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Day 3: NDA Maths

5 questions (6 parts). Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Probability. This type asked 6 times: NDA 1 2017, NDA 1 2018, NDA 1 2019, NDA 1 2020, NDA 2 2021, NDA 2 2026. This one: NDA 2 2026

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    A Mathematics problem is given to two students XX and YY to solve. The odds in favour of XX solving the problem are 6 to 9 and the odds against YY in solving the problem are 6 to 5. What is the probability that the problem will be solved if both XX and YY try to solve the problem?

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  2. Question 2

    Probability. This type asked 6 times: NDA 1 2017, NDA 1 2018, NDA 2 2019, NDA 2 2024, NDA 1 2025, NDA 2 2026. This one: NDA 2 2026

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    If two fair dice are tossed, then what is the probability that the sum of the numbers on the faces of the dice is neither 5 nor 7?

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  3. Question 3

    Sequence & Series. This type asked 6 times: NDA 1 2017, NDA 1 2021, NDA 2 2021, NDA 1 2022, NDA 1 2023, NDA 2 2026. This one: NDA 2 2026

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    Let PP, QQ, RR and SS be the sum of nn terms, 2n2n terms, 3n3n terms and 4n4n terms respectively of an AP such that Q=3PQ = 3P. Which one of the following is correct?

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  4. Question 4

    Statistics. This type asked 6 times: NDA 1 2017, NDA 2 2018, NDA 1 2025, NDA 2 2025, NDA 1 2026, NDA 2 2026. This one: NDA 2 2026

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    The variance of 10 observations is 25. If 2 is multiplied to each of the observations and subsequently 7 is subtracted from each multiplied observation, then what is the new variance?

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  5. Question 5 (case study, 2 parts)

    3D Geometry. This type asked 6 times: NDA 1 2018, NDA 1 2019, NDA 2 2022, NDA 2 2023, NDA 2 2024, NDA 1 2026. This one: NDA 1 2026

    For the next two (02) items that follow: The equation of the sphere S is x2+y2+z2−4x−6y−12z+k=0x^2+y^2+z^2-4x-6y-12z+k=0.
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    What is the radius of the sphere passing through origin and concentric with the sphere S?

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    If the radius of the sphere S is 8 units, what is the value of k?

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