FINAL JEE–MAIN EXAMINATION – JULY, 2022

(Held On Thursday 28th July, 2022) TIME : 3 : 00 PM to 6 : 00 PM

MATHEMATICS TEST PAPER WITH SOLUTION

SECTION-A 3. Let A and B be any two 3 × 3 symmetric and skew
symmetric matrices respectively. Then which of
 x  3 1 
1. Let S   x   6,3  2, 2 :  0 the following is NOT true?
 x 2 
(A) A4 – B4 is a symmetric matrix
and T  x  Z : x 2  7 x  9  0 . Then the (B) AB – BA is a symmetric matrix
number of elements in S  T is (C) B5 – A5 is a skew-symmetric matrix
(D) AB + BA is a skew-symmetric matrix
(A) 7 (B) 5
Official Ans. by NTA (C)
(C) 4 (D) 3
Allen Ans. (C)
Official Ans. by NTA (D) Sol. Given that AT = A, BT = –B
Allen Ans. (D) (A) C = A4 – B4
Sol. S  T  {5,  4, 3} CT = (A4 – B4) = (A4)T – (B4)T = A4 – B4 = C
2. Let  be the roots of the equation (B) C = AB – BA
1 1 CT = (AB – BA)T = (AB)T – (BA)T
x 2  2x  6  0 and 2
 1, 2  1 be the = BTAT – ATBT = –BA + AB = C
 
(C) C = B5 – A5
roots of the equation x2 + ax + b = 0. Then the
CT = (B5 – A5)T = (B5)T – (A5)T = –B5 – A5
roots of the equation x2 – (a + b – 2) x + (a + b + 2)
(D) C = AB + BA
= 0 are :
CT = (AB + BA)T = (AB)T + (BA)T
(A) non-real complex numbers
= –BA – AB = –C
(B) real and both negative
 Option C is not true.
(C) real and both positive
4. Let f(x) = ax2 + bx + c be such that f(1) = 3, f(– 2)
(D) real and exactly one of them is positive
=  and f(3) = 4. If f(0) + f(1) + f(–2) + f(3) = 14,
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
then  is equal to
Allen Ans. (B)
1 1 13
Sol. a  2 (A) – 4 (B)
 2 2 2
23
1 1 1 (C) (D) 4
b  2  2 1 2 2 2
   Official Ans. by NTA (D)
1 1 5 Allen Ans. (D)
ab 1  1  
() 2
6 6 Sol. f(0) + 3 +  + 4 = 14
 f(0) = 7 –  = c
 5   5
x2     2  x   2    0 f(1) = a + b + c = 3 …(i)
 6   6 f(3) = 9a + 3b + c = 4 …(ii)
6x2 + 17x + 7 = 0 f(–2) = 4a – 2b + c =  …(iii)
7 1 (ii) – (iii)
x   , x   are the roots 4
3 2 a+b= put in equation (i)
5
Both roots are real and negative. 4
7 3
5
6 = 24;  = 4

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5. The function f : R  R defined by Sol. f (x)  tan 1 (sin x  cos x)
cos  2x   x 2n sin  x  1 cos x  sin x
f’(x) = 0
f  x   lim is (sin x  cos x)2  1
n  1  x 2n 1  x 2n
3
continuous for all x in  x
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(A) R – {–1} (B) R – {– 1, 1} 3
x 0 
(C) R – {1} (D) R – {0} 4
 
Official Ans. by NTA (B) f (x)  tan 1 2
4 4
Allen Ans. (B)
Note : n should be given as a natural number. (f (x))max  tan 1 2 
 
 
  sin(x  1) (f (x))min  
 x 1 x  1 4 
 
 (sin 2  1) x  1 sum  tan 1 2 
 4
Sol. f (x   cos 2x 1  x  1 1 1 
  cos 
 1 x 1 3 4
  sin(x  1) 8. Let x  t   2 2 cos t sin 2t and
 x 1
 x 1  
y  t   2 2 sin t sin 2t , t   0,  . Then
f(x) is discontinuous at x = –1 and x = 1  2
  2
6. The function f  x   xex 1x , x  R, is  dy 
1  
 dx  at t   is equal to
 1 
(A) increasing in   ,1 d2 y 4
 2  2
dx
1 
(B) decreasing in  , 2  2 2 2
2  (A) (B)
3 3
 1 1 2
(C) increasing in  1,  
 2 (C) (D)
3 3
 1 1 Official Ans. by NTA (D)
(D) decreasing in   , 
 2 2 Allen Ans. (D)
Official Ans. by NTA (A) Sol. x  2 2 cos t sin 2t
Allen Ans. (A) dx 2 2 cos3t

