  

  
 24  1 
Q.1 The value of tan   tan 1 n   is equal to
 n 4  1   2n  
  
  n 1  

12  21
(1) (2) 25 (3) tan–1 25 – (4)
13 4 101

1  ( n  1)  ( n ) 
[Sol.[4] tan   = tan–1 (n + 1) – tan–1 (n)
 1  n (n  1) 
tan (tan–125 – tan–1 4)
5  4 1
= ]
1  100 101

1   63   
Q.2 The value of cos  cos1 cos  sin 1  is

2  8
   

3 3 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 8 4 2
1   1  1 1
[Sol[3] The given trigonometric ratio = cos  cos1 cos  cos1    = c cos  cos 1 
2   8  2 8
 1
1  cos  cos1 
 8 3
= = .
2 4

 1 1 63 
Note: One may also proceed by writing the ratio as cos  sin  .]

 2 8 


 1
Q.3 The value of  cot 1  3r 2  r  3  is equal to
r 1

(1) cot–1 1 (2) cot–1 3 (3) cot–1 0 (4) cot–1 (–1)

 3   (3r  1)  (3r  2) 
[Sol.[1]Tr = tan 1  2  = tan 1  
 9r  3r  1   1  (3r  1) (3r  2) 

  
 Tr =   = tan–1 1.
2 4 4
]
r 1
Q.4 The solution of the equation cos2x – 2cos x = 4sin x + 4sin2x (0  x  ) is
 1 1
(1)  + tan 1  (2)  – cot 1  (3)  – tan–12 (4) none of these
 2  2
[Sol[1] The equation is cos x (cos x – 2) = 2 sin x (2 – cos x)
1  1
As cos x  2;  tan x =  x = tan 1 
2  2 
 1
General solution is x = n + tan 1 
 2 
 1
For n = 1, we get the angle  + tan 1  < . ]
 2 

x 2  kx  3, x0
Q.5 Let f : R  R be defined as f(x) =  .
2kx  3, x0
If f(x) is injective, then the range of k is
(1) (– , 0) (2) (– , 1) (3) (0, ) (4) [0, )

Ans: [3] Draw Graph

  2 
 sin  sin 
Q.6 Let k = tan
1  18 18  , then k equals
 cos   cos 2 
 
 18 18 

   
(1) (2) (3) (4)
8 12 15 4

  2   3  
 sin  sin   2 sin cos 
[So[2]  = tan
1  18 18  = tan 1  36 36  = tan 1  tan 3 
 cos   cos 2   2 cos 3 cos    36 
   
 18 18   36 36 
3 
= radian = . Ans.]
36 12
Q.7 Let f (x) = ln(ex + 1) and g1(x) = f (x) and gn + 1(x) = f g n ( x )   n  1. Then the number of real
roots of the equation g10(x) = x is
(1) 8 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 0
[Sol [4] x
g1(x) = ln(e + 1)
 
g2(x) = f ln (e x  1) = ln(ex + 2)
so g3(x) = ln(ex + 3) ....., g10(x) = ln(ex + 10)
No real roots. ]

 x x 
Q.8 Let x be a positive real number. Then the maximum possible value of sin  tan 1    tan 1   
 9  16  
 
is
24 7 5
(1) (2) (3) (4) none of these
25 25 12
[Sol [2]
 x x 
sin  tan 1    tan 1   ,  x > 0
 9  16  
 

  x x 
   
 1 9 16    7x  7x
= sin  tan  2 
= sin  tan 1  =


 1 
x
 

 144  x 2 

(7 x )2  144  x 2  2

  16 · 9  

7x 7x 7
= = =
49x 2  1442  x 4  288x 2 x 4  337x 2  1442 (144)2
x2   337
x2
Use A.M.  G.M.
7 7
= = . ]
2 144  337 25
Q.9 Let f (x) = | x – 8 |. If p be the sum of all the values of x such that f f f (x )  = 2 and q be the
minimum solution of f f f (x )  = 2, then the value of (p + 4q) is
(1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 4 (3) 2
[Sol[1].func Suppose g(x) = f f f ( x )   2

