g(x) = sin x. 4. Define F(x) as the product of two real functions
Statement-1 : gof is differentiable at x = 0 and its  1

sin , if x  0
derivative is continuous at that point. f1( x )  x, x   , and f2 ( x )   x
 0, if x  0
Statement-2 : gof is twice differentiable at x = 0.
[AIEEE-2009] as follows:
f ( x ).f2 ( x ) if x  0
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for F(x)   1
 0, if x  0
Statement-1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false Statement - 1 : F(x) is continuous on  .
Statement - 2 : f1(x) and f2(x) are continuous on R.
[AIEEE-2011]
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
Statement-1
2. Let f : (–1, 1)  R be a differentiable function with Statement-2 is a correct explanation of
f(0) = –1 and f (0) = 1. Let g(x) = [f(2f(x) + 2)]2. Statement-1
Then g(0) = [AIEEE-2010] (4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
(1) 4 (2) –4 Statement-2 is not a correct explanation of
Statement-1
(3) 0 (4) –2
5. If function f(x) is differentiable at x = a, then
3. Let f : R  R be a continuous function defined by
x 2f (a )  a2f ( x )
1 lim is [AIEEE-2011]
f (x)  x x a x a
e  2e  x
(1) 2a f(a) – a2 f (a)
1
Statement-1 : f (c )  , for some c  R. (2) 2a f(a) + a2 f (a)
3
(3) – a2 f (a)
1
Statement-2 : 0  f ( x )  , for all x  R.
2 2 (4) a f(a) – a2 f (a)
[AIEEE-2010] 6. If f : R  R is a function defined by
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  2x  1
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for f ( x )  [ x ]cos    , where [x] denotes the
 2 
Statement-1 greatest integer function, then f is [AIEEE-2012]
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) Discontinuous only at x = 0
(2) Discontinuous only at non-zero integral values
Statement-1 of x
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Continuous only at x = 0
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Continuous for every real x

7. Consider the function,

 1 1  6 x x 
11. If for x   0,  , the derivative of tan  
f (x)  x  2  x  5 , x  R  4  1  9x3 
Statement-1 : f (4)  0 is x  g ( x ) , then g(x) equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
Statement-2 : f is continuous in [2, 5], 3x x 3x

(1) (2)
differentiable in (2, 5) and f(2) = f(5). 1 9x 3
1 9x3
[AIEEE-2012]
3 9
(3) 3 (4)
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 1  9x 1  9x 3
Statement-1 12. Let S  {t  R : f ( x )  x   ·(e|x|  1)sin | x | is not
differentiable at t}. Then the set S is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2018]
Statement-1 (1)  (an empty set) (2) { 0 }
(3) {  } (4) {0, }
13. Let f : R  R be a function defined as
8. If f and g are differentiable functions in [0, 1]  5, if x 1
 a  bx, if 1  x3
satisfying f(0) = 2 = g(1), g(0) = 0 and f(1) = 6, f x  
b  5 x, if 3  x 5
 30, if x5
then for some c ]0, 1[ [JEE (Main)-2014] 
(1) f (c) = g(c) (2) f (c) = 2g(c) Then, f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2f (c) = g(c) (4) 2f (c) = 3g(c) (1) Continuous if a = –5 and b = 10
9. If the function. (2) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 5

(3) Continuous if a = 0 and b = 5
k x  1 , 0  x  3
g(x )   (4) Not continuous for any values of a and b
 mx  2 , 3  x  5
14. Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that
is differentiable, the value of k + m is 3
[JEE (Main)-2015] f (x )  f (y )  2 x  y 2 , for all x, y R. If f(0) = 1
1
16
f
2
(1) 2 (2) then ( x ) dx equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 0
10 (1) 1 (2) 0
(3) (4) 4
3
1
(3) (4) 2
10. For x  R, f  x   log2  sin x and 2
g  x   f  f  x   , then [JEE (Main)-2016] d 2y

15. If x = 3 tant and y = 3 sect, then the value of
dx 2
(1) g   0   cos  log2  
at t = , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
(2) g   0    cos  log2 
1 1
(1) (2)
(3) g is differentiable at x = 0 and 6 2 3 2
g(0) = – sin(log2) 3 1
(3) (4)
(4) g is not differentiable at x = 0 2 2 6

21. Let K be the set of all real values of x where the

max{| x |, x 2 }, | x |  2 
16. Let f ( x )    function f(x) = sin |x| – |x| + 2(x – ) is not
 8  2 | x |, 2  | x |  4  differentiable. Then the set K is equal to
Let S be the set of points in the interval (–4, 4) at [JEE (Main)-2019]
which f is not differentiable. Then S
(1) {}
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2)  (an empty set)
(1) Equals {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2} (3) {0}
(2) Equals {–2, 2} (4) {0, }
(3) Is an empty set 22. For x > 1, if (2x) 2y = 4e 2x – 2y , then
(4) Equals {–2, –1, 1, 2} dy
1  loge 2x 
2
17. Let f :(–1, 1) R be a function defined by dx
 
f ( x )  max – x ,– 1– x 2 . If K be the set of all
(1) loge2x
(2) x loge2x
points at which f is not differentiable, then K has
exactly [JEE (Main)-2019] x loge 2 x  loge 2
(3)
x
(1) Three elements (2) Two elements
x loge 2 x – loge 2
(3) One element (4) Five elements (4)
x
18. Let f be a differentiable function such that 23. Let S be the set of all points in (–, ) at which the
3 f (x) function, f(x) = min {sinx, cosx} is not differentiable.
f ( x )  7 – , (x > 0) and f(1)  4. Then
4 x Then S is a subset of which of the following?
 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
lim xf   [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
x 0  x
3  3 
(1) – ,– , ,
(1) Exist and equals 4 4 4 4 4
 
(2) Does not exist 3   3
(2) – ,– , ,
4 4 2 2 4
 
7
   
(4) Exists and equals 0 (3) – ,– , ,
2 4 4 2
 –1,
19. Let f ( x )   2
 x – 1,
–2  x  0
0x2
and (4)   
– ,0
4 4 
24. Let f be a differentiable function such that
g(x) = | f(x)| +f(|x|). Then, in the interval (–2, 2), g
f (1) = 2 and f (x) = f (x) for all x  R. If h (x) =
f(f (x)), then h(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Not differentiable at two points
(1) 2e (2) 2e 2
(2) Not differentiable at one point
(3) 4e (4) 4e 2
(3) Not continuous
2
(4) Differentiable at all points   3 cos x  sin x    
25. If 2y   cot 1  , x   0,  then
  cos x  3 sin x    2
dy   
20. If x loge (loge x) – x2 + y2 = 4 (y > 0), then at
dx dy
x = e is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
dx
(2e  1) (1  2e)
(1) (2)  
2 4e 2
2 4  e2 (1) 2 x  (2) x
3 6
(1  2e ) e
(3) (4)  
4e 2
4  e2 (3) x (4) x
3 6
   sin x – cos x 
26. If the function f defined on  ,  by 30. The derivative of tan–1   , with respect
6 3  sin x + cos x 
 2 cos x  1  
 , x x   
to , where  x   0,   is
f ( x )   cot x  1 4 2   2 
 
k, x
 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]
is continuous, then k is equal to 1 2

(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 2 3
(3) 2 (4) 1
1
(1) 1 (2) 31. Let the function, f : [–7, 0]  R be continuous on
2
[–7, 0] and differentiable on (–7, 0). If f (–7) = –3
1 and f (x)  2, for all x  (–7, 0), then for all such
(3) (4) 2 functions f, f(–1) + f(0) lies in the interval
2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 a   x  1, x  5 (2) (–, 20]
27. If the function f  x    is (1) [–3, 11]
b x    3, x  5
(3) (–, 11] (4) [–6, 20]
continuous at x = 5, then the value of a – b is
[JEE (Main)-2019]  tan   cot   1  3 
32. If y   2 2  2
,   ,  ,
 1  tan   sin   4 
2 2
(1) (2)
5 5 dy 5
then at   is [JEE (Main)-2020]
d 6
2 2
(3) (4) 4
5 5
(1) 4 (2)
3
 sin ( p  1) x  sin x 1
 , x 0 (3)  (4) –4
x 4

28. If f ( x )   q , x0 33. The value of c in the Lagrange’s mean value
 2 theorem for the function f(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 8x + 11,
 xx  x , x 0

3
x 2 when x  0,1 is [JEE (Main)-2020]
is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair 4 7 4 5

(p, q) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
3 3
5 1  3 1 2 7 2
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (3) (4)
2 2  2 2 3 3
 3 1  1 3 34. If c is a point at which Rolle’s theorem holds for the

(3)   ,   (4)  , 
 2 2  2 2  x2   
function, f ( x )  loge   in the interval [3, 4],
29. Let f : R  R be differentiable at c  R and  7x 
f(c) = 0. If g(x) = |f(x)|, then at x = c, g is : where R, then f (c) is equal to
(1) Not differentiable if f(c) = 0
1 1
(2) Differentiable if f(c) = 0 (1)  (2)
24 12
(3) Not differentiable
3 1
(4) Differentiable if f(c)  0 (3) (4) 
7 12

35. Let f be any function continuous on [a, b] and 40. If a function f(x) defined by [JEE (Main)-2020]
twice differentiable on (a, b). If for all x  (a, b ) ,
f(x) > 0 and f(x) < 0, then for any ae x  be  x ,  1  x < 1

f (c )  f (a ) f  x   cx 2 , 1  x 3
c  (a, b), is greater than  2
f ( b )  f (c )
ax  2cx , 3 < x  4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
be continuous for some a, b, c  R and
ba f(0) + f(2) = e, then the value of a is
(1) 1 (2)
ba [JEE (Main)-2020]
c a bc e e
(3) (4) (1) 2 (2) 2
bc c a e  3e  13 e  3e  13
e 1
 sin(a  2) x  sin x (3) (4)
 ; x0 2
e  3e  13 2
e  3e  13
 x
36. If f ( x )   b ; x 0 41. If (a  2b cos x )(a  2b cos y )  a2  b2 , where
 2 1/3 1/3
 (x  3x )  x ; x 0 dx  
 x 4/3 a > b > 0, then at  ,  is
dy 4 4
is continuous at x = 0, then a + 2b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2a  b ab
(1) –1 (2) 1 (1) (2)
2a  b ab
(3) 0 (4) –2
ab a  2b
37. Let f and g be differentiable functions on R such (3) (4)
ab a  2b
that fog is the identity function. If for some a,
b  R, g(a) = 5 and g(a) = b, then f(b) is equal
 1
to [JEE (Main)-2020]  4  tan x,| x |  1
(1) 1 (2) 5 42. The function f ( x )   is
 1 | x | 1 , | x |  1
1 2  2
(3) (4)
5 5 [JEE (Main)-2020]
38. If x = 2sin – sin2 and y = 2cos – cos2, (1) both continuous and differentiable on
R – {–1}
d 2y (2) both continuous and differentiable on
  [0, 2], then at  =  is
dx 2 R – {1}
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) continuous on R – {–1} and differentiable on R
– {–1, 1}
3 3
(1) (2) (4) continuous on R – {1} and differentiable on
4 8 R – {–1, 1}.
3 3 43. If the function
(3)  (4) 
8 4
k ( x  )2  1, x  
39. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t and f (x)   1
k2 cos x, x   is twice
lim x  4   A. Then the function, f(x) = [x2] sin(x)
x 0 x differentiable, then the ordered pair (k1, k2) is equal
 
is discontinuous, when x is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020] 1 
(1) (1, 0) (2)  2 , 1
 
(1) A  21 (2) A
1 
(3) A 1 (4) A5 (3) (1, 1) (4)  2 ,  1
 
44. Let f : R  R be defined as 50. If Rolle’s theorem holds for the function
 5  1 2 4
 x sin  x   5 x , x  0 f(x)  x 3  ax 2  bx  4 , x  [1, 2] with f     0 ,
   3
f (x)   0, x 0 then ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :

 x 5 cos  1   x 2 , x  0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 x
(1) (5, 8) (2) (5, 8)
The value of  for which f”(0) exists, is______.
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) ( 5,  8) (4) ( 5, 8)
45. Let f : R  R be a function defined by 51. The number of points, at which the function
f(x) = max {x, x 2 }. Let S denote the set of
f  x   2x  1 – 3 x  2  x 2  x – 2 , x  R is not
all points in R, where f is not differentiable. Then
differentiable is _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
52. A function f is defined on [–3, 3] as
(1) (an empty set)
(2) {0, 1} 
f  x  

min x ,2 – x2
 , –2  x  2
  x  , 2 x 3
(3) {1}
(4) {0} where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x. The
number of points, where f is not differentiable in (–
 1 1 3, 3) is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. If the function f defined on   ,  by
 3 3
53. Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy
1  1  3x 
 loge   , when x  0 the condition : [JEE (Main)-2021]
f (x)   x  1  2x 
k , when x  0
2
f  x   f  y    x  y  ,   x, y   R

is continuous, then k is equal to _________. If f  0   1, then :
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) f  x  can take any value in R
47. Suppose a differentiable function f(x) satisfies the
(2) f  x   0,  x  R
identity f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + xy2 + x2y, for all real
f (x ) (3) f  x   0,  x  R
x and y. If lim = 1 , then f(3) is equal
x 0 x
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) f  x   0,  x  R
54. Let f : R  R be defined as
x
48. Let f ( x )  x    , for –10 < x < 10, where [t]
2   x 
2 sin  – 2  , if x  – 1
denotes the greatest integer function. Then the   
number of points of discontinuity of ƒ is equal to  2
f(x)  | ax  x  b |, if – 1  x  1
______. [JEE (Main)-2020] sin ( x), if x  1

49. If f : R  R is a function defined by f(x) = [x – 1] 

 2x  1  If f(x) is continuous on R, then a + b equals :
cos    , where [] denotes the greatest
 2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
integer function, then f is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) –3
(1) discontinuous only at x = 1
(3) 3 (4) 1
(2) continuous for every real x
55. Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of
(3) discontinuous at all integral values of x except
the polynomial 2x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 10x +
at x = 1
10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, | a | is equal
(4) continuous only at x = 1 to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]

56. Let the function  : R  R and g : R  R be cos 1(x  [x]2 )  sin1(x  [x]2 )
defined as: 61. The value of lim ,
x 0 x  x3
where [x] denote the greatest integer x is
 x  2, x < 0  x3 , x<1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
  x   2 and g  x   
 x , x  0 3x – 2, x  1

(1) (2) 0
Then, the number of points in R where (fog) (x) is 4
NOT differentiable is equal to : 
(3) (4) 
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
(1) 3 (2) 0
  1  22x  
(3) 2 (4) 1 62. If f(x)  sin  cos 1    and its first derivative
  1  22x  
  
b
ae x – b cos x  ce – x with respect to x is  loge 2 when x = 1, where
57. If lim  2, then a + b + c is a
x 0 x sin x a and b are integers, then the minimum value of
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] |a2 – b2| is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
58. Let   R be such that the function cos(sin x)  cos x

63. If the function f(x)  is
x4
 cos–1(1–{x}2 )sin–1(1–{x}) 1
 , x 0 continuous at each point in its domain and f(0)  ,
{x}–{x} 3 k
f(x)   is then k is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]

 , x 0
sin1 x  tan1 x
64. If lim is equal to L, then the
continuous at x = 0, where {x} = x – [x], [x] is the x 0 3x3
value of (6L + 1) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
greatest integer less than or equal to x.
(1) 6 (2) 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1
 (3) (4)
(1) No such  exists (2)   2 6
2
 1
 ; |x|1
 65. If f(x)   | x | is differentiable at
(3)  = 0 (4)  
4  2
ax  b ; | x |  1
59. Let  : S  S where S = (0, ) be a twice every point of the domain, then the values of a and
differentiable function such that (x + 1) = x(x). b are respectively : [JEE (Main)-2021]
If g : S  R be defined as g(x) = loge(x), then the 1 3 5 3
(1)  , (2) ,
value of g''(5)  g''(1) is equal to : 2 2 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 3 1 1
(3) , (4) ,
2 2 2 2
205 66. Let f : R R be a function defined as
(1) (2) 1
144
 sin(a  1)x  sin2x
 , if x  0
2x
187 197 
(3) (4)  b , if x  0
144 144 f(x)  
 x  bx3 – x
60. Let  : R R and g : R R be defined as  , if x  0
 5
 bx 2
 x  a, x  0  x  1, x0
f(x)   and g(x)   2 If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of a +
 x – 1, x  0  x – 1  b, x  0 b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If 5 3
(1) – (2) –
(go) (x) is continuous for all x  R , then a + b is 2 2
equal to________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) –3 (4) –2
67. Let f : R  R satisfy the equation f(x + y) = 73. Let f :R  R be a function defined as
f(x)·f(y) for all x, yR and f(x)  0 for any xR. If
  x
the function f is differentiable at x = 0 and f(0) = 3  1–  if x  2
1 f (x)    2
3, then lim  f(h)  1 is equal to ________ .  if x  2
h 0 h  0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
Let g : R  R be given by g(x) = f(x + 2) – f(x – 2).
68. Let a function f : R  R be defined as
If n and m denote the number of points in R where
sin x  e x if x  0 g is not continuous and not differentiable,
 respectively, then n + m is equal to _______.
f ( x )  a  [ x ] if 0 < x < 1
2 x  b [JEE (Main)-2021]
 if x  1
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal x

74. If f ( x )   
 (5  1  t )dt, x  2
to x. If f is continuous on R, then (a + b) is equal to : , then
0
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
5 x  1, x2
(1) 5 (2) 3
(1) f(x) is everywhere differentiable
(3) 4 (4) 2
(2) f(x) is not continuous at x = 2
 x 2 

69. If the value of lim 2 – cos x cos 2x
x 0
  2 
 x  is equal (3) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
(4) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
to ea, then a is equal to _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
Px
70. If f : R  R is given by f(x) = x + 1, then the value 75. Consider the function f  x   , x2
sin  x  2 
1  5   10   5  n  1  
of nlim f (0)  f    f    ...  f    , 7 , x2
 n  n  n   n  

where P(x) is a polynomial such that P(x) is
always a constant and P(3) = 9. If f(x) is
7 3 continuous at x = 2, then P(5) is equal to_____.
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
76. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(2) = 4 and
5 1
(3) (4) x 2f (2)  4f ( x )
2 2 f(2) = 1. Then, the value of lim is
x 2 x 2
71. If
xe x   loge 1  x   x 2 e x (1) 16 (2) 8
lim  10,     R,
x 0 x sin2 x (3) 4 (4) 12
then the value of  +  +  is_______.
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021]   
77. Let f :   ,   R be defined as
 4 4
    3a
(1 | sin x |)|sin x| 
 x3  1  2 xe2 x  ,  x0
 loge  , x  0  4
f  x    1  cos 2 x 2
  
2
 1  xe  x  f (x)   b , x 0
  
  
  , x =0  ecot 4 x /cot 2 x , 0x
 4
If f is continuous at x = 0, then  is equal to 
[JEE (Main)-2021] If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of 6a + b2
(1) 0 (2) 1 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1 + e (2) 1 – e
(3) 2 (4) 3
(3) e (4) e – 1

78. Let f : [0, 3]  R be defined by 83. Let a, b  R, b  0. Define a function

f(x) = min{x – [x], 1 + [x] – x}
 
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  a sin 2 ( x  1), for x  0
f (x)  
 tan 2 x  sin 2 x , for x  0.
to x.
 bx 3
Let P denote the set containing all x  [0, 3]
where f is discontinuous, and Q denote the set If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 – ab is equal
containing all x  (0, 3) where f is not to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
differentiable. Then the sum of number of elements 84. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal
in P and Q is equal to _______. to t. Let f(x) = x – [x], g(x) = 1 – x + [x], and h(x) =
[JEE (Main)-2021] min{f(x), g(x)}, x [–2, 2]. [JEE (Main)-2021]
79. Let f : (a, b)  R be twice differentiable function (1) Not continuous at exactly four points in [–2, 2]
x (2) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at
such that f ( x )  a g (t)dt for a differentiable
more than four points in (–2, 2)
function g(x). If f(x) = 0 has exactly five distinct roots
in (a, b), then g(x)g(x) = 0 has at least (3) Not continuous at exactly three points in [–2, 2]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at

exactly three points in (–2, 2)
(1) Twelve roots in (a, b) (2) Three roots in (a, b)
(3) Five roots in (a, b) (4) Seven roots in (a, b) 85. The function f(x) = |x2 – 2x – 3| 9 x 2 12 x  4 is
e
80. Let f : [0, )  [0, 3] be a function defined by
not differentiable at exactly : [JEE (Main)-2021]
max {sin t : 0  t  x} , 0  x   (1) One point (2) Four points
f (x)  
2  cos x, x (3) Two points (4) Three points
Then which of the following is true?
[JEE (Main)-2021]   x
(1) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable
 1  1 a 
 loge   , x0
exactly at two points in (0, )  x  1– x 
(2) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable   b

exactly at one point in (0, ) 86. If the function f ( x )   k , x 0
(3) f is differentiable everywhere in (0, )  2 2
 cos x – sin x – 1 , x  0
(4) f is not continuous exactly at two points in 
 x2  1 – 1
(0, )


  1– x  
81. Let f ( x )  cos  2 tan –1 sin  cot –1   ,0  x  1 .
  x 
1 1 4
Then [JEE (Main)-2021] is continuous at x = 0, then   is equal to :
a b k
(1) (1– x )2 f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))2  0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 5 (2) 4
(2) (1– x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 (3) –4 (4) –5
(3) (1  x )2 f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))2  0 87. Let f be any continuous function on [0, 2] and
twice differentiable on (0, 2). If f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1 and
(4) (1  x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 f(2) = 2, then [JEE (Main)-2021]
82. If y = y(x) is an implicit function of x such that (1) f (x) > 0 for all x  (0, 2)
d2y (2) f (x) = 0 for some x  [0, 2]

loge(x + y) = 4xy, then at x = 0 is equal to
dx 2 (3) f (x) = 0 for some x  (0, 2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) f (x) = 0 for all x  (0, 2)
94. If f(1) = 1, f(1) = 3, then the derivative of f(f(f(x)))

tan3 x – tan x + (f(x))2 at x = 1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
88. If   lim and
x  /4  
cos  x   (1) 33 (2) 12
 4
(3) 9 (4) 15
  lim (cos x )cot x are the roots of the equation, 95. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x  R. Then the set of all
x 0
ax2 + bx – 4 = 0, then the ordered pair (a, b) is values of x, at which the function, g(x) = f(f(x)) is
not differentiable, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (10, 15) (2) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(1) (–1, –3) (2) (–1, 3)
(3) {10} (4) {5, 10, 15}
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, –3) 96. Let f(x) = log e (sinx), (0 < x < ) and g(x) =
89. Let f : R  R be a continuous function. Then sin–1 (e–x), (x  0). If  is a positive real number
such that a = (fog) () and b = (fog)(), then
sec 2 x [JEE (Main)-2021]

4  f ( x )dx (1) a2 – b – a = 1 (2) a2 + b + a = 0
lim 2 is equal to (3) a2 – b – a = 0 (4) a2 + b – a = –22
x

2 2
4 x  97. Let S be the set of points where the function,
16
f  x   2 – x – 3 , x R, is not differentiable. Then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) f(2) (2) 4f(2)  f  f  x  is equal to ________.
x S
(3) 2f(2) (4) 2f  2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

