STD IX- Olympiad. - Maths M.

Prakash Institute
Total Marks: 72 3 hours.
All questions carry 6 marks each. 12 March 2023

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1. A quadratic equation has roots α and β where α · β = 4 and + = 2 .
α−1 β−1 a −4
Find set of all values of a for which α, β ∈ (1, 4).

2. If the product of two roots of the equation 4x4 − 24x3 + 31x2 + 6x − 8 = 0 is 1, then find
the roots.

3. There are n necklaces such that the first necklace contains 5 beads, the second contains 7
beads and in general the ith necklace contains i beads more than the (i − 1)th necklace.
Find the total number of beads in all the n necklaces.

4. Find the sum up to the n terms of the series

5 1 7 1 9 1 11 1
· + · 2+ · 3+ · 4 + . . . . . ..
1×2 3 2×3 3 3×4 3 4×5 3

5. Let a1 , a2 , . . . , an , . . . be in an A.P. and Sk denote the sum of the first k terms of this A.P..
Sn n4 a61
If = 4 ∀ m, n ∈ N, then find the value of .
Sm m a6

6. Let a, b, c ∈ R+ such that 2a + b + 3c = 1 .

Find the maximum value of the product a4 b2 c2 . Also obtain the corresponding values of
a, b, c for which this maximum value is attained.

7. In △ABC, the equation of the side AB is 5x − 3y + 2 = 0 and the altitudes AD and BE

are given by 4x − 3y + 1 = 0 and 7x + 2y − 22 = 0 respectively. Find the equation of the
circumcircle of △ABC.

8. In △ABC, vertex A(4, −1). The bisectors of the angles B and C are respectively given by
the equations x − 1 = 0 and x − y − 1 = 0. Find the equation of the side AB.

9. The equal sides AB and AC of an isosceles triangle ABC are produced to the points P
and Q respectively such that BP · CQ = AB 2 . Prove that the line P Q always passes
through a fixed point.

10. Given circles S1 : x2 + y 2 = 25 and S2 : (x − 6)2 + y 2 = 13

The circles S1 and S2 intersect at the points (4, 3) and (4, −3).
A1 , A2 are the points on the circles S1 and S2 respectively such that (4, 3) is the mid-point
of A1 A2 . Find the equation of the line A1 A2 .
11. Given circle S : x2 + y 2 = 50 , line l : 2x + y − 5 = 0 and point A(4, 2).
Find the point P1 on the circle S and the point P2 on the line l such that A is the mid-point
of P1 P2 .

12. Consider two fixed lines y − x = 0 and ky + x = 0 where k > 1. A particle P starts
from (1, 1) to reach the origin in the manner as shown in the figure. If the total distance
travelled by the particle is 3, then find the value of k.