Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions 5

Logarithms
1. For x y
a
log to be defined 'a' must be [IIT 1990]
(a) Any positive real number
(b) Any number
(c) e
(d) Any positive real number

,
_

5
4
,
4
3
2. Logarithm of
5
4 32
to the base
2 2
is
(a) 3.6 (b) 5
(c) 5.6 (d) None of these
3. The number 7 log
2
is [IIT 1990; Pb CET
2002]
(a) An integer (b) A rational number
(c) An irrational number (d) A prime number
4. If , 2 log
7
m then 28 log
49
is equal to [Roorkee
1999]
(a)
) 2 1 ( 2 m +
(b)
2
2 1 m +
(c)
m 2 1
2
+
(d)
m + 1
5. If ) log (log
2
1
2
log b a
b a
e e e
+
,
_

+
, then relation
between a and b will be [UPSEAT 2000]

(a)
b a
(b)
2
b
a
(c)
b a 2
(d)
3
b
a
6. Which is the correct order for a given number
in increasing order [Roorkee 2000]

(a)
10 3 2
log , log , log , log
e
(b)
2 3 10
log , log , log , log
e
(c)
3 2 10
log , log , log , log
e
(d)
10 2 3
log , log , log , log
e
7.
| | log log b ab
(a) a log (b)
| | log a
(c) a log (d) None of these
8. The value of ) 4 (log
2
5 . 0
is
(a) 2 (b) ) 4 (
(c) 2 (d) None of these
9. The value of
9 log 8 log 7 log 6 log 5 log 4 log
8 7 6 5 4 3
is
[IIIT Allahabad 2000]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4
10.
) 7 7 ( 7 log log
7 7
(a) 7 log 3
2
(b) 7 log 3 1
3

(c) 2 log 3 1
7
(d) None of these
11. The value of
9 log / 4 36 log
) 3 log / 1 (
7 9 5
3 27 81 + +
is equal
to
(a) 49 (b) 625
(c) 216 (d) 890
12.
,
_

+
,
_

+
,
_

80
81
log 3
24
25
log 5
15
16
log 7 is equal to
[EAMCET 1990]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 log (d) 3 log
13. If a 5 log
4
and , 6 log
5
b then 2 log
3
is equal
to
(a)
1 2
1
+ a
(b)
1 2
1
+ b
(c)
1 2 + ab
(d)
1 2
1
ab
14. If , 0 , 1 , 5 log log . log
5
> k k k x
x k
then x is
equal to
(a) k (b)
5
1
(c) 5 (d) None of these
15. If , 2 log . log
5
x a
a
then x is equal to
(a) 125 (b)
2
a
(c) 25 (d) None of these
16. If , 12 4
2 2
ab b a + then ) 2 log( b a+ is
(a) ] 2 log log [log
2
1
+ b a (b)
2 log
2
log
2
log + +
b a
(c) ] 2 log 4 log [log
2
1
+ + b a (d)
] 2 log 4 log [log
2
1
+ b a
17. If
, 2 log 2 256 log log log
2
4 2 2
+ A
then A is
equal to
[WB JEE 1992]
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
18. If , log
10
y x then
2
1000
log x is equal to
(a)
2
y (b) y 2
(c)
2
3y
(d)
3
2y
6 Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions
19. If ), ( log ), ( log ), ( log ab z ca y bc x
c b a

then which of the following is equal to 1
(a)
z y x + +
(b)
1 1 1
) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 (

+ + + + + z y x
(c)
xyz
(d) None of these
20. If 24 log , 12 log
36 24
b a and , 36 log
48
c
then 1+abc is equal to [SCRA 2000]
(a)
ab 2
(b)
ac 2
(c)
bc 2
(d) 0
21. If , , , a c c b b a
z y x
then value of xyz is
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 3
22. If , 47712 . 0 3 log , 30103 . 0 2 log
10 10
the
number of digits in
8 12
2 3
is
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
23.

n
n
a
n
1
2
) ( log
1
(a) 2 log
2
) 1 (
a
n n +
(b) a
n n
2
log
2
) 1 ( +
(c) a
n n
2
2 2
log
4
) 1 ( +
(d) None of these
24. The solution of the equation
5 7
log log
0 ) 5 (
2
+ + x x
[UPSEAT 2000]
(a)
2 x
(b)
3 x
(c)
4 x
(d)
2 x
25.
4
log 18 is
(a) A rational number (b) An irrational number
(c) A prime number (d) None of these
26. The value of
......) 001 . 0 01 . 0 1 . 0 ( log
20
) 05 . 0 (
+ + +
is
(a) 81 (b)
81
1
(c) 20 (d)
20
1
27. If a, b, c are distinct positive numbers, each
different from 1, such that
] log log [log ] log log [log b b b a a a
b c a a c b
+
, 0 ] log log [log + c c c
c b a
then abc =
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) None of these
28. If , 27 log
12
a then 16 log
6
[EAMCET 1990]
(a)
a
a
+

3
3
. 2 (b)
a
a
+

3
3
. 3
(c)
a
a
+

3
3
. 4 (d) None of these
29. If ,
log log log
b a
z
a c
y
c b
x

then which of the

following is true
[Karnataka CET 2004]
(a) 1 xyz (b) 1
c b a
z y x
(c) 1
+ + + b a a c c b
z y x (d)
c b a
z y x xyz
30. The number of real values of the parameter k for
which 0 log log ) (log
16 16
2
16
+ k x x with real
coefficients will have exactly one solution is
(a) 2 (b) 1
(c) 4 (d) None of these
31. If
3
4
5
log ) (log
4
3
3
2
3

+ x x
x
then x has
(a) One positive integral value
(b) One irrational value
(c) Two positive rational values
(d) None of these
32. If ) 1000 ( log
5
x and ) 2058 ( log
7
y then
(a)
y x >
(b)
y x <
(c)
y x
(d) None of these
33. If
,
log
1
log
1
4 3
x > +

then x be
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 3.5 (d)
34. If
], 4 , 0 [ , 0 sin log
2 / 1
> x x
then the number
of values of x which are integral multiples of ,
4

is
(a) 4 (b) 12
(c) 3 (d) None of these
35. The set of real values of x satisfying
2 ) 12 6 ( log
2
2 / 1
+ x x is
(a)
( ] 2 ,
(b)
] 4 , 2 [
(c) [ ) + , 4 (d) None of these
36. The set of real values of x for which
5 2
) 1 ( log
2
+ >

x
x
is
(a)
) , 4 ( ) 1 , ( +
(b) ) , 4 ( +
(c)
) 4 , 1 (
(d) None of these
37. If ) 1 ( log ) 1 ( log
2 . 0 04 . 0
x x then x belongs
to the interval
(a)
( ] 2 , 1
(b)
( ] 2 ,
(c)
[ ) + , 2
(d) None of these
38. The set of real values of x for which
1
2
log
2 . 0

+
x
x
is
(a)
) , 0 (
2
5
, +
1
]
1

(b)
,
_

+ ,
2
5
Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions 7
(c)
) , 0 ( ) 2 , ( +
(d) None of these
39. If c z b y a x
a c b
log , log , log , then xyz is
[UPSEAT 2003]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
40. The value of
1
2 .
.
.
98
99
100 3 2
100 log .... log . log
is [AMU
2005]
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 2 (d) 100!
Indices and Surds
1. For
) (
2 2
, 0
m lm l
m
l
x
x
x
+ +

,
_

) ( ) (
2 2 2 2
l nl n
l
n
n nm m
n
m
x
x
x
x
+ + + +

,
_

,
_

=
(a) 1 (b) x
(c) Does not exist (d) None of these
2. If
z y x
8 4 2
and , 288 xyz then
+ +
z y x 8
1
4
1
2
1
(a) 11/48 (b) 11/24
(c) 11/8 (d) 11/96
3.

