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NARAYANAGUDA DIVISION
SENIOR INTER : MATHS-2A IPE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Long Answer Questions :
1. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.
x xi 1 2 3 4 5
P x xi K 2k 3k 4k 5k
Find (i) k (ii) mean (iii) variance of X
2. A random variable X has following probability distribution
X x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
P X x 0 k 2k 2k 3k k2 2k 2 7k 2 k
Find (i) k (ii) mean of X (iii) P 0 X 5
3. A random variable X has the following probability distribution.
X xi 2 1 0 1 2 3
P X xi 0.1 K 0.2 2k 0.3 k
Find ‘k’, mean and variance of X
4. A cubical die is thrown. Find the mean and variance of x, giving the number on the face that shows
up.
5. The range of a random variable X is 0,1, 2 and given that P X 0 3c 3 ,
P X 1 4c 10c 2 , P X 2 5c 1 find (i) the value of c
ii) P X 1 , P 1 X 2 and P 0 X 3
6. One in 9 ships is likely to be wrecked, when they are set on sail. When 6 ships are on sail find the
probability for (i) atleast one will arrive safely (ii) exactly three will arrive safely.
7. In the experiment of tossing a coin ‘n’ times, if the variable X denotes the number of heads and
P X 4 , P X 5 and P X 6 are in A.P, then find ‘n’
8. State and prove addition theorem on probability.
9. Define conditional probability. State and prove the multiplication theorem on probability
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10. If one ticket is randomly selected from the tickets numbered 1 to 30, then find the probability that
the number on the tickets is i) a multiple of 5 or 7 ii) a multiple of 3 or 5.
11. A,B,C are 3 newspapers from a city 20% of the population read A, 16% read B,14% read C,8%
read both A and B 5% read both A and C,4% read both B and C2%read all the three. Find the
percentage of the population who read at least one newspaper.
12. In a box containing 15 bulbs,5 are defective . If 5 bulbs are selected at random from the box. Find
the probability of the event that
i) none of them is defective ii) only one of them is defective
iii) atleast one of the them is defective
13. Two persons A and B are rolling a die on the condition that the person who gets 3 will win the
game. If A starts the game, then find the probability of A and B respectively to win the game .
14. In an experiment of drawing a card at random from a pack, the event of getting a spade is denoted
by A and getting a pictured card (king. Queen or jack) is denoted by B. Find the probabilities of
A, B A B, A B.
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15. If the coefficient of x in the expansion of ax 2 is equal to the coefficient of x 10 in the
10
bx
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expansion of ax 2 , find the relation between a and b , where a and b are real numbers.
bx
n 3 2
16. Find the numerically greatest term (s) in the expansion of 3 x 5 y when x ; y and n 17
4 7
17. Solve the equation x 4 10 x 3 26 x 2 10 x 1 0
18. Solve 6 x 6 25 x 5 31x 4 31x 2 25 x 6 0
19. Solve the equation 2 x5 x 4 12 x 3 12 x 2 x 2 0
20. Given that the roots of x 3 3 px 2 3qx r 0 are in
i) A.P . show that 2 p3 3 pq r 0 ii) G.P. show that p 3 r q 3
iii) H.P. show that 2q 3 r 3 pq r
21. Solve 18 x 3 81x 2 121x 60 0, given that one root is equal to half the sum of the remaining
roots.
22. Solve x 4 x3 16 x 2 4 x 48 0, given that the product of two roots is 6.
23. Solve 4 x3 24 x 2 23x 18 0, given that the roots are in the A.P
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24. Find the equation whose roots are the translates of the roots of x 5 4 x 3 x 2 11 0 by 3
25. Solve 3 x3 26 x 2 52 x 24 0 , given that the roots are in geometric progression.
26. Solve x 4 4 x 2 8 x 35 0, given that 2 i 3 is a root.
27. If , are the roots of the equation x 2 2 x 4 0 then for any positive integer n show that
n
n n 2 n 1 cos
3
n n n
28. If n is an integer then show that 1 cos i sin 1 cos i sin 2n 1 cos n cos
2 2
29. If cos cos cos 0 sin sin sin . Then prove that
3
cos 2 cos 2 cos 2 sin 2 sin 2 sin 2 .
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30. If cos cos cos 0 sin sin sin then show that
i) cos 3 cos 3 cos 3 3cos ii) sin 3 sin 3 sin 3 3sin
iii) cos 3 cos 3 0
Z 2n 1
31. If n is an integer and z cis , 2n 1 , then show that 2 n i tan n .
2 Z 1
Short Answer Questions :
x p
1. If the expression 2
takes all real values for x R then find the limits for ‘p’
x 3x 2
x 1
2. If ‘x’ is real then prove that 2
lies between and 1
x 5x 9 11
1 1 1
3. Prove that does not lie between 1 and 4, if x is real
3x 1 x 1 3 x 1 x 1
x2 x 1
4. Determine the range of the expression 2 for x R
x x 1
5. If x1 , x2 are the root’s of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 and c 0 find the value of
2 2
ax1 b ax2 b in terms of a, b, c.
6. Let a, b, c R and a 0 such that the equation ax 2 bx c 0 has real roots and with
then
i) for x , ax 2 bx c and a have the opposite signs
ii) for x or x , ax 2 bx c and a have the same sign.
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7. If c 2 ab and the roots of the equation c 2 ab x 2 2 a 2 bc x b 2 ac 0 are equal, then
show that a3 b3 c3 3 abc or a 0
8. If the equations x 2 cx d 0 and x 2 ax b 0 have a common root and the second equation
has equal roots, then prove that 2 b d ac .
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9. i) Simplify 34C5 38 r C4
r 0
4
25
ii) Prove that C4 29 r C3 30C4
r 0
10. If the letters of the word MASTER are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged in the dictionary order. Then find the rank of the word
i) REMAST ii) MASTER
11. If the letters of the word PRISON are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged in dictionary order. Then find the rank of the word PRISON.
12. If the letters of the word BRING are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged in the dictionary order, then find the 59th word.
13. Find the number of ways of permuting the letters of the word ‘PICTURE’ so that
i) all vowels come together ii) no two vowels come together
14. Find the number of ways of selecting 11 members cricket team from 7 batsmen, 6 bowlers and 2
wicket-keepers, so that the team contains 2 wicket-keepers and atleast 4 bowlers.
15. i) Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed using the digits 1,2,4,5,6 without
repletion
ii) Find the sum of all 4-digit numbers that can formed using the digits1,3,5,7,9 (with out repetition)
16. Find the no. of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 2,3,5,6,8 ( without repetition)
.How many of the are divisible by
i) 2 ii) 3 iii) 4 iv) 5 v) 25
17. Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed using digits 0,2,4,7,8 without repetition .
Resolve into partial fractions
x4
18.
x2 4 x 1
2 x 2 3x 4 x2 3
19. i) ii)
x 1 x 2 2 x 2 x2 1
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x3 x3
20. i) ii)
2 x 1 x 2 x 3 x a x b x c
x4 x3
21. i) ii)
x 1 x 2 x 1 x 2
3 x3 8 x 2 10
22. 4
x 1
x 2 13 x 15
23. 2
2 x 3 x 3
24. A,B,C are three horses in a race. The probability of A to win the race is twice that of B, and
probability of B is twice that of C. What are the probabilities of A,B and C to win the race.
25. i) If A and B are independent events with P A 0.2, P B 0.5. then find
a) P A / B b) P B / A c) P A B d ) P A B
ii) If A and B be independent event with P A 0.6, P B 0.7 then compute
a) P A B b) P A B c ) P B / A d ) P Ac B c
iii) A and B are event with P A 0.5 P B 0.4 and P A B 0.3. Find the probability that
(i) A does not occur (ii) neither A nor B occurs.
26. A speaks truth in 75% of the cases and B in 80% cases. What is the probability that their statements
about an incident do not match.
27. If A,B,C are three independent events of an experiment such that
1 1 1
P A B c C c , P Ac B C c , P Ac B c C c , then find.
4 8 4
P A , P B and P C
1 1
28. A problem in calculus is given to two students A and B whose chances of solving it are and
3 4
respectively. Find the probability of the problem being solved if both of them try independently.
29. A number x is drawn arbitrarily from the set 1, 2, 3....100 . Find the probability that
100
x 29
x
30. Find the probability of drawing an Ace or a spade from a well shuffled pack of 52 playing cards.
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31. The probability for a contractor to get a road contract is and to get a building contract is .The
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probability to get atleast one contract is . Find the probability that he gets both the contracts.
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32. In a committee of 25 members, each member is proficient either in mathematics or in statistics or in
both. If 19 or these are proficient in mathematics, 16 in statistics, find the probability that person
selected from the committee is proficient in both.
33. If A,B,C are three events then show that
P A B C P A P B P C P A B P B C P C A P A B C .
