K-CET-2012 MATHS KEY & SOLUTIONS

RAMESH BINGI
2012
K-CET TEST 2012 MATHEMATICS KEY & SOLUTIONS
CODE:D-4
1. The length of the sub-tangent, ordinate and the sub-normal are in
1. Arithmetico geometric progression 2. A.P
3. H.P 4. G.p
Key: 4
Sol: The length of the sub tangent, ordinate and sub-normal are in G.P
1
1 1
, , .
y
y y m
m
_

,
2. The maximum value of
x
xe

is
1.
1
e
2. e 3.
1
e
4.-e
Key: 3
Sol: ( )
x
f x xe

, ( )
1
0
x x
f x xe e

+ , x = 1
Maximum value ( )
1
1 f
e

3. If [ ]
x is the greatest integer function not greater than x, then [ ]
11
0
x dx

1. 55 2. 45 3. 66 4.35
Key: 1
Sol: [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
11 1 2 11
0 0 1 10
.... x dx x dx x dx x dx + + +

= 0+1+2++10 = 55
4. If n N and ( ) log
n
n
I x dx

, then
1 n n
I nI

+
1.
( ) log
n
x
n
2.
( )
1
log
1
n
x
n
+
+
3.
( ) log
n
x x c + 4.
( )
1
log
n
x

Key: 3
Sol: ( ) log
n
n
I x dx

,
( )
1
log . .
n
n n
I x x n I



( )
1
. log .
n
n n
I n I x x

+
5. Solution of
dy
dx
e x
when x = 1 and y = 0 is
1. ( ) log 1 1 y x x + 2. ( ) log 1 4 y x x + 3. ( ) log 1 3 y x x + 4. ( ) log 1 1 y x x + +
Key: 1
Sol:
dy
dx
e x

dy
dx
= logx ( ) log dy x dx

.log y x x x c +
Put x =1, y=0 will get c = 1 .log 1 y x x x +
6. If ( )
( )
2
2
2
2
2 2
x a x a
x
f x
x
x
+ +

'

is continuous at x = 2, then the value of a is

1. -1 2. -6 3. 0 4. 1
Key: 3
Sol:
( )
2
2
2
2
2
x
x a x a
lt
x

+ +

4-a-2=2a=0
7. If ( ) ( )
1 1
2 2
log 9 7 log 3 1 2
x x
+ + , then x values are
1.1,2 2. 0,2 3. 0,1 4. 1,4
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Key: 1
Sol: by verification x= 1,2
8. If x-1 is a factor of
5 3 2
4 2 3 0 x x x x k + +
, then k is
1. 3 2. 4 3. -4 4. 2
Key: 2
Sol: ( )
5 3 2
4 2 3 f x x x x x k + + , f(1) = 0, will k = 4
9. If A and B have n elements in common, then the number of elements common to A B and
B A is
1. 0 2. n 3. 2n 4.
2
n
Key: 4
Sol: Conceptual question
10. The 13
th
term in the expansion of
2
2
n
x
x
_
+

,
is independent of x then the sum of the divisors
of n is
1. 39 2. 36 3. 37 4. 38
Key: 1
Sol:
( )
12
12
2
13 12
2
.
n
T nc x
x

,
,
2 24 12 0 n
x x

n = 18
The sum of the divisor of n = 18=
1 2
2 3
is 39
11. If one of the slopes of the pair of the lines
2 2
2 0 ax hxy by + + is n times the other then
1.
( )
2
4 1 ab n h + 2.
( )
2
4 1 n ab nab + 3.
( )
2
2
4 1 h n ab + 4.
( )
2
2
4 1 nh n ab +
Key: 4
Sol: Conceptual question
12. If ( )
3 2
sin cos tan
2 1
x x x
f x x x x
x x
then
( )
2
0 x
f x
Lt
x

