MPPET 2010

Mathematics
Set D

1. If a, b, c are in G.P and x, y are Arithmetic mean of a, b and b, c, then

a c
x y
+ is equal to :
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1
Ans : (a)

2. If a line makes , , , angles with four diagonals of a cube, then
cos 2

+ cos 2 + cos 2 + cos2

a)
2
3
b)
2
3
c)
4
3
d)
4
3

Ans : (c)

3. The value of (E 1) is (where E is shift operator)
a) E 1 b) E 1 c) E 1 d) None of these
Ans : (a)

4. Solution of the differential equation ( )
dy
cos x y
dx
= + is
a)
( ) x y
tan x c
2
+
= + b)
( ) x y
tan x c
2
+
= +
c) y = x + c d) None of these
Ans : (a)

5. If , are roots of the equation 3x
2
+ 4x 6 = 0, then
2
+
2
is equal to :
a)
16
9
b)
12
9
c)
52
9
d) None of these
Ans : (c)
6. If
n
r r
C C = then the value of
0 2 4
C C C
................
1 3 5
+ + + =is
a)
2
n 1 +
b)
n
2
n 1 +
c)
n
2
n 1

+
d) None of these
Ans : (b)
7. If
1 a 1 1
1 1 b 1
1 1 1 c
+
+
+
= 0, Then the value of
1 1 1
a b c

+ + is equal to
a) 1 b) -1 c) abc d) None of these
Ans : (b)

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8. If a i j k, b i j, c i = + + = + =
r
r r
and
( )
a b c a b, then = + +
r r
r r r
=
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3
Ans : (a)
9. The value of
2
2 x 0
x 1 1
lim is :
x 9 3

+
+

a) 3 b) 4 c) 1 d) 2

Ans : (a)

10. The differential equation of all conics whose centre lie at the origin is of order
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) None of these
Ans : (a)

11. Equation of the common tangents to the hyperbola
2
2 2
x y
1
a b
2
= and
2
2 2
x y
1
a b
2
= is
a)
2 2
y x a b = b)
2 2
y x b a =
c)
2 2
y x a b = d)
2 2
y x b a =
Ans : (c)

12. If (0, ) lies on or inside the triangle with sides y + 3x + 2 = 0, 3y 2x 5 = 0 and
4y + x 14 = 0, then :
a)
7
0
2
b)
5
0
2

c)
5 7
3 2
d) None of these
Ans : (a)

13. If y = sin
1

sin .sin x
1 cos .sin x
| |
|

\
, Then y' (0) is :
a) 1 b) 2 tan c)
1
2
tan d) sin
Ans : (d)

14. The coefficient of
24
t in (1+t
2
)
2
(1+ t
12
) (1 + t
24
) is
a)
12
6
C 3 + b)
12
6
C c)
12
6
C 1 + d)
12
6
C 2 +
Ans : wrong options, answer is 1

15. The line 1x + my + n = 0 is a normal to the parabola y
-2
+ 4ax = 0, if :
a) al (l
2
+ 2m
2
) + m
2
n = 0 b) al (l
2
+ 2m
2
) = m
2
n
c) al (2l
2
+ m
2
) + m
2
n = 0 d) al (2l
2
+ m
3
) = 2m
3
n
Ans : (b)

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16. The plane 2x y + 3z + 5 = 0 is rotated at 90 angle with its line of intersection with
the plane 5x 4y 2z + 1 = 0. In new position equation of the plane will be :
a) 27x 24y 26z 13 = 0 b) 27x 24y 26z + 13
c) 27x 24y 26z = 0 d) 27x + 24y +26z + 13 = 0
Ans : (a)

17. If a i j, b j k, c k i and d = = =
r r
r r
is a unit vector such that a.a 0 bc d ,

= =

r r r
r r
then
a
r
=
a)
i j k
3
+
b)
i j k
3
+ +

c)
i j 2k
6
+
d) k
Ans : (c)

18. The eccentricity of the conjugate hyperbola to the hyperbola x
2
3y
2
= 1 is :
a) 2 b)
2
3
c) 4 d)
4
3

Ans : (a)

19. The number of different words that can be formed from the letters of the word
'TRIANGLE' so that no vowels are together is
a) 7200 b) 36000 c) 14400 d) 1240
Ans : (c)

