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Answer (C) Are in H.P

The document contains 13 multiple choice questions with answers about mathematical concepts such as: 1) A system of linear equations where the coefficients a, b, c are in harmonic progression if it has a non-zero solution. 2) The relationship between the coefficients and roots of a quadratic equation where the sum of the roots equals the sum of the reciprocals. 3) The number of choices a student has in answering 10 out of 13 exam questions where they must choose at least 4 from the first 5 questions.

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Answer (C) Are in H.P

The document contains 13 multiple choice questions with answers about mathematical concepts such as: 1) A system of linear equations where the coefficients a, b, c are in harmonic progression if it has a non-zero solution. 2) The relationship between the coefficients and roots of a quadratic equation where the sum of the roots equals the sum of the reciprocals. 3) The number of choices a student has in answering 10 out of 13 exam questions where they must choose at least 4 from the first 5 questions.

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(1) If the system of linear equations

x + 2ay + az = 0
x + 3by + bz = 0
x + 4cy + cz = 0
has a non-zero solution, then a, b, c
(a) are in A. P.
(b) are in G. P.
(c) are in H.P.
(d) satisfy a + 2b + 3c = 0
Answer (c) are in H.P.

(2) If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of the
squares of their reciprocals, then a/c, b/a, and c/b are in
(a) arithmetic progression
(b) geometric progression
(c) harmonic progression
(d) arithmetic-geometric-progression
Answer (c) harmonic progression

(3) A student is to answer 10 out of 13 questions in an examination such that he must choose at
least 4 from the first five questions. The number of choices available to him is
(a) 140
(b) 196
(c) 280
(d) 346
Answer (b) 196

(4) The number of ways in which 6 men and 5 women can dine at a round table if no two women
are to sit together is given by
(a) 6! * 5!
(b) 50
(c) 5! * 4!
(d) 7! * 5!
Answer (a) 6! * 5!

(5) Let f (x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If f (1) = f (- 1) and a, b, c are in A. P., then f'
(a), f' (b) and f' (c) are in
(a) A.P.
(b) G.P.
(c) H. P.
(d) arithmetic-geometric progression
Answer (a) A.P.

(6) If x1, x2, x3 and y1, y2, y3 are both in G.P. with the same common ratio, then the points (x1, y1)
(x2, y2) and (x3, y3)
(a) lie on a straight line
(b) lie on an ellipse
(c) lie on a circle
(d) are vertices of a triangle
Answer (a) lie on a straight line

(7) The real number x when added to its inverse gives the minimum value of the sum at x equal to
(a) 2
(b) 1
(c) - 1
(d) - 2
Answer (b) 1

(8) The area of the region bounded by the curves y = |x - 1| and y = 3 - |x| is
(a) 2 sq units
(b) 3 sq units
(c) 4 sq units
(d) 6 sq units
Answer (a) 2 sq units

(9) The degree and order of the differential equation of the family of all parabolas whose axis is xaxis, are respectively
(a) 2, 1
(b) 1, 2
(c) 3, 2
(d) 2, 3
Answer (b) 1, 2

(10) Locus of centroid of the triangle whose vertices are (a cos t, a sin t), (b sin t, - b cos t) and (1,
0), where t is a parameter, is
(a) (3x - 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 - b2
(b) (3x - 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 + b2
(c) (3x + 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 + b2
(d) (3x + 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 - b2
Here 2 is read as Square
Answer (b) (3x - 1)2 + (3y)2 = a2 + b2

(11) The two lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d and x = a'y + b', z = c'y + d' will be perpendicular, if and
only if
(A) aa' + bb' + cc' + 1 = 0
(B) aa' + bb' + cc' = 0
(c) (a + a') (b + b') + (c + c') = 0
(d) aa' + cc' + 1 = 0
(12) The median of a set of 9 distinct observations is 20.5. If each of the largest 4 observations of
the set is increased by 2, then the median of the new set
(a) is increased by 2
(b) is decreased by 2
(c) is two times the original median
(d) remains the same as that of the original set
(13) Five horses are in a race. Mr. A selects two of the horses at random and bets on them. The
probability that Mr. A selected the winning horse is
(a) 4/5
(b) 3/5
(c) 1/5
(d) 2/5
Answer (d) 2/5

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