Sec: Sr.

IIT-IZ-CO SPARK Jee – Main Date: 27-12-18

Time: 02:00PM-05:00PM SURPRISE TEST(GTM) Max Marks: 360

PHYSICS
1. For a particle starting from rest in a straight line, it is known that the speed is proportional to the
square of acceleration at any moment. Then the time rate at which all the forces acting on it are doing
work is proportional to
(A) t2 (B) t3 (C) t5 (D) t4
2. An equilateral prism (side length a = 15 m) is arranged with its shown cross-section parallel to xy
plane. The refractive index of the material only varies along x and is given by n n(x)  1  x 2/3 . A
light ray is incident at origin (near-grazing incidence). Find the location at which the ray touches the
edge BC for the first time.

 34/3   9
(A)  3,
 2 
 
(B) 3,34/3  (C)  3 3, 
 2
(D) 3 3,9 
3. Three quarter circles (each of radius R) made of insulating material are uniformly charged with linear
charge densities  ,  and  and arranged in space as shown. Then net electric field at centre is

    ˆ ˆ
(A) î (B) ĵ (C) k̂ (D) (j + k)
2 0 R 2 0 R 2 0 R 2 0 R
4. Switch ‘S’ is closed at t = 0. Find the total heat (all types of losses included) generated in the resistors
after closing the switch. (All capacitors are initially uncharged).
 5CV 2 6CV 2 6CV 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3CV2
3 5 5
5. From a sphere of mass M and radius R, a cube has been removed (symmetrically) such that all the
eight corners touch the sphere. This system is made to roll without slipping on a horizontal surface. At
the instant when 4 interior faces become vertical, speed of the top most point of the body is v. The
kinetic energy of the system at this instant is (approximately)
(A) 0.15 MV2 (B) 0.12 MV2 (C) 0.08 MV2 (D) 0.20 MV2
6. A uniform semi-ring of radius  meter is rotating about one of its corners on a frictionless horizontal
table. The plane of motion is same as that of the semi-ring. The hinge (origin) is suddenly removed.
Find the co-ordinates (in m) of point B 10s after removing the hinge

(A) (2  ,  2) (B) (  , 2  ) (C) (2  2, 2  ) (D) (  2, 4  )

7. Light from a source (5000 Å) is incident on a photoelectric cell. It is known that only 1.6% of incident
photons would produce photoelectrons. If the desired current in the cell is 3mA, find the source power
(approximately)
(A) 1 W (B) 0.5 W (C) 3W (D) 2.5 W
+
8. A particular line of Balmer in the emission spectrum of He is incident on a metal with work function
4.2 eV. If the ejected electrons have a maximum radius of 8.26 m when made to move in a region on
magnetic field of intensity 1  T, then the emission corresponds to:
(A) 1st line of Balmer (B) 2nd line of Blamer
(C) 3 rd line of Blamer (D) 4th line of Blamer
9. The ratio of wavelength of k X-ray from two elements is 4. If the atomic number of heavier elecment
is 55, then the other element is :
(A) Cu (B) Zn (C) Mn (D) Ni
10. Assume that potential between an electron and a positron follows the equation
2
r
U(r)  U 0  
 r0 
Applying Bohr’s model to this system, it is found that speed in nth orbit is proportional to n1/x.
Then x is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
11. A radioactive element is being produced in proportion to its current population and twice as fast as it
decays. If the mean life of the element is 1 hour, find the time taken for activity to increase by 50%.
(assume some initial population) :
(A) 45 minutes (B) 35 minutes (C) 24 minutes (D) 14 minutes
12. A rod is clamped at both of its ends and stationary longitudinal waves are produced in it. In first
experiment, the rod has a total of 4 nodes with amplitude of each anti-node to be 1 mm. In other
experiment, the rod has a total of 6 nodes with amplitude of each anti node to be 2 mm. Then the ratio
of energy of vibrations in the rod in two cases will be
(A) 1/6 (B) 2/3 (C) 9/50 (D) 9/100

