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 Series ARSP/14 Set ~ 14
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/14/14
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 06 printed pages.

 Q.P. Code given on the right hand side of the question paper should be written
on the title page of the answer-book by the candidate.
 Please check that this question paper contains 38questions.
 Please write down the serial number of the question in the answer-book
before attempting it.
 15 Minute times has been allotted to read this question paper. The question
paper will be distributed at 10:15 a.m. From 10.15 a.m to 10.30 a.m, the students
will read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the answer –
book during this period.

MATHEMATICS

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 80

General Instructions:

1. This Question paper contains - five sections A, B, C, D and E. Each section is compulsory. However, there are

internal choices in some questions.

2. Section A has 18 MCQ’s and 02 Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

3. Section B has 5 Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions of 2 marks each.

4. Section C has 6 Short Answer (SA)-type questions of 3 marks each.

5. Section D has 4 Long Answer (LA)-type questions of 5 marks each.

6. Section E has 3 source based/case based/passage based/integrated units of assessment (4 marks each) with sub

parts.

Section A
1. If A is a matrix having 3 rows and 2 columns, then number of elements in matrix A is [1]

a) 18 b) 5

c) 6 d) 1
∣1 1 1 ∣
[1]
∣ ∣
2. The maximum value of ∣ 1 1 + sin θ 1
∣
is
∣1 1 1 + cos θ ∣

a) −1

2
b) 4

c) 1

2
d) 0

⎡
1 1 1
⎤⎡
x
⎤ ⎡
6
⎤ [1]
3. If ⎢ 0 1 1⎥⎢y⎥ = ⎢ 3 ⎥, then the value of (2x + y - z) is:
⎣ ⎦⎣ ⎦ ⎣ ⎦
0 0 1 z 2

a) 3 b) 5

c) 1 d) 2
4. The function f(x) = |x - 3|, x ∈ K is [1]

a) is non continuous and non differentiable b) is not continuous but differentiable at x = 3

everywhere

c) is continuous but not differentiable at x = 3 d) is continuous and differentiable everywhere

−
−→ −
−→
5. If the projections of P Q on OX, OY, OZ are respectively 1, 2, 3 and 4, then the magnitude of P Q is [1]

a) 13 b) 169
 c) 19 d) 144

6. The number of solutions of

dy
=
y+1
when y(1) = 2 is : [1]
dx x−1

a) infinite b) three

c) one d) two
7. The corner points of the feasible region for a Linear Programming problem are P(0, 5), Q(1, 5), R(4, 2) [1]
and S(12, 0). The minimum value of the objective function Z = 2x + 5y is at the point.

a) Q b) S

c) R d) P

8. For any three vectors a⃗, b,⃗ c ⃗ the expression (a⃗ − b)⃗ ⋅ ((b ⃗ − c )⃗ × (c ⃗ − a⃗)) equals. [1]

a) [a⃗bc⃗ ]⃗ b) ⃗
2[a⃗bc ]⃗

c) None of these d) ⃗ 2
[a⃗bc ]⃗

9. ∫
sin 2x

sin x
dx =? [1]

a) 2 cos x + C b) 2sin x + C

c) 1

2
sin x + C d) 1

2
cos x + C

10. If A = [
2 −1
] , then An = [1]
3 −2

a) [ −1 0
] , if n ∈ N b) [
0 1
] , if n is an even natural number
0 1 0 1

c) [ 1 0
] , if n is an even natural number d) [
1 0
] , if n is an odd natural number
0 1 0 1

11. Maximize Z = 3x + 4y, subject to the constraints : x + y ≤ 1, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0. [1]

a) 4 b) 5

c) 6 d) 3
– – –
12. If |a⃗ | = √2, |b|⃗ = √3 and |a+ b| = √6, then what is |a⃗ + b ⃗| equal to? [1]

a) 2 b) 4

c) 3 d) 1
∣ 2 cos x 1 0 ∣ [1]
∣ ∣
13. If f(x) = ∣ 1 2 cos x 1 then, f ( ) =
π

∣ 3

∣ 0 1 2 cos x ∣

a) 0 b) 1

c) –1 d) 2
14. If A and B are independent events such that P(A) = 1

5
, P(A ∪ B) = 7

10
, then what is P(B
¯
) equal to? [1]

a) b)
3 7

8 9

c) d)
3 2

7 7

2
[1]
2 3
d y dy
15. The difference of the order and the degree of the differential equation ( 2
) + (
dx
)
4
+ x = 0 is:
dx

a) 1 b) -1

c) 2 d) 0
16. Magnitude of the vector a⃗ = 1 ^
i +
1 ^
j +
1 ^
k is [1]
√3 √3 √3

–
a) 0.5 b) √3

c) 1.5 d) 1

17. If y = log (sin ex), then

dy
is: [1]
dx

a) cot ex b) ex cot ex

c) cosec ex d) ex cosec ex
y−2
18. The straight line is [1]
x−3 z−1
= =
3 1 0

a) perpendicular to z-axis b) parallel to z-axis

c) parallel to y-axis d) parallel to x-axis

19. Assertion (A): If the circumference of the circle is changing at the rate of 10 cm/s, then the area of the circle [1]
changes at the rate 30 cm2/s, if radius is 3 cm.
Reason (R): If A and r are the area and radius of the circle, respectively, then rate of change of area of the circle
is given by dA
= 2πr
dr
.
dt dt

