BCA/1/CC/02 Student’s Copy

Professional Course Examination, November/December 2019

( 1st Semester )

BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

( Basic Mathematics )

( Revised )

Full Marks : 75

Time : 3 hours

( PART : A—OBJECTIVE )
( Marks : 25 )

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

SECTION—A
( Marks : 15 )

1. Tick (3) the correct answer in the brackets provided : 1×10=10

(a) Which of the following is not a rational number?

5897
(i) ( )
9874

(ii) 2·5698 ( )

(iii) 2 ( )

(iv) 0 ( )

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 (b) If a and b are two integers such that their LCM and HCF are equal,
then

(i) a = b ( )

(ii) a > b ( )

(iii) a < b ( )

(iv) a <= b ( )

(c) The degree of the polynomial 25x 2 + x 5 - 9x 3 + 2x 6 + x is

(i) 6 ( )

(ii) 5 ( )

(iii) 3 ( )

(iv) 2 ( )

(d) The ratio of a : b = 2 : 3 and b : c = 5 : 4, then the value of the ratio a : c is

(i) 2 : 5 ( )

(ii) 5 : 6 ( )

(iii) 3 : 4 ( )

(iv) 4 : 3 ( )

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 (e) On selling a book for R 810, John gains 8%. For how much did he
purchase it?

(i) R 870 ( )

(ii) R 580 ( )

(iii) R 690 ( )

(iv) R 750 ( )

(f) The speed of a train is 90 kmph. Then the distance covered by it in

10 minutes is

(i) 15 km ( )

(ii) 20 km ( )

(iii) 25 km ( )

(iv) 30 km ( )

(g) Which term of the Arithmetic progression 4, 9, 14, 19, ....... is 109?

(i) 18th term ( )

(ii) 25th term ( )

(iii) 20th term ( )

(iv) 22nd term ( )

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 (h) The sum of 8 terms of the Geometric progression 3, 6, 12, 24, ..... is

(i) 1024 ( )

(ii) 765 ( )

(iii) 609 ( )

(iv) None of the above ( )

é1 0ù é2 1 ù
(i) The addition of the matrices A = ê ú and B = ê1 4ú is
ë3 2 û ë û

é 1 1ù
(i) ê -2 2 ú ( )
ë û

é2 0 ù
(ii) ê ú ( )
ë3 8 û

é 1 0ù
(iii) ê 23 1 ú ( )
êë - 2 2 úû

é3 1 ù
(iv) ê ú ( )
ë4 6 û

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 é2 1 ù
(j) If matrix A = ê ú, then 3A is
ë3 4 û
é6 3 ù
(i) ê9 12ú ( )
ë û
é1 2 ù
(ii) ê ú ( )
ë0 -1û
é5 3 ù
(iii) ê ú ( )
ë6 7 û
é2 1ù
(iv) ê 3 3ú
4
( )
êë1 3û
ú

2. State whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F) by putting
a Tick (3) mark : 1×5=5

(a) All integers are also natural number.

( T / F )

(b) The value of (a - b )3 is a 3 + 3a 2b - 3ab 2 - b 3 .

( T / F )

(c) If P is the principal, R the rate of interest compounded annually and

n
æ R ö
time is n years, then the amount is given by the formula P ç1 + ÷ .
è 100 ø

( T / F )

(d) For any two positive numbers a and b, Geometric mean £ Arithmetic
mean.

( T / F )

(e) Every unit matrix is also a scalar matrix.

( T / F )

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 SECTION—B
( Marks : 10 )

3. Answer the following questions : 2×5=10

7 -5
(a) Which of the numbers and is greater?
-8 6

(b) Divide 8x 2y 3 by -2xy.

(c) What percentage is 36 mm of 1·2 m?

(d) Which term of the Geometric progression 5, 10, 20, 40, ...... is 5120?

é5 14 2ù
(e) If 7A = 0 -21 3 ú, then find A.
ê
ê ú
êë1 0 -7úû

( PART : B—DESCRIPTIVE )
( Marks : 50 )

The figures in the margin indicate full marks for the questions

1. (a) Find the value of x : 4

æ15 -21 ö -5 æ -21 -5 ö
ç ´ ÷´ =x´ç ´ ÷
è7 10 ø 6 è 10 6 ø

(b) Find the square root of 784. 3

(c) Find two rational numbers between 4 and 5. 3

OR
-28 -4
(d) The product of two numbers is . If one of the numbers is , find
27 9
the other. 3

(e) 216
Evaluate 3 .
2197 4

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 (f) From a rope 11 m long, two pieces of length 2 3 m and 2 3 m are cut off.
5 10
What is the length of the remaining rope? 3

2. (a) Multiply (3x 3 - 5x 2 - x + 1) by (4 - 6x + 3x 2 ). 3

(b) Factorize x 2 + 10x + 24. 4

(c) Two numbers are in the ratio 5 : 8. If the sum of the numbers is 182, find
the numbers. 3
OR

(d) Divide 9x - 6x 2 + x 3 - 2 by x + 1. 3

(e) Factorize x 2 - 10x + 24. 4

(f) 2 of a number is 20 less than the original number. Find the number.
3
3

3. (a) David purchased two shirts for R 750 each. He sold these shirts,
gaining 6% on one and losing 4% on the other. Find his gain or loss
percent in the whole transaction. 6

(b) Find the compound interest on R 8,000 for 3 years, compounded

annually at 5% per annum. 4
OR

(c) Debbie sells two watches for R 1,955 each, gaining 15% on one and
losing 15% on the other. Find her gain or loss percent in the whole
transaction. 6

(d) Find the compound interest on R 12,500 for 2 years, compounded

annually at 8% per annum. 4

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 4. (a) Find the sum of 23 terms of the Arithmetic progression 5, 9,
13, 17, ...... . 3

(b) Insert four numbers between 4 and 19 such that the resulting sequence
is an Arithmetic progression. 4

(c) Find the Geometric mean between 27 and 243. 3

OR
(d) Find the sum of all odd integers from 1 to 101. 6

(e) Insert two numbers between 3 and 81 so that the resulting sequence is
a Geometric progression. 4

4 6 ù é3 - 6 ù
5. (a) Find a matrix X , if X + é
ê -3 7ú = ê5 -8ú.
ë û ë û 5
2 7 65
(b) Evaluate 3 8 75 .
5 9 86 5
OR

é -1 2 ù
(c) Find a matrix X such that 2A + B + X = 0, where A = ê ú and
ë 3 4û
é3 - 2 ù
B =ê ú.
ë1 5 û 5
1 a b+c
(d) Show that 1 b c + a = 0.
1 c a +b 5

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