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MHT-CET 2026 (13 May Shift I), Paper I, Mathematics question paper

50 questions · 100 marks · 90 minutes · +2 per correct answer, no negative marking

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  1. 1
    If f(x)=2x+5f(x) = \dfrac{2}{x + 5} and g(x)=x2−1g(x) = x^2 - 1, then the positive value of xx satisfying (f∘g)(x)=110(f \circ g)(x) = \dfrac{1}{10} is

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  2. 2
    If cos⁡A+sin⁡Acos⁡A−sin⁡A=cot⁡(2A)\dfrac{\cos A + \sin A}{\cos A - \sin A} = \cot(2A), where A∈(0,π2)−{π4}A \in \left(0, \dfrac{\pi}{2}\right) - \left\{\dfrac{\pi}{4}\right\}, then the value of AA (in degrees) is...

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  3. 3
    In △ABC\triangle ABC with usual notations, if a,c,ba, c, b are in Arithmetic Progression (A.P.), then the value of acos⁡B−bcos⁡Aa−b\dfrac{a\cos B - b\cos A}{a - b} is:

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  4. 4
    If z=3+i2z = \dfrac{\sqrt{3} + i}{2}, then the value of z69z^{69} is

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  5. 5
    A teacher has 2 different books on English, 3 different books on physics, and 4 different books on mathematics. These books are to be placed on the shelf so that all books of the same subjects are together. The number of different ways this can be done is:

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    The minimum value of e2x+e−2xe^{2x} + e^{-2x} is .......

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  7. 7
    With usual notations, if the perimeter of a triangle is 2s2s, then its maximum area is:

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  8. 8
    A straight line passes through the point (3,3)(3, 3) and intersects the positive xx and yy axes at the points A(h,0)A(h, 0) and B(0,k)B(0, k) respectively. If O is the origin, then the minimum area of △OAB\triangle OAB is:

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  9. 9
    If the equation x2−y2−x+λy−2=0x^2 - y^2 - x + \lambda y - 2 = 0 (where λ>0\lambda > 0) represents a pair of lines, then the coordinates of their point of intersection are:

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  10. 10
    The Cartesian coordinates of a point P with parameter θ=5π6\theta = \dfrac{5\pi}{6} on the circle x2+y2−2x+4y+1=0x^2 + y^2 - 2x + 4y + 1 = 0 are...

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    In an ellipse with semi-minor axis OB, S and S' are its foci, a>ba > b and ∠SBS′\angle SBS' is a right angle, then the eccentricity of the ellipse is..

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  12. 12
    The equation of a circle passing through the foci of the ellipse x225+y216=1\dfrac{x^2}{25} + \dfrac{y^2}{16} = 1 and having a center at (0,−4)(0, -4) is :

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  13. 13
    The value of lim⁡x→∞(x3+6x2+13−x)\lim_{x \to \infty}\left(\sqrt[3]{x^3 + 6x^2 + 1} - x\right) is:

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  14. 14
    The dual of the statement pattern ∼p→∼(∼p→q)\sim p \to \sim(\sim p \to q) is...

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  15. 15
    If the statement pattern (p∨∼q)∧(∼p∨q)(p \vee \sim q) \wedge (\sim p \vee q) is true, then which of the following is true?

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  16. 16
    Consider the following statements: (i) ∼(p∧∼q)\sim(p \wedge \sim q) (ii) (p→q)↔(∼q→∼p)(p \to q) \leftrightarrow (\sim q \to \sim p) Result 1 : (i) and (ii) are logically equivalent Result 2 : (ii) is a contradiction then which of the following is correct?

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  17. 17
    If sin⁡−1(x5)+csc⁡−1(54)=π2\sin^{-1}\left(\dfrac{x}{5}\right) + \csc^{-1}\left(\dfrac{5}{4}\right) = \dfrac{\pi}{2}, then the value of xx is

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    If A=[1321]A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 \end{bmatrix}, then the determinant of (A2−2A)−1(A^2 - 2A)^{-1} is...