+
+
+
n n
n n
1 2
1 1
) 3 / 1 ( 2 3
3 . 7 3 . 2
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 1 (d) 0
4. If ,
2
3
3
2
2 2 2 x x +

,
_

,
_

then x =
[UPSEAT 1999]
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 0
5. The greatest number among
6 4 3
17 , 11 , 9
is
(a)
3
9
(b)
4
11
(c)
6
17
(d) Can not be
determined
6. The value of
80 5 40 20 10
15
+ +
is
(a) ) 2 5 ( 5 + (b) ) 2 2 ( 5 +
(c) ) 2 1 ( 5 + (d) ) 2 3 ( 5 +
7. The rationalising factor of
3 / 1 3 / 1
+ a a
is
(a)
3 / 1 3 / 1
a a
(b)
3 / 2 3 / 2
+ a a
(c)
3 / 2 3 / 2
a a
(d)
1
3 / 2 3 / 2
+

a a
8. ) 5 3 ( + is equal to
(a)
1 5 +
(b)
2 3 +
(c) 2 / ) 1 5 ( + (d) ) 1 5 (
2
1
+
9.
+
4
) 2 12 17 (

(a)
1 2+
(b) ) 1 2 ( 2
4 / 1
+
(c)
1 2 2 +
(d) None of these
10. The equation ) 1 4 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( + x x x ,
R x
has
(a) One solution (b) Two solution
(c) Four solution (d) No solution
11.

n m
a
a
log
(a)
mn
a
(b)
n
m
(c)
m
n
(d) None of these
12. If
n
m n m
a a ) (
, then the value of 'm' in terms of
'n' is
(a) n (b)
m
n
/ 1
(c)
) 1 /( 1 n
n
(d) None of these
13.
3 / 2 3 3 / 1 5
) 16 ( ) ( x x
,
_

2 / 3
9 / 4
4
1
x
(a)
3
) 4 / (x (b)
3
) 4 ( x
(c)
3
8x
(d) None of these
14. If
z y x
c b a
/ 1 / 1 / 1

and
ac b
2
then + z x
(a) y (b) 2y
(c) 2xyz (d) None of these
15. If , , , ab c ca b bc a
z y x
then
xyz
=
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c)
z y x + +
(d) 2 + + + z y x
16. If
z y y x
z y x a z y x a ) ( , ) ( + + + + ,
, ) (
x z
z y x a + + then
(a) 3 / a z y x (b) 3 / a z y x + +
(c) 0 + + z y x (d) None of these
17. If , , ,
1 1 1
ab c ca b bc a
z y x


then

) / 1 ( x
(a) 1 (b) 0
(c) abc (d) None of these
18. If , 1
2 ) 2 (
2 ) 2 ( ) 2 (
2 1
2 1

+
+
m n m
n n m n
then m =
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) n (d) 2n
19. If ,
x y
y x then , ) / (
) / ( ) / ( k y x y x
x y x

where
k
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) None of these
20. If
, ) . (
3
3
x x x
x x x
then x =
(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) 64/27
21. If , ) (
xy y x
ab b a then
+y x
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) xy (d) None of these
22. If , 2 2
3 / 1 3 / 1
x then
+ x x 6 2
3
(a) 1 (b) 2
8 Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions
(c) 3 (d) None of these
23. Solution of the equation
x x x
x x x ) ( ) (
are
(a) 9/4 (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) 0
24. If , 26 ) 2 . 0 .( 5 5
2 1
+
x x
then x may have the
value
(a) 25 (b) 1
(c) 3 (d) None of these
25. Let
1 2 2
7
4 / 1 2 / 1
+ +
4 / 3 2 / 1 4 / 1
2 . 2 . 2 . D C B A + + +
, then
(a)
1 A
(b)
3 B
(c)
2 C
(d)
1 D
26. Solution of the equation
) 2 ( 3 9 . 4
1 2 1 +

x x
has
the solution
(a) 3 (b) 2
(c) 3/2 (d) 2/3
27. Solution of the equation
1 2
2
3
2
1
3 2 2 9

+ +

x
x x
x
(a) ) 8 / 9 ( log
9
(b)
( )
) 8 / 9 ( log
2 / 9
(c) ) 8 / 9 ( log
e
(d) None of these
28.
+
+ +
2 / 3 2 / 3
2 / 3 2 / 3
] ) 35 ( 6 [ ] ) 35 ( 6 [
] ) 15 ( 4 [ ] ) 15 ( 4 [
(a) 1 (b) 7/13
(c) 13/7 (d) None of these
29. If ,
2 5
2 5
,
2 5
2 5
+

+
y x then
+
2 2
3 4 3 y xy x
(a) ] 12 10 56 [
3
1
(b) ] 12 10 56 [
3
1
+
(c) ] 10 12 56 [
3
1
+ (d) None of these
30.