1. 1 2. 0 3. 3 4. 2
Key: 2
Sol:
( ) ( )
2
0 0
"
0
0
2 2
x x
f x f x
lt lt
x


13. The number of solutions of the equation
2
0 Z z +
where z C are
1. 6 2. 1 3. 4 4. 5
Key: 3
Sol: let z = x+iy,
2
z z

( ) ( )
2
x iy x iy + , by simplify will get
1 2 3 4
1 3 1 3
0 , 1 0, ,
2 2 2 2
z io z i z i z i + + +
(no of solutions are 4)
14. The least and the greatest distances of the point (10,7) from the circle
2 2
4 2 20 0 x y x y + are
1. 5,15 2. 10,5 3. 15,20 4. 12,16
Key: 1
Sol: Centre = (2,1), radius r = 5, p(10,7) greatest distance = cp+r = 15, least distance = cp-r=
5
15. Which of the following is incorrect? If ( ) mod a b m and x is an integer , then
1. ( ) ( ) ( ) mod a x b x m 2. ( ) ( ) ( ) mod a x b x m + +
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3. ( ) ( ) ( ) mod a x b x m 4. ( ) mod ax bx m
Key: 1
Sol: conceptual question
16. Inverse of a diagonal non-singular matrix is
1. diagonal matrix 2. Scalar matrix 3. Skew symmetric matrix 4. Zero matrix
Key: 1
Sol: conceptual question
17. If
3
4 3 2
3 1 3
1 2 4
3 4 3
x x x x
ax bx cx dx e x x x
x x x
+ +
+ + + + +
+
, then e =
1. -1 2. 1 3.0 4.2
Key: 3
Sol: put x = 0,
0 1 3
1 0 4 0
3 4 0
e

18. If
a
r
,
b
r
and
c
r
are three non-coplanar vectors and p
ur
, q
r
and
r
r
are vectors defined by
b c
p
abc

1
]
r r
ur
r r r
,
c a
q
abc

1
]
r r
r
r r r
and
a b
r
abc

1
]
r r
r
r r r
, then the value of
( ) ( ) ( )
. . . a b p b c q c a r + + + + +
r r ur r r r r r r
1. 3 2. 0 3. 1 4.2
Key: 1
Sol: ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
. . . . . . 1 1 1 3
b c c a a b
a b p b c q c a r a b b c c a
abc abc abc

+ + + + + + + + + + + +
1 1 1
] ] ]
r r r r r r
r r ur r r r r r r r r r r r r
r r r r r r r r r
19. If
( ) ( )
2 2
. 144 a b a b +
r r r r
and 4 a
r
, then b
r
1. 12 2. 16 3. 8 4. 3
Key: 4
Sol:
( ) ( )
2 2
. 144 a b a b +
r r r r
,
( ) ( )
2 2
2 2
. . 144 a b a b a b +
r r r r r r
,
2
16. 144 b
r
,
2
9 b
r
, b = 3
20. Which of the following is false?
1. Set of even integers is a group under usual addition
2. ( ) ,. N is a group 3. ( ) , N + is a semi-group 4. ( ) , Z + is a group
Key: 2
Sol: ( ) ,. N is a not a group because inverse law fail
21.
( )
1 1 2
2cos sin 2 1 x x x

is valid for all values of x satisfying
1.
1
0
2
x
2. 1 1 x 3. 0 1 x 4.
1
1
2
x
Key: 4
Sol:
( )
1 1 2
2cos sin 2 1 x x x

if
1
1
2
x
22. If

is a complex number such that

2
1 0 +
, then
2011

1. 1 2.

3.
2

4.

