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If in a triangle ABC, (s-a)(s-b) = s(s-c), then angle C is equal to [MP PET 1986] |
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Answer» If in a triangle ABC, (s-a)(s-b) = s(s-c), then angle C is equal to [MP PET 1986] |
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The solution set of x for the given inequality |x+2|−|x−1|<x−32, is |
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Answer» The solution set of x for the given inequality |x+2|−|x−1|<x−32, is |
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The range of f(x) = |x – 2| + |x – 12| is |
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Answer» The range of f(x) = |x – 2| + |x – 12| is |
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The coefficient of x18 in the product (1+x)(1−x)10(1+x+x2)9 |
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Answer» The coefficient of x18 in the product (1+x)(1−x)10(1+x+x2)9 |
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Consider the logarithmic inequality 1+log5(x2+1)≥log5(ax2+4x+a) for all real values of x. The number of integers which a cannot take, is |
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Answer» Consider the logarithmic inequality 1+log5(x2+1)≥log5(ax2+4x+a) for all real values of x. The number of integers which a cannot take, is |
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The equation of the ellipse which passes through origin and has its foci at the points (1,0) and (3,0), is |
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Answer» The equation of the ellipse which passes through origin and has its foci at the points (1,0) and (3,0), is |
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For positive integer n, 10n−2 > 81n, if |
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Answer» For positive integer n, 10n−2 > 81n, if |
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The value of 10C1+ 10C3+ 10C5+ 10C7+ 10C9 is |
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Answer» The value of 10C1+ 10C3+ 10C5+ 10C7+ 10C9 is |
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The number of ways in which a host lady can invite for a party of 8 out of 12 people of whom two do not want to attend the party together is |
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Answer» The number of ways in which a host lady can invite for a party of 8 out of 12 people of whom two do not want to attend the party together is |
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(a) If sinA=1213 and sinB=45, where π2<A<π and 0<B<π2, find the following: (i) sin(A+B) (ii) cos(A+B) (b) If sinA= 35, cosB=1213, where A and B both lie in second quadrant, find the value of sin(A+B). |
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Answer» (a) If sinA=1213 and sinB=45, where π2<A<π and 0<B<π2, find the following: |
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If a1,a2,a3,⋯,an are in A.P. and a1+a4+a7+⋯+a16=114 , then a1+a6+a11+a16 is equal to : |
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Answer» If a1,a2,a3,⋯,an are in A.P. and a1+a4+a7+⋯+a16=114 , then a1+a6+a11+a16 is equal to : |
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Let I=∫sin2x+sinx1+sinx+cosxdx, J=∫cos2x+cosx1+sinx+cosxdx and c is the constant of integration. FunctionIntegral(a) I (p) 12(x−sinx−cosx)+c (b) J (q) 12(x+sinx+cosx)+c (c) I + J (r) x+c (d) I - J (s) c−cosx−sinx (t) c+cosx+sinx (u) −12(x+sinx+cosx+c) Then the value of d(I+J)dx at x=√2 is |
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Answer» Let I=∫sin2x+sinx1+sinx+cosxdx, J=∫cos2x+cosx1+sinx+cosxdx and c is the constant of integration. |
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(1+cotθ+tanθ)(sinθ−cosθ)sec3θ−cosec3θ=sin2θcos2θ |
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Answer» (1+cotθ+tanθ)(sinθ−cosθ)sec3θ−cosec3θ=sin2θcos2θ |
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Find (A - B) ∪ (B - A), if A = {1, 3, 4} and B = {2, 5, 9, 11} . |
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Answer» Find (A - B) ∪ (B - A), if A = {1, 3, 4} and B = {2, 5, 9, 11} . |
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Value of the determinant ∣∣∣∣sec xsin xtan x010tan xcot xsec x∣∣∣∣ is given by___ Also try to think on the lines that expanding along which row or column will make the calculation easier. |
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Answer» Value of the determinant ∣∣ Also try to think on the lines that expanding along which row or column will make the calculation easier. |
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Solve the following linear programming problem graphically: Maximise Z=7x+10y subject to the constraints 4x+6y≤2406x+3y≤240x≥10x≥0,y≥0 |
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Answer» Solve the following linear programming problem graphically: Maximise Z=7x+10y subject to the constraints 4x+6y≤2406x+3y≤240x≥10x≥0,y≥0 |
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If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct? (a) adj A=|A|.A−1 (b) det (A)−1=[det (A)]−1 (c) (AB)−1=B−1A−1 (d) (A+B)−1=B−1+A−1 |
