MATHEMATICS

TARGET: JEE (ADVANCED) 2014

MEDIUM : ENGLISH

CRITICAL
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SECTION – 1 : (Only One option correct Type)

This section contains 53 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and (D)
out of which ONLY ONE is correct.

1. Let f(x) = sin2(x + ) + sin2(x + ) – 2cos( – ) sin(x + ) sin(x + ). Which of the following is TRUE?
(A) f(x) is strictly increasing in x  (, )
(B) f(x) is strictly decreasing in x  (, )
   
(C) f(x) is strictly increasing in x   ,  and strictly decreasing in x   , 
 2   2 
(D) f(x) is a constant function

2. If the roots of the equation a(b – c)x2 + b(c – a)x + c(a – b) = 0 (where a, b, c are unequal real numbers) are
real and equal and  be the roots of equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 then harmonic mean of  is
(A) 1 –  (B) 1 +  (C)  – 1 (D) –1 – 

1 2 a b 3a  3d
3. If A =   and B =   are two matrices such that AB = BA and c  0, then value of 3b  c
3 4  c d 
is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) –2 (D) –1

x
e(x -1)
- xx
lim+
4. x 0 x 2 =
(x²) -1
1
(A) 1 (B) (C) –1 (D) does not exist
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5. If the equation 4y3 – 8a2yx2 – 3ay2x + 8x3 = 0 represent three straight lines, two of them are perpendicular
then sum of all possible values of a is
3 4
(A) – (B) 5 (C) (D) – 3
4 5
6. If p th , qth , r th terms of an AP are P, Q, R respectively , then which of the following must be CORRECT ?
(A) p Q + q R + r P = p R + r Q + q P
(B) (p + q + r)th term will be P + Q + R.
(C) If p < q < r, then P < Q < R
(D) If P,Q,R N then common difference of AP will be an integer..

7. The set of values of 'a' for which x2 + ax + sin–1(x2 – 4x + 5) + cos–1 (x2 – 4x + 5) = 0 has at least one solution
is
(A) (– , – 2 ]  [ 2 , ) (B) (– , – 2 )  ( 2 , )

8
(C) R (D) –  
 4 

8. Let  = log10 15 and  = log10 16 , a set A = {log 10 1, log10 2,.........log10 50} the number of elements in set
A which can be written in the form of a  b  c where a,b,c are rational numbers, is
(A) 23 (B) 24 (C) 25 (D) none of these

9. If both the roots of the equation x2 + (3 – 2k) x – 6k = 0 belongs to the interval (–6, 10), then largest value of
k is
(A) –1 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) none of these

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10. The domain of the function f(x) =
(2x  3 x 2  x )
3 + sin 1(log 2 x ) is

1  1 
(A)  ,   (B)  , 2 (C) [1, 2] (D) (1, )
2  2 

11. Let G, S, I be respectively centroid, circumcentre, incentre of triangle ABC. If R, r are circumradius and
inradius respectively then which of the following is INCORRECT ?
(A) SI2 = R2 (1 – cosA cosB cosC) ; A,B,C being angles of triangle.
(B) SI2 = R2 – 2Rr
1 2
(C) SG2 = R2 – (a + b2 + c2) ; a, b,c being sides of triangle.
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(D) SG  SI

12. Two circles are given as x² + y² + 14x –6y + 40 = 0 and x² + y² – 2x + 6y + 7 = 0 with their centres as C1
and C2. If equation of another circle whose centre C3 lies on the line 3x + 4y –16 = 0 and touches the circle
C1 externally and also C1C2 + C2C3 + C3C1 is minimum, is x² + y² + ax + by + c = 0 then the value of
( a + b + c) is
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 16 (D) None of these

    
[f(x)], x   0,    ,  
13. If g(x) =   2   2  where [x] denotes the greatest integer function and
 3, x  /2


2(sin x  sinn x) | sin x  sinn x |

f(x) = ,n  R – {1}, then
2(sin x  sinn x) | sin x  sinn x |
(A) g(x) is continuous and differentiable at x =  /2, when 0 < n < 1
(B) g(x) is continuous and differentiable at x =  /2, when n > 1
(C) g(x) is continuous but not differentiable at x =  /2, when 0 < n < 1
(D) g(x) is neither continuous nor differentiable, at x =  /2, when n > 1

sec 2 x  2010 P( x ) 

14. If  2010 dx = 2010 + C, then value of P  is
sin x (sin x ) 3
1 3 3
(A) 0 (B) (C) 3 (D)
3 2

15. If î  ĵ bisects the angle between c and j  k , then value of c.j

  is equal to

1 1
(A) 0 (B) (C)  (D) 1
2 2

16. If A and B are two square matrices such that B = – A–1 BA, then (A + B)2 is equal to
(A) O (B) A2 + B2 (C) A2 + 2AB + B2 (D) A + B