+ 2 2 5 3
12
(a) 2 ) 10 ( 5 1 + + + (b) 2 ) 10 ( 5 1 + +
(c)
2 10 5 1 + +
(d) ) 10 ( 2 5 1 +
31.
) 7 5 16 ( ) 2 / 7 (
) 5 3 7 ( ) 2 / 5 (
+
+
=
(a) Rational (b) Surd
(c) Multiple of 7 (d) None of these
32.

+ ) 3 2 ( ) 3 2 (
2
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c)
2
(d)
2 / 1

33.

+ 3 2 1
4
(a)
6 2 2 + +
(b)
3 2 1 + +
(c)
3 2 3 + +
(d) None of these
34.
+
+
+

+ 2 3
6
2 6
3 4
3 6
2 3
(a)
2 5
(b)
2 3
(c)
3 2
(d) 0
35. The rationalising factor of 7 3 2 is
(a) 7 3 + (b) 7 3 2 +
(c) 7 2 3 + (d) None of these
36. The value of
+ ] ) 2 48 68 ( 12 [

(a)
2 2+
(b)
2 2
(c)
1 2
(d) None of these
37. The square root of ) 48 ( ) 50 ( + is
(a) ) 2 3 ( 2
4 / 1
+ (b) ) 2 3 ( 2
4 / 1
+
(c) ) 2 2 ( 2
4 / 1
+ (d) ) 2 3 ( 2
4 / 1
+
38. + + ) 3 2 ( ) 5 3 (
(a) ) 2 / 3 ( ) 2 / 5 ( + (b) ) 2 / 3 ( ) 2 / 5 (
(c) ) 2 / 1 ( ) 2 / 5 ( (d) ) 2 / 1 ( ) 2 / 3 (
39. The value of ] ) 55 ( 2 5 12 [ + is
(a) ] 1 ) 11 ( [ 5
2 / 1
+ (b) ] 1 ) 11 ( [ 5
2 / 1

(c) ] 1 ) 11 ( [ 5
4 / 1
+ (d) ] 1 ) 11 ( [ 5
4 / 1

40. The cube root of

2 11 3 9 +
is
(a)
2 3 2 +
(b)
2 2 3 +
(c)
2 3 3 +
(d)
2 3 +
41. If
, ) 1 (
2
a x x + +
then x =
(a) ) / 1 (
2
1
a a+ (b) ) / 1 (
2
1
a a
(c) ) (
1
+a a (d) None of these
42. If 3 7 + x and , 4 xy then
4 4
y x + =
(a) 400 (b) 368
(c) 352 (d) 200
43. If , 5 3 x then
+ ) 2 3 ( 2 x
x
(a) 5 (b)
5
(c) 5 / 1 (d)
5 / 1
44. If ) 20 ( ) 21 ( a and ), 17 ( ) 18 ( b
then
(a)
b a
(b)
0 + b a
(c)
b a>
(d)
b a<
45. Solution of the equation 6 ) 2 ( ) 10 ( + + x x
are
(a) 0 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) None of these
46. + + + + ) 6 2 5 ( / 1 ] 6 2 2 2 3 2 6 [
(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
Partial fractions
Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions 9
1. If
) 3 ( 1 ) 3 )( 1 (
3 2

+
+

+
+
x
b
x
a
x x
x
, then
b a+
[MNR 1993]
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 9/4 (d) 1/4
2. If
1
10
) 2 ( 2 3
3
2

+
+
x x
A
x x
a x
, then
(a) 7 a (b) 7 a
(c)
13 A
(d)
13 A
3. If
2 2
) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 ( ) 1 (
4 3
+
+
+
+

+
+
x
C
x
B
x
A
x x
x
,
then
A
[EAMCET 1994]
(a) 1/2 (b) 15/4
(c) 7/4 (d) 1/4
4. The partial fractions of
) 2 ( ) 1 (
1 3
2
x x x
x
+ +

are
[MNR 1995]
(a)
) 1 (
2
+ x x
x
+
2
1
+ x
(b)
2
1
1
2
+
+
+
x
x
x x
(c)
2
1
1
2
+

+
x
x x
x
(d)
2
1
1
2
+
+
+

x
x
x x
5. If
1
) 1 (
2 3
2
+
+
+
+
+
x
C Bx
x
A
x x
x
, then
,
_

C
A
1
sin
[EAMCET 1997, 98]
(a)
6

(b)
4

(c)
3

(d)
2

6. If y
x
x
x x x
x
+
1
]
1

+
+

+ 1
1
) 1 (
1
4
1
) 1 ( ) 1 (
2 2 2

then y =
(a)
2 2
) 1 ( 2
) 1 (
+

x
x
(b)
) 1 ( 3
) 1 (
2
+

x
x
(c)
2 2
) 1 ( 2
1

+
x
x
(d) None of these
7. The coefficient of
n
x
in the expression
) 1 ( ) 2 (
6 5
x x
x
+
+
when expanded in ascending
order is [MNR 1993]
(a)
3
11
2
) 1 (
3
2
+

n
n
(b)
3
11
2
) 1 (
3
2

+
n
n
(c)
n
n
2
11
3
) 1 (
3
2

+
(d) None of these
8. The remainder obtained when the polynomial
243 81 27 9 3
1 x x x x x x + + + + + +
is divided by
1 x
is
[EAMCET 1991]
(a) 3 (b) 5
(c) 7 (d) 11
9. If
n x
A
x
A
x
A
x
A
n x x x x
n
+
+ +
+
+
+
+
+ + +
....
2 1 ) )....( 2 ( ) 1 (
1
2 1 0

then
r
A
(a)
)! (
) 1 ( !
r n
r
r

(b)
)! ( !
) 1 (
r n r
r

(c)
)! ( !
1
r n r
(d) None of these
10.


+
) 3 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 (
1
x x x
x
[IIT 1996]
(a)
3
1
2
3
1
1

+
x x x
(b)
3
2
2
1
1
3

x x x
(c)
3
2
2
3
1
1

x x x
(d) None of these
11. If
) 3 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 (
2
+ +
+ +
x x x
c bx ax
=
3 2
5
2
2
1
3
+

+
+
x x x
, then
(a)
5 a
(b)
18 b
(c)
22 c
(d) None of these
12. If
3 2 1
3
) 3 2 ( ) 1 (
) 2 (

+
x x x x
x
e
B
e e e
e
, then
B
(a) 1 (b) 3
(c) 5 (d) 7
13. If
1 2 2 3
4 3
2

+
+
x
B
x
A
x x
x
,then
) , ( B A
[EAMCET 1996]
(a) (7, 10) (b) (10, 7)
(c) (10, 7) (d) ( 10, 7)
14. If the remainders of the polynomial ) (x f when
divided by
2 , 2 , 1 + + x x x
are 6, 3, 15 then
the remainder of ) (x f when divided by
) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( + + x x x
is
(a)
1 3 2
2
+ x x
(b)
1 2 3
2
+ x x
(c)
3 2
2
x x
(d)
1 2 3
2
+ + x x
15. If
x x x x
x
cos 1
2
cos
sin
) cos 1 ( cos
cos 1
+

+

, then

(a) /8 (b) /4
(c) /2 (d)
16. If

,
_

+ +
2 2
2
2 2
2
2 2 2 2
2
) ( ) ( b x
b
a x
a
k
b x a x
x
then
k =
10 Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions
(a)
2 2
b a
(b)
b a+
1
(c)
b a
1
(d)
2 2
1
b a
17. If
2 2
) 2 ( 2 1 ) 2 ( ) 1 (
9
+
+
+
+

+ x
C
x
B
x
A
x x
then
C B A
(a) 3 (b) 1
(c) 5 (d) None of these
18. If
2 2
) 4 3 (
3
4 3
1
) 4 3 ( +

