Solutions to JEE(Main) -2023

Test Date: 6th April 2023 (First Shift)

PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & MATHEMATICS

Paper - 1

Time Allotted: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 300

 Please read the instructions carefully. You are allotted 5 minutes specifically for this
purpose.
Important Instructions:
1. The test is of 3 hours duration.

2. This test paper consists of 90 questions. Each subject (PCM) has 30 questions. The
maximum marks are 300.

3. This question paper contains Three Parts. Part-A is Physics, Part-B is Chemistry and
Part-C is Mathematics. Each part has only two sections: Section-A and Section-B.
4. Section – A : Attempt all questions.

5. Section – B : Do any 5 questions out of 10 Questions.

6. Section-A (01 – 20) contains 20 multiple choice questions which have only one correct
answer. Each question carries +4 marks for correct answer and –1 mark for wrong
answer.

7. Section-B (1 – 10) contains 10 Numerical based questions. The answer to each question
is rounded off to the nearest integer value. Each question carries +4 marks for correct
answer and –1 mark for wrong answer.
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PART – A (PHYSICS)
SECTION - A
(One Options Correct Type)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D), out of which ONLY ONE option is correct.

Q1. For the plane electromagnetic wave given by E  Eo sin  t  kx  and B  BO sin  t  kx  . the
ratio of average electric energy density to average magnetic energy density is
(A) 4 (B) 2
(C) 1/2 (D) 1

Q2. The energy levels of an hydrogen atom are shown below. A B n=4
The transition corresponding to emission of shortest
wavelength is C D n=3
(A) C (B) A
(C) B (D) D n=2

n=1

Q3. The number of air molecules per cm 3 increased from 3  1019 to 12  1019. The ratio of collision
frequency of air molecules before and after the increase in number respectively is:
(A) 0.25 (B) 0.50
(C) 0.75 (D) 1.25

Q4. The induced emf can be produced in a coil by

A. moving the coil with uniform speed inside uniform magnetic field
B. moving the coil with non uniform speed inside uniform magnetic field
C. rotating the coil inside the uniform magnetic field
D. changing the area of the coil inside the uniform magnetic field
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) C and D only (B) B and D only
(C) B and C only (D) A and C only

Q5. Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A : When a body is projected at an angle 45 , it’s range is maximum.
Reason R : For maximum range, the value of sin 2 should be equal to one.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) A is false but R is true
(B) A is true but R is false
(C) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(D) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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Q6. For a uniformly charged thin spherical shell, the electric potential (V)
radially away from the centre (O) of shell can be graphically
represented as - O
A
R

V V

(A) (B)

r=R

r=R r r
V V

(C) (D)

r=R r r=R r

Q7. A planet has double the mass of the earth. Its average density is equal to that of the earth. An
object weighing W on earth will weight on that planet:
(A) 2W (B) 22/3 W
1/3
(C) 2 W (D) W

Q8. Given below are statements : One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A : Earth has atmosphere whereas moon doesn’t have any atmosphere.
Reason R : The escape velocity on moon is very small as compared to that on earth.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(B) A is true but R is false
(C) A is false but R is true
(D) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

Q9. A small ball of mass M and density  is dropped in a viscous liquid of density 0 . After some time,
the ball falls with a constant velocity. What is the viscous force on the ball?
     
(A) F  Mg  1  0  (B) F  Mg  1  0 
    
 
(C) F  Mg  1   (D) F  Mg 1  0 
  0 

Q10. Two resistances are given as R1  10  0.5   and R2  15  0.5   . The percentage error
in the measurement of equivalent resistance when they are connected in parallel is –
(A) 2.33 (B) 5.33
(C) 6.33 (D) 4.33
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Q11. A monochromatic light wave with wavelength 1 and frequency v 1 in air enters another medium. If
the angle of incidence and angle of refraction at the interface are 45 and 30 respectively, then
the wavelength 2 and frequency v2 of the refracted wave are :
1
(A)  2  1,v 2  2v1 (B)  2  1,v 2  v1
2
1
(C)  2  1,v 2  v1 (D)  2  2 1,v 2  v 1
2
Q12. A particle is moving with constant speed in a circular path. When the particle turns by an
angle 90 , the ratio of instantaneous velocity to its average velocity is  : x 2 . The value of x will
be.
(A) 7 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 5
Q13. A long straight wire of circular cross-section (radius a) is carrying steady current I. The current I is
uniformly distributed across the cross-section. The magnetic field is
(A) Inversely proportional to r in the region r < a and uniform through in the region r > a
(B) uniform in the region r < a and inversely proportional to distance r from the axis, in the region
r>a
(C) zero in the region r < a and inversely proportional to r in the region r > a
(D) directly proportional to r in the region r < a and inversely proportional to r in the region r > a

Q14. Name the logic gate equivalent to the diagram attached +5V

(A) AND
(B) OR LED
1 1
(C) NAND o 1  Glow
A o
(D) NOR B
Y

Q15. A small block of mass 100g is tied to a spring of spring constant 7.5N/m and length 20 cm. The
other end of spring is fixed at a particular point A. If the block moves in a circular path on a
smooth horizontal surface with constant angular velocity 5 rad/s about point A. then tension in the
spring is -
(A) 1.5 N (B) 0.50 N
(C) 0.75 N (D) 0.25 N

Q16. A mass m is attached to two strings as shown in m

figure. The spring constants of two springs are K1 K2 K1
and K2 . For the frictionless surface, the time
period of oscillation of mass m is
m K1  K 2
(A) 2 (B) 1
K1  K 2 2 m
m K1  K 2
(C) 2 (D) 1
K1  K 2 2 m

Q17. The kinetic energy of an electron,   particle and a proton are given as 4K, 2K and K are
respectively. The de-Broglie wavelength associated with electron  e  ,  -particle  (  and the
proton  p  are as follows :
(A)   p  e (B)   p  e
(C)   p  e (D)   p  e
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Q18. A source supplies heat to a system at the rate of 100W. If the system performs work at a
rate of 200W. The rate at which internal energy of the system increases is
(A) 600W (B) 500W
(C) 1200W (D) 800W

Q19. The receptivity    of semiconductor varies with temperature. Which of the following curve
represents the correct behaviour


(A) (B)

T T
 

(C) (D)

T T

Q20. By what percentage will the transmission range of a TV tower be affected when the height
of the tower in increased by 21% ?
(A) 15% (B) 10%
(C) 12% (D) 14%
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SECTION - B
(Numerical Answer Type)
This section contains 10 Numerical based questions. The answer to each question is rounded off to the
nearest integer value.

