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DETERMINANTS
ADVANCE LEVEL -1
 
5. Let a  a1i  a2 j  a3k , b  b1i  b2 j  b3k and
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS 
c  c1i  c2 j  c3k be three non-zero vectors
such that c is a unit vector  r to both a
1. If the value of  
and b . If the angle between a and b is  /
(1) n a (1) n1 b (1) n 2 c a a  1 a 1
2
a 1 b 1 c  1  b b  1 b  1 a1 a2 a3

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a 1 b 1 c 1 c c 1 c 1 6, then b1 b2 b3 is equal to
c1 c2 c3

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is zero, then the value of n is
(A) 0 (B) 1
(A) any even integer (B) any odd integer
(C) any positive integer (D) zero 1 2
(C) ( a1  a22  a32 )(b12  b22  b32 )
D
4
2. If A, B, C are the angles of a triangle and a,
b, c are the corresponding sides, then the
A
3 2
(D) ( a1  a22  a32 )(b12  b22  b32 )(c12  c22  c32 )
value of the determinant 4
C

c sin A b sin A a2 4sin 2  1 1

A

2 2
cos A 1 b sin A
is equal to 6. If   (sin   1) (sin   2) (sin   1) 2
1 cos A c sin A (sin   1) 2 (sin   1) 2 sin 2 
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(A) 0 (B) a sinA + b sin B + c sin C  /2

the value of then  d is
 /2
(C) (ab + bc + ca) cosA cosB cosC (D) -1
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(A) 4  (B) -4  (C) 2  (D) -2 

a 1 1
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sec2  1 1
3. If the value of the determinant 1 b 1 is
7. If f ( )  cos  cos  cos ec2 then the
2 2
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1 1 c
1 cos2  cot 2 
positive, then
(A) abc < -2 (B) abc > 0  /4
value of  f ( )d is equal to
0
(C) abc > -8 (D) abc = 0
3  8 5  8 3 8 5 8
x b b (A) (B) (C) (D)
x b 32 32 32 32
4. If 1  a x b and  2  are the
a x 8. If a1, a2, a3, …., an are positive real number
a a x
forming an A.P., then the value of
given determinants, then
 n an  n a n2  n a n 4
d  n a n6  n a n 8  n a n 10 
(A) 1  3(  2 ) 2 (B) 1  3 2
dx
 n a n 12  n a n 14  n a n 16
d
(C) 1  3( 2 ) 2 (D) 1  3 23/2 (A) 1 (B) - 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
dx
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9. Maximum value of a second order
ex sin x 1
determinant whose each entry is either zero
1 x 
2

or one is equal to   cos x log e 1  a  bx  cx 2

16. then
(A) - 1 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2 x x2 1

10. ar  xr iˆ  yr ˆj  z r kˆ, r  1,2,3 be three 2
 a  b  is equal to
mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then the A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
x 1 x 2 x 3
17. If b  ac  0 , a  0 , x  0 , y  0
2 then
 a b ax  by
value of y 1 y 2 y 3

z z z b c bx  cy
1 2 3 is
ax  by bx  cy 0
(A) zero (B) ±1 (C) ±2 (D) 3
A) >0 B) <0 C) =0 D) b 2  ac
11. In a  ABC, the value of

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18. Consider the system of equation a1 x  b1 y  c1
 i(2 A) iC iB
e e e and a2 x  b2 y  c2 and ( a1 , b1 , a2 , b2 , c1 , c2 are not

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iC  i2 B
e e eiA a1 b1 c1 b1 a1 c1
is…………., where
e iB
e iA
e  i2C all zero’s)   a b ; 1  c b ;  2  a c
2 2 2 2 2 2

then
D
i  1 Statement-I: If and then the system is
(A) -2 (B) -4 (C) -3 (D) -1 always consistent
A

12. Maximum value of the expression Statement-II : If , then the system is

consistent
C

1  sin 2 x cos 2 x 4sin 2x A) Both are true B) Both are false

A

sin x 2
1  cos x 2
4sin 2x  C) I is True, II is false
2 2 D) I is false, II is true
sin x cos x 1  4sin 2x
19. If ai  1, 2,..........,9 are the squares of odd
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(A) 4 (B) 6 (C) 2 (D) -2 a1 a2 a3

13. If 2ax - 2y + 3z = 0, x + ay + 2z = 0 and
integers, then a 4 a5 a6
is a multiple of
O

2x + az = 0 have a non-trivial solution, then a3 a8 a9

(A) a = 2 (B) a = 1 (C) a = 0 (D) a = -1
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A) 9 B) 16 C) 64 D) 1285
14. If the equation 2x + 3y + 1 = 0, 2x + y - 1 = 0 20. In a third order determinant, each element
R

and ax + 2y - b = 0 are consistent, then of the first column consists of sum of three
(A) a - b = 2 (B) a + b + 1 = 0 terms, each element of the second column
consists sum of four terms, each element of
(C) a + b = 3 (D) a - b - 8 = 0
the third column consists of sum of 10 terms,
y 5 z 6 (z 3  y 3 ) x 4 z 6 (x 3  z 3 ) x 4 y 5 (y 3  x 3 ) then it can be decomposed into n! determinants
 1  y 2 z 3 (y 6  z 6 ) xz 3 (z 6  x 6 ) xy 2 (x 6  y 6 ) then n=
15.
y 2 z 3 (z 3  y 3 ) xz 3 (x 3  z 3 ) xy 2 (y 3  x 3 ) A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 120
sin cos  sin  sin  cos
x y2 z3 21. Let   cos cos  cos sin   sin
2  x 4 y5 z6  sin  sin  sin  cos 0
and . Then 12 is equal to
x7 y8 z9
is independent of……..
A)  B) 
(A) 32 (B) 22 (C) 42 (D)  52
C) both  and  D) its value is cos 

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2r 1
 r  1 !
4r 3  2nr
a 1  b1 x a1 x  b1 c1
 1
1   n   a 2  b2 x a 2 x  b2 c 2  0, then
 r 27.
22. If r  a b c , n  N then   r  a 3  b3 x a 3 x  b3 c3
r 1
2n  1  n  1 !1 n3  n  1

(A) x = 1 (B) x = – 1

A) abc B)  n  3! a1 b1 c1
C) 0 D) a  n !  b.2n  c (C) x = ± 1 (D) a 2 b 2 c 2  0
a3 b3 c3
MORE THAN ONE ANSWER
28. The system of linear equations, x + y + z =
23. If a > b > c > 0 and system of equation 6, x + 2y + 3z = 14 and 2x + 5y +  z = 

Y
ax + by + cz = 0 have
bx + cy + az = 0 (A) Infinitely many solutions when  = 8 and

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and cx + ay + bz = 0 have a non-trivial
solution, then both roots of the equation
 = 36
at2 + bt + c = 0 are (B) Unique solution when   8
(A) real (B) of opp. Sign
(C) No solution when  = 8 and   36
D
(C) positive (D) complex
(D) No solution when  = 8 and  = 36
A
1 x x x2
x2
If   x2 1 x sec 2 x 1 1
24.
C

x x 1 x 29. Let f  x   cos 2 x cos 2 x c osec 2 x then which

A

5 4 3 2 1 cos 2 x cot 2 x
 ax  bx  cx  dx  ex  f
(A) f = 1 (B) e = 3 of the following statement(s) is/are true?
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(C) a + c = -1 (D) b + d = 2
25. If a) period of f  x  is 
3 3x 3x 2  2a 2 b) maximum value of f  x  is 1
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2 2 3 2
f (x)  3x 3x  2a 3x  4a x ,
c) minimum value of f  x  is 0
O

2 2 3 2 4 2 2 4
3x  2a 3x  6a x 3x  8a x  2a
d) product of maximum and minimum values of
then
R

f(x) is 0
(A) f ' (x) = 0
30. If maximum and minimum values of
(B) y = f(x) is a straight line parallel to x-axis
2 1  sin 2 x cos 2 x sin 2 x
4
(C)  f (x)dx  32a 2
 sin x 1  cos x 2
sin 2 x
are  ,  then
0
sin 2 x cos 2 x 1  sin 2 x
(D) f  x   16a 6
26. The determinant which of the following is/are true?

cos(  ) sin   cos  a)    99  4

 sin (  ) cos  sin  b)  3   17  26
is
cos 2 sin  cos  c)  2 n   2 n is always an even integer for n  N
(A) non-negative (B) independent of  d) A triangle can be constructed having its sides
(C) independent of  as  ,  ,  
(D) independent of both  and 

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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS MATRIX MATCH QUESTIONS

Passage - I 37. Match the following:

Consider the system of equations Column-I Column-II
ax+4y+z=0, 2y+3z–1=0 and 3x–bz+2=0 A) Coefficient of x in (p) 10
31. The system of equations has a unique
x (1  sin x) 3 cos x
solution
(A) ab = 15 (B) ab  15 f (x)  1 log(1  x) 2
is
(C) ab  R (D) we cannot say x2 1  x2 0
32. The system of equations has infinite solutions B) Maximum value of (q) 0
if 1 3 cos  1
(A) ab = 15, a = 3, b = 5 sin  1 3 cos 
(B) ab  15, a = 3, b = 5 is
1 sin  1
(C) ab = 15, b = 3, a = 5
C) If a, b, c are in A.P. and (r) -12

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(D) ab = 10, a = 2, b = 5
33. The system of equations has no solutions if x  a x 1 1 2

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(A) ab = 15, a  3, b  5
f (x)  x  b 2x 2  1 1
(B) ab = 15, a = 3, b = 5 ,
(C) ab = 15, a  3 x  c 3x 2  2 1
(D) ab  15 then f (0) is
Passage - II
D
x 2 x
At times it is more convenient to prove a
determinant identity involving symmetric 1 x 6  a4 x4  a3x3  a2 x2  a1x  a0 ,
A
D) If
and homogeneous functions by factor x x x 1
theorem. A dimensional check and
C

then the value of a0 is (s) -2

homogeneity becomes very helpful in solving 38. Match the following
A

problems. Recall that an identity is true for Column-I Column-II

all values of the variables. Let D1, D2, D3 be (A) The value of the (p) 1
determinants given by determinant
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1 a a2 1 a a3 1 a2 a3 x2 x3 x5

