List of top Mathematics Questions

Let the line $ L $ pass through $ (1, 1, 1) $ and intersect the lines $ \frac{x - 1}{2} = \frac{y + 1}{3} = \frac{z - 1}{4} $ and $ \frac{x - 3}{1} = \frac{y - 4}{2} = \frac{z}{1}. $ Then, which of the following points lies on the line $ L $?

Let the system of equations be: $ 2x + 3y + 5z = 9, $ $ 7x + 3y - 2z = 8, $ $ 12x + 3y - (4 + \lambda)z = 16 - \mu, $ which has infinitely many solutions. Then the radius of the circle centered at $ (\lambda, \mu) $ and touching the line $ 4x = 3y $ is:

If the area of the region bounded by the curves $ y = 4 - \frac{x^2}{4} $ and $ y = \frac{x - 4}{2} $ is equal to $ \alpha $, then $ 6\alpha $ equals:

Let $ A $ be a $ 3 \times 3 $ matrix such that $ | \text{adj} (\text{adj} A) | = 81.
$ If $ S = \left\{ n \in \mathbb{Z}: \left| \text{adj} (\text{adj} A) \right|^{\frac{(n - 1)^2}{2}} = |A|^{(3n^2 - 5n - 4)} \right\}, $ then the value of $ \sum_{n \in S} |A| (n^2 + n) $ is:

Let the set of all values of $ p \in \mathbb{R} $, for which both the roots of the equation $ x^2 - (p + 2)x + (2p + 9) = 0 $ are negative real numbers, be the interval $ (\alpha, \beta) $. Then $ \beta - 2\alpha $ is equal to:

Let $ x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4 $ be in a geometric progression. If 2, 7, 9, 5 are subtracted respectively from $ x_1, x_2, x_3, x_4 $, then the resulting numbers are in an arithmetic progression. Then the value of $ \frac{1}{24} (x_1 x_2 x_3 x_4) $ is:

The mean and standard deviation of 100 observations are 40 and 5.1, respectively. By mistake one observation is taken as 50 instead of 40. If the correct mean and the correct standard deviation are $ \mu $ and $ \sigma $ respectively, then $ 10(\mu + \sigma) $ is equal to:

The integral $ \int_0^\pi \frac{(x + 3) \sin x}{1 + 3 \cos^2 x} \, dx $ is equal to:

Let $ C_1 $ be the circle in the third quadrant of radius 3, that touches both coordinate axes. Let $ C_2 $ be the circle with center $ (1, 3) $ that touches $ C_1 $ externally at the point $ (\alpha, \beta) $. If $ (\beta - \alpha)^2 = \frac{m}{n} $, and $ \gcd(m, n) = 1 $, then $ m + n $ is equal to:

If for $ \theta \in \left[ -\frac{\pi}{3}, 0 \right] $, the points $ (x, y) = \left( 3 \tan\left( \theta + \frac{\pi}{3} \right), 2 \tan\left( \theta + \frac{\pi}{6} \right) \right) $ lie on $ xy + \alpha x + \beta y + \gamma = 0 $, then $ \alpha^2 + \beta^2 + \gamma^2 $ is equal to:

From a group of 7 batsmen and 6 bowlers, 10 players are to be chosen for a team, which should include at least 4 batsmen and at least 4 bowlers. One batsman and one bowler who are captain and vice-captain respectively of the team should be included. Then the total number of ways such a selection can be made, is:

Let P be the parabola, whose focus is $ (-2, 1) $ and directrix is $ 2x + y + 2 = 0 $. Then the sum of the ordinates of the points on P, whose abscissa is -2, is:

The remainder when $ \left( (64)^{64} \right)^{64} $ is divided by 7 is equal to:

Let $ x = -1 $ and $ x = 2 $ be the critical points of the function $ f(x) = x^3 + ax^2 + b \log|x| + 1 $, where $ x \neq 0 $. Let $ m $ and $ M $ be the absolute minimum and maximum values of $ f $ in the interval $ \left[-2, -\frac{1}{2}\right] $. Then, $ |M + m| $ is equal to:

If the shortest distance between the lines $ \frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y-2}{3} = \frac{z-3}{4} $ and $ \frac{x}{1} = \frac{y}{\alpha} = \frac{z-5}{1} $ is $ \frac{5}{\sqrt{6}} $, then the sum of all possible values of $ \alpha $ is:

Evaluate the following limit: $ \lim_{x \to 0^+} \frac{\tan\left(5x^{\frac{1}{3}}\right) \log\left(1 + 3x^2\right)}{\left(\tan^{-1}\left(3\sqrt{x}\right)\right)^2 \left(e^{5x^{\frac{4}{3}}} - 1\right)} $

Let the three sides of a triangle ABC be given by the vectors $$ 2\hat{i} - \hat{j} + \hat{k}, \quad \hat{i} - 3\hat{j} - 5\hat{k}, \quad \text{and} \quad 3\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} - 4\hat{k}. $$ Let G be the centroid of the triangle ABC. Then $$ 6 \left( |\vec{AG}|^2 + |\vec{BG}|^2 + |\vec{CG}|^2 \right) \text{ is equal to}$$ _______

Let m and n, $ m<n $ be two 2-digit numbers. Then the total number of pairs (m, n) such that $ \gcd(m, n) = 6 $, is _______

If $$ \int \frac{\left( \sqrt{1 + x^2} + x \right)^{10}}{\left( \sqrt{1 + x^2} - x \right)^9} \, dx = \frac{1}{m} \left( \left( \sqrt{1 + x^2} + x \right)^n \left( n\sqrt{1 + x^2} - x \right) \right) + C, $$ $\text{where } m, n \in \mathbb{N} \text{ and }$ $C \text{ is the constant of integration, then } m + n$ $\text{ is equal to:}$

If $ \alpha $ is a root of the equation $ x^2 + x + 1 = 0 $ and $$ \sum_{k=1}^{n} \left( \alpha^k + \frac{1}{\alpha^k} \right)^2 = 20$$, then n is equal to _______

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the observations $ 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, a, b $ be $ 4 $ and $ \sqrt{2} $ respectively. Then the mean deviation about the mode of these observations is:

Let $ f(x) + 2f\left( \frac{1}{x} \right) = x^2 + 5 $ and $ 2g(x) - 3g\left( \frac{1}{2} \right) = x, \, x>0. \, \text{If} \, \alpha = \int_{1}^{2} f(x) \, dx, \, \beta = \int_{1}^{2} g(x) \, dx, \text{ then the value of } 9\alpha + \beta \text{ is:}$

The center of a circle $ C $ is at the center of the ellipse $ E: \frac{x^2}{a^2} + \frac{y^2}{b^2} = 1 $, where $ a>b $. Let $ C $ pass through the foci $ F_1 $ and $ F_2 $ of $ E $ such that the circle $ C $ and the ellipse $ E $ intersect at four points. Let $ P $ be one of these four points. If the area of the triangle $ PF_1F_2 $ is 30 and the length of the major axis of $ E $ is 17, then the distance between the foci of $ E $ is:

Consider two sets $ A $ and $ B $, each containing three numbers in A.P. Let the sum and the product of the elements of $ A $ be 36 and $ p $, respectively, and the sum and the product of the elements of $ B $ be 36 and $ q $, respectively. Let $ d $ and $ D $ be the common differences of A.P's in $ A $ and $ B $, respectively, such that $ D = d + 3 $, $ d>0 $. If $ \frac{p+q}{p-q} = \frac{19}{5} $, then $ p - q $ is equal to:

Let for two distinct values of $ p $, the lines $ y = x + p $ touch the ellipse $ E: \frac{x^2}{4} + \frac{y^2}{9} = 1 $ at the points $ A $ and $ B $. Let the line $ y = x $ intersect $ E $ at the points $ C $ and $ D $. Then the area of the quadrilateral $ ABCD $ is equal to: