AIEEE – 2007: MATHEMATICS

Sl.
Questions (partly) & Answers
No.

If (2, 3,5) is one end of a diameter of the sphere x2 + y2 + z2  6x  12y  2z + 20 = 0, ……

Solution:

The centre of the sphere is (3, 6, 1) and it is the midpoint joining end points of diameter.

Answer: (4, 9,  3)

Let a = î  ĵ  k̂, b  î  ĵ  2k̂ and c  x î  ( x  2) ĵ  k̂ . If the vector c ……

Solution:

1 1 1
Coplanar  1 1 2 0
x x2 1
 x = 2.

Answer:  2

Let A (h, k), B (1, 1) and C (2, 1) be the vertices of a right angled triangle with AC …..

Solution:

Given area = 1
simplifying,
k 1
 1 k  3 or
2
k  1
 1   k  2 1 1
2
 k =1.

Answer: {1, 3}


Let P = (1, 0) Q = (0, 0) and R = 3, 3 3  be three points. The equation …..

Solution:
P(x1, y1)

R 3, 3 3 

P(1, 0) (0, 0)

y1  3 x1
y1 
2
2 y1  y1  3 x1  3 x + y = 0.

Answer: 3 xy 0

If one of the lines of my2 + (1  m2) xy  mx2 = 0 is a bisector of the ….

Solution:

my2 + xy  m2 xy  mx2 = 0
(y  mx) (my + x) = 0
slopes are 1 or  1
m = 1.

Answer: 1

x
 1 log t
Let F(x) = f ( x )  f 
x
 , where f ( x )   1  t dt . Then F(e) equals …….
1

Solution:
1
e
 1 log t
f  
e  1  t dt
1
1
t=  u  1, e
u
1
dt = du
u2
e
log u   1 
I= 
1
 
1 2 
1  u 
du

u
e
 1 log u
f(e) + f 
e
 = 
1
u
du

e
  log u  2  1
=    .
 2 1 2

1
Answer:
2

Let f:R  R be a function defined by f(x) = Min {x + 1, |x| + 1}. Then …..

Solution:

It can be verified that f(x) is differentiable everywhere

y

Answer: f(x) is differentiable everywhere

1 2
The function f: R \ {0}  R given by f ( x )   can be made ……
x e2 x  1

Solution:

Using L Hospital’s rule, two times in succession we get lim f ( x )  1 .

x 0
Answer: 1

x
dt 
The solution for x of the equation t t2  1

2
is ……
2

Solution:


  sec 1 t  x
2  sec 1 x 
3
4
 3 
 x = sec   2.
 4 
Answer:  2 (not given)

dx
 cos x  3 sin x
equals …..

Solution:

1
dx
 1
2
3
cos x  sin x
2 2
1  
=
2  sec  x  3  dx
1  x 
= log tan    
2 4 2 6
1 x 
= log tan    .
2 2 2

1 x  
Answer: log tan   +C
2  2 12 

The area enclosed between the curves y2 = x and ……..

Solution:

1
Area = 
0
x  x dx 
1
 3 
2 x2 
=  x2 
3 2 
 0
1
= .
6
1
Answer:
6

If the difference between the roots of the equation x2 + ax + 1 = 0 is less than 5 , then ….

Solution:

   5
    2  5
    2  4   5
a2  4  5
a2  9 .

Answer: (3, 3)

In a geometric progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of …..

Solution:

a = ar + ar2
 r2 + r  1 = 0
5 1
r=
2
since the other root is negative and hence inadmissible .

Answer:
1
2
 5 1 
1x 5 
If sin    cos ec 1   then a value of x is …..
5 4 2

Solution:
x 4 
sin1   sin1  
5 5 2
 x = 3.

Answer: 3

In the binomial expansion of (a  b)n, n  5, the sum of ……

Solution:

T5 = nC4 an4 (b)4

T6 =  nC5 an  5 (b5)
Adding,
an5.b4 [nC4 a  nC5 b] = 0
a n4
  .
b 5

n4
Answer:
5

The set S : = {1, 2, 3, …., 12} is to be partitioned into three sets A, B, C of ……

Solution:

12 !
Total number of ways = 12C4  8C4  4C4 = .
( 4! )3

12 !
Answer:
 4 ! 3
   
The largest interval lying in  ,  for which …..
 2 2
Solution:

x 2 x 
f(x) = 4  cos 1   1  log cos x
2 
 
log cosx is defined in 0, 
 2
 
 The largest interval is 0, 
 2

 
Answer: 0, 
 2

A body weighing 13 kg is suspended by two strings 5 m and 12 m long, their other ends …..

Solution:
13m
T1 T  90
 2  13 T1
cos  sin  T2
5 12 m m
5 m
 T1 = 13 cos = 13   5 kg
13
12
T2 = 13 sin  = 13   12kg .
13

Answer: 5 kg and 12 kg

A pair of fair dice is thrown independently three times. The probability of …..

Solution:

1
P(success) =
9
8
P(failure) =
9
P(Exactly two success out of (3)
1 2
 8  1
= 3 C1   .  
9 9
8
= .
243

8
Answer:
243

Consider a family of circles which are passing through the point (1, 1) and are tangent …..

Solution:

(x  h)2 + (y  k)2 = k2
(1 + h)2 + (1  k)2 = k2
h2  2h  2
k=
2

=
 h  1 2  1
2
 1
minimum =
2
1
so k  .
2

1
Answer: k  .
2

Let L be the line of intersection of the planes 2x + 3y + z = 1 and x + 3y + 2z = 2. If L makes …..

Solution:

l, m, n are Dr’s of the line

2l + 3m + n = 0
l + 3m + 2n = 0
l m n
 
1 1 1
1 1
cos =  .
1 1 1 3

1
Answer:
3

The differential equation of all circles passing through the origin and having …..

Solution:

x 2  y 2  2gx  0 …….(1)
x  yy '  g  0 ……..(2)
substituting (2) in (1)
x2  y2
 2x
x  y y'
i.e. y 2  x 2  2 xyy ' .

2 2 dy
Answer: y  x  2xy
dx

If p and q are positive real numbers such that p2 + q2 = 1, then the ……

Solution:

p = sin
q = cos
So max(sin + cos) = 2 .

Answer: 2

A tower stands at the centre of a circular park. A and B are two points on the boundary ……

Solution:

Since AB subtends 60at the centre, the radius of the circle is a

h 1 a

a
 tan 30   h= .
3 3

Answer:
a
3
The sum of the series 20C0  20C1 + 20C2  20C3 + ….. …+ 20C10 is ….

Solution:

20
C0  20 C1  20 C2  ....... 20 C20  0


2 20 C0 20 C1 ......20 C9  20
C10  0
20
20 C10
C0  20 C1....  20
C9  
2
1 20
So expression = C10 .
2

1 20
Answer: C10
2
The normal to a curve at P(x, y) meets the x-axis at G. If the distance of G from the origin …..

Solution:

1
y  y1  ( x  x1)
 dy 
 
 dx 
y=0
dy
x = y1  x1
dx
dy
2x1  y1  x1
dx
dy
x1 = y1 dx
So the curve is a hyperbola.

Answer: hyperbola

If |z + 4|  3, then the maximum value of …..

Solution:

|z + 1| = |z + 4 + (3)|
 |z + 4| + |3|
3+3
 6.

Answer: 6

The resultant of two forces P N and 3 N is a force of 7 N. If the direction of the 3 N …..

Solution:

P2 + 9 + 6P cos  = 49
P2 + 9  6P cos = 19
i.e., 2P2 + 18 = 68
P2 = 25
 P = 5N.

Answer: 5N

Two aeroplanes I and II bomb a target in succession. The probabilities of I and II scoring ……

Solution:
P(I) = 0.3
P(II) = 0. 2
P(II hit) = P(I not hitting and II hitting)
= P(I not hitting). P(II hitting)
= 0.7  0.2
= 0.14.

Answer: 0.14.

1 1 1
If D = 1 1 x 1 for x  0, y  0 then …..
1 1 1 y

Solution:

1 1 1 1 1 1
D= 1 1 x 1 = 0 x 0  xy
1 1 1 y 0 0 y

It is divisible by x and y.

Answer: divisible by both x and y

x2 y2
For the Hyperbola   1 , which of the following …..
cos2  sin2 
Solution:

a = cos , b = sin 
1
e=
cos 
 ae = 1, a constant
so, abscissae of foci are constant.

Answer: Abscissae of foci


If a line makes an angle of with the positive directions of each of x=axis and y-axis, …..
4
Solution:
Use: cos2  + cos2  + cos2  = 1.


Answer:
2

A value of C for which the conclusion of Mean Value Theorem holds ……

Solution:

f (b)  f (a)
f ' (c ) 
ba
1 1
 loge 3  loge 1
c 2
1
= loge 3
2
 c = 2 log3 e

Answer: 2 log3 e

The function f(x) = tan1 (sin x + cos x) is an increasing function ……

Solution:
  cos x  sin x   0
f’(x) =
 sin x  cos x  2  1
 cosx  sinx > 0
 cosx > sinx
 sinx < cosx
 tan x < 1

x  .
4
  
Answer:   , 
 2 4
5 5  
 
Let A = 0  5  If |A2| = 25, then …..
0
 0 
5 

Solution:

|A| = 25
|A2| = |A|. |A| = 6252
 625 2 = 25
1
 2 =
25
1
= .
5
1
Answer:
5

1 1 1
The sum of the series    .... upto infinity …..
2! 3! 4!

Solution:

1 1 1 1
e 1  1      .....
1! 2! 3! 4!
1 1 1
e 1     .....
2! 3! 4!

Answer: e1

If û and v̂ are unit vectors and  is the acute angle between them, then …..

Solution:

2û  3 v̂  6. û . v̂ . sin  . n̂

= 6 sin . n̂
Since it is a unit vector,
6 sin = 1
1
 sin = and  is acute
6
 exactly one value of  .

Answer: Exactly one value of 

A particle just clears a wall ofbheight b at a distance a and strikes the ground at …..

Solution:
0 a B C

C
 u2 sin 2
c=
g

gx 2
Equation of the path is y = xtan 
2u cos2 
2

(a, b) is a point on the path

ga2
 b = a tan  
2u2 cos2 
ga2 sin 2
= a tan 
2 cos2 . cg
a2 tan  tan (ac  a2 )
= a tan  
c c
1  bc 
   tan   .
 a(c  a ) 

1 bc
Answer: tan
a c  a 

The average marks of boys in a class is 52 and that of girls is 42. The average ….

Solution:

Applying rule of allegation, ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 1

 Percentage of boys = 80.

Answer: 80

The equation of a tangent to the parabola y2 = 8x is y = x + 2. The point …

Solution:

The locus of point of intersection of the perpendicular tangents of a parabola is the directrix.
So, x =  2 is the directrix.
Only one option satisfies.

Answer: (2, 0)