20.
3n
2 7n 1 is divisible by :
a) 36 b) 49 c) 69 d) None of these
Ans : (b)

21. The value of
dx
2 cos x +

is :
a)
( )
1
x
tan
2
2
tan
3 3

| |
|
|
\
+c b)
( )
1
x
tan
2
2
tan c
3 3

| |
|
+
|
\

c)
( )
1
x
tan
2
2
tan c
3 5

| |
|
+
|
\
d) None
Ans : (a)

22.
2
4
0
sin x dx

is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4
Ans : (c)
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23. Area of the greatest rectangle that can be inscribed in the ellipse
2 2
2 2
x y
1
a b
+ = is
a)
a
b
b) ab c) ab d) 2ab
Ans : (d)

24. How many different signals can be made by 5 flags from 8 flags of different
colours ?
a) 10 b) 6720 c) 20 d) None
Ans : (b)

25. The equation of that diameter of the ellipse 4x
2
+ 9y
2
= 36 which is conjugate to its
diameter parallel to the line x + 3y 7 = 0 is :
a) 4x 3y = 0 b) 4x + 3y = 0 c) 3x 4y = 0 d) 3x + 4y = 0
Ans : (a)

26.
( ) ( )
x 1
dx
x 1 x 2

is
a)
2 1
log x 1 log x 2 c
3 3
+ + + b) ( )
2 1
log x 1 log x 2 c
3 3
+ + +
c)
2
log x 1 c
3
+ + d) None
Ans : (a)

27. If y = x + e
x
then
2
2
d y
dx
is :
a) e
x
b)
( )
x
3
x
e
1 e

+
c)
( )
x
2
x
e
1 e

+
d)
( )
2
x
1
1 e +

Ans : (a)

28. If the squares of the length os the tangents drawn from a point P to circles x
2
+y
2
=
a
2
, x
2
+ y
2
= b
2
, x
2
+ y
2
= c
2
are in A.P., then :
a) a, b, c are in A.P., b) a, b, c are in G.P.
c) a
2
, b
2
, c
2
are in A.P. d) a
2
, b
2
, c
2
are in G.P.
Ans : (c)

29. In LPP J for all basic variables is equal to :
a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) None
Ans : (d)




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30. If a, b, c
r r r
are unit vectors, then maximum value of
2 2 2
a b b c c a + +
r r r r r r
is equal
to
a) 4 b) 9 d) 8 d) 6
Ans : (b)

31. Lines x = ay + b,z = cy +d and x = a' y +b' are perpendicular if :
a) aa' + cc' =1 b) aa' + cc' = 1 c) ac + a' c' = 1 d) ac + a' c' = 1
Ans : (b)

32. The all real roots of the given equation tan
1
( )
1 2
x x 1 sin x x 1
2

+ + + + = is :
a) 2 b) 1 c) 0 d) (Infinite)
Ans : (a)

33. The radius of the circle passing through the foci of the ellipse
2 2
x y
1
16 9
+ = and with
centre (0, 3) is :
a) 4 b) 3 c)
7
2
d) 12
Ans : (a)

34. The value of
20
2
P is :
a) 20 b) 19 c) 380 d) None of these
Ans : (c)

35. The least value of 2 sin
2
+ 3cos
2
is :
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5
Ans : (b)

36. If
m
2
n C = then the value of
n
2
C in equal to :
a) ( )
4
m 1 C + b) ( )
4
m 2 C + c) ( )
4
m 1 C d) ( )
4
3 m 1 C +
Ans : (d)

37. If f (x) =
2
1
x
, then the value of divided difference f (a, b) is :
a)
( )
2 2
a b
a b

b)
( )
2 2
a b
a b
+
c)
2 2
a b
a b
+
d) None
Ans : (b)




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38. The distance between the orthocenter and circumcentre of the triangle with vertices
(1, 0)
1 3 1 3
, , ,
2 2 2 2
| | | |

| |
| |
\ \
si
a)
1
2
b)
3
2
c)
1
3
d) 0
Ans : (d)

39. The value of ( ) ( )( )( )
10 2 3 4
1 ax 1 bx 1 cx 1 dx



is :
a) abcd 5 b) abcd 10 c) abcd 10 d) abcd 10
Ans : (b)