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Answer» If A and B are invertible matrices, then which of the following is not correct? (a) adj A=|A|.A−1 |
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Find the area of the smaller region bounded by the ellipse x29+y24=1 and the line x3+y2=1. |
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Answer» Find the area of the smaller region bounded by the ellipse x29+y24=1 and the line x3+y2=1. |
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Let ∗ be a binary operation on the set Q of rational number as follows: (i)a∗b=ab4 Show that none of the operations has an identity. |
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Answer» Let ∗ be a binary operation on the set Q of rational number as follows: |
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If the determinant of a matrix of order 3×3 is formed by using the numbers 1 or -1 and minimum value of the determinant is −λ, then the value of λ is ___ . |
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Answer» If the determinant of a matrix of order 3×3 is formed by using the numbers 1 or -1 and minimum value of the determinant is −λ, then the value of λ is |
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Consider the parabola x2+4y=0. Let P(a,b) be any fixed point inside the parabola and let S be the focus of parabola. Then the minimum value of SQ+PQ as point Q moves on parabola is: |
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Answer» Consider the parabola x2+4y=0. Let P(a,b) be any fixed point inside the parabola and let S be the focus of parabola. Then the minimum value of SQ+PQ as point Q moves on parabola is: |
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From the following Receipts and Payments Account of a Cricket club and the additional information, prepare an Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on 31st March, 2014 and a Balance Sheet as at that date : ReceiptsRs PaymentsRs Balance b/d :Crockery purchased2,650 Cash3,520Maintenance6,820 Bank27,380Match Expenses13,240 Fixed Deposit at 6% p.a.30,000Salaries11,000Membership SubscriptionConveyance820 (including Rs 6,000 for the yearUpkeep of lawn4,240 year ending 31st March, 2013)40,000Postage Stamps1,050Entrance Fees2,750Purchase of Cricket Materials9,720Donation5,010Sundry Expenses2,000Interest on Fixed Deposit900Investments5,700Tournament Fund20,000Tournament Expenses18,800Sales of CrockeryBalance c/d : (Book value Rs 1,200)2,000 Cash2,200 Bank23,320Fixed Deposit at6% p.a.30,000––––––––55,520¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯1,31,560––––––––––¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯1,31,560–––––––––– Informations :- (a) Monthly Salary is Rs 1,000; (b) The value of unused Postage Stamps is as follows : 31st March, 2013, Rs 750; 31st March, 2014, Rs 900. (c) Stock of Cricket Materials is as follows : 31st March, 2013, Rs 3,210; 31st March, 2014, Rs 2,800. (d) Arrear of membership subscriptions : On 31st March, 2013, Rs 6,600; On 31st March, 2014, (for 2013-14) Rs 8,000. (e) Donation and Entrance Fees are not to be capitalised |
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Answer» From the following Receipts and Payments Account of a Cricket club and the additional information, prepare an Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended on 31st March, 2014 and a Balance Sheet as at that date : ReceiptsRs PaymentsRs Balance b/d :Crockery purchased2,650 Cash3,520Maintenance6,820 Bank27,380Match Expenses13,240 Fixed Deposit at 6% p.a.30,000Salaries11,000Membership SubscriptionConveyance820 (including Rs 6,000 for the yearUpkeep of lawn4,240 year ending 31st March, 2013)40,000Postage Stamps1,050Entrance Fees2,750Purchase of Cricket Materials9,720Donation5,010Sundry Expenses2,000Interest on Fixed Deposit900Investments5,700Tournament Fund20,000Tournament Expenses18,800Sales of CrockeryBalance c/d : (Book value Rs 1,200)2,000 Cash2,200 Bank23,320Fixed Deposit at6% p.a.30,000––––––––55,520¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯1,31,560––––––––––¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯1,31,560–––––––––– Informations :- (a) Monthly Salary is Rs 1,000; (b) The value of unused Postage Stamps is as follows : 31st March, 2013, Rs 750; 31st March, 2014, Rs 900. (c) Stock of Cricket Materials is as follows : 31st March, 2013, Rs 3,210; 31st March, 2014, Rs 2,800. (d) Arrear of membership subscriptions : On 31st March, 2013, Rs 6,600; On 31st March, 2014, (for 2013-14) Rs 8,000. (e) Donation and Entrance Fees are not to be capitalised |
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The sum of integral value(s) of x satisfying the equation |x+9||x−5|=8 is |
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Answer» The sum of integral value(s) of x satisfying the equation |x+9||x−5|=8 is |
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A focal chord is drawn on the parabola y2=8x. if one end of it is (8,8) what is the other end? |
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Answer» A focal chord is drawn on the parabola y2=8x. if one end of it is (8,8) what is the other end? |
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Latus rectum of the parabola whose focus is (3,4) and whose tangent at vertex has the equation x + y = 7 + 5√2 is ? |
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Answer» Latus rectum of the parabola whose focus is (3,4) and whose tangent at vertex has the equation x + y = 7 + 5√2 is ? |
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The point at which the line joining the points (2, -3, 1) and (3, -4, -5) intersects the plane 2x + y + z = 7 is [DSSE 1987; MP PET 1991] |
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Answer» The point at which the line joining the points (2, -3, 1) and (3, -4, -5)
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The sum of the intercepts on the coordinate axes of the plane passing through the point (–2,–2,2) and containing the line joining the points (1,–1,2) and (1,1,1), is : |
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Answer» The sum of the intercepts on the coordinate axes of the plane passing through the point (–2,–2,2) and containing the line joining the points (1,–1,2) and (1,1,1), is : |
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Consider the first 10 positive integers. If we multiply each number by -1 and then add 1 to each number, the variance of the numbers so obtained is |
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Answer» Consider the first 10 positive integers. If we multiply each number by -1 and then add 1 to each number, the variance of the numbers so obtained is |
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The number of ways of selecting 15 teams from 15 men and 15 women, such that each team consists of a man and a woman, is : |
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Answer» The number of ways of selecting 15 teams from 15 men and 15 women, such that each team consists of a man and a woman, is : |
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The set of solutions for 4x3−94<x+34 and 7x−13−7x+26>x is |
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Answer» The set of solutions for 4x3−94<x+34 and 7x−13−7x+26>x is |
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Find the equation of a parabola with vertex at the origin,the axis along x-axis and passing through (2,3). |
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Answer» Find the equation of a parabola with vertex at the origin,the axis along x-axis and passing through (2,3). |
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Sketch the graph of the following functions: y= tan 2x |
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Answer» Sketch the graph of the following functions: |
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Of the students in a school,it is known that 30% have 100% attendance and 70% students are irregular.Previous year results report that 70% of all students who have 100% attendance attain A grade and 10% irregular students attain A grade in their annual examination.At the end of the year,one student is chosen at random from the school and he was found to have an A grade.What is the probability that the student has 100% attendance? Is regularity required only in school? Justify your answer. |
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Answer» Of the students in a school,it is known that 30% have 100% attendance and 70% students are irregular.Previous year results report that 70% of all students who have 100% attendance attain A grade and 10% irregular students attain A grade in their annual examination.At the end of the year,one student is chosen at random from the school and he was found to have an A grade.What is the probability that the student has 100% attendance? Is regularity required only in school? Justify your answer. |
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If xloge(logex)−x2+y2=4 (y>0), then dydx at x=e is equal to : |
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Answer» If xloge(logex)−x2+y2=4 (y>0), then dydx at x=e is equal to : |
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Let F(x)=x2+π6∫x2cos2t dt for all x∈R and f:[0,12]→[0,∞) be a continuous function. For a∈[0,12], if F′(a)+2 is the area of the region bounded by x=0,y=0,y=f(x) and x=a, then f(0) is |
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Answer» Let F(x)=x2+π6∫x2cos2t dt for all x∈R and f:[0,12]→[0,∞) be a continuous function. For a∈[0,12], if F′(a)+2 is the area of the region bounded by x=0,y=0,y=f(x) and x=a, then f(0) is |
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Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2,2),Q(6,−1) and R(7,3). The equation of the line passing through (1,−1) and parallel to PS is |
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Answer» Let PS be the median of the triangle with vertices P(2,2),Q(6,−1) and R(7,3). The equation of the line passing through (1,−1) and parallel to PS is |
