MATHS

DROPPER JEE

BASIC MATHEMATICS
& LOGARITHM
 VIDYAPEETH
BASIC MATHEMATICS & LOGARITHM
DPP-01 (JPM/001)
[Numerical inequalities, Linear inequalities, Strict inequalities in
one or two variables]
x 6. The solution set of the inequality
1. What is the solution set of 0  9
2 x 1 x  2
 is
(A) (5, 6) (B) (–18, 0) 3 5
(C) (–6, 6) (D) None of these  1   1 
(A)  ,  (B)  , 
 2   2
2. The least integral value for which (C) (  , 0) (D) None of these
inequality 3 x  8  2 hold is
(A) –2 (B) 2 7. Identify the solution set of inequality
(C) 1 (D) 0 5(2 x  7)  3(2 x  3)  0
(A) (,11] (B) (11, )
3. If solution set of the inequality
(C) (,11) (D) None of these
( x  2)
 2 is (a, b) then a  b 
x5
8. The solution set of the inequality
2 x  19  6 x  47 is
4. Identify the solution set for
(A) [ 7,  ) (B) (11, )
( x  8)  (7  2 x )
(C) (7, ) (D) None of these
(A) (,  1)
(B) (,  5)
9. The solution of 3 x  2  2 x  1 is
(C) (, 2) (A) (  , 3) (B) (,3]
(D) None of these (C) (3, ) (D) None of these

5. The solution set of the inequality

10. Solution set of inequality
3 x  4 ( x  1)
  1 is 3(x – 1)  2 (x – 3) is
2 4
(A) (1, ) (A) ( , 3]
(B) [1,  ) (B) ( , 3)
(C) (2, ) (C) ( , 3)
(D) None of these (D) None of these

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 DPP-02 (JPM/002)
[Modulus (Equations & Inequalities),
Rational function, Set of two linear inequalities]
4x 6. If the Solution of the inequality
1. Solution set of  1 , is
x6 1
| 3 x  2 || x  4 | is x   or x  k .
(A) (–2, 6) 2
(B) [–2, 6) then find k2.
(C) (–2, 6] (A) 3 (B) 9
(D) None of these (C) 27 (D) 4

2 5
2. If the solution of  1 , where 7. Solve the inequality 0
( x  4) x 2  2 x  15
x  4 is: (a, b)  (c, d ) then a + c = (A) (, 3)  (5,  )
(B) (, 3]  (5, )
(A) 8 (B) 6
(C) 4 (D) 2 (C) (, 3) [5, )
(D) None of these
3. If the solution of given inequality
x (5 x  2) (7 x  3) 8. If ‘r’ is a real number such that r  1
(for real x)   is (a, )
4 3 5
and if a  10(1  r ) , then:
then a2=
(A) 5  a  10
(A) 6
(B) 0  a  10
(B) 2
(C) 16 (C) 0  a  20
(D) None of these (D) 0  a  20

3x  1 1 7
4. Solve  1 9. Solution set of : x  is
x 4 4
1 (, a )  (b, ) then a  b 
(A) 0  x  (B) 0  x  2
4
(A) 3 (B) 9
1 1
(C) 0  x  (D) 0  x  (C) 6 (D) 4
6 2

10. Which of the following set does not

1 2 5
5. Solution set of  2  is 2x 1
3 x 3x satisfy the inequality 2 
x 9 x 2
(A) (1, 0) [0,6]
(A) (3, 6)
(B) [1,0)  (0,6)
(B) (–2, 3)
(C) (1, 0)  (0,6) (C) (,  3)
(D) None of these (D) None of these

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 DPP-03 (JPM/003)
[Including modulus, Rational function,
Set of two linear inequalities]
1. Solution set of x  1  x  3 is 6. If x 2  9 , then the value of x is:
(A) (, 2)  (1, ) (A) (0, 3)
(B) (, 2]  (1, ) (B) (–3, 3)
(C) (–3, 0)
(C) (, 2)  [1,  )
(D) None of these
(D) None of these