g(x) = x 8 8 8  2

x=8

x
8–r 8– 8– 8– 8– 8–r

p = 48
= 18 q = – 10 p + 4q = 8.
= 14
= 2 ]

  tan   1  2 tan   

Q.10 Let    ,  such that tan 1 2   tan  = , then  equals
 2 2  3  2 tan    3  12
   
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 6 12
 tan    2 tan  
[Sol.[4] tan 1 2  =–
tan 1 
 3  2 tan    3 
 tan    2 tan   
 tan 1 2 
 tan 1  == . ]
 3  2 tan    3  12

Q.11 Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, R be a relation in A given by {(1, 4), (1, 1), (3, 4)}, minimum number of ordered
pairs added to make it an equivalence relation but not an identity relation, is
(1) 0 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 13
[Sol.[3]R = {(1, 4), (1, 1), (3, 4), (4, 3), (4, 1), (3, 3), (4, 4), (1, 3), (3, 1), (2, 2)}]

Q.12 If f : N  N where f (x) = x – (–1)x, then f is

(1) one one and into (2) many-one and into
(3) one-one and onto (4) many-one and onto
[Sol.[3] x = {1, 2, 3, ...................
If x = 2n, n  N then
f(x) = x – 1
f(x)  {1, 3 ................}
If x = 2n – 1, n  N f(x) = x + 1 then f(x)  {2, 4, ................ ]
Q.13 Total number of solution of [x]2 = 2x + {x}, where [ ] and { } denotes the greatest integer function and
fractional part respectively, is equal to
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) More than 3
[Sol. [2] 2
[x] = 2[x] + 3{x}

 {x} =
x 2  2x 
3

0
x 2  2x   1
3

  
1 2 
From (1)
([x]) ([x] – 2)  0
 [x]  I – {1}
From (2)
[x]2 – 2[x] – 3 < 0
 [x]  {0, 1, 2}
 [x]  {0, 2}
x  0  0  0
2 solutions
x  2  0  2

1 
 8x 2  8x  5 
Q.14 Let f (x) = sin 2
 4 x 2  4 x  4  + sgn(x – 5x + 6) + | x – 3 |, then the sum of all the distinct integers
 
in the range of f ( x ) , is
[Note: Where [k] denotes greatest integer less than or equal to k and sgn denotes signum function.]
(1) 4 (2) 7 (3) 5 (4) 8
 3 
[Sol.[3]f (x) = sin 1  2    sgn(x 2  5x  6) | x  3 |
 4( x  x  1) 
2

 
 
1  3  2
= sin  2  2   sgn ( x  5x  6) | x  3 |
  1
 4 x    3 
  2 

1
only element in the domain of f (x) is x =
2
1  5  7
 f  = + 1 + = 
2 2 2 2 2

1
 [f ( )] = 5 Ans.]
2
Q.15 The solution set of the equation | 3x – 3 | – | x2 – 5x + 6 | = | x2 – 2x + 3 |, is
(1) [1, 3] – {2} (2) (– , 1)  (3, ) (3) [2, 3] (4) (– , 3)
[Sol.[3]| x | + | y | = | x – y |
Possible if xy  0
 (x2 – 5x + 6)(x2 – 2x + 3)  0
 (x – 2)(x – 3)  0
x  [2, 3] Ans. ]

Q.16 The least value of 'a' such that (a – 1) x2 + 4x + a + 5 > 0  x  R, a  N is

(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
[Sol.[2](a – 1) > 0 and D < 0
D<0
 16 – 4 (a – 1) (a + 5) < 0
 a2 + 4a – 9 > 0
1
 
a   2  13,  .  ]  2  13  2  13

Q.17 Range of f(x) = [|sin x| + |cos x|]  x  R where [ ] denotes the greatest integer function, is
(1) {0, 1} (2) {0} (3) singleton set(4) Null set
[Sol. [3] Range of y = |sin x| + |cos x
 y2 = 1 + |sin 2x|
y2 =  [1, 2]
y  [1, 2 ], y > 0
Range of y = [ |sin x | + | cos x| ] = 1 ]

x 2 , x0
Q.18 If f(x) =  x , x  0 , then f (f(x))  x  R is equal to

(1) – x (2) x (3) x2 (4) f (x)

