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PHYSICS
SECTION-1
 dV 42
1.(A) Ex   2
 100Vm 1
dx  6  4 10
dV 24
Ey    2
 200Vm 1
dy  2  110

2.(C) Internal resistance of cell can be calculated from the relation

1.5
0.3  i.e. r  1
4r
Now when 4 resistor is also introduced total resistance in the external circuit is 3
 4 4 
  4  4  1  3 
 
1.5 0.5
 Circuit current =  0.5 A and current through meter   0.25 A
3 2
1.5
When voltmeter is connected. I   0.3 A
4 1
Then V = E – Ir = 1.5 – 0.3 × 1 = 1.2 V
3.(A) At steady state, although no current passes through the capacitor yet it creates a p.d. between a and b
Here i1  2  1  3 A
and i2  1  2 i.e., i2  1A
In mesh abefa i1  5  i1  1  i2  2  Va  Vb or 3  5  3  1  2  Va  Vb
i.e., Va  Vb  20V
1 1
Energy stored, E  CV 2   4  106  202  8  104 J
2 2
4.(B) True value of angle of dip,   60
Angle of inclination of plane,   30
tan  tan 60
Let apparent dip be , then tan   
cos  cos30
3
 2 ;   tan 1 2.
2
   
5.(A) M B or   MB sin 
1
M = Dipole moment of triangle  IA  I   AN  BC 
2
1
I  AN  2 BN   I   AN  BN 
2
 3  1
 I  AB sin 60  AB cos 60   0.1  0.02     0.02  
 2   2

 1.73  105 Am2 ; B  5  102 T and   90
   1.73  105  5  102  sin 90  8.65  107 Nm

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E
6.(C) Using the relation E  hv, v 
h
 E  4.4keV  44 10 3
 1.6  1019 J 


4.4  103  1.6  1019 
 1  1012 MHz
34
6.6  10
Part of the spectrum for this frequency is ‘ X  ray’

1 1 2    1
7.(D) When plane surface is polished,  
F  30 R
1 1 2
 
F  10 R
Solving equations (i) and (ii)   1.5
0
 1  1 
8.(B) Resolution limit of eye     
 60  60 180
d 1 
Let minimum distance between poles be d then  
11000 60 180
1 
or d  11000     3m.
60 180
D D
9.(A) Initial fringe width    ...(i)
d 103


 D  5  102 

Final fringe width,   3  105   103
…(ii)

Solving (i) and (ii)   6  107 m

10.(B) At t  0, current through L is zero, so it acts as open circuit. The given figures can be redrawn as
shown.
E E
i1  0, i2  , i3 
R 2R
Hence, i2  i3  i1.

11.(B) Initially, the current lags behind the potential difference. Hence, the circuit contains resistance and
inductance. The power of the circuit is
P  Vrms  irms  cos 
2 2
But, irms
V
 rms or Z
Vrms   cos   220   0.8
  70.4
Z P 550
R
power factor, cos    R  Z cos   70.4  0.8  56.32
Z
2
Now, Z 2  R 2   L 

  L 2  Z 2  R 2   70.4 2   56.4 2  1775.2  L  42.2

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The impedance of the circuit after inserting the capacitance is given by

 2  2
1  
Z   R   L   
  C  

1 1
Clearly, for making power factor =1, it must be that L  or C
C   L 
1
But,   2f  2  3.14  50  314  C  75  106 F  75μF
314  42.2
12.(C)  net   mirror   prism  180  2i      1 A
180  2  45   1.5  1  4  92
13.(C) 14.(C)
1st Case

2nd Case,

4v 4v
10  
5 5
8v 25
 10 ; v
5 4
b
15.(A) For a small strip at a distance x from vertex, area of strip is dA  x.dx
h
0 I
Field of wire at location of the strip B =
2  a  x 
Flux linked with strip is
0 I b  Ib  xdx 
d   BdA  . .x.dx  0  
2  a  x  h 2h  a  x 
h
 0 Ib xdx  Ib   a  h 
Total flux linked with triangular coil,     0  h  a ln  
2h 0  a  x  2h   a 
  0b   a  h 
 Mutual inductance of the coil is M    h  a ln  
I 2h   a 
4  107  0.2   10  10   8
 M  0.1  0.1ln     1.22  10 H
2  0.1   10  

mx0  2m  l / 2 l
16.(B) xcm  
3m 3
2mx0  m  l / 2 l
ycm  
3m 6
l l 
COM   , 
3 6

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17.(A) Since 10 line are emitted hence e  is in n  5 to n  4

