List of top Mathematics Questions

If \( f(t) = \int_0^{\pi} \frac{2x \, dx}{1 - \cos^2 t \sin^2 x} \), \( 0 < t < \pi \), then the value of \[ \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} \frac{\pi^2 \, dt}{f(t)} \] equals _____.

Let \( a > 0 \) be a root of the equation \( 2x^2 + x - 2 = 0 \). If \[ \lim_{x \to \frac{1}{a}} \frac{16 \left( 1 - \cos(2 + x - 2x^2) \right)}{1 - ax^2} = \alpha + \beta \sqrt{17}, \] where \( \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{Z} \), then \( \alpha + \beta \) is equal to _____.

If \[1 + \frac{\sqrt{3} - \sqrt{2}}{2\sqrt{3}} + \frac{5 - 2\sqrt{6}}{18} + \frac{9\sqrt{3} - 11\sqrt{2}}{36\sqrt{3}} + \frac{49 - 20\sqrt{6}}{180} + \cdots\] up to \(\infty = 2 \left( \sqrt{\frac{b}{a}} + 1 \right) \log_e \left( \frac{a}{b} \right)\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are integers with \(\gcd(a, b) = 1\), then (11a + 18b\) is equal to _________.

Let the point \((-1, \alpha, \beta)\) lie on the line of the shortest distance between the lines \[\frac{x + 2}{-3} = \frac{y - 2}{4} = \frac{z - 5}{2} \quad \text{and} \quad \frac{x + 2}{-1} = \frac{y + 6}{2} = \frac{z - 1}{0}.\] Then \((\alpha - \beta)^2\) is equal to ______.

The number of solutions of \[\sin^2 x + (2 + 2x - x^2) \sin x - 3(x - 1)^2 = 0, \quad \text{where } -\pi \leq x \leq \pi,\] is

Let the mean and the standard deviation of the probability distribution be be $\mu$ and $\sigma$, respectively. If $\sigma - \mu = 2$, then $\sigma + \mu$ is equal to ________.

For $x \geq 0$, the least value of $K$, for which $4^{1+x}, 4^{1-x}, \frac{K}{2}, 16^{x}, 16^{-x}$ are three consecutive terms of an A.P. is equal to:

Let $\alpha \beta \neq 0$ and $A = \begin{bmatrix} \beta & \alpha & 3 \\ \alpha & \alpha & \beta \\ -\beta & \alpha & 2\alpha \end{bmatrix}$. If $B = \begin{bmatrix} 3\alpha & -9 & 3\alpha \\ -\alpha & 7 & -2\alpha \\ -2\alpha & 5 & -2\beta \end{bmatrix}$ is the matrix of cofactors of the elements of A, then det(AB) is equal to:

Let ABCD and AEFG be squares of side 4 and 2 units, respectively. The point E is on the line segment AB and the point F is on the diagonal AC. Then the radius r of the circle passing through the point F and touching the line segments BC and CD satisfies :

The values of $m, n$, for which the system of equations
$x + y + z = 4,$
$2x + 5y + 5z = 17,$
$x + 2y + mz = n$
has infinitely many solutions, satisfy the equation :

Let the circle $C_{1}: x^{2}+y^{2}-2(x+y)+1=0$ and $C_{2}$ be a circle having centre at $(-1, 0)$ and radius 2. If the line of the common chord of $C_{1}$ and $C_{2}$ intersects the y-axis at the point P, then the square of the distance of P from the centre of $C_{1}$ is:

Let $(\alpha, \beta, \gamma)$ be the point $(8, 5, 7)$ in the line $\frac{x-1}{2} = \frac{y+1}{3} = \frac{z-2}{5}$. Then $\alpha + \beta + \gamma$ is equal to

Let A(-1, 1) and B(2, 3) be two points and P be a variable point above the line AB such that the area of $\triangle APB$ is 10. If the locus of P is $ax + by = 15$, then $5a + 2b$ is:

