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The sum ∑n=1∞ 2n2+3n+4⁄(2n)! is equal to:
Split the numerator: 2n2 + 3n + 4 = 2n(2n-1) + 8n + 8. The sum becomes ∑ 2n(2n-1)⁄(2n)! + 8∑n⁄(2n)! + 4∑1⁄(2n)!. Use series expansions: ∑1⁄(2n-2)! = e+1⁄e⁄2, ∑1⁄(2n-1)! = e-1⁄e⁄2, and ∑1⁄(2n)! = e+1⁄e-2⁄2. Combining and simplifying gives 13e⁄4 + 5⁄4.
Let S = {x ∈ R : 0 < x < 1 and 2tan-1(1-x⁄1+x) = cos-1(1-x2⁄1+x2)}. If n(S) denotes the number of elements in S, then:
Let tan-1(1-x⁄1+x) = θ. Then 2θ = cos-1(cos2θ). Since 0 < x < 1, 2θ ∈ (0, π). So 2θ = 2θ. This means x = tan(π/8) = √2 - 1 ≈ 0.414 < 1⁄2. Thus, n(S) = 1.
Let a = 2i - 7j + 5k, b = i + k, and c = i + 2j - 3k be three given vectors. If r is a vector such that r x a = c x a and r · b = 0, then |r| is equal to:
r x a = c x a implies (r - c) x a = 0, so r = c + λa. r · b = 0 implies (c + λa) · b = 0. Solving for λ gives λ = 2⁄7. Then r = c + 2⁄7a = 11⁄7i + 4⁄7j - 11⁄7k. |r| = √(121+16+121)/49 = √2.
If A = 1⁄2[1√3 -√31], then:
A can be written as a rotation matrix with angle 60°. An corresponds to rotation by n*60°. A30 is rotation by 1800°, which is equivalent to I. A25 is rotation by 1500° which simplifies to A. Therefore, A30 + A25 - A = I + A - A = I.
Two dice are thrown independently. Let A be the event that the number appeared on the 1st die is less than the number appeared on the 2nd die, B be the event that the number appeared on the 1st die is even and that on the 2nd die is odd, and C be the event that the number appeared on the 1st die is odd and that on the 2nd die is even. Then:
n(A) = 15, n(B) = 9, n(C) = 9. (A ∪ B) ∩ C = (A ∩ C) ∪ (B ∩ C). A ∩ C: (1,2), (1,4), (1,6), (3,4), (3,6), (5,6) so n(A ∩ C) = 6. B and C are disjoint, so B ∩ C is empty. Therefore, n((A ∪ B) ∩ C) = 6.
Which of the following statements is a tautology?
Using logical equivalences, simplify each statement: (1) simplifies to ~p ∨ q. (2) simplifies to true (a tautology). (3) simplifies to ~p ∨ ~q ∨ ~q. (4) simplifies to p.
The number of integral values of k, for which one root of the equation 2x2 - 8x + k = 0 lies in the interval (1,2) and its other root lies in the interval (2,3), is:
f(1)f(2) < 0 and f(2)f(3) < 0. f(x) = 2x2 - 8x + k. f(1) = k-6, f(2) = k-8, f(3) = k-6. So, (k-6)(k-8)<0, which means k∈(6,8). Only integer is k=7.
Let f:R - {0,1} → R be a function such that f(x) + f(1⁄x) = 1+x. Then f(2) is equal to:
f(2)+f(1⁄2)=3. f(-1) + f(-1) = 0 implies f(-1)=0. f(-1)+f(-1)=0. Adding these equations gives 2f(2) + 2f(1⁄2) + 2f(-1) = 9⁄2 or f(2) = 9⁄2.