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13. Due to ‘fatigue’ set up in a material, its breaking stress generally decreases. One such material
(Young’s modulus = 1010 N/m2) is used to make a machine part which is a rod of square cross section
(10 mm  10 mm) and length 1 m. A block of mass 1 kg is performing longitudinal oscillations of
amplitude 5 mm. If breaking stress decreases by (4  10 -9)% every cycle, for how many years of
operation is the rod reliable(breaking stress of the fresh material is 108 N/m2).
(A) 10 years (B) 14 years (C) 7 years (D) 4 years
14. 6 nails have been fixed on ground such that they form a hypothetical regular hexagon of side 1 m. A
string of length 6 m has a particle of mass 1 kg attached to one of its ends. The other end is attached to
one of the nails and the particle is given a velocity as shown. Then time taken for the particle to strike
nail 1 will be:

(A) 96 s (B) 192 s (C) 48 s (D) 384 s

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15. A hollow cone (M, R) of semi-angle 30 is rolling without slipping on a fixed cone (same radius and
semi-angle) as shown. If angular speed of rotation is 2 rad/s, find energy due to motion of the cone.

(A) 4J (B) 6 J (C) (8/3)J (D) (10/3)J

16. Water flows through a capillary tube of radius R and length L at a rate of 100 ml/s when pressure
difference is 100 mm Hg. If another tube of same length but twice radius is connected in parallel, then
the total rate of flow of water through the two tube (for twice the pressure difference) will be:
(A) 1700 ml/s (B) 1700/16 ml/s (C) 1600 ml/s (D) 3400 ml/s
17. Imagine that earth had twice its current mass, with the other half coming from a uniformly dense disc
of mass M extending from radius R(current radius) to 2R in the equatorial plane. What is the new
polar escape speed in terms of current escape speed V0:
2 2
(A) V0 1 
5
 5 2  (B) V0 1 
3
 5 2 
3 1
(C) V0 1 
5
 5 2  (D) V0 1 
5
 5 2 

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18. 12 resistors (40  each) are used to make a prism with hexagonal base as shown. Then the resistance
between two adjacent corners of the base is

(A) 45  (B) 30  (C) 22  (D) 20 

19. A point particle with maximum kinetic energy very slightly less than 9J moves in a potential field
shown in the figure. Then the approximate time period of oscillation of the particle is (mass = 2 kg)

 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(A) 28  4 1    ...  s (B) 28  4 1    ...  s
 2 3 9  2 3 9
 1 1 1   1 1 1 
(C) 24  4 1    ...  s (D) 24  4 1    ...  s
 2 3 9  2 3 9
20. In a very large container with a fluid, a simple pendulum in just-slacking position is kept at rest in the
orientation shown. Density of bob B is one-third that of the fluid. If B is currently vertically separated
from A by half the total length (L) of the string, then find the maximum speed of bob B on releasing it.

11gL 11gL
(A) (B) (C) 5gL (D) 6gL
4 2
21. The following circuit uses three ideal ammeters (showing rms values): Then regarding the reading of
ammeter A3:

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 (A) A3 = 10 A (B) A3 = 30 A (C) A3 = 10 5 A (D) none of these
22. A superconducting circular loop (radius =100 cm) carries some current in it. A very small circular loop
(resistance = 1  , radius = 1 cm) is kept concentric and coaxial with the larger loop. If the current in
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the bigger loop is suddenly (but constantly, at A/S) switched off, then the magnetic field due to
2 3
smaller loop at the location of the larger loop, during the decrease of current, is:
(A) 10-16 T (B) 10 -14 T (C) 10-15 T (D) 10 -13 T
23. A hollow sphere (mass m, radius R) is put inside a hollow cone (mass m, radius 3R and semi-angle 3o)
as shown in the figure. The whole arrangement is rigidly fixed to the ground at the apex of the cone.
Both the sphere and the cone are made of the same material (  = 10 -4 /oC). Considering that major
changes in dimensions could happen only due to heating effects, find the increase in potential energy
of the system if it’s temperature is increased by 100 oC.

