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 Series ARSP/12 Set ~ 12
Roll No. Q.P Code 15/12/12
Candidates must write the Q.P Code
on the title page of the answer-book.

 Please check that this question paper contains 05 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 ontains
c 38 questions.
 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 38 questions. All questions are compulsory.

2. This Question paper is divided into five Sections - A, B, C, D and E.

3. In Section A, Questions no. 1 to 18 are multiple choice questions (MCQs) and Questions no. 19 and 20 are

Assertion-Reason based questions of 1 mark each.

4. In Section B, Questions no. 21 to 25 are Very Short Answer (VSA)-type questions, carrying 2 marks each.

5. In Section C, Questions no. 26 to 31 are Short Answer (SA)-type questions, carrying 3 marks each.

6. In Section D, Questions no. 32 to 35 are Long Answer (LA)-type questions, carrying 5 marks each.
7. In Section E, Questions no. 36 to 38 are Case study-based questions, carrying 4 marks each.

8. There is no overall choice. However, an internal choice has been provided in 2 questions in Section B, 3 questions

in Section C, 2 questions in Section D and one subpart each in 2 questions of Section E.

9. Use of calculators is not allowed.

Section A
1. Write the value of cosec (
−33π
) [1]
4

– –
a) √2 b) − √2

c) −1
d) 1

√2 √2

2. Let A = {x ∈ R : −1 ≤ x ≤ 1} = B and C = {x ∈ R : x ≥ 0} and let S = {(x, y) ∈ A × B : x2 + y2 = 1} [1]

and S = {(x, y) ∈ A × C : x2 + y2 = 1}. Then

0

a) S defines a function from A to C b) S0 defines a function from A to B

c) S0 defines a function from A to C d) S defines a function from A to B

3. The geometric mean and harmonic mean of two non-negative observations are 10 and 8, respectively. Then, [1]
what is the arithmetic mean of the observations?

a) 12.5 b) 9

c) 4 d) 25
[1]
| sin x|
4. lim
x
is
x→0

a) None of these b) -1

c) 1 d) 0
 5. Area of the triangle formed by the points ((a + 3) (a + 4), (a + 3), ((a + 2) (a + 3 ), (a + 2)) and ((a + 1) (a + 2), (a [1]
+ 1)) is

a) 25a2 b) 24a2

c) 5a2 d) None of these

6. A, B, C and D are four points in spaces such that AB = BC = CD = DA. Then ABCD is a [1]

a) nothing can be said b) rectangle

c) rhombus d) skew quadrilateral

2

7.
1+2i+3i

2
equals. [1]
1−2i+3i

a) 4 b) -1

c) -i d) i
8. The product of r consecutive positive integers is divisible by [1]

a) (r + 1)! b) r!

c) r! + 1 d) (r + 2)!
3
x , |x| ≤ 1 [1]
9. f(x) = { then f(x) is
x , |x| > 1

a) not continuous at -1 and 1 b) not continuous at x = 0

c) derivable at all x ∈ R d) not derivable at – 1 and 1

10. If tan 69o + tan 66o - tan 69o tan 66o = 2k, then k = [1]

a) 1

2
b) −
1

c) -1 d) 0
11. Which of the following is a set? [1]
A. A collection of vowels in English alphabets is a set.
B. The collection of most talented writers of India is a set.
C. The collection of most difficult topics in Mathematics is a set.
D. The collection of good cricket players of India is a set.

a) B b) D

c) A d) C
12. In Pascal’s triangle, each row begins with 1 and ends in [1]

a) -1 b) 0

c) 2 d) 1
– –
13. ( √3 + 1)
2n
− ( √3 − 1)
2n
is [1]

a) an irrational number b) an odd positive integer

c) an even positive integer d) a rational number

14. Solve the system of inequalities: x - 5 > 0, <2 [1]
2x−4

x+2

a) x > 5 b) x > -5
 c) x > 2 d) x < -2
15. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} then the number of proper subsets is [1]

a) 63 b) 36

c) 64 d) 25
16. If cos(A - B) = and tan A tan B = 2, then [1]
3

a) cos A cos B = − 1

5
b) cos A cos B = 1

c) sin A sin B = − 1

5
d) sin A sin B = 1

17. , n > m > 0 is equal to [1]

sin x
lim m
x→0 (sin x)

a) m

n
b) 0

c) 1 d) m
n

18. In how many ways can 5 white balls and 3 black balls be arranged in a row so that no two black balls are [1]
together?

a) 40 b) 120

c) 20 d) 192
19. Assertion (A): if A = set of letters in Alloy B = set of letters in LOYAL, then set A & B are equal sets. [1]
Reason (R): If two sets have exactly the same elements, they are called equal sets.

