I PUC - MATHEMATICS
1. SETS
1 - Mark Questions
1. If U is universal set and A U, then U A is.
2. Let A = {1, 2, {3, 4{, 5} which of the following statement is correct?
(a) {3, 4} A (b) {3, 4} A (c) 3 A (d) 4 A
3. Write the following set in Roster form, A = {x: x is a natural number less than 6}.
4. Write a set A = {x: x R, – 4 < x 6} as an interval.
5. If set A has 4 elements, then find the number of elements in the power set of A.
6. Given that the number of subsets of set A is 16. Find the number of elements in A.
7. Write the solution set of the equation x2 + x – 2 = 0 in roster form.
2 - Mark Questions
8. If A = {3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21}, B = {4, 8, 12, 16, 20} and C = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16}
Find (A – B) U (C – A)
9. If A = {1, 2, 3,4}, B = (3, 4, 5, 6) and C = {5, 6, 7, 8} find A (B C)
10. If the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}, A = {1, 2, 5, 7} and B = {3, 4, 5, 6}.
Verify (A B) = A B
11. If the universal set U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}, A = {2, 4, 6, 8} and B = {2, 3, 5, 7}.
Verify (A B) = A B
12. If U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, A = {2, 3} and B = {3, 4, 5} verify (A B) = A B
13. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}. B = {2, 4, 6, 8}, find A – B and B – A
14. List all the subsets of the set {a, b}
15. Let U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}, A = {2, 3}and B = {3, 4, 5} verify (A B) = A B
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2. RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
1 - Mark Questions
x 1
1. If , 7 = (6, 7) find x
2
2. Let A = (1, 2), B = (3, 4) Find A B
3. If G = {7, 8), H = {5, 4 2} Find H G
4. If (x + 1, 1) = (3, 1). Find the value of x.
5. Let A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}. Find the number of relations from A to B.
6. A function f is defined by f (x) = 2x – 5, then the value of f (o) is _________
2 - Mark Questions
7. Let = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}, write A B. How many subsets will A B have?
8. Let A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {3, 4} and C = {4, 5, 6}. Find A (B C
9. If A = (1, –1) find A A A.
10. If (x + 1, y –2) = (3, 1), find the values of x and y.
x 2 5 1
11. If 1, y , then find the values of x and y.
3 3 3 3
12. Let f : R R and g : R R are the functions defined by f (x) = x + 1 and g (x) = 2x – 3. Find f + g and
f.g
13. If A = {1, 2} and B = {3, 4}, then the number of relations from A to B is _________
14. If A B = {(a, 1), (a, 2), (a, 3), (b, 1), (b, 2), (b, 3)} find the sets A and B and hence find B A.
15. Find the domain and the range of the real function f defined by f (x) = x 1
16. Find the domain and range of the real function f (x) = 9 x2
3 - Mark Questions
17. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 6} let R be the relation on A defined by R = {(a, b): a, b A, b is exactly divisible
by a} write R in roster form and write its domain and range.
18. Let A = {1, 2, 3 …….., 14}. Define a relation R from A to A by R = {(x, y), 3x – y = 0 and x, y A)
Write down its domain and range.
f
19. Let f (x) = x + 1 and g (x) = 2x – 3 be two real functions. Find (f + g) (x), (f . g) (x) and (x)
g
1, x 0
x, x 0
20. Let f (x) = and g ( x) 0, x 0 be two real functions. Find (f + g) (x), (f . g) (x) and
x, x 0 1, x 0
f
(x)
g
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21. Let f (x) = x and g (x) = x be two functions defined over the set of non- negative real numbers. Find
f
(f + g) (x), (f – g) (x) and (x)
g
22. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4}, B = {1, 5, 9, 11, 15, 16} and f = {(1, 5), (2, 8), (3, 1), (4, 5), (2, 11)}. Are the
following true?
(i) If is a relation from A to B
(ii) f is a function from A to B. Justify your answer in each case.
23. Let f = {(1, 1), (2, 3), (0, –1), (–1, –3)} be a function from Z to Z defined by f (x) = ax + b. Determine
‘a’ and ‘b’.
24. Determine the domain and range of the relations R defined by R = {x, x + 5) : x {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5} }
5 - Mark Questions
25. Define Modulus function. Draw the graph of Modulus function and write its domain and range.
26. Define greatest integer function. Draw the graph of greatest integer function. Write the domain and range
of the function.
