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MATHEMATICS PAPER IIA

TIME : 3hrs Max. Marks.75

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Note: This question paper consists of three sections A,B and C.

SECTION A

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VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS. 10X2 =20

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1. If c2 ab and the roots of
(c2 – ab)x2 – 2(a2 – bc)x + (b2 – ac) = 0 are equal, then show that a3 + b3 + c3 =
3abc or a = 0.

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2. If , and 1 are the roots of x3 2 x 2 5 x 6 0, then find and

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3. Find the real and imaginary parts of the complex number
a + ib
a ib
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4. If (1 i)(2 i)(3 i)...(1 ni) x iy then prove that 2 5 10...(1 n 2 ) x 2 y2 .
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5. Prove that – and – 2 are roots of z2 – z + 1 = 0 where and 2

are the
complex cube roots of unity.
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6. In how many ways can the letters of the word CHEESE be arranged so
that no two E's come together?
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7. Find the number of diagonals of a polygon with 12 sides.

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8. If (1 3x 2x 2 )10 a 0 a1x a 2 x 2 ... a 20 x 20 then prove that

i) a 0 a1 a 2 ... a 20 210
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ii) a 0 a1 a 2 a 3 ... a 20 410

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9. If E1, E2 are two events with E1 E2 = , then show that

P(E1C E C2 ) P(E1C ) P(E 2 ) .

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10. Find the variance for the discrete data 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12

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SECTION B
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS.
ANSWER ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING 5 X 4 = 20

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x p
11. In the expression 2
takes all values of x R, then find the bounds for
x 3x 2

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p.

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12.The points P, Q denote the complex numbers z1, z2 in the Argand diagram. O is
origin. If z1z2 z1z2 0 then show that POQ = 90°.
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13. A question paper is divided into 3 sections A, B, C containing 3, 4, 5 questions
respectively. Find the number of ways of attempting 6 questions choosing atleast
one from each section.
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14.Find the number of ways in which 5 red balls, 4 black balls of different sizes
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can be arranged in a row so that (i) no two balls of the same colour come together,
(ii) the balls of the same colour come together.
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15.The probabilities of three events A, B, C are such that P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.4,
P(C) = 0.8, P(A B) = 0.08, P(A C) = 0.28, P(A B C) = 0.09 and P(A
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B C) 0.75. Show that P(B C) lies in the interval [0.23, 0.48].

16.An urn contains 12 red balls and 12 green balls. Suppose two balls are drawn
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one after another without replacement. Find the probability that the second ball
drawn is green given that the first ball drawn is red.
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x 4
17.Find the coefficient of xn in the expansion of
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2
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x 5x 6

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SECTION C
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS.
ANSWER ANY FIVE OF THE FOLLOWING 5 X 7 =35

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18.Given that the sum of two roots of x 4 2 x3 4 x 2 6 x 21 0 is zero, find the
roots of the equation

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19.Solve (x – 1)n = xn, n is a positive integer.

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20. If R, n are positive integers, n is odd, 0 < F < 1 and if (5 5 11)n R F , then

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prove that
i) R is an even integer and
ii) (R + F)F = 4n.

21. If x =
13
3 6
13 5
3 6 9
13 5 7
3 6 9 12 ca 2
... then prove that 9x + 24x = 11.
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22. In a shooting test the probability of A, B, C hitting the targets are , and
2 3 4
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respectively. It all of them fire at the same target. Find the probability that
i) Only one of them hits the target.
ii) Atleast one of them hits the target.
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23. Two dice are rolled at random. Find the probability distribution of the sum of
the numbers on them. Find the mean of the random variable.
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24. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following continuous
distribution.
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Height
95-105 105-115 115-125 125-135 135-145 145-155
(in cms)
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Number
9 13 26 30 12 10
of boys
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SOLUTIONS
1. If c2 ab and the roots of
(c2 – ab)x2 – 2(a2 – bc)x + (b2 – ac) = 0 are equal, then show that a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
or a = 0.

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Sol: Roots are equal Discriminant = 0
4(a 2 bc)2 4(c2 ab)(b2 ac) 0

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a 4 b2c2 2a 2bc b2c2 c3a b3a a 2bc 0
a 4 2a 2 bc c3a b3a a 2 bc 0

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a[a 3 b3 c3 3abc] 0
a 3 b3 c3 3abc 0 or a

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0.
2.If , and 1 are the roots of x3 2 x 2 5 x 6 0, then find and
Sol: , and 1 are the roots of

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x3 2 x 2 5 x 6 0
Sum 1 2 1
Product 6
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2 2
4
1 24 25
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1
Adding 2 6 3
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1 1 1 3 2
3 and 2
a + ib
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3.Find the real and imaginary parts of the complex number .

a ib
a + ib (a ib) (a ib)
Sol:
a ib (a ib) (a ib)
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(a) 2 (ib) 2 2a(ib)

