JEE Main 2019 PYQ

Maths IIT-JEE ‘Best Approach’ MCSIR JEE Main Papers
MATHEMATICS BY MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR

JEE MAIN - 2019 [09-01-2019(Morning)]
    3  2i sin  
1. let A =     ,   : is purely imaginary  . Then the sum of the elements in A is :;
  2  1  2i sin  
3 2 5
(A) (B)  (C) (D)
4 3 6
Topic (Complex number)
Sol. C
3  2i sin 
 Pure Imaginary
1  2i sin 
 3  2 i sin  
 Re  0
 1  2 i sin  
3 – 4 sin2 = 0
3
sin   
2
   2 
  – , , 
 3 3 3
1 1
2. for x  R – {0,1}. let f1(x) = , f (x) = 1 – x and f3(x) = be three given functions. if a function, J(x)
x 2 1x
satisfies (f2OJO.f1)(x) = f3(x) then J(x) is equal to :
1
(A) f1(x) (B) f3(x) (C) f2(x) (D) f3  x 
x
Topic (Function)
Sol. B
f2 (J (f1(x))  f3 (x)
1 1
1–J  
x 1 x
1 1
J   1 –
x
  1 x
 1  1  x –1
J  
x 1– x
1/x
J(x) 
1 / x –1
1
J(x) 
1x
 J(x) = f3(x)
3. The maximum volume (in cu. m) of the right circular cone having slant height 3m is :
4
(A)  (B) 6 (C) 2 3 (D) 3 3
3
Topic (Max. & Min.)
Sol. C
Get 10% Instant Discount On Unacademy Plus [Use Referral Code : MCSIRLIVE] 1
3
h
h2  r2  9
1 2
v r h
3
dy 1
4. If y = y(x) is the solutions of the differential equation, x + 2y = x2 satisfying y (1) = 1, then y   is
dx 2
equal to :
13 1 7 49
(A) (B) (C) (D)
16 4 64 16
Topic (Differential Equation)

Sol. D
dy dy  2 
x  2y  x 2    y  x
dx dx  x 
2
IF =
e
 xdx  x2
yx2  3
 x dx
x4
yx2  C
4
3
C=
4
x4 3
yx2  
4 4
1 1 3
y(1 / 2)  y = +
4 64 4
1
y +3
16
49
y=
16
1  2  1  3   3
5. If cos   + cos  4x  = 2  x  4  then x is equal to :
 3x     
145 145 146 145

(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 10 12 11
Topic (ITF)
Sol. A
 2   3 
cos 1   =  – cos 1  
 3x  2  4x 
  2   1  3  
cos cos1    = cos  2 – cos  4x  
  3x    
2  3 
 sin  cos1 
3x  4x 
 2 
2  3 
 cos  sin1 1   

3x   4x  
 
2 2
 2   3 
  1 
 3x   4x 
4 9 4 9 64  81 145
 1  x2 =   x2 = x
9x2 16x2 9 16 16 .9 12
6. Three circles of radii a,b,c (a < b < c) touch each other externally. If they have x - axis as a common
tangent, then :
(A) a,b,c are in A.P (B) a, b, c are In A.P..
1 1 1 1 1 1
(C)   (D)  
b a c a b c
Topic (Circle)
Sol. D
x3  x1  x2
(b  c)2  (c – b)2 = (c  a)2  (c – a)2 + (b  a)2  (b – a)2
2bc = 2ac + 2ab

1 1 1
 
a b c
7. Two cards are drawn successively with replacement from a well - shuffled deck of 52 cards. Let X denote
the random variable of number of aces obtained in the two drawn cards. Then P(X = 1) + P(X = 2) equals
:
(A) 52/169 (B) 24/169 (C) 25/169 (D) 49/169
Topic (probability)
Sol. C
P (X = 1) + P (X = 2)
4 48 4 4
=2   .
52 52 52 52
400 25
= =
52.52 169
8. Consider the set of all lines px + qy + r = 0 such that 3 p + 2q + 4r = 0 . Which one of the following
statements is true ?
3 1
(A) The lines are concurrent at the point  , 
4 2
(B) The lines are all parallel.
(C) Each line passes through the origin
(D) the lines are not concurrent.
Topic (Straight line)
Sol. A
px + qy + r = 0
3 2
P  qr  0
4 4
3 1
 Line Pass  , 
4 2
2403 k
9. If the fractional part of the number is , then k is equal to :
15 15
(A) 6 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 14
Topic (Function)
Sol. C
 2403   8(24 )100 
 =  
 15   15 
 8(15  1)100 
   k=8
 15 
10. Consider a class of 5 girls and 7 boys. the number of different teams consisting of 2 girls and 3 boys that
can be formed from this class, if there are two specific boys A and B, who refuse to be the members of the
same team is :
(A) 200 (B) 300 (C) 500 (D) 350
Topic (PNC)
Sol. B
5G&7B
2G+3B
5
C2.7 C3 –5 C2.2 C2 .5 C1

= 5 C2 7 C3 –5 C1 
= 10 {35 – 5}
= 300
11. The equation of the line passing through (–4,3,1), parallel to the plane x + 2y – z – 5 = 0 and intersecting
x 1 y3 z2
the line = = is :
3 2 1
x  4 y 3 z 1 x  4 y  3 z 1
(A)   (B)  
2 1 4 3 1 1
x  4 y  3 z 1 x  4 y  3 z 1
(C)   (D)  
1 1 1 1 1 3
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. B
L2
(–4, 3, 1)
A R
P1
Let R on L2 ; (–1 –3t, 3 + 2t, 2 – t)
for t VL. np = 0
AR.np  0
(3 – 3t).1  2t.2  (1  t)(–1)  0
3 – 3t + 4t – 1 + t = 0
t=–1
VL = <6, –2, 2>  equation of L
12. 5 students of a class have an average height 150 cm and variance 18 cm2. A new student, whose height
is 156 cm, joined them. The variance (in cm2) of the height of these six students is :
(A) 16 (B) 20 (C) 22 (D) 18
Topic (Statistics)
Sol. B
Let students are s1, s2, s3, s4, s5
Given avg. high
s1  s2  s3  s 4  s5
x = 150
5
s i  750
& Variance
2
 (s ) i
– (s)2  18
5
2
 (s ) i = 112590
height of new student is 156
Now new variance
2
112590  (156)2  750  156 
 –   = 20
6  6 
13. For x  n + 1 , n  N (the set of the natural numbers), the integral
 
2 sin x2  1  sin2 x2  1   dx
x 2 sin  x 2
 1  sin2  x 2
 1
is equal to :
(where c is a constant of integration).

 x2  1  1
(A) loge sec  2   C (B) loge
2
 
sec2 x2  1  C
 
2
1 2  x  1 1
(C) 2 loge sec  2   C (D)  
loge sec x2  1  C
  2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A,C
Let x2 – 1 =   2x dx = d
1 2 sin   sin 2
2  2 sin   sin 2
d
1 1  cos 
2  1  cos 
1

2 
| tan  / 2 | d
= ln sec  / 2  C
 x2  1 
 ln sec C
 2 
 
14. Let f : R  R be a function defined as

 5, if x  1

 a  bx, if1 x3
 b  5x, if 3 x5
f(x) = 30, if x  5 Then, f is :


(A) Continuous if a = 5 and b = 5 (B) not continuous for any values of a and b
(C) continuous if a = 0 and b = 5 (D) continuous if a = – 5 and b = 10
Topic (Continuity)
Sol. B
x=1 5=5=a+b a+b=5
x=3 a + 3b = b + 15 = b + 15  a + 2b = 15
x=5 b + 25 = 30 = 30
 b=5
 x2 y2
15. Let 0    . If the eccentricity of the hyperbola   1 is greater than 2, then the length of
2 cos2  sin2 
its latus rectum lies in the interval :
(A) (3/2, 2] (B) (3, ) (C) (1,3/2] (D) (2,3]
Topic (hyperbola)
Sol. B
eH > 2
sin2 
 1 2
cos2 
sec  > 2
1
0 < cos  <
2
 

3 2
Now
2b2
LR =
a
sin2 
LR = 2
cos 
LR = 2 tan  sin 
 LR  (3, )
16. If  denotes the acute angle between the curves, y = 10–x2 and y = 2 + x2 at a point of their intersection,
then |tan| is equal to :
4 8 8 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 17 15 17
Topic (Tangent & Normal)
Sol. C C2
C1 : y = 10 – x2
C1 : y = 2 + x2
for Point of intersection p
10 – x2 = 2 + x2
x2 = 4
x=±2
P : (2, 6) C1
– 2.2 – 2.2
tan  
1 – (2.2).(2.2)
8
tan  =
15
      and   = 4, then c 2 is equal to :

17. ˆ and c be a vector such that a
Let a = î  ˆj , b  î  ˆj  k cb  0 a.c
19 17
(A) (B) 8 (C) (D) 9
2 2
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. A
a c  b  0
a  (a  c  b)  0
(a. c) a  a2 c  a  b  0
4a  a  b
c
| a |2
 4, – 4, 0    –1,–1, 2 
c
2
 3, – 5, 2 
c
2
9  25  4
| c |2 
4
19
| c |2 
2
18. If a,b and c be three distinct real numbers in G.P. and a + b + c = xb, then x cannot be :
(A) –2 (B) –3 (C) 2 (D) 4
Topic (Sequence & series)
Sol. C
a, b, c are in G.P.
b
, b, br are in G.P..
r
b
Now  b  br  xb
r
1
x–1=r+
r
x  3 or x  –1
19. Equation of a common tangent to the circle x2 + y2 – 6x = 0 and the parabola, y2 = 4x, is :
(A) 2 3y = –x – 12 (B) 2 3y = 12x + 1 (C) 3y = x + 3 (D) 3y = 3x + 1
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. C
C1 : x 2  y 2 – 6x  0
P : y2 = 4x
C1 : (x – 3)2  y2  32
P : y2 = 4x
T | C1  y = m(x – 3) ± 3 1  m2
1
T|P y=m×+
m
1
  3m  3 1  m2
m
2
1  2
 m  3m   9  9m
 
1
 9m2  6 = 9  9m2
m2
1
m2 =
3
1
m=±
3
x
T:y  y    3
3
20. The plane through the intersection of the planes x +y + z = 1 and 2x + 3y – z + 4 = 0 and parallel to y -
axis also passes through the point :
(A) (–3,1,1) (B) (3,2,1) (C) (3,3, – 1) (D) (–3,0,–1)
Topic (Vector -3D)
Sol. B
P : P1 +  P2 = 0
P : (1 + 2) x+ (1 + 3) y + (1 – ) z + (–1 + 4) = 0
for  :
np .ĵ  0
1 + 3 = 0   = – 1/3
1 4 7
P: x z 0
3 3 3
P : x + 4z – 7 = 0
Now check options
1  1  y4  2
21. lim
y 0 y4
1
(A) exists and equals (B) does not exist
4 2
1 1
(C) exsits and equals
2 2
(D) exists and equals 2 2  2 1
Topic (limits)
Sol. A
1  1  y4 – 2
Lim
y 0 y4
 1  1  y 4 – 2   1


Lim  
y 0  y4   1  1  y 4  2 
   
 
1  y4 – 1  1   1 
Lim 4
   
y 0 y  1  (y)4  1   1  1  y4  2 
   
1 1 1
= 2. 
2 2 4 2
cos   sin   
22. If A =   , then the matrix A–50 when  = , is equal to :
 sin  cos   12
 3 1   1  3  3 1   1 3
       
 2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2 
(A)  1 3 (B)  3 1  (C)  1 3 (D)  3 1 
       
 2 2   2 2   2 2   2 2 
Topic (Matrix)
Sol. A
cos  – sin 
A=  
 sin  cos  
cos 2 – sin2
A2 =  
 sin2 cos 2 
cos 2 – sin 2 cos  – sin 

A3 =    
 sin 2 cos 2   sin  cos  
cos n – sin n

An =  
 sin n cos n 
cos(–50) – sin(–50)
A–50 =  
 sin(–50) cos(–50) 
 50 50 
 cos 12 sin
12 
50
A 
– sin 50 cos 50  
 12 12 
 3 1 
 
 2 2 
 
A–50 =  
– 1 3
 2 2 
23. Axis of a parabola lies along x - axis. If its vertex and focus are at distances 2 and 4 respectively from the
origin, on the positive x - axis then which of the following points does not lie on it ?
(A) (8,6) 
(B) 5, 2 6  (C)  4, 4 
(D) 6, 4 2 
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. A
P(h, k)
(2, 0) (4, 0)
y2 = 8 (x – 2)
30 15
24. Let a1,a2, .....,a30 be an A.P., S = a

i1
i and T =  a
i1
2i1 . If a5 = 27 and S – 2T = 75, then a10 is equal to :
(A) 42 (B) 47 (C) 57 (D) 52

Sol. D
S – 2T = 75
30
2a1  29d – 215 2a1  (14)2d  75
2 2
15 d = 75
d=5 ... (i)
& a5 = 27
a1 + 4d = 27 ...(2)
a1 = 7
Now a10 = a1 + 9d
= 7 + 45 = 52
25. The system of linear equations

x+y+z=2
2x + 3y + 2z = 5
2x + 3y + (a2 – 1)z = a + 1
(A) has a unique solutions for |a| = 3 (B) is inconsistent when |a| = 3
(C) has infinitely many solutions for a = 4
(D) is inconsistent when a = 4
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. B
1 1 1
 2 3 2
=0
2 3 a2  1
 3a2 – 3 – 6 – 2a2 + 2 + 4 + 2a2 – 2 – 4 = 0
 3(a2 – 3)  0
 a2 = 3  |a| = 3
 inconsistent
26. Let  and  be two roots of the equation x2 + 2x + 2 = 0, then 15 + 15 is equal to :
(A) 512 (B) –512 (C) 256 (D) –256
Topic (Complex Number)
Sol. D
x2 + 2 x + 1 = – 1
(x + 1)2 = i2
x = –(1 + i), –(1 – i)
15
15 / 2  (–1  i) (–1 – i)15 
15 + 15 = 2   
 2 2 
15 / 2   3 
=2 2 cos .15 
  4 
   
 215/2 –2 cos   
  4 
15 1

 2 2  2  2 2
 256
27. If the Boolean expression (p + q) (~p q) is equivalent to p  q , where  ,  ,  , then the ordered
pair ( + , ) is :
(A)  ,   (B)  ,   (C)  ,   (D)  ,  
Topic (MR)
Sol. B
p q ~p p^q ~pvq (p ^ q) ^ (~ p v q)
T T F T T T
T F F F F F
F T T F T F
F F T F T F

3
28. The value of  cos x
0
dx is :
4 4 2
(A) (B) 0 (C)  (D)
3 3 3
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A

3
|cos x | dx
0
 /2 
 (cos x)3 dx   (cos x)3 dx
0  /2
2  2
= – – 
3  3
4
=
3
  
29. For any    ,  , the expression 3(sin – cos)4 + 6(sin + cos)2 + 4sin6 equals :
4 2
(A) 13 – 4cos2 + 6cos4 (B) 13 – 4cos2 + 6sin2cos2
(C) 13 – 4cos6 (D) 13 – 4cos4  + 2sin2 cos2
Topic (Trigonometric Equation)
Sol. C
 3(sin   cos )4  6(sin   cos )2  4 sin6 
=  3{1  sin 2}2  6{1  sin 2}  4 sin6 

= 9 + 3sin22 + 4 sin6 
 9  4 sin2 {3 cos2   sin4 }
 9  4(1 – cos2 ){3 cos2   (1  cos2 )2 }
= 9 + 4 (1 – cos2) (3cos2 + cos2 – 2cos2 + 1)
= 13 – 4 cos6 
30. The area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola y = x2 – 1, the tangent at the point (2,3) to it and the y
- axis is :
14 32 56 8
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 3 3 3
Topic (AUC)
Sol. D
C : y = x2 – 1
T(2,3) : y – 3 = 4(x – 2)
y – 4x + 5 = 0
1 3
A
2
2.8 – 
–1
x dy
3
A  8– –1
1  y dy
23
A  8– (1  y)3 / 2 |3–1
3
= 8 – 2/3 {23}
16
=8 = 8/3
3
JEE MAIN - 2019 [09-01-2019 (Evening)]
1. Let S be the set of all triangles in the xy-plane, each having one vertex at the origin and the other two
vertices lie on coordinate axes with integral coordinates. If each triangle in S has area 50 sq. units, then
the number of elements in the set S is :
(A) 32 (B) 9 (C) 18 (D) 36
Sol. D
a,b  I
|a.b| = 100.
ab =  100.
(i) ab = 100 = 22 52


tatal factors = 9
18 cases possible for a and b.
(ii)
tatal Ans = 36
2. If the lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x = a’z + b’, y = c’z + d’ are perpendicular, then:

(A) bb’ + cc’ + 1 = 0 (B) cc’ + a + a’ = 0 (C) aa’ + c + c’ = 0 (D) ab’ + bc’ + 1 = 0
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. C
x  b y z  d x  b ' y  d' z
  ,  
a 1 c a' c' 1
For perpandicular lines
a a' + c' + c = 0
5x 8  7x 6
f(x)   dx,(x  0)
3. 2 , and f(0) = 0, then the value of f(1) is:
x 2
 1  2x 7 
1 1 1 1
(A)  (B) (C) (D) 
4 2 4 2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. C
5x 8  7x 6
 dx, x  0
f(x) = 2
x 2
 1  2x7 
5 7 5 7
 
x 6 x8 x 6 x8
take x7 common from denominator  1 1
2
 =
  1 1 2
 x 5  x7  2   x5  x7  2 
   
dt  1 1   5 7 
=  Let  5  7  2   t   6  8  dx  dt
t2  x x  x x 
1
= C
t
1
C
= 1 1
5
 7 2
x x
x7
f(x) = C
x  1  2x 7
2
C=0
1 1
f(1) = 
4 4
4. A data consists of n observations :

n n
2 2
x1, x2, ........., xn. If  x i  1  9n and  x
i1
i  1  5n , then the standard deviation of this data is:
i1
(A) 7 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 5

Topic (Statistics)
Sol. D
n 2
 x i  1   xi2 2 xi n  9n
i1
2
x i 2 xi  8n —(1)
2
and x i
 2 xi  4n —(2)
 x i
2
 6n and x i n
2 2 2
 s.d 
x i
  xi 
   =
6n  n 
  5
n  n  n  n 
5. The number of natural numbers less than 7,000 which can be formed by using the digits 0, 1, 3, 7, 9
(repitition of digits allowed) is equal to :
(A) 372 (B) 375 (C) 374 (D) 250
Topic (PNC)
Sol. C
0, 1, 3, 7, 9
4 + 20 + 100 + 250
= 374
x y z
6. The equation of the plane containing the straight line   and perpendicular to the plane containing
2 3 4
x y z x y z
the straight lines   and   is :
3 4 2 4 2 3
(A) x – 2y + z = 0 (B) 3x + 2y – 3z = 0 (C) 5x + 2y – 4z = 0 (D) x + 2y – 2z = 0
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. A
ˆ
î ˆj k
ˆ
Direction ratios of plane : 3 4 2  2i  3ˆj  4k  
4 2 3
ˆ 10)
= î (8) –  ĵ(1)  k(
= (8, –1, –10) × (2, 3, 4)
î ˆj ˆ
k
ˆ  26 
8 1 10  î  26   ˆj  52   k
=
2 3 4
 ˆ
= î  2ˆj  k 
7. The sum of the following series 1  6 


9 12  22  32   12 1 2
 22  3 2  +

15 12  22  ....52  + .... up to 15
7 9 11
terms, is:
(A) 7830 (B) 7510 (C) 7820 (D) 7520
Topic (Sequence & Series)
Sol. C
1 + 3.2
1 2
 22   3.3 1
2
 22  3 2   3.4 12
 22  3 2  4 2  +......
5 7 9
T2 T3 T4

3.n 1  2  ....  n2
2 2
  3n n n  1  2n  1
Tn =
 2n  1 6  2n  1
n n n  1
=
2
n3  n2

2
2
1  n n  1  n n  1  2n  1 
Sn = 2   
  
 2  6 
1 2 15  16  31
= 15  8   
2 6 
1
14400  1240  7820
2
8. The logical statement [~ ~ p  q  p  r ]  ~ q  r  is equivalent to:
(A) p ~q  r (B) ~ p  r (C) ~ p ~ q  r (D) p  r   ~ q

Topic (MR)
Sol. D
[~ ~ p  q  (p  r)]  ~ q  r 
[p ~ q  (p  r)]  ~ q  r 
[p  (~ q  r)]  ~ q  r 
p  ~ q  r 
p  r   ~ q
3/2
9. Let f be a differentiable function from R to R such that f(x)  f(y)  2 x  y , for all x, y, R. If f(0) = 1
1
then  f 2 (x)dx is equal to:
0
1
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) (D) 2
2
Topic (Differentiability)
Sol. B
| f(x)  f(y)|
 2 | x  y |1/ 2
|x  y|
f(x)  f(y)
 2 | x  y |1/ 2
xy
lim | f '(x) |  0
y x
 f'(x) = 0
 f(x) = Constant
Given f(0) = 1 f(x) = 1
1
   dx  1
0
10. Let A(4, –4) and B(9, 6) be points on the parabola, y2 = 4x. Let C be chosen on the arc AOB of the
parabola, where O is the origin, such that the area of ACB is maximum. Then, the area (in sq.units) of
ACB, is:
1 3 1
(A) 30 (B) 32 (C) 31 (D) 31
2 4 4
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. D
t2 2t 1
1
9 6 1
Area = 2
4 4 1
1 2
=
2

t 10   2t  5   1  60  
A = 5 |t2 – t – 6|
dA 1
 0, t 
dt 2
1 1 1  2  24 125 1
Aeramax = 5  6 5   31
4 2 4 4 4
11. Let the equations of two sides of a triangle be 3x – 2y + 6 = 0 and 4x + 5y – 20 = 0. If the orthocentre of
this triangle it at (1, 1) then the equation of its third side is:
(A) 122y – 26x – 1675 = 0 (B) 122y + 26x + 1675 = 0
(C) 26x – 122y – 1675 = 0 (D) 26x + 61y + 1675 = 0
Sol. C
Equation of BD: 5x – 4y = 1 Solve with 3x - 2y + 6 = 0

Equation of CE : 2x + 3y = 5 Solve with 4x + 5y - 20 = 20
 33 
Co-ordinates of B   13,
 2 
 35 
Co-ordinates of C =  , 10 
 2 
 Equation of BC
13  35 
y + 10 = x
61  2 
445
61y + 610 = + 13x –
2
– 26x + 122y + 1675 = 0
12. The area of the region A = { x, y  : 0  y  x x  1} and  1  x  1 in sq. units, is:
2 1 4
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D)
3 3 3
Topic (AUC)
Sol. C
o  y  x | x | 1 ,x[–1, 1]
Case-I x  [0, 1]
y  x2  1
Case-II
x [-1, 0]
0 1
  x   
2
A=  1 dx   x2  1 dx
1 0
0 1
  x3   x3  1  1 
=   x    x  =    1    1
 3 1  3 0  3   3 
2 4
 2
3 3
13. Let f:[0, 1]  R be such that f(xy) = f(x).f(y), for all x, y [0, 1], and f(0)  0. If y = y(x) satisfies the
dy  1 3
differential equation  f(x) with y(0) = 1, then y    y   is equal to:
dx 4 4
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) 2
Sol. B
f(x. y) = f(x) . f(y), x,y [0, 1] f(0) 
dy
x=y=0  f(x)
dx
f(0) = f2(0) y(0) = 1
 f(0) = 1
y=0
f(0) = f(x) = 1
dy
 1
dx
y=x+c
x = 0, y= 1 c=1
y=x+1
 1 3 1 3
y    y     1   1 = 3.
4 4 4 4
14. If both the roots of the quadratic equation x2 – mx + 4 = 0 area real and distinct and they lie in the
intervasl [1, 5], then m lie in the interval :
(A) (5, 6) (B) (–5, –4) (C) (4, 5) (D) (3, 4)
Topic (Quadratic Equation)
Sol. C / Bonus
x2 – mx + 4 = 0
(1) D> 0 (2) f(1)  > 0 (3) f(5)  0
b
(4) 1   5
2a
m2 – 16 > 0
m   , 4   4,  Solving : m(4, 5)
55-m  0 25-5m + 4  0
5m  5 m  29/5
2
m
1< 5
2
2<M<10
m  (4, 5]
15. An urn contains 5 red and 2 green balls. A ball is drawn at random from the urn. If the drawn ball is green,
then a red ball is added to the urn and if the drawn ball is red, then a green ball is added to the urn; the
original ball is not returned to the urn. Now, a second ball is drawn at random from it. The probability that
the second ball is red, is :
27 32 21 26
(A) (B) (C) (D)
49 49 49 49
Topic (Probability)
Sol. B
P(G). P(R) + P(R). P(R)

2 6 5 4 12  2 0 32
     .
7 7 7 7 49 49
16. If the system of linear equations x – 4y + 7z = g, 3y – 5z = h, –2x + 5y – 9z = k is consistent, then:

(A) g + 2h + k = 0 (B) g + h + k = 0 (C) 2g + h + k = 0 (D) g + h + 2k = 0
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. C
1 4 7
0 3 5
D= = 1(–27 + 25)+ 4(–10)+ 7(6)
2 5 9
= – 2 – 40 + 42 = 0
g 4 7
D1  h 3 5
k 5 9
= g(–27 + 25) +4(-9h + 5k) + 7 ( 5h – 3k) = 0
= – 2g – 36h + 20k + 35h – 21k = 0
– 2g – h – k = 0
2g + h + k = 0
/3 tan  1
17. If  d  1  ,(k  0) , then the value of k is:
0
2k sec  2
1
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) (D) 1
2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A
/3
tan  1
 d  1  ,k  0
0 2k sec  2
 /3
1 sin 
 d
2k 0 cos 
Let cos = t  –sin d = dt
One Solving K = 2
18. Let A ={xR : x is not a positive interger}.

2x
Define a fucntion f: A  R as f(x) = , then f is :
x 1
(A) neither injective nor surjective (B) surjective but not injectivbe
(C) injective but not surjective (D) not injective
Topic (Function)
Sol. C
f:AR
2x
f(x) =
x 1
linear
is always one-one
linear
19. Let a, b nd c be the 7th, 11th and 13th terms respectively of a non-constant A.P. if these are also the three
a
consecutive terms of a G.P., then is equal to :
c
7 1
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 4
13 2
Sol. D
t7 = a = A + 6d
t11= b = A + 10d
t13= c = A + 12d
b c
r  
a b
A  10d A  12d
 
A  6d A  10d
2
  A  10d   A  12d   A  6d
a
d  0, d  
14
1
 4
r2
et e  t cos t e t sin t 

 t 
e e cos t  e sin t e sin t  e t cos t 
t t t
20. If  t then A is :
e 2e  t sin t 2e  t cos t 
 

(A) not invertible for any tR. (B) invertible only if t = .
2
(C) invertible only if t = . (D) invertible for all tR.
Topic (Matrix)
Sol. D
1 cos t sin t
1  cos t  sin t  sin t  cos t
|A| = e–t
1 2 sin t 2 cos t
1 cos t sint
0 2 cos t  sint 2 sint  cos t
= e–t
0 2 sint  cos t 2 cos t  sint
= e–t {(2c + s)2 + (2s - c)2}
= 5 e–t
21. Let z0 be a root of the quadratic equation, x2 + x + 1 = 0, If z = 3 + 6i z81 93

0  3iz0
, then arg z is equal to;
  
(A) 0 (B) (C) (D)
3 6 4
Sol.
Z = 3 + 6iZ81 93
0  3iZ0
3  6iw81  3iw93
= 3 + 3i
arg (z) = /4
3
 1  t6 
22. The coefficient of t4 in the expansion of   is :
 1 t 
(A) 12 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) 10
Topic (Binomial Theorem)
Sol. C
3 3
1  t  1  t 
6
3
 3

C0 3 C1t6 3 C2t12 3 C3t18 1  t 
3  4 1
C4 6 C4  15
23. A hyperbola has its centre at the origin, passes through the point (4, 2) and has transverse axis of length
4 along the x-axis. Then the eccentricity of the hyperbola is:
3 2
(A) (B) 3 (C) 2 (D)
2 3
Topic (Hyperbola)
Sol. D
a=2
x2 y2
 1
4 b2
4
4– 1
b2
3 1
 b2 = 4/3
4 b2
4 /3 1
 e2 = 1+  1
4 3
2
e=
3
d2 y 
24. If x = 3 tan t and y = 3 sec t, then the the value of at t  , is :
dx2 4
1 3 3 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 2 2 3 2 62
Topic (MOD)
Sol. D
x = 3 tant, y = 3 sect
dx
 3 sec 2 t
dt
dy
 3 sec t tant
dt
dy
  sin t
dt
d2y dt cos3 t
2
 cos t. 
dx dx 3

t=
4
d2y 1
 
dx 2 6 2
25. The number of all possible positive intergral values of  for which the roots of the quadratic equation ,
6x2 – 11x +  = 0 are rational numbers is :
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 5
Sol. A
D  perfect sq.
D = 121 – 24  = 2
 = 1, reject
=2 reject
=3
  
26. ˆ b  bî  b ˆj  2k
Let a  î  ˆj  2k, ˆ and c  5î  ˆj  2k
ˆ be three vectors such that the projection vector
l 2
      
of b on a is a If a  b is perpendicular to c , then b is equal to :
(A) 32 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 22
Topic (Vecor-3D)
Sol. B
 
  ba 
Project of b on a   | a|
| a|
b 1  b2  2
2
2
b1 + b2 = 2
     
   
a  b  c  a  b .c  0
5b1 + b2 = – 10
b1 = – 3, b2 = 5

| b | 6
27. If x = sin–1 (sin10) and y = cos–1 (cos10), then y – x is equal to:

(A) 10 (B) 7 (C) 0 (D) 
Topic (ITF)
Sol. D
x = sin–1(sin10) = –10 + 3
y - cos–1 cos10 = 4 – 10
 y - x = 4 – 10 + 10 – 3

x [x] | x | sin[x]
28. For each xR, let [x] be the greatest integer less than or equal to x. Then xlim is equal
 0 |x|
to:
(A) 1 (B) sin 1 (C) – sin 1 (D) 0
Topic (limit)
Sol. C
x [x] | x | sin[x]
lim
x 0 |x|
h h  1 sin  1
lim  h  1 sin1   sin1
h0 h
29. If the circles x2 + y2 – 16x – 20y + 164 = r2 and (x – 4)2 + (y – 7)2 = 36 intersect at two distinct points,
then;
(A) 0 < r < 1 (B) r = 11 (C) r > 11 (D) 1 < r < 11
Topic (Circle)
Sol. D
C1 (8, 10), r1 = r
C2 (4, 7) r2 = 6
|r1 - r2| < C1 C2 < r1 + r2
 r  (1, 11)

30. If 0  x  , then the number of values of x for which sin x – sin 2x + sin 3x = 0, is :
2
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4
Sol. B
sinx + sin3x – sin2x = 0
sin2x (2cos x – 1) = 0
1
sin2x = 0, cosx =
2

x = 0,
3
JEE MAIN - 2019 [10-01-2019(Morning)]
1. The mean of five observations is 5 and their variance is 9.20. if three of the given five observations are
1,3, and 8, then a ratio of other two observations is :
(A) 6 : 7 (B) 4 : 9 (C) 10 : 3 (D) 5 : 8
Topic (statistics)
Sol. B
1, 3, x1, x2, 8  5 observer
Mean =
x i
= 5  x1 + x2 = 13
5
2
var. =  =
x i
– 25 = 9.20
5
2
 x i = 171  x12 + x22 = 171 – 1–9–64
= 97
(x1 +x2)2 – 2x1x2 = 97

x1 x2 = 36
x1 : x2 = 4 : 9 as sum = 13 & pr = 36
2. The sum of all two digit positive numbers which when divided by 7 yeild 2 or 5 as remainder is :
(A) 1465 (B) 1256 (C) 1356 (D) 1365
Sol. C
13 13
 7r  2
r 2
&  7r  5
r 1
= 702
= 654
Total = 654 + 702 = 1356
3. If the parabolas y2 = 4b(x – c) and y2 = 8ax have a common normal, then which one of the following is a
valid choice for the ordered triad (a,b,c) ?
1  1 
(A) (1,1,3) (B)  , 2, 3  (C)  , 2, 0  (D) (1,1,0)
2  2 
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. A
Parabola y2 = 4b(x – c) & y2 = 8 ax
have common normal other than x-axis normals are :
y = m(x – c) – 2bm – bm3
y = mx – 4am – 2am3
(C+2b)m + bm3 = 4am + 2am3
(4a – C–2b)m = (b – 2a)m3
c
 m2 = 2  0
2a  b
c
 2
2a  b
only (4) option is true
4. Consider the quadratic equation (c – 5)x2 – 2cx + (c – 4) = 0, c  5. Let S be the set of all integral values
of c for which one root of the equation lies in the interval (0,2) and its other root lies in the interval (2,3).
Then the number of element in S is :
(A) 18 (B) 11 (C) 10 (D) 12
Sol. B
0 2 3
f(0) f(2) < 0

& f(2) f(3) < 0
 (c – 4)(c – 24) < 0 & (c – 24)(4c – 49) < 0
49
 C  24
4
S = {13, 14, 15, 16....23}  No. = 11
5
5.
log x
If the third term in the binomial expansion of 1  x 2   equals 2560, the a possible value of x is :
1 1
(A) (B) 2 2 (C) (D) 4 2
8 4
Sol. C
2

log x
T3 = 5 C2 x 2  = 2560
2(log2x)2 = log2256 = 8
1
log2x = 2 or – 2  4 or
4
b
 x 
4
6. Let I =  2x2 dx . If I is minimum then the ordered pair (a,b) is :
a
(A)  2,  2  
(B)  2, 0  
(C) 0, 2  
(D)  2, 2 
Topic (AUC)
Sol. D
0
–
as Area given is Negative so it will be Minimum when we take longest Integrative possible and in given
option longest interval is (D)

7.
 ˆ and c  3iˆ  6j
ˆ , b  4iˆ  3  2  ˆj  6k
Let a  2iˆ  1ˆj  3k ˆ be three vectors such that b  2a
ˆ     1 k 
3
 
and a is perpendicular to c . Then a possible value of (1, 2, 3) is :
1   1 
(A) (1,3,1) (B)  , 4, 2  (C) (1,5,1) (D)   , 4, 0 
2   2 
Topic (Vector -3D)
Sol. D
ˆ
(1) 4iˆ  3  2  ˆj  6k
ˆ
= 4iˆ  2ˆj  6k
= 3 – 2 = 21  21 + 2 = 3

