i)

ii)
iii)

If (x 4, 8) = (-12, 8) then x = 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

a.
8
b.
-8
c.
4
d.
20
{
x
|
x

6
}
Tabular form of Set B =
is
2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.

{}
b.
c.
{0}
d.
{6}
The multiplicative inverse of (3, 5) is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.

iv)
v)

3 5
,

34 34

b.

vii)

viii)
ix)

(3,5)

c.

(-3, -5)

d.

1 1
,
3 5

If z = )4, -3) then |z| is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

a.
16
b.
9
c.
7
d.
5
2
2
The factors of 5a 3b in the set of complex numbers are 2009 Annual (Humanities group)
Regular
a.
5a

vi)

b.

3bi

2 2

5a

3bi

b.
d.

8a2b2
(5a + 3b)2

15a b
(2 - i)2 is equal to 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
3 4i
b.
4
c.
5
d.
3
3
The factors of x 1 are 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
( x 1)( x 1)
( x 1)( x 2 1)
b.
b.
( x 1)( x 2 x 1)
( x 1)( x 2 x 1)
d.
The roots of the equation x 2 5 x 6 0 are 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
2, 3
b.
-2, -3
c.
2,-3
d.
-2, 3
A square matrix is called singular if the value of its determinant is 2009 Annual (Humanities
group) Regular
a.

x)
xi)
xii)

b.
-1
c.
0
d.
any non zero number
If 2 32 , the value of x will be 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
2
b.
5
c.
-5
d.
8
The product of the roots of equation x 2 6 x 10 0 is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
5
b.
10
c.
-6
d.
-10
x

The value of determinant

is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

a.

xiii)

1
b.
-1
c.
1
d.
-i
If two rows or two columns of a determinant are identical, the value of determinant is 2009
Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.

xiv)
xv)
xvi)

1
b.
-1
c.
0
d.
3
Geometric means between 47 and 16 are 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
b.
c.
d.
4
8
10
2
6
The combination C3 is equal to 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
6
b.
20
c.
3
d.
10
120 in radian measure is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

a.

b.
c.
d.
3

xvii)
xviii)
xix)
xx)

Cos (180 + ) is equal to 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

a.
-cos
b.
cos
c.
sin
d.
-sin
The sum of all angles of a triangle is 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
180
b.
360
c.
90
d.
270
If tan > 0, cos < 0, ( ) lies in 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a.
1st quadrant b.
2nd quadrant c.
3rd quadrant d.
4th quadrant
If R is the circum radius of a circum circle then R is equal to 2009 Annual (Humanities group)
Regular

a.

R=

abc
4

b.

c.

sa

d.

sc

Section B
Q.2
i)

Prove that the roots of the following equation are real 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

x 2 2 x m 3 0, m R
m

ii)

If , are the roots of px 2 qx r 0 , p =

0, form the equation whose roots are

1
1
, 3
3

2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

iii)

iv)

The perimeter of an isosceles triangle is 36cm. the Altitude to the unequal side of the triangle is
12cm. Determine the lengths of three sides of the triangle. 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
1

Find the inverse of A = 2

9
1
1
1

x
y
z

yz
1
zx 1
xy
1

v)

Show that

vi)

The 12th term of an H.P is

5
7 by the adjoint method 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
6

x
y
z

x2
y 2 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
z2

3
4

1
3
and the 19th term is
, find the 4th term. 2009 Annual (Humanities
5
22

group) Regular

vii)
viii)

How many words can be formed by 2 vowels and 3 consonants out of 4 vowels and 7
consonants? 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
Prove the following proposition by mathematical induction. 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
1
1
1
1
1
n

.................

for all positive integers n

1.2 2.3 3.4 4.5
n( n 1) n 1

ix)
x)

1
1.3
1.3.5
2 3
....................... 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
3 3 .2! 3 .3!
Is (S, #) a groupoid, if S = {1, 2, 3, 4} and * is deine on S by x * y 2 , x, y S ? 2009 Annual

Show that

3 1

(Humanities group) Regular

Trigonometry
Q.3
i)

ii)
iii)

A belt 24.75 meters long passes around a 1.5cm diameter pulley. As the belt makes two
complete revolutions in a minute. How many radians does the wheel turn in one second? 2009
Annual (Humanities group) Regular
3
1
and cos
If Sin
and both ( ) and ( ) are
2
2
sin ( 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular

in the first quadrant find the value of

Prove any two of the following identities. 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
a)
sin6 +cos6 =1-3sin2 cos2
b)
c)

sin 7 sin 5
tan
cos 7 cos 5
sin 3 cos 3

2
sin
cos

iv)

Solve the triangle ABC in which a = 0.02cm, b = 0.012cm and c = 0.031cm. 2009 Annual

(Humanities group) Regular

v)

Find the area of the triangle ABC when 704 / ,

605 /

and c = 39.1cm 2009 Annual

(Humanities group) Regular

Section C
Q.4 a) Apply Cramers rule to solve the system of equations 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
2 x1 x 2 2 x 3 4

x1 10 x 2 3 x 3 10
x1 x 2 x 3 6

b)

Obtain in the simplified form, the term involving x 10 in the expansion of x 2

(Humanities group) Regular

x3

10

2009 Annual

Q.5 a) How many natural numbers, each having three different digits, can be formed with the digits 0,
2, 3, 5, 8, 9 if
i)
None of the digits are repeated
ii)
The digits can be repeated
b)
If three coins are tossed simultaneously, what is the probability of obtaining. 2009 Annual
(Humanities group) Regular

i)
At least one tail
(ii)
At least two heads (iii)
Q.6 a) Prove that 2009 Annual (Humanities group) Regular
i)
b)

tan-1

1
1
1
+ tan-1 = tan-1
13
4
3

Two heads and one tail

ii)
tan2 . cot = 3
A man is standing on the bank of a river. He observes that the measure of the angle subtended
by a tree on the opposite bank is 65, when he retreats 35 meters from the bank, he finds
measure of the angle to be 35, find the height of the tree and the width of the river. 2009 Annual
(Humanities group) Regular