MATHEMATICS

TARGET IIT JEE 2010

XIII (VXYZ)

QUESTION BANK ON
FUNCTION
INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTION
&
QUADRATIC EQUATION

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 [STRAIGHT OBJECTIVE TYPE]
Q.1 Let f be a real valued function such that
 2002 
f (x) + 2 f   = 3x
 x 
for all x > 0. The value of f (2), is
(A) 1000 (B) 2000 (C) 3000 (D) 4000

Q.2 The number k is such that tanarc tan(2)  arc tan(20k ) = k. The sum of all possible values of k is
19 21 1
(A) – (B) – (C) 0 (D)
40 40 5

Q.3 If a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then ab + bc + ca lies in the interval (a, b, c  R)

1   1   1
(A)  , 2 (B) [–1, 2] (C)   , 1 (D)   1, 
2   2   2

Q.4 Which one of the following depicts the graph of an odd function?

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

 x   x 
Q.5 The period of the function f(x) = sin 2x + sin   + sin   is
 3  5
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 15 (D) 30

Q.6 Let A = { x | x2 + (m – 1)x – 2(m + 1) = 0, x  R}

B = { x | (m – 1)x2 + mx + 1 = 0, x  R}
Number of values of m such that A  B has exactly 3 distinct elements, is
(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7

Q.7 The sum of the infinite terms of the series

 3  3  3
cot -1 12   + cot -1  22   + cot -1  32   + ..... is equal to :
 4  4  4
(A) tan–1 (1) (B) tan–1 (2) (C) tan–1 (3) (D) tan–1 (4)

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [2]

 8 8 4 4
Q.8 Given f (x) =  and g (x) = f (sin x )  f (cos x ) then g(x) is
1 x 1 x
(A) periodic with period /2 (B) periodic with period 
(C) periodic with period 2 (D) aperiodic

Q.9 If  and  are the roots of x2 + px + q = 0 and 4, 4 are the roots of x2  rx + s = 0, then the equation
x2  4qx + 2q2  r = 0 has always (p, q, r, s  R) :
(A) two real roots (B) two positive roots
(C) two negative roots (D) one positive and one negative root.
1 
Q.10 The value of tan1  tan 2A + tan 1(cot A) + tan 1(cot3A) for 0 < A < (/4) is
2 
(A) 4 tan1 (1) (B) 2 tan1 (2) (C) 0 (D) none
n
k
Q.11 Suppose, f (x, n) =  log x  x  , then the value of x satisfying the equation f (x, 10) = f (x, 11), is
k 1
(A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 11 (D) none

Q.12 The natural number n for which the expression

y = 5(log3n)2 – log3n12 + 9, has the minimum value is
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 36/5 (D) 4

  50    31  
The value of sec sin 1   sin 1
Q.13   cos cos    is equal to
  9   9  
10  
(A) sec (B) sec (C) 1 (D) –1
9 9
2 2
     
Q.14 If  and  be the roots of the equation x2 + 3x + 1 = 0 then the value of      is equal to
1     1
(A) 15 (B) 18 (C) 21 (D) none
f (x)
Q.15 Let f be a function satisfying f (xy) = for all positive real numbers x and y. If f (30) = 20, then the
y
value of f (40) is
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 60

Q.16 If the equation cot4x – 2 cosec2x + a2 = 0 has atleast one solution then, sum of all possible integral values
of 'a' is equal to
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 0

Q.17 Let f (x) = sin2x + cos4x + 2 and g (x) = cos (cos x) + cos (sin x). Also let period of f (x) and g (x) be
T1 and T2 respectively then
(A) T1 = 2T2 (B) 2T1 = T2 (C) T1 = T2 (D) T1 = 4T2

Q.18   1
 = sin 1 cos sin x    1
and  = cos 1 sin cos x  , then :
(A) tan  = cot  (B) tan  =  cot  (C) tan  = tan  (D) tan  =  tan 

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [3]

Q.19 Which one of the following statement is meaningless?
  2e  4   
(A) cos1  ln   (B) cosec1  
  3  3


(C) cot1   (D) sec1 ()
2
2
Q.20 Let f (x) = ; g (x) = cos x and h (x) = x  3 then the range of the composite function fogoh, is
x 1
(A) R+ (B) R – {0} (C) [1, ) (D) R+ – {1}

Q.21 If the equation 4x2 – 4(5x + 1) + p2 = 0 has one root equals to two more than the other, then the value
of p is equal to
236
(A) ± (B) ± 5 (C) 5 or – 1 (D) 4 or – 3
3

Q.22 Number of real value of x satisfying the equation, arc tan xx  1 + arc sin xx  1  1 = is
2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

Q.23 The minimum value of the expression | x – p | + | x – 15 | + | x – p – 15 | for 'x' in the range p  x  15
where 0 < p < 15, is
(A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 30 (D) 0

Q.24 If f (x, y) = max( x, y) min( x ,y ) and g (x, y) = max(x, y) – min(x, y), then

  3 
f  g   1,  , g (4,  1.75)  equals
  2 
(A) – 0.5 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 1.5

Q.25 If a, b, c are real numbers satisfying the condition a + b + c = 0 then the roots of the quadratic equation
3ax2 + 5bx + 7c = 0 are :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real and distinct (D) imaginary

