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B. Com. (Semester – V)
Advanced Business Mathematics
Exam Time Discussion

Chapter – 1: Functions

𝑥+1 1
1. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥+2 , find 𝑓(𝑦) and 𝑓 {𝑓 (𝑥)}

2. Find domain of the following function:-

4𝑥 − 5
𝑓(𝑥) =
√𝑥 2 − 7𝑥 + 12
3. Prove that log(√1 + 𝑥 2 − 𝑥) is an odd function of x.
𝑎𝑥+ 𝑏 1
4. If 𝑓(𝑥) = , prove that, 𝑓(𝑥) . 𝑓 ( ) = 1.
𝑏𝑥+ 𝑎 𝑥
𝑙𝑥+ 𝑚
5. If 𝑦 = 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑛𝑥−1 , show that, 𝑓(𝑦) = 𝑥.
6. If 𝑓(𝑥) = |𝑥| − [𝑥], where [x] is the greatest integer not exceeding x, find f(3.5) &
f(-3.5).
𝑥−1
7. Find the domain of definition of the function (I) 𝑓(𝑥) = 2 ; (ii) log(𝑥 2 − 5𝑥 + 6)
√𝑥 −5𝑥+ 6

Chapter – 2: Matrix

2 −3 −5 −1 3 5
1. If A = [−1 4 5 ] and B = [ 1 −3 −5] , show that AB = BA = O, where O is
1 −3 −4 −1 3 5
the zero (Null) matrix of order 3.
1 −1
2 1 3
2. For the two matrices A and B, where A = [ ] and B = [0 2 ] , show that
3 −2 1
2 1
(AB)’ = B’ . A’, where A’ is the transpose of A.
5 4 −2
3. If 𝐴 = [ 4 5 −2] , show that A² - 11A + 10I = 0, where I and O are identity matrix
−2 −2 2
and null matrix of order 3 respectively. Using the above result, find 𝐴−1 (assume that
𝐴−1 exists)
−1 2 −2
1
4. Verify that the matrix A = 3 [−2 1 2 ] is a orthogonal matrix. Hence find 𝐴−1 .
2 2 2

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Chapter – 3A: Cramer’s Rule

1. Solve by Cramer’s Rule:-

2𝑥 − 𝑧 = 1, 2𝑥 + 4𝑦 − 𝑧 = 1, 𝑥 − 8𝑦 − 3𝑧 = −2
2. Solve by Cramer’s Rule:
1 1 1 2 5 3 1 2 4
+ + = 1, + + = 0, + + = 3
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧

Chapter – 3B: Determinants

1+𝑎 1 1
1 1 1
1. Prove that | 1 1+𝑏1 | = 𝑎𝑏𝑐 (1 + 𝑎 + 𝑏 + 𝑐 )
1 1
1+𝑐
𝑥 𝑦 𝑧
2 2
2. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, show that | 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 2 | = 0.
𝑦+𝑧 𝑧+𝑥 𝑥+𝑦
1 1 1
3. If 𝑥 + 𝑦 + 𝑧 = 0, show that | 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 | = 0.
𝑥3 𝑦3 𝑧3
1 𝑥 − 𝑦 (𝑥 − 𝑦)2
4. Show that |1 𝑦 − 𝑧 (𝑦 − 𝑧)2 | = (x – 2y + z) (y – 2z + x) (z – 2x + y)
1 𝑧 − 𝑥 (𝑧 − 𝑥)2

Chapter – 4: Limit

𝑥 2 +3𝑥+2
1. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→∞ 𝑥 3 + 𝑥−4
7−2𝑥 + 𝑥 3
2. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→∞ 4 + 5𝑥 3 −𝑥 6
𝑎𝑥 2 − 𝑏
3. If lim = 4, find the value of a and b.
𝑥→2 𝑥−2
3𝑥 3 +2𝑥−1
4. lim
𝑥→∞ 4𝑥 3 +3𝑥 2 −2
14𝑥 −7𝑥 −2𝑥 +1
5. Evaluate: lim
𝑥→0 𝑥2

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Chapter – 5: Continuity

1. Given the function:

𝑥 2 − 9 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 ≠ 3
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑥 − 3
𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 3
𝑎

Determine the value of a for which the function is continuous at x = 3.

3 1
2
− 𝑥, 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 0 < 𝑥 < 2
1 1
2. 𝑓(𝑥) = , 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑥 = 2
2
1 1
− 𝑥, 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 2 < 𝑥 < 1
{2
𝑥 2 −4
3. Given 𝑓(𝑥) = 𝑥−2 , when x ≠ 2; find the value of f(2) so that f(x) is continuous at x = 2.
4. A function f (x) is defined as follows:
2𝑥 − 1, 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 < 2
𝑓(𝑥) = { 𝑘 , 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 = 2
𝑚 − 𝑥, 𝐼𝑓 𝑥 > 2
Find the values of k and m if f (x) is continuous at x = 2.
𝑥 2 −25
5. For what value of f (5), 𝑓(𝑥) = will be continues at x = 5?
𝑥−5