jee-advanced 2025 Q1

jee-advanced · India · paper1 3 marks Polynomial Division & Manipulation
Let $\mathbb { R }$ denote the set of all real numbers. Let $a _ { i } , b _ { i } \in \mathbb { R }$ for $i \in \{ 1,2,3 \}$.
Define the functions $f : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } , g : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$, and $h : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$ by
$$\begin{aligned} & f ( x ) = a _ { 1 } + 10 x + a _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } + a _ { 3 } x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 4 } \\ & g ( x ) = b _ { 1 } + 3 x + b _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } + b _ { 3 } x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 4 } \\ & h ( x ) = f ( x + 1 ) - g ( x + 2 ) \end{aligned}$$
If $f ( x ) \neq g ( x )$ for every $x \in \mathbb { R }$, then the coefficient of $x ^ { 3 }$ in $h ( x )$ is
(A)8
(B)2
(C)-4
(D)-6
Let $\mathbb { R }$ denote the set of all real numbers. Let $a _ { i } , b _ { i } \in \mathbb { R }$ for $i \in \{ 1,2,3 \}$.

Define the functions $f : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R } , g : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$, and $h : \mathbb { R } \rightarrow \mathbb { R }$ by

$$\begin{aligned}
& f ( x ) = a _ { 1 } + 10 x + a _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } + a _ { 3 } x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 4 } \\
& g ( x ) = b _ { 1 } + 3 x + b _ { 2 } x ^ { 2 } + b _ { 3 } x ^ { 3 } + x ^ { 4 } \\
& h ( x ) = f ( x + 1 ) - g ( x + 2 )
\end{aligned}$$

If $f ( x ) \neq g ( x )$ for every $x \in \mathbb { R }$, then the coefficient of $x ^ { 3 }$ in $h ( x )$ is

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(A) & 8 \\
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(B) & 2 \\
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(C) & -4 \\
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(D) & -6 \\
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