JEE Main Mathematics — Algebra previous year questions with solutions.
All the values of $m$ for which both roots of the equations $x^2-2 m x+m^2-1=0$ are greater than $-2$ but less than 4 , lie in the interval
Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ be terms of an A.P. If $\frac{a_1+a_2+\cdots a_p}{a_1+a_2+\cdots+a_q}=\frac{p^2}{q^2}, p \neq q$, then $\frac{a_6}{a_{21}}$ equals
If $z^2+z+1=0$, where $z$ is a complex number, then the value of $$ \left(z+\frac{1}{z}\right)^2+\left(z^2+\frac{1}{z^2}\right)^2+\left(z^3+\frac{1}{z^3}\right)^2+\cdots+\left(z^6+\frac{1}{z^6}\right)^2 $$
At an election, a voter may vote for any number of candidates, not greater than the number to be elected. There are 10 candidates and 4 are of be elected. If a voter votes for at least one candidate, then the number of ways in which he can vote is
If $a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n$ are in H.P., then the expression $a_1 a_2+a_2 a_3+\ldots+a_{n-1} a_n$ is equal to
For natural numbers $m, n$ if $(1-y)^m(1+y)^n=1+a_1 y+a_2 y^2+\ldots$, and $a_1=a_2=10$ then $(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})$ is
If roots of the equation $x^2-b x+c=0$ be two consectutive integers, then $b^2-4 c$ equals
If the coefficients of $r$ th, $(r+1)$ th and $(r+2)$ th terms in the binomial expansion of $(1+$ $y)^m$ are in A.P., then $m$ and $r$ satisfy the equation
If $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots, a_n, \ldots$ are in G.P., then the determinant $\Delta=\left|\begin{array}{lll}\log a_n & \log a_{n+1} & \log a_{n+2} \\ \log a_{n+3} & \log a_{n+4} & \log a_{n+5} \\ \log a_{n+6} & \log a_{n+7} & \log a_{n+8}\end{array}\right|$ is equal to
If $a^2+b^2+c^2=-2$ and $f(x)=\left|\begin{array}{ccc}1+a^2 x & \left(1+b^2\right) x & \left(1+c^2\right) x \\ \left(1+a^2\right) x & 1+b^2 x & \left(1+c^2\right) x \\ \left(1+a^2\right) x & \left(1+b^2\right) x & 1+c^2 x\end{array}\right|$ then $f(x)$ is $a$ polynomial of degree
If $\omega=\frac{z}{z-\frac{1}{3} i}$ and $|\omega|=1$, then $z$ lies on
If $x=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} a^n, y=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} b^n, z=\sum_{n=0}^{\infty} c^n$ where $a, b, c$ are in A.P. and $|a| < 1,|b| < 1,|c| < 1$, then $x, y, z$ are in
If $A^2-A+I=0$, then the inverse of $A$ is
If the cube roots of unity are $1, \omega, \omega^2$ then the roots of the equation $(x-1)^3+8=0$, are
Let $R=\{(3,3),(6,6),(9,9),(12,12),(6,12),(3,9),(3,12),(3,6)\}$ be a relation on the set $A=\{3,6,9,12\}$ . The relation is
A real valued function $f(x)$ satisfies the functional equation $f(x-y)=f(x) f(y)-f(a-x)$ $f(a+y)$ where $a$ is a given constant and $f(0)=1, f(2 a-x)$ is equal to
If the coefficient of $x^7$ in $\left[a x^2+\left(\frac{1}{b x}\right)\right]^{11}$ equals the coefficient of $x^{-7}$ in $\left[a x^2-\left(\frac{1}{b x}\right)\right]^{11}$, then $a$ and $b$ satisfy the relation
If non-zero numbers $a, b, c$ are in H.P., then the straight line $\frac{x}{a}+\frac{y}{b}+\frac{1}{c}=0$ always passes through a fixed point. That point is
If both the roots of the quadratic equation $x^2-2 k x+k^2+k-5=0$ are less than 5 , then $\mathrm{k}$ lies in the interval
The value of $\alpha$ for which the sum of the squares of the roots of the equation $x^2-(a-2) x-a-1=0$ assume the least value is
The system of equations $$ \begin{aligned} & \alpha x+y+z=\alpha-1 \\ & x+\alpha y+z=\alpha-1 \\ & x+y+\alpha z=\alpha-1 \end{aligned} $$ has no solution, if $\alpha$ is
If $z_1$ and $z_2$ are two non-zero complex numbers such that $\left|z_1+z_2\right|=\left|z_1\right|+\left|z_2\right|$ then $\arg z_1-\arg z_2$ is equal to
If in a triangle $\mathrm{ABC}$, the altitudes from the vertices $\mathrm{A}, \mathrm{B}, \mathrm{C}$ on opposite sides are in H.P., then $\sin A, \sin B, \sin C$ are in
Let $f:(-1,1) \rightarrow B$, be a function defined by $f(x)=\tan ^{-1} \frac{2 x}{1-x^2}$, then $f$ is both one-one and onto when $B$ is the interval