Key: 4
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Sol:
2
1 0 +
,
1 1 4 1 3
2 2
i

t t

,
w
,
2011
( )
2011
w =
w
=

23. If cos 2cos 3cos 0 + + , sin 2sin 3sin 0 + + and + + , then

sin3 8sin3 27sin3 + +
1. 9 2. -18 3. 0 4. 3
Key: 3
Sol: sin3 8sin3 27sin3 + + ( ) 18sin 18sin 0 + +
24. If the conjugate of ( ) ( ) 1 2 x iy i + is 1+I, then
1.
1
5
x 2.
1
1 2
i
x iy
i
+

3.
1
1 2
i
x iy
i

4.
1
5
x
Key: 3
Sol:
( ) ( ) 1 2 1 x iy i i + + , ( ) ( ) 1 2 1 x iy i i + + ,
1
1 2
i
x iy
i
+

+
,
1
1 2
i
x iy
i

25. If the straight line 3 4 x y k + touches the circle

2 2
16 x y x + , then the value of k is
1. 16,-64 2. 16,64 3. -16,-64 4. -16,64
Key: 4
Sol: centre c = (8,0), radius r = 8, perpendicular distance from c (8,0) to the line 3x + 4y = k=
radius

24
8
9 16
k

+
, 24 8 5 k , 24 40 k t , 24 40 16 k , 24 40 64 k +
26.The locus of the point of intersection of perpendicular tangents to the ellipse is called
1. director circle 2. Hyperbola 3. Ellipse 4. Auxiliary circle
Key: 1
Sol: conceptual question
27. If
1
sin log
e
m x y

, then ( )
2 " '
1 x y xy
1. -2y 2.
2
m y 3.
2
m y 4. 2y
Key: 2
Sol:
1
sin m x
y e

,
2
1
1 y x my
, ( )
2 2
2 1
1 y x xy m y
28. If
2
log 1 ...
e
x x
y e
1
+ + +
]

, then
dy
dx

1.
( )
2
1
1 x

2.
( )
2
1
1 x +
3.
( )
2
1
1 x
4.
( )
2
1
1 x

+
Key: 1
Sol:
1
log
1
1
1
e
x
y e
x
1
1
]

,
( )
2
1
1
dy
dx
x

29. Length of the subtangent at ( )

1 1
, x y on
n m m n
x y a
+
, , 0 m n > , is
1.
1
n
x
m
2.
1
n
x
m
3.
1
m
x
n
4.
1
n
y
m
Key: 3
Sol: L.S.T=
1
y
m
=
1
1
1
1
m x
y
ny
n
mx

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2012
30. If a ball is thrown vertically upwards and the height s reached in time t is given by
2
22 11 s t t
, then the total distance travelled by the ball is
1. 22 units 2. 44 units 3. 33 units 4. 11 units
Key: 4
Sol: 22 22 0, 1
ds
t t
dt
, 11 s units
31. The sum of two positive numbers is given. If the sum of their cubes is minimum, then
1. one is thrice the other 2. They are equal
3. one is twice the other 4. They are unequal
Key: 2
Sol: Given x + y=k, f(x) =
3 3
x y + =
( )
3
3
x k x + , ( )
'
0 f x will get x = y
32.
/3 3
3 3
/6
sin
sin cos
x
dx
x x

1.
6

2.
2

3.
3

4.
12

Key: 4
Sol: I=
/3 3
3 3
/6
sin
sin cos
x
dx
x x

/3 3
3 3
/6
cos
sin cos
x
dx
x x

( )
3
6
2
6 12
I x I

33.
0
2
1 cos
x
x
x x
lt
x

1.
1
2
2. 2log 2 3. log 2 4.
1
log 2
2
Key: 2
Sol:
( )
2
0 0 0
2 1
2 1
2 log 2
1 cos 1 cos
x
x
e
x x x
x
x
lt lt lt
x x x

34. If
( ) ( )
3 1
1 3 1 3
x A B
x x x x
+
+
+ +
, then
1
sin
A
B

1.
4

2.
2

3.
3

4.
6

Key: 4
Sol: A= 1 , B= 2,
1
1
sin
2

35. If , , are the roots of the equation

3
4 2 0 x x + +
, then
3 3 3
+ +
1. -6 2. 2 3. 6 4. -2
Key: 1
Sol:
3 2
0 4 2 0 x x x + + +
, 0 + + ,
3 3 3
3 + + , ( ) 3 2 6
36. The value of
10 10 10 10
1 2 3 9
... C C C C + + + + is
1.
10
2 1
2.
10
2
3.
11
2
4.
10
2 2
Key: 4
Sol: ( )
10 10 10 10 10 10
0 1 2 9 10
... 2 C C C C C + + + + +
10 10 10 10
1 2 9
... 2 2 C C C + + +
37.
~ p q
can also be written as
1.
~ ~ q p
2.
p q
3.
~ ~ p q
4.
q p
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2012
Key: 3
Sol: ( ) ~ p q p q ,
~ ~ ~ p q p q
38. If : f R R is defined by ( ) 2 3 f x x + , then ( )
1
f x

