JEE Advance - Mathematics (2012 - Paper 2 Offline)

1
The value of $${{b_6}}$$ is
Answer
(B)
8
2
If the straight lines $$\,{{x - 1} \over 2} = {{y + 1} \over k} = {z \over 2}$$ and $${{x + 1} \over 5} = {{y + 1} \over 2} = {z \over k}$$ are coplanar, then the plane (s) containing these two lines is (are)
Answer
B
C
3
If $$\overrightarrow a $$ and $$\overrightarrow b $$ are vectors such that $$\left| {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b } \right| = \sqrt {29} $$ and $$\,\overrightarrow a \times \left( {2\widehat i + 3\widehat j + 4\widehat k} \right) = \left( {2\widehat i + 3\widehat j + 4\widehat k} \right) \times \widehat b,$$ then a possible value of $$\left( {\overrightarrow a + \overrightarrow b } \right).\left( { - 7\widehat i + 2\widehat j + 3\widehat k} \right)$$ is
Answer
(C)
$$4$$
4
The equation of a plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes $$x+2y+3z=2$$ and $$x-y+z=3$$ and at a distance $${2 \over {\sqrt 3 }}$$ from the point $$(3, 1, -1)$$ is
Answer
(A)
$$5x-11y+z=17$$
5
Let $$X$$ and $$Y$$ be two events such that $$P\left( {X|Y} \right) = {1 \over 2},$$ $$P\left( {Y|X} \right) = {1 \over 3}$$ and $$P\left( {X \cap Y} \right) = {1 \over 6}.$$ Which of the following is (are) correct ?
Answer
A
B
6
Four fair dice $${D_1,}$$ $${D_2,}$$ $${D_3}$$ and $${D_4}$$ ; each having six faces numbered $$1, 2, 3, 4, 5$$ and $$6$$ are rolled simultaneously. The probability that $${D_4}$$ shows a number appearing on one of $${D_1},$$ $${D_2}$$ and $${D_3}$$ is
Answer
(A)
$${{91} \over {216}}$$
7
The value of the integral $$\int\limits_{ - \pi /2}^{\pi /2} {\left( {{x^2} + 1n{{\pi + x} \over {\pi - x}}} \right)\cos xdx} $$ is
Answer
(B)
$${{{\pi ^2}} \over 2} - 4$$
8
Let $$f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 - x} \right)^2}\,\,{\sin ^2}\,\,x + {x^2}$$ for all $$x \in IR$$ and let
$$g\left( x \right) = \int\limits_1^x {\left( {{{2\left( {t - 1} \right)} \over {t + 1}} - In\,t} \right)f\left( t \right)dt} $$ for all $$x \in \left( {1,\,\infty } \right)$$.

Consider the statements:
$$P:$$ There exists some $$x \in R$$ such that $$f\left( x \right) + 2x = 2\left( {1 + {x^2}} \right)$$
$$Q:\,\,$$ There exists some $$x \in R$$ such that $$2\,f\left( x \right) + 1 = 2x\left( {1 + x} \right)$$
Then

Answer
(C)
$$P$$ is false and $$Q$$ is true
9
Let $$f\left( x \right) = {\left( {1 - x} \right)^2}\,\,{\sin ^2}\,\,x + {x^2}$$ for all $$x \in IR$$ and let
$$g\left( x \right) = \int\limits_1^x {\left( {{{2\left( {t - 1} \right)} \over {t + 1}} - In\,t} \right)f\left( t \right)dt} $$ for all $$x \in \left( {1,\,\infty } \right)$$.

Which of the following is true?

Answer
(B)
$$g$$ is decreasing on $$\left( {1,\infty } \right)$$
10
If $$f\left( x \right) = \int_0^x {{e^{{t^2}}}} \left( {t - 2} \right)\left( {t - 3} \right)dt$$ for all $$x \in \left( {0,\infty } \right),$$ then
Answer
B
C
D
A
11
Let $$PQR$$ be a triangle of area $$\Delta $$ with $$a=2$$, $$b = {7 \over 2}$$ and $$c = {5 \over 2}$$; where $$a, b,$$ and $$c$$ are the lengths of the sides of the triangle opposite to the angles at $$P.Q$$ and $$R$$ respectively. Then $${{2\sin P - \sin 2P} \over {2\sin P + \sin 2P}}$$ equals.
Answer
(C)
$${\left( {{3 \over {4\Delta }}} \right)^2}$$
12
A common tangent of the two circles is
Answer
(D)
$${x +2 \sqrt 2 \,y = 6}$$
13
A possible equation of L is
Answer
(A)
$${x - \sqrt 3 \,y = 1}$$
14
Let $${a_1},{a_2},{a_3},.....$$ be in harmonic progression with $${a_1} = 5$$ and $${a_{20}} = 25.$$ The least positive integer $$n$$ for which $${a_n} < 0$$ is
Answer
(D)
25
15
Which of the following is correct?
Answer
(A)
$${a_{17}} = {a_{16}} + {a_{15}}$$
16
If P is a 3 $$\times$$ 3 matrix such that PT = 2P + I, where PT is the transpose of P and I is the 3 $$\times$$ 3 identity matrix, then there exists a column matrix $$X = \left[ {\matrix{ x \cr y \cr z \cr } } \right] \ne \left[ {\matrix{ 0 \cr 0 \cr 0 \cr } } \right]$$ such that
Answer
(D)
PX = $$-$$X
17
Let $$\alpha$$(a) and $$\beta$$(a) be the roots of the equation $$(\root 3 \of {1 + a} - 1){x^2} + (\sqrt {1 + a} - 1)x + (\root 6 \of {1 + a} - 1) = 0$$ where $$a > - 1$$. Then $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \alpha (a)$$ and $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{a \to {0^ + }} \beta (a)$$ are
Answer
(B)
$$ - {1 \over 2}$$
18

For every integer n, let an and bn be real numbers. Let function f : R $$\to$$ R be given by

$$f(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {{a_n} + \sin \pi x,} & {for\,x \in [2n,2n + 1]} \cr {{b_n} + \cos \pi x,} & {for\,x \in (2n - 1,2n)} \cr } } \right.$$, for all integers n. If f is continuous, then which of the following hold(s) for all n ?

Answer
B
D
19
If the ad joint of a 3 $$\times$$ 3 matrix P is $$\left[ {\matrix{ 1 & 4 & 4 \cr 2 & 1 & 7 \cr 1 & 1 & 3 \cr } } \right]$$, then the possible value(s) of the determinant of P is(are)
Answer
A
D
20
Let $$f:( - 1,1) \to R$$ be such that $$f(\cos 4\theta ) = {2 \over {2 - {{\sec }^2}\theta }}$$ for $$\theta \in \left( {0,{\pi \over 4}} \right) \cup \left( {{\pi \over 4},{\pi \over 2}} \right)$$. Then the value(s) of $$f\left( {{1 \over 3}} \right)$$ is(are)
Answer
A
B