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HSC Maths Questions and Answers

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HSC Maths Questions and Answers

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PART-I

Note: 20 x 1 = 20

(i) All questions are compulsory.


(ii) Choose the correct or most suitable answer from the given four
alternatives. Write the option code and the corresponding answer.

PART – I

1. If A is a 3 x 3 matrix such that |3adjA| = 3 then |A| is equal to


1 1 1
(a) 3 (b) - 3 (c) ± 3 (d)± 3

3 1 −1 a11 a 12 a13

[ ] [ ]
2. If A= 2 −2 0 and A = a21 a 22 a23 then the value of a 23 is
1 2 −1
-1

a31 a 32 a33
(a) 0 (b) -2 (c) -3 (d) -1

3. z 1 , z 2∧z 3 be complex numbers such that z 1+ z2 + z 3=0∧|z 1|=| z2|=|z 3|=1 then
z 21+ z22 + z 23 is
(a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) 0

4. The value of i 201+i202 +i 203 is


(a) 1 (b) i (c) -i (d) -1

z−1
5. If z+ 1 is purely imaginary, then |z| is
1
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

6. If f and g are polynomials of degrees m and n respectively, and


if h(x)=(f o g)(x) , then the degree of h is
(a) mn (b) m+n (c) mn (d) nm
−1 x −1 5 π
7. If sin 5 +cosec 4 = 2 , then the value of x is
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3
2
8. The axis of the parabola y - 2y + 8x - 23 = 0 is
(a) y=-1 (b) x=-3 (c) x=3 (d) y=1

9. The eccentricity of the hyperbola whose latus rectum is 8 and conjugate


axis is equal to half the distance between the foci is
4 4 2 3
(a) 3 (b) (c) (d) 2
√3 √3
10.If the volume of the parallelepiped with a⃗ × ⃗b , ⃗b × ⃗c , ⃗c × ⃗a as coterminous
edges is 8 cubic units, then the volume of the parallelepiped with
( a⃗ × ⃗b )× ( ⃗b × c⃗ ) , ( ⃗b × ⃗c ) × ( ⃗c × ⃗a ) ∧( ⃗c × ⃗a ) ×( ⃗a × b⃗ ) as coterminous edges is,
(a) 8 cubic units (b) 512 cubic units (c) 64 cubic units (d) 24 cubic units

x−2 y +1 2∧x−1 2 y+ 3 z +5
11.The angle between the lines 3 = 2 ∙ z= 1 = 3 = 2 is
π π π π
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2

12.The slope of the curve y 3−x y 2=4 at the point where y=2 is
−1 1 1
(a) -2 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 2

13.The point of inflection of the curve y= ( x −1 )3 is


(a) (0,0) (b) (0,1) (c) (1,0) (d) (1,1)

∂2 f
14.If f ( x , y )=e xy , then is equal to
∂x ∂ y
(a) xy e xy (b)( 1+ xy ) e xy (c)( 1+ y ) e xy (d)( 1+ x ) e xy

2 2 ∂u
15.If u ( x , y )=e x + y , then ∂ x is equal to
2 2

(a)e x + y (b) 2xu (c) x2u (d) y2u


( dy )
16.The general solution of the differential equation log dx =x + y is
(a)e x +e y =c (b)e x +e− y =c (c)e− x + e y =c (d)e− x + e− y =c

17.The number of arbitrary constants in the general solutions of order n and


n+1 are respectively
(a) n-1, n (b) n, n+1 (c) n+1, n+2 (d) n+1, n

1
18.If the function f ( x )= 12 for a < x < b, represents a probability density
function of a continuous random variable X, then which of the following
cannot be the value of a and b
(a) 0 and 12 (b) 5 and 17 (c) 7 and 19 (d) 16 and 24

19.On a multiple choice exam with 3 possible destructives for each of the 5
questions, the probability that a student will get 4 or more correct
answers just by guessing is
11 3 1 5
(a) 243 (b) 8 (c) 243 (d) 243

20.In the last column of the truth table for ¬(pV¬q) the number of final
outcomes of the truth value ‘F’ are
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
ANSWER KEY
1
1. (c) ± 3 *

2. (d) -1

3. (d) 0

4. (d) -1 *

5. (b) 1

6. (a) mn
x
7. (d)
√1+ x 2
8. (d) y = 1 *
2
9. (c)
√3
10. (c) 64 cubic units
π
11. (d) 2

1
12. (d) 2 *

13. (c) (1, 0)

14. (b) ( 1+ xy ) e xy

15. (b) 2xu

16. (b) e x +e− y =c

17. (b) n, n+1


18. (d) 16 and 24
11
19. (a) 243

20. (c) 3

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