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106. A six faced die is biased such that

3 × P (a prime number) = 6 × P (a composite number)
109. Bag I contains 3 red, 4 black and 3 white balls and
Bag II contains 2 red, 5 black and 2 white balls. Chapter 1
= 2 × P (1). One ball is transferred from Bag I to Bag II and then
Let X be a random variable that counts the number a ball is drawn from Bag II. The ball so drawn is

Complex Numbers
of times one gets a perfect square on some throws found to be black in colour. Then the probability,
of this die. If the die is thrown twice, then the mean that the transferred ball is red, is :
of X is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
3
(1)
11 4 5 4 6. A complex number z is said to be unimodular if
(1) (2) 1. If Z   2 , then the maximum value of |Z| is |z| = 1. Suppose z1 and z2 are complex numbers
9 18 Z
5 equal to [AIEEE-2009] z1  2z2
(2) such that is unimodular and z2 is not
11 1 3 2  z1z2
(3) (4) (1) 5 1 (2) 2
6 10 unimodular. Then the point z1 lies on a
7 [JEE (Main)-2015]
(3) (3) 2  2 (4) 3 1
11 110. The sum and product of the mean and variance of a
2. The number of complex numbers z such that (1) Straight line parallel to x-axis
binomial distribution are 82.5 and 1350 respectively.
8 |z – 1| = |z + 1| = |z – i| equals [AIEEE-2010] (2) Straight line parallel to y-axis
(4) Then the number of trials in the binomial distribution
11 (1) 0 (2) 1 (3) Circle of radius 2
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 2 (4) 
107. Let A and B be two events such that 111. Let X be a binomially distributed random variable (4) Circle of radius 2
z2
2 1 1 4 3. If z  1 and is real, then the point
P (B \ A ) , P(A \ B)  and P(A  B)  . with mean 4 and variance . Then, 54 P(X  2) is z 1 2  3i sin 
5 7 9 3 represented by the complex number z lies 7. A value of  for which is purely
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] 1  2i sin 
Consider
[AIEEE-2012] imaginary, is [JEE (Main)-2016]
73 146 (1) On a circle with centre at the origin.
5 (1) (2)
(S1) P ( A  B )  , 27 27   3
6 (2) Either on the real axis or on a circle not (1) (2) sin1 
passing through the origin 6  4 
 
146 126
1 (3) (4) (3) On the imaginary axis
(S 2) P ( A  B)  . Then [JEE (Main)-2022] 81 81
18 (4) Either on the real axis or on a circle passing  1  
(3) sin1   (4)
112. If A and B are two events such that through the origin  3 3
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true 4. If z is a complex number of unit modulus and
(2) Both (S1) and (S2) are false 1 1 1     3  2i sin  
P  A  ,P  B   and P  A  B   , then 1 z  8. Let A    – ,   : is purely imaginary .
3 5 2 argument , then arg   equals   2  1– 2i sin  
(3) Only (S1) is true  1 z 
P  A B  P  B A  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2013]
Then the sum of the elements in A is
(4) Only (S2) is true
108. A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three  [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 5 (1) – (2) 
balls are drawn at random from the bag. Let X be (1) (2) 2
4 8 5
the number of white balls, among the drawn balls. If (3)  (4) – (1) (2) 
6
2 is the variance of X, then 1002 is equal to ____. 5 7
(3) (4) 5. If z is a complex number such that |z|  2, then
[JEE (Main)-2022] 4 8 3 2
1 (3) (4)
the minimum value of z  [JEE (Main)-2014] 4 3
2
9. Let z 0 be a root of the quadratic equation,
 5
(1) Is strictly greater than x 2 + x + 1 = 0. If z = 3 + 6i z081 – 3i z093, then
2
arg z is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 5
(2) Is strictly greater than but less than 
2 2 (1) 0 (2)
3
5
(3) Is equal to
2  
(3) (4)
(4) Lies in the interval (1, 2) 4 6

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10. Let z 1 and z 2 be any two non-zero complex 96. The probability, that in a randomly selected 3-digit 101. If the numbers appeared on the two throws of a fair
3 i
16. If z    i  1 , then [JEE (Main)-2019] six faced die are  and , then the probability that
3z1 2z2 2 2 number at least two digits are odd, is
numbers such that 3|z1| = 4|z2|. If z   x2 + x +  > 0, for all x  R, is :[JEE (Main)-2022]
2z2 3z1
(1) 0 (2) (– 1 + 2i)9 [JEE (Main)-2022]
then [JEE (Main)-2019] 17 4
(3) – 1 (4) 1 (1) (2)
36 9
3 5 19 15
(1) Im(z) = 0 (2)  z  17. All the points in the set (1) (2)
2 2 36 36
1 19
  i  (3) (4)
1 17 S :   R  ( i  1) 13 23 2 36
(3) | z |  (4) Re(z) = 0   i  (3) (4)
2 2 36 36
102. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are
lie on a [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 5 97. The probability that a randomly chosen one-one
 3 i   3 i  4
11. Let z        . If R(z) and I(z) (1) Straight line whose slope is 1  and respectively. If P ( X  1)  , then P(X
function from the set {a, b, c, d} to the set {1, 2, 3, 3 243
 2 2  2 2
(2) Circle whose radius is 2 4, 5} satisfies f(a) + 2f(b) – f(c) = f(d) is : = 4 or 5) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
respectively denote the real and imaginary parts of
z, then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) Circle whose radius is 1 5 64
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2)
(1) I(z) = 0 (4) Straight line whose slope is –1 9 81
1 1
(2) R(z) > 0 and I(z) > 0 (1) (2) 16 145
5  3z 24 40
18. Let z  C be such that | z | < 1. If   , (3) (4)
(3) R(z) < 0 and I(z) > 0 5(1  z ) 27 243
1 1
(4) R(z) = – 3 then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (4) 103. Let E1, E2, E3 be three mutually exclusive events
30 20
3
(1) 5 Re() > 4 (2) 5 Re() > 1 2  3p 2p
 1  x  iy 98. The probability that a randomly chosen 2 × 2 matrix such that P(E1 )  , P(E2 )  and
12. Let  2  i   ( i  1), where x and y (3) 4 Im() > 5 (4) 5 Im() < 1 6 8
 3  27 with all the entries from the set of first 10 primes, is
are real numbers, then y – x equals singular, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 1 p
1  i 2 2 P(E3 )  . If the maximum and minimum values
19. If a > 0 and z  , has magnitude , then 2
[JEE (Main)-2019] ai 5
133 18 of p are p1 and p2, then (p1 + p2) is equal to :
(1) –85 (2) –91 z is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
104 103 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 85 (4) 91 1 3 3 1
(1)   i (2)   i 19 271
13. Let z be a complex number such that |z| + z = 5 5 5 5 (3) (4) 2 5
103 104 (1) (2)
3 + i (where i  1 ). Then |z| is equal to 3 3
1 3 1 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3)  i (4)   i 99. The probability that a relation R from {x, y} to {x, y} is
5 5 5 5 5
both symmetric and transitive, is equal to (3) (4) 1
41 5 20. If z and w are two complex numbers such that 4
(1) (2) 
4 4 zw  1 and arg(z) – arg(w)  , then : [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 104. Let S be the sample space of all five digit numbers.
5 34 5 9
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2019] It p is the probability that a randomly selected
3 3 (1) (2)
16 16 number from S, is multiple of 7 but not divisible by
1 i
z– (1) zw  (2) zw  i 5, then 9p is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
14. If (  R ) is a purely imaginary number and 2 11 13
z (3) (4)
16 16 (1) 1.0146 (2) 1.2085
|z| = 2, then a value of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1  i
(3) zw  (4) zw  i
2 100. If the sum and the product of mean and variance of a
(1) (2) 2 (3) 1.0285 (4) 1.1521
2 binomial distribution are 24 and 128 respectively,
21. The equation | z – i |  | z – 1|, i  –1 , represents : then the probability of one or two successes is : 105. Let X have a binomial distribution B(n, p) such that
1
(3) (4) 1 [JEE (Main)-2019] the sum and the product of the mean and variance
2 [JEE (Main)-2022] of X are 24 and 128 respectively. If P(X > n – 3) =
15. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers satisfying (1) The line through the origin with slope –1
|z1| = 9 and |z2 – 3 – 4i | = 4. Then the minimum 33 33 k
1 , then k is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
value of |z1 – z2| is [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) A circle of radius (1) (2) 2n
2 232 229
(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) A circle of radius 1 (1) 528 (2) 529
33 33
(3) 1 (4) 2 (4) The line through the origin with slope 1 (3) (4) (3) 629 (4) 630
228 227
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87. In an examination, there are 10 true-false type 91. If the probability that a randomly chosen 6-digit 22. Let z  C with lm(z) = 10 and it satisfies (1) x2 – 101x + 100 = 0
questions. Out of 10, a student can guess the number formed by using digits 1 and 8 only is a 2z – n (2) x2 – 102x + 101 = 0
= 2i – 1 for some natural number n. Then
3 multiple of 21 is p, then 96 p is equal to ________ . 2z + n (3) x2 + 101x + 100 = 0
answer of 4 questions correctly with probability
4 [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (4) x2 + 102x + 101 = 0
and the remaining 6 questions correctly with
zi
1 92. Five numbers, x , x , x , x , x are randomly selected (1) n = 20 and Re(z) = 10 27. Let z be a complex number such that 1
probability . If the probability that the student 1 2 3 4 5 z  2i
4 from the numbers 1, 2, 3,….., 18 and are arranged (2) n = 20 and Re(z) = –10 5
guesses the answers of exactly 8 questions in the increasing order (x < x < x < x < x ). The and | z |  . Then the value of |z + 3i| is
1 2 3 4 5 (3) n = 40 and Re(z) = –10 2
27k probability that x = 7 and x = 11 is:
correctly out of 10 is , then k is equal to 2 4 (4) n = 40 and Re(z) = 10 [JEE (Main)-2020]
410
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]  z 1  7
23. If Re    1, where z = x + iy, then the point (1) 2 3 (2)
 2z  i  2
1 1
88. Let E and E be two events such that the conditional (1) (2) (x, y) lies on a [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 2 136 72 15
1 3 (3) 10 (4)
probabilities P  E1 | E2   , P  E2 | E1   and  1 3 4
2 4 (1) Circle whose centre is at   ,  
1 1  2 2 28. If z be a complex number satisfying
1 (3) (4)
P  E1  E2   . Then : [JEE (Main)-2022] 68 34 |Re(z)| + |Im(z)| = 4, then |z| cannot be
8
2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) Straight line whose slope is 
(1) P  E1  E2   P  E1  . P (E2 ) 93. Let X be a random variable having binomial 3
(1) 10 (2) 8
distribution B(7, p). If P(X = 3) = 5P(X = 4), then the
(2) P  E1  E2   P  E1 . P (E )
2
sum of the mean and the variance of X is: (3) Circle whose diameter is
2
5
(3)
17
(4)
2 7
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 

(3) P E1  E2  P  E1  . P (E2 )
(4) Straight line whose slope is
3
3
105 7 2  2 2 
 1  sin 9  i cos 9 
(4) P  E1  E2   P  E1  . P (E2 )
(1)
16
(2)
16
3  i sin  29. The value of   is
24. If ,   [0, 2] , is a real number, then an  1  sin 2 – i cos 2 
4  i cos   9 9 
89. A biased die is marked with numbers 2, 4, 8, 16, 32,
77 49 argument of sin   i cos  is
32 on its faces and the probability of getting a face (3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
36 16
1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
with mark n is . If the die is thrown thrice, then 1 1
n 94. If a point A(x, y) lies in the region bounded by the (1)  1  i 3  (2) 1  i 3 
the probability, that the sum of the numbers obtained 1  3  4
1  2 2
y-axis, straight lines 2y + x = 6 and 5x – 6y = 30, (1)   tan   (2)   tan  
is 48, is : [JEE (Main)-2022] then the probability that y < 1 is [JEE (Main)-2022] 4 3
1 1
(3)  3 i (4)   3 i
7  1  3  4
1 
2 2
(1) (2) 1 5 (3)  tan   (4) tan  
211 212 (1) (2) 4 3 30. The imaginary part of
6 6
3 3 25. If the equation, x2
+ bx + 45 = 0 (b  R) has 1 1
(3)
210
(4)
212 2 6
conjugate complex roots and they satisfy 3  2 –54  2

– 3 – 2 –54  2
can be
(3) (4)
3 7 z  1  2 10 , then [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
90. Let a biased coin be tossed 5 times. If the probability
of getting 4 heads is equal to the probability of (1) b2 – b = 42 (2) b2 – b = 30 (1) 6 (2) – 6
95. Let S = {E1, E2, ……………., E8} be a sample space
getting 5 heads, then the probability of getting (3) b2 + b = 12 (4) b2 + b = 72 (3) –2 6 (4) 6
atmost two heads is: [JEE (Main)-2022] n
of a random experiment such that P  En   for
36 1  i 3 100 31. If z 1 , z 2 are complex numbers such that
275 36 26. Let   . If a  (1  )   2k and
every n = 1, 2, ………, 8. Then the number of 2 Re( z1 )  z1 – 1, Re( z2 )  z2 – 1 , and
(1) 5 (2) 4
k 0
6 5 100
 4 
181 46
elem ents in the set  A  S : P ( A)  
 5
is b  3k , then a and b are the roots of the arg( z1 – z2 ) 
6
, then Im(z1 + z2) is equal to
k 0
(3) (4)
55 64 _________ . [JEE (Main)-2022] quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]

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3 1 m n 77. let n be an odd natural number such that the variance 82. Let X be a random variable with distribution.
(1) (2) 1  i  2 1  i  3 of 1, 2, 3, 4, ...., n is 14. Then n is equal to ______.
2 3 38. If      1,  m, n  N  then the x 2 1 3 4 6
 1– i   i –1  [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 1 1 1
(3) (4) 2 3 greatest common divisor of the least values of m P( X  x ) a b
3 78. Each of the person A and B independently tosses 5 3 5
and n is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
three fair coins. The probability that both of them If the mean X is 2.3 and variance of X is 2, then
2z  i 39. Let p and q be two positive numbers such that p get the same number of heads is : 1002 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
32. Let u  , z  x  iy and k > 0. If the curve + q = 2 and p4 + q4 = 272. Then p and q are
z  ki [JEE (Main)-2021]
roots of the equation : [JEE (Main)-2021]  1
represented by Re(u) + Im(u) = 1 intersects the 83. In a binomial distribution B  n, p   , if the
y-axis at the point P and Q where PQ = 5, then (1) x2 – 2x + 2 = 0 (2) x2 – 2x + 8 = 0  4
1 probability of at least one success is greater than
the value of K is [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2) 1
(3) x2 – 2x + 136 = 0 (4) x2 – 2x + 16 = 0 8 9
(1) 1/2 (2) 3/2 or equal to , then n is greater than
40. If range of real values of , for which the equation 10
(3) 2 (4) 4 5 5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
z + |z – 1| + 2i = 0 z  C and i = –1 has a
  (3) (4)
8 16 1 9
33. If a and b are real numbers such that 2 2
solution, is [p, q) then 4 p + q is equal to
  (1) log 4  log 3 (2)
79. The probability distribution of random variable X is 10 10 log10 4  log10 3
–1  i 3
(2 + ) 4 = a + b, where   , then ______. given by :
2 4 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) log 4  log 3 (4)
a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 10 10 log10 4  log10 3
X 1 2 3 4 5
21 21 84. Bag A contains 2 white, 1 black and 3 red balls and
(1) 33 (2) 9  –1+ i 3  1+ i 3  P( X ) K 2K 2K 3K K
+ bas B contains 3 black, 2 red and n white balls.
(3) 24 (4) 57 41. Let i = –1 . If = k, and
1– i 24 1+ i 24 One bag is chosen at random and 2 balls drawn
Let p = P(1 < X < 4 | X < 3). If 5p = K, then  is
from it at random, are found to be 1 red and 1 black.
34. If the four complex numbers z, z , z –2Re  z  n =  k  be the greatest integral part of k . Then equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
If the probability that both balls come from Bag A is
and z – 2Re(z) represent the vertices of a square n+5 n+5
2 80. An electric instrument consists of two units. Each 6
of side 4 units in the Argand plane, then |z| is   j + 5 –   j + 5  is equal to _______. , then n is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
unit must function independently for the instrument 11
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] j=0 j=0
to operate. The probability that the first unit
[JEE (Main)-2021] functions is 0.9 and that of the second unit is 0.8. (1) 13 (2) 6
(1) 4 2 (2) 2
42. Let the lines (2 – i)z = (2 + i) z and (2 + i)z + (i – 2) The instrument is switched on and it fails to (3) 4 (4) 3
(3) 2 2 (4) 4 operate. If the probability that only the first unit
z – 4i = 0, (here i2 = –1) be normal to a circle C. 85. If a random variable X follows the Binomial
failed and second unit is functioning is p, then 98 distribution B(33, p) such that 3P(X = 0) = P(X = 1),
30 If the line iz + z + 1+ i = 0 is tangent to this circle C,
 –1  i 3  p is equal to ______.
then its radius is : [JEE (Main)-2021] P ( X  15) P ( X  16)
35. The value of   is [JEE (Main)-2020] then the value of – is equal
 1 i  [JEE (Main)-2021] P ( X  18) P ( X  17)
3
(1) 3 2 (2) 81. Two squares are chosen at random on a to: [JEE (Main)-2022]
(2) 2
(1) –215 i –215 chessboard (see figure). The probability that they
(1) 1320 (2) 1088
3 1 have a side in common is :
(3) 215 i (4) 65 (3) (4)
2 2 2 2 [JEE (Main)-2021] 120 1088
(3) (4)
36. The region represented by {z = x + iy  C : |z| – 43. If ,   R are such that 1 – 2i (here i2 = –1) is 1331 1089
Re(z)  1} is also given by the inequality
a root of z2 + z    0 , then     is equal to: 86. A random variable x has the following probability
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2021] distribution :
64 squares
2 1  1 (1) –3 (2) –7
(1) y  x  (2) y 2  2 x   X 0 1 2 3 4
2  2 (3) 7 (4) 3
P( X ) k 2k 4k 6k 8k
44. The sum of 162th power of the roots of the equation
(3) y 2  x  1 (4) y 2  2  x  1 x3 – 2x2 + 2x –1 = 0 is _________. The value of P (1  x  4 | x  2) is equal to
37. Let z = x + iy be a non-zero complex number such [JEE (Main)-2021]
45. Let z be those complex numbers which satisfy [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 2
that z  i z , where i  –1 , then z lies on the z + 5  4 and z(1+ i) + z (1– i)  –10, i = –1 . 2 1 4 2
(1) (2) (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] If the maximum value of |z + 1|2 is    2 , 7 7 7 3
(1) Line, y = x (2) Imaginary axis then the value of ( + ) is ______.
1 1 3 4
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4) (3) (4)
(3) Real axis (4) Line, y = –x 18 9 7 5
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1 73. A student appeared in an examination consisting of 46. Let a complex number z, | z |  1, satisfy 52. Let z 1 , z 2 be the roots of the equation
(1) Greater than 8 true - false type questions. The student guesses z2 + az + 12 = 0 and z1, z2 form an equilateral
2  | z | 11 
the answers with equal probability. The smallest log 1    2. Then, the largest value of triangle with origin. Then, the value of |a| is
 (| z | 1)2 
1 value of n, so that the probability of guessing at least 2   ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) Exactly equal to
2 1 | z | is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
‘n’ correct answers is less than , is 53. Let a complex number be w  1  3 i. Let another
2 (1) 8 (2) 7
1 1 complex number z be such that |zw| = 1 and
(3) Greater than but less than [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 6 (4) 5
8 4 
(1) 4 (2) 3 47. Let z and w be two complex numbers such that arg(z)  arg(w)  . Then the area of the triangle
1 1 2
(4) Greater than but less than (3) 5 (4) 6 z +i with vertices origin, z and w is equal to :
4 2 w = zz – 2z + 2, = 1 and Re(w) has minimum
74. Let A and B be independent events such that z – 3i [JEE (Main)-2021]
68. Four dice are thrown simultaneously and the
P(A) = p, P(B) = 2p. The largest value of p for value. Then, the minimum value of n  N for which
numbers shown on these dice are recorded in
2 × 2 matrices. The probability that such formed 5 wn is real, is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 1
which P (exactly one of A, B occurs) = , is (1) (2) 2
matrices have all different entries and are non- 9 48. The least value of |z| where z is complex number 2
singular, is [JEE (Main)-2021] which satisfies the inequality exp
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1
43 45 (3) 4 (4)
(1) (2) 5 2 4
162 162 (1) (2)  | z | 3 | z | 1 
12 9 loge 2   log 5 7  9i ,i  1,
 || z | 1| 2 54. If f(x) and g(x) are two polynomials such that the
22 23   polynomial P(x) = f(x3) + x g(x3) is divisible by
(3) (4) 4 1
81 81 (3) (4) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 + x + 1, then P(1) is equal to _______.
9 3
(1) 2 (2) 8 [JEE (Main)-2021]
69. Let 9 distinct balls be distributed among 4 boxes, B1, 75. A fair die is tossed until six is obtained on it. Let
B2, B3 and B4. If the probability that B3 contains (3) 3 (4) 5 55. If  and  are the distinct roots of the equation
X be the number of required tosses, then the
9 49. The area of the triangle with vertices A(z), B(iz) and
3 conditional probability P(X  5 | X > 2) is : 1 1
exactly 3 balls is k   then k lies in the set x 2  (3) 4x 3 2  0, then the value of
C(z + iz) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
96 12 96 12
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 1  (  1)   (  1) is equal to
5 125 (1) | z |2 (2) | z  iz |2
(1) {x  R : |x – 3| < 1} (2) {x  R : |x – 1| < 1} (1) (2) 2 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
6 216
(3) {x  R : |x – 5|  1} (4) {x  R : |x – 2|  1} 1 (1) 28 × 325 (2) 56 × 324
11 25 (3) (4) 1
70. Let X be a random variable such that the probability 2 (3) 52 × 324 (4) 56 × 325
(3) (4)
1 36 36
function of a distribution is given by P(X  0)  , 50. Let S1,S2 and S3 be three sets defined as 56. If z and  are two complex numbers such that |z| =
2 76. When a certain biased die is rolled, a particular
S1  {z   :| z  1| 2} 3  1  2 z 
1 1 1 and arg(z) – arg()  , then arg   is
P(X  j)  (j  1, 2, 3, ....,  ). Then the mean of face occurs with probability  x and its opposite 2  1  3 z 
3j 6 S2  {z   : Re((1  i)z)  1}
the distribution and P(X is positive and even) (Here arg(z) denotes the principal argument of
respectively are [JEE (Main)-2021] 1 S3  {z   : Im(z)  1} complex number z) [JEE (Main)-2021]
face occurs with probability  x. All other faces
3 1 3 1 6 3 3
(1) and (2) and Then the set S1  S2  S3 [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2) 
4 9 4 16 1 4 4
occur with probability . Note that opposite faces (1) Has infinitely many elements
3 1 3 1 6
(3) and (4) and (2) Is a singleton  
4 8 8 8 (3) (4) 
1 4 4
sum to 7 in any die. If 0  x  , and the (3) Has exactly three elements
71. A fair coin is tossed n-times such that the probability 6
of getting at least one head is at least 0.9. Then the (4) Has exactly two elements 57. Let n denotes the number of solutions of the
minimum value of n is ________. probability of obtaining total sum = 7, when such
equation z 2  3z  0, where z is a complex number..
[JEE (Main)-2021] a die is rolled twice, is
13
, then the value of x is 51. If the equation a z 2  z   z  d  0 represents a
72. The probability that a randomly selected 2-digit 96 circle where a, d are real constants, then which of 
1
number belongs to the set {n  N: (2n – 2) is a [JEE (Main)-2021] the following condition is correct? Then the value of  nk is equal to
multiple of 3} is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] k 0
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 2 (1) (2) (1) ||2 – ad > 0 and a  R – {0}
(1) (2) 12 8 (1) 1 (2) 2
2 3 (2) ||2 – ad  0
1 1 1 1 (3)  = 0, a, d  R+ 4 3
(3) (4) (3) (4)
(3) (4) 16 9 3 2
3 6 (4) ||2 – ad  0 and a R
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58. Let C be the set of all complex numbers. Let 100 15 15 63. Let a computer program generate only the digits 0
63. If  3 i  299 (p  iq), then p and q are roots (1) (2) and 1 to form a string of binary numbers with
S1 = {z  C| |z – 3 – 2i|2 = 8}, 213 212
probability of occurrence of 0 at even places be
S2 = {z  C| |Re(z)  5} and of the equation [JEE (Main)-2021] 15 15
(3) (4) 14 1
28 2 and probability of occurrence of 0 at the odd
S3 = {z  C| |z – z |  8}. (1) x 2 –  3 – 1 x – 3  0 2
58. A seven digit number is formed using digits
Then the number of elements in S1  S2 S3 is 1
3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5. The probability, that number so
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) x 2   3 – 1 x – 3  0 place be . Then the probability that ‘10’ is
formed is divisible by 2, is : 3
(1) 0 (2) 1 followed by ‘01’ is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 2 (4) Infinite (3) x 2 –  3  1 x  3  0
1 6 1 1
59. Let  be the set of all complex numbers. Let (1) (2) (1) (2)
(4) x 2   3  1 x  3  0 7 7 18 3
S1  z   : z  2  1 and
64. The least positive integers n such that 4 3 1 1
(3) (4) (3) (4)
S2  z   : z 1  i   z 1  i   4 .
  7 7 6 9
(2i )n
, i  –1 , is a positive integer, is 59. A pack of cards has one card missing. Two cards are 64. Let in a Binomial distribution, consisting of 5
2 (1– i )n – 2 drawn randomly and are found to be spades. The
5 independent trials, probabilities of exactly 1 and 2
Then, the maximum value of z  for z  S1  S2 ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] probability that the missing card is not a spade, is :
2 successes be 0.4096 and 0.2048 respectively.
[JEE (Main)-2021] Then the probability of getting exactly 3 successes
 z i 
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 65. If S   z  C : ,  R  , then is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 z  2i  52 22
(1) (2)
52 2 52 2 (1) S contains exactly two elements 867 425 80 32
(1) (2) (1) (2)
2 4 (2) S is a circle in the complex plane 3 39 243 625
(3) (4)
(3) S is a straight line in the complex plane 4 50 40 128
32 2 32 2 (3) (4)
(3) (4) (4) S contains only one element 60. Let A denote the event that a 6-digit integer formed 243 625
4 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] by 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 without repetitions, be 65. The probability of selecting integers a  [–5, 30]
60. If the real part of the complex number divisible by 3. Then probability of even A is equal
66. A point z moves in the complex plane such that such that x2 + 2(a + 4)x – 5a + 64 > 0, for all x R
to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
3  2i cos    is [JEE (Main)-2021]
z ,    0,  is zero, then the value  z 2 
1  3i cos   2 arg    , then the minimum value of 9 11
 z  2 4 (1) (2) 1 1
of sin23 + cos2 is equal to _______. 56 27 (1) (2)
4 6
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
z  9 2  2i is equal to ______. 3 4
 z  1  (3) (4)
7 9 7 2
61. The equation arg   represents a circle [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
 z  1 4 61. Two dices are rolled. If both dices have six faces 36 9
with : [JEE (Main)-2021] zi numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11, then the probability
67. If z is a complex number such that is purely 66. Words with or without meaning are to be formed
that the sum of the numbers on the top faces is
(1) Centre at (0, 0) and radius 2 z 1 using all the letters of the word EXAMINATION. The
less than or equal to 8 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
imaginary, then the minimum value of |z –(3 + 3i)| probability that the letter M appears at the fourth
(2) Centre at (0, 1) and radius 2 is [JEE (Main)-2021] 17 1 position in any such word is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
(3) Centre at (0, –1) and radius 36 2
2 (1) 6 2 (2) 2 2 1 1
(4) Centre at (0, 1) and radius 2 4 5 (1) (2)
(3) (4) 66 11
(3) 3 2 (4) 2 2  1 9 12
1 i 3 1 2
62. Let z  , i  1. Then the value of 68. If for the complex number z satisfying |z – 2 – 2i| 62. Let there be three independent events E1, E2 and (3) (4)
2 E3. The probability that only E1 occurs is , only 9 11
 1, the maximum value of |3iz + 6| is attained at
a + ib, then a + b is equal to_____. E2 occurs is  and only E3 occurs is . Let ‘p’
3 3 3 denote the probability of none of events occurs that 67. Let A, B and C be three events such that the
 1  1   3 1  [JEE (Main)-2021]
21   z     z 2     z  3   ...... satisfies the equations ( – 2)p =  and ( – probability that exactly one of A and B occurs is
 z  z2   z  69. If ,   C are the distinct roots, of the equation 3)p = 2. All the given probabilities are assumed (1 – k), the probability that exactly one of B and C
x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 101 +  107 is equal to to lie in the interval (0, 1). occurs is (1 – 2k), the probability that exactly one
3 [JEE (Main)-2021] of C and A occurs is (1 – k) and the probability of
 1  Probability of occurrence of E1
.....   z 21   is ____. all A, B and C occur simultaneously is k 2, where
 z 21  (1) –1 (2) 0 Then, Probability of occurrence of E is equal to
3 0 < k < 1. Then the probability that at least one of
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 1 (4) 2 ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] A, B and C occur is [JEE (Main)-2021]
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46. An urn contains 5 red marbles, 4 black marbles 53. When a missile is fired from a ship, the probability 70. Let  and  be two roots of the equation
and 3 white marbles. Then the number of ways in 1 x2 + 2x + 2 = 0, then 15 +  15 is equal to 76. The number of points of intersection of |z – (4 + 3i)| =
which 4 marbles can be drawn so that at the most that it is intercepted is and the probability that 2 and |z| + |z – 4| = 6, z  C, is
3
three of them are red is ________ the missile hits the target, given that it is not [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 0 (2) 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3 (1) –512 (2) 512
intercepted, is . If three missiles are fired (3) 2 (4) 3
4 (3) 256 (4) –256
1 independently from the ship, then the probability [JEE (Main)-2022]
47. The probability of a man hitting a target is . The 71. Let S = { z   : | z  3 |  1 and z(4 + 3i) +
10 that all three hit the target, is : 77. Let for some real numbers  and , a =  – i. If the
least number of shots required, so that the system of equations 4ix + (1 + i) y = 0 and
[JEE (Main)-2021] z(4  3i )  24 }. If  + i is the point in S which is
probability of his hitting the target at least once is
1 closest to 4i, then 25( + ) is equal to ______.  2 2 
1 3 8  cos  i sin  x  ay  0 has more than one
greater than , is ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)  3 3 
4 27 8
48. Four fair dice are thrown independently [JEE (Main)-2022]

27 times. Then the expected number of times, at 3 1 72. Let a circle C in complex plane pass through the solution, then is equal to
(3) (4) 
least two dice show up a three or a five, 4 8 points z1 = 3 + 4i, z2 = 4 + 3i and z3 = 5i. If z(z1) is
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54. The coefficients a, b and c of the quadratic a point on C such that the line through z and z1 is (1) 2  3 (2) 2  3
equation, ax 2 + bx + c = 0 are obtained by perpendicular to the line through z2 and z3, then arg(z)
49. In a bombing attack, there is 50% chance that a
throwing a dice three times. The probability that is equal to: (3) 2  3 (4) 2  3
bomb will hit the target. Atleast two independent
hits are required to destroy the target completely. this equation has equal roots is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
Then the minimum number of bombs, that must be [JEE (Main)-2021]  2   24  78. The number of elements in the set
(1) tan–1  – (2) tan–1   – 
dropped to ensure that there is at least 99%  5  7 
chance of completely destroying the target, (1)
1
(2)
1 z  a  ib   : a, b   and 1  z  3  2i  4
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54 36
is _________ .
3
50. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number of 5 1 (3) tan–1 (3) –  (4) tan–1   –  [JEE (Main)-2022]
times. If the probability of getting an odd number (3) (4) 4
216 72 79. Let  and  be the roots of the equation x 2 +
2 times is equal to the probability of getting an [JEE (Main)-2022]
55. Let A be a set of all 4-digit natural numbers whose 8 8
even number 3 times, then the probability of getting (2i – 1) = 0. Then, the value of    is equal to:
exactly one digit is 7. Then the probability that a 73. Let z and z be two complex numbers such that
an odd number for odd number of times is : 1 2
randomly chosen element of A leaves remainder 2 (1) 50 (2) 250
[JEE (Main)-2021] z 
when divided by 5 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] z1  i z2 and arg  1   . Then (3) 1250 (4) 1500
z 
3 1  2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2) 2 97
16 2 (1) (2) 80. Let S = {z  C : |z – 2|  1, z(1 + i) + z (1 – i)  2}.
9 297
1 5  Let |z – 4i| attains minimum and maximum values,
3
(3) (4) 122 1 (1) arg z 2    (2) arg z 2  – respectively, at z  S and z  S. If
32 16 (3) (4) 4 4 1 2

51. Let Bi (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events in

297 5
 3
 
5 | z1|2  | z2|2     5, where  and  are inte-
a sample space. The probability that only B 1 56. In a group of 400 people, 160 are smokers and (3) arg z1  (4) arg z1  – gers, then the value of  +  is equal to _____.
occurs is , only B 2 occurs is  and only B 3 non-vegetarian; 100 are smokers and vegetarian 4 4
[JEE (Main)-2022]
occurs is . Let p be the probability that none of and the remaining 140 are non-smokers and [JEE (Main)-2022] 81. Let  be a root of the equation 1 + x2 + x4 = 0. Then
the events Bi occurs and these 4 probabilities vegetarian. Their chances of getting a particular
chest disorder are 35%, 20% and 10% 15 2 the value of 1011 + 2022 – 3033 is equal to
satisfy the equations ( – 2) p =  and ( – 3)  1 
p = 2 (All the probabilities are assumed to lie in
respectively. A person is chosen from the group at 74. If z + z + 1 = 0, z   , then
2   zn  (1)n 
zn 
(1) 1 (2) 
random and is found to be suffering from the chest n 1
(3) 1 +  (4) 1 + 2
P(B1 ) disorder. The probability that the selected person
the interval (0, 1)). Then P(B ) is equal to is a smoker and non-vegetarian is : is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
3 [JEE (Main)-2022] 82. Let arg(z) represent the principal argument of the
__________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021] 75. The area of the polygon, whose vertices are the non- complex number z.
52. The probability that two randomly selected subsets 7 28 real roots of the equation z  iz 2 is :
(1) (2) 
of the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} have exactly two elements 45 45 Then, |z| = 3 and arg(z – 1) – arg(z + 1)  intersect
4
in their intersection, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
14 8 3 3 3 3 (1) exactly at one point
(3) (4) (A) (B)
65 135 45 45 4 2
(1) (2) (2) exactly at two points
27 29 57. A fair coin is tossed a fixed number of times. If the
probability of getting 7 heads is equal to probability 3 3 (3) nowhere
(C) (D)
65 35 of getting 9 heads, then the probability of getting 2 4 (4) at infinitely many points
(3) (4) 2 heads is : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022]
28 27 [JEE (Main)-2022]
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83. If , , ,  are the roots of the equation x4 + x3 + 36. In a box, there are 20 cards, out of which 10 are 41. A die is thrown two times and the sum of the
1
x2 + x + 1 = 0, then 2021 +  2021 + 2021 + 2021 is 88. Let S1  z1  C : z1  3 
  and labelled as A and the remaining 10 are labelled as scores appearing on the die is observed to be a
2 B. Cards are drawn at random, one after the other multiple of 4. Then the conditional probability that
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
and with replacement, till a second A-card is the score 4 has appeared atleast once is
(1) –4 (2) –1 
S2  z2  C : z2  z2  1  z2  z2  1 . Then,  obtained. The probability that the second A-card
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 1 (4) 4 for z1  S1 and z2  S2, the least value of |z2 – z1| appears before the third B-card is
is : [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 1
84. Let O be the origin and A be the point z1 = 1 + (1) (2)
3 4
2i. If B is the point z2, Re(z2) < 0, such that OAB 1 9 13
is a right angled isosceles triangle with OB as (1) 0 (2) (1) (2) 1 1
2 16 16 (3) (4)
hypotenuse, then which of the following is NOT 8 9
true? [JEE (Main)-2022] 3 5 11 15
(3) (4) (3) (4) 42. The probability that a randomly chosen 5-digit
2 2 16 16 number is made from exactly two digits is
(1) arg z2 =  – tan–13
37. If 10 different balls are to be placed in 4 distinct
89. Let z = a + ib, b  0 be complex numbers [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 boxes at random, then the probability that two of
(2) arg (z1 – 2z2) = –tan–1  3  satisfying z 2  z  21 z . Then the least value of n these boxes contain exactly 2 and 3 balls is 150 134
  (1) (2)
N, such that zn = (z + 1)n, is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2020] 10 4 10 4
[28-07-2022 Evening] 945 965 121 135
(3) z2  10
(1) (2) (3) (4)
90. If z  0 be a complex num ber such that 210 211 10 4 10 4
(4) 2z1  z2  5 1 965 945 43. In a game two players A and B take turns in
z  2, then the maximum value of |z| is (3) (4) throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A
z 210 211
85. Let the minimum value v0 of v = |z|2 + |z – 3|2 + and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw
[JEE (Main)-2022] 38. A random variable X has the following probability is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of
|z – 6i| 2, z   is attained at z = z . Then
0 distribution 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game
(1) 2 (2) 1
2 if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of
2z02  z03  3  v 02 is equal to X : 1 2 3 4 5
(3) 2 1 (4) 2 1 six. The game stops as soon as either of the
P(X) : K2 2K K 2K 5K2
players wins. The probability of A winning the
[JEE (Main)-2022] 91. Let S = {z = x + iy : |z – 1 + i|  |z|, |z| < 2, |z + Then P(X > 2) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] game is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 1000 (2) 1024 i| = |z – 1|}. Then the set of all values of x, for
which w = 2x + iy  S for some y  R, is 7 23 5 31
(3) 1105 (4) 1196 (1) (2) (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 12 36 31 61
2 1 1
86. Let S  z   : z  z  0 . Then
   1   1 1 (3) (4) 5 30
(1)   2,  (2)  ,  36 6 (3) (4)
 2 2  2 4 6 61
39. Box I contains 30 cards numbered 1 to 30 and
 (Re(z )  Im(z )) is equal to ________. 44. Out of 11 consecutive natural numbers if three
Box II contains 20 cards numbered 31 to 50. A box
zS  1  1 1  numbers are selected at random (without
(3)   2,  (4)  ,  is selected at random and a card is drawn from it.
 2  2 2 2 repetition), then the probability that they are in A.P.
The number on the card is found to be a non-prime
[JEE (Main)-2022] with positive common difference, is
number. The probability that the card was drawn
87. Let S be the set of all (, ),  < ,  < 2, for 92. If z = 2 + 3i, then z5   z 5 is equal to : from Box I is [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
1  i sin  (1) 244 (2) 224 4 2 5 10
which the complex number is purely (1) (2) (1) (2)
1  2i sin  17 3 101 99
(3) 245 (4) 265
1  i cos  2 8 5 15
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4) (3) (4)
imaginary and is purely real, Let Z 5 17 33 101
1  2i cos  
93. For z if the minimum value of
40. Let EC denote the complement of an event E. Let 45. The probabilities of three events A, B and C are
= sin 2 + i cos 2, (, )  S. Then
 z  3 2  z  p 2i  is 5 2 , then a value of p E1, E2 and E3 be any pairwise independent events given by P(A) = 0.6, P(B) = 0.4 and P(C) = 0.5.
If P(A B) = 0.8, P(A C) = 0.3, P(A B C)
 1  is _________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
with P(E1) > 0 and P(E1  E2  E3) = 0. Then
 iZ  = 0.2, P(B C) =  and P(A B C) = , where
  i Z   is equal to
 , S   P( E2C  E3C /E1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 0.85   0.95, then  lies in the interval
7
(1) 3 (2) C C C [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 (1) 3
P E   P E  2 (2) 2 3
P E   P E 
(1) [0.25, 0.35] (2) [0.35, 0.36]
(1) 3 (2) 3i 9 C
(3) 4 (4) (3) P E3   P E2
  (4) P E3C  P E2 
  (3) [0.36, 0.40] (4) [0.20, 0.25]
(3) 1 (4) 2 – i 2
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27. Assume that each born child is equally likely to be 32. An unbiased coin is tossed 5 times. Suppose that 94. If z = x + iy satisfies | z | – 2 = 0 and |z – i| – | z + 5i|
a boy or a girl. If two families have two children a variable X is assigned the value k when k  1 
= 0, then [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) A portion of a circle centred at  0,   that
each, then the conditional probability that all children consecutive heads are obtained for k = 3, 4, 5,  3
are girls given that at least two are girls is otherwise X takes the value –1. Then the expected (1) x + 2y – 4 = 0 (2) x2 + y – 4 = 0
lies in the second and third quadrants only
value of X, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) x + 2y + 4 = 0 (4) x2 – y + 3 = 0
3 1  1 
1 1 (1) (2)  95. Let A = {z  C : 1  |z – (1 + i)|  2} and B = {z  A (2) A portion of a circle centred at  0,   that
(1) (2) 16 8 : |z – (1 – i)| = 1}. Then, B : [JEE (Main)-2022]  3
11 12
3 1 (1) Is an empty set lies in the second quadrant only
1 1 (3)  (4)
(3) (4) 16 8 (3) An empty set
10 17 (2) Contains exactly two elements
33. In a workshop, there are five machines and the
28. Minimum number of times a fair coin must be (3) Contains exactly three elements
probability of any one of them to be out of service 2
tossed so that the probability of getting at least one (4) A portion of a circle of radius that lies in
head is more than 99% is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1 (4) Is an infinite set 3
on a day is . If the probability that at most two
(1) 8 (2) 6 4 the third quadrant only
 z 1 
machines will be out of service on the same day 96. Let A   z  C :  1
(3) 5 (4) 7  z 1  97. Sum of squares of modulus of all the complex
3
29. Let a random variable X have a binomial 3
is   k, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] numbers z satisfying z  iz 2  z2 – z is equal to
distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. 4   z  1  2  ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
and B  z  C : arg   .
k 17   z  1 3 
If P(X  2) = , then k is equal to (1) 4 (2)
216 4
Then A  B is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2019] 17 17
(1) 121 (2) 1 (3) (4)
8 2
(3) 17 (4) 137 34. Let A and B be two independent events such that 
30. For an initial screening of an admission test, a 1 1
candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the P ( A )  and P (B )  . Then, which of the
3 6
probability that the candidate can solve any
following is TRUE? [JEE (Main)-2020]
4
problem is , then the probability that he is
5 2
(1) P ( A / B ) 
unable to solve less than two problems is 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] 1
(2) P ( A / B) 
48 49 3
316  4  54  4 
(1)   (2)  
25  5  5 5 1
(3) P ( A / B) 
3
49 48
201  1  164  1 
(3)   (4)   1
5 5 25  5  (4) P ( A / ( A  B )) 
4
31. A person throws two fair dice. He wins ` 15 for
35. Let A and B be two events such that the probability
throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice),
wins ` 12 when the throw results in the sum of 9, 2
that exactly one of them occurs is and the
and loses ` 6 for any other outcome on the throw.. 5
Then the expected gain/loss (in ` ) of the person is: 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] probability that A or B occurs is , then the
2
1 probability of both of them occur together is
(1) loss (2) 2 gain
2 [JEE (Main)-2020]

1 1 (1) 0.01 (2) 0.20

(3) gain (4) loss
2 4 (3) 0.02 (4) 0.10
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17. If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in 22. In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30
Chapter 2 1 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and
any shot, is , then the minimum number of NSS. If one of these students is selected at
3
random, then the probability that the student
independent shots at the target required by him so
that the probability of hitting the target at least selected has opted neither of NCC nor for NSS is
5 [JEE (Main)-2019]
Quadratic Equations once is greater than , is
6
[JEE (Main)-2019]
5 1
(1) (2)
(1) 4 (2) 5 6 3
7. Let  and  be the roots of equation x2 – 6x – 2 = 0. (3) 3 (4) 6
1. If the roots of the equation bx2 + cx + a = 0 be 1 2
imaginary, then for all real values of x, the 18. Two integers are selected at random from the set (3) (4)
a10 – 2a8 6 3
expression 3b2x2 + 6bcx + 2c2 is [AIEEE-2009] If an = n – n, for n  1, then the value of {1, 2, ..., 11}. Given that the sum of selected
2a9 numbers is even, the conditional probability that
(1) Less than 4ab (2) Greater than –4ab 23. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2015] both the numbers are even is [JEE (Main)-2019] on a throw of a fair die and loses Rs. 50 for getting
(3) Less than –4ab (4) Greater than 4ab
(1) 6 (2) –6 any other number on the die. If he decides to throw
3 7
2. If  and  are the roots of the equation (1) (2) the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a
(3) 3 (4) –3 5 10
x2 – x + 1 = 0, then 2009 + 2009 = [AIEEE-2010] maximum of three throws, then his expected gain/
8. The sum of all real values of x satisfying the loss (in rupees) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) –2 (2) –1 2
1 2
 4 x  60 (3) (4)
equation ( x 2  5 x  5)x  1 is 2 5
(3) 1 (4) 2 400
[JEE (Main)-2016] (1) gain (2) 0
3. Let for a  a1  0, 19. A bag contains 30 white ball and 10 red balls. 16 3
(1) – 4 (2) 6 balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag
f(x) = ax2 + bx + c, g(x) = a1x2 + b1x + c1 and (3) 5 (4) 3 with replacement. If X be the number of white balls 400 400
p(x) = f(x) – g(x). (3) loss (4) loss
9. If, for a positive integer n, the quadratic equation,  mean of X  9 3
If p(x) = 0 only for x = –1 and p(–2) = 2, then the drawn, then   is equal to
value of p(2) is [AIEEE-2011]
x( x  1)  ( x  1)( x  2)  ...  ( x  n  1)( x  n )  10n  Standard deviation of X  24. Let A and B be two non-null events such that
(1) 6 (2) 18 has two consecutive integral solutions, then n is [JEE (Main)-2019] A  B . Then, which of the following statements is
equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] always correct? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 3 (4) 9 (1) 3 2 (2) 4 3
(1) 9 (2) 10
4. Sachin and Rahul attempted to solve a quadratic (1) P ( A | B )  P (B )  P ( A)
(3) 11 (4) 12
equation. Sachin made a mistake in writing down 4 3
10. Let S = {x  R : x  0 and (3) (4) 4 (2) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
the constant term and ended up in roots (4, 3). 3
Rahul made a mistake in writing down coefficient
2 x –3  x  x – 6  6  0 }. Then S
 20. Let S = {1, 2, ...., 20}. A subset B of S is said to (3) P ( A | B )  P ( A)
of x to get roots (3, 2). The correct roots of
[JEE (Main)-2018] be “nice”, if the sum of the elements of B is 203.
equation are: [AIEEE-2011]
(1) Is an empty set Then the probability that a randomly chosen subset (4) P ( A | B )  1
(1) –6, –1 (2) –4, –3 of S is “nice” is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) Contains exactly one element 25. The minimum number of times one has to toss a
(3) 6, 1 (4) 4, 3 fair coin so that the probability of observing at least
(3) Contains exactly two elements 7 6
5. The real number k for which the equation (1) (2) one head is at least 90% is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) Contains exactly four elements 220 220
2 x 3  3 x  k  0 has two distinct real roots in [0, 1] (1) 5 (2) 2
11. If both the roots of the quadratic equation
[JEE (Main)-2013] x2 – mx + 4 = 0 are real and distinct and they lie 4 5 (3) 4 (4) 3
(3) (4)
(1) Lies between 1 and 2 in the interval [1, 5] then m lies in the interval 220 220
26. Four persons can hit a target correctly with
(2) Lies between 2 and 3 [JEE (Main)-2019] 21. In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two
1 1 1 1
(1) (–5, –4) (2) (3, 4) fours are obtained in succession. The probability probabilities , , and respectively. If all hit at
(3) Lies between –1 and 0 that the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the 2 3 4 8
(4) Does not exist (3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 6) die is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] the target independently, then the probability that
12. The number of all possible positive integral values the target would be hit, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
6. If the equations x2 + 2x + 3 = 0 and ax2 + bx + c = 0, 150 225
of  for which the roots of the quadratic equation,
a, b, c R, have a common root, then a : b : c is 6x2 – 11x +  = 0 are rational numbers is (1) (2) 7 25
65 65 (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2013] [JEE (Main)-2019] 32 192
(1) 1 : 2 : 3 (2) 3 : 2 : 1 (1) 4 (2) 5 175 200
(3) (4) 1 25
(3) 1 : 3 : 2 (4) 3 : 1 : 2 65 65 (3) (4)
(3) 2 (4) 3 192 32
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8. If 12 identical balls are to be placed in 3 identical 13. A bag contains 4 red and 6 black balls. A ball is 13. Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (1) 8 (2) 3
boxes, then the probability that one the boxes drawn at random from the bag, its colour is (c – 4) = 0, c  5. Let S be the set of all integral
(3) 6 (4) 7
contains exactly 3 balls is [JEE (Main)-2015] observed and this ball along with two additional values of c for which one root of the equation lies
11 balls of the same colour are returned to the bag. in the interval (0, 2) and its other root lies in the 19. If  and  be the roots of the equation x2 – 2x +
10
55  2  2 If now a ball is drawn at random from the bag, interval (2, 3). Then the number of elements in S
(1)   (2) 55   n

3 3 3 then the probability that this drawn ball is red, is is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2 = 0, then the least value of n for which    1
11 [JEE (Main)-2018] 
 1
12
 1 (1) 11 (2) 18
(3) 220   (4) 22   is [JEE (Main)-2019]
3 3 3 2 (3) 12 (4) 10
(1) (2) (1) 4 (2) 5
9. Let two fair six-faced dice A and B be thrown 10 5
14. The value of  such that sum of the squares of the
simultaneously. If E1 is the event that die A shows roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + (3 –) x + 2 (3) 3 (4) 2
up four E2 is the event that die B shows up two 1 3
(3) (4) =  has the least value is [JEE (Main)-2019] 20. The sum of the solutions of the equation
and E3 is the event that the sum of numbers on 5 4
both dice is odd, then which of the following
statements is NOT true? [JEE (Main)-2016]
14. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement
(1) 2 (2) 1 x 2  x  
x  4  2  0,  x  0  is equal to
from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote 15 4
(1) E2 and E3 are independent (3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2019]
the random variable of number of aces obtained in 8 9
(2) E1 and E3 are independent the two drawn cards. Then P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) (1) 4 (2) 10
equals [JEE (Main)-2019] 15. If one real root of the quadratic equation 81x2 + kx
(3) E1, E2 and E3 are independent (3) 9 (4) 12
+ 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value
(4) E1 and E2 are independent 24 25 of k is [JEE (Main)-2019] 21. If three distinct numbers a, b, c are in G.P. and the
(1) (2)
10. A box contains 15 green and 10 yellow balls. If 10 169 169 equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f =
(1) –300 (2) 144 0 have a common root, then which one
balls are randomly drawn, one-by-one, with
replacement, then the variance of the number of 49 52 (3) –81 (4) 100 of the following statements is correct?
(3) (4)
green balls drawn is [JEE (Main)-2017] 169 169 [JEE (Main)-2019]
16. Let  and  the roots of the quadratic equation
(1) 6 (2) 4 15. An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is x2 sin – x (sin cos + 1) + cos = 0 (1) d, e, f are in A.P.
drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is
6 12 (0 <  < 45°), and  < . Then d e f
(3) (4) green, then a red ball is added to the urn and if the (2) , , are in G.P.
25 5 a b c
drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the
11. For three events A, B and C, P (Exactly one of urn; the original ball is not returned to the urn.    1n  d e f
A or B occurs) = P(Exactly one of B or C occurs) Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The   n  n 
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) , , are in A.P.
a b c
n 0 
probability that the second ball is red, is
1 (4) d, e, f are in G.P.
= P (Exactly one of C or A occurs) = and [JEE (Main)-2019]
4 1 1 1 1
  22. The number of integral values of m for which the
(1) (2)
26 21 1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin  equation (1 + m2)x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x + (1 + 8m) = 0
1 (1) (2)
P(All the three events occur simultaneously) = . 49 49 has no real root is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
16
1 1 1 1 (1) Infinitely many (2) 3
Then the probability that at least one of the events (3)  (4) 
32 27 1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin 
occurs, is [JEE (Main)-2017] (3) (4) (3) 2 (4) 1
49 49
7 7 17. If  be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic
(1) (2) 16. An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a 23. Let p, q  R. If 2  3 is a root of the quadratic
16 64 equation in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4)x + 2 = 0, then
head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then
1
3 7 sum of the numbers obtained on them is noted. If the least value of m for which    1, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4) 
16 32 the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) q2 – 4p – 16 = 0 (2) p2 – 4q + 12 = 0
a well-shuffled pack of nine cards numbered
12. If two different numbers are taken from the set 1, 2, 3, ..., 9 is randomly picked and the number (3) p2 – 4q – 12 = 0 (4) q2 + 4p + 14 = 0
{0, 1, 2, 3, ......, 10}; then the probability that their (1) 4 – 2 3 (2) 4–3 2
on the card is noted. The probability that the noted 24. If m is chosen in the quadratic equation
sum as well as absolute difference are both multiple
number is either 7 or 8 is [JEE (Main)-2019] (m2 + 1) x2 – 3x + (m2 + 1)2 = 0 such that the sum
of 4, is [JEE (Main)-2017] (3) 2 – 3 (4) –2  2 of its roots is greatest, then the absolute difference
12 14 13 15 of the cubes of its roots is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (2) 18. The number of integral values of m for which the
(1) (2) 36 72
55 45 quadratic expression, (1 + 2m)x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x +
(1) 8 3 (2) 10 5
7 6 4(1 + m), xR, is always positive, is
19 19
(3) (4) (3) (4) (3) 4 3 (4) 8 5
55 55 36 72 [JEE (Main)-2019]

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25. If  and  are the roots of the equation 31. Let a, b  R , a  0 be such that the equation,
n n ax2 – 2bx + 5 = 0 has a repeated root , which is Chapter 27
r r
375x2 – 25x – 2 = 0, then lim   lim 
n  n  also a root of the equation, x2 – 2bx – 10 = 0. If
r 1 r 1
 is the other root of this equation, then
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 +  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
21 7 (1) 25 (2) 24 Probability
(1) (2)
346 116
(3) 26 (4) 28
29 1
(3) (4) 32. Let  and  be the roots of the equation,
358 12 1. One ticket is selected at random from 50 tickets 4. Let A, B, C be pairwise independent events with
5x2 + 6x – 2 = 0. If Sn = n +  n, n = 1, 2, 3, ...,
26. If ,  and  are three consecutive terms of a non- then [JEE (Main)-2020] numbered 00, 01, 02, ... , 49. Then the probability P(C) > 0 and P(A  B  C) = 0. Then
constant G.P. such that the equations that the sum of the digits on the selected ticket is P(AC  BC|C) is equal to [AIEEE-2011]
x 2 + 2x +  = 0 and x 2 + x – 1 = 0 have a (1) 5S6 + 6S5 = 2S4 (2) 6S6 + 5S5 + 2S4 = 0 8, given that the product of these digits is zero, (1) P(AC ) – P(BC )
common root, then ( + ) is equal to equals [AIEEE-2009]
(3) 6S6 + 5S5 = 2S4 (4) 5S6 + 6S5 + 2S4 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) P(AC) – P(B)
33. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that 1 5
(1) 0 (2)  (1) (2) (3) P(A) – P(BC )
f(–1) + f(2) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0 is 3, 7 14
(3)  (4)  then its other root lies in [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) P(AC) + P(BC )
1 1
27. Let  and  be two real roots of the equation (3) (4) 5. Three numbers are chosen at random without
(1) (–1, 0) (2) (–3, –1) 50 14
(k  1)tan2 x – 2   tan x  (1– k ), where k( – replacement from {1, 2, 3, ..., 8}. The probability
2. An urn contains nine balls of which three are red,
(3) (0, 1) (4) (1, 3) that their minimum is 3, given that their maximum
1) and  are real numbers. If tan2( + ) = 50, four are blue and two are green. Three balls are
then a value of  is [JEE (Main)-2020] 34. If  and  are the roots of the equation is 6, is [AIEEE-2012]
drawn at random without replacement from the urn.
(1) 10 (2) 1 1 The probability that the three balls have different 1 1
10 2 x2 + px + 2 = 0 and and are the roots of (1) (2)
  colours is [AIEEE-2010] 5 4
(3) 5 (4) 5 2 the equation 2x 2 + 2qx + 1 = 0, then 1 2 2 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
28. Let  and  be the roots of the equation  1  1  1  1 3 7 5 8
k k   –     –            is equal to 6. A multiple choice examination has 5 questions.
x 2  x  1  0 . If pk         , k  1 , then      1 2
(3) (4) Each question has three alternative answers of
which one of the following statements is not true? 21 23
[JEE (Main)-2020] which exactly one is correct. The probability that
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3. Four numbers are chosen at random (without
a student will get 4 or more correct answers just
9 9 replacement) from the set {1, 2, 3, …, 20}.
(1) p3 = p5 – p4 (1) (9 – q 2 ) (2) (9  p 2 ) by guessing is [JEE (Main)-2013]
4 4
(2) (p1 + p2 + p3 + p4 + p5) = 26 Statement-1 : The probability that the chosen
numbers when arranged in some order will form an 17 13
(3) p5 = 11 9 9 (1) (2)
(3) (9  q 2 ) (4) (9 – p 2 ) 35 35
4 4 1
(4) p5 = p2p3 AP is .
35. The set of all real values of  for which the 85 11 10
29. Let S be the set of all real roots of the equation, (3) (4)
quadratic equations, ( 2 + 1) x 2 – 4x + 2 = 0 35 35
3x(3x – 1) + 2 = | 3x – 1 | + | 3x – 2 |. Then S Statement-2 : If the four chosen numbers from an
always have exactly one root in the interval
[JEE (Main)-2020] (0, 1) is [JEE (Main)-2020] AP, then the set of all possible values of common 7. Let A and B be two events such that
difference is {+1, +2, +3, +4, +5}. [AIEEE-2010]
(1) Contains at least four elements (1) (–3, –1) (2) (2, 4] 1 1 1
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; P( A  B)  , P( A  B)  and P ( A)  ,
(2) Is a singleton (3) (0, 2) (4) (1, 3] 6 4 4
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
(3) Contains exactly two elements 36. Let  0 be in R. If  and  are the roots of the Statement-1 where A stands for the complement of the event A.
equation, x 2 – x + 2 = 0 and  and  are the Then the events A and B are [JEE (Main)-2014]
(4) Is an empty set roots of the equation, 3x2 – 10x + 27 = 0, then (2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) Independent but not equally likely
30. The number of real roots of the equation, 
e4x + e3x – 4e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is[JEE (Main)-2020] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] Statement-1 (2) Independent and equally likely

(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Mutually exclusive and independent
(1) 4 (2) 2 (1) 18 (2) 9
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Equally likely but not independent
(3) 3 (4) 1 (3) 27 (4) 36
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37. The product of the roots of the equation 44. Let  and  be two real numbers such that
9 x 2 – 18 x  5  0 , is [JEE (Main)-2020]  +  = 1 and  = –1. Let pn = ()n + ()n,
pn–1 = 11 and pn+1 = 29 for some integer n  1.
25 25 Then, the value of p n2 is ___________.
(1) (2)
9 81
[JEE (Main)-2021]
5 5 1
(3) (4) 45. The value of 4  is :
9 27 1
5
38. If  and  are the roots of the equation, 1
4
1
  5
7x2 – 3x – 2 = 0, then the value of 2
+ 2
4  .....
1–  1– 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 4
27 (1) 2  30 (2) 4  30
1 5 5
(1) (2)
24 32
2 2
(3) 2  30 (4) 5  30
3 27 5 5
(3) (4)
8 16
39. If  and  be two roots of the equation
x 2 – 64x + 256 = 0. Then the value of 1
46. The value of 3  is equal to
1 1 1
 3  8  3  8 4
 5  1
 5    is [JEE (Main)-2020] 3
    1
(1) 2  3 4
(1) 3 (2) 2 3  ....

(3) 4 (4) 1 (2) 3  2 3

40. If  and  are the roots of the equation
2x(2x + 1) = 1, then  is equal to (3) 4  3
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(4) 1.5  3
(1) 22
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) –2( + 1)
47. The number of real roots of the equation
(3) 2( – 1)
e6x – e4x – 2e3x – 12e2x + ex + 1 = 0 is
(4) 2( + 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
41. The least positive value of ‘a’ for which the
33 (1) 1 (2) 2
2
equation, 2 x  (a  10)x   2a has real roots
2 (3) 6 (4) 4
is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
48. If ,  are roots of the equation
42. The integer ‘k’, for which the inequality
x2 – 2(3k – 1)x + 8k2 – 7 > 0 is valid for every x x2  5  2  x  10  0,  >  and P n = n –  n for
in R, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
each positive integer n, then the value of
(1) 2 (2) 3
(3) 4 (4) 0 P P  5 2P P 
 17 20 17 19  is equal to _______.
 P P  5 2 P2 
43. Let  and  be the roots of x – 6x – 2 = 0 . If 2  18 19 18 

an = n – n for n  1 , then the value of [JEE (Main)-2021]

a10 – 2a8 49. The number of real solutions of the equation,
is : [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 – |x| – 12 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
3a9
(1) 2 (2) 4 (1) 4 (2) 2

(3) 3 (4) 1 (3) 1 (4) 3

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50. If a + b + c = 1, ab + bc + ca = 2 and abc = 3, 59. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that   
105. Let the vectors a  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  kˆ, 109. Let a and b be two vectors such that
then the value of a4 + b4 + c4 is equal to ____.
2  
[JEE (Main)-2021] f (k)   for k = 2, 3, 4, 5. Then the value of b  (1  t )iˆ  (1  t ) jˆ  2kˆ and c  t iˆ  t ˆj  kˆ, t  R
k      2 2 2    2
51. Let ,  be two roots of the equation a  b  a  2 b , a  b  3 and a  b  75 .
52 – 10 f(10) is equal to ______. be such that for , ,   R, a  b  c  0
1 1
x 2  (20) 4 x  (5) 2  0 . Then 8 +  8 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]        0. Then, the set of all values of t is
2
60. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation, Then a is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 160 (2) 10  
x 2 + x sin – 2sin = 0,    0,  , then
(3) 50 (4) 100  2 (1) A non-empty finite set 110. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that the angle
12  12
52. Let   max 82sin3x  44cos3x  and is equal to (2) Equal to N
x  ( –12   –12 )  ( – )24 
(3) Equal to R – {0} between them is . If  is the angle between the
[JEE (Main)-2021] 4
  min 82sin3 x  44cos3 x  .
x  (4) Equal to R
212 212   vectors  â  bˆ  and  aˆ  2bˆ  2  aˆ  bˆ   , then the
If 8x2 + bx + c = 0 is a quadratic equation whose (1) (2) 106. Let a vector a has magnitude 9. Let a vector b be
1 1 (sin  – 8)6 (sin  – 4)12 value of 164 cos2 is equal to :
such that for every (x, y)  R × R – {(0, 0)}, the
roots are  5 and  5 , then the value of c – b is equal  
26 212 vector ( xa  y b ) is perpendicular to the vector
to: [JEE (Main)-2021]   (1) 90  27 2 (2) 45  18 2
(3) (4)  
(1) 43 (2) 42 (sin   8)12 (sin   8)12 (6ya  18 xb). Then the value of a  b is equal to
(3) 50 (4) 47
61. If for some p, q, r  R, not all have same sign, one (3) 90  3 2 (4) 54  90 2
53. The number of real roots of the equation [JEE (Main)-2022]
of the roots of the equation (p2 + q2)x2 – 2q(p + r)x
e4x – e3x – 4e2x – ex + 1 = 0 is equal to ____.
+ q2 + r2 = 0 is also a root of the equation x2 + 2x (1) 9 3 (2) 27 3 [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
54. The sum of all integral values of k(k  0) for which q2  r 2
(3) 9 (4) 81  
2 1 2 – 8 = 0, then is equal to __________. 111. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and let b be a vector such that
p2
the equation   in x has no real
x 1 x  2 k 107. Let S be the set of all a  R for which the angle  
[JEE (Main)-2022]   
roots, is______. [JEE (Main)-2021] a  b  2iˆ  kˆ and a · b  3. Then the projection of
between the vectors u  a(loge b) iˆ  6 jˆ  3kˆ and
55. Let   0 be in R. If  and  are the roots of the 62. If ,  are the roots of the equation    
equation x2 – x + 2 = 0, and  and  are the roots v  (loge b)iˆ  2 jˆ  2a (loge b) kˆ, (b  1) is acute. b on the vector a – b is :
2
 log3 5 log5 3  (log3 5) 21 (log5 3)
3
 Then S is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
of the equation 3x2 – 10x + 27 = 0, then is x2  5  3
 5   33 5  1  0,
   [JEE (Main)-2022]
equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]  4
(1)  – , –  (2) 
56. The set of all values of k > –1, for which the 1  3
2
then the equation, whose roots are   and 3
equation (3x2 + 4x + 3)2 – (k + 1) (3x2 + 4x + 3)  (1) (2) 2
(3x 2 + 4x + 2) + k(3x 2 + 4x + 2)2 = 0 has real 21 7
 4   12 
roots, is [JEE (Main)-2021] 1 (3)  – , 0  (4)  ,  
 , is [JEE (Main)-2022]  3   7 
 1 3  1  
(1)  ,   {1} (2)   , 1    2 7 2
 2 1  2  (1) 3x2 – 20x – 12 = 0 (2) 3x2 – 10x – 4 = 0 108. Let a, b, c be three coplanar concurrent vectors such (3) (4)
3 3 3
 5 that angles between any two of them is same. If the
(3) [2, 3) (4)  1,  (3) 3x2 – 10x + 2 = 0 (4) 3x2 – 20x + 16 = 0
product of their magnitudes is 14 and  
 2 
63. Let a, b be the roots of the equation             112. Let a  3iˆ  ˆj and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ . Let c be a vector
57. cosec18° is a root of the equation a  b · b  c  b  c ·(c  a)   c  a · a  b  168,
      
1 1 1          
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1,  1,  1 be then | a |  | b |  | c | is equal to : satisfying a   b  c   b  c . If b and c are non-
x 2  2 x  6  0 and  2 2 2
(1) x2 – 2x + 4 = 0 (2) x2 + 2x – 4 = 0 parallel, then the value of  is [JEE (Main)-2022]
the roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0. Then [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) x2 – 2x – 4 = 0 (4) 4x2 + 2x – 1 = 0 the roots of the equation x2 – (a + b – 2)x + (a +
58. The number of pairs (a, b) of real numbers, such that (1) 10 (2) 14 (1) –5 (2) 5
b + 2) = 0 are [JEE (Main)-2022]
whenever  is a root of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0,
(1) non-real complex number (3) 16 (4) 18 (3) 1 (4) –1
2 – 2 is also a root of this equation, is :
[JEE (Main)-2021] (2) real and both negative
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) real and both positive 
(3) 6 (4) 2 (4) real and exactly one of them is positive
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96. Let a  iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ, b  3iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and 100. Let a  i  j  k and b  2i  j   k,   0. If the 64. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c be such that f(1) = 3, f(– 72. Let ,  be the roots of the equation x2 – 4x + 5 = 0
 ˆ 2) =  and f(3) = 4. If f(0) + f(1) + f(–2) + f(3) = and ,  be the roots of the equation
c  i  2 jˆ  2kˆ where ,   R, be three vectors. If  
projection of a  b on the vector i  2 j  2k is 30, 14, then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
the projection of a on c is
  10
and then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]  
x 2  3 2  2 3 x  7  3 3  0 ,  > 0. If
3 13
  (1) –4 (2)
ˆ ˆ ˆ
b  c  6i  10 j  7k , then the value of  +  is 15 2
(1) (2) 8     3 2 , then ( + 2 + )2 is equal to _______.
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 2
23
(3) (4) 4
(1) 3 (2) 4 13 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (4) 7
(3) 5 (4) 6 2 73. The number of real solutions of the equation
65. Let a, b(a > b) be the roots of the quadratic
101. If the maximum value of a, for which the function equation x2 – x – 4 = 0. If Pn = n –  n, n  , e 4 x  4e3 x  58e 2 x  4e x  1  0 is _____.
97. Let A, B, C be three points whose position vectors
respectively are 74. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial such that f(–2) +
f a ( x )  tan1 2 x  3ax  7 is non-decreasing in
P15 P16  P14 P16  P152  P14 P15 f(3) = 0. If one of the roots of f(x) = 0 is –1, then the
     then is equal to sum of the roots of f(x) = 0 is equal to:
a  iˆ  4 jˆ  3kˆ   6 , 6  , is a , then fa  8  is equal to
P13 P14
   
 _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
b  2iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ,   11 7
[JEE (Main)-2022] 66. If the sum of the squares of the reciprocals of the (1) (2)
3 3

c  3iˆ – 2 ˆj  5kˆ roots  and  of the equation 3x2 + x – 1 = 0 is 15,
9 4 then 6(3 +  3)2 is equal to :
8 8
If  is the smallest positive integer for which
  
(1) 
4 9  2  (2) 
9 4  2  (1) 18 (2) 24 (3)
13
(4)
14
a, b, c are non collinear, then the length of the 3 3
(3) 36 (4) 96
median, in ABC, through A is: [JEE (Main)-2022]  1  2   [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 8  2  (4) 8 
82 62 9  4 67. The sum of all the real roots of the equation 75. Let f(x) and g(x) be two real polynomials of degree 2
(1) (2) (e2x – 4)(6e2x – 5ex + 1) = 0 is and 1 respectively. If f(g(x)) = 8x 2 – 2x and
2 2  
102. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and b  3iˆ  5 jˆ  4kˆ be two (1) loge3 (2) –loge3 g(f(x)) = 4x2 + 6x + 1, then the value of f(2) + g(2) is
69 66   ____________ .
(3) (4) vectors, such that a  b  iˆ  9iˆ  12kˆ . Then the (3) loge6 (4) –loge6
2 2     [JEE (Main)-2022]
projection of b  2a on b  a is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
  
98. Let a  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector 68. Let a, b  R be such that the equation ax2 – 2bx + 15 76. Let f(x) be a quadratic polynomial with leading
      = 0 has a repeated root . If  and  are the roots of coefficient 1 such that f(0) = p, p  0, and
 
such that a  b  c  0 and b · c = 5. Then the value (1) 2 (2)
39
5 the equation x2 – 2bx + 21 = 0, then 2 +  2 is equal
 
 
of 3 c · a is equal to _________. to f (1) 
1
3
. If the equations f(x) = 0 and fofofo f(x)
46 (1) 37 (2) 58
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 9 (4)
5 (3) 68 (4) 92 = 0 have a common real root, then f(–3) is equal
99. Let ABC be a triangle such that   [JEE (Main)-2022] to ______.
        103. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  5kˆ and b  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ . If
BC  a, CA  b, AB  c, a  6 2, b  2 3 and 69. The sum of the cubes of all the roots of the equation [JEE (Main)-2022]

 
b  c  12. Consider the statements :  a  b   iˆ   kˆ  23 , then b  2 jˆ is equal to x4 – 3x3 – 2x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 is _______.
77. The sum of all real value of x for which
2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
    
   
S1 : a  b  c  b  c  6 2 2  1   [JEE (Main)-2022] 70. Let p and q be two real numbers such that p + q = 3
3 x 2 – 9 x  17 5 x 2 – 7 x  19
 is equal to
2
 1 1
2
x  3 x  10 3 x 2  5 x  12
(1) 4 (2) 5
1  2 and p4 + q4 = 369. Then    is equal to _______.
S 2  : ACB  cos   p q
 3 (3) 21 (4) 17 ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
Then [JEE (Main)-2022]    78. The minimum value of the sum of the squares of the
104. Let a, b, c be three non-coplanar vectors such that 71. If the sum of all the roots of the equation e2x – 11ex –
roots of x2 + (3 – a)x + 1 = 2a is [JEE (Main)-2022]
        
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true a  b  4c, b  c  9a and c  a  b,   0 . If 81
45e–x   0 is logep, then p is equal to _____. (1) 4 (2) 5
   2
(2) Only (S1) is true 1
a  b  c  , then  is equal to ______. (3) 6 (4) 8
36 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) Only (S2) is true
(4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false [JEE (Main)-2022] 
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86. Let a  a1iˆ  a2 jˆ  a3 kˆ ai  0, i  1, 2, 3 be a vector 91. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  2iˆ  3 jˆ  2kˆ . Then the
Chapter 4    
which makes equal angles with the coordinate axes number of vectors b such that b  c  a and
 
OX, OY and OZ. Also, let the projection of a on the
| b |  {1, 2, , 10} is : [JEE (Main)-2022]

vector 3 iˆ  4 ˆj be 7. Let b be a vector obtained by
   (1) 0 (2) 1
Permutations and Combinations rotating a with 90°. If a, b and x-axis are coplanar,,
 (3) 2 (4) 3
then projection of a vector b on 3 iˆ  4 ˆj is equal
 
to: [JEE (Main)-2022] 92. Let a and b be the vectors along the diagonals of a
1. From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 7. A man X has 7 friends, 4 of them are ladies and
4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and parallelogram having area 2 2 . Let the angle
3 are men. His wife Y also has 7 friends, 3 of (1) 7 (2) 2
arranged in a row on a shelf so that the dictionary   
them are ladies and 4 are men. Assume X and Y between a and b be acute, a  1 , and
is always in the middle. Then the number of such have no common friends. Then the total number of (3) 2 (4) 7
arrangements is [AIEEE-2009]        
ways in which X and Y together can throw a party   a  b  a  b . If c  2 2 a  b – 2b, then an
 
(1) At least 500 but less than 750 inviting 3 ladies and 3 men, so that 3 friends of 87. Let  be the angle between the vectors a and b ,
 
(2) At least 750 but less than 1000 each of X and Y are in this party, is angle between b and c is [JEE (Main)-2022]
   
[JEE (Main)-2017] where | a |  4, | b |  3 and    ,  . Then
(3) At least 1000 4 3
(1) 468 (2) 469  
(4) Less than 500   2 (1) (2) –
    2 4 4
2. There are two urns. Urn A has 3 distinct red balls (3) 484 (4) 485 a  b   a  b   4 a . b is equal to ______.
 
and urn B has 9 distinct blue balls. From each urn 8. From 6 different novels and 3 different dictionaries, 5 3
two balls are taken out at random and then 4 novels and 1 dictionary are to be selected and [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4)
6 4
transferred to the other. The number of ways in arranged in a row on a shelf so that the dictionary  
which this can be done is [AIEEE-2010] is always in the middle. The number of such 88. Let b  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ,   . If a is a vector such that  
93. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ, b  3iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and
(1) 3 (2) 36 arrangements is [JEE (Main)-2018]   
a  b  13iˆ  jˆ  4kˆ and a·b  21  0, then 
(3) 66 (4) 108 (1) At least 1000 c  c1iˆ  c2 jˆ  c3 kˆ are coplanar vectors and
       
3. Assuming the balls to be identical except for (2) Less than 500  b  a · kˆ  jˆ    b  a · iˆ  kˆ  is equal to a  c  5, b  c, then 122(c + c + c ) is equal to
1 2 3
difference in colours, the number of ways in which _________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
one or more balls can be selected from 10 white, (3) At least 500 but less than 750
[JEE (Main)-2022]
9 green and 7 black balls is (4) At least 750 but less than 1000  
      94. Let, a  iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ and b  –2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, where
[AIEEE-2012] 9. Consider a class of 5 girls and 7 boys. The number 89. If a  b  1, b  c  2 and c  a  3 , then the value of
  R . If the area of the parallelogram whose
(1) 629 (2) 630 of different teams consisting of 2 girls and 3 boys         
that can be formed from this class, if there are two
a  b  c , b   c  a  , c  b  a  is :
    adjacent sides are represented by the vectors
(3) 879 (4) 880  
specific boys A and B, who refuse to be the  
4. Let T n be the number of all possible triangles a and b is 15(2  4), then the value of
members of the same team, is [JEE (Main)-2022]
formed by joining vertices of an n-sided regular 2   2
polygon. If Tn+1 – Tn = 10, then the value of n is [JEE (Main)-2019]    2 a  a  b b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
 
(1) 0 (2) –6a  b  c  
[JEE (Main)-2013] (1) 200 (2) 350
(1) 10 (2) 7
(1) 7 (2) 5 (3) 500 (4) 300      
(3) 10 (4) 8 (3) 12c  a  b
  (4) –12b   c  a  (3) 9 (4) 14
10. The number of natural numbers less than 7,000
5. The number of integers greater than 6,000 that can which can be formed by using the digits 0, 1, 3,    
be formed, using the digits 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 90. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ 95. Let a be a vector which is perpendicular to the vector
7, 9 (repetition of digits allowed) is equal to
without repetition, is [JEE (Main)-2015]  1 
[JEE (Main)-2019] be three given vectors. Let v be a vector in the plane 3iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ. If a  2iˆ  kˆ  2iˆ  13 jˆ  4kˆ, then
 
(1) 216 (2) 192 2
(1) 374 (2) 375    2 
(3) 120 (4) 72 of a and b whose projection on c is . If the projection of the vector a on the vector
(3) 250 (4) 372 3
6. If all the words (with or without meaning) having five [JEE (Main)-2022]
  2iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ is :
letters, formed using the letters of the word SMALL 25
50  · jˆ  7, then  · iˆ  kˆ is equal to :
 
and arranged as in a dictionary; then the position 11. If  Cr · 50– r C25– r   K  50 C25  , then K is equal to
of the word SMALL is r 0 1
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2) 1
[JEE (Main)-2016] [JEE (Main)-2019] 3
(1) 59th (2) 52nd (1) 225 – 1 (2) (25)2 (1) 6 (2) 7
5 7
(3) 58th (4) 46th (3) 225 (4) 224 (3) 8 (4) 9 (3) (4)
3 3
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      12. The value of r for which 20C 20C + 20C 20C + 19. A committee of 11 members is to be formed from
75. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, b and c  jˆ – kˆ be three vectors 82. Let a, b, c be three vectors mutually perpendicular r 0 r–1 1
20C 20C + ... + 20C 20C is maximum, is 8 males and 5 females. If m is the number of
     r–2 2 0 r
such that a × b  c and a  b  1. If the length of to each other and have same magnitude. If a ways the committee is formed with at least
 [JEE (Main)-2019] 6 males and n is the number of ways the
   vector r satisfies
projection vector of the vector b on the vector a  c committee is formed with at least 3 females, then
        (1) 10 (2) 20
2
is l, then the value of 3l is equal to _______.

