FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – JANUARY, 2024

(Held On Thursday 01st February, 2024) TIME : 9 : 00 AM to 12 : 00 NOON

MATHEMATICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTION

SECTION-A 
4
xdx
1. A bag contains 8 balls, whose colours are either Sol.  sin 4
(2 x)  cos 4 (2 x)
white or black. 4 balls are drawn at random 0

without replacement and it was found that 2 balls 1

Let 2x  t then dx  dt
are white and other 2 balls are black. The 2

probability that the bag contains equal number of
12 tdt
white and black balls is: I  4
4 0 sin t  cos 4 t
2 2
(1) (2)   
  t  dt

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5 7 2
1
I  2 
(3)
1
(4)
1 40    
7 5 sin 4   t   cos 4   t 
2  2 
Ans. (2)  
2 dt
Sol. 1
4 0 sin 4 t  cos 4 t
I 2 I
P(4W4B/2W2B) =
P(4W 4 B)  P(2W 2 B / 4W 4 B) 
P(2W 6 B)  P(2W 2 B / 2W 6 B)  P(3W 5 B)  P(2W 2 B / 3W 5 B)  2
dt
8  sin
.............  P(6W 2 B)  P(2W 2 B / 6W 2 B) 2I 
0
4
t  cos 4 t
1 4 C2  4C2 
 8
5 C4  2
sec 4 tdt
8 0 tan 4 t  1
= 2I 
1 C2  C2 1 C2  5C2
2 6 3
1 6 C  2C2
 8   8  ...   28
5 C4 5 C4 5 C4 Let tant = y then sec2t dt = dy
  (1  y 2 )dy
=
2 2I 
8  1 y4
7 0

1
 1
 y2
2. The value of the integral   dy
 16 0 y 2  1
4
xdx y2
 sin 4
(2 x)  cos 4 (2 x)
equals :
1
0 Put y   p
y
2 2 2 2 
(1) (2)  dp
8 16 I 
 
2
16  p2  2
2 2
2 2
(3) (4) 
32 64  1  p  

  tan  
Ans. (3) 16 2   2   
2
I
16 2

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  2 1  Sol.
1 0
3. If A =  , B =   , C = ABAT and X Finding tan (A + B) we get
 1 2  1 1  tan (A + B) =
= ATC2A, then det X is equal to : 1 x

(1) 243 tan A  tan B x( x  x  1)
2
x  x 1
2

(2) 729 1  tan A tan B 1
1
x  x 1
2
(3) 27
(4) 891
 tan (A + B) =
1  x   x2  x  1 
Ans. (2) x 2
x  x 
1  x   
Sol.
x2  x  1
 2 1 
A   det( A)  3 x 2
x  x 

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 1 2 
1 0  x2  x  1
tan( A  B)   tan C
B   det( B)  1 x x
1 1 
A B  C
Now C = ABAT  det(C) = (dct (A))2 x det(B)

C 9 5. If n is the number of ways five different employees

can sit into four indistinguishable offices where
Now |X| = |ATC2A| any office may have any number of persons
= |AT| |C|2 |A| including zero, then n is equal to:
= |A|2 |C|2 (1) 47
(2) 53
= 9 x 81
(3) 51
= 729 (4) 43
1 x Ans. (3)
4. If tanA = , tan B  Sol.
x( x 2  x  1) x2  x  1
Total ways to partition 5 into 4 parts are :
and 5, 0, 0, 0  1 way
5!
1
 4, 1, 0, 0   5 ways

tan C  x  x  x3 2 1 2
 , 0  A, B, C 
2
, then 4!
5!
3, 2, 0, 0,   10 ways
A + B is equal to : 3!2!
(1) C 5!
2, 2,0,1   15 ways
(2)   C 2!2!2!
5!
(3) 2  C 2,1,1,1   10 ways
2!(1!)3 3!

(4) C 5!
2 3,1,1,0   10 ways
3!2!
Ans. (1) Total  1+5+10+15+10+10 = 51 ways

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6. LetS={ z  C : z  1  1 and Sol. Median = 170  125, a, b, 170, 190, 210, 230

 
Mean deviation about
2  1  z  z   i  z  z   2 2 }. Let z1, z2
Median =
 S be such that z1  max z and z2  min z . 0  45  60  20  40  170  a  170  b 205
zs zs

2 7 7
Then 2z1  z2 equals :
 a + b = 300
(1) 1 (2) 4
(3) 3 (4) 2 Mean = 170  125  230  190  210  a  b  175
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Ans. (4)
Mean deviation
Sol. Let Z = x + iy
Then (x - 1)2 + y2 = 1  (1) About mean =

&
 
2  1  2 x   i (2iy )  2 2
50  175  a  175  b  5  15  35  55
7
= 30

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 ( 2  1) x  y  2  (2)
8. Let a  5iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ and
Solving (1) & (2) we get

Either x = 1 or x 
1
 (3)
c  a  b   iˆ  iˆ  iˆ. Then c   iˆ  ˆj  kˆ  is
2 2
equal to
On solving (3) with (2) we get
For x = 1  y = 1  Z2 = 1 + i
& for (1) –12 (2) –10
1 1  1  i (3) –13 (4) –15
x  y 2  Z1  1  
2 2 2  2 2 Ans. (1)
Now
2
Sol. a  5iˆ  j  3kˆ
2 z1  z2
b  iˆ  2 ˆj  4kˆ
2
 1 
  1 2  i  (1  i)
 2 
   
(a  b )  iˆ  a  iˆ b  b  iˆ a

 2  5b  a
2

2   5b  a   iˆ  iˆ
7. Let the median and the mean deviation about the
median of 7 observation 170, 125, 230, 190, 210, a, b    11 ˆj  23kˆ   iˆ   iˆ
205
be 170 and respectively. Then the mean
7 
 11kˆ  23 ˆj  iˆ 
deviation about the mean of these 7 observations is :
(1) 31
(2) 28

 11 ˆj  23kˆ 
(3) 30 c .  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ   11  23  12
(4) 32
Ans. (3)

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9. Let S = {x  R : ( 3  2) x  ( 3  2) x  10}. 11. Let f : R  R and g : R  R be defined as
Then the number of elements in S is : loge x , x0
f(x) =   x and
(1) 4 (2) 0  e , x0
(3) 2 (4) 1
 x , x0
Ans. (3) g(x) =  x . Then, gof : R  R is :
 e , x0
   3  2
x x
Sol. 3 2  10
(1) one-one but not onto
Let  3  2   t
x
(2) neither one-one nor onto
(3) onto but not one-one
1
t   10 (4) both one-one and onto
t
Ans. (2)
t2 – 10t + 1 = 0
Sol.
10  100  4

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t  52 6  f ( x), f ( x)  0
2 g(f(x)) = 
 e , f ( x)  0
f ( x)

   
x 2
3 2 3 2
e  x ,  , 0
x = 2 or x = –2 

Number of solutions = 2 g(f(x)) =  eln x , (0,1)

10. The area enclosed by the curves xy + 4y = 16 and  ln x, 1,  

x + y = 6 is equal to :
(1) 28 – 30 log e 2 (2) 30 – 28 log e 2
(3) 30 – 32 log e 2 (4) 32 – 30 log e 2
Ans. (3) (0,1)
Sol. xy + 4y = 16 , x+y=6
y(x + 4) = 16 ____(1) , x + y = 6___(2)
(1,0)
on solving, (1) & (2)
we get x = 4, x = –2

(0,6) Graph of g(f(x))

g(f(x))  Many one into
12. If the system of equations
–4 –2 4 (6,0) 2x + 3y – z = 5
x + y + 3z = –4
3x – y + z = 7
has infinitely many solutions, then 13  is equal
4
  16   to
Area =    6  x    x  4   dx
2
(1) 1110 (2) 1120
 30  32 ln 2 (3) 1210 (4) 1220
Ans. (2)

