CET MATHEMATICS 2012

VERSION CODE: D 4

1.

The length of the sub-tangent, ordinate and the sub-normal are in a) Arithmetico geometric progression b) A.P. c) H.P d) G.P.

Ans: (d) 2. The maximum value of xe-x is a) Ans (c) 3. If [x] is the greatest integer function not greater than x, then
11 x

1 e

b) e

c)

1 e

d) e

[x]

dx = b) 45 c) 66 d) 35

a) 55 Ans: (a) 4. If n N and In = a)

(log x)
b)

dx, then In + nIn-1 = c) x(log x)n + c d) (log x)n-1

(log x)n + 1 n+1

Ans: (c) 5. Solution of e dx = x when x = 1 and y = 0 is a) y = x (log x 1) + 1 c) y = x (log x 1) + 3 Ans: (a) 6.

b) y = x (log x 1) + 4 d) y = x (log x + 1) + 1

a) 1 Ans: (c) 7.

b) 6

c) 0

d) 1

If log2 (9x-1 + 7) log2(3x-1 + 1) = 2, then x values are a) 1, 2 b) 0, 2 c) 0, 1 d) 1, 4

Ans: (a) 8. If x 1 is a factor of x5 4x3 + 2x2 3x + k = 0, then k is a) 3 Ans: (b) b) 4 c) -4 d) 2

9.

If A and B have n elements in common, then the number of elements common to A x B and B x A is a) 0 b) n
n

c) 2n

d) n2

Ans: (d) 10.

a) 39 Ans: (a) 11.

b) 36

c) 37

d) 38

If one of the slopes of the pair of lines ax2 + 2hxy + by2 = 0 is n times the other thennnn a) 4ab = (n + 1)2 h c) 4h2 = (n + 1)2 ab b) 4(n + 1)2 ab = nab d) 4nh2 = (n + 1)2 ab

Ans: (d) 12.

a) 1 Ans: (a) 13.

b) 0

c) 3

d) 2

The number of solutions of the equation z2 + z = 0 where x C are a) 6 b) 1 c) 4 d) 5

Ans: (c) 14. The least and the greatest distances of the point (10, 7) from the circle x2 + y2 4x 2y 20 = 0 are a) 5, 15 Ans: (a) 15. Which of the following is incorrect? If a b (mod m) and x is an integer, then a) (a x) (b x) (mod m) c) (a - x) (b - x) (mod m) Ans: (a) 16. Inverse of a diagonal non-singular matrix is a) diagonal matrix c) skew symmetric matrix Ans: (a)
x 3 + 3x x 1 x + 3 2x x 4 , then e = x + 4 3x

b) 10, 5

c) 15, 20

d) 12, 16

b) (a + x) (b + x) (mod m) d) ax bx (mod m)

b) scalar matrix d) zero matrix

17.

If ax + bx + cx + dx + e = a) -1 b) 1

x +1 x3

c) 0

d) 2

Ans: (c)
2

18.

If a, b and c are three non-coplanar vectors and p , q and r are vectors defined by

p =

bxc

a b c

, q =

cxa

a b c

and r =

axb

a b c

, then the value of

( a + b ). p + ( b + c ). q + ( c + a ). r = a) 3 Ans (a) 19. If ( a x b )2 + ( a . b )2 = 144 and | a | = 4, the | b | = a) 12 Ans (d) 20. Which of the following is false? a) Set of even integers is a group under usual addition b) (N, .) is a group c) (N, +) is a semi-group d) (Z, +) is a group Ans (b) 21. 2 cos-1 x = sin-1 2x 1 x 2 is valid for all values of x satisfying a) 0 x Ans: (d) 22. If is a complex number such that 2 - + 1 = 0, then 2011 = a) 1 Ans: (d) 23. If cos + 2 cos + cos = 0, sin + 2 sin + 3 sin = 0 and + + = , then sin 3 + 8 sin 3 + 27 sin 3 = a) 9 Ans: (c) 24. If the conjugate of (x + iy) (1 2i) is 1 + i, then a) x = Ans: (c) 25. If the straight line 3x + 4y = k touches the circle x2 + y2 = 16x, then the value of k is a) 16, - 64 Ans: (d) 26. The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the ellipse is called a) director circle Ans: (a)
3
1 5 1 2

b) 0

c) 1

d) 2

b) 16

c) 8

d) 3

b) -1 x 1

c) 0 x 1

d)

1 2

x1

b) -

c) 2

d)

b) 18

c) 0

d) 3

b) x iy =

1+i 1 2i

c) x + iy =

1i 1 2i

d) x =

1 5

b) 16, 64

c) -16, - 64

d) -16, 64

b) hyperbola

c) ellipse

d) auxiliary circle

27.

If m sin a) 2y

x = loge y, then (1 x2) y|| xy = b) m2 y

c) m2 y

d) 2y

Ans: (b) 28. If y = e loge [1 + x + x a)

, then b)

dy = dx

1 (1 + x)2

c)

1 (1 x)2

d)

1 (1 + x)2

Ans: (c) 29. Length of the subtangent at (x1, y1) on xn ym = am + n, m, n > 0, is a)

b)

c)

d)

Ans: (c) 30. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards and the height s reached in time t is given by s = 22t 11 t2, then the total distance traveled by the ball is a) 22 units Ans: (a) 31. The sum of two positive numbers is given. If the sum of their cubes is minimum, then a) one is thrice the other c) one is twice the other Ans: (b)
/3

b) 44 units

c) 33 units

d) 11 units

b) they are equal d) they are unequal

32.

/6

sin3 x sin3 x + cos 3 x

dx = b)
2

a)

c)

d)

12

Ans: (d) 33.

x 2x x = 1 cos x

a)

1 2

b) 2 log 2

c) log 2

d)

1 log 2 2

Ans: (b) 34. If a)

A 3x + 1 A B = + , then sin-1 B = (x 1) (x + 3) x 1 x+3

b)

c)

d)

Ans: (d) 35. If , , are the roots of the equation x3 + 4x + 2 = 0, then 3 + 3 + 3 = a) 6 Ans: (a) 36. The value of a) 2 Ans: (d)
4
10 10

b) 2 C1 +
10

c) 6
10

d) 2

C2 + b) 2

C3 + +

10

C9 is c) 211 d) 210 2

10

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p ~ q can also be written as a) ~ q ~ p b) p q c) ~ p v ~ q d) q p

Ans: (c) 38. If f: R R is defined by f (x) = 2x + 3, then f-1 (x) a) does not exist because f is not surjective b) is given by c) is given by
x3 2
1 2x + 3

d) does not exist because f is not injective Ans: (b) 39.

= b)
1 3

a) 1 Ans: (c) 40.

c)

d)

1 2

The points (11, 9), (2, 1) and (2, -1) are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle. Then the centroid is a) (5, 3) b) (-5, -3) c) (5, - 3) d) (3, 5)

Ans: (a) 41. The reflection of the point (1, 1) along the line y = -x is a) (1, -1) Ans: (d) 42. The number of circles that touch the co-ordinate axes and the line whose slope is -1 and yintercept is 1, is a) 3 Ans: (d) 43. If f (x) is an even function, then f (x) is a) nothing can be said c) an even function Ans: (b) 44. The perimeter of a sector is a constant. If its area is to be maximum, then the sectorial angle is a) 2c Ans: (a) 45. The last digit of number 7886 is a) 1 Ans: (b)
5

b) (0, 0)

c) (-1, 1)

d) (-1, -1)

b) 1

c) 4

d) 2

b) an odd function d) may be even or may be odd

b)

c 6

c)

c 4

d) 4c

b) 9

c) 7

d) 3

46.

If (24, 92) = 24 m + 92 n, then (m, n) is a) (-4, 3) b) (-1, 4) c) (4, -1) d) (4, -3)

Ans: (c) 47. The characteristic equation of a matrix A is 3 - 52 - 3 + 2 = 0 then adj (A) a) 4 Ans: (a)
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

b) 9

c) 25

d)

1 2

48.

If i + j k and 2 i 3 j + k are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then the lengths of its diagonals are a)
21, 13

b)

3, 14

c)

13 , 14

d)

21, 3

Ans: (a) 49. If the volume of the parallelepiped formed by three non-coplanar vectors a, b and c is 4
cubic units, then a x b b x c c x a =

a) 8 Ans: (c) 50.

b) 64

c) 16

d) 4

Which of the following is a subgroup of the group G = {2nnZ} under multiplication? a) {4nnZ} b) {4nnN} c) {3nnZ} d) {6nnZ}

Ans: (b) 51. In the group G = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} under 7, the solution of 47x = 5 is a) 5 Ans: (b) The number of real solutions of the equation tan 1 x(x + 1) + sin 1 x 2 + x + 1 = a) infinitely many Ans: (d) 53. If sin 2x = 4 cos x, then x = a) 2n Ans: (a) 54. If and are different complex numbers with = 1, then a) 2 Ans: (c) b)
1 2
, n Z 2 is 2

b) 3

c) 2

d) 4

52.

b) one

c) four

d) two

b) n

,nZ 2 4

c) no value

d) n + (-1)n

nZ 4

is equal to d)
1 3

c) 1

55.

The equations of the two tangents from (-5, -4) to the circle x2 + y2 + 4x + 6y + 8 = 0 are a) x 7y = 23, 6x + 13y = 4 b) x + 2y + 13 = 0, 2x y + 6 = 0 c) 2x + y + 13 = 0, x 2y = 6 d) 3x + 2y + 23 = 0, 2x 3y + 4 = 0

Ans: (b) 56. If x = t2 + 2 and y = 2t represent the parametric equation of the parabola a) (x 2)2 = 4y Ans: (d)
x2 y2 = 1, the point of contact is 4 3

b) x2 = 4 (y 2)

c) (y 2)2 = 4x

d) y2 = 4 (x 2)

57.

If x y = 1 is a tangent to the hyperbola a) (5, 4) b) (4, 3)

c) (3, 4)

d) (2, 1)

Ans: (b)
1 1 1 + ..... n terms, then y (0) is + tan 1 2 If y = tan 1 + tan 1 2 2 1 + x + x x + 5x + 7 x + 2x + 3

58.

a) Ans: (a) 59.

n2 1 + n2

b)

c)

2n 1 + n2

d)

n2 1 + n2

If f (x) = sin [2] x + cos [-2] x then f (x) is, here [2] and [-2] greatest integer function not greater than its value a) -1 c) 9 cos 9x 10 sin 10 x b) sin 9x + cos 9x d) 0

Ans: (c) 60. The tangent to the curve xy = 25 at any point on it cuts the coordinate axes at A B, then the area of the triangle OAB is a) 100 sq. units Ans: (b) b) 50 sq. units c) 25 sq. units d) 75 sq. units