+
+
x x x
b ax
then
(a)
2 a
(b)
1 b
(c)
3 a
(d)
4 b
19.
+ +
+ +
2
2
) 3 ( ) 3 2 (
15 13
x x
x x
(a)
2
) 3 (
5
3 2
1
3
1
+
+
+

+ x x x
(b)
2
) 3 (
5
3
1
3 2
1
+
+
+

+ x x x
(c)
2
) 3 (
5
3
1
3 2
1
+

+
+
+ x x x
(d)
2
) 3 (
5
3
1
3 2
1
+

+ x x x
20. The partial fractions of
4
2 3
) 1 (
10 8 3

+
x
x x
is
(a)
4 3 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
7
) 1 (
1
) 1 (
3

+
x x x x
(b)
4 3 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
7
) 1 (
1
) 1 (
3

+
x x x x
(c)
4 3 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
7
) 1 (
1
) 1 (
3

+
x x x x
(d) None of these
21. If
1
) 1 (
2 3
2
+
+
+
+

x
C Bx
x
A
x x
x
, then
(a)
2 , 0 , 1 C B A
(b)
2 , 0 , 1 C B A
(c)
2 , 0 , 1 C B A
(d) None of these
22. If
1 1 1
2
2 3
+ +
+
+

x x
C Bx
x
A
x
x
, then
(a)
C B A
(b)
C B A
(c)
C B A
(d)
C B A
23.

+
) 1 ( ) 1 2 (
1
2
2
x x
x
[MNR 1994]
(a)
) 1 (
1
) 1 (
3
) 1 2 ( 3
5

+
+
+

x x x
(b)
) 1 (
1
) 1 ( 3
1
) 1 2 ( 3
5

+
+
+

x x x
(c)
) 1 (
3
) 1 (
5
1 2
1

+
+
x x x
(d)
None of these
24. If
x x x
x
x x x
ax
+

+ +

2
1
1 ) 2 ( ) 1 (
1
2 2
, then
a
(a) 2 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 5
25.
) 1 ( ) 1 (
1
2 2
+
+
+
+ x
C Bx
x
A
x x
, then
) , , ( C B A
[IIT 1995]
(a) (1, 1, 0) (b)
) 1 , 0 , 1 (
(c)
) 1 , 1 , 0 (
(d) None of these
26.
+ + 1
2
2 4
x x
x
(a)
1
1
1
1
2 2
+

+
+
+
x x
x
x x
x
(b)
1
1
1
1
2 2
+
+

x x
x
x x
x
(c)
1
1
1
2 2
+
+
+
+ x x
x
x x
x
(d)
1
1
1
1
2 2
+ +

+ x x x x
27.
2 2 2 2 2
2
) 1 ( 1 ) 1 (
5 3
+
+
+

+
+
x
b
x
a
x
x
, then ) , ( b a
(a) (2, 3) (b) (3, 2)
(c) ( 2,3) (d) (3, 2)
28. C
d x
B
c x
A
d x c x
b x a x
+

) ( ) )( (
) )( (
, then C =
(a) 5 (b) 4
(c) 3 (d) 1
29. The partial fractions of
2 3
5
2
2
+

x x
x
are
(a)
2
) 2 (
1
) 1 (
1
1

+
x x
(b)
2
) 2 (
1
) 1 (
1

+
x x
(c)
2
) 2 (
1
) 1 (
1

x x
(d)
) 2 (
1
) 1 (
4
1

+
x x
Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions 11
30. The partial fraction of

+ +
+ + + +
2
2 3 4
6 5 1
2 5 5 6
x x
x x x x
(a)
x x
x
3 1
1
2 1
1
2
+
+
+
+ (b)
x x
x
3 1
1
2 1
1
2
+
+
+

