VISWASAI JUNIOR COLLEGE

NELLORE & TIRUAPTI

MATHEMATICS – IIA TERM-1

2025-26
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
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S.No: Name of the chapter LAQ SAQ VSAQ TOTAL

(7M) (4M) (2M) MARKS
1. Quadratic Equations - 3 2 16
2. Theory of Equations 3 - 2 25
3. Permutations & Combinations - 4 4 24
4. Binomial Theorem 4 - 2 32
Total Marks 7 7 10 97

1. QUADRATIC EQUATIONS

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

*1. If the equation x 2  15  m  2 x  8   0 has equal roots find the value of m.
2. If x 2  6 x  5  0 and x 2  3ax  35  0 have a common root then find ‘a’.
1 1 1 1
*3. If  ,  are the roots of the equations ax 2  bx  c  0 find the values of i)  . ii) 
   2
2
*4. Find the maximum or minimum of the expression 2 x  7  5 x 2 .
*5. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are 3  5i .
p  q  p  q
6. Find the quadratic equation whose roots are ,  p  q 
pq pq
*7. Prove that the roots of  x  a  x  b   h 2 are always real.
*8. If x 2  bx  c  0 and x 2  cx  b  0  b  c  have a common root, then show that b  c  1  0 .
*9. For what values of x, the expression 15  4 x  3 x 2 is negative?
10. For what values of x the expression x 2  5 x  14 is positive?

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

x p
*1. If the expression 2 takes all real values for x  R , then find the limits for ‘p’
x  3x  2
x 1
*2. If ‘x’ is real, prove that 2 lies between and 1.
x  5x  9 11
x 2  34 x  71
*3. If ‘x’ is real, show that the value of the expression 2 do not lie between 5 and 9.
x  2x  7
1 1 1
*4. Prove that   does not lie between 1 and 4 if ‘x’ is real.
3 x  1 x  1  3 x  1 x  1

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 x 2  14 x  9
*5. If ‘x’ is real, find the maximum and minimum values of the expression
x2  2x  3
x2  x  1
*6. Determine the range of the expression , x R .
x2  x  1
*7. Determine the range of the expression
 x  1 x  2  , x  R .
x 3
8. If x1, x2 are the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 and c  0 , find the value of
(ax1 + b)-2 + (ax2 + b)-2 in terms of a, b, c

2.THEORY OF EQUATIONS

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

*1. If 1,1,  are the roots of x3  6 x 2  9 x  4  0 then find  .
*2. If  ,  ,1 are the roots of x3  2 x 2  5 x  6  0 then find  and  .
*3. Find the transformed equation whose roots are the negative of the roots of x 4  5 x 3  11x  3  0 .
*4. Find the equation whose roots are reciprocals of the roots of x 4  3 x3  7 x 2  5 x  2  0 .
*5. If -1, 2 and  are the roots of 2 x 3  x 2  7 x  6  0 , then find  .
*6. If 1, -2 & 3 are the roots of x3  2 x 2  ax  6  0 then find ‘a’.
*7. If the product of the roots of 4 x 3  16 x 2  9 x  a  0 is 9, then find ‘a’.
8 Form polynomial equation of the least degree with the roots 1, -1, 3.
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
*1. Solve 6 x 6  25 x 5  31x 4  31x 2  25 x  6  0
*2. Solve the equation x5  5 x 4  9 x 3  9 x 2  5 x  1  0 .
*3. Given that the roots of x3  3 px 2  3qx  r  0 are in
i) A.P. show that 2 p 3  3 pq  r  0 ii) G.P. show that p 3r  q 3
4. Solve 18 x3  81x 2  121x  60  0 , given that one root is equal to half the sum of the remaining roots.
*5. Solve x 4  x 3  16 x 2  4 x  48  0 , given that the product of two of the roots is 6.
*6. Solve the equation 3x3 – 26x2 + 52x – 24 = 0 given that the roots are in G.P.
7. Solve 8 x 3  36 x 2  18 x  81  0 , given that the roots are in the A.P.
*8. Solve x 4  4 x3  2 x 2  12 x  9  0 , given that it has two pairs of equal roots.
*9. Solve x 4  4 x 2  8 x  35  0 , given that 2  i 3 is a root.

