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The equation  represents

a) An ellipse

b) A hyperbola

c) A circle

d) None of these

Find all the real values of x which satisfy  and  .

For the hyperbola  which of the following remains constant with change in α

a) Abscissae of vertices

b) Abscissae of focii

c) Eccentricity

d) Directrix

The value of  is

a) 0

b) 1

c) 2

d) 4

For a ≤ 0, determine all real roots of the equation
 

If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that
 
then a, b, c, d

a) Are in Arithmetic Progression

b) Are in Geometric Progression

c) Are in Harmonic Progression

d) Satisfy ab = cd

e) Satisfy none of these

Suppose f(x) is a function satisfying the following conditions

i) f(0) = 2, f(1) = 1

ii) f has a minimum value at x = 5/2 and

iii) for all x

 
where a, b are constants. Determine the constants a and b, and the function f(x).

a)

b)

c)

d)

Solve  

If  are in Geometric Progression then
 are in

a) Arithmetic Progression

b) Geometric Progression

c) Harmonic Progression

d) None of these

Let  for n ≥ 2 and
 

Then equals

a)

b)

c)

d)

India played two matches each with Australia and West indies. In any match the probability of India getting the points 0, 1, and 2 are 0.45, 0.05 and 0.50 respectively. Assuming that the outcomes are independent, the probability of India getting at least seven points is

a) 0.8730

b) 0.0875

c) 0.0625

d) 0.0250

Let T_n denote the number of triangles which can be formed using the vertices of a regular polygon of n sides. If  then n equals

a) 5

b) 7

c) 6

d) 4

Three of the vertices of a regular hexagon are chosen at random. The probability that the triangle with three vertices is equilateral equals

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let a, b, c be real numbers with a ≠ 0 and let α, β be roots of the equation . Express the roots of  in terms of α, β.

Suppose a, b, c are in Arithmetic Progression and  are in Geometric Progression. If  then the value of a is

a)

b)

c)

d)

 =

a)

b)

c)

d)

If  are complementary events E and F respectively and if 0 < p(E) < 1, then

a)

b)

c)

d)

The equation  has an irrational root.

a) False

b) True

Multiple Choice

For  if
 , then

a)  

b)  

c)  

d)  

The numbers are selected from the set S = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} without replacement one by one. Probability that the minimum of the two numbers is less than 4 is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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If the product of the roots of the equation
  is 7
Then the roots are real for  ………….

Show that the integral
 =

One Indian and four American men and their wives are to be seated randomly around a circular table. Then the conditional probability that Indian man is seated adjacent to his wife given that each American man is seated adjacent to his wife is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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There are exactly two distinct linear functions ………. and ………. which map {−1, 1} onto {0, 2}.

Find three numbers a, b, c between 2 and 18 such that (i) their sum is 25 (ii) 2, a, b are consecutive terms of an Arithmetic Progression and (iii) the numbers b, c, 18 are consecutive terms of a Geometric Progression