Vidyamandir Classes

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Advanced Mathematics Assignment-1B | Algebra
Section 1 Single Correct Answer Type

 1 1.3.5...... 2n  1 2n  1 
1.(B) Sn  2     S  1
 2 2.4.6........... 2n  2n  2  
2.(A)

3.(D) tr 1  rSr  r tr  Sr 1   r 2 Sr 1  r 2  r  1 Sr  2

 tr 1  r  r ! t1  S1  t1 
 Sr   r ! t1
tr 1  Sr   r  1 Sr 1   r  1 tr 1

n n n n
4. (A)   r  1 P 1  r P 1    P  1
   r P  P 1C2  r P 1  .......   1
r 1 r 1 r 1 r 1

1
a0 
P 1

5.(C) Given that f ( x)  | a 2 x 2  b | x |  c |

a 2 x 2  b | x | c  2 bx 
 f ( x)  2 2  2a x  
| a x  b | x | c |  | x|

 | a 2 x 2  b | x |  c | will have two roots.

Since | a 2 x 2  b | x |  c | is an even function, so the roots will be numerically equal
 sum of the roots = 0.

6.(A) For the given condition to be satisfied the vale of k must lie between the slopes of line OA and OB
for slope of line OA
 ( x 2  10 x  9)  kx must have equal roots y
B
 (k  10) 2  36  0  (k  10) 2  36  0
A
 k  4, 16  k4
x
For slope of OB O 1 9

x 2  10 x  9  k must have equal roots

 (k  10) 2  36  0  k   4,  16
 k   16
 k should lie between [4, )  (,  16].

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7.(D) Line ax + by + c = 0 lies in two quadrants

 abc = 0; but a and b can’t be zero simultaneously also a and c or b and c cannot be zero
simultaneously
 a = 0 or b = 0 or c = 0
 D1 = 0 or D2 = 0 or D3 = 0
 exactly one of the equations has identical roots.

8.(D) |z – z | = straight line AB

while | z | (arg z  arg Z )  ArcAB
 | z  Z |  | z | (arg z  arg Z )

A(z)

B( z )

9.(C) The given determinant is the product of two determinant as follows.

z z 1 a1 b1 0
z z 1  a2 b2 0 0
1 z z a3 b3 0

10.(D)
11.(A) Clearly DOB = COD = A
 z  eiA and   zeiA  z 2    1
 z   1 (As A and D are on opposite side of BC).

12.(A) n + 2n–1 + 3n–2 – 6 = 18 ( – 1)

(n – 1) + 2 (n–1 – 1) + 3(n – 2 – 1) = 18 ( – 1)
= (1 +  + 2 + ………+n–1) + 2 (1 +  + 2 + ……… n–2) + 3 (1 +  + 2 + ………n–3) = 18
(1 + || + ||2 + ……||n–1) + 2 (1 + || + ||2 + ……||n–2) + 3 (1 + || + ||2 + …… ||n–3)
 18
1  1   1 
 2   3  > 18 (taking infinite terms and || < 1)
1 |  |  1 |  |   1 |  | 
1 2
>3  || >
1 |  | 3
13.(B) Distance of z from (3  2i ) is same as from imaginary axis  z moves on a parabola with focus
(3  2i ) and directrix as imaginary axis.
 z  (3  2i ) 
Hence z1 and z2 are extremities of focal chord hence arg  1  = 
 z2  (3  2i ) 
kz kz
14.(C) represent any point lying on the line joining origin and z. So, should lie outside the circle
k 1 k 1
| z  2 |  2.

