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A tangent PT is drawn to the circle x² + y² = 4 at the point $P\left(\sqrt{3},1\right)$

. A straight line L, perpendicular to PT is tangent to the circle (x – 3)² + y² = 1A common tangent to the circles is

a) x = 4

b) y = 2

c) $x+\sqrt{3}y=4$

d) $x+2\sqrt{2}y=6$

The integer n, for which  is a finite

non–zero number is

a) 1

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

The locus of the middle points of the chord of tangents drawn from points lying on the straight line 4x – 5y = 20 to the circle x² + y² = 9 is

a) 20(x² + y²) – 36x + 45y = 0

b) 20(x² + y²) + 36x − 45y = 0

c) 36(x² + y²) – 20x + 45y = 0

d) 36(x² + y²) + 20x − 45y = 0

Let  be a regular hexagon in a circle of unit radius. Then the product of the length of the segments  ,  and  is

a)

b)

c) 3

d)

f(x) is twice differentiable polynomial function such that f (1) = 1, f (2) = 4, f (3) = 9, then

a) there exists at least one x  (1, 2) such that

b) there exists at least one x  (2, 3) such that

c)

d) there exists at least one x  (1, 3) such that

The radius of a circle having minimum area which touches the curve y = 4 – x² and the line y = |x| is

a) $2\sqrt{2}$

b) $2\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)$

c) $4\left(\sqrt{2}-1\right)$

d) $4\left(\sqrt{2}+1\right)$

Let AB be a chord of the circle subtending a right angle at the centre then the locus of the centroid of the triangle PAB as P moves on the circle is

a) A parabola

b) A circle

c) An ellipse

d) A pairing straight line

Multiple choices

Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. If

f (x) = [xsinπx] then f(x) is

a) Continuous at x = 0

b) Continuous in  

c) f (x) is differentiable at x = 1

d) differentiable in

e) None of these

Let  then

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let a, r, s, t be non-zero real numbers. Let P(at², 2at), Q, R(ar², 2ar and S(as², 2as) be distinct points on the parabola y² = 4ax. Suppose PQ is the focal chord and QR and PK are parallel, where K is point (2a, 0)

The value of r is

a) $\frac{-1}{t}$

b) $\frac{t^2+1}{t}$

c) $\frac{1}{t}$

d) $\frac{t^2-1}{t}$

Find all solutions of

a)

b)

c)

d)

Multiple choices

Which of the following functions are continuous on (0, π)

a) tanx

b)

c)

d)

One or more than one correct option

If the normals of the parabola y² = 4x drawn at the end points of the latus rectum are tangents to the circle (x − 3)² + (y + 2)² = r² then the value of r² is

a) 4

b) 1

c) 2

d) 0

Multiple choices

Let  for every real number x then

a) h (x) is continuous for all x

b) h is differentiable for all x

c)  for all x > 1

d) h is not differentiable for two values of x

Number of divisors of the form 4n + 2(n ≥ 0) of integer 240 is

a) 4

b) 8

c) 10

d) 3

The smallest positive root of the equation tan x – x = 0 lies in

a)

b)

c)

d)

e) None of these

Let f (x) be defined on the interval  such that

g (x) = f (|x|) + |f(x)|

Test the differentiability of g (x) in

a) g(x) is differentiable at all x  ℝ

b) g(x) is differentiable at all x  ℝ except at x = 1

c) g(x) is differentiable at all x  ℝ except at x = 0, 1

d) g(x) is differentiable at all x  ℝ except at x = 0, 1, 2

If the LCM of p, q is  where r, s, t are prime numbers and p, q are positive integers then the number of ordered pairs (p, q) is

a) 252

b) 254

c) 225

d) 224

Consider a family of circles passing through two fixed points A (3, 7) and B (6, 5). Show that the chords in which the circle  cuts the members of the family are concurrent at a point. Find the coordinates of this point.

In how many ways can a pack of 52 cards be divided into four groups of 13 cards each.

In a triangle ABC, let ∠ C = . If r is the inradius and R is the circumradius of the triangle then 2(r+R) = ………….

a) a+b

b) b+c

c) c+a

d) a+b+c

Determine the values of x for which the following function fails to be continuous or differentiable.

Justify your answer.

a) f(x) is continuous and differentiable

b) f(x) is continuous everywhere but not differentiable at
x = 1, 2

c) f(x) is continuous everywhere but not differentiable at x = 2

d) f(x) is neither continuous nor differentiable at x = 1, 2

Let  

And

where a and b are non-negative real numbers. Determine the composite function gof. If (gof)(x) is continuous for all real x, determine the values of a and b. Is gof differentiable at x = 0?

a) a = b = 0

b) a = 0, b = 1

c) a = 1, b = 0

d) a = b = 1

Find the equation of the circle touching the line 2x + 3y + 1 = 0 at the point (1, −1) and is orthogonal to the circle which has the line segment having end points (0, −1) and (−2, 3) as diameter.

Show that the value of  wherever defined

a) always lies between  and 3

b) never lies between  and 3

c) depends on the value of x