7. Solution of x  1  x  1  0 is
2. If the solution of the inequality
1 (A) 9 (B) 0
3 x  2  6  15 is ( a, b) then (a  b) = (C) 1 (D) No solution
2
(A) –8
1 1 1
(B) –10 8. Solve:  
x  2 x 1 x
(C) 8
(D) None of these (A) ( 2,0)  ( 2,2)  (2, )
(B) (  2,0)  (1, 2)  (2, )
3. Which of the following does not satisfy
(C) (1, 2)  (2, )
1 | x  2 | 3 is
(A) [1,1] (D) (  2,0)  (2, )
(B) [3, 5]
20 10
(C) ( 1,1) 9. Solve:  1  0
(x  3)(x  4) x  4
(D) None of these
(A) ( , 2)  (1, 2)  (4,  )
| x2| (B) ( , 1)  (1,1)  (4,  )
4. If  0 , then least integral value
( x  2) (C) ( , 2)  (4,  )
of x is (D) ( , 2)  (1,3)  (4,  )
(A) 2
(B) 3 10. The solution set of the inequality
(C) 4 4 x  1  3  x is:
(D) None of these
1 1 1 1
(A)  x (B)  x
5. If x 2  8 , then the value of x is:
2 2 2 4
(A) (–2, 2) (B) (2,  ) 2 4 1 5
(C)   x  (D)   x 
(C) (2,  ) (D) No solution 3 5 2 4

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 DPP-04 (JPM/004)

[Wavy Curve Method for Inequalities]

 12  7. The sum of all possible integral solutions
1. Solution set of ( x  3)( x  1)  x    0 is
 7 of equation
(A) [–2,3] ||x2 – 6x + 5| – |2x2 – 3x + 1|| = 3|x2 – 3x + 2|
(B) (2,3]
(A) 25
(C) [–2,3)
(D) None of these (B) 15
(C) 20
2. Which of the following is not a solution (D) 10
x 2 ( x  1)
set of 0
( x  3)3
8. The equation || x – 1 | + λ | = 4 can have
(A) (–1,0)
(B) (0,3) real solutions for x if λ belongs to the
(C) (0,3] interval
(D) NOT
(A) (–, 4]
3. If set of real values of x satisfying ||x – 1| (B) (–, –4)
– 1|  1 is [a,b] then a+b = (C) (4, )
(A) 2
(B) 3 (D) [–4, 4]
(C) 1
(D) None of these ( x  1)( x  2)
9. The solution set of  0 is
( x  3)( x  4)
4. Suppose abc > 0 and a + b + c < 0 and
|a| |b| |c| (A) (–,–3)
   x, then value of |x3 – 6x2
a b c (B) (, 3)  [-2,1]  (4, )
+ 11x – 6| equals-
(C) (–1, 1)
5. x x
Solution set of 2  1  | 2  1 |  2 (D) None of these
(A) x  (, 0]
(B) x  ( , 1] x2  1
10. Solution set of inequality 1
(C) x  [0,  ) 2
x  7 x  12
(D) x  [1,  ) is
13 
(x  2)(x  4)(x  7) (A)  , 3   (4, )
6. The solution set of: 1 7 
(x  2)(x  4)(x  7)
(A) ( , 7)  (2, 4 ) (B) (4, )
(B) ( , 7)  (4,0 ) 13 
(C)  ,3
(C) ( , 7)  ( 4, 2 ) 7 
(D) ( , 5)  (4, 2 ) (D) None of these

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 DPP-05 (JPM/005)

[Basic Properties of Logarithm]

1. If loga3 = 2 and logb8 = 3, then logab is: 7. If x = 198! (Where n! = 1  2  3  ... 
(A) log3 2 (B) log2 3 n), Then the value of expression
(C) log3 4 (D) log4 3
1 1 1 1
   ...  ,
2. The solution of the inequality log 2 x log 3 x log 4 x log198 x
is:
 x2  1 
log0.1  log 2  < 0 is (A) – 1 (B) 0
 | x  1 | 
(C) 1 (D) 198
(A) (1, )
  
3log 2  2log log103  log  log106 
2
(B) (–, 1) 
8. Let N  10  
(C) [1, )
where base of the logarithm is 10. The
(D) None of these characteristic of the logarithm of N to
the base 3, is equal to:
2 3 4 (A) 2 (B) 3
3. Let x1 = 97, x2 = , x 3 = , x4 = ,
x1 x2 x3 (C) 4 (D) 5
8  8 
…., x8 = then log3   xi  60  =
x7 2
 i 1  9. The equation 1  log x 27 log3 x + 1 =
3 0, has.
(A) (B) 4
2 (A) One Integer solution
5 (B) One irrational solution
(C) 6 (D) (C) Two real solution
2
(D) No prime solution
4. Simplified value of
10. Let  and  are the solutions of the
log 2 3.log 3 5.log5 7.log 7 8 
 x
1 log 5 x
equation  5 where   I

1 1 1 and   Q.
5.   ,
log abc log abc log abc [Use: log102 = 0.3010, log103 = 0.4771]
bc ca ab
The number of significant digits before
has the value equal to- decimal in ()10 is:
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (A) 13
(C) 2 (D) 4 (B) 14
(C) 15