   


  
a  r  b  a  b   r  c   b  c   r  a   c   0,
(3) 15 (4) 11
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
then r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) m = n = 68 (2) m + n = 68
   13. Consider three boxes, each containing 10 balls
76. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that labelled 1, 2, ...,10. Suppose one ball is randomly (3) m = n = 78 (4) n = m – 8
1    1   
   
 
a  b  b  c . If magnitudes of the vectors (1)
3

ab c  (2)
2

a  b  2c  drawn from each of the boxes. Denote by ni, the 20. Some identical balls are arranged in rows to form
   label of the ball drawn from the ith box, (i = 1, 2, 3). an equilateral triangle. The first row consists of one
a, b and c are 2, 1 and 2 respectively and the Then, the number of ways in which the balls can ball, the second row consists of two balls and so
1    1   
    (3)
2

a b c  (4)
3

2a  b  c  be chosen such that n1 < n2 < n3 is on. If 99 more identical balls are added to the total
angle between b and c is   0     , then the number of balls used in forming the equilateral
 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
value of 1 + tan is equal to   triangle, then all these balls can be arranged in a
83. Let a  2i  j  2k and b  i  2 j  k . Let a vector (1) 240 (2) 120 square whose each side contains exactly 2 balls
[JEE (Main)-2021]    
(3) 164 (4) 82 less than the number of balls each side of the
v be in the plane containing a and b . If v is
3 1 triangle contains. Then the number of balls used to
(1) 2 (2)
3 perpendicular to the vector 3i  2 j  k and its 14. There are m men and two women participating in form the equilateral triangle is
  a chess tournament. Each participant plays two
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 1 (4) 3 1 projection on a is 19 units, then | 2v |2 is equal games with every other participant. If the number
  to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] of games played by the men between themselves (1) 157 (2) 225
77. Let a  i   j  k, b  3i   j  k and
    
exceeds the number of games played between the
 (3) 262 (4) 190
 84. Let aˆ, bˆ be unit vectors. If c be a vector such that men and the women by 84, then the value of m is
c   i  2 j  k , where  and  are integers. If [JEE (Main)-2019] 21. The number of 6 digit numbers that can be formed
        using the digits 0, 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9 which are
a  b  1 and b  c  10 , (a  b)  c is equal to  , and
the angle between â and c is (1) 9 (2) 7 divisible by 11 and no digit is repeated, is
_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 12
     2 (3) 11 (4) 12 [JEE (Main)-2019]
78. Let a  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and b  jˆ – kˆ. if c is a vector bˆ  c  2  c  aˆ  , then 6c is equal to:
        15. If nC4, nC5 and nC6 are in A.P., then n can be (1) 72 (2) 48
such that a  c  b and a  c  3, then a  b  c  is
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 60 (4) 36
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 12 (2) 9 22. Suppose that 20 pillars of the same height have
(1) 6 (2) –2
(3) –6 (4) 2
(1) 6 3 – 3  (2) 3  3
(3) 14 (4) 11
been erected along the boundary of a circular
stadium. If the top of each pillar has been
79. If the projection of the vector iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ on the connected by beams with the top of all its non-
(3) 6 3  3  (4) 6  
3 1 16. The sum of the series 2.20C0 + 5.20C1 + 8.20C2 +
11.20C3 + ... + 62.20C20 is equal to adjacent pillars, then the total number of beams is
sum of the two vectors 2iˆ  4 ˆj  5kˆ and [JEE (Main)-2019]
iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ is 1, then  is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2019]
85. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors such that (1) 210 (2) 180
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 223 (2) 225
(aˆ  bˆ )  2(aˆ  bˆ )  2. If   (0, ) is the angle (3) 170 (4) 190
 
80. Let a  iˆ  5 jˆ  kˆ, b  iˆ  3 jˆ   kˆ and (3) 224 (4) 226 23. If three of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are
 between â and b̂ , then among the statements: 17. All possible numbers are formed using the digits 1, chosen at random, then the probability that the
c  iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ be three vectors such that,
    1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4 taken all at a time. The triangle formed with these chosen vertices is
b  c  5 3 and a is perpendicular to b. Then (S1) : 2 aˆ  bˆ  aˆ – bˆ number of such numbers in which the odd digits equilateral is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 occupy even places is [JEE (Main)-2019]
the greatest amongst the values of a is _____. 3 1
(1) (2)
1 (1) 180 (2) 175 20 5
[JEE (Main)-2021] (S2) : The projection of â on ( â + b̂ ) is
  2 (3) 162 (4) 160 3 1
81. Let a and b be two vectors such that (3) (4)
     18. The number of four-digit numbers strictly greater 10 10
[JEE (Main)-2022]
2a  3b  3 a  3b and the angle between a and than 4321 that can be formed using the digits 24. The number of ways of choosing 10 objects out of
 1  (1) Only (S1) is true 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (repetition of digits is allowed) is : 31 objects of which 10 are identical and the
b is 60°. If a is a unit vector, then b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
8 (2) Only (S2) is true remaining 21 are distinct, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 360 (2) 306 (1) 220 + 1 (2) 221
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(3) 288 (4) 310
(3) 220 –1 (4) 220
(3) 5 (4) 6 (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
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25. A group of students comprises of 5 boys and n 31. Two families with three members each and one    69. Let the vectors
family with four members are to be seated in a row. 64. Let a, b, c be three mutually perpendicular vectors
girls. If the number of ways, in which a team of
In how many ways can they be seated so that the of the same magnitude and equally inclined at an  2  a  b  iˆ   a  2b  c  ˆj   b  c  kˆ,
3 students can randomly be selected from this
same family members are not separated?   
group such that there is at least one boy and at angle , with the vector a  b  c. Then 36 cos22
least one girl in each team, is 1750, then n is equal [JEE (Main)-2020] 1  b  iˆ  2bjˆ  bkˆ and
is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 2! 3! 4! (2) (3!)3·(4!)
65. In a triangle ABC, if  2  b  iˆ  2 bˆj  1  b  kˆ, a, b, c  R
(1) 24 (2) 27 (3) (3!)2·(4!) (4) 3! (4!)3   
| BC |  3, | CA |  5 and |BA|  7, then the
32. The number of 4 letter words (with or without be co-planar. Then which of the following is true?
(3) 25 (4) 28  
meaning) that can be formed from the eleven projection of the vector BA on BC is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
26. Total number of 6-digit numbers in which only and letters of the word ‘EXAMINATION’ is _________.
all the five digits 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 appear, is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 3c = a + b (2) 2b = a + c
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 2a = b + c (4) a = b + 2c
[JEE (Main)-2020] 13 19
33. If the letters of the word ‘MOTHER’ be permuted (1) (2)  
and all the words so formed (with or without 2 2 70. Let p  2iˆ + 3 ˆj + kˆ and q  iˆ + 2 ˆj + kˆ be two vectors.
1 5 meaning) be listed as in a dictionary, then the
(1) (6!) (2) (6!) 
2 2 position of the word ‘MOTHER’ is _______ 15 11 If a vector r  iˆ +  ˆj + kˆ is perpendicular to each
 
(3) (4)
2 2     
(3) 56 (4) 6! [JEE (Main)-2020] of the vectors  p  q  and  p – q  , and r  3,
27. If the number of five digit numbers with distinct 34. The total number of 3-digit numbers, whose sum of  then || + || + || is equal to _______.
66. For p > 0, a vector v 2  2iˆ  (p  1) jˆ is obtained by
digits and 2 at the 10th place is 336k, then k is digits is 10, is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]

equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 35. A test consists of 6 multiple choice questions, rotating the vector v1  3 piˆ  jˆ by an angle 
71. Let a, b and c be distinct positive numbers. If the
(1) 8 (2) 6 each having 4 alternative answers of which only about origin in counter clockwise direction. If
one is correct. The number of ways, in which a vectors aiˆ  ajˆ  ckˆ, iˆ  kˆ and ciˆ  cjˆ  bkˆ are
(3) 7 (4) 4 candidate answers all six questions such that co-planar, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
exactly four of the answers are correct, tan  
 3  2
, then the value of  is equal to
28. Let n > 2 be an integer. Suppose that there are n 3 3 2
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 4  (1) (2) ab
Metro stations in a city located along a circular 1 1
path. Each pair of stations is connected by a 36. The number of words, with or without meaning, that 
_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] a b
straight track only. Further, each pair of nearest can be formed by taking 4 letters at a time from 
the letters of the word ‘SYLLABUS’ such that two 67. Let a vector a be coplanar with vectors ab 1 1
stations is connected by blue line, whereas all    (3) (4) 
letters are distinct and two letters are alike, is b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  jˆ  k. ˆ If a is
remaining pairs of stations are connected by red 2 a b
_______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 
line. If the number of red lines is 99 times the       
37. The number of words (with or without meaning) that perpendicular to d  3iˆ  2 jˆ  6kˆ, and a  10.
number of blue lines, then the value of n is 72. If a  2, b  5 and a  b  8, then a  b is equal to
can be formed from all the letters of the word   
Then a possible value of ab c   ab d  a c d is
[JEE (Main)-2020] “LETTER” in which vowels never come together [JEE (Main)-2021]
is ________ . [JEE (Main)-2020] equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 199 (2) 201 (1) 3 (2) 6
38. A scientific committee is to be formed from 6 (1) –42 (2) –40
(3) 101 (4) 200 (3) 4 (4) 5
Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at least 2 (3) –38 (4) –29
29. The value of (21P0 – 32P1 + 43P2 – ... up to 51th Indians and double the number of foreigners as    
   73. If a  3 b is perpendicular to 7a  5 b and
term) + (1! – 2! + 3! – ... up to 51th term) is equal Indians. Then the number of ways, the committee 68. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that    
to [JEE (Main)-2020] can be formed, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]           
a  b  c, b  c  a and |a|  2. Then which one of a  4 b is perpendicular to 7a  2 b , then the
   
(1) 1 (2) 1 + (52)! (1) 560 (2) 1050
the following is not true? [JEE (Main)-2021]  
(3) 1625 (4) 575 angle between a and b (in degrees) is _________.
(3) 1 – 51(51)! (4) 1 + (51)!
     
30. There are 3 sections in a question paper and each 39. Let M be any 3 × 3 matrix with entries from the set (1) a  b  c  b  c [JEE (Main)-2021]
(0, 1, 2). The maximum number of such matrices,
     0  
section contains 5 questions. A candidate has to 74. Let a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ  3kˆ . Then the
for which the sum of diagonal elements of MTM is
answer a total of 5 questions, choosing at least   
seven is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) Projection of a on b  c is 2
        
one question from each section. Then the number vector product a  b  a  a  b  b  b is
      
40. The students S1, S2, ....., S10 are to be divided into
of ways, in which the candidate can choose the equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 groups A, B and C such that each group has at      
questions, is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) a b c   c a b   8
least one student and the group C has at most 3
students. Then the total number of possibilities of (1) 7 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ
  (2) 7 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ
 
(1) 2250 (2) 3000
forming such groups is ________.   2
(3) 1500 (4) 2255 (4) 3a  b  2 c  51
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 5 30iˆ  5 ˆj  7kˆ
  (4) 5 34iˆ  5 ˆj  3kˆ
 
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 41. The total number of positive integral solutions (x, y, z) 49. The sum of all the 4-digit distinct numbers that can
53. Let a vector  ˆi  ˆj be obtained by rotating the 59. Let x be a vector in the plane containing vectors
such that xyz = 24 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] be formed with the digits 1, 2, 2 and 3 is :
  
vector 3 ˆi  ˆj by an angle 45° about the origin in a = 2 ˆi – ˆj+kˆ and b = ˆi + 2 ˆj – k.
ˆ If the vector x [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 36 (2) 30
counterclockwise direction in the first quadrant. (1) 122234 (2) 122664
Then the area of triangle having vertices (, ),  
is perpendicular to 3iˆ + 2jˆ – kˆ and its projection (3) 45 (4) 24 (3) 22264 (4) 26664
(0, ) and (0, 0) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 50. The number of times the digit 3 will be written when
42. The total number of numbers, lying between 100
 17 6 2
1 on a is , then the value of x is equal to and 1000 that can be formed with the digits 1, 2, listing the integers from 1 to 1000 is ______.
(1) (2) 2 2 2 3, 4, 5, if the repetition of digits is not allowed and [JEE (Main)-2021]
2
______. [JEE (Main)-2021] numbers are divisible by either 3 or 5, is 51. The missing value in the following figure is ______.
1  __________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
60. A vector a has components 3p and 1 with respect
(3) 1 (4) to a rectangular cartesian system. This system is
2 43. The number of seven digit integers with sum of the
  rotated through a certain angle about the origin in digits equal to 10 and formed by using the digits 2 3
54. Let a  ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ and b  2iˆ  3 ˆj  5kˆ . If the counter clockwise sense. If, with respect to 1, 2 and 3 only is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
      1 5
new system, a has components p + 1 and 10 ,
 
r  a  b  r, r  aiˆ  2jˆ  kˆ  3 and   R, then the
then a value of p is equal to
(1) 77 (2) 42 1 ?

2 (3) 82 (4) 35 4
24
3
6
[JEE (Main)-2021] 12 4
value of   r is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 44. A natural number has prime factorization given by
(1) –1 (2) 1 8 7
(1) 15 (2) 13 n = 2x3y5z, where y and z are such that y + z =
4 5 5
(3) 9 (4) 11 (3) (4) –
5 4 5 and y–1 + z–1 = , y  z . Then the number of 52. There are 15 players in a cricket team, out of which
 6
55. Let c be a vector perpendicular to the vectors    6 are bowlers, 7 are batsmen and 2 are
odd divisors of n, including 1, is :
  61. In a triangle ABC, if BC  8, CA  7, AB  10,

 
a  ˆi  ˆj – kˆ and b  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ . If c  1ˆ  ˆj  3kˆ  8  
[JEE (Main)-2021]
wicketkeepers. The number of ways, a team of
11 players be selected from them so as to include
   then the projection of the vector AB on AC is (1) 12 (2) 6x at least 4 bowlers, 5 batsmen and 1 wicketkeeper,
then the value of c  (a  b) is equal to ________. equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 11 (4) 6
[JEE (Main)-2021]
115 25 53. If the digits are not allowed to repeat in any number
  (1) (2) 45. The total number of 4-digit numbers whose
56. Let a  2iˆ  3ˆj  4kˆ and b  7iˆ  ˆj  6k.
ˆ 16 4 formed by using the digits 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, then the
greatest common divisor with 18 is 3, is _____. number of all numbers greater than 10,000 is equal
      [JEE (Main)-2021] to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
   
If r  a  r  b, r · ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ  3, then r · 2iˆ  3ˆj  kˆ (3)
127
20
(4)
85
46. Consider a rectangle ABCD having 5, 7, 6, 9 points
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 14
  in the interior of the line segments AB, CD, BC,  a b 
62. Let a and b be two non-zero vectors perpendicular 54. Let M   A    : a, b, c, d,  {3,  2,  1, 0}  .
(1) 10 (2) 13 DA respectively. Let  be the number of triangles   c d 
     having these points from different sides as vertices
(3) 8 (4) 12 to each other and a  b . If a  b  a , then the Define f : M  Z, as f(A) = det(A), for all A  M,
and  be the number of quadrilaterals having these
     where Z is set of all integers. Then the number of
57. If a   ˆi  ˆj  3k,

ˆ
 
angle between the vectors a  b  a  b and a 
 points from different sides as vertices. Then (– )
is equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021] A  M such that f(A) = 15 is equal to _______.
b   ˆi  ˆj  kˆ and is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1890 (2) 717
 55. If nPr = nPr + 1 and nCr = nCr – 1 then the value of
c  ˆi  2jˆ  kˆ 1  1  1  1  (3) 795 (4) 1173
(1) cos   (2) sin   r is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
 2  3 47. Team ‘A’ consists of 7 boys and n girls and Team
  1    (1) 4 (2) 3
such that a.b  1 and b.c  3 , then
3

a  b .c   1  1  1  1 
‘B’ has 4 boys and 6 girls. If a total of 52 single
matches can be arranged between these two (3) 2 (4) 1
(3) sin   (4) cos  
is equal to ______.  6  3 teams when a boy plays against a boy and a girl 56. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Then the number of
[JEE (Main)-2021]    plays against a girl, then n is equal to possible functions f : S  S such that f(mn) =
 63. Let a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. If c is a vector
[JEE (Main)-2021] f(m)f(n) for every m, n  S and m  n  S is equal to
58. Let O be the origin. Let OP  xiˆ  yjˆ  kˆ and     
such that a · c  | c |, | c  a |  2 2 and the angle
 (1) 5 (2) 6 _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
OQ  –iˆ  2jˆ  3xk,
ˆ x, y  R, x  0 , be such that    
   
between a  b and c is , then the value of
6
(3) 2 (4) 4 57. The point P (a, b) undergoes the following three
| PQ | 20 and the vector OP is perpendicular to  48. If the sides AB, BC and CA of a triangle ABC have transformations successively :
 
 
OQ . If OR  3iˆ  zjˆ  7k,
ˆ z  R , is coplanar with  
a  b  c is [JEE (Main)-2021] 3, 5 and 6 interior points respectively, then the total (a) Reflection about the line y = x.
number of triangles that can be constructed using
  these points as vertices, is equal to : (b) Translation through 2 units along the positive
2
OP and OQ , then the value of x + y + z is
2 2 2
(1) 4 (2) direction of x-axis.
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 7 (2) 9 (1) 240 (2) 364 
3 (c) Rotation through angle about the origin in the
(3) (4) 3 (3) 360 (4) 333 4
(3) 2 (4) 1 2 anti-clockwise direction.
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It the co-ordinates of the final position of the point P a student appearing in the examination gets 5 marks    
39. Let a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ be two 46. If a and b are unit vectors, then the greatest
is _____.         
 1 7  [JEE (Main)-2022] vectors. If c is a vector such that b  c  b  a value of 3 a  b  a – b is ______.
are   ,  , then the value of 2a + b is equal to
 2 2 68. The number of 7-digit numbers which are multiples    
and c . a  0 , then c . b is equal to
of 11 and are formed using all the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
7 and 9 is _____. [JEE (Main)-2020]  
(1) 7 (2) 9 47. If x and y be two non-zero vectors such that
[JEE (Main)-2022] 1 3      
(3) 5 (4) 13 69. The number of 3-digit odd numbers, whose sum of (1)  (2)  x  y  x and 2 x  y is perpendicular to y ,
2 2
58. The number of three-digit even numbers, formed by digits is a multiple of 7, is ________. then the value of  is _________ .
1
the digits 0, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 if the repetition of digits [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) –1 (4) [JEE (Main)-2020]
2
is not allowed, is______ [JEE (Main)-2021] 70. The total number of three-digit numbers, with one   
 48. Let a  i  2j – k,
 b  i – j and c  i – j – k be three
digit repeated exactly two times, is ______. 40. If the vectors, p  (a  1) i  a j  ak,
59. A number is called a palindrome if it reads the 
[JEE (Main)-2022] 
same backward as well as forward. For example q  a i  (a  1) j  ak, and given vectors, if r is a vector such that
285582 is a six digit palindrome. The number of 71. There are ten boys B1, B2, …, B10 and five girls G1,        
G2, …, G5 in a class. Then the number of ways of  r  a  c  a and r . b  0 , then r . a is equal to
six digit palindromes, which are divisible by 55, is r  a i  a j  (a  1)k (a   ) are coplanar and
forming a group consisting of three boys and three _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
________. [JEE (Main)-2021]     2
girls, if both B1 and B2 together should not be the 3( p . q )2   r  q  0 , then the value of  is 49. A plane passes through the points A(1,2,3),
60. The number of six letter words (with or without members of a group, is ________. B(2, 3, 1) and C(2, 4, 2). If O is the origin and P
meaning), formed using all the letters of the word ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 
[JEE (Main)-2022]    is (2, –1, 1), then the projection of OP on this
‘VOWELS’, so that all the consonants never come
72. The total number of 3-digit numbers, whose greatest 41. Let a, b and c be three vectors such that plane is of length: [JEE (Main)-2021]
together, is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]    
common divisor with 36 is 2, is _______-.
a  3, b  5, b. c  10 and the angle between 2 2
61. The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2)
multiple of 7 nor multiple of 3 is ______. 73. The number of ways, 16 identical cubes, of which 11     5 7
[JEE (Main)-2021] b and c is . If a is perpendicular to the vector
are blue and rest are red, can be placed in a row so 3 2 2
62. Let P1, P2 ...., P15 be 15 points on a circle. The that between any two red cubes there should be at      (3) (4)
3 11
number of distinct triangles formed by points Pi, Pj, least 2 blue cubes, is _________. b  c, then a  b  c is equal to ________.
   
Pk such that i + j + k  15, is 50. Let a  i + aj + 3k and b  3i – aj + k . If the
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
74. The total number of 5-digit numbers, formed by us-    area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are
(1) 455 (2) 12 42. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such  
ing the digits 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 without repetition, which
(3) 419 (4) 443 represented by the vectors a and b is
are multiple of 6, is  2  2  2  2
that a  b  a  c  8. Then a  2b  a  2c  
63. All the arrangements, with or without meaning, of (1) 36 (2) 48 8 3 square units, then a . b is equal to
the word FARMER are written excluding any word is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 60 (4) 72 ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
that has two R appearing together. The 43. Let the position vectors of points ‘A’ and ‘B’ be  
arrangements are listed serially in the alphabetic [JEE (Main)-2022] 51. If a and b are perpendicular, then
order as in the English dictionary. Then the serial iˆ + jˆ + kˆ and 2iˆ + jˆ +3kˆ, respectively. A point ‘P’
75. The number of ways to distribute 30 identical can-     
number of the word FARMER in this list is _____. divides the line segment AB internally in the a a a ab
dies among four children C1, C2, C3 and C4 so that C2 ratio  : 1 ( > 0). If O is the origin and
    is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2021] receives atleast 4 and atmost 7 candies, C3 receives     2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
64. Let A and B be two sets containing four and two atleast 2 and atmost 6 candies, is equal to: OB.OP  3 OA ×OP  6, then  is equal
elements respectively. Then the number of subsets   
(1) 205 (2) 615 to ________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) a  b (2) 0
of the set A × B, each having at least three
(3) 510 (4) 430 
elements is [JEE (Main)-2021] 44. If a  2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ, then the value of 1 4 4
(3) a b (4) a b
(1) 219 (2) 256 [JEE (Main)-2022] 2
 2  2  2
(3) 275 (4) 510
76. Let b1b2b3b4 be a 4-element permutation with bi  {1, iˆ  a  iˆ
   jˆ  a  jˆ
   kˆ  a  kˆ
  is equal to  
2, 3,…..,100} for 1  i  4 and bi ‘“ bj for i ‘“ j, such 52. If vectors a 1  xiˆ – ˆj  kˆ and a 2  ˆi  yjˆ  zkˆ are
65. Let n be a non-negative integer. Then the number _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
that either b1, b2, b3 are consecutive integers or b2, collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the
of divisors of the form “4n + 1” of the number     
(10)10  (11)111  (13)13 is equal to _______. b3, b4 are consecutive integers. Then the number of 45. Let the vectors a, b, c be such that a  2, b  4 vector xiˆ  yjˆ  zkˆ is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
such permutations b1b2b3b4 is equal to _______.   
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2022] and c  4. If the projection of b on a is equal 1 1
67. In an examination, there are 5 multiple choice ques- (1)  ˆi – ˆj  kˆ  (2)  ˆi  ˆj – kˆ 
77. The total number of four digit numbers such that each    3 3
tions with 3 choices, out of which exactly one is to the projection of c on a and b is
correct. There are 3 marks for each correct answer, of first three digits is divisible by the last digit, is    
equal to _______. 1 1
–2 marks for each wrong answer and 0 mark if the perpendicular to c, then the value of a  b  c is (3)  ˆi – ˆj  (4)  – ˆj  kˆ 
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 2
question is not attempted. Then, the number of ways ________. [JEE (Main)-2020]
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30. If the volume of parallelopiped (non-zero) formed by 35. Let the volume of a parallelopiped whose 78. The total number of functions, 82. A class contains b boys and g girls. If the number
coterminous edges are given by
the vectors iˆ + jˆ + kˆ, jˆ + kˆ and iˆ + kˆ is f : {1, 2, 3, 4}  {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2 girls from the
  
minimum, then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] u  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ, v  iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ and w  2iˆ  jˆ  kˆ
such that f(1) + f(2) = f(3), is equal to class is 168, then b + 3 g is equal to ______.
be 1 cu. unit. If  be the angle between the edges
1   [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2) – 3 u and w , then cos can be [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2022]
3 (1) 60 (2) 90
1 5 5 (3) 108 (4) 126 83. The number of natural numbers lying between 1012
(3) 3 (4) – (1) (2)
3 7 3 3 79. The letters of the work ‘MANKIND’ are written in and 23421 that can be formed using the digits 2,
  3, 4, 5, 6 (repetition of digits is not allowed) and
31. Let a  3iˆ  2 ˆj  2kˆ and b  iˆ  2 jˆ – 2kˆ be two all possible orders and arranged in serial order as
7 7 in an English dictionary. Then the serial number of
vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the vectors (3) (4) divisible by 55 is _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
    6 6 6 3 the word ‘MANKIND’ is ______.
a  b and a – b has the magnitude 12 then one [JEE (Main)-2022]
36. Let a, b c  R be such that a2 + b2 + c 2 = 1. 84. Numbers are to be formed between 1000 and
such vector is [JEE (Main)-2019]
80. The number of 5-digit natural numbers, such that 3000, which are divisible by 4, using the digits 1,
 2   4 

(1) 4 –2iˆ – 2 jˆ  kˆ  (2) 
4 2iˆ  2 jˆ – kˆ  If a cos   b cos     c cos  
 3  3 
, where the product of their digits is 36, is _________. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 without repetition of digits. Then
[JEE (Main)-2022] the total number of such numbers is

(3) 4 2iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ  (4) 
4 2iˆ – 2 ˆj – kˆ  

, then the angle between the vectors
81. Let S be the set of all passwords which are six to ______________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
9 eight characters long, where each character is
32. Let   R and the three vectors either an alphabet from {A, B, C, D, E} or a 85. Let S = {4, 6, 9} and T = {9, 10, 11, …,1000}. If
  aiˆ  bjˆ  ckˆ and biˆ  cjˆ  akˆ is number from {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} with the repetition of
a = iˆ + ˆj + 3kˆ, b = 2iˆ + ˆj – kˆ and A = {a1 + a2 + … +ak : k  N, a1, a2, a3, …, ak  S},
[JEE (Main)-2020] characters allowed. If the number of passwords in then the sum of all the elements in the set T – A is

c = iˆ – 2 jˆ + 3kˆ. Then the set S whose at least one character is a number from
equal to ____________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
    {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} is  × 5 6 , then  is equal to
S = { : a, b and c are coplanar} (1) 0 (2) _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
9
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Contains exactly two numbers only one of 2 
(3) (4)
which is positive 3 2
(2) Is singleton 37. Let x0 be the point of local maxima of 
(3) Contains exactly two positive numbers   
(4) Is empty  
f x = a · b × c , where

33. A vector a  iˆ  2 jˆ  kˆ (,  R ) lies in the plane  
 a  xi – 2 j  3kˆ, b  –2iˆ  xjˆ – kˆ
 
of the vectors, b  iˆ  jˆ and c  iˆ – ˆj  4kˆ. If a

  and c  7i – 2 j  xkˆ. Then the value
bisects the angle between b and c , then
     
[JEE (Main)-2020] of a · b  b · c  c · a at x  x0 is
 
(1) a  iˆ  3  0 (2) a  iˆ  1  0 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 ˆ 
(3) a  k  2  0 (4) a  kˆ  4  0 (1) 14 (2) –30
   (3) –4 (4) –22
34. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that
          38. If the volume of a parallelopiped,
a  b  c  0. If   a . b  b .c  c .a and whose coterminous edges are given by
        
d  a  b  b  c  c  a then the ordered pair,, the vectors a  i  j  nk , b  2i  4 j  nk and

 
, d is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]

c  i  n j  3k (n  0), is 158 cu.units, then

 3    3   [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)  ,3 a  c  (2)   2 ,3 c  b 
2    (1) n = 7 (2)
 
b  c  10
 3    3    
(3)   ,3 a  b  (4)  2 ,3 b  c  (3) n = 9 (4) a  c  17
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  25. The vector equation of plane through the line of
20. Let a  i  2 j  4k , b  i   j  4k and
Chapter 5 intersection of the planes x + y + z = 1 and
 2x + 3y + 4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the
c  2i  4 j  ( 2 – 1)k be coplanar vectors. Then plane x – y + z = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
the non-zero vector a  c is [JEE (Main)-2019]  
(1) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (2) r · (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0
Sequences and Series (1) –14i  5 j (2) –10i – 5 j  
(3) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0 (4) r  (iˆ  kˆ )  2  0
(3) –14i – 5 j (4) –10i  5 j  
26. Let a  3i  2 j  xk and b  i  j  k , for some
1. The sum to infinity of the series 5. If 100 times the 100th term of an AP with non-zero
 
2 6 10 14 common difference equals the 50 times its 50th term, real x. Then a  b = r is possible if
21. Let 3iˆ  ˆj , iˆ  3 jˆ and iˆ  (1– ) jˆ respectively
1   2  3  4  ..... is [AIEEE-2009] then the 150th term of this AP is [AIEEE-2012]
3 3 3 3 be the position vectors of the points A, B and C
(1) 150 times its 50th term [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 3 (2) 4 with respect to the origin O. If the distance of C
(2) 150 from the bisector of the acute angle between OA
(3) 6 (4) 2 3 3 3 3
(3) Zero 3 (1) 3 r 5 (2) r 3
2. A person is to count 4500 currency notes. Let an 2 2 2 2
and OB is , then the sum of all possible values
denote the number of notes he counts in the nth (4) –150 2
minute. If a1 = a2 = ... = a10 = 150 and a10, a11, of  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
... are in an AP with common difference –2, then 6. The sum of first 20 terms of the sequence 3 3
(3) 0  r  (4) r 5
the time taken by him to count all notes is 0.7, 0.77, 0.777, ......, is [JEE (Main)-2013] (1) 3 (2) 1 2 2
[AIEEE-2010] (3) 4 (4) 2     
7 7 27. Let   3iˆ  jˆ and   2iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ . If   1  2 ,
(1) 24 minutes (2) 34 minutes (1) (179  1020 ) (2) (99  10 20 )
81 9 22. The sum of the distinct real values of , for which   
(3) 125 minutes (4) 135 minutes where 1 is parallel to  and 2 is perpendicular
7 7 the vectors, iˆ  ˆj  kˆ , iˆ  jˆ  kˆ , iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are   
3. Let an be the nth term of an A.P. (3) (179  10 20 ) (4) (99  10 20 ) to  , then 1  2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
81 9 co-planar, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
100 100
If 7. Let  and  be the roots of equation (1) 2 (2) 1 1 ˆ 1
 a2r   and  a2r –1  ,
px2 + qx + r = 0, p  0. If p, q, r are in A.P. and (1) (3i  9 jˆ  5kˆ ) (2) ( 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ )
r 1 r 1 2 2
(3) –1 (4) 0
then the common difference of the A.P. is 1 1
  4 , then the value of |–| is   
[AIEEE-2011]   23. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors, out of which (3) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ (4) 3iˆ  9 jˆ  5kˆ
 
  [JEE (Main)-2014] vectors b and c are non-parallel. If  and  are the
(1)  –  (2)   
200  28. If a unit vector a makes angles with iˆ, with
angles which vector a makes with vectors 3 4
34 2 13
  (1) (2) 
9 9     1  ĵ and    0,   with k̂ , then a value of is
(3)  –  (4) b and c respectively and a  b × c  b , the
 
100 2
4. Statement-1: The sum of the series 1 + (1 + 2 + 61 2 17 | – | is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4)
4) + (4 + 6 + 9) + (9 + 12 + 16) +…+ (361 + 380 9 9
+ 400) is 8000. (1) 90° (2) 45° 5 2
8. If (10)9 + 2(11)1 (10)8 + 3(11)2 (10)7+ ... + 10(11)9 (1) (2)
n (3) 30° (4) 60° 12 3
Statement-2:  (k 3  (k  1)3 )  n 3 for any = k(10)9, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
k 1 24. The magnitude of the projection of the vector
(1) 100 (2) 110  5
natural number n. (3) (4)
2 iˆ  3 jˆ  kˆ on the vector perpendicular to the 4 6
[AIEEE-2012] 121 441
(3) (4)
10 100 plane containing the vectors iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and 29. The distance of the point having position vector
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
statement-2 is a correct explanation for 9. Three positive numbers form an increasing G.P. If iˆ  2 jˆ  3 kˆ , is: [JEE (Main)-2019] i  2 j  6k from the straight line passing through
statement-1. the middle term in this G.P. is doubled, the new the point (2, 3, –4) and parallel to the vector,
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, numbers are in A.P. Then the common ratio of the
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for G.P. is [JEE (Main)-2014] 3 6i  3 j  4k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (2) 3 6
statement-1. 2
(1) 2  3 (2) 2 3 (1) 7 (2) 4 3
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(3) (4) 3
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. 2 3 3 2 (3) (4) 6 (3) 6 (4)
2 2 13
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10. The angle between the lines whose direction  10. If m is the A.M. of two distinct real numbers l and 16. Let a1, a2, a3, ...., a49 be in A.P. such that
15. Let u be a vector coplanar with the vectors
consines satisfy the equations l + m + n = 0 and    n (l, n > 1) and G1, G2 and G3 are three geometric 12
l2 = m2 + n2 is [JEE (Main)-2014] a  2iˆ  3 ˆj  kˆ and b  ˆj  kˆ . If u is  a4k 1  416 and a9  a43  66 .
means between l and n, then G14  2G24  G34
   2 k 0
  perpendicular to a and u  b  24 , then u is equals. [JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) (2) If a12  a22  ....  a17
2
 140m , then m is equal to
6 2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2018] (1) 4 l2mn (2) 4 lm2n
[JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) 336 (2) 315 (3) 4 lmn2 (4) 4 l2m2n2 (1) 66 (2) 68
 
(3) (4) (3) 256 (4) 84 11. The sum of first 9 terms of the series
3 4 (3) 34 (4) 33
   13 13  23 13  23  33 17. Let A be the sum of the first 20 terms and B be
         16. Let a  iˆ  jˆ, b  iˆ  jˆ  kˆ and c be a vector such    ........ is
11. If a  b b  c c  a   [a b c ]2 then is equal to 1 1 3 1 3  5 the sum of the first 40 terms of the series
      2
[JEE (Main)-2014] that a  c  b  0 and a. c  4, then c is equal [JEE (Main)-2015] 12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 + .....
(1) 0 (2) 1 to (1) 71 (2) 96 If B – 2A = 100, then is equal to

(3) 2 (4) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 142 (4) 192 [JEE (Main)-2018]
   17 19 12. If the 2nd, 5th and 9th terms of a non-constant A.P. (1) 232 (2) 248
12. Let a, b and c be three non-zero vectors such that (1) (2) are in G.P., then the common ratio of this G.P. is
no two of them are collinear and 2 2 [JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 464 (4) 496
   1    (3) 9 (4) 8 30
4
(a  b )  c  | b | | c | a . If  is the angle between   (1) (2) 1 18. Let a 1 , a 2 ... a 30 be an A.P., S   ai and
3 3
 17. Let a  i  j  2k , b  b1 iˆ  b2 ˆj  2kˆ
ˆ ˆ ˆ and i 1

vectors b and c , then a value of sin  is  15
c  5iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ be three vectors such that the 7 8 T   a 2i 1 . If a = 27 and S – 2T = 75, then
[JEE (Main)-2015] (3) (4) 5
     4 5 i 1
projection vector of b on a is a . If a  b is a10 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2  2   13. If the sum of the first ten terms of the series
(1) (2) perpendicular to c , then b is equal to (1) 47 (2) 57
3 3
2 2 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]  3  2  1 2  4 (3) 52 (4) 42
 1    2    3   4   4   .....,
2 2 3  5  5  5  5 19. If a, b and c be three distinct real numbers in G.P.
(3) (4) (1) 22 and a + b + c = xb, then x cannot be
3 3
16
is m, then m is equal to [JEE (Main)-2016] [JEE (Main)-2019]
   (2) 32 5
13. Let a, b and c be three unit vectors such that (1) 2 (2) –3
(3) 4 (1) 101 (2) 100
   3      (3) –2 (4) 4
a  b  c   b  c . If b is not parallel to c , (4) 6 (3) 99 (4) 102 20. The sum of the following series
2
  14. For any three positive real numbers a, b and c,
  18. Let a  2iˆ  1 ˆj  3kˆ, b  4iˆ  (3   2 ) ˆj  6kˆ and
then the angle between a and b is 9(12  22  32 ) 12(12  22  32  42 )
 1 6  
c  3iˆ  6 jˆ  (3  1)kˆ be three vectors such that
2 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2016] 9(25a  b )  25(c  3ac )  15b(3a  c ). 7 9
   
 2 b  2a and a is perpendicular to c . Then a Then [JEE (Main)-2017] 15(12  22  ...  52 )
(1) (2) possible value of (1, 2, 3) is   ...
2 3 (1) b, c and a are in A.P. 11
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) a, b and c are in A.P. up to 15 terms, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 3
(3) (4) (1) (1, 3, 1) (2) (1, 5, 1) (3) a, b and c are in G.P. (1) 7830 (2) 7820
6 4
(4) b, c and a are in G.P. (3) 7520 (4) 7510
   1   1 
14. Let a  2iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ and b  iˆ  jˆ. Let c be a (3)  , 4,  2  (4)   2 , 4, 0  15. Let a, b, c R. If f(x) = ax2 + bx + c is such that
21. Let a, b and c be the 7th, 11th and 13th terms
2    respectively of a non-constant A.P. If these are also
     a + b + c = 3 and
vector such that | c  a | 3, (a  b )  c  3 and       a
19. Let   (  2) a  b and   (4  2) a  3b be f ( x  y )  f ( x )  f ( y )  xy ,  x, y  R, the three consecutive terms of a G.P., then is
      c
the angle between c and a  b be 30°. Then a  c 
two given vectors where vectors a and b are equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
10

is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] non-collinear. The value of  for which vectors  then  f (n ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] 1
 n 1 (1) (2) 4
(1) 2 (2) 5 and  are collinear, is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2
(1) 165 (2) 190
1 25 (1) – 3 (2) – 4 7
(3) (4) (3) 255 (4) 330 (3) (4) 2
8 8 13
(3) 3 (4) 4
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28. If the sum of the first 15 terms of the series
a3 a9
3 3 3 3
22. Let a1, a2, ..., a10 be a G.P. If a1 = 25, then a5  3  1  1  3 Chapter 25
  1    2   33   3    is equal
 4   2  4  4
equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
to 225 k, then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 53
(1) 108 (2) 27
(2) 54 (3) 9 (4) 54
(3) 2(52)
Vector Algebra
29. The sum of all natural numbers nsuch that 100
< n < 200 and H.C.F. (91, n) > 1 is :
(4) 4(52)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
23. The sum of an infinite geometric series with
(1) 3303 (2) 3121 1. The projections of a vector on the three coordinate
positive terms is 3 and the sum of the cubes of its 6. If the vectors piˆ  jˆ  kˆ, iˆ  qjˆ  kˆ and
axis are 6, –3, 2 respectively. The direction cosines
27 (3) 3203 (4) 3221
terms is . Then the common ratio of this series of the vector are [AIEEE-2009] iˆ  ˆj  rkˆ (p  q  r  1 ) are coplanar, then the
19 20
1 value of pqr – (p + q + r) is [AIEEE-2011]
is [JEE (Main)-2019] 30. The sum k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 6 3 2 6 3 2
k 2
k 1
(1) , , (2) , ,
5 5 5 7 7 7 (1) –1 (2) –2
1 2
(1) (2) 3 11 (3) 2 (4) 0
3 9 (1) 2  (2) 1 6 3 2
217 220 (3) , , (4) 6, –3, 2
7 7 7 7. Let â and b̂ be two unit vectors. If the vectors
2 4 21 11     
(3) (4) (3) 2  (4) 2 c  aˆ  2bˆ and d  5aˆ  4bˆ are perpendicular to
3 9 2. If u , v , w are non-coplanar vectors and p, q are
220 219
real numbers, then the equality each other, then the angle between â and b̂ is
24. If 19th term of a non-zero A.P. is zero, then its (49th 31. Let the sum of the first n terms of a non-constant         
[3u , pv , pw ]  [ pv , w , qu ]  [2w , qv , qu ]  0 [AIEEE-2012]
term) : (29th term) is [JEE (Main)-2019] n( n  7)
A.P., a1, a2, a3, .... be 50n + A , where A
(1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 3 2 holds for [AIEEE-2009]  
is a constant. If d is the common difference of this (1) (2)
(3) 4 : 1 (4) 3 : 1 (1) Exactly two values of (p, q) 4 6
A.P., then the ordered pair (d, a50) is equal to
(2) More than two but not all values of (p, q)
25. Let S n = 1 + q + q 2 + ... + q n and [JEE (Main)-2019]  
(3) All values of (p, q) (3) (4)
2 n (1) (50, 50 + 46A) (2) (A, 50 + 45A) 2 3
 q  1  q  1  q  1 (4) Exactly one value of (p, q)
Tn  1      ...   2  (3) (A, 50 + 46A) (4) (50, 50 + 45A) 8. Let ABCD be a parallelogram such that
 2   2      
32. The sum of the series 1 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 7 3. Let a  ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ. Then the vector b    
+ ... upto 11th term is [JEE (Main)-2019] AB = q, AD = p and BAD be an acute angle. If
where q is a real number and q  1.       
(1) 916 (2) 946 satisfying a  b  c  0 and a . b  3 is r is the vector that coincides with the altitude
If 101C
1 + 101C
2  S1 + ... + 101C
101  S100 =  T100. 
(3) 945 (4) 915 [AIEEE-2010] directed from the vertex B to the side AD, then r
[JEE (Main)-2019] is given by [AIEEE-2012]
33. If the sum and product of the first three terms in (1) iˆ  jˆ  2kˆ (2) 2iˆ – jˆ  2kˆ
(1) 200 (2) 202 an A.P. are 33 and 1155, respectively, then a value  
   p q  
(3) 299 (4) 2100 of its 11th term is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) iˆ – jˆ – 2kˆ (4) (1) r  q      p
iˆ  ˆj – 2kˆ  pp
26. The product of three consecutive terms of a G.P. is (1) –36 (2) 25
  
512. If 4 is added to each of the first and the (3) –25 (4) –35 4. If the vectors a  iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ.    p q  
(2) r  q      p
second of these terms, the three terms now form
34. If a , a , a , ......., a are in A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7
   pp
1 2 3 n b  2iˆ  4 ˆj  kˆ and c  iˆ  ˆj  kˆ are mutually
an A.P. Then the sum of the original three terms of + ....... + a16 = 114, then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 is  
the given G.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019] orthogonal, then (,) = [AIEEE-2010]   3( p  q ) 
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) r  3q    p
(1) (–3, 2) (2) (2, –3) ( p  p)
(1) 36 (2) 32 (1) 98 (2) 38
 
(3) 24 (4) 28 (3) 64 (4) 76 (3) (–2, 3) (4) (3, –2)   3( p  q ) 
(4) r  3q    p
   ( p  p)
1  2  3  ...  k 35. The sum 5. Let a, b, c be three non-zero vectors which are
27. Let Sk  . If    
k pairwise non-collinear. If a  3b is collinear with 9. If the vectors AB  3iˆ  4kˆ and AC  5iˆ  2 jˆ  4kˆ
5 3  13 5  (13  23 ) 7  (13  23  33 )
2
S12  S22  ...  S10  A, then A is equal to    ....        are the sides of a triangle ABC, then the length of
12 12  22 12  22  32 c and b  2c is collinear with a , then a  3b  6c
12 the median through A is [JEE (Main)-2013]
is [AIEEE-2011]
[JEE (Main)-2019] upto 10th term, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
   (1) (2)
(1) 0 (2) a  c 18 72
(1) 303 (2) 156 (1) 620 (2) 600
 
(3) 301 (4) 283 (3) 680 (4) 660 (3) a (4) c (3) 33 (4) 45
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113. If the solution curve of the differential equation 117. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation 42. Five numbers are in A.P., whose sum is 25 and
13  23 13  23  33
dy 36. The sum 1    ... 1
dy x  y  2 1 2 1 2  3
 passes through the points (2, 1) and x  2y  xe x , y 1  0 then the local maximum product is 2520. If one of these five numbers is – ,
dx xy dx 2
then the greatest number amongst them is
(k + 1, 2), k > 0, then [JEE (Main)-2022] 13  23  33  ...  153 1
value of the function z  x   x 2 y  x   e x , x  R is  – (1  2  3  ...  15)
1  2  3  ...  15 2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 1 (1) 1 – e (2) 0
1 2
(1) 2 tan    loge k  1
k 
  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1)
21
(2) 7
1 4 2
e (1) 1860 (2) 620
(3) (4)
2 e (3) 27 (4) 16
1  1  (3) 660 (4) 1240
2

(2) tan    loge k  1
k 
 [JEE (Main)-2022] 43. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ... be a G.P. such that a 1 < 0,
37. Let a, b and c be in G.P. with common ratio r,
118. Let the slope of the tangent to a curve y = f(x) at 9

 1  (x, y) be given by 2 tanx(cosx – y). If the curve 1 a1 + a2 = 4 and a3 + a4 = 16. If  ai  4, then
where a  0 and 0  r  . If 3a, 7b and 15c are
1
(3) 2 tan 
2

  loge k  2k  2
 k  1
 2
 is equal to
i 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
  the first three terms of an A.P., then the 4th term
passes through the point  , 0  , then the value of
4  of this A.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) –513 (2) –171
1  1   k 2  1
(4) 2 tan  k   loge  2  511
   k   /2 2 (3) (4) 171
a
 y dx is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] (1)
3
(2) a 3
114. Let y = y(x) be the solution curve of the differential 0
44. If the sum of the first 40 terms of the series,
dy  2x 2  11x  13   x  3 7
a 3 + 4 + 8 + 9 + 13 + 14 + 18 + 19 + ... is
equation dx   3 y  , x  1,   (3) (4) 5a
2
 x  6x  11x  6  x 1 3
(1) (2  2)  (2) 2  (102)m, then m is equal to
which passes through the point (0, 1). Then y(1) is 2 2
38. Let a1, a2, a3, ..... be an A.P. with a6 = 2. Then the [JEE (Main)-2020]
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] common difference of this A.P., which maximises
  (1) 5 (2) 20
(3) (2  2)  (4) 2  the product a1 a4 a5, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 3 2 2 (3) 25 (4) 10
(1) (2)
2 2 2 8
119. Let the solution curve y = f(x) of the differential (1) (2) 45. Let f : R  R be such that for all x R (21 + x + 21 – x),
3 5 f(x) and (3x + 3–x) are in A.P., then the minimum
5 7
(3) (4) dy xy x 4  2x value of f(x) is [JEE (Main)-2020]
2 2 equation   , x   1, 1 pass
dx x 2  1 3 6
1 x2 (3) (4) (1) 2 (2) 0
115. Let a smooth curve y = f(x) be such that the slope of 2 5
(3) 3 (4) 4
the tangent at any point (x, y) on it is directly 3 39. Let Sn denote the sum of the first n terms of an
2 1
A.P. If S4 = 16 and S6 = –48, then S10 is equal to
 –y 
proportional to   . If the curve passes through
through the origin. Then  f  x  dx is 46. If the 10th term of an A.P. is
20
and its 20th term
 x  
3 [JEE (Main)-2019] 1
2
is , then the sum of its first 200 terms is
 1 (1) –260 (2) –380 10
the points (1, 2) and (8, 1), then y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020]
8 (3) –320 (4) –410
40. If a1, a2, a3, ..... are in A.P. such that a1 + a 7 1
[JEE (Main)-2022]  1  3 (1) 50 (2) 50
(1)  (2)  + a16 = 40, then the sum of the first 15 terms of 4
3 4 3 4 this A.P. is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 log 2 (2) 4 1
e (3) 100 (4) 100
(1) 150 (2) 280 2
(3) 1 (4) 4 log 2  3  3
e (3)  (4)  (3) 200 (4) 120 47. The product
6 4 6 2
116. Suppose y = y(x) be the solution curve to the differential 41. The greatest positive integer k, for which 49k + 1 is 1 1 1 1
dy 120. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation a factor of the sum 2 4 . 416 . 8 48 . 16128 .  to  is equal to
equation  y  2  e  x such that lim y  x  is
dx x  49125 + 49124 + ..... + 492 + 49 + 1, is
dy 4 y 3  2 yx 2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
finite. If a and b are respectively the  , y (1)  1.
x - and y - intercepts of the tangent to the curve at x = 0,
dx 3 xy 2  x 3 [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1
then the value of a – 4b is equal to _____. (1) 65 (2) 60 (1) 2 2 (2) 24
If for some n  N, y(2) [n – 1, n), then n is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 32 (4) 63 (3) 2 (4) 1
_________.
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48. Let an be the nth term of a G.P. of positive terms. 54. If the sum of the series 106. Let a curve y = y(x) pass through the point (3, 3) and (1) (6, 21)
100 100 200
the area of the region under this curve, above the x- (2) (8, 9)
If and then  an 3 1 4
 a2n  1  200  a2n  100, n 1
20  19  19  18  ... upto n th term is 488 axis and between the abscissae 3 and
n 1 n 1 5 5 5 (3) (10, –4)
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] and the nth term is negative, then 3
y (4) (12, –15)
(1) 300 (2) 150 [JEE (Main)-2020] x (  3) be   . If this curve also passes through
x 110. Let the solution curve of the differential equation
(3) 175 (4) 225
2
49. If |x| < 1, |y| < 1 and x  y, then the sum (1) n = 41 (2) nth term is –4 the point , 6 10 in the first quadrant, then  is
  xdy   x 2  y 2  y dx, x  0, intersect the line

to infinity of the following series (x + y) + 5
(x2 + xy + y2) + (x3 + x2y + xy2 + y3) + ..... is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022] x = 1 at y = 0 and the line x = 2 at y = . Then the
(3) n = 60 (4) nth term is –4
[JEE (Main)-2020] 55. Let  and  be the roots of x2 – 3x + p = 0 and  107. Let y = y1(x) and y = y2(x) be two distinct solution of value of  is [JEE (Main)-2022]
x  y  xy x  y  xy and  be the roots of x2 – 6x + q = 0. If , , , 
form a geometric progression. Then ratio dy 1 3
(1) (2) the differential equation  x  y , with y (0) = 0 (1) (2)
(1  x )(1  y ) (1  x )(1  y ) (2q + p) : (2q – p) is dx 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2 2
x  y  xy x  y  xy (1) 3 : 1 (2) 5 : 3 and y2(0) = 1 respectively. Then, the number of points
3 5
(3) (4) of intersection of y = y1 (x) and y = y2(x) is (3)  (4)
(1  x )(1  y ) (1  x )(1  y ) (3) 9 : 7 (4) 33 : 31 2 2
50. The sum of the first three terms of a G.P. is S and 56. If 1 + (1 – 22·1) + (1 – 42·3) + (1 – 62·5) + .....+ [JEE (Main)-2022]
their product is 27. Then all such S lie in (1 – 202·19) =  – 220, then an ordered pair  
[JEE (Main)-2020] (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 111. If y = y(x), x   0,  be the solution curve of the
(1) 0 (2) 1  2
(1) (10, 103)
(1)  – , – 9  3,   (3) 2 (4) 3
(2) (10, 97) dy
(2) differential equation (sin 22x) + (8sin 22x +
 –3,   (3) (11, 97) 108. Let y = y(x) be the solution curve of the differential dx
(4) (11, 103) equation [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3)  – , – 3  9,  
57. Let a1, a2, ....an be a given A.P. whose common  
2sin4x)y = 2e–4x(2sin2x + cos2x), with y    e ,
(4)  – , 9 difference is an integer and Sn = a1 + a2 + ....+ an. sin 2 x 2 loge tan x 2 dy
    4
If a1 = 1, an = 300 and 15  n  50, then the
51. If the sum of first 11 terms of an A.P., a1, a2, a3, ordered pair (Sn – 4, an – 4) is equal to    
... is 0 (a1  0), then the sum of the A.P., a1, a3,   4 xy  4 2 x sin  x 2    dx  0 , 
[JEE (Main)-2020]   4  then y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
a5, ..., a23 is ka1, where k is equal to 6
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2490, 249) (2) (2480, 249)

(3) (2490, 248) (4) (2480, 248) 0x , which passes through the point
121 72 2 2 2
(1) – (2) – e2/3 e2 /3
10 5 58. If 32 sin2–1, 14 and 34–2 sin2 are the first three      (1) (2)
terms of an A.P. for some , then the sixth term 3 3
, 1 . Then y 
72 121 of this A.P is [JEE (Main)-2020]     is equal to _______.
 6   3
(3) (4)
5 10 (1) 65 (2) 78
[JEE (Main)-2022] 1 1
52. Let S be the sum of the first 9 terms of the (3) e2 /3 (4) e2 /3
(3) 81 (4) 66 3 3
series : {x + ka} + {x2 + (k + 2)a} + {x3 + (k +
4 ) a } 109. Consider a curve y = y(x) in the first quadrant as
59. If 210  29  31  28  32  ....  2  39  310  S – 211 ,
+ {x4 + (k + 6)a} + ... where a  0 and x  1. shown in the figure. Let the area A1 is twice the area
then S is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 112. The differential equation of the family of circles
x10  x + 45a( x  1) A2. Then the normal to the curve perpendicular to
If S  , then k is equal to (1) 2  311 (2) 311 – 212 the line 2x – 12y = 15 does NOT pass through the passing through the points (0, 2) and (0, –2) is
x –1
point.
[JEE (Main)-2020] 311 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3)  210 (4) 311
(1) –3 (2) 1 2
dy
(3) –5 (4) 3 60. If the sum of the second, third and fourth terms of (1) 2 xy  ( x 2  y 2  4)  0
dx
53. If the first term of an A.P. is 3 and the sum of its a positive term G.P. is 3 and the sum of its sixth,
first 25 terms is equal to the sum of its next 15 seventh and eighth terms is 243, then the sum of dy
terms, then the common difference of this A.P. is the first 50 terms of this G.P. is (2) 2 xy  ( x 2  y 2  4)  0
dx
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
dy
1 2 50 1 50 (3) 2 xy  ( y 2  x 2  4)  0
1 (1) 3 –1
  (2) 3 –1
  dx
(1) (2) 13 13
6 4
1 1 1 49 1 50 dy
(3) 3 –1
  (4) 3 –1
  (4) 2 xy  ( x 2  y 2  4)  0
(3) (4) 26 26 dx
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97. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation 61. If the sum of the first 20 terms of the series 70. The minimum value of  for which the equation
102. Let y = y(x), x > 1, be the solution of the differential
log x  log x  log x  ... is 460, then x

x 1 x
dy
dx
2
  
 3 x 2 y  y  4 x 3  0, x  1, with y(2)
equation ( x  1)
dy
 2 xy 
1
, with y(2) =
1  e4
.
(71/ 2 )

is equal to
(71/3 ) (71/ 4 )

[JEE (Main)-2020]
4

1
sin x 1  sin x
  has at least one solution in

= –2. Then y(3) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] dx x 1 2e 4

(1) 72 (2) e2  
 0, 2  is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –18 (2) –12 e  1 (3) 71/2 (4) 746/21  
If y(3) =  , then the value of  +  is equal to
(3) –6 (4) –3 e 62. Let a, b, c, d and p be any non zero distinct real 71. Let a, b, c be in arithmetic progression. Let the
numbers such that (a 2 + b 2 + c 2 )p 2 – 2 centroid of the triangle with vertices
____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
98. Let x = x(y) be the solution of the differential equation (ab + bc + cd)p + (b2 + c2 + d2) = 0. Then
 10 7 
103. The slope of the tangent to a curve C : y = y(x) at any (a, c), (2, b) and (a, b) be  ,  . If ,  are the
x  x  [JEE (Main)-2020]  3 3
2  2 
2y e y dx   y 2  4 x e y  dy  0 such that x(1) = 2e 2 x  6e  x  9 (1) a, c, p are in G.P. roots of the equation ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, then the
  point (x, y) on it is . If C passes
  2  9e 2 x value of 2 +  2 –  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) a, b, c, d are in A.P.
0. Then, x(e) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] through the points (3) a, c, p are in A.P. 69 71
(1) (2) –
(4) a, b, c, d are in G.P. 256 256
(1) e loge  2  (2) e loge  2   1    1 2 
 0,   and  , e  , then e is equal to 63. The common difference of the A.P. b1, b2, …, bm
 2 2 2  2  69 71
(3) e2 loge  2  (4) e2 loge  2  is 2 more than the common difference of A.P. a1, (3) – (4)
256 256
a 2 , …, a n . If a 40 = –159, a 100 = –399 and
3 2 3 3 2  b100 = a70, then b1 is equal to
99. Let the solution curve of the differential equation (1) (2)   72. The sum of first four terms of a geometric
3 2 2  3  2  [JEE (Main)-2020]
dy 65
x  y  y 2  16 x 2 , y(1) = 3 be y = y(x). Then progression (G.P) is and the sum of their
(1) –127 (2) –81 12
dx 1  2  1 2 1 (3) 127 (4) 81 65
y(2) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] (3)   (4) respective reciprocals is . If the product of first
2  2  1  2 1 18
(1) 15 (2) 11 20 three terms of the G.P. is 1, and the third term is
104. The general solution of the differential equation 64. The sum  (1  2  3  ...  k ) is ___________. , then 2 is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
k 1
(3) 13 (4) 17 (x – y2)dx + y(5x + y2)dy = 0 is : [JEE (Main)-2022]  
[JEE (Main)-2020] 
73. If 0  ,   ,x   cos 2n , y   sin2n  and
y   
4 3
100. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 2
x  C y  2x 2 2 n 0 n 0
(1) 7 
n(n  1)(2n  1)
dy 2y 
tan1 2 cot 2 x , 65. The sum,  is equal to z  cos2n   sin2n  then : [JEE (Main)-2021]
equation dx   xe 4 n0
   
4 4 3 n 1
2cos x  cos 2 x y 2  2x  C y2  x
(2) (1) xyz = 4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
2 2 (2) xy – z = (x + y) z
        tan1( ) 66. The number of terms common to the two A.P.’s 3,
0  x  with y    . If y    e ,
2 4 32 3 18 (3) xy + yz + zx = z
   
y   
2 3 2 4 7, 11, ..., 407 and 2, 9, 16, ..., 709 is ________.
(3) x  C 2y  x
then the value of 3 is equal to ______.
2
[JEE (Main)-2020] (4) xy + z = (x + y)z

[JEE (Main)-2022] 74. Let A1, A2, A3,..... be squares such that for each
1 1 1 
n  1, the length of the side of An equals the
 y 2  2x   
3 4 log2.5      to  
101. If y = y (x) is the solution of the differential equation (4)  C 2y 2  x 67. The value of (0.16)  3 32 33  is equal to length of diagonal of An + 1. If the length of A1 is 12
_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] cm, then the smallest value of n for which area of
1  e 
2x dy
dx
 
 2 1  y 2 e x  0 and y  0   0, then
dy   68. If m arithmetic means (A.Ms) and three geometric An is less than one, is___________.
105. If  2y tan x  sin x, 0  x  and y    0, means (G.Ms) are inserted between 3 and 243 [JEE (Main)-2021]
dx 2 3
  
 2
6  y   0   y loge 3  is equal to then the maximum value of y(x) is: such that 4th A.M. is equal to 2nd G.M., then m is
x x
  equal to _________ . [JEE (Main)-2020] 75.
a
The minimum value of f(x)  a  a
1 a
, where
[JEE (Main)-2022]
69. Let A = {nN : n is a 3-digit number} a, x  R and a > 0, is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 2 1 3 B = {9k + 2 : kN} [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2)
8 4 and C = {9k + l : kN} for some l (0 < l < 9)
(2) –2 (1) a + 1 (2) 2 a
If the sum of all the elements of the set A  (B  C)
(3) –4 1 3
(3) (4) is 274 × 400, then l is equal to _______. 1
4 8 (3) a  (4) 2a
(4) –1 [JEE (Main)-2021] a

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76. In an increasing geometric series, the sum of the 1 87. If the solution curve y = y(x) of the differential
1 1 dy ax  by  a
25 82. Let , a and b be in G.P. and , , 6 be in A.P.,
., equation y2dx + (x2 – xy + y2)dy = 0, which passes 92. Let  , where a, b, c are constants,
16 a b dx bx  cy  a
second and the sixth term is and the product
2 where a, b > 0. Then 72(a+b) is equal to_______. through the point (1,1) and intersects the line
represent a circle passing through the point (2, 5).
of the third and fifth term is 25. Then, the sum of [JEE (Main)-2021]
y  3 x at the point , 3  , then value of
  Then the shortest distance of the point (11, 6) from
th
4 th , 6 th and 8 term is equal to : 1 1 1 1 this circle is [JEE (Main)-2022]
83.    .....  is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 2 – 1 5 2 – 1 72 – 1 (201)2 – 1 loge  3  is equal to :
 [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 10 (2) 8
(1) 26 (2) 35 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 30 (4) 32   (3) 7 (4) 5
101 99 (1) (2)
77. The sum of infinite series (1) (2) 3 2
404 400 dy 2 x  y (2 y  1)
2 7 12 17 22 93. If   0, x, y  0, y (1)  1 , then y(2)
1     +......is equal to : 25 101   dx 2x  1
3 32 33 34 35 (3) (4) (3) (4)
101 408 12 6 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
84. If , , are natural numbers such that 100– 199 88. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation (1) 2 + log2 3 (2) 2 + log3 2
13 9 = (100)(100)+(99)(101)+(98)(102)+.......+(1)(199),
(1) (2) dy e
4 4 then the slope of the line passing through (, ) and 2x 2 – 2 xy  3 y 2  0 such that y (e )  , then (3) 2 – log3 2 (4) 2 – log2 3
origin is: [JEE (Main)-2021] dx 3
11 15 y(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] 94. If the solution curve of the differential equation
(3) (4) (1) 550 (2) 530
4 4 1 2
(3) 540 (4) 510 1 2  tan y   x  dy  1 y  dx passes through the
(1) (2)
 85. Let S1 be the sum of first 2n terms of an arithmetic 3 3
n2  6n  10 point (1, 0), then the abscissa of the point on the
78. The sum of the series  (2n  1)!
is equal progression. Let S2 be the sum of first 4n terms of curve whose ordinate is tan(1), is[JEE (Main)-2022]
n 1
the same arithmetic progression. If (S2 – S1) is 3
to : JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4) 3
1000, then the sum of the first 6n terms of the
2 2
arithmetic progression is equal to : (1) 2e (2)
41 19 –1 e
(1) e e  10 [JEE (Main)-2021]
8 8 89. Let the solution curve y = y(x) of the differential
(1) 7000 (2) 5000
equation (4 + x2)dy – 2x(x2 + 3y + 4)dx = 0 pass 1
41 19 –1 (3) 3000 (4) 1000 (3) 2 (4)
(2) e– e  10 through the origin. Then y(2) is equal to _______. e
8 8
10
95. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
41 19 –1 86. If  r! r 3  6r 2  2r  5   (11!), [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) – e e  10 r 1
8 8 1  x 2  dx,
then the value of  is equal to _______.   3  3 7  1  x 2  dy   xy   x 3  2 
90. Let S   0, 2    , , ,  . Let y = y(x), x 
41 19 –1 [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 4 2 4  1
(4) e e  10 S, be the solution curve of the differential equation 2
8 8 20 A –1 < x < 1, and y(0) = 0. If  1
1  x 2 y  x  dx  k ,
1 k
87. For k  N, let     1   2  .......    20      k , dy 1  1 2
79. If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the k 0  ,y  . If the sum of abscissas
p th and q th terms of the sequence –16, dx 1  sin 2 x  4  2 then k–1 is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
2
8, –4, 2, .... satisfy the equation 4x2 – 9x + 5 =  A  A 
where  > 0. Then the value of 100  14 15 of all the points of intersection of the curve y = y(x) 96. Let the solution curve y = y(x) of the differential
0, then p + q is equal to _______. 
 A13  k equation
[JEE (Main)-2021]
is equal to_____. [JEE (Main)-2021] with the curve y  2 sin x is , then k is equal to
80. Consider an arithmetic series and a geometric series 12
_________. [JEE (Main)-2022]  y  y
having four initial terms from the set {11, 8, 21, 16,   x dy x
 ex  x  x  ex y
26, 32, 4}. If the last terms of these series are the 88. Let an n  1 be a sequence such that a1 = 1, a2 = 1  2 2  dx  2 2 
maximum possible four digit numbers, then the 91. If the solution of the differential equation  x y   x y 
and an + 2 = 2an + 1 + an for all n 1. Then the value of
number of common terms in these two series is
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  pass through the points (1, 0) and (2, ),  > 0.
an dy
47  is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  e x x 2  2 y  x 2  2x x 2  2 e2 x satisfies
     Then  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
3n dx
81. Let Sn  x   loga 12 x  loga 13 x  loga 16 x  loga 111 x  n 1 2
89. Let S denote the sum of first n-terms of an y(0) = 0, then the value of y(2) is ______. 1   1  
n exp   e  1 exp   e  1
(1) (2)
log x  log
arithmetic progression. If S10 = 530, S5 = 140, then 2 6  2 3 
1 1 x  ....... up to n-terms, where [JEE (Main)-2022]
a 18 a 27 S20 – S6 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
a > 1. If S24(x) = 1093 and S12(2x)= 265, then value (1) 1842 (2) 1852 (1) –1 (2) 1
   
of a is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) exp   e  1 (4) 2exp   e  1
(3) 1862 (4) 1872 (3) 0 (4) e 6  3 
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75. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 90. Let S n be the sum of the first n terms of an 97. If 1P1 + 2  2P2 + 3  3P3 + ... + 15  15P15 = qPr – s,
  y2   arithmetic progression. If S3n = 3S2n, then the value
dy   
 2  y  2 sin x  5  x  2cos x such 0  s  1, then q + sC is equal to _______.
equation  x2   S4n r–s
dx dy y2
82. If y  x    ,
 x > 0,  > 0, and of S is [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
that y(0) = 7. Then y() is equal to dx 2  y2  2n
x 
 