1. does not exist because f is not surjective 2. Is given by

3
2
x
3. is given by
1
2 3 x +
4. Does not exist because f is not
injective
Key: 2
Sol: ( ) 2 3 f x x + , ( )
1
3
2
x
f x

39.
0 0
0 0
sin 70 cos 40
cos 70 sin 40
+

+
1. 1 2.
1
3
3.
3
4.
1
2
Key: 3
Sol:
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
sin 70 cos 40 sin 70 sin50 2sin 60 .cos10
cos 70 sin 40 cos 70 cos50 2cos 60 cos10
+ +

+ +
=
3
40. The points (11,9), (2,1) and (2,-1) are the midpoints of the sides of the triangle. Then the
centroid is
1. (5,3) 2. (-5,-3) 3. (5,-3) 4. (3,5)
Key: 1
Sol:
11 2 2 9 1 1
,
3 3
G
+ + +
_

,
=(5,3)
41. The reflection of the point (1,1) along the line
y x
is
1. (1,-1) 2. (0,0) 3. (-1,1) 4. (-1,-1)
Key: 4
Sol: conceptual question
42. The number of circles that touch the co-ordinate axes and the line whose slope is -1 and y-
intercept is 1, is
1. 3 2. 1 3. 4 4. 2
Key: 4
Sol: Two circles exist
43.If f(x) is an even function, then ( )
'
f x is
1. nothing can be said 2. An odd function 3. An even function 4. May be even or may
be odd
Key: 2
Sol: conceptual question
44. The perimeter of a sector is a constant. If its area is to be maximum, then the sectorial
angle is
1.
2
c
2.
6
c

3.
4
c

4.
4
c
Key: 1
Sol: p = l + 2r= ( ) 2 r + ,
2
1
2
A r =
( )
2
2
1
0 2
2
2
c
p dA
d

+
45. The last digit of number
886
7
is
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1. 1 2. 9 3. 7 4. 3
Key: 2
Sol:
( ) ( )
443
886 2
7 7 mod10 ( ) ( ) 1 mod10 9
46. If ( ) 24, 92 24 92 m n + , then ( ) , m n is
1. ( ) 4, 3 2. ( ) 1, 4 3. ( ) 4, 1 4. ( ) 4, 3
Key: 3
Sol: (24,92) = 4, by verification will get (4,-1)
47. The characteristic equation of a matrix A is
3 2
5 3 2 0 +
then ( ) adj A
1. 4 2. 9 3. 25 4.
Key: 1
Sol:
( )
1 2
2 4
n
adjA A

where 2 A
48. If i j k + and 2 3 i j k + are adjacent sides of a parallelogram, then the lengths of its
diagonals are
1. 21, 13 2. 3, 14 3. 13, 14 4. 21, 3
Key: 1
Sol: 13 a b + , 21 a b
49. If the volume of the parallelepiped formed by three non-coplanar vector , a b
r r
and
c
r
is 4
cubic units, then a b b c c a
1

]
r r r r r r
1. 8 2. 64 3. 16 4. 4
Key: 3
Sol:
2
2
4 16 a b c
1

]
r r r
50. Which of the following is a subgroup of the group { }
2
n
G n N under multiplication?
1. { }
4
n
n Z 2. { }
4
n
n N 3. { }
3
n
n Z 4. { }
6
n
n N
Key: 1
Sol: sub group is { }
4
n
n Z
51. In the group { } 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 G under
7
, the solution of
7
4 5 x is
1. 5 2. 3 3. 2 4.4
Key:2
Sol:
7
4 5 x
3 x
52. The number of real solutions of the equation ( )
1 1 2
tan 1 sin 1
2
x x x x