1 1 1
 R   ;   4.05  106 m
  16 25 
18.(A) Let the second stone crosses first stone at a distance x from the top, then
1 2
For first stone x  g  t  n  …(i)
2
1
and for second stone x  ut  gt 2 …(ii)
2
1 2 1
From Equations. (i) and (ii) g  t  n   ut  gt 2
2 2
2
  gn 
2  n u 
gn g 2
 t ; x   
2  u  gn  2  gn  u 
 

19.(B) g  R  1  2  3
g1 : g 2 : g3  R1 : R2 : R3  g1 : g 2 : g3  6 : 3: 2
and v  2 gR  v  gR  vR  v1 : v2 : v3  6 : 3 : 2

20.(C) According to the problem, power = 1 Watt

Zener breakdown voltage Vz  5V
Minimum voltage Vmin  3V
Maximum voltage Vmax  7V
P 1
We know, P  VI ; So current I Z max    0.2 A
VZ 5
Vmax  Vz 7  5 2
For safe operation, RS will be equal to RS     10
I Zmax 0.2 0.2

SECTION-2
21.(9) for C, T = Mg
for A, T1  f1
for B, T  f1  f 2  2T1

22.(5) Equivalent circuit Ceq  25 pF

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V2
23.(5) Rheating filament   10 ; R parallel  5
P
24.(3) When m2  3m1 , m2 comes to rest after collision with m1.
 KE transferred = 100%
120
25.(4) Rapprox   60
2
120 15
iX  i  iV  2   A
960 8
120
R  64  R  4
 15 
 
8
26.(1) Initially the rod will be in equilibrium if 2T0  Mg with T0  kx0 …(i)
When the current l is passed through the rod, it will experience a force
F = BIL vertically up,
In equilibriums 2T  BIL  Mg with T  kx …(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
T Mg  BIL x BIL Mg  x0  x 
 i.c.  1  or, B 
T0 Mg x0 Mg IL x0
Putting the value we get B = 0.5 × 102 T .
27.(3) As change in spring extension is zero FBD of A

T1  mg cos 60  ma1

mg sin 60 3
a  g
m 2
mg  kx  T1  ma1
3g
a1 
4
28.(4) T  2mac
2mR 2
RT  
2
mJ 2
T  m  a c  R  
m2 2R
T J2
T T 
2 2mR
5T J2 J2
  T 
2 2mR 5mR
T J2 J2
ac    putting all the values ac  4m / s 2 .
2m 5mR 2m 10m 2 R

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x2 dy 2x 1
29.(2) y  3x    3  ; tan  30   
5 dx 5 3
2x 1 4 10 100 10
 3  x m  y  10   m
5 3 3 3 53 3
10 1  10 
Equation of PQ y   x 
3 3 3
10 10 20
For point P : x  0, y  h  h   h m
3 3 3
1 1 1 1 1 32 1
30.(2)       
v u f 30 20 60 60
 v  60cm
v 60
m   2
u 30

Height of image   2  6   12 mm
Y-coordinate of the image of Q1  12  6  18mm  9  2mm

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Chemistry

SECTION-1
1.(B) No. of radial nodes  n  l  1

2.(A)  4H   4e 
2H 2 (g)  E  0.0V

O 2 (g)  4H   aq   4e 
 2H 2 O  l  E  1.23V
______________________________________________

2H 2 (g)  O 2  g  
 2H 2O  l  Ecell  1.23V
G 298  nFE   4  96500  1.23  474.78kJ
G 298  H 298  T.S298
2   285.5    475 
S298   0.322 kJ / K
298

3.(C) Ag   2NH 3 
 Ag  NH 3  2
0.8-x z-2x x; K f  108 ; so x  0.8
5 108 z  0.8  2 0.8
 Ag  NH   
3 0.8
Kf    
2 2
 108
 8
 Ag   NH3  5 10  z  1.6 
 
 z  1.62  0.16; z  1.6  0.4; z2  V  6 litre , n = 12

4.(A) 3A (g) 
 2B(g)  2C(g)
t 0 P0 1 1
2 2
tt P0  X X X
3 3
2 2
After 0 P0 P0
3 3
Long time
4 4  1 1
P0  4  P0  3 ; P0    1 X  P0  X  3.5; X  0.5  X  1.5
3 3  3 3
In 20 min. pressure of A decreased from 3 to 1.5 atm so t1/ 2  20 min time taken for 25%
decomposition of A is equal to 10 minute.