The area enclosed between the curves $y = x|x|$ and $y = x - |x|$ is:

Let $f: [-1, 2] \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be given by $f(x) = 2x^2 + x + [x^2] - [x]$, where $[t]$ denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to $t$. The number of points, where $f$ is not continuous, is:

Consider a line \( L \) passing through the points \( P(1, 2, 1) \) and \( Q(2, 1, -1) \). If the mirror image of the point \( A(2, 2, 2) \) in the line \( L \) is \( (\alpha, \beta, \gamma) \), then \( \alpha + \beta + 6\gamma \) is equal to .

Consider a triangle \( \triangle ABC \) having the vertices \( A(1, 2) \), \( B(\alpha, \beta) \), and \( C(\gamma, \delta) \) and angles \( \angle ABC = \frac{\pi}{6} \) and \( \angle BAC = \frac{2\pi}{3} \). If the points \( B \) and \( C \) lie on the line \( y = x + 4 \), then \( \alpha^2 + \gamma^2 \) is equal to \( \dots \).

Let \( A \) be a \( 2 \times 2 \) symmetric matrix such that \[ A \begin{bmatrix} 1 \\ 1 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} 3 \\ 7 \end{bmatrix} \] and the determinant of \( A \) be 1. If \( A^{-1} = \alpha A + \beta I \), where \( I \) is the identity matrix of order \( 2 \times 2 \), then \( \alpha + \beta \) equals \( \dots \).

Let \( f : \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R} \) be a thrice differentiable function such that \[ f(0) = 0, \, f(1) = 1, \, f(2) = -1, \, f(3) = 2, \, \text{and} \, f(4) = -2. \] Then, the minimum number of zeros of \( (3f' f' + f'') (x) \) is:

If \[ \int \cosec^5 x \, dx = \alpha \cot x \cosec x \left( \cosec^2 x + \frac{3}{2} \right) + \beta \log_e \left| \tan \frac{x}{2} \right| + C, \] where \( \alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{R} \) and \( C \) is the constant of integration, then the value of \( 8(\alpha + \beta) \) equals:

Let \[ S = \{ \sin^2 2\theta : (\sin^4 \theta + \cos^4 \theta)x^2 + (\sin 2\theta)x + (\sin^6 \theta + \cos^6 \theta) = 0 \, \text{has real roots} \}. \] If \( \alpha \) and \( \beta \) are the smallest and largest elements of the set \( S \), respectively, then \[ 3 \big((\alpha - 2)^2 + (\beta - 1)^2 \big) \] equals:

Given the inverse trigonometric function assumes principal values only. Let \( x, y \) be any two real numbers in \( [-1, 1] \) such that \[ \cos^{-1}x - \sin^{-1}y = \alpha, \, -\frac{\pi}{2} \leq \alpha \leq \pi. \] Then, the minimum value of \( x^2 + y^2 + 2xy \sin \alpha \) is:

If the mean of the following probability distribution of a random variable \( X \): \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline X & 0 & 2 & 4 & 6 & 8 \\ \hline P(X) & a & 2a & a+b & 2b & 3b \\ \hline \end{array} \] is \( \frac{46}{9} \), then the variance of the distribution is:

Consider a hyperbola \( H \) having its centre at the origin and foci on the \( x \)-axis. Let \( C_1 \) be the circle touching the hyperbola \( H \) and having its centre at the origin. Let \( C_2 \) be the circle touching the hyperbola \( H \) at its vertex and having its centre at one of its foci. If the areas (in square units) of \( C_1 \) and \( C_2 \) are \( 36\pi \) and \( 4\pi \), respectively, then the length (in units) of the latus rectum of \( H \) is:

If the value of the integral \[ \int_{-1}^{1} \frac{\cos \alpha x}{1 + 3^x} \, dx = \frac{2}{\pi}, \] then a value of \( \alpha \) is: