BASIC + QEE + TRIGO

Single Correct Answer Type

This section contains 10 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D), out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

2  2  2 5a 2  (b 2  c2 )
1. If sec & tan are the roots of the equation ax + bx + c = 0, then
7 7 (2a  c)2

(wherever defined) is equal to-

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

1 3
and maximum value of g(x) = –x + b x + 2 occurs at x  ,
2 2
2. If least value of ƒ(x) = x + bx + c be –
4 2

then c is equal to-

(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
3 2 3 2
3. If x – x + 5x – 1 = 0 has roots , ,  and x + ax + bx + c = 0 has roots , , then (a + b + c) is-
(A) –1 (B) –5 (C) 3 (D) 7

10
 2n 2n 
4. The value of   sin
n 1 11
 cos  is equal to-
11 

(A) 2 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) –1

2
5. Consider the graph of ƒ(x) = ax + bx + c in the given figure such that
(AB) = 1, (AC) = 4 and b – 4ac = –4, then value of (a + b + c) is equal
2

to- A
C

(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 26 B O

3 2 4(  1)(  1)(   1)

6. If , and  are roots of 4x + 8x – x – 2 = 0, then the value of is equal to-


3 3
(A) (B) 6 (C)  (D) –6
2 2
2 2
7. Minimum value of the expression (4 sin  + 12 cosec  – 13) is equal to-
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

8. If log a 1  1  x   log a 2  3  1  x  , then number of solutions of the equation is-

(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many

x2  x  d 5 3
9. If the range of is  ,  for all real x, then the value of 'd' is-
x  2x  d  6 2 
2

(A) 4 (B) –4 (C) 1 (D) –1

 2 3
10. If log1/10(x + x) > log1/2(x – x) + log2(x – 1), then -
(A) x  (1,)

 5 1 
(B) x   ,1
 2 

  5 1 5 1 
(C) x   , 
 2 2 

  5 1 
(D) x   , 
 2 
Multiple Correct Answer(s) Type
This section contains 5 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D)
out of which ONE or MORE are correct.

 2  2  2  
 tan  5   tan  5   20 
11. The value of antilog 5   is equal to-
 cot 2     cot 2  2   28 
 5  5  

(A) odd number (B) even number (C) prime number (D) composite number

1
12. If sin 4    194 , then the value of (2cosec – cot cos) can be-
sin 4 
(A) 2 (B) –2 (C) 4 (D) –4

2+x x 3
13. If sum of the solutions of the equation log2(3 – 6 ) = 3 + xlog2   is P, then -
2

(A) P is prime number (B) log3P + logP3 = 2 (C) log3(P – 1) = 0 (D) log3(P + 1) = 1
2 2 2 2
14. If equations bx + acx + b c = 0 and cx + abx + b c = 0 have a common root, (where a, b, c are non-
zero distinct real numbers), then which of the following is/are correct -

a b a a b c
(A)   0 (B)   0
c a b b c a
1 1 1 1 1 1
(C) 2
 2  2 0 (D) 2
 2  2 0
bc a c cb ac ba cb
2
15. Graph of y = ax + bx + c is shown in the figure and length of PQ & OR
are 9 units & 5 units respectively (where Q is the vertex of the parabola)
O P
45 2 A B
and area of OBQ is (unit) , then
4 R
Q
(A) length of AB is 3 (B) length of AB is 4

b b
(C) 1 (D) 1
a a
 Integer Answer Type
This section contains 5 questions. The answer to each question is a single digit Integer, ranging from
0 to 9.

1. If roots of the equation (x – ) (x – 4 + ) + (x – 2 + ) (x + 2 – ) = 0 are p & q then absolute value

of the sum of the roots of the equations 2(x – p) (x – q) – (x – ) (x – 4 + ) = 0 and
2(x – p) (x – q) – (x – 2 + ) (x + 2 – ) = 0 is equal to

2 4 5 7 40 41
2. If cos  cos   cos  cos  cos 2   cos  ....  cos  cos  k , then the value of
3 3 3 3 3 3

|6k| is

2 2 2 2
 1  2 1   3 1   5 1 
3. If x – x + 1 = 0 then the value of  x     x  2    x  3    x  5  is equal to
2
 x  x   x   x 

log  log  log 

4. Let  are positive numbers and   (wherever defined). If
(3x  5y  z) (x  8z) (y  3z  x)

 a   b  c 
loga = 2, log22b = 4 and log 4  2 16c =5 (a,b,c > 0) then value of      is equal to
 8   4  2 