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(1, –1)

(–2, 0)

So, z should lie in the shaded region


   arg( z )  0
4
15.(B)
16.(C) A rational number of the desired category is of the form 2014 x1 x2 .............. xk , where 1  k  9 and
(B) 9
9  x1  x2  ......  xk  1. we can choose k digits out of 9 in Ck ways and arrange them in
decreasing order in just one way.
Thus, the desired number of rational number is 9C1  9C2  .......  9C9  29  1
2 x2  4
17.(C) Let t   2t 4
1  x2
 sin 1 (sin t )    3  t  3  t 3
 3t  4  | x| 1

1    1 1 
18.(D) S1  S2  
   
2  k 1   6k  12  6k  12 
  
1 1 1 1
 2  S1  S2   1  2
 2
 2
  ........ ..........(1)
1 5 7 112
2 1 1 1
Let   2  2  2  ....... ..........(2)
6 1 2 3
 1 1
2
 2  2  ....... ..........(3)
2 2 4
 1 1
2
 2  2  ....... ..........(4)
3 3 6
 1
2
 2  ....... ..........(5)
6 6
Now, (2) – { (4) – (5) + (3)} gives
2
 2  S1  S2   1
3

 1
19.(B) 1  < 2  2 cos x <.
cos 1 x

 1 1
Hence 2 should lie between the roots of t 2   a   t  a 2  0 where t  2 cos x .
 2
 a 2  2a  3  0  a  ( ,  3]  [1, )

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c
20.(A) Multiplying the given equation by , we get
a3
b2c 2 b2c
x2  xc0
a3 a2
2
 bc   bc  bc
 a 2 x  b 2  x  c  0   x  , 
 a  a  a2
1 1
 (  ) x  ,   x , .
(  ) (  )

21.(A) ,  are roots of x 2  x  q  0

     1;   q
Now Sk 1  Sk  qS k 1
Sk  Sk 1  qSk  2
:
:
S 2  S1  qS0
Adding Sk 1  S1  q ( S k 1  S k  2  ......  S0 )  1  q ( S k 1  Sk  2  ......  S0 )
22.(C)
|k + z2| = |z|2 – k = |z2| + |k|
arg (z2) = arg (k)

 2 arg (z) = arg (z) = .
2

 
m
23.(C) let coefficient of y m in e xy e y  1


= coefficient of y m in e xy emy  mC1e m1 y  ....   1 .m Cm
m

m
m xy
 y y2  
 Coefficient of y in e  1    ....   1

 1! 2!  

= coefficient of y m in e xy  emy  mC e m 1 y  ...   1m . mC 

 1 m
 
m
 y y2 
 Coefficient of y m
in e xy y m  1    ......... 
 2! 3! 
= coefficient of y m in

e x m  y
 mC1e 
y m  x 1 m
 .....   1 mCm .e xy 
 x  m m  x  m  1m m
m
Cm . x m
 1  m C1.  ........   1
m! m! m!
m m
 m!   x  m   mC1.  x  m  1
m m
 mC2  x  m  2  .......    1 .m Cm

24.(A) If we take boxes to be distinct

Total solution 99931 C2  500500
Total solution (when each box have different number of balls)  500500  3  499  1  499002
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(where 3  499 are the number of solutions when exactly two boxes have same number of balls and
there is only one solution when each box have same number of balls).
n
Now, n such solutions for distinct boxes will correspond to solutions if boxes are identical.
6
49002
Hence total number of solutions when boxes are identical  (when each box have different
6
number of balls) + 500 (at least two box have same number of balls)
 83667.

25.(D)
26.(A) Let there are r seats between A and B, p seats between B and
C and 2n  r  p seats between A and C.
Total number of ways of seating arrangements when there is no
restriction   2n !
Now we count the cases when two particular persons sit together.
Number of ways in which two persons sit together between A
and B   r  1 2
Number of ways in which two persons sit together between B and
C   p  1 2 and between
A and C these ways are  2n  r  p  1 2 so total number of ways of their sitting together
  2n  r  p  1  r  1  p  1 2   2n  3 2
With each of such cases, remaining persons can sit in  2n  2 ! Ways
So total number of cases   2n  3 2. 2n  2 !
The number of ways in which two particular persons does not sit together
 
  2n ! 2  2n  3 2n  2 !  4n 2  6n  6  2n  2 !

