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1 0 2
 1  , Prove that A2 - 6A2 + 7A + 2I = 0.
(1) If A = 0 2
 2 0 3 
 
 0 − tan 
2
(2) If A =   and I is the identify matrix of order 2, show that
 tan  0 
 2 
cos  − sin  
I + A = (I - A) sin  cos  
.

0 1
Let A = 
0 
(3) , show that (aI + bA)n = anI + nan-1 bA, where I is the identity matrix of order 2 and n
0
 N.
1 1 1 3n −1 3n −1 3n −1 
  n −1 n −1 n −1 
(4) If A = 1 1 1 , Prove that An = 3 3 3  , n  N.
1 1 1 3n −1
3n −1
3n −1 

3 −4 1 + 2n −4n 
If A =   , then prove that A n = 
1 − 2n 
(5) , where n is any positive integer.
1 −1  n
(6) If A and B are square matrices of the same order such that AB = BA, then prove by induction that
ABn = BnA. Further, prove that (AB)n = AnBn for all n  N.

 cos  sin   cos n sin n

(7) If A =   , then prove that A n
=  − sin n cos n  , n  N.
 − sin  cos    
 2 − 1  5 2   2 5 
(8) Let A =   , B=  , C=  . Find a matrix D such that CD - AB = O.
3 4  7 4  3 8 
b+c q+r y+z a p x
(9) Using the property of determinants and without expanding prove that: c + a r + p z + x = 2 b q y .
a+b p+q x+y c r z
−a 2 ab ac
By using properties of determinants show that: ba − b bc = 4a b c
2 2 2 2
(10)
ca cb − c 2
1 + a 2 − b2 2ab − 2b
(11) By using properties of determinants show that: 2ab 1− a + b
2 2
2a = (1 + a2 + b 2)3.
2b − 2a 1 − a 2 − b2
1 1 1 
 
(12) Find the matrix A = 1 2 − 3 , show that A3 - 6A2 + 5A + 11I = O. Hence, find A -1.
 2 − 1 3

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  2 −1 1
 
(13) If A =  −1 2 − 1 , verify that A3 - 6A2 + 9A - 4I = O and hence find A -1.
 1 − 1 2 
2 − 3 5 
 
(14) If A = 3 2 − 4  , find A-1, using A-1 solve the system of equations
1 1 − 2 
2x - 3y + 5z = 11
3z + 2y - 4z = - 5

x + y - 2z = - 3.

a2 bc ac + c 2
Prove that a + ab b
2 2
(15) ac = 4a2b 2c2.
ab b 2 + bc c 2
 1 − 2 1
 
(16) Let A =  −2 3 1 , verify that (i) [adj A]-1 = adj (A-1) (ii) (A-1)-1 = A.
 1 1 5 
x x 2 1 + px 3
Using Properties of determinants prove that: y y 1 + py = (1 + pxyz)(x - y)(y - z)(z - x).
2 3
(17)
z z 2 1 + pz3

3a −a + b −a + c
(18) Using Properties of determinants prove that: − b + a 3b − b + c = 3(a + b + c)(ab + bc + ca)..
−c + a −c + b 3c

(19) Solve the system of the following equations:

2 3 10 4 6 5 6 9 20
+ + = 4; − + = 1; + − = 2.
x y z x y z x y z
b+c a a
(20) Prove that b c+a b = 4abc
c c a+b
x x2 1 + x3
If x, y, z are different and  = y y 1 + y = 0 , then show that 1 + xyz = 0
2 3
(21)
z z 2 1 + z3
(y + z) 2 xy zx
(22) Show that  = xy (x + z) 2 yz = 2xyz(x + y + z)3
xz yz (x + y) 2
1 − 1 2   −2 0 1 
  