D1  1 b b2 , D2  1 b b3 D3  1 b2 b3 x4 x6 x9
is
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2 3 2 3 x8 x  11 x  15
1 c c 1 c c 1 c c
(B) If one of the roots (q) -6
O

then it can be noted that D1, D2, D3 all will of the equation
vanish for a = b, b = c, c = a  (a - b)(b - c) 7 6 x 2  13
R

(c - a) are factors of D1, D2, D3. 2

2 x  13 2 0
34. The remaining factor (or factors) of D3 should
be x 2  13 3 7
(A) (a2 + b2 + c2) (B) (ab + bc + ac) is - 2, then sum of all
2 2 2
(C) a + b - c (D) (a - c)(b - c) other five roots is
35. The remaining factor of D2 must be (C) The value of (r) 2
(A) a (B) b 6 2i 3 6
(C) c (D) a + b + c
12 3 8i 3 2 6i
2a a b ca is
18 2 12i 2 7  2i
If a  b 2b bc
36. is a product of a real (D) If (s) -2
ca bc 2c 2
cos  cos  sin   sin 
number  and three linear factors then  f (  )  cos  sin  sin  2
cos  ,
must be sin   cos  0
(A) 2 (B) - 2 (C) 4 (D) -4
then the value of f(/3) is
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39. Let a,b,c be positive integers, such that
bc c b ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
c ca a 4
then
b a ab (A) If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
L ist -I L ist-I I correct explanation of (A).
3
a)  a  b  c   p) 0
(B) If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is
b) a 3  b 3  c3  3abc  q) 1
not correct explanation of (A).
1
c)  a  b  b  c  c  a   r) 2
4 (C) If (A) is true, (R) is false
d) a 3b 2 c  ab 2 c 3  a 2bc 3  s) 3
40. List-I List-II (D) If (A) is false, (R) is true
1
r 1

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r (E) Both (A) and (R) are false.
a) If r  1, M r  1 p) 2
1 2
r  1 

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f1 ( x ) f2 (x ) f3 (x )
logne
then nLt

 M2  M3  M4 .........  Mn   42. (A) If D(x)  a2 b2 c2 where
1 cos cos 0 cos cos a3 b3 c3
cos 1 cos  cos 0 cos f1 ,f2 ,f3 are differentiable functions and
b) If q) 4
D
cos cos 1 cos cos 0
a 2 ,b 2 ,c 2 ,a 3 ,b 3 ,c 3 are constants then
then sin 2   sin 2   sin 2  
A
 3 1 f 1 (x ) f 2 (x ) f 3 (x)
c) If A 1 1 T
 , C  BAB B A B    r) 1
C

 1 1  D (x )dx  a2 b2 c2 c
a3 b3 c3
then det  C  
A

1 1
d) If A   1 1 and s) 3 (R) Integration of sum of several functions
TS

 
then is equal to sum of integration of individual
4
A   I =
41. List-I List-II function.
a) If p) 2
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x x y x yz
43. (A) If A is a skew symmetric of order 3, then
2x 3x  2 y 4 x  3 y  2 z  343 its determinants should be zero.
O

3x 6x  3y 10 x  6 y  3 z
then x  (R) If A is square matrix then det A = det
R

b) If a 2  b 2  c 2  2 and q) 4 A ' = det(  A ' ).

1  a 2 x  1  b 2  x 1  c 2  x 44. (A) If three digit numbers A28, 3B9 and 62C,
f  x   1  a 2  x 1  b x  1  c  x
2 2
where A, B and C are integers between 0
1  a 2
 x 1  b  x 1  c x 
2 2
and 9, be divisible by a fixed integer k, then
then f  x  is a polynomial of degree
A 3 6
c) If r) 0
the determinants 8
a2  b2 9 C
c c is divisible by
c 2 B 2
2 2
b c
a a
a = kabc k.
c  a2
2
b b
b
then k = (R) If sum of three numbers is divisible by k,
d) If A,B,C are the angles of  le s) 7 then atleast one of them must be divisible by
sin 2 A sin C sin B k.
sin C sin 2 B sin A 
then
sin B sin A sin 2 C
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45. (A) For all 
KEY
sin  co s  sin 2 
LEVEL -I
 2   2   4 
sin     cos     sin  2    0
 3   3   3 
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
 2   2   4 
sin    co s    sin  2   1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B)
 3   3   3 
5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C)
 2   2  9. (C) 10.(B) 11.(B) 12.(B)
(R) sin   3   sin   3    sin 
    13.(A) 14.(A) 15.(A) 16.(B)
 2   2  17.(B) 18.(D) 19.(C) 20.(B)
cos      cos       cos 
 3   3  21.(B) 22.(C)
 4   4  MORE THAN ONE ANSWER
sin  2    sin  2     sin 2
 3   3  23.AC 24.ABC 25.AB 26.AB

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46. (A) If a, b, c are different and 27.ABCD 28.AB 29.ABCD 30.ABC
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

EM
a a3 a 4 1
31.(B) 32.(A) 33.(C) 34.B
b b3 b 4  1  0,
then abc(ab + bc + ac) = a 35.D 36.C
c c3 c4  1
MATRIX MATCH QUESTIONS
+b+c
D
37. (A-S, B-P, C-Q, D-S)
1 a2 a3 1 a a2 38. (A-S, B-R, C-Q, D-P)
A
2 3 2
(R) 1 b2 b3  (ab  bc  ac) 1 b b2 39. (A-Q,B-P,C-R,D-S)
C

1 c c 1 c c 40. (A-R,B-P,C-Q,D-Q)
41. (A-S,B-P,C-Q,D-R)
A

INTEGER QUESTIONS ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS

42. A 43.C 44.C 45. A
47. If A is a square matrix of order n, such that
TS

|adj(adjA)| = |A|9, then n equals 46.A 47.4 48. 1 49. 6

50.1
ex sin x 1
O

48. If   cos x n(1  x ) 1  a  bx  cx 2 ,

2
HINTS
x x2 1
O

LEVEL -I
then the value of a-b is
R

10! 11! 12! SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS

49. If D  11! 12! 13! , then find k/3 where k
1. (B) We have
12! 13! 14!
a a 1 a 1 a a 1 a 1
D n
is the total number of divisor of 4.   ( 1) b b  1 b  1  b b  1 b  1
(10!)3
c c  1 c 1 c c  1 c 1
1 x x x2 [rows 
 columns]
x 1 x x2 
50. Let 2
ax5 + bx4 + cx3 + dx2 a  a a  1 a  1
x x 1 x
= b b b 1 b 1  0
+ ex + f, then the value of f is c  c c  1 c 1
n
if (-1) = -1, i.e. n is an odd integer.
2. (A)
D = c sinA(c sin A – b sin A cos A)
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- b sinA(c sinA cosA – b sin A)+a2 (cos2A-1)   (n  1)   (n  1)   (n  3)
= (c2 + b2 – a2) sin2A – 2bc sin2 A cosA
= (2bc cosA)sin2A – 2bc sin2A cos A    (n  5)   (n  7)   (n  9)
= 0 [ a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A]   (n  11)   (n  13)   (n  15)
3. (C) Applying C2  C2 - C1, C3  C3 - C2,
0 0 1   (n  1) 2 2
  1 a b 1 1     (n  5) 2 2
1  ac 1 c c =0
  (n  11) 2 2
[C1  C1 – aC3; C2  C2 – C3] 9. (C)
= (1 – a)(1 – c) – (b - 1)(1 – ac)
= 1 – a – c + ac – b + abc + 1 – ac a1 a2
  (a 1 b 2  a 2 b 1 )
= (2 + abc) – (a + b + c) b1 b2
According to the given condition, we have a1 b2 = 0 or 1 and a2b1 = 0 or 1

Y
D>0 Max. (  ) = 1
i.e. abc + 2 > a + b + c 10. (B)

EM
using AM > G.M. , we have
x1 x2 x3 x1 y1 z1
a + b + c > 3(abc)1/3
Thus, we have abc + 2 > 3(abc)1/3   y1 y2 y3  x 2 y2 z2
 x3 – 3x + 2 > 0 z1 z2 z3 x3 y3 z3
(x – 1)2 (x + 2) > 0 , i.e. x > -2
D
i.e. x3 = abc > -8 x1 y1 z1 x1 y1 z1
2
A
4. (B)   x2 y2 z2 x2 y2 z2
1 0 0 x b b x b b x3 y3 z3 x 3 y3 z3
d
C

1  a x b  0 1 0  a x b
dx
a a x a a x 0 0 1 x12  y12  z12 x1x2  y1y2  z1z2 x1x3  y1y3  z1z3
A

x b x b x b  x1x2  y1y2  z1z2 x22  y22  z22 x2x3  y2 y3  z2z1

= a x  a x  a x  3 2 x3x1  y2 y3  z1z3 x2 x3  y2 y3  z2z3 x32  y32  z32

TS


5. | c | 1 , we have | c |2  1 1 0 0
2 2 2
c  c  c 1
1 2 3
. . . . . (1)  0 1 0 1
   
O

Again c  a & c  b , we have 0 0 1

 
c .a  0  a1c1  a2c2  a3c3  0 . . . . .(2) 2
  1    1
O

  11. (B)
& c .b  0  b1c1  b2c2  b3c3  0 . . . . .(3)

Also since angle between a & b is p/6  ei2A (ei2(BC)  ei2A )  eiC (eiC  ei(AB) )  eiB (ei(AC)  eiB )
R

  e i2(A B C)  1  1  e i(A B C)  ei( A  BC)  1

we have a.b  ( a1i  a2 j  a3k ).(b1i  b2 j  b3k )
 e i2   2  ei  e i  1
   = -4
or | a || b | cos  (a1b1  a2b2  a3b3 )
6 12. (B)
2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Applying C1  C1 + C2
or (a1  a2  a3 )(b1  b2  b3 )
4 2 cos 2 x 4sin 2x
2
= (a1b1 + a2b2 + a3b3) 2
  2 1  cos x 4sin 2x
6. (B) 2
7. (A) 1 cos x 1  4sin 2x
8. (C) Applying R2  R2 - R1 and R3  R3 - R1
Let r be the common ratio of G.P.
i 1
2 cos 2 x 4sin 2x
a i  ar i  1
 0 1 0  2  4sin 2x  6
na i  na  (i  1)nr
1 0 1
   (i  1) where  = ln a and
 = lnr
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2a 2 3 MORE THAN ONE ANSWER
1 a 2 0
2 0 a 23. ACD
2a3 - 4a - 8 = 0 a b c
a3 - 2a - 4 = 0  b c a 0
(a - 2) (a2 + 2a + 2) = 0
c a b
a=2
14. (A)  a + b + c = 0 or a = b = c
2x + 3y + 1 = 0 a>b>c  a+b+c=0
2x + y - 1 = 0 on solving x = 1, y = -1  1 is a root of at2 + bt + c = 0
If equations are consistent, then c
a(1) + 2(-1) - b = 0 Other root is 0
a
a-b-2=0 24. ABC
15. (A) Put x = 0  f =  (0) = 1