27.(A) kx  y  z  w  kr
0  x  r , 0  y  kr , 0  z  kr , 0  w  kr
y  z  w  k r  x
Now taking x  p, 0 pr
kr p  2
Then y  z  w  k  r  p  has C2 number of solutions.
Hence total solutions of equation
r
  k (r  p)2 C2 
(kr  2  kp )(kr  1  kp ) ( r  1)
2

12
 
2k 2 r 2  k 2 r  9kr  12 .
p 0

28.(B) The prime digits are 2, 3, 5 and 7. As sum of two digits is also prime, this can be happen with 2, 3
and 2, 5 only. So the 2n digit number is comprising only these (2, 3, 5) digits and 2 occurs at every
alternate place.
Now,
CaseI:
The number starts with ‘2’

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2 2 2 2 2
   
3 or 5 3 or 5 3 or 5 3 or 5 (two ways)
So no of numbers in this case  2  2  2.........n times  2n
Case II:
The number starts with 3 or 5
2 2 2
   
(two ways) 3 or 5 3 or 5 3 or 5 3 or 5
In this case also, number of numbers  2n so total number of such numbers
 2  2 n  2 n 1.
n 1 k 1  k  n 1 k 1 n 1
29.(A)   
i 1
C j  iC j  
   k 1
  2
C j  1C j  k 1
2 
k 0 j 1  i 1  k 0 j 1 k 0
n 1 n 1
  2k 1  2 1  2   2n 2  1  2  n  2   2n3  2n  6.
k 0 k 0
m
30.(A) Cn is the coefficient of x n in the binomial expansion of
(1  x ) m
1  x m . Hence, for  1,
2
m m 1
Cn Cn
 2
 ……… to   the coefficient of x n in
2 2
m
(1  x) (1  x)m1 (1  x)m 2
   ……… to .
2 22 23
(1  x ) m
2 (1  x ) m
= The coefficient x n in 
1 x 1 x
1
2
= the coefficient of x n in
1  x m ( 1  x  x 2  x 3  ……………to  )

 m Cn  m Cn 1  m Cn  2  .......  m C2  mC1  mC0 .

Section 2 Link Comprehension Type

31-32. 31.(B) 32.(C) 33.(D)

 
n
31.(B) We have, 1  px  x 2  1  a1 x  a2 x 2  ............  a2 n x 2 n
Differentiate with respect to x, we get

   p  2 x   a1  2a2 x  3a2 x 2  .....  2na2n x 2n1

n 1
n 1  px  x 2

Multiply by 1  px  x  both side, we get

2

n 1  px  x 2   p  2 x   1  pn  x 2  a1  2a2 x  3a3 x 2  .....  2na2n x 2n 1 

n

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
n  p  2 x  1  a2 x  a2 x 2  ......  a2 n x 2 n  1  px  x 2   
 a1  2a2 x  3a3 x 2  ......   r  1 ar 1x r 1  rar x r 1   r  1 ar 1x r 
Equating the coefficient of xr , we get
nPar  2nar 1   r  1 ar 1  prar   r  1 ar 1
npar  prar   r  1 ar 1   r  1 ar 1  2nar 1
 np  pr  ar   r  1 alr  1   r  1  2n  ar 1
Hence, option (B) is correct

 
n
32.(C) We have, 1  px  x 2  1  a1 x  a2 x 2  a3 x 3  .....  a2n x 2n

On replacing x by x 4 , we get

1  px4  x8 
n
 1  a1 x 4  a2 x8  a3 x12  ......  a2n x8n

On dividing by x 3 both side, we get

1  px4  x8 
n
1
3
  a1 x  a2 x5  a3 x 9  ......  a2n x8n 3
x x3
[on differentiate w.r.t x, we get]

    
n 1 n
nx 3 4 px 3  8 x 7 1  px 4  x8  3x 2 1  px 4  x 8
x6
3
 4
 a1  5a2 x 4  9 a3 x 8  .....   8n  3  a 2 n x 8n  4
x
Put x  1 both side, we get
n 1 n
n  4 p  8 2  p   3  2  p   3  a1  5a2  9a3  .....  8n  3 a2n

 p  2 n .  4n  3  3  a1  5a2  9a3  ........  8n  3 a2n

When a1  5a2  9a3  .......  8n  3 a2n is divide by  p  2  the remainder is 3.
Hence, option (C) is correct.

 
n
33.(D) We have, 1  px  x 2  1  a1 x  a2 x 2  a3 x 3  ......  a2n x 2n

On replacing x by x 2 , we get

1  px2  x4 
n
 1  a1 x 2  a2 x 4  a3 x 6  ......  a2n x 4n

On dividing by x, we get

1  px2  x4 
n
1
  a1 x  a2 x 3  a3 x 5  .....  a2 n x 4 n 1
x x
On differentiating w.r.t. to x. we get

    
n 1 n
nx 2 px  4 x 3 1  px 2  x 4  1  px 2  x 4
x2
1
  a1  3a2 x 2  5a3 x 4  ....   4 n  1 . x 4 n  2 .a 2 n
x2
Put p  3 and x  1
n 1 n
 n  6  4 1  3  1  1  3  1

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 1  a2  3a2  5a3  .......   4n  1 a2n

n 1 n
 2n  1   1  1  a1  3a2  5a3  .....   4n  1 a2n
n n
 2n  1   1  1  a1  3a2  5a3  .......   4n  1 a2n
 2n  1  1  a1  3a2  5a3  ......   4n  1 a2n
n
 a1  3a2  5a3  .......   4n  1 a2 n  2n   1  1, n is even 
 
Hence Option (D) is correct

34-36. 34.(D) 35.(C) 36.(D)

34.(D) Let’s count the  ’s right way
FS SS TS
1 1 1
2 2 1, 2, 3
3 3 1, 2, 3, 4
4 4 1, 2, 3, 4
FS  First side, SS  Second side
TS  Third side
 Total number of ways  1  3  4  4  12

35.(C) The value of equal sides can vary from 1 to 2P.

Hence, third side  2,  4,  6, ....,  4 p
FS SS TS
1
1 1
1, 2, 3
2 2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
3 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
4 4
:
: :
1, 2, …….., (2p-1)
p p
1, 2, 3, ……., 2p
p+1 p+1
:
: :
1, 2, 3, ….., 2p
2p 2p

 Number of  ' s  1  3  5  7  .....   2 p  1  2 p  2 p  ....  p times  p 2  2 p 2  3 p 2

36.(D) If c  3  triangle having 3 as largest sides and which are isosceles or equilateral are 3, 3, 1 ; 3,
3, 2 ; 3 , 3, 3 ; 3, 2, 2
37-39 37.(C) 38.(B) 39.(A)
x2 = z2 + b2 – 2bzcos
y2 = x2 + c2 – 2cxcos
z2 = y2 + a2 – 2aycos
adding 2(cx + ay + bz)cos = a2 + b2 + c2
 cx  ay  bz  4
=   . sin, thus tan  2
 2  a  b2  c2
b sin  c sin  a sin 
by sine rule, x = ,y= ,z=
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zx 1 a sin  b sin 
area of CAP = CPA    sin A
2 2 sin C sin A
ab sin C sin 2   sin 2 
  2 
2 sin C sin 2 C
sin 2 
Similarly area of ABP = 
sin 2 A
sin 2 
area of BCP = 
sin 2 B
adding cosec2 = cosec2A + cosec2B + cosec2C
9
sin2A + sin2B + sin2C 
4
 cosec2  4  0 <   30.

Section 3 Multiple Correct Answer Type

40.(ABC)
Number of all possible triangles  n C3 .
Out of these n triangles have two sides common with polygon and
n  n  4  triangles have exactly one side common with polygon.
So, desired number of triangles
 nC 3 n  n  n  4 
n  n  1 n  2 
  n  n  n  4
6
n n n3
  n  4 n  5  C3
6 n3
ALTERNATIVELY:
If we consider a particular vertex, say A i . If Ai is not included in the selection then we have to
select 3 vertices from remaining  n  1 vertices on a circle such that no two are consecutive, which

can be done in  
n 1 31
C3 ways =  n 3C3 ways.

If Ai is included, then A i 1 and Ai 1 can not be included, so we can choose 2 points from remaining
n 3 21
n  3 points such that they are not adjacent in C2  n 4C2 ways So, desired number of
triangles  n3C3  n4
C2

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41.(AB)
The number of ways of selecting r persons from n is n Cr . Out of these r persons 3 have to selected
for the post of a treasurer, secretary and chair person with repetition. This can be done in r. r. r ways
Number of ways  r 3  n Cr
n
Since r can vary from 1 to n, total number of ways   r 3 n Cr
r 1
n n n
n  r 2  n 1Cr 1  n  r  (r  1  1) n1Cr 1  n  r  (n  1) n2Cr 2  n1Cr 1 
r 1 r 1 r 2
n n
 n(n  1)  (r  2  2) n2Cr 2  n (r  1  1) n1Cr 1
r 2 r 1
n n n n
 n(n  1)(n  2)  n 1
Cr 3  2n(n  1)  n2
Cr  2  n(n  1)  n2
Cr  2  n  n1Cr 1
r 3 r 2 r 2 r 1
= n(n  1) (n  2). 2n3 + 3n (n  1).2n2 + n. 2n1.
Otherwise (Alternative):
The three posts can be allocated as per the cases:
Case I: Same person gets all the three posts.
When a person is having a post then the size of fellow group members in all possible cases will vary
from 0 to n  1 and every person is equally likely to get all the three posts. So if a person is selected
first for the three posts and then the team is constituted this will be equivalent to selecting a team
and then giving all the three posts to any one of them (In all possible cases) this can be done in
n
C1 2n 1 ways.
Case II: One person gets two posts and one gets one post.
Similarly this can be done in n C2 2n  2  3! ways.
Case III: All the three posts go to different person.
Similarly this can be done in n C3 2n 3  3! ways.
Hence the total number of ways  n C1 2n 1  n C2 2n  2  3!  n C3 2n 3  3!
 2n 1  3n(n  1) 2n  2  n(n  1)(n  2) 2n 3.
42.(AB)

Tn 
 r  r  1  r !  r  1   r  2    r !   r  1  ( r  1)! r !(r  2) 
2
 
2

 
 r  3r  2 
2
 r  3r  2  2
 ( r  1)( r  2) 

Tr 
 r  1!  r!
 Tr  Vr  Vr 1
r2  r  1
T1  V1  V0
T 2  V2  V1
.
.
.
T n  Vn  Vn 1
Sn  T1  T2  .....  Tn
Sn  Vn  V0

Sn 
 n  1!  1  Sn 
2  n  1! (n  2)
n2 2 2(n  2)
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43.(ABD)
44.(AC)
100
We have C6  4.100 C7  6.100 C8  4.100 C9  100C10

 4
C0100C94  4 C1 100C93  ...............  4C4 100C90

1  x 4  4C0  4C1x 4 C2 x2 4 C3x3 4 C4 x4

and 1  x 100  100C0  100C1x  .............
...............  100C94 x 94  100
C95 x 95  ....  x100

1  x 4 1  x 100  4C0  100C0 4 C1100C1x3  ........................

1  x 104   4 C0 100C0  4C1100C1 x 3  ........................
Coefficient of x 94 , we get
104
C94  4C0 100C94  4C1 100C93  4 C2100C92  4 C3100C91  4 C4100C90
 x  y  104  94  198
100
Also, C6  4.100 C7  6.100 C8  4.100 C9 100 C10
4
 C4 100C6  4C3 100C7  4 C2 100C8  4 C1 100C9  4 C10 100C10
104
Coefficient of x10 in 1  x  is
104
C10  4C4 100C6  4C3 100C7  4C2 100C8  4C1 100C9  4C4 100C10
 x  y  104  10  114
Hence, Option(A) and (C)
45.(BC)
10 20
 1   1
We have  x2  2  2    x  
 x   x
20r
Tr 1  20Cr  x    x  r
202r
Tr 1  20Cr  x   1r
10
 1
The value of constant term in the binomial expansion  x   , if
 x
20  2r  0  r  10
10
T101  20C10  1  20C10
(A) Number of different dissimilar term in the expansion
 x1  x2  x3  .....  x10 10 10101 C101  19C9
 2  10  !
 10C0    10C1   10 C10  20!
2 2 2
(B)  ......     20C10
10!10! 10!10!

 n C1    n C2   n Cn  2n ! 
 2 2 2
  ......  
n ! n ! 
20 10
(C) Coefficient of x10 , in 1  x   20C10  1  20C10
(D) Number of linear arrangement of 20 things of which 10 alike of one kind and rest all are
20!
different, taken all at a time =
10!

