Algebra PYQ
JEE Main Mathematics — Algebra previous year questions with solutions.
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Questions per year
1966 across 25 yearsDifficulty mix
1966 total- easy493 · 25%
- medium1034 · 53%
- hard439 · 22%
Subtopic-wise weightage
Breakdown of the 1923 Algebra questions tagged to a subtopic, by year — darker cells mean more questions.
| Subtopic | Weightage | Total | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
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| Matrices & Determinants | 21.7% | 418 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 48 | 59 | 32 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sets, Relations & Functions | 18.0% | 347 | 35 | 43 | 48 | 55 | 36 | 38 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Sequences & Series | 16.0% | 308 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Binomial Theorem | 11.4% | 219 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 42 | 22 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Complex Numbers | 11.3% | 218 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Permutations & Combinations | 11.1% | 214 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Quadratic Equations | 10.3% | 199 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
| All subtopics | 1923 | 176 | 183 | 200 | 262 | 196 | 231 | 136 | 136 | 45 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 50 | 41 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 26 |
All Algebra Questions (1966)
The number of values of $z \in \mathbb{C}$, satisfying the equations $|z-(4+8i)|=\sqrt{10}$ and $|z-(3+5i)|+|z-(5+11i)|=4\sqrt{5}$, is:
Let $\mathrm{S}=\frac{1}{25!}+\frac{1}{3!23!}+\frac{1}{5!21!}+\ldots$ up to 13 terms. If $13 \mathrm{~S}=\frac{2^{k}}{n!}, k \in \mathrm{~N}$, then $n+k$ is equal to
The value of $\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{50}}{51}+\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{51}}{52}+\ldots.+\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{100}}{101}$ is :
Let $e_1$ and $e_2$ be two distinct roots of the equation $x^2 - ax + 2 = 0$. Let the sets $\{a \in \mathbb{R} : e_1 \text{ and } e_2 \text{ are the eccentricities of hyperbolas}\} = (\alpha, \beta)$, and $\{a \in \mathbb{R} : e_1 \text{ and } e_2 \text{ are the eccentricities of an ellipse and a hyperbola, respectively}\} = (\gamma, \infty)$. Then $\alpha^2 + \beta^2 + \gamma^2$ is equal to:
Among the statements : I: If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1 & \cos \alpha & \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha & 1 & \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta & \cos \gamma & 1\end{array}\right|=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}0 & \cos \alpha & \cos \beta \\ \cos \alpha & 0 & \cos \gamma \\ \cos \beta & \cos \gamma & 0\end{array}\right|$, then $\cos ^{2} \alpha+\cos ^{2} \beta+\cos ^{2} \gamma=\frac{3}{2}$, and II : If $\left|\begin{array}{ccc}x^{2}+x & x+1 & x-2 \\ 2 x^{2}+3 x-1 & 3 x & 3 x-3 \\ x^{2}+2 x+3 & 2 x-1 & 2 x-1\end{array}\right|=\mathrm{p} x+\mathrm{q}$, then $\mathrm{p}^{2}=196 \mathrm{q}^{2}$,
If the quadratic equation $(\lambda+2)x^2-3\lambda x+4\lambda=0$, $\lambda \neq -2$, has two positive roots, then the number of possible integral values of $\lambda$ is:
If $\left(\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{0}}+\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{1}}\right)\left(\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{1}}+\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{2}}\right) \cdots\left(\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{12}}+\frac{1}{{ }^{15} \mathrm{C}_{13}}\right)=\frac{\alpha^{13}}{{ }^{14} \mathrm{C}_{0}{ }^{14} \mathrm{C}_{1} \cdots{ }^{14} \mathrm{C}_{12}}$, then $30 \alpha$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
Let $\mathrm{C}_{\mathrm{r}}$ denote the coefficient of $x^{\mathrm{r}}$ in the binomial expansion of $(1+x)^{\mathrm{n}}, \mathrm{n} \in \mathrm{N}, 0 \leq \mathrm{r} \leq \mathrm{n}$. If $P_{n}=C_{0}-C_{1}+\frac{2^{2}}{3} C_{2}-\frac{2^{3}}{4} C_{3}+\ldots. .+\frac{(-2)^{n}}{n+1} C_{n}$, then the value of $\sum_{n=1}^{25} \frac{1}{P_{2 n}}$ equals.
The number of 4 -letter words, with or without meaning, which can be formed using the letters PQRPQRSTUVP, is $\_\_\_\_$.