Y
The given determinants 1 is obtained by
e =  ' (0) = 3
corresponding cofactors of determinant 2 ;

EM
Hence 1 = 22. Put x = 1
Now 1 2 =22. 2 = 23. 2 1 1
16. Put x =0  a = 0, differentiate and x = 0  b =- 1 2 1 a bcdef
1   a  b 2  1 1 1 2
D
17. C3  C3  xC1  yC2  a + b + c + d = 0 …(i)
A

   ax  2bxy  cy
2 2
 ac  b 
2 Put x = -1
 -a + b - c + d - 3 + 1 = 0
1 2 2
C

  a x  2baxy  acy 2  b 2 y 2  b2 y 2  ac  b2  -a + b - c + d = 2 …(ii)

a On solving equation (i) & (ii),
A

1 we get b + d = 1 and a + c = -1
 2

  ax  by   y 2  ac  b 2   ac  b 2  <0
a 25. (AB)
18. Statement I is sometimes inconsistent Applying C3  C3 - xC2, C2  C2 - xC1,
TS

( no solution) and StatementII is always true we obtain

2 2
 2m  1  2n  1  2 p  1
2
3 0 2a 2
O

2 2
 2q  1  2r  1  2s  1 ,
2
(x)  3x 2a 2 2a 2 x
19.  C 1 C1  C2 ,
2 2
 2t  1  2u  1  2v  1
2 3x 2  2a 2 4a 2 x 2a 2 x 2  4a 4
O

Applying C3  C3 - xC2; we get

C2  C2  C3
R

3 0 1
C1  C2   2 m  1  2n  1 2 m  1  2n  1 2.2    4  4
(x)  4a 3x 1 x
Similarly C2  C3  4   2 2
3x  2a 2x x  2a 2
2
2
 m  n  2  m  n   n  p  2  n  p   2 p  1 Applying C1  C1 - 3C3, we get
2
 4.4  q  r  2  q  r   r  s  2  r  s   2 s  1 0 0 1
2
 t  u  2  t  u   u  v  2  u  v   2v  1 (x)  4a 4
0 1 x  16a 6
 R1  R1  R2 4a 2 2x x 2  2a 2
20. n!= 3.4.10=120=5! cos(  ) sin   cos 
cos   sin(  ) cos  sin 
21. C1  C 1 .C2 26.
sin 
cos 2 sin  cos 
 sin 

sin 
  sin 2  sin   cos2  sin    sin  = (cos(  +  ) (cos  cos  - sin  sin  )
+ sin  (sin  cos 2  + cos  sin (  + b))
22. R1 & R3 are identical after applying 
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- cos  (-sin  sin (  + b) a 4 0
- cos  cos2  Dz = 0 2 1  4a  12
 cos 2      cos 2   sin 2     3 0 2
Now the system will have unique solution
 1  cos 2 if D  0  ab  15
Hence the value of the given determinant is non- If ab = 15, let us write Dx, Dy, Dz, we get
negative and independent of  . Dx = 4b  20, Dy  6a  18, Dz  4a  12
27. (ABCD)
Check by option for x = 1 and x = – 1. we note that there is a value of a for which Dx,
28. (ABC) Dy, Dz vanish simultaneously which is obviously
x+ y+ z= 6 a = 3; Also for a  3 all the determinants become
x + 2y + 3z = 14 non-zero. Thus the system will have infinite
2x + 5y + lz = m solutions if ab = 15, a=3 and will have no solutions
if ab = 15, a  3.

Y
1 1 1 6 1 1 34. (B)
D  1 2 3 , D x  14 2 3 (a - b)(b - c)(c - a) does not change if a is

EM
,
2 5   5  replaced by b, b by c and c by a. But the degree
of expression is 5, therefore it must have a
1 6 1 1 1 6
homogeneous symmetric expression of degree 2
Dy  1 14 3 , Dz  1 2 14 as factor. The two degree symmetric expressions
D
2   2 5  are only
For unique solution D  0 see  for D non zero. a 2  b 2  c 2 ,ab  bc  ca, (a  b  c) 2
A
For infinitely many solution D = Dx = Dy = Dz = 0 a 2  b2  c 2  ab  bc  ac.
C

Solve for value of  and  . Thus one of the following must be an identity.
29. by simplifying
1 a2 a3
A

f  x   cos 2 x  cos 2 x sin 2 x  cos 4 x

1 b2 b3  k(a  b)(b  c)(c  a)(a 2  b 2  c2 )...(i)
 period of f  x   
TS

1 c2 c3
Maximum of f  x   1 and minimum of f  x   0
30. f  x   2  sin 2 x (by simplifying) 1 a2 a3
 1 b2 b3  k(a  b)(b  c)(c  a)(a  b  c) 2 ...(ii)
O

&   3 (maximum value of f  x  )

1 c2 c3
  1 (minimum value of f  x  )
O

1 a2 a3
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS  1 b2 b 3  k (a  b)( b  c)(c  a )
R

1 c2 c3
31, 32, 33 (a2 + b2 + c2 - ab - bc - ac) …. (iii)
The system can be written as
ax + 4y + z = 0, 0x + 2y + 3z = 1 1 a2 a3
& 3x + 0y – bz = -2,  1 b2 b3  k(a  b)(b  c)(c  a)(ab  bc  ac).....(iv)
a 4 1 1 c2 c3
0 2 3  30  2ab Where k is a constant.
 D=
3 0 b In the first assumption putting a = 0, b = 1,
c = -1, we get
0 4 1
1 0 0
Dx = 1 2 3  4b  20 1 1 1  k(0  1)(1  1)(1  0)(2)
2 0 b
1 1 1
a 0 1
1
3   ab  6a  3  2  4k  k  
Dy = 0 1
2
3 2 b
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Also putting a = 0, b = 1, c = 2, we get k  MATRIX MATCH QUESTIONS
2
Since the two values of k are different; 37. A-s, B-p, C-q, D-s
(i) cannot be an identity. (A) Coefficient of x in f(x) is coefficient of x in
We can similarly show that second and third are x 1 1
not identities either. Thus the only possibility left
1 x 2
is fourth. 2
Thus x 1 0
Therefore, coefficient of x is -2.
1 a2 a3
1 3cos  1
1 b2 b 3  k(a  b)(b  c)(c  a)(ab  bc  ac)
(B) Let D  sin  1 3cos 
1 c2 c3
1 sin  1
On putting a = 0, b = 1, c = -1, we get k = 1 2
= (3cos  - sin  )

Y
(any other choice of values for a, b, c will yield Dmax = 10
same k).
(C) f '  x   0

EM
35. (D)
Since the degree of D2 is 4, the fourth factor  f '(0)  0
should be of degree 1. This factor should be 0 2 0
symmetric i.e., if a  b, b  c and c  a, the
(D) a 0  1 0 6  2(1)  2
D
value of the factor must not change (since in D2 if
a  b, b  c, c  a, then no change occurs.) 0 0 1
A

The only 1 dimensional factor which is symmetric 38. A-s; B-r, C-q,D-p
in a, b, c is a + b + c. (A) The given determinant is
C

36. (C) x2 x3 x5

A

On putting a = -b, the determinant  x4 x6 x9

2b 0 cb x  8 x  11 x  15
TS

 0 2b bc Applying R3  R3 - R2 and R2  R2 - R1, we

cb bc  2c have
2
= 2b[4bc - (b + c) ] + (c - b)[2b(c - b)] x2 x 3 x 5
O

= 2b(b - c)2 - 2b(b - c)2 = 0  2 3 4

O

 a + b is a factor. Since the determinant is 4 5 6

symmetric, b + c, c + a should also be the factors
since the determinant is of degree 3. No other x x x 1
R

factor is possible. 22 3 4

 2a ab ca 1 1 1
 ab  2b b  c  k (a  b)(b  c)(c  a ) [Applying R1  R1 - R2 and R3  R3 - R2]
ca bc 2c x 0 1
Where k is a constant. 22 1 1
Since this is an identity, we put a = b = c = 1 1 0 0
To get k, we get [Applying C3  C3-C2 and C2  C2-C1] = -2
[Expanding along R3]
2 2 2 7 6 x 2  13
2 2 2  8k 2 x 2  13 2
 32 = 8k  k = 4 (B) 2
2 2 2 x  13 3 7
2 3
Let x - 13 = t. Then t - 67t + 126 = 0
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 t  9, 2, 7  x  2,  20,  15 log ne
 1
Lt  M 2  M 3  ...........  M n   Lt 1   =1
Hence sum of other five roots is 2. n  n 
 n

6 2i 3 6
b) 2

 12 3  8i 3 2  6i c) C  A 2  16
(C)
18 2  12i 27  2i  0 2  4 0 
d) A2    and A4   
 2 0   0 4 
Taking 6 common from C1, we get
41. a) x3  343  x  7
1 2i 3 6 R2  R2  R1
 6 2 3  2 2i 3 2  6i b) C1  C1  C2  C3 and R3  R3  R1 then
2

Y
3 2  2 3i 3 3  2i   1  x 

c)   4abc

EM
Applying R2  R2- 2 R1 and R3  R3- 3 R-1,
we get d) Verify for equilateral triangle then the result is 0

1 2i 3 6
ASSERTION REASON QUESTIONS
D
 60 3 6i  2 3
0 2 2i  3 2
A
42. D(x)  1f1 (x)   2 f 2 (x)   3 f3 (x)
C

