# JEE Main 2020 Maths Paper With Solutions Shift 2 Sept 4

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### September 4 Shift 2 - Maths

1. Suppose the vectors x1, x2 and x3 are the solutions of the system of linear equations, Ax = b when the vector b on the right side is equal to b1, b2 and b3 respectively. If x1 = $\begin{bmatrix} 1\\ 1\\ 1 \end{bmatrix}$, x2 = $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 2\\ 1 \end{bmatrix}$, x3 = $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 0\\ 1 \end{bmatrix}$, b1= $\begin{bmatrix} 1\\ 0\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$, b2 = $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 2\\ 0 \end{bmatrix}$, b3 = $\begin{bmatrix} 0\\ 2\\ 2 \end{bmatrix}$, then the determinant of A is equal to

1. a) 2
2. b) 1/2
3. c) 3/2
4. d) 4

Solution:

1. Using AX = B

A = $\begin{bmatrix} a_{1} & a_{2} &a_{3} \\ a_{4}& a_{5} & a_{6} \\ a_{7}& a_{8} & a_{9} \end{bmatrix}$

a1+a2+a3 = 1

a4+a5+a6 = 0

a7+a8+a9 = 0

2a2+a3 = 0

2a5+a6 = 2

2a8+a9 = 0

a3 = 0, a6 = 0, a9 = 2

a8 = -1

a5 = 1

a2 = 0

⇒ a1 = 1

a4 = -1

a7 = -1

A = $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0\\ -1& 1 & 0\\ -1& -1 & 2 \end{bmatrix}$

A = 2×1 = 2

Answer: a

2. If a and b are real numbers such that (2+α)4 = a+bα, where α = (-1+i√3)/2 then a+b is equal to:

1. a) 33
2. b) 57
3. c) 9
4. d) 24

Solution:

1. (2+α)4 = a+bα

(2+(-1+i√3)/2)4 = a+bα

b√3/2 = 9√3/2

⇒ b = 9

a = 0

a+b = 9

Answer: c

3. The distance of the point (1, -2, 3) from the plane x-y+z = 5 measured parallel to the line (x/2) = (y/3) = (z/-6) is:

1. a) 1/7
2. b) 7
3. c) 7/5
4. d) 1

Solution:

1. Equation of line through (1,-2,3) whose d.r.s. are (2,3,-6)

(x-1)/2 = (y+2)/3 = (z-3)/-6 = λ

Any point on the line (2λ+1, 3λ-2, -6λ+3)

Put in (x-y+z = 5)

2λ+1- 3λ+2-6λ+3 = 5

-7λ = -1

λ = 1/7

Distance = √((2λ)2+(3λ)2+(6λ)2)

= √(4λ2+9λ2+36λ2)

= 7λ

= 1 unit

Answer: d

4. Let f: (0, ∞)→ (0, ∞) be a differentiable function such that f(1) = e and $\lim_{t\to x}\frac{t^{2}f^{2}(x)-x^{2}f^{2}(t)}{t-x}=0$. If f(x) = 1, then x is equal to:

1. a) e
2. b) 2e
3. c) 1/e
4. d) 1/2e

Solution:

1. f(1) = e ..(i)

$\lim_{x\to0}\frac{t^{2}f^{2}(x)-x^{2}f^{2}(t)}{t-x}=0$

L’ Hospital rule

⇒ limt→x (2tf2(x)-2x2f(t).f’(t)) = 0

⇒ 2xf2(x)-2x2f(x).f’(x) = 0

⇒ 2xf(x){f(x)-xf’(x)} = 0

⇒ f’(x)/f(x) = 1/x

ln f(x) = ln x+ln c

⇒ f(x) = cx ..(ii)

If x = 1

f(1) = c(1)

f(1) = c

From equation (i) and (ii)

c = e ..(iii)

From (iii)

f(x) = ex

⇒ y = ex or y = cx

if f(x) = 1

⇒ x = 1/e

Answer: c

5. Contrapositive of the statement :

‘If a function f is differentiable at a, then it is also continuous at a’, is:

1. a) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is not differentiable at a.
2. b) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is differentiable at a.
3. c) If a function f is continuous at a, then it is not differentiable at a.
4. d) If a function f is not continuous at a, then it is differentiable at a.

