JR HOME WORK FOR PONGAL HOLIDAYS

MATHS-1A
ADDITION OF VECTORS
1. Let A B C D E F be a regular hexagon with center ‘O’. Show that AB + AC + AD + AE + AF =3AD
= 6AO.
2. If the points whose position vectors are 3i  2 j  k , 2i  3 j  4k ,  i  j  2k and 4i  5 j   k are
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coplanar, then show that  
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3. a , b, c are not coplanar vectors. Prove that the following four points are coplanar

1.  a  4b  3c, 3a  2b  5c,  3a  8b  5c,  3a  2b  c

2. 6a  2b  c, 2 a  b  3c,  a  2b  4c,  12 a  b  3c
4. Show that the line joining pair of points 6a  4b  4c,  4c and the line joining the pair of points
 a  2b  3c, a  2b  5c intersect at the point 4c when a , b, c are non-coplanar vector
PRODUCT OF VECTORS
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5. Prove that the smaller angle  between any two diagonals of a cube is given by cos  
3
6. Find the unit vector perpendicular to the plane passing through the points 1, 2,3 ,  2, 1,1 and
1, 2, 4  .
7. Find the area of the triangle whose vertices are A 1, 2,3 , B  2,3,1 and C  3,1, 2  .
8.  
If a  2i  3 j  4k , b  i  j  k and c  i  j  k , then compute a  b  c and verify that it is
perpendicular to a
9. Find the volume of the tetrahedron whose vertices are 1, 2,1 ,  3, 2,5 ,  2, 1,0  and  1, 0,1
10.  
If a  2i  j  k , b  i  2 j  4 k , c  i  j  k then find a  b . b  c 
11. Show that the points  5, 1,1 ,  7, 4, 7  , 1, 6,10  and  1, 3, 4  are the vertices of a rhombus by
vectors.
TRIGNOMETRY UPTO TRANSFORMATIONS
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12. If, A  B  then prove that
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1. 1  tan A 1  tan B   2
2.  cot A  1 cot B  1  2
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3. If A  B  , then show that 1  Tan A1  Tan B   2
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Tan   sec   1 1  sin 
13. Prove that 
Tan   sec   1 cos 
   3   7   9  1
14. Prove that  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos  1  cos 
 10  10   10   10  16
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 sin16 A
15. If A is not an integral multiple of  , prove that cos A.cos 2 A.cos 4 A.cos 8 A  and hence
16 sin A
2 4 8 16 1
deduce that cos .cos .cos .cos 
15 15 15 15 16
 3 5 7 3
16. 1. Prove that sin 4  sin 4  sin 4  sin 4 
8 8 8 8 2
 3 5 7 3
2. Prove that cos 4  cos 4  cos 4  cos 4 
8 8 8 8 2
    2   3  2  9 
3. Prove that cos 2    cos 2    cos 
2
  cos  2
 10   5   5   10 
 2 3 4 5
17. Prove that sin sin sin sin 
5 5 5 5 16

18. If sec      sec      2sec  and cos   1, then show that cos    2 cos
2
4 2 x y x y
19. If cos x  cos y  and cos x  cos y  find the value of 14 tan  5 cot
5 7 2 2
INVERSE TRIGNOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
20. Prove that
1 1 1 
1. Tan 1  Tan 1  Tan 1 
2 5 8 4
3 3 8 
2. Tan 1  Tan 1  Tan 1 
4 5 19 4
21. Prove that
4 5  16  
1. Sin 1  Sin 1  Sin 1   
5 13  65  2
4 1 
2. Sin 1  2Tan 1 
5 3 2
3 8 36
3. sin 1  sin 1  cos 1
5 17 85
3 5  323 
4. 2 Sin 1    Cos 1  C os 1  
5
  13  325 
 4 2
22. Find the value of tan  cos 1  tan 1 
 5 3
23. Solve the following equations for x .
2x 1 1  x
2
2x 
1. 3Sin1  4Cos  2Tan 1 
1 x 2
1 x 2
1 x 2
3
x  1 x  1 
2. Tan 1  Tan 1 
x2 x2 4
 2x 1  1  x 
2

