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Day 130: CDS Maths

5 questions (7 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Time and Work. Asked once: CDS 1 2024 (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

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    A, B, C, D can complete a work in 3, 6, 9, 12 hours respectively. Further, only one person can work at a time in each hour and nobody can work for two consecutive hours. It is not necessary to engage all. What is the minimum number of hours that they will take to finish the work ?

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  2. Question 2 (case study, 2 parts)

    Triangles. Asked once: CDS 2 2021 (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

    Consider the following for the next two (02) items that follow : ABCABC is triangle in which AB=ACAB = AC and DD is any point on BCBC.
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    Which one of the following is correct ?

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    If AD=5AD = 5 cm, BD=4BD = 4 cm and CD=6CD = 6 cm, then what is ABAB equal to ?

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  3. Question 3 (case study, 2 parts)

    Trigonometric Ratios and Identities. Asked once: CDS 2 2025 (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

    Let psin⁡2α+qcos⁡2α=mp\sin^2\alpha + q\cos^2\alpha = m, qsin⁡2β+pcos⁡2β=nq\sin^2\beta + p\cos^2\beta = n; p≠m,np \ne m, n and q≠m,nq \ne m, n.
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    What is (tan⁡αtan⁡β)2\left(\dfrac{\tan\alpha}{\tan\beta}\right)^2 equal to?

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    If α\alpha and β\beta are complementary angles, then which one of the following is correct?

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  4. Question 4

    Lines, Angles and Polygons. Asked once: CDS 2 2018 (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

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    If two lines AB and CD intersect at O such that ∠AOC=5∠AOD\angle AOC = 5 \angle AOD, then the four angles at O are

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  5. Question 5

    Logarithms. Asked once: CDS 2 2022 (same type asked 2 times) See all 2 of this type

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    If log⁡10[995+x2−12x+60]=3\log_{10}\left[995 + \sqrt{x^2 - 12x + 60}\right] = 3, then what is the sum of the roots of the equation ?

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