[JEE (Main)-2021]  x2   (1) 4 (2) 2  9 
   x
(3) 6 (4) 8 98. lim    is equal to :
x 2  n 1 2
(1) 7e 2
5 (2) 2e 2
5  n  n  1 x  2  2n  1 x  4 

 y2  91. If the value of
2 2 y(1) = –1, then  4  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) e 5 (4) 3e 5   1 1 1 
log(0.25)    ......upto  
 2 6 10   3 3 2 33 7 1
76. If y 1/4  y –1/4  2x, and [JEE (Main)-2021]  1   2  3  ......upto  

 3 3 3  (1) (2)
(1) 4(2) (2) 4(1) 36 5
is l, then l2 is equal to _______.
d2 y dy (3) 2(1) (4) (1)
( x 2 – 1)  x  y  0 , [JEE (Main)-2021] 5 9
2 dx 83. If y = y(x) is the solution curve of the differential (3) (4)
dx 92. If [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to 24 44
 1
then  –  is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] equation x 2dy   y –  dx  0; x  0, and y(1) = 100 
( 1)n n  99. The sum of all 3-digit numbers less than or equal
 x x, then   is equal to
77. If the solution curve of the differential equation n8  2  to 500, that are formed without using the digit “1”
(2x – 10y 3)dy + ydx = 0, passes through the  1 and they all are multiple of 11, is ______.
1, then y   is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
points (0, 1) and (2, ), then  is a root of the 2 (1) 2 (2) –2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
equation [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 0 (4) 4 100. Let a 1 , a 2 , ...., a 10 be an AP with common
(1) 2y5 – y2 – 2 = 0 (2) y5 – y2 – 1 = 0 3 1
(1) 3 – e (2) – difference –3 and b1, b2, ..., b10 be a GP with
2 e  7
(3) y5 – 2y – 2 = 0 (4) 2y5 – 2y – 1 = 0 93. If log 3 2, log 3(2 x – 5), log3  2x –  are in an common ratio 2. Let ck = ak + bk, k = 1, 2, ..., 10.
 2
78. A differential equation representing the family of 1 arithmetic progression, then the value of x is equal 10
(3) 3  (4) 3 + e
parabolas with axis parallel to y-axis and whose
length of latus rectum is the distance of the point e to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] If c2 = 12 and c3 = 13, then  ck is equal to
k 1
(2, –3) from the line 3x + 4y = 5, is given by 84. The difference between degree and order of a   7 
differential equation that represents the family of 94. If tan   , x, tan   are in arithmetic progression ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 9  18 
 a   5 
d 2y d2x curves given by y2  a  x   ,a  0 is and tan   , y , tan   are also in arithmetic sin A sin  A  C 
(1) 11  10 (2) 11  10  2  9  18  101. Let  , where A, B, C are angles
2 dy 2

progression, then |x – 2y| is equal to sin B sin C  B 
dx
_________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] of a triangle ABC. If the lengths of the sides
d2x d 2y 85. If x = x(y) is the solution of the differential equation (1) 0 (2) 1 opposite these angles are a, b, c respectively, then
(3) 10  11 (4) 10  11
dy 2 dx 2 dx (3) 3 (4) 4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
y  2x  y 3 ( y  1)e y , x(1)  0; then x(e) is
dy 95. The sum of the series (1) a2, b2, c2 are in A.P. (2) b2 – a2 = a2 + c2
xy x
dy 2 –2 equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) b2, c2, a2 are in A.P. (4) c2, a2, b2 are in A.P.
79. If  , y (0)  1, then y(1) is equal to : 1 2 22 2100
dx 2y (1) e3(ee – 1) (2) ee(e3 – 1)    ...  100 when x = 2 is
[JEE (Main)-2021] x  1 x2  1 x4  1 x 2
1 3 2 5 3 7 4
102. If 0 < x < 1, then x  x  x  ..., is equal
(1) log2(2e) (2) log2(1 + e2) (3) e2(ee + 1) (4) ee(e2 – 1) [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 3 4
(3) log2(1 + e) (4) log2(2 + e) 2101 2100 to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1  (2) 1– 2100
86. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 2101 4 –1
4 –1
5
x
 
80. If x   x    3t 2  2  t  dt, x  2, and   0   4,
1
2101
 1 x 
(1) x    loge 1  x 
equation (x + 1)y – y = e3x(x + 1)2, with y (0)  . 2100  1 x 
then (2) is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 3 (3) 1  (4) 1– 101
101
42 –1 42 –1
x y x 4  1 x 
dy 2 y 2 2 96. If the sum of an infinite GP a, ar, ar2, ar3, ... is 15
81. If  , y (0)  0, then for y = 1, Then, the point x   for the curve y = y(x) is :
3
(2) x    loge 1  x 
dx 2 x  2 x  y loge 2 and the sum of the squares of its each term is 150,  1 x 
[JEE (Main)-2022] then the sum of ar2, ar4, ar6, ... is :
the value of x lies in the interval [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 x
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) not a critical point (3)  loge 1  x 
5 9 1 x
(2) a point of local minima (1) (2)
1   1 2 2
(1)  , 1 (2)  0, 
2   2 (3) a point of local maxima 25 1 1 x
(3) (4) (4)  loge 1  x 
(3) (1, 2) (4) (2, 3) (4) a point of inflection 2 2 1 x

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109. Let  1 (n – 1)  2  (n – 2)  3  (n – 3)  ... 63. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 68. Let F : [3, 5]  R be a twice differentiable function
1 2 3 Sn
103. If 0 < x < 1 and y  x 2  x 3  x 4  ....., then dy x
2 3 4 equation  1  xe y – x ,– 2  x  2, y (0)  0 on (3, 5) such that F( x ) = e – x  (3t2  2t  4F'(t))dt.
 (n – 1)  1, n  4. 3
1 dx
the value of e1 + y at x  is
2  2S
 n 1  then, the minimum value of y ( x ), x  – 2, 2 is e – 224
[JEE (Main)-2021] The sum   n ! – (n – 2)!  is equal to   If F'(4) = , then  +  is equal to
n4   (e – 4)2
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 2
(1) 2e (2) e [JEE (Main)-2021] _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2
(1)  2 – 3  – loge 2
e –1 e  
1 (1) (2) 69. If y = y(x), y  0,  is the solution of the
(3) 2e2 (4) e 3 3  2
2 (2) 1– 3  – loge  3 –1 differential equation
104. Three numbers are in an increasing geometric e e–2
progression with common ratio r. If the middle (3) (4) (3) 3 –1 dy
6 6 1  3  – loge   sec y – sin( x  y ) – sin(x – y)  0, with y(0) = 0,
number is doubled, then the new numbers are in dx
an arithmetic progression with common difference 110. Let a1, a 2, ...., a 21 be an AP such that
(4) 
d. If the fourth term of GP is 3r2, then r2 – d is 20
 2  3   loge 2 then 5y'   is equal to _______.
1 4 2
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]   . If the sum of this AP is 189,
1 9 64. Let y = y(x) be solution of the following differential [JEE (Main)-2021]
n 1 an an
(1) 7 – 7 3 (2) 7  3 JEE (Main)-2021] y dy 70. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
then a6a16 is equal to : equation e – 2e y sin x  sin x cos2 x  0,
dx (x – x 3 )dy = (y + yx 2 – 3x 4 )dx, x > 2.
(3) 7 – 3 (4) 7  3 3 (1) 36 (2) 57 If y(3) = 3, then y(4) is equal to
105. The sum of 10 terms of the series (3) 72 (4) 48  [JEE (Main)-2021]
y    0 . If y(0) = loge( + e–2), then 4( + )
n 2 (1) 12 (2) 8
3 5 7 111. If ai i 1 , where n is an even integer, is an arith-
   .... is is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 4 (4) 16
12  22 22  3 2 32  4 2 metic progression with common difference 1, and 65. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation 71. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
[JEE (Main)-2021]
n n /2 dy = ex + y dx;   N. If y(loge 2) = loge 2 and

 ai  192,  a2i  120 , then n is equal to : xdy = (y + x3 cosx)dx with y() = 0, then y   is  1
143 99 2 y (0)  loge   , then the value of  is equal to
(1) (2) i 1 i 1
144 100 equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 2
(1) 48 (2) 96 _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2  2  72. Let y = y(x) be a solution curve of the differential
120 (3) 92 (4) 104
(3) (4) 1 (1)  (2)  equation (y + 1) tan2x dx + tanx dy + ydx = 0,
121 [JEE (Main)-2022] 2 4 2 4
 
112. The sum of all the elements of the set x  0,  . If lim xy ( x )  1, then the value of
106. The mean of 10 numbers 2  2   2 x 0 
{  {1, 2, …, 100} : HCF(, 24) = 1} is (3)  (4) 
7 × 8, 10 × 10, 13 × 12, 16 × 14, ... is _____. [JEE (Main)-2022] 4 2 4 2 
y   is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 66. Let a curve y = f(x) pass through the point 4
1 1 1 K
113. If   ...   , then the
a1  a2    a10 2  310 22  39 210  3 210  310 2y  
107. Let a 1, a 2, a 3, … be an A.P. If (1) (2) 1
a1  a2    ap remainder when K is divided by 6 is :
(2, (loge2)2) and have slope x log x for all positive
e 4 4
(1) 1 (2) 2 real value of x. Then the value of f(e) is equal to  
100 a11 _________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) –1 (4) –
 , p  10, then is equal to (3) 3 (4) 5 4 4
p2 a10 67. Let y = y(x) be solution of the differential equation
[JEE (Main)-2022] 73. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
[JEE (Main)-2021] 114. For a natural number n, let n = 19n – 12n. Then, the  dy  2x2dy + (ey – 2x)dx = 0, x > 0. If y(e) = 1, then
loge    3 x  4 y , with y(0) = 0. If y(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
 dx 
19 100 31 9  10
(1) (2) value of is ______________. (1) 2 (2) 0
21 121 57 8  2 
y   loge 2    loge 2, then the value of  is (3) loge(2e) (4) loge2
[JEE (Main)-2022]  3 
21 121 equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 74. Let us consider a curve, y = f(x) passing through
(3) (4) 115. The greatest integer less than or equal to the sum of the point (–2, 2) and slope of the tangent to the
19 100 curve at any point (x, f(x)) is given by f(x) + xf(x)
1 5 19 65 1 1
first 100 terms of the sequence , , , ,... is (1)  (2)  = x2. Then [JEE (Main)-2021]
7 9 13 19 3 9 27 81 2 4
108. If S      ..., then 160 S is equal (1) x3 + xf(x) + 12 = 0 (2) x2 + 2xf(x) + 4 = 0
5 52 53 54 equal to _______________. 1
to ________. JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4) 2 (3) x2 + 2xf(x) – 12 = 0 (4) x3 – 3xf(x) – 4 = 0
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54. The differential equation satisfied by the system of 1 1 116. The sum 1 + 2  3 + 3  32 + …. + 10  39 is equal 6 12 20 30
parabolas y2 = 4a(x + a) is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1)    1 (2)   3 to 122. Let S  2    
7 72 73 74
 ... Then 4S is equal
6 12
to
 dy 
2
 dy  1 1 2  312  10 19  310  1
(1) y   – 2x    y  0 (3)    1 (4)    2 (1) (2)
 dx   dx  8 4 4 4 2
58. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 7 73
(1)   (2)
 dy 
2
 dy  x y 93 10
1 3 32
(2) y   – 2x   – y  0 equation e 1  y 2 dx    dy  0, y (1)  1. (3) 5  310  2 (4)
3
 dx   dx  x 2 7 72
(3)   (4)
Then the value of (y(3))2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] 3 33
 dy   dy  [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) y    2x   – y  0 10 10 10 10
 dx   dx  (1) 1 + 4e6 (2) 1 – 4e6 117. L e t A    mini, j a n d B    max i, j  . 123. If a , a , a ….. and b , b , b ….. are A.P., and
1 2 3 1 2 3
i 1 j 1 i 1 j 1
(3) 1 – 4e3 (4) 1 + 4e3 a = 2, a = 3, a b = 1 = a b , then a b is equal
2 1 10 1 1 10 10 4 4
 dy   dy  Then A + B is equal to ____________. to
(4) y    2x   – y  0 dy
 dx   dx  59. Let y = y(x) satisfies the equation  A  0, for [JEE (Main)-2022] 35
dx (1) (2) 1
55. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 
1 
 –1 n 27
 y sin x 1 118. If A   and B   , then
27
3   1  3   1 
 28
dy  x2 
  y  1   y  1 e 2 – x  , 0 < x < all x > 0, where A   0 1 1  . If y() =  + 2, n 1 n n n 1 n n
(3) (4)
equation 28 27
dx    1
 2 0  [JEE (Main)-2022]
dy  x A 124. Let A1, A2, A3, … be an increasing geometric pro-
2.1, with y(2) = 0. Then the value of at x = 1 is equal to:
dx  B gression of positive real numbers. If A1A3A5A7 =
then the value of y   is
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 1 7
11 and A2 + A4 = , then, the value of A + A
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2) 1 1296 36 6 8
5 3 9
e 2 –e 2 + A10 is equal to
(1) (2)  4  4
(1)  (2)  (1) 33 (2) 37
1 e2   e2  1
2 2 11 11
2  2  (3)  (4) 
9 3 (3) 43 (4) 47
3 1  1
(3)  (4)  [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
1 2  2  125. If n arithmetic means are inserted between a and
5e 2 2e2 60. Let a curve y = y(x) be given by the solution of the 119. If a (> 0), a , a , a , a are in a G.P., a + a =
100 such that the ratio of the first mean to the last
(3) (4) – 1 2 3 4 5 2 4

  1  e 
2
e2  1 2 2 differential equation 2a + 1 and 3a + a = 2a , then a + a + 2a is mean is 1 : 7 and a + n = 33, then the value of n is:
3 2 3 4 2 4 5
equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 21 (2) 22
1
2


 
cos  cos1 e x  dx  e2x  1 dy    (3) 23 (4) 24
56. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 120. If x  a n
, y b n
, z c n
, where a, b, c [JEE (Main)-2022]
If it intersects y-axis at y = –1, and the n 0 n 0 n 0
equation xdy – ydx =  x2 – y2 dx, x  1 , with intersection point of the curve with x-axis is (, 0),
then e is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
are in A.P. and |a| < 1, |b| < 1, |c| < 1, abc  0,
126. Let for n = 1, 2, …, 50, S be the sum of the infinite
n
geometric progression whose first term is n2 and
y(1) = 0. If the area bounded by the line x = 1, then :
61. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 1
x = e, y = 0 and y = y(x) is e2 + , then the (1) x, y, z are in A.P. whose common ratio is
value of 10(+) is equal to _________. equation cosec2x dy + 2dx = (1 + y cos2x) cosec2x  n  12 . Then the value of
(2) x, y, z are in G.P.
[JEE (Main)-2021]  1 50  2 
dx, with y    0. Then, the value of (y(0) + 1)2   Sn   n  1 is equal to ________.
57. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential is equal to
4 1 1 1 26 n 1 n 1 
(3) , , are in A.P..
equation x y z [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 
127. Let an n 0 be a sequence such that a0 = a1 = 0
y  y  1 1 1 1
x tan   dy   y tan    x  dx, (1) e (2) e 2    1  (a  b  c ) and an + 2 = 2an + 1 – an + 1 for all n  0.
x  x  (4)
x y z  an
(3) e–1 (4) e
1
2 [JEE (Main)-2022] Then  n is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
 1  n 2 7
1  x  1, y    . 121. If the sum of the first ten terms of the series
2 6 62. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
  y 1   1 2 3 4 5 m
Then the area of the region bounded by the curves      ... is , where m 6 7
 ( x  2)e x  2   ( y  1)  dx = (x + 2)dy, y(1) = 1. If the 5 65 325 1025 2501 n (1) (2)
  343 216
1   and n are co-prime numbers, then m + n is equal to
x = 0, x  and y = y(x) in the upper half plane  
2 domain of y = y(x) is an open interval (, ), then | __________. 8 49
is [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4)
+ | is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022] 343 216
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135. Let f(x) = 2x 2 – x – 1 and (1) 16 (2) 4 50. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation
128. The sum of the infinite series (3) 8 (4) 2
S  n   : f ( n )  800 . Then, the value of dy 
45. If y = y(x) is the solution of the equation   tan x  y  sin x, 0  x  , with y  0   0,
5 12 22 35 51 70 dx 3
1      + ….. is equal to  f (n ) dy
6 62 63 64 65 66 n S
is equal to ________. e siny cosy + e siny cosx = cosx, y  0  = 0;
dx 
then y   equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
425 429 [JEE (Main)-2022] 4
(1) (2)  3  1 
216 216
136. Let the sum of an infinite G.P., whose first term is then 1  y    y   y   is equal to  1 
6 2 3 2 4 (1) loge2 (2)   loge 2
288 280 a and the common ratio is r, be 5. Let the sum of __________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 2
(3) (4)
125 125 46. Let slope of the tangent line to a curve at any
98 1 1
[JEE (Main)-2022] its first five terms be . Then the sum of the first
(3) loge 2 (4) loge 2
25 xy 2 + y 2 4
129. Let 3, 6, 9, 12, … upto 78 terms and 5, 9, 13, 17, … point P(x, y) be given by . If the curve
upto 59 terms be two series. Then, the sum of terms 21 terms of an AP, whose first term is 10ar, nth x
intersects the line x + 2y = 4 at x = –2, then the 51. Which of the following is true for y(x) that satisfies the
common to both the series is equal to _____. term is a and the common difference is 10ar2, is
n value of y, for which the point (3, y) lies on the
[JEE (Main)-2022] equal to curve, is : [JEE (Main)-2021] dy
differential equation  xy  1  x  y; y  0   0 :
130. Let a, b be two non-zero real numbers. If p and r [JEE (Main)-2022] dx
are the roots of the equation x2 – 8ax + 2a = 0 18 4
(1) 21 a (2) 22 a (1) (2) – [JEE (Main)-2021]
and q and s are the roots of the equation x2 + 11 11 35 3
1 1 1 1 (3) 15 a (4) 14 a 1 1
16 16 18 18 
12bx + 6b = 0, such that , , , are in A.P., (3) – (4) – 2
p q r s 11 19 (1) y 1  e 2  e (2) y(1) = 1
23 – 13 43 – 33  22 – 13 63 – 53  43 – 33  23 – 13
then a–1 – b–1 is equal to _________. 137.  
1 7 2  11 3  15 47. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation,
[JEE (Main)-2022] 1 1

dy  (3) y 1  e 2  1 (4) y 1  e 2 1
131. Let a = b = 1, a = a
1 1 n n–1
+ 2 and b = a + b
n a n–1 303 – 293  283 – 273  ...  23 – 13  2y tan x  sin x, y    0, then the maximum
15 + … + is dx 3
15  63
for every natural number n  2. Then  an  bn is value of the function y(x) over R is equal to : 52. Let y  y(x) be the solution of the differential
n 1 equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] equation cosx(3sinx + cosx + 3)dy = (1 + ysinx(3sinx
[JEE (Main)-2022] 138. Consider the sequence a , a , a , … such that  
1 2 3 15 1
(1)  (2) + cosx + 3))dx, 0  x  , y(0) = 0. Then, y   is
132. Consider two G.Ps. 2, 22, 23, …. and 4, 42, 43, … 2 4 8 2 3
of 60 and n terms respectively. If the geometric a = 1, a = 2 and an  2  a  an for n = 1, 2, equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 2 n 1
225 1
mean of all the 60 + n terms is , then 3, … If (3) (4) 8
 2 8 2  2 3  10  3 3 8
n
(1) 2loge  (2) 2loge  
 11   4 
48. Let the curve y = y(x) be the solution of the  
 k n  k  is equal to  1  1  1   1 
k 1 dy
 a1  a
2
  a2  a
3
  a3  a
4
  a30  a 
31  differential equation,  2  x  1 . If the numerical
[JEE (Main)-2022]   . .    dx 2 3 9  3 7
 a3   a4   a5   a32  value of area bounded by the curve y = y(x) and (3) 2loge  (4) 2loge  
(1) 560 (2) 1540  6 
         2 
(3) 1330 (4) 2600       4 8
x-axis is , then the value of y(1) is equal to 53. If the curve y = y(x) is the solution of the
133. The series of positive multiples of 3 is divided into 3
sets: {3}, {6, 9, 12}, {15, 18, 21, 24, 27},…… ____. [JEE (Main)-2021] differential equation
 2 ( 61 C31 ), then  is equal to
Then the sum of the elements in the 11th set is 49. Let C1 be the curve obtained by the solution of 2(x2 + x5/4) dy – y(x + x1/4) dx = 2x9/4 dx, x > 0
equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) –30 (2) –31 dy  4 
[JEE (Main)-2022] differential equation 2xy  y 2  x2 ,x  0 . Let which passes through the point  1, 1  loge 2  ,
dx  3 
134. Suppose a 1 , a 2 , … a n , … be an arithmetic (3) –60 (4) –61
progression of natural numbers. If the ration of the 2xy dy then the value of y(16) is equal to :
139. For p, q,  R, consider the real valued function f(x) the curve C2 be the solution of 2  . If
sum of first five terms to the sum of first nine x  y 2 dx [JEE (Main)-2021]
= (x – p)2 – q, x  R and q > 0, Let a , a , a and both the curves pass through (1, 1), then the area
terms of the progression is 5 : 17 and 110 < a15 1 2 3
< 120, then the sum of the first ten terms of the a be in an arithmetic progression with mean p enclosed by the curves C1 and C2 is equal to :  31 8   31 8 
4
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1)   loge 3  (2)   loge 3 
progression is equal to and positive common difference. If f (ai )  500 for 3 3  3 3 
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1)  – 1 (2)  + 1
all i = 1, 2, 3, 4, then the absolute difference
(1) 290 (2) 380 between the roots of f(x) = 0 is  31 8   31 8 
  (3) 4   loge 3  (4) 4   loge 3 
(3) 1 (4) 1 3 3  3 3 
(3) 460 (4) 510 [JEE (Main)-2022] 4 2
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1 2  140. Let x , x , x , …, x be in geometric progression 10

k m
loge y  3 x  C
2
(1) x  38. If y   x  1 cosec x is the solution of the 1 2 3 20
 
2   1 146. If , where m and n are co-
with x = 3 and the common ratio . A new data a k4  k2 1 n
k 1
dy 2 1 2
differential equation,  p( x )y  cosec x, prime, then m + n is equal to
1 dx  is constructed replacing each x by (x – i)2. If x
(2) y  3 x  loge x2  C 
i i
is the mean of new data, then the greatest integer [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 0  x  , then the function p(x) is equal to
2 less than or equal to x is _________. 
a
(3) x  2loge y  3 x  C [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2022] 147. Let a1, a2, a3,…. be an A.P. If  2rr  4 , then 4a
2
r 1
(1) tan x (2) cot x 6 10 20 40 10240
 ....   2n  m, is equal to ________.
(4) x  loge y  3 x  C (3) cosec x (4) sec x 141. If   
312 311 310 39 3 [JEE (Main)-2022]
35. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation 39. If for x  0, y = y(x) is the solution of the differential where m is odd, then mn is equal to ________.
1 1
equation, [JEE (Main)-2022] 148. If  + ... +
5 + e x dy  20  a  40  a   40  a  60  a 
· + e x = 0 satisfying y(0) = 1, then a (x + 1)dy = ((x + 1)2 + y – 3)dx, y(2) = 0, 142. Let S = {1, 2, 3, …, 2022}. Then the probability,
2+y dx that a randomly chosen number n from the set S
then y(3) is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 1
value of y(loge13) is [JEE (Main)-2020] such that HCF (n, 2022) = 1, is  ,
40. The population P = P(t) at time ‘t’ of a certain 180  a  200  a  256
(1) –1 (2) 2 species follows the differential equation [JEE (Main)-2022]
then the maximum value of a is [JEE (Main)-2022]
dP 128 166
(3) 0 (4) 1 = 0.5P – 450. If P(0) = 850, then the time at (1) (2) (1) 198 (2) 202
dt 1011 1011
36. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential which population becomes zero is : (3) 212 (4) 218
[JEE (Main)-2021] 127 112
dy   (3) (4) 21
3
equation cos x  2y sin x  sin 2 x, x  0,  . If 337 337
dx  2 1
149. The sum   4n  1 4n  3  is equal to
(1) loge18 (2) log e 18 143. Let the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to n 1
y(/3) = 0, then y(/4) is equal to 2
the fifth term from the end in the binomial
(3) loge9 (4) 2loge18 [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2020] n
4 1 
41. Let f be a twice differentiable function defined on R expansion of  2  4  , in the increasing 7 7
1 such that f(0) = 1, f(0) = 2 and f(x)  0 for all x   3 (1) (2)
(1) 1 (2) 2 2 87 29
2 f(x) f'(x) 1
R. If = 0, for all x  R, then the value powers of 4 be 6 : 1. If the sixth term from the
4
f'(x) f''(x) 3 14 21
(3) 2  2 (4) 2 2 of f(1) lies in the interval : [JEE (Main)-2021]  (3) (4)
beginning is , then  is equal to 87 29
4
37. The general solution of the differential equation (1) (0, 3) (2) (9, 12) 3
(3) (3, 6) (4) (6, 9) ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 150. Different A.P.’s are constructed with the first term
dy
1  x 2  y 2  x 2 y 2  xy  0 is 42. If a curve passes through the origin and the slope 100, the last term 199, and integral common
144. Let an n 0 be a sequence such that a = a = 0

dx
of the tangent to it at any point (x, y) is 0 1
differences. The sum of the common differences of
(where C is a constant of integration) x2  4x  y  8 and an  2  3an 1  2an  1,  n  0.
, then this curve also passes all such A.P.’s having at least 3 terms and at most
[JEE (Main)-2020] x2 Then a25 a23  2a25 a22  2a23 a24  4a22 a24 is equal 33 terms is ______.
through the point : [JEE (Main)-2021]
to
(1) (5, 5) (2) (4, 5) [JEE (Main)-2022]
1  1  x 2  1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 1 y 2  1 x2  loge   C (3) (4, 4) (4) (5, 4)
2  1  x 2 – 1 43. If the curve, y = y(x) represented by the solution (1) 483 (2) 528 1 1 1
  151. If    ......
of the differential equation (2xy2 – y) dx + xdy = (3) 575 (4) 624 23 4 3 45 45 6
0, passes through the intersection of the lines, 2x
 1  x 2 – 1 20
1 – 3y = 1 and 3x + 2y = 8, then y 1 is equal to  r 2  1  r ! 1 k
(2) 1 y 2  1 x2 
2
loge   C
 1  x 2  1
145.  is equal to  
___________. [JEE (Main)-2021] r 1 100  101 102 101
 
44. The rate of growth of bacteria in a culture is [JEE (Main)-2022]
proportional to the number of bacteria present and (1) 22! – 21! (2) 22! – 2(21!) then 34 k is equal to ____________.
1  1  x – 1
2 the bacteria count is 1000 at initial time t = 0. The
(3) 1 y 2 – 1 x2  loge  C number of bacteria is increased by 20% in 2 hours. (3) 21! – 2(20!) (4) 21! – 20!
2  1  x 2  1 If the population of bacteria is 2000 after
 
2
k  k 
hours, then   is equal to : 
1  1  x 2  1 6
loge    loge 2 
(4) 1 y 2 – 1 x2  loge  C
2  1  x 2 – 1 5
 
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26. Let y = y(x) be the solution curve of the differential 1 1
(1) 1  log 2 (2)
Chapter 6 dy e 1  loge 2
equation, y 2  x
  1 , satisfying y(0) = 1. This

dx
curve intersects the x-axis at a point whose 1
(3) 1 + loge2 (4) 1  loge 2
abscissa is [JEE (Main)-2020]
Matrices (1) 2 – e 31. The solution curve of the differential equation,
(2) 2 + e
1 + e – x 1 + y 2  dy  y 2 , which passes through
(3) – e dx
the point (0, 1), is [JEE (Main)-2020]
1. The number of 3 × 3 non-singular matrices, with 4. Statement-1 : Determinant of a skew-symmetric (4) 2
four entries as 1 and all other entries as 0, is matrix of order 3 is zero.
27. The differential equation of the family of curves, 2
 1 + e – x  
[AIEEE-2010] Statement-2 : For any matrix A, det(AT) = det(A) (1) y + 1 = y loge   + 2
and det(–A) = –det(A). x 2  4b( y  b), b  R , is [JEE (Main)-2020]   2  
(1) Less than 4 (2) 5
Where det(B) denotes the determinant of matrix B.
(3) 6 (4) At least 7 (1) x( y ')2  x  2yy '
2
 1 + e x  
Then [AIEEE-2011] (2) y + 1 = y loge   + 2
2. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with non-zero entries and   2  
(1) Statement-1 is false and statement-2 is true (2) x( y ')2  2yy ' x
let A2 = I, where I is 2 × 2 identity matrix. Define
(2) Statement-1 is true and statement-2 is false
2 1 + e – x 
Tr(A) = sum of diagonal elements of A and (3) x( y ')2  x  2yy ' (3) y = 1 + y loge  
(3) Both statements are true  2 
|A| = determinant of matrix A.
(4) Both statements are false (4) xy ''  y '
Statement-1 : Tr(A) = 0.
5. If   1 is the complex cube root of unity and 2
1 + e x 
Statement-2 : |A| = 1. [AIEEE-2010] dy xy (4) y = 1 + y loge  
 0  28. If  ; y (1)  1; then a value of x  2 
matrix H =  70
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  , then H is equal to dx x 2  y 2
 0  32. If x 3dy + xy dx = x 2dy + 2y dx; y(2) = e and
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for [AIEEE-2011] satisfying y(x) = e is [JEE (Main)-2020]
x > 1, then y(4) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
Statement-1 (1) H2 (2) H e
(1) (2) 3e e 1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (3) 0 (4) – H 2 (1) (2)  e
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for 2 2
Statement-1 1 0 0  1
  (3) 2e (4) 3e
6. Let A   2 1 0  if u 1 and u 2 are column 2 3 3
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3)  e (4) e
  2 2
3 2 1  29. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true equation,
 1 0 33. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
3. Consider the following relation R on the set of real     equation,
matrices such that Au1   0  and Au2   1  ,
    2  sin x dy
square matrices of order 3. 0 ·  – cos x, y  0, y 0  1. If
0 y 1 dx xy – y = x2 (xcosx + sinx), x > 0. If y() = , then
R = {(A, B)|A = P–1 BP for some invertible matrix P}. then u1 + u2 is equal to [AIEEE-2012] dy    
y() = a and at x =  is b, then the ordered y     y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
Statement-1 : R is an equivalence relation. dx  2  2
 1  1
Statement-2 : For any two invertible 3 × 3 (1)  1  (2)   pair (a, b) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
   1
matrices M and N, (MN)–1 = N–1M–1.     (1) (2, 1)   x2
 1 0 (1) 1  (2) 1 
2 2 4
[AIEEE-2011] (2) (1, –1)
1  1
(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false      3   2
(3)  1 (4) 1 (3) 2,  (3) 2  (4) 2 
(2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true      2 2 2 4
 1 0
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; (4) (1, 1) 34. The solution of the differential equation
7. If A is an 3 × 3 non-singular matrix such that
statement-2 is a correct explanation for dy y  3x
30. If a curve y = ƒ(x), passing through the point (1, 2), 
statement-1 AA  AA and B  A1A , then BB equals  3  0 is
[JEE (Main)-2014] is the solution of the differential equation, 2x 2dy = dx loge y  3 x
(4) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;  1
(1) B–1 (2) (2xy + y2)dx, then ƒ   is equal to (where C is a constant of integration.)
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (B 1) 2
statement-1 (3) I + B (4) I [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020]
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17. Given that the slope of the tangent to a curve

 dy d 2 y   0 2q r 
2y 21. If ey + xy = e, the ordered pair  , 2  at x = 0 1 2 2   
y = y(x) at any point (x,y) is . If the curve  dx dx  12. Let A   p q r  . If AA = I3, then |p| is
T
x 2   8. If A =  2 1 2  is a matrix satisfying the
 p q 
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] a 2 b   r 
passes through the centre of the circle
x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y = 0, then its equation is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1  1 1  equation AAT = 9I, where I is 3 × 3 identity matrix,
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1)  , – 2  (2) – , – 2  then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to
e e   e e  1 1
(1) x loge |y| = –2(x – 1) [JEE (Main)-2015] (1) (2)
(1) (2, –1) (2) (–2, 1) 3 6
(2) x loge |y| = x – 1  1 1 1 1 
(3)  – , 2  (4)  , 2
(3) x loge |y| = 2(x – 1)  e e  e e  (3) (2, 1) (4) (–2, –1) 1 1
(3) (4)
(4) x2 loge |y| = – 2(x – 1) 22. Consider the differential equation, 5 2
cos  – sin 
9. If A =  sin  cos   , then the matrix
18. The solution of the differential equation 2  1   13. Let A and B be two invertible matrices of order 3 × 3.
y dx   x –  dy  0. If value of y is 1 when If det(ABAT) = 8 and det(AB–1) = 8, then det(BA–1BT)
dy  y
x  2y  x 2 ( x  0) with y(1) = 1, is  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
dx x = 1, then the value of x for which y = 2, is A–50 when  = , is equal to
12 (1) 1 (2) 16
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1
4 3 1 x3 1 5 1 3 (3) (4)
(1) y  x  2 (2) y  (1)  (2) – e 16 4
5 5x 5 5x 2 2 e 2 1  3  1 3
2 2   2 2 
   1 0 0
(1)  3 
2
x 3 3 2 1 1  (2) 1
(3) y   (4) y x 
(3)
3
–
1
(4)
1

1  – 3 14. Let P  3 1 0  and Q = [q ij ] be two 3 × 3
4 4x2 4 4x 2 2 2  2 2   2 2 
e e
9 3 1
19. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation
23. The general solution of the differential equation
q21  q31
dy    (y2 – x3) dx – xydy = 0 (x  0) is  3 1   3 1 matrices such that Q – P5 = l3. Then is
 (tan x  y ) sec 2 x , x    ,  , such that    –  q32
dx  2 2 (where c is a constant of integration)  2 2   2 2 
(3)  1 3  (4)  1 3  equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
  [JEE (Main)-2019]  –
y(0) = 0, then y    is equal to 2 2   2 2  (1) 10 (2) 135
 4 (1) y2 + 2x3 + cx2 = 0 (2) y2 – 2x2 + cx3 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 9 (4) 15
(3) y2 – 2x3 + cx2 = 0 (4) y2 + 2x2 + cx3 = 0 e t e t cos t e t sin t 
1 1    cos   sin  
(1) 2 (2) e 1 A  e t e t cos t  e t sin t e t sin t  e t cos t  , 15. Let A    , (  R ) such that
e 2 dy  y  3
10. If  t t t   sin  cos  
24. Let xk + yk = ak, (a, k > 0) and   0, e 2e sin t 2e cos t 
dx  x   0 1
1 A32  
(3) e – 2 (4) 2 then k is [JEE (Main)-2020] then A is [JEE (Main)-2019]  . Then a value of  is
e 1 0 
(1) Invertible only if t =  [JEE (Main)-2019]
20. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential 3 1
(1) (2) (2) Invertible for all tR.
dy    2 3
equation,  y tan x  2 x  x 2 tan x, x    ,  ,  
dx  2 2 (1) (2)
4 2  32 64
such that y(0) = 1.Then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (4) (3) Invertible only if t 
3 3 2

2 (4) Not invertible for any tR. (3) 0 (4)
    25. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation, 16
(1) y    y     2
4  4 2
 dy  16. Let the numbers 2, b, c be in an A.P. and
ey   1  e x such that y(0) = 0, then y(1) is 2 b 1
    dx   
11. Let A  b b 2  1 b  where b > 0. Then 1 1 1
(2) y    y     2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]  
4  4  1 b 2  A  2 b c  . If det(A)  [2, 16], then c lies in
(1) 2e  4 b2 2
    c 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) y     y       2 (2) loge2
4  4 the interval [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2 + loge2 (1) – 3 (2) 3
   (1) [2, 3) (2) (2 + 23/4, 4)
(4) y     y        2 (4) 1 + loge2 (3) 2 3 (4)
4  4 –2 3 (3) [3, 2 + 23/4] (4) [4, 6]

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2 2 1 0 9. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation, 1 
 1 1  1 2   1 3   1 n  1  1 78  22. If A  and I  , then 10A –1 is (1) y(x) is decreasing in  ,1
17. If     ,    
  ...  0 9 4  0 1 dy  1 2 
0 1 0 1 0 1  1  0 1 
x  2y  x 2 satisfying y(1) = 1, then y   is
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] dx 2 loge 2
1 n  (1) 6I – A (2) 4I – A (2) y (loge 2) 
then the inverse of   is [JEE (Main)-2019] equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 4
0 1  (3) A – 4I (4) A – 6I
13 7 (3) y (loge 2)  loge 4
1 1 2 (1) (2)
 1 0  1 13  16 64
(1)   (2)  23. If the matrices A  1 3 4  , B = adj A and (4) y(x) is decreasing in (0, 1)
13 1 0 1 
1 1 3 
1 49 14. The solution of the differential equation,
| adj B | (3) (4)
 1 12   1 0 C = 3A, then equal to 4 16 dy
(3)  (4)   | C | is  ( x – y )2 , when y(1) = 1, is
0 1  12 1 dx
[JEE (Main)-2020] 10. Let f : [0, 1]  R be such that f(xy) = f(x).f(y), for
18. The total number of matrices (1) 16 (2) 2 all x, y  [0, 1], and f(0)  0. If y = y(x) satisfies [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 72 (4) 8 dy
 0 2y 1 the differential equation,  f ( x ) with y(0) = 1, 2– y
  24. Let A be a 2 × 2 real matrix with entries from dx (1) loge  2( y – 1)
A   2x y 1 , (x, y  R, x  y) for
{0, 1} and |A|  0. Consider the following two 2– x
 statements [JEE (Main)-2020]  1 3
 2 x y 1 
then y    y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(P) If A  I2, then |A| = –1 4 4 1 x – y
which ATA = 3I3 is [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) – loge  xy –2
(Q) If |A| = 1, then tr(A) = 2, 1– x  y
(1) 6 (2) 3 (1) 4 (2) 3
where I2 denotes 2 × 2 identity matrix and tr(A)
(3) 4 (4) 2 denotes the sum of the diagonal entries of A. Then (3) 2 (4) 5
1– x  y
(3) – loge  2( x – 1)
19. If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew- [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 x – y
dy 3 1    
(1) (P) is true and (Q) is false 11. If  y ,x  ,  and
2 3  dx cos2 x cos2 x  3 3
symmetric matrix such that A  B    , then (2) Both (P) and (Q) are false 2– x
5 –1 (4) loge x–y
(3) Both (P) and (Q) are true  4   2– y
AB is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] y    , then y    equals
(4) (P) is false and (Q) is true 4 3  4
15. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential
 4 –2   4 –2  25. Let A = {X = (x, y, z)T : PX = 0 and x2 + y2 + z2 = 1},
(1)   (2)   [JEE (Main)-2019]
 1 –4  dy
 –1 –4  equation, x  y  x loge x,( x  1) . If 2y(2) =
 1 2 1 dx
1 1
 –4 –2  –4 2  where P   2 3 4  , then the set A (1)  e6 (2)  e3 loge4 – 1, then y(e) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3)   (4)   3 3
 –1 4   1 4  1 9 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1 4 e2 e
(1) Is an empty set.  (1) (2) –
 5 2 1  (3) (4) 4 2
3 3
20. If B   0 2 (2) Contains more than two elements.
 1  is the inverse of a 3 × 3
(3) Contains exactly two elements. 12. The curve amongst the family of curves represented e2 e
 3 –1 by the differential equation, (x2 – y2)dx + 2xydy = (3) – (4)
(4) Is a singleton. 2 4
matrix A, then the sum of all value of  for which 0 which passes through (1, 1) is
26. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix such that
det (A) + 1 = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2019] 16. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation,
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) –1 (2) 2  2 –1 1  dy
 (1) A hyperbola with transverse axis along the ( x 2  1)2  2 x ( x 2  1)y  1 such that y(0) = 0. If
adj A  –1 0 2  and B = adj(adj A). dx
(3) 0 (4) 1 x-axis.
 1 –2 –1  
21. Let  be a root of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 and (2) A circle with centre on the y-axis. a y (1)  , then the value of ‘a’ is
If A   and (B –1 )T  , then the ordered pair,, 32
1 1 1 (3) An ellipse with major axis along the y-axis.
1     ,  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2019]
the matrix A  1   2  , then the matrix (4) A circle with centre on the x-axis.
3 2 
1  4   1 13. If y(x) is the solution of the differential equation 1 1
(1) (2)
(1) (3, 81) (2)  9,  2 4
A31 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]  9 dy  2 x  1  1 2
2 x
  y  e , x  0, where y (1)  e ,
(1) A2 (2) A  1  1 dx  x  2 1
(3)  3,  (4)  9,  then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 1 (4)
(3) I3 (4) A3  81   81  16
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34. Let A be a symmetric matrix of order 2 with integer
Chapter  cos  i sin  
27. If A  
  5 a b 
 ,    24  and A   c d  ,
i sin  cos     
entries. If the sum of the diagonal elements of A2 is
1, then the possible number of such matrices is :
where i  1, then which one of the following is [JEE (Main)-2021]
not true? [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 6 (2) 1

Differential Equations 2 2
(1) a  b 
1
(2) a2 – c2 = 1
(3) 4 (4) 12

2
1 0 0 
(3) a2 – d2 = 0 (4) 0  a2 + b2  1 35. If the matrix A  0 2 0  satisfies the
1. The differential equation which represents the family 5. Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
  cos  sin   3 0 1
28. Let   and A   4
of curves y  c1ec2 x , where c1 and c2 are arbitrary  . If B = A + A ,
dy 5   sin  cos  
constants, is [AIEEE-2009]  xlogx  y  2x logx, (x  1), y(0)  1  1 0 0
dx then det (B) [JEE (Main)-2020]
equation A 20  A19  A  0 4 0 for some
(1) y" = y y  
Then y(e) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2015] (1) Lies in (2, 3) (2) Is zero. 0 0 1
(2) yy" = y (1) e (2) 0 (3) Is one (4) Lies in (1, 2)
(3) yy" = (y )2 real numbers  and , then  –  is equal to
(3) 2 (4) 2e 29. The number of all 3  3 matrices A, with enteries ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) y = y2 6. If a curve y = f(x) passes through the point from the set {–1, 0, 1} such that the sum of the
2. Solution of the differential equation (1, –1) and satisfies the differential equation, diagonal elements of AAT is 3, is ____________. 36. The total number of 3 × 3 matrices A having entries
from the set {0, 1, 2, 3} such that the sum of all
 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 y(1 + xy) dx = x dy, then f    is equal to the diagonal entries of AA T is 9, is equal to
cos xdy  y (sin x  y )dx, 0  x  is [AIEEE-2010]  2 _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2  x 1
[JEE (Main)-2016] 30. Let R and A 4 = [a ij ]. If
A , x 
(1) secx = (tanx + c)y  1 0 a  b 
4 2 37. Let A   1  and B   1  be two 2 × 1 matrices
(2) ysecx = tanx + c (1)  (2) a11 = 109, then a22 is equal to _________.
5 5  a2  b 2 
(3) ytanx = secx + c [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 2 with real entries such that A = XB, where
(4) tanx = (secx + c)y (3) (4)  31. Let A and B be 3 × 3 real matrices such that A is
5 5 1 1 1 2 2
symmetric matrix and B is skew-symmetric matrix. X  , and k  R. If a1  a2   b1  b2 
2 2 2
3. Consider the differential equation 
dy Then the system of linear equations (A2B2 – B2A2) 3 1 k  3
7. If  2  sin x    y  1 cos x  0 and y(0) = 1,
 1 dx X = O, where X is a 3 × 1 column matrix of
y 2dx   x –  dy  0 . If y (1) = 1, then x is given and (k 2  1) b22  2b1b2 , then the value of k is
 y   unknown variables and O is a 3 × 1 null matrix,
then y   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017] has : [JEE (Main)-2021] _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
by [AIEEE-2011]  2
(1) exactly two solutions a b     0 
1 1
2 1 (2) infinitely many solutions 38. Let A =   and B =     0  such that AB
1 ey 1 ey (1)  (2)  c d     
(1) 1  – (2) 1–  3 3
y e y e (3) no solution = B and a + d = 2021, then the value of ad – bc
4 1 (4) a unique solution is equal to ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4)
1 1 3 3  1    1 2 0  2 1 5 
2 ey 1 ey 32. If for the matrix, A =  T
 , AA = I2, then the  
(3) 4 – – (4) 3–  8. let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential  
y e y e    39. Let A  2B   6 3 3  and 2A – B  2 1 6  .

 0 1 2 
equation sin x
dy
 y cos x  4 x , x  (0, ). If value of  4  4 is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  5 3 1
4. The population p(t) at time t of a certain mouse dx If Tr(A) denotes the sum of all diagonal elements of
species satisfies the differential equation (1) 1 (2) 2 the matrix A, then Tr(A) – Tr(B) has value equal to:
  (3) 4 (4) 3 (1) 1 (2) 3
dp(t ) y     0 , then y   is equal to
 0.5 p(t )  450 . If p(0) = 850, then the time 2 6 [JEE (Main)-2021]
dt (3) 0 (4) 2
at which the population becomes zero is [JEE (Main)-2018] 33. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix with det(A) = 4. Let Ri
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[AIEEE-2012] denote the ith row of A. If a matrix B is obtained
4 2 –8 2 40. Define a relation R over a class of n × n real
(1)  (2)  by performing the operation R2  2R2 + 5R3 on
1 9 3 9 3 matrices A and B as “ARB iff there exists a non-
2A, then det(B) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) ln 9 (2) ln 18 singular matrix P such that PAP –1 = B”. Then
2 (1) 64 (2) 128
8 2 4 2 which of the following is true?
(3) ln 18 (4) 2 ln 18 (3) –  (4) – 
(3) 80 (4) 16
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(1) R is reflexive, symmetric but not transitive 33. The area (in sq. units) of the region A = {(x, y) : (x 36. The area (in sq. units) of the region enclosed
 1 0
(2) R is an equivalence relation 47. If P   1 , 50 between the parabola y2 = 2x and the line x + y =
1 then P is – 1)[x]  y  2 x , 0  x  2}, where [t] denotes
(3) R is symmetric, transitive but not reflexive  2  4 is _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021] the greatest integer function, is
(4) R is reflexive, transitive but not symmetric 37. The area of the region
[JEE (Main)-2020]
 1 25   1 0
2 3  (1)   (2)  
41. Let A    , a  R be written as P + Q where 0 1  50 1 8 4 ( x, y );| x  1|  y  5  x2  is equal to
a 0  (1) 2 1 (2) 2 1
 1 0  1 50  3 3
P is a symmetric matrix and Q is skew symmetric
(3)   (4)   [JEE (Main)-2022]
matrix. If det(Q) = 9, then the modulus of the sum 25 1 0 1 
of all possible values of determinant of P is equal to 8 1 4 1
(3) 2 (4) 2
1 2 3 2 3 2 5 1  3  1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 48. Let A =  . If A–1 = I + A, ,   R, I is 5 3
 1 4  (1) sin    (2) 
(1) 24 (2) 18 2 5 2 4 2
2  2 identity matrix, then 4( – ) is 34. The area (in sq. units) of the region A = {(x, y) : |x|
(3) 45 (4) 36 + |y|  1, 2y2  |x|} is [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
3 3 5 1
 1 –1 0  8 (3)  (4) 
(1) (2) 5 1 7 4 2 4 2
  3 (1) (2)
42. Let A   0 1 –1 and B = 7A20 – 20A7 + 2I, 6 6
  (3) 4 (4) 2 38. The area bounded by the curves y = |x2 – 1| and
0 0 1 
49. Let A and B be two 3 × 3 real matrices such that 5 1 y = 1 is
where I is an identity matrix of order 3 × 3. If (3) (4)
(A2 – B2) is invertible matrix. If A5 = B5 and A3B2 =
B = [bij], then b13 is equal to _______. A2B3, then the value of the determinant of the matrix 6 3 [26-07-2022 Evening]
[JEE (Main)-2021] A3 + B3 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
35. The area (in sq. units) of the region enclosed by 2 4
43. Let A = {aij} be a 3 × 3 matrix, where (1) 1 (2) 2 (1)  2 1  (2)  2 1 
the curves y = x2 – 1 and y = 1 – x2 is equal to 3 3
(3) 4 (4) 0
( 1) j – i [JEE (Main)-2020]
if i  j , 1 1 1 8
 (3) 2  2 1
 (4)  2 1 
a  2
ij if i  j , 50. If A  0 1 1 and M = A + A2 + A3 + ...+ A20, 7 4 3
 203117 (1) (2)
i j 2 3
( 1) if i  j , 0 0 1 39. Let the area enclosed by the x-axis, and the tangent
then the sum of all the elements of the matrix M is
equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] and normal drawn to the curve 4x3 – 3xy2 + 6x2 – 5xy
then det(3 Adj(2A–1)) is equal to _____. 8 16
51. Two fair dice are thrown. The numbers on them are (3) (4) – 8y2 + 9x + 14 = 0 at the point (–2, 3) be A. Then 8A
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 3
taken as  and , and a system of linear equations is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
44. Let A = [aij] be a real matrix of order 3 × 3, such
x+y+z=5
that ai1 + ai2 + ai3 = 1, for i = 1, 2, 3. Then, the
sum of all the entries of the matrix A3 is equal to x + 2y + 3z = 
[JEE (Main)-2021] x + 3y + z = 1 
(1) 1 (2) 3 is constructed. If p is the probability that the
system has a unique solution and q is the
(3) 2 (4) 9 probability that the system has no solution, then
[JEE (Main)-2021]
0 1 0  1 1 5 5
45. Let A    Then the number of 3 × 3 (1) p  and q  (2) p  and q 
1 0 0 . 6 36 6 36
0 0 1
1 5 5 1
matrices B with entries from the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} (3) p  and q  (4) p  and q 
6 36 6 36
and satisfying AB = BA is _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021] 0 2  3
52. If the matrix A    satisfies A(A + 3I) =
 K 1
 n
 0 i   a b  a b  2I, then the value of K is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. Let S  n  N |       a, b, c, d    ,
  1 0  c d  c d  1
(1) (2) –1
where i  –1. Then the number of 2-digit 2
numbers in the set S is _______.
1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 1 (4) 
2
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23. If the area (in sq. units) of the region {(x, y) : y2  28. The area (in sq. units) of the region 53. The number of elements is the set
{(x, y)  R2 : x2  y  3 – 2x}, is 0 1 0
4x, x + y  1, x  0, y  0} is a 2  b , then 0 0
[JEE (Main)-2020] 1
a – b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]  a b 59. Let X =  , Y = I + X + X2 and
3 3
 0 0 0 
31 29 A    : a, b, d  {1, 0, 1} and (I  A)  I  A ,
(1) (2)   0 d 
2 3 3
(1) – (2) 6
3
34 32 where I is 2 × 2 identity matrix, is _______.
2 2
 2

Z =  I   X     X ,      .
(3) (4)
10 8 3 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4)
3 3
 1 5a b   2 1
 x , 0x 54. If A   and A.adj A = A AT, then 5a + b 1
24. If the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola

2 3 2  5 5 
5 
 1 1 1  1 2 
1 29. Given : f ( x )   , x is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] If Y  0 , then ( –  + )2 is equal
y2 = 4x and the line y = x,  > 0, is , then   5 
9  2 2
0
5

 1 (1) 5 (2) 4  0 1
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 1– x , 2  x  1

(3) 13 (4) –1  5 
(1) 48 (2) 24
2
 1  2 3  to ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 4 3 (4) 2
2 6 and g ( x )   x –  , x  R. Then the area (in sq. 55. If A    , then adj (3A + 12A) is equal to
 2  4 1 
[JEE (Main)-2021] 60. Let A be a matrix of order 2 × 2, whose entries
25. The area of the region, enclosed by the circle units) of the region bounded by the curves,
y = f(x) and y = g(x) between the lines, 2x = 1 and are from the set {0, 1, 3, 4, 5}. If the sum of all
x2 + y2 = 2 which is not common to the region
 51 63   51 84  the entries of A is a prime number p, 2 < p < 8,
bounded by the parabola y2 = x and the straight 2 x  3, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1)   (2) 63 72  then the number of such m atrices A is
line y = x, is [JEE (Main)-2020] 84 72    ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
3 1 1 3
(1) – (2) 
1 1 4 3 3 4
(1) (24  1) (2) (12  1)  72 63   72 84  1  i 1
6 6 (3)   (4)  63 51  61. Let A    where i  1. Then, the
1 3 1 3  84 51     i 0
(3) – (4) 
1 1 2 4 2 4 num ber of elements in the set
(3) (12  1) (4) (6  1) 30. Area (in sq. units) of the region outside
3 3
x y x2 y 2
0 2
56. Let A    . If M and N are two matrices given
2 0 
 
n  1, 2, ..., 100 : An  A is ________.
26. The area (in sq. units) of the region   1 and inside the ellipse   1 is
2 3 4 9 [JEE (Main)-2022]
10 10
{( x, y )  R 2 | 4 x 2  y  8 x  12} is [JEE (Main)-2020] 62. Let A = [aij] be a square matrix of order 3 such
by M   A2k and N   A2k 1 then MN2 is : that aij = 2j–i, for all i, j = 1, 2, 3. Then, the matrix
(1) 3(4 – ) (2) 6(4 – ) k 1 k 1
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 6( – 2) (4) 3( – 2) A2 + A3 + … + A10 is equal to :
128 125 [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2) 31. Consider a region R  {( x, y )  R 2 : x 2  y  2 x }.
3 3 (1) a non-identity symmetric matrix
if a line y =  divides the area of region R into two  310  3   310  1 
equal parts, then which of the following is true? (2) a skew-symmetric matrix
127 124 (1)  2  A (2) 
 2 
A
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) neither symmetric nor skew-symmetric matrix    
3 3
2
(1) 3 – 8  8  0 (2)  – 6 3/2 – 16  0
3
(4) an identity matrix
27. For a > 0, let the curves C 1 : y 2 = ax and  310  1   310  3 
C2 : x2 = ay intersect at origin O and a point P. (3) 3 – 8 2 3/2
 8 0 (4) 3 2
 – 6  16  0 57. Let A be a 3 × 3 matrix having entries from the set (3)  2  A (4) 
 2 
A
Let the line x = b(0 < b < a) intersect the chord    
32. The area (in sq. units) of the region {–1, 0, 1}. The number of all such matrices A
OP and the x-axis at points Q and R, respectively. having sum of all the entries equal to 5, is
 2 1 
If the line x = b bisects the area bounded by the ( x, y ) : 0  y  x  1, 0  y  x  1,  x  2 is ____________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 0 – 
 2  63. Let M    , where  is a non-zero real
1  0 
curves, C1 and C2, and the area of OQR  , [JEE (Main)-2020]
2  2 2   1 2  49
79 23 58. Let A =   and B =   . Then the
then ‘a’ satisfies the equation [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)  1 1   1 2  number an N   M 2k . If (I – M 2 )N  –2I, then
16 6 k 1
(1) x6 + 6x3 – 4 = 0 (2) x6 – 12x3 – 4 = 0 number of elements in the set {(n, m) : n, m {
79 23 1, 2……….., 10} and nA n + mB m = I} is the positive integral value of  is ____ .
(3) x6 – 6x3 + 4 = 0 (4) x6 – 12x3 + 4 = 0 (3) (4)
24 16 ____________. [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
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70. Which of the following matrices can NOT be 11. The area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola 17. The area (in sq. units) of the region
 2 1 1 y = x2 – 1, the tangent at the point (2, 3) to it and A = {(x, y)R × R|0  x  3, 0  y  4, y  x2 + 3x} is:
  3i  1 the y-axis is [JEE (Main)-2019]
A   1 0 1  1 2  [JEE (Main)-2019]
64. Let and B = A – I. If   ,
  2 obtained from the matrix   by a single
 1 1 0   1 1 32 8
(1) (2) 26 59
then the number of elements in the set 3 3 (1) (2)
elementary row operation? 3 6
n n
n  1,2,....,100 : A   B   A  B
 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] 56 14 53
(3) (4) (3) 8 (4)
3 3 6
_______.
0 1   1 1 12. The area of the region A = {(x, y) : 0  y  x|x| + 18. Let S() = {(x, y) : y2  x, 0  x } and A() is
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1)   (2)   1 and –1  x  1} in sq. units, is area of the region S(). If for a , 0 <  < 4,
 1 1  –1 2  A() : A(4) = 2 : 5, then  equals
 1 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
65. Let A    . Let , ,   be such that [JEE (Main)-2019]
 2 5  4 1 1
 1 2   1 2  (1) 2 (2)
A2 + A = 2I. Then  +  is equal to (3)   (4)   3  2 3  4 3
 2 7   1 3  (1) 2   (2) 2 
[JEE (Main)-2022] 5  25 
2 1
(1) –10 (2) –6 (3) (4) 1 1
3 3
 2 3  4 3
(3) 6 (4) 10 1  1 2 3  13. If the area enclosed between the curves y = kx2 (3) 4   (4) 4 
5  25 
71. Let
x  1 and A   0 1 6  .
For k  , if and x = ky2, (k > 0), is 1 square unit. Then k is
66. Let S be the set containing all 3 × 3 matrices with 19. The area (in sq. units) of the region
entries from {–1, 0, 1}. The total number of 1  0 0 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
A = {(x, y) : x2  y  x + 2} is [JEE (Main)-2019]
matrices A  S such that the sum of all the
1
diagonal elements of AT A is 6 is ________. X  Ak X  33, then k is equal to _______. (1) 3 (2) 31 10
3 (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 6 3
[JEE (Main)-2022]
3 2 13
 4 2  (3) (4) 9
2 3 (3) (4)
67. Let A    If A2 + A + 18I = 0, then det (A) 2 6
    92 102 112 
1   14. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the 20. The area (in sq. units) of the region
is equal to ______.   curve x2 = 4y and the straight line x = 4y – 2 is
72. Let A  1 and B   122 13 2 142  , then  y2 
[JEE (Main)-2022]   [JEE (Main)-2019] A  ( x, y ) :  x  y  4  is
1  152 162 172   2 
(1) –18 (2) 18   7 5
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) –50 (4) 50 8 4
the value of ABA is [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 18 (2) 16
 1 1  1  9 3 53
(1) 1224 (2) 1042 (3) (4) (3) (4) 30
68. Let A    and B   1 0  , ,   R. Let 1 8 4 3
2    
be the value of  which satisf ies (3) 540 (4) 539 15. The area (in sq. units) in the first quadrant bounded
by the parabola, y = x2 + 1, the tangent to it at 21. The region represented by x  y  2 and
2 2  the point (2, 5) and the coordinate axes is x  y  2 is bounded by a [JEE (Main)-2019]
 A  B 2  A2    and 2 be the value of   1 a  
2 2  73. Let S =  0 b  ; a, b  {1, 2, 3, ..... 100}  and let [JEE (Main)-2019]

   (1) Square of side length 2 2 units
which satisfies (A + B)2 = B2. Then 1  2 is 187 8
T = {A  S : An(n + 1) = I}. Then the number of (1) (2) (2) Square of area 16 sq. units
equal to _________. n 24 3
(3) Rhombus of side length 2 units
[JEE (Main)-2022] 14 37
100 (3) (4) (4) Rhombus of area 8 2 sq. units
69. Let A and B be any two 3 × 3 symmetric and skew  T 3 24
symmetric matrices respectively. Then Which of the elements in n  1 n is ____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
16. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the 22. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the
following is NOT true? parabola, y = x 2 + 2 and the lines, y = x + 1, curves y = 2x and y = |x + 1|, in the first quadrant
[JEE (Main)-2022] x = 0 and x = 3, is [JEE (Main)-2019] is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) A4 – B4 is a symmetric matrix 74. The number of matrices of order 3 × 3, whose entries 15 21 3 1 1
are either 0 or 1 and the sum of all the entries is a (1) (2) (1) 2  log 2 (2)
(2) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix 2 2 e 2
prime number, is _________.
(3) B5 – A5 is a skew-symmetric matrix 15 17 3 3
(3) (4) (3) loge 2  (4)
(4) AB + BA is a skew-symmetric matrix [JEE (Main)-2022] 4 4 2 2
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Area Under Curve Determinants

1. The area of the region bounded by the parabola 7. The area (in sq. units) of the region described by 1. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix 5. Let P and Q be 3 × 3 matrices with P  Q. If
(y – 2)2 = x – 1, the tangent to the parabola at the {(x, y) : y2  2x and y  4x – 1} is P3 = Q 3 and P 2Q = Q 2P, then determinant of
point (2, 3) and the x-axis is [AIEEE-2009] Statement-1 : adj (adj A) = A (P2 + Q2) is equal to [AIEEE-2012]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) 6 (2) 9 Statement-2 : |adj A| = |A| [AIEEE-2009] (1) 1 (2) 0
7 5 (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
(3) 12 (4) 3 (1) (2) (3) –1 (4) –2
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2. The area bounded by the curves y = cosx and 6. The number of values of k, for which the system
y = sinx between the ordinates x = 0 and Statement-1 of equations
15 9
3 (3) (4) (2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (k + 1)x + 8y = 4k
x is [AIEEE-2010] 64 32
2 (3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true kx + (k + 3)y = 3k – 1
8. The area (in sq. units) of the region
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; has no solution, is [JEE (Main)-2013]
(1) 4 2  2 (2) 4 22
 x, y   y 2
 2 x and x  y  4 x, x  0, y  0 is
2 2 Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
(1) Infinite (2) 1
(3) 4 2  1 (4) 4 2 1 Statement-1
[JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 2 (4) 3
3. The area bounded by the curves y 2 = 4x and 2. Let a, b, c be such that b(a + c)  0. If
x2 = 4y is [AIEEE-2011] 8 4 2 1  3
(1)   (2)  a a 1 a 1 a 1 b 1 c 1 
8 3 3 b b  1 b  1  a  1 b 1 c  1  0, 7. If P   1 3 3  is the adjoint of a 3  3 matrix
(1) (2) 0 c c 1 c 1  2 1  2 4 4 
3 (1) a (1) b (1)n c
n n

 2 2 4 A and |A| = 4, then  is equal to

32 16 (3)  (4)  then the value of n is [AIEEE-2009] [JEE (Main)-2013]
(3) (4) 2 3 3
3 3 (1) Any even integer (2) Any odd integer (1) 4 (2) 11
y 9. The area (in sq. units) of the region (3) Any integer (4) Zero
4. The area bounded between the parabolas x 2  (3) 5 (4) 0
4 3. Consider the system of linear equations:
and x2 = 9y, and the straight line y = 2 is {(x, y) : x  0, x + y  3, x2  4y and y  1  x } 8. If ,   0, and f(n) = n +  n and
[AIEEE-2012] x1 + 2x2 + x3 = 3
is [JEE (Main)-2017] 3 1  f (1) 1  f (2)
2x1 + 3x2 + x3 = 3
10 2 20 2 1  f (1) 1  f (2) 1  f (3)
(1) (2) = K(1 – )2 (1 – )2 (
3 3 3 7 3x1 + 5x2 + 2x3 = 1 1  f (2) 1  f (3) 1  f (4)
(1) (2)
2 3 The system has [AIEEE-2010] – )2, then K is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
(3) 10 2 (4) 20 2
(1) Infinite number of solutions (1) 1 (2) –1
5. The area (in square units) bounded by the curves 5 59
(3) (4) (2) Exactly 3 solutions
y = x , 2y  x  3  0 , x-axis, and lying in the first 2 12 1
(3) A unique solutions (3)  (4)
quadrant is [JEE (Main)-2013] 
(1) 9 (2) 36 10. Let g ( x )  cos x 2 , f ( x )  x , and ,  ( < ) be (4) No solution 9. The set of all values of  for which the system of
the roots of the quadratic equation 18x2 – 9x + 2 4. If the trivial solution is the only solution of the linear equations
27
(3) 18 (4) = 0. Then the area (in sq. units) bounded by the system of equations 2x1 – 2x2 + x3 = x1
4 curve y = (gof)(x) and the lines x = , x =  and x  ky  z  0 2x1 – 3x2 + 2x3 = x2
6. The area of the region described by y = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2018]
A = {(x, y) : x2 + y2  1 and y2  1 – x} is kx  3 y  kz  0 –x1 + 2x2 = x3
[JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1 has a non-trivial solution [JEE (Main)-2015]
(1) ( 3  1) (2) ( 3  1) 3x  y  z  0
 2  2 2 2 (1) Is an empty set
(1)  (2)  then the set of all values of k is [AIEEE-2011]
2 3 2 3 (2) Is a singleton
1 1 (1) R – {–3} (2) {2, –3}
 4  4 (3) ( 3  2) (4) ( 2  1) (3) Contains two elements
(3)  (4)  2 2 (3) R – {2, –3} (4) R – {2}
2 3 2 3 (4) Contains more than two elements

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10. The system of linear equations 15. The system of linear equations 141. Let f be a differential function satisfying
138. Let f  x   2  x  x  1  x  1 , x  R. Consider
x + y – z = 0 x+y+z=2 3  2 
x – y – z = 0 3  1  1 3 2  x
2x + 3y + 2z = 5 S1 : f   
  f   2   f  2   f  2   2 f x   f   d , x  0 and f 1  3 . If
x + y – z = 0  2       3 0  3 
2x + 3y + (a2 – 1)z = a + 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
has a non-trivial solution for [JEE (Main)-2016] 2 y = f(x) passes through the point (, 6), then  is
(1) has infinitely many solutions for a = 4
(1) Exactly one value of  S 2  :  f  x  dx  12 equal to _____ [JEE (Main)-2022]
2
(2) is inconsistent when a  3 142. The value of the integral
(2) Exactly two values of 
Then,
(3) Exactly three values of  (3) has a unique solution for a  3
(4) Infinitely many values of  [JEE (Main)-2022] 
(4) is inconsistent when a = 4 2
11. Let  be a complex number such that 2 + 1 = z (1) Both (S1) and (S2) are correct dx
16. If the system of linear equations 
where z  3 . If (2) Both (S1) and (S2) are wrong  1  e x  sin6 x  cos6 x  is equal to
x – 4y + 7z = g 2
(3) Only (S1) is correct
1 1 1 3y – 5z = h
1 2  1 2  3k , then k is equal to (4) Only (S2) is correct [JEE (Main)-2022]
– 2x + 5y – 9z = k
2
1 2 7 is consistent, then [JEE (Main)-2019]  2  1  (1) 2 (2) 0
[JEE (Main)-2017] 139.   2 x  3 x   x  2   dx, where [t] is the
(1) g + h + k = 0 (2) g + 2h + k = 0 0  
(1) z (2) –1 
(3) g + h + 2k = 0 (4) 2g + h + k = 0 greatest integer function, is equal to
(3) 1 (4) –z (3)  (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2
12. If S is the set of distinct values of b for which the 17. Let d  R, and
following system of linear equations 7 19 2 2
(1) (2)  9 – x   9 – x 
 2 4d (sin )  2  6 12     and Min  .
xy z 1 
143. Let 0Max
 x  2 5  x  0 x  2
(sin )  2 d    5  x 
A   1 , 31 3
x  ay  z  1 (3) (4) 2  1 2
 5 (2 sin )  d (  sin )  2  2d  12 2  9  x   8 
 M ax  , x dx   1   2 log e  
If 8  5  x   15  then
ax  by  z  0 140. Let f(x) = min {[x – 1], [x – 2], …., [x – 10]} where 
3
  [0, 2]. If the minimum value of det(A) is 8, [t] denotes the greatest integer  t. T hen
has no solution, then S is [JEE (Main)-2017] then a value of d is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1  2 is equal to __________.
10 10 10
2
(1) An infinite set dx  [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) –5 (2) 2( 2  1)  f  x  dx    f  x    f  x  dx is equal to
(2) A finite set containing two or more elements 0 0 0
________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) A singleton (3) –7 (4) 2( 2  2)
(4) An empty set 18. If the system of equations
x  4 2x 2x x+y+z=5
13. If 2 x x 4 2 x  ( A  Bx )( x  A)2 , then the x + 2y + 3z = 9 
2x 2x x 4 x + 3y + z = 
ordered pair (A, B) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2018] has infinitely many solutions, then  –  equals
(1) (–4, –5) (2) (–4, 3) [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (–4, 5) (4) (4, 5) (1) 18 (2) 21
14. If the system of linear equations (3) 8 (4) 5
x + ky + 3z = 0 19. The number of values of   (0, ) for which the
3x + ky – 2z = 0 system of linear equations
2x + 4y – 3z = 0 x + 3y + 7z = 0
– x + 4y + 7z = 0
xz
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z), then 2 is equal (sin3)x + (cos2)y + 2z = 0
y
to [JEE (Main)-2018] has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) –10 (2) 10 (1) Four (2) One
(3) –30 (4) 30 (3) Three (4) Two
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log10 t 20. If the system of linear equations 25. The greatest value of c  R for which the system
128. If f      dt ,  > 0, then f(e3) + f(e–3) is 133. Let f ( x )  max  x  1 , x  2 , ......., x  5 . Then 2x + 2y + 3z = a
of linear equations
1 t x – cy – cz = 0
1
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 3x – y + 5z = b
0 cx – y + cz = 0
x – 3y + 2z = c
(1) 9 (2)
9  f ( x )dx is equal to ______.
where a, b, c are non-zero real numbers, has more
cx + cy – z = 0
–6 has a non-trivial solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 than one solution, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
9 9 [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) b – c + a = 0 (1) –1 (2) 0
(3) log 10  (4) 2loge 10 
e 134. The value of the integral (2) b + c – a = 0 1
(3) 2 (4)
129. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal (3) a + b + c = 0 2
to t. T hen the value of the integral 
48  3x 2  sin x (4) b – c – a = 0 26. If the system of linear equations
4 
 x3  dx is equal to
101
3  sin  x   e cos  2 x  
 dx is equal to  0  2  1  cos2 x
 abc 2a 2a
x – 2y + kz = 1
2x + y + z = 2
________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 21. If 2b bc a 2b = (a + b + c) (x
[JEE (Main)-2022] 3x – y – kz = 3
52 1  e  52 2c 2c c a b has a solution (x, y, z), z  0, then (x, y) lies on
135. If m and n respectively are the number of local
(1) (2) + a + b + c)2, x  0 and a + b + c  0, then x the straight line whose equation is
e e maximum and local minimum points of the is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
52  2  e  104 (1) 2(a + b + c) (2) –(a + b + c) (1) 3x – 4y – 4 = 0 (2) 3x – 4y – 1 = 0
(3) (4) x2 2
e e t  5t  4
function f  x    t
dt , then the ordered (3) abc (4) –2(a + b + c) (3) 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 (4) 4x – 3y – 4 = 0
0 2e 22. An ordered pair (, ) for which the system of
  27. Let  and  be the roots of the equation
  linear equations x 2 + x + 1 = 0. Then for y  0 in R,
1 1 1 1 1  pair (m, n) is equal to
lim n    .....  (1 + ) x + y + z = 2 y 1  
130. n 2  1 2 3 2n  1 
 1 n 1 n 1 n 1 n  x + (1 + )y + z = 3  y  1 is equal to
 2 2 2 2  [JEE (Main)-2022] x + y + 2z = 2
is equal to  1 y 
(1) (3, 2) (2) (2, 3) has a unique solution, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) y(y2 – 1) (2) y3 – 1
1 (1) (1, –3) (2) (2, 4)
(1) (2) 1 (3) (2, 2) (4) (3, 4) (3) y(y2 – 3) (4) y3
2 (3) (–3, 1) (4) (–4, 2) 28. If the system of equations 2x + 3y – z = 0,
(3) 2 (4) –2 k–1 x + ky – 2z = 0 and 2x – y + z = 0 has a
(n  1)  1 sin  1 
136. If lim (nk  1)  (nk  2)  ...  (nk  n) 
23. If A   – sin  1 sin   ; then for all
x y z
[JEE (Main)-2022] n  nk 1 non-trivial solution (x, y, z), then    k is
y z x
 –1 – sin  1  equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]

 n2 n2 n2  33  lim
1
 1k  2k  3k  ...  nk  , then the  3 5 
131. nlim    1

  n2  1  n  1
   
n2  4  n  2 n2  9  n  3   n  nk 1    ,
 4 4 
 , det (A) lies in the interval (1)
2
(2) –4
integral value of k is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2019]
 3 1
n2 (3) (4) 
...    5  3 4 4
 n2  n2   n  n   [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1)  1, 
 2
(2)  0, 2 
  x sin  cos 
5  3  29. If 1   sin  x 1 and
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] n
2n 1  cos x (3)  , 4  (4)  2 , 3
137. If a  nlim

 n k2 2 and f (x) 
1  cos x
, x   0, 1 , 2    cos  1 x
k 1
 1  1 24. The set of all values of  for which the system of
(1)  loge 2 (2)  loge 2 then x sin 2 cos 2
8 4 4 8 linear equations
 2   sin 2 x 1 , x  0; then
x – 2y – 2z = x
 1  1 cos 2 1 x
(3)  loge 2 (4)  loge 2 [JEE (Main)-2022] x + 2y + z = y
4 8 8 8
n –x – y =  z [JEE (Main)-2019]  
 x x2 x n –1  for all    0,  [JEE (Main)-2019]
132. Let an    1    ....   dx for every a a a a (has a non-trivial solution)  2
 2 3 n  (1) 2 2 f    f    (2) f  f    2
–1 2 2 2 2 (1) Contains exactly two elements (1) 1 + 2 = – 2x3
n  N. Then the sum of all the elements of the set {n (2) Contains more than two elements (2) 1 – 2 = – 2x3
 N : an  (2, 30)} is ________________ .
a a a a (3) Is a singleton (3) 1 + 2 = – 2(x3 + x – 1)
(3) 2 f    f    (4) f    2f  
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 2 2 2 (4) Is an empty set (4) 1 – 2 = x(cos2 – cos4)