Q1. A steel rod has a radius of 20mm and a length of 2.0m. A force of 62.8kN stretches it along its
length. Young’s modulus of steel is 2.0  1011N / m2 . The longitudinal strain produced in the wire is
_________ 10 5

Q2. A particle of mass 10g moves in a straight line with retardation 2x, where x is the displacement in
n
 10 
SI units. Its loss of kinetic energy for above displacement is   J. The value of n will be _______
 x 

Q3. A pole is vertically submerged in swimming pool, such that it gives a length of shadow 2.15m within
water when sunlight is incident at an angle of 30 with the surface of water. If swimming pool is filled
to a height of 1.5m, then the height of the pole above the water surface in centimetres
is  nW  4 / 3  __________

Q4. Two identical solid sphere each of mass 2kg and radii 10cm are fixed at the ends of a light rod. The
separation between the centres of the spheres is 40cm. The moment of inertia of the system about
an axis perpendicular to the rod passing through its middle point is __________ 103 kg  m2

Q5. An ideal transformer with purely resistive load operates at 12kV on the primary side. It supplies
electrical energy to a number of nearby houses at 120V. The average rate of energy consumption
in the houses served by the transformer is 60 kW. The value of resistive load (Rs) required in the
secondary circuit will be _________ m  .

Q6. A parallel plate capacitor with plate area A and plate

separation d is filled with a dielectric material of Plate - 1
dielectric constant K = 4. The thickness of the d Dielectric
dielectric material is x, where x < d. Let C1 and C2 be x
1 Plate - 2
the capacitance of the system for x  d and
3
2d
x . respectively. If C1  2F the value of C2 is
3
_________ F

Q7. Two identical circular wires of radius 20cm and carrying Y

current 2 A are placed in perpendicular planes as shown in
figure. The net magnetic field at the centre of the circular I
wires is _________ 10 8 T.
X
I
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
Q8. The radius of fifth orbit of the Li  is ________  10 12 m. Take : radius of hydrogen atom = 0.51 A

Q9. The length of a metallic wire is increased by 20% and its area of cross section is reduced by 4%.
The percentage change in resistance of the metallic wire is ________

Q10. A person driving car at a constant speed of 15m/s is approaching a vertical wall. The person
notices a change of 40Hz in the frequency of his horn upon reflection from the wall. The
frequency of horn is _________Hz.
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PART – B (CHEMISTRY)
SECTION - A
(One Options Correct Type)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D), out of which ONLY ONE option is correct.

Q1. Given below: are two statements one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A: Loss of electron from hydrogen atom results of  1.5  103 pm size.
Reason R: Proton (H+) always exists in combined form.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given
below.
(A) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(C) A is not correct but R is correct
(D) A is correct but R is not correct

Q2. The possibility of photochemical smog formation is more at

(A) Marshy lands (B) Industrial areas
(C) Himalayan villages in winter (D) The places with healthy vegetation

Q3. For a concentrated of a weak electrolyte (Keq=equilibrium constant)

A2B2 of concentration ‘c’, the degree of dissociation ‘a’ is
1 1
 K eq  5  K eq  5
(A)  5  (B)  2 
 6c   25c 
1 1
 K eq  5  K eq  5
(C)  4  (D)  4 
 5c   180c 

Q4. A compound is formed by two elements X and Y. The element Y forms cubic close packed
arrangement and those of element X occupy one third of the tetrahedral voids. What is the
formula of the compound?
(A) XY3 (B) X3Y2
(C) X3Y (D) X2Y3

Q5. For the reaction

Acetone
RCH2Br  I   RCH2I Br 
major
The correct statement is
(A) The reaction can occur in acetic acid also.
(B) The transition state formed in the above reaction is less polar than the localised anion.
(C) The solvent used in the reaction solvates the ions in rate determining step.
(D) Br can act as competing nucleophile.

Q6. Polymer used in orlon is:

(A) Polycarbonate (B) Polyamide
(C) Polyacrylonitrile (D) Polyethene
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Q7. The difference between electron gain enthalpies will be maximum between:
(A) Ne and Cl (B) Ar and Cl
(C) Ne and F (D) Ar and F

Q8. The major products A and B from the following reactions are:
H
N
LiAlH4 Br2 / AcOH
B A
O
Br
H H
N N
(A) A = , B=
O OH
Br Br
Br
H
N NH2
(B) A = B=
,
O
Br Br
H H
N N
(C) A = B=
,
O
Br Br
H H
N N
(D) A = , B=
O OH
Br

Q9. The standard electrode potential of M+ / M in aqueous solution does not depend on
(A) Ionisation of a gaseous metal atom (B) Hydration of a gaseous metal ion
(C) Ionisation of a solid metal atom (D) Sublimation of a solid metal

Q10. Match List I with List II

List I- List II
Enzymatic reaction Enzyme
A. Sucrose  Glucose and Fructose I. Zymase
B. Glucose  ethyl alcohol and CO2 II. Pepsin
C. Starch  Maltose III. Invertase
D. Proteins  Amino acids IV. Diastase
Choose the corect answer from the option given below :
(A) A-I, B- IV, C-III, D-II (B) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
(C) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV (D) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Q11. Match List I with List II

List I- List II
Oxide Type of bond
A. N2O4 I. 1N = O bond
B. NO2 II. 1N –O–N bond
C. N2O5 III. 1N–N bond
D. N2O IV. 1N=N / NN bond
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Choose the corect answer from the option given below :

(A) A-II, B- IV, C-III, D-I (B) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
(C) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV (D) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV

Q12. Match List I with List II

List I- List II
Vitamin Deficiency disease
A. Vitamin A I. Beri-Beri
B. Thiamine II. Cheilosis
C. Ascorbic acid III. Xeropthalmia
D. Riboflavin IV. Scurvy
Choose the corect answer from the option given below :
(A) A-IV, B- I, C-III, D-II (B) A-III, B-II, C-IV, D-I
(C) A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I (D) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II

Q13. The setting time of Cement is increased by adding

(A) Silica (B) Gypsum
(C) Limestone (D) Clay

Q14. Which of the following options are correct for the reaction
 2
2  Au  CN 2    aq  Zn(s)  2Au(s)   Zn  CN4  aq
A. Redox reaction
B. Displacement reaction
C. Decomposition reaction
D. Commination reaction
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
(A) A only (B) A and B only
(C) A and D only (D) C and D only

Q15. Residue Q
Compound P HCl, Filter
Filtrate

NaOH

Oily Liquid R.
Compound P is neutral, Q gives effervescence with NaHCO3 while R reacts with Hinsbergs
reagent to give solid soluble in NaOH. Compound P is
O O

N N
(A) (B)
H CH3
H3C
O O

C N H
(C) (D) N CH3
H
H

CH3
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Q16. Match List I with List II

List I- List II
Element detected Reagent used / Product formed
A. Nitrogen I. Na2[Fe(CN)5NO]
B. Sulphur II. AgNO3
C. Phosphorous III. Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3
D. Halogen IV. (NH4)2MoO4
Choose the corect answer from the option given below :
(A) A-II, B- I, C-IV, D-III (B) A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
(C) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II (D) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Q17. Strong reducing and oxidizing agents among the following respectively, are
(A) Eu2+ and Ce4+ (B) Ce4+ and Tb4+
4+ 2+
(C) Ce and Eu (D) Ce3+ and Ce4+

Q18. The major product formed in the following reaction is

CONH2
Br2 / NaOH
COOCH3 
O O
(A) (B)
O NH

O O
O
(C) (D) NH

O O

Q19. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A: The spin only magnetic moment value for [Fe(CN)6 ]3  is 1.74 BM, whereas for
Fe  H2 O  ]3   is 5.92 BM,
 6 
Reason R: In both complexes, Fe is present in +3 oxidation state.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(A) Both A and R true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) A is false but R is true
(C) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(D) A is true but R is false.

Q20. Match List I with List II

List I- List II
Name of reaction Reagent used
A. Hell-Volhrd-Zelinsky reaction I. NaOH+I2
B. Iodoform reaction II. (i) CrO2Cl2,CS2 (ii) H2O
C. Etard reaction III. (i) Br2 / red phosphorus (ii) H2O
D. Gatterman-Koch reaction IV. CO, HCl anhyd. AlCl3
Choose the corect answer from the option given below :
(A) A-III, B- I, C-IV, D-II (B) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(C) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV (D) A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
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SECTION - B
(Numerical Answer Type)
This section contains 10 Numerical based questions. The answer to each question is rounded off to the
nearest integer value.

Q1. Mass of Urea (NH2CONH2) required to be dissolved in 1000g of water in order reduce the vapour
pressure of water by 25% is _______g. (Nearest integer)
Given: Molar mass of N,C,O and and H are 14,12,16 and 1 g mol1respectively.

Q2. Consider the graph of Gibbs free energy G vs Extent of

reaction. The number of statement/s from the following
which are true with respect to points (a), (b) and (c) is_____.
A. Reaction is spontaneous at (a) and (b)
B. Reaction is at equilibrium at point (b) and non-
spontaneous at point (c) a

Gibbs energy
C. Reaction is spontaneous at (a) and non-spontaneous at
(c)
D. Reaction is non-spontaneous at (a) and (b) c
b

Extent of reaction

Q3. Number of ambidentate ligands in a respective metal complex [M(en)(SCN)4] is_______.

[En = ethylenediamine]

Q4. The value of log K for the reaction A  B at 298 K is__________. (Nearest integer)
Given: Ho = 54.07 kJ mol1
So = 10 J K1 mol1
(Take 2.3038.314298 = 5705)

Q5. For the adsorption of hydrogen on platinum, the activation energy is 30 kJ mol1 and for the
adsorption of hydrogen on nickel, the activation is 41.4kJ mol1. The logarithm of the ratio of the
rates of chemisorptions on equal areas of the metals at 300K is _________(Nearest integer)
Given: ln 10 = 2.3
R = 8.3 JK1 mol1

Q6. The number of species from the following which have square pyramidal structure is_____
PF5 ,BrF4 ,IF5 ,BrF5 , XeOF4 ,ICl4

Q7. In ammonium – phosphomolybdate, the oxidation state of Mo is+______________.

Q8. The wavelength of an electron of kinetic energy 4.50105m, (Nearest integer)

Given: mass of electron is 91031kg, h= 6.61034Js.

Q9. Number of bromo derivatives obtained on treating ethane with excess of Br2 in diffused sunlight
is______________.

Q10. If 5 moles of BaCl2 is mixed with 2 moles of Na3PO4, the maximum number of moles of
Ba3(PO4)2formedis_________(Nearest integer)
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PART – C (MATHEMATICS)
SECTION - A
(One Options Correct Type)
This section contains 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four choices (A), (B), (C) and
(D), out of which ONLY ONE option is correct.

Q1. Let the position vectors of the points A, B, C and D be 5iˆ  5 ˆj  2k,
ˆ ˆi  2jˆ  3k,
ˆ  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ and
2
ˆi  5ˆj  6kˆ . Let the set S  {   : the points A, B, C and D are coplanar}. Then     2  is
S

equal to
(A) 41 (B) 25
37
(C) (D) 13
2

dy
Q2. If 2x y  3y x  20 , then at  2, 2  is equal to :
dx
 2  loge 8   3  loge 16 
(A)    (B)   
 3  loge 4   4  loge 8 
 3  loge 4   3  loge 8 
(C)    (D)   
 2  loge 8   2  loge 4 

Q3. One vertex of a rectangular parallelepiped is at the origin O and the lengths of its edges along x,
y and z axes are 3, 4 and 5 units respectively. Let P be the vertex  3, 4, 5  . Then the shortest
distance between the diagonal OP and an edge parallel to z axis, not passing through O or P is :
12
(A) (B) 12 5
5
12 12
(C) (D)
5 5 5

Q4. The straight lines  1 and  2 pass through the origin and trisect the line segment of the line
L : 9x  5y  45 between the axes. If m1 and m2 are the slopes of the lines  1 and  2 , then the
point of intersection of the line y   m1  m2  x with L lies on
(A) y  x  5 (B) y  2x  5
(C) 6x  y  15 (D) 6x  y  10

Q5. If the equation of the plane passing through the line of intersection of the planes
x 1 y  3 z  2
2x  y  z  3, 4x  3y  5z  9  0 and parallel to the line   is
2 4 5
ax  by  cz  6  0 , then a  b  c is equal to
(A) 13 (B) 15
(C) 14 (D) 12
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   
Q6. ˆ b  ˆi  2ˆj  2kˆ and c  ˆi  4ˆj  3kˆ . If d is a vector perpendicular to both b
Let a  2iˆ  3ˆj  4k,
    2
and c , and a  d  18 , then a  d is equal to
(A) 640 (B) 760
(C) 720 (D) 680

Q7. A pair of dice is thrown 5 times. For each throw, a total of 5 is considered a success. If the
k
probability of at least 4 successes is 11 , then k is equal to
3
(A) 164 (B) 75
(C) 123 (D) 82

x3
   3  
Q8. Let 
A  x  R :  x  3    x  4   3 ,  B   x  R : 3 x   r   3 3x  , where  t  denotes
  r 1 10  
greatest integer function. Then,
(A) A = B (B) A  B, A  B
(C) B  C, A  B (D) A  B  


x 2 x sec 2 x  tan x  dx . If I 0
Q9. Let I  x    2    0 , then I    is equal to
 x tan x  1 4
2 2
  4 2   4 2
(A) loge  (B) loge 
32 4   4 16 4   4
2 2
  4 2   4 2
(C) loge  (D) loge 
16 4   4 32 4   4

Q10. The sum of all the roots of the equation x 2  8x  15  2x  7  0 is :

(A) 9  3 (B) 9  3
(C) 11  3 (D) 11  3

Q11. From the top A of a vertical wall AB of height 30 m, the angles of depression of the top P and
bottom of Q of a vertical tower PQ are 150 and 600 respectively, B and Q are on the same
horizontal level. If C is a point on AB such that CB = PQ, then the area (in m 2) of the quadrilateral
BCPQ is equal to
(A) 300 3 1  
(B) 200 3  3 
(C) 600  3  1 (D) 300  3  1

Q12. If the system of equations

x  y  az  b
2x  5y  2z  6
x  2y  3z  3
has infinitely many solutions, then 2a  3b is equal to
(A) 20 (B) 23
(C) 25 (D) 28
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Q13. Statement  P  Q   R  Q  is logically equivalent to

(A)  P  R    Q  R  (B)  P  R   Q
(C)  P  R    Q  R  (D)  P  R   Q

Q14. Let a1, a 2 , a3 ,.......an be n positive consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression. If d > 0 is its
common difference, then
d 1 1 1 
lim    .....   is
n  n  a1  a2 a2  a3 an1  an 

(A) d (B) 0
1
(C) 1 (D)
d

Q15. The mean and variance of a set of 15 numbers are 12 and 14 respectively. The mean and
variance of another set of 15 numbers are 14 and 2 respectively. If the variance of all the 30
numbers in the two sets is 13, then 2 is equal to
(A) 9 (B) 12
(C) 11 (D) 10

Q16. The sum of the first 20 terms of the series 5  11  19  29  41  ... is

(A) 3450 (B) 3520
(C) 3420 (D) 3250

Q17. Let A  aij  , where aij  0 for all i, j and A 2  I . Let a be the sum of all diagonal elements of A
22

and b  A . Then 3a2  4b2 is equal to

(A) 7 (B) 14
(C) 4 (D) 3

2
1 1
Q18. Let 5f  x   4f     3, x  0 . Then 18  f  x  dx is equal to :
x x 1

(A) 10loge 2  6 (B) 5loge 2  3

(C) 5loge 2  3 (D) 10loge 2  6

Q19. If the ratio of the fifth term from the beginning to the fifth term from the end in the expansion of
n
4 1 
 2  4  is 6 : 1, then the third term from the beginning is :
 3
(A) 30 2 (B) 60 2
(C) 60 3 (D) 30 3

Q20. If 2n
   
C3 : n C3  10 : 1 , then the ratio n2  3n : n2  3n  4 is
(A) 27:11 (B) 65:37
(C) 35:16 (D) 2:1
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SECTION - B
(Numerical Answer Type)
This section contains 10 Numerical based questions. The answer to each question is rounded off to the
nearest integer value.

Q1. Let y  y  x  be a solution of the differential equation  x cos x  dy   xy sin x  y cos x  1 dx  0,

     
0x . If y    3 , then y "    2y '   is equal to…….
2 3 3 6 6 6

Q2. Let A  1, 2, 3, 4,....,10 and B  0, 1, 2, 3, 4 . The number of elements in the relation
R a,b   A  A : 2 a  b  2

 3  a  b   B is………..

Q3. A circle passing through the point P  ,  in the first quadrant touches the two coordinate axes at
the points A and B. The point P is above the line AB. The point Q on the line segment AB is the
foot of perpendicular from P on AB. If PQ is equal to 11 units, then the value of  is………..

Q4. Let the point  p, p  1 lie inside the region

E  x, y  : 3  x  y  
9  x 2 ,0  x  3 . If the set of all values of p is the interval  a, b  , then
2 2
b  b  a is equal to……….

Q5. Let the image of the point P 1, 2, 3  in the plane 2x  y  z  9 be Q. If the coordinates of the point
R are  6,10,7  , then the square of the area of the triangle PQR is………..

Q6. Let the tangent to the curve x 2  2x  4y  9  0 at the point P 1, 3  on it meet the y-axis at A. Let
the line passing through P and parallel to the line x  3y  6 meet the parabola y 2  4x at B. If B
2
lies on the line 2x  3y  8 , then  AB  is equal to…………

n2 
Q7. If the area of the region S   x, y  : 2y  y 2

 x 2  2y, x  y is equal to 
n 1 n 1
, then the
natural number n is equal to………..

Q8. Let a   and  t  be the greatest integer  t . Then the number of points, where the function
f  x   a  13 sin x  , x   0,   is not differentiable, is……….

Q9. The number of ways of giving 20 distinct oranges to 3 children such that each child gets at least
one orange is………..

15
 1 
Q10. The coefficient of x18 in the expansion of  x 4  3  is…………..
 x 
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KEYS to JEE (Main)-2023

PART – A (PHYSICS)
SECTION - A
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. A
5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D
9. B 10. D 11. C 12. C
13. D 14. D 15. C 16. A
17. B 18. D 19. B 20. B

SECTION – B
1. 25 2. 2 3. 50 4. 176
5. 240 6. 3 7. 628 8. 425
9. 25 10. 420

PART – B (CHEMISTRY)
SECTION - A
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D
5. B 6. C 7. A 8. C
9. C 10. D 11. D 12. D
13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C
17. A 18 C 19. C 20. B

SECTION - B
1. 1111 2. 2 3. 4 4. 10
5. 2 6. 3 7. 6 8. 7
9. 9 10. 1
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PART – C (MATHEMATICS)
SECTION - A
1. A 2. A 3. D 4. A
5. C 6. C 7. C 8. A
9. A 10. A 11. C 12. B
13. B 14. C 15. D 16. B
17. C 18. A 19. C 20. D

SECTION - B
1. 2 2. 18 3. 121 4. 3
5. 594 6. 292 7. 5 8. 25
9. 3483638676 10. 5005
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Solutions to JEE (Main)-2023

PART – A (PHYSICS)
SECTION – A
1
 E2 2
UE 2 0 E 1 2
Sol1.    0  0     2 c
UB B2 B
  c
20

Sol2. As we know that

hc 1
E   
 E
Now, for the shortest wavelength, the energy gap must be max.
Thus, n  3  n  1 , is the correct option

Sol3. Collision frequency,

v
f

v
or f   2d2 vnv
 1 
 
 2 d2 nv 
 f  nv , where nv = no. density
f1 nv 1 f 3  1019 1
or   1    0.25
f2 nv 2 f2 12  1019 4

Sol4. In a coil, the induced emf is produced only if the flux through it changes w.r.t time in a magnetic
field. Thus, for uniform field, flux can be changed either by rotating the coil or by changing the
area of the coil.

Sol5. For a projectile, range (R) is given as

u2 sin2
R
g
Also, Range is max. when sin 2 is max ie 1
So, sin 2  1
or 2  90
or   45
So, both Assertion & Reason are true. Also reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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Sol6. For spherical shell (or hollow sphere), V

electric
kQ
potential is given by
kQ R
V ;r R
R
kQ
V ; r R
r r
r=R

Sol7. MP  2Me ; P  e
 wt on earth  w  mge
 wt  on planet  w '  mgP
4
P GRP
w ' mgP
   3
w mge 4
 e GRe
3
w ' P RP 1
    1 2 3
w e R e
1
w'  2 3w
4 4
MP  2Me  P . RP3 & Me  e  Re 3
3 3
 MP  2Me
4 4
P . RP 3  2e R e3
3 3
1
RP  2 3 Re

Sol8. At moon, due to the low escape velocity, the rms velocity of molecules is greater than escape
velocity. Hence, molecules escape and there is no atmosphere at moon. Thus both Assertion and
Reason are correct and reason is correct explanation of Assertion.

Sol9. When ball is falling with constant velocity : Fv + B = wt Fv B

 Fv  wt  B
 Mg  0 vg
M
 Mg  0   g

  
Fv  Mg 1  0 
   wt

Sol10. R1  10  0.5   ; R2  15  0.5  

As we know that the equivalent resistance in parallel combination
1 1 1
 
R R1 R2
Differentiating both sides, we get
R R1 R 2
 
R2 R12 R22
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R  R1 R2 
  2  2 R
R R R 2 
 1
 0.5 0.5 
  6
 100 225 
13

300
R 13
 %  100
R 300
13
 %
3
 4.33%

Sol11. Using snell’s law

1 sin 45   2 sin30
1 1
1   2 
2 2
21  2
45 1, 1
c c
 2 
v1 v 2
v1 2 1, 1
 
v2 1 30 
2  1 (as frequency remains unchanged)
Also, v  
or v
v 1 1 2
 
v 2 2 1
1
2 
2

v inst v
Sol12. 
  
 2R 
 R 
 2v 
 
 
2 2 x 2
 x2

Sol13. For solid infinite current carrying wire :

Using ampere circuital law
 ir
B 0 2 ; r R
2 R
 i
 0 , r R
2r
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Sol14. The truth table for the given circuit is :

NOR Gate

A B Y
0 0 1
1 0 0
0 1 0
1 1 0

Sol15. kx  m 2 r
Where r     x 
So, kx  m 2    x 
 7.5x  0.1 52  0.2  x 
 7.5x  0.5  2.5x
 5x  0.5
 x  0.1m
Thus, tension in the spring is T = kx = 7.5 × 0.1 = 0.75N

m
Sol16. T  2
k eq
Where k eq  k1  k 2

m
T  2
k1  k 2 
Sol17. According to De-broglie,
h h
 
P 2mkE
h h h
e   
2me kEe 2m e  4k 8mek
h h
P  
2mP kEP 2mPk
h h h
   
2m kE 2m .4k 8mP K
Thus,    P   e

Sol18. From 1st law of thermodynamics

dQ  dU  dw
dQ dU dw
Also,  
dt dt dt
d
 1000w   200w
dt
dU
  800 w
dt
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Sol19. A semiconductor starts conduction more as the temperature increases. It means resistance
decreases with increase in temperature. So, if temperature increases, its resistivity decreases.
m
Also,  2
ne 
As temperature increases,  decreases but n increases and n is dominant over  .

Sol20. Range of a TV tower is given as

R1  2Rh
New range, R2  2g  h  0.21h   2gh  1.21  1.1 R1
It means new range increases by 10%.

SECTION - B
stress
Sol1. y
strain
stress F
 strain  
y Ay
62.8  1000 62.8  1000
 2 11

r  2  10 3.14  400  10 6  2  1011
200
  10 5  25  105
8

4
Sol2. 1 sin60   sin r
3
3 3 3 3 air 60
 sin r    - (i)
4 2 8 y
27 37 water
 cosr  1    0.75
64 8 r
27 1.5m
 tan r   0.85
37
x
or  0.85 2.15m
1.5
 x  1.275m
y y
tan30  
2.15  1.275 0.875
1 y 0.875
  y  0.50
3 0.875 1.732
So, length of pole above water surface is 0.50m
or 50cm.

Sol3. Isystem  2  Icom  m d2 

2 
 2   mr 2  md2 
5 
2 
 2    2  0.01  2  0.04 
 5 
 2  0.008  0.08   176  10 3
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VS NS
Sol4. 
VP NP
120 N
  S
12000 NP
1 N
  S - (i)
100 NP
For an ideal transformer, Pinput = Poutput
 iP vP  iS v S  60000 w
60000
 iP  5
12000
v 12000
Now RP  P   2400 
iP 5
vS 120 120
& RS    120   240m 
iS 60000 / 120 60000

A 0 A  4  0 

 2d   d
   
Sol5. C1   
3  3   4 A 0
A 0 A  40  3 d

2d
  d
 3  3
   
4 A 0
According to question, 2
3 d
A 0 3
  - (i)
d 2
A0 A  40 

 d   2d 
    A 3
3 3
Now, C 2       2  0  2   3
A 0

A  0
4  d 2
 d  2d 
3  3 
   
  
Sol6. Bnet  B1  B2
  i  i

Bnet  0 ˆi  0 ˆj
2r 2r

 i
or Bnet  2  0 
 2r 

 2
 4  10  
7
2
 628  108 T
2  0.2

n2
Sol7. rn 
z
0.51 n2 
or rn  A
z
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For Li , z  3
0.51 52
So, r5   1010 m  17  25  1012 m  425  1012 m
3


Sol8. R
A
 1.21  10
R'    R  1.25R
0.96  A 8
Thus, resistance increases by 25%

Sol9. fapp  factual  40 Given

 330  15 
 fapp  f0    f0  40
 330  15 
345
 f0   f0  40
315
30
 f0  40
315
4
 f0   315  420H2
3

Sol10. a  2x
vdv
 2x
dx
On integrating, both sides, we get
0 x

 vdv  2 xdx

v0 0
0 x
2
v   x2 
    2  
 2  v0  2 0
v 02
0  x2
2
v 20  2x 2
Thus, loss in KE  KE i  KEf
1
 mv 02  0
2
1 10
 
2 1000
 2x 2 
x2

100
2
 x 
 
 10 
2
 10 
 
 x 
Thus, n = 2
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PART – B (CHEMISTRY)
SECTION – A
Sol1. Size of nucleus is of order 1.5103pm. and H+ always exists in combined form & there is no
relation between these two statements.

Sol2. Photochemical smog is a mixture of pollutants that are formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile
organic compounds react in the presence of sunlight, creating a brown haze above cities.

Sol3. 

A 2B 3aq  3 2
 2A a1  3B aq
t0 C 0 0
At equilibrium C  C 2C 3C
2 3
 A 3   B 2   4C2 2 27C3 3
Keq   =
 A 2 B3  C 1  
1
108C5 5  Keq  5
Keq   4 
c  108C 

Sol4. ‘y’ form ccp lattice so number of ‘y’ atom in one unit cell = 4
8
atom ‘x’ occupy one third of tetrahedral void, so number of ‘x’ atom in one unit cell = .
3
Therefore formula of compound = X8 Y4 or X2 Y3

acetone
Sol5. R  CH2  Br  I  2
 R  CH2  I + Br 
SN

transition state I C Br
H H

Bond formation Bond Breaking

From the above transition state we can say that for SN2 reaction, transition state formed is less
polar than the localized anion.

Sol6.
n CH2 CH CH2 CH
CN CN n
Acrylonitrile
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
or orlon

Sol7. Out of ‘F’ & ‘Cl’ , ‘Cl’ have more negative value of electrongain enthalpy. And out of Ne & Ar, Ne
have more positive value of electrongain enthalpy.
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Sol8.
NH
NH NH
LiAlH4 Br2
AcOH
O O
(B) Br
(A)

Sol9. Because standard electrode potential is define for 1M concentration.

Invertase
Sol10. Sucrose   glucose & fructose
Zymase
Glucose   ethyl alcohol & CO2
Diastase
Starch   maltose
Pep sin
Proteins   Amino acids.

Sol11.
N2O 4 NO 2 N2O 5 N2O
O O O O
N N N N O N O N N O N N
O O O
O O O

Sol12. Vitamine A : Xerophthalmia

Thiamine : Beri-Beri
Ascorbic acid : Scurvy
Riboflavin : Cheilosis

Sol13. Calcium sulphate (CaSO4) is in the form of Gypsum and its function is to increase the initial
setting time of cement.

Sol14. (A) Reduction of Au & oxidation of Zn takes place so it is a redox reaction.

(B) Zn is displacing Au, so it is a displacement reaction.

Sol15.
O O
H2N

NH OH +
HCl

H3C H3C (R)
(Q)
Q Carboxylic acid, gives effervescence with NaHCO3
R1o amine, react with Hinsbergs reagent to give ppt (soluble in NaOH)

Sol16. Nitrogen detected by lassaigne’s method. Sulphur is detected by sodium nitropursside

Phosphorous is detected by ammonium molybdate & Halogens are defected by AgNO3.

Sol17. +4 oxidation state: oxidation agent.

+2 oxidation state: Reducing agent.
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Sol18.
CONH2 NH2
Br2
NaOH NH H 
NH
COOCH3  C OCH3 C OCH3
C
O O
O

Sol19. Explanation:-
3 3
Fe  CN6  Fe  H2 O 6 
O.S. of Fe  3 O.S. of Fe  3
Fe3    Ar  3d5 4S0 Fe3    Ar  3d5 4S0
d5      d5     
 field is strong  field is weak
 Pairing of e takes place  Pairing of e not occurs.
5 5
d d

  n  n  2  B.M.   n  n  2  B.M.

Put n =1 (unpaired e ) put n=5
  1.74B.M.   5.92B.M.
So both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Sol20. HVZ reaction  Br2 / Red P

Iodoform reaction  NaOH+I2
Etard reaction  CrO2Cl2 / CS2
Gatterman-koch reaction  CO, HCl & Anh. AlCl3.

SECTION – B
Sol1. As we know that
P  Ps
XB  0
Ps
For very dilute solution
nsolute P  Ps
 0
nsolvent Ps
Let the mass of urea required = x
x 18 P  0.75P0
  0
60 1000 0.75P0
x  1111g

Sol2. at point a Slope = -ve

dG = -ve  reaction is spontaneous.
at point b Slope = 0
dG = 0 reaction at equilibrium
at point c Slope = +ve
dG = +ve  reaction is non-spontaneous.
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Sol3. SCN is a ambidentate ligand. So no of ambidentate ligand = 4

Sol4. As we know that

G0  H0  TS0
G0  54070  298  10  57050 Jmol 1
Also G0  2.303RT logk
57050  2.303RT logk
57050 57050
logk    10
2.303  8.314  298 5705

k 2 Ea 1   Ea 2
Sol5. log 
k1 2.303RT
 41.4  30   1000
  1.99
2.3  8.3  300
2

Sol6. IF5, BrF5 & XeOF4 have square pyramidal structure.