(a) 2 (ib) 2
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a 2 b 2 2iab
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a 2 b2
a 2 b2 2ab
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a 2 b2 a b2
2

a 2 b2
Real part =
a 2 b2

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2ab
Imaginary part = .
a b2
2

4. If (1 i)(2 i)(3 i)...(1 ni) x iy then prove that 2 5 10...(1 n 2 ) x 2 y2 .

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Sol: (1 i)(2 i)(3 i)...(1 ni) x iy

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Taking modulus both sides.
| (1 1) || (2 i) | ... |1 ni | | x iy |

2 5...... 1 n 2 x2 y2

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2 5 ... (1 n 2 ) x2 y2

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5.Prove that – and – 2 are roots of z2 – z + 1 = 0 where and 2
are the complex
cube roots of unity.
Sol: z2 z 1 0

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1 1 4
z
2
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1 3i
z
2
[ 1 3i]
z
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2
2
z ,
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6. In how many ways can the letters of the word CHEESE be arranged so
that no two E's come together?
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Sol. The given word contains 6 letters in which one C,

one H, 3 E's and one S.
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Since no two E's come together, first arrange the

remaining 3 letters in 3! ways. Then we can find 4 gaps
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between them. The 3 E's can be arranged in these 4

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4
gaps in P3
3!
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The number of required arrangements= 3! X 4= 24

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7.Find the number of diagonals of a polygon with 12 sides.

Sol: Number of sides of a polygon = 12
Number of diagonals of a n-sided polygon
= nC2 – n

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Number of diagonals of 12 sided polygon

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12
C2 12 54 .
8.If (1 3x 2x 2 )10 a 0 a1x a 2 x 2 ... a 20 x 20 then prove that
i) a 0 a1 a 2 ... a 20 210

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ii) a 0 a1 a 2 a 3 ... a 20 410
Sol. (1 3x 2x 2 )10 a 0 a1x a 2 x 2 ... a 20 x 20

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i) Put x = 1
(1 3 2)10 a 0 a1 a 2 ... a 20

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a 0 a1 a 2 ... a 20 210
ii) Put x = –1
(1 3 2)10 a 0 a1 a 2 ... a 20
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a 0 a1 a 2 a 3 ... a 20 ( 4)10 410
9. If E1, E2 are two events with E1 E2 = , then show that
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P(E1C E C2 ) P(E1C ) P(E 2 ) .

Sol. P(E1C E C2 ) P (E1 E 2 )C

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1 P(E1 E2 )
1 P(E1 ) P(E 2 )
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[ P(E1 E 2 ) P( ) 0]
( from addtion theorem)
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1 P(E1 ) P(E 2 )
P(E1C ) P(E 2 )
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10. Find the variance for the discrete data 6, 7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
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6 7 10 12 13 4 8 12 72
Sol Mean x 9
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xi xi – x (xi – x )2
6 –3 9
–2

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7 4
10 1 1

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12 3 9
13 4 16
–5

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4 25
8 –1 1

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12 3 9
| xi x |2 74

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(x i x)2
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Variance ( 2 ) i 1
9.25 .
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x p
11. In the expression 2 takes all values of x R, then find the bounds for
x 3x 2
p.
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x p
Sol: y = 2
x 3x 2
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y(x 2 3x 2) x p
x 2 y x( 3y 1) 2y p 0
Discriminant 0
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( 3y 1) 2 4y(2y p) 0
9y 2 6y 1 8y 2 4p 0
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y2 y(6 4p) 1 0
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Discriminant < 0
(6 4p)2 4 0
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16p2 48p 36 4 0
16p2 48p 32 0
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p2 48p 32 0
p2 – 3p + 2 < 0

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(p – 2)(p – 1) < 0
1 < p < 2.
12.The points P, Q denote the complex numbers z1, z2 in the Argand diagram. O is
origin. If z1z2 z1z2 0 then show that POQ = 90°.

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Sol: z1z2 z1z2 0

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z1 z2 z1z 2 z1
0 Re al of 0
z 2 z2 z2

z1 z1

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0
z2 z2

z1

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Imaginary part of is k.
z2

z1 z1
0

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z2 z2
z1 z
or is purely imaginary, 1 = ki.
z2 z2
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z1
Arg .
z2 2
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13. A question paper is divided into 3 sections A, B, C containing 3, 4, 5 questions

respectively. Find the number of ways of attempting 6 questions choosing atleast
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one from each section.

Sol: A question paper contains 3 sections A, B, C containing 3, 4, 5 questions
respectively.
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Number of ways of selecting 6 questions out of these 12 questions = 12C6.