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30. If the system of linear equations 34. A value of  (0, /3), for which 1 2n 1

x+y+z=5 
118. If n  2 n  1 0 1 – x n  dx  1177  (1 – x n ) 2 n 1 dx ,
0
2
1 + cos2  sin2  4 cos 6 sin  6 x 
x + 2y + 2z = 6 then nN is equal to ______. 123. The value of the integral  60 dx is equal
cos2  1  sin2  4 cos 6  0, is sin x
0
x + 3y + z = , (,   R), has infinitely many [JEE (Main)-2022]
cos2  sin2  1  4 cos 6 to ______.
solutions, then the value of  +  is 119. Let    be function defined as
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 10 (2) 12  7   x  
f  x   a sin  
(1) (2) 
 2  x , a  , where [t] is the
 
(3) 7 (4) 9 18 36  2  2
1
124. The integral  3  2 sin x  cos x dx is equal to
31. The sum of the real roots of the equation 7  0
(3) (4) greatest integer less than or equal to t. If xlim f x
24 9  –1
x 6 1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 3 x x  3  0, is equal to 35. If the system of linear equations 4
(1) tan–1(2)
3 2x x 2 2x + 2ay + az = 0 exists, then the value of  f  x  dx is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019] 0 
2x + 3by + bz = 0
(2) tan–1(2) –
(1) 6 (2) 0 2x + 4cy + cz = 0, 4
(3) –4 (4) 1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
where a, b, c R are non-zero and distinct; 1 
32. Let  be a real number for which the system of (1) –1 (2) –2 (3) tan1(2) 
has a non-zero solution, then 2 8
linear equations (3) 1 (4) 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
x+y+z=6 1
120. The minimum value of the twice differentiable (4)
1 1 1 2
4x + y – z = – 2 (1) , , are in A.P.. x
a b c
3x + 2y – 4z = – 5 function f ( x )   e x  t f ( t )dt  ( x 2  x  1)e x , x   , 125. If [t] denotes the greatest integer  t, then the
(2) a, b, c are in A.P. 0
has infinitely many solutions. Then  is a root of the 1
is value of   2 x  | 3 x 2  5 x  2 | 1dx is
quadratic equation [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) a + b + c = 0 0 
(4) a, b, c are in G.P. [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 2 + 3 – 4 = 0 (2) 2 –  – 6 = 0
(3) 2 +  – 6 = 0 (4) 2 – 3 – 4 = 0 36. For which of the following ordered pairs (,), the
system of linear equations 2 37  13  4 37  13  4
(1)  (2) 2 e (1) (2)
33. If [x] denotes the greatest integer  x, then the e 6 6
x + 2y + 3z = 1
system of linear equations [sin]x + [– cos]y = 0
3x + 4y + 5z = 
[cot]x + y = 0 [JEE (Main)-2019] 2  37  13  4  37  13  4
4x + 4y + 4z =  (3)  e (4) (3) (4)
e 6 6
  2  is inconsistent? [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Has a unique solution if    ,  and have 20 
2 3  2
(1) (4, 3) 3 126. dx is equal to
15 x 3 0  sin x  cos x 
 7  (2) (4, 6) 121. If  dx   2   3 , where
infinitely many solutions if    , . 0 2 3
 6  (3) (3, 4) 1 x2  1  x  [JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) (1, 0)
  2   7  ,  are integers, then  +  is equal to (1) 10    4  (2) 10    2 
(2) Has a unique solution if   ,    ,  . 37. The system of linear equations
2 3   6  [JEE (Main)-2022]
x  2y  2z  5 (3) 20    2  (4) 20    2 
  2  x 1
(3) Have infinitely many solutions if    ,  2x  3 y  5z  8 122. Let In  x   dt , n  1, 2, 3, ..... Then
2 3  0 n
2 127. Let f be a twice differentiable function on R. If
t 5  x
 7  4 x  y  6z  10 has [JEE (Main)-2020]
and has a unique solution if    ,  . f (0)  4 and f ( x )   ( x  t ) f  (t ) dt
 6  [JEE (Main)-2022] 0
(1) Infinitely many solutions when   2
(4) Have infinitely many solutions if (2) No solution when   8 (1) 50I6  9I5  xI5 (2) 2
50I6  11I5  xI5  e 2 x  e – 2 x cos 2 x  x, then (2a + 1) 5 a2 is
 
  2   7   a
 , (3) A unique solution when   8
   ,  . equal to ________________.
2 3   6  (3) 50I6  9I5  I5 (4) 50I6  11I5  I5
(4) No solution when   2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
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111. Let f : R  R be a differentiable function such 115. Let f be a real valued continuous function on [0, 38. If for some  and  in R, the intersection of the 42. If the system of equations
    following three planes x+y+z=2
that f    2, f    0 and f     1 and let 1
4 2 2 1] and f  x   x    x  t  f  t  dt . Then, which of x + 4y – 2z = 1 2x + 4y – z = 6
 0
g  x    4  f   t  sec t  tan t sect f  t   dt for x + 7y – 5z =  3x + 2y + z = 
x the following points (x, y) lies on the curve x + 5y + z = 5 has infinitely many solutions, then
lim g x
  
x   , . Then x   

y  f x? is a line in R3, then  +  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
is equal to
4 2  2
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 2– = 5
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) (2, 4) (2) (1, 2) (1) –10 (2) 0 (2) – 2= –5
(3) 4 (4) –3 (3) (4, 17) (4) (6, 8) (3) 2 (4) 10 (3) + 2= 14
112. Let f : R  R be a continuous function satisfying 39. The following system of linear equations (4) 2 + = 14
2 1
f(x) + f(x + k) = n, for all x  R where k > 0 and   y2 
116. If   2x  2 x  x 2  d x    1  1 y2  d y  43. Suppose the vectors x1, x2 and x3 are the solutions
4 nk   2  7x + 6y – 2z = 0
0 0 of the system of linear equations,
n is a positive integer. If I1   f  x  dx and
2
3x + 4y + 2z = 0 Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal
0 y2  to b1, b2 and b3 respectively. If
3k   2   dy  I then I equal is
2 
x – 2y – 6z = 0, has [JEE (Main)-2020]
I2   f  x  dx, then 1
(1) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying
1 0  0  1  0 
k
x = 2z x1  1 , x2  2  , x3  0  , b1  0  , b2  2  and
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] 1 1  1  0  0 
(2) No solution
(1) I1  2I2  4nk (2) I1  2I2  2nk 1 0 
 2 (3) Only the trivial solution
(1)   1  1  y  dy b3  0  , then the determinant of A is equal to
(3) I1  nI2  4n 2 k (4) I1  nI2  6n 2 k 0 (4) Infinitely many solutions, (x, y, z) satisfying 2 
113. Let ƒ : R  R be a function defined by : y = 2z
[JEE (Main)-2020]
1
max{t 3  3t } ; x  2 y2 2
 40. Let S be the set of all R for which the system
 t x (2)   2  1  y  1 dy of linear equations (1) 4 (2)
1
 0  2
ƒ( x )   x 2  2 x  6 ; 2  x  3 2x – y + 2z = 2
 [ x  3]  9 ; 3x5 3
 1 x – 2y + z = –4 (3) 2 (4)
 2 x  1 ; x5  2 2
(3)   1  1  y  dy
where [t] is the greatest integer less than or equal 0 x + y + z = 4 44. Let R. The system of linear equations
to t. Let m be the number of points where ƒ is not has no solution. Then the set S 2x1 – 4x2 + x3 = 1
2 1
y2  [JEE (Main)-2020] x1 – 6x2 + x3 = 2
differentiable and I   ƒ( x ) dx. Then the ordered 2
(4)   2  1  y  1 dy
2 0  (1) Is a singleton. x1 – 10x2 + 4x3 = 3
pair (m, I) is equal to : is inconsistent for [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (2) Contains more than two elements.
117. For any real number x, let [x] denote the largest
(1) exactly two values of 
 27   23  integer less than equal to x. Let f be a real valued (3) Is an empty set.
(1)  3, (2)  3, 4  (2) exactly one positive value of 
 4    function defined on the interval [–10, 10] by (4) Contains exactly two elements.
(3) every value of 
 27   23   x   x , if  x  is odd
(3)  4, (4)  4, 4  f (x)   x – 2 2x – 3 3x – 4 (4) exactly one negative value of 
 4    1   x   x, if  x  is even .
41. If   2 x – 3 3 x – 4 4x – 5  45. If a + x = b + y = c + z + 1, where a, b, c, x, y,
5 z are non-zero distinct real numbers, then
   x   3 x – 5 5 x – 8 10 x – 17
114.  cos    x –     dx , where [t] denotes
  2   2
10
x ay xa
0 Then the value of 10  f ( x )cos x dx is
greatest integer less than or equal to t, is equal 10 Ax3 + Bx2 + Cx + D, then B + C is equal to y by y  b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
to z cy zc
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 4 (2) 2 (1) 9 (2) –1 (1) y(b – a) (2) y(a – b)
(1) –3 (2) –2
(3) 2 (4) 0 (3) 1 (4) 0 (3) 1 (4) –3 (3) y(a – c) (4) 0

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46. If the system of linear equations 51. The sum of distinct values of  for which the x 105. The value of b > 3 for which
t
x + y + 3z = 0 system of equations 100. Let f(x) = e f (t )dt  e x be a differentiable b
1
0 12  dx  log  49 
x + 3y + k2z = 0 ( – 1)x + (3 + 1)y + 2z = 0 function for all x  R. Then f(x) equals : e  , is equal to
3  x 2  1  x 2  4   40 
3x + y + 3z = 0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
( – 1)x + (4 – 2)y + ( + 3)z = 0 [JEE (Main)-2022]
x x
has a non-zero solution (x, y, z) for some k  R , (1) e(e – 1) (2) 2e e – 1
2x + (3 + 1)y + 3( – 1)z = 0, 2  x 2 dx
x x 24 2  
y – 1)
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) 2e(e –1 (4) e e – 1
then x    is equal to has non-zero solutions, is ________ . 106. The integral  0 is equal to
z 2  x2 4  x 4  
101. Let f : [0,  )  [0,  ) be defined as
[JEE (Main)-2020] _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 9 (2) 3 x
52. The system of linear equations
(3) –9 (4) –3 f ( x )   [ y ] dy
0 2 x3  x
3x – 2y – kz = 10 dx
47. The values of  and  for which the system of linear where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal 107. The value of the integral  xx is equal
2x – 4y – 2z = 6 to x. Which of the following is true? 2 e 1 
equations
[JEE (Main)-2021] to: [JEE (Main)-2022]
x + 2y – z = 5m
x+y+z=2 (1) f is continuous at every point in [0, ) and
differentiable except at the integer points (1) 5e2 (2) 3e–2
is inconsistent if :
x + 2y + 3z = 5 (2) f is both continuous and differentiable except (3) 4 (4) 6
[JEE (Main)-2021]
at the integer points in [0, )
x + 3y + z =  4  
(1) k  3, m  (2) k  3, m  R (3) f is continuous everywhere except at the 108. Let f be a differentiable function in  0,  If
5 integer points in [0, )  2
has infinitely many solutions are, respectively
1
4 4 (4) f is differentiable at every point in [0, ) 1  1 
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) k  3, m  (4) k  3, m   t 2f  t  dt  sin3 x  cos x, then f   is
5 5  /2 3  3
cos x
(1) 5 and 7 (2) 6 and 8 102. Let f     sin     sin   t cos   f  t  dt . Then equal to
–  /2
 3  1 2  [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 4 and 9 (4) 5 and 8  /2
  the value of |  f    d  | is _________.
0
53. Let P   2 0   , where R. Suppose
48. If the system of linear equations, 9
(2) 6
3 5 0  [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 6  9 2
2
x+y+z=6 
Q = [qij] is a matrix satisfying PQ = kI3 for some ecos x sin x 9
dx 9 6
x + 2y + 3z = 10 103. The value of is (3) 6 2 (4)
2 2 2
 1  cos2 x ecos x  e  cos x
k 0  
non-zero kR. If q23   and | Q | k , then 2
3x + 2y + z =  8 2 equal to : 1
1
+ k2 is equal to _____________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
has more than two solutions, then  – 2 is equal
 dx, where [·] denotes the
109. The integral 0  1 
to ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 2 7 x 
54. For the system of linear equations : (1) (2) greatest integer function, is equal to
4 2
49. Let S be the set of all integer solutions, (x, y, z), of
x – 2y = 1, x – y + kz = –2, ky + 4z = 6, k R, [JEE (Main)-2022]
the system of equations  
(3) (4)
consider the following statements : 4 2 6 6
x – 2y + 5z = 0 (1) 1  6loge   (2) 1  6loge  
[JEE (Main)-2021]  7 7
cos2 nx
–2x + 4y + z = 0 (A) The system has unique solution if 104. If bn  02 dx, n  , then
sin x 7 6
(3) loge   (4) 1  7loge  
–7x + 14y + 9z = 0 k  2, k   2. [JEE (Main)-2022] 6 7
(B) The system has unique solution if k = – 2. (1) b – b , b – b , b – b are in an A.P. with 110. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or
such that 15  x 2 + y 2 + z2  150. Then, the 3 2 4 3 5 4
common difference –2 equal to t. T hen, the value of the integral
number of elements in the set S is equal (C) The system has unique solution if k = 2 1
to ______ [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 1 1 2
(D) The system has no solution if k = 2.  8 x  6 x  1dx is equal to
(2) b – b , b – b , b – b are in an A. P. with
50. If the system of equations 3 2 4 3 5 4 0
(E) The system has infinite number of solutions if
common difference 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
x – 2y + 3z = 9 k  – 2.
(3) b – b , b – b , b – b are in a G.P. 5
Which of the following statements are correct? 3 2 4 3 5 4 (1) –1 (2)
2x + y + z = b 4
(1) (A) and (E) only (2) (A) and (D) only 1 1 1
x – 7y + az = 24, has infinitely many solutions, (4) b – b , b – b , b – b are in an A.P. with
3 2 4 3 5 4 17  13 17  16
(3) (B) and (E) only (4) (C) and (D) only (3) (4)
then a – b is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] common difference –2 8 8
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95. Let f be a non-negative function in [0, 1] and twice  i –i

5
x  x differentiable in (0, 1).     60. Let A    , i  –1 . Then, the system of
90. If the value of the integral  dx  e1  ,  0 – tan   
 –i i 
 2 
ex  
x 
0 55. If A  and (I2, + A) (I2 – A)–1 x  8 
x x    linear equations A 8      has
where ,  R, 5 + 6 = 0, and [x] denotes the
If
0 1  (f '  t )2 dt  0 f (t )dt, 0  x  1 and f(0) = 0, 

tan 2
 
0 
  y   64 
greatest integer less than or equal to x; then the [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 x
value of ( + )2 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] then lim
x  x2 0 f (t )dt a –b 
=  2 2
 , then 13(a + b ) is equal to ________.
(1) Exactly two solutions
(1) 25 (2) 16 b a  (2) No solution
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 36 (4) 100 [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) A unique solution
(1) Equals 1 (2) Does not exist
56. If the system of equations (4) Infinitely many solutions

1 kx + y + 2z = 1
2  1  sin2 x  (3) Equals 0 (4) Equals  30 20 56 
91. The value of   1  sin x  dx is
 2 3x – y – 2z = 2
61. Let P   90 140 112  and
 

2 96. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. Then the –2x – 2y – 4z = 3 120 60 14 
1 has infinitely many solutions, then k is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2021] ___________.
value of 8    [2x ] | x | dx is _____. 2 7

2 

1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1)
3
(2)
 –
2
A   1  1  where   1  i 3 , and I
2 2 57. The following system of linear equations  0    1 3 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]  
5 3 97. If [x] is the greatest integer  x, then 2x + 3y + 2z = 9 be the identity matrix of order 3. If the determinant
(3) (4)
4 4 2 3x + 2y + 2z = 9 of the matrix (P–1AP–I3)2 is 2 , then the value 
 x 
2   sin  ( x – [ x ])[ x ] dx is equal to x – y + 4z = 8 is equal to _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
16
loge x 2  2 
0 (1) has a solution (,  , ) satisfying
92.  log dx is equal to 62. The maximum value of
6 e
2

x  loge x 2  44 x  484  (1) 4( + 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) 2( – 1)
2 + 3 = 12
(2) has a unique solution
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 4( – 1) (4) 2( + 1) (3) does not have any solution sin2 x 1  cox 2 x cos 2x
(1) 6 (2) 10 98. The function f(x), that satisfies the condition (4) has infinitely many solutions 2
f(x)  1  sin x cos2 x cos 2x ,x  R is :
(3) 5 (4) 8  2
2 (a  1) (a  2) a  2 1 sin x cos2 x sin 2x

Un   1 
1  22  
2
n2 
n f (x)  x   sin x  cos y f ( y ) dy, is : 58. The value of (a  2) (a  3) a  3 1 is :
93. If   1  2  ....  1  2  , then 0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 n 2   n   n  (a  3) (a  4) a  4 1
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3
2 (1) (2) 5
lim Un  n is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 4
n  (1) x + ( + 2) sinx (2) x  (   2)sin x (1) 0 (2) (a  2)(a  3)(a  4)
3
4 4 (3) –2 (4) (a  1)(a  2)(a  3) (3) 7 (4) 5
(1) (2) 
e2 e (3) x  sin x (4) x + ( – 2) sinx 26th Feb (M) 63. The system of equations kx + y + z = 1, x + ky
2 59. Consider the following system of equations : + z = k and x + y + zk = k2 has no solution equal
16 e2 [JEE (Main)-2021] to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4) 1
e2 16 2
xn x + 2y – 3z = a (1) 0 (2) 1
99. Let Jn, m   x m
1
dx,  n  m and n, mN.
2x + 6y – 11z = b
1 0 (3) –1 (4) –2
xdx
94. The value of the integral  (1  x )(1  3 x )(3  x ) is
Consider a matrix A  aij  33 where
x – 2y + 7z = c,
0 0 sin    2 1 
where a, b and c are real constants. Then the 64. If A    and det  A  2 I   0, then
[JEE (Main)-2021] system of equations :  sin  0   
J6 i , 3  Ji  3, 3, i  j  possible value of  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
aij   . Then adj A 1 is (1) has infinite number of solutions when
 3  3 0 , i  j 5a = 2b + c
(1) 4  1  6  (2) 8  1  2  
 
    (2) has no solution for all a, b and c (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 6
(1) (105)2 × 238 (2) (15)2 × 242 (3) has a unique solution when 5a = 2b + c
 3  3  
(3) 4  1  2  (4) 8  1  6  (4) has a unique solution for all a, b and c (3) (4)
    (3) (15)2 × 234 (4) (105)2 × 236 2 4
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following is true?  /2   n
2 3  4 78. Let g (t)  1 (2 j  1)  8n
65. If A    , then the value of det(A ) + [JEE (Main)-2021] /2 cos  4 t  f ( x )  dx,
0 1 84. The value of lim n n
 (2 j  1)  4n is equal to :
(1)  = –6, R (2)  = 3, R j 1
10 (3)  = 6, R (4)  = 2, R where f ( x )  loge  x  x 2  1  , x  R . Then which
det A10   Adj  2A  
  is equal to_____.   [JEE (Main)-2021]
71. Let I be an identity matrix of order 2×2 and one of the following is correct? 3 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 1  2loge   (2) 2 – loge  
[JEE (Main)-2021]
66. If x, y, z are in arithmetic progression with common  2 –1 2 3
difference d, x  3d, and the determinant of the matrix P  . Then the value of n  N for which (1) g(1) + g(0) = 0 (2) g (1)  2 g (0)
5 –3  2 3
(3) 3  2loge   (4) 5  loge  
3 4 2 x Pn = 5I – 8P is equal to _______. (3) 2 g (1)  g (0) (4) g(1) = g(0) 3 2
  85. The value of the definite integral
4 5 2 y  is zero, then the value of k2 is : [JEE (Main)-2021] 79. If [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
  to x, then the value of the integral 
5 k z 72. Let a, b, c, d be in arithmetic progression with 4
   /2 dx
[JEE (Main)-2021] common difference . If
(1) 12 (2) 36
/2 [ x ]  sin x  dx is equal to :  1  e x cos x  sin4 x  cos4 x 
[JEE (Main)-2021] –
x a –c x b x a 4
(3) 72 (4) 6 (1) – (2) 0 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x –1 x  c x  b  2, then value of  2 is
 x 18  (3)  (4) 1
x–bd xd xc 
67. If 1, log 10 (4 x – 2) and log 10  4  are in 80. If the real part of the complex number 
 5  (1) – (2)
arithmetic progression for a real number x, then the equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 1 4 2 2
(1 – cos + 2i sin)–1 is
for   (0, ) , then the
 1 5
2  x   x  1 x2 73. The value of k  R, for which the following system   
 2 sin x dx is equal to : (3) – (4)
of linear equations
value of the integral 
0 2 2
value of the determinant 1 0 x is
[JEE (Main)-2021] 86. Let the domain of the function
x 1 0 3x – y + 4z = 3,
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 1 (2) 2
x + 2y – 3z = –2, f(x) = log4(log5(log3(18x – x2 – 77))) be (a, b).
68. The solutions of the equation (3) 0 (4) –1
Then the value of the integral
6x + 5y + kz = –3,
1  sin2 x sin2 x sin2 x 100  sin2 x 3
has infinitely many solutions, is 81. If dx  ,  R, b sin3 x
cos2 x 1  cos2 x cos2 x  0,(0  x  ), are : 0  x x a
dx is equal to _______.
    1  4 2
4 sin2x 4 sin2x 1  4 sin 2x (1) –3 (2) –5 e   sin3 x  sin3 (a  b – x )
(3) 5 (4) 3 where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
to x, then the value of  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  3  sin2 x  1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 87. If x ) e d x    t et dt, then
 5   0 (sin e 0
(1) , (2) , (1) 50(e – 1) (2) 100(1 – e)
6 6 12 6 74. The values of  and  such that the system of
 +  is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
equations x + y + z = 6, 3x + 5y + 5z = 26, x + 2y (3) 150(e–1 – 1) (4) 200(1 – e–1)
5 7 7  11 2n –1
+ z =  has no solution, are 1 n2
(3) , (4) , 5  /24 dx 88. The value of lim is
12 12 12 12 [JEE (Main)-2021] 82. The value of the definite integral  n n
 n2  4r2
 /24 1  3 tan2 x r 0
69. Let , ,  be real roots of the equation, x3 + ax2 + (1)   2,  = 10 (2)  = 3,   10
bx + c = 0, (a, b, c R and a, b  0). If the system is [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
of equations (in u, v, w) given by u + v + w = 0; (3)  = 3,  = 5 (4)  = 2,   10
  1 1
u + v + w = 0; u + v + w = 0 has non-trivial (1) tan –1 (2) (2) tan–1 (4)
75. The values of a and b, for which the system of (1) (2) 2 2
18 6
a2 equations
solution, then the value of is : 1
b (3) tan–1(4) (4) tan–1 (4)
2x + 3y + 6z = 8  
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (4) 4
3 12
(1) 5 (2) 1 x + 2y + az = 5 1 1
(3) 3 (4) 0 2 2 2  2
3x + 5y + 9z = b 1  x  1  x  1
 89. The value of      2  dx is
70. Let the system of linear equations 83. The value of the integral x 2  1  dx is   x  1   x  1
 log  x   1  
has no solution, are 1 2
4x + y + 2z = 0
2x – y + z = 0 (1) a  3, b  13 (2) a = 3, b = 13 [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + 2y + 3z = 0, , R. (1) 0 (2) –1 (1) 2 loge 16 (2) loge 16
(3) a  3, b = 3 (4) a = 3, b  13
has a non-trivial solution. Then which of the [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 2 (4) 1 (3) 4 loge 3  2 2  (4) loge 4
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67. Consider the integral e 19 76. The number of distinct real roots of
72. Let I n = 1 x (log x )n dx, where n  N. If  1 0 0
sin x cos x cos x
81. Let A   0 1 1  . Then A2025 – A2020 is equal to
[x]
10 [x] e (20)I10 – I9  I8 , for natural numbers  and  ,
I 0 e x 1
dx,
then  –  equals to ______.
cos x sin x cos x  0 in the interval
 1 0 0
cos x cos x sin x  
where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or [JEE (Main)-2021]
equal to x. Then the value of I is equal to :   [JEE (Main)-2021]
73. Let f(x) and g(x) be two functions satisfying f(x2) +  x is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 4 4 (1) A6 – A (2) A5
g(4 – x) = 4x3 and g(4 – x) + g(x) = 0, then the value
(1) 9(e – 1) (2) 45(e – 1) 4 (1) 2 (2) 1 (3) A5 – A (4) A6
 f  x dx
2
(3) 9(e + 1) (4) 45(e + 1) of is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 4 (4) 3 82. Let A be a 3 × 3 real matrix. If det(2 Adj(2 Adj(Adj
–4
68. Which of the following statements is incorrect for 77. For real numbers  and  consider the following (2A)))) = 241, then the value of det (A2) equals
the function g() for   R such that
x system of linear equations : ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
74. Let g(x) = 0 f(t)dt, where f is continuous function
[JEE (Main)-2021] x + y – z = 2, x + 2y + z = 1, 2x – y + z = . 83. If the system of linear equations
1 If the system has infinite solutions, then  +  is
 in [0, 3] such that  f(t)  1 for all t  [0, 1] 2x + y – z = 3
3 equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
3
sin x x–y–z=
g(  )   cos x  sin x dx and 0  f(t) 
1
for all t  [1, 3]. The largest
78. Let

2 3x + 3y + z = 3
6 sin2 x –2  cos2 x cos 2 x
possible interval in which g(3) lies is : has infinitely many solution, then  +  –  is equal
(1) g() is a strictly increasing function f ( x )  2  sin2 x cos2 x cos2 x , x  [0, ]. to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 sin2 x cos2 x 1  cos 2 x 84. Let [] be the greatest integer less than or equal
(2) g() has an inflection point at   – 1 
2 (1) [1, 3] (2)  , 2 to . The set of all values of  for which the
3  Then the maximum value of f(x) is equal to ______.
(3) g() is a strictly decreasing function system of linear equations x + y + z = 4, 3x + 2y
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) g() is an even function + 5z = 3, 9x + 4y + (28 + [])z = [] has a
 1  3 
69. If [] represent the greatest integer function, then (3)  1,   (4)   ,  1  1 2  solution is [JEE (Main)-2021]
 2  2   
 5 5 1 0  (1) (–, – 9)  [–8, ) (2) [–9, –8)
 75. Let P(x) be a real polynomial of degree 3 which 79. If A  ,B   , i  –1 and Q =
 –2 1  i 1 
2 vanishes at x = –3. Let P(x) have local minima at   (3) R (4) (–, – 9)  (–9, )
  x   cos x  dx is _______.
2
the value of  5 5
1
0 ATBA, then the inverse of the matrix AQ2021 AT is  [ x  1] [ x  2] [ x  3] 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x=1, local maxima at x = –1 and  P(x)dx  18 , equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 
85. Let A   [ x ]

[ x  3] [ x  3]  , where [t] denotes
–1
 1 0  1 0  [x] [ x  2] [ x  4] 
10 [sin
1 then the sum of all the coefficients of the (1)  (2)  
2x] –   the greatest integer less than or equal to t. If
70. If the integral 0 x – [x]
dx  e –1   e 2  , polynomial P(x) is equal to ______.  2021 i 1   –2021 i 1 
e det(A) = 192, then the set of values of x is the interval
where    are integers and [x] denotes the [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1  [JEE (Main)-2021]
greatest integer less than or equal to x, then the 76. Let a be a positive real number such that –2021
value of  is equal to :  (1) [60, 61) (2) [65, 66)
a  1 –2021 i   5 
(3)   (4)
e
[JEE (Main)-2021] x –[ x ]  1 
dx  10e – 9 0 1  2021
(3) [62, 63) (4) [68, 69)
 
(1) 25 (2) 10 0  5  86. If the following system of linear equations
(3) 0 (4) 20 where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  
80. Let    0,  . If the system of linear equations. 2x + y + z = 5
71. Let f : R  R be defined as f(x) = e–x sinx. If to x. Then a is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]  2
F : [0, 1] R is a differentiable function such that (1) 10 + loge3 (2) 10 – loge (1 + e) (1 + cos2) x+ sin2 y + 4 sin3 z = 0 x–y+z=3
x (3) 10 + loge(1 + e) (4) 10 + loge2
Fx   f  t  dt, then the value of cos2 x + (1 + sin2) y + 4 sin3 z = 0 x + y + az = b
0
1 cos2 x + sin2 y + (1 + 4 sin3) z = 0 has no solution, then :
 F  x   f  x  e dx  loge  
1
x
lies in the interval 77. The value of the integral 1  x  1  x dx has a non-trivial solution, then the value of  is
0
1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
 335 336   327 329  7  1 7 1 7
, ,   (1) (2) (1) a   , b  (2) a   , b 
(1)   (2)   (1) 2loge 2  1 (2) loge 2  1 18 18 3 3 3 3
 360 360   360 360  4 2
 330 331   331 334  1  3  1 4 5
, , (3) loge 2   (4) 2loge 2   (3) (4) 1 7 1 7
(3)   (4)   2 4 2 2 2 9 18 (3) a  ,b  (4) a  ,b 
 360 360   360 360  3 3 3 3
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92. Let a – 2b + c = 1. 1 100 n
2r  2r  2 [x 3 ] x x
87. If ar  cos  i sin , r  1, 2, 3...., i  1, 54. The value of x e dx , where [t] denotes the 59. The value of  e  dx, where [x] is the
9 9 x  a x  2 x 1 1 n1 n1
If f ( x )  x  b x  3 x  2 , then greatest integer  t, is : [JEE (Main)-2021] greatest integer  x, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
a1 a2 a3
x c x4 x 3 (1) 100(e – 1) (2) 100(1 – e)
then the determinant a4 a5 a6 is equal to : e 1 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2) (3) 100e (4) 100(1 + e)
a7 a8 a9 3 3e
(1) f(50) = 1 (2) f(–50) = 501 
[JEE (Main)-2021] e 1 e 1
(3) (4) 60. The value of the integral sin2x dx is 
(3) f(–50) = –1 (4) f(50) = –501 3e 3e
(1) a1a9 – a3a7 (2) a2a6 – a4a8 0
93. The number of values of  for which the system of ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) a9 (4) a5 
equations : 2 x
88. If  +  +  = 2, then the system of equations n loge t  1
x+y+z= 55. If In   cot xdx , then : 61. For x > 0, if f(x) =  (1  t) dt, then f(e)  f  e 
x + (cos)y + (cos)z = 0  1
(cos)x + y + (cos)z = 0 x + 2y + 3z = –1 4 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(cos)x + (cos)y + z = 0 x + 3y + 5z = 4 1
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1 (2)
has : is inconsistent, is 2
[JEE (Main)-2022] 1 1 1
(1) a unique solution (1) I  I , I  I , I  I are in G.P.. (3) 0 (4) –1
2 4 3 5 4 6
(2) no solution (1) 0 (2) 1 1
(3) infinitely many solutions 62. If Im, n   x m 1 (1  x)n 1 dx, for m, n  1, and
(3) 2 (4) 3 (2) I2  I4 ,I3  I5 ,I4  I6 are in A.P.. 0
(4) exactly two solutions 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] x m 1  x n 1
94. Let S   n : 1  n  50 and n is odd .
 (3) I2  I4 ,(I3  I5 )2 ,I4  I6 are in G.P..  dx   Im, n ,   R , then  equals
89. Consider the system of linear equations 0 (1  x)m  n
________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
–x + y + 2z = 0 1 1 1
 1 0 a   x  
3x – ay + 5z = 1 (4) I  I , I  I , I  I are in A.P..
2 4 3 5 4 6
63. Let f : (0, 2)  R be defined as f(x)  log2  1 tan   .
a  S and A   1 1 0    4 
2x – 2y – az = 7 Let
 a 0 1 2  1  2 
Let S1 be the set of all aR for which system is 1 n n n  Then, lim  f    f      f(1)  is equal to
56. lim     ...   n n   n  n 
inconsistent and S2 be the set of all aR for which (n  1)2 (n  2)2
n  n (2n  1)2  ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
the system has infinitely many solutions. If n(S1)
and n(S2) denote the number of elements in S1 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 64. If the normal to the curve
and S2 respectively, then [JEE (Main)-2021] If  det (adj A) = 100 , then  is equal to : x
aS 1 1 y(x)   (2t 2  15t  10)dt at a point (a, b) is
(1) n(S1) = 2, n(S2) = 0 (2) n(S1) = 1, n(S2) = 0
(1) (2) 0
(3) n(S1) = 2, n(S2) = 2 (4) n(S1) = 0, n(S2) = 2 2 3
[JEE (Main)-2022] parallel to the line x + 3y = –5, a > 1, then the
90. Let a1, a2, a3 ... , a10 in G.P with ai > 0 for i = 1, 1 value of |a + 6b| is equal to ______.
2, ... , 10 and S be the set of pairs (r, k), r, kN (1) 218 (2) 221 (3) 1 (4) [JEE (Main)-2021]
(the set of natural numbers for which 4
(3) 663 (4) 1717 65. Let f : R R be a continuous function such that
2 2
loge a1r a2k loge a2r a3k loge a3r a4k 57. The value of – 3x – 6 dx is __________. 8
95. Let the system of linear equations –2 3x f(x) + f(x + 1) = 2, for x  R. If I1   f  x  dx and
loge a4r a k loge a5r a6k loge a6r a7k  0
k x + y + az = 2 [JEE (Main)-2021] 0
loge a7r a8k loge a8r a9k loge a9r a10 3

3x + y + z = 4 I2   f  x  dx, then the value of I1 + 2I2 is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
cos2 x –1
x + 2z = 1  dx _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 2 (2) 10 58. The value of 1 3x is :

 66. Let P(x) = x2 + bx + c be a quadratic polynomial
(3) 4 (4) Infinitely many have a unique solution (x*, y*, z*). If (, x*), (y*, ) 2
1
91. Let A = [a ij ] and B = [b ij ] be two 3 × 3 real and (x*, –y*) are collinear points, then the sum of [JEE (Main)-2021] with real coefficients such that 0 P(x)dx  1 and
matrices such that bij = (3)(i + j – 2)aji, where i, j = absolute values of all possible values of  is P(x) leaves remainder 5 when it is divided by
1, 2, 3. If the determinant of B is 81, then the  (x – 2). Then the value of 9(b + c) is equal to :
determinant of A is [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2) 2
4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1/9 (2) 1/81 (1) 4 (2) 3
 (1) 11 (2) 9
(3) 3 (4) 1/3 (3) 2 (4) 1 (3) (4) 4
2 (3) 15 (4) 7
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[JEE (Main)-2021] 96. Let A be a 3 × 3 real matrix such that 100. If the system of equations
2
1 49. If 1 and 2 be respectively the smallest and the x + y + z = 5, x + 2y + 3z = 4, x + 3y +5z = 
42. The value of  1  e sin x
dx is
largest values of in (0, 2) – {} which satisfy the  1  1  1   1  0   1 has infinitely many solutions, then the ordered pair
–
2             (, ) is equal to:
[JEE (Main)-2020] 5 A  1   1; A  0    0  A  0    1 .
equation, 2cot 2   4 0, then and
sin  0 0  1  1   1  2  [JEE (Main)-2022]
           
 (1) (1, –3) (2) (–1, 3)
(1) (2)  2
4 2 If X = (x , x , x )T and I is an identity matrix of order (3) (1, 3) (4) (–1, –3)
 cos 3 d , is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 2 3
3  1
101. Let the system of linear equations x + 2y + z =
(3) (4) 4
2 2   2, x + 3y – z = , –x + y + 2z = – be
 1  ( A  2I ) X   1 
 3, then the system has : inconsistent. Then  is equal to :
100 101 (1) (2)  1
1
43. If I1   1– x 50
0
  dx and I2   1– x 50
1
0
  dx
3 6 3  
[JEE (Main)-2022]
such that I2 = I1 then  equals to 2  [JEE (Main)-2022] 5 5
(3) (4) (1) (2) 
3 9 (1) No solution 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) Infinitely many solutions 7 7
5051 5050 a (3) (4) 
(1) (2) 2 2
5050 5051 50. If  (| x |  | x  2 |)dx  22, (a  2) and [x] denotes (3) Unique solution
a 102. The positive value of the determinant of the matrix
5050 5049 (4) Exactly two solutions
(3) (4) A, whose
5049 5050 a
97. The system of equations
2 x x
the greatest integer  x, then  (x  [x])dx is equal  14

28 14 

44. The integral 1 e . x (2  loge x )dx equals a –kx + 3y – 14z = 25 Adj(Adj( A))   14 14 28  ,
is __________.
to __________. [JEE (Main)-2021]  28 14 14 
[JEE (Main)-2020] –15x + 4y – kz = 3  
(1) e(2e – 1) (2) e(4e – 1) 51. Let f(x) be a differentiable function defined on [0, 2] [JEE (Main)-2022]
–4x + y + 3z = 4 a 1 0
(3) 4e2 – 1 (4) e(4e + 1) such that f(x) = f(2 – x) for all x  (0, 2) , f(0) =
2 2
is consistent for all k in the set ax a 1 ,
103. Let f(x) = a  R. Then the sum
45. The integral  || x  1|  x | dx is equal to ______. 1 and f(2) = e2. Then the value of  f(x) dx is : [JEE (Main)-2022] ax 2 ax a
0 0 (1) R (2) R – {–11, 13} of the square of all the values of a, for which
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) R – {13} (4) R – {–11, 11} 2f(10) –f(5) + 100 = 0, is
46. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or (1) 2(1 + e2) (2) 1 + e2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 98. Let A be a 3 × 3 invertible matrix. If |adj (24A)| =
(3) 2(1 – e2) (4) 1 – e2 (1) 117 (2) 106
equal to t. Then the value of 1 | 2x – [3x]| dx |adj (3 adj (2A))|, then |A|2 is equal to :
is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 3 [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 125 (4) 136
2
47. Let {x} and [x] denote the fractional part of x and 52. The value of the integral,  [x  2x  2]dx, where (1) 66
(2) 2 12 104. Let A and B be two 3 × 3 matrices such that AB
the greatest integer  x respectively of a real 1
[x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal (3) 26 (4) 1 1
= I and |A| = . Then |adj (B adj(2A))| is equal to
n n to x, is: [JEE (Main)-2021] 8
number x. If 0 { x } dx, 0 [ x ] dx and 10(n2 – n), 99. The ordered pair (a, b), for which the system of [JEE (Main)-2022]
(n  N, n > 1) are three consecutive terms of a (1) –5 (2)  2  3  1 linear equations (1) 16 (2) 32
G.P., then n is equal to ________. (3) 64 (4) 128
3x – 2y + z = b
(3)  2  3  1 (4) –4
[JEE (Main)-2020]
5x – 8y + 9z = 3 105. If the system of linear equations
53. If a curve y = f(x) passes through the point
X2 2x + y + az = –1 2x + 3y – z = –2
  sin t dt  (1, 2) and satisfies x
dy
 y  bx 4 , then for what
has no solution, is :
48. 0 is equal to : dx x+y+z=4
lim
x 0 x3 2
[JEE (Main)-2022]
62 x – y + ||z = 4 – 4
1
value of b,  f  x  dx  5
? [JEE (Main)-2021]
 1  1
(1) 0 (2) 1 (1)  3,  (2)  3, 3  where   R, has no solution, then
15  3  
31 62 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2)
2 5 5  1  1 (1)  = 7 (2)  = –7
3
(3) (4) (3)  3,   (4)  3,  3 
3 2 (3) 10 (4) 5  3   (3)  = 8 (4) 2 = 1

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106. Let A be a matrix of order 3 × 3 and det (A) = 2.  37. If for all real triplets (a, b, c), f(x) = a + bx + cx2;
2 cot x
Then det (det (A) adj (5 adj (A3))) is equal to 1 a a  31. If  dx  m (   n ) , then m  n is 1
0 cot x  cosec x then is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
______. A  0 1 b  , a, b   0 f ( x )dx
111. Let . equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2022] 0 0 1 
1  1 
(1) (2) 1 (1) 2 3f (1)  2f   
(1) 512 × 106 (2) 256 × 106 2   2 
(3) 1024 × 106 (4) 256 × 1011  1 48 2160  1
(3) –1 (4) – 1  1 
n  N, An  0 1 96  2 (2) f (1)  3f   
107. If the system of linear equations If for some then n + a 2  2 
0 0 1  32. A value of  such that
2x – 3y =  + 5,  +1 1  1 
+ b is equal to __________. dx 9 (3) f (0)  f (1)  4f   
x + 5y =  + 1, where , ,   R has infinitely  = loge   is 6  2 

( x +  )( x +  + 1) 8
[JEE (Main)-2022]
many solutions, then the value of |9 + 3 + 5|
112. If the system of linear equations. [JEE (Main)-2019] 1  1 
is equal to _______. (4) f (0)  f   
1 3  2 
[JEE (Main)-2022] 8x + y + 4z = –2 (1) (2) –2
2
108. If the system of linear equations 
x+y+z=0
1 38.    x dx is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
2x + y – z = 7 x – 3y =  (3) – (4) 2 
2
x – 3y + 2z = 1 has infinitely many solutions, then the distance (1) 2 (2) 22
2
| x |
x + 4y + z = k, where , k  R 33. The value of  for which 4  e dx  5 , is 2
 1 1 (3) 22 (4)
of the point  , ,  2  from the plane 2
has infinitely many solutions, then  + k is equal   [JEE (Main)-2020]
to: 8x + y + 4z + 2 = 0 is 3 1/2 x2 k
(1) 4 (2) 39. If the value of the integral dx is
loge   loge   0 6
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022] 3 2 (1  x 2 )3/2
(1) –3 (2) 3 then k is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 3 5 (2) 4 (3) loge2 (4) loge 2
(1) 2 3   (2) 3 2
(3) 6 (4) 9 2
26 10 dx
34. If I   , then (3) 3 2   (4) 2 3 
(3) (4)
 2 1 9 3 1 2x 3  9 x 2  12 x  4
40. Let ƒ(x) = |x – 2| and g(x) = ƒ(ƒ(x)), x [0, 4]. Then
109. Let A    . If B = I – 5C1(adjA) + 5C2(adjA)2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
0 2  113. Let A be a 2 × 2 matrix with det (A) = –1 and det 3
((A + I) (Adj (A) + I)) = 4. Then the sum of the 1 2 1 1 2 1  (g ( x )  ƒ( x )) dx is equal to
– …. – 5C5(adjA)5, then the sum of all elements of (1) I  (2) I 
9 8 8 4 0
the matrix B is diagonal elements of A can be
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022] 1 2 1 1 1
(3) I  (4)  I2 
6 2 16 9 3
(1) –5 (2) –6 (1) –1 (2) 2 (1) 0 (2)
x 2
(3) –7 (4) –8 (3) 1 (4)  2 35. lim
0 t sin(10t )dt is equal to
x 0 x 1
110. The number of q  (0, 4) for which the system of (3) (4) 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2
linear equations      1 41. The integral
  (1) 0 (2)
3(sin 3) x – y + z = 2 114. Consider a matrix A   2 2 2  , 10

          3 2
3(cos 2) x + 4y + 3z = 3 1 1 3x(2sec2 x·sin2 3 x  3 tan x·sin6x )dx
  (3)  (4)   63 tan x·sin
5 10
6x + 7y + 7z = 9
where , ,  are three distinct natural numbers. 2
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
x sin8 x
has no solution, is 36. The value of  dx is equal to
det (adj(adj(adj(adj A)))) sin8 x  cos8 x 7 9
If  232  316 , then the 0 (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2022] (  )16 (   )16 (    )16 18 2
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 6 (2) 7 (1) 2 (2) 2 1 1
number of such 3-tuples (, , ) is _________.
(3)  (4) 
(3) 8 (4) 9 [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 22 (4) 4 18 9
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1 0 1 0 
 x   e  
e 2x x
–1
25. The value of the integral  x cot (1– x 2  x 4 ) dx a b 
20. The integral   e  –    loge x dx is equal to A  0 0 1  118. The number of matrices A    , where a, b,
 x   115. Let the matrix and the matrix B0
1  0
 1 0 0  c d 
is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019] = A + 2A . If Bn = Adj(Bn – 1) for all n ³ 1, then det(B4)
49 98
c, d {–1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ….., 10}, such that A = A–1,
  is equal to :
(1) – loge 2 (2) – loge 2 is ______.
3 1 1 1 1 4 2
(1) –e– 2 (2) –  – [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 2e 2 e 2e 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
 1  1 (1) 328 (2) 330
(3) – loge 2 (4) – loge 2
1 1 3 1 1 2 2 4 2 119. Let p and p + 2 be prime numbers and let
(3) –e– 2 (4) – – (3) 332 (4) 336
2 e 2 e 2e 2 26. If f : R  R is a differentiable function and f(2) = 6,
f (x)
116. If the system of equations
 n n n 1  2t dt p!  p  1!  p  2 !
21. lim  2 2  2   is equal then lim  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
x+y+z=6
n  n  1
 n  22 n 2  3 2 5n  x 2
6
( x – 2)    p  1 !  p  2  !  p  3 !
to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 0 (2) 2f(2) 2x + 5y + z =   p  2 !  p  3  !  p  4 !
(1) /4 (2) tan–1(3) (3) 12f(2) (4) 24f(2) x + 2y + 3z = 14
(3) tan–1(2) (4) /2 2
has infinitely many solutions, then  +  is equal to Then the sum of the maximum values of  and ,
2  x cos x 27. The value of  sin 2x 1  cos3 x   dx, where [t] [JEE (Main)-2022] such that p and (p + 2) divide , is _______.
22. If f ( x )  and g(x) = logex, (x > 0) then 0
2  x cos x (1) 8 (2) 36
denotes the greatest integer function, is [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 44 (4) 48

4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 120. The number of real values of , such that the system
117. Let A and B be two 3 × 3 non-zero real matrices
the value of the integral  g (f ( x ))dx is : (1)  (2) –
such that AB is a zero matrix. Then
of linear equations
 (3) –2 (4) 2
4 2x – 3y + 5z = 9
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2019]  1
3 
1
3  3
1

28. lim  n 41  n 42  ......  2n4  is equal (1) the system of linear equations AX = 0 has a
x + 3y – z = –18
n   n3 n3 n3 
(1) loge1 (2) loge3 unique solution 3x – y + (2 – |  |)z = 16
(3) loge2 (4) logee to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) the system of linear equations AX = 0 has has no solutions, is [JEE (Main)-2022]
x 4 4 3 4 3 infinitely many solutions
(1) (2) 3 (2) (2) 3  (1) 0 (2) 1

23. Let f ( x )  g (t )dt , where g is a non-zero even 3 4 4 (3) B is an invertible matrix
0 (3) 2 (4) 4
x 4 3 3 4 4 (4) adj(A) is an invertible matrix
(3) (2) 4 (4) (2) 3 
function. If f(x + 5) = g(x), then
 f (t )dt, equals:
0
3 4 3
 2 4
[JEE (Main)-2019] 29. The integral  63 sec 3 x cosec 3 x dx
is equal to 
5 x 5
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1)  g(t )dt (2) 2  g (t )dt 7 5 5 1
x 5 5 (1) 3 6 3 6 (2) 3 3 3 3

x 5 5 5 2 4 1
(3) 3 (4)
 g(t )dt  g (t )dt 3 3 3
6 3 3 3
(3) (4) 5
5 x 5 30. Let f : R  R be a continuously differentiable
 /2
sin3 x 1
function such that f(2) = 6 and f (2)  . If
24. The value of  sin x  cos x
dx is
48
0
f (x)
[JEE (Main)-2019]
6
4t 3dt  ( x – 2)g ( x ) , then lim g ( x ) is equal
x 2
2 2 to
(1) (2)
4 8 [JEE (Main)-2019]

 1  1 (1) 18 (2) 36
(3) (4)
4 2 (3) 24 (4) 12
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3 1 3
4 (1) (7 – 5) (2) (4 – 3)
Chapter 8 dx 12 10
10. The integral  1  cos x is equal to

4
3 1
(3) (4 – 3) (4) (7  5)
[JEE (Main)-2017] 20 12
(1) 2 (2) 4 x 1
2
Trigonometric Functions 16. If
(3) –1 (4) –2  f (t ) dt  x   t 2f (t ) dt , then
0 x
 f’(½) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1. Let A and B denote the statements : 4. The possible values of  (0, ) such that 2
sin2 x
sin() + sin(4) + sin(7) = 0 are [AIEEE-2011] 11. The value of  x
dx is [JEE (Main)-2018] 6 24
A : cos + cos + cos = 0  1 2
(1) (2)
 25 25
2   2 3 8 2
B : sin + sin + sin = 0 , , , , ,
(1) 4 18
9 4 2 3 4 9 (3) (4)
3   5 25
If cos( – ) + cos( – ) + cos( – ) =  , then (1) (2)
2 2  4  3 8 8 2
(2) , , , , , 2
9 4 9 2 4 9 sin2 x
[AIEEE-2009] 17. The value of the integral dx (where [x]
  x 1
(3) 4 (4) 2 
(1) A is false and B is true  5  2 3 8 4    2
(3) , , , , ,
(2) Both A and B are true 4 12 2 3 4 9 
denotes the greatest integer less than or equal
3 to x) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) Both A and B are false 12. The value of  cos x dx is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2   2 3 35  0
(4) , , , , , (1) sin 4 (2) 4 – sin 4
(4) A is true and B is false 9 4 2 3 4 36
(3) 0 (4) 4
5. In a PQR, if 3 sin P + 4 cos Q = 6 and 2
(1) 0 (2)
4 5 4 sin Q + 3 cos P = 1, then the angle R is equal 3  /4 dx
2. Let cos(   )  and let sin(   )  , where
5 13 to [AIEEE-2012] 18. The integral  /6 sin2x 5
equals
4 4  tan x  cot 5 x 
 (3)  (4)
0  ,   . Then tan 2 = [AIEEE-2010]   3 3
4 (1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
6 4
 /3
tan  1 1 
25 56 13. If d  1 , (k  0) , then the 1  1  
(1) (2) 3 5  2k sec  2 (1) 10  4  tan  
16 33 (3) (4) 0   9 3 
4 6
value of k is [JEE (Main)-2019]
19 20 6. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB and CD are 1  1 
(3) (4) (1) 4 (2) 2 (2) tan1  
12 7 parallel and BC  CD. If ADB = , BC = p and 20 9 3 
CD = q, then AB is equal to 1
3. For a regular polygon, let r and R be the radii of the [JEE (Main)-2013] (3) 1 (4) 
2 (3)
inscribed and the circumscribed circles. 40
A false statement among the following is ( p2  q 2 )sin  p 2  q 2 cos  b
(1) (2) 1  1  1  
p cos   q sin  p cos   q sin  14. Let I   ( x 4  2x 2 )dx. If I is minimum then the 
[AIEEE-2010] a
(4) 5  4  tan 
  3 3 
p2  q 2 ( p 2  q 2 )sin  ordered pair (a, b) is [JEE (Main)-2019] 19. Let f and g be continuous functions on [0, a] such
r 1 (3) (4)
(1) There is a regular polygon with  that f(x) = f(a – x) and g(x) + g(a – x) = 4, then
R 2 p 2 cos   q 2 sin  ( p cos   q sin )2 (1) (  2,0) (2) (0, 2)
a
r 1 tan A cot A  f ( x )g ( x ) dx is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) There is a regular polygon with  7. The expression  can be written (3) ( 2,  2) (4) (  2, 2)
R 1  cot A 1  tan A 0
2
as [JEE (Main)-2013] 
a a
2
r 2 (1) sinA cosA + 1 dx
(3) There is a regular polygon with  15. The value of  , where [t] denotes (1)  f ( x )dx (2) 4 f ( x )dx
R 3 – [ x ]  [sin x ]  4 0 0
(2) secA cosecA + 1 2
a a
r 3 (3) tanA + cotA the greatest integer less than or equal to t, is
(4) There is a regular polygon with  (3) 3 f ( x )dx (4) 2 f ( x )dx
R 2 (4) secA + cosecA [JEE (Main)-2019] 0 0
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14. Let a vertical tower AB have its end A on the level
Chapter 8.
1
Let fk ( x ) 
k
(sink x  cosk x ) where x  R and ground. Let C be the mid-point of AB and P be a
point on the ground such that AP = 2AB. If
k  1 . Then f4(x) – f6(x) equals [JEE (Main)-2014]
BPC =  then tan  is [JEE (Main)-2017]
1 1 1 2
(1) (2)
Definite Integrals 4 12 (1) (2)
4 9

1 1 4 6
(3) (4) (3) (4)
6 3 9 7
15. If sum of all the solutions of the equation

6. Statement - I : The value of the integral 9. A bird is sitting on the top of a vertical pole 20 m
high and its elevation from a point O on the ground      1
1.  [cot x ]dx , where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer 
is 45°. It flies off horizontally straight away from
8 cos x   cos   x   cos   x     1 in [0, ]
0 3
dx   6  6  2
function, is equal to [AIEEE-2009]  1  tan x is equal to 6 the point O. After one second, the elevation of the is k, then k is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2018]
bird from O is reduced to 30°. Then the speed (in
(1) 1 (2) –1 6
m/s) of the bird is [JEE (Main)-2014] 2 13
(1) (2)
3 9
 
  b b
(3)  (1) 20 2 (2) 20 3 1
2
(4)
2
Statement - II :  f ( x )dx   f (a  b  x )dx. 8 20
a a (3) (4)
2. Let p(x) be a function defined on R such that (3) 40  2 1 (4) 40  3 2  9 9
[JEE (Main)-2013]
16. PQR is a triangular park with PQ = PR = 200 m.
f (3 x ) 10. If the angles of elevation of the top of a tower from
lim  1 p(x) = p(1 – x), for all x  [0, 1], (1) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true; A T.V. tower stands at the mid-point of QR. If the
x  f ( x ) three collinear points A, B and C, on a line leading
Statement - II is a correct explanation for angles of elevation of the top of the tower at P, Q
1
Statement - I. to the foot of the tower, are 30º, 45º and 60º and R are respectively 45º, 30º and 30º, then the
p(0) = 1 and p(1) = 41. Then  p( x )dx equals
(2) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true;
respectively, then the ratio, AB : BC, is height of the tower (in m) is [JEE (Main)-2018]
0
[AIEEE-2010] [JEE (Main)-2015]
Statement - II is not a correct explanation for (1) 100 (2) 50
Statement - I. (1) 3 : 1 (2) 3 : 2
(1) 41 (2) 21 (3) 100 3 (4) 50 2
(3) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is false.
(3) 41 (4) 42 (3) 1 : 3 (4) 2 : 3
(4) Statement - I is false; Statement - II is true.  
17. For any    ,  , the expression 3(sin –
3. Let [.] denote the greatest integer function, then the 11. If 0  x  2 , then the number of real values of x, 4 2
7. The intercepts on x-axis made by tangents to the
1.5 which satisfy the equation cos)4 + 6 (sin + cos)2 + 4 sin6equals
2
value of  x[ x ] dx is [AIEEE-2011] x
curve, y   | t | dt , x  R , which are parallel to the cos x  cos 2 x  cos3 x  cos 4 x  0 , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
0
[JEE (Main)-2016] (1) 13 – 4 cos2 + 6 sin2cos2
0
3 5
(1) (2) line y = 2x, are equal to [JEE (Main)-2013] (1) 5 (2) 7 (2) 13 – 4 cos2 + 6 cos4
4 4
(1) ± 1 (2) ± 2 (3) 9 (4) 3 (3) 13 – 4 cos6
3
(3) 0 (4) 12. A man is walking towards a vertical pillar in a (4) 13 – 4 cos4 + 2 sin2cos2
2 (3) ± 3 (4) ± 4
straight path, at a uniform speed. At a certain
x 8. The integral point A on the path, he observes that the angle of 
4. If g ( x )   cos 4t dt , then g(x + ) equals 18. If 0  x  , then the number of values of x for
0
elevation of the top of the pillar is 30°. After 2
[AIEEE-2012] 
x x
1  4 sin2  4 sin dx equals walking for 10 minutes from A in the same
(1) g(x) + g() (2) g(x) – g()  2 2 direction, at a point B, he observes that the angle
which sinx – sin2x + sin3x = 0, is
0 [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2014] of elevation of the top of the pillar is 60°. Then the
g( x ) (1) 2 (2) 3
(3) g(x)·g() (4)  time taken (in minutes) by him, from B to reach the
g ( ) (1) 4 3  4 (2) 4 34 pillar, is [JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 1 (4) 4
3
5. At present, a firm is manufacturing 2000 items. It
(1) 10 (2) 20 19. Consider a triangular plot ABC with sides AB = 7 m,
is estimated that the rate of change of production 2
(3)  – 4 (4) 44 3 BC = 5 m and CA = 6 m. A vertical lamp-post at the
P w.r.t. additional number of workers x is given by 3 (3) 5 (4) 6
midpoint D of AC subtends an angle 30° at B. The
dP 13. If 5 (tan2x – cos2x) = 2cos 2x + 9, then the value height (in m) of the lamp-post is
 100  12 x . If the firm employs 25 more 4
log x 2 of cos 4x is [JEE (Main)-2017]
dx
workers, then the new level of production of items
9. The integral  log x 2  log(36 – 12x  x 2 ) dx is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 1 2
is [JEE (Main)-2013] (1) (2) (1) 2 21 (2) 7 3
equal to [JEE (Main)-2015] 3 9
(1) 2500 (2) 3000 (1) 2 (2) 4 2 3
7 3 (3) 21 (4) 21
(3) 3500 (4) 45000 (3)  (4)  3 2
(3) 1 (4) 6 9 5
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   47. Let g : (0, ¥) ® R be a differentiable function such
20. The sum of all values of    0,  satisfying 26. The maximum value of 3cos   5 sin     for 1 1 x  1
44. If dx  g  x   c, g 1  0, then g   is  x x 
 2  6 x 1 x 2
3  x  cos x  sin x  g  x  e  1  xe 
 
sin2 2  cos4 2  is [JEE (Main)-2019] any real value of  is [JEE (Main)-2019] equal to that     dx
2
4  ex  1 ex  1 
(1) 34 (2) 19 [JEE (Main)-2022]    
5 
(1) (2) xg ( x )
4 2  3  1   3  1    c, for all x > 0, where c is an arbitrary
79  loge   ex  1
(3) (4) 31 (1) loge   (2)  
3 2  3  1 3  3  1 3 constant. Then :
(3) (4) 
8
27. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point P  
21. If 5, 5r, 5r 2 are the lengths of the sides of a which is 25 m above a lake be 30° and the angle  3  1  1  3  1  (1) g is decreasing in  0, 
triangle, then r cannot be equal to (3) loge   (4) loge    4
of depression of reflection of the cloud in the lake  2  
 3  1 3  3  1 6
[JEE (Main)-2019] from P be 60°, then the height of the cloud (in
meters) from the surface of the lake is  
3 7 (2) g is increasing in  0, 
 4
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2019]
 x 2  1 e x dx  ƒ  x  e x  C,
2 4 45. If  where C is a
(1) 45 (2) 50
 x  12  
3 5 (3) g + g is increasing in  0, 
(3) (4) (3) 42 (4) 60  2
4 4 d3 ƒ
constant, then at x = 1 is equal to :
22. W ith the usual notation, in ABC, if A + dx 3  
28. If sin4   4cos4   2  4 2 sin  cos ; ,  [0, (4) g – g is increasing in  0, 
B = 120°, a  3  1 and b  3 – 1 , then the ], then cos( + ) – cos ( – ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]  2
ratio A : B, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 7 : 1 (2) 3 : 1 [JEE (Main)-2019] 3
(1)  [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 9 : 7 (4) 5 : 3 (1) (2) 4
2 – 2  1 
23. The value of 1   (cos x  sin x )
(3) –1 (4) 0 3  3
(2) dx
    4 48. The integral   2  is equal
cos .cos . ... .cos .sin is 3 5 1  sin 2 x 
22 23 210 210 29. If cos(   )  , sin(   )  and  3 
5 13 3
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3)  to [JEE (Main)-2022]
 2
0  ,   , then tan(2) is equal to
1 1 4 x  
(1) (2) tan  
512 256 3 1 
[JEE (Main)-2019] (4) log  2 12   C
2
1 1 (1) 2 e  x 
(3) (4) tan   
2 1024 21 63  2 6
(1) (2) sec 2 x  2022  1011
16 52 46. For I  x    dx, if I    2 ,
sin2022 x 4 x x
1
24. Let fk ( x )  (sink x  cosk x ) for k = 1, 2, 3, .... then tan   
k 33 63 1
(3) (4) loge 2 6 C
Then for all xR, the value of f4(x) – f6(x) is equal 52 16 [JEE (Main)-2022] (2) 2  x 
tan   
to [JEE (Main)-2019] 30. Two vertical poles of heights, 20 m and 80 m stand  2 3
1010    
apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters) (1) 3 I    I    0
1 1 3 6  x 
(1) (2) of the point of intersection of the lines joining the tan   
12 12 top of each pole to the foot of the other, from this 2 6 C
 loge
5 1 horizontal plane is [JEE (Main)-2019] 1010    (3) x  
(3) (4) (2) 3 I    I    0 tan   
12 4 6 3  2 12 
(1) 16 (2) 18
bc c a ab (3) 15 (4) 12 1011    
25. Given   for ABC with usual (3) 3 I    I    0 x  
11 12 13 3 6 tan   
31. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in A.P. 1
cos A cos B cos C log  2 12   C
notation. If   , then the and the greatest angle is double the smallest, then
1011     (4) 2 e  x 
   a ratio of lengths of the sides of this triangle is (4) 3 I    I    0 tan   
ordered triplet (, , ) has a value 6 3 2 6
[JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (3, 4, 5) (2) (7, 19, 25) (1) 4 : 5 : 6 (2) 3 : 4 : 5 
(3) (19, 7, 25) (4) (5, 12, 13) (3) 5 : 9 : 13 (4) 5 : 6 : 7
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e3loge 2x  5e2loge 2x
32. Let S = {  [–2, 2] ; 2cos2 + 3sin = 0}. Then 38. The angles A, B and C of a triangle ABC are in
34. The integral  e4 loge x  5e3loge x  7e2loge x dx, 2e x  3e – x 1 the sum of the elements of S is
39. If  4e x  7e – x dx 
14
(ux + vloge(4ex + 7e–x)) + A.P. and a : b = 1 : 3. If c = 4 cm, then the
x > 0, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2019]
area (in sq.cm) of this triangle is :
(1) 4 log e x 2  5x  7  c C, where C is a constant of integration, then u + v (1)  (2) 2
is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2019]
2
(2) loge x  5x  7  c [JEE (Main)-2021] 13 5
(3) (4) 2
6 3 (1) (2)
3 4 3
1 1
(3) loge x 2  5x  7  c 40. The integral 4 dx is equal to : 33. The value of cos210° – cos10° cos50° + is cos250°
4 3
( x – 1) ( x  2) 5
[JEE (Main)-2019]
4
(4) loge x 2  5x  7  c 3 3 (3) 2 3 (4)
(where C is a constant of integration) (1) (2) (1  cos 20) 3
35. For real numbers , ,  and , if 4 2
5 5 39. A 2 m ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top
 x2  1  3 3
(x 2  1)  tan1   3  x  2 4 4  x – 14 (3) (4)  cos 20 of the ladder begins to slide down the wall at the
 x  dx (1)  C (2) C 2 4
 
4  x – 1 3  x  2  rate 25 cm/s, then the rate (in cm/sec.) at which
 x 4  3x2  1 tan1  x  1 
2
34. Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall
 x  heights 5 m and 10 m respectively. The line joining on the horizontal ground when the top of the ladder
1 1
their tops makes an angle of 15° with the ground. is 1 m above the ground is
  x2  1    2  3 x  2 4 4 x – 14
–1  x  1 (3) C (4) C Then the distance (in m) between the poles, is
  loge  tan1      tan   4  x – 1  3  x  2  [JEE (Main)-2019]
  x    x  [JEE (Main)-2019]
 x2  1 [JEE (Main)-2021] 25
  tan–1 
 x 
C
sin x
(1) 5 2  3  (2) 10  3 1 (1)
3
(2) 25 3
Where C is an arbitrary constant, then the value of
41. If  sin3 x  cos3 x dx   loge | 1  tan x |  loge
5
10( +  + ) is equal to _______.
[JEE (Main)-2021]
 2 tan x  1 
| 1  tan x  tan2 x |  tan1 
(3) 5  3 1  (4)
2

2 3  (3)
25
(4) 25
  C, 3
 3 
(2x  1)cos (2x  1)  5 2 when C is constant of integration, then the value of 35. The value of sin10° sin30° sin50° sin70° is
40. The number of solutions of the equation
36. The integral  dx is equal 2
18( +  +  ) is ________. [JEE (Main)-2019]
4x 2  4x  6
to : [JEE (Main)-2021]  5 5  
1 1 1 + sin4x = cos23x, x   – ,  is
(where c is a constant of integration) (1) (2)  2 2
dy   18 32
[JEE (Main)-2021] 42. If cos x  y sin x  6 x ,  0  x   and
dx  2 1 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 (3) (4)
(1) sin (2x  1)2  5  c  
16 36 (1) 3 (2) 5
2 y    0 , then y   is equal to
3 6 36. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality (3) 4 (4) 7
1
(2) sin (2x  1)2  5  c sin2 x  2 sin x  5 1 41. The angle of elevation of the top of a vertical tower
2 [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 · 2
 1 also satisfy the equation
4sin y standing on a horizontal plane is observed to be
1 2
cos (2x  1)2  5  c 45° from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point
2 
(3) 
2 (1)  (2)  [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 4 3 30 m vertically above the point A. If the angle of
1 (1) sin x = |sin y| (2) sin x = 2 sin y elevation of the top of the tower from B be 30°,
(4) cos (2x  1)2  5  c
2 2 2 (3) 2 sin x = sin y (4) 2|sin x| = 3 sin y then the distance (in m) of the foot of the tower
(3) (4)  from the point A is [JEE (Main)-2019]
5x 8  7x 6 2 3 2 3 37. ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC =
37. If f(x)   (x2  1  2x7 )2 dx, (x  0), f(0)  0 and 100 metres. A vertical tower is situated at the mid-
(1) 15 (3 + 3) (2) 15 (1+ 3 )
1 point of BC. If the angles of elevation of the top of
1  1  x
f(1)  , then the value of K is _________.
K
43. The integral   1  x  x  e x dx is equal to the tower at A and B are cot (3 2) and 1
(3) 15 (3 – 3) (4) 15 (5 – 3)
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021] cosec 1(2 2) respectively, then the height of the
42. Let S be the set of all   R such that the
dx  2x  1  2x  1  tower (in metres) is : [JEE (Main)-2019]
38. If  ( x 2  x  1)2  a tan–1    b 2   C, 1 1 equation, cos2x + sinx = 2 – 7 has a solution.
 3   x  x  1 x x
(1) ( x  1) e x c (2) x e x c (1) 20 (2) Then S is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
x > 0 where C is the constant of integration, then 10 5
the value of 9  
3a  b is equal to ______.
x
1
x
1
(3) 25 (4)
100
(1) [1, 4] (2) R