40. The area of the parallelogram formed by the lines y = mx + 1, y = nx, y = nx + 1 is :
a)
( )
2
m n
m n
+

b)
2
m n +
c)
1
m n +
d)
1
m n

Ans : (d)

41. The point of intersection of common tangents to the conic
( )
2 2 2
2 x y a + = and

2
y 4ax = is the focus of the parabola :
a)
2
x 4ay = b)
2
x 4ay = c)
2
y 4ax = d) ( )
2
y 4a x a = +
Ans : (c)

42. If e be the eccentricity and be the angle between asymptotes of the hyperbola

2 2
2
x y
1, thensec
a b 2
2

= =
a) 0 b) e c) e
2
d)
e
2

Ans : (b)

43. If the first term of A.P. be 'a', second the 'b' and n
th
be '2a' then the sum of n terms is
a)
( )
ab
2 b a
b)
( )
2ab
3 b a
c)
( )
2ab
3 b a
d)
( )
3ab
b a

Ans : (c)

44. Q, R and S are points on the line joining the points P(a, x) and T (b, y) such that
PQ = RS = ST, then
5a 3b 5x 3y
,
8 8
+ + | |
|
\
is the mid point of the line segment :
a) RS b) ST c) PQ d) QR
Ans : (d)

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45. If sec A = x +
1
4x
, Then the value of sec A + tan A is :
a) 3x b)
x
3
c)
x
2
d) 2x
Ans : (d)

46. The value of radian is equal to :
a) 60 b) 180 c) 90 d) 360.
Ans : (b)

47. The maximum value of 24 sin + 7 cos is :
a) 1 b) 24 c) 25 d) 7
Ans : (c)

48. If U
0
= 580, U
1
= 556, U
2
= 520 and U
4
= 385, then the value of U
3
is :
a) 400 b) 413 c) 465 d) 460
Ans : (c)

49. If axis of the parabola y =f(x) is parallel to y-axis and it touches the y = x at (1, 1),
then :
a) f(0) 2 2f(0) + 1 = 0 b) f(0) + 2f(0) = 1
c) 2f(0) + 2f(0) = 1 d) 2f(0) f(0) + 1 = 0
Ans : (b)

50. The of
1
x
1
x 0
x
e 1
lim , x 0
e 1

+
is :
a) 0 b) 1 c) 1 d) None
Ans : (d)

51. If
( ) ( )
x c
f x f c
lim
x c

exists finitely, then :

a) ( ) ( )
x c
limf x f c

= b) ( ) ( )
x c
limf ' x f ' c

=
c) ( )
x c
limf x

does not exist d) ( )

x c
limf x

may or not exist

Ans : (b)

52. If the curves
2 2
2 2
x y
1
a b
+ = and
2 2
2 2
x y
1
l m
= cut each other orthogonally, then :
a) a
2
+ b
2
= l
2
+ m
2
b) a
2
b
2
= l
2
m
2

c) a
2
b
2
= l
2
+ m
2
d) a
2
+ b
2
= l
2
m
2

Ans : (c)
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53. Let
1 2 3 1 2 3
a a i a j a k, b b i b j b k = + + = + +
r r
and
1 2 3
c c i c j c k = + +
r
be three non-zero
vectors such that c
r
is a unit vector perpendicular to both a
r
and b
r
. If the angle
between vector a
r
and b
r
is ,
6

then
2
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
a a a
b b b
c c c
=
a) 0
b) 1
c)
( )( )
2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 1 2 3
1
a a a b b b
4
+ + + +
d)
( )( )( )
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
3
a a a b b b c c c
4
+ + + + + +
Ans : (c)

54. If a, b, c, d
r r r r
are four different vectors such that a b c d =
r r r r
and a c b d, =
r r r r
then :
a) a.c c.d a.c b.d + = +
r r r r r r r r
b) a.b c.d a.c b.d + +
r r r r r r r r

c) a.b c.d a.c b.d =
r r r r r r r r
d) a.b c.d a.c b.d
r r r r r r r r

Ans : (b)

55. The area bounded by the curved y
2
= 2x + 1 and x = y + 1 is
a)
2
3
b)
4
3
c)
8
3
d)
16
3

Ans : (d)

