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a  2a 10
1.(B)   a 4
3 3
Let b  a  d  4  d
c  a  2d  4  2d
c b b 7 5 5 11
  12  4d  7  d   b  4d  4 
3 3 4 4 4

b2 3 121 3  64 121  192 71

2  2  a   (   )2  3      
2 a 16  16 4  64 256 256
a
65
2.(3) a  ar  ar 2  ar 3 
12
65
 a (1  r  r  r 3 ) 
2 ……………(1)
12
1 1 1 1 65
   
a ar 2 3 18
ar ar
1 1  r  r 2  r 3  65
   ……………(2)
a 3  18
 r 
Using(1)
1 1 65 65
   
a 3 12  a 18
r
3
Also given a 3r 3  1  ar  1  r 
2
rd
3 term  ar 2
 ar  r
3
 1r 
2
2  3
1 1 1 1
3.(D) x  ; y  cos2   1  ; sin 2   1 
2 2 x y
1  cos  1  sin 
1 1 xy xy
Now, z    
1  cos2  sin 2   1  1
1  1   1  
 
xy  x  1 y  1   
xy  xy  x  y  1
 
x  y 

xy
 z  zx  zy  z  xy  z  x  y   z  xy
x  y 1
12 12 12
4.(9) A1  12 ; A2  ; A3  …. and An 
2 2 n 1
2 2
12  12
So, Area of An = 1  144  2n 1  n 9
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x a
aa 
x
5.(A) Apply AM  GM  aa  aa 
x a
 aa
x
 a 1a
x
2 a
2 ax
a
6.(C) Let the g.p. be  a  0, r  1 in G.P.

a , ar , ar 2, ar 3, ar 4 , ar 5, ar 6 , .......
25
Given T2  T6  ar  ar 5  …….(i)
2
T3  T5  ar 2  ar 4  25, a 2r 6  25

ar 3  5 …….(ii)
In (i)
25 25

ar 3 r 2  r 2   2
 
5 r 2  r 2   2
2 1 5 2
r    r  2, r  2
r2 2
5
a 
2 2
T4  T6  T8  ar 3  ar 5  ar 7  ar 3 1  r 2  r 4  5  1  2  4  35    
7.(D) Given series
2 7 12 17
S  1     .....
3 9 27 81
1 1 2 7 12
S     .....
3 3 9 27 81
2 1 5 5 5 4 5/9 4 5 5 13
S 1     .....      S  2 
3 3 9 27 81 3 1 3 6 4 4
1
3
n 2  6n  10

8.(C)  2n  1 !
n 1 
x 1
 2n  1  x  n
2
2
 x 1   x 1 
   6    10
x 2  10x  29
 
 2   2   
x x  1  11x  29
 x!
  4x !
  4x !
x  3,5,7... x  3,....
1  1 1 1  1 1 1  1 1 1  
    ..............  11    .............  29     ...... 
4  1! 3! 5!     
  2! 4 ! 6 !   3! 5! 7 !  
 1  1   1 
1  e  e e  2  e   2  1   41 19 1
   11  e   29  e     41e  19  80   e e  10
4 2  2   2   8 e  8 8
    
     

9.(10) 16,8, 4,2,       G.P .
8 1
A  16 r  
16 2
p 1 p
 1   1 
T p  16    32   
 2   2 
   
q
 1 
Tq  32  
 2 
 

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 p q
 1    
AM  16         
   2
 2    
 
p q
 1 
GM  32  
 2 
 

4 x 2  9x  5  0
roots are 4 x 2  4 x  5x  5  0

4x x  1  5 x  1  0   
5
x  ,1
4
GM  1
p q
 1 
32   1
 2 
 
p q 10
 1  1
    
 2  2
   
p  q  10

 18 
10.(2)  

2 log10 4 x  2  1  log10  4 x  
5 
 18 
(4 x  2)2  10  4 x  
 5 
4x  t
t 2  4  4t  10t  36
t 2  14t  32  0
t 2  16t  2t  32  0
t (t  16)  2(t  16)  0
(t  2)(t  16)  0

 t  16  4 x  16  4 2  x 2
3 1 4
1 0 2  3(0  2)  1(0  4)  4(1  0)  6  4  4  2
2 1 0

11.(C) (100) (100) + (99) (101) + (99) (102) + ……+ (1) (199)
99 99

 (100  r )(100  r )   (100  r )(100  r )

r 0 r 0
99 100
  (1002  r 2 )   (1002  r 2 )
r 0 r 0
99(100)(199)
2 (100)(101)(201)
 (100 ).100   (100)2  (101) 
6 6
 1003  (33) (50) (199)
  3 ;   (33)(50)

