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101 The family y = Aeˣ + Be⁻ˣ, with A and B arbitrary constants, is the general solution of Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Differential equations: basics
Hard
102 The solution of dy/dx = 2x with y(0) = 1 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Solving differential equations
Easy
103 The integrating factor of dy/dx + 2y = eˣ is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Solving differential equations
Easy
104 The general solution of dy/dx = y is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Solving differential equations
Medium
105 Which of these differential equations is homogeneous? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Solving differential equations
Medium
106 For x > 0, the general solution of dy/dx + y/x = x² is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Solving differential equations
Hard
107 The magnitude of the vector 3i + 4j is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vectors: basic concepts
Easy
108 The unit vector in the direction of i + j + k is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vectors: basic concepts
Easy
109 The direction cosines of the vector 2i − j + 2k are Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vectors: basic concepts
Medium
110 If l, m and n are the direction cosines of a line, then l² + m² + n² equals Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vectors: basic concepts
Medium
111 A vector makes an angle of 45° with the x-axis and 60° with the y-axis. What acute angle does it make with th… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vectors: basic concepts
Hard
112 If a = 2i + 3j and b = i − j, then a + b equals Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vector algebra
Easy
113 Compared with a non-zero vector a, the vector −2a has Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vector algebra
Easy
114 P and Q have position vectors i + 2j and 4i + 8j. The point dividing PQ internally in the ratio 2 : 1 has pos… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vector algebra
Medium
115 For which value of λ are the vectors 2i + 3j − k and λi + 6j − 2k parallel? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vector algebra
Medium
116 P and Q have position vectors i + j and 3i + 5j. The point dividing PQ externally in the ratio 2 : 1 has posi… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Vector algebra
Hard
117 The value of (i + 2j + 3k) · (2i − j + k) is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Scalar and vector products
Easy
118 The cross product i × j equals Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Scalar and vector products
Easy
119 For which value of λ is 2i + λj + k perpendicular to i − 2j + 3k? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Scalar and vector products
Medium
120 If |a| = 2, |b| = 3 and a · b = 3, the angle between a and b is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Scalar and vector products
Medium
121 The area of the parallelogram whose adjacent sides are a = i + j and b = j + k is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Scalar and vector products
Hard
122 The vector equation of the line through the point with position vector a and parallel to the vector b is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Lines in space
Easy
123 The direction ratios of the line (x − 1)/2 = (y + 3)/(−1) = (z − 4)/3 are Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Lines in space
Easy
124 The Cartesian equation of the line through (1, 2, 3) parallel to the vector 3i + 2j − 2k is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Lines in space
Medium
125 The direction ratios of the line joining (1, 2, 3) and (4, 0, 5) are Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Lines in space
Medium
126 The direction cosines of the line (x − 1)/2 = (3 − y)/1 = (z + 2)/2 are Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Lines in space
Hard
127 The angle between two lines with direction ratios 1, 2, −1 and 1, 0, 1 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Angle and shortest distance between lines
Easy
128 Two lines in space are called skew lines when they Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Angle and shortest distance between lines
Easy
129 The angle between two lines with direction ratios 1, 1, 0 and 0, 1, 1 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Angle and shortest distance between lines
Medium
130 The distance between the parallel lines r = a₁ + λb and r = a₂ + μb is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Angle and shortest distance between lines
Medium
131 The shortest distance between the lines r = i + λj and r = 3k + μi is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Angle and shortest distance between lines
Hard
132 In a linear programming problem, the linear function that has to be maximised or minimised is called the Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Terminology and formulation
Easy
133 In an LPP, the conditions x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0 are called Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Terminology and formulation
Easy
134 A firm makes x chairs and y tables, earning a profit of ₹30 per chair and ₹50 per table. Its objective is to Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Terminology and formulation
Medium
135 Each chair needs 2 hours and each table needs 3 hours of carpentry, and at most 60 hours are available. If x … Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Terminology and formulation
Medium
136 Food A contains 2 units of vitamin per kg and food B contains 1 unit per kg. A diet must supply at least 8 un… Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Terminology and formulation
Hard
137 In the graphical method, if an LPP with a bounded feasible region has an optimal value, it occurs at Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Graphical method
Easy
138 What are the corner points of the feasible region given by x + y ≤ 4, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Graphical method
Easy
139 Subject to x + y ≤ 4, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0, the maximum value of Z = 3x + 2y is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Graphical method
Medium
140 A feasible region has corner points (0, 0), (5, 0), (3, 4) and (0, 6). The maximum of Z = 3x + 2y over it is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Graphical method
Medium
141 Subject to 2x + y ≤ 10, x + 3y ≤ 15, x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0, the maximum value of Z = 3x + 4y is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Graphical method
Hard
142 The feasible region of an LPP is the Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Feasible and optimal solutions
Easy
143 If no point satisfies all the constraints of an LPP at the same time, then the problem Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Feasible and optimal solutions
Easy
144 The feasible region of an LPP is unbounded, and M is the largest value of Z = ax + by at its corners. If the … Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Feasible and optimal solutions
Medium
145 The minimum value of Z = 2x + 3y subject to x + y ≥ 4, x ≥ 0 and y ≥ 0 is Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Feasible and optimal solutions
Medium
146 For the LPP "maximise Z = x + 2y subject to x + y ≥ 2, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0", which statement is correct? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Feasible and optimal solutions
Hard
147 If P(B) = 0.5 and P(A ∩ B) = 0.2, then P(A|B) equals Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Conditional probability
Easy
148 A fair die is thrown and the number shown is known to be even. What is the probability that it is 6? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Conditional probability
Easy
149 Two fair coins are tossed. Given that at least one shows a head, what is the probability that both show heads? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Conditional probability
Medium
150 Two fair dice are thrown and the sum is 8. What is the probability that one of the dice shows 3? Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Conditional probability
Medium