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FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – FEBRUARY, 2021

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MATHEMATICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTION
SECTION-A line : y = mx + 2(1 – m) = c
1. The statement among the following that is a Þ (y – 2) – m(x – 2) = 0
tautology is : Þ line always passes through (2, 2)
Ans. 4
(1) A Ú (A Ù B)
3. The equation of the plane passing through the
(2) A Ù (A Ú B)
point (1, 2, –3) and perpendicular to the planes
(3) B ® [A Ù (A ® B)] 3x + y – 2z = 5 and 2x – 5y – z = 7, is
(4) [A Ù (A ® B)] ® B (1) 3x – 10y – 2z + 11 = 0
Official Ans. by NTA (4) (2) 6x – 5y – 2z – 2 = 0
(3) 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0
Sol. ( A Ù (A ® B) ) ® B (4) 6x – 5y + 2z + 10 = 0
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
= ( A Ù (~ A Ú B) ) ® B
Sol. Normal vector :
= ( (A Ù ~ A) Ú (A Ù B) ) ® B ˆi ˆj kˆ
= (A Ù B) ® B 3 1 -2 = -11iˆ - ˆj + 17kˆ
= ~ (A Ù B) Ú B 2 -5 -1
= (~ A Ú ~ B) Ú B
So drs of normal to the required plane is
=T <11, 1, 17>
2. A man is walking on a straight line. The plane passes through (1, 2, –3)
arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of the So eq n of plane :
intercepts of this line on the coordinate axes 11(x – 1) + 1(y – 2) + 17(z + 3) = 0
1 Þ 11x + y + 17z + 38 = 0
is . Three stones A, B and C are placed at the The population P = P(t) at time 't' of a certain
4 4.
species follows the differential equation
points (1,1), (2, 2) and (4, 4) respectively. Then
which of these stones is / are on the path of the dP
= 0.5P – 450. If P(0) = 850, then the time
man ? dt
(1) A only (2) C only at which population becomes zero is :
(3) All the three (4) B only (1) loge18 (2) loge9
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
1
Sol. Let the line be y = mx + c (3) loge 18 (4) 2loge18
2
c Official Ans. by NTA (4)
x-intercept : -
m dP
y-intercept : c Sol. = 0.5P – 450
dt
A.M of reciprocals of the intercepts : t t
dp dt
m 1 Þ ò0 P - 900 = ò0 2
- +
c c = 1 Þ 2(1 - m) = c t
2 4 t étù
Þ éë ln P(t) - 900 ùû 0 = ê ú
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t 6. If ƒ : R ® R is a function defined by
Þ ln | P(t) - 900 | -ln | P(0) - 900 | =
2 æ 2x - 1 ö
ƒ(x) = [x - 1]cos ç ÷ p, where [.] denotes
t è 2 ø
Þ ln | P(t) - 900 | -ln | 50 | = the greatest integer function, then ƒ is :
2
for P(t) = 0 (1) discontinuous at all integral values of x
900 t except at x = 1
Þ ln = Þ t = 2ln18
50 2 (2) continuous only at x = 1
5. The system of linear equations (3) continuous for every real x
3x – 2y – kz = 10
(4) discontinuous only at x = l
2x – 4y – 2z = 6
x + 2y – z = 5m Official Ans. by NTA (3)
is inconsistent if : Sol. For x = n, n Î Z
4
(1) k = 3, m = (2) k ¹ 3, m Î R æ 2x - 1 ö
5 LHL = lim ƒ(x) = lim[x - 1]cos ç ÷p
è 2 ø
- -
x® n x® n
4 4
(3) k ¹ 3, m ¹ (4) k = 3, m ¹
5 5 =0
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
2x - 1 ö
RHL = lim ƒ(x) = lim[x - 1]cos æç ÷p
3 -2 - k +
x® n +
x® n è 2 ø
Sol. D = 2 -4 -2 = 0 =0
1 2 -1 ƒ(n) = 0
Þ 24 – 2(0) – k(8) = 0 Þ k=3 Þ LHL = RHL = ƒ(n)
Þ ƒ(x) is continuous for every real x.
10 -2 -3
7. The distance of the point (1, 1, 9) from the point
Dx = 6 -4 -2
x-3 y-4 z-5
5m 2 -1 of intersection of the line = =
1 2 2
= 10(8) – 2(–10m + 6) – 3(12 + 20m) and the plane x + y + z = 17 is :
= 8(4 – 5m)
(1) 2 19 (2) 19 2
3 10 -3
(3) 38 (4) 38
Dy = 2 6 -2
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
1 5m -1
= 3(–6 + 10m) + 10(0) – 3(10m – 6) x-3 y-4 z-5
Sol. Let = = =t
=0 1 2 2