Slope Slope   550

100 100 100
1 1 1  1 1 
12.(B)  (2r  1)2  1   (2r )(2r  2)  2   2r  2r  2 
r 1 r 1 r 1
11 1  1 200 25
     
2  2 202  2 2.202 101

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13.(14) By the condition , a and b are in G.P.
16

b
a2   16a 2  b
16

1 1
And it is also given that , , 6 are in A.P.
a b

2 1 2 1 1 1
 6;   6; a  and a  
b a 2 a 12 4
16a

1 1
Given that a  0,so a  ; b
12 9

Now value of 72 a  b  14  
  
14.(16) Sn x  loga x 2  3  6  11  18  27  .....  n term 
Let S  2  3  6  11  .....  n term

Then S  2n 
 
n n  1 2n  1 ; 
So Sn ( x )  2n 

n n  1 2n  1   log x
 a
6  6 

It is given that  
S24 x  1093

 24  23  47  1
 48   log a x  1093 ; loga x 
 6  4
 

x  a 1/4 … (i)

Now S12 2x  265  

 11.12.23  1
 loga 2x   24    265 ; loga 2x   1, 2x  a1/2
6  2
 

2a1/4  a1/2 ; 16a  a 2 ; a  0 and a  16

But a  0. so a  16

2n 4n
15.(B) S4n  S2n  1000 (2a  (4n  1)d   (2a  (2n  1)d )  1000
2 2
 4an  2nd (4n  1)  2an  nd (2n  1)  1000

2an  6n 2d  nd  1000
6n
(2a  (6n  1)d )  3000
2
S6n  3000
16.(3) G.P. : 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192
A.P. : 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36 …….
Term 256, will be 50th term of A.P.
Common terms are 16, 256, 4096 only  No. of common terms = 3
17.(A) 2 log 9 x  3 log 9 x  4 log 9 x  ....  22 log 9 x  504

21
log 9 x 2  3  4  ...  22   504  log 9 x  2  22   504
2
21
 log 9 x  2  22   504  log 9 x 21  12  504
2
504
log 9 x  2
21  12

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x  92  x  81
1 A0 A1 A20
18.(9)    .... 
  
   1 ...   20   2   20

1  A0    1 ...    20   A1  d  2  ...    20   ...  A20     1 ....    19 

1
Put   14 A14 
  
14 13 ......  1 .2....6

1
Put   15 A15 
  
15 14 ....( 1) 1 2...5

1
  13 A13 
 13  12 ....  1 1....7

2
 1 1 1 
2     2
 A14  A15   14 6 15 14     1 1 9


 
      
A13  1 1  5 2 100
  .
 6 7 
 
a a a  S a a 
19.(7) S   1  2  3  ...   1  2  ...
 23 26 29  2 6  29 212 

 1   1 1 a  a1 a 4  a 2 
S 1     3  ...
   3 6
 64  2 2 29 212 
63 1 1 2a 2 2a 3 
S      ...
64  8 64 9 12
2 2 
63 8  1 1  1  63  9 5 1 
S   S 



 S     635–165 = 7
64  64 2
2  23   64  64 4 32 

63  9  165  2 
 S   475 = 7
64  64 

20.(1251)
2040  23  31  51  17
 Required numbers must not be the multiple of 2,3,5 & 17
Let n  A   sum of number divisible by 2

n  B   sum of number divisible by 3

n C  = sum of number divisible by 5

n  D  = sum of number divisible by 17

Required Ans  1  2  3  ....  100   n  A  B  C  D  

100  101
    n  A    n  A  B    n  A  B  C   n  A  B  C  D  
2
n  A   n  B   n C   n  D  
 
 n  A  B   n  A  C   n  A  D   n  B  C   n  B  D   n C  D  
 5050   
 n  A  B  C   n  A  B  D   n  A  C  D   n  B  C  D  
 
 
n A  B  C  D  
 2  4  6  ....  100    3  6  9  ....  99    5  10  15  ....  100   17  34  ....  85  
 
   6  12  18  ........  96   10  20  ....  100   34  68   15  30  ...  90   51   85  
 5050   
   30  60  90    0    0    0  
 
   0  
 1251

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21.(C) Let a = first term of A.P

d = common difference of AP

S3n  3S2n

3n 3  2n
2a  3n  1 d  
2     2
 
2a  2n  1 d 
 


2a  3n  1 d  4a  4n  2 d   
0  2a  n  1 d  
4n
S4n 2a   4n  1 d     
  n  1 d  4n  1 d   3nd 
Now  2  2   2 6
S 2n 2n    
  n  1 d  2n  1 d   nd 
2
2a  2n  1 d     

2 6 10
22.(3) Let A  1     ......
2
3 3 33

1 1 1
B    ......
2
3 3 33

So l  A log 0.25 B

1/ 3 1
B 
1 2
1
3

2 6 10
A  1    ........
2
3 3 33

A 1 2 6
    ........
2
3 3 3 33

2A 1 1 1 
 4    ........ 
3  2 3 
3 3 3 

 
2A  1/ 3 
 4  A 3
3  1 
1  
 3 

log 0.25 0.5  

l  3  3

l2  3

100  ( 1)n n  50 49 50 49
 2m (2m )   2m 1 (2m  1) 
23.(D)    
 2  m 4 
( 1)
2 
  ( 1)
2
  m   (m  1)  
n 8  m 4   m 4 m 4
49 49
  m  m  50  46  4
m 4 m 4
 7
24.(3) 2 log 3 (2x  5)  log 3 2  log 3  2x  
 2 


Let 2x  t
 7
log 3 (t  5)2  log 3 2  t  
 2 


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(t  5)2  2t  7

t 2  12t  32  0

(t  4)(t  8)  0  2x  4 or 2x  8
x  2 (Rejected)
Or x  3
n 1
n (n  1) (n  1)
25.(B) Sn   r  (n  r ) 
r 1
6


1 1 1 1 1  e 1

n 4
3(n  3)!
   
3 1! 2! 3!
 .... 
 3
26.(B) a1, a 2, a 3, _____ ____ a 21  A.P.

20
1  a n 1  an  4

n 1

d  an an 1

 9
 a (a  20d )  45  (i )

and S21  189  a  10d  9  (ii )

 a  15 and d  3 / 5

or a 3 and d  3/5  a 6  a16  72

27.(398) 7  8, 10  10, 13  12, 16  14......

Tn  (3n  4)(2n  6)  2(3n  4)(n  3)

 2(3n 2  13n  12)  6n 2  26n  24

10 10 10 10
2
S10  T
n 1
n 6 n
n 1
 26
n 1
 n  24  1
n 1

6(10  11  21) 10  11
  26   24  10  3980
6 2
S10
3980
Mean   398 
10 10
1  2n 1 1
28.(D) Tn   
2 2 2
n (n  1) n (n  1)2

10
Sn  T
n 1
n

1 1
T1  
12 22

1 1
T2  
22 32

1 1
Tn  
2
n (n  1)2

1 1 1 1 120
Sn    S10   
12 (n  1)2 1 112 121

n  10

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29.(B) Let numbers be , a , ar  G .P .
r
a
,2a , ar  A.P .
r
a
2(2a )  ar 
r
a
4a  ar 
r
1
r 4
r
r 2  4r  1  0
16  4 12
r  4 4  2 3
2 2
4th term in G.P.  ar 2  3r 2
a 3
a 3
r  2  3, a  3, d  2a   6
r 2 3
d  6  3(2  3 )
d 3 3
2

r2  d  2  3  3 3  4 34 3 3 3  7 3

2  4  6  ...  2y 4 2 1  2  3  ....  y  4
30.(C)      log10 x  6  x  106
3  6  9  ...  3y log10 x 3 1  2  3  ....  y  log10 x
 1  1
Also, y   log10 x    log10 x 3    log10 x 9   ......
   
   
   
 
 1 1   1 
 1    .......  log10 x
3 9
   y
1  1
 log10 x  9

  x,y   106,9
   
 3 
31.(7744)
A number is divisible by 11 if difference of sum of digits at even places and sum of digits at odd places
is divisible by 11.
Possible cases are:

209 + 220 + 242 + 253 + 264 + 275 + 286 + 297 + 308 + 330 + 352 + 363 + 374 + 385 + 396 + 407 +
429 + 440 + 462 + 473 + 484 + 495 = 7744

32.(2021)

d = –3 c 2  a 2  b2 c3  13

r=2 a1  3  b1  21  12 a 3  b3  13

a1  2b1  15 …..(i) a1  6  b1  22  13
a1  4b1  19 (ii ) a1  4b1  19 ……(ii)
  

2b1  4  b1  2 a1  11
10

 Ck  (a1  a2  .....  a10 )  (b1  b2  .....  b10 )

K 1

10  210  1 
 [2  11  9( 3)]  2    5[22  27]  2(1023) = –25 + 2046 = 2021
2  2  1 

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33.(136) 1 P1  2. 2 P2  3.3 P3 ...15.15 P15  q pr  s; 0  s  1

 n n! 
 1! 2.(2 !)  3.(3 !)  ...  15(15!)  q pr  s  Pn   n !
 (n  n )! 
15 15 15
  r.(r !)  q pr  s   (r  1)r ! (r !)  q pr  s   ((r  1)! r !)  q pr  s
r 1 r 1 r 1
2! 1! 
 
