Selfstudys Com File
Selfstudys Com File
Mains
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1. A person goes to office either by car, scooter, bus or train probability of which being
1/7,3/7,2/7 and 1/7 respectively. Probability that he reaches office late, if he takes car,
scooter, bus or train is 2/9,1/9,4/9 and 1/9 respectively. Given that he reaches office in
time, then what is the probability that he travelled by a car?
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2 sin t = (1-2x+5x )/(3x -2x-1),t Î [-π/2,π/2].
3. Circles with radii 3, 4 and 5 touch each other externally if P is the point of intersection of
tangents to these circles at their points of contact. Find the distance of P from the point of
contact.
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5. If |f(x1) – f(x2)| < (x1 – x2) , for all x1, x2 Î R. Find the equation of tangent to
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6. If total number of runs scored in n matches is ((n+1)/4) (2 – n – 2) where n > 1, and
n+1–k
the runs scored in the kth match are given by k. 2 , where 1 < k < n. Find n.
7. The area of the triangle formed by the intersection of a line parallel to x-axis and passing
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through (h, k) with the lines y = x and x + y = 2 is 4h . Find the locus of point P.
8. Evaluate
π |cos x|
∫0 e (2 sin (1/2 cos x) + 3 cos (1/2 cos x) ) sin x dx.
9. Incident ray is along the unit vector v and the reflected ray is along the unit vector w.
The normal is along unit vector a outwards. Express vector w in terms of vector a and v.
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10. Tangents are drawn from any point on the hyperbola x /9 - y /4 = 1 to the circle
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x + y = 9. Find the locus of mid-point of the chord of contact.
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11. Find the equation of the common tangent in 1st quadrant to the circle x + y = 16 and
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the ellipse x /25 + y /4 = 1. Also find the length of the intercept of the tangent between the
coordinate axes.
12. If length of tangent at any point on the curve y = f(x) intercepted between the point
and the x-axis is of length 1. Find the equation of the curve.
15. If f(x – y) = f(x) . g(y) – f(y) . g(x) and g(x – y) = g(x) . g(y) + f(x). f(y) for all x,
y Î R. If right hand derivative at x = 0 exists for f(x). Find derivative of g(x) at x = 0.
16. If p(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 satisfying p(–1) = 10, p(1) = –6 and p(x) has
maximum at x = –1 and p’(x) has minima at x = 1. Find the distance between the local
maximum and local minimum of the curve.
17. f(x) is a differentiable function and g(x) is a double differentiable function such that
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|f(x)| < 1 and f’(x) = g(x). If f (0) + g (0) = 0. Prove that there exists some cÎ (–3, 3)
such that g(c). gn (c) < 0.
18. If
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f(x) is a quadratic function and its maximum value occurs at a point V. A is a point of
intersection of y = f(x) with x-axis and point B is such that chord AB subtends a right angle
at V. Find the area enclosed by f(x) and chord AB.