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): If A = {x ∈ z : 0 ≤ x ≤ 12} and R is the relation in A given by R = {(a, b) : a = b. Then, the [1]
set of all elements related to 1 is {1, 2}.
Reason (R): If R1 and R2 are equivalence relation in a set A, then R 1
∩ R2 is an equivalence relation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
–
21. Evaluate: tan
−1
√3 − sec
−1
(−2) . [2]
OR
Find the value of tan −1 9π
(tan )
8

22. Prove that the function f given by f (x) = log |cos x| is decreasing on (0, π
) and increasing on ( 3π
, 2π) . [2]
2 2

23. An edge of a variable cube is increasing at the rate of 3 cm per second. How fast is the volume of the cube [2]
increasing when the edge is 10 cm long?
OR
Find the maximum and minimum values of f(x)
1 π
= (sin x + cos x) in 0 ≤ x ≤
2 2
1
24. Evaluate the integral ∫ using substitution. [2]
x
dx
0 x +1
2

25. It is given that x = 2, the function x3 - 12x2 + kx - 8 attains maximum value, on the interval [0, 3]. Find the value [2]
of k.
Section C
3
26. Evaluate: ∫ 1
(x
2
+ x) dx [3]
27. A speaks the truth 8 times out of 10 times. A die is tossed. He reports that it was 5. What is the probability that it [3]
 was actually 5?
28. Evaluate: ∫ dx

4
. [3]
x(x −1)

OR
1
Evaluate: ∫ 0
(3x
2
+ 5x) dx

29. Find the equation of the curve passing through the point (1, 1) whose differential equation is x dy = (2x2 + 1) dx [3]

(x ≠ 0).
OR

Prove that x2 - y2 = c (x2 + y2)2 is the general solution of differential equation (x 3 2

− 3xy )dx = ( y
3 2
− 3x y)dy ,
where c is a parameter.
30. Determine graphically the minimum value of the objective function Z = -50x + 20y subject to the constraints: [3]
2x - y ≥ - 5
3x + y ≥ 3
2x - 3y ≤ 12
x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
OR
Solve the Linear Programming Problem graphically:
Minimize Z = 2x + 4y Subject to
x+y≥8
x + 4 y ≥ 12
x > 3, y ≥ 2
2 2

31. If x= a(cos t + t sin t) and y = a (sin t - t cos t), then find d

2
x
,
d y
and
d y
. [3]
2 2 2
dt dt dx

Section D
32. Sketch the graph of y = Ix + 3I and evaluate the area under the curve y = Ix + 3I above X - axis and between x = [5]
- 6 to x = 0.
33. Let A = R - {3}, B = R - {1]. If f : A → B be defined by f(x) =
x−2

x−3
∀x ∈ A . Then, show that f is bijective. [5]
OR
Let A be the set of all human beings in a town at a particular time. Determine whether each of the following relations
are reflexive, symmetric and transitive:
i. R = {(x, y): x is wife of y}
ii. R = {(x, y): x is father of y}
34. Show that the system of equations is consistent. [5]
2x - y + 3z = 5 , 3x + 2 y - z = 7, 4x + 5y - 5z = 9
Also, find the solution.
35. Show that the straight lines whose direction cosines are given by 2l + 2m - n = 0 and mn + nl + lm = 0 are at [5]
right angles.
OR
x−3 y−8 x+3 y+7 z−6
Find the length shortest distance between the lines: 3
=
−1
= z − 3 and −3
=
2
=
4

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
There are two antiaircraft guns, named as A and B. The probabilities that the shell fired from them hits an
 airplane are 0.3 and 0.2 respectively. Both of them fired one shell at an airplane at the same time.

i. What is the probability that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane? (1)
ii. If it is known that the shell fired from exactly one of them hit the plane, then what is the probability that it
was fired from B? (1)
iii. What is the probability that the shell was fired from A? (2)
OR
How many hypotheses are possible before the trial, with the guns operating independently? Write the
conditions of these hypotheses. (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
A barge is pulled into harbour by two tug boats as shown in the figure.

i. Find position vector of A.(1)

ii. Find position vector of B. (1)
→
iii. Find the vector AC in terms of ^i , ^j . (2)
OR
If A⃗ = ^ ^
4 i + 3j and B⃗ = ^ ^
3 i + 4j , then find |A|⃗ + |B⃗ | (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]

The temperature of a person during an intestinal illness is given by f(x) = -0.1x2 + mx + 98.6, 0 ≤ x < 12, m
being a constant, where f(x) is the temperature in oF at x days.

i. Is the function differentiable in the interval (0, 12)? Justify your answer. (1)
ii. If 6 is the critical point of the function, then find the value of the constant m. (1)
iii. Find the intervals in which the function is strictly increasing/strictly decreasing. (2)
OR
Find the points of local maximum/local minimum, if any, in the interval (0, 12) as well as the points of
absolute maximum/absolute minimum in the interval [0, 12]. Also, find the corresponding local minimum
and the absolute maximum/absolute minimum values of the function. (2)