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  • Question 1
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    If \(\lambda \in \mathbf{R}\) is such that the sum of the cubes of the roots of the equation, \(x^{2}+(2-\lambda) x+(10-\lambda)=0\) is minimum, then the magnitude of the difference of the roots of this equation is:

    Solution

    Sum of the roots: \(a+\beta=\lambda-2\)

    Product of the roots: \(\alpha \cdot \beta=10-\lambda\)

    Therefore,

    \(a^{3}+\beta^{3}=(a+\beta)^{3}-3 a \beta(a+\beta)\)

    \(=(\lambda-2)^{3}+3(\lambda-10)(\lambda-2)\)

    \(=(\lambda-2)\left(\lambda^{2}-\lambda-26\right)\)

    For minimum, differentiating w.r.t. \(\lambda\)

    \(\frac{d\left(a^{3}+\beta^{3}\right)}{d \lambda}=\left(\lambda^{2}-\lambda-26\right)+(\lambda-2)(2 \lambda-1)\)

    \(\Rightarrow 0=\lambda^{2}-2 \lambda-8\)

    \(\Rightarrow(\lambda-4)(\lambda+2)=0\)

    So, it will have minima at \(\lambda=4\)

    Now,

    \((a-\beta)^{2}=(a+\beta)^{2}-4 a \beta\)

    \(\Rightarrow(\alpha-\beta)^{2}=(\lambda-2)^{2}-4(10-\lambda)\)

    \(\Rightarrow(\alpha-\beta)^{2}=2^{2}-4 \times 6=-20\)

    \(\Rightarrow a-\beta=\pm i 2 \sqrt{5}\)

    So, the magnitude will be \(2 \sqrt{5}\).

  • Question 2
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    In a group of 70 persons, 37 like coffee, 52 like tea and each person likes at least one of the two drinks. How many like coffee but NOT tea?

    Solution

    Let A be the set of people who like coffee and B be the set of people who like tea.

    Given that: 

    n(A) = 37, n(B) = 52 and n(A ⋃ B) = 70.

    Since, every person likes at least one drink (0 elements outside A and B),

    We know that:

    n(A ⋃ B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A ⋂ B)

    ⇒ 70 = 37 + 52 - n(A ⋂ B)

    ⇒ n(A ⋂ B) = 89 - 70 = 19

    People who like coffee and NOT tea is given by: 

    n(A - B) = n(A) - n(A ⋂ B) 

    = 37 - 19 

    = 18 

  • Question 3
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    The domain of the function \(f: R \rightarrow R\) defined by \(\sqrt{x^{2}-x-110}\) is:

    Solution

    Given:

    The function \(f: R \rightarrow R\) defined by \(\sqrt{x^{2}-x-110}\)

    We know that the domain of a function is the complete set of possible values of the independent variable.

    To find the domain

    \(=x^{2}-x-110 \geq 0 \)

    \(=x^{2}-11 x+10 x-110 \geq 0 \)

    \(=x(x-11)+10(x-11) \geq 0 \)

    \(=(x+10)(x-11) \geq 0 \)

    \(=x \leq-10 \text { or } x \geq 11 \)

    \(=x \in(-\infty,-10] \cup[11, \infty)\)

    Hence, the domain of the function \(f: R \rightarrow R\) defined by \(f(x)=\sqrt{x^{2}-x-110}\) is \((-\infty,-10] \cup[11, \infty)\)

  • Question 4
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    The focus of a parabolic mirror as shown in Figure is at a distance of \(5~cm\) from its vertex. If the mirror is \(45~cm\) deep, findthe distance of \(AB\).

    Solution

    Since the distance from the focus to thevertex is \(5~cm\). We have, \(a =~5\). If the origin is taken atthe vertex and the axis of the mirror lies along thepositive \(x-axis\), the equation of the parabolic section is \(y^{2}=4(5)x=20\)

    Note that \(x=45\).

    Thus, \(y^{2}=900\)

    \(y= \pm 30\)

    Therefore \(AB=2y=2 \times 30=60~cm\).

  • Question 5
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    The objective function \(z=x_{1}+x_{2}\), subject to \(x_{1}+x_{2} \leq 10,-2 x_{1}+3 x_{2} \leq 15, x_{1} \leq 6, x_{1}, x_{2} \geq 0\) has maximum value __________ of the feasible region.