 6(3 6  2 6) Where 1  (b 2 c3  b3 c3 ),  2  a 2 c3  a 3c 2
= -6, which is an integer  3  a 2 b3  a 3 b2 then
A

cos 2  cos  sin   sin 

(D) f ( )  cos  sin   D(x)dx    f (x)dx    f
1 2 2 (x)dy    3f 3 (x)  C.(*)
TS

2
sin  cos 
sin   cos  0
 f (x)dx  f
1 2 (x)dx  f (x)dx
3

Applying R1  R1 + (sin  ) R3 and  a2 b2 c2 C

O

R2  R2 - (cos  )R3, we get a3 b3 c3

O

1 0  sin  Thus assertion (A) is true and follows from reason

R which we have applied at (*).
R

f( )  0 1 cos 
sin   cos  0 43. The reason (R) is false since det A’ = det(-A’) is
not true
=sin2  + cos2  = 1
Indeed det(-A’) = (-1)3detA’
 f(  /3) = 1 Now as A = -A’ (A is skew symmetric detA =
39. Given determinant  4abc  4 det(-A’) = -dete(A’) = -detA
 a  1, b  1, c  1  det A = 0
( a,b,c are positive integers) 44. Operate R2  R2 + 10R3 + 100R3
1 1 A 3 6
40. a) M r  
r 1 r D  A28 3B9 62C
1 2 B 2
 M 2  M 3  ...........  M n  1 
n
As A28, 3B9, 62C are divisible by a fixed integer
K, therefore
A28 = Ka
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3B9 = Kb
abbcca a a2 1 a a2
62C = Kg
C1 C1 bC2  abbcca b b2 (abbcca)1 b b2
A 3 6
abbcca c c2 1 c c2
DK   
2 B 2 After operating R2  R2 - R3, R3  R3 - R1
We get = (ab + bc + ca)(a - b)(b - c)(c - a) …(ii)
 D is divisible by K.
Reason (R) is false. Take three number 3, 8, 10. 1 a a3
Sum is 21 which is divisible by 7 but none of D2  1 b b3
them is divisible by 7.
1 c c3
45. Operate R2  R2 + R3 and used C-D formulae
as given in Reason (R) we can get result. After operating R2  R2 - R3, R3  R3 - R1
a a3 a4 1 a a3 a4 a a3 1 We get D2 = (a - b)(b - c)(c - a)(a + b + c) …(iii)

Y
46. D b b3 b4  1  b b3 4
b  b b3 1 From (i), (ii) and (iii), we get

EM
c c3 c4  1 c c3 c4 c c3 1 abc(ab + bc + ca) = a + b + c
( a, b, c are different)
1 a2 a3 1 a a3
2

D  abc 1 b 2 b3  1 b b3  0 47. | adj(adjA) || A |(n 1) | A |9

D
1 c3 c3 1 c c3 (n - 1)2 = 9
 n - 1 = ±3 ; n=4
A
D = abc(D1) +(D2) = 0 …(i)
Now 48. 1
C

Put x = 0,
1
A

a a2 a=  =0
a
bc a a2
2 3
1 a a for b
1
D1  1 b 2 b3  abc b b2
TS

3 b  ca b b2 b = ' (0)
1 c c3
1
c c2 ab c c2
c ' (x) = b + 2cx
O

1 0 1 1 1 1
bc  a 2 a a2
O

0 0 1  1 0 1  1
C1  C1  C3  ca  b2 b b2 ' (0) = b =
1 0 1 0 0 1
R

ab  c 2 c c2
a-b=1
bc  ac  a 2 a a2 D
2 2 49. 4
C1  C1  C 3  bc  ac  b b b (10!)3
ab c c2 (10)(2.102 + 8n + 10)
C1  C1  aC2 D
Hence  4  2900
(10!)3
bc  ac a a2
50. Put x = 0
D1  bc  ac  ab  b 2 b b2
|I| = f
ab  bc c c2
 f=1

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LEVEL -II 4. If 1 , 2 and 1 ,  2 respectively be roots

of the equation ax 2  bx  c  0 and
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
px 2  qx  r  0 . If the system of equations
1. Let 1 y   2 z  0 and 1 y   2 z  0 has a

sec x cos x sec 2 x  cot x cosecx b2

non trivial solution then value of 2 is
f  x   cos 2 x cos 2 x cosec2 x q
1 cos 2 x cos 2 x ac ap pr cr
A) B) C) D)
pr cr ac ap

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 /2

 f  x dx is

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then the value of   x 0 x   x
0
If  
5.
 x    x   x   x then find
8  8   x  x  x
A)    B)    
D
 15 4   15 2 
the value of "  x 
A
8   8 
C)    D)    A)      B) 0
C

 15 2   15 4 
C) 2   D) 3
A

cosec 1 0
 a   b   c 
1 2cosec 1 lo g   lo g   lo g  
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2. If =  b   c   a 
0 1 2cosec  b   c   a 
 1  lo g   lo g   lo g  
6. Let  c   a   b 
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1 3   c   a   b
 tan  cot 3  then value of    lo g 


b 
lo g 


b 
lo g 


c 
2  
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is
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a b c
A) 5 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
3. If and  2  b c a
 a  b  c then the
c a b
ax12  by12  cz12  ax22  by22  cz22  ax32  by32  cz32  
and ax1 x2  by1 y2  cz1 z2  1
value of is
ax2 x3  by2 y3  cz2 z3  ax3 x1  by3 y1  cz3 z1 2

1
x1 y1 z1 1 A)  a  b  b  c  c  a 
     4
x
= & 2
y2 z2        
 abc  B)   a  b  c 
x3 y3 z3
C) 0
then the value of    is
D) log  a  b  c 
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11. In  ABC, it is being given that

x2 1  x2 sec x
7. If f  x   sin x x ,
e 2
1 1 1
tan x x3 sin x A B C
 cot cot cot 0
2 2 2
 /2
B C A C A B
then  f  x dx is equal to tan  tan tan  tan tan  tan
2 2 2 2 2 2
 / 2

A) 0 B) -1 C)  D)  /3
then triangle must be
8. If A) equilateral B) isosceles
C) obtuse angled D) right angled
1 12. The value of the determinant
3k cos  k  1  

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 k  1  k  2  12 22 42
n  n  1 

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3n  1 n sin
2
cos
2 22 32 52
Dk  
2 n 1 
sin 32 42 6 2 is equal to
2
a b c 42 52 72
D
a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3
A

13.If
n 1
C

then  Dk is 2  3 2 1  3
A

k 0
A) independent of n p4  p3  r2  s t  2 1 2   3  3
B) independent of a,b,c 2  3  4 3
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C) a + b + c D) a + 2b + c
9. If the value of a fourth order determinant is then p is equal to
3, then the value of the determinant formed a) -5 b) -4 c) -3 d) -2
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by the cofactors is
a2 2 ab  c ca  b  c b
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A) 27 B) 64 C) 1 D) 81
10. If ab  c b2 2 bc  a  c  a
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14. If
sin x ca  b bc  a c2 2 b b 
sin 5 x ln sin x
sin x  cos x 3
n n
= 1  a 2  b 2  c2  , then the value of  is
f  x  n k k a) 8 b) 27 c) 1 d) -1
k 1 k 1 15. If c<1 and the system of equations x+y-1=0,
8  1  2x-y-c=0 and bx+3by-c=0 is consistent, then
In  
15 2 2 4 thepossible real values of b are
 3 3 
 /2 a) b   3,  b) b   , 4 
 4 2 
then the value of  f  x dx is  3   3
0
c) b    , 3  d) b   3, 
A) 1 B) 0 C) 2 D) 3  4   2

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ax e x loge a x2 20. If a  b  c  0 , a 2  b 2  c 2  1 &

a 3x e3x loge a x4

16. If g(x)= , then ax c b
a 5x e5x loge a 1
a) graphs of g(x) is symmetrical about origin c bx a 0
b) graphs of g(x) is symmetrical about y-axis b a cx
d 4g  x 
c) 0 then the value/ values of x.
dx 4 x 0
3 3
ax A) 0 B) C)  D) 1
d) f  x   g  x   log   is an odd 2 2
ax

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function 21. The determinant

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yz  x 2 zx  y 2 xy  z 2 r2 u2 u2 a2  x2 ab ac
2 2 2 2 2 2
xz  y xy  z yz  x  u r u  ab b2  x2 bc
17.
xy  z 2 yz  x 2 zx  y 2 u2 u2 r2
D
ac bc c2  x2
then
A
a) r 2  x  y  z b) r  x 2  y 2  z 2 is divisible by
C

A) x B) x² C) x³ D) x4
c) u 2  yz  zx  xy d) u 2  xyz
22. Let a,b,c are non-zero real number and
A

18.
my  nz mq  nr mb  nc bc ca ab
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kz  mx kr  mp kc  ma   ca ab bc
is equal to __
nx  ky  np  kq  na  kb ab bc ca
O

a) 0 b) -1 c) 1 d) 2
where (  ) is cube root of unity, then 
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vanishes iff
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MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS

1 1 1
A)   2 0
a b c
x2  a2 x2  b2 x 2  c2
3 1 1 1
19. If
   x  a  x  b 3  x  c 3 0 B)  2 0
a b c
 x  a 3  x  b 3  x  c  3
1 1 1
C)  2 0
 where a  b  c  then value of x is/are a b c
1 1 1 1
A) 0 B)  bc  ca  ab  D)   0
3 a b c
1
C)   bc  ca  ab D) a
3
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f  x   a  bx n and
MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
f  2   17 , then f  5   313k
23. The entries in a 3x3 determinant are either
1 or -1, then then k =
Column - I Column - II
A) Total number of p) 4 2cos2 x sin2x sin x
such determinants D) If  sin2x 2sin2 x cos x s) 1
B) The sum of q) 3 sin x cos x 0
maximum & minimum
trace of the
 /2
determinants possible
C) The maximum value r) 512 then     ' dx  k ,
0

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of such a determinant
D) The maximum value s) zero then the value of k is

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of trace of such determinant
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
24. Match the following
Column - I Column - II Passage - I
D
If
cos x x 1
A

2
x2  x  2 2x2  3x 1 3x2  5x  3
A) f  x  2sin x x 2x p) 
D  20x2  20x  59 40x2  60x  20 60x2 100x  70
C

tan x x 1
2x2  2x  6 4x2  6x  2 6x2 10x  7
A

= ax² + bx + c, then
f  x
then lim 25. The value of ‘a’ is
TS

x 0 x
1 2 3 1 2 3
2cos2 2x sin2x sinx 1 0 1 1 1 1
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A) B)
f  x  sin2x 2sin2 x cosx 2 1 1 2 0 1
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B) q) 2
sinx cosx 0
1 2 3 1 2 3
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 /2 C)
1 0 1 D)
1 0 1
then  f ' x  dx = 2 0 1 0 2 1
0
26. The value of ‘b’ is