3.PERMUTATIONS & COMBINATIONS

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

 n 1
*1. If n P7  42.n P5 , find ‘n’. 2. If P5 :n P6  2 : 7 , find ‘n’
*3. If  n 1 P5 :n P5  3 : 2 , find ‘n’.
*4. Find the number of ways of arranging the letters of the word
(i) PERMUTATION (ii) INTERMEDIATE
(iii) INDEPENDENCE ( Mar 09) (iv) MATHEMATICS (Mar-11) (Mar 06)
*5. If n Pr  5040 and n Cr  210 then find ‘n’ and ‘r’.
*6. If 12 Cr 1 12 C3r 5 then find ‘r’. 7. If n P4  1680 then find ‘n’.
*8. Find the number of positive divisors of 1080.
*9. Find the number of 4 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word PISTON in which
at least one letter is repeated.
*10. Find the number of bijections from a set A containing 7 elements on to itself.
*11. Find the number of ways of selecting 3 vowels and 2 consonants from the letters of the word
EQUATION.
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*12. Find the number of different chains that can be prepared using 7 different coloured beeds
13. Find the number of 5 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word NATURE that
begin with ‘N’ when repetition is allowed.
*14. If 10.n C 2  3. n 1 C3 , find ‘n’. *15. If n C5  n C6 , then find 13 Cn .
16. Find the number of ways of selecting 4 boys and 3 girls from a group of 8 boys and 5 girls.
*17. Find the number of diagonals of a polygon with 12 sides.
*18. Find the No. of zeros in 100!
19. Find the number of i) 6 ii) 7 letter palindromes that can be formed using the letters of the word
EQUATION.
20. There are 4 copies of (alike) each of 3 different books. Find the number of ways of arranging these
twelve books in a shelf in a single row.
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
4 4n
C 1.3.5......  4n  1
Simplify 34 C5     C4 .
38  r
*1. *2. Prove that 2 n 2 n  .
r 0 Cn 1.3.5......  2n  12
*3. If the letters of the word MASTER are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged in the dictionary order. Then find the rank of the word (i)REMAST (ii) MASTER
*4. If the letters of word PRISON are permuted in all possible ways and the words thus formed are
arranged in the dictionary order. Then find the rank of the word PRISON
*5. If the letters of the word EAMCET are permuted in all possible ways and if the words thus formed
are arranged in dictionary order find the rank of the word EAMCET.
*6. Find the number of ways of seating 5 Indians, 4 Americans and 3 Russians at a round table so that (i)
all Indians are sit together (ii)persons of same nationality sit together
*7. Find the number of ways of forming a committee of 5 members out of 6 Indians and 5 Americans so
that always the Indians will be in majority in the committee.
*8. Find the number of ways of selecting 11 members cricket team from 7 batsmen, 6 bowlers and 2
wicket-keepers, show that the team contains 2 wicket-keepers and atleast 4 bowlers.
Prove that for 3  r  n ,   C r  3.  C r 1  3.  C r  2    C r 3  n C r .
n 3 n 3 n 3 n3
*9.
10. Find the number of ways of arranging 6 boys and 6 girls around a circular table so that
(i) all the girls are together (ii) no two girls are together
(iii) boys and girls come alternately.
*11. Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed by using the digits 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 without
repetition.
12. Find the number of 4 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the word RAMANA.
*13. Find the sum of all 4 digited numbers that can be formed by using the digits 0, 2, 4, 7, 8 without
repetition.
14. A candidate is required to answer 6 out of 10 questions which are divided into 2 groups A and B
each containing 5 questions. He is not permitted to attempt more than 4 questions from either group.
Find the number of different ways in which the candidate can choose six questions.
15 Find the number of 5 letter words that can be formed using the letters of the words’ CONSIDER’
i) How many of them begin with C ii) How many of them end with R
iii) How many of them begin with C and end with R
4. BINOMIAL THEOREM

VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

*1. Find the number of terms in the expansion of
9
 3a b 
(i)  2 x  3 y  z 
7
(ii)   
 4 2
2. Find the set of values of ‘x’ for which (3  4 x)3/4 .
Cr is the largest binomial coefficient in the expansion of 1  x  find the value of
22 22 13
*3. If Cr .

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 11
 3x 2 4 
4. 7
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of   3
 7 5x 
10
 3x 
*5. Find the middle terms in the expansion of (i)   2 y 
 7 
6. Prove that C0  C1  C2  ........ 
2 5 8  3n  2
Cn   3n  4  2n 1 .
*7. Prove that C0  2.C1  4.C2  8.C3  .......  2n.Cn  3n .
*8. Find the number of terms with non-zero coefficient in (4x – 7y) 49 + (4x + 7y)49.
*9. If the coefficients of (2r + 4)th term and (3r + 4)th term in the expansion of (1 + x)21 are equal then
find ‘r’.
 
n
10. If 1  x  x 2  a o  a1x  a 2 x 2  .......  a 2n x 2n then find the value of a0 + a2 + a4 + ………. + a2n.
15 15 15 15
C1 C2 C3 C15
11. Find the sum of the following 15
 2. 15  3. 15  .............  15. 15
C0 C1 C2 C14
9
 2x 3y 
12 Write down and simplify 6th term in   
 3 2 
LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
3.5 3.5.7 3.5.7.9
*1. Find the sum of the series    ......
5.10 5.10.15 5.10.15.20
1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7
*2. If x     ...... then prove that 9 x 2  24 x  11 .
3.6 3.6.9 3.6.9.12
4 4.6 4.6.8
*3. If t     ........... then prove that 9t = 16
5 5.10 5.10.15
7 1 1.3  1  1.3.5  1  
*4. Find the sum of the infinite series  1 2   4   6   ...... 
5  10 1.2  10  1.2.3  10  
5 5.7 5.7.9
*5. If x     ....., then find the value of x 2  4 x .
 2! .3  3! .3  4! .3
2 3

3 3.5 3.5.7
6. Find the sum of the infinite series   .
4.8 4.8.12 4.8.12.16
If the coefficient of four consecutive terms in the expansion of 1  x  are a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 respectively.
n
*7.
a1 a3 2 a2
Then show that   .
a1  a2 a3  a4 a2  a3
If the 2nd, 3rd, 4th terms in the expansion of  a  x  are respectively 240, 720, 1080 find a, x, n.
n
*8.
If the coefficients of r th ,  r  1 and  r  2  terms in the expansion of 1  x  are in A.P. then
th nd n
*9.
show that n 2   4r  1 n  4r 2  2  0 .
*10. If P and Q are the sum of odd terms and the sum of even terms respectively in the expansion of
, then prove that (i) P 2  Q 2   x 2  a 2  (ii) 4 PQ   x  a    x  a 
n
 x  a
n 2n 2n

11
 1 
*11. If the coefficient of x10 in the expansion of  ax 2   is equal to the coefficient of x 10 in the
 bx 
11
 1 
expansion of  ax  2  find the relation between a and b, when a and b are real numbers.
 bx 
12 If ‘n’ is a positive integer and ‘x’ is any non zero real number, then prove that
1  x   1 .
n 1
x x2 x3 xn
C0  C1  C2  C3  .......  Cn 
2 3 4 n 1  n  1 x
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