(2) a.c = 0  6 + 61 + 3(3 – 1) = 0
21 + 3 = – 1
(, 3 – 2, – 1 – 2) is (1,2,3)
by options (B) is correct
8. If the system of equations
x+y+z=5
x + 2y + 3z = 9
x + 3y + z = 
has infinitely many solutions, then  –  equals :
(A) 5 (B) 21 (C) 18 (D) 8
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. D
P  P1  P2
   x  y  z  5    x  2y  3z  9
 x       y    2   z    3   5  9
By comparison with plane P will get,
 1 ....(1)
  2  3 ....(2)
By solving (1) & (2),
  1 , 2
    3
5
  5  9
  13
So,     8
9. In a class of 140 students numbered 1 to 140, all even numbered students opted Mathematics course,
those whose number is divisible by 3 opted Physics course and those whose number is divisible by 5 opted
Chemistry course. Then the number of students who did not opt for any of the three courses is :
(A) 42 (B) 102 (C) 38 (D) 1
Topic (Sets)
Sol. C
n(A) = No. of student taken maths = 70
n(B) = Physics = 46
n(c) = chemistry = 28
n  A  B  = 23,
n B  C  = 9, n  A  C  = 14
n  A  B  C  = 4,
n  A  B  C  = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n  A  C  – n B  C  – n  A  B  + n  A  B  C 

= 70 + 46 + 28 – 23 – 9 – 14 + 4 =102
 Number of required student = 140 – 102 = 38 = Not opted any course
10. Consider a triangular plot ABC with sides AB = 7 m, BC = 5m and CA = 6m. A vertical lamp - post at the mid
point D of AC subtends an angle 30° at B. The height (in m) of the lamp - post is :
2 3
(A) 2 21 (B) 21 (C) 7 3 (D) 21
3 2
Topic (Height & distance)
Sol. B
BD = hcot30° = h 3
1
Length of median BD  2a2  2c2  b2
2
1
BD  2  49  2  25  36  28
2
 3h2 = 28
28 2
h= = 21
3 3
  3
11. The sum of all values of    0,  satisfying sin22 + cos42 = is :
 2  4
3  5
(A) (B)  (C) (D)
8 2 4
Sol. c
3
1 –cos2(2) + cos4(2) =
4
4cos4(2) – 4cos2(2) + 1 = 0
(2cos2(2) –1)2 = 0
1  
cos2(2) = = cos2  2 = n 
2 4 4
n 
= 
2 8
n=0
 
= , (Reject)
8 8
   
=  ,  (Reject)
2 8 2 8
   
sum =   =
2 8 8 2
12. Consider the statement : "P(n) : n2 – n + 41 is prime,. " then which one fo the following is true ?
(A) Both P(3) and P(5) are true (B) P(3) is false but P(5) is true
(C) Both P(3) and P(5) are false (D) P(5) is false but P(3) is true.
Topic (Logarithm)
Sol. A
p(n) = n2 – n + 41
n(5) = 61
n(3) = 47
13. If the area enclosed between the curves y = kx2 and x = ky2 , ( k > 0 ) is 1 square unit. Then k is :
1 2 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) 3
3 3 2
Topic (AUC)
Sol. A
1 1

k k =1
3
1 1 1
= 3  k2 = k=
k2 3 3
14. For each t  R, let [t] be the greatest integer less than or equal to t. Then
1  x  sin 1  x  sin  2 1  x  

lim  
x 1 1  x 1  x 
(A) does not exist (B) equals 1 (C) equals – 1 (D) equals 0
Topic (Limits)
Sol. D
1  x  sin 1  x  sin  2 1  x  

lim  
x 1 1  x 1  x 
1  1  h  sin h  sin  2  1 

lim  
h 0 h  1
lim
 h  sinh  1
h 0 h  1
sinh h
lim 0
h 0 h
x 2 y 2 z 1
15. The plane passing through the point (4, – 1,2) and parallel to the lines   and
3 1 2
x2 y 3 z4
  also passes through the point :
1 2 3
(A) (1,1,–1) (B) (–1,–1,1) (C) (–1,–1,–1) (D) (1,1,1)
Topic (vector -3d)
Sol. D

let n be the normal vector to the plane passing through (4, – 1, 2) and parallel to the lines L1 & L2
î ˆj ˆ
k
 3 1 2
then n =
1 2 3
 ˆ
 n = 7iˆ  7j
ˆ  7k
Equation of plane is
–7(x – 4) – 7(y + 1) + 7(z – 2) = 0
x+y–z–1=0
Now check options
16. If the line 3x + 4y – 24 = 0 intersects the x - axis at the point A and the y - axis at the point B, then the
incentre of the triangle OAB, where O is the origin, is :
(A) (2,2) (B) (4,3) (C) (3,4) (D) (4,4)
Sol. A (0,6)
3r  4r  24
=r  |7r – 24| = 5r (r,r)
5
7r – 24 = ± 5r (8,0)
 r = 2 & 12  (2,2)
17. An unbiased coin is tossed. If the outcome is a head then a pair of unbiased dice is rolled and the sum of
the numbers obtained on them is noted. If the toss of the coin results in tail then a card from well -
shuffled pack of nine cards numbered 1,2,3,4....,9 is randomly picked and the number on the card is
noted. The probability that the noted number is either 7 or 8 is :
15 13 19 19
(A) (B) (C) (D)
72 36 36 72
Topic (Probability)
Sol. D
1 11 1 2 19
   
2 36 2 9 72
   
P(A) = Head dice tail card has
comes has 7 or 8 comes 7 or 8

max x , x2 , 
x 2
18. Let f(x) =  . Let S be the set of points in the interval (–4,4) at which f is not
 8  2 x , 2 x 4
differentiable. Then S.
(A) equals {–2, –1, 0,1,2} (B) is an empty set
(C) equals {–2,2} (D) equals {–2,–1,1,2}
Topic (Differntiability)
Sol. A
8  2x, 4  x  2
 2
 x , 2  x  1

x , 1  x  1
 2
x , 1x2
8  2x, 2  x  4
f(x) is not differentiable at x = = {–2,–1, 0,1,2}

S = {–2,–1,0,1,2}
19. Let f : R  R be a function such that f(x) = x3 + x2f'(1) + xf"(2) + f"'(3), x  R. Then f(2) equals :
(A) 30 (B) 8 (C) –2 (D) –4
Topic (MOD)
Sol. C
f(x) = x3 + x2f'(1) + x.f"(2) + f"'(3), x  R
f'(x) = 3x2 + 2xf'(1) + f"(2)
f"(x) = 6x + 2f'(1) & f"'(x) = 6
Put x = 1 in f'(x) & x = 2 in f"(x) & find f'(1), f"(2)
 f'(1) = 3 + 2f'(1) + f"(2)
f  1  5

f   2   2

f  3   6
f"(2) = 12 + 2f'(1)
f'(x) = x3 – 5x2 + 2x + 6
 f(2) = – 2
20. If 5, 5r, 5r2 are the lengths of the sides of a triangle, then r cannot be equal to :
3 7 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 4 4 2
Topic (SOT)
Sol. B
(1) 0 < r < 1
r + r2 > 1
  1  5     1  5  
r      r      0
  2   2 
     
5 1
r 1 ...(1)
2
(2) r > 1
r2 – r – 1 < 0
 1  5   1  5 
r    r   0
  2     2  
     
1 5 1 5
r
2 2
 1 5
1  r   ....(B)
 2 
By (A) & (B)
 1  5   1  5 
r ,1   1, 
 2   2 
  
21. The equation of a tangent to the hyperbola 4x2 – 5y2 = 20 parallel to the line x – y = 2 is :
(A) x – y + 9 = 0 (B) x – y – 3 = 0 (C) x – y + 7 = 0 (D) x – y + 1 = 0
Topic (hyperbola)
Sol. D
x2 y2
H:  1
5 4
equation of tangent  y = mx± a2m2  b2 & m = 1
y=x± 54 y=x±1
x–y±1=0
3z1 2z2
22. Let z1 and z2 be any two non- zero complex numbers such that 3|z1| = 4|z2|. If z = 2z  3z then :
2 1
5 1 17
(A) Im(z) = 0 (B) |z| = (C) Re(z) = 0 (D) |z| =
2 2 2
Sol. Bonus(All options are wrong)
z1 4 3z1 3 4
 
z2 3  2z2 = 2 3
using polar form :
3z1
2z2 = 2cis = 2cos + 2isin
2z2 1 1  1
= =  cos   i sin  
3z1 2  cos   i sin  

2
5 3
z= cos   i sin 
2 2
all options are wrong
23. A point P moves on the line 2x – 3y + 4 = 0. if Q (1,4) and R(3, – 2) are fixed points, then the locus of the
centroid of PQR is a line :
3
(A) parallel to x - axis (B) with slope
2
2
(C) parallel to y - axis (D) with slope
3
Sol. D
P = ()
 1 3 42
= h/ k
3 3
 = (h – 4),  = 3k – 2 & (,)
2(3h – 4) – 3(3k – 2) + 4 = 0
6x – 9y + 2 = 0
dy 3 1      4  
24. If  2
y = 2 , x ,  and y   = , then y    equals :
dx cos x cos x  3 3  4
  3  4
1 1 6 1 4
(A) (B)  e (C)  e3 (D) 
3 3 3 3
Sol. B
2
(1) IF = e3  sec xdx
= e3 tan x
2
(2) y.e3tanx =  sec x.e3 tan x dx
1 3 tan x    4
y.e3tanx = e  C . y    
3  4 3
4 3 tan 4 1 3 tan 
 .e = e 4 + C  C = e3
3 3
  1 1  3e6 1
tan y    , y.e–3 = e 3  e3 =
then  y  e
6
 4 3 3e3 3
3
20 20
 Ci1  k
25. If   20 20  = , then k equals :
i1  Ci  Ci1  21
(A) 100 (B) 50 (C) 200 (D) 400
Sol. A
2
  20  21 
1 k
= 3   =
21  2  21
 k = 100
 ˆ and B(3,2,6) be a point in the space. Then

26. Let A be a point on the line r  1  3  î     1 ˆj  2  5  k

the value of  for which the vector AB is parallel to the plane x – 4y + 3z = 1 is :
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
8 2 4 4
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. Parametric co-ordinate of point A is 1  3,   1, 2  5 
B = <3,2,6>

AB = < –3  – 2, +  – 3, 5 – 4>
then 1(–3 – 2) – 4( – 3) + 3(5 – 4) = 0
1
=
4
27. Let d  R, and

 2 4d  sin    2 
 
A= 
1    2
sin d   [ 0,2]. If the minimum value of det(A) is 8, then a value of d is:
5
 2 sin    d   sin   2  2d
(A) –7 (B) 2  2 2  (C) 2  
2 1 (D) –5
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. D
 2 4d  sin    2 
 
det A = 
1  sin   2 d 
5
 2 sin    d   sin   2  2d
R1  R1 + R3 – 2R2
1 0 0
1 sin   2 d
=
5 2 sin   d 2  2d  sin 
= d2 + 4d + 4 – sin2 = (d + 2)2 – sin2) min. at sin = 1
=(d+2)2 – 1= 8 (given)
d = 1 or – 5
28. If a circle C passing through the point (4,0) touches the circle x2 + y2 + 4x – 6y = 12 externally at the point
(1, –1), then the radius of C is :
(A) 57 (B) 5 (C) 2 5 (D) 4
Topic (Circle)
Sol. B
Let the centre of circle (–2,3)
E.O.T  x.1 + y(–1) + 2(x + 1) –3(y – 1) – 12 = 0
3x – 4y – 7 = 0
Equation of family of circle,
2 2
 x  1   y  1   3x  4y  7   0
It passes through (4, 0)
So,   2
So, equation of circle C is x2  y2  8x  10y  16  0
Radius = 5
3 
29. The shortest distance between the point  , 0  and the curve y = x , (x > 0 ) is :
2 
3 5 5 3
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 4 2 2
Topic (Tangent & Normal)
Sol. C
Let Pt t, t  
distance formula using
3 
 t, t  –  ,0
2 
2
 3 2
Z = t   
 2 
 t 0 
dz  3
= 2 t   + 1 = 0  t = 1
dt  2

pt = 1, 1 = (1,1) 
5 5
Sh. distance = =
4 2
1
30. Let n  2 be a natural number and 0 <  < /2. Then

 sin
n
  sin   n
cos 
d is equal to :
 sin n1

(where C is a constant of integration)
n 1 n 1
n  1  n n  1  n
(A) 2 1 C (B) 2 1 C
n  1  sinn1   n  1  sinn1  
n 1 n 1
n  1  n n  1  n
(C) 2  1 C (D) 2 1  C
n 1 sinn1   n 1

sinn1  
Topic (Integration)
Sol. B
sinn common :
1/n

sin  1  sin1n  d
cos 
 sin  n1
1 – sin1–n = t
–(1 –n) sin–n cos d= dt
cos d dt
=
sinn  n 1
1 1/n
  t  dt
n1
 1 1 
1  tn 
 C
n  1  1  1 
n 
JEE MAIN - 2019 [10-01-2019 (Evening)]
1. Two vertices of a triangle are (0, 2) and (4, 3) If its orthocentre is at the origin, then its third vertex lies
in which quadrant?
(A) fourth (B) third (C) first (D) second
Sol. D
Equation of line BC is y = 3
k = 3
4
Eqaution of line AC is y – 2 =  x  0
3
3y + 4x = 6
Passes through (h, 3)
3
9 + 4h = 6  h  
4
orthocentre is =  3 / 4, 3  lie in second quadrent
 19 1 
n

2. The value of cot   cot  1   2p   is :
 n1  p 1 
19 23 22 21
(A) (B) (C) (D)
21 22 23 19
Topic (ITF)
Sol. D
19 n 19
1   1
 cot  1   2p    cot [1  n(n  1)]
n 1  p 1  n 1
19
1  1 
=  tan  1  n(n  1) 
n 1  
19
1  (n  1)  n 
=  tan  1  n(n  1) 
n 1  
19
1 1
=  tan (n  1)  tan n
n1

1 1 1 1
  1
1
= tan 2  tan 1  tan 3  tan 2  .........  tan 20  tan 19  
 1 
=  tan 20  
 
Now,
1 1   20  1 21
cot [tan–120 – 4] = = =
tan[tan1 20   / 4] 20  1 19
3. The tangent to the curve, y = xex2 passing through the point (1, e) also passes through the point:
5  4 
(A)  , 2e  (B) (3, 6e) (C) (2, 3e) (D)  , 2e 
 3   3 
Topic (Tangent & normal)
Sol. D
dy 2 2
 ex 1  xex .2x
dx
2
= ex [1  2x2 ]
 dy 
 dx   3e
  1,e 
4 
Equation of tagent y – e = 3e (x – 1) which passes though  , 2e 
3 
4. Consider the following three statements:

P : 5 is prime number.
Q : 7 is a factor of 192.
R : L.C.M. of 5 and 7 is 35.
Then the truth value of which one of the following statements is true?
(A) ~ P   ~ Q  R  (B) ~ P    Q  R  (C) P  Q  ~ R  (D) P  ~ Q  R 
Topic (MR)
Sol. D
25
5. If 
r 0
50

C r 50 r C 25  r  K  50
C 25  then K is equal to:
(A) 224 (B) 225 (C) 225–1 (D) (25)2

Topic (Binomial theorem)
Sol. B
25
 50
Cr 50 r C25 r  k 50C25
r 0
25
50 50  r
 r 50  r  k 50C25
r 0 25  r 25
25
50 25 50
 r 25  r  25   25   k.
r 0
C25
25
50
C25  25 Cr  k 50C25  25 C  25 C  .......  25 C  k
0 1 25
r 0
 K = 225
/2
dx
6. The value of 
 / 2 x   sin x   4
, where [t] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to t, is:
3 1 3 1
(A)  4  3  (B)  7  5  (C)  4  3  (D)  7  5 
20 12 10 12
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A
1 0 1 /2
dx dx dx dx
  1 1  1  4  0 4  
 2  1  4 1
1 0  4

2
1 1 0 1 1 1 /2
  x   / 2   x  1  4  x  0  5  x  1
2
 1 1 1 
 1   1  1    1
2 2 4 52 
1  1 1  1
     
1 2 2 4 10 5
12  9
 s
20
   
7. The value of cos  cos 3  .........cos 10  sin 10  is :
22 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
256 2 1024 512
Topic (Compound angle)
Sol. C

Let 
210

 2
29
(cos  cos 2 – cos28 )sin (/210)
  
sin  2 9 10 
 2  . sin   
 10 
9  
2 sin  10
 2 

2 

sin  
 2  1
29 29
8. Let N be the set of natural numbers and two functions f and g be defined as f, g: N  N such that
n 1
 if nis odd
f(n)   n2 and g(n) = n – (–1)n. Then fog is:
 2 if nis even
(A) both one-one and onto (B) neither one-one nor onto
(C) one-one but not onto. (D) onto but not one-one
Topic (Function)
Sol. D
g(n) =
This will give all values of the n
function is many one, onto functions
x 1
2 2
9. If  f(t)dt  x   t
0 x
f(t)dt then f'(1\2) is :
24 4 6 18
(A) (B) (C) (D)
25 5 25 25
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A
Diff. both sides
f(x) = 2x + [0– x2 f(x)]
2x
 f(x) =
1  x2
1  x  2   2x   2x 
2
f'(x) = 2
1  x  2
1
put x =
2
5
2    1 1
 1
f    4
2
2  1
 1 
 4 
5 
 2  1
 
2
= 5
4
 
24
=
25
10
2   
10. the positive value of  for which the co-efficient of x2 in the expression x  x  2  is, 720, is:
 x 
(A) 5 (B) 2 2 (C) 4 (D) 3

Sol. C
x2 [ x   / x 2 ]10
r
x2 10
Cr ( x)10 r  / x 2  
Cr (x)
5 r / 2 
10
r x 2  2r
5r
10
Cr r x(7 5r / 2) for coff. of x2 = 7   2 r = 2
2
 10 C2 2  720
 45 2  720   2  16    4
11. The number of values of (0, ) for which the system of linear equations x + 3y + 7z = 0, –x + 4y + 7z =
0, (sin3)x + (cos2)y + 2z = 0 has a non-trivial solution, is:
(A) four (B) three (C) two (D) one
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. C
1 3 7
1 4 7 0
sin 3 cos 2 2
R1 R1 + R2
0 1 2
(7) 1 4 7 0
sin 3 cos 2 2
(7) [(2  7 sin 3)  2( cos 2  4 sin 3)]  0

 2 + 7sin3 – 2cos2 – 8sin3 = 0
 2 (1–cos2) = sin3
 2 . 2sin2 = 3sin – 4sin3
 sin[3-4 sin2–4sin] =0
sin 0 ((0, )) 4sin2 + 4 sin – 3 = 0
(2 sin + 3) (2sin– 1)
3 1
sin =  ,
2 2
3
sin =  is not possible
2
 5
,
=
6 6
Number of values of  is 2.
5 5
 3 i  3 i
12. Let z     
  2
  . If R(z) and I(z) respectively denote the real and imaginary parts of z, then
 2 2   2 
:
(A) R(z) = – 3 (B) R(z) < 0 and I(z) > 0
(C) I(z) = 0 (D) R(z) > 0 and I(z) > 0
Sol. C
5 5
        
Z =  cos  isin   cos     sin   
 6 6   6  6 
5 5  5   5 
= cos  i sin  cos    i sin   
6 6  6   6 
5  5  5 
= cos  i sin  cos  isin   
6 6 6  6 
3
Re (Z) = – 2 Im(z) = 0
2
13. The curve amongst the family of curves represented by the differential equation, (x2 – y2)dx + 2xy dy = 0
which passes through (1, 1), is:
(A) a circle with centre on the x-axis
(B) a circle with centre on the y-axis
(C) a hyperbola with transverse axis along the x-axis
(D) an ellipse with major axis along the y-axis
Sol. A
M-I (x2 – y2) dx = –2xy dy
dy y 2  x 2

dx 2xy
2
dy  y / x   1

dx 2 y / x
put y/x = v
dv v 2  1
v+x 
dx 2v
dv 1  v 2
x 
dx 2v
2v dx
  dv  
v2  1 x
–n (v2 + 1) = nx + c
 –n(y2/x2 + 1) = nx + c —(1)
passes through (1, 1)
– n2 = c
From (1)
 y2 
n  2   n  2  1  ln x
 x 
 
 2 
n  2   ln x
 y  1
 2 
x 
2x 2
x x2 + y2 = 2x
y2  x2
circle which centre = (1, 0)
M-II
x2 dx = y2 dx – 2xy dy
–dx = d(y2/x)
–x = y2/x + c
passes though (1, 1)  c = –2
14. The plane which bisects the line segment joining the points (–3, –3, 4) and (3, 7, 6) at right angles, passes
through which one of the following points?
(A) (4, –1, 7) (B) (–2, 3, 5) (C) (2, 1, 3) (D) (4, 1, – 2)
Topic (Vector-3D)
Sol. D
Direction ratios of Normal = (6, 10, 2)

Equation of plane  6  x  0   10  y  2   2  z  5 
 6x + 10y + 2z = 20 + 10
 3x + 5y + z = 15
Which satisfy by point (4, 1, –2)
15. Let a1, a2, a3 ....., a10 be in G.P. with ai > 0 for i= 1,2 .... , 10 and S be the set of pairs (r, k), r, kN (the set
loge a1r a2k loge a2r a3k loge a3r a4k

of natural numbers) for which
Then the number of elements in S, is:

(A) 10 (B) 2 (C) infinitely many (D) 4
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. C
Let common ratios is R  a4 = a3 R, a3 = a2R Apply C3  C3 - C2 ,C2  C2 – C1
 n a1r a 2 k  n (R )r  k  n R (r  k )
r k r k
 n a4 a5  n (R )  n R (r  k )
=
 n a7r a8k  n (R )r  k  n R (r  k )
 = 0  Infinite value satisfy this
16.
2
 
Let f: (–1, 1)  R be a function defined by f(x) = max  | x |,  1  x . If K be the set of all points at which
f is not differentiable, then K has exactly:
(A) three elements (B) one element (C) five elements (D) two elements
Topic (Differentiablity)
Sol. A
maxm (–|x|,  1  x2 ) =
1
not diff at x =  ,0
2
17. The length of the chord of the parabola x2 = 4y having equation x – 2y  4 2  0 is:
(A) 2 11 (B) 8 2 (C) 6 3 (D) 3 2
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. C
For parabola x2 = 4ay
length of chord is = 4 a 1  m2  am 2

c 
 1 1 
Length of chord = 4 1  1     4 
 22 
3 9
= 4 = 6 3
2  2 
3 f(x)  1
18. let f be a differentiable function such thast f'(x) = 7 – ,(x  0) and f(1)  4. Then xlim xf   :
4 x 0 x
4
(A) exists and equals 0 . (B) exists and equals
7
(C) does not exist. (D) exists and equals 4.
Sol. D
dy 3
 y7
dx 4x
3
P= , Q=7
4x
3 3
I.f = e 4 x dx  e 4 nx  x3 / 4
3/4
y(x3/4) =  7x dx
x7 / 4
y x3/4 = 7 C
7/4
y = 4x + C x–3/4
lim x.f(1 / x)
x 0
3
4
lim(x)[  cx 4 ] = 4
x 0  x
19. If mean and standard deviation of 5 observation x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 are 10 and 3, respectively, then the
variance of 6 observations x1, x2 ......x5, and – 50 is equal to:
(A) 582.5 (B) 509.5 (C) 586.5 (D) 507.5
Topic (Statistics)
Sol. D
x1  x 2  x3  x 4  x 5
 10  x1  x 2  x3  x 4  x5  50 —(1)
5
2
x 1
 x  9
2
 x12  x22  x3 2  x 4 2  x5 2  545
5
x1  x 2  x3  x 4  x 5  50
xnew  0
6
6
 x 12
Variance Now i1
 x new 
2
x12  x 22  x3 2  x 42  x5 2  2500

6
= 507.5
5 4 x 3 1 4 x 3
20. If x e dx 
48
e f(x) + C where C is a constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to:
(A) –2x3 + 1 (B) –2x3 –1 (C) 4x3 + 1 (D) –4x3 – 1
Topic (Integration)
Sol. D
3
x
2
 x3e4 x dx 4x3 = t
1
x2 dx = dt
12
1  t  t
e dt
12   4 
1 1
48 
t e t dt 
48
 
[t e t   1 e t dt]  
te t e t
   c replace t
48 48
3
e4x 

48 
 
 4x3  1   C
21. With the usual notation, in ABC, if A  B  120º, a = 3  1 and b = 3 – 1, then the ratio A : B, is
:
(A) 3 : 1 (B) 9 : 7 (C) 5 : 3 (D) 7 : 1
Topic (SOT)
Sol. D
A + B = 120º
A B ab C
tan  cot  
2 ab 2
3  1 3  1 1
cot(30º )  . 3 1
= 2  
3 3
A B
 45º
2
A  105º
B  15º
1
22. If the probability of hitting a target by a shooter, in any shot, is , then the minimum number of
3
independent shots at the target required by him so that the probability of hitting the target atleast once
5
is greater than , is:
6
(A) 3 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4
Topic (Probability)
Sol. C
1 2
p(x) = ,p  x  
3 3
at least are hit = 1–( no hit)
n
2
1 –  
3
n n
2 1 2
1    5 / 6  
3 6  3 
min value of n is 5
x4 y5 z3
23. On which of the following lines lies the point of intersection of the line,   and the plane,
2 2 1
x + y + z = 2?
x4 y5 z5 x2 y3 z3
(A)   (B)  
1 1 1 2 2 3
x  3 4  y z 1 x 1 y 3 z  4
(C)   (D)  
3 3 2 1 2 5
Topic (Vector-3D)
Sol. D
Let the point one the line is (2 + 4, 2 + 5,  + 3) lie on plane
(2+4) +(2 + 5) + (+ 3) - 2 =0
5 + 10 = 0  = – 2
point of intersection (0, 1, 1)
Which lie on line D
24. Two sides of a parallelogram are along the lines, x + y = 3 and x – y + 3 = 0 . If its diagonals intersect at
(2, 4) then one of its vertex is:
(A) (2, 1) (B) (3, 6) (C) (2, 6) (D) (3, 5)
Sol. B
(4-h, 5+h) lie on line y = x + 3

 5 + h = 4 – h + 3  2h = 2
h=1
vertex B is = (1, 2)
vertex D is = (3, 6)
 y2 x2 
Let S =  x, y   R : 1  r  1  r  1 where r   1. Then S represents:
2
25.
 
1
(A) an ellipse whose eccentricity is when r > 1.
r 1
2
(B) a hyperbola whose eccentricity is , where < r < 1
r 1
2
(C) an ellipse whose eccentricity is , when r > 1.
r 1
2
(D) a hyperbola whose eccentricity is , when 0 < r < 1.
1 r
Topic (hyperbola)
Sol. C
x2 y2
r  ( 0 , 1) than   1
1 r 1 r
1 r 2
e= 1   hyperbola
1 r 1 r
y2 x2
r>1   1  represent ellipse
1 r 1 r
a = b (1–e ) r – 1 = (r + 1) (1 – e2)
2 2 2
 r  1
e2 = 1 -  
 r  1
2
e=
1 r
       
26. Let   (  2)a  b and  = (4 – 2) a  3b be two given vectors where vectors a and b are non-collinear..
 
The value of  for which vectors  and  are collinear, is:
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) – 4 (D) – 3
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. C
 
 and  are collinear
2 1

4  2 3
   4
27. If the area of an equilateral triangle inscribed in the circle, x2 + y2 10x + 12y + c = 0 is 27 3 sq. units then
c is equal to:
(A) 13 (B) – 25 (C) 25 (D) 20
Topic (Circle)
Sol. C
Let side of equilatrial  = a
a/2
sin60º =
r
3 a
=   a  3r
2 2r
r= 25  36  C  61  C
3 2
area  a  27 3
4
3
4
 3   61  C   27 3
61 – C = 36
 C = 25
2 b 1
 2  det  A 
b b  1 b
28. Let A =   where b > 0. Then the minimum value of is
 1 b 2 b
(A) 3 (B)  3 (C) 2 3 (D) 2 3
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. D
2 b 1
b b2  1 b
A=
1 b 2
det (A) = b2 +3
 det A  m
minm    min b  3 / b 
 b 
b  3 /b
 b.  3 /b
2
b + 3/b  2 3
minm value = 2 3
1 
29. A helicopter is flying along the curve given by y  x3 / 2  7,  x  0  . A soldier positioned at the point  , 7 
2 
wants to shoot down the helicopter when it is nearest to him. Then this nearest distance is :
1 7 1 5 1 7
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 2 6 3 3
Topic (Tangent & normal)
Sol. A
Let point p on curve is = (t, 7+t3/2)
dy 3
 x1 / 2
dx 2
 dy  3
 dx   t1/ 2
  t, 7  t  2
3 / 2
2 1 / 2
slope of normal at P is =  t
3
t3 / 2
slope of PQ is = 1  t
2
2 1/ 2 t3 / 2 2 t t
t   
 3 1 3 t 1
t t
2 2
3t2 + 2t – 1 = 0
t = 1/3
3/2
1  1 
Point P =  3 , 7   3  
   
1 7
distane =
6 3
30. The value of  such that sum of the squares of the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + (3 – ) x + 2= 
has the least value is :
15 4
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) (D)
8 9
Topic (Quaratic Equation)
Sol. B
S = 2 + 2
S = ( + )2 – 2
S(3-)2 –2 ( 2– )
S= 2 – 6 + 9 – 4 + 2
S=2 – 4 + 5
S = ( – 2)2 + 1
Minimum value occur when  = 2
JEE MAIN - 2019 [11-01-2019 (Morning)]
1. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curve x2 = 4y and the straight line x = 4y – 2 is :
5 7 3 9
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 8 4 8
Topic (AUC) y
Sol. D
x2 = 4y ...(1)
x = 4y – 2
Solve (1) & (2) x
–1 2
x  2
x2 = 4  
 4 
x2 = x + 2
x2 – x – 2 = 0
x = – 1, x = 2
Bounded area is
2
 x  2 x2 
A=     dx
1 4 4
2 2
1 1  x2 x3 
A=
4 1
x 2  x2
dx  A = 
42
 2x  
3  1
1  4 8 1 1 
A=   4      2  
4  2 3 2 3 
1 10 7 
A=     A = 27
4 3 6 24
9
A= sq. units
8
2. If the system of linear equations

2x + 2y + 3z = a
3x – y + 5z = b
x – 3y + 2z = c
Where a,b,c are non - zero real numbers, has more than one solution, then :
(A) b – c – a = 0 (B) a + b + c = 0 (C) b – c + a = 0 (D) b + c – a = 0
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. A
ba=c
bca=0
3. The sum of an infinite geometric series with positive terms is 3 and the sum of the cubes of its terms is
27
. Then the common ratio of this series is :
19
2 2 1 4
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9 3 3 9
Topic (Sequenes & series)
Sol. B
S = 3
let first term = a
a
S = , |r| < 1
1r
a
3=
1r
a = 3(1 – r) ....(1)
also given
27
sum of cubes =
19
a3 27
3 =
1r 19
19a3 = 27(1 – r3) ....(2)
Solve equation (1) & (2)
19[3(1 – r)]3 = 27(1 – r3)
19 × 27(1 – r)3 = 27(1 – r)(1 + r + r2)
19(1 – r)2 = (1 + r + r2)
19 + 19r2 – 38r – 1 – r – r2 = 0
18r2 – 39r + 18 = 0
6r2 – 13r + 6 = 0
6r2 – 9r – 4r + 6 = 0
3r(2r – 3) – 2(2r – 3) = 0
3 2
r= or r =
2 3
2
But |r| < 1  r =
3
 0 2q r 
 
p q r 
4. Let A =  . If AAT = I3, then |p| is :
 p q r 
 
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 3 2 6
Topic (Matrix)
Sol. C
0 2q r 
 
p q r 
A= 
p q r 
A.AT = I3
0 2q r   0 p p  1 0 0
    
p q r  2q q q  0 1 0
p q r   r r r  0 0 1
 4q2  r2 2q2  r2 2q2  r2  1 0 0

 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2  
2q  r p  q  r p  q  r  = 0 1 0
 
 2q2  r2 p2  q2  r2 p2  q2  r2  0 0 1
 
Now, 4q2 + r2 = 1
2q2 – r2 = 0,
p2 – q2 – r2 = 0
p2+ q2 + r2 = 1
Solving
4q2  r2  1
2q2  r2  0
6q2  1
1
q2 =
6
1
q=
6
Soving
r2 = 2q2
1 1
r2 =  r=
3 3
 p2 = q2 + r2
1 1
p2 = 
6 3
1
p2 =
2
1
|P| =
2
dy  2x  1 
5. If y(x) is the solution of the differential equation  y = e–2x, x > 0, where y(1) = 1 e2 , then :
dx  x  2
1  loge 2
(A) y(x) is decreasing in  ,1  (B) y(loge2) =
2  4
(C) y(loge2) = loge4 (D) y(x) is decreaing in (0,1)
Topic (differential Equation)
Sol. A
dy  2x  1 
+   y = e–2x,x > 0
dx  x 
it is linear differential equation.
 1
I.F. = e  2 x dx = e2xnx = e2x. elnx = x.e2x
 I.F. = x.e2x
x2
y.x.e2x = C
2
1 2
Now given y(1) = .e
2
1 2 1
 .e . 1 .e2 =  C  C = 0
2 2
x2 x.e2x
 y.x.e2x = y=
2 2
2x
dy e2x x.e  2  2x  1 
=  = e   x
dx 2 2  2 
dy 2x  1 
 = e   x
dx 2 
1 dy
 when x  , 0
2 dx
1 
 y(x) is decreasing in  ,1 
2 
 1, 2  x  0
6. Let f(x) =  2 and g(x) =|f(x)| + f(|x|). Then, in the interval (–2,2), g is :
 x  1, 0x2
(A) not differentiable at two points (B) differentiable at all points
(C) not differentiable at one point (D) not continuous
Topic (differentiability)
Sol. C
 1, 2  x  0

1  x2 , 0 x 1
|f(x)| = 
x2  1, 1x2

and f(|x|) = x2 – 1, x  [–2,2]
 x2 , x  2, 0 

0, x  [0,1)
Hence g(x) = 

2
2 x  1 ,  x  1, 2
It is not differentiable at x = 1
7. In a triangle, the sum of lengths of two sides is x and the product of the lengths of the same two sides is y.
If x2 – c2 = y, where c is the length of the third side of the triangle, then the circumradius of the triangle is
c y c 3
(A) (B) (C) (D) y
3 3 3 2
Topic (SOT)
Sol. A
In ABC
a + b = x & ab = y
x2 – c2 = y
(a + b)2 – c2 = ab
a2 + b2+ 2ab – c2 = ab
a2 + b2– c2 = – ab
a2  b2  c2 1
= -1/2  cosC =   C  120
2ab 2
c
C C  3 C
R= R= = 2.  r=
2 sin C 2.sin120  2  3
 

