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If the product of $n$ positive real numbers is unity, then their sum is necessarily a multiple of $n$equal to $n+\left(\frac{1}{n}\right)$never less than $n$a positive in...
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In the diagram given below, $\measuredangle \text{ABD} = \measuredangle \text{CDB} = \measuredangle \text{PQD} = 90^{\circ}$. If $\text{AB : CD} = 3:1,$ the ratio of $\t...
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How many three digit positive integers, with digits $x, y$ and $z$ in the hundred's, ten's and unit's place respectively, exist such that $x < y, z < y$ and $x \neq 0?$$2...
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Let $p$ and $q$ be the roots of the quadratic equation $x^2 - (a-2) x-a -1 =0.$ What is the minimum possible value of $p^2 + q^2?$$0$$3$$4$$5$
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The $288$-th term of the series $a,b,b,c,c,c,d,d,d,d,e,e,e,e,e,f,f,f,f,f,f, \dots$ is$u$$v$$w$$x$
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How many even integers $n,$ where $100 \leq n \leq 200$, are divisible neither by $7$ nor by $9?$$40$$37$$39$$38$
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The function $f(x) = |x-2| + |2.5-x| + |3.6-x|$, where $x$ is a real number, attains a minimum at$x=2.3$$x=2.5$$x=2.7$None of these
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Let $g(x) = \max(5-x, \: x+2)$. The smallest possible value of $g(x)$ is$4.0$$4.5$$1.5$None of these
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When the curves, $y=\log_{10} x$ and $y=x^{-1}$ are drawn in the $x-y$ plane, how many times do they intersect for values $x \geq 1?$NeverOnceTwiceMore than twice
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The number of non-negative real roots of $2^x - x - 1 =0$ equals _______$0$$1$$2$$3$