Recruitment Exam - Mathematics

1.
Z π
sin20 x dx
0

Which of the following best represents the closed form of the above integral?
a) 0.553
b) 2.414
c) 1
d) 0
(Ans: a) 0.553)

2. .
..
(tan x)(tan x)
(tan x)
Which of the following numbers represent the value of the derivative of the
above function at x = π4 ?
a) 0√
b) 2
c) 2
d) 1
(Ans: c) 2)

3. Find the limit of the following function: lim+ (sin x)x

x→0
a) 2
b) ∞
c) 1
d) 0
(Ans: c) 1)

4. The number of real solutions of the equation |x|2 − 3|x| + 2 = 0 is:

(Notation: | · | denotes the absolute value function.)
a) 1
b) 4
c) 3
d) 2
(Ans: b) 4)

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5. Consider a monic polynomial f (x) of degree 4.
If f (1) = 1, f (2) = 2, f (3) = 3, and f (4) = 4, then what is the value of f (6)?
(Note: A monic polynomial is one whose leading co-efficient is 1.)
a) 6
b) 18
c) 36
d) 126
(Ans: d) 126)

6.
2x2 + 2y 2 + 5z 2 − 2xy − 4yz − 4x − 2z + 15
The minimum value of the above expression for real x, y, z is:
a) 18
b) 25
c) 10
d) 15
(Ans: c) 10)

7. If y = f (x) makes a positive intercept of 2 and 0 units on the x and y

axes respectively and enclose an area of 43 square units with the x-axis, find the
Z 2
value of xf 0 (x) dx.
0
It is given that f (x) lies above the x-axis in the interval (0, 2).

a) − 34

3
b) 2

c) − 32

3
d) 4

(Ans: a) − 43 )

8. Give that the equation of the tangent to the curve (y − 2)2 = x, which
is parallel to the line x − 2y = 4, can be expressed in the form Ax − By + C = 0,
where A, B and C are coprime, positive integers, find the value of A + B + C.
a) 4
b) 8
c) -6
d) 2
(Ans: b) 8)

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9. If a, b, c are the distinct roots of x3 − 7x2 − 6x + 5 = 0,
find the value of (a + b)(b + c)(c + a).
a) 37
b) -37
c) 49
d) 7
(Ans: b) -37)

10.
x + y ≤ 100
Find the number of ordered pairs (x, y) of non-negative integers x, y which sat-
isfy the above inequality.
a) 5051
b) 5050
c) 5151 (C)
d) 4998
(Ans: c) 5151)

11. The graph of the polynomial p(x) = x5 + ax4 + bx3 + cx2 + dx + e has
five distinct x-intercepts, one of which is at (0,0). Which of the following co-
efficients cannot be zero?
a) b
b) d
c) a
d) c
(Ans: b) d)

12. Compute the value of the following sum:

∞
X 1
n2 n
n=1

a) e−1
b) ln 2
c) 1
d) 2
(Ans: b) ln 2)

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