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If b > a then the equation ( x – a ) ( x – b )1 = 0 has

a) Both roots in [ a, b ]

b) Both roots in ( , a )

c) Both roots in (  )

d) One root in ( , a ) and other in ( )

For what value of m does the system of equations 3x + my = m, 2x − 5y = 20 have a solution satisfying the condition x > 0, y > 0.

a) m  (−∞, ∞)

b) m  (−∞, −15) ∪ (30, ∞)

c)  

d)  

If α is a repeated root of a quadratic equation f(x) = 0 and A(x), B(x), C(x) be polynomials of degree 3, 4, 5 respectively, Then show that
 

is divisible by f(x) where prime denotes the derivatives.

The differential equation  determines a family of circles with

a) Variable radii and a fixed centre ( 0, 1)

b) Variable radii and a fixed centre ( 0, -1)

c) Fixed radius and a variable centre along the X-axis

d) Fixed radius and a variable centre along the Y-axis

Prove that for all values of θ
 = 0

If   and  , then show that
 

A = , B = , U = , V =

If AX = U has infinitely many solutions, prove that BX = V has no unique solution. Also prove that if afd ≠ 0 then BX = V has no solution. X is a vector.

If , for every real number x, then the minimum value of f

a) does not exist because f is unbounded

b) is not attained even though f is bounded

c) is equal to 1

d) is equal to –1

Let u (x) and v (x) satisfy the differential equations and  where p (x), f (x) and g (x) are continuous functions. If u (x₁) > v (x₁) for some x₁ and f (x) > g (x) for all x > x₁, prove that at any point (x, y) where x > x₁ does not satisfy the equations y = u (x) and y = v (x)

The function  is defined by then  is

a)

b)

c)

d) None of these

  is

Suppose  for x ≥ . If g(x) is the function whose graph is the reflection of f(x) with respect to the line y = x then g(x) equals

a)

b)

c)

d)

Domain of definition of the function   for real values of x is

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let λ and α be real. Find the set of all values of λ for which the system of linear equations
 
 
 
has a non-trivial solution. For λ = 1 find the value of α.

Let f be a one–one function with domain {x, y, z} and range {1, 2, 3}. It is given that exactly one of the following statements is true and remaining statements are false f (1) = 1, f (y) ≠ 1, f (z) ≠ 2. Determine  

The value of . Given that a, x, y, z, b are in Arithmetic Progression while the value of . If a, x, y, z, b are in Harmonic Progression then find a and b.

Let {x} and [x] denote the fractional and integral part of a real number x respectively. Solve 4{x} = x + [x]

If S₁, S₂, .  .  .  .,S_n are the sums of infinite geometric series whose first terms are 1, 2, 3,   .  .  ., n and whose common ratios are  respectively, then find the value of

If  are three non–coplanar vectors, then

  equals

a) 0

b)

c)

d)

Let a, b are real positive numbers. If a, A₁, A₂, b are in Arithmetic Progression, a, G₁, G₂, b are in Geometric Progression and a, H₁, H₂, b are in Harmonic Progression show that
 

a) True

b) False

Multiple choice

Let  be three vectors. A vector in the plane of b and c whose projection on a is of magnitude  is

a)

b)

c)

d)

Let A be vector parallel to the line of intersection of planes P₁ and P₂. Plane P₁ is parallel to the vectors   and  and that P₂ is parallel to  and , then the angle between vector A and a given vector  is

a)

b)

c)

d)

Find the range of values of t for which  

a) (−, −)

b) ( ,  )

c) (− , −  ) U ( ,  )

d) (−,  )

A vector A has components A₁, A₂, A₃ in a right handed rectangular cartesian coordinate system OXYZ. The coordinate system is rotated about the X–axis through an angle . Find the components of A in the new co-ordinate system in terms of A₁, A₂, A₃.