8. The direction ratios of normal to the plane through the points (0,–1,0) and (0,0,1) and making an angle
4
with the plane y – z + 5 = 0 are :
(A) 2, 2,  2 (B) 2, – 1, 1 (C) 2,1, 1 (D) 2 3,1, 1
Topic (Vecto-3D)
Sol. AC
A(0,–1,0)
B(0,0,1)
Points A & B lies in the plane

 AB also lies in plane
 ˆ
AB = 0iˆ  ˆj  k
another plane P2 is y – z + 5 = 0

ˆ
 n2 = 0iˆ  ˆj  k
Let plane is ax + by + cz + d = 0
 ˆ
n = aî  bj
ˆ  ck
 
n  AB
 
 n. AB = 0
a(0) + b(1) + c(1) = 0
b+c=0
b=–c

angle b/w planes is
4

 n.n2
 cos =  
4 n n2
1 bc 2b
= 2 2 2 1=  4b2 = a2 + 2b2
2 a b c 2 a  2b2
2
a2 = 2b2
a = ± 2b
or a =  2 c
&b=–c
 Direction ratios are
 2, 1,1 or   2,1, 1 
9. The value of r for which 20Cr20C0 + 20Cr–120C1 +20Cr – 220C2 + ....+20C020Cr is maximum, is :
(A) 15 (B) 20 (C) 11 (D) 10
Sol. B
Cr20C0 + 20Cr – 120C1 + 20Cr – 220C2 + ....+20C020Cr is the coefficient of xr in the expansion of
20
(1 + x)20(1 + x)20
sum is 40Cr
maximum when r = 20
10. Two integers are selected at random from the set {1,2,....,11}.Given that the sum of selected numbers is
even, the conditional probability that both the numbers are even is :
3 7 2 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 10 5 2
Topic (Probability)
Sol. C
either both even or both odd
5
C2 10 10 2
required probability = 5 = = =
C2 6 C2 10  15 25 5
3
 1  x  iy
11. Let  2  i  =
 3  27
 
i  1 , where x and y are real numbers, then y – x equals :
(A) –85 (B) –91 (C) 91 (D) 85

Sol. C
3
 1  x  iy
 2  3 i  =
  27
3
 6  i  x  iy
 3  =
  27
3
 6  i  x  iy 
 =
27 27
–(216 + 108i + 18i2 + i3) = (x + iy)
– (216 + 108i – 18 – i) = (x + iy)
–(198 + 107i) = x + iy
x = – 198, y = –107
 y – x = –107 + 198 = 91
12. Two circles with equal radii are intersecting at the points (0,1) and (0,–1).The tangent at the point (0,1)
to one of the circles passes through the centre of the other circle. Then the distance between the
centres of these circles is :
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 2 2
Topic (Circle)
Sol. C
Quadrilateral PC1QC2 is a square. Length of one diagonal PQ is 2 so, length of C1C2 is equal to 2.
dy
13. If xloge(logex) – x2 + y2 = 4(y > 0 ) , then at x = e is equal to :
dx
e 1  2e  1  2e  2e  1
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
4e 4e 2 4e 2 4  e2
Topic (MOD)
Sol. D
xloge(logex) – x2 + y2 = 4, (y > 0). ...(1)
1 1 dy
loge(logex) + x. log x . x – 2x + 2y. =0
e dx
put x = e
1 1 dy
loge(logee) + e. log e . e – 2e + 2y. =0
e dx
dy
loge(1) + 1 – 2e + 2y. =0 ...(2)
dx
from equation (1) at x = e
eloge(logee) – e2 + y2 = 4
y2 = 4 + e2
y= 4  e2
put y = 4  e2 in equation (2)
2 dy
 1 – 2e + 2 4  e . =0
dx
dy 2e  1
=
dx 2 4  e2
14. If q is false and p  q  r is true, then which one of the following statements is a tautology?
(A) p  r (B) p  r   p  r  (C) p  r   p  r  (D) p  r
Topic (MR)
Sol. B
q:F
p  q   r : T
Case I
p  q : T and r : T
It is not possible when q :F
Case II
p  q : F and r : F
P : T or F q : F, r : F
1. p  r
T F : T
f  f:f
2. p  r   p  r 
T f  T F
F T : T
F F  F F
FF:T
3. p  r   p  r 
T  f  T  F
TF:F
F F F F
FF:T
(4) p  r
T  F :F
F  F :F
15. Equation of a common tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x and the hyperbola xy = 2 is :

(A) x + 2y + 4 = 0 (B) x – 2y + 4 = 0 (C) x + y + 1 = 0 (D) 4x + 2y + 1 = 0
Topic (Hyperbola)
Sol. A
y2 =4x & xy = 2.
for parabola y2 = 4x
1
let tangent is y = mx + ...(1)
m
it also touches hyperbola xy = 2 ...(2)
 solve (1) & (2) & apply D = 0
 1
x  mx   = 2
 m
m2x2 – 2m + x = 0  D = 0
(1)2 – 4(m2)(–2m) = 0
1
8m3 = – 1, m3 = 
8
1
m= 
2
 common tangent is
1 1
y=  x +
2  1 / 2 
1
y=  x2
2
x + 2y + 4 = 0
a3 a9
16. Let a1, a2, ....,a10 be a GP. If a = 25, then a equals :
1 5
(A) 54 (B) 53 (C) 2(52) (D) 4(52)

Sol. A
a1, a2......,a10  GP
a, ar, ar2,.......,ar9  GP
a3 ar2
a1 = 25  = 25
a
r=±5
a9 ar 8
a5 =  r4
ar 4
 r4 = (25)2 = 54
1
17. The outcome of each of 30 itmes was observed ; 10 items gave an outcome – d, 10 items gave outcome
2
1 1 4
each and the remaining 10 items gave outcome  d each. If the variance of this outcome data is
2 2 3
then d equals :
2 5
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D) 2
3 2
Topic (Statistics)
Sol. A
1
variance is independent of origin shift data by .
2
2
x2   x 
 ni   n i  =
 
2
10d2  10   0   10d2 4
–(0)2 =
30 3
d =2 d =
2
2
18. If one real root of the quadratic equation 81x2+ kx + 256 = 0 is cube of the other root, then a value of k is
:
(A) 144 (B) –81 (C) 100 (D) –300
Sol. D
81x2 + kx + 256 = 0
roots are  & 3
k
 + 3 = 
81
256
4 =
81
4
=±
3
k
  + 3 = 
81
4 64 k
 = 
3 27 81
 k = – 300
1  x2 m
19. If x 4
dx = A  x  1  x2  
 C , for a suitable chosen integer m and a function A(x), where C is a
constant of integration, then (A(x))m equals :

1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
9x 4 27x6 27x9 3x3
Topic (Integration)
Sol. C
1  x2 m
 x4
dx = A  x   1  x2  C
1
x 1 m

x2
x4
dx = A  x   1  x2  C
 1  dt 2
Put  2  1  = t  = 3
 x  dx x
1  t3 / 2
  t dt C
2

3
3

 1  x2  C
3x3
1
 A(x) =  &m=3
3x3
3
 1  1
A((x)) 3
  3  =
 3x  27x9
20.
2
The maximum value of the function f(x) = 3x3 – 18x2 + 27x – 40 on the set S = x  R : x  30  11x is :  
(A) 122 (B) –122 (C) –222 (D) 222
Topic (Monotonocity)
Sol. A
f(x) = 3x3 – 18x2 + 27x – 40
f'(x) = 9x2 – 36x + 27
f'(x) = 9(x2 – 4x + 3)
f'(x) = 9(x – 1)(x – 3)
2
Now S = x  R, x  30  11x  0 
= {x  R, x  [5,6]}
 where x  [5,6], f'(x) is positive
 f(x) is increasing in [5,6]
 max. value, f(6) = 122
21. The straight line x + 2y = 1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A,B and the
origin. Then the sum of perpendicular distances from A and B on the tangent to the circle at the origin is :
5 5
(A) (B) 4 5 (C) (D) 2 5
4 2
Topic (Circle) y
Sol. C (0,1/2)
B
x + 2y = 1
p1
equation of circle
(x –1)(x – 0) + (y – 0)(y – 1/2) = 0
A(1,0)
y (0,0)
x
x2 + y2 – x – =0 p2
2 x+2y=1
Tangent at (0,0) is
From T = 0
x  0 1 y  0
0+0–     = 0  2x + y = 0
 2  2 2 
1
0
2 20 1 2
p1 + p2 = 5 + = +
5 2 5 5
5 5
p1 + p2 =  p1+ p2 =
2 5 2
x 3 y 2 z 1
22. The plane containing the line   and also contiaining its projection on the plane
2 1 3
2x + 3y – z = 5, contains which one of the following points ?
(A) (–2,2,2) (B) (0, – 2, 2) (C) (2,0,–2) (D) (2,2,0)
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. C
x 3 y 2 z 1
line.   & P1  2x + 3y – z = 5
2 1 3
ˆ  n1 = 2iˆ  3j
b  2iˆ  ˆj  3k ˆ
ˆk
normal vector of required plane is  to b & n1


 n  b  n1
n  8iˆ  8j ˆ
ˆ  8k
 D.R.'s of n of required plane are – 1,1,1
 equation of required plane is
–1(x – 3) + 1(y + 2) + 1(z – 1) = 0
–x + y + z + 4 = 0
x–y–z–4=0
it is the required plane
Now check options
23. Let [x] denote the greatest integer less than or equal to x. then :
2
lim
  
tan  sin2 x  x  sin  x x 
x 0 x2
(A) does not exist (B) equals 0 (C) equals  + 1 (D) equals 
Topic (limit)
Sol. A
RHL
2
lim
  
tan  sin2 x  x  sin  x x 
x 0 x2
where x  0+, [x] = 0
 lim

tan  sin2 x  x2 
2
x 0 x
 tan  sin2 x
lim 


 sin2 x      1
x 0 

  sin x
2
x2  

 RHL =  + 1
LHL
2
lim
  
tan  sin2 x  x  sin  x x  
x 0 x2
as x  0 , [x] = – 1
2
 lim
 
tan  sin2 x   x  sin x 
x 0 x2
 tan  sin2 x
lim 

 sin2 x      1  sin x  2
 x 
x 0 
 
 sin2 x x2  
 
 LHL = 
 RHL  LHL
 Limit does not exist
2
sin2 x
 dx
24. The value of the integral 2 x 1 (where [x] denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to x) is

 2
 
(A) sin 4 (B) 4 (C) 4 – sin4 (D) 0
Topic (Integration)
Sol. D
sin2 x
Let f  x  
x 1
  2
 
sin2 x
So, f  x     x   x  
 x  1        1as x  n 
  2 
     
 
sin2 x
f  x  
1  x 

2   
f  x   f  x 
So, the given function is odd function. So, integration is 0.
25. A square is inscribed in the circle x2 + y2 – 6x + 8y – 103 = 0 with its sides parallel to the coordinates axes.
Then the distance of the vertex of this square which is nearest to the origin is :
(A) 6 (B) 41 (C) 137 (D) 13
Topic (Circle)
Sol. B
x2 + y2 – 6x + 8y – 103 = 0
center (3, –4), r = 9  16  103 = 128 = 8 2
 Minimum distance of vertex S from origin is 41
x
26. Let f : R  R be defined by f(x) = , x  R. Then the range of f is
1  x2
 1 1  1 1
(A) (–1,1) –{0} (B) R    ,  (C)   ,  (D) R – [–1,1]
 2 2  2 2
Topic (Function)
Sol. C
f(0) = 0 & f(x) is odd.
Further, If x > 0 then
1  1
  0, 
f(x) = x  1  2 
X
 1 1
Hence, f(x)    , 
 2 2
  
27. ˆ , b ˆ
Let a  î  2ˆj  4k i  ˆj  4k 
ˆ and c  2iˆ  4j  ˆ be coplaner vectors. Then the non-zero
ˆ  2  1 k
 
vector a  c is :
(A) 10iˆ  5j
ˆ (B) 14iˆ  5j
ˆ (C) 14iˆ  5j
ˆ (D) 10iˆ  5j
ˆ
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. A
  
a, b, c are coplanar
  
  a b c 
1 2 4
1  4
=0
2 4 2  1
(2 – 1) – 16 – 2(2 – 1– 8) + 4(4 –2) =0
3 –  – 16 – 22 + 18 + 16 – 8
3 – 22 – 9 + 18 = 0
2( – 2) – 9( – 2) = 0
( – 2)(2 – 9) = 0
 = 2 ,  = ±3
 ˆ
Now a = î  2j ˆ  4k

ˆ
b  î  ˆj  4k
 ˆ
c  2iˆ  4j 
ˆ  2  1 k
 
when  = ± 3, a || c   ±3
=2
 ˆ
c = 2iˆ  4j
ˆ  3k
ˆ
î ˆj k
  1 2 4
 ac =
2 4 3
 
a  c  10iˆ  5j
ˆ
28. If tangents are drawn to the ellipse x2 + 2y2 = 2 at all points on the ellipse other than its four vertices then
the mid points of the tangents intercepted between the coordinates axes lie on the curve.
1 1 x2 y2 x2 y 2 1 1
(A) 2
 1 (B)  1 (C)  1 (D)  1
2x 4y2 2 4 4 2 4x 2
2y2
Topic (Ellipse)
Sol. A
Equation of general tangent on ellipse
x y
 1
a sec  b cos ec
a= 2,b=1
x y
  1
2 sec  cos ec
let the midpoint be (h,k)
2 sec  1
h=  cos =
2 2h
cos ec 1
and k =  sin =
2 2k
 sin2 + cos2 = 1
1 1
  =1
2h2 4k 2
1 1
  =1
2x2 4y2
8
 x3 3 
29. The sum of the real values of x for which the middle term in the binomial expansion of    equals
 3 x
5670 is :
(A) 0 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4
Sol. A
8 x12 81
T5 = C4  = 5670
81 x 4
 70x8 = 5670
 x8  81  0
Sum of roots is equal to 0.
1
30. Let fk(x) =
k
 
sink x  cosk x for k = 1,2,3..... Then for all x  R, the value of f4(x) –f6(x) is equal to :
1 1 1 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 12 12 12
Sol. B
f4(x) – f6(x)
1 1

4
 
sin4 x  cos4 x 
6

sin6 x  cos6 x 
1 1  1 3  1
  1  sin2 2x    1  sin2 2x  
4 2  6 4  12

JEE MAIN - 2019 [11-01-2019 (Evening)]
ab c 2a 2a
2b bca 2b
1. If = (a + b +c) (x + a + b + c)2 , x  0 and a + b + c  0, then x is equal to :
2c 2c c ab
(A) 2(a + b + c) (B) –(a + b + c) (C) abc (D) –2(a + b + c)
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. D
abc 2a 2a
2b bca 2b
2c 2c c ab
R1  R1 + R2 + R3
1 1 1
(a  b  c) 2b b  c  a 2b
2c 2c c ab
C2  C2  C1 & C3  C3  C1
1 0 0
(a  b  c) 2b – b  c  a 0
2c 0 abc
1 0 0
3
(a  b  c) 2b 1 0
2c 0 1
Now
(a  b  c)(a  b  c)2  (a  b  c)(x  a  b  c)2
x = 0, – 2(a+b+c)
2. Let K be the set of all real values of x where the fuction f(x) = sin |x| – |x| + 2 (x – ) cos |x| is not
differentiable. Then the set K is equal to :
(A)  (an empty set) (B) {} (C) {0} (D) {0 , }
Sol. A
f(x) = sin |x| – |x| + 2(x – ) cos |x|
 sin x  x  2(x  )cos x ; x  0
f(x) = 
 sin x  x  2(x  )cos x ; x  0
 cos x  1  2 cos x  2 sin x(x  ) ; x  0

f' (x)  
– cos x  1  2 cos x  2 sin x(x  ) ; x  0
f'(0+) = 2
f'(0–) = 2
f'() = – 4
 (K  )
1
3. Let a function f :  0,     0,   be defined by f(x) = 1  . Then f is :-
x
(A) Injective only (B) Not injective but it is surjective
(C) Both injective as well as surjective (D) Neither injective nor surjective
Topic (Function)
Sol. Bonus
f : (0, )  (0, )
1
f(x)  1 
x
f(1) = 0, but 0 is not in codomain of function, hence function is incorrect.
4. Let A and B be two invertible matrices of order 3 × 3. If det(ABAT) = 8 and det(AB–1) = 8, then
det (BA–1 BT) is equal to :
1 1
(A) 16 (B) 1 (C) (D)
16 4
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. C
| ABA T | 8 | A |2| B | 8 ... (1)
|A|
| AB–1 | 8  8 ... (2)
|B|
| B |2
Now, det (BA–1BT) =
|A|
From (1) & (2)
1
| A |3  64  |A| = 4 & |B| =
2
| B |2 1
 
| A | 16
5. If in a parallelogram ABDC, the coordinates of A, B and C are respectively (1, 2), (3, 4) and (2, 5) then the
equation of the diagonal AD is :
(A) 3x + 5y – 13 = 0 (B) 3x – 5y + 7 = 0
(C) 5x + 3y – 11 = 0 (D) 5x – 3y + 1 = 0
Sol. D
A(1,2) B(3,4)
4 7
C (2,5) D (a,b)
a+1 =5 & b+2=9

a=4 b=7
eq. of AD is :
5
y–2= (x – 1)
3
3y – 6 = 5x – 5
5x – 3y + 1 = 0
dy 2
6. The solution of the differential equation,   x  y  , when y(1) = 1, is :
dx
2x 1 x  y
(A) loge  xy (B)  loge  2  x  1
2y 1 x  y
1 x  y 2y
(C)  loge  xy2 (D) loge  2  y  1
1 x  y 2x
Sol. B
dy
 (x  y)2
dx
x–y=t
dy dt
1 
dx dx
dt dt
1– = t2  = 1 – t2
dx dx
dt
1t 2 =  dx
1 1  t 
– ln  xc
2 1  t 
1 1 x  y 
– ln   xc
2 1 x  y 
x = 1, y = 1
ln (1) = 1 + c  c = – 1
x 1
7. If  dx  f(x) 2x  1  C , where C is a constant of integration, then f(x) is equal to:
2x  1
2 1 1 2
(A) x  4 (B)  x  1 (C) x  4 (D)  x  2
3 3 3 3
Topic (Integration)
Sol. C
Put 2x –1 = t2
t2  1
1
2  t dt
 t
t2  3
 dt
2
t 3 3t
 C
6 2
 t2 3 
t   C
 6 2
x  4 
2x  1  C
 3 
8. If 19th term of a non-zero A.P. is zero, then its (49th term) :(29th term) is:
(A) 3 : 1 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 1 : 3 (D) 4 : 1
Sol. A
T19 = 0  a + 18 d = 0
T49 a  48d (48  18)d 30 3

T29 a  28d  (28  18) d = 10 = 1
9. Contrapositive of the statement " If two numbers are not equal, then their squares are not equal." Is:-
(A) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then the numbers are equal.
(B) If the squares of two numbers are equal, then the numbers are not equal.
(C) If the squares of two numbers are not equal, then the numbers are equal.
(D) If the squares of two numbers are not equal, then the numbers are not equal.
Topic (MR)
Sol. A
Contrapositive of p  q is ~q p
So, check ~q p from the options
10. If the point (2, ) lies on the plane which passes through the points (3, 4, 2) and (7, 0, 6) and is
perpendicular to the plane 2x – 5y = 15, then 2 – 3 is equal to:
(A) 5 (B) 7
(C) 17 (D) 12
Topic (vector-3D)
Sol. B

ˆ
AB  î   4    ˆj  2    k

ˆ
AC  5iˆ  ˆj   6    k
î ˆj ˆ
k
  
np  AB  AC  1 4   2  
5  6  
ˆ
 î  6       ˆj    1     5  k
   
 
np  n  AB  AC . 2iˆ  5j 
ˆ 0
 (    6)iˆ  (  1)j


ˆ . 2iˆ  5j
ˆ  (5  )k
 
ˆ 0 
2      6   5    1  0
2 – 3 = 7
a2
11. Let (x + 10)50 + (x – 10)50 = a0 + a1x + a2 x2 + ....+ a50x50, for all xR; then a is equal to :
0
(A) 12.75 (B) 12.00 (C) 12.50 (D) 12.25

Topic (Binomial theorem)
Sol. D
(10  x)50 50 C 0 (10)50  50 C1(10)49 x..... 50 C50 x50
(10  x)50  50C 0 (10)50 50 C1(10)49 x.....  50 C50 x50

(10  x)50  (10 – x)50  2 (10)50 50 C2 (10)48 x 2  .... 
50
a2 C 2  10 48 50
C2
  50

a0 10 10 2
= 12.25
12. A circle cuts a chord of length 4a on the x-aixs and passes through a point on the y-axis, distant 2b from
the origin. Then the locus of the centre of this circle, is:
(A) an ellipse (B) a parabola (C) a straight line (D) a hyperbola
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. B
r2 = k2 + (2a)2 = h2 + (2b- k)2

x2 – 4by + 4b2 – 4a2 = 0
parabola
13. If the area of the triangle whose one vertex is at the vertex of the parabola, y2 + 4(x – a2) = 0 and the
other two vertices and the points of intersection of the parabola and y-axis, is 250 sq. units, then a value
of 'a' is :
(A) 5 5 (B) 5 (C) 10 
2/3
(D) 5 2
1/ 3

Topic (Parabola)
Sol. B
y2 + 4(x – a2) = 0
v (a2, 0)
at y - axis, x = 0
 y2 = 4a2  y = ± 2a
1 2
Now,   .a .4a  250
2
a = 5 or – 5
14. The area(in sq. units) in the first quadrant bounded by the parabola, y = x2 + 1, the tangent to it at the
point (2, 5) and the coordinate axes is :
187 8 37 14
(A) (B) ( C) (D)
24 3 24 3
Topic (AUC)
Sol. C
x2 = y – 1
T=0
2 × 2x = y + 5 – 2
equation of tangent is 4x = y + 3
2
2 1
 (x
0
 1) dx –
2
 (2  3 / 4)  5
2
 x3  25
  x 
 3 0 8
8 25 14 25 112 – 75 37
2  –  
3 8 3 8 24 24
15. All x satisfying the inequality (cot–1x)2 – 7(cot–1x) + 10 > 0, lie in the interval :
(A)  , cot 5    cot 4, cot 2  (B)  cot 5, cot 4 
(C)  , cot 5    cot 2,   (D)  cot 2,  

Topic (ITF)
Sol. D
t2 – 7t + 10 > 0
t < 2 or t > 5
cot–1x < 2 or x > cot 2 or cot 1 x  5
x  (cot 2, ) Not possible  cot 1
x  0,   
x dx
 ,x R
16. Let f(x) = a2  x 2 b  d  x
2 2 where a, b and d are non-zero real constants. Then:
(A) f is neither increasing nor decreasing function of x

(B) f is a decreasing function of x
(C) f' is not a continuous function of x
(D) f is an increasing function of x
Sol. D
  
x2   b 2  (d  x ) 2  (d  x ) 
– 2 (d  x )
a2  x 2    2 b 2  (d  x ) 2

 
a2  x 2 –  
f' (x)  2 2  b 2  (d  x ) 2 
(a  x )  
 
 
a2  b2 
 3/2 
 3/2
a 2
 x2  2
 b 2   d  x   
  
Increasing function
2 n
 q  1  q  1  q  1
17. Let Sn = 1 + q + q2 + .... + qn and Tn = 1 +      ....    where q is a real number and q
 2   2   2 
101
C1 101 C2  S1  ...... 101 C101  S100  T100 then  is equal to:
 1. If
(A) 200 (B) 2100 (C) 299 (D) 202
Sol. B
qn1  1
Sn = 1 + q + q2 + .... + qn =
q1
n 1
 q  1
  –1 n 1
 2   q  1 – 2n1
Tn = q1 
–1 (q – 1)  2n
2
Let
S 101 C1 101 C2S1  ...... 101 C101S100
100
101
S r 0
Cr 1Sr
100
101  qr  1 – 1 
  C r 1   
r 0  q–1 
100
1 101
= q1 Cr 1 (qr 1 – 1)

r 0
1
=
q1

(1  q)101 – 1 – (2101 – 1) 
(1  q)101 – 2101
=
q 1
(q  1)101 – 2101
T100 
(q  1)  2100
100
101
Now, 
r 0
Cr 1Sr  T100
100
1  q  2101   q  1101  2101 
  
q1   q  1  2100 
 
  2100
18. A bag contains 30 white balls and 10 red balls. 16 balls are drawn one by one randomly from the bag with
 mean of X 
replacement. If X be the number of white balls drawn; then   is equal to:
 Stan dard deviation of X 
4 3
(A) 3 2 (B) 4 (C) (D) 4 3
3
Topic (Probability)
Sol. D
30
P (white ball) = =p
40
1
q= , n = 16
4
3
Mean = np = 16  = 12
4
S.D. = npq = 12  1 / 4 = 3
Mean 12
  4 3
S.D 3
19. Let  and  be the roots of the quadratic equation x2 sin – x (sin cos+ 1) + cos = 0 (0 < < 45º), and
n
  1 

n
 < . Then     
n  is equal to:
n 0
 
1 1 1 1
(A)  (B) 
1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin 
1 1 1 1
(C)  (D) 
1  cos  1  sin  1  cos  1  sin 
Topic (Quadratic equation)
Sol. D
x2 sin – x (sin cos+ 1) + cos = 0
(x sin – 1) (x – cos) = 0
1
x = cos,
sin 
1
  = cos,  =
sin 
  n (–1)n 
 ( cos )
n 0
 
(1 / sin ) n
   cos  
n
 ( sin )n
n 0
   cos   
0
 (cos )1  (cos )2  ..... + [( sin)0  ( sin)1  ( sin)2  .....]
n0
 1 1 
   
 1  cos  1  sin  
20. Let S = {1, 2, ......., 20}. A subset B of S is said to be "nice", if the sum of the elements of B is 203. Then
the probability that a randomly chosen subset of S is "nice" is:
4 6 5 7
(A) (B) 20 (C) 20 (D)
220 2 2 220
Topic (Probability)
Sol. C
S = {1,2, .... 20}
sum of all elements (s) of 'S' = 210
B  S & for "nice". sum of element(s) must be 203
Favourable cases = 7, (1, 6), (2,5), (3,4), (1,2,4)
5
 p=
220
21. Let z be a complex number such that |z| + z = 3 + i (where i = 1 ). Then |z| is equal to:
5 5 41 34
(A) (B) (C) (D)
3 4 4 3
Sol. A
| z | z  3  i
x2  y2  x  3 , y = 1
x2  1  3  x
x 2  1  9  x 2 – 6x
6x = 8
4
x
3
4
 z= i
3
16 5
 |z| = 1 =
9 3
x cot(4x)
22. lim
x 0 sin2 x cot 2  2x  is equal to:
(A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 0 (D) 2
Topic (limit)
Sol. B
x cot 4x
lim
x 0 sin x. cot2 2x
2
x tan2 2x 1
lim    4x 2
x 0 sin2 x tan 4x 4x2
 x2
x2 4x
4x 3
 1
4x 3
b c c a ab cos A cos  cos C

23. Given   for a ABC with usual notation. If   , then the ordered triad
11 12 13   
() has a value :
(A) (19, 7, 25) (B) (7, 19, 25) (C) (5, 12, 13) (D) (3, 4, 5)
Topic (Solution of Triangle)
Sol. B
b c c a ab
 
11 12 13
cos A c  a cos c
 
  
b  c c  a a  b 2(a  b  c)
  
11 12 13 36
c b a
 
5 6 7
a = 7, b = , c = 5 
b2  c2  a2 61  49 12 1
cos A = = = =
2bc 60 60 5
74  36 19
cos B = =
70 35
60 5
cos C = 
84 7
1 19 5
::= : :
5 35 7
 7 : 19 : 25
24. Let 3î  ˆj,î  3ˆj and î  1    ˆj respectively be the position vectors of the points A, B and C with
repect to the origin O. If the distance of C from the bisector of the acute angle between OA and OB is
3
then the sum of all possible values of  is :
2
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1
Topic (Vector-3D)
Sol.
D
Bisector is x – y = 0
C(, 1  )
|    –1| 3

2 2
2 – 1 = 3 or – 3
 = 2, – 1
2 + (– 1) = 1
25. The number of functions f from {1, 2, 3, ...., 20} onto {1, 2, 3, ....., 20} such that f(k) is a multiple of 3,
whenever k is a multiple of 4, is :
(A) 56 × 15 (B) 65 × (15)! (C) (15)! × 6! (D) 5! × 6!
Topic (Function)
Sol. C
for k = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20}  f(k) = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18} 1 1
No. of ways = 6! 2 2
for remaining = 15! 3 3
 6! × 15! 4 4
. .
. .
. .
. .
20 20
26. If a hyperbola has length of its conjugate axis equal to 5 and the distance between its foci is 13, then the
eccentricity of the hyperbola is :
13 13 13
(A) 2 (B) (C) (D)
8 12 6
Topic (hyperbola)
Sol. C
2b = 5, 2ae = 13
25
b2 = = a2 (e2 – 1)
4
25 169
= (e2 – 1)
4 4e2
25 e2 = 169 e2 – 169
169 13
 e2  e =
144 12
27. Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse with its major axis along x-axis and centre at the origin, be
8, If the distance between the foci of this ellipse is equal to the length of its minor axis, then which one of
the following points lies on it?