2
5. Number of prime numbers which are the factors of product of solution of the equation | x  4 |log2 x 8  x 6log2 (x  4)

is equal to
 Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
A. A C B B D D C A A A
SECTION-I
Q. 11 12 13 14 15
A. A,C C,D A,B A,C A,C
Q. 1 2 3 4 5
SECTION-IV
A. 4 3 7 8 2
 SECTION-I
1. Ans.(A)
 2 
sec2 – tan =1
7 7
2
 2 2  2  2 
  sec  tan   4sec tan 1
 7 7 7 7
b 2 4c
   1  b2 – 4ac = a2
a2 a
2 2 2 2 2
 4a + c – 4ac = 5a – b + c
2. Ans.(C)
D 1
Least value of ƒ(x) =   
2 4 4
 D = b – 4c = 1 ...(1)
b 3
Maximum value g(x) is at x  
2 2
b=3
From (1), c = 2
3. Ans. (B)
x3 – x2 + 5x – 1 = 0
1 1 1
 = 1  =  ;  = , = 

1 1 1
we are to determine the equation whose roots are , ,
  
1 1 5

 2
 1  0  – x3 + 5x2 – x + 1 = 0
x x x
x3 – 5x2 + x – 1 = 0 a = –5, b = 1, c = –1
4. Ans.(B)
Given series
 2 2   4 4 
  sin  cos    sin  cos 
 11 11   11 11 
 6 6   20 20 
  sin  cos   ....   sin  cos 
 11 11   11 11 
 2 4 20 
  sin  sin  ...  sin 
 11 11 11 
 2 4 20 
  cos  cos  ...  cos 
 11 11 11 
10. 10
sin .sin cos .sin
 11  11
 
sin sin
11 11
 
sin    
0  11   1

sin
11
5. Ans.(D)
D
  1  D  4a
4a
 D = b – 4ac = –4  a = 1
2

b
Also   4  b = 8
2a
2
b – 4ac = –4  64 – 4c = –4 or c = 17
 a + b + c = 26
6. Ans.(D)
3 2
4x + 8x – x – 2 = 4(x – ) (x – ) (x – )
Put x = –1, we get 3 = 4(–1–)(–1–)(–1–)
3
or ( + 1) ( + 1) ( + 1) = 
4
1
Also  
2
4(  1)(  1)(   1)
  6

7. Ans.(C)
2 2 2
4[sin  + cosec ] + 8 cosec  – 13
2 2
= 4[(sin  – cosec) + 2] + 8 cosec  – 13
2 2
= 4(sin  – cosec) + 8 cosec  – 5
minimum value will appear if sin = 1
8. Ans.(A)
1
log a 1  1  x   log a  3  1  x 
2

or log a 1  1  x   log a  3  1  x 
2

 1  1  x   3  1  x
2

 2  x  2 1 x  3  1 x
  1 x  1 x
2 2
 1 + x = 1 + x – 2x  x – 3x = 0
 x = 0, 3
But x = 0,3 does not satisfy the equation.
Hence equation has no solution.
9. Ans. (A)

x2  x  d
Let y  2
x  2x  d
2
 x (1 – y) + x(1 – 2y) + d(1 – y) = 0 has real roots
2 2
 D = (1 – 2y) – 4d(1 – y) > 0
2
y (4d – 4) + (4 – 8d)y + (4d – 1) < 0
 5 3
Now y
6 2

 5  3 7y 15
  y    y    0 or y   0
2

 6  2 3 12

4d  1 15
  d4
4d  4 12
10. Ans.(A)
2 3
log1/10(x + x) > log2(x – 1) – log2(x – x)

 x 1 
log1/10  x 2  x   log 2  
 x  x  1 
2

 1 
log1/10  x 2  x   log 2  2 
x x
2 2
or log1/10(x + x) > log1/2(x + x)
2
x +x>1

1  5 1  5
 x or x 
2 2
But x – 1 > 0  x  (1,)
11. Ans.(A,C)
2 2
cot 36° + tan 18
2 2
 5 1   5 1 
   
