MATHEMATICS Compulsory Part 2022 PAPER 2 Answers and Detailed Solutions

Section A Section B
1. B 16. D 31. B

2. C 17. B 32. A

3. D 18. D 33. D

4. A 19. A 34. A

5. C 20. C 35. D

6. D 21. C 36. A

7. A 22. C 37. D

8. A 23. B 38. B

9. B 24. B 39. A

10. C 25. D 40. C

11. D 26. A 41. C

12. B 27. D 42. C

13. A 28. C 43. B

14. B 29. B 44. B

15. D 30. A 45. C

1 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

Section A 6. (x + k)(x – 5k) = (x + 3k)(5k – x)
(812 n )(3− n ) (34 )2 n (3− n ) (x + k)(x – 5k) + (x + 3k)(x – 5k) = 0
1. 2n
=
9 (32 )2 n (x – 5k)(2x + 4k) = 0
8n
3 (3 ) −n x = –2k or x = 5k
=
34 n ∴ The answer is D.
8n – n – 4n
=3
= 33n 7. f() – f(2 – )
= (3 ) 3 n
= 22 – 3 + 1 – [2(2 – )2 – 3(2 – ) + 1]
= 27n = 22 – 3 + 1 – (8 – 8 + 22 – 6 + 3 + 1)
∴ The answer is B. = 2 – 2
∴ The answer is A.
1
2.  0.043 478 26
23 8. Let p(x) = (x – 3)(x – 1)Q(x) + ax + b, where Q(x)
1 is a polynomial, and a and b are constants.
∴ = 0.043 48, cor. to 5 d.p. or
23 By the factor theorem,
1 p(3) = 0
= 0.043 478, cor. to 5 sig. fig.
23 (3 – 3)(3 – 1)Q(3) + 3a + b = 0
∴ The answer is C. 3a + b = 0 ……(1)
By the remainder theorem,
2 2
3. 9u – 4v + 10v – 15u p(1) = –2
= (3u + 2v)(3u – 2v) – 5(3u – 2v) (1 – 3)(1 – 1)Q(1) + a + b = –2
= (3u – 2v)(3u + 2v – 5) a + b = –2 ……(2)
∴ The answer is D. By solving (1) and (2), we have
a = 1 and b = –3.
4. L.H.S. = (x + A)(x – 4) + 3A ∴ The required remainder is x – 3.
2
= x + (A – 4)x – A ∴ The answer is A.
Comparing the like terms on both sides, we have
A − 4 = 3− B 9. 3x – 5  10 – 2x and 10 – 2x < 18
 ……(*)
− A = −1 5x  15 and –2x < 8
By solving (*), we have A = 1 and B = 6. x3 and x >4
∴ The answer is A. ∴ The required solution is –4 < x  3.
∴ The answer is B.
5 2 5(m − 3) − 2( m + 3)
5. − =
m+3 m−3 (m + 3)(m − 3) 10. Required interest
3m − 21   4% 
52

= = $ 5000 1 +  − 5000
m2 − 9   2  
∴ The answer is C. = $1095, cor. to the nearest dollar
∴ The answer is C.

2 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

 3m − 2n 4 For III:
11. =
4m + 7n 15 Putting y = 0 into the equation.
45m – 30n = 16m + 28n 0 = a – (x – b)2
29m = 58n x = b a
m = 2n ∵ a>0
2m + n 2(2n) + n ∴ The graph has 2 x-intercepts.
=
m−n 2n − n ∴ III is not true.
5
= ∴ The answer is B.
1
∴ (2m + n) : (m – n) = 5 : 1
∴ The answer is D. 15. Let r and h be the base radius and the height of the
cylinder respectively.
kx3 Then the radius of the sphere is r.
12. Let z = , where k is a non-zero constant.
y
4 r 2 4
We have =
2 rh + 2 r 2
7
yz 7r = 2h + 2r
k=
x3
5r = 2h
yz 2
k2 = 6 5 h
x =
2 r
yz 2
∴ is a constant.
x6 ∴ The required ratio is 5 : 2.
∴ The answer is B. ∴ The answer is D.