x(1 – x) dt
Sol. f(x) = x e sin 2t
f’(x) = –ex(1–x) (2x + 1) (x – 1) y  t   2 2 sin t sin 2t
 1  dy 2 2 sin 3t

f(x) is increasing in   , 1 
 2  dt sin 2t
7. The sum of the absolute maximum and absolute dy
 tan 3t
dx
minimum values of the function dy 
 1 at t 
f(x) = tan–1 (sin x – cosx) in the interval [0, ] is dx 4
1  1   2
d y 3 
(A) 0 (B) tan    sec3 3t  sin 2t  3 at t 
 2 4
2
dx 2 2 4
2
1  
1    dy 
1  
(C) cos   (D)  dx   1  1   2
 3 4 12 
d2 y 3 3
Official Ans. by NTA (C) 2
dx
Allen Ans. (C)

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 x 1 11. Let y = y(x) be the solution curve of the
9. Let In  x   0  2 n dt, n = 1, 2, 3, …. Then 1
t 5 dy 1  x 1  2
differential equation  2 y  ,
(A) 50I6  9I5  xI5 (B) 50I6  11I5  xI5 dx x  1  x 1 
(C) 50I6  9I5  I5 (D) 50I6  11I5  I5  1
x > 1 passing through the point  2,  . Then
Official Ans. by NTA (A)  3
Allen Ans. (A) 7y  8  is equal to
x
Sol. In (x)  
dt (A) 11  6log e 3 (B) 19
0 (t  5)
2 n
(C) 12  2log e 3 (D) 19  6log e 3
Applying integral by parts
Official Ans. by NTA (D)
x x
 t  Allen Ans. (D)
In (x)   2 n
  n(t 2  5)  n 1  2t 2
 (t  5) 0 0 1
dy 1  x 1  2
x
x
t2 Sol.  2 y  ,
In (x) 
(x 2  5)n
 2n  (t 2  5)n 1 dt dx x  1  x 1 
0
dy
x (t 2  5)  5
x  Py  Q
dx
In (x)  2
(x  5)n
 2n  (t 2  5)n 1 dt
0 1
 Pdx  x 1 2
In (x) 
x
 2n In (x)  10n In 1 (x) I.F.  e  
(x  5)n
2  x 1 
x 1
1
10n In 1 (x)  (1  2n)In (x)   x 1  2  x 1 
(x  5)n
2 y     dx
 x 1  x 1
Put n = 5
10. The area enclosed by the curves y = loge (x + e2),  x  2 log e x  1  C

2  1 
x  log e   and x = loge2, above the line y = 1 Curve passes through  2,
y 
 3
is
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(A) 2  e  log e 2 (B) 1  e  log e 2  C  2 log e 3 
3
(C) e  loge 2 (D) 1  log e 2 at x = 8,
Official Ans. by NTA (B) 7y 8  19  6loge 3
Allen Ans. (B)
12. The differential equation of the family of circles
passing through the points (0, 2) and (0, – 2) is
dy
(A) 2xy   x 2  y2  4   0
dx
dy
(B) 2xy   x 2  y2  4   0
dx
dy
Sol. (C) 2xy   y2  x 2  4   0
Required area is dx
dy
0 n2
(D) 2xy   x 2  y2  4   0
  n  x  e2   1dx   2e
x
 1dx  1  e  n2 dx
e e Official Ans. by NTA (A)
2 0

Allen Ans. (A)

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 Sol. Equation of circle passing through (0, –2) and x 2 y2
14. Let the hyperbola H : 2  2  1 pass through
(0, 2) is a b
x 2   y2  4  x  0 ,    R  the point 2 2, 2 2  . A parabola is drawn
Divided by x we get whose focus is same as the focus of H with
x 2   y2  4  positive abscissa and the directrix of the parabola
 0
x passes through the other focus of H. If the length
Differentiating with respect to x of the latus rectum of the parabola is e times the

 dy  length of the latus rectum of H, where e is the

x 2x  2y     x 2  y2  4 1
 dx  0
eccentricity of H, then which of the following
x2 points lies on the parabola?

 2xy 
dy
  x 2  y2  4   0 
(A) 2 3,3 2  
(B) 3 3, 6 2 
dx
13. Let the tangents at two points A and B on the circle (C)  3,  6  (D) 3 6,6 2 
x2 + y2 – 4x + 3 = 0 meet at origin O (0, 0). Then Official Ans. by NTA (B)
the area of the triangle of OAB is Allen Ans. (B)
3 3 3 3
(A) (B) x 2 y2
2 4 Sol. H :  1
a 2 b2
3 3
(C) (D) Foci : S (ae, 0), S’ (–ae, 0)
2 3 4 3
Foot of directrix of parabola is (–ae, 0)
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Allen Ans. (B) Focus of parabola is (ae, 0)

