Proving Trigonometric Identities : Exercise (10.3) - Solutions

Basic Trigonometric Identities

$\begin{array}{|l|} \hline \sin A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\csc A}\ \text{and}\\ \csc A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sin A}\\ \cos A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sec A}\ \text{and}\\ \sec A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cos A}\\ \tan A=\displaystyle \frac{\sin A}{\cos A}\\ \tan A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\cot A}\ \text{and}\\ \cot A=\displaystyle \frac{1}{\tan A}\\ \cot A=\displaystyle \frac{\cos A}{\sin A}\\ \hline\end{array}$

Pythagorean Identities

$\begin{array}{|l|} \hline \sin^2 A+ \cos^2 A=1\\ \tan^2 A+ 1=\sec^2 A\\ 1+ \cot^2 A=\csc^2 A\\ \hline\end{array}$

Trigonometric Ratios of Complementary Angles

$\begin{array}{|l|}\hline \sin \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\cos \alpha\\ \cos \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\sin \alpha\\ \tan \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\cot \alpha\\ \cot \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\tan \alpha\\ \sec \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\csc \alpha\\ \csc \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\sec \alpha\\ \hline \end{array}$



Prove the following identities.

1.           $\cot \theta \sqrt{1-\cos ^{2} \theta}=\cos \theta$

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$$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \cot \theta \sqrt{1-\cos ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\cot \theta \sqrt{\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{\cos \theta}{\sin \theta} \times \sin \theta\\\\ &=\cos \theta\end{aligned}$$

2.           $\displaystyle \frac{\tan ^{2} \theta+1}{\tan \theta \csc ^{2} \theta}=\tan \theta$

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$$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \frac{\tan ^{2} \theta+1}{\tan \theta \csc ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{\sec ^{2} \theta}{\cos \theta} \times \frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \theta} \times \sin \theta \cos \theta\\\\ &=\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}=\tan \theta \end{aligned}$$

3.           $\left(1-\sin ^{2} \theta\right)\left(1+\cot ^{2} \theta\right)=\cot ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \left(1-\sin ^{2} \theta\right)\left(1+\cot ^{2} \theta\right)\\\\ &=\cos ^{2} \theta \csc ^{2} \theta\\\\ &=\frac{\cos ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\cot ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

4.           $\tan ^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta=\sec ^{2} \theta-\csc ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \tan ^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta\\\\ & =\left(\sec ^{2} \theta-1\right)-\left(\csc ^{2} \theta-1\right)\\\\ &=\sec ^{2} \theta-1-\csc ^{2} \theta+1\\\\ &=\sec ^{2} \theta-\csc ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

5.           $\sin \theta \sec \theta \sqrt{\csc ^{2} \theta-1}=1$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \sin \theta \sec \theta \sqrt{\csc ^{2} \theta-1}\\\\ &=\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta} \times \sqrt{\cot ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\tan \theta \cot \theta=1\end{aligned}$

6.           $16 \sec ^{2} \theta+\csc ^{2} \theta=\sec ^{2} \theta \csc ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \sec ^{2} \theta+\csc ^{2} \theta \\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \theta}+\frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{\sin ^{2} \theta+\cos ^{2} \theta}{\cos ^{2} \theta \sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \theta \sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\sec ^{2} \theta \csc ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

7.           $\left(1+\tan ^{2} \theta\right)\left(1-\sin ^{2} \theta\right)=1$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \left(1+\tan ^{2} \theta\right)\left(1-\sin ^{2} \theta\right)\\\\ &=\sec ^{2} \theta \cos ^{2} \theta\\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \theta} \times \cos ^{2} \theta\\\\ &=1\end{aligned}$

8.           $(1+\tan \theta)^{2}+(1-\tan \theta)^{2}=2 \sec ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ (1+\tan \theta)^{2}+(1-\tan \theta)^{2}\\\\ &=\left(1+2 \tan \theta+\tan ^{2} \theta\right)+\left(1-2 \tan \theta+\tan ^{2} \theta\right)\\\\ &=2+2 \tan ^{2} \theta\\\\ &=2\left(1+\tan ^{2} \theta\right)\\\\ &=2 \sec ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

9.           $\sec ^{2} \theta \cot ^{2} \theta-1=\cot ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \sec ^{2} \theta \cot ^{2} \theta-1 \\\\ &=\frac{1}{\cos ^{2} \theta} \times \frac{\cos ^{2} \theta}{\sin ^{2} \theta}-1\\\\ &=\frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \theta}-1\\\\ &=\csc ^{2} \theta-1\\\\ &=\cot ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

10.           $\displaystyle \frac{1}{1-\sin \theta}+\displaystyle \frac{1}{1+\sin \theta}=2 \sec ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \frac{1}{1-\sin \theta}+\frac{1}{1+\sin \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{1+\sin \theta+1-\sin \theta}{(1-\sin \theta)(1+\sin \theta)}\\\\ &=\frac{2}{1-\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{2}{\cos ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=2 \sec ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

11.           $\displaystyle \frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \theta}-\displaystyle \frac{1}{\tan ^{2} \theta}=1$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \frac{1}{\sin ^{2} \theta}-\frac{1}{\tan ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\csc ^{2} \theta-\cot ^{2} \theta=1\end{aligned}$

12.           $(\tan \theta+\sec \theta)^{2}=\displaystyle \frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ (\tan \theta+\sec \theta)^{2}\\\\ &=\left(\frac{\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}+\frac{1}{\cos \theta}\right)^{2}\\\\ &=\left(\frac{1+\sin \theta}{\cos \theta}\right)^{2}\\\\ &=\frac{(1+\sin \theta)^{2}}{\cos ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{(1+\sin \theta)^{2}}{1-\sin ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{(1+\sin \theta)^{2}}{(1-\sin \theta)(1+\sin \theta)}\\\\ &=\frac{1+\sin \theta}{1-\sin \theta}\end{aligned}$

