Assignment 0 for NPTEL course Real Analysis I

Each of these questions (except the last one which is for fun) is meant to make you think.
Please take your time and think carefully before answering.

1. What is the derivative of x x ?

2. Which option do you think is the best reason for why 1 + 1 = 2:
(a). By counting on fingers, I can see it is true; (b). That is how ‘1’, `2’ and `+’ are
defined; (c). This cannot be justified and is a basic axiom of mathematics.
3. What is the largest prime number you can think of in the next 10 seconds?
4. An apple and a banana cost Rs. 110 in total. The apple costs Rs. 100 more than the
Banana. How much does the banana cost?
5. if it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 toys, how long would it take 100 machines
to make 100 toys?
6. In a lake, there is a patch of Lotuses. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes
48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch
to cover half of the lake?
7. Do you want to take the red pill or the blue pill?