Let the plane P pass through the intersection of the planes 2x + 3y - z = 2 and x + 2y + 3z = 6, and be perpendicular to the plane 2x + y - z + 1 = 0. If d is the distance of P from the point (-7,1,1), then d2 is equal to:
Plane P: (2+λ)x + (3+2λ)y + (-1+3λ)z - (2+6λ) = 0. Perpendicular to 2x+y-z+1=0 means (2+λ)(2) + (3+2λ)(1) + (-1+3λ)(-1) = 0, so λ=-8. Then P: -6x-13y-25z+46 = 0. Distance d from (-7,1,1) is d = |42-13-25+46|/√(36+169+625) = 50/√830. d2 = 2500/830 = 250⁄83.
Let a, b be two real numbers such that ab < 0. If the complex number b+i⁄1+ai is of unit modulus and a+ib lies on the circle |z-1| = |2z|, then a possible value of 1 + [|a|], where [t] is the greatest integer function, is:
|b+i⁄1+ai| = 1 implies |b+i| = |1+ai| so b2 + 1 = a2 + 1. Since ab < 0, b = -a. |z-1| = |2z| gives |a+ib-1| = |2(a+ib)|, so (a-1)2 + b2 = 4(a2+b2). Substituting b = -a gives 6a2+2a-1 = 0. Solving for 'a', no option matches for 1 + [|a|].
The sum of the absolute maximum and minimum values of the function f(x) = |x2 - 5x + 6| - 3x + 2 in the interval [-1, 3] is equal to:
f(x) = |x2 - 5x + 6| - 3x + 2. Since x2-5x+6 = (x-2)(x-3), the absolute value changes sign at x=2 and x=3. In [-1,2], f(x) = x2-8x+8 and in [2,3], f(x) = -x2+2x-4. f(-1)=17, f(2)=-4, f(3)=-7. The maximum is 17 and minimum is -7, so the sum is 10.
Let P(S) denote the power set of S = {1, 2, 3, ..., 10}. Define the relations R1 and R2 on P(S) as AR1B if (A ∩ B) ∪ (B ∩ Ac) = ∅, and AR2B if A ∪ Bc = B ∪ Ac, for all A, B ∈ P(S). Then:
R1 implies A=B, which is clearly an equivalence relation (reflexive, symmetric, transitive). R2 can be simplified to A=B using set algebra, which is also an equivalence relation.
The area of the region given by {(x, y) : xy ≤ 8, 1 ≤ y ≤ x2} is:
The region is bounded by y=1, y=x2, and y=8⁄x. Split the integral into two parts: from x=1 to 2 (area under y=x2 and above y=1), and from x=2 to 8 (area under y=8⁄x and above y=1). The total area is ∫12 (x2-1)dx + ∫28 (8⁄x-1)dx = 7⁄3 + (16ln2-6) = 16ln2 - 11⁄3.
Let αx = exp(xβyγ) be the solution of the differential equation 2x2y dy - (1 - xy2) dx = 0, x > 0, y(2) = √ln e2. Then α + β - γ equals:
Substitute y2=t. The equation becomes dt⁄dx + t⁄x = 1⁄x2. Integrating factor is x. Solution is xy2 = ln(2x). Comparing with αx = exp(xβyγ), we get α=2, β=1, γ=2. α+β-γ=1.
The value of the integral ∫π/4π/2 x+4⁄2 - cos 2x dx is:
Using the substitution x → (π⁄2 - x) and adding the original integral, we get 2I = ∫π/4π/2 (π/2)+8⁄2-cos2xdx = ∫0π/4 π+16⁄2(2-cos2x)dx. Substitute tan x = t, so cos 2x = 1-t2⁄1+t2 and dx = dt⁄1+t2. The integral becomes I = (π+16)⁄4∫01dt⁄3t2+1. Substituting √3t=u gives I = (π+16)π⁄12√3 - π⁄√3 = π2⁄6√3.