13.           $\sin ^{4} \theta-\cos ^{4} \theta=1-2 \cos ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \sin ^{4} \theta-\cos ^{4} \theta \\\\ &=\left(\sin ^{2} \theta\right)^{2}-\left(\cos ^{2} \theta\right)^{2}\\\\ &=\left(\sin ^{2} \theta+\cos ^{2} \theta\right)\left(\sin ^{2} \theta-\cos ^{2} \theta\right) \\\\ &=1\left(1-\cos ^{2} \theta-\cos ^{2} \theta\right)\\\\ &=1-2 \cos ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

14.           $\displaystyle \frac{\tan ^{2} \theta+1}{\tan ^{2} \theta}=\csc ^{2} \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \frac{\tan ^{2} \theta+1}{\tan ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=\frac{\tan ^{2} \theta}{\tan ^{2} \theta}+\frac{1}{\tan ^{2} \theta}\\\\ &=1+\cot ^{2} \theta\\\\ &=\csc ^{2} \theta\end{aligned}$

15.           $\sin ^{2} \theta \tan \theta+\cos ^{2} \theta \cot \theta+2 \sin \theta \cos \theta=\tan \theta+\cot \theta$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ {{\sin }^{2}}\theta \tan \theta +{{\cos }^{2}}\theta \cot \theta +2\sin \theta \cos \theta \\ &={{\sin }^{2}}\theta \cdot \frac{{\sin \theta }}{{\cos \theta }}+{{\cos }^{2}}\theta \cdot \frac{{\cos \theta }}{{\sin \theta }}+2\sin \theta \cos \theta \\ &=\frac{{{{{\sin }}^{3}}\theta }}{{\cos \theta }}+\frac{{{{{\cos }}^{3}}\theta }}{{\sin \theta }}+2\sin \theta \cos \theta \\ &=\frac{{{{{\sin }}^{4}}\theta +{{{\cos }}^{4}}\theta +2{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta {{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta }}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}\\ &=\frac{{{{{\left( {{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta +{{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta } \right)}}^{2}}}}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}\\ &=\frac{{\left( {{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta +{{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta } \right)\left( {{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta +{{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta } \right)}}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}\\ &=\frac{{{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta +{{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta }}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}\\ &=\frac{{{{{\sin }}^{2}}\theta }}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}+\frac{{{{{\cos }}^{2}}\theta }}{{\sin \theta \cos \theta }}\\ &=\tan \theta +\cot \theta \end{aligned}$

16.           Find the value of acute angle $\alpha$ in each of the following equations:

               (a)    $\cos 2 \alpha=\sin 7 \alpha$

               (b)    $\tan 3 \alpha=\cot 2 \alpha$

               (c)    $\sec \alpha=\csc 5 \alpha$

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$\begin{array}{l} \text {(a)} \quad \cos 2 \alpha=\sin 7 \alpha\\\\ \therefore \quad 2\alpha + 7 \alpha = 90^{\circ}\\\\ \quad\quad 9\alpha= 90^{\circ}\\\\ \therefore \quad \alpha= 90^{\circ}\\\\ \text {(b)} \quad \tan 3 \alpha=\cot 2 \alpha\\\\ \therefore \quad 3\alpha + 2 \alpha = 90^{\circ}\\\\ \quad\quad 5\alpha= 90^{\circ}\\\\ \therefore \quad \alpha= 18^{\circ}\\\\ \text {(c)} \quad \sec \alpha=\csc 5 \alpha\\\\ \therefore \quad \alpha + 5 \alpha = 90^{\circ}\\\\ \quad\quad 6\alpha= 90^{\circ}\\\\ \therefore \quad \alpha= 15^{\circ} \end{array}$

17.           Prove the identity $\cos \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right) \tan \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\cos \alpha$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \cos (90-\alpha) \tan (90-\alpha)\\\\ &=\sin \alpha \cot \alpha\\\\ &=\sin \alpha \times \frac{\cos \alpha}{\sin \alpha}\\\\ &=\cos \alpha \end{aligned}$

18.           Prove the identity $\sin \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right) \sec \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)=\cot \alpha$

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$\begin{aligned} &\ \ \ \ \ \sin (90-\alpha) \sec \left(90^{\circ}-\alpha\right)\\\\ &=\cos \alpha \csc \alpha\\\\ &=\cos \alpha \times \frac{1}{\sin \alpha}\\\\ &=\frac{\cos \alpha}{\sin \alpha}\\\\ &=\cot \alpha\end{aligned}$

Similarity : Exercise (8.1) - Solutions

1.           State why the two polygons are, are not, similar.

(a)
The two rectangles are not similar because corresponding sides are not proportional.

(b)
The two squares are similar because corresponding sides are proportional and corresponding angles are equal.

(c)
The two triangles are similar because corresponding sides are proportional and corresponding angles are equal.

(d)
The two polygons are not similar because they have different number of sides.

2.           Complete the proportions.

             (a)    If $\triangle A B C \sim \triangle D E F$ then $\displaystyle\frac{A B}{?}=\frac{B C}{?}=\frac{?}{D F}$.

             (b)     If $\triangle G H I \sim \triangle K L M$ then $\displaystyle\frac{?}{H I}=\frac{?}{G H}=\frac{?}{G I}$.

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(a) $\displaystyle\frac{AB}{DE}=\frac{BC}{EF}=\frac{AC}{DF}$,

(b) $\displaystyle\frac{LM}{HI}=\frac{KL}{GH}=\frac{KM}{GI}$

3.           State whether the proportions are correct for the indicated similar triangles.

           $\begin{array}{l} \text{(a)}\ \triangle A B C \sim \triangle X Y Z.\\\\ \quad\ \ \displaystyle\frac{A B}{X Y}=\displaystyle\frac{B C}{Y Z}\\\\ \text{(b)}\ \triangle D E F \sim \triangle H I J.\\\\ \quad\ \ \displaystyle\frac{D E}{H I}=\displaystyle\frac{E F}{IJ}\\\\ \text{(c)}\ \triangle R S T \sim \triangle L M K.\\\\ \quad\ \ \displaystyle\frac{R T}{L M}=\displaystyle\frac{S T}{M K}\\\\ \text{(d)}\ \triangle X Y Z \sim \triangle U VW.\\\\ \quad\ \ \displaystyle\frac{X Y}{U V}=\displaystyle\frac{X Z}{V W} \end{array}$

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(a) correct

(b) correct

(c) incorrect

(d) correct

4.           Given    :     $\triangle P Q R \sim \triangle U V W$ and lengths of sides are as marked.

Find      :     The values of $x$ and $y$.

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$\begin{array}{l} \triangle P Q R\sim\triangle U V W\ \ \text { (Given) } \\\\ \displaystyle \frac{P Q}{U V}=\displaystyle \frac{Q R}{V W}=\displaystyle \frac{P R}{U W} \\\\ \displaystyle \frac{7}{x}=\displaystyle \frac{10}{y}=\displaystyle \frac{12}{9} \\\\ \displaystyle \frac{7}{x}=\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} \\\\ 4 x=21 \\\\ x=5.25 \\\\ \displaystyle \frac{10}{y}=\displaystyle \frac{4}{3} \\\\ 4 y=30 \\\\ y=7.5 \end{array}$

5.           The measures of two angles of $\triangle X Y Z$ are $82^{\circ}$ and $16^{\circ} .$ Find the measures of the angles of a triangle similar to $\triangle X Y Z$.

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The measures of the first two angles of $\triangle X Y Z$ are $82^{\circ}$ and $16^{\circ}$.

$\therefore$ The measure of the third angle of $\triangle X Y Z$ \[ \begin{array}{l} =180^{\circ}-\left(82^{\circ}+16^{\circ}\right)\\\\ =180^{\circ}-98^{\circ} \\\\ =82^{\circ} \end{array} \] $\therefore$ The measures of the angles of a triangle similar to $\triangle X Y Z$ are $82^{\circ}, 82^{\circ}$ and $16^{\circ}$ .

Graph of $y=|x-h|+k$ and $y=-|x-h|+k$ : Exercise (6.1) - Solutions

Graph of the Function $y = |x − h| + k$

The graph of the absolute value function$y = |x − h| + k$ can be seen as the translation of $h$-units horizontally and $k$-units vertically of the graph $y = |x|$.

Graph of the Function $y = -|x − h| + k$

The graph of the absolute value function$y = -|x − h| + k$ can be seen as the translation of $h$-units horizontally and $k$-units vertically of the graph $y = -|x|$.

1.           Compare the graphs of the following functions to the graph of $y=|x|$.

             (a)    $y=|x-3|-2$

             (b)    $y=|x+1|+3$

             (c)    $y=|x-2|+3$

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(a) The graph of $y=|x-3|-2$ is the translation of positive 3 units horizontally and negative 2 units vertically of the graph $y=|x| .$

(b) The graph of $y=|x+1|+3$ is the translation of negative 1 unit horizontally and positive 3 units vertically of the graph $y=|x| .$

(c) The graph of $y=|x-2|+3$ is the translation of positive 2 units horizontally and positive 3 units vertically of the graph $y=|x| .$

2.           Compare the graphs of the following functions to the graph of $y=-|x|$.

             (a)    $y=-|x+3|+2$

             (b)    $y=-|x-4|+1$

             (c)    $y=-|x+4|-1$

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(a) The graph of $y=-|x+3|+2$ is the translation of negative 3 units horizontally and positive 2 units vertically of the graph $y=-|x| .$

(b) The graph of $y=-|x-4|+1$ is the translation of positive 4 units horizontally and positive 1 unit vertically of the graph $y=-|x| .$

(c) The graph of $y=y=-|x+4|-1$ is the translation of negative 4 units horizontally and negative 1 unit vertically of the graph $y=-|x| .$

Introduction to Coordinate Geometry: Exercise (1.1) - Solution

1.           Draw a set of coordinate axes. Locate the points, $A(2,3)$, $B(2, -4)$ and $C(-4, 3)$. Label each point with its coordinates. Determine whether each of the line segments $AB, BC$ and $CA$ is horizontal or vertical.

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• $AB$ is a vertical line.
• $BC$ is neither horizontal nor vertical line.
• $AC$ is a horizontal line.

2.           Find the missing coordinates in the following table if $M$ is the midpoint of points $P$ and $Q$. $$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline P & Q & M \\ \hline (2,6) & & (3,3) \\ \hline (3,2) & (-3,-1) & \\ \hline & (0,-1) & (-3,2) \\ \hline (1,5) & & (2.5,3.5) \\ \hline \end{array}$$

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(i) Let the coordinates of the point $Q$ be $(a, b)$.

Since $M$ is the midpoint of $P$ and $Q$, using midpoint formula,

$(3,3) = \left(\displaystyle\frac{a+2}{2},\displaystyle \frac{b+6}{2}\right)$

$\therefore\ \displaystyle \frac{a+2}{2} = 3\ \text{and}\ \displaystyle \frac{b+6}{2} = 3$

$\therefore\ a=4\ \text{and}\ b = 0$

$\therefore\ Q=(4,0)$

(ii) Let the coordinates of the point $M$ be $(x, y)$.

Since $M$ is the midpoint of $P$ and $Q$, using midpoint formula,

$\begin{aligned} (x,y) &= \left(\frac{3-3}{2},\displaystyle \frac{2-1}{2}\right)\\\\ \therefore\ (x,y) &=\left(0,\frac{1}{2}\right) \end{aligned}$

(iii) Let the coordinates of the point $P$ be $(x, y)$.

Since $M$ is the midpoint of $P$ and $Q$, using midpoint formula,

$(-3,2) = \left(\displaystyle\frac{x+0}{2},\displaystyle \frac{y-1}{2}\right)$

$\therefore\ \displaystyle \frac{x}{2} = -3\ \text{and}\ \displaystyle \frac{y-1}{2} = 2$

$\therefore\ x=-6\ \text{and}\ y = 5$

$\therefore\ P=(-6,5)$

(iv) Let the coordinates of the point $Q$ be $(x, y)$.

Since $M$ is the midpoint of $P$ and $Q$, using midpoint formula,

$(2.5,3.5) = \left(\displaystyle\frac{x+1}{2},\displaystyle \frac{y+5}{2}\right)$

$\therefore\ \displaystyle \frac{x+1}{2} = 2.5\ \text{and}\ \displaystyle \frac{y+5}{2} = 3.5$

$\therefore\ x=4\ \text{and}\ y = 2$

$\therefore\ P=(4,2)$

3.           Find the coordinates of the midpoint and the length of the line segment joining these pairs of points. $$\begin{array}{l} \text{(a)}\ (0,0)\ \text{and}\ (4, -4) \\ \text{(b)}\ (1, 5)\ \text{and}\ (3,1) \\ \text{(c)}\ (-3, -3)\ \text{and}\ (0,0) \\ \text{(d)}\ (-1,3)\ \text{and}\ (5, 1) \\ \text{(e)}\ (-1,6)\ \text{and}\ (2, -2) \\ \text{(f)}\ (-3, -4)\ \text{and}\ (3, -1) \end{array}$$

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$\begin{aligned} \text{(a)}\ & \text{The midpoint between } (0,0)\ \text{and }(4,-4)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{0+4}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{0-4}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left( {2,-2} \right)\\\\ & \text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(4-0)^2+(-4-0)^2}\\\\ &= 4\sqrt{2} \end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} \text{(b)}\ & \text{The midpoint between }(1,5)\ \text{and }(3,1)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{1+3}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{5+1}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left( {2,3} \right)\\\\ & \text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(3-1)^2+(1-5)^2}\\\\ &= 2\sqrt{5} \end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} \text{(c)}\ & \text{The midpoint between }(-3,-3)\ \text{and }(0,0)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{-3+0}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{-3+0}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left( {-\displaystyle \frac{{3}}{2},-\displaystyle \frac{{3}}{2}} \right)\\\\ & \text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(0+3)^2+(0+3)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{18}\\\\ &= 3\sqrt{2} \end{aligned}$

$\begin{aligned} \text{(d)}\ & \text{The midpoint between }(-1,3)\ \text{and }(5,1)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{-1+5}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{3+1}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left( {2,2} \right)\\\\ & \text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(5+1)^2+(1-3)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{40}\\\\ &= 2\sqrt{10} \end{aligned}$

$ \begin{aligned} \text{(e)}\ & \text{The midpoint between }(-1,6)\ \text{and }(2,-2)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{-1+2}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{6-2}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left(\displaystyle \displaystyle \frac{1}{2},2 \right)\\\\ &\text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(2+1)^2+(-2-6)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{73} \end{aligned}$

$ \begin{aligned} \text{(f)}\ &\text{The midpoint between }(-3,-4)\ \text{and }(3,-1)\\\\ &=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{{-3+3}}{2},\displaystyle \frac{{-4-1}}{2}} \right)\\\\ &=\left( {0,-\displaystyle \frac{{5}}{2}} \right)\\\\ & \text{length of segment}\\\\ &=\sqrt{(3+3)^2+(-1+4)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{45}\\\\ &= 3\sqrt{5} \end{aligned}$

4.           If $(1,0)$ is the midpoint of the line passing through the points $A(-5, 2)$ and $B(x, y)$, find the value of $x$ and of $y$.

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Since $(1,0)$ is the midpoint of $A(-5,2)$ and $B(x,y)$, using midpoint formula,

$(1,0) = \left(\displaystyle \frac{-5+x}{2}, \displaystyle \frac{2+y}{2}\right)$

$\therefore\ \displaystyle \frac{-5+x}{2} = 1\ \text{and}\ \displaystyle \frac{2+y}{2} = 0$

$\therefore\ x=7\ \text{and}\ y = -2$

5.           Calculate the perimeter of given polygons correct to one decimal place.

(a) A triangle with vertices $P(-2, 3), Q(5, -4)$ and $R(1, 8)$.

(b) A parallelogram with vertices $A(-10, 1), B(6, -2), C(14, 4)$ and $D(-2, 7)$.

(c) A trapezium with vertices $E(-6, -2), F(1, -2), G(0, 4)$ and $H(-5, 4)$.

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(a) $ P=(-2,3),Q=(5,-4),R=(1,8)$

Since the distance between $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is $\sqrt{\left( x_2-x_1 \right)^2 + \left(y_2-y_1 \right)^2},$

$\begin{aligned} PQ&=\sqrt{(5+2)^2+(-4-3)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{98}\\\\ &=9.9\\\\ QR &=\sqrt{(1-5)^2+(8+4)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{160}\\\\ &=12.7\\\\ PR&=\sqrt{(1+2)^2+(8-3)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{34}\\\\ &=5.8 \end{aligned}$

$\therefore\ PQ+QR+PR=28.4$

$\therefore$ the perimeter of $\triangle PQR = 28.4$ units.

(b) $A=(-10, 1), B=(6, -2), C=(14, 4), D=(-2, 7)$

Since the distance between $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is $\sqrt{\left( x_2-x_1 \right)^2 + \left(y_2-y_1 \right)^2},$

$\begin{aligned} AB &=\sqrt{(6+10)^2+(-2-1)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{265}\\\\ &=16.3\\\\ BC &=\sqrt{(14-6)^2+(4+2)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{100}\\\\ &=10.0 \end{aligned}$

Since $ABCD$ is a parallelogram, $CD=AB$ and $AD = BC$

$\therefore\ AB + BC + CD + AD =2(16.3) + 2(10)=52.6$

$\therefore$ the perimeter of triangle parallelogram $ABCD = 52.6$ units.

(c) $E=(-6, -2), F=(1, -2), G=(0, 4), H=(-5, 4)$

Since the distance between $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is $\sqrt{\left( x_2-x_1 \right)^2 + \left(y_2-y_1 \right)^2},$

$\begin{aligned} EF &=\sqrt{(1+6)^2+(-2+2)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{7^2}\\\\ &=7.0\\\\ FG &=\sqrt{(0-1)^2+(4+2)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{37}\\\\ &=6.1\\\\ GH &=\sqrt{(-5-0)^2+(4-4)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{5^2}\\\\ &=5.00\\\\ EH &=\sqrt{(-5+6)^2+(4+2)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{37}\\\\ &=6.1\\\\ \end{aligned}$

$\therefore\ AB + BC + CD + AD =7.0+6.1+5.0+6.1=24.2$

6.           A circle has centre $(2, 1$). Find the coordinates of the endpoint of a diameter if one endpoint is $(7, 1)$.

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Let the other endpoint be $(x, y)$.

Hence, $(2, 1)$ is the midpoint between $(x, y)$ and $(7,1)$

Using midpoint formula,

$(2, 1) = \left(\frac{x+7}{2}, \frac{y+1}{2}\right)$

$\therefore\ \frac{x+7}{2} = 2\ \text{and}\ \frac{y+1}{2} = 1$

$\therefore\ x = -3\ \text{and}\ y = 1$

Hence the other endpoint is $(-3, 1).$

7.           $\triangle KLM$ has vertices $K(-5,18)$, $L(10,14)$ and $M(-5, -10)$.

(a) Find the length of each side.

(b) Find the perimeter of $\triangle KLM$.

(c) Find the area of $\triangle KLM$.

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Since the distance between $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is $\sqrt{\left( x_2-x_1 \right)^2 + \left(y_2-y_1 \right)^2},$

$\begin{aligned} KL &=\sqrt{(10+5)^2+(14-18)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{241}\\\\ &=15.5\\\\ LM &=\sqrt{(-5-10)^2+(-10-14)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{801}\\\\ &=3\sqrt{89}\\\\ &=28.3\\\\ KM &=\sqrt{(-5+5)^2+(-10-18)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{28^2}\\\\ &=28\\\\ \text{The}\ & \text{perimeter of}\ \triangle KLM \\\\ & = KL+LM+KM\\\\ & = 15.5+28.3+28\\\\ &= 71.8\ \text{units} \end{aligned}$

Since $K$ and $M$ have the same $x$-coordinate, $KM$ is a vertical line.

Draw $LN\bot KM$.

Hence the coordinates of $N$ is $(-5,14)$.

$\begin{aligned} \therefore\ LN &=\sqrt{(-5-10)^2+(14-14)^2}\\\\ &=\sqrt{15^2}\\\\ &=15\\\\ \text{The}\ & \text{area of}\ \triangle KLM \\\\ & = \frac{1}{2}\cdot KM\cdot LN\\\\ & = \frac{1}{2}\cdot 28\cdot 15\\\\ & = 210\ \text{sq-units} \end{aligned}$

Target Mathematics (သင်ရိုးသစ် ဆယ်တန်း သင်္ချာ) - အတွဲ (၁) နှင့် အတွဲ (၂)

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ၏ ပညာရေးစနစ်ကို K+12 စနစ်သစ်သို့ အတန်းလိုက် နှစ်အပိုင်းအခြားအလိုက် ပြောင်းလဲ လာခဲ့ရာ ၂၀၂၀-၂၁ ပညာသင်နှစ်တွင် အထက်တန်းဆင့် ပြောင်းလဲမှုမှာ အသက်ဝင်လာပြီ ဖြစ်သည်။

အတန်းစနစ် ပြောင်းလဲမှုနှင့်အတူ သင်ခန်းစာသင်ရိုးများလဲ ပြောင်းလဲလာခဲ့ရာ Grade 10 Mathematics လည်းပါဝင်လာပါသည်။ Grade 10 Mathematics သည် ယခင် န၀မတန်း သင်ရိုးကို အခြေခံ ပြောင်းလဲထားပြီး နိုင်ငံတကာ သင်ရိုးများနှင့် လိုက်လျောညီထွေ ဖြစ်စေရန် ပြင်ဆင်ပြောင်းလဲမှု အများအပြား ပါဝင်လာပါသည်။

သင်ရိုးအပြောင်းအလဲတွင် သင်ယူလေ့လာသူ ကျောင်းသား၊ ကျောင်းသူများ သင်ခန်းစာဆိုင်ရာ သဘောတရားများ၊ ဝေါဟာရများ၊ လွယ်ကူစွာ လေ့လာနိုင်ရေးအတွက် Target Mathematics မှ သင်ရိုးသစ် သင်္ချာအထောက်ကူပြု စာအုပ်ကို စီစဉ် ထုတ်ဝေလိုက်ပါသည်။ သင်ရိုးသစ် သင်္ချာတွင် ယခင်သင်ရိုးဟောင်း ကဲ့သို့ အခန်း (၁၀) ခန်းပါဝင်ပါသည်။