5.(B)  2A3  aq   3B2  aq 

A 2 B3  aq  
n5
so,i  1   5  1  
Tb  iK b m  1  4  K b m
 1  4  0.7   0.5  1 = 1.9; Tb  373  1.9

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6.(D) 4HCl  g  
 2H 2  g   2Cl 2  g   r H   2 184.5
2H 2  g   O 2  g  
 2H 2O  g   r H   483
_______________________________________________
4HCl  g   O 2  g  
 2Cl2  g   2H 2O  g   r H  114

7.(C)

conc.H 2SO4
 


8.(C)  3 i CH MgBr LiAlH 4

Ph  N  C  O 
ii  H 2O
 Ph  NH  C  CH3  Ph  NH  CH 2  CH 3
||
O

“P” (2° Amide) “Q” (2° Amine)

9.(B)

10.(B) –M group destabilizes the carbocation therefore slowest rate of electrophilic addition.

11.(A)  MnO4 2 ; Mn is in +6 oxidation state. Electronic configuration is  Ar 18 3d1 4s0 . As it contains one
unpaired electron it is paramagnetic and green coloured because of d-d transition in visible region.
 TiCl6 2 . VO4 3 and CrO2Cl2 are diamagnetic because all electrons are paired.

12.(C)

13.(B) Perkin’s reaction + Markownikov’s addition of HBr

14.(A) Statement III, IV are incorrect.

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15.(B)

16.(A) FeSiO3 is obtained as slag in the extraction of copper from copper pyrites.

17.(A)

18. (B) ( A  p, r,s; B  p, r,s, t; C  q, r; D  p, r,s )

4 6 0 3
(A) 3Xe F4  s   6H 2O  l  
 Xe O3  s   2 Xe  g   O 2  g   2HF  aq 
2

trigonal pyramidal
0 3 1
(B) P 4  3OH   aq   3H 2O  l  
 P H3  g   3H 2 P O2

trigonal pyramidal
The spontaneous combustion of phosphine evolved dense white fumes which serves as
signals.

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(C) B2 H 6  g   6H 2O  l   2H3BO3  aq   6H 2  g 

  B  OH    H 3O  (monobasic Lewis acid)
B  OH 3  2H 2O   4

trigonal planar
0 1 5
(D) 3 Br 2  g   3Na 2CO3  aq   5Na Br  aq   Na Br O3  aq   3CO 2  g 

trigonal pyramidal

19.(C) Statement III is incorrect as with KI, Cu 2 salts form a white precipitate of Cu 2 I2 and I2 gas is
liberated.
18
20.(B) 28 Ni is in +2 oxidation state with electron configuration  Ar  3d8 4s0 , , so
2
 Ni  NH 3 6 
 

Number of unpaired electrons = 2

18
(b) 24 Cr is in +3 oxidation state with electron configuration  Ar  3d3 4s0 ; so
3
 Cr  NH3 6 
 

Number of unpaired electrons remains three, whether ligand is strong field or weak ligand
when electron configuration is 3d 3 .
18
(C) 27 Co is in +3 oxidation state with electron configuration  Ar  3d 6 4s0 , so
3
 Co  NH 3 6 
 

All electrons are paired, so complex ion is diamagnetic.

