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Brain Teasers 1.pmd PDF
Brain Teasers 1.pmd PDF
Brain Teasers 1.pmd PDF
Q.1 Let x cos sin 2 cos 3 sin 4 cos 5 sin 6 cos 7 ........
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
and y 1 sin cos 2 sin 3 cos 4 sin 5 cos 6 sin 7 ........ ,
2 4 8 16 32 64 128
x
where 0, , then is equal to
2 y
cos sin sin cos
(A) (B) (C) (D*)
2 sin 2 cos 2 cos 2 sin
Q.2 Let ABC be an acute angled triangle such that xn 2 n 3 cos n A cos n B cos n C cos A cos B cos C .
which of the following alternative(s) is/are correct
8
(A) x1 x3 can take the value (B) least value of x1 x2 x3 is 2
9
3 4
(C*) x2 is greater than (D*) x1 x2 x3 can’t take the value
8 3
n
Q.3 If k sin( ) cos( ) where (n is integer), then find the value of
2
2 2
k sin 2 1 k sin 2 1 Ans: 3
k 2
Q.4 Let sin 2 x1 sin 2 x2 sin 2 x3 ...... sin 2 xn 1 ,where x1 , x2 , x3 ..... are acute angles and f ( n) be
the least value of satisfying cos x1 cos x2 .... cos xn sin x1 sin x2 .... sin xn . Find
101 1
the value of f (n) . ([ . ] denotes greatest integer function)
n 3
Ans: 17
5 5
Q.5 If a sec c cot d , b cos ec d tan c, ( a, b, c, d 0) ,
7 14 14 7
2k
3 sin
a2 b2 c 2 d 2 7
ac bd k 1
, then is equal to Ans: 4
1 cos
7
Q.6 Let in a triangle ABC the interior angles A,B,C satisfy sin A sin B sin C cos A cos B 1 , also
2 C
4 sin cos 4 A 2 sin 2 4 B sin sin(2 ) , where , are distinct acute angles.
2
The value of cot cot( ) . cot 3cot(2 ) is equal to
Ans: 6
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Q.7 Let A(2, 3), B (6,3), C (6, 9) & D (2,9) be the vertices of a rectangle ABCD and P be a variable point
inside the rectangle.If R be the region in which P moves such that
d ( P, DC ) d ( P, AB) max d ( P, BC ), d ( P, AD ) .Find the area of the region R
( d ( R , ST ) denotes the perpendicular distance of R from ST)
[Ans: 1]
Q.8 Consider the square ABCD (taken in that order) such that A(0, 0), B(a, 0), D(0, a) where a > 0.
The square ABCD surrounds three unit circles S1, S2 and S3 such that S1 touches AB and AD,
S2 touches BC and S3 touches CD. Let C1, C2 and C3 be centres of S1, S2 and S3 respectively and
2 mn
each circle passes through centre of other two circles.The value of 'a' is equal to , where
r
m,n,r are natural numbers. Find the value of m n r [Ans: 18]
Q.9 Let a line with negative slope m intersects the lines y 1, 2 x y 3 0 & 3x y 5 0 at
A,P, B respectively (P is a fixed point).If (PA.PB) is minimum ,then find the value of 3m 10 3
[Ans: 2]
Q.10 ABC in the first quadrant is such that when it is projected on x-axis , y-axis and the line y = x , the
results are the line segments whose end points are (2, 0), (6, 0) , (0,5), (0,10) and (4, 4),(7, 7)
respectively. Find the sum of x-coordinates of all the vertices of ABC in all possible positions.
Ans: 23
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