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Abstract
Welcome to students who are entering into the arena of the most coveted entrance exam in India for
Engg/Higher Education. These study material is meant for those students who are just beginning their ad-
venture towards preparing IIT Jee exam.
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Contents
I Motivation 3
II Let's start! 4
3 Warm up problems 4
3.1 Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3.2 Numerical problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Part I
Motivation
Following is the list of personal experiences while preparing students for IITJee.
• When you start preparation make sure that you have total control of your situation during these two years in
your own hands.
• Every reason is an excuse.
• Mistakes are just ne, rather they have their own importance but repeating mistakes is just not ne.
• 1st year of your college is the time when you can explore Jee the best, so do as much as you can when you
are in your XI class
• Right attitude for Jee should be there since the beginning to the end, attitude decides whether your are in or
out.
• Smart work is more important along with hard work.
• Make sure you clear all your doubts however silly they are, because a small re can destroy the whole city.
• Referring lot of books is not required, referring right book at the right time is the best you can do.
• Remember you are preparing for Jee not cleared Jee, so never become overcondent.
• Consistency of prepartion in highs and lows during these two years is a must. There will times when you
would be able to solve everything-dont become overcondent & at times you won't be able to do a single
prdoblem don't lose condence.
Right books at the right time is a must for best preparation. Good start is half done! Following is the list of books
to refer in the beginning.
1. Higher Algebra - Hall & Knight
2. Plane Trigonometry (part I)- S. L. Loney
3. Calculus and Analytical Geometry (6ed)- Thomas Finney
Higher-Algebra - Best book to start with in the rst year. Basic skills are sharpened with this book. Topics
need to concentrate on are - Ratio, Proportion, Miscellaneous theorems and examples (few topics from this
chapter) & Theory of equations.
Plane-Trigonometry - Whole of trigonometry is best covered here, is a good reference book as all books refer
this book for problems and theory. So its the mother book for trigonometry. But the topic is better dealt is
other books.
Thomas-Finney - Good book when you start your coordinate geometry understanding few month down the line
of your prepartion. Its a very good introduction to coordinate geometry leading to calculus that becomes the
basis for mathematics & physics. So faster you reach a maturity in calculus better for your JEE endeavor.
You can read this book at your own pace.
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On reading books you are refering at times you wont understand things at the beginning. So don't hung yourself to
it for long. Just leave that and start working on something else. After some time say a day or two come to the same
topic again. You will see that you are better understanding that topic this time. Same with problem solving, try some
problem for some time. If you are not able to solve it then go to the next and come back again to that problem- and to
Part II
Let's start!
3 Warm up problems
3.1 Theory
6. What are the parts we get on dividing a polynomial by a lower degree term like x − α?
(a) like on dividing 7 by 2 we can write 7 = 2x3 + 1.i.e. Divident = divisor x Quotient + Remainder .
Similarly in polynomials we can do a similar thing. Any polynomial f (x) when divided by D(x) can be
expressed as f (x) = Q(x)D(x) + R(x) where Q(x) is the Quotient & R(x) is the remainder.
i. Remainder R(x) will always be of one degree less than the Divisor D(x). So if we divide a polynomial
by x − α then the remainder would be or one degree less that is of degree zero. That means it would
be a constant number.
7. Remainder theorem : Any polynomial in x, f (x) = an xn + an−1 xn−1 + · · · + a0 when divided by x − α then
(a) f (x) = (x − α)φ(x) + C , where C is a constant.
(b) Remainder is f (α)
(c) If f (α) = 0 then
i. α is the root of this polynomial f (x)
ii. x − α is the factor of this polynomial f (x). i.e. f (x) = (x − α)φ(x) + 0
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8. Note few nice things
(a) f (0) = a0 = constant term in the polynomial
(b) f (1) = an + an−1 + · · · + a0 =sum of all the coecients of the polynomials
(c) f (−1) = a0 − a1 + a2 − a3 + · · ·
9. Absolute value function or Modulus of a function
(
x x>0
(a) |x| = where x ∈ R
−x x≤0