    Solution

    Given:

    \(Z=x_{1}+x_{2}\)

    \(x_{1}+x_{2} \leq 10,-2 x_{1}+3 x_{2} \leq 15, x_{1} \leq 6, x_{1}, x_{2} \geq 0\)

    The point of intersection of lines \(x_{1}+x_{2}=10\)

    and \(-2 x_{1}+3 x_{2}=15\) is \(B(3,7)\) and point of intersection of lines \(x_{1}=6\) and \(x_{1}+x_{2}=10\) is \(C(6,4)\).

    The feasible region is \(O A B C D\). The corner points of the feasible region are:

    \(O(0,0), A(0,6), B(3,7), C(6,4)\) and \(D(6,0)\)

    \(\begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline At O(0,0) & Z=0+0=0 \\ \hline A(0,6) & Z=0+6=6 \\ \hline B(3,7) & Z=3+7=10 \\ \hline C(6,4) & Z=6+4=10 \\ \hline D(6,0) & Z  = 6+0= 6 \\ \hline \end{array}\)

    So, \(Z\) is maximum at every point of the segment combined two points \(B(3,7)\) and \(C(6,4)\).

  • Question 6
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    If \(A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right]\), then \(A B\) is:

    Solution

    \(\begin{aligned} & A=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right], B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow A B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1 & -1 \\ -1 & 1\end{array}\right]\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & 1 \\ 1 & 1\end{array}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow A B=\left[\begin{array}{cc}1-1 & 1-1 \\ -1+1 & -1+1\end{array}\right] \\ & \Rightarrow A B=\left[\begin{array}{ll}0 & 0 \\ 0 & 0\end{array}\right]\end{aligned}\)

  • Question 7
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    For what values of \(k\), the equations:

    \(x+y+z=1\)

    \(2 x+y+4 z=k\)

    \(4 x+y+10 z=k^{2}\)

    have a solution?

    Solution

    The coefficient matrix for the given system of equations is:

    \(\operatorname{det}(A)=1(10-4)+1(16-20)+1(2-4)=6-4-2=0\)

    Therefore, either there is no solution (inconsistent) or there are infinitely many solutions (consistent and dependent).

    Let, us convert the augmented matrix into the row echelon form to find its solutions. The augmented matrix is:

    \(A \mid B =\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}1 & 1 & 1 & \mid & 1 \\ 2 & 1 & 4 & \mid & k \\ 4 & 1 & 10 & \mid & k ^{2}\end{array}\right]\)

    \(R _{3} \rightarrow R _{3}-4 R _{1}\)

    \(R _{2} \rightarrow R _{2}-2 R _{1}\)

    \(A \mid B =\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}1 & 1 & 1 & \mid & 1 \\ 0 & -1 & 2 & \mid & k -2 \\ 0 & -3 & 6 & \mid & k ^{2}-4\end{array}\right]\)

    \(R _{3} \rightarrow R _{3}-3 R _{2}\)

    \(A \mid B =\left[\begin{array}{ccccc}1 & 1 & 1 & \mid & 1 \\ 0 & -1 & 2 & \mid & k -2 \\ 0 & 0 & 0 & \mid & k ^{2}-3 k +2\end{array}\right]\)

    The rank of both the coefficient matrix and the augmented matrix must be equal for the system to be consistent.

    \(\therefore k ^{2}-3 k +2=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow k ^{2}-2 k - k +2=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow k ( k -2)-( k -2)=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow( k -2)( k -1)=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow k -2=0\) OR \(k -1=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow k =2\) or \(k =1\)

  • Question 8
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    A man running a racecourse notes that the sum of the distances from the two flag posts from him is always \(10~m\) and the distance between the flag posts is \(8~m\). Find the equation of the posts traced by the man.

    Solution

    Let \(A\) and \(B\) be the positions of the two flag posts and \(P(x, y)\) be the position of the man.

    Accordingly, \(PA+PB=10\)

    We know that if a point moves in a plane in such a way that the sum of its distances from two fixed points is constant, then the path is an ellipse and this constant value is equal to the length of the major axis of the ellipse.

    Therefore, the path described by the man is an ellipse where the length of the major axis is \(10~m\), while points \(A\) and \(B\) are the foci.

