Ans: 0
Ans: C
Ans: C
Ans: B
Ans: C
QUESTION
Solve for x:
x + 2 2x + 3 3x + 4 x − 2 2x − 3 3x − 4
(a) 2x + 3 3x + 4 4x + 5 = 0 (b) x − 4 2x − 9 3x − 16 = 0
3x + 5 5x + 8 10x + 17 x − 8 2x − 27 3x − 64
Ans: a) x = -1, -2
b) x = 4
Ru+ A2 Ri
Ry
- ,
+
R3-R
R2- R2- Ri
23 +
C -
2 , 2 -
62 =
4
R3-R
QUESTION
0 2x − 2 2x + 8 3 3
If Δ x = x − 1 4 x 2 + 7 and f x = aij cij
0 0 x+4 j=1 i=1
where aij is the element of ith row and jth column in Δ x and cij is the cofactor of
aij ∀ i and j, then find the greatest value of f(x) when x ∈ [−3, 18].
Ans: 0
QUESTION
If a2 + b2 + c 2 + ab + bc + ca ≤ 0, then find the value of the determinant
(a + b + 2)2 a2 + b2 1
1 (b + c + 2)2 b2 + c 2 .
c 2 + a2 1 (c + a + 2)2 Ans: 65
QUESTION
3
x 1 −
2
Let f(x) = 2 2 1 . Find the minimum value of f(x) (given x > 1).
1 1
0
x−1 2
Ans: 4
QUESTIONHome Challenge-02
2 α+β+γ+δ αβ + γδ
Prove that α + β + γ + δ 2(α + β)(γ + δ) αβ(γ + δ) + γδ(α + β) = 0
αβ + γδ αβ(γ + δ) + γδ(α + β) 2αβγδ