6. Calculate: 4

5log 4 2 3 6 6log8  3 2  (D) 16

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 DPP-06 (JPM/006)

[Properties and Inequalities of Logarithm]

1. If f(x) = log{x}[x], then for x(1, 5), the 7. The possible values of x, satisfying the
number of points at which f(x) is not equation
defined is (where [.] and {.} represents  x 1
log2(x2 – x)  log2  2
 + (log2 x) = 4,
greatest integer function and fractional  x 
part respectively) is :
(A) 5 (B) 4
5
(C) 3 (D) 2 (A) (B) 6
4
2. The number of positive integers 25 15
(C) (D)
satisfying, 4 4
x + log10(2x +1) = x log105 + log106 is
_______. 8. The value of
 
1 1 56  56  56  56  
3.  log 4  
1  log b a  log b c 1  log c a  log c b  
3
 64 64 64 
1 is equal to
 , has the value of
1  log a b  log a c (A) 0 (B) 2
equal to- (C) 3 (D) 4
1
(A) abc (B)
abc 9. Product of all the solution of equation
(C) 0 (D) 1

x log10 x  100  2
log 2 3
3
log 3 2
 x is
4. Sum of all the solution(s) of the equation 1
log10 (x) + log10 (x + 2) – log10 (5x + 4) (A) (B) 1
10
= 0 is: (C) 10 (D) 100
(A) –1 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
10. Statement-1: If loge x > loge y, then
0 < y < x.
5. Find the square of the sum of the roots
Statement-2: If loga x > loga y, then
of the equation
log3 x·log4 x·log5 x = log3 x·log4 x + log4 0 < y < x and 0 < a  1.
x·log5 x + log5 x · log3 x. (A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
true and statement-2 is correct
6. Find all the solutions of the equation explanation for statement-1.
2
 log x 2 (B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
| x  1|(log x)  | x  1|3 , where base
true and statement-2 is NOT the
of logarithm is 10. correct explanation for statement-1.
(A) x = 2, 1/10, 1000 (C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
(B) x = 2, 1/100, 1000 false.
(C) x = 2, 1/10, 10000 (D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is
(D) x = 2, 1/1000, 1000 true

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 DPP-07 (JPM/007)
[Properties of Logarithmic Inequalities]
|x|1 20
 2  |x|1  1 
1. Solve for x :   1. 6. Statement-1: If N    then N
 3  0.4 
(A) (–1, 1) (B) (–1, 2) contains 7 digits before decimal.
(C) (–1, 3) (D) (–1, 4) Statement-2: Characteristic of the
logarithm of N to the base 10 is 7.
2. Solve the inequality:
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
log 2x 3 x 2  log 2x 3 (2x  3)
true and statement-2 is correct
 3  explanation for statement-1.
(A) x    , 1  (1,0)  (0,3)
 2  (B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
 3  true and statement-2 is NOT the
(B) x    , 1  (1,0)  (0, 4)
 2 
correct explanation for statement-1.
 3 
(C) x    , 1  (1,0)  (0,5) (C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
 2 
false.
 3 
(D) x    , 1  (1,0)  (0, 6) (D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is
 2 
true.
3 5
 log3 x 2   log3 x  
4 4
3. If x  3, then x has  7 
(A) One integral solution 7. Statement-1: log3  tan  +logcot(4/3)
 6 
(B) Three irrational solutions
(3) < –2
(C) Two irrational solutions
Statement-2: If y is negative then
(D) No prime solution
1
 1  y   2 , if y  0, y  1
4. The value of log 2  log 0.125  , is y
7 7

(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
(A) 1 (B) 2 true and statement-2 is correct
(C) 3 (D) 4 explanation for statement-1.
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
5. The value of true and statement-2 is NOT the
log 1 2  log 5 36  log17 125  log 1 17, is correct explanation for statement-1.
6 2
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
equal to false.
(A) –3 (B) –6 (D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is
(B) 6 (D) 12 true.