(23) Use product 0 2 − 3  9 2 − 3  to solve the system of equations
3 − 2 4   6 1 − 2 
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 x - y + 2z = 1
2y - 3z = 1
3x - 2y + 4z = 2
 a + bx c + dx p + qx  a c p 
  2  
(24) Prove that  = ax + b cx + d px + q  = (1 − x)  b d q 
 u v w   u v w 
2x
(25) Show that y = log(1 + x) − , x  −1 , is an increasing function of x throughout its domain.
2+x
4sin   
(26) Prove that y =
(2 + cos )ᶿ- is an increasing function of  in  0,  .
 2
1
(27) Find the equation of all lines having slope - 1 that are tangent to the curve y = , x ≠ 1.
x −1
1
(28) Find the equation of all lines having slope 2 that are tangent to the curve y = , x ≠ 3.
x −3
1
(29) Find the equation of all lines having slope 0 that are tangent to the curve y = 2 .
x − 2x + 3
(30) Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y = x 2 - 2x + 7 which is (a) parallel to the line
2x - y + 9 = 0, (b) perpendicular to the line 5y - 15x = 13.
(31) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = 3x − 2 which is parallel to the line 4x - 2y + 5 =
0.
(32) Find the maximum and minimum values of x sin 2x on [0, 2 ].
(33) Find two positive numbers x and y such that x + y = 60 and xy 3 is maximum.
(34) Find the two positive numbers x and y such that their sum is 35 and the product x 2y 5 is a maximum
number.
(35) Find two positive numbers whose sum is 16 and the sum of whose cubes is minimum.
(36) A square piece of tin of side 18 cm is to be made into a box without top, by cutting a square from
each corner and folding up the flaps to form the box. What should be the side of the square to be cut
off so that the volume of the box is the maximum possible?
(37) A rectangular sheet of tin 45 cm by 24 cm is to be made into a box without top, by cutting off a
square from each corner and folding up the flaps. What should be the side of the square to be cut off
so that volume of the box is maximum?

(38) Show that of all the rectangles inscribed in a given circle the square has the maximum area.
(39) Show that the right circular cylinder of given surface area and maximum volume is such that its
height is equal to the diameter of the base.
(40) Of all the closed cylindrical cans (right circular) of a given volume of 100 cubic centimetres, find the
dimensions of the can which has the minimum surface area?
(41) At wire of length 28 m is to be cut into two pieces. One of the pieces is to be made into square and
the other into a circle. What should be the length of the two pieces so that the combined area of the
square and the circle is minimum?
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(42) Prove that the volume of the largest cone that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius R is if the
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volume of the sphere.
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(43) Show that the right circular cone of least curved surface and given volume has an altitude equal to
2 times the radius of the base.
(44) Show that the semi - vertical angle of the cone of the maximum volume and of given slant height is
tan −1 2 .
(45) Show that semi - vertical angle of right circular cone of given surface area and maximum volume is
1
sin −1   .
3
(46) Show that the normal at any point  to the curve x = a cos  + a  sin , y = a sin  - a  cos  is at a
constant distance from the origin.
(47) Find the intervals in which the function f given by
4sin x − 2x − x − cos x
f (x) =
2 + cos x
is (i) increasing (ii) decreasing.
x 2 y2
(48) Find the maximum area of an isosceles triangle inscribed in the ellipse 2 + 2 = 1 with vertex at
a b
one end of the major axis.
(49) A tank with rectangular base and rectangular sides, open at the top is to be constructed so that its
depth is 2m and volume is 8m 3. If building of tank costs ` 70 per sq. metres for the base and ` 45 per
square metre for sides. What is the cost of least expensive tank?
(50) The sum of the perimeter of a circle and square is k, where k is some constant. Prove that the sum of
their areas is least when the side of square is double the radius of the circle.
(51) A window is in the form of a rectangle surmounted by a semi - circular opening. The total perimeter
of the window is 10 m. Find the dimensions of the window to admit maximum light through the
whole opening.
(52) A point on the hypotenuse of a triangle is at a distance a and b from the sides of the triangle. Show
3
 2 
2 2
that the minimum length of the hypotenuse is  a 3 + b 3  .
 
(53) Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere
4
of radius r is .
3
(54) Show that the height of the cylinder of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius
2R
R is . Also find the maximum volume.
3
(55) Show that height of the cylinder of greatest volume which can be inscribed in a right circular cone of
height h and semi - vertical  is one - third of the cone and the greatest volume of cylinder is
4
h 3 tan 2  .
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2
(56) Find the point at which the tangent to the curve y = 4x − 3 − 1 has its slope .
3
2
(57) Find the equation of all lines having slope 2 and being tangent to the curve y + = 0.
x −3
x −7
(58) Find the equation of the tangent to the curve y = at the point where it cuts the x-axis.
(x − 2)(x − 3)
(59) Find two positive numbers whose sum is 15 and the sum of whose squares is minimum.
(60) Find the shortest distance of the point (0, c) from the parabola y = x 2, where 0  c  5.