A Now, semi latus rectum of parabola  SS  2ae

 2b 2 
Given, 4ae  e  
O M  a 

Sol. C : (x –2)2 + y2 = 1
B  b2  2a 2 ….. (1)

Equation of chord AB : 2x = 3  
Given, 2 2, 2 2 lies on H
OA = OB = 3 1 1 1
   ….. (2)
3 a 2 b2 8
AM 
2 From (1) and (2)

1 a2 = 4, b2 = 8
Area of triangle OAB   2AM   OM 
2 b 2  a 2  e2  1
3 3 e  3
 sq. units
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 Equation of parabola is y 2  8 3x

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 x 1 y  2 z  3 Equation of plane P which passes through (2, 2,–2)
15. Let the lines   and
 1 2 is 4x – y – 3z – 12 = 0
x  26 y  18 z  28 Now, A (3, 0, 0), B (0, – 12, 0), C (0, 0, –4)
  be coplanar and P be
2 3     3,   12,   4
the plane containing these two lines. Then which
of the following points does NOT lies on P?
 p        13
(A) (0, – 2, –2) (B) (– 5, 0, –1) Now, volume of tetrahedron OABC
(C) (3, –1, 0) (D) (0, 4, 5) 1
Official Ans. by NTA (D) V OA   OB  OC   24
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Allen Ans. (D)
(V, p) = (24, –13)
x 1 y  2 z  3
Sol. Given, L1 :   17. Let S be the set of all a  R for which the angle
 1 2
x  26 y  18 z  28 between the vectors u  a  loge b  ˆi  6jˆ  3kˆ and
and L 2 :  
2 3  v   loge b  ˆi  2jˆ  2a  loge b  k,
ˆ  b  1 is acute.
are coplanar
27 20 31 Then S is equal to
  1 2 0  4
(A)  ,   (B) 
2 3   3
3  4   12 
(C)   , 0  (D)  ,
Now, normal of plane P, which contains L1 and L2  3  7 
ˆi ˆj kˆ
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
 3 1 2 Allen Ans. (B)
2 3 3 Sol. For angle to be acute
 3iˆ  13jˆ  11kˆ uv  0
 Equation of required plane P :
 a  log e b   12  6a  log e b   0
2
3x + 13y – 11z + 4 = 0
(0, 4, 5) does not lie on plane P.
16. A plane P is parallel to two lines whose direction  b 1
ratios are –2, 1, –3, and –1, 2, –2 and it contains
let log e b  t  t  0 as b > 1
the point (2, 2, –2). Let P intersect the co-ordinate
axes at the points A, B, C making the intercepts y  at 2  6at  12 & y  0,  t  0
. If V is the volume of the tetrahedron  a 
OABC, where O is the origin and p = ,
18. A horizontal park is in the shape of a triangle OAB
then the ordered pair (V, p) is equal to
with AB = 16. A vertical lamp post OP is erected
(A) (48, –13) (B) (24, –13)
at the point O such that PAO = PBO = 15° and
(C) (48, 11) (D) (24, –5)
Official Ans. by NTA (B) PCO = 45°, where C is the midpoint of AB. Then
Allen Ans. (B) (OP)2 is equal to
32 32
Sol. Normal of plane P : (A)  3  1 (B) 2  3
3 3
ˆi ˆj kˆ
16 16
 2 1 3  4iˆ  ˆj  3kˆ (C)  3  1 (D) 2  3
3 3
1 2 2
Official Ans. by NTA (B)
Allen Ans. (B)

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 P A 5
 P A 
18
8
Now, P  A  B  1  P  A  B  P  B
C 5
 1  P  A   P  A  B 
6
O 8
P  A  B  1  P  A  B
1
Sol. B  1  P  A   P  B  P  A  B 
18
OP
 tan15 Both (S1) and (S2) are true.
OA 20. Let
p : Ramesh listens to music.
 OA  OP cot15
q : Ramesh is out of his village
OP r : It is Sunday
 tan 45  OP  OC s : It is Saturday
OC
Then the statement “Ramesh listens to music only
if he is in his village and it is Sunday or Saturday”
Now, OP  OA2  82
can be expressed as
2
 OP2   OP  cot 2 15  64 (A)   q    r  s    p

32 (B)  q   r  s    p
 OP2  2  3
3 (C) p   q   r  s  

2 (D) p    q    r  s  
19. Let A and B be two events such that P  B A   ,
5 Official Ans. by NTA (D)
1 1 Allen Ans. (D)
P  A B  and P  A  B   . Consider
7 9 Sol. p  Ramesh listens to music

 S1 P  A  B   5 , ~ q  He is in village.
6 r  s  Saturday or sunday
 S2  P  A  B   1 . Then p   q    r  s 
18
(A) Both (S1) and (S2) are true SECTION-B

(B) Both (S1) and (S2) are false 1. Let the coefficients of the middle terms in the
4
 1 
 x  , 1  3x 
(C) Only (S1) is true 2
expansion of  and
 6 
(D) Only (S2) is true
6
  
Official Ans. by NTA (A) 1  x  ,   0 , respectively form the first three
 2 
Allen Ans. (A) terms of an A.P. If d is the common difference of

1 P  A  B 1 2d
Sol. P  A | B    this A.P., then 50  is equal to _____
7 P  B 7 2

7 Official Ans. by NTA (57)

 P  B 
9 Allen Ans. (57)
2 P  A  B 2
P B | A   
5 P A 5

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 4 2 6 3 SP   SQ   13
2 2
Sol. C2  , 6,  C3  are in A.P
6 8
4. If 1+ (2 + 49C1 + 49C2 + ….. + 49C49) (50C2 + 50C4 +
5
2  3  12 ….. + 50C50) is equal to 2n.m, where m is odd, then
2
n + m is equal to _____
12 12
 or   2   Official Ans. by NTA (99)
5 5
72 144 504 Allen Ans. (99)
d  
5 25 25 Sol. 1  1  249  249  1  298
2d m  1, n  98
 50   57
2
m + n = 99
2. A class contains b boys and g girls. If the number
5. Two tangent lines l1 and l2 are drawn from the
of ways of selecting 3 boys and 2 girls from the
point (2, 0) to the parabola 2y2 = –x. If the lines l1
class is 168, then b + 3 g is equal to
and l2 are also tangent to the circle (x – 5)2 + y2 = r,
Official Ans. by NTA (17)
then 17r is equal to
Allen Ans. (17)
Official Ans. by NTA (9)
b g
Sol. C3  C2  168
Allen Ans. (9)
b(b – 1)(b – 2) (g)(g – 1) = 8 × 7 × 6 × 3 × 2 x
2
Sol. y  
b + 3 g = 17 2
3. Let the tangents at the points P and Q on the ellipse 1
y  mx 
x 2 y2 8m
  1 meet at the point R  2, 2 2  2 .
2 4 this tangent pass through (2, 0)
If S is the focus of the ellipse on its negative major 1
m i.e., one tangent is x – 4y – 2 = 0
2 2
axis, then SP + SQ is equal to 4
17r = 9
Official Ans. by NTA (13)
6 10 20 40 10240
Allen Ans. (13) 6. If 12
 11
 10
 9
 .....   2n  m,
3 3 3 3 3
Sol. Ellipse is
where m is odd, then m.n is equal to _____
x 2 y2 1
  1; e  ; S   0,  2  Official Ans. by NTA (12)
2 4 2
Chord of contact is Allen Ans. (12)

 1 210 
x  2 2  2 y Sol.
6 2 22 23
 10  11  10  9  8  .....  
 1 312 3 3 3 3 3 
2 4

x  2 1 y 6 10  611  1 
  1 solving with ellipse   
2 2 312 311  6  1 

 y  0, 2  x  2,1  212 1; m.n  12

P  1, 2  Q   2,0

7
7.

Let S   ,


   3 

   ,  ,  , . Then the
2 2 4 4 4
9. A bag contains 4 white and 6 black balls. Three
balls are drawn at random from the bag. Let X be
number of elements in the set the number of white balls, among the drawn balls.
If 2 is the variance of X, then 1002 is equal to
A   S: tan  1  5 tan  2   5  tan  2
Official Ans. by NTA (56)
is _____
Allen Ans. (56)
Official Ans. by NTA (5)
X 0 1 2 3
Allen Ans. (5) Sol. 1 1 3 1
P X
Sol. tan   5 tan 2 tan   5  tan 2 6 2 10 30
56
tan 3  5 2   X 2 P  X     X P  X   
2

100
n 
  ; tan   5
3 3 100  2  56
Five solution 

Let z = a + ib, b  0 be complex numbers

2
sin  6x 
8. 10. The value of the integral  60 sin x
dx is equal
satisfying z 2  z  21 z . Then the least value of n
0

to
 N, such that zn = (z +1)n, is equal to _____
Official Ans. by NTA (104)
Official Ans. by NTA (6)
Allen Ans. (104)
Allen Ans. (6)
Sol.
2 1 z
Sol. z  z  2  z 1  /2
 sin 6x  sin 4x sin 4x  sin 2x sin 2x 
2 3
z  z  z  1 z   or  2 I  60      dx
0
 sin x sin x sin x 

n  1     2 
n n
 /2
I  60   2cos 5x  2cos 3x  2cos x  dx
Least natural value of n is 6.
0

 /2
2 2 
I  60  sin 5x  sin 3x  2sin x   104
5 3 0