56. The order and degree of the differential equations
2
4
3
2
3
d y dy
x y y 0;
dx dx
| |
| |
+ + =
| |
\
\
is :
a) order 2, degree 3 b) order 3, degree 2
c) order 2, degree 2 d) None of these
Ans : (b)

57. The value of cos h(a + bx) is :
a)
b b
2sin h a bx sin h
2 2
| |
+ +
|
\
b)
b b
2cos h a bx sin h
2 2
| |
+ +
|
\

c)
b b
sin h x cos h x
2 2
+ d) None of these
Ans : (d)





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58. The value of
( )
dx
x 3 x 1 +

is :
a)
1
1 x 1 2
log c
2 x 1 2
+
+
+ +
b)
1
1 x 1 2
log c
2 x 1 2
+ +
+
+

c)
1
1 x 1 2
log c
2 x 1 2
+
+
+
d) None of these
Ans : (a)

59. The value of
3
C
8 is equal to :
a) 18 b) 56 c) 28 d) 65
Ans : (b)

60. If
3 2
A ,
1 4

=


Then A (AdjA) is equal :
a)
10 1
1 10



b)
10 0
0 10



c)
0 10
10 0



d)
1 0
0 1




Ans : (a)

61. If a i j k, = +
r
b i 2j k = + +
r
and c i 2j k, = +
r
then the vector perpendicular to
a b +
r r
and b c +
r r
is :
a) i b) j c) k d)
i j k
3
+ +

Ans : (c)

62. The vectors (1, 0, 0), (0, 1, 0), (0, 0, 1) (1, 1, 1) are :
a) Linearly dependent
b) Linearly independent
c) Linearly dependent and Linearly independent
d) None of these
Ans : (b)

63. The angle between the lines x cos + y sin = a and x sin y cos = a is :
a) b) + c)
2

++ d)
2

+
Ans : (d)

64. If 3 sin A + 5 cos A = 5, Then the value of (3 cos A 5 sin A)
2
is :
a) 4 b) 5 c) 2 d) 9
Ans : (d)

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65. If U
0
= 3, U
1
= 12, U
2
= 81, U
3
= 200, U
4
= 100 and U
5
= 8, then the value of D
5
U
0

is:
a)700 b) 755 c) 756 d) None
Ans : (b)

66. The value of a for which the function f (x) = a sin x +
1
2
sin 3x has an extremum at
x =
3

is :
a) 1 b) 1 c) 0 d) 2
Ans : (d)

67. The value of y dx + (x y
3
) dy = 0 is
a)
4
y
xy c
4
= + b)
y
x c
4
= + c)
2
y
x c
4
= + d) None
Ans : (a)

68. The value of
2 5
O is :
a) 20 b) 10 c) 30 d) 5
Ans : (a)

69. If sin
1
x + sin
1
2x = ,
3

Then the value of x :

a)
3
2 7
b)
3
7
c) 0 d) 1
Ans : (a)

70. If a, b
r r
are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then a b a b + =
r r r r
is a necessary and
sufficient condition for the parallelogram to be a :
a) square b) rectangle c) rhombus d) trapezium
Ans : (b)

71. If
2
0
x sin x
dx
1 cos x

+
+

is equal to :
a) b) 2p c)
2

d) None of these
Ans : (c)

72. The locus of the vertices of the family of parabolas
3 2 2
a x a x
y 2a
3 2
= + is :
a)
3
xy
4
= b)
35
xy
16
= c)
64
xy
105
= d)
105
xy
64
=
Ans : (d)
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73. The value of
tan A sec A 1
tan A secA 1
+
+
is :
a)
1 cos A
sin A
+
b)
1 sin A
cos A
+
c)
1 cos A
1 cos A

+
d)
1 sin A
1 sin A
+

Ans : (b)

74. The value of cot x dx

is :
a) log | sin x | + c b) log sin x + c
c) log cos x + c d) None of these
Ans : (a)

75. Value of the integral
1
2
0
x
dx
1 x

is :
a) 0 b)
1
2
c) 1 d) 2
Ans : (c)

76. The value of cos 1 and cos 2 cos .... cos 179 is :
a)
1
2
b) 0 c) 1 d) None of these
Ans : (b)

77. If
1 0 0
A 0 1 0 ,
0 0 1


=



Then A
2
+ 2A is equal :
a) A b) 2A c) 3A d) 4A
Ans : (c)

