Science (English Medium) Class 12 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for Mathematics

The order of the differential equation \[2 x^2 \frac{d^2 y}{d x^2} - 3\frac{dy}{dx} + y = 0\], is

Find the vector and cartesian equations of the line through the point (5, 2, −4) and which is parallel to the vector  \[3 \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} - 8 \hat{k} .\]

Find the vector equation of the line passing through the points (−1, 0, 2) and (3, 4, 6).

Find the vector equation of a line which is parallel to the vector \[2 \hat{i} - \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k}\]  and which passes through the point (5, −2, 4). Also, reduce it to cartesian form.

A line passes through the point with position vector \[2 \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 4 \hat{k} \] and is in the direction of  \[3 \hat{i} + 4 \hat{j} - 5 \hat{k} .\] Find equations of the line in vector and cartesian form. 

ABCD is a parallelogram. The position vectors of the points A, B and C are respectively, \[4 \hat{ i} + 5 \hat{j} -10 \hat{k} , 2 \hat{i} - 3 \hat{j} + 4 \hat{k}  \text{ and } - \hat{i} + 2 \hat{j} + \hat{k} .\]  Find the vector equation of the line BD. Also, reduce it to cartesian form.

Find in vector form as well as in cartesian form, the equation of the line passing through the points A (1, 2, −1) and B (2, 1, 1).

Prove that the function f(x) = log_a x is increasing on (0, ∞) if a > 1 and decreasing on (0, ∞), if 0 < a < 1 ?

Find the vector equation for the line which passes through the point (1, 2, 3) and parallel to the vector \[\hat{i} - 2 \hat{j} + 3 \hat{k} .\]  Reduce the corresponding equation in cartesian from.

Show that f(x) = \[\frac{1}{x}\] is a decreasing function on (0, ∞) ?

Find the vector equation of a line passing through (2, −1, 1) and parallel to the line whose equations are \[\frac{x - 3}{2} = \frac{y + 1}{7} = \frac{z - 2}{- 3} .\]

Show that f(x) = \[\frac{1}{1 + x^2}\] decreases in the interval [0, ∞) and increases in the interval (−∞, 0] ?

The cartesian equations of a line are \[\frac{x - 5}{3} = \frac{y + 4}{7} = \frac{z - 6}{2} .\]  Find a vector equation for the line.

Show that f(x) = \[\frac{1}{1 + x^2}\] is neither increasing nor decreasing on R ?

Without using the derivative, show that the function f (x) = | x | is.
(a) strictly increasing in (0, ∞)
(b) strictly decreasing in (−∞, 0) .

Find the cartesian equation of a line passing through (1, −1, 2) and parallel to the line whose equations are  \[\frac{x - 3}{1} = \frac{y - 1}{2} = \frac{z + 1}{- 2}\]  Also, reduce the equation obtained in vector form.

Without using the derivative show that the function f (x) = 7x − 3 is strictly increasing function on R ?