12th std.

MATHS

PUBLIC QUESTIONS 3&6 MARKS

1.APPLICATIONS OF MATRICES AND DETERMINANT

4 3 3

1. Show that the adjoint of A 1

0
1 is A itself [Mar-08,Mar-11,Mar-16,Sep-16]
4
4
3

1 2
and verify the result A(adj A=(adj A) A= A .I
2. Find the adjoint of the matrix A
3 5
[Mar-07, Mar-09, Mar-13]

3. a) Find the inverse of the matrix.

1

2
4

[Sep-07]

(b) For any non-singular matrix A. verify that (AT)-1 =(A-1)T.

[Sep-07]

4. State and prove reversal law for inverses of matrices (or) Prove that (AB)-1=B-1A-1
where A and B are two non singular matrices.
[Jun-11, Oct-14]
3 1 1
5. Find the inverse of the matrix 2 2 0
1 2 1
1 2 2
6. For A 4 3 4 show that A = A-1.
4 4 5

[Sep-09 , Oct-11]

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1 2

0 1
verify that (AB)-1=B-1A-1.
2

5 2

7. If A
and B 1
1 1

8. If A
and B 1
7 3

5 2

9. If A
and B 1
7 3

1
verify that (AB)-1=B-1A-1.

[Jun-09 , Jun-10]

[Jun-06 ,Jun-12, Jun-13, Jun-15]

1
verify that (AB)T=BTAT [Jun-14]

10. Solve by matrix inversion method x + y = 3, 2x +3y = 8

[Jun-08, Sep-08, Sep-10,Sep-12]

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

[Jun-07, Mar-12,Mar-15]

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12 .Find the rank of the matrix 6 3 4 7

2 1 0 1

[Mar-15]

1 2 3 1
13. Find the rank of the matrix 2 4 6 2
3 6 9 3

[Jun-07]

3 1 5 1
14. Find the rank of the matrix 1 2 1 5
1 5 7 2

[Sep-06, Mar-07 ,Sep-16]

3 1 2 0
15. Find the rank of the matrix 1 0 1 0
2 1 3 0

[Jun-08]

2 1
0 1

16. Find the rank of the matrix 2 3 0 1

1 1 1 0

[Jun-11,Sep-12]

1 2 1 3
17. Find the rank of the matrix 2 4 1 2
3 6 3 7

[Mar-06, Sep-08, Sep-15]

4
1 2 3

18. Find the rank of the matrix 2 4 1 3 [Jun-10]

1 2
7
6

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19 .Solve the following system of linear equation by determinant method (i) x y =2, 3y =3x -7
(ii) x+ y+2z =0 2x+y-z= 0
2x-2y+z =0
[Oct-15]

20. Solve the following system of linear 2x+ 3y = 8, 4x + 6y = 16

equations by determinant method
[Jun-06, Mar-11]
21. Solve the following non-homogeneous 4x + 5y = 9 , 8x + 10y = 18 system of linear
equations by determinant method.
[Sep-06,Sep- 09]
22. Solve the following non-homogeneous 2x + 2y + z = 5, x y + z = 1, 3x + y + 2z =4
equations of three unknowns using determinants.
[Mar-08,Mar-09, Mar-12,Oct-13]

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23. Solve the following non-homogeneous x + y + 2z = 4, 2x + 2y +4z =8, 3x + 3y +6z = 10

equation of three unknowns
[Jun-13,Mar-16]

24. Verify whether the given system of x + y + z =7, x + 2y +3z= 18, y + 2z = 6

equation is consistant. If it is consistant, solve them.
[Sep-07,Mar-10,Jun-16]

25. Examine the consistency of the system of equations using rank method.
x 4y + 7z = 14, 3x + 8y 2z = 13, 7x 8y +26z = 5 [Oct-11,Oct- 13]
Non-Text book questions
26. Solve the following system of linear equations by determinant method.
2x 3y = 7, 4x -6y =14
[Jun-09]
2 3
[Mar-10]
6

27. Verify that (A-1)T=(AT)-1 for the matrix A

5
2 1 3 4

28. Find the rank of the matrix 0 1 1 2

1 3 4 7

[Sep-10]

4 12 12 4

1
4 8 4
29. Find the rank of the matrix 0
4

4 4 8 0

[Jun-12]

30. Solve the system of linear equations x +y+ 3z= 4 ; 2x + 2y +6z = 7 ; 2x + y +z= 10 by
determinant method.
[Mar-13]
31. Solve : x + y + 2z = 0, x y z = 5, 2x + z = 6 by determinant method. [Mar-14]
32. Solve by determinant method x-2y=2, 2x-4y=4

[Jun-14]

33. Solve x-y+z=3, 2x+2y-z=7, 3x+y=11 by rank method

[Oct-14]

34 .Solve the following system of linear equations by determinant method.

x + 2y =4, 4x +8y=16 [Jun-15]
35. Find the values of for which: x+y+3z=0, 4x+3y+8z=0, 4x+2y+4z=0 have
(i) only trivial solutions
(ii)trivial and non trivial solutions by using determinant method.
[Jun-16]

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2.Vector Algebra
1. (a) If a i j 2 k and b 3 i 2 j k find a 3 b . 2 a b

(b) a and b are unit vectors inclined at angle , then prove that sin

[Mar-10]

[Sep-10]

2. (a) For any vector r prove that r ( r . i ) i ( r . j ) j ( r . k ) k

.

1
a b
2

[Mar-06, Sep-15]

(b)Show that the vectors 3i 2 j k , i 3 j 5k and 2i j 4k form a right angled triangle.

[Sep-06]

3.(a)Show that the vectors 2 i j k , i 3 j 5 k , 3 i 4 j 4 k form the sides of a right angled

triangle.

[Mar-07,Mar-12,Mar-13]

4. Diagonals of a rhombus are at right angles. Prove by vector method.

[Mar-09]

5(.a) A force of magnitude 5 units acting parallel to 2 i 2 j k displaces the point of application
from (1, 2,3) to (5, 3, 7). Find the work done.
[Jun-09, Sep-06,Mar-16]

( b) The work done by the force F = a i j k in moving the point application from (1,1,1) to
(2,2,2) along straight line is given to be 5 units. Find the value of a.

6. Prove that the area of quadrilateral ABCD is

[Jun-08]

1
AC BD where AC and BD are its diagonals.
2

[Sep-12]

7. With usual notation prove that

a
b
c

sin A sin B sin C

[Jun-08]

8. Prove by vector method that the midpoint of the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle is
equidistant from its vertices. [Jun-16]

9.(a) A force given by 3 i 2 j 4 k is applied at the point (1, -1, 2). Find the moment of
the force about the point (2, -1, 3).
[Sep-07, Mar-07]

(b) Show that torque about the point A(3,-1,3) of a force 4i 2 j k through the point

B(5,2,4) is i 2 j 8k .
[Jun-10, Sep-12]

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10. Forces 2 i 7 j ,2 i 5 j 6 k , i 2 j k act at a point P whose position vector is 4 i -3 j -2 k .

Find the moment of the resultant of three forces acting at P about the point Q whose position vector

is 6 i + j -3 k

[Mar-06]

11. Find the magnitudes and direction cosines of the moment about the point (1,-2,3) of a

force 2 i 3 j 6 k

whose line of action passes through the origin.

[Jun-15]

12.(a) The volume of a parallelopiped whose edges are represented by

[Mar-10, Jun-09]
12i k ,3 j k ,2i j 15k is 546. Find the value of .

(b) Show that vectors a , b , c are coplanar if and only if a b , b c, c a are coplanar.
[Sep-11]

13. If (a) x . a 0, x . b 0, x . c 0 and x 0 then show that a , b , c are coplanar.

[Jun-12, Sep-10, Jun-08, Sep-07, Oct-14]

(b) If a, b are any two vectors, then | a x b |2 +( a . b )2=| a |2 | b |2

[Mar-08, Jun-11,Jun-16]

14.(a) If a =13, b =5 and a . b =60 then find a x b

[Mar-06,Sep-15]

(b) Find the vectors of magnitude 6 which are perpendicular to both the vectors 4 i - j +3 k and

-2 i + j -2 k

[Mar-12]

15.(a) For any vector a prove that i x( a x i )+ j x( a x j )+ k x( a x k )= 2 a [M-09,M-11,Mar-14,Jun-14]

(b)Prove that a x ( b x c )+ b x ( c x a ) + c x ( a x b )= 0

[Oct-13]

16.Prove that ( a x b ).( c x d ) +( b x c ). ( a x d ) + ( c x a ) . ( b x d ) = 0

[Jun-12]

17 .Find a b . c d if a i j k , b 2 i k , c 2 i j k and d i j 2 k

18. Prove that a b, b c , c a a , b , c

[Mar-15]

[Mar-11]

19 .Find the vector and Cartesian equation of the line through the point (3, -4, -2) and parallel to the

vector 9 i +6 j +2 k .

[Jun-07]

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20.(a) Find the angle between the following lines.

x 1 y 1 z 4
y2 z4
and x+1=
[Mar-09]

2
3
6
2
2

(b) Find the angle between the lines r =5 i -7 j + (- i +4 j +2 k ), r =-2 i + k + (3 i +4 k ) [Sp-09]

21.(a) Find the angle between the lines r (3 i 2 j k ) t ( i 2 j 2 k ) r (5 j 2 k ) s(3 i 2 j 6 k )

[Jun-15,Jun-16]

22. Find the shortest distance between the parallel lines.

r = ( i - j ) + t(2 i - j + k ) and r =(2 i + j + k )+s (2 i - j + k )

[Sep-08]

23. Show that the following two lines are skew lines.

r = (3 i +5 j +7 k ) + t( i -2 j + k ) and r =( i + j + k )+s (7 i +6 j +7 k )

[Jun-07, Oct-14]

24. Show that the two lines r = ( i - j )+t(2 i + k ) and r =(2 i - j )+s ( i + j - k ) are
skew lines and find the distance between then.
[Jun-10, Mar-08]
25. Show that the points (3, -1, -1), (1, 0, -1) and (5, -2, -1) are collinear.

[Jun-06]

26. (a) If the points ( ,0,3) (1,3,-1) and (-5,-3, 7) are collinear then find . [Jun-14 ]
(b) Find the value of if the points (3, 2, -4), (9, 8, -10) and ( ,4,-6) are collinear. [Mar-08,Jun-15]
27.Can you draw a plane through the given two lines . Justify your answer.

r ( i 2 j 4 k ) t (2 i 3 j 6 k ) and r (3 i 3 j 5 k ) s(2 i 3 j 8 k )

28. Find the coordinates of the point where the line

[O-15]

r = ( i + 2 j - 5 k ) + (2 i - 3 j + 4 k ) meets the plane

[Mar-16]

r . (2 i + 4 j - k ) = 3

29.Find the meeting point of the line r (2 i j 3 k ) t (2 i j k ) and the plane x 2y +3z +7=0
[Mar-07,Oct-16]

30.(a) Find angle between the following planes: 2x + y -z = 9 and x + 2y + z = 7

[Mar-12]

(b) Find the angle between the following planes. 2x y +z = 4 and x + y + 2 z = 4 [Jun-11]

31.(a) The planes r .(2 i + j -3 k )=10 and r . ( i +3 j + k )=5 are perpendicular . Find .
[Jun-10, Sep-11]

(b) Find the angle between the line r =( i +2 j - k )+ (-2 i + j +2 k )and the plane

r .(3 i -2 j +6 k )=0.
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x 2 y 1 z 3
and the plane 3x+4y+z+5=0

3
1
2

32(a) Find the angle between the line

[M-15]

.(b) If A(-1, 4, -3) is one end of a diameter AB of the sphere. x2+y2+z2-3x-2y+2z-15=0 then find the
coordinates B
[Mar-11, Mar-15,Mar-16]

33.Find the vector equation of a sphere with centre having position vector 2 i - j +3 k and radius
4 units. Also find the equation in Cartesian form.
[Jun-06]
34.Find the vector and Cartesian equation of the sphere whose centre is (1,2,3) and which passes
through the point(5, 5, 3).
[Mar-10, Mar-14]
35.Find the equation 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. Find also the centre and radius of the sphere.
[Jun-09, Jun-11,Sep-16,Sep-07]

36.Find the vector and Cartesian equation on the join of the points A and B having position vector

2 i +6 j -7 k and -2 i +4 j -3 k respectively as a diameter. Find also the centre and radius of the sphere.
[Mar-13,Sep-16]

37. Find the centre and radius of each of the following spheres.
a) x2 + y2 +z2 +4x -8y +2y=5
[Oct-13]
2

b) r r .(4 i 2 j 6 k ) 11 0

[Sep-09, Mar-12,Sep-12]

38.Find the coordinates of the centre and the radius of the sphere whose.
2

Vector equation is r - r .(8 i -6 j +10 k )-50=0

[Sep-10, Jun-14]

39. Show that diameter of a sphere subtends a right angle at a point on the surface.

[Jun-13]

40. Obtain the vector and Cartesian equation of the sphere whose centre is (1,-1,1) and radius is the

same as that of the sphere. | r -( i + j + 2 k ) |= 5

[Sep-11]

Non- Text books:

41. Show that the points A(1,2,3) , B(3,-1,2), C(-2,3,1) and D(6,-4,2) are lying on the same plane.
[Sep-09]

42. Show that [ a - b , b - c , c - a ] = 0

[Sep-06, Sep-08]

43. If a = i - j , b = j - k , c = k - l then find [ a - b , b - c , c - a ]

[Jun-13]

44. Prove that [ a + b + c , b + c , c ] = [ a , b , c ]

[Oct-13]

3.COMPLEX NUMBERS
1. (a) Find the real imaginary parts of

1
1 i

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1 i

1
1 i
n

(b) Find the least positive integer n such that

2. Find the real value of x and y for

[Mar-16]

x 2 3x 8 ( x 4)i y(2 i)

3. Find the real values of X and Y for (1-i)x+(1+i)y = 1 -3i

[Sep-10, Jun-14]

[Jun-13]

4. If (a1 + ib1) (a2 + ib2) (an + ibn) = A + iB

Prove that (i) (a12 +b12) (a22 + b22) (an2 + bn2)=A2 + B2.
b
b
b
B
ii) tan-1 1 tan 1 2 ..... tan 1 n k tan 1 , k Z
A
a1
a2
an

[Oct-13]

5. Prove that the points representing the complex numbers (7+5i), (5+2i),(4+7i) and (2+4i) form a
parallelogram. [Oct-16]
6. Show that the points representing the complex numbers 7+ 9i, -3 +7i, 3 + 3i form a right angled
triangle on the Argand diagram.
[Jun-07, Mar-10,Oct-14]
7. Prove that the triangle formed by the points representing the complex numbers
(10+8i), (-2+4i) and (-11+31i) on the Argand plane is right angled triangle.
8. Find the square root of (-7 + 24i)

[Jun-09, Mar-07, Mar-15]

9. Find the square root of (-8 -6i)

[Mar-06, Sep-06, Jun-15]

[Sep-10]

10. P represents the variable complex number z. Find the locus of P, if z 5i z 5i

[Mar-15]

11. State and prove the triangle inequality of complex number. [Sep-09, Jun-10, Mar-12, Mar-14]
12. For any two complex numbers z1,z2 show that
(i) |z1 z2|=|z1||z2|
(ii)arg(z1 z2)=arg(z1)+arg(z2)

13. For any two complex numbers z1.z2, show that (i)
z
ii) arg 1 arg( z1 ) arg( z 2 )
z2

[Sep-07, Jun-08, Jun-13]

z1
z1

z2
z2

[Jun-14]

14. Show that for any polynomial equation P(x) = 0 with real coefficient imaginary roots occurs in
conjugate pairs.
[Sep-11]
15.Solve the equation x4 8x3 + 24x2 32x + 20 = 0 if 3 + i is a root.

[Mar-09, Mar-12]

16. Solve the equation x4 - 4x3 +11x2 -14x + 10 = 0 if one root is 1+2i

[Jun-09,Mar-11]

17. Solve the equation x4 - 4x2 +8x + 35 = 0 if one root is

[Mar-16, Jun-16]

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18 (a) Simplify:

19. Simplify:

(cos 2 i sin 2 ) 7 (cos 3 i sin 3 ) 5

(cos 4 i sin 4 )12 (cos 5 i sin 5 ) 6

(cos i sin ) 4
(sin i cos ) 5

[Jun-12]

[Sep-06, Sep-11,Sep-16]

20. If cos +cos +cos = 0 =sin + sin +sin , prove that

(i) cos 3 +cos 3 +cos 3 =3cos ( + + )
(ii) sin 3 +sin 3 +sin 3 =3sin ( + + )
[Mar-13, Oct-13]
21. If cos +cos +cos =0 sin + sin +sin , prove that
(i) cos 2 +cos 2 +cos 2 =0
(ii) sin 2 +sin 2 +sin 2 = 0
[Jun-06, Jun-11]

1 sin i cos

22. If n is a positive integer, prove that

cos n i sin n [Mar-11]
1 sin i cos
2

23. If n is positive integer , prove that (1+i) + (1 i) = 2

n 2
2

cos

n
4

[Sep-07,Mar-08, Mar-10,Sep-15]

24. If n is positive integer prove that (1+i 3 )n + (1 i 3 )n = 2 n1 cos

n
3

[Jun-08]

25. If n is a positive integer prove that.( 1 +cos +i sin )n+(1+cos -i sin )n = 2n+1 cosn( /2) cos

n
2

[Jun-12, Mar-14]

26. If x

1
2 cos prove that
x

i) x n

27. If x = cos + i sin ; y = cos + i sin

1
Prove that xmyn+ m n 2 cos(m n )
x y

1
1
2 cos n ii) x n n 2i sin n
n
x
x

[Jun-10]

[Mar-07, Sep-12]

28. a)Find the all values of (i) 3

[Mar-13,Mar-16]
5

1 i 3 1 i 3

1
b) Prove that if 1 then

2
2

[Sep-08, Jun-12, Mar-13]

29. If x =a + b, y = aw + bw2, z = aw2 + bw show (i) xyz= a3 + b3 (ii) x3+y3+z3=3(a3+b3) where w is the
complex cube root of unity.
[Jun-15]

30. Solve: x4 + 4 = 0

[Sep-08, Sep-09, Oct-14]

31. If w3=1, then prove that (a+b+c) (a+bw+cw2)(a+bw2+cw) = a3+b3+c3-3abc

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Non- Text books:

32. P represent the variable complex number z. Find the locus of P if |2z-1|=|z-2|
33.Solve: x4 + 4 =0 if 1 + i is one of the roots .

[Mar-06]

[Jun-06]

34.Solve the equation x3 4x2 + 6x 4 = 0 if (1-i) is a root

[Jun-07]

z 1
35.P represents the variable z. Find the locus of P if Re
0
z i

[Mar-08]

36.If P represents the variable complex number z. Find the locus of p if z 4i z 4i

[Sep-15]

37.P represent the variable complex number z. Find the locus of P, if |z-3i|=|z+3i|

[Mar-09]

38.P represent the variable complex number z. Find the locus of P if |3z-5|=3|z+1|

[Jun-11]

39.If P represents the variable complex number z. Find the locus of P if

z 1
Re 0 [Sep-12]
z i

4.Analytical Geometry
1. The headlight of a motor vehicle is a parabolic reflector of diameter 12cm and depth 4cm. find the
position of the bulb on the axis of the reflector for effective functioning of the headlight.
[Mar-10,Sep-06, Mar-06, Sep-15]
2. Find the equation of the ellipse whose foci are (2,1), (-2,1) and length of the latus rectum is 6 [Sep-09]
3. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose centre is (2,1), one of the foci is (8,1) and the corresponding
directrix is x = 4

[Mar-16,Jun-07]

4. Find the equation of hyperbola whose directrix is 2x + y =1, focus (1,2) and eccentricity

3 . [Jun-08]

5. Find the equations of the hyperbola whose centre is (1,2). The distance between the directrices is
the distance between the foci is 30 and the transverse axis is parallel to y-axis

20
,
3

[Mar-15]

6. Find the equation of the hyperbola if its centre is (0,0); length of semi-transverse axis is 6,e=3 and the
transverse axis parallel to y-axis.

[Mar-07]

7. Points A and B are 10 km apart and it is determined from the sound of an explosion heard at those
points at different times that the location of the explosion is 6 km closer to A than B. Show that the
location of the explosion is restricted to a particular curve and find an equation of it.

[Jun-14]

8. Find the equation of the two tangents that can be drawn from the point (1,2) to the hyperbola 2x 2-3y2=6
[Mar-11]
9. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the parabola x2 + 2x 4y + 4=0 at (0,1) [Jun-09]
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10. Find the separate equations of the asymptotes of the hyperbola 3x2-5xy 2y2 +17x +y+14= 0
[Jun-10]
11. Find the angle between the asymptotes to the hyperbola 3x2-5xy 2y2 +17x +y+14= 0
[Sep-10,Mar-14]
12. Prove that the product of perpendiculars from any point on the hyperbola
2 2
is constant and the value is a b

a2 b2

x2 y2

1 to its asymptotes
a2 b2

[Mar-13,Jun-15]

13. Find the equation of the hyperbola the asymptotes are 2x + 3y -8 =0 and 3x 2y +1 =0 and (5,3) is a
point on the hyperbola [Oct-08, Mar-08]
14. Find the angle between the asymtotes of the hyperbola 4x2 5y2 16x + 10y +31=0

[Oct-11,Oct-12]

15. Find the equation of the standard rectangular hyperbola whose centre is 2,
and which passes
2

2
through the point 1,

[Jun-13, Oct-14]

16. The tangent at any point of the rectangular hyperbola xy = C2 makes intercepts a, b and the normal at
the point makes intercepts p, q on the axes. Prove that ap + bq = 0

[Oct-13,Jun-16]

17. Show that the tangent to a rectangular hyperbola terminated by its asymtotoes is bisected at the point of
contact.

[June-12]

18. A standard rectangular hyperbola has its vertices at (5,7) and (-3,-1). Find its equation and asymptotes.
[Jun-11,Sep-16]
19. Prove that the tangent at any point to the rectangular hyperbola forms with the asymptotes a triangle of
constant area

[Jun-06,Oct-07, Mar-09, Mar-12]

5.Differential Calculus Applications-I

1. The particle of unit mass moves so that displacement after t secs is given by x = 3 cos (2t-4). Find the
acceleration and kinetic energy at the end of 2 secs [K.E.= 12 mv 2 , m is mass]

[Sep-08,Oct-14]

2. Two sides of a triangle are 4m and 5m in length and the angle between them is increasing at a rate
of 0.06 rad/sec. Find the rate at which the area of the triangle is increasing when the angle between
the sides of fixed lengths is /3.

[Mar-16]

3. Find the equation of the tangent and normal to the curve y = x3 at the point (1,1) [Jun-08]
4. Find the equations of the tangent and normal to the curve y = x2 x -2 at the point (1,-2). [Jun-07]
5. Find the equations of normal to y=x3-3x that is parallel to 2x + 18y -9 =0
6. At what angle do the curves y = ax and y = bx intersect (a b)?
7. Prove that x/a+y/b=1 is a tangent to the curve y=be-x/a

[Jun-15]
[Mar-15]

at the point where the curve cuts y-axis.

[Sep-16]
8. Prove that the curves 2x2 + 4y2 = 1 and 6x2 12y2 = 1 cut each other at right angles. [Jun-08, Jun-10]
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9. a) Using Rolles theorem find the value(s) of C f(x)= 1 x 2 ,1 x 1

b) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x) = 1 x 1, 1 x 1

[Jun-13, Mar-13]

10. a) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x)=x3 3x +3, 0 x 1

[Mar-09, Oct-15]

b) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x)=tanx, 0 x

[Jun-16,Sep-16]

11. a) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x)=Sin2 x, 0 x

[Oct-14, Mar-14,Sep-12]

b) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x) =Sinx, 0 x

12. a) Verify Rolles theorem for f(x)=4x3-9x

[Sep-06]

[Jun-09]

3
3
[Jun-12]
x
2
2

13. Verify Lagranges law of the mean for f(x) = x3 on [-2,2]

[Sep-09, Jun-15]

14. A cylindrical hole 4mm in diameter and 12mm deep in a metal block is rebored to increase the
diameter to 4.12mm. Estimate the amount of metal removed.
15. Verify Lagranges law of mean f(x) = 2x3 +x2 x -1,[0,2]
3

[Sep-13]
[Mar-10]

16. Verify Lagranges law of mean f(x) = x 5x 3x, [1, 3]

[Sep-11, Mar-07, Jun-06]

17. At 2.00 p.m. a cars speedometer reads 30 miles /hr., at 2.10 p.m. it reads 50 miles /hr. Show that
sometime between 2.00 and 2.10 the acceleration is exactly 120 miles /hr. ?[Jun-11]
18. If f(1)=10 and f1(x) 2 for 1 x 4 how small can f(4) possible to ?
19. a) Obtain the Maclaurins series for loge(1+x)
b) Obtain the Maclaurins series for e

20. Obtain the Maclaurins series for

1
1 x

b) Evaluate
23. Evaluate:

[Mar-08]

[Sep-10]

lim log e x
[Jun-16,Sep-16]
x x

lim x 2
x ex

[Mar-09, Mar-15,Sep-15]

lim
1
cos ecx
x 0
x

24. a) Evaluate:

[Mar-06, Sep-08, Mar-12]

[Sep-06, Mar-10, Mar-13]

21. Obtain the Maclaurins series for tanx,

22. a) Evaluate:

[Jun-16]

lim Sin 2x
x 1x

[Mar-07]

[Jun-12]

b) Prove that e is strictly increasing function on R

lim
25. Evaluate :
x 0

x 2 log e x

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[Jun-09]

[Mar-14]

26. Evaluate :

lim
x 1

x x 1

[Sep-06, Sep-07, June-09, Jun-13]

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lim
(cos x)1 / x
27. Evaluate :
[Jun-14]
x0

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28. The current at time t in a coil with resistance R1 inductances L and subjected to a constant electro
motive force E is given by i =

E
1 e Rt / L obtain a suitable formula to be used when R is very small
R

[Mar-13]
29. Prove that x sin x on [0, ] are not monotonic

[Oct-12]

30. Discuss monotonicity of the function f(x) = sin x, x [0,2 ]

[Jun-14]

31. Find the intervals on which F is increasing (or) decreasing for f(x) = 20 x x2 [Jun-07]
32. Find the intervals in which f(x) = x3 3x + 1 is increasing or decreasing. [Mar-06, Mar-08]
33. Prove that tan-1x<x, for all x > 0

[Mar-16]

34. Prove that (1+x) > 1 + nx, x > 0, n > 1 [Jun-12]

35. a) Prove that ex > 1 + x for all x > 0

[Jun-16]

b) Find the critical numbers of x 5 (4 x) [Mar-10, Mar-11, Oct-12, Mar-14]

36. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function f(x)=x3-3x2+1,

1
x4
2

[Jun-06, Jun-10, Jun-11]

9 x 2 , [1,2]

37. Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f(x)=

[Oct-14]

38. Find the absolute maximum and absolute minimum values of f on the given interval.
f ( x)

x
, [1,2]
x 1

[Oct-15]

39. Find two numbers whose sum is 100 and whose product is a maximum [Sep-09]
40. Find two positive numbers whose product is 100 and whose sum is minimum
41. Resistance to motion , F, of a moving vehicle is given by, F=

[Sep-10]

5
100 x . Determine the minimum value
x

of resistance. [Sep-13]
42. a) Determine the domain of concavity (Convexity) of the curve y = 2 x2 [Jun-13, Mar-11,Mar-15]
b) Test the curve y = x4 for the point of inflection.

[June-16]

43. Determine the points of inflection if any, of the function y = x3 3x + 2

[Sep-07]

44. Find the points of inflection of the curve y =sinx, x (0,2 )

[Sep-11]

45. Find the intervals of concavity and the points of inflection for f(x) = (x-1)
3

1
3

[Mar-12]

46. Find the intervals of concavity and the points inflection for f(x)=2x +5x -4x [Mar-09]

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Non-Text book:

47. Evaluate:

lim
x 0

x cos x

[Mar-11]

6.DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS APPLICATION-II

1. (a) Find the differential dy and evaluate dy for y = x4 3x3 +x -1, x =2, dx = 0.1 [Oct-13]
2. Use differentials to find an approximate value for

3. Use differentials to find an approximate value for

4. Use differentials to find an approximate value for

65 .

[Jun-06, Oct-14,Jun-15]

36.1

[Sep-09, Mar-14]

1
to 2 decimal places.
10.1

5. Use differentials to find an approximate value for (1.97)6.

[Jun-12]

[Jun-13]

6. The time of swing T of a pendulum is given by T= k l where k is a constant. Determine the percentage
error in the time of swing if the length of the pendulum l changes for 32.1cm to 32.0 cm.
[Sep-11, Sep-12]

7. Show that the percentage error in the nth root of a number is approximately
error in the number.

1
times the percentage
n

[Mar-13]

8. If u = log (tan x + tan y + tan z). prove that sin 2x

u
2 [Mar-07,Jun-07,Jun-08,Sep-08,Sep-10]
x

9. If U=(x-y) (y-z) (z-x) then show the Ux+Uy +Uz = 0

10.(a)If u = x 2 y 2 . Show that x

u
u
y
u.
x
y

[Mar-06, Jun-11]

[Oct-13]

x
u
u
y
3u
11.Using Eulers theorem, u = xy2 sin , show x
x
y
y

[Jun-10]

12. If V= z eax+by and z is a homogenous function of degree n in x and y prove

V
V
y
(ax by n)V . [Mar-11,Mar-16]
that x
x
y
13. If u is a homogenous function of x and y of degree n.
2u
2u
u
prove that x
[Sep-07]
y 2 (n 1)
xy
y
y
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2
14. If u is a homogenous function of x and y of degree n, prove that x u

using Eulers theorem

2u
u
(n 1)
xy
x

[Jun-16]

15. Using chain rule find

dw
for w = log(x2+y2) where x = et, y = e-t [Oct-16]
dt

16. Suppose the z = ye x where x =2t and y =1-t then find

17. If w = x +2y +z2 and x = cos t: y = sin t : z = t find

dz
dt

dw
dt

[Jun-09,Jun-14]

[Mar-08,Mar-09,Sep-15]

dw
x
for w = 2
where x =cos t, y = sin t.
dt
(x y 2 )

18. Using chain rule find

19. Find

[Sep-06]

w
w
if w = x2 + y2 where x = u2 v2, y = 2uv. [Mar-10, Mar-12]
and
u
v

Non-text book:
u u

18.If u=log(e +e ), find

x y
x

[Mar-15]

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7. INTEGRAL CALCULUS AND ITS APPLICATION.

2

sin x

1 cos

1. (a) Evaluate

dx [Sep-08, Sep-09]

sin

(b) Evaluate:

x dx

[Oct-14]

0
a

2.(a)Evaluate:

a 2 x 2 dx .

[Sep-08]

(b) Evaluate

2x

cos x dx

[Jun-14]

3.Evaluate the following using second fundamental theorem.

1

a)

dx
4 x
1

4. Evaluate:

[Jun-11,Oct-16]

b)

3x

cos x dx

[Sep-11]

(sin 1 x) 3
1 x2

dx using second fundamental theorem.

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3 x
5. a) Evaluate log
dx
3 x
1
1

sin

(b)Evaluate:

[Sep-09,Jun-14]

x dx

[Jun-11]

6. Evaluate the following problems using properties of integration.

a)

sin x

b)

cos x dx [Oct-14]

x 3 cos 3 x dx

[Sep-11,Sep-16]

7. Evaluate:

sin x dx

[Mar-10]

(tan x)dx

[Jun-07,Sep-12, Mar-08,Mar-09, Jun-12]

log

8. Evaluate

9. Evaluate

x dx

[Mar-06, Mar-07, Jun-09,Jun-15]

x 3 x

1
10.Evaluate: log 1dx
x
0
1

11. Evaluate:

dx

sin

12. Evaluate:

[Sep-07,Sep-10, Mar-12,Mar-15,Sep-15]

tan x

[Jun-10, Mar-11]

x cos 2 x dx

[Mar-13, Jun-13]

x
dx
4

[Sep-06]

13. Evaluate:

sin 9

14. Evaluate

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f (sin x)

f (sin x) f (cos x)

[Jun-16]

15. Evaluate sin 6 xdx

[Mar-16]

16. Find the area of the region bounded y = 2x + 4, y = 1 and y=3 and y-axis. [Jun-06]
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17. Find the area bounded by the curve y =sin 2x between the ordinates x = 0, x = and x-axis. [Oct-13]

x2 y2
18. Find the volume of the solid that results when the region enclosed by the given curves 2 2 1 is
a
b
revolved about major axis a > b > 0
[Jun-08]
8.DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION
1.a) From the differential equation from the following equation. y=e2x(A+Bx)
2. Solve: dy

dx

1 x y xy

(Mar-15]

3. Solve: x dy = (y +4x5 e x )dx

4. Solve: (x2+y2)dy = xy dx
5. Solve : x 2

[Mar-07]
[Jun-07, Jun-11]

dy
y 2 2 xy given that y =1, when x = 1.
dx

6. Solve: (x+1)

dy
y e x ( x 1) 2
dx

dy
2 y tan x sin x
dx

8.Solve :

dy
y cot x 2 cos x
dx

[Mar-06]

9.Solve:

dy
4x
1
.
2
y 2
dx x 1
( x 1) 2

[Sep-06]

[Jun-09,Sep-15,Sep-16]

10.Solve;

dy
yx
dx

[Mar-08]

11.Solve:

dy
xy x
dx

[Mar-09]

dy
2 xy cos x
dx

13.a) Solve: (D2 +D+1)y =0

14. Solve (2D2 + 5D +2)y =e

[Jun-06]

(Jun-15)

7. Solve:

12.Solve : (1+x2)

[Jun-08]

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[Jun-08]
12 x

15. Solve : (3D2+4D+1)y=3e-x/3

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16.Solve: (D2 +14D +49)y=e-7x+4

[Mar-10]

17.Solve: (D2-13D+12)y=e-2x+5ex

[Jun-14]

18.Solve: (D2+1)y =0 when x = 0, y =2 and when x

, y 2

[Jun-13]

19.Solve : (D2+4D +13)y =cos 3x.

[Mar-11, Jun-10, Oct-14]

20.Solve (D2 2D 3)y=sinx cos x

[Oct-13]

21.Solve (D2 -3D +2)y = x

[Sep-10]

22.Solve: (D2 4D + 1)y = x2

[Jun-12]

23. The temperature T of a cooling object drops at a rate proportional to the difference T S, where S is
constant temperature of surrounding medium. If initially T = 150 C, find the temperature of the cooling
object at any time t.
[Mar-13,Mar-16]

Non-Text book questions

24. Solve: (3D2 + D -14) y = 13e2x + 10ex.

[Sep-07]

25. Solve: (D2 +5D+4) y = sin 5x.

[Oct-11]

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9.DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
1.a)Construct the truth table for (p q) (~q)

[Jun-06]

2. Construct the truth table for ((p) (q))

[Oct-06]

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

[Sep-11,Jun-07]

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

[Mar-08]

5. Construct the truth tables for (p q) [~(p q)]

6.Construct the truth tables for (p q) r.

[Jun-14,Mar-15]
[Mar-09, Mar-13, Sep-15]

7. Use the truth table to determine whether the statement (p (q)) ((p) q) is tautology or
contradiction.
[Jun-13, Oct-09, Jun-10]
8. Use the truth table to determine whether the statement (p (p)) ((q) p) is tautology or
contradiction.
[Jun-08, Mar-11]
9. Show that (p q) (p) ( q)
10.Show that ((p) (q)) p is a tautology.
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11.Show that ((q) p) q is a contradiction.

[Mar-12,Mar-16]

12.Use the truth table to determine whether the statement ((p) q) (p (q)) is tautology. [Oct-07]
13. Show that p q (p) q

[Mar-13]

14. Show that p q (p q) (q p)

[Oct-06, Jun 09,Jun-15]

15. Show that p q ((p) q) (( q) p)

[Mar-07,Mar-10,Mar-14. Jun-07, Oct-08,

Jun-11, Sep-11, Sep-12]

16. Show that (pq) (( p) ( q)

[Oct-10]

17. Show that p q and q p are not equivalent.

[Mat-09,Jun-16]

18.Show that (p q) (p q) is a tautology.

[Jun-06, Jun-12, Oct-13, Oct-14]

19.Prove that (Z, +) is an infinite abelian group.

[Oct-08]

19A.Show that the cube roots of unity forms a finite abelian group under multiplication.

[Oct-14]

20. Prove that the set of all 4th roots of unity forms an abelian group under multiplication. [Jun-11]
21. Show that the set of all 2 x 2 non-singular matrices forms a non-abelian infinite group under matrix
multiplication.(where the entries belong to R)
[Oct-07]

1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
,
,
,
form an abelian group,
22. Show that the set of four matrixes.
0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
under multiplication of matrices.
[Mar-11, Oct-13,Mar-15]
23. Show that the set of all non-zero complex numbers is an abelian group under the usual multiplication
of complex numbers.

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24. (a) Prove that identity element of a group is unique.

[Jun-13,Sep-16]

(b) Prove the that inverse element of an element of a group is unique.

25. State and prove cancellation laws on groups.

[Jun-13,Sep-16]

[Mar-06, Mar-08, Mar-14, Oct-10]

26. State and prove reversal law on inverses of a group. (or) G is a group, a,bG, prove that
(a*b)-1=b-1*a-1 [M-07,M-10, J-12, J-09, S-12,Jun-14,Sep-15,Jun-15]

Non-Text book questions

27 (a) Show that p (~p) is a contradiction.
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28.Find the order of all the elements of the group (z6 ,+6 )

[Jun-08]

29.With usual symbols prove that (z5-{[0]},.5) is a group.

[Jun-10]

30.Find the order of each element of group (z7-{[0]}, .7)

[Mar-12]

31. If every element of a group is its own inverse then prove that the group is abelian. [Mar-16]
10. Probality Distributions
1. Find the probability distribution of the number of sixes in throwing three dice once.
2. A discrete random variable X has the following probability distributions.
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
P(x) a
3a
5a
7a
9a
11a
13a
15a
(i) Find the value of a
(ii) Find P(x<3)
(iii) P(3 <x < 7)
2x
,
3. a)Verify that the following are probability density function. f ( x) 9

[Mar-06]

8
17a
[Mar-07,Sep-15]

