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The document is a sample mathematics examination paper covering various topics such as set theory, matrices, permutations, combinations, probability, and statistics. It includes multiple questions requiring illustrations, calculations, and explanations related to these mathematical concepts. Each question is assigned a specific mark value, indicating its weight in the overall assessment.

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Mathematics for Computing Sample Paper

Question 01.
1.1 Illustrate the Union and intersection of a set with a Venn diagram (2 marks)
1.2 A = {S,P,Q,R}, write the power set of set A (2 marks)
1.3 Write down two finite and infinite sets each using a suitable set representation method
(3 marks)
1.4 Let  = { x ∈ N: 1 ≤ x ≤ 30} be the universal set and following sets are defined (5 marks)
G = {1, 2, 14, 23, 28} Y = {2, 5, 7, 11, 15, 23, 30} Z = {2, 3, 14, 19, 20, 23}
Then represent , X, Y and Z in a Venn diagram. Hence find the following sets
a) X ∩ Y ∩ Z b) X’  Y’ c) (Z – X)’
1.5 A = {1, 5} B = {2, 4, 6}. (5 marks)
a) Perform the Cartesian product of A and B
b) If A > B find the relation set
1.6 State whether the following relation, acting on the set of real numbers, are reflexive,
symmetric, or transitive. Give your reasoning. Hence state whether the relation is
equivalence or not. (3 marks)
xRy if and only if ‘y is the square of x’
(20 marks)
Question 02.
2.1 Consider the following matrices. (5 marks)
−1 2 2 −2
Let 𝑃=[ ] and 𝑄 = [ ] then find
3 −3 2𝑥2 −3 3 2𝑥2
I. 3P2 - 4QP
II. |PQ| - |QP|
2𝑥 −2 0
−7 𝑥
2.2 Solve | 1 −2 1 | + 4 × | | + 12 = 0 (5 marks)
−𝑥 2
5 𝑥 −3
2.3 Consider the following simultaneous equations. (10 marks)
5𝑥 − 2𝑦 – 3𝑧 = −16
3𝑥 − 𝑦 + 2𝑧 = 10
4𝑥 + 2𝑦 − 𝑧 = 5

a) Express these equations in AX=B form, where A is the co-efficient matrix, X is the variable
matrix and B is the constant matrix.
b) Find Det(A) , Adj(A) and A-1.
c) Calculate the values of x, y and z by using inverse method. (20 marks)

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Question 03.
3.1 What is the difference between permutations and combinations? Explain with a suitable
example. (4 marks)
3.2 How many different words can be formed by using all the letters of the following words?
Use each letter once (3 marks)
a. CORONAVIRUS b. APOCALYPTIC c. EXISTENTIAL
3.3 a) How many 4 letter words can be made from the English alphabet with vowels at the start
and end?
b) Do the same calculation with repeated vowels (5marks)
3.4 An exam paper has 3 sections named S1, S2 and S3 and they have 9, 7, 5 questions
respectively. A student must answer 6 questions in total. Find out how many combinations
are available for the following scenarios. (8 marks)
a) 2 from each section?
b) 3 from S1, 2 from S2 and 1 from S1
c) At least 3 from S2
d) At least one question from each section
(20 marks)
Question 04.
4.1 a) A variable can have 5 different outcomes. first 4 outcomes (x=1 to x=4) can be obtained
2𝑥−1
by the following equation 𝑃(𝑥) = .
60

Draw the table on your exam paper and find all 5 probabilities. (5 marks)
2. X 2. 1 2. 2 2. 3 2. 42. 5
P(X)

b) What is the probability that X is more than 3?

4.2 A dice is biased such that 30% of the time it’ll fall “3”. If this dice is thrown 3 times what is the
probability that you’ll get at least two “3s”. (3 marks)
4.3 A bag contains 15, Two-rupee coins and 5, Ten-rupee coins. A person picks 3 coins from the
bag without replacement. (12 marks)
a) Use a tree diagram to find the probability of getting Two-rupee coins only
b) Getting at least 2, Ten-rupee coins
c) Find the probability of getting coins worth more than 5 rupees. (20 Marks)

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Question 05.
5.1 The following data represents marks obtained by 13 students. (6 marks)
65 34 78 92 27 56 87 64 77 39 57 31 94
Calculate mean, median, mode and standard deviation

5.2 The marks obtained by students in a class are given below. (14 marks)

55 44 67 94 49 30 57 26 75 47 38 34
65 8 81 92 49 25 83 28 62 71 91 87
35 62 73 78 26 49 53 62 10 62 96 36
83 91 61 51 97 52 61 85 41 82 21 62
72 99 29 39 73 86 62 61 4 92 71 61
a) Arrange the data into a suitable table
b) Draw the histogram
c) Calculate mean, ,median and mode
d) Calculate the standard deviation
(20 marks)

Question 06.
6.1 Explain the reflexive, symmetric and transitive property of a relation with suitable examples.
(4 marks)
6.2 What is the difference between a relationship and a function? Explain with a suitable
diagram (4 marks)
6.3 Solve 11𝑥 2 − 𝑥 − 15 = 0 (4 marks)
3𝑥 12 𝑥 4
6.4 Find | | − 3| | − 5 = 0 (4 marks)
−𝑥 6 3 −3
6.5 If a dice is thrown 2 times what is the probability that you’ll get a total value of more than 10
(4 marks)
(20 marks)

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