(A) 4 2 , 2 3  
(B) 4 3 , 2 2  
(C) 4 3 , 2 3  
(D) 4 2 , 2 2 
Topic (ellipse)
Sol. B
2b2
 8  b2 = 4a
a
2ae = 2b
b = ae
b2 = a2 – a2e2
2a2e2 = a2
1
 e2 
2
1
e
2
a a2
b= & =4a
2 2
a = 8, b = 4 2
Now equation
x2 y2
 1
64 32
x 3 y 1 z  6 x5 y2 z3

28. Two lines   and   intersect at the point R. The reflection of R in the
1 3 1 7 6 4
xy-plane has coordinates:
(A) (2, –4, –7) (B) (2, – 4, 7) (C) (–2, 4, 7) (D) (2, 4, 7)
Topic (Vector-3D)
Sol. A
x 3 y 1 36
L1:  
1 3 1
x5 y–2 3 3
& L2:  
7 6 4
For L1: For L2 :
x=3+ x = 7 – 5
y = 3 – 1 y = – 6 + 2
z=6– z = 4 + 3
–7=–8
+4=3
_____________
– 11  = – 11
=1
R (2, – 4, 7)

Reflection is (2, – 4, –7)
/4 dx
29. The integral  /6
sin 2x tan5 x  cot 5 x equals :
 
1  1  1   1  1 
(A) 10  4  tan   (B) tan1  
  9 3  20 9 3 
1 1  1  
(C) 5  4  tan   (D)
  3 3  40
Topic (Integration)
Sol. A
/4
/4 dx dx
I   I 
 /6 sin 2x(tan x  cot x) 5 5   5 5
 / 6 sin 2x tan x  cot x 
/4
ta n 5 x d x
I   2 ta n x
/6
1  ta n 2 x

ta n 1 0 x  1 
/4
ta n 4 x s e c 2 x d x
I  
/6 
2 ta n 1 0 x  1 
5
Let tan x = t
5tan4x sec2x dx = dt
dt
tan4x sec2x dx =
5
1
1 dt
I 
10 5 t2  1
 1 
 
 3
1 1   1  1 

I=  tan1 t |1(1 / = 10  4 – tan  
3 )5 
10   9 3 
30. Let x, y be positive real numbers and m, n positive integers. The maximum value of the expression
xmyn
is :
1 x 2m

1  y 2n 
1 1 mn
(A) (B) 1 (C) (D)
2 4 6mn
Sol. C
using A.M  G.M
1  x2m
 xm
2
1  y2n
 yn
2
xm yn 1
Now, 2m
 2n

(1  x ) (1  y ) 4

JEE MAIN - 2019 [12-01-2019(Morning)]
dy
1. For x > 1, If (2x)2y = 4e2x – 2y
, then (1 + loge2x)2 is equal to :
dx
x loge 2x  loge 2 x loge 2x  loge 2
(A) (B) (C) loge2x (D) xloge2x
x x
Topic (MOD)
Sol. B
2y ln2x = ln 4 + 2x – 2y
2y (1 + ln2x) = ln4 + 2x
1
x  ln 2 dy 1  ln2x    x  ln2 . x
y = 1  ln2x  =
  dx 1  ln2x 
2
 x ln 2x  ln 2 
y'(1+ln2x)2 =  
 x 
2. If  be the ratio of the roots of the quadratic equation in x, 3m2x2 + m(m – 4)x + 2 = 0 , then the least
1
value of m for which  + = 1, is

(A) 4  2 3 (B) 4  3 2 (C) 2  2 (D) 2  3
Sol. B
 1
= + = 1(given)
 
 
 =1
 
2
2  2       2
 =1 =1
 
2
   
 = 3  ( + )2 = 3

2
 m m  4   32
  2  = 2  m = 4  18 , 4  3 2
 3m  3m
3. Consider three boxes, each containing 10 balls labelled 1,2,....,10. Suppose one ball is randomly drawn
from each of the boxes. Denote by ni, the label of the ball drawn from the ith box, (i=1,2,3). Then, the
number of ways in which the balls can be chosen such that n1 < n2 < n3 is :
(A) 164 (B) 82 (C) 240 (D) 120
Topic (PNC)
Sol. D
Chose any 3 balls it will always be n1 < n2 < n3
10
10.9.3
 No of ways = C3 = = 120
1.2.3
4. ˆ , î  ˆj  k
The sum of the distinct real values of , for which the vectors, î  ˆj  k ˆ , î  ˆj  k
ˆ are co -
planar, is :
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) –1
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. D
 1 1
1  1
=0
1 1 
(2 – 1) – 1(– 1) + 1(1 – ) = 0
3 – 3 + 2 = 0  3 – 1 –3 + 3 = 0
 = 1 & 2 +  – 2 = 0
 = 1,  = –2 sum = 1 + (–2) = – 1
5. Let S = {1,2,3,...,100}. The number of non - empty subsets A of S such that the product of elemtns in A
is even is :
(A) 250(250 – 1) (B) 2100 – 1 (C) 250 – 1 (D) 250 + 1
Topic (Set )
Sol. A
S = {1,2,3....100}
= Total Non empty subsets –(Subsets with prod. = odd)
= 2100 – 1 – {250 – 1}  exactly have
= 2100 – 250 = 250(250 – 1)
6. The integral  cos log x  dx

e is equal to : (where C is a constant of integration)
x
(A) sin loge x   cos loge x    C (B) x cos loge x   sin loge x    C
2
x
(C) x cos loge x   sin loge x    C (D) cos loge x   sin loge x    C
2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. D
 cos log e  dx
x
x
I = xcos(lnx) +  x sin ln x  dx
I = x cos(lnx) + x sin(ln x)   cos ln x  dx 
x
I= cos ln x   sin ln x   C
2
 
7. Considering only the principal values of inverse functions, the set A  x  0 : tan1 2x   tan1 3x   
 4 
(A) contains two elements (B) contains more then two elements
(C) is a singleton (D) is an empty set
Topic (ITF)
Sol. C

tan–12x + tan–13x =
4
 2x  3x  
tan1  2  =
 1  6x  4
1
 6x2 + 5x – 1 = 0  x = ,x=–1
6
 No. of element = one
8. A tetrahedron has vertices P(1,2,1), Q(2,1,3), R(–1,1,2) and O(0,0,0). The angle between the faces OPQ
and PQR is :
1   7  1  7  1  9  1  19 
(A) cos   (B) cos   (C) cos   (D) cos  
 31   31   35   35 
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. D
P R
(1,2,1) (–1,1,2)
Q
(2,1,3)
i j k
1 2 1 ˆ
Vector r to face OPQ = = 5iˆ  ˆj  3k
2 1 3
i j k
2 1 1 ˆ
Vectore r to face PQR = = î  5j
ˆ  3k
1 1 2
559 19
Angle between faces = cos = =
35 35 35
1  19 
 = cos  
 35 
dy
9. Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation, x + y = xlogex, (x > 1). If 2y(2) = loge4 – 1,
dx
then y(e) is equal to :
e e e2 e2
(A) (B)  (C)  (D)
4 2 2 4
Topic (Differential equation)
Sol. A
dy y
= = ln x
dx x
1
dx
I.F  e x  x
xy =  x ln x  C
x2 1 x2
xy  ln x  .
2 x 2
x x2
xy = ln x  C
2 4
for 2y (2) = 2ln2 – 1 , c = 0
x x
y= ln x 
2 4
e
y(e) =
4
10. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the parabola, y = x2 + 2 and the lines, y = x + 1, x = 0 and
x = 3, is :
21 15 17 15
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 4 4
Topic (AUC)
Sol. B
3
1
 x 
2
Req area =  2 dx – 53
0 2
1 4
15
=9+6– 0 3
2
15
=
2
1  2  3  ....  k 5
11. Let Sk = . If S12 + S22 +......S102 = .A, then A is equal to :
k 12
(A) 156 (B) 283 (C) 303 (D) 301
Sol. C
k 1
SK =
2
2 5
S k = A
12
10 2
k  1 22  32  ...  112 5
  2  =
k 1   4
=
12
A
11  12  23 5
–1 = A
6 3
5
505 = A
3
A = 303
12. If the straight line, 2x – 3y + 17 = 0 is perpendicular to the line passing through the points (7,17) and
(15,), then  equals :
35 35
(A)  (B) (C) 5 (D) –5
3 3
Sol. C
 17    2
 7  15  3  1 =5
 
13. An ordered pair () for which the system of linear equations
(1 + )x + y + z = 2
x + (1 + )y + z = 3
x + y + 2z = 2
has a unique solution, is :
(A) (1, –3) (B) (–3,1) (C) (–4,2) (D) (2,4)
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. D
For unique solution
1  1
 1  1  0
D0
  2
R1  R1 – R2, R2  R2 – R3
1 1 0
0 1 1  
  2
  +   –2
14. If a variable line, 3x + 4y –  = 0 is such that the two circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y + 1 = 0 and

x2 + y2 – 18x – 2y + 78 = 0 are on its opposite sides, then the set of all values of  is the interval :
(A) (23,31) (B) [12,21] (C) (2,17) (D) [13,23]
Topic (Circle)
Sol. B
Center of circle are opposite side of the line
(3 + 4 –) (27 + 4 –) < 0
( –7) ( –31) < 0
  (7, 31)
34
Distance from s1 ,     (,2]  [12, )
5
27  4  
distance from s2, 2
5
  –,21]  [41,)
 
15. The maximum value of 3cos + 5 sin     for any real value of  is :
 6 
79
(A) 31 (B) (C) 34 (D) 19
2
Sol. D
 
y = 3 cos + 5 sin    
 6
 3 1
y = 3 cos + 5  sin  2  cos  2 
 
5 3 1
y sin   cos 
2 2
75 1
ymax =  = 19
4 4
16. In a random experiment, a fair die is rolled until two fours are obtained in succession. The probability that
the experiment will end in the fifth throw of the die is equal to :
175 225 200 150
(A) (B) (C) (D)
65 65 65 65
Topic (Probability)
Sol. A
1  53 2C1.52  175
 3   5
62 6 63  6
17. Let S be the set of all points in (–,) at which the function, f(x) = min{sinx, cosx} is not differentiable.
Then S is a subset of which of the following ?
      3   3      3  3  
(A)  ,  , ,  (B)  , , ,  (C)  , 0,  (D)  , , , 
 2 4 4 2  4 2 2 4   4 4   4 4 4 4
Sol. D
 3  3  
S   , , , 
 4 4 4 4
18. Let C1 and C2 be the centres of the circles x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y – 2 = 0 and x2 + y2 – 6x – 6y + 14 = 0

respectively. If P and Q are the points of intersection of these circles, then the area (in sq. units) of the
quadrilateral PC1 QC2 is :
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 9
Topic (Circle)
Sol. B
2 2
(1,1) (3,3)
1
Area = 2  .4 = 4
2
19. The maximum area (in sq. units) of a rectangle having its base on the x-axis and its other two vertices on
the parabola, y = 12 – x2 such that the rectangle lies inside the parabola, is :
(A) 32 (B) 36 (C) 18 3 (D) 20 2
Topic (Max. & Min)
Sol. A
(a,12-a2)
(0,0) (a,0)
f(a) = 2a(12 – a2)
f'(a) = 2(12 – 3a2)
maximum at a = 2
maximum area = f(2) = 32
20. If the vertices of a hyperbola be at (–2,0) and (2,0) and one of its foci be at (–3,0), then which one of the
following points does not lie on this hyperbola ?

(A) 6,5 2  
(B) 2 6,5  
(C) 6, 2 10  
(D) 4, 15 
Topic (Hyperbola)
Sol. A
ae= 3
3
e=
2
9 
b2 = 4   1 
4 
b2 = 5
x2 y2
 1
4 5
z
21. If (  R) is a purely imaginary number and |z| = 2, then a value of  is :
z
1
(A) (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) 1
2
Sol. C
z z
 0
z z
2
zz + z –  z –  + zz – z –  

2 2
|z| = 
  = ±2
cot3 x  tan x
lim
22.
x  / 4  
cos  x   is :
 4
(A) 8 2 (B) 8 (C) 4 2 (D) 4

Topic (limit)
Sol. B
cot3 x  tan x
lim
x  / 4  
cos  x  
 4
lim
1  tan x 
4
 x  / 4  
cos  x  
 4 
1  tan x  2
 2 xlim
 / 4 cos  x   / 4 
4 2 lim  cos x  sin x  = 8

x  / 4
23. If the sum of deviations of 50 observations from 30 is 50, then the mean of these observations is :
(A) 51 (B) 50 (C) 30 (D) 31
Topic (Statistics)
Sol. D
50
 x
i1
i  30 = 50
x i = 50 × 30 + 50
Mean = x =
x i
=
50  30  50
N 50
= 30 + 1 = 31
24. Let P(4, –4) and Q(9,6) be two points on the parabola, y2 = 4x and let X be any point on the arc POQ of
this parabola, where O is the vertex of this parabola, such that the area of PXQ is maximum then this
maximum area (in sq. units) is :
625 75 125 125
(A) (B) (C) (D)
4 2 4 2
Topic (Parabola) Q
Sol. C 2
(t ,2t) (9,6)
y2 =4x
2 2 1
2yy' = 4  y' = = =
y 2t t
max. Area will happen when tangent at (t2, 2t)
64
||rl to mPQ = =2 P(4,–4)
94
1 1 1 
=2t =  pt(t2,2t) =  ,1 
t 2 4 
125
area = sq.units
4
1 0 0
  q21  q31
3 1 0
25. Let P =  and Q = [qij] be two 3 × 3 matrices such that Q – p5 = I3. Then q32 is equal to :
9 3 1
(A) 135 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 15
Topic (Matrix)
Sol. C
1 0 0  1 0 0
   
3 1 0 2 3  3 1 0
P=   &P =  
9 3 1 9  9  9 3  3 1
 1 0 0
 
3  3  3 1 0
P3 =  
 6.9 3  3  3 1
 
 1 0 0
   1 0 0
 3n 1 0 
5.3 1 0

Pn =    P5 = 
 n n  1 .32 3n 1 15.9 5.3 1
 2 
 2 0 0
 
15 2 0
Q = P5 + I3 = 
135 15 2
q21  q31 15  135

q32 = = 10
15
26. The product of three consecutive terms of a G.P. is 512. If 4 is added to each of the first and the second
of these terms, the three terms now form an A.P. Then the sum of the original three terms of the given G.P.
is
(A) 28 (B) 36 (C) 32 (D) 24
Sol. A
a
Let terms are , a, ar  G.P
r
a3 = 512 a = 8
8
 4, 12, 5r  A.P.
r
8
24   5  8r
r
1
r = 2, r 
2
If r = 2
GP: 4, 8, 16
1
r 
2
GP: 16, 8, 4
Sum = 28
x2 y 2 z5
27. The perpendicular distance from the origin to the plane containing the two lines,   and
3 5 7
x 1 y  4 z  4
  is :
1 4 7
(A) 11 (B) 11 6 (C) 11 / 6 (D) 6 11
Topic (Vector -3d)
Sol. C
i j k
35 7
14 7
ˆ
î(35  28)  ˆj(21.7)  k(12  5)
7 î  14j ˆ  î  2j
ˆ  7k ˆ
ˆ k
1(x + 2) - 2(y - 2) + 1 (z+5) = 0
x - 2y + z + 11 = 0
11 11

4 11 6
28. The Boolean expression  p  q  p ~ q    ~ p  ~ q is equivalent to :
(A) p  ~ q (B) p  q (C) p  ~ q (D) ~ p   ~ q

Topic (MR)
Sol. D
p q p  q  q  p p  q  p   q p  q  p  q  p  q  p ~ q   ~ p ~ q
T T T F F T F T F
T F F T F T F T F
F T F F T F F F F
F F F T T T T T T
29. A ratio of the 5th term from the beginning to the 5th term from the end in the binomial expansion of
10
 1 
 21 / 3  1/3
 is
 2 3 

1/3 1/3 1 1
(A) 1 : 4 16  (B) 1 : 2  6  (C) 2 36  3 : 1 (D) 4 36  3 : 1
Sol. D
4
 1 
C4 (21/ 3 )10  4 
10
1/ 3 
T5  2(3)   4.(36)1/ 3 :1

T51 10  1 10  4 1/ 3 4
C4  1/ 3 
(2 )
 2(3 ) 
30. Let f and g be continuous functions on [0,a] such that f(x) = f(a – x) and g(x) + g(a – x) = 4, then
a
 f  x  g  x  dx
0
is equal to :
a a a a
(A) 3 f  x  dx (B) 4  f  x  dx (C)  f  x  dx (D) 2 f  x  dx

0 0 0 0
Topic (Integration)
Sol. D
a
I  f(x)g(x)dx
0
a
I  f(a  x)g(a  x)dx
0
a
I  f(x)(4  g(x))dx
0
a
I  4  f(x)dx  I
0
a
 I  2 f(x)dx
0

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1. The total number of irrational terms in the binomial expansion of 71 / 5  31 / 10   is :
(A) 49 (B) 55 (C) 54 (D) 48
Sol. C
 60 Cr (71 / 5 )60 r (–31 / 10 )r
 60 C r 7(12  r / s) (–31 / 10 )
In r/5, r = 0, 5, 10 .... 60
In r/10, r = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
r = 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60
no of rational term = 7
Irrational term's = 61 – 7 = 54
e 2x x
 x  e 
2. The intergral   e     loge x dx is equal to:
1  x 
1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1
(A)  e  2 (B)   2 (C)  e  2 (D)   
2 e 2 e 2e 2 2e 2 e 2e2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. C
2x
ex x
e
1
 
e
ln x dx – 1
(e / x) ln x dx
2x x
x e
  t &  x   t1
e  
2x x
x 1 x
   ln x dx  dt &   ln x dx  dt1
e 2 e
1 1
1
2  dt   dt 1
(1 / e)2 e
2
1   1  3 1
 1–     [1– e]   2 – e
2   e   2 2e
  2 sin1 x
3. lim is equal to:
x 1
1 x
2 1 
(A) (B) (C) (D) 
 2 2
Topic (Limit)
Sol. A
 – 2sin1 x  0
lim  0
x1 1 x  
Apply L – H Rule
1 2
–
1
2 2 sin x 1  x2 2
lim
x 1  1  xlim
1 1  2/
2 sin x 1  x
2 1x
4. If a straight line passing through the point P(–3, 4) is such that its intercepted portion between the
coordinate axes is bisected at P, then its equation is :
(A) 4x + 3y = 0 (B) 3x – 4y + 25 = 0
(C) 4x – 3y + 24 = 0 (D) x – y + 7 = 0
Sol. C
x y
 1
  (–3, 4)

Now,  –3   = – 6
2
/2 = 4   = 8
x y
Equation  1
–6 8
 – 4x + 3y = 24 or 4x – 3y + 24 = 0
5. There are m men and two women participating in a chess tournament. Each participant plays two games
with every other participant. If the number of games played by the men between themselves exceeds the
number of games played between the men and the women by 84, then the value of m is:
(A) 12 (B) 9 (C) 7 (D) 11
Topic (PNC)
Sol. A
M Men, 2 W
Total games =  m 2

C2 (2)
games between mens is =  m


C2 (2)
games between men and women is =  m


C1 (2 C1 )(2)
2.(m c2 ) – 4.(m c1 )  84
 m (m – 1) – 4m = 84
 m2 – 5m – 84 0  (m –12) (m + 7) = 0
m = 12
6. Let f be a differentiable function such that f(1) = 2 and f'(x) = f(x) for all xR. If h(x) = f(f(x)), then h'(1)
is equal to:
(A) 4e (B) 2e
(C) 2e2 (D) 4e2
Topic (Differentiability)
Sol. A
f'(x) = f(x)  f(x) = kex
x=1
 2 = ke  k = 2/e
f(x) = 2ex–1
x 1
h(x) = f(f(x)) = 2.e(2e ) – 1
x –1
h '(x)  2e(2e )–1.(2e x 1 )
h'(1)  2e(1). 2e0 = 4e
7. If the angle of elevation of a cloud from a point P which is 25m above a lake be 30º and the angle of
depression of reflection of the cloud in the lake from P be 60º, then the height of the cloud (in meters)
from the surface of the lake is:
(A) 60 (B) 45 (C) 42 (D) 50
Topic (Height & distance)
Sol. D
x
tan 30° =  y= 3x
y
25  x  25
tan 60° =
y
 3 y  x  50
 x = 25
Height of cloud from surface = 50 m
3 3 3 3
3  1  1 3  3
8. If the sum of the first 15 terms of the series     1    2   3   3   ..... is equal to 225k,
4  2  4  4
then k is equal to :
(A) 9 (B) 27
(C) 108 s(D) 54
Sol. B
(3 / 4)3  (3 /2)3  (9 / 4)3  (3)3  ......
 (3 / 4)3  (6 / 4)3  (9 / 4)3  (12 / 4)3  ......
33  63  93  123  ..........15times

43
33 [13  23  33  ..........153 ]

43
2
33  (15)(16) 
 .   225 k
43  2 
27
 .(225)(64)  225K
64
K = 27
9. The equation of a tangent to the parabola, x2 = 8y, which makes an angle  with the positive direction of
x-axis, is:
(A) x = y cot + 2 tan (B) x = y cot – 2 tan
(C) y = x tan + 2 cot (D) y = x tan – 2 cot
Topic (Parabola)
Sol. A
dy 2x x
 
dx 8 4
 dy 
  t
 dx (4t, 2t2 )
tan  = t
eq. of tangent (4t, 2t2)
y  2 tan2   tan (x – 4 tan )
y = x tan  – 2 tan2 
y cot  = x – 2 tan 
 x = y cot  + 2 tan 
10. In a game, a man wins Rs. 100 if he gets 5 or 6 on a throw of a fair die and loses R.50 for getting any other
number on the die. If he decides to throw the die either till he gets a five or a six or to a miximum of three
throws, then his expected gain/loos (in rupees) is :
400 400 400
(A) 0 (B) gain (C) loss (D) loss
3 9 3
Topic (Probability)
Sol. A
2 1
P(w) =  , P(L) = 2/3
6 3
Expected gain / loss = (w) (100) + (L)(w) (–50 +100) + (L2) w (–50 – 50 + 100) + L3 (–150)
3
1 2 1 2
=  100      (50)  0    (–150)
3 33 3
100 100 (150) (8)
=  –
3 9 27
900  300 – 1200
= =0
27
11. The mean and the variance of five observations are 4 and 5.20, respectively. If three of the observations
are 3, 4 and 4; then the absolute value of the difference of the other two observation, is :
(A) 5 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) 7
Topic (Statistics)
Sol. D
x1  x 2  x3  x 4  x5
4
5
 x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 = 20
 3  4  4  x 4  x5  20
 x 4  x5  9
2 2
x i
x
  5.2
n  n 
 
x12  x 22  x 23  x 24  x52
– 42 = 5.2
5
9  16  16  x 24  x52
 21.2
5
 x24  x52  106 – 41
 x24  x52  65
 (x4  x5 )2 – 2x4 x5  65
x 4 x5  8
| x 4 – x5 |2  (x 4  x5 )2 –4x4x5 = 81 – 4 × 8 = 49
| x 4 – x5 | 7
12. The expression ~(~ p  q) is logically equivalent to:
(A) p  q (B) ~ p  q (C) p  ~ q (D) ~ p ~ q
Topic (MR)
Sol. D
~ (~ p  q) = (~ p) ^ (~ q))
x 1 y  2 z  3 
1 2 2

13. if an angle between the line,   and the plane, x - 2y - kz = 3 is cos   , then a
2 1 2  3 
value of k is:
3 3 5 5
(A)  (B) (C) (D) 
5 5 3 3
Topic (Vector -3d)
Sol. C

For line b  (2,1,–2)

For plane n  (1,–2 –k)
 
1  2 2  2 2
angle between line and plane is   cos  3   cos  =
  3
1
angle between normal and line is (90° – ), sin  =
3
2  2  2k
cos (90 – ) =  5  k 2  2k
(3) 5  k 2
5
5+k2 = 4k2  k =
3
14. The numberof integral values of m for which the quadratic expression, (1+2m)x2 – 2(1+3m)x + 4(1+m),
xR, is always positive is:
(A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 3
Sol. B
(1  2m)x2 – 2(1  3m)x  4(1  m)  0
at m = –1/2 a>0 4(1  3m)2 – 4(1  2m)  4(1  m)  0
 1 1
2  –  x  4    0 1 + 2m > 0, (9m2  6m  1) – 4(1  3m  2m2 )  0
 2 2
1
x+2>0 m>– ,  m2 – 6m – 3 < 0
2
x>–2 
m  3  2 3, 3  2 3 
not possible Integral values of m is = {0, 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6}
15. If a curve passes through the point (1, –2) and has slope of the tangent at any point (x, y) on it as
x 2  2y
then the curve also passes through the point:
x
(A) (3, 0) (B) (–1, 2) (C)  3, 0  

(D)  2 , 1 
Sol. C
dy x 2  2y

dx x
dy  2  2
  y  x P ,Q=x
dx  x  x
2
I.F =
e
 x dx  x2
3
Equation is y (x2) =  x dx
x4
y(x 2 )  C
4
1
Pass (1, – 2)  – 2 = + C  C = – 9/4
4
x4 9
curve is y(x2 )  –  4 y x2 = x4 – 9 ; passes through ( 3, 0)
4 4
16. If n C4 ,n C5 , and nC6 are in A.P, then n can be:

(A) 12 (B) 11 (C) 14 (D) 9
Sol. C
2(n C5 ) n C 4 n C6
n n n
2.  
5n  5 4n  4 6n  6
2 1 1 1
. = n  4 n  5  30  n = 14 satisfying equation.
5 n5   
 1 sin  1 
     
17. If A    sin  1 sin   ; then for all    ,  , det (A) lies in the interval :
 4 4 
 1  sin  1 
5  3   5  3
(A)  , 4  (B)  , 3  (C)  1,  (D)  0, 
2  2   2  2
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. B
Apply C1  C1 + C3
2 sin  1
0 1 sin 
|A| =
0  sin  1
|A| = 2 (1 + sin2)
 3 5  2  1
 ,   sin    0, 
 4 4   2
 3
det (A) Range is = 2 1,  = [2,3)
 2
3 
det (A) Lie in =  , 3 
2 
    
18. Let a,b and c be three unit vectors, out of which vectors b and c are non-parallel If  and  are the angles which
      1
vector a makes with vectors b and c respectively and a  b  c  b , then |–| is equal to :
2
 
(A) 60º (B) 30º (C) 90º (D) 45º
Topic (Vector-3d)
Sol. B
1

a b c   2
b
1
 a.c  b   a.b  c  b
2
1
a.c  a.b  0
2
1
cos º
2
 = 60º
|| = 30º
3x13  2x11
 dx
19. The integral 4 is equal to: (where C is a constant of integration)
 2x 4
 3x 2  1
x4 x12
C C
(A) 2x 4  3x 2  1 3 (B) 6 2x 4  3x2  1 3
   
x12 x4
C C
(C) 2x 4  3x 2  1 3 (D) 6 2x 4  3x2  1 3
   
Topic (Integration)
Sol. B
3x13  2x11
 4
dx
2  3 / x 2
 1/ x4  x16
3 / x3  2 / x5
 4
dx
2  3 / x 2
 1 / x4 
Let 2  3 / x2  1 / x 4  t
 6 4 
  x3  x5  dx = dt
 
 dt 

 3 / x3  2 / x5 dx   
 2 

1  1  1
1 dt c  c
   2  3 t 3  3
2 t 4 6 2  3 / x2  1 / x4 
x12
 3
c
6 2x  3x 2  1
4
20. In a class of 60 students, 40 opted for NCC, 30 opted for NSS and 20 opted for both NCC and NSS. If one
of these students is selected at random, then the probability that the students selected has opted neither
for NCC nor for NSS is:
5 2 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
6 3 6 3
Topic (Probability)
Sol. C
40 2
P(NCC) = 
60 3
30 1
P(NSS) = 
60 2
1
P(NCC  NSS) 
3
P(NCC  NSS)  P(NCC  NSS)

= 1 – [P(NCC  NSS)]
= 1 – [P(NCC) + P(NSS) – P(NCC  NSS) ]
 2 1 1
=1–    
3 2 3
6432 1
= =
6 6
21. The tangent to the curve y = x2 – 5x + 5, parallel to the line 2y = 4x + 1, also, passes through the point:
 1  1   1 7 7 1
(A)   , 7  (B)  , 7  (C)  ,  (D)  , 
 8   8   4 2 2 4
Topic (tangent & normal)
Sol. B
dy
 2x  5  2(given)
dx
7
x =
2
7 1
at x = y = 
2 4
equation of tangent
1  7 29
y+ =2 x  2  2x – y – 7 – 1/4 = 0 2x -y - =0
4   4
1 
passes through  , 7 
8 
22. If sin4 + 4 cos4 + 2 = 4 2 sin  cos ; [0, ], then cos– cos(–) is equal to:
(A) – 1 (B) 0 (C) 2 (D)  2
Sol. D
A.M  G.M
sin4   4 cos4   1  1 1
   sin 4    4 cos 4   (1)(1)  4
4
sin4 + 4cos4  + 2  4 2 sin  cos 
given sin4 + 4cos4  + 2 = 4 2 sin  cos 
 A.M = G.M  sin4 =1 = 4cos4 
1
sin  = 1, cos  = 
2
1
sin =
2
cos() – cos()
= 2sin sin(–)
 1 
= – 2 (1)   =  2
 2
Let Z be the set of integers. If A = {x  Z : 2 x  2 x  5 x  6  1} and B {x  Z : 3  2x  1  9} , then the number

2
23.
of subsets of the set A × B, is.
(A) 210 (B) 212 (C) 218 (D) 215
Topic (Set & relation)
Sol. D
2
A = {xz, 2(x+2)(x – 5x + 6) = 20
(x + 2) (x2– 5x + 6) =0
x = –2, 2, 3
B = {xz, – 3 < 2x – 1 < 9
– 2 < 2x < 10
– 1 < x < 5
x = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4
A × B = {(–2, 0), (–2, 1) (–2, 2) (–2, 3) (–2, 4), (2, 0), (2, 1) (2, 2), (2, 3), (2, 4) (3, 0), (3, 1), (3, 2) (3,
3), (3, 4)]
Elements in (A × B) = 15
Total substet of (A × B) = 215
24. If a circle of radius R passes through the origin O and intersects the coordinate axes at A and B, then the
locus of the foot of perpendicular from O on AB is :
2 3

(A) x 2  y 2   4R 2 x 2y 2 
(B) x 2  y 2   4R 2 x 2y 2
2
2

(C) x  y
2
  x  y   R xy 2

(D) x2  y2   4Rx2y2
Topic (Circle)
Sol. B
h
y -k =  x  h
k
hx + ky = h2 + K2
AB = 2R
2 2

h2
 k2   h 2
 k2  = 4R2
h2
k2
3
 h2
 k2   4h2k 2R 2
(x2 + y2)3 = 4x2 y2 R2
25. The set of all values of  for which the system of linear equations x – 2y – 2z = x
x + 2y + z = y
–x –y = z has a non-trivial solution:
(A) is a singleton (B) contains exactly two elements
(C) is an empty set (D) contains more than two elements
Topic (Determinant)
Sol. A
1   2 2
1 2 1  0
1 1 
(1-)[(2-)(-)+1] + 2 [– + 1] – 2 [–1 + (2 –)] =0
3 – 2 +– 1=0
(-1)3 = 0  = 1
26. If the function f given by f(x) = x3 – 3(a–2)x2 + 3ax + 7, for some aR is increasing in (0, 1] and decreasing
f(x)  14
in [1, 5), then a root of the equation, 2 = 0 (x  1) is :
 x  1
(A) 7 (B) 5 (C) –7 (D) 6
Sol. A
f'(x) = 3x2 – 6(a–2)x + 3a
f('x)  x  (0, 1]
f'(x)  0, x [1, 5)
f'(x) = 0 at x = 1 3–6(a–2) + 3a = 0
 a = 5
f(x) = x3 – 9x2 + 15x + 7
f(x)  14 x3  9x 2  15x  7
2
 0
(x  1) (x  1)2
(x  7)(x  1)2
 0
(x  1)2
x – 7 = 0
x=7
 n n n 1 
27. lim  2  2  2  .......  is equal to:
n  n  12
 n  2 2
n  3 2
5n 
 
(A) (B) (C) tan–1(3) (D) tan–1(2)
4 2
Topic (Integration)
Sol. D
 n n n n 
lim  2  2   .......  
n    n  12 n  2 2 n2  3 2 2 2

 n   2n  
2n
n
lim  2 2
r 1 n  r
n
2n
1 2 dx
lim   
n
r 1 n[1  (r / n)2 ] 0 1  x2
2
=  tan x 
1
0
= tan1 2
28. Let S and S' be foci of an ellipse and B be any one of the extremities of its minor axis. If S'BS is a right
angled triangle with right angle at B and area (S'BS) = 8 sq. units, then the length of a latus rectum of
the ellipse is :
(A) 4 2 (B) 2 2 (C) 2 (D) 4
Topic (ellipse)
Sol. D
1 2 2 1
area of 
2
 
a e  b2 a2e2  b2  a2e2  b2  8
2
 
a2 e2 + a2 – a2 e2 = 16  a2 = 16
 b   b 
mBs.mBs' = –1      1
 ae   ae 
b2 = a2e2
1
a2 e2 = 8 e2 =
2
 1
b2 = a2 e2 = (16)   = 8
2
2b2 2  8
Length of L.L.R = = =4
a 4
29. Let z1 and z2 be two complex numbers satisfying |z1| = 9 and |z2–3–4i|=4. Then the minimum value
of |z1 – z2| is :
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0
Sol. D
|z1| =9 |z2 – 3 – 4i| = 4
Circle with centre = (0, 0), radius = 9 Circle with centre = (3, 4) radius = 4
c1c2 = 5
|r1 – r2| = 5
Circle touches Internally
minm value of |z1 – z2| is = 0
30. Let S be the set of all real values of  such that a plane passing through the points (–2, 1, 1),
(1, –2, 1) and (1, 1, –2) also passes through the point (–1 , –1, 1). Then S is equal to:
(A) { 3,  3} (B) { 3} (C) {3, 3} (D) {1, 1}
Topic (Vector -3D)
Sol. A
n  AB  AC AB  (1   2 ,  2  1, 0)
AC  (1   2 , 0,  2  1)
î ˆj ˆ
k
2 2
n  1    1 0 2 2
ˆ  2  1)2
1  2
0 2
  1
   
 î  2  1  ˆj  2  1  k(
 2
  ˆ
n   2  1 [iˆ  ˆj  k]
equation of plane
r.n  a.n
(2 +1)2 (x + y + z) = (2 + 1)2 [-2 +1 + 1]
x + y + z = – 2 +2
pass through (–1, –1, 1)  –1 = –2 + 2     3
JEE MAIN - 2019 [08-04-2019(Morning)]
1. The sum of the co-efficients of all even degree terms in x in the expansion of
6 6
x  x3  1   x  x3  1  , x  1 is equal to :
(1) 32 (2) 24 (3) 29 (4)26
Topic: (Binomial Theorem)
Sol. 2
6 6

y  x  x3  1   x  x3  1 
y = 2[6C0x6 + 6C2x4(x3-1) + 6C4x2(x3-1)2 + 6C6(x3-1)3]
sum of coff. of all even powers in x
= 2[6C0-6C2+ 6C4+6C4 -6C6 -3 6C6]
= 2[1-15+15+15-1-3]
= 2[12]
= 24
1  3  1  1  
2. If   cos   ,   tan   , where 0  ,   , then  is equal to :
5
  3 2
1  9  1  9  1  9  1  9 
(1) sin   (2) tan   (3) cos   (4) tan  
 5 10   14   10 
5  10 
5
Topic: (Inverse Trigonometric Function)
Sol. 1
3 1
  cos1   ,   tan1  
5
  3
3 3 4 1
cos       
5 10 5 10
9 4
= 
5 10 5 10
94
=
5 10
 13 
      cos 1
 
 5 10 
 9 
      sin 1
 
 5 10 
3. The shortest distance between the line y = x and the curve y2 = x-2 is :
11 7 7
(1) (2) 2 (3) (4)
4 2 8 4 2
Topic: (Tangent & Normal)
Sol. 4
P
Let Qt2 + 2 , t)
for SD  slope of tangent at Q Q
1
1
2t
 1
t  2 
 
9 1
Q: , 
4 2
1 9

PQ  2 4
Shortest distance 2
7
PQ 
4 2
n

4. If  and be the roots of the equation x2-2x+2 = 0, then the least value of n for which   = 1 is:

(1) 5 (2) 2 (3) 4 (4) 3
Topic: (Complex Number)
Sol. 3
x2-2x+1+1 = 0
(x-1)2 = -1
x 1i
   1i;   1i
n

Now    1

n
1  i 
1  i   1
 
n
 1  i2 
  1
 2 
 
n
 2i 
2 1
 
n
i  1
n=4
5. Let A and B be two non-null events such that A  B . Then, which of the following statements is always
correct ?
(1) P(A|B) = P(B)  P() (B) P(A|B)  P(A)
(3) P(A|B)  P(A) (4) P(A|B) =1
Topic: (Probability)
Sol. 2
A B
 P  A  B  P  A  B
A
P  A  B
P  A | B 
P(B)
P A
=  P(A)
P(B)
 P  A | B  P  A
6. The mean and variance of seven observations are 8 and 16, respectively. If 5 of the observations are 2,
4,10,12,14, then the product of the remaining two observations is:
(1) 45 (2) 40 (3) 48 (4) 49
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 3
 x2
 2 = variance & S.D  variance
N
N = 7 ; variance = 16 , =8
22  42  102  122  142  a2  b2
  64  16
7
 a2+b2 = 560-460
 a2+b2 = 100
 Mean = 8
2  4  10  12  14  a  b
 =8
7
 a+b = 56-42
 a + b = 14
 ab = 48
1  x   2x 
7. If f(x)  loge   , x  1 , then f  2  is equal to :
1  x  1  x 
(1) (f(x))2 (2) 2f(x) (3) -2f(x) (4) 2f(x2)
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 2
1  x 
f  x   ln  
1  x 
 2x 
 2x   1  1  x2 
f 2 
 ln  
1  x   1  2x 
 1  x2 
  1  x 2 
 ln   
  1  x  
 
1  x 
 2 ln  
1  x 
= 2f(x)
8. If S1 and S2 are respectively the sets of local minimum and local maximum points of the function, f(x) =
9x4+12x3-36x2+25, x  R , then :
(1) S1 = {-2,1}; S2={0} (2) S1 = {-2}; S2={0,1}
(3) S1 = {-2,0}; S2={1} (4) S1 = {-1}; S2={0,2}
Topic: (Maxima & Minima)
Sol. 1
f(X) = 9x4 + 12x3 - 36x2 +25
f'(x) = 36x3 + 36x2-72x
= 36x(x2+x-2)
= 36x(x+2)(x-1)
– + – +
f'
–2 0 1
local max. : x  {0} = S2

Local min. : x  {2,1} = S1
dy
9.
2
Let y = y(x) be the solution of the differential equation, (x +1)
2
dx
 
 2x x2  1 y  1 such that y(0) = 0. If

ay 1 = , then the value of 'a' is :
32
1 1 1
(1) 1 (2) (3) (4)
4 16 2
Topic: (Differential Equation)
Sol. 3
2 dy
x 2
1  dx
 2x x2  1  1  
dy 2x 1
 2 y | LDE
dx x 1  2
x 1  
2

IF =  eln(x2 1)  x2  1
1

y. x2  1    2 
. x2  1 dx 
x
2
1 
 
y x2  1  tan1  x   C
For C : 0.1 = 0 + C  C = 0
tan1  x 
y
x 2
1 
 /4  1
Now ay 1   a.   a
32 2 32 4
1
a
16
10. Let O(0,0) and A(0,1) be two fixed points. Then the locus of a point P such that the perimeter of AOP is
4, is :
(1) 8x2-9y2 + 9y = 18 (2) 9x2+8y2-8y = 16
2 2
(3) 9x -8y + 8y = 16 (4) 8x2+9y2 - 9y = 18
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 2
PA+PO+OA = 4  PA+PO = 3
(0,1)A
 locus of P is ellipse
PA+PO = 3  2b = 3  b = 3/2 P(h,k)
AO = 2be  e = 1/3
1 4a2 (0,0)O
Now, e2 = 1- a2/b2  1
9 9
1 = 9-4a2  a2 =2
2
x2 4  y  1 / 2 
E:  1
2 9
9x2 +8(y-1/2)2 = 18
9x2 + 8y2 + 2 - 8y = 18
9x2 + 8y2 - 8y-16 = 0
11. Let f :[0,2]  R be a twice differentiable function such that f''(x)>0, for all x   0,2  . If
(x)  f  x   f 2  x  , then  is :
(1) decreasing on (0,1) and increasing on (1,2).
(2) increasing on (0,1) and decreasing on (1,2).
(3) decreasing on (0,2)
(4) increasing on (0,2)
Topic: (Monotonicity)
Sol. 1
f :[0,2]  R , f''(x)>0  x   0,2 
 f' 
  x   f  x   f 2  x 
 '  x   f '  x   f ' 2  x 
 '  0  f '  x   f ' 2  x   x  2  x  x  1
   1  x  2
   0  x  1
 cos   sin    0 1

12. Let A   sin  cos   ,    R  such that A32 =  1 0  . Then a value of  is :
   
  
(1) (2) 0 (3) (4)
64 32 16
Topic: (Matrix)
Sol. 1
 cos   sin  
A  R
 sin  cos  
 0 1 
A32   
1 0 
2  cos   sin    cos   sin    cos 2  sin2 

Now, A   sin  cos    sin  cos     sin2 cos 2 
    
 cos 2  sin2   cos   sin    cos 3  sin3 
A3     
 sin2 cos 2   sin  cos    sin3 cos 3 
n  cosn  sinn 
In gen. : A   
 sinn cosn 
32  cos 32  sin32   0 1 

Now A   sin32 cos 32    1 0 
   
 cos 32  0 , sin32 = 1
sin32 = 1 , cos32 = 0


64
13. If the tangents on the ellipse 4x2+y2=8 at the points (1,2) and (a,b) are perpendicular to each other, then
a2 is equal to :
4 128 64 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
17 17 17 17
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 4
E: 4x2 + y2 = 8
x2 32 dy 4x
 1 
2 8 dx y
Slope of tangent at (1,2) = m1 = -2
Slope of tangent at (a,b) m2 = -4a/b
8a (1,2)
 m1 . m2 = -1   1  b  8a
b
Now, (a,b) on ellipse
4a2 + b2 = 8
4a2 + 64a2 = 8
(a,b)
a2 = 8/68 = 4/34 = 2/17
sin2 x
14. lim equals:
x 0
2  1  cos x
(1) 4 (2) 2 2 (3) 4 2 (4) 2
Topic: (Limit)
Sol. 3
sin2 x  sin2 x   x2 
lim
x 0
2  1  cos x
lim
= x 0  2   
 x   1  cos x 
 2  1  cos x 
= 1.2.2 2  4 2
15. The magnitude of the projection of the vector 2i  3j  k on the vector perpendicular to the plane contain-
ing the vector i  j  k and i  2j  3k , is :
3 3
(1) (2) 6 (3) (4) 3 6
2 2
Topic: (Vector)
Sol. 1
   
a  2i  3j  k & n  b  c
i j k

 n  1 1 1   i  2j  k 
1 2 3
 
  an
Proj. of a on n  
n
2 6 1
=
6
3 3
= =
6 2
16. The greatest value of c  R for which the system of linear equations, x-cy-cz = 0, cx-y+cz = 0
cx+cy-z = 0 has a non-trivial solution, is :
1
(1) 0 (2) 2 (3) (4) -1
2
Topic: (Determinant)
Sol. 3
For non-trinial solu. of homog. system of equation
1 c c
  c 1 c  0
c c 1
(1-c2) +c(-c-c2)-c(c2+c) = 0
1-c2-c2-c3-c3-c2 = 0
1-3c2-2c3=0
2c3+3c2-1= 0
(2c-1) (c2+2c+1) = 0
(2c-1) (c+1)2 = 0
c= 1/2 or c= -1
Greatest value of c = 1/2
17. The contrapositive of the statement "If you are born in India, then you are a citizen of India", is :
(1) if you are not a citizen of India, then you are not born in India.
(2) if you are a citizen of India, then you are born in India.
(3) if you are not born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
(4) if you are born in India, then you are not a citizen of India.
Topic: (Mathematical Reasoning)
Sol. 1
Contrapositive statement of p  q is ~ q ~ p
18. A point on the straight line, 3x+5y = 15 which is equidistant from the coordinate axes will lie only in :
(1) 4th quadrant (2) 1st and 2nd quadrants
(3) 1st, 2nd and 4th quadrants (4) 1st quadrant
Topic: (Straight Line)
Sol. 2
y=x
L:3x+5y=15
y=-x
In 1st & 2nd quadrants according to figure then intersect in (1)& (2)
The area (in sq. units) of the region A  { x, y   R  R | 0  x  3, 0  y  4, y  x  3x} is :
2
19.
59 26 53
(1) 8 (2) (3) (4)
6 3 6
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 2
4 A1
0
–3 3
Req area = 12-(A1)
1
2
 
= 12-(4-  x  3x dx )
0
= 12-(4-(1/3 + 3/2))
  2  9 
= 12   4   6  
  
= 8 + 11/6
= 59/6
20. The equation of a plane containing the line of intersection of the planes 2x-y-4= 0 and y+2z-4=0 and
passing through the point (1,1,0) is :
(1) x-3y-2z= -2 (2) X+3y+z=4 (3) x-y-z=0 (4) 2x-z=2
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 3
Using family of plane
P : P1+ P2= 0
P : (2)x + (-1++(2)-4-4= 0
it pass through (1,1,0)
2-1+-4-4= 0
3

P: 2x-2y-2z = 0
P: x-y-z = 0
21. All possible numbers are formed using the digits 1,1,2,2,2,2,3,4,4 taken all at a time. The number of such
numbers in which the odd digits occupy even places is :
(1) 162 (2) 175 (3) 160 (4) 180
Topic: (Permutation & Combination)
Sol. 4
4 even place & 5 odd place
4 3! 6!
= c3. 
2! 4!2!
= 4 . 3 . 15
= 180
x 3 y 2 z
22. The length of the perpendicular from the point (2,-1,4) on the straight line,   is :
10 7 1
(1) greater than 3 but less than 4
(2) greater than 2 but less than 3
(3) less than 2
(4) greater than 4
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 1
P(2,–1,4)
x 3 y 2 z
  t
10 7 1
(10t-5).10+(3-7t)(-7)+(t-4) = 0 L
100t-50-21+49t+t-4= 0 M(10t-3,2-7t,t)
150t -75 = 0
t = 1/2

M : (2,-3/2, 1/2)  PM  (0, 1 / 2, 7,2)
 1 49 50 5
distance PM =  = =
4 4 4 2
23. The sum of the squares of the lengths of the chords intercepted on the circle, x2+y2=16, by the lines,
x+y=n, n  N , where N is the set of all natural numbers, is :
(1) 105 (2) 160 (3) 210 (4) 320
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 3
n
0   4  0<n<
2 4 2  0<n<5.6
2
 n 
AB = 2AM = 2 16   
 2
 n2 
sum of square of AB =  4 16  2 


 n2   5 5
n2 
= 4 16  2  = 4   16   2 
   n1 n 1 
= 4(80-1/2 (1+4+9+16+25)
= 320 - 110
= 210
24. The sum of the solutions of the equation x 2  x  

x  4  2  0 ,  x  0  is equal to :
(1) 12 (2) 9 (3) 10 (4) 4
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 3
x 2  x  
x 4 2  0
(i) For x 2 x 2x4 x 2  0

x3 x  0
x  
x 3  0
x  0 |x  9  x = 9 is solution
(ii) For x  2  2  x  x  4 x  2  0
x 5 x  4  0
 x 4  
x  1  0  x  1 | x  16  x  1 is solution
sum of solution = 1+9 = 10
3 5 
25. If cos       , sin       and 0  ,   , then tan(2) is equal to :
5 13 4
33 21 63 63
(1) (2) (3) (4)
52 16 52 16
Topic: (Compound Angle)
Sol. 4
tan2 = tan 
4 5

 3 12 48  15 63
4 5  
1 . 36  20 16
3 12
26. The sum of the series 2.20 C0  5.20 C1  8.20 C2  11.20 C3  ....  62.20 C20 is equal to :
(1) 223 (2) 224 (3) 226 (4) 225
Sol. 4
2 20 C0  5.20 C1  8.20 C2  11.20 C3  ....  62.20 C20
20
20
In Gen. Sn   3r  2
r 0
Cr
20 20
Sn  3 r 20Cr  2 20 Cr
r 0 r 0
20
 3.20 19 Cr 1  2 220
r 1
 
= 60.219 +2.220
= 219 (4+60)
= 64. 219
= 26 . 219
= 225
27. The sum of all natural numbers 'n' such that 100<n<200 and H.C.F. (91,n)>1 is :
(1) 3203 (2) 3221 (3) 3121 (4) 3303
Topic: (Logarithm)
Sol. 3
91  13  7  HCF  91,n  1
sum of n = multiple of 7 + multiple of 13 - multiple of 13  7
= (105 + .........+ 196) + (104+ .........195) -182
= 7(105+196) + 4 (104 + 195) - 182
= 2107+1196-182
= 3121
5x
sin
2
28.  x dx is equal to : (where c is a constant of integration.)
sin
2
(1) x+2sinx+sin2x+c (2) 2x+sinx+sin2x+c
(3) x+2sinx+2sin2x+c (4) 2x+sinx+2sin2x+c
Topic: (Indefinite Integration)
Sol. 1
5x x
2 sin cos
2 2 dx
 x x
2 sin cos
2 2
sin  3x   sin 2x 

=  dx
sin x
3 sin x  4 sin3 x  2 sin x cos x
=  dx
sin x
 3  4 sin 
2
x  2 cosx dx
 1  cos 2x 
 3x  4   dx  2 cos xdx
 2 
 sin 2x 
 3x  2  x   2 sin x
 2 
= x + sin2x + 2sinx + C
 /4
2  x cos x
29. If f  x  
2  x cos x
and g(x) = logex, (x>0) then the value of the integral  g  f  x   dx
 /4
is :
(1) loge3 (2) loge1 (3) loge2 (4) logee

Topic: (Definite Integration)
Sol. 2
2  x cos x
f x  & g(x) = lnx (x>0)
2  x cos x
 /4  /4
 2  x cos x 
I  g  f  x   dx  I  
 /4  /4
ln   dx
 x  x cos x 
I = 0 ( g(f(x)) is an odd function)
2
  3 cos x  sin x     dy
30. If 2y   cot 1   , x   0,  then is equal to :
  cos x  3 sin x    2 dx
  
   
(1) 2x  (2) x (3) x  (4) x
3 6 6 3
Topic: (MOD)
Sol. 3
2
  3 cos x  sin x  
2y   cot 1  
  cos x  3 sin x  
  
2
  3  tan x  
2y   cot 1  
  1  3 tanx  
  
2
   
  tan    tan x  
3
 
2y   cot 1  
   
  1  tan 3 .tanx  
  
2
   
2y   cot 1  tan   x   
  3   
 
2
   
2y    tan1  tan   x   
2  3   
 
2
 
  2
 
2y    (  x)    
2y      x    
2 3  (0<x</6) or (/6<x</2)
   2  3 
 
2 2
   7 
2y    x  or 2y    x
 6   6 
dy   dy  7 
    x  if 0<x</6 or    x  if /6<x</2
dx 6  dx  6 

JEE MAIN - 2019 [08-04-2019(Evening)]
1. Let f(x) = ax (a>0) be written as f(x) = f1(x) + f2 (x), where f1(x) is an even function and f2(x) is an odd
function. Then f1(x+y) + f1(x-y) equals:
(1) 2f1(x)f1(y) (2) 2f1(x + y)f2(x – y)
(3) 2f1(x + y)f1(x – y) (4) 2f1(x)f1(y)
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 1
ax  a x
f1(x) =
2
ax  a x
f2 (x) =
2
ax  y  a x  y
f1(x + y) =
2
ax y  a x  y
f1(x – y) =
2
ax  y  a x  y  ax  y  a x  y
f1  x  y   f1  x  y  
2

 
ax ay  a y  a x ay  a y  
2
2
a x
 a x   a y
 a y 
2 2
 2f1  x   f1  y 
2. In an ellipse, with centre at the origin, if the difference of the lengths of major axis and minor axis is 10 and
 
one of the foci is at 0, 5 3 , then the length of its latus rectum is:
(1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 10 (4) 5
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 4
2b – 2a = 10
b–a=5
be = 5 3
b2 e2 = 25 × 3
 a2 
 e2  1  2 
 b 
 b2 – a2 = 25 × 3
b + a = 15
b–a=5
2b = 20
b = 10, a = 5
latus rectum
2a2
= =5
b
3 i
3. If z =
2
 i
2
 
1 , then (1 + iz + z5 + iz8)9 is equal to:
(1) – 1 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) (–1 + 2i)9
Sol. 1
3 i
z= 
2 2
 
z = cos  i sin
6 6

z = ei 6
z6 = 1
9
 1 2
 1  iz  z  iz 
 
9
2 
 i i i  / 2   / 3  
1  e 3  e 6  e 
 
9
 1 i 3 3 i 3 i
 1       
 2 2 2 2 2 2 
9
1 i 3 
 
 2 
9
 i 3  i3 
 e   e  1
 
4. If three distinct numbers a, b, c are in G.P. and the equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have
a common root, then which one of the following statements is correct?
(1) d, e, f are in A.P. (2) d, e, f are in G.P.
d e f d e f
(3) , , are in A.P.. (4) , , are in G.P
a b c a b c
Topic: (Sequence & Series)
Sol. 3
a,b, c in G.P.
say a, ar, ar2
satisfies ax2 + 2bx + c = 0  x = – r
x = – r is the common root, satisfies second equation d (–r)2 + 2e (– r) + f = 0
c 2ce
 d. –  f 0
a b
d f 2e
  
a c b
1 1 1
 
2 b c
5. Let the numbers 2, b, c be in an A.P. and A =  . If det(A)  [2, 16], then c lies in the interval:
 4 b2 c2 
(1) [4, 6] (2) [3, 2 + 23/4] (3) (2 + 23/4 , 4] (4) [2, 3)
Sol. 1
2b = 2 + c
|A| = (2-b) (b-c) (c-2)
 2  c2  c 
 2 
2   2  c   c  2
  
2  c2  c
 2   2   c  2
  
(c – 2) 3 [8, 64]
c – 2 [2, 4]
c [4, 6]
6. The number of integeral values of m for which the equation (1 + m2) x2 – 2(1 + 3m)x + (1 + 8m) = 0 has no
real root is:
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) infinitely many (4) 3
Topic: (Quadratic Equation)
Sol. 3
1  m  x
2 2
 2 1  3m x  1  8m  0
D<0

4 2m  2m  1
2
0
2m (2m – 1)2 > 0
m>0
infinitely many
7. If the lengths of the sides of a triangle are in A.P. and the greatest angle is double the smallest, then a
ratio of lengths of the sides of this triangle is:
(1) 5 : 6 : 7 (2) 4 : 5 : 6 (3) 5 : 9 : 13 (4) 3 : 4 : 5
Topic: (Solution of Triangle)
Sol. 2
a < b < c are in A.P.
 C = 2  A (Given)
 sin c = sin 2A
 sin C = 2 sinA. cosA
sin C
  2 cos A
sin A
c b2  c2 – a2
 2
a 2bc
put a = b – , c = b + ,  > 0
b
=
5
b 4 b 6b
a=b– = b,c = b + =
5 5 5 5
 required ratio = 4 : 5 : 6
2y
8. Given that the slope of the tangent to a curve y = y(x) at any point (x,y) is . If the curve passes
x2
through the centre of the circle x2 + y2 – 2x – 2y = 0, then its equation is:
(1) x2 loge |y| = – 2(x – 1) (2) x loge |y| = 2(x – 1)
(3) x loge |y| = – 2(x – 1) (4) x loge |y| = x – 1
Sol. 2
2y
m=
x2
dy 2y

dx x 2
dy dx
 2
2y x
1 1
ln | y | –  C ; put (1, 1)
2 x
O=–1+C; C=1
x log |y| = 2x – 2
9. A students scores the following marks in five tests : 45, 54, 41, 57 43. His score is not known for the sixth
test. If the mean score is 48 in the six tests, then the standard deviation of the marks in six tests is :
100 100 10 10
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 3 3
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 3
45+ 54+ 41+ 57+ 43+x
 48
6
x = 288 – 240
x = 48
2
x  x
 s.d   N
9  36  49  81  25 200 100 10
   
6 6 3 3
1
 1  f(3  x)  f(3)  x
10. Let f : R  R be a differentiable function satisfying f'(3) + f'(2) = 0. Then lim   is equal
x  0 1  f(2  x)  f(2)
 
to:
(1) e2 (2) 1 (3) e–1 (4) e
Topic: (Differentiability)
Sol. 2
f'(3) + f'(2) = 0
1/ x
 1  f(3  x)  f(3) 
lim  
x  0 1  f(2  x)  f(2)
 
1  f(3  x) f(3 ) f( 2  x) f( 2) 
lim  
x 0 x  f( 2  x) f(2)
e 
 f(3  x)  f( 3 )  f( 2  x)  f( 2)  
  
 x  x  f ' 3   f ' 2 
 f( 2  x) f( 2) 
= e0 = 1
lim    e f(2  x)f(2)
e x 0  
11. If the system of linear equations x – 2y + kz = 1, 2x + y + z = 2, 3x – y – kz = 3, has a solution (x, y, z),

z  0, then (x, y) lies on the straight line whose equation is:
(1) 4x – 3y – 4 = 0 (2) 3x – 4y – 4 = 0 (3) 4x – 3y – 1 = 0 (4) 3x – 4y – 1 = 0
Sol. 1
Add 1st and 3rd eq.
4x – 3y – 4 = 0
20
1
12. The sum k 2
k 1
k is equal to:
21 11 3 11
(1) 2 – (2) 1 – 20 (3) 2 – (4) 2 –
220 2 217 219
Sol. 4
20
1
k  2
k1
k
1 2 3 20
S=    .....  20
2 22 23 2
S 1 2 19 20
   .....  20  21
2 22 23 2 2
S 1 1 1  20
   .....  20   21
2  2 22 2  2
2 20
S 2 
220 220
22
=2–
220
11
= 2 – 19
2
13. Supopose that the points (h, k), (1, 2) and (–3, 4) lie on the line L1. If a line L2 passing through the points
k
(h, k) and (4, 3) is perpendicular to L1, then equals:
h
1 1
(1) 0 (2)  (3) (4) 3
7 3
Sol. 3
1
y–2=  x  1
2
24 – 4 = –x + 1
x + 2y = 5
4x – 2y = 10 ...(1)
2 1
Mt = 
4 2
mn = 2
y – 3 = 2 (x – 4)
y – 3 = 2x – 8
(1) and (2)
2x – y = 5 ...(2)
5x = 15
x=3
y=1
K 1

h 3
14. The number of four-digit numbers strictly greater than 4321 that can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5 (repetition of digits is allowed) is:
(1) 310 (2) 306 (3) 288 (4) 360
Topic: (Permutation & Combination)
Sol. 1
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
15. The height of a right circular cylinder of maximum volume inscribed in a sphere of radius 3 is:
2
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 3 (4) 2 3
3
Sol. 4
r = 3cos
h
 3 sin 
2
h = 6 sin
V = r2h
V = 9cos2. 6 sin
V = 54 cos2. sin
dv
d

 54 cos3   2 cos  sin2  
cos = 0, 2S2 = c2
1
tan2 =
2
1
tan=
2
6
h= 2 3
3
16. If f(1) = 1, f'(1) = 3, then the derivative of f(f(f(x))) + (f(x))2 at x = 1 is:

(1) 33 (2) 9 (3) 15 (4) 12
Topic: (MOD)
Sol. 1
f(1) = 1, f'(1) = 3
f(f(f(x)) + f2(x)
f'(f(f(x))  f'(f(x))  f'(x) + 2 f  f'
3 3 3 + 2 1 3
27 + 6 = 33
17. The tangent and the normal lines at the point  

3 , 1 to the circle x2 + y2 = 4 and the x-axis form a triangle.
The area of this triangle (in square units) is:
2 1 1 4
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 3 3
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 1
normal
( 3, 1) 
4
 
 3 ,0 
(0,0)  
tangent
3x + y = 4
1 4 2
Area a =  1 
2 3 3
18. Two vertical poles of heights, 20 m and 80 m stand apart on a horizontal plane. The height (in meters) of
the point of intersection of the lines joining the top of each pole to the foot of the other, from this
horizontal plane is:
(1) 16 (2) 15 (3) 12 (4) 18
Topic: (Height & Distance)
Sol. 1
a = h tan 
b = h tan 
x = 20 tan = 80 tan
Now
x=a+b
20tan = h[tan + tan]
20 tan 
h=
tan   tan 
20 tan 
h= tan 
tan  
4
80
 = 16
5
19. The vector equation of the plane through the line of intersection of the planes x + y + z =1 and 2x + 3y +
4z = 5 which is perpendicular to the plane x – y + z =0 is:
 ˆ  2  0 (2) r  î  k
ˆ  2  0 (3) r  î  k
ˆ  2  0 (4) r  î  k
 
(1) r  î  k       ˆ 20
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 1
(x + y + z – 1) +  (2x + 3y + 4z – 5) = 0
x(1 + 2) + y (1 + 3) + z(1 + 4) – 1– 5 = 0
 
n1n2  0
(1 + 2)1 – (1 + 3) + (1 + 4) = 0
1 + 3 = 0
 = –1/3
 2  4 5
x  1    y 1  1  z  1    1   0
 3  3 3
x z 2
  0
3 3 3
x–z+2=0
20. Which one of the following statements is not a tautology?

(1) (p  q)  (~ p)  q (2) p  (p  q)
(3) (p  q)  p  (~ q) (4) (p  q)  p
Sol. 3
by checking option
option 2
option 3
21. If a points R(4, y, z) lies on the line segment joining the points P (2, – 3, 4) and Q(8, 0, 10), then the
distance of R from the origin is :
(1) 2 14 (2) 6 (3) 2 21 (4) 53
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 1
x2 y3 z4
 
6 3 6
2 y3 z4
 
6 3 6
1 y3 1 z4
 
3 3 3 6
y=–2 z -4=2
z=6
P(4, –2, 6) distance from origin
= 16  4  36
= 56
= 2 14
22. The minimum number of times one has to toss a fair coin so that the probability of observing at least one
head is at least 90% is:
(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 5 (4) 2
Sol. 1
Probability of observing at least one head out of n tosses
n
1
= 1 –    0.9
2
n
1
    0.1
2
2n  10
n4
 minimum number of tosses = 4
x x
23. Let f(x) =  g(t)dt , where g is a non-zero even function. If f(x + 5) = g(x), then  f(t)dt
0 0
equals:
5 5 x 5 x 5
(1)  g(t) dt (2) 5  g(t)dt (3) 2  g(t)dt (4)  g(t)dt

5 x x 5 5 5

Sol. 1
x
f(x) =  g(t) dt
0
–x
f(x)   g(t) dt
0
put t = – u
x
   g(–u) du
0

 – g (u) d (u)  –f(x)
0
 f (– x) = – f (x)
 f(x) is an odd funtion
Also f (5+x) = g(x)
f(5 – x) = g(– x) = g(x) = f (5 + x)
 f (5 – x) = f (5 + x) .... (1)
Now
x
I   f(t) dt
0
t u5
x 5
I
–5
 f(u  5) du
x 5

–5
 g(u) du
x 5

–5
 f' (u) du
= f (x – 5) – f (– 5)
= – f (5 – x) + f (5)
= f(5) – f(5 + x) (From (1))
5 5

5x
 f' (t) dt   g(t) dt
5 x
24. Let S() = {(x,y) : y2 x, 0 x } and A() is area of the region S(). If for a , 0 <  < 4, A() : A(4) =
2 : 5, then  equals:
1 1 1 1
 4 3  2 3  4 3  2 3
(1) 2   (2) 2   (3) 4   (4) 4  
 25  5  25  5
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 3
4
A(4) =  xdx
0
4
 x3 / 2 
= 
 3 / 2 0
3/2
24
=
3
2  8 16
=   A(4 )
3 3
2 16
A   
5 3
2 3 / 2 32
 
3 15
16
 3 / 2
5
2/3
 16 
 
 5 
1/ 3
 256 
=  
 25 
1/ 3
 4
= 4 
 25 
1
dx
x  xf(x)(1  x 6 )3  C
25. If 2/3 where C is a contant of integration, then the fucntion f(x) is equal to:
3
1  x  6
1 1 3 1
(1)  3 (2)  3 (3) (4) 
6x 2x x2 2x 2
Sol. 2
dx
x 2/3
3
1  x  6
dx
  1 
2/3
x7  1  6 
 x 
1
 1  t3
x6
6
 3.t 2dt
x7
1
 te
2
dx t2
  dt
x7 2
1 t2
 dt
2  t2
1/ 3
1  1 
=  1 C
2  x 6 
1 1/ 3

2x 2

1  x6  C
 1  1/ 3
= x   3  1  x
2x
6
  C
1
f(x) = –
2x3
26. If the eccentricity of the standard hyperbola passing through the point (4, 6) is 2, then the equation of
the tangent to the hyperbola at (4, 6) is:
(1) 3x – 2y = 0 (2) 2x – y – 2 = 0 (3) x – 2y + 8 = 0 (4) 2x – 3y + 10 = 0
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 2
e=2 p(4, 6)
16 36
 1 ...(1)
a2 b2
b2
e2 = 1 +
a2
b2
3= ...(2)
a2
b2 = 3a2
16 36
 1
a2 3a2
4
1
a2
a2 = 4
b2 = 12
4x 6y
 1
a2 b2
4x 6y
 1
4 12
y
x– 1
2
2x – y = 2
| x | [x], 1  x  1

x | x |, 1 x  2
27. Let f: [–1, 3] R be defined as f(x) =  where [t] denotes the greatest integer less
x  [x], 2x3

than or equal to t. Then, f is discontinuous at:
(1) only two points (2) only three points
(3) four or more points (4) only one points
Topic: (Continuity)
Sol. 2
f:[-1, 3]  R
  x  1 ; x  [1, 0)
| x |  x   
  x ; x  [0, 1)

f(x) 2x x  1, 2 

x  2 x  2, 3 
x  3 x3
discontinuous at
x = 0, 1, 3
28. The tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x at the point where it intersects the circle x2 + y2 = 5 in the first
quadrant, passes through the points:
1 3  1 4  1 1 3 7
(1)  ,  (2)   ,  (3)   ,  (4)  , 
4 4  3 3  4 2 4 4
Topic: (Parabola)
Sol. 4
y = 4x
x2 + y2 = 5
x2 + 4x – 5 = 0
(x + 5) (x–1) = 0
x=1
y = 2
P (1, 2)
tangent at P
y = 2 (x + 1)
x–y+1=0
   
29. ˆ and b  î  ˆj  k
Let a  3î  2ˆj  xk ˆ , for some real x. Then a  b =r is possible if:
3 3 3 3 3 3
(1) r  5 (2) 0  r  (3) 3 r 5 (4) r 3
2 2 2 2 2 2
Topic: (Vector)
Sol. A
i j k
 
a  b  3 2 x   2  x  i  j  x  3  5k
1 1 1
2
   1
2  x   
75
| a  b | 2x 2  2x  38 =  2 4
3
r  5
2
6
1
 1 
If the fourth term in the binomial expansion of  1log10 x  x  is equal to 200, and x > 1, then the value of
12
30.
 x 
x is:
(1) 100 (2) 10 (3) 103 (4) 104
[Bonus]
Sol. 2
 3 1log x   41
T4  6 C3  x 2 x
 
6  5  4 23 1log x  1
200  x  x4
6
Taking log10 x both side
3 1
1
2
1  log10 x  log10 x  4 log10 x
 6t 2  5 t  4  0
D<0
So, no real solution.

JEE MAIN - 2019 [09-04-2019(Morning)]
1. Let S be the set of all values of x for which the tangent to the curve y = f(x) = x3 – x2 – 2x at (x,y) is
parallel to the line segment joining the points (1,f(1)) and (–1,f(–1)), then S is equal to :
 1  1  1   1 
(1)  , 1 (2)  , 1 (3)  ,1 (4)  ,1
3  3  3   3 
Sol. 4
dy f  1  f 1
2
dx  x,y  = 3x – 2x – 2 = 2
02
3x2 – 2x – 2 = =–1
2
3x2 –2x – 1 = 0
3x2 – 3x + x – 1 = 0
 1

(3x + 1)(x – 1) = 0   3 ,1
 
2. Slope of the line passing through P(2,3) and intersecting the line, x + y = 7 at a distance of 4 units from P,
is :
1 7 5 1 1 5 7 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 7 5 1 1 5 7 1
Sol. 1
5 + 4(sin + cos) = 7
sin + cos = 1/2
1 + sin2 = 1/4
sin2 = -3/4
2 tan  3
 2 = 
1  tan  4
 3tan2 + 8 tan + 3 = 0
8  28 8  2 7 4  7
 tan = = 
6 6 3
Now rationalize option (1)
3. If one end of a focal chord of the parabola, y2 = 16x is at (1,4), then the lenght of this focal chord is :
(1) 24 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 22
Topic: (Parabola)
Sol. 3
2at1 = 4 &  = a(t1 –t2)2
t1 = 1/2  = 4(1/2 + 2)2
t2 = – 2
 25 
 = 4   = 25
4
 /2
sin3 x
4. The value of  dx is :
0
sin x  cos x
2 2  1  1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 8 2 4
Sol. 4
 /2
sin3 x  cos3 x
2I =  dx
0
sin x  cos x
 /2
2I =  1  sin x cos x  dx
0
 /2
 sin2x 
2I =  1  2  dx
0  
/2
 /2 cos 2x
2I  x 0 
4 0
  cos   cos 0 
2I = 
2  4 

 1
I= 
4 4
x2
5. If the function f : R – {1 , – 1}  A defined by f(x) = , is surjective, then A is equal to :
1  x2
(1) [0,) (2) R – {–1} (3) R – [–1,0) (4) R – (–1,0)
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 3
x2
y=
1  x2
y
x2 = (y  –1)
1 y
y
 0  y  R – [–1,0)
1 y
6. The area (in sq. units) of the region A = {(x,y) : x2  y  x + 2) is :

9 13 10 31
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 6 3 6
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 1
x2 = y
&y=x+2
x2 – x – 2 = 0
x = 2, – 1
2
   x  2  x  dx
2
A=
1
2
 x2 x3   8 1 1  10 3 1 9
=   2x   = 2  4  3  –  2  2  3  =   =
2 3 1     3 2 3 2
7. A committee of 11 members is to be formed from 8 males and 5 females, if m is the number of ways the
committee is formed with at least 6 males and n is the number of ways the committee is formed with at
least 3 females, then :
(1) n = m – 8 (2) m + n = 68 (3) m= n = 68 (4) m = n = 78
Topic: (P & C)
Sol. 4
m = n = 8C6 × 5C5 + 8C7 × 5C4 + 8C8 × 5C3 = 78
8. Let f(x) = 15 – |x – 10| ; x  R. Then the set of all values of x, at which the function, g(x) = f(f(x)) is not
differentiable , is :
(1) {10, 15} (2) {10} (3) {5,10, 15} (4) {5,10,15,20}
Sol. 3
25  x x  10
f(x) = 
 x  5 x  10
25  f  x  ; f  x   10
f(f(x)) =  f x  5; f x  10
    
20  x; 5  x  10
f  x   10
x; 10  x  15
x  10; x5
f(x) < 10
30  x; x  15
 x  10; x5

20  x; 5  x  10
x; 10  x  15
g(x) = 30  x; x  15


 f(x) is not differentiable at {5,10,15}
2/3
9. The integral  sec xcosec4/3xdx is equal to :
(Here C is a constant of integration)
3
(1) –3cot–1/3x + C (2) 3tan–1/3x + C (3)  tan4 / 3 x  C (4) – 3tan–1/3x + C
4
Sol. 4
2 /3
I=  sec x cos ec4 / 3x dx
2 /3
 sin x 
I=   cos x  cos ec x  dx2
1
I=  cot 2 /3
 cos ec2x dx
x
cotx = t  – cosec2x dx = dt
2
1
t 3
dt 
I =   2 +C
t2 / 3 1
3
I = – 3(cotx)1/3 + C
or – 3tan-1/3x + C
x 1 y 1 z 2
10. If the line, = = meets the plane, x + 2y + 3z = 15 at a point P, then the distance of P
2 3 4
from the origin is :
(1) 7/2 (2) 9/2 (3) 2 5 (4) 5 /2
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 2
'P' lies on plane :
2 + 1 + 6 – 2 + 12 + 6 = 15
20 = 10
 = 1/2
 1 
 P  2, , 4 
 2 
1 81 9
OP = 4  16 = =
4 4 2
11. If the tangent to the curve, y = x3 + ax – b at the point (1,–5) is perpendicular to the line, –x + y + 4 = 0,
then which one of the following points lies on the curve ?
(1) (–2,2) (2) (2, – 1) (3) (2,–2) (4) (–2,1)
Sol. 3
dy
2
dx 1,5 = 3x + a = a + 3
(a + 3) ×1 = – 1  a = – 4
Now, y = x3 – 4x – b
 (1,–5)
–5=1–4–bb=2
y = x3 – 4x – 2
options check
12. If a tangent to the circle x2 + y2 = 1 intersects the coordinate axes at distinct points P and Q, then the
locus of the midpoint of PQ is :
(1) x2 + y2 – 2x2y2 = 0 (2) x2 + y2 – 16x2y2 = 0
(3) x2 + y2 – 2xy = 0 (4) x2 + y2 – 4x2y2 = 0
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 4
equation of tangent at A :
T=0
xcos + y sin = 1
1
Now, 2h = sec  cos =
2h
1
2k = cosec  sin =
2k
1 1
 =4
x2 y2
 x2 + y2 – 4x2y2 = 0
10
13. Let  f a  k   16 2
k 1
10

 1 , where the function f satisfies f(x + y) = f(x)f(y) for all natural numbers x,y and
f(1) = 2. Then the natural number 'a' is :

(1) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (4) 16
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 2
f(2) = f2(1) = 22
f(3) = f(2) f(1) = 23
f  x   2x
10
2 ak
 2a 2  22  23    210 
k 1
 
 2a  2 210  1  24 210  1 
a+ 1 = 4
a=3
dy
14. The solution of the differential equation x + 2y = x2(x  0) with y(1) = 1, is :
dx
x3 1 3 2 1 4 3 1 x2 3
(1) y =  (2) y = x  (3) y = x  (4) y = 
5 5x2 4 4x2 5 5x2 4 4x2
Sol. 4
dy  2 
 y =x
dx  x 
I.F = e2ln x = x2
x4
 x2y = C
4
 x  1, y  1
1 = 1/4 + C  C = 3/4
4x2y = x4 + 3
x2 3
y= 
4 4x2
15. If the standard deviation of the numbers –1,0,1, k is 5 where k > 0, then k is equal to :
5 10
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 2 6 (4) 6
3 3
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 3
S.D. = var iance
2
& var =
x – 2
n
1  0  1  k k
= =
4 4
1  0  1  k2 k2
Now, 5 = –
4 16
80 = (k2 +2)4 – k2
k2 = 24
k= 2 6  k  0
16. If f(x) is a non - zero polynomial of degree four, having local extreme points at x = – 1,0,1; then the set
S = {x  R : f(x) = f(0))} contains exactly :
(1) four irrational numbers
(2) four rational numbers
(3) two irrational and two rational numbers
(4) two irrational and one rational number
Sol. 4
f'(x) = (x + 1)x(x – 1)
x 4 x2
f(x) =  C
4 2
Now, f(x) = f(0)  C = 0
x2  x2 
f(x) = 2   1   x = 0,
2,  2
 2 
17. Let S = { [–2, 2] : 2cos2 + 3sin = 0} Then the sum of the elements of S is :
5 13
(1) (2)  (3) 2 (4)
3 6
Topic: (Trigonometric Equation)
Sol. 3
2 – 2sin2 + 3sin = 0
2sin2 – 3sin – 2 = 0
(2sin + 1)(sin – 2) = 0

sin = –1/2   = n + (–1)n+1 6 or sin  = 2 (Not possible)

n=0 = 
6

n=1 = 
6

n=–1 =–+
6

n=2  = 2 
6
sum of  = 2
1 1 1 1
18. Four persons can hit a target correctly with probabilities , , and respectively. If all hit at the
2 3 4 8
target independently, then the probability that the target would be hit, is :
25 7 25 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
32 32 192 192
Sol. d
25

Required probability = 1 – P A  B  C  D =  32
n n  7 
19. Let the sum of the first n terms of a non - constant A.P. , a1, a2, a3,.... be 50n + A , where A is a
2
constant. If d is the common difference of this A.P., then the ordered pair (d, a50) is equal to :
(1) (A, 50 + 46A) (2) (A,50+45A) (3) (50,50+45A) (4) (50,50+46A)
Sol. 1
n n n  7  A
Sn = 2a  n  1 d = 50n 
2 1 2
n n  1 d n n  7 A
 a1n + = 50n +
2 2
n n  1 d n n  1 A 6nA
 a1n = = 50n + –
2 2 2
n n  1 d n n  1 A
 a1n + = n[50 – 3A] +
2 2
A = d, a1 = 50 – 3A
Now, a50 = a1 + (n – 1)d
= 50 – 3A + (50–1)A
= 50 + 46A
1 1 1 2  1 3 1 n  1 1 78 1 n
20. If     .........   =   , then the inverse of   is :
0 1 0 1  0 1 0 1  0 1  0 1 
1 13 1 12  1 0  1 0
(1)   (2)   (3)   (4)  
0 1  0 1  1 3 1 12 1 
Topic: (Matrix)
Sol. 1
1 1 1 2  1 n  1 1 78 
   .......   =  
0 1 0 1  0 1  0 1 
 n n  1 
1 1  2  .... n  1  1  1 78 
  =  2  =    n = 13
0 1  0 1  0 1 
 2 cos x  1 
    , x
21. If the function f defined on  ,  by f  x    cot x  1 4 is continuous, then k is equal to :
6 3  
k, x
 4
1 1
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) (4)
2 2
Topic: (Continuity)
Sol. 3
lim f  x  = f   / 4  = k
x  / 4
lim 2 cos x  1
x  / 4
=k
cot x  1
1
2 sin x 2
1
lim =k   =kk=
x  / 4  cos ec2 x  2 2
y 1  
 y 1
22. Let  and be the roots of the equation x2 + x + 1 = 0 Then for y0 in R, is equal to:
 1 y
(1) y3 (2) y(y2 – 1) (3) y(y2 – 3) (4) y3 – 1
Sol. 1
 = ,  = 2
y 1  2
 y  2 1
2 1 y
C1  C1 + C2 + C3
y  2
y y  2 1
y 1 y
R2  R2 – R1 & R3  R3 –R1
y  2
2
0 y  1  2
= y3
0 1 y    2
23. Let p, q  R. If 2 – 3 is a root of the quadratic equation, x2 + px + q = 0, then :
(1) p2 – 4q – 12 = 0 (2) q2 + 4p + 14 = 0 (3) q2 – 4p – 16 = 0 (4) p2 – 4q + 12 = 0
Sol. 1
x2 – 4x + 1 = 0
 = – 4, q = 1
  i 
24. All the point in the set S  
  i
:   R i 

 
1 lie on a :
(1) circle whose radius is 2 (2) circle whose radius is 1.

(3) straight line whose slope is –1 (4) straight line whose slope is 1
Sol. 2
 i ei
let = i = e2i
 i e
 cos2 + isin2
 Which lies on circle of radius = 1
x2 y2
25. If the line y = mx + 7 3 is normal to the hyperbola  =1, then a value of m is :
24 18
3 5 2 15
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 2 5 2
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 3
Equation of Normal

m a2  b2 
y = mx ± 2 2 2
a b m
m 24  18
7 3 =
24  18m2
72
 m2 =
90
4 2
m= =
5 5
26. for any two statements P and q, the negation of the expression p  ~ p  q is :
(1) p  q (2) ~ p ~ q (3) p  q (4) ~ p ~ q
Sol. 4
p ~p q ~p  q p  ~p  q ~ p  ~p  q 

T F T F T F
T F F F T F
F T T T T F
F T F F F T
~ p ~ q ~ p ~ q
F F F
F T F
T F F
T T T
        
27. ˆ . If   1  2 , where 1 is parallel to 
Let  = 3iˆ  ˆj and   2iˆ  ˆj  3k and 2 is perpendicualr to  ,
 
then 1  2 is equal to :
1 ˆ ˆ ˆ 1
(1)
2

3i  9i  5k  (2)
2

3iˆ  9j ˆ
ˆ  5k  (3) 3iˆ  9j ˆ
ˆ  5k ˆ
ˆ  5k
(4) 3i  9j
Topic: (Vector)
Sol. 2
 
ˆ
  3iˆ  ˆj,   2iˆ  ˆj  3k
 
1 =  = 3î  ˆj

let 2  xiˆ  yj ˆ  zkˆ
 
2. = 0  3x + y = 0 y = –3x

2  xî  3xj ˆ
ˆ  zk
Now,
  
  1 2
2î  ˆj  3kˆ  3î  ˆj   xî  3xjˆ  zkˆ

2 = (3 –x) ....(1)
–1 = ( + 3x) 
from (1) and (2)
1
=
2
1  3 1
x=   1 = î  ˆj
2 2 2
 1 3 ˆ
2   î  ˆj  3k
2 2
  1
1  2   3iˆ  9j ˆ
ˆ  5k
2 
6
2 log8 x 
28. If the fourth term in the Binomial expansion of   x  x > 0 is 20×87, then a value of x is ;
x 
(1) 83 (2) 8–2 (3) 8 (4) 82
Sol. 4
3
2 3
6
T4 = C3  
x
x
log8 x
 = 20×87
1
20  8   x3log8 x  20  87
x3
86 = xlog8 x3 3
6logx8 = log8 x3  3
6
= 3t – 3
t
3t2 – 3t – 6 = 0
t2 – t – 2 = 0
(t – 2)( t + 1) = 0
t = – 1, 2
log8x = – 1 & 2
1
x= , 64
8

29. A plane passing through the points (0,–1,0) and (0,0,1) and making an angle with the plane y – z + 5 = 0,
4
also passes through the point :

(1)  2,1, 4  (2)  2, 1, 4  
(3)  2, 1, 4  (4)  2,1, 4 
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 4
ax + b(y + 1) + cz = 0
c=–b
ax + by + b – bz = 0
aî  bjˆ  bkˆ  ˆj  kˆ  1

2 2
a  2b 2 2
b  b  a2  2b2
4b2  a2  2b2
a =  2b
Plane :  2 bx + by + b – bz = 0
± 2x + y – z + 1 = 0
Now check from options
30. The value of cos210° – cos10° cos50° + cos250° is :
3 3
(1) 3/2 (2)
4
 cos 20 (3)
2
1  cos 20  (4) 3/4

Sol. 4
1
= 1  cos 20  cos 60  cos 40  1  cos100
2
1
= 3 / 2  cos 20  cos100  cos 40
2
1  3  2 cos 60 cos 40  cos 40 3

=   =
2 2  4

JEE MAIN - 2019 [09-04-2019(Evening)]
1. A water tank has the shape of an inverted right circular cone, whose semi- vertical angle is tan1  1  .
2
Water is poured into it at a constant rate of 5 cubic meter per minute. Then the rate (in m/min), at which
the level of water is rising at the instant when the depth of water in the tank is 10 m is :
(1) 1/10 (2) 1/15 (3) 1/5 (4) 2/
Sol. 3
dv
 5 cm3/min
dt
1
  tan1  
2
1 r
tan = =  2r = h
2 h
1 2
volume = r h
3
2
1 h
=  h 
3  2 
 3
v= .h
12
dv  dh
 .3h2.
dt 12 dt
dv  2 dh
 .h .
dt 4 dt
Put h = 10
 2 dh
5= 10
4 dt
20 dh

 100  dt
dh 1
 
dt 5
2. If the sum and product of the first three terms in an A.P. are 33 and 1155, respectively, then a value of its
11th terms is :
(1) –25 (2) 25 (3) –36 (4) –35
Sol. 1
a, a + d, a + 2d are in A.P
a + a + d + a + 2d = 33
3(a+d) = 33
a + d = 11 ....(1)
(a) (a + d) (a + 2d) = 1155
(a)(11)(a + 2d) = 1155
(a)(a + 2d) = 105
(a)(a + 2(11 – a)) = 105 {  d = 11 – a}
a2 – 22a + 105 = 0
(a – 7)(a – 15) = 0
a = 7 or a = 15
 d = 4 or d = – 4
 T11 = a + 10 d or T11 = a + 10d
T11 = 7 + 10(4) or T11 = 15 + 10(–4)
T11 = 47 or T11 = – 25
3. The mean and the median of the following ten numbers in increasing order 10,22,26,29,34,x,42,67,70,y are
y
42 and 35 respectively, then is equal to :
x
(1) 7/3 (2) 9/4 (3) 7/2 (4) 8/3
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 1
10  22  26  29  34  x  42  67  70  y
Mean =
10
300  x  y
42 =  420 = 300 + x + y
10
x + y = 120
x  34
median =
2
x  34
35   x= 70 – 34  x = 36
2
as x + y = 120
 y = 120 – 36
y = 84
y 84 7
  =
x 36 3
x 
4. If f(x) = [x] –   , x  R, where [x] denotes the greatest integer function, then :
4
(1) xlim f  x  exists but lim f  x  does not exists

 4 x 4
(2) xlim f  x  exists but lim f  x  does not exists.

4 x 4
(3) f is continuous at x = 4
(4) Both xlim f  x  and lim f  x  exists but are not equal
 4 x 4
Topic: (Continuity)
Sol. 3
x
f(x) = x     , x  R
4
4  h
limf(x) = lim 4  h   
x4 h 0
 4 
=4–1=3
 4  h
lim f  x  = lim 4  h   
x  4 h 0
 4 
=3–0=3
4
f(4) = [4] –  
4
=4–1=3
 f(x) is continuous at x = 4
dy     
5. If cos x – y sinx = 6x,  0  x   and y   = 0 , then y   is equal to :
dx  2 3 6
2 2 2 2
(1) (2)  (3)  (4) 
2 3 4 3 2 3 2
Sol. 3
dy  
cos x – y sinx = 6x  0  x  
dx  2 
dy
 y tan x = 6x. secx
dx
Linear differential equation
 I.F. = e  tan xdx
= e  tan xdx = e   ln cos x  = |cosx|
But x  (0, /2)  Cosx
I.F. = cosx
 y(IF) = 6  x sec x.cos x dx
x2
ycosx = 6. C
2
ycosx = 3x2 + C
    2 
given y   = 0  0  .cos = 3 9   C
3 3  
2
C=
3

Put x =
6
  2  2
y.cos = 3  36  –
6   3
 3 2 2
y. 
 2  = 
  12 3
2
 y
2 3
6. The area (in sq. units) of the smaller of the two circles that touch the parabola, y2 = 4x at the point (1,2)
and the x -axis is :

(1) 8 2  2  
(2) 4 3  2  
(3) 4 2  2  
(4) 8 3  2 2 
Topic: (Parabola)
Sol. 4
Centre (h,r)
r=r
Tangent for parabola
at P(1,2) is
T=0
 x  1
i.e. y(2) – 4   =0
 2 
x–y–1=0
normal at P is x + y – 3 = 0
centre is on x + y – 3 = 0
h+r–3=0
h = 3 – r  c  (3 – r, r)
as PC = r
(PC)2 = r2
(3 – r – 1)2 + (r – 2)2 = r2
4 + r2 – 4r + r2 + 4 – 4r = r2
r2 – 8r + 8 = 0
r = 4  2 2 or r = 4  2 2
(4 + 2 2 will give x-coordinate negative which is note possible)
 area = r2
2

=  42 2 

area =  16  8  16 2 =  24  16 2   
= 8 3  2 2  
7. If some three consecutive coefficients in the binomial expansion of (x + 1)n in powers of x are in the ratio
2 : 15 : 70, then the average of these three coefficients is :
(1) 964 (2) 227 (3) 625 (4) 232
Sol. 4
n
Cr : nCr + 1 : nCr + 2 :: 2 : 15 : 70
n!
n r! n  r  !
Cr 2 2
n =  n! =
Cr 1 15 15
r  1 ! n  r  1 !
 r  1  !  n  r  1 ! 2 r  1 !n  r  1 ! 2
r ! n  r  ! = 15  r! n  r n  r  1 !  15
  
r 1 2
  . ....(1)
n  r 15
n
Cr 1 15 r2 15 3
n
    ....(2)
Cr  2 70 n  r  1 70 14
From (1)
15 (r+1) = 2(n–r)
15r + 15 = 2n – 2r
17r + 15 = 2n
17r = 2n – 15
From (2)
14(r + 2) = 3(n – r – 1)
14r + 28 = 3n – 3r - 3
17r + 31 = 3n
17r = 3n – 31
 2n – 15 = 3n – 31
n = 16 & r = 1
16
C1 16 C2 16 C3 16  120  560
Average = 
3 3
696
=  232
3
1
 x cot 1  x 
1 2
8. The value of integral  x4 dx is :
0
 1  1  
(1)  loge 2 (2)  loge 2 (3)  loge 2 (4)  loge 2
2 2 4 2 4 2
Sol. 2
1
 x cot 1  x 
1 2
I  x4 dx
0
1
 1 
I   x tan1  2 4 
dx
0  1  x  x 
Put x2 = t as x  0, t  0
2xdx = dt x  1, t  1
1
1  1 
I tan1   dt
2 0  1  t  t2 
1  
1 1
I  tan1   dt
20  1  t 1  t  
 
1
1  1  t   t 
I  tan1   dt
20  1  t 1  t  
 
1
1
I [tan1 1  t   tan1  t ]dt
2 0
1
1 1 1
I  tan1 1  t  dt   tan1(t)dt
20 2 0
1 1
1 1
I  tan1 1  t  dt   tan1 1  t  dt
20 20
1
I   tan1 1  t  dt
0
put 1-t = y
-dt = dy
t  0; y  1
as t  1; y  0
0
I   tan1 ydy
1
1
1
I  tan ydy
0
using by parts
I = [y.tan-1y-1/2ln(1+y2) ]10
I = 1.tan-1(1) - 1/2 ln(2) = 0
 1
I  ln2
4 2
 y2 
9. The area (in sq. units) of the region A =  x, y  : 2  x  y  4 is :
 
53
(1) (2) 16 (3) 18 (4) 30
3
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 3
y2
xy4
2
y2  2x & x  y+4
y2 - 2x  0...(1) &
x-y-4  0....(2)
Solve 1 & 2 B(8,4)
y2=2x & x = y+4
 y2 = 2(y+4)
y2-2y-8 = 0
y(y+2) –4(y+2) = 0
(y + 2) (y – 4) = 0
Y = -2 & y = 4 A(2,-2)
 x=2&x=8
A (2,-2) & B (8,4)
 Required area is
4
area =  (line  parabola)dy

2
4
 y2 
   y  4  
2
 dy
2 
4
 y2 1 
=  4y  .y3 
 2 6  2
  4 2 1 3
    2 2 1 3

area   4 4    4     4 2    2  
 2 6   2 6 
   
area = 54/3
area = 18 sq. unit
10. The common tangent to the circles x2 + y2 = 4 and x2 + y2 + 6x + 8y – 24 = 0 also passes through the point
:
(1) (–4,6) (2) (–6, 4) (3) (6,–2) (4) (4, – 2)
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 3
x2+y2=4  C1  (0,0)r1  2
x2+y2+6x+8y-24 = 0  C2 = (-3,-4), r2 = 7
distance C1C2 = 5 & r1+r2 = 9
r1  r2  5
as C1C2 = r1  r2
 Circle touches internally
 equation of comman tangent will be same as common chord P
 S1-S2 = 0
(x2+y2+6x+8y-24)-(x2+y2-4) = 0
6x +8y-20= 0
3x + 4y – 10 = 0 common tangent
point (6,-2) satisfy this
x2 y 1 z
11. The vertices B and C of a = ABC lie on the line,
= such that BC = 5 units. Then the area
3 0 4
(in sq. units) of this triangle, given that the point A(1, – 1, 2), is :
(1) 6 (2) 34 (3) 2 34 (4) 5 17
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 2
1
area of ABC 
2
 AD BC 
A (1,-1,2)
x  2 y 1 z
let D is any point on line  
3 0 4
D  3  2,1, 4 
Direction ratio of AD are
3  3,2, 4  2
B D C
as AD perpendicular to line
 3  33  0 2  4  4  2  0 5
25  = 17
 = 17/25
 51 68 
Point D    2,1,
 25 25 
 1 68 
D ,1, 
 25 25 
2 2
 1  2  68 
AD  1    1  1    2
 25   25 
2 2
 24  2 18 
AD   25   2    
   25 
2 2 2
2 4   5 0   1 8 
AD 
25
576  2500  324 3400

AD  
25 25
1
so area of ABC 
2
5 . 3400
25
= 34
12. Two poles standing on a horizontal ground are of heights 5 m and 10 m respectively. The line joining their
tops makes an angle of 15° with the ground. Then the distance (in m) between the poles, is :
5
(1) 5  3 1  (2) 5 2  3   (3)
2
2 3  (4) 10  3 1 
Sol. 2
In BDE
5
tan15° =
x
x = 5. cot15°
5.  3 1 
x=
 3 1 

x= 5 2 3 
13. The sum of the series 1 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 7 +.... upto 11th tems is :
(1) 915 (2) 945 (3) 916 (4) 946
Sol. 4
S = 1 + (2×3) + (3×5) + (4 ×7) + ....upto 11
Tr = r (2r – 1)
 Sn = T r
Sn =  r 2r  1
2
Sn = 2 r   r
 n n  1 2n  1  n n  1
Sn = 2  6
 –
  2
n n  1 2n  1 n n  1  2n  1 1   4n  2  3 
Sn =  = n  n  1    = n  n  1  
3 2  3 2   6 
n n  1   4n  1 
Sn =
6
put n = 11 for sum of 11 terms
11 12   43
S11 =
6
S11 = 946
 a   x  1, x  5
14. If the function f(x) =  is continuous at x = 5, then the value of a – b is :
b x    3, x  5
2 2 2 2
(1)  (2) (3) (4)
5 5 5 5
Topic: (Continuity)
Sol. 3
We have to check at x = 5
f(5)  a   5  1  a 5     1
f(5 )  b 5    3
= b(5-
f(5 )  a   5  1  a(5  ) 
as f(x) is continous at x = 5
 a 5     1  b  5     3
(a-b)(5-)= 2
2
(a-b) =
5
15. If the tangent to the parabola y2 = x at a point (), ( > 0) is also a tangent to the ellipse, x2 + 2y2 = 1,
then,  is equal to :
(1) 2 2  1 (2) 2  1 (3) 2 1 (4) 2 2  1
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 2
y2 = x
tangent at P() is T = 0
 x+ 
y –  0
 2 
2y – x –  = 0
2y = x + 
1 
y= x
2 2
ellipse is
x2 + 2y2 = 1
x2 y 2
 1
1 1
2
if a line
y = mx + c is a tangent
then c2 = a2 m2 + b2
2 2
  1 1
   1   
 2   2  2
2 1 1
 
42 42 2
also point P() is on y2 = x
2 = 
2 1 1
  
4 4 2
2 = 1 + 2
2 – 2 – 1 = 0
2 44
=
2
 = 1 2
 = 1  2 & = 1 – 2
16. If the system of equations 2x + 3y – z = 0, x + ky – 2z = 0 and 2x – y + z = 0 has a non - trivial solution

x y z
(x, y , z) , then    k is equal to :
y z x
1 1 3
(1) (2)  (3) – 4 (4)
2 4 4
Sol. 1
2x + 3y – z = 0
x + ky – 2z = 0
2x – y + z = 0
for non - trivial solutions, = 0
2 3 1
1 k 2
=0
2 1 1
2(k – 2) – 3(1 + 4) – 1(–1 – 2k) = 0
2k – 4 – 15 + 1 + 2k = 0
4k = 18
k = 9/2
Now, 2x – y + z = 0
2x + z = y
2x z
 =1
y y
x z
2.   1 = 0....(1)
y y
also 2x – z = – 3y
2x z
  3 = 0 ....(2)
y y
add (1) and (2)
x
4. 2 = 0
y
x 1

y 2
2x + 3y = z
2x 3y
 =1
z z
x y
2. + 3. – 1 = 0.....(3)
z z
also 2x – y + z = 0
2x – y = – z
2x y
  1 = 0 ....(4)
z z
from (3) – (4)
y 1

z 2
2x + 3y – z = 0
3x – z = – 2x
3y z
 2 = 0 ...(5)
x x
y z
put = – 2 in (5)  4
x x
x y z
   k = 1
y z x 2
17. If e
sec x
 sec x tan xf  x   sec x tan x  sec x  dx = e
2 secx
f(x) + C, then a possible choice of f(x) is :
1 1 1 1
(1) secx – tanx – (2) secx + tanx + (3) xsecx + tanx + (4) secx + xtanx –
2 2 2 2
Sol. 2
e
sec x
 sec x tan xf  x   sec x tan x  sec x  dx = e
2 secx
f(x) + C
Differentiating both sides
 
esec x  sec x.tan x.f  x   + esec x . sec x tan x  sec2 x = esec x sec x.tan x.f  x  + esecx.f'(x)
esecx(secx. tanx + sec2x) = esecx.f'(x)
f'(x) = (secx tanx + sec2x)
integrating both sides
 f '  x  dx  2
=  sec x tan x  sec x dx 
f(x) = secx + tanx + C
18. If m is chosen in the quadratic equation (m2 + 1)x2 – 3x + (m2 + 1)2 = 0 such that the sum of its roots is
greatest, then the absolute difference of the cubes of its roots is :
(1) 8 5 (2) 4 3 (3) 10 5 (4) 8 3
Sol. 1
(m2 + 1)x2 – 3x + (m2 + 1)2 = 0
2
3 m2  1  
+= 2 &  = = (m2 + 1)
m 1 m2  1  
sum of roots is greatest of (m2 +1) is minimum when m = 0
 equation is x2 – 3x + 1 = 0
+ =3
&  = 1
|3 – 3| =       2  2   
=    
2
 4    
2
 2   

= 

 3
2


 4 1  3  1
2

= 5 8 
=8 5

19. If a unit vector a makes angles /3 with î , /4 with ĵ and    0,   with k̂ , then a value of  is
2  5 5
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 4 6 12
Topic: (Vector)
Sol. 1
 
 ,  & = ?
3 4
cos2   cos2   cos2  = 1
 
cos2  cos2  cos2  = 1
3 4
1 1
+ + cos2 = 1
4 2
3 1
cos2  = 1 – =
4 4
 2
= or
3 3
20. A rectangle is inscribed in a circle with a diameter lying along the line 3y = x + 7. If the two adjacent
vertices of the rectangle are (–8,5) and (6,5), then the area of the rectangle (in sq. units) is :
(1) 98 (2) 84 (3) 72 (4) 56
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 2
AB is paralle to x - axis
 OP is parallel to y - axis
 x - coordinate an OP will be constant
i.e. x = – 1
put x = – 1 in line 3y = x + 7
3y = – 1 + 7
y=2
 O  (–1,2)
OP = 3
 area of rectangle ABCD = (AB)(BC)
= (14)(2(OP)
=(14)(2 × 3)
14 × 6 = 84
21. The value of sin10° sin30° sin50° sin70° is :

1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16 32 18 36
Sol. 1
sin10° sin30° sin50º sin70°
sin30°(sin50° sin10° sin70°)
1
sin  60  10  sin10 sin  60  10  
2
1 1 
= sin3 10   = 1 sin30 = 1
2  4  8 16
 0 2y 1 
 
2x y 1 
22. The total number of matrices A =  ,  x,y  R,x  y for which ATA = 3I3 is :
 2x y 1 
 
(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 2
Topic: (Matrices)
Sol. 2
 0 2y 1 
 
A  2x y 1
2x y 1 
AT. A = 3I3
 0 2x 2x  0 2y 1  3 0 0
    
2y y y 2x y 1  0 3 0
 1 1 1  2x y 1  0 0 3
8x2 0 0 3 0 0
 2   
 0 6y 0
= 
0 3 0
 0 0 3  0 0 3

 6y2 = 3 & 8x2 = 3
1
y2 = 2
3
x2 =
8
13
y  x
2 8
 4 marices are possible
f x
2tdt
23. If f : R  R is a differentiable function and f(2) = 6, then lim
x 2   x  2 is :
6
(1) 0 (2) 24f'(2) (3) 2f'(2) (4) 12f'(2)

Sol. 4
f x 
 2tdt
6
lim
x 2 x2
0
as f(2) = 6 therefore it is form, using newton Leibnitz rule
0
2.f  x  .f '  x   0
lim
x 2 1
= 2f(2) . f'(2)
= 2.(6). f'(2) 12f'(2)
24. If p   q  r  is false, then the truth values of p,q,r are respectively :

(1) T,T,F (2) F,T,T (3) F,F,F (4) T,F,F
Sol. 4
p q r q  r p  q  r 
T T T T T
T T F T T
T F T T T
T F F F F
F T T T T
F T F T T
F F T T T
F F F F T
pas, p   q  r  is false
 Truth values of p,q,r are T,F,F
25. Two newpapers A and B are published in a city. It is known that 25% of the city population reads A and
20% reads B while 8% reads both A and B. Further, 30% of those who read A but not B look into
advertisements and 40% of those who read B but not A also look into advertisements, while 50% of those
who read both A and B look into advertisements. Then the percentage of the population who look into
advertisements is :
(1) 13.9 (2) 13 (3) 12.8 (4) 13.5
Topic: (Sets)
Sol. 1
Let x = 17, y = 8, z = 12
Total percentage of persons who look
into advertisement
= (30% of x) + (40% of z) + (50% of y)
 3   4   5 
=   17  +   12  +   8
 10   10   10 
51 48 40
=  
10 10 10
139
= = 13.9
10
1
26. The domain of the defination of the function f(x) =
4  x2
3
 
+ log10 x  x is :
(1)  2, 1   1,0  2,  (2)  1,0   1,2   3,  
(3)  1,0   1,2   2,   (4) 1,2   2,  

Topic: (Function)
Sol. 3
1
f(x) =
4  x2

 log10 x3  x 
4 – x2  0
x2  ± 2 ....(1)
x3 – x > 0
x(x2 – 1) > 0
x(x – 1)(x + 1) > 0
x   1,0   1,   ...(2)
From (1) & (2)

x   1,0  1,2   2,  
27. Some identical balls are arranged in rows to form an equilateral triangle. The first row consists of one ball,
the second row consists of two balls and so on. If 99 more identical balls are added to the total numbers
of balls used in forming the equilateral triangle, then all these balls can be arranged in a square whose each
side contains exactly 2 balls less than the number of balls each side of the triangle contains. Then number
of balls used to form the equailateral triangle is :
(1) 157 (2) 225 (3) 262 (4) 190
Sol. 4
Total ball used to form equilateral trianlge are
n n  1
=
2
Total ball used to form
square = (n – 2)2
but given
n n  1
 99 = (n – 2)2
2
n(n + 1) + 198 = 2(n2 + 4 – 4n)
 (n + 10)(n – 19) = 0
n = 19
 Total balls used to form equilateral trianlge
n n  1 19  20
= =
2 2
= 190
5  3z
28. Let z  C be such that |z| < 1. If  = 5 1  z  , then :
(1) 5 Re() > 1 (2) 5 Re() > 4 (3) 5 Im() < 1 (4) 4 Im() > 5
Sol. 1
|z| < 1
5 ( 1 – z) = 5 + 3z
5 – 5z = 5 + 3z
 1
|z| = 5 1
3  5
5| – 1| < |3 + 5|
3
5| – 1|< 5  
5
 
 1     
 5
5 Re() > 1
29. If the two lines x + (a – 1)y = 1 and 2x + a2y = 1(a  R – {0,1}) are perpendicular, then the distance of
their point of intersection from the origin is :
2 2 2 2
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 5 5 5
Sol. 3
1
L1  x + (a – 1)y – 1 = 0  m1 = 
a 1
2
L2 2x + a2 y – 1 = 0  m2  
a2
as L1  L 2
 m1m2 = – 1
 1   2 
 a  1   a2  = – 1
  
2
 1
a2  a  1
a2 (a – 1) + 2 = 0
a3 – a2 + 2 = 0
(a + 1) is a factor
 (a + 1)(a2 – 2a + 2) = 0
a = –1
 L1  x – 2y – 1 =00
L2  2x + y – 1 = 0
solve L1 & L2
3 1
P   , 
5 5
distance of point P
from origin is
2 2
3  1 
OP = 5   5 
   
10
OP =
25
2
OP =
5
30. Let P be the plane, which contains the line of intersection of the planes, x + y + z – 6 = 0 and
2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0 and it is perpendicular to the xy - plane. Then the distance of the point (0,0,256) from
P is equal to :
(1) 205 5 (2) 11 / 5 (3) 63 5 (4) 17 / 5
Topic: (3D)
Sol. 4
P1  x + y + z – 6 = 0
P2  2x + 3y + z + 5 = 0
required plane is p1 + p2 = 0
(x + y + z – 6) +(2x + 3y + z + 5) = 0
(1 + 2)x + (1 + 3)y + (1 + )z + (5 – 6) = 0
This plane is  to xy - plane
 n  || to xy plane
ˆ = 0
n.k
1 +  = 0   = –1
 – x – 2y – 11 = 0 required plane
distance of this plane from (0,0,256) is
0  0  11 11
p= =
5 5

JEE MAIN - 2019 [10-04-2019(Morning)]
1. Let A(3, 0, – 1), B(2, 10, 6) and C(1, 2, 1) be the vertices of a triangle and M be the mid point of AC. If G
divides BM in the ratio 2 : 1, then cos( GOA ) (O being the origin) is equal to:
1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
6 10 15 30 2 15
Topic: (Vector & 3D)
Sol. 2
 4  2 2  10 6 
Co-ordinate of G =  , , 
 3 3 3
= (2, 4, 2)
 
OG  OA
Cos GOA =  
| OG |  | OA |
 2, 4, 2    3, 0, 1
=
24 10
62
= 2
 6  10 
2 1
 
60 15
2. If the coefficients of x2 and x3 are both zero, in the expansion of the expression (1 + ax + bx2) (1–3x)15 in
power of x, then the ordered pair (a, b) is equal to:
(1) (28, 315) (2) (28, 861) (3) (–21, 714) (4) (–54, 315)
Sol. 1
(1 + ax + bx2) (1–3x)15
= (1 + ax + bx2) [15 C0 15 C1(3x) 15 C2 (9x 2 ) 15 C3 (27x 3 )  .....]
15
Coff. of x3  C 3 (27) 15 C 2 (9)(a)  b(45)  0
- 12285 + 945a – 45b = 0
105a – 5b = 1365
21a – b = 273 ....(1)
15
2
Coff. of x  ( C 2 )(9)  (15 C1)(3a) 15 C0b  0
–45a + b + 945 = 0 ....(2)
On Solving (1) and (2) we get a = 28, b = 315
3. The region represented by x  y  2 and x  y  2 is bounded by a:
(1) rhombus of side length 2 units (2) rhombus of area 8 2 sq. units
(3) square of area 16 sq. units (4) square of side length 2 2 units
Topic: (Area under the curve)
Sol. 4
|x – y|  2 – 2  x – y  2
|x + y|  2 – 2  x + y  2
It is an square of side length = 2 2
 n  11/ 3 n  21/ 3 1/ 3
n  n 
4. lim    .... 
n  n4 / 3 n4 / 3 n4 / 3  is equal to:
 
3 4 3 3 4 4
(1) (2)4 / 3  (2) (2)4 / 3  (3) (2)3 / 4 (4) (2)4 / 3
4 3 4 4 3 3
Topic: (Integration)
Sol. 2
 n  11/ 3 n  2 1/ 3 1/ 3
 2n 
lim  4 / 3
 4 / 3
 ....  4 / 3 
n   n n n 
 
1/ 3
lim 
n
n  r 
n
r 1 n4 / 3
1/ 3
lim 
n
1  r / n
n
r 1 n
1
1/ 3
 (1  x)
0
dx
1
 (1  x)4 / 3  3 4/3

 4 / 3 0
 
4
2 1  
5. If a1, a2, a3, ......., an are in A.P. and a1 + a4 + a7 + ........ + a16 = 114, then a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 is equal to:
(1) 76 (2) 64 (3) 38 (4) 98
Sol. 1
a1 + a4 + a7 + a10 + a13 + a16 = 114
a1 + a16 = a4 + a13 = a7 + a10
3(a1 + a16) = 114
114
a1 + a16 =  38
3
a1 + a6 + a11 + a16 = (a1 + a16) + (a6 + a11)= 2 (a1 + a16) = 76
2
6. The value of  [sin 2x(1  cos 3x)]dx , where [t] denotes the greatest integer function, is:
0
(1) 2  (2)  (3) – 2  (4) – 

Sol. 4
2
I=  [sin 2x(1  cos 3x)]dx

0
...(1)
Apply a + b – x
2
I=  [sin(4  2x)(1  cos 3(2  x)]dx

0
2
I=  [( sin 2x)(1  cos 3x)]dx

0
...(2)
Add (1) and (2)

2
2I =  [sin 2x(1  cos 3x)]  [ sin 2x(1  cos 3x)]

0
2
2I =   1
0
dx
2I = – 2
I = –
7. Let f(x) = x2, x  R. For any A  R , define g(A) = {x  R : f(x) A}. If S = [0, 4], then which one of the
following statements is not true?
(1) g(f(S)) S (2) f(g(S)) f(S) (3) f(g(S)) S (4) g(f(S)) g(S)
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 4
f(s) = s2 0  f(s)  16 ....(i)
g(s) = {x : xR, x2s}
= {x : x2 [0,4]}
– 2  g(s)  2 ....(ii)
g(f(s) = {x : f(x) f(s)}
= {x : x2 [0, 16] }
= {x : – 4  x  4}
–4 g(f(s)) 4 ....(iii)
From (ii) – 2  g(s)  2 0  (g(s))2  4
f(g(s)) = g(s)2
0  f(g(s))  4 ..... ....(iv)
from (iv) and (i), 1 is ture
from (iv) and S  [0, 4], (2) is true
Frim (iii) and (ii), 4 is false
From (iii) and S [0, 4] (3) is true
so (4) option is correct
  12  12
8. If  and are the roots of the quadratic equation, x2 + x sin – 2sin = 0   0,  then  12  12     24
 2  
 
is equal to:
212 212 26 212
(1) sin   8 6 (2) sin   4 12 (3) sin   8 12 (4) sin   8 12
       
Sol. 
 = – sin
 = – 2sin
 12
 12   12
 12 
24
 
 1 2   12      
2
–=     4 = sin2   8 sin 
(–)24 = (sin28sin)12
12
 2 sin 
 12
 sin   8 sin
2
212
12
 sin   8 
9. The line x = y touches a circle at the point (1,1). If the circle also passes through the point (1, – 3), then
its radius is:
(1) 3 (2) 2 2 (3) 2 (4) 3 2
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. Equation of circle
(x – 1)2 + (y – 1)2 + (x - y) = 0
passing through (1, – 3)
=–4
required circle
x2 + y2 – 6x + 2y + 2 = 0
r= 2 2
10. Let f : R  R be differentiable at c  R and f(c) = 0. If g(x) = |f(x)|, then at x = c, g is:

(1) not differentiable (2) not differentiable if f'(c) = 0
(3) differentiable if f'(c)  0 (4) differentiable if f'(c) = 0
Sol. 4
| f(c  h) | f(c)
g'(c–) = lim
h 0 h
| f(c  h) |  f(c  h)
= lim g'(c–) = lim
h 0 h h 0 h
f '(c)
g'(c–) = lim
h0 1
| f(c  h) | f(c)
g'(c+) = lim
h 0 h
 f(c  h)
lim
h 0 h
 f '(c)
g'(c+) = lim
h 0 1
diff only when f'(c) = 0
dy   
11. If y = y(x) is the solution of the differential equation   tan x  y  sec2 x , x    ,  , such that y(0) =
dx  2 2
 
0, then y    is equal to:
 4
1 1 1
(1) e (2) 2 (3) e – 2 (4) 2 +
2 e e
Sol. 3
dy
 y sec2 x  tan x sec2 x
dx
2
I.F = e  sec xdx
= etanx
tanx
y (etanx) =  e (tan x sec2 x)dx
Let tanx = t
t
y (etanx) =  te dt
y (etanx) = (tanx – 1) etanx + c
y = (tanx – 1) + ce-tanx ...(1)
Put x = 0, y = 0
0 = – 1 + c c = 1
y = (tanx – 1) + e-tanx
Put x = – /4
y=–2+e
12. if a > 0 and z =

1  i , has magnitude
2
, then z is equal to:
ai 5
1 3 1 3 3 1 1 3
(1)   i (2)  i (3)   i (4)   i
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Sol. 1
2i  a  i
z=
 a  i  a  i
2ai  2
z=
a2  1
4 4a2 2

|z| = 2
(a2  1)2 =
 a2  1  2
a 1
2
 = 2/5
a2  1
4 2
   a2 + 1 = 10
a2  1 5
a = 3
a > 0 a = 3
6i  2
z=
10
2  6i 1  3i
z  z
10 5
13. ABC is a triangular park with AB = AC = 100 metres. A vertical tower is situated at the mid-point of BC. If the
angles of elevation of the top of the tower at A and B are cot–1 3 2 and coses–1 2 2     respectively, then
the height of the tower (in metres) is:
100
(1) 20 (2) 10 5 (3) 25 (4)
3 3
Topic: (Height and Distance)
Sol. 1
at point B
tan = h/x
x
 3 2
h
 x  3 2h ...(1)
at point A
h
tan=
100 2  x 2
cosec= 2 2
1
tan =
7
1 h

7 100 2  x 2
1002 – x2 = 7h2 ...(2)
From (1) & (2)
10000 – 18h2 = 7h2
25h2 = 10000
h2 = 400
h = 20
x y 1 z 1 3
14. If the length of the perpendicular from the point (, 0, ) () to the line,   is ,then  is
1 0 1 2
equal to:
(1) 1 (2) – 2 (3) 2 (4) – 1
Sol. 4
Point (P) on line = (, 1, –  – 1)
PQ D.r.s = (, – 1, + 1)
(, – 1, + 1). (1, 0, – 1) = 0
 – – – 1 = 0
 2 = –1
1

2
 1 1
Point P =  , 1,  
 2 2
3
PQ =
2
2 2
 1  1 3
      1      
 2  2 2
2 3 3
 2   2 
2 2
 2    1  0
=–1
x2 y2  9 
15. If the line x – 2y = 12 is tangent to the ellipse   1 at the point  3, 2  , then the length of the latus
a2 b2  
rectum of the ellipse is:
(1) 8 3 (2) 5 (3) 12 2 (4) 9
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 4
x2 y2  2x / a2 
2
 2 1 m = –  2y / b2 
a b  
b2 x
= 
a2y
3b2 2b2
(m)(3, -9/2) = a2 9 / 2  3a2
 
2b2 1
 (given)
3a2 2
b2 3

a2 4
2b 2
Lenght of L.R =
a
(3, -9/2) lie on ellipse
9 81 81 9
 1   1 2
a2 4b2 4b2 a
81.4 9
  1 2
4(3a2 ) a
27 9 36
 2
 2  1  2  1
a a a
a2 = 36
a=6
3
b2 =  36
4
b2 = 27
2b2 2  27
LR =  9
a 6
16. If Q(0, – 1, –3) is the image of the point P in the plane 3x – y + 4z = 2 and R is the point (3, – 1, – 2,) then
the area (in sq. units) of PQR is :
65 91 91
(1) (2) (3) (4) 2 13
2 4 2
Sol. 3
  0   1   3 2  0  1  12  2 
  
3 1 4 26
  1   3
  1
3 1 4
 = 3,  = – 2,  = 1 P (3, – 2, 1)
1  
A= QR  QP
2
ˆ
î ˆj k
1
3 0 1
= 2
3 1 4
1ˆ ˆ ˆ 3)
= i  j(9)  k(
2
1
= 91
2
17. 
If a directrix of a hyperbola centred at the origin and passing through the point 4, 2 3  is 5x  4 5 and
its eccentricity is e, then:
(1) 4e4 – 12e2 –27 = 0 (2) 4e4 – 24e2 + 35 = 0
(3) 4e4 – 24e2 + 27 = 0 (4) 4e4 + 8e2 –35 = 0
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 2
x2 y 2
 1
a2 b2
Pass (4, – 2 3 )
16 12
 1
a2 b2
16 12
  1
a2 a2 (e2  1)
a 4

e 5
4e
a=
5
16(5) 12  5
 1
16e2 16e2 e2  1  
3 e2
1 

4 e 12
 5
4e2 – 4 – 3 =
 
4e2 e2  1
5
4e4 – 24e2 + 35 = 0
18. Let f(x) = ex – x and g(x) = x2 – x,  x  R . Then the set of all x R, where the function h(x) = (fog) (x) is
increasing, is:
 1  1    1 1 
(1) 0,   [1, ) (2)  , 0   [1, ) (3)   1,    2 ,   (4) [0, )
 2 2   2   
Topic: (Monotonicity)
Sol. 1
h(x) = f(g(x))
= eg(x) – g(x)
h(x) = e x  – (x2 – x)
2
x
h'(x) = e x  (2x – 1)– (2x – 1)

2
x
= (2x – 1) [ e  –1] > 0

x2  x
 1
For increasing 0,   1,  
 2
19. If the circles x2 + y2 + 5Kx + 2y + K = 0 and 2(x2 + y2) + 2Kx + 3y – 1 = 0, (KR), intersect at the points
P and Q, then the line 4x + 5y – K = 0 passes through P and Q for:
(1) no value of K. (2) exactly two values of K
(3) exactly one value of K (4) infinitely many values of K
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 1
x2 + y2 + 5Kx + 2y + K = 0
3y 1
x2 + y2 + Kx +  0
2 2
Equation of PQ is
S1 – S2 = 0
y 1
4Kx + K   0
2 2
Compare with given equation
4K 1 / 2 K
 
4 5 K  1/ 2
1
K=
10
1
K+  10K
2
1
11K = 
2
1
K= 
22
NO Common value of K
 sin p  1 x  sin x
 , x0
 x
20. If f(x)  q , x  0 is continuous at x = 0, then the ordered pair (p, q) is equal to:
 2
 xx  x , x0
 x3 / 2
 1 3 5 1  3 1  3 1
(1)   ,  (2)  ,  (3)   ,  (4)   ,  
 2 2 2 2  2 2  2 2
Topic: (Continuity)
Sol. 3
f(0) = q
x  x   x
2
f(0 ) = lim
+
x 0
x3 / 2[ x  x2  x]
x 1
= lim
x 0 =
x[ 1  x  1] 2
 sin(p  1)x  sin x

f(0–) = lim
x  0  (p  1)x  .(p  1)  x
 
=p+2
f(0) = f(0+) = f(0–)
1 1
q= p2 q =
2 2
3
p=–
2
21. If the system of linear equations x + y + z = 5, x + 2y + 2z = 6, x + 3y + z = , ( R), has infinitely

many solutions, then the value of  +  is:
(1) 7 (2) 9 (3) 12 (4) 10
Topic: (Determinants)
Sol. 4
=0
1 1 1
1 2 2  0
1 3 
(2 – 6) – ( – 2) + 1 = 0
=3
5 1 1
6 2 2
x = 0 
 3 3
1 5 1
1 6 2  0
y =
1  3
(18 + 10 + ) – (15 + 2 + 6) = 0 ;7 –  = 0 ;  = 7
 = 10
x4  1 x3  k 3
22. If lim  lim 2 , then k is :
x 1 x  1 x k x  k 2
4 8 3 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3 3 2 8
Topic: (Limits)
Sol. 2
 x  1  x  1  x2  1  x  k   x2  k 2  kx 
lim  lim
x 1  x  1 x k x  k  x  k 
3k 2
(2) (2) =
2k
8
k =
3
23. If for some x R, the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by 20 students in a test is:
then the mean of the marks is:
(1) 2.5 (2) 3.2 (3) 3.0 (4) 2.8

Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 4
(x + 1)2 + (2x – 5) + x2 – 3x + x = 20
2x2 + 2x = 24
x2 + x – 12 = 0
(x + 4) (x – 3) = 0
x=3
 fx i i
Mean =
f i
32  3  0  21 56
= =
20 20
= 2.8
24. Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or a girl. If two families have two children each,
then the conditional probability that all children are girls given that at least two are girls is:
1 1 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
12 10 17 11
Sol. 4
Total Case {(G, G, B, B), (B,G,G, B), (B, B, G, G), (G, B, G, B), (G, B, B, G), (B, G, B, G), (G, G, G, B), (B, G,
G, G), (G, B, G, G), (G, G, B, G), (G, G, G, G)}
= 11 Cases
Favrable cases = 1
 all children are girls  1
p 
 at least two girls  11
sin2 x  2 sin x  5 . 1
25. All the pairs (x, y) that satisfy the inequality 2 2  1 also satisfy the equation:
4sin y
(1) sin x = |sin y| (2) sin x = 2 sin y (3) 2 sin x = sin y (4) 2|sinx| = 3siny
Topic: (Functions)
Sol. 1
 s i n x  1 2  4 =4
2
sin x = 1 ...(1)
1 1
and 2 =
4 s in y 4
sin2y = 1 ...(2)
From Equation (1) and (2)
sinx = | siny|
x sin  cos  x sin 2 cos 2
1   sin  x 1  2   sin 2 x 1  
26. If and , x  0; then for all   0,  
cos  1 x cos 2 1 x  2
(1) = – 2(x3 + x – 1) (2) –= – 2x3

(3) –= x(cos2 – cos4) (4) = – 2x3
Sol. 4
= x(–x2 – 1) – sin(–x sin – cos) + cos–sin+ xcos
= – x3
= x(–x2 – 1) – sin2(– xsin2 – cos2) + cos2–sin2+ xcos2
= –x3– x + x = – x3
+= – 2x3
27. Which one of the following Boolean expressions is a tautology?

(1) (p  q)  (p ~ q) (2) (p  q)  (p ~ q)
(3) (p  q)  (~ p ~ q) (4) (p  q)  (p ~ q)
Sol. 1
28. The sum 

3 3


3 3
3  13 5  1  2 1 7  1  2  3
3
  
 ..... upto 10th term, is:
12 12  22 12  22  3 2
(1) 620 (2) 600 (3) 680 (4) 660
Sol. 4
2
 n n  1 
 2n  1 (1  2  ...  n )
3 3 3
2
 2n  1 

Tn= =  
1  2  ...  n 
2 2 2
 n n  1  2n  1 
 
 6 
n n  1  3 
Tn =
2
3
Sn =
2
  n   n
2
3 2 3  10  11  21  10  11  3 10  11  21 

S10 =
2
 
1  ......  102  1  .....  10  = 
 2  6
 
 2
=
 2 2  3  1 = 660
 
29. The number of 6 digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 0, 1, 2, 5, 7 and 9 which are divisible by
11 and no digit is repeated, is:
(1) 48 (2) 60 (3) 72 (4) 36
Topic: (PNC)
Sol. 2
0, 1, 2, 5, 7, 9
at odd place = (0, 5, 7) 
  (2)(2)(1)( 3)  24
at even place = (1, 2, 9)
or
at odd place = (1, 2, 9) 
 = 3 × 3 × 2 × 2 × 1 × 1 = 36
at even place = (0, 5, 7) 
Total = 60
dx  1  x  1  f(x) 
30. If  2
= A  tan   2   C where C is a constant of integration, then:
x 2
 2x  10    3  x  2x  10 
1 1
(1) A = and f(x) = 9(x – 1)2 (2) A = and f(x) = 3(x – 1)
54 54
1 1
(3) A = and f(x) = 3(x – 1) (4) A = and f(x) = 9(x – 1)
81 27
Sol. 2
dx
 2
2
 32 
 x  1
 
x – 1 = 3 tan 
dx = 3 sec2  d
3 sec2 
 81sec 4
d

1 1  sin 2 
cos2 d ;  C
27 

54  2 
1   x  1 (3)(x  1) 
tan1   2 C
54   3  x  2x  10 
1
A= , f(x)  3(x  1)
54

JEE MAIN - 2019 [10-04-2019(Evening)]
1. The negation of the Boolean expression  sv(  r  S) is equivalent to :
(1) r (2) s  r (3) s  r (4)  s   r
Sol. 3
s r ~s ~r ~ r ^ s (~ s) V
(~ r ^ s)
T T F F F F
T F F T T T
F T T F F T
F F T T F T
T
F
negation of (~ S) V (~ r ^ S)  F
F
T
F
S^r F
F
2. If 5x + 9=0 is the diretrix of the hyperbola 16x2 - 9y2=144, then its corresponding focus is :
5   5 
(1) (-5,0) (2)  , 0  (3)   , 0  (4) (5,0)
3   3 
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 1
x = –9/5
x2 y2
 1
9 16
16
e2  1 
9
e = 5/3
x  –a / e , –9/5
a = 3, e = 5/3
ae = 5
focus = (–ae, 0)  (–5, 0)
1
3. Let a,b and c be in G.P. with common ratio r, where a  0 and 0< r  . If 3a, 7b and 15c are the first
2
three terms of an A.P., then the 4th term of this A.P. is :
7 2
(1) 5a (2) a (3) a (4) a
3 3
Sol. 4
14 b = 3a + 15 c
14 a r = 3a + 15 a r2
 15r 2 – 14r  3  0
 15r2 – 5r  9r  3  0
 5r(3r  1) – 3(3r  1)  0
1 3
r= ,  r = 1/3
3 5
7a 15 a
term's of A.P. = 3a, , ,a a
3 9
n
 2 1 
4. The smallest natural number n, such that the coefficient of x in the expansion of  x  3  is nC23, is :
 x 
(1) 38 (2) 58 (3) 23 (4) 35
Sol. 1
n
x 2
 1 / x3 
r
1
Tr 1 n Cr (x2 )nr  3 
n 
n
n
C  2n 1  n C  3n 1 
 Cr .x2n5r    
 5   5 
3n  1
2n – 5r = 1  23
5
1  5r 2n  1
n  r= n  38
2 5
n
C 2n1 
coffi. of x is =  
 5 
2n  1
 23  2n = 1 + 115
5
116
 n= = 58
2
minimum value of n = 38
5. The distance of the point having position vector i  2j  6k from the straight line passing through the
point (2,3,-4) and parallel to the vector, 6i  3j – 4k

ˆ is :
(1) 6 (2) 7 (3) 2 13 (4) 4 3

Sol. 2
equation of line
r  (2,3,– 4)   (6,3,– 4)
 
 PM.b  0
 [6  + 3, 3 + 1, –4 – 10 ]. [6, 3, –4] = 0
 36  + 18 + 9  + 3 + 16  + 40 = 0
 61  + 61 = 0
 =–1
M = (–4, 0, 0)  PM = 9  4  36 = 7
5  x2 2
6. If x e dx  g(x)e x  c , where c is a constant of integration, then g(-1) is equal to :
1 5
(1) - 1 (2)  (3) 1 (4) 
2 2
Sol. 4
2
2 2
 x(x ) e x dx
– x2 = t
1
– x dx = dt
2
1 t 2
e .t dt
2
–
1 2 t
– t e  2tet  2et   C
2
1  x2 4
– e (x  2x2  2)  C
2
 x 4  2x2  2 
g(x)  –  
 2 
1  2  2 
g(–1)  –   = – 5/2
 2 
7. The locus of the centres of the circles, which touch the circle, x2+y2=1 externally, also touch the y-axis
and lie in the first quadrant is,
(1) x  1  2y, y  0 (2) y  1  2x, x  0
(3) y  1  4x, x  0 (4) x  1  4y, y  0

Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 2
h (h, k)
(0, k)
(0, 0)
c1 = (h, k), r1 = h
c2 = (0, 0) r2 = 1
h2  k2 = (h + 1)
h2  k 2  h2  2h  1
y2 = 2x + 1
y  2x  1 , x  0
x 6 1
8. The sum of the real roots of the equation 2  3x x  3  0 is equal to :
3 2x x2
(1) -4 (2) 1 (3) 0 (4) 6
Sol. 3
x 6 1
2 3x x  3
3 2x x2
2[(3x2 – 6x) – (2x2 – 6x)]  6[(2x  4  3x  9)]– [4x  9x]  0

 x[–5x 2 ]  6[5x  5]  5x  0
 –5x3  35x – 30  0  , , 
  0

9. If z and w are two complex numbers such that zw  1 and arg(z)-arg(w)= , then :
2
1  i 1i
(1) zw  i (2) zw  (3) zw  i (4) zw 
2 2
Sol. 1
let w=rei  w  r
1
| z || w | 1  z 
r
arg z =  / 2 + 
1 i( 2 )
z e
r
1 i( 2  ) i
zw  e .re
r

= e i 2
= -i
y y
10. If cos-1 x-cos-1 =  , where -1  x  1, -2  y  2, x  , then for all x, y,, 4x2-4xy cos  +y2 is equal to :
2 2
(1) 2sin2  (2) 4sin2  -2x2y2 (3) 4cos2  +2x2y2 (4) 4sin2 
Topic: (ITF)
Sol. 4
 xy y2 
cos1   1  x2 1  
 2 4 
1  x2 4  y2  2 cos  – xy
(1 –x2)(4 – y2)= 4 cos2   x2y2 – 4xy cos 

 4x2 – 4xy cosy + y2 = 4sin2
11. A spherical iron ball of radius 10 cm is coated with a layer of ice of uniform thickness that melts at a rate
of 50cm3/min.When the thickness of the ice is 5cm, then the rate at which the thickness (in cm/min) of
the ice decreases, is :
1 5 1 1
(1) (2) (3) (4)
36 6 9 18
Sol. 4
dv
= 50cm3/min
dt
4
v  (10  h)3 – 103 
3 
Let h = thickness of Ice
dv 4 dh
 .3(10  h)2
dt 3 dt
dh
50  4(15)2
dt
dh 50 1 2 1
  = cm/min
dt (4) (15)(15) 36  18 
1 2
12. If the plane 2x-y+2z+3=0 has the distances and units from the planes 4x-2y+4z+  =0 and 2x-
3 3
y+2z+  =0, respectively, then the maximum value of    is equal to:
(1) 15 (2) 5 (3) 9 (4) 13
Sol. 4
Distance between planes
2x-y+2z+3=0
2x-y+2z+/2=0
3   /2 1

3 3

3  1
2
=4 =8
distance between planes
2x-y+2z+3=0
2x-y+2z+=0
3 2

3 3
3    2
  1,5
Possible value
    5,9,9,13
max.  = 13
13. The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curves y = 2x and y = x  1 , in the first quadrant is
:
3 1 3 1 3
(1) loge2 + (2) (3) 2  log 2 (4)
2 2 e 2
Topic: (Area under the Curve)
Sol. 3
1
A  (x  1) – 2x  dx
0
1
 x2 2x 
= 2
  x – 
 ln 2  0
1 2   1  3 1
=  1–  – –  = –
2 ln 2   ln 2  2 ln2
13  23 13  23  33 13  23  33  ........  153 1
14. The sum 1    ......  (1  2  3  ....  15) is equl to :
12 12 3 1  2  3  ....  15 2
(1) 1240 (2) 660 (3) 1860 (4) 620
Sol. 4
2
 n(n  1) 
 2 
Tn   
n(n  1)
2
n(n  1)
Tn 
2
15
1
T
n1
n 
2
  n   n
2
15
1  n n  1 2n  1 n n  1 
T n
 
2  6

2

n1 
1  15  16  31 15  16 
 
2  6 2 
= 680
1
sum = 680 
2
1  2  ....15
= 680-60
= 620
15. Minimum number of times a fair coin must be tossed so that the probability of getting at least one head is
more than 99% is :
(1) 8 (2) 6 (3) 7 (4) 5
Sol. 3
n
1 99
1-   
2 100
n
99 1
1- >  
100 2
1 1
= > n
100 2
= 2n>100
Min. n = 7
16. If both the mean and the standard deviation of 50 observation x1,x2..........x50 are equal to 16, then the
mean of (x1-4)2,(x2-4)2,.....(x50-4)2, is:
(1) 380 (2) 525 (3) 400 (4) 480
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 3
x1  x2  ......  x50
mean =  16
50
 xi2
S.D =  (x)2  16
n
x12  .....  x502

  (x)2  16
50
 x12+......+x502=50 [256+256]
 x12 + x22+ .....+x502= 25600
2
(x1  4)2   x2  4  .......  (x50  4)2
mean =
50
2
 x  16x50  8( xi )
i
=
50
25600  800  (800)8
=
50
25600  5600
=
50
20000
=
50
= 400
dy   
17. Let y=y(x) be the solution of the differential equation,  y tan x = 2x + x2 tanx, x    ,  , such that
dx  2 2
y(0) = 1. Then :
     
(1) y'   + y'      2 (2) y'    y '       2
4  4 4  4
       2
(3) y    y     2 (4) y    y     2
4
   4 4  4 2
Sol. 2
I.F.  e
tan xdx
= eln|Secx| = |secx|
I.F. = Secx
2
ysecx =  (2 x  x tanx) sec x
2
ysecx =  (2 xsecx x tanx secx)
2
ysecx = x secx +c
y = x2 +c (Cosx)
y(o) = 1 = c
y ' = x2 + cosx
y ' =2x - sinx
y ' = 2x-sinx
  1
y'     .....(1)
4 2 2
   1
y '   4    2  ....(2)
2
subt. eq. (1)-(2)
   
y '   y '   2
4  4 
18. If the line ax + y= c, touches both the curves x2+y2=1 and y2 = 4 2x , then c is equal to :
1 1
(1) (2) 2 (3) 2 (4)
2 2
Topic: (Parabola)
Sol. 2
Line ax+y=c touch x2+y2=1
p=r
c
1

a2  1
 a2 + 1=c2 ....(1)
line ax + y = c, touch y2 = 4 2 x
a
then c =
m
2
 c=  a2c2= 2 ..(2)
a
 (a2+1)a2=2
a4 + a2  2=0
(a2 + 2)(a2  1)=0  a =  1
c= 2
19. Let a1,a2,a3,......be an A.P. with a6=2. Then the common difference of this A.P., which maximises the
product a1a4a5, is:
3 8 2 6
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 5 3 5
Sol. 2
a4 = a1+3d a1+5d= 2
a5 = a1 + 4d a1 = 2-5d
P = (2-5d) (2-2d) (2-d)
P = -10d3 + 34d2-32d+8
dp
 30d2  68d  32
dd
dp
 2 15d2  34d  16
dd
= (  2) [15d2  10d  24d+16]
= (  2) [(5d  8)(3d  2)]
– + –
2/3 8/5
d = 8/5 we get product maxm.
x
20. The number of real roots of the equation 5 + 2  1 = 2x(2x  2) is :
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3 (4) 4
Sol. 2
Case I 2x >1
5 + 2x  1 = (2x)2  2.2x
= (2x)2  3.2x  4=0
= (2x  4)(2x + 1)=0
2x = 4,  1
x=2
Case II
O<2x  1
5  (2x  1)=22x  2.2x
= 22x  2x  6=0
2x = 3 not possible.
only one solution.
3
21. Lines are drawn parallel to the line 4x  3y+2=0, at a distance from the origin. Then which one of the
5
following points lies on any of these lines ?
 1 2 1 1  1 2  1 1 
(1)   ,  (2)  ,  (3)   ,   (4)  , 
 4 3 4 3  4 3 4 3 
Sol. 1
equation of parrallel line 4x  3y +  = 0
3
distance from (0,0) is
5
|| 3

5 5
= 3
4x  3y  3  0  1 2 
eqn of line    pt  ,  lie on this :-
4x  3y  3  0  4 3
22. Let  be a real number for which the system of linear equations x=y+z=6 4x+ 4x  y  z    2
3x  2y  4z  5 has infinitely many solutions. Then  is a root of the quadratic equation.
(1) 2  3  4  0 (2) 2    6  0 (3) 2    6  0 (4) 2  3  4  0
Sol. 2
1 1 1
4  
=0
3 2 4
 (-4  -3  +8) - (-16 -2  +3  )= 0
 -7  + 8 + 16 -  = 0
  =3
 = 3 is root of eqn 2    6  0
x 1 y 1 z
23. A perpendicular is drawn from a point on the line   to the plane x+y+z=3 such that the foot
2 1 1
of the perpendicular Q also lies on the plane x-y+z =3. Then the co-ordinates of Q are :
(1) (4,0,-1) (2) (-1,0,4) (3) (1,0,2) (4) (2,0,1)
Sol. 4
pt. on line = (2  +1,-  -1,  )
PQ is  to plane
eq. of PQ is P
x  (2  1) y    1 z  
  u
1 1 1
Q = (u+ 2  +1,     1,  +  ) Q
Q lie on plane x + y + z = 3  + 2  = 3
 = 0 ,  = 1
Q lie on plane x - y + z = 3  (4  +  )=1
Point Q = (2,0,1)
24. Suppose that 20 pillars of the same height have been erected along the boundary of a circular stadium. If
the top of each pillar has been connected by beams with the top of all its non-adjacent pillars, then the
total number of beams is :
(1) 190 (2) 210 (3) 180 (4) 170
Topic: (PNC)
Sol. 4
(20 C1 ) x(17)
 170
2
x
25. If the tangent to the curve y = x  R,(x   3) , at a point  ,    (0,0) on it is parallel to the line
x2  3
2x+6y-11= 0, then :
(1) 6  2  9 (2) 2  6  11 (3) 2  6  19 (4) 6  2  19
Sol. 4
dy (x2  3)  x(2 x)

dx (x2  3)2
 dy  2  3
 dx  ,   2
  (  3)2
dy 1  2  3
m  2
dx 3 2  3  
then solve we get
  3
(  ,  ) lie on curve

=
2  3
put the value of 
we get
1

2
Now 6  2  19
 /3
26. The integral  sec2/3xcosec4/3 x dx is equal to :
 /6
(1) 34/3  31/3 (2) 35/6  32/3 (3) 37/6  35/6 (4) 35/3  31/3
Sol. 3

3
1


4/3
 Sin x 
6
cos2/3 x  4/3
4/3
 (cos x)
 cos x 

3
Sec2x
 dx
 tan4/3x
6
let tanx=t
  13 
3
 t 
dt  
 
1 t 4 /3 1
3 3
 1

 1 
= -3  1 /3
  3 3


  3 

= 37/6  35/6
27. The angles A,B and C of a triangle ABC are in A.P. and a : b = 1: 3. If c = 4 cm. then the area (in sq,cm)
of this triangle is :
2 4
(1) 2 3 (2) (3) (4) 4 3
3 3
Topic: (SOT)
Sol. 1
A,B,C  A.P.
B  60o B 4
a b a SinA 1 0
60
    (given) a
sin A sinB b SinB 3
0
30
3 1 A
Sin A = . C
2 3 b
a2 + b2=16 a2+3a2=16
a=2 b  2. 3
o
A  30 C  90o
area = 1/2 ab = 2 3
28. The tangent and normal to the ellipse 3x2+5y2=32 at the point P(2,2) meet the x-axis at Q and R,
respectively. Then the area (in sq. units) of the triangle PQR is :
68 16 34 14
(1) (2) (3) (4)
15 3 15 3
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 1
eqn of tangent at (2,2)
6x + 10y = 32
 16 
 3x + 5y = 16  ptQ =  3 , o 
 
eqn of Normal at (2,2)
5
y-2= (x  2)
3
5x - 3y - 4 = 0  pt R =  4 / 5, 0 
1  16 4 
Area =   (2)
2  3 5
68
=
15
P(2,2)
2
Q (4/5,0) R (16/3,0)
29. Let f(x) = loge(sinx), (0<x<  ) and g(x) = sin-1 (e-x), (x  0), If  is a positive real number such that a =
(fog)' (  ) and b = (fog) (  ), then :
(1) a2  b  a  0 (2) a2  b  a  22 (3) a2  b  a  0 (4) a2  b  a  1
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 4
f(g(x)) = loge (sin(sin-1e-x))
= loge(e-x)
f(g(x)) = – x
f'(g(x))=-1
a=-1, b = -
satisfy a  2-ba=1
x2  ax  b
30. If lim  5, then a + b is equal to :
x 1 x 1
(1) -7 (2) -4 (3) 1 (4) 5
Topic: (Limit)
Sol. 1
x2  ax  b
lt 5
x 1 x 1
Possible when 1-a+b = 0 = a-b= 1
Apply L-H rule then
2x  a
lt  5  2-a = 5
x  11
a = -3 b= -4
a+b=–7

JEE MAIN - 2019 [12-04-2019(Morning)]
1. The number of ways of choosing 10 objects out of 31 objects of which 10 are identical and the remaining
21 are distinct, is :
(1) 220 +1 (2) 220 (3) 220 -1 (4) 221
Topic: (PNC)
Sol. 2
(i) 10I  1
(ii) 9I  1D 21 C1
21
(iii) 8I + 2D  C2
. .
. .
. .
21
. C10
21
C0 21 C1  .....21 C10  220
  
k
2. Let a random variable X have a binomial distribution with mean 8 and variance 4. If P(X  2) = , then k
216
is equal to :
(1) 17 (2) 137 (3) 121 (4) 1
Sol. 2
np = 8, p+q = 1
npq = 4, q = 1/2 , p = 1/2
 n=16
 16 k
C0 16 C1 16 C2
216
 2116

1 + 16+ 15  8= 17+120=137
2 3 
3. If A is a symmetric matrix and B is a skew-symmetrix matrix such that A+B= 5 1 , then AB is equal to :
 
 4 2   4 2 4 2  4 2

(1)   (2)   (3)   (4)  
 1 4 1 4 1 4  1 4 
Topic: (Matrix)
Sol. 2
2 3 
 =A+B=X
5 1
2 5  X  XT X  XT
XT    A  , B
3 1 2 2
2 4  0 1
A   ,B=  
 4 1 1 0 
 4 2 
 AB   
 1 4
 3 1  x2  
4. For x   0,  , let f(x) = x , g(x)= tanx and h  x   1  x2 . If   x   hof  og)  x  , then  3  is equal to :

 2
5  7 11
(1) tan (2) tan (3) tan (4) tan
12 12 12 12
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 4
 x  hof  og  x 
= h{f(g(x)4

g   3
3
f  3  3 1/4
1 3

h 31/4   1 3
 3 1
 


 3  1   2  3

 
  11 
=  tan = tan  
12  12 
5. If m is the minimum value of k for which the function f  x  x kx  x2 is increasing in the interal [0,3] and M
is the maximum value of f in [0,3] when k =m, then the ordered pair (m,M) is equal to :
(1) 3,3 3  
(2) 5,3 6  
(3) 4,3 6  
(4) 4, 3 3 
Sol. 4
f  x kx  x 2
x (k  2x)
f'  kx  x2 
2 kx  x 2
2kx – 2x 2  kx – 2x2
=
2 kx  x 2
3 kx  4x 2
= = x (3k – 4x) –
2 kx  x2 + –
0 3k/4
 2x  3k
f  in 0,  3
 3  4
m=4
 f (x) = x 4x  x2
now from = M = f(3)
= 3 12  9 = 3 3
6. If the normal to the ellipse 3x2+4y2 = 12 at a point P on it is parallel to the line, 2x + y = 4 and the tangent
to the ellipse at P passes through Q (4,4) then PQ is equal to :
157 5 5 221 61
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 2 2 2
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 2
mn = -2
x2 42
 1 P(2 cos , 3 sin )
4 3
x cos  y sin 
 1
2 3
3
mt   cot 
2
2
mn  tan   2
3
tan    3
2 5
 ,
3 3
 3
P  1,  , Q(4,4)
 2
25 125 5 5
PQ  25   
4 4 2
n n
7. If  and  are the roots of the equation 375x2 – 25x – 2 = 0, then lim
n 
 r  lim
r 1
n 
 r is equal to :
r 1
1 21 29 7
(1) (2) (3) (4)
12 346 358 16
Sol. 1
375x2-25x-2 = 0
n n
  r r

1  1
   
r 1 r 1
    2 25 / 375  2.2 / 375 29

  = 29/348 = 1/12
1         25 2 375  27
1 
375 375
8. Let Sn denote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P.. If S4 = 16 and S6 = – 48, then S10 is equal to :
(1) – 260 (2) – 380 (3) – 320 (4) – 410
Sol. 3
2 {2a  3.d}  16 3{2a + 5d} = – 48
2a + 3d = 18 2a + 5d = – 16
3d – 5d = 8 + 16
= d = – 12
2a – 36 = 8
2a = 44
a = 22
S10  544  9(–12) =  544 – 108 = – 320
9. If there of the six vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random, then the probability that the
triangle formed with these chosen vertices is equilateral is :
1 3 1 3
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 10 10 20
Sol. 3
2
= 1/10
6
C3
2x3  1
10. The integral  x4  x dx is equal to :
(Here C is a constant of integration)
| x3  1 | | x3  1 |
(1) loge C (2) loge C
x2 |x|
1 | x3  1 | 1 (x3  1)2
(3) loge C (4) 2 loge C
2 x2 x3
Sol. 2
 2x3  1  (2x 3 – 1)
  x4
 dx
 x 
=  x(x 3
 1)
dx
(4x3  1) – 2x3 – 2 4x 3  1 x3 1 dx
 4 =  4
– 2 4 d x = ln | x 4  x | –2 
x x x x x x x
x4  x x3  1
= ln | x 4  x | –2 ln x  C = ln 2
 C = ln C
x x
x  2 y 1 z 1
11. If the line   intersects the plane 2x+3y-z+13=0 at a point P and the plane 3x+y+4z=16
3 2 1
at a point Q then PQ is equal to :
(1) 14 (2) 2 7 (3) 14 (4) 2 14
Sol. 4
x 2 y 1 z 1
  
3 2 1
x = 3  + 2, y = 2 – 1, z = –  + 1
P1 : 6 + 4 + 6  – 3 +  – 1 + 13 = 0
13  = – 13
=–1  P(–1, –3, 2)
P2 : 9 + 6 + 2 – 1 – 4 + 4 = 16
7 = 7
= 1  Q (5, 1, 0)
PQ = 36  16  4
= 56 = 2 14
12. If the data x1, x2, ......, x10 is such that the mean of first four of these is 11, the mean of the remaining six
is 16 and the sum of squares of all of these is 2,000 ; then the standard deviation of this data is :
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 2
Topic: (Statistics)
Sol. 2
x1  x 2  x 3  x 4
 11
4
x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 = 44
x5  .....  x10
 16
6
x5  .....x10  96
x1  x 2  ....x10  140
2
s.d 
x i
– (xi )2 = 200  196  2
n
2  1
13. Consider the differential equation y dx   x   dy  0 . If value of y is 1 when x = 1, then the value of x
 y
for which y = 2, is :
5 1 3 1 1 1 3
(1) 2  (2) 2  (3) 2  (4)  e
e e e 2
Sol. 2
1 
y 2dx   – x dy
 y 
dx 1 x
 
dy y 3 y 2
I.f. = e 1 / y
1
x. e 1 / y  e
1 / y
. dy
y3
1
put – t
y

xe1/y = – t.et – et  c 
 – 1 1/y 
x e  1/ y    .e  e  1/ y   c
 y 
 1 1/y 
 x  y  1  c e 
 
put x = 1, y = 1
1
c= –
e
put y = 2
3 1
x= 2 
e
14. If the truth value of the statement p  (~ q r) is false(F), then the truth values of the statement p, q, r
are respectively :
(1) T,F,T (2) T,F,F (3) F,T,T (4) T,T,F
Sol. 4
Check from option
p  T, q  T, r  F
T  (F V F)
T F
F
15. If the area (in sq. units) of the region {(x,y) : y2  4x, x+y  1, x  0, y  0} is a 2  b , then a-b is equal to
10 8 2
(1) (2) 6 (3) (4) 
3 3 3
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 2
x+y–10
(1– x)2 = 4x
1 + x2 – 2x = 4x
x2 – 6x + 1 = 0
y2 = 4x
6  36 – 4
2
a = 3–2 2 L
y=1–x 0 a 1
a
1 x+y–1=0
A 2 x dx  (1  a) (b)
2
0
2. x 3 / 2 1
=
3/2

 132 2
2
 2
3
4 1
 
 32 2  22 2
3  2
 
2
4
= ( 2  1)3  2( 2 – 1)2
3
4 
= (3 – 2 2 )  ( 2 1)  2 
3 
 4 2 2 
= (3 – 2 2 )  3  3 
 
8 2 10
= 
3 3
 /2
cot x
16. If  dx  m    n , then m.n is equal to :
0
cot x  cos ecx
1 1
(1) -1 (2) (3)  (4) 1
2 2
Sol. 1
 /2  /2  /2
cot x cosx cos x (1 – cos x)
 dx  m(  n) =  dx =  dx
0
cot x  cos ec x
0
cosx  1 0
sin2 x
 /2 1 1
cos x  /2 dt  /2  1
=  dx –  cot 2 x dx = 0 t 2 – (– cot x – x ) 0 =  –   (cot x  x)0 / 2
0
sin2 x 0
 t 0
 m = 1/2, n = – 2
m.n = – 1
17. The equation y= sinxsin(x+2)-sin2(x+1) represents a straight line lying in :

(1) Second and third quadrants only
(2) first, third and fourth quadrants
(3) third and fourth quadrants only
(4) first, second and fourth quadrants
Sol. 3
2
y sin x. sin(x  2) – sin2 (x  1)
2
1
= cos(2)  cos (2x  2)  sin2 (x  1)
2
1
=
2

cos 2 – 1  2 sin2 (x  1)  sin2 (x  1)
cos 2  1
y=
2
1
y= sin 2  
2
18. If the volume of parallelopiped formed by the vectors i   j  k,

 j  k and   is minimum, then  is equal
i  k
to :
1 1
(1)  (2) - 3 (3) 3 (4)
3 3
Sol. 4
1  1
0 1 
 0 1
= 1 (1) +  (2) 
v = | 3 –   1 |
  1 / 
3 p t o f lo c a l M in im a
b u t | v | s h o u ld b e ' O ' fo r M in im u m
5 2 1 
 
0 2 1
19. If B =  is the inverse of a 3  3 matrix A, then the sum of all values of  for which
  3 1
det (A)+1 = 0, is :
(1) -1 (2) 0 (3) 1 (4) 2
Topic: (Matrix)
Sol. 3
1
| A –1 |
|A|
1
| B |
|A|
1
 1  0
|B|
|B| = – 1
5 2 1
0 2 1  –1
 3 –1
= 5(–5)  (2 – 2)  –1
= – 25 + 22 – 2 = – 1
= 2 2 – 2 – 24  0
=  2 –  – 12  0
= ( – 4) ( + 3) = 0
1  12  1  3 
20. The value of sin    sin  5  is equal to :
 13   
1  33  1  63    56    9 
(1)   cos   (2)   sin   (3)  sin1   (4)  cos1  
 65   65  2  65  2  65 
Topic: (ITF)
Sol. 3
 12 3 
 – 
tan 1 12
 tan 1 3
= tan  5
1 4  = tan1  48  15  =  – sin1 56
5 4  12 3   20  36  2 65
1  . 
 5 4
21. A 2 m ladder leans against a vertical wall. If the top of the ladder begins to slide down the wall at the rate
25cm/sec., then the rate (in cm/sec.) at which the bottom of the ladder slides away from the wall on the
horizontal ground when the top of the ladder is 1 m above the ground is :
25 25
(1) 25 (2) (3) 25 3 (4)
3 3
Sol. 2
dy
 25
dt
= x2 + y2 = 4
dx dy
= 2x + 2y =0
dt dt
y = 1, x  3
dx 25
 =
dt 3
22. The equation z  i  z  1 ,i  1 , represents:
(1) a circle of radius 1/2 (2) the line through the origin with slope 1
(3) a circle of radius 1 (4) the line through the origin with slope -1
Sol. 2
| z  i || z – 1 |
x 2  (y  1)2  (x  1)2  y 2
x=y
23. Let P be the point of intersection of the common tangents to the parabola y2 = 12x and the hyperbola 8x2-
y2=8. If S and S' denote the foci of the hyperbola where S lies on the positive x-axis then P divides SS' in
a ratio :
(1) 5:4 (2) 14:13 (3) 2:1 (4) 13:11
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 1
3
y  mx 
m
put in 8x 2  y2  8
& equate D = 0
m=±3
so, eq. of tangent are
y = 3x + 1 7 y = – 3x –1
 1 
 P – , 0
 3 
1
s p s.
(–3,0) (–1/3,0) (3,0)
 = 5/4
24. For x  R , let [x] denote the greatest integer  x, then the sum of the series
 1   1 1   1 2   1 99 
 3    3  100    3  100   ....   3  100 
       
(1) -133 (2) -135 (3) -131 (4) -153
Topic: (Function)
Sol. 1
 1  1 1   1 66 
 – 3    – 3 – 1 0 0   .....  – 3 – 10 0 
     
 1 67   1 68   1 99 
  – –    – 3 – 100   .....   – 3 – 100 
 3 100     
= – 67 – 33 × 2
= – 67 – 66
= – 133
f x
1
25. Let f : R  R be a continuously differentiable function such that f(2)=6 and f '(2)  . If  4t3 dt=(x-2)
48 6
g(x), then lim g  x  is equal to :

x 2
(1) 12 (2) 18 (3) 36 (4) 24

Topic: (Integration)
Sol. 2
f ( x)
3
 4t dt
6 4f 3 (x)f' (x)
g(x)    18
(x – 2) 1
   
26. Let a  3i  2j  2k and b  i  2j  2k be two vectors. If a vector perpendicular to both the vectors a  b
 
and a  b has the magnitude 12 then one such vector is :
           

(1) 4 2i  2j  k  
(2) 4 2i  2j  k  
(3) 4 2i  2j  k   
(4) 4 2i  2j  k \
Sol. 3
  
a  b  (4 , 4 , 0 )  x
  
( a  b )  (2 , 0 , 4 )  y
i j k
  
v  xy  4 4 0
2 0 4
=  i (16) – j(16)  k(–8)
= 2 î – 2 ĵ  k̂
 2 – 2 – 1
 v̂   , , 
3 3 3 
12 v̂  4 (2, – 2, – 1)
 5 5 
27. The number of solutions of the euqation 1+sin4x = cos23x, x   ,  is :
 2 2
(1) 5 (2) 4 (3) 3 (4) 7
Topic: (Trigonometry Ph-2)
Sol. 1
1  sin4 x  cos2 3x
 – 5 5 
x ,
 2 2 
by boundary counn
sinx = 0 and cos 3x = ± 1
x = – 2, – , 0, , 2
 dy d2 y 
28. If ey+xy=e, the ordered pair  dx , dx2  at x = 0 is equal to :
 
1 1   1 1  1 1   1 1 
(1)  , 2  (2)   , 2  (3)  ,  2  (4)   ,  2 
e e   e e  e e   e e 

Sol. 2
ey  xy  e
e y  xy '  x = 0
= e y .(y') 2 + e y .y  + y' + y' + xy  = 0
 1 
= e  2  + e .y" - 2 = 0
e 
1 2
=  ey" 
e e
1  1 1 
= y’’ = 2
– , 2 
e  e e 
29. If the angle of intersection at a point where the two circles with radii 5cm and 12 cm intersect in 900, then
the length (in cm) of their common chord is :
13 120 13 60
(1) (2) (3) (4)
5 13 2 13
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 2
5 12
h
13
1 1
= .5.12  .h.13
2 2
5.12
h
13
120
 length of common chord =
13
30. The coefficient of x18 in the product (1+x)(1-x)10 (1+x+x2)9 is :

(1) -84 (2) 126 (3) -126 (4) 84

Sol. 4
10 2 9
(1+x) (1 – x) (1 + x + x )
10
x 18
2 3 9
(1+x ) (1 – x )
(1 x 2 )  9 Cr (1)r (x3r )

for x18
3r  18 3r  2  18
r=6 r not possible
9
C6 = 84

JEE MAIN - 2019 [12-04-2019(Evening)]
1. The tangents to the curve y = (x –2)2 – 1 at its points of intersection with the line x – y = 3, intersect at
the point :
5   5   5  5 
(1)  ,1  (2)   , 1  (3)   ,1  (4)  , 1 
2   2   2  2 
Topic: (Parabola)
Sol. 4
C :. x2 - 4x -y+3 = 0
1
Coc : xh- 2 (x+h)- (y+k)+3=0 ...(1)
2
Given line x-y = 3 ...(2)
Compair Equation (1) and (2)
1 k
  2h  3
h2 2 2
 
1 1 3
1
h-2=
2
5
h=
2
k 3
2h  3 
2 2
k 3 5
 3   2 
2 2 2
k 9 10
 
2 2 2
k  1
(h, k) = (5/2, – 1)
2. A circle touching the x - axis at (3,0) and making an intercept of length 8 on the y - axis passes through
the point :
(1) (1,5) (2) (2,3) (3) (3,10) (4) (3,5)
Topic: (Circle)
Sol. 3
S1 : (x-3)2+(y-5)2=52 & S2 : (x – 3)2 + (y + 5)2 = 52

Check option
3. If 20
C1 + (22) 20
C2 + (32)20C3 + .....+(202)20C20 = A(2), then the ordered pair (A,  ) is equal to :
(1) (420, 19) (2) (380,18) (3) (420,18) (4) (380,19)
Sol. 3
S = 20C1+(22)20C2+(32)20C3+--+(202)20C20
20
2 20
S= r
r21
cr
20
19
S = 20 r
r 1
cr 1
S = 20 (  (r-1) 19Cr-1 + 19Cr-1)

20 20
18
S = Cr-2 + 19Cr 1
r 1 r 1
S = 20 (19.218 + 219)
S =20 218 (19+2)
S = 21.5.220
1S = 05.220= 210.219=420.218 = A2
 A = 420
 = 18
4. The Boolean expression ~ p  ~ q  is equivalent to :
(1) p  q (2) p  q (3) q ~ p (4) ~ p   q

Sol. 2
p q ~q p  ~q ~(p ~q)
T T F F T
T F T T F
F T F T F
F F T T F
p q pq
T T T
T F F
F T F
F F F
5. If a1, a2, a3,....are in A.P. such that a1 + a7 + a16 = 40, then the sum of the first 15 terms of this A.P. is :
(1) 280 (2) 120 (3) 200 (4) 150
Sol. 3
a1+a7+a16=40 Sum of 1st 15terms
15
3a+6d+15d=40  S  [2 a 14 d]
2
15 2
3a+21d=40  S  40.
2 3
3
[2 a 14d]  40 S = 40x5
2
S = 200
6. If [x] denotes the greatest integers  x, thenthe system of linear equations [sin]x + [–cos]y = 0 &
[cot]x + y = 0.
  2   7 
(1) have infinitely many solutions if    ,  and has a unique solutions if    , 
2 3   6 
  2   7 
(2) has a unique solution if    ,    , 
2 3   6 
  2   7 
(3) have infinitely, many solutions if    ,    , 
2 3   6 
  2   7 
(4) has a unique solution if    ,  and have infinitely many solutions if    , 
2 3   6 
Sol. 1
x[Sin  ]+[-Cos  ]y=0
x[Cot  ]+y = 0
For  Solu.
[Sin ] [-Cos]
 0
[Cot ] 1
  [Sin ]-[Cot][-Cos] = 0
[sin ] x  [ cos ] y  0 ....(i)
[cot ] x  y  0 ....(ii)
Case-I:
  2   3 
When   ,  , sin   ,1
2 3   2 
 1   1
cos    ,0  ,  cos   0, 
 2   2
 1 
cos    ,0
 3 
[sin   0,[ cos ]  0,[cot]  1
equation (i) & (ii) will
0x  0y  0 
 x  y  0 
System will have infinitely many solution
Case-II :
 7   1 
When   ,  , sin    ,0 
 6   2 
  3
cos    1, 
 2 
cos   3,  
[sin ]  1,[cos ]  1
[cot ]  {1, 2,3,.....}
x  y  0
Ix  y  0 I  {1, 2,.....}
It will have unique solution is all cases x = 0, y = 0
7. For an initial screening of an admission test, a candidate is given fifty problems to solve. If the probability
4
that the candidate can solve any problem is , then the probability that he is unable to solve less than
5
two problems is :
48 49 48 49
316  4  201  1  164  1  54  4 
(1) (2) (3) (4)
25  5  5  5  25  5  5  5 
Sol. 4
(50 Solve + 0 unsolve) + (49 Solve + 1unsolve)
50
49
4
= C50   + 50C49  4  . 1
50
5 5 5
50 49
= 4  4
 50.   .
1
5 5 5
50 49
= 4  4
 10.  
5 5
49
= 4  1 0   4 
5 5 
49
= 54  4 
5 5
8. The equation of a common tangent to the curves, y2 = 16x and xy = – 4, is :
(1) x +y + 4 = 0 (2) 2x – y + 2 = 0 (3) x – 2y + 16 = 0 (4) x – y + 4 = 0
Topic: (Hyperbola)
Sol. 4
C1: y2=16x & C2: xy2=-4
4
T to C1: y = mx + solve with xy=-4
m
4x
mx2+ 40
m
For C.T.  D = 0
2
4
   4.m.4  0
m
1
m  0
m2
m=1
C.T. y-x=4
2z  n
9. let z  C with Im(z) = 10 and it satisfies = 2i – 1 for some natural number n, then :
2z  n
(1) n = 40 and Re(z) = 10 (2) n = 20 and Re(z) = 10
(3) n = 20 and Re(z) = – 10 (4) n =40 and Re(z) = – 10
Sol. 4
Im (z) = 10
2z  n
 1  2i
2z  n
2z-n+2z+n
 2i
2z  n
2z
 i
2z  n
2x+20i = 2xi + ni - 20 Compair real & img. Part
2x=-20 20 = 2x+n
x = -10 & n = 40.
10. An ellipse, with foci at (0,2) and (0,–2) and minor axis of length 4, passes through which of the following
points ?
(1)  2,2  
(2) 1,2 2  
(3) 2,2 2  
(4) 2, 2 
Topic: (Ellipse)
Sol. 1
x 2 y2
 1
a2 b2
x 2 y2
E:  1 (0,2)
4 8
2
a 4
2be  4
a2
e2  1  (0,–2)
b2
b2e2  b2  a2
4  b2  4
b2  8
1  cos2  sin2  4 cos 6
2
cos  1  sin2  4 cos 6
11. A value of    0,  / 3 , for which = 0, is :
cos2  sin2  1  4 cos 6
  7 7
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9 18 24 36
Sol. 1
1  cos2  Sin2 4Cos6

2 2
Cos  1+Sin  4Cos6 0
Cos2 Sin2 1+4Cos6
R 3  R 3  R1 , R 2  R 2 -R1
1  cos2  Sin2 4Cos6

1 1 0 0
1 0 1
C2  C2  C1
1  Cos2  2 4Cos6
-1 0 0 0
-1 -1 1
1[2  4 Cos 6]  0
1
Cos6  = 
2
`
 
6= 2 ;  =
3 9
 
12. Let  R and the three vectors a = î  ˆj  3kˆ , b  2iˆ  ˆj  kˆ and c  î  2jˆ  3kˆ . Then the set S =
  
{  : a,b and c are coplanar}
(1) is empty
(2) contains exactly two numbers only one of which is positive
(3) is singleton
(4) contains exactly two positive numbers
Sol. 1
  
a,b, c are coplaner
[a b c]  0
 1 3
2 1 -  0
 -2 3
 (3  2  )  1(6+  2)+3 (  4   )=0

3   2  2  6   2  12  3  = 0
 3  2 = 18
 2=  6

13. a triangle has a vertex at (1,2) and the mid points of the two sides through it are (-1,1) and (2,3). Then
the centroid of this triangle is :
1   7 1 5 1 
(1)  ,1  (2) 1,  (3)  ,  (4)  ,2 
3   3 3 3 3 
Sol. 4
A (1,2)
(–1,1) (2,3)
m1 m2
(x1,y1) (x2,y2)
x1=-3 x2=3
y1=0 y2=4
x1  x2  1 y1  y2  2
G= ,
3 3
1 
Centroid G =  ,2 
3 
14. The angle of elevation of the top of vertical tower standing, on a horizontal plane is observed to be 45°
from a point A on the plane. Let B be the point 30 m vertically above the point A. If the angle of elevation
of the top of the tower from B be 30°, then the distance (in m) of the foot of the tower from the point A
is :

(1) 15 5  3  
(2) 15 3  3  
(3) 15 3  3  
(4) 15 1  3 
Sol. 3
30° B
h
30
45°
x A
h h  30
 tan 45 &  tan30
x x
x  30 1
h=x = 
x 3
3 x -30 3 = x
30 3
x=
3 1
x = 15 ( 3 +1) 3
x = 15 (3+ 3 )
1
15. If the area (in sq. units) bounded by the parabola y2 = 4x and the line y = x ,  > 0, is , then  is equal
9
to :
(1) 4 3 (2) 24 (3) 48 (4) 2 6
Topic: (AUC)
Sol. 2
Use fromula of Area

4
1  4x  x dx
A  
9 0  
4/  4/ 
1  x3/2   x2 
A 2    
9 3 / 2  2 0
32 8 1
 
3  9
 = 24
16. Let f(x) = 5 – |x – 2| and g(x) = |x + 1|, x  R. If f(x) attains maximum value at  and g(x) attains
 x  1  x2  5x  6 
minimum value at  ,then lim is equal to
x  x2  6x  8
(1) 3/2 (2) –3/2 (3) –1/2 (4)1/2
Topic: (Limits)
Sol. 4
f(x) = 5 - x  2 & g(x)= x  1
2   1
(x 1)(x 3)(x 2)

t
x (x 4)(x 2)
(x 1)(x 3) 1.(1) 1

t  
x2 (x 4) 2 2
17. A straight line L at a distance of 4 units from the origin makes positive intercepts on the coordinate axes
and the perpendicular from the origin to this line makes an angle of 60° with the line x + y = 0. Then an
equation of the line L is :
(1)   
3 1 x  
3 1 y  8 2 (2) x  3 y  8
(3)  3  1 x   3  1 y  8 2 (4) 3x  y  8
Sol. 3
15°
L : x Cos15+ysin15 = 4
3 1 3 1
L : x. y 4
2 2 2 2
L:  
3 1 x +  
3 1 y  8 2
tan x  tan 
18. Let    0,  / 2  be fixed. If the integral  tan x  tan  dx =
A(x) cos2 + B(x) sin2 + C, where C is a constant of integration, then the functions A(x) and B(x) are
respectively :
(1) x   and loge sin  x    (2) x   and loge sin  x   
(3) x   and loge sin  x    (4) x   and loge cos  x   

Sol. 2
tan x  tan 
 tan x  tan  d
sin(x )
 Sin(x ) d
x-  =t
sin(t  2)
 dt
Sint
 Cos2dt   Cot t  Sin2dt
(x   ) Cos 2  + Sin 2  . In Sin |x   | + C
A (x) = (x-  ) & B (x) = In Sin |x   |
19. The length of the perpendicular drawn from the point (2,1,4) to the plane containing the lines
 ˆ and r  î  ˆj   î  ˆj  2k
  
r  î  ˆj   î  2j
ˆ k    ˆ is : 
1 1
(1) (2) 3 (3) 3 (4)
3 3
Sol. 2
i j k
np  1 2 -1   3, 3,3 
-1 1 -2
A : (1,1,0)
P :  3 (x  1) + 3 (y  1) + 3 (Z) = 0
P :  3x + 3y + 3z + 3  3 = 0
P:x  y  z=0
Distance from (2,1,4)
2 1 4
d  3
111
 sin x  cos x  x    
,
20. The derivative of tan-1  sin x  cos x  , with respect to 2 , where  x   0, 2   is:
  
1 2
(1) (2) 1 (3) 2 (4)
2 3
Topic: (MOD)
Sol. 3
 1  cotx   
Let f(x) = tan-1  1  cotx  X  0, 2 
 
 1  tan x    
f(x) = -tan-1     tan1  tan   x  
 1  tan x   4 
 
f(x) =   4  x 
f(x) = x   /4 & g(x) = x/2
df(x) 1
 2
dg(x) 1 / 2
21. A palne which bisects the angle between the two given planes 2x-y+2z-4=0 and x+2y+2z-2=0, passes
through the point :
(1) (1,-4,1) (2) (2,4,1) (3) (1,4,-1) (4) (2,-4,1)
Sol. 4
2x  y  2z  y x  2y  2z  2
B: 
3 3
(+) B1 : 2x- y + 2z- 4 = x + 2y + 2z - 2
B1 : x - 3y - 2 = 0
(-) B2 : 2x-y + 2z - 4 = -x - 2y - 2z + 2
B2 : 3x + y + 4z - 6 = 0
Now check Option
22. The general solution of the differential equation (y2 – x3)dx – xydy = 0(x 0) is :(where c is a constant of
integration)
(1) y2 – 2x2 + cx3 = 0 (2) y2 – 2x3 + cx2 = 0 (3) y2 + 2x2 + cx3 = 0(4) y2+ 2x3 + cx2 = 0
Sol. 4
(y2  x3)dx  xydy = 0
dy y2  x3
y 
dx x
let y2 = t
1 dt t  x3

2 dx x
dt 2t
  2x2 LDE
dx x
2 1
dx  2
I.f = e  x x
1 1
t  2x2 2 dx
x2  x
y2 / x2  2x  c
y2 + 2x3 + cx2 = 0
23. A group of students comprises of 5 boys and n girls. If the number of ways, in which a team of 3 st-udents
can randomly be selected from this group such that there is at least one boy and at least one girl in each
team, is 1750, then is equal to :
(1) 25 (2) 24 (3) 27 (4) 28
Topic: (P & C)
Sol. 1
5B + nG
5
C1.nC2+ 5C2.nC1= 1750
5n(n 1)
 10n  1750
2
5n2  5n+20n = 3500
5n2 + 15n  3500= 0
n2 +3n  700 = 0
n = 25
24. Let A, B and C be sets such that   A  B  C . Then which of the following statements is not true ?
(1) B  C   (2) If(A-C)  B, then A  B (3) (C  A)  (C  B)=C (4) If (A-B)  C, then A  C
Topic: (Sets)
Sol. 2
Let A : 1,2,3
B : 3, 4,5
C : 1,2,3, 4,5
Now   A  B  C
(i) B C   (True)
(ii) It A  C  B then A  B (False)
(iii) (C  A)  (C  B) = C  C = C (True)
rue)
(iv) A  B  C  A  C (True) rue)
x  2sinx
25. lim is :
x 0
x2  2 sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1
(1) 1 (2) 3 (3) 6 (4) 2
Topic: (Limits)
Sol. 4
x  2Sinx
Lt
x 0
(x  2 Sinx 1)  (Sin2 x  x 1)
2
 x2  2 sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1 
x  2Sinx
Lt
x o
x 2  x  2 Sinx  Sin2 x
 x2  2 sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1 
 Sinx 
 12 
Lt 
x o 
x
2
Sinx Sin x 
  x2  2 sin x  1  sin2 x  x  1 
 x  1  2  x 
 x x2 
12
= (2) = 2
12
6
 1 x8   2 3 
26.  
The term independent of x in the expansion of 60 81   2x   is equal to :
   x2 
(1) 36 (2) -108 (3) -72 (4) -36
Sol. 4
6
 1 x8   2 3 
= Coff. of X in y  
0   2x  2 
 60 81   x 
6 6
1  2 3   1 2 3 
= Coff of X0 in  2x  2   Coff of X-8 in  (2 x  2 )
60  x   81 x 
6 6
1 1
= C 3 2 3 (  3)3  C 5 (2)1 (  3)5
60 81
1 1
=  x20x8x27  6x2x3x3x3x3x3
60 81
=  72 + 36
=  36
1
dx 9
27. A value of  such that   loge   is:

(x )(x    1) 8
1 1
(1) (2) -2 (3) 2 (4) 
2 2
Sol. 2
1
d


(x )(x   1)
1
 x    1   x   dx
I= 

(x )(x   1)
1 1
1 dx 1 1
I=    dx = ln(x  )  1
 
 ln(x   1) 

x  
(x   1)
 2  1   2  2 
I = ln    ln  2  1 
 2    
 (2  1)2  9

I = ln  2(2  2)   ln  8     1 &   2
   
28. Let S be the set of all   R such that the equation, cos2x+  sinx= 2  -7 has a solution. Then S is equal
to :
(1) [3,7] (2) [1,4] (3) [2,6] (4) R
Topic: (Trigonometry Ph-2)
Sol. 3
Cos2x+ Sinx  2  7
1  2Sin2x + Sinx  2  7
Let Sinx = t , where 1  t  1
2t2  t  2  8  0
f(1) f (  1)  0
(2   +2   8) (2+  +2   8)  0
(   6) (3   6)  0
(   6) (   2)  0
2  6
29. A person throws two fair dice. He wins Rs. 15 for throwing a doublet (same numbers on the two dice), wins
Rs.12 when the throw results in the sum of 9, and loses Rs.6 for any other outcome on the throw Then the
expected gain/loss (in Rs.) of the person is :
1 1 1
(1) gain (2) loss (3) 2 gain (4) loss
2 2 4
Topic: (P & C)
Sol. 2
Prize win = 15 When doublet ocurr
win = 12 When sum 9
wins = 6 When other any out come
1 1
Exp. =
36
6x15  4x12  26x6 =  2
30. If ,  and  are three consecutive terms of a non-constant G.P. such that the equation x2  2x    0
and x2 + x  1=0 have a common root, then (  ) is equal to :
(1) 0 (2)  (3)  (4) 
Sol. 3
1  5
x2  2x    0 , x2  x  1  0
2
1  5
2
Let Common Root 'a' Since , ,  are in G.P
A
a2  2a    0 , A, AR
R
a2+a  + 1= 0
A 2
a  2A a AR  0
R
a2 + 2Ra + R2 = 0
(a + R)2=0
a=  R Now R2 -R -1=0
1+ R = R2
A2
Now       = (1  R)  A 2 R    
R

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MATHEMATICS BY MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR

Topic (Differential Equation)

145 145 146 145

(b  c)2  (c – b)2 = (c  a)2  (c – a)2 + (b  a)2  (b – a)2

2bc = 2ac + 2ab

13. For x  n + 1 , n  N (the set of the natural numbers), the integral

(where c is a constant of integration).

14. Let f : R  R be a function defined as

      and   = 4, then c 2 is equal to :

cos 2 – sin 2 cos  – sin 

cos n – sin n

24. Let a1,a2, .....,a30 be an A.P., S = a

(A) 42 (B) 47 (C) 57 (D) 52

25. The system of linear equations

=  3{1  sin 2}2  6{1  sin 2}  4 sin6 

2. If the lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x = a’z + b’, y = c’z + d’ are perpendicular, then:

4. A data consists of n observations :

(A) 7 (B) 2 (C) 5 (D) 5

7. The sum of the following series 1  6 

8. The logical statement [~ ~ p  q  p  r ]  ~ q  r  is equivalent to:

(A) p ~q  r (B) ~ p  r (C) ~ p ~ q  r (D) p  r   ~ q

Equation of BD: 5x – 4y = 1 Solve with 3x - 2y + 6 = 0

12. The area of the region A = { x, y  : 0  y  x x  1} and  1  x  1 in sq. units, is:

m   , 4   4,  Solving : m(4, 5)

P(G). P(R) + P(R). P(R)

16. If the system of linear equations x – 4y + 7z = g, 3y – 5z = h, –2x + 5y – 9z = k is consistent, then:

18. Let A ={xR : x is not a positive interger}.

et e  t cos t e t sin t 

21. Let z0 be a root of the quadratic equation, x2 + x + 1 = 0, If z = 3 + 6i z81 93

27. If x = sin–1 (sin10) and y = cos–1 (cos10), then y – x is equal to:

(x1 +x2)2 – 2x1x2 = 97

f(0) f(2) < 0

n  A  B  C  = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) – n  A  C  – n B  C  – n  A  B  + n  A  B  C 

1  x  sin 1  x  sin  2 1  x  

1  x  sin 1  x  sin  2 1  x  

1  1  h  sin h  sin  2  1 

f(x) is not differentiable at x = = {–2,–1, 0,1,2}

 ˆ and B(3,2,6) be a point in the space. Then

27. Let d  R, and

30. Let n  2 be a natural number and 0 <  < /2. Then

4. Consider the following three statements:

(A) 224 (B) 225 (C) 225–1 (D) (25)2

This will give all values of the n

function is many one, onto functions

(A) 5 (B) 2 2 (C) 4 (D) 3

(7) [(2  7 sin 3)  2( cos 2  4 sin 3)]  0

Direction ratios of Normal = (6, 10, 2)

loge a1r a2k loge a2r a3k loge a3r a4k

Then the number of elements in S, is:

length of chord is = 4 a 1  m2  am 2

(4-h, 5+h) lie on line y = x + 3

2. If the system of linear equations

 4q2  r2 2q2  r2 2q2  r2  1 0 0

(A) –85 (B) –91 (C) 91 (D) 85

15. Equation of a common tangent to the parabola y2 = 4x and the hyperbola xy = 2 is :

(A) 54 (B) 53 (C) 2(52) (D) 4(52)

constant of integration, then (A(x))m equals :

normal vector of required plane is  to b & n1

 Minimum distance of vertex S from origin is 41

MATHEMATICS BY MANOJ CHAUHAN SIR

 cos x  1  2 cos x  2 sin x(x  ) ; x  0

a+1 =5 & b+2=9