DPP. NO.-37 Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct) Q.145/st.line The lines y = mx + b and y = bx + m intersect at the point (m – b, 9). The sum of the x-intercepts of the lines is 41 (A) 9 (B*) – 20 (D) can not be computed as data is insufficient [Sol. mx + b = bx + m 41 (C) 20 (m – b)x = m – b x = 1 (m b since for m = b, x coordinate will become zero) m – b = 1 (as x coordinate of the point of intersection of the lines is m – b) x = 1 y = b + m = 9 b + 1 + b = 9 (m = 1 + b) b = 4 and m = 5 sum of x-intercepts of lines is b + m 4 + 5 41 – b = – 4 = – 20 Ans. ] Q.213/st.line TS is the perpendicular bisector of AB with coordinate of A (0, 4) and B(p, 6) and the point S lies on the x-axis. If x-coordinate of S is an integer then the number of integral values of 'p' is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D*) 4 2 [Hint: mAB = p p ; mST = – 2 p ; mid point of AB = 2 , 5 p x p equation of TS y – 5 = – 2 10 p put y = 0 x = p + 2 Hence p = ± 2, ± 10 for x to be an integer ] Q.375/st.line The line x = c cuts the triangle with corners (0, 0); (1, 1) and (9, 1) into two regions. For the area of the two regions to be the same c must be equal to (A) 5/2 (B*) 3 (C) 7/2 (D) 3 or 15 1 9 [Sol. 2 · · c c 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 c 9 1 2 0 0 1 c = 3 Ans. ] SUBJECTIVE: Q.4 Find the roots of the equation (x – 3)3 + (x – 7)3 = (2x – 10)3. [Sol. Let A = x – 3; B = x – 7; C = 10 – 2x the equation can be written as (x – 3)3 + (x – 7)3 + (10 – 2x)3 = 0 A + B + C = 0 A3 + B3 + C3 = 3 ABC 3(x – 3)(x – 7)(10 – 2x) = 0 x = 3 or 5 or 7 Ans. ] [Ans. x = 3 or 5 or 7] Q.5174/5 Suppose that r1 r2 and r1r2 = 2 (r1 , r2 need not be real). If r1 and r2 are the roots of the biquadratic 1 i 7 x4 – x3 + ax2 – 8x – 8 = 0 find r , r and a. [Ans. r , r = 1 2 1 2 and a = – 4] [Sol. Since r1r2 = 2, r1 x2 + px + 2 = 0 r2 and r1r2r3r4 = – 8 r3r4 = – 4 x4 – x3 + ax2 – 8x – 8 = (x2 + px + 2)(x2 + qx – 4) compare coefficient of x3 and x p + q = – 1 (1) and 2q – 4p = – 8 q – 2p = – 4 (2) p = 1 and q = – 2 on comparing coefficient of x2; a = – 4 p = 1 x2 + x + 2 = 0 r1, 2 = 1 i 7 2 Ans. ] 11 Q.6 If tan = 2 where (0, /2). Find the value of cos ( 3) and sin ( 3). 11 0, [Sol. Given tan = ; 2 2 , 0 < 3 < 6 [Ans. sin 3 = ; cos = ] hence 3 tan( 3) tan3( 3) 11 1 3 tan2 ( 3) = 2 let tan ( 3) = t, we get the cubic as 2t3 – 33t2 – 6t + 11 = 0 t3(2t – 1) – 16t(2t – 1)) – 11(2t – 1) = 0 (2t – 1)(t2 – 16t – 11) = 0 t = 1/2 or t = 8 ± 10 tan( 3) = 1/2 (rejected as the value of would lie in the 2nd quadrant) sin = 3 and cos = Ans. ] Q.1102/2 The interior angle bisector of angle A for the triangle ABC whose coordinates of the vertices are A (–8, 5) ; B(–15, –19) and C(1, – 7) has the equation ax + 2y + c = 0. Find 'a' an