(A) 1 J (B) 0.1 J (C) 0.01 J (D) 10 J

24. A hollow cone (M, R) encloses some volume of a non-viscous liquid whose mass is also M. This
liquid fills the available volume fully. A small hole exists at the top of the cone which exposes the
liquid to the negligible atmospheric pressure. Initially the whole system is in equilibrium. A very
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small hole (area a) is punched at a slant length of L from the top as shown (where L: total slant
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length). Area of this hole is negligible to the area of the hole at the top (which itself does not alter the
geometry of the cone appreciably) . If the arrangement does not skid (due to enough friction) nor
topple after punching the hole, find how far the normal reaction from ground shifts just after punching
51a 1
the hole (take 2
 ):
32 R 100
(A) 1% of H (B) 2% of H (C) 3% of H (D) 4% of H
25. On rotating the dip circle plane from true position by 60°, the dip becomes tan-1(2). Then the original
dip at that place was:
(A) 30o (B) 15 o (C) 45o (D) 60 o
26. On a long plank of mass 4 kg is kept a small block of mass 2 kg. Coefficient of friction between plank
and ground is 0.1 and between plank and block is 0.2. A time varying force is now applied on the
plank, given by F(t) = (0.6t)N where t is in seconds ( g = 10 m/s2)
Then, at the instant t = 40 s:

(A) Heat is being produced at 78 Watts. (B) Heat is being produced at 56 Watts.
(C) Heat is being produced at 66 Watts. (D) Heat is being produced at 12 Watts.

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27. A predatory insect attempts to catch a prey. The predator moves with 17 m/s towards the prey, but the
prey is twice faster (34 m/s). During the chase attempt, the predator unavoidably emits sound waves
(with natural) frequency 380 Hz for a duration of 54 s. Then (take speed of sound = 340 m/s) :
(A) Prey hears sound at 360 Hz for 57s (B) Prey hears sound at 360 Hz for 54s
972 3610 972
(C) Prey hears sound at 360 Hz for s (D) Prey hears sound at Hz for s
19 9 19
 2 
28. A plane electromagnetic wave is given by E  E 0 sin  2 t  (x  z)  N/ C
 3 10 8
 
Where t is in second, x is in meter and z is in meter.
E 0  24 103 N/ C
Then the energy that crosses the area:
x=0
1
y m
2
1
z m in 1 sec interval is:
2
(A) 10-8 J (B) 10 -7 J (C) 10-6 J (D) 10 -5 J
29. An ideal gas is taken through a cycle ABCA as shown in figure. Path CA has molar heat capacity =
CP - 2R. If TA = 400 K and number of moles = 1, net work done by gas in one cycle is:

 1  1
(A) 400 R  l n 2   J (B) 200 R  l n 2   J
 2  2
 1  1
(C) 400 R  l n 2   J (D) 200 R  l n 2   J
 4  4
30. A material behaves such that it becomes easier to heat it as its temperature increases. Experimentally,
it is found that its specific heat capacity follows the relation:
s0
s
a  bT
50
Where s 0  cal/ g / o C
ln
3

a = 10
b = 1/oC
T : temperature in oC
A container is made of this material at an initial temperature of 10oC. Now, 500 grams of steam at
100oC is trapped in it and the system is allowed to reach steady state. Final recorded temperature is
50 oC. Then the mass of the material used to make the container was (Swater = 1 cal/ g / o C , Lvaporization =
540 cal/ g ):
(A) 5.9 kg (B) 2.6 kg (C) 7.8 kg (D) 11.8 kg

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 CHEMISTRY
31. Which one of the following statements is correct for
F

