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π P Q
In triangle PQR, ∠ R = If tan   and tan  
2 2
(1) . are the roots of the equation

a ≠ 0, then
2
2
ax + b x + c = 0,

(a) a = b + c (b) c = a + b (c) b = c (d) b = a + c [ AIEEE 2005 ]

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

.c
(a) b + c (b) a + b (c) a + b+c (d) c + a [ AIEEE 2005 ]

ce
= α, then 4x - 4xy cos α + y
1 1 y 2 2
(3) If cos - x - cos - is equal to
2

( a ) 2 sin 2α α α
2 2
(b) 4 ( c ) 4 sin ( ) - 4 sin [ AIEEE 2005 ]

(4)
ra
If in triangle ABC, the altitudes from the vertices A, B, C on opposite sides are in
m
H.P., then sin A, sin B, sin C are in

( a ) G.P. ( b ) A.P. ( c ) Arithmetic-Geometric Progression ( d ) H.P. [ AIEEE 2005 ]

xa

Let α, β be such that π < α - β < 3π. If sin α + sin β = -

21
(5) , then the value of

α - β
65
.e

cos is
2

3 3 6 6
w

(a) - (b) (c) (d) - [ AIEEE 2004 ]

130 130 65 65
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(6 If = sin a 2 cos 2 θ + b 2 sin 2 θ + a 2 sin 2 θ + b 2 sin 2 θ , then difference between

2
the maximum and minimum values of u is given by
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a2 + b2
2 2 2 2
(a) 2(a + b ) (b) 2 (c) (a + b) (d) (a - b) [ AIEEE 2004 ]

π
(7) The sides of a triangle are sin α, cos α and 1 + sin α cos α for some 0 < α < .
2
Then the greatest angle of the triangle is

( a ) 60° ( b ) 90° ( c ) 120° ( d ) 150° [ AIEEE 2004 ]

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(8) A person standing on the bank of a river observes that the angle of elevation of the
top of a tree on the opposite bank of a river is 60° and when he retires 40 m away
from the tree, the angle of elevation becomes 30°. The breadth of the river is

( a ) 20 m ( b ) 30 m ( c ) 40 m ( d ) 60 m [ AIEEE 2004 ]

om
2  C  2  A 
If in a triangle a cos   + c cos  
3b
 2   2 
(9) = , then the sides a, b and c are
2

( a ) in A. P. ( b ) in G. P. ( c ) in H. P. ( d ) satisfy a + b = c [ AIEEE 2003 ]

.c
ce
( 10 ) The sum of the radii of inscribed and circumscribed ci cles, for an n sided regular
polygon of side a, is

 π   π  π   π 
( a ) a cot   ( b ) b cot   cot   cot  
a
 2n   n  2n   2n 
( ) (d)

3
ra 2

 3 
th portion of a vertic l pole subtends an angle tan - 1 
4

 at a point in
 5 
[ AIEEE 2003 ]
m
( 11 ) The upper
4
the horizontal plane through it fo t and at a distance 40 m from the foot. The height
of the vertical pole is
xa

( a ) 20 m ( b ) 40 m ( c ) 60 m ( d ) 80 m [ AIEEE 2003 ]

( 12 ) The value of cos α + cos ( α + 120° ) + cos ( α - 120° ) is

.e

2 2 2

3 1
(a) b) (c) 1 (d) 0 [ AIEEE 2003 ]
w

2 2
w

1 1
( 13 ) The trigonometric equation sin - x = 2 sin - a has a solution for

(b) lal ≥
1 1 1 1
(a) lal< (c) < lal < ( d ) all real values of a
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2 2 2 2
[ AIEEE 2003 ]

 θ - φ 
( 14 ) If sin θ + sin φ = a and cos θ + cos φ = b, then the value of tan  
 2 
is

a2 + b2 4 - a2 - b2
a2 + b2
(a) (b)
4 - a2 - b2
a2 + b2 4 + a2 + b2
4 + a2 + b2 a2 + b2
(c) (d) [ AIEEE 2002 ]
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1 1 2π
( 15 ) If tan - ( x ) + 2 cot - ( x ) = , then the value of x is
3

