MATHS

th
11 JEE

BASIC MATHS
 VIDYAPEETH
BASIC MATHS & LOGARITHM
DPP-01 (JAM/001)
[Numerical inequalities, Linear inequalities, Slack inequalities,
Strict inequalities, In one or two variables]
1. Identify the solution set for x
5. What is the solution set of 0  3
( x  3)  (5  2 x) 2
(A) ( ,  1) (A) (5, 6) (B) (–6, 0)
(C) (–6, 6) (D) None of these
(B) (,  5)
(C) (, 2) 6. If x 2  6 x  27  0 , then which one of the
(D) None of these following is correct?
(A) 3  x  9
2. What is the solution set of (B) x  9 or x  3
(C) x  9 or x  3
2( x  1) 3(2  x )
 (D) x  3
5 7
(A) (4, ) (B) (24, ) 7. For what value of ‘a’ does the inequality
(C) ( 12,  ) (D) [ 44,  ) 9a  a 2  17 a  15 holds
(A) –2 (B) –5
3. Identify the solution set of (C) –6 (D) All of these
( x  1) x 5
4 2. 8. If (5 x  1)  (3 x  2) and 5 x  5  6  2 x ,
3 5 then x can take what integral value?
(A) (,  5) (B) (,  50)
(C) (,  15) (D) (,  10) ( x  3) 1
9. If  , then x lies in the interval:
( x  2) 2
4. Identify the solution set for (A) ( 8,  ) (B) (8, )
 7x  5  (C) (,  8) (D) (, 8)
 4
 8x  3 
10. The solution of the inequality x  1  2
 5 3   31 3 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,  is:
 7 8   28 8  (A) (1, ) (B) (1, 3)
 17 3  (C) (1,  3) (D) (, 1)
(C)  ,  (D) None of these
 25 8 

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 DPP-02 (JAM/002)
[Including modulus, Rational function, Set of two linear inequalities]
2 5. If ‘r’ is a real number such that r  1
1. The solution  1 , where x  4
( x  4) and if a  5(1  r ) , then:
is: (A) 5  a  5
(A) (2, 6) (B) 0a5
(B) (2, 4)  (4, 6) (C) 0  a  10
(C) (2, 4)  (4, ) (D) 0  a  10
(D) (, 4)  (4, 6)
1 7
6. Set of solution for: x  
(| x | 1) 4 4
2. If  0, x  R , then the internal
(| x | 2) 3 
(A) x  (, 2)   ,  
value of x is: 2 
(A) (, 2)  [1,1] 1 
(B) x  (, 2)   ,  
(B) [1,1]  (2, ) 2 
(C) (, 2)  (2, ) 3 
(C) x  (, 1)   ,  
(D) (, 2)  [1, 1]   2,   2 
1 
(D) x  (, 4)   ,  
3. Solve the given inequality for real x. 2 
x (5 x  2) (7 x  3)
 
4 3 5 7. The solution set of inequality
(A) (4,  ) 2x 1

(B) (, 4) x 9 x 2
2

(C) (0, 4) (A) (, 3)  (2, 3)

(D) None of these (B) (, 2)  (3,  ).
(C) (3,0]  (3, )
4. Solve the following inequality
(D) None of these
3x  1
 1
x
8. Which of the following set does not
1
(A) 0  x  satisfy x  3  4
4
(B) 0  x  2 (A) (,  1)
1 (B) (7, )
(C) 0  x 
6 (C) (1, 7)
1 (D) None of these
(D) 0  x 
2

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9. Solution of the inequality
1
| 3 x  2 || x  4 | is x or x  k .
2
then find k.