3 -2 10 Þ x = 3 + t, y = 2t + 4, z = 2t + 5
D z = 2 -4 6 for point of intersection with x + y + z = 17
1 2 5m 3 + t + 2t + 4 + 2t + 5 = 17
Þ 5t = 5 Þ t = 1
= 3(–20m – 12) – 2(6 – 10m) + 10(8)
= 40m – 32 = 8(5m – 4) Þ point of intersection is (4, 6, 7)
for inconsistent distance between (1, 1, 9) and (4, 6, 7)
4 is 9 + 25 + 4 = 38
k=3& m¹
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8. If the tangent to the curve y = x3 at the point Official Ans. by NTA (2)
P(t, t3) meets the curve again at Q, then the Sol. (– 15C1 + 2.15C2 – 3.15C3 + ......–15.15C15)
ordinate of the point which divides PQ + (14C1 + 14C
3 + .... + 14C
11)
internally in the ratio 1 : 2 is : 15
(1) –2t3 (2) 0 (3) –t3 (4) 2t 3 = å(-1)r .r 15Cr + ( 14 C1 + 14C3 +... +14 C11 + 14C13 ) - 14C3
Official Ans. by NTA (1) r= 1

dy ù
Sol. Slope of tangent at P(t, t3) = dx ú 3 15
û (t,t ) = å (-1) r 15. 14C r -1 + 213 -14
r =1
= (3x 2)x=t = 3t2
So equation tangent at P(t, t3) : = 15(– 14C0 + 14C1 ........– 14C14) + 213 – 14
y– t3 = 3t2(x – t)
= 213 – 14
for point of intersection with y = x3
x3 – t3 = 3t2x – 3t3 11. The function
Þ (x – t)(x2 + xt + t2) = 3t2(x – t) 4x3 - 3x2
ƒ(x) = - 2 sin x + (2x - 1) cos x :
for x ¹ t 6
x2 + xt + t2 = 3t2 é1 ö
Þ x2 + xt – 2t2 = 0 Þ (x – t)(x + 2t) = 0 (1) increases in ê , ¥ ÷
ë2 ø
So for Q : x = –2t, Q(–2t, –8t3)
æ 1ù
2t 3 - 8t 3 (2) increases in ç -¥,
ordinate of required point : = -2t 3 è 2 ûú
2 +1
cos x - sin x æ sin x + cos x ö é1 ö
9. If ò dx = a sin -1 ç ÷+c, (3) decreases in ê , ¥ ÷
8 - sin 2x è b ø ë2 ø
where c is a constant of integration, then the
æ 1ù
ordered pair (a, b) is equal to : (4) decreases in ç -¥,
(1) (–1, 3) (2) (3, 1) è 2 ûú
(3) (1, 3) (4) (1, –3) Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
4x3 - 3x2
cos x - sin x ƒ(x) = - 2 sin x + (2x - 1) cos x
Sol. ò dx Sol.
6
8 - sin 2x
cos x - sin x ƒ '(x) = (2x 2 - x) - 2cos x + 2cos x - sin x(2x - 1)
= ò 9 - (sin x + cos x) 2
dx
= (2x – 1)(x – sinx)
Let sinx + cosx = t for x > 0, x – sinx > 0
dt t x < 0, x – sinx < 0
ò 9- t
= sin -1 + c
2 3
é 1 ö , ƒ'(x) ³ 0
æ sin x + cos x ö
for x Î (–¥, 0] È
êë 2 , ¥ ø÷
= sin -1 ç ÷+c
è 3 ø
So a = 1, b = 3. é 1ù
for x Î ê 0, , ƒ '(x) £ 0
10. The value of – 15C1 + 2.15C2 – 3.15C3 + ...... ë 2 úû
–15.15C15 + 14C1 + 14C3 + 14C5 + .... + 14C11 is :
é1 ö .
(1) 216 – 1 (2) 213 – 14 Þ ƒ(x) increases in
êë 2 , ¥ ø÷
(3) 2 14 (4) 213 – 13

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12. Let ƒ : R ® R be defined as ƒ(x) = 2x – 1 and Sol. Indians Foreigners Number of ways
1
x- 2 4 6
C 2 ´ 8C 4 = 1050
g : R – {1} ® R be defined as g(x) = 2.
x -1 3 6 6
C3 ´ 8C 6 = 560
Then the composition function ƒ(g(x)) is : 4 8 6
C 4 ´ 8C8 = 15
(1) onto but not one-one
(2) both one-one and onto Total number of ways = 1625
(3) one-one but not onto 15. The area (in sq. units) of the part of the circle
(4) neither one-one nor onto x 2 + y 2 = 36, which is outside the parabola
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
y2 = 9x, is :
æ 2x - 1 ö (1) 24p + 3 3 (2) 12p - 3 3
Sol. ƒ(g(x)) = 2g(x) – 1 = 2 ç ÷ -1
è 2(x - 1) ø
(3) 24p - 3 3 (4) 12p + 3 3
x 1
= = 1+ Official Ans. by NTA (3)
x -1 x -1
Range of ƒ(g(x) = ¡ – {1} Sol.
Range of ƒ(g(x)) is not onto
2
y =4x
& ƒ(g(x)) is one-one (3,3Ö3)
So ƒ(g(x)) is one-one but not onto. x2+y2 = 36
13. An ordinary dice is rolled for a certain number
of times. If the probability of getting an odd
number 2 times is equal to the probability of
getting an even number 3 times, then the
probability of getting an odd number for odd
number of times is :
1 5 3 1 Required area
(1) (2) (3) (4)
32 16 16 2 3 6

= p ´ (6) - 2 ò 9xdx - ò 36 - x 2 dx
2
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
n n 0 3
æ1ö æ1ö
Sol.
n
C 2 ç ÷ = n C 3 ç ÷ Þ n C 2 = n C3 6
è2ø è2ø æx xö
= 36p - 12 3 - 2 ç 36 - x 2 + 18sin -1 ÷
Þ n=5 è2 6 ø3
Probability of getting an odd number for odd æ 9 3ö
number of times is = 36p - 12 3 - 2 ç 9p - 3p - ÷
5 5 5 è 2 ø
æ1ö æ1ö æ1ö 1
5
C1 ç ÷ + 5 C 3 ç ÷ + 5C 5 ç ÷ = 5 ( 5 + 10 + 1)
è2ø è2ø è2ø 2 = 24p - 3 3
1 16. Let p and q be two positive numbers such that
=
2 p + q = 2 and p4 + q4 = 272. Then p and q are
14. A scientific committee is to be formed from 6 roots of the equation :
Indians and 8 foreigners, which includes at (1) x2 – 2x + 2 = 0
least 2 Indians and double the number of (2) x2 – 2x + 8 = 0
foreigners as Indians. Then the number of (3) x2 – 2x + 136 = 0
ways, the committee can be formed, is : (4) x2 – 2x + 16 = 0
(1) 1625 (2) 575 Official Ans. by NTA (4)
(3) 560 (4) 1050
Official Ans. by NTA (1)

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Sol. Consider (p2 + q2)2 – 2p2q2 = 272

(cos 2 x + cos 4 x + cos6 x +..... ¥ ) log 2
19. If e e
satisfies the equation
((p + q)2 – 2pq)2 – 2p2q2 = 272
t – 9t + 8 = 0, then the value of
2
16 – 16pq + 2p2q2 = 272
(pq)2 – 8pq – 128 = 0 2sin x æ pö
ç 0 < x < ÷ is
sin x + 3 cos x è 2ø
(pq)2 - 8pq - 128 = 0
3
8 ± 24 (1) 2 3 (2)
pq = = 16, -8 2
2
1
\ pq = 16 (3) 3 (4)
2
\ Required equation : x2 – (2)x + 16 = 0
Official Ans. by NTA (4)
17. Two vertical poles are 150 m apart and the 2
q+ cos4 q+.....¥ ) ln 2 2
q+ cos 4 q+.... ¥
height of one is three times that of the other. Sol. e(cos = 2 cos
If from the middle point of the line joining = 2 cot
2
q

their feet, an observer finds the angles of Now t2 – 9t + 9 = 0 Þ t = 1, 8

elevation of their tops to be complementary, 2
Þ 2 cot q = 1,8 Þ cot 2 q = 0,3
then the height of the shorter pole (in meters)
is : p
0 < q < Þ cot q = 3
2
(1) 20 3 (2) 25 3
2 sin q 2 2 1
(3) 30 (4) 25 Þ = = =
Official Ans. by NTA (2) sin q + 3 sin q 1 + 3 cot q 4 2
20. The locus of the mid-point of the line segment
Sol. joining the focus of the parabola y2 = 4ax to
q
a moving point of the parabola, is another
parabola whose directrix is :
3h
h a a
(1) x = - (2) x =
q 90–q 2 2
75 75 (3) x = 0 (4) x = a
h 75 Official Ans. by NTA (3)
tan q = = Sol. y
75 3h P(at2,2at)
(75) 2
Þ h = 2 M(h,k)
3 x
O S(a,0)
h = 25 3 m
x2

