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MATHEMATICS
1. If the coordinates of the vertices of a triangle are rational numbers, then which of the following
points of the triangle may have irrational coordinates?
(A) centroid (B) incentre
(C) circumcentre (D) orthocentre

2. If then the family of straight lines is concurrent at

(A) (2, 3) (B) (2, –3)
(C) (–3, –4) (D) (3, –4)

3. If represents a pair of perpendicular lines, then

(A) (B)
(C) (D) None of these

4. If is an interior point of where , and , then the

number of integral values of is/are
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
4. C
Sol. Since the point lies inside the triangle, , and

. Solving these, we get .

5. The number of integral values of x satisfying is

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
5. D
Sol.

6. The line meets the lines represented by the equation at the

points P, Q, R. If O is the origin, then is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3
6. B
Sol. The given lines are
or ….(i)

Solving equation (i) and we get and .

7. The set of real values of for which is

(A) (B)
(C) (D)
7. B

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Sol.
or
Also, for logarithm to be defined. Hence,

8. In a side AB has the equation and the side AC has the equation
. If the mid-point of BC is (5, 6), then the equation of BC is
(A) (B)
(C) (D) x – y = –1
8. B

Sol. Let C be (h, k).

……(i)
Since D is the mid-point of BC,
coordinates of B are (10 – h, 12 – k).
B lies on

…….(ii)
Solving equations (i) and (ii), we get

Hence, C is (6, 5).

Equation of BC is

9. The point A (2, 1) is translated parallel to the line by a distance of 4 units. If the new
position is in the third quadrant, then the coordinates of are
(A) (B)

(C) (D) None of these

9. C

Sol.

10. If represents a circle, then the radius of the circle is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
10. B
Sol. Since the given equation represents a circle, coefficient of coefficient of .

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and coefficient of
Thus, the equation of the circle becomes

whose radius is

11. If , , then is equal to

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

11. B

Sol.

12. If A = tan 6° tan 42° and B = cot 66° cot 78°, then

(A) A = 2B (B)

(C) A = B (D) 3A = 2B
12. C

Sol.

13.

(A) (B)

(C) (D) none of these

13. A

Sol.

Put .

14. The locus of the point such that the tangents drawn from it to the circle are
perpendicular to each other, is

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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
14. A
Sol. Given circle is .
The locus of the point of intersection of two perpendicular tangents is the director circle, whose
equation is

15. The equation of the circle passing through the points (2, 0) and (0, 4) and having the minimum
possible radius is
(A) (B)
(C) (D) none of these
15. B
Sol. The required circle is the one having (2, 0) and (0, 4) as the end-points of a diameter.

16. The coordinates of the middle point of the chord cut off by the line on the circle
are
(A) (1, 4) (B) (2, 4)
(C) (4, 1) (D) (1, 1)
16. A
Sol. Let the coordinates of the mid-point of AB be
D (h, k). Since D lies on ,
...(i)
Equation of CD is

or ...(ii)
D lies on CD.
...(iii)
Solving Equations (i) and (iii), we get

17. The negation of ~ s  (~ r  s)is equivalent to :

(A) s  (r  ~ s) (B) s  (r  ~ s) (C) s  r (D) s  ~ r
17. C
Sol.
s r ~r
T T F F F F T
T F T T F T F
F T F F T T F
F F T F T T F

which is the same as .

18. If the point lies on the line , the smallest value of is

(A) (B)

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(C) 6 (D) 13
18. A
Sol. The smallest value of is the square of the perpendicular distance of the origin from the
line.

19. A, B, C are the sets of letters needed to spell the words STUDENT, PROGRESS and
CONGRUENT respectively. The n(A  (B  C)) is equal to
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 11
19. B

20. Let PQ and RS be tangents at the extremities of the diameter PR of a circle of radius r. If PS and
RQ intersect at a point X on the circumference of the circle, then 2r equals

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

20. A

Sol. From the figure,

.…(i)

and ….(ii)

Multiplying (i) and (ii), we get

21. If a ray travelling along the line x = 1 gets reflected from the line x + y = 1 then the equation of the
line along which the reflected ray travels is -
(A) y = 0 (B) x – y = 1
(C) x = 0 (D) none of these
21. A

22. equals:
(A) (B)
(C) (D) None
22. C

23. If , then is equal to

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(A) (B)
(C) –y (D) none of these
23. A

Hint : Find and relate it with y

Solution :

value of

-(a2 + b2)y

24. If , then at x = e is

(A) (B) e
(C) 1 (D)
24. A
Hint : Taking log on both side and then differentiating
Solution :

25. If the solution of the equation |(x 4–9) —(x2 + 3)| = |x4 – 9| – |x2 + 3| is (–, p]  [q, ) then value
of p + q is
(A) 0 (B) 4 (C) 1 (D) –1
25. A

26. If line y + x = 2 do not intersect any member of circles at two distinct point where
a is parameter, then maximum value of |a + 4| is
(A) (B)
(C) (D) none of these

26. A
Hint : Distance of y + x = 2 from centre of given circle is greater than its radius.

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Solution : Since the line y + x = 2 does not intersect is district points

\ maximum value of |a + 4| is

Hence answer is choice (A)

27. The coordinate of the point on the circle nearest to the origin is
(A) (3, 1) (B) (18, 6)
(C) (15, 5) (D) none of these

27. A
Hint :
Solution : Any point on given circle is

Distance of (0, 0) from

Distance will be minimum when 3 cos q + sin q will minimum

D1 = 3 cos q + sin q

for maximum or minimum

so,

or

For minimum

So,

So, required point =

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28. If tan 1, tan 2, tan 3, tan 4 are the roots of the equation. x4 – x3 sin2 + x2 cos2 – xcos  – sin 
= 0 then, value of tan (1 + 2 + 3 + 4) is :
(A) sin  (B) cos 
(C) tan  (D) cot 
28. D
S1 = tan 1 + tan 2 + tan 3 + tan 4 = sin 2
S2 =  tan 1 tan 2 = cos 2
S3 =  tan 1 tan 2 tan 3 = cos 
S4 = tan 1 tan 2 tan 3 tan 4 = sin 

Now tan (Q1 + Q2 + Q3 + Q4) =

=
= cot 

29. If then is equal to

(A) (B)
(C) (D)
29. D
Sol.

30. The line , is a tangent to the circle :

2
(A) x + y =2 2
(B) x2 + y2 = 4
(C) x2 + y2 = 1 (D) None of these

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FIITJEE - JEE (Mains)

PHASE-I
BATCHES-1618 (B-Lot)
SET-A
ANSWERS

MATHEMATICS
1 B
2 A
3 C
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 B
8 B
9 C
10 B
11 B
12 C
13 A
14 A
15 B
16 A
17 C
18 A
19 B
20 A
21 A
22 C
23 A
24 A
25 A
26 A
27 A
28 D
29 D
30 B

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