3 - 1
3 + 1
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 3 (d) [ AIEEE 2002 ]

om
 1  -1  1  -1  1   
  + tan   + tan   + … + tan  
 
1 -1 1
 3   7   13 
( 16 ) The value of tan -
 n + n + 1
is

π π 2π

.c
(a) (b) (c) (d) 0 [ AIEEE 2002 ]
2 4 3

ce
( 17 ) The angles of elevation of the top of a tower ( A ) from the top ( B ) and bottom
( D ) at a building of height a are 30° and 45° resp ctively. If the tower and the
building stand at the same level, then the height f the tower is

a(3 +
(a) a 3 (b)
a 3
3 - 1 ra
(c)
2
3)
(d) a( 3 - 1) [ AIEEE 2002 ]
m
( 18 ) If cos ( α - β ) = 1 and co ( α + β ) = - π ≤ α, β ≤ π, then the number of
1
,

ordered pairs ( α, β ) =
e
xa

(a) 0 (b) 1 c) 2 (d) 4 [ IIT 2005 ]

.e

( 19 ) Which of the following is correct for triangle ABC having sides a, b, c opposite to the
angles A, B, C respectively

 B - C  B + C
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 = ( b - c ) cos ( b ) a sin   = ( b + c ) cos

A A
   
( a ) a sin
2 2 2 2
 B + C  B - C
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( c ) ( b + c ) sin   = a cos ( d ) sin   = a cos

A A
   
[ IIT 2005 ]
2 2 2 2
w

( 20 ) Three circles of unit radii are inscribed in an equilateral

triangle touching the sides of the triangle as shown in
the figure. Then, the area of the triangle is

(a) 6 + 4 3 ( b ) 12 + 8 3
7
(c) 7 + 4 3 (d) 4 + 3
2
[ IIT 2005 ]
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If θ and φ are acute angles such that sin θ = and cos θ = , then θ and φ
1 1
( 21 )
2 3
lies in
 π π   π 2π   2π 5π   5π 
(a)  ,  (b)  , , π
3 
(c) 
3 
(d) 
 3 2   2  3  6 
, [ IIT 2004 ]

om
1 1
( 22 ) For which value of x, sin [ cot - ( x + 1 ) ] = cos ( tan - x ) ?

1 1
(a) (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) - [ IIT 2004 ]
2 2

.c
( 23 ) If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle such that a : b : = : 3 : 2,
then A : B : C is

ce
(a) 3 : 2 : 1 (b) 3 : 1 : 2 (c) 1 : 3 : 2 (d) 1 : 2 : 3 [ IIT 2004 ]

tan 2 α  π 
α ∈  0,
( 24 ) Value of

equal to
x2 + x +
x2 + x
,
ra x >


2 
is always greater than or
m
( c ) 2 tan α ( d ) sec α
5
(a) 2 (b) [ IIT 2003 ]
2
xa

( 25 ) If the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 4 : 1 : 1, then the ratio of the largest side
to the perimeter is equal to
.e

(a) 1:1 + 3 (b) 2:3 (c) 3 :2 + 3 (d) 1:2 + 3 [ IIT 2003 ]

π
sin - 1 ( 2x ) + for all x ∈ R, is
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( 26 ) The natural domain of

6

 1 1  1 1  1 1  1 1
(a) - ,  (b) - ,  (c) - ,  (d) - , 
w

 4 2   4 4   2 2   2 4 
[ IIT 2003 ]
w

3
( 7 ) The length of a longest interval in which the function 3 sin x - 4 sin x is increasing is

π π 3π
(a) (b) (c) (d) π [ IIT 2002 ]
3 2 2

( 28 ) Which of the following pieces of data does NOT uniquely determine an acute-angled
triangle ABC ( R being the radius of the circumcircle ) ?

( a ) a sin A, sin B ( b ) a, b, c ( c ) a, sin B, R ( d ) a, sin A, R [ IIT 2002 ]

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( 29 ) The number of integral values of k for which the equation 7 cos x + 5 sin x = 2k + 1
has a solution is

(a) 4 (b) 8 ( c ) 10 ( d ) 12 [ IIT 2002 ]

om
π
( 30 ) Let 0 < α < be a fixed angle. If P = ( cos θ, sin θ ) and Q = [ cos ( α - θ ),

sin (α - θ ) ], then Q is obtained from P by

2

( a ) clockwise rotation around origin through an angle α

( b ) anticlockwise rotation around origin through an angle α

.c
( c ) reflection in the line through origin with slope tan α
α

ce
( d ) reflection in the line through origin with slope t [ IIT 2002 ]
2

( 31 )

then 2r equals

PQ + RS
ra
Let PQ and RS be tangents at the extremities of the diameter PR of a circle of
radius r. If PS and RQ intersect at a po t X on the circumference of the circle,

2 PQ ⋅ RS PQ 2 + RS 2
m
PQ ⋅ RS
PQ + RS
(a) (b) (c) (d) [ IIT 2001 ]
2 2
xa

( 32 ) A man from the top of a 100 metres high tower sees a car moving towards the tower
at an angle of depress on of 30°. After some time, the angle of depression becomes
60°. The distance n ( metres ) traveled by the car during this time is
.e