Let $\mathrm{A}=\{-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4\}$. Let R be a relation on A defined by $x \mathrm{Ry}$ if and only if $2 x+y \leqslant 2$. Let $l$ be the number of elements in R. Let m and n be the minimum number of elements required to be added in $R$ to make it reflexive and symmetric relations respectively. Then $l+m+n$ is equal to :
Let $729,81,9,1, \ldots$ be a sequence and $\mathrm{P}_{n}$ denote the product of the first $n$ terms of this sequence. If $2 \sum_{n=1}^{40}\left(\mathrm{P}_{n}\right)^{\frac{1}{n}}=\frac{3^{\alpha}-1}{3^{\beta}}$ and $\operatorname{gcd}(\alpha, \beta)=1$, then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to
Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ccc}0 & 2 & -3 \\ -2 & 0 & 1 \\ 3 & -1 & 0\end{array}\right]$ and $B$ be a matrix such that $B(I-A)=I+A$. Then the sum of the diagonal elements of $\mathrm{B}^{\mathrm{T}} \mathrm{B}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
Let $A, B$ and $C$ be three $2 \times 2$ matrices with real entries such that $B=(I+A)^{-1}$ and $\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{C}=\mathrm{I}$. If $\mathrm{BC}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -5 \\ -1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $\mathrm{CB}\left[\begin{array}{l}x_{1} \\ x_{2}\end{array}\right]=\left[\begin{array}{c}12 \\ -6\end{array}\right]$, then $x_{1}+x_{2}$ is
If the sum of the first $10$ terms of the series $\dfrac{1}{1 + 1^4 \times 4} + \dfrac{2}{1 + 2^4 \times 4} + \dfrac{3}{1 + 3^4 \times 4} + \dfrac{4}{1 + 4^4 \times 4} + \ldots$ is $\dfrac{m}{n}$, $\gcd(m, n) = 1$, then $m + n$ is equal to :
Let $P=\left[p_{i j}\right]$ and $Q=\left[q_{i j}\right]$ be two square matrices of order 3 such that $q_{\mathrm{ij}}=2^{(\mathrm{i}+\mathrm{j}-1)} \mathrm{p}_{\mathrm{ij}}$ and $\operatorname{det}(\mathrm{Q})=2^{10}$. Then the value of $\operatorname{det}(\operatorname{adj}(\operatorname{adj} \mathrm{P}))$ is:
Given below are two statements : Statement I: $\quad 25^{13}+20^{13}+8^{13}+3^{13}$ is divisible by 7. Statement II: The integral part of $(7+4 \sqrt{3})^{25}$ is an odd number. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The sum of all possible values of $\mathrm{n} \in \mathbf{N}$, so that the coefficients of $x, x^{2}$ and $x^{3}$ in the expansion of $\left(1+x^{2}\right)^{2}(1+x)^{\mathrm{n}}$, are in arithmetic progression is :
Let $\tan A, \tan B$, where $A, B \in \left(-\dfrac{\pi}{2}, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$, be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^2 - 2x - 5 = 0$. Then $20\sin^2\left(\dfrac{A+B}{2}\right)$ is equal to:
The number of numbers greater than 5000, less than 9000 and divisible by 3, that can be formed using the digits $0,1,2,5,9$, if the repetition of the digits is allowed, is $\_\_\_\_$
If the coefficient of $x$ in the expansion of $\left(a x^{2}+b x+c\right)(1-2 x)^{26}$ is -56 and the coefficients of $x^{2}$ and $x^{3}$ are both zero, then $\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}$ is equal to :
Let $\alpha = 3+4+8+9+13+14+\ldots$ upto 40 terms. If $(\tan\beta)^{\frac{\alpha}{1020}}$ is a root of the equation $x^2+x-2=0$, $\beta \in \left(0, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right)$, then $\sin^2\beta + 3\cos^2\beta$ is equal to:
For some $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbf{R}$, let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}\alpha & 2 \\ 1 & 2\end{array}\right]$ and $B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 1 & \beta\end{array}\right]$ be such that $A^{2}-4 A+2 I=B^{2}-3 B+I=O$. Then $\left(\operatorname{det}\left(\operatorname{adj}\left(A^{3}-B^{3}\right)\right)\right)^{2}$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$.
Let $\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R}$ be such that the system of linear equations $x + 2y + z = 5$ $2x + y + \alpha z = 5$ $8x + 4y + \beta z = 18$ has no solution. Then $\dfrac{\beta}{\alpha}$ is equal to :
Consider the relation R on the set $\{-2,-1,0,1,2\}$ defined by $(a, b) \in R$ if and only if $1+ab > 0$. Then, among the statements: I. The number of elements in R is 17 II. R is an equivalence relation