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46.(BCD)
We know that, distribution of n distinct objects in to r different boxes, if empty boxes are not
allowed or in each box atleast one object is put  n  r  .
The number of ways
n n r 1 n
 r n  r C1  r  1  r C2  r  2   ......  1 Cr 11 ….(i)
Hence, n  5, r  3
 number of ways in which the different books be distributed in 3 persons, so each gets atleast
5 5
one is  3  3C1  2   3C2  243  3  32  3  150
(B) Number of parallelogram formed by one set of 6 parallel line and other set of 5 parallel lines
6 C2 5 C2  15  10  150
(C) 5 different toys to be distributed among 3 children, so each gets atleast one
5 5
  3  3C1  2  3C2  243  3  32  3  150
(D) 3 mathematics professors are assigned five different lectures, so that each professor get at
least one lecture.
5 5
  3  3C1  2   3C2  243  3  32  3  150
47.(BCD)
Let  = 2tan–1(–3)  – <  < 0
 2 tan   / 2 
3 
tan = – 3  tan = 2
 –<<–
2 1  tan   / 2  4 2
3
Let  = tan 1   (principal value) then
4
=–
4 4  4 4 
now cos =   = cos 1       sin 1       sin 1   
5 5 2 5 5 2
4 4  4 4 
cot =   = cot 1       ta n 1      ta n 1    .
3 3
  2 3
    2
3
48.(BCD)
a b   c d
tan 1  tan 1    tan 1  tan 1 
x x 2  x x
a b c d 
     

 tan 1  x x    tan 1  x x 
 1  ab  2  1  cd 
 2   
 x   x2 
 a  b x  1   c  d  x    a  b  x   x 2  cd 
 tan 1  2   cot  2  2  
 x  ab   x  cd   x  ab    c  d  x 

 x 4  (ab  ac  ad  bc  bd  cd ) x 2  abcd  0
its roots are x1 , x2 , x3 , x4
  x1  0 ,  x1x2   ab ,  x1x2 x3  0 and x1x2 x3 x4  abcd
1
  x1  0 and ( x2  x3  x4 )( x3  x4  x1 )( x4  x1  x2 )( x1  x2  x3 )  x1x2 x3 x4

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49.(ABC)
sin 1 ( a 2 x 2  b 2 y 2 )  cos 1 | ax  by |  
 a 2 x 2  b 2 y 2  1 and | ax  by |  0   2abxy  1

50.(ABD)
t2  t1  t3
t3  t2  t4


t9  t8  t10
t1   t3  t4  t5  .......  t8   t10  0
51.(AB)
x can not be odd integer for if x is odd, x2 is odd but 2px + 2q is even;
so x2 + 2px + 2q  0
x can not be even integer for if x is even, x2 + 2px is a multiple of 4 but 2q is not.
So x2 + 2px + 2q  0
Also (x + p)2 = p2 – 2q
 If x is fraction then (x + p)2 is also a fraction but p2 –2q is an integer. So, roots cannot be integer
or rational numbers.

52.(ABC)
Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c
–3 and 3 are lying between the roots of f (x) = 0
 f ( 3) > 0 and f (3) > 0
 9a + 3|b| + c > 0
Also, 0,  2, 2 are lying between the roots
therefore c  0 and 4a  2 | b |  c  0

53.(ABC)
sin 2 x  a sin x  b  0 has only one solution in (0, )
 sin x  1 gives one solution and sin x   gives other solution such that  > 1 or   0
 (sin x  1)(sin x  ) is the same equation as sin 2 x  a sin x  b  0
 1    a and   b
 1  b  a and b  1 or b  0
 b  ( , 0]  [1, )
and a  ( , 1]  [2, )

54.(AD)

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Section 4 Match Matrix Type

55-57 55.(B) 56.(A) 57.(A)

n  n  1 2n  1
A
6
Say B   B  C 
n
m  m  1 1
Where B    n  n  1 n  2 
m 1
2 6

1 n n  n  1
C 
2 r 1
r
4
 B   B  C 

1 1 n  n  1
 n  n  1 n  2   n  n  1   2n  1
6 4 12
A
 2
B
b c c a a b
            6; (by A.M.  GM )
c b a c b a
2 x2 2 y 2 2z 2
  1
1 x 1 y 1 z
By A.M  G.M
1
 x yz
    xyz  3
 3 
3
 x yz
   xyz
 3 
 x yz
From given condition xyz   
 3 
2
 x yz
   1  x yz3
 3 

58-60 58.(D) 59.(A) 60.(B)

f (2)  22 , f (3)  23
a  f (3)  8, b  10, c  12
  15  7  5  3  15 7
abc 8  10  12 16
 R  
4 4  15 7 7
 15 7
r   7
s 15
3
cos A 
4
16 7
 sec 2 A   tan 2 A 
9 9

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Section 5 Single Integer Answer Type

(n  2) (n  2) 2
61.(7) an  
n(n  1)(n  3) n(n  1)(n  2)(n  3)
A B C
   (say)
(n  2)(n  3) (n  1)(n  2)(n  3) n(n  1)(n  2)(n  3)
 (n  2) 2  An (n  1)  Bn  C
 n 2  4  4n  An3  An  Bn  C
Now comparing the coefficient of powers of n,
 A=1 A+B=4 C=4 B=3
1 3 4
So, an   
(n  2)(n  3) (n  1)(n  2)(n  3) n(n  1)(n  2)(n  3)
n n n
 1 1  3  1 1 
So, Sn   an    n  2  n  3   2   (n  1)(n  2)  (n  2)(n  3) 
1 1 1
n
4  1 1 

3
  n(n  1)(n  2)  (n  1)(n  2)(n  3) 
1

1 1  3 1 1  4 1 1 
          
 3 n  3  2  6 ( n  2)( n  3)  3  6 ( n  1)(n  2)(n  3) 
29 1 3 4
   
36 n  3 2(n  2)(n  3) 3(n  1)(n  2)(n  3)

1999 1999
1 1 a 4  2a3  3a 2  2a  1
62.(1) S  1
a2

(a  1) 2
  a 2 (a  1)2
a 1 a 1
1999
a 2  a  1 1999  1  1999
1 1 
  a(a  1)
 1     1999 
a(a  1) 
  
a (a  1) 

a 1 a 1  a 1 

 1  1999
 1999  1    1999 
 2000  2000
Hence p  1999 and q  2000

63.(1) Given a 2  b  1  0 ........ (1)

a b
Also a  2  b   1  0  2
  1  0 (as || = 1)
 
2
  b  a  0 ……..(2)
From (1) and (2)
2  1
 
a b  b 1  | a |2 ab  b

ab  b 1 | a |2
 
1 | a |2 ab  b
3
 | ab  b |  1 | a |2 
4

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64.(2) From figure it is clear that required length of line segment is AB = 2

y

x
(-1, -1) (1, -1)
(-2, -1) (2, -1)
AA BB

(-2, -2) (2, -2)

n n n n 1
Cr Cr
65.(2) lim
n 
 n r  r  3  lim
n 
 nr 
. x r  2 dx.
r 0 r 0 0

1 n r  1 n
x  x 1
   x 2 lim
0 x 
n

Cr  
n
 dx 
   x 2 lim  1  
0 n   n 
dx 
 0 x .e .dx  e  2
2 x

 r 0   
But e2  e x  x2
1
 n x
 nr  r
66.(3) We have lim   1r n Cr 
x 0     nr k

k
Ck . x .2  x 2  x   

 r 0  k 0 
1
 n r x
  r
lim   1 n Cr 1  2 x 
x 0 
nr
x2  x 

 
 r 0
1 n
   
 n x
 lim 1  2 x  x 2  x  lim 1  3 x  x 2 x
x 0 
  x 0

3x  x2 .n lim f  x . g  x  

lim  g x 
 e x 0 x
 e3n  lim 1  f  x    e x 0 
 x 0 
 e3n
 3

 2 2
1  1 1
67.(2) Here, S   2
 12        ....... 
 2   3
k 1 K

 1 K 1 2 1 1
2 2
t  K2
 1        ...................
   3
2
k 1

 1  2  1  2  1  2  S S
S  t  2.          ........    2. 
 2   4   6   4 2

S S
 t  2
2 t

68.(2) Number 777 777 is divisible by 7 so 555555  666666  888888  999999 should be written as
 999 999
 
 555555  888888  666666 
 999999  2999   555555  2555    2999  2555   888888  6888    666666  6666    6888  6666 

 
 999999  2999 is divisible by 1001 and 1001 is divisible by 7.
Hence it is divisible by 7.
888888  6888 is divisible by 882 and 882 is divisible by 7. Hence it is divisible by 7.

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     
2999  2555  2555 2444  1  2555 23148  1  2555 8148  1 . Hence it is divisible by 7,

6888  6666  6666 6222  1  6666 36111  1 . Hence it is divisible by 35. So it is also divisible by 7.
666 666
666666  6666   665  1   7  1 is divided by 7 we get remainder  1666  1666  2.
Hence the remainder of number divided by 7 is 2.
69.(9) All the possible number are 9 C5 (none containing the digit 0)
= 126.
Total numbers starting with
1  8C4  70

(using 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9) Total number starting with 23  6C3  20

(using 4,5, 6, 7,8, 9 ) Total number starting with 245  4C2  6

(using 6,7,8,9)
97th number =

70.(4) Let ABC be the triangle with D as the midpoint of A

AC. BD = l (given)
b/2
b2
Area of ABC  sin A .
2
b2 2 l b/2

b2  l 
Applying cosine rule to ABD, we get 4  cos A
b2
B C
2 4l 2
 b 
5  4cos A
sin A
Hence   2l 2
5  4 cos A
2t
  2l 2 1 t2 A

5

4 1 t2  [where t  tan
2
 0]

1 t2
4l 2t 4l 2
  
9t 2  1 1
9t 
t
 1 
2l 2 1 1 
  Since 9t   2    9t  2  6
3  t t  
2l 2
Hence maximum area 
3
1 1 4
Equality holds when 9t   t [since t > 0]  cos A 
t 3 5
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n
r 2  1 r 1 n  2r r  1  r 1 n
71.(6) Sn   2     2   2n
r 1 
r r  1 r 1 
r 1 r  n 1
 n1   n1
n a
72.(4) bn  a r
n 2   ar 2 
1 r
 32
n 1

73.(1) The roots of the equation

 n  n 2  4n
x may be integers if n 2  4n  I 2 where I is an integer.
2
 n 2  4n  I 2  0 ........(1)

 n  2 4 I2
Now n is an integer  4  I 2 should be an integer.
 4  I 2  k 2 where k is an integer.
 k2  I 2  4
which is possible only when k   2, I  0.
putting I  0 in (1),
n 2  4n  0  n  0, 4. For both these values,
x 2  nx  n  0 has integral roots.
 n  0, 4  n 2  4n  0
74.(2) Let f ( x)  x  ax 2
f ( x)  1  2ax 3  0  x  (2a )1/ 3
f ( x)  6ax 4  0  x  (0, ) (as ‘a’ is a natural number)
so x  (2a )1/ 3 is a point of global minima
Thus (2a )1/ 3  a (2a ) 2 / 3  2
32
 a  a  2. As ‘a’ is a natural number.
27
Alternative solution
x  ax 2  2  x3  2 x 2  a  0
Let f ( x)  x3  2 x 2  a
Since f ( x)  0  x  (0, ), f (0)  0 and min f ( x)  0
 a  0 and for minimum f ( x)
f ( x)  3 x 2  4 x  x  0, 4 / 3
32
f (4 / 3)  0  a .
27
75.(9) Let roots of x3  ax 2  bx  c  0 be , , 
 a       , b      , c  
Now, (  1), (  1), (   1) are the roots of x3  px 2  qx  9  0
 (  1)(  1)(   1)  9
               1  9  abc  8

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