27. Define signum function. Draw the graph the graph of signum function and write its domain and range.
28. Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} Define a relation R from A to A by R = {(x, y): y = x + 1}
(i) Depict the relation using an arrow diagram
(ii) Write down the domain, co-domain and Range of R.
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3. TRIGNOMETRIC FUNCTIONS
1 - Mark Questions
1. Convert 520 in Radian measure
7
2. Convert radians into degree measure.
6
5
3. Convert radians into degree measure.
3
4. The range of f (x) = sinx is ___________
5. If sin2x = 2 sinx cosx then sin6x is equal to _______
6. The value of cos 3 is _________
7. The value of sin 4 is ________
π
8. Write the value of cos
2
9. Write 180in radians.
2 - Mark Questions
π π π 1
10. Show that sin 2 + cos 2 – tan 2
6 3 4 2
31π
11. Find the value of sin
3
12. Find the value of sin (15)
13. Find the value of cosec (–1410)
14. Prove that: cos 3x = 4 cos3 x – 3cos x
15. Convert 4020 into radian measure
16. A circle of diameter 40 cm, the length of a chord is 20 cm. Find the length of mirror arc of the chord.
17. Find the value of i) sin 0 ii) sin2x + cos2x
18. In a circle of diameter 40 cm, the length of a chord is 20 cm. Find the length of minor arc of the chord.
19. Prove that (sin3x + sinx) sinx + (cos3x – cosx) cosx = 0
3 3
20. Prove that cos x cos(2 x) cot x cot (2 x) 1
2 2
5
21. Prove that 3sin sec 4sin cot 1
6 3 6 4
3 - Mark Questions
22. Convert 6 radians into degree measure
23. Find the value of cos (–1710).
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3π 3π
24. Prove that cos + x cos x = 2sinx
4 4
π π π π
25. Prove that cos x cos y sin x sin y = sin (x + y)
4 4 4 4
1
26. If cos x , x lies in third quadrant, find the values of other five trigonometric functions.
2
27. Show that tan 3x tan 2x tan x = tan 3x - tan 2x – tan x.
5
28. Find the values of other five trigonometric functions if cot x , x lies in second quadrant.
12
29. Prove that sin2 6x – sin2 4x = sin 2x sin 10x.
5 - Mark Questions
sin 5 x 2sin 3 x sin x
30. Prove that tan x
cos5 x cos x
31. Prove that cos6x = 32cos6 x – 48cos4 x + 18cos2 x –1.
cos 4 x cos3x cos 2 x
32. Prove that cot 3x
sin 4 x sin 3x sin 2 x
33. Prove geometrically, cos (x + y) = cos x cos y – sin x sin y and hence find cos x
2
3
34. Prove that cos 2 x cos 2 x cos 2 x
3 3 2
sin 3x sin 5x sin 7x sin 9x
35. Prove that tan 6x
cos3x cos 5x cos 7x cos9x
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4. COMPLEX NUMBER AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS
1 - Mark Questions
1. Express i9 + i19in the form a + ib
2. Find the modulus of the complex number 1 + i
3. The conjugate of a complex number –5 + 3i
4. The additive identity of 5 +3i is
5. The value of ( 1) 4 n 2 , n N is
2 - Mark Questions
6. Express the complex number (1 – i)4 in a + i b form
5 + 2i
7. Express in the form of x + iy
1- 2i
8. Find the Multiplicative inverse of 5 +3i
9. Find the value of x and y, if (x + 2y) + (2x – 3y) is the conjugate of 5 + 4i
1
10. Expression the complex number (–5i) in the form of a + ib form
8i
25
1
11. Express i18 in a + ib form
i
3 - Mark Questions
a ib
12. If x + iy = prove that x2 + y2 = 1
a ib
a ib a 2 b2
13. If x + iy = prove that x2 + y2 =
c id c2 d 2
u v
14. If (x + iy)3= u + iv, then show that 4(x 2 y 2 )
x y
(3 2i) (2 3i)
15. Find the conjugate of
(1 2i) (2 i)
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5. LINEAR INEQUALITIES
1 - Mark Questions
1. The solution of –8 5x – 3 < 7 is _______
2. If 5x – 3 < 3x + 1, when x is a natural number. The number of values of x is __________
3. The number of solution of 24x < 100, when x is natural number is ________
4. The diagram represents two simultaneous linear inequalities on a number line, which of the following
inequalities is the solution?
(a) –1 x < 2
(b) 2 x < – 1
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3
(c) –1 > x 2
(d) –1 > x 2
5. a > b implies
(a) – a < – b (b) – a > b (c) – a < b (d) a < – b
2 - Mark Questions
6. Solve 7x + 1 4x + 5 and represent the solution graphically on the number line.
7. Solve the inequality (2x – 5) > (1 –5x) and represent solution graphically on the number line.
8. Write the solution set of –12x > 30. When x is an integer
9. Solve 7x + 3 < 5x + 9. Show the graph of the solutions on number line.
10. Solve 4x + 3 < 6x + 7
11. Solve 5x – 3 < 7. When
i) x is an integer
ii) x is real number
3( x 2) 5(2 x)
12. Solve the inequality:
5 3
3x 4 x 1
13. Solve the inequality and show the graph of the solution on the number line 1
2 4
14. Find all pairs of consecutive odd positive integers both of which are smaller than 10 such that their sum
is more than 11.
15. Ravi obtained 70 and 75 marks in first two unit test. Find the minimum marks should get in the third test
to have an average of atleast 60 marks.
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6. PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS
1 - Mark Questions
(n -1)
1. Find ‘n’ if p3 : n p 4 = 1 : 9
2. Is 3! + 4! = 7! ?
3. If nC2 = nC2, find the value of n.
4. Find ‘n’ if nC9 = nC8
5!
5. Evaluate
2!3!
6. Find the value of 6p3 – 5p2
7. Determine n, if 2nC3 : nC2 =
8. If nC9 = nC8, then nC17 is ________
9. If 15C3r = 15C3+r, then r is ________
n
10. 3
k 0
r n
Cr _______
1 1 x
11. If , then x is __________
6! 7! 8!
2 - Mark Questions
12. In how many ways can a team of 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys and 4 girls?
13. How many 3 – digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 if the digits can be
repeated?
3 - Mark Questions
14. In how many of the district permutations of the letters in MISSISSIPPI do the four I’s not come
together?
15. In how many ways can 5 girls and 3 boys be seated in a row so that no boys are together.
16. How many words with or without meaning can be formed using the letters of the word “MONDAY”
assuming that no letter is repeated if,
(i) 4 letters are used at a time,
(ii) All letters are used at a time, and
(iii) All letters are used but first letter is vowel?
17. In how many ways can the letters of the word “INDEPENDENCE” be arranged. In how many of these
arrangements
(i) do all the vowels always occur together.
(ii) do the words start with p.
(iii) do the words begin with I and end in p?
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18. How many words with or without meaning can be made from the words “MONDAY”, assuming that no
letters is repeated if
(i) Four letters are used as a same time,
(ii) All letters are used at a same time,
(iii) All letters used but first letter is a vowel
19. In how many letters of the word “PERMUTATIONS” can be arranged if the
(i) Words starts with P and ends with S
(ii) Vowels all together
(iii) There are always 4 letters between p and s?
20. A group consists of 4 girls and 7 boys, In how many ways can a team of 5 members be selected if the
team has
(i) No girl
(ii) At least one boy and one girl
(iii) At least three girls
21. A committee of seven has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many ways this can be done
when the committee consists of,
(i) Exactly 3 girls (ii) At least 3 girls (iii) At most three girls
22. A group consists 7 boys and 5 girls, Find the number of ways in which team of 5 members can be
selected so has to have at least one boy and one girl.
23. What is the number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards? In how many of these
(i) Four cards are of the same suit,
(ii) Are face cards
(iii) Two are red cards and two black cards
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7. BINOMIAL THEOREM
1 - Mark Questions
1. The number of terms in the expansion of (a + b)6 is __________
2 - Mark Questions
2. Using Binomial theorem, evaluate (99)5.
3. Using Binomial theorem, evaluate (102)5.
4. Find an approximation of (0.99)5 using the first three terms of its expansion.
5. Expand (1 – 2x)5, using binomial theorem.
3 - Mark Questions
6. Using Binomial theorem, which number is larger (1.1)10000 or 1000.
4 4
7. Evaluate 3 2 3 2 using binomial theorem
4
x 2
8. Expand using Binomial theorem 1 , x 0
2 x
5 - Mark Questions
9. State and prove Binomial theorem for all natural numbers.
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8. SEQUENCE AND SERIES
1 - Mark Questions
1. The 4th term of the sequence defined by a1 = 1 = a2, an = an – 1 + an – 2n > 2 is __________
2. If the sequence an is defined as a1 = 1 and an = an–1 + 2 for n 2, then a3 is ______
3. Find the tenth term of G.P 5, 25, 125 …………..
4. What is the 20th term of the sequence defined by an = (n–1) (2–n) (3 + n)?
5. Find the 12th term of a G.P whose 8th term is 192 and whose common ratio is 2.
6. Find the 20th term of the G.P, 5/2, 5/4, 5/8. …………
n2
7. Find the 7th term of the sequence whose nth term is an =
2n
2 - Mark Questions
8. In a G.P, the third term is 24 and the 6th term is 192. Find the 10th term.
3 - Mark Questions
9. Find the sum of the sequence: 7, 77, 777, 7777, …….
10. The sum of first three terms of a G.P is 13/12 and their product if –1. Find the common ratio and the
terms.
11. Insert three numbers between 1 and 256 so that the resulting sequence is a G.P?
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12. The sum of the first three terms of a G.P is and their product is 1. Find the common ratio and the
10
terms.
4 - Mark Questions
13. The sum of first 3 terms of a GP is 16 and the sum of next three terms is 128. Determine the first term
and the common ratio.
14. If AM and GM of two positive numbers a and b are 10 and 8 respectively, find the numbers.
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9. STRAIGHT LINES
1 - Mark Questions
1. Find the slope of the line 3x + 4y + 10 = 0
2. Find the slope of the line joining the points (3, –2) and (–1, 4)
3. Find the slope of the line x – y + 3 = 0
4. Equation of the line parallel to x-axis and passing through (–2, 3) is _______
5. The equation of the line, which has slope 2 and y-intercept –5 is _________
6. The equation of x-axis is _______
7. The two lines a1x + b1y + c1 = 0 and a2x + b2y + c2 = 0 where b1 , b2 ≠ 0 are
a b
I Parallel if 1 1
a 2 b2
II Perpendicular if a1a2 – b1b2 = 0
(a) both I and II are true
(b) only I is true
(c) only II is true
(d) both I and II are false
2 - Mark Questions
8. Find the equation of the line passing through (–1, 1) and (2, 4)
1
9. Find the equation of the line passing through (–4, 3) with slope
2
10. Find the distance between two parallel lines 3x + 4y + 5 = 0 and 6x + 8y + 2 = 0
11. Find the equation of a line that cuts off equal intercepts on the co-ordinate axes and passes through the
point (2, 3).
12. Find the distance between two parallel lines 15x + 8y – 34 = 0 and 15x + 8y + 31 = 0.
13. Prove that the points P (3, 0), Q (–2, –2) and R (8, 2) are Collinear by using the concept of equation of
the line.
14. Find the angle between the lines y – 3 x –5 = 0 and 3y – x + 6 = 0
3 - Mark Questions
15. If p is the length of perpendicular from the origin to the line whose intercepts on the axes are a and b,
1 1 1
then show that 2 2 2
a b p
x y
16. Derive the equation of a line with x- intercept ‘a’ and y – intercept ‘b’ in the form 1.
a b
17. Find the equation of a line that cuts off equal intercepts on the coordinate axis and passes though the
point (2, 3)
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5 - Mark Questions
18. Derive the formula for the distance of a point (x1, y1) from a line Ax + By + C = 0 , Geometrically
19. Derive an expression for the angle between two lines y = m1x + c1 and y = m2x + c2 and hence find the
angle between the lines 3 x y 1 0 and x + 3y = 1
20. Derive a formula for the angle between two lines with slopes m1 and m2. Hence find the slopes of the
lines which make an angle with the line x – 2y + 5 = 0
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10. CONIC SECTION
1 - Mark Questions
x 2 y2
1. The length of transverse axis of the hyperbola 1 is
9 16
2. The centre of the circle (x + 2)2 + (x – 3)2 = 16 is
3. The radius of the circle x2 + y2 + 8x + 10y – 8 = 0 is
5
4. Statement 1: The eccentricity of hyperbola 9x2 – 16y2 = 144 is
4
x 2 y2 a 2 b2
Statement 2: The eccentricity of hyperbola 1 is
a 2 b2 a
(A) Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false
(B) Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is false
(C) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is true, statement 2 is a correct explanation for statement 1.
(D) Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is true, statement 2 is not a correct explanation for statement 1.
2 - Mark Questions
5. Find the equation of the circle with centre (2, 2) and passes through the point (4, 5)
3 - Mark Questions
6. Reduce the equation of the circle x2 + y2 – 4x – 8y – 45 = 0 into centre – radius form and hence find its
centre and radius.
