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02: Inverse Trigonometric Functions
Two Marks Questions
Question No: 21
simplest form. 1
22. Find the value of sin sin 1
x 3 2
12. Express tan 1 , x a, in the 23. Find the value of tan 1 3 sec 1 2
a x
2 2
simplest form. 1
24. Find the values of tan 1 2cos 2 sin 1
1 1 x 2
13. Prove that tan 1 x cos 1
2 1 x
14. Solve the equation
1 x 1
tan 1 tan x , x 0
1
1 x 2
15. Solve the equation
sin 1 1 x 2sin 1 x
2
16. Solve 2 tan cos x tan 1 2 cos ecx
1
2
17. Find the values of sin 1 sin
3
3
18. Find the values of tan 1 tan
4
7
19. Find cos 1 cos
6
3
20. Find the value of sin 1 sin
5
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1 1
25. Find the values of tan 1 1 cos 1 sin 1
2 2
1 1
26. Find the values of cos 1 2 sin 1
2 2
3 2
27. Find the value of tan sin 1 cot 1
5
3
Three Marks Questions
Questions No: 25
1. Prove that 7. Prove that
1 1 sin x 1 sin x x
3cos 1 x cos 1 4 x 3 3 x , x ,1 cot 1 , x [0,1]
2 1 sin x 1 sin x 2
2. Prove that
8. Prove that
1 1
3sin 1 x sin 1 3 x 4 x 3 , x , 1 x 1 x 1 1
2 2 tan 1 cos x,
1
x 1
3. Express the function 1 x 1 x 4 2 2
3a 2 x 3 a a
tan 1 3 2
, a 0, x 9. Find the value of
a 3ax 3 3
1 2x 1 1 y
2
4 1 12 33 tan 1 sin 1 2
cos ,
4. Prove that cos cos 1 cos 1 2 1 x 1 y
2
5 13 65
12 3 56 x 1, y 0 & xy 1
5. Prove that cos 1 sin 1 sin 1
13 5 65
63 5 3
6. Prove that tan 1 sin 1 cos 1
16 13 5
03: MATRICES
Three Marks Questions
Questions No:34
1 2
1. Express as a sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
3 4
3 1
2. Express as a sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices.
4 5
1 2
3. Express as a sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices
2 1
3 5
4. Express as a sum of symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices
1 1
cos x sin x 0
5. If F x sin x cos x 0 , show that F x F y F x y
0 0 1
5 2 3 6
6. Find X and Y, if X Y and X Y
0 9 0 1
7. For any square matrix A with real number prove that A A' is a symmetric matrix and
A A' is a Skew-symmetric matrix
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8. If A and B are symmetric matrices of same order then show that AB is symmetric if and
only if 𝐴𝐵=𝐵𝐴
9. If A & B be the invertible matrices of same order then show that AB B 1 A1
1
1 2 2 0 1 1
1. If A , B and C calculate AB, AC , A B C , verify that
2 1 1 3 2 3
AB AC A B C
1 2 2 1 1 1
2. If A , B and C calculate AB, AC , A B C , verify that
3 1 1 3 2 3
AB AC A B C
1 2 3 3 1 2 4 1 2
3. If A 5 0
2 , B 4 2 5 and c 0 3 2 verify A B C A B C
1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 3
0 6 7 0 1 1 2
4. If A 6 0 8 , B 1 0 2 and C 2 Calculate AC, BC and (A + B) C.
7 8 0 1 2 0 3
Also, verify that (A + B)C = AC + BC.
1 2 3 4 1 5
5. If A 5 7 9 and B 1 2 0 then verify that
2 1 1 1 3 1
(i) A B A| B| (ii) A B A| B|
| |
1 2 3
6. If A 3 2 1 then show that A3 23 A 40 I 0 .
4 2 1
2
7. If A 4 and B 1 3 6 verify AB B ' A'
'
5
1
8. If A 4 and B 1 2 1 verify AB B ' A'
'
3
1 1 1 1 3
1 2 3 4
9. If A 2 0 3 , B 0 2 and C
find A(BC), (AB)C and
2 0 2 1
3 1 2 1 4
Show that (AB)C = A(BC).