13. a5 = 2a4 + a3 16. Let r and  be the original radius and the original
a5 = 2a4 + 28 …… (1) angle of the sector, and R be the new radius of the
a6 = 2a5 + a4 sector.
391 = 2a5 + a4 …… (2)  (1 − 20%)
 2 r =  2 R
Solving (1) and (2), we have 360 360
a4 = 67 and a5 = 162 r = 0.8R
∴ The answer is A. Percentage change in the area of the sector

14. For I: 0.8 

  R2 −   (0.8R)2
= 360  360  100%
y = a – (x – b)2 
  (0.8R)2
= –x2 + 2bx – b2 + a 360
∵ The coefficient of x2 is negative.
0.8 − 0.64
∴ The graph opens downwards. = 100%
0.64
∴ I is not true.
= +25%
For II:
∴ The answer is D.
The axis of symmetry of the graph is x – b = 0.
i.e. x = b
∴ II is true.
3 © Educational Publishing House Ltd
17. Refer to the figure c 19. Vertical distance of AJ = (6 – 2 + 4 – 6 + 2)
T
on the right. Q S =4
P U
a b
Extend PQ to meet Horizontal distance of AJ = (3 + 1 + 5 + 2)
RS at U. R = 11
RST = 360° – c (s at a pt.) AJ = 4 + 11 2 2
(Pyth. theorem)
QUS = RST (alt. s, PU // ST) = 137
= 360° – c ∴ The answer is A.
QUR = 180° – (360° – c) (adj. s on st. line)
= c – 180° 20. For I:
In △QUR, (6 − 2) 180
An interior angle of ABCDEF =
a = b + c – 180° (ext.  of △) 6
b + c – a = 180° = 120°
∴ Only II is true. 360
An exterior angle of ABCDEF =
∴ The answer is B. 6
= 60°
18. ∵ △BCG ~ △DEG (AAA)
∴ An interior angle of ABCDEF is twice an
CG BC
∴ = (corr. sides, ~△s) exterior angle of ABCDEF.
EG DE
∴ I is true.
2+3
= For II:
3
∵ CF is an axis of symmetry of ABCDEF.
5
= ∴ CF is the angle bisector of BCD.
3
120
Area of △CDE CE 5 + 3 BCF =
= = 2
Area of △ DEG EG 3
= 60°
8
Area of △CDE =  54 cm2 ABC + BCF = 120° + 60°
3
= 180°
= 144 cm2
∴ AB // FC (int. s supp.)
∵ △AEF ~ △DEC (AAA)
2
∴ II is true.
Area of △ AEF  AE 
∴ = For III:
Area of △ DEC  DE 
2 63
2 Number of diagonals of ABCDEF =
Area of △AEF =    144 cm2 2
3
=9
= 64 cm2
∴ III is not true.
∴ The answer is D.
∴ The answer is C.

4 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

21. In △ABP and △ADQ, CD
sin  =
AB = AD (definition of square) BD
CD
ABP =ADQ = 90° (definition of square) sin  =
p cos
BP = DQ (given)
CD = p cos θ sin 
∴ △ABP  △ADQ (SAS)
∴ The answer is B.
In △ABP,
BAP + 90° + 62° = 180° ( sum of △)
24. Coordinates of B = (–7, –4)
BAP = 28°
Coordinates of C = (–7, 4)
DAQ = BAP = 28° (corr. s, △s)
∴ The answer is B.
PAQ = BAD – BAP – DAQ
= 90° – 28°– 28°
25. For I:
= 34°
Slope of L1 < 0
∴ The answer is C.
a
<0
3
22. In △AOB, a <0
OA = OB (radii) Slope of L2 < 0
OAB = OBA (base s, isos. △) 2
− <0
= 33° b
2
AOB + OAB + OBA = 180° ( sum of △) >0
b
AOB = 180° – 33° – 33° ∴ b>0>a
AOB = 114° ∴ I must be true.
1 For II:
ACB = AOB ( at centre twice  at ⊙ce)
2 Slope of L1 < slope of L2
1 a 2
= (114°) <−
2 3 b
= 57° ab < –6
In △ABC, ∴ II must be true.