24. Prove that sin  cot 1  cos  2 
1
 1 x 2
 1  x 

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 PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES
25. If
2 bc A
1. a   b  c  sec  , Prove that tan   sin
bc 2
2 bc A
2. a   b  c  cos  , Prove that sin   cos
bc 2
a 2 bc A
3. sin   , Prove that cos   cos
bc bc 2
a b c
2 2 2
26. cot A  cot B  cot C 
4
cos A cos B cos C a 2  b 2  c 2
27. Show that   
a b c 2abc
1 1 1 1 a 2  b2  c 2
28. Show that 2  2  2  2 
r r1 r2 r3 2
b 2  c 2 sin  B  C 
29. In a ABC show that 
a2 sin  B  C 
1 1 3
30. In ABC if   , show that C  600
ac bc abc
MATHS-B
LOCUS
1. A(1, 2), B (2, 3) andC ( 2,3) are three points. A point ' p ' moves such that PA2  PB 2  2 PC 2 .Show
that the equation to the locus of P is 7 x  7 x  4  0
2 Find the equation of locus of P, If the ratio of the distance from P to (5, 4) and (7, 6) is 2 : 3 .
3. A (5,3) and B (3, 2) are two fixed points. Find the equation of locus of P, so that the area of triangle
PAB is 9sq.units.
4. A (2,3) ,B (3, 4) are two given points. Find the equation of locus of P so that the area of P AB IS
8.5 sq. units.
5. Find the equation of locus of a point, the difference of whose distances from ( 5,0) and (5,0) is8.
6. Find the equation of locus of P, If A  (2,3), B  (2, 3) and PA  PB  8.
7. Find the equation of locus of P, If the line segment joining (2,3) and ( 1,5) subtends a right angle at
P.
8. The ends of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle are (0,6) and (6,0) .Find the equation of locus
of its third vertex.
9. Find the equation of the locus of a point P Such that the distance of P from the origin is twice the
distance of P from a (1, 2) .
10. Find the equation of locus of P, if A  (4,0) , B  (4,0) and PA  PB  4.
11. If the distance from P to the points (2,3),(2, 3) are in the ratio 2:3 the find the equation of locus of
P.
TRANSFORMATION OF AXES
12. When the origin is shifted to the point (2,3), the transformed equation of a curve is
x 2  3 xy  2 y 2  17 x  7 y  11  0. Find the original equation of the curve.
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13. When the axes are rotated through an angle , Find the transformed equation of
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3 x 2  10 xy  3 y 2  9.

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14. When the axes are rotated through an angle , Find the transformed equation of
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x 2  2 3 xy  y 2  2a 2..
15. When the axes are rotated through an angle 45o ,the transformed equation of a curve is
17 x 2  16 xy  17 y 2  225. Find the original equation of the curve.
16. When the axes are rotated through an angle  , find the transformed the equation of
x cos   y sin   p.
17. When the origin is shifted to ( 1, 2) by the translation of axes, find the transformed equation of
x2  y 2  2 x  4 y  1  0 .
18. When the origin is shifted to the point ( 1, 2), the transformed equation of a curve is
2x2  y2  4x  4 y  0 .
CONTINUITY
 cos ax  cos bx
 if x  0
x2
19. Show that f ( x)  where a and b are real constants, is continuous at x=0.
 1 (b 2  a 2 ) ifx  0
 2
 sin 2 x
 , ifx  0
20. Is ' f ' defined by f ( x)   x continuous at x=0?
1 , ifx  0
( x 2  9) / ( x 2  2 x3)if o  x  5
21. Check the continuity of ' f ' given by f ( x)   and x  3 at the point
1.5 , ifx  3
x  3.
1 2
 2 ( x  4)if 0  x  2

22. Check the continuity of the following function at 2. f ( x)  0 if x  2
 3
2  8 x if x  2

k x  k if x  1
2
23.If given by ' f ' f ( x)   ,is a continuous function on R, then find the valves of k.
2 if x  1
sin x if x  0
 2
 x  a if 0  x  1
25. Find the real constant a, b so that the function f given by f ( X )   is continuous
bx  3 if 1  x  3
3 if x  3
on R.
DIFFERENTIATION
***Find the derivative of the following functions from the first principals w.r.to x.
26. x sin x
27. tan 2x
28. S ec3 x
29. sin 2x
30. x sin x
PHYSICS
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 PHYSICAL WORLD
1. What are the fundamental forces in nature?
2. What is the discovery of C.V Raman?
3. What is the contribution of S. Chandra Sekhar to Physics?
4. Which of the following has symmetry
A) Acceleration due to gravity B) Law of gravitation
5. What is physics?
UNITS & MEASUREMENTS
6. Distinguish between fundamental units and derived units.
7. Express unified atomic mass unit in kg.
8. How can systematic errors be minimized or eliminated?
9. The error in measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. What is the error in the measurement of
volume?
10. The percentage error in the mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. What is the maximum error
in kinetic energy calculated using these quantities?
MOTION IN A PLANE
11. The vertical component of a vector is equal to its horizontal component. What is the angle made by
the vector with x-axis?
12. Two forces of magnitudes 3 units and 5 units act at 600 with each other. What is the magnitude of
their resultant?
13. A  i  j. What is the angle between the vector and x-axis.
14. If P  2i  4 j  14k and Q  4i  4 j  10k find the magnitude of P  Q .
LAWS OF MOTION
15. What is inertia? What gives the measure of inertia?
16. If a bomb at rest explodes into two pieces, the pieces must travel in opposite directions. Explain.
17. Can the coefficient of friction be greater than one?
18. Why does the car with a flattened tyre stop sooner than the one will inflated tyres.
19. What happens to the coefficient of friction, if the weight of the body is doubled?
MECHANNICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS
20. Define average pressure. Mention its units and dimensional formula.
21. What is the principle behind the carburetor of an automobile.
22. What is magnus effect?
23. Why are drops and bubbles spherical?
24. Give the expression for the excess pressure in a liquid drop.
25. Give the expression for the excess pressure in an air bubble inside the liquid.
26. What is angle of contact? What are its value for pure water and mercury?
27. If the diameter of a soap bubble is 10mm and its surface tension is 0.04N/m, find the excess pressure
inside the bubble.
THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER
28. Distinguish between heat and temperature.
29. Why gaps are left between rails on a railway track?
30. What are the lower and upper fixing points in Celsius and Fahrenheit scales?
31. Can a substance contract on heating? Give an example.
32. What is latent heat of vaporization?
33. State Wien’s displacement law?
34. What is greenhouse effect? Explain global warming?

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35. Find the increase in temperature of aluminum rod if its length is to be increased by 1%.  for
aluminum 25  106 C 1 
36. If the maximum intensity of ration for a black body is found to be 1.45  m. What is the temperature
of a radiating body (Wiens’s constant  2.9  103 mK 
KINETIC THEORY OF GASES
37. Define mean free path.
38. When does a real gas behave like an ideal gas?
39. State Boyle’s Law and Charles Law.
40. State Dalton’s law of partial pressures.
CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL EQULIBRIUM
1. What is the value of K w ? What are its units?
2. Calculate the PH of 0.05M NaOH solution.
3. Find the PH of 0.05 M Ba  OH 2 aqueous solution
4. What is Bronsted base? Give an example
5. What does BF3 behave as Lewis’s acid?
6. What is meant by Ionic product of water.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
7. Write the conformations of ethane
8. Explain the principle of chromatography
9. Write a short note on
(a). Wurtz reaction (b). Fridel craft alkylation (c). Fridel craft acylation
10. How do you prepare ethyl chloride from ethylene?
STATES OF MATTER
11. Which of the gases diffuses faster among N 2 , O2 and CH 4 why?
12. How many times methane diffuses faster than sulpherdioxide?
13. What is Boltzmann’s constant? Give its value
14. What is critical Temperature? Give its value for CO2
15. What is surface tension?
16. write the effect of temperature on surface tension and viscosity. Give reason to that.
STOICHIMETRY
17. How many numbers of moles of glucose are present in 540 gms of glucose?
18. The empirical formula of compound is CH 2O . Its molecular weight is 90. Calculate the molecular
formula of the compound.
19. A solution is prepared by adding 2gm of a substance A to 18gm of water. Calculate the mass
percent of the solute.
20. Calculate the molarity of NaOH in the solution prepared by dissolving 4gm in enough water to
from 250ml of the solution.
ALKALI & ALKALI EARTH METALS
21. Lithium reacts with water less vigorously than sodium. Give you reasons.
22. Describe the importance of Plaster of Paris. (or) What is Plaster of Paris? Write its uses
23. Whys are alkali metals not found in the free state is nature
24. Which is called milk of magnesia? Give its uses?
25. Why are I A group elements called as alkali metals
26. Why KO2 is paramagnetic and calculate oxidation state of K?
27. Lithium salts are mostly hydrated. Why?
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 GROUP-14 ELEMENTS
28. Why is CO poisonous?
29. What is allotropy? Give the crystalline allotropes of carbon.
30. How does graphite function as a lubricant
31. Write the uses of ZSM  5
32. SiF62 is known while SiCl62
33. Write the hybridization of carbon in the following
(a) CO2 (b) Dimond (c) Graphite (d) Fullerene (e) CO32
34. CCl4 is not dissolved in water, but SiCl4 dissolves why? Give reason
35. Sio2 is solid while CO2 is gas explain?
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
36. Which oxides cause acid rain? And what is its P h value?
37. Name two adverse effect caused acid rain
38. a) What is classical smog? and what is its chemical character (Oxidization reducing)?
b) What is photo chemical smog? and what is its chemical character (Oxidizing reducing)?
39. Define the terms sink, TLV & Receptor?
40. What is pollutant, contaminant, speciation

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