2 3
S
F
1 O
O
(A) It contains p  p and p  d bond
(B) It has regular tetrahedral geometry
(C) 1  3
(D) It has a plane which contains maximum number of atoms i.e. 4 atoms
32. When a photon of light collides with metal surface, possible number of electrons coming out is
(A) only one (B) only two
(C) infinite (D) depends upon factors
33. Two radioactive elements P and Q have decay constant 100 and 0 . If initially they have same
number of nuclei, the ratio of number of their undecayed nuclei will be (1/e), after a time
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)1
0 9 0 10 0
O
1 HCl 1eq 
H3C C O Cl
CH3COOK
34. O  2 CH 3COCl / pyridine A  B
Product B is:
H3C
C
C C
C C
O
(A) C C (B) H2C CH2
O
COOH
(C) H3C C O (D) None of these
35. In a reaction hydrogen sulphite ions are oxidize to sulphate  SO 24   ions while the iodate ions  lO3 
are reduced to I2. How many moles of HSO3 are needed to reduce 0.5 mole of iodate ions?
(A) 0.4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 1.25
36.
Ph OH

OH
hot & dilute H2SO4
Intermediate (A) Product (B)

The intermediate (A) and product (B) are:

+
Ph OH 2 O Ph
Ph OH Ph OH
OH
+OH 2
I) II) III) IV)

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 A) (A) I and III (B) II and III (C) I and IV (D) II and IV
37. Which of the following is most stable carbanion?

(A) H2C CH CH2 (B)

(C) (D)
38. Which of the following will undergo hydride shift?
H3C
 
C CH OH
H3C CH3 H3C
(A) (B)
CH3
 CH 2 O

H3C CH2 H3C
CH3 CH3
(C) (D)
39. Mg2C3 has the following characteristics
(A) It is called magnesium allylide
(B) It contains Mg 2  and C34 ions
(C) on hydrolysis, it gives propyne and propadiene
(D) All of the above
40. Calculate the percentage dissociation of acetic acid in a solution 0.20 M acetic acid and 0.1 MHCl.
 Ka CH 3COOH  1.8 10 5 
(A) 0.002 % (B) 0.001% (C) 0.018% (D) 0.034%
41. The reaction of calcium cyanamide with water vapours yields
(A) Ca  OH 2  N 2 (B) CaCl2  N 2 H 4 (C) Ca  HCO3   NH 3 (D) CaCO3  NH4 OH
42. Which of the following complexes, in an inner d-orbital complex:
3 3 3 2
(A)  CoF6  (B)  FeF6  (C) Cr  NH 3  6  (D) Co  H 2 O  6 

CH3

43. Rearrangement of carbonium ion will produce?




(A) CH3 (B) CH3
(C) CH3 (D) None of the above
0
44. For a perfect gas molecular distribution of velocity at 0 C is given below

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 V1 1

V2 1.5
Given V2  1.84 103 m / s
Then which of the following gas follows the above distribution curve
(A) He (B) H2 (C) D2 (D) N2
45. Compound given below decomposes into:

(A) (B)

(C) (D) Decomposition is not spontaneous

46. In the following, there are 3-carbon oxygen bonds denoted by x, y and z

Then corresponding bond lengths are in order:

(A) x = y = z (B) x < y = z (C) x < y < z (D) y < x < z

47. When one mole of ideal gas is compressed to half of its initial volume and simultaneously heated to
twice its initial temperature, the change in entropy  S is
(A) Cv ln 2 (B) Cp ln 2 (C) R ln 2 (D)  CV  R  ln 2
48. Which of the following compound is main constituent of paracetamol?
(A) o-acetoxy benzoic acid (B) p-hydroxy acetanilide
(C) Hexamethylene tetraamine (D) Phenyl salicylate
49. Aluminium oxide exist in nature as gems with different colours. The reason for the difference in
colour is due to
(A) The oxidation state of aluminium in the gems are different
(B) The extent of crystalinity in these gems are different
(C) The Al – O bonding is different in these gems
(D) There are different transition metal ion present as impurities in these gems
x
50. An electron in an atom jumps in such a way that its kinetic energy changes from x to , the change in
4
potential energy will be
3 3 3 3
(A)  x (B)  x (C)  x (D)  x
2 8 4 4
51. A gas ‘X’ is passed through water to form a saturated solution. The aqueous solution on treatment with
AgNO3 gives white ppt. The saturated aqueous solution also dissolve magnesium ribbon with the
evolution of colourless gas ‘Y”. Identify ‘X’ and ‘Y’.
(A) X = CO2, Y = Cl2 (B) X = Cl2, Y = CO2
(C) X = Cl2, Y = H2 (D) X = H2, Y = Cl2
52.

