Question 1: If for any \( 2 \times 2 \) square matrix \( A \), \( A(\text{adj} A) = \begin{bmatrix} 8 & 0 \\ 0 & 8 \end{bmatrix} \), then write the value of \( |A| \).
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Question 2: Determine the value of \( k \) for which the following function is continuous at \( x = 3 \):
\[
f(x) =
\begin{cases}
\frac{(x + 3)^2 – 36}{x – 3}, & x \neq 3, \\
k, & x = 3.
\end{cases}
\]
Question 3: Find:
\[
\int \frac{\sin^2 x – \cos^2 x}{\sin x \cos x} \, dx.
\]
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Question 4: Find the distance between the planes \( 2x – y + 2z = 5 \) and \( 5x – 2.5y + 5z = 20 \).
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Question 5: If \( A \) is a skew-symmetric matrix of order 3, then prove that \( \det A = 0 \).
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Question 6: Find the value of \( c \) in Rolle’s theorem for the function \( f(x) = x^3 – 3x \) in \( [-\sqrt{3}, 0] \).
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Question 7: The volume of a cube is increasing at the rate of \( 9 \, \text{cm}^3/\text{s} \). How fast is its surface area increasing when the length of an edge is \( 10 \, \text{cm} \)?
Question 8: Show that the function \( f(x) = x^3 – 3x^2 + 6x – 100 \) is increasing on \( \mathbb{R} \).
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Question 9: The x-coordinate of a point on the line joining the points \( P(2, 2, 1) \) and \( Q(5, 1, -2) \) is 4. Find its z-coordinate.
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Question 10: A die, whose faces are marked \( 1, 2, 3 \) in red and \( 4, 5, 6 \) in green, is tossed. Let \( A \) be the event “number obtained is even” and \( B \) be the event “number obtained is red.” Find if \( A \) and \( B \) are independent events.
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Question 11: Two tailors, \( A \) and \( B \), earn ₹300 and ₹400 per day respectively. \( A \) can stitch 6 shirts and 4 pairs of trousers, while \( B \) can stitch 10 shirts and 4 pairs of trousers. To produce at least 60 shirts and 32 pairs of trousers at minimum labour cost, formulate this as an LPP.
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Question 12: Find:
\[
\int \frac{dx}{5 – 8x – x^2}.
\]
Question 13: If
\[
\tan^{-1} \frac{x – 3}{x – 4} + \tan^{-1} \frac{x + 3}{x + 4} = \frac{\pi}{4},
\] then find the value of \( x \).
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Question 14: Using properties of determinants, prove that:
\[
\begin{vmatrix}
a^2 + 2a & 2a + 1 & 1 \\
2a + 1 & a + 2 & 1 \\
3 & 3 & 1
\end{vmatrix} = (a – 1)^3.
\] OR Find \( A^{-1} \) for:
\[
A = \begin{bmatrix}
2 & -1 \\
1 & 0
\end{bmatrix}.
\]
Question 15: If \( x^y + y^x = a^b \), then find \( \frac{dy}{dx} \).
OR
If \( e^y(x + 1) = 1 \), then show that:
\[
\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} = \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2.
\]
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Question 16: Evaluate:
\[
\int \frac{\cos \theta}{(4 + \sin^2 \theta)(5 – 4\cos^2 \theta)} \, d\theta.
\]
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Question 17: Evaluate:
\[
\int_0^\pi \frac{x \tan x}{\sec x + \tan x} \, dx.
\] OR
Evaluate:
\[
\int_1^4 \{ |x – 1| + |x – 2| + |x – 4| \} \, dx.
\]
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Question 18: Solve the differential equation:
\[
(\tan^{-1} x – y) dx = (1 + x^2) dy.
\]
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Question 19: Show that the points \( A, B, C \) with position vectors \( 2\hat{i} – \hat{j} + \hat{k} \), \( \hat{i} – 3\hat{j} – 5\hat{k} \), and \( 3\hat{i} – 4\hat{j} – 4\hat{k} \) are the vertices of a right-angled triangle. Hence, find the area of the triangle.
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Question 20: Find the value of \( \lambda \), if four points with position vectors \( 3\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} + 9\hat{k} \), \( 1 + 2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + k \), \( 2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} + k \), \( 4\hat{i} + 6\hat{j} + \lambda \hat{k} \) are coplanar.
Question 21: There are 4 cards numbered 1, 3, 5, and 7, one number on each card. Two cards are drawn at random without replacement. Let \( X \) denote the sum of the numbers on the two drawn cards. Find the mean and variance of \( X \).
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Question 22: Of the students in a school, it is known that 30% have 100% attendance and 70% are irregular. Previous year results report that 70% of students with 100% attendance attain an A grade, and 10% of irregular students attain an A grade. At the end of the year, one student is chosen at random from the school, and it is found that the student has an A grade. What is the probability that the student has 100% attendance? Justify if regularity is required only in school.
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Question 23: Maximise \( Z = x + 2y \), subject to the constraints:
\[
x + 2y \geq 100, \quad 2x – y \leq 0, \quad 2x + y \leq 200, \quad x, y \geq 0.
\] Solve the above LPP graphically.
Question 24: Determine the product
\[
\begin{bmatrix}
-4 & 4 & 4 \\
-7 & 1 & 3 \\
5 & -3 & -1
\end{bmatrix}
\cdot
\begin{bmatrix}
1 & -1 & 1 \\
-2 & -2 & -2 \\
2 & 1 & 3
\end{bmatrix}
\] and use it to solve the system of equations:
\[
x – y + z = 4, \quad x – 2y – 2z = 9, \quad 2x + y + 3z = 1.
\]
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Question 25: Consider the function \( f : \mathbb{R} \setminus \{-\frac{4}{3}\} \to \mathbb{R} \setminus \{-\frac{4}{3}\} \), defined as:
\[
f(x) = \frac{4x + 3}{3x + 4}.
\] Determine whether \( f \) is injective and surjective. Find the inverse \( f^{-1}(x) \), and determine:
\[
f^{-1}(0) \quad \text{and} \quad f^{-1}(x) \, \text{such that} \, f^{-1}(x) = 2.
\]
Question 25: Consider \( f : \mathbb{R} \setminus \{-\frac{4}{3}\} \to \mathbb{R} \setminus \{-\frac{4}{3}\} \), given by \( f(x) = \frac{4x + 3}{3x + 4} \). Show that \( f \) is bijective. Find the inverse of \( f \) and hence find \( f^{-1}(0) \) and \( x \) such that \( f^{-1}(x) = 2 \).
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Question 26: Show that the surface area of a closed cuboid with square base and given volume is minimum when it is a cube.
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Question 27: Using the method of integration, find the area of the triangle \( \triangle ABC \), coordinates of whose vertices are \( A(4, 1), B(6, 6) \) and \( C(8, 4) \).
OR
Find the area enclosed between the parabola \( 4y = 3x^2 \) and the straight line \( 3x – 2y + 12 = 0 \).
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Question 28: Solve the particular solution of the differential equation:
\[
(x – y) \frac{dy}{dx} = (x + 2y), \quad \text{given that } y = 0 \, \text{when } x = 1.
\]
Question 29: Find the coordinates of the point where the line through the points (3, -4, -5) and (2, -3, 1) crosses the plane determined by the points (1, 2, 3), (4, 2, -3), and (0, 4, 3).
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OR
Question 29: A variable plane which remains at a constant distance \( 3p \) from the origin cuts the coordinate axes at \( A, B, C \). Show that the locus of the centroid of triangle \( ABC \) is:
\[
\frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{1}{y^2} + \frac{1}{z^2} = \frac{1}{p^2}.
\]