18
(d) 30 Zn is in +2 oxidation state with electron configuration  Ar  3d10 4s0 , so
2
 Zn  NH 3 6 
 

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SECTION-2
21.(12) In truncated octahedron: Hexagonal faces = 8
In truncated tetrahedron: Hexagonal faces = 4
Total hexagonal faces = 12

1
22.(100) PV  nRT ; 1 V   R   t  273
10
1
There pressure now is 1.1 atm.  1.1 V   R  t  283 .
10
Solving T = 100

0.5  1000
23.(10) Milli mole of NaCl  M  V  0.5  1  0.5 ; Coagulation value   10
50

24.(14) Species Number of * electrons

O2 2

O 2 3

O 22 4
____________________________
Total = 9 electrons

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25.(4) (i) Argentite  Ag 2S , (ii) Calamine  ZnCO3 (iii) Malachite = CuCO3 , Cu  OH 2

(iv) Siderite = FeCO3 (v) Galena  PbS , (iv) Magnetite = Fe3O 4 ,
(vii) Dolomite = MgCO3 , CaCO3 (viii) Cassiterite = SnO 2 , (ix) Bauxite = Al2 O3 .2H 2 O

26.(8) Phosphorous acid  H3 PO3  Dibasic  x  2

Tetrathionic acid  H 2S4 O 6  Dibasic  y  2

Pyrophosphoric acid  H 4 P2 O7  tetrabasic  z  4

27.(6)

Six Cr–O bonds are equivalent due to resonance.

28.(8) Pr oduct  Ph  CH  CH  CH  CH  NOH

|
CH 3

Total number of stereoisomers  2n  23  8

(n = number of stereo centres (G.I. + O.I. )  2  1  3 )

29.(98)

 A g  B g
30.(100) X s   k p1  500atm
   
P1  P2 P1
 A g  C g k p  2000atm
Y s       2

P1  P2 P2
 P1  P2  P1  500
 P1  P2  P2  2000
P2 / P1  4  P2  4P1
5P12  500
P12  100  P1  10
P2  40
Total pressure = 2  P1  P2   2  50  100

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SECTION-1
1.(C) Let z  cos   i sin 
 sin , cos  Q (rational number)
Now z 2n  1

 cos 2n  1  i sin 2n

 2sin 2 n  2i sin n cos n

 2sin n  sin n  i cos n

 2sin n  Q
 x Q
Hence,  1 x is complex number.

3 5 7 9 11
2.(A)      ...
4 36 144 400 900
2r  1
General term, Tr  2
 r  r  1
1 1
 2

r  r  12
1
 Sn  1   lim Sn  1
 n  12 n 

3.(A) For filling 16 gaps with 25 dissimilar things when repetition is allowed, number of ways = 2516
For filling 17 gaps with 25 dissimilar things when repetition is allowed, number of ways = 2517
……….
……….
Thus, requred number of ways  2516  2517  ....  2525



2516 2510  1 
25  1
25

24
2525  2515 
4.(A) log1/10 ( x 2  x)  log1/2 ( x3  x)  log 2 ( x  1)
 x 1   1 
 log1/10 ( x 2  x)  log 2  2   log1/10 ( x 2  x)  log 2  2 
 x ( x  1)   x x
 log1/10 ( x 2  x)  log1/ 2 ( x 2  x)  x2  x  1
1  5 1  5
 x or x 
2 2
But x  1  0  x  (1, )

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5.(D) We have
| z1 |2  | z2 |2  | z3 |2  | z1 | | z 2 |  | z2 | | z3 |  | z3 || z1 |  0
1
 (| z1 |  | z2 |)2  (| z2 |  | z3 |) 2  (| z3 |  | z1 |) 2 ]  0
2
 | z1 |  | z2 | 0, | z 2 |  | z3 |  0 and | z3 |  | z1 |  0
 | z1 |  | z 2 |  | z3 |
Thus, ABC is an equilateral triangle.

6.(A) (1  x)200  200

C0  200
C1 x  200
C2 x 2  200
C3 x 3  .... …(i)

 1  x149  148 147 146

and    ( x  x  x  ....  x  1) …(ii)
 1 x 
On multiplying and equating coefficient of x148 , we get
200 200 200 200
C0  C1  C2 ...  C148
 (1  x149 ) 
= Coefficient of x148 in (1  x) 200  
 (1  x) 
= Coefficient of x148 in (1  x)199 (1  x149 )]
= Coefficient of x148 in (1  x)199  199C148

7.(D) S, S, E, E, R, I
Case I : when all letters are distinet
4
C3  3!  24
Case II : when 2 letters are same.
2 3!
C1 3 C1   2  3  3  18
2!
Total number of numbers = 24 +18 = 42