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43. The value of 48. The angle of elevation of the summit of a mountain cos xdx x
from a point on the ground is 45°. After climbing up 24. If  f ( x )(1  sin6 x )1   c 29. Let f  x   dx  x  0  . Then f(3) – f(1)
  3    3 
 sin3 x(1  sin6 x )2 3  2
cos3   .cos    sin3   .sin   is one km towards the summit at an inclination of 30° 1  x
8  8  8  8  from the ground, the angle of elevation of the where c is a constant of integration, then is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] summit is found to be 60°. Then the height (in km)
  1 3  1 3
of the summit from the ground is f   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (1)  – (2) –  
1 1 3 12 2 4 6 2 4
(1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2020]
4 2 2 9 9  1 3  1 3
1 1 (1) (2)  (3) –   (4)  –
1 8 8 12 2 4 6 2 4
1 (1) (2)
(3) (4) 3 1 3 1 (3) –2 (4) 2 x
2 2 2x e  x )
30. If  e  2e x  e  x  1 e(e  dx
44. If the equation cos4 + sin4 +  = 0 has real 3 1 3 1 dx
25. The integral  8 6 is equal to x x
solutions for , then  lies in the interval (3) (4)  g ( x )e(e  e )  c, where c is a constant of
3 1 3 1 ( x  4) 7 ( x  3) 7
[JEE (Main)-2020] integration, then g(0) is equal to
(where C is a constant of integration) [JEE (Main)-2020]
 1  3 5 2 sin  1 1  cos 2 1
49. If  and  , [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) e2 (2) 1
(1)  –1, –  (2) – , – 4  1  cos 2 7 2 10
 2  2  3/7 13/7 (3) 2 (4) e
  1 x  3  1  x 3
 1 1  5  (1) C (2)   C
,    0,  , then tan( + 2) is equal to 2  x  4  13  x  4  cos 
(3)  – , –  (4)  – , – 1  2 31. If
 2 4  4   5  7 sin   2cos2  d   A loge B()  C,
_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 1/7 1/7
45. Two vertical poles AB = 15 m and CD = 10 m are  x 3  x 3 B(  )
(3)   C (4)   C where C is a constant of integration, then
standing apart on a horizontal ground with points 50. The number of distinct solutions of the equation,  x  4  x 4 A
A and C on the ground. If P is the point of log 1 | sin x |  2  log 1 | cos x | in the interval can be [JEE (Main)-2020]
intersection of BC and AD, then the height of P (in d
2 2
m) above the line AC is 26. If  cos2   tan 2  sec 2   2sin   1 2 sin   1
[0, 2], is ____________. [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 5(sin   3) sin   3
51. The angle of elevation of the top of a hill from a tan + 2log |f()| + C where C is a constant of
e
(1) 6 (2) 20/3 point on the horizontal plane passing through the integration, then the ordered pair (, f()) is equal 5(2 sin   1) 5(sin   3)
to [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
(3) 10/3 (4) 5 foot of the hill is found to be 45°. After walking a sin   3 2 sin   1
distance of 80 meters towards the top, up a slope (1) (1, 1 – tan) (2) (–1, 1 + tan)
    cos x  sin x 1  sin x  cos x 
46. If L  sin2   – sin2   and inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal plane, (3) (–1, 1 – tan) (4) (1, 1 + tan) 32. If   c,
the angle of elevation of the top of the hill becomes
 8  sin 2x dx  a sin  b 
 16  8
75°. Then the height of the hill (in meters) is  x  where c is a constant of integration, then the
27. If  sin–1  dx  A( x )tan–1 x  B( x )  C,   ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :
    _____. [JEE (Main)-2020]  
M  cos2   – sin2   , then  1 x  [JEE (Main)-2021]
 16  8 where C is a constant of integration, then the (1) (–1, 3) (2) (3, 1)
[JEE (Main)-2020] 52. If e
cos2 x cos4 x cos6 x ...  loge 2
satisfies the ordered pair (A(x), B(x)) can be (3) (1, –3) (4) (1, 3)
equation t 2 – 9t + 8 = 0, then the value of [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 1  33. The value of the integral
(1) L  –  cos
2
2 2 8 2sin x   (1)  x  1, – x  (2)  x  1, x 
 0  x  2  is :
sin x  3 cos x  
1 1 
(2) M   cos [JEE (Main)-2021] (3)  x – 1, – x  (4)  x – 1, x 
2 2 2 8
3 2
1 1  (1) (2) 3  x 
(3) M   cos 2 28. The integral    dx is equal to (where c is a constant of integration)
4 2 4 8  x sin x  cos x 
(where C is a constant of integration) [JEE (Main)-2021]
1
1 1  (3) 2 3 (4) [JEE (Main)-2020] 3
(4) L  – cos 2 (1)
1 
9  2 cos 6   3 cos 4   6 cos 2   2  c
4 2 4 8 x sec x 18  
53. Two vertical poles are 150 m apart and the height (1) tan x  C
47. The angle of elevation of a cloud C from a point P, of one is three times that of the other. If from the x sin x  cos x 3
200 m above a still lake is 30°. If the angle of 1 
middle point of the line joining their feet, an (2) 11  18 cos 2   9 cos 4   2 cos 6   2  c
depression of the image of C in the lake from the x tan x 18  
observer finds the angles of elevation of their tops (2) sec x  C
point P is 60°, then PC (in m) is equal to to be complementary, then the height of the shorter x sin x  cos x 3
1 
[JEE (Main)-2020] pole (in meters) is : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 9  2 sin 6   3 sin 4   6 sin 2   2  c
x sec x 18  
(3) tan x  C
(1) 400 (2) 400 3 (1) 25 3 (2) 30 x sin x  cos x 3
1 
x tan x (4) 11  18 sin 2   9 sin 4   2 sin 6   2  c
(3) 100 (4) 200 3 (3) 25 (4) 20 3 (4) sec x  C 18  
x sin x  cos x
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(1)
x4
6(2 x  3 x 2  1)3
4
C 20. If
dx
 ( x 2  2x  10)2
54. The angle of elevation of a jet plane from a point A
on the ground is 60°. After a flight of 20 seconds
59. If 
3 cos2 x    
3 – 1 cos x + 1, the number of

at the speed of 432 km/hour, the angle of elevation  

x12 changes to 30°. If the jet plane is flying at a solutions of the given equation when x  0,  is
(2) C   x  1 f (x )   2
(2 x 4  3 x 2  1)3  A  tan1    C constant height, then its height is :
  3  x 2  2 x  10  __________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
x 12 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) C where C is a constant of integration, then 60. Let A(1, 4) and B(1, –5) be two points. Let P be
6(2 x 4  3 x 2  1)3 (1) 3600 3 m (2) 2400 3 m a point on the circle (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1 such
[JEE (Main)-2019] that (PA)2 + (PB)2 have maximum value, then the
x4 points, P, A and B lie on :
(4) C 1 (3) 1800 3 m (4) 1200 3 m
(2 x 4  3 x 2  1)3 (1) A  and f ( x )  3( x  1)
81 [JEE (Main)-2021]
5x 55. All possible values of   [0, 2 ] for which (1) an ellipse (2) a parabola
sin 1
2 dx is equal to
16.  sin
x
(2) A 
54
and f ( x )  3( x  1) sin2   tan2   0 lie in : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) a straight line (4) a hyperbola
61. The number of roots of the equation,
2 1     3 
(where c is a constant of integration) (3) A  and f ( x )  9( x  1) (1)  0,    ,  (81) sin2 x cos2 x
 (81)  30 in the interval [0, ] is
27  2  2 
[JEE (Main)-2019] equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
1
(1) 2x + sinx + 2 sin2x + c (4) A  and f ( x )  9( x  1)2      3   7   (1) 4 (2) 2
54 (2)  0,    ,    , 
 2 2 4   6 
(2) x + 2 sinx + 2 sin2x + c (3) 8 (4) 3
5  x2 2

(3) x + 2 sinx + sin2x + c 21. If x e dx  g  x  e  x  c, where c is a 62. Let ABCD be a square of side of unit length. Let
     3   3 11 
(4) 2x + sinx + sin2x + c constant of integration, then g(–1) is equal to (3)  0,    ,    ,  a circle C1 centered at A with unit radius is drawn.
 4 2 4   2 6  Another circle C2 which touches C1 and the lines
[JEE (Main)-2019]
1 AD and AB are tangent to it, is also drawn. Let a
dx      3   5    3 7  
17. If  x (1  x
3 6
)
2
3
 xf ( x )(1  x 6 )3  C where C is a
(1) –1 (2) 
1 (4)  0,    ,    ,    , 
 4 2 4   4   2 4 
tangent line from the point C to the circle C2 meet
2 the side AB at E. If the length of EB is   3 ,
constant of integration, then the function f(x) is 56. A man is observing, from the top of a tower, a boat
5 where ,  are integers, then  +  is equal to
equal to: [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 1 (4)  speeding towards the tower from a certain point A, ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2
with uniform speed. At the point, angle of 63. In ABC, the lengths of sides AC and AB are 12 cm
1 3
(1) – (2) 2x 3 – 1 depression of the boat with the man’s eye is 30° and 5 cm, respectively. If the area of ABC is 30 cm2
2x 3 x2 22. The integral
x 4
+x
dx is equal to (Ignore man’s height). After sailing for 20 seconds,
towards the base of the tower (which is at the level
and R and r are respectively the radii of circumcircle
1 1 and incircle of ABC, then the value of 2R + r (in
(3) – (4) – (Here C is a constant of integration) of water), the boat has reached a point B, where cm) is equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
6x 3 2x 2 the angle of depression is 45°. Then the time taken
[JEE (Main)-2019] 64. The number of solutions of the equation x + 2 tanx
(in seconds) by the boat from B to reach the base
2/3
18. The integral  sec x cosec 4/3 x dx is equal to of the tower is : [JEE (Main)-2021] 
 
2
x3 + 1 1 x3 + 1 = in the interval [0, 2] is :
(Here C is a constant of integration) 2
(1) loge +C (2) 2
loge +C (1) 10 3 (2) 10
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x x3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) –3cot–1/3x + C (2) –3tan–1/3x + C
x3 + 1 x3 + 1
(3) 10  3 1 (4) 10  
3 1 (1) 2 (2) 4
1 (3) 3 (4) 5
3 (3) loge + C (4) loge +C 57. If 0 < x, y <  and cos x + cos y – cos (x + y) =
(3) – tan–4/3x + C (4) 3tan–1/3x + C 2 x2 x2 65. Two tangents are drawn from a point P to the
4 3 circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 4 = 0, such that the
23. Let   (0, /2) be fixed. If the integral , then sin x + cos y is equal to :
2
19. If e
sec x
 sec x tan x f ( x )  sec x tan x  sec x  dx 2
tan x + tan 
 tan x – tan  dx 
[JEE (Main)-2021]  12 
angle between these tangents is tan–1   ,
 5 
 e sec x f  x   C , then a possible choice of f(x) is 1 3 3
A(x) cos2 + B(x) sin2 + C, where C is a (1) (2) –1  12 
constant of integration, then the functions A(x) and
2 2 where tan   0,   . If the centre of the circle
[JEE (Main)-2019]  5 
B(x) are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019] is denoted by C and these tangents touch the
1 1 3
1 1 (1) x –  and loge|cos(x – )| (3) (4)
(1) sec x  tan x  (2) sec x  tan x  2 2 circle at points A and B, then the ratio of the area
2 2 of PAB and CAB is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) x +  and loge|sin(x – )|
58. The number of integral values of ‘k’ for which the
1 1 (3) x –  and loge|sin(x – )| (1) 2 : 1 (2) 3 : 1
equation 3sinx + 4cosx = k+1 has a solution, k 
(3) sec x  x tan x  (4) x sec x  t an x 
2 2 (4) x +  and loge|sin(x + )| R is __________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 11 : 4 (4) 9 : 4

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66. The number of solutions of the equation 72. Consider a triangle having vertices A(–2, 3), B(1, 9) 8. For x2  n + 1, nN (the set of natural numbers),
and C(3, 8). If a line L passing through the circum- 5 –4 x 3 1 –4 x 3  
1 2 2 11. If x e dx  e f x  C , where C is a
cot x  cot x  in the interval [0, 2] is center of triangle ABC, bisects line BC, and 2 sin  x – 1 – sin 2  x – 1 48
sin x the integral x dx is
   2 sin x 2 – 1  sin 2 x 2 – 1
   constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to
______. [JEE (Main)-2021] intersects y-axis at point  0,  , then the value of
 2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
67. Let the centroid of an equilateral triangle ABC be equal to
real number  is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 4x3 + 1 (2) –4x3 –1
at the origin. Let one of the sides of the (where c is a constant of integration)
73. The number of solutions of sin7x + cos 7x = 1, (3) –2x3 + 1 (4) –2x3 –1
equilateral triangle be along the straight line [JEE (Main)-2019]
x  [0, 4] is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x + y = 3. If R and r be the radius of circumcircle
(1) 5 (2) 7 1  x2 m
and incircle respectively of ABC, then (R + r) is 1
(1) log e sec x 2 – 1  c
  12. If  dx  A ( x ) 1  x 2  C, for a
 
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 11 (4) 9 2 x4
74. There are 5 students in class 10, 6 students in suitable chosen integer m and a function A(x),
(1) 3 2 (2) 2 2 class 11 and 8 students in class 12. If the number 1  x 2 – 1 where C is a constant of integration, then (A(x))m
(2) log e sec 2   c
of ways, in which 10 students can be selected 2  2  equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
9 from them so as to include at least 2 students
(3) (4) 7 2 from each class and at most 5 students from the
2  x 2 – 1 1 1
total 11 students of class 10 and 11 is 100 k, then (1) (2)
(3) log e cos   c 3x 3 27x 6
68. A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park k is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  2 
ABC. Let the angle of elevation of the top of the
 1 1
75. The value of cot is 1 (3) (4)
 (4) log e sec 2 x 2 – 1  c
  9x 4 27x 9
pole from each corner of the park be . If the 24 2
3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
radius of the circumcircle of ABC is 2, then the 5x8  7x 6 x 1
(1) 3 2  3  6 (2) 2  3 2 6 13. If  dx  f ( x ) 2 x  1  C , where C is a
height of the pole is equal to : 9. If f(x) =  2
dx,( x  0), and f(0) = 0, 2x  1
2
x  1  2x7 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 2  3 2 6 (4) 2  3 2 6 constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to
1 76. If a rectangle is inscribed in an equilateral triangle of then the value of f(1) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (2)
3 3 side length 2 2 as shown in the figure, then the 1 1
square of the largest area of such a rectangle is (1) (2) 1 1
(3) 2 3 (4) 2 4 (1) ( x  1) (2) ( x  4)
3 _________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 3 3
69. If 15sin4 + 10cos4 = 6, for some   R, then 1 1
(3)  (4) 
the value of 27sec6 + 8cosec6 is equal to : 2 4 2 2
(3) ( x  4) (4) ( x  2)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 10. Let n  2 be a nutural number and 0 <  < /2. 3 3
(1) 350 (2) 250
1
14. The integral  cos  loge x  dx is equal to (where C
(3) 400 (4) 500 (sinn   sin ) n cos 
Then  d  is equal to is a constant of integration)
sinn 1 
3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
70. If in a triangle ABC, AB = 5 units, B  cos1   (where C is a constant of integration)
5 1
and radius of circumcircle of ABC is 5 units, then 77. If sin  + cos  = , then 16(sin(2) + cos(4) + [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) x cos  loge x  – sin  loge x    C
2
the area (in sq. units) of ABC is : sin(6)) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] n 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] n  1  n x
(1) 23 (2) –23 (1) C
1   (2) cos  loge x   sin loge x    C
(1) 10  6 2 (2) 6  8 3 (3) 27 (4) –27 n 2  1  sinn 1   2
(3) 8  2 2 (4) 4  2 3 78. The sum of solutions of the equation n 1
n
x
n  1  (3) sin  loge x  – cos loge x    C
71. Let in a right angled triangle, the smallest angle be cos x       (2) 1   C 2
 tan2 x , x   ,   ,  is :
  n 2  1 sinn 1  
. If a triangle formed by taking the reciprocal of its 1  sin x  2 2  4 4
sides is also a right angled triangle, then sin is [JEE (Main)-2021] n 1 (4) x cos  loge x   sin  loge x    C
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] n  1  n
 7 (3) 1  C
5 1 2 1 (1) (2)  n 2  1 sinn 1   3 x 13  2 x 11
(1) (2) 10 30 15. The integral dx is equal to
4
4 2 n 1
 (2x  3 x 2  1)4
11  n  1  n
5 1 5 1 (3)  (4)  (4) C (where C is a constant of integration)
(3) (4) 30 15 1  
2 4 n 2  1  sinn 1  
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79. A 10 inches long pencil AB with mid point C and a 83. Let S be the sum of all solutions (in radians) of the
Chapter small eraser P are placed on the horizontal top of a equation sin4 + cos4 – sin cos = 0 in [0, 4].
table such that PC  5 inches and PCB = tan–1 (2). 8S
Then is equal to _______.
The acute angle through which the pencil must be 

Integrals
rotated about C so that the perpendicular distance [JEE (Main)-2021]
between eraser and pencil becomes exactly 1 inch is
84. A vertical pole fixed to the horizontal ground is
[JEE (Main)-2021] divided in the ratio 3 : 7 by a mark on it with lower
P part shorter than the upper part. If the two parts
subtend equal angles at a point on the ground

n
1. If the integral 18 m away from the base of the pole, then the

5i
2 x12  5 x 9 height of the pole (in meters) is :
5 tan x
5. The integral  3 is equal to
x 5  x 3  1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 tan x  2 dx  x  a ln sin x  2cos x  k , [JEE (Main)-2016]
A 5 in C 5 in B
(1) 8 10 (2) 12 10
then a is equal to [AIEEE-2012] x 10  1 3
(1) C (1) tan1   (2) tan1   (3) 12 15 (4) 6 10
(1) –2 (2) 1 2  x 5  x 3  1
2
2 4 2
(3) 2 (4) –1 85. The number of solutions of the equation 32 tan x

x 5 4 2 
5 (2) C (3) tan1 1 (4) tan1   32sec x
 81, 0  x  is [JEE (Main)-2021]
2. If  f ( x )dx  ( x ), then x f ( x 3 )dx is equal to 2
3
2  x 5  x 3  1 4
[JEE (Main)-2013] (1) 3 (2) 1
80. The value of
 x10 (3) 2 (4) 0
1 3 (3) C   2   3   5   6   7 
(1) x ( x 3 )   x 2( x 3 )dx   C 2  x 5  x 3  1
2
2 sin   sin   sin   sin   sin   sin  
3 8  8   8   8   8   8  86. If n is the number of solutions of the equation

x5 is [JEE (Main)-2021]

1 3      
(2)
3
 
x  x 3  3  x 3 ( x 3 )dx  C (4)
 x  x  1
5 3
2
C
1 1
2cos x  4 sin   x  sin  – x  – 1  1, x  [0, ]
 4  4  
(1) (2)
where C is an arbitrary constant. 8 2 4 2 and S is the sum of all these solutions, then the
1 3
(3)
3
 
x  x 3   x 2( x 3 )dx  C
(3)
1
(4)
1
ordered pair (n, S) is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
6. Let In   tann xdx,(n  1) . 8 4  5   13 
(1)  3, (2)  3,
1 3 3  9 
(4)
3
 
x  x 3   x 3 ( x 3 )dx   C
 If I 4  I6  a tan5 x  bx 5  C, where C is a
81. Let A(a, 0), B(b, 2b + 1) and C(0, b), b  0, |b|
 1, be points such that the area of triangle ABC
 
 2   8 
constant of integration, then the ordered pair (a, b) is 1 sq. unit, then the sum of all possible values (3)  2, (4)  2,
3. Let the population of rabbits surviving at a time t be
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2017]  3   9 
governed by the differential equation of a is [JEE (Main)-2021]
87. Let the points of intersections of the lines x – y +
1  1 
dp(t ) 1
 p(t )  200 . If p(0) = 100, then p(t) equals
(1)  ,0  (2)  , 1 2b –2b2 1 = 0, x – 2y + 3 = 0 and 2x – 5y + 11 = 0 are
5  5  (1) (2) the mid points of the sides of a triangle ABC.
dt 2 b 1 b 1
[JEE (Main)-2014] Then the area of the triangle ABC is _____.
 1   1 
(3)   ,0  (4)   ,1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 600 – 500 et/2 (2) 400 – 300 e–t/2  5   5  2b 2 –2b
(3) (4) 88. Let f :    be defined as
(3) 400 – 300 et/2 (4) 300 – 200 e–t/2 7. The integral b 1 b 1

82. Two poles, AB of length a metres and CD of length  1

dx sin2 x cos2 x f ( x  y )  f ( x – y )  2f ( x ) f ( y ), f    –1 . Then,
4. The integral  x 2 ( x 4  1)3/ 4 equals
 (sin5 x  cos3 x sin2 x  sin3 x cos2 x  cos5 x )2 dx a + b (b  a) metres are erected at the same 2
20
horizontal level with bases at B and D. If BD = x 1
[JEE (Main)-2015]
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2018]
1
the value of  sin(k)sin(k  f (k)) is equal to
and tan ACB  , then [JEE (Main)-2021] k 1
1
1 1 1 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 x 4  1 4 C C
(1)  4   c (2) ( x 4  1) 4  c (1) (2)
3(1  tan3 x ) 3(1  tan3 x ) (1) x2 – 2ax + a(a + b) = 0 (1) cosec2(21) cos(20) cos(2)
 x 
1 1 (2) x2 + 2(a + 2b)x – b(a + b) = 0 (2) sec2(21) sin(20) sin(2)
1
(3) C (4) C
1
 x 4  1 4 1  cot x 3
1  cot x3 (3) x2 + 2(a + 2b)x + a(a + b) = 0 (3) cosec2(1) cosec(21) sin(20)
(3) ( x 4  1) 4 c (4)   4  c
 x  (where C is a constant of integration) (4) x2 – 2ax + b(a + b) = 0 (4) sec2(1) sec(21) cos(20)
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  94. Let a, b and c be the length of sides of a triangle [JEE (Main)-2022]
89. If x  and y  127. The function f  x   xe x 1 x  , x  , is
 (1)n tan2n   cos2n  , 2 3
n 0 n 0 ab bc c a
ABC such that   . If r and R 130. Let f ( x )  3( x  2)  4 , x  . Then which of the
7 8 9
 1  following statements are true?
 are the radius of incircle and radius of circumcircle (1) Increasing in   , 1
for 0    , then [JEE (Main)-2021]  2 
4 of the triangle ABC, respectively, then the value of P : x = 0 is a point of local minima of f
(1) x(1 – y) = 1 (2) y(1 + x) = 1 R Q : x  2 is a point of inflection of f
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] 1 
r (2) Decreasing in  , 2 
(3) y(1 – x) = 1 (4) x(1 + y) = 1 2  R : f is increasing for x  2
90. A spherical gas balloon of radius 16 meter 5 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) (2) 2
subtends an angle 60° at the eye of the observer 2  1 (1) Only P and Q (2) Only P and R
(3) Increasing in  1,  
A while the angle of elevation of its center from the 3  2
(3) Only Q and R (4) All P, Q and R
eye of A is 75°. Then the height (in meter) of the (3) (4) 1
2
131. Let f : R  R and g : R  R be two functions defined
top most point of the balloon from the level of the  1 1
observer’s eye is [JEE (Main)-2021]   7  (4) Decreasing in   ,  1  2e2 x
95. The number of values of x in the interval  ,  2 2
 by f(x) = loge(x2 + 1) – e–x + 1 and g ( x )  .
4 4  ex
(1) 8  2  2 3  2  (2) 8  6 – 2  2  [JEE (Main)-2022] Then, for which of the following range of , the
for which 14cosec2x – 2sin2x = 21 – 4cos2x holds,
is _____________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 128. If the tangent to the curve y = x3 – x2 + x at the
point (a, b) is also tangent to the curve y = 5x2 + 2x   (   1)2     5 
(3) 8  2  2  3  (4) 8  6  2  2     f  g      holds?
96. The value of 2sin(12°) – sin(72°) is – 25 at the point (2, –1), then |2a + 9b| is equal to inequality f  g  3    3 
  
91. The sum of all values of x in [0, 2], for which [JEE (Main)-2022] ________.
sinx + sin2x + sin3x + sin4x = 0, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
5 1– 3
  1– 5 129. The sum of the maximum and minimum values of
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2) (1) (2, 3) (2) (–2, –1)
4 8 the function f(x) = |5x – 7| + [x2 + 2x] in the interval
(1) 11  (2) 9  (3) (1, 2) (4) (–1, 1)
3 1– 5
  3 1– 5
  5 
(3) 8  (4) 12  (3) (4)  , 2 , where [t] is the greatest integert, is ____.
2 4 4 
92. Let
97. If sin2(10°)sin(20°)sin(40°)sin(50°)sin(70°)

  1
S     – ,  –    :sin  tan   tan   sin  .  sin 10   , then 16 +  –1 is equal to
 2 16
_______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
If T   cos 2 , then T + n(S) is equal to 98. 16 sin(20°) sin(40°) sin(80°) is equal to
S
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 3 (2) 2 3
(1) 7  3 (2) 9
(3) 3 (4) 4 3
(3) 8  3 (4) 10
 2   4   6 
99. The value of cos 
93. The number of solutions of the equation  7 
  cos  7   cos  7  is
   
    1 equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
cos  x   cos  – x   cos2 2 x, x[–3 , 3]
 3 3  4 1
(1) –1 (2) 
is [JEE (Main)-2022] 2
(1) 8 (2) 5 1 1
(3)  (4) 
(3) 6 (4) 7 3 4
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116. Let f : R  R be a function defined by 121. The number of distinct real roots of the equation 100.  = sin 36º is a root of which of the following 106. A tower PQ stands on a horizontal ground with
equation? [JEE (Main)-2022] base Q on the ground. The point R divides the
n1 n2 x5(x3 – x2 – x + 1) + x (3x3 – 4x2 – 2x + 4) – 1 = 0 is
f  x    x  3   x  5  , n1, n2  N . Then, which tower in two parts such that QR = 15 m. If from a
__________. (1) 16x4 – 10x2 – 5 = 0 (2) 16x4 + 20x2 – 5 = 0
of the following is NOT true? point A on the ground the angle of elevation of R is
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 16x4 – 20x2 + 5 = 0 (4) 16x4 – 10x2 + 5 = 0 60° and the part PR of the tower subtends an
(1) For n1  3, n2  4, there exists    3, 5  angle of 15° at A, then the height of the tower is :
122. Let the function f(x) = 2x 2 – log e x, x > 0, be 101. Let AB and PQ be two vertical poles, 160 m apart
where f attains local maxima.
decreasing in (0, a) and increasing in (a, 4). A from each other. Let C be the middle point of B
(2) For n1  4, n2  3, there exists    3, 5  tangent to the parabola y2 = 4ax at a point P on it 
(1) 5 2 3  3 m  (2) 5  
3 3 m
passes through the point (8a, 8a –1) but does not 
where f attains local minima. and Q, which are feet of these two poles. Let
8
(3) For n1  3, n2  5, there exists    3, 5   1  and  be the angles of elevation from C to P and
(3) 10  3 1 m  
(4) 10 2 3  1 m 
where f attains local maxima. pass through the point  – , 0  . If the equation of
 a  A, respectively. If the height of pole PQ is twice
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) For n1  4, n2  6, there exists    3, 5  the height of pole AB, then tan2 is equal to
x y 107. Let a vertical tower AB of height 2h stands on a
where f attains local maxima. [JEE (Main)-2022]
the normal at P is   1 then  +  is equal horizontal ground. Let from a point P on the
 
3–2 2 3 2 ground a man can see upto height h of the tower
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2)
to ________. 2 2 with an angle of elevation 2. When from P, he
117. Let f and g be twice differentiable even functions on 
 1  1 [JEE (Main)-2022] moves a distance d in the direction of AP , he
(–2, 2) such that f    0, f    0, f 1  1 and 3–2 2 3– 2
(3) (4) can see the top B of the tower with an angle of
 4 2 123. Let M and N be the number of points on the curve 4 4
3 y5 – 9xy + 2x = 0, where the tangents to the curve elevation . if d  7 h , then tan  is equal to
g    0, g 1  2 Then, the minimum number of 5
4 are parallel to x-axis and y-axis, respectively. Then 102. If cot = 1 and sec = – , where
solutions of f(x)g(x) + f(x)g(x) = 0 in (–2, 2) is 3 (1) 5 2 (2) 3 1
the value of M + N equals ________.
equal to_____. 3 
[JEE (Main)-2022]  and     , then the value of (3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 2 7 2 7 3
118. If the absolute maximum value of the function f(x) = 124. A water tank has the shape of a right circular cone tan( + ) and the quadrant in which  +  lies, [JEE (Main)-2022]
3 2

(x 2 – 2x + 7) e 4 x 12 x 180 x 31 in the interval
with axis vertical and vertex downwards. Its semi- respectively are [JEE (Main)-2022]
108. The angle of elevation of the top P of a vertical
[–3, 0] is f(), then –1 3 1 tower PQ of height 10 from a point A on the
vertical angle is tan Water is poured in it at a (1) – and IVth quadrant
4 7 horizontal ground is 45°, Let R be a point on AQ
(1)  = 0 (2)  = –3
(2) 7 and Ist quadrant and from a point B, vertically above R, the angle
(3)  (–1, 0) (4)  (–3, –1] constant rate of 6 cubic meter per hour. The rate (in
of elevation of P is 60°. If BAQ = 30°, AB = d
[JEE (Main)-2022] square meter per hour), at which the wet curved (3) –7 and IVth quadrant
and the area of the trapezium PQRB is , then
119. The curve y(x) = ax3 + bx2 + cx + 5 touches the surface area of the tank is increasing, when the
1 the ordered pair (d, ) is :
x-axis at the point P(–2, 0) and cuts the y-axis at depth of water in the tank is 4 meters, is (4) and Ist quadrant
7
the point Q, where y is equal to 3. Then the local [JEE (Main)-2022]  25 
maximum value of y(x) is 103. The number of elements in the set (1) 10( 3  1), 25  (2)  10( 3  1),
 2 
27 29 5x 2  S = {  [–4, 4] : 3cos22 + 6cos2 – 10cos2
(1) (2) 125. If the minimum value of f ( x )   , x  0, is  25 
4 4 2 x5 + 5 = 0} is __________. [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 10( 3  1), 25  (4)  10( 3  1),
 2 
37 9
(3) (4) 14, then the value of  is equal to 104. The number of solutions of the equation
4 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 32 (2) 64 2  cos2   2  0 in R is equal to
 3 2 ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]    9    m  8 
 x  x  10 x  7, x  1 (3) 128 (4) 256 109. Let S  0   0,  :  sec    (m  1)  sec   
 2  m 1 6 6 
 .
3 
f ( x )    
120. Let 
  
2 x  log2 b 2  4 , x  1 . [JEE (Main)-2022] 105. From the base of a pole of height 20 meter, the Then [JEE (Main)-2022]
angle of elevation of the top of a tower is 60°. The
Then the set of all values of b, for which f(x) has 126. Let f : [0, 1]  R be a twice differentiable function
pole subtends an angle 30° at the top of the tower.   2 
maximum value at x = 1, is in (0, 1) such that f(0) = 3 and f(1) = 5. If the line (1) S    (2) S   
Then the height of the tower is [JEE (Main)-2022] 12  3 
y = 2x + 3 intersects the graph of f at only two
(1) (–6, –2) (2) (2, 6)
distinct points in (0, 1) then the least number of
(1) 15 3 (2) 20 3
(3) [–6, –2)  (2, 6]  
(4)   6, 2  2, 6  points x  (0, 1) at which f(x) = 0, is ___________.
(3)  

2 (4)  
3
4
S S
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2 2 110. Let S be the set of all the natural numbers, for which
110. A horizontal park is in the shape of a triangle OAB   105. Let * be the largest value of  for which the function
114. Let S    0, 2  : 82 sin
  82 cos  16 . Then

with AB = 16. A vertical lamp post OP is erected f(x) = 4x3 – 36x2 + 36x + 48 is increasing for all x y
at the point O such that PAO = PBO = 15° the line   2 is a tangent to the curve
     x   . Then f* (1) + f* (– 1) is equal to : a b
and PCO = 45°, where C is the midpoint of AB. n(S )    sec   2  cosec   2   is equal
S  4  4  (1) 36 (2) 48 n n
Then (OP)2 is equal to x y
to [JEE (Main)-2022]     b   2 at the point (a, b), ab  0. Then :
(3) 64 (4) 72 a  
32 32 (1) 0 (2) – 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1)  3 1  (2) 2  3  (1) S   (2) n(S) = 1
3 3 (3) – 4 (4) 12 106. Water is being filled at the rate of 1 cm 3/sec in a
right circular conical vessel (vertex downwards) of (3) S  2k : k  N (4) S = N
    3   5   7    9  height 35 cm and diameter 14 cm. When the height
16 16 115. 2 sin   sin   sin   sin   sin   is [JEE (Main)-2022]
3 1  22   22   22   22   22  of the water level is 10 cm, the rate (in cm 2/sec) at
(3)   (4) 2  3 
3 3 equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] which the wet conical surface area of the vessel 111. Consider a cuboid of sides 2x, 4x and 5x and a
increase, is closed hemisphere of radius r. If the sum of their
[JEE (Main)-2022] 3 1 surface areas is a constant k, then the ratio x : r,
(1) (2) 21 for which the sum of their volumes is maximum, is
16 16
(1) 5 (2)
     3   5 (1) 2 : 5(2) 19 : 45
111. Let S   ,  –   ,  ,  , . Then the
 2  2 4 4 4  1 9 (3) 3 : 8 (4) 19 : 15
(3) (4)
32 32 26 26
num ber of elements in the set (3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2022]
5 10
112. The number of distinct real roots of x4 – 4x + 1 = 0
116. Let S = {  (0, 2) : 7 cos2 – 3 sin2 – 2 cos22 =
A    S : tan  1  5 tan  2    5  tan  2  [JEE (Main)-2022] is :
2}. Then, the sum of roots of all the equations
107. If the angle made by the tangent at the point (1) 4 (2) 2
is ________. x2 – 2 (tan2 + cot2) x + 6 sin2 = 0,   S, is
_______. [JEE (Main)-2022] (x , y ) on the curve x  12(t  sin t cos t ), (3) 1 (4) 0
0 0
[JEE (Main)-2022]
 [JEE (Main)-2022]
117. The angle of elevation of the top of a tower from a
112. The number of elements in the set y  12(1  sin t )2 , 0  t  , with the positive x-axis 113. The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 10 + x2, 10
point A due north of it is  and from a point B at a 2
+ x 2 and 20 – 2x 2. If for x = k, the area of the
 triangle is maximum, then 3k2 is equal to :
  x2  x   1  3  is , then y is equal to:
S   x   : 2cos    4 x  4– x  is : distance of 9 units due west of A is cos  . 3 0
  6    13  (1) 5 (2) 8
If the distance of the point B from the tower is 15 (3) 10 (4) 12
(1) 6 3  2 2
  (2) 3 7  4 3
 
(1) 1 (2) 3 units, then cot  is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 27 (4) 48 114. The number of real solutions of x7 + 5x3 + 3x + 1 =
(3) 0 (4) Infinite
6 9 [JEE (Main)-2022] 0 is equal to ______.
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2)
5 5 (1) 0 (2) 1
2
108. Let f  x    x  1 x  2 x  3  x  3, x  R . If m
 
113. If the sum of solutions of the system of equations (3) 3 (4) 5
2sin2 – cos2 = 0 and 2cos2 + 3sin = 0 in the 4 7 and M are respectively the number of points of local [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (4) minimum and local maximum of f in the interval 115. A wire of length 22 m is to be cut into two pieces.
interval [0, 2] is k, then k is equal to _______. 3 3
(0, 4), then m + M is equal to One of the pieces is to be made into a square and
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022] the other into an equilateral triangle. Then, the
109. The sum of the absolute minimum and the absolute length of the side of the equilateral triangle, so that
 maximum values of the function ƒ(x) = |3x – x2 + 2| the combined area of the square and the equilateral
– x in the interval [–1, 2] is : triangle is minimum, is
22 66
17  3 17  5 (1) (2)
(1) (2) 94 3 94 3
2 2
22 66
9  17 (3) (4)
(3) 5 (4) 49 3 49 3
2
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93. The number of real roots of the equation e4x + 2e3x

– ex – 6 = 0 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
100. For the function
f(x) = 4 loge(x – 1) – 2x2 + 4x + 5, x > 1, which one of
Chapter 9
(1) 1 (2) 2 the following is NOT correct?
(3) 4 (4) 0 (1) f is increasing in (1, 2) and decreasing in (2,  )
94. If ‘R’ is the least value of ‘a’ such that the function
f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is increasing on [1, 2] and ‘S’
(2) f(x) = –1 has exactly two solutions
(3) f(e) – f(2) < 0
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
is the greatest value of ‘a’ such that the function
(4) f(x) = 0 has a root in the interval (e, e + 1)
f(x) = x2 + ax + 1 is decreasing on [1, 2], then the
value of |R – S| is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022]
1. If x, y, z are in A.P. and tan–1x, tan–1y and tan–1z
101. If the tangent at the point (x1, y1) on the curve y = 146 145
95. An angle of intersection of the curves, are also in A.P., then [JEE (Main)-2013] (1) (2)
x3 + 3x2 + 5 passes through the origin, then (x1, y1) 12 12
2 2 (1) x = y = z (2) 2x = 3y = 6z
x y does NOT lie on the curve :
  1 and x2 + y2 = ab, a > b is
a2 b2 (3) 6x = 3y = 2z (4) 6x = 4y = 3z (3)
145
(4)
145
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2 y2 10 11
(1) x  2
81 dy
2. If y  sec(tan1 x ), then at x = 1 is equal to 6. If x = sin –1(sin10) and y = cos –1(cos10), then
ab  ab  dx
(1) tan1   (2) tan1   2 y – x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
 ab   2 ab  y [JEE (Main)-2013]
(2)  x2  8 (1) 7 (2) 10
9
1 1 (3) 0 (4) 
ab
  (3) y = 4x + 52
(3) tan1  (4) tan1 2 ab (1) (2)
 2 2
 ab 
x  19  n 
(4)  y2  2 7. The value of cot   cot –1  1   2 p   is
96. Let f(x) be a cubic polynomial with f(1) = –10, 3 (3) 1 (4) 2  n 1  p 1  
f(–1) = 6, and has a local minima at x = 1, and   
[JEE (Main)-2022]
f(x) has a local minima at x = –1. Then f(3) is  2x 
102. The sum of absolute maximum and absolute 3. Let tan1 y  tan1 x  tan1  2 [JEE (Main)-2019]
equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  1 x 
minimum values of the function f(x) = |2x2 + 3x - 2|
97. The function f(x) = x3 – 6x2 + ax + b is such that + sinx cosx in the interval [0, 1] is : 1 19 23
where | x |  . Then a value of y is (1) (2)
f(2) = f(4) = 0. Consider two statements. 3 21 22
 1 [JEE (Main)-2015]
(S1) There exists x1, x2  (2, 4), x1 < x2, such that sin(1)cos2  
(1) 3  2 22 21
f (x1) = –1 and f (x2) = 0. (3) (4)
2 3x  x3 3x  x3 23 19
(S2) There exists x3, x4  (2, 4), x3 < x4, such that (1) (2)
1  3x 2 1 3x 2 8. All x satisfying the inequality (cot–1x)2 – 7 (cot–1x)
f is decreasing in (2, x4), increasing in (x4, 4) and 1
(2) 3  (1  2cos(1))sin(1) + 10 > 0, lie in the interval [JEE (Main)-2019]
2f ( x3 )  3f ( x4). [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 3x  x 3
3x  x 3
(3) (4) (1) (cot 2, )
1 1  3x 2 1 3x2
(1) Both (S1) and (S2) are true (3) 5  (sin(1)  sin(2)) (2) (cot 5, cot 4)
2
(2) Both (S1) and (S2) are false   (3) (–, cot 5)  (cot 4, cot 2)
4. Consider f  x   tan1  1  sin x  , x  0,   .
(3) (S1) is false and (S2) is true  1  1
(4) 2  sin   cos    1  sin x   2 (4) (–, cot 5)  (cot 2, )
(4) (S1) is true and (S2) is false 2 2

98. The number of distinct real roots of equation [JEE (Main)-2022] A normal to y = f(x) at x  also passes 3  1
6 9. If  = cos–1   ,  = tan–1   , where 0 < ,
3x4 + 4x3 – 12x2 + 4 = 0 is ______. 103. Let x, y > 0. If x3y2 = 215, then the least value of 3x 5 3
through the point [JEE (Main)-2016]
[JEE (Main)-2021] + 2y is

(1) 30 (2) 32 < , then  –  is equal to
99. The surface area of a balloon of spherical shape  2     2
(1)  0,  (2)  ,0 
being inflated, increases at a constant rate. If (3) 36 (4) 40  3   6 
[JEE (Main)-2019]
initially, the radius of balloon is 3 units and after 5 [JEE (Main)-2022]
seconds, it becomes 7 units, then its radius after 104. The number of distinct real roots of the equation     9 
(3)  , 0  (4) (0, 0) 1  9  cos1 
9 seconds is : x7 – 7x – 2 = 0 is  4  (1) tan   (2) 
 14   5 10 
(1) 9 (2) 10 (1) 5 (2) 7
–1  2  –1  3   3
(3) 11 (4) 12 5. If cos    cos     x   , then x is 1  9   9 
(3) 1 (4) 3  3x   4x  2  4 (3) sin   (4) tan1  
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022] equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]  5 10   5 10 

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y 15. If S is the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 84. Let A = [aij] be a 3 × 3 matrix, where 89. A wire of length 36 m is cut into two pieces, one
10. If cos–1x – cos–1 =, where –1  x  1, –2  y of the pieces is bent to form a square and the
2  1 , if i  j
 1  1  1  1 other is bent to form a circle. If the sum of the
y tan1   + tan–1   + tan–1   + tan–1   +..., 
 2, x  , then for all x, y, 4x2 – 4xy cos + y2  3 7 13   21 aij    x , if |i – j| = 1 areas of the two figures is minimum, and the
2 then tan(S) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 
2x  1 , otherwise. circumference of the circle is k (meter), then
is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
Let a function f : R  R be defined as f(x) = det(A). 4 
(1) 2 sin2 (2) 4 sin2– 2x2y2 6 5   1 k is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) – (2) Then the sum of maximum and minimum values of  
5 11 f on R is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 4 cos2 + 2x2y2 (4) 4 sin2
90. The local maximum value of the function
10 5 20 88
–1  12  –1  3  (3) (4) (1)  (2)
11. The value of sin   – sin   is equal to 11 6 27 27 x2
 13  5 2
20 88 f (x)    , x  0, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) (4)  x
 1 x 2  1 27 27
16. The derivative of tan1   with respect to
  56   63   x  85. The sum of all the local minimum values of the e
– sin–1    – sin–1     twice differentiable function f : R  R defined by 1
(1) (2)  4 4
2  65   65  (1) (2) 
3f (2) 2 e e 
 2x 1  x 2  1 f (x)  x 3  3 x 2  x  f (1) is  e
 tan1   at x  is 2
–1  33   9   2  2
(3)  – cos   (4) – cos –1    1  2x  [JEE (Main)-2021] 2
 65  2  65 
(1) –22 (2) 5 (3) 1 (4) (e) e
[JEE (Main)-2020]
  (3) –27 (4) 0
12. If f(x) = tan –1 (secx + tanx),   x  , and 91. A wire of length 20 m is to be cut into two pieces.
2 2 2 3 2 3 86. If the point on the curve y2 = 6x, nearest to the
f(0) = 0, then f(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2) One of the pieces is to be made into a square and
3 5
 3 the other into a regular hexagon. Then the length

point 3,  is (, ), then 2( + ) is equal to of the side (in meters) of the hexagon, so that the
 1 1  2
(1) (2) 3 3 combined area of the square and the hexagon is
4 4 (3) (4) _____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
10 12 minimum, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
87. Let f : R  R be defined as
2  1
(3) (4) 6
4 4 3 4  5 5
17. If y  then  4 3 2 (1) (2)
  x  2 x  3 x, x > 0
 k cos–1  5 cos kx – 5 sin kx ,
k =1 f x   3 2 3 3 3
13. The domain of the function
dy  x
, x0
at x = 0 is ________. 3xe
 | x | 5  [JEE (Main)-2020] 10 10
dx (3) (4)
f  x   sin1  2  is Then f is increasing function in the interval. 32 3 23 3
 x 1 
 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 n 1  
92. A box open from top is made from a rectangular
 , a]  [a,   . Then a is equal to 18. lim tan   tan –1   is equal to (1) (–3, –1) (2) (0, 2)
n  1 r  r2  
r 1 sheet of dimension a × b by cutting squares each
[JEE (Main)-2020] ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]  3  1  of side x from each of the four corners and folding
(3)  1,  (4)   , 2  up the flaps. If the volume of the box is maximum,
1  2  2 
1  17 17 1 63  then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2) 1 19. A possible value of tan  sin  is :
2 2 4 8  88. Let f(x) = 3sin 4 x + 10sin 3 x + 6sin 2 x – 3,
[JEE (Main)-2021]   
17  1 17 x   – ,  . Then, f is [JEE (Main)-2021] a  b – a 2  b 2  ab
(3) (4)  6 2 (1)
2 2 (1) 2 2  1 (2) 7 1 6
1 1   
 4 5 16  (1) Decreasing in  – , 0 
14. 2   sin1  sin1  sin1  is equal to (3) (4)  6  a  b – a 2  b 2 – ab
 5 13 65  7 2 2 (2)
6
[JEE (Main)-2020]  4   
20. cosec  2 cot 1  5   cos 1    is equal to : (2) Decreasing in  0, 
  5   2
 7 [JEE (Main)-2021] a  b – a2  b2 – ab
(1) (2) (3)
2 4    12
65 65 (3) Increasing in  – , 0 
(1) (2)  6 
3 5 56 33
(3) (4) a  b  a 2  b 2 – ab
2 4 75 56    (4)
(3) (4) (4) Increasing in  – ,  6
56 33  6 2
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74. For which of the following curves, the line 80. Let f be a real valued function, defined on 26. The number of solutions of the equation
R – {–1, 1} and given by  1  2
x  3y  2 3 is the tangent at the point sin 1 x cos 1 x tan 1 y sin1  x2    cos1  x2    x 2 , for x  [  1,1]
21. If   ; 0 < x < 1, then the  3  3
3 3 1 x 1 2 a b c and [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or
, f(x)  3loge  .
 2 2  ? [JEE (Main)-2021] x 1 x 1  c  equal to x, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
  value of cos  [JEE (Main)-2021]
 is : (1) Infinite (2) 2
Then in which of the following intervals, function f(x) ab
2 1 is increasing? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) x2 + 9y2 =9 (2) y  x (3) 4 (4) 0
6 3 1 y2
1 (1) 1 – y2 (2)
(1) ( , ] – {1} y y cos ec –1x
(3) 2x2 – 18y2 = 9 (4) x2 + y2 = 7
2 27. The real valued function f  x   , where [x]
x  x
75. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 6 in x, in which 2 2
1 y 1 y denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x,
the coefficient of x6 is unity and it has extrema at 1 (3) (4)
(2) ( 1, ] 1  y2 2y is defined for all x belonging to :
2
f  x [JEE (Main)-2021]
x = –1, and x = 1. If lim  1 , then 5  f  2  is
x 0 x3 (3) ( ,  ) – {1, 1}  (1) all non-integers except the interval [–1, 1]
22. If 0 < a, b < 1, and tan–1a + tan–1 b = , then the
equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 4 (2) all integers except 0, –1, 1
 1  value of
76. If the curves x = y4 and xy = k cut at right angles, (4) (– , – 1)   [ ,  ) – {1}  (3) all reals except integers
 2 
then (4k)6 is equal to _______.  a 2  b 2   a3  b 3   a4  b4  (4) all reals except the interval [–1, 1]
81. Consider the function f : R  R defined by
[JEE (Main)-2021] (a + b) –   + 
 
 – 
 
 +
 28. The number of real roots of the equation
 2   3   4 
77. The local maximum of slope of the curve   1  
 2 – sin    | x |, x  0 ... is : [JEE (Main)-2021] tan1 x(x  1)  sin1 x 2  x  1  is :
f(x) =   x  . Then f is : 4
1 4 
y x  5x3  18x 2  19x occurs at the point :  0 ,x0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 e
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) e2 – 1 (2) loge   (1) 2 (2) 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
(1) Monotonic on (0, ) only (3) 4 (4) 0
(1) (2, 2) (2) (0, 0) (3) e (4) loge2
(2) Monotonic on (–  0)  (0, )
23. Given that the inverse trigonometric function take  3  5 
 21  (3) Monotonic on (–  0) only 29. The value of tan  2 tan1    sin1    is equal to
(3)  3,  (4) (2, 9) principal values only. Then, the number of real  5  13  
 2  (4) Not monotonic on (–  0) and (0, ) values of x which satisfy [JEE (Main)-2021]
78. The triangle of maximum area that can be 82. Let f : [–1, 1]  R be defined as f(x) = ax2 + bx
 3x   4x 
inscribed in a given circle of radius ‘r’ is : + c for all x [–1, 1], where a, b, c  R such that sin1    sin1  1
  sin x is equal to : (1)
220
(2)
151
f(–1) = 2, f(–1) = 1 and for x  (–1, 1) the  5   5  21 63
[JEE (Main)-2021]
1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
maximum value of f(x) is . If f(x)  , x  [–1, 181 291
(1) An isosceles triangle with base equal to 2r. 2 (3) (4)
(1) 3 (2) 1 69 76
1], then the least value of  is equal to _________.
2r [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) An equilateral triangle of height . (3) 0 (4) 2 1  1  x 
3
83. Let ‘a’ be a real number such that the function 30. The domain of the function cosec   is :
24. If cot–1()
= cot–12
+ cot–18 + cot–118 + cot–132  x 
(3) A right angle triangle having two of its sides f(x) = ax 2 + 6x – 15, x   is increasing in +... upto 100 terms, then  is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
of length 2r and r.  3 3 
 – , 4  and decreasing in  4 ,   . Then the [JEE (Main)-2021]  1   1 
(4) An equilateral triangle having each of its side     (1)   ,0   1,   (2)   ,    0
function g(x) = ax2 – 6x + 15, x   has a : (1) 1.01 (2) 1.02  2   2 
of length 3 r.
[JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 1.03 (4) 1.00  1  1 
79. The range of aR for which the function (3)  1,     0,   (4)   ,    0
3 25. The sum ofpossible values of x for  2  2 
(x) = (4a – 3) (x + log e 5) + 2(a – 7) (1) Local maximum at x 
4 1  1  1  8 

 sin1 x   cos1 x 
–1
tan (x  1)  cot    tan  31  is
2 2
x x  x  1   31. If  a; 0 < x < 1, a  0,
cot   sin2   , x  2n, nN has critical (2) Local maximum at x  –
3
2 2 4 [JEE (Main)-2021] then the value of 2x2 – 1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
points, is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  2a   4a 
3 30 31 (1) cos   (2) sin 
(3) Local minimum at x  – (1)  (2)  
(1) (–3, 1) (2) [1, ] 4 4 4      

 4  3 32 33  4a   2a 
(3) (–, –1) (4)   , 2 (4) Local minimum at x  (3)  (4)  (3) cos   (4) sin  
 3  4 4 4      
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38. Considering only the principal values of inverse 62. Let m and M be respectively the minimum and 68. If the lines x + y = a and x – y = b touch the
1  1  sin x  1  sin x    maximum values of
32. If y ( x )  cot  , x   , , functions, the set [JEE (Main)-2021] curve y = x 2 – 3x + 2 at the points where the
 2 
 1  sin x  1  sin x 
a
dy 5  cos2 x 1 + sin2 x sin 2 x curve intersects the x-axis, then is equal
then at x  is [JEE (Main)-2021] A  x  0: tan–1(2 x )  tan –1(3 x ) 
  b
dx 6 4 1 + cos2 x sin2 x sin 2 x
to _______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 cos2 x sin2 x 1 + sin2 x 69. Let AD and BC be two vertical poles at A and B
(1)  (2) 0 (1) Is a singleton
2 respectively on a horizontal ground. If AD = 8 m,
(2) Contains two elements Then the ordered pair (m, M) is equal to BC = 11 m and AB = 10 m; then the distance (in
1 meters) of a point M on AB from the point A such
(3) –1 (4) (3) Contains more than two elements [JEE (Main)-2020]
2 that MD2 + MC2 is minimum is ________.
33. Let M and m respectively be the maximum and (4) Is an empty set (1) (1, 3) (2) (–3, –1)
[JEE (Main)-2020]
minimum values of the function f(x) = tan–1(sinx + (3) (–4, –1) (4) (–3, 3)
39. The set of all values of k for which 70. If the tangent to the curve y = x3 at the point P(t,
  63. The position of a moving car at time t is given by t3) meets the curve again at Q, then the ordinate
cosx) in 0,  . Then the value of tan(M – m) is 3 3
 2 f(t) = at2 + bt + c, t > 0, where a, b and c are of the point which divides PQ internally in the ratio
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  tan1 x   cot1 x   k 3 , x  R , is the interval 1 : 2 is: [JEE (Main)-2021]
real numbers greater than 1. Then the average
speed of the car over the time interval [t1, t2] is (1) –2t3 (2) 2t3
(1) 2  3 (2) 2  3 [JEE (Main)-2022] attained at the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 0 (4) –t3
(3) 3  2 2 (4) 3  2 2 (1) 2a(t1 + t2) + b 71. The function
34. The domain of the function  1 7  1 13 
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (2) (t2 – t1) / 2
 32 8   24 16 
 3x 2  x – 1 (3) a(t2 – t1) + b 4x 3 – 3x 2
 x  1 f(x)  – 2 sin x  (2x – 1)cos x :
f ( x )  sin–1    cos –1   is 6
 2   x  1 (4) (t1 + t2) / 2
 ( x – 1)   1 13   1 9
(3)  ,  (4)  ,  64. The set of all real values of  for which the function [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]  48 16   32 8 
   1 
 1  1 f(x) = (1 – cos 2x)( + sinx), x   – ,  , has (1) Decreases in  ,  
40. The domain of the function 2 
(1) 0,  (2) 0,   2 2
 4  2 exactly one maxima and exactly one minima, is
 x2 – 5x  6  [JEE (Main)-2020]  1
 1 1  1 1 cos–1   (2) Decreases in  – , 
(3)  ,   0 (4) [–2, 0]   ,   2   2
4 2 4 2 f (x)   x – 9  is [JEE (Main)-2022]  3 3  1 1
loge ( x 2 – 3 x  2) (1)  – ,  (2) – ,   1
35. cos –1(cos(–5))  sin–1(sin(6)) – tan –1(tan(12))  2 2  2 2 (3) Increases in  – , 
 2
is equal to (The inverse trigonometric functions take  1 1  3 3
the principal values) [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (– , 1)  (2,  ) 1 
(3)  – ,   {0} (4)  – ,   {0}
(1) 3 + 1 (2) 3 – 11  2 2  2 2 (4) Increases in  ,  
(2) (2, ) 2 
(3) 4 – 11 (4) 4 – 9 65. If the tangent to the curve, y = f(x) = xlog e x,
(x > 0) at a point (c, f(c)) is parallel to the 72. Let f : R  R be defined as
k  r   1  line-segment joining the points (1, 0) and
6 (3)  – , 1  (2,  )
36. Let Sk   tan1  . Then lim Sk is  2  (e, e), then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]   55x, if x  5
r 1
 2r 1  32r 1  k 
2  
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] 1 e 1 f(x)   2x 3  3x 2  120x, if  5  x  4
(1) (2)  3 2
3  1   3  5 3 – 5  e 1 e  2x  3x  36x  336, if x  4,
(1) tan–1(3) (2) tan1   (4)  – , 1  (2,  ) –  , 
2  2   2 2 
 1   1  Let A = {x  R : f is increasing}. Then A is equal
   
3  (3) e 1e  (4) e e 1  to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) cot 1   (4) 41. Let x * y = x2 + y3 and (x * 1) * 1 = x * (1 * 1).
2 2 66. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that (1) (–5,  ) (2) ( , 5)  (4,  )
50
 x 4  x2  2  f(–1) = 10, f(1) = –6, f(x) has a critical point at
1 Then a value of 2 sin1 
2
 is x = –1, and f’(x) has a critical point x = 1. Then (3) ( 5, 4)  (4,  ) (4) ( , 5)  ( 4,  )
tan–1  4 
37. If   p, then the value of tan p is  x  x  2 f(x) has a local minima at x = _________.
r 1 2r 2 73. If the curve y = ax 2 + bx + c, x  R, passes
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020] through the point (1, 2) and the tangent line to this
[JEE (Main)-2021] curve at origin is y = x, then the possible values
67. If the tangent to the curve, y = e x at a point of a, b, c are : [JEE (Main)-2021]
50   (c, ec) and the normal to the parabola, y2 = 4x at
(1) 100 (2) (1) (2)
51 4 3 the point (1, 2) intersect at the same point on the 1 1
x-axis, then the value of c is ________ . (1) a  , b  , c = 1 (2) a = 1, b = 0, c = 1
  2 2
101 51 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) (4) (3) (4) (3) a = 1, b = 1, c = 0 (4) a = –1, b = 1, c = 1
102 50 2 6
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51. The equation of the normal to the curve 57. The area (in sq. units) of the largest rectangle
  15    n
y = (1 + x)2y + cos2(sin–1x) at x = 0 is ABCD whose vertices A and B lie on the x-axis  cos   –1   1  
 4   is equal to 47. The value of lim 6 tan   tan–1  
and vertices C and D lie on the parabola, 42. The value of tan –1  n  2
 r  3r  3  
[JEE (Main)-2020] y = x2 – 1 below the x-axis, is [JEE (Main)-2020]  
   r  1
 sin  4  
(1) y = 4x + 2 (2) y + 4x = 2     is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
4 1
(3) x + 4y = 8 (4) 2y + x = 4 (1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 1 (2) 2
3 3 3 3
52. Let f : (–1, )  R be defined by f(0) = 1 and  (3) 3 (4) 6
2 
1 4 (1) – (2) –
f (x)  loge (1  x ), x  0. Then the function f (3) (4) 4 8 48. The domain of the function
x 3 3 3
[JEE (Main)-2020] 58. The minimum value of 2sinx + 2cosx is 5 4  1 
(3) – (4) – 1 
12 9  2 sin  2 
(1) Increases in (–1, ) [JEE (Main)-2020] 1   4x  1 
cos is [JEE (Main)-2022]
  
(2) Increases in (–1, 0) and decreases in (0, ) 43. Let f ( x )  2 cos –1 x  4 cot –1 x – 3 x 2 – 2 x  10,   –1, 1,
(1) 21 2
(2) 21 2
 
(3) Decreases in (–1, 0) and increases in (0, ) If [a, b] is the range of the function f, then  
1 1
1 1  4a – b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]  1 1
(4) Decreases in (–1, ) (3) 2 2 (4) 2 2
(1) R    , 
53. The function, ƒ(x) = (3x – 7)x 2/3 , x  R, is 59. If the minimum and the maximum values of the
(1) 11 (2) 11 –   2 2
increasing for all x lying in : [JEE (Main)-2020]   (3) 11 +  (4) 15 –  (2)  ,  1  1,    0
function f :  ,   R, defined by
4 2 44. If the inverse trigonometric functions take principal
 14   1   1 
(1)  , 0    ,   values, then (3)  ,  ,   0
 15 
 sin2  1  sin2  1  2   2 

3 f ()   cos2  1  cos2  1  3   4  2   4   1   1 

(2)  , 0    
, 
12 10 2
cos –1  cos  tan–1     sin  tan–1     (4)  ,  ,    0
7   10   3  5   3   2  2 
are m and M respectively, then the ordered pair (m, is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]   1 
14   1

(3)  ,     0,   M) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 49. 50 tan  3 tan1    2 cos 1  
 15    2  5 
(1)  0, 2 2  (2) (0, 4) (1) 0 (2)
4

(4)  ,
14 
 (3) (–4, 4) (4) (–4, 0)
 1 1
 4 2 tan  tan
2

 
2 2  is equal to ______.

 15   
60. Which of the following points lies on the tangent to (3) (4)
3 6 [JEE (Main)-2022]
54. Suppose f(x) is a polynomial of degree four, having the curve x 4e y  2 y  1  3 at the point
critical points at –1, 0, 1. If T = {x  R | f(x) = f(0)},  1 5 1
(1, 0)? [JEE (Main)-2020]  2   7   3 
then the sum of squares of all the elements of T 45. sin1  sin   cos1  cos   tan1  tan  is 50. tan  2 tan1  sec 1  2 tan1  is equal to
 3   6   4   5 2 8 
is [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (2, 2) (2) (–2, 4)  
(3) (2, 6) (4) (–2, 6) equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 4 (2) 2 [JEE (Main)-2022]
61. If x = 1 is a critical point of the function 11 17 (1) 1 (2) 2
(3) 6 (4) 8 (1) (2)
f(x) = (3x2 + ax – 2 – a) ex, then
12 12
55. If the surface area of a cube is increasing at a rate [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 5
of 3.6 cm 2/sec, retaining its shape; then the rate (3) (4)
31 3 4 4
of change of its volume (in cm 3/sec), when the 2 (3) (4) 
(1) x = 1 is a local maxima and x = – is a 12 4 51. For k  R, let the solution of the equation
length of a side of the cube is 10 cm, is: 3

      
local minima of f
[JEE (Main)-2020]
2
 50 
46. The value of cot   tan–1 
n 1
1 
  is
 1  n  n2   
 
cos  sin1 x cot tan1 cos sin1
(1) 9 (2) 20 (2) x = 1 and x = – are local maxima of f   
3 1
(3) 10 (4) 18  k,0  x 
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2
56. Let f be a twice differentiable function on 2
(3) x = 1 and x = – are local minima of f Inverse trigonometric functions take only principal
(1, 6). If f(2) = 8, f(2) = 5, f(x)  1 and f(x)  4, 3 26 25
(1) (2) values. If the solutions of the equation x2 – bx – 5 =
for all x  (1, 6), then [JEE (Main)-2020] 25 26
2 1 1  b
(1) f(5) + f(5)  28 (2) f(5) + f(5)  20 (4) x = 1 is a local minima and x = – is a 0 are  and , then 2 is equal to ______.
3 50 52 2 2  k
(3) f(5)  10 (4) f(5) + f(5)  26 local maxima of f (3) (4)
51 51 [JEE (Main)-2022]
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52. Considering only the principal values of the inverse 42. The tangents to the curve y = (x – 2)2 – 1 at its 46. A spherical iron ball of 10 cm radius is coated with
trigonometric functions, the domain of the function 1 sin–1 x cos –1 x points of intersection with the line x – y = 3, a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a
56. If 0  x  and  , then a value
2   intersect at the point [JEE (Main)-2019] rate of 50 cm3/min. When the thickness of ice is
 x2  4x  2  5 cm, then the rate (in cm/min.) at which of the
f ( x )  cos1 
2
 is [JEE (Main)-2022] 5   5  thickness of ice decreases, is
   2 
 x 3  (1)  , 1 (2)  – , 1
of sin   is 2   2  [JEE (Main)-2020]

 1  1 
(1)   ,  (2)   ,   5   5  1 1
 4  4  2 2
(3)  , –1 (4)  – ,–1 (1) (2)
2 2 2   2  36 18
(1) 4 1  x 1  2 x
   (2) 4 x 1  x 1  2 x
  
 1   1 43. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree 5 such that
(3)  ,   (4)   ,  1 5
 3   3
 f (x)  (3) (4)
2 2 2 2 54 6
(3) 2 x 1  x 1  4 x
   (4) 4 1  x 1  4 x
   x = ±1 are its critical points. If xlim  2  3   4,
0  x 
53. Considering the principal values of the inverse
47. Let a function f : [0, 5]  R be continuous,
trigonometric functions, the sum of all the solutions then which one of the following is not true?
[JEE (Main)-2022] f(1) = 3 and F be defined as
of the equation cos–1(x) – 2sin–1(x) = cos–1(2x) is equal [JEE (Main)-2020]
57. The domain of the function
to [JEE (Main)-2022] x t
(1) f is an odd function
F ( x )   t 2 g (t )dt , where g (t )   f (u )du.
(1) 0 (2) 1   (2) x = 1 is a point of minima and x = –1 is a 1 1
f  x   sin1 2 x 2  3   log2  log 1 x 2  5 x  5
  ,
    point of maxima of f
1 1  2  Then for the function F, the point x = 1 is
(3) (4)  (3) f(1) – 4f(–1) = 4
2 2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
where [t] is the greatest integer function, is (4) x = 1 is a point of maxima and x = –1 is a
54. The sum of the absolute maximum and absolute point of minimum of f (1) A point of inflection.
minimum values of the function [JEE (Main)-2022] (2) Not a critical point.
  
f  x   tan1  sin x  cos x  in the interval [0, ] is 44. Let f(x) = xcos–1(–sin|x|), x    ,  , then which
 2 2 (3) A point of local minima.
 5 5  5  
(1)   ,  (2)  5  5 , 5  5  of the following is true? [JEE (Main)-2020]
 1     (4) A point of local maxima.
 2 2 
 2 2 
(1) 0 (2) tan1   
 2 4 48. If p(x) be a polynomial of degree three that has a
(1) f   0   
2 local maximum value 8 at x = 1 and a local
 1     5 5  5 5    minimum value 4 at x = 2; then p(0) is equal to
(3) cos 1   (4) (3)  1,  (4)  1,  (2) f is decreasing in   , 0  and increasing in
 3 4 12    2  [JEE (Main)-2020]
 2   2 
 
[JEE (Main)-2022]  0,  (1) 12 (2) 6
 2
55. The domain of the function (3) f is not differentiable at x = 0 (3) –24 (4) –12
1 1 4 
58. Let x = sin(2tan –1 ) and y  sin  tan . If
49. Let P(h, k) be a point on the curve
2 3    
 x 2  3x  2  (4) f is increasing in   , 0  and decreasing in y = x2 + 7x + 2, nearest to the line, y = 3x – 3.
f ( x )  sin–1   is  2 
 2  Then the equation of the normal to the curve at P
 x  2x  7  S     : y 2  1  x , then
   163 is equal to
S    is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) [1, ) (2) [–1, 2] _______.
 0, 2 
  (1) x – 3y – 11 = 0 (2) x – 3y + 22 = 0
(3) [–1, ) (4) (–, 2] [JEE (Main)-2022] 45. Let f : (1, 3)  R be a function defined by (3) x + 3y – 62 = 0 (4) x + 3y + 26 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2022] x[ x ] 50. If the tangent to the curve y = x + siny at a point
f(x) = , where [x] denotes the greatest
1 x2  3
integer  x. Then the range of f is (a, b) is parallel to the line joining  0,  and
 2
 [JEE (Main)-2020]
1 
 , 2  , then [JEE (Main)-2020]
 2 3  3 4   2 1  3 4 2 
(1)  ,    ,  (2)  ,  , 
 5 5  4 5  5 2 5 5

