List of top Mathematics Questions

Let \( P(x, y) \) lie on one of the lines: \[ \sqrt{3}x - y + 2 = 0 \quad \text{or} \quad \sqrt{3}x + y - 2 = 0 \] and suppose it is at a distance 5 units from their point of intersection. What is the distance from \( (0, 0) \) to the foot of the perpendicular from \( P \) onto the \( y \)-axis?

A discrete random variable \( X \sim B(n, p) \) (i.e., binomial distribution). Given: \[ P(X = 2) = P(X = 3) \] Then what is the mean of \( X \)?

Two distinct points are each at a unit distance from the line \( 4x + 3y - 10 = 0 \) and lie on the line \( x + y = 4 \). If they are separated by distance \( d \), then:

Two dice are thrown simultaneously. What is the probability that the product of the numbers is even?

Three students \( X, Y, Z \) appear for an exam. Their passing probabilities are: \[ P(X) = \frac{1}{5},\quad P(Y) = \frac{1}{4},\quad P(Z) = 1 - \frac{2}{3} = \frac{1}{3} \] What is the probability that at least two of them pass?

In parallelogram \( ABCD \), points \( M \) and \( N \) are midpoints of sides \( BC \) and \( CD \) respectively. Then the length \( AM + AN = \) ?

Three vectors \( \vec{a}, \vec{b}, \vec{c} \) satisfy: \[ \vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c} = \vec{0},\quad |\vec{a}| = 1,\quad |\vec{b}| = 3,\quad |\vec{c}| = 4 \] Then the value of: \[ \vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} + \vec{b} \cdot \vec{c} + \vec{c} \cdot \vec{a} = ? \]

In \( \triangle ABC \), let \( O \) be the circumcenter and \( G \) be the centroid. Then: \[ OG^2 = ? \]

If the position vectors of points \( A, B, C, D \) are: \[ \vec{A} = 7\hat{i} - 4\hat{j} + 7\hat{k},\quad \vec{B} = \hat{i} - 6\hat{j} + 10\hat{k},\quad \vec{C} = -\hat{i} - 3\hat{j} + 4\hat{k},\quad \vec{D} = 5\hat{i} - \hat{j} + 5\hat{k} \] Then the quadrilateral \( ABCD \) is:

A farmer owns a triangular plot in Guntur. He measures the sides of the plot as 4 cm, 5 cm, and 7 cm. The area of the land (in sq. cm) is:

In a triangle, if \( b = 5 \), \( c = 6 \), and \( \tan\left(\frac{A}{2}\right) = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \), then the side \( a = \) ?

Simplify the expression: \[ \sec^2 x + 5 \tan x + 5 \]

Let \( \alpha, \beta \) be real numbers such that \( \pi<(\alpha - \beta)<3\pi \). If: \[ \sin \alpha + \sin \beta = \frac{-21}{65}, \quad \cos \alpha + \cos \beta = \frac{-2}{65} \] then the value of \( \cos\left( \frac{\beta - \alpha}{2} \right) \) is:

If the equivalent partial fraction of \[ \frac{x^3}{(2x - 1)(x + 2)(x - 3)} \] is of the form \[ A + \frac{B}{2x - 1} + \frac{C}{x + 2} + \frac{D}{x - 3} \] then the value of \( A + B + C = \) ?

There are 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 7 mangoes in a fruit basket. The number of ways of selecting at least one fruit from among the fruits in the basket is:

If \( ^9C_3 + ^9C_5 = ^{10}C_r \) for some \( r \in \mathbb{N} \), then \( r = \) ?

A true statement among the following identities is:

If the solution of the system of simultaneous equations \[ \frac{1}{x} + \frac{2}{y} - \frac{3}{z} = 1, \quad \frac{2}{x} - \frac{4}{y} + \frac{3}{z} = 1, \quad \frac{3}{x} + \frac{6}{y} - \frac{6}{z} = 4 \] is \( x = \alpha, y = \beta, z = \gamma \), then the value of \( \alpha^2 + \gamma^2 \) is:

If \( \alpha, \beta \) are the roots of \( x^2 - 10x - 8 = 0 \), with \( \alpha>\beta \), and \( a_n = \alpha^n - \beta^n \), then the value of: \[ \frac{a_{10} - 8a_8}{5a_9} \] is:

If the rank of the matrix \[ A = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 1 & -1 \\ -1 & 2 & 3 & 5 \\ 0 & 1 & k & k \end{bmatrix} \] is 2 and \( k \) is a real number, then \( k \) is a root of which of the following quadratic equations?

Evaluate: \[ \sum_{k=1}^{6} \left[ \sin\left( \frac{2\pi k}{7} \right) - i \cos\left( \frac{2\pi k}{7} \right) \right] \]

If \( (x - iy)^{1/3} = a - ib \), then the value of \( \frac{x}{2a} + \frac{y}{2b} \) is:

If \( x = -5 + 2\sqrt{-4} \), then the value of \( x^4 + 9x^3 + 35x^2 - x + 4 \) is:

Consider the equation $\int\limits_1^e \frac{\left(\log _{ e } x \right)^{1 / 2}}{x\left(a-\left(\log _{ e } x \right)^{3 / 2}\right)^2} dx =1, \quad a \in(-\infty, 0) \cup(1, \infty) $ Which of the following statements is/are TRUE ?

Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ be an arithmetic progression with $a_1=7$ and common difference 8 Let $T_1, T_2, T_3, \ldots$ be such that $T_1=3$ and $T_{n+1}-T_n=a_n$ for $n \geq 1$ Then, which of the following is/are TRUE ?