200 3 100 3
( a ) 100 3 (b) (c) ( d ) 200 3 [ IIT 2001 ]
3 3
w

π
( 33 ) α + β = and β + γ = α , then tan α equals
w

( a ) 2 ( tan β + tan γ ) ( b ) tan β + tan γ

( c ) tan β + 2tan γ ( d ) 2tan β + tan γ
w

[ IIT 2001 ]

    π
sin - 1  x - + - ...  + cos - 1  x 2 - + - ...  = for 0 < l x l <
x2 x3 x4 x6
   
   
( 34 ) If 2,
2 4 2 4 2
then x equals

1 1
(a) (b) 1 (c) - (d) - 1 [ IIT 2001 ]
2 2
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( cos α1 ) ⋅ ( cos α2 ) ( cos αn ),

( cos α1 ) ⋅ ( cos α2 ) ….. ( cos αn ) = 1 is

( 35 ) The maximum value of ….. under the restrictions
π
0 ≤ α1, α2, ….. αn ≤ and
2

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1 1 1
(a) (b) (c) (d) 1 [ IIT 2001 ]
n
2 2 2n 2n

sin x cos x cos x

( 36 ) The number of distinct real roots of cos x sin x cos x = 0 in the interval

.c
cos x cos x sin x
π π
- ≤ x ≤ is
4 4

ce
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 3 [ IIT 2001 ]

( 37 ) If f ( θ ) = sin θ ( sin θ + sin 3θ ), then f ( θ )

( a ) ≥ 0 only when θ ≥ 0
( c ) ≥ 0 for all real θ
ra
( b ) ≤ 0 for all real θ
( d ) ≤ 0 only when θ ≤ 0
m
[ IIT 2000 ]
xa

( 38 ) In a triangle ABC, 2ac sin (A - B + C) =

2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
(a) a +b -c (b) + a - b (c) b - c - a (d) c - a - b [ IIT 2000 ]
.e

π
w

( 39 ) In a triangle ABC, if ∠ C = , r = inradius and R = circum-radius, then 2 ( r + R ) =

2
w

(a) a + b (b) b + c (c) c + a (d) a + b + c [ IIT 2000 ]

w

( 40 ) A pole stands vertically inside a triangular park ∆ ABC. If the angle of elevation of
the top of the pole from each corner of the park is same, then in ∆ ABC, the foot of
the pole is at the

( a ) centroid ( b ) circumcentre ( c ) incentre ( d ) orthocentre [ IIT 2000 ]

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π
 P   Q 
PQR, ∠ R = If tan   tan  
 2   2 
( 41 ) In a triangle . and are the roots of the
2
equation ax + bx + c = 0 ( a ≠ 0 ), then
2

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(a) a+b =c (b) b+c =a (c) c+a =b (d) b = c [ IIT 1999 ]

π
x ( x + 1 ) + sin - 1 x2 + x + =
2
( 42 ) The number of real solutions of tan - 1 is

.c
( a ) zero ( b ) one ( c ) two ( d ) infinite [ IIT 1999 ]

ce
( 43 ) The number of values of x where the function f ( x = cos x + cos ( 2x ) attains its
maximum is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 ( d ) infinit [ IIT 1998 ]

( 44 ) If, for a positive integer n,

 θ 
ra
fn ( θ ) =  tan  ( 1 + sec θ ) ( 1 + sec 2θ ) ... ( 1 + sec 2 n θ ) , then
m
 2 

 π   π 
f2   = 1 f3   = 1
xa

 16   32 
(a) (b

 π   π 
f4   = 1 f5   = 1
 64   128 
(c) d) [ IIT 1999 ]
.e

( 45 ) If in a triangle PQR, sin P, sin Q, sin R are in A. P., then

w

( a ) he altitudes are in A. P. ( b ) the altitudes are in H. P.

( c ) the medians are in G. P. ( d ) the medians are in A. P. [ IIT 1998 ]
w

46 ) The number of values of x in the interval [ 0, 5π ] satisfying the equation

w

2
3 sin x - 7 sin x + 2 = 0 is

(a) 0 (b ) 5 (c) 6 ( d ) 10 [ IIT 1998 ]

( 47 ) Which of the following number( s ) is / are rational ?