Sol7. Ammonium-phosphomolybdate
(NH4)3PO4.12MoO3
Let the O.S of Mo is x
x6=0
x =+6

h 6.6  10 34
Sol8.  
2mKE 2  9  1031  4.50  10 29
After solving above expression we get the value of   7.3  105 .

hv
Sol9. CH3  CH3  Br2  Brominated product
(excess)

Types of Bromination No of different possible structure

Mono bromination CH3  CH2  Br
Dibromination CH3  CHBr2 & BrCH2  CH2  Br
Tribromination CH3  CBr3 & Br2 CH  CH2  Br
Tetrabromintion BrCH2  CBr3 & Br2 CH  CHBr2
Pentabromination Br2 CH  CBr3
Hexabromination Br3 C  CBr3
So total no of Bromo derivatives = 9

Sol10. 3BaCl2  2Na3 PO4  Ba3 PO4 2  6NaCl

5 2

Na3PO 4  limiting reagent

So 2 mole of Na3PO4 will produce 1 mole of Ba3(PO4)2
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PART – C (MATHEMATICS)
SECTION – A
Sol1.   
A 5iˆ  5ˆj  2kˆ , B ˆi  2ˆj  3kˆ 
C  2iˆ  ˆj  4kˆ  , D  ˆi  5ˆj  6kˆ 

AB  4iˆ  3 ˆj   3  2  kˆ

AC  7iˆ     5  ˆj   4  2  kˆ

AD  6iˆ   6  2  kˆ
  
AB , AC , AD are coplanar.
4 3 3  2
 7   5 4  2  0   2  5  6  0
6 0 6  2
  2, 3
2
     2   16  25  41
S

Sol2. 2x y  3y x  20
dy 2yx y 1  3y x ny
 y
dx 2x nx  3xy x 1
dy 23  3  22 n2 2  3n2
 3 
dx 2,2  2 n2  3  2 2
2n2  3

Sol3.
y

C  0,4,0  B

x
 0,4,5 O A  3,0,0 
S P  3,4,5 

R Q
 0,0,5

Z
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Equation of line OP

 
r   3iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ ……….(i)
side parallel to z axis not passing O & P is CS
Equation of CS

 
r  4ˆj   5kˆ ………..(ii)
 shortest distance between lines OP and CS

 4ˆj 
  
3iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ  5kˆ

 
3iˆ  4ˆj  5kˆ  5kˆ

 4ˆj 
 15ˆj  20iˆ 
2 2
15    20 
60 12
 
25 5

x y y
Sol4. L:  1 B(0,9) y=m 2n(L2)
5 9
AC : CB  1: 2
 10  D
 C , 3 y=m 1x(L1)
 3 
and AD : DB  2 : 1 C
5 
D  ,6 
3  x
A(5,0) L
9 18
 m1  , m2 
10 5
 9 18 
y    x
 10 5 
9
y x
2
 10 45 
It cut the line L : 9x  5y  45 at  , 
 7 7 

Sol5. P1  2x  y  z  3
P2  4x  3y  5z  9  0
P1  P2  0
 2x  y  z  3    4x  3y  5z  9   0
P3   2  4  x  1  3  y  1  5  z   3  9   0
x 1 y  3 z  2
P3 is parallel to  
2 4 5
2  2  4   4 1  3   5 1  5   0
3  5  0
3

5
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22x 14y 20z 12

P3 :    0
5 5 5 5
P3  11x  7y  10z  6  0
 a  11
b  7
c  10
 a  b  c  11  7  10  14

i j k
  
Sol6.  
d   bc   1 
2 2   2iˆ  ˆj  2kˆ 
1 4 3
 
a  d  18
   4  3  8   18    2

d  4iˆ  2ˆj  4 kˆ
2
i j k
 2 2 2
 ad  2 3 4  20i  83  16k  16 5iˆ  2ˆj  4kˆ  16  45   720
4 2 4

Sol7. 5 can occur in  4,1 3,2  2,3 1,4  ways

4 1 8
p   q  1 p 
36 9 . 9.
P  x  4  P  x  4  P  x  5
4 5
5  1 8 5  1
 C4    C5  
9 9 9
58 1 41 41 123
 5  5  5  10  11
9 9 9 3 3
 k  123

Sol8.  x  3    x  4   3
 2  x   7  3
  x   2
 x  1  A   ,  1 ………….(i)
x 3
  3 
(B) 3 x   r   33 x
 r 1 10 
x 3
 3 
 
 3 x   10   33 x
 1  1 
 10 
x  x3
 3 3  33x
 33  3 3 x  3  3x
  x  1  x  1
B   ,  1 ………….(ii)
A B
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Sol9. I x   
x2  x sec 2
x  tan x  dx
2
x
 x tan x  1
x2 2x
  dx
 x tan x  1 x tan x 1
x2 x cos x dx
  2
 x tan x  1 x sin x  cos x
x2
I x     2n x sin x  cos x  C
 x tan x  1
I  0  0  c  0
 2  1
I    2n 
 4  4    4 4 2 2
2

 n
  4 
2
32 4   4

Sol10. x 2  8x  15  2x  7  0
 x 2  8x  15  2x  7  0  x  7 / 2 …………(i)
x 2  8x  15   x  3  x  5 
Case I x   , 3   5,   …………(ii)
x 2  8x  15  2x  7
 x 2  10x  22  0
10  100  88
x 5 3
2
 x  5 3
x   3, 5 
Case II
x 2  8x  15  7  2x
x 2  6x  8  0
x  4, 2  x  4

 sum of roots 9  3 
30 A
Sol11.  3;
x
30  h
 2 3
x 0
15
 30  h  20 3  30 30 m C P
 x  10 3 h h
 h  60  20 3 60
0

 area = hx B Q
x

 60  20 3 10 3 
 200 3 3  3  
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 600  
3 1

  3  is correct

Sol12. x  y  az  b
2x  5y  2z  6
x  2y  3z  3
System of equations can be written as
 1 1 a  x   b 
    
 2 5 2  y    6 
 1 2 3  z   3 
    
R1  R3 , R2  2R3
 0 1 a  3  x   b  3 
    
0 1 4  y    0 
1 2 3    
  z   3 
 0 0 a  7  x  b  3
    
R1  R 2   0 1 4   y    0 
1 2 3   z   3 

For infinite solution a = 7 & b = 3
 2a  3b  23

Sol13. P  Q   R  Q 
  P  Q   R  Q
 Q    P  R 
 P  R   Q
 P  R   Q

d 1 1 1 
Sol14. lim    .....  
n n  a1  a2 a2  a3 an 1  a2 

d  a2  a1 a3  a2 an  an 1 
 lim    ....  
n  n d d d 

d  an  a1 
 lim  
n  n d
 
1  a1  n  1 a 
 lim   d 1
n
d n n n 
 
d
 1
d

xi2
Sol15. xi  15  12 and  122  14
15
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yi2
And yi  15  14 and  142  2
15
14  144   15   2  196   15
Now, 13   132
30
 2  10