 1 1 3 5 1 3 5
f  x f  x  f  
 x A)
1 0 1 B)
1 0 1
 0
C) If  1 r) 0 2 0 1 2 1 1
1 f 
 x
1 3 5 1 3 5
where it is given that
C)
2 0 1 D)
1 1 1
1 1 1 2 0 1
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27. The value of ‘c’ is 32. If b 4  1 then a,b,c are in
2 1 3 2 1 3 A) AP B) GP C) HP D) AGP

A)
1 0 1 B)
1 0 1 33. 
2 2

If  a  c   b 3a c  1 then a,b,c are in
2 1 1 2 0 1 A) AP B) GP C) HP D) AGP
Passage - IV
2 1 1 2 1 3 Let  ,  be the roots of ax 2  bx  c  0

C)
3 2 0 D)
1 0 1 and let S n   n   n , for n  1 and
1 1 1 2 1 0
3 1  S1 1  S 2
Passage - II
  1  S1 1  S 2 1  S3

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Consider the ploynomial function
1  S2 1  S3 1  S 4

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a b
1  x  1  2 x  1
f  x  1 1  x a 1  2 x b 1 1 1
1  1   
1  2 x b 1 1  x  a
D
34. If then is equal to
12
1 2 2
A
a,b being positive integers.
28. The constant term in f(x) is A) 1 B) 2 C) 0 D) 3
C

A) 2 B) 1 C) -1 D) 0 35. Value of  interms of  ,  is

29. The coefficient of x in f(x) is
A

A) 2a B) 2a  3  2b  1
A)    1      1 
2
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C) 0 D) 2b B)    1      1 
30. Which of the following is true
2
A) All the roots of the equation f(x) = 0 are C)    1      1 
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positive
B) All the roots of the equation f(x) = 0are 2
D)    1      1
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negative
C) At least one root of the equation f(x) = 0 is 36. Value of  interms of a,b,c is
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repeating one
D) At most one root of the equation f(x)=0 is A)
a  b  c
2
b 2
 4ac 
4
positive a
Passage - III
3 4 B)
a  b  c
2
b 2
 4ac 
a a a 1
a4
3 4
b b b 1
If a  b  c and = 0 then
c c 3 4
c 1
 a  b  c 2  b2  4ac 
C)
a4
31. If 2ab 2c  3  a 2c 2 then a,b,c are in (if

 ac  1 D)
a  b  c
2
b 2
 4ac 
4
b
A) AP B) GP C) HP D) AGP

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Passage - V 44. The system ax  y  z  a , x  by  z  b
Given that the system of equations x=cy+bz, and x  y  cz  c has no solution if a,b,c
y=az+cx, z=bx+ay has non-zero solutions and are all different from the number -----------
at least one of the a, b, c is a proper fraction. 45. The value of  for which the system
37. a 2  b 2  c 2 is
a) >2 b) >3 c) <3 d) <2  sin3  x  y  z  0, cos2  x  4y  3z  0,
38. abc is 2 x  7 y  7 z  0 has non-trivial solution is
a) >-1 b) >1 c) <2 d) <3
39. system has solution such that 5
, where  is a positive integer greater
a) x : y : z  1  2a 2  : 1  2c2  
than 1 then  must be equal to
1 1 1
b) x : y : z  : :
1 n n
1  2a 1  2b 1  2c 2
2 2

a b c 46. If Di  n2  n  1 n2  n and

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2i
c) x : y : z  : :
1  a 1  b 1  c2
2 2
2i  1 n2 n2  n  1

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d) x : y : z  1  a 2 : 1  b 2 : 1  c 2
n
Passage - VI
Consider the polynomial function  Di  56 then n must be
1i
D
a b
1  x  1  2x  1 0 2x  2 2x  8
A
a b
f x  1 1  x  1  2x    x  x 1 4 x2  7
,a,b being 47. If and
C

b a
1  2x  1 1  x  0 0 x4
A

positive integers.
3 3
40. The constant term in f(x) is
a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0 f  x    aij cij , where a is the
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ij
j 1 i 1
41. The coefficient of x in f(x) is
a) 2a b) 2a  3  2b  1 c) 0 d) 2b element of ith row and jth column in   x
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42. Which of the following is true? and cij is the cofactor of aij, for all i,j then
a) All root of the equation f(x) =0 are positive
greatest value of f  x  , for x 3,18 is
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b) All root of the equation f(x) =0 are negative

c) At least one of the equation f(x) =0 repeating 48. If A,B,C are angles of a triangle and
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one
d)none of these  tan A tan B  9 , x=tanA, y=tanB,
z=tanC then the numerical value of
INTEGER ANSWER QUESTIONS
x y z
a 2  b2 y z x
c c
c z x y
2 2
b c 49. Number of positive integral solutiosn (x,y,z)
a a
43. If a = kabc of the equation is
c2  a 2
b b x3  1 x2 y x2 z
b
Where k is a numerical quantity then k should xy 2 y3  1 y 2 z  11
be is
xz 2 yz 2 z3  1
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sin  cosec
tdt B  dt a b 2c f 2d e
50. If A   1  t2
,  t 1  t 2  then A  d e 2f , B  d 4l 2m
1 1 56. Given , then
l m 2n c 2a b
A A2 B
the value of B/A is
e A B B2 1
is k-7 then the value
1 A2  B2 1 PREV I OUS I I T QUEST I ONS
of k =
51. If p,q,r,s are in AP and 57. L et P   a ij  be 3x3 matrix and Let
p  sin x q  sin x p  r  sin x Q   bij  where bij  2 i  j a ij for
f  x   q  sin x r  sin x 1  sin x 1  i, j  3 . If the determinant of P is 2 then

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r  sin x s  sin x s  q  sin x the determinant of the matrix Q is
A) 210 2) 211 3) 212 4) 213

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2
(P) Let p be an odd prime humber and TP be the
such that  f  x  dx  4 then common following set of 2x2 matrices
0
 a b  
difference of the AP is  , where   Tp   A   ; a , b , c  0,1, 2,........  p  1
D

16  c a 
8
 2
  a x k
A
52. Given 1  x  x k then the 58. The number of A in Tp such that A is either
x 0 symmetric or skew-symmetric or both, and
C

a3 a7 a13 det(A) is divisible by p is

A)  p  12 B) 2  p  1
A

value of a 4 a6 a12 =
a5 a4 a11
C)  p  12  1 D) 2 p  1
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53. If a1 , a 2 , a 3 , 5, 4, a 7 , a 8 , a 9 are in H.P, and 59. The number of A in Tp such that the trace of
a1 a2 a3 A is not divisible by p but det(A) is divisible
by p is
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D 5 4 a6
then the value of [D] is
a7 a8 a9 A)  p  1  p 2  p  1 B) p 3   p  1
2
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(where [ ]represents the greatest integer

function) C)  p  1
2
D)  p  1  p 2  2 
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54. The value of  for which the system of 60. The number of A in Tp such that det(A) is
equation not divisible by p is
x  y  z    1 A) 2 p 2 B) p 3  5 p
x  y  z    1 C) p 3  5 p D) p 3  p 2
x  y  z    1 61. Let  be the complex number
has no solution, is 2 2
55. If a1 , a 2 , a 3 ,....., a12 are in A.P. and
cos  i sin . Then the number of distinct
3 3
complex number z satisfying
a1a 5 a1 a 2 a 2 a10 a 2 a 3
z 1  2
1  a 2a 6 a 2 a 3  2  a 3a11 a 3 a 4
 z 2 1  0 equal to
a 3a 7 a 3 a 4 a 4 a12 a 4 a 5 2
 1 z
then 1 :  2 
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62. Let k be a positive real number and let
66. If
2k 1 2 k 2 k 0 2k 1 k
sin x sin  x   x  sin  x  2 x 
A 2 k 1 2k B 12k 0 2k
and   sin  x  2 x  sin x sin  x   x 
2 k 2k 1  k 2 k 0 sin  x   x  sin  x  2 x  sin x
If det (adj A) + det (adj B) = 106, then [k] is

equal to [Note : adj M denotes the adjoint
then prove that lim 2
 9sin x cos 2 x
of a square matrix M and [k] denotes the x0
 x 
largest integer less than or equal to k]
[IITJEE 2010] x2  x 2x  1 x3
63. Consider the system of equations
f  x  3x  1 2  x2 x3  3
x  2 y  3 z  1 , x  3 y  4 z  1 and 67. If
x3 x2  4 2x
x  y  2z  k

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Statement - I : The system of equations has
 a0 x 7  a1x 6  a2 x 5  ....  a6 x  a7

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no solution for k  3
Statement - II : The determinant then prove that  a6 , a7    75, 21
1 3 1 68. If 1 1   2 2   3 3
D
1 2 k  0 for  1 1   2 2  3 3  0
k 3
1 4 1  12   22   32  1 amd 11   2  2   3 3
A

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C

3
A) Statement - I is true, Statement - II is
true, Statement - II is a correct explanation

2
 2
1   22   32 12   22  32  
A

for Statement - I Then show that

B) Statement - I is true, Statement - II is 1 2 3
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true, Statement - II is not a correct 1

explanation for Statement - I 
1 2 3  12  22  32 . 12  22  32
4
 
C) Statement - I is true, Statement - II false 1  2  3
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D) Statement - I is false, Statement - II true 69. If u, v, w be functions of x and if suffixes

denote differentiation with respect to x,
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SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
u1 v1 w1 u1 v1 w1
d
R

64. Show that

prove that dx u 2 v 2 w2  u 2 v2 w2
2 4
1 m  n  l  p  m  n  l  p  u 3 v3 w3 u 4 v 4 w4
2 4 70. If f, g and h are differentiable functions of x
1 n  l  m  p  n  l  m  p 
2 4
=
1 l  m  n  p  l  m  n  p  f g h

64 l  m l  n l  p m  n m  p n  p

  xf '  xg '  xh '
and " " "
then
65. If a  cos   i sin  , b  cos 2  i sin 2 x f   x g  x h
2 2 2

and c  cos3  i sin 3 and if

f g h
a b c '
 f g' h'
b c a   then   2n , n  N prove that ' ' '
c a b x f  x g  x h 
3 " 3 " 3 "