( a ) sin 15° ( b ) cos 15° ( c ) sin 15° cos 15° ( d ) sin 15° cos 75° [ IIT 1998 ]
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∑ br sinr θ, for every value of θ, then b0 and

n
( 48 ) Let n be an odd integer. If sin nθ =
r =0
b1 respectively are

om
2
( a ) 1, 3 ( b ) 0, n ( c ) - 1, n ( d ) 0, n - 3n + 3 [ IIT 1998 ]

( 49 ) The parameter, on which the value of the determinant

a2

.c
1 a
cos ( p - d ) x cos px cos ( p + d ) x does not depend upon is
sin ( p - d ) x sin px sin ( p + d ) x

ce
(a) a (b) p (c) d (d) x [ IIT 1997 ]

( 50 ) The graph of the function cos x cos ( x

ra  π 
2
2 ) - cos ( x + 1 ) is

( a ) a straight line passing through the point  , - sin 2 1  and parallel to the X-axis
m
 2 
2
( b ) a straight line passing th oug ( 0, - sin 1 ) with slope 2
( c ) a straight line passing through ( 0, 0 )
xa

2
( d ) a parabola with ve t x ( 1, - sin 1 ) [ IIT 1997 ]
.e

( 51 ) If A0 A1 A A3 A4 A5 be a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle of unit radius, then

the product f the lengths of the line segments A0 A1, A0 A2 and A0 A4 is
w

3 3 3
(a) (b) 3 3 (c) 3 (d) [ IIT 1998 ]
4 2
w

sec θ =
2 4 xy
( x + y )2
( 52 is true if and only if
w

(a) x + y ≠ 0 ( b ) x = y, x ≠ 0 (c) x = y ( d ) x ≠ 0, y ≠ 0 [ IIT 1996 ]

The minimum value of the expression sin α + sin β + sin γ, where α, β, γ are the
real numbers satisfying α + β + γ = π is
( 53 )

( a ) positive ( b ) zero ( c ) negative (D) -3 [ IIT 1995 ]

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π π
( 54 ) In a triangle ABC, ∠ B = and ∠ C = . If D divides BC internally in the ratio
3 4
sin ∠ BAD
sin ∠ CAD
1 : 3, then equals

om
1 1 1 2
(a) (b) (c) (d) [ IIT 1995 ]
6 3 3 3

.c
[ 0, 2π ], is
( 55 ) Number of solutions of the equation tan x + sec x = 2 cos x lying in the interval

ce
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 [ IIT 1993 ]

∞ ∞ ∞ π
∑ cos 2n φ , ∑ sin 2n φ , ∑ cos 2n φ sin 2n φ , for 0 < φ <
( 56 ) If x =

then
n=0
y =
n=0
ra z =
n=0 2
,
m
( a ) xyz = xz + y ( b ) xyz xy + z
( c ) xyz = x + y + z ( d ) xyz = yz + x [ IIT 1993 ]
xa

If f ( x ) = cos [ π ] cos [ - π ] x , where [ x ] stands for the greatest integer

2
( 57 )
function, then

 π   π 
(b) f(π) = 1 (c) f(-π) = 0
.e

(a) f   = -1 (d) f   = 2
 2   4 
[ IIT 1991 ]
w

2
( 58 ) he equation ( cos p - 1 ) x + ( cos p ) x + sin p = 0 in the variable x has real roots.
w

Then p can take any value in the interval

 π π 
( a ) ( 0, 2π ) ( b ) ( - π, 0 ) ( d ) ( 0, π )
w

(c)  - , 
 2 2 
[ IIT 1990 ]

( 59 ) In a triangle ABC, angle A is greater than angle B. If the measures of angles A and B
3
satisfy the equation 3 sin x - 4 sin x - k = 0, 0 < k < 1, then the measure of angle C
is

π π 2π 5π
(a) (b) (c) (d) [ IIT 1990 ]
3 2 3 6
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x x x
( 60 ) The number of real solutions of the equation sin ( e ) = 5 + 5– is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 ( d ) infinitely many [ IIT 1990 ]

om
( 61 ) The general solution of sin x - 3 sin 2x + sin 3x = cos x - cos 2x + cos 3x is

π nπ π
(a) nπ + (b) +
8 2 8
n nπ π
+ ( d ) 2 n π + cos -

.c
1 3
(c) (-1) [ IIT 1989 ]
2 8 2

ce
( 62 ) The value of the expression 3 cosec 20° - se 20° is equal to

2 sin 20 o 4 sin 20 o
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) (d) [ IIT 1988 ]

