PREPARING FOR II PUC-ANNUAL EXAMINATION: MATHEMATICS

QUESTIONS ONE SHOULD NOT NEGLECT

NUMBER THEORY
1. Find the GCD of the following using Euclid Algorithm, represent them as a linear pair of it
and prove that the expression is not unique.
a) 506 and 1155 b) 495 and 675 c) 216 and 6125 d) 408 and 1032 c) 275 and 726

2. Find the total number of all positive divisors and sum of all positive divisors of the
following.

g)
  
a) 39744 b) 756 c) 432 d) 960 e) 252
f ) 2010 h) 352 i) 891 j) 720

3. Prove the following :

b) If  
are relatively prime and  |
, then  | b .
a) Divisibility is a transitive relation.

c) If p is a prime number and p | ab , then p | a or p | b .

e) If
      is a positive divisor of m, then

d) The relation ‘ congruence modulo n’ is an equivalence relation.

 .
f) If
   and  is any integer then
    
  .
g) If 
   and     then prove that    .

MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS

a)
      
      
  
     i)          
1. Solve by matrix method and Cramer’s rule :

b)      
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c)       
          
   k)     !     
d)      
     
       l)
      
  
e)      
             2.

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2. State and verify Cayley Hamilton theorem.
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3. State Cayley Hamilton theorem and hence find the inverse of the following
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VECTORS

1. Prove the following using vectors :

a) Medians of a triangle are concurrent. b)The angle in a semicircle is a right angle

f). ()* +  ,  ()* +  ,  -.( +  ,  -.( +  ,

c). Sine rule d). Cosine rule e). Projection rule

a). /
0  1010  00 
02  /
01002
2. Prove the following :

b) /
0  1010  00 
02  ! c). 3
0410 5 06  !
d) 
0  78 5
0 5 78  98 5
0 5 98  :; 5 4
0 5 :;6 f). /
0 5 1010 5 00 5
02  /
01002


111010  0
0  10  02  !
g). /


a) 78  98 
:; 78  98  :;
78  98  :; b). 78 
98  :;
78  98  :; 78 
:;
3. Find the volume of parallelepiped whose co-terminal edges are :

a) . 78  98  :; 78 
98  :; 78  98  :; b) 78 
98  :; 78  98  :; 78  98  :;
4. If the following vectors are coplanar find m :

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5. If the vectors 78  98  <:;  78  98  ":; 78  98  :; 
78  98  :; are position vectors of the four
coplanar points, find < .6. If the vectors <78  98  :; 78 
98  :; are orthogonal, find <.

a. 78  98  :; 78  98  :; b. 78  :; 98  :;

7. Find the cosine and sin of the angle between the vectors :

GROUPS

1 . Define : Group , algebraic structure, Semigroup, Monoid, Abelian group, Subgroup.

1. A non empty subset H of a group G is a subgroup of G iff =

  > ?@
A  BC > ?.
2. Prove the following :

2. A non empty subset H of a group G is a subgroup of G iff H satisfies closure law and inverse law.

6. =
> D
BC BC 
.
3. Intersection of two subgroups is also a subgroup. 4. Identity element of a group is unique.
5. inverse of an element is unique.
7. A group of order 3 is Abelian.

9. There exist a unique solution for the equation A     A

  .
8. Cancelation laws hold is a group.

10. If     = > D, then prove G is Abelian.

11. If
 
    =
  > D, then prove that G is abelian.
12. If every element of a group is its own inverse OR    E = > D prove that G is Abelian.

3. Prove the following is an Abelian group :

1. On Z define
A  
    2. On F G define
A   
HI

3. On J  KL define
A  
  

5. On F  KL define
A  
  

6. Set of all integral powers of 5 under multiplication.

8. Set of all  5  matrices under addition.

7. Set of all complex numbers whose modulus is unity under multiplication.

 
9. M# $ = > J  N !O under multiplication
 
10. Cube roots of unity under multiplication

12. K L under PCQ 13. K
L under PCQ

11. Fourth roots of unity under multiplication
14.

CIRCLES
1 . Prove the following :

2. Derive the condition for      to be a tangent to the circle       R  , and hence find the
1 . Define orthogonal circles and derive the condition for two circles to be orthogonal.

point of contact. 3.. Find the equation of tangent to the circle       S  T    ! at
C  C  on it.
4. Find the length of tangent to the circle       S  T    ! from C  C .
5. Define radical axis of two circles, derive the equation of radical axis of two circles and prove that

6. Find the midpoint of the chord      of the circle       .

radical axis is perpendicular to line joining the centers.

7. Find the equation of the common chord of             !      
      !.

1.           ! &             !.
8. Find the radical axis OR equation of common chord OR equation of common tangent of the circles :

2.            !             !
3.        
    !             !.

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 i)             !  !         
    !
9. Find the length of the common chord of the circles :

ii)        
    !        
    !
iii)        
    !        
    !

10. Find the equation of the circle passing through  with its centre on       ! and cutting

orthogonally           !.

CONIC SECTIONS

1 . Define ellipse, derive the equation of ellipse in standard form.