+ + + + is
1. infinitely many 2.one 3. Four 4. Two
Key: 4
Sol: ( )
1 1 2
tan 1 sin 1
2
x x x x


+ + + + by solving will get x = 0, x= -1
53. If sin 2 4cos x x , then x =
1. 2 ,
2
n n Z

t 2. ,
2 4
n n Z

t 3. No value 4. ( ) 1
4
n
n n Z

+
Key: 1
Sol: 2sin cos 4cos cos 0 x x x x , 2
2
x n

t
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54. If

and are different complex numbers with 1 , then

1

is equal to
1. 2 2. 3. 1 4. 1/3
Key: 3
Sol: Let , 2 i i ,
1

=1
55. The equations of the two tangents from (-5,-4) to the circle
2 2
4 6 8 0 x y x y + + + + are
1. 7 23 x y , 6 13 4 x y + 2. 2 13 0 x y + + , 2 6 0 x y +
3. 2 13 0 x y + + , 2 6 x y 4. 3 2 23 0 x y + + , 2 3 4 0 x y +
Key: 2
Sol: By verification
56. If
2
2 x t +
and 2 y t represent the parametric equation of the parabola
1.
( )
2
2 4 x y 2. ( )
2
4 2 x y 3.
( )
2
2 4 y x 4. ( )
2
4 2 y x
Key: 4
Sol:
( )
2
2 2
2, 2, 4 2
4
y
t x x y x
57. If 1 x y is a tangent to the hyperbola
2 2
1
4 3
x y
, the point of contact is
1. (5,4) 2. (4,3) 3. (3,4) 4. (2,1)
Key: 2
Sol: ( )
2 2
, 4, 3
a m b
c c
_


,
58. If
1 1 1
2 2 2
1 1 1
tan tan tan ...
1 2 3 5 7
y n
x x x x x x

_ _ _
+ + +

+ + + + + +
, , ,
terms, then ( )
'
0 y is
1.
2
2
1
n
n

+
2.
2

3.
2
2
1
n
n +
4.
2
2
1
n
n +
Key: Given question is wrong (the question should be there like following this)
Sol:
1 1 1
2 2 2
1 1 1
tan tan tan ...
1 3 3 5 7
y n
x x x x x x

_ _ _
+ + +

+ + + + + +
, , ,
( ) ( ) ( )
1 1
1 ( 2) ( 1)
tan tan ..
1 1 1 2 1
x x x x
y n
x x x x

_ _
+ + +
+ +


+ + + + +
, ,
by simplifying will get
( ) ( )
1 1
tan tan y x n x

+
2
'
2
1
n
y
n

+
59. If ( )
2 2
sin cos f x x x 1 1 +
] ]
then ( )
'
f x is , here
2
1
]
and
2
1
]
greatest integer
function not greater than its value
1. -1 2. sin9 cos9 x x + 3. 9cos9 10sin10 x x 4. 0
Key: 3
Sol: ( )
2 2
sin cos f x x x 1 1 +
] ]
( ) ( ) sin9 cos 10 f x x x + ( )
'
9cos9 10sin10 f x x x
60. The tangent to the curve 25 xy at any point on it cuts the coordinate axes at A and B, then
the area of the triangle OAB is
1. 100 sq. units 2. 50 sq. units 3. 25 sq. units 4. 75 sq.
units
Key: 2
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Sol: xy =25, Let ( )
1 1
, P x y be point on the curve, slope= ( )
( )
1 1
, x y
m
=
1
1
y
x

Equation of tangent = ( )
1
1 1
1
y
y y x x
x

( x -intercept OA = a=
1
2x , y-intercept OB=b=
1
2y )
Area of triangle OAB =
1 1
1 1
2 2 2.25 50
2 2
ab x y
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