( 63 ) The values of θ lying between θ = 0

ra
sin 40 o

nd θ =
sin 40 o

π
and satisfying the equation
m
2
1 + sin 2 θ cos 2 θ 4 sin 4θ
sin 2 θ 1 + cos 2 θ 4 s n 4θ = 0 are
xa

sin 2 θ cos 2 θ 1 4 sin 4θ

7π 5π 11 π π
(a) ( ) (c) (d) [ IIT 1988 ]
.e

24 24 24 24

( 64 ) In a tr angle, the lengths of the two larger sides are 10 and 9 respectively. If the
w

angle a e in A. P., then the lengths of the third side can be

a) 5 -
w

6 (b) 3 3 (c) 5 (d) 5 + 6 [ IIT 1987 ]

w

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

 π   π   3π   3π 
( a )  0,  (b)  , π  ( c )  π,   π, 
     2   2 
(d) [ IIT 1987 ]
2 2

( 66 ) The number of all triplets ( a1, a2, a3 ) such that

2
a1 + a2 cos 2x + a3 sin x = 0 for all x is

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 3 ( d ) infinite ( e ) none of these [ IIT 1987 ]

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 2π 
 sin 
1
 3 
( 67 ) The principal value of sin – is

2π 2π 4π 5π
(a) - (b) (c) (d) ( e ) none of these [ IIT 1986 ]

om
3 3 3 3

( 68 ) The expression
  3π     π  
3  sin 4  - α  + sin 4 ( 3π + α )  - 2  sin 6  + α  + sin 6 ( 5 π - α )  is equal to
  2     2  

.c
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c)3 ( d ) sin 4α + cos 4α ( e ) none f these [ IIT 1986 ]

ce
( 69 ) There exists a triangle ABC satisfying the conditi ns

π π
( a ) b sin A = a,

( c ) b sin A > a,
A <

A <
π
2

π
2
ra
( b ) b sin A > a

( d b s n A < a,
A >

A <
π
2

2
, b > a
m
( e ) b sin A < a, A > , b = a [ IIT 1986 ]
2

 π 3π   5π   7π 
xa

( 70 )  1 + cos   1 + cos  1   1 + cos 

  8  8  8 
cos is equal to
8

1 π 1 1+ 2
.e

(a) (b cos (c) (d) [ IIT 1984 ]

2 8 8 2 2
w

( 71 ) From the top of a light-house 60 m high with its base at the sea-level, the angle of
depr ssion of a boat is 15°. The distance of the boat from the foot of the lighthouse is

 3 - 1   3 + 1 
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(a)  (b) 
2

 3 + 1   3 - 1 
 
60 metres metres
w

 3 + 1 
(c) 
 3 - 1 

60 metres ( d ) None of these [ IIT 1983 ]

  4  -1  2  
( 72 ) The value of tan  cos - 1   + tan   
  5   3 
is

6 7 16
(a) (b) (c) ( d ) None of these [ IIT 1983 ]
17 16 7
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1   x  
f  + f ( xy ) 
2   y  
( 73 ) If f ( x ) = cos ( ln x ), then f ( x ) f ( y ) - has the value

1
(a) -1 (b) (c) -2 ( d ) none of these [ IT 1983 ]
2

om
( 74 ) The general solution of the trigonometric equation sin x + cos x = 1 is giv n by

π
( a ) x = 2 n π, n = 0, ± 1, ± 2, … ( b ) x = 2 n π + , n = 0, ± 1 ± 2, …

π π
2
(c) x + nπ + (-1)

.c
n
- , n = 0, ± 1, ± 2, … ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1981 ]
4 4

ce
( 75 ) If A = sin θ + cos θ, then for all real values of θ
2 4

3
(a) 1 ≤ A ≤ 2 (b) ≤ A ≤ 1

(c)
13
16
≤ A ≤ 1 (d)
4
3
4
≤ Ara 1
16
[ IIT 1980 ]
m
2  1  π
( 76 ) The equation 2 cos  x  sin x = x + x - , 0 < x ≤
2 2 2
 
has
2 2
xa

( a ) no real solution ( b one real solution

( c ) more than one rea sol ti n [ IIT 1980 ]

( 77 ) If tan θ = , then sin θ is

-4
.e

-4 4 -4 4
(a) u not (b) or
w

5 5 5 5
4 -4
(c) but not ( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]
5 5
w

( 78 If α + β + γ = 2 π, then
w

γ β α α β γ
( a ) tan + tan + tan = tan tan tan

α β β γ γ α
2 2 2 2 2 2
( b ) tan tan + tan tan + tan tan = 1

γ β α α β γ
2 2 2 2 2 2
( c ) tan + tan + tan = - tan tan tan
2 2 2 2 2 2
( d ) none of these [ IIT 1979 ]
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