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MATHEMATICS

HIGHER SECONDARY FIRST YEAR

TIME 2 ½ HOURS MAX. MARKS.90.

PART- I

ALL THE QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY 1 x 20 =20

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER

1. If A is a square matrix of order n, then is……

(1) (2) (3) (4)
2. If the order of a matrix is 3, then the value of det (k A)
(1) (2) (3) k det(A) (4) det (A)
3. If a line makes with positive direction of axes x and y then the angle it makes with
the z axis is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4. If = 0, then the angle between and is

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(1) (2) (3)
5. The number of permutation of the letters of the word APPLE are _________
(i) 120 (ii) 60 (iii) 30 (iv) 5
(4)

ax 2 3
6.   then the value of a is
( x  2)(2 x  3) x  2 2 x  3
a) 4 b) 20 c) 35 d) 45

7. The largest co efficient in the expansion of (1+x)24 is

a) b) 24C13 c) 24C12 d) 24C11

8. If a,b,c are in AP then 3a, 3b, 3c are in

a) AP b) GP c) HP d) AP and HP

9. If y= 2x + c is a tangent to the circle x2+y2=5 then the value of c is ___________

a)  5 b) 25 c)  5 d)  2

10.

11.

12. The graph of the Linear function is a

1) Straight line 2) point 3) Circle 4) parabola
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13. The range of Signum function is
1) 1, 0 2) 1,0 3) 1, 0,1 4) 1,1

x3  1
lim is
14. The value of
x 1 x 1
1) 3 2) 1 3) 0 4) 

dy 1 2
15. y= log e(2x+3) then at x= 0 is __________ 1) 0 2) log 3 3) 4)
dx 3 3

16.

If f(x) = ax2+bx+12 , f !(2) = 11, f! (4) =15 then a and b are ______

1) (7,1) b) (1,7) c) (11,15) d) (15,11)

17.

18.

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19. In box containing 10 bulbs, 2 are defective. What is the probability that among 5 bulbs chosen at random
none is defective ?
a) 1/5 b) 4/5 c) 2/3 d) ¾

20. If A  B then
a) P(A) < P(B) b) P(A) >P(B) c) P(A)  P(B) d) P(A)  P(B)

PART II

ANSWER ANY 7 QUESTIONS 7 X 2 =14.

QUESTION NUMBER 30 IS COMPULSORY

 3x  y   0 7 
x
21. Find the values of x, y ,z if  
3 y  w   3 20 
 2x  z
22. Find the unit vectors parallel to the sum of 3i  5 j  8k and  2 j  2k
8 7 7
23. If Cr - C3 = C2 find r
24. If the point P ( 5t-4, t+1 ) lies on the line 7x-4y+1= 0 Find the value of t Find also the co – ordinates of P
25. If A , B, C , D are angles of a cyclic quadrilateral prove that Cos A + Cos B + Cos C + Cos D =0
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x 1
26. Solve  0 x 1
x 1
1  Cosx
27. Differentiate Cos 1
2

log(tan x)
28. Integrate  Sin2 x
dx
29. An integer is chosen at random from the first fifty positive integer. What is the probability that the
integer is a prime (or) multiple of 4.
30.

PART III

ANSWER ANY 7 QUESTIONS 7 X 3 = 21

QUESTION NUMBER 40 IS COMPULSORY

31.

32. Prove the following by the principle of mathematical induction

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2+4 +6 +8 ………………….+ 2n = n (n+1)
33. Insert four arithmetic mean -1 and 14

34. The slope of one of the straight lines of ax2+2hxy+by2=0 thrice that of the other, Show that 3h2=4ab
1
35. Prove that Cos 20o Cos 40o Cos 80o =
8
36. Show that the graph of x2+y2=4 is not the graph of the function
37.

1
38. Evaluate :  6  x  x2
dx

39. A speaks truth in 80% cases and B is 75% cases. In what percentage of cases are they likely to contradict
each other in stating the same fact?

40.

PART IV

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS 7 X 5 = 35

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41.

(OR)

42. If A+B+C=180o Prove that Sin 2A-Sin 2B+Sin 2C = 4 Cos A Sin B Cos C
(OR)
State and prove sine formula

43. The first 3 terms in the expansion of (1-ax)n are 1-14x+84x2 find a and n
(OR)
If the p and q terms of a H.P are q and p respectively Show that (pq)th term is 1
th th

44. Find the circles which cuts orthogonally each of the circles x2+y2+2x+17y+4=0 , x2+y2+7x+6y+11=0 and
x2+y2-x+22y+3=0
(OR)
Find the co ordinates of the ortho centre of the triangle whose vertices are the points(-2,-1) (6,-1) and (2,5)

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45. If x= sin t y = sin pt Show that (1-x2) y2-xy1+p2y=0

Prove that lim

 0
Sin

1
(OR)

46.
(OR)

3x  5
Evaluate  x2  2x  3
dx

x 1
47. If x is real , prove that is lies between  and 1
x  5x  9
2
11

(OR)

A problem in Mathematics is given to three students whose chance of solving it are ½ 1/3 and ¼ (i) What
is the probability that the problem is solved (ii) what is the probability that exactly one of them will solve it.

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