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The function $f(x) = x^2e^{-2x}$ increases on
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The function $f(x) = x^2e^{-2x}$ increases on
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The minimum value of $Z = 2x + y$ subjected to $x + y \geq 10, 2x + 3y \leq 26, x, y \geq 0$ is
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If A is a square matrix and I is an identity matrix of same order such that $A^2 = A$, then $(I + A)^3 - 8I$ is equal to
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$\int \frac{x}{(x-1)(x-2)} dx$ is equal to ( where $C$ is a constant of integration)
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If $A = \begin{bmatrix} a & a & a \\ o & a & a \\ o & o & a \end{bmatrix}$, then $|adj A|$ is equal to
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The function $f(x) = \frac{-3}{4}x^4 - 8x^3 - \frac{45}{2}x^2 + 163$ has a local maxima at
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Let A be a non-singular square matrix of order 3 and $|adj A| = 5$ then $|A|$ is equal to
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Let $x = t^2, y = t^3$. Then $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}$ is equal to
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Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | **Differential Equation** | **Degree** | | (A) $xy\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + x\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^2 - y\frac{dy}{dx} = 0$ | (I) 3 | | (B) $\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + \log\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right) = 0$ | (II) 1 | | (C) $\left(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\right)^2 + \left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^3 + \frac{dy}{dx} + 1 = 0$ | (III) not defined | | (D) $2x^2\left(\frac{d^2y}{dx^2}\right)^3 - 5\left(\frac{dy}{dx}\right)^3 + y = 0$ | (IV) 2 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curve $y^2 = 4x$, y-axis and the line $y = 3$ is
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Let X denotes the number of doublets obtained in 3 throws of a pair of dice. Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) $P(X = 0)$ | (I) $\frac{1}{216}$ | | (B) $P(X = 1)$ | (II) $\frac{15}{216}$ | | (C) $P(X = 2)$ | (III) $\frac{75}{216}$ | | (D) $P(X = 3)$ | (IV) $\frac{125}{216}$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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The corner points of the bounded feasible region determined by the system of linear inequalities are $(0,0)$, $(4,0)$, $(2,4)$ and $(0,5)$. If maximum value of $z = ax + by$, where $a,b > 0$, occurs at both $(2,4)$ and $(4,0)$ then
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$\int_0^1 x e^x dx$ is equal to
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If a matrix has 8 elements then the possible order(s) it may have (A) $8 \times 1$ (B) $5 \times 3$ (C) $6 \times 2$ (D) $2 \times 4$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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The solution of the differential equation $\frac{dr}{dt} = -rt, r(0) = r_0$ is
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The corner points of the feasible region determined by a system of linear constraints are $(0, 0)$, $(0, 40)$, $(20, 40)$, $(60, 20)$, $(60, 0)$. If the objective function is $z = 4x + 3y$, then which one of the following is true?
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$\int \frac{dx}{2\sin^2 x + 5\cos^2 x}$ is equal to
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If a line makes angle $\pi/3$ and $\pi/4$ with the positive directions of x-axis and y-axis respectively, then the acute angle made by the line with positive direction of z-axis is
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Let $A = \begin{bmatrix} 152 & 105 & 3 \\ 149 & 25 & 35 \\ 2 & 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$. If $A_{ij}$ denotes the co-factor of an element $a_{ij}$ of the matrix A, then the value of $a_{11}A_{21} + a_{12}A_{22} + a_{13}A_{23}$ is equal to
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Two persons A and B throw a die alternately till one of them gets a six and wins the game. If A begins, then the probabilities of winning of A and B respectively are
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A and B are two sets such that $n(A) = 5$ and $n(B) = 7$. The number of one-one functions from A to B is
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The number of equivalence relation on the set $\{1, 2, 3\}$ containing $(1, 2)$ and $(2, 1)$ is