98. For all twice differentiable functions f : R  R, with
90. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. The f(0) = f(1) = f(0) = 0, [JEE (Main)-2021]
number of points where the function
(1) f(0) = 0
  
f ( x )  [ x ] | x 2  1|  sin    [ x  1], x  (–2, 2) (2) f(x) = 0, for some x (0, 1)
 [x]  3 
is not continuous is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) f(x) = 0, at every point x (0, 1)
91. Let f(x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3, x  R. Then the (4) f(x)  0, at every point x (0, 1)
x nf (1)  f ( x ) 99. Let a function g : [0, 4]  R be defined as

natural number n for which lim  44
x 1 x 1 max {t 3  6t 2  9t  3}, 0  x  3
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 
g (x )  0  t  x ,then
92. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(x) = x3 + 4  x , 3 < x  4

x2f (1) + xf(2) + f (3), x  R. Then f(2) equals
[JEE (Main)-2021] the number of points in the interval (0, 4) where
g(x) is NOT differentiable, is______.
(1) 8 (2) –4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) –2 (4) 30
100. Let y = y(x) be a function of x satisfying
93. Let f : [–1, 3]  R be defined as
y 1  x 2  k  x 1  y 2 where k is a constant
 x   x ,  1  x  1
  1 1 dy 1
f ( x )  x  x , 1  x  2 and y     . Then at x  , is equal to
 2 4 dx 2
 x   x , 2  x  3,
[JEE (Main)-2021]
where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or
equal to t. Then, f is discontinuous at : 5 2
(1)  (2)
2 5
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) Only one point (2) Only two points 5 5
(3) (4) 
(3) Only three points (4) Four or more points 2 4

102. Let f :    be defined as

  
101. If y  loge  cos x 
2 2
 y , x  – ,  , then
 2 2
  x2 – 5x  6
 , x2
[JEE (Main)-2021]  (5 x – x 2 – 6)

f ( x )   tan( x –2)
 x –( x )
(1) y (0)  y (0)  3 e ,x2
 ,x2

(2) y (0)  y (0)  1
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal
to x. If f is continuous at x = 2, then  + is equal
(3) y (0)  0 to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1 (2) e(e – 2)
(4) y (0)  2
(3) e(–e + 1) (4) 2e – 1

Chapter 20
Applications of Derivatives
1. Given P(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d such that 5. The curve that passes through the point (2, 3) and
x = 0 is the only real root of P'(x) = 0. If has the property that the segment of any tangent
P(–1) < P(1), then in the interval [–1, 1] to it lying between the coordinate axes bisected by
[AIEEE-2009] the point of contact is given by [AIEEE-2011]
(1) P(–1) is not minimum but P(1) is the maximum 2 2

x y
of P (1) x2 + y2 = 13 (2)      2
2 3
(2) P(–1) is minimum but P(1) is not the
maximum of P 6
(3) 2y – 3x = 0 (4) y
(3) Neither P(–1) is the minimum nor P(1) is the x
maximum of P 6. Let f be a function defined by
(4) P(–1) is the minimum and P(1) is the  tan x
 , x0
maximum of P f (x)   x
 1, x 0
2. The shortest distance between the line y – x = 1
and the curve x = y2 is [AIEEE-2009] Statement-1: x = 0 is point of minima of f.
Statement-2: f(0) = 0. [AIEEE-2011]
2 3 3 2
(1) (2) (1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
8 5
(2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2, is true.
3 3 2 (3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true,

(3) (4) statement-2 is a correct explanation for
4 8
statement-1
3. The equation of the tangent to the curve (4) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
4 statement-2 is 0 a correct explanation for
y x , that is parallel to the x-axis, is statement-1
x2
7. A spherical balloon is filled with 4500 cubic meters
[AIEEE-2010]
of helium gas. If a leak in the balloon causes the
(1) y = 0 (2) y = 1 gas to escape at the rate of 72 cubic meters per
minute, then the rate (in meters per unit) at which
(3) y = 2 (4) y = 3
the radius of the balloon decreases 49 minutes after
4. Let f : R  R be defined by the leakage began is [AIEEE-2012]
(1) 7/9 (2) 2/9
k  2 x, if x  1
f (x)   (3) 9/2 (4) 9/7
 2 x  3, if x  1
8. Let a, b R be such that the function f given be
If f has a local minimum at x = –1, then a possible f(x) = ln|x|+ bx2 + ax, x  0 has extreme values at
value of k is [AIEEE-2010] x = – 1 and x = 2.
Statement-1: f has local maximum at x = – 1 and
(1) 1 (2) 0
at x = 2.
1 1 1
(3)  (4) –1 Statement-2: a  and b  . [AIEEE-2012]
2 2 4

(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; 14. Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a
statement-2 is a correct explanation for flower-bed in the form of a circular sector. Then the
statement-1. maximum area (in sq. m) of the flower-bed, is
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, [JEE (Main)-2017]

statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) 10 (2) 25
statement-1.
(3) 30 (4) 12.5
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. 15. If the curves y2
= 6x, 9x 2 + by2 = 16 intersect
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. each other at right angles, then the value of b is
9. If x = –1 and x = 2 are extreme points of [JEE (Main)-2018]
f ( x )   log| x |  x 2  x then [JEE (Main)-2014] 7

(1) 6 (2)
2
1 1 9
(1)   2,    (2)   2,   (3) 4 (4)
2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(3)   6,   (4)   6,    16. Let f  x   x2  and g  x   x  , x  R  {1, 0,1} .
2 x
2 2 x
f x
10. The normal to the curve, x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0 at (1,1) If h  x   , then the local minimum value of
[JEE (Main)-2015] g x
(1) Does not meet the curve again h(x) is [JEE (Main)-2018]
(2) Meets the curve again in the second quadrant (1) 3 (2) –3
(3) Meets the curve again in the third quadrant (3) 2 2 (4) 2 2
(4) Meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant 17. If  denotes the acute angle between the curves,
y = 10 – x 2 and y = 2 + x 2 at a point of their
11. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree four having
intersection, then |tan | is equal to
extreme values at x = 1 and x = 2. If
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 f (x) 
lim 1  2   3 , then f(2) is equal to
x 0 
 x  8 7
(1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2015] 15 17
(1) –8 (2) –4 8 4
(3) (4)
17 9
(3) 0 (4) 4
18. The maximum volume (in cu. m) of the right
12. A wire of length 2 units is cut into two parts which
circular cone having slant height 3 m is
are bent respectively to form a square of side = x
units and a circle of radius = r units. If the sum of [JEE (Main)-2019]
the areas of the square and the circle so formed
4
is minimum, then [JEE (Main)-2016] (1)  (2) 2 3
3
(1)  4    x  r (2) x  2r
(3) 3 3  (4) 6 
(3) 2x  r (4) 2x     4 r
3 
19. The shortest distance between the point  ,0 
13. The normal to the curve y ( x  2)( x  3)  x  6 at 2 
the point where the curve intersects the y-axis and the curve y  x ,( x  0), is
passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2017] [JEE (Main)-2019]
 1 1  1 1 3 5
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (1) (2)
2 2 2 3 2 4
 1 1  1 1 3 5
(3)  ,  (4)   ,  (3) (4)
2 3  2 2 2 2
2 25. The tangent to the curve y = x 2 – 5x + 5, parallel

20. The tangent to the curve y  xe x passing through
to the line 2y = 4x + 1, also passes through the
the point (I, e) also passes through the point point [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 7 1 
4  (1)  ,  (2)  8, – 7
(1) (2, 3e) (2)  , 2e  4 2  
3
7 1  1 
5  (3)  ,  (4)  – 8, 7
(3) (3, 6e) (4)  , 2e 2 4  
3
26. If a curve passes through the point (1, –2) and has
21. A helicopter is flying along the curve given by slope of the tangent at any point (x, y) on it as
y – x3/2 = 7, (x  0). A soldier positioned at the x 2 – 2y
, then the curve also passes through the
1  x
point  ,7 wants to shoot down the helicopter point [JEE (Main)-2019]
2
when it is nearest to him. Then this nearest
distance is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (–1, 2) (2)  3, 0 
1 7 5 (3) (3, 0) (4) – 2, 1 
(1) (2)
6 3 6 27. If the function f given by f (x) = x 3 – 3(a – 2)x 2 +
3ax + 7, for some aR is increasing in (0, 1] and
1 1 7 decreasing in [1, 5), then a root of the equation,
(3) (4)
2 3 3 f ( x ) – 14
 0 ( x  1) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
( x – 1)2
22. The maximum value of the function f(x) = 3x3 –
18x2 + 27x – 40 on the set S = {xR: x2 + 30  (1) –7 (2) 5
11x} is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 6 (4) 7
(1) 122 (2) –122
28. The equation of a tangent to the parabola, x 2 = 8y,
(3) 222 (4) –222 which makes an angle  with the positive direction
of x-axis, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
23. Let x, y be positive real numbers and m, n positive
integers. The maximum value of the expression (1) x = y cot  – 2tan 
(2) y = x tan + 2cot
xmy n
is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) x = y cot  + 2tan 
(1  x )(1  y 2 n )
2m
(4) y = x tan – 2cot

1 mn 29. The shortest distance between the line y = x and
(1) (2)
2 6mn the curve y2 = x – 2 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 11 7
(3) 1 (4) (1) (2)
4 4 2 8
7
x d  x  (3) 2 (4)
24. Let f ( x )   , xRwhere a, 4 2
a2  x 2 b  d  x 
2 2
30. If S 1 and S2 are respectively the sets of local

b and d are non-zero real constants. Then minimum and local maximum points of the
function, f(x) = 9x4 + 12x3 – 36x2 + 25, x  R,
[JEE (Main)-2019] then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) f is an increasing function of x (1) S1  {2}; S2  {0, 1}
(2) f is a decreasing function of x
(2) S1  {2, 1}; S2  {0}
(3) f is neither increasing nor decreasing function
of x (3) S1  {1}; S2  {0, 2}
(4) f is not a continuous function of x (4) S1  {2, 0}; S2  {1}

31. Let f : [0, 2]  R be a twice differentiable function 37. Let f(x) = ex – x and g(x) = x2 – x,  x  R. Then
such that f(x) > 0, for all x(0, 2). If (x) = f(x) + the set of all x R, where the function h(x) =(fog)
f(2 – x), then  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(x) is increasing, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Decreasing on (0, 2)
(2) Increasing on (0, 2)  –1  1 
(1)  –1,    ,   (2) [0, )
(3) Decreasing on (0, 1) and increasing on (1, 2)  2  2 
(4) Increasing on (0, 1) and decreasing on (1, 2)
 1  –1 
32. The height of a right circular cylinder of maximum (3) 0,   [1,  ) (4)  2 , 0   [1,  )
volume inscribed in a sphere of radius 3 is  2  
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x
2 38. If the tangent to the curve y  2
, x  R,
(1) 3 (2) 2 3 x 3
3
(3) 3 (4) 6
 x   3 , at a point (, )  (0, 0) on it is
parallel to the line 2x + 6y – 11 = 0, then
33. If f(x) is a non-zero polynomial of degree four,
having local extreme points at x = –1, 0, 1; then [JEE (Main)-2019]
the set
(1) |6 + 2| = 19 (2) |2 + 6| = 19
S = {x  R : f(x) = f(0)}
(3) |6 + 2| = 9 (4) |2 + 6| = 11
contains exactly [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Four irrational numbers 39. A spherical iron ball of radius 10 cm is coated with
a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a
(2) Four rational numbers
rate of 50 cm3/min. When the thickness of the ice
(3) Two irrational and one rational number is 5 cm, then the rate at which the thickness (in
(4) Two irrational and two rational numbers cm/min) of the ice decreases, is
34. Let S be the set of all values of x for which the [JEE (Main)-2019]
tangent to the curve y = f(x) = x 3 – x 2 – 2x at
(x, y) is parallel to the line segment joining the
points (1, f(1)) and (–1, f(–1)), then S is equal 5 1
(1) (2)
to [JEE (Main)-2019] 6 36
1   1 
(1)  ,  1 (2)  , 1 1 1
 3   3  (3) (4)
9 18
 1  1  40. If m is the minimum value of k for which the
(3)   ,  1 (4)  , 1
 3  3 
function f ( x )  x kx – x 2 is increasing in the
35. If the tangent to the curve, y = x3 + ax – b at the
point (1, –5) is perpendicular to the line, interval [0, 3] and M is the maximum value of f in
–x + y + 4 = 0, then which one of the following [0, 3] when k = m, then the ordered pair
points lies on curve? [JEE (Main)-2019] (m, M) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (–2, 1) (2) (2, –2)
(3) (2, –1) (4) (–2, 2) (1) (4, 3 2) (2) (3, 3 3)
36. A water tank has the shape of an inverted right
circular cone, whose semi-vertical angle is (3) (5, 3 6) (4) (4, 3 3)
 1 41. If the angle of intersection at a point where the two
tan1   . Water is poured into it at a constant
2 circles with radii 5 cm and 12 cm intersect is 90°,
rate of 5 cubic metre per minute. Then the rate then the length (in cm) of their common chord is
(in m/min.), at which the level of water is rising at
the instant when the depth of water in the tank is [JEE (Main)-2019]
10 m; is [JEE (Main)-2019]
120 13
2 1 (1) (2)
(1) (2) 13 2
 15
1 1 13 60
(3) (4) (3) (4)
10 5 5 13
42. The tangents to the curve y = (x – 2)2 – 1 at its 46. A spherical iron ball of 10 cm radius is coated with
points of intersection with the line x – y = 3, a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a
intersect at the point [JEE (Main)-2019] rate of 50 cm3/min. When the thickness of ice is
5 cm, then the rate (in cm/min.) at which of the
5   5  thickness of ice decreases, is
(1)  , 1 (2)  – , 1
2   2  [JEE (Main)-2020]
5   5  1 1
(3)  , –1 (4)  – ,–1 (1) (2)
2   2  36 18
43. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 5 such that
1 5
 f (x)  (3) (4)
x = ±1 are its critical points. If xlim 2  3   4, 54 6

0  x 
47. Let a function f : [0, 5]  R be continuous,
then which one of the following is not true?
f(1) = 3 and F be defined as
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x t
(1) f is an odd function
F ( x )   t 2 g (t )dt , where g (t )   f (u )du.
(2) x = 1 is a point of minima and x = –1 is a 1 1
point of maxima of f
Then for the function F, the point x = 1 is
(3) f(1) – 4f(–1) = 4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) x = 1 is a point of maxima and x = –1 is a
point of minimum of f (1) A point of inflection.
(2) Not a critical point.
  
44. Let f(x) = xcos–1(–sin|x|), x    ,  , then which
 2 2 (3) A point of local minima.
of the following is true? [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) A point of local maxima.
 48. If p(x) be a polynomial of degree three that has a
(1) f   0   
2 local maximum value 8 at x = 1 and a local
   minimum value 4 at x = 2; then p(0) is equal to
(2) f is decreasing in   , 0  and increasing in
 2  [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
 0, 2  (1) 12 (2) 6
 
(3) f is not differentiable at x = 0 (3) –24 (4) –12
49. Let P(h, k) be a point on the curve
  
(4) f is increasing in   , 0  and decreasing in y = x2 + 7x + 2, nearest to the line, y = 3x – 3.
 2  Then the equation of the normal to the curve at P
   is [JEE (Main)-2020]
 0, 2 
  (1) x – 3y – 11 = 0 (2) x – 3y + 22 = 0
45. Let f : (1, 3)  R be a function defined by (3) x + 3y – 62 = 0 (4) x + 3y + 26 = 0
x[ x ] 50. If the tangent to the curve y = x + siny at a point
f(x) = , where [x] denotes the greatest
1 x2  3
integer  x. Then the range of f is (a, b) is parallel to the line joining  0,  and
 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1 
 2 , 2  , then [JEE (Main)-2020]
 2 3  3 4   2 1  3 4  
(1)  ,    ,  (2)  ,  , 
 5 5  4 5  5 2 5 5

(1) b = a (2) b a
 2 4 3 4 2
(3)  ,  (4)  5, 5 
 5 5   (3) |a + b| = 1 (4) |b – a| = 1

51. The equation of the normal to the curve 57. The area (in sq. units) of the largest rectangle
y = (1 + x)2y + cos2(sin–1x) at x = 0 is ABCD whose vertices A and B lie on the x-axis
and vertices C and D lie on the parabola,
[JEE (Main)-2020] y = x2 – 1 below the x-axis, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) y = 4x + 2 (2) y + 4x = 2
4 1
(3) x + 4y = 8 (4) 2y + x = 4 (1) (2)
3 3 3 3
52. Let f : (–1, )  R be defined by f(0) = 1 and
2 4
1 (3) (4)
f (x)  loge (1  x ), x  0. Then the function f 3 3 3
x
[JEE (Main)-2020] 58. The minimum value of 2sinx + 2cosx is
(1) Increases in (–1, ) [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) Increases in (–1, 0) and decreases in (0, )
(1) 21 2
(2) 21 2
(3) Decreases in (–1, 0) and increases in (0, )

1 1
1 1 
(4) Decreases in (–1, ) (3) 2 2 (4) 2 2
53. The function, ƒ(x) = (3x – 7)x 2/3 , x  R, is 59. If the minimum and the maximum values of the
increasing for all x lying in : [JEE (Main)-2020]  
function f :  ,   R, defined by
4 2
 , 0    
14
(1) , 
 15 
 sin2  1  sin2  1
2 2
f ()   cos  1  cos  1
 , 0    
3
(2) , 
7  12 10 2
are m and M respectively, then the ordered pair (m,

 14 
(3)  ,     0,   M) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
 15 
(1)  0, 2 2  (2) (0, 4)
 14 
(4)  ,  (3) (–4, 4) (4) (–4, 0)
 15 
60. Which of the following points lies on the tangent to
54. Suppose f(x) is a polynomial of degree four, having the curve x 4e y  2 y  1  3 at the point
critical points at –1, 0, 1. If T = {x  R | f(x) = f(0)},
(1, 0)? [JEE (Main)-2020]
then the sum of squares of all the elements of T
is [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2, 2) (2) (–2, 4)
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) (2, 6) (4) (–2, 6)

61. If x = 1 is a critical point of the function
(3) 6 (4) 8
f(x) = (3x2 + ax – 2 – a) ex, then
55. If the surface area of a cube is increasing at a rate [JEE (Main)-2020]
of 3.6 cm 2/sec, retaining its shape; then the rate
of change of its volume (in cm 3/sec), when the 2
(1) x = 1 is a local maxima and x = – is a
length of a side of the cube is 10 cm, is: 3
local minima of f
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 9 (2) 20 2
(2) x = 1 and x = – are local maxima of f
3
(3) 10 (4) 18
56. Let f be a twice differentiable function on 2
(3) x = 1 and x = – are local minima of f
(1, 6). If f(2) = 8, f(2) = 5, f(x)  1 and f(x)  4, 3
for all x  (1, 6), then [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
(1) f(5) + f(5)  28 (2) f(5) + f(5)  20 (4) x = 1 is a local minima and x = – is a
3
(3) f(5)  10 (4) f(5) + f(5)  26 local maxima of f
62. Let m and M be respectively the minimum and 68. If the lines x + y = a and x – y = b touch the
maximum values of curve y = x 2 – 3x + 2 at the points where the
a
cos2 x 1 + sin2 x sin 2 x curve intersects the x-axis, then is equal
b
1 + cos2 x sin2 x sin 2 x
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
2 2
cos x sin x 1 + sin2 x 69. Let AD and BC be two vertical poles at A and B
respectively on a horizontal ground. If AD = 8 m,
Then the ordered pair (m, M) is equal to BC = 11 m and AB = 10 m; then the distance (in
[JEE (Main)-2020] meters) of a point M on AB from the point A such
that MD2 + MC2 is minimum is ________.
(1) (1, 3) (2) (–3, –1)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (–4, –1) (4) (–3, 3)
70. If the tangent to the curve y = x3 at the point P(t,
63. The position of a moving car at time t is given by t3) meets the curve again at Q, then the ordinate
f(t) = at2 + bt + c, t > 0, where a, b and c are of the point which divides PQ internally in the ratio
real numbers greater than 1. Then the average 1 : 2 is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
speed of the car over the time interval [t1, t2] is (1) –2t3 (2) 2t3
attained at the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 0 (4) –t3
(1) 2a(t1 + t2) + b 71. The function
(2) (t2 – t1) / 2
(3) a(t2 – t1) + b 4x 3 – 3x 2
f(x)  – 2 sin x  (2x – 1)cos x :
(4) (t1 + t2) / 2 6
64. The set of all real values of  for which the function [JEE (Main)-2021]
   1 
f(x) = (1 – cos 2x)( + sinx), x   – ,  , has (1) Decreases in  ,  
 2 2 2 
exactly one maxima and exactly one minima, is
[JEE (Main)-2020]  1
(2) Decreases in  – , 
 2
 3 3  1 1
(1)  – ,  (2)  – 2,2   1
 2 2   (3) Increases in  – , 
 2
 1 1  3 3
(3)  – ,   {0} (4)  – 2 , 2   {0} 1 
 2 2   (4) Increases in  ,  
2 
65. If the tangent to the curve, y = f(x) = xlog e x,
(x > 0) at a point (c, f(c)) is parallel to the 72. Let f : R  R be defined as
line-segment joining the points (1, 0) and
(e, e), then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]  55x, if x  5

1 e 1 f(x)   2x 3  3x 2  120x, if  5  x  4
(1) (2)  3
e 1 e 2
 2x  3x  36x  336, if x  4,
 1   1  Let A = {x  R : f is increasing}. Then A is equal
   
(3) e 1e  (4) e e 1  to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
66. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that (1) (–5,  ) (2) ( , 5)  (4,  )
f(–1) = 10, f(1) = –6, f(x) has a critical point at
x = –1, and f’(x) has a critical point x = 1. Then (3) ( 5, 4)  (4,  ) (4) ( , 5)  ( 4,  )
f(x) has a local minima at x = _________.
73. If the curve y = + bx + c, x  R, passes
ax 2
[JEE (Main)-2020] through the point (1, 2) and the tangent line to this
curve at origin is y = x, then the possible values
67. If the tangent to the curve, y = e x at a point of a, b, c are : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(c, ec) and the normal to the parabola, y2 = 4x at
the point (1, 2) intersect at the same point on the 1 1
x-axis, then the value of c is ________ . (1) a  , b  , c = 1 (2) a = 1, b = 0, c = 1
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) a = 1, b = 1, c = 0 (4) a = –1, b = 1, c = 1

74. For which of the following curves, the line 80. Let f be a real valued function, defined on
R – {–1, 1} and given by
x  3y  2 3 is the tangent at the point
3 3 1 x 1 2
, ? f(x)  3loge  .
  [JEE (Main)-2021] x 1 x 1
 2 2
Then in which of the following intervals, function f(x)
2 1 is increasing? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) x2 + 9y2 =9 (2) y  x
6 3
1
(3) 2x2 – 18y2 = 9 (4) x2 + y2 = 7 (1) ( , ] – {1}
2
75. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 6 in x, in which
the coefficient of x6 is unity and it has extrema at 1
(2) ( 1, ]
2
f  x
x = –1, and x = 1. If lim  1 , then 5  f  2  is
x 0 x3 (3) ( ,  ) – {1, 1}
equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1 
76. If the curves x = y4 and xy = k cut at right angles, (4) (– , – 1)   [ ,  ) – {1} 
 2 
then (4k)6 is equal to _______.
81. Consider the function f : R  R defined by
[JEE (Main)-2021]
77. The local maximum of slope of the curve   1 
 2 – sin    | x |, x  0
f(x) =   x  . Then f is :
1 4 
y x  5x3  18x 2  19x occurs at the point :  0 ,x0
2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) Monotonic on (0, ) only
(1) (2, 2) (2) (0, 0)
(2) Monotonic on (–  0)  (0, )
 21  (3) Monotonic on (–  0) only
(3)  3,  (4) (2, 9)
 2  (4) Not monotonic on (–  0) and (0, )
78. The triangle of maximum area that can be 82. Let f : [–1, 1]  R be defined as f(x) = ax2 + bx
inscribed in a given circle of radius ‘r’ is : + c for all x [–1, 1], where a, b, c  R such that
f(–1) = 2, f(–1) = 1 and for x  (–1, 1) the
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(1) An isosceles triangle with base equal to 2r. maximum value of f(x) is . If f(x)  , x  [–1,
2
1], then the least value of  is equal to _________.
2r [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) An equilateral triangle of height .
3
83. Let ‘a’ be a real number such that the function
(3) A right angle triangle having two of its sides f(x) = ax 2 + 6x – 15, x   is increasing in
of length 2r and r.  3 3 
 – , 4  and decreasing in  4 ,   . Then the
(4) An equilateral triangle having each of its side    
of length function g(x) = ax2 – 6x + 15, x   has a :
3 r.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
79. The range of aR for which the function
3
(x) = (4a – 3) (x + log e 5) + 2(a – 7) (1) Local maximum at x 
4
x x
cot   sin2   , x  2n, nN has critical (2) Local maximum at x  –
3
2 2 4
points, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
3
(3) Local minimum at x  –
(1) (–3, 1) (2) [1, ] 4
 4  3
(4) Local minimum at x 
(3) (–, –1) (4)   , 2
4
 3 
84. Let A = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix, where 89. A wire of length 36 m is cut into two pieces, one
of the pieces is bent to form a square and the
 1 , if i  j
 other is bent to form a circle. If the sum of the
aij    x , if |i – j| = 1 areas of the two figures is minimum, and the
2x  1 , otherwise.
 circumference of the circle is k (meter), then
Let a function f : R  R be defined as f(x) = det(A). 4 
Then the sum of maximum and minimum values of    1 k is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
f on R is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
90. The local maximum value of the function
20 88
(1)  (2)
27 27 x2
2
20 88 f (x)    , x  0, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4)  x
27 27
85. The sum of all the local minimum values of the e
twice differentiable function f : R  R defined by 1
 4 4
f (x)  x 3  3 x 2 
3f (2)
x  f (1) is
(1) 2 e  e (2) 
 e

2
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
(1) –22 (2) 5 (3) 1 (4) (e) e
(3) –27 (4) 0
91. A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces.
86. If the point on the curve y2 = 6x, nearest to the One of the pieces is to be made into a square and
 3 the other into a regular hexagon. Then the length
point  3,  is (, ), then 2( + ) is equal to of the side (in meters) of the hexagon, so that the
 2
_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] combined area of the square and the hexagon is
minimum, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
 4 3 5 5
2 (1) (2)
  x  2 x  3 x, x > 0 2 3 3 3
f x   3
3xe x , x0

10 10
Then f is increasing function in the interval. (3) (4)
32 3 23 3
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (–3, –1) (2) (0, 2) 92. A box open from top is made from a rectangular
sheet of dimension a × b by cutting squares each
 3  1  of side x from each of the four corners and folding
(3)  1,  (4)   , 2  up the flaps. If the volume of the box is maximum,
 2  2 
then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
88. Let f(x) = 3sin 4 x + 10sin 3 x + 6sin 2 x – 3,
  
x   – ,  . Then, f is [JEE (Main)-2021] a  b – a 2  b 2  ab
 6 2 (1)
6
  
(1) Decreasing in  – , 0 
 6  a  b – a 2  b 2 – ab
(2)
6
 
(2) Decreasing in  0, 
 2
a  b – a2  b2 – ab
(3)
   12
(3) Increasing in  – , 0 
 6 
a  b  a 2  b 2 – ab
   (4)
(4) Increasing in  – ,  6
 6 2

93. The number of real roots of the equation e4x + 2e3x 96. Let f(x) be a cubic polynomial with f(1) = –10,
– ex – 6 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021] f(–1) = 6, and has a local minima at x = 1, and
f(x) has a local minima at x = –1. Then f(3) is
(1) 1 (2) 2
equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 4 (4) 0 97. The function f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + ax + b is such that
94. If ‘R’ is the least value of ‘a’ such that the function f(2) = f(4) = 0. Consider two statements.
f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is increasing on [1, 2] and ‘S’ (S1) There exists x1, x2  (2, 4), x1 < x2, such that
is the greatest value of ‘a’ such that the function f (x1) = –1 and f (x2) = 0.
f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is decreasing on [1, 2], then the
(S2) There exists x3, x4  (2, 4), x3 < x4, such that
value of |R – S| is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
f is decreasing in (2, x4), increasing in (x4, 4) and
95. An angle of intersection of the curves,
2f ( x3 )  3f ( x4). [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
x y
  1 and x2 + y2 = ab, a > b is (1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
2
a b2
(2) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (S1) is false and (S2) is true
1  a b 1 ab 
(4) (S1) is true and (S2) is false
(1) tan   (2) tan  
 ab   2 ab 
98. The number of distinct real roots of equation
3x4 + 4x3 – 12x2 + 4 = 0 is ______.
ab
(3) tan1  
 ab 

(4) tan1 2 ab  [JEE (Main)-2021]

Chapter 21
Integrals
1. If the integral
2 x12  5 x 9
5. The integral  is equal to
x 5  x 3  1
5 tan x 3
 tan x  2 dx  x  a ln sin x  2cos x  k , [JEE (Main)-2016]
then a is equal to [AIEEE-2012] x 10
(1) C
(1) –2 (2) 1 2  x 5  x 3  1
2
(3) 2 (4) –1
x5
(2) C
 f ( x )dx  ( x ), x
5 3
2. If then f ( x )dx is equal to
2  x 5  x 3  1
2
[JEE (Main)-2013]
 x10
1 3 (3) C
(1) x ( x 3 )   x 2( x 3 )dx   C 2  x 5  x 3  1
2
3
x5
(2)
1 3
3
 
x  x 3  3  x 3 ( x 3 )dx  C (4)
 x 5  x 3  12
C
where C is an arbitrary constant.

(3)
1 3
3
 
x  x 3   x 2( x 3 )dx  C
6. Let In   tann xdx,(n  1) .
(4)
1 3
3
 
x  x 3   x 3 ( x 3 )dx   C
 If I 4  I6  a tan5 x  bx 5  C, where C is a
constant of integration, then the ordered pair (a, b)
3. Let the population of rabbits surviving at a time t be
governed by the differential equation
1  1 
dp(t ) 1
 p(t )  200 . If p(0) = 100, then p(t) equals
(1)  ,0  (2)  , 1
5  5 
dt 2
[JEE (Main)-2014]  1   1 
(3)   ,0  (4)   ,1
(1) 600 – 500 et/2 (2) 400 – 300 e–t/2  5   5 
(3) 400 – 300 et/2 (4) 300 – 200 e–t/2 7. The integral
dx sin2 x cos2 x
4. The integral  x 2 ( x 4  1)3/ 4 equals
 (sin5 x  cos3 x sin2 x  sin3 x cos2 x  cos5 x )2 dx
[JEE (Main)-2015]
1
 x 4  1 4 1 1 1
(1) C (2) C
(1)  4   c (2) (x 4
 1) 4 c 3(1  tan x ) 3
3(1  tan3 x )
 x 
1 1
1
1
(3) C (4) C
 x 4  1 4 1  cot 3 x 1  cot 3 x
(3) ( x 4  1) 4 c (4)   4  c
 x  (where C is a constant of integration)

8. For x2  n + 1, nN (the set of natural numbers),

5 –4 x 3 1 –4 x 3  
 2
2 sin x – 1 – sin 2 x – 1  2
 dx
11. If x e dx 
48
e f x  C , where C is a
the integral x 2 sin  x 2
– 1  sin 2  x 2
– 1
is
constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019]
equal to
(1) 4x3 + 1 (2) –4x3 –1
(where c is a constant of integration)
(3) –2x3 + 1 (4) –2x3 –1
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1  x2
 
m
(1)
1
2

log e sec x 2 – 1  c  12. If  x4 dx  A ( x ) 1  x 2
 C, for a
suitable chosen integer m and a function A(x),

1  x 2 – 1 where C is a constant of integration, then (A(x))m
(2) log e sec 2   c
2  2  equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
 x 2 – 1 1 1
(1) (2)
(3) log e cos   c 3x 3 27x 6
 2 
1 1
(4) log e
1
2

sec 2 x 2 – 1  c  (3)
9x 4
(4)
27x 9
5x8  7x 6 x 1
9. If f(x) =  dx,( x  0), and f(0) = 0,
13. If  2x  1
dx  f ( x ) 2 x  1  C , where C is a
x 
2
2 7
 1 2x
constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to
then the value of f(1) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1
(1) (2) 1 1
2 4 (1) ( x  1) (2) ( x  4)
3 3
1 1
(3)  (4) 
2 4 2 2
(3) ( x  4) (4) ( x  2)
10. Let n  2 be a nutural number and 0 <  < /2. 3 3
1
14. The integral  cos  loge x  dx is equal to (where C
(sinn   sin ) n cos 
Then  d  is equal to is a constant of integration)
sinn 1 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(where C is a constant of integration)
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) x cos  loge x  – sin  loge x    C
n 1
n  1  n x
(1) 1   C (2) cos  loge x   sin loge x    C
n  1  sinn 1   2
2
n 1
x
n  1  n
(3) sin  loge x  – cos loge x    C
(2) 1   C 2
n 2  1 sinn 1  
n 1 (4) x cos  loge x   sin  loge x    C

n  1  n
(3) 1  C
n  1 sinn 1  
2
3 x 13  2 x 11
15. The integral  (2x 4  3 x 2  1)4 dx is equal to
n 1
n  1  n
(4) 1   C
n  1
2
sinn 1  
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x4 dx
C
(1)
6(2 x  3 x 2  1)3
4 20. If  ( x 2  2x  10)2
x12
(2) C   x  1 f (x ) 
(2 x 4  3 x 2  1)3  A  tan1   2  C
  3  x  2 x  10 
x 12
(3) C where C is a constant of integration, then
6(2 x  3 x 2  1)3
4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x4
(4) C 1
(2 x  3 x 2  1)3
4
(1) A  and f ( x )  3( x  1)
81
5x
sin 1
16. sin
2 dx is equal to
x
(2) A 
54
and f ( x )  3( x  1)
2 1
(where c is a constant of integration) (3) A  and f ( x )  9( x  1)
27
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) 2x + sinx + 2 sin2x + c (4) A  and f ( x )  9( x  1)2
54
(2) x + 2 sinx + 2 sin2x + c
5  x2
dx  g  x  e  x  c,
2
(3) x + 2 sinx + sin2x + c 21. If x e where c is a
(4) 2x + sinx + sin2x + c constant of integration, then g(–1) is equal to

[JEE (Main)-2019]
1
dx
17. If  x (1  x
3 6
)
2
3
 xf ( x )(1  x 6 )3  C where C is a
(1) –1 (2) 
1
2
constant of integration, then the function f(x) is
equal to: [JEE (Main)-2019] 5
(3) 1 (4) 
2
1 3
(1) – (2) 2x 3 – 1
x
3
2x x2 22. The integral dx is equal to
4
+x
1 1
(3) – 3 (4) – (Here C is a constant of integration)
6x 2x 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 sec
2/3 4/3
18. The integral x cosec x dx is equal to
 
2
x3 + 1 1 x3 + 1
(Here C is a constant of integration) log +C loge +C
(1) e (2)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x 2 x3
(1) –3cot–1/3x + C (2) –3tan–1/3x + C

1 x3 + 1 x3 + 1
3 (3) log + C (4) loge +C
(3) – tan–4/3x + C (4) 3tan–1/3x + C 2 e x2 x2
4
23. Let   (0, /2) be fixed. If the integral
19. If e
sec x
 sec x tan x f ( x )  sec x tan x  sec x  dx 2
tan x + tan 
 tan x – tan  dx 
 e sec x f  x   C , then a possible choice of f(x) is
A(x) cos2 + B(x) sin2 + C, where C is a
[JEE (Main)-2019] constant of integration, then the functions A(x) and
B(x) are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1 (1) x –  and loge|cos(x – )|
(1) sec x  tan x  (2) sec x  tan x 
2 2
(2) x +  and loge|sin(x – )|
1 1 (3) x –  and loge|sin(x – )|
(3) sec x  x tan x  (4) x sec x  t an x 
2 2 (4) x +  and loge|sin(x + )|

cos xdx x
 sin3 x(1  sin6 x )2 3  f ( x )(1  sin6 x )1   c 29. Let f  x   dx  x  0  . Then f(3) – f(1)
24. If 
1  x
2
where c is a constant of integration, then is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

  1 3  1 3
f   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (1)  – (2) –  
3 12 2 4 6 2 4
9 9  1 3  1 3
(1) (2)  (3) –   (4)  –
8 8 12 2 4 6 2 4
(3) –2 (4) 2
 e 
x
e  x )
30. If 2x
 2e x  e  x  1 e(e dx
dx
25. The integral  8 6 is equal to x x
 g ( x )e(e  e )  c, where c is a constant of
(x  4) 7 ( x  3) 7
integration, then g(0) is equal to
(where C is a constant of integration) [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) e2 (2) 1
3/7 13/7 (3) 2 (4) e
1 x  3  1  x 3
(1) C (2)  C
2  x  4  13  x  4  cos 
31. If  5  7 sin   2cos2  d   A loge B()  C,
1/7 1/7
 x 3  x 3 B(  )
(3)   C (4)   C where C is a constant of integration, then
 x  4  x 4 A
can be [JEE (Main)-2020]
d
26. If  cos2   tan 2  sec 2   2sin   1 2 sin   1
(1) (2)
5(sin   3) sin   3
tan + 2loge|f()| + C where C is a constant of
integration, then the ordered pair (, f()) is equal 5(2 sin   1) 5(sin   3)
to [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
sin   3 2 sin   1
(1) (1, 1 – tan) (2) (–1, 1 + tan)
cos x  sin x  sin x  cos x 
(3) (–1, 1 – tan) (4) (1, 1 + tan) 32. If  dx  a sin 1    c,
8  sin 2x  b 
where c is a constant of integration, then the
–1 
x 
27. If  sin

1  x
 dx  A( x )tan
–1
x  B( x )  C,   ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :
  [JEE (Main)-2021]
where C is a constant of integration, then the (1) (–1, 3) (2) (3, 1)
ordered pair (A(x), B(x)) can be (3) (1, –3) (4) (1, 3)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
33. The value of the integral
(1) x  1, – x  (2) x  1, x 
(3)  x – 1, – x  (4)  x – 1, x 
2
 x 
28. The integral   x sin x  cos x  dx is equal to (where c is a constant of integration)
(where C is a constant of integration) [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3
1 
(1) 9  2 cos 6   3 cos 4   6 cos 2   2  c
x sec x 18  
(1) tan x  C
x sin x  cos x 3
1 
(2) 11  18 cos 2   9 cos 4   2 cos 6   2  c
x tan x 18  
(2) sec x  C
x sin x  cos x 3
1 
x sec x (3) 9  2 sin 6   3 sin 4   6 sin 2   2  c
(3) tan x  C 18  
x sin x  cos x 3
1 
x tan x (4) 11  18 sin 2   9 sin 4   2 sin 6   2  c
(4) sec x  C 18  
x sin x  cos x
x > 0 where C is the constant of integration, then

e3loge 2x  5e2loge 2x
34. The integral  e4 loge x  5e3loge x  7e2loge x dx, the value of 9  
3a  b is equal to ______.
x > 0, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
2
(1) 4 log e x  5x  7  c 2e x  3e – x 1
2
39. If  4e x  7e – x dx  14 (ux + vloge(4ex + 7e–x)) +
(2) loge x  5x  7  c C, where C is a constant of integration, then u + v
is equal to ______.
1
(3) loge x 2  5x  7  c [JEE (Main)-2021]
4
1
(4) loge x 2  5x  7  c 40. The integral 4 dx is equal to :
( x – 1)3 ( x  2)5
35. For real numbers , ,  and , if
 x2  1 
(x 2  1)  tan1   5 5
 x  dx
 (1)
3  x  2 4
 C (2)
4  x – 14
C
 x 4  3x2  1 tan1  x  1  3  x  2 
2

4  x – 1
 x 
1 1
  x2  1    2 
–1  x  1
3  x  2 4 4  x – 14
  loge  tan1      tan   (3) C (4) C
  x   x  4  x – 1  3  x  2 
 x2  1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
  tan–1  C
 x  sin x
Where C is an arbitrary constant, then the value of
41. If  sin3 x  cos3 x dx   loge | 1  tan x |  loge
10( +  + ) is equal to _______.  2 tan x  1 
[JEE (Main)-2021] | 1  tan x  tan2 x |  tan1    C,
 3 
when C is constant of integration, then the value of
(2x  1)cos (2x  1)2  5 18( +  + 2) is ________.
36. The integral  dx is equal
4x 2  4x  6 [JEE (Main)-2021]
to :
dy  
(where c is a constant of integration) 42. If cos x  y sin x  6 x ,  0  x   and
dx  2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]

  
 
1 y    0 , then y   is equal to
(1) sin (2x  1)2  5  c 3 6
2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(2) sin (2x  1)2  5  c
2 2 2
(1)  (2) 
1 2 4 3
(3) cos (2x  1)2  5  c
2 2 2
(3) (4) 
1 2 3 2 3
(4) cos (2x  1)2  5  c
2 1
 1  x
8
5x  7x 6 43. The integral   1  x  x  e x dx is equal to
37. If f(x)   (x 2  1  2x7 )2 dx, (x  0), f(0)  0 and
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
f(1)  , then the value of K is _________. x
1
x
1
K (1) ( x  1) e x c (2) x e x c
[JEE (Main)-2021]
dx  2x  1   2x  1  1 1
38. If  ( x 2  x  1)2  a tan–1    b 2   C, x x
 3   x  x  1 (3) ( x  1) e x c (4) xe x c


Chapter 22
Definite Integrals

6. Statement - I : The value of the integral
1.  [cot x ]dx , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer 
0 3
dx 
function, is equal to [AIEEE-2009]  1  tan x
is equal to
6
(1) 1 (2) –1 6
  b b
(3)  (4) Statement - II :  f ( x )dx   f (a  b  x )dx.
2 2
a a
2. Let p(x) be a function defined on R such that
[JEE (Main)-2013]
f (3 x )
lim  1 p(x) = p(1 – x), for all x  [0, 1], (1) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true;
x  f ( x )
Statement - II is a correct explanation for
1
Statement - I.
p(0) = 1 and p(1) = 41. Then  p( x )dx equals
(2) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true;
0
[AIEEE-2010] Statement - II is not a correct explanation for
Statement - I.
(1) 41 (2) 21
(3) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is false.
(3) 41 (4) 42
(4) Statement - I is false; Statement - II is true.
3. Let [.] denote the greatest integer function, then the
7. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the
1.5
 x[ x
2
value of ] dx is [AIEEE-2011] x
0 curve, y   | t | dt , x  R , which are parallel to the
0
3 5
(1) (2) line y = 2x, are equal to [JEE (Main)-2013]
4 4
3 (1) ± 1 (2) ± 2
(3) 0 (4)
2 (3) ± 3 (4) ± 4
x 8. The integral
4. If g ( x )   cos 4t dt , then g(x + ) equals
0
[AIEEE-2012] 
x x
(1) g(x) + g() (2) g(x) – g()  1  4 sin2
2
 4 sin dx equals
2
0
[JEE (Main)-2014]
g( x )
(3) g(x)·g() (4) 
g ( ) (1) 4 3  4 (2) 4 34
3
5. At present, a firm is manufacturing 2000 items. It
is estimated that the rate of change of production 2
P w.r.t. additional number of workers x is given by (3)  – 4 (4) 44 3
3
dP
 100  12 x . If the firm employs 25 more 4
log x 2
dx
workers, then the new level of production of items
9. The integral  log x 2  log(36 – 12x  x 2 ) dx is
2
is [JEE (Main)-2013] equal to [JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 2500 (2) 3000 (1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 3500 (4) 45000 (3) 1 (4) 6

3 1 3
4 (1) (7 – 5) (2) (4 – 3)
dx 12 10
10. The integral  1  cos x
is equal to
3 1
4 (3) (4 – 3) (4) (7  5)
[JEE (Main)-2017] 20 12
(1) 2 (2) 4 x 1
 f (t ) dt  x   t 2f (t ) dt , then
2
16. If
(3) –1 (4) –2
0 x
 f’(½) is [JEE (Main)-2019]

2 2
sin x
11. The value of  x
dx is [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1)
6
(2)
24
 1 2 25 25

2
4 18
(3) (4)
  5 25
(1) (2)
8 2
2
sin2 x

17. The value of the integral  x 1
dx (where [x]
(3) 4 (4)     2
2
4

denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
3 to x) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
12. The value of  cos x dx is [JEE (Main)-2019]
0 (1) sin 4 (2) 4 – sin 4
(3) 0 (4) 4
2
(1) 0 (2)
3  /4 dx
18. The integral  /6 sin2x equals
(3) 
4
(4)
4  tan 5
x  cot 5 x 
3 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 /3
tan  1 1  1  1  
13. If  2k sec 
d  1
2
, (k  0) , then the
(1) 10  4  tan  
0   9 3 
value of k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1  1 
(1) 4 (2) 2 (2) tan1  
20 9 3 
1
(3) 1 (4) 
2 (3)
40
b
14. Let I   ( x 4  2x 2 )dx. If I is minimum then the 1  1  1  
(4) 5  4  tan  
a   3 3 
ordered pair (a, b) is [JEE (Main)-2019] 19. Let f and g be continuous functions on [0, a] such
that f(x) = f(a – x) and g(x) + g(a – x) = 4, then
(1) (  2,0) (2) (0, 2)
a
(3) ( 2,  2) (4) (  2, 2)  f ( x )g ( x ) dx is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]

0

a a
2
dx 4 f ( x )dx
15. The value of –  [ x ]  [sin x ]  4 , where [t] denotes (1)  f ( x )dx (2)
0
0
2
a a
the greatest integer less than or equal to t, is
(3) 3 f ( x )dx (4) 2 f ( x )dx
[JEE (Main)-2019] 0 0

1
 x   e  
2x
e x
 x cot
–1
20. The integral    –    loge x dx is equal to 25. The value of the integral (1– x 2  x 4 ) dx
1  e   x   0
[JEE (Main)-2019]
 
(1) – loge 2 (2) – loge 2
3 1 1 1 1 4 2
(1) –e– 2 (2) –  – 2
2 2e 2 e 2e
 1  1
(3) – loge 2 (4) – loge 2
1 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 2
(3) –e– 2 (4) – – 2
2 e 2 e 2e 26. If f : R  R is a differentiable function and f(2) = 6,
f (x)
 n 1  2t dt
21. lim  2 2  2
n
 2
n
 is equal then lim  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
n  n  1
 n  2 2
n  3 2
5 n  x 2
6
( x – 2)
to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 0 (2) 2f(2)
(1) /4 (2) tan–1(3) (3) 12f(2) (4) 24f(2)
(3) tan–1(2) (4) /2 2
2  x cos x 27. The value of  sin 2x 1  cos3 x   dx, where [t]

22. If f ( x )  and g(x) = logex, (x > 0) then 0
2  x cos x denotes the greatest integer function, is

4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
the value of the integral  g (f ( x ))dx is : (1)  (2) –

4
(3) –2 (4) 2
 1
3 
1
3  3
1
[JEE (Main)-2019]
28. lim  n 41  n 42  ......  2n4  is equal
n   n3 n3 n3 
(1) loge1 (2) loge3
(3) loge2 (4) logee to [JEE (Main)-2019]
x 4 4 3 4 3
(1) (2) 3 (2) (2) 3 

23. Let f ( x )  g (t )dt , where g is a non-zero even
0
3 4 4
x 4 3 3 4 4
(3) (2) 4 (4) (2) 3 
function. If f(x + 5) = g(x), then

