Let P be the point of intersection of the lines 3x + 4y = 2a and 7x + 2y = 2018, and Q the point of intersection of the lines 3x + 4y = 2018 and 5x + 3y = 1. If the line through P and Q has slope 2, the value of a is:

When opening his fruit shop for the day a shopkeeper found that his stock of apples could be perfectly arranged in a complete triangular array: that is, every row with one apple more than the row immediately above, going all the way up ending with a single apple at the top. Durin…

Let C be a circle of radius √20 cm. Let L1, L2 be the lines given by 2x − y − 1 = 0 and x + 2y − 18 = 0, respectively. Suppose that L1 passes through the center of C and that L2 is tangent to C at the point of intersection of L1 and L2. If (a, b) is the center of C, which of the…

A computer is sold either for Rs.19200 cash or for Rs.4800 cash down payment together with five equal monthly installments. If the rate of interest charged is 12% per annum, then the amount of each installment (nearest to a rupee) is:

log(97 − 56√3) / log √(7 + 4√3) equals which of the following?

An article is marked x% above the cost price. A discount of (2/3)x% is given on the marked price. If the profit is 4% of the cost price and the value of x lies between 25 and 50, then the value of 50% of x is?

In the trapezium ABCD the sides AB and CD are parallel. The value of sin∠BAC / sin∠BAD is

A gold ingot in the shape of a cylinder is melted and the resulting molten metal molded into a few identical conical ingots. If the height of each cone is half the height of the original cylinder and the area of the circular base of each cone is one fifth that of the circular bas…

In the picture below, EFGH, ABCD are squares, and ABE, BCF, CDG, DAH are equilateral triangles (each built outward on a side of ABCD, with apex at a corner of EFGH). What is the ratio of the area of the square EFGH to that of ABCD? [Figure: see page 16 of source PDF]