  3!  2! 
  q q
  4 ! 3!   pr  s  16 ! 1!  pr  s 
16
P16  1  q pr  s
 
 
 16 ! 15!

 q  r  16 and s  1  q sCr s  17C15  136

a
34.(A) a  ar  ar 2  ......  15   15 …(i)
1r
2 2 a2
 
a 2  ar   ar 2  ........  150 
1r2
 150

 a  a   a  a
     150  15     150   10 …(ii)
1  r  1  r  1  r  1r
(i) & (ii)  r  1/ 5
 1 
 
ar 2  a  r2   25    1
  15  
2 4 6
Now; ar  ar  ar  ......     
1r 2
1  r  1  r  1 2
1 
 5 


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1.(2) Mass of acetic before adsorption
w1 1000
0.2  
60 2000
w1  2.4g
Mass of acetic acid after adsorption
w2 1000
0.1  
60 200
w2  1.2 g
Mass of acetic acid adsorption
w1  w2  2.4  1.2  1.2 gram
1.2
Mass of acetic adsorption per gram of carbon  2
0.6
2.(B) a1  a2  a3  .....  an  192
a2  a4  a6  .....  120 …(i)

 a1  a3  a5......  192  120  72 …(ii)

Equation (i) – (ii)
(a2  a1)  (a4  a3 )  .....  48
n
1  1  1  .....  times = 48
2
n
  48  n  96
2
1 5 19 65
3.(98) S     ......100 terms
3 9 27 81

 3  2   32  22   33  23   34  24 
      ........
 3   2   33   34 
   3     
 2 3 
2 2 2 
 3 3 
 1  1  1  ......100 terms          .......100 terms 
3
     
 
 100 
2 2 
1  
3  3
 


 100   
2
1
3
2101
S  100  2 
3100
 2101   101 
S   98    98     98  0
 100   3100 
 3   
 98

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4.(40) a2  a4  2a3  1

a 1r  a 1r 3  2 ar 2  1 … (i)

3 a1r  a1r 2  2 a1r 3

a 1r (3  r  2r 2 )  0

2r 2  r  3  0

2r 2  3r  2r  3  0
r (2r  3)  1(2r  3)  0
3
r  1,r 
2
For r  1
a1  a1  2a1  1

4a1  1
1
a1   0 but a1  0
4
So, r = –1 (Not possible)
3
For r
2
3 27 9
a1   a1   2a1  1
2 8 4
12a1  27a1 36a1
 1
8 8
39a1  36a1  8
8
a1 
3
8
a1  , a 2  4, a 3  6, a 4  9, a5  27/2
3
a2  a4  2a5  4  9  27  40
6 12 20 30
5.(C) S 2     ....
7 72 73 74
Considering infinite sequence,
6 12 20 30
S 2     .......
7 72 73 74
S 2 6 12 20
     .......
7 7 72 73 74
6S 4 6 8 10
 2     ......
7 7 72 73 74
6S 2 4 6 8
      ......
72 7 72 73 74
6S  1 2 2 6
1    2     ......
  2
7  7 7 7 73

62 S 2 2
   7
2 1 6
7 1
7
3
2  73 73 7
 S  4S   
3
63 33
 

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6.(D) a1.a 2 ,a 3 ....A.P .; a1  2; a10  3; d1 
9
1 1 1
b1,b2 ,b3,.....A.P .;b1  ;b10  ; d2 
2 3 54
[Using a1b1  1  a10b10;d1 & d2 are common differences respectively]
1   1   1 1   7   8  28
 2   
a 4 .b4  2  3d1   3d 2    2         
3   2 18   3   18  27
  

7.(C) x   an  1  a  a 2  a 3  ......
n 0
1 1
x   a 1
1a x
1 1
Similarly y   b 1
1b y
1 1
z  c 1
1c z
 a ,b , c are in A.P.
1 1 1
1 ,1 ,1 are in A.P.
x y z
1 1 1
, , are in A.P.
x y z
1 2 3 4 5
8.(276) S       upto 10 terms
5 65 325 1025 2501
r
Tr 
2
 