2 3 12
17. The value of  where  = sin–1 + cos –1 + sec –1 ( 2 ) is equal to
4 4

  
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
4 6 2
 x , xQ
18. f(x) =  . The number of points of continuity of f(x) is
cos x , x  Q
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) infinitely many

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2 2
dy
19. Let f(x) = 
x 1  y3
. The value of the integral  xf(x) dx is equal to
0

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

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20. Let P be a point on ellipse 4x² + y² = 8 with eccentric angle . If tangent at P intersects the x-axis at A and
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y-axis at B and normal at P intersect the x-axis at A' and y-axis at B'. The ratio of area of triangle APA' to
area of triangleBPB' is
(A) 1 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 3 : 1 (D) 4 : 1

1  sin x  5 9  
21.  1  cos x e–x/2 dx, x   , 
 2 2 

x x x x
(A) e–x/2 sin +C (B) – e–x/2 sec +C (C) –e–x/2 sin +C (D) –e–x/2 cos +C
2 2 2 2

e [ x ]  |x| – 2
22. lim = (where [.] denotes greatest integer function)
x 0 – [ x ] | x |

1 1
(A) 2 – (B) –1 (C) 2 – e (D) –2
e e

1 1 1 1  1  1  1 
23. If   tan1(1)  tan1(2)  tan 1(3) ,   tan (1)  2tan    3tan   and
2 3 2 3

p r
    cot 1(3) ,
q s
where p, q, r, s  N and are in their lowest form then which of the following is INCORRECT ?
(A) p  r  0 (B) q  4s (C) p  q  r  s  42 (D) pr  1  q

24. The length of sub-normal at any point P(x,y) on the curve, which (curve) is passing through Q(0, 1) is unity.
The area bounded by the curves satisfying this condition is equal to
2 4 1 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3

25. Let f(x) = x + x² + x4 + x8 + x16 + x32 + ......the coefficient of x10 in f(f(x)) is

(A) 28 (B) 40 (C) 52 (D) none of these
2008

26. If 1, 1, 2, 3,.....2008 are (2009)th roots of unity, then the value of  r(
r 1
r   2009–r ) is equal to

(A) 2009 (B) 2008 (C) 0 (D) – 2009

(cos x ) . sin(sec x )
27. Let lim 2
  , where , R
x  
2 x – 
 2

7 5
(A)  = 2,  = 0 (B)  = 0,  = 2 (C)  = ,=0 (D)  = ,=0
3 3

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28. Let A(x1, y1), B(x2, y2) C(x3, y3) be vertices of triangle ABC with BC = a, AB = c, AC = b. If algebraic sum of
 3ax 1 3ay 1   3bx 2 3by 2   3cx 3 3cy 3 
perpendicular distances from L  ,  , M ,  , N ,  to a
 a  b  c a  b  c   a  b  c a  b  c   a  b  c a bc
variable line is zero then all such lines passes through
(A) orthocentre of ABC (B) centroid of ABC
(C) circumcentre of ABC (D) incentre of ABC

29. If |f(x)|  1  x  R and f(0) = 0 = f(0) then which of the following can be TRUE?
 1 1  1 1 1
(A) f    (B) f  –   (C) f – 3   (D) none of these
3 5  3 4 3

30. If f(x) = cos 8{x} + sin 2x cosec 2x (where {.} represents fractional part function), then fundamental period
of f(x) is
1 1 7
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D)
4 2 8

31. The principle argument of z = x + iy, if it lies in second quadrant is equal to

 y y y  y
(A)  tan –1 (B)  – tan
–1
(C)   tan
–1
(D) – tan –1
2 x x x 2 x

 x 2 {e1/ x } , x  0
32. If the function f(x) =  , x  0 where {.} denotes fractional part function, is continuous at x = 0, then
 k
(A) k = 1 (B) f(x) is non-derivable at x = 0
(C) f(x) is derivable at x = 0 (D) f(x) is continuous at every point in its domain.

33. f(x) = – x2 + 1, g(x) = – 3

x . Then (gofogofogogog)(x) is
(A) odd function (B) even function (C) polynomial function (D) identity function

34. If a = 2 , then sum of series

cot–1(2a–1 + a) + cot–1 (2a–1 + 3a) + cot–1(2a–1 + 6a) + cot–1 (2a–1 + 10a) + .... upto infinite terms, is
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 3 6

35. The normal to the curve 5x5 – 10x3 + x + 2y + 6 = 0 at P (0, –3) meets the curve again at two points, then the
equations of the tangents to the curve at these points is/are
(A) 2x – y – 3 = 0 (B) 2x + y – 3 = 0 (C) 2x + y + 3 = 0 (D) 2x – y + 3 = 0

2
36. If f(x + y + 1) =  f (x)  f (y)  and f(0) = 1, x, y  R then f(x) can be
2
(A) 1 – x (B) 1 – x (C) (x + 1)2 (D) x2 – 1

37. f(x) = cos –1(e 2 x  sin –1 x )

(A) domain of f is [–1, 1] (B) f is injective
(C) range of f is [0, 5] (D) f –1(x) = f(x) have no solution.