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  19. 19
    Let AT=[1121−1112−1]A^T = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 2 \\ 1 & -1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & -1 \end{bmatrix}, BT=[651]B^T = \begin{bmatrix} 6 & 5 & 1 \end{bmatrix} and X=[xyz]X = \begin{bmatrix} x \\ y \\ z \end{bmatrix}. If AX=BAX = B, then the values of x,y,zx, y, z are..........

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  20. 20
    The number of points of discontinuity of the function f(x)=1log⁡∣x2−1∣f(x) = \dfrac{1}{\log|x^2 - 1|} (where ∣⋅∣|\cdot| denotes the modulus function) is:

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  21. 21
    If f(x)=22x−1f(x) = 2^{2x-1} and ϕ(x)=−2x+xlog⁡4\phi(x) = -2^x + x\log 4, such that f′(x)>ϕ′(x)f'(x) > \phi'(x), then the set of all possible values of xx is...

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  22. 22
    If 1−x6+1−y6=a3(x3−y3)\sqrt{1 - x^6} + \sqrt{1 - y^6} = a^3(x^3 - y^3), then dydx=…\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \ldots

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  23. 23
    If y=x−exy = x - e^x, then d2xdy2=…\dfrac{d^2x}{dy^2} = \ldots

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  24. 24
    If x=2tan⁡−1tx = \sqrt{2^{\tan^{-1}t}} and y=2cot⁡−1t3y = \sqrt[3]{2^{\cot^{-1}t}}, then dydx=…\dfrac{dy}{dx} = \ldots

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  25. 25
    Let f(x)f(x) be the cubic polynomial having one of its roots as x=−1x = -1. If f(0)=4,f′(0)=0,f′′(1)=0f(0) = 4, f'(0) = 0, f''(1) = 0, then...

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  26. 26
    The radius of a spherical soap bubble is increasing at a constant rate of 0.50.5 cm/sec. At the instant when the radius is 55 cm, the rate at which its volume is increasing is...

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  27. 27
    If ∫log⁡(log⁡x)4x(log⁡x)2 dx=k[1+log⁡(log⁡x)log⁡x]+c\displaystyle\int\dfrac{\log(\log x)}{4x(\log x)^2}\,dx = k\left[\dfrac{1 + \log(\log x)}{\log x}\right] + c, then the value of kk is...

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  28. 28
    The value of the integral ∫dxx1−x3\displaystyle\int\dfrac{dx}{x\sqrt{1 - x^3}} is equal to...

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  29. 29
    The value of the integral ∫dx3+sin⁡2x+sin⁡2x=…\displaystyle\int\dfrac{dx}{3 + \sin 2x + \sin^2 x} = \ldots

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  30. 30
    The value of the integral ∫x2+1(x+1)2 dx=…\displaystyle\int\dfrac{x^2 + 1}{(x + 1)^2}\,dx = \ldots

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  31. 31
    Let In=∫nn+1x[x] dxI_n = \int_n^{n+1}x[x]\,dx, where [x][x] denotes greatest integer function and n∈Nn \in N. If In=18I_n = 18, then the value of nn is...

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  32. 32
    The values of aa for which ∫0a(3x2+4x−5) dx<a3−2\int_0^a(3x^2 + 4x - 5)\,dx < a^3 - 2 are...

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  33. 33
    The value of the integral ∫10201(x−3)(x−2) dx\int_{10}^{20}\dfrac{1}{(x - 3)(x - 2)}\,dx is...

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  34. 34
    The area bounded by 5x2−y=05x^2 - y = 0 and 2x2−y+9=02x^2 - y + 9 = 0 is (in sq.units)...