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yz  x 2 zx  y 2 xy  z 2
zx  y 2 xy  z 2 yz  x 2
KEY
71. Pr ove = LEVEL -II
xy  z 2 yz  x 2 zx  y 2
SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
r2 u2 u2
1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A)
u2 r2 u2 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (B)
where r 2  x 2  y 2  z 2 9. (A) 10. (B) 11. (B) 12.(B)
2 2 2
u u r 13.(B) 14.(C) 15.(C) 16.(A)
17.(C) 18.(A)
and u 2  yz  zx  xy
MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
72. Show that 19. (ABC) 20. (ABC)
a2  x2 ab  cx ac  bx 2
21. (ABCD) 22. (ABD)

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x c b
ab  cx b2  x2 bc  ax   c x a MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
23. A  r, B  s, C  p, D  q,

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ac  bx bc  ax c2  x2 b a x
24. A  r, B  r, C  q, D  s
73. If a,b,c are all different and the points COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
 r3 r2  3  25. (C) 26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (D)
,  where r  a, b, c  29. (C) 30. (C) 31. (A) 32. (B)
D
  are
 r 1 r 1  33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (D) 36.(A)
collinear, then prove that
A
37.(C) 38.(A) 39. (D)
3  a  b  c   ab  bc  ca  abc 40.(D) 41.(C) 42. (C)
C

2 2
INTEGER ANSWER QUESTIONS
74. If  x1  x 2    y1  y 2   a 2 43. 4 44. 1 45. 6 46. 7
A

2 2 47. 0 48. 0 49. 3 50. 7

 x2 x3   y2  y3   b2 51. 1 52. 0 53. 2 54. 2
55. 1 56. 2
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2 2
 x3 x1   y3 y1   c2 PREVIOUS IIT QUESTIONS
57. D 58. D 59. C 60. D
then prove that
61. 1 62. 4 63. A
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2
x1 y1 1
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4 x 2 y 2 1   a  b  c  b  c  a  c  a  b  a  b  c 
HINTS
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x 3 y3 1
LEVEL-II
75. If f(x) is a polynomial of degree <3, prove
that SINGLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 a f a  /  x  a  1 a a 2

f x
1 b f  b  /  x  b   1 b b2  sec x 0 sec 2 x  cot x cos ecx
 x  a  x  b  x  c  f (x)  cos 2 x cos x  cos 4 x
2
cos ec 2 x
1 c f c /  x  c 1 c c2 1.
1 0 cos 2 x
x  c1 x  a x  a applying c2  c2  cos 2 xc1
x  b x  c2 x  a
76. If f(x) = , then show that sec x sec 2 x  cot x cos ecx
x  b x  b x  c3  (cos 2 x  cos 4 x)
f(x) is linear in x.. 1 cos 2 x
b g  a   a g  b Expanding along C2
hence deduce that f  0   (cos 2 x  cos4 x) cos x  sec 2 x  cot x cos ecx 
b  a
where g  x    c1  x  c 2  x  c3  x   cos 2 x(1  cos 2 x) cos x  sec 2 x  cos x cos ec 2 x 
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 cos3 x sin 2 x  sin 2 x  cos3 x 4. If the given system of equations has a nontrival
  cos3 x(  sin 2 x  1)  sin 2 x   cos5 x  sin 2 x solution, then we have
/ 2 / 2 /2 1  2
 0 is 12   21 is
 f (x)dx   (  cos5 x)dx   sin 2 xdx 1 2
0 0 0
1 1 1   2 1  2
 4 2   1    8    
            2 2 1   2 1  2
 5  3 1   2 2   15 4 
(1   2 ) 2 (1   2 ) 2
cos ec 1 0  
(1   2 ) 2  41 2 (1  2 ) 2  412
LHS  1 2cos ec 1
2.
0 1 2cos ec b2 / a 2 q 2 / p2 b2 q2
   
b2 4c q 2 4r b 2  4ac q 2  4pr
cosec 1 0 2
 2

a a p p
 0 2cosec sin 1 [R2  R2  sin R1]
b2(q2  4pr) = q2(b2  4ac)  b2 × 4pr = q2 × 4ac

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0 1 2cosec
1 x x
2cos ec  sin  1  '(x)  1   x x

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 cos ec 5.
1 2cos ec 1 x vx
2 3
 cosec(4cosec  2 1)  4cosec 3cosec x 1 x x x 1
1    x 1 x  x x 1
D
RHS   tan 3  cot 3 
2 2 2 x 1 vx x x 1
A
3
1          ''  x   0
  tan  cot   3tan cot  tan  cot  
C

2  2 2 2 2 2 2  
b c
2 log1 log   log  
   
A

1    c a
  tan  cot   tan  cot   3
2 2 2   2 2  c a
6. 1  log1 log   log   c1  c1  c2  c3 = 0
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2 a  b
1 sec  / 2  sec 2  / 2 
2  1  2   2 2 
    3      3 a   b
2 tan  / 2  tan  / 2   2  sin    sin   log1 log   log  
  b c
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 cos ec  4cos ec 2   3 1 

Whereas 2 = (3abc  a3  b3  c3)  0   0
O

 4cos ec3  3cosec 2

x1 y1 z1 x1 y1 z1 x2 1  x2 sec x
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LHS  x 2 y 2 z 2  x 2 y2 z2 f (  x)  | sin x | e|x| 2  f (x)

3. 7.
x 3 y3 z 3 x 3 y3 z3  tan x x 3  sin x
ax1 by1 cz1 x1 y1 z1 / 2
1 f (x)dx  0

abc
ax 2 by 2 cz 2  x 2 y2 z2 Hence 
 / 2
ax 3 by3 cz 3 x3 y3 z3 n 1
3n  1 3n  1
2
ax  by cz
1
2
1
2
1 ax1x2  by1y2  cz1z2 ax3x1 by3y1  cz3z1 8.  3k  1  3  32  ....  3n 1 
k 0 3 1

2
1
 ax1x2 by1y2  cz1z2 ax22  by22 cz22 ax2x3  by2y3 cz2z3 n 1
1 n 1
abc  1 1  n
ax3x1  by3y1 cz3z1 ax2x3  by2y3 cz2z3 ax32  by32 cz32  (k  1)(k  2)   k  1  k  2   n  1
k 0 k 0

   n 1


1
   
1
    2 (  2)  cos(k  1)  1  cos   ....  cos(n  1)
k 0
abc abc
    Re 1  ei  ei2   .....  e i(n 1)  
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 1  ein   (1  ein )(1  e i )   A B  B C
 Re   Re   cot  cot  cot  cot 
i   i  i   2 2  2 2
 1 e   (1  e )(1  e ) 
1  ei  ein  ei(n1)  1  cos   cos   cos(n 1)
 Re   0 0 1
 2  (ei  ei )  2(1  cos )
C
 1 1 cot
  1    1 2
2sin 2  2sin  n    sin sin  sin  n   
2  2 2 2  2 B A B C tan A B
  tan tan tan tan  tan
  2 2 2 2 2 2
4sin 2 2sin
2 2  A B  B C B C A
  cot  cot   cot  cot  tan  tan  tan   0
n (n  1)  2 2  2 2 2 2 2
sin cos  =0
 2 2
 A B B C A C

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sin  cot  cot or cot  cot or tan  tan
2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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9. 4 1
 C    33  27  Triangle is definitely isosceles.
10. 1 4 9 16
 /2 / 2  /2
sinx 4 9 16 25
5
 sin xdx  lnsinxdx  dx 
12.
D
0 0 0 sinx  cosx 9 16 25 36
 /2 n n
16 25 36 49
A
 f (x)dx  n k k
0 k1 k1 (R 3  R 3  R 2, R 4  R 4  R 3 )
C

8  1 
ln   1 4 9 16
15 2  2 4
A

4 9 16 25
3 (R 4  R 4  R 3 )
4 2   5 7 9 11
  ln 2
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5 3 2 4 5 7 9 11
n n
 n k
k 1
k
k 1
13. We divide L.H.S by  4 and
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2
C1 by  , C2 by  andC3 by  on the R.H.S to
8  1 
ln   obtain
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15 2 2 4
2 3 4
1 1 1 1
8  1  p  q   r   s   t 
R

ln      

15 2 2 4
n n
Taking limit as    ,
 n k k  0 we get p=-4
k 1 k 1

8  1  14. We observe that the elements in the pre-factor

ln   are the cofactors of the corresponding elements
15 2  2  4
of the post-factor. hence,
11. Applying
C1  C1  C2  c b
3
C2  C2  C3 c  a      2  a 2  b 2  c 2  
b a 
0 0 1 3
A B B C C  1  a 2  b 2  c 2 
  cot  cot cot  cot cot 0
2 2 2 2 2   1
B A C B A B
tan  tan tan  tan tan  tan
2 2 2 2 2 2
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15. The given system is consitent x y z 0 m n 0 m n
1 1 1   p q r m 0 k where m 0 k
18.
  2  1  c  0 a b c n  k 0 n  k 0
b 3b  c is skew symmetric.
=c+bc-6b+b+2c+3bc=0   0
5b MULTIPLE ANSWER QUESTIONS
=c 
4b  3
Now c<1 19. Applying
5b x2  a2 x 2  b2 x 2  c2
 1  0
4b  3 R 3  R 3  R 2 ,   (x  a)3 (x  b)3 (x  c)3
 3  6x 2a  2a 3 6x 2 b  2b3 6x 2c  2c3
 b    ,3 
 4 

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1
16. R 3  R 3 then R 2  R 2  R 3 , we get
2

EM
x
ax eloge a x2 ax a x x2 x2  a2 x 2  b2 x 2  c2
g  x   a 3x eloge a
3x

5x
x4  a 3x a3x x4 eloga  a x  x

   2 x 3  3xa 2
3x 2 a  a 3
x 3  3xb 2
3x 2 b  b3
x 3  3xc 2
3x 2 c  c3
a 5x eloge a 1 a 5x a 5x 1
D
1
x x 2 x x 2 R 2    R1 & then C2  C2  C1 , C3  C3  C1
A
a a x a a x x
 g   x   a 3x a 3x x 4   a 3x a 3x x 4 x2  a 2 a 2  b2 a2  c2
C

a 5x a 5x 1 a 5x a 5x 1   2x x2  3a2 3(b2  a2 ) 3(c2  a 2 )

