Week 4

Graded Assignments Solutions for Maths-1

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1 Multiple Select Question (MSQ)
1. Consider the line (Lx ) and parabola (Px ) as shown in below figure.

Figure: Line(Lx ) Figure: Parabola (Px ))

Px
Which among the following represents the graph of Lx
?

Answer: Option b [MSQ:1 marks]

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 ⃝

⃝
Solution:
The equation of Lx from the graph is f (x) = 3x − 9

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The equation of Px from the graph is f (x) = 3x2 − 18x + 27

Px 3x2 − 18x + 27 x2 − 6x + 9 (x − 3)2

= = = = x−3
Lx 3x − 9 x−3 x−3

Therefore the graph of y = x − 3 is

Thus, option 2 is correct.

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2. Consider f (x) = x3 − 4x2 − 17x + 60 and g(x) = x3 + 5x2 − 8x − 12, whose one of the
roots are given in the set {3, 2, −3, −2}. Choose the set of correct options regarding
f (x) and g(x).
Answer: Option b [MSQ:1 marks]
⃝ The f (x) cuts the X-axis at 3, 5 and 4.
⃝ The g(x) cuts the X-axis at 2, -6 and -1.
⃝ If x ∈ (−6, 2), then g(x) is positive.
⃝ f (x) is negative when x ∈ [−4, 3] ∪ (3, ∞).
⃝ g(x) is positive when x ∈ (−∞, −6) ∪ (−1, −2).
Solution: From the given set, x = 3 is one of the root of f (x), since f (3) = 0. To find
x3 − 4x2 − 17x + 60
the other roots: = x2 −x−20 ⇒ x = −4, 5 So, option a is incorrect.
x−3

From the given set, x = 2 is one of the root of g(x), since g(2) = 0. To find the other
x3 + 5x2 − 8x − 12
roots: = x2 + 7x + 6 ⇒ x = −6, −1 So, option b is correct.
x−2

f (x) = (x − 3)(x + 4)(x − 5)

f (x) is positive when x ∈ (−4, 3) ∪ (5, ∞).

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Thus, option d is incorrect.
g(x) = (x − 2)(x + 6)(x + 1)

g(x) is negative when x ∈ (−∞, −6) ∪ (−1, −2).

So, option c and e are incorrect.

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3. Consider a rectangular box whose length is x, height is 3 units less than length, and
breadth is 5 units more than height. If the volume of the rectangular box is 24 unit3 ,
then choose the correct value of x from the given options.
Answer: Option b [NAT:1 marks]
⃝ 3
⃝ 4
⃝ 5
⃝ 2
Solution:
Let the length of rectangular box be x, then the height is h = x − 3
and breadth is b = h + 5 = x − 3 + 5 = x + 2. The volume of rectangular box is given
by l × b × h.
V = x(x − 3)(x + 2) = x(x2 ) = x(x2 − x − 6) = x3 − x2 − 6x.
Given that volume of the rectangular box is 24 unit3 , that is,
x3 − x2 − 6x = 24
So, from the given options, option b satisfied the given equation.

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4. Consider a polynomial function f (x) of degree 4 which intersects the X-axis at x = 2, x =
−3 and x = −4. Moreover, f (x) < 0 when x ∈ (1, 2), and f (x) > 0 when x ∈ (−1, 1).
Find out the equation of the polynomial.
Answer: Option b [MSQ:1marks]
⃝ a(x − 2)2 (x2 + 7x + 12), a > 0
⃝ a(x4 + 4x3 − 7x2 − 22x + 24), a > 0
⃝ a(x − 2)2 (x2 + 2x − 8), a > 0
⃝ a(x4 − 5x3 − 7x2 − 50x − 24), a > 0
Solution:
Given that f (x) has degree 4 which intersects the X-axis at x = 2, x = −3 and x = −4.
And also f (x) < 0 when x ∈ (1, 2), and f (x) > 0 when x ∈ (−1, 1). It means that when
x = 1, f (x) = 0..
Hence, the equation of f (x) is given by
f (x) = a(x − 2)(x + 3)(x + 4)(x − 1), where a > 0
= a(x4 + 4x3 − 7x2 − 22x + 24).
Hence , option b is correct.

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5. Consider a polynomial function f (x) = −1
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(x − 2)2 (x − 3) (x + 1)2 (x + 4) (x − 5). Choose
the correct set of options.
Answer: Option b,c,d and e [MSQ:1 marks]
⃝ The function f (x) has exactly 7 turning points.
⃝ The function f (x) has exactly 6 points where the slope is 0.
⃝ The function f (x) is neither even nor odd function.
⃝ In the interval x ∈ (3, 5), f (x) is increasing first and then decreasing.
⃝ The function f (x) is negative when x ∈ (−1, 2).
Solution:

From the above graph,

• We can seen that f (x) has exactly 6 turning points. So, option b is correct.
• In the interval x ∈ (3, 5), f (x) is increasing first and then decreasing. So, option d
is correct.

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 • The function f (x) is negative when x ∈ (−1, 2). So, option e is correct.

Also, if we replace x by −x in f (x), then f (−x) ̸= −f (x) or f (−x) ̸= f (x). So, f (x) is
neither even nor odd function.