[Sol. [4] f (x)  0  x  R

 f (f(x)) = f(x), f(x) > 0
x 2 , x0
=  x, x 0 ]

  
2  sec x 0  x  3, x 
Q.19 Let f (x) =  2 , then the range of y = f  | x | , is
e x 1 x  0
(1) [e–1, 2 – sec 3] (2) [e–1, 0) (3) [e–1, 0] (4) [e–1, 1]
[Sol.[4]y = f  | x | defind for x  [–1, 1]
y = ex for x  [–1, 0]
Range of y  [e–1, 1] Ans.]

Q.20 If f (2y + x, 2x – 9y) = 13x, then f (x, y) equals

(1) 9y + 2x (2) 9x + 2y (3) 9x – 2y (4) 2x – 9y
[Sol.[2]Put
2y + x = a ................. (1)
2x – 9y = b ..................(2)
From equations (1) and (2)
 9x + 4x = 9a + 2b
9a  2 b
 x=
13
So, finally
 9a  2 b 
f (a, b) =    13
 13 
Replace (a, b) by (x, y)
f (x, y) = 9x + 2y Ans.]

   x 2  4x  5  
Q.21 Number of solution of the equation cos  2 sin 1    = 0, is

 2
  

  x 2  4x  5 
[Sol.[2]–   2 sin 1   
 2 
 

  ( x  2) 2  1  
 sin 1   =
 4
 No solution
 2 

  ( x  2) 2  1   
 sin 1   =

 2 solution ]
2 4
 
  1  x2 
Q.22 Let f : R  R, f (x) = cos 1   sin 1 2 x  .
2 2
1 x  1 x 

If the value of f ( 3 ) + f (– ln 2) + f (1) + f (ln 3) is equal to k (k  W), then find the value of k.

Ans [3]
 1  x2 
[Sol. f (x) = cos 1   sin 1 2 x 
2 2
1 x  1 x 

   4 tan 1 x x  1
 0 1  x  0
f (x) =  4 tan 1 x 0  x 1

  1 x

f ( 3 ) + f (– ln 2) + f (1) + f (ln 3) = + 0 + + = 3 ]

Q.23 A monic cubic polynomial P(x) satisfying the condition P(1) = 1, P(3) = 17 and P(5) = 49 then the
value of P(2), is

Ans: 10
[Sol. P(x) = (x – 1)(x – 3)(x – 5) + 2x2 – 1
P(2) = (2 – 1)(2 – 3)(2 – 5) + 8 – 1 = 3 + 7 = 10 Ans.]

 1 
Q.24 A polynomial function satisfy the condition f ( x )  1  f    1  1  x   R – {0} and
 x 
f (10)
f (6) = – 1295, then the value of | |, is
9

Ans: 1111
[Sol. f (x) = 1 – xn
f (6) = – 1295 = 1 – (6)n
f (10) 1  10 4  9999
= = = –1111
111 Ans.]
9 9 9
Q.25 A man observe the graph of g(x), he founds that g(x) is identical to the f(x) = sin 2x + b + a sin2 x
which has maximum value 5  9 . Then the sum of squares of the distinct possible values of
a and b, where a, b  Q, is equal to

Ans: 202
a
[Sol. f(x) = sin 2x + b + (1 – cos 2x)
2

a2 a
f(x)max = 1 +b+
4 2
 a = ±4
 b+2=9  b=7
 b–2=9  b = 11
 (a1) + (a2) + (b1) + (b2)2
2 2 2

 16 + 16 + 49 + 121
 202 Ans.]