A

3x2a  a3 3x2 (b  a)  (b3  a3 ) 3x2 (c  a)  (c3  a3 )

 g  x 
x2  a2 (a  b) (a  c)
TS

 g  x   g  x   0 2 2
 2x(b  a)(c  a) x  3a 3(b  a) 3(c  a)
 g  x  is an odd function 3x a  a 3x  b  ab  a 3x  c2  a2  ac
2 3 2 2 2 2

17. In the left hand determinant, each element is the

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Applying R2  R2 + 3R1 & R3  R3 + aR1

cofactor of the elements of the derterminant
x2  a2 (a  b) (a  c)
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x y z 2
  2x(b  a)(c  a) 4x 0 0
y z x  *  say  2 2 2
3x  c 2
2
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4x a 3x  b
z x y
 2x(ba)(c a).4x2 (a  b)(3x2 c2) (a c)(3x2 b2)
Hence,
x y z x y z  8x 3 (b  a)(c  a)(b  c) 3x 2  (bc  ca  ab
*2  y z x y z x As a, b, c are distincts  = 0
1
z x y z x y x  0 or x 2  (bc  ca  ab)
3
r2 u 2 u2 1
 x  0,  (bc  ca  ab)
 u2 r2 u2 3
20. (Applying C 1  C 1 + C 2 + C 3 )
u2 u2 r2
abcx c b
abcx bx a 0
abcx a cx
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2 2
1 c b  1 1 1   1 w w  1 w w
  abc 3           
(a  b  c  x) 1 b  x a 0  a b c  a b c  a b c
1 a cx
MATRIX MATCHING QUESTIONS
1 c b
 (a  b  c  x) 0 b  x  c ab 0 23. A  r, B  s, C  p, D  q,
(A) Since every entry can take 2 values.
0 a c cxb Total passing determinant = 29 = 512.
(applying R2  R1, R3  R1) (B) The minimum value of trace is -3 and maximum value is
3 hence sum of them = 0.
 (a  b  c  x) (b  x  c)(c  x  b)  (a  c)(a  b)  0 (C) The maximum value of such a determinant is 4 attained
2 2 2 2
 (a  b  c  x) x  a  b  c  ab  bc  ac  0 1 1 1
 Either a+b+c = x or x2 = a2+b2+c2abbcac 1 1 1
by .

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Now, if x = a + b + c, then x = 0, if x  0, if x  1 1 1
0, then (D) The matrix trace is obviously three.

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1
x 2  a 2  b 2  c 2  [(a  b  c)2  (a 2  b2  c 2 )] 24. A  r, B  r, C  p, D  q,
2
A.
3
 (a 2  b 2  c2 )  a  b  c  0  sin x 1 0 cos x x 1 cos x x 1
D
2
f '(x)  2sin x x 2 2x  2cos x 2x 2  2sin x x 2 2x
2 3 2 2 2
x 1 sec2 x 1
A
Thus either x = 0 or x  (a  b  c ) tan x x 1 tan x 0
2
/ 2
21. (ABCD)  
C

a 3  ax 2 a 2b a 2c
B.  f '(x)dx  f  2   f (0)
0
A

1 2 3 2 2 C. 2
 ab b x b bc
abc 2 2 1 1
ac bc c  cx 2
3
f (x)f    f (x)  f  
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x x
a2  x2 a2 a2 Comparing coefficient of xn and constant term
1 ab = b  a = 1
  abc b2 b2  x 2 b2
abc a2 + b2 = 2a
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c2 c2 c2  x 2
1 + b2 = 2  b = ± 1
R1  R1 + R2 + R3 f(x) = 1 ± xn
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1 1 1 f(2) = 17 = 1 + 2n  x = 4
f(5) = 1 + 54 = 626
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2 2 2 2 2 2 2
 (a  b  c  x ) b b x b2
D. k=1
c2 c2 c2  x 2 C1  C1  2sinx C3
Applying C2  C2  C1, C3  C3  C1, and on C2  C2 + 2cosx C3
solving On solving  = 2 and  = 0
= (a2 + b2 + c2 + x2)x4 /2

22. ABCD   (   ')dx  

0
1 1 1
a b c 1 1 1 COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
   abc   (abc)3     PassageI
b c a a b c b c a
1 1 1 1 1 1 25,26,27
R2  R2  20R1
c a b c a b R3  R3  2R1
On solving PassageII
 1 1 1  1 1 1 1 1 1 28,29,30
  abc3        2  2  2 
 a b c  bc ca ab a b c 
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Let
(1  x) a (1  2x) b 1
1 (1  x) a (1  2x) b  A  Bx  Cx 2  ...
x2 y2 z2
 
2 2 2 2 ....(1)
(1  2x) b 1 (1  x ) a  ac  b   bc  a  1  c 
Putting x = 0, we get
x2 y2 z2
1 1 1   .....(2)
1  a 2 1  a 2 1  c2
A 1 1 1 0
From (1), we that 1  a 2 , 1  b 2 ,1  c 2 are all
1 1 1
positive or all negative. Given that one of a,b,c is
Now differentiating both sides with respect to x proper fraction, so
and putting x = 0, we get 2 2 2
1  a  0,1  b  0,1  c  0 , which gives
a 2b 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
a 2  b 2  c2  3 ......(3)
B  1 1 1  0 a 2b  1 1 1  0
Using (1)and(3), we get
1 1 1 1 1 1 2b 0 a

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1 < 3 + 2abc
Hence coefficient if x is 0. Since f(x) = 0 and f or

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(0) = 0, x = 0 is a repeated root of the equation abc>-1 ......(4)
f(x) = 0. 40,41,42
31. abc  ab  bc  ca   a  b  c Let,
 3  a 2c2   3  a 2c2  2 2
D
 a a b
 c   a bc  a  b  c 1  x  1  2x  1
 2   2 
A
a b
  2b   a  c    a 2 c 2  1  0 1 1  x  1  2x   A  Bx  Cx 2  ...
 a  c  2b b a
C

32.
1  2x  1 1  x 
b4  1  b  1
Putting x=0, we get
A

ac  a  c  ac   a  c  1
  ac  1 a  1 c  1  0 111
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a  1, c  1 A  111  0
2
 ac  b 111
33. a  b  c  3a 2 bc 2 Now differenting both sides with respect to x and
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 abc  ab  bc  ca   3a 2bc 2 putting x=0, we get

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1 1 2 a 2b 0 11 1 1 11
  
c a b
34,35,36. B  1 1 1  0 a 2b  1 1 1
=0
R

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 2b 0 a
2 2
  1   1   2         1 
INTEGER ANSWER QUESTIONS
1 2  2 1  2
43. 4
1 c b Since on expanding the determinant it will become
a symmetric homogeneous function of degree 3
  c 1 a  0 in a, b, c and R.H.S. is also so (k is a numerical
b a 1 quantity) k can be obtained by assigning numerical
values of a, b, c.
= a 2  b 2  c 2  2abc  1 On putting a = b = c = 1
37,38,39
2 1 1
x y z
  We get 1 2 1  kabc
ac  b bc  a 1  c 2
1 1 2
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 4 = kabc 1 n n
k=4 2 2
44. 1  ...  2n n  n 1 n n  56
2 2
a 1 1 2n  1 n n  n 1
D 1 b 1  abc  a  b  c  2 1  1  ...  1 n n
1 1 c 2  4  ...  2n 2
n  n 1 n n2
 56
a 1 1 2 2
1  3  5  ...  2n  1 n n  n 1
D1  b b 1  abc  a  b  c  2 bc
n n n
c 1 c
2 2
n(n  1) n  n  1 n n  56
a a 1
2 2 2
D2  1 b 1  ab c  b  a  c  2ab n n n  n 1
1 c c C1  C2  C1, C3  C1

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a 1 a 1 0 0

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2
D3  1 b b  abc  c  a  b  2ab n n n 1 0  56
2
1 1 c n 0 n 1
For the system of equation has no solution D = 0 n(n + 1) = 56
and atleast one D1, D2, D3 is non-zero.  n = 8, 7 but n  8
D
Hence D = abc  a  b  c + 2 = 0 n=7
Now, D1, D2 and D3 becomes 47. f  x   determinant of   x 
A
D1 = abc  a  b + 2b + 2c = 2bc  2 2
 2  x  4  x  1
= 0 + 2b + 2c  2bc = 2
C

= 2(1  b)(1 b) 7
Therefore D1, D2, D3 cannot vanish if a, b, c are f ' x   0  x  1,
A

different from 1. 3
Hence the number is 1. f  3    ve
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45. 6 f 1  0
For non-trivial solution
sin 3 1 1 7
f   is negative
O

D  cos 2 4 3  0 3
f 18  is negative
O

2 7 7
 sin3 + 2cos2 = 2
 maximum of f  x  is 0
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 4sin3 + 4sin2 = 3sin

1 3 
48. Use  tan A   tan A
 sin   0 or sin    sin    49. multiply R1 , R2 , R3 by x, y , z respectively, and take
2 2 
common, x, y , z from C1 , C2 , C3 respectively then

 sin   sin determinant becomes,
6
0 0 1
5
 
6
x 3
 y  z  1 1
3 3
1 y3  11
=6 0 1 z 3  1
46. 7  x3  y 3  z 3  10
i
 x  1, y  1, z  2 (or) x  1, y  2, z  1 (or)
D
i 1
1  D1  D 2  D3  ....  Dn  56
x  2, y  1, z  1
sin 
1 n n 1 n n tdt
50. A  1 t 2
2 2 2 2
2 n  n 1 n n  4 n  n 1 n n 1

1 n2 n2  n 1 3 n2 n2  n  1 1
Let y  t  A   B
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 A B  0
R1  R1  R 3 , R 2  R 2  R 3
 Given determinant becomes
A 1 A  1 1 1 
A  1
2
1 1 0 1  1 1    0
1 2 1
1 1 
 k 7
  2 ,   1
51. C2  C2  C1 ; C3  C3  C1
p  sin x d r
55.  C3  C3  C 2 
f  x   q  sin x d 1  q 1  2d 4
r  sin x d 2d  r Similarly
R2  R2  R1 ; R3  R3  R1  2  2d 4
 f  x   2 d 2  d  1 56. Taking 2 common from R 2 and C2
We get

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52
 ak  a16  k , 0  k  16 B=2A with t he help of

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a3 a7 a13 a3 a7 a3 R 3  R 2 then R 2  R1
 a4 a6 a12  a4 a6 a4  0
a5 a4 a11 a5 a4 a5 PREVIOUS IIT QUESTIONS
D
a1 a 2 a 3 57. Let
D 5 4 a6 22 a11 23 a21 24 a13 a11 a12 a13
A
53. We have
3 4 5 9
a 7 a8 a9 a  2 a21 2 a21 2 a23  2 2a21 2a22 2a33
C

4 5 6
20 1 2 a31 2 a32 2 a33 2 a31 2 a32 22 a33
2 2

Since a n  ;d 
A

n 20
212 det P  213
Hence R1  R 1  R 2 and R 2  R 2  R 3
a b 
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3 1 58. Given A   c a  , a, b, c  0,1, 2,............,  p  1

0  
10 3 If A is skew-symmetric matrix, then a =0,b = -c
3
  0 3 1  50
20  A  b
2
O


47 40 9 21 Thus, p divides A only when b =0
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7 7 …………….(i)
1 Again, If A is symmetric matrix, then b = c and
8 9
R

A  a2  b2
 [D]=2
Thus, p divides A if either p divides  a  b  or p
54. Systems of equations
divides  a  b  .p divides  a  b  , only when a =
x  y  z 1 ....1 b
x y  z 1 .... 2 i.e a  b  0,1, 2,.........,  p  1
x  y z 1 .... 3 i.e p choices
Since system has no solution ……………(ii)
Therefore, (1)   0 and   1  0 p divides  a  b 
 11  p choices, including a = b = 0 included in Eq.
(i)
1  1  0,   1
 total number of choices are  p  p  1  2 p  1
11  Hence (d) is the correct option

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59. Trace of A = 2a, will be divisible by p if a = 0 C2  C3

A  a 2  bc , for  a 2  bc  to be divisible by p. 1 3 1
There are exactly (p-1) ordered pairs (b,c) for  1 2 k
any value of a. 1 4 1
2
 required number is  p  1 R2  R3
Hence, (c) is the correct option  1 2  4k   3  1  k   1 4  2 
60. The number of matrices for which p does not
 3 k
divide Tr  A    p  1 p 2 of these  p  12 are such
 D2  0 for k  3
that p divides A . The number of matrices for  statement II is true
which p divides Tr(A) and p does not divides And also for k  3, D2  0 but D =0
A are  p  1
2
 the system of equations has no solution

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 statement I is true and justified by statement
1  2 II
 

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A  2 1 
61. Let
 2
 1   SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
0 0 0
64. Put (m + n  l  p)2 = A etc.
A2  0 0 0
D
Now,   65.   (a 3  b3  c3  3abc)  0
 0 0 0 
 a 3  b3  c3  3abc  0
A
And Tr(A) = 0, A =0 1
 A3  0
(a  b  c)[(a  b) 2  (b  c) 2  (c  a) 2 ]  0
C

2
z 1  2 Above relation implies that either a+b+c=0
Or a=b=c
A

 z 2 1  A  zI  0
 If a + b + c = 0, then we must have
 1 z 
cos   cos3  cos 2  0
TS

 z3  0 sin   sin 3  sin   0

 z = 0, then number of z satisfying the given Or cos 2(2cos   1)  0
equation is 1.
And sin 2(2cos   1)  0
O

3
62. A   2k  1 , B  0 The above equations do not hold simultaneously
But det (adjA)+det (adj B) = 106 because cos 2  0 i.e.,=45º then second
O

6
 10 6
equation is not satisfied and if 2cos + 1 = 0
  2k  1
1
R

9 Or cos   i.e.,  = 120º then also

 k   k   4 2
2 second equation is not satisfied.
63. Given, system of equations is Therefore the only possibility is a = b = c.
x  2 y  3 z  1
x  3 y  4z  1
Or ei  e2i  e3i
Above is satisfied only when ei  1.
x  y  2z  k
i.e. cos   isin   1
1 2 3  cos   1 and sin   0    2n.
D 1 3 4 66. If you interchange R2 and R3, then  becomes

1 1 2 circulant and its value is
1
 1 6  4   2  2  4   3 1  3 (a 3  b3  c3  3abc)  (a  b  c) [(a  b) 2 ]
2
 246 0 a = sinx, b = sin(x + x), c = sin(x + 2x)
As per given determinant in statement II, we find
 a  b  c  3sin x when x  0
D2
1 1 3 1 3 1
(a  b) 2  [sin x  sin(x  x)]2
2
D2  1 1 4  1 4 1   x   x  
  2 sin    cos  x  2  
1 k 2 1 2 k   2   
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2
  x   f g h
  2    cosx   (x) 2 cos 2 x  xf ' xg ' xh '
  2  
when x  0 x 2 f '' 4 xf ' x 2 g '' 4 xg ' x 2 h '' 4 xh '
   3sin x.(x) 2 [3cos 2 x] R2  R2  R1
 Now apply R3  R3  4 R2
Or  9sin x cos2 x.
(x)2 f g h f g h
0 1 3   x.x 2
f' g' h'  f' g' h'
67. Put x = 0, then 1 2 3  21 f '' g '' h '' x 3 f '' x 3 g '' x 3 h ''
3 4 0 f' g' h'
Now differentiate both sides and put x = 0 '  f' g' h'

R 1' R1 R1 x 3 f '' x 3 g '' x 3 h ''
a 6  R 2  R '2  R 2  40  36  1  75
f g h f g h

Y
R3 R3 R3
 f '' g '' h ''  f' g' h'
68. We have

EM
1 2  3 1 2 3
3 3
x f '' x g '' x h '' 3
 x f '' '  x g '' '  x h '' '
3 3 3

 2  1 2 3 1 2 3 f g h
1 2  3 1 2 3 00 f' g' h'
D
12 11 1 1  x f '' '  x g '' '  x h '' '
3 3 3

 2  11 12 1 1 In the second det. R2 , R3 become identical after

A

11 11  2
1
taking x3 common from R3 .
C

71. Det. on L.H.S. is the det. formed by the cofactors

2 3 of the det.
 1 a 0
A

2 x y z
3 2 y z x 
 ab  1 0 , say
2
TS

z x y
0 0 1
x y z x y z r2 u2 u2
 y z x y z x  u2 r2 u2
L.H.S. det ,
O

where a  1212 z x y z x y u2 u2 r2
[Using the given relations) by given relations.
O

2 2
 (     )(     ) 2 2 2 2 72.  ' of L.H.S = Determinant of cofactors of
1 2 3 1 2 3
elements of  of R.H.S.
R

3
 (12   22   23 )(12  22  32 )   '  2
4 73. If the points are collinear then   0
1 a3 a2  3
 (12   22   32 )(12  22  32 ) 1
4 a 1 a 1
69. we will have three determinants out of which two
b3 b2  3
will be zero because of identical lines 1 0
b 1 b 1
f g h  3
c c2  3
1
70.
  xf  '  xg  '  xh  ' c 1 c 1
 x f  ''  x g  ''  x h  ''
2 2 2
a3 a2  3 a 1
3 2
f g h
or b3 b2  3 b  1 =0
xf ' f xg ' g xh ' h c c  3 c 1
=
x 2 f '' 4 xf ' 2 f x 2 g '' 4 xg ' 2 g x 2 h '' 4 xh ' 2h

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a3 a2 a 1 a3 3 a  1 Now from (1) we have
b 3
b 2
b 1  b 3
3 b  1 f  a f  b f  c
=0  cb  ca  ba
c 3
c 2
c 1 c 3
3 c  1 f  x  xa  xb  xc

Split each into two determinants  xa xb xc  a b bc ca
a3 a2 a a3 a2 1 a3 3 a 1 a f  a /  x a
3 2 3 2 3
b b b b b 1b 3 b  0  0 1 b f  b /  x b
3 2 3 2 3
c c c c c 1 c 3 c 1 c f  c /  x c

a 2
a 1 a 3
a2
1 a3
a 1 1 a a2
abc b2 b 1  b3 b2 1  3 b3 b 1  0 1 b b2
c2 c 1 c3 c2 1 c3 c 1 1 c c2

Y
 a  b  b  c  c  a   abc   ab  bc  ca   3  a  b  c   0
x  c1 x  a x  a

EM
Since a,b,c are all different, we have from above
3  a  b  c    ab  bc  ca   abc f  x   x  b x  c2 x  a
76.
x  b x  b x  c3
74. area of the triangle PQR with vertices
x  c1 a  c1 0
D
 x1 , y1  x 2 , y2  and  x3 , y3  is
x  b c 2  b a  c2 C 2  C 2  C1;C3  C3  C 2
A
x1 y1 1
1 xb 0 c3  b
  x 2 y2 1
C

2 ..........(1) 1 a  c1 0 c1 a  c1 0
x 3 y3 1
1 c2  b a  c2  b c2  b a  c2
A

Now Area  PQR with sides a, b, c is f(x)=x ....(1)

1 0 c3  b b 0 c3  b
  s  s  a  s  b s  c
TS

so, f(x) is linear.

Let f(x)=Px + Q
1 f(-a) = - aP + Q, f(-b) = - bP +Q
  2s 2s  2a 2s  2b 2s  2c ......... 2
f(0) = 0.P + Q
16
O

= Q
  a  b  c b  c  a  c  a  b a  b  c 
O

   b f  a   a f   b 
 16   .........  2 
b  a 
R

Squaring both sides, we have

2 from (1)
x1 y1 1
c1  a 0 0
 x2 y2 1   a  b  c b  c  a  c  a  b a  b  c
f  a  b  a c2  a 0
x3 y3 1
ba 0 c3  a
75.   c1  a  c2  a  c3  a 
f x A B C
   f   b    c1  b  c 2  b  c 3  b 
 x  a  x  b  x  c   x  a   x  b   x  c 
g  x    c1  x  c 2  x  c 3  x 
 f a  f a 
A   g a   f  a 
  a  b  a  c   a  b  c  a 
 f b  f b  g b   f b 
B   Now from (2) we get
  b  a  b  c   a  b  b  c 
 f c  f c  bg  a   ag  b 
C   f  0 
  c  a  c  b   c  c  a 
b  b  a 
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