Friday, 29 May 2026

H. W - VIII










ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS 

1) Find each product 
a) -5x² and 7x⁵.

b) -7ab and (1/4) a²bc

c) (-24/25) x²z and (-15/16) x²zy²

d) (-8/5) x³yz² and (-3/4) xy³z²



2) Find the product:
a) -2a², 7a²b⁷, 6a⁵b⁵.

b) (-6/5) xy, (15/16) yz, (8/9) xyz

c) 5a⁴, (a²)³, (2a)²

d) (2/3) a³bc², (1/3) a²b³c, 9abc³

e) -8y²z , (4/9) xyz³, (-27/5) x³y³.

3) Find the area of a rectangle whose length and breadth (in units) are 3x²y and 4xy².

4) Find the volume of a rectangular box with given length, breadth and height (in units) respectively 
a) 3x²y/4, 14y²/5, 2x⁴/7

Friday, 22 May 2026

MLKJROBIN11. 12. Mcg

THEORY OF QUADRATIC EQUATIONS 


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1) Two non integer roots of the equation
(x²+ 3x)² - (x²+ 3x) -6=0 are
a) (1/2) (-3+ √11), (1/2) (-3- √11)
b)  (1/2) (-3+ √7), (1/2) (-3- √7)
c) (1/2) (-3+ √21), (1/2) (-3- √21) d) none 

2) Two non integer roots of 
{(3x -1)/(2x +3)}⁴ - 5{(3x -1)/(2x +3)}⅖ +4= 0 are 
a) -5/7,-2/5 b) -2/4,7/5  c) 5/7,7/5  d) -2/5, 3/5 

3) Sum of the roots of the equation 
4ˣ - 3. 2ˣ⁺³ + 128=0 are
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8

4) The only value of x satisfying the equation is
6√{x/(x +4)} -  2√{(x +4)/x} = 11 where x ∈ R
a) 4/35 b) -4/35 c) 16/3 d) none 

5) The number of real values of x satisfying the equation
2(x²+ 1/x²) - 9(x + 1/x) + 14= 0
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

6)  The non integer roots of x⁴- 3x³- 2x²+ 3x +1= 0 are
a) (1/2)(3+ √13), (1/2)(3 - √13)
b) (1/2)(3- √13), (1/2)(-3 - √13)
c) (1/2)(3+ √17), (1/2)(3 - √17) d) none 

7) The number of real solution of
1/(x +1) + 1/(x +5) = 1/(x +2) + 1/(x +4) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

8) Number of real solutions of 
(x -1)(x +1)(2x +1)+2x -3)= 15 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

9) The number of solutions of the equation 
√[2x √(2x +4)]= 4 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4

10) The number of solutions of 
√(3x²+ x +5)= x -3 is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4

11) The number of solutions of 
√(4- x) + √(x +9)= 5 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

12) The number of real solutions of 
√(x²-4x +3) + √(x²-9)= √(4x²- 14x +6) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4

13) The value of a for which one root of the equation 
(a²- 5a +3)x² + (3a -1)x +2=0 is twice as large as other, is
a) -2/3 b) 1/3 c) -1/3 d) 2/3

14) Eange of the function f(x)= (x²+ x +2)/(x²+ x +1), x ∈ R is 
a) (1, ∞) b) (1,3/2) c) (1,7/3] d) 1,7/5]

15) If f(x)= x²+ 2bx + 2c² and g(x)= - x²- 2cx + b² are such that minimum f(x)> maximum g(x), then relation between b and c, is 
a) no relation b) 0< c<b/2 c) |c|< |b|/√2 d) |c|> √2 |b|

16) if a, b are the roots of x²+ px +1= 0, and c, d are the roots of x²+ qx +1= 0, the value of 
E= (a - c)(b - c)(a + d)(b + d) is 
a) p²- q² b) q²- p² c) q² + p²  d) none 

17) If 4ˣ - 3ˣ⁻¹⁾² = 3ˣ⁺¹⁾² - 2²ˣ⁻¹ , then the value of x is
a) 5/2 b) 2 c) 3/2 d) 1

18) For a> 0, a≠ 1, the number of values of x satisfying the equation 
2logₓa + logₐₓa + 3 logₐ²ₓ a= 0 is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) infinite

19)  The number of solutions of 
√(x+1 - √(x -1)= 1 (x ∈R)
a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) infinite 

20) If a, b, c are real and a≠ b, then the roots of the equation
2(a - b)x² - 11(a+ b + c)x -3(a - b)= 0 are
a)  real and equal 
b) real and unequal 
c) purely imaginary d) none

21) Let a> 0, b> 0 and c> 0. Then both the roots of the equation 
2ax²+ 3bx + 5c= 0
a) are negative
b) have real parts
c) have positive real parts  d) none

22) If a, b, c are real, then both the roots of the equation 
(x - b)(x - c)+ (x - c)(x - a)+ (x - a)(x - b)= 0 are always 
a) positive b)  negative  c) real d) none 

23) The equation 
2x - 3/(x -2) = 4 - 3/(x -2) has
a) no root b) one root c) two equal roots d) none 

24) If a, b,c are  positive real numbers which are in GP , then the equation ax²+ 2bx + c= 0 and dx² + 2ex + f= 0 have common root if a/d, b/e, c/f are in 
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) none 

25) If P(x)= ax²+ bx + c and Q(x)= - ax²+ dx + c, where ac ≠ 0, then P(x) Q(x)= 0 has
a) no real root 
b) exactly two real roots 
c) atleast two distinct real roots d) none 

26) If the product of the roots of the equation 
x²+ 5kx + 2e⁴ˡⁿᵏ -1=0 is 31,  then sum of the root is 
a) -10  b) 5  c) -8  d) none 

27) The number of real roots of 
(7+ 4 √3)|ˣ|⁻⁸ + (7- 4 √3)|ˣ|⁻⁸ = 14 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) none

28) Sum of all the values of x satisfying the equation 
log₁₇log₁₁(√(x +11) + √x)= 0 is
a) 25 b) 36 c) 171 d) 0

29) let α, β be the roots of the equation (x - a)(x - b)= c with c≠ 0. then the roots of the equation (x - α)(x - β)+ c= 0 are
a) a,c b) b,c c) a, b d) a+ c, b+ c

30) If p,q are roots of x²+ px + q= 0, then 
a) p=1 b) p= 1 or 0 c) p= -2 d) p= -2 or 0

31) The equation √(x +1) - √(x -1)= √(4x -1), (x ∈R)
a) no solution  b) one solution c)  two solution  d) more than two solutions

32) The sum of all the real roots of the equation 
|x -2|²+ |x -2| - 2= 0 is
a) 7 b) 4 c) 1 d) none 

33) Let p and q be the roots of x²- 2x + A= 0 and r and s be the roots of x²- 18x + B= 0. If p< q < r< s are in AP, then ordered pair (A, B) is equal to 
a) (-3,77) b) (77,-3) c) (-3,-77) d) none 

34) In a triangle PQR, angle R= π/2. If tan(P/2) and tan(Q/2) are the roots of the equation ax² + bx + c=0 where a≠ 0, then 
a) a+ b= c b) b+ c= a c) a+ c= b d) b= c

35) If α, β (α> β) are the roots of the equation x²+ bx + c= 0 c< 0< b, then 
a) 0< α < β b) 0< α < β<|α| c)   α < β<0 d) α < 0< |α|< β

36) For the equation 3x²+ px + 3= 0 , p> 0, if one of the roots is square of the other, than p is equals to
a) 1/3 b) 1 c) 3 d) 2/3

37) If the roots are the equation x² - 2ax + a²- 3 = 0 are real and less than 3, then 
a) a<2 b) 2≤ a≤3 c) 3<a ≤4 d) a> 4

38) If b> a, then the equation (x - a)+x - b) -1= 0 has 
a) both roots in [a, b]
b) both roots in (- ∞, a)
c) both roots in (b, ∞)
d) one root in (-∞,a) and other in (b, ∞).

39) Let α, β be the roots of  x² - x + p = 0 and γ, δ be the roots of  x² - 4x + q = 0 . If α, β, γ, δ are in GP then the integral value of p and q respectively, are
a) -2,- 32 b) -2,3 c) -6,3  d) -6, -32

40) If a, b, c are not all equal and α and β be the roots of the equation ax² + bx + c = 0,  then value of (1+ α+ α²)(1+  β+ β²) is 
a) 0 b) positive c) negative d) non negative 

41) If a,b,c are in AP and if the equations 
(b - c)x²+ (c - a)x + (a - b)= 0 and 
2(c + a)x²+ (b + c)x = 0 have a common root, then 
a) a², b², c² are in AP 
b) a², c², b² are in AP
c)  c², a², b² are in AP d) none 

42) Value of 
x= √[6+ √{6+ √{6+....up to 
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1  d) none 

43) two complex numbers α and β are such that α + β = 2 and α⁴+ β⁴= 272, then the quadratic equation whose roots are α and β is
a) x²-2x -16= 0
b) x²-2x + 12= 0
c) x²-2x -8= 0 d) none 

44) The equation (cos p -1)x² + (cos p)x + sin p = 0 in variable x has real roots, if p belongs to the interval 
a) 0,2π) b) (-π,0) c) (-π/2,π/2) d) (0,π)

45) If the roots of the equation 
1/(x + a) + 1/(x + b) = 1/c are equal in magnitude but opposite in sign, then their product is
a) (1/2) (a²+ b²) b) - (1/2) (a²+ b²)  c) ab/2 d) -ab/2

46) If the quadratic equations x²-11x + a= 0 and x²-14x + 2a= 0 have common root, then the values of a are
a) 0, 24  b) 0,-24 c)  1,-1  d) -2,1 

47) If α, β are the roots of the equation ax² + bx + c = 0, then the value of α³+ β³ is 
a) (3abc+ b³)/a³ 
b) (a³+ b³)/3abc
c)  (3abc- b³)/a³ 
d) - (3abc+ b³)/a³ 

48) If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equations ax² + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the squares of their reciprocals, then
a) ab², ca², bc² are in AP 
b) ab², bc², ca² are in AP 
c) ab², bc², ca² are in AP  d) none 