Number of ways of selecting 6 questions from section B and C (i.e. from 9
questions) = 9C6.
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Number of ways of selecting 6 questions from section A and C (i.e. from 8

questions) = 8C6.
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Number of ways of selecting 6 questions from section A and B (i.e. from 7

questions) = 7C6.
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Number of ways of selecting 6 questions choosing atleast one from each

section
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12 7 9 8
C6 C6 C6 C6 = 805.

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14.Find the number of ways in which 5 red balls, 4 black balls of different sizes
can be arranged in a row so that (i) no two balls of the same colour come together,
(ii) the balls of the same colour come together.
Sol: Given 5 red balls and 4 black balls are of different sizes.

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i) No two balls of the same colour come together :
First arrange 4 black balls in row, which can be done in 4! ways

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B B B B
Then we find 5 gaps, to arrange 5 red balls. This arrangement can be done in

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5! Ways.
By principle of counting total number of ways of arranging = 5! 4!.

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ii) The balls of the same colour come together :
Treat all red balls as one unit and all black balls as another unit.
The number of ways of arranging these two units = 2!

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The 5 red balls can be arranged in 5! Ways while 4 black balls are arranged
in 4! ways.
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By fundamental principal of counting, the required number of ways = 2! 4! 5!.
15.The probabilities of three events A, B, C are such that P(A) = 0.3, P(B) = 0.4,
P(C) = 0.8, P(A B) = 0.08, P(A C) = 0.28, P(A B C) = 0.09 and P(A
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B C) 0.75. Show that P(B C) lies in the interval [0.23, 0.48].

Sol. P(A B C) 0.75
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0.75 P(A B C) 1
0.75 P(A) P(B) P(C) P(A B)
P(B C) P(C A) P(A B C) 1
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0.75 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.08 0.28

P(B C) 0.09 1
0.75 1.23 P(B C) 1
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0.75 P(B C) 1.23 1

0.48 P(B C) 0.23
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0.23 P(B C) 0.48

P(B C) lies in the interval [0.23, 0.48].
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16.An urn contains 12 red balls and 12 green balls. Suppose two balls are drawn
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one after another without replacement. Find the probability that the second ball
drawn is green given that the first ball drawn is red.
Sol. Total number of balls in an urn n(S) = 24

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Let E1 be the event of drawing a red ball in first draw P(E1 )
24 2
Now the number of balls remaining are 23
E2 E 12

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Let be the events of drawing a green ball in the second drawn P 2 .
E1 E1 23
Required probability

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E2
P(E1 E2 ) P(E1 ) P
E1
1 12 6

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2 23 23
The probability true the second ball drawn is green given that the first ball

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drawn is red
6
=
23

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x 4
17.Find the coefficient of xn in the expansion of 2
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x 5x 6
x 4 A B
Sol. Let 2
x 2 x 3
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x 5x 6

Multiplying with (x – 2)(x – 3)

x 4 A(x 3) B(x 2)
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x 2 2 A(2 3) A A 2
x 3 1 B(3 2) B B 1
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x 4 2 1
2
x 5x 6 x 2 x 3
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2 1
x x
2 1 3 1
2 3
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1 1
x 1 x
1 1
2 3 3
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x x2 xn
1 ... n ...
2 4 2
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1 x x2 xn
1 ... ...
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3 3 9 3n
1 1
Coefficient of x n n 1
3 2n

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18.Given that the sum of two roots of x 4 2 x3 4 x 2 6 x 21 0 is zero, find the

roots of the equation
Sol: Let , , , are the roots of given equation, since sum of two is zero

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0

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Now 2 2

Let p, q

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The equation having the roots , is
x2 x 0

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x2 p 0

The equation having the roots , is

x2 x 0

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x2 2x q 0

x4 2 x3 4x2 6 x 21
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x2 p x2 2x q

x4 2 x3 x2 p q 2 px pq
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Comparing the like terms

p q 4, 2 p 6
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3 q 4p 3

q 7
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2 4 28
x2 3 0 x 3 and x2 2x 7 0 x
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2 2 6i
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2
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1 6i

Roots are 3, 3,1 i 6 and 1 i 6

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19.Solve (x – 1)n = xn, n is a positive integer.

n
x 1
Sol: 1
x

m
x 1 1/ n
1
x
x 1

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1/ n
cos 2m i sin 2m
x
x 1 2m 2m
cos i sin

n.
x n n
2m
1 i
n
1 e
x

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2m 2m 1
1 cos i sin
n n x

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m m m 1
2sin 2 2i sin cos
n n n x
m m m 1
2sin 2 cos i sin
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n n n x
1
x
m m m
2i sin cos i sin
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n n n
m m
cos i sin
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x n n
m
2i sin
n
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1 m
1 i cot ; m = 1, 2, 3, …(n – 1)
2 n
20. If R, n are positive integers, n is odd, 0 < F < 1 and if (5 5 11)n R F , then
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prove that
i) R is an even integer and
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ii) (R + F)F = 4n.