(61) Let AP and BQ be two vertical poles at points A and B, respectively. If AP = 16 m, BQ = 22 m and
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 AB = 20 m, then find the distance of a point R on AB from the point A such that RP 2 + RQ2 is
minimum.

(62) If length of three sides of a trapezium other than base are equal to 10 cm, then find the area of the
trapezium when it is maximum.

(63) Prove that the radius of the right circular cylinder of greatest curved surface area which can be
inscribed in a given cone is half of that of the cone.

(64) An Apache helicopter of enemy is flying along the curve given by y = x 2 + 7. A soldier, placed at (3,
7), wants to shoot down the helicopter when it is nearest to him. Find the nearest distance.

(65) A car starts from a point P at time t = 0 seconds and at point Q. The distance x, in metres, covered by
it, in t seconds is given by

2 t
x = t 2− 
 3
Find the time taken by it to reach Q and also find distance between P and Q.

(66) Find the equation of the normal to the curve x 2 = 4y which passes through the point (1, 2).

(67) Find the equation of tangents to the curve

y = cos (x + y), - 2   x  2 

that are parallel to the line x + 2y = 0.

(68) Show that the function f given by

f(x) = tan -1(sin x + cos x), x > 0

 
is always an strictly increasing function in  0,  .
 4
(69) An open topped box is to be constructed by removing equal squares from each corner of a 3 metre by
8 metre rectangular sheet of aluminium and folding up the sides. Find the volume of the largest such
box.

 x 
(70) Manufacturer can sell x items at a price of rupees  5 −  each. The cost price of x items is Rs
 100 
x 
 + 500  . Find the number of items he should sell to earn maximum profit.
 5 
1
(71) Integrate .
sin 3 x sin(x + a)
(72) Integrate tan 2x tan 4x tan 6x.
sin x
(73) Integrate .
1 + sin x
x2 +1
(74) Find  dx
(x − 1) 2 (x + 3)
x3 −1
(75) Find  x 3 + x dx

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(76) Find  (x 2
+ 1)(x − 1)
dx .

1− x2
(77) Integrate the rational functions:
x(1 − 2x)
x
(78) Integrate the rational functions: 2
(x + 1)(x − 1)
x
(79) Integrate the rational functions:
(x − 1) (x + 2)
2

(x 2 + 1)(x 2 + 2)
(80) Integrate the rational functions:
(x 2 + 3)(x 2 + 4)
1 + cos x
 /2
(81) Evaluate 
 /3 (1 − cos x)5/2
dx .

−1  2x 
1
(82) Evaluate 0 sin  2 
dx
 1+ x 
 /4
(83) By using the properties of definite integrals, evaluate the integrals:  log(1 + tan x) dx
0
 /2 sin x − cos x
(84) By using the properties of definite integrals, evaluate the integrals: 0 dx
1 + sin x cos x

(85) By using the properties of definite integrals, evaluate the integrals:  log(1 + cos x) dx
0
1
(86) Integrate the function:
sin 3 x sin(x + )
sin −1 x − cos −1 x
(87) Integrate the function: , x  (0,1)
sin −1 x + cos −1 x
1− x
(88) Integrate the function:
1+ x
x2 + x +1
(89) Integrate the function:
(x + 1) 2 (x + 2)
 /4
sin x cos x
(90) Evaluate the definite integrals: 0 
cos 4 x + sin 4 x
dx
 /3 sin x + cos x
(91) Evaluate the definite integrals:  /6 dx
sin 2x
 /4 sin x + cos x
(92) Evaluate the definite integrals: 0 dx
9 + 16sin 2x
 /2
(93) Evaluate the definite integrals:  0
sin 2x tan −1 (sin x) dx
4
(94) Evaluate the definite integrals:  1
[| x − 1| + | x − 2 | + | x − 3 |]dx
3x − 2
(95) Find  (x + 1) (x + 3) dx
2