8.(C)    7
(10  10 )  (8  8 )

(  2)  (  2)
8 ( 2  1)  8 (2  1) 79  79
  7
9  9 9  9

  log (1  2 x )  
9.(A) lim  min. (t 2  6(t  x)  12)   e 
x 0   x 
  log (1  2 x)  
 lim  min. (t 2  6(t  x)  12)   e  2 
x 0   2x 
 log e (1  2 x) 
 min. (t 2  6t  12)  [2 ]  lim  1( 1) 
 x 0 2x 
 min . ((t  3) 2  3)  1  4

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e  x , x   log e 2

10.(C) From the graph, f ( x)   2  log e 2  x  0
e  x , x0

Clearly f ( x ) is discontinuous at x  0
1
f ( x ) is continuous but non-derivable at x  log e
2
f ( x ) has non-removable type of discontinuity at x  0 with jump of discontinuity equal to 1.

{x} {x}
11.(A) f ( x)  sin  cos ,a  0
a a
{x} 
It attains max. if 
a 4
{x}  1 
Now  0, 
a  a 
1  4
  , for f to have its maxima  0a
a 4 
1 1 dx
12.(B)   f ( x)  x  I   2log |1  x |  c
f ( x){1  f 2 ( x )} x (1  x ) xx

13.(B) f ( x)  (sin 1 x  cos 1 x)  (tan 1 x  tan 1 (1 / x )

 
 2  2 , x  0

   , x  0
 2 2
, x  0

 0, x  0
 
and y  x 
2 2
Graph of the function is as shown in the following figure.
 1 
From the figure, the required area is 2   1  
2 2 2

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x 1 y 1 z  2
14.(A) L1 :  
2 1 0
x  2 y 3 z 2
and L2 :  
1 2 3
 Normal to plane  (2iˆ  ˆj )  (iˆ  2 ˆj  3kˆ)

iˆ ˆj kˆ
2 1 0
1 2 3

 3(iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ)
3(iˆ  2 ˆj  kˆ)  1 2 1 
 DCs of normal vector  , , 
3 6  6 6 6

dy a dy
15.(C) We have y  x  ay 2 
dx dx
dy dy dx
 (a  x )  y (1  ay )  
dx y (1  ay ) a  x
1 a  dx
   y  1  ay  dy   a  x  log y  log(1  ay )  log (a  x )  log c

 y  c(1  ay ) ( x  a )

16.(A) Ei  Bag has exactly i black balls

1
3  i  10 ; P( Ei ) 
8
E  Three balls drawn are black
P ( E ) P ( E / E9 )
P ( E9 / E )  9 9
 P( Ei ) P( E / Ei )
i 3

1 9 C3
8 10 C3

1  3 C3 4 C3 9
C3 10 C3 
   .....   
8  10 C3 10 C3 10
C3 10 C3 
9 9
C3 C3 14
 3 4 9 10
 11

C3  C3  .....  C3  C3 C4 55

sin 1 (cos x)  cos 1 (sin x)

17.(D)
tan 1 (cot x )  cot 1 (tan x )
     
sin 1  sin   x    cos 1  cos   x  
  2   2 
=1
1    1   
tan  tan   x    cot  cot   x  
 2   2 

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f ( x 2  x  1)  f (1) 0 
18.(C) L  lim  form 
x 0 f ( x 4  x 2  2 x  4)  f (4) 0 
Since f ( x ) is differentiable, then applying L’ Hospital rule
(2 x  1) f '( x 2  x  1)
L  lim
x 0 (4 x3  2 x  2) f '( x 4  x 2  2 x  4)
f '(1)
 4
2 f '(4)

1  (sin x)2/3 3
19.(C) I   1  (sin x)4/3 d ( sin x )
Putting (sin x)1/3  t , we get
1 t 2 1 2
1 t  1
I  dt  tan c
1 t 4 2 2t
2/3
log x
20.(B) I   loge ( xe x 2 ) dx
1/3
2/3
log ( x)
e
 I  loge x  log dx …(i)
1/3 e (1  x )
2/3
log (1  x )
 I  loge (1 e x)  log e x dx …(ii)
1/3
 Adding (1) and (2), we get
2/3
1
2I   1 dx  I
1/3
6