0
f (t )dt , equals: 3 4 3
 2 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 29. The integral  63 sec 3 x cosec 3 x dx
is equal to
5 x 5
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1)  g (t )dt (2) 2  g (t )dt 7 5 5 1
x 5 5 (1) 3 6 3 6 (2) 3 3 3 3
x 5 5 5 2 4 1
  (3) 3 3 (4) 3
6 3 3 3 3
(3) g (t )dt (4) 5 g (t )dt
5 x 5 30. Let f : R  R be a continuously differentiable
 /2 1
sin3 x function such that f(2) = 6 and f (2) 
24. The value of  sin x  cos x
dx is
48
. If
0
f (x)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
6
4t 3dt  ( x – 2)g ( x ) , then lim g ( x ) is equal
x 2
2 2 to
(1) (2)
4 8 [JEE (Main)-2019]
 1  1 (1) 18 (2) 36
(3) (4)
4 2 (3) 24 (4) 12
 37. If for all real triplets (a, b, c), f(x) = a + bx + cx2;

cot x
31. If  2
0 cot x  cosec x
dx  m (   n ) , then m  n is
then
1
0 f ( x )dx is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
1   1 
(1) (2) 1 (1) 2 3f (1)  2f   
2   2 
1
(3) –1 (4) – 1  1 
2 (2) f (1)  3f   
2  2 
32. A value of  such that
 +1 1  1 
dx 9 (3) f (0)  f (1)  4f   
 ( x +  )( x +  + 1)
= loge   is
8
6  2 

[JEE (Main)-2019] 1  1 
(4) f (0)  f   
1 3  2 
(1) (2) –2
2

(3) –
1
(4) 2
38.    x dx is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

2
2
(1) 2 (2) 22
| x |
33. The value of  for which 4  e dx  5 , is 2
1 (3) 22 (4)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2
3 1/2 x2 k
(1) loge  4  (2) loge   39. If the value of the integral 0 dx is
3 2 3/2
(1  x ) 6
  2
then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) loge2 (4) loge 2
(1) 2 3   (2) 3 2
2
dx
34. If I   , then (3) 3 2   (4) 2 3 
1 2x 3  9 x 2  12 x  4
40. Let ƒ(x) = |x – 2| and g(x) = ƒ(ƒ(x)), x [0, 4]. Then
[JEE (Main)-2020]
3
(1)
1 2 1
I  (2)
1 2 1
I   (g ( x )  ƒ( x )) dx is equal to
9 8 8 4 0
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1 2 1 1 1
(3) I  (4)  I2 
6 2 16 9 3
(1) 0 (2)
x 2
35. lim
0 t sin(10t )dt is equal to
x 0 x 1
(3) (4) 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2
1 41. The integral
(1) 0 (2)
10

 63 tan x·sin
3 2
1 1 3x(2sec2 x·sin2 3 x  3 tan x·sin6x )dx
(3)  (4) 
5 10
2
x sin8 x
36. The value of  sin8 x  cos8 x dx is equal to
7 9
0 (1) (2)
18 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 (2) 2 1 1
(3) 22 (4) 4 (3)  (4) 
18 9


[JEE (Main)-2021]
2
1 49. If 1 and 2 be respectively the smallest and the
42. The value of  1  e sin x
dx is
largest values of in (0, 2) – {} which satisfy the
–
2
[JEE (Main)-2020] 5
equation, 2cot 2   40, then
sin 

(1) (2)  2
4
 cos
2
3 d , is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
3  1
(3) (4)
2 2
 1 
(1)  (2)
0 1– x   
100 101
1 1 3 6 3
43. If I1  50
dx and I2   1– x 50 dx
0
such that I2 = I1 then  equals to 2 
(3) (4)
3 9
[JEE (Main)-2020]
5051 5050 a
(1) (2)
5050 5051 50. If  (| x |  | x  2 |)dx  22, (a  2) and [x] denotes
a
5050 5049
(3) (4)
5049 5050 a
2
the greatest integer  x, then  (x  [x])dx is equal
44. The integral 1 e x . x x (2  loge x )dx equals a
[JEE (Main)-2020] to __________. [JEE (Main)-2021]

(1) e(2e – 1) (2) e(4e – 1) 51. Let f(x) be a differentiable function defined on [0, 2]
(3) 4e2 – 1 (4) e(4e + 1) such that f(x) = f(2 – x) for all x  (0, 2) , f(0) =
2 2
45. The integral  || x  1|  x | dx is equal to ______. 1 and f(2) = e2. Then the value of  f(x) dx is :
0 0
46. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or (1) 2(1 + e2) (2) 1 + e2
2
equal to t. Then the value of 1 | 2x – [3x]| dx (3) 2(1 – e2) (4) 1 – e2
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 3
2
47. Let {x} and [x] denote the fractional part of x and 52. The value of the integral,  [x  2x  2]dx, where
the greatest integer  x respectively of a real 1
[x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
n n
to x, is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
number x. If 0 { x } dx, 0 [ x ] dx and 10(n2 – n),
(n  N, n > 1) are three consecutive terms of a (1) –5 (2)  2  3  1
G.P., then n is equal to ________.
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3)  2  3  1 (4) –4
53. If a curve y = f(x) passes through the point

X2
  sin t  dt (1, 2) and satisfies x
dy
 y  bx 4 , then for what
48. 0 is equal to : dx
lim
x 0 x3
2
62
1
value of b,  f  x  dx  5
? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 0 (2) 1
15
31 62
(1) (2)
2 3 5 5
(3) (4)
3 2 (3) 10 (4) 5
1
2 [x 3 ] 100 n
x e  dx, where [x] is the
x x
54. The value of e dx , where [t] denotes the 59. The value of  
1 n1 n1
greatest integer  t, is : [JEE (Main)-2021] greatest integer  x, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
e 1 1 (1) 100(e – 1) (2) 100(1 – e)

(1) (2) (3) 100e (4) 100(1 + e)
3 3e
e 1 e 1 
(3)
3e
(4)
3e 60. The value of the integral  sin2x dx is
0
 ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2
n
55. If In   cot xdx , then : x
loge t  1
 61. For x > 0, if f(x) =  (1  t) dt, then f(e)  f  e 
4 1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(1) 1 (2)
1 1 1 2
(1) I  I , I  I , I  I are in G.P..
2 4 3 5 4 6 (3) 0 (4) –1
1
(2) I2  I4 ,I3  I5 ,I4  I6 are in A.P.. 62. If Im, n   x m 1 (1  x)n 1 dx, for m, n  1, and
0
(3) I2  I4 ,(I3  I5 )2 ,I4  I6 are in G.P.. 1
x m 1  x n 1
 (1  x)m  n
dx   Im, n ,   R , then  equals
0
1 1 1 ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) I  I , I  I , I  I are in A.P..
2 4 3 5 4 6
  x  
63. Let f : (0, 2)  R be defined as f(x)  log2  1 tan   .
  4 
1 n n n 
56. lim     ...   2  1  2  
n  n (n  1)2 (n  2)2 (2n  1)2  Then, lim  f    f      f(1)  is equal to
n n   n  n 
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 64. If the normal to the curve

1
(1) (2) x
2 3
y(x)   (2t 2  15t  10)dt at a point (a, b) is
1 0
(3) 1 (4) parallel to the line x + 3y = –5, a > 1, then the
4 value of |a + 6b| is equal to ______.
2 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
57. The value of
–2 3x – 3x – 6 dx is __________.
65. Let f : R R be a continuous function such that
[JEE (Main)-2021] 8

f(x) + f(x + 1) = 2, for x  R. If I1   f  x  dx and
0
2
cos2 x

3
dx
58. The value of

 1 3x is : I2   f  x  dx, then the value of I1 + 2I2 is equal to
2 –1
_____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 66. Let P(x) = x2 + bx + c be a quadratic polynomial
 1
(1)
4
(2) 2 with real coefficients such that 0 P(x)dx  1 and
P(x) leaves remainder 5 when it is divided by
 (x – 2). Then the value of 9(b + c) is equal to :
(3) (4) 4
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

(1) 11 (2) 9 e 19
(3) 15 (4) 7
72. Let I n = 1 x (log x )n dx, where n  N. If
(20)I10 – I9  I8 , for natural numbers  and  ,
67. Consider the integral
then  –  equals to ______.
[x]
10 [x] e
[JEE (Main)-2021]
I 0 e x 1
dx,
73. Let f(x) and g(x) be two functions satisfying f(x2) +
where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or g(4 – x) = 4x3 and g(4 – x) + g(x) = 0, then the value
equal to x. Then the value of I is equal to : 4
 f  x dx
2
[JEE (Main)-2021] of is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 9(e – 1) (2) 45(e – 1) –4
(3) 9(e + 1) (4) 45(e + 1) x
68. Which of the following statements is incorrect for

74. Let g(x) = 0 f(t)dt, where f is continuous function
the function g() for   R such that 1

in [0, 3] such that  f(t)  1 for all t  [0, 1]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3
 1
3
sin x and 0  f(t)  for all t  [1, 3]. The largest
2
g(  )   cos x  sin x dx possible interval in which g(3) lies is :

6 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) g() is a strictly increasing function
1 
1 (1) [1, 3] (2)  , 2
(2) g() has an inflection point at   – 3 
2
(3) g() is a strictly decreasing function  1  3 
(4) g() is an even function (3)  1,   (4)   ,  1
 2  2 
69. If [] represent the greatest integer function, then
75. Let P(x) be a real polynomial of degree 3 which
 vanishes at x = –3. Let P(x) have local minima at
2
  x   cos x  dx is _______.
the value of 2 1
0 x=1, local maxima at x = –1 and  P(x)dx  18 ,
–1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
then the sum of all the coefficients of the
1
10 [sin 2x] – polynomial P(x) is equal to ______.
70. If the integral 0
e x – [x]
dx  e –1   e
 , 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
where    are integers and [x] denotes the
76. Let a be a positive real number such that
greatest integer less than or equal to x, then the
value of  is equal to : a
e
x –[ x ]
[JEE (Main)-2021] dx  10e – 9
(1) 25 (2) 10 0
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal
(3) 0 (4) 20
to x. Then a is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
71. Let f : R  R be defined as f(x) = e–x sinx. If
F : [0, 1] R is a differentiable function such that (1) 10 + loge3 (2) 10 – loge (1 + e)
x (3) 10 + loge(1 + e) (4) 10 + loge2
Fx   f  t  dt, then the value of
0
1
 F  x   f  x  e dx  loge  
1
x
lies in the interval 77. The value of the integral 1  x  1  x dx
0
1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 335 336   327 329 
(1)  ,  (2)  ,   
 360 360   360 360  (1) 2loge 2  1 (2) loge 2  1
4 2
 330 331   331 334  1  3  1
(3)  ,  (4)  ,  (3) loge 2   (4) 2loge 2  
 360 360   360 360  2 4 2 2 2
 /2  
/2 cos  4 t  f ( x )  dx,
n
78. Let g (t)  1 (2 j  1)  8n
84. The value of nlim
 n
 (2 j  1)  4n is equal to :
j 1
where f ( x )  loge  x  x 2  1  , x  R . Then which
  [JEE (Main)-2021]
one of the following is correct? 3 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 1  2loge   (2) 2 – loge  
2 3
(1) g(1) + g(0) = 0 (2) g (1)  2 g (0)
2 3
(3) 3  2loge   (4) 5  loge  
(3) 2 g (1)  g (0) (4) g(1) = g(0) 3
  2
79. If [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal 85. The value of the definite integral
to x, then the value of the integral 
 /2 4
dx
/2 [ x ]  sin x  dx is equal to :  1  e x cos x  sin4 x  cos4 x 
[JEE (Main)-2021] –
4
(1) – (2) 0 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3)  (4) 1
80. If the real part of the complex number  
(1) – (2)
1 4 2 2
(1 – cos + 2i sin)–1 is for   (0, ) , then the
5
  
value of the integral 0 sin x dx is equal to : (3) –
2
(4)
2
[JEE (Main)-2021] 86. Let the domain of the function
(1) 1 (2) 2
f(x) = log4(log5(log3(18x – x2 – 77))) be (a, b).
(3) 0 (4) –1
Then the value of the integral
100  2 3
sin x 
81. If 0  x x
dx 
2
,  R, b
a
sin3 x
dx is equal to _______.
   
e     
1  4
sin3 x  sin3 (a  b – x )
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal [JEE (Main)-2021]
to x, then the value of  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  2  1
0 (sin
3
x ) e  sin x
t et dt, then
e 0
87. If dx   
(1) 50(e – 1) (2) 100(1 – e)
 +  is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 150(e–1 – 1) (4) 200(1 – e–1)
2n –1
1 n2
82. The value of the definite integral  /24
5  /24 dx 88. The value of lim
n n
 n2  4r2 is
1  3 tan2 x r 0
is [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
  1 1
(1) tan –1 (2) (2) tan–1 (4)
(1) (2) 2 2
18 6
1
  (3) tan–1(4) (4) tan–1 (4)
(3) (4) 4
3 12
1 1
1
2   x  1  2  x  1 2  2
83. The value of the integral  log  x 

 x 2  1  dx is
89. The value of  
  x  1 
 x  1
  2

dx is
 1  
1 2

(1) 0 (2) –1 (1) 2 loge 16 (2) loge 16
(3) 2 (4) 1 (3) 4 loge 3  2 2  (4) loge 4


95. Let f be a non-negative function in [0, 1] and twice

5
x  x differentiable in (0, 1).
90. If the value of the integral  dx  e1  ,
x  x 
0 e x x
where ,  R, 5 + 6 = 0, and [x] denotes the
If
0 1  (f '  t )2 dt  0 f (t )dt, 0  x  1 and f(0) = 0,
greatest integer less than or equal to x; then the x
1
value of ( + )2 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] then lim
x  x 2 0  f (t )dt
(1) 25 (2) 16
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 36 (4) 100
(1) Equals 1 (2) Does not exist

2  1  sin2 x  1
(3) Equals 0 (4) Equals
91. The value of   1  sin x  dx is 2
 
 96. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. Then the
2
1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
value of 8    [2x ] | x | dx is _____.
3  1
–
(1) (2) 2
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 3 97. If [x] is the greatest integer  x, then
(3) (4)
4 4 2
 x 
2   sin  ( x – [ x ])[ x ] dx is equal to
16
loge x 2  2 
0
92.  log dx is equal to
6 e 
x 2  loge x 2  44 x  484  (1) 4( + 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) 2( – 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 4( – 1) (4) 2( + 1)
(1) 6 (2) 10 98. The function f(x), that satisfies the condition
(3) 5 (4) 8 
2
93. If

Un   1 
1  2 2 2
 n
 1  2  ....  1  2  ,
2 n
then
f (x)  x   sin x  cos y f ( y ) dy, is :
2    0
 n  n   n 
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
lim Un  n2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 2
n  (1) x + ( + 2) sinx (2) x  (   2)sin x
3
4 4
(1) 2 (2) 
e e (3) x  sin x (4) x + ( – 2) sinx
2
16 e2
(3) 2 (4) 1
e 16 2
xn
99. Let Jn, m   xm  1
dx,  n  m and n, mN.
1 0
xdx
94. The value of the integral  (1  x )(1  3 x )(3  x ) is
Consider a matrix A  aij  33 where
0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
J6 i , 3  Ji  3, 3, i  j 
aij   . Then adj A 1 is
 3  3 , i  j
(1) 4  1  6  (2) 8  1  2   0
   
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 3  3 (1) (105)2 × 238 (2) (15)2 × 242

(3) 4  1  2  (4) 8  1  6 
    (3) (15)2 × 234 (4) (105)2 × 236
x where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal

t x
100. Let f(x) = e f (t )dt  e be a differentiable to x. Which of the following is true?
0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
function for all x  R. Then f(x) equals :
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) f is continuous at every point in [0, ) and
x x
differentiable except at the integer points
(1) e(e – 1)
(2) 2e e – 1
(2) f is both continuous and differentiable except
(3) 2e (e x – 1)
–1 (4) e ex
–1 at the integer points in [0, )
101. Let f : [0,  )  [0,  ) be defined as (3) f is continuous everywhere except at the
integer points in [0, )
x
f (x)  0 [ y ] dy
(4) f is differentiable at every point in [0, )


Chapter 23
Area Under Curve

1. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 7. The area (in sq. units) of the region described by
(y – 2)2 = x – 1, the tangent to the parabola at the {(x, y) : y2  2x and y  4x – 1} is
point (2, 3) and the x-axis is [AIEEE-2009]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 6 (2) 9
7 5
(3) 12 (4) 3 (1) (2)
32 64
2. The area bounded by the curves y = cosx and
y = sinx between the ordinates x = 0 and 15 9
3 (3) (4)
x is [AIEEE-2010] 64 32
2
8. The area (in sq. units) of the region
(1) 4 2  2 (2) 4 22
 x, y   y 2  2x and x 2  y 2  4 x, x  0, y  0 is
(3) 4 2  1 (4) 4 2 1 [JEE (Main)-2016]
3. The area bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x and
x2 = 4y is [AIEEE-2011] 8 4 2
(1)   (2) 
8 3 3
(1) (2) 0
3
 2 2 4
32 16 (3)  (4) 
(3) (4) 2 3 3
3 3
y 9. The area (in sq. units) of the region
4. The area bounded between the parabolas x 2 
4
and x2 = 9y, and the straight line y = 2 is {(x, y) : x  0, x + y  3, x2  4y and y  1  x }
[AIEEE-2012]
10 2 20 2
(1) (2) 3 7
3 3 (1) (2)
2 3
(3) 10 2 (4) 20 2
5. The area (in square units) bounded by the curves 5 59
(3) (4)
y = x , 2y  x  3  0 , x-axis, and lying in the first 2 12
quadrant is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) 9 (2) 36 10. Let g ( x )  cos x 2 , f ( x )  x , and ,  ( < ) be
the roots of the quadratic equation 18x2 – 9x + 2
27
(3) 18 (4) = 0. Then the area (in sq. units) bounded by the
4 curve y = (gof)(x) and the lines x = , x =  and
6. The area of the region described by y = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2018]
A = {(x, y) : x2 + y2  1 and y2  1 – x} is
[JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1
(1) ( 3  1) (2) ( 3  1)
 2  2 2 2
(1)  (2) 
2 3 2 3
1 1
 4  4 (3) ( 3  2) (4) ( 2  1)
(3)  (4)  2 2
2 3 2 3

11. The area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola 17. The area (in sq. units) of the region
y = x2 – 1, the tangent at the point (2, 3) to it and A = {(x, y)R × R|0  x  3, 0  y  4, y  x2 + 3x} is:
the y-axis is [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
32 8 26 59
(1) (2) (1) (2)
3 3 3 6
56 14 53
(3) (4) (3) 8 (4)
3 3 6
12. The area of the region A = {(x, y) : 0  y  x|x| + 18. Let S() = {(x, y) : y2  x, 0  x } and A() is
1 and –1  x  1} in sq. units, is area of the region S(). If for a , 0 <  < 4,
A() : A(4) = 2 : 5, then  equals
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
4 1 1
(1) 2 (2)
3  2 3  4 3
(1) 2   (2) 2 
5  25 
2 1
(3) (4) 1 1
3 3
 2 3  4 3
13. If the area enclosed between the curves y = kx2 (3) 4   (4) 4 
5  25 
and x = ky2, (k > 0), is 1 square unit. Then k is
[JEE (Main)-2019]
A = {(x, y) : x2  y  x + 2} is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
(1) 3 (2) 31 10
3 (1) (2)
6 3
3 2 13
(3) (4) 9
2 3 (3) (4)
2 6
14. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the 20. The area (in sq. units) of the region
curve x2 = 4y and the straight line x = 4y – 2 is
 y 2 
[JEE (Main)-2019] A  ( x, y ) :  x  y  4  is
 2 
7 5 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (2)
8 4 (1) 18 (2) 16
9 3 53
(3) (4) (3) (4) 30
8 4 3
15. The area (in sq. units) in the first quadrant bounded
by the parabola, y = x2 + 1, the tangent to it at 21. The region represented by x  y  2 and
the point (2, 5) and the coordinate axes is x  y  2 is bounded by a [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Square of side length 2 2 units
187 8
(1) (2) (2) Square of area 16 sq. units
24 3
(3) Rhombus of side length 2 units
14 37
(3) (4) (4) Rhombus of area 8 2 sq. units
3 24
16. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the 22. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the
parabola, y = x 2 + 2 and the lines, y = x + 1, curves y = 2x and y = |x + 1|, in the first quadrant
x = 0 and x = 3, is [JEE (Main)-2019] is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
15 21 3 1 1
(1) (2) (1) 2  log 2 (2)
2 2 e 2
15 17 3 3
(3) (4) (3) loge 2  (4)
4 4 2 2

23. If the area (in sq. units) of the region {(x, y) : y2  28. The area (in sq. units) of the region
{(x, y)  R2 : x2  y  3 – 2x}, is
4x, x + y  1, x  0, y  0} is a 2  b , then
[JEE (Main)-2020]
a – b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
31 29
2 (1) (2)
(1) – (2) 6 3 3
3
34 32
(3) (4)
10 8 3 3
(3) (4)
3 3
 1
 x , 0x
24. If the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola 2

 1 1
1 29. Given : f ( x )   , x
y2 = 4x and the line y = x,  > 0, is , then 
 2 2
9
 1
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 1– x , 2  x  1

(1) 48 (2) 24
2
 1
(3) 4 3 (4) 2 6 and g ( x )   x –  , x  R. Then the area (in sq.
 2
25. The area of the region, enclosed by the circle units) of the region bounded by the curves,
x2 + y2 = 2 which is not common to the region y = f(x) and y = g(x) between the lines, 2x = 1 and
bounded by the parabola y2 = x and the straight 2 x  3, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
line y = x, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 1 1 3
(1) – (2) 
1 1 4 3 3 4
(1) (24  1) (2) (12  1)
6 6
1 3 1 3
(3) – (4) 
1 1 2 4 2 4
(3) (12  1) (4) (6  1) 30. Area (in sq. units) of the region outside
3 3
x y x2 y 2
26. The area (in sq. units) of the region   1 and inside the ellipse   1 is
2 3 4 9
2 2
{( x, y )  R | 4 x  y  8 x  12} is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 3(4 – ) (2) 6(4 – )
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 6( – 2) (4) 3( – 2)
128 125
(1) (2) 31. Consider a region R  {( x, y )  R 2 : x 2  y  2 x }.
3 3
if a line y =  divides the area of region R into two
equal parts, then which of the following is true?
127 124
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 3
(1) 3 2 – 8  8  0 (2)  3 – 6 3/2 – 16  0
27. For a > 0, let the curves C 1 : y 2 = ax and
C2 : x2 = ay intersect at origin O and a point P. (3) 3 2 – 83/2  8  0 (4)  3 – 6 2  16  0
Let the line x = b(0 < b < a) intersect the chord
OP and the x-axis at points Q and R, respectively.
 2 1 
If the line x = b bisects the area bounded by the ( x, y ) : 0  y  x  1, 0  y  x  1,  x  2 is
 2 
1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
curves, C1 and C2, and the area of OQR  ,
2
79 23
then ‘a’ satisfies the equation [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)
16 6
(1) x6 + 6x3 – 4 = 0 (2) x6 – 12x3 – 4 = 0
79 23
(3) x6 – 6x3 + 4 = 0 (4) x6 – 12x3 + 4 = 0 (3) (4)
24 16
33. The area (in sq. units) of the region A = {(x, y) : (x 1 7

(1) (2)
– 1)[x]  y  2 x , 0  x  2}, where [t] denotes 6 6
the greatest integer function, is
5 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
6 3
8 4 35. The area (in sq. units) of the region enclosed by

(1) 2 1 (2) 2 1 the curves y = x2 – 1 and y = 1 – x2 is equal to
3 3
[JEE (Main)-2020]
8 1 4 1 7 4
(3) 2 (4) 2 (1) (2)
3 2 3 2 2 3
34. The area (in sq. units) of the region A = {(x, y) : |x| 8 16
+ |y|  1, 2y2  |x|} is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
3 3


Chapter 24
Differential Equations
1. The differential equation which represents the family 5. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
of curves y  c1ec2 x , where c1 and c2 are arbitrary dy
constants, is [AIEEE-2009]  xlogx  y  2x logx, (x  1), y(0)  1
dx
(1) y" = y y Then y(e) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2015]
(2) yy" = y (1) e (2) 0
(3) yy" = (y )2 (3) 2 (4) 2e
(4) y = y2 6. If a curve y = f(x) passes through the point
2. Solution of the differential equation (1, –1) and satisfies the differential equation,
 1
 y(1 + xy) dx = x dy, then f    is equal to
cos xdy  y (sin x  y )dx, 0  x  is [AIEEE-2010]  2
2
[JEE (Main)-2016]
(1) secx = (tanx + c)y
4 2
(2) ysecx = tanx + c (1)  (2)
5 5
(3) ytanx = secx + c
4 2
(4) tanx = (secx + c)y (3) (4) 
5 5
3. Consider the differential equation
dy
7. If  2  sin x    y  1 cos x  0 and y(0) = 1,
 1 dx
y 2dx   x –  dy  0 . If y (1) = 1, then x is given
 y   
then y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017]
by [AIEEE-2011]  2
1 1
2 1
1 e y
1 e y (1)  (2) 
(1) 1  – (2) 1–  3 3
y e y e
4 1
(3) (4)
1 1 3 3
y y
2 e 1 e
(3) 4 – – (4) 3–  8. let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
y e y e
dy
4. The population p(t) at time t of a certain mouse
equation sin x  y cos x  4 x , x  (0, ). If
dx
species satisfies the differential equation
 
dp(t ) y     0 , then y   is equal to
 0.5 p(t )  450 . If p(0) = 850, then the time 2 6
dt
at which the population becomes zero is [JEE (Main)-2018]
[AIEEE-2012]
4 –8
(1) 2 (2) 2
1 9 3 9 3
(1) ln 9 (2) ln 18
2
8 2 4 2
(3) –  (4) – 
(3) ln 18 (4) 2 ln 18 9 9

9. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation, 1 

(1) y(x) is decreasing in  ,1
dy  1 2 
x  2 y  x 2 satisfying y(1) = 1, then y   is
dx 2 loge 2
(2) y (loge 2) 
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 4
13 7 (3) y (loge 2)  loge 4

(1) (2)
16 64
(4) y(x) is decreasing in (0, 1)
1 49 14. The solution of the differential equation,
(3) (4)
4 16 dy
 ( x – y )2 , when y(1) = 1, is
10. Let f : [0, 1]  R be such that f(xy) = f(x).f(y), for dx
all x, y  [0, 1], and f(0)  0. If y = y(x) satisfies [JEE (Main)-2019]
dy
the differential equation,  f ( x ) with y(0) = 1, 2– y
dx (1) loge  2( y – 1)
2– x
 1 3
then y    y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
4 4 1 x – y
(2) – loge  xy –2
1– x  y
(1) 4 (2) 3
(3) 2 (4) 5
1– x  y
(3) – loge  2( x – 1)
1 x – y
dy 3 1    
11. If  2
y 2
,x  ,  and
dx cos x cos x  3 3
2– x
(4) loge x–y
 4   2– y
y    , then y    equals
4
  3  4
15. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
[JEE (Main)-2019]
dy
equation, x  y  x loge x,( x  1) . If 2y(2) =
dx
1 1
(1)  e6 (2)  e3 loge4 – 1, then y(e) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 3
1 4 e2 e
 (1) (2) –
(3) (4) 4 2
3 3
12. The curve amongst the family of curves represented e2 e

by the differential equation, (x2 – y2)dx + 2xydy = (3) – (4)
2 4
0 which passes through (1, 1) is
16. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation,
[JEE (Main)-2019]
dy
(1) A hyperbola with transverse axis along the ( x 2  1)2  2 x ( x 2  1)y  1 such that y(0) = 0. If
dx
x-axis.