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 A) B) C) D)
53.

(A) (B) (C) (D)

54. For a given reaction E0 value for following sequence is
Mn 6 1.28V
 Mn 5 
2.98V
 Mn 4 
0.96V
 Mn 3 
1.5V
 Mn 2
Find E 0 value of Mn 6  Mn 2
(A) 1.56 V (B) 1.68 V (C) 1.76 V (D) 1.86 V

55.

The most probable structure of A is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)
56. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
I) Borazine is aromatic
II) There are four isotropic disubstituted borazine molecule B3N3H4X2
III) Borazine is more reactive towards addition reaction then benzene
IV) Banana bond in B2H6 are longer than normal (outer) B – H bond.
(A) I, II and III (B) I, II and IV (C) I, II, III and IV (D) only II
57.

The possible structure of A are

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 (A) I and II (B) I and III (C) I and IV (D) II and IV
58. What is the product of the following reaction?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

59. Oxidation state of ‘V’ in Rb4 Na  HV10O 28 
7
(A) +5 (B) +6 (C)  (D) +4
5

60. Compound ( C) is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

MATHEMATICS
2 2
3x  x  3
61.  x 2  3x  3 dx equals
5
(A) 15 (B) 21 (C) 30 (D) 42
62. If the perimeter of a triangle is equal to it's inradius, then the triangle is necessarily
(A) acute angle triangle (B) obtuse angle triangle
(C) right angle triangle (D) no such triangle is possible
63. The number of positive integral values of ‘a’ for which there is no solution of the equation a cos
n
x + cot x + 1 = cosec x, where x  , n  Z, is
2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
64. A curve in the co-ordinate plane is given by the parametric equation x = t2 + t + 2 and
y = t2 – 1 + 2 where t  0. The number of straight lines passing through the point (2, 2) which are
tangent to the curve is/are
(A) 2 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 3
e
65.
n
 
If l n    ln x  dx n  l , then l4 equals
1
(A) 9e – 24 (B) 12 – 6 e (C) 24 – 9e (D) 6 e – 1 2
2 2
x y 1
66. An ellipse 2  2  1 and the hyperbola x 2  y 2  intersect orthogonally. It is given that the
a b 2
a2
eccentricity of the ellipse is reciprocal of that of hyperbola, then 2 is equal to
b

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 1 1
(A) (B) 2 (C) (D) 4
2 4
67. If 2 + + + 2 = 1, then highest integral value of  +  +  is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
3
x 1 
68.  2 2 dx   ln x  1  x 2  c then

x x 1 
(A) a = 1, p = – 1 (B) a = – 1, p = 1 (C) a = – 1, p = – 1 (D) a = 1, p = 1
69. Total number of positive integral solutions of x1 + x2 + x3 = 24 and x1  x 22  x32 is equal to
2

