ST.

LAWRENCE COLLEGE
Chabahil, Kathmandu
Department of Mathematics

Model Set:
GroupA (Short Questions)

1. a. If A = [-2,3) and B = (1,4], find AUB and B-A.

b. If -a < x < a; prove that |x| < a.
c. Show that (r1 - r)(r2+r3) = a2.
2. a. Prove that cosec-1x + sec-1x = π/2.
b. The length of perpendicular drawn from the point (a,3) on the line 3x+4y+5=0 is 4, find the value
of a.
c. Find the equations of the lines whose joint equation is x2+2xysecθ+y2 = 0.
 1 −2   3 2 3
3. a. if A =   and B =   are given matrices. Explain why (AB) is defined but (BA) is
 −1 2  1 3 1
not? Calculate AB.
b. Solve by Cramer's rule:
-x+y=-9
x-3y=5
c. Determine the half-plane given by the inequality 2x-y < 2.
4. a. Express the complex number (-2,-2√3) in the polar form.
b. Find the value of k so that the equation 3x2+7x+6-k=0 has one root equal to zero.
5x + 1
c. Find the partial fractions of 2 .
x ( x + 2)
5. a. Evaluate: lim
x →∞
( )
x − x −3 .
b. Find the angle between the lines whose direction cosines are proportional to 1,2,4 and -2,1,5
dy 1
c. Find if y = .sin x .
dx x
4 x − 2 for x ≥ 1
6. a. Let f:R→R be defined as: f ( x ) =  , find f(2), f(1), f(0).
2x for x < 1
b. Find the area bounded by the x-axis, the following curve and the ordinates: y=eax, x=b, x=c.
Integrate: ∫ sec x. dx .
3
c.

Group B (Long Questions)

7. a. A College awarded 38 medals in football, 15 in Basketball and 20 in Cricket. If these three medals
went to a total 58 men and only three men got medals in all three games, how many received
medals in exactly two of the three games.
b. Let Q be the set of rational numbers. Is the function f:Q→Q defined by f(x)=4x-7; xєQ one - one
and onto? Find the formula for f-1.
8. a. Prove that: tan(2tan-1x) = 2tan(tan-1x+tan-1x3).
OR, Solve: 2sin3x-2sinx+5cos2x=0.
b. Show that cosA+cosB+cosC-1 = r/R.
OR,
If three sides are proportional to 2:√6:√3+1, find all the angles.
9. a. (2 2
)
Show that the product of the perpendicular drawn from the points ± a − b , 0 upon a line
x y
cos θ + sin θ = 1 is b2.
a b
b. Show that the two straight lines x2(tan2θ+cos2θ)-2xytanθ+y2sin2θ=0 makes with the x-axis angles
such that the difference of their tangent is 2.
 a+x b c
 a b c
10.a. Prove that: a b+ y c = xyz 1 + + +  .
 x y z
a b c+ z
b. Solve by using row equivalent matrix method:
x-2y+2z = 0
x-2y+3z = -1
2x-2y+z = -3
OR, Solve by inverse matrix method:
-2x+4y = 3
3x-7y = 1.
11.a. If a, b, c are rational and a+b+C=0, show that the roots of
(b+c-a)x2+(c+a-b)x+(a+b-c)=0 are rational.
1 3
b. Find the forth roots of − + i .
2 2
x4 + 2 x4 + 3
12.a. Resolve into partial fractions: .
( x + 3)( x + 2)
x sin y − y sin x
b. Define limit of a function at a point. Evaluate: lim .
x→ y x− y
 x2 − x − 6
 2 ;x ≠ 3
OR, A function is defined by: f ( x) =  x − 2 x − 3
5 ; x=3
 3
Is the function f(x) continuous at x=3? If not why? State how can you make it continuous.
13.a. Find from definition the derivative of log(ax+b).
OR,
A man who has 144m of fencing material wishes to enclose a rectangular garden, find the
maximum area he can enclose.
Integrate: ∫ x .sin x.dx .
2
b.
OR, Find the area of the region enclosed by the curves y2 = 4ax and x2 = 4ay.
14.a. Show that the lines whose direction cosines are given by l+m+n=0 and 2mn+3nl-5lm=0 are
perpendicular to each other.
OR,
What is the projection of a line on the given line? Find the projection of the line joining the points
(x1,y1,z1) and (x2,y2,z2) on the line whose direction cosines are l,m,n.
b. Maximize and minimize the function f = 34x+6y subjected to the constraints,
x+y ≥ 1
x+y ≤ 6
and 1 ≤ x ≤ 3.
 ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE
Chabahil, Kathmandu
Department of Mathematics

Model Set:

GroupA (Short Questions)

1. a. Define complement of a set. If A∩B = ø, prove that A ⊂ B .
b. Let f: A → R be given b f(x) = 2|x+2|+4 where A = {-2,0,1.2}, find the range of f.
c. Show that the triangle is right-angled if r1 = r+r2+r3.
2. a. Find the value of cos(sin-11/4 +cos-11/2)
b. Find the equation of the sides of an equilateral triangle whose vertex is (-1,2) and base is y=0.
c. Find the angle between the line-pair 2x2+7xy+3y2=0.
3 2  3 5
3. a. Define symmetric matrix. If A =   find the matrix X such that A-3X =  .
1 5  −8 2 
b. Solve by using row-equivalent matrix method: 5x-4y=-3, and 7x+2y=6.
c. Graph the half plane given by: y-x ≥ 1.
4. a.
1
2
( ) 1
( )
If α = −1 + i 3 and β = −1 − i 3 , show that α 4 + α 2 β 2 + β 4 = 0 .
2
b. Find the value of k so that the equation 3x2-(5+k)x+8=0 has roots numerically equal but opposite
in sign.
3x + 1
c. Resolve into partial fraction: 2 .
( x + 2)
6
x −2
5. a. Calculate the limit of lim .
x →64 3 x −4
1 1 1
b. Show that the direction cosines of the line equally inclined to the axes are ± ,± ,± .
3 3 3
dy
c. Find , if y=4u2-3u+5 and u=2x2-3.
dx
x2 − 4
6. a. Test the continuity of the function f ( x) = at x ≠ 2 .
x−2
b. Find the area bounded by the x-axis, following curve and ordinates: y = logx, x=e, x=1.
 1  x+ 1
c. Evaluate: ∫ 1 − 2 .e x dx .
 x 
Group B (Long Questions)
7. a. State and prove De Morgan's Law.
b. Let f: R → R and g: R → R be defined by f(x) = x2+1 and g(x) = 2x+3, find (fg)(x) and (f-1og)(x).
−1  x − 1  −1  x + 1  −1
8. a. Solve the equation: tan   + tan   = tan 1 .
 x−2  x+2
OR, Solve: 3 cos x + sin x = 2 .
b. State and prove sine law of trigonometry.
OR, If a=2, b= 6 , A=45o, solve the triangle.
9. a. Show that the equation of a line passing through (acos3θ, asin3 θ) and perpendicular to the line
xsecθ+ycosecθ = a is xcosθ-ysinθ=acos2θ.
b. Prove that the general second degree equation, ax2+2hxy+by2+2gh+2fy+c = 0 will represents two
g 2 − ac
parallel lines if h2=ab and bg2=af2. Also show that the distance between these lines is 2 .
a ( a + b)
 a+b+c −c −b
10.a. Prove that −c a+b+c −a = 2(a + b)(b + c )(c + a ) .
−b −a a+b+c

b. Solve by Cramer's rule or matrix inversion method:

x − 2y − z =1
2x − 3y − z = 4
2z − y + x = 9
11.a. Solve the equation z2= - 24i+7.
b. If one root of the equation ax2+bx+c=0 be four times the other show that 4b2=25ca.
2x +1
12.a. Resolve into partial fractions: .
( x − 1)( x 2 + 1)
b. Define continuity of a function at a point. A function f(x) is defined by
 sin 2 ax
 ,x ≠ 0
f ( x) =  x 2
1, x=0

Is the function continuous at x = 0? If not why? Redefine the function in such a way that it
becomes continuous at x=0.
cosec θ − cot θ
OR, Evaluate: lim .
θ →0 θ
13.a. Find from first principle the derivative of cos23x.
OR, Determine where the graph is concave upwards and downwards for the function, f(x)=x4-
8x3+18x2-24.
π
b. Evaluate: ∫
0
x cos 2 x.dx .
x2 y2
OR, Find the area of the ellipse: + = 1.
9 4
14.a. Prove that the lines whose direction cosines are given by the relation al+bm+cn=0 and
f g h
fmn+ghl+hlm=0 are perpendicular if + + = 0 .
a b c
OR, Find the ratio in which the line joining the points (-3,4,-8) and (5,-6,4) is divided by yx-plane.
Find also the coordinates of the point.
b. Find the extreme values of the function, F = 2x+7y subjected to:
x + 2 y ≤ 7,
x − y ≤ 4,
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0.