(2) A circle with centre on the y-axis. a y (1)  , then the value of ‘a’ is
32
(3) An ellipse with major axis along the y-axis.
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) A circle with centre on the x-axis.
13. If y(x) is the solution of the differential equation 1 1
(1) (2)
2 4
dy  2 x  1  2 x 1 2
  y  e , x  0, where y (1)  e ,
dx  x  2 1
then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 1 (4)
16

17. Given that the slope of the tangent to a curve

 dy d 2 y 
2y 21. If ey + xy = e, the ordered pair  , 2  at x = 0
y = y(x) at any point (x,y) is . If the curve  dx dx 
 
x2
passes through the centre of the circle is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y = 0, then its equation is
1 1  1 1 
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1)  , – 2  (2) – , – 2 
e e   e e 
(1) x loge |y| = –2(x – 1)
(2) x loge |y| = x – 1  1 1 1 1 
(3)  – , 2  (4)  , 2
(3) x loge |y| = 2(x – 1)  e e  e e 
(4) x2 loge |y| = – 2(x – 1) 22. Consider the differential equation,
18. The solution of the differential equation  1
y 2dx   x –  dy  0. If value of y is 1 when
dy  y
x  2y  x 2 ( x  0) with y(1) = 1, is
dx x = 1, then the value of x for which y = 2, is
4 3 1 x3 1 5 1 3
(1) y  x  2 (2) y  (1)  (2) – e
5 5x 5 5x 2 2 e 2
x2 3 3 2 1
3 1 1 1
(3) y   2 (4) y x 
4 4x 4 4x 2 (3) – (4) 
2 e 2 e
19. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation
23. The general solution of the differential equation
dy    (y2 – x3) dx – xydy = 0 (x  0) is
 (tan x  y ) sec 2 x , x    ,  , such that
dx  2 2 (where c is a constant of integration)
  [JEE (Main)-2019]
y(0) = 0, then y    is equal to
 4 (1) y2 + 2x3 + cx2 = 0 (2) y2 – 2x2 + cx3 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) y2 – 2x3 + cx2 = 0 (4) y2 + 2x2 + cx3 = 0
1 1
(1) 2 (2) e 1
e 2 dy  y  3
24. Let xk + yk = ak, (a, k > 0) and   0,
dx  x 
1
(3) e – 2 (4) 2 then k is [JEE (Main)-2020]
e
20. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 3 1
(1) (2)
dy    2 3
equation,  y tan x  2 x  x 2 tan x, x    ,  ,
dx  2 2
4 2
such that y(0) = 1.Then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (4)
3 3
2
    25. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation,
(1) y    y     2
4  4 2
 dy 
ey   1  e x such that y(0) = 0, then y(1) is
    dx 
(2) y    y     2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
4  4
(1) 2e
  
(3) y     y       2 (2) loge2
4  4
(3) 2 + loge2
  
(4) y     y        2 (4) 1 + loge2
4  4

26. Let y = y(x) be the solution curve of the differential 1 1

(1) 1  log 2 (2) 1  loge 2

equation, y 2  x  dy
dx
 1 , satisfying y(0) = 1. This e
curve intersects the x-axis at a point whose 1

(3) 1 + loge2 (4) 1  loge 2
abscissa is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 – e 31. The solution curve of the differential equation,
(2) 2 + e
1 + e – x 1 + y 2  dy  y 2 , which passes through
(3) – e dx
the point (0, 1), is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) 2
27. The differential equation of the family of curves, 2
 1 + e – x  
(1) y + 1 = y loge   + 2
x 2  4b( y  b), b  R , is [JEE (Main)-2020]   2  
(1) x( y ')2  x  2yy '  1 + e x  

2
(2) y + 1 = y loge   + 2
  2  
(2) x( y ')2  2yy ' x
1 + e – x 
(3) x( y ')2  x  2yy ' 2
(3) y = 1 + y loge  
 2 
(4) xy ''  y '
2
1 + e x 
dy xy (4) y = 1 + y loge  
28. If  ; y (1)  1; then a value of x  2 
dx x 2  y 2
32. If x 3dy + xy dx = x 2dy + 2y dx; y(2) = e and
satisfying y(x) = e is [JEE (Main)-2020]
x > 1, then y(4) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
e
(1) (2) 3e e 1
2 (1) (2)  e
2 2
1
(3) 2e (4) 3e
2 3 3
(3)  e (4) e
29. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 2 2
equation, 33. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
equation,
2  sin x dy
·  – cos x, y  0, y 0  1. If xy – y = x2 (xcosx + sinx), x > 0. If y() = , then
y 1 dx
dy    
y() = a and at x =  is b, then the ordered y     y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
dx  2  2
pair (a, b) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (2, 1)   x2
(1) 1  (2) 1 
2 2 4
(2) (1, –1)
 3   2
(3) 2,  (3) 2  (4) 2 
 2 2 2 4
(4) (1, 1) 34. The solution of the differential equation

30. If a curve y = ƒ(x), passing through the point (1, 2), dy y  3x
  3  0 is
is the solution of the differential equation, 2x2dy = dx loge y  3 x
 1
(2xy + y2)dx, then ƒ   is equal to (where C is a constant of integration.)
2

1 2 
loge y  3 x  C
2
(1) x  38. If y   x  1 cosec x is the solution of the
2   
dy 2
differential equation,  p( x )y  cosec x,
1 dx 
(2) y  3 x  loge x2  C 
2 0  x  , then the function p(x) is equal to
2
(3) x  2loge y  3 x  C [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) tan x (2) cot x
(4) x  loge y  3 x  C (3) cosec x (4) sec x
35. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation 39. If for x  0, y = y(x) is the solution of the differential
equation,
5 + e x dy
· + e x = 0 satisfying y(0) = 1, then a (x + 1)dy = ((x + 1)2 + y – 3)dx, y(2) = 0,
2+y dx
then y(3) is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
value of y(loge13) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
40. The population P = P(t) at time ‘t’ of a certain
(1) –1 (2) 2 species follows the differential equation
dP
(3) 0 (4) 1 = 0.5P – 450. If P(0) = 850, then the time at
dt
36. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential which population becomes zero is :
dy   [JEE (Main)-2021]
equation cos x  2y sin x  sin 2 x, x  0,  . If
dx  2 1
(1) loge18 (2) log e 18
y(/3) = 0, then y(/4) is equal to 2
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) loge9 (4) 2loge18
41. Let f be a twice differentiable function defined on R
1 such that f(0) = 1, f(0) = 2 and f(x)  0 for all x 
(1) 1 (2) 2 2
2 f(x) f'(x)
R. If = 0, for all x  R, then the value
f'(x) f''(x)
(3) 2  2 (4) 2 2 of f(1) lies in the interval : [JEE (Main)-2021]
37. The general solution of the differential equation (1) (0, 3) (2) (9, 12)
(3) (3, 6) (4) (6, 9)
dy
1  x 2  y 2  x 2 y 2  xy  0 is 42. If a curve passes through the origin and the slope
dx
of the tangent to it at any point (x, y) is
(where C is a constant of integration) x2  4x  y  8
, then this curve also passes
[JEE (Main)-2020] x2
through the point : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (5, 5) (2) (4, 5)
1  1  x 2  1
(1) 1 y 2  1 x2  loge   C (3) (4, 4) (4) (5, 4)
2  1  x 2 – 1 43. If the curve, y = y(x) represented by the solution
 
of the differential equation (2xy2 – y) dx + xdy =
0, passes through the intersection of the lines, 2x
 1  x 2 – 1
(2) 1 y 2  1 x2 
1
loge   C – 3y = 1 and 3x + 2y = 8, then y 1 is equal to
2  1  x 2  1 ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
44. The rate of growth of bacteria in a culture is
proportional to the number of bacteria present and
1  1  x 2 – 1 the bacteria count is 1000 at initial time t = 0. The
(3) 1 y 2 – 1 x2  loge  C number of bacteria is increased by 20% in 2 hours.
2  1  x 2  1 If the population of bacteria is 2000 after
 
2
k  k 
hours, then   is equal to :
1  1  x 2  1 6
loge    loge 2 
(4) 1 y 2 – 1 x2  loge  C
5
2  1  x 2 – 1
 
[JEE (Main)-2021]

(1) 16 (2) 4 50. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation

(3) 8 (4) 2
dy 
45. If y = y(x) is the solution of the equation   tan x  y  sin x, 0  x  , with y  0   0,
dx 3
dy
e siny cosy + e siny cosx = cosx, y  0  = 0;
dx 
then y   equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
4
 3  1 
then 1  y    y   y   is equal to  1 
6
  2 3 2 4 (1) loge2 (2)   loge 2
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 2
46. Let slope of the tangent line to a curve at any
1 1
xy 2 + y (3) loge 2 (4) loge 2
point P(x, y) be given by . If the curve 2 4
x
intersects the line x + 2y = 4 at x = –2, then the 51. Which of the following is true for y(x) that satisfies the
value of y, for which the point (3, y) lies on the
dy
curve, is : [JEE (Main)-2021] differential equation  xy  1  x  y; y  0   0 :
dx
18 4
(1) (2) – [JEE (Main)-2021]
35 3
18 1 1
18 
(3) – (4) – (1) y 1  e 2 e 2 (2) y(1) = 1
11 19
47. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation,
1 1

dy  (3) y 1  e 2  1 (4) y 1  e 2 1
 2y tan x  sin x, y    0, then the maximum
dx 3
value of the function y(x) over R is equal to : 52. Let y  y(x) be the solution of the differential
[JEE (Main)-2021] equation cosx(3sinx + cosx + 3)dy = (1 + ysinx(3sinx
15 1  
(1)  (2) + cosx + 3))dx, 0  x  , y(0) = 0. Then, y   is
4 8 2 3
1
(3) (4) 8 3 3 8
2  2 3  10 
(1) 2loge   (2) 2loge  
 11  4 
48. Let the curve y = y(x) be the solution of the  
dy
differential equation,  2  x  1 . If the numerical
dx 2 3 9  3 7
value of area bounded by the curve y = y(x) and (3) 2loge   (4) 2loge  

 6   2 
4 8
x-axis is , then the value of y(1) is equal to 53. If the curve y = y(x) is the solution of the
3
____. [JEE (Main)-2021] differential equation
49. Let C1 be the curve obtained by the solution of 2(x2 + x5/4) dy – y(x + x1/4) dx = 2x9/4 dx, x > 0
dy  4 
differential equation 2xy  y 2  x2 ,x  0 . Let which passes through the point  1, 1  loge 2  ,
dx  3 
dy 2xy then the value of y(16) is equal to :
the curve C2 be the solution of . If 
dx 2 2
x y [JEE (Main)-2021]
both the curves pass through (1, 1), then the area
enclosed by the curves C1 and C2 is equal to :  31 8   31 8 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1)   loge 3  (2)   loge 3 
 3 3   3 3 
(1)  – 1 (2)  + 1
 31 8   31 8 

1

1 (3) 4   loge 3  (4) 4   loge 3 
(3) (4)  3 3   3 3 
4 2

54. The differential equation satisfied by the system of 1 1

parabolas y2 = 4a(x + a) is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1)    1 (2)   3
6 12
2 1
 dy   dy  1
(1) y   – 2x    y  0 (3)    1 (4)    2
dx
   dx  8 4
2
 dy   dy  x y
(2) y   – 2x   – y  0 equation e 1  y 2 dx    dy  0, y (1)  1.
 dx   dx  x
2
Then the value of (y(3)) is equal to
 dy   dy  [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) y    2x   – y  0
 dx   dx  (1) 1 + 4e 6 (2) 1 – 4e6
(3) 1 – 4e 3 (4) 1 + 4e3
2
 dy   dy 
(4) y    2x   – y  0 dy
 dx   dx  59. Let y = y(x) satisfies the equation  A  0, for
dx
 y sin x 1
dy  x2   1  . If y() =  + 2,
  y  1   y  1 e 2 – x  , 0 < x < all x > 0, where A   0 1
equation
dx    1
2 0 
dy  x
2.1, with y(2) = 0. Then the value of at x = 1
dx 
then the value of y   is
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 3
e 2 –e 2
(1) (2)  4  4
(1)  (2) 
1 e   e  1
2 2
2 2 2  2 
3 1  1
(3)  (4) 
1 2  2 
5e 2 2e2 60. Let a curve y = y(x) be given by the solution of the
(3) (4) –
 e  1 1  e 
2
2 2 2 differential equation
1 
 
cos  cos1 e x  dx  e2x  1 dy
2 
If it intersects y-axis at y = –1, and the
equation xdy – ydx =  x2 – y2 dx, x  1 , with intersection point of the curve with x-axis is (, 0),
then e is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
y(1) = 0. If the area bounded by the line x = 1,
x = e, y = 0 and y = y(x) is e2 + , then the 61. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
value of 10(+) is equal to _________. equation cosec2x dy + 2dx = (1 + y cos2x) cosec2x
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
dx, with y    0. Then, the value of (y(0) + 1)2
57. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 4
is equal to
equation
[JEE (Main)-2021]
y  y  1
x tan   dy   y tan    x  dx, (1) e (2) e 2
x
   x
  
1
(3) e–1 (4) e 2
 1 
1  x  1, y    .
2 6 62. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
  y 1  
Then the area of the region bounded by the curves  ( x  2)e x  2   ( y  1)  dx = (x + 2)dy, y(1) = 1. If the
 
1  
x = 0, x  and y = y(x) in the upper half plane  
2 domain of y = y(x) is an open interval (, ), then |
is [JEE (Main)-2021] + | is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]

63. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 68. Let F : [3, 5]  R be a twice differentiable function
dy x
equation  1  xe y – x ,– 2  x  2, y (0)  0 on (3, 5) such that F( x ) = e – x  (3t2  2t  4F'(t))dt.
dx 3

then, the minimum value of y ( x ), x  – 2, 2 is  If F'(4) =
e – 224
, then  +  is equal to
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] (e – 4)2
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1)  2 – 3  – loge 2
 
69. If y = y(x), y  0,  is the solution of the
(2) 1– 3  – loge  3 –1  2
differential equation
(3) 1  3  – loge  3 –1 sec y

dy
– sin( x  y ) – sin(x – y)  0, with y(0) = 0,
dx
(4)  2  3   loge 2 
then 5y'   is equal to _______.
2
64. Let y = y(x) be solution of the following differential
dy [JEE (Main)-2021]
y
equation e – 2e y sin x  sin x cos2 x  0,
dx 70. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
(x – x 3 )dy = (y + yx 2 – 3x 4 )dx, x > 2.
 If y(3) = 3, then y(4) is equal to
y    0 . If y(0) = loge( + e–2), then 4( + )
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 12 (2) 8
65. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation (3) 4 (4) 16
 71. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
xdy = (y + x3 cosx)dx with y() = 0, then y   is dy = ex + y dx;   N. If y(loge 2) = loge 2 and
2
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  1
y (0)  loge   , then the value of  is equal to
2
2  2  _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1)  (2) 
2 4 2 4 72. Let y = y(x) be a solution curve of the differential
equation (y + 1) tan2x dx + tanx dy + ydx = 0,
2  2   
(3)  (4)  x  0,  . If lim xy ( x )  1, then the value of
4 2 4 2  2 x 0 
66. Let a curve y = f(x) pass through the point 
y   is [JEE (Main)-2021]
2y 4
(2, (loge2)2)
and have slope x log x for all positive
e
 
real value of x. Then the value of f(e) is equal to (1) (2) 1
_________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 4 4
67. Let y = y(x) be solution of the differential equation  

(3) –1 (4) –
 dy  4 4
loge    3 x  4 y , with y(0) = 0. If
 dx  73. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
2x2dy + (ey – 2x)dx = 0, x > 0. If y(e) = 1, then
 2 
y   loge 2    loge 2, then the value of  is y(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
 3 
(1) 2 (2) 0
(3) loge(2e) (4) loge2
1 1
(1)  (2)  74. Let us consider a curve, y = f(x) passing through
2 4 the point (–2, 2) and slope of the tangent to the
1 curve at any point (x, f(x)) is given by f(x) + xf(x)
(3) (4) 2 = x2. Then [JEE (Main)-2021]
4

(1) x3 + xf(x) + 12 = 0 (2) x2 + 2xf(x) + 4 = 0

(3) x2 + 2xf(x) – 12 = 0 (4) x3 – 3xf(x) – 4 = 0
x
 
80. If x   x    3t 2  2  t  dt, x  2, and   0   4,
5
then (2) is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
equation
dy
 2  y  2 sin x  5  x  2cos x such dy 2 x y  2y  2x
81. If  , y (0)  0, then for y = 1,
dx dx 2 x  2 x  y loge 2
that y(0) = 7. Then y() is equal to
the value of x lies in the interval
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
(1) 7e   5 (2) 2e  5 1   1
(1)  , 1 (2)  0, 
2 2 2   2
(3) e   5 (4) 3e   5
(3) (1, 2) (4) (2, 3)
76. If y 1/4  y –1/4  2x, and
  y2  
  
d2 y dy dy y2  x2  
( x 2 – 1)  x  y  0 ,  x    ,
2 dx
82. If y 2  x > 0,  > 0, and
dx dx x  y 
2
   
 x2  
then  –  is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]   
77. If the solution curve of the differential equation  y2 
(2x – 10y 3)dy + ydx = 0, passes through the 
y(1) = –1, then  4  is equal to
points (0, 1) and (2, ), then  is a root of the  
equation [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 2y5 – y2 – 2 = 0 (2) y5 – y2 – 1 = 0 (1) 4(2) (2) 4(1)
(3) y5 – 2y – 2 = 0 (4) 2y5 – 2y – 1 = 0 (3) 2(1) (4) (1)
78. A differential equation representing the family of 83. If y = y(x) is the solution curve of the differential
parabolas with axis parallel to y-axis and whose
 1
length of latus rectum is the distance of the point equation x 2dy   y –  dx  0; x  0, and y(1) =
(2, –3) from the line 3x + 4y = 5, is given by  x
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1
1, then y   is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
d 2y d x
(1) 11  10 (2) 11  10
dx 2 dy 2 3
–
1
(1) 3 – e (2)
2 e
d2x d 2y
(3) 10  11 (4) 10  11 1
dy 2 dx 2 (3) 3  (4) 3 + e
e
dy 2 x  y – 2 x 84. The difference between degree and order of a
79. If  , y (0)  1, then y(1) is equal to : differential equation that represents the family of
dx 2y
[JEE (Main)-2021]  a
curves given by y2  a  x   ,a  0 is
(1) log2(2e) (2) log2(1 + e2)  2 

(3) log2(1 + e) (4) log2(2 + e) _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 25
Vector Algebra
1. The projections of a vector on the three coordinate

6. If the vectors piˆ  jˆ  kˆ, iˆ  qjˆ  kˆ and
axis are 6, –3, 2 respectively. The direction cosines
of the vector are [AIEEE-2009] iˆ  ˆj  rkˆ (p  q  r  1 ) are coplanar, then the
6 3 2 6 3 2 value of pqr – (p + q + r) is [AIEEE-2011]
(1) , , (2) , ,
5 5 5 7 7 7 (1) –1 (2) –2
(3) 2 (4) 0
6 3 2
(3) , , (4) 6, –3, 2
7 7 7 7. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors. If the vectors
    
2. If u , v , w are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are c  aˆ  2bˆ and d  5aˆ  4bˆ are perpendicular to
real numbers, then the equality each other, then the angle between â and b̂ is
         [AIEEE-2012]
[3u , pv , pw ]  [ pv , w , qu ]  [2w , qv , qu ]  0
holds for [AIEEE-2009]  
(1) (2)
(1) Exactly two values of (p, q) 4 6
(2) More than two but not all values of (p, q)
 
(3) All values of (p, q) (3) (4)
2 3
(4) Exactly one value of (p, q)
8. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
      
3. Let a  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ. Then the vector b AB = q, AD = p and BAD be an acute angle. If
      
satisfying a  b  c  0 and a . b  3 is r is the vector that coincides with the altitude

[AIEEE-2010] directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r
is given by [AIEEE-2012]
(1) iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ (2) 2iˆ – jˆ  2kˆ
 
   p q  
(3) iˆ – jˆ – 2kˆ (1) r  q      p
(4) iˆ  ˆj – 2kˆ  pp
  
4. If the vectors a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ.    p q  
(2) r  q      p
   pp
b  2iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are mutually
 
orthogonal, then (,) = [AIEEE-2010]   3( p  q ) 
(3) r  3q    p
(1) (–3, 2) (2) (2, –3) ( p  p)
 
