DPP. NO.-25 Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct) Q.189/QE Number of ordered pair(s) (a, b) for each of which the equality, a (cos x 1) + b2 = cos (ax + b2) 1 holds true for all x R are : (A) 1 (B*) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 [Hint : Put x = 0 b2 = cos b2 1 cos b2 = 1 + b2 b = 0 when b = 0 we have a (cos x 1) = cos a x 1 2 a sin2 x 2 = 2 sin2 a x 2 a = 0 or a = 1. Hence a = 0 & b = 0 or a = 1 & b = 0 ] Q.280/QE For every x R, the polynomial x8 x5 + x2 x + 1 is : (A*) positive (B) never positive (C) positve as well as negative (D) negative [Hint : for x 1 E = x5 (x3 1) + (x 1) + 1 > 0 for 1 < x < 0 , E = (1 x) + x2 (1 x3) + x8 > 0 For x < 0 , all terms are positive > 0 Hence A ] Q.396/QE Three roots of the equation, x4 px3 + qx2 rx + s = 0 are tan A, tan B & tan C where A, B, C are the angles of a triangle. The fourth root of the biquadratic is : (A*) p r 1 q + s (B) p r 1 + q s (C) p + r 1 q + s (D) p + r 1 + q s [Hint : Let the fourth root be tan D Now tan ( A) = tan A tan A tan B tan C 1 tan A tan B + tan A tan D = p r ] 1 q + s Q.4105/QE If the roots of the quadratic equation (4p – p2 – 5)x2 – (2p – 1)x + 3p = 0 lie on either side of unity then the number of integral values of p is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C*) 2 (D) infinite [Sol. note that a < 0 hence f(1) > 0 4p – p2 – 5 – 2p + 1 + 3p > 0 – p2 + 5p – 4 > 0 p2 – 5p + 4 < 0 (p – 4) (p – 1) < 0 1 < p < 4 p {2, 3}] Q.5119/QE The inequalities y( 1) 4, y(1) 0 & y(3) 5 are known to hold for y = ax2 + bx + c then the least value of 'a' is : (A) 1/4 (B) 1/3 (C) 1/4 (D*) 1/8 [Hint : a - b + c 4 ..... (i) and a + b + c 0 a b c 0 (ii) and 9a + 3b + c 5 (iii) (i) + (ii) 2b 4 ..... (iv) ; (ii) + (iii) + (iv) 8a 1 a 1/8 ] F Q.6 4/-1 Given a2 + 2a + cosec2 HG2 (a + x)J= 0 then, which of the following holds good? (A) a = 1 ; x I 2 (B*) a = –1 ; x I 2 (C) a R ; x (D) a , x are finite but not possible to find [Sol. (a+1)2 + cosec2 GFa + xJ– 1 = 0 H2 2 or (a+1)2 + cot2 GFa + x J= 0 H2 2 from option [B] If a = –1 tan2x/2 = 0 x/2 I ] Q. 8/s&p For an increasing A.P. a1, a2, a3.....,an,.... if a1 + a3 + a5 = – 12 ; a1a3a5 = 80 then which of the following does not hold? (A) a1= – 10 (B*) a2 = – 1 (C) a3 = – 4 (D) a5 = 2 [Hint: a1 = a – 2d, a2 = a – d, a3 = a ; a4 = a + d, a5 = a + 2d a1 + a3 + a5 = a – 2d + a + a + 2d = – 12 3a = – 12 a = – 4 a1a3a5 = (a – 2d)a(a + 2d) = 80 – 4(16 – 4d2) = 80 4d2 – 16 = 20 4d2 = 36 d2 = 9 d = ± 3 d = 3 series is increasing a1 = – 4 – 6 = – 10, a3 = – 4, a5 = – 4 + 6 = 2 ] Q.8 If p & q are distinct reals, then 2 {(x p) (x q) + (p x) (p q) + (q x) (q p)} = (p q)2 + (x p)2 + (x q)2 is satisfied by : (A) no value of x (B) exactly one value of x (C) exactly two values of x (D*) infinite values of x . [Note x = p, q & o infini