(1) b = a (2) b a
 2 4 3 4 2
(3)  ,  (4)  , 
 5 5 5 5 (3) |a + b| = 1 (4) |b – a| = 1
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31. Let f : [0, 2]  R be a twice differentiable function 37. Let f(x) = ex – x and g(x) = x2 – x,  x  R. Then
such that f(x) > 0, for all x(0, 2). If (x) = f(x) +
f(2 – x), then  is [JEE (Main)-2019]
the set of all x R, where the function h(x) =(fog) Chapter
(x) is increasing, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) Decreasing on (0, 2)
(2) Increasing on (0, 2)  –1  1 
(1)  –1,    ,   (2) [0, )
Straight Lines
(3) Decreasing on (0, 1) and increasing on (1, 2)  2  2 
(4) Increasing on (0, 1) and decreasing on (1, 2)
32. The height of a right circular cylinder of maximum  1  –1 
(3) 0,   [1,  ) (4)  2 , 0   [1,  )
volume inscribed in a sphere of radius 3 is  2  
[JEE (Main)-2019]
x 1. The lines p(p2 + 1)x – y + q = 0 and (p2 + 1)2x + 5. If A(2, –3) and B(–2, 1) are two vertices of a
2 38. If the tangent to the curve y  2
, x  R, (p2 + 1)y + 2q = 0 are perpendicular to a common triangle and third vertex moves on the line 2x + 3y
(1) 3 (2) 2 3 x 3 line for [AIEEE-2009]
3 = 9, then the locus of the centroid of the triangle
(3) 3 (4) 6
 x   3 , at a point (, )  (0, 0) on it is (1) Exactly one value of p is: [AIEEE-2011]
parallel to the line 2x + 6y – 11 = 0, then (2) Exactly two values of p (1) 2x + 3y = 3 (2) 2x – 3y = 1
33. If f(x) is a non-zero polynomial of degree four,
having local extreme points at x = –1, 0, 1; then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) x – y = 1 (4) 2x + 3y = 1
the set (3) More than two values of p
(1) |6 + 2| = 19 (2) |2 + 6| = 19 6. If the line 2x + y = k passes through the point
S = {x  R : f(x) = f(0)} (4) No value of p
which divides the line segment joining the points
(3) |6 + 2| = 9 (4) |2 + 6| = 11
contains exactly [JEE (Main)-2019] 2. Three distinct points A, B and C are given in the (1, 1) and (2, 4) in the ratio 3 : 2, then k equals
(1) Four irrational numbers 39. A spherical iron ball of radius 10 cm is coated with 2 - dimensional coordinate plane such that the [AIEEE-2012]
a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a ratio of the distance of any one of them from the
(2) Four rational numbers (1) 5 (2) 6
rate of 50 cm 3/min. When the thickness of the ice point (1, 0) to the distance from the point (–1, 0)
(3) Two irrational and one rational number is 5 cm, then the rate at which the thickness (in (3) 11/5 (4) 29/5
1
(4) Two irrational and two rational numbers cm/min) of the ice decreases, is is equal to . Then the circumcentre of the 7. A line is drawn through the point (1, 2) to meet the
3
34. Let S be the set of all values of x for which the [JEE (Main)-2019] coordinate axes at P and Q such that it form a
tangent to the curve y = f(x) = x 3 – x 2 – 2x at triangle ABC is at the point [AIEEE-2009]
triangle OPQ where O is the origin. If the area of
(x, y) is parallel to the line segment joining the
5 1 the triangle OPQ is least, then the slope of the line
points (1, f(1)) and (–1, f(–1)), then S is equal (1) (2) 5  5 
to [JEE (Main)-2019] 6 36 (1)  , 0 (2)  , 0 PQ is [AIEEE-2012]
4 2
(1) –4 (2) –2
1   1  1 1
(1)  ,  1 (2)  , 1
3   3  (3) (4) 5  (3) –1/2 (4) –1/4
9 18 (3)  , 0 (4) (0, 0)
3
 1  1  40. If m is the minimum value of k for which the 8. A ray of light along x  3 y  3 gets reflected
(3)   ,  1 (4)  , 1
 3  3  x y upon reaching x-axis, the equation of the reflected
function f ( x )  x kx – x 2
is increasing in the 3. The line L given by   1 passes through the ray is [JEE (Main)-2013]
35. If the tangent to the curve, y = x3 + ax – b at the 5 b
point (1, –5) is perpendicular to the line, interval [0, 3] and M is the maximum value of f in point (13, 32). The line K is parallel to L and has
–x + y + 4 = 0, then which one of the following [0, 3] when k = m, then the ordered pair (1) y  x  3 (2) 3y  x  3
points lies on curve? [JEE (Main)-2019] (m, M) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] x y
the equation   1. Then the distance between
(1) (–2, 1) (2) (2, –2) c 3 (3) y  3 x  3 (4) 3y  x  1
(3) (2, –1) (4) (–2, 2) (1) (4, 3 2) (2) (3, 3 3) L and K is [AIEEE-2010]
9. The x-coordinate of the incentre of the triangle that
36. A water tank has the shape of an inverted right 23 has the coordinates of mid points of its sides as
circular cone, whose semi-vertical angle is (3) (5, 3 6) (4) (4, 3 3)
(1) (2) 17 (0, 1), (1, 1) and (1, 0) is [JEE (Main)-2013]
15
 1 41. If the angle of intersection at a point where the two
tan1   . Water is poured into it at a constant 2 2
2 circles with radii 5 cm and 12 cm intersect is 90°, (1) 2  2 (2)
rate of 5 cubic metre per minute. Then the rate 17 23
then the length (in cm) of their common chord is (3) (4)
(in m/min.), at which the level of water is rising at 15 17 (3) 1  2 (4) 1 2
the instant when the depth of water in the tank is [JEE (Main)-2019]
10 m; is [JEE (Main)-2019] 4. The lines x + y = |a| and ax – y = 1 intersect each 10. Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices
120 13 other in the first quadrant. Then the set of all P(2, 2), Q(6, –1) and R (7, 3). The equation of the
2 1 (1) (2) possible values of a is the interval [AIEEE-2011] line passing through (1, –1) and parallel to PS is
(1) (2) 13 2
 15 [JEE (Main)-2014]
(1) (–1, ) (2) (–1, 1]
1 1 13 60 (1) 4x + 7y + 3 = 0 (2) 2x – 9y – 11 = 0
(3) (4) (3) (4) (3) (0, ) (4) [1, )
10 5 5 13 (3) 4x – 7y – 11 = 0 (4) 2x + 9y + 7 = 0
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11. Let a, b, c and d be non-zero numbers. If the point 17. Consider the set of all lines px + qy + r = 0 such 2 25. The tangent to the curve y = x 2 – 5x + 5, parallel
20. The tangent to the curve y  xe x passing through
of intersection of the lines 4ax + 2ay + c = 0 and that 3p + 2q + 4r = 0. Which one of the following to the line 2y = 4x + 1, also passes through the
5bx + 2by + d = 0 lies in the fourth quadrant and statements is true? [JEE (Main)-2019] the point (I, e) also passes through the point point [JEE (Main)-2019]
is equidistant from the two axes then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) The lines are all parallel
[JEE (Main)-2014] 1 7 1 
(2) The lines are not concurrent 4  (1)  ,  (2)  , – 7
(1) 3bc – 2ad = 0 (2) 3bc + 2ad = 0 (1) (2, 3e) (2) , 2e  4 2 8 
 3 
(3) 2bc – 3ad = 0 (4) 2bc + 3ad = 0  3 1
(3) The lines are concurrent at the point  ,  7 1  1 
12. The number of points, having both co-ordinates as 4 2 5  (3)  ,  (4)  – , 7
(3) (3, 6e) (4) , 2e 2 4  8 
integers, that lie in the interior of the triangle with (4) Each line passes through the origin  3 
vertices (0, 0), (0, 41) and (41, 0), is 26. If a curve passes through the point (1, –2) and has
[JEE (Main)-2015] 18. Let S be the set of all triangles in the xy-plane, 21. A helicopter is flying along the curve given by slope of the tangent at any point (x, y) on it as
each having one vertex at the origin and the other y – x3/2 = 7, (x  0). A soldier positioned at the
(1) 901 (2) 861 x 2 – 2y
two vertices lie on coordinate axes with integral , then the curve also passes through the
(3) 820 (4) 780 coordinates. If each triangle in S has area 50 sq. 1  x
point  ,7 wants to shoot down the helicopter
2 point [JEE (Main)-2019]
units, then the number of elements in the set S is:
13. Locus of the image of the point (2, 3) in the line
(2x – 3y + 4) + k(x – 2y + 3) = 0, k  R, is a [JEE (Main)-2019] when it is nearest to him. Then this nearest (1) (–1, 2) (2) 3, 0
distance is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 
[JEE (Main)-2015] (1) 9 (2) 32
(1) Straight line parallel to x-axis 1 7 5 (3) (3, 0) (4) – 2, 1 
(3) 36 (4) 18
(1) (2)
(2) Straight line parallel to y-axis 19. Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be 6 3 6 27. If the function f given by f (x) = x 3 – 3(a – 2)x 2 +
3x – 2y + 6 = 0 and 4x + 5y – 20 = 0. If the 3ax + 7, for some aR is increasing in (0, 1] and
(3) Circle of radius 2 decreasing in [1, 5), then a root of the equation,
orthocentre of this triangle is at (1, 1), then the 1 1 7
(3) (4)
(4) Circle of radius equation of its third side is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2 3 3 f ( x ) – 14
3  0 ( x  1) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 26x – 122y – 1675 = 0 ( x – 1)2
14. Two sides of a rhombus are along the lines, 22. The maximum value of the function f(x) = 3x3 –
(2) 122y – 26x – 1675 = 0 18x2 + 27x – 40 on the set S = {xR: x2 + 30  (1) –7 (2) 5
x – y + 1 = 0 and 7x – y – 5 = 0. If its diagonals
11x} is [JEE (Main)-2019]
intersect at (–1, –2), then which one of the (3) 122y + 26x + 1675 = 0 (3) 6 (4) 7
following is a vertex of this rhombus? (1) 122 (2) –122
(4) 26x + 61y + 1675 = 0 28. The equation of a tangent to the parabola, x 2 = 8y,
[JEE (Main)-2016] (3) 222 (4) –222 which makes an angle  with the positive direction
20. If the line 3x + 4y – 24 = 0 intersects the x-axis of x-axis, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 8 at the point A and the y-axis at the point B, then 23. Let x, y be positive real numbers and m, n positive
(1) (–3, –8) (2)  ,  the incentre of the triangle OAB, where O is the integers. The maximum value of the expression (1) x = y cot  – 2tan 
3 3
origin is [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) y = x tan + 2cot
xmy n
 10 7  (1) (4, 3) (2) (3, 4) is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) x = y cot  + 2tan 
(1  x 2 m )(1  y 2 n )
(3)   ,   (4) (–3, –9)
 3 3 (3) (4, 4) (4) (2, 2) (4) y = x tan – 2cot
15. Let k be an integer such that the triangle with 21. A point P moves on the line 2x – 3y + 4 = 0. 1 mn 29. The shortest distance between the line y = x and
(1) (2)
vertices (k, –3k), (5, k) and (–k, 2) has area If Q(1, 4) and R(3, –2) are fixed points, then the 2 6mn the curve y2 = x – 2 is [JEE (Main)-2019]
28 sq. units. Then the orthocentre of this triangle locus of the centroid of PQR is a line
1 11 7
is at the point [JEE (Main)-2017] [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
(3) 1 (4) 4 2
4 8
 3  3 3
(1)  1,  (2) 1,   (1) Parallel to y-axis (2) With slope 7
4  4 2 x d  x  (3) 2 (4)
24. Let f ( x )   , xRwhere a, 4 2
2 2
a2  x 2 b2  d  x 
 1  1 (3) With slope (4) Parallel to x-axis 30. If S 1 and S2 are respectively the sets of local
(3)  2,  (4) 2,   3
 2  2 b and d are non-zero real constants. Then minimum and local maximum points of the
22. Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 2) and (4, 3). If its function, f(x) = 9x4 + 12x3 – 36x2 + 25, x  R,
16. A straight line through a fixed point (2, 3) intersects orthocentre is at the origin, then its third vertex lies [JEE (Main)-2019] then [JEE (Main)-2019]
the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q. If in which quadrant? [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) f is an increasing function of x (1) S1  {2}; S2  {0, 1}
O is the origin and the rectangle OPRQ is (1) Fourth (2) f is a decreasing function of x
completed, then the locus of R is (2) S1  {2, 1}; S2  {0}
[JEE (Main)-2018] (2) Third (3) f is neither increasing nor decreasing function
(3) First of x (3) S1  {1}; S2  {0, 2}
(1) 3x + 2y = 6 (2) 2x + 3y = xy
(4) Second (4) f is not a continuous function of x
(3) 3x + 2y = xy (4) 3x + 2y = 6xy (4) S1  {2, 0}; S2  {1}
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(1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true; 14. Twenty meters of wire is available for fencing off a 23. The straight line x + 2y = 1 meets the coordinate 28. Suppose that the points (h, k), (1, 2) and (–3, 4)
statement-2 is a correct explanation for flower-bed in the form of a circular sector. Then the axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A, B lie on the line L1. If a line L2 passing through the
statement-1. maximum area (in sq. m) of the flower-bed, is and the origin. Then the sum of perpendicular points (h, k) and (4, 3) is perpendicular to L1, then
[JEE (Main)-2017] distances from A and B on the tangent to the
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, k
circle at the origin is [JEE (Main)-2019] equals [JEE (Main)-2019]
statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (1) 10 (2) 25 h
statement-1.
(3) 30 (4) 12.5 5 5 1
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. (1) (2) (1) 3 (2) 
15. If the curves y2 = 6x, 9x 2 + by2 = 16 intersect 4 2 7
(4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. each other at right angles, then the value of b is
[JEE (Main)-2018] (3) 4 5 (4) 2 5 1
9. If x = –1 and x = 2 are extreme points of (3) 0 (4)
3
f ( x )   log| x |  x 2  x then [JEE (Main)-2014] 7 24. In a triangle, the sum of lengths of two sides is x
(1) 6 (2) and the product of the lengths of the same two 29. Slope of a line passing through P(2, 3) and
2
sides is y. If x2 – c2 = y, where c is the length of intersecting the line, x + y = 7 at a distance of
1 1 9
(1)   2,    (2)   2,   (3) 4 (4) the third side of the triangle, then the circumradius 4 units from P, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2 2 of the triangle is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 1 7 1 1 7
1 1 16. Let f  x   x2  and g  x   x  , x  R  {1, 0,1} . c (1) (2)
(3)   6,   (4)   6,    3 7 1 1 7
2 2 x2 x (1) (2) y
3 2
f x
10. The normal to the curve, x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0 at (1,1) If h  x   , then the local minimum value of 5 1 1 5
[JEE (Main)-2015] g x c y (3) (4)
(3) (4) 5 1 1 5
(1) Does not meet the curve again h(x) is [JEE (Main)-2018] 3 3
30. A rectangle is inscribed in a circle with a diameter
(2) Meets the curve again in the second quadrant (1) 3 (2) –3 25. If in a parallelogram ABDC, the coordinates of A, lying along the line 3y = x + 7. If the two adjacent
B and C are respectively (1, 2), (3, 4) and (2, 5), vertices of the rectangle are (–8, 5) and (6, 5), then
(3) Meets the curve again in the third quadrant (3) 2 2 (4) 2 2
then the equation of the diagonal AD is the area of the rectangle (in sq. units) is
(4) Meets the curve again in the fourth quadrant 17. If  denotes the acute angle between the curves,
y = 10 – x 2 and y = 2 + x 2 at a point of their [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
11. Let f(x) be a polynomial of degree four having
intersection, then |tan | is equal to (1) 5x + 3y – 11 = 0 (1) 56 (2) 84
extreme values at x = 1 and x = 2. If
[JEE (Main)-2019] (2) 3x + 5y – 13 = 0
 f (x)  (3) 72 (4) 98
lim 1  2   3 , then f(2) is equal to
x 0 
 x  8 7
(1) (2) (3) 3x – 5y + 7 = 0 31. If the two lines x + (a – 1)y = 1 and 2x + a2y = 1
[JEE (Main)-2015] 15 17 (a  R – {0, 1}) are perpendicular, then the
(4) 5x – 3y + 1 = 0
(1) –8 (2) –4 8 4 distance of their point of intersection from the origin
(3) (4) 26. If the straight line, 2x – 3y + 17 = 0 is is [JEE (Main)-2019]
17 9
(3) 0 (4) 4 perpendicular to the line passing through the points
18. The maximum volume (in cu. m) of the right (7, 17) and (15, ), then  equals
12. A wire of length 2 units is cut into two parts which 2 2
circular cone having slant height 3 m is (1) (2)
are bent respectively to form a square of side = x [JEE (Main)-2019] 5 5
units and a circle of radius = r units. If the sum of [JEE (Main)-2019]
the areas of the square and the circle so formed 35
4 2 2
is minimum, then [JEE (Main)-2016] (1)  (2) 2 3 (1) – (2) –5 (3) (4)
3 3 5 5
(1)  4    x  r (2) x  2r
(3) 3 3  (4) 6  32. Lines are drawn parallel to the line 4x – 3y + 2 = 0,
35
(3) 5 (4)
(3) 2x  r (4) 2x     4 r 3 3
3  at a distance from the origin. Then which
19. The shortest distance between the point  ,0  5
13. The normal to the curve y ( x  2)( x  3)  x  6 at 2  27. A point on the straight line, 3x + 5y = 15 which
the point where the curve intersects the y-axis and the curve y  x ,( x  0), is is equidistant from the coordinate axes will lie only one of the following points lies on any of these
passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2017] in [JEE (Main)-2019] lines? [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4th quadrant  1 1  1 1
 1 1  1 1 3 5 (1)  ,  
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (1) (2) (2)  4, 3 
2 2 2 3 2 4 (2) 1st quadrant 4 3  
(3) 1st, 2nd and 4th quadrants
 1 1  1 1 3 5  1 2  1 2
(3)  ,  (4)   ,  (3) (4) (3)   ,  (4)  4,  3 
2 3  2 2 2 2 (4) 1st and 2nd quadrants  4 3  
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33. The equation y = sinx sin(x + 2) – sin2(x + 1) 39. Let two points be A(1, –1) and B(0, 2). If a point
represents a straight line lying in P(x, y) be such that the area of PAB = 5 sq. units Chapter 20
and it lies on the line, 3x + y – 4 = 0, then a
[JEE (Main)-2019]
value of  is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) Third and fourth quadrants only
(1) 3 (2) 4
(2) First, third and fourth quadrants
(3) 1 (4) –3
(3) First, second and fourth quadrants
Applications of Derivatives
40. Let C be the centroid of the triangle with vertices
(4) Second and third quadrants only (3, –1), (1, 3) and (2, 4). Let P be the point of
34. A plane which bisects the angle between the two intersection of the lines x + 3y – 1 = 0 and
given planes 2x – y + 2z – 4 = 0 and x + 2y + 2z 3x – y + 1 = 0. Then the line passing through the 1. Given P(x) = x4 + ax3 + bx2 + cx + d such that 5. The curve that passes through the point (2, 3) and
– 2 = 0, passes through the point points C and P also passes through the point x = 0 is the only real root of P'(x) = 0. If has the property that the segment of any tangent
[JEE (Main)-2020] P(–1) < P(1), then in the interval [–1, 1] to it lying between the coordinate axes bisected by
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[AIEEE-2009] the point of contact is given by [AIEEE-2011]
(1) (1, –4, 1) (2) (2, –4, 1) (1) (–9, – 6) (2) (–9, – 7)
(1) P(–1) is not minimum but P(1) is the maximum 2 2
(3) (1, 4, –1) (4) (2, 4, 1) (3) (9, 7) (4) (7, 6) x y
of P (1) x2 + y2 = 13 (2)      2
35. A triangle has a vertex at (1, 2) and the mid points 41. The set of all possible values of  in the interval (0, 2 3
of the two sides through it are (–1, 1) and (2, 3). ) for which the points (1, 2) and (sin, cos) lie (2) P(–1) is minimum but P(1) is not the
Then the centroid of this triangle is on the same side of the line x + y = 1 is maximum of P 6
(3) 2y – 3x = 0 (4) y
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) Neither P(–1) is the minimum nor P(1) is the x
[JEE (Main)-2019]
maximum of P 6. Let f be a function defined by
1  1 5     3 
(1)  , 2  (2)  ,  (1)  0,  (2)  ,  (4) P(–1) is the minimum and P(1) is the  tan x
3  3 3  2 4 4   , x0
maximum of P f (x)   x
1   7  1, x 0
(3)  , 1 (4)  1,     3  2. The shortest distance between the line y – x = 1
3   3 (3)  0,  (4) Statement-1: x = 0 is point of minima of f.
 4
 0, 4 
  and the curve x = y2 is [AIEEE-2009]
36. A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the Statement-2: f(0) = 0. [AIEEE-2011]
origin makes positive intercepts on the coordinate 42. If a ABC has vertices A(–1, 7), B(–7, 1) and 2 3 3 2
C(5, –5), then its orthocentre has coordinates (1) (2) (1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
axes and the perpendicular from the origin to this 8 5
line makes an angle of 60° with the line x + y = 0. (2) Statement-1 is false, statement-2, is true.
[JEE (Main)-2020]
Then an equation of the line L is (3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true,
3 3 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]  3 3 (3) (4) statement-2 is a correct explanation for
(1) (–3, 3) (2)  ,  4 8
 5 5 statement-1
(1)  3 + 1 x +  3 + 1 y = 8 2 3. The equation of the tangent to the curve (4) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
3 3 4 statement-2 is 0 a correct explanation for
(2)  3 –1 x+
  3 +1 y =8 2
 (3) (3, –3) (4)  ,  5 y  x  2 , that is parallel to the x-axis, is statement-1
5  x
(3) 7. A spherical balloon is filled with 4500 cubic meters
3x + y = 8 43. A triangle ABC lying in the first quadrant has two [AIEEE-2010]
of helium gas. If a leak in the balloon causes the
vertices as A(1, 2) and B(3, 1). If BAC = 90°, and
(4) x + 3 y = 8 (1) y = 0 (2) y = 1 gas to escape at the rate of 72 cubic meters per
ar(ABC)  5 5 sq. units, then the abscissa of minute, then the rate (in meters per unit) at which
37. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines, the vertex C is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) y = 2 (4) y = 3
the radius of the balloon decreases 49 minutes after
x + y = 3 and x – y + 3 = 0. If its diagonals 4. Let f : R  R be defined by the leakage began is [AIEEE-2012]
intersect at (2, 4) then one of its vertex is (1) 1  5 (2) 1 2 5
(1) 7/9 (2) 2/9
[JEE (Main)-2019] k  2 x, if x  1
(3) 2 5 – 1 (4) 2 5 f (x)   (3) 9/2 (4) 9/7
(1) (2, 1) (2) (3, 5)  2 x  3, if x  1
44. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment 8. Let a, b R be such that the function f given be
(3) (2, 6) (4) (3, 6)
joining the points P(1, 4) and Q(k, 3) has If f has a local minimum at x = –1, then a possible f(x) = ln|x|+ bx2 + ax, x  0 has extreme values at
38. The locus of the mid-points of the perpendiculars y-intercept equal to –4, then a value of k is x = – 1 and x = 2.
value of k is [AIEEE-2010]
drawn from points on the line, x = 2y to the line
[JEE (Main)-2020] Statement-1: f has local maximum at x = – 1 and
x = y is [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 1 (2) 0
at x = 2.
(1) 5x – 7y = 0 (2) 2x – 3y = 0 (1) 14 (2) 15
1 1 1
(3) 3x – 2y = 0 (4) 7x – 5y = 0 (3)  (4) –1 Statement-2: a  and b  . [AIEEE-2012]
(3) –4 (4) –2 2 2 4
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50. The image of the point (3, 5) in the line x – y + 1

118. If for p  q  0, the function f  x  
7 p  729  x   3
122. Let the function 45. A ray of light coming from the point 2, 2 3   is
= 0, lies on : [JEE (Main)-2021]
3 729  qx  log 1  5 x   loge 1  x  incident at an angle 30° on the line x = 1 at the
9  e ; if x 0 (1) (x – 4)2 + (y + 2)2 = 16
is continuous at x = 0, then f x   x point A. The ray gets reflected on the line x = 1
b e
 10 ; if x  0 and meets x-axis at the point B. Then, the line AB (2) (x – 4)2 + (y – 4)2 = 8

[JEE (Main)-2022] passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
continuous at x = 0. Then  is equal to (3) (x – 2)2 + (y – 2)2 = 12
(1) 7pq f(0) – 1 = 0 (2) 63q f(0) – p = 0 2
 1  (4) (x – 2)2 + (y – 4)2 = 4
(3) 21q f(0) – p = 0 2
(4) 7pq f(0) – 9 = 0
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1)  3, –
 3
 (2)  3, – 3  51. The intersection of three lines x – y = 0,
(1) 10 (2) –10 x + 2y = 3 and 2x + y = 6 is a :
119. For the curve C : (x2 + y2 – 3) + (x2 – y2 – 1)5 = 0, the
 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
value of 3y – y3y, at the point (, ),  > 0, on C is
equal to ________.
(3) 5 (4) –5 (3)  4, – 3  (4)  4,–


2  (1) None of the above (2) Isosceles triangle
123. If [t] denotes the greatest integer  t, then the number (3) Right angled triangle (4) Equilateral triangle
[JEE (Main)-2022] 46. Let L denote the line in the xy-plane with x and y
of points, at which the function 52. Let A(–1, 1), B(3, 4) and C(2, 0) be given three points.
intercepts as 3 and 1 respectively. Then the image
120. The function f :    defined by  1 of the point (–1, –4) in this line is A line y = mx, m > 0, intersects lines AC and BC
f  x   4 2x  3  9  x    12  x  20  is not at point P and Q respectively. Let A1 and A2 be the
2n  2 [JEE (Main)-2020] areas of ABC and PQC respectively, such that A1
cos  2x   x sin  x  1
f  x   lim is differentiable in the open interval (–20, 20), is = 3A2, then the value of m is equal to :
2n 1 2n
n  1 x x ________.  29 8   29 11 
(1)  ,  (2)  5 , 5 [JEE (Main)-2021]
continuous for all x in  5 5  
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 2 (2) 3
(1)   1 (2)   1, 1 124. The number of points, where the function  8 29   11 28 
4
(3)  ,  (4) 5, 5  (3) (4) 1
f :   , f(x) = |x – 1|cos|x – 2|sin|x – 1| + (x – 5 5    15
(3)    1  (4)    0  3)|x2 – 5x + 4|, is NOT differentiable, is
3  53. In a triangle PQR, the co-ordinates of the points P
47. Let A(1, 0), B(6, 2) and C  ,6  be the vertices of and Q are (–2, 4) and (4, –2) respectively. If the
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 
121. Let x  t   2 2 cos t sin2t and equation of the perpendicular bisector of PR is
(1) 1 (2) 2 a triangle ABC. If P is a point inside the triangle 2x – y + 2 = 0, then the centre of the circumcircle
ABC such that the triangles APC, APB and BPC of the PQR is [JEE (Main)-2021]
  (3) 3 (4) 4
y  t   2 2 sin t sin2t , t   0,  . T hen have equal areas, then the length of the line (1) (–2, –2) (2) (0, 2)
 2 d 
125. The value of loge 2  logcos x cosecx  at x  is  7 1 (3) (1, 4) (4) (–1, 0)
dx 4 segment PQ, where Q is the point   ,   ,
2  6 3 (2n  1)
 dy  , nN
1   [JEE (Main)-2022] is_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 54. Let tan, tan and tan; , ,  
 dx   2
at t  is equal to be the slopes of three line segments OA, OB
d 2y 4 (1) 2 2 (2) 2 2 1
48. If the line, 2x – y + 3 = 0 is at a distance and and OC, respectively, where O is origin. If
dx 2 5 circumcentre of ABC coincides with origin and its
(3) –4 (4) 4
orthocentre lies on y-axis, then the value of
2
from the lines 4x – 2y +  = 0 and 2
[JEE (Main)-2022] 126. If y  tan
–1
 sec x 3
– tan x 3
 
,  x3 
2
3
2
, then 5  cos3  cos3  cos3  

 cos  cos  cos 


is equal to ________.
6x – 3y +  = 0, respectively, then the sum of all
[JEE (Main)-2022] possible values of  and  is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2 2 55. The equation of one of the straight lines which
(1) (2) 3 [JEE (Main)-2020]
3 3 (1) xy + 2y = 0 (3) x2y – 6y + 0 passes through the point (1, 3) and makes an angle
2 49. A man is walking on a straight line. The arithmetic
tan–1  2  with the straight line, y  1  3 2x is :
(3) x2y – 6y + 3 = 0 (4) xy – 4y = 0 mean of the reciprocals of the intercepts of this line on
1 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) (4) 1
3 3 the coordinate axes is . Three stones A, B and C
 4 (1) 4 2x  5y   5  4 2   0
are placed at the points (1, 1), (2, 2) and (4, 4)
respectively. Then which of these stones is/are on (2) 4 2x  5y  4 2  0
the path of the man? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 4 2x  5y  15  4 2   0
(1) C only (2) B only
(3) All the three (4) A only (4) 5 2x  4y  15  4 2   0

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56. The number of integral values of m so that the 62. If p and q are the lengths of the perpendiculars from 114. Let f : R  R be a continuous function such that
abscissa of point of intersection of lines 3x + 4y = 9 the origin on the lines, xcosec – ysec = kcot2 d2x
110. If y(x) = (xx)x, x > 0, then  20 at x = 1 is equal f(3x) – f(x) = x. If f(8) = 7, then f(14) is equal to
and y = mx + 1 is also an integer, is : and xsin + ycos = ksin2 respectively, then k2 dy 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] to __________. [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 0 (2) 3 (1) 2p2 + q2 (2) p2 + 4q2 (1) 4 (2) 10
(3) 1 (4) 2 111. Let ƒ :    be defined as
(3) 4p2 + q2 (4) p2 + 2q2 (3) 11 (4) 16
57. Let the equation of the pair of lines, y = px and 63. Let A be the set of all points (, ) such that the
 e x  , x 0 115. If the function
y = qx, can be written as (y – px)(y – qx) = 0. area of triangle formed by the points (5, 6), (3, 2)   
Then the equation of the pair of the angle bisectors  x 
and (, ) is 12 square units. Then the least  2 2
of the lines x2 – 4xy – 5y2 = 0 is ae   x  1, 0  x  1   
 loge 1  x  x  loge 1  x  x     
possible length of a line segment joining the origin ƒx   f (x)   , x   ,   0
 b  sec x  cos x  2 2
sin  x   , 1  x  2 
[JEE (Main)-2021] to a point in A, is [JEE (Main)-2021]  k , x0
 e  x   c, 
x2
(1) x2 – 3xy + y2 = 0 (2) x2 + 3xy – y2 = 0 8 16    is continuous at x = 0, then k is equal to
(1) (2)
(3) x2 – 3xy – y2 = 0 (4) x2 + 4xy – y2 = 0 5 5 [JEE (Main)-2022]
Where a, b, c   and [t] denotes greatest integer
58. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines less than or equal to t. Then, which of the following (1) 1 (2) –1
4x + 5y = 0 and 7x + 2y = 0. If the equation of one 4 12 statements is true? [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (4) (3) e (4) 0
of the diagonals of the parallelogram is 5 5
11x + 7y = 9, then other diagonal passes through (1) There exists a, b, c   such that ƒ is 116. If
the point [JEE (Main)-2021] 64. A man starts walking from the point P(–3, 4),
touches the x-axis at R, and then turns to reach continuous on  .
(1) (2, 2) (2) (2, 1) at the point Q(0, 2). The man is walking at a
(2) If ƒ is discontinuous at exactly one point, then x  a , x  0  x  1 , x  0 
constant speed. If the man reaches the point Q in f (x)   and g ( x )   2 
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, 2) a+b+c=1  x4 , x 0
the minimum time, then 50(PR)2 + (RQ)2 is equal  x  4   b , x  0 
59. Let ABC be a triangle with A(–3, 1) and ACB = , to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) If ƒ is discontinuous at exactly one point, then
 are continuous on R, then (gof) (2) + (fog) (–2) is
0    . If the equation of the median through B 65. If a straight line passing through the point P(–3, 4) a+b+c  1
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
2 is such that its intercepted portion between the
is 2x + y – 3 = 0 and the equation of angle bisector (4) ƒ is discontinuous at atleast two points, for any (1) –10 (2) 10
coordinate axes is bisected at P, then its equation
of C is 7x – 4y – 1 = 0, then tan is equal to values of a, b and c
is [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 8 (4) –8
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 3x – 4y + 25 = 0 (2) 4x – 3y + 24 = 0 112. Let f , g : R  R be functions defined by
117. Let a function f :    be defined as :
3 (3) x – y + 7 = 0 (4) 4x + 3y = 0
(1) 2 (2)
4 x
66. Let the area of the triangle with vertices A(1, ),  x
 x  , x  0  e  x , x0
B(, 0) and C(0, ) be 4 sq. units. If the points f x   and g  x    2
  (5 | t  3 |) dt , x  4
4 1 1 x , x  0  x  1 –1 , x  0 f ( x )  0
(3) (4) (, –), (–, ) and (2, ) are collinear, then  is 
3 
2  x 2  bx, x4
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
60. Let A be a fixed point (0, 6) and B be a moving Where [x] denote the greatest integer less than or
(1) 64 (2) –8
point (2t, 0). Let M be the mid-point of AB and the equal to x. Then, the function fog is discontinuous where b  . If f is continuous at x = 4 then which of
perpendicular bisector of AB meets the y-axis at C. (3) –64 (4) 512 at exactly : [JEE (Main)-2022] the following statements is NOT true?
The locus of the mid-point P of MC is
67. Let R be the point (3, 7) and let P and Q be two (1) one point (2) two points [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
points on the line x + y = 5 such that PQR is an
(3) three points (4) four points (1) f is not differentiable at x = 4
(1) 3x2 + 2y – 6 = 0 (2) 2x2 + 3y – 9 = 0 equilateral triangle, Then the area of PQR is
(3) 3x2 – 2y – 6 = 0 (4) 2x2 – 3y + 9 = 0 [JEE (Main)-2022] 35
 4 x 2 – 8 x  5 , if 8 x 2 – 6 x  1  0 (2) f (3)  f (5) 
61. Two circles each of radius 5 units touch each other  4
113. Let f (x)  
at the point (1, 2). If the equation of their common 25 25 3   4 x 2 – 8 x  5  , if 8 x 2 – 6 x  1  0
(1) (2)    1
tangent is 4x + 3y = 10, and C 1 (,  ) 4 3 2 (3) f is increasing in  ,   (8, )
 8
and C 2(, ), C 1  C 2 are their centres, then where [] denotes the greatest integer less than or
|( + ) ( + )| is equal to _______. 25 25 1
equal to . Then the number of points in R where f (4) f has a local minima at x 
(3) (4) 8
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3 2 3 is not differentiable is [JEE (Main)-2022]
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   105. Let ƒ(x) be a polynomial function such that ƒ(x) + 68. In an isosceles triangle ABC, the vertex A is 73. Let A(1, 1), B(–4, 3), C(–2, –5) be vertices of a triangle
101. If y 2  loge  cos2 x   y , x  – ,  , then
 2 2 ƒ(x) + ƒ(x) = x 5 + 64. Then, the value of (6, 1) and the equation of the base BC is ABC, P be a point on side BC, and 1 and 2 be the
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2x + y = 4. Let the point B lie on the line areas of triangles APB and ABC, respectively. If
ƒ( x )
lim is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] x + 3y = 7. If (, ) is the centroid of ABC, then 1 : 2 = 4 : 7, then the area enclosed by the lines
(1) y (0)  y (0)  3 x 1 x 1
15( + ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] AP, AC and the x-axis is [JEE (Main)-2022]
(2) y (0)  y (0)  1 (1) –15 (2) –60
(1) 39 (2) 41 1 3
(3) y (0)  0 (3) 60 (4) 15 (1) (2)
(3) 51 (4) 63 4 4
(4) y (0)  2
2 x  3, x  0 69. Let a triangle be bounded by the lines L1 : 2x +
1
102. Let f :    be defined as 106. Let f(x) = [2x 2 + 1] and g(x) =  , 5y = 10; L2 : –4x + 3y = 12 and the line L3, which (3) (4) 1
2 x  3, x  0 passes through the point P(2, 3), intersects L2 at 2
  x2 – 5x  6 A and L 1 at B. If the point P divides the line-
 where [t] is the greatest integer  t. Then, in the 74. The equations of the sides AB, BC and CA of a
, x2 segment AB, internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the
 (5 x – x 2 – 6) open interval (–1, 1), the number of points where triangle ABC are 2x + y = 0, x + py = 39 and
 area of the triangle is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
f ( x )   tan( x –2) fog is discontinuous is equal to _______.
x – y = 3 respectively and P(2, 3) is its circumcentre.
 x –( x )
e ,x2 [JEE (Main)-2022] 110 132 Then which of the following is NOT true?
 (1) (2)
 ,x2 13 13
[JEE (Main)-2022]
107. ƒ g : R  R be two real valued functions defined
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal 
142 151 (1) (AC)2 = 9p
to x. If f is continuous at x = 2, then  +  is (3) (4)
equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  x 3, x 0
 13 13
(2) (AC)2 + p2 = 136
as ƒ  x    x and
(1) 1 (2) e(e – 2)  e , x0 70. The distance between the two points A and A (3) 32 < area(ABC) < 36
(3) e(–e + 1) (4) 2e – 1 which lie on y = 2 such that both the line
segments AB and AB (where B is the point (4) 34 < area(ABC) < 38
103. The number of points where the function
 x 2  k1x , x  0 75. Let m1, m2 be the slopes of two adjacent sides
g x  , where k and k are (2, 3)) subtend angle

at the origin, is equal to
 | 2 x 2  3 x  7 | if x  1 4 x  k2 , x  0 1 2
4 of a square of side a such that

f  x     4 x 2  1 if 1  x  1 real constants. If (goƒ) is differentiable at x = 0, [JEE (Main)-2022] a2  11a  3(m12  m22 ) = 220. If one vertex of the
 

| x  1|  | x  2 | if x  1, then (goƒ) (–4) + (goƒ) (4) is equal to : square is (10(cos – sin), 10(sin + cos)),
48
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 10 (2)
[t] denotes the greatest integer  t, is 5
where   0,   and the equation of one diagonal
discontinuous is _____________. (1) 4(e4 + 1) (2) 2(2e4 + 1)  2
(3) 4e4 (4) 2(2e4 – 1) 52
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4) 3 is (cos  – sin  ) x  (sin   cos  )y  10 , then
5
108. Let f(x) = min {1, 1 + x sin x}, 0  x  2. If m is
72(sin4   cos4  )  a2 – 3a  13 is equal to
 the number of points, where f is not differentiable 71. A line, with the slope greater than one, passes
 and n is the number of points, where f is not through the point A(4, 3) and intersects the line [JEE (Main)-2022]
 continuous, then the ordered pair (m, n) is equal
 x – y – 2 = 0 at the point B. If the length of the line
 sin  x   x  to [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 119 (2) 128
104. Let f  x    , x   2, –1 29
 x  x (1) (2, 0) (2) (1, 0) segment AB is , then B also lies on the line
(3) 145 (4) 155
3

 max 2 x, 3 | x | , | x | < 1 (3) (1, 1) (4) (2, 1)
[JEE (Main)-2022]
1 , otherwise  
 76. Let A(, – 2), B(, 6) and C  , – 2  be vertices
5 (1) 2x + y = 9 (2) 3x – 2y = 7 4 
1  y
 x
109. If cos    loge   , y  2, then :
Where [t] denotes greatest integer  t. If m is the 2 5 (3) x + 2y = 6 (4) 2x – 3y = 3
 
number of points where f is not continuous and n of a ABC. If  5,  is the circumcentre of ABC,
is the num ber of points where f is not [JEE (Main)-2022] 72. The equations of the sides AB, BC and CA of a  4
differentiable, then the ordered pair (m, n) is triangle ABC are 2x + y = 0, x + py = 15a and then which of the following is NOT correct about
(1) x2y + xy – 25y = 0
x – y = 3 respectively. If its orthocentre is ABC. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (2) x2y – xy – 25y = 0
1
(1) (3, 3) (2) (2, 4) (3) x2y – xy + 25y = 0 (2, a ), –  a  2 , then p is equal to _______. (1) area is 24 (2) perimeter is 25
2
(4) x y + xy + 25y = 0
2
(3) circumradius is 5 (4) inradius is 2
(3) (2, 3) (4) (3, 4) [JEE (Main)-2022]
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77. The distance of the origin from the centroid of the 79. Let the circumcentre of a triangle with vertices A(a, 94. If f(1) = 1, f(1) = 3, then the derivative of f(f(f(x)))
triangle whose two sides have the equations tan3 x – tan x + (f(x))2 at x = 1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
3), B(b, 5) and C(a, b), ab > 0 be P(1, 1). If the line 88. If   lim and
x – 2y + 1 = 0 and 2x – y – 1 = 0 and whose x  /4  
(1) 33 (2) 12
AP intersects the line BC at the point Q(k1, k2), cos  x  
7 7  4
orthocenter is  ,  is [JEE (Main)-2022] then k1 + k2 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 9 (4) 15
3 3   lim (cos x )cot x are the roots of the equation,
x 0 95. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10|; x  R. Then the set of all
4 values of x, at which the function, g(x) = f(f(x)) is
(A) 2 (B) ax2 + bx – 4 = 0, then the ordered pair (a, b) is
(1) 2 (2) 2 7 not differentiable, is [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (10, 15) (2) {5, 10, 15, 20}
(3) 2 2 (4) 4 (1) (–1, –3) (2) (–1, 3)
2 (3) {10} (4) {5, 10, 15}
(C) (D) 4
7 (3) (1, 3) (4) (1, –3)
78. Let the point P  ,  be at a unit distance from 96. Let f(x) = log e (sinx), (0 < x < ) and g(x) =
89. Let f : R  R be a continuous function. Then sin–1 (e–x), (x  0). If  is a positive real number
each of the two lines L1 : 3 x  4 y  12  0, and 80. A ray of light passing through the point P(2, 3) reflects such that a = (fog) () and b = (fog)(), then
on the x-axis at point A and the reflected ray passes sec 2 x [JEE (Main)-2021]
L2 : 8 x  6 y  11  0. If P lies below L and above 
1 through the point Q(5, 4). Let R be the point that
 f ( x )dx (1) a2 – b – a = 1 (2) a2 + b + a = 0
divides the line segment AQ internally into the ratio 4
L , then 100      is equal to lim 2 is equal to
2 (3) a2 – b – a = 0 (4) a2 + b – a = –22
2 : 1. Let the co-ordinates of the foot of the  2
x x2 
(1) –14 (2) 42 perpendicular M from R on the bisector of the angle 4 97. Let S be the set of points where the function,
16
PAQ be (, ). Then, the value of 7 + 3 is equal to f  x   2 – x – 3 , x R, is not differentiable. Then
(3) –22 (4) 14 [JEE (Main)-2021]
___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) f(2) (2) 4f(2)  f  f  x  is equal to ________.
x S
(3) 2f(2) (4) 2f  2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 98. For all twice differentiable functions f : R  R, with
90. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. The f(0) = f(1) = f(0) = 0, [JEE (Main)-2021]
number of points where the function
(1) f(0) = 0
  
f ( x )  [ x ] | x 2  1|  sin    [ x  1], x  (–2, 2) (2) f(x) = 0, for some x (0, 1)
 [x]  3 
is not continuous is _____. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) f(x) = 0, at every point x (0, 1)
91. Let f(x) = x6 + 2x4 + x3 + 2x + 3, x  R. Then the (4) f(x)  0, at every point x (0, 1)
x nf (1)  f ( x ) 99. Let a function g : [0, 4]  R be defined as
natural number n for which lim  44
x 1 x 1 max {t 3  6t 2  9t  3}, 0  x  3
is _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 
g (x )  0  t  x ,then
92. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(x) = x3 +  ,3<x 4
4  x
x2f (1) + xf(2) + f (3), x  R. Then f(2) equals
[JEE (Main)-2021] the number of points in the interval (0, 4) where
g(x) is NOT differentiable, is______.
(1) 8 (2) –4
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) –2 (4) 30
100. Let y = y(x) be a function of x satisfying
93. Let f : [–1, 3]  R be defined as
y 1  x 2  k  x 1  y 2 where k is a constant
 x   x ,  1  x  1
  1 1 dy 1
f ( x )  x  x , 1  x  2 and y     . Then at x  , is equal to
 2 4 dx 2
 x   x , 2  x  3,
[JEE (Main)-2021]
where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or
equal to t. Then, f is discontinuous at : 5 2
(1)  (2)
2 5
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) Only one point (2) Only two points 5 5
(3) (4) 
(3) Only three points (4) Four or more points 2 4
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78. Let f : [0, 3]  R be defined by 83. Let a, b  R, b  0. Define a function
f(x) = min{x – [x], 1 + [x] – x}
Chapter
 
where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  a sin 2 ( x  1), for x  0
f (x)  
to x.
 tan 2 x  sin 2 x , for x  0.
Let P denote the set containing all x  [0, 3]
 bx 3
Circle
where f is discontinuous, and Q denote the set If f is continuous at x = 0, then 10 – ab is equal
containing all x  (0, 3) where f is not to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
differentiable. Then the sum of number of elements 84. Let [t] denote the greatest integer less than or equal 1. If P and Q are the points of intersection of the 7. Let C be the circle with centre at (1, 1) and radius
in P and Q is equal to _______. to t. Let f(x) = x – [x], g(x) = 1 – x + [x], and h(x) = circles x 2 + y 2 + 3x + 7y + 2p – 5 = 0 and = 1. If T is the circle centred at (0, y), passing
x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y – p2 = 0, then there is a circle
[JEE (Main)-2021] min{f(x), g(x)}, x [–2, 2]. [JEE (Main)-2021] passing through P, Q and (1, 1) for through origin and touching the circle C externally,
then the radius of T is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014]
79. Let f : (a, b)  R be twice differentiable function (1) Not continuous at exactly four points in [–2, 2] [AIEEE-2009]
x (2) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at (1) All except one value of p 1 1
such that f ( x )  a g (t)dt for a differentiable
more than four points in (–2, 2) (2) All except two values of p
(1)
2
(2)
4
function g(x). If f(x) = 0 has exactly five distinct roots
in (a, b), then g(x)g(x) = 0 has at least (3) Not continuous at exactly three points in [–2, 2] (3) Exactly one value of p
(4) All values of p 3 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) Continuous in [–2, 2] but not differentiable at (3) (4)
exactly three points in (–2, 2) 2. The circle x2 + y2 = 4x + 8y + 5 intersects the line 2 2
(1) Twelve roots in (a, b) (2) Three roots in (a, b) 3x – 4y = m at two distinct points if
9 x 2 12 x  4 is
8. The number of common tangents to the circles
(3) Five roots in (a, b) (4) Seven roots in (a, b) 85. The function f(x) = |x2 – 2x – 3| [AIEEE-2010]
e x 2 + y 2 – 4x – 6y – 12 = 0 and
80. Let f : [0, )  [0, 3] be a function defined by (1) –85 < m < –35 (2) –35 < m < 15 x2 + y2 + 6x + 18y + 26 = 0, is [JEE (Main)-2015]
not differentiable at exactly : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 15 < m < 65 (4) 35 < m < 85
max {sin t : 0  t  x} , 0  x   (1) One point (2) Four points (1) 1 (2) 2
f (x)   3. The equation of the circle passing through the
2  cos x, x (3) Two points (4) Three points points (1, 0) and (0, 1) and having the smallest (3) 3 (4) 4
Then which of the following is true? radius is
9. The centres of those circles which touch the circle,
[JEE (Main)-2021]  x [AIEEE-2011] x2 + y 2 – 8x – 8y – 4 = 0, externally and also

(1) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable
 1  1 a  (1) x2 + y2 + 2x + 2y – 7 = 0 touch the x-axis, lie on [JEE (Main)-2016]
 loge   , x0
exactly at two points in (0, )  x  1– x  (2) x2 + y2 + x + y – 2 = 0 (1) An ellipse which is not a circle
(2) f is continuous everywhere but not differentiable   b (3) x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0
 (2) A hyperbola
exactly at one point in (0, ) 86. If the function f ( x )   k , x 0 (4) x2 + y2 – x – y = 0
(3) f is differentiable everywhere in (0, )  2 2 (3) A parabola
 cos x – sin x – 1 4. The length of the diameter of the circle which
, x 0 touches the x-axis at the point (1, 0) and passes
(4) f is not continuous exactly at two points in  (4) A circle
 x2  1 – 1 through the point (2, 3) is
(0, )
 [AIEEE-2012] 10. If one of the diameters of the circle, given by the
 equation, x2 + y2 – 4x + 6y – 12 = 0, is a chord
  1– x   (1) 3/5 (2) 6/5
81. Let f ( x )  cos  2 tan –1 sin  cot –1   ,0  x  1 . of a circle S, whose centre is at (–3, 2), then the
  x  (3) 5/3 (4) 10/3 radius of S is [JEE (Main)-2016]
1 1 4
Then [JEE (Main)-2021] is continuous at x = 0, then   is equal to : 5. The circle passing through (1, – 2) and touching
a b k (1) 5 3
the axis of x at (3, 0) also passes through the
2 2
(1) (1– x ) f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))  0 [JEE (Main)-2021] point
(2) 5
(1) 5 (2) 4 [JEE (Main)-2013]
(2) (1– x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 (3) –4 (4) –5 (1) (–5, 2) (2) (2, –5) (3) 10
(3) (5, –2) (4) (–2, 5) (4) 5 2
(3) (1  x )2 f ( x ) – 2(f ( x ))2  0 87. Let f be any continuous function on [0, 2] and
twice differentiable on (0, 2). If f(0) = 0, f(1) = 1 and 6. The equation of the circle passing through the foci
2 2 11. The radius of a circle, having minimum area, which
(4) (1  x )2 f ( x )  2(f ( x ))2  0 f(2) = 2, then [JEE (Main)-2021] x y
of the ellipse   1 , and having centre at touches the curve y = 4 – x2 and the lines, y = |x|
16 9 is [JEE (Main)-2017]
82. If y = y(x) is an implicit function of x such that (1) f (x) > 0 for all x  (0, 2) (0, 3) is [JEE (Main)-2013]
2
d y (2) f (x) = 0 for some x  [0, 2] (1) x2 + y2 – 6y – 7 = 0 (1) 2  2  1 (2) 4  2  1
loge(x + y) = 4xy, then at x = 0 is equal to (2) x2 + y2 – 6y + 7 = 0
dx 2 (3) f (x) = 0 for some x  (0, 2)
(3) x2 + y2 – 6y – 5 = 0 (3) 4  2  1 (4) 2  2  1
[JEE (Main)-2021] (4) f (x) = 0 for all x  (0, 2) (4) x2 + y2 – 6y + 5 = 0
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12. Let the orthocentre and centroid of a triangle be 18. Two circles with equal radii are intersecting at the 67. Let f : R  R satisfy the equation f(x + y) = 73. Let f :R  R be a function defined as
A(–3, 5) and B(3, 3) respectively. If C is the points (0, 1) and (0, –1). The tangent at the point f(x)·f(y) for all x, yR and f(x)  0 for any xR. If
circumcentre of this triangle, then the radius of the (0, 1) to one of the circles passes through the   x
the function f is differentiable at x = 0 and f(0) = 3  1–  if x  2
circle having line segment AC as diameter, is centre of the other circle. Then the distance 1 f (x)    2 
[JEE (Main)-2018] between the centres of these circles is 3, then lim  f(h)  1 is equal to ________ .  if x  2
h 0 h  0
(1) 10 (2) [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 10
68. Let a function f : R  R be defined as Let g : R  R be given by g(x) = f(x + 2) – f(x – 2).
(1) 1 (2) 2 If n and m denote the number of points in R where
5 3 5
(3) 3 (4) sin x  e x g is not continuous and not differentiable,
2 2 (3) 2 2 (4) 2 if x  0 respectively, then n + m is equal to _______.

19. A square is inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + f ( x )  a  [ x ] if 0 < x < 1
13. If the tangent at (1, 7) to the curve x2 = y – 6 [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 x  b if x  1
touches the circle x2 + y2 + 16x + 12y + c = 0 8y – 103 = 0 with its sides parallel to the 
then the value of c is [JEE (Main)-2018] coordinate axes. Then the distance of the vertex of x
this square which is nearest to the origin is where [x] is the greatest integer less than or equal  (5  1  t )dt, x  2
(1) 195 (2) 185 74. If f ( x )    , then
to x. If f is continuous on R, then (a + b) is equal to : 0
[JEE (Main)-2019] 
(3) 85 (4) 95 [JEE (Main)-2021] 5 x  1, x2
14. Three circles of radii a, b, c (a < b < c) touch (1) 6 (2) 41 (1) 5 (2) 3
(1) f(x) is everywhere differentiable
each other externally. If they have x-axis as a (3) 4 (4) 2
common tangent, then [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 13 (4) 137 (2) f(x) is not continuous at x = 2
 x 2 
(1) a, b, c are in A.P. 20. A circle cuts a chord of length 4a on the x-axis and 2  (3) f(x) is not differentiable at x = 1
69. If the value of lim 2 – cos x cos 2x
  x  is equal
passes through a point on the y-axis, distant 2b x 0 (4) f(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 2
1 1 1 from the origin. Then the locus of the centre of this to ea, then a is equal to _______.
(2)   [JEE (Main)-2021]
a b c circle, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) A hyperbola 70. If f : R  R is given by f(x) = x + 1, then the value Px
(3) a, b , c are in A.P.. 75. Consider the function f  x   , x2
(2) A parabola 1  5   10   5  n  1   sin  x  2 
f (0)  f   f    ...  f    ,
1 1 1 (3) An ellipse of nlim n  n  n   n 7 , x2
    
(4) is [JEE (Main)-2021] where P(x) is a polynomial such that P(x) is
b a c (4) A straight line
always a constant and P(3) = 9. If f(x) is
15. If the circles x 2 + y 2 – 16x – 20y + 164 = r2 and 21. If a variable line, 3x + 4y –  = 0 is such that the 7 3 continuous at x = 2, then P(5) is equal to_____.
(x – 4)2 + (y – 7)2 = 36 intersect at two distinct two circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 and x2 + y2 (1) (2) [JEE (Main)-2021]
2 2
points, then [JEE (Main)-2019] – 18x – 2y + 78 = 0 are on its opposite sides, then 76. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(2) = 4 and
the set of all values of  is the interval 5 1
(1) 1 < r < 11 (3) (4) x 2f (2)  4f ( x )
[JEE (Main)-2019] 2 2 f(2) = 1. Then, the value of lim is
(2) r > 11 x 2 x 2
(1) (2, 17) (2) (12, 21) 71. If equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) r = 11
(3) (13, 23) (4) (23, 31) xe x   loge 1  x   x 2 e x (1) 16 (2) 8
(4) 0 < r < 1 lim  10,     R,
22. If a circle of radius R passes through the origin O x 0 x sin2 x (3) 4 (4) 12
16. If a circle C passing through the point (4, 0) and intersects the coordinate axes at A and B, then the value of  +  +  is_______.
touches the circle x 2 + y 2 + 4x – 6y = 12 then the locus of the foot of perpendicular from O   
externally at the point (1, –1), then the radius of C _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 77. Let f :   ,   R be defined as
on AB is [JEE (Main)-2019]  4 4
is 72. Let f : R  R be defined as
(1) (x 2 + y 2)2 = 4Rx 2y 2
[JEE (Main)-2019]  3a
(2) (x 2 + y 2)2 = 4R 2x 2y 2    (1 | sin x |)|sin x| 
(1) 5 (2)  ,  x0
2 5 (3) (x 2 + y 2)3 = 4R 2x 2y 2 x3  1  2 xe2 x   4
 log 
e 2 , x  0 
f  x    1  cos 2 x 2  1  xe  x  f (x)   b , x 0
(3) 57 (4) 4 (4) (x 2 + y 2)(x + y) = R 2xy   
   
23. The sum of the squares of the lengths of the   ecot 4 x /cot 2 x , 0x
17. If the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle,   , x =0  4
chords intercepted on the circle, x2 + y2 = 16, by 
x2 + y2 + 10x + 12y + c = 0 is 27 3 sq. units the lines, x + y = n, nN, where N is the set of If f is continuous at x = 0, then  is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2019] all natural numbers, is [JEE (Main)-2019] If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of 6a + b2
[JEE (Main)-2021] is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 13 (2) 25 (1) 105 (2) 160 (1) 0 (2) 1 (1) 1 + e (2) 1 – e
(3) – 25 (4) 20 (3) 320 (4) 210 (3) 2 (4) 3 (3) e (4) e – 1
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56. Let the function  : R  R and g : R  R be cos 1(x  [x]2 )  sin1(x  [x]2 ) 24. The tangent and the normal lines at the point 30. A circle touching the x-axis at (3, 0) and making
61. The value of lim , an intercept of length 8 on the y-axis passes
defined as: x 0 x  x3
where [x] denote the greatest integer x is  
3, 1 to the circle x2 + y2 = 4 and the x-axis through the point [JEE (Main)-2019]
 x  2, x < 0  x3 , x<1 form a triangle. The area of this triangle
  x   2 and g  x    [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2, 3) (2) (1, 5)
 x , x  0 3x – 2, x  1 (in square units) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
 (3) (3, 5) (4) (3, 10)
(1) (2) 0
Then, the number of points in R where (fog) (x) is 4 2 4 31. Let the tangents drawn from the origin to the circle,
NOT differentiable is equal to : (1) (2) x2 + y2 – 8x – 4y + 16 = 0 touch it at the points
 3 3
(3) (4)  A and B. The (AB)2 is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 3 (2) 0 (3) (4)
  1  22x   3 3
62. If f(x)  sin  cos 1    and its first derivative 64 52
(3) 2 (4) 1   1  22x   (1) (2)
   25. If a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 1 intersects the 5 5
b coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then
ae x – b cos x  ce – x with respect to x is  loge 2 when x = 1, where 56 32
57. If lim  2, then a + b + c is a the locus of the mid-point of PQ is (3) (4)
x 0 x sin x a and b are integers, then the minimum value of 5 5
equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] |a2 – b2| is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2019] 32. If a line, y = mx + c is a tangent to the circle,
(1) x2 + y2 – 16x2y2 = 0 (x – 3)2 + y2 = 1 and it is perpendicular to a line
58. Let   R be such that the function cos(sin x)  cos x L 1 , where L 1 is the tangent to the circle,
63. If the function f(x)  is
x4 (2) x2 + y2 – 2x2y2 = 0
 1 1 
–1 2 –1
 cos (1–{x} )sin (1–{x}) 1 (3) x2 + y2 – 4x2y2 = 0 x2 + y2 = 1 at the point  ,  ; then
 , x 0 continuous at each point in its domain and f(0)  ,  2 2
{x}–{x}3 k
f(x)   is then k is ______. [JEE (Main)-2021] (4) x2 + y2 – 2xy = 0 [JEE (Main)-2020]

 , x 0 26. The common tangent to the circles x2 + y2 = 4 and (1) c2 + 6c + 7 = 0 (2) c2 – 7c + 6 = 0
sin1 x  tan1 x
64. If lim is equal to L, then the x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y – 24 = 0 also passes through (3) c2 + 7c + 6 = 0 (4) c2 – 6c + 7 = 0
continuous at x = 0, where {x} = x – [x], [x] is the x 0 3x3 the point [JEE (Main)-2019]
value of (6L + 1) is : [JEE (Main)-2021] 33. A circle touches the y-axis at the point (0, 4) and
greatest integer less than or equal to x. (1) (–6, 4) (2) (–4, 6)
(1) 6 (2) 2 passes through the point (2, 0). Which of the
[JEE (Main)-2021] following lines is not a tangent to this circle?
(3) (4, –2) (4) (6, –2)
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 (3) (4) 27. The line x = y touches a circle at the point
(1) No such  exists (2)   2 6 (1) 3x – 4y – 24 = 0 (2) 4x – 3y + 17 = 0
2 (1, 1). If the circle also passes through the point
 1 (1, –3), then its radius is [JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 4x + 3y – 8 = 0 (4) 3x + 4y – 6 = 0
 ; |x|1
 65. If f(x)   | x | is differentiable at 34. The circle passing through the intersection of the
(3)  = 0 (4)   (1) 3 2 (2) 2
4  2 circles, x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and x2 + y2 – 4y = 0,
ax  b ; | x |  1 having its centre on the line, 2x – 3y + 12 = 0,
59. Let  : S  S where S = (0, ) be a twice every point of the domain, then the values of a and (3) 2 2 (4) 3
b are respectively : [JEE (Main)-2021] also passes through the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
differentiable function such that (x + 1) = x(x).
28. If the circles x 2 + y 2 + 5Kx + 2y + K = 0 and (1) (–3, 6) (2) (–1, 3)
If g : S  R be defined as g(x) = loge(x), then the 1 3 5 3
(1)  , (2) , 2(x2 + y2) + 2Kx + 3y – 1 = 0, (K  R), intersect (3) (–3, 1) (4) (1, –3)
value of g''(5)  g''(1) is equal to : 2 2 2 2 at the points P and Q, then the line 4x + 5y – K
= 0 passes through P and Q, for 35. If the length of the chord of the circle,
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 3 1 1 x2 + y2 = r2 (r > 0) along the line, y – 2x = 3 is r,
(3) , (4) , [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 2 2 2 then r2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
205 66. Let f : R R be a function defined as (1) Exactly one value of K
(1) (2) 1 9 24
144 (1) (2)
 sin(a  1)x  sin2x (2) Infinitely many values of K 5 5
 , if x  0
2x (3) Exactly two values of K
187 197  12
(3) (4)  b , if x  0 (3) (4) 12
144 144 f(x)   (4) No value of K 5
 x  bx3 – x
 , if x  0 29. The locus of the centres of the circles, which touch 36. The number of integral values of k for which the
60. Let  : R R and g : R R be defined as 5
 the circle, x2 + y2 = 1 externally, also touch the y- line, 3x + 4y = k intersects the circle,
 bx 2
 x  a, x  0  x  1, x0 axis and lie in the first quadrant, is x2 + y2 – 2x – 4y + 4 = 0 at two distinct points
f(x)   and g(x)   If f is continuous at x = 0, then the value of a + is ______. [JEE (Main)-2020]
 x – 1, x  0
2
 x – 1  b, x  0 b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2019]
37. The diameter of the circle, whose centre lies on the
where a, b are non-negative real numbers. If 5 3 (1) y  1  2 x , x  0 (2) x  1  4y , y  0
line x + y = 2 in the first quadrant and which
(1) – (2) –
(go) (x) is continuous for all x  R , then a + b is 2 2 touches both the lines x = 3 and y = 2, is _____.
(3) x  1  2y , y   (4) y  1  4x , x  
equal to________. [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) –3 (4) –2 [JEE (Main)-2020]
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38. Let PQ be a diameter of the circle x2 + y2 = 9. If 43. Let the normals at all the points on a given curve 44. Let f : R  R be defined as 50. If Rolle’s theorem holds for the function
 and  are the lengths of the perpendiculars from pass through a fixed point (a, b). If the curve  5  1 4
2
P and Q on the straight line, x + y = 2 passes through (3, –3) and (4,  2 2 ), and  x sin  x   5 x , x  0 f(x)  x 3  ax 2  bx  4 , x  [1, 2] with f     0 ,
  3
respectively, then the maximum value of  is given that a  2 2 b  3 , then (a2 + b2 + ab) is 
f (x)   0, x 0 then ordered pair (a, b) is equal to :
______. equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 
 x 5 cos  1   x 2 , x  0 [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 44. Let the lengths of intercepts on x-axis and y-axis  x
made by the circle x2 + y2 + ax + 2ay + c = 0, (1) (5, 8) (2) (5, 8)
39. Let C1 and C2 be the centres of the circles x2 + y2 The value of  for which f”(0) exists, is______.
– 2x – 2y – 2 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y + 14 = 0 (a < 0) be 2 2 and 2 5, respectively. Then the [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) ( 5,  8) (4) ( 5, 8)
respectively. If P and Q are the points of shortest distance from origin to a tangent to this 45. Let f : R  R be a function defined by 51. The number of points, at which the function
intersection of these circles, then the area (in sq. circle which is perpendicular to the line x + 2y = f(x) = max {x, x 2 }. Let S denote the set of
0, is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] f  x   2x  1 – 3 x  2  x 2  x – 2 , x  R is not
units) of the quadrilateral PC1QC2 is all points in R, where f is not differentiable. Then
differentiable is _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 11 (2) 7 [JEE (Main)-2020]
52. A function f is defined on [–3, 3] as
(1) 4 (2) 9 (1) (an empty set)
(3) 6 (4) 10  2
min x ,2 – x
  , –2  x  2
(2) {0, 1} f  x  
(3) 6 (4) 8 45. Choose the incorrect statement about the two 2 x 3
  x  ,
circles whose equations are given below : (3) {1}
40. Let a point P be such that its distance from the
(4) {0} where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x. The
point (5, 0) is thrice the distance of P from the [JEE (Main)-2021]
number of points, where f is not differentiable in (–
point (–5, 0). If the locus of the point P is a circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0 and  1 1 3, 3) is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
46. If the function f defined on   ,  by
of radius r, then [4r²] is equal to _________ (where  3 3
x2 + y2 – 16x – 10y + 80 = 0 53. Let f be any function defined on R and let it satisfy
[·] represents g.i.f). 1  1  3x 
 loge   , when x  0 the condition : [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) Distance between two centres is the average f (x)   x  1  2x 
[JEE (Main)-2021] of radii of both the circles  2
k , when x  0 f  x   f  y    x  y  ,   x, y   R
41. If the area of the triangle formed by the positive x- (2) Circles have two intersection points
is continuous, then k is equal to _________. If f  0   1, then :
axis, the normal and the tangent to the circle (x –
(3) Both circles pass through the centre of the
2) 2 + (y – 3) 2 = 25 at the point [JEE (Main)-2020]
each other (1) f  x  can take any value in R
(5, 7) is A, then 24A is equal to _________. 47. Suppose a differentiable function f(x) satisfies the
(4) Both circles centres lie inside region of one (2) f  x   0,  x  R
[JEE (Main)-2021] identity f(x + y) = f(x) + f(y) + xy2 + x2y, for all real
another
f (x ) (3) f  x   0,  x  R
42. In the circle given below, let OA = 1 unit, x and y. If lim = 1 , then f(3) is equal
46. The minimum distance between any two points P1 x 0x
OB = 13 unit and PQ  OB . Then, the area of and P2 while considering point P1 on one circle and to _______. [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) f  x   0,  x  R
the triangle PQB (in square units) is : point P2 on the other circle for the given circles 54. Let f : R  R be defined as
equations [JEE (Main)-2021] x
48. Let f ( x )  x    , for –10 < x < 10, where [t]
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2   x 
x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0 2 sin  – 2  , if x  – 1
denotes the greatest integer function. Then the   
x2 + y2 – 24x – 10y + 160 = 0 is _________. 
number of points of discontinuity of ƒ is equal to f(x)  | ax 2  x  b |, if – 1  x  1
y 47. Let the tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 25 at the point ______. [JEE (Main)-2020] sin ( x), if x  1
P R(3,4) meet x-axis and y-axis at points P and Q, 
49. If f : R  R is a function defined by f(x) = [x – 1] 
respectively. If r is the radius of the circle passing 
through the origin O and having centre at the incentre  2x  1  If f(x) is continuous on R, then a + b equals :
cos    , where [] denotes the greatest
O A B x of the triangle OPQ, then r2 is equal to :  2 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] integer function, then f is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
Q (1) –1 (2) –3
(1) discontinuous only at x = 1
(3) 3 (4) 1
529 585 (2) continuous for every real x
(1) (2)
64 66 55. Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of
(3) discontinuous at all integral values of x except
(1) 24 2 (2) 24 3 the polynomial 2x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 10x +
at x = 1
625 125 10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, | a | is equal
(3) 26 3 (4) 26 2 (3) (4) (4) continuous only at x = 1 to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021]
72 72
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35. Let f be any function continuous on [a, b] and 40. If a function f(x) defined by [JEE (Main)-2020] 48. For the four circles M, N, O and P, following four 52. Let the circle S : 36x2 + 36y2 – 108x + 120y + c =
0 be such that it neither intersects nor touches the
twice differentiable on (a, b). If for all x  (a, b ) , equations are given :
ae x  be  x ,  1  x < 1 co-ordinate axes. If the point of intersection of the
f(x) > 0 and f(x) < 0, then for any lines, x – 2y = 4 and 2x – y = 5 lies inside the circle
 Circle M : x2 + y2 = 1
f (c )  f (a ) f  x   cx 2 , 1  x 3 S, then : [JEE (Main)-2021]
c  (a, b), is greater than  2 Circle N : x2 + y2 – 2x = 0
f ( b )  f (c )
ax  2cx , 3 < x  4 25
c
13
Circle O : x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 (1) (2) 81 < c < 156
[JEE (Main)-2020] 9 3
be continuous for some a, b, c  R and
Circle P : x2 + y2 – 2y = 0 (3) 100 < c < 156 (4) 100 < c < 165
ba f(0) + f(2) = e, then the value of a is
(1) 1 (2) If the centre of circle M is joined with centre of the 53. Let
ba [JEE (Main)-2020]
circle N, further centre of circle N is joined with A = {(x, y)  R × R | 2x2 + 2y2 – 2x – 2y = 1},
c a bc e e centre of the circle O, centre of circle O is joined
(1) (2) B = {(x, y)  R × R | 4x2 + 4y2 – 16y + 7 = 0}
(3) (4) e2  3e  13 e2  3e  13 with the centre of circle P and lastly, centre of circle
bc c a and
P is joined with centre of circle M, then these lines
e 1 C = {(x, y)  R × R | x2 + y2 – 4x – 2y + 5  r2}.
 sin(a  2) x  sin x (3) (4) form the sides of a : [JEE (Main)-2021]
 ; x0 e2  3e  13 e2  3e  13 Then the minimum value of |r| such that A  B 
x (1) Rectangle (2) Parallelogram
 C is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
36. If f ( x )   b ; x 0 41. If (a  2b cos x )(a  2b cos y )  a2  b2 , where (3) Square (4) Rhombus
 2 1/3 1/3
 ( x  3 x )  x dx   49. Choose the correct statement about two circles 2  10 32 5
; x 0 a > b > 0, then at  ,  is (1) (2)
 x 4/3 dy 4 4 whose equations are given below: 2 2

is continuous at x = 0, then a + 2b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]

3  10
[JEE (Main)-2020] x2 + y2 – 10x – 10y + 41 = 0 (3) 1  5 (4)
2a  b ab 2
(1) (2)
(1) –1 (2) 1 2a  b ab x2 + y2 – 22x – 10y + 137 = 0
54. Let P and Q be two distinct points on a circle
(3) 0 (4) –2 (1) circles have only one meeting point which has center at C(2, 3) and which passes
ab a  2b
(3) (4) (2) circles have two meeting points through origin O. If OC is perpendicular to both the
37. Let f and g be differentiable functions on R such ab a  2b
ling segments CP and CQ, then the set {P, Q} is
that fog is the identity function. If for some a, (3) circles have no meeting point equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
b  R, g(a) = 5 and g(a) = b, then f(b) is equal  1
[JEE (Main)-2020]   tan x,| x |  1 (4) circles have same centre
to
(1) 1 (2) 5
42. The function f ( x )   4
 1 | x | 1 , | x |  1
is
50. Let S1 : x2 + y2 = 9 and S2 : (x – 2)2 + y2 = 1.
(1)  2  2 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5 
 2 Then the locus of center of a variable circle S (2) {(4, 0), (0, 6)}
1 2 which touches S1 internally and S2 externally
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) {(–1, 5), (5, 1)}
5 5 always passes through the points:
(1) both continuous and differentiable on
38. If x = 2sin – sin2 and y = 2cos – cos2, R – {–1} [JEE (Main)-2021] (4)  2  2 
2,3  5 , 2  2 2,3  5 
d 2y (2) both continuous and differentiable on
R – {1} 55. Two tangents are drawn from the point P(–1, 1) to
  [0, 2], then at  =  is
dx 2 1 5 the circle x 2 + y 2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0. If these
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) continuous on R – {–1} and differentiable on R
– {–1, 1}
(1)  2 ,  2 
 
(2)  0,  3  tangents touch the circle at points A and B, and if
D is a point on the circle such that length of the
3 3 (4) continuous on R – {1} and differentiable on segments AB and AD are equal, then the area of the
(1) (2) R – {–1, 1}. triangle ABD is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
4 8  3
43. If the function (3)  2,  
 2
(4) 1,  2
3 3 (1) 2 (2) (3 2  2)
(3)  (4) 
k ( x  )2  1, x  
8 4 51. Let r1 and r2 be the radii of the largest and smallest
f (x)   1 (3) 4 (4) 3( 2 – 1)
39. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t and k2 cos x, x   is twice circles, respectively, which pass through the point
(–4, 1) and having their centres on the 56. Consider a circle C which touches the y-axis at (0, 6)
lim x  4   A. Then the function, f(x) = [x2] sin(x) differentiable, then the ordered pair (k1, k2) is equal
x 0 x to [JEE (Main)-2020] circumference of the circle x2 + y2 + 2x + 4y – 4 = and cuts off an intercept 6 5 on the x-axis. Then
 
is discontinuous, when x is equal to r the radius of the circle C is equal to
1  0. If 1  a  b 2, then a + b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020] (1) (1, 0) (2)  2 , 1 r2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
 
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 53 (2) 9
(1) A  21 (2) A 1  (1) 3 (2) 7
(3) (1, 1) (4)  2 ,  1
(3) A 1 (4) A5   (3) 11 (4) 5 (3) 8 (4) 82

