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(a) | | 2<br />
c <br />
− | a | =12<br />
2<br />
(b) | | 2<br />
c <br />
+ | a | =30<br />
2<br />
<br />
(c) | a× b + c × a|<br />
= 48 3<br />
(d) a ⋅ b<br />
<br />
=− 72<br />
44. The tangent PT and the normal PN to the parabola<br />
y 2 = 4ax at a point P on it meet its axis at points T<br />
and N, respectively. The locus of the centroid of the<br />
triangle PTN is a parabola whose<br />
⎛ 2a (a) vertex is ,<br />
⎝<br />
⎜<br />
3 0 ⎞<br />
⎠<br />
⎟ (b) directrix is x = 0<br />
(c) latus rectum is 2 a<br />
(d) focus is (a, 0)<br />
3<br />
45. Let f : R R be such that f (2x – 1) = f (x) for all x ∈ R.<br />
If f is continuous at x = 1 and f (1) = 1, then<br />
(a) f (2) = 1<br />
(b) f (2) = 2<br />
(c) f is continuous only at x = 1<br />
(d) f is continuous at all points<br />
46. The angle of intersection between the curves<br />
y = [|sinx| + |cosx|] and x 2 + y 2 = 10, where [x]<br />
denotes the greatest integer x, is<br />
(a) tan –1 (3) (b) tan –1 (–3)<br />
−1<br />
(c) tan ( 3 ) (d) tan −1 ( 1/ 3)<br />
47. If the equation x 2 + y 2 – 10x + 21 = 0 has real roots<br />
x = a and y = b then<br />
(a) 3 x 7 (b) 3 y 7<br />
(c) –2 y 2 (d) –2 x 2<br />
48. If [x] denotes the greatest integer x, then the value<br />
of lim | | [cos x<br />
x<br />
] is<br />
x →0<br />
(a) 0 (b) 1<br />
(c) –1<br />
(d) does not exist<br />
49. If A, B are two events such that P(A ∪ B) ≥ 3 4 and<br />
1<br />
3<br />
≤PA<br />
( ∩B) ≤ then<br />
8<br />
8<br />
(a) PA ( ) + PB ( ) ≤ 11 (b) PA ( ) ⋅PB<br />
( ) ≤ 3 8<br />
8<br />
(c) PA ( ) + PB ( ) ≥ 7 (d) None of these<br />
8<br />
50. If cosx and sinx are solutions of the differential<br />
equation a d 2<br />
y a dy<br />
0 + a y<br />
2 1 + 2 = 0, where a 0 , a 1 , a 2<br />
dx dx<br />
are real constants then which of the following is/are<br />
always true?<br />
(a) Acosx + Bsinx is a solution, where A and B are<br />
real constants.<br />
⎛ π⎞<br />
(b) Acos x+<br />
⎝<br />
⎜<br />
4⎠<br />
⎟ is a solution, where A is a real<br />
constant.<br />
(c) Acosx sinx is a solution, where A is real<br />
constant.<br />
⎛ π⎞<br />
(d) Acos⎜<br />
x+<br />
Bsin<br />
x<br />
⎝ ⎠<br />
⎟ + ⎛<br />
⎜<br />
⎝<br />
− π⎞<br />
⎟ is a solution,<br />
4 4⎠<br />
where A and B are real constants.<br />
SECTION 3 (MAXIMUM MARKS : 12)<br />
• This section contains TO paragraphs.<br />
• ased on each paragraph, there are TO questions.<br />
• Each question has FOUR options (a), (b), (c) and (d). ONLY ONE<br />
of these four options is correct.<br />
• For each question, darken the bubble corresponding to the<br />
correct option in the ORS.<br />
• For each question, marks will be awarded in one of the following<br />
categories :<br />
Full Marks : +3 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct<br />
option is darkened.<br />
Zero Marks : 0 In all other cases.<br />
PARAGRAPH 1<br />
Consider the circle x 2 + y 2 = 9 and the parabola<br />
y 2 = 8x. They intersect at P and Q in the first and the<br />
fourth quadrants, respectively. Tangents to the circle at<br />
P and Q intersect the x-axis at R and tangents to the<br />
parabola at P and Q intersect the x-axis at S.<br />
51. The ratio of the areas of the triangles PQS and PQR<br />
is<br />
(a) 1 : 2 (b) 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 4 (d) 1 : 8<br />
52. The radius of the circumcircle of the triangle PRS is<br />
(a) 5 (b) 3 3 (c) 3 2 (d) 2 3<br />
PARAGRAPH 2<br />
A f ai r d i e i s t o s s ed r ep eat ed l y u n t i l a s i x i s o b t ai n ed . L et X<br />
d en o t e t h e n u m b er o f t o s s es r eq u i r ed .<br />
53. The probability that X ≥ 3 equals<br />
(a)<br />
125<br />
216<br />
(b) 25<br />
36<br />
(c)<br />
5<br />
36<br />
(d)<br />
25<br />
216<br />
54. The conditional probability that X 6 given X 3<br />
equals<br />
125 25 5<br />
(a) (b) (c) (d) 25<br />
216 216 36 36<br />
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