Q.26 If the solution set for f (x) < 3 is (0, ) and the solution set for f (x) > – 2 is (– , 5), then the true solution
set for  f (x ) 2  f (x) + 6, is
(A) (– , + ) (B) (– , 0] (C) [0, 5] (D) (– , 0]  [5, )

 2x 2  1 
 
Q.27 Which of the following is the solution set of the equation 2 cos–1(x) = cot–1  2 ?
 2x 1  x 
(A) (0, 1) (B) (–1, 1) – {0} (C) (–1, 0) (D) [–1, 1]

Q.28 The roots of the equation a (x  b) (x  c) + b (x  c) (x  a) + c (x  a) (x  b) = 0

(a, b, c are distinct and real ) are always :
(A) positive (B) negative (C) real (D) unreal

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [4]

Q.29 The graph of the function y = g (x) is shown.
1
The number of solutions of the equation g ( x )  1  , is
2
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 8

Q.30 If one solution of the equation x3 – 2x2 + ax + 10 = 0 is the additive inverse of another, then which one
of the following inequalities is true?
(A) – 40 < a < – 30 (B) – 30 < a < – 20 (C) – 20 < a < – 10 (D) – 10 < a < 0
1 1 4 
Q.31 If x = sin(2 tan–12), y = sin  tan  , then
2 3
(A) x = 1 – y (B) x2 = 1 – y (C) x2 = 1 + y (D) y2 = 1 – x

Q.32 Suppose a, b, and c are positive numbers such that a + b + c = 1. Then the maximum value of
ab + bc + ca is
1 1 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 2 3

Q.33 Let R be the region in the first quadrant bounded by the x and y axis and the graphs of
9
f (x) = x  b and y = f –1 (x). If the area of R is 49, then the value of b, is
25
18 22 28
(A) (B) (C) (D) none
5 5 5

Q.34 The roots of (x  1) (x  3) + K (x  2) (x  4) = 0, K > 0 are :

(A) real (B) real and equal (C) imaginary (D) one real and one imaginary

Q.35 Consider the functions

f: XY and g: YZ
then which of the following is/are incorrect?
(A) If f and g both are injective then gof : X  Z is injective
(B) If f and g both are surjective then gof : X  Z is surjective
(C) If gof : X  Z is bijective then f is injective and g is surjective.
(D) none

Q.36 Assume that p is a real number. In order for 3 x  3p  1 – 3 x = 1 to have real solutions, it is necessary
that
(A) p  1/4 (B) p  – 1/4 (C) p  1/3 (D) p  – 1/3

 1  7 2 
Q.37 cos–1   cos  sin  is equal to
 2 5 5 
23 13 3 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
20 20 20 20

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [5]

Q.38 Which of the following statements are incorrect?
I If f (x) and g (x) are one to one then f (x) + g(x) is also one to one.
II If f (x) and g (x) are one-one then f (x) · g(x) is also one-one.
III If f (x) is odd then it is necessarily one to one.
(A) I and II only (B) II and III only (C) III and I only (D) I, II and III

0 if x is rational 0 if x is irrational
 
Q.39 Let f (x) =  and g (x) = 
 x if x is irrational  x if x is rational
Then the function (f – g) x is
(A) odd (B) even
(C) neither odd nor even (D) odd as well as even

Q.40 PQRS is a common diameter of three circles. The area of the middle
circle is the average of the area of the other two. If PQ = 2 and RS = 1
then the length QR is
(A) 6  1 (B) 6  1
(C) 5 (D) 4

Q.41 The range of values of p for which the equation sin cos–1 cos(tan 1 x )  = p has a solution is:

 1 1   1 
(A)   ,  (B) [0, 1) (C)  , 1 (D) (– 1, 1)
2 2  2

Q.42 If every solution of the equation 3 cos 2 x – cos x – 1 = 0 is a solution of the equation
a cos22x + bcos2x – 1 = 0. Then the value of (a + b) is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 13 (D) 14

Q.43 Let a > 1 be a real number and f (x) = logax2 for x > 0. If f –1 is the inverse function of f and b and c are
real numbers then f–1(b + c) is equal to
1 1
(A) f –1(b) · f –1(c) (B) f –1(b) + f –1(c) (C) (D) 1
f ( b  c) f (b)  f 1 (c)

Q.44 Let P (x) = kx3 + 2k2x2 + k3. Find the sum of all real numbers k for which x – 2 is a factor of P(x).
(A) 4 (B) 8 (C) – 4 (D) – 8

5  12  
Q.45 Number of value of x satisfying the equation sin–1   + sin–1   = is
x x 2
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) more than 2

Q.46 The sum of all the value of m for which the roots x1 and x2 of the quadratic equation
x2 – 2mx + m = 0 satisfy the condition x13  x 32  x12  x 22 , is
3 9 5
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
4 4 4

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [6]

Q.47 Period of f(x) = nx + n  [nx + n], (n  N where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function is
(A) 1 (B) 1/n (C) n (D) none of these

Q.48 Let r1, r2 and r3 be the solutions of the equation x3 – 2x2 + 4x + 5074 =0 then the value of
(r1 + 2)(r2 + 2)(r3 + 2) is
(A) 5050 (B) 5066 (C) – 5050 (D) – 5066