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57. The locus of a point, which moves such that the 65. Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q be the    sin x – cos x 
sum of squares of its distances from the points 26. If the function f defined on  ,  by 30. The derivative of tan–1   , with respect
roots of 2x2 – rx + p = 0 and the ordinates of P 6 3  sin x + cos x 
(0, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1), (1, 1) is 18 units, is a circle
and Q be the roots of x2 – sx – q = 0. If the equation
of diameter d. Then d2 is equal to  2 cos x  1  x    
of the circle described on PQ as diameter is , x
[JEE (Main)-2021]  4 to , where  x   0,   is
f ( x )   cot x  1 2   2 
2(x2 + y2) – 11x – 14y – 22 = 0, then 2r + s – 2q + p 
58. A circle C touches the line x = 2y at the point  k, x
(2, 1) and intersects the circle C1 : x2 + y2 + 2y is equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2022]  4 [JEE (Main)-2019]
– 5 = 0 at two points P and Q such that PQ is a 66. A circle touches both the y-axis and the line x + y = 0. is continuous, then k is equal to 1 2
diameter of C1. Then the diameter of C is Then the locus of its center is [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2)
[JEE (Main)-2019] 2 3
(1) 285 (2) 15 (1) y  2 x (2) x  2y (3) 2 (4) 1
1
(1) 1 (2) 31. Let the function, f : [–7, 0]  R be continuous on
(3) 4 15 (4) 7 5 2
(3) y 2  x 2  2 xy (4) x 2  y 2  2 xy [–7, 0] and differentiable on (–7, 0). If f (–7) = –3
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 and f (x)  2, for all x  (–7, 0), then for all such
59. Let the equation x2 + y 2 + px + (1 – p)y + 5 = 0 67. Let C be a circle passing through the points (3) (4) 2 functions f, f(–1) + f(0) lies in the interval
2
represent circles of varying radius r  (0, 5]. Then A(2, –1) and B (3, 4). The line segment AB is not a [JEE (Main)-2020]
the number of elements in the set S = {q : q = p2 diameter of C. If r is the radius of C and its centre  a   x  1, x  5 (1) [–3, 11] (2) (–, 20]
and q is an integer} is ______. 27. If the function f  x    is
2 2 13 b x    3, x  5
[JEE (Main)-2021] lies on the circle ( x  5)  ( y  1)  , then r2 is (3) (–, 11] (4) [–6, 20]
2 continuous at x = 5, then the value of a – b is
60. If the variable line 3x + 4y =  lies between the two equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
circles (x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 = 1 and (x – 9)2 + (y – 1)2 [JEE (Main)-2019]  tan   cot   1  3 
32. If y   2  ,   ,  ,
= 4, without intercepting a chord on either circle, 65  1  tan2   sin2   4 
then the sum of all the integral values of  is_____. (1) 32 (2) 2 2
2 (1) (2)
5 5 dy 5
[JEE (Main)-2021] then at   is [JEE (Main)-2020]
61 d 6
61. Let B be the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x + 4y (3) (4) 30 2 2
+ 1 = 0. Let the tangents at two points P and Q 2 (3) (4)
5 5 4
on the circle intersect at the point A(3, 1). Then (1) 4 (2)
68. A rectangle R with end points of one of its sides as 3
 area APQ  (1, 2) and (3, 6) is inscribed in a circle. If the equation
8 of a diameter of the circle is 2x – y + 4 = 0, then the  sin ( p  1) x  sin x 1
 is equal to _______.  , x 0 (3)  (4) –4
 area BPQ  area of R is ________. [JEE (Main)-2022] x 4
 q , x0
[JEE (Main)-2021] 28. If f ( x )   33. The value of c in the Lagrange’s mean value
69. The set of values of k, for which the circle C : 4x2 +  2 theorem for the function f(x) = x3 – 4x2 + 8x + 11,
62. If one of the diameters of the circle
4y2 – 12x + 8y + k = 0 lies inside the fourth quadrant  xx  x , x 0
x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 is a chord of another 3
 x 2 when x  0,1 is [JEE (Main)-2020]
circle ‘C’, whose center is at (2, 1), then its radius  1
and the point 1, –
 lies on or inside the circle C,
is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021]  3  is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair 4 7 4 5
is [JEE (Main)-2022] (p, q) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2)
63. Let a circle C : (x – h)2 + (y – k)2 = r2, k > 0, touch 3 3
the x-axis at (1, 0). If the line x + y = 0 intersects the
 65  5 1  3 1 2 7 2
circle C at P and Q such that the length of the chord (1)  ,  (2)  ,  (3) (4)
(1) An empty set (2)  6,  2 2  2 2 3
PQ is 2, then the value of h + k + r is equal to ____.  9  3
[JEE (Main)-2022]  80   92   3 1  1 3 34. If c is a point at which Rolle’s theorem holds for the
(3)  , 10  (4)  9,  (3)   ,   (4)  , 
9   9   2 2  2 2  x2   
64. Let a circle C touch the lines L : 4x – 3y + K = 0 function, f ( x )  loge   in the interval [3, 4],
1 1
29. Let f : R  R be differentiable at c  R and  7x 
and L : 4x – 3y + K = 0, K , K  R. If a line 70. Let a circle C of radius 5 lie below the x-axis. The f(c) = 0. If g(x) = |f(x)|, then at x = c, g is :
2 2 1 2 where R, then f (c) is equal to
passing through the centre of the circle C intersects line L : 4x + 3y + 2 = 0 passes through the centre P [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
L at (–1, 2) and L at (3, –6), then the equation of of the circle C and intersects the line L : 3x – 4y – (1) Not differentiable if f(c) = 0
1 2
2 1 1
the circle C is : [JEE (Main)-2022] (2) Differentiable if f(c) = 0 (1)  (2)
11 = 0 at Q. The line L touches C at the point Q. 24 12
2
(1) (x – 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 4 (2)(x + 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 4 Then the distance of P from the line 5x – 12y + 51 = (3) Not differentiable
3 1
(4) Differentiable if f(c)  0 (3) (4) 
(3) (x – 1)2 + (y + 2)2 = 16 (4) (x – 1)2 + (y – 2)2 = 0 is _____. [JEE (Main)-2022] 7 12
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21. Let K be the set of all real values of x where the 71. If the tangents drawn at the points O(0, 0) and 76. A point P moves so that the sum of squares of its
max{| x |, x 2 }, | x |  2 
16. Let f ( x )    function f(x) = sin |x| – |x| + 2(x – ) is not
 8  2 | x |, 2  | x |  4  differentiable. Then the set K is equal to 
P 1  5, 2  on the circle x + y – 2x – 4y = 0
2 2 distances from the points (1, 2) and (–2, 1) is 14.
Let f(x, y) = 0 be the locus of P, which intersects the
Let S be the set of points in the interval (–4, 4) at [JEE (Main)-2019] intersect at the point Q, then the area of the triangle
which f is not differentiable. Then S x-axis at the points A, B and the y-axis at the points
(1) {} OPQ is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2019] C, D. Then the area of the quadrilateral ACBD is
(2)  (an empty set) 3 5 42 5 equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) Equals {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2} (1) (2)
(3) {0} 2 2
(2) Equals {–2, 2} (4) {0, } 9 3 17
53 5 73 5 (1) (2)
(3) Is an empty set (3) (4) 2 2
22. For x > 1, if (2x) 2y = 4e 2x – 2y , then 2 2
(4) Equals {–2, –1, 1, 2} dy
1  loge 2x 
2
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 72. Let the lines y  2x  11  7 7 and 3 17
17. Let f :(–1, 1) R be a function defined by dx (3) (4) 9
2y  x  2 11  6 7 be normal to a circle 4
(1) loge2x
 
f ( x )  max – x ,– 1– x 2 . If K be the set of all C : (x – h) 2 + (y – k) 2 = r 2 . If the line 77. If the circle x2 + y2 – 2gx + 6y – 19c = 0, g, c  
(2) x loge2x
points at which f is not differentiable, then K has 5 77 passes through the point (6, 1) and its centre lies
exactly [JEE (Main)-2019] x loge 2 x  loge 2 11y  3 x   11 is tangent to the circle C, on the line x – 2cy = 8, then the length of intercept
(3) 3
x made by the circle on x-axis is
(1) Three elements (2) Two elements then the value of (5h – 8k)2 + 5r2 is equal to _______.
x loge 2 x – loge 2
(3) One element (4) Five elements (4) [JEE (Main)-2022]
x [JEE (Main)-2022]
18. Let f be a differentiable function such that 23. Let S be the set of all points in (–, ) at which the (1) 11 (2) 4
73. If one of the diameters of the circle
3 f (x) function, f(x) = min {sinx, cosx} is not differentiable.
f ( x )  7 – , (x > 0) and f(1)  4. Then
Then S is a subset of which of the following? x 2  y 2  2 2x  6 2y  14 = 0 is a chord of the
4 x (3) 3 (4) 2 23
   y – 2 2 
2 2
 1 [JEE (Main)-2019] circle x – 2 2  r 2 , then the value
lim xf   [JEE (Main)-2019]
78. A circle C passes through the origin O and has
 
x 0  x of r2 is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
3  3  1
(1) – ,– , , diameter 4 on the positive x-axis. The line y = 2x
(1) Exist and equals 4 4 4 4 4
74. Let the tangent to the circle C : x2 + y2 = 2 at the
gives a chord OA of circle C . Let C be the circle
 
(2) Does not exist 3   3
1
1 2
(2) – ,– , , point M(–1, 1) intersect the circle C : (x – 3)2 + with OA as a diameter. If the tangent to C at the
4 4 2 2 4 2
2
(3) Exists and equals (y – 2) = 5, at two distinct points A and B. If the
2
point A meets the x-axis at P and y-axis at Q, then
 
7
    tangents to C at the points A and B intersect at N, QA : AP is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) Exists and equals 0 (3) – ,– , , 2
2 4 4 2
then the area of the triangle ANB is equal to
(1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 5
 –1,
19. Let f ( x )   2
 x – 1,
–2  x  0
0x2
and (4)   
– ,0
4 4  [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) 2 : 5 (4) 1 : 3
24. Let f be a differentiable function such that 1 2 79. For t  (0, 2), if ABC is an equilateral triangle with
g(x) = | f(x)| +f(|x|). Then, in the interval (–2, 2), g (1) (2)
f (1) = 2 and f (x) = f (x) for all x  R. If h (x) = 2 3 vertices A(sint, – cost), B(cost, sint) and C(a, b)
is [JEE (Main)-2019]
f(f (x)), then h(1) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] such that its orthocentre lies on a circle with centre
(1) Not differentiable at two points 1 5
(1) 2e (2) 2e 2 (3) (4)
(2) Not differentiable at one point 6 3  1
(3) 4e (4) 4e 2  1, 3  , then (a – b ) is equal to
2 2

(3) Not continuous  

75. Let the locus of the centre (, ),  > 0, of the circle
2
(4) Differentiable at all points   3 cos x  sin x     which touches the circle x2 +(y – 1)2 = 1 externally
25. If 2y   cot 1  , x   0,  then
  cos x  3 sin x    2 and also touches the x-axis be L. Then the area [JEE (Main)-2022]
dy   
20. If x loge (loge x) – x2 + y2 = 4 (y > 0), then at bounded by L and the line y = 4 is :
dx dy
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2022] 8
x = e is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2) 8
dx 3
(2e  1) (1  2e) 32 2 40 2
(1) (2)   (1) (2)
2 4  e2 2 4  e2 (1) 2 x  (2) x 3 3
3 6
(1  2e ) e 77 80
(3) (4)   64 32 (3) (4)
4  e2 4  e2 (3) x (4) x (3) (4) 9 9
3 6 3 3
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80. Let C be the centre of the circle 82. Let AB be a chord of length 12 of the circle 7. Consider the function,
 1 1  6 x x 
11 11. If for x   0,  , the derivative of tan  
x 2  y 2  x  2y  and P be a point on the circle. 169 f (x)  x  2  x  5 , x  R  4  1  9x3 
4  x  2 2   y  12  . If tangents drawn to the
4
Statement-1 : f (4)  0 is x  g ( x ) , then g(x) equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
A line passes through the point C, makes an angle circle at points A and B intersect at the point P,
 then five times the distance of point P from chord Statement-2 : f is continuous in [2, 5], 3x x 3x
of with the line CP and intersects the circle at AB is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2)
4 differentiable in (2, 5) and f(2) = f(5). 1 9x3 1 9x3
the Q and R. Then the area of the triangle PQR (in 83. If the circles x 2 + y 2 + 6x + 8y + 16 = 0 and [AIEEE-2012]
unit2) is : [JEE (Main)-2022] 3 9
x 2  y 2  2 3  3  x  2  4  6  y  k  6 3  8 6 , k > (3) (4)
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 1  9x 3 1  9x 3
0, touch internally at the point P(, ), then
(1) 2 (2) 2 2 2 2
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
   3     6  is equal to ______. Statement-1 12. Let S  {t  R : f ( x )  x   ·(e|x|  1)sin | x | is not
  differentiable at t}. Then the set S is equal to
(3) 8 sin   (4) [JEE (Main)-2022] (2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
8 cos  
8 8 [JEE (Main)-2018]
84. Let the abscissae of the two points P and Q on a Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
circle be the roots of x2 – 4x – 6 = 0 and the ordinates Statement-1 (1)  (an empty set) (2) { 0 }
81. Let the tangents at two points A and B on the circle of P and Q be the roots of y2 + 2y – 7 = 0. If PQ is a (3) {  } (4) {0, }
diameter of the circle x2 + y2 + 2ax + 2by + c = 0, (3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false
x2 + y2 – 4x + 3 = 0 meet at origin O(0, 0). Then the 13. Let f : R  R be a function defined as
then the value of (a + b – c) is (4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true
area of the triangle OAB is
(1) 12 (2) 13  5, if x 1
8. If f and g are differentiable functions in [0, 1]
[JEE (Main)-2022]  if 1  x  3
(3) 14 (4) 16 satisfying f(0) = 2 = g(1), g(0) = 0 and f(1) = 6, f  x    a  bx,
b  5 x, if 3  x  5
[JEE (Main)-2022]  30, if x 5
then for some c ]0, 1[ [JEE (Main)-2014] 
3 3 3 3
(1) (2)
2 4 85. Let the mirror image of a circle c : x2 + y2 – 2x – 6y (1) f (c) = g(c) (2) f (c) = 2g(c) Then, f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
1
+  = 0 in line y = x + 1 be c : 5x2 + 5y2 + 10gx + (3) 2f (c) = g(c) (4) 2f (c) = 3g(c) (1) Continuous if a = –5 and b = 10
2
3 3 10fy + 38 = 0. If r is the radius of circle c , then  + (2) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 5
(3) (4) 2 9. If the function.
2 3 4 3 6r2 is equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) Continuous if a = 0 and b = 5
k x  1 , 0  x  3 (4) Not continuous for any values of a and b
g(x )  
 mx  2 , 3  x  5 14. Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that

is differentiable, the value of k + m is 3
[JEE (Main)-2015] f (x )  f (y )  2 x  y 2 , for all x, y R. If f(0) = 1
1
16 2
(1) 2 (2) then f ( x ) dx equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
5 0
10 (1) 1 (2) 0
(3) (4) 4
3
1
(3) (4) 2
10. For x  R, f  x   log2  sin x and 2
g  x   f  f  x   , then [JEE (Main)-2016] d 2y
15. If x = 3 tant and y = 3 sect, then the value of
dx 2
(1) g  0   cos  log2  
at t = , is [JEE (Main)-2019]
4
(2) g  0    cos  log2 
1 1
(1) (2)
(3) g is differentiable at x = 0 and 6 2 3 2
g(0) = – sin(log2) 3 1
(3) (4)
(4) g is not differentiable at x = 0 2 2 6
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Chapter 19 Chapter 12
Conic Sections
Continuity and Differentiability (Parabola, Ellipse and Hyperbola)
1. Let f(x) = x |x| and g(x) = sin x. 4. Define F(x) as the product of two real functions
1. The ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 is inscribed in a rectangle 5. An ellipse is drawn by taking a diameter of the
Statement-1 : gof is differentiable at x = 0 and its  1 aligned with the coordinate axes, which in turn is circle (x – 1)2 + y2 = 1 as its semi-minor axis and
sin , if x  0
derivative is continuous at that point. f1( x )  x, x   , and f2 ( x )   x inscribed in another ellipse that passes through the a diameter of the circle x2 + (y – 2)2 = 4 as its
 0, if x  0 point (4, 0). Then the equation of the ellipse is semi-major axis. If the centre of the ellipse is at the
Statement-2 : gof is twice differentiable at x = 0. [AIEEE-2009] original and its axes are the coordinate axes, then
[AIEEE-2009] as follows: the equation of the ellipse is [AIEEE-2012]
(1) x2 + 12y2 = 16 (2) 4x2 + 48y2 = 48
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) x2 + 4y2 = 8 (2) 4x2 + y2 = 8
f ( x ).f2 ( x ) if x  0 (3) 4x2 + 64y2 = 48 (4) x2 + 16y2 = 16
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for F(x)   1 (3) x2 + 4y2 = 16 (4) 4x2 + y2 = 4
 0, if x  0
Statement-1 2. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the
parabola y 2 = 4x are at right angles, then the locus 6. Given : A circle, 2x2 + 2y2 = 5 and a parabola,
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false Statement - 1 : F(x) is continuous on  .
of p is [AIEEE-2010] y2  4 5 x
Statement - 2 : f1(x) and f2(x) are continuous on R.
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (1) x = 1 (2) 2x + 1 = 0 Statement-I : An equation of a common tangent to
[AIEEE-2011]
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) x = –1 (4) 2x – 1 = 0 these curves is y  x  5 .
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for
(2) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true 3. The equation of the hyperbola whose foci are
Statement-1 5
(–2, 0) and (2, 0) and eccentricity is 2 is given by: Statement-II : If the line, y  mx  (m  0) is
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; m
2. Let f : (–1, 1)  R be a differentiable function with Statement-2 is a correct explanation of [AIEEE-2011] their common tangent, then m satisfies m4 – 3m2
f(0) = –1 and f (0) = 1. Let g(x) = [f(2f(x) + 2)]2. Statement-1 + 2 = 0. [JEE (Main)-2013]
Then g(0) = [AIEEE-2010] (4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;
(1) – x2 + 3y2 =3 (2) – 3x  y 2  3
2
(1) Statement-I is true; statement-II is true;
(1) 4 (2) –4 Statement-2 is not a correct explanation of statement-II is a correct explanation for
Statement-1 (3) x 2 – 3y 2  3 (4) 3x 2 – y 2  3 statement-I
(3) 0 (4) –2
5. If function f(x) is differentiable at x = a, then 4. Statement 1 : An equation of a common tangent (2) Statement-I is true; statement-II is true;
3. Let f : R  R be a continuous function defined by statement-II is not a correct explanation for
x 2f (a )  a2f ( x ) to the hyperbola y 2  16 3 x and the ellipse
1 lim is [AIEEE-2011] statement-I
f (x)  x x a x a
e  2e  x 2x2 + y2 = 4 is y  2x  2 3 . [AIEEE-2012] (3) Statement-I is true; statement-II is false
(1) 2a f(a) – a2 f (a)
1 (4) Statement-I is false; statement-II, is true
Statement-1 : f (c )  , for some c  R. (2) 2a f(a) + a2 f (a)
3 4 3 7. The locus of the foot of perpendicular drawn from
Statement 2 : If the line y  mx  , (m  0)
(3) – a2 f (a) m the centre of the ellipse x 2 + 3y 2 = 6 on any
1
Statement-2 : 0  f ( x )  , for all x  R. tangent to it is [JEE (Main)-2014]
2 2 (4) a f(a) – a2 f (a) is a common tangent to the parabola y 2  16 3 x
[AIEEE-2010] (1) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
6. If f : R  R is a function defined by and the ellipse 2x 2 + y 2 = 4, then m satisfies
m4 + 2m2 = 24. (2) (x2 + y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true;  2x  1
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for f ( x )  [ x ]cos    , where [x] denotes the (3) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 + 2y2
 2  (1) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true,
Statement-1 Statement 2 is a correct explanation for (4) (x2 – y2)2 = 6x2 – 2y2
greatest integer function, then f is [AIEEE-2012]
Statement 1
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 8. The slope of the line touching both the parabolas
(1) Discontinuous only at x = 0
(2) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true, y2 = 4x and x2 = –32y is [JEE (Main)-2014]
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
(2) Discontinuous only at non-zero integral values Statement 2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1 of x 1 2
Statement 1 (1) (2)
8 3
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (3) Continuous only at x = 0 (3) Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
1 3
(4) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (4) Continuous for every real x (3) (4)
(4) Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true 2 2
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9. The area (in sq. units) of the quadrilateral formed
14. A hyperbola passes through the point P ( 2, 3)
by the tangents at the end points of the latera sin cos 1 x  x  
and has foci at (±2, 0). Then the tangent to this   50. If lim n 2  n  1  n    0, then 8( + ) is
lim n 
x2 y 2 hyperbola at P also passes through the point 48. 1 is equal to :
recta to the ellipse   1 , is x 1  tan cos1 x
 
9 5 2 equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2017]
[JEE (Main)-2015]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 4 (2) –8
(1) (2 2, 3 3)
27
(1) (2) 18 (1) 2 (2)  2 (3) –4 (4) 8
4
(2) ( 3, 2)
27 1 1
(3) (4)  e x  e  x   sin x 2
(3) (4) 27 (3) (  2,  3) 2 2 51. If lim  , where , ,   R,
2 x 0 x sin2 x 3
10. Let O be the vertex and Q be any point on the
(4) (3 2, 2 3) cos  sin x   cos x then which of the following is NOT correct?
parabola, x2 = 8y. If the point P divides the line 49. lim is equal to:
segment OQ internally in the ratio 1 : 3, then the x 0 x4
15. Two sets A and B are as under : [JEE (Main)-2022]
locus of P is
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2015] A = {(a, b) R × R : |a – 5| < 1 and |b – 5| < 1}
(1) 2 +  2 + 2 = 6
B = {(a, b) R × R : 4(a – 6)2 + 9(b – 5)2  36}, 1 1
2 (1) (2) (2)  +  +  + 1 = 0
(1) x  y (2) y2  x then [JEE (Main)-2018] 3 4
(1) B A (3)  2 + 2 + 2 + 3 = 0
(3) y 2  2x (4) x 2  2y 1 1
(2) A B (3) (4) (4) 2 –  2 + 2 = 4
11. Let P be the point on the parabola, y2 = 8x which 6 12
is at a minimum distance from the centre C of the (3) A B =  (an empty set)
circle, x2 + (y + 6)2 = 1. Then the equation of the
(4) Neither A B nor B A 
circle, passing through C and having its centre at
P is 16. Tangent and normal are drawn at P(16, 16) on the
[JEE (Main)-2016] parabola y2 = 16x, which intersect the axis of the
parabola at A and B, respectively. If C is the centre
(1) x2 + y2 – x + 4y – 12 = 0 of the circle through the points P, A and B and
CPB = , then a value of tan  is
2 2 x
(2) x  y   2y  24  0 [JEE (Main)-2018]
4
(3) x2 + y2 – 4x + 9y + 18 = 0 1
(1) (2) 2
(4) x 2 + y2 – 4x + 8y + 12 = 0 2
12. The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose length of 4
the latus rectum is equal to 8 and the length of its (3) 3 (4)
3
conjugate axis is equal to half of the distance
between its foci, is 17. Tangents are drawn to the hyperbola 4x2 – y2 = 36
[JEE (Main)-2016] at the points P and Q. If these tangents intersect
at the point T(0, 3) then the area (in sq. units) of
4 2 PTQ is [JEE (Main)-2018]
(1) (2)
3 3 (1) 45 5 (2) 54 3
4
(3) 3 (4) (3) 60 3 (4) 36 5
3
13. The eccentricity of an ellipse whose centre is at 
18. Let 0    . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola
1 2
the origin is . If one of its directrices is x = – 4,
2 x2 y2
  1 is greater than 2, then the
 3 cos2  sin2 
then the equation of the normal to it at  1,  is
 2 length of its latus rectum lies in the interval
[JEE (Main)-2017] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4x – 2y = 1 (2) 4x + 2y = 7 (1) (2, 3] (2) (3/2, 2]
(3) x + 2y = 4 (4) 2y – x = 2 (3) (1, 3/2] (4) (3, )
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36. The value of xlim



x 
 is equal
 0  8 1– sin x – 8 1  sin x  43. The value of lim
 x 2  1 sin2  x  is equal to
19. Axis of a parabola lies along x-axis. If its vertex and
focus are at distances 2 and 4 respectively from 25. Let

S   x, y   R 2 :
y2
–
x2 
 1 , where
x 1 x 4 3
 2x  2 x  1 the origin, on the positive x-axis then which of the  1  r 1– r 
to [JEE (Main)-2021]
following points does not lie on it? r  ±1. Then S represents
(1) 4 (2) –4 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) –1 (4) 0 [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
37. If ,  are the distinct roots of x2 + bx + c = 0, then 2 2
(1) (2) (1) (4, –4) (2)  5, 2 6  (1) An ellipse whose eccentricity is

e

2 x 2  bx  c   1  2  x 2  bx  c  6 3
1
lim
x   x   2
is equal to :
2
(3)  6, 4 2  (4) (8, 6) r 1
, when r > 1.
(3) (4) 2
2 20. Let A(4, –4) and B(9, 6) be points on the parabola, (2) An ellipse whose eccentricity is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
y 2 = 4x. Let C be chosen on the arc AOB of the
(1) b2 – 4c (2) b2 + 4c 2
100 parabola, where O is the origin, such that the area
(3) 2(b2 + 4c) (4) 2(b2 – 4c)  ( x  2cos x )3  2( x  2cos x )2  3 sin( x  2cos x )  , when r > 1.
44. lim  
x of ACB is maximum. Then, the area (in sq. units) r 1
x 0  ( x  2)3  2( x  2)2  3 sin( x  2)  of ACB, is [JEE (Main)-2019]
38. If lim  
x 2  x  1  ax  b, then the ordered pair
 
(3) A hyperbola whose eccentricity is
x  is equal to _________.
3
(a, b) is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 32 (2) 31 2
[JEE (Main)-2022] 4 , when 0 < r < 1.
 1  1 r 1
(1)  1,  (2)  –1, – 
 2  2 8 2   cos x  sin x 
7 1 1
lim (3) 31 (4) 30 (4) A hyperbola whose eccentricity is
45. is equal to 4 2
 1  1 x

2  2 sin 2 x
(3)  –1,  (4)  1, –  4
21. A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes 2
 2  2 , when 0 < r < 1.
(1) 14 (2) 7 through the point (4, 2) and has transverse axis of 1– r

39. lim
sin 2
  cos x  is equal to :
4
length 4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of
26. Equation of a common tangent to the parabola
(3) 14 2 (4) 7 2 the hyperbola is [JEE (Main)-2019]
x 0 x4 y2 = 4x and the hyperbola xy = 2 is
[JEE (Main)-2021] 3
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) (2) 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4 (2) 2 2
(3) 42 (4) 22 (1) 4x + 2y + 1 = 0
  2
(3) (4) 2 (2) x + 2y + 4 = 0
18  [1  x ]   3
40. Let a be an integer such that lim 1 1
lim n 
1

1
 ..... 
1  (3) x – 2y + 4 = 0
x 7 [ x  3a ]
46. n 2  1 2 3 2n  1  22. If the parabolas y2 = 4b(x – c) and y2 = 8ax have
exists, where [t] is greatest integer  t. Then a is  1 n 1 n 1 n 1 n  (4) x + y + 1 = 0
2 2 2 2  a common normal, then which one of the following
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] 
is a valid choice for the ordered triad (a, b, c)? 27. If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2 at
(1) –6 (2) –2 is equal to all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 2 (4) 6 then the mid points of the tangents intercepted
1 1  between the coordinate axes lie on the curve
(1) (2) 1 1 
41. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t and {t} 2 (1)  ,2,0  (2)  2 ,2,3  [JEE (Main)-2019]
2   
denote the fractional part of t. The integral value of
(3) 2 (4) –2 1 1 x2 y 2
 for which the left hand limit of the function (3) (1, 1, 0) (4) (1, 1, 3) (1)  1 (2)  1
4 x 2 2y 2 2 4
[JEE (Main)-2022] 23. The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola
2[ x ] { x }  [ x ]  1 4x2 – 5y2 = 20 parallel to the line x – y = 2 is
(3)
x2 y 2
 1 (4)
1

1
1
f(x) = [1 + x] + at x = 0 is 4 2 2x 2 4y 2
2[ x ]  { x }  1  [JEE (Main)-2019]

4
47. lim tan x 
2 
 2 sin2 x  3 sin x  4
 2

(1) x – y + 7 = 0 (2) x – y + 1 = 0 28. If the area of the triangle whose one vertex is at
the vertex of the parabola, y2 + 4(x – a2) = 0 and
equal to   , is __________.   1  is equal to (3) x – y – 3 = 0 (4) x – y + 9 = 0
3 the other two vertices are the points of intersection

[JEE (Main)-2022]
x
2
 
  sin2 x  6 sin x  2  2
 24. The length of the chord of the parabola x2 = 4y of the parabola and y-axis, is 250 sq. units, then
a value of ‘a’ is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2022] having equation x – 2y  4 2  0 is
2 2 (1) 5 5
lim sin(3 x  4 x  1)  x  1 1 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
42. If x 1 3 2
 2 , then the (1) (2) 
2 x  7 x  ax  b 12 18 (2) (10)2/3
value of (a – b) is equal to _______. (1) 3 2 (2) 6 3
1 1 (3) 5(21/3)
(3)  (4) (3) 2 11 (4) 8 2
[JEE (Main)-2022] 12 6 (4) 5

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29. If a hyperbola has length of its conjugate axis 34. Let S and S be the foci of an ellipse and B be any x + 2sin x 28. Let f : (0, )  (0, ) be a differentiable function
one of the extremities of its minor axis. If SBS 22. lim is such that f(1) = e and
equal to 5 and the distance between its foci is 13, x 0
is a right angled triangle with right angle at B and x 2 + 2sin x + 1 – sin2 x – x + 1
then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is
area (SBS) = 8 sq. units, then the length of a [JEE (Main)-2019] t 2f 2  x   x 2f 2  t 
[JEE (Main)-2019] latus rectum of the ellipse is [JEE (Main)-2019] lim 0
t x tx
(1) 3 (2) 6
13 (1) 4 2 (2) 4 (3) 1 (4) 2 If f(x) = 1, then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 2 (2) (1) 2e (2) e
8 (3) 2 2 (4) 2 23. Let f(x) = 5 – |x – 2| and g(x) = |x + 1|, x  R. If
f(x) attains maximum value at  and g(x) attains 1 1
35. If the tangents on the ellipse 4x2 + y2 = 8 at the
13 13 points (1, 2) and (a, b) are perpendicular to each minimum value at , then (3) (4)
(3) (4) 2e e
6 12 other, then a2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
( x – 1)( x 2 – 5 x + 6) 29. If  is the positive root of the equation, p(x) = x2 – x
30. Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse with 64 2 lim is equal to
x  –  x 2 – 6x + 8 1  cos( p( x ))
(1) (2) – 2 = 0, then lim is equal to
its major axis along x-axis and centre at the origin, 17 17
x   x4
be 8. If the distance between the foci of this ellipse [JEE (Main)-2019]
4 128 [JEE (Main)-2020]
is equal to the length of its minor axis, then which (3) (4) (1) 1/2 (2) –1/2
one of the following points lies on it? 17 17 1 1
(3) –3/2 (4) 3/2 (1) (2)
36. Let O(0, 0) and A(0, 1) be two fixed points. Then 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2019] the locus of a point P such that the perimeter of 1
AOP is 4, is [JEE (Main)-2019]  3x 2  2  x2 3 3
(1) 4 3, 2 3  (2) 4 3, 2 2  24. lim   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
x 0  7 x 2 2 2
(1) 8 x 2  9y 2  9 y  18   2 
(3) 4 2, 2 2  (4) 4 2, 2 3  1  1 x 2  x 4 1)/ x 
(2) 9 x 2  8y 2  8 y  16 (1) e (2) x  e(  1
e lim  
30. [JEE (Main)-2020]
31. Let P(4, –4) and Q(9, 6) be two points on the x 0
(3) 9 x 2  8y 2  8 y  16 1 1 x2  x4  1
parabola, y2 = 4x and let X be any point on the arc (3) (4) e2
e2 (1) Is equal to 0 (2) Is equal to e
POQ of this parabola, where O is the vertex of this (4) 8 x 2  9y 2  9 y  18
parabola, such that the area of PXQ is maximum. 1 (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Does not exist
37. In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the   x
Then this maximum area (in sq. units) is difference of the lengths of major axis and minor 25. lim  tan   x   is equal to  ( x 1)2 
x 0  4 
[JEE (Main)-2019]   t cos(t 2 )dt 
axis is 10 and one of the foci is at 0, 5 3 , then
  31. lim  0  [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) e2 (2) 1 x 1 ( x – 1)sin( x – 1)
the length of its latus rectum is  
75 125  
(1) (2) (3) e (4) 2
2 4 [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) Does not exist (2) Is equal to 0
26. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. If for some
(1) 5 (2) 6 1
625 125 (3) 8 (4) 10 1 x  x (3) Is equal to 1 (4) Is equal to
(3) (4)   R – {0, 1}, lim  L, then L is 2
4 2 x 0   x  x
38. The tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point
3 x  33  x  12
where it intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 5 in the first equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 32. lim is equal to ________.
32. The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle x 2 x
quadrant, passes through the point 3 2  31 x
having its base on the x-axis and its other two [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2019] 1
vertices on the parabola, y = 12 – x2 such that the (1) 2 (2)
2 x  x 2  x 3  ...  x n – n
rectangle lies inside the parabola, is 33. If lim  820, (n  N ) then
3 7  1 4 x 1 x –1
(1)  ,  (2)  ,  (3) 0 (4) 1
[JEE (Main)-2019] 4 4  3 3 the value of n is equal to _______
1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) 32 (2) 36
1 3  1 1 (a  2 x ) 3  (3 x )3
(3)  ,  (4)  ,  27. lim 1 1
(a  0) is equal to
(3) 20 2 (4) 18 3 4 4  4 2 x a  1  x2 x2 x2 x2 
(3a  x ) 3  (4 x )3 34. If lim  8 1 cos  cos  cos cos   2k ,
39. If the eccentricity of the standard hyperbola x 0 x
  2 4 2 4 
33. If the vertices of a hyperbola be at (–2, 0) and [JEE (Main)-2020]
passing through the point (4, 6) is 2, then the then the value of k is _________.
(2, 0) and one of its foci be at (–3, 0), then which equation of the tangent to the hyperbola at (4, 6) 1 1 [JEE (Main)-2020]
one of the following points does not lie on this is [JEE (Main)-2019]  2   2 3  2   2 3
hyperbola? [JEE (Main)-2019] (1)     (2)   
(1) 2x – 3y + 10 = 0  9  3   3  9  ax – e 4x – 1
35. If lim
 
exists and is equal to b, then
(1)  4, 15  (2)  6, 5 2  (2) x – 2y + 8 = 0 x 0 ax e 4x – 1
4 4  
(3) 3x – 2y = 0  2 3  2 3 the value of a –2b is _________.
(3) 2 6, 5  (4)  –6, 2 10  (3)   (4)
(4) 2x – y – 2 = 0  
3 9 [JEE (Main)-2021]
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40. If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, 46. If 5x + 9 = 0 is the directrix of the hyperbola
1 1 y 4  2  – 2sin–1 x y2 = 16x is at (1, 4), then the length of this focal 16x2 – 9y2 = 144, then its corresponding focus is
10. lim [JEE (Main)-2019] 16. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
y 0 y4 x 1
1– x chord is [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 24 (2) 20
1 2  5   5 
(1) Exists and equals
(1)  , 0    3 , 0
2 2  2 1  (1)

(2)
2
(3) 22 (4) 25
3 
(2)
 
(2) Does not exist 41. If the line y  mx  7 3 is normal to the (3) (–5, 0) (4) (5, 0)
1
(3)  (4) x2 y 2 47. If the line ax + y = c, touches both the curves
1 2 hyperbola   1 , then a value of m is
(3) Exists and equals
4 2 24 18 x2 + y2 = 1 and y2 = 4 2x , then c is equal to
sin2 x [JEE (Main)-2019]
1 17. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(4) Exists and equals x 0 2  1  cos x 2 3
2 2 (1) (2)
5 5 1 1
11. For each x  R, let [x] be the greatest integer less (1) 2 (2) 2 2 (1) (2)
2 2
x([ x ] | x |) sin[ x ] 15 5
than or equal to x. Then lim is (3) 4 (4) 4 2 (3) (4)
x 0 |x| 2 2 (3) 2 (4) 2
18. Let f : R R be a differentiable function satisfying 42. The area (in sq. units) of the smaller of the two
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] 48. The tangent and normal to the ellipse
1 circles that touch the parabola, y 2 = 4x at the 3x2 + 5y2 = 32 at the point P(2, 2) meet the x-axis
(1) –sin1 (2) 1  1  f (3  x ) – f (3)  x point (1, 2) and the x-axis is
f(3) + f(2) = 0. Then lim   is at Q and R, respectively. Then the area (in sq.
(3) sin1 (4) 0 x 0  1  f (2 – x ) – f (2)  [JEE (Main)-2019]
units) of the triangle PQR is [JEE (Main)-2019]
12. For each t R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
than or equal to t. Then,
equal to [JEE (Main)-2019] (1) 4 3  2   (2) 
8 2  2  16 14
(1) e (2) 1 (1) (2)
3 3
x 
(1 | x |  sin | 1  x |)sin  [1  x ] 
(3) e2 (4) e–1 (3) 8 3  2 2  (4) 
4 2  2 
 2  34 68
lim x 43. If the tangent to the parabola y2 = x at a point (, (3) (4)
x 1 | 1  x | [1  x ] 19. If f(x) = [x] –   , x  R, where [x] denotes the 15 15
4 ), ( > 0) is also a tangent to the ellipse,
[JEE (Main)-2019] x2 + 2y2 = 1, then  is equal to 49. If the normal to the ellipse 3x2 + 4y2 = 12 at a
greatest integer function, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
point P on it is parallel to the line, 2x + y = 4 and
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist the tangent to the ellipse at P passes through
(3) Equals –1 (4) Does not exist x 4 x 4
Q(4, 4) then PQ is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 –1 (2) 2 1
13. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or (2) f is continuous at x = 4
equal to x. Then (3) 2 2  1 (4) 2 2 –1 61 5 5
(3) lim f ( x ) exists but lim f ( x ) does not exist (1) (2)
x 4 x 4 2 2
2 2
tan(  sin x )  (| x | – sin ( x[ x ])) 44. If a directrix of a hyperbola centred at the origin
lim
x 0 x2 (4) Both lim f ( x ) and lim f ( x ) exist but are and passing through the point  4,  2 3  is 157 221
x 4 x 4 (3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2019] not equal 2 2
5 x  4 5 and its eccentricity is e, then :
(1) Equals 0 (2) Equals  + 1 50. Let P be the point of intersection of the common
x4 1 x3  k 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) Equals  (4) Does not exist 20. If lim  lim 2 , then k is tangents to the parabola y 2 = 12x and the
x 1 x  1 x k x  k 2 (1) 4e4 + 8e2 – 35 = 0 hyperbola 8x2 – y2 = 8. If S and S denote the foci
x cot (4 x ) [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) 4e4 – 24e2 + 35 = 0 of the hyperbola where S lies on the positive x-axis
14. lim is equal to
x  0 sin2 x cot 2 (2 x ) then P divides SS in a ratio
4 (3) 4e4 – 12e2 – 27 = 0
3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2019] (1) (2) (4) 4e4 – 24e2 + 27 = 0
3 2 (1) 13 : 11 (2) 14 : 13
(1) 2 (2) 4 45. If the line x – 2y = 12 is tangent to the ellipse
8 3 (3) 5 : 4 (4) 2 : 1
(3) 1 (4) 0 (3) (4)
3 8 x2 y2  9 
3 2
  1 at the point  3,
2  , then the length 51. An ellipse, with foci at (0, 2) and (0, –2) and minor
cot x – tan x a b  2  axis of length 4, passes through which of the
15. lim is [JEE (Main)-2019] x 2  ax  b
   21. If lim  5 , then a + b is equal to of the latus rectum of the ellipse is following points? [JEE (Main)-2019]
x
4
cos  x   x 1 x 1
 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]

(1) 8 2 (2) 4
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 5 (2) 8 3
(1)  2, 2  (2)  2, 2 2 
(1) 5 (2) –4
(3) 4 2 (4) 8 (3) 1 (4) –7 (3) 12 2 (4) 9
(3) 1, 2 2  (4)  2, 2 
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52. The equation of a common tangent to the curves,
y2 = 16x and xy = –4, is [JEE (Main)-2019] 2 2
(1) (2) Chapter
3 3 18
(1) x + y + 4 = 0
(2) 2x – y + 2 = 0 2 2 2
(3) (4)
(3) x – 2y + 16 = 0 3 3
(4) x – y + 4 = 0 58. The length of the perpendicular from the origin, on Limits
the normal to the curve, x2 + 2xy – 3y2 = 0 at the
53. If y = mx + 4 is a tangent to both the parabolas,
point (2, 2) is
y2 = 4x and x2 = 2by, then b is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] 1. Let f : R  R be a positive increasing function with 1
(2) 6. Let p  lim 1  tan2 x 2x then log p is equal to
(1) –64 (2) 128 (1) 2 2 2 f (3 x ) f (2 x )  
lim  1. Then lim  [AIEEE-2010] x 0 
x  f (x) x  f ( x )
(3) –32 (4) –128 (3) 4 2 (4) 2 [JEE (Main)-2016]
54. If the distance between the foci of an ellipse is 2
6 and the distance between its directrices is 12, 59. If a hyperbola passes through the point (1) 1 (2) 1
P(10, 16) and it has vertices at ( 6, 0), then the 3 (1) 1 (2)
then the length of its latus rectum is 2
equation of the normal to it at P is
[JEE (Main)-2020] 3
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4) 3 1
2 (3) (4) 2
3 4
(1) x + 2y = 42 (2) 2x + 5y = 100
(1) (2) 3 2. Let f : R  [0, ) be such that lim f  x  exists
2 x 5 1
(3) x + 3y = 58 (4) 3x + 4y = 94 n
 (n  1)(n  2)...3n 
2
7. lim   is equal to
(3) 3 2 (4) 2 3 60. If e1 and e2 are the eccentricities of the ellipse, –9 n   n 2n 
and lim
f  x   0 . Then xlim
2 2  5 f(x) equals
x2 y 2 x y x5 |x –5| [JEE (Main)-2016]
55. If 3 x  4y  12 2 is a tangent to the ellipse   1 and the hyperbola,  1
18 4 9 4 [AIEEE-2011]
x2 y 2 27 9
  1 for some a  R, then the distance respectively and (e1, e2) is a point on the ellipse,
(1) 2 (2) 3 (1) (2)
a2 9 15x2 + 3y2 = k, then k is equal to e2 e2
between the foci of the ellipse is (3) 0 (4) 1
[JEE (Main)-2020] 18
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) 3 log3 – 2 (4)
(1) 14 (2) 15 (1  cos 2 x )(3  cos x ) e4
3. lim is equal to
(1) 2 5 (2) 2 7 x 0 x tan 4 x
(3) 17 (4) 16
[JEE (Main)-2013] cot x  cos x
(3) 4 (4) 2 2 8. lim equals [JEE (Main)-2017]
61. The length of the minor axis (along y-axis) of an  (   2)3
x
1 1 2
56. The locus of a point which divides the line segment 4 (1)  (2)
joining the point (0, –1) and a point on the ellipse in the standard form is . If this ellipse 4 2
3 1 1
parabola, x 2 = 4y, internally in the ratio
touches the line, x + 6y = 8; then its eccentricity (3) 1 (4) 2 (1) (2)
1 : 2, is 16 8
is [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2020] sin(  cos2 x )
4. lim is equal to [JEE (Main)-2014] 1 1
(1) 9x2 – 12y = 8 1 11 1 5 x 0 x2 (3) (4)
(1) (2) 4 24
(2) 4x2 – 3y = 2 3 3 2 3 (1) – (2) 
9. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less
(3) x2 – 3y = 2 than or equal to t. Then [JEE (Main)-2018]
5 1 11 
(4) 9x2 – 3y = 2 (3) (4) (3) (4) 1
6 2 3 2
  1 2  15  
57. Let the line y = mx and the ellipse 2x2 + y2 = 1 lim x        ......    
intersect at a point P in the first quadrant. If the 62. If one end of a focal chord AB of the parabola 1  cos 2x  3  cos x  x 0  x x   x 
5. lim is equal to
normal to this ellipse at P meets the 1  x 0 x tan 4 x
y2 = 8x is at A  , 2  , then the equation of the (1) Is equal to 0
 1  2  [JEE (Main)-2015]
co-ordinate axes at   , 0  and (0,  ), (2) Is equal to 15
 3 2  tangent to it at B is [JEE (Main)-2020] (1) 4 (2) 3
then  is equal to (1) x – 2y + 8 = 0 (2) x + 2y + 8 = 0 (3) Is equal to 120
1
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) 2x – y – 24 = 0 (4) 2x + y – 24 = 0 (3) 2 (4)
2 (4) Does not exist (in R)
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66. Let ƒ : R  R be a function defined by 70. Let c, k  R. If f(x) = (c + 1)x2 + (1 – c2)x + 2k and f(x 63. A line parallel to the straight line 2x – y = 0 is 68. Let e1 and e2 be the eccentricities of the ellipse,
+ y) = f(x) + f(y) – xy, for all x, y  R, then the value x2 y 2 x2 y 2
tangent to the hyperbola   1 at the point x2 y 2  1
2e2 x   1  b  5  and the hyperbola,
ƒ( x )  . of 2  f 1  f  2   f  3   .....  f  20   is equal to 4 2 25 b2 16 b2
e2x  e (x1, y1). Then x12  5 y12 is equal to respectively satisfying e1e2 = 1. If  and  are the
___________. [JEE (Main)-2022] distances between the foci of the ellipse and the foci
[JEE (Main)-2020] of the hyperbola respectively, then the ordered pair
71. The number of solutions of the equation (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
 1   2   3   99  (1) 8 (2) 6
Then ƒ    ƒ   ƒ   ...  ƒ   is sin x = cos2 x in the interval (0, 10) is _____.
 100   100   100   100  (3) 10 (4) 5
 24 
72. The number of solutions of |cos x| = sinx, such that (1) (8, 10) (2)  , 10 
equal to ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]    5 
–4  x  4 is : [JEE (Main)-2022] 64. For some    0,  , if the eccentricity of the
 2
67. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}. Define (1) 4 (2) 6  20 
hyperbola, x 2 – y 2sec 2 = 10 is 5 times the (3)  , 12  (4) (8, 12)
 3 
f : S ! S as (3) 8 (4) 12 eccentricity of the ellipse, x2sec2 + y2 = 5, then
the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse, is 69. Let P(3, 3) be a point on the hyperbola,
73. Let f, g :  – {1}   be functions defined by
[JEE (Main)-2020] x2 y2
2n , if n  1, 2, 3, 4, 5 f(a) = , where  is the maximum of the powers of –  1 . If the normal to it at P intersects the
f(n) =  . a2
b2
2n  11, if n  6, 7, 8, 9, 10 those primes p such that p divides a, and g(a) = a 2 5
(1) 2 6 (2) x-axis at (9, 0) and e is its eccentricity, then the
+ 1, for all a   – {1}. Then, the function f + g is 3 ordered pair (a2, e2) is equal to
Let g : S ! S be a function such that
4 5 [JEE (Main)-2020]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4) 30
3
n  1 , if n is odd 9 
fog(n) =  , (1) one-one but not onto 65. The area (in sq. units) of an equilateral triangle (1) (9, 3) (2)  2, 3
n  1 , if n is even
inscribed in the parabola y2 = 8x, with one of its  
(2) onto but not one-one vertices on the vertex of this parabola, is
3  9 
Then g(10) (g(1) + g(2) + g(3) + g(4) + g(5)) is equal [JEE (Main)-2020] (3)  , 2  (4)  2 , 2
to __________. [JEE (Main)-2022] 2   
(3) both one-one and onto
(1) 64 3 (2) 256 3
x2 y 2
68. Let a function ƒ : N  N be defined by (4) neither one-one nor onto 70. Let   1 a  b  be a given ellipse, length of
(3) 128 3 (4) 192 3 a2 b2
66. Let P be a point on the parabola, y2 = 12x and N whose latus rectum is 10. If its eccentricity is the
 74. The number of functions f, from the set A = {x  N : be the foot of the perpendicular drawn from P on
 2n, n  2, 4, 6, 8,..... 5
x2 – 10x + 9  0} to the set B = {n2 : n  N} such that the axis of the parabola. A line is now drawn maximum value of the function, (t )   t  t 2,
 12
ƒ(n )   n  1, n  3, 7, 11, 15,..... f(x)  (x – 3)2 + 1, for every x  A, is _________. through the mid-point M of PN, parallel to its axis
which meets the parabola at Q. If the y-intercept then a2 + b2 is equal to
n 1
 , n  1, 5, 9, 13,.... [JEE (Main)-2022] 4 [JEE (Main)-2020]
 2 of the line NQ is , then [JEE (Main)-2020]
75. Let ,  and  be three positive real numbers. Let 3 (1) 135 (2) 116
then, ƒ is [JEE (Main)-2022]
f(x) = x5 + x3 + x, x   and g :    be such 1 (3) 126 (4) 145
(1) MQ  (2) PN = 3
(1) One-one but not onto 4 71. Let x = 4 be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre
that g(f(x)) = x for all x  . If a , a , a , …, a be in
1 2 3 n
arithmetic progression with mean zero, then the 1 1
(2) Onto but not one-one (3) PN = 4 (4) MQ  is at the origin and its eccentricity is . If P(1, ),
3 2
 1 n  > 0 is a point on this ellipse, then the equation
(3) Neither one-one nor onto  67. A hyperbola having the transverse axis of length
value of f  g   f (ai )   is equal to of the normal to it at P is [JEE (Main)-2020]
 n  2 has the same foci as that of the ellipse of
  i 1  (1) 7x – 4y = 1 (2) 4x – 2y = 1
(4) One-one and onto 3x2 + 4y2 = 12, then this hyperbola does not pass
through which of the following points? (3) 4x – 3y = 2 (4) 8x – 2y = 5
69. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then the number of elements in 72. If the common tangent to the parabolas,
[JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2020]
the set {f : S × S  S : f is onto and f(a, b) = f(b, a) y 2 = 4x and x 2 = 4y also touches the circle,
(1) 0 (2) 3 x2 + y2 = c2, then c is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
 a  (a, b)  S  S} is _____.  3   3 1 
(3) 9 (4) 27 (1)   2 ,1 (2) ,
 2 2  1 1
[JEE (Main)-2022]     (1) (2)
2 4
 1   1 
(3)  ,0  (4)  1,   1 1
  2   2 (3) (4)
2 2 2
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73. If the point P on the curve, 4x 2 + 5y 2 = 20 is 80. If the curves, x2 – 6x + y2 + 8 = 0 and x2 – 8y + 55. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. Then the probability that 61. Let ƒ : R  R be defined as
farthest from the point Q(0, –4), then PQ2 is equal y2 + 16 – k = 0, (k > 0) touch each other at a
point, then the largest value of k is ________. a randomly chosen onto function g from S to S
to [JEE (Main)-2020] ƒ(x) = x3 + x – 5
[JEE (Main)-2020] satisfies g(3) = 2g(1) is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 29 (2) 48
81. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment If g(x) is a function such that ƒ(g(x)) = x,  x  R,
(3) 21 (4) 36 1 1
joining the focus of the parabola y2 = 4ax to a (1) (2) then g(63) is equal to_____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
74. If the line y = mx + c is a common tangent to the moving point of the parabola, is another parabola 30 10
x2 y 2 whose directrix is [JEE (Main)-2021] 1 3
hyperbola   1 and the circle (1) (2)
100 64 1 1 49 49
a (3) (4)
x2 + y2 = 36, then which one of the following is (1) x = a (2) x  15 5
2 43 91
true ? [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (4)
49 49
(1) 5m = 4 (2) 8m + 5 = 0 a 56. The sum of the roots of the equation,
(3) x = 0 (4) x  –
2 62. Let f : R  R be a function defined by
(3) c2 = 369 (4) 4c2 = 369 x + 1 – 2log2(3 + 2x) + 2log4(10 – 2–x) = 0, is
82. If P is a point on the parabola y = x2 + 4 which 1
75. Let L 1 be a tangent to the parabola y 2 = 4 [JEE (Main)-2021]
is closest to the straight line y = 4x – 1, then the    50
(x + 1) and L 2 be a tangent to the parabola
co-ordinates of P are : [JEE (Main)-2021] x 25  25
y2 = 8(x + 2) such that L1 and L2 intersect at right (1) log214 (2) log212 f  x    2  1 
   2 x   . If the function g(x)
  2  
angles. Then L1 and L2 meet on the straight line (1) (–2, 8) (2) (1, 5)
(3) log211 (4) log213
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (3, 13) (4) (2, 8) = f (f (f (x))) + f (f (x)), then the greatest integer less
57. Let f : N  N be a function such that f(m + n) than or equal to g(1) is ___________.
(1) 2x + 1 = 0 (2) x + 3 = 0 x2 y2 x2 y2
83. If the curves,   1 and  1 = f(m) + f(n) for every m, n  N. If f(6) = 18, then
(3) x + 2y = 0 (4) x + 2 = 0 a b c d [JEE (Main)-2022]
intersect each other at an angle of 90º, then which f(2)·f(3) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. Which of the following points lies on the locus of of the following relations is TRUE?
the foot of perpendicular drawn upon any tangent (1) 54 (2) 18 x 1
[JEE (Main)-2021] 63. Let ƒ( x )  , x  R  {0,  1, 1}. If ƒn+1(x) = ƒ(ƒn(x))
x2 y 2 (3) 6 (4) 36 x 1
to the ellipse,   1 from any of its foci? (1) a – c = b + d (2) a + b = c + d
4 2 for all n  N, then ƒ6(6) + ƒ7(7) is equal to :
[JEE (Main)-2020] 58. The range of the function
cd
(3) a – b = c – d (4) ab  [JEE (Main)-2022]
ab   3       3 
(1) (1, 2) (2)  2, 3 f ( x )  log 5  3  cos   x   cos   x   cos   x   cos   x 
84. A tangent is drawn to the parabola y2 = 6x which   4  4  4   4  7 3
is perpendicular to the line 2x + y = 1. Which of (1) (2) 
(3)  1, 3 (4)  1, 2 is [JEE (Main)-2021] 6 2
the following points does NOT lie on it ?
77. If the normal at an end of a latus rectum of an [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) [0, 2] (2) [–2, 2] 7 11
(3) (4) 
ellipse passes through an extremity of the minor 12 12
(1) (0, 3) (2) (–6, 0)
axis, then the eccentricity e of the ellipse satisfies  1 
(3) (4, 5) (4) (5, 4) (3) (4)  , 5 64. Let f :    be defined as f(x) = x – 1 and
[JEE (Main)-2020] 0, 5   5 
85. The locus of the point of intersection of the lines
(1) e2 + 2e – 1 = 0 x2
3  0 and 3 x – y – 4 g :   1, – 1   be defined as g  x   .
(2) e2 + e – 1 = 0  3  kx  ky – 4  3 k  0 59. The number of one-one functions ƒ : {a, b, c, d}  x2  1
is a conic, whose eccentricity is ____________. {0, 1, 2, ..., 10} such that 2ƒ(a) – ƒ(b) + 3ƒ(c) + ƒ(d)
(3) e4 + 2e2 – 1 = 0 Then the function fog is: [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2021] = 0 is ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(4) e4 + e2 – 1 = 0 86. A hyperbola passes through the foci of the ellipse (1) One-one but not onto
60. Let ƒ : N  R be a function such that ƒ(x + y) =
78. Let the normal at a point P on the curve x2 y2
  1 and its transverse and conjugate 2ƒ(x) ƒ(y) for natural numbers x and y. If ƒ(1) = 2, (2) Onto but not one-one
y 2 – 3x 2 + y + 10 = 0 intersect the y-axis at
25 16 then the value of  for which
 3 axes coincide with major and minor axes of the (3) Both one-one and onto
 0,  . If m is the slope of the tangent at P to the ellipse, respectively. If the product of their
 2 (4) Neither one-one nor onto
eccentricities is one, then the equation of the 10
curve, then |m| is equal to ___________. 512 20
hyperbola is : [JEE (Main)-2021]  ƒ(  k )  (2  1) holds, is :
k 1 3 65. Let f :    satisfy f(x + y) = 2x f(y) + 4y f(x),
[JEE (Main)-2020]
79. Let a line y = mx (m > 0) intersect the parabola, x2 y2
(1)  1 (2) x2  y2  9 f (4)
y2 = x at a point P, other than the origin. Let the 9 16 [JEE (Main)-2022] x, y   . If f(2) = 3, then 14· is equal to ___.
tangent to it at P meet the x-axis at the point Q. f (2)
If area (OPQ) = 4 sq. units, then m is equal (1) 2 (2) 3
x2 y2 x2 y 2
(3)  1 (4)  1
to_________. [JEE (Main)-2020] 9 4 9 25 (3) 4 (4) 6 [JEE (Main)-2022]
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43. Let f : R – {3}  R – {1} be defined by 49. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal 94. Let C be the locus of the mirror image of a point
87. If the curve x2  2y 2  2 intersects the line on the parabola y2 = 4x with respect to the line y
x2 to x. Then, the values of xR satisfying the equation
f(x)  . [ex]2 + [ex + 1] – 3 = 0 lie in the interval. x  y  1 at two points P and Q, then the angle = x. Then the equation of tangent to C at P(2, 1)
x3 subtended by the line segment PQ at the origin is : is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
Let g : R  R be given as g(x) = 2x – 3. Then, (1) x + 2y = 4 (2) 2x + y = 5
(1) [0, 1/e) (2) [1, e) [JEE (Main)-2021]
the sum of all the values of x for which (3) x – y = 1 (4) x + 3y = 5
(3) [0, loge2) (4) [loge2, loge3)
13   1   1 95. If the points of intersections of the ellipse
f 1(x)  g–1(x)  is equal to 50. Let A = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Then the number of (1)  tan1   (2)  tan1  
2 2 4 2 3 x2 y2
bijective functions f :    such that f(1) + f(2)   1 and the circle x2 + y2 = 4b, b > 4 lie
[JEE (Main)-2021] = 3 – f(3) is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021] 16 b2
  1   1 on the curve y2 = 3x2, then b is equal to :
(1) 3 (2) 5 (3)  tan1   (4)  tan1  
2 3 2 4
51. Let g : N  N be defined as [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 7 (4) 2 88. The shortest distance between the line
g(3n + 1) = 3n + 2, (1) 5 (2) 6
44. Let [x] denote the greatest integer x, where x  x – y = 1 and the curve x2 = 2y is :
R. If the domain of the real valued function g(3n + 2) = 3n + 3, [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 12 (4) 10
96. The line 2x – y + 1 = 0 is a tangent to the circle
 x  2 g(3n + 3) = 3n + 1, for all n  0. 1 1 at the point (2, 5) and the centre of the circle lies
f x  is (–,a), [b, c) (4,), a < b < (1) (2)
on x – 2y = 4. Then, the radius of the circle is
 x  3 Then which of the following statements is true? 2 2
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
c, then the value of a + b + c is 1
(1) gogog = g (3) 0 (4) (1) 3 5 (2) 5 3
[JEE (Main)-2021] 2 2
(1) –2 (2) 1 (2) There exists an onto function f : N  N such 89. A line is a common tangent to the circle (3) 4 5 (4) 5 4
that fog = f (x – 3)2 + y2 = 9 and the parabola y2 = 4x. If the
(3) 8 (4) –3 97. Let L be a tangent line to the parabola y2 = 4x –
two points of contact (a, b) and (c, d) are distinct
45. If sum of the first 21 terms of the series (3) There exists a one-one function f : N  N 20 at (6, 2). If L is also a tangent to the ellipse
such that fog = f and lie in the first quadrant, then
log x  log x  log x  ..., where x > 0 is 2(a + c) is equal to _________. x2 y2
1 1 1   1, then the value of b is equal to :
9 2 9 3 9 4 (4) There exists a function f : N  N such that [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 b
504, then x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] gof = f 90. If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 81 (2) 243 52. Consider functions f : A  B and g : B  C(A, B, from the point (3, 2) to a point on the circle, x2 +
C  R) such that (gof)–1 exists, then y2 = 1 is a circle of radius r, then r is equal to : (1) 11 (2) 16
(3) 9 (4) 7
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 14 (4) 20
 5x  3
46. Let f : R  
   R be defined by f ( x )  . (1) f is one-one and g is onto 98. A square ABCD has all its vertices on the curve
6 6x   1
(2) f is onto and g is one-one (1) (2) 1 x2y2 = 1. The midpoints of its sides also lie on the
Then the value of  for which (fof)(x) = x, for all 3 same curve. Then, the square of area of ABCD is
(3) f and g both are one-one _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
  1 1
x  R    , is (4) f and g both are onto (3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2021] 4 2 99. Let a tangent be drawn to the ellipse
6  53. If for x, y  R, x > 0, y = log10x + log10x1/3 + log10x1/9
91. Let L be a common tangent line to the curves 4x2 x2  
(1) 5 (2) 8 2  4  6  ...  2 y 4
+...upto  terms and 3  6  9  ...  3 y  log x , + 9y2 = 36 and (2x) 2 + (2y) 2 = 31. Then the 27
 
 y 2  1 at 3 3 cos ,sin  where    0,  .
 2
(3) No such  exists (4) 6 10 square of the slope of the line L is _________. Then the value of  such that the sum of intercepts
then the ordered pair (x, y) is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021] on axes made by this tangent is minimum is
47. The number of solutions of the equation log(x + 1) [JEE (Main)-2021] equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
92. If the three normals drawn to the parabola, y2 = 2x
(2x2 + 7x + 5) + log(2x + 5) (x + 1)2 – 4 = 0, x > 0, is
(1) (106, 9) (2) (106, 6) pass through the point (a, 0) a  0, then ‘a’ must
____. [JEE (Main)-2021] be greater than [JEE (Main)-2021]  
(3) (104, 6) (4) (102, 3) (1) (2)
48. If the domain of the function 4 8
54. If x 2 + 9y 2 – 4x + 3 = 0, x, y  R, then x and y 1 1
respectively lie in the intervals (1) – (2)  
2 2 (3) (4)
cos1 x 2  x  1 [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) 1 (4) –1 6 3
f (x)  is the interval (, ], then
 2x  1 (1) [1, 3] and [1, 3] 100. Consider a hyperbola H : x2 – 2y2 = 4. Let the
sin1  93. The locus of the mid-points of the chord of the

 2   1 1  1 1
(2)   ,  and   , 
circle, x 2 + y 2 = 25 which is tangent to the

tangent at a point P 4, 6  meet the x-axis at Q
 +  is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  3 3  3 3 x2 y2 and latus rectum at R(x1, y1), x1 > 0. If F is a
hyperbola, –  1 is [JEE (Main)-2021]
9 16 focus of H which is nearer to the point P, then the
3  1 1 area of QFR is equal to. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 1 (2) (3)   ,  and [1, 3] 2 2 2 2 2
(1) (x + y ) – 16x + 9y = 0
2  3 3
(2) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 + 144y2 = 0 (1) 6 1 (2) 4 6
 1 1
1 (4) 1, 3 and   ,  (3) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 – 16y2 = 0
7
(3) (4) 2  3 3 (3) 4 6  1 (4) 2
2 (4) (x2 + y2)2 – 9x2 + 16y2 = 0 6
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101. Let the tangent to the parabola S : y2 = 2x at the 107. Let a parabola P be such that its vertex and focus 32. The number of function f from {1, 2, 3, ...,20} onto 38. Let A = {1, 2, 3, ..., 10} and f : A  A be defined
point P(2, 2) meet the x-axis at Q and normal at lie on the positive x-axis at a distance 2 and 4 {1, 2, 3, ..., 20} such that f(k) is a multiple of 3, as
it meet the parabola S at the point R. Then the units from the origin, respectively. If tangents are whenever k is a multiple of 4, is
area (in sq. units) of the triangle PQR is equal to drawn from O(0, 0) to the parabola P which meet k  1 if k is odd
P at S and R, then the area (in sq. units) of SOR [JEE (Main)-2019] f(k) = 
[JEE (Main)-2021]  k if k is even
is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 56 × 15 (2) 65 × (15)! Then the number of possible functions
25 15 (1) 16 (2) 32
(1) (2) g : A  A such that gof = f is :
2 2 (3) 5! × 6! (4) (15)! × 6!
(3) 16 2 (4) 8 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
35 33. The number of solutions of the equation
(3) (4) 25 108. Let the foot of perpendicular from a point log4(x – 1) = log2(x – 3) is _________. (1) 55 (2) 105
2
x y z (3) 5! (4) 10C5
102. Let y = mx + c, m > 0 be the focal chord of P(1, 2, –1) to the straight line L :   be N. [JEE (Main)-2021]
1 0 –1
y2 = – 64x, which is tangent to (x + 10)2 + y2 = 4. 34. If a + = 1, b + = 2 and x2 – x – 2
Let a line be drawn from P parallel to the plane
39. Let f(x) = sin –1 x and g(x) = . If
Then, the value of 4 2(m  c) is equal to _______. x + y + 2z = 0 which meets L at point Q. If  is  2x 2 – x – 6
 1
the acute angle between the lines PN and PQ, af(x)  f    bx  , x  0 , then the value of
[JEE (Main)-2021] then cos is equal to_______. [JEE (Main)-2021] x x g(2) = xlim
 2 g(x), then the domain of the function
103. Let P be a variable point on the parabola  1 fog is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
y = 4x2 + 1. Then, the locus of the mid-point of the 3 1 f(x)  f  
point P and the foot of the perpendicular drawn (1) (2) x
2 2 3 the expression is________.  4 
from the point P to the line y = x is : 1
x (1) (– , – 2]   – ,  
x  3 
[JEE (Main)-2021] 1 1
(3) (4) [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (3x – y)2 + 2(x – 3y) + 2 = 0 3 5  3 
(2) 2(3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 35. Let f, g : N  N such that f(n  1)  f(n)  f(1)n  N (2) (– , – 2]   – ,  
109. If a tangent to the ellipse x2 + 4y2 = 4 meets the  2 
(3) 2(x – 3y)2 + (3x – y) + 2 = 0 tangents at the extremities of its major axis at B and g be any arbitrary function. Which of the following
(4) (3x – y)2 + (x – 3y) + 2 = 0 and C, then the circle with BC as diameter passes statements is NOT true ? [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) (– , – 1]  [2,  )
through the point [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) If g is onto, then fog is one-one
x2 y 2 (4) (– , – 2]  [–1,  )
104. Let E1 :   1, a  b. Let E 2 be another
a 2 b2 (1) (–1, 1) (2)  3, 0 
(2) If f is onto, then f(n)  nn  N
ellipse such that it touches the end points of major  
(3) (1, 1) (4) 2, 0 40. If for x   0,  , log10 sin x  log10 cos x  –1 and
axis of E1 and the foci of E2 are the end points of   (3) f is one-one  2
minor axis of E 1 . If E 1 and E 2 have same
eccentricities, then its value is 110. The equation of a circle is Re(z2) + 2(lm(z2)) + (4) If fog is one-one, then g is one-one 1
2Re(z) = 0, where z = x + iy. A line which passes log10 (sin x  cos x)  (log n – 1), n  0, then the
10
[JEE (Main)-2021] 36. Let x denote the total number of one-one 2
through the centre of the given circle and the vertex value of n is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
of the parabola, x 2 – 6x – y + 13 = 0, has y- functions from a set A with 3 elements to a set B
1  6 1  8 intercept equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2021] with 5 elements and y denote the total number of (1) 9 (2) 16
(1) (2)
2 2 one-one functions from the set A to the set A × (3) 12 (4) 20
111. A ray of light through (2, 1) is reflected at a point P B. Then : [JEE (Main)-2021]
1  3 1  5 41. The inverse of y = 5logx is
(3) (4) on the y-axis and then passes through the point
2 2 (1) 2y  273x (2) 2y  91x [JEE (Main)-2021]
(5, 3). If this reflected ray is the directrix of an ellipse
105. Let a line L : 2x + y = k, k > 0 be a tangent to the 1 (1) x = ylog5 (2) x = 5logy
hyperbola x2 – y2 = 3. If L is also a tangent to the with eccentricity and the distance of the nearer (3) y  273x (4) y  91x 1 1
3
parabola y2 = x, the  is equal to : (3) x  y log5 (4) x  5 log y
8
[JEE (Main)-2021] focus from this directrix is , then the equation 5x
53 37. A function f(x) is given by f(x)  , then 42. If the functions are defined as
(1) –24 (2) 24 of the other directrix can be [JEE (Main)-2021] 5x  5
the sum of the series f  x   x and g  x   1  x, then what is the
(3) 12 (4) –12 (1) 2x – 7y + 29 = 0 or 2x – 7y – 7 = 0
common domain of the following functions :
106. The locus of the centroid of the triangle formed by (2) 11x + 7y + 8 = 0 or 11x + 7y – 15 = 0  1   2   3   39 
f   f   f    ....  f   is equal to: f + g, f – g, f/g, g/f, g – f
any point P on the hyperbola 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + (3) 2x – 7y – 39 = 0 or 2x – 7y – 7 = 0  20   20   20   20 
36y – 164 = 0, and its foci is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) 11x – 7y – 8 = 0 or 11x + 7y + 15 = 0 f x
[JEE (Main)-2021]
112. Let E be an ellipse whose axes are parallel to the 19 29
where (f ± g)(x) = f(x) ± g(x), (f/g)(x)  g x
 