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  35. 35
    The rate of disintegration of a radioactive element at any time t is proportional to its mass at that time. Then the time during which the original mass of 4.54.5 gm will disintegrate to a mass of 1.51.5 gm. is...(where kk is proportionality constant)

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  36. 36
    The solution of the differential equation y2−x2dydx=xydydxy^2 - x^2\dfrac{dy}{dx} = xy\dfrac{dy}{dx} is ...

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  37. 37
    The order of the differential equation representing the family of all parabolas having a fixed latus rectum of length 4a4a and an axis parallel to the x-axis is...

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  38. 38
    Let u⃗\vec{u} and v⃗\vec{v} be unit vectors such that the angle between them is θ=π6\theta = \dfrac{\pi}{6}. If the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are represented by the vectors a⃗=2u⃗+3v⃗\vec{a} = 2\vec{u} + 3\vec{v} and b⃗=u⃗−v⃗\vec{b} = \vec{u} - \vec{v}, then the area of the parallelogram is

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    If the volume of a tetrahedron with coterminous edges a⃗,b⃗\vec{a}, \vec{b} and c⃗\vec{c}, (where a⃗\vec{a} is a unit vector) is 1313 cubic units and the angle between a⃗\vec{a} and b⃗×c⃗\vec{b} \times \vec{c} is π3\dfrac{\pi}{3}, then ∣b⃗×c⃗∣|\vec{b} \times \vec{c}| is

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  40. 40
    The plane passing through the point (5,1,2)(5, 1, 2) and perpendicular to the line 2x−4=y−4=z−52x - 4 = y - 4 = z - 5 will meet the line at the point

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    The equation of the plane passing through the point (0,4,3)(0, 4, 3) and containing the line x−11=y−33=z−22\dfrac{x - 1}{1} = \dfrac{y - 3}{3} = \dfrac{z - 2}{2} is ax+by+cz+d=0ax + by + cz + d = 0, (a≥0)(a \ge 0). The value of (a+b+c+d)(a + b + c + d) is

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  42. 42
    Let AA be the point on line x−1=y−2=z−1x - 1 = y - 2 = z - 1 and BB be the foot of perpendicular drawn from AA on a plane 2x−y+z=82x - y + z = 8 and AB=4AB = 4. If CC is the point of intersection of the line and the plane, then the square of the distance between BB and CC is:

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  43. 43
    Let the line x−23=y−1−5=z+22\dfrac{x - 2}{3} = \dfrac{y - 1}{-5} = \dfrac{z + 2}{2} lie in the plane x+3y−αz+β=0x + 3y - \alpha z + \beta = 0. Then (α,β)(\alpha, \beta) equals

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  44. 44
    A line makes the same angle α\alpha with each of the XX and ZZ axes. If the angle β\beta which it makes with the YY-axis is such that sin⁡2β=2sin⁡2α\sin^2\beta = 2\sin^2\alpha, then the value of cos⁡2α\cos^2\alpha is ...

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  45. 45
    The sum of the lengths of the projections of 2i^+3j^+4k^2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + 4\hat{k} on the coordinate axes is

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  46. 46
    The ratio and the coordinates of the point where the segment joining (3,5,6)(3, 5, 6) and (4,6,−3)(4, 6, -3) is divided by the YZ-plane are respectively:

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  47. 47
    The maximum value of Z=7x−6yZ = 7x - 6y subject to 0≤x≤50 \le x \le 5 and 0≤y≤30 \le y \le 3 is...

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  48. 48
    If the mean of a binomial distribution is twice its variance and n=18n = 18, then the probability of success is...

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  49. 49
    A continuous random variable X has the following probability distribution function (p.d.f.) f(x)={kx2for 0≤x≤30otherwisef(x) = \begin{cases} kx^2 & \text{for } 0 \le x \le 3 \\ 0 & \text{otherwise} \end{cases} If P(X>a)=0.5P(X > a) = 0.5, then the value of aa is...

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  50. 50
    A fair die is thrown. The odds in favor of getting a number which is a perfect square on the uppermost face of the die are...

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