BCA XII Maths Quarterly Exam 2021-22
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Powered by AIA system of linear equations expressed in matrix form has no solutions when the determinant of the matrix of coefficients is zero, indicating the system has either no unique solutions or an infinite number of solutions (indicating linear dependence among equations).
The range of the function f(x) = x^2 - 4x + 5 on the interval [2, ∞) is [1, ∞). This is determined by finding the vertex of the parabola described by f(x) which, due to the parabola opening upwards, gives the minimum point of the range at x = 2, yielding a value of 1 .
The number of one-one and onto mappings from set A with n elements to set B with m elements (where m > n) is 0 because a function can only be onto if the domain and codomain have the same number of elements or if the codomain has fewer elements than the domain (in which case it isn't one-to-one).
The equation adj(adj(A)) = det(A) * A holds because if A is invertible, applying the adjugate twice involves scaling by the determinant, and utilizing A's properties, ultimately linking the original matrix to its higher invariant forms through determinate scaling. This implies solution properties for linear systems related to its transformative and invariant matrix operations .
A reflexive relation on a set is a binary relation where every element is related to itself. For a set with 5 elements, the number of reflexive relations is 2 raised to the power of the number of pairs excluding the reflexive pairs, which is 2^(5^2 - 5) = 2^20 reflexive relations.
A relation on set A is an equivalence relation if it satisfies three properties: reflexivity (every element is related to itself), symmetry (if an element a is related to b, then b is related to a), and transitivity (if a is related to b and b is related to c, then a must be related to c). These properties together allow the elements of the set to be essentially grouped or classified into distinct subsets where elements within each subset are related under those conditions.
A skew-symmetric matrix is one where the transpose of the matrix equals the negative of the matrix itself, i.e., A^T = -A. This means that all diagonal elements of a skew-symmetric matrix must be zero as a property of skew-symmetry, and off-diagonal elements are negatives of each other.
The sum or product of two even numbers results in an even number. This is because even numbers can be expressed in the form 2n, and arithmetic operations involving multiples of 2 will always result in another multiple of 2, maintaining the even property.
Assertions about mathematical objects are considered valid if they logically follow the principles and assumptions defined within mathematics. An assertion's reason is valid if it provides true logical grounding linking the assertion to broader principles or statements. Validity can be invalidated when the logic is flawed or inconsistent with mathematical axioms or theorems.
For a function from Z to Z to be bijective, it must be both injective (one-to-one) and surjective (onto). To determine injectivity, each element of the domain must map to a unique element in the codomain. To determine surjectivity, every element in the codomain must have a pre-image in the domain. This often involves checking whether the function reverses both image and domain size equivalently.
