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SET-2

1. Determinant of the matrix
0 1 1 1
1 0 2 0
.
1 2 0 4
1 0 4 3
(
(

(
(

(



(A) 24 (B) 0 (C) 3 (D) 1

2. Rank of the following matrix
2 0 6 6
3 5 12 11
5 5 0 8
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is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

3. The integral factor for the Differential equation ( )
4x
d
0.196 2e
dx

+ = is
(A)
( ) 0.196 x
e

(B)
( ) 0.196 x
e (C) x (D) (0.196)x

4. The complex number
1 i
W
3 i

=
+
can be expressed as
(A)
1
i
3

(B) ( )
2
2 i
5
+ (C) -3-i (D) ( )
2
2 i
5
+

5.
x
x 0
2 1
lim ________.
x

=
(A)
2
e
log (B)
x
2
log (C) 0 (D) Does not exists

6. If the probability density function of a continuous random variable X is
( )
( )
2
1 x
2
1
f x e x
2
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|
\
= < <

then ( ) xf x dx ______.

(A) (B) (C) (D)
1
2


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Solutions:-
1.

( ) ( )
( ) ( )
3 3 2 4 4 2
0 1 1 1
1 0 2 0
1 2 0 4
1 0 4 3
C C C , C C C
0 1 1 1
1 0 2 0
1 2 0 6
1 0 4 3
Expanding along first row
1 2 0
0 1 1 2 6 0 0
1 4 3
2 6 1 6 1 2
1 2 0
4 3 1 3 1 4
6 24 2 3 6
18 6
24.

= +


= +

=
= +
=




2.

2 2 1 3 3 1
3 3 2
2 0 6 6
Rank of 3 5 12 11
5 5 0 8
2 0 6 6
R 2R 3R R 2R 5R 0 10 42 40
0 10 30 46
2 0 6 6
R R R 0 10 42 40
0 0 12 6
Rank A no. of nonzero rows
3.
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3.

( )
( )
( )
4x
P dx
0.196 dx
0.196 x
d
0.196 2 e
dx
d
comparing with linear D. E. P Q
dx
Integral Factor is e
e e .

+ =

+ =

= =


4.

( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )
( )
2
1 i
w
3 i
1 i 3 i
3 i 3 i
3 i 3i i
10
3 i 3i 1 4 2i
2 5 2 5
2 2 i
2
2 i .
5
2 5

=
+

=
+
+ +
=
+ +
= =
+
= = +


5.
x x
2 a
e e
x 0 x 0
2 1 a 1
lim log lt log .
x x

| |
= =
|
\


6. ( ) ( ) ( ) x f x dx E X By normal distribution .

= =