Sol16. S  5  11  19  29  ....  Tn 1  Tn
S 5  11  19  ....  ....  Tn1  Tn
0  5  6  8  10  .....  t n1  Tn
n 1
Tn  5  12   n  2   2
2 
 n2  3n  1
Sn  Tn  n2  2n  n
n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1
  3 n
6 2
10  7  41 20  21
S 20   3  20
6 2
 3520

Sol17. A  aij  aij  0  i, j

2 2

a b a b 
Let A     
c d c d
2
A I
 a2  bc ab  bd  1 0 
  
ac  dc bc  d2  0 1
a2  bc  1  a  d  c  0
ab  bd  0 bc  d2  1
Again A  1  ad  bc  1
Solving a  0, b  1  3a2  4b2  4

2 2
 1 1 1 5 
Sol18. 5f  x   4f     3 ……….(i)  f  x  dx  9   x  4x  3  dx
x x 1 1

1 1 2
Replace x   5log x  2x 2  3x 
x 9 1

 1 1
5f    4f  x   x  3 …………(ii)  5log x  3 
x 9
Solving (i) and (ii) we get
2
5  18 f  x  dx  10loge 2  6
9f  x    4x  3
x 1

n
Sol19. 
E  21/ 4  1/ 4 
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n4
4
n4 4 2
t 5  n C4 21/4   3  1/4
 n C4
3
………..(i)
5th term from end
n 4
 1  4
n  4
n
t '5  C 4  3 4  2 1/4
 n C4 3 4
 2 …………(ii)
 
t5 6
Given 
t '5 1
n4 n4
4 4 n4
2 3
   66 4
 63/ 2
3 2
n4 3
   n  10
4 2
1
8 2 
 t3  10
C2 21/4  3  1/ 4
 45  4  3 2  60 3

2n
Sol20. C3 : n C3  10 : 1
 2n !  3! n  3 !  10
3!  2n  3  ! n!
 4  2n  1  10n  20
n8

Now
n 2
 3n  
64  24

88
2
n 2
 3n  4  64  24  4 44

SECTION – B

Sol1.  x cos x  dy   xy sin x  y cos x  1 dx  0


0x
2.
dy
 x cos x  y  x sin x  cos x   1
dx
dy  1 1
  y  tan x   
dx  x  x cos x
 1
  tan x  x  dx n sec x  nx 
IF  e   e  x sec x
 solution y x sec x  sec 2 x dx

 yx sec x  tan x  C
 
y  3 C 3
3  3 
yx sec x  tan x  3
sin x cos x
y  3
x x
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 
xy  2 sin  x  
 3
dy  
 yx  2cos  x  
dx  3
d2 y dy  
x 2  2sin  x  
dx 2 dx  3 
  
 y"  2y '    2  2
6  6  6

Sol2. A  1, 2, 3,....,10 B  0, 1, 2, 4

 a,b   A  A such that
2
2 a  b   3  a  b   k  0
where k  0, 1, 2, 3, 4
we should have
9  4  2  k  a perfect square for any possible (a, b)
i.e., 9 + 8k is perfect square
 k  0 or k = 2
2
for k  0, 2  a  b   3  a  b   0
 
 a  b  0   a, b   1, 1 ,  2, 2  .... 10, 10  .
 Total 10 elements belonging to R.
3
a  b   is not possible
2
for k = 0 2  a  b   3  a  b   2  0
1
 a  b  2 or a  b  (not possible)
2
  a, b   1, 3  ,  2, 4  ,.....  8, 10 
 8 element belonging to R
Total = 18

2
Sol3. Equation of circle is  x  a    y  a   a 2
Passes P  ,  P  , 
2 2
  a     a   a ……….(i)
2

Equation of AB x  y  a …………(ii)
B  0,a 
Let Q  x1,y1   x1  y1  a ………..(iii) Q
 slope of PQ = 1
Equation of PQ
x  x1 y  y1 A  a,0 
 r
1/ 2 1/ 2
For co-ordinate of Q  ,  r  11
  x1   y1
  11
1/ 2 1/ 2
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11 11
  x1 &    y1
2 2
22
    x1  y1  11 2  a
2
(i)  2  2  2a  2ab  a2  0
2
    2  2a       a 2  0
2

 1/ 2  a   2  2a 1/ 2  a   a  0 2

2
 11 2   2    11  121 2

Sol4. 3  x  y  9  x2 ; 0  x  3 y

P, P  1 lies on y  x  1 …………(i)

Solving with x  y  3 Q

P 1, 2 
P
Again solving y  x  1 & x 2  y 2  9
n
2 17  1
 x x40 x 
2
 17  1  2
 p   1,   a  1 b  b  4
 2
 
2 2
b  b  a  3

Sol5. Let Q  , ,   be the image of P, about the plane

2x  y  z  9
 1   2   3
  2
2 1 1
   5,   0,   5 1
Then area of triangle PQR is  PQ  PR
2
 12iˆ  3ˆj  21kˆ  144  9  441  594
Square of area = 594

Sol6. Equation of tangent at P 1, 3  to the curve

x 2  2x  4y  9  0 is y  x  2
Then the point A is  0, 2 
Equation of line passing through P and parallel to the line x  3y  6 .
The possible coordinate of B are  4, 4  or 16, 8 
But  4, 4  does not satisfy 2x  3y  8
Thus the point B is 16, 8 
2
Then  AB   292
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Sol7. 2y  y 2  x 2  2y x 2  2y
(i) x 2  y 2  2y  0 yx
2
 x   y  1  1
2  2, 2 
(ii) x 2  2y
2
7 
Required area = 
1
2y  2y  y 2 dy   
6 4

Sol8.

y  13
y  12

y2
y 1

at every line f(x) is discontinuous two times in y = 12 line it is discontinuous only once.
 total number of discontinuous points = 25

Sol9. 20 different oranges can be given to 3 children so that each gets at least once is
320  3 C1 220  3 C2 120

15
 4 1 
Sol10. x  3 
 x 
r
15  r  1 
Gen. term = 15
 
Cr x 4
 3 
 x 
r
  1  15
Cr x 60 7r
60  7r  18  7r  42  r  6
 coefficient of x18  15 C 6  91 55  5005