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2001.

Find the derivative of the function Iff(x) = tan ^(-1) ((5 tan ((x)/(2)) +4)/( 3))then show that f'(x) = (3)/(10 + 8 sin x )

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2002.

Factorise x^2 - 6x + 8 into linear factors.

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SOLUTION :`x^2 - 6X + 8 = (x-2)(x-4)`
2003.

Find the modulus of the following complex numbers (3 +2i) (5-4i)

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ANSWER :`sqrt533`
2004.

A team of medical students doing their internship have to assist during surgeries at a city hospital. The probabilities of surgeries rated as very complex, complex, routine, simple or very simple are respectively, 0.15, 0.20, 0.31, 0.26, .08. Find the probabilities that a particular surgery will be rated (i) complex or very complex (ii) neither very complex nor very simple (iii) routine or complex (iv) routine or simple

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ANSWER :(i) 0.35 (II) 0.77 (III) 0.51 (IV) 0.57
2005.

Iftan theta + sin theta = m, tan theta - sin theta = n " then " (m^(2)-n^(2))^(2)=

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4mn
8mn
16 mn
mn

Answer :C
2006.

Given that P (3,2,-4), Q(5,4,-6), R (9,8-10) are collinear, find the ratio in which Q divides PR.

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ANSWER :`1:2`
2007.

Find the equation of a circle circumscribing the triangle whose sides are 2x+y-3=0, 3x-y-7=0 and x-2y+1=0.

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ANSWER :`X^(2)+y^(2)-5x-y+4=0`
2008.

A ray of light passing through the point (8,3) and is reflected at (14,0) on x axis. Then the equationof the reflected ray

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x+y=14
x-y=14
2y=x-14
3y=x-14

Answer :C
2009.

When the radius of a sphere decreases from 3cm to 2.98cm then the approximate decrease in volume of sphere is

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`0.002 picm^(3)`
`0.72 PI CM^(3)`
`0.72 picm^(3)`
`0.008 pi cm^(3)`

ANSWER :B
2010.

Let A={9,10,11,12,13} and let f: A to N be defined by f(n)= the highest prime factor of n. Find the range of f.

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ANSWER :`UL(13) XX 1`
2011.

The minimum andmaximum values of1-8 sin^(2) x cos^(2) xare

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`-1//4 ,1//4`
`-4,4`
`-1,1`
`-1//8 ,1//8`

ANSWER :4
2012.

Calculate the standard deviation of the following distribution:

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ANSWER :7.936
2013.

A man running a race course notes that the sum of the distances from the two flag posts from him is always 10 m and the distances between the flag posts is 8 m. Find the equation of track traced by man.

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ANSWER :`9X^(2)+25Y^(2)=225`
2014.

Evaluate the following limits : Lim_(xto2) (sin(e^(x-2)-1))/(log(x-1))

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ANSWER :`1 XX1 xx1 = 1 `
2015.

Differentiate the following w.r.t. x or t or u as the case may be: 10. z= (u)/( u^(2) +1)

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ANSWER :`(DZ)/( DU) = (1- u^2)/( (u^2 +1)^2)`
2016.

Find the locus of the foot of the perpendicular from the orign to a variable straighht line which always passes through the fixed point (a,b).

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ANSWER :`X^(2)+y^(2)-ax-by=0`
2017.

The negation of the statement p: A circle is an ellipse is ………

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An ELLIPSE is an CIRCLE.
An ellipse is not a circle
A circle is not an ellipse
A circle is an ellipse

Answer :C
2018.

If r=x+y+z and tan^(-1)sqrt((xr)/(yz))+tan^(-1)sqrt((yr)/(zx))+tan^(-1)sqrt((zr)/(xy))=kpi then the value of k is

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ANSWER :1
2019.

vec(OA)= vec(a), vec(OB)= 10vec(a) + 2vec(b), vec(OC)= vec(b) where O, A, C are non-collinear points. Let 'p' denote area of quadrilateral OABC, 'q' denote area of parallelogram with OA, OC as adjacent sides, then (p)/(q)=

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2
4
6
8

Answer :C
2020.

