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Q1

Let the range of the function \(f(x)=6+16 \cos x \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right)\)\(\sin 3 x \cdot \cos 6 x, x \in R\) be \([\alpha, \beta]\). Then the distance of the point \((\alpha, \beta)\) from the line \(3 x+4 y+12=0\) is :

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

11

b

10

c

8

d

9

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Q2

Consider the lines x(3λ+1)+y(7λ+2)=17λ+5, λ being a parameter, all passing through a point  P . One of these lines (say L) is farthest from the origin. If the distance of  L from the point(3,6) is d, then the value of d2 is

[JEE Main 2025, 3 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

20

b

30

c

10

d

15

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Q3

If the images of the points \(\mathbf{A}(1,3), \mathbf{B}(3,1)\) and \(\mathbf{C}(2,4)\) in the line \(x+2 y=4\) are D, E and F respectively, then the centroid of the triangle DEF is

a

23,0

b

53,0

c

13,0

d

none of these

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Q4

If the locus of the point, whose distances from the points \((2,1)\) and \((1,3)\) are in the ratio \(5: 4\), is \(a x^2+b y^2+c x y+d x+e y+170=0\), then the value of \(a^2+2 b+3 c+4 d+e\) is equal to:

[JEE Main 2024, 6 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

\(37\)

b

\(5\)

c

\(-27\)

d

\(437\)

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Q5

Let the triangle \(P Q R\) be the image of the triangle with vertices \((1,3),(3,1)\) and \((2,4)\) in the line \(x+2 y=2\). If the centroid of ΔPQR is the point \((\alpha, \beta)\), then \(15(\alpha-\beta)\) is equal to :

[JEE Main 2025, 22 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

24

b

19

c

21

d

22

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Q6

A triangle \(A B C\) have sides \(x+y=11 ; 2 x+3 y=29\) and \(x+2y=16\) such that a point \(P\left(\frac{11}{2}, \alpha\right)\) lies on or inside the triangle find the product of maximum and minimum value of " \(\alpha\) ".

a

29.8

b

31.2

c

31.8

d

32

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Q7

Let Cr-1n=28,Crn=56 and Cr+1n=70. Let A(4cost,4sint),B(2sint,-2cost) and C3r-n,r2-n-1 be the vertices of a triangle ABC, where \(t\) is a parameter. If (3x-1)2+(3y)2=α, is the locus of the centroid of triangle ABC, then α equals:

[JEE Main 2025, 28 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

20

b

8

c

6

d

18

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Q8

Let the line L1: x+3=0 intersect the lines L2: x-y=0 and L3:3x+y=0 at the points \(A\) and \(B,\) respectively. Let the bisector of the obtuse angle between the lines L2 and L3 intersect the line L1 at the point \(C.\) Then BC2:AC2 is equal to:

[JEE Main 2026, 4 Apr (Shift 1)]

a

\(5:1\)

b

\(1:5\)

c

\(2:3\)

d

\(3:2\)

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Q9

Two sides of isoceles triangle are x+2 y=4 and x+y=4. Then the sum of all possible values of m where m is slope of 3rd side,is

a

32

b

23

c

-32

d

-23

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Q10

A triangle \(A B C\) have sides \(x+y=11 ; 2 x+3 y=29\) and \(x+2y=16\) such that a point \(P\left(\frac{11}{2}, \alpha\right)\) lies on or inside the triangle find the product of maximum and minimum value of " \(\alpha\) ".

a

29.8

b

31.2

c

31.8

d

32

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Q11

The distance from the origin to the image of \((1,1)\) with respect to the line \(x+y+5=0\) is:

a

\(7 \sqrt{2}\)

b

\(3 \sqrt{2}\)

c

\(6 \sqrt{2}\)

d

\(4 \sqrt{2}\)

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Q12

Two sides of isoceles triangle are x+2 y=4 and x+y=4. Then the sum of all possible values of m where m is slope of 3rd side,is

a

32

b

23

c

-32

d

-23

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Q13

The distance from the origin to the image of \((1,1)\) with respect to the line \(x+y+5=0\) is:

a

\(7 \sqrt{2}\)

b

\(3 \sqrt{2}\)

c

\(6 \sqrt{2}\)

d

\(4 \sqrt{2}\)

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Q14

If the images of the points \(\mathbf{A}(1,3), \mathbf{B}(3,1)\) and \(\mathbf{C}(2,4)\) in the line \(x+2 y=4\) are D, E and F respectively, then the centroid of the triangle DEF is (24 Jan, Shift I, Memory Based)

a

23,0

b

53,0

c

13,0

d

none of these

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Q15

Let the triangle \(P Q R\) be the image of the triangle with vertices \((1,3),(3,1)\) and \((2,4)\) in the line \(x+2 y=2\). If the centroid of ΔPQR is the point \((\alpha, \beta)\), then \(15(\alpha-\beta)\) is equal to :

a

24

b

19

c

21

d

22

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Q16

Let the range of the function

\(
f(x)=6+16 \cos x \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{3}-x\right) \cdot \cos \left(\frac{\pi}{3}+x\right)\)\(\sin 3 x \cdot \cos 6 x, x \in R\)

be \([\alpha, \beta]\). Then the distance of the point \((\alpha, \beta)\) from the line \(3 x+4 y+12=0\) is :

[JEE Main 2025, 23 Jan (Shift 2)]

a

11

b

10

c

8

d

9

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Q17

Let the lines 3x-4y-α=0,8x-11y-33=0 and 2x-3y+λ=0 be concurrent. If the image of the point \((1, 2)\) in the line 2x-3y+λ=0 is \(\left(\frac{57}{13}, \frac{-40}{13}\right)\), then \(|\alpha \lambda|\) is equal to:

[JEE Main 2025, 24 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

84

b

91

c

113

d

101

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Q18

Let a be the length of a side of a square OABC with O being the origin. Its side OA makes an acute angle α with the positive x-axis and the equations of its diagonals are (3+1)x+(3-1)y=0 and (3-1)x-(3+1)y+83=0. Then a2 is equal to

[JEE Main 2025, 8 Apr (Shift 1)]

a

48

b

32

c

16

d

24

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Q19

A line passing through the point P(a,0)makes an acute angle α with the positive x -axis. Let this line be rotated about the point P through an angle α2 in the clock-wise direction. If in the new position, the slope of the line is 2-3 and its distance from the origin is 12, then the value of 3a2tan2α-23 is

[JEE Main 2025, 8 Apr (Shift 1)]

a

4

b

6

c

5

d

8

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Q20

The image of a point A(3,8) in the line x+3y-7=0, is

a

(-1,-4)

b

(-3,-8)

c

(1,-4)

d

(3, 8)

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Q21

let the equation x(x+2)(12-k)=2 have equal roots. Then the distance of the point k,k2 from the line 3x+4y+5=0 is

[JEE Main 2025, 3 Apr (Shift 2)]

a

15

b

53

c

155

d

12

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