MATHEMATICS

ASSIGNMENTS/PROJECTS TOPICS FOR FIRST PUC

1. Define (a) modulus function (b) Greatest integer function (c) Signum function, Sketch the graph of each
functions and write their domain and range.

2. (i) State Demorgan’s laws and draw the Venn diagram for (A∪B)′, (A∩B)′, A′∪B′, A′∩B′
(ii) Write the subset of the sets. (a) A={a} (b) B={1, 2} (c) C={a, b, c}

3. (i) Prove geometrically that cos(x+y)=cosxcosy – sinxsiny and hence find the value of cos75°
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(ii) If cosx = − , x lies in III Quadrant find the values of other five trigonometric functions
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4. (i) Prove that sin3x=3sinx−4sin3x

(ii) Prove that cos3x=4cos3x – 3cosx
3 tan x − tan 3 x
(iii) Prove that tan3x=
1 − 3 tan 2 x

5. Write all the formulae of trigonometric functions (Radian measure to transformation formulae).

6. (i) Find the multiplicative inverse of (a) 2−3i (b) 5 + 3i (c) 4−3i
u v
(ii) If (x+iy)3=u+iv, then show that + = 4( x 2 − y 2 )
x y
m
1+ i 
(iii) If   = 1 , then find the least positive integral value of m.
1− i 

7. (i) Find all pair of consecutive odd positive integers both of which are smaller than 10 such that their sum
is more than 11.
(ii) Find all pair of consecutive even positive integers both of which are larger than 5 such that their sum
is less than 23.
x (5 x − 2) (7 x − 3)
(iii) Solve for 'x' and show the graph of the solution on the number line : ≥ −
2 3 5

8. (i) Find the value of n such that nP5 = 42 nP3, n>4

(ii) Find the value of r if 5Pr = 26Pr-1
(iii) How many words, with or without meaning can be made from the letters of the word MONDAY,
assuming that no letter is repeated if (a) 4 letters are used at a time (b) all letters are used at a time
(c) All letters are used but first letter is a vowel?

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9. (i) 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 (a) no girl (b) at least one boy and one girl (c) at least 3 girls
(ii) Prove that nCr = nCn-r
(iii) Prove that nCr+nCr-1=(n+1)Cr
(iv) What is the number of ways of choosing 4 cards from a pack of 52 playing cards? In how many of
these (a) 4 cards are of the same suit (b) 4 cards belong to 4 different suits (c) are face cards (d) two are
red cards and two are black cards (e) cards are of the same colour

10. (i) State and prove binomial theorem for any positive integer n
(ii) Find (a+b)4 −(a−b)4 hence evaluate ( 3 + 2 ) 4 − ( 3 − 2 ) 4
(iii) Find (x+1)6 + (x−1)6 hence evaluate ( 2 + 1) 6 − ( 2 − 1) 6

11. (i) Find the sum of sequence 7, 77, 777, 7777, .............. to n terms
(ii) The 5th, 8th and 11th terms of a G.P are p, q and s respectively show that q2=ps
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(iii) The sum of first three terms of a G.P is and their product is 1. Find the common ratio and terms.
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12. (i) Derive the formula to find angle between two lines
(ii) Derive the formula to find length of the perpendicular from the point P(x1, y1) to the line Ax+By+C=0
(iii) Find the distance of the point (3, −5) from the line 3x−4y−26=0

13. (i) Derive equation of a straight line with slope m and passing through the point
(x1, y1)
(ii) Derive equation of a straight line passing through two points
(iii) Derive equation of a straight line in intercept form.
(iv) Derive equation of a straight line in slope intercept form.

14. (i) Derive equation of a parabola in standard form y2=4ax

x2 y2
(ii) Derive equation of an ellipse in standard form 2 + 2 = 1
a b
OR
(i) Derive equation of a parabola in standard form y2=4ax
x2 y 2
(ii) Derive equation of a hyperbola in standard form 2 − 2 = 1
a b

15. (i) Derive the formula to find distance between two points in 3D.
(ii) Show that the points (−2, 3, 5), (1, 2, 3) and (7, 0, −1) are collinear.
(iii) Show that the points A(1, 2, 3), B(−1, −2, −1), C(2, 3, 2) and D(4, 7, 6) are vertices of parallelogram
ABCD but it is not a rectangle.

sin x sin ax
16. (i) Prove that lim = 1 hence evaluate lim
x →0x x →0 sin bx
n
x −a n
x15 − 1
(ii) Prove that lim = na n −1 where n is any positive integer. Hence evaluate lim 10
x→ a x − a x →1 x − 1

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17. (i) Find the derivative of sinx, cosx and tanx using first principles.
(ii) List all the formulae of derivatives.

18. (i) Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data
xi 5 10 15 20 25
fi 7 4 6 3 5

(ii) Find the mean deviation about the mean for the data
Marks obtained 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80
No. of students 2 3 8 14 8 3 2

(iii) Find the mean deviation about the median for the data
xi 5 7 9 10 12 15
fi 8 6 2 2 2 6

(iv) Find the mean deviation about the median for the data
Class 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60
Frequency 6 7 15 16 4 2

19. (i) 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, (e) either red or blue.
(ii) A committee of two persons is selected from two men and two women. What is the probability that
the committee will have (a) no man? (b) one man? (c) two men?
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(iii) If is the probability of the event A, what is the probability of the event not A?
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20. (i) 3 coins are tossed once. Find the probability of getting (a) atleast two heads (b) atmost two tails
(c) exactly two tails
(ii) A die is thrown, find the probability of the events (a) A prime number will appear (b) A number less
than or equal to one will appear (c) A number less than 6 will appear
(iii) A letter is chosen at random from the word 'ASSASSINATION'. Find the probability that letter is
(a) a vowel (b) a consonant

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