Official Quant thread for CAT 2013

X=1/(90)(46) + 1/(89)(47) + ..... + 1/(46)(90)


Y=1 - (1/2) + (1/3) - (1/4) + ... -(1/90) then X:Y is


  • 1/68
  • 1/16
  • 1/34
  • 3/68

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how many possible ways are there for a cube ,which is painted on all sides , to be painted on two adjacent sides with green, two adjacent sides with yellow, and two adjacent sides with red.? --------------TIME 1408, ex 11b, q19. i think it should be 2 ways but the answer is one way !! what do say? one way or two way?

Jacky gave Kathy a 5 m head start in a 100 race and Jacky was beaten by 0.25m. In how many meters more would Jacky have overtaken Kathy?

5.25m (b) 10m (c) 12.5m (d) None of these


5.25m ??p

In a society, people read three newspapers viz: Times, Hindu and ET. The ratio of the number of readers of Times to Hindu is 3:2 and the ratio of the number of readers of Hindu and ET is 4:3. Which of the following can be the total number of readers in the society?(a) 1989 (b) 1015 (c) 1156 (d) 1314

is it 1989 ? by any chance !! lookroundlookround😲

dheeraj travelled for 2 hours at an av speed of 48kmph and travelled for another 2 hours at an av speed of 52 kmph . what is the av speed in kmph?


Please explain..
  • 52
  • 50
  • 49
  • 51

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hw many would recommend byju clases ? il b siting fr 2k13.i need help.hav been performing pathetic in aimcats.

f(x)= ax^2 +bx + c.

The minimum value of f(x) is -2 and occurs at x=2. x1 and x2 are 2 roots .

such that x1+x2+ 2(x1x2)=0.

What is the nature of the roots of the equation , f(x)=0 ?


  • Complex Conjugates
  • Irrational
  • Cannot be determined
  • Rational

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A tower 39 metres high stands on a horizontal plane. There is an observation point on the tower at a height of h above ground. An observer stands 24 m away from the tower on the mound. The height of the eye above the ground is 7 metres. If the portions of the tower above and below the observation point subtend equal angle at his eye. find h.

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  • 15
  • 12
  • 10

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the equation sec^2(A)=4xy/(x+y)^2 is valid for

  • x=y only
  • x, y>0
  • any x & y
  • none of these

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Can someone help me with the links or the books to follow to solve the questions such as the one below !! 😠 😟 😟

If f(x) = f(x-1) + f(x+1) and f(10) = 6 and f(20) = 2 then find f(16).

joy borrowed a certain amount from a friend at compound interest of 10%p.a with an understanding that he would repay in 3 annual installments of rs10000 each. But after the second installment is paid the interest rate was increased to 20% p.a how much more did he pay as the third installment??
a)2000 b)909 c) 1100 d)1350

last two digits of 37^59

Hi puys any link on which i can see Clocks problem or concept explanation. Please share 😃

three natural numbers a,b and c are such that a^2 + b^2 =c^2. If a=20 , how many ordered pairs (b,c) are possible ?


a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4

Please explain the solution.
Thanks

Factorise 2x^3-3x^2-17x-12, Thanks

If sum of 13 variables is equal to 45 and lower limit of each variable is 1 and upper limit is 6. Find the number of solutions(integer) ?


40. What is the coefficient of (a^2)(c^2)(e^2) in the expansion

of (a)(a + b)(a + b + c)… (a + b + … + f)?

1) 1 2) 2

3) 8 4) 90

5) 0


A team of 6 people has to be chosn from 7Men and 8Women such that there are atleast 2 women. In how many ways can we do this?

The square root & cube root of a number are both Natural and distinct. When resolved in to prime factors, the number has only 2 distinct prime factors.In how many ways can the least such number be represented as the product of two distinct factors which are not co-prime to one another.

a)22

b)24

c)49

d)48

plz post the solution also...

what are the difference between IIM and Other B-School???

i think there are no difference because all the B-School are same. only difference is that IIM wants only intelligent people. if IIm guts to take average student, give the knowledge. u think that why IIM take cream student. frndz college kuch nhi krati jo krna hai khud ko hi krna hai.
Just think about this.....