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

 /4  /4  /4  /4
2 2
x2
70. Let l1   e x dx , l 2   e x dx , l3   e x .cosx dx and l 4  e .sinx dx , then
0 0 0 0
(A) l1  l2  l3  l4 (B) l 2  l3  l4  l1 (C) l3  l4  l1  l2 (D) l 2  l1  l3  l4
71. “xyz” is a three digit number framed by decimal digits such that y > x as well y > z (repetition is
allowed). Total number of xyz is equal to
(A) 204 (B) 240 (C) 224 (D) 234
72. There are two hundred tickets (each numbered uniquely from 1, 2,….., 200). Out of this two tickets are
picked up such that sum of ticket numbers is divisible by 5. Total possible number of such selections is
equal to
(A) 3780 (B) 3980 (C) 3680 (D) 3880
73. The product of two of the four roots of the equation x4 – 18x3 + kx2 + 200x – 1984 = 0 is –32, then the
value of k is
(A) 76 (B) 96 (C) 86 (D) 66
 3 7 
 4 a 4 
2 5 3  
  1  1 5 
74. If A   3 1 2  and A   b then a + b + c is equal to
 4 4 
 1 2 1   5
 13 
c  
 4 4 
1 1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 4
75. The system of equations x + 2y + 3z = 4, 2x + 3y + 4z = 5, 3x + 4y + 5z = 6 has
(A) infinitely many solutions (B) no solution
(C) a unique solution (D) none of these
2 1 22
76. If |z1 + z2| = |z – z | where z1 and z2 are non-zero complex numbers, then
z  z 
(A) Re  1   0 (B) l m  1   0 (C) Re (z1 + z2) = 0 (D) none of these
 z2   z2 
77. If the standard deviation of the numbers 2, 3, a and 11 is 3.5, then which of the following is true?
(A) 3a2 – 32a + 84 = 0 (B) 3a2 – 34a + 91 = 0 (C) 3a2 – 23a + 44 = 0 (D) 3a2 – 26a + 55 = 0
78. is equal to
 3
(A) (B)  (C) (D) 2
2 2
1
X
79. The value of the definite integral   x  ln (f + 2 + 3 X + 6 x)dx equals
1
ln 2  ln 3 ln 2  ln 3 ln 2  ln 3
(A) (B) (C) ln 2 + ln 3 (D)
2 3 4

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 1
4
  4x 
3
80. If  f  x  f  x  dx  , then the area of region bounded by y = f(x), x – axis and the line x = and
0
7
x = 2 is
11 13 15 17
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 2
2
81. If ax + bx + c = 0 has no real roots and a, b, c  R and a  0 and also a + c > 0, then
(A) a – b + c < 0 (B) a – b + c > 0 (C) a + c = b (D) b > 0

82. A point is found such that the two tangents from it to the parabola y2 = 4ax will be normals to the
a2
parabola x2 = 4by. Then least integral value of 2 is
b
(A) 9 (B) 8 (C) 7 (D) 10

83. PA is tangent to x2 + y2 = a2 and PB is tangent to x2 + y2 = b2 (b > a). If APB  , then locus of
2
point ‘P’ is
(A) x2 – y2 = a2 – b2 (B) x2 + y2 = b2 – a2 (C) x2 + y2 = a2 + b2 (D) x2 – y2 = b2 – a2
84. If the line y  3x cuts the cure x3 + y2 + 3x2 + 9 = 0 at the points A, B, C, then OAOBOC (O
being the origin) is equal to
(A) 36 (B) 72 (C) 108 (D) 18
85. A determinant of second order is made with elements 0 and 1. The probability that the determinant
made is non-negative is equal to
11 13 9 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 16 16 16
86. Let p is any arbitrary point on the circumcircle of a given equilateral triangle abc of side length
 2  2  2
 units, then PA  PB  PC is always equal to
(A) 2 2 (B) 2 3 2 (C)  2 (D) 3 2
x y2
87. Total number of integral values of a for which   1 will represent an ellipse is
6a a2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
88. The equation  x  2 2   y  12   x  2 2  y 2  c will represent a hyperbola if

(A) c  (0, 6) (B) c  (6, 5) 

(C) c  0, 17  (D) none of these
89. The coefficient of xk in the expansion of 1 + (1 + x) + (1 + x)2 + …… + (1 + x)n is equal to
(A) n 1 C k (B) n Ck 1 (C) n 1 C k 1 (D) none of these
90. The plane ax + by + cz = d meets the coordinate axes at the points a, b and c respectively, area
of triangle abc is equal to
d 2 a 2  b2  c2 d 2 a 2  b2  c2 d 2 a 2  b 2  c2 d 2 a 2  b2  c2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
abc 2 abc 4 abc 8 abc

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