0 x3
[Jun-10]
elsewhere

1
1
tan x x is a distribution function of a continuous variable X,
2

find P(Ox1)
[Mar-10, Mar-12]

b) If F(x) =

k (1 x 2 ),0 x 1
4. If the probability density function of a random variable is given by f(x)=
0 elsewhere
find (i) k (ii)the distribution function of the random variable.
[Mar-13]

cx (1 x) 3 , 0 x 1
1

5. For the p.d.f f(x)=

find (i) the constant c (ii) P x [Sep-08]
2
elsewhere

0
A 1 x e3
,
6. If f(x)= x
is a probability density function of a continuous random variable x, find P(x>e)
elsewhere
0
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7. The probability of success of an event is p and that of failure is q. Find the expected number of trials
to get a first success.
[Jun-13]
8. An urn contains 4 white and 3 Red balls. Find the probability distribution of the number of red
balls in three draws when a ball is drawn at random with replacement. Also find its mean
and variance.
[Mar-11]
9. In a gambling game a man wins Rs.10 if he gets all heads or all tails and loses Rs.5 if he gets 1 or 2
heads when 3 coins are tossed once. Find his expectations of gain. [Oct-14]
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10. A game is played with a single fair die. A player wins Rs.20 if a 2 turn up, Rs.40 if a 4 turns up,
loses Rs.30 if a 6 turns up. While he neither wins nor loses if any other face turns up, Find the
expected sum of money he can win.
[Jun-09, Jun-10, Jun-11,Jun-15]
11. A die is tossed twice. A success is getting an odd number on a toss. Find the mean and the variance
of the probability distribution of the number of successes.
[Sep-12]
12. Two cards are drawn with replacement from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. Find the mean and
variance for the number of aces. [Mar-16]
13. In an entrance examination a student has to answer all the 120 questions . Each question has four
options and only one option is correct. A student gets 1 mark for a correct answer and loses half mark for
a wrong answer. What is the expectation of the mark scored by a student if he chooses the answer to each
question at random ?
[Jun-07]
14. 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=X2+2X find the mean and variance of Y.
[Jun-08]

x(2 x), 0 x 2
15. In a continuous distribution the p.d.f of X is f ( x) 4
Find the mean and the

0
otherwise

variance of the distribution.

[Mar-09, Jun-12,Sep-16]
3e 3 x ,0 x
16. Find the mean and variance of the distribution f ( x)
0 elsewhere

[Sep-08, Oct-13,Mar-15]

1
,12 x 12
17. Find the Mean and Variance for f ( x) 24
probability density functions [Sep-06]
0
otherwise

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e x
18. Find the Mean and Variance for f ( x)

, if

x0

[Sep-09, Mar-14]

, otherwise

xe x
19. Find the mean and variance of the distribution f ( x)
0

, if x 0
[Mar-06, Sep-07, Mar-08]
, otherwise

20.(a) In a hurdle race a player has to cross 10 hurdles. The probability that he will clear each hurdle is
What is the probability that he will knock down less than 2 hurdles.

5
.
6

[Jun-10]

b) If an average 1 ship out of 10 does not arrive safely to ports, find the mean and the standard deviation
of Ships returning safely out of a total of 500 ships. [Jun-16]
21.a) The difference between the mean and the variance of Binominal distribution is 1 and the difference
between their squares is 11. Find n.
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22. Let X be a binomially distributed variable with mean 2 and standard deviation
corresponding probability function.

2
3

. Find the

[Jun-08]

23. A pair of dice is thrown 10 times. If getting a doublet is considered a success find the probability of (i)
4 success (ii) No success
[Sep-09, Sep-11,Sep-12]
24. Four coins are tossed simultaneously. What is the probability of getting (a) exactly 2 heads (b) at least
two heads (c) at most two heads. [Mar-08, Jun-09, Jun- 14]
25. The overall percentage of passes in a certain examination is 80. If 6 canditates appear in the
examination what is the probability that atleast 5 pass the examination.
[Sep-07, Sep-10,Jun-15]
26.(a) Prove that the total probability is one .[for a poisson distribution]

[Jun-06, Mar-12]

27. Suppose that the probability of suffering a side effect from a certain vaccine is 0.005. If 1000 persons
are inoculated. Find approximately the probability that (i) almost 1 person suffer. (ii) 4,5 or 6 persons
suffer. [e-5 = 0.0067].
[Mar-14]
28. In a Poisson distribution if P(X=2) = P(X=3) find P(X=5) [given e-3=0.050]

[Sep-06, Mar-09]

29. Let X have a Poisson distribution with mean 4, Find (i) P (X 3)

(ii) P(2 X <5) [e-4 = 0.0183]
[Sep-11, Mar-12]
30.a) If the probability of a defective fuse from a manufacturing unit is 2% in a box of 200 fuses, find the
Probability that exactly 4 fuses are defective. [ e-4=0.0183 ] [Jun-16]
31. 20% of the bolts produced in a factory are found to be defective. Find the probability that in a sample
of 10 bolts chosen at randow exactly 2 will be defective using (i) Binomial distribution
(ii) Poisson distribution. [e-2=01353]
[Jun-13, Mar-13,Sep-15,Mar-16,Sep-16]
32. Alpha particles are emitted by a radio active source at an average rate of 5 in a 20 minutes interval.
Using Poisson distribution find the probability that there will be (i)2 emission (ii) at least 2 emission in
a particular 20 minutes interval. [e -5=0.0067]
[Mar-10, Oct-13]
33. Suppose that the amount of cosmic radiation to which a person is exposed when flying by jet across the
United states is a random variable having a normal distribution with a mean of 4.35 m rem and standard
deviation of 0.59 m rem. What is the probability that a person will be exposed to more than 5.20 m rem
of cosmic radiation of such a flight.
[Jun-07, Jun-11]
34.The life of army shoes is normally distributed with mean 8 months and standard deviation 2 months. If
5000 pairs are issued, how many pairs would be expected to need replacement within 12 months .
[Jun-12, Oct-14]

35. 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 student lie.
[Sep-10, Jun-14]

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36. Marks in an aptitude test given to 800 students of a school was found to be normally distributed. 10%
of the students scored below 40 marks and 10% of the student scored above 90 marks. Find the number
of students scored between 40 and 90.
[Jun-06, Mar-11,Mar-15]

Non-Text book questions

37. Find K, and of the normal distribution whose probability distribution function is given by
2
[Mar-07]
f ( x) k e 2 x 4 x 2

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