1 0 2
10. If A 0 2 1 prove that A3 6 A2 7 A 2I 0
2 0 3
04: Determinants
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Two Mark Questions
Questions No: 22
1. Find equation of line joining (1,2) and (3,6) using determinants.
2. Find equation of line joining (3,1) and (9,3) using determinants.
3. Find equation of line joining (3,2) and (−1,−3) using determinants.
4. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (3,8) (−4,2),(5,1) using determinants.
5. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (−2,−3),(3,2),(−1,−8)using determinants.
6. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (2,7),(1,1),(10,8) using determinants.
7. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (1,0),(6,0),(4,3) using determinants.
8. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (1,3),(2,5),(7,5) using determinants.
9. Find the area of the triangle with vertices (2,0),(−1,0),(0,3) using determinants.
10. If area of the triangle with vertices (−2,0),(0,4) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0,𝑘) is 4 sq units. Find the values of k
using determinants
11. Find the values of k, if area of triangle is 4 sq units with vertices (𝑘,0),(4,0),𝑎𝑛𝑑 (0,2).
12. Find the values of k, if area of triangle is 35sq units with vertices (2,−6),(5,4),𝑎𝑛𝑑 (𝑘,4).
13. Find the values of k, if area of triangle is 3 sq units with vertices (1,3),(0.0),(𝑘,0).
14. Using determinants show that the points A(𝑎,b+𝑐), 𝐵(𝑏,𝑐+𝑎), and 𝐶(𝑐,𝑎+𝑏) are collinear.
1. 3x 2 y 3z 8, 2 x y z 1, 4 x 3 y 2 z 4
2. x y z 6, y 3z 11, x 2 y z 0
3
3. 2 x y z 1, x 2 y z , 3 y 5 z 9
2
4. x y z 4, 2 x y 3z 0, x y z 2
5. 2 x 3 y 3z 5, x 2 y z 4, 3x y 2 z 3
6. x y 2 z 7, 3x 4 y 5z 5, 2 x y 3z 12
2 3 5
7. If A 3 2 4 find A1 , Using A1 solve the system of equations
1 1 2
2 x 3 y 5 z 11, 3x 2 y 4 z 5, x y 2 z 3
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2 3 1 0 0 0
1. If A show that A2 4 A I 0 , where I and O using this equation
1 2 0 1 0 0
1
find A
3 1 1 0 0 0
2. If A show that A 2 5 A 7 I 0 where I and O using this equation
1 2 0 1 0 0
find A1
1 2 1 0 0 0
3. If A show that A2 5 A 2 I 0 where I and O using this equation
3 4 0 1 0 0
1
find A
4,9 dx
1 x2 dy dy x log e a y
13. If y cos 1 , 0 x 1 , find 23. If x a , prove that
y x
.
2 dx x log e x
1 x dx
x
3x x3 dy 1
14. If y tan 1 , find 24. Differentiate x with respect to x.
2 x
1 3x dx
25. Differentiate sin x with respect to x.
x
dy 1 1
15. Find if y sec 1 2 , 0 x
dx 2x 1 dy
2 if, y log x .
cos x
26. Find
sin x dy 1 dx
16. If y tan 1 , prove that
1 cos x dx 2
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dy dy
if, y sin 1 x
x
27. Find if, y x sin x , x 0 . 28. Find
dx dx
x 3 x 2 4
19. Differentiate y w.r.t x.
3x 2 4 x 5
20. Differentiate y
x 1 x 2 w.r.t x.
x 3 x 4
21. Differentiate x sin x sin x
cos x
with respect to 𝑥
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log x
cos x
22. Differentiate x sin x
with respect to 𝑥
dy
23. If y cos x cos 2 x cos 3x , find
dx
k cos x
2 x , if x 2
1. Determine the value of 𝑘, if f x is continuous at x
3, 2
if x
2
1 cos 2 x
, if x 0
2. Determine the value of 𝑘, if f x 1 cos x is continuous at 𝑥=0
k , if x 0
kx 1, if x
3. Determine the value of 𝑘if, f x is continuous at x
cos x, if x
kx 1, if x 5
4. Find the value of k if, f x is continuous at x 5
3x 5, if x 5
kx 2 , if x 2
5. Find the value of k if, f x is continuous at x 2
3, if x 2
x 2 2 x , if x 0
6. For what value of 𝜆is the function defined by f x continuous at
4 x 1, if x 0
𝑥=0? What about continuity at x =1?
5, if x 2
7. Find the values of 𝑎 and 𝑏 such that the function defined by f x ax b, if 2 x 10 is
21, if x 10
continuous function.
8. Find the relationship between a and b so that the function f defined by
ax 1, if x 3
f x is continuous at x 3
bx 3, if x 3
Five Marks Questions
Question No: 46
d2y
1. If y A sin x B cos x, then prove that y0
dx 2
d2y
2. If y 5 cos x 3sin x, then prove that y0
dx 2
d2y dy
3. If y Aemx Benx show that 2 m n mny 0
dx dx
2
d y dy
4. If y 3e2 x 2e3 x show that 2
5 6y 0
dx dx
5. If y 3cos log x 4sin log x prove that x 2 y2 xy1 y 0
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6. If y tan 1 x , prove that 1 x y2 2 x 1 x 2 y1 2
2 2 2
d2y dy
7. If y sin 1 x , prove that 1 x 2 2
x 0
dx dx
2
dy d 2 y dy
8. If e y x 1 1 , prove that e y and hence prove that
dx dx 2 dx
d2y
9. If y 500e7 x 600e7 x , then show that 49 y
dx 2
10. If y ea cos x , 1 x 1, show that 1 x 2 y2 xy1 a 2 y 0
1
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2cm /minute. When x = 10 cm and y = 6 cm, find the rate of change of the area of the
rectangle.
Question No: 25
14. Find the interval in which the function f given by f x 2 x 2 3x is strictly increasing.
17. Find the maximum and minimum values of f , if any, of the function f x x 2 1, x R
19. Show that the function f x x 2 x 1 is neither increasing nor decreasing in 1,1
23. Find the maximum and minimum values of f, if any of the function g x x 1 3, x R
24. Find the maximum and minimum values of f, if any , of the function given by f x x , x R
25. Find the local maximum and local minimum values of the function f given by
f x 3x 4 4 x 3 12 x 2 12
2. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 15 and the sum of whose squares is minimum.
3. Find two numbers whose sum is 24 and whose product is as large as possible.
4. Find two numbers whose product is 100 and whose sum is minimum.
5. Find two positive numbers whose sum is 16 is and the sum of whose cubes is minimum.
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07: Integrals
Two Marks Questions
Question No: 26
tan 4 x sec2 x cos 2 x
1. Integrate w.r.t x. 22. Evaluate cos x sin x 2
dx
x
sin 2 x e 2 x e 2 x
2. Evaluate dx 23. Find e2 x e2 x dx
1 cos x
3. Integrate sin x sin cos x w.r.t x. cos x
24. Find dx
4. Integrate sin ax b cos ax b w.r.t x. x
e2 x 1
1 log x
2
25. Evaluate 2 x dx
5. Evaluate x
dx e 1
dx tan x
6. Evaluate 26. Evaluate dx
x x log x sin x cos x
1
27. Find 2
1
e tan x dx
7. Integrate w.r.t.x sin x cos 2 x
1 x2
e x 1 x
8. Evaluate sin 3 xdx 28. Find dx
cos 2 e x x
9. Evaluate log sin x cot xdx
sin 3 x cos3 x
cos 2 x cos 2 29. Find sin 2 x cos2 x dx
10. Evaluate
cos x cos
dx
30. tan 3 2 x sec 2 xdx
dx
11. Evaluate sin 2 x cos 2 x
x x
dx
31. Find sin 2 x cos 2 x dx
12. Evaluate 32. Evaluate log x dx
cos x 1 tan x
2 2
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1
1
42. Evaluate dx 4
sin
2
0 1 x 2
47. Evaluate xdx
2
3 4
1
43. Evaluate 4 9x 2
dx .