2. Define hyperbola, derive the equation of hyperbola in standard form.

3. Define parabola, derive the equation of parabola in standard form.

TRIGONOMETRY
GENERAL SOLUTION OF TRIGONOMETRIC EQUATIONS
EQUA
Find the general solution/s for the following:

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1. 8 sin x − sin 3x = 0 2. cos 3θ + 8 cos3 θ = 0
4 4
3. 2(cos x + sin x) = 1 4. sin 2 x + sin 4 x + sin 6 x = 0
5. cos x + cos 2 x + cos 3x = 0 6. tan x + tan 2 x = tan 3x
7. cos 5x − cos 4 x = cos 2 x − cos x 8. sin 2 x − cos3x = cos 2 x − sin 3x
9. sin 5x cos x = sin 6 x cos 2 x 10. cos8θ sin 6θ = cos 4θ sin 2θ
11. cos 9 x cos 7 x = cos 5xcox3x 12. sin 7 x sin 5x = sin 3x sin x
13. 4 cos x cos 2 x cos 3x = 1 14. sec 4θ − sec 2θ = 2

15. ( 3 + 1) cosθ + ( 3 − 1) sin θ = 2 16. tan x + sec x = 3

(2 + 3 ) cosθ + sin θ = 1
17. cot x + 2 cos ecx = 3 18.
H int : 2 + 3 = tan 75° = cot15°

19. cos 2θ = cosθ + sin θ 20. ( 3 − 1) cos x + ( 3 + 1) sin x = 2

21. 3 + tan x + sec x + 1 = 0 22. 3 tan x = 2 sec x − 1

23. cos x + sin x = − 2 24. cos2 θ − sin 2 θ − 2 sin θ cosθ = 1

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 INVERSE TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS:
1. Prove that:

−1 4 5 33 3 12 33
i) cos + sin −1 = cos −1 ii) sin
−1
+ cos −1 = cos −1
5 13 65 5 13 65

−1 1 3 π 1 1 1
iii) 2 tan + sin −1 = iv) tan
−1
+ tan −1 + tan −1 = cot −1 3
2 5 2 7 8 18

1 4 9 π 1 1 1 1 π
v) tan −1 + tan −1 + tan −1 = vi) tan −1 + tan −1 + tan −1 + tan −1 =
7 7 7 2 3 5 7 8 4

2. Prove that:

π 1 a π 1 a  2b  1+ x2 + 1− x2  π 1
i) tan  + cos −1  + tan  − cos −1  = ii) tan   = + cos −1 x 2
4 2 b 4 2 b a  1+ x2 − 1− x2  4 2
 

−1 −1
3. If tan x + tan y + tan −1 z = π , then prove that x+y+z=xyz.

1 1 1
4. If cot −1 + cot −1 + cot −1 = π , prove that a+b+c=abc.
a b c

π
5. If tan −1 x + tan −1 y + tan −1 z = , prove that xy+yz+zx=1.
2

−1 −1 −1
6. If cos x + cos y + cos z = π , prove that x2+y2+z2+2xyz=1.

−1 −1 −1 π
7. If sin x + sin y + sin z = , prove that x2+y2+z2+2xyz=1.
2

−1
8. If sin x + sin −1 y + sin −1 z = π , prove that x 1 − y 2 + y 1 − x 2 = z .

9. Solve for ‘x’:

−1 −1 π −1 −1 −1 −1
i) tan ( x + 1) + tan (1 − x) = ii) tan ( x − 1) + tan 2 x + tan ( x + 1) = tan 3x
2

2
x −1 x +1 π 2x −1 1 − x 2π
iii) tan −1 + tan −1 = v) tan −1 2
+ cot =
x−2 x+2 4 1− x 2x 3

π 2π
ix) tan −1 x + 2 cot −1 x = x) sin −1 x + sin −1 2 x =
3 3

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 −1 −1 π
xi) cos −1 x − sin −1 x = cos −1 ( x 3) xii) sin x − sin 2 x =
3

π −1 −1 −1
xiii) sin −1 2 x − cos −1 x = xv) sin x − cos x = sin (3x − 2)
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−1 −1 −1 4π
xvi) sin x + sin (1 − x) = cos x xvii) tan −1 3 x + tan −1 2 x =
3

COMPLEX NUMBERS
Four or Five or Six marks
1) Find the cube roots of the following and represent them in Argand’s diagram. Also find their
continued product.
i) U
 V ii) U
 V iii) 1 –i iv) 1+i v) U
 V vi) 3+iU

2) Find the fourth roots of the following and represent them in Argand’s diagram. Also find their
continued product.
CGWX  
i) 1+i ii) U
– i iii) 
iv) 4U
 V6 v) 4  VU
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3) if x=cisY, y=cisZ then P.T. 1) ]X
 [\ = 2 cos (3Z   Y )

]^ [_ ]^ [_
2)
[_
 ] ^   -.(   Y Z ) 3) [_
 ] ^  V`V  Y Z

]\ [a ]\ [a
4) [a  ] \  2 cos (3Y-4Z 5) [a  ] \  2 is sic (3Y-4Z

4) State and prove De’moivre’s theorem

5) If cosY `Z  `b  !  `Vc  `VZ  `Vb them P.T.

i) Cos3Y `
Z  `
b 
-.( Y Z  b

ii) Sin3Y+sin3Z  `V
b 
`V Y Z  b

(iii) cos2Y `  Z  `  b 
d

(iv) Sin2Y `V Z  `V b 
d

6) If cosY + 2 cos Z + 3 cos b = 0 and sin Y + 2 sin Z + 3 sin b = 0 then prove that

cos 3 Y + 8 cos 3Z + 27 cos 3 b = 18 cos (Y + Z + b)

sin 3Y + 8 sin 3Z + 27 sin 3 b = 18 sin (Y + Z + b)

7) Find all the values of (1 + i)1/5 and s.t. their continued product is 1 + i. Also represent them in
Argand’s diagram
e
8) Find all the values of 1) (1 + i)2/3 2) 4U
 V6 
@ Find their continued product and

represent them in Argand’s diagram.

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