78. In how many ways can 12 balls be divided between 2 boys, one receiving 5 and
other 7 balls ?
a) 1080 b) 1184 c) 1584 d) None of these
Ans : (c)

79. The locus of the mid point of chords of the circle x
2
+ y
2
= 4 which subtend a right
angle at the centre, is :
a) x + y = 2 b) x
2
+ y
2
= 1 c) x
2
+ y
2
= 2 d) x + y = 1
Ans : (c)

80. The value of
n
O
n
is equal to :
a) 0 b) n c) (n 1) d) n
Ans : (d)

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81. The value of the integral
6
2
0
sin xdx

is :
a)
3
4
b)
5
32
c)
3
16
d) None of these
Ans : (b)

82. The sum of the coefficient in the expansion of (1 + x 3x
2
)
2163
is :
a) 1 b) 1 c) 2 d) 5
Ans : (a)

83. If H be Harmonic mean between a and b, then the value of
1 1
H a H b
+

is :
a)
1 1
a b
b) a b c) a + b d)
1 1
a b
+
Ans : (d)

84.
2
0
log tan x dx

is :
a)
2

b)
2

c) 0 d) None
Ans : (c)

85. If
i 0
A ,
0 i

=


Then A
2
is equal to :
a)
1 0
0 1

b)
1 0
0 1

c)
1 0
0 1



d)
1 0
0 1




Ans : (b)

86. If
2 3
2 3
2 3
x a a a
x b b b 0,
x c c c
+
+ =
+
and a, b, c are distinct than x is equal to :

a)
abc
ab

b)
abc
ab

c)
ab
abc

d)
ab
abc

Ans : (b)

87. The value of
n
P
r
is equal to :
a)
n
r
b)
( )
n
n r
c)
( )
n
n r
d) None of these
Ans : (b)
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88. If A = [a
ij
]
2 2
, where
ij 2
i j
if j i
a
i 2j
if i j
+

Then A
-1
is equal to :
a)
4 1
1
1 2 9

b)
0 3
1
3 1 9





c)
0 3
1
3 1 9



d) None of these
Ans : (c)

89. The value of
1
1
x 1 dx

is :
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) None of these
Ans : (c)

90. If is cube root of unity then (1 +
2
)
7
equal to :
a) 128 b) 128 c) 128
2
d) 128
2

Ans : (d)

91. If
dy
sec y,
dx
= then :
a) x = sin y + c b) x = cos y + c
c) x = sin y + c d) None
Ans : (a)

92. A variable circle passes through a fixed point A(q, q) and touches x-axis. The locus
of the other end of the diameter of this circle passing through A will be :
a) (x p)
2
= 4qx b) (x q)
2
= 4py
c) (x p)
2
= 4qy d) (y q)
2
= 4px
Ans : (c)

93. The harmonic mean of the roots of the equations
( ) ( ) ( )
2
5 2 x 4 5 x 8 x 5 0 + + + + = is :
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
Ans : (b)

94. If x
2
5xy + 6y
2
+ x 3y = 0 represents a pair of straight lines, then their point of
intersection is :
a) (1, 3) b) (1, 3) c) (3, 1) d) ( 3, 1)
Ans : (d)

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95. The greatest term in the expansion of
20
1
3 1
3
| |
+
|
\
is :
a)
25840
9
b)
24840
9
c)
26840
9
d) None of these
Ans : (a)


96. If three circles are such that each intersect the remaining two, then their radical
axes :
a) from a triangle b) are coincident
c) are concurrent d) are parallel
Ans : (c)

97. The value of cot
1
22
2
o
is equal to :
a)
1
1
2
+ b) 1 2 + c) 2 1 d) None of these
Ans : (b)

98.
2
0
sin x
dx
sin x cos x

is :
a)
4

b)
4

c)
2

d) None of these
Ans : (a)

99. The coefficient of x
n
in the expansion of (1 9x + 20x
2
)
-1
is :
a) 5
n
4
n
b) 5
n + 1
4
n + 1
c) 5
n 1
4
n 1
d) None of these
Ans : (b)

100. The value of [ ]
3
0
x dx

is :
a) 3 b) 3 c) 2 d) 1
Ans : (b)

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