Let the sequence a_(n) be defined as follows: a_(1)= 1, a_(n)= a_(n-1) + 2 " for " n ge 2. Find first five terms and write corresponding series.

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ANSWER :1,3,5,7 and 9
2021.

Find the equation of the line passing through the point (-4, 3)with slope 1/2.

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ANSWER :`X - 2Y + 10 = 0 `
2022.

What is theprobability of getting 3 white balls in a draw of 3 balls from a box containing 6 white and 4 red balls ?

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ANSWER :`(""^(6)C_(3))/(""^(10)C_(3))=(1)/(6)`
2023.

A point Rwith X coordinate 4 lie on the line segment joining the points P(2,-3,4) and Q(8,0,10) find the coordinates of the pont R

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ANSWER :(4,-2,6)
2024.

At any point on the curve (a)/(x^(2))+(b)/(y^(2))=1, then y-intercept made by the tangent is proportional to

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SQUARE of the ABSCISSA
CUBE of the abscissa
Square of the ordinate
Cube of the ordinate

Answer :D
2025.

If A=[(2,-1,2),(1,3,-4)] and B=[(1,-2),(-3,0),(5,4)] then verify that (AB)^(T)=B^(T)A^(T)

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ANSWER :`B^(T)A^(T)`
2026.

Iftan x lt 2 then

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`x in (n PI + (pi)/(2), n pi - tan ^(-1) 2) n in Z`
`x in ( n pi + (pi)/(4), n pi + tan^(-1) 2) n in Z`
`x in ( n pi - (pi)/(2), n pi + tan^(-1) 2) n in Z`
`x in (n pi - (pi)/( 4), n pi - tan^(-1) 2 ) n in Z`

Answer :C
2027.

Let f(x) be a function satisfying f(x+y) = f(x) f(y) for all x,y in N such that f(1) = 3 and sum_(x=1)^(n) f(x) = 120 . Then the vlaue of n is :

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ANSWER :4
2028.

The point (4,1) undergoes the following transformations successively (i) reflection about the line y = x (ii) translation through a distance 2 units along the positive direction of y-axis . Then find the final position of the point.

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ANSWER :(1, 6)
2029.

If 3sin x+4cosax =7 has at least one solution, then the possible values of a as

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`(4M)/(4n+1)`
`(2M)/(2n+1)`
`(3M)/(2n+1)`
`(2m)/(4n+1)`

ANSWER :A
2030.

Compute (i)(7!)/(5!) (ii) (12!)/((10!)(2!)

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ANSWER :(i) 42, (II) 66
2031.

If bara, barb, barc are the sides of a triangle ABC then [barabarb barc] =

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0
1
`-1`
2

Answer :A
2032.

Which of the following sentences are statements? Justify Sum of opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral is 180^(@)

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ANSWER :It is a STATEMENT
2033.

The orthocentre of the triangle formed by (0,0),(5,-1),(-2,3) is

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`(4,-7)`
`(-4,7)`
`(4,7)`
`(-4,-7)`

ANSWER :D
2034.

Find the eccentricity, the coordinates of the foci, and the length of the latus rectum of the ellipse 2x^(2)+3y^(2)=1.

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ANSWER :`1/sqrt(3), (pm1/sqrt(6), ), (2sqrt(2))/3`
2035.

If f^(1)(x)=sin(logx)andy=f((2x+3)/(3-2x)) then (dy)/(dx) is

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`sin(LOGX).(1)/(xlogx)`
`12/((3-2x)^2)sin[LOG((2x+3)/(3-2x))]`
`sin[log((2x+3)/(3-2x))]`
`sin(logx)`

ANSWER :B
2036.