49) If the ratio of the roots of the equation x² + bx + c = 0 is the same as that of the ratio of the roots of x² + qx + r = 0, then 
a) br²= qc² b) cq²= rb² c) q²c²= b²r² d) Bpbq= rc

50) If a, b are the non zero distinct roots of x² + ax + b = 0, then the least value of x² + ax + b is
a) 2/3 b) 9/4 c) -9/4 d) 1

51) If a+ b+ c= 0, then the quadratic equation 3ax² + 2bx + c = 0 has
a) at least one root in [0,1]
b) one root in [2,3] and other is [-2, -1]
c) imaginary roots d) none 

52) If a< b < c< d, then the equation 3(x - a)(x - c)+ 5(x - b)(x - d)=0
a) real and distinct rootes 
b) real and equal roots
c) purely imaginary roots d) none 

53) For real x,  the function (x - a)(x - c)/(x - b) will assume all real values provided 
a) a< b < c b) b< c < a c) c< a < cpb d) none 

54) Let a,b,c ∈R and a≠ 0. If α is a root of a²x²+ bx + c= 0, β is a root of a²x²- bx - c= 0 and 0< α < β, then the equation a²x²+ 2bx + 2c= 0 has a root γ that always satisfies 
a) γ= (1/2) (α + β) b) γ= α + β/2 c) γ= (α + β) d) α <γ< β

55) Suppose p,q,r,s ∈R and α, β be the roots of x²+ px + q= 0 and α⁴, β⁴ be the roots of x²- rx + s= 0, then the equation x²- 4qx + 2q² - r= 0 has always 
a) two imaginary roots 
b) two positive roots
c) two negative roots 
d) one positive and one negative root

56) The equation 
x⁽³/⁴⁾⁽ˡᵒᵍ₂ˣ⁾^²⁺ ˡᵒᵍ₂ˣ ⁻ ⁵/⁴= √2 has
a) exactly two real roots 
b) no real root
c) one irrational root d) none 

57) Let f(x) be a quadratic expression which is positive for all x, if g(x)= f(x)+ f'(x) then for all real x,
a) g(x)< 0 b) g(x)> 0  c)g(x) = 0 d)  g(x)≥ 0

58) If α, β are the roots of ax²+ bx + c= 0, then the quadric equation whose roots are 2α+3 and 2β+3 is
a) 4ax² - 3bx + c= 0
b) 6a¹x² - 4abx + 6c= 0
c) ax² +2(b- 3a)x + 9a+ 2b= 0 d) none 

59) If α, β are the roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c= 0, then the equation whose roots are α³, β³ is 
a) a³y²+ (b³- 3abc)y+ c³= 0
b) a³y²+ (3abc - b³)y- c³= 0
c) a²y²+ 2aby+ c³= 0 d) none 

60) If sinα and cosα are the roots of 25x²+ 5x -12= 0, then value of sin2α is
a) 12/25  b) -12/25 c) -24/25 d) 4/5

61) Let P(x) be a polynomial with integral coefficients . If there exist two integers a and b such that P(a) - P(b)= 1, then 
a) both a and b must be even
b) both a and b must be odd
c) a and b are two consecutive integers d) none 

62) Let am b, c be non zero real such that
¹₀∫ (1+ cos⁸x)+ax²+ bx+ c) dx
²₀∫ (1+ cos⁸x)+ax²+ bx+ c) dx
Then the quadratic equation has ac¹+ bx + c= 0 has
a)  no root in (0,2)
b) at least one root in (1,2)
c) a double root +0,2) d) none 

63) If a, b, c are distinct real numbers, then the expression 
f(x)= a²{(x - b)(x - c)}/{(a- b)(a - c)} + b²{(x - c)(x - a)}/{(b- c)(b  - a)} + c²{(x - a)(x - b)}/{(c- a)(c - b)} is identically equal to 
a) x²- (a + b + c)x + abc
b) x² + x - abc c) x² d) none 

64) The number of real solutions of the equation 
27¹⁾ˣ + 12¹⁾ˣ = 2(8¹⁾ˣ) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) infinite d) none 

65) If 0< a < b< c < d, then the quadratic equations ax²+ {1+ a(b + c)}x + abc - d = 0 has
a) real and distinct roots out of which one lies between c and d 
b) real and distinct roots out of which one lies between a and b
c) real and distinct roots out of which one lies between b and c
d) nonreal roots 


SAP-2


1) If α, β are the roots are the roots of x²+ px + q= 0 and γ, δ are the roots of x²+ rx + s= 0, then the value of (α- γ)(α-δ)(β -γ)(β -δ) is 
a) (r - p)² - (q- s)²
b) (r - p)² + (q- s)²
c) (r - p)² - (q- s)² - 2rp(r - p)(q - s) d) none 

2) The number of real solutions of x²+ 5|x| + 4=0 is
a) 4  b) 2 c) 1 d) 0 

3) The number of real solutions of x²- 3|x|+2=0 is
a) 4 b) 2 c) 1 d) 0 

4) If 2+ i √5 is a root of x²- px + q= 0 where p and q are real, then the ordered pair (p,q) is equal to 
a) (4,9) b) (9,4) c) (3,3) d) (2,3)

5) If the quadratic equation 2x²+ ax + b= 0 and 2x²+ bx + a = 0, (a≠ b) have a common root, the value of a+ b is
a) -3 b) -2 c) -1 d) 0

6) If a,b,c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that 
(a²+ b²+ c²)p²+ 2(ab + bc+ cd)p + (b²+ c²+ d²)≤ 0, then a, b, c, d
a) are in AP 
b) are in GP 
c) are in HP d) none 

7) The number of real roots of of the equation sin(eˣ)= 5ˣ + 5⁻ˣ is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinitely many 

8) The value of a for which the equation x³+ ax +1=0 and x⁴+ ax²+ 1= 0 have common root is
a) 2 b) -2 c) 0 d) none 

9) The roots of the equation |x²- x -6|= x +2 are
a) -2, 1, 4 b) 0, 2, 4 c) 0, 1, 4 d) -2, 2, 4

10) The number of real roots of the equation |x²| - 3|x|+ 2= 0
a) 4 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinite 

11) If α, β are the roots of x²- P(x +1) - C = 0 then value of
(α+1)(β +1) is
a) C -1 b) 4+ C c) 1+ C d) 1- C

12) Let f(x) be quadratic expression such that f(x)< 0 , x∈ R. If g(x)= f(x)+ f'(x)+ f"(x) then for x∈ R.
a)  g(x)< 0 g(x)≤ 0 c) g(x)> 0 d) g(x)≥ 0

13) If x+1 is a factor of x⁴+ (p -3)x³ - (3p -5)x²+ (2p+9)x + 12, then value of p is 
a) -2 b) 2 c) 1 d) -1

14) The equation ₓ(3/4)(log₅x)²+ log₅x - 5/4 = √5 has
a) only one real solution 
b) exactly two real solution 
c) one irrational solution 
d) infinite number of solutions 

15) Let f and g be two real valued functions and S={x | f(x)=0} and T={x | f(x)=0}, then S∩T represent the set of roots of 
a) f(x) g(x)= 0
b) f(x)²+  g(x)² = 0
c) f(x) + g(x)= 0
d) f(x)/g(x)= 0

16) The number of real roots of the equation (x +3)²+ (x +1)²+ (x -5)²+ (x -6)²= 0 is
a) 2 b) 1 c) 0  d) none 

17) If a,b,c are in AP and if (b - c)x²+ (c - a)x + (a - b)= 0 and 2(c + a)x²+ (b + c)x = 0 have a common root, then 
a) a², b², c² are in AP 
b) a², b², c² are in GP 
c) a², b², c² are in HP d) none 

18) If a,b,c are positive real numbers , then the number of positive real roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c= 0 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinite 

19) If the roots of the equation x²+ p²= 8x + 6p are real, then p belongs to the interval 
a) [2,8] b) [-8,2] c) [- 2,8] d) [-8, -2] 

20) If sum of the roots of the equation (a+ 1)x²+ (2a +3)x + (3a+4)= 0 is -2, then the product of the roots is 
a) 1 b) -1 c) 2 d) -2

21) If 3- 4i is a root of x²- px + q=0 where p, q ∈R, then value (2p - q)/(p+ q) is 
a) -12/31 b) -13/31 c) -15/31 d) none 

22) If x= 1+ i is a root of x³- ix + 1 - i = 0, then the equation whose roots are the remaining two roots of x³- ix + 1 - i = 0 is
a) x²+(1+ i)x + 1+ i= 0
b) x²- (1+ i)x + 1+ i= 0
c) x²+ 2(1+ i)x - 2= 0  d) none 

23) If α and β be the roots of the equation x²+ px - 1/2p²= 0, where p∈ E. Then the minimum possible value of α⁴+ β⁴ is 
a) 2 b) 2√2 c) 2+√2 d) none 

24) The equation √{x +3 - 4√(x -1)}+ √{x +8 - 6√(x -1)}= 0 has
a) no solution 
b) exactly one solution 
c) exactly two solutions 
d) more than two solutions

25) The equation | x- x² - 1|= |2x - 3 - x²| has
a) no solution b) exactly one solution 
c) exactly two solutions 
d) more than two solutions 

26) If sinα, cosα are the roots of the equation ax²+ bx+ c= 0, (a≠ 0), then 
a) a²- b²+ 2ac=0
b) a²+ b² - 2ac=0
c) (a - c)²= b²+ c² d) none 

27) If x ∈R, and k= (x²- x+ 1)/(x²+ x+ 1), then 
a) 1/3≤k ≤ 3 b) k≥ 5 c) k≤ 0 d) none 

28) If the quadratic equation x²+ bx+ ca= 0 and x²+ cx+ ab = 0 have a common root and b≠ c, then their other roots will satisfy the equation 
a) x²+ (b+ c)x+ bc= 0
b) x²+ ax+ bc= 0
c) x²+ ax+ bc= 0 d) none 

29) If the inequality (mx²+ 3x+ 4)/(x²+ 2x+ 2) < 5 is satisfied for all x∈ R, then 
a) m< 5 b) m > 5 c) m < 71/24 d) m > 71/24

30) If a, b, c are distinct real numbers, then the equation expression 
 {(x - b)(x - c)}/{(a- b)(a - c)} +  {(x - c)(x - a)}/{(b- c)(b - a)} +  {(x - a)(x - b)}/{(c- a)(c - b)} is identically equal to 
a) 1 b) x c) x² d) none 

31) If ax²+ bx+ c, a, b, c ∈ R, a≠ 0 has no real zeros and a- b + c< 0, then value of ac is
a) positive b) zero c) negative d) non negative 

32) The number of real roots of the equation eˢᶦⁿˣ + e⁻ˢᶦⁿˣ = 4 is
a) zero b) one
c) more than one but finitely many 
d) infinitely many 

33) If α , β are the roots of the equation ax²+ bx+ c=0 and α + h,  β+ h are the roots of the equation Ax²+ 2Bx+ C=0, then 
a) (b²- ac)/(B²- AC) = a/A
b) (b²- ac)= (B²- AC)
c) h = (bA - aB)/Aa
d) h = (Ac + aC)/(Aa+ Bb)

34) The quadratic equation x²+ 7x= 14(q²+1), where q is an integer has
a) real and distinct roots 
b) integral roots 
c) imaginary roots d) none 

35) Let a,b,c ∈R  and a> 0. If the quadratic equation ax²+ bx+ c=0 has two real roots α and β such that α < -1 and β > 1, then value of c/a + |b/a| is 
a) less than 2 b) less than 1 c) less than 0 d) less than -1

36) Let a, b, c ∈R and a≠ 0 be such that (a+ c)²< b², then the quadratic equation ax²+ bx + c= 0 has
a) imaginary roots 
b) real roots 
c) two real roots lying between (-1,1) d) none 

37) The integral values of a for which the equation (x - a)(x - 10) +1= 0 has integral roots are
a) -1,3 b) 2,3 c) 12,8 d) -8,-12

38) The number of real solution of 4ˣ⁺¹·⁵ + 9ˣ⁺⁰·⁵ = (10)(6ˣ) is 
a) zero b) one c) two d) infinite 

39) The number of real solution of ₂sin²x + ₅(₂cos²x)= 7 is
a) zero b) 1 c) finitely many d) infinitely many 

40) The number of values of k for which the equation x²- 2x + k= 0 has two distinct roots lying in the interval (0,1) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinitely many 

41) If roots of the equation ax² + bx + c = 0 are real and are of the form  α/(α -1), (α+1)/α, then value of (a+ b + c)² is 
a) 4ac - b² b) b²- 4ac c) c²+ a²- 2b² d) none 

42) Let x be an integer and x²+ x +1 is divisible by 3. When x is divided by 3, it leaves remainder 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) any of (a),(b),(c)

43) If α, β are the roots of the equation x²+ ax+ b=0, then maximum value of - x²+ ax+ b + (1/4) (α - β)² is 
a) (1/4) (a²- 4b) b) (1/4) (b²- 4a) c) a²/2 d) none 

44) If both the roots of the equation x²+ bx+ c =0 lie in the interval (0,1), then
a) b = -1 , c= 2
b) b > -2 , c< 1 
c) b = -5 , c< 2 d) none

45) Let a, b, c ∈R be such that a+ b+ c< 0, a - b+ c< 0 and c> 0. If α and β are the roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c =0, then the value of [α] +  [β] is 
a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0

46) If roots of the equation x²- 2mx + m²-1= 0 lie in the interval (-2,4), then
a) - 1< m < 3 b) 1< m < 5 c) 1< m < 3 d) - 1< m < 5

47) The value of √[8 + 2√{8+ 2√(8+ 2√(8+.....is
a) 10 b) 6 d) 8 d) none 

48) The number of solutions of the equation 
Sin(πx/2√3)= x²- 2√3 x + 4 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) infinite 
(Hint: sin(πx/2√3)= (x- √3)² + 1≥ 1 =>  Sin(πx/2√3)≥ 1. But Sin(πx/2√3)≤ 1. Thus Sin(πx/2√3)= 1 . So, (x - √3)²+ 1= 1= x= √3 check x=√3 satisfies the given equation)

49) The number of solutions of |x +2|= 2(3- x) is 
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0

50) If α, β are the roots of the equation ax²+ bx + c=0, then the equation ax²+ bx(x -1)+ c(x -1)²= 0 has roots 
a) α /(1- α),  β/(1- β)
b) (1-α)/α, (1-β)/β
c) α /(1+ α),  β/(1+ β) d) none 

51) Two non integer roots of 
(x²- 5x)² - 7(x²- 5x)+ 6= 0 are
a) (1/2) (5+ √29), (1/2) (5- √29)
b) (1/2) (-5+ √29), (1/2) (-5+ √29)
c) (1/2) (-5+ √14), (1/2) (-5- √41) d) none 

52) The number of real roots of 
{(x-1)/(x +1)}⁴ - 13{(x-1)/(x +1)}²+ 36=0 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

53) The number of negative roots of 
9ˣ⁺² - 6(3ˣ⁺¹)+1= 0 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4

54) The number of real roots of 81{(2x-5)/(3x +1)}⁴ - 45{(2x-5)/(3x +1)}²+ 4=0 , x≠ 1/3 is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

55) The number of irrational roots of 
(x²+ 3x +2)² - 8(x²+ 3x) -4=0 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

56) The number of roots of the equation 
√{x/(x -3)} + √{(x -3)/x}= 5/2, x≠ 0, x≠ 3 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

57) The number of irrational roots of the equation 
4(x - 1/x)²+ 8(x + 1/x)= 29 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 4 d) infinite 

58) Irrational roots of the equation 
2x⁴+ 9x²+ 8x²+ 9x +2= 0 are
a) -2-√3, 2 +√3
b) 2-√3, 2 +√3
c) -2 +√3, -2 -√3 d) none 

59) Sum of the roots of the equation 
4(x - 1/x)² - 4(x - 1/x)+ 1=0 is
a) 5 b) 1 c) -5/2 d) -1

60) The number of irrational roots of the equation 
(x -1)(x -2)(3x -2)(3x +1)= 21 is
a) 0 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

61) Product of roots of the equation 
x - √(3x -6)=2 is
a) 10 b) 5 c) 7 d) 24

62) Product of roots of the equation 
2√(2x +1)= 2x -1 is 
a) -3 b) -5 c) 5 d) 3

63) Product of roots of the equation 
√(13 - x²)= x +5 is
a) -6 b) 7 c) 6 d) -7

64) The number of roots of the equation 
√(x²-4) - (x -2)= √(x²-5x +6) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

65) The product of the roots of the equation 
√(x²-4x +3) + √(x²- 7x + 12) = 3 √(x -3) is 
a) 15 b) -15 c) 20 d) -20

66) If a≠ b and difference between the roots of x²+ ax + b= 0 is equal to difference between the roots of x²+ bx + a = 0, then 
a) a+ b +4= 0 b) a+ b - 4= 0 c) a- b -4= 0 d) a - b +4= 0

67) α ≠ β but α²= 5α -3 and  β²= 5β -3, then the equation whose roots are α/β and β/α is
a) 3x²+ 19x + 3= 0 b) x² - 5x + 3= 0 c) 3x²- 19x + 3= 0  d) none

68) If α ∈ (0,π/2), then the expression √(x²+ x) + tan²α/√(x²+ x) is always greater than or equal to 
a) 2 tanα b) 2 c) 1 d) sec²α

69) If a, b ∈R, and the equation 
x²+ (a - b)x - a - b + 1= 0 has real roots for all b ∈R, then a lies in the interval 
a) (1, ∞) b) (0,∞) c) (-∞,1) d) (-1,1)

70) If α and β (α < β) are the roots of the equation x²+ bx + c = 0, where c< 0 < b, then 
a) 0<α< β b) α <0<β <|α| c)  α < β < 0 d) none 

1d 2d 3a 4a 5b 6b 7a 8b 9d 10a 11d 12a 13b 14c 15b 16c 17d 18a 19c 20b 21b 22d 23c 24d 25b 26a 27a 28c 29c 30a 31a 32a 33c 34a 35d 36c 37c 38c 39d 40a 41b 42b 43c 44d 45c 46a 47d 48a 49a 50c 51a 52d 53b 54c 55d 56b 57b 58c 59b 60d 61a 62a 63c 64d 65a 66a 67c 68a 69a 70b 



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TRIGONOMETRICAL RATIOS AND IDENTITIES 


SAP- 1

1) 2(sin⁶x + cos⁶x) - 3(sin⁴x+ cos⁴x)+ 1=0

2) 3[sin⁴(3π/2 - x) + sin⁴(3π+ x)] - 2[sin⁶(π/2+ x) + sin⁶(5π- x)] is equal to 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d) sin4x + sin6x e) none 

3) sin⁶x + cos⁶x + 3sin²x cos²x = 1

4) 3(sinx - cosx)⁴ + 6(sinx + cosx)² + 4(sin⁶x + cos⁶x) is independent of x.

5) (sin⁸x - cos⁸x)= (sin²x - cos²x)(1- 2 sin²x cos²x).

6) (3+ cos4x) cos2x= 4(cos⁸x - sin⁸x).

7) If sinx+ cosx= a, then find the values of|sinx - cosx| and cos⁴x + sin⁴x.

8) If sinx + cosecx = 2, then sin²x + cosec²x is equal to 2.     T/F

9) f(x)= cos²x + sec²x≥ 2.         T/F
Or minimum value of f(x) is 2.

10) Given A= sin²x + cos⁴x, then for all real x.
a) 1≤ A≤2 b) 3/4≤A ≤1 c) 13/16 ≤A ≤1 d) 3/4 ≤A ≤ 13/16

11) Let A= sin⁸x + cos¹⁴x, then for all real x
a) A≥ 1 b) 0< A ≤1 c) 1/2< A ≤ 3/2 d) none 

12) If x, y are acute, sinx= 1/2, cos y= 1/3, then (x + y) belong to 
a) (π/3,π/2) b) (π/2,2π/3) c) (2π/3,5π/6) d) (5π/6,π)

13) (tanx + cot x)²= sec²x + cosec²x = sec²x cosec²x.