1 1 
Q.49 The value of tan  cot (3)  equals
2 


(A) 3  10 1

(B) 10  3 
1

(C) 3  10  
(D) 10  3 
Q.50 If  and  are the roots of the equation (log2x)2 + 4(log2x) – 1 = 0 then the value of log  + log
equals
(A) 18 (B) – 16 (C) 14 (D) – 18

Q.51 Let f(x) = sin [a ] x (where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function) . If f is periodic with fundamental
period , then a belongs to :
(A) [2, 3) (B) {4, 5} (C) [4, 5] (D) [4, 5)

Q.52 Which of the following is the solution set of the equation sin–1x = cos–1x + sin–1(3x – 2)?
1  1  1  1 
(A)  , 1 (B)  , 1 (C)  , 1 (D)  , 1
2  2  3  3 

Q.53 If a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 1 then the value of a4 + b4 + c4 is

(A) 3/ 2 (B) 3/4 (C) 1/2 (D) 1/4

Q.54 The solution of the equation 2cos–1x = sin–1 (2x 1  x 2 )

 1 
(A) [–1, 0] (B) [0, 1] (C) [–1, 1] (D)  , 1
 2 

Q.55 The graph of a quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c (a, b, c  R) with vertex on

y-axis is as shown in the figure. Then which one of the following statement is
INCORRECT?
(A) Product of the roots of the corresponding quadratic equation is positive.
(B) Discriminant of the quadratic equation is negative.
(C) Nothing definite can be said about the sum of the roots, whether positive, negative or zero.
(D) Both roots of the quadratic equation are purely imaginary.

 1 x2 
Q.56 The solution set of the equation sin–1 1  x2 + cos–1x = cot–1   x  – sin–1x
 
(A) [–1, 1] – {0} (B) (0, 1] U {–1} (C) [–1, 0) U {1} (D) [–1, 1]

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [7]

Q.57 If  and  are the roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 then the sum of the roots of the equation
a2x2 + (b2 – 2ac)x + b2 – 4ac = 0 in terms of  and  is given by
(A) – (2 – 2) (B) ( + )2 – 2 (C) 2 + 2 – 4 (D) – (2 + 2)

Q.58 The function f is one to one and the sum of all the intercepts of the graph is 5. The sum of all of the
intercept of the graph of y = f –1(x) is
(A) 5 (B) 1/5 (C) 2/5 (D) – 5

Q.59 The number of solution of the equation e2x + ex + e–2x + e–x = 3(e–2x + ex) is
(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) more than 2

Q.60 The value of the angle tan–1(tan 65° – 2 tan 40°) in degrees is equal to
(A) – 20° (B) 20° (C) 25° (D) 40°

Q.61 The function f(x) = cot1 (x  3) x + cos1 x 2  3x  1 is defined on the set S, where S =
(A) {0, 3} (B) (0, 3) (C) {0,  3} (D) [ 3, 0]

Q.62 The range of the function, f (x) = (1 + sec–1x) (1 + cos–1x) is

(A) (– ) (B) (– , 0]  [4, ) (C) {1, (1 + )2} (D) [0, (1 + )2]

Q.63 The quadratic equation x 2 – 1088x + 295680 = 0 has two positive integral roots whose greatest
common divisor is 16. The least common multiple of the two roots is
(A) 18240 (B) 18480 (C) 18960 (D) 19240

Q.64 Which of the following represents an odd function?

(1  e x ) 2
(A) f (x) = (B) g (x) = sec–1(sec x)
ex
(C) h (x) = cos (cos–1x) (D) k (x) = cot–1(cot x)
Q.65 Given a, b, c are non negative real numbers and if a2 + b2 + c2 = 1, then the value of a + b + c is :
(A)  3 (B)  2 (C)  2 (D)  3

Q.66 The period of the function f (x) = sin (x + 3 – [x + 3 ] ), where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function
is
(A) 2 + 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 3

Q.67 If f (x) = x2 + bx + c and f (2 + t) = f (2 – t) for all real numbers t, then which of the following is true?
(A) f (1) < f (2) < f (4) (B) f (2) < f (1) < f (4)
(C) f (2) < f (4) < f (1) (D) f (4) < f (2) < f (1)

Q.68 Number of values of the parameter  [0, 2 ] for which the quadratic function,
1
(sin ) x2 + 2 cos  x + (cos  + sin ) is the square of a linear function is
2
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 1
1
Q.69 If x = and (x + 1)(y + 1) = 2 then the radian measure of cot–1x + cot–1y is
2
   3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 3 4 4
Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [8]
Q.70 The solution set for [x] {x} = 1 where {x} and [x] are fractional part & integral part of x, is
(A ) R+ – (0, 1) (B) R+ – {1}
 1   1 
(C) m  / m  I  {0} (D) m  / m  N  {1}
 m   m 

Q.71 The set of values of 'a' for which the inequality, (x  3a) (x  a  3) < 0 is satisfied for all x  [1, 3] is:
(A) (1/3, 3) (B) (0, 1/3) (C) ( 2, 0) (D) ( 2, 3)

Q.72 Let cos–1(x) + cos–1(2x) + cos–1(3x) = . If x satisfies the cubic ax3 + bx2 + cx – 1 = 0, then
(a + b + c) has the value equal to
(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 27

Q.73 If f (x) = px + q and f  f  f ( x )  = 8x + 21, where p and q are real numbers, then p + q equals
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 11

Q.74 If the roots of the cubic, x3 + ax2 + bx + c = 0 are three consecutive positive integers. Then the value
a2
of is equal to
b 1
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 1/3

Q.75 If f (x)  2 tan 3x  5 1  cos 6x ; g(x) is a function having the same period as that of f(x), then which of the
following can be g(x).
(A) (sec23x + cosec23x)tan23x (B) 2 sin3x + 3cos3x
(C) 2 1  cos 2 3x + cosec3x (D) 3 cosec3x + 2 tan3x

 1 1 1 1 1 a
Q.76 If tan tan  tan 1  tan 1  tan 1  is expressed as a rational in lowest form then (a + b)
 2 3 4 5 b
has the value equal to
(A) 19 (B) 27 (C) 38 (D) 45

Q.77 The value of p for which both the roots of the quadratic equation,
4x2  20 px + (25p2 + 15p  66) are less than 2 lies in :
(A) (4/5, 2) (B) (2, ) (C) ( 1, 4/5) (D) (,  1)
8
Q.78 The range of the function y = is
9  x2
8   8 8 
(A) (– , ) – {± 3} (B)  ,   (C)  0,  (D) (– , 0)  ,  
9   9 9 

Q.79 Let f (x) = ax + b where a > 0 and f is defined from [–1, 1] onto [0, 2] then the value of
 
cot cot 1 (1)  cot 1 ( 2)  cot 1 (3) equals
(A) f (–1) (B) f (0) (C) f (1) (D) f (1) – f (0)

Q.B on Function, ITF, & quadratic Equation [9]

Q.80 If  and  are the roots of a(x2 – 1) + 2bx = 0 then, which one of the following are the roots of the same
equation?
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A)  + ,  –  (B) 2  , 2  (C)   ,  (D)   , 
    2 2
{x}
Q.81 Range of the function f (x) = where {x} denotes the fractional part function is
1  {x}

1  1  1
(A) [0 , 1) (B) 0,  (C) 0,  (D)  0, 
 2  2  2

Q.82 Given the graphs of the two functions, y = f(x) & y = g(x). In the
adjacent figure from point A on the graph of the function y = f(x)
corresponding to the given value of the independent variable (say x0), a
straight line is drawn parallel to the X-axis to intersect the bisector of
the first and the third quadrants at point B . From the point B a straight
line parallel to the Y-axis is drawn to intersect the graph of the function
y = g(x) at C. Again a straight line is drawn from the point C parallel to
the X-axis, to intersect the line NN  at D . If the straight line NN  is
parallel to Y-axis, then the co-ordinates of the point D are
(A) f(x0), g(f(x0)) (B) x0, g(x0)
(C) x0, g(f(x0)) (D) f(x0), f(g (x0))

x rx
Q.83 Let f (x) = and let g(x)= . Let S be the set of all real numbers r such that
1 x 1 x
f (g(x)) = g (f (x)) for infinitely many real number x. The number of elements in set S is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 5

Q.84 If x be the real number such that x3 + 4x = 8, then the value of the expression x7 + 64x2 is
(A) 124 (B) 125 (C) 128 (D) 132

Q.85 Let [x] denote the greatest integer in x. Then in the interval [0, 3] the number of solutions of the equation,
x2  3x + [x] = 0 is :
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 0

x3 1
Q.86 The domain of function, satisfying f (x) + f (x–1) = , is
x
(A) An empty set (B) a singleton (C) a finite set (D) an infinite set

Q.87 If the roots of the equation x3 – px2 – r = 0 are tan , tan  and tan  then the value of
sec2 · sec2 · sec2 is
(A) p2 + r2 + 2rp + 1 (B) p2 + r2 – 2rp + 1 (C) p2 – r2 – 2rp + 1 (D) None

Q.88 The product of all real values of x satisfying the equation

 2 x 2  10 | x |  4   1  2  18 | x |   
   cot  
sin–1cos  x 2  5 | x |  3  = cot   9 | x |   + is
     2
(A) 9 (B) – 9 (C) – 3 (D) – 1

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Q.89 The absolute term in the quadratic expression
n
 1  1 
  x  3k  1  x  3k  2  as n   is
k 1

1 2
(A) 1 (B) (C) (D) zero
3 3

2009
k f 4 (k )
Q.90 Let f (k) =
2009
and g(k) =
(1  f ( k )) 4  (f ( k )) 4
then the sum  g(k ) is equal :
k 0
(A) 2009 (B) 2008 (C) 1005 (D) 1004

| sin x |  | cos x |
Q.91 The period of the function f (x) = is
| sin x  cos x |
(A) /2 (B) /4 (C)  (D) 2

Q.92 A function f (x) = 1 2 x + x is defined from D1  D2 and is onto. If the set D1 is its complete
domain then the set D2 is
 1
(A)   ,  (B) (– , 2) (C) (– , 1) (D) (– , 1]
 2

Q.93 Number of quadratic equations with real roots which remain unchanged even after squaring their roots,
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.94 If x = cos–1 (cos 4) ; y = sin–1 (sin 3) then which of the following holds ?
(A) x – y = 1 (B) x + y + 1 = 0
(C) x + 2y = 2 (D) tan (x + y) = – tan7

Q.95 For a, b, c non-zero, real distinct, the equation, (a2 + b2) x2  2 b (a + c) x + b2 + c2 = 0 has non-zero
real roots . One of these roots is also the root of the equation :
(A) a2 x2  a (b  c) x + b c = 0 (B) a2 x2 + a (c  b) x  b c = 0
2 2 2
(C) (b + c ) x  2 a (b + c) x + a = 02 (D) (b2  c2)x2 + 2 a (b  c) x  a2 = 0

Q.96 Find the range of the function, f (x) = cot–1x + sec–1x + cosec–1x.
  3    3   5 3 
(A)  ,  (B)  ,    , 
2 2  2 4   4 2 
    3     3 
(C)  ,     ,  (D)  ,     , 
2   2  2   2 

Q.97 If the equation sin4 x  (k + 2) sin2 x  (k + 3) = 0 has a solution then k must lie in the interval :
(A) ( 4,  2) (B) [ 3, 2)
(C) ( 4,  3) (D) [ 3,  2]

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Q.98 Which of the following is true for a real valued function y = f (x) , defined on [ – a , a]?
(A) f (x) can be expressed as a sum or a difference of two even functions
(B) f (x) can be expressed as a sum or a difference of two odd functions
(C) f (x) can be expressed as a sum or a difference of an odd and an even function
(D) f (x) can never be expressed as a sum or a difference of an odd and an even function

2
Q.99 Number of solutions of the equation x 2 – (x  1) + ( x  2) 2 = 5 , is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) More than 2

1
Q.100 Domain of the function f(x) = is
ln cot 1 x
(A) (cot1 ,  ) (B) R – {cot1} (C) (– ,0)  (0,cot1) (D) (– , cot1)

Q.101 The inequalities y( 1)  4, y(1)  0 and y(3)  5 are known to hold for
y = ax2 + bx + c then the least value of 'a' is :
(A)  1/4 (B)  1/3 (C) 1/4 (D) 1/8

x 1
Q.102 If for all x different from both 1 and 0 we have f1(x) = , f2(x) = , and for all integers n  1,
x 1 1 x
f n 1 f1 ( x )  if n is odd

we have fn + 2(x) =  then f4(x) equals
 f n 1 f 2 ( x )  if n is even
(A) x (B) x – 1 (C) f1(x) (D) f2(x)

Q.103 Let a, b, c be real numbers , a  0 , if  is a root of a2 x2 + b x + c = 0 ,  is a root of

a2 x2  b x  c = 0 and 0 <  <  , then the equation a2 x2 + 2 b x + 2 c = 0 has a root  that always
satisfies :
 
(A)  = (B)  =  + (C)  =  (D)  <  < 
2 2

Q.104 Suppose that f (n) is a real valued function whose domain is the set of positive integers and that
f (n) satisfies the following two properties
f (1) = 23 and f (n + 1) = 8 + 3 · f (n), for n  1
It follows that there are constants p, q and r such that f (n) = p · qn – r, for n = 1, 2, .....
then the value of (p + q + r) is
(A) 16 (B) 17 (C) 20 (D) 26 (E) 31

Q.105 If a, b  R, a  0 and the quadratic equation ax2  bx + 1 = 0 has imaginary roots then a + b + 1 is:
(A) positive (B) negative (C) zero (D) depends on the sign of b.

Q.106 Let a, b, c be three real numbers such that a + b + c = 0 and a2 + b2 + c2 = 2. Then the value of
(a4 + b4 + c4) is equal to
(A) 2 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 8

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Q.107 Let f (x) = sin x + cos x + tan x + arc sin x + arc cos x + arc tan x. If M and m are maximum and
minimum values of f (x) then their arithmetic mean is equal to
   
(A) + cos 1 (B) + sin 1 (C) + tan 1 + cos 1 (D) + tan 1 + sin 1
2 2 4 4

Q.108 Consider the two functions f (x) = x2 + 2bx + 1 and g(x) = 2a(x + b), where the variable x and the
constants a and b are real numbers. Each such pair of the constants a and b may be considered as a point
(a, b) in an ab – plane. Let S be the set of such points (a, b) for which the graphs of y = f (x) and
y = g (x) do not intersect (in the xy – plane.). The area of S is
(A) 1 (B)  (C) 4 (D) 4

x lnx
Q.109 f (x) = and g (x) = . Then identify the CORRECT statement
lnx x
1 1
(A) and f (x) are identical functions (B) and g(x) are identical functions
g(x) f (x )
1
(C) f (x) . g (x) = 1  x  0 (D)  1  x 0
f (x) .g(x)

Q.110 The polynomial P(x) = x3 + ax2 + bx + c has the property that the mean of its zeroes, the product of its
zeroes, and the sum of its coefficients are all equal. If the y-intercept of the graph of y = P(x) is 2, then the
value of b is
(A) – 11 (B) – 9 (C) – 7 (D) 5
 x2 
Q.111 There exists a positive real number x satisfying cos(tan–1x) = x. The value of cos–1  
 2  is
 
  2 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
10 5 5 5

Q.112 Number of values of x satisfying the pair of quadratic equations

x2 – px + 20 = 0 and x2 – 20x + p = 0 for some p  R, is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