Statement 1 : If A is nxxn matrix then |"adj(adj(adjA))|=|A|^((n-1)^(3)) Statement 2 |"adj A"|=|A|^(n)

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Statement - 1 is true, Statement -2 is true, Statement - 2 ISCORRECT explanation for Statement - 1
Statement - 1 is true, Statement -2 is true, Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement - 1
Statement - 1 is true, Statement -2 is false
Statement -1 is false, Statement - 2 is true

ANSWER :C
2037.

If 3R=4r, then cosA+cosB+cosC=

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4
7
1
`(7)/(4)`

ANSWER :D
2038.

If : (csc alpha - cot alpha)(csc beta -cot beta)(csc gamma-cot gamma)=(csc alpha +cot alpha)(csc beta + cot beta)(csc gamma + cot gamma), then the value of each side is

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1
2
3
none of these

Answer :A
2039.

A relation R is defined on the set of N_(2) as follows : R: {(a,b): a,b in N and a=b^(2)} Check whether the following statements are true ? (i) For each a in N, (a,a) in R (ii) (a,b) in R and (b,c)in R, when a, b in N (iii) (a,b) in R and (b,c) in R rarr (a,c) in R, when a,b,c in N

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ANSWER :(i) , (II), (III) all are FALSE
2040.

Find the vertex, focus, and directrix of the following parabolas: y^(2)-2y+8x-23=0

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ANSWER :LATUS rectum `-8`,vertex `(3,1)`, focus `(1,1)`,Axis `y-1`, DIRECTRIX `x-5`.
2041.

Differentiate the following functions w.r.t. x: sin "" (x)/(2)

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ANSWER :`(1)/(2) COS"" (X)/(2)`
2042.

Let A ={ 2,4,6,8,10} . Determine the truth value of each of the following : EE x in A,xis a prime number.

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ANSWER :TRUE
2043.

If x = e ^(y+ e ^(y +...10oo)), x gt 0, then(dy)/(dx)is

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`X/(1 + x)(x)/(1 + x)`
`1/x`
`(1 - x)/x`
`(1 + x)/(x)`

ANSWER :C
2044.

The derivative of log |sec x + tan x| w.r.tx is

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ANSWER :`SEC X`
2045.

The solution of 2x+y+z=1,x-2y-3z=1,3x+2y+4z=5 is

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1,2,3
1,2,`-3`
1,`-3`,2
1,3,2

Answer :C
2046.

If vec(a)= 3 vec(i)- vec(j)-2vec(k), vec(b)= 2vec(i) + 3vec(j) + vec(k), then (vec(a) + 2vec(b)) xx (2vec(a) - vec(b))=

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`-25 vec(i) + 35 vec(J) -55vec(k)`
`25 vec(i)-35 vec(j) + 55vec(k)`
`25 vec(i) + 35vec(j)- 55vec(k)`
`-25vec(i) -35vec(j)-55vec(k)`

ANSWER :A
2047.

Reduce the following equations to the normal form and find the values of p and alpha. 3x+4y+10=0 (use tables).

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ANSWER : `X"COS"233^(@)8'+y"SIN"233^(@)8'=2`
2048.

If the vectors lambda bar(i)-3bar(j)+5bar(k), and 2lambdabar(i)-lambda(j)-bar(k), are perpendicular to each other find lambda.

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ANSWER :`-5/2 and 1 ;`
2049.

Lagrange's mean value theorem cannot be applied for

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`F(x) = LOG x` in [1,e]
f(x) =` x- ( 1)/(x) ` in [ 1,3]
`f(x) = sqrt( x^(2) - 4)` in [2,4]
f(x) = `|x |` in [ -1,2]

ANSWER :D
2050.

IfC = 60 ^(@)" then "= ( b)/( c^(2) -a^(2)) + ( a) /(c^(2)- b^(2)) =

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`-1`
` 1`
` 0`
`2`

ANSWER :C