Class 11 Mathematics Probability: NCERT Solutions for Question 7

An experiment consists of tossing a coin and then throwing it second time if a head occurs. If a tail occurs on the first toss, then a die is rolled once. Find the sample space.

A die is thrown repeatedly until a six comes up. What is the sample space for this experiment?

A die is thrown. Describe the following events:

(i) A: a number less than 7 (ii) B: a number greater than 7 (iii) C: a multiple of 3

(iv) D: a number less than 4 (v) E: an even number greater than 4 (vi) F: a number not less than 3

Also find A ∪ B, A ∩ B, B ∪ C, E ∩ F, D ∩ E, A – C, D – E, E ∩ F’, F’

Three coins are tossed. Describe

(i) Two events which are mutually exclusive.

(ii) Three events which are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.

(iii) Two events, which are not mutually exclusive.

(iv) Two events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive.

(v) Three events which are mutually exclusive but not exhaustive.

Suppose 3 bulbs are selected at random from a lot. Each bulb is tested and classified as defective (D) or non-defective (N). Write the sample space of this experiment?

A coin is tossed. If the out come is a head, a die is thrown. If the die shows up an even number, the die is thrown again. What is the sample space for the experiment?

A coin is tossed. If it shows a tail, we draw a ball from a box which contains 2 red and 3 black balls. If it shows head, we throw a die. Find the sample space for this experiment.

A die is rolled. Let E be the event “die shows 4” and F be the event “die shows even number”. Are E and F mutually exclusive?

Describe the sample space for the indicated experiment: A die is thrown two times.

A box contains 1 red and 3 identical white balls. Two balls are drawn at random in succession without replacement. Write the sample space for this experiment.

Solve 24x < 100, when
   (i)   x is a natural number.         (ii)   x is an integer.

Draw a quadrilateral in the Cartesian plane, whose vertices are (– 4, 5), (0, 7), (5, – 5) and (– 4, –2). Also, find its area.

A point is on the x-axis. What are its y-coordinates and z-coordinates?

How many 3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 assuming that

(i) repetition of the digits is allowed?

(ii) repetition of the digits is not allowed?

Find the equation of the circle with centre (0, 2) and radius 2

Which of the following sentences are statements? Give reasons for your answer.

(i) There are 35 days in a month.

(ii) Mathematics is difficult.

(iii) The sum of 5 and 7 is greater than 10.

(iv) The square of a number is an even number.

(v) The sides of a quadrilateral have equal length.

(vi) Answer this question.

(vii) The product of (–1) and 8 is 8.

(viii) The sum of all interior angles of a triangle is 180°.

(ix) Today is a windy day.

(x) All real numbers are complex numbers.

If the set A has 3 elements and the set B = {3, 4, 5}, then find the number of elements in (A×B).

The base of an equilateral triangle with side 2a lies along the y-axis such that the mid-point of the base is at the origin. Find vertices of the triangle.

A point is in the XZ-plane. What can you say about its y-coordinate?

Find the sum to n terms of the series 1² + (1² + 2²) + (1² + 2² + 3²) + …

Given a G.P. with a = 729 and 7th term 64, determine S₇.

The sum of the first four terms of an A.P. is 56. The sum of the last four terms is 112. If its first term is 11, then find the number of terms.

The sum of some terms of G.P. is 315 whose first term and the common ratio are 5 and 2, respectively. Find the last term and the number of terms.

A wheel makes 360 revolutions in one minute. Through how many radians does it turn in one second?

If the p^th, q^th and r^th terms of a G.P. are a, b and c, respectively. Prove that a^q-rb^r-pc^p-q=1

How many 4-letter code can be formed using the first 10 letters of the English alphabet, if no letter can be repeated?

Show that the products of the corresponding terms of the sequences a,ar,ar², ...ar^n-1 and A, AR, AR², ,,,AR^n-1 form a G.P, and find the common ratio.

Insert five numbers between 8 and 26 such that the resulting sequence is an A.P.