Very Short Answer Questions :
1. Find the complex conjugate of 3 4i 2 3i .
2. If z 2 3i, show that z 2 4 z 13 0
1
3. If z cos ,sin , find z .
z
a ib
4. Find the real and imaginary parts of the complex number
a ib
5. Find the multiplicative inverse of 7 24i
6. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 7 2 5 and 7 2 5
7. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 3 5i
8. If the equation x 2 15 m 2 x 8 0 has equal roots find the value of m.
9. If , are the roots of the equation ax 2 bx c 0 find the value of
1 1 1 1
i) ii ) 2
2 iii ) 2
2 iv ) 4 7 7 4
10. i) Find the maximum (or) minimum of the expression 12 x x 2 32.
ii) Find the maximum (or) minimum of the expression 2 x 7 5 x 2
11. State the sign of the expression x 2 5 x 6 .
12. x 2 6 x 5 0 and x 2 3ax 35 0 have a common root then find the value of ‘a’
13. i) x 2 bx c 0 and x 2 cx b 0 have a common root then show that b c 1 0
ii) If the quadratic equation ax 2 2bx c 0 and ax 2 2cx b 0, b c have a common root,
then show that a 4b 4c 0 .
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14. Prove that the roots of x a x b h 2 are always real.
15. For what values of x , the expression 15 4 x 3 x 2 is negative.
16. If 1, 2 and are the roots of 2 x3 x 2 7 x 6 0, then find .
17. If 1,1, are the roots of x 3 6 x 2 9 x 4 0 then find .
18. Find the Quotient and remainder when x 4 11x 3 44 x 2 76 x 48 is divided by x 2 7 x 12 .
19. Find the transformed equation whose roots are the negatives of the roots of x 4 5 x 3 11x 3 0.
20. Find the polynomial equation whose roots are reciprocals of the roots of x 4 3x 3 7 x 2 5 x 2 0
21. i) If , , are the roots of the equation x 3 2 x 2 4 x 3 0 find the equation whose roots are 3
times the roots of given equation.
ii) If , , are the roots of 4 x3 6 x 2 7 x 3 0 then find the value of .
n
22. i) If p4 1680 then find ' n '
n
ii) If p3 1320 find ' n '
23. If n P7 42 n P5 find n.
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24. If P5 5.12 P4 13 Pr find ' r '
25. If n C12 n C27 , then find 50
Cn
26. If n C5 nC6 then find then value of 13Cn
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27. i) If Pr 1320, find ' r '
ii) If n C4 210, then find n
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28. i) If Cr 1 12C 3 r 5 find ' r ' ii) If Cs 1 12C 2 s5 find ' s '
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iii) If C2 r 1 15C 2 r2 then find ' r '
29. Find the value of 10C5 2.10C4 10C3
30. Find the number of ways of arranging the letters of the word TRIANGLE so that the relative
positions of the vowels and consonants are not disturbed.
31. Find the number of 4 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word PISTON in which
at least one letter is repeated.
32. Find the number of ways of selecting 3 vowels and 2 consonants from the letters of the word
‘EQUATION’.
33. Find the number of ways of selecting 3 girls and 3 boys out of 7 girls and 6 boys.
34. Find the number of bijections from a set A containing 7 elements on to itself.
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35. Find the number of positive divisors of 1080
36. To pass an examination a student has to pass in each of the three papers. In how many ways can a
student fail in the examination?
37. If a set A has 12 elements, then find the number of subsets of A having 4 elements.
38. Find the number of diagonals of a polygon with 12 sides?
39. Find the number of ways of selecting 4 boys and 3 girls from a group of 8 boys and 5 girls .
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40. Find the number of terms in the expansion of i) 2 x 3 y z ii)
4 2
22
41. If 22Cr is the largest binomial coefficient in the expansion of 1 x find the value of 13Cr
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42. Find the largest binomial coefficient (s) in the expansion of 1 x
10 11
3x 3
43. Find the middle terms in the expansion of i) 27 ii) 4a b
7 2
44. The mean and variance of a binomial distribution are 4 and 3 respectively. Find P X 1
45. A poisson variable satisfies P X 1 P X 2 find P X 5
46. If the mean and variance of a binomial variable X are 2.4 and 1.44 respectively.
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47. If the difference between the mean and the variance of a binomial variate is , then find the
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probability for the event of 2 successes, when the experiment is conducted 5 times.
48. If X is a random variable with probability distribution P X k
k 1 C , k 0,1, 2... then find
2k
C.
49. In a city 10 accidents take place in a span of 50 days, assuming that the number of accidents follows
the poisson distribution, find the probability that there will be three or more accidents in a day.
50. It is given that 10% of the electric bulbs manufactured by a company are defective . In a sample of
20 bulbs, find the probability that more than 2 are defective.
51. The probability that a person chosen at random is left handed ( in handwriting) is 0.1. What is the
probability that in a group of 10 people, there is one who is left handed?
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