(3) (–2, 3) (4) (3, –2)   3( p  q ) 
 (4) r  3q    p
  ( p  p)
5. Let a, b, c be three non-zero vectors which are
   
pairwise non-collinear. If a  3b is collinear with 9. If the vectors AB  3iˆ  4kˆ and AC  5iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ
       are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the length of
c and b  2c is collinear with a , then a  3b  6c
is [AIEEE-2011] the median through A is [JEE (Main)-2013]
   (1) (2)
(1) 0 (2) a  c 18 72
 
(3) a (4) c (3) 33 (4) 45

10. The angle between the lines whose direction 

15. Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors
consines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and   
l2 = m2 + n2 is [JEE (Main)-2014] a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  kˆ . If u is
   2
  perpendicular to a and u  b  24 , then u is
(1) (2)
6 2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) 336 (2) 315
 
(3) (4) (3) 256 (4) 84
3 4
  
         16. Let a  iˆ  jˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector such
11. If a  b b  c c  a   [a b c ]2 then is equal to
      2
[JEE (Main)-2014] that a  c  b  0 and a. c  4, then c is equal
(1) 0 (2) 1 to
(3) 2 (4) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
   17 19
12. Let a, b and c be three non-zero vectors such that (1) (2)
no two of them are collinear and 2 2
   1    (3) 9 (4) 8
(a  b )  c  | b | | c | a . If  is the angle between  
3
 17. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ , b  b1 iˆ  b2 ˆj  2kˆ
and

vectors b and c , then a value of sin  is 
[JEE (Main)-2015] c  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ be three vectors such that the
    
projection vector of b on a is a . If a  b is
2 2  2  
(1) (2) perpendicular to c , then b is equal to
3 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2 3
(3) (4) (1) 22
3 3
   (2) 32
13. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
(3) 4
   3     
a  b  c   b  c . If b is not parallel to c , (4) 6
2
 
  18. Let a  2iˆ  1 ˆj  3kˆ, b  4iˆ  (3   2 ) ˆj  6kˆ and
then the angle between a and b is

[JEE (Main)-2016] c  3iˆ  6 jˆ  (3  1)kˆ be three vectors such that
   
 2 b  2a and a is perpendicular to c . Then a
(1) (2) possible value of (1, 2, 3) is
2 3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(3) (4) (1) (1, 3, 1) (2) (1, 5, 1)
6 4
   1   1 
14. Let a  2iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. Let c be a (3)  , 4,  2  (4)   2 , 4, 0 
2   
    
vector such that | c  a | 3, (a  b )  c  3 and      
19. Let   (  2) a  b and   (4  2) a  3b be
      
the angle between c and a  b be 30°. Then a  c two given vectors where vectors a and b are
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] 
non-collinear. The value of  for which vectors 

(1) 2 (2) 5 and  are collinear, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 25 (1) – 3 (2) – 4
(3) (4)
8 8 (3) 3 (4) 4

  25. The vector equation of plane through the line of

20. Let a  i  2 j  4k , b  i   j  4k and
intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and
 2x + 3y + 4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the
c  2i  4 j  ( 2 – 1)k be coplanar vectors. Then plane x – y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
the non-zero vector a  c is [JEE (Main)-2019]  
(1) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (2) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0
(1) –14i  5 j (2) –10i – 5 j  

(3) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (4) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0
(3) –14i – 5 j –10i  5 j  

(4) 26. Let a  3i  2 j  xk and b  i  j  k , for some
 
21. Let 3iˆ  ˆj , iˆ  3 jˆ and iˆ  (1– ) jˆ respectively real x. Then a  b = r is possible if
be the position vectors of the points A, B and C
[JEE (Main)-2019]
with respect to the origin O. If the distance of C
from the bisector of the acute angle between OA
3 3 3 3
3 (1) 3 r 5 (2) r 3
and OB is , then the sum of all possible values 2 2 2 2
2
of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] 3 3
(3) 0  r  (4) r 5
(1) 3 (2) 1 2 2
(3) 4 (4) 2     
27. Let   3iˆ  jˆ and   2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ . If   1  2 ,
22. The sum of the distinct real values of , for which   
where 1 is parallel to  and 2 is perpendicular
the vectors, iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , iˆ  jˆ  kˆ , iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are   
to  , then 1  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
co-planar, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 (2) 1 1 ˆ 1
(1) (3i  9 jˆ  5kˆ ) (2) ( 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ )
(3) –1 (4) 0 2 2
   (3) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ (4) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ

23. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors, out of which
 
vectors b and c are non-parallel. If  and  are the   
 28. If a unit vector a makes angles with iˆ, with
angles which vector a makes with vectors 3 4
     1  ĵ and    0,   with k̂ , then a value of is

b and c respectively and a  b × c  b , the
2

| – | is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 90° (2) 45° 5 2

(1) (2)
(3) 30° (4) 60° 12 3
24. The magnitude of the projection of the vector 5


(3) (4)
2 iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ on the vector perpendicular to the 4 6
plane containing the vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and 29. The distance of the point having position vector
iˆ  2 jˆ  3 kˆ , is: [JEE (Main)-2019] i  2 j  6k from the straight line passing through
the point (2, 3, –4) and parallel to the vector,
(1)
3
(2) 6i  3 j  4k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 3 6
(1) 7 (2) 4 3
3
(3) (4) 6 (3) 6 (4) 2 13
2

30. If the volume of parallelopiped (non-zero) formed by 35. Let the volume of a parallelopiped whose
coterminous edges are given by
the vectors iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, jˆ + kˆ and iˆ + kˆ is
 ˆ ˆ  
minimum, then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] u  i  j  kˆ, v  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and w  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
be 1 cu. unit. If  be the angle between the edges
1  
(1) (2) – 3 u and w , then cos can be [JEE (Main)-2020]
3
1 5 5
(3) 3 (4) – (1) (2)
3 7 3 3
 
31. Let a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ – 2kˆ be two
7 7
vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the vectors (3) (4)
    6 6 6 3
a  b and a – b has the magnitude 12 then one
such vector is [JEE (Main)-2019] 36. Let a, b c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c 2 = 1.
 2   4 

(1) 4 –2iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ  (2) 
4 2iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ  If a cos   b cos     c cos  
 3  3 
, where

(3) 4 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ  (4) 
4 2iˆ – 2 ˆj – kˆ  

, then the angle between the vectors
9
32. Let   R and the three vectors
  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ and biˆ  cjˆ  akˆ is
a = iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ, b = 2iˆ + ˆj – kˆ and
 [JEE (Main)-2020]
c = iˆ – 2 jˆ + 3kˆ. Then the set
   
S = { : a, b and c are coplanar} (1) 0 (2)
9
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Contains exactly two numbers only one of 2 
(3) (4)
which is positive 3 2
(2) Is singleton 37. Let x0 be the point of local maxima of
(3) Contains exactly two positive numbers   
(4) Is empty  
f x = a · b × c , where

33. A vector a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ (,  R ) lies in the plane  
 a  xi – 2 j  3kˆ, b  –2iˆ  xjˆ – kˆ
 
of the vectors, b  iˆ  jˆ and c  iˆ – ˆj  4kˆ. If a

  and c  7i – 2 j  xkˆ. Then the value
bisects the angle between b and c , then
     
[JEE (Main)-2020] of a · b  b · c  c · a at x  x0 is
 
(1) a  iˆ  3  0 (2) a  iˆ  1  0 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 
(3) a  kˆ  2  0 (4) a  kˆ  4  0 (1) 14 (2) –30
   (3) –4 (4) –22
34. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
          38. If the volume of a parallelopiped,
a  b  c  0. If   a . b  b .c  c .a and whose coterminous edges are given by
        
d  a  b  b  c  c  a then the ordered pair,, the vectors a  i  j  nk , b  2i  4 j  nk and
 
 
, d is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] c  i  n j  3k (n  0), is 158 cu.units, then
 3    3   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)  ,3 a  c  (2)   2 ,3 c  b   
2    (1) n = 7 (2) b  c  10
 3   3  
 
(3)   ,3 a  b  (4)  2 ,3 b  c  (3) n = 9 (4) a  c  17
 2   

   
39. Let a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ be two 46. If a and b are unit vectors, then the greatest
        
vectors. If c is a vector such that b  c  b  a value of 3 a  b  a – b is ______.
   
and c . a  0 , then c . b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020]  
47. If x and y be two non-zero vectors such that
1 3      
(1)  (2)  x  y  x and 2 x  y is perpendicular to y ,
2 2
then the value of  is _________ .
1
(3) –1 (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
   
 b  i – j and c  i – j – k be three
48. Let a  i  2j – k,
40. If the vectors, p  (a  1) i  a j  ak,
 
q  a i  (a  1) j  ak, and given vectors, if r is a vector such that
       
 r  a  c  a and r . b  0 , then r . a is equal to
r  a i  a j  (a  1)k (a   ) are coplanar and
_________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
    2
3( p . q )2   r  q  0 , then the value of  is 49. A plane passes through the points A(1,2,3),
B(2, 3, 1) and C(2, 4, 2). If O is the origin and P
____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 
   is (2, –1, 1), then the projection of OP on this
41. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that plane is of length: [JEE (Main)-2021]
   
a  3, b  5, b. c  10 and the angle between 2 2
(1) (2)
    5 7
b and c is . If a is perpendicular to the vector
3 2 2
     (3) (4)
 
b  c, then a  b  c is equal to ________.

3

11
50. Let a  i + aj + 3k and b  3i – aj + k . If the

[JEE (Main)-2020]
   area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
42. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such  
represented by the vectors a and b is
 2  2  2  2
that a  b  a  c  8. Then a  2b  a  2c  
8 3 square units, then a . b is equal to
___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
43. Let the position vectors of points ‘A’ and ‘B’ be  
51. If a and b are perpendicular, then
iˆ + jˆ + kˆ and 2iˆ + jˆ +3kˆ, respectively. A point ‘P’
    
divides the line segment AB internally in the
ratio  : 1 ( > 0). If O is the origin and
    is equal to :
a a a ab
    2 [JEE (Main)-2021]

OB.OP  3 OA ×OP  6, then  is equal
  
to ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) a  b (2) 0

44. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, then the value of 1 4 4
(3) a b (4) a b
2
  
     
2 2 2
iˆ  a  iˆ  jˆ  a  jˆ  kˆ  a  kˆ is equal to  
52. If vectors a 1  xiˆ – ˆj  kˆ and a 2  î  yjˆ  zkˆ are
_______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the
    
45. Let the vectors a, b, c be such that a  2, b  4 vector xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  
and c  4. If the projection of b on a is equal
   (1)
1
3
 î – ˆj  kˆ  (2)
1
3
 î  ˆj – kˆ 
to the projection of c on a and b is
   
perpendicular to c, then the value of a  b  c is (3)
1
2
 î – ˆj  (4)
1
2
 – ˆj  kˆ 
________. [JEE (Main)-2020]


53. Let a vector  î  ˆj be obtained by rotating the 59. Let x be a vector in the plane containing vectors
  
vector 3 î  ˆj by an angle 45° about the origin in a = 2 î – ˆj+kˆ and b = î + 2 ˆj – k.
ˆ If the vector x
counterclockwise direction in the first quadrant.
Then the area of triangle having vertices (, ),  
is perpendicular to 3iˆ + 2jˆ – kˆ and its projection
(0, ) and (0, 0) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 17 6 2
1 on a is , then the value of x is equal to
(1) (2) 2 2 2
2
______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 
60. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with respect
(3) 1 (4) to a rectangular cartesian system. This system is
2
  rotated through a certain angle about the origin in
54. Let a  î  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ . If the counter clockwise sense. If, with respect to
     
 
r  a  b  r, r  aiˆ  2jˆ  kˆ  3 and   R, then the
new system, a has components p + 1 and 10 ,
then a value of p is equal to
2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
value of   r is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –1 (2) 1
(1) 15 (2) 13
4 5
(3) 9 (4) 11 (3) (4) –
 5 4
55. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors   
   61. In a triangle ABC, if BC  8, CA  7, AB  10,
 
a  î  ˆj – kˆ and b  î  2jˆ  kˆ . If c  1ˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  8  
   then the projection of the vector AB on AC is
then the value of c  (a  b) is equal to ________. equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
115 25
  (1) (2)
56. Let a  2iˆ  3ˆj  4kˆ and b  7iˆ  ˆj  6k.
ˆ 16 4
     
   
If r  a  r  b, r · î  2jˆ  kˆ  3, then r · 2iˆ  3ˆj  kˆ (3)
127
20
(4)
85
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 14
 
(1) 10 (2) 13 62. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors perpendicular
    
(3) 8 (4) 12 to each other and a  b . If a  b  a , then the
     
57. If a   î  ˆj  3k,

ˆ
 
angle between the vectors a  b  a  b and a 
b   î  ˆj  kˆ and is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1  1  1  1 
c  î  2jˆ  kˆ (1) cos   (2) sin  
 2  3
  1   
such that a.b  1 and b.c  3 , then
3

a  b .c   1  1  1  1 
(3) sin   (4) cos  
is equal to ______.  6  3
[JEE (Main)-2021]   
 63. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. If c is a vector
58. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xiˆ  yjˆ  kˆ and     
such that a · c  | c |, | c  a |  2 2 and the angle

OQ  –iˆ  2jˆ  3xk,
ˆ x, y  R, x  0 , be such that    
   
between a  b and c is , then the value of
6
| PQ | 20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to   
 
OQ . If OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,
ˆ z  R , is coplanar with  
a  b  c is [JEE (Main)-2021]
  2
OP and OQ , then the value of x + y + z is
2 2 2
(1) 4 (2)
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 3
(1) 7 (2) 9 3
(3) (4) 3
(3) 2 (4) 1 2

   69. Let the vectors

64. Let a, b, c be three mutually perpendicular vectors
of the same magnitude and equally inclined at an  2  a  b  iˆ   a  2b  c  ˆj   b  c  kˆ,
  
angle , with the vector a  b  c. Then 36 cos22
is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  b  iˆ  2bjˆ  bkˆ and
65. In a triangle ABC, if  2  b  iˆ  2 bˆj  1  b  kˆ, a, b, c  R

  
| BC |  3, | CA |  5 and |BA|  7, then the
be co-planar. Then which of the following is true?
 
projection of the vector BA on BC is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 3c = a + b (2) 2b = a + c
(3) 2a = b + c (4) a = b + 2c
13 19
(1) (2)  
2 2 70. Let p  2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ and q  iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ be two vectors.

(3)
15
(4)
11  
If a vector r  iˆ +  ˆj + kˆ is perpendicular to each
2 2     
of the vectors  p  q  and  p – q  , and r  3,
 then || + || + || is equal to _______.
66. For p > 0, a vector v 2  2iˆ  (p  1) jˆ is obtained by
 [JEE (Main)-2021]
rotating the vector v1  3 piˆ  jˆ by an angle 
71. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If the
about origin in counter clockwise direction. If
vectors aiˆ  ajˆ  ckˆ, iˆ  kˆ and ciˆ  cjˆ  bkˆ are
tan  
 3 2 , co-planar, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
then the value of  is equal to
4 3  3 (1)
2
(2) ab
1 1

_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] a b

67. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors ab 1 1
   (3) (4) 
b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  k. ˆ If a is 2 a b
 
perpendicular to d  3iˆ  2 jˆ  6kˆ, and a  10.      
72. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8, then a  b is equal to
  
Then a possible value of ab c   ab d  a c d is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3 (2) 6
(1) –42 (2) –40
(3) 4 (4) 5
(3) –38 (4) –29
    
 
68. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that  
73. If a  3 b is perpendicular to 7a  5 b and  
          
a  b  c, b  c  a and |a|  2. Then which one of   
a  4 b is perpendicular to 7a  2 b , then the 
the following is not true? [JEE (Main)-2021]  
angle between a and b (in degrees) is _________.
     
  
(1) a  b  c  b  c   0  
[JEE (Main)-2021]
74. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ . Then the
  

(2) Projection of a on b  c is 2   



  
 
vector product a  b  a  a  b  b  b is

  
      equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) a b c   c a b   8

(1) 7 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ  
(2) 7 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ 
  2
(4) 3a  b  2 c  51

(3) 5 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ  
(4) 5 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ 

    
75. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, b and c  jˆ – kˆ be three vectors 80. Let a  iˆ  5 jˆ  kˆ, b  iˆ  3 jˆ   kˆ and
     
such that a × b  c and a  b  1. If the length of c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ be three vectors such that,
      
projection vector of the vector b on the vector a  c b  c  5 3 and a is perpendicular to b. Then
is l, then the value of 3l2 is equal to _______. 2
the greatest amongst the values of a is _____.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
   [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that  
    81. Let a and b be two vectors such that
 
a  b  b  c . If magnitudes of the vectors     
   2a  3b  3 a  3b and the angle between a and
a, b and c are 2, 1 and 2 respectively and the
 1 
    b is 60°. If a is a unit vector, then b is equal to :
angle between b and c is   0     , then the 8
 2
value of 1 + tan is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 8 (2) 4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 5 (4) 6
3 1
(1) 2 (2)   
3 82. Let a, b, c be three vectors mutually perpendicular
to each other and have same magnitude. If a
(3) 1 (4) 3 1 
  vector r satisfies
77. Let a  i   j  k, b  3i   j  k and             
     
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c   0,
c   i  2 j  k , where  and  are integers. If 
       then r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
a  b  1 and b  c  10 , (a  b)  c is equal to
1    1   
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (1)
3

ab c  (2)
2

a  b  2c 
 ˆ ˆ ˆ  
78. Let a  i  j  k and b  ˆj – kˆ. if c is a vector
      1    1   
 
such that a  c  b and a  c  3, then a  b  c  is (3)
2

a b c  (4)
3

2a  b  c 
 
(1) 6 (2) –2 83. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  2 j  k . Let a vector
(3) –6 (4) 2    
v be in the plane containing a and b . If v is
79. If the projection of the vector iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ on the
perpendicular to the vector 3i  2 j  k and its
sum of the two vectors 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and  
iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ is 1, then  is equal to _______. projection on a is 19 units, then | 2v |2 is equal
to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 26
Three Dimensional Geometry
6. The distance of the point (1, – 5, 9) from the plane

x  2 y 1 z  2
1. Let the line   lie in the plane x – y + z = 5 measured along a straight line
3 5 2 x = y = z is [AIEEE-2011]
x + 3y – z +  = 0. Then (, ) equals
[AIEEE-2009] (1) 3 10 (2) 3 5
(1) (–6, 7) (2) (5, –15) (3) 10 3 (4) 5 3
(3) (–5, 5) (4) (6, –17) 7. An equation of a plane parallel to the plane
2. A line AB in three-dimensional space makes x – 2y + 2z – 5 = 0 and at a unit distance from
angles 45° and 120° with the positive x-axis and the origin is [AIEEE-2012]
the positive y-axis respectively. If AB makes an (1) x – 2y + 2z + 1 = 0
acute angle  with the positive z-axis, then 
equals [AIEEE-2010] (2) x – 2y + 2z – 1 = 0
(1) 30° (2) 45° (3) x – 2y + 2z + 5 = 0

(3) 60° (4) 75° (4) x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0
3. Statement-1 : The point A(3, 1, 6) is the mirror x 1 y 1 z 1
image of the point B(1, 3, 4) in the plane x – y + 8. If the lines   and
2 3 4
z = 5.
x 3 y k z
Statement-2 : The plane x – y + z = 5 bisects the   intersect, then k is equal to
1 2 1
line segment joining A(3, 1, 6) and B(1, 3, 4). [AIEEE-2012]
[AIEEE-2010]
2 9
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) (2)
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for 9 2
Statement-1 (3) 0 (4) –1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 9. Distance between two parallel planes
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for 2x + y + 2z = 8 and 4x + 2y + 4z + 5 = 0 is
Statement-1 [JEE (Main)-2013]
3 5
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (1) (2)
2 2
4. There are 10 points in a plane, out of these 6 are
7 9
collinear. If N is the number of triangles formed by (3) (4)
joining these points, then [AIEEE-2011] 2 2
(1) 140 < N  190 (2) N > 190 x 2 y 3 z4
10. If the lines   and
(3) N  100 (4) 100 < N  140 1 1 k
5. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the x 1 y  4 z  5
  are coplanar, then k can
x y 2 z3 k 2 1
point (3, –1, 11) to the line   is have [JEE (Main)-2013]
2 3 4
[AIEEE-2011] (1) Any value
(1) (2) (2) Exactly one value

53 66
(3) Exactly two values
(3) 29 (4) 33 (4) Exactly three values

11. The image of the line 16. The distance of the point (1, 3, –7) from the plane
passing through the point (1, –1, –1), having normal
x 1 y  3 z  4 perpendicular to both the lines
  in the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0
3 1 5 x 1 y  2 z  4 x  2 y 1 z  7
is the line [JEE (Main)-2014]   and   , is
1 2 3 2 1 1
x 3 y 5 z2 [JEE (Main)-2017]
(1)  
3 1 5
10 5
(1) (2)
x 3 y 5 z 2 83 83
(2)  
3 1 5
10 20
x 3 y 5 z 2 (3) (4)
  74 74
(3)
3 1 5
17. If the image of the point P(1, –2, 3) in the plane,
x 3 y 5 z 2 2x + 3y – 4z + 22 = 0 measured parallel to the
(4)  
3 1 5 x y z
line,   is Q, then PQ is equal to
12. The distance of the point (1, 0, 2) from the point 1 4 5
[JEE (Main)-2017]
x  2 y 1 z  2
of intersection of the line   and
3 4 12 (1) 2 42 (2) 42
the plane x – y + z = 16, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
(3) 6 5 (4) 3 5
(1) 2 14 (2) 8
18. If L 1 is the line of intersection of the planes
(3) 3 21 (4) 13 2x – 2y + 3z – 2 = 0, x – y + z + 1 = 0 and L2
is the line of intersection of the planes
13. The equation of the plane containing the line x + 2y – z – 3 = 0, 3x – y + 2z – 1 = 0, then the
2x – 5y + z = 3; x + y + 4z = 5, and parallel to
distance of the origin from the plane containing the
the plane, x + 3y + 6z = 1, is
lines L1 and L2, is [JEE (Main)-2018]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 2 x  6 y  12z  13 1 1
(1) (2)
4 2 3 2
(2) x  3 y  6z  7
1 1
(3) x  3 y  6z  7 (3) (4)
2 2 2
(4) 2 x  6 y  12z  13
19. The length of the projection of the line segment
joining the points (5, –1, 4) and (4, –1, 3) on the
x 3 y 2 z4
14. If the line,   lies in the plane, plane, x + y + z = 7 is:
2 1 3 [JEE (Main)-2018]
2 2
lx  my  z  9 , then l  m is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2016] 2 2
(1) (2)
3 3
(1) 18 (2) 5
(3) 2 (4) 26
1 2
15. The distance of the point (1, –5, 9) from the plane (3) (4)
3 3
x – y + z = 5 measured along the line x = y = z
is [JEE (Main)-2016] 20. The plane through the intersection of the planes
x + y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y – z + 4 = 0 and
10 parallel to y-axis also passes through the point
(1) 10 3 (2)
3
[JEE (Main)-2019]
20 (1) (3, 2, 1) (2) (3, 3, –1)
(3) (4) 3 10
3 (3) (–3, 0, –1) (4) (–3, 1, 1)