Solution:

1. Contrapositive of p → q = ∼q → ∼p

Answer: a

6. The minimum value of 2sinx+2cosx is:

1. a) 21-√2
2. b) 21-1/√2
3. c) 2-1+√2
4. d) 2-1+1/√2

Solution:

1. Using A.M. ≥ G.M.

y = 2sinx+2cosx

(2sinx+2cosx)/2 ≥ √(2sinx+cosx)

2sinx+cosx ≥ 21×2(sinx+cosx)/2

2sinx+cosx ≥ 2(2+sinx+cosx)/2

⇒ (2sin x+2cos x)minimum= 2(2-√2)/2

= 21-1/√2

Answer: b

7. If the perpendicular bisector of the line segment joining the points P(1 ,4) and Q(k, 3) has y-intercept equal to -4, then a value of k is:

1. a) -2
2. b) √15
3. c) √14
4. d) -4

Solution:

1. mPQ = (4-3)/(1-k)

$m_{\perp}$ = k-1

Midpoint of PQ = ((k+1)/2, 7/2)

equation of perpendicular bisector

y-7/2 = (k-1)(x-(k+1)/2)

for y intercept put x = 0

y = (7/2)-(k2-1)/2 = -4

(k2-1)/2 = 15/2

⇒ k = 4 and k = -4

Answer: d

8. The area (in sq. units) of the largest rectangle ABCD whose vertices A and B lie on the x-axis and vertices C and D lie on the parabola, y = x2-1 below the x-axis, is:

1. a) 2/3√3
2. b) 4/3
3. c) 1/3√3
4. d) 4/3√3

Solution:

1. Area = 2a(a2-1)

A = 2a3-2a

dA/da = 6a2-2 = 0

d2A/da2 = 12a

at a = -1/√3

d2A/da2 = -4√3 <0

So area is maximum at a = -1/√3

Amax = (-2/3√3)+(2/√3)

= (-2+6)/3√3

= 4/3√3 sq. units

Answer: d

9. The integral $\int_{\frac{\pi }{6}}^{\frac{\pi }{3}}\tan ^{3}x.\sin ^{2}3x(2\sec ^{2}x.\sin ^{2}3x+3\tan x.\sin 6x)dx$ is equal to

1. a) 9/2
2. b) -1/18
3. c) -1/9
4. d) 7/18

Solution:

1. = (1/2)[9×0-(1/3)×(1/3)×1]

= -1/18

Answer: b

10. If the system of equations

x+y+z = 2

2x+4y–z = 6

3x+2y+ λz = μ

has infinitely many solutions, then

1. a) λ-2μ = -5
2. b) 2λ+μ = 14
3. c) λ+2μ = 14
4. d) 2λ-μ = 5

Solution:

1. D = 0

$\begin{vmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1\\ 2& 4 & -1\\ 3 & 2 & \lambda \end{vmatrix}$ = 0

(4λ+2)-1(2λ+3)+1(4-12) = 0

4λ+2-2λ-3-8 = 0

2λ = 9

⇒ λ = 9/2

Dx = $\begin{vmatrix} 2 & 1 & 1\\ 6& 4 & -1\\ \mu & 2 & \frac{9}{2} \end{vmatrix}$ = 0

⇒ μ = 5

Now check option

2λ+μ = 14

Answer: b

11. In a game two players A and B take turns in throwing a pair of fair dice starting with player A and total of scores on the two dice, in each throw is noted. A wins the game if he throws a total of 6 before B throws a total of 7 and B wins the game if he throws a total of 7 before A throws a total of six The game stops as soon as either of the players wins. The probability of A winning the game is :

1. a) 5/31
2. b) 31/61
3. c) 30/61
4. d) 5/6

Solution:

1. sum total 7 = {(1,6)(2,5)(3,4)(4,3)(5,2)(6,1)}

P(sum 7) = 6/36

sum total 6 = {(1,5)(2,4)(3,3)(4,2)(5,1)}

P(sum 6) = 5/36

P(Awin) = $P(6)+P(\bar{6}).P(\bar{7}).P(6)+..$

= (5/36)+(31/36)×(30/36)×(5/36)+…

= (5/36)÷(1-(31×30)/(36×36)

= (5×36)/(36×36-31×30)

= 5×36/366

= 30/61

Answer: c

12. If for some positive integer n, the coefficients of three consecutive terms in the binomial expansion of (1+x)n+5 are in the ratio 5:10:14, then the largest coefficient in this expansion is :

1. a) 792
2. b) 252
3. c) 462
4. d) 330

Solution:

1. Tr:Tr+1:Tr+2

n+5Cr-1: n+5Cr: n+5Cr+1 = 5:10:14

(n+5)!/(r-1)!(n+6-r)! : (n+5)!/r!(n+5-r)! = 5/10

r/(n+6-r) = 1/2

(r+1)!(n+4-r)!/r!(n+5-r)! = 5/7

2r = n+6-r

3r = n+6 ..(i)

(r+1)/(n+5-r) = 5/7

7r+7 = 5n + 25-5r

12r = 5n+18 ..(ii)

From eq.(i) and (ii)

4(n+6) = 5n+18

n = 6, r = 4

Then we can find (1+x)11

Largest coefficient in the expansion (1+x)11 = 11C6 = 462

Answer: c

13. The function

1. a) both continuous and differentiable on R-{-1}
2. b) continuous on R-{-1} and differentiable on R-{-1,1}
3. c) continuous on R-{1} and differentiable on R-{-1,1}
4. d) both continuous and differentiable on R-{1}

Solution:

1. At x = 1, f(1) = π/2

f(1+) = 0

discontinuous ⇒ non diff.

