JEE MAIN - Mathematics (2024 - 31st January Evening Shift)
1
The number of ways in which 21 identical apples can be distributed among three children such that each child gets at least 2 apples, is
Answer
(B)
136
2
A coin is biased so that a head is twice as likely to occur as a tail. If the coin is tossed 3 times, then the probability of getting two tails and one head is
Answer
(B)
$$\frac{2}{9}$$
3
Let $$A$$ be a $$3 \times 3$$ real matrix such that
Then, the system $$(A-3 I)\left(\begin{array}{l}x \\ y \\ z\end{array}\right)=\left(\begin{array}{l}1 \\ 2 \\ 3\end{array}\right)$$ has :
Answer
(C)
unique solution
4
Let $$(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$$ be the mirror image of the point $$(2,3,5)$$ in the line $$\frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y-2}{3}=\frac{z-3}{4}$$. Then, $$2 \alpha+3 \beta+4 \gamma$$ is equal to
Answer
(C)
33
5
If $$a=\sin ^{-1}(\sin (5))$$ and $$b=\cos ^{-1}(\cos (5))$$, then $$a^2+b^2$$ is equal to
Answer
(C)
$$8 \pi^2-40 \pi+50$$
6
Let $$P$$ be a parabola with vertex $$(2,3)$$ and directrix $$2 x+y=6$$. Let an ellipse $$E: \frac{x^2}{a^2}+\frac{y^2}{b^2}=1, a>b$$, of eccentricity $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}$$ pass through the focus of the parabola $$P$$. Then, the square of the length of the latus rectum of $$E$$, is
Answer
(B)
$$\frac{656}{25}$$
7
The number of solutions, of the equation $$e^{\sin x}-2 e^{-\sin x}=2$$, is :
Answer
(A)
0
8
The shortest distance, between lines $$L_1$$ and $$L_2$$, where $$L_1: \frac{x-1}{2}=\frac{y+1}{-3}=\frac{z+4}{2}$$ and $$L_2$$ is the line, passing through the points $$\mathrm{A}(-4,4,3), \mathrm{B}(-1,6,3)$$ and perpendicular to the line $$\frac{x-3}{-2}=\frac{y}{3}=\frac{z-1}{1}$$, is
Answer
(A)
$$\frac{141}{\sqrt{221}}$$
9
The area of the region enclosed by the parabolas $$y=4 x-x^2$$ and $$3 y=(x-4)^2$$ is equal to :
Answer
(D)
6
10
Let $$f, g:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$ be two functions defined by $$f(x)=\int\limits_{-x}^x\left(|t|-t^2\right) e^{-t^2} d t$$ and $$g(x)=\int\limits_0^{x^2} t^{1 / 2} e^{-t} d t$$. Then, the value of $$9\left(f\left(\sqrt{\log _e 9}\right)+g\left(\sqrt{\log _e 9}\right)\right)$$ is equal to :
Answer
(C)
8
11
Let $$f: \rightarrow \mathbb{R} \rightarrow(0, \infty)$$ be strictly increasing function such that $$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow \infty} \frac{f(7 x)}{f(x)}=1$$. Then, the value of $$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow \infty}\left[\frac{f(5 x)}{f(x)}-1\right]$$ is equal to
Answer
(A)
0
12
The temperature $$T(t)$$ of a body at time $$t=0$$ is $$160^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$$ and it decreases continuously as per the differential equation $$\frac{d T}{d t}=-K(T-80)$$, where $$K$$ is a positive constant. If $$T(15)=120^{\circ} \mathrm{F}$$, then $$T(45)$$ is equal to
Answer
(A)
90$$^\circ$$ F
13
If the function $$f:(-\infty,-1] \rightarrow(a, b]$$ defined by $$f(x)=e^{x^3-3 x+1}$$ is one - one and onto, then the distance of the point $$P(2 b+4, a+2)$$ from the line $$x+e^{-3} y=4$$ is :
Answer
(A)
$$2 \sqrt{1+e^6}$$
14
Let $$2^{\text {nd }}, 8^{\text {th }}$$ and $$44^{\text {th }}$$ terms of a non-constant A. P. be respectively the $$1^{\text {st }}, 2^{\text {nd }}$$ and $$3^{\text {rd }}$$ terms of a G. P. If the first term of the A. P. is 1, then the sum of its first 20 terms is equal to -
Answer
(D)
970
15
Let $$z_1$$ and $$z_2$$ be two complex numbers such that $$z_1+z_2=5$$ and $$z_1^3+z_2^3=20+15 i$$ Then, $$\left|z_1^4+z_2^4\right|$$ equals -
Answer
(D)
75
16
If for some $$m, n ;{ }^6 C_m+2\left({ }^6 C_{m+1}\right)+{ }^6 C_{m+2}>{ }^8 C_3$$ and $${ }^{n-1} P_3:{ }^n P_4=1: 8$$, then $${ }^n P_{m+1}+{ }^{\mathrm{n}+1} C_m$$ is equal to
