If α,β,γ are the roots of x3-px2+qx-r=0 then α4+β4+γ4=
p2-2q
p3-3pq+3r
p4-4p2q+4pr+2q2
2q
If the diagonals of a parallelogram are given by 3i+j-2k and i-3j+4k, then the lengths of its sides are
√8, √10
√6, √14
√5, √12
none
If it rains, a dealer in rain coats can earn Rs.500/- a day, If it is fair, he can lose Rs.40/- per day. If the probability of affair day is 0.6, his mean profit is
Rs. 170/-
Rs. 172/-
Rs.274/-
Rs.176/-
The equation of the sphere on the join of 2i+2j-3k, 5i-j+2k as a diameter is
x2+y2+z-7x-y+z+2=0x
x2+y2+z-7x-y+z+2=0
x2+y2+z2-7x+y+z-2=0
x2+y2+z2+7x+y+z+2=0
If (1,2), (4, 3) are the limiting points of a coaxal system , then the equation of the circle in its conjugate system having minimum area is
x2+y2-2x-4y+5=0
x2+y2-8x-6y+25=0
x2+y2-5x-5y+10=0
x2+y2+5x+5y-10=0
If x2+ky2+x-y is resolvable into two linear factors then k=
-1
1
2
0
If A,B,C are the remainders of x3-3x2-x+5,3x4-x3+2x2-2x-4,2x5-3x4+5x3-7x2+3x-4 when divided by x+1,x+2,x-2 respectively then the ascending order of A,B,C is
A,B,C
B,C,A
A,C,B
B,A,C
The equation of the circle passing through the points (4, 1), (6, 5) and having the centre on line 4x+y-16=0 is
x2+y2-6x-8y+15=0
15(x2+y2)-94x+18y+55=0
x2+y2-4x-3y=0
x2+y2-6x-4y=0
If the circle x2+y2+2x-2y+4=0 cuts the circle x2+y2+4x+2fy+2=0 orthogonally,then f=
-2
If PM is that perpendicular from P(2, 3) onto the line x+y=3,then the coordinates of M are
(2, 1)
(-1, 4)
(1, 2)
(4, -1)
If the sum of the roots of the equation 5x2-4x+2+k(4x2-2x-1)=0 is 6,then k=
13/17
17/13
-17/13
-13/11
If the equation of the circle cutting orthogonally the circles x2+y2-6x=0, x2+y2+4x+3y+1=0 and which has its centre on the line x+2y=5 is x2+y2-2ax-2by+c=0 then the descending order of a, b, c is
a, b, c
b, c, a
c, a, b
b, a, c
If 1,2,3,4 are the roots of the equation x4+ax3+bx2+cx+d=0 then a+2b+c=
-25
10
24
The period of cos x cos(π/3+x) sin(π/3-x)is
π
π/3
2π/3
3π/2
The solution of dy/dx +1 = e x+y is
e -(x+y) + x+ c =0
e -(x+y) - x+ c =0
ex+y + x+ c =0
e x+y - x+ c =0
The ratio in which the line joining the points A(-1, -1) and B(2, 1) divides the line joining C(3, 4) and D(1, 2) is
7:5internally
7:5 externally
7:11 internally
7:11 externally
If α,β are solutions of a cos 2θ+b sin 2θ=c, then tan α tan β=
c+a/c-a
2b/c+a
c-a/c+a
The centres of the circles are (a, c) and (b, c) and their radical axis is the y-axis. The radius of one of the circle is r. The radius of the other circle is
r2-a2+b2
2(r2-a2+b2)
√r2-a2+b2
2√r2-a2+b2
If , in a right triangle ABC, the hypotenuse AB=p, then AB.AC+BC.BA+CA.CB=
2p2
p2/2
p2
If the line hx+ky=1/a touches the circle x2+y2=a2 then the locus of (h,k) is a circle of radius
1/a
a2
a
1/a2
The number of real solutions of Tan1 x+Tan 1 (1/y) = Tan1 3 is
(1,4)
(4,13)
(2,1)
none of these
3[sin4(3π/2-α)+ sin4(3π+α)]-2[sin6(π/2+α)+ sin6(5π-α)]=
3
sin 4 α+ cos 6 α
If cos θ=cos 5π/4, then θ=
2nπ±π/4
2nπ±3π/4
2nπ±5π/4
2nπ±7π/4
The area bounded by y = 3x and y = x2 is (in sq units)
5
4.5
9
If the equation k(6x2+3)+rx+2x2-1=0 and 6k(2x2+1)+px+4x2-2=0 have both the roots common,then the value of 2r-p is
If A(1, 1), B(√3+1, 2) and C(√3, √3+2) be three vertices of a square, then the diagonal through B is
