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From the employees of a company, 5 persons are selected to represent them in the managing committee of the company. Particulars of five persons are as follows:
A person is selected at random from this group to act as a spokesperson. What is the probability that the spokesperson will be either male or over 35 years ?

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  17. lim(x rarr 2) (3x^2-x-10)/(x^2-4) is :

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  18. lim(x rarr 1)(ax^(2)+bx+c)/(cx^(2)+bx+a), a+b+c ne 0 is :

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  19. Evaluate : lim(x rarr 0)(sin ax)/(sin bx), a,b ne 0 .

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