1  2r 2

r
Tr 
1  4r 4
r
Tr 
2
2r  1
2  2r 2
r
Tr 
2r  2r  1 2r  2r  1
2 2

1  2r  2r  1   2r  2r  1
2 2
Tr 
 2

4 2r  2r  1 2r  2r  1
 2

10
S10   Tr  276
r 1
9.(C)

100  a
 d
n 1
 100  a 
a n
An a  nd  n  1 
    7
A1 a d 100  a
a
n 1

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an  a  100n  an
 7
an  a  100  a
33  n  100n
 7
n  33  n   100

 33  99n  7 n 2  33n  100  

 7n 2  132n  667
On solving n  23.

10.(41651) Sn 
n2

 2
n n 1

1
1 n  2 
n  12

Sn 

n n 2  2n  1 
(n  2)


n n n  2  1
  
Sn 
n2  
 1 
Sn  n n  
 n  2 
n 22
Sn  n 2 
n  2 
2
Sn  n 2  1 
n  2 
50 
1  1 1  1  50  51  101 50  51  1 1 
Now
26
  n 2  n   2  n  2  n  1    26   6

2
 2  
 52 2  
 
n 1
= 41651
11.(C) A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10
a a a
a ar ar 2 ar 3 ar 4 ar 5 ar 6
3 2 r
r r
a a 1
. .ar .ar 3 
r3 r 1256
1
a4 
1296
1 1
a   neglect 
6 6
a 7
a 
r2 36
 1  7 1 7 1 1
a  1   1     r   6,r   6
 2  36 2 6 2 6
r  r r
Neglect r   6
Now A6  A8  A10
Now A6  A8  A10

ar 2  ar 4  ar 6


a r2  r4  r6 
1
6
6  36  216
1  6  36   43
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12.(C) Denominators of given series are in G.P.
Denominators of numerators are in A.P.

Let Nk denote the k th numerator

Nk 1  Nk  3k  1

 N2  N1  4
N3  N2  7

Nr  Nr 1  3r  2
(r  1)
 N r  N1  (3r  2)
2

(r  1)(3r  2) 3r 2  r
 Nr  1 
2 2
r 1
1
Also: D r  r th denominator   
6
 

(r  1)(3r  2)
 S  6r
r 0
S 1 5 12
    ......
2
6 6 6 63
5S 5 1 12  5 22  12
S 1   .....
2
6 6 6 63
5S 4 7 10
1   .....
2
6 6 6 63
5S 1 4 7
  
2
36 6 6 63
5S 5S 3 3 3
 1   .....
2
6 36 6 6 63
25S  1/ 6  8
 1 3 
36  5/6  5
 
288
S
125
13.(2223) First AP 3,6,9,12, ................, 234
Second AP 5,9,13,17 ................, 237
Common terms of AP are 9, 21, 33, …..
Let no. of common terms be n
Then 9  (n  1)12  234
 12n  3  234
 12n  237
 n  19.75
 n  19
 Sum of common terms
 9  21  33  45  ...... upto 19 terms
19
 [2  9  (19  1)12]
2
19
 [18  216]  2223
2

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14.(B) an  2  an 1  an  1

n 0 a 2  a1  a1  a 0  1

n 1 a 3  a 2  a 2  a1  1

n 2 a4  a3  a3  a2  1

………………………………
………………………………
an  2  an 1  an 1  an  1

Adding an  2  a1  an 1  a 0  (n  1)

 an  2  an 1  n  1

n 0 a 2  a1  1

n 1 a3  a2  2

n 2 a4  a3  3

………….
………….
(n  1)(n  2)
an  2  an 1  n  1  an  2 
2

(n  1)n 1 (n  1)n
2 
 an  
2
n 2 7n

1 1 2 2  3 3  4 
    ... 

2 7 2 3 4 
7 7 
1 2 23 34 4 5
S      ...
2 3 4
7 7 7 75
1 1 2 23 34
Sn     ...
3 4
7 7 7 75

6 12 22 23 24

S      .....
2 3 4
7 7 7 7 75
2  2 3 4 
 1     ...
2  7 2 3 
7  7 7 

 
 1 
2  1 1 
   7 
72  1  1  1 
2
 1 
 7  
  7  

2 7 7  1
   
 
49  6 36  18

1 7 7
S   
18 6 108

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