10. Solve the inequality | 2 x  5 |

| x  1|
4
(A) x  or x  6
3
4
(B) x  or x  6
3
4
(C) x  or x  6
3
4
(D) x  or x  6
3

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 DPP-03 (JAM/003)
[Including modulus, Rational function,
Set of two linear inequalities]
1. Solve the inequality 6. If x 2  4 , then the value of x is:
| x  2 |
| x  3 2 | (A) (0, 2)
(A) x   2 (B) x   2 (B) (–2, 2)
(C) (–2, 0)
(C) x  2 (D) x  2
(D) None of these

1 7. The value of x for which

2. Solve the inequality 3 x  2  6  15
2
x 1  x 1  0
(A) (–10, 2)
(A) 0 (B) 1
(B) (10, 16)
(C) –1 (D) No value of x
(C) (6, 10)
(D) None of these
8. Solve the inequalities,
2 x  1  3 and 3 x  1  5 is:
3. The solution set of the inequality
(A) x  [ 2, 2]
1 | x  2 | 3
(B) x  (2, 2)
(A) x  [ 1,1]  (3,5)
(C) x  [ 2, 2)
(B) x  [1,1]  [3,5]
(D) None of these
(C) x  (1,1)  [3,5]
(D) None of these 9. If the solution set of the inequality
2 | x | 7  4 | x | 3 is x  k or x  k
| x2|
4. If  0 , then: then find value of k .
( x  2)
(A) x  [2, ) 10. The solution set of the inequality
(B) x  (2,  ) | 3 x  1| 2  x is:
(C) x  (, 2) 1 1
(A)  x
(D) x  (, 2) 2 2
1 1
(B)   x 
5. If x 2  4 , then the value of x is: 2 4
(A) (–2, 2) 1 3
(C)   x 
(B) (2,  ) 2 4
(C) (2,  ) 1 5
(D)   x 
(D) No solution 2 4

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 DPP-04 (JAM/004)
[Wavy Curve Method for Inequalities]
1. Set of values of x satisfying the 5 The product of all the solutions of the
inequality equation (x – 2)2 –3|x – 2| + 2 = 0 is
( x  3) 2 (2 x  5) 2 ( x  7) (A) 2 (B) – 4
 0 is [a, b)  (b, (C) 0 (D) None of these
( x 2  x  1) (3x  6) 2
c] then 2a + b + c is equal to 45  4 5  45  4 5
(A) 0 (B) 2 6 Let N = .
35  35  35
(C) 5 (D) 7
6 5  65  6 5  6 5  65  6 5
then the value
2 5  25
2 The number of positive integral of log2 N =
solutions of the inequation (A) 10 (B) 11
x 2 (3x  4) 3 ( x  2) 4 (C) 12 (D) 14
0 is –
( x  5) 5 (2x  7) 6
7 The set of real values of x satisfying ||x – 1| –
(A) 2
1|  1 is-
(B) 0
(A) [–1, 3] (B) [0, 2]
(C) 3
(C) [–1, 1] (D) None of these
(D) 4
8. The equation || x – 1 | + a | = 4 can have
3 Solution set of the inequality real solutions for x if a belongs to the
2x   15x  17 interval
0 is – (A) (–, 4)
10  x
(A) (–, 10) (B) (–, –4)
(C) (4, +)
 17 
(B)  , 1 (D) [–4, 4]
 2 
 17  9 The solution set of
(C)   ,–  [1, 10)
 2  x 1 ( x  1) 2
+|x+1|= is
 17  x |x|
(D)  – , 1  (10, )
 2  (A) {x | x  0}
(B) {x | x > 0} {–1}
(C) {–1, 1}
4 The solution set of the equation
(D) {x | x  1 or x  – 1}
|2x + 3| – |x – 1| = 6, is
(A) x(–10, 2) 10. The solution set of log2 |x2 – 4x + 5| < 1
(B) x [–10, 2) is :
(C) x [–10, 2] (A) R (D) R–(1, 3)
(D) x  {–10, 2} (C) (1, 3) (D) [1, 3]

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 DPP-05 (JAM/005)
[Wavy Curve Method]
( x  1)( x  5) 6. Suppose abc > 0 and a + b + c < 0 and
1. Solution of inequality 0
( x  3) |a | |b| |c|
   x, then value of x3 – 6x2
(A) x  (3, 5) a b c
+ 11x – 6 equals-
(B) x  (1, 3)  (5, )
(A) 0 (B) –24
(C) x  (5,  )
(C) 12 (D) 10
(D) x  (, 3)
|x|
(x  3) x (x  4) 2 (17  x)
x2  x  2 7. If  0 then no.
2. Values of ‘x’ satisfying: 2
x  x  12
0
 
 x  x 2  x  1 (| x | 32)
(A) x  (– , 3]  [ 2,1]  [4, ) of integers x satisfying the inequality is
(B) x  (– , 3)  [ 2,1]  (4,  ) (A) 12 (B) 13
(C) 14 (D) 31
(C) x  (–3,4)
(D) x  (–3, –2]  (4, )
8. Solve 2 x  1  | 2 x  1|  2
(A) x  ( , 0]
Solution of  x  1  x  13  x  4   0 is:
2
3.
(B) x  (, 1]
(A) x ∈ (–∞, –1]  {2} [4, ∞)
(C) x  [0,  )
(B) x ∈ (–∞, 1]  {3}  [4, ∞)
(D) x  [1,  )
(C) x ∈ (–∞, –1]  {1} [4, ∞)
(D) x ∈ (–∞, –1]  {1} [3, ∞)
9. The solution set of the equation
[x]2 + [ x + 1] –3 = 0, (where [.] represents
x 4 ( x  1) 2 ( x  2) greatest integer function) is:
4. Solution of  0 is
( x  3)3 ( x  4) (A) [–1, 0)  (1, 2)
(A) x ∈ (–4, 2)  (4, ∞) (B) [–2, –1)  [1, 2)
(B) x ∈ (–4,–1)  (–1,2)  (3, ∞) (C) [1, 2)
(C) x ∈ (–4,0)  (0,2)  (3, ∞) (D) [–3, –2)  [2, 3)
(D) x ∈ (–4,–1)  (–1, 0)  (0,2)  (3, ∞)
10. Find the sum of all possible integral
5. Find the Sum of all the real solutions of solutions of equation

the inequality
 x  2  x
2 2
 16  0. ||x2 – 6x + 5| – |2x2 – 3x + 1|| = 3|x2 – 3x +
2|
 x  2 x
4 2
9 

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 DPP-06 (JAM/006)

[Basic Properties of Logarithm]

1. Simplified value of 7. The solution of the inequation
log 2 3.log 3 5.log 5 7.log 7 8   x 2  1 
log0.1  log 2 < 0 lies in the
(A) 0  | x  1 | 

(B) 1
interval
(C) 3
(A) (1, )
(D) Some irrational number
(B) (–, 1)
(C) [1, )
1 1 1
2.   , (D) None of these
log bc
abc log ca
abc log ab
abc
has the value equal to- 2 3 4
8. Let x1 = 97, x2 = , x3 = , x4 = ,
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 x1 x2 x3
(C) 2 (D) 4 8  8 
…., x8 =
x7
then log3 2

  x i  60  =
 
   
i 1
5log 3 6 6log8 3 2
3. Calculate: 4 4 2 3
(A) (B) 4
2
4. If x = 198! (Where n! = 1  2  3  ...  5
(C) 6 (D)
n), Then the value of expression 2

1 1 1 1 9. The number of positive integers

   ...  ,
log 2 x log 3 x log 4 x log198 x satisfying,
is: x + log10(2x +1) = x log105 + log106 is
(A) – 1 (B) 0 _______.
(C) 1 (D) 198

  
3log 2  2log log103  log  log106 
2
 10. Let  and  are the solutions of the
5. Let N  10  

 x
1 log 5 x
where base of the logarithm is 10. The equation  5 where I
characteristic of the logarithm of N to and Q.
the base 3, is equal to: [Use: log102 = 0.3010, log103 = 0.4771]
(A) 2 (B) 3 The number of significant digits before
(C) 4 (D) 5 10
decimal in () is:
(A) 13
6. If loga3 = 2 and logb8 = 3, then logab is :
(B) 14
(A) log3 2 (B) log2 3 (C) 15
(C) log3 4 (D) log4 3 (D) 16

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 DPP-07 (JAM/007)

[Properties and Inequalities of Logarithm]

1. If log10(x –1)3 –3log10(x – 3) = log10 8, 6. logx (x2 – 1)  0, then x belongs to
then logx 625 has the value equal to (A) 1, 2  (B) (1, 2]
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) (1, 2) (D) None of these
(C) 3 (D) 2

7. Given that logpx =  and logqx = , then

 x2 
2. The value of the expression, log4  –
 value of logp/q x equals
 4 
 
2 log4(4x4) when x = –2 is (A) (B)
 