Sol. i) Since R, n are positive integers, 0 < F < 1 and (5 5 11)n R F
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Let (5 5 11)n f
Now, 11 5 5 12 0 5 5 11 1
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0 (5 5 11)n 1 0 f 1 0 f 1 –1 < –f < 0

R + F – f = (5 5 11) (5 5 11)
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n
C0 (5 5)n n
C1 (5 5)n 1 (11)
n
C2 (5 5)n 2 (11)2 ... n
Cn (11)n
n
C0 (5 5)n n
C1 (5 5)n 1 (11)

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n
C2 (5 5)n 2 (11)2 ... n
Cn ( 11)n
n
2 C1 (5 5) n 1 (11) n
C3 (5 5) n 3 (11) 2 ...

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= 2k where k is an integer.
R + F – f is an even integer.
F – f is an integer since R is an integer.

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But 0 < F < 1 and –1 < –f < 0 –1 < F – f < 1
F–f=0 F=f

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R is an even integer.
(5 5 11)n (5 5 11)n
ii) (R + F)F = (R + F)f, F =f n

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(5 5 11)(5 5 11) (125 121)n 4n
(R + F)F = 4n.
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13 5 13 5 7 2
21. If x = ... then prove that 9x + 24x = 11.
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3 6
3 6 9 3 6 9 12
13 13 5 13 5 7
Sol. Given x = ...
3 6 3 6 9 3 6 9 12
2 2
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13 1 13 5 1
...
12 3 12 3 3
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2 2
1 1 13 1 13 5 1 1
1 ... 1
1 3 12 3 12 3 3 3
x 1 2
Here p = 1, q = 2, x
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q 3 3
1/ 2
p/q 4 2 4
(1 x) 1
3 3 3
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1/ 2
1 4 4
3
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3 3 3
3x 4 3 3
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Squaring on both sides

(3x 4)2 (3 3)2 9x 2 24x 16 27
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9x 2 24x 11

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22. In a shooting test the probability of A, B, C hitting the targets are , and
2 3 4
respectively. It all of them fire at the same target. Find the probability that
i) Only one of them hits the target.

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ii) Atleast one of them hits the target.
Sol. The probabilities that A, B, C hitting the targets are denoted by
1 2 3

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P(A) , P(B)
and P(C)
2 3 4
1 1
P(A) 1 P(A) 1
2 2

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2 1
P(B) 1 P(B) 1
3 3

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3 1
P(C) 1 P(C) 1
4 4
i) Probability that only one of them hits the target

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= P(A B C) P(A B C) P(ABC)
P(A) P(B) P(C) P(A) P(B) P(C)
P(A) P(B) P(C)
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( A, B, C are independent events)
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3
2 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 4
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1 2 3 6 1
24 24 4
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ii) Probability that atleast one of them hits the target = P(A B C)
= 1 – Probability that none of them hits the target.
1 P(A B C)
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1 P(A) P(B) P(C)

1 1 1 1 23
1 1
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2 3 4 24 24
23. Two dice are rolled at random. Find the probability distribution of the sum of
the numbers on them. Find the mean of the random variable.
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Sol. When two dice are rolled, the sample space S contains 6 6 = 36 sample
points.
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S = {(1, 1), (1, 2)…(1, 6), (2, 1), (2, 2)…(6,6)}

Let x denote the sum of the numbers on the two dice
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Then the range x = {2, 3, 4, …12}

Probability Distribution of x is given by the following table.

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X=xi 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 5 4 3 2 1
P(X=xi) 36 36 36
36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36

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2/36 42/36 30/36
Xi.p(xi) 6/36 12/36 20/36 30/36 40/36 36/36 22/36 12/36

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12
Mean of x = x1p X x1
1 2

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1 2 3 4 5 6
2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
36 36 36 36 36 36
5 4 3 2 1

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8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
36 36 36 36 36
1
(2 6 12 20 30 42 40
36

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36 30 22 12)
252
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36
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24. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following continuous
distribution.
Height
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95-105 105-115 115-125 125-135 135-145 145-155

(in cms)
Number
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9 13 26 30 12 10
of boys
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Height No.of x A
Mid point xi di i fi d i |xi – x | fi |xi – x |
(C.I) boys (fi) h
95-105 9 100 –3 –27 25.3 227.7
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105-115 13 110 –2 –26 15.3 198.9

115-125 26 120 –1 –26 5.3 137.8
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125-135 30 130 (A) 0 0 4.7 141.0

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135-145 12 140 1 12 14.7 176.4

145-155 10 150 2 20 24.7 247.0
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fi d i = –
N=100 1128.8
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Mean (x) A h 130 10 130 4.7 125.3
N 100
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fi | x i x |
1128.8

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Mean Deviation about Mean = 11.29 .
N 100

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