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IOQM 2025
Basic Mathematics DPP-07

x − 2 2x − 3 5. The set of all x which satisfy inequality

1. Solution set of  is
x + 2 4x − 1 2x 1
 , is
(A) x  (–, 2)  (6, ) 2 x + 5x + 2 x + 2
2

(B) x  (–, 1)  (4, )

 −2 1 
1 (A) x [−2, −1)   , − 
(C) x  (–, )  (8, )  3 2
2
 −2 1 
1 (B) x  (−2, −1)   , − 
(D) x  (–, –2)  ( , 1)  (4, )  3 2
4
 −2 1 
(C) x  (−2, −1]   , − 
2. Solution set of  3 2
5
 1 (D) None of these
( x − 2)10 ( x + 1)3  x −  ( x + 8)2
 2
 0 is
x ( x − 3) ( x + 2)5
24 3 6. Solution set of inequation
1
(A) x  (–, –1)  ( , 8)  (8, ) ( x2 + 3x + 1)( x2 + 3x − 3)  5 is
2
(A) x (−, −1]  [2, )
1
(B) x  (–, –8)  (–8, –2)  (–1 )  ( (B) x (−, −2]  [4, )
2
)  (3, ) (C) x (1,2]  [6, )
1 1 (D) x (−, −4]  [−2, −1]  [1, )
(C) x  (–, –8)  ( , )  { }
2 4
(D) None
7. Complete solution set of inequality
( x + 2)( x + 3)
3. Complete solution set of values of 'x':  1 is
( x − 2)( x − 3)
( x2 −11x + 24)  0 , is
101
(A) (−,0] (B) (−,0]  (2,3)

( x2 −10x + 24) (D) (−,2)  (3, )

100
(C) [2, 3]

(A) x [3,8]
8. Number of integers satisfying the inequality,
(B) x[3,4)  (6,8] x4 – 29x2 + 100  0 is
(C) x [3,8] − {4,6} (A) 2 (B) 4
(D) x (−,3]  [8, ) (C) 6 (D) 8

4. Number of positive integral values of x satisfying 9. If n > 0 and exactly 15 integers satisfy (x + 6) (x
the inequality – 4) (x – 5) (2x – n)  0, then sum of digits of the
( x − 4)2017  ( x + 8)2016 ( x + 1) least possible value of n is
 0 is (A) 10 (B) 12
x 2016 ( x − 2)3  ( x + 3)5  ( x − 6)( x + 9)2018
(C) 14 (D) 16
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3 10. Number of integral values of x satisfying
5x – 1 < (x + 1)2 < 7x – 3 are
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Answer Key
DPP-07
1. (D) 5. (D)
x − 2 2x − 3 2x 1
 
x + 2 4x − 1 2 x + 5x + 2 x + 2
2

( x − 2)(4 x − 1) − ( x + 2)(2 x − 3) 2x 1
 0  2 − 0
( x + 2)(4 x − 1) 2x + 4x + x + 2 x + 2
x2 − 5x + 4 2x 1
 0  − 0
( x + 2)(4 x − 1) 2 x( x + 2) + 1( x + 2) x + 2

( x − 1)( x − 4) 2x 1
 0  − 0
( x + 2)(4 x − 1) (2 x + 1)( x + 2) x + 2
2 x − (2 x + 1)
 0
(2 x + 1)( x + 2)

1  −1
x  (–, –2)   ,1  (4, )  0
4  (2 x + 1)( x + 2)

2. (B)
The poles and zeros are 0, 3, –2, 2, –1, 1/2, –8
 1
 x   −2, − 
 2
1
x  (–, –8)  (–8, –2)  (–1 )  ( ) 6. (D)
2
 (3, ) (x2 + 3x + 1) (x2 + 3x – 3)  5
Let y = x2 + 3x
3. (C) (y + 1) (y – 3)  5
 y2 – 3y + y – 3  5
( x − 3)101 ( x − 8)101
0  y2 – 2y – 8  0
( x − 4)100 ( x − 6)100
 (y + 2) (y – 4)  0
 (x2 + 3x +2) (x2 + 3x – 4)  0
 (x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 4) (x – 1)  0
x[3, 4)  (4, 6)  (6, 8]
or
x [3,8] − {4,6} x (−, −4]  [−2, −1]  [1, )

4. (D) 7. (B)
( x − 4)
2017
( x + 8)
2016
( x + 1) ( x + 2)( x + 3)
0 1
x 2016
( x − 2) ( x + 3) ( x − 6)( x + 9)2018
3 5 ( x − 2)( x − 3)
x2 + 5x + 6
 −1  0
x2 − 5x + 6
x  (–, –9)  (–9, –8]  [–8, –3)  [–1, 0)  
10 x
0
(0, 2)  [4, 6) ( x − 2)( x − 3)
Required value of x = 1, 4, 5
Number of positive integral value of x = 3
x (−,0]  (2,3)
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8. (D)
n
We have x4 − 29x2 + 100  0 2
( )(
 x2 − 4 x2 − 25  0 )  n
Hence, x [−6,4]  5, 
 2
 4  x2  25 Now, there are 11 integers in [–6, 4].
 x [−5, −2]  [2,5]  n
So, there must be 4 integers in 5, 
 2
Integers satisfying above are ±5, ±4, ±3, ±2.
n
So, there are eight integers. So, [8,9)
2
 n [16,18)
9. (D)
(x + 6) (x – 4) (x – 5) (2x – n)  0 10. (1)

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