Let A(1, 4) and B(1, $$-$$5) be two points. Let P be a point on the circle (x $$-$$ 1)2 + (y $$-$$ 1)2 = 1 such that (PA)2 + (PB)2 have maximum value, then the points, P, A and B lie on :
Answer
(A)
a straight line
3
Consider the following system of equations :
x + 2y $$-$$ 3z = a
2x + 6y $$-$$ 11z = b
x $$-$$ 2y + 7z = c,
where a, b and c are real constants. Then the system of equations :
Answer
(C)
has infinite number of solutions when 5a = 2b + c
4
A natural number has prime factorization given by n = 2x3y5z, where y and z are such that y + z = 5 and y$$-$$1 + z$$-$$1 = $${5 \over 6}$$, y > z. Then the number of odd divisions of n, including 1, is :
Answer
(C)
12
5
If 0 < a, b < 1, and tan$$-$$1a + tan$$-$$1b = $${\pi \over 4}$$, then the value of
Then the number of possible functions $$g:A \to A$$ such that $$gof = f$$ is :
Answer
(B)
105
9
Let A1 be the area of the region bounded by the curves y = sinx, y = cosx and y-axis in the first quadrant. Also, let A2 be the area of the region bounded by the curves y = sinx, y = cosx, x-axis and x = $${\pi \over 2}$$ in the first quadrant. Then,
Let $$f(x) = {\sin ^{ - 1}}x$$ and $$g(x) = {{{x^2} - x - 2} \over {2{x^2} - x - 6}}$$. If $$g(2) = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 2} g(x)$$, then the domain of the function fog is :
$$f(x) = \left\{ \matrix{
2\sin \left( { - {{\pi x} \over 2}} \right),if\,x < - 1 \hfill \cr
|a{x^2} + x + b|,\,if - 1 \le x \le 1 \hfill \cr
\sin (\pi x),\,if\,x > 1 \hfill \cr} \right.$$ If f(x) is continuous on R, then a + b equals :
Answer
(C)
$$-$$1
12
If the locus of the mid-point of the line segment from the point (3, 2) to a point on the circle, x2 + y2 = 1 is a circle of radius r, then r is equal to :
Answer
(B)
$${1 \over 2}$$
13
If vectors $$\overrightarrow {{a_1}} = x\widehat i - \widehat j + \widehat k$$ and $$\overrightarrow {{a_2}} = \widehat i + y\widehat j + z\widehat k$$ are collinear, then a possible unit vector parallel to the vector $$x\widehat i + y\widehat j + z\widehat k$$ is :
$${A^{20}} + \alpha {A^{19}} + \beta A = \left[ {\matrix{
1 & 0 & 0 \cr
0 & 4 & 0 \cr
0 & 0 & 1 \cr
} } \right]$$ for some real numbers $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$, then $$\beta$$ $$-$$ $$\alpha$$ is equal to ___________.
Answer
4
17
Let $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ be two real numbers such that $$\alpha$$ + $$\beta$$ = 1 and $$\alpha$$$$\beta$$ = $$-$$1. Let pn = ($$\alpha$$)n + ($$\beta$$)n, pn$$-$$1 = 11 and pn+1 = 29 for some integer n $$ \ge $$ 1. Then, the value of p$$_n^2$$ is ___________.
Answer
324
18
Let z be those complex numbers which satisfy
| z + 5 | $$ \le $$ 4 and z(1 + i) + $$\overline z $$(1 $$-$$ i) $$ \ge $$ $$-$$10, i = $$\sqrt { - 1} $$.
If the maximum value of | z + 1 |2 is $$\alpha$$ + $$\beta$$$$\sqrt 2 $$, then the value of ($$\alpha$$ + $$\beta$$) is ____________.
Answer
48
19
If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the pth and qth terms of the sequence $$-$$16, 8, $$-$$4, 2, ...... satisfy the equation 4x2 $$-$$ 9x + 5 = 0, then p + q is equal to __________.
Answer
10
20
If $${I_{m,n}} = \int\limits_0^1 {{x^{m - 1}}{{(1 - x)}^{n - 1}}dx} $$, for m, $$n \ge 1$$, and $$\int\limits_0^1 {{{{x^{m - 1}} + {x^{n - 1}}} \over {{{(1 + x)}^{m + 1}}}}} dx = \alpha {I_{m,n}}\alpha \in R$$, then $$\alpha$$ equals ___________.
Answer
1
21
Let X1, X2, ......., X18 be eighteen observations such that $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \alpha ) = 36$$ and $$\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{18} {({X_i} - } \beta {)^2} = 90$$, where $$\alpha$$ and $$\beta$$ are distinct real numbers. If the standard deviation of these observations is 1, then the value of | $$\alpha$$ $$-$$ $$\beta$$ | is ____________.
Answer
4
22
Let a be an integer such that all the real roots of the polynomial 2x5 + 5x4 + 10x3 + 10x2 + 10x + 10 lie in the interval (a, a + 1). Then, |a| is equal to ___________.