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IIT – JEE: 2025 CLASS TEST (ADV) DATE: 20/07/23

SOLUTIONS

1. (c)
 5 7
a  1, h , b  1, g  , f  ,c6
2 2 2
1  2 5 2
5 10
 2 1 7 2  0    ,
2 3
5 2 7 2 6

2. (c)
1
m4 
 119
m4
1
 m2  2  11
m
2
 1
 m   9
 m
1  1  1 
m3  3   m   m2  2  1  3 12  36
m  m  m 

3. (a)
For each x  R , we have
 x  2 px  p    x
2 2

 2 px  p 2  4 px ...  2 
Dividing (2) by (1), we get
x2  2 px  p 2  x 2  2 px  p 2  4 px ...  3
Adding (1) and (3) we get
2 x2  2 px  p2  1  4 px
 4  x 2  2 px  p 2   1  8 px  16 p 2 x 2

 
 4 x2 1  4 p2  1  4 p2 ...  4 
1
As p , (4) has no real solution, therefore, (1) has no solution.
2

4. (d)
We have tan A  tan B  p , and tan A tan B  q .
tan A  tan B p
 tan  A  B   
1  tan A tan B 1  q
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 tan 2  A  B 
Now, sin 2  A  B  
sec 2  A  B 
p 2 1  q 
2
p2
 
1  p 2 1  q  1  q 2  p 2
2

5. (b)
Discriminant of the equation is
 a  22  4  a  1
 a2  4a  4  4a  4
 a2  8  0 as a  R .
 Roots of the given equation are real. Let these roots be  and  .
Then    a  2 ,     a  1 .
We have,
2  2       2   a  2  2  a  1
2 2

 a2  4a  4  2a  2  a2  2a  6
  a  1  5
2

Thus, 2  2 is least when a  1 .

6. (d)
The discriminant of the quadratic equation 2x2  6x  b  0 is given by D  36  8b  0 .
Therefore, the given equation has real roots.
x 2  x22  x1  x2   2 x1 x2
2
x x
We have 1  2  1 
x2 x1 x1 x2 x1 x2

 32  2 
b

 2 
18
 2  2 [ b  0]
b b
2

7. (b)
We can write the given equation
 x  3a 2  2a  2
Note that a  1 and x  3a  2a  2
Both the roots will exceed 3 if smaller of the two roots exceed 3, that is, if
3a  2a  2  3
 3  a  1  2 a  1
2
 a  1 and a 1 
3
2 11
 a  1 
9 9

8. (a)
x  1 is always a root of the equation.

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9. (c)
If value of each relation is k, then a, b, c are roots of x3  px 2  k  0 .

10. (b)
Put x 4  y and write
y  20   22  y 
2

 y  16, 29 .
But y  29 is not possible and x4  y  16
 x  2 as x is an integer.

11. (ac)
If  is a common root of the two equations,
2  b  c  0 , c2  c  1  0
Multiple the first by b and subtracting we get
1  bc
 
b2  c   bc  1  0    2
b c
Thus,
1  bc 2  b 1  bc   b2  c   c b2  c2   0
 b3  c3  1  3bc  0
  b  c  1 b2  c2  1  bc  b  c   0
1
  b  c  1  b  c 2   b  12   c  12   0
2

12. (abcd)
y  3    y1/3
 y  py1/3  q  0
  y  q 3   p3 y
 
 y3  3qy 2  3q 2  p3 y  q3  0 ... 1
3  3  3  3q  3
Next y  3   3  3q  3
 3  3q  y
As 3 is a root of (1)
 3q  y 3  3q  3q  y 2   3q 2  p3   3q  y   q3  0
Lastly, 2  2   2          2        2 p
2

   
2
 4  4   4   2  2   2  2 2  2   2 2   22

But 2  2   2 2   22
       2       
2

 p2

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13. (abc)
(1) will have real and distinct roots
 D   m  3  4m  0
2

 m2 10m  9  0
 m (,1)  (9, )
Roots of (1) will be both positive if
D  0, m  3  0, m  0
 m  1, 0  m  3
Thus, m (0,1]
For m  0 , equation has one positive and one negative root.

14. (ab)
We have
b c
sin   cos    , sin  cos  
a a
Now,
1  sin 2   cos2 
  sin   cos    2sin  cos 
2

b2 2c
1 
a2 a
 a 2  b2  2ac  a 2  b2  2ac  0
 a2  c2  2ac  b2  c2   a  c   b2  c2
2

15. (ab)
We have
2b 2B
    and    h      h   
a A
2 B 2b b B
 2h     h 
A a a A

Also             4  2 
2 2 4b 2 4c 4 b  ac

2
 
a a a2

4b 2 4c 4 b  ac
2


and         
2 2
  4  2 
a a

a2

Thus,

4 b 2  ac   4B 2
 AC 
a2 A2
a2 b2  ac
 
A2 B2  AC

16. (a)
x2  x  1
Let y 
x2  x  1
 x 2 y  xy  y  x 2  x  1
  y  1 x 2   y  1 x  y  1  0  x  R

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   y  12  4   y 1 y 1  0 
 b2  4ac  0

  y  12   2 y  22  0
  3 y  1 y  3  0
1 1
  y  3  G  3 and L 
3 3
Equation whose roots are G and L, is
x 2   G  L  x  GL  0
10
 x2  x  1  0 or 3x2 10 x  3  0
3

17. (b)
1
LG  3
3
   1, 2
Sum of values of   1  2  3

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