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Short answer questions (4 Marks)
Trigonometry upto Transformations :

cot A + cot B + cot C = 3 Then prove that ABC is an equilateral triangle.

1.

Let ABC be a triangle such that

2.

Suppose x = tan A, y = tan B, z = tan C .

3.

4.

If A + B = 225o, then prove that

. Then prove that

x y

x y

1 + xy = 1 + xy .

cot A
cot B
1

=
1 + cot A 1 + cot B 2

4
7
and cos =
and if none of , is in 4th quadrant, then find the values of
5
25
i) sin ( )
ii) cos ( + )
iii) tan ( + )
If sin =

5.

If cos ( ) ,cos ,cos ( + ) are in H.P., Then prove that cos 2 = 1 + cos .

6.

For A R, prove that

1
1
sin 3 A ii) cos A.cos ( 60 + A ) cos ( 60 A ) = cos3 A and hence deduce that
4
4
3

2
3
4 1
iii) sin 20o sin 40o sin 60o sin 80o =
iv) cos cos
cos cos
= .
16
9
9
9
9 16
i) sin A.sin ( 60 + A ) sin ( 60 A ) =

7.

8.

9.

If 3A is not an odd multiple of

, prove that tan A.tan ( 60 + A ) .tan ( 60 A ) = tan 3 A and hence find the value of

tan 6o tan 42o tan 66o tan 78o.

cos

sin16 A
and hence deduce that
16sin A

2
4
8
16 1
cos
cos
cos
= .
15
15
15
15 16
1
1
and cos x + cos y = , then show that
4
3

x+ y 3
=
2
4

ii) cot ( x + y ) =

10.

If sin x + sin y =

11.

If neither A 15o nor A 75o

12.

If sec ( + ) + sec ( ) = 2sec and cos 1, then show that cos = 2 cos

13.

If none of x, y, z is an odd multiple of

i) tan

) is an integral multiple of 180 , prove the cot (15

7
24

A ) + tan (15o + A ) =

.
2

and if sin ( y + z x ) ,sin ( z + x y ) ,sin ( x + y z ) are in A.P., then prove

that tan x, tan y , tan z are also in A.P.

4cos 2 A
1 2sin 2 A

14.

If x is acute and sin x + 10o = cos 3x 68o

15.

Solve 2cos 3 sin + 1 = 0 .

) find x.

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16.

Find all values of x in ( , ) satisfying the equation 81+cos x+cos

17.

Solve tan + 3cot = 5sec .

19.

Solve

20.

If 1 , 2 are solutions of the equation a cos 2 + b sin 2 = c, tan 1 tan 2 and a + c 0, then find the values ofi)

x +....

= 43 .

Solve 1 + sin 2 = 3sin cos .

18.

2 ( sin x + cos x ) = 3 .

tan 1 + tan 2 ,

ii) tan 1 tan 2

1
4

21.

If 0 < < , solve cos cos 2 cos3 =

22. sin 7 + sin 4 + sin = 0 .

23.

cos3 x + cos 2 x = sin

24.

If tan ( cos ) = cot ( sin ) , then prove that cos

25.

If , are the solutions of the equation a cos + b sin = c where and if a 2 + b 2 > 0,cos cos and

3x
x
+ sin ,0 x 2 .
2
2

1
.
=
4
2 2

sin sin , then show that

2bc
2ac
c2 b2
c2 a2
ii) cos + cos = 2
iii) cos cos = 2
iv) sin sin = 2
2
2
2
a +b
a +b
a +b
a + b2
2

Vector Algebra
26.
If ABCDEF is a regular hexagon with centre G, then prove that

AB + AC + AD + AE + AF = 3 AD = 6 AC
27.
28.

Show that the points with position vectors 2
i + 3
j + 6k
, 6
i 2
j + 3k
, 3
i + 6
j 2k
form an equilateral triangle
If a, b, c are linearly independent vectors, then show that
a b + 3c, - 2a + 3b c, - b + 2c are linearly dependent

30.

If a, b, c are linearly independent vectors, then show that a 2b + 3c , 2a + 3b 4c , b + 2c are linearly

31.

a + 4b 3c, 3a + 2b 5c, 3a + 8b 5c, 3a + 2b + c

29.

coplanar
32.

If a, b, c are linearly independent vectors, then show that

33.

If

a , b, c

a 3b + 2c , 2a 4b c

are non coplanar vectors, then prove that the four points

and

3a + 2b c are linearly

a + 4b 3c , 3a + 2b 5c , 3a + 8b 5c

3a + 2b + c are coplanar
If i, j , k are unit vectors along the positive directions of the coordinate axes, then show that the four
points 4i + 5 j + k , j k , 3i + 9 j + 4k , 4i + 4 j + 4k are coplanar.
If a + b + c = 0, then show that a b = b c = c a .
Prove that the angle in a semicircle is a rectangle by using vector method.
Find the area of the triangle formed by the points A (1, 2,3) , B ( 2,3,1) , C ( 3,1, 2 ) .
and

34.
35.
36.
37.

Matrices :
38.