38. A normal chord drawn to a parabola y2 = 4x at any point P intersects the parabola again at a point Q, then the
minimum distance of Q from the vertex of the parabola is equal to
(A) 4 2 (B) 4 3 (C) 4 5 (D) 4 6

39. Let p(x) be a real polynomial of least degree which has a local maximum at x = 2 and a local minimum at
x = 4. If p(2) = 8, p(4) = 1 , then p(0) is
168
(A) (B) 42 (C) 43 (D) 45
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40. Let f(x) = (3x + 2)2 – 1, – < x  – . If g(x) is the function whose graph is the reflection of the graph of f(x)
3
with respect to line y = x, then g(x) equals to
1 1
(A) (–2  x  1), x  –1 (B) (–2 – x  1), x  –1
3 3
1 1
(C) (–1– x  2 ), x  –2 (D) (–1  x  2 ), x  –2
3 3

9  33   129 
41. cot–1   + cot–1   + cot–1   ............  is
2  4   8 

  
(A) (B) (C)  (D) none of these
4 2 4
 100   99   98  3  2 n
42. The sum  +   +   +.......+   +   is equal to, where   = nCr
 98   97   96   1 0 r 

 100   101  100   101

(A)   (B)   (C)   (D)  
 98   99   99   98 

43. A circle with centre (3, 3) and of variable radius cuts the hyperbola x2 – y2 = 36 at the points P,Q,R and S.
If the locus of centroid of PQR is (x – 2)2 – (y – 2)2 = , then the value of  is
(A) 3 (B) – 2 (C) 4 (D) – 3

4 x – x 3  n(b 2 – 3b  3) , 2  x  3
44. Let f(x) =  . Find all the possible real values of b such that f(x) has the
 x – 18 , x3
smallest value at x = 3.
(A) (–, 2]  [3, ) (B) (–, 1]  [2, ) (C) (1, 2] (D) (–, 2]

 
45. The solution set of the inequality (cosec–1x)2 – 2(cosec–1x)  cosec–1x – is (–, a]  [b, ), then
6 3
(a + b) is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) – 3 (D) 1

 1+ Z1 + Z 2 + Z3  ......... + Z7 
46. arg  =
 1+ Z8 + Z9 + Z10 + ....... + Z14 
1
(A) arg (Z1 Z2 .........Z7) (B) arg (Z1 Z2 .........Z7)
2
1 1
(C) arg (Z1 Z2 .........Z7) (D) arg (Z1 Z2 .........Z7)
4 8

 2  2 
47. Image of the curve xy = 1 in the curve  x  x  1   y  y  1  = 1 (on coordinate plane) is
  
(A) xy = 1 (B) xy + 1 = 0 (C) xy = 0 (D) x2 + y2 = 1

48. |1 + Z1 + Z2 +.....+ Z7 | =
 7  1  7   7 
(A) sec   (B) sec   (C) 2 sec   (D) None of these
 15  2  15   15 

49. Let O be centre, S, S be foci of hyperbola. If tangent at any point P on hyperbola cuts asymptotes at M and
N then OM + ON =
(A) |SP – SP| (B) SP + SP (C) SS (D) distance between vertices

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50. DABC be a tetrahedron such that AD is perpendicular to the base ABC and ABC = 30º. The volume of
tetrahedron is 18. If value of AB + BC + AD is minimum then length of AC is

(A) 3  6 3  (B) 3  6 2  (C) 2  6 3  (D) 2  6 2 

 1– x2 
51. The solution set of values of x satisfying equation 2cot–1x + cos–1     , is
 1 x2 
 
(A) all real numbers (B) (–, 0] (C) [0, ) (D) (–, –1)  (1, )

52. If g(x) = 2f (2x3 – 3x2) + f (6x2 – 4x3 – 3),  x  R and f  (x) > 0,  x  R, then g(x) is increasing on the
interval
 1  1 
(A)  ,     0,1 (B)   ,0   1,   (C)  0,  (D)  ,1
 2  2 

53. Let a circle with centre at C be made to pass through the point P(1,2), touching the straight lines 7x – y = 5
and x + y + 13 = 0 at A and B respectively. If tangents at A and B intersect at Q, then

(A) area of quadrilateral ACBQ can be 100 sq. units (B) radius of circle can be 40
(C) area of quadrilateral ACBQ can be 200 sq. units (D) radius of circle can be10

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