JEE Main Mathematics — Algebra previous year questions with solutions.
The common difference of the A.P.: $a_{1}, a_{2}, \ldots, a_{\mathrm{m}}$ is 13 more than the common difference of the A.P.: $b_{1}, b_{2}, \ldots, b_{n}$. If $b_{31}=-277, b_{43}=-385$ and $a_{78}=327$, then $a_{1}$ is equal to
Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 2 \\ -2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 3 & 5 \end{bmatrix}$. Then the sum of all elements of the matrix $\text{adj}(\text{adj}(2(\text{adj}A)^{-1}))$ is equal to:
If the system of equations $x + 5y + 6z = 4$, $2x + 3y + 4z = 7$, $x + 6y + az = b$ has infinitely many solutions, then the point $(a, b)$ lies on the line
The sum of all possible values of $\theta \in [0, 2\pi]$, for which the system of equations : $x\cos 3\theta - 8y - 12z = 0$ $x\cos 2\theta + 3y + 3z = 0$ $x + y + 3z = 0$ has a non-trivial solution, is equal to :
Let $A=\left[\begin{array}{ll}3 & -4 \\ 1 & -1\end{array}\right]$ and $B$ be two matrices such that $A^{100}=100 B+I$. Then the sum of all the elements of $\mathrm{B}^{100}$ is $\_\_\_\_$
Let $\alpha, \beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2 - 3x + r = 0$, and $\dfrac{\alpha}{2}, 2\beta$ be the roots of the equation $x^2 + 3x + r = 0$. If the roots of the equation $x^2 + 6x = m$ are $2\alpha + \beta + 2r$ and $\alpha - 2\beta - \dfrac{r}{2}$, then $m$ is equal to:
Let $M$ be a $3 \times 3$ matrix such that $M \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 0 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 2 \\ 3 \end{pmatrix}$, $M \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 0 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 1 \\ 2 \end{pmatrix}$ and $M \begin{pmatrix} 0 \\ 0 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} -1 \\ 1 \\ 1 \end{pmatrix}$. If $M \begin{pmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix} 1 \\ 7 \\ 11 \end{pmatrix}$, then $x + y + z$ equals :
If the roots of x² - 5x + k = 0 are in the ratio 2:3, then k equals:
The value of $\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{50}}{51}+\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{51}}{52}+\ldots.+\frac{{ }^{100} \mathrm{C}_{100}}{101}$ is :
Let $A = \{2, 3, 4, 5, 6\}$. Let R be a relation on the set $A \times A$ given by $(x, y) R (z, w)$ if and only if $x$ divides $z$ and $y \leq w$. Then the number of elements in R is _______.
If the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _{\left(10 x^{2}-17 x+7\right)}\left(18 x^{2}-11 x+1\right)$ is $(-\infty, a) \cup(b, c) \cup(d, \infty)-\{e\}$, then $90(a+b+c+d+e)$ equals:
Let $f:(1,\infty)\to\mathbb{R}$ be a function defined as $f(x) = \dfrac{x-1}{x+1}$. Let $f^{i+1}(x) = f(f^i(x))$, $i=1, 2, \ldots, 25$, where $f^1(x)=f(x)$. If $g(x) + f^{26}(x) = 0$, $x \in (1, \infty)$, then the area of the region bounded by the curves $y=g(x)$, $2y=2x-3$, $y=0$ and $x=4$ is:
Let $\mathrm{S}=\left\{x^{3}+a x^{2}+b x+c: a, b, c \in \mathrm{~N}\right.$ and $\left.a, b, c \leq 20\right\}$ be a set of polynomials. Then the number of polynomials in S, which are divisible by $x^{2}+2$, is
Let the smallest value of $k \in \mathbb{N}$, for which the coefficient of $x^3$ in $(1+x)^3 + (1+x)^4 + (1+x)^5 + \ldots + (1+x)^{99} + (1+kx)^{100}$, $x \neq 0$, is $\left(43n + \dfrac{101}{4}\right)\left(^{100}C_3\right)$ for some $n \in \mathbb{N}$, be $p$. Then the value of $p + n$ is:
The sum of squares of all the real solutions of the equation $\log_{(x+1)}(2x^2+5x+3) = 4 - \log_{(2x+3)}(x^2+2x+1)$ is equal to ________.
The smallest positive integral value of $a$, for which all the roots of $x^{4}-a x^{2}+9=0$ are real and distinct, is equal to
Let $f: \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be defined as $f(x) = \dfrac{2x^2 - 3x + 2}{3x^2 + x + 3}$. Then $f$ is :
Let $f$ be a function such that $3 f(x)+2 f\left(\frac{m}{19 x}\right)=5 x, x \neq 0$, where $m=\sum_{i=1}^{9}(i)^{2}$. Then $f(5)-f(2)$ is equal to
The sum of all the elements in the range of $f(x)=\operatorname{Sgn}(\sin x)+\operatorname{Sgn}(\cos x)+\operatorname{Sgn}(\tan x)+\operatorname{Sgn}(\cot x)$, $x \neq \frac{\mathrm{n} \pi}{2}, \mathrm{n} \in \mathbf{Z}$, where $\operatorname{Sgn}(\mathrm{t})=\left\{\begin{aligned} 1, & \text { if } \mathrm{t}>0 \\ -1, & \text { if } \mathrm{t}<0\end{aligned}\right.$, is :
Let the domain of the function $f(x)=\log _{3} \log _{5}\left(7-\log _{2}\left(x^{2}-10 x+85\right)\right)+\sin ^{-1}\left(\left|\frac{3 x-7}{17-x}\right|\right)$ be $(\alpha, \beta]$. Then $\alpha+\beta$ is equal to :
Consider two sets $\mathrm{A}=\{x \in \mathrm{Z}:|(|x-3|-3)| \leq 1\}$ and $\mathrm{B}=\left\{x \in \mathbb{R}-\{1,2\}: \frac{(x-2)(x-4)}{x-1} \log _{e}(|x-2|)=0\right\}$. Then the number of onto functions $f: \mathrm{A} \rightarrow \mathrm{B}$ is equal to
The sum of squares of all the real solutions of the equation $\log_{(x+1)}(2x^2+5x+3) = 4 - \log_{(2x+3)}(x^2+2x+1)$ is equal to ________.
Let $R = \{(x, y) \in \mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N} : \log_e(x + y) \leq 2\}$. Then the minimum number of elements, required to be added in $R$ to make it a transitive relation, is __________.
Suppose $\mathrm{a}, \mathrm{b}, \mathrm{c}$ are in A.P. and $\mathrm{a}^{2}, 2 \mathrm{~b}^{2}, \mathrm{c}^{2}$ are in G.P. If $\mathrm{a}<\mathrm{b}<\mathrm{c}$ and $\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{b}+\mathrm{c}=1$, then $9\left(\mathrm{a}^{2}+\mathrm{b}^{2}+\mathrm{c}^{2}\right)$ is equal to $\_\_\_\_$ .