Solve PYQs
JEE Advanced · Mathematics · 2020
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Not attemptedLet the function be defined by . Suppose the function has a local minimum at precisely when , where . Then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 0.5
2
Not attemptedLet be a differentiable function such that its derivative is continuous and . If is defined by , and if , then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 4
3
Not attemptedLet the function be defined by . Then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 19
4
Not attemptedTwo fair dice, each with faces numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, are rolled together and the sum of the numbers on the faces is observed. This process is repeated till the sum is either a prime number or a perfect square. Suppose the sum turns out to be a perfect square before it turns out to be a prime number. If is the probability that this perfect square is an odd number, then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
5
Not attemptedAn engineer is required to visit a factory for exactly four days during the first 15 days of every month and it is mandatory that no two visits take place on consecutive days. Then the number of all possible ways in which such visits to the factory can be made by the engineer during 1-15 June 2021 is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 495
6
Not attemptedIn a hotel, four rooms are available. Six persons are to be accommodated in these four rooms in such a way that each of these rooms contains at least one person and at most two persons. Then the number of all possible ways in which this can be done is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1080
7
Not attemptedFor nonnegative integers and , let For positive integers and , let , where for any nonnegative integer , . Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
for all positive integers
B
for all positive integers
C
for all positive integers
D
for all positive integers
8
Not attemptedLet and be positive real numbers. Suppose and are adjacent sides of a parallelogram . Let and be the projection vectors of along and , respectively. If and if the area of the parallelogram is , then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
The length of the diagonal of the parallelogram is
D
is an angle bisector of the vectors and
9
Not attemptedLet be real numbers such that and . Suppose the point is the mirror image of the point with respect to the plane . Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
D
10
Not attemptedLet and be functions satisfying and for all . If , then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
is differentiable at every
B
If , then is differentiable at every
C
The derivative is equal to
D
The derivative is equal to
11
Not attemptedLet and be positive real numbers such that and . Let be a point in the first quadrant that lies on the hyperbola . Suppose the tangent to the hyperbola at passes through the point , and suppose the normal to the hyperbola at cuts off equal intercepts on the coordinate axes. Let denote the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at , the normal at and the -axis. If denotes the eccentricity of the hyperbola, then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
D
12
Not attemptedLet be a nonzero real number. Suppose is a differentiable function such that . If the derivative of satisfies the equation for all , then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
If , then is an increasing function
B
If , then is a decreasing function
C
for all
D
for all
13
Not attemptedLet the functions and be defined by and , where denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to . Let be the composite function defined by . Suppose is the number of points in the interval at which is NOT continuous, and suppose is the number of points in the interval at which is NOT differentiable. Then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 4
14
Not attemptedThe value of the limit is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
15
Not attemptedThe trace of a square matrix is defined to be the sum of its diagonal entries. If is a matrix such that the trace of is and the trace of is , then the value of the determinant of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
16
Not attemptedLet be the centre of the circle , where . Suppose is a chord of this circle and the equation of the line passing through and is . If the centre of the circumcircle of the triangle lies on the line , then the value of is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 2
17
Not attemptedThe probability that a missile hits a target successfully is . In order to destroy the target completely, at least three successful hits are required. Then the minimum number of missiles that have to be fired so that the probability of completely destroying the target is NOT less than , is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 6
18
Not attemptedFor a complex number , let denote the real part of . Let be the set of all complex numbers satisfying , where . Then the minimum possible value of , where with and , is ____
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
19
Not attemptedFor a polynomial with real coefficients, let denote the number of distinct real roots of . Suppose is the set of polynomials with real coefficients defined by
.
For a polynomial , let and denote its first and second order derivatives, respectively. Then the minimum possible value of , where , is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 5
20
Not attemptedLet denote the base of the natural logarithm. The value of the real number for which the right hand limit
is equal to a nonzero real number, is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
21
Not attemptedIn a triangle , let , and . If
and ,
then the value of is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 108
22
Not attemptedLet be the function defined by
.
If are such that , then the value of is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
23
Not attemptedLet be the minimum possible value of , where are real numbers for which . Let be the maximum possible value of , where are positive real numbers for which . Then the value of is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 8
24
Not attemptedLet be a sequence of positive integers in arithmetic progression with common difference . Also, let be a sequence of positive integers in geometric progression with common ratio . If , then the number of all possible values of , for which the equality
holds for some positive integer , is
Your answer: —
Correct answer: 1
25
Not attemptedWhich of the following inequalities is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
D
26
Not attemptedLet and be the following straight lines.
and .
Suppose the straight line
lies in the plane containing and , and passes through the point of intersection of and . If the line bisects the acute angle between the lines and , then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
D
27
Not attemptedLet and be positive real numbers. Suppose and are the lengths of the sides of a triangle opposite to its angles and , respectively. If
,
then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
B
C
D
28
Not attemptedLet be the set of all complex numbers satisfying . Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
for all
B
for all
C
for all
D
The set has exactly four elements
29
Not attemptedLet be a invertible matrix with real entries and let denote the identity matrix. If , then which of the following statements is/are ALWAYS TRUE?
A
B
C
D
30
Not attemptedConsider all rectangles lying in the region
and having one side on the -axis. The area of the rectangle which has the maximum perimeter among all such rectangles, is
A
B
C
D
31
Not attemptedLet the function be defined by and let be an arbitrary function. Let be the product function defined by . Then which of the following statements is/are TRUE?
A
If is continuous at , then is differentiable at
B
If is differentiable at , then is continuous at
C
If is differentiable at , then is differentiable at
D
If is differentiable at , then is differentiable at
32
Not attemptedLet and be two biased coins such that the probabilities of getting head in a single toss are and , respectively. Suppose is the number of heads that appear when is tossed twice, independently, and suppose is the number of heads that appear when is tossed twice, independently. Then the probability that the roots of the quadratic polynomial are real and equal, is
A
B
C
D
33
Not attemptedLet and be positive real numbers. Suppose is an end point of the latus rectum of the parabola , and suppose the ellipse passes through the point . If the tangents to the parabola and the ellipse at the point are perpendicular to each other, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is
A
B
C
D
34
Not attemptedLet the functions and be defined by
and .
Then the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by the curves , and is
A
B
C
D
35
Not attemptedIf the function is defined by , then which of the following statements is TRUE?
A
is one-one, but NOT onto
B
is onto, but NOT one-one
C
is BOTH one-one and onto
D
is NEITHER one-one NOR onto
36
Not attemptedSuppose denote the distinct real roots of the quadratic polynomial , and suppose denote the distinct complex roots of the quadratic polynomial . Then the value of
is
A
B
C
D
: Regroup the expression as , then use , , , from Vieta's formulas.
: We need the value of where are the real roots of and are the complex roots of .
: Expand and regroup the expression in terms of the symmetric functions , , , from Vieta's formulas, avoiding the need to find individually.
: By Vieta's formulas: , , and , .
Expanding:
Grouping:
Substituting:
: The identity used is an exact algebraic regrouping of the expanded expression, valid regardless of whether are real or complex, since only the real symmetric functions , , are used.
: , option (D).