39.

1
2

If 3 A = 2

2
2 then show that
1

A1 = A1 .

1 2 1

Show that the matrix A = 3 2 3 is non-singular and find A1 .

1 1 2
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41.

42.

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1 3 3

Find the adjoint and the inverse of the matrix A = 1 4 3 .

1 3 4
1 2
2 1 2

If A =
and B = 3 0 then verify that ( AB ) ' = B ' A ' .
1
3

5 4
b+c 1
b+c c+a a+b
c + a 1 = ( a b )( b c )( c a ) 6. Show that a + b b + c c + a = a 3 + b3 + c3 3abc .

bc
Show that ca

ab a + b 1

43.

Without expanding the derminant, prove that

43.

Show that

1
1
1

a
b
c

a
b
c

x2
a 2 bc
9. Solve x 4
2
b ca = 0
x8
c 2 ab

a
b2
c2

bc
1
ca = 1
ab
1

2x 3
2x 9
2 x 27

a
b2
c2

a
.
b3
c3

3x 4
3 x 16 = 0 .
3 x 64

Long Answer Questions (7 Marks)

44.

Let f : A B , g : B C are bijections then prove that gof : A C is a bijection.

45.

If f : A B , g : B C are bijections then prove that ( gof

46.

Let f : A B , IA and IB be identity functions of A and B respectively then prove that foI A = f = I B of .

47.

Let f : A B be a bijection then show that fof 1 = I A and f 1of = I A .

48.

If f : A B , g : B A are two functions such that gof = I A and fog = I B then prove that g = f 1 .

= f 1og 1 .

Matrices :
49.

Solve the following equations using Gauss Jordan method : 2 x y + 3 z = 9, x + y + z = 6, x y + z = 2 .

50.

Solve the above equations by Cramers rule.

51.

Solve the equations 3x + 4 y + 5 z = 18, 2 x y + 8 z = 13, 5 x 2 y + 7 z = 20 using matrix inversion method.

52.

Solve by Gauss Jordan method x + y + z = 3, 2 x + 2 y z = 3, x + y z = 1 .

53.

Solve the system by matrix inversion method 2 x y + 3 z = 8, x + 2 y + z = 4, 3x + y 4 z = 0 .

54.

Examine whether the equations 2 x y + 3 z = 8, x + 2 y + z = 4, 3x + y 4 z = 0 are consistent.

55.

Show that 2 a + 1

a 2 + 2a
3

2a + 1 1
3
a + 2 1 = ( a 1) .
3
1
2

56.

a b c
2bc a 2
Show that b c a =
c2
c a b
b2

c2
2ac b 2
a2

b2
2
a2
= ( a 3 + b3 + c3 3abc ) .
2ab c 2

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If

a
b

a2
b2

1 + a3
1 + b3 = 0,

c2

1 + c3

1
1
1

a2
b2
c2

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then show that abc = 1 .

a3
b3 =
c3

58.

Show that

59.

Show that

60.

If

61.

If A is a non-singular matrix then P.T. A1 =

1
A = 2
2

a bc
2b
2c
2
1
2

2
2
1

(a

b )( b c )( c a

2a
bc a
2c

IA

)( a b

+ bc + ca

2a
3 .
= (a + b + c )
2b
c a b

then show that adjA = 3 AT . Also find A1 .

1
( Adj A ) .
det A

Vector Algebra :

62.

If A : (1, 2, 1) , B : ( 4,0, 3) , C : (1, 2, 1) and D : ( 2, 4, 5 ) then find the distance between AB and CD lines.

63.

If a = i 2 j + 3k , b = 2i + j + k , c = i + j + 2k , then find

64.

Find the shortest distance between the skew lines r = 6i + 2 j + 2k + t i 2 j + 2k and

( a b) c

and a b c .

) (

r = 4i k + (3i 2 j 2k)
65.

If a = 2i + j 3k , b = i 2 j + k , c = i + j 4k and d = i + j + k then compute

66.

If a, b, c are 3 vectors then prove that (i)

(a b ) c = (c a ) b (c b )

( a b) (c d ) .

) ( ) ( )

(ii) a b c = a c b a b c .
67.

By vector method prove that altitudes of a triangle are concurrent.

Trigonometry :

A
B
C
sin sin .
2
2
2

68.

If A, B, C are angles in a triangle, then prove that cos A + cos B + cos C = 1 + 4 + sin

69.

If A + B + C =

70.

In a ABC , prove that cos

A
B
C
A
B
C
+ cos + cos = 4cos
cos
cos
.
2
2
2
4
4
4

71.

In a ABC , prove that sin

A
B
C
A B C
+ sin + sin = 1 + 4sin
sin
sin
.
2
2
2
4 4 4

72.

In a ABC , prove that sin 2 A + sin 2 B sin 2 C = 2sin A sin B sin C .

73.

If A + B + C = 180 , then show that sin 2 A + sin 2 B + sin 2C = 4sin A sin B sin C .

3
, prove that cos 2 A + cos 2 B + cos 2C = 1 4sin A sin B sin C .
2

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