14) (1+ tan x tan y)² + (tanx - tan y)² = sec²x sec²y.

15) (secx - tan x)/(sec x + tan x)= 1- 2 secx tanx + 2 tan²x.

16) 1/(secx - tan x) - 1/cosx = 1/cosx - 1/(secx + tanx).

17) (secx + tan x -1)(secx - tanx +1) - 2 tan x= 0

18) If (secx + tanx)(sec y + tan y)(sec z + tan z)= (secx - tan x)(sec y - tan y)(sec z - tan z) show that each of the side is equal to ±1.

19) If (1+ sinx)(1+ sin y)(1+ sin z)= (1- sin x)(1- sin y)(1- sin z), show that each side is equal to ± cosx cos y cos z.

20) Let f(x)= sinx (sinx + sin3x). Then f(x).
a) ≥ 0 only when x≥ 0
b) ≤ 0 for all real x
c) ≥0 for all real x
d) ≤ 0 only when x ≤ 0

21) The maximum value of (cosx₁). (cosx₂)......(cosxₙ), under the restriction 0≤ x₁, x₂, .....xₙ≤ π/2 and (cotx₁).(Cotx₂).....(cotxₙ)= 1 is
a) 1/2ⁿ⁾² b) 1/2ⁿ c) 1/2n d) 1

22) √{(1- sinx)/(1+ sinx)}= secx - tan x.

23) √{(1+ cosx)/(1 - cosx)}= cosecx + cotx.

24) If sinx + sin²x= 1, then show that cos¹²x + 3 cos¹⁰x + 3 cos⁸x + cos⁶x -1= 0

25) If sinx+ sin²x + sin³x = 1, then cos⁶x - 4cos⁴x + 8cos²x = _____.

26) sec⁴x (1- sin⁴x) - 2 tan²x = 1.

27) tan²x - sin²x = sin⁴x sec²x= tan²x sin²x.

28) (cotx + tant)/(cot y + tanx)= cotx tan y.

29) (sinx + cosx)(tanx + cotx)= secx + cosecx

30) (cosx cosecx - sinx secx)/(cosx + sinx)= cosecx - secx.

31) (1+ cotx - cosecx)(1+ tanx + secx)= 2

32) (cosecx - sinx)(secx - cosx)(tanx + cotx)= 1

33) (tanx + secx -1)/(tanx - secx +1)= (1+ sinx)/cosx.

34) cot²x(secx -1)/(1+ sinx) = sec²x. (1- sinx)/(1+ secx).

35) (secx +1- tanx)/(tanx - secx +1)= (1+ cosx)/sinx.

36) cosx/(1- tanx) + sinx/(1- cotx)= sinx + cosx.

37) tₙ= sinⁿx + cosⁿx, then (t₃ - t₅)/t₁ = (t₅ - t₇)/t₃.

38) tanx/(1- cotx) + cotx/(1- tanx)= secx cosecx +1.

39) (sinx + cosecx)²+ (cosx + secx)²= tan²x + cot²x +7.

40) (1+ cotx + tanx)(sinx - cosx)= secx/cosec²x  - cosecx/sec²x.

41) (secx - cosecx)(1+ tanx + cotx)= tanx secx - cotx cosecx.

42) {2sinx tanx(1- tanx)+ 2 sinx sec²x}/(1+ tanx)²= 2sinx/(1+ tanx).

43) (tanx + cosec y)²+ (cot y - secx)²= 2 tanx cot y(cosecx + sec y).

44) {(1+ sinx - cosx)/(1+ sinx + cosx)}²= (1- cosx)/(1+ cosx).

45) If 2sinx/(1+ cosx + sinx)= y, then (1- cosx + sinx)/(1+ sinx) is also y.

46) {1/(sec²x - cos²x)  + 1/(cosec²x - sin²x)}. sin²x cos²x = (1- sin²x cos²x)/(2+ sin²x cos²x).

47) (cosecx - secx)(cotx - tanx)= (cosecx + secx)(secx cosecx -2).

48) If tanx+ sinx = m and tanx - sinx = n, then show that m²- n² = 4√(mn).

49) Eliminate x from the relations
a secx = 1- b tan x and a² sec²x = 5+ b² tan²x.

50) If cosecx - sinx = m, secx - cosx = n, eliminate x.

51) If cosecx - sinx = a³, secx - cosx= b³, then a²b²(a² + b²)= 1.

52) If cotx + tanx = a, secx - cosx = b eliminate x.

53) If c cos³x + 3c cosx sin²x = m, c sin³x + 3c cos²x sinx = n, then show that (m + n)²⁾³ + (m - n)²⁾³= 2c²⁾³.

54) If cosx + sinx= √2 cosx, show that cosx - sinx =√2 sinx.

55) If 3 sinx + 5 cosx = 5, show that 5 sinx - 3 cosx = ±3.

56) If a cosx + b sin x = p, a sinx - b cosx = q, show that a² + b² = p² + q².

57) If a cosx - b sin x = c, show that a sinx + b cosx = ±√(a² + b² + c²).

58) If a sinx + b cosx = c, then show that (a - b tanx)/(b + a tanx)= ±√(a² + b² + c²)/c.

59) If tan²x = (1- e²), show that secx + tan³x cosecx = (2- e²)³⁾².

60) If ax/cosθ + by/sinθ = (a²- b²) and (ax sinθ)/cos²θ - (by cosθ)/sin²θ = 0, show that (ax)²⁾³ + (by)²⁾³= (a² - b²)²⁾³.

61) If sinθ = (m² - n²)/(m²+ n²), determine the values of tanθ, secθ, cosecθ.

62) If tanθ = 2x(x+1)/(2x +1), determine sinθ and cosθ.

63) If cosθ = 2x/(1+ x²), find the values of tanθ and cosecθ.

64) If secx = p + 1/4p, then secx + tanx = 2p or 1/p

65) If secθ + tanθ = p, obtain the values of secθ, tanθ, sinθ in terms of p.

66) If cosx/cos y = a, sinx/sin y = b, then (a² - b²)sin²y= a² -1

67) If tanθ = p/q, show that (p sinθ - q cosθ)/(p sinθ + q cosθ) = (p² - q²)/(p² + q²).

68) Is the equation sec²θ= 4xy/(x + y)² possible for real values of x and y ?
If not, then find out a relation between x and y so that it may be possible.

69) If m² + m'² + 2mm' cosθ = 1,
n² + n'² + 2nn' cosθ = 1 and mn + m'n' + (mn' + m'n) cosθ = 0 show that m² + n² = cosec²θ.

SAP-2

1) The value of sin⁶θ + cosθ + 3 sin²θ cos²θ is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

2) The least value of 2sin²θ+ 3 cos²θ is 
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 5

3) The greatest value of sin⁴θ + cosθ is 
a) 1/2 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

4) The value of sin²θ cos²θ(sec²θ+ cosec²θ) is 
a) 2 b) 4 c) 1 d) 0

5) If sinθ + cosecθ = 2, then sin²θ + cosec²θ is equal to 
a) 1 b) 4 c) 2 d) none 

6) For how many values of x between 0 and 2π is the equation 
2cosec2x cotx - cot²x = 1 valid ?
a) 0 b) 2 c) 1 d) none 

7) Incorrect statement is 
a) sinθ= -1/5 b) cosθ= 1 c) secθ= 1/2 d) tanθ= 20


TRUE OR FALSE 

8) sec²θ= 4xy/(x + y)² is true if and only if
a) x+ y≠ 0 b) x= y, x≠ 0 c) x= y d) x≠ 0, y≠ 0

9) If x= a cos²θ sinθ and y= a sin²θ cosθ, then (x² + y²)³/(x²y²( is independent of θ.

10) The inequality ₂sin²θ + ₂cos²θ≥ 2√2 holds for all real θ.

11) The equation sinθ = x + 1/x holds true for all real θ.


FILL IN THE BLANK 

12) The least value of tan²θ + cot²θ is _____

13) The value of sinθ cosθ(tanθ + cotθ) is ____

14) If for real x, the equation x+ 1/x = 2 cosθ holds, then cosθ= ____

15) If cosecθ - cotθ = q, then the value of cosecθ = _____









Trigonometry full. 12 mix

SAP-1

1) cos(540° - θ) - sin(630- θ) is equal to 
a) 0 b) 2 cosθ c) 2 sinθ d) sinθ - cosθ

2) 2sec²x - sec⁴x -2 cosec²x + cosec⁴x = 15/4 if tanx is equal to 
a) 1/√2 b) 1/2 c) 1/2√2 d) 1/4

3) If 2 sinθ/(1+ cosθ + sinθ)= x, then cosθ/(1+ sinθ) is equal to 
a) 1/x b) x c) 1+ x d) 1- x

4) If cosx = (2 cos y -1)/(2- cos y) (0< x, y<π), x+ y=π then tan(x/2) is 
a) ⁴√3 b) √3 c) 3 d) 3²

5) If tan25°= x, then (tan155° - tan 115°)/(1+ tan155° tan115°) is equal to 
a) (1- x²)/2x b) (1+ x²)/2x c) (1+ x²)/(1- x²) d) (1- x²)/(1+ x²)

6) If sinx + cos y= a and cosx + sin y= b, then tan{(x - y)/2} is equal to 
a) a+ b b) a- b c) (a+ b)/(a - b) d) (a - b)/(a+ b)

7) The value of the determinant
Sin²13    sin²77      tan135
Sin²77    tan135     sin²13
Tan135   sin²13      sin²77 is equal to 
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

8) If A= 130° and x= sinA+ cosA, then
a) apx> 0 b) x < 0 c) x = 0 d) x ≥ 0

9) If tan²36° + k(sin18°+ cos36°)= 5, then the value of k is 
a) 2 b) 2√5 c) 4 d) 4√5

10) sin3θ/cos2θ< 0 if θ lies in 
a) +13π/48, 14π/48)
b) (14π/48,18π/48)
c) 18π/48,23π/48)
d) any of these intervals

11) If cosx + cos y= a, sin x + sin y= b and k is the arithmetic mean between x and y then sin2k + cos2k is equal to 
a) (a+ b)²/(a²+ b²)
b) (a - b)²/(a²+ b²)
c) (a²- b²)/(a²+ b²).  d) none 

12) If (sinx)/a= (cosx)/b= (tanx)/c= k, then bc + 1/ck + ak/(1+ bk) is 
a) k(a + 1/a) b) (1/k)(a + 1/a) c) 1/k² d) a/k

13) sin²x + cos²(x + y)+ 2 sinx sin y cos(x + y) is independent of 
a) x b) y c) both x and y d) none 

14) If uₙ = sin nθ secθ, vₙ = cos nθ secθ, n≠ 1, θ≠ pπ, n, p∈I, 
then (vₙ - vₙ₋₁)/uₙ₋₁ + 1uₙ/nvₙ= 0 for 
a) all values of n
b) finite numbers of values of n
c) infinite number of values of n
d) no values of n

15) If 1/cosx cos y    + tanx tan y= tan z, 0< x, y< π then 1- tan²z< 0 for 
a) all values of x and y 
b) no values of x and y 
c) finite number of values of x and y 
d) infinite number of values of x and y.

16) tan203° + tan22°+ tan203°+ tan22°= 
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2

17) If sin32°= k and cosx = 1- 2k²; α, β are the values of x between 0° and 360° with α< β, then 
a) α+β= 180 b) β - α = 200 c) β= 4α + 40 d) β = 5α - 20

18) The minimum value of 27 tan²θ+ 3 cot²θ is 
a) 9 b) 18 c) 27 d) 30

19) The value of sin12 sin48 sin54 is 
a) sin30 b) sin²30 c) sin³30 d) cos³30

20) tan⁶(π/9) - 33 tan⁴(π/9)+ 27 tan²(π/9)=
a) tan(π/3) b) tan²(π/3) c) tan(π/6) d) tan²(π/6)

21) if 3 sin y = sin(2x + y), then tan(x + y)- 2 tan x is
a) independent of x
b) independent of y
c) independent of both x and y 
d) independent of none of them 

22) Let n be a fixed positive integer such that sin(π/2n)+ cos(π/2n)=√n/2 then 
a) n< 4 b) n> 8 c) n= 6 d) none 

23) If A= sin²θ + cos⁴θ, then for all values of θ
a) 1≤ A ≤ 2 b) 3/4 ≤ A ≤ 1 c) 13/16≤ A ≤ 1 d) 3/4≤ A ≤ 13/16

24) If a= cosφ cosψ + sinφ sinψ cosδ
          b= cosφ sinψ - sinφcosψ cosδ and 
          c= sinφ sinδ, then a²+ b²+ c²=
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) none 

25)  In a triangle ABC, BP is drawn perpendicular to BC to meet CA in P, such that CA= AP, then BP/AB=
a) 2 sinA b) 2 sinB c) 2 sinC d) none 

26) If x+y = z, then cos²x + cos² y + cos²z - 2 cosx cos y cos z is equal to 
a) cos²z b) sin²z c) 0 d) 1

27) If sin2θ= k, then the value of tan³θ/(1+ tan²θ) + cot³θ/(1+ cot²θ) is equal to 
a) (1- k²)/k b) (2- k²)/2 c) k²+1 d) 2- k²

28) If sin²A = x, then sinA sin2A sin3A sin4A is a polynomial in x, the sum of whose coefficients is
a) 0 b) 40 c) 168 d) 336

29) If sinA/sinB =√3/2 and cosA/cosB=√5/2, 0< A, B <π/2, then tanA+ tanB is equal to 
a) √3/√5 b) √5/√3 c) 1 d) (√3+√5)/√5

30) If cosθ= cosx cos y, then tan{(θ+ x)/2} tan{(θ- x)/2} is equal to 
a) tan²(x/2) b) tan²(y/2) c) tan²(θ/2) d) cot²(y/2)

31) If α, β, γ, δ are the smallest positive angles in ascending order of magnitude which have their sines equal to the positive quantity k, then the value of 4 sin(α/2)+ 3 sin(β/2)+ 2 sin(γ/2) + sin(δ/2) is equal to 
a) 2√(1- k) b) 2√(1+ k) c) 2√k d) none 

32) The equation a sinx + b cosx = c, where|c|> √(a²+ b²) has
a) a unique solution 
b) infinite number of solutions 
c) no solution d) none 

33) If cotx equals to the integral solution of the inequality 4x²- 16x +15< 0 and sin y equals to the slope of the bisector of the first quadrant, then sin(x + y) sin(x - y) is equal to 
a) -3/5 b) -4/5 c) 2/√5 d) 3

34) The value of cos(2π/7) + cos(4π/7)+ cos(6π/7) + cos(7π/7) is 
a) 1 b) -1 c) 1/2 d) -3/2

35) The greatest value of f(x)= 2 sinx + sin2x on [0,3π/2], is given by 
a) 9/2 b) 5/2 c) 3√3/2 d) 3/2

36) If x= a cos³θ sin²θ, y= a sin³θ cos²θ and (x²+ y²)ᵖ/(xy)ᑫ, (p,q ∈N) is independent of θ, then 
a) 4p= 5q b) 4q= 5p c) p+ q= 9 d) pq= 20

37) If (a - b) sin(x + y)= (a+ b) sin(x - y) and a tan(x/2) - b tan(y/2)= c, then the value of sin y is equal to 
a) 2ab/(a²- b²- c²) b) 2bc/(a²- b²- c²) c) 2bc/(a²- b²+ c²) d) 2ab/(a²- b²+ c²)

38) If (cosx - cos y)/(cosx - cos z)=( sin²y cos z)/(sin²z cos y) then cosx is equal to 
a) (cos y - cos z)/(1+ cos y cos z)
b)  (cos y - cos z)/(1- cos y cos z)
c)  (cos y + cos z)/(1+ cos y cos z) d) none 

39) If 0< x, y<π and cosx+ cos y - cos(x + y)= 3/2 then sinx + cos y is equal to 
a) 0 b) 1 c) (√3+1)/2 d) √3

40) If sinθ, cosθ, tanθ are in GP, then cos⁹θ+ cos⁶θ+ 3 cos⁵θ-1 is equal to 
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) none 

41) If sinα, sinβ , sinγ are in AP and cosα, cosβ, cosγ are in GP then (cos²α+ cos²γ - 4 cosα cosγ)/(1- sinα sinγ).
a) -2 b) -1 c) 0 d) 2

42) If cosα + cosβ = a and sinα + sinβ = b and α - β = 2θ, then cos3θ/cosθ=
a) a²+ b²-2 b) a²+ b²-3 c) 3- a²- b² d) (a²+ b²)/4

43)  If cosA= 3/4, then the value of 16 cos²(A/2) - 32 sin(A/2) sin(5A/2) is 
a) -4 b) -3 c) 3 d) 4

44) If D= 1       cosθ        1
              -sinθ    1       -cosθ
               -1      sinθ           1 
Then D lies in the interval 
a) [0,4] b) [2,4] c) [2-√2, 2+√2] d) [-2,2]

45) The value of θ lying between θ= 0 and θ= π/2 and satisfying the equation of determinant 
1+ sin²θ      cos²θ      4 sin4θ
  sin²θ      1+ cos²θ    4sin4θ   =0
  sin²θ          cos²θ   1+ 4sin4θ
is
a) 3π/24 b) 5π/24 c) 11π/24 d) π/24

46) If x= sin³p/cos²p , y= cos³p/sin²p; and sin p+ cos p= 1/2, then x + y=
a) 75/18 b) 44/9 c) 79/18 d) 48/9

47) If sinθ+ cosecθ= 2, then sinⁿθ+ cosecθ= 
a) 2ⁿ b) 2⁻ⁿ c) 2 d) 2n

48) If a cosA - b sinA = c, then a sinA + b cosA is equal to 
a) ±√(a²+ b²- c²) b) ±√(apb²+ c²- a²) c) ±√(c²+ a²- b²) d) ±√(a²+ b² + c²)

49) The general solution of the trigonometrical equation sinx + cosx = 1 is
a) x= 2nπ, n∈ I 
b) x= 2nπ +π/2, n∈ I 
c)  px= nπ + (-1)ⁿπ/4, -π/4, n∈ I  d) none 

50) The value of x between 0 and 2π which satisfy the equation sinx √(8cos²x)= 1 are in AP. The common difference of the AP is
a) π/8 b) π/4 c) 3π/8 d) 5π/8

51) Number of solutions of the equations tanx + secx = 2 cosx lying in the interval [0,2π] is 
a) 0123

52) The number of all possible triplets (a₁, a₂, a₃) such that a₁+ a₂ cos2x + a₃ sin²x= 0 for all x is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d)  infinite 

53) If tan(cotx)= cot(tanx), then the value of sin2x is
a) π/4 
b) 4/(2n -1)π, n∈I - {-1,0}
c) 2/π
d) 4/(2n +1)π, n∈I , n> 7

54) sinx + 2 sin2x = 3+ sin3x, 0≤ x≤ 2π has
a) 2 solutions in I quadrant 
b) one solutions in II quadrant
c) no solutions in  any quadrant
d) one solutions in each quadrant

55)  Let f(x)= (sin²θ)x² + (cos²θ)x + cos²θ, f(x)= 0 has no real roots, then cos²θ can be 
a) 3/4 b) 1/4 c) 1/8 d) 1/16

56) The equation (cosp - 1)x² + (cos p)x + sin p= 0 where x is a variable, has real roots if p lies in the interval 
a) (0,2π) b) (-π,0) c) (-π/2,π/2) d) (0,π)

57) The set of values of x for which 
(tan3x - tan2x)/(1+ tan3x tan2x)= 1 is
a) φ b) {π/4} c) {nπ+π/4, n= 1,2,3...} 
d) {2nπ +π/4, n= 1,2,3....}

58) The general solution of the equation 
(1+ sinx+....+(-1)ⁿ sinⁿx +...)/(1+ sinx+ ....+ sinⁿx+....)= (1- cos2x)/(1+ cos2x), x≠(2x +1)π/2, n∈ U is
a) (-1)ⁿ(π/3)+ nπ
b) (-1)ⁿ(π/6)+ nπ
c) (-1)ⁿ⁺¹(π/6)+ nπ
d) (-1)ⁿ⁻¹(π/3)+ nπ, (n∈I)

