Let $${n \ge 2}$$ be an integer. Take n distinct points on a circle and join each pair of points by a line segment. Colour the line segment joining every pair of adjacent points by blue and the rest by red. If the number of red and blue line segments are equal, then the value of n is

A circle S passes through the point (0, 1) and is orthogonal to the circles $${(x - 1)^2}\, + \,{y^2} = 16\,\,and\,\,{x^2}\, + \,{y^2} = 1$$. Then

Let $${n_1}\, < {n_2}\, < \,{n_3}\, < \,{n_4}\, < {n_5}$$ be positive integers such that $${n_1}\, + {n_2}\, + \,{n_3}\, + \,{n_4}\, + {n_5}$$ = 20. Then the number of such destinct arrangements $$\,({n_1}\,,\,{n_2},\,\,{n_3},\,\,{n_4}\,,{n_5})$$ is

Let a, b, c be positive integers such that $${b \over a}$$ is an integer. If a, b, c are in geometric progression and the arithmetic mean of a, b, c is b + 2, then the value of $${{{a^2} + a - 14} \over {a + 1}}$$ is

For a point $$P$$ in the plane, Let $${d_1}\left( P \right)$$ and $${d_2}\left( P \right)$$ be the distance of the point $$P$$ from the lines $$x - y = 0$$ and $$x + y = 0$$ respectively. The area of the region $$R$$ consisting of all points $$P$$ lying in the first quadrant of the plane and satisfying $$2 \le {d_1}\left( P \right) + {d_2}\left( P \right) \le 4$$, is

Let $$f:\left( {0,\infty } \right) \to R$$ be given by $$f\left( x \right) $$= $$\int\limits_{{1 \over x}}^x {{{{e^{ - \left( {t + {1 \over t}} \right)}}} \over t}} dt$$. Then

The slope of the tangent to the curve $${\left( {y - {x^5}} \right)^2} = x{\left( {1 + {x^2}} \right)^2}$$ at the point $$(1, 3)$$ is

The value of $$\int\limits_0^1 {4{x^3}\left\{ {{{{d^2}} \over {d{x^2}}}{{\left( {1 - {x^2}} \right)}^5}} \right\}dx} $$ is

From a point $$P\left( {\lambda ,\lambda ,\lambda } \right),$$ perpendicular $$PQ$$ and $$PR$$ are drawn respectively on the lines $$y=x, z=1$$ and $$y=-x, z=-1.$$ If $$P$$ is such that $$\angle QPR$$ is a right angle, then the possible value(s) of $$\lambda $$ is/(are)

Let $$\overrightarrow x ,\overrightarrow y $$ and $$\overrightarrow z $$ be three vectors each of magnitude $$\sqrt 2 $$ and the angle between each pair of them is $${\pi \over 3}$$. If $$\overrightarrow a $$ is a non-zero vector perpendicular to $$\overrightarrow x $$ and $$\overrightarrow y \times \overrightarrow z $$ and $$\overrightarrow b $$ is a non-zero vector perpendicular to $$\overrightarrow y $$ and $$\overrightarrow z \times \overrightarrow x ,$$ then

Let $$\overrightarrow a \,\,,\,\,\overrightarrow b $$ and $$\overrightarrow c $$ be three non-coplanar unit vectors such that the angle between every pair of them is $${\pi \over 3}.$$ If $$\overrightarrow a \times \overrightarrow b + \overrightarrow b \times \overrightarrow c = p\overrightarrow a + q\overrightarrow b + r\overrightarrow c ,$$ where $$p,q$$ and $$r$$ are scalars, then the value of $${{{p^2} + 2{q^2} + {r^2}} \over {{q^2}}}$$ is

Let $$f:(a,b) \to [1,\infty )$$ be a continuous function and g : R $$\to$$ R be defined as $$g(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ 0 & , & {x < a} \cr {\int_a^x {f(t)dt} } & , & {a \le x \le b} \cr {\int_a^b {f(t)dt} } & , & {x > b} \cr } } \right.$$ Then,

For every pair of continuous function f, g : [0, 1] $$\to$$ R such that max {f(x) : x $$\in$$ [0, 1]} = max {g(x) : x $$\in$$ [0, 1]}. The correct statement(s) is (are)

Let M be a 2 $$\times$$ 2 symmetric matrix with integer entries. Then, M is invertible, if

Let M and N be two 3 $$\times$$ 3 matrices such that MN = NM. Further, if M $$\ne$$ N² and M² = N⁴, then

Let $$f:\left( { - {\pi \over 2},{\pi \over 2}} \right) \to R$$ be given by $$f(x) = {[\log (\sec x + \tan x)]^3}$$. Then,

Let a $$\in$$ R and f : R $$\to$$ R be given by f(x) = x⁵ $$-$$ 5x + a. Then,

Let f : [0, 4$$\pi$$] $$\to$$ [0, $$\pi$$] be defined by f(x) = cos^$$-$$1 (cos x). The number of points x $$\in$$ [0, 4$$\pi$$] satisfying the equation $$f(x) = {{10 - x} \over {10}}$$ is

The largest value of the non-negative integer a for which $$\mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to 1} {\left\{ {{{ - ax + \sin (x - 1) + a} \over {x + \sin (x - 1) - 1}}} \right\}^{{{1 - x} \over {1 - \sqrt x }}}} = {1 \over 4}$$ is

Let f : R $$\to$$ R and g : R $$\to$$ R be respectively given by f(x) = | x | + 1 and g(x) = x² + 1. Define h : R $$\to$$ R by $$h(x) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {\max \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x \le 0.} \cr {\min \{ f(x),g(x)\} ,} & {if\,x > 0.} \cr } } \right.$$

The number of points at which h(x) is not differentiable is