Let 9 = x1 < x2 < ... < x7 be in an A.P. with common difference d. If the standard deviation of x1, x2, ..., x7 is 4 and the mean is x̄, then x̄ + x6 is equal to:
xi = 9 + (i-1)d. Mean x̄ = 9+3d. Variance σ2 = ∑(xi - x̄)2⁄n = 4d2. Standard deviation σ = 4 implies d=2. x̄ = 9+3(2) = 15. x6 = 9 + 5(2) = 19. So x̄+x6 = 34.
For the system of linear equations αx + y + z = 1, x + αy + z = 1, x + y + αz = β, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
The determinant of the coefficient matrix is (α-1)2(α+2). If α=1, the system becomes x+y+z=1, x+y+z=1, x+y+z=β which has infinite solutions if β=1, and no solution if β ≠ 1. If α=-2, the system becomes -2x+y+z=1, x-2y+z=1, x+y-2z=β. This system is inconsistent if β=1. If α=2, the determinant is non-zero. If β=1, x=y=z=1⁄3. If β=-1, it is inconsistent. Thus (1) is incorrect.
Let a = 5i - j - 3k and b = i + 3j + 5k be two vectors. Then which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(No correct option provided in the original question)
Projection of a on b is (a·b)/|b| = (5-3-15)/√(1+9+25) = -13/√35. The direction is opposite to b. None of the given options match the correct projection value.
Let P(x0, y0) be the point on the hyperbola 3x2 - 4y2 = 36, which is nearest to the line 3x+2y=1. Then √2(y0 - x0) is equal to:
The hyperbola is x2⁄12 - y2⁄9 = 1. The line's slope is -3⁄2. For the nearest point, the tangent to the hyperbola should be parallel to the line. Let the point be (√12 secθ, 3tanθ). Slope of tangent is 3√3 secθ/(4√4 tanθ) = 3⁄2√3(1⁄sinθ). Equating slopes gives sinθ=1⁄√3. The point becomes (-6/√2, -3), so √2(y0-x0) = √2(-3+6⁄√2) = -9.
If y(x) = xx, x > 0, then y″(2) - 2y′(2) is equal to:
y=xx. y' = xx(1+ln x). y″ = xx(1+ln x)2 + xx-1. y'(2) = 4(1+ln 2). y″(2) = 4(1+ln 2)2 + 2. y″(2) - 2y'(2) = 4(1+ln 2)2 + 2 - 8(1+ln 2) = 4(ln 2)2 - 2.
The total number of six-digit numbers, formed using the digits 4, 5, 9 only and divisible by 6, is _______.
For divisibility by 6, the number must be divisible by 2 and 3. The last digit must be 4. The sum of digits must be divisible by 3. Cases: all digits same (444444 - 1 number); two distinct digits (using 4,5 or 4,9 - 10 each); three distinct digits (4,5,9 with last digit 4 - 5!/(2!2!) arrangements with 4 last = 30, and permutations like 444554, 444994, etc.). Total = 1 + 10 + 10 + 20 + 5 + 5 + 30 = 81.
Number of integral solutions to the equation x + y + z = 21, where x ≥ 1, y ≥ 3, z ≥ 4, is _______.
Let x' = x-1, y' = y-3, z' = z-4. Then x'+y'+z'=13 where x',y',z' ≥ 0. Number of solutions is 13+3-1C3-1 = 15C2 = 105.
The line x = 8 is the directrix of the ellipse E: x2⁄a2 + y2⁄b2 = 1 with the corresponding focus (2,0). If the tangent to E at the point P in the first quadrant passes through the point (0, 4√3) and intersects the x-axis at Q, then (3PQ)2 is equal to _______.
a/e=8, ae=2 gives a=4, e=1⁄2, b2=12. Tangent equation: x cosθ⁄4 + y sinθ⁄2√3 = 1. Passes through (0, 4√3) means sinθ = 1⁄2, so θ=30°. P is (2√3, √3). Q is (4/√3, 0). PQ = √[(4/√3-2√3)2 + 3] = √13/3. (3PQ)2 = 39.
If the x-intercept of a focal chord of the parabola y2 = 8x + 4y + 4 is 3, then the length of this chord is equal to _______.
Rewrite the parabola equation as (y-2)2 = 8(x+1). Focus is (1,2). x-intercept is 3 means the point is (3,0). Focal chord equation is y-2 = m(x-1). Substituting (3,0) gives m=-1, so y=-x+3. Length of focal chord is 4a where a=2 (from the rewritten equation), so the length is 16.
If ∫0π 5 cos x (1+ cos x cos 3x + cos2x + cos 3x cos3 x)⁄(1 + 5 cos x) dx = kπ⁄16 , then k is equal to _______.
Using property ∫0a f(x) dx = ∫0a f(a-x) dx and simplifying the numerator using trigonometric identities gives 2I = ∫0π(1 + cos x cos 3x + cos2 x + cos 3x cos3x ) dx. Using further trigonometric identities and integrating gives I = 13π⁄16. Therefore, k=13.
Let the sixth term in the binomial expansion of (21⁄5 log2(10 - 3x)⁄5 + √2(x-2)log23⁄√10 - 31/2 )m, in the increasing powers of 2(x-2) log2 3, be 21. If the binomial coefficients of the second, third, and fourth terms in the expansion are respectively the first, third, and fifth terms of an A.P., then the sum of the squares of all possible values of x is _______.
T6 = mC5 (21/5 log2(10-3x)/5)m-5 (√2(x-2)log23 / (√10-31/2))5 = 21. The binomial coefficients condition implies 2(mC1) = mC0 + mC2, so m=2 (rejected) or m=7. With m=7, the T6 equation simplifies to (10-3x)3x = 9. Let y=3x, then y2-10y+9=0 gives y=1 or y=9, so x=0 or x=2. Sum of squares is 0+4=4.
If the term without x in the expansion of (√x⁄a - α⁄x3)22 is 7315, then α is equal to _______.
General term is Tr+1 = 22Cr (x1/2/a)22-r (-α/x3)r. For the term independent of x, (22-r)/2 - 3r = 0, so r=4. T5 = 22C4 a-18 (-α)4 = 7315. Solving for α gives α=1.
The sum of the common terms of the following three arithmetic progressions: 3, 7, 11, 15, ..., 399; 2, 5, 8, 11, ..., 359; 2, 7, 12, 17, ..., 197 is equal to _______.
Common differences are 4, 3, and 5. LCM is 60. Common terms must be of the form 2 + 60n. Find the common terms in the given ranges: 47, 107, and 167. Sum is 321.
Let αx + βy + γz = 1 be the equation of a plane passing through the point (3,-2,5) and perpendicular to the line joining the points (1,2,3) and (-2,3,5). Then the value of αβγ is equal to _______.
Direction vector of the line is <-3,1,2>. The plane's normal vector is parallel to this, so the plane is 3x-y-2z=k. Since it passes through (3,-2,5), k=1. α=3, β=-1, γ=-2. αβγ = 6.
The point of intersection C of the plane 8x+y+2z=0 and the line joining the points A(-3,-6,1) and B(2,4,-3) divides the line segment AB internally in the ratio k:1. If a, b, c (|a|, |b|, |c| are coprime) are the direction ratios of the perpendicular from the point C on the line x-1⁄-1 = y+4⁄2 = z+2⁄3, then |a+b+c| is equal to _______.
Line equation is x+3⁄5 = y+6⁄10 = z-1⁄-4 = λ. A point on the line is (5λ-3, 10λ-6, -4λ+1). Intersection with plane gives λ=-1⁄3, so C is (-14⁄3, -28⁄3, 7⁄3). The ratio k:1 is -λ:1, which is 1⁄3 : 1. Let a point D on the given line be (-μ+1, 2μ-4, 3μ-2). CD is perpendicular to <-1, 2, 3>, which gives μ=11⁄14. Direction ratios of CD are <-1, -26, 17>. |a+b+c| = |-1-26+17| = 10.
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