y=(√3-2)x+(3-√3)
y=0
y=x
y=(√3-2)x+√3+1
If x2+p1x+q1=0,x2+p2x+q2=0,x2+p3x+q3=0 has a common root,then p12+p22+p32+4(q1+q2+q3)=
2(p1p2+p2p3+p3p1)
(p2p1+q2p3+q3p1)
2(q1p2+q2p3+p3q1)
A and B are two independent events. If the probability that both A and B occur is 1/20 and the probability that neither of them occurs is 3/5, then P(A),P(B)=
1/2,1/3
1/3, 1/4
1/4,1/5
The curve described parametrically by x=t2+t+1, y= t2-t+1 represents
a pair of straight lines
an ellipse
a parabola
a hyperbola
A set contains (2n+1) elements. The number of subsets of the set which contain more than n elements is
2n
2n+1
2n-1
22n
The equation of the line passing through the point (5, -4), with slope -7/2 is
4x-3y+17=0
5x+3y-11=0
7x+2y-27=0
2x-5y+8=0
The inverse point of (1, -1) with resapect to the circle x2+y2=4 is
(-1, 1)
(-2, 2)
(1, -1)
(2, -2)
If sin θ=-7/25 and is not in the first quadrant, then (7cot θ -24 tan θ) / (7cot θ+24 tan θ) =
17/31
-17/31
31/17
-31/17
The radius of the sphere (r-2i+3j-k).(r+3i-j+2k)=0 is
5√2
5/√2
2√5
If √(x2+4ax+5)+√(x2+4bx+5)=2(a-b) then x=
(a-b)2-5/2(a+b)
a2-b2/2(a+b)
(a+b)2/(a+b)-5
The equation of the line passing through the point of intersection of the lines 2x+3y-4=0, 3x-y+5=0 and the origin is
2x+y=0
2x+3y-4=0
x+2y+1=0
2x-y-12=0
If the circles x2+y2=4 and x2+y2-6x-8y+K=0 touch internally then K=
-24
17
The circumfence of a circle measured as 14cm with an error of 0.01 cm. the approximate percentage error in the area of the circle is
3/10
1/8
1/7
3/2
The derivative of Tan-1√(1+x2)-1/x w.r.to Tan-12x√(1-x2)/(1-2x2) at x=0 is
1/2
1/4
If a=i+4j, b=2i-3j and c=5i+9j then c=
2a+b
a+2b
a+3b
3a+b
If one root of the quadratic equation ax2+bx+c=0 is 3-4i, then a+b+c is :
40
36
-20
20
If the difference of the roots of x2-bx+c=0 is equal to the difference of the roots of x2-cx+b=0 and b≠c,then b+c=
-3
-4
The minimum value of cos3 x+ cos3 (1200+x)+ cos3 (1200-x) is
-√3/4
3/4
-3/4
√3/4
A curve passes through the point (2, 0) and the slope of the tangent at any point is x2-2x for all values of x. The point of maximum or donation the curve is
(0, 2/3)
(0, 4/3)
(0, 1/3)
(0, 5/3)
If α,β,γ are the roots of x3-7x+6=0 then the equation whose roots are (α–β)2,(β–γ)2,(γ–α)2 is
x3-42x2+441x-400=0
x3+42x2+441x-400=0
x3+28x2+245x-650=0
x3-28x2+245x-650=0
There are 5 letters and 5 addressed envelopes. If the letters are put at random in the envelopes, the probability that at least one letter may be placed in wrongly addressed envelope is
119/120
120/343
1/1155
139/140
If a denotes the number of permutations of x+2 things taken all at a time, b the number of permutations of x-11 things taken all at a time such that a=182bc, then the value of x is
15
12
18
If 9x2-24xy+ky2-12x+16y-12=0 represents a pair of parallel lines, then k=
4
8
16
The pair of straight lines x2-3xy+2y2 = 0 and x2-3xy+2y2+ x -2 =0 form a
square but not rhombus
rhombus
parellelogram
rectangle but not a square
The domain of sin-1(2x-7) is
(3, 4)
[3, 4]
[-π/4 + 7/2, π/4 + 7/2]
The locus of midpoints of chords of the circle x2+y2=2r2 subtending a right angle at the centre of the circle is
x2+y2=r2
x2+y2=4r2
x2+y2=8r2
x2+y2=r2/2