7. Find the co-ordinates of the foci and latus rectum of the hyperbola 3x2 – y2 = 3
8. Find the equation of the parabola with vertex at the origin, axis along X axis and passing through the
point (2, 3) also find its focus.
9. Find the focus length of the latus rectum and equation of the directrix of the parabola x2 = –9y.
10. Find the co-ordinates of the focus equation of the directrix and length of the latus rectum of parabola
y2 = 8x
11. Find the foci and eccentricity of ellipse x2 / 16 + y2 / 9 = 1
12. Find the focus length of the latus rectum and equation of the directrix of the parabola y2 = 12x.
13. Find the coordinates of the focus, axis of parabola, equation of the directrix and length of the latus
rectum of the parabola x2 = –16y
14. Find the center and radius of the circle x2 + y2 + 8x + 10y – 8 = 0
5 - Mark Questions
15. Define ellipse and derive the equation of the ellipse in standard form of as x2 / a2 + y2/ b2 = 1(a > b)
16. Define hyperbola and derive equation of the hyperbola in standard form of as x2 / a2 – y2/ b2 = 1
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11. INTRODUCTION TO 3-D GEOMETRY
1 - Mark Questions
1. The axis in which the point (0, 5, 0) lies is ________
2. The point (–2, –3, –4) lies in the _______ octant
2 - Mark Questions
3. Show that (–1, 2, 1), (1, –2, 5), (4, –7, 8) and (2, –3, 4) arc the vertices of a parallelogram.
4. The centroid of a triangle is at the point (1, 1, 1). If the co-ordinates of A and B are (3, –5, 7) and
(–1, 7, –6) respectively Find the co-ordinate of C.
5. Show that the points P (–2, 3, 5), Q (1, 2, 3) and R (7, 0, –1) are collinear.
6. Verify the points (0, 7, –10) (1, 6, –6) and (4, 9, –6) are the vertices of an isosceles triangle.
7. Verify the points (0, 7, 10), (–1, 6, 6) and (–4, 9, 6) are the vertices of a right angled triangle.
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8. Find the equation of the set of points p such that its distances from the points A (3, 4, –5) and
B (–2, 1, 4) are equal.
5 - Mark Questions
9. Derive the formula for the distance between two points P (x1, y1, z1) and Q (x2, y2, z2) and hence find the
distance between (2, –1, 3) and (–2, 1, 3)