(3sin  − 2) cos 
(96) Find  5 − cos
2
 − 4sin 
d

x 2 + x + 1dx
(97) Find
(x + 2)(x 2 + 1)

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2
(98) Evaluate
 log sin x dx
0

x 4 dx
(99) Find  (x − 1)(x 2 + 1)
x4 x2 1 1 1
(100) Find  dx = + x + log | x − 1| − log(x 2 + 1) − tan −1 + C
(x − 1)(x + x + 1)
2
2 2 4 2
(101) Find   cot x + tan x  dx
3
2
(102) Evaluate
 | x sin(x) |dx
−1

x dx
(103) Evaluate a
0
2
cos x + b 2 sin 2 x
2

(104) For each of the differential equations find a particular solution satisfying the given condition:
dy
(x 3 + x 2 + x + 1) = 2x 2 + x; y = 1 when x = 0.
dx
(105) Find the equation of a curve passing through the point (0, - 2) given that at any point (x, y) on the
curve, the product of the slope of its tangent and y coordinate of the point is equa l to the x coordinate
of the point.
(106) At any point (x, y) of a curve, the slope of the tangent is twice the slope of the line segment joining
the point of contact to the point (- 4, - 3). Find the equation of the curve given that it passes through
(- 2, 1).
(107) The volume of spherical balloon being inflated changes at a constant rate. If initially its radius is 3
units and after 3 seconds it is 6 units. Find the radius of balloon after t seconds.
(108) In a bank, principal increases continuously at the rate of r% per year. Find the value of r if Rs 100
double itself in 10 years (log e 2 = 0.6931).
(109) In a bank, principal increases continuously at the rate of 5% per year. An account of Rs 1000 is
deposited with this bank, how much will it be worth after 10 years (e 0.5 = 1.648).
(110) In a culture, the bacteria count is 1,00,000. The number is increased by 10% in 2 hours. In how much
hours will be count reach 2,00,000 if the rate of growth of bacteria is proportional to the number
present.
(111) Show that the given differential equation is homogenous and solve each of
 y  y    y  y 
them:  x cos   + y sin    ydx =  y sin   − x cos    xdy
 x  x   x  x 
(112) Show that the given differential equation is homogenous and solve each of
x/y  x
them: (1 + e ) dx + e 1 −  dy = 0
x/y

 y
(113) For each of the differential equations find the particular solution satisfying the give
 2 y  
condition:  x sin   − y  dx + xdy = 0 ; y = when x = 1
 x  4
(114) Find the equation of a curve passing through origin given that the slope of the tangent to the curve at
any point (x, y) is equal to the sum of the coordinates of the point.
(115) Find the equation of a curve passing through the point (0, 2) given that the sum of the coordinates of
any point on the curve exceeds the magnitude of the slope of the tangent to the curve at that point by
5.
dy y2 + y + 1
(116) Show that the general solution of the differential equation + = 0 is given by (x + y + 1)
dx x 2 + x + 1
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 = A(1 - x - y - 2xy), where A is parameter.
 
(117) Find the equation of the curve passing through point  0,  whose differential equation is sin x cos
 4
y dx + cos x sin y dy = 0.
(118) Find a particular solution of the differential equation (x - y) (dx + dy) = dx - dy given that y = - 1
when x = 0.
(119) The population of a village increases continuously at the rate proportional to the number of its
inhabitants present at any time. If the population of the village was 20,000 in 1999 and 25000 in the
year 2004, what will be the population of the village in 2009?
(120) Find the equation of a curve passing through the point (- 2, 3), given that the slope of the tangent to
2x
the curve at any point (x, y) is 2 .
y
(121) In a bank, principal increases continuously at the rate of 5% per year. In how many years Rs 1000
double itself?

 y  dy y
(122) Show that the differential equation x cos   = y cos   + x is homogeneous and solve it.
 x  dx x
x
 x

(123) Show that the differential equation 2ye y
dx +  y − 2xe y
 dy = 0 is homogeneous and find its
 
particular solution, given that, x = 0 when y = 1.
(124) Find the equation of a curve passing through the point (0, 1). If the slope of the tangent to the curve
at any point (x, y) is equal to the sum of the x coordinate (abscissa) and the product of the x
coordinate and y coordinate (ordinate) of that point.

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