SECTION-2
18 18
21.(9)  20 Cr 20
Cr  2   20 C20r 20
Cr  2  40
C22
r 0 r 0

22.(8) Let ' a ' be the first term, ' r ' be the common ration and n be the number of terms.
Sum of terms except the first term is:
 r n 1  1 
ar    63.5 …(i)
 r  1 
Sum of terms except the last terms is:
 r n 1  1 
a    127 …(ii)
 r 1 
Dividing (i) by (ii), we get r = ½
Sum of the terms except the first two terms is:
 r n 2  1 
ar 2    31.5 …(iii)
 r 1 
Dividing (ii) by (iii), we get

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1  r n 1  1  127
 
r 2  r n  2  1  31.5
  1  n 1    1 n 
   1   2  1 
1  2   127 2   127
 2
 4   n
1 1
n 2  31.5  1  31.5

     1   4    1 
2 2   2 
2 x  1 127 n
  (where 1 / 2   x )
4 x  1 126
8
1
 1  256x  x 
 2
n 8
1 1
      n8
 2  2

 x6  x 2  x 1 
 
 x 1 
23.(7) e  
(5 x 4  4 x3  3 x 2  2 x  2)dx
5  x 4  x3  x 2  x 1)
  e( x  e x (5 x 4  4 x3  3 x 2  2 x  1  1)dx
5  x 4  x 3  x 2  x 1)
  e x ( f ( x)  f '( x))dx, where f ( x )  e( x

 e x f ( x)  C
5  x 4  x3  x 2  x 1)
 e x  e( x C

24.(0) Given f ( x)  sin 3 x

Let p( x)  x 2  bx  c
2
I  p( x) f ''( x)dx
0
2
2
 p( x) f '( x) 0   p '( x)  f '( x)dx
0
2
 0  p '( x)  f '( x)dx
0
2
 2 
   p '( x)  f ( x) 0   p "( x)  f ( x)dx 
 0 
2
  p "( x)  f ( x)dx
0
2
 2  sin 3 xdx
0

=0

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25.(1) Given f (1)  2

 2   2  1 and f (x)  f (x )  f ( x) x
Put   1,   0 and x  1
f (1)  f (0)  f (1)  f (0)  1
Now differentiating f (x) f ( x)  f ( x) w.r.t. x and put x  0
f (0) f '(0)  f '(0) f (0)  f '(0)
(  ) f '(0)  f '(0)
 f '(0) [    1]  0  f '(0)  0

26.(5) Let the number of blue balls be n .

Therefore, the number of black balls  10  (n  2)  8  n.
If all the three balls drawn are of the same colour, they must be either blue or black, the probability
n 8 n
C C3 11
for which is 10 3  10

C3 C3 120
11
 n(n  1) (n  2)  (8  n) (7  n) (6  n)  10  9  8 
120
 18n 2  144n  336  66  n 2  8n  15  0
 (n  5) (n  3)  n  5 (as n  number of black balls)
3n
27.(2) Put x  1, , 2 in 1  x  , where  is imaginary cube root
3n
We get 3Tn  Sn   2     
3n

 
 3Tn  S n  2

28.(14)  has three choices, B, C and D.

Case I:
If  is going to B, then  has three choices,  has two choices and  has only one choice.
The number of ways  1  3  2  1  6
Case II:
If  is going to C or D (  cannot go to A ), then  has two choice,  has two choice and  has
only one choice.
The number of ways  2  2  2  1  8
Thus, required number ways  6  8  14.
18
29.(20)  (r 2  2r  1) r !
r 0
18
  [(r  2)  1] (r  1) !
r 0
18
  [(r  2)!  (r  1) !]
r 0

 20! 1

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30.(8) We have P 2  PP  ( PQ ) P  P (QP )  PQ  P

Similarly, Q 2  QQ  (QP )Q  Q ( PQ )  QP  Q
Now, ( P  Q ) 2  P 2  Q 2  PQ  QP
 PQ PQ
 2( P  Q )
 | P  Q |2  2 3 | P  Q |
 | PQ|8 [As det. ( P  Q)  0]
Also, ( P  Q ) 2  P 2  Q 2  PQ  QP
 P Q  P Q  0

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