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8. The solution set for x(x + 2)2 (x – 1)5 (2x – 3) 10. If the Solution of
(x – 3)4  0 is given by x  [a, b]  log5 (3  2 x)  log5 (4 x  1) is (a, b] then –
[c, )  {– 2}, then value of a + b + c
is equal to- 4a+3b
(A) 2.5 (B) 3.5
(C) 3 (D) 4

9. The solution set of the equation

[x]2 + [ x + 1] –3 = 0, (where [.]
represents greatest integer function) is:
(A) [–1, 0)  (1, 2)
(B) [–2, –1)  [1, 2)
(C) [1, 2)
(D) [–3, –2)  [2, 3)

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 DPP-08 (JPM/008)

[Logarithm and Inequalities]

1. Solution set of the inequality 6. Solution set of the inequality,
log3(x + 2) (x + 4) + log1/3(x + 2) < (1/2)
 
2  log 2 x 2  3x  0 is -
log 3 7 ,is:
(A) [ 4,1]
(A) (–2, –1) (B) (–2, 3)
(B) [4, 3)  (0,1]
(C) (–1, 3) (D) (3, )
(C) (, 3)  (1,  )
2. The solution set of the inequality of (D) (, 4)  [1, )
log10 (x2 – 16)  log10 (4x – 11) is:
(A) (4, ) (B) (4, 5]  3x  1 
7. If log1/3   is less than unity then
(C) (11/4, ) (D) (11/4, 5)  x2 
x must lie in the interval -
log1/5 1
3. 5 2  log  4  
 log 1 
1 
 (A) (, 2)  (5 / 8, )
2  3  7   10  2 21 
2 (B) (2,5 / 8)
(C) (, 2)  (1 / 3,5 / 8)
4. Number of ordered pair(s) of (x, y)
(D) (2,1 / 3)
satisfying the system of equations,
x
log2 xy = 5 and log1/2  1 is : 8. Consider the following statements
y
Statement-1: The equation
(A) one (B) two
(C) three (D) four 5

log5 x 3 1
 x 2  1 has two distinct real
solutions.
5. The solution set of the inequality
Statement-2: a loga N  N when
 3
log 5  2x 2  x    1 is - a  0, a  1 and N  0
8
8
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
 1 1 3  true and statement-2 is correct
(A)   ,     ,1
 2 4 4  explanation for statement-1.
 1  (B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
(B)   ,1
 2  true and statement-2 is NOT the
correct explanation for statement-1.
 1 1 3 
(C)   ,    ,1 (C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is
 2 4 4 
false.
 1 3 
(D)  ,     ,   (D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is
 4 4 
true.

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9. The value of 10. The value of
  1 1
6  log 3  1
2 3 2

4
1
3 2
4
1
3 2
4
1
3 2
 


 log 2 9 
2 log log 9 
2 2  ( 7) log 4 7
is

is:
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 9

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 DPP-9 (JPM/009)

(Only for JEE Advanced)

[Inequalities and Logarithmic Functions]
1. If |x – 1| + |x – 3| = k, then which of the 4. Identify the correct order:
following is/are correct? (A) log 2 6  log3 8  log3 6  log 4 6
(A) if k  (, 2) the equation has no (B) log 2 6  log 3 8  log3 6  log 4 6
solution (C) log3 8  log 2 6  log3 6  log 4 6
(B) if k  (2,  ) the equation has only 2 (D) log3 8  log 4 6  log3 6  log 2 6
solutions
(C) if k  (, 2) the equation has only 5. log 1 40 is
1 solution 20

(D) if k = 2 the equation has infinitely (A) Greater than one

many solutions (B) Smaller than one
(C) Greater than zero and smaller than
2. If a, b, c are distinct positive number one
different from 1 such that (D) None of these

 (logb a.logc a  loga a)  0 then abc =

5
(A) 0 (B) e 6. log 2 is
3
6
(C) 1 (D) e2
(A) Less than zero
3. If 2log x a  log ax a  3log a2 x a  0 then x = (B) Greater than zero and less than one
(C) Greater than one
1 2
(D) None of these
(A) a3 (B) a3
4 3
(C) a3 (D) a 4 7. Let x, y  0 . If x3 y 2  215 , then the least
value of 3x + 2y is
PASSAGE: (4 to 6) (A) 30 (B) 32
In comparison of two numbers, logarithm of (C) 36 (D) 40
smaller number is smaller, if base of the
logarithm is greater than one. Logarithm of 8. The sum of root of the equation
smaller number is larger, if base of logarithm x  1  2log 2 (3  2 x )  2log 4 (10  2 x )  0
is in between zero and one. For example, 4 is
is
larger than log 1 8. On the basis of above
2
(A) log 2 14 (B) log 2 11
information, answer following questions: (C) log 2 12 (D) log 2 13

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9. If for x , y ,  R, x  0 10. The value of
y  log10 x  log10 x1/3  log10 x1/9  …upto  
log 2.5  1  1  1 .....to 
 3 32 33 
(0.16)   is equal to
2  4  6  ...  2 y 4
 terms and  ,
3  6  9  ...  3 y log10 x _____________
then the ordered pair (x, y) is equal to
(A) (106, 6) (B) (104, 6)
(C) (102, 3) (D) (106, 9)

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