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6. Consider a polynomial function P (x) = (x4 + 4x3 + x + 10) and Q(x) = (x3 + 2x2 − 6).
If M (x) is the equation of the straight line passing through (2, Q(2)) and having slope
3, then find out the equation of P (x) + M (x)Q(x).
Choose the correct option.
Answer: Option A [MSQ:1 marks]
⃝ 4x4 + 14x3 + 8x2 − 17x − 14
⃝ 4x4 + 14x3 − 6x2 − 19x − 34
⃝ 4x4 + 2x3 + 8x2 − 17x − 14
⃝ 4x4 + 2x3 + 8x2 − 18x − 34
Solution:
M (x) is the equation of the straight line passing through (2, Q(2)) = (2, 10) and having
slope 3.
The equation of M will be , M (x) = 3x +4
P (x) + M (x)Q(x) = (x4 + 4x3 + x + 10) + (3x + 4)(x3 + 2x2 − 6)
= (x4 + 4x3 + x + 10) + (3x4 + 6x3 − 18x + 4x3 + 8x2 − 24)
= 4x4 + 14x3 + 8x2 − 17x − 14

Thus, option A is correct.

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 2 Numerical Answer Type (NAT):
7. A function f (x) which is the best fit for the data given in the Table-1 recorded by a
student, is
f (x) = − (x − 1)2 (x − 3) (x − 5) (x − 7) + c
What will be the value of c, so that SSE (Sum Squared Error) will be minimum?
(NAT)( Ans: 3.4) [Marks:1]

x 1 2 3 4 5
y 4 18 4 −24 3

Table-1

Solution:

xi yi f (xi ) (yi − f (xi ))2

1 4 c (4 − c)2
2 18 15 + c (3 − c)2
3 4 c (4 − c)2
4 −24 −27 + c (3 − c)2
5 3 c (3 − c)2

The
P5 SSE (Sum Squared Error) is given by
2 2 2
i=1 (yi − f (xi )) = 3(3 − c) + 2(4 − c)
=3(9 − 6c + c ) + 2(16 − 8c + c ) = 27 − 18c + 3c2 + 32 − 16c + 2c2
2 2

= 5c2 − 34c + 59
This is a quadratic equation and it will have minimum value at the vertex.
−b 34
Therefore, SSE will be minimum at, c = = = 3.4
2a 10

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8. An ant named B, wants to climb an uneven cliff and reach its anthill (i.e., home of
ant). On its way home, B makes sure that it collects some food. A group of ants
have reached the food
locations which are at x−intercepts of the function f (x) =
(x2 − 19) (x − 9)3 − 1 . As ants secrete pheromones (a form of signals which other
ants can detect and reach the food location), B gets to know the food location. Then
the sum of the x-coordinates of all the food locations is
(NAT) (Answer: 10)

Solution:
Given that, a group of ants have reached the food locations which are at x−intercepts,
which means, x-coordinates of all the
food locations are same as the roots of the poly-
nomial, f (x) = (x2 − 19) (x − 9)3 − 1
(x2 − 19) (x − 9)3 − 1 = 0

(x2 − 19) = 0 or ((x −√9)3 − 1)

√= 0
(x2 − 19) = 0 ⇒ x = 19, − 19
((x − 9)3 − 1) = 0 ⇒ x = 10

The sum of the x-coordinates of all the√food locations

√
= sum of roots of polynomials f (x) = 19 − 19 + 10 = 10

9. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways wants to connect three aspirational
districts with two roads r1 and r2 . Two roads are connected if they intersect. The
shape of the two roads r1 and r2 follows polynomial curve f (x) = (x − 19) (x − 17)2 and
g(x) = − (x − 19) (x − 17) respectively. What will be the x−coordinate of the third
aspirational district, if the first two are at x−intercepts of f (x) and g(x).
(NAT) [Ans: 16]
Solution:
We need to find the x-coordinate of the points where the two roads r1 and r2 intersect.
This is same as same as the values of x for which,
f (x) = g(x)
(x − 19)(x − 17)2 = −(x − 19)(x − 17)
(x − 19)(x − 17)2 +(x − 19)(x − 17) = 0
(x − 19)(x − 17)(x − 17 + 1) = 0
(x − 19)(x − 17)(x − 16) = 0
x = 19, 17, 16
Hence, the x-coordinate of the third aspirational district is 16.

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10. Let r(x) be a polynomial function which is obtained as the quotient after dividing the
polynomial p(x) = (x + 5) (x − 3) (x2 − 4) by the polynomial q(x) = (x − 2) (2 + x).
Choose the correct option which represents the polynomial r(x) most appropriately.
(MSQ)(Ans: Option 1) [Marks:1]

y y
r(x)
r(x)

(−5,
• 0) •(3, 0) x
(3, 0) (5, 0)
• •
x

Option 1 Option 2

y y

r(x) (3, 0) (5, 0)

• •
x
(−5,
• 0) •(3, 0) x

r(x)

Option 3 Option 4

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 Solution: p(x) = (x + 5) (x − 3) (x2 − 4) and q(x) = (x − 2) (2 + x)
p(x) (x + 5) (x − 3) (x2 − 4) (x + 5) (x − 3) (x + 2) (x − 2)
= = = (x + 5) (x − 3)
q(x) (x − 2) (2 + x) (x − 2) (2 + x)
Therefore, r(x) = (x + 5) (x − 3). The graph of r(x ) is

y
r(x)

(−5,
• 0) •(3, 0) x

Option 1 is correct.

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