At x = -1

f(-1) = 0

f(-1-) = (1/2){+1-1} = 0

cont. at x = -1

At x = -1, f’(-1) = -1/2

And f’(-1+) = 1/2

So, at x = -1 it is non differentiable.

Answer: c

14. The solution of the differential equation (dy/dx)-((y+3x)/loge(y+3x)) + 3 = 0 is: (where c is a constant of integration)

1. a) x-loge(y+3x) = C
2. b) x-(1/2)(loge(y+3x))2 = C
3. c) x-2loge(y+3x) = C
4. d) y+3x-(1/2)(logex)2 = C

Solution:

1. (dy/dx)-((y+3x)/ln(y+3x))+3 = 0

⇒ (dy/dx)+3 = (y+3x)/ln(y+3x)

Let ln(y + 3x) = t

(1/y+3x)×((dy/dx)+3) = dt/dx

(y+3x)dt/dx = (y+3x)/t

⇒ tdt = dx

t2/2 = x+C

(1/2)(ln(y+3x))2 = x+C

Answer: b

15. Let λ ≠ 0 be in R. If α and β are the roots of the equation, x2-x+2λ = 0 and α and γ are the roots of the equation, 3x2-10x+27λ = 0, then βγ/λ is equal to:

1. a) 27
2. b) 9
3. c) 18
4. d) 36

Solution:

1. x2-x+2λ = 0 (α, β) ..(i)

3x2-10x+27λ = 0 (α, γ) ..(ii)

Multiply (i) by 3

3x2-3x+6λ = 0 ..(iii)

Equation (ii)-(iii)

-7x+21λ = 0

α = 3λ

Put in equation (i)

2-3λ+2λ = 0

2-λ = 0

⇒ λ = 1/9

⇒ α = 1/3

αβ = 2/9

⇒ β = 2/3

αγ = 1

⇒ γ = 3

βγ/λ ⇒ (2/3)×3÷1/9

= 18

Answer: c

16. The angle of elevation of a cloud C from a point P, 200 m above a still lake is 300. If the angle of depression of the image of C in the lake from the point P is 600, then PC (in m) is equal to :

1. a) 200√3
2. b) 400√3
3. c) 400
4. d) 100

Solution:

1. (h-200)/x = tan 300

(h+200)/x = tan 600

(h+200)/(h-200) = 3

h+200 = 3h-600

2h = 800

h = 400

(h-200)/PC = sin 300

PC = 400 m

Answer: c

17. Let $\bigcup_{i=1}^{50}X_{i}= \bigcup_{i=1}^{n}Y_{i}= T$ where each Xi contains 10 elements and each Yi contains 5 elements. If each element of the set T is an element of exactly 20 of sets Xi ’s and exactly 6 of sets Yi’s, then n is equal to :

1. a) 15
2. b) 30
3. c) 50
4. d) 45

Solution:

1. Number of elements of set T = $\bigcup_{i=1}^{50}X_{i}= \bigcup_{i=1}^{n}Y_{i}$

⇒ 50×10/20 = n×5/6

⇒ (50/2)×(6/5) = n

⇒ n = 30

Answer: b

18. Let x = 4 be a directrix to an ellipse whose centre is at the origin and its eccentricity is 1/2. If P(1, β ), β> 0 is a point on this ellipse, then the equation of the normal to it at P is :

1. a) 8x-2y = 5
2. b) 4x-2y = 1
3. c) 7x-4y = 1
4. d) 4x-3y = 2

Solution:

1. e = 1/2

x = a/e = 4

⇒ a = 2

e2 = 1-b2/a2

⇒ 1/4 = 1-(b2/4)

(b2/4) = 3/4

⇒ b2 = 3

Elipse (x2/4)+(y2/3) =1

P(1,β)

x = 1

(1/4)+(β2/3) = 1

β2/3 = 3/4

⇒ β = 3/2

⇒ P(1, 3/2)

Equation of normal (a2x/x1)-(b2y/y1) = a2-b2

(4x/1)-(3y/3/2) = 4-3

4x-2y = 1

Answer: b

19. Let a1, a2, ..., an be a given A.P. whose common difference is an integer and Sn = a1+a2+ .... +an. If a1 = 1, an = 300 and 15 ≤ n ≤ 50, then the ordered pair (Sn-4, an-4) is equal to:

1. a) (2480,248)
2. b) (2480,249)
3. c) (2490,249)
4. d) (2490,248)

Solution:

1. a1 = 1, an = 300, 15≤ n ≤50

300 = 1+(n-1)d

(n-1) = 299/d

n-1 = integer, d has to be a factor of 299.