ò (sin t ) dt at 2 + a 2at + 0
18. lim 0
is equal to : h= ,k=
x®0 x3 2 2
2 3 1 2h - a k
Þ t = and t =
2
(1) (2) (3) 0 (4)
3 2 15 a a
Official Ans. by NTA (1) k 2
2h - a
x2
Þ 2
=
a a
ò sin t dt
(sin x)2x
Þ Locus of (h, k) is y2 = a(2x – a)
Sol. lim 0
= lim+ æ aö
x® 0 + x3 x® 0 3x 2 Þ y 2 = 2a ç x - ÷
è 2ø
æ sin x ö 2 2 a a
= lim+ ç ÷´ = Its directrix is x - = - Þ x=0
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SECTION-B 3. Let A = {n Î N : n is a 3-digit number}

1. If the least and the largest real values of a, for B = {9k + 2 : k Î N}
which the equation z + a|z – 1| + 2i = 0
and C = {9k + l : k Î N} for some l (0 < l < 9)
(z Î C and i = -1 ) has a solution, are p and
If the sum of all the elements of the set
q respectively; then 4(p2 + q2) is equal to ____
A Ç (B È C) is 274 × 400, then l is equal
Official Ans. by NTA (10) to ______.
Sol. Put z = x + iy
x + iy + a|x + iy – 1| + 2i = 0 Official Ans. by NTA (5)
Sol. B and C will contain three digit numbers of the
Þ x + a (x - 1)2 + y 2 + i(y + 2) = 0 + 0i form 9k + 2 and 9k + l respectively. We need
Þ y + 2 = 0 and x + a (x - 1)2 + y2 = 0 to find sum of all elements in the set B È C
effectively.
x2 Now, S(B È C) = S(B) + S(C) – S(B Ç C)
y = – 2 and a =
2
Þ
x2 - 2x + 5 where S(k) denotes sum of elements of set k.
x2 é 5ù Also, B = {101, 109, ......, 992}
Now 2 Î ê 0, ú
x - 2x + 5 ë 4 û
100
\ S(B) = (101 + 992) = 54650
é 5ù é 5 5ù 2
\ a2 Î ê 0, Þ a Î ê- , ú
ë 4 úû ë 2 2 û Case-I : If l = 2
5 5 then B Ç C = B
\ p=- ;q= \ S(B È C) = S(B)
2 2
which is not possible as given sum is
æ5 5ö
Þ 4(p2 + q 2 ) = 4 ç + ÷ = 10 274 × 400 = 109600.
è4 4ø
Case-II : If l ¹ 2
a
then B Ç C = f
2. If ò (| x | + | x - 2 |)dx = 22, (a > 2)
-a
and [x]
\ S(B È C) = S(B) + S(C) = 400 × 274
denotes the greatest integer £ x, then 110

-a Þ 54650 + å 9k + l = 109600
ò (x + [x]) dx is equal to _______.
k = 11

a 110 110
Þ 9 å k + å l = 54950
Official Ans. by NTA (3) k = 11 k = 11

æ 100
(11 + 110 ) ö÷ + l(100) = 54950
0 2 a
Þ 9ç
Sol. ò (-2x + 2)dx + ò (x + 2 - x)dx + ò (2x - 2)dx = 22
-a 0 2
è 2 ø
Þ 54450 + 100l = 54950
-a 2
x2 - 2x 0 + 2x 0 + x2 - 2x 0 = 22
a
Þ l=5
4. Let M be any 3 × 3 matrix with entries from the
a2 + 2a + 4 + a2 – 2a – (4 – 4) = 22
set {0, 1, 2}. The maximum number of such
2a2 = 18 Þ a = 3
matrices, for which the sum of diagonal
-3
elements of MT M is seven, is _______.
ò (x + [x])dx = -(-3 - 2 - 1 + 1 + 2) = 3
3 Official Ans. by NTA (540)

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é a b c ù éa d g ù 4 1
êd e f ú ê b e h ú Sol. Let ƒ(x) = +
Sol. ê úê ú sin x 1 - sin x
êë g h i úû êë c f i úû
Þ ƒ'(x) = 0 Þ sin x = 2/3
a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 + e2 + f2 + g2 + h2 + i2 = 7
Case-I : Seven (1's) and two (0's) 4 1
\ ƒ(x)min = + =9
9C
2 = 36 2 / 3 1-2 / 3
Case-II : One (2) and three (1's) and five (0's)
ƒ(x)max ® ¥
9! ƒ(x) is continuous function
= 504
5!3!
\ amin = 9
\ Total = 540
5. If one of the diameters of the circle ìn æ 1 öü
7. lim tan íåtan -1 ç 2 ÷ý
is equal to ____.
x2 + y 2 – 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 is a chord of another n®¥
î r =1 è 1 + r + r øþ
circle 'C', whose center is at (2, 1), then its
radius is ______ . Official Ans. by NTA (1)
Official Ans. by NTA (3)
æ n æ 1 öö
Sol. Sol. lim tan ç å tan -1 ç ÷÷
n ®a
è r=1 è 1 + r(r + 1) ø ø