2
0
48. Evaluate cos 2 xdx
1 sin x
44. Evaluate e x dx
0
1 cos x 5
x 1
49. Evaluate x 2 dx
45. Evaluate e x 2 dx 5
x 3
x
46. Evaluate e x tan 1 x
1 50. Evaluate x 2
1
dx
dx 2
1 x2 1
1
51. Evaluate 1 x
0
2
dx
3x 1
4. Evaluate x 1 x 2 x 3 dx 20. Evaluate
x cos 1 x
dx
1 x2
2x
5. Evaluate x 2
1 x 2 2
dx
21. Evaluate dx
x sin 1 x
1 x2
2x
6. Evaluate x
3x 2
2
dx 22. Evaluate x log xdx
1 sin x
x tan
1
11. Find xdx 27. Find e x dx
1 cos x
12. Integrate x 2e x w.r.t. x
13. Find tan 1 xdx
14. Find x cos xdx
Five Marks Questions
Question No: 47
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1 dx
1. Find the integral of with respect to x, and hence evaluate (i) , (ii)
x a
2 2
3 2 x x2
dx dx dx dx dx
x 2 6 x 13 (iii) x2 16 (iv) 9 x2 4 , (v) x2 2x 2 , (vi) 9 x2 6 x 5
1 1
2. Find the integral of 2 with respect to x, and hence evaluate (i) 2 dx (ii)
x a 2
x 16
dx dx
3x2 13x 10 , (iii) x 2 8x 5
1 1
3. Find the integral of 2 with respect to x, and hence evaluate (i) dx
a x 2
12 x 2 2 x
dx dx
(ii) (iii)
7 6x x 2
5 4x x2
1 dx
4. Find the integral of with respect to x, and hence evaluate(i) ,
a x
2 2
1 4 x x2
dx dx
(ii) , (iii)
7 6x x 2
5 4x x2
1 dx
5. Find the integral of with respect to x, and hence evaluate(i) ,
x a
2 2
x 2x 2
2
dx dx
(ii) (iii)
x 7
2
x 2x 4
2
1 dx
6. Find the integral of with respect to x, and hence evaluate (i) ,
x a
2 2
x 25
2
dx dx
(ii) , (iii)
x 2x
2
x 6x 7
2
(ii) 5 x 2 2 x dx , (iii) 1 4 x x 2 dx
(ii) x 2 8 x 7 dx
Six Marks Questions
Question No: 52
a a a
x
1. Prove that f x dx f a x dx and hence evaluate (i) dx ,
0 0 0 x ax
3
2
2
sin x sin x
2 2
cos5 x 2
sin 4 x
(ii) sin x cos x
dx , (iv) 3 3
dx , (v) 5
sin x cos 5 x
dx , (vi) 0 sin 4 x cos4 x dx
0 0
sin 2 x cos 2 x 0
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b c b 2 5
2. Prove that f x dx f x dx f x dx , and hence evaluate (i) x3 x dx , (ii) x 2 dx ,
a a c 1 5
8 4
(iii) 2
x 5 dx , (iv) x 1 dx
0
b b 3
dx
3. Prove that f x dx f a b x dx , and hence evaluate dx
a a 1 tan x
6
a
2 f x dx, if f x is even
f x dx 0
a 2
sin
7
4. Prove that and hence evaluate (i) xdx
0, if f x is odd
a
2
2 2 2 1
(ii) tan 9 xdx (iii) x3 x cos x tan 5 x 1dx , (iv) x3 x cos x dx , (v) sin
5
x cos 4 xdx
1
2 2 2
a
2 f x dx, if f 2a x f x
f x dx 0
2a 2
5. Prove that and hence evaluate (i) cos
5
xdx
0 0, if f 2a x f x
0
08: Applications Of Integrals
Five Marks Questions
Question No: 48
1. Find the area enclosed by the circle x 2 y 2 a 2 using the method of integrations, and hence
find the area of x 2 y 2 2
x2 y 2
2. Find the area bounded by the ellipse 1, a b by method of integration
a2 b2
x2 y2
3. Find the area of the region bounded by the ellipse 1, by the method of integration.
4 9
x2 y2
4. Find the area of the region bounded by the ellipse 1, by the method of integration.
16 9
5. Find the area of the region bounded by the curve y 2 4 x , y-axis and the line y 3
6. Find the area of the region bounded by the circle x 2 y 2 4 and the lines x 0 and x 2
d2y
8. Find order and degree of the differential equation cos 3x sin 3 x
dx 2
9. Find order and degree of the differential equation y ''' y '' y ' y 5 0
2 3 4
12. Find order and degree of the differential equation y '' 2 y ' sin y 0
3 2
d 2 y dy dy
13. Find order and degree of the differential equation 2 sin 1 0
dx dx dx
d y dy
2
14. Find order and degree of the differential equation 2 x 2 2 3 y 0
dx dx
3 2
dy dy
15. Find order and degree of the differential equation 4 7 y sin x
dx dx
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4
d y d y
3
16. Find order and degree of the differential equation 4
sin 3 0
dx dx
2
d2y dy
17. Find order and degree of the differential equation 2 5 x 6 y log x
dx dx
Three Mark Questions
Question No: 39
1. Find the equation of the curve through the point (-2,3) given that the slope of the tangent at
2x
any point (𝑥,𝑦) is 2
y
dy x 1
2. Find the general solution of the differential equation , y 2
dx 2 y
dy 1 y 2
3. Find the general solution of the differential equation
dx 1 x 2
dy
4. Find the particular solution of the differential equation 4 xy 2 given that y 1 when x 0 .
dx
dy
5. Find the general solution of the differential equation e x y
dx
dy
6. Find the general solution of the differential equation 1 x 2 1 y 2
dx
dy 1 cos x
7. Find the general solution of the differential equation
dx 1 cos x
Five Mark Questions
Question No: 49
dy 2
1. Solve x log x y log x
dx x
dy
2. Solve cos x y tan x, where 0 x
2
dx 2
dy
3. Solve the differential equation , x 2 y x 2 log x
dx
dy
4. Solve the differential equation y sec x tan x, 0 x
dx 2
dy
5. Find the general solution of the differential equation x 2 y x 2 , x 0
dx
dy
6. Find the general solution of the differential equation x 3 y 2 y, y 0
dx
7. Solve the differential equation ydx x ye y dy 0
dy x tan 1 y
8. Solve the differential equation
dx 1 y 2 1 y 2
dx 2 x
9. Solve the differential equation y 2e y
dy y
10. Find the general solution of the differential equation ydx x 2 y 2 dy 0
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dy
11. Find the particular solution of the differential equation 3 y cot x sin 2 x, y 2 when x
dx 2
dy
12. Find the particular solution of the differential equation y cot x 4 x cos ecx, x 0 given
dx
that y 0& x
2
dy 2 xy
13. Find the particular solution of the differential equation 1 , y 0 when x 1
dx 1 x 2
dy
14. Find the particular solution of the differential equation y cot x 2 x x 2 cot x , y 0
dx
when x
2
dy 1
15. Find the particular solution of the differential equation 1 x 2 dx 2 xy
1 x 2
, y 0 when
x 1
10: Vector Algebra
Question No: 28
1. If the positions vectors of the points A and B respectively are i 2 j 3 k and j k find the
direction cosines of AB
2. Find a vector in the direction of vector a i 2 j that has magnitude 7 units.
3. Find the unit vector in the direction of the sum of the vectors, a 2i 2 j 5k and b 2i j 3k
If a is a unit vector and x a x a 8 , then find x
4.
5. If a is a unit vector and x a x a 15 , then find x
If a is a unit vector and a b a b , then find x
6.
Find a & b ,if a b a b and a 8 b
7.
8. If two vectors a and b such that a 2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 b 3 and a b 4 find a b
9. If a b a b , Prove that a and b perpendicular.
10. Find the angle between the two vectors a and b such that a 1 , b 1 and a b 1
11. Find the angle between the vectors a and b with magnitude 3 and 2 respectively having
a b 6
12. Obtain the projection of the vector a 2i 3 j 2k on the vector b i 2 j k
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13. Find the projection of the vectors i 3 j 7 k on the vector 7 i j 8 k
14. Find the angle 𝜃 between the vectors a i j k and b i j k
15. Find the angle 𝜃 between the vectors a i 2 j 3 k and b 3 i 2 j k
16. Find the angle 𝜃 between the vectors a i j k and b i j k
17. Find the area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors a i j k and
b i j k
18. Find the area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors a i j 3 k
and b 2 i 7 j k
19. Find the area of parallelogram whose adjacent sides are given by the vectors a 3 i j 4 k
and b i j k
20. Find the area of the triangle whose adjacent sides are determined by the vectors
a 2 i 5 k and b i 2 j k
21. Find the area of the triangle with vertices A(1,1,2), B(2,3,5) and C(1,5, 5)
2
22. Let the vectors a and b be such that a 3 , b and a b is a unit vector.
3
Find the angle between a and b
23. Show that points A 1, 2, 7 , B 2, 6,3 and C 3,10, 1 are collinear.
25. Find the scalar triple product of vectors i 2 j 3 k , i j k and i j k
27. Find a b if, a i 7 j 7 k and b 3 i 2 j 2 k
28. Find the value of i j k j i k k i j
29. If a 5 i j 3 k and b i 3 j 5 k then show that the vectors a b and a b are
perpendicular.
30. Consider two points P and Q with position vectors OP 3a 2b and OQ a b . Find the
position vector of a point R which divides the line joining P and Q in the ratio 2 :1
(i) internally and (ii) externally.
31. Find the magnitude of two vectors a and b , having the same magnitude and such that the
1
angle Between them is 600 and their scalar product is
2
Three Mark Questions
Question No: 40 & 41
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1. Show that the position vector of the point R which divides the line joining the points P and
m b n a
Q having position vectors a and b internally in the ratio 𝑚:𝑛 is
mn
2. Find the position vector of a point R which divides the line joining two points P and Q
whose position vector are i 2 j k and i j k respectively in the ratio 2:1 (i) internally (ii)
Externally.
3. If a 2 i 2 j 3 k , b i 2 j k and c 3 i j are such that a b is perpendicular to c ,
then find the value of
4. Find the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a b and a b where
a 5 i j 3 k and b i 3 j 5 k
5. Find the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a b and a b where a i j k
and b i 2 j 3 k
6. Find the unit vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a b and a b where
a 3 i 2 j 2 k and b i 2 j 2 k
7. Find the vector perpendicular to each of the vectors a 2 i j 3 k and b 3 i 5 j 2 k which
has magnitude 10 units.
2
8. Let a 3 , b and a b 1 , find the angle between a and b
3
9. Find the sine of the angle between the vectors i 2 j 2 k and 3 i 2 j 6 k
10. Find the area of triangle with the vertices A 1,1, 2 , B 2,3,5 and C 1,5,5 .
11. Find the area of triangle with the vertices i j k , 2 j k and j 3 k
aright angled triangle
13. Let a , b and c be three vectors such that a 3, b 4 , c 5 and each one of them being
perpendicular to the sum of the other two, find a b c .
14. Three vectors a , b and c satisfy the condition a b c 0 . Evaluate the quantity
a b b c c a , if a 1 , b 4 and c 2
15. If a , b and c are the three unit vector such that a b c 0 . Find the value of a b b c c a
16. Show that the points A 1, 2, 7 , B 2,6,3 and C 3,10, 1 are collinear.
x 5 y 2 z x y z
1. Show that the line and are perpendicular to each other.
7 5 1 1 2 3
2. Find the angle between the pair of lines
(i) r 3 i 5 j k i j k and r 7 i 4 j 3 i 2 j 6 k
(ii) r 3 i 2 j 4 k i 2 j 2 k and r 5 i 2 j 3 i 2 j 6 k
(iii) r 3 i j 2 k i j 2 k and r 2 i j 56 k 3 i 5 j 4 k
(iv) r 3 i 2 j 4 k i 2 j 2 k and r i 2 j 3 i 2 j 6 k
(v) r 2 i 5 j k 3 i 2 j 6 k and r 7 i 6 k i 2 j 2 k
x 3 y 1 z 3 x 1 y 4 z 5
3. Find the angle between the lines and
3 5 4 1 1 2
4. Find the distance between parallel lines
r i 2 j 4 k m 2 i 3 j 6 k and r 3 i 3 j 5 k n 2 i 3 j 6 k
5. Find the shortest distance between the lines
r i j 2 i j k and r 2 i j k 3 i 5 j 2 k
6. Find the shortest distance between the lines
r i 2 j k i j k and r 2 i j k 2 i j 2 k
7. Show that the points (2,3,4) ,(-1,-2,1) and (5,8,7) are collinear
8. Show that the line through the points (1,-1,2) ,(3,4,-2) is perpendicular to the line through
the points (0,3,2) and (3,5,6).
9. Show that the line passes through the points (4,7,8) , (2,3,4) is parallel to the line passing
through the points (-1,2,1) and (1,2,5).
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2. Derive the formula to find the shortest distance between the two skew lines r a1 b1 and
r a2 b2 in the vector form.
3. Derive the formula to find the shortest distance between two parallel lines.
13: Probability
Two Mark Questions
Question No: 30 & 31
1) A fair die is rolled. Consider the events E 1,3,5 and F 2,3 , find P E F and
PF / E
2) A fair die is rolled. Consider the events E 2, 4, 6 and F 1, 2 , find P E F and
PF / E
3) A die is thrown. If E is the event ‘’the number appearing is a multiple of 3” and F be the
event “the number appearing is even”. Then find whether E and F are independent?
4) An unbiased die is thrown twice. Let the event A be ‘odd number on the first throw’ and B the
event ‘odd number on the second throw’. Check the independence
of the events A and B.
5) Prove that if E and F are independent events, then so are the events E and F
6) A box of oranges is inspected by examining three randomly selected oranges drawn without
replacement. If all the three oranges are good, the box is approved for sale, otherwise, it is rejected.
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Find the probability that a box containing 15 oranges out of which 12 are good and 3 are bad ones
will be approved for sale.
7) A die marked 1, 2, 3 in red and 4, 5, 6 in green is tossed. Let A be the event, ‘the number is even, ’
and B be the event, ‘the number is red’. Are A and B independent?
1 1
8) Probability of solving specific problem independently by A and B are and respectively. If both
2 3
try to solve the problem independently, find the probability that
(i) the problem is solved (ii) exactly one of them solves the problem.
9) One card is drawn at random from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. In which of the following cases
are the events E and F independent ?
(i) E : ‘the card drawn is a spade’ F : ‘the card drawn is an ace’
(ii) E : ‘the card drawn is black’ F : ‘the card drawn is a king’
(iii) E : ‘the card drawn is a king or queen’ F :‘the card drawn is a queen or jack’.
10) If E and F are any two events in sample space S such that P F 0 . Prove that
F 1 P E F
P E
'
1 3
11) Given that the event A and B are independent such that P A , P A B and
2 5
P B k find k.
12) Given two independent event A and B such that , P A 0.3 and P B 0.6
Find (𝑖) P(A and not B) (𝑖𝑖) P(neither A nor B)
13) Mother, Father and son line up at random for a family picture, If E:son on one end, F:father
in middle ,
find P E F
14) A die thrown three times. Events A and B are defined as below
A: four on the third throw
B: six on the first & five on the second throw
Find the probability of A given that B has already occur.
15) Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or girl. If a family has two
children. What is the conditional probability of both are girls given that at least one is girl.
16) Assume that each born child is equally likely to be a boy or girl. If a family has two
children. What is the conditional probability of both are girls given that the youngest is a
girl.
17) A family has two children. Find the probability that both children are boys given that at
least one of them is a boy?
18) Ten cards numbered 1to 10 are placed in a box, mixed up thoroughly and then one card is
drawn randomly. If it is known that the number on the drawn card is more than 3. What is
the probability that it is an even number?
19) A coin is tossed three times, where
(i) E: head on the third toss F: heads on first two tosses
(ii) E: atleast two heads F: atmost two heads
(iii) E: atmost two tails F: atleast one tail
20) If A and B are two independent events, then prove that the probability of occurrence of at
least one of A and B is given by 1 P A' P B '
21) Two balls are drawn at random with replacement from a box containing 10 black and 8 red
balls. Find the probability that (i) both balls are red. (ii) first black & second ball is red.
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22) Two cards drawn at random and without replacement from a pack of 52 playing cards.
Find the probability that both the cards are black.
23) Consider the experiment of tossing two fair coins simultaneously; find the probability that
both are head given that at least one of them is a head.
24) A die is tossed thrice. Find the probability of getting an odd number at least once.
25) Given that two numbers appearing on throwing two dies are different. Find the probability
of the event the sum of numbers on the dies is 4.
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one student is chosen at random from the college and he has an A grade, what is the probability
that the student is a hostlier?
11) In answering a question on a multiple choice test, a student either knows the answer or guesses. Let
3 1
be the probability that he knows the answer and be the probability that he guesses. Assuming
4 4
1
that a student who guesses at the answer will be correct with probability. What is the probability
4
that the student knows the answer given that he answered it correctly?
12) A factory has two machines A and B. Past record shows that machine A produced 60% of the items
of output and machine B produced 40% of the items. Further, 2% of the items produced by machine
A and 1% produced by machine B were defective. All the items are put into one stockpile and then
one item is chosen at random from this and is found to be defective. What is the probability that it
was produced by machine B?
13) A manufacturer has three machine operators A, B and C. The first operator A produces 1%
defective items, where as the other two operators B and C produce 5% and 7% defective items
respectively. A is on the job for 50% of the time, B is on the job for 30% of the time and C is on the
job for 20% of the time. A defective item is produced, what is the probability that it was produced
by A?
14) There are three coins. One is a two headed coin (having head on both faces), another is a biased coin
that comes up heads 75% of the time and third is an unbiased coin. One of the three coins is chosen
at random and tossed, it shows heads, what is the probability that it was the two headed coin ?
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