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Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Equations of line through $(5, -4, 6)$ with direction ratios $3, 7, 2$ | (I) $\frac{x+3}{5} = \frac{y+7}{-4} = \frac{z+2}{6}$ | | (B) Equations of line through $(3, 7, 2)$ with direction ratios $5, -4, 6$ | (II) $\frac{x-3}{5} = \frac{y-7}{-4} = \frac{z-2}{6}$ | | (C) Equations of line through $(-5, 4, -6)$ with direction ratios $3, 7, 2$ | (III) $\frac{x-5}{3} = \frac{y+4}{7} = \frac{z-6}{2}$ | | (D) Equations of line through $(-3, -7, -2)$ with direction ratios $5, -4, 6$ | (IV) $\frac{x+5}{3} = \frac{y-4}{7} = \frac{z+6}{2}$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Let $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + \hat{j} + \hat{k}$ and $\vec{b} = \hat{i} + \hat{2j} + 3\hat{k}$ then a unit vector perpendicular to both vectors $(\vec{a} + \vec{b})$ and $(\vec{a} - \vec{b})$ is equal to
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The area (in sq. units) bounded by the curve $y = \cos x$ and x-axis between $x = 0$ and $x = \frac{3\pi}{2}$ is
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The rate of change of volume of a sphere with respect to its surface area, when radius is 4 cm, is equal to
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If $\vec{a}, \vec{b}$ and $\vec{c}$ be vectors such that $\vec{a} + \vec{b} + \vec{c} = \vec{0}$, $|\vec{a}| = 3$, $|\vec{b}| = 5$ and $|\vec{c}| = 7$, then the angle between $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ is
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Consider the LPP: Max $Z = 5x + 3y$ subject to $3x + 5y \leq 15, 5x + 2y \leq 10, x \geq 0, y \geq 0$ Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) Objective function | (I) $3x + 5y \geq 15$ | | (B) One constraint | (II) $x, y \geq 0$ | | (C) Non-negative restrictions | (III) $Z = 5x + 3y$ | | (D) Point $(1, 2)$ does not lie in the region | (IV) $3x + 5y \leq 15$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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If A is a skew-symmetric matrix, then which of the following statements is **NOT** true? (A) A is singular if order of A is odd (B) A is non-singular (C) $A^{2025}$ is a skew-symmetric matrix (D) $A^{2025}$ is a symmetric matrix (E) all diagonal elements of A are zeros Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Which of the following functions $f(x)$ are differentiable at $x = 0$? (A) $|x|$ (B) $|x - 1|$ (C) $[x]$, where $[t]$ denotes the greatest integer $\leq t$ (D) $|x + 1|$ (E) $x^2$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Which of the following statements is/are true? (A) The vector sum of the three sides of a triangle in order is $\vec{0}$ (B) The magnitude $(r)$, direction ratios $(a, b, c)$ and direction cosines $(l, m, n)$ of any vector $\vec{r} = a\hat{i} + b\hat{j} + c\hat{k}$ are related as $l = \frac{a}{r}, m = \frac{b}{r}, n = \frac{c}{r}$ (C) If θ is the angle between two vectors $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$, then their cross product is given as $\vec{a} \times \vec{b} = |\vec{a}||\vec{b}|\sin \theta$ (D) The cross product of two vectors is commutative Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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If $y = \sin^{-1} x + \sin^{-1} \sqrt{1-x^2}, x \in (-1, 0)$, then $\frac{dy}{dx}$ is equal to
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The solution of the differential equation $\frac{dy}{dx} - \frac{y}{x} = 2\log_e x$
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Let A be a square matrix of order n, then which of the following are TRUE? (A) $|adj A| = |A|^{n-1}$ (B) $|A. adj A| = |A|^n$ (C) $A. (adj A) = |A|$ (D) $|KA| = K|A|$ (E) $|A^{-1}| = \frac{1}{|A|}, |A| \neq 0$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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If the lines $\frac{1-x}{3} = \frac{y-2}{2\lambda} = \frac{z-3}{2}$ and $\frac{x-1}{3\lambda} = \frac{y-1}{1} = \frac{6-z}{5}$ are perpendicular, then $\lambda$ is equal to
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If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 2 & 1\end{bmatrix}$ $\begin{bmatrix}1 & 2 & 0 \\ 2 & 0 & 1 \\ 1 & 0 & 2 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 0 \\ 2 \\ x\end{bmatrix} = 0, $then value of x is
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The value(s) of $K$, for which the system of linear equations $2x + y + z = 1, x + Ky - z = \frac{3}{2}$ and $3y - 5z = 9$ does not possess a unique solution is
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If $f(a-x) = f(x)$, then $\int_0^a xf(x)dx$ is equal to
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Let $[x]$ denote the greatest integer $\leq t$ and $a \mathbb{Z} = [ax: x \in \mathbb{Z}, a \in \mathbb{R}]$ (where $\mathbb{Z}$ is set of integer and $\mathbb{R}$ is set of real number). The set of points of discontinuity of the function $f(x) = [2x]$ is given by
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The value of $\tan^2(\sec^{-1} 2) + \cot^2(\cosec^{-1} 3)$ is equal to