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12. LIMITS AND DERIVATIES
1 - Mark Questions
( x 5)5 1
1. Evaluate lim
x 0 x
cos x
2. Evaluate lim
x 0 x
3. Find the value of lim πr 2
r 1
sin ax
4. Evaluate lim
x 0 bx
5. Find the derivative of f (x) = 4x at x = 0
6. lim (x 3 - x 2 +1) is ________
x 1
1 x 0
7. Consider the function f (x) , then left hand limit of f (x) at x = 0 is
2 x 0
8. The derivative of x2 – 2 at x = 10 is _______
3
9. The derivative of 2x w.r.t x is ________
2
2 - Mark Questions
3 x 2 x 10
10. Evaluate lim
x 2 x2 4
ax x cos x
11. Evaluate lim
x 0 b sin x
x15 1
12. Evaluate lim
x 1 x10 1
1 1
13. Evaluate lim x 2
x2
x 2
1 cos x
14. Evaluate lim
x 0 x
1 x 1
15. Evaluate lim
x 0 x
ax 2 bx c
16. Evaluate lim
x 1 cx 2 bx a
tanx
17. Show that lim
x 0 x
sin4x
18. Show that lim
x 0 sin 2 x
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3 - Mark Questions
1
19. Find the derivative of f (x) = , from the first principles
x2
20. Find the derivative of sin x from first principles.
21. Find the derivative of cos x from first principles.
22. Find the derivative of tan x from first principles.
23. Find the derivative of the constant f (x) = a for a fixed real number a.
x 1
24. Find the derivative of
x 1
25. find the derivative of f (x) = 1 + x + x2 + x3 + …….. + x50 at x = 1
26. Find the derivative of (5x3 + 3x – 1) (x – 1) with respect x.
1
27. Differentiate with respect to x from first principles.
x
4 and 5 - Mark Questions
sin sinaθ
28. Prove that lim =1 and hence evaluate lim
0
θ 0
sinbθ
xn - an (x +1)5 -1
29. For any positive integer, prove that lim na n-1 .and hence evaluate lim
x a
x -a x0
x
a bx, x 1
30. If f (x) 4 , x 1 and lim f(x) = f(1) , what are the possible values of ‘a’ and ‘b’?
x 1
b ax, x 1
x cos x
31. Differentiate with respect to x.
tan x
x5 cos x
32. Find the derivative of using rules of differentiation.
sin x
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13. STATISTICS
1 - Mark Questions
1. Write the mean of the give data 6,7, 10, 12, 13, 4, 8, 12
2. Find the median for the following data 3, 9, 5, 3, 12, 10, 18, 4, 7, 19, 21
3. Mean deviation median for first 5 natural numbers is _______
3 - Mark Questions
4. Find the mean deviation about the median for data.
13, 17, 16, 14, 11, 13, 10, 16, 11, 18, 12, 17
5 - Mark Questions
5. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data
Marks obtained 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60 60–70 70–80
Number of students 2 3 8 14 8 3 2
6. Find the mean deviation about the median for the following data
Marks 0-10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 50–60
Number of students 6 8 14 16 4 2
7. Find the mean deviation about the median age for the age distribution of 100 persons given below
Age 16–20 21–25 26–30 31–35 36–40 41–45 46–50 51–55
Number of persons 5 6 12 14 26 12 16 9
8. Find the mean deviation about the mean for the following data
xi 2 5 6 8 10 12
fi 2 8 10 7 8 5
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14. PROBABILITY
1 - Mark Questions
1. Write the sample space for the experiment “A coin is tossed repeatedly three times”.
2. A dice is rolled. Describe the event “A number less than 7” occurs.
3. A box contains 1 red. 3 identical white balls. Two balls are drawn at random in succession without
replacement. Write the sample space for this experiment.
4. A letter is chosen at random from the word “ASSASSINATION”. Find the probability that letter is
vowel.
5. A die thrown. Describe the event “A number less than 4” occurs.
6. The probability of drawing a diamond card from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards is ______
7. The number of simple events corresponding to the sample space “two coins are tossed once” is ______
8. The probability of getting exactly two heads on tossing a coin thrice is _______
9. If A is any event associated with a sample space S then
(a) 0 p (A) 1 (b) 1 < p (A) < 2 (c) P (A) 1 (d) P(A) 0
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10. One card is drawn from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards. Calculate the probability that the card will be
“not an ace”.
11. Given P (A) = 2/3 and P (B) = 1/5. Find P (A or B), if A and B are mutually exclusive.
12. A coin is tossed twice. What is the probability that at least once tail occurs?
13. Given P (A) = 3/5 and P (B) = 1/5. Find P (A or B), if A and B are mutually exclusive events.
14. On her vacations Veena visits four cities A, B, C and D in random order. What is the probability that she
visits A before B and B before C?
15. If A and B are events such that P(A) = 0.42, P(B) = 0.48 and P (A and B) = 0.16, find P (A or B).
16. Consider the experiment of rolling a die. Let A be the event ‘getting a prime number, B be the event
‘getting an odd number’. Write the sets representing the events (a) A or B (b) A but not B
17. A die is thrown. Describe the following events
(a) A number less than 4 (b) a number not less than 3
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18. The student Anil and Ashima appeared in the examination, the probability that Anil will qualify the
examination is 0.05 and that Ashima will qualify the examination 0.10. The probability that the both will
qualify the examination is 0.02. Find the probability that only one of them qualify the examination.
19. A letter is chosen at random from the word “ASSASSINATION”. Find the probability that letter is (i) an
vowel (ii) consonant.
20. A fair coin 1 marked on one face and 6 on the order and a fair die are both tossed. Find the probability
that the sum of numbers that turn up is (i) 3 (ii) 12.
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21. A committee of two persons is selected from two men and two women. What is the probability that the
committee will have (i) no men (ii) one man (iii) two men.
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22. One card is drawn from a well shuffled deck of 52 cards. If each outcome is equally likely, calculate the
probability that the card will be
(a) a diamond
(b) not an ace
(c) a black card (i.e, a club or a spade)
(d) not a black card.
23. Three coins are tossed once, find the probability of getting
(a) 3 tails
(b) exactly two tails
(c) no tail
(d) atmost two tails.
24. A bag contains 9 discs of which 4 are red 3 are blue and 2 are yellow. The discs are similar in shape and
size. A disc is drawn at random from the bag. Calculate the probability that it will be
(a) Red (b) yellow (c) blue (d) not blue
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