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progression is . The sum of the first 6 terms is
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ANNUAL EXAMINATION, 2021
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B.C.A. I
BRIDGE COURSE FOR BCA
Unit-II
(Only for Non-mathematics Students)
2. (a) In an examination there are three multiple choice
questions and each question has 4 choices. Find
Time : 3 Hours] [Maximum Marks : 50
the number of ways in which a student can fail to
get all answer correct.
Note : Attempt any two parts from each unit. All
questions carry equal marks. (b) Apply the method of induction to show that :

Unit-I 1 1 1 1 2n
1+    ....  =
1 2 1 2  3 1 2  3  4 1  2  3  ...  n n  1
1. (a) Resolve into partial fractions :
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x2  2  p x
(c) Find the middle terms in the expansion of    .
x3  x  x q

(b) Prove that :

Unit-III
a a+ b a+b+c 3. (a) Prove that :
2a 3a + 2b 4a + 3b + 2c = a3
cos (30° – A). cos (30° + A) + cos (45° –A).
3a 6a + 3b 10a + 6b + 3c
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cos (45° + A) = + cos 2A
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(b) Prove that : Life of 550-650 650-750 750-850 850-950 950-1050

bulb in
 α β  hours x
(cos  + cos )2 + (sin  + sin )2 = 4 cos2  .
   Number of 10 22 52 20 16
bulbs f
(c) A tower stands vertically on the ground. From a
point on the ground, which is 15m away from the Find the mean life of bulbs.
foot of the tower, the angle of elevation of the top
of the tower is found to be 60°. Find the height of (b) Find the mode for the following distribution :
the tower.
x 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80

Unit-IV f 5 8 7 12 28 20 10 10
4. (a) Line through the points (–2, 6) and (4, 8) is per-
(c) Find the mean deviation about mean of the follow-
pendicular to the line through the points (8, 12)
ing data :
and (x, 24). Find the value of x.
Size x 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
(b) Find the acute angle between the pair of the lines
represented by the following equation : Frequency f 3 3 4 14 7 4 3 4
x2 – 7xy + 12y2 = 0.

(c) Find the equation of the hyperbola whose foci are  c 
(0,  12) and the length of the latus rectum is 36.

Unit-V
5. (a) Life of bulbs produced by a factory are given
below :

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