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Sol. Using family of planes dy
2x + 3y –z – 5 = k1 (x +  y + 3z + 4) + k2 (3x – y Sol.  2 x( x  y )3  x ( x  y )  1
dx
+  z - 7)
x y t
2 = k1 + 3k2, 3 = k1  - k2, -1 = 3k1 +  k2, -5 =
4k1 – 7k2 dt
 1  2 xt 3  xt  1
On solving we get dx
13 1 16
k2  , k1  ,   70,   dt
19 19 13  xdx
2t 3  t
 16 
13   = 13 (-70)  13  tdt
 xdx
 1120 2t  t 2
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13. For 0 <  < /2, if the eccentricity of the hyperbola Let t 2  z
x2 – y2cosec2 = 5 is 7 times eccentricity of the
dz
ellipse x2 cosec2 + y2 = 5, then the value of  is :
 2  2z   xdx

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 5
2
 z
(1) (2)
6 12
  dz
(3)
3
(4)
4
  1
  xdx
4z  z  
Ans. (3)  2
Sol.
1
eh  1  sin 2  z
ln 2  x2  k
ec  1  sin 2  z
eh  7ec
1  sin 2   7(1  sin 2  ) z
1
6 3 2 e
sin 2   
8 4 15. Let f : R  R be defined as
3
sin    a  b cos 2x
2  ; x0
 x2
  2
 f(x) =  x  cx  2 ; 0  x 1
3  2x  1 ; x 1
14. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 
dy 
equation = 2x (x + y)3 – x (x + y) – 1, y(0) = 1.
dx
If f is continuous everywhere in R and m is the
2
 1  1 
Then,   y equals : number of points where f is NOT differential then
 2  2  
m + a + b + c equals :
4 3
(1) (2) (1) 1 (2) 4
4 e 3 e
2 1 (3) 3 (4) 2
(3) (4)
1 e 2 e Ans. (4)
Ans. (4)

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Sol. At x = 1, f(x) is continuous therefore, x2 y2
16. Let  = 1, a > b be an ellipse, whose
f(1–) = f(1) = f(1+) a2 b2
f(1) = 3 + c ….(1) 1
eccentricity is and the length of the latus
+
f(1 ) = lim 2(1 + h) + 1 2
h0
rectum is 14 . Then the square of the eccentricity
+
f(1 ) = lim 3 + 2h = 3 ….(2)
h0 x2 y2
of  = 1 is :
from (1) & (2) a2 b2

c=0 (1) 3 (2) 7/2

(3) 3/2 (4) 5/2
at x = 0, f(x) is continuous therefore,
Ans. (3)
f(0–) = f(0) = f(0+) ….(3) Sol.
+
f(0) = f(0 ) = 2 ….(4)
1 b2 1 b2
e  1 2   1 2

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–
f(0 ) has to be equal to 2 a 2 a
2
a  b cos  2h  2b 2
lim  14
h0 h2 a
 4h 2 16h 4  b2 1 3
a  b 1    ... eH  1  2  1  
lim  2! 4!  a 2 2
h 0 2
h 3
 eH  
2

lim
 2
a  b  b 2h 2  h 4 ...
3  17.
2
Let 3, a, b, c be in A.P. and 3, a – 1, b + l, c + 9 be
h 0 h2 in G.P. Then, the arithmetic mean of a, b and c is :
(1) –4 (2) –1
for limit to exist a – b = 0 and limit is 2b ….(5)
(3) 13 (4) 11
from (3), (4) & (5)
Ans. (4)
a=b=1 Sol.
checking differentiability at x = 0 3, a, b, c  A.P  3, 3+d, 3+2d, 3+3d
1  cos 2h 3, a–1,b +1, c + 9  G.P  3, 2+d, 4+2d, 12+3d
2
h2 2  d   3  4  2d 
2
LHD : lim a=3+d
h 0 h
b = 3 + 2d d = 4, -2
 4h 2 16h 4  c = 3 + 3d
1  1   ...   2h 2
lim  2! 4!  0 If d = 4 G.P  3, 6, 12, 24
h 0  h3 a=7
 0  h 2  2  2 b = 11
RHD : lim 0 c = 15
h0 h
abc
Function is differentiable at every point in its domain  11
3
m=0
m+a+b+c=0+1+1+0=2

