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Algebra PYQ — Page 79

JEE Main Mathematics — Algebra previous year questions with solutions.

All Algebra Questions (1966)

If the expansion in powers of $x$ of the function $\frac{1}{(1-a x)(1-b x)}$ is $a_0+a_1 x+a_2 x^2+a_3 x^3+\ldots$, then $a_n$ is

2006
hard
mcq

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

2006
medium
mcq

If $A$ and $B$ are square matrices of size $n \times n$ such that $A^2-B^2=(A-B)(A+B)$, then which of the following will be always true?

2006
easy
mcq

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

2006
hard
mcq

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

2006
medium
mcq

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

2006
medium
mcq

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

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

If $A^2-A+I=0$, then the inverse of $A$ is

2005
easy
mcq

If the letters of word SACHIN are arranged in all possible ways and these words are written out as in dictionary, then the word SACHIN appears at serial number

2005
medium
mcq

If the cube roots of unity are $1, \omega, \omega^2$ then the roots of the equation $(x-1)^3+8=0$, are

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
hard
mcq

If roots of the equation $x^2-b x+c=0$ be two consectutive integers, then $b^2-4 c$ equals

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
easy
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

If $\omega=\frac{z}{z-\frac{1}{3} i}$ and $|\omega|=1$, then $z$ lies on

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq

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

2005
medium
mcq