SECTION A
Question 1: Find the maximum value of:
\[
\begin{vmatrix}
1 & 1 & 1 \\
1 & 1 + \sin\theta & 1 \\
1 & 1 & 1 + \cos\theta
\end{vmatrix}.
\]
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Question 2: If \( A \) is a square matrix such that \( A^2 = I \), then find the simplified value of:
\[
(A – I)^3 + (A + I)^3 – 7A.
\]
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Question 3: Matrix:
\[
A = \begin{bmatrix}
0 & 2b & -2 \\
3 & 1 & 3 \\
3a & 3 & -1
\end{bmatrix}
\] is given to be symmetric. Find the values of \( a \) and \( b \).
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Question 4: Find the position vector of a point which divides the line joining points with position vectors:
\[
-2\mathbf{b} \quad \text{and} \quad 2\mathbf{a} + \mathbf{b}
\] externally in the ratio \( 2:1 \).
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Question 5: The two vectors:
\[
\mathbf{j} + \mathbf{k} \quad \text{and} \quad 3\mathbf{i} – \mathbf{j} + 4\mathbf{k}
\] represent the two sides \( AB \) and \( AC \), respectively, of \( \triangle ABC \). Find the length of the median through \( A \).
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Question 6: Find the vector equation of a plane which is at a distance of 5 units from the origin and its normal vector is:
\[
2\mathbf{i} – 3\mathbf{j} + 6\mathbf{k}.
\]
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Question 7: (a) Prove that:
\[
\tan^{-1}\frac{1}{5} + \tan^{-1}\frac{1}{7} + \tan^{-1}\frac{1}{3} + \tan^{-1}\frac{1}{8} = \frac{\pi}{4}.
\] OR
(b) Solve for \( x \):
\[
2\tan^{-1}(\cos x) = \tan^{-1}(2\csc x).
\]
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Question 8: The monthly incomes of Aryan and Babban are in the ratio \( 3:4 \), and their monthly expenditures are in the ratio \( 5:7 \). If each saves ₹15,000 per month, find their monthly incomes using the matrix method. This problem reflects which value?
Question 9: (a) If
\[
x = a \sin 2t \, (1 + \cos 2t) \quad \text{and} \quad y = b \cos 2t \, (1 – \cos 2t),
\] find the values of \( \frac{dy}{dx} \) at \( t = \frac{\pi}{4} \) and \( t = \frac{\pi}{3} \).
OR
(b) If \( y = x^t \), prove that:
\[
\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} – \frac{1}{y}\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 – \frac{y}{x} = 0.
\]
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Question 10: Find the values of \( p \) and \( q \), for which:
\[
f(x) =
\begin{cases}
\frac{1 – \sin^3 x}{3 \cos^2 x}, & x < \frac{\pi}{2}, \\ p, & x = \frac{\pi}{2}, \\ q \frac{(1 – \sin x)}{(\pi – 2x)^2}, & x > \frac{\pi}{2}
\end{cases}
\] is continuous at \( x = \frac{\pi}{2} \).
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Question 11: Show that the equation of the normal at any point \( t \) on the curve:
\[
x = 3 \cos t – \cos^3 t, \quad y = 3 \sin t – \sin^3 t,
\] is:
\[
4(y \cos^3 t – x \sin^3 t) = 3 \sin 4t.
\]
Question 12: (a) Find:
\[
\int \frac{(3 \sin \theta – 2) \cos \theta}{5 – \cos^2\theta – 4 \sin \theta} \, d\theta.
\] OR
(b) Evaluate:
\[
\int_0^\pi e^{2x} \cdot \sin\left(\frac{\pi}{4} + x\right) \, dx.
\]
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Question 13: Find:
\[
\int \frac{\sqrt{x}}{\sqrt{a^3 – x^3}} \, dx.
\]
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Question 14: Evaluate:
\[
\int_{-1}^2 \left(x^3 – x\right) dx.
\]
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Question 15: Find the particular solution of the differential equation:
\[
(1 – y^2)(1 + \log x) dx + 2xy \, dy = 0,
\] given that \( y = 0 \) when \( x = 1 \).
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Question 16: Find the general solution of the differential equation:
\[
(1 + y^2) + (x – e^{\tan^{-1}y}) \frac{dy}{dx} = 0.
\]
Question 17: Show that the vectors \( \mathbf{a} + \mathbf{b}, \mathbf{b} + \mathbf{c}, \mathbf{c} + \mathbf{a} \) are coplanar if \( \mathbf{a} + \mathbf{b}, \mathbf{b} + \mathbf{c}, \mathbf{c} + \mathbf{a} \) are coplanar.
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Question 18: Find the vector and Cartesian equations of the line through the point \( (1, 2, -4) \) and perpendicular to the two lines:
\[
\mathbf{r} = (8\mathbf{i} – 19\mathbf{j} + 10\mathbf{k}) + \lambda (3\mathbf{i} – 16\mathbf{j} + 7\mathbf{k}),
\] \[
\mathbf{r} = (15\mathbf{i} + 29\mathbf{j} + 5\mathbf{k}) + \mu (3\mathbf{i} + 8\mathbf{j} – 5\mathbf{k}).
\]
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Question 19: (a) Three persons \( A, B, C \) apply for a job of Manager in a Private Company. Chances of their selection (A, B, C) are in the ratio \( 1 : 2 : 4 \). The probabilities that \( A, B, C \) can introduce changes to improve profits of the company are \( 0.8, 0.5, 0.3 \), respectively. If the change does not take place, find the probability that it is due to the appointment of \( C \).
OR
(b) \( A \) and \( B \) throw a pair of dice alternately. \( A \) wins the game if he gets a total of 7, and \( B \) wins the game if he gets a total of 10. If \( A \) starts the game, find the probability that \( B \) wins.
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Question 20: Let \( f : \mathbb{N} \to \mathbb{N} \) be a function defined as:
\[
f(x) = 9x^2 + 6x – 5.
\] Show that \( f : \mathbb{N} \to S \), where \( S \) is the range of \( f \), is invertible. Find the inverse of \( f \) and hence find \( f^{-1}(43) \) and \( f^{-1}(163) \).
Question 21: (a) Prove that:
\[
\begin{vmatrix}
yz – x^2 & zx – y^2 & -xy – z^2 \\
zx – y^2 & xy – z^2 & yz – x^2 \\
xy – z^2 & yz – x^2 & zx – y^2
\end{vmatrix}
\] is divisible by \( (x + y + z) \), and hence find the quotient.
OR
(b) Using elementary transformations, find the inverse of the matrix:
\[
A = \begin{bmatrix} 8 & 4 & 3 \\ 2 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 2 \end{bmatrix},
\] and use it to solve the following system of linear equations:
\[
8x + 4y + 3z = 19, \quad 2x + y + z = 5, \quad x + 2y + 2z = 7.
\]
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Question 22: (a) Show that the altitude of the right circular cone of maximum volume that can be inscribed in a sphere of radius \( r \) is \( \frac{4r}{3} \). Also, find the maximum volume in terms of the volume of the sphere.
OR
(b) Find the intervals in which \( f(x) = \sin 3x – \cos 3x, \, 0 < x < \pi \), is strictly increasing or strictly decreasing.
Question 23: Using integration, find the area of the region:
\[
\{(x, y) : x^2 + y^2 \leq 2ax, \, y^2 \geq ax, \, x, y \geq 0\}.
\]
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Question 24: Find the coordinate of the point \( P \) where the line through \( A(3, -4, -5) \) and \( B(2, -3, 1) \) crosses the plane passing through three points \( L(2, 2, 1), M(3, 0, 1), N(4, -1, 0) \). Also, find the ratio in which \( P \) divides the line segment \( AB \).
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Question 25: An urn contains 3 white and 6 red balls. Four balls are drawn one by one with replacement from the urn. Find the probability distribution of the number of red balls drawn. Also, find the mean and variance of the distribution.
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Question 26: A manufacturer produces two products \( A \) and \( B \). Both the products are processed on two different machines. The available capacity of the first machine is 12 hours and that of the second machine is 9 hours per day. Each unit of product \( A \) requires 3 hours on both machines, and each unit of product \( B \) requires 2 hours on the first machine and 1 hour on the second machine. Each unit of product \( A \) is sold at ₹7 profit and that of \( B \) at ₹4. Find the production level per day for maximum profit graphically.