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18. Let C : x2 + y2 = 4 and C’ : x2 + y2 - 4x + 9 = 0 be  1
19. If 5f(x) + 4f   = x2 – 2,  x 0 and y = 9x2f(x),
two circles. If the set of all values of  so that the  x
circles C and C’ intersect at two distinct points, is then y is strictly increasing in :
R– [a, b], then the point (8a + 12, 16b – 20) lies on  1   1 
(1)  0,    , 
 5   5 
the curve :
(1) x2 + 2y2 – 5x + 6y = 3  1   1 
(2)   ,0   , 
 5   5 
(2) 5x2 – y = – 11
 1   1 
(3) x2 – 4y2 = 7 (3)   ,0   0, 
 5   5
(4) 6x2 + y2 = 42
 1   1 
(4)  ,    0, 
Ans. (4)  5  5
Sol. x2 + y2 = 4 Ans. (2)

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C (0, 0) r1 = 2 1
Sol. 5 f(x) + 4 f   = x2 – 2, x  0 …(1)
x
C' (2, 0) r2 = 4 2  9
1
Substitute x 
|r1 – r2| < CC' < |r1 + r2| x
1 1
2  4 2  9  2  2  4 2  9 5 f    4 f  x   2  2 …(2)
x x
On solving (1) and (2)
4 + 42 – 9 – 4 4 2  9 < 42
5x 4  2x 2  4
f x 
True  R…. (1) 9x 2
y = 9x2f(x)
2 2
4 < 4 + 4 – 9 + 4 4  9
2
y = 5x4 – 2x2 – 4 …(3)
9 dy
5 < 4 4  9 and
2
2   20x3  4x
4 dx
for strictly increasing
25  3 3 
< 42 – 9   ,     ,  dy
16  2 2  0
dx
169
 2 4x(5x2 – 1) > 0
64
 1   1 
x   ,0  ,
 13  13 
 5   5 
  ,     ,  …(2)
 8  8 
20. If the shortest distance between the lines
from (1) and (2)  x   y  2 z 1 x  3 y 1 z  2
  and  
 13  13   13 13  2 1 1 1 2 1
  ,     ,   R –   8 , 8 
 8  8  is 1, then the sum of all possible values of  is :

13 13 (1) 0 (2) 2 3
as per question a   and b 
8 8 (3) 3 3 (4) 2 3
Ans. (2)
 required point is (–1, 6) with satisfies option (4)

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Sol. Passing points of lines L1 & L2 are 22. The number of elements in the set
  , 2,1 &  3,1, 2  S = {(x, y, z) : x, y,z  Z, x + 2y + 3z = 42, x, y, z

3  1 1  0} equals __________.
2 1 1
Ans. (169)
1 2 1
S.D = Sol. x + 2y + 3z = 42, x, y, z  0
iˆ ˆj kˆ
2 1 1 z=0 x + 2y = 42  22
1 2 1
z=1 x + 2y = 39  20
3 
1= z=2 x + 2y = 36  19
3
z=3 x + 2y = 33  17

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  0,   2 3
SECTION-B z=4 x + 2y = 30  16

21. If x = x(t) is the solution of the differential z=5 x + 2y = 27  14

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equation (t + 1)dx = (2x + (t + 1) ) dt, x(0) = 2,
z=6 x + 2y = 24  13
then, x(1) equals ___________.
z=7 x + 2y = 21  11
Ans. (14)
Sol. (t + 1)dx = (2x + (t + 1)4)dt z=8 x + 2y = 18  10

dx 2x  (t  1)4 z=9 x + 2y = 15  8

dt t 1
z = 10 x + 2y = 12  7
dx 2x
 = (t + 1)3
dt t  1 z = 11 x + 2y = 9  5
2
 dt 1
 F = e t 1 = e2ln(t 1) = z = 12 x + 2y = 6  4
(t  1)2
z = 13 x + 2y = 3  2
x 1
 (t  1) dt  c
3
(t  1)2 (t  1)2 z = 14 x + 2y = 0  1

x (t  1)2 Total : 169

 c
(t  1)2 2
23. If the Coefficient of x30 in the expansion of
3
c=  1
6
2  1   (1 + x2)7 (1 – x3)8 ; x 0 is , then ||
x
(t  1)4 3
x=  (t  1)2 equals ___________.
2 2
put, t = 1 Ans. (678)
3
x = 2 + 6 = 14

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  x  1 1  x 2  1  x3 
6 7 8
392
30  n 1
Sol. coeff of x in 12
x6
33  66  n
coeff. of x in 1  x  1  x   1  x 
6 7 8
36 2 3
n  33
General term 33
Sum  22  32 12
2
Cr1 7Cr2 8Cr3  1 3 x r1 2r2 3r3
6 r

=6699
r1  2r2  3r3  36 25. Let {x} denote the fractional part of x and

r1 r2 r3 cos1 (1  {x}2 )sin 1 (1  {x})

f(x) = , x 0. If L
0 6 8 {x}  {x}3
Case-I : 2 5 8 r1  2r2  12 (Taking r3 = 8) and R respectively denotes the left hand limit and the

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4 4 8
32
6 3 8 right hand limit of f(x) at x = 0, then (L2 + R2) is
2

r1 r2 r3 equal to ____________.
1 7 7 Ans. (18)
Case-II : r1  2r2  15 (Taking r3 = 7)
3 6 7 Sol. Finding right hand limit
5 5 7
lim f  x   lim f  0  h 
x 0  h 0

r1 r2 r3
 lim f  h 
Case-III : 4 7 6 r1  2r2  18 (Taking r3 = 6) h 0

6 6 6
cos 1 (1  h 2 ) sin 1 (1  h)
 lim
Coeff. = 7 + (15 × 21) + (15 × 35) + (35) h 0 h(1  h 2 )
–(6 × 8) – (20 × 7 × 8) – (6 × 21 × 8) + (15 × 28)
= lim
 
cos1 1  h 2  sin 1 1 
+ (7 × 28) = –678 =   
h 0 h  1 
 
 
Let cos1 1  h 2    cos   1  h 2
24. Let 3, 7, 11, 15, ...., 403 and 2, 5, 8, 11, . . ., 404
 
be two arithmetic progressions. Then the sum, of  lim
2  0
1  cos 
the common terms in them, is equal to _________.
 1
Ans. (6699)  lim
2 0 1  cos 
Sol. 3, 7, 11, 15, ….., 403
2
2, 5, 8, 11, …., 404
 1
LCM (4, 3) = 12 
2 1/ 2
11, 23, 35,….. let (403)

403 = 11 + (n - 1) x 12 R
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 Now finding left hand limit Sol. x2 + y2 = 3 and x2 = 2y

L  lim f  x  y2 + 2y – 3 = 0  (y + 3) (y – 1) = 0
x 0

 lim f  h  y = – 3 or y = 1
h 0

 lim
 2

cos1 1   h sin 1 1   h y=1x= 2  P( 2,1)

h  h
h 0 3

p lies on the line

 lim
 2

cos1 1    h  1 sin 1 1    h  1 
2x  y  
 h  1   h  1
h 0 3

2( 2)  1  

 lim

cos1  h 2  2h sin 1 h   3

1  h  1  1  h  

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h 0 2
For circle C1

1
   sin h Q1 lies on y axis
 lim  
h 0 2

  1  1  h 
2
 Let Q1  0,   coordinates
  sin 1 h 
 lim  2 
2 h 0   h  2h  R1 = 2 3 (Given

  sin 1 h   1  Line L act as tangent

 lim  
2 h 0  h    h  2 
Apply P = r (condition of tangency)

L
4  3
 2 3
32 2 32     2 2 3
 2 
L  R2  2   
  2 16 
   3  6

= 16 + 2  3  6 or   3  6
= 18
  9   3
26. Let the line L : 2 x + y =  pass through the point
of the intersection P (in the first quadrant) of the circle 2 1 1
x2 + y2 = 3 and the parabola x2 = 2y. Let the line L 1
PQ1Q2  0 9 1
2
touch two circles C1 and C2 of equal radius 2 3 . If 0 3 1
the centres Q1 and Q2 of the circles C1 and C2 lie on the
y-axis, then the square of the area of the triangle