(1) 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + 36y – 36 = 0 co-ordinates axes, having its center at (3, –4), one (1) (2)
focus at (4, –4) and one vertex at (5, –4). If 2 2 [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) 9x2 – 16y2 + 36x + 32y – 144 = 0
mx – y = 4, m > 0 is a tangent to the ellipse E, (1) 0 < x < 1 (2) 0 < x  1
(3) 9x2 – 16y2 + 36x + 32y – 36 = 0 then the value of 5m2 is equal to _______. 49 39
(3) (4) (3) 0  x  1 (4) 0  x  1
(4) 16x2 – 9y2 + 32x + 36y – 144 = 0 [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 2
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21. The number of real roots of the equation 26. Let ƒ : R  R be a function which satisfies 113. If a line along a chord of the circle 4x2 + 4y2 + 119. If two tangents drawn from a point P to the
5  | 2x  1|  2x (2x  2) is [JEE (Main)-2019] ƒ(x + y) = ƒ(x) + ƒ(y)  x, y  R . If ƒ(1) = 2 and 120x + 675 = 0, passes through the point (–30, 0) parabola y2 = 16(x – 3) are at right angles, then
and is tangent to the parabola y2 = 30x, then the the locus of point P is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 4 (2) 2  n 1
length of this chord is [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) 1 (4) 3
g (n )   ƒ(k ), n  N then the value of n, for (1) x + 2 = 0 (2) x + 4 = 0
k 1 (1) 3 5 (2) 5 3
(3) x + 1 = 0 (4) x + 3 = 0
22. For x  R, let [x] denote the greatest integer which g(n) = 20, is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 7 (4) 5 120. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers such that
x, then the sum of the series (1) 20 (2) 9
(3) 5 (4) 4 x2 y 2 
 1  1 1   1 2   1 99  114. On the ellipse   1, let P be a point in the arg(z1 – z2) = and z1, z2 satisfy the question
– 3    – 3 – 100   – 3 – 100   ....  – 3 – 100  27. Let [t] denote the greatest integer  t. Then the 8 4 4
       
equation in x, [x]2 + 2[x + 2] – 7 = 0 has second quadrant such that the tangent at P to the |z – 3| = Re(z). Then the imaginary part of z1 + z2
is: [JEE (Main)-2019] ellipse is perpendicular to the line x + 2y = 0. Let is equal to _______ . [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) – 135 (2) –153 S and S be the foci of the ellipse and e be its 121. The line 12xcos + 5ysin = 60 is tangent to which
(1) Exactly two solutions eccentricity. If A is the area of the triangle SPS, of the following curves? [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) –133 (4) –131
(2) Infinitely many solutions then the value of (5 – e2)  A is [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) 25x2 + 12y2 = 3600
23. For x  0, 3  2  , let f ( x )  x , g ( x )  tan x and (3) Exactly four integral solutions (1) 12 (2) 14 (2) 144x2 + 25y2 = 3600
(4) No integral solution (3) 6 (4) 24 (3) x2 + y2 = 169
1– x 2  (4) x2 + y2 = 60
h( x ) 
1 x2
. If (x) = ((hof)og)(x), then    is
3 28. If f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) and

 f ( x )  2 , x, y  N, 115. The point P –2 6, 3  lies on the hyperbola
122. The length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose
equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019] x 1
where N is the set of all natural numbers, then the x2 y2 vertex and focus are on the positive x-axis at a
5
  1 having eccentricity . If the distance R and S (>R) respectively from origin, is
5  f (4) a2 b2 2
(1) tan (2) tan
12 12 value of is [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]
f (2) tangent and normal at P to the hyperbola intersect
its conjugate axis at the points Q and R (1) 2(S – R) (2) 4(S – R)
11 7 1 4
(3) tan (4) tan respectively, then QR is equal to
12 12 (1) (2) (3) 2(S + R) (4) 4(S + R)
9 9
[JEE (Main)-2021]
24. If g(x) = x2 + x – 1 and (gof)(x) = 4x2 – 10x + 5, 123. The locus of mid-points of the line segments joining (–
1 2
5 (3) (4) (1) 3 6 (2) 6 x2 y 2
then f   is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 3 3 3, –5) and the points on the ellipse   1 is
4 4 9
29. For a suitably chosen real constant a, let a (3) 6 3 (4) 4 3 [JEE (Main)-2021]
function, f : R – {–a}  R be defined by
1 3 116. The locus of the mid points of the chords of the
(1) – (2) ax (1) 36x2 + 16y2 + 90x + 56y + 145 = 0
2 2 f (x)  . Further suppose that for any real hyperbola x2 – y2 = 4, which touch the parabola
ax y2 = 8x, is [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) 9x2 + 4y2 + 18x + 8y + 145 = 0
1 3 number x  –a and f(x)  –a, (fof)(x) = x. Then (3) 36x2 + 16y2 + 72x + 32y + 145 = 0
(3) (4) – (1) y2(x – 2) = x3 (2) y3(x – 2) = x2
2 2  1
f    is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] (4) 36x2 + 16y2 + 108x + 80y + 145 = 0
25. The inverse function of  2 (3) x3(x – 2) = y2 (4) x2(x – 2) = y3
124. A tangent line L is drawn at the point (2, –4) on the
117. A tangent and a normal are drawn at the point parabola y2 = 8x. If the line L is also tangent to the
8 2 x  8 2 x 1
f (x)  , x  ( 1, 1), is _______ (1) –3 (2) P(2, – 4) on the parabola y2 = 8x, which meet the circle x2 + y2 = a, then ‘a’ is equal to ______.
8 2x
8 2 x 3
directrix of the parabola at the points A and B
[JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2020]. 1 respectively. If Q(a, b) is a point such that AQBP
(3)  (4) 3 is a square, then 2a + b is equal to 125. Let  be the acute angle between the tangents to
3
(1) 1 loge  1  x 
4  1 x 
  30. Let A = {a, b, c} and B = {1, 2, 3, 4}. Then the [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 y 2
the ellipse   1 and the circle x2 + y2 = 3
number of elements in the set C = {f : A  B | 2 (1) –18 (2) –12 9 1
1 1 x 
(2)  log8 e  loge  
 f(A) and f is not one-one} is ______.
(3) –16 (4) –20 at their point of intersection in the first quadrant.
4  1 x  [JEE (Main)-2020] Then tan is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
118. If the minimum area of the triangle formed by a
1  1 x  31. Suppose that a function f : R  R satisfies 2
(3) loge 
4 
 1 x 
f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all x, y  R and f(1) = 3. If x2 y2 (1) (2) 2
tangent to the ellipse   1 and the co- 3
b2 4a2
n
1
 log8 e  loge 
1 x   f (i )  363 , then n is equal to ________. ordinate axis is kab, then k is equal to _____. 5 4
(4)  i 1
(3) (4)
4  1 x  [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021] 2 3 3
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130. The centre of the circle passing through the point 1
1 3 10. For x  R  0,1 , let f1  x   , f2  x   1  x and  1 x   2x 
126. Consider the parabola with vertex  ,  and the (0, 1) and touching the parabola y = x2 at the point x 15. If f (x)  loge   , x  1, then f  is
2 4  1 x   1 x2 
(2, 4) is [JEE (Main)-2021] 1
1 f3  x   be three given functions. If a function, equal to : [JEE (Main)-2019]
directrix y  . Let P be the point where the 1 x
2  53 16   6 53  J(x) satisfies (x) = then J(x) is equal to
(1)  ,  (2)  , 
(f2°J°f1) f3(x) (1) 2f(x) (2) 2f(x2)
1  10 5   5 10  [JEE (Main)-2019]
parabola meets the line x   . If the normal to (3) –2f(x) (4) (f(x))2
2  16 53   3 16  1
the parabola at P intersects the parabola again at (3)  ,  (4)  ,  (1) f1(x) (2) f3  x  16. Let f(x) = ax (a > 0) be written as f(x) = f1(x) + f2(x),
 5 10   10 5  x
the point Q, then (PQ)2 is equal to where f1(x) is an even function and f2(x) is an odd
131. If the co-ordinates of two points A and B are (3) f2(x) (4) f3(x)
[JEE (Main)-2021] function. Then f1(x + y) + f1(x – y) equals
( 7, 0) and (  7, 0) respectively and P is any 11. Let A = {x  R : x is not a positive integer}. Define
15 125 point on the conic, 9x 2 + 16y 2 = 144, then [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) (2) PA + PB is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021] 2x
2 16 a function f : A  R as f ( x )  , then f is (1) 2f1(x)f1(y)
(1) 9 x 1
75 25 [JEE (Main)-2019] (2) 2f1(x + y)f1(x – y)
(3) (4) (2) 16
8 2 (1) Injective but not surjective (3) 2f1(x + y)f2(x – y)
(3) 6
(4) 8 (2) Neither injective nor surjective (4) 2f1(x)f2(y)
x2 y2
127. Let an ellipse E:   1, a2  b2 , passes (3) Surjective but not injective
132. Let x 2  y 2  Ax  By  C  0 be a circle passing 10
a2 b2
through (0, 6) and touching the parabola y = x2 at (4) Not injective 17. Let  f (a  k )  16(210  1) , where the function f
k 1
 3  1 (2, 4). Then A + C is equal to ________. 12. Let N be the set of natural numbers and two
through  ,1 , and has eccentricity . If a satisfies f(x + y) = f(x) f(y) for all natural numbers
 2  3 functions f and g be defined as
[JEE (Main)-2022] x, y and f(1) = 2. Then the natural number a is
circle, centered at focus F(, 0), > 0, of E and f, g : N  N such that
88 [JEE (Main)-2019]
2 (1) 16 (2)
5 n  1 (1) 2 (2) 3
radius , intersects E at two points P and Q, if n is odd
3 (3) 72 (4) –8  2
f (n )   (3) 16 (4) 4
then PQ2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]  n if n is even
133. Let x – 2y =  be a tangent to the hyperbola  2 18. If the function f : R – {1, –1}  A defined by
2 2
16   and g(n) = n – (–1)n. Then fog is x2
(1) 3 (2) a2x2 – y2 = b2. Then      is equal to : f(x) = , is surjective, then A is equal to
3 a b [JEE (Main)-2019] 1 x2
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) One-one but not onto.
8 4 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) (4) (1) –2 (2) –4 (2) Onto but not one-one.
3 3 (1) [0, ) (2) R – {–1}
(3) 2 (4) 4 (3) Neither one-one nor onto.
128. Equation of a common tangent to the circle, (3) R – (–1, 0) (4) R – [–1, 0)
x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and the parabola, y2 = 4x, is 134. If two tangents drawn from a point (, ) lying on (4) Both one-one and onto.
the ellipse 25x 2 + 4y 2 = 1 to the parabola 19. The domain of the definition of the function
[JEE (Main)-2021] y2 = 4x are such that the slope of one tangent is x
four times the other, then the value of (10 + 5)2 13. Let f : R  R be defined by f(x) = , x  R. 1
f (x)   log10 ( x 3  x ) is
+ (162 + 50)2 equals ____________. 1 x2 4  x2
(1) 3y  x  3 (2) 2 3 y  12 x  1 Then the range of f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2019]
135. A particle is moving in the xy-plane along a curve  1 1  1 1
(3) 3y  3 x  1 (4) 2 3 y   x  12 C passing through the point (3, 3). The tangent to (1) R –  – ,  (2) (1) (–1, 0)(1, 2)(3, )
– , 
the curve C at the point P meets the x-axis at Q.  2 2  2 2
129. Let the latus ractum of the parabola y2 = 4x be the If the y-axis bisects the segment PQ, then C is a (2) (–1, 0)(1, 2)(2, )
common chord to the circles and each of (3) (–1, 1) – {0} (4) R – [–1, 1]
C1 C2 parabola with [JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (1, 2)(2, )
14. Let a function f : (0, )  [0, ) be defined by
them having radius 2 5 . Then, the distance (1) Length of latus rectum 3
1 (4) (–2, –1)(–1, 0)(2, )
between the centres of the circles C1 and C2 is f (x )  1 . Then f is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) Length of latus rectum 6 x 20. Let f(x) = x 2 , x  R. For any A  R, define
[JEE (Main)-2021]
g(A) = {x  R : f(x)  A}. If S = [0, 4], then which
(1) 8 4  (1) Injective only one of the following statements is not true ?
(3) Focus  ,0 
(2) 12 3  (2) Both injective as well as surjective [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 8 5 (3) Not injective but it is surjective (1) f(g(S)) = S (2) g(f(S)) = g(S)
 3
(4) 4 5 (4) Focus  0,  (4) Neither injective nor surjective
 4 (3) g(f(S))  S (4) f(g(S))  f(S)
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141. If the line y = 4 + kx, k > 0, is the tangent to the
Chapter 136. Let the maximum area of the triangle that can be parabola y = x – x2 at the point P and V is the vertex
of the parabola, then the slope of the line through
x2 y2 P and V is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
inscribed in the ellipse   1, a  2, having
2 4
a

Functions one of its vertices at one end of the major axis of 3 26

(1) (2)
the ellipse and one of its sides parallel to the y-axis, 2 9
be 6 3. Then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
5 23
[JEE (Main)-2022] (3) (4)
2 6
1. Let f(x) = (x + 1)2 – 1, x  – 1. 5. The equation e sin x  e  sin x  4  0 has
Statement-1 : The set {x : f(x) = f –1(x)} = {0, –1}. [AIEEE-2012] 3 1
(1) (2) x2 y 2
(1) No real roots 2 2 142. The line y = x + 1 meets the ellipse   1 at
Statement-2 : f is a bijection. 4 2
[AIEEE-2009] (2) Exactly one real root two points P and Q. If r is the radius of the circle
1 3
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; (3) Exactly four real roots (3) (4) with PQ as diameter then (3r)2 is equal to :
2 4
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for (4) Infinite number of real roots
Statement-1 [JEE (Main)-2022]
6. If a  R and the equation x2 2
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 137. Let the hyperbola H : 2  y  1 and the ellipse (1) 20 (2) 12
–3(x – [x])2 + 2 (x – [x]) + a2 = 0 a
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true (3) 11 (4) 8
(where [x] denotes the greatest integer  x) has no E : 3 x 2  4 y 2  12 be such that the length of latus
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; integral solution, then all possible values of a lie in
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for rectum of H is equal to the length of latus rectum of
the interval [JEE (Main)-2014]
E. If eH and eE are the eccentricities of H and E x2 y2
Statement-1 143. Let the eccentricity of the hyperbola – 1
2
(1) (–2, –1) (2) (–, – 2)  (2, ) a b2
2. For real x, let f(x) = x3 + 5x + 1, then
(3) (–1, 0) (0, 1) (4) (1, 2)
2 2

respectively, then the value of 12 eH  eE is equal  5
[AIEEE-2009] to ___. [JEE (Main)-2022] be . If the equation of the normal at the point
7. If g is the inverse of a function f and 4
(1) f is onto R but not one-one
1 138. Let P1 be a parabola with vertex (3, 2) and focus  8 12 
(2) f is one-one and onto R f '( x )  , then g(x) is equal to  ,  on the hyperbola is 8 5x   y   , then
1  x5 (4, 4) and P2 be its mirror image with respect to the  5 5 
(3) f is neither one-one nor onto R [JEE (Main)-2014] line x + 2y = 6. Then the directrix of P 2 is
(4) f is one-one but not onto R  –  is equal to ____. [JEE (Main)-2022]
1 x + 2y = _______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
3. Let y be an implict function of x defined by (1) (2) 1 + {g(x)}5 144. Let the normal at the point P on the parabola
1  g ( x )
5 139. If y = m x + c and y = m x + c , m  m are two
x2x – 2xx cot y – 1 = 0. Then y(1) equals 1 1 2 2 1 2
common tangents of circle x2 + y2 = 2 and parabola y2 = 6x pass through the point (5, –8). If the tangent
[AIEEE-2009] (3) 1 + x5 (4) 5x4
y = x, then the value of 8 m1m2 is equal to :
2 at P to the parabola intersects its directrix at the
(1) 1 (2) log 2
 1 point Q, then the ordinate of the point Q is :
(3) –log 2 (4) –1 8. If f ( x )  2f    3 x, x  0, and
x [JEE (Main)-2022]
4. Let f be a function defined by [JEE (Main)-2022]
S = {x  R : f(x) = f(– x)}; then S (1) 3  4 2 (2) –5  6 2
2
f ( x )  ( x  1)  1,( x  1) . [JEE (Main)-2016]
(3) –4  3 2 (4) 76 2 9
(1) Contains exactly one element (1) –3 (2) 
1 4
Statement - 1 : The set { x : f ( x )  f ( x )}  {1,2} .
(2) Contains exactly two elements t2
Statement - 2 : f is a bijection and (3) Contains more than two elements 140. Let x  2t , y  be a conic. Let S be the focus 5
3 (3)  (4) –2
f 1( x )  1  x  1, x  1 . (4) Is an empty set and B be the point on the axis of the conic such that 2
[AIEEE-2011] SA  BA, where A is any point on the conic. If k is 145. Let the common tangents to the curves
 1 1
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 9. The function f : R   ,  defined as the ordinate of the centroid of the SAB, then lim k 4(x2 + y2) = 9 and y2 = 4x intersect at the point Q.
 2 2 t 1
Let an ellipse, centered at the origin O, has
(2) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true x is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
f (x)  2 , is [JEE (Main)-2017] lengths of semi-minor and semi-major axes equal
(3) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; 1 x
to OQ and 6, respectively. If e and I respectively
Statement-2 is the correct explanation for (1) Injective but not surjective 17 19
(1) (2) denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus
Statement-1 (2) Surjective but not injective 18 18
I
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; rectum of this ellipse, then is equal to
(3) Neither injective nor surjective 11 13 e2
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
(3) (4)
Statement-1 (4) Invertible 18 18 ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
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and the focus of the parabola y2 = 2x and touches on the set of real numbers?
x2 y 2 (1) reflexive, symmetric but not transitive
  1 and x2 + y2 = 12, then 12m2 is equal to: [JEE (Main)-2021]
16 9 2
 1 (1) (x, y)  R  |x – y|  1 is reflexive and (2) reflexive, transitive but not symmetric
the parabola y   x    , where  > 0. Then
[JEE (Main)-2022]  4 symmetric.
(3) reflexive but not symmetric and transitive
(1) 6 (2) 9 (4 – 8)2 is equal to ___________. (2) (x, y)  R  0 |x| – |y|  1 is neither transitive
nor symmetric (4) an equivalence relation
(3) 10 (4) 12 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) (x, y)  R  0 < |x – y|  1 is symmetric and 13. Let R1 and R2 be two relations defined on  by a R1
transitive b  ab  0 and a R2 b  a  b. Then,
147. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment joining 151. If the equation of the parabola, whose vertex is at
the point (4, 3) and the points on the ellipse x2 + 2y2 (5, 4) and the directrix is 3x + y – 29 = 0, is x2 + ay2 (4) (x, y)  R  |x| – |y|  1 is reflexive but not
[JEE (Main)-2022]
= 4 is an ellipse with eccentricity: + bxy + cx + dy + k = 0, then a + b + c + d + k is symmetric
equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) R1 is an equivalence relation but not R2
[JEE (Main)-2022] 10. Let R and R be relations on the set {1, 2, ....., 50}
1 2
such that (2) R2 is an equivalence relation but not R1
1 (1) 575 (2) –575
3
(1) (2)
2 2 2 (3) 576 (4) –576 R = {(p, pn) : p is a prime and n  0 is an integer} and (3) Both R1 and R2 are equivalence relations
1
R = {(p, pn) : p is a prime and n = 0 or 1}.
1 2 (4) Neither R1 nor R2 is an equivalence relation
1
(3) (4) x2 y2
2 2 152. Let the eccentricity of the hyperbola H :  1 Then, the number of elements in R – R is ______. 14. For   N, consider a relation R on N given by
1 2
a2 b2
R = {(x, y) : 3x + y is a multiple of 7}. The relation R
x2 y2 [JEE (Main)-2022] is an equivalence relation if and only if
148. The normal to the hyperbola –  1 at the point
a2 9 5
be and length of its latus rectum be 6 2 . If y = 11. Let R1 = {(a, b)  N × N : |a – b|  13} and [JEE (Main)-2022]
2
8, 3 3  on it passes through the point: R = {(a, b)  N × N : |a – b| ‘“ 13}. Then on N:
2x + c is a tangent to the hyperbola H. then the 2 (1)  = 14
[JEE (Main)-2022] value of c2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2022] (2)  is a multiple of 4
(1) 18 (2) 20 (3) 4 is the remainder when  is divided by 10
(1) 15, – 2 3  (2) 9, 2 3  (1) Both R1 and R2 are equivalence relations
(3) 24 (4) 32 (4) 4 is the remainder when  is divided by 7
(2) Neither R1 nor R2 is an equivalence relation
(3)  –1, 9 3  (4)  –1, 6 3 
153. Let l be a line which is normal to the curve y = 2x2 + (3) R1 is an equivalence relation but R2 is not 15. Let R be a relation from the set {1, 2, 3, ....., 60} to
x + 2 at a point P on the curve. If the point Q(6, 4) itself such that R = {(a, b) : b = pq, where p, q  3
x2 y 2 (4) R is an equivalence relation but R is not
149. Let a line L1 be tangent to the hyperbola – 1 lies on the line l and O is origin, then the area of the 2 1 are prime numbers}. Then, the number of elements
16 4
and let L2 be the line passing through the origin and triangle OPQ is equal to ___________. 12. Let a set A = A1  A2  …  Ak, where Ai  Aj =  in R is : [JEE (Main)-2022]
perpendicular to L1. If the locus of the point of for i  j, 1  i, j  k. Define the relation R from A to
[JEE (Main)-2022] (1) 600 (2) 660
intersection of L1 and L2 is ( x 2  y 2 )2  x 2  y 2 , A by R = {(x, y) : y  Ai if and only if x  Ai, 1  i 
154. Let a > 0, b > 0. Let e and l respectively be the k}. Then, R is : (3) 540 (4) 720
then    is equal to___. [JEE (Main)-2022] eccentricity and length of the latus rectum of the
x2 y2 
  1, a  b, x2 y2
150. Let the eccentricity of an ellipse hyperbola –  1. Let e and l respectively be
a2 b2 a2 b2
1 the eccentricity and length of the latus rectum of its
be . If this ellipse passes through the point
4
 2 11 11
2  conjugate hyperbola. If e  l and (e)2  l ,

4 , 3  , then a2 + b2 is equal to : 14 8
 5 
then the value of
[JEE (Main)-2022] 77a + 44b is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 29 (2) 31 (1) 100 (2) 110
(3) 32 (4) 34 (3) 120 (4) 130
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Chapter its directrix is 4x – 3y = 21, then the length of its 8 6
latus rectum is : [JEE (Main)-2022] the parabola 75x2 = 64(5y – 3) at the point  , 
5 5
(1) 2 (2) 8 and (ii) the y-axis, is equal to _______.

Relations (3) 12 (4) 16

156. Let PQ be a focal chord of the parabola y = 4x such2
[JEE (Main)-2022]

161. Let the tangent drawn to the parabola y2 = 24x at the

 point (, ) is perpendicular to the line 2x + 2y = 5.
1. Consider the following relations : 5. Let R = {(P, Q) | P and Q are at the same that it subtends an angle of at the point
2
R = {(x, y) | x, y are real numbers and x = wy for distance from the origin} be a relation, then the x2 y2
(3, 0). Let the line segment PQ be also a focal chord Then the normal to the hyperbola   1 at
some rational number w}; equivalence class of (1, –1) is the set : 2 2
 m p  [JEE (Main)-2021] x2 y 2 the point ( + 4,  + 4) does NOT pass through the
2 2
S   ,  m, n, p and q are integers such that (1) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 2} of the ellipse E : 2  2  1, a  b . If e is the point [JEE (Main)-2022]
 n q  a b
n, q  0 and qm = pn}. Then [AIEEE-2010] (2) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 1}
1 (1) (25, 10) (2) (20, 12)
(1) R is an equivalence relation but S is not an (3) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 2} eccentricity of the ellipse E, then the value of is
equivalence relation e2 (3) (30, 8) (4) (15, 13)
(4) S = {(x, y) | x2 + y2 = 4}
(2) Neither R nor S is an equivalence relation equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
6. Let A = {2, 3, 4, 5, ..., 30} and '  ' be an 162. Let P and Q be any points on the curves (x – 1)2 + (y
(3) S is an equivalence relation but R is not an equivalence relation on A × A, defined by (1) 1  2 (2) + 1)2 = 1 and y = x2, respectively. The distance
equivalence relation 32 2
between P and Q is minimum for some value of the
(a, b)  (c, d) , if and only if ad = bc. Then the
(4) R and S both are equivalence relations (3) 1  2 3 (4) abscissa of P in the interval [JEE (Main)-2022]
number of ordered pairs which satisfy this 45 3
2. If R = {(x, y) ; x, y  Z, x2 + 3y2  8} is a relation equivalence relation with ordered pair (4, 3) is equal 1
 1 3
on the set of integers Z, then the domain of to : [JEE (Main)-2021] (1)  0,  (2)  2, 4 
R–1 is [JEE (Main)-2020] x2 y2  4  
(1) 7 (2) 8 157. Let H:   1, a  0, b  0, be a hyperbola such
(1) {0, 1} a2 b2
(3) 5 (4) 6  1 1 3 
(2) {–2, –1, 1, 2} that the sum of lengths of the transverse and the (3)  ,  (4)  4, 1
4 2  
(3) {–1, 0, 1} 7. Let N be the set of natural numbers and a relation
R on N be defined by  
conjugate axes is 4 2 2  14 . If the eccentricity
(4) {–2, –1, 0, 1, 2} 163. Let P(a, b) be a point on the parabola y2 = 8x such
3. Let R1 and R2 be two relation defined as follows : R  x, y   N  N : x 3  3x 2y  xy 2  3y 3  0. H is
11
, then the value of a 2 + b 2 is equal
that the tangent at P passes through the centre of
R1 = {(a, b) R2 : a2 + b2 Q} and 2 the circle x2 + y2 – 10x – 14y + 65 = 0. Let A be the
Then the relation R is [JEE (Main)-2021]
to ____________. [JEE (Main)-2022] product of all possible values of a and B be the
R2 = {(a, b) R2 : a2 + b2 Q}, where Q is the
(1) An equivalence relation product of all possible values of b. Then the value of
set of all rational numbers. Then 158. Let P : y = 4ax, a > 0 be a parabola with focus S.
2

(2) Reflexive and symmetric, but not transitive A + B is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
[JEE (Main)-2020] Let the tangents to the parabola P make an angle of
(3) Reflexive but neither symmetric nor transitive (1) 0 (2) 25
(1) Neither R1 nor R2 is transitive. 
(4) Symmetric but neither reflexive nor transitive with the line y = 3x + 5 touch the parabola P at A
(2) R2 is transitive but R1 is not transitive. 4 (3) 40 (4) 65
(3) R1 and R2 are both transitive. 8. Let  be the set of all integers, and B. Then the value of a for which A, B and S are
2 2
collinear is [JEE (Main)-2022] x y
(4) R1 is transitive but R2 is not transitive.
 
A  ( x, y )     : ( x  2)2  y 2  4 ,
(1) 8 only (2) 2 only
164. An ellipse E :
a2

b2
 1 passes through the

4. Let f : R  R  be defined as f(x) = 2x – 1 and

x2 y 2
1
x  
B  ( x, y )     : x 2  y 2  4 and
1
vertices of the hyperbola H : 
49 64
 1 . Let the

g : R – {1}  R be defined as g  x   2. (3) only (4) any a > 0

4 major and minor axes of the ellipse E coincide with
x 1
Then the composition function f(g(x)) is :
 
C  ( x, y )     : ( x  2)2  ( y 2  2)2  4 the transverse and conjugate axes of the hyperbola
159. Let the equation of two diameters of a circle x2 + y2 H, respectively. Let the product of the eccentricities
[JEE (Main)-2021] If the total number of relations from A  B to
– 2x + 2fy + 1 = 0 be 2px – y = 1 and 2x + py = 4p. 1
(1) neither one-one nor onto A  C is 2p, then the value of p is
Then the slope m(0, ) of the tangent to the of E and H be . If the length of the latus rectum of
(2) onto but not one-one [JEE (Main)-2021] 2
hyperbola 3x2 – y2 = 3 passing through the centre of
(1) 16 (2) 49 the ellipse E, then the value of 113l is equal to _____.
(3) both one-one and onto the circle is equal to _______.
(4) one-one but not onto (3) 25 (4) 9 [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
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165. If the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse x2 + 4y2 61. The mean and variance of the data 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 65. The number of values of a  N such that the variance
+ 2x + 8y –  = 0 is 4, and l is the length of its major x2 y 2 of 3, 7, 12, a, 43 – a is a natural number is :
170. Let the hyperbola H : 2  2  1 pass through the 9
axis, then  + l is equal to ________. a b x, y, where x < y, are 6 and respectively. Then
4 (1) 0 (2) 2
[JEE (Main)-2022] point (2 2,  2 2). A parabola is drawn whose (3) 5 (4) Infinite
x4 + y2 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022]
166. If the length of the latus rectum of a parabola, whose focus is same as the focus of H with positive abscissa [JEE (Main)-2022]
focus is (a, a) and the tangent at its vertex is x + y = (1) 162 (2) 320
and the directrix of the parabola passes through the
a, is 16, then |a| is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022] other focus of H. If the length of the latus rectum of (3) 674 (4) 420 66. The mean and standard deviation of 40 observations
the parabola is e times the length of the latus rectum are 30 and 5 respectively. It was noticed that two of
(1) 2 2 (2) 2 3 of H, where e is the eccentricity of H, then which of 62. The mean and standard deviation of 15 observations these observations 12 and 10 were wrongly recorded.
the following points lies on the parabola? are found to be 8 and 3 respectively. On rechecking If  is the standard deviation of the data after omitting
it was found that, in the observations, 20 was the two wrong observations from the data, then 382
(3) 4 2 (4) 4 [JEE (Main)-2022] misread as 5. Then, the correct variance is equal to is equal to ______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
_______. [JEE (Main)-2022] 67. The mean of 6 distinct observations is 6.5 and their
(1) (2 3, 3 2) (2) (3 3,  6 2)
x2 y 2 63. Suppose a class has 7 students. The average marks variance is 10.25. If 4 out of 6 observations are 2,
167. A common tangent T to the curves C1 :  1 4, 5 and 7, then the remaining two observations
4 9 of these students in the mathematics examination are : [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) ( 3,  6) (4) (3 6, 6 2) is 62, and their variance is 20. A student fails in the
(1) 1, 20 (2) 10, 11
x2 y 2 examination if he/she gets less than 50 marks, then
and C2 :   1 does not pass through the 171. Let the tangents at the points P and Q on the ellipse (3) 3, 18 (4) 8, 13
42 143 in worst case, the number of students can fail is
68. Let the mean and the variance of 20 observations x1,
__________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
x2 y 2 x2,…., x20 be 15 and 9, respectively. For a  R, if the
fourth quadrant. If T touches C1 at (x1, y1) and C2 at   1 meet at the point R  2, 2 2  2 . If

2 4 mean of (x1 + )2, (x2 + )2,….,(x20 + )2 is 178, then
(x2, y2), then |2x1 + x2| is equal to ______. 64. Let the mean and the variance of 5 observations x ,
1 the square of the maximum value of  is equal to
S is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major
[JEE (Main)-2022] ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
axis, then SP2 + SQ2 is equal to ________. 24 194
x , x , x , x be and respectively. If the 69. If the mean deviation about median for the number
168. If the tangents drawn at the points P and Q on the 2 3 4 5 5 25
[JEE (Main)-2022] 3, 5, 7, 2k, 12, 16, 21, 24 arranged in the
parabola y2 = 2x – 3 intersect at the point R(0, 1), ascending order, is 6 then the median is
then the orthocentre of the triangle PQR is : 172. Two tangent lines l1 and l2 are drawn from the point
7 [JEE (Main)-2022]
(2, 0) to the parabola 2y2 = – x. If the lines l1 and l2 mean and variance of the first 4 observation are
[JEE (Main)-2022] 2 (1) 11.5 (2) 10.5
are also tangent to the circle (x –5)2 + y2 = r, then
(1) (0, 1) (2) (2, –1) and a respectively, then (4a + x ) is equal to (3) 12 (4) 11
17r is equal to _________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
5
(3) (6, 3) (4) (2, 1) 173. Let a line L pass through the point intersection of 70. The mean and variance of 10 observation were
(1) 13 (2) 15
169. For the hyperbola H: x2 – y2 = 1 and the ellipse the lines bx + 10y – 8 = 0 and 2x – 3y = 0, calculated as 15 and 15 respectively by a student
(3) 17 (4) 18 who took by mistake 25 instead of 15 for one
4 [JEE (Main)-2022] observation. Then, the correct standard deviation is
b  R –   . If the line L also passes through the
x2 y2 3  ________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
E:   1, a  b  0, let the
a2 b2 point (1, 1) and touches the circle 17(x2 + y2) = 16,
x2 y 2 
(1) eccentricity of E be reciprocal of the eccentricity then the eccentricity of the ellipse   1 is
of H, and 5 5
[JEE (Main)-2022]
5
(2) the line y  x  K be a common tangent of
2 2 3
(1) (2)
5 5
E and H.
Then 4(a2 + b2) is equal to _______.
1 2
(3) (4)
[JEE (Main)-2022] 5 5
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49. Let the mean and variance of the frequency 55. Consider the following frequency distribution :
distribution  2 2
174. Let S   x, y      : 9  x  3   16  y  4   144  178. Let the focal chord of the parabola P : y2 = 4x
along the line L : y = mx + c, m > 0 meet the
Class : 0  6 6  12 12  18 18  24 24  30
x : x1  2 x2  6 x3  8 x 4  9 Frequency : a b 12 9 5 parabola at the points M and N. Let the line L be
f: 4 4  
and T   x, y      :  x  7  2 2

  y  4   36 .
a tangent to the hyperbola H : x2 – y2 = 4. If O is
the vertex of P and F is the focus of H on the
be 6 and 6.8 respectively. If x3 is changed from 8 to 309 positive x-axis, then the area of the quadrilateral
7, then the mean for the new data will be : If mean  and median = 14, then the value
22 Then n  S  T  is equal to ______. OMFN is
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(a – b)2 is equal to _______. [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 5 (2) 4 [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2022]
56. If the mean and variance of the following data :
17 16 6, 10, 7, 13, a, 12, b, 12 (1) 2 6 (2) 2 14
(3) (4) x2 y2
3 3 175. If the ellipse   1 meets the line
2 2
37 a b
50. The mean and standard deviation of 20 are 9 are respectively, then (a – b)2 is equal to x y (3) 4 6 (4)
4   1 on the x-axis and the line 4 14
observations were calculated as 10 and 2.5 7 2 6
respectively. It was found that by mistake one data [JEE (Main)-2021] 179. The equation of a common tangent to the parabolas
x y
(1) 32 (2) 12 –  1 on the y-axis, then the eccentricity y = x2 and y = –(x – 2)2 is [JEE (Main)-2022]
value was taken as 25 instead of 35. If  and  7 2 6
are the mean and standard deviation respectively (3) 24 (4) 16 of the ellipse is (1) y = 4(x – 2)
for correct data, then (, ) is 57. An online exam is attempted by 50 candidates out [JEE (Main)-2022] (2) y = 4(x – 1)
[JEE (Main)-2021] of which 20 are boys. The average marks obtained 5 2 6 (3) y = 4(x + 1)
(1) (11, 25) (2) (11, 26) (1) (2)
by boys is 12 with a variance 2. The variance of 7 7 (4) y = 4(x + 2)
(3) (10.5, 25) (4) (10.5, 26) marks obtained by 30 girls is also 2. The average
3 2 5 180. The tangents at the points A(1, 3) and B(1, –1) on
marks of all 50 candidates is 15. If  is the average (3) (4)
7 7 the parabola y2 – 2x – 2y = 1 meet at the point P.
51. Let the mean and variance of four numbers 3, 7, x marks of girls and 2 is the variance of marks of
50 candidates, then  + 2 is equal to _______. 176. If the line x – 1 = 0 is a directrix of the hyperbola Then the area (in unit2) of the triangle PAB is :
and y (x > y) be 5 and 10 respectively. Then the
kx2 – y2 = 6, then the hyperbola passes through
mean of four numbers 3 + 2x, 7 + 2y, x + y and x [JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2022]
the point
– y is ________. [JEE (Main)-2021] 58. If the mean deviation about the mean of the numbers
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) 4 (2) 6
52. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and
16 respectively. If two observations are 6 and 8, 1, 2, 3, …. n, where n is odd, is
5(n  1)
, then n is
(1)  –2 5, 6  (2) – 5, 3 
(3) 7 (4) 8
n
then the variance of the remaining 5 observations is
equal to ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3)  5, – 2 (4) 2 5, 3 6 
[JEE (Main)-2021]
x2 y 2 x2 2
536 134 59. The mean of the numbers a, b, 8, 5, 10 is 6 and 177. Let the foci of the ellipse   1 and the 181. Let the hyperbola H : 2  y  1 and the ellipse
(1) (2) 16 7 a
25 5 their variance is 6.8. If M is the mean deviation of
the numbers about the mean, then 25 M is equal to: x2 y2 1
112 92 hyperbola –  coincide. Then the
(3)
5
(4)
5 (1) 60 (2) 55 144  25 E : 3 x 2  4 y 2  12 be such that the length of
length of the latus rectum of the hyperbola is :
53. The mean of 6 distinct observations is 6.5 and their (3) 50 (4) 45 latus rectum of H is equal to the length of latus
[JEE (Main)-2022]
variance is 10.25. If 4 out of 6 observations are 2, rectum of E. If e and e are the eccentricities of
[JEE (Main)-2022] H E
4, 5 and 7, then the remaining two observations 32 18 H and E respectively, then the value of
are : [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) (2)
60. The mean and standard deviation of 50 observations 9 5
(1) 1, 20 (2) 10, 11 are 15 and 2 respectively. It was found that one
27 27
2
12 eH 
 eE2 is equal to ___. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(3) 3, 18 (4) 8, 13 incorrect observation was taken such that the sum (3) (4)
4 10
54. If the mean and variance of six observations 7, 10, of correct and incorrect observations is 70. If the
20 correct mean is 16, then the correct variance is equal
11, 15, a, b are 10 and , respectively, then the 
3 to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
value of |a – b| is equal to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) 7 (2) 1 (1) 10 (2) 36
(3) 11 (4) 9 (3) 43 (4) 60
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n n 43. Consider the statistics of two sets of observations
Chapter 13 34. If  ( xi – a )  n and  ( xi – a)2  na , (n, a > 1) as follows:
i 1 i 1
Size Mean Variance
then the standard deviation of n observations x1, x2,
...., is
xn [JEE (Main)-2020] Observation I 10 2 2
Observation II n 3 1
(1) a – 1 (2) n a –1
Mathematical Reasoning If the variance of the combined set of these two
(3) n(a – 1) (4) a –1 17
observations is , then the value of n is equal to
9
35. If the variance of the first n natural numbers is 10 ________.
and the variance of the first m even natural
1. Statement-1 : ~ (p  ~q) is equivalent to p  q. (1) Either I will not become a teacher or I will not [JEE (Main)-2021]
numbers is 16, then m + n is equal to ________.
Statement-2 : ~ (p  ~q) is a tautology. open a school 44. Consider a set of 3n numbers having variance 4. In
[JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) Neither I will become a teacher nor I will open this set, the mean of first 2n numbers is 6 and the
a school 36. If the mean and variance of eight numbers 3, 7, 9, mean of the remaining n numbers is 3. A new set
[AIEEE-2009]
(3) I will not become a teacher or I will open a 12, 13, 20, x and y be 10 and 25 respectively, then is constructed by adding 1 into each of first 2n
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; school x.y is equal to __________. numbers, and subtracting 1 from each of the
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for
Statement-1 (4) I will become a teacher and I will not open a [JEE (Main)-2020] remaining n numbers. If the variance of the new set
school is k, then 9k is equal to ______.
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false 37. If the variance of the terms in an increasing A.P.,
5. Consider : [JEE (Main)-2021]
b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , ..., b 11 is 90, then the common
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true Statement - I : (p q)( p q) is a fallacy. difference of this A.P. is ________. 45. The mean age of 25 teachers in a school is
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement - II : (p  q)  ( q   p) is a 40 years. A teacher retires at the age of 60 years
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for [JEE (Main)-2020]
tautology. [JEE (Main)-2013] and a new teacher is appointed in his place. If the
Statement-1 (1) Statement - I is true; Statement-II is true; 38. If the variance of the following frequency distribution mean age of the teachers in this school now is
2. Let S be a non-empty subset of R Consider the Statement - II is a correct explanation for Class : 10–20 20–30 30–40
Statement - I. 39 years, then the age (in years) of the newly
following statement :
Frequency : 2 x 2 appointed teacher is ____. [JEE (Main)-2021]
P : There is a rational number x  S such that (2) Statement - I is true; Statement - II is true;
Statement-II is not a correct explanation for is 50, then x is equal to ________. 46. Let in a series of 2n observations, half of them are
x > 0. Statement-I. equal to a and remaining half are equal to –a. Also
Which of the following statements is the negation (3) Statement-I is true; Statement - II is false. [JEE (Main)-2020]
by adding a constant b in each of these
of the statement P ? 39. Consider the data on x taking the values 0, 2, 4,
(4) Statement - I is false; Statement - II is true. observations, the mean and standard deviation of
[AIEEE-2010] 8, ..., 2n with frequencies nC0, nC1, nC2, ..., nCn new set become 5 and 20, respectively. Then the
6. The statement ~(p ~q) is [JEE (Main)-2014]
(1) There is a rational number x  S such that (1) A tautology 728 value of a2 + b2 is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
x0 respectively. If the mean of this data is n , then
(2) A fallacy 2 (1) 925 (2) 650
(2) There is no rational number x  S such that n is equal to _________ . [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) Equivalent to p q (3) 425 (4) 250
x0
(4) Equivalent to ~ p q 40. If the variance of 10 natural numbers
(3) Every rational number x  S satisfies x  0 47. Consider the following frequency distribution :
7. The negation of ~ s  (~ r s) is equivalent to 1, 1, 1, ..., 1, k is less than 10, then the maximum
(4) x  S and x  0  x is not rational [JEE (Main)-2015] possible value of k is ________. Class : 10  20 20  30 30  40 40  50 50  60
(1) s  ~ r (2) s  (r  ~ s) [JEE (Main)-2021] Frequency :  110 54 30 
3. The only statement among the followings that is a
tautology is (3) s  (r  ~ s) (4) s  r 41. Let X1, X2, ....., X18 be eighteen observations such
18
If the sum of all frequencies is 584 and median is
[AIEEE-2011] 18
8. The Boolean expression  p ~ q   q   ~ p  q  that  (Xi   )  36 and  (Xi  )2  90 , 45, then | – | is equal to _______.
(1) [ A  ( A  B )]  B is equivalent to : [JEE (Main)-2016] i 1 i 1 [JEE (Main)-2021]
where  and  are distinct real numbers. If the
(1) p  q (2) pq
standard deviation of these observations is 1, then 48. The first of the two samples in group has 100
(2) B  [ A  ( A  B )]
(3) p  q (4)  pq the value of | – | is _________. items with mean 15 and standard deviation 3. If the
(3) A  ( A  B ) 9. The following statement (p q) [(~ p q)  [JEE (Main)-2021] whole group has 250 items with mean 15.6 and
q] is 42. Consider three observations a, b and c such that standard deviation 13.44, then the standard
(4) A  ( A  B ) [JEE (Main)-2017] b = a + c. If the standard deviation of a + 2, b +
deviation of the second sample is
4. The negation of the statement (1) Equivalent to ~ p q 2, c + 2 is d, then which of the following is true?
[JEE (Main)-2021] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(2) Equivalent to p ~ q
(1) b2 = a2 + c2 + 3d2 (2) b2 = 3(a2 + c2) – 9d2 (1) 5 (2) 6
"If I become a teacher, then I will open a school", (3) A fallacy
is [AIEEE-2012] (4) A tautology (3) b2 = 3(a2 + c2) + 9d2 (4) b2 = 3(a2 + c2 + d2) (3) 4 (4) 8
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22. If for some xR, the frequency distribution of the 28. Let X = {x  N : 1  x 17} and Y {ax + b : x X 10. The Boolean expression ~ ( p  q )  (~ p  q ) 16. The Boolean expression ((p  q)  (p   q)) 
marks obtained by 20 students in a test is : and a, b R, a > 0}. If mean and variance of is equivalent to ( p  q) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2019]
elements of Y are 17 and 216 respectively then
[JEE (Main)-2018] (1) p q (2) ( p) ( q)
Marks 2 3 5 7 a + b is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) ~p (2) p (3) p ( q) (4) p ( q)
(1) 7 (2) –27
Frequency (x + 1)
2
2x – 5
2
x – 3x x (3) q (4) ~q
(3) 9 (4) –7 17. The expression ~(~p  q) is logically equivalent
to [JEE (Main)-2019]
Then the mean of the marks is 29. For the frequency distribution : 11. If the Boolean expression
(1) p  q (2) p  ~ q
[JEE (Main)-2019] Variate (x) : x1 x2 x3 ... x15 (p  q)   ~ p  q  is equivalent to
(3) ~ p  ~q (4) ~ p  q
(1) 3.2 (2) 3.0 Frequency (f) : f1 f2 f3 ... f15
p  q, where ,  {, }, then the ordered pair
(3) 2.5 (4) 2.8 where 0 < x1 < x2 < x3 < ... < x15 = 10 and 18. The contrapositive of the statement “If you are born
 ,   is in India, then you are a citizen of India”, is:
23. If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 15
[JEE (Main)-2019]
observations x1, x2, ... x50 are equal to 16, then  fi > 0, the standard deviation cannot be [JEE (Main)-2019]
the mean of (x1 – 4)2, (x2 – 4)2, ... (x50 – 4)2 is
i 1 (1) (, ) (2) (, )
(1) If you are born in India, then you are not a
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) (, ) (4) (, ) citizen of India.
[JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 1 (2) 6 12. The logical statement
(1) 380 (2) 480 (2) If you are not born in India, then you are not
(3) 2 (4) 4 [~ (~ p  q)  (p  r)]  (~ q  r) is equivalent a citizen of India.
(3) 400 (4) 525 to
30. Let xi (1  i  10) be ten observations of a random (3) If you are a citizen of India, then you are born
24. If the data x1, x2, ...., x10 is such that the mean of [JEE (Main)-2019]
10 in India.
first four of these is 11, the mean of the remaining 10

six is 16 and the sum of squares of all of these is

variable X. If  ( xi  p )  3 and  ( xi  p ) 2
9 (1) (p  r)  ~ q (2) (p  ~ q)  r
(4) If you are not a citizen of India, then you are
i 1 i 1 (3) (~ p  ~ q)  r (4) ~ p  r
2,000; then the standard deviation of this data is not born in India.
where 0  0 p  R, then the standard deviation of 13. Consider the following three statements
[JEE (Main)-2019] these observations is [JEE (Main)-2020] 19. Which one of the following statements is not a
P : 5 is a prime number. tautology? [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 2 2 (2) 4 7 9
(1) (2) Q : 7 is a factor of 192.
2 10 10 (1) (p q) (~p)q
(3) 2 (4) R : L.C.M. of 5 and 7 is 35.
25. The mean and the standard deviation (s.d.) of 10 (2) (p q)  p
3 4 Then the truth value of which one of the following
observations are 20 and 2 respectively. Each of (3) (4) statements is true? (3) (p q) (p(~q))
5 5
these 10 observations is multiplied by p and then JEE (Main)-2019]
reduced by q, where p  0 and q  0. If the new 31. The mean and variance of 8 observations are 10 (4) p (pq)
mean and new s.d. become half of their original and 13.5, respectively. If 6 of these observations are (1) (~P)(~Q R) 20. For any two statements p and q, the negation of
values, then q is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, then the absolute difference (2) (~P)(Q R) the expression p  (~ p  q) is [JEE (Main)-2019]
of the remaining two observations is
(1) –10 (2) –20 (3) P(~Q R) (1) ~ p  ~ q (2) ~ p  ~ q
[JEE (Main)-2020] (4) (PQ) (~R)
(3) –5 (4) 10
(1) 9 (2) 3 (3) p  q (4) p  q
26. The mean and variance of 20 observations are 14. If q is false and p  q  r is true, then which one
found to be 10 and 4, respectively. On rechecking, (3) 7 (4) 5 of the following statements is a tautology? 21. If p  (q  r ) is false, then truth values of p, q, r
it was found that an observation 9 was incorrect 32. The mean and variance of 7 observations are 8 and [JEE (Main)-2019] are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019]
and the correct observation was 11. Then the 16, respectively. If five observations are 2, 4, 10, (1) p  r (2) (p  r)  (p r) (1) T, F, F (2) F, F, F
correct variance is [JEE (Main)-2020] 12, 14, then the absolute difference of the (3) (p  r)  (p r) (4) p r
(1) 3.98 (2) 4.02 remaining two observations is (3) T, T, F (4) F, T, T
15. Contrapositive of the statement
(3) 3.99 (4) 4.01 [JEE (Main)-2020] 22. Which one of the following Boolean expressions is
“If two numbers are not equal, then their squares a tautology? [JEE (Main)-2019]
27. Let the observations x i(1  i  10) satisfy the (1) 2 (2) 4 are not equal.” is [JEE (Main)-2019]
10 10 (3) 3 (4) 1 (1) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then (1) ( p  q )  ( p ~ q ) (2) ( p  q )  (p ~ q )
equations,  ( xi  5)  10 and  ( xi  5)2  40. 33. If the mean and the standard deviation of the data
the numbers are equal
i 1 i 1 (3) ( p  q )  ( p ~ q ) (4) ( p  q )  (~ p ~ q )
3, 5, 7, a, b are 5 and 2 respectively, then a and (2) If the squares of two numbers are not equal,
If  and  are the mean and the variance of the
b are the roots of the equation then the numbers are equal 23. The negation of the Boolean expression
observations, x1 – 3, x2 – 3, …, x10 – 3, then the
ordered pair (, ) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then ~ s  (~ r  s) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2019]
the numbers are not equal
(1) (6, 3) (2) (3, 6) (1) x2 – 20x + 18 = 0 (2) 2x2 – 20x + 19 = 0 (1) s  r (2) r
(4) If the squares of two numbers are not equal,
(3) (3, 3) (4) (6, 6) (3) x2 – 10x + 18 = 0 (4) x2 – 10x + 19 = 0 then the numbers are not equal (3) ~ s  ~ r (4) s  r

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24. If the truth value of the statement p  (q  r) is 32. Which of the following is a tautology? 9 9 16. If the sum of the deviations of 50 observations from
false (F), then the truth values of the statements p, 10. If then the 30 is 50, then the mean of these observations is
q, r are respectively [JEE (Main)-2019] [JEE (Main)-2020]  ( xi  5)  9 and  ( xi  5)2  45 ,
i 1 i 1 [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) F, T, T (2) T, T, F (1) (~ p)(p q)  q
standard deviation of the 9 items x1, x2, ...., x9 is (1) 31 (2) 30
(3) T, F, F (4) T, F, T (2) (~ q)(p q)  q [JEE (Main)-2018] (3) 50 (4) 51
25. The Boolean expression  (p  ( q)) is equivalent (3) (p  q)(q p) (1) 9 (2) 4
to [JEE (Main)-2019] 17. The mean and the variance of five observations are
(4) (q  p)~ (p q) (3) 2 (4) 3 4 and 5.20, respectively. If three of the observations
(1) ( p)  q (2) p  q
11. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 are 3, 4 and 4; then the absolute value of the
(3) p  q (4) q   p 33. The proposition p   ( p   q ) is equivalent to
cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose difference of the other two observations, is
26. The logical statement (p  q)  (q  ~p) is [JEE (Main)-2020] height is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in [JEE (Main)-2019]
equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2020] cm2) of the height of these six students is (1) 5 (2) 7
(1) ~q (2) p (1) q (2) ( p)  q
[JEE (Main)-2019] (3) 3 (4) 1
(3) q (4) ~p (3) ( p)  ( q ) (4) ( p)  q (1) 18 (2) 20 18. The mean and variance of seven observations are
27. Which one of the following is a tautology? (3) 22 (4) 16
34. Let p, q, r be three statements such that the truth 8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are
(1) Q  (P  (P  Q)) [JEE (Main)-2020] value of (p  q)  (~q  r) is F. Then the truth 12. A data consists of n observations x1, x2, ..., xn. If 2, 4, 10, 12, 14, then the product of the remaining
(2) P  (P  Q) values of p, q, r are respectively two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
n n
2 2
(3) P  (P  Q) [JEE (Main)-2020]   xi  1  9n and   xi  1  5n, then the (1) 45 (2) 40
i 1 i 1
(4) (P  (P  Q))  Q (1) T, F, T (2) F, T, F (3) 48 (4) 49
standard deviation of this data is
28. Which of the following statements is a tautology? (3) T, T, T (4) T, T, F 19. A student scores the following marks in five tests
[JEE (Main)-2019]
[JEE (Main)-2020] : 45, 54, 41, 57, 43. His score is not known for the
35. Given the following two statements
(1) 7 (2) 5 sixth test. If the mean score is 48 in the six tests,
(1) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q
[JEE (Main)-2020] then the standard deviation of the marks in six
(2) p  (~ q )  p  q (3) 5 (4) 2 tests is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(S1) : (q  p)  (p  ~q) is a tautology :
13. The mean of five observations is 5 and their
(3) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q (S2) : ~ q  (~p  q) is a fallacy. Then : 100 10
variance is 9.20. If three of the given five (1) (2)
(4) ~ ( p  ~ q )  p  q (1) only (S1) is correct. observations are 1, 3 and 8, then a ratio of other 3 3
29. Negation of the statement : (2) both (S1) and (S2) are correct. two observations is [JEE (Main)-2019]
(1) 4 : 9 (2) 6 : 7 100 10
‘ 5 is an integer or 5 is irrational’ is (3) only (S2) is correct. (3) (4)
3 3
(3) 10 : 3 (4) 5 : 8
[JEE (Main)-2020] (4) both (S1) and (S2) are not correct. 20. If the standard deviation of the numbers –1, 0, 1,
14. If mean and standard deviation of 5 observations
(1) 5 is not an integer and 5 is not irrational 36. Contrapositive of the statement x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then k is 5 , where k > 0, then k is equal to
[JEE (Main)-2020] the variance of 6 observations x 1, x 2 , ..., x 5
(2) 5 is an integer and 5 is irrational [JEE (Main)-2019]
and –50 is equal to [JEE (Main)-2019]
‘If a function f is differentiable at a, then it is also
(3) 5 is not an integer or 5 is not irrational (1) 586.5 (2) 582.5
continuous at a’, is (1) 6 (2) 2 6
(4) 5 is irrational or 5 is an integer (1) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is (3) 509.5 (4) 507.5
30. If p (p  ~q) is false, then the truth values of p differentiable at a. 15. The outcome of each of 30 items was observed; 10 5
(3) 2 (4) 4
and q are respectively [JEE (Main)-2020] 1 3 3
(2) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is 10 items gave an outcome – d each, 10 items
(1) T, T (2) F, F not differentiable at a. 2 21. The mean and the median of the following ten
(3) T, F (4) F, T 1 numbers in increasing order
(3) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is gave outcome each and the remaining 10 items
31. The contrapositive of the statement “If I reach the differentiable at a. 2 10, 22, 26, 29, 34, x, 42, 67, 70, y are 42 and 35
station in time, then I will catch the train” is 1
(4) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is not gave outcome  d each. If the variance of this y
[JEE (Main)-2020] 2 respectively, then is equal to
differentiable at a. 4 x
(1) If I will catch the train, then I reach the station outcome data is then |d| equals
in time 37. The negation of the Boolean expression x  ~y is 3 [JEE (Main)-2019]
equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(2) If I do not reach the station in time, then I will
catch the train (1) (x  ~ y)  (~ x  y) 7 8
5 (1) (2)
(3) If I do not reach the station in time, then I will (1) 2 (2) 3 3
(2) (x  y)  (~ x  ~ y) 2
not catch the train
(4) If I will not catch the train, then I do not reach (3) (x  y)  (~ x  ~ y) 2 7 9
(3) (4) 2 (3) (4)
the station in time (4) (~ x  y)  (~ x  ~ y) 3 2 4
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45. The contrapositive of the statement “If you will
Chapter 38. The statement  p  (q  p )   p  ( p  q ) is
work, you will earn money” is :
[JEE (Main)-2020] [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) A tautology (1) If you will earn money, you will work
(2) You will earn money, if you will not work

Statistics
(2) Equivalent to (p  q) (~ p)
(3) A contradiction (3) If you will not earn money, you will not work

(4) Equivalent to (p  q)  (~ q) (4) To earn money, you need to work

46. Let F1(A, B, C) = (A  ~B)  [~C  (A  B)]  ~A
39. The negation of the Boolean expression
p  (~p  q) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2020] and F2(A, B) = (A  B)  (B  ~A) be two
1. Statement-1 : The variance of first n even natural 5. Let x1, x2 …, xn be n observations, and let x be logical expressions. Then :
2
n –1 their arithmetic mean and 2 be their variance. (1) ~p  q (2) p  ~q
numbers is . [JEE (Main)-2021]
4 Statement-1: Variance of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn is 4 2. (3) ~p  ~q (4) ~p  ~q (1) F1 and F2 both are tautologies
Statement-2 : The sum of first n natural numbers Statement-2: Arithmetic mean of 2x1, 2x2, …, 2xn 40. Consider the statement : ‘‘For an integer n, (2) Both F1 and F2 are not tautologies
n (n  1) is 4 x . [AIEEE-2012] if n3 – 1 is even, then n is odd.’’ The contrapositive
is and the sum of squares of first n statement of this statement is [JEE (Main)-2020] (3) F1 is a tautology but F2 is not a tautology
2 (1) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true;
n (n  1) (2n  1) (1) For an integer n, if n is odd, then n3 – 1 is (4) F1 is not a tautology but F2 is a tautology
natural numbers is . statement-2 is a correct explanation for
6 statement-1. even [JEE (Main)-2021]
[AIEEE-2009] 47. Which of the following Boolean expression is a
(2) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true, (2) For an integer n, if n is even, then n3 – 1 is
(1) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; statement-2 is not a correct explanation for even. tautology?
Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for statement-1. (1) (p  q)  (p  q) (2) (p  q)  (p  q)
(3) For an integer n, if n is even, then n3 – 1 is
Statement-1
(3) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false. odd. (3) (p  q)  (p  q) (4) (p  q)  (p  q)
(2) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false (4) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true. (4) For an integer n, if n3 – 1 is not even, then n [JEE (Main)-2021]
(3) Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true 6. All the students of a class performed poorly in is not odd. 48. If the Boolean expression (P  q)  (q * (~ p)) is
(4) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Mathematics. The teacher decided to give grace 41. The statement among the following that is a a tautology, then the Boolean expression
Statement-2 is a correct explanation for marks of 10 to each of the students. Which of the tautology is : [JEE (Main)-2021]
following statistical measures will not change even p * (~ q) is equivalent to :
Statement-1
after the grace marks were given? (1) A  (A  B) (2) B  [A  (A  B)] [JEE (Main)-2021]
2. If the mean deviation of the numbers 1, 1 + d, 1 + [JEE (Main)-2013]
2d, ....., 1 + 100d from their mean is 255, then the (3) [A  (A  B)]  B (4) A  (A  B) (1) p  q (2) q  p
d is equal to [AIEEE-2009] (1) Mean (2) Median 42. For the statements p and q, consider the following (3) ~q  p (4) p  ~q
(1) 20.0 (2) 10.1 (3) Mode (4) Variance compound statements: [JEE (Main)-2021]
49. If the Boolean expression (p q) * (pq) is a
7. The variance of first 50 even natural numbers is
(3) 20.2 (4) 10.0 (a)  ~ q  (p  q)  ~ p tautology, then * and are respectively given by :
[JEE (Main)-2014]
3. For two data sets, each of size 5, the variances are [JEE (Main)-2021]
437 (b) ((p  q) ~ p)  q
given to be 4 and 5 and the corresponding means (1) 437 (2) (1)  (2)  
are given to be 2 and 4, respectively. The variance 4 Then which of the following statements is correct?
(3)   (4)  
of the combined data set is 833
(3) (4) 833 (1) (a) and (b) both are tautologies.
50. If P and Q are two statements, then which of the
[AIEEE-2010] 4 (2) (a) is a tautology but not (b). following compound statement is a tautology?
5 11 8. The mean of the data set comprising of 16
(3) (b) is a tautology but not (a). [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) (2) observations is 16. If one of the observation valued
2 2 (4) (a) and (b) both are not tautologies.
16 is deleted and three new observations valued 3, (1) (P  Q)   Q  P  Q 
13 4 and 5 are added to the data, then the mean of 43. The negation of the statement
(3) 6 (4)
2 the resultant data, is [JEE (Main)-2015] ~ p  (p  q) is : [JEE (Main)-2021] (2) (P  Q)   Q  P
4. A scientist is weighing each of 30 fishes. Their (1) 16.8 (2) 16.0 (1) p  ~ q (2) ~ p  q
mean weight worked out is 30 gm and a standard (3) (P  Q)   Q   P
deviation of 2 gm. Later, it was found that the (3) 15.8 (4) 14.0 (3) ~ p  q (4) p ~ q
measuring scale was misaligned and always under 9. If the standard deviation of the number 2, 3, a and 44. The statement A  (B  A) is equivalent to :
(4) (P  Q)   Q  Q
reported every fish weight by 2 gm. The correct
11 is 3.5, then which of the following is true?
mean and standard deviation (in gm) of fishes are [JEE (Main)-2021] 51. The Boolean expression (p  ~ q)  (q  ~ p) is
respectively [AIEEE-2011] [JEE (Main)-2016] equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) A  (A  B) (2) A  (A  B)
(1) 28, 2 (2) 28, 4 (1) 3a2 – 32a + 84 = 0 (2) 3a2 – 34a + 91 = 0 (1) q  p (2) p  q
(3) 32, 2 (4) 32, 4 (3) 3a2 – 23a + 44 = 0 (4) 3a2 – 26a + 55 = 0 (3) A  (A  B) (4) A  (A  B) (3) p  ~ q (4) ~ q  p
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52. Consider the following three statements 58. If the truth value of the Boolean expression 24. Let A = {n  N : H.C.F. (n, 45) = 1} and Let B = {2k  | x  3 | 1 
(A) If 3 + 3 = 7 then 4 + 3 = 8. ((p  q)  (q  r)  (~ r))  (p  q) is false, then 26. Let S   x   6, 3  2, 2 :  0  and
: k  {1, 2, …,100}}. Then the sum of all the elements  | x | 2 
(B) If 5 + 3 = 8 then earth is flat. the truth values of the statements p, q, r
respectively can be [JEE (Main)-2021] of A  B is ___________. [JEE (Main)-2022] T  x   : x 2  7 | x | 9  0 . Then the number of
 
(C) If both (A) and (B) are true then 5 + 6 = 17.
(1) F F T (2) F T F 25. Let A = {1, a , a …a , 77} be a set of integers with elements in S  T is [JEE (Main)-2022]
Then, which of the following statements is correct? 1 2 18
(3) T F F (4) T F T
[JEE (Main)-2021]
59. Consider the two statements : 1 < a < a <….< a
1 2 18
< 77. Let the set A + A = (1) 7 (2) 5
(1) (A) and (B) are false while (C) is true
{x + y : x, y  A} contain exactly 39 elements. Then, (3) 4 (4) 3
(2) (A) is false, but (B) and (C) are true (S1) : (p  q)  (  q  p) is a tautology.
the value of a1 + a2 +…+ a18 is equal to _____.
(3) (A) and (C) are true while (B) is false 27. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Define B =
(S2) : (p  q)  (  p  q) is a fallacy.
(4) (A) is true while (B) and (C) are false [JEE (Main)-2022] {T  A : either 1  T or 2 T } and C = { T  A :T
53. Which of the following Boolean expressions is not [JEE (Main)-2021] the sum of all the elements of T is a prime
a tautology? [JEE (Main)-2021] (1) Only (S2) is true number}. Then the number of elements in the set
(1) (~ p  q)  (~ q  p) (2) Only (S1) is true B  C is ______. [JEE (Main)-2022]
(2) (p  q)  (~ q  p) (3) Both (S1) and (S2) are true
(3) (q  P)  (~ q  p) (4) Both (S1) and (S2) are false
(4) (p  ~ q)  (~ q  p) 
60. The statement  p   p  q   q  r   r is
54. The Boolean expression
(p  q)  (q  ~ p) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021] (1) a fallacy
(1) ~ p (2) ~ q (2) equivalent to q  ~ r
(3) p (4) q (3) equivalent to p  ~ r
55. Consider the statement ‘‘The match will be played (4) a tautology
only if the weather is good and ground is not wet’’.
Select the correct negation from the following 61. The Boolean expression (p  q)  ((r  q)  p) is
[JEE (Main)-2021] equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) The match will not be played or weather is (1) (p  q)  (r  q) (2) (q  r)  (p  q)
good and ground is not wet
(2) The match will be played and weather is not (3) (p  r)  (p  q) (4) (p  q)  (r  q)
good or ground is wet 62. Let *,  {, } be such that the Boolean
(3) The match will not be played and weather is expression (p * ~q)  (p q) is a tautology. Then:
not good and ground is wet [JEE (Main)-2021]
(4) If the match will not be played, then either (1) * = , =  (2) * = ,  = 
weather is not good or ground is wet
(3) * = , =  (4) * = , = 
56. The compound statement (P  Q)  (~P)  Q is 63. Negation of the statement (p  r)  (q  r) is
equivalent to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
[JEE (Main)-2021]
(1) P  Q
(1) ~p  q  ~r (2) p  ~q  ~r
(2) ~(P  Q)  P  ~Q
(3) ~p  q  r (4) p  q  r
(3) P  ~Q
64. Which of the following is equivalent to the Boolean
(4) ~(P  Q) expression p  ~q? [JEE (Main)-2021]
57. Which of the following is the negation of the (1) ~(q  p) (2) ~(p  ~q)
statement “for all M > 0, there exists xS such that
x  M”? [JEE (Main)-2021] (3) ~(p  q) (4) ~p  ~q
(1) There exists M > 0, there exists xS such that 65. The number of choices for   , , ,  , such
x<M that (p q)  ((p  ~ q) ((~p)  q)) is a tautology,
(2) There exists M > 0, there exists xS such that is [JEE (Main)-2022]
xM
(3) There exists M > 0, such that x < M for all xS (1) 1 (2) 2
(4) There exists M > 0, such that x  M for all xS (3) 3 (4) 4
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11. A survey shows that 63% of the people in a city read 17. The sum of all the elements in the set 66. Consider the following statements: 72. Which of the following statement is a tautology?
newspaper A whereas 76% read newspaper B. If x%
{n  {1, 2,.......,100} | H.C.F. of n and 2040 is 1} is A : Rishi is a judge. [JEE (Main)-2022]
of the people read both the newspapers, then a
possible value of x can be equal to _______. B : Rishi is honest. (1) ((~ q)  p)  q
[JEE (Main)-2020] 22nd Jul (E) C : Rishi is not arrogant.
(2) ((~ q)  p)  (p  (~ p))
(1) 37 (2) 55 18. Let A = {n  N| n2  n + 10,000}, B = {3k + 1| k  The negation of the statement “if Rishi is a judge
and he is not arrogant, then he is honest” is (3) ((~ q)  p)  (p  (~p))
N} and C = {2k | k  N}, then the sum of all the
(3) 29 (4) 65
elements of the set A  (B – C) is equal to [JEE (Main)-2022] (4) (p  q)  (~ (p  q))
50 n
_______. (1) B  (A C) (2) (~ B)  (A C) 73. Let p, q, r be three logical statements. Consider
12. Let  X i  Yi  T , where each Xi contains 10
the compound statements
i 1 i 1 27nd Jul (E) (3) B  ((~ A)  (~ C)) (4) B  (A  C)
elements and each Yi contains 5 elements. If each 19. Out of all the patients in a hospital 89% are found 67. Consider the following two propositions : S1 : ((p)  q)  (( p)  r) and
element of the set T is an element of exactly 20 to be suffering from heart ailment and 98% are S2 : p  (q  r)
of sets Xis and exactly 6 of sets Yis, then n is P1 : ~ (p  ~ q)
suffering from lungs infection. If K% of them are
equal to [JEE (Main)-2020] Then, which of the following is NOT true?
suffering from both ailments, then K cannot belong P 2 :  p ~ q    ~ p  q 
(1) 50 (2) 15 to the set: [JEE (Main)-2022]
If the proposition p  ((~p)  q) is evaluated as (1) If S2 is True, then S1 is True
(3) 30 (4) 45 (1) {84, 87, 90, 93}
FALSE, then : [JEE (Main)-2022]
13. A survey shows that 73% of the persons working (2) {84, 86, 88, 90} (2) If S2 is False, then S1 is False
in an office like coffee, whereas 65% like tea. If x (1) P1 is TRUE and P2 is FALSE
(3) If S2 is False, then S1 is True
denotes the percentage of them, who like both (3) {79, 81, 83, 85}
(2) P1 is FALSE and P2 is TRUE
coffee and tea, then x cannot be (4) If S1 is False, then S2 is False
(4) {80, 83, 86, 89}
[JEE (Main)-2020] (3) Both P1 and P2 are FALSE
74. The maximum number of compound propositions,
(1) 63 (2) 36  
20. If A   x  R : x – 2  1, B  x  R : x 2 – 3  1 , (4) Both P1 and P2 are TRUE out of p  r  s, p  r  ~s, p  ~q  s, ~p  ~r  s,
(3) 38 (4) 54 68. The negation of the Boolean expression ~p  ~r  ~s, ~p  q  ~s, q  r  ~s, q  ~r  ~s,
C   x  R : x – 4  2 and Z is the set of all ((~ q)  p)  ((~ p)  q) is logically equivalent to : ~p  ~q  ~s that can be made simultaneously true
14. Set A has m elements and Set B has n elements.
If the total number of subsets of A is 112 more integers, then the number of subsets of the set [JEE (Main)-2022] by an assignment of the truth values to p, q, r and s,
than the total number of subsets of B, then the (A  B  C)C  Z is _______. is equal to ____________ . [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) p  q (2) q  p
value of mn is _______. [JEE (Main)-2020] 27th Aug (M)
(3) ~ (p  q) (4) ~ (q  p) 75. Let   {, ,  , } be such that
15. Let X = {n  N : 1  n  50}. If A = {n  X : n is a 21. Let S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9}. Then the number of
multiple of 2} and B = {n  X : n is a multiple of 7}, 69. Let , ,  be such that p  q  (( p  q ) r )
elements in the set T = {A  S : A   and the
is a tautology. Then ( p  q )  r is logically equivalent
 p  q    p  q   q  is a tautology. Then  is
then the number of elements in the smallest sum of all the elements of A is not a multiple of 3}
subset of X containing both A and B is ________. to : [JEE (Main)-2022] equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
is _______.
[JEE (Main)-2020] 27th Aug (E) (1)  (2) 
(1) ( p  r )  q (2) ( p  r )  q
16. In a school, there are three types of games to be 22. The number of elements in the set {xR : (| x | – 3) (3)  (4) 
(3) ( p  r )  q (4) ( p  r )  q
played. Some of the students play two types of | x + 4 | = 6} is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2021]
76. Negation of the Boolean statement (p  q)  ((~ r) 
games, but none play all the three games. Which
(1) 4 (2) 2 70. Let r  {p, q, ~p, ~q} be such that the logical p) is equivalent to [JEE (Main)-2022]
Venn diagrams can justify the above statement?
(3) 1 (4) 3 statement r  (~p)  (p  q)  r is a tautology. Then
(1) p  (~ q)  r (2) (~ p)  (~ q)  r
23. Let A = {x  R : | x + 1 | < 2} and B = {x  R : | x – 1 r is equal to : [JEE (Main)-2022]
|  2}. Then which one of the following statements (3) (~p)  q  r (4) p  q  (~ r)
(1) p (2) q
is NOT true? [JEE (Main)-2022] 77. Which of the following statements is a tautology?
(3) ~p (4) ~q
(1) A – B = (–1, 1)
P Q R 71. The boolean expression ((p  q))  q is equivalent [JEE (Main)-2022]
(2) B – A = R – (–3, 1) to: [JEE (Main)-2022]
(1) Q and R (2) P and Q (1)   ~ p   q  p (2) p    ~ p   q 
(3) A  B = (–3, –1] (1) q  (p  q) (2) p  q
(3) P and R (4) None of these
17th Mar (M) (4) A  B = R – [1, 3) (3) p  (p  q) (4) p  (p  q) (3)   ~ p   q  q (4) q    ~ p   q 

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78. The statement  ~  p  ~ q    q is : 83. The statement (p  q)  (p  r) is NOT equivalent
to [JEE (Main)-2022]
Chapter 14
[JEE (Main)-2022]
(1)  p  (~ r )  q (2) (~ q )  ((~ r )  p )
(1) a tautology
(2) a contradiction Sets
(3) p  (q  r ) (4) ( p  (~ q ))  r
(3) equivalent to (p  q)  q
84. Consider the following statements :
(4) equivalent to (p  q)  p 1. If A, B and C are three sets such that A  B = A into advertisements and 40% of those who read B
P : Ramu is intelligent.  C and A  B = A  C, then [AIEEE-2009] but not A also look into advertisements, while 50%
79. ( p  r )  ( p  (  q )) is equivalent to (  p ) when r of those who read both A and B look into
Q : Ramu is rich. (1) A = C (2) B = C advertisements. Then the percentage of the
is [JEE (Main)-2022]
R : Ramu is not honest. population who look into advertisements is
(3) A B =  (4) A = B
(1) p (2) ~p The negation of the statement “Ramu is intelligent [JEE (Main)-2019]
2. Let X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}. The number of different
and honest if and only if Ramu is not rich” can be ordered pairs (Y, Z) that can be formed such that (1) 13.9 (2) 13
(3) q (4) ~q
expressed as : (3) 12.8 (4) 13.5
Y  X, Z  X and Y  Z is empty, is
80. If the truth value of the statement (P  (~ R))  (1) ((P  (~ R))  Q)  ((~ Q)  ((~ P)  R)) [AIEEE-2012] 7. Let A, B and C be sets such that  A  B  C.
((~ R)  Q) is F, then the truth value of which of the (1) 35 (2) 25 Then which of the following statements is not true?
(2) ((P  R)  Q)  ((~ Q)  ((~ P)  (~ R)))
following is F? [JEE (Main)-2022] [JEE (Main)-2019]
(3) 53 (4) 52
(3) ((P  R)  Q) ((~ Q)  (( ~ P)  (~ R))) (1) B C  
(1) P  Q  ~ R (2) R  Q  ~ P 3. In a class of 140 students numbered 1 to 140, all
(4) ((P  (~ R))  Q)  ((~ Q)  ((~ P)  R)) even numbered students opted Mathematics (2) (C  A)  (C  B) = C
(3) ~ (P  Q)  ~ R (4) ~ (R  Q)  ~ P
[JEE (Main)-2022] course, those whose number is divisible by 3 opted (3) If (A – C)  B, then A  B
81. Let the operations ,   {, }. If (p q)  (p  ~q) Physics course and those whose number is (4) If (A – B)  C, then A  C
85. The statement (p  q)  (p  r) is equivalent to : divisible by 5 opted Chemistry course. Then the
is a tautology, then the ordered pair (, ) is 8. Let A, B, C and D be four non-empty sets. The
number of students who did not opt for any of the
(1) q  (p  r) contrapositive statement of “If A  B and B  D,
[JEE (Main)-2022] three courses is [JEE (Main)-2019] then A C” is [JEE (Main)-2020]
(1) (, ) (2) (, ) (2) p  (p  r) (1) 1 (2) 38 (1) If A  C, then A B and B D
(3) (, ) (4) (, ) (3) 102 (4) 42 (2) If A  C, then A  B and B D
(3) (p  r)  (p  q)
82. Let 4. Let S = {1, 2, 3, ... , 100}. The number of non- (3) If A  C, then A  B or B  D
(4) (p  q) r empty subsets A of S such that the product of
p : Ramesh listens to music. (4) If A C, then B A or D B
elements in A is even is [JEE (Main)-2019]
q : Ramesh is out of his village. [JEE (Main)-2022] 9. If A   x  R : | x |  2 and B   x  R : | x  2|  3;
(1) 2100 –1
r : It is Sunday. 86. Negation of the Boolean expression p  (q  p) is then [JEE (Main)-2020]
(2) 250 + 1
s : It is Saturday. [JEE (Main)-2022] (1) A – B = [–1, 2)
(3) 250(250 –1) (2) A  B = R – (2, 5)
Then the statement “Ramesh listens to music only (1) (~ p)  q
if he is in his village and it is Sunday or Saturday” (4) 250 – 1 (3) B – A = R – (–2, 5)
(2) p  (~ q)
can be expressed as [JEE (Main)-2022] (4) A  B = (–2, –1)
5. Let Z be the set of integers.
(3) (~ p)  (~ q)
(1) ((~ q)  (r  s))  p (2) (q  (r  s))  p 2 10. Consider the two sets :
– 5x + 6) = 1
(4) (~ p)  (~ q) If A = {x Z : 2(x + 2)(x } and
(3) p  (q  (r  s)) (4) p  ((~ q)  (r  s) A = {m  R : both the roots of x 2 – (m + 1)
B = {xZ : –3 < 2x –1 < 9}, then the number of x + m + 4 = 0 are real} and B = [–3, 5).
subsets of the set A × B, is [JEE (Main)-2019] Which of the following is not true?
 (1) 215 (2) 212 [JEE (Main)-2020]
(3) 218 (4) 210 (1) A  B = {–3}
6. Two newspapers A and B are published in a city. (2) B – A = (–3, 5)
It is known that 25% of the city population reads (3) A  B = R
A and 20% reads B while 8% reads both A and B.
Further, 30% of those who read A but not B look (4) A – B = (–, –3) (5, )
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