21. The equation of the line passing through (–4, 3, 1), 1 1

parallel to the plane x + 2y – z – 5 = 0 and (1) (2)
4 2
x 1 y –3 z –2
intersecting the line   is 1 1
–3 2 –1 (3) (4) 
8 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 26. The plane which bisects the line segment joining
the points (–3, –3, 4) and (3, 7, 6) at right angles,
x – 4 y  3 z 1 passes through which one of the following points?
(1)  
2 2 4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x  4 y – 3 z –1 (1) (–2, 3, 5) (2) (4, 1, –2)
(2)  
–1 1 1 (3) (2, 1, 3) (4) (4, –1, 7)
27. On which of the following lines lies the point of
x  4 y – 3 z –1
(3)  
3 –1 1 x–4 y –5 z–3
intersection of the line,   and
2 2 1
x  4 y – 3 z –1 the plane, x + y + z = 2? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4)  
1 1 3
x –1 y –3 z  4
(1)  
22. If the lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x = az + 1 2 –5
b, y = cz + d are perpendicular, then
x  3 4 – y z 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2)  
3 3 –2
(1) ab + bc + 1 = 0 (2) cc + a + a = 0 x–4 y –5 z–5
(3)  
(3) aa + c + c = 0 (4) bb + cc + 1 = 0 1 1 –1
23. The equation of the plane containing the straight x –2 y –3 z3
(4)  
2 2 3
x y z
line   and perpendicular to the plane
2 3 4 x  3 y  2 z 1
28. The plane containing the line  
2 1 3
x y z
containing the straight lines   and and also containing its projection on the plane
3 4 2
2x + 3y – z = 5, contains which one of the
x y z following points? [JEE (Main)-2019]
  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4 2 3 (1) (0, –2, 2) (2) (2, 2, 0)
(1) x – 2y + z = 0 (2) x + 2y – 2z = 0 (3) (–2, 2, 2) (4) (2, 0, –2)

29. The direction ratios of normal to the plane through
(3) 5x + 2y – 4z = 0 (4) 3x + 2y – 3z = 0
the points (0, –1, 0) and (0, 0, 1) and making an
24. The plane passing through the point (4, –1, 2) and 
angle with the plane y – z + 5 = 0 are
x  2 y  2 z 1 4
parallel to the lines   and
3 1 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
x 2 y 3 z4 (1) 2 3, 1,  1 (2) 2, 2,  2
  also passes through the
1 2 3
(3) 2, –1, 1 (4) 2, 1, –1
point [JEE (Main)-2019]
x  3 y 1 z  6
(1) (–1, –1, –1) (2) (–1, –1, 1) 30. Two lines   and
1 3 1
(3) (1, 1, 1) (4) (1, 1, –1)
x 5 y 2 z 3
25. Let A be a point on the line   intersect at the point R. The
 7 6 4
r  (1  3 )iˆ  (   jˆ  (2  5 )kˆ and B(3, 2, 6) reflection of R in the xy-plane has coordinates
be a point in the space. Then the value of  for [JEE (Main)-2019]

which the vector AB is parallel to the plane (1) (–2, 4, 7) (2) (2, 4, 7)
x – 4y + 3z = 1 is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (2, –4, –7) (4) (2, –4, 7)

31. If the point (2, , ) lies on the plane which 36. The equation of a plane containing the line of
passes through the points (3, 4, 2) and (7, 0, 6) intersection of the planes 2x – y – 4 = 0 and
and is perpendicular to the plane 2x – 5y = 15, y + 2z – 4 = 0 and passing through the point
then 2 – 3 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1, 1, 0) is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 5 (2) 12 (1) 2x – z = 2 (2) x – 3y – 2z = –2
(3) 17 (4) 7 (3) x – y – z = 0 (4) x + 3y + z = 4
32. The perpendicular distance from the origin to the 37. The length of the perpendicular from the point
plane containing the two lines, x3 y 2 z
(2, –1, 4) on the straight line,   is
10 –7 1
x 2 y 2 z5 x 1 y  4 z  4
  and   , [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 5 7 1 4 7
is (1) Greater than 3 but less than 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) Greater than 2 but less than 3
(3) Greater than 4
(1) 11 6 (2) 6 11
(4) Less than 2
11 38. If a point R(4, y, z) lies on the line segment joining
(3) 11 (4) the points P(2, –3, 4) and Q(8, 0, 10), then the
6
distance of R from the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019]
33. A tetrahedron has vertices P(1, 2, 1), Q(2, 1, 3),
R(–1, 1, 2) and O(0, 0, 0). The angle between the (1) 53 (2) 2 21
faces OPQ and PQR is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 6 (4) 2 14
 19   9 
(1) cos –1   (2) cos –1   x 1 y 1 z  2
 35   35  39. If the line,   meets the plane,
2 3 4
 17   7 x + 2y + 3z = 15 at a point P, then the distance
(3) cos –1   (4) cos –1   of P from the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 31   31 
9
34. Let S be the set of all real values of  such that a (1) 2 5 (2)
plane passing through the points (–  2, 1, 1), 2
(1, –2, 1) and (1, 1, – 2) also passes through the 7 5
point (–1, –1, 1). Then S is equal to (3) (4)
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2019] 40. A plane passing through the points (0, –1, 0) and
(1) {1, –1} (2)  3 (0, 0, 1) and making an angle


4
with the plane
y – z + 5 = 0, also passes through the point
(3)  3, – 3  (4) {3, –3}
[JEE (Main)-2019]
35. If an angle between the line,

x 1 y – 2 z – 3
 
(1)  2, 1, 4  (2)  2,  1, 4 
2 1 –2
(3)   2,  1,  4  (4)   2, 1,  4 
2 2
and the plane, x – 2y – kz = 3 is cos –1 
 3 
, 41. The vertices B and C of a ABC lie on the line,
 
x  2 y –1 z
then a value of k is [JEE (Main)-2019]   such that BC = 5 units. Then
3 0 4
the area (in sq. units) of this triangle, given that the
3 5
(1) (2) point A(1, –1, 2), is [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(1) 5 17 (2) 34
5 3
(3) – (4) –
3 5 (3) 6 (4) 2 34

42. Let P be the plane, which contains the line of 47. If the plane 2x – y + 2z + 3 = 0 has the distances
intersection of the planes, x + y + z – 6 = 0 and
1 2
2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 and it is perpendicular to the and units from the planes 4x – 2y + 4z + 
xy-plane. Then the distance of the point 3 3
(0, 0, 256) from P is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] = 0 and 2x – y + 2z +  = 0, respectively, then
the maximum value of  +  is equal to
17 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 63 5 (2)
5 (1) 13 (2) 15
(3) 5 (4) 9
11
(3) 205 5 (4) x – 2 y +1 z –1
5 48. If the line = = intersects the
3 2 –1
43. If the length of the perpendicular from the point plane 2x + 3y – z + 13 = 0 at a point P and the
x y 1 z 1 plane 3x + y + 4z = 16 at a point Q, then PQ is
(, 0,  ) (  0) to the line,   equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 0 1
(1) 2 14 (2) 14
3
is , then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 (3) 2 7 (4) 14
(1) – 1 (2) – 2 49. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the
point (2, 1, 4) to the plane containing the lines
(3) 1 (4) 2 
r = (iˆ + ˆj ) + (iˆ + 2 ˆj – kˆ ) and
44. Let A(3, 0 –1), B(2, 10, 6) and C(1, 2, 1) be the
vertices of a triangle and M be the mid point of AC. 
r = (iˆ + ˆj ) + (– iˆ + ˆj – 2 kˆ ) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
If G divides BM in the ratio, 2 : 1 then
cos(GOA) (O being the origin) is equal to 1
(1) (2) 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] 3
1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) 3
6 10 30 3
50. Let P be a plane through the points (2, 1, 0),
1 1 (4, 1, 1) and (5, 0, 1) and R be any point (2, 1, 6).
(3) (4)
2 15 15 Then the image of R in the plane P is
[JEE (Main)-2020]
45. If Q(0, –1, –3) is the image of the point P in the
plane 3x – y + 4z = 2 and R is the point (3, –1, –2), (1) (6, 5, 2) (2) (4, 3, 2)
then the area (in sq. units) of PQR is : (3) (3, 4, –2) (4) (6, 5, –2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 51. The shortest distance between the lines
65 91 x 3 y 8 z3 x 3 y 7 z6
  and   is
(1) (2) 3 1 1 3 2 2
2 4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
91 7
(3) 2 13 (4) (1) 2 30 (2) 30
2 2
46. A perpendicular is drawn from a point on the (3) 3 30 (4) 3
x 1 y 1 z 52. The mirror image of the point (1, 2, 3) in a plane
line   to the plane x + y + z = 3
2 1 1
 7 4 1
such that the foot of the perpendicular Q is   ,  ,   . Which of the following points lies
also lies on the plane x – y + z = 3. Then the  3 3 3
co-ordinates of Q are [JEE (Main)-2019] on this plane? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (1, 0, 2) (2) (2, 0, 1) (1) (–1, –1, –1) (2) (1, 1, 1)
(3) (4, 0, –1) (4) (–1, 0, 4) (3) (–1, –1, 1) (4) (1, –1, 1)

53. The plane passing through the points (1, 2, 1), 59. If (a, b, c) is the image of the point (1, 2, –3) in
(2, 1, 2) and parallel to the line, 2x = 3y, z = 1 x +1 y – 3 z
also passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020] the line, =  , then a + b + c is
2 –2 –1
(1) (0, 6, –2) (2) (–2, 0, 1) equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (0, –6, 2) (4) (2, 0 –1) (1) 2 (2) 1
54. A plane passing through the point (3, 1, 1) contains (3) 3 (4) –1
two lines whose direction ratios are 60. If for some  R, the lines
1, –2, 2 and 2, 3, –1 respectively. If this plane also
passes through the point (, –3, 5), then  is equal x + 1 y – 2 z –1
L1 : = = and
to [JEE (Main)-2020] 2 –1 1
(1) 5 (2) 10 x  2 y  1 z 1
L2 :   are coplanar,,
(3) –10 (4) –5  5– 1
55. The foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point then the line L2 passes through the point
(4, 2, 3) to the line joining the points [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1, –2, 3) and (1, 1, 0) lies on the plane
(1) (10, 2, 2) (2) (2, –10, –2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (10, –2, –2) (4) (–2, 10, 2)
(1) x – 2y + z = 1 (2) x + 2y – z = 1 61. The shortest distance between the lines
(3) x – y – 2z = 1 (4) 2x + y – z = 1 x –1 y 1 z
  and x + y + z + 1 = 0, 2x – y
56. The lines 0 –1 1
+ z + 3 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2020]

r = iˆ – ˆj  + l 2iˆ + kˆ and
1
(1) (2) 1
 2
r = 2iˆ – ˆj  + m iˆ + jˆ – kˆ [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1
(1) do not intersect for any values of l and m (3) (4)
3 2
(2) intersect for all values of l and m
62. A plane P meets the coordinate axes at A, B and
1 C respectively. The centroid of ABC is given to be
(3) intersect when l = 2 and m = (1, 1, 2). Then the equation of the line through this
2
centroid and perpendicular to the plane P is
(4) intersect when l = 1 and m = 2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
57. The plane which bisects the line joining, the points x –1 y –1 z – 2
(4, –2, 3) and (2, 4, –1) at right angles also passes (1)  
2 2 1
(1) (4, 0, 1) (2) (0, –1, 1) x –1 y –1 z – 2
(2)  
1 1 2
(3) (0, 1, –1) (4) (4, 0, –1)
58. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane x –1 y –1 z – 2
(3)  
x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to the line 1 2 2
x y z x –1 y –1 z – 2
  is [JEE (Main)-2020] (4)  
2 3 6 2 1 1
63. If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point
7 (1, 0, 3) on a line passing through (, 7, 1) is
(1) 7 (2)
5
 5 7 17 
 3 , 3 , 3  , then  is equal to ____________.
1  
(3) 1 (4)
7 [JEE (Main)-2020]

64. The projection of the line segment joining the 71. Let a, b R. If the mirror image of the point P(a,
points (1, –1, 3) and (2, –4, 11) on the line joining
the points (–1, 2, 3) and (3, –2, 10) is x  3 y  2 z 1
6, 9) with respect to the line  
____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 7 5 9
65. If the distance between the plane, 23x – 10y – 2z is (20, b, –a –9), then |a + b| is equal to :
+ 48 = 0 and the plane containing the lines [JEE (Main)-2021]
x 1 y  3 z 1
  and (1) 86 (2) 88
2 4 3
(3) 90 (4) 84
x  3 y  2 z 1
    R 72. Let  be an integer. If the shortest distance
2 6 
between the lines x –  = 2y – 1 = –2z and
k 7
is equal to , then k is equal to
633 x = y + 2= z – is , then the value of 
2 2
[JEE (Main)-2020] is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
66. Let a plane P contain two lines 73. Let  be the angle between the lines whose
 direction cosines satisfy the equations
 
r  iˆ   iˆ  ˆj ,   R and 2 2 2
l  m  n  0 and l  m  n  0 . Then the value


r   jˆ   jˆ  kˆ ,   R of sin 4   cos 4  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
If Q(, , ) is the foot of the perpendicular drawn 3 5

from the point M(1, 0, 1) to P, then (1) (2)
4 8
3( +  + ) equals _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 3
67. If the equation of a plane P, passing through the (3) (4)
intersection of the planes x + 4y – z + 7 = 0 and 2 8
3x + y + 5z = 8 is ax + by + 6z = 15 for some 74. The equation of the line through the point
a, b  R, then the distance of the point (3, 2, –1) (0, 1, 2) a nd perpendic ular to the line
from the plane P is ______.[JEE (Main)-2020]
x 1 y 1 z 1
68. The equation of the plane passing through the point   is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 3 2
(1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes 3x + y
– 2z = 5 and 2x – 5y – z = 7, is: x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(1)   (2)  
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 4 3 3 4 3
(1) 3x – 10y – 2z + 11 = 0
x y 1 z  2 x y 1 z  2
(2) 6x – 5y – 2z – 2 = 0 (3)   (4)  
3 4 3 3 4 3
(3) 6x – 5y + 2z + 10 = 0
75. A line ‘l’ passing through origin is perpendicular to
(4) 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0 the lines
69. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point 
l1 : r =  3  t i +  –1  2t  j +  4  2t  k
x–3 y–4 z–5 
 
l2 : r =  3  2s i +  3  2s  j +  2  s  k
of intersection of the line and
1 2 2
the plane x + y + z = 17 is: [JEE (Main)-2021] If the co-ordinates of the point in the first octant on
(1) 38 (2) 19 2 ‘l 2 ” at a distance of 17 from the point of
intersection of ‘l’ and ‘I1’ are (a, b, c) then 18(a +
(3) 2 19 (4) 38 b + c) is equal to ________.
70. The vector equation of the plane passing through [JEE (Main)-2021]
the intersection of the planes 76. If (1, 5, 35), (7, 5, 5), (1, , 7) and (2, 1, 2) are
  coplanar, then the sum of all possible values of 
   
r· î  ˆj  kˆ  1 and r· î  2 ˆj  2, and the point is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1, 0, 2) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  44 44
(2) 

(1) r · î  7 ˆj  3kˆ 
7
3
  
(2) r· 3iˆ  7 ˆj  3kˆ  7
(1)
5 5
  39 39

(3) r· î  7ˆj  3kˆ 
7
3
  
(4) r · î  7 ˆj  3kˆ  7 (3)
5
(4) 
5

77. Let (, 2, 1) be a point on the plane which passes 83. If (x, y, z) be an arbitrary point lying on a plane P
through the point (4, –2, 2). If the plane is which passes through the point (42, 0, 0), (0, 42, 0)
perpendicular to the line joining the points and (0, 0, 42), then the value of the expression
(–2, –21, 29) and (–1, –16, 23), then
2 x  11 y  19
 4 3 
 11  – 11 – 4 is equal to ___________. 2
(y  19) (z  12) 2
(x  11)2 (z  12)2
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] z  12 xyz
 
78. If the mirror image of the point (1, 3, 5) with 2
(x  11) (y  19)2 14(x  11)(y  19)(z  12)
respect to the plane 4x – 5y + 2z = 8 is
(, , ), then 5() equals : is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 43 (2) 47 (1) 39 (2) 3
(3) 41 (4) 39 (3) –45 (4) 0
[JEE (Main)-2021] 84. If the foot of the perpendicular from point (4, 3, 8)
79. Let L be a line obtained from the intersection of x a y 2 zb
two planes x + 2y + z = 6 and y + 2z = 4. on the line L1 :   , l  0 is
l 3 4
If point P() is the foot of perpendicular from
(3, 5, 7), then the shortest distance between the line
(3, 2, 1) on L, then the value of
21() equals : [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 y4 z5
L1 and line L 2 :   is equal to :
3 4 5
(1) 68 (2) 102
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 142 (4) 136
80. If for a > 0, the feet of perpendiculars from the 1 2
points A(a, –2a, 3) and B(0, 4, 5) on the plane (1) (2)
2 3
lx + my + nz = 0 are points C(0, –a, –1) and
D respectively, then the length of line segment CD 1 1
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
6 3
(1) 41 (2) 66 85. If the distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane
x + 2y – 3z + 10 = 0 measured parallel to the line,
(3) 55 (4) 31
x 1 2  y z  3 7
81. Let P be a plane lx + my + nz = 0 containing the   is , then the value of |m| is
3 m 1 2
1 x y  4 z  2 equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
line,   . If plane P divides the
1 2 3 86. The equation of the plane which contains the y-axis
line segment AB joining points A(–3, –6, 1) and and passes through the point (1, 2, 3) is:
B(2, 4, –3) in ratio k : 1 then the value of k is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 3x + z = 6 (2) x + 3x = 0
(1) 2 (2) 4
(3) 1.5 (4) 3 (3) 3x – z = 0 (4) x + 3z = 10
82. Let the position vectors of two points P and Q be 87. If the equation of the plane passing through the line
of intersection of the planes 2x – 7y + 4z – 3 = 0,
3iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and î  2jˆ  4k,
ˆ respectively. Let R and 3x – 5y + 4z + 11 = 0 and the point (–2, 1, 3) is
S be two points such that the direction ratios of ax + by + cz – 7 = 0, then the value of 2a + b + c –
lines PR and QS are (4, –1, 2) and (–2, 1, –2), 7 is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
respectively. Let lines PR and QS intersect at T. If 88. If the equation of plane passing through the mirror
  image of a point (2, 3, 1) with respect to line
the vector TA is perpendicular to both PR and
  x 1 y – 3 z  2
QS and the length of vector TA is 5 units, then   and containing the line
2 1 –1
the modulus of a position vector of A is :
x – 2 1– y z  1
[JEE (Main)-2021]   is x + y + z = 24, then
3 2 1
 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 482 (2) 227
(1) 20 (2) 18
(3) 5 (4) 171 (3) 19 (4) 21

89. Let P be an arbitrary point having sum of the 97. Let L be the line of intersection of planes
squares of the distances from the planes x + y +  ˆ ˆ 
r  (i  j  2kˆ )  2 and r  (2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ )  2. If
z = 0, lx – nz = 0 and x – 2y + z = 0, equal to
9. If the locus of the point P is x2 + y2 + z2 = 9, then P(, , ) is the foot of perpendicular on L from
the value of l – n is equal to_____. the point (1, 2, 0), then the value of 35( +  + )
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 143 (2) 101
90. Let the plane ax + by + cz + d = 0 bisect the line
(3) 134 (4) 119
joining the points (4, –3, 1) and (2, 3, –5) at the right
angles. If a, b, c, d are integers, then the minimum 98. If the shortest distance between the straight lines
3(x – 1) = 6(y – 2) = 2(z – 1) and 4(x – 2) =
value of (a2 + b2 + c2 + d2) is ______.
1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2(y – ) = (z – 3), R is , then the integral
38
91. The equation of the planes parallel to the plane value of  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
x – 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 which are at unit distance from (1) 2 (2) 5
the point (1, 2, 3) is ax + by + cz + d = 0. If (b – d)
(3) 3 (4) –1
= K(c – a), then the positive value of K is _______.
x k y 2 z 3 x 1 y  2 z  3
[JEE (Main)-2021] 99. If the lines   and  
1 2 3 3 2 1
92. Let the mirror image of the point (1, 3, a) with are co-planar, then the value of k is ______.

respect to the plane r   2 î  ˆj  kˆ   b  0 be [JEE (Main)-2021]
100. Let the plane passing through the point (–1, 0, –
(–3, 5, 2). Then, the value of |a + b| is equal to 2) and perpendicular to each of the planes
________ . [JEE (Main)-2021] 2x + y – z = 2 and x – y – z = 3 be ax + by +
93. Let P be a plane containing the line cz + 8 = 0. Then the value of a + b + c is equal
to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x 1 y  6 z  5
  and parallel to the line (1) 3 (2) 5
3 4 2
x3 y3 z5 (3) 8 (4) 4
  . If the point (1, –1, ) lies on
4 3 7 101. Let a plane P pass through the point (3, 7, –7) and
the plane P, then the value of |5| is equal to
______. [JEE (Main)-2021] x –2 y –3 z2
contain the line,   . If distance
–3 2 1
94. If the shortest distance between the lines
of the plane P from the origin is d, then d2 is equal

 
r1  iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ   iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ ,   R,   0 to _______, [JEE (Main)-2021]
102. For real numbers  and   0, if the point of

 
and r2   4iˆ  kˆ   3iˆ  2 jˆ  2kˆ ,   R is 9, intersection of the straight lines
x   y 1 z 1 x 4 y 6 z 7
then  is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]   and   ,
1 2 3  3 3
95. The lines x = ay – 1 = z – 2 and x = 3y – 2 = lies on the plane x + 2y – z = 8, then  –  is equal
bz – 2, (ab  0) are coplanar, if to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 9 (2) 5
(1) a = 2, b = 2 (2) a = 2, b = 3 (3) 3 (4) 7
(3) a = 1, b  R – {0} (4) b = 1, a  R – {0} 103. The distance of the point P(3, 4, 4) from the point
of intersection of the line joining the points
96. Consider the line L given by the equation Q(3, –4, –5) and R(2, –3, 1) and the plane
x  3 y 1 z  2 2x + y + z = 7, is equal to _______.
  . Let Q be the mirror image of
2 1 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
the point (2, 3, –1) with respect to L. Let a plane
104. A plane P contains the line x + 2y + 3z + 1 = 0
P be such that it passes through Q, and the line
= x – y – z – 6, and is perpendicular to the plane
L is perpendicular to P. Then which of the following –2x + y + z + 8 = 0. Then which of the following
points is on the plane P? [JEE (Main)-2021] points lies on P? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (–1, 1, 2) (2) (1, 2, 2) (1) (1, 0, 1) (2) (2, –1, 1)
(3) (1, 1, 1) (4) (1, 1, 2) (3) (0, 1, 1) (4) (–1, 1, 2)

105. Let the line L be the projection of the line 110. The distance of the point (1, –2, 3) from the plane
x – y + z = 5 measured parallel to a line, whose
x 1 y  3 z  4
  direction ratios are 2, 3, –6 is
2 1 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
in the plane x – 2y – z = 3. If d is the distance of
the point (0, 0, 6) from L, then d 2 is equal to (1) 2 (2) 5
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 3 (4) 1
106. A hall has a square floor of dimension 10 m × 10 m 111. The angle between the straight lines, whose
(see the figure) and vertical walls. If the angle GPH direction cosines are given by the equations
1 2l + 2m – n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0, is
between the diagonals AG and BH is cos 1 , then
5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
the height of the hall (in meters) is
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2)
3 2
E 1  4  1  8 
F (3)   cos   (4) cos  
9
  9
H G 112. The equation of the plane passing through the line

of intersection of the planes r  (i  j  k )  1 and
P 
r  (2i  3 j  k )  4  0 and parallel to the x-axis is
B
A [JEE (Main)-2021]
10 m
 
(1) r  (i  3k )  6  0 (2) r  ( j  3k )  6  0
D 10 m C
 
(3) r  ( j  3k )  6  0 (4) r  (i  3k )  6  0
(1) 2 10 (2) 5 2
113. Let S be the mirror image of the point Q(1, 3, 4) with
(3) 5 3 (4) 5 respect to the plane 2x – y + z + 3 = 0 and let
R(3, 5, ) be a point of this plane. Then the square
107. Let P be the plane passing through the point of the length of the line segment SR is ______.
(1, 2, 3) and the line of intersection of the planes
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 ˆ ˆ 
r   i  j  4kˆ   16 and r   – iˆ  jˆ  kˆ   6 . 114. Let the equation of the plane, that passes through
Then which of the following points does NOT lie on the point (1, 4, –3) and contains the line of
P? [JEE (Main)-2021] intersection of the planes 3x – 2y + 4z – 7 = 0
and x + 5y – 2z + 9 = 0, be x + y + z + 3 =
(1) (–8, 8, 6) (2) (4, 2, 2) 0, then  +  +  is equal to :
(3) (3, 3, 2) (4) (6, – 6, 2) (1) –23 (2) –15
108. Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from the (3) 23 (4) 15
point P(7, –2, 13) on the plane containing the lines
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x 1 y –1 z – 3 x –1 y – 2 z – 3 115. The square of the distance of the point of
  and   .
6 7 8 3 5 7
Then (PQ)2, is equal to ________. x 1 y  2 z 1
intersection of the line   and
2 3 6
[JEE (Main)-2021]
the plane 2x – y + z = 6 from the point (–1, –1,
2 2) is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
109. Equation of a plane at a distance from the origin,
21 116. The distance of the point (–1, 2, –2) from the line
which contains the line of intersection of the planes x of intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + 2z = 0 and
– y – z – 1 = 0 and 2x + y – 3z + 4 = 0, is : x – 2y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 5 34
(1) (2)
(2) 3x – 4z + 3 = 0 2 2
(3) – x + 2y + 2z – 3 = 0 42 1
(3) (4)
(4) 3x – y – 5z + 2 = 0 2 2

119. The distance of line 3y – 2z – 1 = 0 = 3x – z + 4

x 2 y 2 z2 from the point (2, –1, 6) is
117. Suppose the line   lies on the
 5 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
plane x + 3y – 2z +  = 0. Then ( + ) is equal
(1) 2 6 (2) 26
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
118. Let the acute angle bisector of the two planes (3) 4 2 (4) 2 5
x – 2y – 2z + 1 and 2x – 3y – 6z + 1 = 0 be the 120. Let P be a plane passing through the points (1, 0,
plane P. Then which of the following points lies on P? 1), (1, –2, 1) and (0, 1, –2). Let a vector
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] a  i   j   k be such that a is parallel to the
 1
(1)  –2, 0, – 
 2
(2) (0, 2, – 4) plane P, perpendicular to i  2j  3k  and

 1  
a  i  j  2k  2, then ( –  + )2 equals _______.
(3) (4, 0, – 2) (4)  3, 1, – 
 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]


Chapter 27
Probability
1. One ticket is selected at random from 50 tickets 4. Let A, B, C be pairwise independent events with
numbered 00, 01, 02, ... , 49. Then the probability P(C) > 0 and P(A  B  C) = 0. Then
that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is P(AC  BC|C) is equal to [AIEEE-2011]
8, given that the product of these digits is zero, (1) P(AC ) – P(BC )
equals [AIEEE-2009]
(2) P(AC) – P(B)
1 5
(1) (2) (3) P(A) – P(BC )
7 14
(4) P(AC) + P(BC )
1 1
(3) (4) 5. Three numbers are chosen at random without
50 14
replacement from {1, 2, 3, ..., 8}. The probability
2. An urn contains nine balls of which three are red,
that their minimum is 3, given that their maximum
four are blue and two are green. Three balls are
is 6, is [AIEEE-2012]
drawn at random without replacement from the urn.
The probability that the three balls have different 1 1
(1) (2)
colours is [AIEEE-2010] 5 4
1 2 2 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 7 5 8
1 2 6. A multiple choice examination has 5 questions.

