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Multiple choice

The vector  is

a) A unit vector

b) Makes an angle  with the vector

c) Parallel to vector

d) Perpendicular to the vector

A₁, A₂, …… , A_n are the vertices of  a regular polygon with n sides and O is the centre. Show that
 

If A, B, C are such that |B| = |C|. Prove that

Let u and v be unit vectors. If w is a vector such that , then prove that  and that equality holds if and only if  is perpendicular to

Let n be an odd integer. If sin nθ =  for every value of θ, then

a) = 1, = 3

b) = 0, = n

c) = −1, = n

d) = 1, =

The points with position vectors  and  are collinear for all real values of k.

a) True

b) False

Multiple choices
Let and  (x is measured in radians) then x lies in the interval

a)

b)

c)

d)

If  

and the vectors (1, a, a²), (1, b, b²), (1, c, c²) are non-coplanar then the product abc is

Let  and c be two vectors perpendicular to each other in the XY–plane. All vectors in the same plane having projections 1 and 2 along b and c respectively, are given by

 lies between –4 and 10.

a) True

b) False

Determine the smallest positive value of x (in degrees) for which  

a) 30°

b) 50°

c) 55°

d) 60°

The real roots of the equation x +  = 1 in the interval (−π, π) are …...........

a) x = 0

b) x = ±  

c) x = 0 , x = ±  

The domain of the derivative of the function
f (x) =

a) R  { 0 }

b) R

c) R

d) R

The greater of the two angles
 and  is

a) A

b) B

c) Both are equal

If f (x) = sinx + cosx, g (x) = x² – 1 then g ( f (x)) is invertible in the domain

a)

b)

c)

d)

One or more correct answers
In a triangle the length of the two larger sides are 10 and 9 respectively. If the angles are in arithmetic progression then the length of the third side can be

a)

b)

c) 5

d)

e) None of these

Let f (x) = Ax² + Bx + C where A, B , C are real numbers. Prove that if f (x) is an integer then the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers. Conversely prove that if the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers then f ( x ) is an integer whenever x is an integer.

A ladder rests against a wall at an angle α to the horizontal. If its foot is pulled away from the wall through a distance a, so that it slides a distance b down the wall making an angle β with the horizontal, then .

a) True

b) False

The sides of a triangle are three consecutive natural numbers and its largest angle is twice the smallest one. Determine the sides of triangle.

a) 3, 4, 5

b) 4, 5, 6

c) 4, 5, 7

d) 5, 6, 7

A plane which is perpendicular to two planes  and  passes through (1, −2, 1). The distance of the plane from the point (1, 2, 2) is

a) 0

b) 1

c)

d)

Two lines having direction ratios (1, 0, −1) and (1, −1, 0) are parallel to a plane passing through (1, 1, 1). This plane cuts the coordinate axes at A, B, C. Find the value of the tetrahedron OABC.

Let a, b, c be real numbers. Then the following system of equations in x, y, z

  + −  = 1

  − +  = 1

−  + +  = 1  has

a) No solution

b) Unique solution

c) Infinitely many solutions

d) Finitely many solutions

Consider the lines

 ;

 
The distance of the point (1, 1, 1) from the plane through the point (−1, −2, −1) and whose normal is perpendicular to both lines L₁ and L₂ is

a)

b)

c)

d)

The domain of definition of the function  is

a)  excluding  

b) [0, 1] excluding 0.5

c)  excluding x = 0

d) None of these

A curve  passes through  and the tangent at  cuts the X-axis and Y-axis at A and B respectively such that then

a) Equation of the curve is

b) Normal at  is

c) Curve passes through

d) Equation of the curve is