1
2
 
2(12)  6 2

 PQ1Q2   72
2
PQ1Q2 is equal to ___________.
Ans. (72)

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27. Let P = {z  : |z + 2 – 3i |  1} and  8 2 cos xdx
 =  +  loge (3 + 2
2
28. If 
Q = {z  : z (l + i) + z (1 – i)  –8} . Let in 2 (1  esin x )(1  sin 4 x)

P Q, |z – 3 + 2i| be maximum and minimum at 2 ), where ,  are integers, then 2 + 2 equals

z1 and z2 respectively. If |z 1|2 + 2|z|2 =  +  2, ___________.

where ,  are integers, then  +  equals Ans. (8)

________. 
2
8 2 cos x
Ans. (36) Sol. I  1  e 1  sin x  dx
sin x 4

Sol. 2

Apply king

1 2
8 2 cos x  esin x 
 

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I dx ....(2)
(–2,3) 2


1  esin x 1  sin 4 x 
2

adding 1 &  2 

P 
x+y–1 = 0 (L1) 2
(3,–2) 8 2 cos x
(L2) x–y+4 = 0 2I   1  sin 4
x
dx

2

Clearly for the shaded region z1 is the intersection 2
8 2 cos x
I dx,
of the circle and the line passing through P (L1) 1  sin 4 x
0

and z2 is intersection of line L1 & L2 sin x  t

2 2
Circle : (x + 2) + (y - 3) =1 1
8 2
I  dx
L1 : x + y – 1 = 0 0
1 t4
L2 : x – y + 4 =0  1 1 
 1 t2 1 1 2 
I  4 2  t dt
1 
On solving circle & L1 we get
0  t2 
1
t 2

 1 1   t2 t2 
z1 :  2  ,3  
 2 2  1  1
1 1  2  1  2 
I  4 2 
t 
 
t 
On solving L1 and z2 is intersection of line L1 & L2 2 2
dt
0  1  1
 3 5  t    2 t    2
we get z2 :  ,   t  t
 2 2 1 1
Let t   z & t   k
z1  2 z2  14  5 2  17
2 2 t t

 31  5 2
So   31
 5
    36

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  0 dz 2
dk  ˆi ˆj kˆ
4 2 2  2 
  z  2  k  2  b  d  1 1 1
2 1 1 1
 1 1 z 
0
 1  k  2 
4 2 tan   ln  
 2 2    2 2  k  2     0iˆ  2ˆj  2kˆ (DR's of Line perpendicular to

  1  2  2  L1and L2)
4 2  ln 
 2 2 2 2  2  2   DR of AB line

 2  2 ln(3  2 2) =  0, 2, 2    3    ,3    ,3     

 2
3  3   3 
 
 2 0 2 2

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29. Let the line of the shortest distance between 3 3
Solving above equation we get  = – and  
2 2
the lines
5 1 9
   
L1 : r  ˆi  2jˆ  3kˆ   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and point A   , , 
2 2 2

  
L2 : r  4iˆ  5jˆ  6kˆ   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ   5 7 15 
B , , 
2 2 2 
intersect L1 and L2 at P and Q
5 
respectively. If ( ,  , ) is the midpoint Point of AB =  , 2, 6    , ,  
2 
of the line segment PQ, then 2(  +  + )
2() = 5 + 4 + 12 = 21
is equal to ___________.
30. Let A= {1, 2, 3, . . 20}. Let R1 and R2 two
Ans. (21)
relation on A such that

R1 = {(a, b) : b is divisible by a}
Sol.
R2 = {(a, b) : a is an integral multiple of b}.

Then, number of elements in R 1 – R 2 is equal

to ________.

Ans. (46)

b  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (DR's of L1) Sol. n(R1) = 20 + 10 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2+ 2 +2

d  ˆi  ˆj  kˆ (DR's of L2) 2  1  ...  1

10 times

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n(R1) = 66

R1  R2  1,1 ,  2,2  ,...  20,20 

n  R1  R 2   20

n  R1  R 2   n  R1   n  R1  R 2 

 n  R1   20

= 66 – 20

R1 – R2 = 46 Pair

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