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Chapter	Title
Chapter (1)	Introduction to Coordinate Geometry
Chapter (2)	Exponents and Radicals
Chapter (3)	Logarithms
Chapter (4)	Functions
Chapter (5)	Quadratic Functions
Chapter (6)	Absolute Value Functions
Chapter (7)	Probability
(chapter (8)	Similarity
Chapter (9)	Circles
Chapter (10)	Trigonometry

Target Mathematics သည် အထက်ပါ သင်ခန်းစားများမှ Chapter (1) မှ Chapter (6) အထိကို အတွဲ (၁) ဖြစ် ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့ပြီး Chapter (7) မှ (10) အထိကို အတွဲ(၂) အဖြစ်ဆက်လက် ထုတ်ဝေလိုက်ပါပြီ။ အတွဲ(၁) နှင့် အတွဲ(၂) နှစ်အုပ်လုံးအတွက် အောက်ပါအတိုင်း စီစဉ်ထားပါသည်။

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Key Notes for Chapter (1) : Introduction to Coordinate Geometry

1) The Midpoint Formula

If $M(x,y)$ is the midpoint between the two endpoints $A(x_1,y_1)$ and $B(x_2,y_2)$ then $$ \displaystyle M(x,y)=\left( {\frac{{{{x}_{1}}+{{x}_{2}}}}{2}+\frac{{{{y}_{1}}+{{y}_{2}}}}{2}} \right)$$

2) Distance Formula

The distance between two points $(x_1, y_1)$ and $(x_2, y_2)$ is $$ \displaystyle \sqrt{{{{{\left( {{{x}_{2}}-x} \right)}}^{2}}+{{{\left( {{{y}_{2}}-{{y}_{1}}} \right)}}^{2}}}}$$

3) The slope of a Line

$$ \displaystyle \text{slope }(m)=\frac{{\text{vertical change}}}{{\text{horizontal change}}}=\frac{{\text{rise}}}{{\text{run}}}$$

4) Slope Formula

If the slope of the line passing through any two points $A(x_1, y_1)$ and $B(x_2, y_2)$ is $m$, then $$m=\displaystyle\frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2-x_1}$$

5) Positive Slope

A line ascending from left to right has a positive slope.

6) Negative Slope

A line descending from left to right has a negaitive slope.

7) Zero Slope

The slope of the horizontal line is zero.

8) Undefined Slope

The slope of the vertical line is undefined.

9) Slope-Intercept Form of a Line

The equation of the form
$$y=mx+c$$ is the equation of a straight line with slope $m$ and $y$-intercept $c$, which is called the slope-intercept form.

10) Point-Slope Form of a Line

The equation of a straight line, with slope $m$, and passes through the point $(x_1, y_1)$ is
$$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$$ which is called the point-slope form of a straight line.

11) Horizontal Line

• The $X$-axis and all lines parallel to it are called horizontal lines.
• The equation of horizontal line intersecting the $Y$-axis at $(0,c)$ is $y=c$.
• The equation of the $X$-axis is $y=0$.

12) Vertical Line

• The $Y$-axis and all lines parallel to it are called vertical lines.
• The equation of vertical line intersecting the $X$-axis at $(a,0)$ is $x=a$.
• The equation of the $Y$-axis is $x=0$.

13) Parallel Lines and Perpendicular Lines

• Any two horizontal lines are parallel.
• Any two vertical lines are parallel.
• Vertical and horizontal lines are perpendicular to each other.

14) Some Important Properties

• Two non-vertical lines are parallel if and only if they have the same slope.
• Two non-vertical lines are perpendicular if and only if the product of their slopes is -1 (i.e., one is the negative reciprocal of the other).
• On a same straight line all segments have the same slope.
• Three or more points that lie on the same straight line are said to be collinear.

Probability : Exercise (7.2) - Solutions

Independent Events

Two events are independent if the occurrence of any one of them does not affect the probability of the other.

ဖြစ်ရပ်တစ်ခု ဖြစ်ခြင်း၊ မဖြစ်ခြင်းသည် အခြားဖြစ်ရပ်တစ်ခု ဖြစ်ခြင်း၊ မဖြစ်ခြင်းနှင့် သက်ဆိုင်မှုမရှိပါက ၎င်းတို့ကို လွတ်လပ်သော အမှီခိုမဲ့ ဖြစ်ရပ်များ (independent events) ဟု ခေါ်သည်။

Note : Independent Events နှစ်ခုသည် တပြိုင်နက် ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာနိုင်သည်။

Multiplication Rule

$A$ and $B$ are independent events in the sample space if and only if $\mathrm{P}(A\ \text{and}\ B) = \mathrm{P}(A)\times\mathrm{P}(B)$.

Addition Rule 1

For any two events $A$ and $B$ in a sample space,

$\begin{array}{l}\text{P}(A\;\text{or}\;B)=\text{P}(A)+\text{P}(B)-\text{P}(A\;\text{and}B)\\\\\text{P}(A\cup B)=\text{P}(A)+\text{P}(B)-\text{P}(A\cap B)\end{array}$

တပြိုင်နက်ဖြစ်နိုင်သော ဖြစ်ရပ်နှစ်ခု တစ်ခုမဟုတ်တစ်ခုဖြစ်ရန် ဖြစ်တန်စွမ်းကို တွက်ယူလိုလျှင် ထိုဖြစ်ရပ်နှစ်ခု၏ တစ်ခုစီဖြစ်နိုင်သော ဖြစ်တန်စွမ်းများ ပေါင်းလဒ်မှ ဖြစ်ရပ်နှစ်ခုလုံး တပြိုင်နက်ဖြစ်နိုင်သော ဖြစ်တန်စွမ်းကို နုတ်ရသည်။

Mutually Exclusive Events

Two events $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive if they cannot occur jointly, that is, they do not have common outcomes. If $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive events, then P($A$ and $B$) = 0.

Addition Rule 2

If $A$ and $B$ are mutually exclusive events in a sample space, then

$\begin{array}{l} \text{P}(A\;\text{or}\;B)=\text{P}(A)+\text{P}(B)\\\\ \text{P}(A\cup B)=\text{P}(A)+\text{P}(B)\end{array}$

1.           At a conference, there are $7$ mathematics instructors, $5$ computer science instructors, $3$ statistics instructors and $4$ science instructors. If an instructor is selected, find the probability of getting a science instructor or a math instructor.

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$\begin{array}{|l|c|} \hline \text { mathematics instructor} & 7 \\ \hline \text { computer science instructor} & 5 \\ \hline \text { stastics instructor} & 3 \\ \hline \text { science instructor} & 4 \\ \hline \text { Total } & 19 \\ \hline \end{array}$

$\therefore\ P(\text { a science instructor }) = \displaystyle\frac{4}{19}\\ \ \ \ \ P(\text { aa mathematics instructor }) = \displaystyle\frac{7}{19}$
$\begin{aligned} & \ \ \ \ \ \ P(\text { a science instructor or a math instructor })\\\\ &=P(\text { a science instructor })+P(\text { a mathematics instructor })\\\\ &=\displaystyle \frac{4}{19}+\displaystyle \frac{7}{19}\\\\ &=\displaystyle \frac{11}{19} \end{aligned}$

2.           Two dices are rolled. Find the probability of getting

(a) a sum greater than $8$ or a sum less than $3$.

(b) a product greater than $9$ or a product less than $16$.

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$\begin{array}{l}\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \,\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ {{\text{2}}^{{\text{nd}}}}\ \text{die}\\ \ {{\text{1}}^{{\text{st}}}}\ \text{die}\ \ \ \begin{array}{|r||l|l|l|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 \\ \hline 1 & {(1,1)} & {(1,2)} & {(1,3)} & {(1,4)} & {(1,5)} & {(1,6)} \\ \hline 2 & {(2,1)} & {(2,2)} & {(2,3)} & {(2,4)} & {(2,5)} & {(2,6)} \\ \hline 3 & {(3,1)} & {(3,2)} & {(3,3)} & {(3,4)} & {(3,5)} & {(3,6)} \\ \hline 4 & {(4,1)} & {(4,2)} & {(4,3)} & {(4,4)} & {(4,5)} & {(4,6)} \\ \hline 5 & {(5,1)} & {(5,2)} & {(5,3)} & {(5,4)} & {(5,5)} & {(5,6)} \\ \hline 6 & {(6,1)} & {(6,2)} & {(6,3)} & {(6,4)} & {(6,5)} & {(6,6)} \\ \hline\end{array}\end{array}$

The sample space consists of $36$ outcomes.

Let $E_1 = $ the sum greater than $8$.

$\therefore\ E_1=\{(3,6),(4,5),(4,6),(5,4),(5,5),\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (5,6), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6) \},\\\\ \therefore\ \mathrm{n}(E_1)=10\ \text{and}\ \mathrm{P}(E_1)=\displaystyle\frac{10}{36} $
Let $E_2 = $the sum less than $3$.

$\therefore\ E_2=\{ (1,1) \},\\\\ \therefore\ \mathrm{n}(E_2)=1\ \text{and}\ \mathrm{P}(E_2)=\displaystyle\frac{1}{36} $
Let $E_3=$ the product greater than $9$.

$\therefore\ E_3=\{(2,5), (2,6), (3,4), (3,5), (3,6), (4,3), \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (4,4), (4,5), (4,6), (5,2), (5,3), (5,4), (5,5), \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (5,6), (6,2), (6,3), (6,4), (6,5), (6,6) \},\\\\ \therefore\ \mathrm{n}(E_3)=19\ \text{and}\ \mathrm{P}(E_3)=\displaystyle\frac{19}{36} $

Let $E_4=$ the product less than $16$ .

$\therefore\ E_4=\{(1,1), (1,2), (1,3), (1,4), (1,5), (1,6),\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (2,1), (2,2), (2,3), (2,4), (2,5), (2,6),\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (3,1), (3,2), (3,3), (3,4), (3,5),(4,1), \\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ (4,2), (4,3), (5,1), (5,2), (5,3), (6,1), (6,2)\},\\\\ \therefore\ \mathrm{n}(E_4)=25\ \text{and}\ \mathrm{P}(E_4)=\displaystyle\frac{25}{36} $

Let $E_5= 9 < \text{the product} < 16$ .

$\therefore\ E_5=\{(2,5), (2,6),(3,4), (3,5),(4,3), (5,2), (5,3), (6,2)\},\\\\ \therefore\ \mathrm{n}(E_5)=8\ \text{and}\ \mathrm{P}(E_5)=\displaystyle\frac{8}{36} $

(a)    P (a sum greater than $8$ or a sum less than $3$)

$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ =\mathrm{P}(E_1) +\mathrm{P} (E_2 ) =\displaystyle\frac{10}{36}+\displaystyle\frac{1}{36}= \displaystyle\frac{11}{36}$

(b)    P (a product greater than $9$ or a product less than $16$)

$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ =\mathrm{P}(E_3) +\mathrm{P} (E_4 )- \mathrm{P} (E_5 )=\displaystyle\frac{19}{36}+\displaystyle\frac{25}{36}-\displaystyle\frac{8}{36}= \displaystyle\frac{36}{36}=1$

3.           In a survey about a change in public policy, 100 people were asked if they favor the change, oppose the change, or have no opinion about the change. The responses are indicated as below:

$$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|} \hline & \text{The} & \text{Senior} & \text{Total}\\ & \text{Youth} & \text{Citizens} & \\ \hline \text{Favor} & 18 & 9 & 27 \\ \hline \text{Oppose } & 12 & 25 & 37 \\ \hline \text{No opinion} & 20 & 16 & 36 \\ \hline \text{Total} & 50 & 50 & 100 \\ \hline \end{array}$$

Find the probability that a randomly selected respondent to this survey oppose or has no opinion about the change policy.

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\begin{aligned} & \ \ \ \ \ P(\text { oppose or no opinion })\\\\ &= P(\text { oppose })+P(\text { no opinion }) \\\\ &=\frac{37}{100}+\frac{36}{100} \\\\ &=\frac{73}{100} \end{aligned}

4.           A bag contains 15 discs of which 3 are white, 5 are red and 7 are blue. Two discs are to be drawn at random, in succession, each being replaced after its colour has been noted. Calculate the probability that the two discs will be of the same colour.

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$\begin{array}{l}\text{The sample space consists of 15 outcomes}\text{.}\\\\\text{Let}\ W\ \text{denote white discs}\text{.}\\\\\therefore n(W)=3\ \text{and}\ P(W)=\displaystyle \frac{3}{{15}}\ \ \ \ \\\\\text{Let}\ R\ \text{denote red discs}\text{.}\\\\\therefore n(R)=5\ \text{and}\ P(R)=\displaystyle \frac{5}{{15}}\ \\\\\text{Let}\ B\ \text{denote blue discs}\text{.}\\\\\therefore n(B)=7\ \text{and}\ P(B)=\displaystyle \frac{7}{{15}}\ \\\\\ \ \ \ P(\text{two discs}\ \text{of the same color})\\\\=P\left[ {(W,W)\ \text{or}\ (R,R)\ \text{or}\ (B,B)\ } \right]\\\\=P(W,W)+P(R,R)\ +(B,B)\\\\=\left( {\displaystyle \frac{3}{{15}}\ \times \displaystyle \frac{3}{{15}}} \right)\ +\left( {\displaystyle \frac{5}{{15}}\times \displaystyle \frac{5}{{15}}} \right)+\left( {\displaystyle \frac{7}{{15}}\times \displaystyle \frac{7}{{15}}} \right)\\\\=\displaystyle \frac{9}{{225}}+\displaystyle \frac{{25}}{{225}}+\displaystyle \frac{{49}}{{225}}\\\\=\displaystyle \frac{{83}}{{225}}\end{array}$

5.           The probabilities that the student $A$ and $B$ pass an examination are $\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}$ and $\displaystyle\frac{3}{4}$ respectively. Find the probabilities that:

(a) both $A$ and $B$ pass the examination.

(b) exactly one of $A$ and $B$ passes the examination.

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$\begin{array}{l}\ \ \ \ \ P(A\ \text{will pass the exam})=\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\\\\\therefore \ P(A\ \text{will fail the exam})=1-\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}\\\\\ \ \ \ \ P(B\ \text{will pass the exam})=\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\\\\\therefore \ P(A\ \text{will fail the exam})=1-\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}=\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\\\\(\text{a)}\ \ \ \ P(\text{both}\ A\ \text{and }B\ \text{pass the exam})\\\\\ \ \ =P(A\ \text{will pass the exam})\times P(B\ \text{will pass the exam})\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\times \displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}\\\\(\text{a)}\ \ \ \ P(\text{exactly one of }A\ \text{and }B\ \text{passes the examination})\\\\\ \ \ =P(A\ \text{will pass and }B\text{ will fail})+P(B\ \text{will pass and }A\text{ will fail})\\\\\ \ \ =\left( {\displaystyle \frac{2}{3}\times \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}} \right)+\left( {\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{1}{3}} \right)\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{2}{{12}}+\displaystyle \frac{3}{{12}}\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{5}{{12}}\end{array}$

6.           Three groups of children consist of 3 boys and 1 girl, 2 boys and 2 girls, and 1 boy and 3 girls respectively. If a child is chosen from each group, find the probability that 1 boy and 2 girls are chosen.

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$$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \text { Group } & \text { Boy } & \text { Girl } & \text { Total } \\ \hline \text { I } & 3 & 1 & 4 \\ \hline \text { II } & 2 & 2 & 4 \\ \hline \text { III } & 1 & 3 & 4 \\ \hline \end{array}$$

$\begin{array}{l}\text{Let the boy from group I, group II}\\\text{and group III be }{{B}_{1}}\text{,}\ {{B}_{2}}\text{ and }{{B}_{3}}\ \text{respectively}\text{.}\\\\\text{Let the girl from group I, group II}\\\text{and group III be }{{G}_{1}}\text{,}\ {{G}_{2}}\text{ and }{{G}_{3}}\ \text{respectively}\text{.}\\\\\therefore \ \ \ \ \ P(1\ \text{boy and 2 girls})\\\\\ \ \ =P({{B}_{1}}{{G}_{2}}{{G}_{3}}\ \text{or}\ {{B}_{2}}{{G}_{1}}{{G}_{3}}\ \text{or}\ {{B}_{3}}{{G}_{1}}{{G}_{2}})\\\\\ \ \ =P({{B}_{1}}{{G}_{2}}{{G}_{3}})+P({{B}_{2}}{{G}_{1}}{{G}_{3}})+P({{B}_{3}}{{G}_{1}}{{G}_{2}})\\\\\ \ \ =\left( {\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{2}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{3}{4}} \right)+\left( {\displaystyle \frac{2}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{3}{4}} \right)+\left( {\displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{1}{4}\times \displaystyle \frac{2}{4}} \right)\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{{18}}{{64}}+\displaystyle \frac{6}{{64}}+\displaystyle \frac{2}{{64}}\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{{26}}{{64}}\\\\\ \ \ =\displaystyle \frac{{13}}{{32}}\end{array}$