Observe the following statements A: f'(x) = 2x3 - 9x2 + 12x - 3 is increasing outside the interval (1, 2)R: f'(x) < 0 for x belongs to (1,2).Then which of the following is true
Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct reason for A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct reason for A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
The tangents at (at12, 2at1) and (at22, 2at2) on the parabola y2=4ax are at right angles then
t1t2=-1
t1t2=1
t1t2=2
t1t2=-2
The equation of the circle passing the origin having its centre on the line x+y=4 and cutting the circle x2+y2-4x+2y+4=0 orthogonally is
x2+y2-2x-6y=0
x2+y2-4x-4y=0
x2+y2-6x-3y=0
If y=(x+√x2-1)m then (x2-1)y2+xy1=
m2y
m2
y
If the points (0, 0), (2, 0), (0, 4), (1, k) are concyclic then k2-4k =
If 1,-2,3 are roots of x3-2x2+ax+6=0 then a=
-3/2
7/4
-54
There are 25 st5amps numbered from 1 to 25 in a box. If a stamp is drawn at random from the box, the probability that the number on the stamp will be a prime number is
7/25
8/25
9/25
6/25
E1: a + b + c = 0 if 1 is a root of ax2 + bx + c = 0E2: b2 - a2 = 2ac if sinθ, cosθ are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0Which of the following is true
E1 is true, E2 is true
E1 is true, E2 is false
E1 is false, E2 is true
E1 is false, E2 is false
Mr. A is called for 3 interviews .There are 5 candidates at the first interview, 4 at the second and 6 at the third .If the selection of each candidates is equally likely then the probability that A will be selected for at least one post is
1/3
1/9
Express 4+3i/(2+3i)(4-3i) in the form of x+iy
(86/325)+(27/ 325)i
(72/325)+(27/325)i
(68/325)+(27/325)i
The solution of x2dy-y2dx=0 is
(1/x)-(1/y)=c
(1/x)+(1/y)=c
x3-y3=c
x2-y2=c
The points (2a,4a), (2a,6a) and ((2+√3)a,5a are the vertices of an
equilateral triangle
obtuse angled triangle
isosceles triangle
acute angled triangle
If x is so small that x2 and higher powers of x may be neglected then (1-x)1/2(1+x)2/3/(1-x)1/2
1-x/3
1-x/5
1-x/4
1-x/2
sin4 θ+2 sin2 θ(1- 1/cosec2θ)+ cos4θ=
√2
The value of tan 150+ tan 300+ tan 150 tan 300 is
The quadratic equation for which the sum of the roots is 12 and the sum of the cubes of the roots is 468 is
x2-7x+12=0
x2±5x+6=0
x2-12x+35=0
5x2+2x+11=10
The equation of the tangent to the curve (x/a)2/3+(y/b)2/3 =1 at (a cos3θ, b sin3θ ) is
ax cos θ+by sinθ = a2cos4+b2sin4θ
ax cosθ-by sinθ = a2cos4-b2sin4θ
x/acosθ+y/bsinθ=1
x/acosθ-y/bsinθ=1
If ax2+2bx+c=0 and px2+2qx+r=0 have one and only one root in common and a,b,c being rational,then
b2-ac and q2-pr are both perfect square
b2-ac is a perfect square and q2-pr is not a perfect square
q2-pr is a perfect square and b2-ac is not a perfect square
both b2-ac and q2-pr are not perfect squares
If (2i+4j+2k)x(2i-xj+5k)=16i-6j+2xk then the value of x is
If x= a(cos θ+θ sin θ), y=a(sin θ-θ cos θ)then dy/dx=
tan θ
cot θ
cot θ/2
tan θ/2
If f(x)=cos2x+cos2(600+x) + cos2(600-x) and g(3/2)=5 then gof(x)=
5 d) 15/2
15/2
A straight line through the origin O meets the parallel lines 4x+2y=9 and 2x+y+6=0 at points P and Q respectively.Then the point O divides the segment PQ in the ratio
1:2
3:4
2:1
4:3
The equation whose roots are multiplied by 3 of those of 2x2+3x-1=0 is
2x2+9x-9=0
2x2-7x+6=0
2x2+5x+7=0