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): A sequence is said to definite if it has finite no of terms. [1]
Reason (R): The sequence whose nth term if
n

if 2, 2, , 4...
2 8

n 3

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. Let A = {1, 2, 3, . . . 14}. Define a relation R from A to A by R = {(x, y): 3x - y = 0, where x, y ∈ A }. Write [2]
down its domain, codomain and range.
OR
If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {5, 6, 7, 8}, then which of the following are relations from A to B? Give reasons for your
answer.
i. R1 = {(1, 5), (2, 7), (3, 8)}

ii. R2 = {(6, 2), (3, 7), (4, 7)}

2 3 n

22. Evaluate lim

(x+x +x +…+x )−n
.
[2]
x−1
x→1

23. Three coins are tossed once. Let A denote the event three heads show, B denote the event two heads and one tail [2]
show, C denote the event three tails show and D denote the event a head shows on the first coin. Find Compound
events?
OR
 A die is thrown twice. What is the probability that at least one of the two throws comes up with the number 4?
24. If A = {(x, y) : y = ex, x ∈ R} and B = {(x, y) : y = e-x, x ∈ R}, then write A ∩ B. [2]
– –
25. Find the angle between the lines whose slopes are (2 − √3) and (2 + √3) [2]
Section C
n
26. Determine n if 2n
C3 : C3 = 12 : 1 [3]
27. Find the coordinates of the point which is equidistant from the points A(a, 0, 0), B(0, b, 0), C(0, 0, c) and O(0, 0, [3]
0).
28. Which of the following is larger? 9950 + 10050 or 10150 [3]

OR
Find (x + 1)6 + (x - 1)6. Hence or otherwise evaluate (√2 + 1)
– 6
– 6
+ ( √2 − 1)

29. Differentiate from first principle. [3]

x+2

3x+5

OR
Show that lim sin
x
1
does not exist.
x→0

30. The Sum of first three terms of a G.P. is 16 and the sum of the next three terms is 128. Determine the first term, [3]
the common ratio and the sum to n terms of the G.P.
OR
Which term of the sequence 12 + 8i, 11 + 6i, 10 + 4i, ... is (a) purely real (b) purely imaginary ?
31. Let P be the set of prime numbers and let S = {t | 2t – 1 is a prime}. Prove that S ⊂ P. [3]

Section D
32. There are 60 students in a class. The following is the frequency distribution of the marks obtained by the [5]
students in a test:

Marks 0 1 2 3 4 5

Frequency x–2 x x2 (x + 1)2 2x x+1

where x is a positive integer. Determine the mean and standard deviation of the marks.
33. Find the equation of the hyperbola whose vertices are at (0 ± 7) and foci at (0, ± 28
) . [5]
3

OR
Find the equation of the hyperbola whose vertices are (- 8, -1) and (16, - 1) and focus is (17, - 1).
34. Solve the following system of linear inequalities [5]
-2- and 3 - x < 4(x-3)
x 1+x
≥
4 3

35. Prove that: cos cos cos cos cos cos = . [5]
π 2π 4π 8π 16π 32π 1

65 65 65 65 65 65 64

OR
Prove that: cot x + cot( + cot( = 3 cot 3x.
π 2π
+ x) + x)
3 3

Section E
36. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
An organization conducted bike race under 2 different categories-boys and girls. Totally there were 250
participants. Among all of them finally, three from Category 1 and two from Category 2 were selected for the
final race. Ravi forms two sets B and G with these participants for his college project.
Let B = {b1, b2, b3} G = {g1, g2} where B represents the set of boys selected and G the set of girls who were
selected for the final race.
 Ravi decides to explore these sets for various types of relations and functions.
i. Does Ravi wish to form all the relations possible from B to G. How many such relations are possible? (1)
ii. Let R : B → B be defined by R = {(x, y) : x and y are students of same sex}, Then describe relation R. (1)
iii. Ravi wants to know among those relations, how many functions can be formed from B to G? (2)
OR
Ravi wants to find the number of injective functions from B to G. How many numbers of injective functions
are possible? (2)
37. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Two students Ankit and Vinod appeared in an examination. The probability that Ankit will qualify the
examination is 0.05 and that Vinod will qualify is 0.10. The probability that both will qualify is 0.02.
i. Find the probability that atleast one of them will qualify the exam. (1)
ii. Find the probability that atleast one of them will not qualify the exam. (1)
iii. Find the probability that both Ankit and Vinod will not qualify the exam. (2)
OR
Find the probability that only one of them will qualify the exam. (2)
38. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
The conjugate of a complex number z, is the complex number, obtained by changing the sign of imaginary part
of z. It is denoted by z̄ .
The modulus (or absolute value) of a complex number, z = a + ib is defined as the non-negative real number
−−−−−−
√a2 + b2 . It is denoted by |z|. i.e.
−−−−−−
2 2
|z| = √a + b

Multiplicative inverse of z is z̄

2
. It is also called reciprocal of z.
|z|

2
z z̄ = |z|

7−z
i. If f(z) = 1−z
2
, where z = 1 + 2i, then find |f(z)|. (1)
ii. Find the value of(z + 3)(z̄ + 3). (1)
iii. If (x - iy) (3 + 5i) is the conjugate of -6 - 24i, then find the value of x + y. (2)
OR
If z = 3 + 4i, then findz̄ . (2)