ABC + ACB + BAC = 180° For III:

( sum of △) y-intercept of L1 > y-intercept of L2
(OBC + 33°) + 57° + (33° – 14°) = 180° 4 5
<
3 b
OBC = 71°
15
∴ The answer is C. b>
4
∴ III must be true.
23. In △ABD, ∴ The answer is D.
BD
cos θ =
AB
BD = p cos θ
In △BCD,

5 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

26. Let (x, y) be the coordinates of P. ∴ D is true.
AP = AB ∴ The answer is D.
(x – 3)2 + (y – 5)2 = (10 – 3)2 + (–6 – 5)2
(x – 3)2 + (y – 5)2 = 170 3  2 + 2 1
28. The required probability =
∴ The locus of P is a circle. 5 4
∴ The answer is A. 2
=
5
27. Rewrite the equation of C as ∴ The answer is C.
217
x 2 + y 2 − 3x + 15 y + =0.
4 29. Inter-quartile range = (9 – 4)°C
−3 15 3 15
Centre of C = (− , − ) = ( , − ) = 5°C
2 2 2 2
2 2 ∴ The answer is B.
 3   15  217 17
Radius of C =   +  −  − =
 2  2  4 4
3+3+ 4+ 4+5+5+ 6+ m+ n
For option A: 30. =5
9
Coordinates of centre of C  (3, –15)
m + n = 15
∴ A is not true.
For I:
For option B:
Since m + n = 15 and both m and n are integers,
3 17
∵ < one of them is an odd number and the other is an
2 4
even number.
∴ C cuts the y-axis.
∴ mn
∴ C does not lie in the fourth quadrant.
∴ I must be true.
∴ B is not true.
For II:
For option C:
Since the median is 5, we assume 5  m < n.
Distance between the origin and the centre of C
2 2
When 5  m  7, n  8.
3   15 
=  − 0 +  − − 0 Range = n – 3
2   2 
8–3
117
= =5
2
∴ The least possible range is 5.
17
> ∴ II is true.
4
∴ The origin lies outside C. For III:
∴ C is not true. Variance
For option D: 2(3 − 5)2 + 2(4 − 5)2 + 2(5 − 5)2 +
 17 
2
(6 − 5)2 + (m − 5)2 + (n − 5)2
Area of C =   =
 9
 4 
11 + (m − 5) + ( n − 5) 2
2

17 =
=  9
4
11 + (5 − 5) 2 + (10 − 5) 2
 13.351 768 78 
9
> 12 =4
6 © Educational Publishing House Ltd
 ∴ III is not true. 34. 9 × 1612 + 12 × 1611 + 18 × 168 + 432
∴ The answer is A. = 9 × 1612 + 12 × 1611 + (16 + 2) × 168 + 1 × 162
+ 11 × 161
Section B = 9 × 1612 + 12 × 1611 + 1 × 169 + 2 × 168
31. 1st expression: a3 · b4 · c + 1 × 162 + 11 × 161
2nd expression: a3 · b5 · c2 = 9C012000001B016
3 2
H.C.F.: a · b · c ∴ The answer is A.
L.C.M.: a4 · b5 · c3
By considering the power of a in the given 3i12 − 5i15 3(i 4 )3 − 5(i 3 )(i 4 )3
35. =
expressions and the L.C.M., 4+i 4+i
the 3rd expression contains a4. 3(1) − 5(−i)
=
By considering the power of b in the given 4+i
expressions and the H.C.F., (3 + 5i )(4 − i )
=
the 3rd expression contains b . 2 (4 + i )(4 − i )
By considering the power of c in the given 12 − 3i + 20i + 5
=
expressions and the L.C.M., 16 + 1
the 3rd expression contains c3. =1+i
4 2 3
∴ a b c is the 3rd expression. ∴ The imaginary part is 1.
∴ The answer is B. ∴ The answer is D.