So, d = 23 or 13

if d = 23

then n-1 = 13

n = 14 (reject)

or d = 13

n-1 = 23

n = 24 is possible (15 ≤ n <50)

Or S20 = (20/2){2+19×13}

= 10×249

= 2490

a20 = 1+19×13

= 248

(S20, a20) = (2490, 248)

Answer: d

20. The circle passing through the intersection of the circles, x2+y2-6x = 0 and x2+y2-4y = 0, having its centre on the line, 2x-3y+12 = 0, also passes through the point:

1. a) (-1,3)
2. b) (1,-3)
3. c) (-3,6)
4. d) (-3,1)

Solution:

1. S1+λ(S1-S2) = 0

x2 + y2-6x+λ(4y-6x) = 0

x2+y2-6x(1+ λ)+4λy = 0

Centre (3(1+λ ), -2λ) put in 2x-3y+12 = 0

6+6λ+6λ+12 = 0

12λ = -18

λ = -3/2

Circle is x2+y2+3x-6y = 0

Check options

(-3,6) is the point.

Answer: c

21. Let {x} and [x] denote the fractional part of x and the greatest integer ≤ x respectively of a real number x. If $\int_{0}^{n}{x}dx$, $\int_{0}^{n}[x]dx$ and 10(n2-n), (nN, n>1) are three consecutive terms of a G.P., then n is equal to

Solution:

1. $\int_{0}^{n}\left \{ x \right \}dx = n\int_{0}^{1}x dx$

= $n\left ( \frac{x^{2}}{2}\right )_{0}^{1}$

= n/2

$\int_{0}^{n}[x ]dx = \int_{0}^{1}0dx+ \int_{1}^{2}1dx +\int_{2}^{3}2dx+..\int_{n-1}^{n}(n-1)dx$

⇒ 1+2+…n-1 = n(n-1)/2

⇒ n/2, n(n-1)/2, 10(n2-n) → G.P

⇒ n2(n-1)2/4 = (n/2)×10×n×(n-1)

⇒ n-1 = 20

⇒ n = 21

Answer: 21

22. A test consists of 6 multiple choice questions, each having 4 alternative answers of which only one is correct. The number of ways, in which a candidate answers all six questions such that exactly four of the answers are correct, is

Solution:

1. 6C4×1×32 = 15×9 = 135

Answer: 135

23. If $\vec{a}= 2\hat{i}+\hat{j}+2\hat{k}$ , then the value of $\left | \hat{i} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{i})\right |^{2}+\left | \hat{j} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{j})\right |^{2}+\left | \hat{k} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{k})\right |^{2}$ is equal to:

Solution:

1. $\left | \hat{i} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{i})\right |^{2} = \left | \vec{a} -(a.\hat{i})\hat{i}\right |^{2}$

= $\left | \hat{j}+2\hat{k} \right |^{2}$

= 1+4

= 5

Similarly $\left | \hat{j} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{j})\right |^{2} =\left | 2\hat{i}+2\hat{k} \right |^{2}$ = 4+4

= 8

$\left | \hat{k} \times (\vec{a}\times \hat{k})\right |^{2} =\left | 2\hat{i}+\hat{j} \right |^{2}$ = 4+1

= 5

⇒ 5+8+5 = 18

Answer: 18

24. Let PQ be a diameter of the circle x2+y2 = 9. If α and β are the lengths of the perpendiculars from P and Q on the straight line, x+y = 2 respectively, then the maximum value of αβ is:

Solution:

1. α = $\left | \frac{3\cos \theta +3\sin \theta -2}{\sqrt{2}} \right |$

β = $\left | \frac{+3\cos \theta +3\sin \theta +2}{\sqrt{2}} \right |$

αβ = $\left | \frac{(3\cos \theta +3\sin \theta)^{2} -4}{{2}} \right |$

⇒ αβ = $\left | \frac{9 +9\sin 2\theta -4}{{2}} \right |$

⇒ αβ = $\left | \frac{5 +9\sin 2\theta }{{2}} \right |$

αβmax = (9+5)/2

= 7

Answer: 7

25. If the variance of the following frequency distribution :

 Class 10-20 20-30 30-40 Frequency 2 x 2

is 50, then x is equal to

Solution:

1. $\bar{x}$ = (100+25x)/(4+x)

$\bar{x}$ = 25

400/(4+x) = 50

x = 4

Answer: 4