2 (1, 3)
æ n æ r +1 - r öö
= lim tan ç å tan -1 ç ÷÷
r
5
n ®a
è r=1 è 1 + r(r + 1) ø ø
C
(2, 1)
æ n
ö
= tan ç lim å éëtan -1 (r + 1) - tan -1 (r) ùû ÷
è n ®a
r= 1 ø

æ æ p öö
x2 + y2 + 2x – 6y + 6 = 0 = tan ç lim ç tan -1 (n + 1) - ÷ ÷
è n ®¥
è 4 øø
center (1, 3)
radius = 2
æ pö
distance between (1, 3) and (2, 1) is 5 = tan ç ÷ = 1
è4ø

( 5) r r r r
2
\ + (2)2 = r 2 8. Let three vectors a, b and c be such that c is

Þr=3 r r r r r
coplanar with a and b, a .c = 7 and b is
6. The minimum value of a for which the
r r
perpendicular to c , where a = - ˆi + ˆj + kˆ and
4 1
equation + = a has at least one
sin x 1 - sin x r r r r2
b = 2iˆ + kˆ , then the value of 2 a + b + c
æ pö is ______.
solution in ç 0, ÷ is _______.
è 2ø
Official Ans. by NTA (75)
Official Ans. by NTA (9)

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r r r
( ( r ))
Sol. Let c = l b ´ a ´ b é 3 -1 -2 ù
10. Let P = ê 2 0 a ú , where a Î R . Suppose
rr r rr r ê ú
= l ( ( b.b ) a - ( b.a ) b ) êë 3 -5 0 úû

= l ( 5 ( - ˆi + ˆj + kˆ ) + 2iˆ + kˆ ) Q = [qij] is a matrix satisfying PQ = kI3 for some

k k2
= l ( -3iˆ + 5ˆj + 6kˆ ) non-zero k Î R. If q 23 = -
8
and Q =
2
,
rr then a2 + k2 is equal to _______.
c.a = 7 Þ 3l + 5l + 6l = 7
1 Official Ans. by NTA (17)
l=
2 Sol. PQ = kI
2 |P|.|Q| = k3
æ -3 ö æ5 ö
\ 2ç - 1 + 2 ÷ ˆi + ç + 1 ÷ ˆj + ( 3 + 1 + 1) kˆ Þ |P| =2k ¹ 0 Þ P is an invertible matrix
è 2 ø è2 ø Q PQ = kI
æ 1 49 ö \ Q = kP–1 I
= 2ç + + 25 ÷ = 25 + 50 = 75
è4 4 ø adj.P
9. Let Bi (i = 1, 2, 3) be three independent events \ Q=
2
in a sample space. The probability that only B 1
k
occur is a, only B 2 occurs is b and only B 3 Q q23 = -
8
occurs is g. Let p be the probability that none of
the events B i occurs and these 4 probabilities - ( 3a + 4 ) k
\ =- Þk=4
satisfy the equations (a – 2b) p = ab and 2 8
(b – 3g)p = 2bg (All the probabilities are \ |P| = 2k Þ k = 10 + 6a ...(i)
assumed to lie in the interval (0,1)). Then Put value of k in (i).. we get a =–1

P(B1 )
is equal to______.
P(B3 )
Official Ans. by NTA (6)
Sol. Let P(B1) = p1, P(B2) = p2, P(B3) = p3
given that p1 (1 – p 2)(1 – p 3 ) = a .....(i)
p2 (1 – p1 )(1 – p3 ) = b .....(ii)
p3(1 – p 1)(1 – p 2) = g .....(iii)
and (1 – p1)(1 – p 2)(1 – p3 ) = p .....(iv)
p1 a p2 b p3 g
Þ = , = & =
1 - p1 p 1 - p2 p 1 - p3 p
ap 3g p
Also b = =
a + 2p p - 2g
Þ ap – 2ag = 3ag + 6pg
Þ ap – 6pg = 5ag
p1 6p3 5p1p3
Þ - =
1 - p1 1 - p3 (1 - p1 )(1 - p3 )
Þ p1 – 6p3 = 0
p1
Þ =6
p3

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