    Taking the origin of the coordinate plane as the center of the ellipse, while taking the major axis along the \(x\)-axis, the ellipse can be diagrammatically represented as

    The equation of the ellipse will be of the form \(\frac{x^{2}}{a^{2}}+\frac{y^{2}}{b^{2}}=1\), where \(a\) is the semi-major axis

    Accordingly, \(2 a=10\)

    \(\Rightarrow a=5\)

    Distance between the foci \((2 c)=8\)

    \(\Rightarrow c=4\)

    On using the relation \(c=\sqrt{a^{2}-b^{2}}\), we obtain

    \(4=\sqrt{25-b^{2}}\)

    \(\Rightarrow 16=25-b^{2}\)

    \(\Rightarrow b^{2}=25-16=9\)

    Thus, the equation of the path traced by the man is \(\frac{x^{2}}{25}+\frac{y^{2}}{9}=1\)

  • Question 9
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    Consider the following statements:

    1. The cross product of two unit vectors is always a unit vector.

    2. The dot product of two unit vectors is always unity.

    3. The magnitude of sum of two unit vectors is always greater than the magnitude of their difference.

    Which of the above statements are not correct?

    Solution

    Statement 1: The cross product of two unit vectors is always a unit vector.

    Let \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) are two unit vectors.

    i.e., \(|\vec{a}|=1\) and \(|\vec{b}|=1\)

    As we know that, the cross product of two vectors \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) is given by \(\vec{a} \times \vec{b}=|\vec{a}| \cdot|\vec{b}| \sin \theta \hat{n}\) and \(|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}|=|\vec{a}| \cdot|\vec{b}| \sin \theta\)

    \(\Rightarrow|\vec{a} \times \vec{b}|=|\vec{a}| \cdot|\vec{b}| \sin \theta=\sin \theta\)

    The range of \(\sin \theta\) is \([-1,1]\)

    So, it is not necessarily true that the cross product of two unit vectors is always a unit vector.

    Therefore, statement 1 is false.

    Statement 2. The dot product of two unit vectors is always unity.

    Let \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) are two unit vectors.

    i.e., \(|\vec{a}|=1\) and \(|\vec{b}|=1\)

    As we know that, the scalar product of two vectors \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) is given by \(\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}=|\vec{a}| \times|\vec{b}| \cos \theta\) \(\Rightarrow|\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}|=\cos \theta\)

    The range of \(\cos \theta\) is \([-1,1]\).

    So, it is not necessarily true that the dot product of two unit vectors is always a unit vector.

    Therefore, statement 2 is false.

    Statement 3: The magnitude of sum of two unit vectors is always greater than the magnitude of their difference.

    Let \(\vec{a}=\hat{i}\) and \(\vec{b}=\hat{j}\)

    As we can see that, the vectors \(\vec{a}\) and \(\vec{b}\) are two unit vectors

    \(\Rightarrow|\hat{i}+\hat{j}|=\sqrt{2}\) and \(|\hat{i}-\hat{j}|=\sqrt{2}\)

    \(\Rightarrow|\vec{a}+\vec{b}|=|\vec{a}-\vec{b}|\)

    So, statement 3 is also false.

  • Question 10
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    Find the acute angle between the lines 7x - 4y = 0 and 3x - 11y + 5 = 0.

    Solution

    We have to find angle between the lines.

    Now, let the angle between the given lines 7x - 4y = 0 and 3x - 11y + 5 = 0 is θ

    First we need to find the slope of both the lines.

    7x - 4y = 0

    \(\Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=(\frac{7 }{ 4}) \mathrm{x}\)

    Therefore, the slope of the line \(7 x-4 y=0\) is \(m_{1}=\frac{7 }{ 4}\)

    Again, \(3 x-11 y+5=0\)

    \(\Rightarrow y=(\frac{3 }{ 11}) x+(\frac{5 }{ 11})\)

    Therefore, the slope of the line \(3 x-11 y+5=0\) is \(m_{2}=\frac{3 }{ 11}\)

    We know that \(\tan \theta=\left|\frac{m_{2}-m_{1}}{1+m_{1} m_{2}}\right|\)

    \(\Rightarrow \tan \theta=\left|\frac{\frac{3}{11}-\frac{7}{4}}{1+\frac{3}{11} \times \frac{7}{4}}\right|=\left|\frac{12-77}{44+21}\right|=\left|\frac{-65}{65}\right|=1\)

    ⇒ tan θ = 1 = tan 45°

    ∴ θ = 45°

    Therefore, the required acute angle between the given lines is 45°.

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