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IIT JEE Maths Sample Paper

(Set- 1)
Algebra
1. Let x be a real number with 0<x<t. Prove that, for all natural numbers n, the sum sinx + sin3x/3 + sin5x/5
+ ... + sin(2n-1)x/(2n-1) is positive.
2. Use combinatorial argument to prove the identity:


n-r+1
Cd .
r-1
Cd-1 =
n
Cr
d=1

3. o, | are roots of x
2
+ax+b=0, , o are roots of x
2
-ax+b-2=0. Given 1/o + 1/| + 1/o + 1/ =5/12 and o|o =
24, find the value of the coefficient a.
4. x + y + z = 15 and xy + yz + zx = 72, prove that 3 s x s 7.
5. Let , o e R, find all the set of all values of for which the set of linear equations has a non-trivial
solution.
x + (sin o) y + (cos o) z = 0
x + (cos o) y + (sin o) z = 0
-x + (sin o) y - (cos o) z = 0
If = 1, find all values of o.
6. Prove that for each posive integer 'm' the smallest integer which exceeds (\3 + 1)
2m
is divisible by 2
m+1
.
7. Prove that, for every natural k, the number (k
3
)! is divisible by (k!)
k2+k+1
.
8. Prove that the inequality: n=1
r
{ m=1
r
aman/(m+n)} > 0. ai is any real number.
9. Prove the following inequality: k=1
n
\[
n
Ck] s \[n(2
n
-1)]
10. A sequence {Un, n > 0} is defined by U0=U1=1 and Un+2=Un+1+Un.Let A and B be natural numbers such
that A
19
divides B
93
and B
19
divides A
93
.Prove by mathematical induction, or otherwise, that the number
(A
4
+B
8
)
Un+1
is divisible by (AB)
Un
for n > 1.
11. The real numbers o, | satisfy the equations: o
3
+ 3o
2
+ 5o - 17 = 0, |
3
- 3|
2
+ 5| + 11 = 0. Find o+|.
12. Given 6 numbers which satisfy the relations:
y
2
+ yz + z
2
= a
2

z
2
+ zx + x
2
= b
2

x
2
+ xy + y
2
= c
2

Determine the sum x+y+z in terms of a, b, c. Give geometrical interpretation if the numbers are all
positive.
13. Solve: 4x
2
/{1-\(1+2x
2
)}
2
< 2x+9
14. Find all real roots of: \(x
2
-p) + 2\(x
2
-1) = x
15. The solutions o, |, of the equation x
3
+ax+a=0, where 'a' is real and a=0, satisfy o
2
/| + |
2
/ +
2
/o = -8.
Find o, |, .
16. If a, b, c are real numbers such that a
2
+b
2
+c
2
=1, prove the inequalities: -1/2 s ab+bc+ca s 1.
17. Show that, if the real numbers a, b, c, A, B, C satisfy: aC-2bB+cA=0 and ac-b
2
>0 then AC-B
2
s0.
18. When 0<x<1, find the sum of the infinite series: 1/(1-x)(1-x
3
) + x
2
/(1-x
3
)(1-x
5
) + x
4
/(1-x
5
)(1-x
7
) + ....
19. Solve for x, y, z:
yz = a(y+z) + r
zx = a(z+x) + s
xy = a(x+y) + t
20. Solve for x, n, r > 1
x
Cr
n-1
Cr
n-1
Cr-1
x+1
Cr
n
Cr
n
Cr-1
x+2
Cr
n+2
Cr
n+2
Cr-1

= 0
21.
22. Let p be a prime and m a positive integer. By mathematical induction on m, or otherwise, prove that
whenever r is an integer such that p does not divide r, p divides
mp
Cr.
23. Let a and b be real numbers for which the equation x
4
+ ax
3
+ bx
2
+ ax + 1 = 0 has at least 1 real solution.
For all such pairs (a,b), find the minimum value of a
2
+b
2
.
24. Prove that:
2/(x
2
- 1) + 4/(x
2
- 4) + 6/(x
2
- 9) + ... + 20/(x
2
- 100) =
11/((x - 1)(x + 10)) + 11/((x - 2)(x + 9)) + ... + 11/((x - 10)(x + 1))
25. Find all real p, q, a, b such that we have (2x-1)
20
- (ax+b)
20
= (x
2
+px+q)
10
for all x


(Set-2)
Algebra
1. Simplify the expression (a > 0, a = 0) : (a
-x
/\ 5)[2a
2x
-a
x
(2a
x
-1)] {1-(\5a
x
/2a
x
-1)
-2
}
-1/2
\[(a
x
+2)
2
-5]-
(a
2x
+4)[a
2x
+4(1-a
x
)]
-1/2
+4a
x
[1+(a
x
+2)(a
2x
-4a
x
+4)
-1/2
]{a
x
+2+(a
2x
-4a
x
+4)
1/2
}
-1
and determine for
which values of x this expression is equal to 1.
2. Prve that log418 is an irrational number.
3. Determine all such integers a and b for which one of the roots of 3x
3
+ax
2
+bx+12=0 is equal to 1
+ \3.
4. Solve in terms of complex numbers: z
3
+ (e
7
)*=0; z
5
.e
11
= 1. (* indicates conjugate).
5. Prove that if a > 0, b > 0 then for any x and y the following inequality holds true: a.2
x
+b.3
y
+1 s
\(4
x
+9
y
+1)\(a
2
+b
2
+1)
6. Prove the inequality n
n+1
> (n+1)
n
, n > 3, n e N.
7. Prove that
(b+c)
2
a
2
a
2

b
2
(c+a)
2
b
2

c
2
c
2
(a+b)
2


= 2abc(a+b+c)
3

8. (Without expanding)
9. Sum the series: 1 + 4x + 9x
2
+ ...
10. The eqns ax
2
+ bx + c=0 and x
3
=k have a common root. Prove that
a b c
b c ak
c ak bk

= 0
11. If e is a root of x
4
=1 then Show that a + be + ce
2
+ de
3
is a factor of
a b c d
b c d a
c d a b
d a b c
12. Hence Show that the det is equal to -(a+b+c+d)(a-b+c-d){(a-c)
2
+(b-d)
2
}.
13. Find the coefficient of x
4
in (1 + 2x + 3x
2
)
5
.
14. The sum of squares of 3 terms of a GP is S
2
. If their sum is oS, Prove that o
2
e (1/3,1) (1,3).
15. Find the sum to n terms: 0!/5! + 1!/6! + 2!/7! + ...
16. If f(x)=a
x
/(a
x
+ \a) (a > 0), evaluate r=1
2n-1
f(r/2n)

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