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Let u and v be unit vectors. If w is a vector such that , then prove that  and that equality holds if and only if  is perpendicular to

Let n be an odd integer. If sin nθ =  for every value of θ, then

a) = 1, = 3

b) = 0, = n

c) = −1, = n

d) = 1, =

The points with position vectors  and  are collinear for all real values of k.

a) True

b) False

Multiple choices
Let and  (x is measured in radians) then x lies in the interval

a)

b)

c)

d)

If  

and the vectors (1, a, a²), (1, b, b²), (1, c, c²) are non-coplanar then the product abc is

Let  and c be two vectors perpendicular to each other in the XY–plane. All vectors in the same plane having projections 1 and 2 along b and c respectively, are given by

 lies between –4 and 10.

a) True

b) False

Determine the smallest positive value of x (in degrees) for which  

a) 30°

b) 50°

c) 55°

d) 60°

The real roots of the equation x +  = 1 in the interval (−π, π) are …...........

a) x = 0

b) x = ±  

c) x = 0 , x = ±  

The domain of the derivative of the function
f (x) =

a) R  { 0 }

b) R

c) R

d) R

The greater of the two angles
 and  is

a) A

b) B

c) Both are equal

If f (x) = sinx + cosx, g (x) = x² – 1 then g ( f (x)) is invertible in the domain

a)

b)

c)

d)

One or more correct answers
In a triangle the length of the two larger sides are 10 and 9 respectively. If the angles are in arithmetic progression then the length of the third side can be

a)

b)

c) 5

d)

e) None of these

Let f (x) = Ax² + Bx + C where A, B , C are real numbers. Prove that if f (x) is an integer then the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers. Conversely prove that if the numbers 2A, A + B and C are all integers then f ( x ) is an integer whenever x is an integer.

A ladder rests against a wall at an angle α to the horizontal. If its foot is pulled away from the wall through a distance a, so that it slides a distance b down the wall making an angle β with the horizontal, then .

a) True

b) False

Let be the vertices of an n sided regular polygon such that   . Then find n.

a) 5

b) 6

c) 7

d) 8

A variable plane at a distance of one unit from the origin cuts the coordinate axes at A, B and C. If the centroid D(x, y, z) of triangle ABC satisfies the relation  then the value of k is

a) 9

b)

c) 1

d) 3

Find the equation of the plane passing through the points (2, 1, 0), (4, 1, 1), (5, 0, 1). Find the point Q such that its distance from the plane is equal to the point P(2, 1, 6) from the plane and the line joining P and Q is perpendicular to the plane.

The unit vector perpendicular to the plane determined by
 is.

Consider the lines

 ;

 
The shortest distance between L₁ and L₂ is

a) 0

b)

c)

d)

Let ABCD is the base of parallelopiped T and Aʹ.BʹCʹDʹ be the upper face. The parallelopiped is compressed so that the vertex Aʹ shifts to Aʹʹ on a parallelepiped S. If the volume of the new parallelopiped is 90% of the parallelopiped T, prove that the locus of Aʹʹ is a plane.

Show that  =

For all A, B, C, P, Q, R show that
 = 0

Let f(x) = |x – 1|, then

a)

b)

c)

d) None of these

The differential equation representing the family of curves  where c is a positive parameter, is of

a) Order 1

b) Order 2

c) Degree 3

d) Degree 4