59) The number of solutions of the equation 
sin⁵x - cos⁵x = 1/cosx - 1/sinx (dinx≠ cosx) is 
a) 0 b) 1 c) infinite d) none 

60) General solution of the equation log₂ sinx - log₂cosx - log₂(1- tanx) - log₂(1+ tanx)+ 1=0 is
a) (2n+1)π/8 b) (16n+1)π/8 c) (2n+1)π/4 d) none 

61) The smallest positive root of the equation tanx - x = 0 lies in 
a) I quadrant b) II quadrant c) III quadrant IV quadrant 

62) If sin⁴x + cos⁴y +2= 4 sinx cos y, 0≤x, y ≤π/2 then sinx + cos y=
a) - 2 b) 0 c) 2 d) none 

63) tan(pπ/4)= cot(qπ/4) if
a) p+ q = 0 b) p+ q= 2n +1 c) p+ q = 2n d) p+ q= 2(2n+1)

64) If sinx = cos y, √6 sin y = tan z and 2 sin z = √3 cosx; u, v, w denotes respectively sin⅖x, sin²y , sin²z then the value of the triplet(u,v,w) is 
a) (1,00) b) (0,1,0) c) (1/2,1/2,3/4) d) (1/2,3/4,1/2)

65) A solution (x,y) of the system of equation x - y = 1/3 and cos²(πx) - sin²(πy)= 1/2 is given by 
a) (2/3,1/3) b) (7/6,1/6) c) (13/6,11/6) d) (1/6,5/6)

66) If x+ y + z= π, tanx tan y = 2, tanx + tany + tan z= 6, then the value of z is 
a) nπ+π/4, n∈ I b) nπ + tan⁻¹2, n ∈ I c) nπ + tan⁻¹3, n ∈ I d) none 

67) cos2x - 3 cosx +1= 1/{(cot2x - cotx) sin(x -π)} holds.
a) if cosx = 0 b) if cosx = 1 c) if cosx= 2/5 d) for no real value of x.

68) cos(x - y) - 2 sinx + 2 sin y= 3 if
a) sinx= sin y
b) x+ y= 2nπ, (x - y)= (2km-1)π/2
c) x= 2kπ -π/2, y= 2nπ +π/2
d) cos(x - y)= -1 (n,k∈ I )

69) The equation 8 cosx cos2x cos4x = sin6x/sinx has a solution given by 
a) x= nπ b) x= nπ+π/4 c) x= (2n +1)π/14 d) x= (2n +1)π/7 (n ∈ I )

70) cos3θ/(2 cos2θ -1)= 1/2 if
a) θ= nπ+π/3 b) θ= 2nπ± π/3 c) θ= 2nπ± π/6 d) θ= nπ+π/6

71) If 6 cos2θ + 2 cos²(θ/2)+ 2 sin²θ= 0, -π<θ < π, then θ is equal to 
a) π/3 b) π/3, cos⁻¹(3/5) c) cos⁻¹(3/5)  d) π/3, π - cos⁻¹(3/5) 

72) The number of integral values of a for which the equation cos2x + a sinx = 2a -7 possesses solution is 
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5

73) The least difference between the roots of the equation 4 cosx (2- 3 sin²x)+ (cos2x +1)= 0 (0≤ x≤π/2) is 
a) π/6 b) π/4 c) π/3 d) π/2

74) The equation cos⁴x - (a+ 2) cos²x - (a +3)= 0 possesses a solution 
a) a>-3 b) a< -2 c) -3≤ a ≤ -2 d) a is any positive integer 

75) The solution of |cosx|= cosx -2 sinx is
a) x= nπ b) x= nπ+π/4 c) x= nπ+(-1)ⁿ(π/4) d) x= (2n +1)π+π/4




1a 2a 3d 4a 5a 6d 7b 8a 9c 10a 11d 12b 13a 14d 15a 16c 17c 18b 19c 20b 21c 22c 23b 24c 25c 26d 27b 28a 29d 30b 31b 32c 33b 34d 35c 36a 37b 38c 39c 40b 41a 42b 43c 44c 45c 46c 47c 48a 49c 50b 51c 52d 53b 54c 55a 56d 57a 58b 59a 60b 61c 62c 63d 64a 65c 66c 67d 68c 69c 70b 71d 72d 73a 74c 75d



SAP-2


1) If 2 tanx + cot y = tan y, then the value of tan(y - x) is 
a) tanx b) cotx c) tan y d) cot y

2) If cos(x - y)= a cos(x + y), then cotx cot y is equal to 
a) (a-1)/(a+1) b) (a+1)/(a-1) c) (a-1) d) (a+1)

3) sin²A + sin²(A+ B)+ 2 sinA cosB sin(B-A) is equal to 
a) sin²A b) sin²B c) cos²A d) cos²B

4) If 3 sin2θ/(5+ 4 cos2θ)= 1, then the value of tanθ is equal to 
a) 1 b) 1/3 c) 3 d) none 

5) If x= a sec³θ tanθ, y= b tan³θ secθ, then sin²θ is equal to 
a) x/a - y/b b) x/a + y/b  c) xy/ab d) ay/bx

6) cotθ - cot3θ is equal to 
a) 2 sinθ sin3θ
b) 2 cosθ cos3θ
c) 2 cosθ cosec3θ
d) 2 sinθ cosec3θ

7) If 0<x, y < 2π, the number of solutions of the system of equations sinx sin y = 3/4 and cosx cos y = 1/4 is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) infinite 

8) If A and B be acute positive angles satisfying 3 sin²A+ 2 sin²B= 1, 3 sin2A - 2 sin2B = 0 then 
a) B=π/4 - A/2 b) A =π/4 - 2B c) B=π/2 - A/4 d) A =π/4 - B/2 

9) If tan x, tan y , tan zare the roots of the equation x³- px² - r= 0, then the value of (1+ tan²x)(1+ tan²y)(1+ tan²z) is equal to 
a) (p - r)²  b) 1+ (p -r)² c) 1-  (p -r)²  d) none 

10) If A, B, C are the angles of triangle such that angle A is obtuse then
a) tanA tanB< 1
b) tanB tanC < 1
c) tanA tanC< 1
d) tanA tanB tanC< 1

11) If tan(x/2)= cosecx - sinx, then cos²(x/2) is equal to 
a) sin18 b) cos36 c) sin36 d) cos18

12) If a sin²x + b cos²x = a cos²y + b sin²y= 1 and a tanx= b tany(a≠ b) then
a) a+ b= 2ab b) a- b= 2ab c) a - b+ 2ab = 0 d) a + b+ 2ab = 0

13) The acute angle of a rhombus whose side is a mean proportional between its diagonals is 
a) 15 b) 20 c) 30 d) 80

14) Given the height h and the angle bisector l drawn from the vertex of the right angle of a triangle, then cosine of an acute angle of the triangle is given by 
a) (h+ √(l²- h²))/√2h
b) (h - √(l²- h²))/√2h
c) h/l d) (h - √(l²- h²))/√2l

15) If 2 sin²(x +π/4)+ √3 cos2x > 0, then 
a) cos(2x -π/6)> -1/2
b) sin(2x -π/6)<  -1/2
c) sin(2x -π/6)> -1/2
d) cos(2x -π/6)< -1/2

16) The equation sin⁴x + cos⁴x = a has a real solution if
a) 0< a≤ 1 b) 1/2≤ a≤1 c) 1/4≤ a≤1/2 c) -1≤ a≤1

17) x= ∞ₙ₌₀∑ cos²ⁿx, y= ∞ₙ₌₀∑ sin²ⁿx, z= x= ∞ₙ₌₀∑ cos²ⁿx sin²ⁿ2x, |cosx|< 1, |sinx|< 1 then x+ y+ z is equal to 
a) xy b) yz c) zx d) xyz

18) For n∈ I, the line x= nπ+ π/2 does not intersect the graph of 
a) cot(x+π) b) cos(x+π) c) sinx d) tanx

19) The least positive value of x satisfying (sin²2x + 4 sin⁴x - 4 sin²x cos²x)/(4- sin²2x - 4 sin²x)= 1/9 is
a) π/3 b) π/6 c) 2π/3 d) 5π/6

20) In a triangle ABC right angled at C, sin²A/sin²B  - cos²A/cos²B is equal to 
a) (a²- b²)c²/a²b²
b) (a⁴ + b⁴)/a²b²
c) (b²- c²)a²/b²c²
d) (c²- a²)b²/c²a²

21) If (tanx)/2= (tany)/3= (tanz)/5 and x+ y+z=π, then the value of tan²x + tan²y + tan²z is 
a) 38/3 b) 38 c) 114 d) none 

22) If the angles A, B, C of a triangle are in AP such that sin(2A + B)= 1/2 then sin(B+ 2C)= 
a) -1/2 b) 1/2 c) √3/2 d) 1/√2

23) cos7.5°=
a) √{(2+√2+√6)/8}
b) √{(4+√2+√6)/8}
c)(2√2+√3+1)/2√2
d) √{(4+√2+√6)/4}

24) If tanx+ tan y= a, cotx + cot y= b, x - y = m (≠0) then 
a) ab<4 ab=4 c) ab>4 d) ab= 0

25) If x/y= cosA/cosB then (x tanA + y tanB)/(x + y)=
a) (sinA+ cosB)/(cosA+ sinB)
b) (sinA+ sinB)/(cosAcosB)
c) tan{(A+ B)/2}
d) cot{(A- B)/2}

26) If x= a(cosθ+ θ sinθ), y= a(sinθ - θ cosθ) then aθ=
a) x+ y= a b) √(x²+ y²- a²) c)  √(x²& y²+a²) d) x - y + a

27) (1+ cos(π/8))(1+ cos(3π/8))(1+ cos(5π/8))(1+ cos(7π/8))=
a) 1/2 b) cos(π/8) c) 1/8 d) (1+√2)/2√2

28) If 2 cosx + 2 cos3x= cos y, 2 sinx + 2 sin3x= sin y then the value of cos2x is
a) -7/8 b) 1/8 c) -1/8 d) 7/8

29) (cosA)/3= (cosB)/4= 1/5, -π/2< 0, 0<B<π/2, then 3sunA + 4 sinB=
a) 0 b) -1 c) 24/5 d) 1

30) The value of log₃tan1° + log₃tan2°+.....+ log₃tan89° is 
a) 3 b) 1 c) 2 d) 0

31) If x= X cosθ - Y sinθ, y= X sinθ+ Y cosθ and ax²+ 2bxy + cy²= AX²+ 2HXY+ BY², then 
a) H= 0 if θ= 0 b) H= 0 if θ= π/2 c) A+ B= a+ c d) H= c - a if θ= π/4

32) If tan²((π/2) - θ)/sec²θ. Cot²θ/sec((π/2- θ)). sin((π/2- θ)/sin⁴θ= cotⁿθ then n=
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8

33) If sin5θ= a sin⁵θ+ b sin³θ+ c sinθ+ d, then 
a) a+ b+ c=0
b) a+ b+ c + d=0
c) 5a+ 3b - 4c=0
d) a- 3c+ d=0

34) The number of solutions of 
Sinθ+ 2Sin2θ+ 3Sin3θ+ 4Sin4θ= 10, 0<θ<π is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4

35) If tanA - tanB= x and cotB - cotA= y, then the value of cot(A - B) is 
a) (x - y)/xy b) 1/x²+ 1/y² c) (x+y)/xy d) xy

36) cos3θ/cos³θ +   sin3θ/Sin³θ is equal to 
a) 3cos2θcosecθ 
b) 3cot2θ/Sec2θ 
c) 12 cot2θcosec2θ 
d) 12 tan2θSec2θ 

37) (x tanθ + y cotθ) (x cotθ+ y tanθ) - 4xy cos²θ=
a) x²+ y² b) 4xy c) (x + y)² d) none

38) cos11- cos2x is 
a) a positive integer 
b) a negative integer 
c) a positive rational number 
d) a negative rational number 

39) If sinA, cosA and tanA are in GP., then cot⁶A - cot²=
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) none 

40) If tanA tanB, tanC satisfy the equation 3tan³θ - 4 tan²θ+ 3 tanθ +1=0, then A+ B+ C=
a) 0 b) π/2 c) 3π/4 d) 2π

41) if x sinθ +  ysin2θ+ z sinSin3θ = sin4θ, (θ≠ nπ) then 8 cos³θ - 4z cos²θ - 2(y +2) cosθ  is equal to 
a) x - y b) x - z c) y - z d) none 

42) The number of values of sinx satisfying sin5x= 5 sinx is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3

43) If sinx, sin y are the roots of the equation 
a sin²θ+ b sinθ + + c= 0 and sinx + 2 sin y= 1 then a²+ 2b²+ 3ab + ac=
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) a+ b+ c

44) If sin(θ/2)= a, cos(θ/2)= b, then 
(1+ sinθ)(3 sinθ +   4cosθ+5)=
a) (a+ b)²(a+ 3b)²
b) (a+ b)²(3a+ b)²
c) (a- b)²(a- 3b)²
d) (a- b)²(3a- b)²

45) if cosx - Sinx = 1/2, then tan2x=
a) √7/3 b) √7/4 c) 3/√7 d) 2/√7

46) Which of the following gives the least value of A 
a) cos2A= sin3A
b) cos3A= sin7A
c) tanA= cot3A
d) cotA= tan2A

47) If A, B, C are acute positive angles such that A+ B + C=π and cotA cotB cotC = k, then 
a) k≥3 b) k≤ 1/3√3  c) k≤√3 d) k≤ 1/3√3

48) If sinA= sinB and cosA= cosB; A≠ B, then 
a) tan{(A- B)/2}= 0
b) cos(A+ B)= 1
c) tan{(A+ B)/2}= 0
d) sin(A- B)= 1/2

49) cos22+ cos78+ cos 80=
a) 4 sin11 sin39 sin40
b) 1+ 4 cos11 cos39 cos40
c) 1+ 4 sin11 sin39 sin40
d) 4 cos11 cos39 cos40

50) tanx + (1/2) tan(x/2)+ (1/2²) tan(x/2²) + .....+ (1/2ⁿ⁻¹) Tan(x/2ⁿ⁻¹) is equal to 
a) 1/2ⁿ cot(x/2ⁿ) - 2 cot2x
b) (1/2ⁿ⁻¹) cot(x/2ⁿ⁻¹) - 2 cot2x
c) tan{(2ⁿ -1)x/2ⁿ⁻¹}
d) 2 cot2x - (1/2ⁿ⁻¹) cot(x/2ⁿ⁻¹)

51) If 4nx=π, then the value of tanx tan2x tan3x.....tan(2n -1)x is 
a) -1 b) 0 c) 1 d) none 

52) The value of 
(3+ cot76 cot16)/(Cot76+ cot16) is
a) cot44 b) cot46 c) tan2 d) cot92

53) If x cosθ= y cos(θ+ 2π/3)= z cos(θ+ 4π/3) then xy+ yz + zx=
a) cos²θ b) sin²θ c) 1 d) 0

54) If A> 0, B> 0 and A+ B =π/3 then the maximum value of tanA tanB is
a) 1/√3 b) 1/3 c) √3 d) 3

55) If tanθ, 2 tanθ+2, 3 tanθ+ 3 are in GP, then the value of 
(7- 5 cotθ)/(9- 4√(sec²θ-1)) is
a) 12/5 b) -33/28 c) 33/100 d) 12/13

56) If sinθ+ cosθ= a and cosθ- sinθ= b , then sinθ(sinθ - cosθ)+ sin²θ(sin²- cos²θ)+ sin³θ(sin³θ - cos³θ)+ ....is equal to 
a)  (1- ab)/(1+ ab)
b) (1- a²/(3- a²)
c) (1- ab)/(1+ ab) +  (1- a²/(3- a²)
d) (1+ ab)/(1- ab) + (a²-1)/(3- a²)

57) If x> 0 and the determinant
x        sinθ         cosθ
- sinθ   x.             1 = 0 then
cosθ    1.             x
x<√2 b) x=√2 c) x>√2  d) none 

58) If x₁, x₂, x₃,.....xₙ are in AP whose common difference is θ, then the value of sinθ(secx₁. secx₂+ secx₂ secx₃+....secxₙ₋₁ secxₙ) is 
a) sin nθ/(cosx₁ cosxₙ)
b) sin(n -1)θ/cosx₁ cosxₙ
c) sin nθ cosx₁ cosxₙ 
d) cos(n -1)θ/sinx₁sinxₙ

59) If xₙ₊₁ = √(1/2) (1+ xₙ), then cos[√(1- x₀²)/(x₁x₂x₃....to infinite)] (-1< x₀< 1) is equal to 
a) -1 b) 1 c) x₀ d) 1/x₀

60) If (1+ √(1+ x) tanθ= (1- √(1- x)) then x=
a) sinθ b) sin2θ c) sin4θ d) cos4θ

61) If f(θ)= sinθ(sinθ+ sin3θ), then f(θ)
a) ≥ only when θ≥ 0
b) ≤ 0 for all real θ
c) ≥ 0 for all real θ
d) ≤ 0 only when θ≤ 0

62) In a right angled triangle, the hypotenuse is 2√2 times the length of the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex in its hypotenuse then the other two angles are
a) π/3 , π/6 b) π/4,π/4 c) π/8, 3π/8 d) π/2, 5π/12

63) √cos2x + √(1+ sin2x)= √(sinx + cosx) if 
a) sinx+ cosx= 1 
b) x=2nπ
c) x= nπ+π/4
d) sinx - cosx= 0

64) If cot(π/3) cos(2πx)=√3, the general solution of the equation 
a) 2nπ± π/3 b) n±1/3 c) n±1/6 d) n±1/2 

65) 2 cos²x + 4 cosx = 3 sin²x if
a) cosx= (-2+√14)/5 
b) cosx= (-2+√19)/5 
c) sinx= (-2+√14)/5 
d) sinx= (-2+√19)/5 

66) sinx + 2 sin2x= 3+ sin3x
a) if sinx + cos2x= 0
b) if sin2x -1=0
c) If cosx= 0
d) for no real value of x 

67) 6 tan²x - 2 cos²x= cos2x if
a) cos2x= -1 b) cos2x= 1 c) cos3x = -1/2 d) cos2x = 1/2

68) The greatest value of cosθ for which cos5θ= 0 is
a) 0 b) (1+√5)/4 c) √{(5+√5)/8} d) √{(√5+1)/4}

69) If tanpθ= tan qθ, then the values of θ form an AP with common difference 
a) π/(p+ q) b) π/p c) π/q d) π/(p - q)

70) The number of pairs (x, y) satisfying the equation sinx + sin y= sin(x + y) and|x|+ |y|= 1 is
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) infinite 

71) The equation ˣ₀∫ (t²- 8t +13) dy= x sin(a/x) has a solution if sin(a/6)=
a) 0 b) 1 c) 3 d) 6

72) The smallest positive root of the equation √sin(1- x)= √cosx is 
a) 1/2+ π/4 b) 1/2+ 3π/4 c) 1/2+ 5π/4 d) 1/2+ 7π/4 

73) The sum of the roots of the equation 
a) 4 cos³x - 4 cos²x - cos(π+ x) - 1= 0 in the interval [0,315] is pπ, where p is equal to 
a) 2500 b) 2550 c) 2600 d) 2651

74) A solution (x,y) of x²+ 2x sinxy +1= 0 is
a) (1,0) b) (1,7π/2) c) (-1,7π/2) d) (-1,0)

75) eˢᶦⁿˣ - e⁻ˢᶦⁿˣ= 4 for 
a) all real values of x 
b) some x∈ [0,π/2]
c) some x ∈ (-π/2,π/2)
d) some x ∈ (-π/2,π/2)

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1) Show that the direction cosines of the straight line 
x+ y - z+1= 0, 4x+ y - 2z+2 = 0 are (±1/√14, ±2/√14, ±3/√14).