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Consider two independent events A and B such that $P(A) = 0.3$, $P(B) = 0.6$. Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | (A) $P(A$ and $B)$ | (I) 0.28 | | (B) $P(A$ and not $B)$ | (II) 0.18 | | (C) $P(A$ or $B)$ | (III) 0.12 | | (D) $P$(neither A nor B) | (IV) 0.72 | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Let $\vec{a} = \hat{i} + 2\hat{j} + 3\hat{k}$ and $\vec{b} = -2\hat{i} + 3\hat{j} - 4\hat{k}$, then which of the following statements are correct? (A) $|\vec{a}| = \sqrt{14}$ (B) $|\vec{b}| = 29$ (C) $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b} = 8$ (D) Angle between $\vec{a}$ and $\vec{b}$ is $\cos^{-1}\left(\frac{-8}{\sqrt{406}}\right)$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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The minimum value of the function $f(x) = 3\sin x - 4\cos x, x \in [-4\pi, 4\pi]$ is equal to
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If E and F are independent events associated with an experiment, then which one of the following statements is correct?
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Which of the following statements is/are true? (A) $(\tan^{-1} y - x)dy = (1 + y^2)dx$ is a differential equation where variables are separable. (B) $(1 + x^2)dy + 2xydy = \cot x \ dx (x \neq 0)$ is a first order linear differential equation. (C) $(4x + 6y + 5)dy - (3y + 2x + 4)dx = 0$ is not a homogeneous differential equation. (D) $(xy)dx - (x + y^2)dy = 0$ is a homogeneous differential equation. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Probability that a man speaks truth is $\frac{3}{4}$. He throws a die and reports that it is a six. The probability that it is actually a six is
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The area (in sq. units) of the region bounded by the curve $y = \sqrt{16-x^2}$ and x-axis is
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The function $f(x) = \log_e(\sin x), x \in (0, \pi)$ is (A) strictly increasing on $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ (B) strictly decreasing on $\left(0, \frac{\pi}{2}\right)$ (C) strictly increasing on $\left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \pi\right)$ (D) strictly decreasing on $\left(\frac{\pi}{2}, \pi\right)$ (E) strictly increasing on $(0, \pi)$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1 & -3 \\ -1 & 0 & 5 \\ 3 & -5 & 0 \end{bmatrix}$, then the value of $|A^{2025}|$ is
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$\int \left(\frac{1}{\log_e x} - \frac{1}{(\log_e x)^2}\right)dx$ is equal to
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The solution set of the inequation $4x + 3y > 5$ is
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If $\begin{bmatrix} 1 & 3 \\ 2 & 4 \end{bmatrix} \begin{bmatrix} 3 & 5 \\ -1 & 3 \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} m & 14 \\ 2 & n \end{bmatrix}$, then $m + n$ is equal to
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If n is the sample size of the population, then degree of freedom in t-distribution is
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For the given five values $16, 25, 19, 34, 46$, the three years moving averages are
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The mean of the number of heads in the two tosses of a coin is
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A machine costing ₹ 1,00,000 has a useful life of 5 years. The estimated scrap value is ₹ 20,000. Using straight line method the annual depreciation is
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Five dice are thrown simultaneously. If the occurrence of an even number in a single dice is considered a success, then the probability of at most 3 successes is
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The differential equation of the family of curves $y = Ae^{3x} + Be^{-3 x}$, where $a$ and $\beta$ are arbitrary constants, is
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The derivative of $(\log x)^x$ with respect to $\log x$ is
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Kavya takes a personal loan of ₹ 10,00,000 at the rate of 12% per annum for 5 years, then the EMI by using flat rate method is
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The demand function for a certain product is represented by the equation: $p = 20 + 5x - 3x^2$, where $x$ is the number of units demanded and $p$ is the price per unit (in Rs.), then the marginal revenue when 2 units are sold is:
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The Value of $\int_1^3 |2x - 1|dx$ equal to
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The term of the perpetuity is
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Which one of the following statement is **incorrect** about sinking fund?