(c)
x x
x
3 1
1
2 1
1
2

+
+ (d) None of these
31. If
3 sin 5 sin 2
1 sin
2
2
+
+
x x
x
=
C
x
B
x
A
+

+
) 1 (sin ) 3 sin 2 (
, then
(a)
2
13
A (b)
2 B
(c)
C
1 (d)
5 + + C B A
32. The coefficient of
4
x
in the expansion of the
expression
) 1 )( 2 (
3
+ x x
x
is
(a) 15/16 (b) 15/16
(c) 16/15 (d) 16/15
33. The coefficient of
5
x
in the expansion of
) 2 )( 4 (
1
2
2
+
+
x x
x
is
(a) 1/256 (b) 1/562
(c) 1/265 (d) 1/256
1. If , 25 log , 5 log
17 3
y x which one of the
following is correct [WB JEE 1993]
(a)
y x <
(b)
y x
(c)
y x >
(d) None of these
2. If ), 1 ( log ) 1 ( log
09 . 0 3 . 0
< x x then x lies in
the interval
(a) ) , 2 ( (b) ( 2, 1)
(c) (1, 2) (d) None of these
3. If
) ( : ) ( : ) ( log : log : log y x x z z y z y x
then
[UPSEAT 2001]
(a) 1 . .
x z y
z y x (b) 1
z y x
z y x
(c) 1
z y x
z y x (d) None of these
4. The number of solution of x x + 6 ) 5 ( log
2
is
(a) 2 (b) 0
(c) 3 (d) None of these
5. The number 3 log
20
lies in
(a)
( ) 3 / 1 , 4 / 1
(b)
( ) 2 / 1 , 3 / 1
(c)
( ) 4 / 3 , 2 / 1
(d)
( ) 5 / 4 , 4 / 3
6. If 2 log
2
1
1 . 0
x then
(a) The maximum value of x is
10 / 1
(b) xlies between 1/100 and
10 / 1
(c) x does not lie between 1/100 and
10 / 1
(d) The minimum value of x is 1/100
7. The equation
0 8 2 . 9 4
) 2 ( ) 2 (
2 2
+
+ + x x
has the
solution
(a)
1 x
(b)
1 x
(c)
2 x
(d)
2 x
8. + ] ) 60 ( ) 40 ( ) 24 ( 10 [
(a)
2 3 5 + +
(b)
2 3 5 +
(c)
2 3 5 +
(d)
5 3 2 +
9.


+ +
c a b a
x x 1
1

(a) 1 (b) 1
(c) 0 (d) None of these
10.

+

) 3 4 8 (
4
) 10 2 7 (
3
) 30 2 11 (
1
(a) 0 (b) 1
(c) 1 (d) None of these
11. The square root of 134 + ) 6292 ( is
(a) ) 13 ( 21+ (b) ) 13 ( 11+
(c) ) 11 ( 13+ (d) ) 21 ( 13+
12. If , 1 , 3 2 + xy x then

+
+ y
y
x
x
2 2
(a)
2
(b)
3
(c) 1 (d) None of these
13. The partial fractions of
) 2 ( ) 1 (
3
2
x x
x
are [IIT
1992]
(a)
) 2 (
4
) 1 (
4
) 1 (
3
) 1 (
1
2 3

+

x x x x
(b)
) 2 (
4
) 1 (
4
) 1 (
3
) 1 (
1
2 3

+

x x x x
(c)
) 2 (
4
) 1 (
4
) 1 (
3
) 1 (
1
2 3

+

x x x x
(d) None of these
14. If
) 3 ( ) 2 (
) (
6 5
2 10 6
2
2 3

+
+
+
x
B
x
A
x f
x x
x x x
,
then ) (x f
(a)
1 x
(b)
1 + x
(c) x (d) None of these
12 Logarithms, Indices and Surds, Partial Fractions
15. The partial fractions of
3 2
2 4
) 1 (
28 24
+
+ +
x
x x
are
[EAMCET 1986]
(a)
3 2 2 2 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
22
) 1 (
1
+
+
+
+
+ x x x
(b)
2 2 2 2 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
22
) 1 (
1
+

+
+
+ x x x
(c)
3 2 2 2 2
) 1 (
5
) 1 (
22
) 1 (
1
+

+ x x x
(d) None of these
16. Which of the following is not true
[UPSEAT 2000]
(a)
0 for ) 1 log( > < + x x x
(b)
0 for ) 1 log(
1
> + <
+
x x
x
x
(c) 0 for 1 > + > x x e
x
(d) 0 for 1 > < x x e
x