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Day - wise Portions

Day 1 : Matrices and Determinants , Complex Numbers and Vector Algebra

Day 2 : Analytical Geometry , Discrete Maths , Groups and Probability, Special 1 mark Test

Day 3 : Differential Calculus, Applications of Integral Calculus, Differential Equations

Centres at

Pallavaram – Opp. St. therasa’s School Pammal – Krishna Nagar

Adyar – Kasturiba Nagar Chrompet - Opp. MIT

Selaiyur – Near Camp Road Junction

Ph : 98404 48693



Target Centum Practising Package

+2 GENERAL MATHEMATICS

All Practice papers is for 100 marks

Duration to finish the paper is 1 Hr 30 Minutes

Students should strictly complete the day wise syllabus

Applications of Matrices & Determinants , Complex Numbers

Section – A

Choose the best option : 10 x 1 = 10

1. If A is a scalar matrix with scalar k 0, of order 3, then A – 1

is

(a) ( 1 / k 2 ) I (b) ( 1 / k

3 ) I (c) ( 1 / k ) I (d) k I

2. If the matrix – 1 3 2 has an inverse then the value of k is 1 k – 3

1 4 5

(a) – 4 (b) 4 (c) 4 (d) – 4

3. If A is a 1x3 matrix then the rank of AAT is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 0

4. If A is a square matrix of order n then adj A is

(a) A 2 (b) A

n (c) A

n – 1 (d) A

5. If A and B are any two matrices such that AB = O and A is non-singular then

(a) B = O (b) B is singular (c) B is non – singular (d) B = A

6. The equations – 2x + y + z = l , x – 2y + z = m and x + y – 2z = n when l + m + n = 0 has

(a) trivial solution (b) infinitely many solution

(c) No solution (d) a non-zero unique solution

7. The inverse of the matrix 3 1 is 5 2

(a) 2 – 1 (b) – 2 5 (c) 3 – 1 (d) – 3 5

– 5 3 1 – 3 – 5 – 3 1 – 2

8. The rank of a diagonal matrix of order n is

(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) n (d) n 2



9. The system of equations ax + y + z = 0 , x + by + z = 0 and x + y + cz = 0 has a non – trivial

solution then 1 / ( 1 – a ) + 1 / ( 1 – b ) + 1 / ( 1 – c ) = (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) – 1 (d) 0

10. In a system of 3 linear non – homogenous equations with three unknowns , if = 0 and

x = 0 , y 0 and z = 0 then the system has

(a) unique solutions (b) two solutions

(c) no solution (d) infinitely many solutions

11. The value of [ ( – 1 + i 3 ) / 2 ] 100

+ [ ( – 1 – i 3 ) / 2 ] 100

is

(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) – 1 (d) 1

12. If x 2 + y

2 = 1 then the value of ( 1 + x + iy ) / ( 1 + x – iy ) is

(a) x – iy (b) 2x (c) – 2iy (d) x + iy

13. If z represents a complex number then arg ( z ) + arg ( z ) is

(a) /4 (b) / 2 (c) (d) 0

14. The value of i + i 22

+ i 23

+ i 24

+ i 25

is

(a) i (b) – i (c) 1 (d) – 1

15. The equation having 4 – 3i and 4 + 3i as roots is

(a) x 2 + 8x + 25 = 0 (b) x

2 + 8x – 25 = 0 (c) x

2 – 8x + 25 = 0 (d) none

16. If is a cube root of unity then the value of ( 1 – + 2 )

4 + ( 1 + –

2 )

4 is

(a) 0 (b) 32 (c) – 16 (d) – 32

17. If ( m – 5 ) + i ( n + 4 ) is the complex conjugate of (2m + 3 ) + i (3n – 2 ) then ( n , m ) is (a) ( – ½ , – 8 ) (b) ( – ½ , 8 ) (c) ( ½ , – 8 ) (d) ( ½ , 8 )

18. If is the cube root of unity then the value of ( 1 – ) ( 1 – 2 ) ( 1 –

4 ) ( 1 –

8 ) is

(a) 9 (b) – 9 (c) 16 (d) 32

19. If – z lies in the third quadrant then z lies in the

(a) 1st quadrant (b) 2

nd quadrant (c) 3

rd quadrant (d) 4

th quadrant

20. The least positive integer n such that [ ( 1 + i ) / ( 1 – i ) ] n = 1 is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 8

Section – B

Answer any 5 questions from the following : 5 x 6 = 30

21. Find the inverse of the matrix 8 – 1 – 3

– 5 1 2

10 – 1 – 4

22. If A = 1 2 and B = 0 – 1 verify that ( AB ) – 1

= B – 1

A – 1

.

1 1 1 2

23. Find the rank of the matrix 4 2 1 3

6 3 4 7 2 1 0 1

24. Find the adjoint of the matrix A = 1 2 and verify A ( adj A ) = ( adj A ) A = A I.

3 – 5

25. Solve by matrix inversion method : 2x – y = 7 , 3x – 2y = 11.

26. P represents the variable complex number z, find the locus of P if

arg [ ( z – 1 ) / ( z + 1 ) ] = / 3.



27. Prove that the points representing the complex numbers 2i , 1 + i , 4 + 4i and 3 + 5i on the Argand

diagram are the vertices of a rectangle.

28. Find the square root of – 7 + 24i.

29. Solve the equation x 4 – 8x

3 + 24 x

2 – 32 x + 20 = 0 if 3 + i is a root.

Section – C


30. Solve using matrix inversion method : 2x – y + z = 7 , 3x + y – 5z = 13 , x + y + z = 5

31. A bag contains 3 types of coins namely Re.1, Rs.2 and Rs.5. There are 30 coins amounting to Rs.100 in total. Find the number of coins in each category.

32. Verify whether the given system of equations is consistent. If it is consistent , solve them.

2x + 5y + 7z = 52 , x + y + z = 9 , 2x + y – z = 0

33. Investigate for what values of , the simultaneous equations x + y + z = 6 , x + 2y + 3z = 10 , x

+ 2y + z = have (i) no solution (ii) unique solution (iii) an infinite number of solutions.

34. For what values of k , the system of equations kx + y + z = 1 , x + ky + z = 1 , x + y + kz = 1 have (i) unique solution (ii) more than one solution (iii) no solution

35. Solve x 9 + x

5 – x

4 – 1 = 0.

36. If n is a positive integer , prove that ( 3 + i ) n + ( 3 – i )

n = 2

n + 1 cos ( n / 6 ).

37. If and are the roots of x 2 – 2x + 2 = 0 and cot = y + 1 show that

[ ( y + ) n – ( y + )

n ] / ( – ) = sin n / sin

n .

38. If x = cos + i sin and y = cos + i sin , prove that x m

y n

+ 1/x m

y n =

2 cos ( m + n ).

VECTOR ALGEBRA

Section – A


1. If a + b + c = 0 , a = 3, b = 4, c = 5 then the angle between a and b is

(a) / 6 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 5 / 3 (d) / 2

2. The vectors 2 i + 3 j + 4 k and a i + b j + c k are perpendicular when

(a) a = 2 , b = 3 , c = – 4 (b) a = 4 , b = 4 , c = 5 (c) a = 4 , b = 4 , c = – 5 (d) a = – 2 , b = 3 , c = 4

3. If the projection of a on b and projection of b on a are equal then the angle between a + b and a – b is

(a) / 2 (b) / 3 (c) / 4 (d) 2 / 3

4. a and b are two unit vectors, is the angle between them, then ( a + b ) is a unit vector if

(a) = / 3 (b) = / 4 (c) = / 2 (d) = 2 / 3

5. If a is a non-zero vector and m is a non-zero scalar then m a is a unit vector if

(a) m = 1 (b) m = a (c) a = 1 / m (d) a = 1

6. If a and b include an angle 120 and their magnitude are 2 and 3 then a . b is

(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) 2 (d) – 3 / 2

7. If a + b = a – b , then

(a) a is parallel to b (b) a is r to b (c) a = b (d) none



8. The work done by the force of magnitude 5 and direction along 2 i + 3 j + 6 k acting on a

particle which is displaced from ( 4 , 4 , 4 ) to ( 5 , 5 , 5 ) is (a) 11 (b) 55 (c) 55 / 7 (d) 11 / 7

9. If a b = 0 where a and b are non zero vectors then

(a) = 90 (b) = 45 (c) = 60 (d) = 0

10. If a b = a . b then

(a) = 90 (b) = 45 (c) = 60 (d) = 0

11. If a = 3 , b = 4 and a . b = 9 then the value of a b is (a) 3 / 4 (b) 14 (c) 63 (d) 43

12. If a = 2 , b = 7 and a b = 3 i – 2 j + 6 k then

(a) = / 4 (b) = / 6 (c) = / 2 (d) = / 3

13. If [ a x b , b x c , c x a ] = 64 then [ a , b , c ] is (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 128 (d) 0

14. The value of [ i + j , j + k , k + i ] is equal to (a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

15. The point of intersection of the lines ( x – 6 ) / – 6 = ( y + 4 ) / 4 = ( z – 4 ) / – 8 and

( x + 1 ) / 2 = ( y + 2 ) / 4 = ( z + 3 ) / – 2 is

(a) (0 , 0 , – 4 ) (b) ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) (c) ( 0 , 2 , 0 ) (d) ( 1 , 2 , 0 )

16. If u = a x ( b x c ) + b x ( c x a ) + c x ( a x b ) , then

(a) u is a unit vector (b) u = a + b + c (c) u = 0 (d) u 0

17. If a x ( b x c ) = ( a x b ) x c for non – coplanar vectors a , b , c then

(a) a is parallel to b (b) b is parallel to c (c) c is parallel to a (d) a + b + c = 0

18. The vector equation of the plane in parametric form passing through the point with P.V. a

and parallel to the vectors u and v is

(a) r = a + t ( b – a ) + s ( c – a ) (b) r = a + t u + s v

(c) [ r , a , u ] = [ r , a , v ] (d) [ r – a , u , v ] = 0

19. The point of intersection of the line r = ( i – k ) + t ( 3 i + 2 j + 7 k ) and the plane

r . ( i + j – k ) = 8 is (a) ( – 8 , – 6 , – 22 ) (b) (– 4 , – 3 , – 11 ) (c) ( 4 , 3 , 11 ) (d) ( 8 , 6 , 22 )

20. The centre and the radius of the sphere x 2 + y

2 + z

2 – 6x + 8y – 10z + 1 = 0 are

(a) ( – 3 , 4 , – 5 ) , 49 (b) (– 6 , 8 , – 10 ) , 1 (c) ( 3 , – 4 , 5 ) 7 (d) ( 6, –8,10),7

Section – B

Answer any 5 questions from the following: 5 x 6 = 30

21. Show that the points whose position vectors 4 i – 3 j + k , 2 i – 4 j + 5 k , i – j form a right

angled triangle.

22. The constant forces 2 i – 5 j + 6 k , – i + 2 j – k and 2 i + 7 j act on a particle which is

displaced from the position ( 4 , – 3 , – 2 ) to ( 6 , 1 , – 3 ). Find the work done.

23. (a) Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing 2 i + j + k and i + 2 j + k .

(b) Find the area of the parallelogram whose diagonals are represented by

2 i + 3 j + 6 k and 3 i – 6 j + 2 k .

24. Forces 2 i + 7 j , 2 i – 5 j + 6 k , – i + 2 j – k act at a point P ( 4 , – 3 , – 2 ) .Find the

moment of the resultant of the forces acting at P about the Q ( 6 , 1 , – 3 ).



25. Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the sphere on the join of the points A and B

having position vectors 2 i + 6 j – 7 k and 2 i – 4 j + 3 k respectively as a diameter.

26. Find the centre and radius of the sphere r 2 – r . ( 4 i + 2 j – 6 k ) – 11 = 0.

27. Find the equation of the plane passing through the intersection of the planes

2x – 8y +4z = 3 and 3x –5y +4z +10 = 0 and perpendicular to the plane 3x – y–2z – 4 = 0

28. Find the angle between the line ( x – 2 ) / 3 = ( y + 1 ) / (– 1 ) = ( z – 3 ) / ( – 2 ) and the plane 3x + 4y + z + 5 = 0.

Section – C


29. Prove that the altitudes of a triangle are concurrent using vector methods.

30. Prove that sin ( A + B ) = sin A cos B + cos A sin B using cross product of vectors.

31. If a = 2 i + 3 j – k , b = – 2 i + 5 k , c = j – 3 k verify that a ( b c ) = ( a . c ) b – ( a . b ) c .

32. Verify that ( a b ) ( c d ) = [ a b d ] c – [ a b c ] d if a = i + j + k , b = 2 i + k , c = 2 i + j + k , d = i + j + 2 k .

33. Show that the lines ( x – 1 ) / 3 = ( y – 1 ) / ( – 1 ) = ( z + 1 ) / 0 and ( x – 4 ) / 2 =

y / 0 = ( z + 1 ) / 3 intersect and hence find the point of intersection.

34. Find the shortest distance between the skew lines ( x – 6 ) / 3 = ( y – 7 ) / ( – 1 ) = z – 4 and x /

( – 3 ) = ( y + 9 ) / 2 = ( z – 2 ) / 4 .

35. Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the plane passing through the points ( 2 , 2 , – 1 ) , ( 3 , 4 , 2 ) and ( 7 , 0 , 6 ).

36. Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the plane through the point ( 2 , – 1 , – 3 ) and parallel

to the lines ( x – 2 ) / 3 = ( y – 1 ) / 2 = ( z – 3 ) / ( – 4 ) and ( x – 1 ) / 2 =

( y + 1 ) / ( – 3 ) = ( z – 2 ) / 2.

37. Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the plane through the points ( – 1 , 1 , 1 ) and ( 1 , – 1 , 1 ) and perpendicular to the plane x + 2y + 2z = 5.

ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY

Section – A


1. The length of the latus rectum of the parabola y 2 – 4x + 4y + 8 = 0 is

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2

2. The directrix of the parabola y 2 = x + 4 is

(a) x = 15 / 4 (b) x = – 15 / 4 (c) x = – 17 / 4 (d) x = 17 / 4

3. The line 2x + 3y + 9 = 0 touches the parabola y 2 = 8x at the point

(a) ( 0 , – 3 ) (b) ( 2 , 4 ) (c) ( – 6 , 9 / 2 ) (d) ( 9 / 2 , – 6 )

4. The focus of the parabola x 2 = 16y is

(a) ( 4 , 0 ) (b) ( 0 , 4 ) (c) ( – 4 , 0 ) (d) ( 0 , – 4 )

5. The angle between the two tangents drawn from the point ( – 4 , 4 ) to y 2 = 12 x intersect on the

line

(a) x – 3 = 0 (b) x + 3 = 0 (c) y + 3 = 0 (d) y – 3 = 0

6. The vertex of the parabola x 2 = 8y – 1 is

(a) ( 0 , 1 ) (b) ( 0 , 1 / 8 ) (c) ( 0 , – 1 / 8 ) (d) ( 0 , – 1 )



7. The length of the semi latus rectum of the parabola ( y + 2 ) 2 = – 8 ( x + 1 ) is

(a) – 8 (b) – 4 (c) 4 (d) 8

8. The axis of the parabola whose vertex is ( 1 , 4 ) and focus is ( – 2 , 4 ) is (a) x = 1 (b) x = – 2 (c) y = 0 (d) y = 4

9. The equation of the directrix of the parabola y 2 = – 8x

(a) x = – 2 (b) x = 2 (c) y = – 2 (d) y = 2

10. The equation Ax 2 + Bxy + Cy

2 + Dx + Ey + F = 0 represents a parabola if B

2 – 4AC

(a) = 0 (b) > 0 (c) < 0 (d) 0

11. The distance between the vertices of the ellipse 9x 2 + 5y

2 = 180 is

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 12

12. The equation of the major axis of the ellipse ( x – 3 ) 2 / 36 + ( y + 3 )

2 / 27 = 1 is

(a) x = – 3 (b) x = 3 (c) y = – 3 (d) y = 3

13. The sum of the distance of any point on the ellipse 4x 2 + 9y

2 = 36 from the foci is

(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 3

14. The eccentricity of the ellipse 5x 2 + 9y

2 = 45 is

(a) 3 / 2 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 14 / 3 (d) none

15. For an ellipse, centre is ( 2 , 3 ) and one of the focus is ( 3 , 3 ) then the other focus is

(a) ( 5 / 2 , 3 ) (b) ( ½ , 0 ) (c) ( 1 , 3 ) (d) ( 1 , 0 )

16. For an ellipse , one of the foci is ( 5 , 4 ) and one of the vertex is ( 1 , 4 ) then the equation of the

major axis is (a) x = 4 (b) x = – 4 (c) y = 4 (d) y = – 4

17. The length of semi latus rectum of the ellipse ( x + 2 ) 2 / 9 + ( y – 5 )

2 / 36 = 1 is

(a) 3 (b) 8 (c) 3 / 2 (d) 2 / 3

18. The eccentricity of hyperbola whose latus rectum is equal to half of its conjugate axis is

(a) 3 / 2 (b) 5 / 3 (c) 3 / 2 (d) 5 / 2

19. The line 5x – 2y + 4k = 0 is a tangent to 4x 2 – y

2 = 36 then k is

(a) 4 / 9 (b) 2 / 3 (c) 9 / 4 (d) 81 / 16

20. One of the foci of the rectangular hyperbola xy = 18 is (a) ( 6 , 6 ) (b) ( 3 , 3 ) (c) ( 4 , 4 ) (d) ( 5 , 5 )

Section – B


21. Find the axis , vertex , focus , directrix , equation of the latus rectum and its length for the parabola ( x – 4 )

2 = 4 ( y + 2 ).

22. On lighting a rocket cracker it gets projected in a parabolic path and touches a maximum height

of 4mts when it is 6 mts away from the point of projection. Finally it reaches the ground 12 mts

away from the starting point. Find the angle of projection.

23. Find the equation of the ellipse given foci ( 3 , 0 ) and length of LR is 32 / 5.

24. Find the equation of the ellipse whose vertices are ( – 1 , 4 ) , ( – 7 , 4 ) and e = 1/3 .

25. Find the equations of directrices , latus rectum and the length of latus rectum of the hyperbola 9x 2 – 36x – 4y

2 + 32y + 8 = 0.

26. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose centre is ( 1 , 4 ) , one of the foci is ( 6 , 4 ) and the

corresponding directrix is x = 9 / 4 .

27. A standard rectangular hyperbola has its vertices at ( 5 , 7 ) and ( – 3 , – 1 ). Find its equation and

asymptotes .



28. Prove that the tangent at any point to the rectangular hyperbola forms with the asymptotes a

triangle of constant area.

29. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the parabola x 2 + x – 2y + 2 = 0 at ( 1 , 2 )

Section – C


30. Find the axis , vertex , focus , directrix , equation of LR and length of LR for the parabola y

2 – 8x + 6y + 9 = 0 and trace the curve.

31. The girder of a railway bridge is in the parabolic form with span 100ft. and the highest point on the arch is 10ft. above the bridge. Find the height of the bridge at 10 ft. to the left or to the right

from the midpoint of the bridge.

32. A cable of suspension bridge hangs in the form of a parabola when the load is uniformly

distributed horizontally. The distance between two towers is 1500ft., the points of support of the cable on the towers are 200ft. above the roadway and the lowest point on the cable is 70ft. above

the roadway. Find the vertical distance to the cable ( parallel to the roadway ) from a pole whose

height is 122ft.

33. Find the centre , foci , vertices and ‘e’ of the ellipse 16x 2 + 9y

2 + 32x – 36y = 92.

34. A ladder of length 15m moves with its ends always touching the vertical wall and the horizontal

floor. Determine the equation of the locus of a point P on the ladder, which is 6m from the end of the ladder in contact with the floor.

35. The ceiling in a hallway 20ft wide is in the shape of a semi ellipse and 18ft high at the centre.

Find the height of the ceiling 4ft from either wall if the height of the side walls is 12ft.

36. Find the centre , vertices , foci and e of the hyperbola 9x 2 – 18x – 16y

2 – 64y – 199 = 0 and also

trace the curve .

37. Find the separate equations of the asymptotes of the hyperbola

3x 2 – 5xy – 2y

2 + 17x + y + 14 = 0.

38. Find the equation of the hyperbola if its asymptotes are parallel to x + 2y – 12 = 0 and

x – 2y + 8 = 0 , centre is ( 2 , 4 ) and it passes through ( 2 , 0 ) .

INTEGRAL CALCULUS & its APPLICATIONS , DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Section – A


1. The value of 0 1 x ( 1 – x )

4 dx is

(a) 1 / 12 (b) 1 / 30 (c) 1 / 24 (d) 1 / 20

2. The value of 0 / 4

cos 3 2x dx is

(a) 2 / 3 (b) 1 / 3 (c) 0 (d) 2 / 3

3. The value of 0 sin 2 x cos

3 x dx is

(a) (b) / 2 (c) / 4 (d) 0

4. The area bounded by the line y = x , the x – axis , the ordinates x = 1 , x = 2 is (a) 3 / 2 (b) 5 / 2 (c) 1 / 2 (d) 7 / 2

5. The area between the ellipse ( x 2 / a

2 ) + ( y

2 / b

2 ) = 1 and its auxiliary circle is

(a) b ( a – b ) (b) 2 a ( a – b ) (c) a ( a – b ) (d) 2 b ( a – b )

6. The area bounded by the parabola y 2 = x and its latus rectum is



(a) 4 / 3 (b) 1 / 6 (c) 2 / 3 (d) 8 / 3

7. The volume of the solid obtained by revolving (x 2 / 9) + (y

2 / 16) = 1 about the minor axis is

(a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 128

8. The volume , when the curve y = 3 + x 2 from x = 0 to x = 4 is rotated about x – axis is

(a) 100 (b) 100 / 9 (c) 100 / 3 (d) 100 / 3

9. The volume generated when the region bounded by y = x , y = 1 , x = 0 is rotated about x – axis is

(a) / 4 (b) / 2 (c) / 3 (d) 2 / 3

10. The volume generated by rotating the triangle with vertices at ( 0 , 0 ) , ( 3 , 0 ) and

( 3 , 3 ) about x – axis is

(a) 18 (b) 2 (c) 36 (d) 9

11. The surface area of the solid of revolution of the region bounded by y = 2x , x = 0 and

x = 2 about x – axis is

(a) 8 5 (b) 2 5 (c) 5 (d) 4 5

12. The curved surface area of a sphere of radius 5 , intercepted between two parallel planes of distance 2 and 4 from the centre is

(a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 10 (d) 30

13. The differential equation obtained by eliminating a and b from y = a e 3x

+ b e – 3x

is

(a) ( D 2 + 9 ) y = 0 (b) ( D

2 – 6D+9)y = 0 (c) ( D

2 – 9 ) x = 0 (d) none

14. The order and degree of the differential equation [ 1 + ( dy / dx ) ] 2 / 3

= d 2 y / dx

2 are

(a) 2 , 2 (b) 2 , 1 (c) 3 , 2 (d) 2 , 3

15. The integrating factor ( dy / dx ) + ( 2y / x ) = e 4 x

is

(a) log x (b) e x (c) x

2 (d) 1 / x

16. The differential equation of the family of lines y = mx is

(a) dy / dx = m (b) y dx – x dy = 0 (c) x dy + y dx = 0 (d) d2 y/dx

2 = 0

17. The differential equation of all non-vertical lines in a plane is

(a) dy/dx = 0 (b) d 2 y / dx

2 = 0 (c) d

2 y / dx

2 = 0 (d) dy / dx = m

18. The amount present in a radio active element disintegrates at a rate proportional to its amount.

The differential equation corresponding to the above statement is (a) dp / dt = k / p (b) dp / dt = kt (c) dp / dt = kp (d) dp / dt = p

19. A particular integral of ( D 2 – 4D + 4 ) y = e

2x is

(a) ( x 2 / 2 ) e

2 x (b) ( x / 2 ) e

– 2 x (c) x e

2 x (d) x e

– 2 x

20. The integrating factor of the differential equation dy / d – y tan x = cot x is

(a) cos x (b) sec x (c) tan x (d) cot x

Section – B


21. Evaluate 0 1 log ( 1/x – 1 ) dx

22. Evaluate 0 2

sin 9 ( x / 4 ) dx

23. Evaluate : (a) 0 / 2

sin 4 x cos

2 x dx (b) 0

/ 2 cos

9 x dx

24. Find the area of the region bounded by the line y = 2x + 1 , y = 3 , y = 5 and y – axis .

25. Derive the formula for the volume of a right circular cone with radius ‘r’ and height ‘h’ .



26. Solve : ( x 2 – y x

2 ) dy + ( y

2 + x y

2 ) dx = 0.

27. Find the equation of the curve passing through ( 1 , 0 ) and which has slope 1 + ( y / x ) .

28. Solve ( D 2 – 13D + 12 ) y = e

– 2 x .

29. Solve : ( x + 1 ) dy/dx – y = e x ( x + 1 )

2 .

Section – C


30. Find the area of the region common to the circle x 2 + y

2 = 16 and the parabola y

2 = 6x .

31. Find the length of the curve ( x / a ) 2 / 3

+ ( y / a ) 2 / 3

= 1 .

32. Show that the surface area of the solid obtained by revolving the arc of the curve y = sin x from x

= 0 to x = about x – axis is 2 [ 2 + log ( 1 + 2 ) ] .

33. Find the area between the line y = x + 1 and the curve y = x 2 – 1 .

34. Solve : ( x 3 + 3xy

2 ) dx + ( y

3 + 3x

2 y ) dy = 0 .

35. Solve : ( D 2 + 4D + 13 ) y = cos 3x

36. Solve : ( D 2 – 6D + 9 ) y = x + e

2x .

37. The number of bacteria in a yeast culture grows at a rate which is proportional to the number

present. If the population of a colony of yeast bacteria triples in 1 hour, show that the number of

bacteria at the end of five hours will be 3 5 times of the population at initial time.

38. In a certain chemical reaction the rate of conversion of a substance at time t is proportional to the

quantity of the substance still untransformed at that instant. At the end of one hour , 60 grams remain and at the end 4 hours , 21 grams remain. How many grams of the first substance was

there initially?

Test IV – DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS – APPLICATIONS Section – A


1. The point on the curve y = 2x 2 – 6x – 4 at which the tangent is parallel to the x – axis is

(a) ( 5 / 2 , – 17 / 2 ) (b) ( – 5 / 2 , – 17 / 2 ) (c) ( – 5 / 2 , 17 / 2 ) (d) none

2. If the volume of an expanding cube is increasing at the rate of 4 cm 3 / sec then the rate of surface

area when the volume of the cube is 8 cc is

(a) 8 cm 2 / sec (b) 16 cm

2 / sec (c) 2 cm

2 / sec (d) 4 cm

2 / sec

3. The value of ‘a’ so that the curves y = 3 e x and y = ( a / 3 ) e

– x intersect orthogonally is

(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 1 / 3 (d) 3

4. The value of ‘c’ in Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorem for the function

f ( x ) = x 2 + 2x – 1 in the interval [ 0 , 1 ]

(a) – 1 (b) 1 (c) 0 (d) ½

5. The curve y = – e – x

is

(a) concave upward for x > 0 (b) concave downward for x > 0

(c) everywhere concave upward (d) everywhere concave downward

6. The least possible perimeter of a rectangle of area 100m 2 is

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 60

7. Lim x ( x 2 / e

x ) =



(a) 2 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d)

8. Which of the following functions is increasing in ( 0 , ) ?

(a) e x (b) 1 / x (c) – x

2 (d) x

– 2

9. The point of inflection of the curve y = x 4 is at

(a) x = 0 (b) x = 3 (c) x = 12 (d) no where

10. If f ( x ) = x 2 – 4x + 5 on [ 0 , 3 ] then the absolute maximum value is

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

11. The function f ( x ) = x 2 – 5x + 4 is increasing in

(a) ( – , 1 ) (b) ( 1 , 4 ) (c) ( 4 , ) (d) everywhere

12. The equation of the tangent to the curve y = x 3 / 5 at ( – 1 , – 1 / 5 ) is

(a) 5y + 3x = 2 (b) 5y – 3x = 2 (c) 3x – 5y = 2 (d) 3x + 3y = 2

13. The angel between the curves ( x 2 / 25 ) + ( y

2 / 9 ) = 1 and ( x

2 / 8 ) – ( y

2 / 8 ) = 1 is

(a) / 4 (b) / 3 (c) / 2 (d) / 6

14. When the volume of a sphere is increasing at the same rate as its radius, its surface area is

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

15. If the normal to the curve x 2 / 3

+ y 2 / 3

= a 2 / 3

makes an angle with the x – axis then the slope

of the normal is

(a) – cot (b) tan (c) – tan (d) cot

16. For what value of x is the rate of increase of x 3 – 2x

2 + 3x + 8 is twice the rate of increase of x

(a) ( – 1 / 3 , – 3 ) (b) ( – 1 / 3 , 3 ) (c) ( 1 / 3 , 3 ) (d) ( 1 / 3 , 1 )

17. If the velocity of a particle moving along a straight line is directly proportional to the square of its

distance from a fixed point on the line. Then its acceleration is proportional to

(a) s (b) s 2 (c) s

3 (d) s

4

18. The value of c of Lagrange’s Mean Value theorem for f ( x ) = x when a = 1 and b = 4 is (a) 9 / 4 (b) 3 / 2 (c) 1 / 2 (d) 1 / 4

19. The angle between the parabola y 2 = x and x

2 = y at the origin is

(a) 2 tan – 1

( 3 / 4 ) (b) tan – 1

( 4 / 3 ) (c) / 2 (d) / 4

20. lim x 0 [ ( a x – b

x ) / ( c

x – d

x ) ] =

(a) [ log ( a / b ) ] / [ log ( c / d ) ] (b) 0

(c) log ( ab / cd ) (d) Section – B


21. A ladder 10m long rests against a vertical wall. If the bottom of the ladder slides away from the

wall at a rate of 1m/sec how fast is the top of the ladder sliding down the wall when the bottom of

the ladder is 6m from the wall?

22. Find the equations of the tangent and the normal to the curve y = x 2 – 4x – 5 at x = – 2 .

23. Verify Rolle’s theorem for the function f ( x ) = 4x 3 – 9x , – 3/2 x 3/2.

24. Obtain the Maclaurin’s series for the function f ( x ) = tan – 1

x .

25. Verify Lagrange’s mean value theorem for f ( x ) = 2x 3 + x

2 – x – 1 , [ 0 , 2 ].

26. Evaluate lim x 1 x 1 / ( x – 1 )

.



27. Find the intervals on which f is increasing or decreasing if f ( x ) = 20 – x – x 2 .

28. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f ( x ) = x 2 – 2x + 2,[ 0 , 3 ]

29. Determine the points of inflection, if any, of the function f ( x ) = x 3 – 3x + 2.

Section – C


30. A water tank has the shape of an inverted circular cone with base radius 2m and height 4m. If

water is being pumped into the tank at a rate of 2m 3 / min , find the rate at which the water level

is rising when the water is 3m deep.

31. Find the equations of the tangent and the normal at = /2 to the curve x = a ( +sin ) , y = a (

1 + cos ).

32. Find the condition for the curves ax 2 + by

2 = 1 , a 1 x

2 + b 1 y

2 = 1 to intersect orthogonally.

33. Evaluate lim x 0 + x sin x

.

34. Find the local maxima and minima of f ( x ) = 2x 3 + 5x

2 – 4x .

35. Show that the volume of the largest right circular cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius ‘a’ is ( 8 / 27 ) x ( volume of the sphere ) .

36. A closed ( cuboid ) box with a square base is to have volume of 2000 cc. The material for the top

and the bottom of the box is to cost Rs.3 per square cm and the material for the sides is to cost

Rs.1.50 per square cm. If the cost of the materials is to be the least , find the dimensions of the box.

37. A car A is traveling from west at 50 km/hr.and car B is traveling towards north at 60 km/hr. Both

are headed fro the intersection of the two roads. At what rate are the cars approaching each other

when car A is 0.3 km and car B is 0.4 km from the intersection ?

38. Discuss the curve y = 12x 2 – 2x

3 – x

4 with respect to concavity and points of inflection.

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS & PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS

Section – A


1. Which of the following are statements ?

(i) May God bless you (ii) Rose is a flower (iii) 1 is a prime number (iv) Milk is white

(a) (i), (ii) , (iii) (b) (i),(ii),(iv) (c) (i),(iii),(iv) (d) (ii),(iii),(iv)

2. If a compound statement is made up of three simple statements , then the number of rows in the

truth table is (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 4 (d) 2

3. If p is T and q is F , then which of the following have the truth value T?

(a) p v q (b) p v q (c) p v q (d) p q

4. The conditional statement p q is equivalent to

(a) p q (b) p q (c) p q (d) p q

5. p q is equivalent to

(a) (p q) (q p) (b) (p q) (p q) (c) p q (d) q p

6. Which of the following is not a binary operation on R?

(a) a*b = ab (b) a*b = a – b (c) a*b = a 2 + b

2 (d) a*b = ab



7. Which of the following is not a group?

(a) ( Z n , + n ) (b) ( Z , . ) (c) ( Z , + ) (d) ( R , + )