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The sale of ice creams is higher in summer than in winter is an example of
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The following data are from a simple random sample: $6, 8, 11, 9, 15, 17$, then the point estimate of the population mean is
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Pipe A can fill a tank in 24 hours and pipe B in 32 hours. If both the pipes are opened in an empty tank at the same time, then the time taken to fill the tank is:
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The unit's digit in $13^{61}$ is
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Consider the following hypothesis test: $H_0: \mu \leq 16$ $H_a: \mu > 16$ A sample of 25 provided a sample mean $\bar{x} = 17$ and a sample standard deviation $s = 3.5$, then the value of the test statistic in $t$-test is:
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The equation of the tangent line to the curve $y = x^2 - 2x + 5$ which is parallel to the line $4x - y + 1 = 0$ is
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If X is a random variable with probability distribution as given below: | X | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |---|---|---|---|---| | P(X) | k | 2k | k | 3k | Then, the variance of the distribution is
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A random variable X has the following probability distribution: | X | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | P(X) | 0.1 | 0.2 | k | 0.3 | 2k | 0.1 | then which of the following are TRUE? (A) $k=0.1$ (B) $P(X < 1) = 0.4$ (C) $P(X < 2) = 0.7$ (D) $P(0 < X < 3) = 0.5$ Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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If $\frac{1}{x^2} - \frac{1}{x} > 0$, then $x$ lies in the interval
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If A and B are symmetric matrices of the same order, then which one of the following is true?
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The integral $\int e^x\left(\frac{x-1}{2x^2}\right)dx$ is equal to
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For what value of $k$, the following system have a unique solution? (where $\mathbb{R}$ is set of real numbers) $x + y + z = 1$ $2x + 3y + 4z = 3$ $x - y + kz = 5$
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Which one of the following statement is not correct?
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Consider the following data: | Year (X) | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Profit (₹) (y) | 114 | 130 | 126 | 144 | 138 | 156 | 164 | The equation of straight line trend by using least square method is $y = 138.86 + 7.64 (x - 2007)$, then the trend values for the year 2004 is
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The minimum value of $z = 3x + 2y$ subjected to the constraints $2x + y \geq 7, x + 2y \geq 8, x, y \geq 0$ is
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If $A = \begin{bmatrix} 7 & 3 \\ 5 & -7 \end{bmatrix}$ be such that $A^{-1} = kA$, then $k$ equals
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In what ratio must pulses at ₹72 per kg be mixed with pulses ₹90 per kg so that the mixture be worth ₹80 per kg?
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Two runners A and B complete a 150 meters race in 24 seconds and 36 seconds respectively. By how many meters will A defeat B?
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The number of all possible matrices of order $2 \times2$ with each entry $0, 1$ or $2$ are.
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A man rows 24 km upstream in 6 hours and 36 km downstream in 6 hours each time, then the speed of the boat in the still water is
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Match **List-I** with **List-II** | List-I | List-II | |---|---| | **Function** | **Increasing on the interval** | | (A) $f(x) = -x^2 - 2x + 1$ | (I) $(-\infty, -1)$ | | (B) $f(x) = x^2 + 1$ | (II) $(1, \infty)$ | | (C) $f(x) = x^2 - 2x + 3$ | (III) $(-\infty, 0)$ | | (D) $f(x) = -x^2$ | (IV) $(0, \infty)$ | Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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