Answer
(C)
372
17
Consider the function $$f:(0, \infty) \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$ defined by $$f(x)=e^{-\left|\log _e x\right|}$$. If $$m$$ and $$n$$ be respectively the number of points at which $$f$$ is not continuous and $$f$$ is not differentiable, then $$m+n$$ is
Answer
(B)
1
18
Let a variable line passing through the centre of the circle $$x^2+y^2-16 x-4 y=0$$, meet the positive co-ordinate axes at the points $$A$$ and $$B$$. Then the minimum value of $$O A+O B$$, where $$O$$ is the origin, is equal to
Answer
(D)
18
19
Let $$A(a, b), B(3,4)$$ and $$C(-6,-8)$$ respectively denote the centroid, circumcentre and orthocentre of a triangle. Then, the distance of the point $$P(2 a+3,7 b+5)$$ from the line $$2 x+3 y-4=0$$ measured parallel to the line $$x-2 y-1=0$$ is
Answer
(C)
$$\frac{17 \sqrt{5}}{7}$$
20
Let the mean and the variance of 6 observations $$a, b, 68,44,48,60$$ be $$55$$ and $$194$$, respectively. If $$a>b$$, then $$a+3 b$$ is
Answer
(A)
180
21
Let $$\vec{a}=3 \hat{i}+2 \hat{j}+\hat{k}, \vec{b}=2 \hat{i}-\hat{j}+3 \hat{k}$$ and $$\vec{c}$$ be a vector such that $$(\vec{a}+\vec{b}) \times \vec{c}=2(\vec{a} \times \vec{b})+24 \hat{j}-6 \hat{k}$$ and $$(\vec{a}-\vec{b}+\hat{i}) \cdot \vec{c}=-3$$. Then $$|\vec{c}|^2$$ is equal to ________.
Answer
38
22
Let $$y=y(x)$$ be the solution of the differential equation
$$\sec ^2 x d x+\left(e^{2 y} \tan ^2 x+\tan x\right) d y=0,0< x<\frac{\pi}{2}, y(\pi / 4)=0$$.
If $$y(\pi / 6)=\alpha$$, then $$e^{8 \alpha}$$ is equal to ____________.
Answer
9
23
$$\left|\frac{120}{\pi^3} \int_\limits0^\pi \frac{x^2 \sin x \cos x}{\sin ^4 x+\cos ^4 x} d x\right| \text { is equal to }$$ ________.
Answer
15
24
Let $$A(-2,-1), B(1,0), C(\alpha, \beta)$$ and $$D(\gamma, \delta)$$ be the vertices of a parallelogram $$A B C D$$. If the point $$C$$ lies on $$2 x-y=5$$ and the point $$D$$ lies on $$3 x-2 y=6$$, then the value of $$|\alpha+\beta+\gamma+\delta|$$ is equal to ___________.
Answer
32
25
Let $$a, b, c$$ be the lengths of three sides of a triangle satistying the condition $$\left(a^2+b^2\right) x^2-2 b(a+c) x+\left(b^2+c^2\right)=0$$. If the set of all possible values of $$x$$ is the interval $$(\alpha, \beta)$$, then $$12\left(\alpha^2+\beta^2\right)$$ is equal to __________.
Answer
36
26
If $$\lim _\limits{x \rightarrow 0} \frac{a x^2 e^x-b \log _e(1+x)+c x e^{-x}}{x^2 \sin x}=1$$, then $$16\left(a^2+b^2+c^2\right)$$ is equal to ________.
Answer
81
27
Let $$A=\{1,2,3, \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots, 100\}$$. Let $$R$$ be a relation on $$\mathrm{A}$$ defined by $$(x, y) \in R$$ if and only if $$2 x=3 y$$. Let $$R_1$$ be a symmetric relation on $$A$$ such that $$R \subset R_1$$ and the number of elements in $$R_1$$ is $$\mathrm{n}$$. Then, the minimum value of $$\mathrm{n}$$ is _________.
Answer
66
28
Let the coefficient of $$x^r$$ in the expansion of $$(x+3)^{n-1}+(x+3)^{n-2}(x+2)+(x+3)^{n-3}(x+2)^2+\ldots \ldots \ldots .+(x+2)^{n-1}$$ be $$\alpha_r$$. If $$\sum_\limits{r=0}^n \alpha_r=\beta^n-\gamma^n, \beta, \gamma \in \mathbb{N}$$, then the value of $$\beta^2+\gamma^2$$ equals _________.
Answer
25
29
Let A be a $$3 \times 3$$ matrix and $$\operatorname{det}(A)=2$$. If $$n=\operatorname{det}(\underbrace{\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj}(\ldots . .(\operatorname{adj} A))}_{2024-\text { times }}))$$, then the remainder when $$n$$ is divided by 9 is equal to __________.
Answer
7
30
A line passes through $$A(4,-6,-2)$$ and $$B(16,-2,4)$$. The point $$P(a, b, c)$$, where $$a, b, c$$ are non-negative integers, on the line $$A B$$ lies at a distance of 21 units, from the point $$A$$. The distance between the points $$P(a, b, c)$$ and $$Q(4,-12,3)$$ is equal to __________.