KVPY _Mathematics 2011

Practice Time : 1 hour

1. If sin x + cos x + tanx + cot x + sec x + cosecx = 7 and sin2x = a b 7 , then ( a b + 14 ) will be divisible by (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 7 1 1 , then using the 2. If and are angles in the first quadrant, tan = ,sin = 7 10 formulae sin( A + B ) = sin A cosB + cos A sinB , one can find the value of ( + 2 ) = (a) 0o (b) 45o (c) 60o (d) 90o 3. If tan4 + co t 4 = X then (a) X > 2 (b) X 2 (c) X > 4 (d) X 4 4. Five real numbers x1 ,x 2 ,x 3 ,x 4 ,x 5 are such that x1 + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5 = A = x 1 1 + 2 x 2 4 + 3 x 3 9 + 4 x 4 16 + 5 x 5 25 , then the 5 value of A is (a) not uniquely determined determined (b) 55 (c) 110 (d) 210 5. The number of distinct pairs ( x , y ) of the real numbers satisfying x = x 3 + y 4 and y = 2xy is (a) 5 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 7 6. Let P ( x ) = 1+ x + x 2 + x 3 + x 4 + x 5 , what is the remainder when P x 12 is divided by P ( x ) : (a) 0 (b) 6 (c) ( x + 1)
1 x 5 (d) 1 x

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7. The smallest value of the expression x 2 + 6x + 8 attains on the set x R : x 2 2x 8 0 is (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 8 (d) 3 8. We want to find a polynomial f ( x ) of degree n such that f (1) = 2 & f ( 3 ) = , which one of the following is true? (a) There does not exist such polynomial. (b) There is exactly one such polynomial and it has degree 1. (c) There are infinitely many such polynomials for each n 1. (d)There are infinitely many such polynomials for each n 2 but not infinitely many for n = 1 . 9. Let P1 be the set of all prime numbers i.e. P1 ={2,3,5,7,11,............} .Let

Pn ={np : p P1} i.e. the set of all prime multiples of n. Then which of the following
sets is non-empty? (a) P1 P23 (b) P7 P21 (c) P12 P20 (d) P20 P24

10. The number of integers a such that a [1,100 ] and a a is a perfect square is (a) 50 (b) 53 (c) 55 (d) 56

11. Let a sequence have 200 zeroes to start with. In step (i), to every position in the i sequence we add 1. In step (ii to every even position in the sequence we add 1. In ii), ii step (iii to every position which is a multiple of 3, we add 1. This is continued up iii), iii to the 200th. step. After 200th. Step, what will be the value in the 128th. Position? (a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 128 (d) 200 12. 7 6n 66n , where n is an integer >0, is divisible by (a) 13 (b) 127 (C) 559 (d) 1391 th. Term of the series a, b, b, c, c, c, d, d, d, d, e, e, e, e, e, f, f, f, f, f, f, f,.. b, 13. The 288 is (a) u (b) v (c) x (d) w 14. If a 2 + 2b = 7, b 2 + 4c = 7 & c 2 + 6a = 14 , then the value of a 2 + b 2 + c 2 is (a) 14 (b) 25 (c) 36 (d) 47 15. Let loga b = 4, logc d = 2 , where a ,b ,c ,d N . Given that ( b d ) = 7 , then the value of (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 2 16. The set of real value(s) of p for which the equation 2x + 3 + 2x 3 = px + 6 has exactly two solutions, is (a) [0,4) (b) ( 4,4 ) {0} (c) R {4,0,4} (d) {0} 17. If the set of all real values of x satisfying

( c a ) is (a) 1

x 2 3x 1 < 3x 2 + 2x + 1 + 2x 2 + 5x + 2 ;x 2 3x 1 0 , is ( ,a ) ( b , ) , then the value

of ( a + logab ) is (a) 2 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 10 18. The number of triplet (a, b, c of the positive integer, which satisfying a, c) simultaneous equation ab + bc = 44, ac + bc = 23 is (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 19. What is the remainder when 82361 + 83361 + 84361 + 85361 + 86361 is divided by 7 (a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 1 20. If the decimal 0.d25d25d25___ is expressible in the form (n/27), then (d + n) must be (a) 9 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 34 21. Let 0 < a < b < c be 3 distinct digits, the sum of all 3 digit numbers formed 3using all the 3-digits once each is 1554.Then the value of c is (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6