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If y=(tan−1x)2,then(x2+1)2y2+2x(x2+1)y1 is equal to |
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Answer» If y=(tan−1x)2,then(x2+1)2y2+2x(x2+1)y1 is equal to |
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Find the length of subnormal at x= 2 on the curve y = x3. ___ |
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Answer» Find the length of subnormal at x= 2 on the curve y = x3. |
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Refer to question 7, maximum value of Z + minimum value of Z is equal to (a)13 (b)1 (c)-13 (d)-17 |
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Answer» Refer to question 7, maximum value of Z + minimum value of Z is equal to |
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Differentiate the following functions with respect to x : (2x−1x2+1) |
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Answer» Differentiate the following functions with respect to x : (2x−1x2+1) |
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Integrate the following functions w.r.t. x. ∫sin xsin(x−a)dx. |
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Answer» Integrate the following functions w.r.t. x. ∫sin xsin(x−a)dx. |
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If f(x)={ex−10≤x≤1x+1−{x},1<x<3 and g(x)=x2−ax+b, such that f(x). g(x) is continuous in [0,3) then the values of a and b is |
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Answer» If f(x)={ex−10≤x≤1x+1−{x},1<x<3 and g(x)=x2−ax+b, such that f(x). g(x) is continuous in [0,3) then the values of a and b is |
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If ^a,^b and ^c are unit vectors, and the maximum value of ∣∣2^a−3^b∣∣2+∣∣2^b−3^c∣∣2+|2^c−3^a|2 is p, then the value of [p10] is (Here, [.] denotes the greatest integer function.) |
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Answer» If ^a,^b and ^c are unit vectors, and the maximum value of ∣∣2^a−3^b∣∣2+∣∣2^b−3^c∣∣2+|2^c−3^a|2 is p, then the value of [p10] is (Here, [.] denotes the greatest integer function.) |
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If a=cosα+isinα, b=cosβ+isinβ, c=cosγ+isinγ and bc+ca+ab=1,Then cos(β-γ)+cos(γ-α)+cos(α-β) is equal to |
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Answer» If a=cosα+isinα, b=cosβ+isinβ, c=cosγ+isinγ and bc+ca+ab=1,Then cos(β-γ)+cos(γ-α)+cos(α-β) is equal to
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If [2 1 3] ⎡⎢⎣−1 0 −1−1 1 00 1 1⎤⎥⎦⎡⎢⎣10−1⎤⎥⎦=A, then find the value of A. |
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Answer» If [2 1 3] ⎡⎢⎣−1 0 −1−1 1 00 1 1⎤⎥⎦⎡⎢⎣10−1⎤⎥⎦=A, then find the value of A. |
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The straight line x+2y=1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A,B and the origin. Then the sum of perpendicular distances from A and B on the tangent to the circle at the origin is : |
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Answer» The straight line x+2y=1 meets the coordinate axes at A and B. A circle is drawn through A,B and the origin. Then the sum of perpendicular distances from A and B on the tangent to the circle at the origin is : |
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Write the coordinates of the foci of the hyperbola9x2−16y2=144 |
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Answer» Write the coordinates of the foci of the hyperbola9x2−16y2=144 |
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The number of ordered pairs (r,k) for which 6⋅35Cr=(k2−3)⋅36Cr+1, where k is an integer, is : |
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Answer» The number of ordered pairs (r,k) for which 6⋅35Cr=(k2−3)⋅36Cr+1, where k is an integer, is : |
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The value of (0.16)log2.5(13+132+⋯∞) is |
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Answer» The value of (0.16)log2.5(13+132+⋯∞) is |
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In order to supplement daily diet, a person wishes to take some X and some wishes Y tablets. The contents of iron, calcium and vitamins in X and Y (in mg/tablet) are given as below TabletsIronCalciumVitaminX632Y234 The person needs atleast 18 mg of iron, 21 mg of calcium and 16 mg of vitamins. The price of each tablet of X and Y is Rs 2 and R1, respectively. How many tablets of each should the person take in order to stisfy the above requirement at the minimum cost? |
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Answer» In order to supplement daily diet, a person wishes to take some X and some wishes Y tablets. The contents of iron, calcium and vitamins in X and Y (in mg/tablet) are given as below TabletsIronCalciumVitaminX632Y234 The person needs atleast 18 mg of iron, 21 mg of calcium and 16 mg of vitamins. The price of each tablet of X and Y is Rs 2 and R1, respectively. How many tablets of each should the person take in order to stisfy the above requirement at the minimum cost? |
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