3x2+5x-7=0
The value if b such that x4-3x3+5x2-33x+b is divisible by x2-5x+6 is
45
48
51
54
If cos200=K and cosx = 2k2-1,then the possible values of x between 00 and 3600 are
1400
400 and 1400
400 and 3200
500 and 1300
The equation whose roots are 2,-3,5 is
x3 -4 x2-11x+30=0
x2 +2 y2-11x+3=0
2 x3-3 x2-21x+60=0
2 x3+5 x2-21x+6=0
If the equation of the pair of tangents drawn from (1, 2) on the ellipse x2+2y2=2 is 3x2-4xy-y2+ax+by+c=0 then the ascending order of a, b, c is
The latusrectum of a hyperbola is 9/2 and eccentricity is 5/4.Its standard equation in standard form is
9x2-16y2=144
9x2-16y2=400
16x2-9y2=144
25x2-16y2=400
If the number of common tangents of the circles x2+y2+8x+6y+21=0, x2+y2+2y-15=0 are 2,then the point of their intersection is
(8,5)
(8,-5)
(-8,-5)
(-4,-3)
If (sin x+ cos x)/(cos3 x)= a tan3 x+ b tan2 x+c tan x+d then a+b+c+d=
- 2
The point (3, -4) lies on both the circles x2+y2-2x+8y+13=0 and x2+y2-4x+6+11=0. Then the angle between the circles is
600
Tan-1(1/2)
Tan-1(3/5)
1350
In ΔABC, if cos2 A+cos2B+ cos2C=3/4, then the triangle is
right angled
equilateral
isosceles
If cos(x-y), cos x, cos(x+y) are three distinct numbers which are in harmonic progress and cos x≠cos y, then 1+ cos y=
cos2x
-cos2x
cos2x-1
cos2x-2
If the line y=x touches the circle x2+y2+2gx+2fy+c=0 at P, OP=4√2, then c=
32
64
3.C0+7.C1+11.C2+……..+(4n+3).Cn =
(3n+2)2n
(2n+3)3n
(2n+3)2n
(3n+2)3n
x2-y2+5x+8y-4=0 represents
parabola
Ellipse
hyperbola
The parabola with directrix x + 2y - 1 = 0 and focus (1, 0) is
4x2 - 4xy + y2 - 8x + 4y + 4 = 0
4x2 + 5xy + y2 + 8x + 4y + 4 = 0
4x2 - 4xy + y2 - 8x - 4y + 4 = 0
The point P in the first quadrant of the ellipse x2/8+y2/18=1 so that the area of the triangle formed by the tangent at P and the coordinate axes is least
(2, 3)
(√8, 0)
(√18, 0)
None
If cos 2θ+cos 8θ= cos 5θ then θ=
(2n+1) π/4 : n ε Z or 2n π ± 2 π/3: n ε Z
nπ/4: n ε Z or nπ ± π/6: n ε Z
nπ: n ε Z or (2n+1) π/9: n ε Z
(2n+1) π / 10: n ε Z or 2nπ/3 ± π / 9: n ε Z
If α, β, γ are the roots of x3+px2+qx+r=0 then (β+γ-3α)(γ+α-3β)(α+β-3γ) =
3p3+16pq
3p3-16pq
3p3-16pq+64r
3p3+16pq+64r
The equation of the circle which cuts orthogonally the three circles x2+y2+4x+2y+1=0, 2x2+2y2+8x+6y-3=0 , x2+y2+6x-2y-3=0 is
x2+y2-6x-4y-44=0
x2+y2-6x+6=0
x2+y2-14x-5y-34=0
x2+y2-5x-14y-34=0
The equation of the sphere one of whose diameter has end points (1, 2, 4) and (3, 0, 2)
x2 + y2 + z2 + 4x + 6y+ 8z + 11=0
x2 + y2 + z2 – 4x – 4y – 8z – 11 =0
x2 + y2 + z2 – 4x – 2y – 6z + 11=0
x2 + y2 + z2 – 4x – 2y +6z – 11=0
x-axis divides the line segment joining (2,-3), (5,7) in the ratio
3:7
4:5
Cos (sin-13/5+Sin-1 5/13)=
33/65
65/33
23/65
65/23
(cos 2α /cos4α- sin4 α)- (cos4 α+ sin4 α/ 2- sin22α)=
2.4+4.7+6.10+….(n-1) terms=
2n3-2n2
(n3+3n2+1)/6
2n3+2n
If ax2+2hxy+by2+2gx+2fy+c=0 represents a pair of straight lines , then the square of the distance to their point of intersection from the origin is
(c(a+b)-f2-g2/ab+h2)
(c(a-b)-f2-g2/ab+h2)
(c(a+b)-f2-g2/ab-h2)
(c(a-b)-f2-g2/ab-h2)
If (cos3 200 +cos3400)/ cos 200+cos 400=k, then the value of k is
4/3
2/3
If O(0,0), A(3,4), B(4,3) are the vertices of a triangle then the length of the altitude from O is
4√2
7√2
7/√2
7/2√2