Q.113 Given f (x) is a polynomial function of x, satisfying f(x). f(y) = f(x) + f(y) + f(xy) – 2 and that f (2) = 5.
Then f (3) is equal to
(A) 10 (B) 24 (C) 15 (D) none

Paragraph for Question Nos. 114 to 116

Consider the polynomial P(x) = (x – cos 36°)(x – cos 84°)(x – cos156°)
Q.114 The coefficient of x2 is
1 5 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) – (D)
2 2
Q.115 The coefficient of x is
3 3 3
(A) (B) – (C) – (D) zero
2 2 4
Q.116 The absolute term in P(x) has the value equal to
5 1 5 1 5 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 16 16 16

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 Paragraph for question nos. 117 to 120
Let f (x) = x2 – 2x – 1  x  R. Let f : (– , a]  [b, ), where 'a' is the largest real number for which
f (x) is bijective.
Q.117 The value of (a + b) is equal to
(A) – 2 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) 1
Q.118 Let f : R  R, g (x) = f (x) + 3x – 1, then the least value of function y = g(| x |) is
(A) – 9/4 (B) – 5/4 (C) – 2 (D) – 1
Q.119 Let f : [a, )  [b, ), then f –1(x) is given by
(A) 1 + x2 (B) 1 – x3 (C) 1 – x2 (D) 1 + x3
Q.120 Let f : R  R, then range of values of k for which equation f (| x |) = k has 4 distinct real roots is
(A) (– 2, – 1) (B) (– 2, 0) (C) ( – 1, 0) (D) (0, 1)
[REASONING TYPE]

Q.121 Statement-1: If a > b > c and a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc then the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 has
roots of opposite sign.
because
Statement-2: If roots of a quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 are of opposite sign then
product of roots < 0 and | sum of roots |  0
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.122 Consider the following statements
Statement-1: The equation x2 + (2m + 1)x + (2n + 1) = 0 where m and n are integers can not have
any rational roots.
because
Statement-2: The quantity (2m + 1)2 – 4(2n + 1) where m, n  I can never be a perfect square.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.123 Statement-1: cot–1(x) – tan–1(x) > 0 for all x < 1
because
Statement-2: Graph of cot–1(x) is always above the graph of tan–1(x) for all x < 1.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.
Q.124 Let f (x) = ax2 + bx + c, g (x) = ax2 + qx + r, where a, b, c, q, r  R and a < 0. If  are the roots of
f(x) = 0 and  + ,  +  are the roots of g(x) = 0, then
Statement-1 : Maximum value of f (x) and g(x) are equal.
because
Statement-2 : Discriminants of f(x) = 0 and g(x) = 0 are equal
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.125 Let ax2 + bx + c = 0, a  0 (a, b, c  R) has no real root and a + b + 2c = 2.
Statement-1: ax2 + bx + c > 0  x  R.
because
Statement-2: a + b is be positive.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.126 Consider the function

f (x) = (x + 1C2x – 8) (2x – 8Cx + 1)
Statement-1: Domain of f (x) is singleton.
because
Statement-2: Range of f (x) is singleton.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

3x 5y
Q.127 Statement-1: If sin cos = k8 – 4k4 + 5, where x, y  R then exactly four distinct real values
2 3
of k are possible.
because
3x 5y
Statement-2: sin and cos both are less than or equal to one and greater than or equal to – 1.
2 3
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

Q.128 Statement-1: The quadratic polynomial y = ax2 + bx + c (a  0 and b, c  R) is symmetric about the
line 2ax + b = 0.
because
Statement-2: Parabola is symmetric about its axis of symmetry.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

  
Q.129 Consider f (x) = sin 1 sec(tan 1 x ) + cos 1 cosec(cot 1 x ) 
Statement-1: Domain of f (x) is a singleton.
because
Statement-2: Range of the function f (x) is a singleton
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

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Q.130 Consider a cubic function f (x) = ax3 + bx + c where a, b, c  R.
Statement-1: f (x) can not have 3 non negative real roots.
because
Statement-2: Sum of roots is equal to zero.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for statement-1.
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false.
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true.

[MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE TYPE]

Q.131 Which of the following function(s) is/are periodic with period  .
(A) f(x) = sin x (B) f(x) = [x + ] (C) f(x) = cos (sin x) (D) f(x) = cos2x
(where [ . ] denotes the greatest integer function)

1   14    
Q.132 The value of cos  cos1  cos      is :
2   5  
 7     2  3 
(A) cos    (B) sin   (C) cos   (D)  cos  
 5  10   5  5
Q.133 Which of the following function(s) is/are periodic?
(A) f(x) = x  [x] (B) g(x) = sin (1/x) , x  0 & g(0) = 0
(C) h(x) = x cos x (D) w(x) = sin1 (sin x)

Q.134 The graph of the quadratic polynomial ;

y = ax2 + bx + c is as shown in the figure . Then :
(A) b2  4ac > 0 (B) b < 0
(C) a > 0 (D) c < 0

Q.135 Which of the functions defined below are one-one function(s) ?

(A) f(x) = (x + 1) , ( x  1) (B) g(x) = x + (1/x) ( x > 0)
(C) h(x) = x2 + 4x  5, (x > 0) (D) f(x) = e x, ( x  0)
Q.136 Which of the following functions are not homogeneous?
y xy x  y cos x x  y y  x
(A) x + y cos (B) (C) (D) ln   + ln  
x x  y2 y sin x  y y  x x  y
Q.137 If f(x) is a polynomial function satisfying the condition f(x)·f(1/x) = f(x) + f(1/x) and f(2)=9 then
(A) 2 f(4) = 3 f(6) (B) 14 f(1) = f(3) (C) 9 f(3) = 2 f(5) (D) f(10) = f(11)
Q.138 If S is the set of all real x such that (2x  1)/(2x3 + 3x2 + x) is positive, then S contains
(A) ( ,  3/2) (B) ( 3/2,  1/4) (C) ( 1/4, 1/2) (D) (+ 1/2 , 3)
1  sin x
Q.139 The values of x in [–2, 2], for which the graph of the function y = – secx and
1  sin x
1  sin x
y=– + secx, coincide are
1  sin x
 3   3   3     3 
(A) 2 ,     , 2  (B)   ,     , 
 2 2  2 2 2 2
     3 
(C)   ,  (D) [–2, 2] –  ,  
2 2  2 2

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Q.140 The value(s) of 'p' for which the equation ax2  p x + a b = 0 and x2  a x  b x + a b = 0 may have
a common root, given a, b are non zero real numbers, is
(A) a + b2 (B) a2 + b (C) a(1 + b) (D) b(1 + a)

Q.141 For the equation 2x = tan(2tan–1a) + 2tan(tan–1a + tan–1a3), which of the following is invalid?
(A) a2x + 2a = x (B) a2 + 2ax + 1 = 0 (C) a  0 (D) a  –1, 1

Q.142 If the function f (x) = ax + b has its own inverse then the ordered pair (a, b) can be
(A) (1, 0) (B) (–1, 0) (C) (–1, 1) (D) (1, 1)

Q.143 Which of the following is/are correct?

    
(A) cos cos(cos 1 1) < sin sin 1 sin(   1 < sin cos 1 cos( 2  2 
(B) coscos(cos 1)  < sin cos
1 1
cos( 2  2)  < sin sin 1 sin(   1)  < 
tan cot 1 (cot 1) 
5000 2500
(C)  cos 1cos(2t  1)  =  cot 1cot(t  2)  where t  I
t 1 t 1
(D) cot–1 cot cosec–1cosec –1
sec sec tan tan–1 cos cos–1 sin–1 sin 4 = 4 – 

Q.144 If the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 (a > 0) has sec2 and cosec2 as its roots then which of the
following must hold good?
(A) b + c = 0 (B) b2 – 4ac  0 (C) c  4a (D) 4a + b  0

Q.145 Suppose f (x) = ax + b and g (x) = bx + a, where a and b are positive integers.
If f g(50)   g f (50)   = 28 then the product (ab) can have the value equal to
(A) 12 (B) 48 (C) 180 (D) 210

 
Q.146 2 tan tan 1 ( x )  tan 1 ( x 3 ) where x  R – {–1, 1} is equal to
2x
(A) (B) tan(2 tan–1x)
1 x2

(C) tan cot 1 (  x )  cot 1 ( x )  (D) tan(2 cot–1x)
 x 2  2 x 3 
Q.147 The domain of definition of the function, f(x) = 2 tan x log[ 2 tan x ]  4 x 2  4 x 3  where [ ] denotes the

 1 1
greatest integer function is given by the interval  n  , n   where n  I then n can be equal to
 4 2
(A) – 5 (B) – 1 (C) 0 (D) 1

Q.148 Which of the following statement(s) is/are True?

(A) The equation x  1  x  1 = 1 has no real solution.
(B) If 0 < p <  then the quadratic equation, (cos p  1) x2 + cos px + sin p = 0 has real roots.
(C) If 2a + b + c = 0 (c  0) then the quadratic equation, ax2 + bx + c = 0 has no root in (0, 2).
(D) If x and y are positive real numbers and m , n are any positive integers then ;
xn . ym 1.

1  x  1  y 
2n 2m 4

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Q.149 Let x1, x2, x3, x4 be four non zero numbers satisfying the equation
a b c d 
tan–1
+ tan–1 + tan–1 + tan–1 =
x x x x 2
then which of the following relation(s) hold good?
4 4
1
(A)  x i = a + b + c + d (B) x =0
i 1 i 1 i

4
(C)  xi = abcd
i 1
(D) (x1 + x2 + x3) (x2 + x3 + x4) (x3 + x4 + x1) (x4 + x1 + x2) = abcd

Q.150 A continuous function f (x) on R  R satisfies the relation

f (x) + f (2x + y) + 5xy = f (3x – y) + 2x2 + 1 for  x , y  R
then which of the following hold(s) good?
(A) f is many one (B) f has no minima
(C) f is neither odd nor even (D) f is bounded

Q.151 Which of the following function (s) is/are Transcendental?

2 sin 3x
(A) f (x) = 5 sin x (B) f (x) = 2
x  2x  1
(C) f (x) = x2  2 x  1 (D) f (x) = (x2 + 3).2x

Q.152 The functions which are aperiodic are :

(A) y = [x + 1] (B) y = sin x2 (C) y = sin2 x (D) y = sin1 x
where [x] denotes greatest integer function

[MATCH THE COLUMN]

Q.153 to 157 is "Match the Column" type. Column-I and column-II contains four entries each. Entry of column-
I are to be matched with one or more than one entries of column-II.

1 x 1
Q.153 Let f (x) = x + and g (x) = .
x x2
Match the composite function given in Column-I with their respective domains given in Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
(A) fog (P) R – {–2, – 5/3}
(B) gof (Q) R – {–1, 0}
(C) fof (R) R – {0}
(D) gog (S) R – {– 2, – 1}

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Q.154 Column-I contains four function and column-II contains the properties. Match the entries of column-I
with entry/entries of column-II. The matching can be one to many and many to one.
Here [ ] and { } denotes the greatest integer and fractional part function.
Column-I Column-II
(A) f (x) = eln[1 + {x}] (P) Range consists of only one natural
(B) –1
g (x) = sin (sin x) (Q) Periodic
(C) h (x) = e – | x | (R) Domain is x  (– , )
1
(D) k (x) = tan–1 [ x ]  [x ] + 2 | x | + (S) symmetric about y-axis.
x2
x
Q.155 Let f : R  [, ), f (x) = x2 + 3ax + b, g(x) = sin–1 (  R).
4
Column - I Column - II
(A) The possible integral values of ‘a’ for which f(x) is many one in (P) – 2
interval [– 3, 5] is/are
(B) Let a = – 1 and gof(x) is defined for x  [ – 1, 1] then possible (Q) – 1
integral values of b can be
(C) Let a = 2,  = – 8 the value(s) of b for which f(x) is surjective is/are (R) 0
(D) If a = 1, b = 2, then integers in the range of fog(x) is/are (S) 1

Q.156 Column I Column II

(A) cot–1 tan(37)  (P) 143°
(B) cos–1 cos(233)  (Q) 127°

1 1  1   3
(C) sin  cos    (R)
2  9  4

1  1  2
(D) cos  arc cos   (S)
2  8  3

Q.157 Column I Column II

(A) Number of integral values of x satisfying the equation
tan–1(3x) + tan–1(5x) = tan–1(7x) + tan–1(2x), is (P) 0
(B) Number of integral values of 'x' satisfying the equation (Q) 1
| x 2 1 |
= x, is
x2
(C) The equation (x – 2)4 – (x – 2) = 0 and x2 – kx + k = 0 (R) 2
have two roots in common, then the value of k is
(D) Minimum value of the function (S) 3
f (x) = (1 + sin x)(1 + cos x)  x  R, is

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 ANSWER KEY
Q.1 B Q.2 A Q.3 C Q.4 D Q.5 D Q.6 D Q.7 B

Q.8 A Q.9 A Q.10 A Q.11 C Q.12 D Q.13 D Q.14 B

Q.15 A Q.16 D Q.17 C Q.18 A Q.19 A Q.20 C Q.21 B

Q.22 C Q.23 B Q.24 D Q.25 C Q.26 D Q.27 A Q.28 C

Q.29 D Q.30 D Q.31 D Q.32 A Q.33 C Q.34 A Q.35 D

Q.36 B Q.37 D Q.38 D Q.39 A Q.40 B Q.41 B Q.42 C

Q.43 A Q.44 D Q.45 B Q.46 D Q.47 B Q.48 C Q.49 A

Q.50 D Q.51 D Q.52 A Q.53 C Q.54 D Q.55 C Q.56 C

Q.57 D Q.58 A Q.59 C Q.60 C Q.61 C Q.62 C Q.63 B

Q.64 C Q.65 D Q.66 C Q.67 B Q.68 A Q.69 D Q.70 D

Q.71 B Q.72 C Q.73 B Q.74 A Q.75 A Q.76 A Q.77 D

Q.78 D Q.79 A Q.80 B Q.81 C Q.82 C Q.83 B Q.84 C

Q.85 C Q.86 C Q.87 B Q.88 A Q.89 B Q.90 C Q.91 C

Q.92 D Q.93 C Q.94 D Q.95 B Q.96 B Q.97 D Q.98 C

Q.99 C Q.100 D Q.101 D Q.102 C Q.103 D Q.104 A Q.105 A

Q.106 A Q.107 A Q.108 B Q.109 A Q.110 A Q.111 C Q.112 C

Q.113 A Q.114 A Q.115 C Q.116 B Q.117 B Q.118 C Q.119 A

Q.120 A Q.121 A Q.122 A Q.123 A Q.124 A Q.125 C Q.126 B

Q.127 D Q.128 A Q.129 B Q.130 D

Q.131 A;C;D Q.132 B;C;D Q.133 A; D Q.134 A;B;C;D Q.135 A;C;D

Q.136 B; C Q.137 B; C Q.138 A; D Q.139 A; C Q.140 B;C

Q.141 B;C Q.142 A;B;C Q.143 A;C;D Q.144 A;B;C Q.145 A;D

Q.146 A;B;C Q.147 A;C Q.148 A;B Q.149 B;C;D Q.150 A;B

Q.151 A;B;D Q.152 A;B;D Q.153 (A) S; (B) Q; (C) R; (D) P

Q.154 (A) P, Q, R, S; (B) P, Q, R; (C) P, R, S; (D) P, S

Q.155 (A) P,Q,R,S (B) P, Q,R (C) S (D) R,S Q.156 (A) Q; (B) Q; (C) S; (D) R

Q.157 (A) Q; (B) P; (C) S; (D) P

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