(A) –6 (B) –5
  
(C) –4 (D) Meaning less (C) (D)
  

log e2 x – 3 log e x  3 [log 3 x 2  (log 3 x ) 2 10]

3. If  1 then x belongs 8. If x = 1/x2, then x =
log e x – 1
(A) 9 (B) 81
to
(C) 3 (D) 2
(A) (– , e) (B) (0, e)
(C) (0, 2) (D) (e, e2)
log 1/ 4 a 2
1)3
2 2
 3log27 (a  2a
9. The ratio 4 log49 a
simplifies
7  a 1
4. If log155 = a then log159 in terms of 'a'
to
equals
(A) a2 – a – 1
(A) 1 + a (B) 2(1 + a)
(B) a2 + a –1
(C) 2(1 – a) (D) 1 – a
(C) a2 – a + 1
(D) a2 + a + 1
x+2
5. Given log102 = a and log103 = b. if 3 =
45. The value of x in terms of a and b is
10. The number of real solution of the equation
a –1 1– a
(A) (B) log10 (7x – 9)2 + log10(3x–4)2 = 2 is
b b
(A) 1 (B) 2
1 a b
(C) (D) (C) 3 (D) 4
b 1– a

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 DPP-08 (JAM/008)

[Properties and Logarithmic Inequalities]

1. If x, y, z be positive real numbers such 6. Number of ordered pair (x,y) satisfying
that the system of equations
log2x z = 3, log5y z = 6 and logxy z = 2/3 2 log (x2 + y2) – log 5 = log {2(x2 + y2) +
then the value of z is in the form of m/n x
75} and log  + log (5y) = 1 + log 2,
in lowest form then find value of n – m 3
is.....
2. The following questions given below (A) 1 (B) 2
consist of an "Assertion" (A) and (C) 3 (D) 4
"Reason" (R) Type questions. Use the
following Key to choose the appropriate 7. If log10sinx + log10cosx = – 1 and log10 (sin
answer. (log10 n ) – 1
x + cos x) = then the value of
 1 
20 2
Assertion : If N =   then N 'n' is
 0 .4 
(A) 24 (B) 36
contains 7 digits before decimal (C) 20 (D) 12
Reason : Characteristic of logarithm of
N to base 10 is 7. 8. The sum of the roots of the equation
(A) If both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) (x + 1) = 2 log2(2x + 3) – 2 log4(1980 –
is the correct explanation of (A). 2–x) is
(B) If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) (A) 3954 (B) log211
is not the correct explanation of (C) log23954 (D) indeterminate
(A).
(C) If (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) If (A) is false but (R) is true 9. The solution of the inequality
 24 – 2x – x 2 
log 25– x 2   > 1 is

3. Find the number of integral values of '' 14
16  
parameter for which the inequality 1 +
(A) (– 3, 3)
log2 (2x2 + 2x + 7/2)  log2 (x2 + ) has
(B) (– , – 17)  (– 3 , 4)  (1, )
at least one root.
(C) (–3, 1)  (3, 4)
(D) ( – 17, 1)  (3, 4)
4. Sum of integer solutions of the
inequality
10. A line x = k intersects the graph of y =
(log3 x)3 – 4(log3 x)2 + 5 (log3 x) – 6 < 0 log5x and the graph of y = log5(x + 4).
is The distance between the points of
intersection is 0.5. Given
5. The number of integral value(s) of x
k = a + b , where a and b are integers
satisfying the equation |x4.3|x–2 | . 5x–1| = –
the value of (a + b) is
x4.3|x–2 | . 5x–1 is......
(A) 5 (B) 6
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 7 (D) 10
(C) 3 (D) 4

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 DPP-09 (JAM/009)

[Logarithm and Inequalities]

1. If f(x) = log{x}[x], then for x(1, 5), the 6. Solution set of the inequality
number of points at which f(x) is not log3(x + 2) (x + 4) + log1/3(x + 2) < (1/2)
defined is (where [.] and {.} represents log 3 7 ,is:
greatest integer function and fractional (A) (–2, –1) (B) (–2, 3)
part respectively) (C) (–1, 3) (D) (3, )
(A) 5 (B) 4
(C) 3 (D) 2 7. The solution set of the inequality of
log10 (x2 – 16)  log10 (4x – 11) is
2. Complete set of values of x for which (A) (4, ) (B) (4, 5]
log3  | x | 5 is defined is (C) (11/4, ) (D) (11/4, 5)
(A) x  (, 5]  [5, ) 3
(B) x  (5, ) 8. log| sin x | (x2 – 8x + 23) >
log 2 | sin x |
(C) x  (5,5) 3 3
(A) 3 < x < , < x < , <x<5
(D) x  (, 5)  (5,  ) 2 2
 
(B) 3 < x < , < x < , <x<5
1 1 2 2
3.  5 5  
1  log b a  log b c 1  log c a  log c b (C) 3 < x < , <x< , <x<5
2 2 2 2
1 (D) None of these
 , has the value of
1  log a b  log a c
equal to- 9. If x1, x2 & x3 are the three real solutions
2 3

1 of the equation x log10 x  log10 x  3 =

(A) abc (B) 2
abc , where x1 > x2 >
1 1
(C) 0 (D) 1 
x 1 1 x 1 1
x3, then
4. Sum of all the solution(s) of the equation (A) x1 + x3 = 2x2
log10 (x) + log10 (x + 2) – log10 (5x + 4) (B) x1. x3 = x22
= 0 is: 2x1x 2
(A) –1 (C) x 2 
x1  x 2
(B) 3 (D) x1–1 + x2–1 = x3
(C) 4
(D) 5
10. If x and y satisfy both equations
5. Find the square of the sum of the roots log3 x  log 2 y  2
of the equation 3x  2 y  23
log3 x·log4 x·log5 x = log3 x·log4 x + log4 then sum of all the values of x and y is
x·log5 x + log5 x · log3 x. (A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5

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 DPP-10 (JAM/010)
[Inequalities and Logarithmic Functions] [Only for JEE
Advanced]
1. The solution set for x(x + 2)2 (x – 1)5 (2x 6. The possible values of x, satisfying the
– 3) (x – 3)4  0 is given by x  [a, b]  equation
[c, )  {– 2}, then value of a + b + c  x 1
log2(x2 – x)  log2  2
 + (log2 x) = 4,
is equal to  x 
is (are)
2. If |x – 1| + |x – 3| = k, then which of the 5
following is/are correct? (A) (B) 5
4
(A) if k  ( , 2) the equation has no
25 15
solution (C) (D)
4 4
(B) if k  (2,  ) the equation has only 2
solutions 7. Solution of inequality
(C) if k  ( , 2) the equation has only log  x  (x2 – 10x + 22) > 0 is
log 2  
1 solution 2

(D) if k = 2 the equation has infinitely (A) (– , 3)

many solutions (B) (5 – 3 , 3) (5 + 3 , 7)
(C) (0, 5 – 3 ) (3, 4)
3. The equation 1  log x 27 log3 x + 1 = (D) (7, )
0 has
(A) No integral solution
8. If any solution of the inequality
(B) One irrational solution
(C) Two real solution 
log 3 x  3x  7 2
 1  0 is also a
(D) No prime solution log 3 (3x  2)
solution of the inequality
3 5
 log3 x 2   log3 x   2
4. If x
4
 3, then x has
4
x  (5  2a)x  10a  0 , then the value
(A) One integral solution of 'a' can not be
(B) Two rational solutions (A) 2 (B) 3
(C) Two irrational solutions (C) 4 (D) 5
(D) No prime solution

5. If log1/2(4 – x)  log1/2 2 – log1/2(x – 1), 9. If p and q are solutions of the equation

5
log5 x 
 x
log 5 x 
2
then x belongs to- 1250 , then the value of
(A) (1, 2] (B) [3, 4)
(C) (1, 3] (D) [1, 4) logq P is

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10. Let and  be positive numbers and
log  log  log 
 
 3x – 5y – z   x  8z   y – 3z – x 
(wherever defined). If
log  a  2,log 2 2b  4 and

log 4 2 16c  5  a ,b,c  0 then the value of

 a  b  c 
     is equal to
 8   4  2 

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