(3) (4) Each question has three alternative answers of
21 23
which exactly one is correct. The probability that
3. Four numbers are chosen at random (without
a student will get 4 or more correct answers just
replacement) from the set {1, 2, 3, …, 20}.
by guessing is [JEE (Main)-2013]
Statement-1 : The probability that the chosen
numbers when arranged in some order will form an 17 13
(1) 5 (2)
3 35
1
AP is .
85 11 10
(3) 5 (4)
Statement-2 : If the four chosen numbers from an 3 35
AP, then the set of all possible values of common 7. Let A and B be two events such that
difference is {+1, +2, +3, +4, +5}. [AIEEE-2010]
1 1 1
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; P( A  B)  , P( A  B)  and P ( A)  ,
6 4 4
Statement-1 where A stands for the complement of the event A.
Then the events A and B are [JEE (Main)-2014]
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) Independent but not equally likely
Statement-1 (2) Independent and equally likely
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Mutually exclusive and independent
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Equally likely but not independent
8. If 12 identical balls are to be placed in 3 identical 13. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. A ball is
boxes, then the probability that one the boxes drawn at random from the bag, its colour is
contains exactly 3 balls is [JEE (Main)-2015] observed and this ball along with two additional
11 10
balls of the same colour are returned to the bag.
55  2  2 If now a ball is drawn at random from the bag,
(1)   (2) 55  
3 3 3 then the probability that this drawn ball is red, is
12 11 [JEE (Main)-2018]
 1  1
(3) 220   (4) 22  
3 3 3 2
(1) (2)
9. Let two fair six-faced dice A and B be thrown 10 5
simultaneously. If E1 is the event that die A shows
up four E2 is the event that die B shows up two 1 3
(3) (4)
and E3 is the event that the sum of numbers on 5 4
both dice is odd, then which of the following
14. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement
statements is NOT true? [JEE (Main)-2016]
from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote
(1) E2 and E3 are independent the random variable of number of aces obtained in
(2) E1 and E3 are independent the two drawn cards. Then P(X = 1) + P(X = 2)
(3) E1, E2 and E3 are independent equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) E1 and E2 are independent 24 25

(1) (2)
10. A box contains 15 green and 10 yellow balls. If 10 169 169
balls are randomly drawn, one-by-one, with
replacement, then the variance of the number of 49 52
(3) (4)
green balls drawn is [JEE (Main)-2017] 169 169
(1) 6 (2) 4 15. An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is
drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is
6 12
(3) (4) green, then a red ball is added to the urn and if the
25 5
drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the
11. For three events A, B and C, P (Exactly one of urn; the original ball is not returned to the urn.
A or B occurs) = P(Exactly one of B or C occurs) Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The
probability that the second ball is red, is
1
= P (Exactly one of C or A occurs) = and [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
26 21
1 (1) (2)
P(All the three events occur simultaneously) = . 49 49
16
Then the probability that at least one of the events
32 27
occurs, is [JEE (Main)-2017] (3) (4)
49 49
7 7
(1) (2) 16. An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a
16 64 head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the
3 7 sum of the numbers obtained on them is noted. If
(3) (4) the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from
16 32
a well-shuffled pack of nine cards numbered
12. If two different numbers are taken from the set 1, 2, 3, ..., 9 is randomly picked and the number
{0, 1, 2, 3, ......, 10}; then the probability that their
on the card is noted. The probability that the noted
sum as well as absolute difference are both multiple
number is either 7 or 8 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
of 4, is [JEE (Main)-2017]
12 14 13 15
(1) (2) (1) (2)
55 45 36 72
7 6 19 19
(3) (4) (3) (4)
55 55 36 72

17. If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in 22. In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30
1 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and
any shot, is , then the minimum number of NSS. If one of these students is selected at
3
random, then the probability that the student
independent shots at the target required by him so
that the probability of hitting the target at least selected has opted neither of NCC nor for NSS is
5 [JEE (Main)-2019]
once is greater than , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
6 5 1
(1) (2)
(1) 4 (2) 5 6 3
(3) 3 (4) 6
1 2
18. Two integers are selected at random from the set (3) (4)
6 3
{1, 2, ..., 11}. Given that the sum of selected
numbers is even, the conditional probability that 23. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6
both the numbers are even is [JEE (Main)-2019] on a throw of a fair die and loses Rs. 50 for getting
any other number on the die. If he decides to throw
3 7
(1) (2) the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a
5 10
maximum of three throws, then his expected gain/
1 2 loss (in rupees) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
2 5 400
(1) gain (2) 0
19. A bag contains 30 white ball and 10 red balls. 16 3
balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag
with replacement. If X be the number of white balls 400 400
(3) loss (4) loss
 mean of X  9 3
drawn, then   is equal to
 Standard deviation of X  24. Let A and B be two non-null events such that
[JEE (Main)-2019] A  B . Then, which of the following statements is
always correct? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 3 2 (2) 4 3
(1) P ( A | B )  P (B )  P ( A)
4 3
(3) (4) 4 (2) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
3
20. Let S = {1, 2, ...., 20}. A subset B of S is said to (3) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
be “nice”, if the sum of the elements of B is 203.
Then the probability that a randomly chosen subset (4) P ( A | B )  1
of S is “nice” is [JEE (Main)-2019]
25. The minimum number of times one has to toss a
7 6 fair coin so that the probability of observing at least
(1) (2) one head is at least 90% is [JEE (Main)-2019]
220 220
(1) 5 (2) 2
4 5 (3) 4 (4) 3
(3) 20 (4)
2 220
26. Four persons can hit a target correctly with
21. In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two
1 1 1 1
fours are obtained in succession. The probability probabilities , , and respectively. If all hit at
that the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the 2 3 4 8
die is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] the target independently, then the probability that
the target would be hit, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
150 225
(1) 5 (2) 7 25
6 65 (1) (2)
32 192
175 200
(3) 5 (4) 1 25
6 65 (3) (4)
192 32

27. Assume that each born child is equally likely to be 32. An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that
a boy or a girl. If two families have two children a variable X is assigned the value k when k
each, then the conditional probability that all children consecutive heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5,
are girls given that at least two are girls is otherwise X takes the value –1. Then the expected
value of X, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
3 1
1 1 (1) (2) 
(1) (2) 16 8
11 12
3 1
1 1 (3)  (4)
(3) (4) 16 8
10 17
33. In a workshop, there are five machines and the
28. Minimum number of times a fair coin must be
probability of any one of them to be out of service
tossed so that the probability of getting at least one
head is more than 99% is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1
on a day is . If the probability that at most two
(1) 8 (2) 6 4
machines will be out of service on the same day
(3) 5 (4) 7
3
29. Let a random variable X have a binomial 3
is   k, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. 4
k 17
If P(X  2) = , then k is equal to (1) 4 (2)
216 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 17 17
(1) 121 (2) 1 (3) (4)
8 2
(3) 17 (4) 137 34. Let A and B be two independent events such that
30. For an initial screening of an admission test, a 1 1
candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the P ( A)  and P (B )  . Then, which of the
3 6
probability that the candidate can solve any
following is TRUE? [JEE (Main)-2020]
4
problem is , then the probability that he is
5 2
(1) P ( A / B ) 
unable to solve less than two problems is 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] 1
(2) P ( A / B) 
48 49 3
316  4  54  4 
(1)   (2)  
25  5  5 5 1
(3) P ( A / B) 
3
49 48
201  1  164  1 
(3)   (4)   1
5 5 25  5  (4) P ( A / ( A  B )) 
4
31. A person throws two fair dice. He wins ` 15 for
35. Let A and B be two events such that the probability
throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice),
wins ` 12 when the throw results in the sum of 9, 2
that exactly one of them occurs is and the
and loses ` 6 for any other outcome on the throw.. 5
Then the expected gain/loss (in ` ) of the person is: 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] probability that A or B occurs is , then the
2
1 probability of both of them occur together is
(1) loss (2) 2 gain
2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1 (1) 0.01 (2) 0.20

(3) gain (4) loss
2 4 (3) 0.02 (4) 0.10

36. In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are 41. A die is thrown two times and the sum of the
labelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as scores appearing on the die is observed to be a
B. Cards are drawn at random, one after the other multiple of 4. Then the conditional probability that
and with replacement, till a second A-card is the score 4 has appeared atleast once is
obtained. The probability that the second A-card
[JEE (Main)-2020]
appears before the third B-card is
[JEE (Main)-2020] 1 1
(1) (2)
3 4
9 13
(1) (2) 1 1
16 16 (3) (4)
8 9
11 15
(3) (4) 42. The probability that a randomly chosen 5-digit
16 16 number is made from exactly two digits is
37. If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct
[JEE (Main)-2020]
boxes at random, then the probability that two of
these boxes contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is 150 134
(1) 4 (2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 10 10 4
945 965 121 135

(1) (2) (3) 4 (4)
10
2 2 11 10 10 4
965 945 43. In a game two players A and B take turns in
(3) 10 (4) 11 throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A
2 2
and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw
38. A random variable X has the following probability is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of
distribution 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game
X : 1 2 3 4 5 if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of
six. The game stops as soon as either of the
P(X) : K2 2K K 2K 5K2
players wins. The probability of A winning the
Then P(X > 2) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] game is [JEE (Main)-2020]
7 23 5 31
(1) (2) (1) (2)
12 36 31 61
1 1 5 30
(3) (4) (3) (4)
36 6 6 61
39. Box I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and
44. Out of 11 consecutive natural numbers if three
Box II contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box
numbers are selected at random (without
is selected at random and a card is drawn from it.
repetition), then the probability that they are in A.P.
The number on the card is found to be a non-prime
with positive common difference, is
number. The probability that the card was drawn
from Box I is [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 2 5 10
(1) (2) (1) (2)
17 3 101 99
2 8 5 15
(3) (4) (3) (4)
5 17 33 101
40. Let EC denote the complement of an event E. Let 45. The probabilities of three events A, B and C are
E1, E2 and E3 be any pairwise independent events given by P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4 and P(C) = 0.5.
with P(E1) > 0 and P(E1  E2  E3) = 0. Then If P(A B) = 0.8, P(A C) = 0.3, P(A B C)
= 0.2, P(B C) =  and P(A B C) = , where
P( E2C  E3C /E1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 0.85   0.95, then  lies in the interval
C
   
C
(1) P E3  P E2 (2)  
P E2C  P E3 
(1) [0.25, 0.35]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) [0.35, 0.36]
(3) P E   P E 
3
C
2 (4) P E   P E 
C
3 2 (3) [0.36, 0.40] (4) [0.20, 0.25]

46. An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles 53. When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability
and 3 white marbles. Then the number of ways in 1
which 4 marbles can be drawn so that at the most that it is intercepted is and the probability that
3
three of them are red is ________ the missile hits the target, given that it is not
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3
intercepted, is . If three missiles are fired
4
1 independently from the ship, then the probability
47. The probability of a man hitting a target is . The
10 that all three hit the target, is :
least number of shots required, so that the
[JEE (Main)-2021]
probability of his hitting the target at least once is
1 1 3
greater than , is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)
4 27 8
48. Four fair dice are thrown independently
27 times. Then the expected number of times, at 3 1
(3) (4)
least two dice show up a three or a five, 4 8
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54. The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic
49. In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a equation, ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are obtained by
bomb will hit the target. Atleast two independent throwing a dice three times. The probability that
hits are required to destroy the target completely. this equation has equal roots is :
Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be [JEE (Main)-2021]
dropped to ensure that there is at least 99%
chance of completely destroying the target, 1 1
(1) (2)
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54 36
50. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of 5 1
times. If the probability of getting an odd number (3) (4)
216 72
2 times is equal to the probability of getting an
even number 3 times, then the probability of getting 55. Let A be a set of all 4-digit natural numbers whose
an odd number for odd number of times is : exactly one digit is 7. Then the probability that a
randomly chosen element of A leaves remainder 2
[JEE (Main)-2021]
when divided by 5 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 1
(1) (2) 2 97
16 2 (1) (2)
9 297
1 5
(3) (4) 122 1
32 16 (3) (4)
297 5
51. Let Bi (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events in
a sample space. The probability that only B 1 56. In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and
occurs is , only B 2 occurs is  and only B 3 non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian
occurs is . Let p be the probability that none of and the remaining 140 are non-smokers and
the events Bi occurs and these 4 probabilities vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular
satisfy the equations ( – 2) p =  and ( – 3) chest disorder are 35%, 20% and 10%
respectively. A person is chosen from the group at
p = 2 (All the probabilities are assumed to lie in
random and is found to be suffering from the chest
P(B1 ) disorder. The probability that the selected person
the interval (0, 1)). Then P(B ) is equal to is a smoker and non-vegetarian is :
3
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
52. The probability that two randomly selected subsets 7 28

(1) (2)
of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements 45 45
in their intersection, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
14 8
(3) (4)
65 135 45 45
(1) 7 (2)
2 29 57. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the
probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability
65 35 of getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting
(3) 8 (4) 2 heads is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 27

15 15 63. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0

(1) 13 (2) 12 and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with
2 2
probability of occurrence of 0 at even places be
15 15
(3) (4) 1
28 214 and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd
2
58. A seven digit number is formed using digits
3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so 1
place be . Then the probability that ‘10’ is
formed is divisible by 2, is : 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] followed by ‘01’ is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 6 1 1
(1) (2) (1) (2)
7 7 18 3
4 3 1 1
(3) (4) (3) (4)
7 7 6 9
59. A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are 64. Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5
drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2
probability that the missing card is not a spade, is :
successes be 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively.
[JEE (Main)-2021] Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes
52 22 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
867 425 80 32
(1) (2)
3 39 243 625
(3) (4)
4 50 40 128
(3) (4)
60. Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed 243 625
by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be 65. The probability of selecting integers a  [–5, 30]
divisible by 3. Then probability of even A is equal
such that x2 + 2(a + 4)x – 5a + 64 > 0, for all x R
to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
9 11
(1) (2) 1 1
56 27 (1) (2)
4 6
3 4
(3) (4)
7 9 7 2
(3) (4)
61. Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces 36 9
numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11, then the probability
66. Words with or without meaning are to be formed
that the sum of the numbers on the top faces is
less than or equal to 8 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
probability that the letter M appears at the fourth
17 1 position in any such word is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
36 2
1 1
4 5 (1) (2)
(3) (4) 66 11
9 12
62. Let there be three independent events E1, E2 and 1 2
(3) (4)
E3. The probability that only E1 occurs is , only 9 11
E2 occurs is  and only E3 occurs is . Let ‘p’
denote the probability of none of events occurs that 67. Let A, B and C be three events such that the
satisfies the equations ( – 2)p =  and ( – probability that exactly one of A and B occurs is
3)p = 2. All the given probabilities are assumed (1 – k), the probability that exactly one of B and C
to lie in the interval (0, 1). occurs is (1 – 2k), the probability that exactly one
of C and A occurs is (1 – k) and the probability of
Probability of occurrence of E1
Then, Probability of occurrence of E is equal to all A, B and C occur simultaneously is k 2, where
3 0 < k < 1. Then the probability that at least one of
________. [JEE (Main)-2021] A, B and C occur is [JEE (Main)-2021]

1 73. A student appeared in an examination consisting of

(1) Greater than 8 true - false type questions. The student guesses
2
the answers with equal probability. The smallest
1 value of n, so that the probability of guessing at least
(2) Exactly equal to
2 1
‘n’ correct answers is less than , is
2
1 1
(3) Greater than but less than [JEE (Main)-2021]
8 4
(1) 4 (2) 3
1 1
(4) Greater than but less than (3) 5 (4) 6
4 2
68. Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the 74. Let A and B be independent events such that
numbers shown on these dice are recorded in P(A) = p, P(B) = 2p. The largest value of p for
2 × 2 matrices. The probability that such formed 5
matrices have all different entries and are non- which P (exactly one of A, B occurs) = , is
9
singular, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
43 45
(1) (2) 5 2
162 162 (1) (2)
12 9
22 23 4 1
(3) (4)
81 81 (3) (4)
9 3
69. Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B1, 75. A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let
B2, B3 and B4. If the probability that B3 contains
X be the number of required tosses, then the
9
3 conditional probability P(X  5 | X > 2) is :
exactly 3 balls is k   then k lies in the set
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 125
(1) {x  R : |x – 3| < 1} (2) {x  R : |x – 1| < 1} (1) (2)
6 216
(3) {x  R : |x – 5|  1} (4) {x  R : |x – 2|  1}
70. Let X be a random variable such that the probability 11 25
(3) (4)
1 36 36
function of a distribution is given by P(X  0)  ,
2 76. When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular
1 1
P(X  j)  (j  1, 2, 3, ....,  ). Then the mean of face occurs with probability  x and its opposite
3j 6
the distribution and P(X is positive and even)
respectively are [JEE (Main)-2021] 1
face occurs with probability  x. All other faces
3 1 3 1 6
(1) and (2) and
4 9 4 16 1
occur with probability . Note that opposite faces
3 1 3 1 6
(3) and (4) and
4 8 8 8 1
sum to 7 in any die. If 0  x  , and the
71. A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability 6
of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the
minimum value of n is ________. probability of obtaining total sum = 7, when such
[JEE (Main)-2021] 13
a die is rolled twice, is , then the value of x is
72. The probability that a randomly selected 2-digit 96
number belongs to the set {n  N: (2n – 2) is a [JEE (Main)-2021]
multiple of 3} is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1
1 2 (1) (2)
(1) (2) 12 8
2 3
1 1 1 1
(3) (4)
(3) (4) 16 9
3 6

77. let n be an odd natural number such that the variance

of 1, 2, 3, 4, ...., n is 14. Then n is equal to ______.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
64 squares
78. Each of the person A and B independently tosses
three fair coins. The probability that both of them
get the same number of heads is :
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(1) (2) 1
8
2 1
(1) (2)
5 5 7 7
(3) (4)
8 16
1 1
79. The probability distribution of random variable X is (3) (4)
18 9
given by :
82. Let X be a random variable with distribution.
X 1 2 3 4 5 x 2 1 3 4 6
P( X ) K 2K 2K 3K K 1 1 1
P( X  x ) a b
5 3 5
Let p = P(1 < X < 4 | X < 3). If 5p = K, then  is
If the mean X is 2.3 and variance of X is 2, then
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1002 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
80. An electric instrument consists of two units. Each
unit must function independently for the instrument  1
83. In a binomial distribution B  n, p   , if the
to operate. The probability that the first unit  4
functions is 0.9 and that of the second unit is 0.8. probability of at least one success is greater than
The instrument is switched on and it fails to
9
operate. If the probability that only the first unit or equal to , then n is greater than
10
failed and second unit is functioning is p, then 98
p is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 9
81. Two squares are chosen at random on a (1) log 4  log 3 (2) log10 4  log10 3
10 10
chessboard (see figure). The probability that they
have a side in common is : 4 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) log 4  log 3 (4) log10 4  log10 3
10 10
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(3) 2  2 (4) unimodular. Then the point z1 lies on a

z2 (4) Circle of radius 2

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10. Let z 1 and z 2 be any two non-zero complex

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[JEE (Main)-2019] (4) x2 + 102x + 101 = 0

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51. If the equation a z 2  z   z  d  0 represents a [JEE (Main)-2021]

circle where a, d are real constants, then which of (1) 1 (2) 2

58. Let C be the set of all complex numbers. Let

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(1) 6 (2) 18 has two consecutive integral solutions, then n is

(2) Lies between 2 and 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]

(3) Lies between –1 and 0 (1) (–5, –4) (2) (3, 4)

(4) Does not exist (3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 6)

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13. Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (1) 8 (2) 3

x2 sin – x (sin cos + 1) + cos = 0 (1) d, e, f are in A.P.

(0 <  < 45°), and  < . Then d e f

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(3) 4 (4) 1 (2) 3  2 3

an = n – n for n  1 , then the value of [JEE (Main)-2021]

(3) 3 (4) 1 (3) 1 (4) 3

50. If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = 2 and abc = 3,  1 3  1 

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Statement-2 : S1 = 90 × 28 and S2 = 10 × 28 (1) 256 (2) 220

Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for

(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) 210 (4) 310

(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true 7. If X = {4n – 3n – 1 : n N} and Y = {9(n – 1) : n 

Statement-2: For each natural number n, n7 – n is (1) X (2) Y

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(1) 2187 (2) 243 1

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(1) 83 (2) 8 (3) 420 (4) 210

16 42. If {p} denotes the fractional part of the number p,

(3) 256 (4) 248 1  x  x 2

(3) 51C + 30C (4) 50C – 30C [JEE (Main)-2020]

41. If for some positive integer n, the coefficients of 20 a7

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64. Let the coefficients of third, fourth and fifth terms

 1 1 120 (3) 2 (4) 1

71. The number of elements in the set 12

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Permutations and Combinations

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