32. log3 y = 10[log9 x – (–1)] 36. The coordinates of the vertices of D are (12, 14),
10log3 x (20, 10) and (18, 8).
log3 y = + 10
log3 9 At (12, 14), 2(12) – (14) + k = 10 + k
10
log3 y = 5 log3 x + log3 3 At (20, 10), 2(20) – (10) + k = 30 + k
10 5
log3 y = log3 3 x At (18, 8), 2(18) – (8) + k = 28 + k
10 5
y=3 x Least value = 13
5
y = 59 049x 10 + k = 13
∴ The answer is A. k =3
∴ The answer is A.
2
33. (log2 x) + 3 log2 x – 6 = 8 log2 x
(log2 x)2 – 5 log2 x – 6 = 0 37. Let k be the common difference of the sequence.
−5 For I:
log2  + log2  = −
1 Take a = 4 and k = –1.
log2  = 5 Then a = 4, b = 3, c = 2, d = 1
 = 2 5 ∴ a>b>c>d
 = 32 ∴ I may not be true.
∴ The answer is D. For II:
d = a + 3k

7 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

 d −a  of (*)  0
k=
3 [–4(k + 12)]2 – 4(5)(k + 12k – 320)  0
c = a + 2k
–k2 + 36k + 2176  0
 d −a
= a + 2  (k + 32)(k – 68)  0
 3 
1 2 ∴ –32  k  68
= a+ d
3 3 ∴ The answer is A.
∴ II must be true.
For III: 40. Let M and N be the mid-points of AB and BC
b
2 respectively.
= 2b − a = 2 k
2a 9
2c Then BM = cm = 4.5 cm and
= 2c − b = 2 k 2
2b
2d 6
= 2d −c = 2k BN = cm = 3 cm
2c 2
∵ The ratio between any two successive terms is Let P be the projection of V on the plane ABCD.
a constant. The required angle is VMP.
a b c d
∴ 2 , 2 , 2 , 2 is a geometric sequence. In △VBM,
∴ III must be true. VM = VB 2 − BM 2 (Pyth. theorem)
∴ The answer is D. = 12 − 4.5 cm
2 2

= 123.75 cm
38. ADB = TAB ( in alt. segment) In △VPM,
= 74° PM
cos VMP =
BAD + BCD = 180° (opp. s, cyclic quad.) VM
BAD = 180° – 98° 3
=
= 82° 123.75
In △ABD, VMP = 74°, cor. to the nearest degree
ABD + ADB + BAD = 180 ( sum of △) ∴ The answer is C.
ABD = 180 – 74° – 82°
= 24° 41. Denote the orthocentre of △OAB by C.
∴ The answer is B. Let (x, y) be the coordinates of B.
Slope of OA × slope of BC = –1
 x + y − 12 x − 24 y − 445 = 0
2 2
36 − 0 y − 12
39.   = –1
x − 2 y + k = 0 48 − 0 x − 36
 x 2 + y 2 − 12 x − 24 y − 445 = 0 ...... (1) 4x + 3y – 180 = 0 ……(1)

 x = 2 y − k ...... (2) Slope of OB × slope of AC = –1
Put (2) into (1). y − 0 36 − 12
 = –1
2 2
(2y – k) + y – 12(2y – k) – 24y – 320 = 0 x − 0 48 − 36
5y2 – 4(k + 12)y + k2 + 12k – 320 = 0 …(*) x + 2y = 0 ……(2)

8 © Educational Publishing House Ltd

 Solving (1) and (2), we have For III:
x = 72, y = –36 New variance = (–3)2v
∴ The x-coordinate of B is 72. = 9v
∴ The answer is C. ∴ III is true.
∴ The answer is C.
42. Number of different queues = P  7! 2
8

= 282 240
∴ The answer is C.
Alternative Solution
Number of different queues = (7 + 2)! – 8! × 2!
= 282 240
∴ The answer is C.

43. Required probability

2  10  2   10  9  2 
= 1− −    −    
12  12  11   12  11  10 
6
=
11
∴ The answer is B.

44. Let  marks be the standard deviation of the test

scores.
85 − 55
=6

6 = 30
= 5
∴ Gerald’s test score
= (–4 × 5 + 55) marks
= 35 marks
∴ The answer is B.

45. For I:
New median = –3m + 8
∴ I is true.
For II:
New range = 3r
∴ II is not true.

9 © Educational Publishing House Ltd