FACULTY RECRUITMENT TEST

CATEGORY-E
Formal School Education/VIII
(MATHEMATICS)
PAPERB
Time: 1 Hour Maximum Marks: 40

Name:................................................................................. Marks:

Subject:…………………………...........................................

Instructions

 Attempt all questions.

 PAPER-B has only one part. Each question carries two marks.
 Calculators and log tables are not permitted.

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1. If ab = x and 2
  y , then find the value of (a + b)4.
a b2

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2. Find the number of real solutions of the equation  2x 2  23x .
16

is divided by x  x?
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3. What is the remainder when x + x + x +x +x

Suppose that 4 sin x + 11 sin x  3 = 0, then what will be the value of (log2 sin x)3?
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4.

If O (0, 0), P (2, 4) and Q (a, b) be points on the curve y = x and QOP = 90, then find the value of a
2
5.
and b.

6. If x = 7  1  7  1  7  ... , then find the value of x4  14x2  x.

7. If a square with an area of 40 sq. units is inscribed within a semi-circle, then find the area of the
square that can be inscribed within the full circle of the same radius.

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8. If x 2  2
 7 , then find the value of x3  .
x x3

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9. Let P (4, k) be any point on the line y = 6  x. y

If the vertical segment PQ as shown in the
figure, is rotated about y-axis, then find the
P
volume of the resulting cylinder.

Q x

10. If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A.P. 2, 5, 8, … is equal to the sum of the first n terms of the A.P.
57, 59, 61, …, then find the value of n.

11. If LCM of (1, 2, 3, …, 200) = k  LCM (102, 103, 104, …, 200), then find the value of k.

12. If a > 0, 2 logxa + logaxa + 3loga2 x a  0 , then find the value(s) of x.

If ,  be the roots of x + x + 2 = 0 and ,  be the roots of x + 3x + 4 = 0, then find the value of

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13.
( + ) ( + ) ( + ) ( + ).

14. In the given figure, AQ = 2 cm, QB = 4cm, BP = 3 cm, B

PC = 5 cm, CR = 6 cm and RA = 4 cm. Find the area 3
of triangle PQR. 4 P
Q 5
2
A 4 C
R 6

15. A circle is inscribed in an isosceles trapezium ABCD in which AB || DC. If AB = 10 cm and

DC = 30 cm. Find the area of the circle.

16. If a = log4 5 and b = log5 6, then find the value of log2 3.

17. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then find
the value of x.

18. Two candles of the same height are lit at the same time and both burns at a constant rate. The first is
consumed in 4 hours, the second in three hours. Find the number of minutes after being lit, when the
height of the first candle is twice that of the second candle.

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19. A problem in mathematics is given to three students, whose chances of solving it are , ,
3 4 5
respectively. Find the probability that problem is solved.

20. Find the range of values of c such that the two lines x  y = 2 and cx + y = 3 intersect in the first
quadrant.

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