2) Show that the equation of the straight line through the point (3,4,5) which is equally inclined to the axes are x- 3= y -4= z -5..

3) a) Find the equations of the straight lines passing through the points 
i) (3,-9,4) and (-9,5,-4).      (x+9)/6= (y -5)/-7= (z +4)/4
ii) (-7,5,3) and (2,6,8).        (x+7)/9 = (y -5)/1 = (z -8)/5

b) Show that the equation of the median AD of the triangle whose vertices are A(3,4,8), B(1,-6,2), C(1,4,-2) are
(x-3)/2 = (y -4)/5 = (z -7)/8

4a) Show that the three points (-1,5,3),(5,1,5) and (8,-1,6) are collinear.

b) Show that the straight line through the points (a,b,c) and (a', b', c') passes through the origin, if aa' + bb' + cc' = pp' where p and p' are the distances of the points from the origin.

5) Put the equations of the straight lines in symmetrical form as given by 
a) x + 5y - z -7= 0, 2x - 5y + 3z +1= 0.     (x-2)/2 = (y -1)/-1 = z/-3

b) x + y + z +1 = 0, 4x + y - 2z + 2= 0.     (x+1/3)/1 = (y+ 2/3)/-2 = z/1

6) a) Find the image of the point 
i) (1,-2,3) in the plane 2x - 3y + 2z +3= 0.         (-3,4,-1)

ii) (1,3,4) in the plane 2x - y + z +3= 0.          (-3,5,2)

b) Find the image of the straight line 
(x -1)/3 = (y -3)/5 = (z -4)/2 in the plane 2x - y + z+3= 0

7) a) Find the equations of the straight line through the point (α, β, γ) which is 
i) parallel to the z-axis.        (x - α)/0 = (y- β)/0 = (z -γ)/1
ii) Perpendicular to the z-axis.        (x - α)/l = (y- β)/m = (z -γ)/0

b) Find the equations of the straight line passing through the point (1,2,3) and parallel to the straight line.
i) x/2= y/4= z/3.      (x - 1)/2 = (y- 2)/4 = (z -3)/3
ii) x - y + 2z - 5= 0= 3x + y + z = 6.           (x - 1)/-3 = (y- 2)/5 = (z -3)/4

c) Find the equations of the straight line through the point (1,2,3) and parallel to the straight line joining the points (-4,7,2) and (5,-3,-2).      (x - 1)/-9 = (y- 2)/10 = (z -3)/4

d) Find the equations of the straight line through the point (8,9,10) and perpendicular to each of the straight lines.    
  (x - 2)/3 = (y- 3)/2 = (z +4)/4 and   (x + 1)/5 = (y- 2)/-6 = (z +3)/2.       (x - 8)/2 = (y- 9)/1 = (z +10)/-2

8) Show that the equations of the straight line passing through the point (1,-2,3) and perpendicular to the plane 2x + y + 3z= 4 is   (x - 1)/2 = (y + 2)/1 = (z -3)/3.

9) Show that the straight line   (x - 1)/-1 = (y+ 4)/3 = (z +5)/2 meets the plane 2x - 3y + 4z = 0 at the point (4/3,-5,-17/3)

10) a) Show that the distance of the point of intersection of the straight line   (x - 2)/3 = (y +1)/4 = (z -1)/2 and the plane x+ y +z= 12 from the point (-1,5,10) is 2√19 units.

b) Find the coordinates of the point in which the straight line   (x - 1)/2 = (y +1)/-1 = (z )/3 intersects the plane 3x + 2y - z= 5.     (9,-5,12)

c) Find the point where the straight line through the points (5,-2,3) and (3,0,1) pieces the xy-plane.      (2,1,0)

d) Find the coordinates of the point where the straight line x+ 3y - z= 6, y- z= 4 meets the plane 2x + 2y +z= 0.      (2,0,-4)

e) Find the points where the straight line   (x - a)/l = (y- b)/m = (z -c)/n meets the coordinates plane.      (0,b - am/l, c- an/l), (a- bl/m, 0, c- bn/m), (a- cl/n, b - cm/n, 0)

f) A straight line is drawn through the points (-6,6,-5) and (12,-6,1). Find the points in which it meets the coordinate planes.     (9,-4,0),(3,0,-2),(0,2,-3)

11a) Show that the distance of the point (3,-4,5) from the plane 2x + 5y - 6z= 0 measured along the straight line whose direction ratios are+2,-1,-2) is 12 units.

b) Find the distance of the point (1,-2,3) from the plane x- y + z= 5 measured parallel to the straight line x/2= y/3 =z/6.     7/5 units

c) Show that the distance of the point (3,8,2) from the straight line   (x - 1)/2 = (y- 3)/4 = (z -2)/3 measured parallel to the plane 3x + 2y - 2z+ 15= 0 is 7 units.

12) a) Show that the foot of the Perpendicular from the point (-1,3,2) to the plane x+ 2y + 2z -3=0 is (-5/3,5/3,2/3)

b) Show that the equations of the projection of the straight line   (x - 1)/2 = (y- 2)/-1 = (z -3)/4 on the plane x+ 2y + z= 6 are   (x - 3)/4 = (y +2)/-7 = (z -7)/10.


13) a) Are the two straight lines   (x - 2)/3 = (y- 3)/2 = (z +4)/4 and   (x + 1)/5 = (y- 2)/-6 = (z +3)/2 perpendicular to each other?      No

b) Find whether the following straight lines are mutually perpendicular 
  (x - 1)/3 = (y+ 2)/2 = (z -6)/5 and 2x + y - 3z -2=0= 3x + 2y + 5z +7.    Yes

c) Show that the straight lines x= at+ b, z= cy+ d and x= a'y + b', z= c'y + d' are at right angles, if aa' + cc' +1= 0.

14) Show that the angle between the straight line   (x - 4)/7 = (y- 1)/4 = (z +3)/4 and the plane x - 2y - 2z= 8 is sin⁻¹(1/3).

15) a) Show that the straight lines 3x + 2y - 3z +5= 0= x - 2y +z -3 and 12x - 4y - 3z +13=0 9x + 2y - 6z +3 are parallel.

b) Show that the straight line 2x + 3y - z+3=0= 3x - 2y + 2z -6 is not parallel to the z-axis.

16a) Show that the straight line x -1= y-2= (1/2)(z -3) lies on the plane 2x + 4y - 3z = 1.

b) Find the values of b and c for which the straight line   (x - 1)/2 = (y- 2)/ -1 = (z +3)/3 lies on the plane 9x + by + cz= 30.    3,-5

17a) Show that the line x - y - z+3=0 = 3x + 3y - z -15 is normal to the plane 2x - y + 3z +4=0.

b) A straight line is given by x+ y+ z= 0, x =y. Show that it is perpendicular to the plane x+ y= 2z.

18) Show that the straight line x= t -2, y= 3- 4t, z= 5t +6 is parallel to the plane x - y - z= 1.

19) a) Show that the straight line 2x + 2y - z -6=0= 2x + 3y - z -8 is parallel to a coordinate plane and find the equation of the plane normal to this straight line and passing through the point where this straight line meets the plane x= 0.     x+ 2z+4= 0 

b) Show that the equation of the plane through the origin and containing two straight lines whose direction ratios are (1,0,2) and (-1,0,5) is 10x +2y - 5z= 0.

20a) Show that the equation of the plane containing the straight line x+ y+ z-1= 0= 2x + 3y + 4z -5 and perpendicular to the plane x - y + z= 0 is x - z +2=0.

b) Find the equation of the plane which is perpendicular to the plane x+ 2y - z +1= 0 and which contains the line of intersection of the planes x+ 2y + 3z -4=0 and 2x + y + z+2=0.          x - 4y - 7z +16=0

21) Show that the equation of the straight line through the point (3,1,-6) and parallel to each of the planes x+ y + 2z -4=0 and 2x - 3y + z +5=0 are   (x - 3)/7 = (y- 1)/3 = (z +6)/-5.

b) Obtain the equations of the straight line passing through the point+2,3,5) and parallel to the intersection of the planes x+ 2y -1= 0 and 2y + 3z -5=0.      x -2= -2(y -3)= 3(z -5)

c) Find the equations of the straight line through the point (1,2,4) and perpendicular to the straight line 3x + 2y - z-4=0= x - 2y - 2z -5.        (x - 1)/-202 = (y- 2)/460 = (z -4)/439

22) a) Show that the plane containing the straight line   (x - 1)/3 = (y +6)/4 = (z +1)/2 and parallel to the straight line   (x - 1)/2 = (y- 1)/-3 = (z+4)/5 is 26x - 11y - 17z - 109= 0.

b) Show that the equation of the plane through the point+2,3,3) and parallel to the straight lines x -1= 2y -5= 2z and 3x = 4y -11= 3z -4 is x - 4y + 2z +4= 0.

23) a) Show that the plane passing through the point (-2,-2,2) and containing the straight line joining the two points (1,-1,2) and (1,1,1) is x - 3y - 6z +8=0.

b) Show that the equation of the plane through the point (0,7,-7) and containing the straight line   (x + 1)/3 = (y- 3)/-2  = (z +2)/-1 is x+ y+ z= 0

c) show that the plane through the point (α, β, γ) and the straight line x= py+ q= rz+ s is given by 
x     py+ q      rz+ s
α     pβ + q    rγ + s = 0
1       1             1

24) a) Find the equations of the Perpendicular from the point (5,9,3) to the straight line 
(x - 1)/2 = (y- 2)/3 = (z -3)/4. Also find the foot of the Perpendicular.     (x - 5)/1 = (y- 9)/1 = (z -2)/-2, (3,5,7)

b) Find the equations of the Perpendicular from the point (1,6,3) to the straight line  x + y - z + 1= 0= 2x - 7y + 4z-1. Also find the foot of the Perpendicular.    (x - 1)/0 = (y- 6)/3 = (z-3)/-2, (1,3,5)

25) a) Find the plane through the point (3,-2,1) and perpendicular to the straight line 
 2x - 5y - 2z + 6= 0= 4x + y - 17z - 109= 0.