 4    4  2
2 2
 5 1  5 1 
1   1  
 4   4 
12. Ans.(C,D)
1
sin 4    194
sin 4 
2
 2 1 
 sin   2   194  2 = 196
 sin  
1
sin 2    14
sin 2 
2
 1 
 sin     14  2 = 16
 sin  
1 1
sin    4 or sin    4
sin  sin 
2  cos 2 
2 cosec – cot cos =
sin 
1  sin 
2
1
  sin  
sin  sin 
13. Ans. (A,B)
 
 2 x 
3  6x
log 2  3
  3 x 
  2  
   
x x
(9 – 2 )2 = 8
x
Put 2 = t
2
t – 9t + 8 = 0
(t – 8)(t – 1) = 0
t = 8, 1
x 3 x
2 =2 2 =1
x = 3, x=0
Sum of solutions, P = 3
14. Ans.(A, C)
Solving we ge common root,  = a
condition of common root,
2 2 2
a b+a c+b c=0 ........(i)
on dividing equation (i) by abc, we get

a a b
  0
c b a
2 2 2
on dividing equation (i) by a b c , we get
1 1 1
2
 2  2 0
bc cb a c
15. Ans. (A,C)
D
  9
4a

b 2  20a
 9
4a
2
 b = 16a ...(1)
2
& c = –5  y = ax + bx – 5
45
and area of OQB =
4
1 45 5
  OB  9   OB =
2 4 2
5 25a 5b
 y = 0 at x =   5  0
2 4 2
 5a + 2b – 4 = 0
2
 5b + 32b – 64 = 0 ...(2)
 8
b = –8, (reject)
5
a=4
2
 y = 4x – 8x – 5
SECTION-IV
1. Ans. 4
(x – ) (x – 4 + ) + (x – 2 + ) (x + 2 – ) = 2(x – p) (x – q)
 2(x – p) (x – q)– (x –) (x – 4 + )
= (x – 2 + ) (x + 2 – )
 roots are 2 –  &  – 2
similarly
2(x – p) (x – q) – (x – 2 + ) (x + 2 – )
= (x – ) (x – 4 + )
 roots are , 4 –
sum of roots = 2 –  +  – 2 +  + 4 – 
=4
2. Ans. 3
2  2    2 
k  cos  cos     cos   2. 
3  3 3  3 3

 2 3  2 
 cos    +.....  cos   39. 
 3 3   3 3
2  2   2   
 cos  cos       cos   2     
3  3 3  3  3 

 2   
.........  cos   39     
 3  3 

2 4
  ,  and n = 40
3 3

 40 4    2 39 4  
sin  .  cos   . 
 2 3   3 2 3 
k
 4 
sin  
 6 

 80   80 
sin   cos  
  3   3 
 2 
sin  
 3 

 160   
sin   sin  53  
  3   3 1
 2   2  2
2 sin   2 sin  
 3   3 
  1
|6k| = 6.     3
 2
3. Ans. 7
1
x =1
x

1
Squaring both sides, we get x   1
2

x2

1  1
Cubing, we get x   3 x    1
3

x 3
 x

1
or x   2
3

x3

 2 1  3 1  1 1
Also  x  2  x  3   x  5  x 
5

 x  x  x x

1 1
 (–1) (–2) = x5 + 1 or x 
5
1
x5 x5

2 2 2 2
 1  1   1   1 
  x     x 2  2    x3  3    x5  5 
 x  x   x   x 

=1+1+4+1=7
4. Ans. 8

 log  2 log  5 log 

  k
(3x  5y  z) 2(x  8z) 5(y  3z  x)

log    log 2  log  5

= k[(3x–5y–z) + 2(x+8z) + 5(y–3z–x)

 2 5
log( .  . )=0
 5 
(  ) = 1
Now, loga = 2  a = 2
log22b = 4  2b = 24 4

log 4  2 16c = 5  16c = (42)5

 a   b  c  3  5 2
     = 2 = (  ) = 8
 8   4  2 
5. Ans. 2
2
8
| x  4 |(log2 x)  x 6log2 (x  4)

(x – 4) > 0
 (x  4)(log2 x )
2
8
 (x  4)6log2 x

 (log 2 x) 2  8  6 log 2 x or (x – 4) = 1
 (log2x)2 – 6log2x + 8 = 0
 log2x = 4, log2x = 2
 x = 16, x = 4
x = 4 not possible
when x – 4 = 1
 x=5
 product of solutions
= 16 × 5 = 80 = 24 × 5
number of prime numbers = 2