8. The order of [ 7 ] in ( Z 9 , + 9 ) is

(a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 1

9. Which of the following is correct?

(a) An element of a group can have more than one inverse

(b) If every element of a group is its own inverse , then the group is abelian

(c) The set of all 2x2 real matrices forms a group under matrix multiplication

(d) ( a*b) – 1

= a – 1

* b – 1

10. In the multiplicative group of nth roots of unity , the inverse of

k ( k < n ) is

(a) 1 / k

(b) – 1

(c) n – k

(d) n / k

11. If f ( x ) = k x 2 , 0 < x < 3 is a probability density function then the value of k is

(a) 1 / 3 (b) 1 / 6 (c) 1 / 9 (d) 1 / 12

12. X is a discrete random variable taking values 0 , 1 , 2 and P ( X = 0 ) = 144 / 169 , P ( X = 1 ) = 1 / 169 then the value of P ( X = 2 ) is

(a) 145 / 169 (b) 24 / 169 (c) 2 / 169 (d) 143 / 169

13. X is a random variable taking values 3,4,7 with probabilities 1/3,1/4 and 4/7 then E(X) =

(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 3

14. Variance of the random variable X is 4. Its mean is 2. Then E ( X 2 ) is

(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8

15. The mean and S.D. of a binomial distribution are 5 and 2. Then the value of n and p are

(a) ( 4 / 5 , 25 ) (b) ( 25 , 4 / 5 ) (c) ( 1 / 5 , 25 ) (d) ( 25 , 1 / 5 )

16. In 16 throws of a die getting an even number is considered a success. Then the variance of the

successes is (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 256

17. A box contains 6 red and 4 white balls. If 3 balls are drawn at random , the probability of getting

2 white balls is

(a) 1 / 20 (b) 18 / 125 (c) 4 / 25 (d) 3 / 10

18. If in a Poisson distribution P ( X = 0 ) = k then the variance is

(a) log ( 1 / k ) (b) log k (c) e (d) 1 / k

19. For a Poisson distribution with parameter = 0.25 the value of the 2nd

moment about the origin is (a) 0.25 (b) 0.3125 (c) 0.0625 (d) 0.025

20. The marks secured by 400 students in a Mathematics test were normally distributed with mean

65. If 120 students got more marks above 85 , the number of students securing marks between 45 and 65 is

(a) 120 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 160

Section – B


21. Construct the truth table for ( p q ) ( r ).

22. Show that ( p q ) ( p ) ( q ).

23. State and prove Inverse Reversal law on groups.

24. State and prove Cancellation laws on groups.



25. Define order of an element of a group. Find the order of each element in the

group ( Z 5 – [ 0 ] , . 5 ).

26. Find the probability mass function and the cumulative distribution for getting 3 ’ s when two dice

are thrown.

27. A pair of dice is thrown 10 times. If getting a doublet is considered a success find the probability of (i) 4 successes (ii) no success..

28. If the height of 300 students are normally distributed with mean 64.5 inches and standard

deviation 3.3 inches. Find the height below which 99% of the students lie.

29. The probability distribution of a random variable X is given below :

X 0 1 2 3

P ( X = x ) 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1

If Y = X 2 + 2X find the mean an variance of Y.

Section – C


30. Let G be the set of all rational numbers except 1 and * be defined on G by

a * b = a + b – ab for all a , b G. Show that ( G , * ) is an infinite abelian group.

31. Show that the set G of all matrices of the form x x where x R – { 0 } is a group under

matrix multiplication. x x

32. Show that ( Z 7 – { 0 } , . 7 ) forms a group.

33. If the probability function of a random variable is given by f (x) = k (1– x 2 ), 0 < x < 1

find (i) k (ii) distribution function of the random variable. 0 , elsewhere

34. In is a continuous distribution the p.d.f. of X is f ( x ) = ¾ x ( 2 – x ) , 0 < x < 2

find the mean and the variance of the distribution. 0 , elsewere

35. Four coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting (a) exactly 2 heads (b) atleast 2 heads (c) atmost 2 heads.

36. The mean score of 1000 students for an examination is 34 and S.D. is 16.

(i) How many candidates can be expected to obtain marks between 30 and 60 assuming the

normality of the distribution (ii) Determine the limit of the marks of the central 70% of the candidates.

37. The mean weight of 500 male students in a certain college in 151 pounds and the standard deviation is 15 pounds. Assuming the weights are normally distributed, find how many students

weigh (i) between 120 and 155 pounds (ii) more than 185 pounds?

38. Two cards are drawn with replacement from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the mean and

variance for the number of aces.

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